THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1002
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
MiSY OFFICES LOPPED OFF
iflsw Law Dmi Away with a Small Army of
load SnparTiitra.
ONLY ONE IN FUTURE FOR EACH TOWNSHIP
Takes an nereilln( Feature Oat of
the Annual Fall Elections, bat
Iitm County Auditor
Marh Trouble.
In the country precincts this year the
time honored election of road supervision
will be a thing of the past. At the recent
Session of the state legislature the office
of road supervisor was abolished and thlj
.rlll remove from the country elections one
of their Interesting features and Incl-
Mentally It will relieve the county of more
'or less expense and the county auditor of
considerable trouble.
Heretofore each year every township ha
annually elected Its road supervisor and
as the position was much sought after the
election was naturally one of the features
locally of the tall general election. The
last legislature, however, In Its wisdom, did
away with the numerous road supervisors
nd In place provided that one road super
intendent or contractor for each township
ahall be appointed by the board of township
trustees at the annual meeting In April.
This act of the legislature therefore take
'the selection but of the hands of the voters
and places It In the hands of the members
'f the local hoards of trustees of the several
townships. In Pottawattamie county there
re 148 road districts divided among the
twenty-eight townships and therefor In
stead of the voters balloting next November
on 148 road supervisors the trustees of the
different townships at their annual meet-
I Ing In April, 1903, will appoint twenty-
'lght road superintendents, or one for each
township.
The election of a district road supervisor
lias heretofore entailed much expense and
trouble on the county authorities. Separ
ate ballot boxes had to be provided In each
precinct as the voters were only permitted
to cast a ballot for the supervisor In their
district. In some of the townships there
were as many aa twelve different road dis
tricts and this entailed the supplying of an
equal number of separate ballot boxes In
that township In addition to the general
election ballot box. The names of the
candidates for the position of road super
visor were not printed on the regular ballot
and consequently In each road district the
voter had to place the name of the man he
favored on the ballot slip In either pencil
or Ink.
The contests for this office were mostly
personal affairs and outside of party poli
tics and consequently they formed one of the
most Interesting features of the election
each fall.
The consolidation of all the road districts
In each township Into one district Identical
! with the township. Is a duty that will
devolve upon the board of county super
visors at Its meeting next April. Until that
Is accomplished the present Incumbents of
the position will hold on to their respective
offices. . , . ;,
The law also provides that commencing
next April the township trustees will be
required to fix a levy for township road pur l
poses to be assessed during the ensuing
year and the expenditures must then he
within the proceeds of such levy.
.
N. Y. Plumbing Co.. i,onone JS
ALL READY FOR STATE WARDS
Temporary Structures at the Deaf and
Dsmk School Completed by
Contractors.
The temporary buildings erected at the
Towa School tor the Deaf to take the place
of those destroyed in the disastrous Ore
'which visited the Institute last summer, are
(Completed and everything is In readiness
tor the reception of the pupils Wednesday,
'when the new school year will begin. The
new building, 120x50 feet and two stories
:hlgh, will be used for a schoolhouse. It Is
'a frame structure, plainly but substantially
'trout. , This building contains twenty school
rooms, varying In alio from 18x20 to 30x20
feet. The rooms are well lighted and ven
tilated. Superintendent Rothert will have
his office In this building.
For the time being the pupils will have
to do without a gymnasium, aa It was found
necessary to transform that building Into
a chapel. In thla building also will be
Superintendent Rothert's living apartments,
which will comprise a suite of six rooms.
The bakery on the first, floor has been con
verted Into a private office for the superin
tendent, and the supply room will serve aa
the clerk's office.
The school dining room, which was badly
burned, has been repaired and the power
Zoom, which was back of this dining hall,
has been converted Into a dining room for
"the employes. A portion of the former
laundry building has been utilised for a
'power room. The male employes will oc
cupy the room next the engine room.
The new teachers' quarters will be on the
wecond floor of the dtnlng hall. At tho
east end of this building are Superintendent
Rothert's dtnlng room and the teachers'
dining hall.
The Industrial school will be located In
the old warehouse, which has been thor
oughly renovated, and the former Icehouse
will for the present do service aa a ware
house. The Industrial school building has
teen converted Into dormitories for the boy
pupils, while the old, rommodlous brick
school building has been made use of for
dormitories for the girls. A new tele
phone system baa been Installed to take
the place of that destroyed by the fire.
Buperitendent Rothert expects that when
the school reopens Wednesday there will be
no falling oft In the attendance and feels
assured that ths enrollment will be up to
the 300-mark.
The ruins of the burned buildings are
till In evidence, the walls having been
rased to ths stens foundations. It Is not
thought that any attempt will be made this
.winter to remove thane,
Gravel roofing, A. H. Read. 541 Broadway.
Pssr Season for Fralt.
The fruit stsson bow 'drawing to a closa
las been a poor one for Council Bluffs and
.vicinity and the product has been below
Ithe average. Council Bluffs has thousanda
of acres of vineyards in Its Immediate
1 vicinity but ths graps crop this stasoa
has bean poor. In fact It has not been
, touch mors than half a crop. Many of
' ths grape growers Insist that the crop of
11802 Is ths shortest for many years. They
I lay the blame to the Incessant rains dur-
log the early part of the summer. The
LEWIS CUTLER
UORT1C1AN.
tt Pearl St., Council Bluffs. 'Phone ?.
BLUFFS.
shortage of the grape crop has consequent
ly had a disastrous effect upon the Council
Bluffs Orape Growers' Shipping association
and the members are not at this time
looking for any dividend from the season's
business. In years past the association
has averaged 100 cars a season, but the
shipments this year have not exceeded
sixteen cars. The local apple crop has
also fallen short and the same Is true of
all varieties of small fruit grown In this
vicinity. Taken all In all, the season of 1902
has been one of the worst In many years
for the fruit growers of Council Bluffs and
vicinity.
Davis tells paints.
C hance for llnrlit( An tnmoblles.
Secretary Tom Farneworth of the Coun-
ell Bluffs Automobile club Is In receipt of ,
a letter from the secretary of the Missouri
Valley fair stating that if the chauffeurs J
of this city are In earnest about racing !
their machines the fair management will
put up a purse of 1100 for a prize, as
yet the club has taken no action, but sev- j
eral of the members are In favor of ac
cepting the offer and Inducing a sufficient
number of owners of autos to enter to
make a showing at the fair.
Plumbing and heating, atxny Son.
MIJOK MnXTIO!.
Davis sells diugs.
Stockert sells carpets snd rugs.
Mauthe. fine watch repairing, 228 D'way.
Expert watch repairing. Leffert, 4 B'way
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Smith of
1115 Fourth avenue, a eon.
Special sale on picture mats. C. E. Alex
ander & Co., 333 Broadway.
Big school tablets only 4 cents each at
A. H. Howe's, 310 Broadway.
Painting season now. Figure with the
C. B. Paint, oil and Glass company, Ma
sonic temple.
Take your prescription to Morgan A
Dickey. 142 Broadway, the reliable drug
men, to be filled.
Bob Harris, editor of the Missouri Val
ley Dnlly Times, was In the city yesterday
calling on friends.
Washington Eller of Atlantic, la., former
deputy I nlted States marshal, was In the
city yesterday visiting friends.
Ernest K. Hart, president of the First Na
tional bank, left last evening on a busi
ness trip to Milwaukee and Chicago.
Henry Faul la home from a month's visit
at his old home In Oeorertown. O. This
was his first visit to his home since 1851. I
Miss Zoe Hill has gone to Chicago, where
she will meet Miss Lair of Newcastle, Fa.,
who will accompany her home on a visit.
Mrs. M. M. Head and baby of Jefferson,
la., are visiting Mrs. Head's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. 1. C. Bonham of North Second
street.
Devoe's ready mixed paints are recog
nized us the brst in the world. Morgan A:
Dickey, 142 Broadway, are headquarters for
those paints.
The funeral of James Langan will be
held this morning at 9 o'clock from St.
Francis Xavier's church and burial will
be in the Catholic cemetery.
The axle of an eastbound motor on the
Omaha-Council Bluffs line broke yeaterdny
afternoon and stalled the car at Thirteenth
street, delaying traffic for about half an
hour.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Barrett are home
from a seven weeks' visit with relatives
In California. On their way home they
visited In Denver and other Colorado
points.
John Halle of this city has received no
tice of the death of hln grandfather, Wil
liam Ross, at Corrlngton, Pa.,- aged 98.
Mr. Rons was a veteran of the Mexican and
civil wars.
'Ex-Chief of Police 8. I. Xlhro 'has re
ceived word that his brother. Stephen Albro
of North Platte, Neb., was shot accidentally
while hunting and that his leg had to be
amputated at the knee.
John Rohlman, who was released from the
city Jail Saturday afternoon, celebrated the
event yesterday morning by again imbibing
too freely and before noon was again In
the lockup on a charge of being drunk.
The Ministerial association will hold its
regular meeting this morning at the Broad
way Methodist church. Rev. James Thom
son, pastor of the First Congregational
church, will read a paper before the meet
ing. James J. Paulson, aged 3 years, died
yesterday afternoon at his home, 107 Vine
street, from pneumonia, after an Illness
of nine days. His wife, one daughter. Miss
Ida Paulson of this city, and one son,
Thomas Paulson of Morgan City, I'tah,
survive him
At the adjourned meeting of the city
council tonight the proposed resolution for
the grading of Third street between Wil
low avenue and Story street will come up
for final consideration. The matter of the
paving of Graham avenue will also come
up for action on a report from the com
mittee of the whole.
The funeral of Patrick Hanlphan will
be held this morning at 9:30 o'clock from
the residence In Roomer township and In
terment will be In the Weston cemetery.
Deceased lraves two sons. Con and Michael,
and three daughters. Mrs. M. J. Ryan and
Mrs. John O'Connor of this county, and
Mrs. John Hennbeury of Dubuque.
A large number of the out-of-town visitors
to the Ak-Sar-Ben carnival In Omaha came
across the rl"er to Council Bluffs yester
day afternoon and the cars between the
two cities were crowded mutt of the day.
Many of the visitors took the opportunity
to visit Falrmount park. The overflow
from the Omaha hotels also began to come
across the river yesterday and all of th
local hostelries reported last night an in
creased number of guests. ,
Davis sells glass.
Convention of Hebekahs.
FORT DODGE. Ia., Sept. 28. (Special.)
Districts 36 and 82, of the Rebekah lodge.
Including Hamilton and Webster counties,
will hold a convention In Fort Dodge on
Friday. October 8. It ia expected that
from 250 to 300 out of town delegates will
be In the city on that occaalon. Grand
Maeter M. Newman of Des Moines, Miss
Ida Van Hon of Mount Pleasant, president
of the Rebekah assembly, and Orsnd Sec
retary R. L. Tllton of Des Moines will at
tend the convention,
Presence of Mind Savea lite.
FORT DODGE. Ia.. Sept. 28. (Special.)
By grasping and holding fast to the brake
beam of a freight car as It passed over
htm, John Powers of Manchester, Iowa, a
brakeman on the Illinois Central, saved
himself from a horrible death. He now
lies at the city hospital, suffering from se
vere ruts and bruises, which It Is thought
111 not prove serious unless infection
seta In.
Iowa State Mews Notes.
1 A Spencer clergyman has been asked to
resign because he wore white trousers while
preaching.
Near Des Moines there Is a strike, but
not of worklngmen. Two men have struck
a lead mine.
An Adams county paper has scored a
"beat" on Its crop-bragging contemporaries.
It reports a nine-pound beet.
A preacher was riding horseback at Des
Moines when an automobile blew off steam.
The horse ran away and smashed Into a
saloon.
Jefferson county ought to be able to
buy hard coal this winter, as It Is entirely
free from Indebudness and haa 5U.ftO In
the treasury.
A birth notice In the Ogden Reporter
rune thus: "Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John
Hruhn of Anuqua. this morning, a boy.
It la the fourteenth."
Mr. snd Mrs. William Holllnger were mar
lied fifty years ago Ml Clinton, and have Just
celebrated their golden anniversary. Mar
riage having proved a success, the occasion
was taken advantage of tor the wedding of
their daughter.
Mayor Funk of Iowa Fails, who Is ex
Hieuker of the Iowa house. Is applying
Reed rules to the chronic boosers of his
town. He hus Issued an ultimatum to the
effect that on a second conviction fur
drunkenness before him he will Institute
proceedings under the recently passed dip
somaniac law. He says, too, that he will
stand no foollshuesa fiom, liio salooua and
dJUef stores,
ARMY POST IS NOW CERTAIN
DiacsTsry sf Watar Contract Pleaita tha
Feaple of Daa Ifaiiaa.
NOMINATION PAPERS ARE DEFECTIVE
"light Krror In Filing Fapera for Hen
derson's urresaor Peenllar Law
salt for Mileage and
Fees.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Sept. 28. (Special.) Des
Moines people are delighted with the dis
covery that five months ago the Vnlted
States government secured from the Des
Moines Water company a definite contract
for furnishing water to the proposed army
rest. The fact has been kept secret by
the government and the water company
pending efforts on the part of the water
company to secure the loan of $50,000 from
the city. The company and those who have
been urging the loan have Insisted all aJong
that unless the city gives the company the
money the water mains would not be built
and the government would not complete
the army post. On this theory a great deal
of sentiment was worked up In favor of the
loan, although It was known that the water
company can get all the money needed, and
the general supposition was that the scheme
was more to get rid of the fund than other
wise. The city auditor and treasurer re
fused to Issue the warrants or pay over the
money, notwithstanding that the legislature
had legalized It In advance and the council
had ordered It done a number of times.
Now It Is known that the water company
long ago entered Into contract to build tho
water mains and furnish water to the post
regardless of whether the municipal own
ershlp fund In the city treasury Is dissi
pated. Work has actually been commenced
on the army post buildings, and a large
number are under contract. The contract
is regarded as removing the last obstacle
to the building of the army post.
Blrdsall Papers Defective.
The nomination papers for Judge B. P.
Birdsall of Wright county, as republican
candidate for congress In the Third district,
ere mea as original nomination papers
from a convention having authority, and not
as a nomination to fill a vacancy by the
committee, but Inasmuch as the papers of
speaker Henderson had been filed and with
drawn the State Election board decided
that the Blrdsall papers ought to state that
tne nomination Is made to fill a vacancv.
The papers did not so state and have been
returned Quite a number of new ques
tions have arisen this year as to nomlna
, i . . . ... .
iiuu papers ana me election board Is pro
ceeding cautiously that precedents may be
set In such cases. Judge Birdsall s papers
win be corrected and returned In a day or
two ana tnts completes the republican con
gressional ticket. The Judge Is expected In
the city tomorrow for a conference with the
state committee.
Candidate for Hend Physician.
ine aistrict convention of the Modern
Brotherhood of America, comprising dele
gates from the lodges in the Seventh and
Eighth congressional district of Iowa, in
session in indlanola, unanimously recom
mended for re-election as head physician
ot tne order Dr. B. L. Baker of Indlanola
who was elected last year at Kansas City
at the time of the partial reorganization
of the order. Dr. Baker was allowed to
select his own delegates to the annual
convention at Bloux Falls, October 8, and
named Fred Knell. Perry; E. Porterfleld
Indlanola; W. H. Funk, Lacona, and T. J
Newberry, Des Moines.
ine grand lodge of Iowa Knights of
Pythias meets here October 7 and a large
attendance Is expected. The leading can
didates for' grand chancellor are: E. M.
Hemingway, Columbus Junction; E. S. Hop
kins. Cedar Rapids; O. M. Glllett. Inde
pendence; John Springer, Iowa City, and
F. S. Thompson, Knoxvllle.
Salt Against Appanoose County.
A peculiar suit is being tried before
Judge Roberts in Appanoose county, in
volving fees and mileage of a witness. It
grew out of the Cllmle cases, In which
the sheriff was removed from office and
Indicted because of alleged conspiracy to
get more fees than lawful, and v. as ac
quitted later. The cases created a series
ot sensations In Appanoose county all Ust
year. In the case against Sheriff Cllmle
a witness, A. R. Smith, was brought from
California to testify for the defendant.
He afterward put in a bill for $297 for
mileage and fees as a witness for Cllmle,
and on the refusal of the county to pay
he assigned the claim to Cllmle. The
county claims it Is not responsible for the
fee and the matter will bo taken to the
supreme court.
Governor In the Pulpit.
Governor Cummins appeared In the pulpit
of the Central Christian church this even
ing and delivered a short address. Samuel
Strauss also appeared and delivered an
address. The meeting was an Innovation
for the church, and with a view to popu
larizing the meetings.
The United Brethren conference for Iowa
closed here this evening after a successful
week. About 100 ministers from various
parts of the state were present.
The sliver anniversary of the organiza
tion of the Unitarian churches of Iowa
will be celebrated in a state meeting here,
beginning October 12. A number of Uni
tarians fiom outside the stats are to be
present and speak.
One Law Knoeked Ont.
Judge McVey In the district court hers
yesterday declared unconstitutional chap
ter llx of the acta of the Twenty-eighth
general assembly, which went Into effect
two yeara ago, relating to building and
loan associations. Tbts act provided a
certain method of winding up the affairs
of these companies when the stockholders
desired to do so. The Home Savings and
Trust company of this city, at the head
of which was Dr. E. C, Spinney, had be
come insolvent and It was desired that It
should go out of business as a building
and loan concern that the company might
continue In some other form. A trustee
was appointed as provided in the new law.
Some of the stockholders attacked thla
proceeding nd today Judge McVey re
moved the trustee and will appoint a re
ceiver under the general laws. The trustee
vii appointed by the state auditor. Tbs
court held that ths law Is unconstitu
tional. In that It provided a different man
ner of distributing the funds than that
provided In the company bylaws, and was
therefore a law changing contracts without
the consent of the parties to tho contracts.
Various charges of fraud and Incompe
tency had been made In the case, but
these were not passed on.
Dipsomania Law Upheld.
An attack was made on the new law pro
viding for sending Inebriates and mor
phine victims to ths State Hospital for ths
Insane, and In the district court at Center-
vllle. Judge Roberts presiding, the law haa
Just been upheld. The law was attacked
as to Its constitutionality on the ground
that tt falls to provide a Jury trial, while
In fact It la in the nature of a criminal
proceeding and Involves the liber y of a
responsible citizen. Ths Judgs admitted
t&oj, UUetln a weaJ point. In. t-rawj-ut
t he preferred to sustain the law and have
the supreme court pass on It. The de
fendant, one Lewis Roth, who has resisted
efforts to send him to the hospital, has
announced that he will appeal to the tu-
pretr"" court.
Christian F.ndeavor Convention.
The state convention of the Christian
Endeavor society, which will be held In
Cedar Rapids October 10-12, will bring to
gether about 600 members of the organiza
tion and all arrangements have been com
pleted by the local society for the enter
tainment of all delegates who will be In
attendance. A male choir of 100 voices
and a mixed chorus of 300 voices are re
hearsing for the event under the direction
of Prof. Lyon and the musical program will
be an exceptionally good one. Among the
notable characters who will be present to
take part In the proceedings of the gather
ing are: Dr. Francis E. Clark, president
of the International Society of Christian
Endeavor; Rev. H. H. Gregg of St. Louie,
who Is widely known as a bible student;
Rev. Dan F. Bradley of Iowa college. Dean
A. M. Haggard of Drake university. Rev.
Frank O. Smith of Dubuque and Rev. J.
P. Huggett of Iowa City.
CITY MAY GO WITHOUT WATER
Franchise, of Ottnmwa Company Ex
piree and It Mar "bat OS tho
apply.
OTTCMWA, Ia., Sept. 28. The franchise
of the city water supply company will
expire at midnight tonight. If the com
pany shall shut off the water, the city
will be without fire protection. The city
council refuses to call a special election
to renew the franchise or to make a tem
porary contract.
Gets Back Its Old Flaar.
WATERLOO, Ia., Sept. 28. (Special) The
Third Iowa Infantry which recently held a
reunion here has been presented with an
old flag which formerly belonged to the
regiment and was taken from them by the
confederates under command of General
Pat Cleburne during the campaign of At
lanta. It was shot full of holes and badly
scarred. It was given to a Southern wom
an who gave It to her brother H. T. Mas
sangale of St. Louis who in turn sent It to
the regiment.
Old Patent Filed for Reoord.
WATERLOO, la., Sept. 28. (Special.)
County Recorder Knapp has received for
record a copy of a patent from the United
States to Joseph Eenleton of a tract of
land In Poyner township. He was a sol
dier In the war of 1812 and a member of
Captain Wall's Massachusetts mllltla.
The patent Is signed by President Franklin
Pierce and bears the date of 1856 executed
In accordance with the act of congress of
1855.
Rob Glenwood Depot.
OLENWOOD, Ia., Sept. 28. (Special.)
The Burlington depot was entered by thieves
last night and secured express packages,
value unknown, and several dollars In
money was taken.
hurricanTTtrikes a ship
Five Sailors Are Drowned and Nine
Others Injured on Voyage
from Hamburg-.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28. The British
ship Claverdon which arrived from Ham
burg today reports having passed through
a hurricane with a loss of five of its crew.
Tho storm was encountered August 27.
Heavy seas swept over the ship and washed
everything movable overboard. All the
sails with the exception of the lower main
sails were carried away. Five of tho crew
were drowned and nlno others Injured. To
lower boats and rescue the drowning sail
ors was Impossible. The following sailors
were drowned: O. Nelson, A. Grippenbur
ger, T. H. Reyet, F. Qerstenkon, Augustus
Fisks.
Still Keeps It I p.
"During a period of poor health some time
ago I got a trial bottle of DeWttt's Little
Early Risers," says Justice of too Peace
Adam Shook of New Lisbon, Ind. "I took
them and they did me so much good I
have used them ever since." Safe, reliable
and gentle, DeWltt'a Little Early Risers
neither gripe nor distress, but stimulate the
liver and promote regular and easy action
of the bowels.
FAIR AND COOLER MONDAY
Not Only Today, bnt Tomorrow, Prom
ises to Re Favorable to Ak-Sar-Ben'a
Carnival.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. Forecast:
For Nebraska Fair and cooler Monday;
Tuesday fair and warmer In west portion.
For Colorado Fair in west, showers In
east portion Monday; cooler In southeast
portion; Tuesday fair and warmer.
For Wyoming Partly cloudy Monday and
probably showers In southeast portion;
Tuesday fair and warmer.
For South Dakota Fair Monday and
cooler In east and central portions; Tuesday
fair and warmer In west portion.
For Iowa and Missouri Partly cloudy
Monday and probably showers In west por
tion; Tuesday fair In west, showers in east
portion.
For Kansas Showers and eooler Monday;
Tuesday fair.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WKATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, Sept. 28. Official record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
ths corresponding day of the past three
years;
, 1902. 1901. 100. 1S99.
Maximum temperature .. 78 6$ 64 66
Minimum tempeiaturs ... 48 M 45 42
Mean temperature , 62 0 64 49
Precipitation 0U .72 T .00
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March 1,
1902:
Normal temperature 69
Kxcesa for the day 3
Total excess since March 1 71
Normal precipitation 09 Inch
Kxcesa for the day (flinch
Total rainfall alnce March 1 3.06 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 i. J inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1901.. 4. 63 inches
Deficiency lor cor. period, hum.. 1.29 inch
Reports from Stallone at T I. M.
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CONDITION Or THS
WEATHER.
Omaha, clear
Valentine, clear
North Platte, clear
Cheyenne, cloudy ,.
Salt Lake, cloudy ..
Rapid City, cloudy
Huron, part cloudy
Wlillston, cloudy ...
Chicago, clear
Bt. LoiUs, clear
St. Paul, clear
Davenport, clear ...
Kansas City, clear .
Havre, cloudy
Helena, clear
Human k. c lear
Galveston, cloudy ..
9i 7' .00
61 70! .no
641 74 .no
60 (! .
4V 6n; .02
6.' M .no
Mi , .
64: Ml .Oil
(4 62, .00
70 7 .00
fio 62: .00
t2' b .00
6 7: .00
641 .00
l 64 .00
64 N .00
W, bui .02
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
I.. A. WRT.RH.
Local Forecast omdaJ,
SUMMARY OF THE PENSIONS
Tatal Number an the Bolls it Still Slightly
Uidar a Millian.
SLIGHT INCREASE DURING THE YEAR
Almost Three Bltllon Dollars Paid
Ont Slnee the Bealnnlna of
the Government as
Pensions
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. (Special Tele
gram.) The annual report of the commis
sioner of pensions for the fiscal year ending
June 30 last, shows the total number of
pensioners on the rolls to have been 994.751
drawing $137,504,268. Of this number there
were from Nebraska 17.364 pensioners re
ceiving S2,312,4!H; Iowa, 37,365, receiving
15.404.366; South Dakota, 6,167. drawing
1529,54, and Wyoming 883. receiving 1121.
606. The report shows that the number of
names on the pension rolls still Is under the
million mark, deeptte a net gain of 5.723
pensioners since 1S9S. The total enrollment
July 1, last, was 999.446, against 997,735 last
year. The total comprises 738,809 soldiers
and 260,637 widows and dependents. The
aggregate Includes 4,695 pensioners outside
the United States.
The number of death notices of old sol
diers, not now In the service, received by
the bureau during the year was 50,128; but
only 27,043 of them were pensioners.
The report says that the death rate
among the pensioners for the coming year
will be about 40,000 and the losses to the
rolls from other causes will be about 6,000.
The total amount paid for pensions during
the fiscal year was $137,604,268 and the
yearly cost of operating and maintaining
the bureau and the agencies outside of the
payment of pensions proper, aggregates
$3,590,529. The pension system, says the
report, since the beginning of the govern
ment has cost $2,992,509,019, exclusive of the
establishment of the soldiers homes. The
pension disbursements by the United States
from July 1, 1790 to June 30, 1865, were
$96,445,444.
The following amounts have been paid
to soldiers, their widows, minor children
and dependent relatives on account of mili
tary and naval service during the wars
In which the United States has been en
gaged: Revolutionary war (estimated). .$ 70,000,000
War of 1812 (on account of serv
ice, without regard to disa
bility) 45,025.297
Indian wars. 1K32-1842 ion account
of service, without regard to
dlHablllty) 5,814,207
War with Mexico (on account of
service, without regard to dis
ability) 31.W1.338
War of the rebellion 2,744.P7'276
War with Spain 3.275.1S4
Actual total disbursement In
pensions $2,900,854,302
The amounts paid as pensions on account
of disabilities and deaths aa results of
military and naval service during the wars
of 1812 and with Mexico, and In time of
peace to the beginning of the war with
Spain, are Included In the payments on
account of the war of the rebellion.
Civil War the Din Dill.
It Is estimated that $16,000,000 were paid
In pensions for disabilities and deaths due
to military and naval service In the wars
of 1812, and with Mexico, and during the
time of peace prior to the war of the re
bellion, making the payments of pensions
to soldiers and sailors of the war of the
rebellion and of the regular military and
naval establishment since the close of the
war of the rebellion, and their widows,
children and dependent relatives, amount
to $2,728,878,278. This is outside of the cost
of maintaining bureau, agencies, and sol
diers' homes. The average value of each
pension Is now a little over $132. The num
ber of applications for pensions filed was
188.626, rejected 118,464, and granted 117,268.
During 1902 the bureau handled 47,106
more pension applications than It re
ceived, showing progress In catching up
with the accumulated work. The number
of cases now undergoing examination In
the bureau and in the process of adjudica
tion, known as the "pending files," fol
lows: Under the general laws 137,101;
under the act of June 27, 1890, 142,679;
war with Spain 34,433; army nurses 69;
service prior to March 4, 1861, 2,342; ac
crued. 22,812; total, 339,436.
Commissioner Ware recommends that
the New England pension agencies of Au
gusta, Boston and Concord be consolidated
and that congress provide for the storage
outside ot the pension bureau of the great
amount of accumulated and combustible
records now seldom needed or examined.
The report shows that on July 1 last there
were pending 15.604 appeals from the de
cisions of the commissioner. The summary
of rejected cases shows that 23,073 of the
rejections were on legal grounds and 95,391
on medical grounds.
FIGHT F0R SPEAKER
(Cntlnued from First Page.)
which will be as disastrous as was that
upon his predecessor.
It is altogether likely that congress will
start an Investigation ot the strike In the
anthracite regions of Pennslyvanla at the
coming session. Several members of the
house who have been In Washington re
cently have endorsed the suggestion that a
commission be created to Inquire Into tne
conditions governing the hard coal Industry
and report Its findings to the house and
senate at an early date, with a view to a
revision of the coal schedule ot the tariff
laws, or to the enactment of remedial
legislation. Tariff experts In Washington
say If coal dealers in the east carry out
their plans to Import coal from Wales they
111 open practically a new Industry. Coal
Imports have steadily decreased since the
enactment of the Dlngley tariff bill until
now the annual Importlons do not exceed
a few tons of the Canadian product. The
statement of the coal operators that
anthracite Is on the free list Is literally
true, but as a matter of fact the coal sched
ule of the Dlngley law was so constructed
as to raise a bar to the importation of the
anthracite product that Is practically pro
hibitive. It provides that on anthracite
containing less than 92 per cent, of carbon
a duty ot 67 cents per ton shall be levied.
Anthracite containing more than 92 per cent,
of carbon Is free. But no foreign coal con
tains mors than 90 per cent, of carbon and
ths result is the establishment ot such an
arbitrary standard of the percentage of
carbon contained la anthracite aa to keep
out all coal that might ever be imported.
T1
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Brewed In a plant aa clean m the cleanest home kitchen alwayi open to
your inspection -j 8,9
and to grant free entry to such coal as does
not exist outside of this country in large
quantities.
Officials In Wsshlngton are confronted with
a situation which furnishes an effective ob
ject lesson. Coal dealers who contracted
to supply fuel for the departments have
given notice that If the strike does not
come to an end soon they can not fill their
contracts and that unless they are released
they will forfeit their bonds. The elevator
In the Washington monument mas stopped
a few days ago when the supply of fuel
became exhausted. The officials are won
dering how they will heat the department
buildings when a cold wave reaches Wash
ington. w Town In Dawson Connty.
LEXINGTON, Neb., Sept. 28. (Special.)
Dawson county Is rapidly forging to the
front as one of tho leading agricultural
counties of Nebraska, and the time has
ceased when the term "seml-arld" ran
truthfully be applied to this county. Farm
ers this year are almost without exception
tho most independent and enterprising of
our citizens. As a result of this prosper
ity, in one of the richest sections of the
Platte valley, eight miles west of Lexing
ton, the new town of Darr is located. The
original plat has Just been filed, and the
start to build a town hae begun with a
large force of men at work in constructing
two modern grain elevators, lumber houses,
depot trackage and dwellings. The whilom
quiet place Is a scene of activity, and a
very pretty, enterprising village within a
few months Is an assured fact. The loca
tion being midway between the county seat
and Cozad makes the site one of great
advantage, and there Is no longer any
doubt that the town of Darr ere long will
be an Important mart of Dawson county.
F.agles Have a Fine Time.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 28. (Special Tele
gram.) The Lincoln aerie of Eagles, with
150 visiting brothers from Omaha, South
Omaha and Council Bluffs as guests, gave
a picnic today at Cushman park, five miles
west of the city. Speeches, athletic sports
and a varied program entertained the large
crowd during the day, the pleasures of
which were participated In by 2,000 or 3,000
persons. The Omaha contingent came by
special train, returning home In the even
ing at 9'clock.
Feet Crushed by Cara.
SIDNEY, Neb., Sept. 28. (Special Tele
gram.) Olaf rierson, a carpenter, while
In a state of Intoxication attempted to
cross the Union Pacific railroad track last
night on train No. 4 between the blind
baggage and the engine. He slipped and
fell Just as the train was pulling out. His
left foot was crushed and the right one is
so badly Injured that it Is feared amputa
tion Is necessary. He Is a married man and
has a large family residing here.
Yonng- Railroader Dies Suddenly.
SIDNEY, Neb., Sept. 28. (Special Tele
gram.) The funeral of James W. Gros
venor, a young railroad man, occurred here
this afternoon under the auspices of the
Modern Woodmen lodge of which deceased
was an honored member. He was strlckeu
with typhoid fever two weeks ago and was
reported as almost well, when suddenly a
relapse occurred that hastened his death.
He has been employed by the Union Pacific
a number of years.
Held for Shooting- Dntterfleld.
FAIRBURY, ' Neb., Sept. 28. (Special.)
Bee Spragglns, charged with shooting
Thomas Dutterfleld at Daykln a few days
ago, had his preliminary examination yes
terday afternoon and was held In $1,500
bond, falling to secure which be was re
manded to the county Jail. Butterfleld la
Improving, rapidly. David Sullivan, who
was arrested on the charge of accessory
to the shooting, was held In $500 bonds.
Nomination ftoes to Democrat.
ST. PAUL. Neb., Sept. 28. (Special.)
The fusion conventions of the Seventeenth
senatorial district, comprising the counties
of Howard and Hall, were held yesterday
afternoon In this city. Colonel Xavery
Plaseckl was nominated for state senator
by acclamation. Mr. Plaseckl Is an old
settler and prominent citizen of the coun
ty, and a veteran in democratic campaigns.
City Treasurer Iteslgns.
FALLS CITY, Neb., Sept. 28. (Special.)
C. F. Cain ' has resigned his position as
city treasurer. Irwin Bode has been ap
pointed by the council to fill out the un
expired term. Mr. Cain has disposed of his
business Interests here and accepted a
position as traveling salesman for an Omaha
house.
Koslon Candidate Withdraws.
FALLS CITY. Neb., Sept, 28. (Special.)
T. J. Gist, the Falls City banker who was
nominated for state senator by ths fuslon
lsts for the first senatorial district com
posed of Richardson and Pawnee counties,
has declined the honor.
Rain Knoeka Ont Fair.
FALLS CITY. Neb., Sept. 28. (Special.)
The Richardson county fair that was to
have been held at Salem last week, has
been called off for this year by the man
agement. It rained all week.
Rain la Buffalo Connty.
GIBBON, Neb.. Sept. 28. (Special.) An
other heavy rain fell here last night. It
was preceded yesterday morning by a
heavy northwest wind heavily charged with
smoke.
FOLLOW THE MAN FROM LICK'S
He la Telling Might Where to Pnt
Vonr Finnr on Prof. Perrlne's
Pet Comet.
BAN JOSE, Cala.. Sept. 28. Prof. W. W.
Campbell of Lick observatory sends the
following to the Associated Press:
"The comet discovered at Lick Observa
tory on September 1. by Prof. C. D. Perrlne,
has grown steadily brighter, as predicted,
until at the present time It Is very visible
to the naked eye. For the benefit of those
who may rare to observe it, I gave Its ap
proximate position as follows: September
28, very close to the second magnitude star
Alpha Casslopelae; September 29, about two
degrees south of the second magnitude star
Beta Casslopelae. It then enters upon the
Milky Way and will, for several days, pro
bably not be so readily detected. On the
evening of October 6 It will be about three
degrees north of Alpha Cygnl. The comet
should then be two or three times as bright
as It It at the present time. It will con
tinue to move rapidly to the southwest,
overtaking the sun early In November."
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