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THE OMAHA DAILY I1EK: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1002. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL MHOR MF.STIO. ' Davti Mil drug. Btockert ells csrpets and rugs. Mautha, fine watch repairing. 22. B'way. Expert watch repairing. Leffert. 401 B'way. ' Big bflo-paae school tablet, 4 cents, at A. B. liowt'i, 410 Broadway. The Chrlaty pictures for sale. C. E. Alex ander at Ca . Ui Broadway. Wanted, rarrler with horse for route on The Bee. Apply at omce, lu fear I atreet. Mlaa Mayme Hickcy of Macedonia, Is the guest of her Bister, Mm. F. 11. rihoemaker. Mm. F. K. Gray la home from a nix monthi' vlalt with frlenda on the Pacific coast. The Woman's Christian Temperance union Will meet thla afternoon at 3 o clock In the first BaptiHt church. 'Mr. and Mrs. II. B. Rusk of Crawfords wllle, Ind., are guests of Mrs. Hunk's s. fi ler, Mrs. C. H. Dyar. Hawkeys lodge No. W, Independent Or der of Odd Fellows, will meet tonight for work In the second degree. Visit our art department snd see the beautiful new designs In frames now In. C. B. Paint. Oil c Glass Co. Miss Ryan of Boulder, Coll., who has been critically III at the home of Mrs. Lacey on Park avenue, is now convalescent. t'nlty guild of Grace 'Episcopal church, will hold Its regular meeting this after noon at the residence of Mrs. Harcourt. Gibe Wayne and Laura Gross, both of Missouri "alley, were married In this city esterdsy atlernoun by Justice Bryant. Excelsior Masonic lodge will hold a spe cial meeting this evening tor work in the third degree, to be followed by a banquet. John T. Schjlz and August T. Hansen, both of Avoca, la., were married In this city yesterday afternoon. Justice Carson of ficiating. The regular meeting of Woman's Relief corye. No. 1H0, will be held this afternoon at the usual hour In Grand Army of the Republic hall. William A. Baiter of this city, and Miss Orla M. Wheeler of Joliel, 111., were mar ried Wednesday evening at Bt. Paul s Epis copal church rectory, Kev. George Edward Walk officiating., Edward Tletge caused the arrest yester day afternoon of Marcus Selck, a neighbor, on a charge of using blasphemous and ob scene language. Seick. who gave ball for his appearance, will have a hearing this t gotten under control until several adjoin mornlng before Justice Carson. bulldinrs includln the Odd Fellows' Erfiest Conway, the young lad who ran away from his home In Battie Creek, Mich., waa turned over to his mother yesterday morning by the police. Mrs. Conway ap peared Overwhelmed with Joy to get her son bark but the, young lad was not so demonstrative. A daughter, of Qua Heller, $25 Harmony street, was reported to the Board of Health yesterday as -suffering from smallpox and the family waa . promptly placed under quarantine. This is the first case reported since the announcement was made about two weeks ago that the city was free of the disease. Walter Johnson and Oscar' 8herer, ar rested Wednesday evening with a number of Brunswick bank bills In their possession, were released yesterday afternoon. The police had been unable to ascertain If they had passed any of the worthless bills and aa the government authorities did not want them, Judge Bcott ordered them released. When the officers attempted t arrest William Fegley last evening In a Broad way saloon where he' was trying to start a rough nous he put up a vicious fight. Officers Carlson and Hayes had to use their clubs before they could subdue the young fellow and aeveral cuts In his scalp had to be sewed up by City Physician Houghton. J. P. Hess arrived home yesterday from Macon, Oa., where he attended the con vention of the National Farmers' associ ation. The meeting he reports aa a great uecosa and the delegates were mfWt hos pitably entertained by the people of Macon. Iowa had alxty-one dehegatea at the meet ing, being the largest repreaentation from any state. N. T. Plumblnr, Co.,' telephone 356.- Seleet Team Wltbaat Debate. There will be no preliminary debate to elect the team to represent the Council JSluffa High school, in the oratorical con test with ths Sioux City High school. The Phllomathian Literary society ot the Coun cil Bluffs High school haa selected Charles Campbell and Alfred Hanchett as Its rep resentatives on the team. They were both members of the debating team in the con test with Sioux City last year. This ac tion of the Phllomathian society precludes the possibility, ot any ot the other as Olrants among the boys from securing an opportunity to appear on the team de spite the fact that Principal Ensign ruled that a preliminary debate should be held to select the contestants. Campbell . had refused to enter the preliminary debate, holding that as he was one ot the repre sentative of the school In the last de bate with Sioux City he was entitled to b place on the team this year. The girls are entitled to one repre sentative oa the team and in order to make a selection may hold a preliminary debate, but It will not be of the publlo character as originally arranged by Principal En lgn. The. action ot the Phllomathian society In deciding to select Campbell and Hanchett as its representatives , waa brought about. It la said, by ths fear that the team might he weakened if they did not appear with It. . For Rent Large front room with alcove, 1 furnished. Bath and gas. 117 Fourth street. Rev. ErleVa-ena Resigns Pastorate.' llev.V E W. Erickson has tendered his teslgnstlon as pastor ot the Fifth avenue Methodist church and It has been accepted by the congregation. Rev. Erickson, whose relations with his congregation have always been ot the most happy character, has been obliged . to sever his connection with the Fifth avenue church owing to the con tinued 111 health ot his wife. Mrs. Krlck , son's physicians decided that she must go west as this climate was not suited to her. ; At the recent conference of ths Methodist . church Rev. Ericsson was returned to the ; Fifth avenue church at the earnest sollcl ' tatlon ot his congregation by which his ' resignation is deeply regretted. Rev. Erick son will continue as pastor until his sue ! eessor is appointed. '.' Ten . csnts will buy a pound of butter scotch, angel food taffy, Yankee peanut, herehound. eocoanut taffy or peanut taffy at Purl'.y Candy Kitchen next Saturday. O. C. Brown, proprietor, (46 Broadway. . Real (estate Transfers. These transfers were filed yesterdsy in ths abstract, title and loan office of J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl street: . Dora B. Home to I.ouis j. nucaner, i unJlvV in t"4 iRwva, w. a s.vsi i Sheriff to Iowa Central Building and Ixan association, lot , diock i, van Brunt Rice s add. s. d J. J. Stswart, executor, to Laura Clausen, lota I and 6. block 14, Coch ran's add, e.-df M. Andersen to R. P. Andersen, un divH lota 1, i , block 2, Steele Wooda' subtflv, w. d.v ; Total four transfers $7,619 1 ' Marriage Licenses. Licenses to mth were IssueU yesterday to the following: Nimi and Residence. John J. Brhults, Avoca. Ia. 3 ' Augusta T. Hansen. Avoca. la ...28 ...M ...20 ... Tharlso Muster man. Omaha EUda Corey, umah Olbe Wayne. Missouri Vslley. Ia... Laura Cross. Missouri Valley, Ia.. LEWIS CUTLER afOKTlCIAN, SI Pearl St., Council Bluffs 'Phone tl. BLUFFS. Jl'RV HAS RODERICK CASE Ittirt Abtat Noon aid at Lata Haur at Hifht Had Hat Agretd. ' ATTLMPT TO SHOW MOYER AGGRESSIVE Trial of Henry Peterson, Chara-ed With Arson, the .et Case tb Docket of the Crlm Inal Court. The case of Otto Roderick, charged with killing Clark Mover, the railway mall clerk, was given to the jury shortly after noon yesterday by Judge Macy Id the district court. Up to a late hour last night the Jury had not arrived at a verdict and It was said that a disagreement was probable. Three witnesses Police Officer Dlstman, Constable Albertl and Fred Brltton, a rail way mall clerk were placed on the stand yesterday morning by the defense to show that Moyer was of a quarrelsome disposi tion, the contention of the defense being that Moyer provoked the quarrel which re sulted la Roderick striking him. With this testimony the defense rested. No rebuttal evidence was offered by the state. Joseph Westrlp, Indicted on a charge of assaulting Ed Delanty, entered a plea of guilty and was lined $10. The demurrer of H. O. Wernlraont to the Indictment charging blm with embezzle ment was argued and taken under advise ment by Judge Macy. The trial of Henry Peterson, charged with arson in connection with the burning of his brother's store at Weston last January, will be begun this morning. The fire which started In the store of Petrus Pe terson, a brother of the defendant, was not ball and a lumber yard, were consumed. Henry Peterson Is charged with setting fire to the store for the purpose of defrauding the Insurance companies holding risks oa the store and stock, Cloth-Bound Books, IS Cents. Good books, by popular authors, at tractively bound In cloth. 15 centa at De Long's S07 Broadway. FIX REGISTRATION PLACES Registrars to Begin Session on October 23 and 24 an No vember 1. City Clerk Phillips yesterday made formal announcement of the places In the several city precincts where the Registers will sit for the election In November. They are as follows: First ward: First precinct Victor Jen nings' barn, 21 East Broadway; J. H. Cor liss and Fred Shoemaker, registers. Second precinct Marble shop of Sheely V Lane, 217 East Broadway; E. J. Abbott and W. M. Green, registers. Second ward: First precinct City hall, on Bryant atreet; J. W. Blanchard and J. T. Bates, registers. Second precinct Bar ber ahop of M. Garloweki, 7S West Broad way; O. S. Blanchard and Jamea D. Aus tin, registers. Third ward: First T. precinct 323 Weet Broadway; W. S. Hornet and M. D. Hughes, . ,..-ie. becond predlnct Ortlce of W. B. Cessna, 1016 South Main street; A. W. Mels ner and J. H. Bryant, registers. Fourth ward: First precinct Office of George A. Haynea, 602 South Main street; C. O. Robinson and Vigo Badollet, registers. Second precinct Kelly house, 1212 South Main street; C. Wesley and U. L. Tinley, registers. Fifth ward: First precinct County build ing, corner Fifth avenue and Twelfth street: G. H. Acker and E. B. Bowman, registers. Second precinct County build ing, 1511 South Thirteenth street; John Grimes snd Dartel Nelson, registers. Sixth ward: First precinct County build ing, corner Avenue A and Twenty-fourth street; A. M. Swart and Clint Mercer, registers. Second precinct Hans Peters place, near corner of Fifth and Locuet atreets; J. Johnson and Carl Negethon, registers. The registrars will be In session October 23 and 24 and November 1, also on the dsy of election. Every voter who failed to cast a ballot at the last general election will be required to register this year. Plumbing and heating., Blxby Bon. Salt Over Time Check. The suit brought against the Hall Con struction company, one of the firms en gaged on the Great Western grading, by Martin Ryan, an employe. Involving the right of the company to refuse to cash a lime check at Its full face value before the regular pay day was decided yesterday in favor of the plaintiff, the construction company making n defense, but at once taking an appeal to (.he district court. The question Involved In this suit Is ot Interest bp railroad contracting firms and their Employes and Its final outcome will be watched with more than ordinary Inter eat. The Hall company. In common with other railroad construction firms pays Its employes about the 20th of each month. Any employe who calls for his time before that date Is given a time check, but the company will not cash It before the reg ular pay day except at a dlacount of 10 per cent. Ryan, the plaintiff in the ruit at bar, worked five days, when he quit and demanded his pay. He was given the usual time check, but the company's cashier declined to cash It except at the usual discount. Ryan refused to accept any thing but the full amount coming to him and brought suit. The amount Involved. Is only $9 65, but the question involved U far reaching. ' Davis sells paints. Mortuary Matters. Mrs. Mary Burk, wife of William Burk of fioomer township, died yesterday at St. Bernard's hospital, aged 69 years. She had been a rertdrat ot Pottawattamie county tor thlrty-slx years and besides her bus- band leaves four sons and five daughters. J The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon from ths Lutheran church In Boomer town ship and burial will be In the Lutheran cemetery there. The funeral of Lewis D. Jones will be I held this morning at 11 o'clock from the 7u2 i family residence. 205 Knepper street, and ! burial will be in the Garner township ceme- 825 ! irT- Mrs. Ida Green, wife ot John Green ot Reels, la., died at a lata hour Wsdnes dsy night, aged 44 years. Her husband and , two daughters survive her. The funeral will be held at 1 o'clock this afternoon from ths family residence and burial will bs la the Reels cemetery. Deceased had been a resident ot Pottawattamie county I or twenty-five years. The funeral ot Mrs. Sophia Saar will be held at 1 o'clock this afternoon from the family residence In Ptumer settlement and Interment will be la ths Plumer i.eeme tery. ' Gravel roofing. A. H. Held. 541 Broadway. Hew Implement Fl rsa Opens l, Ths Big Four Implement company, re cently Incorporated by the J. I. Case Plow aompany ot Racine, Wis., the Fish Bros,' Wagon company of Racine,. the Staver Car rtage company of Chicago and the Thomas Manufacturing company of Springfield, O, has opened a branch house In Council Bluffs, with C. E. Olles as msnsger, and is negotiating for a warehouse. For the present the new company is conducting Its business at the office and warehouse of the Clausen Trsnsfer company on South Main street, but Is anxious to secure a building of Its own by November 1 or at the 'latest by the first of the new year. Davis sells glass Deatb in Contaminated Well. WATERLOO. Ia., Oct. 16. (Special.) One man dead and fifteen others confined to their beds with typhoid fever as the re sudt of drinking water from a contaminated well la the condition among the employes of the Davis Gasoline Engine works and the Swift Packing company. A well on the Tlppman property has been accused ot being the cause of the lllnees which has cost Ralph Ftlklns bis life and his com panions much Inconvenience and distress. A sample of the water examined by Prof. Macy of the State Board of Health shows animal matter. From whence It came la unknown. After a dozen of the men In the bablt of drinking the water were taken sick the well was condemned. First Cheek From Caraeale. CEDAR FALLS, la., Oct 16. (8peclal.) The city library committee of the city council yesterday received a check for $3,000 from Andrew Carnegie as the first Installment on the library 'now being built. The stone work has reached a point sev eral feet above the foundation and the building will be enclosed before winter. Fall to Indict Mile. NEWTON, la., Oct. 16. (Special.) The grand Jury has adjourned without finding an indictment against Mrs. Lavalleur, ac cused ot the murder of her husband. She had been bound over to the grand Jury. lows State News Notes. A chicken thief at LaPorte must have got hold of som tough fowls, as he left his false teeth behind. Burlington is bound to suppress crime at whatever cost and Is putting In a new police telephons system. Sioux City Is agitating reform In the mat ter of holding secret sessions of the city council, especially when assessments for paving, grading, tc, are under considera tion. The state fish commissioner Is stocking with game fish the rivers of northwestern Iowa. Special attention Is being given o the Sioux river, where illegal fishing has lately been broken up. Old settlers In northwestern Iowa declare that tho present coal famine Is nothing In comparison with the famine which they had to endure for years. Hay and corn used to be a frequent fuel resource. The Rockford Register characterises the new Iowa Inebriate law as a "howling suc cess," and the crowd of Inebriates who have been sent to the Insane asylums as "about as unique and worthless a set of old pills as ever were gathered together." DISTILLERS HOLD MEETING New Directors Elected and Statement Submitted Showing Earnings for Last Vear. NEW YORK, Oct. 16. At the annual meeting ot the stockholders of the Distill ing Company of America, Just held in Jer sey City, it was voted to reduce the num ber of directors from eleven to seven, leav ing only one director to be chosen to serve for the next three years. ' F. F. Young was elected tj succeed himself. At the annual meeting of the Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse company Walter 8. Wilson was elected a director tor five years, Alvln W. Krecb for two years and F. W. Harrlty for one year. At the annual meeting of the Standard Distilling and Distributing company the board of directors was reduced from thir teen to eleven members. Frank Curtis and Jamea A. Webb were elected directors for five years. The annual report of ths Distilling Com pany of America for the year ending June $0 showed gross earnings of $85,371,800, an Increase of $3,661,000 over the previous year; but, through an increase of $2,229,444 in the cost of production and distribution, the gain In net earnings was reduced to $1,365,497. At the same time payments In connection with interest, taxes, rentals and miscellaneous Items were $1,288,991 in ex cess of 1901; so that the Increase in sur plus was brought down to $76,600. HYMENEAL. Shannon-Mead. Mr. Ed W. Shannon and Miss Lorra!ns Mead were married yesterday at the borne of the bride's father, J. Frank Mead, 4217 Harney street. Miss Mead is popular in a large circle ot friends in Dundee and Omaha proper. Mr. Shannon was for years with 8wirt and Company In their South Omaha office and has stnee been with a construction company. At present his work requires him at Ottumwa, la., and far that city he and Mrs. Shannon departed yes terday evening, to remain there some weeks. Wall-Snonders. FREMONT. Neb., Oct. 16.- (Special.) Robert Wall and Agnes Saunders, both of this city, were married at noon today at the residence of the bride s parents by Rev. John Doane of the Congregational church. Only relatives and. Intimate friends of the families were present. Mr. and Mrs. Wall left this afternoon for a wedding trip to his former home In Virginia. Terwllller-Svrnrt. BEATRICE. Neb.. Oct. 15. (Special. ) The marriage of Mr. Claud A. Terwllltger ot Blue Earth, Minn., and Miss Mae D. Swart of this city, occurred at the Randall hotel last evening. The young couple will make their borne at Blue Earth. Mr. John J. Burns ot Concordia, Kan., and Mrs. Jen nie Moxley were married yesterday. They will reside at Concordia. Armor ward-Gllfry. LONDON. Oct. 16. Hugh Armorward ot New York and Sara, daughter of H. H. Gil fry, principal legislative clerk of the United Stales senate, were married at St. Mar garet's church, Westminster, at noon today. FIRE RECORD. Grain Klerator at Dnnlap. DUNLAP, Ia., Oct., 16. '(Special.) Fire last night consumed ths Lehan grain ele vator together with Us contsnts. Loss, $9,000. The fire also damaged the Stewart Lumber company to the extent ot $4,000, and burned the Northwestern freight depot. The fire department did good service in controlling the blate and saving much prop erty. The elevator will be rebuilt. Plaalnc Mill Destroys.!. NEWARK. N. J., Oct. 16. A fire early to day destroyed the planing and moulding mill of Schraft A Co. Loss, $100,000; In sured. Gets S 100.(100 Yenr Because he has a keen, clear brain la a vigorous body. Electric Bitters give both, and satisfy or bo pay. Try them. 60c. For sale by Kuha 4k Co. FARM PAPER UP AT AUCTION Iewa Hamsitead ld Undtr tht Hammsr ftr $162,010 in Ouh. SPIRITED BIDDING BETWEEN PARTNERS Conrt Decides Rank Taxing Case Attempt at Mnrder la Des Moines Political Confer ence Held. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES. Oct 16. (Special.) Com missioner William Achlson today sold at nubile auction the property of the Iowa Homestead, a weekly farm paper, one of the oldest in the west, together with the Wisconsin Farmer, the Ksnsas City Live Stock Indicator and other properties con nected with the Homestead, with the real estate and a four-story brick block and well equipped plant. The sale was made necessary by the failure ot the partners to agree. The property was owned Jointly by James M. Pierce, business manager, and B. F. Stewart, advertising manager. They formerly bad Henry Wallace aa a partner and editor but he retired some years ago, and after a great deal of litigation the supreme court finally ordered the property sold for cash, that the whole matter might be cleared up. There were only two bid ders, Pierre snd Stewart, and the bidding, which started at $55,000, moved up to $162, 010 before Stewart quit and allowed Pierce to get the property. The employes of tho Homestead, sixty In number, were present and broke Into great applause when their employer bought the property. They were prepared. If Stewart bought the property, to all follow Pierce at once to another of fice where another weekly paper was to be taken over. It was the most consider able auction sale of a newspaper property ever held In the state. Attempt at Mnrder. Mrs. Martha Winters, who lives on Grand avenue and Thirteenth street. Is in Jail ac cused of making an attempt on the lite ot Mrs. Haward, colored, who lived In tho same neighborhood. Trouble arose over the quarrels of the children of the vicinity, ac celerated by the fact that some of them were colored and some were not. This morning the trouble became acute and it is alleged by the prosecution that Mrs. Win ters procured a gun and shot twice at Mrs. Haward. The only effect was to frighten all the people of the vicinity and to create great excitement. Mrs. Winters refused to make any statement. Dr. H. Spaulding of this city is on trial at Wlnterset accused of having caused the death of a young woman of Madison county, a Miss Freberg, by means of a criminal operation. Frank Crow of Madison county, was also Indicted for participation In the crime. Dr. Spaulding claims that he had nothing whatever to do with the case. The woman came to Des Moines and waa here some time but nothing was known of the case until some time after, when she bad returned to her home and died. Veneral Drake la Worse. Information - was received from Center villa today by Mrs. Klrkman, a sister ot General F. M. Drake, to the effect that he Is worse today and that he Is In fact a very 111 man. Mr. Klrkman has gone to Center ville. . His J-el-Uvea here fear that he will not recover srfd that the injuries are more than at first reported. There is great in terest here especially among the members of the Christian church, as he was one ot its most generous givers and most con spicuous men. ' He bad attended several of the great conventions of the church and was always in attendance at state conven tions. J-ollttcal Conference. John P. Reese of Albla, democratic can didate for congress In the Sixth district, and G. W. Culllson ot Harlan, democratic candidate in the Ninth district, were In the city today and held a conference with the state committee and some party work- ers. Mr. Reese was until recently the pres ident ot the District Association of Mine Workers. He Is now devoting his entiro time to th canvass In his district. It Is claimed for him that he Is making a vigor ous campaign. He reports having had tood meetings In the. -district. The democrats are not very active at headquarters In this city. The eta te chairman has been here but a small part of the time and the committee Is without funds. Judge Wade and ex-Qov-ernor Boles are practically conducting the campaigns In their respective districts un aided. A few days ago Samuel Alschuler of Illinois, delivered some speeches in tho Third district for Boles. He is the only speaker from outside the state who haa been used. 1 Bank Taxation and Bonds. The Iowa supreme court this morning re fused to accept the conclusions of Judge Smyth of Burlington In the matter of al lowing banks to deduct from their capital stock the United States bonds held as a part of the capital stock, before assess ment Is made for taxation purposes. The) German-American bank at Burlington had pretested against the action of the Board ot Review In declining to deduct $100,000 In bonds from the assets of the bank as not . taxable before making the assessment. The pian or assessing was to assess the entire shares of stock to the bank as a whole. Judge Smyth ordered the deduction, but the supreme court todsy declared this was all wrong and ths board was correct. "Tbls method of assessing and taxing," said the court. In the opinion prepared by Judge Sherwln, "the shares of stock of banks was undoubtedly adopted for convenience and for the purpose of reaching valuable pro perty which might otherwise escape Its Just share of the public burdens and does not in our Judgment compel payment of the tax by those who do not own ths property." As the shares of stock are taxed to the bank as a whole the court ssys It wss Improper to deduct the value of the government bonds therefrom la ar riving at their value. The Decisions. The following are ths decleiona of tho court today: J. A. Morrison against Chicago North western Railway, appellant; Marshall county. Judge Caswell; damage cae; af firmed by Ladd. German-American Savings Bank of Bur llnitton against City of liurllngtun, appel lant; Des Moines county. Judge Smyth; assessment- reversed by Sherwln. Jamea Davis against It. M. Slltor, appel lant; Allamakee county, Judge Hobson; ac tion on note; affirmed by Weaver. State ugatnst George Wright, appellant; Muacatlre county: affirmed by the court. Thomas Todd against Albert Short, appel lant; VanBuren county, Judge Sloan; note; affirmed by the court. . Wilaon & Jacobson ssalnst Morse A Clark, apnellsnts; Poweshiek county. Judge Dewey; affirmed by Deemer.- Kennedy Bros, against Iowa State Inaur- ance Company, appellant; Pocahontas county. Judge Hellae 1, action on policy; re versed by Ulshup. Dedication el Moanments. The dedication of the Iowa monuments on the battlefield of Shllob will uke place May 10 next. The dedication committee In charge ot the program has decided that Governor Cummins will make the princi pal address fcr the soldiers at the usdica tloa and that President Roosevelt's pres- jence will be secured If possible. A large party of Iowans will go to ths dedication. Excursion rstes will be secured on the railroads. The monuments are now ap proaching completion and during the win ter will be erected and the Inscriptions placed, etc. The commission was, author ised to make use ot the balance of the fund appropriated for arranging the ded icatory exercises. HUNTING FOR ESANCi (Continued from First rage). Is recorded as living at 1208 North Twenty first street, a bouse In the Eighth ward but as having voted In the Sixth ward. Mr. Spain Is employed by the Lec-Glass-Andrerscn Hardware company. He did not vote rt the Isst general election and moved since that time. Before he moved he lived In the Fifth ward. Seen by a Bee reporter this morning he said: "There was a large number ot men at this house who were tskco to the city hall to register on the day ot the primaries by men hired by D. H. Mercer. Buggies were here all the time and when I got time I went to the city hall. There they asked me where I resided and I told them I thought I lived In the Fifth ward, but was not sure. They asked me where I lived and I told them. In a few minutes they handed me a certificate signed by the city clerk and two freeholders, to the effect that I was a legal resident of tho Sixth ward, and 1 took the certificate to Twenty fourth and Grant streets, where I voted. I never saw any one I knew at the city hall who signed the certificate or affidavit and when the officers gave me'the certifi cate I believed that I resided In the Sixth ward." The affidavit accompanying the certificate Issued to Mr. Spsln was signed by one Gibson and H. M. McDonald. Asked If he knew these men, Mr. Spain satd: "Is Henry McDonald a brother ot Johnny McDonald. I know Johnny, but don't know his brother wouldn't know him If I were to see him.' To my knowledge I never saw Mr. Gibson in my life and did not know that either one of them signed my affidavit." Were Affidavits Made In Blank f J. F. Lynch, who resides at 2418 Rur dette street, also an employe ot the Lee-Glass-Andrecsen company, was present at the conversation between Mr. Spain and the reporter. He said: "Ypu know how the thing is doue. I know Henry McDonald, but my Impression Is that I never saw him at the city hall the day of the primaries. I certainly did not ask him to sign an affidavit for me, al though I voted on certificate. I do not know Mr. Gibson at all, and it I ssw him I do not know It. My Impression is, from the way the thing was worked at the city hall that day, that there was a large number ot blank affidavits signed by freeholders of the wards and left In the bands of some political agent at the clerk's office and that these blank certificates were filled out as the occasion required." The affidavit accompanying the certificate of Mr. Lynch Is signed by Gibson and H. S. McDonald, and the reason assigned for bis name not appearing upon the books Is that he was out of the city during the registration days last fall, to which fact the men who signed the affidavit swore, without having seen the voter to his knowl edge at the time the affidavit was prepared. . Percy E. Gwynne, who gave his residence as 3001 Seward street, is recorded as hav ing voted upon certificate In the Sixth ward, while the address given Is in the Eighth ward. Other names of questionable residence ap pear in this ward, but they have not been investigated at this time. In the Fourth Ward. The Fourth ranked second to the Sixth In the extent to which the law was disre garded. Here eight certificates were is sued regardless 1 of the terms of the statute, and here also did W. 8. Esancy get his vote sworn In. A list of those who voted on defective certificates Is as follows: S. C. Barnes, 211 South Twenty-fourth street: "I registered and was Judge of election last fall. It must be a clerical error." Signed by C. S. Elgutter and F. B. Kennard. H. J. Schmidt, 217 North Twenty-third street: "Was prevented from registering by working too late nights In a drug store." Signed and sworn to by F. B. Kennard and J. G. Carpenter. William Buthorn, 316 South 8xteentb street: "The clerk did not register my politics." Signed and sworn to by G. An derson and F. B. Kennard. P. A. Saxeman, 627 South Twentieth street: . "Has registered, but name does not appear ou registration ooki.'" jHcued and sworn to by Dunn and N. P. Dodge, Jr. W, 8. Hammlll, 707 South Seventeenth street: "Not In city at last day ot regis tration." Signed and sworn to by Dunn and N. P. Dodge, Jr. W. C. Brunke, 209 South Twentieth street: "Did not know it was necessary." Signed and sworn to by J. Holtorf and Adams. Percy Babbitt, Twenty-fourth and Var nam streets: "No knowledge ot the time and didn't know it was necessary." In the other wards the reasons were made to conform more with the requirements of the statutes, the men in charge seeming to desire an apparent conformation with the law at least. Came la Other Wards. In the First ward Frank Ward was granted a certificate because he found it impossible to register on account of being delayed at work." This affidavit was signed by O. C. Olson and Clyde Sundblad. C. G. Hedberg of 1714 8cuth Fifth street received a certificate on the statement that be did "not know of registration until it was too late" on an affidavit signed by C. B. Schroth and W. J. Robinson. I. P. A. Brucehart ot 2618 South Twelfth gave as an evcuse that "registers failed to put down politics, but gave It as repub lican." Tbls waa algned and sworn to by P. N. Hanson and F. W. Koetter. In the Second ward Charles Georgo ot 1217 South Thirteenth street was granted a certificate on the showing that he was "too late to register," the affidavit being signed by A. C. Harts and W. W. Bingham. In the Fifth ward Jacob K. Lesser, on a showing that "I have been sick," was granted a certificate on the affidavit of A. M. Leiasr and M. F. Stars. In the Seventh ward I. Power of 1131 Georgia avenue voted on a certificate which showed "never voted; lived in Seventh ward two years," the affidavit being signed by J. O. Detweller and C. L. Thomas. , Out ot approximately 100 persons who gave sickness as their excuse for not being on the registration books but one certifi cate signed by a physician as required by law is on file with the committee. HORN DISCLOSES DEFENSE Make to Show That Bullet Which Killed Boy Was larger Caliber Than His Klur. , CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Oct. 16 (Special Telegram.) The defense la the Tom Horn murder trial opened Its case today, and contrary 'to expectations no attempt has been mads to establish an alibi. Physl clans testified thst the bullets that killed Willie Mckell were undoubtedly of a large calibre, or larger than those used In Horn's rifle, which is a 30-30, which contradicts ths testimony for the state that the bullet were of a small calibre. It Is almost certain that they will exert every effort in attacking the statement of Thooran Js of men and women are turned out tf positions snd many tsil tosecure situations he cause their gray hairs make them look old. This seed not bs. Hay's Hair-HcalM makes age halt and keeps thousand In employ ment because It takes vears from their apparent are. ttvely restore eray, faded or bleached lis use cannot do detected. Equally good Gtntltmn At forty my balr and imutsrhe place hirsute hi sr hair niaHt him look older tiling nay s flair Health, nh the revutt tnat I nvt the am da'k-browa ently hir thai 1 nail at ti ilava held my position, although many youoger mta, who only lault wti their gray hair, have Deea aismitsea. I thank yow try poMuea. LAKUU joe OUTTLLS. Fpqq Soap Offer Cut ml and tigs thla coupon In fvs dav, take rt tossy el V follnwlnr. rinigcl'ta tnif thev wTB ttre yoo a large bottle ot May's Hair-Health and a age. Cake ot Martina nedkated oap. the-bev soep lor Hair Scalp Complexion. Kaih Redeemed by leading druggists everywhere Specialties Co . tio llayetie St , Newark, N ).. la plaio tayd, package oa receipt ot 00c. and thtt ecaara package on receipt 01 roc. ana tntt coupon, fMlnnailYrr An nenaa rurrha.lr Hn'l Hi Nana.. UUflilHN Address.. ...m... Refui tubititutt. Jmiisi w hmvtnf iiy' 1 HmrNtlt Following Drug cists supply Hsy's Hair-Health and Harf loa Soap la tbsir shops aaly 1 O.H.illA-SHKHMAN & McCONNELL. 16th mid Dodge; SCHAFER'8 DRUO STORJ5, l'ith ami rhloiRO COl'Sr-11, l.l KF-MOROAN. 142 Ttrondw.t ; OeHAVKN. 332 Central Hroadway; UROWN, 62? Main; WHEKLEY, 416 Bread way. witnesses for the state that Horn confessed the murder and that he was sober when the stories were told. It Is learned that on rebuttal the state will Introduce evidence showing that blood found on a sweater of Horn's Immediately after the killing was human blood. INDICATIONS 0F A MURDER Woman Is Dead and Some Question Whether It la Mnrder or Suicide. CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Oct. 1. (Special Telegram. J Word was received here today of the probable murder of a Mrs. Sammons at Grant postofflce, thirty miles north of Cheyenne, by unidentified persons. Details are difficult to obtain, but it seems Mrs. Sammons was recently divorced in the east. Mr. Sammons came to Grant a tew weeks ago and the wife followed, arriving at Wheatland, the closest point to Grant on the railroad, last Tuesday, and yesterday drove to Grant. The woman was killed there last evening, although one report says she committed suicide. The coroner and other officials have gone to the scene. Independent Telephone System. YANKTON. S. D Oct. 16. (Special.) At a meeting of the Business Men's club last night a resolution was adopted to let the contract for an independent telephone system for the city ot Yankton to the Messrs. Crumb ot Chicago for the sum of $13,000, that being the smallest ot several bids submitted. The system provides for bonding the company for $20,000, $5,000 ot which sum Is to be held aa capital stock, $2,000 to be given the nromoters as bonus and $13,000 to be sold aCpar in the form of twenty-year 6 per cent gold bonds, a com mon atock certificate of $100 to accompany each bond, free, Work will be begun on the system as soon as tho money for Its construction la raised, and It will be pushed rapidly to completion. It la expected to have it in working order by January 1, 1903. 1 Woman Chasgei Her Mind, HURON, S. D., Oct. 16. (Special.) In spite of her declaration to the contrary Mrs. George E. McEathron, the recently di vorced wife of a popular and well known traveling man and owner ot a large cattle ranch In the northern part ot this (Beadle) county, was married to Roy Un derwood, a former hired man, at Redfleld, S. P., on October 4. They are living on a leased farm near Doland, In Spink county. This Is the couple that created so much ot a sensation last June by a fake report to the 'effect that Mrs. McEathron's horse had run away and the woman was drowned In the Jim river, but later was found In a St. Paul hotel. South Dakota Firm Bankrupt. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Oct. 16. (Special.) The firm of Brown, Morse & Co., which owns stores at White and Elkton, haa been adjudged bankrupt by Judge Carland of the United States court In this city. This action was taken on a petition of the cred itors of the firm, who asked that the firm be declared bankrupt. In their answer the members of the firm admitted that they were Insolvent. Judge Carland has ordered that the affairs of the firm be referred to Referee In Bankruptcy Harris of Aberdeen for adjudication. The liabil ities of the firm are scheduled at over $11, 000. Fined for SblpulnaT Game. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Oct. 16. (Special Telegram.) Herman F. Becker of Elk Point appeared before Judge Carland of the United States court today and pleaded guilty to an Indictment charging him with violating the Lacey act, otherwise known as the national game law. His offense con sisted of shipping game birds to eastern markets out of season. Judge Carland Im posed the maximum penalty,, a fine of $200, which Becker paid. This was tne second time be had been fined for shipping game out of season, a fine of j:0 having been imposed in the first esse. Prairie Fir Does Much Damage. STURGIS, 8. D.. Oct. 16 (Special.) It Is reported that a prairie fire burned over . ...in nt rountrv near White Owl about ten by thirty miles on Friday and Saturday of last week. The buildings on the Dia mond 8. cattle rancn were aiso aemroyea, there being no one at home but the women folks. Labor Scale on Government Work. STURGIS. S D.. Oct. 16. (Special.) The Sturgla labor union has Issued notice to contractors that it has derided to ask $2.50 per day for common labor and eight hours J. TWO FACTS liver troubles, wblch. Id many cases, CONS1T0PAT1OM Pryalclsns all over the world have . t . .. w . 1 i Natural Laxative LJiwltivCi ALWAYJ ASK your Druggist and see that you liL 1 IU C-LvJs nrra TaJ r 1 HAIR-HEALTH win r". hair to its youthful color. It U not da. fur men and women. brn turning rnv. A frlesd tm my road lost his than h was. rrormnc by nil SKpet I bntU r. J. ksilsoad r.Mruivaa. AT LEADING DRUOaiSTS. Good f op S5o Cairo MARTINA SOAP, and Toilet, hoth lor fifty cenii j regular prVa, 75c. at their shops only, or by the Phlle flay euher with or without soap, by expreaa, pre IpSMl, coupon. 1 Half Health haa wot reta I LC anywhere In the U. S. who haa benthied, may have hta money back by arldreaaiog Fmilo Ha SrsciALTiaa Co.. aao 1-afavette St.. Newark. N. I. work on government work at Fort Meade, carpenters' wages, $3.50 per day ot ten hours, and $3 for eight hours, after Jan uary 1. Held on (Large ot Fraud. YANKTON. 8. D., Oct. 16 (Special Tel-' egram.) John Culllgan. recently arrested In Sioux City for defrauding Mrs. Rahn ot Yankton county, was bound over today la lh sum of $1,000 to the next term ot the circuit court. DEATH RECORD 1 Charles LaMont Kennard. Charles LaMont Kennard died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Kennard, 3124 Wool worth avenue, at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday, October 15. For a few days Mr. Kennard had been Indisposed and on Saturday he waa able to be at the of fice only for a short time and his symptoms were such that It was thought best to call a physician who pronounced the case one of Incipient pneumonia. Mr. Kennard had been frail since boy hood when he had a severe attack of mus cular rheumatism. This attack affectod his heart and complications from this cause Interfered at this time. He did not seem to bo dangerously 111 until Wednesday morning when symptoms of heart failure appeared and at 10:30 he passed away. Charles LaMont Kennard was born la Knlghtstown. Ind., on the 8th of Decem ber, 1875, and would have been 27 years of age at his next birthday.. He came to Nebraska with his ps rents when one-and- ' a-half years old, and frequently said he felt himself thoroughly an Omaha boy, having resided In Omaha since first coming to the state. At the age of 18 Mr. Kennard took up the business of fire Insurance, having se lected this himself as hta vocation. Ha showed .great aptitude for the work and was soon doing a regular Insurance busi ness, at that time being the youngest bonded Insurance agent In the state. Soon after he associated himself with his father In the real estate and Insurance business, he taking entire charge of the Insurance part of the firm's business. The funeral services will be held at the residence, 3120 Woolwortb avenue, at 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, October 18. The services will be conducted by Rev. Robt. Yost of St. Mary's Avenue Congre gational church. Interment will be at Prospect Hill cemetery. Anton Decker, Schnyler. SCHUYLER, Neb., Out. 16. (Special.) Anton Becker, aged 40, died ot typhoid pneumonia after a very brief lllnees. Mr. Becker was Schuyler's principal cigar maker, having been In business here all his manhood life, and successfully. He leaves his wife alone, there being no chil dren. He was a member ot the Knlghta of Pythias, Ancient,Order of United Work men, Woodmen of the World, Sons of Her man and Royal Highlanders. The funeral of Chris. Kroeger occurred today at the Presbyterian church, under the auaplces of local lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows. One of Nebraoka's Pioneers. PAPILLION, Neb.. Oct. 16 (Special.) Mrs. William Robinson of this place died last night after suffering with paralysis for the past eight years. Shs wss the wife of William Robinson, an old pioneer of Sarpy county, who besides Jsmes and Mrs. Tower survive her. . Funeral services will be held at the House Saturday after noon at 2 o'clock. She settled In Belle vue In 1857. Appraisers' Lata President. MONT CLAIR, N. J, Oct. 16. Charles H. Ham, who recently resigned the presi dency ot the Bosrd of United States Gen eral Apprlsers, died at hla home here today, aged 71. He was for five years a law part ner of Melville W. rudder? now chief Jus tice ot the United States supreme court. Colonel Charles Porter. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. Lieutenant Colonel Charles Porter, U. 8. A., retired, died here last night after a long Illness. His remains will bs Interred In the na tional Arlington cemetery tomorrow with military honors. Thomas Keenan. GRAFTON, Neb.. Oct. IS. (Special.) Thomas Keenan was stricken with paralysis yesterdsy morning at his horns two miles west of here and died this morning. Hs was 73 years of age and a native at County Louth, Ireland. There are more people to day than ever before Buffering- from stomach aad result front chronio testified that the Bast sod ftafeat Lata- In. . .J -x4) allnmai'ti aaswH 1. 1 va la fa Mineral ii Water. foe Hunyadl JANOi (Full Kane) numuiuiaa am vrurinieaa.