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THK OMAHA DAILY BEE. ,.WEDX ESDAY. OCTOBER 22, 1002. C1H' COONCIL PROCEEDINGS Tire Department Will Be Kept st Its . Presest Actie Force, COUNCIL MAKES ITS POSITION-PLAIN tVllllnar to tins a War It Mrrt tne Emrrarneri lot Insists on the Commission Assomlnar Its Bbarof Rreponslbltlty. At lt meeting of last evening the city council reiterated formally In tbe shape of m resolution the frequently expressed de termination of It member that the city fire department mint not be disorganised for lack of fundi and that a way must and will be found to continue the department to the end of the preaent year. The council Insists that the respons(blJty for exceeding the charter limit of $126,000 for Are depart ment expenditure shall not be saddled upon Its body alone, but must be shared by '.he Board of Fire- and Police Commission ers, tha Commercial club and the taxpay ers generally. The rerolutldo as adopted Is the outcome of a report from the judiciary committee to which was referred the communication of the'fioard of -Tire and Police Commis sioners, asking for an additional appro priation, and resolution submitted last evening by Councilman Lobeck. The committee In Its report thoroughly reviewed tbe situation and In Its recom mendations submitted the proposition that the council. If urged as before by the Commercial club and other important In terests to. continue the fire department at Its full strength, could well afford to do so. To that, howsver. was added the following qualifying paragraph: The city council siamls ready to co-oper-st with the Hoard of Fire and Follce Com mlHulorienr, tho moyor. Commercial club and tuxpavers and insurance men to keep the Are department la good and effective condition for the remainder of the year, but all must share Jn. tbe responsibility. Mr. I.obeek's Proposition.- Mr. Lobeck' resolution was to the effect that the council wllr Jh the future, as In tho past, take care of the fire department and see that In some manner the present need Is met. The resolutions directed the Board Of Fire and Police Commissioners to "perform their duties In the usual manner" and offered the assurance that the council will adopt aome commonsense method to provide the necessary funds to keep the present force of men at work and the pres ent department up to its present standard of efficiency." This resolution, with the addition of the paragraph quoted from the report of the committee, was adopted, ftrhwartsrhlld lalahersrr'a Shed. Among tbe communtcatlotie from the mayor was one calling attention to the business . methods employed In this city by the Rcbwartzchlld ft Sulsberger Co., which had been the subject of a former communication sent by him to the council, lie referred, to the vacation of a part of Leavenworth, street for trackage facilities and the erection of a temporary platform for the uss of the Arm mentioned, and also to the fact that the firm had erected no buildings. He reminded the council that the lease expired October 19 and suggested that the time had now come when the Kan sas City firm should be required to either "fish or cut bait" and should be required by the city to either construct or rent a building or discontinue business. He sub mitted that It la not fair to permit this concern to sell meat from car pulled In on Its tracks with no other business establish ment then a shed used as a receiving and distributing depot, and to compete with local firms who are paying taxes la this Gold Medal At Pan-American Exposition. mm Unlike Any Other I - - The full flavor, the delicious qual ity, the absolute Purity, pt Low. ney's Breakfast Coo? distinguish it from all others No "treatment" with alkalies; ne adulteration with ' flour, starch or groi'nd cocoa shells : nothing but ths nutritive and digestible product of the choicest Cocoa Boena. Ask Your1 Dealer for It. TO- DENVER, COLORADO SPRINGS cr PUEBLO VIA- Union IPocific October 24th UmiteJ (or Return Until November 2tth THREE TRAINS DAILY FOR ; . Denver and Colorado Points via Union Pacific. Leaving Omaha 7: 10 a m. 4:25 p. m- 11:30 p. m. Ivl4 Cheyenne) Tkketi IJJ4 Fsresm Street. 'Phone Jli. Union Station. 10th and Mercy. 'Phone C3. m v v r. w t. ms m1 - w'. city on plants of their own. He suggested that the building Inspector be Instructed to tske steps to have the nuisance abated at once. The communication was referred to the committee on public property and build logs to consult with tbe city legal depart ment as to the proper course of action. Rowtlae Matters. A forms! notice from the city comp- roller of tbe setting aside of $16,000 for the purpose of a market house was re ceived and placed on file. A petition from nine of the property pwners on 8outh Twenty-ninth avenue, ask ing that the name of that portion of the Street be changed to Park avenue, was referred to the committee on street Im provement. , The ordinance vacating the old alley In the block occupied by the Monmouth Park school' was given Its third reading and passed. , Resolutions were adopted appointing the following named persons as supervisors of registration to take the - place of those who were formerly appointed nd either failed to qualify or were found to be in eligible: Republican: Third Ward District 1, R. C. Ewlng, 1423 Jackson street; district S, Charles Schutt, 719 North Sixteenth street. Fourth Ward District 6. J. N. Vannlce, 1915 Farnam street. Fifth Ward District 3, "C. E. Wilson, 2614 Sherman avenue. Beventh Ward District S, F. C. Hereon, 1645 Bouth Twenty-eighth street. Democratic: Blxth Ward District S, H. C. FiUmaurlce, 4245 Lake street; district 9, Henry . B. Roberts, 2810 Seward street. Eighth Ward District 3, Chauncey W. Reed. 2S30 Chicago street. Amusements. ' "All On Account of ElUa" -is. bard to classify. One hesitates to apply the much abused descriptive adjective "pastors,!," for It lacks many of the essential points of a comedy that breatbea of green fields and clover-white meadows. It . is comedy all right, and it alms to present some rural types, but like the shot of the tailor, It Is not true to Its aim. Only a city man, un familiar with country life, i would draw some Of the characters and call thsm types. Some bf tbe touches are bold and true, and many of the lines get near to tbe mark. It has the unquestioned merit pf cleanliness, and If Its action halt and be at times mechani cal. It Is not spurred to greater fluency by the stimulus of suggestive words or deeds, and is entirely devoid of buffonery. It Is a simple story of a city-bred girl teaching school In a town located in tbe tall and uncut. She naturally incurs the enmity of the Tillage gossips, who seek to drive her out by circulating scandal. 8he has little trouble In convincing the school board of fcer Innocence and concludes by marrying the son of the president of the board. As the president of the school board, Frans Hochstuble, a retired cattle dealer, Edward Lee gives a very clever character study, making the big-hearted, quick tempered, chivalrous but unlettered old German a living being, with many little quaint touches to add finish to his performance. Mlas Nellie M. Klnny, as Elisabeth Carter, the cause of all tbe trouble, pressnts school tescher who not only knows her business but her rights, and has the spirit to stand up for herself. She has a charming concep tion of a comedy situation, several of ber scenes giving her opportunity to display much talent In this direction. Jsmes Bevlne, as Frank Donavan, hotel keeper. Is a country sport of the truest sort, abd the others In the cast assist ably In working out the little story built- by Mr. Ie Dltrtcbsteln around the very simple plot outlined- above. A fairly good audience laughed heartily and warmly applauded the play last night at the Boyd.' It will be given at a matinee and evening perform ance today. DINNER TO SUPREMEC0UNC1L Local Members ot Yasng Men's In tltate Entertain Tbelr Visit In a- Brothers. A royal good time and plenty of It was served up to the members of the supreme council of the Toung Men's Institute last night at the Commercial club rooms by local members of the order at a reception and dinner. Every member of the supreme coun cil wss present and each contributed his share to the general enjoyment. T. J. Fltzmorrls waa the toastmaster and heartily welcomed the guests. The address of welcome was responded to by F. J. Klcrce, supreme president, who not only thsnked the local members of ths order, but stated that the supreme council expected to camp In Omaha until the Omaha council waa reorganized. Other speakera were C.'J. Smyth, J. A. C. Kennedy, E. R. Myrlck, T. J. Mahoney, M. I. Strlotch, Charles Korbly and Rev. Steven J. F. -Carroll, who told of "when we were boys." The lait speaker was John J. Barry, whose subject was "What I Did with my Last Summer's wages. Or How I Got to Omaha." Mr. Barry Is a newspaper man from Kentucky and his talk wae as full of humor aa his state Is of blue grass. Dur ing the evening the Elks' quartet sang several selections. The dinner wss slab orate. At the afternoon aesslon of the supreme I council the following resolutions were I adopted: ' Resolved: By the supreme council of the Toung Men's Institute that It felicitates ths anthracite coal miners on tbelr victory In securing arbitration on the mattera In controversy between them and the mine operators, and Resolved: That It Is the sense of this i council that the application of Christian Ertnrlpltn, ss laid down by His Holiness, eo XIII. in his encyclical on ths relations of emp'oyer and employe, will do sry with such disasters ss me striae, v. men has wrung the nation, and Resolved: That the supreme council, rec ognising ths extreme hardships and dis tricting conditions or the miners In the anthracite regions, many 'of whom sre members of our order, hereby instructs its supreme president to appeal forthwith to all subordinate councils to contribute as liberally as their means will permit to re lieve the distress prevailing in that locality. It Is probable that tbe council will not conclude Its work todsy. Only three of ths committee have reported In full and there are several others that have not reported at all. The election of oncers. which at first promised to occupy very little time, will not be so easily decided, as there are many candidates ter each place and eonslderabls rivalry has developed. ' Marrlaa-o Meeasea. License to wed were Issued yesterday to the following: Nam and Residence. Ase. Charles Vrsnek, Omaha t..'Jl Annie Vesely, Omaha 21 Anton E. Anderson. Omaha 30 Agnes U. V. HtrouiQUlst. Holcomb 17 Adolph A. tangfeldt, Omaha 25 I MirtnlA V Kmi.h 1km. ha 21 ' 21 Claus Anderson, Omaha , Nolle Thelander, Omaha ..... XI M LOCAL BREVITIES. Comrades of Oeorgs Crook post. No. VS. Grand Army of the Republic, ars requested tc attend the post roecuna Thursday evsa Inc. Concluding services of the flukkoth fes tival will be held at ths Harney street temple Vednduy evening at 7:4s and Thursday morning at 10. Sermon In the morning service. Iroy Hover nas resigned his posltloa as oiititlng frttlght scent for the Miaaouri 1'acitlc fii Omaha, and accepted a position traveling fur the Helns Pickle company of t'tncinnatl, with headquarters In that city. Mr. Hover has boon very successful in his railroad work hero and waa one of ths popular iiuna lallrosd mea. kiu Ml last u:jhl tur his new location. JAMES IS NEW PRESIDENT Iirtalled as Head of the North western University t Chicago. EVENT IS MADE MOST NOTABLE ONE Dlatlacalshed Colleae Men from All Over the Conntry atent Exer. pises and Take Part la the Ceremonies. CHICAGO. Oct. 21. Northwestern Vnl- verslty today installed Bamund Jsns James as presided of that Institution, the ceremonies being witnessed by a large number of the most promlpent educators of the United States, while many dele gates were present from leading Institu tions of learning of foreign, lands. Tbe exercises of the dsy were begun with a formal reception of delegates and officlsl guests In Fisk hall. An address of welcome was delivered oa behalf of the university. corporation by Hon. Oliver Har vey Horton. LL. D., first vice president of the board of trustees. Nathan Smith Davis,, jr., A. M.. M. D.. dean of tbe medi cal school, welcomed the vizitors It. behalf of the faculties, while Mayor PatUt of Evanston extended tho hosDltallty of the city to. the distinguished guests. Responses were made by President Frank W. Gunsaulus of Armour Institute, President John W. Cook of the Northern Illinois State Normal school, Simon Nel son Patten, Ph. D. of the University of Pennsylvania, President James Roscoe cf Syracuse university. President Richard Henry Jesse-of tha University of Missouri. Aiirea Merinex, L,n. u. of the University of Louisiana, John Huston Flnley, LL. D. of Princeton university and President Leo Stanton Rowe of the American Academy. of Political and Social Science. At noon luncheon was served tbe official guests and other visitors la the assembly room of Orrlngton Lunt library. At 2 o'clock the university officials, fac ulty, students, alumni and official guests, attired In caps and gowns, assembled in front of Lunt library and marched to the First Methodist Episcopal - church, where the formal exercises of Installation took place. Takes Oath of Office. The services at tbe church opened with a prayer by Bishop- Stephen M. Merrill, after which Judge Oliver Harvey Horton deliv ered an address on behalf of the university corporation and performed the solemn in augural services. President James stood with bowed head while the words which were to make him president of Northwest ern university were being spoken and a moment later he took the oath of office and the ceremony was at an end. Responses were made by Prof. Daniel Bonbrlght of the college .of liberal arts; Rev. Frank M. Brlstonr pastor, pf the Met ropolitan Methodist Episcopal church. Washington, D. C, and Eddy S. Brandt, who spoke for the senior class of the col lege of liberal arts. Brief responses were also made by the following: LeBaron Russell Brlggs, dean of Harvard college; President Bradford Paul Raymond of Wesleysn university. President James B. Angell of tbe University of Michi gan, Preaident Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the University of California, President Ira Remsen of Johns Hopkins university and President W. R. Harper of the -University of Chicago. At the conclusion of the formal cxerclsts President James delivered bis lnaugurul ad. drees,., la which. he reviewed at length. ths history of the Northwestern university, its present needs and outlined the policy of bis administration. ' A reception at the university bull-ting will be given this evening to tbe visiting dele gates br President and Mrs. Janu s. OBSERVE THIRD ANNIVERSARY Chare People and Clergy Par Trlbato to Bishop 'Williams and Wife. The spacious home of Bishop and Mrs. Arthur L. Williams at 2218 Dodge street, was taxed last evening by a gathering of church people of Omaha, South Omaha and Council Bluffs, the occasion being a general reception in celebration of the third anni versary of the consecration of the bishop. ' The gathering waa wholly Informal, a general invitation having been extended and between 8 and 11 o'clock about 500 guests came and went. The rooms were trimmed with a profusion of cut flowers, white joses and purple chrysanthemums being used In decoration of tbe long drawing room where Bishop and Mrs. Williams, assisted by tbs clergy of the city and tbelr wives, received during the evening. Out In the reception hall, In a window recess trimmed with red carnations. Miss Peck and Miss Edith Smith served punch, while In the dining room, Miss Faith Pot ter and Miss Helen Cady and Miss Lydla Moore -presided. Assisting through the rooms were Mrs. Griffith, sister of the. bishop, Mrs. Brad shaw. ber guest, and a number of other prominent church men and women of the city. , A Thoaa-atfol Hasnaao Cured his wife of fainting and dlxzy spells, weakness, headache and backache with Electric Bitters. Try them. 60c. For sale by Kuhn Co. SICK MAN LOSES HIS MONEY Patient at Hotel Aeensea His Hoes Mate of Tosehlag Hlan Darlaa- Klffht. i Dan Elliott, who rooms at Thirteenth street and Capitol avenue, has been ar rested and charged with larceny from the person, Joseph Boyle, who came bere from Chicago to be treated for cancer, says that Elliott took 130 from bis clothing In a room at tbe Aetna hotel Monday night. It seems that Elliott met Boyle when be arrived In the city and helped him to the hotel With his baggage. . They occupied the same room and when Boyle awoke In tbe morning Elliott was gone with bis money. ALLURING COFFEE. Nearly Killed tho Narse. When one of tbe family Is sick mother seems to be tbe pnly person who can ten derly nurse the patient back to health. But we forget sometimes that It Is pretty hard on mother. ; Mrs. Propst ot Albany, Ore., says "About twsnty-seven months ago father suffered with a stroks ot paralysis, con fining him to bis bed for months, and as be wished mother with him constantly his care in a great measure fell to ber lot. She was T4 years old and through con Ktant attendance upon my father lost both sleep and rest and began drinking coffee In quantities until finally she became, very weak, nervous and ill herself. "By bsr physician's order she began giv ing fathc. Postum Food Coffee and Grape Nuts and la that way began using both herself. Tho effect was very noticeable. Father improved rapidly and mother re gained her strength and health and bow both are well and strong. Mother says it is all due to the continued use of both Poelum aad Grape-Null." PROBLEMS OF ALL TAXATION "abjert'ls Illarassed In t.eetore by rrof. ,E4vard A. Ross at t on. relational Chorrh. "Problems of Taxation" was the subject of a lecture delivered at the First Congre gational church last night by Prof. Edward A. Rosa, under ths auspices of tbe Univer sity of Chicago, being one of the regular series of lectures of. the extension course. Ths lecturer said, Ifi part: The fiscal problems that perplex us per tain to the raising of state and local revenues. Our federnl system of taxation is not seriously criticised ns a means of raising revenue and Its success Is attested by Its 8uppltng ample funds with little sensible burden to the people. Our first problem of taxstlon arises In connection with the shsrlng of state expenses among the various counties. Most ,of our statno have no taxes of their own, but raise money by levying certain additional mills cn the valuation of property as ascertained by local assessors, Our endeavor to spread the state burden evenly over the entire mnsn of property locally assessed Is an In vitation to counties to keep their assess ment low and thus dodge some of the state tax. There will be no local objection If all the property In a county Is assessed at a quarter of Its true value and Its cltiiens will thereby fiucceed In dodging three fourths of their Just share of the burden of the state government. But other counties are equally sh.ewd and thus there is be tween localities a rivalry which brings as sessment down to an absurd figure. In the same state- we flrrd property asesed all the way from par to one-twenty-lif th of its true valuf. One remedy for this Unbearable state of things Is the "Oregon plan." This pro vides that at tor the counties shall con tribute to the state treasury a certain per centage of their local expenditures. A county that - raises for Its own purposes twice as much aa another county must pay twice aa much to the state. This might do If there were not other consideration which urge the state to open up for Itself distinct sources of revenue. The favorite and time-honored source ot our local rev enuee Is the general property tax. The foundation of. this tax is the common senti ment of falrn. ss In a democracy. This sys tem appeals so much to the avemge man, It Is so rooted In American tradition, that only recently haa the mountain of adverse evidence that, has been piling up the last twenty-five years begun to shake faith In it. New, however; there is a unanimous opinion among all - students of American taxation . that the general property tax as actually administered has come to be one of the worst taxes known In the civilised world. The tap. root of the evil Is that with the growth of cities, the multiplica tion of new form of wealtn and the In creasing complexity of economic relations, personal property, which constitutes nearly one-half of all property, more and more escapea assessment until the system has become a farce. ..,.. The tax puts a premium on dishonesty aJid debauches the public conscience. Men who make honest returns perceive that the tax rate is so much the higher on account of the evasions of others and therefore they are paying not only their own dues, but also the dues of their dishonest neigh bors. There are several ways of recasting the general property taX to obviate these evils. One suggestion Is to exempt Intangible per sonalty. Let mortgages be taxes as an In terest in the land mortgaged. Kxempt stocks and bonds and tax directly the cor poration that isaue them. Another pro posal is to exempt all personalty and tax only real estate. Tho farmers object to this, as their capital Is to an unusual de gree In the form of real estate, but statis tics show that in three-fourths of the states country property as listed by the as sessors la more largely, personal than city property, so tnai tne rarmer would experi ence more relief from the exemption of per sonalty man would tne city man. At pres ent the llne,ot least, resistance for the for mer is noi ine recasting or me general property tax, but the relegating of It to a minor place In our revenue system. This can be done only by opening other sources of revenue. One o these is the inheritance tax. Another promising; tax is that on corporations W hen he assessment of rail road- tracks and"rlght-of-way was under taken by local assessors they often en tered such Drorwrtv at the value of the ad jacent farm lar.(Ji moreover, gross Inemtall- uea in uie aaiwunienc oi tne same ran roan In neighboring Ciujitles demonstrated that the local Offlc -ir.jlls utterly unable to cope with the probleil -For this reason there Is marked tnr. lav-lo lodve the sasm. ment of the profrrfy of railroad and similar corporations in a-state Doard. There is. however, another and a greater difficulty In atiplvlns- the general Drooertv tax to the corporation. Property is sup- ?osed to be worth what some one will give or it. But the Inability of an owner to pay taxes depends on what the property is worth to him. New, In the case of a cor poration these two values may greatly diverge. The poles and wires of a tele phone company are worth a great deal when wrought Into a line and equipped for telephony, they are worth very little when disintegrated Into reels of rustv wire and stacks of second-hand poles. Vet tbe latter Is all the value that the courts of Ontario, allow them under the general property tax. owing to uie tact that tne market value of corporate securities reflects prospective profit rather than present profit It has oeen arguea mat tne true oasis ror me taxation of corporations is their net earn ings. But In such case, of course, they must be put In a class by themselves and taxed at a different rate from that on property. This special treatment gives a fine chance to hoodwink the people. Michi gan, after trying the plan several years, haa arono baok to property Including fran chiseas a bitcia for railroad taxation: ' By means of taxes on inheritance, on cor noratlona and on incomes it Would be dos- elble for the commonwealth not only to pay Its own expenses, put to come to tne relief of the local units. The revenues received from the public service corporations, for instance. mtEht be returned to the munici palities they operate In, and that from the railroads might be distributed among the countlee In proportion to mileage. FATHER KIDNAPS HIS SON Story Told to Police ly Mrs. H. J. Weeks, Accusing- Divorced .. . Husband. Willie Weeks, the 10-year-old son ot Mrs. N. J. Weeks ot Twenty-ninth and Franklin streets, lias disappeared from home . and Mrs. Week has reported to the police that the boy waa kidnaped by his father, who lives at Valentine, Neb. It la said the father went to the Long acbool, which the boy attended,' and enticed him away. - It is thought' tbey hsve gone to Dunlap, la., where Mrs, Weeks haa a daughter, and she believes Weeks intends also to get pos session of the daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Weeks were divorced some time ago and Mrs. Weeks wss given posses sion of the four children. Since thst time she claim that Weeks has made frequent attempts to take them from ber. NEW CAR LINE TO FLORENCE Street Hallway Company Will Baload Spar to Forest Lawn Cemetery. The trustees of the Forest Lawn ceme tery met last night la. tbe Commercial Na tional bank building. Herman Kountse, M. H. Bliss and O. C. Campbell were elected trustees tor three years. A report wss rsad on the new public receiving vault, which has Just been completed at a coot or about $7,000. It is tbe only sanitary vault in the state . and contains ninety-six catacombs, The trustees have received assursnces from the street car company that ths line will be extended to Florence with a spur to the cemetery, over which alternate cars will run. The trustses bsve been Informed also that a pavement to Florence will be put In. Many Delea-atqn Present. CLEVELAND. O.. Oct. 21. Two thou sand delegates and a large number of vial tore wers present In Gray's armory this afternoon when the first general mis alonary convention of tbe Methodist Epis copal church was called to order by Bishop Andrews ot New York. The deltgates represented all parts of tbs world. Among the Bishops present were Fois, Fowler. Hartzell, Moore. MCCabe and Thoburn, all of whom will deliver addresses during tbs convention. Loss In Bank Robbery. 8T. PAUL. Mian.. Oct. Zl. A speclsl to the Dispatch today places tbs loss In the Summltt, 8. D., bank robbery of Bun- day night at Is.eoo. No clue to tbs rob- l tiers bas beta found. ( SOLDIERS ARE IN A TRAP British Troops Ambushed and Killed by Natives in 8otnaliland. AMERICAN RIFLES DO THE DEADLY WORK Saltan Imports Arms Wrapped In ot. ton and Knrna Reputation as C'onnolsaenr In Calicoes and Shirtings. LONDON, Oct. 21. A letter from an offl cer belonging to the Somallland expedition received bere shows that the British force Is even In a more precarious position than bas been indicated In the official dispatches. The writer says: No one will appreciate this business until It Is too late. VVe are In a regular trap and how we nre aolng to get out we do not krow. We have nad stiflish tights and have lest many men. The worst la that our blacks are flunking and ojr camels have nearlv all been killed or captured. We have next to no water and we are miles from any wells. We have no supplies and nearlv no ammunition. They have captured two of our Maxims. I do not suppose they care at home what happens to us. It is a brutal shame to send us blind Into an ambush like this, t hear fresh troops are coming up and only hope they will come from India. Only Thirty-Three, Kscape. The writer refers Incidentally to some brisk fights, which he apparently presumes was already known of here, and adds: Thirty-three ol us escaped. By Jove, that was a pretty alTalr. We whites stood out, but oh, well, we have too many blacks. Mllltsry men hold the Foreign office re sponsible for the disaster to Colonel Swayne's force. For the sake of economy, they aay, the department accepted raw levies of blacks as trained, disciplined soldiers, while Colonel Swayne's urgent, counsel to establish a per manent military post at Curacao was not followed. Lord Cranborne's statement In the House of Commons has created an uneasy feeling and further news Is eagerly awaited. There is no question that Colonel Swayne's force is now in a most perilous position, as the Mullah will receive large accessions of fighting strength from ' tbe tribes which previously remained passive. An official connected with the Red sea ports. In an Interview published In the Star today, says The mullah and other turbulpnt 'chiefs have been liberally supplied with rifles by Anerlcans and Germans In spite of the British gunboats. The rifles supplied by the Americans were done up as cotton goods. This explains the irequent reference in consular reports to the fondness of the Somallls for American calicoes and shirtings. It Is not calico the Somali wants, but the rifles inside the calico. SIMLA, India, Oct. 21. Tbe Second Bom bay grenadiers, stationed at Mhow (cen tral India), have been ordered to Somali- land. Twelve officers and 400 men of the Twenty-third Bombay infantry will accom pany the Second Grenadiers. The troops will sail tor Somallland Thursday. TALIANS PUNISH PIRATES Red Sea - Culprits Are Cornered by Two Gnnboats and Briskly Bombarded. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 21. Red sea pi rates have been raiding the Island of Dha lak, la the group belonging to. Massowab, capital of the little Italian colony ot Eritrea. Two Italian gunbitals which went la pur suit of them cornered tbe plratee at the island of Mldia. off the, Lobela - (Arabia) coast, which the Italians briskly bombard ed. The gunboats afterward proceeded to Hodelda (the most flourishing seaport ot Ysmen), and demanded reparation. The porte has promised tbe officials of the Ital ian embassy here . to take measures to arrest the culprits. In the meantime the commander of the Italian gunboats threatens, unless prompt reparation is accorded, that be will him self take the action necessary to obtain It. New Wireless System. LONDON. Oct. 21. The Eastern Tele graph company haa equipped its cable ships with a new system of wireless tele graphy, designed by J. E. Maskelyn, jr., for tbo company. He purposes to utilize the ships Is an auxiliary cable service for Inter- Island communication or any other short stretches where tides and rocks unduly shorten the life of a cable. Mr. Maskelyn's system utilizes a closed metallic circuit, both for the sending and receiving station, and a new form of coherer, dispensing with metal filings, claiming that tbe action Is much more delicate and reliable. Why Modify Milk for Infant feeding In tbe uncertain ways of the novice when you can have always with you a supply of Borden's Eagle Brand Con densed Milk, a perfect cow's milk from herds of native breeds, the perfection of infant food? Use. it for tea and coffee. FUNERAL OF HARRY MILLER Large Knmbrr of Friends Attend Obsequies to the Late County Clerk. The funeral of Harry C. Miller, which took place yesterdsy afternoon at 1:30 (rem the Milter heme at 2911 Woolworth avenuei was made an unusually Impressive cere mony by the suddenness ot bis death and by the presence of a legion of friends and rela tives to whom he was dear. Banked high about the walls of the front room and covering the casket, which stood in the center, were the floral testimonials, giving evidence ot the lmmenss numbers to whom this final service csme as a parting from one they loved. Among these was a floral eagle sent by the Fraternal Order ot Eagles, of which the deceased was a mem ber. A pillow of flowers cams from the grain men of the city; a cross of rosea came from tho county commissioners, ths regis ter ot deeds' and county treasurer s offices were represented by an anchor Surmounted by a crescent and topped by a star. Beau tiful designs were sent by all of ths county and city offices and added to these were the personal tributes of hundreds. The Impressive service or tne uainouc church made the spectacle one of vivid ssd ness. At the head of ths caaket 'stood a small crucifix and oa either aide a candle burnsd. Ths services were conducted by Father O'Heara of Bt. Peter's parish and tbe music was furnished by a quartet com possd of Miss Sherman ot Council Bluffs, Miss Bishop, Harry Burkley and Mr. Whesler. "Lead. Kindly Light" and Nearer, My Ood, to Thee." were sung. Tbe remains wsrs taken to Council Bluffs, whs re tbey ware Interred at Falrvlew came tery. Tbe pall bearers were: Frank J. Johnson, W. H. Ounsolus, Frank Dewey. Daniel Butler. T. 8. Boyd and C. J. Bab cock. The honorary pall bearers were Wil liam Sutherland and Abner Wagner. Figprune Cereal Tastes like Coffee Better than Coffee. The secret is la , tbs perfect blending and roasting of fruit and grain. SOLO BY ALL GROCERS. 104 YEARS OLD. Strong, Wealthy and Full of Vigor. Thanks to DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY. 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De mand "Daffy's" sad bo anre to Bet It. It la tho only absolutely pure malt whiskey which contains medicinal, hcalth-srlTlasi ualltles, Look for tho trade mark, "The Old Chemist," ton tho label. The genuine at all druggists and grocers, or direct, tr.OO a bottle. A valuable medical booklet containing symptoms and ueatment of each disease and many testimonials will be sent free to any reader of The - Bee who will write Duffy Malt WhWikey Co., Rochester, N. Y. IRISH MOVEMENT SPREADING Report Shows that Organisation of tho Lesgse Haa 51et with Popnlar Response. BOSTON, Oct. 21. When the convention of tbe United Irish league was called to order today the report of the officers, giving a detailed account of tbe organisation of tbe league, was read: From the time of the inauguration of the league, December i, 1901, the report showed the organization had spread with remark able rspidlty. The report also reviewed the work performed by the various officers. At this point ex-Governor Boulwell ot Massachuetts entered the hall and met with a rousing reception. He was presented to the convention. He said that it was not the first time be had appeared in that hall before an audience ot Irish citizens. He referred to the meeting of Irishmen protesting against the transportation of 8mlth and O'Brien, of which he was chairman. He outlined what bad been done In '45 and 'CO; how in these years he bad written and spoken la the cause of Ireland. He had held that the dissolution ot the British union did not go far enough and be advocated that Ireland, Scotland and Wales each should have an in dependent parliament. The committee on constitution and bylaws reported. Pending the presentation of ths reports Secretary O'Callagban read a bulle tin announcing the ending of the coal strike. Tbe convention voted to send messages of congratulation to President Roosevelt and President Mitchell. The committee on credentials reported 70S delegates st the convention. Mr. J. O. O'Connor of Philadelphia, acting chairman of Jhe committee on ways and means, sub mitted a resolution, that $100,00 be raised within the next six. months for the cause ot Ireland and that this convention pledge Itself for said amount and that after the sum nsmed haa been raised the league guarantees to give dollar for dollar with tbe landlords' fund while the struggle con tinues. The report was adoptsd. DEATH RECORD. Mrs. H. C. Townsend. Tbomas F. Godfrey, city passenger and ticket agent of . tbe Missouri Pacific, re ceived a telegram yesterday afternoon tell ing ot the death of Mrs. H. C- Townsend, wife ot the general passenger and ticket agent of tbe Missouri Pacific, which oc curred at Hotel Oxford, Freiburg. , Me., yes ierday. Tbs remains are to be taken to Bt. Louis, tbe borne of the family, for burial. Mrs. Townsend bad many friends in Omaba, where ber husband is well known, especially among lb" most prominent rsilrosd men. Helena Llngt. BEATRICE, Neb., Oct. 11. (Special.) Mrs. Helena Ling, for twenty-eae years a resident of west Beatrice, died yesterday morning after an illness of several years. Ens was 41 years of ags and Is survived by a family of Ave daughters and one son. TO CI HE A COLD I OWI3 DAT Take LaxatWe Brome Quinine Tablets. This signature at os every bos. J5c. O tfjti, 9 n-mw , , am swmkxt. BOYD'S!isr.f.!i""" THIS AFTERNOON-TONIGHT "ALL OU ACCOUNT OF ELIZA" A Company of '40 People Prices Mst. S5c, u"c, "icj Night. Kc, 60c. TTc. tl.otv . FRIDAY BAT. MAT. AND NIOHT The Best Acting Company In America. A .Tie I U Klngham'a Co. in "A MODERN MAQDALKN." Trices Mat.. i"c to $1.00; Night. Ss to tl.fO; seats on sale. ORIISMtON Telephone Kill. ' . HIGH CUSS VUDEV!LLE MATINEE ANY 25c SEAT TODAY CHILDREN 10c TIHICHT eiilfi. , 10c, 25c, Bftc. 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