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
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7: 10 a m.
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11:30 p. m. Ivl4 Cheyenne)
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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
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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.
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RALPH BULLOCK, 104 TEARS OLD.
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The Lord will surely bless the discoverer
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Caution When yon aak for Daffy's
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the aronnlne. I'nsernpnlona persons,
nilndfnl of the eveellenee of this
preparation, are seeking; continually
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enbstltntes, which, far from relieving;
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mand "Daffy's" sad bo anre to Bet It.
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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.
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