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V t J 6- ."CASE INTERESTS ALL CITIES Buprema Court to Paw on Liability for V DamigM u Result of Quarantine. .STATE EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS jtehraska 'Varsity Eleven I.ankf for a Hard1 . With the Haskell India day. I . (FYoni a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 30. (Special.) Whether or not the authorities of a city or village are responsible for property de stroyed an losses Inflicted by the estab lishment of a quarantine for smallpox la a queatlon that underlies a caae that baa jnat been filed In the supreme court. In 1X99' a smallpox scare overtook the town of Verdon, In Richardson count. Parla P. Bowman was proprietor of a grocery tors and rooming bouse located on ad joining lots. One Thomas Tread way waa ,a roomsr at her house, but In February of the year named he went into the country to wotk. -Borne days after he went away he was taken with smallpox and was taken back to the Bowman home, upon which a quarantine , waa established. This was maintained for four weeks, at the end of which time some $M worth of csrpets and bedding-, were burned. Mrs. Bowman brought suit In Richardson county to re cover (2D0 damages, and at the trial It was proved that the disinfectant used and the general fear of the malady had made much of the stock of groceries ' unsalable. By grsement of the parties the'jury which had been empaneled was discharged and the trial was had to the court, Judge Stull presiding. It resulted in a verdict for Mrs.. Bowman Id the sum of J 150. From this Judgment the village has sp pealed, and Its counsel; Clarence Oilleeple .and Edward Falloon, have filed their Itrtef with the supreme court. In which they ron tend that the law does not warrant, the Judgment.' ' . Resignation In ' the Guard. k Adjutant General Colby has Issued an order accepting the resignation of Captain Phillips of Company H, Second regiment, Nebraska National guard, located at Aurora, conditioned upon bis properly Invoicing to the officer next In rank the property of the company In his charge and directing that an election be called for filling the va . eancy. , . W. R. Bennett Company Knlarsres. W. R. Benneft. tie president of the W. R. Bennett ButMin cnmpany,""hns filed with the secretary of statu' notice .that at a recent meejUiuio? lbe btaxd of directors the capital stock tt. tliP company waa In- creased from"l400 ' 0 to r,oo,0ou. ,1 RlnaalntCt luna ml Teachers. An examination efr professional atate certificates to teach wlfl bs held in the office of the -mats' superiptrniient of public Instruction on Monday and, Tuesday, De h cember 29 and 80. Examinations will also 4 be held June 11, 12 and 13 at the same place and on the same -datea at Grand Island, Norfolk, North Piatt? and all places where union normal institute are In ses sion. Candidates ma take all or a part of the branches at any examination and credit 'Hl be given for satisfactory work in the branches taken. No fee Is required. Fol lowing are' the programa for the(e examina tions: ' - ''lJ' MONDAY, DECEMBER 29.' :00 a. m. Chemistry. 10:30 a. m. fleneral' hlatbrv. i ' 1:30 p. m. English literature. 8:00 p. m.Planrt' trigonometry. -4:30 p. m. Zoology.. .,. ; , . , W B8BATrDE'pTMbR 50! 8:30 a. m. Qeologjv .i 10:00 a. m. Physical geography. 1:30 p m. Intellectual philosophy. 3:30 p. m. Rhetoric. ' . ; .THL'RSpA;. JUNE 11. 10:00 a. m.Chemiuy. . 1:30 p. m. General history. 1:30 p. m. English literature. FRIDAY, JUNE 12. S:0O a. m. Plane trigonometry. 10:00 a. m. Zoology. 1:30 p. nt. Heology. 3:30 p. m. Physical geography. SATURDAY JUNH 13, :00 a. m. Intellectual philosophy. 10:00 a. m. Rhetoric. . The result of the examinations will be made known as soon as the committee In spects the manuscripts, which will require perhaps about a month. ' Look for a Hard Game. The championship of the Missouri valley Will be decided on the university foot ball gridiron Saturday afternoon, when the Has kell Indians and the, University of Nebraska meet. . Neither of these two teams has yet met Kansas, but the Jayhawkers are ad mittedly not in the same class with either team, and for all practical purposes this game will decide which Is 'the strongest team In the valley. The Indiana put It all over Missouri by 40 to 0. while the best Nebraska could do was 12 to 0. Coach Out land of the Indians, however, was one of the officials at the Nebraska-Missouri game and Coach Booth had his men so well in hand that It was not deemed advisable to try any of the ground-gaining devices the Corn buskers have evolved and give Outland a chance to fix up a -way to block them Saturday. - The Indians have an apparent advantage In the tact that the graduate four-year rule does not prevail In the Haskell school and some of the men now playing on the team re former Carlisle Indiana who have been playing foot ball for six and eight years, and are up in every department of the game. Notwithstanding this fact, however, Nebraska beat the redskins last year, and expects to turn the trick this, although It is admitted that the game will be a hard one. i!j-iTr'..i - 11111 i FIRST AID TO THE INJURED Stop Bkecttag ta Cut, prevents Soreness, Stiffness, aoi buM the Wound qofcldy. PARACAMPH nsOLlJTi:LY PREVENTS BLOOD POISOMNQ. Esse a bottta la your bouec, you oecd It every day. Every bottle k fturintasj toiataafy U Ptfacamph ahc shaving. Prevents loicctioo, Ptmpka and Bumps. BOLD ONLY IN 2&o BOa d St OO BOTTLEa JLT QOOD fUH BALE BY KlUK lO, 1STH The Cornhuskers bsve been, doing fine prac tice behind rloeed gates and Coarh Booth Is very well satisfied with their, work. Tha team Is swifter and plays a faster anl harder game than ever, and has the advan tage of playing with a scrub mm that la hut little Inferior. Booth has been putting sll of his first team substitutes Into the second team, snd the latter eleven has made three touchdowns on the 'varsity In the last two weeks. The team will be practically the same as wa put In against Minnesota.' It Is possible that Hunter may be put In at right guard. He la only a freshman, but has already proven himself to be a phenomenal player. He Is big snd strong, but fast and aggres sive. He has already made good on the first team and next year It Is believed he will be a sensational player. Declared Insane. Lee Chamberlain of Tecumaeh, a brother of Charles M. Chamberlain, the abscond ing head of the Chamberlain Banking house, was today adjudged Insane. He had al ready been sent to the asylum. The excit ing cause of Chamberlain's Insanity was the crash at Tecumseh two months ago, which left him not only financially stranded, bnt a heavy debtor. Chamberlain had been a hard drinker for twenty years, according to the testimony, and to this fact primarily his present condition Is due. He waa brought here for treatment at a local sanitarium a few weeks ago, but his propensity tor wan dering off Into any room he could gain ad mittance led to a great fright among the women patients. For hours at time he does nothing but put on and remove his shoes snd Is subject to various delusions. There is no hope for his recovery, his brain being entirely gone. ToseheS for Twenty. Csrl Buchman, who lives at Pool Siding, near Ravenna, was done up for $20 todsy by a confidence man, whose only descrip tion Is that he bad fussy whiskers. It was the same old game of no money and plenty of luggage. Buchman loaned the money on the display by the con man of a $1,000 bilj that he could not get changed. Stroke of Paralysis. R. T. Smith, master mechanic of the northern division of the Burlington, with beadqiiirtera here. Is at home suffering from cerebral embolism, otierwlse known ss a slight attack of paralysis. Mr. Smith has long been prominent in railroad circles. His physicians say that there Is nothing serious In his present condition, but that he will be laid up for weeks. He Is unable to move his right arm at all, while his right leg can be raised only with great difficulty. Two Well Known Men Dead. Rev. R. S. Mockett, father of J. H. Mock ett, general agent for Nebraska ., of Jhe Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance com pany and grandfather of Representative Mockett of Lancaster county,' died at the home of his son today, aged 92 years and 6 months. P. J. Westervelt, father of E. M. Wester velt, right-of-way man for the Burlington system, died here last night. His remains will be taken to his former home at York for burial. He leaves a widow and three children. NEBRASKA MAN DIES SUDDENLY Mayor Dunham of Seward Seised with v y Apoplexy and Lives Only a Few Honrs. DAVENPORT, la., Oct. $0. (Special Tele gram.) J. H. Dunham, mayor of Beward, Neb., died from apoplexy in this city thla morning. He Is a prominent member of the orders of Odd Fellows. United Work men and Modern Woodmen . of his atate, and since Monday had been la Rock Island, 111., attending a meeting of the Nebraska rate readjustment committee. The com mittee finished its work yesterday and In the evening Mr. Dunham and its members came over to Davenport to attend the po litical meeting addressed by Secretary of the Treasury Shaw. After the meeting, as he was standing at the nearest corner wait ing for a street car, in company with A. O. Epperson of Clay Center, Neb., J. W. Bur nett or Omaha and M. B. Putney of York, Neb., Mr. Dunham suddenly staggered and would have fallen had be not been caught by his companions, He was Immediately taken to St. Luke'a hospital, becoming un conscious on the way, and expired this noon. Dr. Ben Schmidt, the hospital sur geon, diagnosed the trouble as 'apoplexy. His wife was telegraphed to and wilt ar rive here tomorrow morning. The Wood men, have taken charge of the body. 8i.i3ar School Convention. YORK, Neb.. Oct. 30. (Special.) There was a large attendance at the annual Sun day school convention of south York county, held at Bethel church near McCool. Tho varioua papers and the discussions which followed were quit Interesting and In structive. Music wss furnished by the Bap tist choir of York under the direction of E. C. Knight. At election of officers I. O. 6tuckey was elected president, George De bord secretary and Arthur Allen treasurer. Boy Thrown from Pony.'; BEATRICE, Neb., Oct. 30. ( Special.) The 14-year-old son of Daniel Moschell, re siding five miles west of this city, was badly Injured yesterday by being thrown from a pony. The chances for the lad's recovery are favorable. Firemen Give BEATRICE, Neb.. Oct. Ball. 30. (Special.) The Beatrice volunteer firemen gave a grand ball at the Auditorium last night. About fifty couples attanded. Jenkins' or chestra furnished the music. A Sharp Knife Cuts quicker and deeper than a dull one, but either will make a painful, bleeding, dangerous wound. DBUQCZSTS. All DOIGLAS ITS., OX AHA. TITK OMAHA DAILY HEE: Fill DAY, OCTOBER 31, 1002 InIEGENFIND TELLS STORY Swears that Both of His Victim Assaulted Him with a Pitchfork. SAYS HE ONLY SHOT IN SELF DEFENSE Witnesses Ala Introduced for the Pnrposo of ProvlnsT that the Defendaat Was of Is. aoaad Mind. PIERCE, Neb., Oct. 30. (Special Tele gram.) Sheriff Jones was on the stand for the state last night and testified as to the conversation he had with Ootlleb Nle genfind as he and his deputy were tsklng him to Blair after he had been captured by the men from Winslde. He said that Nlegenflnd told blm that he shot Mrs. Anna Peters four times. He shot her once after she fell down. The two children of Mrs. Peters, August snd Esther, were also on the stand dur ing the evening. Esther testified that the was in the house when the shooting com menced and she looked out of the window and saw Nlegenflnd shooting at her grand father. The testimony of the boy was also well given. t The state introduced witnesses to prove that the crime was premeditated, that Nle genflnd had said long before the tragedy occurred he would kill the Breyera. F. J. Miller, proprietor of the Pierce meat mar ket, testified that while hs was out at Breyers' bouse doing some butchering Nle genflnd told him all his troubles. Ho told Miller he hsd a mind to kill the Breyers, but Miller told him that would do him no good, for be would be put behind the bars for it. Then Nlegenflnd said that he would wait until Breyer had stacked his grain and then he would come back and burn his stacks. The prosecution rested at 9:35 this fore noon and the defense commenced to Intro duce testimony. They attempted to get In testimony from the friends of Nlegen flnd In which they advised him to go to the Breyer house and asked to see the baby boy. This testimony the judge ruled ont. Nlegeflnd was placed on the stand and examined by Attorney Kelley, after which he waa cross-exsmlned by Judge Jackson. Tells of the ShootlnaT. He told where he had been since the divorce proceedings were commenced. In referring to the night of the murder he said be went into the barnyard and spoke to Breyer, but Breyer told him, with an oath, to leave the place. Breyer made for him with a pitchfork and backed hlm-lnto a corner, where he had to lire at Breyer in self-defense. He said he fired twice. Breyer's wife appeared on the scene at this time and he fired twice more at Breyer and, as Mrs. Breyer was trying to help her husband, one of the bullets might have struck her. He then went to the north east corner of the barn and took out the empty cholls and reloaded. Judge Jackson asked htm why he re loaded his revolver. Nlegenflnd said that he was afraid that someone might be lying In wait for him and be wanted to be prepared. On the north aide of the barn he met his wife with a fork in her hands. She made for him and he shot her in self defense also. He denied that he did any thing to her person. He only took the pitchfork and stood It against the north side of the barn. In referring to his capture by tha men from Winslde and the farmhands he said that the posse fired first and that he fired In self-defense. Nlegenflnd was still on the atand when court adjourned at 11:80. In the afternoon session, after. Nlegen flnd had finished his cross-examination. court was adjourned for an hour to allow the defense time to procure expert testi mony on insanity cases. v Robbers Tske Nothing Cash. - YORK. Neb., Oct. 30. (Special.) Last night someone broke Into the drug store of William Boyer and stole about $40 in cash. Nothing else was taken. They entered the store through a cellar window and took the money out of a drawer in the prescription case. Mr. Boyer says that no one would have found or thought of finding the money In this drawer and that whoever took It must hsve been a loafer and believes that It was stolen by someone living In York. Grand Ialnnsl Takes Little Interest. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Oct. SO. (Spe cial.) Congressman A. C. Shallenberger ad dressed a small audience at the Ancient Order of United Workmen hall last evening. Notwithstanding that a matter of particu lar local Interest has created considerable Woman's Work in Club The quarterly meeting of the Woman'a auxiliary of the Episcopal church of Ne braska will be held In Plattsmouth todsy and a delegation of about thirty women representing all the Episcopal parishes of the city will be in attendance. In addition to these there are to be representatives from Lincoln, Blair, Ashland and South Omaha. Bishop A. L. Wllltsms, Rev. J. F. Wise of South Omaha and Alfred Seldon, recently returned from Alaska, are to be among the speakers of the day. Mrs. Or cutt of Lincoln will spesk on "Why the Auxiliary Should Appeal to the Women of the Church." The morning session will be devoted to business snd the afternoon to the missionary meeting. At 4 o'clock Mrs. A. U Wllliama will addreas the Junior auxiliary. Luncheon will be served tha visiting women at noon by the women of Plattsmouth. Mrs. Albert Noe of Omaha Is president of the auxiliary; Mrs. A. L. Wll liama, first vice president; Mrs. Samuel Kales of Ashland, second vice president; Mrs. J. Q. Floyd of )maha, secretary, and Mrs. Slosn of South Omaha, treasurer. The temperance classes supported by the Women's ' Christian Temperance union opened thia week at the Tenth Street mis sion. The industrial classes and mothers' meetings began their work several weeks ago. The Dundee Woman's club held Its regu lar meeting on Wednesday afternoon at thi home of Mrs. Barr, Ha secretary, who ws also leader of the afternoon. A very -enjoyable program was presented, the state federation meeting and work furnishing the subject. Mrs. C. 8. Loblngler spoke on the general work of the federation, Mrs. Tilden reported the Columbus meeting and Mrs. Draper Smith of the benefits to be derived by the individual club from membership in the state organisation. Mrs. H. D. Neely, nowly elected vice president of the Second congressional district, gave an outline .of the work as planned for the coming year. Ur-dames Hewitt and Akin, also of the Omaha Woman'a club, were guests also. Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting. . The monthly meeting of the board of di rectors of the Young Women's Christian association mill be held on Saturday morn ing In the association rooms at 10 o'clock. The first of the series of talks arranged. for the winter by the educational .department will be given on Monday evening. Novem ber 10. Mra. Harriet MacMurphy will speak on "The Building l of the Body," Interest as to what Mr. Sballenberger was to say not over 2M people attended, dem onstrating that people have no time for politics. ALL FOR THE LOVE OF A GIRL Joab Jones rnnrts, la Rejected sal Commits Rnlrlde All In Three Days. LINCOLN, Oct. 30. (Speelsl Telegram.) After an acquaintance of four days, Joab Jones committed suicide at o'clock to night for love of Mattie Gross. Jones was an Itinerant vender Of stove polish, and Mattie Is a chambermaid at ths Boyd hotel. They met first last Sunday, and the girl yesterdsy passed him up for drunkenness. Tonight he took carbolic acid in a rooming bouse at 123 South Tenth street and was dead before medical aid could reach blm. He had told aeveral of his friends what he Intended doing and had shown them the bottle of poison, telling them that he was going to die because Mattie had thrown him over. Among his effecta was an honorable discharge from Company H, Fourteenth Vnlted Statea Infantry, with which he had aerved three years In Manila. He also carried very commendatory letters from Major William B. McReynolds, under whom he served In the quartermaster's ' depart ment. He has a wife In Macomb, 111., who was seeking a divorce, three sisters In Burlington, la., and an uncle, J. B. Stand ard, at Holdrege. Neb. He left a letter addressed to Irene Jones, Burlington, la., explaining his act as above. Mattie Gross came to Lincoln from Falrbury. BRYAN NOT SUCH A MAGNET Small Crowd Leader Greets the en His Visit Hebron. Peerless to HEBRON. Neb., Oct. 30. (Special Tele gram.) Hon. W. J. Bryan opened the fu sion campaign here this afternoon with an open-air address. ' Great preparations had been made for this event, yet a very small crowd, composed mostly of women and school children, greeted the speaker. Mr. Bryan discussed state Issues, the stiver question, trusts and tariff revision. He then made a grand appeal to his hearers to support the entire fusion ticket. Fsslos Blowont at Ord. ORD. Neb.. Oct. 30. (Special.) The only democratic blowout attempted here this year was pulled off last night and was quite a success. The North Loup band helped to get out the inevitable small boy in full force, and when the band had finally ad journed to the court room and played a couple of selections the house was well filled. The audience was fully two-thirds women and children, and many republicans attended. The democratic leaders were all there from Ord and surrounding country. General Barry, democratic nominee for con gress, first addressed the meeting. Hon. W. H. Thompson then squared himself and roasted the fellows who said he bad never htd a pass. Not the Man Wanted. 8TANTON, Neb.. Oct. 30. (Special.) Sheriff King of Stanton county was notified that Welch Lowry, who Is wanted here on a charge of criminal assault and also for burglary, had- been captured at Onawa, la., and was being held by the officers at that place. A photograph was forwarded by mall. It waa received yesterday, and be yond a doubt a mistake has been made, as the photograph bears not the slightest resemblaince to Welch. LO wry, for whose arrest a reward of $500' la offered. ' Allen Draws BmaJI .Crowd. - LOUP CITY. Neb.. Oct.! 30. (8pectal.) Ex-Senator W. V. Allen spoke at Tammany hall here last night on political Issues from a populist standpoint and had less than 100 hearers-, Including women and children. The populists are! sending in their big guns this closing week In order to try and mend the fences of a falling cause In this county. Workmen Celebrnte Anniversary. CLAY CENTER, Neb., Oct. SO. (Special.) Clay Center lodge No. 75, Ancient Order of United Workmen, assisted by the Degree of Honor, last evening celebrated the thirty-fourth anniversary of the institution of the order by a literary and musical pro gram, followed by a splendid banquet. Norrls Brown at Lanrel. LAUREL, Neb., Oct. 30. (Special Tele gram.) Hon. Norrls Brown of Kearney discussed politics to a large audience last night at Everett Walte'a hall. Mr. Brown eloquently disposed of the fallacies and her talk will -be demonstrated by the use of the chafing dish. No admission will be charged members of the association. Three seta of ping pong have been pur chased this week and the secretary expects to have the tables ready for use by the early part of next week. The Margaret Fuller literary of South branch baa taken up the study of thvi "Merchant of Venice" and Miss Edith To bltt of the public library will review It with the class when they have finished the study. Evangelist James Small has been secured for a series of talks at the branch to be given every Monday evening tor a month. On last Monday evening be spoke and waa assisted by Mr. Hustlo, the sing ing evangelist, and on next Monday even ing Mrs. Princess Long will assist him. On Monday evening, November 17, Mr. T. H. Harbour will deliver a lecture on "Blessed by Humor" in the auditorium of the First Congregational church. The lec ture Is to be given under the auspices of the Woman'a club, the proceeds to go to the building fund of the Young Women's Christian association. The current topics department of the Woman'a club commenced its work yester day morning, the gathering filling the east parlor. Mrs. W. H. Wilbur Is the leader of the department and Miss Josephine Mc Hugh Is secretary. The early part of the meeting was devoted to a review of the topics of interest that came up during the s'jmmerr these being brought uj and re viewed in ten short papers by some of the women. The department will furnish the program tor. the open meeting of the club on Monday. Mra. Mary Moody Pugh has been ap pointed to the chair of domestic science at Bellevue college and will begin ber work there the first of the month. This an nouncement has been received with pleasurs by the club women of the state, among whocd Mrs. Pugh baa done so much in the interest of household economics. Mrs. Pugh wss tor a number of years leader of the household economics department of tha Woman's club and until this year has been vice president of the National Household Economics sssoclation. Mesdames John Harmann, J. C. Hammond and H. L. Beard were hostesses at the ken slngton of ths household economics depart ment held In the club rooms on Wednes day afternoon. The attendance waa good and the afternoon was pleasantly spent at A guessing contest. There was also musla ouombor Occombor . DIAU Colorado Kansas Utah Wyoming Alabama BBS of tusionlsts. He paid hts respects to the tariff and trust questions, discussed state candidates and state and national Issues. He frequently was Interrupted by hearty applause. Mr. Brown made votes for the republicans. PYTHIAN SISTERHOOD ELECTS State Grand Assembly Completes m Two Days' Session at Lincoln. LINCOLN, Oct. 30. (Special Telegram.) The grand assembly of the Pythian Sister hood terminated a two days' session here this afternoon with the election of the fol lowing officers: Past grand chancellor, Mrs. H. P. Stlne, Lincoln; grand chancellor, Mrs. John Harroh. Lincoln; grand vice chancellor, Mrs. G. O. Smith, Havelock; grand prelate, Mrs. William Lawler, Lin coln; grand mistress of the exchequer, Mrs. J. M. Tenant, Hastings; grand mistress at arms, Mrs. A. N. Knapp, Havelock; grand assistant mistress at arms, Mrs. Walter Hamilton, Lincoln; grand inside guard, Mrs. McNurlln, Havelock; grand outside guard. Mrs. J. C. Williams, Hastings; grand trus tees, Mrs. Helen M. Rowan of Ravenna, Mrs. J. C. Walrath of Hastings aud Mra. I. L. Strong of Holdrege. There are four local assemblies In the state with a mem bership of 300 and one Is soon to be Insti tuted in Omaha. Lodace litres Entertainment. BEATRICE, Neb., Oct. 30. (Special.) Minah Rebekah lodge No. 113 held a very enjoyable and largely attended banquet In Le Pardevln hall last night. Dainty re freshments were served and the affair throughout was a most delightful one. Stark Does Not Draw Well. WYMORE. Neb., Oct. 30. (8peclal.) Congressman Stark apoke to a amall audi- and Charity by Miss Ingred Pedersen, followed by light refreshments served by members of the department. For some time the depart ment has maintained the cooking classes at the Tenth atreet city mission, raising their funds by these kenstngtons. This fall there has been some question of the ad visability of resuming this work and sev eral pinna have been proposed Instead. One that seemed to meet especial approval among the women was that of taking some friendless little girl and raising and edu cating her. The women are to consider this plan for a time before anything defi nite la decided upon. Among the newer organizations to be added to the list of local clubs is the Woman'a Club of the Railway Mall Service of Omaha and Council Bluffs. It is an auxiliary to the women's auxiliary of the National Association of Railway Postal Clerks, of which Mrs. F. H. Cole of Omaha has recently been re-elected president, and has recently become a member of the Ne braska Federation of Women'a Clubs. Ths club haa a membership of forty-three women. Its object being to promote socia bility among the families of postsl clerks and only women connected with the fami lies of clerks or ex-clerks are eligible to membership. Aside from its officers there sre several committees, among them a courtesy commlttet, whose duty it Is to visit all the strangers and aldk among the sick familiea ot postal clerks. Meetings sre held monthly at the homes of the vari oua members. In alphabetical order. The dues of the club are 11. B0 per year, payable semi-annually. In addition to the social side of the organization, the women have made a thorough study of civil service re form, not only in the United States, but in other countries ss well, and with the agitation of this subject among club women generally the Nebraska Federation feels Ibat tbess women will be a valuable ac quisition to the organization, especially In promoting this work. Last season civil service reform was the only study of the club, but It has been decided to tske up the study of domestic science this year also. The officers for thia year are: Presl dent, Mrs. J. W. Taylor: first vice presi dent. Mrs. C. W. Mullford; second vies president, Mrs. Thomas I'heney; recording- secretary. Mrs. A. C. Rawson; correspond ing secretary, Mrs. L. O. Phillpps; treas brer, Mrs. J. M. Reynolds. The October meeting was held on Wednesday afternoon at the home ot Mrs. G. H. Worley of 2714 Decatur street, and after the transaction or business a pleasant social hour was an joyed. I r I ram Plus S2 Cam! 13 2 and i to All Points In and to liany Points In NEBRASKA Arizona Arkansas Louisiana Hew Mexico Tennessee Florida ence here last night. He made a long, rambling talk of two hours or more, In which he avoided the Issues of the cam paign as much as possible. His efforts awakened but little enthusiasm. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Large Hanker of Raral Free Delivery Routes Established In Iowa. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. (Special Tele gram.) Postmasters appointed: Nebraska John T. Minor, Dunning, Blaine county, vice F. H. Field, resigned. Iowa Frank L. Benish, Bolan, Worth county; Don C. Adams, Seneca, Kossuth county. The following rural free delivery routes will! .be. established .December 1: Iowa Anamosa, Jones county, one additional; area covered, twenty-two square miles: population served. 504. ChelBea, Tama county, three routes; area, eighty square miles; population, 1,369. Ellsworth Hamil ton county, two routes; area, fifty-seven square miles; population, 918. Hedrlck. Keokuk county, two additional; area, thirty- two square miles; population, 1,040. Key stone, Benton county, one additional; area, twenty-four square miles; population, 432. Montlcello, Jones county, two additional; area, sixty-five square miles; population, 1,044. Newton, Jasper county two addi tional; area, thirty-five square miles; pop ulation, 1,050. Robins, Linn county, one additional; area, thirty square miles; pop ulation, 504. Scarsboro, Poweshiek county, one route; area, twenty-three square miles; population, 490. South Dakota MUlbank, Grant county, (wo additional; area, seventy-seven square miles; population, 850. The postofflces at Praha. Colfax county: North Star, Nance, and Olnes, Boone county, Neb., have been ordered discon tinued. Philip P. Bliss has been appointed sub stitute letter carrier at Red Oak, la. FATAL COLLISION WITH CAR Man Worrying; About His Slek Wife Drives Across Track and Is Killed. YPSILANTI, Mich., Oct. 30. Joseph Fin- ton, a retired farmer, and his 6-year-old grandson. Ford Finton, were struck and killed by a Detroit, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor ft Jackson electric suburban car a few miles from here today. They were on tbelr way to the city and drove across the track directly In front of the approaching car. Mr. Finton'a wife la dangerously ill, and It Is supposed that hs was worrying about her and failed to notice the car. A woman In a nearby house saw ths accident reflected In a mirror. A BREATH OF PINK BALSAM IN EVERY CAKE. TlEraTM TEXAS Ticliots: I502Farnam St I HPI'i' li I 'I"; XX i ..inn in l ' "IS HaRFINl 0 A P, sold at leading druggists. Sfio. per cake or S cakes f or (So. Mailed on receipt of price by HAY bhECLALTltd CO., t I Latsyette Btreet, Newark. V. J. Free Cake Harfina Soap HARFINA OAP AND HAY'S HAIR HEALTH sold by the followlnS eruulstes- OMAHA-SHKRMAN McCONNELL. lOlM II. I.l KKS-MORUN. Ui Broadway; DellAVEN. UROW.N, &:7 Main; WHEKLEY. 41 Broadway tali Trip. . la Kentucky Mississippi North Carolina Virginia South Carolina MONUMENTS ARE ONLY HUTS Built by Alaskan Indians and Not by Russian Surveyor. COMMON ABODE OF WARRING TRIBES Placo Where Sworn' Enemies Conld Meet and Make mm Eichaatt of Fsri for Mora Neees. ary Articles. VICTORIA. B. C Oct, 30. Archibald Cameron, road superintendent, who has just arrived hero from Porcupine, says tho lino of boundary monuments alleged to have been discovered and. stated to bo tho de marcation of the Alaskan boundary are the ruins of stone huts built by the Indians of the Interior, where they met those ot tha coast on a neutral ground about sixty-eight miles from tidewater and about ten miles beyond the timber jlne. Ho describes the origin of the huts as follows: The Indians of the coast and those ot the Interior were Jealous ot each other. In fact were hereditary foes, and it waa after gen erations ot bitter feud that an armed truco was established between them. Before the arrangement of this' aboriginal modus Vi vendi the interior or Stick Indians were not allowed to hunt or trap on the Pacific slope, the coast or Cbilas Indians holding all the territory which lies between tho sea and the mountains as their particular reaerve. When the Russians established trading posts on tbe coast of Alaska the Chllas sent envoys to the Sticks and proposed pesce terms eo that their furs could be exchanged. A truce was made by which the Sticks were allowed to come across the divide laden with 'furs to a certain point, where tho Chllas met them with a stock of goods from the storehouses of the Russians, and there at stated times of the year a great Indian fair was held. Tbe meeting place waa outside of the tim ber line, and as no wood wss available, the Indians built stone huts of tbo most primi tive constructions, aad these huts - were used in common year after year, by tho traders. These were the so-called monu ments. SIX MINERS ARE INJURED Prematnre Blast In the Walpole, Michigan, Mine Canses Serlons Accident. IRON MOUNTAIN. Mich., Oct. 80. Six miners wera seriously Injured by a prema ture blast In tbe Walpole mine last even ing. The Injured: Captain Ben Martin. Charles Anderson, William Beard, Ed Williams, Charles 8ordon and one other unknown. fkt flnd MARFINA India i'lvll pfiMbl (or shaving-, u shampoo, to keep the hair and beard In fine condition, and to remove and cure dandruff. WnmPn recommend WUIIlCIl MAR PI N A highly a hair wash, lor all sanative purposes, for the eradication of black pimples, freckles. moth patches, liver pots, to atop hair talllns and to make the akin soft, clear cod beautiful. Children In their baths are much benefited by Its um, aa It keeps the pores open and the skin free from blcmUb. Bableslrs healthy If washed with MAR FINA, the best toilet and com- exlon soap In the world. Pre vents chafing. aad a book telling bow to have beautiful nair ana complexion, sent lor zo- stamp M cover postage, by Hay BpeuialUes Co. X6th and Dodge; KL'HN A CO., loth sad iXi Central Broadway 1