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TIIE OMAHA DAILY HEK: 3IONDAT. DJtUHMHKU 22 1002. SWS CURRENT NEWS OF IOWA. 8 i COUNCIL FIND A FAMILY. STARVING Woman and Toir Children Absolntelj Des titnts of Food and FneL LEFT IN AN OLD HOUSE BY THREE MEN Folic raable Obtala (ram Wemaa Amy la format la Itefardlaa- tk Ideatlty ( the Mel ar Whera 8he Came from. The attention of th police was called yesterday to pitiable case of destitution at 495 Franklin avenoe, where a woman with four, small children were found to be almost starving. The place, a mere shack, was without furniture and the occupants bad only a few old sacks and rags to sleep on. They were absolutely without any means of heating; the one room and there vii not even a crust of bread In the place. The woman and the children were left at the shack Wednesday night by three men, who drove off in a covered wagon and have not been seen since. When an ofOcer called at the place last evening the woman re fused point blank to give any Information to where she and the children came from or who the men were who brought her here. Temporary relief was afforded the woman and children and the police will make a further Investigation of tha case today. ' Hand mirrors, nicest in town, at Morgan A Dickey's, 142 Broadway. TROUBLE OVER EXPRESSMEN Arrest ( Six of Them Briars the Mat tea ( Staadlas Plae to Coart. I The six expressmen who were arrested last Wednesday at the instance of McKJn ley Lower, proprietors of the barber shop' at the corner of Main atreet and Broadway, ana cnargea witn maintaining a nuisance I bt stannic tneir wacona ana teams at that corner, will have a hearing In police The question of selecting a suitable place where tha expressmen, who pay the city a license for carrying on their business, may stand Is to be taken up at a meeting this . evening of the committee of the whole city council. It Is possible that the cases In police court will be continued, awaiting the result of the meeting of the aldermen. Mayor Morgan, In discussing the matter yesterday, stated the solution of the prob lem was a most difficult one. He believed that while the city demanded tha express men should pay a license, It ought in re turn to provide some place whera they could stand their teams and wagons, but buslneks men generally objected to having the 'wagons stand in front of their places. For years the expressmen have kept their wagons on North Main atreet, thla being tha most central location, but occupants of the abutting property have made frequent complaints and now insist that the city offl- ..clals have them removed elsewhere. The ordinance governing the 'matter provides , that no expressman can stand hie wagon and team In front of any place" of business WUOOUl nrsi ooiaimng iuo couseui oi iue Dr Beth Crag of. tn)( cUy ha been occupant of such place. appointed ald-de-camp on the staff of Nu ll baa been suggested that some ot the tlonal Commander Stewart of the Grand . ,,, ,K, ... ,v. ; Army of the Republic. Dr. Crajg is a expressmen stand their wagons at the In- ; vettran o tna MeIican and clv, WBra. tersectlon ot Pearl and Main streets and j The marriag.e of Miss Adele Myers 'and others in the haymarket back of the city Frank J. Cappell will take place Wednes bulldlng, but they object to this proposl- day evening at the home of the bride's . , . , . , . . . . mother on Park avenue. Rev. W. 8. tlon, claiming there Is not sufficient room Barnes of the First Presbyterian church In the haymarket and that the location at will officiate. Pearl and Main streets Is not sufficiently j central. A Free Heatlaa- Stove. tw.. ..' h,.. v..e en.l Wm W.lrh ! . . . , .,.-, j . ,t. t 6 North Main street, and he will ex- plaln to you bow you can get a One Round Oak heating stove without costing you a ... ii . penny. Phone. IZi. . .'.,,.,. nniinuiu a r n NEW LIGHTING COMPANY A GO a ( tha Promotera Speaks Eaeoar- .. ' -"' ' . tha Katerprlse. There will be aomethlna definite doing : within six weeks or two months at the , ""' offered here. Petersen Bcnoenlng latest," was the statement made yester- j Coa, thIeve, ,ucceea(, , carryln, away day by one of the men Interested in the nearly half a ton ot anthracite from a formation of a local gas and .electric light- hd on the premises of Robert Jones at tho . . ii. ,,i. ... K. corner of Harrison street and Washington Ing company. He stated further that he avenue. Jones Is a member of the Hre de had no doubt that the company would be partmcnt and consequently Is home but tully organised within the next few months, little. It is said that there Is ample capital 8rh Elisabeth, the Infant daughter of back of the movement. -and In addition to ?0Twnitfp, MM"lllaJ- cBunfy' the local men Interested at least one If net aged 1 year. The funeral will be held this two Chicago promotera have expressed a morning at 10 o'clock from the family resl- . . ... .v . ' dence. Just over the county line, and In- sestre to get In on the ground floor. One termenr will be In West Oak township mt the Chicago men was here two years cemetery. ago with a proposition when the city's con- Reliable, the same old shoe store. In the tract for the pub.lo lighting was on th. .idurS,-chv.h-on-b '"he market. At that time this Chicago pro- ahoa man, still continues. The reason niokr waa desirous ot organixlng a local good, honest shoes and one price. Look for company, but hi. plan. wer. tru.tr.ted by h VIV.V." .W' " ,Vnt ,0 do the Bluff City Oas and Electric company securing a iraacmae ana isier asaiguiug n. with the city', contract for street lighting .-a tr.i...i T to the Cltljoos' Oas and Electrlo company, Ping pong and all kind of games at Mor gan A Dickey'., 142 Broadway. Gravel roofing. A. H. Reld. li Main St. laablo to Ideality Victim. The man htbo waa run down and killed the avowed Intention of ending his life Saturday evening by a Wabash switch en- ,h'r- w" taken Into custody by tho .In. .1 ITl.hteenth iv.mi. and Eleventh Pouc- lnce the death Of his Wife, four glue at Eighteenth avenue ana Eleventh Jeara ag0 Meehan haj, b.Bn despondent. atreet had not been identified up to last . Tne Bchllta Brewing company, after lltl- ttlght, although the body was Viewed by gallon laattng several years, has paid into over 100 persons yesterday. Many of those curt tna Judgment for St.2l4.3x obtained by ... V. ,h. .,. ' . '.,ln .v.. Attorney John Llndt for the rent of the who Viewed the remain, were certain they lo)n building on West Broadway erected trequently had seen the man, but were tin- by the brewing company but title to able to give his name. James S. Blsnch- which was aftva. several trials In the dls- . . .., - 1Vl. U.-.K..I. .... ... trlct and supreme courts secured by Llndt. rd, local agent of the Wabash, used every , Tnl Judm:fU waa tttr rent of the buliaina; effort yesterday to discover the man's during the period of the litigation when It Identity, but without, result The dead wu occupied by events ot the brewing man wa. of medium height and thick aet. cc,rap"yi . . ' T . '' H. h.4 hrown hair and brown mou.t.che. i i.UkUW t"v2 The black soft hat ha wore bore the trade bar on a charge pf seining In Lake Man mark of th. Continental Clothing- company ' u" the city, and Is now said r,.w. ... . . ; ' to be securing evidence against several ot Omaha. He wore an overcoat, but no (maha aponsiuen. who. It Is alleged, have undercoat; two vests, pant and overalls been hunting In this section of the state and heavy shoes and rubbers. Coroner without complying with the Iowa game Treynor will hold an Inquest thla morning '" ."Th"' i,!.U,"r " t o'clock at Culler', undertaking rooms. - All Photos Takes. At Schmidt', before December 23 will be flniahed before Christmas, sure. " IwjplvBicBt Mea to Dlae. The Council Bluff and Omaha Imple ment and Vehicle Dealers' club will hold th first of it. monthly banquet, tor thl. .i on tonight at the Grand hotel. The club during the winter seasons holds It. LEWIS CUTLER atORTIClAN. P.srl at . Pound! yhn BLUFFS; meetings and banquets alternately each In thla city and Omaha. Tonight's session being the opening one for the winter, a large atehdance Is expected and elaborate arrangements have been made by the com mittee for the entertainment of the mem bers.' Plumbing and heating. . Blxby aY Son. K. T Plumbing Co., telephone 256. MIXOR MESTIOS. . i Davis sells drugs. v Stockert sells carpets and rugs. Kxpert watch repairing. Leffert, 4 Bway. Skates for boys and girls are cheap at Petersen A Schoenlng Co. Burnt vood and leather goods. C,-"E. Alexander A Ca., 333 Broadway. George Treynor of Osceola, la.. Is In the city to spend Christmas with relatives. 4 Mra. Julia Hughes has gone to Fremont, Neb., to spend the Christmas vacation with friends. The Lady Maccabees will meet Tuesday afternoon In their new hall In the Brown building. We are headquarters for glass of all kinds. Bee us before you buy. C. B. Paint, OH and Glass Co. Mra. Schmoller of Turley's Glen hns been called to Hradford, Pa., by the s-rlous Illnegs of her mother. Mrs. F. M. South and daughter of Chicago are visiting Mrs. South', mother, Mrs. Powder, for the holidays. Mrs. W. C. James left last evening for Chicago, to spend the holidays with her daughter. Mrs. Alfred B. Katun. t Mr. and Mrs. W. 8.' Cans alid tfnn Ellis will leave Tuesday for Lincoln, Neb., to spend Christmas with relatives. , Mrs. Holoomb of Watervllle, N. T.. has arrived, to spend Christmas with her daughter, Mrs. John N. Baldwin. . Mrs. Herbert A. Robinson of Kenosha, Wis., has arrived, to spend the awllday with her mother on Fifth avenue. Mrs. William Huron. Mfss Fay Edendahl and Mls Bessie Blxby of Boone, la., are guests or Mrs. rTann toKipton ot Avenue a. Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Ray, formerly of this I city, now residents' of Chicago; are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. U. Dawson ot (Seventh avenue. I Miss Frances Wright, teacher In the ! iiioomer scnooi Kindergarten, will leave to day or Lodge Pole, Neb., to apend Christ mas with friends. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Shepard of Sycamore, 111., have arrived, to Spend the holidays with Mrs. Bhepard's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Gleason of Park avenue. John Lindt left Saturday for Chicago to meet his daughter, Dr. Harriet L. Llndt of South Bend, Ind , who will return with, him to spend the holidays here. A handsome piece of furniture always Is acceptable aa a gift It not only pleases th recipient, but stand as a lasting remem brance. Petersen A Schoenlng Co. The Benedictine sinters In charge of St. Peter's parochial school will leave this week for Atchison, Kan., to spend tho Christmas vacation at the mother home. Miss Ethel Lemen Is home from Boston, where she Is a student at the Emerson School of Oratory, to spend the holidays with her father. Rev. J. G. Lemen, at the Christian Home. Ben Auld, former member of the County Board of Supervisors, who left this part of the country rather suddenly about a year ago. Is reported to have returned to his home near Qrlswold. Your children should have a sled; It prompts them to go outdoors; nothing Is better than freah air, It saves doctor's hills. Our line of sleds Is complete and cheap. Petersen A Schoenlng Co. Miss Claire Zlmmer of Butte, Mont., who Is a student at the Sacred Heart convent in Omaha, will spend the Christmas holi days with her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Gerner of this city. , Miss Ella Wirt arrived yesterday from Plattsmouth, Neb., where she Is a teacher In the high school, to spend the Christmas Wirt ?! WUIoTavue11"- We can't jolly you up and pat you on the back and make you think you are all right as well as some of our competitors, but if you want good, honest snoes, one price, and get wnat you pay tor, twrgeni CRn k1n them all The Echoes, a magazine conducted by the ,tuden of the hBlBn schooli has cee- brated its first anniversary by appearing as a special Christmas number. The cover design la a very clever bit of work by Alfred Hanchett of the senior class. Fred Smith, claiming Champaign, 111., as home, fell In a fit Saturday evening at ins turner oi orvpnin avenue ana Devenin street and waa taken to Bt. Bernard's hos pital In the police ambulance. He Is thought by the police to be mentally deranged. Buy now Is our advice to those who want the choicest, most desirable gift goods early buyers get best choice. Don't know whst to a-lve nothlnar will helj you decide quicker than seeing the thousand and one The. furniture atore Isn't half big enough iu mow on an its pretty tninga. Tnese ""'my " aressing tsti es wouldn t be here now If It were. All new patterns. mostly with shared mlrruu and atunrim-ria and Tench legs just the sort of Christmas present a girl would like for her room. Petersen A Bchoenlng Co. C. F. Meehan, a carpenter, la being de tained at the city la II to, prevent him tak ing ins me. Baiuruay evening Meehan, I who, It la said, had been drinking heavily. purcnasea two ouices or laudanum and was about to board a car tor Omaha with Omaha hunters whom he is after or give any iniormaiwn aa to wno is employing him. Fine line of box stationery at Morgan A Dickey's. 141 Broadway. Fatal t aarrel Over Heat, SIOUX CITY. Ia.. Dec. St. At George. la.. August Bunge shot and mortally wounded Helmer Deboor a. a result of a quarrel ever rent of land. Bunge la under arrest. Both men were, farmers. Terr Rear a Crlaae. To allow constipation to poison, your body. Dr. King'. Nw Life Pill. cure. U and build, up your health or so pay. 25a Tot sale by Kuha AC. RENAMING PROVES "POPULAR Onarddmea of Later Daj Like tha Change from Volunteer Number. CONVICTED MURDERER WANTS NEW TRIAL Claaa Troablea at State ralverslty la War of Settlemeat School Ceaaaa Shows a Decrease la School Chlldrea. (From a Staff Correspondent.) . DE3 MOINES, Dec' . (Special.) The renaming of the guard regiment, of Iowa, as made recently by tbe adjutant general by order of the governor, ha. proved the mo.t popular thing for the betterment of the militia service devised In recent years. The four regiments. Instead of being tho Forty-ninth to Fifty-second Inclusive, are now the Fifty-third to Fifty-sixth Inclu sive. Originally the guard regiments were First to Fourth, but after the reorganisa tion, because of the service in tbe Cuban war, the regiments were given the same numbering as the regiment. In the volunteer service, tbe plea for thl. being that many of the men who were In the United States volunteer service would stay with the regi ments In the guard. This proved to be the most unfortunate thing that could have been done, for those companies In which the veteran volunteer, dominated proved to be most troublesome, as all the men who had seen service wanted pommlsstons and crowded out the younger and newer mem bers. The abandonment of the numbering which has been used now about three years has been well received. Adjutant General Byers has received letter, of congratula tion from many of the officer, of the guard, and not one complaint, either by letter or orally. Under the new arrangement there will be no danger of confusion of the pres ent guard companies with the Iowa volun teer companie. and regiments. Thl. pleases the volunteers who have not gone into the guard and the guardsmen who were not in the volunteer service. At tbe time of renaming the regiment, some of tbe com panie were moved from on regiment to another, so aa to better group the com panie in regiments on sectional lines, and these changes have caused - no protest, though an effort to make some changes of this character last year raised a storm. General Byers 1. now confident the Iowa National guard will gain rapidly in strength and Importance and that It will be com paratively easy to maintain the companies of tbe four regiments. There are two va cancies now one in the . Flfty-tblrd and one in the Fifty-fifth and these will be filled some time during the winter. Gen eral Byers goes to Washington after the holidays and will work with the Iowa dele, gatlon to secure the passage of the Dick military bilft which would enable tbe guardsmen to go Into camp with the regu lars each year and effect a closer alliance between the guard and the United State, army. , Electloa la a Regrlmeat. Th election for a lieutenant colonel In the Fifty-fourth regiment, which I. In the southeastern part of the state, will be held on Monday. Thl will be the second elec tion, the first resulting in such a division of tha vote that no candidate had a ma jority. The ranking major of th regiment, John A. Dunlap of Keokuk, received 101 votes, the second In rank. Major Frank W. Bishop of Muscatine, received 189 and the Junior msjor,- E. E. Lambert of Newton, received 129. Since then Major Duulap has withdrawn and sent a circular letter to hi friend asking them to support Bishop for the place and Bishop will be elected. He will take the place of Lieutenant Colonel H. C. Haynes, formerly of Centervllle, who has left the state. This conteet has been the most spirited of any contest In recent year. Tyler Wants New Trial. Chester Tyler, colored, ha asked for a new trial . from the supreme court. He wa convicted of murder in Jasper county and la serving- a life sentence. He was convicted of the murder of Dr. B. M. Failor of Newton, in September, 1901, tbe doctor, who wa an old resident and quite wealthy, being found dead near the walk from his house to bis office. The evident purpose of the murder was robbery. Tyler had been seen In the city that day, but bad disappeared. Later he wa arrested and held in Ottumwa for awhile and released because there waa no evidence against him. He traveled about the country and came to De Moines. A young woman who was well acquainted with Tyler later hinted that he knew where Dr. Pallor's watch could be found and detective made" a search and found the watch In the possession of one who had received It from Tyler. On thl simple beginning the evidence waa sufficient to convict. He ask a aew trial, alleging many mistakes In the trial of the case and especially Insisting that it wa wrong to allow the foreman of the Jury to sleep dur ing the trial at th home of a nephew ot th murdered man. ' I'alveralty Troablea Settled. The recent disgraceful conduct of some ot tbe students of the Iowa State university at Iowa City has now been entirely dis posed of so far aa It relate to the classes as a wnoie. President MacLean of the university was In the city last, night con sulting with state officers and other. He spok very hopefully of the outlook. The student of one claaa had nriLMir.il. broken up a banquet given at a leading notei ny another class and caused great damage to furniture and window.. The faculty' demanded that membara of th. class pay the damages and settle up the matter, president MacLean state, that he doe. not know whether th damage, have been paid, but the class has agreed to pay the damage, and to make all matters right. "The affair waa very unfortunate for all of us." said President MacLean, "and It was very bad, but it was also greatly exaggerated In tbe papers. Hav ing dealt with the class as a whole, we are now ready to deal with Individuals and shall do so as faat as we can discover them. We will not tolerate rowdyism at the university and shall certainly wipe out the disgrace brought upon It and the class by thla conduct." Iowa School Fla-ares. According to the return, from county superintendents made to the state auperia tendent'of education, there ar not as many school children ia Iowa as formerly. The enumerators found only 721.810 in 1902. which la 7,651 less than were enumerated In the previous year. Thla Is regarded as merely the result of Inefficient enumera tion of the children of (be state. At the same time the average school attendance Increased somewhat above ' that ' ot la.t year and the enrollment In school wa substantially th came. The pay of male teacher averaged higher than ever before, but there were not so many of them In school or attending the normal Institute The pay of female teacher, averaged a few cent less than last yesr and lower than recorded for many years. There are not a many teacher attending normal school a In other year. There haa been aa Increase In the number ot book, la th school libraries and aa Increase la the total expenditure for schools, th ex penditure for 1902 being I9,E5,890. MARSHAL COULTER MAY LIVE Other Victim of George (Mlllwell Very Low Ra Hope for His Recovery. FARMINGTON, la.. Dec. 21. (Special.) It Is now believed that Marshal Robert Coulter, one of the men shot by George Stlllwell Friday afternoon, will live, al though hi condition Is still critical. There 1 no hope. It I stated, for Justice of the Pesce E. A. Muagrave. Stlllwell'. other victim, who 1 very weak. From the testi mony given at the coroner's Inquest over the remains of gtlllwell, it la believed that the bullet which killed 'Stlllwell was fired by Marshal Coulter In the first shooting affray on Main street. Coulter says during the shooting Stlllwell Stepped on the side walk and fell toward him as he fired hi last shot. The fatal bullet struck Stlllwell In the right aide of the neck, high up and ranged downward, coming out below the left shoulder blade. '. Coulter'a testimony Indicates that the bullet made this wound. If this is so Stlllwell lived about two hours and a half before he died, about the time the posse found him In the timber. Another theory advanced Is that Stlllwell either accidentally or purposely fired the fatal shot himself, as he saw the posse closing in on him. One of the strangest verdicts In the history of this county was the result of the coroner's Inquest, vis.: "Death by hi own hand or by parties unVnown while In the act of restating an officer." WORKS WHILE HE SLEEPS Creatoa Maa Robbed While Taking; Naa la Kansas Ctty TJaloa Statloa. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 21. (Special Tele gram.) Colonel J. F. Russell of Creston, Ia., reported to tbe police today that while he was asleep on a settee in the Union depot at an early hour this morning a thief rifled hi pocket, securing about all the money he possessed a well aa hi watch, hi eyeglasses and some valuable papers. Colonel Russell said he lost 290 In cash, a check for 246.80 drawn on the Union County Savings bank of Creston, and another check for $8.38 drawn on the Cres ton National bank. The police have no clue to the thief. HYMENEAL EwlaaT-McLaaarhlln. WEST POINT. Neb., Dec. 21. (Special.) Mlas Emma McLaughlin of this city and Oliver Swing ot Sioux City were married at the residence of Mrs. George Korb, jr., the brlde'a sister, on Wednesday, Rev. F. W. Leavltt, pastor of the Congregational church,' officiating. The wedding was one of the prettiest ever held In tbe city and was witnessed by over seventy guests and relatives of the family. The couple left for a bridal tour 'In the south. The bride 1. the daughter of County Attorney M. Mc Laughlin and the groom a wholesale mer chant of Sioux City; where they will make their future home.' ' i ' Dewlts-Merrlanaa. ' WEST POINT, Neb.,, Dee! 21. (Special.) Miss Lena Merriman of Wiener was mar ried to Paul Dewltx of Sherman township, by County Judge S. 8.. Krake. . They left Immediately after the oeremony for Cali fornia, where they will spend the winter. . Gssratllaatt. WEST POINT. Nett.T'Dec. ' 21. (Special.) Theodore Guern and Miss Ida Hantt were married Saturday by County Judge 8. 8. Krake. FIRE RECORD. ' Connecticut Girls' School. NEW MILFORD, Conn.; Dec. 21. Th In gleslde ' Girls' school, conducted by Mrs. William D. Black, ' waa partly destroyed by fire of unknown origin today, which caused damage estimated at $40,000. The servants were the only persons In tho building, as the pupils were away on their Christmas vacation.. Thronah Service to Florida Will Be Reaamed Janaary S, Leaving Chicago Union Station 840 p. m. over Pennsylvania Short Line through Louisville via 'Atlanta and Macon. No change of cars over this route to Jackson ville and St. Augustine. Ve.tlbuled train ha. Observation Car for enjoying scenery on daylight ride through moat interesting sections of the, south. ; Full information free. Communicate with H. R. Derlng, A. O. P. Agt., 248 South .Clark St., Chicago. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Two Fair Daya Arc Promised to Iowa aad Ne braska. WASHINGTON, Deo. 21. Forecast: Nebraska, South Dakota and Kansas- Fair Monday and Tuesday. Iowa Fair Monday; colder Id central and northeast portion: Tuesday fair. Colorado Fair Monday and Tuesday.' Montana Fair Monday; warmer in northern central portions; Tuesday fair; warmer In east portion. North Dakota Fair - Monday; Tuesday fair and warmer. Missouri Fair Monday and Tuesday. Local Record. OMAHA, Dec. 21. Official record of tern- I porature and precipitation compared with ' years: - '.. a - .iwi, Maximum temperature.... S4 44 67 45 Minimum temperature,.... Z7 14 17 ti Mean temperature ' SO 29 47 81 Precipitation Oil .00 .00 .00 Record-of temperature and prertpltation at Omaha tor this day and since March I. Normal temperature., 28 .w. .m um ......................,,. . Total excess since March 1 21J rormai precipitation....;.., , 03 Inch Deficiency for the day ;w 01 inch Precipitation since March 1 30.57 inches Deficiency since Starch 1 .SO Inch Deficiency for cor. period, 1901..., S. 84 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, i JJ luch Reports froas Statloas at T P. M. 'I ! I H'-l s : 3 : ? s i :I : :":H : , i : ' : f : 271 S4i .00 96 28! .00 H Ml -00 22 SO .u0 S') (4 .() 2s I 40 .( 20 241 T 12' 11 T 42 1 .02 t 40 T S4I S .02 Ml Mi T ! M .00 SI 101 .00 l 21 .00 li 11 T 61 S4 .00 CONDITION OF THE WEATHER. Omaha, cloudy Valentine, clear North Platte, clear Cheyenne, rlear Bait Lke City, rlear Rapid City, cloudy Huron, cloudy Wllllston, cloudy Chicago, cloudy St. Louis, cloudy Bt. Paul, cloudy Davenport, raining Kansaa City, cloudy Havre, clear Helena, clear Bismarck, clear Galveston, clear T Indicate, trace ot preclpltatloa. . U A. WELSH. Local Forecast Official, Edrrerton Hand-Painted China Decorated by the most famous artists in the United States upon the choicest and most unique shape of llaviland and Limoges china Rich coloring and dainty designs. Vases as high as flo.oo Tankards up to 22.5o . Fine Plates from $7. 75 to $6.00 Come in today and secure a piece of this exquisite ware you have never seen anything to equal it. a S 27 I 7 NEAR TWENTY MILLION MARK Twentieth Oentnrj land of the Methodist Church Practically Complete. STUPENDOUS WORK OF THREE YEARS Two Iowa Colleges Beaedclartea of the Latest Colleetloa of $500,000 Satire Faad Will Be Com. ' ' leted Wltb Year. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec. 21. The Twentieth century fund of the Methodist church (20,000,000 has practically been raised. Three years ago the Methodist Episcopal church set out to raise 220,000,000 for a "Twentieth century thanksgiving fund." Today Dr. E. M. Mills, corresponding sec retary for the fund and It. executive head, announced that the stupendou. task had been completed. He said: "The total amount In the fund is now more than 119,000,000. At midnight of De cember 21, 1902, in Trinity Methodist Epis copal church . at Sprinfleld, Mass. the church from which the call for the move ment wa. first Issued I am assured of the pleasure of announcing that the laat dollar of the fund ha. been raised." Thus simply Is. made the announcement of the successful Issue of the gigantic finan cial undertaking. .' The last public s'atement Issued by Dr. Mills was to the effect that $18,500,000 had been raised. Asked today how much more than 219,000,000 the fund now contains and on what he base, his assurance that the entire fund will be raised by New Year's eve, Dr. Mills declined to answer and said he would not "take the edge off a delightful surprise." Preparlagr Formal Report. At hi. office In the Wilder building Dr. Mills is engaged In systematlilng the re port which he will read In the Springfield church watch meeting New Year', eve. ' Dr. Mills, In an interview today, said that more than 2300,000 for educational purpose, had been reoelved within the last two months, and that money is still pouring into the fund, though every dollar of the vast sum has already been raised. He said that the raising ot this fund was a record breaker In church x fund raising of modern times. - . The huge figures with which Dr. Mills' report deals tell an Interesting story. For instance, there ha. been raised for educa tional purposes 27,830,758. Of thl amount. Dr. Mill, says, $800,000 has come within forty-five days. Eighty-six Methodist Epis copal universities, colleges, theological sem inaries, schools and academies are bene flclarle. ' Dr. Mill. make, public today for the first time the apportionment of the major part of the $500,000 recently ralsod. It will In crease the endowment ot these schools, a. follows: - " Wbero Moaey Goes. From To Cornell college, Iowa $2&l,Gu0 $350,000 University of Southern Cali fornia 190,000 250,000 Boston university "... 130,000 tuO.000 Mornlngslde college, Bloux City .2,000 136,000 Baker university ' 60,000 110,000 University of the Pacific... 41,000 luO.OOQ Dickinson college 61,000 65,000 Illinois Wenleyan university 40)00 60.000 Willamette university 13,100 31,000 Bishop Thoburn'a Indian school , 100,000 "These figure, mean," said Dr. Mills, "that tbe Methodl.t Episcopal church ha. gathered la three year, more for It. schools than It gathered for the same pur pose during the first 100 year, of it. his tory. ' "Since this movement started we have founded ten new hospitals. Two of these, founded within the last three months, were given Outright by wealthy laymen. One of them I. la Mason City, Ia., the other in Mattoon, III. "Thirty year, ago we had not a Method l.t hospital In the world, now we have twenty. This thank offering movement has more than doubled all tht capital whieh the Methodist Episcopal charch hitherto had Invested In cbarltlea and phllanthro pies. Poor Give Most. "A very significant tact about tbe fund Is that the fund has been the recipient of but few startllngly large gifts. Nearly all of It ha. come from the rank and file ot Methodism. ' "Tbe Norwegian conference of Mlnne sota lead, the entire church. It gave aa average of $22 per member, while the Ger man conference of Oregon came a close sec ond with $20 per member. "I am gratified to learn that the re mainder ot the $20,000,000 thank offering has been raised," said D. D. Thompson, editor 0& the Northwestern Christian Ad vocate, la.t night, -"The offering ha. un doubtedly been a great stimulus to Meth odism. It ha. enabled churches , to rid themselves ot cumbersome debt, and, aided the church In benevolence which It would otherwise have been unable to undertake. Bishop, ot the Methodl.t church In confer ence at Springfield. Maa... first conceived the Idea of raising tbe fund, four years sgo. "One cause remain, to whose generous endowment the fund eomml.aton and Meth odist preachers all over the country are bending every effort la theae closing days of the thank offering movement. This I. th. establishment of a permanent fund for wornout Methodist preacher.." DEATH RECORD? Goaeral Iwayao. NEW YORK. Dee. 21. Funeral service, over the remain, of General Wagner Bwayae were held here today In Bt. Bartholomew's ' church. Rev. David H. Oreer, rector of th. church, re.d the burial service. The pallbearers were: Dr. Andrew H. Smith, Colonel Robert W. Tyler, J. H. Browning, Justice Edward Patterson, General 0. O. Howard. General mm SOVTH MAIN rn Oft Lid RAILWAY. THE ' - Double Track Ry BETWEEN THE MISSOURI RIVER AND CHICAGO. T" ..Beginning Dec. 22d, leaves L J VJ Omaha Union Station at 5:50 p. m. instead of 4:55 p. m.; arriv ing at Chicago 7:15 a. m. , eame as formerly. Omaha Mtm-ffiiS&ifr- "Tho 13e&t of Everything" a Henry L. Burnett, Chauncey M. Depew, General Grenvllle M. Dodge, General Rip ley, Judge John F. Dlllon.-General Daniel E. Sickles, Dr. Klpp, Secretary Root and Colgate Hoy. Delegatea from the Loyal Legion of Honor, tbe Ohio society, the Bar association, the Republican club, the Delta Kappa society, various Grand Army post, and religious and missionary socle tie, with which rf tbe general waa con nected were present. At the conclusion ot the service the .body wa. taken to the Pennsylvania depot in Jersey City and placed in a special' car attached to the Washington express. Services will be held In Washington tomorrow In St. John's Episcopal church and the body will be Interred at Arlington. Bishop Maaralea. BALTIMORE. ,'Dee.- 21. Very Rev. Dr. Alphon.e Magnlen, president emeritus of St. Mary's seminary, died at that Insti tution today of kidney and heart ' dis ease. He had suffered or several month, and wa. anointed la.t June, but recovered sufficiently to leave tbe hospital. Dr. Magnlen' wa. born In Menlen, France, sixty-five years ago. He was graduated In Orleans and after ordination taught class ics In the preparatory seminary of La Chappelle. In 1869. he came to Baltimore and taught philosophy, sacred scripture and church hlatory until, July 4, 187$, when he waa made president' of the Institution, succeeding very Rev John ' Paul Dubreul, the fifth president of the seminary, who died In that year. .' ' - Mra. George Sabla. TECUMSEH, Neb., Dec. 21. (8peclal.) Thd funeral of Mrs. Oeorge Sabln, who died of blood clotting on the brain, was held at the family home In Helena precinct It outsells Jersey Butterine More Tersev sold than nnv rrtrrnZfS uui cnnc, Because ir. ex- ft CffOTtie. ci3 an oiners in quality and appearance. Put UD in T and 9.1h i aT -oar StS W in printed oaoer wraooera Hk cut. Ask your dealer. lAaniaty OmiU 5LLul ZWlIt & Compiliy, CMagO JLJosrph tUTial Ft Wort. iSsCriL ST. liuigfra ONLY Friday morning. Mrs. Sabln was the daugh ter of the late Hon. B. F. Dorsey of thlw county and had resided here many years. She leaves a husband and a number of children. y Old Realdeat of Aroea. AVOCA, Ia., Dee. 2U (Special Tele-' gram.) Claus Reimer. of thl. city was taken suddenly ill and died thla evening at 10 o'clock of heart, disease. Mr. Relmers was an old and respected resident of this vicinity, having settled here la 1872. Wllllam V. Coaklla.' TECUMSEH, Neb., Dec. 21. (8peclal.) The funeral of .William U. Conklln was held at . the family home, northweat ot town, yesterday conducted by Revv T. D. Davis. ' PENSIONS FOR WESTERNERS Survivors of tho Ware Geaoraaaly Remembered by tho Goaeral Geverameat.- ' t WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. (Special.) The following pension, havo been granted: Issue of December 4, 1902: . ' - ' Nebraska: Increase, Reissue, etc. Rich ard Applegate, Octavla, $Ui; Julian Bollea, Boldiers home, Urand Island, $8; Cuyler A. Bhults. Grand Island, $12. Iowa: Originals Henry C. Kurts. Lis bon $6. Increase, Relesue, etc. Krastus 8. Carpenter, Stratford, $12: Claua Stolten berg, Davenport, $10: Thomas M Went. ?uri' J11"". 12i Albert Ogle, Corydon $10; Charle M. Fellows, Stuurt, $Z4; John reehen. Ottumwa. $12; David Jones, Le mars $10: Thomas O. Jones, Klllerton. $; Stephen H. Phillips. Kelley. $13; Joaeph Stanley. Gladbrook, $8. Widows, Minora and Dependent Relative Vary O. McNaln Woodburn. $8; Lany K. Fink. Denlaon, all others-- nn'nfs
