THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, FEHRUATIY 20, 1003.
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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
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COUNCIL
MINOR MESTIOS.
Fsvls sells drug.
F.xpert watch repairing. LefTert, 4f9 B'y.
Klegant new photographs at Schmidt's.
8ix photos 10 cents. Carveth. B'way.
'For rent, modern house. 71 Sixth avenue.
Pyrngraphy supplies. C. E. Alexander &
Co., Sit hroadway.
Wanted, lady for office work. Address B,
Bee office, Council Bluffs.
Mrs. J. E. 8purlork nf Rorkport, Mo., la
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. M. A. Alles
nouae. Excelsior Maaonlc lodge will hold a spe
cial meeting tonight for work In the first
degree.
We are headquarters -for glass of all
kinds. See us before you buy. C. B. Paint,
oil and Ulasa company.
Ivanhoe commandery, Knights Templar,
will meet, Friday night for work In the
Knights Templar degree.
A rase of measles In the family of P. A.
Waugh, Ml South First street, was reported
to the. Hoard of Health yesterday.
W. 8. Balrd, member of the local bar
and trustee of the public library, has an
nounced his candidacy for the republican
nomination for state senator.
The case against W. J. Haines, charged
by A. F. Clatterbuck with obtaining money
under false pretenses, was dismissed In
Justice Ouren s court yesterday.
The women of the First Congregational
church will give a kenstngton this after
noon from 2 to 5 o'clock at the home of
Mrs. F. W. Miller on Oakland avenue.
A freight car In the Rock Island yards
was broken Into Tuesday night and robbed
of a case of rubbers, a case of eocks. sev
eral caddies of candy and a bundle of raw
furs.
Fred Lewis filed an Information In Jus
tice Ouren s court yesterday charging Joe
Yvranlnger with assault. Kranlnger gave
bonds in the sum of 1100 and will have a
hearing March i.
Mr. and Mrs. It. 8. BHnn and son left
yesterday for Ios Angeles, Cel., where Mr.
BHnn la engaged In the cigar manufactur
ing and jobbing business and where they
will make their home.
Owners of property on Upper Broadwiy
are circulating a petition for a sewer to be
constructed east from Frank street. The
petition will be presented at tne meeting
of the city council Monday night.
H. E. Hales of the Retail Clerks' Inter
national Protective association has effected
a reorganisation of the Council Bluffs retail
clerks and a meeting will be called In a few
days for the election of officers and selec
tion of delegates to the Trades and Labor
assembly.
It la said that "The Telephone Olrl,"
which In to be the attraction at the New
theater tomorrow evening, has a most ex
cellent cast. With not a .dull moment,
pretty girls, catchy music, elegant scenery,
such a play ought to crowd the theater to
the doors.
Mrs. Louise Backmeyer, aged B7 years,
died last evening at her horn, 2403 Avenue
A. One eon. C. F. Backmeyer, survives
her. Funeral services will be held at the
residence Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock,
after which the remains will be taken to
the former home of the deceased at Seneca,
Kan., for burial.
Plumbing and heating. Bltby ft Son.
Matters In District Court.
Mrs. Lillian Meek began suit for divorce
yesterday In the district court from James
M. Meek, to whom ' she was married la
Lincoln, Neb., January 15, 1888. The de
fendant Is on of the oldtlme employea of
tha motqr company and proprietor of the
Revere house on Broadway. She asks the
court to award her the custody of their
minor children.
The Petrui Peterson Insurance cases ari
expected to go to the Jury today, follow
ing which Ben Woods, the alleged pick
pocket, will be placed on trial for the
econd time.
K. A.. Wlckham has -won the first round
In the suit brought against the Rock Island
railroad Involving demurrage ou a number
of car of paving brick shipped to Council
Bluffs from Dee Moines. Judge Thornell
has handed down his decision requiring the
railroad company to set out full particu
lars regarding the demurrage charge, which
must show by whom the demurrage reg
ulations were adopted, to whom such de
murrage, charges go, whether to the de
fendant company or some other party; to
set out. the date of arrival of such cars
and when the demurrage was charged, and
when the plaintiff was notified. TbJ re
sult of this case Is being watched with
considerable Interest by shippers who have
la the past been subjected to demurrage
charges by the railroads. .
Death of Bint's Pioneer.
George Schlndele, a pioneer resident of
this city, died last evening at the home of
his daughter, Mr. Adolph Beno, 205 Frank
street, aged 68 years. Mr. Schlndele was
born In Ropenhtem, near Strasburg, Ger
many, and came to this country as a young
man. He was married to Miss Ernestlna
Sauter In Chlcajo In 1856, and two years
later removed to Council Bluffs, thus hav
ing been a resident of this city for forty
five years. Besides Mrs. Adolph Beno, one
daughter, Miss Lena Schlndele of this city,
and one son, George Schlndele of San Fran
cisco, survive him.
Ulvtaac Away Stoves.
The third beating stove given by Will
lam Welch to his coal customers wss
awarded to Mr. William Pool, Twenty-ninth
avenue and Garfield street. Another has
been put up on the same plan, and during
the next thlry days will be given away free
to one of his customers. Before ordering
your coal call at 1 North Main street or
'phone 128.
Real Estate Transfers.
These transfers were filed yesterday In
the abstract, title and loan office of J. W.
Squire, 101 Pearl street:
Sidney E. Morse and wife to Louisa
M. Parmele, e swVi. part ne4 swVk
snd part wli ae4 20-75-13. w. d t
Klmo W. Kleef and wife to Peter
I.ubbe, S swi 21-76-42. w. d
Christian Slraub and wife to Harry
B and Walter C Slevers. section
1
(.000
U, except nw4 and 1 acre 77-38. w.d. S2.0W
uuatavus J. Haas and w re to Jurgen
Biadt. all s of railroad of nVr seV
12-77-41, w. d
Rssmus Frost snd wife to Anton L.
Anderson. e4 ne4 23-77-J9. w. d
Henry Slevers and wife to Johann
1.00J
4.70)
Mnnr, ff eev, So and svi nwv and
w4 ne4 S4-77-39. w. d 10.400
W. E. Simpson and wife to T. Wll
helm Weatphalen. wvt ne4 15 and
all nw 15 a of railroad 77-38, w d.... 20,310
Fred Hanson and wife to William
and Nanerva Dow. is, 136 23 acres In
29-7S-42. w. d 9,337
A. B. Oglesbee to Sallle B, Ogleebee.
IOI J, AUIIIIOr I SUDUIV iwv kwV l-
J4-38. w. d ...
1
Total, nine transfers
SS3.979
Marriage Licenses.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to
the following:
Name and Residence. i.,
W. F. Pulllghan. Logan. Ia vj
Hattle M. Longman. Logan. In 21
J. T. Miller. Oakland. Ia s
Ellen L. Campbell, Carson, Ia 27
NEW THEATER 1 A BWALL-
You See the Searchlight There's a Show.
FRIDAY pricks
The
Telephone Girl
All the Pretty Hello tilrls
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN.
9 Pearl hi.. Council Bluffs. 'Phone I'
BLUFFS.
CITY COUNCIL TAKES HAND
Proposes to 8ee that Motor Company Keepi
Its Ofibes in Chunoil Bluffs.
HOLDS TERMS OF CHARTER ARE VIOLATED
One t'l
City
use Provides for
of Any Transfer o
Before the Same
Valid.
Xotlee t
r Lease
Is
The city council, It Is expected, will take
some action at Its regular meeting Monday
night In the matter of the transfer of the
general offices of the motor company from
this city to Omaha. While It Is contended
that the company is violating the provi
sions of Its charter by not maintaining Its
principal offices In Council Bluffs, the at
tention of the city authorities has also been
called to the fact that the company now
operating the street car system of Council
Bluffs has failed to comply with another
and very important requirement of the
franchise.
Section three of the ordinance granting
the franchise to the Council Bluffs, Lake
Manawa, East Omaha Construction com
pany, which franchise was subsequently as
signed to the Omaha, Council Bluffs A
Suburban Railway company, and under
which charter the motor company Is pre
sumed to be now operating, provides in ad
dition to the necessity of maintaining the
principal offices of the company in Council
Bluffs that no assignment, lase or trans
fer of the franchise granted by the ordi
nance shall be of any force or validity un
til written notice of the same shall be filed
with the clerk of the city of Council Bluffs.
When the consolidation of the Omaha and
Council Bluffs street railway systems was
recently effected It was understood that the
Council Bluffs lines had been leased to the
Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway
company for a term of ninety-nine years.
No notice of the lease, however, has been
filed with the city, and therefore It la con
tended by the city authorities that the
lease Is not yet in effect.
While this may be the case, it does not
alter tho situation, and the fact remains
the same, as one of the aldermen said yes
terday, that the offices of the mo
tor company. Instead of being maintained
In this city as required by the ordinance,
have to all practical Intents and purposes
been removed across the river.
Several of the aldermen when Interviewed
on the matter yesterday, expressed them
selves as In favor of appealing to the courts
unless the Omaha company now opsra'.ing
the street car system of this city was will
ing to comply with the requirements of the
franchise.
It Is understood that City Solicitor Sny
der has the matter In hand, and will make
a report at tha meeting of the city council
Monday night.
Wlckham Bros. Get Contract.
Wlckham Bros, nf this city have secured
the contract for the Great Western's pas
senger depot. The contract price Is in the
neighborhood of 112,000.' The depot will be
located on tha west side of South Main
street, on Ninth avenue, and will set back
some little distance from the street to al
low ot parking. It wi'l be 119 feet long
and 81 feet wide. Pressed brick and Bed
ford stone will be used in its construction,
and the style of architecture will give the
building a villalike appearance. The roof
will be of red tiles with wide cornices.
Wlckham Bros, now have the contract
for all the buildings of the Great Western
In this city. Work on the freight and pas
senger depots will not be commenced un
til the road has Its trains running In here
so that the material tor the building can be
hauled In on the company's own line.
N. Y. Plumbing Co.. Tel. 250, Night. F667.
NAME SCHOOL BOARD TICKET
W. J. Davenport and G. P. Kemp
Are Made the Republican
Nominees.
Colonel W. J. Davenport of the Fourth
ward and Granville P. Kemp of the Blxth
ward were nominated as candidates for
members of the Board of Education by the
republican school convention last night.
The nominations were brought about In
quick order and the entire convention lasted
not to exceed ten minutes.
Hon. W. E. Balnbrldge, assistant secre
tary of the United States legation at Pekln,
China, now home on leave, was asked to
preside, but excused himself, snd County
Attorney W. H. Klilpack was called upon to
wield the gavel In his stead. C. K. Taylor
acted as secretary.
The first ballot, an Informal one, re
sulted as follows: W. J. Davenport, 41; G.
P. Kemp, 16; B. M. Sargent, 4; Mar Bourl
cius, 7. On motion of Fred H. Hill the bal
lot was not only made a formal one, but
Davenport was given the nomination by ac
clamation. For the second nomination the first and
only ballot resulted In the Sixth ward can
didate. C. p. Kemp, receiving 64 votes,
against Sargent, 7; Bouriclus, 6, and J. F.
Wilcox. 1.
Colonel Walter J. Davenport is assistant
general freight and passenger agent of the
Burlington and since bis residence in Coun
cil Bluffs has btsn prominently Identified
with every movement for the welfare of the
city. He needs no Introduction to the
electrrs. Before coming to this city Colonel
Davenport served for several yiars on the
Board of Education of Creston, la.
Granville P. Kemp Is a well known resi
dent of the western part of the city, where
he has made his home for a number of
years.
For several years Mr. Kemp was one
of the trustees of Kme township and at
present Is clerk of the township board.
The democratic school convention will be
held tonight at the county courthouse.
Gravel roofing. A. H. Read, 12C Main St.
Snaccattone for Library.
Miss Alice 8. Tyler, secretary
ot the 1
Iowa State Library association, and Miss
Edith Totbltt. librarian of the Omaha pub
lie library, were In the city yesterday on
their way home from attending the dedi
cation of the new public library building
! at Onawa, la. While In the city they vis
ited the public library rooms In the Mer
rtam block and were entertained by Mrs.
M. E. Dalley and President Roarer and
Member Balrd of the Library board.
While discusalng the library building to
be built In thla city through the generosity
of Andrew Carnegie. M'ss Tyler suggested
that the trustees erect a tai-story and
l...(1.4 1.h Ann t Kjl
uui.uiub. u...
used ror ine iiorary proper anu iui
Boor for an assembly room to seat S00 or
400 persons. Miss Tyler's Idea of an as
sembly room Is that It could be used for
public lectures In connection - with ths
work ot the library. She also suggested
that a room be provided 1 the basement
for the storage of publlo documents la
order to prevent them occupying space In
the library proper, ar they do now.
Coeds liana Together.
IOWA CITV. Feb. 25. (Special.) A com
motion was caused in coed circles at the
I'niverslty of Iowa yesterday by a promi
nent landlady clearing her house of room
era. The house wss a popular one and
wss one of the "board and room" kind,
which are most approved by parents and
the university authorities. The landlady
thought she was acquainted with facts con
cerning the character of a brother of one
of her coeds which 'were not creditable to
the young man. She repeated them a num
ber of times to the young man, who resented
them, and, being ready of tongue, the coed
threw back charges about rertaln convivial
habits of the landlady's spouse. "Fire
them all; we don't need the money any
way." were the words of the landlady's
husband when told the story. The coeds
hung together and Informed the landlady
not to hurry about firing them, as they j
were going to quit. This ultimatum was
delivered at noon and by 9 o'clock in the
evening the last trunk had been removed
from the house, after many ringings of
telephones and long consultations had
found new places for all the roomers at
the bouse.
Illinois Centrnl Makes Hate.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25. Notice wss given by
the Illinois Central railroad today that It
will make a rate of one fare for the round
trip from points In Iowa to Paducah, Ky.,
for the dedication of the Iowa soldiers'
monument In Shiloh battlefield, to take
place May 30.
Reek Island Mast Pay Damiin,
IOWA CITY, la., Feb. 25. (Special Tele
gram.) The Jury this morning awarded
85,000 damages against the Rock Island
railroad for negligence resulting In the
death of Samuel Shellady while constructing
a bridge over the Iowa rtver.
STILL INTRODUCING BILLS
South Dakota Learlslnture In Ifo
Danger of Running Out of
Employment.
PIERRE, 8. D., Feb. 25. (Special Tele
gram.) While bills Introduced at this late
date cannot expect any great amount of
consideration, members of both houses are
yet presenting measures. Those In the sen
ate today were by Seney (by request), de
fining anarchy and making it an offense;
by McDougall, pro-lding deficiency appro
priation at soldiers' homes and committee
bill amending game laws.
The senate warmed up on the educational
bill, whtch Is before that body, Payne
starting by asking for preference rights for
pupils of the state educational Institutions
In granting certificates and moved to amend
to that effect. In this he was supported
by Lawson. while Dillon opposed the amend
ment on the ground that the graduates of
sectarian schools should be given the sr.me
standing as those from the state schools.
The discussion ended In the bill being sent
back to the committee.
The apportionment bill, presented In the
senate today, met the same fate as the
house bill found yestejdty, and it Is noV
dead In both branches.
The senate passed senate bills providing
salaries for boards "of education; providing
for systems of ladder ways in mines; and
regulating the location of mining claims.
The senate rushed through a number of
house bills, the principal ones being to cre
ate a board of medical examiners which
Dillon attempted to amend to except cer
tain sellers of patent medicines, but failed,
and the bill passed as it came from the
house; fixing registration list as a basis of
population, for fixing salaries of certain
county officers; granting the State Board
of Eqaulliatlon the power ot Increase as
sessment returns made by counties; giving
miners prior liens for labor; limiting the
number of game birds which can be sent
in one shipment to fifteen; providing for
Inspection of horses; fixing the salary ot
state veterinarian at $1,600 por year; mak
ing the larceny of live stock of any valu
grand larceny; and appropriating (3,000 per
year for state fair premiums.
The bouse committees returned without
recommendation the resolution for an equal
suffrage amendment to the constitution;
the ninth Judicial circuit bill after cutting
Hand county from the Hat and inserting
Spink county in its stead; and appropriat
ing for several state Institutions scaled
down from what was asked."'
The principal house bills Introduced were
by Russell ,to provide election to fix boun
dary between Lawrence and Butte coun
ties; by Goddard, to provide for organiza
tion of surety and safe deposit companies;
and a Joint resolution by Carroll, for con
stitutional amendment making legislative
terms four years.
The only senate bill before the house was
to allow wholesale drugglats to handle liq
uor without a license, which was killed.
A number of house bills were rushed
through, the principal among them being
to provide for scale inspection; requiring
owners ot property to mow weeds on high
ways along their lands; to prevent Judg
ments against state; requiring gasoline cans
to be painted red; regulating use of high
ways by traction engines and automobiles.
SOUTH DAKOTA EARTHQUAKE
Shock Continues Scvcrnl Mlnatcs and
Is Severe Enough- to Break
Ice In River.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Feb. 25. An earth
quake shock was felt this morning st
Oacum, In Lyman county. It lasted sev
eral mlautes and waa severe enough to
shske down stones snd break ice in White
river.
Snowfall Heaviest In Tears.
LARAMIE, Wyo.. Feb. 25. (Special.)
Mayor Miller and W. C. Hanka have re-
, turned from a visit to the Crest Rambler
1 mine In the Douglas creek district. They
j report having witnessed one of the worst
ltorm, that has visited the mountains In
manjr Snow feI1 t0 , great deptn
and a strong wind piled it up In banks as
high as the tallest trees. Old-timers report
I that the snowfall this winter has been the
heaviest In their recollection, and that there
will be plenty of water on the Laramie
plains th ecomlng summer.
RUN AWAY WITH AN ENGINE
Koar Men I'aeonple It from Train
and Leave While Engineer
Is Katlaa-.
LEBANON. Mo.. Feb. 25. About 1 o'clock
this morning, while Engineer James Amelia
and bis firemen were esting at the St.
Louis San Francisco lunch room hers,
four men detached their engine from an
extra freight, westbound, ran It about two
, . .
1 mues west ana abandoned It on the main
track
Pafsenger train No. was stopped by a
telegram to Conway and a posse started in
pursuit on a handcar. It s believed the
purpose of the men wss to wreck train No.
, their Ignorance of tha fact that there
was a alght operator at Conway frustrating
their plana.
RICHARDS IS TO COME HOME
Ex-United States Mar.hil is Said to Be
Willing to Face His Accuser
LET CONTRACT FOR THE IOWA BUILDING
Severe Penalty t'nder loivn Law for
I ndervalnatlon of Property by
Assessors or Boards of
Review.
(From a 8taff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Feb. 2'.. (Special.) An
nouncement Is made here today that W. A.
Richards, the rx-l'nlted States marshal. Is
to return to Des Moines In a few days and
give himself up, give bonds and stand trial
for the robbery of Sullivan at Hamilton.
Richards is understood to have returned
from Mexico as far as Omaha a few days
ago, at the suggestion of his friends In
Iowa, and from there to have carried on
negotiations for a return to the state. His
son-in-law, Ed Davis, of this city, was with
him In Omaha last Sunday. He has wealthy
and Influential friends here and In Creston,
his home, who have arranged to see that
be Is given his freedom at once and Is given
a fair trial. He Is also very much wanted
In the trial of the case of the state against
Frank Board at Knoxvtlle. Beard Is the
man who was ahot by Sullivan at the time
of the robbery. Richards, who had known
Beard well, having taken him to the peni
tentiary twice, Vas the first person to
have a consultation with Beard In Jail and
his actions were looked upon with suspi
cion. Finally it became openly charged
that Rlcrards was one of the men who was
with Beard and participated In the rob
bery. This grew Into more than suspicion
when it became known that Richards had
gone to Mexico. Later It was alleged Rich
ards' friends had made overtures to Sulli
van to return the money stolen If the
prosecution against Richards should be
dropped. Since then but little has been
heard of the case, but It Is expected Rich
ards will turn up here or In Knoxvllle this
week and give an account ot himself. Hie
friends here, who have received leters from
him, say that he protests his Innocence
and declares he can tell where he was on
the night of. the robbery. Richards had
been deputy marshal a long time and bis
friends have all along declared their be
lief In his lnnocense.
lilds on Iown Bnlldlnn;.
The building committee of the Louisiana
Purchase commission held a meeting this
sfternoon and opened bids on the construc
tion of the Iowa building at St. Louts. The
bids were from the Capital City Brick and
Pipe company of this city; ri. W. Schlueter,
Chicago; E. W. Nichols, Des Moines; J. E.
Duffleld, East St. Louis; Jamea Rowson A
Son, Iowa city, and others. The contract
will go to E. W. Nichols & Co. of Des
Moines, whose bid of less than S35,T)00 was
the lowest. The building committee also
made an agreement today with Nichols
that the contractors would use Iowa mate.
rial in the building as far as possible and
union labor from Iowa.
James' Walker on Trial.
The . case of, the state against James
Walker, , colored, for the Flnkelateln mur
der in Pea JWoines last summer, was com
menced, a Jury empaneled and witnesses
placed on the stand. The witnesses thus
far are the name as those who appeared In
the trial of Levjch for the tame crime and
nothing new has been disclosed. Only two
new witnesses have beta secured by the
state, two women who claim to have been
eye witnesses to the tragedy, but these
have not been on the stand.
The Hossack murder case In Wlnterset
was not quite ready for submission to the
Jury this evening, as the attorneys have
talked all day and have not concluded
their arguments.
Gain In Iown I'nlons.
Reports to the officials of the Iowa Fed
eration of Labor, as compiled by President
Holder, show that since last Miy when
the last state meetiug of the federation was
held, there have been organized a total of
14o local unions, whlcll are now affiliated
with the state federation. This makes a
total of 717, and others are under way and
will be added before the meeting at Dav
enport. The total membership will be re
ported at not far from 45,000 at that time.
Hard on the Assessors.
Secretary Davidson of the state execu
tive council this morning called attention
to the fact that there Is an unusually se
vere law In the matter of assessment of
property In Iowa. There Is a special pen
alty provided for failure to assess prop
erty In strict accordance with the law. The
assessors take oath to determine the ac
tual value of the property asnessed, and
list It at one-fourth this value for taxa
tion, and the statute provides a special fine
of not less than $500 for any failure so to
do. This fine would attach not only to an
assessor, but to a Board of Review If It
failed to have the assessment right. But
few of the assessors and local taxing offi
cers In the state were aware of this spe
cial statute applying to such cases, and as
the assessment and review work Is now
going on the stirring up of the matter may
have its effect on the general assessment.
Railroad Case to Be Reheard.
The attorneys in the case of Jolley against
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rail
way company, from Calhoun county, have
filed a motion for a hearing of the case be
fore the supreme court. The case was re
versed, and the attorneys for Jolley ask
the court to go over the case again. It
has been widely published that In this case
the court declared the law providing a
penalty of $100 for the failure of a railroad
company to redeem Its tickets when not
used, to be valid and constitutional, but
the Question waa not raised nor passed on.
But there was some doubt In the minds of
attorneys on both sides as to the full Im
port of the decision aa It related to whether
one or more penalties could be claimed
where a purchaser of more than one ticket
had brought suit. The court rather Inti
mated that only one penalty could be
claimed In any event. On this and some
other questions a rehearing is asked, and
the attorneys will go over the case again
before the highest court.
No Place for Soldiers.
Adjutant General Byers returned today
from St. Louis, where he went to look
after the arrangements for the quartering
of the Iowa regiment that Is to be takea
there at ihe close of April to attend the
dedication exercises when President Roose
velt will be present. His report Is not very
satisfactory. He found that the exposition
people had not made any arrangements as
yet for the care of the troops that tu.ve been
Invited there, that they have no idea as to
what ought to be done and that all the work
Is yet to be attended to within the next
thirty days. General . Byers suggested to
them thst instead of their attempting to
feed the gathered soldiers they pay them
cash and let them provide for themselves,
as It Is manifestly Impossible for the ex
position to provide for many tbouaands at
this time 00 the grounds.' General Byers
wss Informed that Wisconsin Is arranging
to send a brigade to the exposition and
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hW Will write
Exclusively
humor or his ability
and into his writing.
theme of its non-essentials and showing it forth in its simplest terms.
How the Cabinet Does Business
By Charles Emory Smith
Former Postmaster-General. A very general ignorance of the
inner workings of the Cabinet room prevails, and yet the Cabinet
is the least formal, the most active, of the arms of the Govern
ment. Mr. Smith will illustrate with anecdotes of actual occur
rence how the assembly handles grave questions.
A Congressman's Vife
A regular letter from one of the brightest women .in Washington, .giving us all the
social gossip of the Capital, telling us the good things said at the social functions;
bright, sparkling, full of life the social life of Washington.
m "SI
It is th
other states are making some arrange
ments. He will not determine what Iowa
will do until after a conference with Gov
ernor Cummins. . ,
Military Examining Board.
A military examining board will meet
here tomorrow to examine a class on mili
tary tactics. The board will consist of
General Lincoln. Colonels Humphrey and
Prime, Captain Howell and Lieutenant
Conkling. The persons to be examined are
V. W. Greene, second lieutenant. Center
ville; Fred V. Hood, second lieutenant,
Sioux City; J. M. Yergey, first lieutenant,
Vllllsca; W. S. Ranklns, captain. Mason
City; C. W. Easter, captain, Des Moines;
A. H. McNeal, first lieutenant, Des Moines;
W. W. Phillips, first lieutenant. Perry;
Thomas H. White, second lieutenant. Ferry;
Ora E.. Wert i. second lieutenant, Bedford.
The second election for major In the Fifty
fourth regiment resulted in no choice, there
still being four candidates Id the field.
WANT ONLY UNION C0AL USED
Demand is Made t pon Mayor Harri
son in the Shape of nu
VI 1 1 met a m.
CHICAGO, 111.. Feb. 2j. The president
of the American Federation of Labor,
the president ot the Chicago Federation of
Labor and the president of twenty coal
teamsters' unions called on Mayor Harri
son today and demanded that the munici
pality use none but union mined coal.
The demand was In the nature of an ulti
matum, and was accompanied by a threat
of refusal to haul coal for the city unless
it was compiled with. A telegram from
John Mitchell was presented requesting the
refusal of contracts by the city for Mary
land and West Virginia coal with the ex
ception of Kanawha valley coal.
President Samuel Gomprrs acted as
spokesman for the delegation. The mayor
promised to submit to the committee copies
ot the bids received, that they may desig
nate which is union and which is non
union mined coal.
WILD CARS CAUSE A WRECK
Ran Down Slope of Monntaln Into a
Frelcht Trnln, KlllinsT One Man
In tho Accident.
ALTOONA, Pa., Feb. to. One man waa
killed, one fatally Injured and four others
more or less seriously hurt In a freight
wreck on the Pennsylvania railroad at Kit
tanning Point, seven miles west of here, to
day. The dead:
J. H. COX. aged 32 years, a flagman.
R. E. Cooney, aged 2( years, engineer,
was fatally Injured.
H. J. Storey, fireman; C. W. Leech, con
ductor; T. L. Gill, brakeman, and John D.
Trouse were all Injured. The wreck was
caused by a freight train of thirty-six
loaded coal and coke cars running wild on
the eastern slope of the Allegheny moun
tains and colliding with another freight
which was standing on the same track.
Thirty cars were demolished, blocking
the traffic for several hours.
Dally Paper for Kansae Town.
CLAY CENTER. Kan., Feb. 25. (Special.)
Clay Center la to havs a morning paper.
Thla Is the first venture at a dally news
paper since boom time. It will be called
The Dispatch, and will be Independent In
politics C. A. Southwlck will be publisher.
It will contain press dispatches, and will
stirt wltn a good-sized subscription list
on Its advent Friday morning of next week.
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OHIO HAS - A . BLUEBEARD
Man is Accused of Marrying, and Then
Murdering Women.
TAKEN FROM HOME OF LATEST BRIDE
Three of Ilia Wires Have Met Death
la Peonllar Manner or Have Dis
appeared in Mysterious and
Vnrxplalned May.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 23. Albert B.
Knapp of Hamilton, O., was taken by the
police today from the home of his bride on
a charge of murder. The police say that
the wife at whose home Knapp was ar
rested and whose maiden name waa Anna
May Gamble, is Knspp's fourth wife, and
that the others have disappeared in a man
ner which warrants investigation. Knapp,
It Is said, married the following women In
the order given: Emma Stubbs, Jennie
Connors, Hannah Goddard and May Gamble.
Knapp formerly lived In Hamilton, where
Miss Connors and later Miss Goddard were
married to him. Miss Goddard, according to
the complaint made to the police at Hamil
ton by an uncle, disappeared December 22
last. About two weeks ago Knapp was
married to Miss Gamble In Indianapolis.
An investigation at Hamilton showed that
Miss Goddard, or Mrs. Knapp No. 3, really
disappeared December 21, and that the fol
lowing day Knapp was seen to take from
the house a large box and carry It away In
a wagon rented from a livery stable.
Further Investigation showed that Jennie
Connors, wife No. 2, was found dead a few
years ago In a rsnal at Hamilton. The
coroner investigated at the time, but ar
rived at no definite conclusion regarding
the manner of ber death.
At police headquarters Knapp was ques
tioned concerning the whereabouts of his
third wife. He said she disappeared from
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her home December 22 and that he did not
know what became of her. When asked
what he had In the box which be carried
away from his home the day after hi wife
was last seen, Knapp seemed confused, but
Ccally explained that he disposed of a bos
of old clothes. '.,
In his confusion he said be had thrown
the box away about two miles from bis
home. The police say Knapp has served
eight years In the penitentiary.
CAR SITUATI0NIS CRITICAL
Many Mines Are Shot Down Beennse
the Product Cnnnot Be ,
Moved.
PITTSBURG. Pa . Feb. 25. While the ear
situation at the mines In the Pittsburg dis
trict has not been good for several months,
tho conditions just at present are pro
nounced by coal operators the worst In his
tory. Outside of the river mines and those
along the Pittsburg V Lake Erie and the
Monongahela division of the Pennsylvania
railroad, fully 70 per cent are Idle. Of the
twenty-eight mines of the Pittsburg Coal
company on the Pan Handle road sixteen
are shut down todsy and the others have
but a fair supply of cars.
Six of the largest mines on the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad, out of fifteen owned by the
combination, are idle. This is said to 'be
a good showing, compared with the condi
tions at the Independent mines. i
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Gets Dlvorre from Baron.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23. It has Just been
learned, says the Paris representative of
the American, that the Baroness de Fontel
lart, who In an aunt of the duchesa of
Marlborough and a slater of Mrs. Oliver II.
P. Belmont, has obtained a divorce from
the baron. The baroness has been ordered
to resume her maiden name of Miss Mlml
Smith. Baron de Fontellart, with Count
Fltxjames, secured some notoriety by rea
son of a thrilling boat adventure at the
time of the Martinique disaster, while at
tempting to explore the shores of St.
Pierre.
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