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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1903)
THE OMAHA DAILY REE: Fill DAY, MAltCH fl, 1003. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL MINOR METriOS. Davis sells drug. Expert watch repairing. Leffert, 4"9 B' T. Elegant new photographs at Schmidt's. Six photos 10 centi. Carveth. JOS B'way. For rent, modern house, 719 Sixth avenue. Pyrnsraphy supplies. C. K. Alexander It Co., 333 Broadway. Mm. John T. Btuart'nf Shenandoah, la-, la the guest of the family of John Ben nett flus Flumer In home from an extended vtnlt with relative and friends on the i'a cltlc roast. H. E. Grout and W. 8. Hoppe of Balrd, Neb., are guests of tht former's brother, Marlon B. Grout. Wanted, several nood boys for horse and foot routps on The Bee. Apply at office, No. 10 Pearl street. Before papering- your rooma we want to Kh.iw you our elegant 19M designs. C. B. l'alnt. Oil & Glusa Co. William Better and L'lara E. Fleer, both of Pottawattamie county, were married yesterday by Justice Ouren. Mrs. E. Keys has received news of the serious Illness of her mother, Mrs. James I'atterson, In North Platte. Neb. Wanted flood, honest and respectable boy, shout 16 years of age. Apply at Five and Ten-Cent store, 240 Broadway, Council Bluffs. , P. U LaBelle. 2410 Avenue B, Is able to be nut again after having been laid up as the reKult of stepping In a posthole and severely spraining his ankle. James Hartford and Rachel Fnlllngton. both of Waterloo, I"'eb., vere married In this cltv Wednesday evening, Justice Car ton performing the ceremony. Captain J. J. Brown Is convalescing from a severe attack of lung fever at Mercy hospital. Mrs. Brown, who has been seri ously sick, Is also at the hospital. Articles of Incorporation of the St. Paul's Danish Lutheran church of Boomer town ship were tiled for record yesterday by N. J. Chrlstensen, T. C. Peterson and Vlggo P. I. Hansen. Schmidt's elegant new photoa, very latest shapes and sixes, f 1.60, 12 and 12.50 dosen; large sixes, 13 and KI.60 doin. First-class work guaranteed. Schmidt, photographer, Ml Broadway. Joe Krenlnger pleaded gulltr In Justice Ouren'a court yesterday to assaulting Fred Lewis at a rsoaut public sale In Lewis township and wa fined S5 and costs. The costs amounted to The Woman's Missionary society of St. John's English Lutheran church will hold a missionary tea service tomorrow after noon at the residence of Mrs. N. J. Bwan on, 620 Franklin avenue. Charles H. Blyter of Oakland, la., was adjudged insane yesterday afternoon by the commissioners on Insanity and committed to St Bernard's hospital at the request of hla relatives. He la 80 years of age. "The Winning Hand" Is the piece on the bill at the New theater for tonight. It la claimed to be very Interesting and the Hlckman-Besay company will doubtless play to a crowded house this evening. Mrs. W. H. Hunter and son of Conway, la., who have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rlshton returned home yesterday. Mrs. E. L Austin, who has JuBt returned from Boulder, Colo., la the guest of Mrs. Rlshton. James E. Monell and Miss Louise F. Ioomls, both of Edholm, Neb., were mar ried In this city Wednesday evening. Rev. George Edward Walk, rector of St. Paul's Enlscnnal church, nerformlng the ceremony In the parlor of the Grand hotel. Fred Glenn, the cattle driver who de stroyed W. C. Webster's front porch by riding hla horse up on it and assaulted Mrs. Webster with his whip, was bound over to await the axtlon of the grand Jury yes terday by Justice Ouren. In default of ball placed at JSOO Glenn was sent back to the county jail. J. K. Murphy and O. C. Carson, the two men arrested on suspicion of being Impli cated In the holdup and robbery of Charles Jxtcliford, the butcher, have been released. They were fined $ and costs each for carrying concealed weapons. Murphy la a guard at the Union Pacltlc shops In Omaha and Carson resides, on North Eighteenth street in that city. George Marshall, alias George Tracy ar rested for Impersonating an officer and In sulting women, was given twenty days on bread and water yesterday morning by Police Judge Scott. Marshall was identi fied by the Omaha police as a man who was recently released from an Ohio peni tentiary .after serving eight years for bur glary. While he Is serving his twenty days In the city Jail the police hope to find out where he secured the new overcoat which he disposed of shortly before his arrest, Edward P. Brooks, aged 69 years, died at a late hour Wednesday night at hla home, 624 Stutsman street, from brain trouble after an Illness of nine weeks. His wife, one daughter and one son, the- two latter residents of Chicago, survive him. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from Lunkley's undertaking rooms and Interment will be in Fairvlew ceme tery. -Rev. G. W. Snyder, pastor of St. John's English Lutheran church, will con duct the services. . teceased was a veteran of the civil war. v The funeral servlcea of Eddie Madsen. the lad who was electrocuted at the top of one of the Electric Light company's poles Tuesday afternoon, held yesterday afternoon at Trinity Methodist church, were attended by a large gathering of bis schoolmates from the Third street school. The floral offerings were numerous, among them being a large set piece from the children of the Third street school. The services were conducted by the pas tor. Rev. A. E. Burlff. The pallbearers, playmatea of the deceased, were: tred Balding, Tom Kelley, Frank Bolompn, Ber nard Apple. Christy O'Coonell and Frank Hermsen. N. T. Plumbing Co.. Tel. 250. Night. F66T. Marriage Licenses. Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to the following: Name and Residence. . Age James E. Miles, Macedonia, la 21 Eva Hewitt. Elgin, Neb : IS William Better, Pottawattamie Co .15 Clara E. Fleer, Pottawattamie Co 18 Aron Armstrong, Omaha J Lottie Ault. Omaha M M Ka-hnlm. Council BlulTs 21 Lucille Norman, Council Bluffs 18 Gravel roofing. A. H. Read, 12C Main SL Real Estate TTaaftfers. These transfera were filed yesterday In the abstract, title and loan office of J. W. Bqulre. 101 Pearl street: Joseph Oamek and wife to Caroline Front, lota 6, , 15 and It, block 169, Crescent, q. c. d $ (Iffir K Hunnell and wife to Arthur L. Kobinson, awV, w4 27-77-39, w.d. 2,400 8imi to L C. Greene. ek sw4 27-77- ; w. d -. "200 Jvar Bolln and wife to Henry Nel - sun. sW wV 7-77-43, w. d 1.80) R. V. Innes and wife to I .aura H. Riddle, lot IV. Auditor's subdtv, nw4 and lot t In swVk swm 19-76-43. w. a soj Edward M. Smart and wife to 1. M. Thomas. Dart lot 4. Auditor's sub- i-.v, sw4 neV 12-75-40. w. d 315 James C. Watson and wife to Alva (lav. Unwlk IB. nU ipU seU and ne4 a-1 Se-5-3, w. d 9,80) John McLaughlin and wife to Lorens Hi'lnmhn. aeU uW 1 and neV ill . 21-77-42. w. d 4.800 tllen Max Held and husband to Mary F. Flynn, undlv lot 6, Goulden at Farrell's subdlv, w. d 2u0 Henry J. Schlerbrook and wife to Richard Carrln, ne1 I and se nw!j S-77-42. w. d 12,060 Lawrence Newman and wife to James O. Hecker, neV eeS 10-74-40, w. d.... 1,800 F. M. Lewis and wife to Adoiph Clausen, nei ms Ss-75-41. w. d 2.600 Total, twelve transfers ..$38,276 HEW THEATER A. B. BEALL, Mer. Tonight-Prices Q-2030c THE HICKMAN-BESSY COMPANY IN THIS W1S1X II A Ml. LEWIS CUTLER MORTICIAN 2a Pesrl fct.- Council Bluffs. "Phon. I BLUFFS. CALL FOR A GAS INSPECTOR Citizens Complain of Quality of Ga and tha Size of the Bills. MAYOR MORGAN ONE OF PROTESTANTS Redaction in Price, According; to Complaints, Has No Effect on the Rise of the lllomlnatins; Bills. City officials yesterday were dlscusBlng the advisability of appointing a gas in spector In view of the many complaints re ceived by them from citizens. For months past complaints have poured Into the city hill from all parta of the city that not only Is the gaa furnished of an exceedingly poor quality, but also that the bills are exces sive. As one cltizea put It when registering his cum plaint yesterday, be did not think the people of Council Bluff, should be com pelled to pay 11.45 per 1,000 cubic feet for wind Instead of gas. Before tha new con tract with the Gas and Electric company the citizens of Council Bluffs paid $1.75 for illuminating gas and $1.60 for gas tor fuel pWposes. Under the contract now In force they pay $1.45 flat for gas tor both illumi nating and fuel purposes, but they com plain that their bills are now greater than when the higher rates prevailed and in ad dition the gas Is ot a much poorer quality. It was expected that when the gas com pany completed Its Improvements to Its plant that the quality of the gas would be improved, but from all parts of the city complaints come that If anything it la worse. One city official, who had tried to cut down hla gas bill by Installing electric lights In his residence and store, stated yesterday at the city hall, when the mat ter was being discussed, that hla gaa bill for the month ot February waa larger than In January before he commenced using electric light for Illuminating purposes. Citizens from all parts of the city also have made complaint that month by month, no matter bow they endeavor to economize, their gas bills assume an upward tendency. The general allegation Is that the gaa com pany, by puirplng air through Ha 1.1 pee, makes the metera register the same as It gaa Instead of wind waa passing through them. Mayor Morgan Is one who registered a vigorous protest with the company, but re ceived no satisfaction and ha is determined to bring the matter to an Issue, especially as hundreds of citizens have complained to him. Aa an Instance, one citizen stated yester day at the city hall that while In January hla gaa bill for illuminating purposes only had been leaa than $3, it reached close upon $6 In February, a shorter month than the one previous, and aa far aa he waa aware ho had not used any more gaa. In view of the numerous complaints and the Investi gation made by City Electrician Bradley and others, who state that the quality of the gaa furnished by tha company Is not up to the atandard, tha city council la ex- coal to have a -heat-making value ot ap pected to take aome action In the matter proximately 11,000 heat unlta (a heat unit at its next meeting. 1 ENJOINS THE GREAT WESTERN Terminal Company Objects to Grade Crossing; of Its .Tracks In City. The Omaha Bridge ft Terminal Railway company is not willing that tha Great Western railroad shall cross its track on Fourteenth street between Ninth and Tenth avenues, unleaa It agrees to construct and maintain interlocking awitcbes. This the Great Western has declined to consent to, and yesterday tha Terminal company se cured a temporary Injunction reatralntng tha Great Western . and the sheriff's Jury from condemning a right-of-way across Its tracks. In lta petition filed yeaterday the Ter minal company sets up that It la Incor porated and operating under the laws ot Nebraska and haa owned i and operated a railroad extending from Council Bluffs to Omaha for ten yeara. The Great Western, It asserts, desires to cross Its track with four tracks on Fourteenth street at grade, and this the Terminal company will not agree to. It la willing, It atatea, to permit the Great Western to construct either an overhead or undercroasing, but if It per sists in a grade crossing it must do so with Interlocking switches. . The sheriff's Jury, .consisting ot J. P. Hess, F. T. True, L. . Casper, W. F. Baker, J. J. Brown and A. U. Wyman, had been aummoned for Tuesday, March 10, to fix tha damagea which U might con sider the Terminal company waa entitled to by reason of the Great Western crossing lta track. Unless some agreement Is reached between tha two railroada before that date the matter will have to be post poned, as the temporary injunction will hold good. Homesteads. Anyone wishing a good homestead, alt uated alx miles from town of 4,000 Inhab itants, In eastern Oregon, will do well to see me at once, as these hocesteads are going very fast. Expect to start with party about March 15. Also have some fine tlm ber claims. Anyone wishing any ot these call at 2406 Avenue A and see me. G. W. SiCINNER. Plumbing and heatiag. blxby at Son. Mast Rea-lster to Vote. Every voter not on the registration lists prepared by the Board ot Education will be obliged under the law to register before he can cast his ballot at the school election next Monday. It Is not Imperative that he should have voted at the lsal general or city election, but hla name must appear on the registration lists before be is en titled to cast a ballot. Registrars will sit in each ot the six voting precincts Monday during the hours tha booths are open to enable any voter whose name doea not ap pear on the registration lists to have It placed there. The registrars. Judgea and clerka ot elec. tlon for Monday In four of the six voting districts have been announced by the school directors In charge ot such districts. They are aa follows: First Precinct Registrars, E. J. Abbott (rep.), Robert Raines (dem.); judges, O W. Turner (rep.), Phil Wareham (dem.), clerks, John Halle (rep.), J. R. McPhersoa (dem.). Second Precinct Registrars, Spencer Smith (rep.), J. W. . Crossland (dem.); judges. W. H. Wallace (rep.), 8. 8. Keller (dem.); clerks, J. P. Johnson (rep.), John Batea (dem.). Third Precinct Registrars, H. J. Palmer (rep.). F. 8. Turner (dem.); Judges. L. V. Williams (rep.), J. R. Macrae Idem); clerks, George F. Smith (rep.), N. B. Brown (dem.). Fifth Prtclact Registrars, Alva Dennis (rep.), J. K. Cooper (dem.); Judges, Peter Smith (rep.), J. A. Bell (dem.); clerks. F. H. Hoagland (rep.), E. A. Troutman (dem.). The polls will be open from 9 a. m. to 7 p. in. A meeting of republicans preliminary to the school election waa held last night in the office of George 8. Wright, chairman of the republican county central committee. Most of the members of the city central committee, including Chairman E. Canning, were present. In addition to a large gather, ing of the party workera. Reporta from all parte of the city indicate the election ot the republican nominees. Colonel W. J. Davenport and Granville P. Kemp, by safe majorities. Matters in District Court. Mrs. Elnora Stacey filed original notice of suit In the district court yesterday for $15,000 against the Rock Island Railway company for the death of her husband, Henry Stacey, on January 12 last. Stacey, while hauling In a load of wood to the city, was run down and killed by a Rock Island train at the crossing near the Iowa School for the Deaf, Just esst of the city. The First National bank brought suit yesterday against the Interstate Realty company and Charles R. Hannan, former president of the bank to foreclose a lien on thirteen shares In the Realty company on account of the 'alleged failure to pay $3,000, the balance due on a note for $9,800 given In July, 1900. The bank doea not ask a personal Judgment against Mr. Hannan. The defendants In the suits of Petrus Peterson against the State and Anchor In surance companies of Des Moines yesterday filed motions for new trials. The trial of Leon Lozier and Ed Moore, charged with conspiring to defraud Charles Gregory and William Barker out of $5,000 In connection with an alleged fake foot race at Webb City, Mo., In January, 1902, has been specially set for next Wednesday by Judge Thornell. The controversy between the helra over the will of the late Christopher Omeg has been amicably settled by a compromise, ad mitting the pretended will to probate and the payment to each of the contesting heirs of $3,000. At the trial before Judge Macy In the district court last September the Jury found that the signature to the will offered for probate waa not that of Christopher Omeg. Bloomer School Entertainment. The pupils ot the Bloomer achool will give an entertainment this evening In the achool house for the purpose of raising funds to purchase a magic lantern and slides for tha illustration of work In lan guage, history and geography. Tha pro gram, which la a diversified one, will in clude Indian club drill by the boys, dumbbell exercises by the girls, a minuet danced by pupils of the kindergarten, songs by a chorus, violin and cornet solos and recita tions by several pupils. In connection with the entertainment there will be an exhibit of the work of tha school, which will be held on the second floor. Teats of Uovrsv Coal. AMES, la., March 5. (Special.) During the last year the department of mechanical engineering has determined the heat mak ing power ot aamplea ot coal from twenty one different mines in Iowa representing all of the Important mining districts. The average of all aamplea tested shows Iowa 1 la the amount of heat to raise the tempera ture of one pound of watec. one degree). The maximum and minimum reaulta were 13,200 and 8,580 hert unlta respectively. Concur rent testa of anthracite coal rave 12,600, ot foundry coke 12,150 and of Beaumont crude oil 19,000. Chemical testa on Iowa and competing soft coal show that Iowa coal Is higher in combustible material than Illinois and Ala bama coals and but little lower than Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia coals. Some Iowa coala are high in aulphur and others are high In ash, which facta account for difficulties experienced in using them for domestic and steam-making purposes. Lemars Telephone Company. LEMARS, la., March 6. (Special.) The Lemars Telephone company, with a capital ot $50,000, waa organized today. The Incorporators are: J. W. Sammls, A. C. Colledge, E. A. Dalton, L. Duke Narven, M. H. Breen. Tho capital stock of the company is divided Into 600 shares of $100 each and all atock issued fully paid up and nonassessable. Twenty-five thousand dollars of the atock la Issued aa pre ferred atock, on which a dividend of 8 per cent la guaranteed. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Rain and Snow Are to Be Today's Common Portion,' According; to Weather Bureau. WASHINGTON, March 6. Forecast: For Nebraska and Kansas Rain and warmer Friday; Saturday fair and colder. For Iowa and Missouri Rain Friday and Saturday; colder In west portion Saturday. For Illinois Rain Friday and probably Saturday; variable winds, becoming fresh to brisk. For Wyoming and Colorado Snow Fri day; colfer In west portion; Saturday fair. For South Dakota Snow Friday and in east portion Baturday. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, March 5. Official record of tem perature and p-eclDltation compared with the corresponding day of the last thres years: ISM. 1SKH:. 1901 1900. 35 17 19 3S 31 8 7 15 83 10 13 26 Maximum temperature Minimum temperature Mean temperature .... Precipitation T .00 .00 .00 Record of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day and since March 1 1902. Normal temperature ji hxcesa for the day j Total excess since March l.J ,. iormai precipitation 04 lrch Deficiency for the day 04 inch Total rainfall since Mtrch 1, 1903.... T Deficiency since March 1 20 Inch DeHiiency for cor. period, 1B 12 inch Lvttclency for cor. period, lul 20 Inch Heiorts treat stations at T P. M, H K 3 I : 81 S f : a t : : 2 a : ; : i : if: CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Omaha, cloudy Valentine, cloudy North Platte, cloudy Cheyenne, cloudy Bait Lake City, snowing. Rapid City, clear Huron, cloudy 'Wllllston, cloudy Chicago, clear St. Louis, cloudy ?t. Paul, cloudy avenport, cloudy 'Kansas City, cloudy Havre, cloudy Helena, cloudy Bismarck, clear Galveston, cloudy 841 351 .00 &) .00 301 30i .0) 81' 24 .00 341 44 .08 34 4 .0) M 32 .0) 82! 33; .00 3.'i .Hi .0) 62! 62 T 321 Mi 401 42i .0) 4il 401 T 11 3I .0) 111 IK: .02 3'i 341 .0) 62! i .0) T inalca'cs trsce of precipitation. L A. WEI.8H, Local Forecast Official. TALK CO-OPERATIVE STORES Miners' Convention at Des Moines Look with Favor on tha Plan. DECIDE ON RAISING A DEFENSE FUND Corn Growers' Association lrs;es that Corn Jndalasi Contest Be Held at St. Lonls Exposi tion. (From a Staff Correspondent.) PES MOINES, March 6.(Special.) The district miners' convention, held here to day, considered a number of matters and the most Important was a proposal to es tablish co-operative atorea for the miners under the control of officers of the miners' union. This was discussed at length and while no definite action waa taken at the meeting today the sentiment was strong In favor of such stores and It was made plain that miners would engage In this In Iowa at no distant day. There was some difference of opinion as to whether they should be confined to members of the union or be open tor all trades unionists. The convention decided upon the raising of a defense fund for the miners, to be used in an emergency. Thla was net lo prepare for a strike, but to be ready for one should It be necessary. The convention, prior to the questions considered at length, transacted the follow ing business: Adopted a resolution requiring locale to assess a fine ot 60 cents the first month, $1 for the next and $2.50 for the third for non-attendance. Also suspending local unions that fall to collect these fines. Demand union made powder ot the oper ators. Received and endorsed the thanks of New Market local for assistance rendered during the strike. Voted to change the constitution so that membera may take transfer cards beforo going to work. This afternoon the resolutions committee of the Miners' association reported as to salaries. They recommended that the presi dent be raised from 275 to $100 per month; that the vice president, who has been working on per diem, be given a regular salary of $75 per month; that the secretary-treasurer be paid $100, an increase from $75; that tin sub-district board and auditors shall be paid $3.50 per day Instead of $3, aa formerly, for active duty; that the stenographer shall be paid $50 a month, a raise from $40. All expenses of these of ficers are to be paid along with the salaries. Corn Growers Organise. The Iowa Corn Growers' association, which was started last winter at Ames, la., is reported to be gaining rapidly. George S. Forrest of Miles, president, and A. L. Plummer of Altoona, secretary, appeared before the Iowa commission on the Louisi ana Purchase exposition and urged that a corn judging contest be held at the St. Louis fair and that the Zowa commission do what It can to encourage this. They repVt that the association now haa 850 membera and will have 1,000 by the time of the next state corn Judging achool and contest at the state college next winter, when $2,300 In prises will be given on seed corn. ' PlaaalnsT or Library. Representatives : ot the library board or association in Perry are negotiating with Dea Moines architects tor the plana tor the new Carngl library at Perry. All the preliminaries have been arranged and $10,- 000 la ready with which, to proceed with the work. The library la to occupy a cen tral triangle which haa long been owned by the city and reserved for aome public building, and It had been expected a city hall would be constructed there. The Commercial club ot that city haa alao started a movement which will result In the building of a $15,000 opera house In Perry this year and preparations are being made tor that at the present time. Inspections ot Companies. The Inspection of Company A, Fifty-fifth regiment, was given here this evening by Major Prime, who also inspected the com pany at Boone last night. Colonel Prime, inspector general, is ill and unable to make Inspections and thla will delay the work for the year. Major George W. Bourne died at the home of hla son, E. F. Bourne, after an extended Illness. He leaves a wife and one aon. Major Bourne served aa quarter master under General N. B. Baker for fif teen years. He was born June 13, 1824; was married July 13, 1851. With hia wife he settled In Clinton In 1857, and they moved to Dea Moines In 1866. Major Bourne had for aeveral yeara been retired. and but for serving on Juries bad not taken active part in the life of the city. He was considered one of toe best educated men of his time, an honored husband and father. READY FOR ADJOURNMENT. DAY Dakota Legislature Has Cleared l"p About All the Business Before It. PIERRE, 8. D., March 8. (Special Tele gram.) The senate cleared lta calendar to day and has but little work for tomorrow. Just before the close tonight there waa a warm discussion on a committee report on a bill Introduced by Close to pay Interest on certain claims at the Reform school. A house bill to pay the claims and Interest was Introduced early In the session and passed the house, where several members fought It on account of a claimed doubtful validity. The senate passed It after cutting out the Interest, and In that way it passed both bouses. A new bill for the Interest was Introduced in the senate and brought on a fight between Close and tbe majority of tbe appropriations committee. In which McDougall, Frlesberg, Burke and Bennett took a part, killing the bill. Tbe senate passed a bill regulating the handling of Intoxicating liquors, containing the substance of (he bill vetoed by the governor, but avoiding Us irregularities, and the senate bill appropriating money for the judge of the new Ninth judiciary clr cult. The senate made laws of house bills Increasing the limitation of school levies lo 25 mills on the dollars; to require all achool levies to be in specifics amountsi providing regulations for waate gates In mill dams; to fix boundary between Penn tngton and Meade counties; relating to dockage of grain ou basis fixed by screen ing; giving greater powers to the Pure Food commission; general law In regard to Incorporation of electric railway lines; re quiring notice by treasurer to taxpayer be. fore delinquent collections are placed In bands ot sheriff; to prevent the appro priation of live stock running on rsnge, and to legalize action of supervisors of th village of Whits Rock. The house at its morning session cleaned the house calendar. In which there was a fight over the bill to tax mining stock. Allen led for the bill, backed by Hutchln son of Beadle and Bromley. Gross op posed it as a measure which was only In traduced as a club by the Insurance lobby and one which should be defeated. This called out hot retorts on the part of Brom ley and Allen, denying any such force being bark of It, while Rogde of the Judi ciary committee opposed It as a measurs which had no value, and Ooddard on tbe ground that It could not In any way rbsngs the amount of tax to be secured. After the battle of words the bill passed by a large majority. The anti-foot ball bill came next and all discussion was shut off by the prevloua question carrying by 50 to 28. The bill to prohibits druggists from selling liquor without a prescription pasted and a fight waa aprung on the Huron building bill, which was defeated, and the sent le wolf bounty bill, which followed, failed by one vote, but Is up for reconsideration. In the Huron bill Price and LongstalT mere very personal In their remarks and charged Intentional falsifying to one nnother. The house passed senate bills to regulate th election of school district officers; provid ing manner of insurance of buildings by school directors; fixing salaries of county Judges; authorizing docketing decrees ot United States court judgments with clerks of circuit courts; providing qualiHcatlons for admission to the bar; providing punish ment for theft of water, gas or electrlc'tyi general military code; legislative appor tionment bill. The house at Its night session refused to concur In the senate amendment to the Brookings college appropriation, adding $16,000 for the purchase of a quarter sec tion of land, and concurred In the senate amendment to the bill preventing the uso of force In vaccination. A general scrap was started over an attempt to increase the pay of clerks, erillng in the defeat of tho effort. The house passed senate bills to allow girls to be confined In reform schools until 21 years old; providing regulations for fer ries; authorizing extension of banking cor porations; providing more township cen tral high schools; limiting time for be ginning suit to recover lard sold for taxes. HOLDUP MEN RIDE IN HACKS Compel Their Victims to Telephone the Order for the Conveyance for Them. SIOUX FALLS. S. D., March 5. (Special Telegram.) Two men who give their names as George Thompson and Harry Miller and who claim their homes are at Yankton, were arrested here today and lodged In the county jail on the charge of having held up and robbed the Inmates of a resort a short cstance west of Sioux Falls. After the robbery the holdup artists compelled one of the Inmates to telephone for a hack to bring them to the city. Bastlln Glesseman, the alleged Missouri moonsh'ner, who was arrested here a few days ago and who Is now an Inmate of the county jail pending the Issuance of an or der authorizing his transfer to Missouri' for trial, will be kept In custody until next week. Nothing will be done In reference to Issuing the order for hla transfer to Mis souri until the return next Monday of As sistant United States Attorney Porter from a trip to the Black Hills on official busi ness. TWO WOMEN LOSE THEIR LIVES One Is Suffocated In Smoke and tho Other Jumps from the Fourth Floor. NEW YORK, March 6. Ellen Vail, 55 yeara old, and her daughter, Elizabeth Vail, 23 yeara old, met death In a fire In East Seventieth street -today. The older woman waa suffocated and the younger Jumped from the fourth floor. The property losa by the fire waa small. James Vail, the con, waa the only one of the family to escape. He had tried to rescue hla mother and sister, but waa cut oft by the flames and forced to run to the rear fire escape to rave hla rvn life. The ten families in the house, numbering jIOO people, became panic-stricken from the fire. Two hundred gueats In the Sturtevant bouse at Broadway and Twenty-ninth atreet were greatly excited early today by a blate In the basement of the building which tilled the halls with amoke. Men, women and children rushed to the sidewalk and one woman, who appeared at the second-story window with her baby In her arma, tried to Jump to the atreet. Firemen stopped her. Two men were arrested and locked up charged with robbing several rooma from which frightened gueata had fled. The property damage waa confined to the base ment and did not exceed $1,000. BUFFALO. N. Y March 5. Fire early today damaged the Dormer building on Lock atreet to the extent of $75,000. The Dormer Fish company, owner of the build ing, waa the principal loaer. Fire Lieuten ant Joseph Herschel waa painfully injured. COLORADO CASH IS MISSING Warrant Issues for Former Chief Clerk in State Auditor's Ofllce. DENVER, March 6. A warrant has been Issued for W. C. Munsell, formerly chief clerk of the flat tax department of tbe atate auditor's effice, on the charge of em bezzling $7,000 of the state's money. The discovery of 'he shortage waa made by a apeclal examiner appointed by the governor. CATARRH Catarrh begins with a Etubborn cold in the head, indammution or soreness of the membrane or lining of the nose, discharge of mucus matter, headaches, neuralgia and difficult breathing, and even in this early stage is almost in tolerable. But when the filthy secretions begin to drop back into the throat and stomach, and the blood becomes polluted and the whole system contami nated by the catarrhal . . po.so,, , iucu iuc uuc.a jpi., y w always 'stopped u begins to realize what a had a sicksninir and distrusting- odor, a: i! 1 ! nruntl I hlird sf 8. 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THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, CAm TJX 25 cents a Bottle "bP cantbex VTihI it is a -"w is i s XTermanentM JASJiJSM uENUINE i i. r r from AlW IlTlITr.AICTPC VsCs DYING MAN TELLS OF CRIME OonfeMU to Part ii Murder Oommit'ed Three Teart Aro. VICTIM IS GIVEN KNOCKOUT DROPS Falls to Recover from UtTerts ol Ursg and Dies While Delns; Taken to station In Patrol Waaon. CHICAGO, March 5.--A murder com mitted by a band of thieves, who drugged Hnd robbed strangers nightly In West Madi son street saloons and which has been con cealed tor three years, has been made known to the police by John Lyons, one of the band. Lyons, who Is aald to be dying of consumption, says his conscience gave him no rest, and that he will find peace only In death. George Howard, a printer, was the victim and on the statements made by Lyons charges of murder have been placed against Joseph Moore and James Bray, who are under arrest in St. Louis, So many were the robberies that Lyons Is said to be unable to recall the times or places, and so accustomed were the men to dealing out chloral to their Intended vic tims that the danger of fatal results was lost to them until Howard failed to re cover and the possibilities of the gallows frightened the robbers from their career. Howard was drugged In a saloon In West Madison street. After he fell Into a stupor the trio carried him to tbe walk In front of the place, where they robbed him of $17 and fled. He waa picked up by tbe police and died In the patrol wagon. Lyons was servina out a fine In the brlde- ! well, when his falling health quickened bis conscience and he mado a confession, on the strength of which tho search for Moore and Bray was commenced. Joseph Moore and James Bray were re turned to Chicago from St. Louis early today and are now In jail awaiting trial. They will be tried for murder. CANNON IS SCORED (Continued from First Page.) proper and a breach of the privileges, which, if they are not In the written law, prac tlcally stand in tho Judgment ot all good men as tho comity between the two houses. "Tho speech will bo forgotten," he con tinued. "It will pass to tbe oblivion it deserves. The man who made it will go on to a higher place and will have a hundred things to turn to In pride, but he will never-have anything more to regret than having spoken these words." Allison Also Takes Hand. r Mr. Allison, also a member ot the con ferenoe committee followed. He com mended and approved every word Mr. Hale had said. "I think it is fitting that we should say said he, "not once, but always, that the rules of this body will be settled by the body itself In accordance with Its own best judgment." He declared that If the deficiency bill bad tailed it wculd not have been due to the rules cf the senate, hut to the situa tion which was presented in the house. Mr. Teller (Colo.), the democratic mem ber et the conference committee, declared Mr. Cannon'a remarks '"Inappropriate and out of place." On motion of Mr. Cullom the senate at 8:10 went i-to executive session. All tha treatlea before the senate were referred to tha committee on foreign relatione and the nominations sent in today to tbe com mittee which will pace on them. At 3:15 the senate adjourned till Mon day. Twenty-Seven Take Oath. Twenty-aevcn aenators were aworn In to day. 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