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THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt SUNDAY, MATtCII 2. lOOo. flYE DROWN IN COLLISION NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL SELECT SITE FOR LIBRARY Traiteei Eipresi a Preference for Shinart Property Near P.stofSce NO CONTRACT MADE FOR ITS PURCHASE Two Sessions Serpniarr to nfh Coaclaslon Three Properties Are Favorably Con. sldered. The Carnegie library building will be lo cated on the E. L. Shugart property at tbo northwest corner of First avrnue and South Sixth street. This was decided upon at an executive meeting of the trustees of the public library yesterday. This announce ment was no surprise, aa It baa been known for several days that a majority of the board was In favor of selecting tbe Shugart site. Members of the library board when seen last night after tbe secret session stated tbat tbey had only "expressed a prefer ence" for the Shugart site and had not definitely decided to accept the, propo sition for the sale of the property -made by Mr. Shugart. In order to arrive at this . "expression of preference" the board held two prolonged sessions behind locked doors yesterday, one in the afternoon and the second in the evening. It was 1 o'clock before the trustees finally got together and made the selection unanimous. The trus tee admitted that a number of ballots were taken before the Shugart site carried tbe day but they refused to make public tbe vote or give any Information as to how tbe other altea fronting on Baylies park stood during the balloting. Tbat the board intended to select the site at an executive session was not expected as the day the trustees Inspected the different locations offered. President Rohrer announced that the board would adjourn to Monday, March 23, when It expected to make a selection. The E. L. Shugart property at the north west corner of First avenue and Sixth street has a frontage on First avenue of 100 feet and of 192 feet on Sixth street, and Is located Immediately south of tbe poatofllce. The property Inclusive of the building a two-story brick residence, and exclusive of the paving tax, was offered by Mr. Shugart to the board for $12,000. It la this proposition which the board of trustees voted to "express a preference" for Mr. Shugart also offered to sell 100 feet frontage on tbe avenue and 12S feet frontage on Sixth street, exclusive of tbe building and paving tax. ' Tbe decision of the trustees to place he library building on tbla site will be a great disappointment to a large number who favored the W. H. M. Pusey homestead at tbe southwest comer of Willow avenue and Pearl street with a frontage o 125 feet on the avenue facing Bayllsa park and 192 feet frontage on Pearl street. It la un derstood 'that the final selection of the site narrowed down : to the W. H. M. Pusey, William Moore and E. L. Shugart prop erties. End of January Coart Teras. Judge Tborsell cleaned up the business of the January term of district court yes terday and in the afternoon left for his home at Sidney where be will open the . March term of court Tuesday. The term of court at Sidney should have been opened last Tuesday but Judge Thornell was un able to clean up the work here In time. , The motion of tbe defendant for a new trial In tbe suit of Nellie Klrby against William Klrby to replevin household fur niture, was overruled and the sheriff or dered to execute the Judgment. This Is one of the many suits arising from the Klrby divorce case. The motion for a new trial by the de fendant In the personal Injury suit of F. E. Bender against the town of Minden, Ia., was overruled and judgment entered on the verdict for 1600. Motions by the defendants for new trials In the sulta of Petrlus Peterson against the State and Anchor Fire Insurance com panies of Des Molnca, tried jointly, wero overruled and Judgment for the plaintiff 'against the State company for S'jS2.60 and against tbe Anchor company for $1,348.12 entered. , . Judge Thornell alao overruled the motion of tbe plaintiff for a uew trial In the per sonal injury damage suit of Henry Lock against the city of Council Bluffs. Judg ment for the amount of the verdict, $500, was entered against the city. The March term of district court In this rlty will open Tueaday with Judge Wheeler presiding. HoU Driver Blameless. - The Inquest held yesterday afternoon by Coroner Treynor over Oscar Katelman, the 4-year-old child run over and killed by a heavy transfer wagon on 8outh Main street Friday evening resulted In tbe Jury bring ing In a verdict of accidental death and ex onerating Alva Penn, the driver of the wagon. A. K. Smith, Captain C. S. Hub bard and Henry Peterson comprised the Jury. The wltnessea were Frsnk Coyle, David Brown, Frank Fox, John Regan and Julius Katelman, father of the dead child. They all were eye wltnessea of the accident. With the exception of Katelman, their teattmony i to the effect that the child ran directly In front of the wagon and that the driver made every effort to pull up his horse which were not proceeding faster than a log trot. They all aaid that in their opin ion the driver was not to blame in any way for the accident. Julius Katelman, the father of the boy, when placed on tha aland, testified that the horses were going faster than a fire engine to a fire. Alva Penn, tbe driver, en tbe advice of bia attorney, dtd not testify, although he wta present at the Inquest. Ao Information charging him with fast driving baa been filed In tbe superior court by Katelman, the hearing on which has been continued to Monday. Omaha Stadeats Defeated. Tbe bowling contest on the local alleys yesterday afternoon between the Council Bluffs and Omaha High achools reaulted In a victory for the Council Bluffa team by soveoly-one plna. The score: COUNCIL BLUFFS. 1st. Id. id. Total. Id. 1.16 151 117 1U 1 IS Hinder .... IT an .... AsUwltb .. Taylor .... Uuiiley ... Totals. 140 lilt i;f lti 1M 148 fi "U Id. ITS W 131 in 151 460 434 4ui 4U t M7I l.ts irtf ISO .Til OMAHA. 1st. 144 3t 142 Ill 143 ti StiS 1.264 Sd. 1J8 144 ITS i 182 Total. 613 428 U 3t;7 4J Fair !renleaf . Kosewater Huikrr .... Munger ... Totals. 149 745 1.19 Three -ers for Swladllas;. Charles Gregory" rasalved a telegram yes terday afternoon from William Barker at Mount Vernon. Mr, stating that Robert Boatrlfht, Ellis and Bromley, bead men ot BLUFFS. the Webb City Athletic club, had been con victed of conspiracy and sentenced to three vra rh In the nenltentlsrr. Boatrlght and Ellis were alleged to hive been the ringleaders In the deal whereby Gregory snd Barker lost nearly 110.000 on a fake i foot race at Webb City. At the close of the trial nf Leon Ixiler and Ed Mnore la this city Barker was called to Mount Ver non as a witness against Boatrlght and the other men. John R. Black of this county wae also a witness at the Mount Vernon trial. Real Estate Transfer. These transfers were filed yesterday In the abstract, title and loan office of J. W. Squire, 101 Tenrl street: John Alberts to Martha A. Word. 2 2-7 rod In se4 tie "4 8-74-43, q. c. d.. Heirs of Henry Leader to Caroline leader, n4 ne4 seH 1H-75-40, q. c. d. Same to Viola A. Leader, eft ne',4 se'A 1S-76-40, q. c d Same to Joseph H. Leader, nw!4 swVi 17-75-40. q. c. d Martha H. Ware? and husband to John Alberts, 1 acre in southeast corner sei4 neVi 8-74-43 q c. d Anton Jensen and wife to Francis and Thera Larsen, lot 7, block 28, Howard s add., and part lot 93, origi nal plat, w. d Niels Sorenson and wife to Jems Borenson, wl6 feet swi aW4 4-75-43, w d Nick Leuck to Mary K. Plckemell. outlot 1, except n80 feet, Judson a 1st add., q. c. d v,'-'- Jlana Olson and wife to T. A. Bre wick, lot 6, block 18, Howard's add., low'aTRaYlroa'd' Land company to Beti Marks, lots 3, 4 and 8. block . 1,000 800 Howard's add., w. d.. 150 Robert Hagood and wife to Joseph Robson. nwla 8-74-40, w. d 11,200 Eleven transfers, total $13,666 MI30R HEXTIOX. Davis sella drugs. Stockert sells carpets. Expert watch repairing. Leffert. 40 B y. Celebrated Met beer on tap, Neumayer. Cabinet photos. 2Sc per doren. 3u8 11 way. Fine millinery opening, Saturday, March 28. Mrs. Albln Huster, 321 Broadway. The lady Maccabees will meet Tuesday afternoon at the uaual place and time. Orand millinery opening day and Sat urday, March 27 and 28. Mrs. M. Pfelffer. Real estate In all parts of the city for sale. Thomas E. Casady, 23i Peurl street. on dinner sets we will continue to give 20 per cent oft for this week. D. W. Keller, 407 Broadway. Our special prices on baby carriages and go-carts will continue all this week. I. W. Keller, 407 Broadway. Another half-price sale on. ehort lengtha of picture frame mouldings. C. E. Alex ander & Co., 333 Broadway. Before papering your rooms we want to show you our eiegant ltU designs. C B. Paint, Oil and Glass company. A union meeting of the missionary so cieties of the several churches of the city will be held Thursday afternoon at the First Presbyterian church. Schmidt's elegant new photos, very lateat shapes and sizes, ll.po, and fci.to doen; large sixes. U and S3.o0 doien. Flrei-clas work guaranteed Schmidt, &31 Bioudway. We have the finest line of carpeta. rugs, portieres, lace curtains and draperies in Council Bluffs. Everybody knows our prices are the lowest; D. W. Keller, 407 Broad- James Burk, charge with the theft of a ring and article o; clothing from a Main street restaurant, wae brought back laat evening from South Omaha and lodged in the city jail. Rev. E. Comble Smith, p. D., of the First Methodist church of Omaha will addresa the regular meeting of the Brotherhood oc St. Paul In the lecture room of the Broad way Methodist church Monday evening at t o'clock. Thlevea broke Into the grocery store or , w. Barrett at 700 West Broadway Friday nivht nnri raj-rled iwiv a Quantity or cigars and tobacco aa well aa the small change in the cash register. They effected an entrance by forcing In the rear door. John Stevenson, charged with robbing an old man named W. J. bampeon In a Broad way saloon, who has been In the city Jail since March 13, was released yesteroay after he had returned the money to Samp son, who la serving a senience ior uruig drunk. Clerk Reed of the district court was noti fied yesterday by Warden Jones of the peni tentiary at r ore Maaison inai aujuh Schoenleber, indicted here under the name of George Leland and sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment on November 20. 19vl, for embezzlement, had served his time and had betn discharged. John McCord. a butcher from Dunlap, Ia.. who came to Council Bluffs in search of employment, complained to the police yes terday that a yojng fellow whom he had Invited to share his room at the Metropol itan hotel Friday night had skipped while he was asleep. At the sumo time McCord s gold watch and chain and cash amounting to ti diHappeared. The police ascertained that the young fellow had left town on an early mornli'.s train. The spring term of the Western Iowa college begins March 30, continuing three months, and will be followed by a two months' summer term. The spring and Dimmer la tho best time to a'.tond college, as the attendanca ia not ao large and stu dents receive more personal Instruction. Beginning classes will be organized In the English, business and shorthand depart ments. This la a food place fur your boys and girls during their vacation. Pupils of any age received during these aessiona. ONE MORE FABULOUsHfORTUNE Freight Hooae Foreman la Told Ha is Heir to Share In a Two Hnn dred Million Dollar Estate. CRE3TON. Ia.. March 21 (8peclal.) Charles Haney, foreman of the freight house of this place, baa been Informed that he Is one of 200 heirs to an estate now valued at $200,000,000 which, be is told, was left by an ancestor In London over a century ago. Christopher Worman. a rich allk merchant of London, the story runs, ded In 1789 and left an estate valued at $40,000,000, which, with the interest, Is now figured at $200,000,000. He had two brothers who came to thl country, one settling in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, at Wormans vllle, which was named after htm. This one waj Michael Worman, Mr. Haney's great grandfather. Both brothers died be fore the silk merchant, so no effort was made to aettla the eatate at that time. Mr. Haney has a faint recollection of hear ing hla grandfather describe the property which la aaid to have been owned by a brother to the silk merchant and the in formation he now haa is precisely tbe same la every detail. He haa written to partlea In the east to learn more particulars. If tbe fortune was really left, Mr. Haney will have no trouble In tracing his ancestry direct and aecurlng bia portion of th. fortune. Teachera' Salaries Are Halaed. CRESTON, Ia., March 21. (Special.) The school boards of Union county wero quick to adopt the recommendation of State Superintendent Barrett and raise tbe sat arlea of their country achool teachers, Nearly every board In tbe county bas been heard from and they report a raise of I'rom $1 to $5 per month. Thla makea tho wagea run from $21 to $40 per, month In tha county. Last year It waa Impossible to aecui e enough teachers to fill all the schools on account of the low wages paid. talon Coaaty's Finest CRESTON. Ia.. March 21. Bridge. -(Bpeclal.) The Standard Bridge company of Oiraha today begac the erection of the lo jcor water works bridge across tbe stream that fur nlshts water for tbe pomerhouse. It Is lo be an Iron bridge 4(0 feet long and nluu feet above low water mark. It will cost over 14. COO. It will be completed about June 1 and will be one of tbe fittest bridges la the county RICHARDS SETTLES IN FULL Acoounts for All of the Funds of Graves Eetate P aced in Hit Hands. GIVES BOND ON THE ROBBERY CHARGE Adlal E. Stevenson, Former Vice Pres. Ideat to lie One of Speakers at Jelfrraoa Day Baaa.net t Dea Moines. (From Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES. March 21. (Special.) William A. Richards is breathing pure air today. He has settled with tbe United States Fidelity and Guaranty company on tbe Qraves estate, furnished a bond for hla appearanco at Knoxvllle on the Hamilton robbery charge and ia at present "square ' with the world so far ai any criminal lia bility is concerned. Upon his return from Knoxvllle, Richards, accompanied by his at torney, went to the courthouse and secured tbe papers In the Graves estate. At the office of tbe company's attorney he ac counted for every cent of the money al leged to have been misappropriated and will receive an honorable discharge by tbe Polk county court aa administrator of tbe estate. Richards went to Knoxvllle this morning. Two Indictments are standing against him there, one for burglary and one for larceny from a building In the night time. A bond of 12,500 was necessary for the Indictment , charging him with larceny. For the burg lary charge he was required to put up a bond of 21,500. Arriving In the city from Knoxvllle at t o'clock this afternoon the ex-deputy was met at the union station by E. H. Hunter, one of the sureties on his bond, the others being United States Marshal George M. Christian, A. U. Quint, K. R. Madden and E. R. Mason. Madden Is a well-to-do stockman and merchant engaged In business J been working to have the village Incorpo at Brldgnwator, Madison county. "ted. Laat night a mass meeting of cltl- "Yes I was In Old Mexico a short time, I ens discussed the question. After much but not long. Mexico Is not the country yot w ken na onl7 ,our P- for a man who has been a citizen of Iowa, i It afforded me some amusement to read the stories which appeared In tbe newspa pers of Des Moines, stating where I was and retailing tbe changed appearance I was alleged to have undergone. You see my hair Isn't white," removing his hat and ex posing a fine bead of brown hair, smoothly combed down and aa glossy as though he had just stepped from a barber's chair. "There was another fairy tale describing an imaginary chance meeting between my self and a man supposed to know me, on a train from Lincoln to Omaha. The story detailed how, when I noticed the man, I turned my back, pulled my bat down over my eyes and left the car. No aucb an In cident occurred. Why, If I had met any one I knew, I would have been very foolish to have resorted to a ruse so futile. If I had met anyone I knew In the manner men tioned I would have looked him square in the eye, gone up and ahaken hands with him. "The mistake I made waa in going away after the shooting of Balrd. It waa a se rious error on my part.. I can see it now, 1 didn't recognize It then. Oh, yes, I saw a cumber of people I knew while I waa away. But all of them kept faith and did not In form anyone where they had seen me. "Most of the time I stopped at a place not a great distance from OmUia. I vls- I Ited Omaha a number of times and there met friends from Iowa, several of them from Des Moines. Bnaao Escapea the Gallows. The appeal papera were . thla morning filed In the supreme court In tbe case of the state against Louis Busse of Butler county, who was tried for killing his wife nearly two yeara ago and sentenced to be hanged. The death sentence was to have been carried out on April 17, but the appeal prevents this. Busse's crime was a re volting one, aa he beat his wife to death with an Iron rod. He was drunk at the time and tbe appeal la in the hope that the supreme court will decide there waa no evidence of premeditation and that aecond degree murder alone could have been com mitted. An appeal to the supreme court was also taken today In a queer case from Lyon county In which Thomas Sheridan was con victed of malicious mischief in that he was engaged In putting salt on the lcp In an Ice house belonging to Ed Tressler. He was convicted and fined $300, and appcala. An appeal was taken in the caiie of Plumb Evans, who was convicted In Monroe county of assault with Intent to commit murder on William Reasby. He was sentenced to a term of two years and aix months. Frank J. Hromadko of Cedar Rapids, who was sentenced to six years In the peniten tiary for forcible defilement of bis step daughter, has appealed to the higher court. Hromakdo formerly lived In Omaha, but had removed to Cedar Rapids and was con victed laat fall. Stevenson Will Attend. It was announced today that Adlal E. Stevenson of Illinois will attend the Jeffer son day banquet In Dea Moines next month. A special Invitation has been extended to him by thoae in charge of the banquet. The event will be of more than state importance In that It la already certain that W. J. Bryan, W. R. Hearat, Adlal Stevenson, Charles E. Russell of Chicago, General James B. Weaver, Judge A. Van Wagnen and others will be on the program. The banquet proper Is to be open to all dem ocrats who are willing to pay the price, but thla will be preceded by a conference where only those who are wl'l'ng to pledge fealty to Bryan will be admitted and where a plan of organization wl'l be effected to make certain that the party In Iowa remains loyai to the Kansaa City platform. Nearly 200 tickets to the banquet have been aold. Stndenta Takloar a Hand. The fact waa discovered today that the students at the Iowa State college are taking an active hand In the contest for president of the college at Ames. A letter came into possession of one of tbe trustees which bad been written by Forrest E. Over bolser, a atudent, to a member of the Chicago Alumni association, stating that tbe wflter waa one of a committee ap pointed by the atudent body at a mass meeting for the purpoae of Influencing tbe action of trustees, and asking tbe recipient of the letter to use his influence to pre vent the selection of Prof. C. F. Curtlsa as president of the college. This Is regarded j as an unexpected Interference on the part ot tbe atudents with tbe work ot the true tees and ia likely to cause some trouble at the college. It Is believed that the effect of the letter will be to strengthen Curtlsa with the truatees rather than weaken him. The coamlttee on presidency meets next Wednesday and tbe board the next day. Prohibition Worker Leaves Slate. Rev. H. H. Abrama, well known la Iowa for his temperance work aa superintended, of eaforceoiett aork fur tbe State Anti Saloon leagje, bos taken a homestead in North Dkoia xnd ou the first of next mouth will go there to personally take up tha work. Abrama haa been living In Iowa City alnce tie removal from Dee Moluos. AU la supposed that be will resign his poal- tlon as superintendent on his removal from the state, and another will be selected. Harry Pattee la Improrlac. A few daya ago doctors from this city performed an operation on Harry Pattee, the young man at Perry who was shot by meat thieves some tlmo ago. They re moved the accumulated foreign matter In the lung cavity and today received word from Perry that the recovery of Pattee now aeems certain. He had been slowly sink ing tor a lung time, but It la believed be will recover. No arrests have ever been made In connection with the case. BURNS GUILTY OF MURDER Jary Finds Verdict la First Decree and Recommends Life Im prisonment. DES MOINES, March II. James Burns, accussed of the murder of Corcoran, was found guilty of murdrr in the first degree this morning, after the jury had been out fifteen hours. Life Imprisonment was rec ommended. Aaron and Carrie Batirte and Wbltle Bevertdge are to be tried tor complicity. Corcoran was fatally drugged and then robbed In the Batlese resort two months ago. Union Labor at Creaton. CRE9TON. Ia., March 21. (8peclaU There are now nine labor organisations In Creston and they are taking a great inter- est in city politics and endeavoring to have the city promise to employ only union men. At an open meeting last night nearly all the city candidates spoke. Both candidates for mayor are union men and employ union labor. E. A. Holden, president of the State Federation of Labor, was present at tbe meeting and gave them a short talk. Kent Will CRESTON, Ia. Soon Be a Town. March 21.- (Special.) The village of Kent, Just south of here, has some progressive citizens Who have iJ"ocu l'"u A committee was ap pointed to take the necessary steps and In a few more months the village of Kent will probably become a town". Snes Editor for Damages. SIOUX CITY, Ia., March 21. (Special Telegram.) A suit for $10,000, the outcome of a aensitlonal charge made against Hon. J. J. McCarthy of the Third Nebraska dts trlct during tbe recent congressional cam palgn, has been instituted In the Wood bury county district court. The suit waa brought by Miss Anna W. Shelbley. notary public, daughter of a former county clerk of Dixon county, agalnat Charles S. Ash- ton, editor of the Ponca (Neb.) Journal. lltor of i Starts Democratic Dally. ATLANTIC. Ia.. March 21. (Special.) Announcement Is made In the Atlantic Democrat tbat on the first of next month a dally paper will be started. Charles F. Chase will be the editor. It will be demo cratic, but not wedded to the Bryan ideal. B0NILLA TAKESTW0 TOWNS Hondnran Rerolatloalat Captnree Celba and Traxlllo from Rating: Faction. MOBILE, Ala., March 21. News of the capture of Celba by the Honduran revolu tionists' waa obtained last week and now cornea news of the capture of Truxlllo. The captain of the Norwegian fruit steamer Gyller, tbat arrived here today, says con siderable blood waa shed in the taking of Celba. Five persons were killed, one be ing the cable operator, who waa seized by the revolutionists. His head waa cut oft and hla body thrown out of the window. Gyller waa boarded at Celba by the com mandante of tbe revolutionists and an offer of $1,000 waa made to convey the com mandante and 450 men to attack Truxlllo, but the captain referred him to hla char ters In New Orleans; then, fearing serious trouble, ha left port for an Island fourteen miles distant, remaining three daya. Re turning to Celba he learned that Truxlllo had been taken laat Saturday. NIAGARA FALLS ARE DRY Hirer Diverted by lee Mores to Cana dian Side, While Men Walk Across Bed. NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., March 2L The wide channel between the American shore and Goat Island, known aa the American falls, waa almost dry today, owing to an Immense Ice Jam at the head of Goat Island. The lee atarted to jam ia the rapids above the falls this afternoon and tonight only a few small rivulets flow over the American aide of the falls. Tbe park waa crowded with people watcblng the un usual sight, while tbe people on the Ca nadian side were attracted by the thunder of three times the normal amount of water passing over the brink of tbe Horseshoe falls. Several persons walked across the almost dry bed of tbe river on thla aide tonight. SELL SLAVF W ALABAMA Five White Men i uarsed with Kid aaplasr Hecro for Lime Works Company. BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. March 21 Five white men. all of Goodwater. were brought here this morning charged with kidnaping Madison Davis, a negro, last July aad sell ing him to Elijah Turner, who ia alleged to have charge of lime works near Calclse. Ala. Tbey are all under Indictment. It is alleged by Davis that there are twenty-seven other negroes confined lo the stockade at Calcise and kept there in In voluntary aervlce. The men under Indict ment are among the prominent citizens of Goodwater. Jesse London being a justice of tbe piece and L. A. Grogan a bailiff. Tbe othera are merchants. FUNSTON REACHES NEW POST Today General Will Aasame Com. maad of Department of Colambla. PORTLAND. Ore.. March 21. Brigadier General Funston arrived tonight and to morrow will assume command ot the De partment ot tbe Columbia, relieving Gen eral George M. Randall, who haa been or dered to the Philippines. Worthy of t oaslderatloa. An editor's opinion is alwaya worthy of consideration, for he la accustomed to giving matter due consideration before ex pressing bis ideas of It. David R. Forbes, editor of the Sun, Quarryvllle, Pa., says. "The name of Chamberlain la ayaonymoua with everything that ia good. Chamber lain's Cough Remedy I can particularly endorse, carina used It myself quite fre- n...nw with tLj best reaulta whenever bothered with a cold." ROOT ASKS FOR ADVICE Wishes Btate Militia Officers to Aid Inter pretation of Ksw Law. PRESIDENT GIYES KANSAS THREE DAYS Astrees to Spend Seveaty-Trro Addi tional Hoars In Sanflowrr Slate Darlaar Coming Trip Tbroaah West and Northwest. WASHINGTON, March 21. Realizing that all parts of the country are Interested In tbe new militia law Secretary Root to day made public a report which the War College board haa prepared, explaining the various provisions of the law and the best means for putting them Into opera tion, The secretary haa not approved the report, but desires that It be given wide circulation, so thst officers of state militia may discuss with the department the ad visability of Its adoption. Major General S. M. B. Young, as presi dent of the board, submits the report. The organised militia are given until January 21, 190$, to adopt "the organiza tion, armament and discipline" of the "reg ular and volunteer armies," and within that time la expected to conform aa rap Idly aa possible to the etandard. It 'a provided, however, tbat on that date the standard must ba realised and thereafter becomes a requirement. Compliance Purely Volnatary. "The law makea no provision." he says, "for tbe coercion of any state or territory which may refuse to conform, but in case of a declaration to that effect the secretary of war may Ignore it In the allotment of the annual appropriation." That absolute uniformity with the rgular army may be obtained the board believes that the presi dent should Immediately fix the minimum enlisted strength of the various organiza tions of the militia to correspond to that fixed for the army. It therefore recom mends the following minimum organiza tions: Infantry, so; cavalry, 65; field ar tillery, 120; coast artillery, 120; engineers, 100. Regarding the physical condition of of ficers and men of the militia for muster Into tha service of the United States, the board recommends that the secretary of war prescribe for recruits tbe physical recrul'lng. standard adopted for the regu lar army. It fuither recommends that the oath ot enlistment and the length of service be left to tbe several atatea. The board believes tbst the term "stand ard service magazine arms" in the section relating to the Issue of material to the militia, which technically would be limited to rifles and carbines, should be con strued to Include "revolvers, standard field artillery, gatllng and other adopted ma chine or automatic guns." Regarding the position of militia troops In encampments with troops of the regular army, the board declared that the "militia commander shall be snbordlnate to thj regular commander." "In view of the demands of tbe regular service," says General Young in conclusion, the board recommends that no officer be detailed to any atate or territory having an organised militia force ot less than 2.000 men." Britain Karnes Alaskan Commission. The British embassy here haa been for mally advised of the appointment ot Lord At vers tone, the lord chief Justice of Eng land; Sir Louis Jette, retired judge of the supreme court of Quebec, and Sir John Douglasa Armour, Judge of the aupreme court of Canada, as members of the Alaskan boundary commission. Fish Takes Oath of Office. Hamilton Fish, recently appointed as sistant treasurer of 'the United States at New Tork, took the oath ot office today ,and will start his new duties on Monday. Leave Wlrea for Dla"alns;s. General Greeley, chief signal officer, bas lost almost all bis employes working on the telegraph lines In Alaska by the re ported discoveries ot gold In the Tananah section. Almost to a man tbe civilian em pIo;ea of the signal corps have deserted and started for the new diggings. The fever also Infected tha enlisted men of the corps and undoubtedly there would have been many desertions could the men have made aure of getting out of the conatry without being arrested. President Favora Kansas. Senator Long of Kanaaa today arranged with President Roosevelt for three ad ditional stops in Kansaa during the western trip at Grainfield, Oakley and Winona. Maarnatea to Testify. The Interstate Commerce commission has summoned the following to give evidence at the hearing of the' Southern merger case on Friday: John W. Gates, C. G. Gates, T. M. Hubbard, Cbarlea L, Lewis, James Byrne, Rudolph Keppeller, J. F. Harris, Edwin Hawley, President John Skelton Williams of tbe Seaboard Air line and Fourth Vies President J. M. Culp of the Southern railway. CALLS GENERAL WOOD CROOK Major Alleges Snpertor Officer Malnp. nlated Conrls aad Took Bribes la Cnba. WASHINGTON. March 21. Estes O. Rathbone, former director general of posts of Cuba, today filed with the adjutant gen eral epoclflc charges against General Leon ard Wood In connection with the latter'a duties aa military governor of Cuba. In a brief Major Rathbone alleges tbat General Wood manipulated the Cuban courts; tbat he received glfta from a gam bling concern amounting to $5,000 and tbat tbe glfta were admitted into Cuba free of duty, contrary to law. There la some pros pect, it Is aaid. that Oeneral Wood nay defer hla start for the Philippines and ask for a court of inquiry. BODIES BELONG TO COLLEGF Ftadlaa f Eight la Wagen Xear Atlanta Creates a Short Lived Seasatloa. ATLANTA. Ga., March 21. Two wagona have been found five miles north ot this city containing eight or more dead bodtea. The bodies were discovered by arms and legs protruding out of tbe boxes. The wsgons were found near an old abandoned rock qnarry between this elty and tbe Chattahoochee liver. It Is said tbey were hauled there late yesterday afternoon by single and double team wa gone. The authorities are lnvea'lgatlng. Later It developed tbat the bodies were being aent out of town by a medical col lege for Interment. HETTY GREENJELLS CHURCH Pnts Morlcaaed Properly I'p at no tion aad So Obtains Money Dne. CHICAGO. March 21. The First Presby terian church wns sold today under fore closure by Hetty Oreen. A. M. Pence, acting for the Trinity Meth odist Episcopal church, bought In the prop erty for the amount Ot the Indebtedness, $lt,T74. MAN AND MONEY SEPARATED Visits a rieasare Itesort aad Finds that It Is Decidedly Kxpeaslve. Blanche O'Neil of 1209 Capitol avenue, and Nettie Miles, living at Eleventh atreet and Capitol avrnue, were arrested last night, charged with grand laroeny. Tbe complaining witness waa W. P. Carroll. Carroll visited the bouse of Mamie Fields at II914 North Eleventh street and it was here that the alleged touch occurred. He had, so he says, $43. This he missed after he had been In the houre some time. Ho accused Blanche O'Neil of the th'.-ft and attacked her. She railed out to Detectives Drummy and Mitchell, who were passing, and the four were arrested. The O'Neil woman admitted taking something which she said dropped from a pocket ot Car roll's vest to the floor. She said that she grabbed this without seeing what it, was and passed It to the Miles woman. This tbe latter denies and says tbat tbe former threw the money behind the bed. A search was made ot the houses in the neighbor hood and the empty pocketbook and a knlfo which waa taken at the same time were found. The money was not recovered. OMAHA SUBURBS. Weat Ambler. Mrs. White and two sons were the guests of Mrs. Bonewlts Tuesday. Mrs. L. Darling and son Clarence haa been on the sick list this week. Mrs. Charles Roberta will start home from Washington, I). C, Wednesday. Oeorg? Syaa of Blondo atreet hna been the victim of a bad case of grip this week. Mrs. Belles of South Twenty-eighth street waa a guest In the neighborhood Thursday. George Hefler has had a tusale with tonsilltls this week, being unable to attend school. Eldorn, the youngext daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Uantz. haa been elck the lam week. Mr. Shandy, who was serlouxlv Injured in a runaway last week, is progressing favorably. Miss Klsle Blske Is staying with her friend, Mrs. E. Brally, in Omaha who ia on the nick list. Mrs. Henry Parks of Monmouth Park has had a very serious case of grip. Mrs. Willy la also quite sick at the Parks home. William Aughe. son of J. K. Anghe. and Miss Georgia McDonald will be married at me nome 01 tne Dride s parents near Fol som, la., on Wednesday next. Mlsa Mae Bi as entertained Mrs. C. Mann and sisters, Mrs. Pretty and Mrs. Belle. Saturday, and Miss Nora and Mls Kate Donahue from Saturday until Monday. Mr. Michael and eon are building a large building In East Ambler. They have nn Incubator and will raise chickens on an extensive scale this season, as they already have quite a number of chickens hatched. The question of street car extension on Forty-eighth atreet from Leanvenwcrth to Lincoln avenue is again being agitated. A petition has been passed by the city council and the work of grading will begin soon. Mr. and Mrs. A. Spoerrl entertained the former's sister. Mrs. Beam, and family of South Dakota, on Monday and Tuesday. They were enroute to Kngland, where th family will reside the coming vear during the absence of Mr. Seam, who Is traveling In Africa on business. The Ladles" Aid society of Southwest church was entertained by Mrs. Charles Syaa on Thursday at her new home on Forty-aixth and Marlnda streets. A large amount of carpet rags were sewed. About twenty women were present. Mrs. E Michael, Miss Ada Oanta and Misa Mae Syas entertained with the piano. Mrs. Syaa aerved. an elegant dinner. The re ceipts amounted to $3.40. Benson. Mrs. Roush, who has been quite low for about a week, la now slowly Improving. Mrs. James Walsh entertained her father, Mr. Kelly of Elkhorn, one day last week. Mrs. Emsey of Valley. Neb., visited with her daughter, Mrs. Gifts, during the last week. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Robinson of Omaha spent lust Sunday In Benson, visiting with friends. Miss Genevelve Lee of Chicago arrived In Benson last week and is now visiting at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Horton. Mr. Fuller of Ashland, Neb., has moved his household goods in Benson and has started the erection of a new cottage on McCague street. ' Services will be held today at the Metho dist church at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sun day school at noon. Junior league at 3 and Epworth league at t p. m. The spring boom of Benson Is now be ginning, material for the erection of five new residences has been brought here within the lost week and soon there will be more. The services to have been held last Sun. day evening at the Methodist church in the Interests of the Freed man's Aid society were postponed and will be held tonight Instead of the regular services. It will be conducted by the young people. The Board of Education of the Benson achools has provided for the overflow of scholars by obtaining the town hall, em ploying another teacher and placing three or four grades there, where tliev will be until the close of this term, when some provision will be made for the next fall term. The moat successful event financially and socially, for some time was the supper and entertainment given ut the Benson town hall by the Junior league, members last Friday evening. The supper was served from to f o'clock and waa ao well fiatronlzed that all could not be waited on n the time allowed. After supper an hour of entertainment was furnished, consist ing of music and recitations, given by the members of the league, under the super vision of their superintendent. Mra. J. Crewa. About $20 waa cleared. Florence. Miss Nettle Mvers of Omaha visited with her mother Sunday. Mrs. C. E. Hamilton scent Sunday here. the guest of Mica Dolly Tucker. Mrs. Eplnetter of Omaha was the euest of Mrs. W. R. Wall one day this week. Misa Nettle King of Omaha visited with her parenta here Saturday and Sunday. Will Tucker has been very sick for a few days of this week but is able to be up now. Mrs. L. F. Imm and Mrs. F. E. Grossman were business visitors In Omaha Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dech of Omaha, were the guests of Miss Dolly Tucker Tuesday night. Miss Lixzie Holtzman. who has been spending the winter with relatives in Phila delphia, returned nome Monday. Mrs. Emll Weber and .daughter of Wayne. Neb., were the giHTAs of Mr. ami Mrs. weber, jr., lor a couple 01 days this week. H. E. Howell, who has been residing here for the lust six months and had a harness shop, has gone to Fremont, where he will locate his shop and make hi future home. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Weber. Jr.. enler- tcined at dinner Sunday. Covers were laid for Mrs. Emll Weber of Wayne. Neb.. Misses Gertrude and liattie Weber and Elmer Johnson and Julius Stone of Omaha. Mrs. C. V. Fouke entertained some of her friends Saturday evening. Music wns the feature of the evening, several solos being rendered by Miss ItAttlo Weber in her usual plensltig manner. A qimrtet by Mrs. Victors. Mrs. M. J. Griffin and Mr. and Mrs. J. Weber Jr., met with hearty ap riluua. Metla. Kouke. dauithtr of the homers, rendered several solos on the piano, after with a supper was served ty the hostess. Daadee. A daughter was born last week to Mr and Mrs. P. II. I'attou. There was a business meeting at the Dundee achool house Friday evening. The family of W. L. Selby, who were sll 111 Inxt week with the grip, are sbout well again. Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Van Gleson are In Pasadena, Cel., and are expected home by May 1. Miss McKay Is still III with pneumonia. Miss Shipley Is supplying tier plate in the Dundee school. R. C. Peters has leased the ho.ise at Forty-ninth and lavenport streets and will move In with his family about May 1. D. L. Johnson whose talk on the subject of "Wills" to tne law department of the Omaha Woman's club ha been postponed, as be la out of town on Luslncsa. J It Montgomery has sold his residence on Cass street to Mr. Balrd of Omaha, and is building hlmstrlf a ainaller home on Cans street Iwtween Forty-eighth and Forty ninth streets. The Dundee Woman's club met Wednen day afternoon with Mrs. W. rl Curtis, the subject being "A Half Hour With 1 Fon taine and Racine,'1 and an art letaon In the Flemish school, including Kubene and Vandycka. 8uamer Crash si Into a Tag Boat with Terrifio Foroe. C3AFT SOON GOES TO THE BOTTOM Only Three ot the C rew Are, Saved, the Other Five 4olnat Down with the I nforlnnale Boat. PHILADELPHIA, March 21. Five men of the tug rilot of this city were drowned In a collision between the tug and th" steamship Winifred in the Delaware river off Marcus Hook, Ta.. late last night. The remaining three members of the crew were saved. The following were drowned: ALONZO HAZARD, engineer. JOHN BENNETT, mate. FRANK ATKINSON, ateward. ALBERT PAINTER, deck hand. PORTUGUESE FIREMAN, nama un known. Winifred waa towing the barge Cone maugh from Port Arthur, Tex., to this city and become fog-bound in tbe Delaware bay on Thursday. The tug Pilot had towed Conemaugh and guided Winefred from the anchorag4 and waa pulling In hawser when the steamer crashed into It amidship with ter rible force. The tug soon sank. Winifred waa unin jured. Collision In a Fo. FALL RIVER. Mose., March 21. The steamer Norman, from Philadelphia for Fall River, collided with a arhooner In tbe lower bay In the tog today. No Uvea wero lost. GUARD CATTLE WITH GUNS Massachusetts Lawyer Tells Farmers How to Art When Stock Are Sick. BOSTON. March 21 In the course of a talk before the Twentieth Century club to day Dr. Austin Peters, chief of the cattlo bureau of tbe Massachusetts Board of Ag riculture, brought up the question of tho cattle disease, saying: "I heard ot one man whose herd was In fected and a lawyer to whom be applied advised him to put hia cattle In the barn, lock the doors and atand outalde with a shotgun." To this Secretary Wilson, who was pres ent, replied: "I believe tbat farmers and women are the most honest people In so ciety, but they are ao creduloua and trust ing that they are easily Imposed upon. Some disreputable lawyer may have ad vised tbe shotgun, but that could uot oc cur frequently, for Massachusetts bas not many such lawyers. You people here can not afford to have this around. We won't stop at anything, but we want to know where It la ao we can fight It." George H. Ellis, the publisher, said the lawyer referred to had a herd which waa infected and that the case waa referred to the United States authorities. That law yer atlll owns hia cattle, he added. Secretary Wilson replied: "There Is no such case that I know of or that has ever been reported, to my knowledge." "I will be glad to furnish the address of the lawyer If desired," answered Mr. Ellis, with spirit. "If I am informed I will act In the mat ter at once," declared Secretary Wilson. "Tho gentleman la Hon. Cbarlea Francis Adams of Lincoln," said Mr. Ellia, and then the matter dropped. BOY IS SAVED FROM STAKE Schoolmates Witness Prodnctlem of "Tracy the Outlaw" aad Select a Victim. ASHTABULA, O., March 21. On bia way home trom school 8-year-old Clarence Hum raell was captured by five school mates, forced to accompany them down the Blan chard river outside the city limits, and there in a secluded spot was tied to a atake. Preparations for his cremation were be ing made when tbe little fellow's cries at tracted the attention ot workmen In the vicinity and he was rescued by them. Young Hummell's captors had witnessed the pro duction of "Tracy tha Outlaw," and in talking It over made plana tor the capture and burning at the stake. STREET CAR IS HELD UP Passengers Flgbt Bandits Till They Flee After Killing; One. LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 21. A Santa Monica electric car was held up a quarter of a mile outside the city limits tonight. In a fight between the passengers and three masked highwaymen one passenger waa killed, two wounded and one highway man shot several times, supposedly fatally. Tho robbers secured no booty. STANDS OFF A HOLDUP MAN Cornea Ont wllh a Torn font, bat Saves Ills Cash and Valuables. William Lyttle, department manager In Kelley ft Stelger'a store, showed his nerve and prevented a lonesome holdup man front depriving him ot the use of several dollars last night. Lyttle, who Uvea at 106 Stan ford circle, which Is across the street south from tbe Vinton street ball grounds, was going home after leaving tbe store at about 10 o'clock. As he came along the ball ground fence at tbe point where Fourteenth street would run If cut through, he was surprised by a man who roae from the shadow and, presenting a revolver at hla head, demanded his money. Lyttle seems to have been a man ot ac tion, for he selied tbe revolver and, forc ing the hand which held It upward, he struck the highwayman 00 the nose. A rough-and-tumble fight followed, during which the dry goods mau had bis coat torn, but otherwise eacaped Injury. After some mlnutea ot struggle Lyttle heard someone approaching and cried for help, but the holdup roan, making an extra effort, wrenched loose and escaped. He did not fire his revolver. Toached for Thirty Dollars. A brother of Judge McHugh of thla city waa robbed on a Burlington trpln at the Mason street station yesterday evening as h- ww about to start for liavelock, near Lincoln, where he is ujerlntei)dent of schools. Mr. McHugh had six new ta bills In an inside cuat pocket. In entering the car he wua forced to lshs through a small crowd and discovered shortly afterwards that hln purse and money were gone. He notified the depot polite. In one of the cms hlk tiockeibook was found. William Foster of Ksnsas City was arrested and held on suspicion of having commit ed the tneft. When searched he was found ts have $147, but no new bills such as Mr. McHugh had lost. Turpla Well Armed. Ed Turpln of t40 Wool worth avenue was arrreitd at Twenty-fourth and Hick ory by OrttYer Jnda, who found him with a 4i-cailt)ro revolver in hla cost pocket and an open pen knife In another Tie was charged with being drunk ani disorderly and carry ug concealed weap ons. Turpln had some quarrel during the afternoon with other persons In Bheeley station and the onVer was railed on to arrest him. lie escaped at the time, but was later captured.
