THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1003.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
IDENTIFY SUICIDE VICTIM
Van Found Dead in Creston Hours is Hugh
Calmer of Bpenoer, Ind.
NOTHING NEW DEVELOPED BY INQUEST
Remains tent to Indiana Rama on
Evening Train at the Request
of the Parent of tha
Deceased.
Tha young man who registered. Saturday
night at the Crsston house on South Main
streets aa Oeorg McDonald Of Omaha and
whose llfelsa body was found Monday af
ternoon, has been Identified aa Hugh Cul
mer, son of J. C. Culmer, agent for the
Indianapolis A Vlncenne railroad at
Spencer, Ind. Coroner Treynor has decided
that an Inquest la unnecessary and tha
body was sent to Indiana last night at tha
request of tha parents.
Hugh Culmer, who was 21 years of age,
left his home about a month ago as tha
railroad pass found on him Indicated, with
the Intention of securing employment as a
railroad clerk or telegrapher. Ho worked
for a short time In fit. Joseph, Mo., and the
last heard by his parents was that he In
tended to go to Kansas City, where he had
a job offered him.
It Is said that he was a young man of
exemplary habit and his family cannot
account for him taking his own life, ex
cept that- he had become despondent on
falling to secure steady employment In the
line for which he was suited.
Late Monday light Coroner Trejnor re
ceived a telegram lrom Spencer, I:id., sell
ing for a descrlp'lon of tho rrad man,
which wss forward 9d. Karly yesterday
morning a reply was received Mating that
tha dead man was evldjntly young Hua-l.
Culmer and asking fiat tie remains be
sent home at once.
Coroner Treynor decided that an Inquest
waa unnecessary as the - Indication were
that the young man had evidently taken
his life by morphine: The fact that he
had registered under an assumed' name
was taken to Imply that he had pre
' meditated the act.
The Inquest held yesterday fnlled to de
velop anything that would account for the
death of -the young man, and the jury
brought In a verdict to the effect that
death was from causes unknown to It.
Dr. J. C. Waterman, who assisted Cor
oner Treynor In the post mortem examina
tion, . testified that there was nothing to
indicate organlo heart trouble or other
constitutional disease which would account
for death. Tha fact that Undertaker Lunlc
ley, through a misunderstanding, em
balmed the body Immediately after reviv
ing It, made It Impossible to determine
whether the stomach contained poison or
not.
Mamie Martens, an employe of the
Creston house, testified that she looked
Into the room occupied by young Culmer
twice on Sunday, and that as he appeared
to be sleeping soundly she did not disturb
him. Charles Nlemler. tha 'clerk, testified
as to the fact of Culmer registering at the
hotel, being assigned to a room and the
discovery of his dead body Monday after
noon. The remains of the young man, at the
request of hi parents, were sent to
Spencer, Ind., last evening.
Eleetrlu Fans,
All sizes at New Tork Plumbing company.
RECOVER STOLEN PROPERTY
toareh Warrant Reveals Goods Taken
' From tha Maaleld
Home.
Part of tha goods stolen from the resi
dence of D. ' F. Maxfleld, 120 Harrison
street. In November, 100, were recovered
yesterday under a search warrant Issued
from the court of Justice Ouren, from the
premises of Burkhart Vllleger, set Harrison
' street, and clue obtained to where th
remaining portion of the plunder I located.
Monday Mrs. Maxfleld noticed a young
daughter of Vllleger wearing a breastpin
closely resembling one that had been
stolen with other article of Jewelry from
her house and she questioned the child.
Th little girl said her mother gave it to
her. Mrs. Maxfleld, feeling assured that
th pin was th on stolen from her, ap
plied for a search warrant for the Vllleger
premises with the result that tha constable
recovered a quantity of table cutlery, sil
verware and other goods which had been
stolen from th Maxfleld home. Th rob
bery at the Maxfleld home occurred during
the absence of the family and the thieves
carried off good to th value of over $509.
Mr. Vllleger, when questioned by the
officer, at first denied having the good in
her house, but after they had been brought
to light by the search stated that they bad
been given her by her son, who was at
present in Morley, Colo.
M. T. Plumbing Co. T. ZZX Night. F63T.
Expect Many Woodmen.
Member of the Modern Woodmen of
America are making great preparation for
th annual meeting of th Southwestern
Iowa Logrolling association to be held at
Avoca, June a. It 1 expected that marly
3.000 member of th order and their fam
ilies will be present and an elaborate pro
gram tor their entertainment 1 being pre-
pared by the committee In charge. In ad
dltlon to a program of sport, for which
handsome prises will be offered, there will
be a parade and a base ball gam between
Woodman team from Harlan and Atlantic.
Mayor John T. He ten will deliver an ad
dresa of welcome and Rev. Green of Oak
land will make the response. Colonel C. Q.
Baunder of this city will deliver th prin
cipal address of th day.
Plumbing and beating. Blxby A Bon.
Real Batat Transfers.
These trarsfers were filed vesterday
in
the abstract title and loan office of J
w.
Squire, 101 Pearl street:
Thomas E. Curran and wife to Francis
Dunn, north lid feet of west 35 feet,
lot , block 7. Barllss' first add. d..
George F. McMacken and wife to
same; same, d
Francis Dunn and wife to Joseph B.
Vlssard. Sam, d
O. P. Wick ham and wife to Harl
Haaa Drug Co., lot I In lot 1SL orig
inal plat. w. d 3,000
J.-1). F.dnvmdon and wife and Sarah
H. Hart to Robrt T. Fair, lot IS In
ubdlv. of lot E and G. John John
eon add., w. d iVi
Ftv transfers, total
.4iS
Dollrrer (( Come.
Senator J. P. Dolliver of Fort Dodge ha
written Colonel W. T. Baker that owing
to a previous engagement he will be un
able to be present and address th Good
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN.
Council bljffe.
Pearl V
'Phone 37.
BLUFFS.
Icbad convention, to be held In this city
June S. There Is still hope that Governot
Cummins will find possible "to attend and
deliver an address.
Lets Contract for Ditch.
The contract for the construction of tha
Fensler drainage ditch In Rockford town
ship was awarded yesterday by County
Auditor Innes to C. F. Pratt of this city
on his bid of 11 cents per cubic yard.
The members of the Board of County
Supervisors met yesterday as a committee
of the whole and looked over the proposed
Pigeon creek ditch and the local end ot
the proposed Pottawattamie and Harrison
county Joint ditches with a view to form
ing an estimate of the damage due the
owners of the property through which the
ditch will pass. Action on these- ditches
will be taken Monday by tha county sup
ervisors. MINOR MEXTlO.t.
Davis sell drug.
Stockert sell carpet.
Crayon enlarging, 308 Broadway.
Expert watch repairing. LefTert 409 B'y
Celebrated Meti beer on tap. Neumayer.
Fin line berry seta, B0o and up. A. B.
Howe. 110 Broadway.
Special sale cn Etching. C. E. Alexan
der A Co., SU Broadway.
Pictures and art novelties for graduation
gift. Alexander & Co., 333 Broadway.
Real estate tn all parts of the cltv for
sal. Thomas E. Casady, 2JS Pearl street
Miss Wilson and Mia Marshall of Fre
mont, Neb., are guest of Mr. N. W.
Fsrrand of Avenue E.
Robert Henderson, private secretary to
Congressman Smith, Is home from a visit
wlUi relatives In Creston, la.
Before papering your rooms we want to
show you our eiesant 1901 designs. G b.
Paint, Oil and Olass company.
Rev. Ous D. Plant, the Swedish mission
minister adjudged Insane, was yesterday
taken to the state asylum at C'larlmla by
Sheriff Cousins.
We contract to keep public or private
houses free from roaches by the year. In
sect Exterminator Manufacturing com
pany. Council Bluffs, la. Telethon Ftto.
A meeting of the-High School Alumni
association will be held this evening In the
hiph school building to make final arrange
ments for the entertainment fo the grad
uating class.
A building permit was 'issued yesterday
to W. P. Horn bach for the erection of a
brick office on First avenue, to tooat $1,000.
L. B. Morrow was granted a permit for
the erection of a one-story frame cottage
to cost 3900.
The Council Bluffs Retail Druggists' as
sociation will meet this evening In the
oftlce of Mayor Morgan In the city hall to
rerfect plans for the entertainment of the
owa State Pharmaceutical society's an
nual meeting In this city in July. -
Articles of incorporation of the F. W.
Meneray Crescent company were filed yes
terday in the office of the county recorder.
The capital stock Is placed at 340,000 and
the purpose of the corporation Is to carry
on the business of the F. W. Meneray &
Son, dealers in nursery stock. i
The rain prevented the ball' game be
tween the Council Bluffs and Lemars teams
ot the Iowa-South Dakota league yester
day afternoon at Lake Manawa, with Its
preliminary parade. It is doubtful if the
grounds will be sufficiently dry for the
game to be pulled off this afternoon.
The receipts In the general fund at the
Christian home last week were 306.38, being
334.U below the needs of the week and
Increasing the deficiency to 3l.8M.06 to date
In this fund. In the manager's fund the
receipt were 323, being 313 below the needs
of the week and Increasing. the deficiency
to 388.56 to date. . . ,.
A marriage license was issued yesterday
to W. T. Hehetdle, aged 32, and Angelina
Gelsler, aged 2S, both of this city. Th
marriage was. celebrated last evening at
th Oerman Evangelical church, the pastor,
Kev. Sassman, officiating. Following the
ceremony a wedding supper and reception
was held at the home of the bride's uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Gelsler, on
Fifth avenue. ,
A a result of th heavy rains all the
storm sewers In the southwest part of the
city arc stopped up and unable to carry
oft the surface water. The fact that In
dian creek has raised four feet owing t?
the obstructions about' one mile south ot
the city limits, where several hundred
loads of brush, logs and other debris have
piled up, making an effective dam, has
caused the storm sewers to back up.
MAN FALLS UNDER THE CARS
I Beatlnn HI War d Rtnmble in
Effort to Avoid Being
Been.
AVOCA. Ia., May 2V. (Special.) Last
night between 13 and 1 o'clock John Phelps
of Atlanta, la., was Instantly killed by
freight train No. '30. He and a companion
were beating their way to Atlantic, having
passed the day In Avoca. In trying tn
keep out of sight of th brakeman he
tepped off the flat car, falling between
th cars, the entire train passing over him
aa he was on the car nxt to th engine.
One arm and on leg waa cut oft and the
body crushed,' though the face was un
marred. Th remain were taken to
Blust's undertaking rooms and are now
awaiting th coroner' Inquest. The young
man's horn I In Atlantic, where he ha
fattier, mother and two brothers. The
brother came this morning and wUl take
the body to Atlantic. Phelpa waa about
23 year old and unmarried.
Prisoner Jumps From Train.
NEWTON, la.. May .-(Special.) Mose
Simpson Jumped from a moving Rock Island
train this morning between Kellogg and
Newton and sustained Injuries that may
prove fatal. Simpson was arrested at Kel
logg yesterday on tha charge of bootleg
ging. When the constable went to serve
the paper on Simpson tha latter drew h'-t
gun and commenced shooting-, the officer
returning fire. Simpson succeeded in escap
ing in the excitement and word wa sent to
Sheriff Hook of Newton, who cam on and
made the arrest. Simpson had hi pre
I Hnilnary hearing yesterday afternoon and
wa bound over to th granu Jury on the
charge of assault with lrtent tn commit
murder. 8herlff Hook started back to New
ton with hi prisoner this morning and Just
before the train reached Amboy Simpson
made a wild dash for th door, Jumping
from the platform. The train was stopped
and Simpson was picked up more dead than
alive. Medical attention wa given him at
Amboy and th Journey to th county Jail
continued. Simpson came to Orlnnell from
Kentucky several year ago and had more
or lea trouble with th authorities because
of bootlegging.
Receive Eleven Hundred Volt.
MARflHALLTOWN, la., May .-(Special.)
Harlan Hodges, an electrician, came
tiur tw.tna' ltmmitf vilturitav mnA mm
10 ' It wa fell from a twenty-flv foot pole and
I broke hi arm, besides receiving several
other severe Injuries. Hodge wa hang
ing a transformer and In some manner
cam In contact with a live wire. Eleven
hundred volt ot th electric fluid shot Into
him and he dropped from hi lofty perch
to the ground apparently dead. He will,
however, recover, although for a Urn he
wa In ) critical condition.
Little tlaus Rising.
ONAWA. Ia.. May M -(Special Telearam.)
The Little Sioux liver 1 still raising.
There la a three-feet rise at Rodney. Tl
eonlo and Smlthland. People are moving
out of th low lands. Big water Is ex
pected to reach opposite her tonight.
Water 1 now over the Perry grade between
Perry and Areola.
DECREE MUZZLES FOR DOGS
Numerous Ca'ei of Rabi i Among Des
Moinei Canines Onuses Tronb'e,
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR EXPERIMENTS
Supreme Court Hands Down nn Opin
ion A IB roving Validity of Sa
loon Consent Petition
in Polk.
' (From a Start Correspondent.)
DE8 MOINES, May 28. (Special.) This
city ha had an experience with rabies tn
dogs recently that has resulted in a cru
sade against the unmui-tled canines with
good effect. Dr. C. H. Hoffman of the
Drake university has been making experi
ments and conducting investigations that
still further confirm the belief that rabies
Is prevalent. A short time ago a dog went
down an east side street snapping at every
thing In It way, biting a number of dogs
and literally tearing to pieces a small dog
that was In Its way. The dog was killed.
About the same time a bulldog showed
symptom of madness and was caught and
killed. Dr. Hoffman waa convinced that
tha bulldog was In fact affected and he
proceeded to make an emulsion- out of the
brain of the bulldog and to inject some
of this Into a rabbit, which he had In cap
tivity. This was fifteen days ago. Today
he reported that the rabbit la showing un
mistakable signs of madness and that the
experiment proves the existence of rabies
in the city. A larger number of dogs have
been affected at this time than ever be
fore. Iovra Funeral Director.
About 200 persons arrived In the city to
day to attend the annual convention of the
IoWa Funeral Director' association. There
was an address of welcome by Mayor Bren
ton and a response by Vice President
Hartley of Eldora, The annual address of
President Charles Emerson of Creston was
delivered. Report were read from the dis
trict associations, which are affiliated and
technical papers were presented. The pro
gram continues tomorrow and closes with
a banquet. The next convention will go
to Cedar Rapids, Dubuque or Dcs Moines,
l.lffht Sentence Inflicted.
Ed. Puckett, charged with th murder of
A. Euchre, was found guilty of assault
with lnten.t to commit great' bodily injury
and must serve three months In Jail. The
Jury brought In a verdict at 2 o'clock and
Judge Given Immediately pronounced sen
tence. The killing was In a quarrel over
a horse trade.
Saloon Petition is I'pbelil.
The action of the Board of Supervisors
In Polk county In canvassing a statement
of consent for establishment of saloons
three years ago and the district court In
sustaining the work of the boaAl, was
approved fully by the state supreme court
tbday. A petition had been flfcd, but It
was found to be insufficient and the board
let the matter drag along until a new pe
tition was prepared and filed, when the
first one was withdrawn and the second
canvassed. Objection was made because
the law provides that only one statement
may be canvassed In any one year. "How
ever, desirable it might be," said the court
In an opinion by Justice McClaln, "as a
matter of public policy that the people
of the community be not agitated by the
circulation of more than one petition during
the same year no purpose to- prevent such
action Is Indicated in th language used.
The Idea seems rather to be that the
board of supervisors Is not to be compelled
or allowed to finally act In such matter
more than once In any one year, and In
view ot th difficulties attending the can
vasslng a statement of consent, th pro
vision seems reasonable and It ought to
be given full force and effect. But we
cannot stretch the language to cover a
case not within the reasonable meaning of
the words used. If the first statement
filed Is Insufficient and before the board
finally acted upon It by making the canvass
necessary to determine Its sufficiency an
other statement which Is sufficient is filed
and properly brought up for considera
tion w see no reason why the second
statement may not be approved.. In this
respect the action of the Board of Super
visors seems to hare been legal." Tho
court also affirmed the ruling of Judge
Bishop on hearing of the case wherein
he refused to consider the matter of the
genuineness of the signatures because of
a stipulation In which that was covered.
The uction of the court disposes of a long
light to have declsred Irregular the process
by which the petitions were canvassed In
this county.
Rehearing are Asked.
The supreme court has had an unusual
number of arguments on rehearing the
past week. Today arguments were made
'in the case of the Ida County 8avings bank
against Seldenstlcker. Judge Wade argued
for a rehearing of the case. One Knepper
was surety on the bond of Seldenstlcker, a
clerk In the bank, and when tha latter
went wrong the bank sued. It was claimed
that Knepper waa deceived by the bank
pkBhltfr An4 that wh n tha l.tla. runAnHa
; to ,n ln(,ulry from Knepper In regard to
th clerk th latter waa In fact short in
his accounts. Senator Hubbard argued In
opposition to a rehearing. The case of
Jolly against the Milwaukee railroad was
also argued for rehearing by M. R. M
Creary and Judge Cook. This ia the cane
In which Jolly sought to recover penalties
because the company refused to redeem
railroad tickets he had bought for the
special purpose of bringing suit against
the company. The last of the rehearing
from the Seventeenth district was that of
Cook against Marshall county, the cigar
ette mulct tax case. The Tobacco trust Is
seeking to have the cast, reopened, but
there was no oral argument in the case.
Court's Decisions.
The following were decided by the su
preme court today:
In the matter of the canvass of the sa
loon petition In Polk county, from Polk
county, Juige bishop; affirmed by McClaln.
C. K. Hunt, appellant, acalnot William
Hapley, Cass county. Judge Greene; re
versed by Ladd.
nenry wormiey against tuion city 4b
Fort Dodge Railway Company, appellant,
Wright county. Judge Kenyon; reversed by
Deemer.
G. K. B. Williams aralnxt Iowa Land
Company, appellant, Woodbury county,
Judge Gay nor; affirmed by the court.
ueorg B. mreeter, appellant, against A.
M. Gleaaon, Buena Vista county. Judge
Ballle; affirmed by Weaver.
Sarah E. Jelly against Muscatine City
and County Mutual Aid Society, appellant,
Muscatine county, Judge House; affirmed
by Bishop.
William N. Roaa, appellant, against Mod
ern Brotherhood of America, Buchanan
county. Judge Piatt; affirmed by Sherwln.
Exeltlnc Experience in Storm.
TERRIL. Ia., May K.-(Speclal.) State
Superintendent of Public Inntructlon R. C.
Barrett had an exciting experience during
the storm here last night. He was billed
to speak to th graduating claaa of the
township high school and attempted to
drive from Ruthven to thl place. When
about two mile from Terril he wa over
taken by the storm. The buggy was blown
over and Barrett and his driver were landd
In mud and water up to their waist. They
ware compelled to wade through the water
and mud the remainder of the distance to
Terril, leading the horse. Upon arriving
Barret borrowed some dry clothes and gav
his address, Just as If nothing had hap
MINER ACCUSED OF MURDER
Man Arrested Who Is Believed to
Have Killed Clerk la
Restaurant.
DES MOINES. Ia., May Sfi.-Harry Gay,
a coal miner, ha been arrested here,
charged with the murder of Arthur Meade,
who Was killed by a highwayman at Mc
Carthy' restaurant In West Liberty at I
a. m.. May 14.
Six other occupant of th restaurant
were held up at the earn time, while the
till was being looted and Meade was shot
through th heart for not throwing up hi
hand promptly. Gay wa at that time re
siding at Fredonla, about ten mile from
West Liberty.
Detective have been searching for him
since the day following the crime. They
located him at the Runnel coal mine. The
six witnesses of the murder will be asked
to Identify him this afternoon.
Fireman Killed In Wreck.
8IOUX CITY, Ia., Msy 2. (Special Tele
gram.) A passenger train on the North
western ran off the track three miles east
of Hawarden this morning on account of
a washout. Fireman Fisher of Eagle Grove
wa killed and Engineer Piatt of Eagle
Grove slightly -Injured. Fireman Fisher
had been placed tn a rear coach awaiting
the arrival of a wrecking train from Ha
warden. The wrecking train ran Into the
coaches and killed the fireman, who had
already been Injured In the first wreck.
District Court at Onawa.
ONAWA. Ia.. May 2S.-(Speclat Tele
gram.) The Monona county district court
convened here. Judge Wakefield presid
ing. Equity cases only will be heard. The
case of Ridley against Ridley, a Mapleton
divorce suit. Is set for tomorrow.
WORK OF THE HOME MISSIONS
Occupies the Morula Session Of the
Presbyterian General
Assembly.
LOS ANGELES, May 26.-The Important
subject of home mission and it corollary
evangellstlcal work among the churchos
occupied the" morning session of the Pres
byterian general assembly. .Rev. Dr. Hol
loway of New Jersey, chairman of tho
board of home mission, presented the re
port of that committee.
The chairman wa followed by the secre
tary of the board. Rev. Charles L. Thomp
son, D. D., of New York, who spoke at
length upon the subject.
Dr. Thompson delivered a long and force
ful argument for the .work of home mis
sions. In which he took occasion to execrate
the Mormon church, of which he said:
"It Is not to be educated, not to te civil
ized, not to bo reformed It must be
crushed. No other organisation Is as perfect
a tho Mormon church,' except the Gorman
army."
"Tho committee on bills and overtures, of
which Dr. Van Dyke l chairman, turned
down the -resolution"1 Introduced yesterday
regarding labor atnd 'eatrttal and constituting
a bettrd of arbitration, deeming It Inex
podlent to act on such question.
. A request for the passage of a resolution
of condemntlon with regard to the' rect-nt
massacres of Jew at Klschlneff, In Russia,
was read to the assembly and a resolution
strongly condemning- these massacre was
promptly Introduced and passed.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock the report of
the standing committee on aid for college
was considered and discussed.
Moderator Coyle has announced hi ap
polntmenta of chairman for the various
boards and standing committees. They are
a follows: Rev. Henry Van Dyke, bill
nd overtures Rev. Dr. C. W. VanMater,
Judicial committee; Rev. Dr. R. W. Hollo
way, home missions: Rev. Dr. John C. Van
Natta, education; Rev. Dr. F. J. Staley,
LL.D., publication and Sabbath work; Rev.
Dr. R. W. Chessman, mission for freed
mon; Rev. T. F. Dixon, temperance; Rev.
Dr. P. H. Hoge, theological seminaries;
Rev. J. Yereance. mileage; E. 8. Stranger,
finance. The chairmen on foreign mis
sions, church erection and aid for college
will be announced later.
The Woman' ChrUtian Temperance union
ent In a resolution through one of th
commissioners which caused a broad smile
among the church men and considerable
amusement to the galleries: It read:
Resolved. That we condemn the Inron
slst'qclea of Christian people and Chrlstliin
minister In stopping at hotels where liquor
Is sold and In the employment from such
hotels of caterers to serve in the social
functions and banquets.
Thl resolution was promptly referred to
the committee on temperance and will prob
ably come up again lster In the week.
At the request of a minister whose name
was not mentioned and of Rabbi Wise of
Portland. Ore., a resolution was Introduced
condemning the massacree of Jews In
Russia and resolving "that the General As
sembly of the Presbyterian cnurch In th
Vntted State protests against the revolt
ing persecution of Jews and pray others to
stay the wrath of men."
CLEVELAND WILL BE THERE
Former Preaident Decide to Attend
Mass Meeting; in Aid of
Russian Jews.
NEW YORK. May 26 Grover Cleveland
has telegraphed to the committee In charge
that he will be present at the mass meeting
tomorrow evening at Carnegie hall in aid
of the Jew who suffered by th Klshlneff
massacre. Mayor Low will preside.
Among those who will speax In addition
to Mr. Cleveland and the mayor will be
Dr. Newell Dwlght Hill. pator of Plym-
nuth church. Brooklyn; Proreasor Jacob
Schurman of Cornell university; Rev
Robert S. McArthur, Bishop Potter and
Archbishop Farley.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 2.-The chief
of police of Kleff has ordered the pollc
commissioners within his Jurisdiction to
Institute a fresh Inquiry into th legal
statu of the Jew and to forcefully expel
those who have no legal rght of residence
and who refuse to leave. A Jewish deputa
tlon from Klschlneff recently had a long
audience with Minister Von Plehv. Th
latter denied being a Judophobe anS said
he had not opposed taking proceedings
against the former governor of Klschlneff
The minister promised consideration of tha
facts set forth In the petitions of the Jew
lsh population for future protection. Con
sequently th minister yesterday sup
Dressed the distribution nf Krousterau'k
new antl-semlttc organ, th Znamls.
Th Ruhslan law do not permit of suits
against the state for damages don by a
mob, but the government can consent to
the prosecution of negligent officials. It U
not yet decided whether civil or criminal
procedure will be adopted. The tncrimln
ated officials have no property, hence th
purpose I not to obtain pecuniary recora
pens, but It l hoped th moral effect ot
the prosecution will prevent a repetition
of the massscree.
TRAIN MAKES A RECORD RUN
Average Over Seventy Mile an
Hour for Hundred Thirty
Three Miles.
CHICAGO, My 2.-The Twentieth Cen
tury, Limited, the flyer of the Like Shore
A Michigan Southern railroad between
New York and Chicago smashed all prev
ious records yesterday morning In a light
ning dash between Cleveland, O., and Elk
hart. Ind. With John Gulmyer, familiarly
known among his brother engineer a tha
"Flying Dutchman," at the throttle, the
run of 133 mile between Tuledo and Elk
hart was made in a little less than lit
minutes, an average speed of 70.04 mile
an hour. The fastest clip wa made be
tween Kendallvllle and Elkhart. The dis
tance Is forty mile, and It was covered In
thirty-three minutes, showing a sustained
speed of a bit over seventy-six miles an
hour. Even faster spurt were made at
time, with a speed average for a mile or
so of eighty and ninety miles, but they
were not continuous enough to count.
The average speed of the Twentieth Cen
tury over this run I 51 91 mile an hour,
while great losses have been made up fre
quently, showing remarkable averages, the
feat of yesterday la the greatest on record.
The "Flying Dutchman" I very proud of
his achievement, but seem to think that he
could even better It If his engine had not
been out of the shop for a year. However,
It Is three minutes better than his previous
record for the same trip,, and so he thinks
It Is something to be proud of. It Is also
two minutes faster than the record estab
lished last summer by James Calkin, run
ning with a lster engine 05. his being n3.
The only run on record which approxi
mates that of yesterday wa one made on
the Pennslyvanla between Camden and
Atlantic City. The distance Is a little over
fifty-eight miles, and It waa made at the
rate of a trifle over seventy-six. miles an
hour. The next best was that made by the
Twentieth Century last year between Ken
dallvllle and Toledo, ninety-one miles,
which wa covered at the rate of 72.i mile
an hour.
PENSIONS FOR WESTERNERS
Survivor of the War Genereualy
Remembered by the General
Government.
WASHINGTON. May 28. (Speclal.)-Th
following pension have been granted:
Nebraska: Original Ansley De White.
Decatur, 36. Increase Moses Davis, Browi
vllle, $13; Thomas Moore, Friend, 310. Wid
owsSarah E. French. Kennard, 38.
Iowa: Original Henry M. Farr, Mt
r Pleasant, 312; Edger E. Carle. Knoxville,
i. Increase Thomas McQueen, Spencer,
12: Gardner R. Hlckock, Clear Lake, 310;
Frederick Wilson, Marshalltown, 314; Thom
as B. Daniel, Garden Orove, 38; William
F. Horahan, Dea Moines, 312: Thomas
Raser, Corydon, 356: Andrew J. Knauss,
Washington, 310; Miller Tallman. Sioux
City, 38: Adam Areman, Tlconle, $10; Henry
McCarthy, Kanawha, 312; Nathan Hale.
Lenox, 350; Green Street, Centervllle, t;
Daniel S. Bartlett, Orlnnell, 38; William P.
llartman, Davenport, $12; Mason Miller,
Salem, 366; Thomas H. Moore, Onawa, PL
Widows Maggie Davis, Wapello, 38; Abi
gail J. Vansant, Wayland. $12; Elmlra Ann
Smith, Dea Moines. $8; Catherine Karlev,
Sioux City, $12; Chrlatlna Ockerson, Red
Oak, $12; Maggie E. Stone, Marion, $12.
South Dakota: Original Bartley E. Sal
mon, Lead City. $8; William H. Hawy,
Brookings, 3. Increa.se Daniel J. Briggs,
Broadland, 340. Widows Caroline R. Har
den, Gayvllle, $12; Jennette Doyle, Mitchell,
M'GOVERN HAS THE MALARIA
W1U Not Be Able to Fight
Attel on Memorial
Day. ' :
Abe
NEW YORK. May .-Terry MeGovern
will not be In condition to ngnt Abe Attel
at Fort Erie on Memorial day, and Sam
Harris, hi manager, ha ' asked Manager
Herman of th Canadian club, for a two
week postponement.
MeGovern, who ha been training her.
ha been ailing since Friday. He did no
work Saturday or 3unday. Feeling better
yesterday he went out for a spin. After
going a few miles he broke down com
pletely and was Jqst able to get back to
hi quarter.
A physlcln said MeGovern wa suffering
from malaria and would have to atop train
ing. Manager Hani says he can send
him to Mount Clemen and get him In con
dition to fight two week after next Sat
urday If h cn get the match put off until
that time. ,
JUDGE ENTERS FINAL ORDER
Packer la Beef Truat Casa
Re.
trained from Forming; a
Combination.
CHICAGO, May . Judge Groascup In
th federal court today entered the final
order In the so-called "Beef truat" case.
restraining the packers from combing to
regulat the trade.
Tne order covers all the point In the pre
vlous decisions and is received as com
plete victory for th government An ap
peal will be taken.
The order cover all tne large packing
concern doing business In thl district.
and in substance permanently enjoins them
from doing anything in violation of th
Sherman anti-trust act. The name of the
late Gustavus F. Swift and eliminated
from the list, though the firm of Swift and
Co. is still covered by the decree.
Murder Trial at Sioux Fall.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D., May 28. (Special
Telegram.) In th state circuit court In
this city thl afternoon commenced th
trial of Henry A. Steagald, charged with
the murder last February of Frank Bowen
a grain buyer, at Benclare, a little town
east of Sioux Falls, where Steagald wa
agent of the Illinois Central railroad &t the
time. Every point Is being stoutly con
tested by both the prosecution and defense
and the work of securing a Jury is very
slow. From what has been thus far de
veloped it appears likely that the defense
will make Its fight. on tne ground that
Steagald was mentally Irresponsible for his
acts. Great Interest is being taken in the
trial.
Making; Splendid Progres.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cel.. May 2.-Chif
rn.inwi (leorae L. Dlllman In an Inter'
view says the Western Pacific Railway
Kmrnnv is making anienaia progress with
its Beckwlth Pass division. It has been
definitely decided that the course of th
w mad shall follow a route from Oro
vllle up the north fork of the Feather river.
Its east branch, along the east side of tha
utter stream to Spanish creek, thane to
Spring Garden creek and from them to th
mlddl fork of the Featner river, continu
ing up th latter to eecxwitn pa.
Defeat Democrat Thirty to One.
WICHITA. Kan.. May M.-All political
records were broken in Kansas today br
Victor Murdock. republican nominee for
member of congress to fill a vacancy in the
Seventh district, carrying every on of th
tntrtv-elx counties and probably every one
ot the l.JiX) precincts In the district. In
some ploces he best his democratic ot
nonent. Charles F. Clyne. thlrtv to one. His
plurality will be about I. if). The vote was
verv llvht on account of the weathnr. Th
pullat nominee, juoge tutoo, snowea very
ittle strength.
Germans Object to Heud Tax.
EL PA SO. Tex.. May Th Mexican
Central train wn delayed an hour today
thla ooint of entry because Max Weber
the German consul, refuaed to pay tha head
a nf 32 each for himself sod Herr Von
Waldthausen. a Uerman nobleman, before
they could enter th United Statea. Waber
claimed that with correct Interpretation the
law was not s ppllcble to hlmaelf and th
nobleman A taurlst paid th tees unknown
to the German in wider ihl th daisy
migM end.
RYAN MAKES A CONFESSION
Paj$ Four Thousand Dollars to Offio'&U of
FoiUl Department
MILLER AND FRIEND DIVIDE THE MONEY
bet-Rich. Qalck Concern Able to
Tay Liberally' for Favorable
Opinion of Officials of the
Depart me ot.
WASHINGTON, May 2ti.-Vnlted States
Marshal 1'ettlt at RockvlUe. Ind., today
notified the department by telegraph of the
arrest of Joseph M. Johns, charged with
conspiracy in the alleged bribery of Daniel
V. Miller, assistant attorney tor tho Post
office department.
John will be tried with Miller at Cincin
nati. Their case will be presented to the
federal grand Jury, which meet ther Oc
tober 6. According to evidence tn posses
sion of the postal authorities John re
ceived $4,500 aa a result ot the decision ot
Acting Assistant Attorney General Chris
tlancy that the Ryan Turf Investment' com
pany was entitled to the use of the mall.
Miller wa an assistant of Chrlstiancy.
The authorities here say Johns was not
an attorney of the Ryan concern, but has
been a lifelong friend and political associate
of Miller. The exact division of the $4,500
Is not known. Miller was At the Postofftce
department today in conferenco with As
sistant Attorney General Kobb.
The case of the Arnold company, the turf
concern which waa responsible for the first
charges against the office of the assistant
attorney general, and which, despite the ad
verse report of postofflce inspectors, secured
favorable decision from the office, I still
under Investigation.
The check which figure In the alleged
payment to Miller and Johns, which are
In possession of the department are for
$3,400. They were supplemented with a
cash payment of $1,100. The checks are
signed by th Ryan concern and made out
to John, endorsed by htm. Ryan baa
agreed to be a witness for the government.
He ha furnished the department with all
the Information In hi possession. Including
the document. Miller left today for Terr
Haute, Ind.
While the department cannot guarantee
Ryan immunity. It will put hi service In
turning state's evidence In the best light
before the court. Miller had charge of the
Investigation of the Ryan case and pre
pared the letter which Acting Assisting
Attorney General Chrlstiancy signed. This
letter, which constituted the decision of
the department allowed the concern to use
the malls and was signed December 10.
The decision tn the Arnold case, which
served a a precedent and whose language
It followed, was signed by Assistant At
torney General Tyner December 4.
Ryan Tell Storr,
CINCINNATI, May 2fi.-John J. Ryan,
whose confession caused the arrest of D.
V. Miller and of Joseph F. Johns, operated
his "get-rlch-qulek" turf Investment con
cern from here and from St. Louis, and ran
winter races at Newport, Ky.
Other warrants have been Issued as a re
sult of the Investigation or the postofflce
Inspector for W. J. Vlckery of Cincinnati
and R. M. Fulton -of St. Louf. Ryan I
And while not always painful are aggravating; beyond expression.-' With
few exceptions they are worse in spring and summer when the system begins
to thaw out and tne skin is
reacting and making- ex
tra efforts to throw off the
poisons that have accumu
lated during- the winter
months. Then boils and
pimples, rashes and erup
tions of every conceivable
kind make their appear
ance, and Eczema and Tet-
t r tnr'n terrnra nf
a . vth- ago and I
v9
A , ;V Miaa GENEVA BRIOGS.
Rash, Poison Oak and Ivy, Kiaa.apoll., Kin. .
and such other skin trou
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ment and distract by their fearful burning, itching and stinging. A course .
it, remains smooth and soft and free of all disfiguring eruptions.
Send for our free book on diseases of the skin and write us if you desire
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THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, CAm
i
A few vacant
Ilowever, among these are one very
choice room and some small, but
very desirable rooms.
All these offices have the advantage, without extra
charge, of splendid janitor service all night and Kunday
elevator service, electric lights, hardwood finish, and the
best of office neighbors.
THE BEE BUILDING
Two Rooms at $10 Per riooth A Suit ot Two Rooms -Oa
Three rooms are rattier small. the fifth floor. The rooms ar
but so Is the rental price. They both fair-steed rooms and have
are well located and are dedd- been newly decorated. o that
edly attractive little rooms. The they are particularly attractive,
rental price Include Lent, light. xhe price per month C -
water and janitor service and for the two roomsyr
all tbe advantage of C4 "V i.
being In .Th Bee I II
Bid-. Price per month
A tJood 5lzed Room With Vaul1 An Office on tho around Floor
Thl room, beside having a TUta office faces heveuteeuth
large burglar-proof vault, 1 lo- afreet It la large, light and ha
rated next to tbe elevator on tbe been newly decorated. Tbe
fourth floor. It Is tbe only room rental price Include light,
of thla character In the build- water and janitor service. It lias
log that I vacant and on of a very large burglar-proof vault,
tbe few rooms at this price with Tart of thla . room la
a vault. It la plea- A partitioned off as a C "v
snt, goxl sired room I private office. I'riceJII
Price per monta,. per month v
R. C. Peters & Co., Rental Agents
Ground Floor, Bee Building.
her now and admit he operated for som
time at St. Louia before th Inspector trot
after hla and later h waa called to Wash
ington. Ryan says: "I waa nr because I heard
other doing business Ilk mine stood In
with tha Postofflce department by giving up
33,000. and I felt that tnose who were
standing In lth th department were be
hind the Investigation so a to get me out
of their way."
After returning from Washington to St.
Louis Inst November Ryan says he got a
telegram from Attorney John of Rock
vlUe, Ind.. that Johns could be of ervlj
to him with tha department at Washing
ton and later Ttvnn and Johns met In Terre
Haute, Ind. There, Rysn says. Johns ex
plained how close he was to Miller and how
Miller had accepted a $2,000 Job In the Post
office department at Washington with the
Idea that the Job had certain "trimmings"
such as Rynn "ays Johns explained Ryan
would be able to furnish. Rynn declare
John asked 33.000 to get from Miller let
ter from the attorney general's office show
ing Ryan was entitled to use the malls.
After a little dickering Rynn says Johns
Cam down to 32.500 and the proposition wa
accepted. A proposition to pay $2,000 for
literature so worried that It would pes
muster If It was ever taken up in the malls
wa Intercepted.
Ryan asserted that Johns Delivered the
letter snd literature to him December 3.
Ryan ays he gave Johns $l,ino cash and
check dated December 17, one for $2,000 and
one for $1,400. Then. Ryan says, everything
went along moothly until the trouble Feb
ruary 0. A week later a rraud letter was
Issued against Ryan, and Ryan snys an ef
fort for another shake-down wa put on
foot, but he would not stund for It. He
say he received more telearams from
Johns. Ryan say h preserved all tele
gram and letter.
PRESIDENT ISSAVED AGAIN
Another Vigilant Police Officer Ml
aa Impending; Assassination
ia the Bud.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. May -Joseph
Becker, a radical socialist. Is tn th
city Jail here on suspicion of hsvlng In
tended to kill President Roosevelt yester
day. The episode wa kept quiet until after the
president' departure. Becker Is accused of
having remarked In Portland, Or., last
week that h had one bullet for President
Roosevelt and another for Emperor Wil
liam of Germany.
He left for Walla Walla with a rifle and
his partner, Pat Kline, followed him here,
notifying the police.
Becker was found working in a butcher
shop. He wa arrested and on being ques
tioned disclosed the location of hi rifle,
which wa hidden In a farmer' barn on
the line of march. Becker Is a Swiss.
The police think that a tragedy wa nar
rowly averted.
Yardmaater Held for Trial.
SIOCX FALLS, S. D., May 2.-(Rpeclal
Telegram.) John Loftua, until a day or
two ago yard master of the Omaha railroad
tn this city, has been bound over In the
sum of $1,000 for his appearance In the state
circuit court to answer to the charge of
selling property of the company and putting
the proceed therefrom Into hi own pocket.
THE OUTCROPPING
OF BAD BLOOD
I Buffered with Ecaema of the hand
end face for over a year, it wa not only
annoying and painful but very un
sightly, and I disliked to go out In, th
street.
I triad at least a dosen soap and
aire and became very discouraged
until I read in the paper of tha cure
performed through the use of 8. B. S. I
had little faith at first but determined
to give it a month's fair trial at least. I
am pleased to atate that I soon notioed a
light improvement, sufficient to decide
xae to keep it up. After the use of lx bottle my skin
wa a smooth and soft aa a baby'. Thi wa a year
have never bad any trouble ainoe
of S. S. S. now will purity ana enncn tne blood, and
reinforce and tone up the general system, and carry
off the bodily impurities through the proper chan
nels, thus warding off the diseases common to spring
and summer. The skin, with good blood to nourish '
rooms
-and only a few