THE OMAHA DAILY ItEE: SUNDAY, AUOURT 1G, 1903.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
MISOIl MF.KTIOS.
Davis sells drugs.
Stockcrt sells carpets.
Crayon enlorglng, .3 Broadway.
Expert watch repairing. Leffert, 409 B'y.
Celebrated Mets beer on lap. Neumayer.
Diamond betrothal rings at Leffert's. 40
Drondwsy. ,
UK and 18K wedding rlngt at Leffert's.
409 IlroHdway.
Wanted, a competent girl for general
housework. 01 Sixth avenue. ,
One-fourth to one-third oft on pyrography
outllta. C. E. Alexander Ac Co., 333 U way.
For rent, office room, ground floor; one
of the roost central location tn the busi
ness portion of the city. Apply to The Bee
oflloe, city.
Rev. Harvey Hostetler will preach this
morning at tho Second Presbyterian church
on "Olfts of Healing," and In tho evening
on "In the Daya of Joshua."
We contract to keep public or private
houses free from roaches by the year. In
sect Exterminator Manufacturing company.
Council Bluffs, la. Telephone F-6.!4.
i A stranger giving the name of Thomas
Francis was arrested last evening for the
alleged theft of several pair of snoes from
the Novelty Cloak store on Main street.
II. E. Sard and J. W. Bleclt. guest a of
the Metropolitan hotel, complained to the
police Inst night that their rooms had been
entered and most of their wearing apparel
Stolen.
. Elder James Caffell will occupy the pul
pit of the Latter Day Saints' church today
at 10 30 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday school
will be at noon and the midweek prayer
meeting at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening.
The Second Church of Christ (Scientist)
will hold services In Modern Woodmen of
' America hall In the Merrlam block at 10:45
a. m. Subject, 'Mind." Sunday school
Immediately after the service. Wednesday
evening testimonial meeting at 7:46.
The summer tfrm of the Western Iowa
college closed Friday with an average dally
attendance of slxty-flvo pupils. Tina la by
far the largest summer attendance the
school has ever known. One of the finest
catalogues that we have seen for some time
has Just been issued by the college. The
fall term begins August 31.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel 350. Night, F667.
PAST WEEK IN BLUFFS SOCIETY
Little Doing to Attract or Distract
. the Attention of Social
World.
Miss Elizabeth Burt of Sioux City is the
giient of Mrs. Ray Blxby.
Miss Carrie A ten is home from a visit
With friends In Logan, la.
Miss Annie H. Moore will leave tomorrow
for New York and other eastern points.
Mrs. Bebblngton of Park avenue has re
turned from a six weeks' trip In California.
Miss Myrtle Brown of Third avenue left
yesterday to visit relatives In Kansas City.
John Keellne entertained a number of
?'oung people at his home Thursday even
rig. Clarence Hafer has gone to Jacksonville,
Ore., to spend the remainder of the sum
mer. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Metcalf have
gone to Salt Lake City for a several weeks'
visit.
Mrs. Q. W. Gibson and son have returned
from a Beveral weeks' visit with relatives
In Chicago.
Miss Jessie Pontius has returned from a
several weeks' visit In various Colorado
places of Interest.
Miss Oeorgene Bebblngton of Park av
enue has returned from a visit with rel
atives at Blair, Neb.
Dr. Myron Phelps of Von Wirt, Ia Is In
tho city, the guest of the family of A. M.
Phelps of Sixth avenue.
The marriage of Miss May Orosvenor
and Mr. Theodore Tholl will occur the
early part or September.
Alderman C.' W. McDonald and daughter
and Mrs. Hay Blxby are homo from a visit '
witn relatives in iiutte, Mont.
Miss Dorethea Roberts has returned
from a several weeks' vacation spent at
Colorado Springs and Manltou.
Miss Bertha Marshall of Brooklyn. N. T.,
is In the city, the guest of the family of
A. M. Phelps of Sixth avenue.
Miss Caroline L. Dodge left Tuesday
morning for a three weeks' stay at the
Dodge summer cottage at Clear Lako.
Miss Brown of Austin, Minn., who has
been- In the city the guest of Miss Marian
Crane of Park avenue, has returned to her
home.
MlFg Mullen of Lenox, la., who has been
in the city the guest of Colonel C. Q.
Saunders and family, has returned to her
home.
Mrs. C. W. Woodford of High School av
enue entertained a party of friends at a
"corn roast," given at Manawa Monday
evening.
The Council Bluffs Rowing association
gave, one of Its series of dances Friday
night at the clubhouse at Lake Manawa,
which was enjoyed by about thirty couples.
The members of the Euchre club were en
tertained Tuesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. B. M. Sargent. Prizes at cards
were won by Mrs. liarry Cummlngs and
Mrs. Charles Haas.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Loulo, Mrs. A. Metxcer,
Mr. Ralph Metzger and Miss Frances Mc
Millan returned yesterday from a six
weeks' stay at the Louie & Metzger ranch
near Sterling. Colo.
Miss Tulleys of Park avenue entertained
Thursday afternoon lit honor of Miss War
ren, a former schoolmate at Iselle semi
nary, Auburndale, Mass. About thirty
guests were In attendance.
Mrs. E. Ray Littleton of Haselton. Pa.,
who has been In the city the last few
weeks the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Fredericks of Glen avenue, re
turned to her home Wednesday evening. '
The members of the Woman's Whist
"Club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
David Stubbs of Sixth street. The club
will be entertained Tuesday afternoon of
this week with Mrs. 8. C. Key of Seventh
street.
Miss Jessie M. Gilbert was married to Mr.
Walter Theodore Baker of Omaha, Wednes
day evening at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbert. Rev. W. H.
Barnes of the First Presbyterian church
olnclatlng. The ceremony was performed
In the parlor, which was tastefully decor
ated, the wedding party entering to the
strains of Mendelssohn's wedding Imarch,
pluyed by Mrs. D. C. Horn of Kansas City.
The bride was gowned in white chiffon over
liberty satin, trimmed with lace. Following
the ceremony a wedding supper was served
and later Mr. and Mrs. Huker left for a
wedding trip to l)onvcr and other points tn
Colorado, on their return Mr. and Mrs.
Baker will make their home In Omaha.
i where the groom Is employed In the offices
of tha Union Paclilc railroad.
Plumbing and heating. Blxby Son.
Bar Pays Trlbnto to Flnley Burke.
Tribute to the memory at Flnley Burke
was paid yesterday morning by the Potta
wattamie County Bar association at a spe
cial meeting held in the district court. In
addition to the resolutions presented by
the committee, which were adopted by the
association, and by Judge Wheeler presid
ing ordered spread on the records of the
court, addresses euloglstlo of the deceased
were made by W. A. Mynster, president of
tha Bar association; Judge E. E. Ayles
worth. Judge J. R. Reed, C. M. lUrl. Con
gressman Walter I. Smith, J. M. Oalvln
and Judge O. D. Wheeler.
Judge Wheeler ordered that .the resolu
tions be spread on the records of the dis
trict court and In compliance with the re
quest of the association adjourned district
court until Monday out of respect to tha
memory of tha deceased attorney.
Card of Thanks.
Ws thanK tha members of Hazel camp.
Modem Woodmen' of America, the em
ployes of Motor company, and all friends
who so kindly comforted us during the 111
nues and funeral of our beloved father, C.
P. Nelson.
MR. AND MRS. B. A. OLSON
AND NELSON FAM1LT.
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN.
M rear! X. Council Bluffs. 'Phone si. I
BLUFFS.
MORE OBJECTORS TO DITCH
Cresoent Township Propertj Owneri Pre
paring to Brinj Injunction Enttt,
ASSERT COST OUTWEIGHS THE BENEFIT
Matter Getting; Into Snch a, Tangle
There Appears Ko Prospect of
Completing; tha Ditches
Neat Year.
The prospect for the Harrison-Pottawattamie
county drainage ditches being
conntructed this year, owing to pending
and contemplated litigation, are seemingly
somewhat slim. One of the largest land
holders In Crescent township through
which the proposed Boyer cutoff ditch will
run, was in the city yesterday conferring
with his attorneys with a view to bringing
an action similar to that commenced by
Logan Crawford of Missouri Valley. He
stated that In his suit he would be joined
by a number of Interested property owners
along the route of the proposed ditches and
that In the event of the district court de
ciding against them the case would be
taken without fall to the supreme court.
He stated also that-sufficient money was
back-of "the opposition to put up any bond
that might be asked to secure the two
counties and those pushing the construc
tion of the drainage scheme while the suit
Is pending in the supreme court.
The property owners In Crescent town
ship who are opposed to the proposition
state they are so because they realise that
to carry out the alleged Improvement would
practically mean a confiscation of their
holdings, as the benefits derived would not
nearly compensate them for, the eost of the
drainage ditches.
It was stated yesterday by a well-known
attorney of this city that other property
owners In Harrison county were preparing
to follow Mr. Crawford's lead and bring
Injunction suits against the authorities of
both counties.
EXCURSION FROM FORT DODGE
Great Western Road Brings In First
Party Over Its Kew
Line.
The first excursion train over the Great
Western's extension between Fort Dodge
and Council Bluffs was run yesterday
when a party of Fort Dodge business men,
headed by the Fifty-sixth regiment Iowa
National guard band, visited Council
Bluffs. The train left Fort Dodge yester
day morning- at 8 o'clock and arrived In
Council Bluffs shortly after 8 o'clock In
the evening. The visitors were met at
Main street by a delegation of business
men and accompanied to the Grand hotel,
where the members of the delegation were
tha guests at dinner of F. F. Everest and
D. Stuart, the local representatives of the
Great Western railroad.
It had been expected that the Council
Bluffs Commercial club would have taken
official recognition of the visit, but for
some reason or other the matter of enter
taining the guests was left to private In
dividuals. At Klrkam the train was met by W. I
Baughn, former mayor of Harlan, who
accompanied the delegation to Council
Bluffs and did all In his power to Introduce
the Fort Dodge delegation at the Interme
diate stations between there and Council
Bluffs.
Among the visitors were A. II. Northup,
mayor of Fort Dodge; L. R. Dohs, presi
dent of the Commercial club, and O. L.
Llndqulst, commissioner of the Commercial
club.
Among the visitors were: P. B. Ray
mond, M. F. Hogan, F. A. Engel, J. F.
Nelson, W. A. Sbeahon", A. M. White. N.
A. Hurlbut, O. M. Oleson, Frank Corey,
P. D. Kelm, R. C. Becker, E. B. Maglll,
H. R. Lee, G. L. Llndqulst, W. E. Hum
phrey, M. M. Dahl, August Johnson. F.
W. Nelson. L. E. Armstrong, O. W. Wake
man, E. C. Ackerman, R. O. Green, C. fl.
Colllgan, J. F. Nlms. J. Bushman, C. Pet
tibone, E. H. Williams, S. D. Parkhurst.
D. W. Sclby, E. Roper, Guy Roper, A. H.
Northup. William Chlcquet, R. E. Merrill,
J. F. Monk, C. W. Maher. Fred Larrabee,
Charles Larrabee, Walter Woodward,
Matthew Joyce, Richard Welch, W. N.
Turpln, J. H. Abel. Alfred Delano, John
SnhafTner. W. F. Ehlordlng, E. L. Leigh
ton. 1 .
The roturn trip was made .at 10 o'clock
last night, the visitors being well pleased
with their short Visit to the city.
Matters In DUtrlcV Court.
LIMlo Smith began suit In ths district
court yesterday against the Motor company
for'$20,000 damages for Injuries received to
her knoe on August t by falling from a
car at the Northwestern local depot.
Mrs. Annie Murray began suit for divorce
from J. W. Murray, to whom she was j
married October 18, 1902, alleging habitual
drunkenness and other charges.
Mrs. Myrtle Tate brought suit for divorce
from John W. Tate, whom she married
April 28, 1902, alleging habitual drunken
ness and failure to support.
C. E. Nickel! began suit against the R.
II. Bloomer Manufacturing company for
$I,0OO,alleglng the loss of a finger last Jan
uary through the negligence of the defend
ant company. -
Charles Dolan brought suit against the
Milwaukee railroad, claiming $335 for the
alleged destruction of a team and wagon
January 18, U01.
W. H. Ware filed 'his suit against the
Motor company In which hs asks $10,000
damages for Injuries alleged to have been
received June 28, 1902, by tha sudden stop
ping of a car.
W. C. t'tterback began Injunction pro
ceedings against the saloon owned by J.
W. rinnell on Broadway and Tenth street.
Mrs. Maggie Buck and the 8 tors Brewing
company are named as party defendants.
Mrs. Addle Dowers wants $2,000 from
Meyer H. Pearlman. proprietor of the Nov
elty cloak store on Main street, for alleged
malicious and unwarranted arrest. Mrs.
Dowers was arrested at ths Instance of
Pearlman on a charge of stealing a fur boa,
and was acquitted.
County Onlrlals to Play Ball.
The officials of Harrison county have
challenged tha officials of Pottawattamie to
a game of base ball and tha latter have
accepted the defl. Assistant County Attor
ney J. J. Hess on behalf of the Pottawat
tamie county moguls has notified ths big
Indians of Harrison county that they ars
willing to do or die on ths ball grounds
at Lake Manawa on the afternoon of Sat
urday. August 22, and that ths proceeds,
if any, of ths contest be turned over to
soma charitable Institution.
Fnneral of J. M. Thomas.
Tha funeral of J. M. Thomas, the old
time printer, will be held this afternoon
at I o'clock from Cutler's undertaking
rooms and Interment will be In the print-
ers' lot In Walnut Hill cemetery. Rev.
W. 8. Barnes will conduct the services and
these will be the pall bearers: W. It.
Treynor, W. B. Fisher, J. R. Dietrich, W.
II. Copson, J. H. Westcott, D. M. Nlcoll.
WASHOUT ON NORTHWESTERN
Traffic Much relayed by Effect of
Cloadbnrat Near Logan,
lown.
LOGAN, la., Aug. 15. Special Telegram.)
TrUfflc on the main line tf the Chicago &
Northwestern has been greatly delayed by
a washout that occurred sbout four miles
east of here Inst night. A twenty-foot
bridge, with about fifty foot of track on
one side and 100 feet on the other wns car
rled away by a sudden re In the creek,
due to a cloudburst. The washout was
discovered In time to prevent any accident.
ONAWAf la., sAug. 15. (Special Tele
gram.) Owing to the washout near Logan
all main line trains on the' Northwestern
came via Onawa today. This afternoon the
fast mall ran off the track on the Onawa
T owing to a broken rail. The coaches
were got on the track without much dam
age, but the engine Is still In the ditch,
the wrecking crew having been unable to
ralso It.
BAD LUCK JN HIS WAKE
Slonx City Man Gets Robbed Every
Tim Jim Corbett
Fights.
SIOUX CITT. la.. Aug. 15.-(Spcelal Tel-
egram.) Whenever Jim Corbett fights a i
bsttle J. C. Jones, proprietor of a tailoring
establishment, gets robbed.
When Corbett fought Sullivan his shop
was robbed at Lemnrs. When Corbett and
Fltzslmmons fought Jones was robbed
again, and last night while Corbett wns
fighting with Jeffries burglars entered his
store In Sioux City and took about $500
worth of goods.
ROBBED WHILF0N A TRAIN
Man on Ills Way to Union, Iowa, Loses
Watch and Two Hundred
Dollars.
I
MARSHALLTOWN, la., Aug. 15. (Spe- I
clal Telegram.) Rufus Willtfvms, on his !
way from North Carolina to visit friends j
at West Union. Ia., arrived In this city
minus his watch and a pockotbook contain
ing about $200.
He fell In with a smooth stranger who
robbed him while asleep and Jumped off
the train while It was In motion.
Veterans at Creston.
CRESTON, la., Aug. 18. (Special Tele
sram.1 Thi Union Oountv Veterans' as
sociation closed a very successful three i
days' meeting at Garfleld park today.
Rain Interfered with the attendance the
first day, but a large crowd was present
later. Saturday's program consisted of
talks by the comrades and an able address
by Captain Warren Ickee, a soldier In tho
Philippine war and later Judge advocate
of one of the Islands. The officers elected
for the next year were: President. 8. A.
Stream, vice president, Mrs. Williams;
quartermaster, H. C. Craig; chief marshal,
Ed Tolllson. The next meeting will be
held at Afton. State Regular T. C. Klrk
patrlck gave another Interesting gun drill
on Saturday.
Tnternrban Accepts Grant.
MARSHALLTOWN. Ia.. Aug. 15.-(Spe-clal.)
The Marshalltown Electric & Inter
urban Railway company has accepted the
ordinance passed by the council a month
ago, giving It the right to use certain streets
of the city, and It Is expected that early
next spring work on trackage will begin.
Tho company will probably Join with the
Des Moines Interurbnn In securing right-of-way
to the southwest. Beveral other
routes have been suggested, but that Is the
only one on which a preliminary survey
has been made.
Dean Day at Geneva.
GENEVA. Ia., Aug. 15.-(8peclal.)-Hun-dreds
of town and country people enjoyed
"Bean day" In this place yesterday. This
annual affair takes on the spirit of a coun
ty fair and Fourth of July, with circuses,
exhibitions of products, races, etc. . Tho big
dinner, free to everybody, consisted mainly
of beans cooked in many styles.
! Asks Damages for Slander.
ONAWA, Ia.. Aug. 15.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) I. N. Co2ad of Sioux township
today filed a petition In the office of the j
clerk of the district court claiming $2,000 (
damages and costs of Mrs. Bertha Hors'.ey
of the same township for slander. The al
leged slander was published In the Onawa
Gazette.
Saea the Doctor.
LOGAN, Ia., Aug. 15.-(SpeelHl.) Tester-
day afternoon Ella J. Brigham began suit
In the Harrison county court against Dr.
J. II. Oanson of Missouri Valley aBklng
$6,000 damages for alleged criminal assault.
The assault Is alleged to have been com
mitted on July 17, 1902.
SHAW TO ADDRESS MINERS
Secretary of Treasury Will Attend
, Deadwood Congress as Presi
dent's Representative.
DEADWOOD, ' 8. D.. Aug. 15. The ar
rangements for the sixth annual session of
th American Mining congress, to be held
here from September 7 to 12, are about
completed.
Secretary Shaw will attend as the per
sonal representative of the president, and
address the congress. The governors of
Colorado, Idaho and South Dakota have
already secured accommodations for the
delegations from those states. Besides
there all the other mining states will be
represented.
Two Criminals at Pierre.
PIERRE. S. p.. Aug.. 15. (Special Tele
gram.) Sheriff Feeney of Stanley county
has brought to this city and placed In Jail
Don Kolber, to await the authorities from
Pine City, Minn., where the prisoner Is
wanted on a charge of criminal assault.
Sheriff Canfleld of Pennlr :on county this
morning left for home, taking Thomas
Pink, who Is wanted on a horse-stealing
charge.
Pierre Homestead rillnsfs. -
r PIERRE. S. D., Aug. 15. (Special Tele
gram.) Tha homestead filings at the Pierre
land office for ths first fifteen days In Au
gust reached 90.
WYOMING SUSPECT IS SUICIDE
Wanted for Stafe Robbery, Prisoner
' Hangs Himself In Montana
JalL
BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 15. Frsnk Ortoff.
held here for ths Wyoming authorities on
a chargs of stags robbery, tanged himself
tn his sail In ths city Jail today.
INDUST IAL SCHOOL NEEDS
Thirty-Three Thousand Dollar! Anted for
Improvements and Buildings.
PROSPEROUS YEAR f OR THE CREAMERIES
Announcement I Made that Coaslns
and Lae-ey Will Have Opposition
When Time Conies for
Renomlnatlon.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DE8 MOINES, Aug. i5. (Spcclal.)-
Superhitendent B. J. Miles of the State
Industrial School for Boys would like some
thing over (33,000 In the way of appropria
tions from the general assembly which meets
next Jnnuary, to put the Industrial school
at Eldora In better condition to do the
work contemplated. He states In his bien
nial report, filed today, that practically all
the appropriations of the last legislature
hud been used as contemplated, or will be
so used soon, except the money for convert
ing an old boiler house Into a cold storage
bouse and the erection of a storehouse and
a new water tank. New fire escapes have
been erected and are excellent, and the
new workshop and -other buildings are In
course of construction. The recommenda
tions of Superintendent Mllos for appropri
ations for the next biennial period are as
follows:
Family building for boys, $12,000: heating,
llirhtlns. olumhlnor. etc.. on the same.
,, m. new water tower and BV..cm of wftteP
workB Wtn extensions. j,M0; storehouse
and cold storage, $4,000; repair and con
tingent fund, $1000; printing press and
type, $3,000; library and periodicals, $500;
lathe for machine shop, $350; woodworking
and cabinet tools, $300; pipe cutting tool,
$126; turning lathe for carpenter shop, $150;
shafting and pulleys, $115; sneltcr for farm
wagons and machinery, $50u; hog barn and
broedlng pens, $800; total, $33,840.
Superintendent Miles states that out of
the 22tl boys committed to the school dur
ing the biennial period ICO were born In
Iowa and only three In foreign countries.
The parents of all but five were bona fide
I residents of the state at the time of the
''commitment of the boys. Thus It Is seen
that in the matter of Industrial schools
they are largely caring for Iowa people,
Seventy-five counties sent boys to the
rchool In the period. Forty of the persons
committed could neither read nor write.
and the education of nearly all had been
grievously neglected. There were only nine
orphans sent to the school. Eighty-five of
the Inmates hod Intemperate fathers,
though the superintendent suggests that
In nil probability many more were Intem
perate, but not so reported. The health
of the boys has been good and they have
been given much training In the schools
on1 much manual training has been In
dulged in.
nichnrds Case to Re Called,
W. A. Richards, of this city, will go to
Indlanola next month to stand trial on
the charge of complicity In the Sullivan
robbery at Hamilton. Richards has been
living quietly since his return from Mexico
and he and his friends are confident "that
the state will be unable to convict him of
the crime, though Judge Gamble, In pro
nouncing sentence on Beard, declared that
Richards was more guilty of the crime.
It In regarded as probable that Richards
will demand a change of venue or con
tinuance because of altered nreliMlo on
' the part of the court, Thers has been
nothing new developed In the esse since
Beard went to prison. There have been
rumors of his probable death and that he
would tell all he knows about the case,
but these are not credited.
Two Candidates for Congress.
Announcement has already been made
that W. G. Kerr of Grundy county will
be a candidate for congress In the Fifth
district next year against Cousins. He Is a
young man, member of the legislature the
last two sessions, and a lawyer. lys father
was In the legislature and afterwards went
to congress from tho same district. Mr.
Kerr would count on the support of the
counties of the western end of the district.
It Is also learned that E. Romlnger of
Bloomfleld, editor of a weekly newspaper.
Is preparing to announce his candidacy for
congress In the Sixth district whenever
the time Is opportune. He has been a sup
porter of Major Lacey In that part of the
state and Is bitterly opposed to Kendall,
who aspires to congress In the same dis
trict. Reports from Creameries.
The butter making Industry of Iowa lias
flourished greatly this year. The reports
which are now coming to the state dalrv
commissioner from the more than 800
creameries of the state Indicate that this
has been an excellent year. The law was
changed at the last session of the legisla
ture and Instead of securing reports during
tho month of May as formerly, the cream
ery managers are required to report In
July. The reports coming In are much
! better than those In former years. The
creamery men have had good seasons and
the business has been generally profitable.
The season has been excellent for pastures
and the cows have given milk In abun
dance. A great majority of the creamery
managers hsve already sent In their re
ports and the others will be In within a
short time. Much of ths Interest taken In
creameries this year was due to the effect
ive work of II. R. Wright last winter In
urging renewed Interest In the matter at
scores of meetings held In the state. The
effective work being done in educating but
termakers at tha state college at Ames Is
also having good effect Prices have gen
erally remained even this year and that Is
a great Incentive to buttermaklng In this
state. The oleomargarine trade appears
not to ftave cut Into the butter business
at all In this part of the country.
Will Get a Viaduct.
For more than fifteen years efforts have
been making here to secure a viaduct over
tha railroad tracks In ths western part of
the city and the necessity for such viaduct
has been recognised officially many times,
but ths council has always failed just as
the matter was coming to a head. The
project has been revived, largely because
of the near approach to completion . of the
buildings at Fort Des Moines, which lies
on the south slds. Property owners In that
part of the city have set out to secure the
viaduct and next week will present a pet!,
tion to the members of ths council which
It Is believed will result In securing It. The
matter of selecting which street shall be
used has always stood In the way. but the
property owners are now working together.
State Charities Conference.
Judge Tuthlll of Chicago, who presides
over ths Juvenile court and who was In
strumental In securing ths court, will bs
one of the principal speakers at tha annual
conference of charities and corrections In
this city In November. Ernest P. Blcknell,
general superintendent of tha Chicago
bureau of charities, will sneak on ths
orgsnlsatlon of munlclptl charities, with
which hs Is Intimately familiar. Judge H
E. Deemer of the Iowa supreme court will
talk on the Indeterminate sentenes. W
W. Baldwin of Burlington will respond to
ths address of welcome delivered by Gov.
sraor Cammlns and Rv. George I Cady
A
of Iowa City will deliver an address on
closer organisation for charity work. Miss
Charlotte Ooff, formerly secretary here,
will also speak. L."'
Doctors Disagree Aa;aln. a
At the meeting of the Polk County
Homeopathic society last night the peace
overtures of the Folk County Medical as
sociation were rejected. The action of the
medical association was taken In accord
ance with the action of the national so
ciety and the Invitation was extended to the
local homeopathlsts to attend a meeting
which was accepted.! In answer to tha
Invitation to Join the society the homeo
pathlsts last night, by resolution, said that
such a union or amalgamation could not be
a real one, since the homeopathlsts are gov-.
erned by a scientific therapeutic law, the
existence of which the regular school denies.
There was filed with the secretary of
state today the articles of Incorporation of
the Clartnda & Bhambaugh Mutual Tele
phone company, with S2.0OO capital, 8. R.
Turner as president and B. McCally as
secretary.
The Standard Nursery company of What
Cheer became Incorporated with $10,000 capi
tal by Q. W. Zeigler and others.
The Delaware County Telephone company
gave notice of an Increase of capital from
$60,000 to double.. that amount.
The State Savings bank of Grand River
has Increased Its capital stock from $10,000
to $15,000. .
VICKEREY LEADS IN SHOOT
Twenty-Second Infantryman Wins
Gold Medal at Fort Leav
enworth. LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. Aug. 15.-(Spe-
clal Telegram.) Tho Department of the
Missouri Infantry rifle competition ended
today, and the gold medal and champion
ship of the department was won by Corpo
ral William A. Vlckerey, Twenty-second
Infantry. He has been well up near the
top from the start, and during tha four
days' shoot made 8H0 points out of a possi
ble 1,000. Corporal Joseph C. Smith, Twenty-fifth
Infantry, colored, came In for sec
ond prlxe; Sergeant Fox, third, and Cor
poral Tate, fourth. Of the four highest who
go to represent the Department of the Mis
souri In the national army contest three
are colored marksmen. The shooting today
was on the skirmish run, both morning
and afternoon. When It concluded this
evening the marksmen sll came In from
the range, and six battalions of troops, the
entire Fort Leavenworth command, was
drawn up under arms, forming a square j
around rhe sharpshooters. The names of
tho twelve highest, of whom the first re
ceived a gold, the next three silver, and
eight bronie medals, twelve In all, were
read off by Major Beacom, post adjutant.
Colonel Wygant made a few remarks, con
gratulating the marksmen on the high
scores made, and hoped the department
team to the national shoot would come
out winners. The names of the twelve
highest with the four days' aggregate was
as follows: Corporal Vlckerey, .company C,
Twenty-second Infantry, 800; Corporal
Smith. O, Twenty-fifth, 775; Sergeant Fox,
M, Twenty-fifth. 735; Corporal Tate. K.
Twenty-fifth. 720; Sergeant Dueberry, a
distinguished 'marksman, made the same
score; Sergeant Young, E, Twenty-second,
711; Lieutenant Smith, Sixth, 70; Musician
- - . - i Afwt. r- . I
Rlggs, i. weniy-.econu, uov, v-ayitun
Poors, Sixth, 695; Sergeant McClane, L
Sixth, 67t; Sergeant Hanson, C, Sixth, 666;
Sergeant White, F. Twenty-fifth, 682; Lieu
tenant Sheldon, Twenty-second, 659.
MEXICAN ROAD INDEPENDENT
Central Railway Has No Connection
with the at.' Lonls A
San Francisco.
NEW TORK. Aug. I5.-H. Clay Pierce.
chairman of ths board of directors of the
Mexican Central Railway company, mads
the following official statement today:
In view 6f my election to the voting trust
and directorate of the Seaboard Air Line
railway. I think It proper that I sfcould em
phatically ueny me repori. mi urvn
circulated concerning the connection of the
Mexlcsn Central Railway company, limited,
Ith various American railway cumuum-
The Mexlcsn Central Railway company,
limited, of which I am chairman, Is ss In
dependent of the railways named as It is of
the Bt. IjOUIS DHll rrnmiwu vt u.
other six or seven railway systems In the
United Btstes, of which I am a director.
The Mexican Centrsl has not made, and
does not expect to make, any exclusive sl
llance with any single line or combination
of roads snd will continue to be conducted
as an Independent Mexican property.
FIRE RECORD.
Residence at Beatrice.
BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 15. (Bpeclal.V
The residence of George Cooper. In West
Beatrice, was totally destroyed by fire of
an unknown origin last night. When Mr.
Cooper wss awakened the house was filled
with smoke snd the family barely had
time to mske their escape before the flames
burst out. The residence wss valued at
$5C0, partially Insured. Ths household goods
were Insured for $500.
rlro at' Cincinnati stock Yards.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 16.-Flrs starting In
a shed In which stock drovers slept, de
stroyed Annex B of tbs Union stock yards
sarly today, causing a loss of $60,000. A
larga quantity of live stock narrowly es
caped destruction and three men were
severely Injured.
HYMENEAL
Lane-Hoke.
NEBRASKA CITY. Aug. 15. (Special Tel
egram.) Walter O. Lans and Miss Ross
Hoks were married at the home of Rev.
Vr. House la this city today.
m
Early Fall
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beautiful line of the absolutely
correct things just received,
$10.00, $12.50,
$15.00 to $25.00
"Get the Habit trade here and
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SEW USE FOR FORT OMAHA
Suggestion that it Ea Mtda the Home of
Departmental Offioia'a.
SOLDIERS ALSO MIGHT OCCUPY POST
Charles E. Haguou Denies thnt He
Is to Leave War Department to
Enter Into Law Practice
In New York City.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. (Special Tele
gram.) Major John C. Muhlenberg, chief
of the pay corps. Department of the Mis-
souri. Is In Washington for a few days on
annual leave. Major Muhlenberg has a
suggestion for tne use of - Fort Omaha,
which has not been contemplated by tha
government. Recently Major Muhlenberg
visited old Fort Omaha and saw it going
to rack and ruin, overgrown with weeds
and grass. In view of the fact that staff
oftloers of the Department wf the Missouri
are compelled to take residence in Omaha,
tho major suggests that Fort Omaha be
rehabilitated for use of department officers
and their families. While It Is true that
officers would lose commutation of quarters .
in event they occupied houses maintained
by ths government. It is equally true that
thoy would. In all probability, ba better
satisfied and that the government would
be able, looking at it from a business
standpoint, to reduce Its expenditure by
reason of the cost of quarters maintained
outside of government stservatlons. It Is
argued that an appropriation of $50,000
would put the present buildings at Fort
Omaha In habitable condition. It would
also have a tendency of bringing together
an army colony, that has not existed In
Omaha since the establishment of Fort
Crook. Under a bill' passed two years ago
the headquarters of the Department of the
Missouri were fixed st Omaha and the old
postofflce building was set sslds as depart
ment headquarters. By reason of this lo
cation officers connected with department
headquarters sre compelled - to live In
Omaha, although they would like to enjoy
the quietness which Fort Omsha affords.
With the coming of General Sumner to
command the Department of the Missouri
conditions will be considerably changed.
General and Mrs. Sumner are social people.'
They will do a large measure of entertain
ing. Subordinate officers and their wives
will also contribute to the gaiety so thst
the social season of 1903-4 In Omaha gives
brilliant promise.
East Balks Former Move.
It will be recalled that efforts were made
to Interest congress In creating a war col
lege at Fort Omaha In which The Bee was
a leading factor, but representatives from
eastern states. Jealous of the standing of
West Point, could not bring themselves to
voting any appropriation for an institution
that would threaten ths prestlgs or west
Point. Major Muhlenberg suggests that
unless something Is done to hold Fort
Omaha It will of right revert to estates
which appropriated It for governmental
uses, snd to prevent such reversion ths
chief paymaster of ths department Major
Muhlenberg, further suggests that a com
pany or two from the regiment at Fort
Crook might be detailed to Fort Omaha
to do police duty snd such other duties as
regulations require. '
The Inadequate railway service between
Fort Crook and Omaha is a very serious
difficulty," said ths major. "I have no fault
to find with thoss who located Fort Crook,
but I hear so many complaints from of
ficers who ars compelled to do business
with department headquarters In Omaha
that I am compelled to believe that some
thing should bs dons to bring Fort Crook
nearer Omaha. I havs knocked about so
much thst I can make myself comfortable
wherever I am Assigned to duty, but It
does occur to mo thst such a magnificent
sits as Fort Omaha should not ba allowed
to go by ths board. It ought to bs used
In connection with ths departmsnt head
quarters. It ought to bo ths home of ths
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general commanding the department and
those associated with him."
Maroon Will Not dolt.
Charles E. Magoon. law officer of the In
sular division of the War department, raid
today that hs had no Intention whatever
Of leaving the government service to Join
Secretary Root In the practice of law In
New York. Judge Magoon states thai he
was satisfied with his position, that It was
wholly to his liking, and he found great
pleasure In his work.
Dakota Man In Trouble.
Charles T. MoCoy of Aberdeen, S. D..
assistant superintendent of city free de
livery, Is the latest man said to be marked
for dismissal from the postal cervlce. It
Is alleged that Mr. McCoy, according to
reports made to Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Brlstow by postoflice Inspectors, has
charged up to ths government $3 per diem,
which Is allowed officials of his class while
trs.vllng, when as a matter of fact he
was not at the places Indicated by his
vouchers. In other words, he drew per
dlein money when not actually engnged In
traveling on official business. Mr. McCoy
was appointed to a clerkship In the Water
town, 8. D., postofTtce some five years ago
at a small salary and through Increase In
the clerical force of that office managed to
get Into the classified service, and through
Influence was pushed along until he landed
In ths St Louis postofflce at $1,700. Later
he cams to Washington and was given the
position of assistant superintendent of the
city delivery.
Xebraska Man Is Honored.
John R. Berg of Nebraska City, one of
ths best known printers In Washington and
treasurer of the International Typographi
cal union convention committee of No. 101,
was today ths recipient of a Knights
Templar charm from ths International dele
gates. President Lynch, on behalf of the
International union, Just before the ad
journment of the convention, called Mr.
Berg to the platform and presented him
with the magnificent knlgths' Jewel as a
souvenir of the moat successful convention
the printers have ever held. Mr. Berg was
the most surprised Individual in ths Co
lumbia theater. He managed to tell ths
convention that he ippreclated the honor,
but beyond this his utterances wre lost
In the oheers thst went up for ths popular
treasurer of ths local union, upon whom
has devolved the work of taking care of
the convention.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Matthes of Omaha,
who have been In attendance upon the
International Typographical union, will
leave tomorrow for New York.
Routine ot Departments.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska, Harlan,
Cherry couaty, Homer 8. Myers, vies L.
R. Speer. resigned, lows, Wick, Warren
county, Joseph C. Schulte, vice L. J. Bell,
resigned.
The postmaster at Des Moines has been
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allowed two additional letter carriers, to
begin service October 1.
TIhsc rural cerrlers for Iowa routes were
appointed today: Donnellson, regular,
Charles H. Scheurs; substitute, Mrs.
Charles 11. Scheurs. Elkader, regular,
Oeorgo W. Munger; substitute, E. R.
Munger.
The Hanover National bank of N.w
York, Fort Dearborn National bonk of
Chicago, and First National bank of Min
neapolis wars today approved as reserve
agents for the First National of Bridge
water, 8. D.
General Staff Works Well.
Ths higher officers of ths general staff
of tha army held their first meetings In
General Corbln's offices today and dis
cussed matters pertaining to ths new order
of affairs. Ths machinery of tha new gen
eral staff seems to bs In good working
order for ths business of the War depart
ment proceeded todsy. without a hitch.
At tha request of the secretary of the
Interior ths Department of Justice has
undertaken to Investigate ths rharges of
land frauds in Indian Territory, especially
ths question as to ths propriety of gov
ernment officials holding positions In con
nection with land companies operating In
the territory. Investigation into tho alle
gation of fraudulent practices In ths dis
posal of Indian lands will continue
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