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    THE OMAITA DAILY I.EE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2. 1903.
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PLAN TO SAVE STATE MONEY
Treasurer Mortetneo Would Fat e. Crimp in
Trie of Bidden.
STATE SCHOOL FUND IS ALL INVESTED
Gevefner Decline Interfere la the
Contort of Loral Affairs at Omaha,
aa Petitioned for kr Abbott
a ad Dl.
(From a Stuff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Oct 1. Spectal.)-8tate Treaa
urer ' Mortensen haa devised a schema
whereby ho believe the state would save
many thousands of dollars annually In the
purchase of supplies for state Institutions
were It to be adopted, rfls plan Is to have
the State Board of Purchase and Supp'.lcs
accept the lowest bid on the several Items
In the various bids Instead of making; the
contract In bulk. It was his Intention to
take the matter up with the board during
the meeting today, end he may have done
so, but as the meeting was behind closed
dovyrs the state will have to wait until the
clerks compile the records before It will
be made public.
The supplies for the Institutions are
bought quarterly on the eat'mate of the
management of the various Institutions,
and It has been cuatqmary In the past for
the contractors to bid low on those things
that are Included on the estimate, but
which their experience teaches them will
b called for only In small quantities. If
at all, and place higher prices on those
articles of which much will be used. The
total then would be smaller than those
bids that called for legitimate prices on
all the goods, while the cost to the state
may be many hundreds of dollars In excess
of what It would have been had the lowest
bid by Items been accepted.
Governor Mickey was asked concerning
It before the meeting of the board and he
was of the opinion that the state was get
ting Ita goods Just as cheap. If not cheaper,
than ah Individual. The board today com
pleted the purchase of supplies for the In
dustrial home at Mllford.
School Foods All Invested.
The report of State Treasurer Mortensen,
filed with the auditor this morning, shows
that the treasurer had Invested all of
that $62.90 in the permanent school fund
tha first of the month exceft 4 cents, which
he still has on hand. The permanent unl
, varsity fund and the Agricultural college
' endowment, fund each contains the sum of
I cents. The Normal endowment fund
comes next with 18 cents to its credit.
Tho report In detail follows:
Fund.
General
Permanent school
Temporary school
Permanent university
Agricultural college endowment .
Temporary university
Hospital for the Insane
State library
University cash -
Normal llbrsry
Normal endowment
Normal Interest
Inheritance tax,
Penitentiary special labor
Penitentiary land
Agricultural and mechanical arts.
United States experiment station
Totals
If cesh and cash Items
3y cash on deposit .'
Governor Not 'Worried. ...
Tho fact that Lysle Abbott and I. J.
Dunn of Omaha filed a petition with Gov
ernor Mickey regarding the Omaha Boffrd
of Fire and Police Commissioners and the
Diamond, a saloon In which It la alleged
gambling Is being carried on. Is not worry
ing the governof; and' though he has. had
tha petition many days he is not yet fa
miliar with Ita contents. He was notified
yesterday that he would be given until 1
o'clock today to do something.
"From reading the petition," he said. "I
don't see. what they want me to do. They
aald yesterday that if I didn't do something
they would proceed and do It themselves.
That la what they should do. They have
their city laws and their county laws and
their officers, and It Is not my business
to mix In 'and try to run Omaha. I would
not be surprised If many laws are violated
In every town and city la the state, but
I am not to blame for It, and It la not my
business to Interfere. If gambling Is con
ducted In Omaha It la the place of these
gentlemen to put a stop to It. They will
have tha law to back them and I am sure
they have my good wishes In the matter,
for I would like to see a state were all the
laws are enforced. I have been buay and
have had no opportunity to look up the
petition very closely, but I, am. satisfied
that I am not going to try to run the city
of Omaha. Omaha la big enough to take
care of Itself."
To Visit Tabltha Home,
l (Superintendent Helner of the Tabltha
goMno haa returned from Iowa and tomor
row Governor Mickey and other members
of tha State Board pf Charities and Cor
rection will visit tha home to Investigate
tha manner of its conduct. In the mean
time . the quo warranto . proceedings will
wait and tha friends of the Institution are
proclaiming that the reports of misconduct
there are all false.
Kew Agrlealtaral Text Book.
Copies of the new "Elementary Agricul
ture," by Dr. C. E. Besey, Prof. O. D.
Swetey snd Prof. Lawrence Bruner of the
University of Nebraska have Just been re
ceived from the printers. The publication
was prepared at the request of State Super
intendent Fowler because of the law re
quiring teachers to pass an examination in
elementary agriculture. The Introductory
was written by Mr. Fowler.
Judge Roscoe Potftra today filed his resig
nation as a member of the Supreme Court
commission with the clerk of the district
court. It Is dated September 14 and takes
effect today.
Judge Pound waa recently elected dean
of the law department of the university
and It waa for thla reason he resigned. It
Is not known who his successor will be.
West Nebraska. Conference Meets.
LEXINGTON, Neb., Oct. L (Speclal.)-
The west Nebraska conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church opened Its nine
teenth annual session In this city yesterday
morning In the capacious church of that
denomination. The business yesterday con.
slated of class examinations, and a meet
ing of the board of control of the Preachers'
Aid society. In the evening, however. Dr.
M. B. C. Mason, secretary of the Freed -men's
Aid and Southern Educational society,
gave a lecture on "Napoleon at Waterloo."
which was a masterly address and held the
large audience spellbound during Its entire
delivery. Dr. Mason., like Fred Douglas,
was born a slave, but has by his own ef
forts risen step by step until he occuplea a
place today among the first orators of th
country. Bishop Edward Q. Andrews is
presiding over the meetlnga and makes a
model presiding officer. This morning the
conference sermon waa preached by Rev.
John Madely. after which the sacramental
service waa held In charge of the blshopa
and presiding elders.
agar Factory starts Monday.
NORFOLK. Neb.. Oct. 1. 8peclal
Farmers and trains are bringing beets to
the sugar factory here, which will start to
grinding the roots Into sweetness next Mon
day morning' The acreage is large and
the company expects the largest average
run per day ever known In the plant's
history.
Doctor Paiaped Ulna Oat.
NQRFOLK, Neb.. Oct 1. (Special.)
A special tot the News tells of an at
tempted suicide near Albion. J. Gunnison,
a farmer, took rough on rats and would
have been successful If It had not been
for a stomach pump and a doctor. He
had been drinking.
Balances Re- Pay- Balances
Sep. 1. 1903. clpts. ments. Sep. 30. 1903.
.. 32,M2 t 7P.fi77.78 1 61.478.06 I. 6,741. M
04
156.0I0.S1
2.9M.39
7.07. ?4
76.0M.69
722.87
5.678 07
10.473.14
3.14H.25
1. Mi IS
142.72
1.743.38
2. W11.15
4.14S.M
Z3.ttN.34
2.842.W
19,793.75
174,813.58
.02
.02
65,574 71
7K6.74
5"Tfl.4H
1.191. 43
6,12Sf0
42.87
S.4P0 83
9.2K9 .
25,643.88
6 00
1.S08.02
745.75
1,848.00
5.670.07
8.887.12
?,200.5O
.18
2.582.72
2 018.74
.891.15
4 f3.
16 939.65
1.007.00
800.00
1"0 00
275.38
400.00
6.158.79
1.636
t332.6fit.35 tU0.0SS.71 1167.121.98 $285,536.08
.j 26.859 93
259.678.16-4285.536.08
BRAKEMAN INSTANTLY KILLED
Charles Moaahart Meets Death Under
tko Wheels at Cedar
, Creek. .
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Oct . (Special
Te'egram.) While switching In the yard In
Cedar Creek this forenoon Charles Moss
hart, a brakeman on No. 29, waa run over
and almost Instantly killed.
He was about 25 years of age and had
been working for the 'company less than a
week. His home was In Cheater. Neb. The
remains' were brought here, where an In
quest will be held this evening.
Nephew Gets the Fort one.
FREMONT, Neb., Oct. 1. (Special.) The
will of John Fltxpatrlck, the eccentric old
man who died here Monday, was filed for
probate yesterday. A legacy of $2,030 la
given Mrs. B. Hanlon In whose, family
he had lived for many years, and the bal
ance of his property, amoantlng to some
thing more than f8,000. to a nephew, Wil
liam Fltxpatrlck of Chicago. He left no
other relatlvea and nothing la known of
htm before his coming to Fremont His
estate consists principally of personal prop
erty and Its amount waa a surprise to
many who saw the quiet, poorly dressed old
man around the depots.
Freight Cars Are Wrecked.
BEATRICE, Neb.. Oct. 1. (Special.)
Three freight cars loaded with grain were
wrecked a mile north of this city Tuesday
night on the Union Pacifio road and traffic
on the line behind thla city and Lincoln
was at a standstill until the wreck waa
cleared of the wreckage yesterday morning.
The wreck waa caused by the rails spread
ing. Autumn
Styles
Tor Men, Women, Children
Come and select what you
wish and
Have Them Charged
A Small Amount Each Week
will do while wearing them
MEN'S SMARTLY TAILORED
FALL SUITS ready to wear in
all the new Styles and fashion
able materials $10 and $15
LADIES' MAN-TAILORED
SUITS Exclusive Styles in this
season's swellest materials ele
gantly trimmed and tailored $18
Ladles' Millinery. Ladies' Foot
wear. Furs. Boys and Children's
Clothinf. A A A A
1508 Dodge
Street.
10 GIVE STldNEY ROOM
Ord nance ii Bead Firrt aad Beooad Time
Granting Riffat ef Way.
MAYOR CALLS COUNCIL IN SESSION
Presldeat of Great Western Is There
' and Galas Flrat Step Toward
Beearlas; Terminal Con
Mayor Moores yesterday Issued a rail
for a special meeting of the council at
4 In the afternoon to receive and
place on first and second readings an
ordinance vacating certain streets and
alleys and making other arrangements for
the Chicago Great Western terminals be
tween Leavenworth and Pierce streets and
Sixteenth and Twentieth. Thla was done
after President Stickney had explained how
he proposed to construct the terminals and
freight house and all that he wanted.
"I do not ask for other than careful con
sideration of the ordinance," he said, "but
every day Is Important to us aa we are pre
vented from doing any less-than-cnr-load
business in Omaha until we provide our
own facilities."
Upon suggestions of the council provi
sions were Inserted In the ordinance for
maintenance of the viaducts and subways
and for lighting the same at the expense of
the railroad.
The freight house will be to the west
of the Sixteenth street viaduct midway be
tween Mason and Leavenworth streets.
The railroad will grade Sixteenth street
to a minimum and pnve between the
freight depot and Leavenworth street
The ordinance was prepared and placed
In the hands of City Attorney Wright yes
terday. Among other things It provides
for a viaduct on Mason street between
Nineteenth and Twentieth, and a subway
at Pierce street, between the same thor
oughfares. The viaduct Is to be thirty
feet wide, of frame construction, to be
made permanent of steel and other ma
terials, similar to the Sixteenth street
bridge, at the end of five years. The
Pierce street subway will have a clearance
of thirteen feet. Much grading will be
necessary for the terminal tracks as
planned, and provision is made for the
railroad to bear all expenses of changes
In sewers resultant.
streets to Be Vacated.
Streets to be vacated as set forth In the
ordinance are parts of Sixteenth west of
the viaduct. Seventeenth. Eighteenth and
Nineteenth, all between Leavenworth ind
Mason. With the exception of Nineteenth
It Is stipulated that the vacation may be as
far south as the road buys land on both
sides of the streets. At present It owns all
land adjacent to the parts of streets that
'are to be put out of commission.
The Union Pacific yards shut off Seven
teenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets
at about Pierce. The Great Western In
tends to branch off from the Union Pacific
at Twentieth south of Pierce and make the
terminal tracks describe a more or less
true quarter of a circle running north be
tween Twentieth and Nineteenth to Mason,
then cutting northeasterly in the blocks
north of Mason through Nineteenth, Eight
eenth and Seventeenth, ending under the
viaduct not more than half a block from
Leavenworth street A continuous strip
of land about half a block wide has been
purchased for the entire distance.
From the owners of property lying In two
large blocks between Nineteenth and 8 x
teenth and south of Mason street to the
Union Pacific tracks and outside and ad
jacent to the right of way, a loud protest.
It la said, will come.
The ordinance la drawn In the' name of
the "Mason City & Fort Dodge Railroad
company," thit being the corporate name
of the branch of the Great Western which
has built from Fort Dodge, la., to Omaha.
TABLET FOR THE PIONEERS
People of Washing-ton Connty Plan
to Erect One Next
Year.
FORT CALHOUN, NeV. Oct 1. (Spe
cial.) The State Historical society expects
to celebrate the Lewis and Clark centennial
at Fort Calhoun in August or September,
1904. when a tablet or mounment will be
erected over the remains of the two officers
of Fort Atkinson, 1819-1827, found this year
by W. Kruger and the local historian, W
H. Woods. The grandmother of Bright
Eyes, Mrs. Dr.- Gale (Nokomo), the Indian
mother who hid her child In the woods
rather than have It taken from her by her
husband on his departure for England
about 1825, waa the only woman at the old
fort In the wilderness whose history haa
been found. She also will soon be remem
bered by the Daughters of the American
Revolution of Nebraska. She afterwards
became the wife of Colonel Sarpy at
Bellevue and Dr. Gale's daughter became
Mrs. Joe LaFleshe, mother of Mrs. Tlftala,
recently deceased.
Repairing; Platte River Bridge.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Oct 1. (Spe
cial.) The Caaa connty commissioners
If
J
went to Louisville yesterdsy, where tho
work of rebuilding the foot and wagon
bridge acrora the Platte river haa been
commenced. The cost of repairing this
structure will be about $3,000, half of which
will be paid by Casa county and the other
half by Sarpy county.
MAKES QUICK TIME TO PRISON
Arrested for Foraery, Fiends Gnllty
and la Sentenced tbe nme
Day.
AUBURN. Neb., Oct 1. (Special.) A
young man representing himself as Fred
Meyer called at the First National bank
and presented a check for $85, purporting
to be signed by John Swan and payable
to himself. The cashier refused payment
of the check on the ground that It did not
bear the genuine signature of Swan. The
young man left the bank and went to the
Burlington depot and caught the east
bound train and rode to the railroad cross
ing east of town. where he got off and
walked to the town of Howe, where he was
later caught by Sheriff Lawrence. The
young man proved, to be Jesse Boop, who
had worked thla Reason for a farmer by
the name of Andrew Knipe. Boop'a people
are highly respected and reside Just over
the county line In Richardson county.
When Boop waa captured, besides the
check presented to the bank, he had in
his possession a check for a like amount,
bearing the forged signature of J. C. Bous
ileld, a grain merchant of this place. On
being arraigned before the county judge
Boop pleaded guilty and was held to the
district court where a transcript of the
proceedings were Immediately- filed. He
was arraigned before Judge Btull this
ftcrnoon and entered a plea of guilty
and was sentenced to a term of one year
In the penitentiary. .
Repair Shop at Beatrice.
BEATRICE. Neb, Oct. 1. (Special.)
Kllpatrick Bros. & Collins, the well known
railroad contracting firm of this city, will
soon commence the erection of a large re
pair ahop to cost in the neighborhood of
$5,000 on a tract of land just north of thla
city which waa recently purchased from the
Paddock estate. The repair shop of this
firm has been located at Ogden, Utah, for
many years, but It was finally decided to
remove the shop to thla city, where scrap
ers, dump cars and other railroading
equipment will be repaired.
Liberty of Short Duration.
pT.ATTBMniTTH. Neb.. Oct. 1. (Spe
cial.) Upon the expiration of his Jail sen
ifniv, for ahiialnn his wife. Harvey Ken-
hart waa Immediately rearrested upon a
peace warrant, which hla wire causea to do
Issued. She wants him put under bonds
to keep the peace and to refrain from auch
violent actlona aa he Indulged In when first
After listening to the evidence
Justice Archer placed the defendant under
J100 bonds and being unable to rurnisn me
same he was taken back to tne county
jail.
District Conrt In Knox.
ppvtfb Kh.. Oct. 1. (Soeclal. Dis
trict nnrt arllourned here to convene again
about November 14. This has been one of
the most Important sessions for several
years. Two state cases were heard on
Monday. That against James Hayes, on
Indian, for horse stealing, was tne nrst.
h mnvirted. as was Rov Green for
stealing a saddle, bridle and spurs, the
property of a prisoner in tne county jaii.
Long; Fall Without Injnry.
NORFOLK, Neb.. Oct. 1. (Special.)
George Oeller, a laborer on the United
States court house building, fell from the top
of a twenty-flve foot, wall to the basement
below this morning -and .was unhurt. His
back struck a beam on the way down.
which bumped him a bit. but otherwise
he waa aa fresh at the end aa Dan Mc
Ginty was when he started up his high
atone wall.
Fnrnltnre for Maaonle Home.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Oct. 1. (Spe
cial.) A portion cf the furniture for the
new Masonic home In this city arrived
from Omaha today, which will be used
to furnish two of the parlors and waa do
nated by Mr. and Mra. George W. Lininger
of Omaha, the former being at the head of
the Masonic Home association of Ne
braska. Chnmnerlaln's Celle. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy.
The uniform success of thla preparation
In the relief and cure of bowel complaints
has brought It Into almost universal use.
It never falls and when reduced with water
and sweetenad la pleasant to take. It la
equally valuable for children and adults.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Promise of Fair la Mnde for Iowa,
Nebraekn and Kanaas (or
Friday. (
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1. Forecast:
For Nebraska and KansaaFair Friday;
Saturday, showers and cooler.
For Iowa Fatr Friday; Saturday, show
ers In west, fair In east portion.
For Illinois Fair Friday and Saturday;
warmer In northeast portion Saturday.
For Missouri Fair Friday and Saturday,
except showera . and cooler Saturday In
west portion.
For South Dakota Fair In eastern, show
ers In western portion Friday; Saturday,
fair and cooler.
For Colorado and Wyoming Showera and
not so warm Friday; Saturday, fair.
For Montana Showers Friday, cool In
eastern portion; Saturday, fair and warmer.
Lecal Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, Oct. 1. Official record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the correapondlng day of tbe last three
years:
' 19ra. 190?. 1901 1900.
Maximum temperature ... t 67 72 72
Minimum temperature .... M 4i K S)
Mean temperature "i w m w
Precipitation 00 .00 T .76
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March I.
Normal temperature SO
Excesa for the day !
Total deficiency aince March 1 SS
Normal precipitation 09 Inch
nenclency Tor tne aay wp men
Total rainfall since March 1 29 89 Inches
F.xcess since March 1 4 13 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period. li! 2 35 Inches
Deficiency fur cor. period, 1901.... 4. hu Inches
Reports from Stations nt T P. M.
I
: 3
CONDITION OF THE
WEATHER.
3
i:
Omaha, cloudy
Valentine, clear
4' m .0u
701 .00
u) 6nl .0)
(4: u .01)
North Platte. irtly cloudy ..
f'hyenne. partly cloudy
Salt Lake City, cloud
Rapid City, cloudy
t Hi T
Huron, cirar
Wllllaton, cloudy
Chicago, cloudy
St. IxjuIs. clear
Bt. l.'aul. partly cloudy
Davenport, cloudy
Kansas City, clear
Havre, cliudv
Helena, cloudy
Itmmarck. cloudy
Galveston, clear
l (Ml .00
4j .j0
6 74i .uo
S 71 .00
ti! 64! .
H 721 .Oft
7i 72 T
b.' fc'l
5 tk!
T indicates trace of precipitation.
1 A. WKLsH. Local Forecaster.
FOUND DEAD IN MS ROOM
Qeorga Blaine, Old Emptoja of 0. B.
HaTcni Company, Dies Suddenly.
THEORY OF FOUL PLAY ADVOCATED
Poat-Mortem Esamlnntloa Showa Two
Brnlsea In Head Which Might
Have t'aaaed Hemorrhage,
Reaaltlns la Death.
Reclining on a little cot In a small room,
Just in the rear of the main office, the life
less body of George Blaine, an old and
trusted employe or C. B. Havens A; Co.,
coal dealers, 14d9 Webster street, was found
shortly after 7 yesterday morning. Ap
parently Blaine had been dead several hours
when discovered. He was found by Samuel
Druse, a young man who had Just been
employed ao teamster and waa going to
work.
Foul play Is the theory of the death. The
post mortem examination held by Dr. La
vender disclosed that deceased had two
fractures of the skull on the right side suf
ficient to have caused hemorrhage of the
brain which evidently produced death. A
short piece of pine wood .was found In
Blaine's room, but there was no blood on
it nor was there any sign that It had been
used to hit him with. A ybung man named
J. Delehanfy, who says he Is employed at
the Hayes feed store, was the last one to
see Blaine as far as Is now known Thurs
day night and he is "being held by the po
lice as a witness.
How He Was Foand.
When H. D. Carter, yard foreman, ar
rived at the office at 7 o'clock he found
Druse waiting on the sidewalk. Directing
him to go around to the west side of the
building and open the gate to the scales.
Carter unlocked and entered the office by
the front door. Druse went around to the
west, as directed, and opening the gate,
entered the building from the rear. Ad
vancing toward the front office he glanced
Into the room occupied by Blaine and saw
hla lifeless form stretched out on the cot.
Blaine's feet were hanging over the side
of the cot and touched the floor, his head
reclined against the west wall of the rortm
and his mouth and nostrils were filled with
clots of blood. Druse Immediately called to
Carter and together they discovered that he
waa dead. The police were Immediately
called In and Coroner Bralley notified and
an Investigation, which la still in progress,
begun.
The theory of foul play obtains among
those who worked with Blaine. They al
lege that he Invariably carried large sums
of money about with him, from S3U0 to ?500
In a roll of bills, and Robert James, a
driver for the firm, stated that to his
Vnowledge Blaine had considerable money
on his person Thursday night. When the
body was examined by the coroner 20 cents
was all the money found, and that was
taken from a vest pocket.
Mr. Carter told of the signs of a struggle
consisting of a scar on the dead man'a
head from the temple reaching up into the
lialr on the right side of the head. The left
eye, he said, also waa bruised and blacked.
Nearly all the employes of the coal com
pany hold to the theory of foul play, claim
ing that Blaine waa not a heavy drinker,
was inoffensive and attended strictly to hla
own business.
Find Whisky Flask.
A pint bottle of whisky wss found In
Blaine's room, which had probably been
purchaaed from Meyer Kelne'a saloon. Six- j
teentn ana valifornla, bearing the stamp of
that place; it was also ascertained that he
got S cents worth of beer from the saloon
of Peter Nelson at the corner of Thirteenth
and Webster. ... - ;
The deceased has a brother residing In
the city who Is said to be In the employ
of A. W. Parker company. His name Is
James Blaine and with hla family he Is
said to reside In the neighborhood if
Twenty-sixth and Decatur. The city
directory does not so ahow.
George Blaine, waa unmarried and was
about 61 years old. He had been In the
employ of the Havens company for
about seven years. About a year ago he
left Omaha and returning during the late
strike which Involved teamsters, he resumed
work as a strike breaker.
Robert James spoke to Blaine Wednesday
night about earn ing so much money around
with him. Blaine, he says, replied that
there was no danger and that he alwaya
had done It and waa not alarmed.
There waa no evidence of a struggle In
Blaine's room. Everything was found In
the usual order In which the place was
kept. There was found some evidence that
Blaine had been attacked with nausea dur
ing the night.
One Arrest Mnde.
Chief of Detectives Dunn has a large
force of men at work on the Blaine case
and has caused the arrest of a colored man
names Jeff Bates, who was, about five years
ago, convicted, the police say, on- the
charge of robbing the deceased of $300.
Bates did time in the penitentiary for his
misdemeanor and since his release has
been living In this city. He Is held merely
on suspicion, pending a thorough Investi
gation.' Coroner Bralley la awaiting the
action of the police In aaktng an investiga
tion before calling an inquest.
lamest Will Be Delayed.
Coroner Bralley said last night that ha
would not hold the Blaine Inquest for some
time, unless there are new developments In
tha caae. The police will be allowed a day
or two in which to collect evidence which
can be presented to the Jury and will fur
nish some clew as to whether It Is a case of
murder.
Chief of Detectives Dunn remained at his
office until a late hour last night outlining
the plan of work to be followed In ascer
taining the facts In the case. The chief
said it Is one of the hardest cases which
has ever confronted the department. If
Blaine had not been In the habit of telling
every ond of his possessions it would have
made the case much less difficult, but It ap
pears that every man who ever worked
with the dead man has been told by him of
the cash he possessed and Just where he
kept It. At least fifty persons were familiar
with hla financial affairs. Two or three
clews have been unearthed, and will be
followed up.
Held Ip hy Gypsies. v
BLACKHAWK. 8. D.. Oct. 1. (Special.)
A man by the name of Kemp was held
up Saturday between here and Rapid City
near the Boxelder crossing by a band of
gypsies, who were on their way through
the country. There were about twenty-six
wagons In the outfit. Mr. Kemp was over
powered and robbed of all the money on
his person. It Is also reported that a
woman was held up near that same vicin
ity and had considerable groceries -taken
from her
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WINDUP OF THE CORN PALACE
Mitchell Takea Vuy OS nna Errrr-
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Show.
MITCHELL, 8. D., Oct. I. Special Tele
gram.) The corn palace exposition, which
has been held In this city for the last ten
days, came to a close this evening, when
the Eanda Rossa gave Its final concert to
an audience of Mitchell people that com
pletely filled tha building. It was Mitchell
night and royal good fellowship held sway
among the people. Just before the con
cert began the Parker band marched into
the palace and serenaded the Banda Rosso.
Dr. R. F. Dundas presented Slgnor Sor
rentlno snd his wife each with a mam
moth bouquet of flowers front the corn
palace management as a testimonial of the
high regard they entertained for the mual-
cat ability displayed during the week.
The corn palace haa been a success from
start to finish, and although the expense
has been greater than ever before there
la no doubt but the committee will pay
out without any lore whatever. The
weather haa been excellent a'l the time,
and toda It waa exceptionally good. The
attendance has been greater than In any
previous year, and the cltlsens have en
deavored to maka the stay of strangers
pleasant 'hlle in the city. Tonight the
street were turned over to the young
people and confetti-throwing haa been the
order of the evening. During the last half
of the concert in the corn palace a hilari
ous time was had with throwing confetti,
in which all the people joined. The wind- I
up was a happy one in all respects.
Want the Lake Lowered.
CLARINDA. la.. .Oct. 1. (Special Tele
gram.) The Monona County Board of Su
pervisors is in special session today to act
on a petition asking that Blue lake be
lowered at least three feet. The lake la
now very high and has practically wiped
out all road grades across the east and
west lakes.
The Signal ef Distress.
Whites of eye and akin yellow show
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Oct. 12.
The Burlington is the
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Exposition Flyer leaves Omaha
at 5:25 p. m., arriving St
Louis 7:19 the following morn-.
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with every equipment to make
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