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TIIE OMAITA DAILY HEE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 100.1.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
Mt.lOR MENTION.
Davis Mil drugs.
Leffert' glasses (It.
Btocktrt sella carpet.
A stora for tne& "Beno's,"
Celebrated Mets beer on tap. Neumayer.
Diamond betrothal ring at Lefferts, 401
Broadway.
14-K and 1J-K wedding ring at Defter a,
409 Broadway.
Picture framing. C. E. Alexander St Co..
I3i Broad wax. Tel. 366.
Mrs. C. H. Orvls la home from a visit
with relatives In Lincoln, Neb.
Officer Dlntman last night arretted Frank
Carter, a deserter from the Fifth cavalry
band at Fort Logan, Colo.
Photos taken at Hchmldt's before Decem
ber 23 positively tlnlxhed before Xmaa.
Open Sundays, i'hone A 643.
There will be a competitive debate Friday
evening at the high school auditorium be
tween the Delta 'lau and Phllomathlan so
cieties. Leon Claude - the Infant son of Mr. and
lira. C. C. Ioundhury, died yesterday at
the Hooker hotel, on Went Broadway, aged
10 months.
For rent, office room ground floor; one
of the most central locations In the busi
ness portion of the city. Apply to The Be
office, city.
A motion to quash the Indictment against
E. E. Bchurs was argued before Judge
Green in the district court yesterday, and
by him taken under advisement.
The suit by Ovlde Vlen as administrator
of the estate of Klley W. Luce against the
Omaha Bridge and Terminal Railway com
pany for llo.uyO damages tor the death of
Luce was yesterday ordered removed to
the United States court, on petition of the
railway company.
Bteva Dunn was - taken before Judge
Green In the district court yesterday,
charged with lielng a chronic dipsomaniac
The court ordered him committed to the
hospital at Mount Pleasant for two years,
but suspended the commitment so long as
Dunn abstains from getting Intoxicated.
Mrs. Effle Ella Douglas, aged 33, wife of
George Douglas, 12St West Pierce street,
died yesterday morning from paralysis.
She leaves besides her husband two chil
dren. The funeral will be held Friday
afternoon at 2:So o'clock from Dunkley's
chapel, and Interment will tie In Falrvlew
cemetery.
The receipts In the general fund at the
Christian home last week were 3N4.89, be
ing I1S4.88 above the needs of the week,
thus decreasing the deficiency In this fund
to date to $2,697.92. In the manager's fund
the receipts were 358.41, being $21.41 above
the needs of the week, and decreasing the
deficiency to I1U7.31 in this fund to date.
- Hafer sells lumber. Catch the idea?
HImIbs Gets a Parole.
M. J. Hlgglns, who was convicted at the
March term of district court In this city
'on a charge of adultery and sentenced to
two years In the penitentiary at Fort Madl-
"on, will not have to serve tho sentence.
Yesterday Clerk Reed received from the
executive office In Des Moines a parole
for Hlgglns, which, while saving him from
going behind the bars, also grants him per
mission to reside outside the state.
Hlgglns, who Is at present a resident of
Kansaa City, was also charged with big
amy, but was convicted on the less serious
charge. He appealed to the supreme court,
which sustained the verdict of the lower
court. He, however, was not taken to the
penitentiary, but allowed his liberty on
the original bond pending action of the
governor on his application for a parole.
County Attorney . Klllpack opposed the (
granting of the parole and was much sur
prised yesterday when 'informed that Gov
ernor Cummins had granted It.
Snfcacrlptloa for. Library.
William Q. Woodbury of the firm of Cul
ver A Woodbury haa made a suggestion to
President Rohrer of the library board that
a fund for the furnishing of the Carnegie
library building be raised by popular sub
scription among the cltlsens of Council
Bluffs. As a starter Mr. Woodbury stated
that his firm will be willing to donate $100.
It was estimated that at least 110,000 of the
370,000 offered by Mr. Carnegie for the
library would be required for the furnish
Ing of the building. Mr. Woodbury now
suggests that this 310,000 be spent on the
building and, that there will be no difficulty
In raising a fund sufficient to pay for the
furnishing of the new library. President
Rohrer says he favors Mr. Woodbury's
suggestion and will recommend that the
board try to raise the money by popular
subscription for the furnishing of . the
bulging.
Barslar Have Bnsy Night.
A burglar visited the home of Former
County Burveyor L, P. Judeon at 929 Blxth
avenue Monday night and secured about
IS In cash from Mr. Judson's coat, which
was on a chair near his bed. The ' thief
secured an entrance by raising a rear win
dow on the ground floor. His perambula
tions around the house did not awaken the
' family and Mr. Judson was not aware' of
the robbery until, morning, when he re
ported it to the police. . . ,
A thief also broke into the saloon at Tit
Sixteenth avenue and broke open the cash
register, from wjilch he secured about 33
In small change. The register was badly
damaged.
Real Estate Transfers.
' These transfers were filed yesterday In
the abstract, title and loan office of 8qulre
6 Annls, 101 pearl street;
Ernest E. Hart and wife to Frank
Blank, lot I In lot 173, original plat,
w. d 14,000
Jens Hansen Nielsen and wife to Nels -
c. Johnson, lot 10, block Zs, Howard
addition, w. d
Arthur II. Dunton and wife to Louise
Feuerhakcn, lot 4, block (, Craw
ford's addition, w. d
George B. Kiiisom to Florence ' F.
Everest, elW feet on High Bchool
avenue of lot i, referee's sub. of s
part outlot 1, Jackson's addition,
q. c. d '.
Aleo Bolton and wife to Verne Ben
jamin, lots W and 27. block 26, Ferry
addition, w. d
Chris J. ChrlHtoffersnn and wife to
trustees of llasel Dell townahlp for
cemetery, 1.715 acres In ew4 sW
M-ii. w. d
1.150
30
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Six transfers, total 3 S.IS4
Marriage Licenses.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to
the following;
Name and Residence. -
Axel Ehlers. Omaha
Bessie Bulllvan. Council f. luffs
rd Blucnenstein, 1'oumll Hluffa.
ena Ehlera, Council Bluffs
Age.
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CONSULT TUB KINO OF ALL
CLAIRVOYANTS AND PALMISTS,
PROF. EIRO
OS Fonrtk St Council Blaffs, la
(Cor. 4th at. and WlUow Ave.)
Red seed prices for a few days
longer. Ladlca SOc. Geat Ir mca l.
All business strictly private and confidential
CLEANING AND DYEING
Ladle' and Ocatlemen's Clothing Cleaned,
Dyed, Pressed and Repaired; also Pry
Cleaning. No ahriakage or rubbing off
guaranteed. Work done on short notice.
CSUXCtl BLUFFS STEAM DYE WORKS
T.I. ftttO. lOlT West Broadway.
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LEWIS CUTLER
hfOKTTCIAN.
3 Sm1 BS, Cwm4 .ua. Tbwtll.
BLUFFS.
OPPOSITION TO FRANCHISE
Borne Aldermen Think Propcial of Belt
Line Company it Too Sweeping.
PROMOTERS DENY ITS BEING FREEZE0UT
Say They Depead om lltlmato Entry
of Other Electrle Lines la Order
to Make Profit Oat of
Their Veatsrs.
"Without other Interurban electric lines
coming Into Council Bluffs the franchise for
a belt line which we now seek would not
be worth a cent to us." Bnch was the state
ment of Malcolm Green, one of the pro
moters of the Interurban Terminal ft Belt
Lisa company, to the aldermen at a. meet
ing of the committee of the whole, held
ment of Malcolm Oreen, one of the pro
posed ordinance.
By this statement Mr. Oreen explained to
the committee that he meant that the com
pletion of the Tabor line would undoubtedly
encourage other Interurban electric lines to
build Into Council Bluffs and thus make the
construction of a belt line Indlspenslble.
Unless other roads did come In the belt line
would In all probability not be built.
The discussion of the ordinance was
purely Informal, only Ave of the aldermen
being present. The promoters took the
ground that Council Bluffs ought to receive
their proposition with open arms and If
anything offer them a bonus to enter the
city. They stated that they had been given
rlght'-of-way through the business portions
of Sidney, Tnbor. Hastings and Rockport
without any demand that they pay damages
and at Rlverton they had been given a
right-of-way through the residence portion
also without being asked to pay any dam
ages. 'Denies Bel n at a Freese-Ont.
Mr. Green denied that the proposition to
establish a belt line in the city was for the
purpose of preventing any other interurban
electric line from entering the city except
over their tracks and on such terms as they
would dictate.
Some of the aldermen appeared opposed to
the company entering the city on South
avenue and so expressed themselves, con
tending that this was the main thorough
fare for farmers to drive Into the city from
the south. President Dobbs of the Tabor
line In answer to this stated that this route
had been planned upon at the Instigation
and suggestion of the executive committee
of the Commercial club, which desired to
place the Iowa School for the Deaf In com
munication with the city by electric car
line. The plan of the company had been
prior to the suggestion of the Commercial
club, to enter the city In the western por
tion. ' '
President Dobbs stated that four trains
dally will be run each way between Coun
cil Bluffs and Lnngdon, which Is six miles
beyond Rockport. the original proposed ter-
us of the line. The company, ' Mr.
r.bbs explained, will absorb a slx-mlle
steam road now tn operation between Rock
port and Ijangdon. '
Malcolm Oreen, the representative of the
eastern firm financing the company, tn con
cluding his address to the committee, said:
The attitude you take Is of great conse
quence to us, because we desire your good
will and co-operation. The very work that
we are doing should commend us to your
goodwill. We have not asked anything In
imical to the city's welfare. We are ready
to adopt a northern terminal and we would
desire to try Council Bluffs first. We ask
prompt action on the part of the city
council,"
The general opinion of the aldermen Is
that the ordinance Is altogether too sweep
ing, as ill gives the company the right to
occupy and practically monopolise every
street and avenue In the city except those
on which the street railway company at
present has Its tracks.
The committee adjourned without taking
any action on the ordinance. '
N. T. Plumbing Co.. Tel. 30. Night, f-WI.
LIBRARY BOARD TAKES ACTION
Derides to Purchase Plnney Property
for Addition to tho Library
t Site.
The Library Board decided last night to
add to the site for the Carnegie library
building by purchasing the Plnney prop
erty adjoining the Pusey homestead on
the south. The price to be paid for the
property, which Is Improved with a two
story and basement brick dwelling and a
brick office building, will be $6,200. this
being the figure at which the board has
an option on the property. The question
of purchasing the Plnney property was
determined last night In order that the
architects could draw their plans of ths
library In conformity with the else of the
site. Mrs. Everett and J. J. Stewart were
the only members of the board to oppose
the purchase of the property.
Orant Miller of the firm of Paton A Mil
ler, the Chicago Arm of architects selected
by the board to draw the plans of the
Carnegie library, arrived yesterday and
was preaent at the meeting which was
devoted principally to on informal dis
cussion as to the character of the build
ing to be erected. After deciding to ac
quire the additional ground by the pur
chase of the Plnney property before the
expiration of the option, the board adopted
a resolution to the effect that the entire
fTO.COO offered by Mr. Carnegie be expended
In the building and furnishings. It was
estimated the cost of the moveable furni
ture would not exceed $2,000.
The board was unanimous In favoring a
building of two stories and basement Sev
eral of the members are desirous that the
main entrance be on Willow avenue, fac
ing Baylies park and this developed con
siderable discussion. President Rohrer
suggested that the building have two en
trances, one on Willow avenue and one on
Pearl street It was, however, decided
not to decide definitely on this until the
architects had submitted their preliminary
sketches.
Mr. Miller suggested that the building be
constructed on the slow burning plan, as
to erect an absolutely fire proof building
would cost from $8,000 to 810,000 more. Mr.
Miller expects to remain' here and pre
pare the preliminary plana and sketches
and as soon ss same are approved by the
board will ret Am to Chicago where he
win complete them.
Pluiablng and heating. rxby at Bon.
Lodaro Elections.
These lodges have elected the following
officers for the ensuing, year:
Fidelity council. Royal Arcanum Re
cent, M. Maynnrd; vice regent L. L.
bvns: era tor. Hlchsrd Oreen; chaplain.
. .ursier; auiae. M. L. nets III; secre
tary. W. E. Md'onnell; collector, John
i. j iu3. Treasurer, M. r. Hatienhauer;
warden, harlea Lefferts; stM-retary, A.
W. Francis; truateea. C. A. Heno. A. T.
I'llckUigcr, A. Ik brock; reprceenUUvee'
to grand council. O. It. Nlcoll. A. T. El
wen; alternates. Dr. O. C. Brown, J. H.
Arthur. . ' ...
Council Bluffs camp. Modern Voodmen
of America Venerablo consul, R. F. At
kinson; worthy advisor. T. R. Thomas;
bn'iker, M. E. Button; clerk, A. L. Dickey;
escort, J. W. Alberry; watchman. James
F. Bmlth: physician. Dr. C. H. Bower
Twin. Brother encampment, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows Chief patriarch,
Theodore McMullen; Senior warden, I. V.
Howard; Junior warden, C. W. Bachelor;
scribe, Thomas Mc.MIUen treasurer, Sty
meet Stevenson; high priest, O. C. Taylor.
Bt. Alban s lodge. Knights of Pythias
Chancellor commander, K. D. Carr; vice
commander. W. B. lackey; prelate, A.
W. Huner; master of work. C. H. Gil
bert; keeper of records and seal, E. J.
Abbott; master of finance, R. E. Ingra
ham; master of exchequer, A. C. Lane;
master-at-arms. O. H. Norrine; Inner
guard. J. A. Hefilnj outer guard, P. Nel
son; trustees. L. Host, S. H. Conner. C.
A. Tlbblts; library trustees, C. B. Wash
ington. E. J. Abbott. T. Pilling. E. T.
Hendricks. R. E. Meneray.
PROTEST ON COAL SHRINKAGE
low and Nebraska Dealers Hold the
Railroads Responsible for the
Loss la Transit.
SIOUX CITY, la., Dec 8. (Special Tele
gram.) The. coal dealers' association of
Iowa and Nebraska met in Sioux City
today to protest against short weight from
the railroads. They claim their car ship
ments of coal average, one to ten tons less
than the amounts named In the bills of
lading, and they blame the railroads for
lack of care. Resolutions were passed and
a subscription fund was started to begin
a fight In the courts to recover damages
for shrinkage. The blame for present high
prices of coal was laid to the railroads.
C. H. Chisam of Council Bluffs la president
and presided at the meeting. J. F. Hutch
Ins of Lincoln Is vice president Harris of
Omaha is secretary and treasurer. This
was a special meeting. The regular annual
meeting will take place In Omaha next
year.
NO MARRIAGE UNTIL INFORMED
,
Iowa Society for Prevention of De
generacy Proposes Law to
Rearolate License Issue.
DES MOINES," Dec. 8. The Iowa Society
for the Suppression of Disease and Degen
eracy has prepared a bill to be Introduced
In the coming assembly providing for a
physician's certificate of examination be
fore a marriage license can be issued. The
exact text of the bill follows:
"Whenever . appllcatlona are made to
clerks of the district court for license to
marry, said applicants shall provide said
clerk with a certificate from a reputable
practitioner, vouching that said applicants
have been under Instruction regarding du
ties pertaining to marriage relations."
Oliver Talks oa Interest.
ONAWA, la,, Dec. 8. (Special Telegram.)
Addison Oliver, a large land owner of
Monona county, has been granted a tem
porary writ of Injunction by Judge Oaynor
against County Treasurer A. D. Smith,
preventing him from selling about 2,000
acres of land for taxes levied for the con
struction of the Wattles ditch In 1889.
Judge Oliver tendered the amount of faxes,
but refused to pay Interest at 6 per cent
from March 1, 1890, as demanded by - the
treasurer. The suit will bo heard at the
January term of the Monona county dis
trict court.
Convicted ' on Bigamy Charge.
WEBSTER CITT, la., Dec. 8. (Special
Telegram.) A. E. Isenhart, the Marshall
town man wtto married Emma Mitchell In
this city last July, was found, guilty this
morning of the crime of bigamy. Sentence
will be pronounced Friday.
LEWIS NlXONRESUMES STAND
Makes Farther Admissions Concern
Ins; Receivership of Shln
balldlna; Company.
NEW TORK, Dec. 8. Lewis Nixon was
again on the stand on the resumption of
the United States shipbuilding receivership
hearing today. Bamuel Untermyer, counsel
for the suing bondholders, continued the
re-direct examination with questions about
the ability of the shipbuilding company
to have continued Its business without the
Bheldon reorganisation plan. Mr. Dixon
declared that If the Bethlehem company
had paid dividends the ship building could
have gone on.
"What was the cause of the collapse of
the shipbuilding' company?" asked .Mr. Un
termyer. ,
"The suit which your clients started,"
answered Mr. Nixon, but Mr. Untermyer,
unsatisfied, made him admit that the
promulgation of the Bheldon reorganisation
plan was a confession of Insolvency.
"Bo far as you know, was there any one
who was willing to trust the shipbuilding
company, after the Sheldon plan came out
on May M, 1903, and before the action was
begun on June 10, 1903 T"
Mr. Nixon's reply was "No,"
A copy of the letter front J. W. McGre
gor, an accountant, to Mr. Nixon, dated
April 17, was at this point Introduced In
evidence. It gave a statement of the ac
count of the shipbuilding company at that
time.
Mr. Nixon waa then asked about the
earnings of the subsidiary companies since
the receivership and said that the Union
Iron works had, during the year, earned
about $560, 0U).
Mr. Untermyer then announced that he
had finished with Mr. Nixon and C. C.
Doming, one of the counsel for the com
pany, took the witness for a short recross
examlnatlon, Oeorge W. Perkins of the
firm of J. P. Morgan A Co., being noti
ced that he would be wanted In an hour.
Mr. Demlng testified as to the work of
organising the company, and a aid that
Max Pam.had never received the $1,000,000
of stock allotted to him.
Mr. Nixon became angry at the line of
questioning by Mrs Untermeyer when he
cams to the stand again. He admitted that
the Shipbuilding company had put several
hundred thousand dollars more Into the
Crescent yards than It had taken out
Oeorge W. Perkins testified as to ths part
taken by Morgan V Co. In the formation
of the company, saying that firm only
acted as syndicate managers In buying the
Bethlehem plant for the United States Steel
corporation, and told of letting the Ship
building company have $760,000 for a few
days. He will continue his testimony to
morrow. W0S Y GIL MISSES THE BOAT
Which Explains RIs Fall a re to Arrive
1st New Orleans from Tronbled
DomlnaTO.
NEW ORLEANS, La., Deo. $.-Th
steamer Arkadla arrived today from Porto
Rico, and, contrary to expectations. Woo y
Gil, former president of the Dutnlnican re
public, was not on board. The Arkadla
brought no passengers. Ths agents of the
line here say they understand Woe y Gil
Juat missed the ship as It sailed, and If he
takes the next boat out he will land to
New Turk lasUad of Now Orlonoa.
FARMERS HATE AN INNING
Tin Societies How Holding Avnntl Ses
sions in Des Ifslnes-
SOME CONTESTS OVER DIRECTORSHIPS
State Farmers' Institute Listen to
Addresses by Experts from All
Parts of the Cooalrjr Kllaw
cnblel Died of Itearlect.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Dec. 8. (Special.) The
various farmers' meetings of the state
allied to the State Department of Agricul
ture are In session here today and some
will continue for several days. These are
the State Farmers' Institute, the State
Horticultural society, tho State Agricul
tural convention, the Park , and Forestry
association and the meeting of the Asso
ciation of Fair Secretaries. Before the
meeting's are done the new directory board
of the Department of Agriculture will have
been selected. There are six directors
whose terms expire. There is no opposition
to the re-election of W. C. Brown, Clarion j
S. B. Packard, Marshalltown, and II. L.
Pike, Whiting. J. P. Manatry of Fairfield
Is opposed by R. S. Johnson of Columbus
Junction; M. J. Wragg of Des Moines is
opposed by Phil S. Kell of Des Moines, and
II. McDonald of Bayard Is opposed by O.
M. Hill of Red Oak. It Is expected that
W. W. Morrow will be re-elected president
of the board for another term and have
charge of the state fair .again, with all
other officers re-elected. The state meet
ings this year are not as well attended as
tn other years, but the programs are good
ones. There Is a corn exhibit and contest
In connection with the . agricultural con
vention and prlxes will go to the success
ful persons. The apple exhibit is rather
poor, though some -of the samples are fine.
The feature of the Farmers' Institute to
day was the presence of John Hamilton of
Washington, United States Institute spe
cialist, who talked on the work being done
by the Department of Agriculture; of F. D.
Coburn of Kansas, who talked on the plans
for the live stock exhibit at St. Louis, and
W. H. Moore of St. Louis of, the National
Good Roads association,, who presented
that subject. A discussion of the farm In
stitute law and Improvement of farm In
stitutes In Iowa was by Prof. C. F. Curtlss
of the Iowa State college, Ames, and by
Mrs. F. A. Squires of. Spencer and Eugene
Seoor of Forest City. During the past year
the state has expended $4,086.33 In payment
of farm Institute expenses in -sixty-six
counties, against Institutes held In fifty
eight counties last year.
Horticultural Interests.
President M. J. Wragg of the State Hor
ticultural society, In presenting his report
on opening the thirty-eighth annual meet
ing, suggested maintaining' a legislative
committee to see to it that the society
continues to receive Its appropriations for
the 'work of the experiment stations. He
stated that this work Is not making as
good progress as It should, but ought to
be kept up for the future good. Thee are
a series of experiment, stations in the state
where experimental work is carried on In
securing plants and it;ecB adapted to Iowa
conditions. He recommended an additional
appropriation. If nepqssarv, to make a
proper exhibit-at 8LIaOuls of the 'fruit of
the state. Secretary "Qreene reported that
the season was a poor one lor fruit owing
to the frost In April, which Injured fruit.
The society had expended the. last year
$6,628.64. ' ' J . . :
It Is probable that Colonel W. A. Burnap
will bo elected tomorrow as president, to
suoceed M. J. Wragg, who has been presi
dent three successive . yearn.
. Park Mil , Forestry,.
A meeting of tho ' State Park and For
estry association Is being- held. A move
ment Is started to do a great work In
Improving country achool grounds by tree
planting and otherwise. Able papers were
read on forestry subjects by B. Shtmek,
W. A. Burnap, Henry Sabln, L. H. Pammel,
B. Fink and others. The Park and For
estry association went on record as favor
ing a joint program of the various asso
ciations each year 'with three or four
days' session.
A meeting of the Fair Secretaries' asso
ciation waa held this evening, with dis
cussion of various special attractions.
New Corporations.
The articles of Incorporation of the
Oreene Driving Park association were filed
with the secretary of state; capital, $2,600;
M. Blauer, president,', , and P. J. Clarke,
secretary. The articles of the Denlson Land
company of Denlson were filed; capital, $26,
000; W. H. Woolston, president, and D. L.
Boynton, secretary-
, The Jury In the case of Dr. W. R. Trot
ter of this city, accused of murder In caus
ing the death of Miss Cora Lacey, who
came to his home for medical assistance,
disagreed and was discharged. Dr. Trotter
was today released from jail on his own
recognisance and it Is doubtful If he will be
tried again.
Invcstlarat a Death,
The coroner's Jury la making a thorough
investigation into the cause of the death of
George Kllngenblel, who died Saturday,
after having received a wound from a pis
tol In the hands of his former wife. She is
under arrest, accused of murder. It Is now
asserted that he died of sheer neglect and
that the physicians who, attended him In
the Jail were not In condition to perform
professional services at the time and that if
he had received attention at all there would
have been no cause for his death. It la
anticipated that sensational disclosure will
be made In the case.
Iowa, si lac Operators Meet.
Selection of a scale committee and elec
tion of officers was the program for the
meeting this afternoon at the Kirk wood of
the Iowa Coal Operators' association. Presi
dent Charles Morris of Des Moines pre
sided and Secretary C. A. Ludwlck of Ot
tumwa read minute of the last meeting!
John P. Reese, former president of the
United Mine Workers of America of this
state, butnow a special commissioner for
the operators, was present. The operators
say they have no grievances, but will se
lect a scale committee to be ready for the
regular meeting in March, w' the miners
hold their spring convention and confer
with operators regarding the scale of wages
for mining and other work for the year that
begins May L Mr. Morris will probably be
re-elected president. About twenty mem
bers of the operators' association were pres
ent today. '
Colfax Rank Solvent.
A statement waa made this evening
by Receiver McElroy of the Bank of Col
fax as to Its condition at the time of
the suicide of Oeorge Woods, the casMer.
He found liabilities of $47s,ou6. .chiefly 6V.
posits, .of which tM.OOO waa flue the part
ners tn the bank. ,The bills receivable
amounted to $520,000, the overdrafts $98,910
and cash $6,000. In addition to these asset?
the partners owned the bank building and
had real estate estimated at $300,000, so
that after allowing for all artrlnkage it
Is believed the bank will pay vut
Tis second trial of the Armour Pack
ing company, under Indictment for evasion
of the Iowa law against the sal of col
ored oleomargarine, resulted In a verdict
of guilty this evening. The company was
found guilty before, but the rare was
thrown out for defective Indictment .The
case will now go to the supreme court.
HOTEL MEN'S MEETING DATES
Fifth and Sixth of January Decided
I'poa for the Slous Falls
(lathering;.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Dec, 8. (Special.)
January 8 and 6 next have been deter
mined upon as the dntes for a conven
tion at Sioux Falls of the hotel men of
the northwest. The convention will be held
for the purpose of organising an associ
ation, to be composed of $he hotel men
of Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Da
kota, South Dakota and other states.
It waa originally planned to hold the con
vention last July, but owing to the ab
sence of many hotel men on their sum
mer vacations It waa postponed until this
winter. A great many of the hotel men
In the territory which It Is Intended to
Include In the association have . signified
their Intention to be present. '
Strike Bla- Coal Vein.
ABERDEEN, 8. D., Dec. 8.-(8pecIal.)
There Is considerable excitement over the
striking of a vein 6f coal on the Niger
farm, about twelve miles southwest of
Aberdeen. The vein waa struck at a depth
of 100 feet and the . drill showed It to be
sixteen feet thick. . The quality is good,
being a hard lignite much better than Is
found In North Dakota. The ame vein
was struck one mile north of Mr. Niger's,
but was In two layers, each about seven
feet thick, and separated by a layer of
earth. The area of the coal bed Is not
known, but will be determined by test
wells, which can be quickly and cheaply
drilled. The finding of such a large body
of coal IS this section of the state means
much for Aberdeen and In fact the en
tire valley. Land In the vicinity of the And
has Jumped In price and the farmer are
Jubilant over their prospects.
Warren May Succeed Sprtngrcr.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 8,-(Speclal.)
Local stockmen are of the opinion that
If President J. W. Springer of the National
Live Stock association resigns, aa he Is
expected to do, Senator F. Ey Warren of
Wyoming will be chosen a his successor.
Senator Warren Is now preeidont of the
National Wool Growers' association, and
while the wool men are loath to see him
go, stockmen generally believe he could
do even a greater amount of good for the
stock Interests by accepting; the new posi
tion. The sentiment Is very strong In fa
vor of Senator Warren, for president In
the event Mr. Springer resign.
Implement Dealers' Convention.
8IOUX FALLS, B. D., Dec. S.-(8pecial
Telegram.) The fifth annual convention of
the Implement Dealers' Association of
South Dakota, Southwestern Minnesota and
Northwestern Iowa convened here this
evening for a session lasting until Thursday
night. Tho convention was called to order
by M.. D. Thompson of Vermilion, president
of the association. The delegates were wel
comed In behalf of the city by Judge H. H.
Keith. The opening address waa made by
E. H. Evans of Tracy, Minn. President
Thompson made his annual address.
Bank of Scotland Reorganised.
SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Dec, 8. (Special.)
Tho work of reorganising the old Bank
of Scotland, at Scotland, whloh was organ
ised under territorial laws In 1884. haa
been . completed and the Institution has
now been merged Into what will In future
be known as the First National bank of
Scotland.- The capital stock of the new
bank I $26,000. Officers were elected aa
follows: President. C. C. King; vio presi
dent V. S. Barker; cashier, J. P. Reener;
directors,' the above officers ard L, A.
King and D. J. Finney, of Nile, O.
Contract for Silver Service Let.
PIERRE, S. X Dec 8. -(Special.)-w. D.
Nelson, a Jeweler of this city, has secured
the contract for furnishing the silver serv
Ice to the cruiser South Dakota, which
service was provided for by the last legis
lature and $5,000 appropriated. The de
signs which will be represented on the
service will be typical of South Dakota life
and activity, the principal scene being
those of mining, ranching, farming and
hunting, aa well as buffalo, Indians and
other figures typical of the state, both In
the past and present
.
dwindles Odd Fellows' Lodsre.
BUFFALO, Wyo., Deo. 8. (Special.)
Bunalo lodge . No. 14. Independent Order
of Odd Fellow, wo recently swindled.
B. F, Haroff, a member In good ' standing,
was reported dead In Iowa. The lodge
paid all funeral expenses, the Insurance
and other benefits. An lnveatlnt ton fal
lowed later and the discovery made that
naron ' is not dead and that a stranger
had stolen his card and was
Ing as the real Haroff.
DEATH RECORD.
Funeral of Edward Hlaserlln;.
BLAIR, Neb., Dec. 8. (Special.) The
funeral of Edward Hinserllng. aged 74
years, who died in this city last Saturday
evening, was held from the residence of his
son, Rudolph Hinserllng, yesterday after
noon. He was bora In Prussia tn 1628 and
came to New York in 186G, and to Omaha
In ISO, and a year later moved to Blair,
where he worked at hla trade of harness
maker and built up a successful business
In that line. Mr. Hinserllng became a
member of Allaman lodge. Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, of Omaha in 18U9, and
his remains were buried under the aus
pices of the Odd Fellows' lodge of this city,
of which he has been an efficient member
since he came to Blair. Three sons sur
vive him, Rudolph and Louie of this city
and Edward, now of Kennard.
Daniel Williams.
BEATRICE, Neb.. Dec. 8. (Special )
News of the death of Daniel Williams, at
on time a conductor on the Burlington
branch between this place and . Nebraska
City, which occurred last week at his home
In Chicago, was received here yesterday. He
was familiarly known as "Dad" Williams
and was one of the best known railroad
men In this section. He was 75 year of
age. The remains were brought here today
for burial.
Iowa Editor. .
DAVENPORT,' la., Dec l.-Henry
Llscher, publisher of Der Demokrat la
dead. He waa 76 year old. Mr. Llscher
a pioneer newspaper man In the
northweat He came to Iowa In 1861 and
waa a member of- the' Missouri mounted
dragoon In the Mexican war. He
also a veteran of the civil war.
Katharya White, Nebraska City.
NEBRASKA CITT, Neb.. Dec. 3 -(Special
Mis Katharyn White, daughter of
Mr. Mary J. White, died at the home of
ror mt.it tn .this city today of typhoid
feror. Mlns White waa a student In the
Nebraska CSty High school and would have
fcradtutd this year.
That Awful Cold.
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WILSON TALKS OF WOOD
Retired Army Offlosr Shows Feeling When
Speaking of General's Promotion.
MAJOR DUDLEY TELLS OF GAINING HOUSE
Postofllce Inspector Fosaea, Who Sac.
seeded Major Rathfcon mm j Dt- '
reetor General of Posts, Testl-
flea aa to Acttoa of Jndayo.
WASHINGTON, Deo. g.-In the lnvestl.
Station of charges against General Wood,
Inspector Fosne Identified a copy ot a let
ter which he had .written to Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General Brlstow uider
date of October 8, 1S9S, regarding- the Inci
dents of a visit h had received from Judge
Orxes, whloh court tried the Cuban postal
eases. The visit was for the purpose of ob
taining translations of the Brlstow report
of the Cuban postal frauds for use In the
trials. In this letter Mr. Fosnes said It
was the opinion of Judge Ortea that the
translation should be made In the United
States. Mr. Fosnes was asked whether he
had learned that the request made by
Judge Ortei waa at the request of General
Wood. He answered that such was Ms
understanding.
T e Spanish version of the report wss
filed as documentary evidence anl used
by the Cuban Junta In trials. The witness
was asked If he considered the report ex
pert evidence. He replied that It was tha
official report. He waa asked to stato his
office In Cuba and replied that he suc
ceeded General Kathbone as dlreotor gen
eral of posts.
Major Edgar 8. 'Dudley, who served In
Cuba a judge advocate under General
Wood, said that when General Wood re
ceived ths application of the Jal Alii tor a
concession to erect ' a "fronton" for the
playing of the Cuban gaihe of petola, the
application had -been referred to him for
Investigation. After making a thorough
Inquiry Into the character of the g.me the
wltnt-sa said he had Informed General
Wood that he should refuse to Indorse the
application on the grounds that the game
was a gambling institution.
Form of Application Cnaaged.
He said the application had been changed
to the building of a mere amusement
amphitheater and that In that form It had
received the approval of the War depart
ment. The concession to the Jal AUI com- :
pany was subsequently granted by Oen- '
eral Wood. '
' General James H. Wilson, U. 8. A., re- '
tired, told the committee of his meeting
with Captain E. O. Bellalrs at Havana,
aylng that he became convinced that Bel
lalrs came to .Havana for the purpose of
wilfully falsifying conditions In ths Island;
that Bellalrs called on him at bl head
quarters in the province of Matansas and
that he (General Wilson) then accused Bel
lalrs of writing dispatches which gave a
wrong color to affairs In the Island and In
jured the work of General Brooke and
ethers.
The witness said that Bellalrs admitted
that he was standing by his friends, de
claring that hi position was a necessary
one. General Wilson said the remark could
have had but one meaning. and that was that
he waa barking General Wood and that this
was evident from the nature of Bellalrs'
dispatches. The witness asserted It to be
his belief that Bellalrs went to Havana
for the purpose of promoting the advance
ment of General Wood.
When asked concerning the rapid strides
made by General Wood In jumping over
himself (General Wilson) and Gensral
Ludlow and Lee. the witness showed a feel
ing of bitterness against General Wood.
The effect of the response was that be con
sidered the promotion was brought about
by preferment rather than warranted by
merit. ,
HYMENEAL
Cokarw-SiolL
BEATRICE. Neb., Dec S.-8pecial.)
Sunday afternoon, at the Christian church
parsonage. Rev. Edgar Price officiating,
occurred the marrisr of Charles B. Cobun
and Mls Carrie A. Btoll. Ths young couple
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Bvaagellstle Meeting; at Ptere.'
PIERCE, Neb., Dec. (flperlaJ.) Tbe
series of special evangelistic meetings that
bare been held In the Congregational
church the past week came, to a close oa
Sunday evening. Rev. 8. I. Han ford, pas
tor of the Congregational church at Weep
ing Water, who has had charge of the
meetings, delivered soma powerful tmotu,
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