THE OMAHA DAILY IIKE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1904.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
Davis sells drug.
Leffert's glasses fit,
Btockert sells carpet.
A stors for men Beno'.,
L-lamond betrothal ringa at Leffert', 40t
Broadway.
14-K and IS K wedding rings at Leffert'.
I0( Broadway.
Calendar for New Year Rifts at cost
prices. Alexander's. 333 Broadway.
A young, fresh and gentle Jer.ey cow for
ale. J. II. Breedlove, iltui Fourth ave.
lvanhoe coinmnndcry, Knights Templar,
wlir meet In special conclave this evening
for work In the Templar degree.
' Jahfl Chapman, 1 13U7 East Fierce street,
was reported to the Board of Health yes
terday as suffering, from scarlet fever.
Furnished room for r-ut to gentleman,
heat, gas, bath, etc. Will rent reasonable.
Address, with reference, to X, care Bee
office. Council Bluffs.
The committee of the whole of the city
council will meet this morning to consider
protests against the assessments for the
paving on Graham avenue.
Buckwheat cakes and genuine country
, honey. Do you like them? If you do we
have the honey. Bee our ad today. Central
-Grocery and Meat Market.
The Woman's Missionary society of the
First Presbyterian church will hold Its
regular monthly meeting this afternoon at
o'clock In the church parlors.
St. John's English Lutheran church will
Install a chorus choir In lis services next
Bunday morning and evening. There will
also be regular preaching services and
chorus singing every Wednesday evening
from now on until Buster, and for a week
firlor to Easter there will be services every
evening. ,
John Williams and a companion were
brought from I'errival, la., just evening
oy Constable Albertl and Detective Mur
kily, it being suspocted that they were
(he young men who piutspcl forged checks
un Grocer Crlppln and Tailor Peterson
December 12 last. Both Peterson and
Crlppln, however, failed to Identify the
young men and they were released.
K. T. Plumbing Co. Tw 250; night, F 017.
- Fix Treasurer's Salary;
The Board of Supervisors yesterday after
considerable discussion decided that County
Treasurer Conslgney should receive the
cams compensation aa his predecessor In
office had; namely, 15,000 per annum and
-the fees of the office, he to pay his depu
ties and all clerical help. The fee of
the office average annually between $2,000
and $2,500. The treasurer has two deputies
and one clerk, whose salaries he has to
The following banks were approved' as
depositories of the county funds, they giv
ing bonds 'In amounts as follows: First
.Vatlonal, Council Bluffs, $100,000; Council
Bluffs Savings, $50,000; State Savings, Coun
cil Bluffs. $50,000; E. E. Hart, Council
J lu ITs. $40,000; the Avoca bank.iAvoca, $40,
,(; Citizens' State, Oakland, $40,000; Cttl
r.ens' Savings, Avoca, $30,000; Citizens',1
Walnut, fc'0.000; Spaltl Brothers, bankers,
Oakland, $20,000 State Savings, Carson,
: 0,000; Bank of Carson, $20,000; Macedonia
State, $20,000; State Bank of Neola, $20,000;
Farmers' oV Merchants', Neola, $20,000;
German American,' Mlnden, $30,000; Ex
change State, Walnut, $20,000; German,
Walnut, $20,000; Tteynor Savings, Treynor,
"10,000; Farmers' Savings, Mlnden, $10,000;
JunJt of Hancock, $10,000; Bank, of Gris
woW, $6,000.
The bonds represent double the amount
tertnltted to be deposited In each bank.
O. J. McManua, superintendent of
ichools? In a communication to the board,
nked that his total comismsatloit be made
3,000 per annum, on,4he grounds tiiat much
imaller counties were aliening their county
superintendents of- school as much as
Pottawattamie county was. Discussion de
veloped that last year Superintendent Mc
Manua was allowed $800 for clerk hire and
.raveling expenses In addition to the salary
if $1,260 as fixed by law. One of the mem
bers suggested making the county super-
.iiQiiunui iuiki cuiiiueiiBttiiun. iu inciuae
lt-rk hire and traveling ' expenses $2,600,
.ut after some discussion action was de
.or red until today's session.
Former Sheriff Cousins ' has fees for
-nlleage on the books' of the clerk of the
(strict court for the four- years of his
neumbency of the office amounting to
E0.30 yet uncollected. He made a propo
sition to the board to accept $246.30 and
"sslgn the amount due him to the county,
which the board accepted.
Hafer sella lumber. Catch the Idea?
Mysterious Kbootin Affair.
The police yesterday were investigating
without result a mysterious shooting affray
O-ild to have taken place about 4:30 o'clock
yesterday morning In the alley back of the
Grand hotel between Pearl and Sixth
streets. Sound of a revolver shot and the
crlea of a woman were heard by passersby
M Pearl street and residents Id the vicin
ity, but upon Investigation no one could
I o found. One man, who claimed to have
"Itnesaed the fracas' but whose Identity
.as not learned by the police, Is said to
mve told a story to the effect that a man
nd woman occupying a buggy drove Into
he alley from Pearl street; that they ap
peared to be quarreling ever a dog which
.ue woman held In her lap. The man
seised the dog and threw It out of the
buggy and the woman Jumped after 4t.
Then the (nan shot, either at the woman
'T the dog, and the woman screamed. The
man who witnessed-this much said he then
went to find an officer and when he re
amed the buggy and its occupants had
uiaappesred. ,
The night clerk and -other employes of
iie Grand hotel heard the shot distinctly
uui Qui investigate.
Real. Estate Transfer. ,
v These transfers were filed yesterday In
Jie fcbstrect, title and loan office of Squire
i Annls. Jul Ieart street:
lenry Hanson and wire to Frits Stem- '
berir. Itm acres In e, n. and
44 k3 acrt-s.ln w4, nwVi, &-"-43. w. d.. $6,431
Michael Thomas Mc Bride to 8. A.
Tamlsiea, nV4. ne4. 7 and nw4, nwVi,
s-77-43. slO acres lot J, In sub. of seiJ. .
,se4. 2-77-44. w. d ., 8.0U0
. Tea it. mil ana wire to tjusie A.
Morton. wlEI f.et lot 2 and el2 f.-et
lot 8, block 11, Grimes' add., y. d 1.469
Three' transfers, total S15.W1
Ogdeo Hotel Kooms - with or without
-oard; steam heat; free bath; public par-
WAR! WAR! WAR!
The liukfcian government in buving meats for her army in Antici
pation of war with Japan and'pricPH are going up every day. But
we are utill selling the beat meat at the very lowest' possible
trices. Rt'nt round steak, per lb.. . .81 C
Jtoilfd Heef, per pound . . 2c Best porterhouse steak, lb.. 10c
Here nre a tew- specials on smoked meats and provisions.
llest breakfast bacon, lb . . 12c Picnic hams, per lb 6Jc
I Ivnt salt pork, per lb 5c Hest nkinnttl hams, lb... I01c
Took tbH prices over carefully and ae If they, are not the lowest prieee for
i he BEST meats In town.
roi'NTRY HONEY We have Jast aat front a farmer oat la ha
eoaatry the balaneo of his honey, ft Is all nleely eanueel la the tost
ana an eseeottonally gosa eolor. Wo will sell It while It lasts for
. IS l-ilo per ,
CENTRAL GROCERY
CaMs-lHKl Broadway.
BLUFFS.
SALOON FIGHT CROWS ACUTE
Y
Injunction Agiimt 3 tori , Pltoei to B
Pnihed 10 a Determination.
LATTER FIRM PREPARES TO RETALIATE
Fixing; t p Its. Places to Comply with
Mulct Us and All Other Places
Will Be Force to Do
Likewise.
The saloon war emanating from the at
tack made on the places owued y the
Btorz Brewing company of Omaha In this
city has reached an acute stage. The
hearing In the six suits In which Benjamin
and Fowler seeks to enjoin saloons owned
by the Blurs company from selling liquor,
which had been assigned for yesterday In
the district court, was not reached and
the cases wept over until today. It was
slated that Attorney Benjamin intended
to carry the Injunctions through and that
no settlement of the controversy was In
Bight.
In view of the contlnuod fight against Its
Interests In this city .the Stors company
yesterday began preparations to place all
of Its saloons in Council Bluffs In such
condition that the provisions of the-mulct
law could be complied with. A force of
carpenters was at work tearing out the
partitions and removing other fixtures and
Impediments not ullowed by the law. In
pursuing this course, the company It Is
said, makes no secret of the fact that If
its suloons are run in accordance with the
mulct law, every other saloon In the city
will have to follow suit or go out of busi
ness. Attorney Wadsworth, representing the
Stors Interests, had Instituted, injunction
suits against every saloon In the city not
owned or operated by his clients and he
announced yesterday that he Intended to
have these cases brought forward for a
hearing as soon as possible. He expects
that the court may be able to hear some of
them Saturday. It is said further that the
Injunctions when issued will be executed
unless the saloons comply strictly with the
mulct law. In some cases. It is said, the
saloons will not be green an Opportunity to
comply with the mulct law but that the
Injunctions when Issued will be put Into
effect and the buildings closed.
All negotiations looking to a settlement,
which had been pending, It was understood
yesterday had completely fallen through
and that it would be a 'fight to the bitter
end betwpeen the warring factions and
would necessarily Involve every saloon
keeper In the city In the embroglio. As
but very few saloons could successfully
continue In business and comply with the
mulcf law. It Is expected that many will
be forced to close their doors. s
TABDR ORDINANCE IS FAULTY
Aldermen Think City Interests Are
Not Protected as II Now
Stands, ,
That the ordinance granting a franchise
to the Council Bluffs, Tabor Southern
Electric Hallway company lacks a number
of essential provisions and safeguards for
the city's interests is the opinion of sev
eral aldermen and other city officials and
when the measure comes up at the meet
ing of the city council next Monday night
on Its second reading it is 'likely to have
a number of large sized holes picked In
it.
.In the first place, those aldermen who
have examined into the ordinance have
discovered that It Is absolutely devoid of
any forfeit clause.. Examination of the
measure has failed to disclose any clause,
provision or section which binds the com
pany to build an interurban line or part
of a line outside of the city of Council
Bluffs. .
The ordinance contains nothing that binds
the company to run trains to outside
towns and again there Is no forfeit clause
In event of the company falling to connect
Its line with the State School for the
Deaf. . v '
Those who have examined the' ordinance
as It now' Is contend that there is nothing
to prevent the company from operating a
purely local freight line In the city limits
thus furnishing an east and south right-of-way
for Omaha jobbers or to build a
regular commercial line south for the bene
fit of the same people and Council Bluffs
would gain absolutely nothing by. It.
At the last conference' between the' city
council committee and President Dobba of
the Tabor line It was specifically agreed
that all regular schedule passenger trains
should be run into the heart of the city
and over the streets named In what .'la
designated as subdivision one, and all
should stop t the passenger jlepot; that
none but special or excursion passenger
trains would be permitted to be run over
the southwest belt' line. This agreement,
It Is found, is not carried out In the pro
visions of the ordinance.
There is much opposition to the company
bejng permited to use South avenue for
freight purposes.
' The aldermen are willing and ready to
give the Tabor line a franchise to enter
Council Bluffs, but they insist that the
city's Interests must be properly safe
guarded and this they claim the ordinance
In Its present form falls to do.
Plumbing and heating. Blxby As Boa
Bare Dead Man Is Maleont Webster.
. Mirvln Abel, a truck gardener living
about four miles east of Cou.nct! Bluffs,
Is of the opinion that the man who dropped
dead In Goldsmith's Is his wife's uncle,
Malcolm Webster by name.
Webster hud been visiting the Abels for
several days, coming here from the south.
Wednesday Abel drove him to Council
Bluffs, as Webster stated be wished to go
ever te Omaha, Abel waited until 7 o'clock
In the evening for him, but as he did not
AND HEAT MARKET
Telenaon .
show up drove' home. Webster complained
Wednesday morning of not feeling well,
but did not think there was anything
serious wrong with Mm. Abel was under
the impression that Webster had nearly
fciOO or $300 on him when he went to Omaha.
Mr. Abel did not learn - of the man's
death In Omaha until late Thursday even
ing. He will go .to Omaha this morning
to Identify the body, but says he Is sure
It Is that of Webster, as the description
exactly answers him.
Marriage Licenses.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to
the following:
Name and Residence. Age,
Nicholas Ieuck, Neola, la 21
Mary Goodwater, Neola, In
Carl L. Anderson, Council Bluffs. 33
Sarah M. Neilsen, Audubon, la .,. 27
DIES FROM FRACTURED SKULL
I nccrtaln Whether Injury Resulted
from Full or nn Intentional
i Blow.
BED OAK. la.. Jan. 7.-Speclal Tele
gram.) An unidentified man was found at
the viaduct east of the station on the pave
ment, unconscious, at about 9 p. m. Jan
uary 6, and brought to the county Jail,
where he died at 10 p. m. yesterday without
regaining consciousness. The coroner's In
quest was held today, when It was learned
that this man, in compnny with two others,
was seen at the station about 8 p. m. Jan
uary 5, and nil appeared under the Influ
ence of liquor. .They were iheard to talk
about going west on No. 13, passing here
at 8. Ills age was about 35, dressed In la
borer's clothes, height 5 feet 6 Inches, red
mustache, dark hair, of stout build, weight
180. Near the top of the head Was a con
tusion, under which the skull wna broken
but not depressed. It was learned that he
had been working In an Omaha packing
house. His name was found to be S.
Wright. The Jury's verdict was: "The de
ceased came to his death by a blow on the
head or the result of the fail from the
platform over the viaduct."
SWINGS WHOLE ROCK ISLAND
Chairman Cable .of Executive Commit
tee Casta Practically Whole Vote
Against Mortgage Proposition.
DAVENPORT, la., Jan. 7. (Bpeclal Tele
gram.) At the adjourned meeting of stock
holders of the Rock Island system today
R. n. Cable, chali'man of the executive
Committee, cast all the stock represented
against the proposed $250,000,000 mortgage
proposition. George H. Crosby, secretary
and treasurer, was the only other attend
ant upon the meeting. Asked as to whether
this indicated that the Cable interests were
In control, Mr. Cable smiled and said: "I
am only working for the Improvement of
the service and the property." He suld
changes In the officials of the road were
being considered, but were not ready to
be announced. "We think we are. going
to get a management that will be satisfac
tory not only, to the public, but to the
employes," said' Mr, Cable, with a smile
tHat Indicated that he expected to have
considerable to say about what the man
agement should be.
Blflr Attendance nt Ames.
AMES, la.. Jan. 7. (Special. ) Today
marks (the fourth day in the corn and
stock judging short courses at' Iowa State
college. Already the, course Is a record
breaker In point of attendance. The first
three days of the work In stock judging
was dovoted to sheep study. The work In
sheep Is always the least attractive of any.
thing In the course. Iowa la not a great
sheep state and accordingly the attendance
Is never so groat until the other animals
are token up. Today the work was taken
up" with horses and today and last night
large number of- students have arrived
that are not yet registered.. The attend
ance up to Wednesday morning's registra
tion was about 600, as much as the entire
attendance of last year. A special feature
of this year's attendance Is that for the
first time In the history of the short course
work the enrollmen Includes women students.-
Two of the fair sex are enrolled
this term. Miss Genevieve Mllnes of Mis
souri and Miss Alice Mann of Algona, la.
Especial Interest Is being taken In the ad
vanced corn' judging work. Pnrlng the
past year the department sent out in
quiries all over the state for data In re
gard to corn growth, corn development and
corn breeding.
, Boy Prisoner Breaks Jail.
LOGAN, la.. Jan. 7. (Special.) Alfred
Swange. 15 years old, broke out of the
Logan jail some time during the night. He
was confined In the second story of the
brick jail and escaped by removing a dozen
or more bricks close to a window and
leaping a distance of about fifteen feet to
the ground below.- Swange la. known to
have been in confinement at 10 o'clock last
night and was gone this morning at 6. The
boy tore to pieces his jail flush box and
used the Iron moulding to remove the ce
ment from the .' bricks. There were four
other prisoners,- but they were men and
were confined In the cells below. Alfred
Swange Is a runaway from a small town In
Illinois. He- was first arrested here late In
November for vagrancy, later on the charge
of burglary. No trace of the runaway has
yet been found, but his description has been
telephoned to all nearby towns.
Iowa fMockninn Arrested.
CHICAGO, Jan. 7. Accused of embezxllng
$11. i from Smith, Carrleck & Co., stock
yards commission dealers, Manley Gl fiord
a cattle raiser qf Monroe. la., was ar
rested in Iowa and today arrived In Chi
cago. An Indictment charges that the firm
had sent Glfford money with which to
purchase cattle for shipment to Chicago
and that Glfford had failed to follow his
Instructions.'
Grand Jury After Gamblers.
ONAWA. Ia., Jan. 7. (Special Telegram.)
The Monona county grand Jury adjourned
today and nine Indictments were returned.
The names of, parties are withheld until
they are under arrest. It is reported that
the gamblers have received a lively shaking
Mayor Hoyt Sherman III.
DE8 MOINES. Jan. 7. Major Uoyt Sher
man' of this city, and brother of the late
General W. T. Shermam Is reported to be
vry ill from an attack of pneumonia.
Poaltry Association Elects.
BEATRICE, Neb., Jan. 7. (Special.)
The Southeastern Nebraska Poultry asso
ciation met here last night and elected of
ficers aa follows: M. W. Chrlsman, presi
dent: Prank CUppenger, vice president; H.
C. White, secretary; Dr. J. 8. McClsery,
treasurer; Sherman Whltcomb, superin
tendent of shows. It was decldud to hold
the next poultry show In this city Decem
ber n to M Inclusive. '
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN
PeeJ St.. Council Bluffs. 'Phone 7.
LEGISLATORS HOLD CAUCUS
Do'd Howe Chtmbtr Can Bo Tiztd Up
with but Little Delay.
COMMITTEE ADVISES EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Only n Few Contests Oir Positions
In senate and House Ora-aalsa- ,
lion and These largely
In Minor Places. s
(From n.'fltaff Correspondent.)
PES MOINES. Jan. 7. (Speclal.)-The
members of the senate and house who are
in the city hold a caucus, on call, this
evening 'and considered what might be done
toward making temporary provision for the
house of representHtlves during the ses
sion. The caucus was presided over by
Lieutenant Governor John Herrlott, and a
report of the capltol commission, made
through the executive- council, was re
ceived, showing about what might be re
quired to put the hall of the -house In
order so that It would be habitable for
the 100 days of the session The commis
sion estimated that this could be done In
two or three weeks and the expense would
not bo greater than to make temporary
provision in some other hall. , In view of
this the general sentiment was in favor
of having the commission continue with
Its preparations for the repair of the cham
ber. The Joint caucus of legislators named
committees, five from each houAe, to con
sult with the executive council In regard
to repairs on the capltol and to have full
authority. The committee consists of Lieu
tenant Governor Herrlott. Senators Smith,
Hngue, Molsberry and Wlnne; Representa
tives Clarke, Wise, Bealer, Kendal and
Teachnut. The senate members tender to
tho house the use of the senate chamber
pending the repairs. The council reported
that the house could be put In order for
from $.',000 to $G,000 In about two weeks.
A call was Issued tonight for house cau
cus on legislative positions. There are
only a few minor contests that are caus
ing Interest. The following are the can
didates for positions: s
In the Senate Secretary, George A. New
man. Dlackhuwk -oounty; first assistant,
George A. K. Wilson, AUalr county; second
assistant. 1. i'. lxw. Marshall county:
John L. Gillespie. Story county; post
mlHtress, Edith lefTlngwell. Carroll county;
sergeant at arms,' 1. B. Huff, Muscatine;
engrossing clerk, ixrts Klny. iavenport;
enrolling clerk, Ella Christie, Oskaloosav
two Journal clerks. Cecil Dixon. Calhoun
county; John Connolly. Polk county; tile
clerk, T. "K. Brown, Monona county: hill
clerk. Miss IlasselquiHt, Lucas; Delia
Clarey, Warren county; chief doorkeepers,
Alex West, Jasper county. Many candi
dates for doorkeepers and Janitors'.
in tne Mouse Biieaker, George w. Clarke,
Dallas county: chief clerk. C. R. "Rene-
diet, Shelby county; assistant clerks, L. E.
Corlett, Clayton county; R. E. Clock,
Franklin county: W. C. Ramsey, Wright
county; Carl Johnson, Mahaska county;
Roland Shaver. .Linn countv: C. L. Lamb.
Clarke county; bill clerk. Bessie Conger,
wasningion county; enrolling clerk, Kmmi
Wheeler. Calhoun countv: Ines Black and
Marie Stegeman, Marlon countv; engross
ing clerk, Mollle Heist, Wapello county;
file clerk, Roland G. McCurdy, Polk
county: J. B. Coup, Taylor county; George
E. Madden; journal clerk, B. S. Haxrlman,
Rlngold county: F. W. Dusey, Cnion
county; Harry R Griffin, Jackson county; ,
chief doorkeeper, J. B. Lewis, Clay county;
Henry Cain, Bremer county.
Opposition to Women. '
A considerable movement was started to
oppose the selection jot women for Impor
tant positions, especially In the house, and
to give all poUtlcalpoeltions to men who
would be of some service to the party or
might be useful In the future. Last session .
all the girt pages were tabooed ,and only
boys were emphtyed. Now It Is proposed
that the female clerks and employes gen
erally holding the best positions give' way
tomen. It ia still uncertain whether this
can be made to go or not, as many of the
women who are candidates for positions In
the legislature have strong backing.
Two Candidates Are Out.
Already there are two candidates out for
railroad commissioner before the repub
licans of Iowa this year. Ed. C. Brown,
of Sheldon, the present chairman of the
Board of Railroad commissioners. Is a
candidate for renomlnatlon and N. M.
Ketchum of Marsballtown, who was a can
didate two years ago and was defeated by
i. narrow margin, will soon be announced
as a candidate. Brown has had but one
term but he defeated a commissioner who
hadibut one term and therefore the friends
of Ketchum say he cannot complain if he
Is opposed.
FIREMEfTS TREASURER MISSING
Statement Is Made that He Is in
. Kanaaa and Will Return at
Early Date.
BEATRICE, Neb.. Jan. 7. (Special Tele
gram.) Prof. Louis Lambert 1, succeeded
as treasurer of hose company No. 1 last
night by Charles Begelke, disappeared
this morning without turning over the
hooks or funds belonging to the company.
He was not present at the company's
banquet last night. Two demands have
been made for the books, both without
result. It is said that Lamberti has gone
to Kansas, Intending to return soon. It
is said thut he has about $100 which be
longs to the hose company of which he
has been treasurer for the past few months.
Lamberti has been engaged In the real
estate business In company with C. C.
Farlow.
Lodae Installations.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Jan. T.-Bpe-!
clal.) Nuckolls lodge No. T. Ancient Order
cf United Workmen, and Degree of Honor
loge No. 90 held a Joint public Installa
tion of officers at the armory last nigtit,
Grand Foreman George M. Mordock acting
as installing officer. The following are
the officers of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen: Master workman, W. D.
Bchmlnke; foreman, Joseph Ricketts; over
seer, Joseph Meyer; recorder, O. M. Mor
dock; financier, Karl Koehler; receiver, W.
8. Hyer; guide, Richard Laidlow; inside
watch, Ed Lyon; outer watch, James Tum
baugh. The newly elected officer of the Degree
of Honor are: Chief of honor, Mrs. Neff;
lady of honor, Mrs. Bell; chief of cere
monies, Mrs. Sippet; reporter, Mrs. Mor
dock; financier, Mrs. Kelch; receiver, Mrs.
William Laldlaw; usher, Miss Albright;
Inner watch. Miss Prue; outer watch. Miss
Btapleton. After the installation of officers
the floor of tho' hall was cleared and the
lodges and Jnvlted guests Indulged in
dancing until a late hour.
Keystone chapter' No. 2. Royal' Arch
Masons, have elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: If. P., William Mets;
king. O. W. Mordock; scribe. A. U. Smith;
C. of ir., W. a Cornutt; R. A. G. J. A.
Haggard: P. 8., R. M. Taggart; M. of F.
V.. J. C. OerardyM. of 8. V., J. C. Poling;
IS. of T. V Oeorge Clendenln; secretary,
3. H. Morrison; treasurer, M. R. Thorpe;
sentinel, E. F. Thorpe. '
BOUTH AUBURN, Neb., Jan. T. (Spe
cial.) Curley post No. ITS. Grand Army ef
the Republic, Installed the new officers for
the ensuing year at the court house last
night. After the Installation ceremonies
a baaqust to the members, their families
and near friend was served by the women's
auxiliary. All present 'pronounced It one
of the pleasantest social functions ever
held In this city.
RIVALS GIVING AWAY PAPERS
Lincoln Punlleutton Introduces Gift
Method to Cut In on The
Bee.
YORK, Neb., Jan. 7. (fpeclal.)-Just be
fore Christmas a number of business men
of York received a letter from the Ne
braska Slate Journal saying that for
thirty days that paper would send to them
without charge. A large per cent, of those
receiving free, copies of the Journal are
subscribers of the Bee. Receiving .both
papers has given many readers the op
portunity of learning the superiority of
the news service of the Bee. The Bee has
a large number of paid subscribers here and
Its lists are increasing.
Pew rhanares in Court House.
FREMONT. Neb.. Jsn. 7 (Snerlnl V
There were only a few changes in the force
at the court house today. J. M. Crulck
shank, clerk of the district court; Oeorge
J Coddlngton. treasurer: W. J. Arnntt. an.
perintendent; A. Bauman, Jr.. sheriff, and
a. u. uriggs, county judge, were their own
successors and will have the Hume -lrk
and deputies. C. O. Boe eucceeds Oeorge
Murrei as county clerk and has appointed
James A. Donahue donutv. Dr. F. If.
Brown, who was elected to succeed himself
aa coroner, failed" to qualify and that office
is vacant, p. J. Flannagaiv succeeds Peter
Parker on the county board. Its nolltlca.1
complexion, however, remaining the same.
vviiuam cnetnut, who was elected one of
the constables of the citv. failed to nunllfv
and J. P. Hanson, who now holds the
office, filed a hold-over bond and claims he
is still entitled to serve papers. This mat
ter will probably be settled In the courts.
"Woman Dana-eroualy Burned.
Nonvnr.u" m.k Ton t a ii .
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telegram from Center, Jjeb., says that Mrs.
Benjamin Saunders, wife of the clerk of
the district court In Knox ennntv wna
nearly burned to death In the night. Car
rying a lamp upstairs, she stumbled and
fell, spilling kerosene over her s-nwn it
quickly took fire and the woman, wrapped
in names, ran into tne yard, where the
breese fanned tho b'.asn. l!v the tlmaiv o.
slstance of her husband the fire was smoth
ered before death came and Mrs. Saunders
will recover. She Is quite badly burned.
Waives Trial in Llqaor Selllna: Case.
FREMONT. Neb.. Jan. 7. (Soeclal v
Carl Selmson of Crowel waived preliminary
examination In justice court this morning
on the eharge of selling liquor without a
license and gave bonds for his aDnearnnrn
before the district court at the next term.
This is the second time within a year that
Selmson has run up against the Slocumb
law.
Cresco Woman Is Killed.
MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 7 A. GrflM r.t
Hurley, Wis., today shot Pearl Ouvnt of
Cresco, Ia., and killed himself. It Is said
the two have been living together for the
last two weeks as man and wife and that
this afternoon they had a quarrel, which
culminated in the murder and suicide.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Promise of Pair Prlday and Satur
day in Nebraska and
Iowa.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7 -Forecast:
For Nebraska Fair Friday and Satur
day. "
For Iowa Fair and colder Friday: Sat
urday, fair.
For North Dakota Fair: warmer Satur
day.
For South Dakota Fair Friday and Sat
urday.
For Kansas Fair Friday and Saturday,
except rail Saturday in seuth portion.
For Montana Fair Friday and Saturday.
For Illinois Fair Friday; Saturday, In
creasing cloudiness, rain- in extreme por
tion, brisk west to northwest wlrtds.
For Missouri Fair Friday; Saturday,
rain.
For Colorado and Wyoming Fair Friday
and Saturday.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Jan. 7. Official record ' of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of the lust three
years:
. A 1904. 190$. 1903. 1901.
Maximum temperature .. M St , W 34
Minimum temperature ... i8 14-35 16
Mean temperature 41 24 46 16
Precipitation 00 T .00 .00
Record of temperature and precipitation
t Omaha for this day since March ' 1.
Normal temperature ,. 19
Excess for the day 22
Total excess since March 1.1903...."' S3
Normal precipitation os'lnch
Dettclency for the day 03 inch
Total nilnfall since March 1, 1903.J3.32 Inche
Excess since March 1. 1903 1.90 Inches
De ciency for cor. period. 1903. . .77 Inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 19UJ.. 6.31 Inches
" Report from Stations nt T P. M.
CONDITION OF THB
WEATHER.
: 1
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; 3
: a
: 1 ?
:B ?
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Omaha, clear
Valentine, clear
North Platte, clear.
Cheyenne, clear
Bait Iake City, clear..,.
Rapid City, clear
Huron, clear
Wllllston, clear
Chicago, cloudy
Bt. Louis, clear
Bt. Paul, cloudv
Ml .00
40 50 .00
H M .00
M 4S .00
24 Ml .00
i 60 . .00
2 1W .00
U 32 .00
84 . 36 .00
46 62 .00
JW 3S .00
40 44 .00
4 60 .00
41 4H .00
1) Ul .00
80 3X1 .02
W 60 .00
DavenDort rlfjir
Kansas City, clear..
Havre, cloudy...
Helena, cloudy....,
Bismarck, clear .
Galveston, clear
T- indicates trace of precipitation.
L- A. WELSH. Fur coaster.
PRE-INVENf OJRY
Special Gash Discount of 33 1-3 Per Rnni
opiortuiutytobuv8uch;Drof;Tn; ;VJ ' ""T ! Lfrtaln.tbat 3ou wi
opportunity to buy such a profiisi
discount.
All Sterling Silver In Our Stock at a Discount ot 20 Per Cent
Telephone L607.
Metcalf
flUlAL
PttE-IC3UEC3TORY
SALE
PER
GENT
ON PRICES OF ALL
Men
s Boys'
Suits, Overcoats and Trous
ers and on Men's Sheepskin
Lined Coats and Overcoats
PER
GENT
ON PRICES OF ILL
Shirts, Underwear, Gloves, Mittens,
Hosiery, Mufflers, Handkerchiefs,
Neckwear, Night Robes, Dressing
Gowns, and Smoking Jackets
This Sale Will Last Until After Wo Have
Finished Taking Our Inventory. ;
PANIC ON BROOKLYN ELEVATED
It Follows a Collision Which Kills
Three Trainmen and Starts
a Fire.
1
NEW YORK, Jan. 7. Three trainmen
were killed today by a collision of two
trains on the Brooklyn elevated railroad.
One of the dead was hurled from the struc
ture to tho street and nearly every bone
in his body broker., while another had his
head crushed between the pumper of the
engine, which was rammed by a motor
train, and the front car of the one drawn
by steam oower..
SlmultffnuBly with the collision a fire
mas started by the coals from the locomo
tive and this added to tho panic of the
passengers, who fought desperately to es
cape from the wrecked cars. The dead,
who were all employes of the road, were:
GEORGE GULIO, yard master.
JAMES O'BRIEN, car coupler.
WILLIAM H. FERGUSON, foreman.
George E. Smith, aged "35 years, was seri
ously Injured. None of the passengers was
badly hurt.
A crowded passenger train crashed Into a
train of empties, telescoping the rear car
of the latter, In which were the trainmen.
RUTH CLEVELAND IS DEAD
Daon-hter of Former President Is
Called Very Suddenly by - '
Diphtheria.
PRINCETON, N. J., Jan. 7. Ruth Cleve
land,' the eldest child of fc-PresIdent Cleve
land, died at the Cleveland home here
today very unexpectedly, the immediate
cause of death being a weakening of the
heart action during a mild attack of
diphtheria. '
Dr. Wlkoff, the attending physician, said
that Miss Cleveland had been 111 with a
mild form of diphtheria for four days and
that the heart affection was not anticipated.
She was 15 years of age.
MRS. v HAZLETON COLLAPSES
Believes Her Husband Was Bfnrdered,
Robbed and Thrown Into
River Seine.
BT. LOUIS. Jan. 7.-The ranilly' and
relatives of Henry Haileton, the St. Louis
lace importer who mysteriously disappeared
at Parle, France, have given up all hope
of ever seeing him alive. Mrs. Haxelton Is
In a .serious condition from grief. She
collapsed when new was received that
her husband's hat, coat and keyring had
on nt rpfliiv ni-tiutii ti
, "nicies or
Jeweler and Optician.
Ik letcalf
mm
and Children's
been found on the hank of the rlvn Seine
Through W. S. Boyden of New York, a
brother of Mrs. Hatelton, the family will
sk United States Consul dowdy at Taris
to order that the 80lne.be dredged m tho
hope of finding the body. It Is bellev,l
Harloton was murderca, robbed and thrown
Into the river.
SWIFT COMPANY CONSOLIDATES
Decides to loerrnse Stock nnd Take
Over Transportation nnd Distributing-
Concerns.
.
CHICAGO. Jan. 7.-At tho annual mee4ing
of the stockholders of Swift and Company
today it was decided to Increase the caplt U
stock from $35,000,000 to .435,000,000.
A resolution was adopted that the di
rectors be authorized at their discretion
to purchase the wholesale distributing
marketsi In New England. New York and
New Jersey, now belonging to Swiff and
Company, a corporation of the state of
Maine, and those In flrut t4 i
tng to the Swift fleet m .,.. ,.... .,
. . ....Ifr,B,IJr luuuttsur, a
corporation of England. The directors were
-. .uuiuuiou 10 purcnase the refrigerator
and other cars usvi in v.,.i .
Bwlft and Company, now belonging to the
Swift Refrigerator Transportation com
pany and Swiff LI wo Stock Express, a
uuiHurnuun 01 we state or Maine.
Edwin C. Swift of Boston was re-electe .
chairman of the board of directors and
Louis W. Swift of Chicago president of
the company.
FIREMEN SAVE FIFTY LIVES
Women nnd Children Huddled In
Tenement House Narrowly Escape
Denth In Flames.
NEW YORK. Jan. .Two incendlnry
fires early today Imperiled the lives of hun
dreds of persons living In tenement houses
at Seventh avenue. Thirty-first street. In
extinguished the blaze In the basement
with snow, but the flame. n the other
place got such headway that the nremea
J'V" c"rry hJ' ozen women and
children down the fire escape
A man said to have been seen emerging'
from the basement w. captured by the
X "ndT " "'"S to have fired both
buildings. Ho wa. arrested two weeks ago
at the scene of a tenement Are In another
quarter, but was releasee? after an exam
inatlon a to his sanity.
Nat J3k 8Iab"u"h- " t law. 604 Mer.
SALE
n.ui ti..i t:.
Vt'f
an
u i jou will not Hoon hav
intrinsic value at xnoh r,Mt
" - " vs- vuh fagu.
409 Broadway.
