TT1E OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, FEW. TAR Y 3. 1004.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
HOTUEIt DIES FROM BURNS
Teter Chrinenien Oaly One Now Bemain-
I of Family of Eaten.
WOMAN NtVER ABLE TO TELL OF DISASTER
"ew Wards Hpoktn tie fore Mae He
laparrl Into I ncomrtitnanrM In
dira! Mir Made Kffitrt o
are the I.lttle Ones.
Mrs. Dora Chrlstenaen, mother of the
five children who were burner! to death
In the fire whlrh conmimed the home c.f
Ieter Chrltenen at 1B South Tenth
treet" shortly after midnight Monday, died
. . t ' 1 V- vuifln1nii mi.rnluB (K
"Woman's Christian Ajnoclatlon hospital. J
The unfortunate womaji, who was tenlblyl
tmrned, nevt-r regained conacloune after i
belna; removed to the hospital, and the
oetual causn of the fire which brought 1
bout the loea of six human Uvea will
never be learned and ran only bo surmlsi'il. .
IVter Chrlatensen. the husband and
father who Is Ihua bereaved of his entire j
family, waa working on the farm of hi" i
brother about one and a half ml!e eaut of
t'reacent City and It waa eome time be
fore ho could be reached. He arrived In
tho city about daybreak and when hn
learned the full loea that he had Buffered
he became almoat distracted. He ai
taken to the hoKpltal, where hl wife Ih
with hfr life fast ebbing away, but "lie
waa unconnclotia and could not recngniis ,
Mm. From there he went to Culler's un- j
dertnklna' rooma, where the charred bodies j
f the Tour children hd been t;iken and !
placed on a Mingle table. The c?ne here j
wna heartrending' and the father almost
collatwed from tho Intensity of hi grief. I
About the time that the mother aim- I
eumbed to her Injuries at the) hocpllttl ths .
firemen flnaJly succeeded In finding the re
mains of Etnu. the eldest child. The body, I
terribly burnod. In fart no much ao that
little of It remained, waa found In the ;
cellar under a maas of debria. The child
had occupied a cot In the front, ropm and .
Waa evidently precipitated into the cel'ar
when the burned floor of the rcom gave
way.
5 ever Able to Tt-U Story.
The detail of the terrible catastrophe
?sn never be learned. The mother, with her
clothing burned off her and her body
burned from head to foot, tittered but a
few word before ha lapped into nncon
nclouancm. These few words the nelah
bora underatood to Indicate that Mra.
Chrlstensen had made an effort to save her
little one. and that the fire had starlet
from the heating atove.
The first notice that the neighbors' had
of the firo waa when Mra. Chrlstensen ran
to the house of her "later-ln-law, Mr.
Anna Thompaon, which la two doors aouth
of the . Chrlatenaen home. She waa only
able to tell that her houae was on fire
when she collapsed. She waa taken to the
home of Nela Chrlatofferaon, acroas the
atreet. where everything possible to re
lieve' her suffering waa done until the ar
rival of City Physician Hougrit, who had
her. removed to the hospital. Those who
attended Mra. Chrlstervren say she mut
tered several times, "I tried to aave them."
and "I lose ao much." A few minutes after
being taken to the Chrlntoff eraon houae,
hewever, she lapsed Into complete uneon
clouaneea. '
It la the belief of the neighbors that Mrs.
t'hrlslenaen after escaping from the burn
ing house went back once. If not twice. In
an effort to pave her children. A young
son of Mra. Thompson, after the Chrlsten
sen woman had given the alarm, attempted
to get Into the burlng houae to save the
children If possible. II broke open a
window on the north side of the building,
only to be driven back; by the flumes. t
The firvmen were on the scene and throw
ing water on the burning house" some few
mlnuteo before they learned that the chil
dren .were still inside. The wind was blow
ing almoat a gale and the firemen had hard
work In keeping the blaze from spreading
to tie adjoining houses.
' Klre- Starts from' Stove.
Chief Templeton, after making an. ex
amination, of the rulna of the Chrlstensen
home yesterday morning, expressed the
opinion that the fire undoubtedly originated
from the heating atove, which stood near
the renter of the house. Mrs. Chrlatenaen
and four of the children slept In a amall
room opening off the parlor. The two
younger ones slept In the aarne bed with
her, and the fact that she waa unable even
to rescue these two showa that the houae
must have been a maaa of flames when
aha awoke. Itia thought that she made
Iter escape by the rear door.
The Christ nsn family had lived In thla
city for a number of years. Chrlstensen
worked for the city last summer driving a
team, but in the fall be sold the team and
for a while worked for one of the- railroad
companies. Recently ha went to work for
his brother on the latter'a farm near
Creacent. He owned the little home which
waa burned, having but a month or bo ago
latd off the laat Installment of the mort
gage. While the arrangement have not been
entirely completed, the funerul of Mrs.
Chrlstensen and the five children will be
held Thursday afternoon.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. K0; night, P G67.
Yooaar Mia n Joker.
Ie DeFord, a young man wanted at
Gallatin, Mo., on a charge of forgery,
evidently somewhat of a Joker. According
to word received last evening by the police,
"IeFord telegraphed to tho authoritiea at
Gallatin that he waa under arreat at the
I'nlon Pacific transfer in thla city, the
telegram being dated from Council Bluffs.
Thla of course proved a canard whvn In
testigated by the police.
; Petorsooa lersad Trip.
John Peterson, agalnat whom two Indict-
mint were returned by tho grand Jury for
breaking Into H. iE. Southard a saloon and
IN P. Hansen's shoe store, both placvs
txliig on Sixteenth avenue, was permitted
to plead guilty to ono charge yesterday
..P.LatSSon Co.
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BLUFFS.
and waa sentenced to two year In the
penitentiary at Fort Madison. When Peter
son appeared before Judge Thornell the
latter recognised him ah a man whom he
had sentenced on a former occasion to the
penitentiary and asked him If that waa not
the case. Peterson reluctantly admitted
that he had been committed to the peni
tentiary by Judge Thornell about three
year ago for the theft of a bicycle.
Dismisses Injunction Cases.
Attorney Wadsworth yesterday dismissed
hi Injunction suits in the district court
against the Neumuycr , saloon and the
saloons conducted by Ed Rogers, Seth May,
lee Mitchell and Klein & Bernhardt, tha
defendants paying the costs, but not being
required to pay the customary attorney fee
of ):?, which the law allowed the prosecut
ing attorney In each saloon Injunction case.
Tho live salonus. the suits against which
were dismissed yesterday, were those which
Attorney Wadsworth had omitted to In
clude In the first list when he secured In
junctions against thlrty-one. In explana
tion of his reason for dismissing these
chmc and not taking out Injunctions, At
torney Wadsworth, It Is said. Is satisfied
with having accomplished what he was
nfter, namely, to have the saloon comply
with the mulct law. and now that County
Attorney Klllpack has signified his Inten
tion of enforcing this law, he (Wadsworth)
did not see the necessity for him further
proceeding against any of the saloons.
Hafer sells lumber. Catch the Idea,?
Discuss Packing riant.
A meeting of the directors of the Com
mercial club has been called for this even
ing to consider the contract which it is pro
posed the American Dressed Beef company
shall enter Into with the city before Its
preposition to establish a packing plant and
stock yards here Is accepted.
The form of contract has been drawn up
by the legal firm .of Harl & Tlnley and was
yesterday submitted to the members of the
executive committee of the , Commercial
club, who expressed themselves as satisfied
with It. The executive committee, how
ever, before submitting the contract to the
rrpresentatlvea of the packing company de
sired that It should be approved by the
directors of the blub. -
. It Is expected that the question -of rais
ing the f1.O0O cash bonus asked by the
packing company will also be discussed at
tonight's meeting and some plan for secur
ing the money adopted.
Olsen Bros., plumbers, 700 B'way. Tel A1M.
Rent Kstate Transfers
These transfers were reported to The
Bee February 2, by the abstract, ' title
and loan office of Squire & Annls, 101
Pearl street:
W. 1. lferney and wife to J. D.
Kdmundson executor, north wall
of building on lot 9 block 4, Jack
son's add $ 10S
John Chrlstoffereon to Martin Chris- -tofferson,
w frl V nw4 6-76-42.
w d ; 3,4.00
A. Goodwater and wife to ' Otto
8chults, nwti 20-77-41. w. d 11.3M
J. D. Edmundson, executor to W.
U Kerney, nft lot 9. block 4,
Jackson's add, d
C. E. Armour to Mary A. Armour,
bis wife, lot 24, block S, lot 10, block
9. Crawford's add; lots It 2, block fi,
lot, J, block 6, lota 1 and 2, block 7.
Crawford's - rearrangement; tiH lot
3, aubdlv O. P. lot 2), w. d
Charles Shields and wife to William
Fox, se4 ae4 20-75-42, w. d
1,730
1,000
J.fOJ
Six transfers, total..,.
..$22,251
Delays City Convention.
Chairman J. J. lies of the city repub
lican central committee does not expect to
call the city convention until after the
school election. The school election will be
held on tho first Monday In March, which
will be March 7. and Chairman Hess stated
yesterday that he would probably call the
convention for some time that week. He
said he. did not approve ot', having the
school and city conventions on the same
day, Th city election will be on tho last
Tuesday in March, which will be March 29.
Plumbing and heating. Bixby & Son.,
Marriage Licenses.
Licenses to wed were issued yesterday
totho following: '
Name and Residence. Age.
Isldor K. Wager. Reels la at
Agnes B. Moss, Honey Creek. Ia 19
Joseph Kencht, Council Bluffs ....29
Llxxle Current, Council Bluffs 17
MIOR MENTION.
IefferV glasses fit,
Davl sells drugs.
Btockert sells carpet.
The Faust cigar, 5 cents.
A store for mn "Beno's." 1
Peterson,, gun and locksmith, 420 B'y.
Diamond betrothal rings at Le Bert's. 401
Broadway.
14-K and 1B-K waddlnar rinira - T ffrnw-fm
409 Broadway. "
. twenty percent discount on picture mold
ing. Alexander dc Co.. XSS Broadway.
Marion Palmer, an extensive landowner
and cattle feeder of Oakland, la., was in
the city yeaterday visiting friends.
.ncampment No. 8, Cnlon Veteran legion
111 riillrt aa ilnmi.lli.. ST t- - - J
W'J,.h0in ?i.'am,re Thurly evening to
rYni Z " aauor and their
families are invited.
I.:;,,., , , "r ,"iy pi m. jonni
English Lutheran church will meet Thuis
j mieruoun at tne residence of Mrs
Jennie Ueb, lif South First street.
The fire department was called yesterday
morning at o'clock to he Allia residence,
corner of Sixth and Mynster streets, where
a smoking chimney had alarmed the In
mates. Marguerite, the Infant daughter of Mr
and Mrs. II. J. Smith. 1.i0 MuUison avenue,
died Monday evening. . The funeral, which
In Clark's cemetery. .
,J''ltZn numbers of the Burma class of
i ' UaPtlat church were the guesta
. , "vr'"" aner Young at a
sleighing party. Following the drive the
members of the party were guesta of Bert
McCreary at an oyt-ter supper.
f-TI?..rer,l.pl" '" ,,1U noral fund of the
t nrlat art Home last week were JJ62.61, be
ing 16. M above the need of iho .ek and
decreasing the dBtlclency In thla fund to
date to .5uau3 In the manager's fund
the needs of tbe wk utA Increasing the
deficiency to 11.21 In this fun4 to date.
..if- J- Montgomery will lecture on
Man and li;m 9.tcvtip" at an enter
lalr.niM.t to l,e given Friday evening by
the Twentieth Century Muxt.nl and Liter
ary society at ,e C,llmi d-rlatlan church
'"'rr- Broadway and Thlrty-tifth
treet. Refreshments will . served and
tae entertainment will be entirely free
in'sf '"'"y, M. Murphy waa placed
H; r"-rrt hosplml on order if the
I ommls-lonera of lu.ai.lty. aim-e his 111"
'."." ".w J"thH into, resulting from a
tan aaiu io nu y ien i a used by a stroke
?a,'E'i1'y- MurP'',a health haa bee.
i. il!!?.,Tl nA ,H,,y hl" condition
ha been su.-h a. to alarm his family and
friend. It 1. believed that with rest aud
i.roper treatment he will recover his former
halih and normal mental condition.
John W. Schoenlng. rettiding at SSI
fourth street, n prominent member of
the Knlghta of Pythias and well known
dealer In agricultural Implementa and ve
luclea. was sent to St. Bernard a hospital
last nlaht on order of tho commlaatoners.
An Information charging Schoenlng with
Iwlng slightly deranged was filed yester
day by members of his family. It (a said
that Schoenlng has recently liecome de
MDondenl okt business troubles and aa
he haa made threta. It U alleged of
taking his lite, bta relative became afraid
that he might do himself harm. The coin
niiMMlonera wlU investigate gcliocnlng's
caist loUuy,
LABOR BIUS TO TOE FORE
Oae of a DrMt'o Nature Prohibiting Black
list', Pio'ieiing and Bojcotta,
AIMED AT BOTH EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYE
Comaalttees of Hoose aad Seaate Have
Joint Merlins to Consider Roll
road Bills Talk of Reeess
of Legislator.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES. Feb. 2. tSpecial.)-Two
bills affecting labor Interest were intro
duced In the legislature today. Indicating
that labor questions ara coming to the
front. One was the bill desired by the
railroad men to require that where there
are railroad accidents a full report thereof
ahall be made within forty-eight .hour to
the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This re
vives an old law which required reports to
the railroad commissioner, which 'was re
pealed when the code went Into effect. The
other was a bill to forbid boycotting and
blacklisting and to prevent picketing, etc..
during strikes. The bill Is drastic In it
nature and Intended to put a stop to the
current methods of employers and employe
In case of labor trouble.
Senator Crawford of Dubuque Introduced
petition frorn ftX) citizen of that city, pro
testing against the proposed pardon of
Hugh Robbard -and I,. W. Haley, serving
life sentence for murder.
The house concurrent resolution regard
ing an Investigation relative to the estab
lishment of the State Inebriate asylum at
Knoxvllle was adopted.
A concurrent resolution regarding Inves
tigation a to the manufacture of binding
twine In the state penitentiaries waa re
ferred to the rommlttee on labor.
During a large part of the morning Mr.
Cummlnga. speaker protem. occupied the
chair. The communication from the secre
tary of state on publication of the pro
posed amendments to the constitution was
read.
Bills Introduced.
Senate Bills flaunder. giving supervisors
right to straighten streams, ditches, etc.,
on private land to improve highways, pro
viding for tax collections: Hayward. pro
tecting deserving wives and minor children;
Young, to prohibit boycotting, unfair list
ing mid picketing: Erlcson, levying 3-10
mHI tax for Iowa State college: Wlnne. for
oil inspection: Crawford, four hills, amend
ing code relative to arguments of attor
neys. Instruction of Juries, Inheritance, pro
cedure In courts of original Jurisdiction;
Young of l,ee. relative to petitions signed
by electors; Croseley, appropriation for re
lief of Iowa National Guard; Turner, In
spection of oil used In illuminating coal
mines: Harper. Insurance In unauthorised
companies; Wlnne, empowering super
visors, city councils and others to buy or
condemn land for gravel pita for Improv
ing highways; Crawford, compelling towns
and cities to preserve drainage; Crawford,
compensation for Justices and constables.
House Bills Greeley, mlllage tax for
State college; Cummlngs, appropriating 141,-
wi ror Boiniera Home; Head, authorising
securing gravel pits for road work; Wright,
000 for Soldiers' Home; Head, authorising I
to protect employes in garnishment mat
ters; Hambleton, to provide hospital for
counties; Calderwood, to prohibit keeping
children at poorhouses; Kennedy, enlarging
the First Judicial district; Carstensen, re
quiring reports of railroad accident to
the labor bureau; Hart, appropriating 110.
o for National Guard deficiency; Jones,
requiring report of vital statistics: Ham
bleton, relating to expense of keeping poor.
Sap rente Cbart peclslons.
The 8upre'ma'"court today In the ease of
the settlement of the Thomas Officer
estate at Council Bluff, affecting the
attorney fee of Fremont Benjamin, the
court merely affirmed the decision of
the Pottawattamie county court. Tho
court decision announced today were:
A. A. Cooper Wagon A Buggy Company
against S. M. Barnt, appellant; Sac county.
Judge Elwood; affirmed by Decmer. .
Marion Fishburn against Burlington
Northwestern. appellant; Washington
county. Judge Clements; reversed by
Bishop.
N. P. Johnson against Chicago, Minne
apolis & Ht. Paul Hallway Company, ap
pellant; Woodbury county. Judge Oaynor;
affirmed by Sherwin.
J. K. Yousling. appellant, against Anson
P. Dare; Ida county. Judge Elwood; af
firmed by McClaln.
Estate of Thomas Officer against Potta
wattamie county; Pottawattamie county.
Judge Wheeler; affirmed by Ladd.
Etna M. Wright, appellant, against Sa
rah Wright: Tama county, Judge Caa
well; affirmed by McClaln.
I H. Nowlen, appellant, against Charle
W. Nowlen; Polk county. Judge Holme;
affirmed by Weaver.
Railroad Hearings Commenced.
A Joint meeting of the committee on
railroads and commerce In the two
branches of the general assemby was held
thla afternoon for the purpose of'consld
ering the Delano and other bill affecting
railroads. Tho Delano bill I the most
severe that haa as yet been presented and
It Is In the Interest of tho stockmen of
the atate. It forbids discriminations a
between stock shipper and require the
companies to load and transport live stock
under strict rule and regulations and to
give stock shippers paaae allowing them
to accompany the stock. The bill will be
the subject of an extensive hearing, at
which will be heard the stockmen and the
railroad companies, but consideration waa
put off today.
Prepare to Consider Pardons.
The pardon cases that are to come be-
fnr ihm lAvlaltur at tha nrasant BM-
sion were laid before the two committees
at a meeting held this afternoon. Senator
Saunders and Representative Cummlngs
are at the head of the two committees
having this matter in charge. There are
sixteen case to come before the commit
tees, asking pardons from Ufa sentences.
The record in the case waa given the com
mittee by the governor and a full inves
tigation will bo made .of the raaes. Last
session there were eight pardons granted
and It la expected that at thla term there
I x teen
will be favored. '
Will Take a Receaa.
The plana of the legislators are to take
a short receaa at the end of thla week
In order to give tha appropriations com
mltteee tlmo to attend to the detail work
connecting with classifying tha approprt
atlona and arranging for consideration of
all the appropriation bills at an early
date.
A Joint and Informal meeting of the two
houses was held this afternoon to secure
some Information In legard to the work
being done by tho Iowa commission at St.
Louis preliminary to an appropriation for
that work.
Meeting of tho Baptists.
A quarterly meeting of tho Baptists of
the state waa held hero today for con
olderatlon of the needs of tha church In
various parta of the atate. The moat Im
portant work waa to give aid from' tha gen
eral association to tha church at Vtlllaca
of tXO a year. Member of the association
report that tha work In the varloua part
of the atate 1 In aatlsfartory condition.
Una 'anddto to Annaance. -
it Is announced here that A. B. Fimk,
of Spirit Lake, president of ho Capitol
rommlaalon, will bo a candidate for del
gate-at-larg from Iowa to the national
republican convention. , He la brought out
aa the candidate of northern Iowa repub
licans and t la regarded as probable that
aa soon aa the candidacy becomes gen
erally known there will bo other to snter
the list. Bloc the withdrawal of Ur.
Blythe from the race there Is no opposition
to the selection of Governor Cummins as ,
one of the delegates-at-large, but It la not J
known whether Allison and Dolliver will
be candidates.
Ogden Hotel Rooma with or without
board; steam heat; free bath; publlo par
lor. ACETYLENE PLANT BLOWS UP
Two ' Men Seriously Rnrned While
Thawing; Ont the Gaa
t
Tank.
ATLANTIC, la., Feb. 2. (Special Tele
gram.) I W. Wheatley and son Joseph
were burned, possibly fatally, by the ex
plosion of an acetylene gas plant In the
ce!lar of their home, eight miles northwest
from Atlantic at 9:. TO this morning. The
house waa seriously damaged by the force
of the explosion. Mr. Wheatley and his son
were In the basement trying to thaw out
the machine which generatea the gas and
were using a red-hot Iron to assist them
In their efforts. The explosion was caused
by this method of ridding the machine of
Ice. Mr. Ah'eatley waa most painfully
burned and suffered great agonies until
medical help was secured. His son waa
also burned, but not In ao serious a manner
as his father.
The house was badly wrecked, the Joists
In the floor In the vicinity of -the tank were
broken, the east walls were moved out al
most two Inches, while doors were burst
and windows shattered In every quarter.
Tho dining room floor waa lifted from Its
place by the force of the explosion. None
of the family except the two men waa hurt.
The attending physicians have hope for
the reoovery of both the unfortunate men,
but the elder one la in a very serious con
dition. ARGUE BLYDENBURGH CASE
Jury May Receive Matter for Consid
eration Before Time Expected
Early In Week.
DE8 MOINES. Ia., Feb. 2 Attorneys for
the defense commenced their argument In
the Blydenburgh murder case today. They
will occupy today and perhaps all day to
morrow, after which tho state's attorney
will close.
It 1 now believed the Jury will get the
casj earlier than Thursday. Blydenburgh,
aside from a wornout look, is bearing up
well, not even flinching at the accusations
hurled at him by the attorney for the
atate. He declares no Jury can convict
him under the evidence.
Applicants for Rhodes Scholarships.
IOWA CITY, Feb. t (Special Telegram.)
President G. E. McLean today announced
the list of applications for the Cecil Rhode
scholarship from Iowa. Where more than
one applies from a college the faculty will
be asked to aelect the one best qualified.
Six foot ball players, two track athletes
nd one gymnast are Included In the list.
Iowa, Carl Weatery Rosa of Des Moines
and Jacob. Vendercee of Orange City;
Drake, Wlnworth Williams of De Moines;
Grinnell college, James G. Walleser of Grin
nell; Cornell college, Richard A. Smith of
Mt. Vernon, G. J. VanBuren of Mt. Vernon
and A. R. Kent; Drew Theological semi
nary, Madison, N. J., Edwin C. McDade of
Mt. Vernon; Coe college, Charlea C. Ball,
Howard R. Watkln . Fred C. Swelnhart,
Carl R. Stelncke, James W. Hawley, James
T. Oley and Hugh' if. Clark; Parson college,
George W. Gearheart of Fairfield; Western
college, J. E. Elston of Toledo; Simpson
college, A. A. Felstrom of Indlanola, Rob
ert J. Picken and Thomas' E. Latimer of
Dea Moines; Ames, C. Gross Throckmorten
and George H. Beard of Clarinda.
Omaha Mnn Gets Horae.
MISSOURI VALLEY, Ia., Feb. ..-(Spe
cial.) The horse and buggy stolen from
tho Harney street stable In Omaha some
time ago was found here today. The rig
had been driven here from Omaha and was
put up at the Robinson livery barn January
20. . Tho fellow gave hi name, as Fisher
and said he would return the next day for
the rig, but he never returned. R. V. Cole,
proprietor of the Harney street staples,
came here today and identified the prop
erty and took it back to Omaha. No rea
son ean be given for the outfit being aban
doned here.
Cattle Feedera Will Meet.
MISSOURI VALLEY, la., Feb. J.-(Spe.
cial.) A call haa been made for a meeting
of tho cattle feedera and shippers of Harri
son county to be held at Logan Wednesday,
February 10, for the purpose of effecting
an organisation to co-operate with similar
organisations of the corn belt In promoting
legislation mora favorable to stock shipper.
Harrison Coanty District Conxt.
MISSOURI VALLEY, Ia, Feb. I (Spe
cial) The February term of the district
court will convene at Logan February 1
with Judge Macy presiding. This will b
one of the busiest session of the district
coupt In several years, the docket being
very large. ,
Ton TnJka Desperate Chances When
Von Neglect n Cold.
It should be bom In mind that every cold
weakens the lunga, lower tho vitality and
make tho system leaa able to withstand
each succeeding cold, thereby paving the
way for more serious dlseasee. Can you
afford to take such desperate chanoea when
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, famous for
Its cures of colds, can be had for a trifle T
HYMENEAL.
Overaana-Wlegand.
PETERSBURG, Neb.. Feb. 2. (Special.)
Wednesday morning at I o'clock at St.
John' Catholic church Mr. Frank Over-
mann waa Joined In marriage to Miss
Adelaide Wlegand, Father Jungles per
forming the ceremony. After the wedding
ceremony a reception waa held at the
groom's home.
towen's Condition laai
CHICAGO. Feb. 2. The condition of John
K. Cowen. general counsel of the Balti
more At Ohio railroad, la reported today aa
slightly Improved. Mr. Cowen Is suffering
from an attack of anemia. He Is at the
home of his sister Mrs. Alexander H
Seslys. '
Fresh milk ia good; fresh milk
and Mellin'a Food is better.
Try it with your baby.
- y .
Waal War yoa nun your baby or waa iici
ha's Faaf yau will tad cur booh, "the
Can aa4 Feeding of Islanta," vary uacrui.
guBoly write far it. It wul be aaoi aras.
vslum's rooo co, boston, mas.
DENIES MACKS TOOK PART
Samuel Groff oa Wit pen EUnJ Tells cf
Dealt with Officials.
ATTACKS AUTHENTICITY OF STATEMENT
Says that Krasnres with Different
Ink Were Made In Uocnnient
Signed by Hint He fore
Arrest.
WASHINGTON, Feb. -2. In the postoftVe
trials today Samuel A. Groff continued his
testimony begun yesterday rrgxrdlng the
transaction of the Groff Bros, with August
W. Machen and Oeorge E. Loren in con
nection with the sale of letter box fasteners
to the government.
At the outset counsel for the defense at
tacked the Integrity of the declaration pre
pared by the postoffice inspectors and
signed by the witness before his arrest, anil
which waa referred to yesterday, al'eglng
that three erasures nppeared In It, each
made with different ink. Tne witness In
sisted that he had In his house at the tlmo
only one bottlo of ink. Counsel for the
government objected to n question pat by
Mr. Douglass aa to whether or not Inspector
Fosnes, who signed the declaration, had
not been rewarded by being promoted to
Machen's place. Mr. Douglas contended
that he wished to show bins on the part of
tho Inspector In preparing the document.
The court, however, ruled that the evidence
was not competent unless Fosnes waa on
the stand.
No Deal with Machen.
Tho government then took the witness,
hi cross-examination being conducted by
Mr. Purdy, aaBlstant attorney general of
counsel for the prosecution. Mr. Groff said
that on the day he called on Mr. Marrhe
at the Poatofflee department in March, 1S93,
he had not particularly been told that
Marche had to do with contracts. He saw
other officials as well. Marche, he said, had
Informed him that Machen was In charge.
He called several times, he teetlfled, but
never got an opportunity to stalk with
Machen, who always seemed busy.
For some time, ho said, he waa unable to
secure the adoption of his device. Continu
ing, he said he had several t.ilke with
Marche, who seemed to be the one In charge
of matters of that kind In the free delivery
division. The two test boxes, he continued,
had been" In use for over a year before the
first order for fasteners wa given. He
then repeated his testimony regarding hi
first meeting with Loren In the lounging
room of the Washington postoffice lit 1893,
and then the conversation which took place
at that time, nothing new lelng developed.
At tho time Lorena made the agreement for
a half Interest he said ho did not hear
Machen's name mentioned and did not
know that Machen waa In an official posi
tion to Influence the purchase of the fasten
er. Under a fire of questions he declared
he did not know who really originated the
order In the department or who paid the
bills. Every order, he said, waa signed by
tho first assistant postmaster general.
Asked why he had not, when trying to In
troduce the fastener, called on the first as
sistant postmaster general, Mr. Groff said
there were so many people Introducing In
vention around the department that It waa
Impossible to see anybody.
DEATH RECORD.
Emll Schonrnp.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Feb. 2.-(Spe-clal.)
Emll Schourup, son of Gustav
Bchourup of Merrick county, died at St.
Frands' hospital,' Saturday night, death
being the ultimate result of a kick In the
forehead from a horse received two or
three years ago. The young man he waa
aged 82 had seemingly recovered from the
accident when his nervous system began to
fall. Ho was' brought to this city some
weeks ago for treatment and It was finally
agreed that an operation for the relieving
of a pressure on the brain waa the only
hope for him. It waa undertaken and
relief seemed to have been provided. He
was getting along splendidly until lata on
Saturday evening, when a change for the
worse came and death resulted at 10
o'clock that evening. The funeral will
occur from the home of hla uncle, Edward
Schourup, In thla city, tomorrow after
noon, E. A. Parks.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. Feb. 2.-(Spe-clal.)
E. A. Prks, an old resident ot this
city, and formerly the head of the county
agricultural society, died at the home of
his son at Falrbury. The remains will
be Interred here,' the funeral occurring
from the home of hla son-in-law, Mr.
Jamea Denman, tomorrow afternoon.
Walter W. Woolnongh.
BATTLE CREEK. Mich.. Feb. 2.-Walter
W. Woolnough thought to be the oldest
newspaper editor In the state, died today,
aged 83 year. Mr. Woolnough started
the first paper published in Battle Creek,
lie waa one of the men present' at tho
organisation of the republican party under
the oaks at Jackson.
Ml Lair I.e Poldertn.
BEATRICE. Neb., Feb. 2,-(Speclal.)-
MIs Laura IPoldev1n. daughter of Mr.
and Mr. John LePoldevJn, who reside at
Drakt's Palmetto Wins.
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Odrll, this county, died Sunday st the h"tne
of her eltrr, Mrs. Charles Phower. Miss
LePoldevIn had been attending the Noitli
wertern Kindness college of tlitM lty until
two weeks ago, when she was t:iken sick.
She was 18 years old nnd h.-r death was
caused from rheumatism of the heart. The
remains will lie Interred at t)d U.
M. . Otero.
AMtryrKitQi K, n. m, f.i.. m. s.
Otero, probably the wealthiest mnn In New
Mexico, delegate In congress from ST! to
l1.. and one of the lending business men
of the territory, is ilend at liis home here
of apoplexy. He was a cousin of M. C.
Otero, ut present governor of New Mexico.
Mra. Resale ( nsslng,
RKATR1CK. Neli., Feb. 2. (Special.)-Mr.
Ressle Casslng. aged 21 years, died at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L
Terry, In West ltratrlce. Sunday night,
after a brief illness. She is survived by no
family except her husband.
Illsliop Mamurl 7.00k.
AKILKNE. Kan., Feb. :. Rishop mucl
Zook, of the River Hrelhern chinch, mid
In charge of Its western division, died here
today, aaed 70 years.
Joseph II. Rue.
DKXVKR. Feb 2. (Special.) Joseph II.
Guo died at the homo of his son. W. M.
One. In Denvtr at u. m. Sunday. Junuary
31, of apoplexy.
William Rnraess.
NKW YORK, Krh. 2 -William Burgess,
who brought the Marechal Nell rose to thl
country, is dead from pneumonia.
FIRE RECORD.
'.levator at Klgln.
NORFOLK, Neb.. Feb. 2 i Special.) '
destroyed the grain elevator of W. F. Ham
mond at Klgln. Neb., and threatened the
entire town for a time nt 9:.1il o'clock in the
evening. Tho loss ! SIO.inhi; Insurance,
CKon. Tho Northwestern railway station
caught from the bhixe and for a -while whs
dangerously near destruction. All of tho
furniture at the Roberts hotel whs moved
out and scattered promiscuously about the
streets, but the building did not catch. A
fierce northwest wind was blowing and this
funned the flames Into tho stores of the
town. A concert company was giving a
performance at the time, but the nudiencp
disbanded In a bunch when the fire i ry
went up. There Is no fire protection in Kl
gln, but tho bucket brlgale, with f reeling
hands, saved the day. Three cars of coal
were burned. The Ah men started In a pul
ley at the top of the building from friction.
County Poor Ilnnse.
WEBSTER CITY. la., Feb. 2.-(Special
Telegram.) Tho Hamilton . county poor
house near tlila city caught fire thin after
noon and burned Inclplently for two hours.
It Is thought that the blaze has now been
extinguished, aJthough It Is being watched
closely for fear the wafts are still afire. A
panic was narrowly averted among the pa
tlentSj The damage will not be gruat.
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Senator llsnnn la Retter.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. Senator Hanna,
who Is seriously 111 with the grip, Is re
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