Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, March 26, 1904, PART I, Page 6, Image 6
TITE OMAHA DAILY HEE: RATrilDAY. MARCII 2fi, 1904. i ; B i (f It It A S it m TJ PQ U t 3 In ai w . fll til re et tl. cot tb 1 5 NEWS OF COUNCIL MIIOR MF.ITIOV I.ofTert'H ilnBflfi fit. Btockert soils rarppts. The Faust cigar. 6 cents. For rent, modern house, 719 8lxth ave. Fsnry oval, circle and obiong frames. Aleisnder's. 33 Broadway. Olxnlnn of spring sa?on of Mr. Albln JIustor's millinery parlors, Bntuuluy, the 261 h of March. A eerond case nf smallpox In the Vlrk family at 1410 Klghth avenue was reported to the heHlth anthorlth-s yesterday. The nnniml hop and competitive drill of the hlpch sc hool cadets will ! held In Koyal Arcanum hall Friday evening;. April 8. Lnre cnrtnlns cannot lose their shape when cleaned If they are dr'od on one of our curtain frnmes. C. Uafer. Thone '.'"V. A bullillng permit was Issued yesterday to William Hansen for a l.s one-glory frame cottage at Eighth street and Ave nue F. Hans J. Hansen and Miss Annie (. Nel ien, both of Hazel IMI township, were married Thursday evening In this city by Rev. Henry Delxing. The home of Walter Bchlrketanz at Mag Holla, lu., was entirely destroyed by tire Tuesday morning. The loss was covered by Insurance. Mr. Bchlckctans was u former resident of this city. Mrs. R. 8. I'atterson. mother of B. P. Patterson of this cltv. died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. M. H. Johnson of Berea,- O. Mrs. i'atterson waa w) years old. Have your carpets taken up, cleaned and relald by modern methods. Old carpets made Into hurdsome rugs. Council Bluffs Carpet Cleaning Co., S4 North Main street. 'Phone D16. John Wilson, one of the numerous young fellows nrreeted (or disturbing; the services t the I'entccostal mission on Fifteenth Stree t, wan discharged by Judge Scott In police court yesterday. William Hardies, charged with the theft of a copper wnshholler and two skirts, the croDrtv or Mrs. Bteena I'eiersen, was sent to thfl county Jail yesterday by Judge Scott to aerye out a tine or i ana costs. The1 case of Oeorgo Nienian. charged with mta7.1ttig a case of eggs, the property of ma umployet, 1. Mucci, was continued in Justice Ouren's court yesterday until today. In the meantime. It Is expected, the case Will be amicably settled out of court. The case against George Hasbach, the Stranger who attempted to steal a revolver from the store of Petersen & 8choenlng Thursday evening, was continued In pollen court yesterday In order to give the police time to Investigate Hasbach's record. Lafe tJanlels of Hamburg, la., arrested On a charge of bootlegging, was released from the county Jail yeslerduy. At the hearing betore the commissioner the evi dence wu Insufficient to warrant binding lanlnli over to the United States court. Western Iowa college spring terms opens Monday, March 28. New classes will bo formedV4hen. Those who wish to prepare themselves for better positions at higher salaries would be wise to tfl-ke advantage of the first opportunity. Three calls Tues day mornlr.g for stenographer and book keepers. For Information call at the col lege or telephone B614. W. 8. Richards, a young lad about 16 years old, claiming Omaha as his home, was ar rested yesterday morning while trying to dispose of a quantity of railroad hraas and copper trolley wire. Two other boys who were with Richards made their escape on a wagon when the oWcers approached. Richards claims the brass and copper wire waa picked up In Neola during a junk hunt ing trip. The vested choir of 8t John's English Lutheran church will make Its Initial ap pearance at the Palm Sunday services to morrow and will render processional and recessional hymns, two anthems and a response at each service. Morning- anthems will bo "Hosanna to the Bon of David," by MacFarrer, and Jackson's "Te Deum. Evening: "Resound Ills Praise," by Per kins; "Arise, Shine, for Thy Blgbt is Come," by Every. Responses: "Tha Holy City" and "Ood of the Fatherless." Ogden Hotel Room, with or without board; steam heat, free bath; public- parlors. Plumbing and heating. Blxby St Bon. Real Estate Transfers. These transfers were reported for The Bee, March 26, by the abstract, title and .loan office of Squire & Annls, 101 Pearl street: County treasurer to I,. O. Bcott, lot 12. block 8. Potter & Cobb's add.. t a :$ George H. Mayne, trustee, to First National bank of Council Bluffs, wft nw4 27-75-42. t. d Horace D. Chllson and wife to Caleb F. Brlggs, WH neVi 84-75-41. w. d.... Annie E. Hancock and husband to Josephine Woodworth. e4 lot 3, block 7,i Hall's add., w. d H. O. Cook and wife to Carl F. and Amelia Ttedt, lots 1, 2 and 3, block J, Underwood, w. d 'William Osier and wife to F. O. Re quist, lot 6. block 8, Carson, w. d.. Wattle O. Blnkley to Christ Preck meyer, lot 13, block 6, Underwood, w. d Christ Dreckmeyer to Hnttle M. Blnk ley, lots 6, 6, 7 and 8, block 6. Under wood, w. d 3. V. Benson and wife to W. H. Kim ball, lot 2, Auditor's subdlv. of lot 12 75 6.000 350 975 800 400 S2S 4. Greenwood subdlv., w. d... 1.000 Iowa Mortgage and Trust company to Edward J. Barber, lot 4. block 11, Potter A Cobb's 1st add., w. d The Tootle estate to Nettle Sessions, lot I, block 10, Hall add., w. d 65 315 Eleven transfers, total $ 9.817 N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 250; night, F-687. Schools Take Vacation. So far as the pupils of the public schools are concerned spring arrived yesterday despite the fact that the weather man iQghed up a very good sample of winter tjjpather. Yesterday the spring vacation of (e week commenced and the pupils laid side their books until Monday, April 4. Tha school year will end June 3. Bafer sells lumber. Catch the Idea? Fa.rnv 80 acre farm in Harrison county, 4 J miles from town. All under cultivation; no low land; very productive last year raised GO bushels corn per acre. Small house and bam. Will sell for f:0 per acre. Give warrantee deed, abstract of title and clear of incumbrance. Address, II, Jtee office, Council Muffs, Iowa. Locks Gun Smith All kind of repair ing done. W fix everything but broken heart. L. H. PETERSON, 43) W. Pro.idway. Phone F757. LEWIS CUTLER MORTICIAM. mil St, Cuaacfl blaita. 'Fnoaa H INTEREST FROM IOWA. BLUFFS. WOMAN GROWS SUSPICIOUS InTesta Her Honey and Then Fears She Mad a Bad Bargain- CALLS UPON THE COUNTY ATTORNEY Company H a Plan Which Proposes to Give Everyone a Home Cheaper Than Retvnlar Kent Payments. ' The attention of County 'Attorney Kill pack has been called to the Equitable Home association, the headquarters of which are said to be In St. Louis, and whloa recently opened up a branch office In this city. The county attorney was requested to Investi gate the modus operandi of the company by a woman who had been Induced by one of the company's solicitors to Invest In It. This woman, whose name the county at torney declined to make public at thle time, aid that the company' solicitor who called upon her and upon whose representations she hod been induced to Invest, had given her the names of certain well known busi ness men of the city whom he claimed had invested In the company. These business men, when asked by her, the woman stated to Mr. Klllpack, denied having naa any thing to do with the company. The woman, according to her statement to the county attorney, was afraid that she had been In duced to Invest her money In one of the so called "get rich quick" concerns, and asked him to Investigate it. The Equitable Home association has an office In the Men-lam block and a sign an nounces that F. R. Beeman Is the local manager. Mr. Beeman, It Is understood, Is also superintendent for Nebraska of the Reserve Investment Company of America, which maintain an office in Omaha. According to the advertising matter Is sued by the company the officer of tho Equitable Home association are: W. II. Clifton, president and treasurer; S. D. Chamberlain, vice president, and D. Wheeler Smith, secretary, all of whom are said to be resident of the World' fair city. D. Wheeler Smith I said to be a for mer resident of Des Molne. The associa tion claims to be "founding a grand and broadly beneficent principle of rent equity for home ownership" and that 4 per cent compound interest is paid the holder (of a contract) on all money he pay to pur chasing fund and 4 per cent simple interest! I charged him on money drawn out for the purchase of hi home. In short, according to the statement of the company's solicitor, it proposes to en able a person to own his or her own home at a monthly cost of less than half what is usually paid for rent. Supposing that the home that the person desires Is to cost $1,000. First a membership fee of $5 has to be paid the company and then come the monthly payments "in anticipation" of $3.25. These "in anticipation" payment must be made for twelve months, or they can bo paid In one amount, namely, $39, and this the company prefers. When these twelve monthly payment have been made either in monthly Installments or In one tump sum the contract provides that "It shall be the duty of the association, when requested by the holder, on the payment of 50 cent registration fee, to register uch contract for possession, and Issue thereon a certifi cate of registry to the holder thereof, and when such contract Is reached fn the order of it registry under the rule thereof, to purchase or build, under the direction of such holder, a property of the value stipu lated in uch contract subject to the ap proval of the association's board of ap praisers." When asked yesterday how long a person might expect to have to wait before his turn would come after his contract had been "registered" to receive the money with which to build or buy his home. Mr. Beeman said that a reasonable time would be between four and six months. Once in possession of his home the contract holder Is required to pay $6.59 on each $1,000 monthly until such time as these payments will aggregate the cost of the home. These payments, the company figures, would be completed in twenty years. Manager Beeman, when explaining the modus operandi of the company yesterday, said that while the office In Council Bluffs had only been established since the first of the month It had already written about $10,000 of contracts, most of them being on mo moncniy payment plan and conse quently not sufficient time had elapsed for any of the contract holders to be In pos session of their homes. Further. Mr. Bee man stated that he was negotiating with several prominent business men of the city who were figuring on taking out contracts for large sum. Mr. Beeman denied that the Equitable Home association had any connection what ever with the Chicago concern of which J. M. Swarts was secretary and treasurer. Matters la District Conrt. The entire day yesterday in the district court was taken up with the trial of the divorce suit of Mrs. Belle Cummlnas against W. A. Cummlngs. The plaintiff accused her husband of cruel and Inhuman conduct, while he on the other hand charged her with being of a violent temper and disposed to make trouble at all time and on all occasions. After listening to the evidence on both side Judge Wheeler dismissed Mrs. Cummlngs' petition and taxed the costs of the ult against her. W. A. Cummlngs, the defendant, is a well known engineer on the Union Pacific. Judge Wheeler announced that he would make the first assignment of law cases for the term Monday morning. Tha grand Jury will lie Impaneled Tuesday. Howard R. Proctor, father and guardian of Mrs. Addle Lowther, whose personal In jury damage suit against the Burlington road was settled for $2,000 at the recent term of United States court In this city, has applied in the district court to be ap pointed permanent guardian of his daughter, who is said to have become in sane as the result of her Injuries. He re ports that of the $2,000 received from the railroad company a balance of I1.1S9 re mains In his hands, the remainder having ben expended in connection with the dam age suit. Hats and Dresses Rained. Two women who attended the perform ance at the New theater Thursday night were made victims of a dastardly act on DukVs Palmitto Wlni. A tenia palmetto modirlne that relieve la mediately sod absolutely cures evsry case of Indention. Flaiuieorr, OooMlpstioa and Ca tarrh of tbe Mucoun Membrsnes to stay cured. Drake's Palmetio W ine la a specifle for KtUoer sod Liver Couestioa and lafUmmauoB of Bladder tMifenty-flye eenu at Drug Stores for a large bottle, asual dollar ki.e. but a trial bonis iU be sent free and pretid to every reader of Una iwprr wiio riis lor It. Simply sead rour rs.-.e and address by letter or postal cnl lj Drake Formula OouMtaa brak UnliAii. Calotte. 10. the part of some miscreant In the gallery. The women occupied seats In the parquet and had their hats and dresses ruined by some thick black liquid of the nature of tar which was poured down on them from the gallery. The management of the theater has been unable to discover the Identity of the person or person" responsible for the throwing of the liquid. FAVOR PRESF.ST SITE FOR SCHOOL. Lealalatlve Committee Reports on the Der.f Instltntloa. Telegrsms from Pes Moines yesterday morning to Secretary Reed of the Com mercial club contain the welcome, although not unexpected, announcement that the Joint committee from the senate and house, which visited the School for the Deaf last Wednesday to Investigate the present rite and conditions surrounding the Insti tution, has presented a unanimous report favoring the retention of the school at Its present location. The first welcome tldlt gs to this eTect came In a telegram from Representative R. J. Martin, who performed Trojan service In the fight to retain the school at Council Bluffs. The dispatch read: "Com mittee makes unanimous report on school. Everything- O. K." , While the text of the report was not known here yesterday. It was understood that the committee found considerable, fault with the manner In which the prop erty of the state at the Institute had been kept up. Calls Democratic Convention. Chairman F. W. Miller of the democratic countv central committee has Issued his ofnc.a cn for tj,e COunty convention, to be held in this city on Saturday, April 0. as decided upon at a meeting of the com mittee held March 12. According to the call the convention will meet at 11 o'clock In the county courthouse for the purpose of selecting twenty delegates to the state convention to be held at Des Moines May 4, and the same number of delegntes to the congressional and Judicial conventions of the party, which have not yet been called. The precinct primaries to select delegates to the convention will be held Saturday evening, April 2. Elks Elect Officers, At the annual meeting of Council Bluffs lodge of Elks last night II. A. Searle was elected exalted ruler. Other officers elected were: Esteemed leading knight, Thomas Green; esteemed loyal knight, E. H. Walt ers; esteemed lecturing knight. Dr. Gall Hamilton; secretary, E. A. Troutman; treasurer, Hvbert Tlnley; tyler. L. II. Fitch; trustee. O. P. Wlckham; delegate to grand lodge. Emmet Tlnley. N E. Tyrell, the retiring tyler. who has flllid that office since the organization of the lodge four and a half years ago, was accorded a vote of thanks for his services. Six candidates were initiated, after which lunch waa served and a social session en Joyed. There was a large attendance. IOWA MISERS MAY U1T WORK. Miners and Operators Are Cnahlc to Rench an Agreement. DES MOINES, March 25. Refusal of the miner, In Joint conference with the operat or, to arbitrate questions affecting the wage scale In the First and Fouth dis tricts, ha threatened a shutdown of every coal mine in the Thirteenth district, which Includes the entire state of Iow.i and a portion of Missouri. The miners demand a day wage of $2.Ti for unskilled labor in the districts referred to and the operator refused because of conditions existing in those districts which render that character of labor much cheaper. No objection Is made to the scale in other districts. Thirty thousand miners will be affected In case the miners' representatives refuse to arbitrate and a general shutdown Is ordered. The operators have Issued their ultimatum and the miners are holding a private session In order to canvass the matter. SPRINGFIELD, 111., March 25. At the meeting of the Joint scale committee of Illinois coal miners and operators today the question of rating new mines In Saline nnd Franklin counties nnd at Decatur, Tower Hill and Raymond were discussed, entirely new conditions existing at some of these mines. Red Oak Doctor Kills Self. RED OAK. Is.. March 25. (Special. ) Yesterday shortly after noon Dr. E. G. Fisher shot himself at his home, 611 Wash ington avenue. Dr. i Fisher wa found lying unconscious upon the floor of his bedroom, his head resting on a newspaper that had evidently been spread out to keep the carpet from being stained by blood. A hullet wound was In the right side of the head about two inches above and half an inch back of the ear. He died without regaining consciousness. Either had been In poor health for years or more, he having stomach liver trouble. For some weeks he Dr. two and hail been threatened with nervous prostration. His associates say he had been despondent and brooded much over Imaginary troubles. shoots to Protect Her Mother. OSKALOOSA, la., March 26 (Speclil Telegram.) Louie Jones, a boy 20 years of age, shot his step-father, Carl Yates, at his home this afternoon In defense of hi mother. He used a shotgun. The charge entered his right hip and side and Is not likely to prove fatal. A warrant for asssult was served on the boy, who wa released on his own recognizance Yates Is a quarrelsome man, and had been abusing his wife continually to the extent that her son I.oule remained at home to guard her about her work. Yates was taking personal property away from the house this afternoon and assaulted his wife. Jones thought his mother's life was In danger and shot. Sues Mlaaoarl Valley, LOGAN. Ia., March 25 (Special .)-Yes terday by papers filed with the clerk of the district court of Harrison county I S. Skelton brought suit against the city of Missouri Valley for Injuries received from a defective crossing. November 1 1903. at o'clock In the evening. Skeltun sustained severe injuries at the corner of Mills and Michigan streets. He claims $5.0u0 damages. Large Land Deal. ON A WA. Ia.. March 26 (Special.) John A. McDevltt of Onawa has sold William Skllllcorn and C. H. Dewltt of Mills county, Iowa, lots 1, 2 and $, In sec tion 32, anJ lot S, also iwV, ', section 33 township 84. range 46 and nr nw1, and lot 1. in section 6, townsh'p SX range 4R. con talnlng 4tti acres, tofrlher with all ac cretions, for $30,000. Rob I.lttl slons Foaloflei, LOGAN. Is. March 26 (Special.)-Yes terday morning at $ o'clock robbers broke Into the postoffice at Little Sioux, robbing It of some small change and stamps The safe wa not tampered with. Hope's pharmacy was also entered, but nothing of any value was purloined, although Hope's ssfe Is always left unlocked. Arrest Allege?! Forger. ON'AWA. Ia . March :6.( Special i Thomas Etherton waa arrested today by Marshal Jlviden on a telegram from the sheriff of Dodge county, Nebraska, cbarg Inf him with forgsry at VrtmoaU OPPOSE REMOVAL OF SCI100L Home Commits Unsnimotn'y Favori L cition a'. Conncil Blufl'. SETTLES CONTROVERSY FOR ALL TIME Former State Auditor Merrlam Re tarn and Appears Before Com mitteeInsists All HI Acta Are Within tha law, (From a Stsff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, March 25-(8peclsl.)-The report of the special committee appointed to Inspect the site of the Deaf school at Council niufrs, completed today and unan imously agreed to by all the members of the committee, was of such a character as to finally dispose of the whole matter of removal. The report, as made to the house, was the first definite Information the house had on the matter and was the first time the house had had an oppor tunity to act. The report favored the reten tion of the present site, the purchase of ad dltionsl land, the employment of an archi tect to lay out the grounds and an appro priation to make repairs on the present buildings. The report In full was: Wn find that the state owns about 172 acres of limd, all, or nearly all, above high water mark; no overflow from the Missouri river has ever been known, as the bottom between the ground and the river to the west Is nesrly five miles. Half way between the ground and the river Is Lake Manawa, surrounded by beautiful cottages on practically the same level as the lowest part of the state ground. The creek running along the roadside east and west to the north of the grounds does, in a time of cloud burst, get over Its embankments, and will back the water up on the state grounds for a short distance at the extreme north west corner of the grounds, which Is fully a quarter of a mile from the building site proper. We were Informed that last yenr during the heavy rains about three acres of land In that particular spot had been flooded. The main site, probably HiO acres, Is located on the side of the bluff to the west In a triangle or kite shape, surrounded by a road on all three .sides; seventeen acres, or about that, . are lo cated on top of the bluffs to the east of the large tract mentioned before, on which the reservoirs are located. The balance of the land owned by the stnte Is to the west of the triangulnr piece between the main road and the Wabash tracks and part of It west of the Wabash tracks both pieces are very level and are used for pastures. Along the east Side of the road, running nearly north and south to the east of the triangular piece, the Com mercial club of Council Bluffs claims to have an option on the land lying east of en Id road and north nnd south of the seventeen acrea the state now owns,' and If cottages are to be built, as recom mended by the Board of Control In their report, your committee would recommend that the stAte purchase the land alongside of that road and erect the cottages thereon. Your committee find ample room on tho high ground for the school build ing necessary, and to the north of the high ground a splendid grove of nearly fifteen acres from ten to fifteen feet above high water mark. We find to the south of the high ground a beautiful piece of ground, all above high water, for garden ing purposes. Between that and the park due west of the high ground whereon the buildings are located we find a level piece of about the same elevation as ground now used for pastures, as mentioned be fore. Favors Present Mte. In view of the above fact your commM tec does not feel Inclined to recommend moving tho School for the Deaf to some other locality, but recommends that enough iiMir-ey us approprin irn iy xnis general as sembly to erect sultsTo building In place of those destroyed by fire nearlv two years hk, iuur committee runner recommends that tho Board of Control be Instructed to at onco takrt steps to put present buildings In proper shape. The outside woodwork on all the buildings need painting verv much; In fact, no paint Is visible on some of the wooaworK. i ne nricK sidewalks-are in a dilapidated condition and a disgrace to lh place, and the brick walls need pointing up mm i'uimuiik hi as eariy a oaie as pos sible, and If no money Is available at pres ent for these purposes we recommend that a sufficient appropriation be made now. Your committee further recommends that an appropriation, not to exceed Kl.floO for the next biennial period, be made, the same to be expended under the direction of some competent landscape engineer selected by im? nimni in i oncroi ror grading ana beau iirying tne grounds. in conclusion we desire to say It Is our umnie opinion Individually that the nnsrd or Control should be empowered to appoint no maintain a nulldlng inspector, whose uty It shall be to visit the different sis to institutions owned by th; state as often possible, to sea to 1 that all hnlMlnva are kept in nroner tenslr: that th nmnu material Is used In said repairs and In con structing new nuimings, ana to oversee the workmanship In nil Us details. Unless this Is done In a verv few venra our hii(lrilna-a will decay on our hands. If not In the mean time consumed by tire. To Concentrate Rdnratlonal 'Work. The following resolution were Introduced In the house and laid over: Whereas. Our state educational tn.tltn tiona are rightfully and Dronerlv demand ing from tho legislature of Iowa generous support, that they may better fulfill their mission In the education of the youth of our iuir state; ana wnereas, it is the evident desire of the members of this aeneral assembly that In. sofar as It is possible such plans be formu- laieu ana enrouragea, ana sucn appropria tions made, by an equitable distribution of all public funds at our command, to help fulfill at the earliest possible time the laudable ambition of Iowa's taking first place In the educational work of this great nation; and whereas, Borne difference of onlnlon seems to exist among leading educator as iu imt-r in wuik Hnu plana tor equipment huu imiinings ror ruture educational aavan- agt-s; ana Whereas. At least two adjoining states seem to have found In consolidation and concentration such advantages as to equal u not outstrip us rrom an educational point of view, with lesa funds expended; tnere- iore dp it Resolvcvl. by the house, the aenate ran. currlng. That a committee of four from the iiiMit- unci ciircr irom tne senate tie ap pointed to take Into conHlderatlon tha ad. visaDlllty or a consolidation and concentra tion of educational interesta aa to rnura. of study In the Iowa State university and the Iowa State college, and retort. with sucn recommendations and advice, giving such Information as may be for the better understanding and enlightenment of this assembly In the future success of our edu cational work. Proreedlaga of House. The house considered the Hart bill to prevent the enforcement of void Judgments in counties far removed from where ob tallied. The bill was to put a stop to the collection of Irregular Judgments on Illegal notes of defunct Insurance companies. It was defeated. The following bills were passed: Refunding sundry sum to teachers at the Scliocn for the Deaf at Council Bluffs on account of clothing and personal effects burned. Refunding fee paid the state by the eiicte v I'cerinary ooara. Authorising payment of S3 a day for ape. cl.il policemen at elections. Two bills extending the right to construct sewers to all Incorporated towns, the same as to cities Permission for a member of the Board of Supervisors to be an overseer of the poor. A bill giving the city of Des Moines power to levy .i 4-inlll tax to build levies and em liii nknients. To authorise the state to drain lakes and sell the beds where title Is In the state. Primary Elections Bill. In the senate the committee on elections made a report on the matter of a primary election law, presenting what Is known as the English bill and which wa Introduced in the house a few days ago as a substl tute for the Crossley bill, which ha been before the committee since early in the ses sion. The bill was made a special order for consideration for next week Wednesday at ! o'clock. The senate passed a number of bills, most of them without opposition. A bill to prevent the docking of horse ia tht tut gad fljdnf a penalty of 1M fin for uch an offense was adopted by unani mous vote. A bill requiring railway to report owner ship of real estate to the executive council for assessment was passed. A bill relating to taxation of mortgages, making the holder pay the taxes, which has been before the legislature at every session for a doten years, escaped a motion for Indefinite postponement and wa referred to the way and mean committee. A bill amending the code relating to stipu lated premiums and assessments for life Insurance companies whs passed. A bill was passed to fine persons for hav ing game birds in their possession. A bill was passed to punish with three years' In the penitentiary any officer of it court who receives a bribe. A bill by Baunders providing that clerks of grand Juries shall be appointed by dis trict Judges and shall receive a salary of $4 per day was passed. A bill to provide that the state pny the costs of Investigation and core of persons found Insane in counties other than their legal residence was ndoptcd. Merrlam Appears Before Committee. Former State Auditor Frank F. Merrlam appeared before the special legislative com mittee this afternoon appointed to inquire Into the matter of the charges made against him In the examination of foreign Insur ance companies a few years ago, and for which large fees were charged. Mr. Mer- rlsm said he had returned to the state of his own volition and that he 1 glad of an opportunity to give the committee and the people whatever Information he can in re gard to hi action which are under con sideration. He contends he has not done anything illegal, and his contention is baoked by the opinion of Attorney General Mullen, he asserts, concluding that there has been no violation of law under the Iowa statute. Mr. Merrlam says there Is only one matter In which the committee can pos sibly question his actions, and that Is In re gard to the chnrges made for mileage, a eporate charge In each case where an ex amination was held, although he did not make a' separate trip for the purpose. He say he but followed the custom of sheriffs. United States marshals and others In that matter. .The former auditor Is now located at Muskogee, I. T., rngnged In the publica tion of a dally newspaper which he has re cently purchased. ' Important Revision of Lair. The attorney general prepared and Rep resentative Cummlngs today Introduced In the house a bill to efft n material change In ' the method of fornlng corporations In lows. It provides thn before any com pany, shall receive a charter It shall submit Its articles of Incorporation nnd plan to the attorney general and secretary of states and they shall approve the same before the company can do business. At present there Is no check on the Indiscriminate forma tion of corporations In the state. i Cummins Is Improved. Governor Cummins was reported Im proved today. He has been 111 and threat ened with a complication of lung and' bron chial troubles, but the danger seems to be largely paat now. Ten free trip to the World' Folr each week. Bee coupon or. page two FORECAST OF THE WEATHEP Fair for Nebraska and Warmer In West Portion nf the Mate on Snnday. WASHINGTON. March 28. Forecast: For Nebraska, South. Dakota and North Dakota Fair Saturday and Sunday and warmer Sunday In west portion. For Iowa, Missouri and Kansas Fair Sat urday and Sunday. For Indiana Fair and decidedly colder Saturday; Sunday fair, fresh west winds. For Illinois Fair and colder Saturday; Sunday fair, fresh west winds. For Colorado and Wyoming Snow, fol lowed ' by fair weather Saturday; Sunday fair and warmer. Locs.1 Itecord. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREA.J, OMAHA, March 2ft. Ofticlal record or tem perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the past three yeurs: 1904. 1303. 1902. 1901. Maximum temperature.... 31 69 71 W Minimum temperature 'SI 30 47 32 Mean temperature 20 44 59 35 Precipitation 00 .00 .00 .11 Record of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day since March 1. 1904: Normal temperature 10 Deficiency for tho dny It Total excess since March 1 l'K) Normal precipitation 08 Inch Deficiency for the day 06 Inch Precipitation since March 1 91 Inch Deficiency since March 1 19 Inch Deficiency for cor. period, 1903 78 Inch Deficiency for cor. period. 1902 67 Inch Report of Stations at T P. M. "ike ?a Mi CONDITION OF THE WEATHER. Omaha, clear , Valentine, clear 30; si: .oo 30 30i .00 30: a .00 16; 261 .04 32: 361 T 12i 20( .00 121 aoi T 4 M ,0 38 40 ' .04 341 44 2.60 16, 24! T 30 81 .00 34 361 T ! n T 12; 12i .oo 72 1 76 41O North Platte, clear Cheyenne, snowing Halt uK city, cloudy. Kadd City, clear Huron, cloudy Wllllston, cloudy Chicago, cloudy St. Iouls, raining St. Paul, part cloudy... jiavenport. pan ciouay. Kansas City, clear Havre, part cloudy Helena, clear Rlsmarck. cloudy Galveston, cloudy T Indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WELSH, Forecaster. CUR 15? htm Ick Hesdtrb sad rslVert (11 tha troubles laet- Caat to a billon, suus of ir.e sr'tem, suca as iia slaaas, Num, Drowsioru, Diure after sating. Fata la th. Bide, Ac. Wtails thc-ir aiost raouua able ance hat beta shows ia curing SDCE'I Beaaache.rei Cartrr'sLlttU Llrer PUK an aaaa!l valaabl In Con.iipstioa, eortag sud preventing tbis annoying complain), wtails they also correct all auordcra of ths stoois' li, atinalai tha llrer aad ngulsi tha bowtla. ea if lliry only curat Aeae they would be anno. t pncfln. to those wh suffer from this dltirsnting complaint; bat fortu BStaly their goodness dor. not end here, sod those ko aeeuy tteem will f nd tbeae little pills valu able la so nan j ways that tbey will not be wUuag do without them, hut after all sick bead A'CG-3 ! Ultbac. of to Banr 11'K that hrr it wkaT Biak. at graat bo I. Out fills cui It wluM Oltura do Dot Cartar Liltl. Llrer nil arr Tarnuiim CJLSTU MEDICINE CO., . YrK Cltft DARTER'S , wny eaaw to U. Ow ct two pun mill uute. Tbrr v. tiru llf vagtiabl. and do at.l grip or tram, thloi wH aciion plraa. all who Zm taam. Ia ial. at M rauta; lor tl. B- I j IraggiM tiaryWB.. or Mai or na L THESE PRICES DRAW THE CROWDS TO THE CENTRAL GROCERY & MEAT MARKET WE SELL Tho Rout Leaf Lanl. iounl for 1.00 Host Sugar Cured Hams, per pountl 7Jc (Jootl Salt Pork, per pound 5c We have received a carload of (Jonuine Spring Lambs, which we will sell at these exceedingly low prices: Lamb Legs, per pound 7ic Tamb Chops, per pound 5c Lamb Stew, per pound 2ic A carload of Navel Oranges to be sold at 1c cacti, and overything else in oar line in proportion. 'PHONE 24. 600-602 BROADWAY. You Take No Chance of Losing $300.00 Tiano to be given away without ono penny cunt to tbe recipient Tbe only requisite in that you buy groce ries at tbis store. We will give ybu better values than you get elsewhere and we give you a piano coupon with each and every purchase. We have an exceptional opportunity in colTee. 1 full lb. Itanner Java and Mocha ColTee, 30c, and $2 in coupons. Uncolored Japan Tea, per lb., 40c, and $2 in coupons, packages Tone Uros.' Spices, all kinds, 50c for 5 pack ages, $2.00 in coupons. All kinds garden seeds, regular price Tic; two pkgs. fie. Set Onions. 3 quarts, 25c. Soda Crackers. Oyster Crackers and (linger Snaps by the box, 5c per pound. Comb Honey, per pound, 15c. nemeinber our extra special on CofTee- and Tea. 5:4si. UP-TO-DATE GROCERY MS? TALKING ABOUT PRICES We let our prices do the talking for us and our high class meat is a standing recommendation. PORK ROAST, per pound ?c HAMS. NO. 1, por pound To UOAST nf:EF. por pound 5c PORTKRHOT'SK STEAK. 3 pounds ' 2aO SIRLOIN STEAK. 3 pounds 25o ROUND STEAK. 3 pounds 25o BOIMNO BEEF, por pound 2liC LAMB STEW, por pound 2''0 LAMB LEI iS. per pound 8o LAMB CHOPS, por pound 8o VEAL STEW, por pound 5o VEAL ROAST, por pound 7c PORK CHOPS, por pound 10c SALT PORK, por pound 8c BACON, por pound O'io Our Home Rendered Lord. 3-lb. pnll for Saturday, only 25c 13 POUNDS LEAK LARD 1.00 (iOOI) BUTTER, por pound lOo THE ORVIS MARKET 537 BROADWAY. Every detail of manufacture, every circumstance governing the process of ageing combine to make Old Underoof Rye The finest whiskey sold. CHAS. DENNEHY 6 CO.. Chicago. $25:2 EVERY DAY until April 30, 1901 VIA UNION PACIFIC As passengeri through Omaha over the Union Pacific can reach California many houri quicker than via any other route, there are fower incidental expenses on tbe trip. A saving of time and money always appeals to the American people. Be ture your tukfli rtod over thin line. Inquire of I'itr Tlrket oimv. Phone fri'm .Si.itlen, lmn ana TELEPHONE 46. A i-urnum mtcpi. 310. ftiarcy. TLnnf S-'O