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THE OMAITA DAILY BEE: MONDAY. JANUARY 2, 1903. 1 ... 1 111 V i'. . CURRENT COUNCIL SEW OFFICIALS TO SIEP IS Utn Elaotad Lut NoTsmbr in PotUwat , ami Take Offica Tday. N.E$ OF THE NEW DEPUTIES Innra, Smith n4 Klllpark C.I re War to Cleric BH-y, Auditor rktrir, Reorder Balrd and Attornr HH. foflny will mark a number of chann In the county offices and the several official lept-i taut November will enter upon their respective duties a aoon ns the Board of County Supervisors approves their official bonds. The board Is slated to meet today for the January session and this will be tha first matter taken up by It. Freeman I. Reed, after servlnn four terms as clerk of the district court. In which capacity he has made a legion ot friends among the members of the bar and others having business with the office, will step down and out. His successor Is H. V. Battey, who comes here from Avoca, In the east end of the county, where he fins for several years served as deputy clerk of the courts. While Mr. Reed expects to remain In the offlc for a week or so to assist Mr. ltattey In getting acquainted with the de tails, he will later enter some -other busi ness, as he has several good propositions under consideration. Tracy Rodwcll, who hns been a deputy under Mr. Reed, will re main with Mr. Battey, an announcement which Is pleasing to the patrons of the office, aa Mr. Rodwell Is thoroughly con versant with all the details of the work. Mr. Battey has not yet announced who hte second doputy will be. His deputy at Avoca will be J. M. Tolllnger of Macedonia. In the county auditor's offlce R. V. Innes, after serving -three terms as auditor and several years as deputy, will retire In favor of W. C. Cheyne, who - for a number or years lias been record clerk under Clerk Reed of the district court. Mr. Innes will retire from office with the reputation of being one of the most efficient auditors rottawattamlo county ever hnd. The same Is equally true of W. M.- Frederick, chief deputy, who will retire with Mr. Innes. Mr. Cheyne will have as his deputies John M. Pusey, who has been In the office with Mr. Innes for several years, and Frank W. Read, who for several yenrs has been deputy In the office of hla father, rreoman Reed, clerk of the district court. Elmer B. Smith, who has served three terms as county recorder, will hand over his office to O. Balrd, who, during the last term, nasi been chief deputy under Mr. Smith, and wno previous to that was dep uty In the office of tho clerk of the district court. E, A. Lathrop, who will be deputy tinder Recorder Balrd, will be a new man In the court house. Miss Oraham, who has been several years In the office of the re corder, will remain with Mr. Balrd. , County Attorney KUlpack, after two terms, will relinquish the cares of his of fice In favor of J. J. I less, who has been his assistant for tho last two years. Dil lon Ross, secretary of the Board of Educa tion and a well-known younger member of the bar. will be assistant county attorney under Mr. Hess WILL , OBSERVE SEW TEAR Baslaess Generally Suspended and Kilts Keep Open Home. Today will be generally observed ns a holiday In Council Bluffs. All of the banks and wholesale houses will be closed all day, while many of the larger stores will do likewise. Members of the Retail Grocers' and Butchers' association will close their places of business at noon. The public library will be closed all day, but the city nnd county offices, It Is ex pected, will be open for at least part of the day. The regular monthly session of the city council Is scheduled for tonight, but It Is understood that an adjournment will be taken to Tuesday nighc. The Elka will keep open house at their club house on First avenue and the same New Tear's custom will prevail In many of the homes throughout the city. These hours will prevail today at the postofflce: Stamp window, general delivery window and money order department will be open from 8 until 11 a. m. Carriers will make but one delivery, leaving the post office at 9 m. There will be a business collection made In the afternoon, carrier leaving the office at 1 p. m. N. T. Plumbing Co.: Tel. Z30: night, F67. Bl'RSED OUT FIHM LOCATED Falle-r A Johnson-Shugart Company Goes to Main and Seventh. Arrangements were completed yesterday whereby the Fuller & Jolinson-Shugart company will occupy the large warehouse at the corner of Main street and Seventh avenue. This building was erected a few years ago by the Warehouse Construction company No. 1 of this city, for the Ward-ner-Bushnell & Qlessner company, and was occupied by It until it was merged into the , International Harvester company. C. E. Hathaway, who at present occupied a por tion of the building, may retain office room in tt. It is expected that, the Insurance adjust ers will be here this week to settle the loss on last Tuesday night's fire. Ionard Nets Promotion. CRESTON. Is., Jan. 1 (Special.) The ap pointment of Trainmaster C.'T. Leonard to the position of superintendent of the West Iowa division Is a source of congratulation from hla many friends. Mr. Leonard is an old timer on the road, having bogun his RICH OR P00R-Y0U HIED TEETH No one, old snough to know better, should bo Mjlectful of that most vital and useful organ ot tho human system tho leelh tho vory guards to the gateway of health. SOZODOIMT TOOTH POWDER should be found on the toilet table of every one, be he rich or poor. It will not tarnish gold' work nor scratch the enamel. A per fect dentifrice the one for you. t FORMS I LIQUID, POWDER PASTE. CHATTEL LOANS A. A. CLARK A CO. EitaklUhaa tlJ. DronsvtT aea Mils o rime's RhM St or Ten ca Urru aar amount oa caul, bona, aouaaaola furallura ar any i-baltal aacurlljr. Jajraianla aaa 6a ataaa' aa principal at anr tliaa to salt borrower, aua lateraai raautao aocoralagly. All awalnaaa aoonoanltal. Lowaat raia OSico opa M) avanias till 1M; Saturday avanlns till I. LEWIS CUTLER MORTICIAN OO On m aanwai. ale- M a-w r LsrtL 31 oa Lady Attendant If Dealred. NEWS BLUFFS association with the Burlington In V7! as dlspstcher at I'acinc Junction. Aft r c Tn Ing to Creslon In 1S7S he held the positions of branch dispatcher, mainline dispitrher, chief dispatcher and trainmaster, having occupied this latter position fur four years. DEDICATION OF fit AMDS' ARMORY Somber of Dlatlngnlahrd Guests Kt perted to Be Present. The new armory of the Denize Light guards will be fnrmally opened Friday night, January 13, with a reception and exercises) to be followed by a grand mili tary ball. The soldiers have enlisted the assistance of a number of society women and the affnlr promises to be a brilliant one. Among the prominent guests wlil be Oov ernor A. U. Cummins, Adjutant (Jheral Thrift,. General Dyers, General Kuwh Lin coln, corrm.inder of the Fifty-fifth regi ment, Iowa National guard. Invitations have been sent to every national guard company In the state and it is expected that a number of captains and staff offi cers will be In attendance. Invitations have also been extended to the Omaha companies of the Nebraska National guiird. Tho exercises will consist of addresses by Governor Cummins, Mayor Macrae, Gen eral Lincoln and Captain Rutherford, c m mandlng the I)ixlge guurds. An orchestra of twenty pieces, under direction of A. A. Covalt will furnish the music Kmmet Tin ley will be master of ceremonies. Tho re ception to Governor Cummlna and other distinguished gutwts will be from 8 to 8:3u, after which the dedication exercises will be carried out. At the close of the exercises the floor will be cleared for dancing. The work of decorating the armory for this auspicious occasion will be In charge of the members of the local chupter of the Daughter of the American Revolution. rw Jo at Ices In Office. E. B. Gardiner and 11. II. Field, the newly elected justices of the peace for Kane township, will uiKume office today, as will the newly elected constables, J. C. Bilker and II. J. Palmer. Justice Gardiner will occupy the office now used Wy Justice Ouren, while Justice Field will dispense Justice at the Mucrae building, southeast corner of Pearl street and Willow avenue. Baker will act as constable for Juntlc Gardiner, while Constable Palnjer will be that officer for Justice Field. Plumbing and heating. liliby Son. MITCH MRflTIOX. Davis sells drugs. Leffort's glasses fit. Stockert sells carpets. Duncan sells the best school shoes. Drs. Woodbury, dentists, 30 Pearl street Duncan does the best repairing, S3 Main. Western la. college winter term Monday. Low prices on water color calendars for gifts. Alexander's, 333 B'way. Kiegant selection of iew Year's pictures and frjn.es. Kurnlck, 211 So. Main. Cigars for Christ inns presents at Morgan & Dickey's drug store. 142 Broadway. Morgan & Klein, upholsterers and mat tress makers, moved to 19 S. Main. Tel. 643. There will be a special meeting this even ing ot the vestry of St. Paul's Kpiucupal church. Miss Midge I Emerson of Cedar Rapids, la.. Is the 'guest, of H. E. Wurtier and family of 1120 Avenue B. Miayor Mncrae Is home from Milwaukee, where he attended the annual inciting of the Western burgeons' association. Mawjuerude bull by Court of Honor at W. O. W. hull, Wtdnesday evening. Janu eny 4. Tickets, Cue; extra ladies, lac. The 13-year-oid son of Gtorge Ablinger, 23ii4 Mouth Sixth street, wus reported to the health authorities yesterday as suffer ing troni smullpox The Indies' auxiliary of St. Paul's Epis copal church will meet Friday afternoon at the homer of Mrs. T. L. Foley on South Sixth street. Missouri oak dry cordwood, 6 a cord; cobs, $1.75 per load; shell bark hickory, t'i per cord, delivered. William Welch, II North Main. Telephone 128. Fancy mirrors, single and triplicate, at Morgan & Dickey's drug store. 142 B'way. Walter Frederlckson has arrived from I .a Porte, linl., to accept a position witli W. A. Maimer. He is a brother of Ira and William Frederlckson of this city. While the firemen of No. 1 engine house nnd their friends wire enjoying a New Year's eve spread Saturday ninlit a sneak thief got away with an overcoat belong ing to J. J. 1'urcell, a member of the company. James Jones has tho distinction of being the tlrst person arrestid by the police fur tlio new year. He dallied too long with the flowing bowl Saturday niglit while ushering the old year out and the new year In. William Fegley and Nate Bethers were arrested shortly before midnight Satur day. They are charged with disturbing the peace at the L'entecoatal mission on Broadway and Fifteenth street. They were the lust arrests for the old year. Rev. W. B. Clemmer, pastor of the First Christian church, has been called to Lanark, 111., by the critical Illness of his father. Rev. S. J. Carter, tocently of Manhattan, Kan., occupied Rev. Mr. Clem nier's pulpit ut both services yesterday. The tire department was called last even ing at 7 o'clock to the residence of O. W. Stone, 545 Fifth avenue. A match dropped in a clothes closet umong some articles of clothing, but the blaze was extinguished by members of the family before the de partment arrived. The damugo Was merely nominal. Rooms and cafe. Ogden hotel. New Officers Take I barif, CRESTON. Ia., Jan. 1. (Special.) The of fices of the court house will be given new occtipants Monday, when tho recently elected candidates will take charge of their new positions. John Milnes, who has been acting In the capacity of county recorder, will retire to give place to Mr. George Hnrkness. William IUcKa will be succeeded by Clarence McConncll as county clerk and George Brntherton will be succeeded by W, F. Craig of Afton. HEAVY TRAVEL TO THE COAST Hallroads Expert the Present Year to lie a Heeord Breaker In , that Hesnert. CHICAGO, Jan. 1. Travel to the Pacific coast during 11)06 promise to be a record breuker, according to Hamilton Wright, special commissioner in the east of the California Promotion commission, who has been arranging for various conventions from the east and middle west to be held in California. Nine conventions have already been determined upon for California and eight for Oregon tills year. "The executives of the transcontinental railroads and James Charlton, chairman of the Transcontinental Passenger associa tion," suld Mr. Wright tonight, "have ex pressed their confidence that the travel in general to the Pacific coast In l'JOS will ex ceed all previous recorOj.. All the west ern railroads are now providing, not only for the heuvy tourist travel, which will be largely augmented by tha Lewis and Clark exposition at Portland, Ore., but also fur the colonist travel, as every Indication points to an unusually large number of settlers leaving the middle went for the Pacific coast tlitu year. Passengtr officials are In receipt of a larger nu tuber of in quiries than usual from prospective settlers now living in Minnesota, Nebraska, low uA other middle west antra. " OF IOWA EARLY EDUCATIONAL HCUI Dr. Fellow. Points . Oat 8trmggles te Establish Pmtnt Sjitens. MUCH OPPOSITION TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS Many Contended In Their Inception it Was latins the Poor for Ad vantages of the Children of the Rich. (From a Staff Correspondent.), DES MOINES. Ia.. Jan. 1. (Special.) It would be a good thing if all the papers and speeches end discussions incident to the anniversary meeting of the State Teachers' association could be printed in a pamphlet and placed In the hands of ev ery person Interested in education in the state. A perusal of these addresses would give each one some new Ideas and teach the lesson that lowifnaa long been fore most in modern educational methods. Iowa was early to take the Initiative In regard to Institutions for higher learning. Dr. S. N. Fellows, in his admirable paper, called attention to tho fact that in 1838, when Iowa had less thnn 23,000 population, the territorial legislature established seven seminaries and two colleges, and In 145, when Iowa City had less than 1,000 popula tion, the legislature chartered there an academy, a seminary, a college and a uni versity. Between 1S3S and 1X50 fifty educa tional Institutions were Incorporated, only one or two of which still live. Fifty years ago not any college work was done In Iowa, but the so-called colleges were engaged in only preparatory work. It was In 1858 that Governor Grimes recommended the estab lishment of the free public school system, and although this was resisted and fought on the ground that It taxed those without children for the benefit of those having children, that it was unjust and un-Amer'-can, it wls nevertheless adopted. The high school was then unknown and unthought of, and Dr. Fellows said: ' It required another struggle to engraft the high school on the free elementary schoc! system. The writer of this paper was re peatedly enlled to different places in Iowa to plead for the establishment of a high school or to defend one from overthrow. The opponents of the high school declared It to be an attempt to tax the many for the benefit of the few. the poor for the benefit of the rich, and that such taxation was unjust, even robbery. The high school was defended on the ground that It was a public benefit In that It tends to sys tematize nnd quicken all the grades below, and gives opportunity to rich and poor alike to secure such higher education, nnd that their establishment and maintenance were not only proper ns an act of Justice but expedient ns a measure of policy. The bat tle was fought nnd the victory won, and the high school became an Integral part of the free public school system. Mruagle for I ntverslty, Dr. Fellows discussed also at some length the struggle for the State university, the growth of the denominational colleges ana similar Institutions, and continuing said: In 1872 the writer of this paper, then presi dent of the association, devoted his In augural addrem to the discussion of state and denominational schools. It was In tended as a defense of both. That address was referred to a committee which re iillirmed the fundamental positions of said address, and the report was unanimously adopted. The most important resolutions were: "Resolved. That the nobis purpose which planted denominational colleges In this country, the heroic self-denials that have continued nnd Improved them, and their grand Influence In the promotion of Intelli gence and virtue of the American people, 'command our confidence, our gratitude and our heartiest goodwill. "Resolved, That the munlfleenre-vjf the federal nnd state governments in the crea tion and support of our state universities has been timely and wise; that the growtn and Influence of these Institutions has been most gratifying, and that we welcome them as the crown and glery of our public school system. "Resolved. That in the opponent of this American school system, or any part of l, we recognize the undisguised foe or III In formed friend o" liberty and progress." Denominational schools, whether elemen tary or of a higher grade, are limited nnd restricted to denominational ends: state schools are limited to state ends. Rightly pursued these ends, though distinct and pepnrate. are In harmonv with each other. Neither the church nor the statn can right fully abandon to the other its own ends or the means for their attainment. Nor can either the church or the state abandon to the other the management or control of its Institutions of learning. Palsied be tha tontrne that advocates anv principle that would mar the Integrity of the stats school pystem! Palsied be the hand that takes one dollar from stste or federal treasury for the stipoort of parochial or denomina tional schools. Controversy Over Inapeetton. The controversy over the high school Inspection In the state, which has been Bgltntlng some of the educators for some time, will probably be settled- without much further friction. It is not to be denied there has been some friction, though of course it has been In friendly spirit. The latest effort on the part of the colleges was to have the state superintendent pre pare and publish a course of study for high schools so that this would form the foundation for the Inspection. The state superintendent has declined to do this. Insurance Agenta Multiply. Insurance agents are on the increase in Iowa and Insurance business flourishes. The last year ubout 30,000 agents were given certificates by the state auditor and were authorized to solicit insurance. This is quite an Increase over the previous years. The fee business In the office of secretary of state is falling off fast. The last year only '?!i0,000 was received from this source and two years ago the amount ran up to 1227,0' 10. Selby People Are Alive. ABERDEEN, S. D Jan. 1. (Special.) The latest developments from Selby reveal the fact that the people of that town had legal authority for their somewhat uncon ventional removal of the Walworth county court house and the county records from Bangor to their town. It develops that the Selby people took advantage of the tem porary absence from the state of Judge L. E. Guffy of the Sixth Judicial circuit, be fore whom the attorneys for Bangor ex pected the case to come, to secure an order from Judge Frank B. Smjth of the Fourth circuit, at Mitchell, permitting the removal. Selby Is Jubilant over the outcome of the controversy, and the Bangor and Java peo ple are taking things with a greater de gree of equanimity than was expected. The attorneys for Bangor have not yet stated whether or not they will take steps to se cure a revocation of the order, if possible, or allow Selby to retain the court house without further protest, but Selby 'believes the matter Is permanently settled and that the opponents of that town will acquiesce In the present arrangements and permit the court house to remain there. Mortgage Owners Object. BlOl'X FALLS, 8. D., Jan. l.-(Speclal.)-The taxing of mortgages amounting In value to millions of dollars under the laws of South Dakota la dependent upon the out come of a suit which is to be disposed or during an adjourned term of tha state cir cuit court, which is now in session in Clay county. Last spring the county commis sioners of that county, in accordance wltn a law enacted by the last legislature, as sessed mortgages te the value of 1700,000. The holders of these mortgages allege that the law under which these assessments were made is unconstitutional and void. They therefore Instituted an action" against the county commissioners by which they JseUt v bave the asswaent of the mort gages canceled. If. ss the result of the suit, the law Is declared to be constitutional mortgages will In future be assessed by the assessors of practically every county In South Dakota. I.RGILATOR9 COMB : TO PIERRE Lively Content Is One for Appointive Positions. PIERRE, S. D.. Jan. 1. (Special Tele gram.) Ail the members are here except a few stragglers and the question of organlia tlon is the leading one. The election of Browne as speaker is no longer questioned and the other leading positions in both houses are the points of contest. For secre tary of the senate the chances appear to favor L. M. Simons of Mitchell, with A. F. LeClaire as the secretary probability, al though J. F. Armstrong Is yet making a strong fight for the position a second tlm. Besrles yet stands alone as a candidate for sergeant-at-arms of the senate, with numerous applicants for places lower down In the scale. H. C. Dunham and his friends are not letting any points slip In their fight for the position of chief clerk of the house, end the Indications at the present are that he will land It. A. R. V. Carr's friend from the Ilitlsi who are here are not putting up nny active canvass so far for him. The In dications are that he will be offered the second place on the house force If he cares to accept it. J. M. Miles of Redfleld Is yet working for the place, but Is not considered as a formidable candidate. A new name which will probably be sprung for sergeant-at-arms of the house te that of "Dad" Bishop of Salem, who Is being talked of by the McCook county delegation. The matter of committee chairmanships Is one which Is yet In the air, but the prob ability that with Brown again speaker the heads of the principal committees will ba the same as In the last session for the house, and the chances are In favor of the same line being followed by Lieutenant Governor McDougall so far as the senate Is concerned. Change In Wardens Contemplated. BIOUX FALLS. B. D., Jan. 1 (Special.) Rumors which have been In circulation dur ing the Inst few days to the effect that a change In the wardenshlp of the Sioux Falls penitentiary has been decided upon by the state leaders of the republican party have been fully confirmed. It Is learned from an authentic source that during the clos ing days of the approaching session of the legislature, probably the last week In Feu. ruary next, the name of Harry T. Pnrmley of Sioux Falls will be officially announced as the successor of O. S. Swenson, the present warden of the penitentiary, who was a candidate for appointment to suc ceed himself. Forgives Krrlng Ilanband. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Jan. l.-(SpeclaL)-After serving a term In the Sioux Falls penitentiary for bigamy, preferred by his wife, who afterward secured a divorce from him, Frank Mllholland recently remarried the woman and engaged In business in this city. During his stay In prison his divorced wife maintained a correspondence with him. This resulted in a reconcilation being ef fected. While In prison the girl he mar ried at Alpena died. Tne divorced wife come to Sioux Falls and when Mllholland hud completed his term a marriage license waa procured and they were remarried. Prisoner Sick In Jail. ABERDEEN, S. D Jan. 1. (Speclal.) Word has reached Aberdeen that J. Webb Lewis, who Is held in Edmonton, Canada, awaiting extradition papers before being brought back to Ipswlcjj for trial for rob bing the county treasury of Edmunds county of 2,600 in 1902, Is sick In Jail. His case has been appealed' to a higher court In Canada and it may bo some time be fore It Is decided. Worry over the out come is given as the Cause of his sick ness. " , ' , . ;':; CARNEGIE MAKES DONATION Makes Good Loss by Fire of Mary land Institute of Balti more. BALTIMORE, Mil., Jan. 1. Soon after the fire of last February, the trustees of the Maryland- Institute, which was entirely de stroyed, made a statement of their losses to Mr. Andrew Carnegie and asked his aid. The correspondence which ensued has led to the generous proposition contained in the following letter, now made public as a New Year's gift to the citizens of Balti more. The letter of Mr. Andrew Carnegie follows: December 8, 1004 My Dear Dr. Oilman: Yours of December 2 received. As 1 under stand the situation the total assets of the Maryland Institute are S2tS,000: Insurance, liO.oou; endowment, $18,000: contribution from the state, 175,0OO. The cltv of Baltimore furnished the in stitute with a site and It seems reasonable to expect that it would not do less when the Institute Is ready to rebuild. I presume that an amount equal to what it has now. say, $263,0u0. would provide a suitable building, the site being given by the city. If this bo arranged it will give me great pleasure to furnish that sum, which would duplicate the assets for the erection of a building. INDIANS ARE NOT AGREED Two Delegations of Otagei Present ing Their Views tet Authorities. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1. A special to the Globe-Democrat from Bartlesvllle, I. T., says: A delegation of Osage Indiana will leave here this week for Washington to consult with the .rndlan commissioner con cerning tribal affairs. Commissioner Frantz took another delegation there two weeks ago. It wants immediate allotment of the 1,800,000 acres in the reservation, individual oil, gas and grass royalties and pro rata distribution of the $9,000,000 held by the government In trust for the 2,000 members of the Osage tribe. The second delegation will oppose allotment, asks for tribal royal ties and the extension of the oil and gas lease held on the entire reservation by an Illuminating oil company, which expires March 1, 1SKK5. RECORD WEATHER AT DULUTH Excursion Steamer Takes a Crowd Ont Into Lake Su perior. DULUTH, Minn., Jan. 1. The unusual spectacle of a New Year's excursion on Lake Superior was what thousands of peo ple witnessed thla afternoon. Owing to the extreme mildness of the day and to the fact that there la no Indication whatever of Ice in the lake, a score or more of repre sentative cltlsens chartered a steamer and took a spin out Into the lake. Never In the history of the lakes has so mild a New Year's day been witnessed. Thirty-four years ago, January 1, no Ice had yet formed and a regatta was pulled off, but the tem perature then was much lower than today, it registering thirty-six degrees above at I o'clock p. m. ' Geneva Claims Ganua. GENEVA. Neb.. Jan. 1. To the Editor of The Be: The Geneva and Central City High school boys' basket ball teams met us stated in The Bee, at Central City, but the score was misstated and we ask in Justice to the Geneva High school basket bull team that the article be corrected, the score being i5 to 24 in favor of Geneva. Ueiieva hue played Central City three games and' won every one. We always do and wish others to do the square thing, and have the exact state of affairs known, und we further certify thut the score as stated above was the correct score, as kept by both Geneva's and Central City's scorers; at the dose of the game. OLY CARSON. Scorer. . MOZKE, Keferce. ' PROVIDING DOME FOR JEWS Sir Etrrj Johntoie Speaki ef Plia to leid People to Uric. SAYS SOIL AND CLIMATE ARE IDEAL From This Colony Palestine Mar Be Supplied with Those Who will Achieve tltlmate Hope f Zionists. LONDON, Jan. l.-(Speclal Cablegram to The Bee.)-Slr Harry Johnstone presided this week at a meeting of "Friends of Jew ish Freedom." and delivered an address on the recently suggested scheme for the foundation of a Jewish settlement in East Africa. The solution of the Jewish ques tion was, he pointed out. Intimately con nected with our own over-crowding prob lem. He expressed sympathy with the Zionist Idea of establishing a nation In Palestine, but as it was at rrcsent not practicable, it was In the meantime urgent that some land should be found where the oppressed Jew might have a chance at freedom and cf acquiring that physical strength and stamina which is often lost under the miserable conditions in which he was forced to live In parts Of eastern Europe. Where are we going to find that land? The only proposal at present holding the field was that a portion of East Africa should be offered to the distressed Jews. When It was first sketched out. somewhat crudely, a year ago he was somewhat op posed to It, but the scheme had developed, the country had been opened out to a most wonderful extent by the Uganda railway, tribe formerly hostile had now become friendly, and the plan now appeared to him to be much more practical. As he understood the proposal, it was thnt a commission should go out he believed it was on the point of starting and should Inspect a certain area of land which had been provisionally offered by the British government to the Zionist committee as a site which it would be possible without wronging anyone to place at the disposal of the Zionists a site In every way favor able for the settlement of Jews. Soli and Climate Good. It was roughly described as the Gwas' Bgishu plateau. The land, with which he was himself familiar, was almost entirely without native inhabitants. On a map of the offered area he had ventured to propose some slight alterations, which would avoid any trouble with native tribes In adjoining territory who might apprehend displace ment. The land offered as a settling place for the Jews was about equal' In area to that of Wales. It was covered with rich alluvial soil, it was admirably well watered. In many districts one would think they were in a wild part of England. The climate was as near perfection as that of any part of the world he had ever visited. It was like perpetual mild summer, with April showers. The Uganda railway was within twenty or thirty miles of part of the terri tory. If the Jews took this land they would be expected to take to agriculture, as they had done successfully In Tunis. Otherwise the government should be re leased from Its promises, because they were not offering a part of East Africa to the Jews of eastern Europe for speculation or as another field from which they could travel as peddlers all over the country. They were offered It for a nobler purpose that of shaping a Jewish state of building up a healthy physique. They might then ultimately feed Palestine from this healthy colony. The experiment should be patiently watched for' ten years before an opinion was pronounced on Its success or failure. In reply to questions. Sir Henry John stone added that if the territory were granted and accepted he would advocate Its being constituted as a separate province of British East Africa. It should be always under the British flag. It should be ad ministered locally by a Jewish sub-committee or governor, who should be politic ally under the advice of the future high commissioner for all British East Africa. It should have considerable powers to es tablish a local administrator to suit Jewish requirements. But he should not hand over the territory without conditions, or a time limit within which, if the conditions were set at naught, the British government should be entitled to re-enter. Theodore. Thomas is Better. CHICAiGO, Jan. 1. Theodore Thomas, leader of the Chicago orchestra, who is suffering from an attack of pneumonia, was reported as slightly improved tonight. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Fair and Colder Monday Is the Promise for Nebraska aad Iowa. WASHINGTON, Jan. l.-Forecast of the weather for Monday end Tuesday: For Nebraska, South Dakota and Kan sasFair and colder Monday; Tuesday, fair. For Iowa and Missouri Fair and colder Monday; Tuesday, fair. For Colorado and Wyoming Fair Monday and Tuesday. Local Reord. OFFICE OF THE V BATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, Jan. 1. Official record of tem perature and precipitation compared wltn the corresponding day of the last three 1905. 1904. 1903. 1902. Maximum temperature.... ia 28 42 45 Minimum temperature.... 34 9 28 27 Mean temperature 40 18 So 36 Precipitation 00 .00 .00 .00 Record of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day and since March 1, 1904 Normal temperature .'. 19 Deficiency for the day 21 Total deficiency for the day 150 Normal precipitation 03 Inch Deficiency for the day 09 Inch Precipitation since March 1 24.76 Inches Deficiency since March 1 5.48 Inches Excess for cor. period, 1904 2.00 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1903 60 Inch Reports from Stations at T P. M. Maximum Tern- Tem- Statlon and Stats perature pera- Rain- of Weather. at 7 p. m. ture. fall. Omaha, cloudy 40 45 . 00 Bismarck, clear 22 34 .00 Cheyenne, clear 20 32 .00 Chicago, cloudy 46 48 .00 Davenport, Talnlng 42 50 T Denver, partly cloudy.. 2 40 .18 Havre, clear 32 W .00 Helena, cloudy 28 32 . Huron, clear 32 38 T Kansas City, cloudy 48 60 . 00 North Platte, clear 84 44 .00 Rapid City, clear 32 38 .00 St. Louis, clear 66 64 .00 St. Paul, cloudy 36 40 T Salt Lake City, clear.. 28 32 .00 Valentine, clear 84 88 .00 Wllllston, snowing 18 28 T T Indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WELSH, Local Kr recast er. ONLY ONE BR0M04.M and the words" CO If TAINS SiOQCIMIWK" on aarh box nan tha point I brome-Laa is toe Quick Oara, to Safe Cura for COLDS HEADACHE nnd LA GRIPPE Brame-Lax leavaa so had affects ilka anlnlns Hromo-Lax la a wild and tooth' ini luattte. Ha aura you set tha right kind. All dniKtfMts. SAe. Juat aak yoor drucifial fur 0romo-Ls and aoa that toe label reads Bremo-Lax (Contains He Quinine), ami 0UARANTCC0 AND FOR IAU IV ssxenm fihermen McConnell Drug Co.. cer. lltfe aid lode street Omaha, KILLS HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF i St. Joseph Man Commits trim Ite ranse 1Ylfe Wonld ot Rrtnrn to Him. KANSAS CITY. Jan. 1. After nttrmptin the life of his wife. Mrs. Lisxle C.Ieeson, and In the belief that he had succeeded In his efforts te kill her. George Olerson. a liveryman of St. Joorph. Mo., leaned far out of the second-story window of his mother-in-law's home here today and cut his throat with a raxor from enr to ear In sight of several hundred persens who had been attracted by Mrs. (Jleeson's sercam. There was no witness to the first part of the tragedy except the young wife, who Is now dying In the City hospital. Mrs. Clee son was terribly wounded. 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