THE OMAITA DAILY BEE: MONDAY. JANUARY 2, 1903.
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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.
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St. Joseph Man Commits trim Ite
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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
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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. Her throat and
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