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    TIIE OMAIIA DAILY HEE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 22. 1P0.T
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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
COURT TO TAKE A RECESS
Jidge Thonell Heeds Time to Fasa on
Cases 8ubmittd to Him.
JURY SUMMONED FOR JANUARY THIRTY
Plehm Divorce Case, Wkleh. Attracted
t Considerable Attention, Ends la
Compromise aad Bath Se
ra rln a; Divorce
wing to a large number of cases he
has under advisement and needing atten
tion. Judge Thornell yesterday found it
necessary at the close of the Blohm di
vorce suit to adjourn court until Mon
day, January SO, at which time the petit
Jury will assemble and the trial of law
causes be taken up. This week Judge
Thornell will spend at his home In Sidney,
attending to the cases In which he has to
hand down decisions.
In the Blohm divorce suit a 'compro
mise was reached yesterday morning, a
divorce being granted to both the wife and
the husband, the latter being awarded the
custody of their minor son. Mrs. Blohm
is to receive alimony, the amount to be
agreed upon later.
The criminal case against H. I Rucker,
who was Indicted about a year ago on a
charge of selling lots In a townslte In
Oklahoma which It Is alleged .had never
been platted, has been dismissed by County
Attorney Hess.
The personal Injury damage suit of Ed
Burke of this city against the Northwest
ern railroad has been transferred to, the
United States court.
Henry t. Hesley has filed original notice
of suit sgalr.st Peter Ehlers and Sheriff
Canning to secure the cancellation of a
Judgment secured by Ehlers against him
in the district court in September, 1901,
for $494.M and to restrain the sheriff from
attempting to enforce the Judgment. Hes
ley alleges the Judgment was secured
through fraud and deceit.
Mrs. Myrtle Wilson of South Omaha has
brought suit In the United States court
nere against Mr. and Mrs. Ellas Anaree 01
Cedar county, Iowa, for $3,000 damages for
the alleged alienation of the affections of
her daughter, Blanche Wilson. . Mrs. Wil
son and daughter recently visited the An
drees and it Is alleged the latter Induced
the daughter to refuse to return home with
hT mother.
Judge Thornell, In district court, yester
day made an order in the case of the Al
good, children, whose mother recently killed
herself by drinking carbolic acid. The cus
tody of the eldest girl, Pearl, aged 13, Is
given to Mrs. Belle Dawley of 2902 North
Twenty-eighth street, Omaha, and that of
Gladys, ugert 6 years, to Mr. and Mrs. T.
J. Crummell of Auburn, Neb. Mr. Crummell
is a great uncle of the children and Mrs.
Daw'ey Is his daughter.
The other three children remain at the
Associated Charities' creche in this city
but It is likely that within a few days ar
rangements will be made , for a home for
the youngest, a babe, with a family at
"Wiener, Neb. The children placed In the
custody of Mr. Crummell and Mrs. Daw
ley yesterday under the order 'of the .court
will romaln . in. its control, and when-so
ordered shall be produced here.
Sl'XDAV gCiroOb WORKERS COHMCK
Pottawattamie .County Association, to
Meet Monday
A conference of Sunday school workers
under the auspices of the Pottawattamie
County Sunday School association will be
held Monday afternoon and evening In the
first Congregational church. W. C. Pearce
of Chicago, training secretary of the Inter
national Sunday School association, will be
will conduct and address the the request of the authorities of Corning,
. i I,, vinn was found ftt tn nome oi reia
He will also be the guest of fc"" Avenue " He is said to be
present and
conference
honor at a banquet to be given In the
evening In the basement of the church.
The session In the afternoon will begin at
2:30 o'clock, when this will be the program:
Open parllument.
workers' conference, led by Mr. W. C.
Tearce.
Meeting of county executive committee
with Mr. Pearce.
The banquet will be from 6 to 8 o'clock.
Pr. N. J. Rice will act as .toastmaster and
Miss Helen Dudley will sing a solo. This
Is the program of toasts:
"Buds," W. B. Clemmer: "The Art Di
vine," Fev. F. A. Caso; ''Aaron's Rod,"
Prof. F. C. Ensign; "The Sky .pilot."-Hey.
Harvey Hostetler; ''Leading StrlnKS," Prof.
8. L. Thomas; "The Tie that Binds." Mr.
George O. Wallace, Omaha; "Aftermath,"
Mr. V. C. Pearce, Chicago.
Following the banquet there will be a
mass convention in the church auditorium,
the principal feature of which will be an
address by Mr. Pearce.
Real Estate Transfers.
These transfers were reported to The Bee
January 21 by the Title Guaranty and Trust
company of Council Bluff:
II. T. Young and wife to Sidney L.
Miller, triangular tract being part
lot t, Auditor's sub, seV, .', and
ivart lot & Auditor's sub. IU sw4
i-75-43 w d I
N. P. Dodge, trustee. And .wife to
100
same, 7ft acres in eft i-rti-tJ,
w d
George A. Kellogg referee, to John
2.0U0
M. Tucker ana irscte- saurian, se-
nrf neV set, 18; sw4 nwU and nwv
mm and nft sw4 sw 17, and ne'A
new bwi-m, r a t,v
Charles Green and wife to Christopher
F. Green, neii nwV 85-74-43 wri
J. P. Talbott and wife to Joseph D.
Sheror, ne4 (-74-38, w d -
Mary Etta GreenwsJt and husband to
Benjamin F. and Flducla E. Wil
liams, slS feet lot I and nil feet' lot
t, block It Kiddle's sub. w d
Christian Eberhart to Benjamin P.
Eberhart, lot 3, block 12, Beers' sub,
w d
Elijah Shuhert et al to Elsora Hon
ilrlx. tract 35 feet on Twenty-fourth
street, through lots t. 8. 7 and wSe
lot 4, block 2, Street's add, w d
1
(.000
1.350
1.400
Eight transfers aggregating..
Episcopal Prayer Books.
DeLong's. 408 Broadway.
Hospital Directors Organise.
The physicians elected by the Woman's
Christian association to ssrtime the man
agement of the Council Bluffs general hos
pitsl completed their organisation lust
night by electing the following officers:
Chairman. V. L. Treyftor; vice chairman,
A. P. Hanehett; secretary, F. W. Deun.
These officers, with Donald Macrae, Jr.,
and M. A. Tlnley,. comprise the executive
committee. '
Dr. Macrae, Jr., P. J. Montgomery and
II. C, Dutkiu were appointed a committee
on new building and 4 canvaas the situa
tion and report to .V1.0, board of directors.
Tlio latter will thru make suggestions to
the Winaiin Christian association.
Cnder the bylaws adopted, the directors
a III meet en .the second Tuesday . In each
month and the executive committee not
less than ence a week. '
Crepe Paper Napkins.
All the new designs st DeLong's.
Conkling- Waive Hearing.
Charles C. Conkling, the young man who
attempted to pass several checks bearing
the forged signatures of well known busi
ness men of the city, waived a preliminary
hearing In police court yesterday morning
and was bound over to await the action
f the grand Jury, in default of bail,
placed at $600, tie was committed to the
county jail. '
W. B. Conkling, the young man's father,
arrived from Des Moines yesterday and
the meeting between the white haired
father and wayward son was a most af
fecting one. The father said that his son
a few years ago was severely Injured in
an elevator accident and he did not think
he bad been mentally bright since. He
has hopes of securing a bond for his son.
Testerday Mr. Conkling called upon the
men whose signatures his son had forged
and they all are Inclined to deal leniently
with the young man, and it is possible he
will escape prosecution.
MIHOR MK.tTIOX.
Dsvls sells drugs.
Leffert's glasses fit.
Btockert sells carpets.
Duncan sells the best school shoe.
Drs. Woodbury, dentists, 10 Pearl street
Duncan does the best repair) ae. 23 Main.
Go to night school at Western, la., college.
Morgan A Klein, upholsteretw and mat
tress makers, moved to It 14. Main. Tel. 64.
Pictures and novelties for graduation
gifts. Alexander's 333 B'way.
When It . comes to a question of lumber,
,the answer is Hafer. 'Phone 202.
- $4.50 photos for 13 and one life slse 16x20
photo, face today. Williams' studio, op
posite postoffice.
'The Bluff City Oun club will have a prac
tice shoot this morning at the club grounds
near the river front.
Missouri oak dry cordwood IS a cord,
cobs $1.75 per load, shell bark hickory 17
per cord, delivered. William Welch, II
North Main. Telephone 12s.
Attornev W. A. Mynster Is convalescing
from an attack of sciatlo rheumatism which
has confined him to the house tor several
weeks.
A meeting of the local bartenders' union
has been called for this afternoon at 2
o'clock In Labor hall, when officers for the
ensuing year will be elected.
A marriage license was issued yesterday
to John J. Reiter, aged 21, and Albena M.
Kellner, aged 18, both of Omaha. They
were married by Justice Gardiner.
The commissioners for the Insane are
planning to make their annual trip to the
state asylum at Clarinda Monday to Inspect
the patients from Pottawattamie county.
At the regular meeting of the Danish
Brotherhood lodge on Tuesday evening the
question of purchasing additional stock In
the Danish Hall association will be de
cided. Sylvester Dye, former member of the
Board of County Bupervlaors, is confined
to his home at 817 Fifth avenue as the re
sult of Injuries received Thursday by a
fall down a flight of stairs.
Otis Dean, the Infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Hunt, 1319 Avenue H, died yesterday aft
ernoon, aged 4tt months. The funeral will
h.1,1 , hla afternoon at 1 O'd0"k from
the residence and burial will be In Fair-
view cemetery.
r-..nll Sli.ffi Indira nf Elks Is discuss
Ing the advisability of erecting an addition
to its club house on First avenue for a
banquet hall, which Is badly needed. Mem
beis of the lodge favor holding an annual
banquet and reunion.
The Are department was called yester
jt .. .. -aPn.,n ,rt thA residence Of J. r.
Chrlstensen, 148 Pierce street, where a blaze
had started in a clothes closet, supposedly
from a match. Damage to the .amount of
.h,..., urn wim done before the fire was
ATtlnirillnhed.
These new cases of smallpox have been
reported to the Board of Health: Hazel
Mills, 2tf North Second reet; Mrs Ob lin
ger and Mabel Obllnger, 2i04 South Sixth
roi Wnnlfnrd 918 Harmony street;
Joe Wright of Sac City, la., sent to the
isolation hospital.
The First Ward, First Precinct Improve
ment club will give a smoker at its ad
journed meeting Tuesday evening in' the
city council chumber. A number of prom-
t.M.in,H men have Dromlsed tv e
..dHriM the club.. Any rest
dent of the-precinct desiring to Jol
inh ! rcouested to be present.
the
R D.,Wrenn, the Main street restaurant
proprlefcr who laid out William Brennan.
a bartender with a heavy coffee cup Fri
day night during an altercation over the
payment for two oyster stews, had his
hearing in police court yesterday continued
to Monday and his bond was fixed at
1100, which he furnished. Brennan was ad
vised by his physician to remain in bed
for a day or two to prevent any possible
bad effects from the wound in his head,
which, however, is not regarded as serious.
Charles Vinn, a young man about 21
years of age, was arrested last nigni oy
Captain O Nell and Detective Wilson at
.... n,na nn thr separate charges, one
being for assault with intent to commit
great bodily injury and another for lar
ceny. Vinn, who was In bed and seemed
niu-h surprised at his arrest, said he had
,wn mixed up in a drunken brawl at
burning last Wednesday. He was booked
at the city Jail as a fugitive from Jus
tice and the marshal from Corning is ex
pected here today to take him back. t
Fountain Pen Sale.
A genuine discount of 20 per cent on high
grade fountain pens at DeLong's.
ARREST
DES
MOISES
MAN
Former Assistant Cashier of National
. Bank Is Accused of Embesslement. .
DES MOINES Jan. 21. Carl N. Spencer,
until recently assistant cashier of the Des
Moines National bank, was arrested today
by United States Deputy Marshal Johnson
charged with having embezzled 36,000 of the
funds belonging to the bank.
The affair covers a period of several years
and .Fas alleged to have been - discovered
two 'months ago when Spencer was dis
missed. Spencer has been prominent in
local circles and Is well known as a church
member.
EDITOR SHOOTS AN ATTORNEY
Fires Three Shots, Jnnipa from
vi'lndow and Surrenders.
STORM LAKE, la., Jan. 21. A. A. Smith,
editor of the Buena Vista Vldette, shot and
fatally wounded II. F. Schults, ex-county
attorney, in the latter's office late this aft
ernoon. Three bullets entered Schultz's
body. - As the third shot was fired Schults
Jumped out of the second-story window.
Smith gave himself up. Smith alleges that
on December 1 Schults made improper pro
posals to, his wife. This affair led to tha
shooting.
Great Northern Incorporates la Iowa.
SIOl'X CITY, la., Jan. 21. (Special Tel-
Legrum.) Articles of Incorporation for the
Iowa Great Northern railway ' were Jlled
with County Recorder Brecker. The Preal
Northern has' had no incorporation in Iowa
and this step was necessary before the
company could take over the vast amount
of property whirh it has acquired In Third
street, the Third street franchise and other
franchisee which have been , practically
promised from the city council. A. F. Call.
attorney for the Great Northern railway In
Sioux City, returned this morning from St.
Paul, where he held a conference with high
officials of the road. The papers of In
corporation were drawn at this meeting
and were signed by Louis W. Hill, R. I.
Farrington, F. E. Ward, E. Sawyer and A,
F. Call. The company may begin opera
tions as soon as the papers are filed, and
it is believed that the Great Northern will
begin its work in Sioux City Immediately
Rope Case Ends.
CRE8TON, la.. Jan. 21 (Special. )-The
Cherrlngton-Nelson rope rare was com'
pleted in the district court Thursday , aft
ernoon and given to the Jury, which re
turned a verdict for Cherrington, finding
againt the defendant, Peter Nelson, in the
sum of $a.'i and coals. Although the orig
lual amount involved was very small, the
rope which started the controversy being
worth onls 30 mts. the Costs In the caj
will amount to more that $150. These costs
sre thrown onto the defendant in addition
to the Judgment -and the case Is now
ended for good, us the amount involved pre
cludes it cli.g taktn to a higher court.
SALOONMEN MUST PAY UP
Desired to Tett Bight to Keep Open and
Court Informed Them.
GOVERNOR REFUSES TO HELP GREENLAND
H. H. Gar, n Des Moines Man, Re
fuses a Title and a Large
Salary from Japanese
Government.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
DES MOINES, Jan. 21. Special.) Four
Ottumwa liquor dealers who claim they
kept their saloons open July 4. 1903, to test
the law and find out whether or not the
day was a legal holiday under the mulct
law, were denied a remission of their fines
by Governor Cummins today. The saloon
men claimed they kept open to test the law
Just as business men in other lines some
times test the law. They showed that they
had consulted an attorney, who advised
them that there was some doubt about the
matter. It was also shown the governor
that It had been necessary for the people
to raise a subscription In order to prosecute
the cases and that Judge Roberts had
doubled the fine of one of the liquor dealers
because he had kept open July 4, 1903, and
had been fined then. Tht citizens of the
city and officers of the court were opposed
to executive Interference.
Greenlnnd to Penitentiary.
Frank A. Greenland of Decatur county
must go to the penitentiary for three years
fos the theft of three head of cattle, Gov
ernor Cummins today having refused to
interfere and stay the serving of the mitti
mus further. Greenland Is a man of enor
mous physique end rough, hardy, frontlet
nature. He manages a farm of several
thousand acres, which bekings to himself
and his father and brothers. He keeps
about him at all times a crowd of rougn
young fellows who are attracted by his
rough nature. Greenland's defense Is that
he did not steal the cattle, but that some
of his men did it. The supreme court af
firmed the 'decision of the lower court and
this week refused a rehearing. Greenland
asked for a stay of execution and for a
pardon on the ground that he was engaged
In other litigation which would be inter
fered with by his Imprisonment. Both Judge
H. M. Towner and County Attorney Olsen
advised Cummins that there was no rea
son why executive clemency should be
shown and every reason why it should not.
The governor has made it a rule to not
extend clemency unless the court advised It.
The serving of the mittimus was tempo
rarlly suspended by the governor's offlc
Wednesday. Today the order was forwarded
to the sheriff and clerk of the court to
proceed with the service. Greenland will be
taken to Fort Madison at once, as there is
no further action that can be taken to
stay the execution. '
Commits Snlelde.'
G. N. Waugh of Lorlmer, la.', committed
suicide at 2 o'clock this afternoon by shoot
ing himself through the head. He was
about 60 years old and told the baggage
man at the Union depot that he waB trying
to pawn his trunk. He opened it at the
baggage room and took out a clean shirt
and a revolver. Boon after he shot him
self while Just . south of the Union depot.
The bullet entered the back of the brain
and came out Just above the left eye. The
man lived for some little time after the
shooting.
Refuses Japanese Title.
H. H. Guy, formerly a student at Drake
university In this city, and now president
of a college supported by the Christian
denomination at Tokto, Japan, has been
offered a title and the leadership nf the
religious work among the soldiers of the
mikado's army. The offer carried with It a
large , salary, but he -has refused it and
will remain in educational work of the
church.
Spiritualists la Convention.
Mrs. DeWolf Kizer, one of the mediums
in , attendance at the state convention of
spiritualists, was expelled from the Well
ington hotel today and the affair created a
furor at the convention, resulting in a
resolution that eerytne leave the hotel.
It seems that Mrs. Kizer gave readings In
her room as a business matter and some
of these wers to gentlemen. It being a
strict rule of the hotel that women receive
no gentlemen in their rooms, Mrs. Kizer
was expelled. The convention had a stormy
debate over the question of vaccination.
Resolutions were offered, declaring it a
barbarous custom. Some defended It and
compromise was finally effected opposing
compulsory vaccination.
Companies Ineorpornte.
Articles of Incorporation were filed today
with the secretary of state by the M. C.
Cohen company, with a capital of 320,000, to
deal in furniture and stoves and house
furnishings in Des Moines. The articles
are signed by 8. Davidson, Myer C. Cohen
and L. Davidson. The Automatic Button
company of Muscatine has filed an amend
ment to its articles of Incorporation, In
creasing the capital- stock from 375,000 to
3100,000.
Will Disease Concessions.
The executive committee of the State
Department of Agriculture will meet at
the secretary's office February 1, at which
time the matter of concessions at the
fair for 1906wlll be discussed, along with
other matters pertaining to the fair,
Gets Rich Beejaest.
Mercy hospital of. this city- will come
into possession of 300,000 as the result of
the death of Michael Corban at Sonora,
France, news of which has Just reached
this country.
Practically this amount la bequeathed to
the institution in a will made by Mr. Cor
ban several years ago while he was con
valescing from an illness in the hospital
nyre.
worn in r ranre, Mr. Corban came to
America and located at the little town of
Searsboro, Poweshiek county, where he
married. During succeeding years he
amassed considerable of a fortune, most
or wnicii consists or real estate and is
valued at 3100,000.
Forbid Prisoners to Chew.
BlOrx CITY. la., Jan. :i. (Special Tele
gram.) The Board of Supervisors of Wood
bury county this morning passed resolu
tions prohibiting ths use of tobacco by the
prisoners in tne county Jail A great pro
test was aroused among the prisoners by
the resolutions. The sheriff is displeased
with the order also, and says hs never
heard of a Jail where the prisoners were
not allowed to chew their tobacco.
Striker Wante New Trial.
Biorx CITY, la.. Jan. 21. (Special Tele
gramsCharles A. Irwin, attorney for
Frank Calne, who was convicted of con-
spfraey during the packing bouse strike
today made a plea for a new trial on the
ground that the newspaper stories of the
case had influenced the Jury.
C'rretoa Elke May Build.
CRE8TON. la., Jan. 21. (Special. ) Tlje
Elks of tliu city are making investigation
along the line of purchasing a home for
themselves At present they have rented
quarters. The matter was discussed last
evening at a largely attended meeting of
the lodge. A committee was appointed and
the Investigation U proceeding with the
sentiment In favor of the Elks owning
their own home.
Page Connty Fnrmere' Instltate,
SHENANDOAH, Is.. Jan. 21. (Special.)
A fine program snd an especially strong
one has been arranged and is now Just an
nounced for the Tage County Farmers'
institute, which is to be held here in
Shenandoah on February 1. Z and 3. Some
of the best men In the state are to be
here at that time and a big crowd of think
ing farmers from southwestern Iowa Is
expected then.
DEFEATED AFTER HOT DEBATE
Lower House of the South Dakota
Legislature Tables Connty
Superintendent's Bill.
PIERRE, S. D.. Jan. 21. (Special Tele
gram.) The house todsy broke loose from
the peace and calm which have prevailed
from the beginning of the session and sev
eral members developed considerable heat
over the resolution to allow county super
intendents to hold more than two jterms.
This measure developed the first general
dlscusslqn of the session, and finally went
to the table on the motion of Demallnon
by a vote of 44 to 24. Bralerud, Hebal, Car
roll and Bowell supporting the measure,
while Madison, Countryman. Craig and
Turner opposed It, giving the reason that
It had been twice submitted and both times
voted down.
The bringing up of the bill to appropriate
JA923 for the deficiency at the soldiers'
flome was opposed by Vanosdel, who took
the ground that there Is a legislative pro
vision making It criminal for any Institu
tion to Incur a deficiency and that he be
lieved that the deficiency was brought
about by extravagance at the home. Clark
and Turner defended the bill, declaring
that the Incurring of this deficiency was
simply a matter of absolute necessity, and
the bill passed with about four negative
votes, Vanosdel not voting.
The house passed bills fixing the begin
ning of the terms of county auditors as the
first Monday In March, and to make the
terms of officers of mutual insurance com
panies three years.
The penitentiary twine plant received its
first attention today In two bills, one of
Thorson of Minnehaha to appropriate 376,
600 for the plant and machinery, and the
other by Hebal of Deuel, which carries an
appropriation of $160,000 for the purpose
Other house bill introduced were: By Cha
ncy, to make the offlre of township mar
shal appointive instead of elective; by Pen
nington, cutting out all exemptions from a
single man; and by Turner of Brown, pre
venting druggists in no-llcense towns from
selling liquor except on prescriptions.
The house committee reported unfavor
ably on the bill to appropriate $16,000 for
the state fair grounds at Huron.
A Joint meeting of the capitol building
committees of both houses was held today,
the members of the committees going over
the proposed site with an architect to fa
miliarize themselves with the situation.
' In the senate a resolution was Introduced
by Cook memorallzlng congress for the
election of United States senators by pop
ular vote, and bills by Cordill, to require
steam engines on highways to give right
of way to teams; by Wagner, to provide
for the collection from parents for the
education of children. The bill legalizing
liquor licenses granted the pfst two years
where no license election had been held was
favorably reported.
Governor EIrod signed his first law to
day. It being the ono providing for legisla
tive expenses. The pen used -was donated
to the State Historical society.
DRUNKEN INDIANS WRECK CHURCH
Poneas Secure Liquor and Create Dls-
tnrbance on Reservation.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Jan. 21. (Special.)
Right Rev. W. H. Hare of this city, the
venerable bishop of the Episcopal church
of South Dakota, has been advised of an
outrage perpetrated by some drunken
Ponca Indians on the members of the Epis
copal congregation at Ponca Indian agency.
The drunken Indians drove all the people
out of tire church, and then set out , to
wreck the building and its furnishings.
After some of the seats, windows, doors
and other property had been destroyed the
Indians were compelled to desist.
Prosperous Year for Mitchell.
MITCHELL, S. D., Jan. 21. (Special.!
The year 1904 was one of the greatest
building years in the history of Mitchell.
Ths total amount of money expended for
new structures and Improvements was
$484,396. Among the larger structures
erected during the year was the Wldmann
hotel building, at a cost of $100,000; Cen
tury Memorial hall of Dakota Wesleyan
university, costing $76,000; city hall build
ing, $66,000; Mitchell Gas company build
ing plant and extending mains, $25,000;
Omaha Railroad company, building passen
ger and freight depbt, $12,000. Six new
residences were built at a cost ranging
from $5,000 to $8,000, while there were any
quantity ranging from $1,500 to $4,000.
Nearly two miles of cement walk was laid
In the residence portion of town, at a cost
of $5,000. Over 12,000 feet of new sewers
were laid and the water mains were ex
tended over 2.000 feet, the last two Im
provements not being placed In the total
amount of Improvements, which would
bring It up to a half million.
Horticulturists Elect Officers.
HURON, S. D., Jan. 21. (Special.) Ths
State Horticultural society closed Its an
nual meeting here by the election of these
officers for the ensuing year: President,
M. J. DeWolf of Letcher; vice president,
N. O. Synoground of Groton; secretary,
N. E. Hansen of Brookings; treasurer, J.
McD. Campbell of Huron; librarian, E. D.
Cowles of Vermilion.
Bank Btntement sensational.
NEW YORK. Jan. 21. -This week's State
ment Is In some respects sensational. Loans
expanded to a new high record of 334 474 700,
while deposits Increased tUm.M), a total
only onre before exceeded. The increased
loans and deposits are lurgely due to the
operations of three large bunks.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Partly Cloudy Today and Tomorrow
In Nehrnskn, Kansns and
South Dakota.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Sl.-Forerast of the
weather for Sunday snd Monday:
For Nebraska, South Dakota and Kansas
Psrtly cloudy Sunday and Monday.
For Wyoming Pair Sunday and Monday,
except snow In northwest portion.
Tor Iowa and Missouri Fslr Sunday and
Monday.
luteal Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU
OMAHA, Jan. 21.--Ornrlal record of tem
perature and precipitation compared wlih
the corresponding day of the last three
yeari:
1904. 1803. 1C?.
Maximum-temperature... IS M 37 x
Minimum temperature..., 7 1? 11 ?
Mnun temperature 12 14 4 2m
Precipitation T .02 .ftt T
Temperature and precipitation denaitures
irom ine uormai at iiniana since March I
ana comparison with tne lust two
years:
Normal temperature 20
Dellclency for the day I
Total excess slnre March 1, 1KU4 31
N"nn''l pr.-cippotliK O! Inch
Deficiency for the day 02 inch
Precipitation since March 1... .23. 67 inches
Deficiency since March 1 $.13 Inches
Excess for cor. period, lk4 I KS Inches
Deficiency for cor. er1od, lt3. . 1 (st inches
T indicates trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH, Lock I Forecaster.
HEPBURN OFFERS HIS BILL
Act to Regulate Freight Bates Introduced
in the House.
CREATES A NEW COURT OF COMMERCE
Five C ircuit Judges of the I sited
States Are to Compose Trl
hunal to Sit at Wash.
Insrton.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1. Representative
Hepburn today introduced Ms bill amending
the interstate commerce act, which has
been under consideration some time . ann
which has been submitted to the president
and attorney general and other members
of the administration.
Upon complaint the Interstate Commerce
commission shall declare and order what
shall be a Just and reasonable rate. Which
order shall take effect In sixty days, the
carrier having an appeal to a court of
commerce to have the order of the commis
sion reviewed. Pending the review the
court may suepend the order, requiring a
bond from the carrier, for the payment of
all damagee Incurred by shipping. The
commission Is also authorized to fix a Joint
rare In case two or more carriers fail to
agree, ordrrs affecting these rates being
subject to review by the court of com
merce. The president is authorized to ap
point an assistant attorney general for the
enforcement of the act. The Interstate
Commerce commission is authorized during
a Judicial review of Its order to modify o,
suspend the order under review. Carrier
refusing to obey an order of the commis
sion are subject to a penalty of $5,000 a day.
An appeal from the court of commerce
can only be taken to the supreme court oi
the United States. The present Interstate
Commerce commission is abolished and
new commission created, composed of
seven commissioners at $7,000 a year. The
terms of the commissioners shall be ten
years.
A court of commerce, composed of five
circuit Judges of the I'nited States, Is cre
ated which shall hold four regular sessions
each year In Washington. The court shall
have exclusive Jurisdiction over cases
brought by the Interstate Commerce com
mission. The chief Justice of the supreme
court of the United States is authorized to
designate cm the first of each year five
circuit Judges, who shall constitute the
court of commerce. The president Is
authorized to appoint an additional circuit
Judge for each of the Judicial districts of
the United States, who are authorized to
perform the duties of the Judges of the cir
cuit court.
The bill consists of twenty-one sections,
much attention being given to the details
and methods of procedure under which the
commission and the court of commerce
shall proceed.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE
Indian Appropriation BUI Is Passed
Tribute to the Late Sena
tor Ingnlls.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The house to
day passed the Indian appropriation bill
and then devoted several hours paying
tribute to the late John J. Ingalls of
Kansas.
The appropriation bill was amended only
In minor details, $50,000 being added for
Indian schools.
The exercises attendant on the accept
ance of the Ingalls statue' were partici
pated In by many members who spoke
feelingly of the late Kansas senator.
' The house this afternoon passed the In
dian appropriation bill. , ,.. .. ..
Speaker Cannon announced the appoint
ment of the seven managers on the part of
the house to present to the senate the
Swayne impeachment case, as follows:
Representatives Palmer (Penn.), Powers
(Mass.). Olmsted (Penn.), Perkins (N. Y.).
Clayton (Ala.), De Armond (Mo.) and
Smith (Ky.).
The first four managers are republicans
and the remainder democrats. All but
Messrs. Olmsted and Perkins are members
of the Judiciary committee.
A resolution was agreed to directing the
clerk of the house to present to the senate
the articles of impeachment.
During the debate on the Indian appro
priation bill the appropriation for the
maintenance of public schools In the In
dian Territory was Increased from $100,000
to $150,000.
With the statement that over $100,000 of
the trust funds of the Indiana had been
paid out to the Catholic church during the
past year for the maintenance . of mis
sion schools, Mr. Stephens (Tex.) en
deavored to have the bill amended by pro
viding that no such funds should be used
for such purpose ln the future.
A point of order was made and sustained
against the amendment.
The house concluded the senate resolu
tion of acceotance.
At 6:40 the house adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATES
Eulogies Delivered Upon the Late
John J. Ingalls.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. After a doy de
voted to listening to eulogies upon the lute
Senator John J. Ingalls of Kansas, and to
the consideration of the bill making appro
priations for fortifications, the senate. Just
before adjournment, received from the
house notification that that body had
named managers to conduct the Impeach
ment proceedings against Charles Swayne,
United States district judge for the north
ern district of Florida. The senate Imme
diately adopted a resolution saying that it
was prepared to proceed with the matter.
The Ingalls ' eulogies were delivered in
connection with the official presentation by
the state of Kansas of the statue of the
late senator for Statuary hall. The prin
cipal address was made by Senator Long
of Kansas.
The fortification bill was read, and pend
ing the consideration of an amendment to
strike out the irovislon for Insular forti
fications the senate adjourned.
A resolution authorizing the committee
on Interstate commerce to sit -during
sessions of the senate, in order to per
mit the taking of testimony of the railroad
rate question, was passed.
Mr. Dietrich presented, but did not read,
an article written by himself In support
of his bill giving local self-government to
Alaska.
The kenate then entered upon the cere,
monies Incidenr to the scceptance of the
statue of the late John J. Ingalls, for
eighteen years a member of the United
States senate lrom Kansas, which has
been placed in' Btatuary hall. There were
seven addresses, but before they were be
gun Mr, Long presented a letter from the
governor of Kansas tendering the statue
snd a resolution of acceptance. . Pending
the adoption of the resolution Mr. Iong
addressed the senate. He devoted the
greater portion of his address to s consid
eration of the reasons why Mr. Ingalls
was not re-elected In 1S91, and said:
And then, as if in some measure to atone
for the Injustice they had done hirn, the
people of Kansas provided that his marble
statue should stand fcrever In the hall
near the chamber In which his great work
w x '"ne. I'ust political affiliations were
foinn when the resolution was passed.
In I. legislature were some mho hud be
longed to the party which was organized
to retire him from public life. They joined
his old friends and supporters in preserving
his stately srui imposing figure in the capi
tol of the nation, and today Kane will be
J ratified to know that while the voice of
ohn James Ingalls will be heard no more,
yet In culil marble. In striking, in perfect
likeness, he tius ceiidvu his peuefcUl is
the old hall of the house of representative. (
there to remain for n.l luti-tr l'ni ;i i
wotthy an'l fitting rontriLuti.-.t t" ihm lr
tnrlc assemblage.
Mr. Long called sttrntion t" the f.ict tli.tt
tomorrow Kansas will cclelrBte the forty
fourth anniversary of Its a.lmlssii.n tn tl
union, snd to the fact that Mi1, lnnnlls
h:td made an unsviilllrg cTort to 1'iv Jo'u
Brown'e statue pl.i.-f.l in the nation' eapi-t;''
tol. The other sisk.rs were Mem.. Al
lison, Cockte'.l. I'latt tlonn.i. Plait. Spior.e:
and Daniels.
In the g.illories were Mrs. lng.ille and
her daught.rs. Mrs. Senator l.ont:. J
Bristow. formerly fourth assistant po.l
mastcr general, and Mr. Ilrl-MW. Juiiei
TJionias Ryan, assistant secretary of the
Department of the Interior; Ihe wives of
Kansas members of the house; SntffUld
Ingalls pf Atchison, a son of the late
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delphia. a Son-in-law wie laie senaior,
and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Nelson snd Miss
Nelson of Kansas City. There were also
a large number of otlur Kansas citizens.
YELLOW
FEVER
ON
ISTHVU S
Several Cases Develop Among Nerly
Arrived Americans.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. rnofTlrtnl ad
vices received here from representatives
of the government in tho Panama canal
zone, dated at the end of the first week
l.i January, are to the effect that while
the current reports of the prevalence of
yellow fever on the Isthmus are exagger
ated, the pest does exist there, and some
apprehension is expressed that If It con
tinues to spread there will bo a whole
sale exodus of the csnal builders. The
cases so far developed ore sold to have
probably been preventable had proper pre
cautions been adopted. But the large In
flux of people of the north unacquainted
with tropical climatic dangers and the best
means to avoid them undoubtedly has af
forded great opportunity for the spread of
yellow fever. The American women par
ticularly are said to be careless and they
don the lightest white muslin shirtwaists
In the evening and almost surely bitten
by the poisonous fever-berlng mosquito.
Captain Mnlilken Convicted.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The record of
the court-martial which tried Captain
David B. Mulllken, Twenty-seventh infan
try, at Fort Sheridan, near Chicago, on
a charge of duplicating pay accounts and
of making false statements relative to his
marriage to a Filipino girl, has Just been
received at the War department from Gen
eral Funston, commanding the Department
of the Lakes, who first reviewed and en
dorsed the action of the court. The of
ficer was convicted and sentenced to dis
missal from the military service, but the
proceedings and sentence must be approved
by the president before they can be given
effect.
Nominations Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The senate to
day confirmed the following nominations:
Robert Watchorn, commissioner of Im
migration at the port of New York: Henry
H. Meyers, register of tho land office at
Little Rock. Ark.
S0RENS0N JURY DISCHARGED
Panel Reporte that It la Unable to
Agree Two Jurymen Said to Be
Friends of Defendant.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. 21,-The Jury sit
ting on the case of George Sorenson, tried
for attempting to bribe former United
States District Attorney Hall In an effort
to have him nush the land fraud cases In
this state, reported to Judge Bellinger
today that It was Impossible for the Jurors
to agree upon a verdict. In discharging
the Jury Judge Bellinger called the atten
tion of Francis J. Heney, who Is prose
cuting the land fraud cases for the gov
ernment, to the failure of the Jury to
agree on a verdjet In the face of evidence
which Judge Bellinger said warrnnted but
one verdict that of oonvlctlon. The court
urged Mr. Heney to summon the members
of the Jury,, before the federal grand Jury
that a, thorough Investigation of the matter
might be had. It Is reported that two of
the jurors are friends of the defendant,
Sorenson.
MRS. PURDUEUNDER ARREST
Missouri Woman Charged with
Murder of Her Husband Who
Was Killed While Asleep.
RICHMOND, Mo., Jan. 21. Mrs. Emmet
Purdue has been arrested on a warrant
Issued by the prosecuting attorney, charged
with the alleged murder of her husband,
Dr. Emmett Purdue of Encampment, Wyo.,
who was shot In the head ns he lay asleep
at the home of his father-in-law, F. M.
Leakley, early last Monday morning. Her
brother, Hannlbl Tanner, was arrested at
the same time as an accessory to the kill
in Ha la the brother who swore out a
warrant against Dr. Purdue accusing him
of being -armed. He reached the Leakley
home Just an hour before ths killing.
DEATH RECORpT
Oldest Woman In County.
WEST POINT. Neb., Jan. 21.-(BpecIal.)
Mrs, Frlscilla Davis, aged 7 years, died
at the county farm and was Interred Fri
day at the public cemetery here. The de
ceased had been a resident of the Institu
tion for eighteen years and Is believed to
be the oldest woman in Cuming county.
She had no known relatives In this state.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sutterle, an aged woman
of 76 years, died at her home this week.
The cause of death was paralysis, from
which she had suffered for many years. She
was the mother of twelve children, of
whom six survive her. Interment was un
der the auspices of the German Lutheran
j church, Rev. Ernst Ahrens, pastor, per
forming tne ceremony.
lodge D. P. Henry.
TECUMSEH. Neb., Jan. 21. (Special.)
Judge D. P. Henry, a pioneer settler of
Johnson county, died at his home here to
day. He was aged 71 years. Judge Henry
was a native of Illinois, having been bora
at Jacksonville in U33. He oame to this
county some thirty years ago- Ju Ige
Henry was an old soldier. A son and two
daughters survive him. Tho funera was
held at his late home at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon, conducted by Rev. F. M. Sturde
vant of the Baptist church. The burial
service was in charge of the Odd Fellows,
of which fraternity the deceased was a
member.
George W, Frank.
KEARNEY. Neb., Jan. 21. (Special Tele
gram.) George W. Frank, jr., at one time
one of the most prominent citizens and
business men of this city, died Thursday
at Liberty, N. Y. Funeral services and in
terment took place today at the former
home of the family In Warsaw, N. Y. The
health of the deceased has been bad for
seveial years and. In the hope nf benefiting
it, he left here some years ago, going to
South Carolina. Later he went to Ari
zona, and various places, but all to no
avail. 11c leaves a wife, son and daughter.
Henry Hrnnlng.
OSCEOLA Neh.. Jan. 21. l8perlnl.)-Tho
death of Henry Henning occurred at the
family residence seven miles north of here
yesterday morning, the cause being srterlo
sclerosis. Mr. Henning was 71 years old
and had been HI for a number of years. He
was one of the eurllcat actr.ers In the
county, having come hire in the early ';os,
and has lived hers ever since.
Funeral of Alfred Hurley.
It has been arranged tiiut the funeral
of the late Alfred Burley will be held
from the Madison at 3. SO Monday afternoon.
Interment will be private at Prospect Hill
cemetery.
CL'R LETTER BOX
Knntl In Tatntinn.
OVAilA. Jin 2 T.i :hr Pubile snd Tnr-
"'" ' "'"
V.t. mil Eiv.'iil t ' Real rotate: It Is pot
a plci' int jib, but it dm?- we owe ourselves'
snd fi.niilhs n.nl community. The hone
owner Is taxed nt full value, very often ,
more than what he nave fur his home; vs
ennt lots owr.ij by ns and wr having been
pajlig tax.-i on for thirty ears, sre now
on scavinget list and offered for sale. We
must hire more money to put In them or
lose the accumulation of jenrs to two gen
erations. "Why don't you Improve or Bill?"
they will say. Can t at assessed valuation;
ran t Improve because must hire money snd
pay double taxes that '.s. the Improvements
will be assessed nt more than the cost, and
the parties that lo;ep. the money make us
pay the tax on the mortgage ss It is as
sessed. The tenant cannot afford to pay it
all, and If we Improve we lose labor and
lnnd. Oar houses need repairing, painting;
If I put on $.'o worth of paint I am raised
$M0 on assessments; If I beautify my
grounds, which of course tskes money and
labor, our taxes lire raised.
When I was a yours- man I did not give
the subject so much thought I did the la
bor myself. Now, I am older and more
feeble, I must buy labor and then be as
sessed for more than It cost me. If we
could live long enoush and be able to pny
tho present exorbitant taxes, our property
no doubt would raise to the value given by
our tax commissioner, but .we can not live
thnt long, unless we get at all personal
property and reduce vacant renl estate to
real value. Most all of our old land men
who were wealthy twenty years ago are
bankrupt and gone, snd many In poverty,
to their laBt resting place.
Let those great department stores, stock
owners, street cars, mil roads, gat and
water, bond and grain speculators, who
have got all our wealth, pay their taxes
or show their hands (books) as law , pro
vides. The wealthy professional gentlemen
should be cited, doctors, lawyers, many men
whom I know, who are laying back with
stock enough to elect them presidents of
banks nnd holding $10,000 a year positions,
and with mortgages assigned to escape
taxes that should be brought before the
equalization board, to show why they
should not pny taxes the same as the la
boring man, who has a little home earned
by labor at $1.75 to $2.50 per day, and pay
ing these doctors $2 to $3 a visit for services.
I know of doctors who Inst year gave $15.
000 In mortgages who this year gave a few
hundred for taxes mortgages were as
signed to escape taxation. Others who
have $10,000 to $30,000 In bank, specialists
who get any price they chooso to ask law-1
yers same. Mnke them bring their bank
books; that's the only way, then perhaps
books might be fixed for ths occasion.
Mr. Wattles, in a speech In public a few
days ago, said: "We have had enough of
tax agitation." Yes, some of us have more
than enough. The little house owner and
the unimproved land owner. Now let the
bond man, tho grain speculator, yes) all the
gamblers who Rot rich off of the producer,
pay taxes equal to the man who owns a
home. Why, the man who builds a home
on building nnd loin association stock has
to pay the tax on the bond as well as I to
10 per cent Interest, and they will not al
low him to vote his bonds for election of
officers, but they hold them ns sf further
security for the loun. The present legisla
ture should look into tho building and loan
association laws and see that they are not
allowed to rob the laboring man of all his
labor by eventually taking most of the .
homes back by default.
JOHN O. WILLIS.
President WIIMh T.nnd fnmnu n.
HYMENEAL
McCandleas-Hlnnnrd.
' PAPILLION, Neb., Jan. 21.MSpecial.)
r rnnx Mcuanaiess ana miss oinnara were
married in Papllllon, Judge Wilson ' of- '
filiating. Both are well known young peo
ple from the vicinity of Springfield and
will rts-lde at that place.
Jevett-OHTer.
PAPILLION, Neb.,, Jan. 21. (Special.)
Justice Stormer united In marriage .Mark
L. Jewett and Miss Clara Oliver, the cere
mony being performed at the borne of
Mr. and Mrs. George Smith In North Papll
llon. The couple will make their home
here, where the groom Is engaged In -busi
ness.
FIRE RECORD.
Store at Violet.
PAWNEE CITY, Neb., Jan. 21. (Special )
Yesterday the general merchandise store
of J. F. Ford & Bon, at Violet, six miles
west of here, was completely, destroyed by
fire. This was the only business building
In the village and was a loss of about
$2,000, partly insured. The household goods
of the proprietor, who with his family llvrfl
over the store, were saved from the fire.
OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
All Btudents diRlrlng to enter the pre
liminary debate for the Lincoln team will
meet Mr. Brace len in his room Tuesday,
January 24, Immediately after school. The
question is "Resolved, That congress was
unwise In abolishing the army canteen."
I It Is hoped many will avail themselves of
tne opportunity onereei to try lor a place
on the team. ,
A hia-h school Youna Men's Christian
association club is being organized by Mr.
I'.ioeri liiirneti. All those members whose
membership cards expire soon or those
who desire to become members will find
It to their advantage to see him on or
before February 1. The membership charges
for tiign school students for a full priv
lltges" ticket Is $5 per year.
Examinations will be held the week be
ginning Tuesday, January 24, and continue
until Friday of that week. School will be
dismissed at 12 o'clock on examination
days. Two periods will be devoted to
each subject, as heretofore. All literary
societies will postpone their meetings until
February 3 on account of the examina
tions. In like manner, Mr. A. H. Water
house's parliamentary law classes will not
assemble until the week after examina
tions for the same reason.
The Cadet Officers club gave a very en
tertaining program Friday afternoon. Mr.
and Mrs. Lindley, Shakespearean players,
were engbged to reprexluoe scenes from the
"Merchant of Venice." From the very
large number present nnd the appreciative
comments made st the conclusion it ap
pears to have been highly successful. It Is
estimated that . nearly . bUO students were
present, which, when considering the ad
mission clmrgo, must have netted a neat
profit to the club. To those not familiar
with the purpose of the entertainment It
may be to their Interest to know that
the- money realized therefrom is to be. de
voted to the defraying of the annual en
campment expenses.
The German society held a meeting at
which various matters of Interest were
transacted. Miss Rona Wilrod wss re
((in sled to resume Jier office as treasurer
of the society, In order to usume the dutlss
devolving upon critic of the society, for
which ahs is most happily fitted, by reason
of her extensive knowledge of the Ger
man language. Miss Elizabeth Corduroy
was chosen us treasurer of the society to
succeed Miss Wilrod. The constitution
was also read by the committee appointed
to frame It and adopted with but slight
changes. The pilncipal fenture of the con
stitution, the article relating to admission,
is mem hers. All members of the Omaha
HikIi school who are menilH-rs of he Ger
man clashes or who ran write, speak and
read Geraian are eligible to nvunbershlp
upon the presentation of their name to the
secretary, without particular action of
the soehty. A rule was also passed to
levy a lux u'um nil mudtmls nf German
whether members of the society or not,
in order tu distribute more evenly the bur
den of finances. Mtas Bower was six)
ehoM-n to prvpare a program for Febru
ary 1 After the completion of business
the following very Interesting program was
rendered: Recitation, Miss Helen Potter)
storv, Miss Anderson; vooal solo, Walter
Hoffman: selection from "Mary Stuart,"
Mls Georgia LUsbvrry and JUnjf.