TI1E OMAHA DAILY HEE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1903.
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CURRENT NEWS OF IOWA
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COUNCIL BLUFFS
HUSBAND IS PARTICULAR
lark Washington Objects to Policeman
Accompanying Hi Wife Home.
WOMAN IS ALMOST 6VERC0ME BY COLD
I Goes Into nrnldrarr and Propotei to
Camp There I'ntll OtUcer Arrive
and Escorts Her to Her
Own Home.
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; Beat Estate Transfera.
These transfers were reported to The Bee
February S by the Title Guaranty and
Trust company of Council Bluffs:
Sheriff to William Arnd, lota 1 and
2, block 2, Burns' addition; a. d...f 426.44
i. W. Bqulre and wife to Jamee M.
v Bryant, lots 21 and 22. block 8,
. Syulrss addition; w. d 1,360.00
Carolina Test Bohrer to M. Frleden.
lot , block 10, Crawford's addl-
. tion; w. d. 68.00
The Pottawattamie Investment com
pany to 8. W. Creel A John
. Frees, lots 8 and 9, block 8,
Howard's addition: w. d.
Anna Ryan to Michael Ryan, lots
M and 25, block 6. Squire's addi
tion; w. d
Louis Harniel and wife to Fred
Eberhart, lots 1 and 2. Dlock U
Mynster's addition w. d 1,428.00
County treasurer to William Arnd.
lot 14. Dlock 22, Bryant ec ciotk s
addition; t. d
County treasurer to William J. Lev
. erett, lot 16, block 8, Twin City
place; t. d
County treasurer to J. P. Green-
. shields, lots 7, 8 and 9, Avoca Land
and Loan company's addition;
t. d
County treasurer to J. P. Green
shields, lot 15, block T, McMahon,
Cooper A Jefferls' addition; t. d.
' County treasurer to J. V. Green
shields, lot 6. block 29, Mulllns' sub
division; t. d .,
County treasurer- to J. P. Green
shields, lot 8, block L Squire's ad-
. dltlon, . part lot 4, block 6, How-
ard's addition t. d
' I County treasurer to J. P. Green-
. shields, lot 6, block 8, Street's ad-
I dltlon; t. d ..
' ICounty treasurer to J. P. Green-
shields, lot 9, block 9, Beers' sub
I . division; lot 8, block 19, Central;
- lot 4, block Id, Hall's addition; lot
11, block 1, Mayne's first addition;
lot 4, block 4. Mayne's first addi
tion; ' lot 8, block 8, McMahon,
Cooper & Jefferls' addition; lot 3,
block 7. Mulllns' sub-division ; lots
4 and (, block 1, and lots 23 and 24,
block It, Omaha addition; lot 11,
i block 68. Riddle's addition; t. d... 29.66
46.00
1.00
1.62
1.47
4.82
11.04
3.22
2.60
Fourteen transfers total $3,361.46
Matters In District Coart.
. James Arthur, one of three men arrested
and Indicted on a charge- of robbing; the
Treynor bank, Is preparing to make a legal
fight for liberty when his trial Is called.
When arrested Arthur and Bernstein had
but little money and former County Attor
ney Ktlpack was appointed to defend the
two men. Arthur's wife has since turned
1 IK - mil nf mnnov KnA It
' that an effort will be made to clear Arthur.
i .Airs. Axtnur vimiea ner nusoana at in
y ) county Jail some days ago and then left
, town. Attorney Kiupack nas peen in com
munication with her, and. Arthur expects
' .that with the assistance of legal defense
'he may escape a' long term.
The case of Clberg against Johanaon has
been dismissed In the district court. Johan
aon was a tenant on the Ethers; farm and
It was alleged that ho did not run the form
exactly In the -Ames manner.
An amendment has been filed In the cases
J brought against H. B. Knowles by County
Treasurer : Conslgny as a result of tax
ferret activity.
I Charlotte Aylesworth has filed an answer
f' to the suit brought against her by A. W.
.Way for the payment of a Rock county,
Nebraska, farm. In her answer she alleges
'that she went. In company wl'U n agent,
.and found a nice, level, rilling 480-acr
..farm, which was a dream of Aden In Its
beauty and luxuriance of grasses. She con
tracted to pay for the said farm, but later
I discovered that she had bought the top
side of a number of sand hills, all of which
.. la a' sufficient reason why she should not
" plant any more money where grass will not
, gTow.
Maaonle Temple Incorporates.
Articles, of Incorporation of the Masonlo
Temple Building association were filed with
the county recorder yesterday. Ths Incor
porators are F. K. Hart, F. O. Gleason, E.
L. Bhugart, John P. Sktnkle, George F.
Wright and others.
The new association expects to take the
; Masonlo temple property from the former
Council Bluffs Masonlo Temple association,
; whose Incorporated Ufa expired on June 27
of last year. There has been some dissen
sion among the stockholders of the former
concern regarding the disposition of the
property, as they could not agree either on
the value of the property or the best
method of handling the same. At the same
"tiros the articles of Incorporation were re
corded suit was brought asking that the
former ' building association be declared
legally dead, the directors ordered to close
up ths business, dispose of the property and
divide the proceeds among th several
Stockholders. The Incorporators of the new
association represent ths element which
wishes the building placed on th market
so that the stockholders may realise on
their Investments If they so wish.
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Jr ; Steal to Get Lodcluas.
X. : Frank Vaughn and Charles Anderson,
two wanderers who Thursday night stopped
at Chief Richmond's steam heated apart
ment house, returned there under the es
cort of an officer., yesterday afternoon in
tims tor th supper hour.
Vaughn and Anderson espied ninety
pound of plug tobacco on the walk In front
of the warehouse of the Peregoy St Moore
, company and proceeded to walk jff with
V 'the bundle. Burdened ss they were the
fl ( mau could net outrun. Fred Murphy, the
italt' Alwk wh followed tham tj flavntfi
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In the hope of seeing- a . policeman. At
Seventh street Murphy's wind gave out
and a newspaperman took up the chase.
A few clerks along the street took a hand
In the game, and the two men Anally ran
Into the arms of an officer who was mean
dering down the street. They had their old
rooms Inst night, and Vaughn remarked
that It was too cold weather for a man to
stay outside.
"I'm so cold I can t walk and I won't go
outdoors, where I will freeze to death. You
' can have me arrested If you wsnt to, but I
V am going to stay by this fire until morn-
ing," said Mrs. Clark Washington to the
f owner of the Cochran home on Seventh
avenue and Sixteenth street last night.
Mrs. Washington' Is an Indian woman, the
wife of Clark Washington, colored, and last
.night entered the home of T. A. Cochran,
saying she was freezing. The family at
one invited hr .to come In out of the cold,
' but when bedtime came and the woman re
fused to go home the police were notified.
" Captain O'Nell responded to the call and
could not start the woman home unless he
would accompany her. Hand In rmnd the
nfght captain and the squaw waded snow-
. drift after snowdrift, as the woman whs
not able to walk alone. Several times she
' nearly -fainted, and only the strong right
arm of O'Nell saved her from falling. When '
the couple arrived at the Washington home j
'on Avenue D and, I street, both of them j
were nearly exhausted. The husband of the I
1 woman alleged that ha did not know where I
she was and stated that he was able to care i
for. her without help from the police; In;
fact Insinuated that he did not care to have ,
V his wife In the company of a policeman at
I that time of night, as It might Injure the
reputation or the family. e promisea to
, provide for her In the future and was not
. molested.
Implement Firm Gets Quarters.
A contract has been entered Into between
the Fuller-Johnson-8hugart company, by
which the local offices and warerooms of
the concern will remain In the Champion
building, owned by the name promoters
who recently lost the Fuller-Johnson-Shu-gart
building by fire. It Is given out that
there was never any desire on the part of
the company to transfer their business to
the Omaha side of the river, .although In
ducements were held out for such a move.
The directors and stockholders of Ware
house Construction company No. 2 will hold
a meeting next week, at which time ar
rangements will be made for a new build
ing, which when completed will be occupied
by an implement firm new to Council
Bluffs.
Woodmen Elect Delegates.
These delegates have been selected to
represent Hazel camp. Modern Woodmen
of America, at the county convention to
be held In this city In April:
Delegates J. C. Fleming, J. J. Stewart,
T. W. Selby, E. E. Hart, EOward Can
ning. S. B. Snyder. M. O. Gilbert, C. G.
Saunders, H. A. Lennox. W. 13. Klrkland,
O. T. Shepparrl, Emmett Tlnley, E. T.
Vein. L. E. Brlendenstein. M. B. Snyder,
rr. J. H. Cleaver, Dr. Matt A. Tlnley, R.
P. Patterson.
Alternates Tom Tlerney. O. W. West
erdahl, L. E. Howe. George Uehltng, N.
J. Swanson, Louis Green,, H. W. Fro
hnrdt, D. E. Stuart. F. L. Reed, F. F.
Everest, M. W. Frederick. W. C. Bnver.
O. C. Beach. A. Moreham, W. T. Cole,
George Waddell, J. V. Sullivan, G. 8. Dunn,
Louis Baum, L. J. Collins.
Corn Train la Com In sr.
The Rock Island is perfecting arrange
ments whereby Pottawattamie county
farmers may have the privilege of listening
to one of the "corn lectures" given by the
experts from the State college at Ames. It
Is now proposed to bring the Rock Island
corn gospel train here some time early In
March, with stops at all the towns along
the line. There being no association
among the local farmers It Is up to the
railroads to produce the crowds and awaken
Interest.
MINOR MEXTIOX.
Davis sells drugs.
Leffert's glasses fit.
Stockert sells carpets.
The Elks meet tonight.
Miss Margery Simms Is ill.
W. B. Reed Is home from Logan.
Duncan sells the best school shoes.
Plumbing and Heating. Blxby & Son.
Justloo H. H. Fields Is ill with the grip.
Drs. Woodbury, dentists. 30 Pearl street
Duncan does the best repairing, 21 Main.
Go to night school. Western, Iowa College.
T. M. Thomas of this city is at Lincoln,
with a broken rib.
Rer. F. R. Case of the First Baptist
church Is 111 with the grip.
School drawing, practice and musto pa
pers. C. E. Alexander, 333 B'way.
Have you seen our cement blocks7 They
are the swellest ever. C. Hafer. "Phone 202.
Mrs. J. W. Mitchell is at Malvern to at
tend the funeral of the late Mrs. Edward
Summers.
Funeral services for the late H. C. Cook
were held from Cutler's yesterday after
noon. Interment at Walnut Hill.
Rev. James O'May Is home from Ham
burg, where he delivered an address on
"Save Your Scraps."
Nels and Peter Nelson, charged with
stealing corn from a car In the Milwaukee
yards, will have a hearing this morn
ing. Missouri oak dry cordwood. $6 a cord,
cobs $1.76 per load, shell bark hickory $7
per cord, delivered. William Welch, 16 North
Main. Telephone 128.
On account of the slcknesa of Mra. Jack
son, the Busy Bees of Grace Eplaoopal
church have poatponed their Saturday
meeting for one week.
Mra. R. M. Osborn, formerly of this city,
but later of Washington, D. C, died In
that city Friday. The remains are ex
pected to arrive In Council Bluffs today.
Funeral services will be held from the
Broadway Methodist church some time to
morrow. Mrs. Osborn waa the widow of
Dr. Oaborn, who waa a prominent cltlaen
In Council Bluffs In lta earlier days.
J. P. Organ, B. O. Brulngton and others
are interented In a proposed whist league,
to be comprised of towns In the Imme
diate vicinity, with a view to getting more
team practice before the annual meetings
of the Iowa-Nebraska tournaments. At
Avoca a movement has been launched to
form a new league, and It la expected that
a number of Council Bluffa teama will en
ter the first of a aerlea of contests to be
pulled off February 10, at Atlantic. Local
players who do not go to the big tourna
ment, which opens at Kansas City on the
same date, will go to Atlantlo.
BITTER MAKERS ELECT OFFICERS
Sam Schlllln of Iowa Chosen Pres
ident . of National Association.
MASON CITT, la., Feb. I.-The Iowa
State Dairy and National Butter Makers'
associations adjourned tonight.
The following resolutions were passed by
the Iowa Dairy association:
Resolved, That the association does
hereby earnestly condemn the drunkenness
and criminal rowdyism which has marred
this convention, and that companies send
ing representatives to our future meetings
must send men who will not participate
In any drunkenness or rowdyism, else re
main away.
The National Butter Makers' association
complimented Iowa by naming Sam Schil
ling for their president. Other officers
elected were: G. O. Lldd of Chicago, vice
president; O. O. Knight of Chicago, secretary-treasurer;
O. A. Trow, Minnesota,
E. R. Burrldge of Ohio, and R. 'J. Noy
ter, the executive committee.
Farmer at Shenandoah.
SHENANDOAH, la., Feb. $.-Speclat.)-Toduy
waa the second of th three days'
meeting of th Page County Farmers' In
stitute at this city, and while the weather
was extremely cold last night and has con
tinued so today, many of the thermometers
around here registering as low as S degrees
below aero this morning, yet more than ZOO
farmers were preaent at this morning's
session and nearly 400 were present this
afternoon, some of them having driven fif
teen miles through the cold to get here.
The principal speaker this morning was
Prof. Stevenson of Ames college, whose
subject was "Drainage. "
Flay by Home Talent.
LOGAN, la., Feb. $. (Special.) A home
talent play, "Th Merry Milkmaids,"
will be rendered at the Logan opera hous
on th evening of Friday, February 10, and
will be under the auspices of the Christian
and Methodist Episcopal churches of
Logan.
Jory I'aaale to Fls Blame.
IOWA CITT, la., Feb. $. Spclal Tele
gram.) Th coroner's Jury was unable to
Ax the blame for th explosion of th Rock
Island engine on January SO, which killed
three men. It is alleged faulty construction
of the engine caused th explosion and th
case may be carried Into th courts.
Family Sorely Amleted.
CLINTON, la.. Feb. $.-(8psds4 Tele
gram.) Mra. Jochln Ingwrn died of black
diphtheria last night Her 8-yar-old child
died today. Six other ohlldren are seriously
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CITY ENUMERATION FAULTY
More Error. Found Thtre in Genius Return
Than in Bural Districts.
0EC0RAT0RS COMMENCE ON CAPITOL
State Exeentlre Council Meets at
Home of Governor Cnmmlns, as
Letter's Illness Prevents Hla
Vliltlng om.ee.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES. Feb. 3. (Special. )-Brlght
young men who have been appointed In
tho cities as the census enumerators sre
not a success, according to the secretary
of tho executive council, under whose di
rection the work Is being done. At the
same time the farmers In the country dis
tricts, who do net write quite so well, are
getting the facta better. Hundreds of cards
are being sent back by the secretary for
correction. Three cities In the state espe
cially are causing the secretary more
trouble than all the rest. These sre Cher
okee, Albla and Marshnlltown. In Albia
one assessor makes more mistakes and
causes more trouble than all the rest of
Monroe county thus far. The city men
fall to All In all the blanks. They fall to
state whether a person Is male or female,
white or black, married, single or divorced.
The cards done Improperly must . be sent
back for correction and will mean a loss
to the assessors In their time, as they get
no extra pay for making the corrections.
Decorating; State Honae.
Artist Elmer E. Garnsey arrived today
with his foreman. Mr. PhiUlpa, and force
of workmen to do the decorating on the
state house The work will take about a
year to complete. The Arst to be done Is
to clean the walls, and It will be some
tlmo before any color will be put on. The
dome and rotunda down to the Aoor of the
hall of representatives Is to be completed
Arst and then the decorating of the hall
of representatives and the supreme court
room. All this must be accomplished be
fore January 1 next when the legislature
meets again.
Meet nt Governor's Home.
Governor Cummins was still too 111 today
to be at the state house, and the members
of the executive council met at his home
for lunch and to transact such business
of Importance as demanded Immediate at
tention. The most Important matter taken
up was the approval of the bonds for the
depositories of the state funds. Governor
Cummins will not be able to leave his
home much before next Wednesday, when
he appears before the Corn Belt Meat Pro
ducers' association with Governor Van
Sant and Governor LaFolIette.
State Contract la Let.
The contract for . the electrical work -at
the State Inebriate hospital at Knoxvllle
was let today to Arthur Frantien & Co. of.
Chicago. This completes the contracts for
the erection and completion of the Institu
tion, with the exception of the equipment
for the launoYy and Industrial workshop
and the furnishings and furniture for nil
fhe buildings.
Adjutant Makes Appointment.
Adjutant General Thrift today appointed
Miss Eva Vleser of DeB Moines as stenog
rapher In his office. She has served Ave
years In the office under General Byers. It
Is believed that Captain Guy E. Logan of
Red Oak Is to be named as assistant ad
jutant general. He -is a candidate for the
office and the report that he would not
leave his present position for the one here
Is said to be not well founded.
I Pharmacy Examination.
An examination In the office of the phar
macy commission for druggists and drug
gists' clerks will be held, next week Tues
day. '
M. & ST. L. to Kansas City.
There is a report that the Minneapolis
& St. Louis will gain an entrance to Kan
sas City in-the spring. It Is presumed that
the entrance will be through a traffic ar
rangement with some other road, presum
ably the Burlington, with which It has a
traffic arrangement for entrance to Des
Moines. The report Is said to have ema
nated from an qfTlcial of another road. J.
N. Tlttemore of the Minneapolis Se St.
Louis, who was In the city last night as the
guest of the city on account of the entrance
of his road here, dented knowledge of It.
At the banquet In his honor Mr. Tlttemore
said the rebates were, a two-edged sword
and while capable of doing Injury were not
an unmixed evil and has been the means
of developing many localities and indus
tries. '
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COUNCIL BLUFFS ORATOR A WINNER
Delivers Fine Oration on "The Mob
and the Law."
IOWA CITY. Ia., Feb. $. (Special Tele
gram.) Robert F. Swalne of Council Bluffa
won Arst place In the preliminary ' to the
Northern Oratorical league contest tonight
His oration on "The Mob and the Law"
Is said to be one of the best delivered at
an Iowa university In ths last. Beveral
years. H. C. Anderson of Oelweln and
Fred Douglas of Lehigh won second and
third respectively. Tho Anal, contest will
be held at Evanston, III.
WEALTHY CALIFORNIA MISSING
Chief of Police of .Michigan Town
Looks for Man Who Had
Cash.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mlon., Feb. $. The
county authorities and chief of police were
told today of the audden and mysterious
disappearance of Joseph Racclcut, a
wealthy Callfornlan, who, it la aald, had
$100,000 on his person when hs left' his
boarding houss several days ago.
Racclcut, who had been employed for
over two weeks In securing options on
nearby farm property, started to the coun
try to see a farmer to close a real estate
deal, but never reached hla destination.
Friends entertain the belief that he was
held up by highwaymen and robbed and
the body deposited In snow in ths woods,
Racclcut was 63 years old and well dresaed.
His California address Is not known,
SENATOR BEATS DETECTIVE
California Legislator Aeeased of
( Bribery Assaults Jtfaa Em.
ployed by the Proseeotloa.
BAN FRANCISCO. Feb. $. A special dis
patch from Sacramento to th Call says
that Btat Senator Frank French, who
stands accused with three of his colleagues
of bribery, baa made an assault on De
tective George N. Tichenor, employed by
the prosecution. French accoated Tichenor
on the upper floor of the capltol rotunda
and without a word rushed at the de
tective and sent him reeling with a blow
over the right eye. Bystander Interfered
at this Juncture artd prevented further
trouble. f .
Robber Shot by Seatry.
NEW YORK, Feb, X-John Sebery, on
of four nen- caught in the act of robbing
th Brooklyn navy yard today of copper
pipe, was shot and killed by Private Lau
raooa T. Milton, a sentry. Bebery's tfcre
companions escaped. The men refused to
halt when ordered to do so by Milton.
CONFERENCE ON RATE BILL
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Haas Agrees to Vat oa Measare
Next Wednesday After
noon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. The republicans
of the house of representatives In confer
ence this afternoon adopted as a party
measure the bill extending rate-making
powers to the Interstste Commerce com
mission as agreed on by the committee on
Interstate and foreign commerce and known
as the Esch-Townsend bill.
The conference Instructed the house com
mittee on rules to bring In a rule providing
for consideration of the measure, beginning
on Tuesday and continuing until 4 o'clock
Wednesday, when a vote shall be taken.
No amendments will be allowed to the
bill, although the Arst vote Is to be taken
on the Davey bill as the democratic sub
stitute for legislation on the railway rate
subject.
The conference, which lasted three hours,
developed opposition to the measure. The
only test vote taken was on a motion to
postpone the matter to a further conference
next Tuesday. This was lost, 44 to 107.
Efforts were made to amend the bill during
the conference, but all of these failed.
Fault was found With the bill on the
ground that It did not Include regulation
for the private car evil and terminal
charges. The advocates of the bill con
tested these criticisms, claiming that au
thority was contained in the bill to correct
the complained of evils.
The change of the meeting from a caucus,
as the call stated, to a "conference" leaves
members participating free to follow their
own Inclinations. It Is understood that the
opposition may organize with the purpose
of Joining the minority In the house In the
vote on the rule prescribing the manner of
considering the bill In the house. These
plans, however, have not been actually and
definitely decided on.
Messrs. Mahon and Sibley of Pennsyl
vania wero conspicuous In their opposition
to any legislation at this time, both con
tending that sufficient time had not been
given to the consideration of the subject.
Speaker Cannon advised hla associates
that if action, was to be taken at all It
must be 'taken now. He suggested that a
recess might be taken until evening, but
the sentiment of the members present was
overwhelmingly In favor of Immediate ac
tion and the speaker did not press his sug
gestion. ..
Representative Payne (N. T.), majority
leader, said that the bill in Its present
shape did not provide for anything more
than What was In the original Interstate
commerce act, which had stood for ten
years, at the end of which time the rail
roads raised the question of the legality
of the enforcement of the decisions of the
commission as to rates, the courts sustain
ing the contention that there was no power
vested In the commission to Ax rates.
CONTEST OVER WARD BOUNDARIES
Marshalltown City Council Stirs I'p n
Storm.
". MARSHALLTOWN, la., Feb. 3. (Special
Telegram.) At the meeting of the city
council, held tonight for the purpose of
ousting one of the wards of the city, the
council chamber was Jammed full of hiss
ing, shouting residents of the Sixth ward,
the one sought to be done away with. An
ordinance establishing the boundaries of the
new division of the city was up for Its
second reading. Petitions and protests were
plentiful, and hisses and shouts of derision
were hurled at the members of the coun
cil. Two of the main supporters of the
movement were absent from the meeting
and on this pretext the council adjourned
without action and the crowd went wild,
shouting "cowards" and other. Uncompli
mentary names at the members. After the
council adjourned an overflow meeting was
held at the office of F. M. Sutton, whero
a crowd of Sixth warders and members
of the Marshalltown Good Government
league held an overflow meeting end de
cided to fight the proposed action to a
standstill.
Confirmations by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. .-The senate tcday
confirmed tho following nominations:
Harry Tarbel. coiner of mint at Denver:
Rev. Georsre Going of Iowa, chaplain In the
army? Wllilam A. McClure, receiver of pub
lic moneys at Dickinson, N. D. ; James C.
Kellogg of Louisiana, consul at Barran
qiillln, Columbia; Daniel S. Kidder of
Florida, consul at Nankin, China; William
Martin cf New York, consul general at
Hankau. China.
' Post masters: Montana George W. Crane,
Fort Benton. South Dakota-CalvJn Betts,
Mount Vernon.
Also promotions In the army and navy.
Panama Civil Service Full.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-It was an
nounced at the office of the Civil Service
commission today that for the present no
more examinations will be held for clerical
and professional positions for the Panama
canal service, the applications already be
ing far In excess of Its needs. It was said,
however, that competent and experienced
persons are especially desired as members
of steam shovel crews, particularly crane
men and pit foremen.
Condition of 8lek Congressmen.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Representative
Marsh of Illinois was reported to be slightly
better today and the condition of Rep
resentative Samuel W. Smith of Michigan
shows no change. Both are ill with pneumonia.
FIRE AT EAST ST. LOUIS
Several People Are Injured In Blase
Which Destroys Maeh
Property.
EAST ST. LOUIS, 111., Feb. J. Six of the
largest office and store buildings here were
destroyed or badly damaged by Ar early
today and several persons were Injured.
Ths property loss Is estimated at $260,000,
partially covered by Insurance.
Mlsa Annie Keeley was overcome by
smoke and carried out of her room by
Aremen.
Joseph Smith, occupying a room in th
Blckler building, was hurt by falling debris.
Several others were reported Injured.
Street car traffic was completely tied up
and the telephone service district was
badly crippled.
All the available Are Aghttng apparatus
In th city was called out, and finally a
call for assistance waa aent to St. Louis.
The Intense cold greatly retarded the
effective fighting of the Aams.
The fir la aald to have started In the
Josephine building, which was destroyed.
The Josephine building was used for lodg
headquarters, offices and retail stores and
was erected at a cost of $100,000.
The other buildings burned and loss
sre: Lucy building, occupied by retail es
tablishments and Aats, $46,000; Walsh build
ing, $70,000; Zlegenhetn building, $40,000; Hor
ligan's saloon, $5,000; Btrlckler's grocery,
$6,000.
Th buildings destroyed wer among th
newest and most costly la the city. A
number of families who ocoupled flats In
th upper floors of th Lucy building wr
driven out InU th frigid wathr.
MeGvesje-v's City Hall Burned.
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis., Feb. 8-Blx
business heiaes and a realdenc were de
stroyed by fir at North McGregor, la.,
while the thermometer registered ' below
aero. Among the building destroyed
were the. new city hall, the council cham
ber and the Jail, Families living In sec
ond floors were rescued with difficulty.
Beveral firemen suntalned froten handa
and feet Loss, $2i,0uU, Insurance, $ii,luu.
KNOX ADVISED THE COURSE
Indian 8chool Contract Based on Opinion
f Former Attornt j Gensral
MATTER IS TREATED BY HIS SUCCESSOR
Extended Note oa the Subject Telllnsj
t Details of Affair Is Made
Public ut Washington.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Presldent Roose
velt's connection with the diversion of In
dian trust funds to the support of Catholic
mission schools is explained and Justified
In a communication addressed to the presi
dent by Attorney General Moody, which
was filed today with the senate committee
on Indian affairs by William H. Ketchsm,
director of the bureau of Catholic Indian
missions. Father Ketcham appeared be
fore the committee to defend his bureau
against the charges that It has been using
undue and political Influences to secure the
use of trust funds for Catholic schools.
Mr. Moody's communication, dated Feb
ruary 2, 1906, sets forth the record of a
cabinet meeting held In January, 1904, when
the question of the use of Indian funds
for sectarlnn schools was discussed, and
the president asked for an opinion as to his
authority to direct that contrncts be made
for the use of such funds by denomina
tional educational Institutions. Senator
Knox, then attorney general, decided that
the action of congress In declaring It to
be the policy of the government not to per
mit the use of the public moneys of the
American people for sectarian purposes did
not repeal previous laws giving to the
secretary of the Interior discretion to use
the Indian funds in any manner he saw
At. Certain lows were cited to direct at
tention to the president's authority In that
regard.
Attorney General Moody's stntement con
cludea The srgument of the memorandum briefly
was that notwithstanding the declaration
of congressional Intent not to make ap
propriations in the future of public moneys
of the American people fur sectarian In
stitutions, tho previous laws giving the
secretary of the Interior discretion to use
certain moneys of the Indians held In trust
In any way that he mlRht see lit, includ
ing assistance to sectarian schools, were
not repenled and consequently his discre
tion remained.
This was the lepnl ndvlce given to you
as to your authority to continue the use
of the Interest on certain Indian trust
fundi.
It appeared In the discussion that some
of the Indian tribes desired such use of
their own moneys and various reasons were
given to show the advantage of continuing
to support certain cx!ttng sectarian schools
on account of their efficient work or special
beneficial Influences, but with these con
siderations the Department of Justice was
not especially concerned.
Scharf Without Authority.
The charge had been made that the
Catholic burcnu, through Dr. E. L. Scharf
of this city, had made promises of Catholic
political support to the administration in
return for favors and It was to answer this
that Father Ketcham went before the com
mittee today. He denied that Dr. Scharf
ever had any connection with the bureau
or with nny branch of the Catholic mis
sion work, and declared that whatever
Dr. Schnrf did was on his own Initiative
and without authority.
It was denied by Father Ketcham that
the bureau has endeavored to secure aid
for mission schools. Hs said that for
years the bureau has been conducting
schools on various reservations, notably
the Osage, and tho government has been
paying for the teaching of pupils the same
as In government schools. He submitted
statistics to show that the per capita cost
has been less in the Catholic schools than
in the government schools.
The efforts to obtain the use of trust
funds were begun under the administration
of President McKinley, said Father
Ketcham, who explained that he laid the
matter before the president and received
a ruling that tKe proposition seemed fair.
President McKinley then referred the mat
ter to the secretary of the Interior, but no
action was taken, and a year ago It was
taken up by the Catholic bureau with Pres
ident Roosevelt who, according to Father
Ketcham, approved the proposition and
said that If he found It to be lawful he
would agree to permit the contracts to
be made. It was then that the matter
was referred to the cabinet and later to
the Department of 'Justice for an opinion.
Bishop Hare Informed.
Father Ketcham asserted that Bishop
Hare of the Episcopal church, a year ago
knew that the cortracts were being made
and at that time mode an Inquiry of the
commissioner of Indian affairs and had
explained to him the authority for the
contracts. It was declared further that
Bishop Hare was offered similar opportu
nities for his schools, but declined to ac
cept them.
"If Bishop Hare had accepted this aid
In the aamo manner that the Lutheran
synod accepted aid for their achools In
Wisconsin, then there would have been
no discussion of this matter," concluded
Father Ketcham.
At the cabinet meeting today Secretary
Hitchcock took up the subject of the use
of Indian trust funds for the benefit of
sectarian schools. Francis E. Leupp. com
missioner of Indian affairs, was called Into
the conference. It is said a statement will
be Issued In a few days regarding the mat
ter. Scharf Replies to Bard.
Dr. E. L. Scharf of Washington today
Issued a signed statement in answer to
allegations made by Senator Bard od Cali
fornia before the sub-committee of the
senate committee on Indian affairs, that
Dr. Scharf, when trying to have. the ap
propriations for Catholic Indian missions
extended two years ago tried to Influencu
the senator's action by promising certain
political support. Dr. Scharf says:
Senator Hard's statements, even If they
were absolutely accurate, lose their force
by reason of the long time he allowed to
elapse before bringing his charges. He
waited until the legislature of California
discovered the right man to represent that
State In the senate. When I appeured be
fore the sub-committee two yoars ago
Senator Bard should have denounced me
then and there if he really thought that
the propositions that I made to him were
improper. But not he. There was some
thing going on In California, and something
still to be done.
Continuing, Dr. Scharf aays he told Mr.
Bard that no member of congress could
be attacked by the A. P. A. for any vote
conscientiously cast for the measure that
Dr. Scharf was urging, without publicity
In that membcr'a district, and that the
Catholics would resent the Introduction of
religion Into politics and see that that par
ticular representative did not suffer. He
says that Senator Bard two years ago
Informed him that he was a Presbyterian
and hla church was opposed to receiving
government money for support of Its
schools: Dr. Scharf continued:
He failod to tell me, however, that the
Presbyterian missions had received their
share of the contract appropriations since
the' Inception of the contract system All
the Protestant denominations had received
such appropriations, but after they with
drew and the Catholic mlsslona were the
beneflclarlea they effected a holy horror at
th idea.
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