THE OMAHA DAILY I1EE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1905.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
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COUNCIL BLUFFS
m xi en mevtios.
1 DELAYS DOYLE-BURNS CASE
Davis Mils drugs, . - '
IHTrt's alnspes fit. "
Btorkort fells carpets.
Vlttimns; na heating. Btaby & Son.
r. Woodbury, dpntlat. 30 Pearl street.
or rent, modern hou 723 Sixth avenus.
L'-' tnol Drawing, practice' and muslo pa
l i C, ft Alexander,' Broadway.
fcfcs" rtuular mwitlim of.Mvrtlo Udsi. De-
trrq of Honor, will be. held tbis evening.
Euncan, 28 8, Main lit., fruurantera to do
the beet shoe rpalr work. Give him a trlnl.
Our nw styhv of wall paper will tickle
your tnete. H. -Borwlck, 111 .Main. Tel.
Missouri firfk dry cordwood, a ' cord,
ceba 11.75 per load, abelf bark hickory $7
ier cord.- delivered: William "Welch,. 18
North Mulit, Telephone 1?.
.Mrs. L. W. ftosa xf Willow avenne left
lust evening for Mobile, Ala., on an ex
tended vltt to her son,, t'harloa M; Ross
nnd family, '
Airs. Anita Owen is. home from Fort
Dode, after a-six weekn' vllt. She waa
aoeompanled by Mian Maud Owen, whb will
l her gueat. - .
Austin Land trf his personal Injury dam
ace ault agiltuet Hotlnf)eck Bros, yenter
day. tiled ar amntidment to his petition
making Thomnii PavK foreman of the de
fendanta. a party defendant. Land, a
former employe of Hollenbeck Hroa., waa
injured while aaslstlns; in. moving a house
and aaka 11,000 dumages.
The Councli-Rluffw Medical aoclety has
indorsed the action of the Bourd of Health
In '.requiring children iittetidlntr the city
Fchmrla to be vaj'clnated. The woeloty ha
also renommettdad that the Bourd of Health
HrrangA fnritbe free tacclnation of chil
dren of MdHfnt parenta and that the -penae
be borne by the city.
Henry B. Knowlea ,dlcd yofrterday. after
noon at his lome, 41.1 Smith KlKhth street,
frnm an attack of the s-rlp, after a week's
Illness) V.e wag S5 years of age and had
lieerv aTesUmt of this. illy aince- 172. He
in survlvtd by hU wife,. one aon, William,
and one .daughter, Margaret. For many
year Mf. Knowlea hnd been a foremost
member of, the prohibition party In this
county. ...... s, ; . . , ,
J. K MIMer, one of the lenders of the
mtwilnn at Fifteenth street' and Broadway,
ia having a hearing In Justice Field's court
on the 'Clnrf!r of carrying a concealed
weapon' In-1 he shape of S revolver. A
young marfhamed Bethel fs the complain
ing witness. Miller explained having the
weapon In nb possession by Saying he waa
moving .arid placed It In .his pocket tem
porarily. 'HA floMed drawing it on Bethel.
Tha hearing waa jiflt concluded yesterday.
yTllfr. waa recently vlcloualy assaulted at
!h mtssloij. and lato Bethers' Is under In
dictment on' the'ehnrge of assaulting him
Ivitit Intent to mnrder.
ferton Grout, one of the proprietors of
the Bluff Olty laundry sent to'Oounty Audi
tor C'hevne S-esMrdn v the hide of what he
ceiled a wolf,, asking that the bounty of 5
r iata sin on it.' rne niao, nowover.
wldch ths-bounty in-only SI. As the hide
naa Deen snipped in to Mr. urout by a cus
tomer In the country the r-ounty auditor d-
clrd to pny the bounty except, to the
pany Kiiung tno animal.
IMere
f tl tha
Jnd
erlor
IRD Of SlPERVISOriJ EMJOIfED
JJtlaradoQ . la ' Started Over
Streets lit llanawa.
instance of owners of property In
arouhtf Mitnawa Judge: Scott of the au-
court .yeeterday- laeued a temporary
njunctlon restraining the Board of County
Supervisors of, Pottawattamie county from
.- vaouunK iina wrreeis, alleys - ana punno
- thoroughfare In' Manawa" park as peti
tloned fojrt)y tha.. motor company.
Thff 'petlHbn died yesterday in the au
peJnr cmi beam, aa plaintiffs the namea
of Jamea'8. Chrlsman, George W. Robarda,
Mrs. Emma Ballou du Pret, Ethel Ballou,
Vera Ballou, William Ballou, - minors, -by
Emma Ballou du Pret; Day & Hess: and
ClTarlea R,. Hannan. The motor, company
Is madetdejandaut with tie county -iordr
In the 'petition la cited the history of the
dedication, of Manawa pnrk in 18X7 and that
the petltloftera- purchased property there
with rights to ue the public thoroughfares.
The petition further pleads the adjudication
by the' supreme court of the state of the
' -y rights of( the petHUVne'ra.to the use of cr
I , tain- streets' Included In the motor com-
, ' pany's petition for vacation. On behalf of
x tiu petUIdners, It .alsq contended that the
object of the motor company In securing
V, vacation of these streets Is to monopo
.. lice the shore line of the lake and prevent
J th ,ak 'frP througn Its reort.
I 'jl 1 "he petMlqri for vacation,, together with
'. Wotests, ,ia'i set for consideration at a
' . . . - . . . . . A . n . , . ,
r'rrafenriK os we rwnira tiw Dujwrviwur m m
will have to he disposed of by the courts
now before this can 1 done.
. , : Ilsa.1 Katate Transfers.
These transfers were reported to The
llt Febriu(ry 3 By the ' Title, Guaranty
THj:TruHt company of Council Bluffs:
Houert H, Carse. and wife to Charles
F. DeHart.: e4; sWUt l-76-40, w. d..$ 4,000
K. M. Miller ana wire to rean is.
Millef. ne4. e4, 1-74-9, w. d..
Claufe F. Kng'ol aid wife to- Peter C.
Engel. -ify; nwVi and part swit,, 15-
?-.' w. d.. ;....'........'
Henry Stoltembefg'and wife to' JS. F.
Btiea nl, nwv. ne1, e4. nwii,
dcl: rteU-.lnV, 2h-T7-. w. d.1......'..
i. iiama ana wire to w, a. foi
tr,' part Hs and f, block' 4, Oak
land. w:4....t.
LA. HOReWnlTir and wafe to Fannie
Rpauldlng. lot 6, hi aub. block 4,
Savoca, w, - rf. .; . . -':. :....',.
O. W. Stahf toird w"1fe, tA t'harles W.
Senir. lot j ptaM add., w. d......
Seven transfers, totaj. ......JJ0,061
' ' . Tot Rent.' " '" '
An'ejietlleTrr-ftnlee Joeatlon- at -10 Perl
street. . Oply. Xour. doora from corner Broaa
way and Peart sireet." Centrally locate1 on
ground floor s.n4 V dIc large ahow window.
Call at 10 Itati street.Be office, Council
llluffa
3.400
6.700
10.S4S
1,100
' 315
4.C00
Rooms and cafe,
Ogden Hotel.
i v.
DAY SCHOOL NIGHT SCHOOL
WESTEBI! IOWA COLLEGE
Winter Tetritf nowv'open. Students
enrolling every .day. . filter now,
B. MII.LJKK. Prestaeat. -MasoaU
Teaaal. ' 'Pheae HI4.
CHATTEL LOANS
AACLARK St CO.
sjrMwtr -Aa- Hl HU nr fitt- the Itm
Tov css 'tarrw sir ssiouul' a esttl. ssrass,
kouMkl-taraUr soy fbattsi sseumr.
roint t S su4 srWiclptt at sf tins
to lull brrwr, " tsM.'Ot ISdutre scoorrtlbtlv.
Ail kuaiWM.csslMrnllsL l"s tsiea. OBtt seas
rr iMnim IH) I N; ssiwsf bus till .
LEWIS-CUTLER
I v. MORTICIANV:
28 PEARL ST.0!' o5
ldy Attendant if Desired.
Miss Rdlth Foley,
Battey yesterday stated that hckrianoCachoi?lia Caprice Raft
W . U. L IllL-KHlUIl,
Reiadlnar Sweethearts RIleT
Sketch Breaking the News to Daddy.. Riley
wot, George M. Kitcme.
Bong For All Eternity Mascberoni
miss isaun T)iey.
tVlolIn Obllaato by Miss McBrlde.)
"The New Hall Columbia".. O. W. Chadwlck
Phllathea Chorus.
Defendant Takes Appeal from Seciiion on
Motion to Transfer.
NO HEARING ON MERITS IN MARCH LIKELY
Controversy Probable o ""'
of Supersedeas Bond, Which Barns
laslsts Should Be Only
for. Tssts.
It now looks as if the famous Doyle
Burna mining suit will hot come up for
retrial In the district court on March 7. as
previously agreed upon and stipulated by
both sides. Yesterday counsel for James
F. Burns filed notice of appeal from. the
ruling of Judge Thornell overruling the
motion to transfer the case from the law
to the equity docket. As the hearing on
the appeal before the supreme court cannot
come up before May, and possibly not
then. It is doubtful If the trtaiHit the dis
trict court can be taken up before the
September term.
Local counsel for Doyle stated they would
use every efTort to have the case tried on
March 7, as originally agreed upon, and
will move to have the supersedeas over
ruled. They contend that- this appeal on
the part of Burns' counsel Is merely for
the purpose of causing delay and la not
made in, good faith. It will be on these
alleged grounds that they will move the
court to overrule the stipersedeas and In
sist on the casejt)elng tried.
The Question o&the amount of the stiper
sedeas bond to bV furnished by Burns was
not determined yesterday. The clerk of the
district court 1b the officer to determine
the amount of the bond and to approve it,
but Mr,
was inclined to let the court decide the
matter. Counsel for Burns , contend that
the amount of the bond should not exceed
$1,000, that being sufficient to protect the
plaintiff In the matter of costs. On the
other hand, Doyle's attorneys take the
position that Bums shoiild furnish a bond
in the same amount that he had to on the
former appeal, when by agreement It was
placed at 1000,000.
Dillon Robs, one of the local attorneys
for Burns, stated that they would insist
that Mr. Battey fix the bond, and then If
they were not satisfied it would be open
to them to take the matter before Judge
Thornell.
Dtrosi to Indictments,
Counsel for 3. H. Whltcomb, William
Smith and Frank Vaughn, who are charged
with assisting one another to escape from
the county Jail, yesterday filed demurrers
to the Indictments. The demurrers are
based on two grounds principally. First,
that the law did not contemplate nor au
thorize the Indictment of, one prisoner for
assisting another to canape, but merely the
Indictment of a person outside of and not
confined In ' prison who should assist
prisoner In escaping or attempting to
escape. Second, it is contended that the
Indictment la faulty, for the reason that
the prisoners Indicted for assisting one an
other to escape were not at the- time in
confinement for committing h felony, they
being merely under arrest pending the con
slderatlon of their cases by the grand Jury,
and -that as yet they hare not been con
vlcted 'of the crlmea for which they stand
charged and were arrested.
Whltcomb, Smith end Vaughn, with the
other prisoners Indicted by the grand Jury
Tuesday, were arraigned In court yesterday
all - took the- statutory time to plead.
Whltcomb stated his right name was J. H.
Whltcomb and not J. Ly. Whltcomb, as, he
had beep designated lu two of the Indict
ments against him. .
Judge Thornell la expecWof'tb make an
assignment or criminal cases this week.
County Attorney Hess has-listed fifteen
caaea which he desires assigned, exclusive
of those In which indictments , were re
turned Tuesday. One of the cases to be
assigned for trial at this term is that of
Charles Rleff, a former member of the
Board Of Supervisors of Harrison: county,
charged with embeszlement, which comes
here on a change of venue. While the
statute provides that the county attorney
of "the county to which the case may be
transferred on a change of venue shall
try the case, it Is generally understood that
the proieoutlon will . be conducted by
County Attorney Fallon of Harrison county,
who' will be here to assist Mr. Hess.
The first cases ,to be tried are those
against John Bernstein and James Arthur,
charged with blowing 'the Treynor bank
vault. There are three indictments againet
each of flieni, and former County Attorney
Killpack has been assigned by the court
to defend them. . .. -
with their families were present In force.
Mrs. Davis In response to the encores sang
several old times ballads, which greatly
pleased the large audience. Mlsa JessI
Couthoui, who formerly resided in Coun
cil Bluffs, waa accorded a flattering re
ception. She referred to the fact of her
former residence here and the pleasure It
gave her to appear before an audience in
this city.
WESTER!! IOWA EDITORS HERB
Tito Days' Session Expected to Draw
at Least Fifty.
The annual meeting of the Western Iowa
Editorial association will open In this city
this morning and laat over Saturday. The
sessions will be held In the rooms of the
Commercial club and It Is expected there
will be an attendance' of nearly fifty. The
opening session will be at :30 this morn
ing and there will be another in the after
noon, the meeting closing with a business
session Saturday morning. Saturday after
noon and evening will be devoted to sight
seelg and social pleasures. In the evening
the visitors will be tendered a theater
party at the local opera house. These are
on the program: Bert Smith of the Avoca
Journal-Herald, T. Child of the Dunlap
Herald, P. B. Brown of the Shelby County
Republican, W. C. Campbell of the Harlan
Tribune, H. C. Ford of the Woodbine
Twiner, H. 8. Fleming of Glenwood and
W. C. Hills of the Oakland Acorn.
Phllnthea Class Maatcale.
The Phllathea class muslcale at the First
Baptist church last night, under the direc
tion of W. L. Thlckstun, attracted an
audience which filled the large auditorium.
The following program provided a most
pleasing evening's entertainment:
"Merry June" Vincent
Phllathea Chorus.
Reading (a) My Ruthers Riley
(b) Bachelor Brown Riley
Prof. Georare M. Ritchie.
Violin Scene de Ballet De Berlot
Mlsa Grace McBrlde.
"A Village Festival" Tlrbutt
Phllathea Chorus.
Song The Blackbird Meyer-Helmund
Enarlne Strikes Loaded Wagon.
An Illinois Central switch engine crashed
Into a heavy hauling wagon laden with ag
ricultural Implements yeeterday morning at
the Broadway and Eighteenth street cross
ing. The wagon was practjeally demol
Ished and the contents strewn along the
track for half a block or more. The horses
were only slightly injured and William
Burns, the driver, escaped without a
scratch.
The wagon with Its heavy load became
stuck between the tracks, and Burns got
down to assist the team. He noticed the
engine approaching and signalled to It to
stop.- he said, but the engineer took no
notice and, as Burns claims, made no at
tempt to slow up. The goods In the wagon
belonged to the Union Transfer company.
They were badly damaged.
LEGAL NOTICES.
.NOTICB Or STOCKHOLDERS' MEET-
Kottre Is hereby alvea that the resular
annual meeting of the stockholders of the
South Platte Land Co. will be held at the
Tr of aaid company In Lincoln, Ns-
ka. at 11 .o clock a. m., on the 1st uy
Uarch, A. I) , ItWu-
oidsr of the Hoard of Directors.
ii c. it. muhkil,!., rresiasni.
A. B. U1NUK. Secretary.
coin. "Nob., Jan. SO. 190.
NOTICE TO STOCK HOLDS P.S.
The reaulsr annual meeting of iuc khold
4 rt In The Bee Publishing company will be
ring on Mnnoav, Mart n s iv at o cio a
l. m. In lb otfoe of the Bee Building, cor
rr 17th and sruum, street. . Jiy uiuer of
tka president. '
UfcORQE B. TZSCHCCK, Bec'y.
; Fit dlOt ma
REPl BLICA MASS ' . tjrvKimOS
Proposal for Mixed Party Ticket lor
School Board,
Chairman J. JF; Hess of. the city, central
committee Issued yesterday a call for. the
republican school convention,- to be held
Thursday evening, March :&; Contrary to
precedent, the convention Trill not be a
delegate convention, but a mass- meeting
of republicans of the independent school
district, this bolng doomed- most advisable
by Chairman Hess after consultation with
a number of leading members of the party.
There are three members of the Board
of Education, to be nominated and the re
publicans are willing to name two and
allow the democrats tg select ' the'. third.
The three retiring 'members of the board
are lepubllcana. President Ifees thS Mem
ber Gorman, whose terms axpire. -will un
doubtedly be renominated by the repub
"fnA. providing Mr. Hess will eonaent to
serve again. The third vacancy In the
board Is caused by the resignation of
Colonel W-J. Davenport,-and ' the repub
licans are willing that the democrats should
name a candidate to 'succeed him. '. ' 4
It has. been proposed that the democrats
hold their convention the same evening as
the republicans and name the third .mem
ber, whose oandldHcy would bo then en
dorsed by the ropublioan convention, thus
avoiding any content at ' the polls. '.' As
Chairman Hughes vof tha democratic, olty
central committee is out of the city, ;-lt
could not be learned yesterday. If this ar
rangement would ' be satisfactory . to his
party. If U Is not. the republicans will
go ahead and place In nomination three
candidates and let the democrats flght It
out at the polls on Monday, March 11
The call for the republican convention fol
lows: ,T.h? P''ne of the Independent school
district of Council Bluffs. laVwlll meet In
mass convention at the south court room
county court house, on Thursday evening
r i 8 o'clock, to nominate three
candidates for members of the board of
i-ducatlon of said district and to do such
other business as may lawfully come be
fore said convention. . Every republican in
terested In the welfare of our schools is
earnestly requested to he present.
JOHN J. HDSS, City Chairman.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. !60. Night, F687.
Jessie Bartlett Davis Convert.
Jessie Bartlett Davis and her company
were greeted last night at the'New theater
by a crowded house and were accorded
quite an ovation. The entertalnmeat was
under the auspices of' Fidelity council,
Royal Arcanum, the members of which
Indian Creek Overflows.
Despite the efforts of a large foroo of
men to keep the ice from gorging at the
Northwestern railroad bridges, Indian creek
succeeded early yesterday morning In over
flowing Its banks at this point. The over
flow, however, was slight and no serious
damage resulted. --After a llttl while the
Ice was dislodged and the overflow stopped
The conditions are such, however, that
an overflow may be looked for at any mo
ment, as with the amount of Ice now In the
creek there Is but little waterway.
It has been found necessary to break up
the Ice around the big dredge. The dredge
takes up the greater part of the creek
channel and an Ice gorge could easily form.
AS It Is the creek has overflowed In that
vicinity where the ohannel la narrow and
shallow.
No Stop at Transfer.
Agent Shipley has confirmed the report
that the Great Western on and after March
1 will cease to stop its trains at the Union
Pactflo transfer depot and will run them
right through to Omaha, using Its depot on
Main street and Ninth avenue for all local
business. As there will be no stop between
this olty and Omaha all passengers for
other roads will be transferred at Omaha
or In this city at the local depots. It Is
understood that the Great Western In de
ciding to cut out the transfer depot as a
stopping- place for Its trains did so on ac
count of the small business done at the
transfer. By some the action of the Great
Western Is taken to indicate the complete
abandonment of the transfer depot in the
future as a transfer depot.
Marriage Licenses.
Licenses to wed have been Issued to the
followlrfg:
Name and Residence. Age.
Ernest K. McMartln, Oakland. Ia 90
Rose Annie Hendrlx, Living Springs, Ia. 28
Archibald C. Vandruff, Oakland, Ia 22
Deulah Relchart, Underwood, Ia 23
PAYS A TRIBl'TE TO ROOSEVELT
Tippecanoe Club Dinner the Occasion
of Notable Speech.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
DE8 MOINES, Feb. 23.-(Speclal.)-In his
address before the Tippecanoe club last
night Speaker George Clarke of Adol made
one of the strongest addresses that has
been delivered In this city for some time.
Speaker Clarke, after paying a glowing
tribute to the men who had made the na
tion, paid a tribute to the president and
said: "I say to the senate, where Theo
dore Roosevelt leada you had better follow
and where he stops you had better remain."
The declaration received tha heartiest ap
plause of the evening and was cheered by
every one present.
At the request of the railroad commis
sioners, on complaint of the cltlxens of
Wlnterset, the Rock Island has made a
change In its train service. A branch road
runs from Des Moines to Wlnterset and
from Summerset a stub runs from this
branch to Indlanola. For some months,
much against the protests of the patrons,
the road has run Its trains from Wlnterset
to Summerset, backed down to Indlanola
and then run back to Summerset and on to
Des Moines. Wlnterset people coming to
Des Moines were thus kept on the train for
an extra hour's tide down to Indlanola. The
road has now changed back to the old sys
tem Of running a, train from ' Indlanola to
Summerset to meet the other train. .
HEPBURN DEFENDS HIMSELF
Return from Washington to Respond to
" Charges Agaicit Him,
BRINGS LETTER FROM SECRETARY MOODY
President Roosevelt Adds Ills En
dorsement to that of Secretary
Regarding Coarse of Iowa.
Congressman
CREST ON, la., Feb. 23. (Special Tele
gram.) The Adams county farmers' insti
tute this afternoon was sensational In some
particulars. The fact that Henry Wallace
was at Corning for a speech and the fur
ther fact that Colonel Hepburn had come
from Washington for the purpose of an-
swerlng, In the presence of hie constituents.
some of the statements that have been
uttered against him, lent the meeting ex
traordinary Interest. Colonel Hepburn, as
chairman of the Interstate Commerce com
mittee of the house, has been a national
figure during the agitation of the railroad
rate question In congress. In his own state
and elsewhere he has been assailed and
his coming under the circumstances was
taken to mean that It was his purpose
to answer and refute, the charges of his
eTiemies.
President Ames of the Meat Producers'
association spoke, presenting the griev
ances of the shippers. He said he had no
criticism to make of the work of the con
gressman, but had of the senate. He also
said the state legislatures could do nothing
and that the Delano bill was Impractical.
He spoke highly of Colonel Hepburn's
ability and Influence and. made no direct
charge against the colonel. All he wanted
was the enforcement of. the president's
recommendations, so when Colonel Hep
burn read the following letters of Indorse
ment of hie attitude on the rate question
from President Roosevelt and Attorney
General Moody there was a burst of ap
plause and at the same time a revelation
and a sensation.
Letter from Moody.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 18 190B.-My
Dear Colonel Hepburn: You write asking
me If I can properly say to you whether,
In the proposed amendments to the inter
state commerce law, your attitude has been
adverse to the recommendations made in
the president's measage, or otherwise. I
see no reason why I cannot answer your
letter and give the information you de-
Tlie president's message contained two
recommendations. First, that the commis
sion should be given the power to tlx the
future rate for the transportation of per
sons and property, If the rate in force
should be found to be unjust or unreason
able. Second, that the rate as fixed by
the commission should go into effect or
Its own force, subject to a review by the
courts of the United States. It Is obvious
that neither congress nor any agency cre
ated by congress can withdray from the
courta the right to condemn any rate fixed
by the commisalon upon the ground that
It Is confiscatory of the property of the
railroads. You conferred frequently with
the president and me about the draft of
a bill which would put Into effect the rec
ommendations. The bill subnequently Intro
duced by you was the result of those con
ferences and was In all substantial parts,
except as herein stated, drawn In thla de-
Sartment, and was regarded by the presl
ent as carrying out the recommendations
of his message. The only material change
was the substitution of sixty for thirty
Aam
It was your view that, for the purpose
of expediting the action -oi ine raum a
miirt r. ftnTnmerr should be cre
ated, and you desired that some one In this
aepartmeni anouiu rw , w. .....
create such a court, ant confer upon It
such powers as It might need In the per
formance of Its duty. This wss accord
ingly done In a separate bill which you In
corporated In your bill. i
At all times. I take pleasure In saying,
you have exhibited an earnest desire to
deal with this Important subject In a way
vhixh wnuM conform with the letter and
I the spirit of the president's recommenda-
irtw Vapv nilv vonrs.
' WILLIAM H. MOODY.
Col. W. P. Hepburn, House of Representatives.
This letter was first submitted to Pres
ident Roosevelt by the attorney general,
and Mr. Roosevelt, of -his own voluntary
act and will, after reading the letter of
Mr. Moody, attached the following endorse
ment In his own penmanship, not taking the
time to call a stenographer:
I cordially concur In the above. Colonel
Hepburn like Senators Allison and Dolll
ver has aided In every possible way In this
rate hill, and when ft seemed possible to
AYnsAlt.A the hill bv dronnins- his - own
measure and pushing the Townsend-Esohe
measure, which achieved substantially the
aame result, ne at once rouowea tnat course.
We have nil been after the same result,
and I am very certain we will in the end
achieve It. from the very . fact that we
are striving 1n the spirit Colonel Hepburn
has shown In this affair, a spirit which
la concerned with rettina the substance
and which Is therefore entirely willing to
make concessions on unimportant differ
ences of detail.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Colonel Hepburn came from Washington
expressly for the purpose of answering the
attacks of his opponents and selecting this
meeting in his own, district as the most
suitable place to give expression to his
position and defend his character and mo
tives from the reports which had been sent
broadcast by his enemies. Colonel Hepburn
set out his Interest and fidelity to his con
stituents and took occasion to defend the
entire Iowa delegation, which had been
accused of deserting their constituents.
He explained In detail railroad legisla
tion, showed the law from the inception of
the Interstate Commerce commisalon to the
present time, and said one of the great
difficulties was the failure to secure ex
peditious action in the courts; admitted
the claim of his opponents that evils In
transportation existed, but conclusively he
earnestly and honestly endeavored to cor
rect them am) that he was In harmony
with tho administration, the endorsement
of the president and attorney general
proved beyond a doubt.
Colenel Hepburn returned to Washing
ton toplght
fall while stealing a ride on a train. The
coroner's Inquest today, however, revealed
that he had been shot, a bullet being found
In his brain. Complete mystery surrounds
ths shooting, as no revolver was found
at or near the body.
THOMAS VISITED THE MORG1 E
Maa Accaaed of Mnrder Said to Hare
Accompanied Brother of Victim.
DBS MOINES, Feb. 23. Accompanied by
the brother of his alleged victim, Chafles
T. Thomas, the accused murderer of Mabel
Scofleld, visited the morgue, where lay
the remains of the dead girl on the evening
of the afternoon the body was recovered
from the river. The emblamer who cared
for the body submitted this testimony In
the trial of Thomas today. The state im
mediately made known Its Intentions to
use this evidence to show that Thomas
was the murderer, and that Impelled by
that strange and unnatural desire to look
upon the face of his vlptlm, he seised
upon the pretext of accompanying ths
brother for the purpose of Identification.
Vsssc Woman ' Serlonslr Baraed.
CEDAR FALLS. Ia., Feb. 21 (Speclal.)
Mlss Mae Jensen had a narrow escape from
death yesterday afternoon. She took sev
ers! pairs of gloves to the kitchen to clean,
Placing a bowl of gasoline on the table
she donned a pair of gloves and cleaned
them, then turning to the heated cook stove
she extended her hands to dry ths gloves,
Immediately there was an explosion and
her screams brought at once her mother
and slater, who succeeded In extinguishing
the flames after both hands and arms were
seriously burned to ths elbows.
Wreck at Ceatervllle.
CENTER VILLE, Ia., Feb. 23. (8peoial.)
Rock Island passenger No. 11, from . Chi
cago, waa ditched at this place this morn
lng and seven cars left the track.' No one
was hurt In the accident.
Aid for Chnrehes.
SIOUX CITY. Ia, Feb. 2S.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) At the business meeting of the
Iowa conference of the Swedish Lutheran
Augustana synod today, a per capita tax
of 40 cents was levied against the mem
bers In Iowa and Missouri and the follow
ing appropriations Were made to churches
asking aid: St. Louis, 1400; Summltvllls.
Ia.. 150; New London, Ia., 126; Fairfield,
Ia,, $100; Council Bluffs, $350; Cedar Rap-
Ids and Delaware, is., o; tnermw, ia-,
1126; Shenandoah, Ia, tm
Ions Man Held for Aaaanlt.
ONAWA, Ia., Feb. 2S.-(8peclal.)-ThS
case of the State of Iowa against Joseph
Brenner, who lives near Mapleton, was
filed In tha office of the clerk of the dis
trict court today. Brenner waa held to the
Monona county grand Jury in the sum of
$600 by J. E. Scott, Justice of the peace,
for "an assault upon Joe Myers with In
tent to commit murder." Brenner Is al
leged to have discharged a gun at Joe
Myers.
Factories and Schools Resnme.
MAR8HALLTOWN, Ia Feb. 23.-(Spe-clal.)
The A. E. Shorthill company, the
Lennox Foundry company and the Lennox
Furnace company have resumed business
after being closed on account of the coal
famine that held thts city during the snow
blockade. The schools are open now and
business has about resumed Its natural
course and a limited supply is reaching the
cltr.
FIRE RECORD.
Hotel In Pennsylvania.
READING, Pa., Feb. 28. Eighty guests
at the Hotel Penn had a narrow escape
from being burned to death early today
by a fire which originated In the clothes
closet used by the bell boys on the first
floor. When the closet door was opened
the flames communicated with the tele
phone booth and then shot up the elevator
shaft. The alarm was sounded throughout
the building and guests hastily left their
rooms and made their way to the street
scantily attired. . A general alarm was
turned In and the Are was soon under con
trol. Several guests were carried from the
third story windows unconscious, but toon
revived. The front portion of the building
waa badly damaged by water. The loss
wjll reach nearly $00,000; fully Insured.
Blase In New Jersey.
,CAPB MAY, N. J., Feb. 23.-Twenty-one
buildings In the heart of Cape May Court
House, the county seat of Cape May
county, were destroyed by fire today.
which broke out In Yourison's hardware
store. The Bellevue hotel was completely
destroyed, as was also the Gaaette office
and many other smaller structures. At
one time It looked as If the large court
was doomed, but a sudden' shift of the
wind saved the structure. The burned
buildings were located near Main street
and Broadway. The estimated loss is
$78,000.
Bad Blase In Pennsylvania.
BEAVER FALLS, Pa Feb. 23. A fire
which started In the large building occupied
by the Martin's Furniture company In Sev
enth avenue, today destroyed $200,000 worth
of property and for a time threatened the
entire business section of the town. Frocen
firs plugs waa the cause of the heavy loss.
DEATH RECORD.
John Stanffer.
OAKLAND, Neb., Feb. 23. (Special.)
John Stauffer, sr., a resident of this city
for the past twenty-five years, died at his
home here Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 of
pneumonia, aged 74 years. Mr. Stauffer
was a civil war veteran, having served In
the Twenty-second Iowa during the war,
He leaves a wife, six daughters and four
sons to mourn his loss. Funeral will be
held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
Methodist church.
Funeral of Mrs. Mandevllle.
MISSOURI VALLEY, Ia., Feb. 23.-(8pe
dal.) The funeral of Mrs, Byron T. Man
devllle. Who died at Sanford. Pl IToh
ruary 14, occurred at her late residence
this afternoon at 2:30. Rev.: J. MacAlllster
Of the Missouri Valley Presbyterian churoh
delivered the funeral address and Interment
was at the Rose Hill cemntm-v. Mrs Krn.
deville was born at Bradford, Vt., on No
vember 24, 1849, came to Iowa in 1878 and
settled in Missouri VaUey in 1880. She
was the mother of four children, three of
wnom survive her.
Daniel K. Moore,
BEATRICE. Neb.. Feb. 23 Rnclil I
Word has been received here of the death
Of Daniel K.N Moore, for mmv vr a
business man of Beatrice, which occurred
at Denver, of tuberculosis. Deceased was
about 36 years of age and leaves a widow
ana tnree children.
Waterloo Superintendent Resigns.
WATERLOO, la., Feb. 23. (Special.) Su
perintendent Freeman H. Bloodgood has re
signed his position with the East Waterloo
schools on account of continued friction
with the principal. Superintendent Blood
good has been very popular with the schools
and patrona during his six years of admin
istration. His future plan are not yet
aettled. He Is considering taking a law
course at the State university and also en
erlng the ministerial field In the Universal
1st denomination. Among some of the ap
plicants for the position made vacant by
his resignation are George H. Sawyer of
Osage, John Sogard of Vinton, L. B. Mof
fett of Oelweln, C. E. Douglas of Monte
suma and Paul Volker of Ida Grove.
Great Northern Improvements.
BIOUX CITY, Ia., Feb, 23.-(8peclal Tele,
gram.) Several Great Northern officials,
Including E. I. Brown, assistant general
superintendent; L. W. Bowen, superintend
ent of this division, and A. Jackson, an
engineer, have arrived In the city and are
making plans for the work of Improve,
ment here. A site for a temporary freight
house has been selected. Plans for ths
sidetracks and the erection of ths freight
house have been made. Master Carpenter
Nelson awaits the orders of the other of.
flclals before he puts a forne of men ac
tively at work on the construction.
Myaterloos Murder Near Carroll.
CARROLL, Ia., Feb. 23-When Addis
Lyman, a 17-year-old boy, was foutid dead
on ' the Chicago A Northwestern railway
tracks near hers Wednesday morning It
was supposed that ha had met death In a
Consolidation Story Booms Stocks.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23. Sloss-Sheffleld
common stock rose points on the Stock
exchange today, and Venneseee Coal A
Iron, on sales of 12,000 shares, opened at
88 and 81. It closed at 86 on Tuesday.
The rise In both stocks was accounted for
by the rumors or a proposed southern iron
combination.
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