THE OMAHA DAILY PEE: MONDAY. MAHrn. 27. 100.'
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CURRENT NEWS OF IOWA
COUNCIL BLUFFS
SPECIAL ELECTION TODAY
Franchise for Independent Telephone Cem-
pany to Be Voted On.
MUCH INTEREST IS BEING MANIFESTED
location of the. Pollln riifM end
Jndrtrt and Clerka of F.Wtlon
Wlio Will Be on
Poty.
Jnmm Hnnn, E. A. Trnutmnn, r J. Dob
bins; cltrku, C. M. Hobbn. Chnrlrs Hnm
fnoll. 8Tond precinct. Judaea. Jamn Mr
Millen. J. 1). Sunr. J. H. Strock; rlerks,
IBwrenr Hnnni'n. J. A. Knnx.
Sixth WaM Flmt rwlnot, Jndfr. C.
M. Crtpifn. J. V. Kirk. I. Lovrtt: cWks.
I.ouls Bockhoff. W". K. Hnyt. Bf-rnnd pre
rlnct, JudfTPH. N. P. fihompilnt, Rnbert John
son, O. C". Hamilton; clerks, E. W. Ward,
Paul Johnson.
Those who will participate In the events
are: Graves. Mills. Benjamin, Canning.
HennlnRer. Breedlove, Andrus, Peterson.
I .angstrom, Norgaard (captain), Johnson.
BaJrd, Ebblewhite, Nlcoll, Redfern, Cutler,
Orren. Krlna-le, Jacoby. Delaney, Clemmer.
Hawkins, Devlne, E. Norgaard, Beno and
Hulette.
tia niitirn of whether the t-lty shall
grant a franchise to the Council Bluffs In
dependent Telephone company Is to be de
cided by the vote of the people at the spe
cial election to be held today. Much In
terest has been taken In the question and
consequently a large vote Is looked for
when Compared with the two former special
elections held In this city since the law
went Into effect requiring the granting of
franchises to be submitted to the vote of
the. people.
That the proposition will meet with con
siderable opposition Is conceded and the
contest at the polls today Is expected to
be an Interesting one. The retail merchants
are practically solid against the granting
of the franchise, a they argue they will
derive little or no benefit from a second
telephone exchange in the city, but on the
other hand will be subjected to consider
able annoyance and extra expense thereby.
The retail merchants, however, are not the
only on opposed to the proposition of two
telephone systems In the city. In the ranks
of the opposition will be found many who
have telephones in their places of business
or homes who fall to see how they will
be benefited by the establishment of a sec
ond telephone system, especially one which
will be unable to furnish them connection
with Omaha or many of the adjacent towns
In this state and Nebraska.
Other Side of Case.
' On the other hand the Independent Tele
phone company has the support of the ag
ricultural Implement firms and some busl
. men tn whom connection with the
rural telephone companies will be of more I
or less benefit. Then again there are those
who will vote for the franchise on the be
lief that competition will result In their
getting two telephones for what they are
now paying for one.
F. J. Day is president of the company
seeking the franchise and with him are
associated several leading members of the
Commercial club. It Is understood that one
or more of the organizers of the company
have severed their connection with It since
its incorporation.
The polls will be open from T o'clock In
the morning until 7 In the evening and these
are the polling places in the several pre
cincts: First Ward First precinct, 2fO East
Broadway; Second precinct, 131 East Broad-
Second Ward First precinct. 23 Bryant
street; Second precinct, 734 West Broad-
WTh'ird Ward First precinct. 219 South
Main street; Second precinct, 723 South
Main street.
Fourth Ward First precinct, court house;
Second precinct, corner Twelfth avenue
and Sixth street. .......
Fifth Ward First precinct, county build
ing. Twelfth street and Fifth avenue; Sec
mn ifo1nct("countly -building, 1513 South
Thirteenth street. '
Sixth Ward First pre,clnct, county build
ing, corner Twenty-fourth street and
Avenue B; Second precinct, J. Johnson's
place. Fifth and Locust streets.
These will act as Judges and clerks:
First Ward First precinct. Judges, O.
Younkerman, A. O. Gilbert, Gus Bergman;
clerks, John Halle, C. M. Maynard. Second
precinct, judges, W. S. Balrd. J. J. Wick
ham. 8. B. Snyder; clerks, S. H. Connor,
J. C. Pryor. Jr.
Second Ward First precinct, judges,
Thomas Maloney, Spencer Smith, C. A. Tlb
bltts; clerks. W. F. Sapp. Gus Covalt. Sec
ond precinct. Judges, John Olson, I P.
BervlsH, F. C. Hendricks; clerks, Ovlde
Vlen, J. D. Johnson.
Third Ward First precinct, Judges, J. H.
Mayne, Ohio Knox, K.. B. Bowman; clerks,
O. Baumeister, Howard Cutler. Second
precinct, Judges, M. H. -Tlnley, W. 8. An
nln, M. P. Schmidt: clerks, L. E. Brlden
steln, George F. Hughes.
Fourth Ward First prfdnct. Judges,
F. P. Wright, C. W. McDonald. B. 8. Ter
wllllger: flerks. Charles F. Pashal, H. J.
Chambers. Second precinct. Judges, J. P.
Weaver, S. Boysen, Fred Smith; clerks, .
A. Oorham, J. T. Mulqueen.
Fifth Ward First precinct. Judges,
teach the: children
A delicious dentifrice makes the tooth
brush lesson easy. SOZODONT Is a fra
grant liquid cleanser, penetrating the little
crevices of the teeth It purifies them.
SOZODONT
TOOTH POWDER
polishes the delicate enamel, but does not
scratch, thus it prevents the accumulation
of tartar, without Injuring the enamel, a
property found only In SOZODONT.
s forms': Liotim. pownm. paste.
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College
LACK OP W.1TKR PBOVES COSTLY
Manufacturing Plant Otherwise Conld
Have Been Saved.
"Had the firemen been able to get water
from the first hydrant they coupled f
the fire could have been put out In 'about
five minutes with not more than tlO dam
age." This statement was made yesterday
by W. I. Walker. t.inagcr and principal
owner of the Walker Manufacturing com
pany's plant, which with Its contents
was destroyed by fire late Saturday night,
A similar statement was made by Fire
Chief Nicholson.
When the first company arrived at the
scene of the fire It was attempted to use
the hydrant In close proximity to the build
ing, but It would not respond. This com
pelled the firemen to take the hose about
two blocks and a half farther to another
hydrant, and It was fully half an hour
after reaching the fire before they suc
ceeded in getting a stream playing on It.
Then for a while the pressure was so poor
that the efforts of the firemen availed
naught. Iater the pressure became
str ngcr and remained so.
Had the wind been blowing from the
south instead of from the north, nothing
could have saved the large brick building
belonging to the Smith Refining company,
now occupied by the Alfalfa Meal com
pany, which moved to this side after the
destruction by fire of Its plant In Omaha.
There Is little more than the width of two
railroad tracks between the two buildings
and as It wu the Smith Reflnlng'company's
building became exceedingly hot at times.
Mr. Walker yesterday placed hla loss
In the neighborhood of Hfl.OnO, as follows:
On building, $10,000; manufactured stock
and stock In course of manufacture,
$15,000; machinery, tools and patterns,
$15,000. The company had only $4,700 In
surance, $2,500 on the building and $2,200
on the stock.
Whether the company would rebuild or
not Mr. Walker was unable to state yes
terday, but he was of the opinion that it
would continue In business here. There
are a number of orders, he said, which
ought to be filled and he supposed some
temporary arrangement would be made to
do this. '
Mr. Walker removed to this city from
Rock Island about three years ago and
organized the Novelty Manufacturing com
pany. This company about a year ago
was reorganized as the Walker Manufac
turing company with a paid up capital of
$BO.O0O. The company was engaged In the
manufacture of washing machines, shovel
boards, wind mills and other Implements
and had Just put In machinery for the
manufacture of wire fencing. Arrange
ments had also been made to get out a
new corn harvester for the fall trade and
much of the material for these machines
was already In stock.
At flrrt Mr. Walker thought the new
fence machinery might have been saved,
but Investigation yesterday showed that
many parts of it were badly warped by
the intense heat and it Is doubtful if there
will be any salvage tn this respect.
The old foundry building was originally
erected for a shot tower and was burned
down with the exception of the tall smoke
stack about twenty-five years ago. About
fifteen years ago it was rebuilt for the
Sprague Foundry company, which oc
cupied it until about three years ago,
when It moved Into the old electrlo light
building.
Regarding the report on the streets yes
terday that Mr. Walker Intended bringing
suit against the city and water works
company on account of the failure of the
hydrant to furnish water, Mr. Walker
states last evening that was without foun
dation, as he had made no such statement.
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SprlngTermOpens March 27
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LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN
28 PEARL ST.rno,..E.
Lady AtUndaut If Desired.
District Court Assignment.
Judge Wheeler, who Is presiding over
the March term of court in this city, has
ordered that the petit Jury be notified
not to appear until April 17, Instead of
April 3. This postponement has been made
necessary by Judge Wheeler having to hold
court this week at Sidney for Judge Thor
nell, wflo Is engaged in the trial of the
Doyle-Burns suit.
The first assignment of law causes for
the term has been made by Judge Wheeler
and It Includes one criminal, case that
of the State of Iowa against W. A. Ells
worth, charged with arson In connection
with the attempt to burn down the hotel
building In McClelland owned by him.
; The assignment follows:
Monday, April 17. t'tterbnek against Un
der; Smith against Dlion et al.
Tuesday, April 18. Stevens against Citl
sens' Qas Company.
Wednesday, April 19. nutcher against
World Publishing Company.
Thursday. April 20. William Potter, ad
ministrator, against City of Council Bluffs
(special).
Friday, April 21. Lucas, administrator,
against Key; Vaughn agalnBt Napier.
Monday. April 24. State against W. A.
Rllsworth (special). f
Tuesday. April 25. Merrill & Baker
agtlnst Thompson.
Wednesday. April 58. Brown against
Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway
Company.
Thursday, April 27. Land against Hol
Ienlei'k Bros.
Friday, April 28. Relehart against Chi
cago. Rock Utand & Pacific Railway Com
puny (special).
Monday. May 1. Michener agalhst Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Com
pany (special); Kentucky Buggy Company
Bgulnst Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail
way Company (special); Voss, cashier,
against Day.
Tuesday. May I. Cook against Squire;
De Witt against Morgan & Dickey.
Wednesday, May 3. Hoott against I'nlon
Pacific Railway Company; Scott against
Albertl.
Thursday. May 4. Jensen against City of
Council Bluffs.
N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. 250. Night, F667;
'la-ht Session of Conrt.
Judge Thornell will hold a night session
tonight of the Doyle-Bums suit In order
that the motion of the defense that judg
ment Insofar as the shares of the stock
received from the sale of the Devil's Own
claim be entered for Burns, may be ar
gued. Motion for Judgment Is made on the
grounds that the Jury at the former trial
found that Doyle had no interest In the
Devil's Own and this finding was not re
versed or altered by the supreme court.
The court's ruling on this motion will be
Important, as if It is sustained It will
reduce Doyle's claim about $300,000.
Charles J. Hughes, Jr., arrived from Den
ver yesterday snd will assist in the argu
ment against the motion.
Rooms and cafe, ogecn hotel.
High School Ataletlrs.
The High School Athletic association will
hold Its first indoor meet Friday night
in the school gymnasium,' The program
will comprise thirteen events, including a
basket ball gams ' and two humorous
stunts, namely, a pie race and a sack
race. The Judges will be Painter Knox,
Key Mitchell and Coach Fred D. Crass.
MISOR MKJTIOX.
Davis sells drugs.
Leffert's glasses fit.
Btockert sells carpets.
Plumblr.g snd heating. Blxby A Boa.
Dr. WoodLury, dentists, 30 Pearl street.
For rent, modern house, 723 Sixth avenue.
Spring term of Western Iowa college
opens March 27.
Gilbert Bros, have all kinds of hard and
soft coal. Tel. 175.
Dashing styles In wall paper. Prices low.
Borwlck, 211 Main St. Tel. 683.
Duncan. 23 8. Main St., guarantees to do
the best shoe repair work. Give him a trial.
Gather up your pictures, 20 per cent cash
discount on mouldings this week. Alexan
der's. The city council will meet Tuesday even
ing both as a council and In committee of
the whole.
F. D. Aylesworth, a brother of Judge
E. E. Aylesworth of this city died at lua
home in Ontario, N. Y., last Friday.
Gold snd green have been selected as the
colors for decoration purposes on the
Grand Spring Trade Opening and'Market
day on April 8.
Missouri oak dry cord wood, It a cord,
cobs $1.75 per load, shell bark hickory $1
per cord, delivered. William Welch. 1$
North Main. Telephone 123.
There will be a sieclal meeting this
evening of Star Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons, for work in the royal arch degree.
Following the meeting a banquet will be
servyd.
John Chrlstensen, an old man claiming
his home in Rhode Island, was picked up
jTFterdny by the police, evidently suffering
fVom the effects of a protracted spree.
City Physician Tlnley ordered the man re
moved to Mercy hospital.
George Keesee, living on North Seventh
street, whs arrested by the police yesterday
charged with lunacy. Keesee for some time
past has been engaged in the Junk busi
ness, and it is alleged he has appropriated
a large quantity of pipe belonging to the
water works company.
St. Agnes' guild of St. Paul's Episcopal
church will meet this evening at the home
of Mrs. H. A. Qulnn on Owkland avenue.
Catherines guild will meet Tuesday after
n'ion at the home of Mrs. E. II. Doollttle.
The Lndles' Aid society will meet this
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Tinley, and
tho Woman's auxiliary will meet Friday
afternoon at the same place.
Mrs. A. M. Compton, aged 77 years, died
last evening at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. M. H. Sears, 132 Graham avenue,
death being due to the infirmities of old
age. Mrs. Compton had been a resident of
this city since 1S73, and besides the daugh
ter with whom she made her home leaves,
one son, Major Frank M. Compton, and a
daughter, Mrs. Harry Westcott.
BARS DIRECTIONS W GAELIC
Action of Ooblln Postal Authorities
Causes Question in Hoase
of Commons.
LONDON, March 26. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) In view of the refusal of the
Dublin postal authorities to accept a num
ber of parcels which the Gaelic league
had addressed In Irish, Air. John Redmond
has asked In the House of Commons
whether, seeing that an average of about
4,000 letters a week addressed In Irish are
posted In Dublin and regularly delivered,
the postmaster general will give orders
that the Gaelic league's parcels shall be
dispatched.
Last year it was officially stated In the
House of Commons that the use of Gaelic
by the Irish people was so infrequent that
the authorities saw no use In Insisting upon
postal officials knowing the language. It
Is a fact, too, that only four or five of the
nationalist members of Parliament can
speak Gaelic. In recent years two of them
have used It In the house Itself during
debate. One was not noticed, the Gaelic
being undlstlnguishable from his English,
while the other, a clear-tongued and cul
tured young man, was promptly "pulled
up" by the speaker. But sympathy with
the attempted revival of the ancient Erse
speech is general among those interested
In art and literature.
DUEL IN ITALIAN MONASTERY
Insane Man Kills Two Monks with
Poniard Before He is
Over powered.
ROME, March 28. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) A deadly duel was fought this
week In the famous old Carmellta Monas
tery at Florence between a mad man and
a monk. Father Bernardo, the prior, was
lying 111 In his ceil talking with a monk
named Cellerlnl, when Giuseppe VigozzI, a
regular attendant at the Monastery church,
rushed In, and shouting, "you ore my
sister's betrayer; defend yourself if you
are no coward" threw a poniard at Cel
lertnl's feet.
Cellerlnl, who was forced to fight,
received a fatal thrust, and as he fell
dying upon the floor his assailant uttered
a shriek of triumph and rushed from the
cell along the subway connecting It with
the church, which he entered while service
was in progress. Before he was over
powered he stabbed another monk to death.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Showers and Colder Monday Is the
Prospect for Ne
raska.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday.
For Nebraska Showers Monday and
colder In west portion; Tuesday fair in
west, rain and colder in east portion.
For Wyoming Rain or snow and colder
Monday; Tuesday partly cloudy.
For South Dakota Showers and cooler
Monday; Tuesday fair.
For ' Missouri and Iowa Increasing
cloudiness Monday, showers at night or
Tuesday; cooler Tuesday.
For Kansas Partly cloudy Monday,
showers and cooler In west portions; Tues
day partly cloudy and cooler, showers In
east portion.
For Colorado Rain and cooler Monday;
Tuesday partly cloudy.
Loral Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Marh 2ti. Official record of tem
perature, and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of the past three
years: 1W5. littS. 1Su2.
Maximum temperature ... 70 iS 63 511
Minimum temperature ... 40 13 20 4tt
Mean temperature 55 21 40 54
Precipitation 00 .00 .06 .16
Temperature and precipitation departures
from tiie normal at Omaha since March 1,
and comparison with the last two years:
Normal temperature 40
Kxrtsa for the day 15
Total excess since March 1, UuG.. 13
Normal precipitation oil Inch
Dfllciency for the day AH Inch
Total precipitation since March 1,. .70 Inch
Deficiency lnce March 1, Ifoa 4i Inch
Deficiency for cor. period. 19(4 25 Inch
Deficiency for cor. period. litoS 79 Inch
Heporfa front Stations mt T P. M.
Station and State Tern. Max. Raln-
rtlnmarcK, cloudy
Cheyenne, cloudy
Chicago, clear
Davenport, clear
Denver, cloudy
Havre, part cloudy ....
Helena, cloudy
Huron, cloudy
l. r u . . u i ' 1 1 1 ci
North Platte, part cloudy., fig
t'liiuoH. ciouuy
Kttpld City, cloudy
Kt. 1. mils, part cloudy .,
St. Paul, clear
Halt ltke City, raining
Valentine, cloudy
WU.UIimi. cloudy
"X" lnutcutea trace of precipitation.
U A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
6-' (2 .00
M 6J .0)
5s 6i .00
60 b .ou
rt 70 .00
5o 58 .00
4i 44 .04
tW 74 .00
6N 74 .00
HI 7 .00
W " 70 .110
1 70 .00
KX .00
64 M .10
4 b .10
SX 74 .(10
62 5)1 .00
This Is Election Day
An opportunity to throttle a trust
Vote early and unloose 5100,000 to go
into the workingmen's pockets,
Remove the dead line thrown around Council Bluffs
by a Nebraska monopoly.
' N. B. There will be a member of the Independent
Telephone company at each precinct. If you detect any
vote buying or selling, report it to him and be liberally
rewarded.
THE
( Independent Telephone Co,
mobile manufacturer. Young Foeock stated
that he ran away from home a year so to
travel over the country snd during his ab
sence has not written to his parents. He
was found by the police at the city dispen
sary, where he had g-one to have a wound
in his hand dressed.
STRANGE SHIP ON ADRIATIC
Craft Bearing So Xaane or Flag
Carries Prettr Peaaaats from
Home.
IMPORTANT CASE I1ELD UP
Eight of Cities to Tax Eailroada at lull
- Value ii Invalid.
BELIEF . COURT IS EVENLY DIVIDED
Rock Island Said to Contemplate
Building a Line from Wlnterset
West to the Mlssonrl
Illver.
(Prom a Staff Correspondent.)
PES MOINES. Ia., March 26. (Special.)
Just one year has elapsed since there was
submitted to the supreme court the consoli
dated cases known as the charter city rail
road tax cases. Ordinarily a case submit
ted to the court one period is handed down
at the next period a month later. From
the fact that tho court has not handed
down any decision. It is surmised that the
court cannot agree on the matter, though
such Burmise is speculative, as the secrets
of the supreme court chamlwr are Inviolate.
Davenport and Cedar Rapids are each
special charter cltlea. In Davenport the
Milwaukee railroad was assessed on a 100
per cent valuation Instead of on a 25 per
cent valuation, as elsewhere In the state.
The Milwaukee road appealed to the dis
trict court, which held that the city could
thus assess property. In Cedar Rapids, an
other special charter city, the Northwest
ern was assessed , ,s.t 100 per cent of Its
actual value and in the case In the district
court It was held that the city did not have
such a right. The two cases were consoli
dated in order to get from the supreme
court a ruling, as there are seven charter
cities In the state and the matter Is one
of vital Importance.
The failure of the court to hand down a
decision Is taken by some to mean that the
court Is evenly divided, which makes the
situation all the more Interesting as the
decisions In the lower court were directly
opposed.
Preparing: State History,
Prof. Benjamin F. Shambaugh of the
State university Is preparing a history of
the political parties and their movements
In Iowa. It Is expected the work will con
sist of four or five volumes and the first
will appear In a short time. The work 1b
unique In that the material Is gathered
almost entirely from the files of the news
papers of the state. )
Prominent Men mt Encampment.
Among the prominent people who will ap
pear on the program at the Grand Army
of the Republic encampment at Oskaloosa
In May are: Past Chief Commander Wil
liam Warner of Kansas City, Chief Com
mander Wllmon W. Blackmar of Boston,
Senators Alllaon and Dolllver, Governor
Cummins, Congressmen Hull, Hepburn,
Hedge, Cousins and Lacey, besides other
prominent men of the state. Congressman
Lacey will be chairman at one of the camp
fires. Hock Island Again Building.
The Rock Island road is renewing the
plans for the building of the road of the
line west from Winterset to some point on
the Missouri river. There Is a large tract
to the west and south of Wlnterset and two
railroads are projected through It for the
coming summer. The Rock Island has
planned a road through this section In the
past and even hauled a large amount of
material to the grounds for the construe
tlon.
Money Goes from Iowa.
Heirs In Sweden will Inherit the estate of
the late James Halllne, a wealthy Swedish
contractor who died a few years ago, leav
ing a 160-acre farm In Nebraska and about
120,000 In cash In Dea Moines. A brother of
the deceased, Nelstrom Halllne of St.
James, Neb., will now secure but half of
the property. The Swedish consul at Sioux
City has been Investigating the claims of
the heirs In Sweden and reported that they
are entitled to one-half the property.
New Short Line Project.
The proposed new lntcrurban between
Grinnell and Belle Plalne will shorten the
distance between the latter city and Des
Moines about twenty miles. J. G. Neeley
of a prominent Chicago engineering firm,
went over the proposed route with the
Grinnell promoters Saturday and will re
port favorably upon the project. With this
report assurance is given that the construc
tion of the line will only be a mutter of
time, as capital Is ready and stock has been
oversubscribed.
Biennial Will Stand.
It Is the remark of the people who are
familiar with the working of the supreme
court that there will not be a dissenting
opinion among the members of the supreme
bench from the opinion handed down by
Judge Evans and that the measure will be
sustained In every detail by ths supreme
bench.
Habitues of the state house have re
marked about the short time spent in the
consideration of the measure after it was
argued, the Judges Immediately leaving for
their homes, as an Indication that there
was a thorough understanding that the
case had been decided and that the decis
ion of the lower court would be sustained.
Prepare fur Bar Meeting.
A. F. Hwuther of Iowa City has been In
the city the last two days making the prep
aration for ths meeting of the SUta Bar
association. The meeting will be held July
13 and H. A preliminary program was
mapped out at tho meeting of the commit
tee here and some of the most noted law
yers of the country will be asked to make
addresses at the meeting.
CHINAMEN MAY BE DEPORTED
Celestials Accused of Violating Im.
migration I .aw Trial
Today.
SIOTJX FALLS, 8. D., March 26. (Spe
cial.) The preliminary hearing of Lee Sing,
a Chinese laundryman of this city, and
another Chinaman living at Elk Point, who
were arrested on the charge that they had
been smuggled Into the United States,
will be held tomorrow before United
States Commissioner D. J. Conway of this
city.
Lee Sing has been conducting a laundry
In Sioux Falls for some time. He claims
to have been born In the United States
and that he therefore does not come
under the Chinese exclusion act. He has
engaged an attorney and will make a hard
fight against being deported.
The Chinaman arrested at Elk Point
'n the possessor of a "merchant's certifi
cate," which, if genuine, would entitle
htm to re-"Un in the United States without
molestation. However, an effort will be
made1 to show that he Is not In rightful
pos3esslon of the certificate.
The Elk Point Chinaman alleges that he
is a member of a big mercantile house at
Townsend, Wash. However, he will have
to explain during his preliminary hearing
why it is that If this Is true he Is working
In an Elk Point laundry for $26 per month.
Slonx Falls Elks Elect Officers.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., March 28. (Spe
clal.) As the result of the anual business
meeting of the members of the local Elks'
lodge the following officers were elected for
the coming year:
Exalted ruler, E. R. Wlnans; leading
knight, Ji M. Woodruff; loyal knight.
George A. Pcttlgrew; lecturing knight, W,
A. Beach; secretary, E. C. Hlnde; treas
urer, John C. Farley; tyler, Frank Kun
erth; trustee, C. P. Bates.
B. H. Lien was elected to represent the
local lodge at the next grand lodge meet
Ing. Mr. Farley has been treasurer of the
lodge ever since It was organized.
Dakota Wool Growers to Meet.
ABERDEEN, S. D., March 28. (Special.)
The annual meeting of the Sheep Breed
ers and Wool Growers' association of South
Dakota will be held In Aberdeen June 22.
The association has made rapid growth
recently and It - la probable the meeting
will be largely attended. An excellent pro
gram Is being prepared for the meeting,
which will probably last two days. John
C. Hall of Ordway Is secretary of the as
sociation.
Demand for School Lands.
STURGIS, 8. D., March 26. (Special.)
Wednesday and Thursday were busy days
at the county treasurer's and auditor's of
flees, the occasion being the leasing of
school lands In Meade county for a five
year term. A large amount of the lands
have been leased, about 12,300 being taken
In by the county treasurer for the same on
the days above mentioned. Leases will
string along for a month or two.
Elect a Stock Inspector.
STURGIS, S. D., March 26. (Special.) A
meeting of the stock raisers of Meade
county was held In this city yesterday for
the purpose of electing a stock Inspector for
the county. The meeting was well attended
and resulted in the selection of George T.
Minturn as Inspector.
License Wins in South Dakota.
ABERDEEN, S. D., March 26. (Special.)
License carried at Brttton In the town
election by a majority of fifty. License
also carried at Andover, Plerpont and
Veblen, while the prohibition element won
at Langford.
FIRE RECORD-
Brewing Company's Freight Depot
ST. LOL'IS. March 26. The freight depot
of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing assocl
atlon, located in the center of Its im
mense freight yards In the southern part
of the city, was totally destroyed by fire
today, together with seventeen refrigera
tor cars, the property of the St. Louis
Refrigerating Car company, of which
Adolph Busch Is the president. The total
loss is estimated at $126,000.
Ten minutes after the flames were dis
covered In the southwest corner of the
building, among several hundred bales of
packing hay, the building was a mass of
fire and twenty minutes later the roof fell
In, throwing sparks high Into the air.
The origin of the fire is not known, but
In ths opinion of Mr. Busch It was caused
by spontaneous combustion generated In
ths hay. Although this Is the second serious
fire on the Busch properties within two
months, Mr. Busch does not agree with
ths police, who advance an Incendiary
theory.
The loss Is covered by Insurance.
VIENNA, March K.-iBpeclal Cablegram
to The Bee.) A mysterious vessel which
has been cruising about In the northern
Adriatic has caused great excitement
among the peasant population of the coast.
It was first noticed at a point near Flume
by the sxeamer Godollo. which threw a
searchlight upon It as It did not answer to
signals.
A curious sight was revealed. It was seen
that it was built Uke a yacht, was long.
lay low In the water and was painted black,
and on ttie decks were a crowd of men and
women In fantastic attire feasting. It bore
no name and carried no flag. The next
evening the vessel, which has been christ
ened by te coast population the "Flying
Dutchman." wss sen off Abhstla. Fes
tivities were again proceeding to the sound
of music, but when the boats were put off
from the shore to examine It more closely
It disappeared In the darkness.
A fisherman who has succeeded In board
ing the vess.1 to sell fish tells a strange
story, according to the Wiener Mlttags
Zeltung. He states that there were many
young girls on board belonging apparently
to the peasant class, although they were
richly dressed. A girl who has returned
to her home at Buccarl, In Croatia, after
having been missed for a fortnight, de
Clares that she was persuaded to go to the.
vessel to well vegetables for some sailors,
and that as soon as she was aboard tha
vessel got under way and she had to re
main. One day when the ship was off Buccarl
she asked to be allowed to 'go home, and
was thereupon given some gold pieces and
put ashore. The fishermen are Jn a trtata
of great excitement and declare they will
blow up the mysterious craft on the ftral
opportunity.
Bee Want Ads Do the Business.
Wanderer Held by Police.
BT. LOl'IS. March 25. After having made
his way In "roughing It" for over 4.0U0 miles
through fourteen states without a cent of
cost to him. Charles Agnew Pocock of Rut
ledge, Delaware county. Pa., 16 years . of
axe, Is held by the police pend;ng the result
tit m nutuictttlon sent to his father, an auto-
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