-TITB" OMAHA DAILY-PEE: -FRIDAY APRIL 7. 1903.
iGWNCM BLUFF'S;
NS CASE NEAR AN "END
Jury ii IxooBed UntU Mocdsy While Lnr
Painta Are Argued in Court.
PROBABLY, ONC WEEK WORt Of ORATORY
Little Evllratr la Introduced en I.Sst
Day, Doile f.olnar an the Ma ml to
" , Deny Rome Statement At-'
vlhil n Him
Both ldes In the Doyle-Burns raw rented
At noon yesterday and Judge Thornell ex
cused th Jury .until Monday morning, at
which time roundel will, commence their
arguments; which are Axpected, judging
from the former trial, to take the greater
part of the week. Judge Thornell will be
In court r today to- hear the' attorneys on
both sides a to the Instructions and spe
clal finding . Jhey. desired Submitted to
the Jury. "'
In rebuttal the plaintiff put F. J. Weber
of Coloradq Springs on the stand for the
purpose of Impeaching the testimony given
by Witness Munday for the defendant,
which was to the effect that he had been
In the Cripple Croek district In June. .1892,
when he saw the location stake on the
Tidal Wave claim and that It bore the
nam of James F. Bums as locator. Mr.
Weber testified that Munday had never
been In the Cripple Creek district before
July, 1894, but when asked how he knew
this sta'ted"that Munday had so told him.
Us paid Munday In. July, 1894, came up
to- his camp, where he stopped for a day
or two, an that he was a "tenderfoot"
n'4 jidmUted fo the witness that It was
his first trip to the -mining district. The
defense objected to this evidence as being
hearsay and' the, court, ordered It strlcktn
out. ,, r. ...
The testimony hr rebuttal given at the
former , trial' by William H. Holllnshead
and., John D. O'Haire was read by the
plaintiff nd Deyle hrniself went .on the
stand agajn o deny certain statements of
witnesses for the defense. He denied the
statement of Witness Kaley that he (Doyle)
had said he had no' interest in the Bob
tall .No. t and would do what he could to
help- Kaly 'secure a lease of the claim
from U urns.,' He also denied advising Kaley
WO Sell his Stock In . the PnrtlnnA
-cse pt' the lUlnta tunhel. '
CIT-. COt'NCTL ORDERS Pivnn
get: vaccinated after' the first' case was re
ported In their house. In Support of the
efficiency fit vaccination the health au
thorities point to the fact that in eight
families where the members were all vac
clnated after the first . case broke out
not a single one has taken the disease'
since.
i
8ta ' f a .' n'A -lf - ' ' .
v .. m , rranni
- of West Broadway,
- vvunu (i;viniii)iiBe or me
whole last night decided' to. pave two blocks
of Lower Broadway from Thirteenth street
west thU year. A strip on each side fifteen
fAfft M Wilt r. . . A.I n A . 1 . .
- - . . . . hjo venier leu
... ,
It
was also decided to pave the following
streets: . - -." i.
' First Ward-Behton street, from Wash
ington avenue tp, the brow of the hill
above Harmony street; . Harmony street,
from Harrison street to Frank street: Po
mona street.
Second Ward Mynster street. Fletcher
avenue, Ninth,. street from Broadway to
Indian creek. .. ,
Third Ward Third street., from Eleventh
?veH)Lto Thirteenth avenue; Park avenue,
from Pomona street south; one or two crone
streets between Glen avenue and Park
avenue.
Fourth Ward Eighth avenue, from Sixth
niiuniiwiii tcigain sireei, irom
Seventh to Eighth , avenue; Ninth street,
frpni. Second j avenue to Seventh- avenue;
Tenth street, from Broadway to First ave
nue! alley south of Carnegie library, from
Pearl street to Eighth street; alley west of
Light-flua-d' awttoryi from (Fifth avenue
to Seventh avenue; alley .between Sixth
and Seventh' streets, from Fifth avenue
to Seventh avenue! Third avenue, from
Kighth to Ninth street; Fourth avenue,
from Eighth td Ninth street. -
The council will go out this afternoon to
loqk over the sidewalk situation. -
Apportioning- of the Road Fund.
Almost' the entire of yesterday's session
of the Board of County Supervisors 'was
devoted to bills and claims against the
county. ' Many of the smallpox bills, were
rejected, 1 owinf t their lacking the re
quired certificate that the persona In whose
behalf they had been Incurred were too
pddr fo,' pay them. .. .. y-
The, hiila for groceries supplied ' to the
county's dependents- on orders from Over
seer Milter, "disclosed, the fact that the
county has no contract with any firm for
such articles and' the county auditor was
instructed "to1 advertise 'for bids to be filed
with .Mm. .by noon of April IS.
The. general" road fund, derived from a 1
.'.mill levy,, was apportioned among the mem-
or of the board to be expended In their
espectfve districts as follows: Brandes,
I2.519.86r . BUllls. $1,916.80; Sets. $2,024.66;
Spencer,; ,083.46; Baker, 15,132. Supervisor
Baker's district Include, the city of Coun
cil' Bluffs and this accounts for the com
paratively large amount' apportioned to
him rart of this Is levied within the city
and Is, as a rule, turned over to the city
to W expended by It, The total amount
apportioned la $13,676.66. In, addition to this
each' township levies-. 4V mills for road pur-
jnses. z
Matters la District Coart.
. In district court yesterday Mrs. Adetlne
Harvey began stilt to enjoin C. A. Bur
right, a South Main street saloon eper.
from rolllng'lnloxlratlng liquors. It is al
leged In the petition that Burright has
been conducting his sale on In violation of
the mulct law. Ejra M. Saer, owner of
the building, and the United States 'Fi
delity and Guaranty company, surety on
Rtirrlght's bond, are ramed as party de
fendants. An injunction Is also asked
against the building.
Mrs. Jesslo Egbert began suit for divorce
from Harold 'Egbert, to whom she was mar
ried In -Omaha, January.), 1902. She al
leges Egbert deserted her about the middle
of February . last and she mskes ether
charges against- him as grounds for a
divorce.
Judge Micy has adjourned . the April
term of district court In Avoca from- Tues
day, April 11, to Monday. April 17. The
grand Jury has been notified to appear
on the latter date and the petit Jury on
April 19. ,
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH' OMAHA
Cost of Lata Election Has Now Been
Figured Oat Exactly.
FOURTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS SPENT
School Board la Expected to Share
with City the Espease of Cast
fas; aad CoaaUnar the
' Ballots. '
The school board and the bond election
held on Tuesday cost the people $l.42.
Eighty-four Judge and clerks of election
will be paid at the rate of 6 each, making
total of $504. For one day's revision of
registration the registrars will be paid at
the rate of $3 each, making $108. Arrange
ments were made for the registration and
voting places by the mayor. Each regis
tration booth cost $3 and the voting booths
Marrlaae Licenses.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday
to the following:
Name and Residence. Age.
Frank O. Ullv. Pacific Junction. la 26
Laura E. Williams, Council Bluffs 22
Jacob E. Klrkhnrt. Council Bluffs.. 26
Mildred E. Peterson, Council Bluffs...... 23
Real'. Estate Transfers. -
These transfers were reported to The Bee
by -the Title Guaranty and Trust company
of Council BUjffs-: : : . .
It. McKentle and wK to A. O. Gil
bert, part lots 6, 7 and 8. block 1;
l'and I, block 1; 12, 13, 16 and 17.
block 6; U and It, block 3d, Central
ubdlv., q. o. d $ 1
Theodore F. Lewis, trustee, to George
W. woodward, part lot , diock ,
Minden, w. d
Peter B. Jacobs and wife to Charles
Schmidt, jr., lot 19. diovk i; ioi i.
block 3; lot 6, block 2. Minden, w. d.
Same to same, lot 13, block 12. Bent-'
ley, w.-d..
A. O. Gilbert et al. to It. Mchensle.
part lots 1, 2, S, 4 and (. block 2; lots
10. 11. 14 and 16. block 26; lots 17 and
20, block 36, Central subdlv.. q. c. d.
Elmer L. Fehr to Frances H. Cromble,
lots and 10, block 4, Webster's Jst
dd.. .'w.' d ". J
Bertha Klrhenberger and husband to.
Mahala HHllnday, lots 1.' 2, 3, 4 and
nurt Int M Um k 6. Hunrock. w. d. .
Charles E. BrSdleyahd wife tj Surah
Forrlatal, part tots 11 ana la, diock
MISOR MENTION.
Major O. TI. Richmond, chief of police,
and Louis Zurmuehlen, Jr., city clerk, left
yesterday on a visit to Madison, Wis.
Dr. Smith Bellinger has gone to Chicago
to take a post-graduate course. He ex
pects to be away a month or six weeks.
The regular meeting of the Council Bluffs
lodge of Elks will be held tonight, when
the recently elected officers will be Installed.
Unity , guild of Grace Episcopal church
will meet this afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. J. J. Sullivan, 408 South First street.
Judge McPherson has sent word that he
will be here Saturday Instead of Friday
to hear matters In connection . with the
Manawa injunction case. .
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barl Theln
hardt, yesterday morning, a daughter, at
the residence of Mrs. Thlenhardt's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Rohrer.
Fire Chief Nicholson has received word
from Elmwood, Neb., that the fire depart
ment of that town will send a team to the
tournament in this city. In June. -
W. Hi Kicef of Hardin township is the
first assessor in Pottawattamie county to
complete the assessment for this year. He
turned In his books yesterday to County
Auditor Innea.
L. A. Swartxel, 114 West Broadway, has
added an extra man to help In his ahoe re
pair shop and is now ready to do all shoe
repair work promptly. He guarantees to
do only first class work.
Frank O. Lllley of Pacific Junction and
Laura E. Williams of this city were mar
ried yesterday afternoon by Rev. Henry
DeLong at his residence. They will make
their home in Pacific Junction.
Sparks from the chimney started a small
blase In the roof of the cottage at 8646 Av
enue A. helonslnz to E. T. Clausen. The
fire department responded to the alarm, but
the Diaze was exunguisnea Deiore lis ar
rival. The damage was nominal.
Denutv Sheriff Clarence Woolman. who
has been seriously 111 at Mercy hospital
with typhoid -fever for several weeks, was
able to be out yesterday for a short time.
It will- be some time, however, - before he
can. return to . work. - - -
The valise stolen from M. R. Udell, a
traveling man of -St. Louis, at the Rock
Island depot Wednesday night, waa recov
ered by the police yesterday. It was found
In an empty coal car on the Burlington
tracks. ., The contents were apparently in
tact...
MORE!
FILIPINOS
FOR
' AMES
.t
Present Students from Islands. Do So
Well Others Will Follow.
AMES, la., April 6. (Special.) Mr. Suth
erland of the War department at Washing'
ton, D. C, was at the college yesterday In
the Interests of the Philippine 'students
that are being educated in the different In
stltutlons of the United States'. Mr. Suth
erland has charge of all Philippine students
being so educated and was here Inspecting;
the work being done by those entered at
Iowa state college. It has been the Inten
tion of those In charge of distributing them
among .the different' Institutions not to
place more than one consignment at each
school, but it has been ascertained that
those in attendance here are doing excep
tionally good work, and therefore It has
been deemed advisable to enter more next
year., Six will be entered In the animal
husbandry department and perhaps as
many more . In. the engineering courses.
GERMAN EDITORS ARB TO MEET
Those of Nebraskaf Iowa and the
, Dakotas to Assemble at Clinton.
CLINTON. Ia., April 8-(Speclal.) The
convention for 1906 of the German-American
Press Association of Iowa, Nebraska and
North and South Dakota will be held In
this city In September, and plans are al
ready being formulated for this event,
which, it is thought, will be attended by
150 delegates from various parts of the four
states, as well as by members of the Gar
man press of Missouri ' and Texas, those
states ' having expressed a. desire to Join
the association which "meets" here next au
tumn. ,
1,660
,1.600
800
100
13 rr(m. w. d 75
Will' F. Bledentopf et al. to Pearl B. .
Swan,' lo 1, block 16, Mill adj.. a-.
e. d.,I 1
Anna Sperling. et.al. to Pearl B. Swan,
same, w. d. ..................... 800
Ten! transfers!, total.;.'....
.....$ 6,538
. Uuttle' Cash '!,eft la Treasury. '.",
City Auditor Smith ' completed yesterday
his Bnanctal- statement for the month of
March, which closed the fiscal year, show
ing , the' balances left of the amounts a p.
proprlated from thai general fund for the
maintenance, of the different departments.
The total appropriations amounted to $68,000,
and. of 'this-, there remains unamended
11,617, which .will be placed to- the credit
at the contingent fund for this fiscal year.
In addition to this balance It Is figured
that' the receipts In, the police fund will
dd about H.W0 to the contingent fund,
although up to April V over $19,000 hsd
i'ert drawn on this fund-' This big-balance
Is due to the large amount, of - flnea and
forfeitures collected -by the police depart
msnt during the Jast year.
What Veoclatallo Does.
Five new cases ef smallpox were reported
to the Board, of .Health yesterday. They
are Mrs -UendrJoka. It- South ; Twenty
fourth street;- BrAWn "Childsberrjr; and'ttwo
enuaren., iwnum injtoi; w v" n
.-rabam. liarrtwtn etr'est ..-:..
At preeenf 'there "are s'eVe'nfyifn hquc
under ' quarantine WU2V 'fflft-Ove rasea of
sinallpos.v-grher are'fortf-alx-iraaes In ten
families, tat ntembers of which failed to
Daughters of Rebekah Convention.
MISSOURI VALLEY, la.. April .-(Spe
cial. ) District lodge No. 36, Daughters of
Rebekah, held its annual county convention
here yesterday with morning, afternoon and
evening sessions. About 100 delegates from
Woodbine, - Logan, Little Sioux, Module,
Magnolia and Persia were In attendance.
Mrs. Josle V. Haklll of Waterloo, president
of the state assembly, was also present.
A banquet was tendered the- visiting dele
gates in the evening.
' Missouri Valley's New OOlolala.
MI8SOURI VALLEY. Ia., April 8. (Spe
cial.) Missouri Valley's new officials are
as follows: City clerk, W. II. Wlthrow
water commissioner, Samuel L. 1 Holmes
Street commissioner, G. ,W. Fry; city ngi
nner, J. S. Wattles. Council committees were
also appointed en finance, streets and al
leys, fire department, police and light, side
walks, waterworks, claims, publlo building
and grounds, ordinances, printing and pur
chasing.
. . Jaeger a Ilaakrn'pt. '
- KEOKUK. Ia., April .-The schedule of
Edmund Jaeger, proprietor of the Com'
merclel bank, who Is now in Jail awaiting
trial on a charge of receiving deposits for
an Inslovent bank, waa filed In the bank
rupt court here today. Resources are given
as $116,000; liabilities, $92,000. The bank had
deposlta of $66,000. Jaeger failed to secure
ball and la In Jail. He was formerly mayor
of Keokuk.
Give Oo4 Name of Poison.
IOWA CITY. Ia.. April .-(Speclal.)-The
drug used by the homeopathic poison squad
of. the Iowa university waa chionanthus.
This waa the conclusion arrived at by the
senior class, who had watched the expert
ment, which covered ten day and has. been
the most valuable In the history of the unl
versify. The entire poison squad has re
covered from the effects of th drug. -
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MISSOURI VALLEY, la.. April .-(Spe
cial.) The last farmers' free exchange slle
of the present .eon,. occurred here tlu
week and was atell attended.. Many horses
were sold. ' These' ealeas will be continued
neat year.r '
C. E. Johnson. .Thirtieth- and Madison
streets, was burled at Laurel Hill cemetery
yesterday afternoon.
Rev. J. C. Reddlnd ff-York, Neb., will
commence a series of evangelical meetings
st tile First Vresbyterma church on Sun
day morning, April I..
LOSS OF TAXES 'TO THE CITY
Supreme Coart Decision Will Cost at
Least Eleven" Ilea. 11
dred. ' '
Provided the telephone company does not
attempt to escape paying Its 105 taxes,
under the recent decision of the supreme
court ruling that the value of franchisee
cannot be estimated on a gross annual re
ceipts basis, the city does not stand to
lose more than about $1,100, If that trtuch,
by reason of the decision. The ruling af
fects the manner . assessing telephone,
telegraph and express companies and
makes unconstitutional the method of de
termining franchise values by simply tak
ing the gross receipts at state business
for the year preceding the assessment.
Should the telephone company, which ha
. wi.vuit, ,i,c lCirJIIUIie tVIHJ'!.!!.., WII1LII IIUO
cost $10 esch, the total being $156. Printing J not rtkltfA the qugUotl, talk, the city
of notices, proclamations and the Calls
for the special bond election cost $300, mak
ing the cost of printing $584. Other ex
penses amount to $60 so that the total cost
Is $1,402.
The school district is supposed to pay
one-half of. this amount. On previous elec
tions where candidates for members of the
Board of Education were running the cost
of the election has been divided and the
city authorities expect that this will be
done again. Jay Laverty, secretary of the
Board of Education said last night that he
presumed the school district would pay
one-half of the cost of the election, but
this matter will be taken up later by the
board.
Very few people In South Omaha realize
the cost of an election. When the special
election is called for votlrtg of the sewor
bofcde the cost will be about half of the
last el'-ctlon, as there will be no revision
of rcg.stration and the printing of bills
will 'be considerably less.
Sanitary Condition Ilad.
The sanitary condition of the city JailH
I again causing comments. In the Jail
proper, the sewer gas is something awful,
and for the last few days prisoners have
been detained In the woman's department.
Agents for the building were notified yes
terday and plumbers were at once em
ployed to clean out the pipes. Only a short
time ago the city hall sewer was badly
clogged, and the expense of cleaning the
pipe was '. considerable. The trouble lies
with the prisoners, who appear to take de
light Irt throwing old clothing, knives and
forks and rubbish , of all . kinds Into the
sewer. There does not seem to be any
way to stop this practice. Mayor Koutsky
was thinking seriously yesterday of speak
ing to the council about securing a Jail
outside of the city hall building. This may
be done, as the basement where the Jail
I now located is not fit to detain prisoners.
Rev. James Wise of the Episcopal church
had occasion to visit the Jail yesterday and
he at once noticed the unsanitary condi
tion. He declared that he Intended bring
ing the matter to the attention of the
city authorities at once. In police court
and the city offices the sewer gas is a
constant annoyance and doors and windows
have to be kept open all the time to make
the rooms hapltable. The day and night
Jailors seem to be unable to prevent pris
oners from stuffing the sewer with rub
bish, and the question, appear to be a
hard one to solve.
Completes Sewer Plans.
Andrew . Rosewater, city . engineer of
Omaha, was here yesterday and filed with
the city clerk plans for the proposed sewer
system. Along with the contour maps and
Plans Mr, Rosewater filed , a report show
ing the estimated cost of the work. The
map filed are complete In every detail
and the council will have no difficulty in
preparing ordinances and bids for this
work when It decides to go ahead. The
sewers as contemplated will cost $260,000
and bonds must be voted In order to make
the funds available for the payment of con
tractors. In accordance with his agree
ment with the mayor and city council Mr.
Rosewater will be paid $1,600 for making
the surveys and the plans for the sewers.
Small' maps showing the routes of the
sewers have been, furnished each member of
the council and the mayor.
Sanitary Inspector Talks.
Some time ago the attention of the city
authorities was called to the piles of ma
nure being dumped on stock lard property
near the old standplpe. The council di
rected Frank Jones, the city sanitary In
spector, to Investigate. In company with
Councilman William McCralth and Council
man Klewlt the so-called dump was in
spected. It was decided by these officials
that no nuisance was being committed and
the Inspector was directed to make a re
port to the council. In talking of this
dump Mr. Jones said:
"It Is not the odor that Is a nuisance.
but It Is the looks of the dump that seems
to annoy certain people. There Is not a
residence within 300 feet of the dump. The
smell Is not nearly as bad from this pile
of stock yards refuse as It is from the
glue factories at the packing houses. 1
have talked with the officers of the stock
yards company and they told me that a
high board fence was to be built around
this property soon. There really is no
cause for complaint against the stock yards
company for using this ground for dump
ing refuse from the pens at the yards."
No further attention will be paid to the
complaints by the city, officials, as the
Incident is considered closed. .
Ftllnar Expense Accounts.
Under the law all candidates must file
an account with the city clerk of ex
penditures during the campaign. Pr. W. S.
White, a candidate on the democratic ticket
for member of the Board of Education, was
the first to file. Dr. White declared that
his campaign assessment was $75 end that
he spent $12.60 for advertising blotters. His
total expense was $98.40. Other candidate
are expected to file soon, as the'law say
that such filings must be msde within
ten days after election.
New School Board Members
. The recently elected members of the
school board, Morrill, Laverty and Bchlndel,
will take their seats on Monday, May 1,
and will serve for a term of three years.
The hold-over members are J. G Knight
and C. M. Rich. These1 latter have each
a 'year to serve from May 1. When the
new members are sworn in there will be
a reorganisation ct the board. No pre
dictions are being made aa to who will
be elected president or secretary, as the
new member are not talking and the
hold-overs declare that they have nothing
to say at tnis time.
Magle City Gossip.
August Pearson. Twenty-fifth and
streets, reports the birth of a son.
Edward Cahow left last night for Cas
per, Wyo., to purchsse cattle for this
11 I
Mrs. w. J. copenharve returned last
rveniii irom a visit wun menas at N
braska City.
Parks. Johnson A Psrks sr moving their
omce to me Aiacx Duuaing at Twenty-
iuuiiii aiau iiiriui,
Frank J. Fltle tu In the city yesterday
visiting the city offices and looking up
will uuMiir.1 UIBlirri,
J. S. Walters, assistant superintendent
at the stork yards, has gone to Chicago
iu iiwiu luneraa oi a relative.
".John Ieaar: Thirtieth and Jackson streets
dlsd yesterday. The funeral will be held
on rTiuay morning at oi. mary a cnurch
- An .important . meeting . X t he Entries
ir.-ei ciuo win De neiu at r.Hglea halt,
j wemy-tixin ana n streets, mis evening
- Adah chapter. No. 62.' Order-of 'the Eusi-
era Htac will hold its annua! election of
otSiHM-jl on Saturday evening at Masoulc
na:i. - .
Ruth, Ui rant daughter of Mr. and Mr.
may have $3,923 In 1906 taxes tied up
and possibly lost, but this Is not considered
likely.
"I cannot say st this time what the
telephone company will do," snld W. W.
Moreman, Its attorney. "I handled the
case in which the decision was secured for
the Western Union Telegrsph company,
but the telephone company has not raised
the point. While I cannot speak with cer
tainty, I hardly think the latter will at
tempt to evade the payment of the 1904
tuxes. The decision affects not only city
taxes, but all other taxes as well. Though
It Is true the franchise of the telephone
company was assessed, by the city last
fall in the manner now declared uncon
stitutional, I doubt if the question will
be raised with regard to that assessment.
Nevertheless the telephone company and
the other public franchised corporations
are assessed too high. - The method of
determining the value of telephone, tele
graph and express company franchises Is
left open, I suppose, by the decision, which
I have not yet seen. With regard to the
telegraph company, however, we hold that
It has no franchise assessable In Nebraska,
but that it operates under a federal fran
chise, exempted from taxation."
The value of the telephone company's
franchise In Omnha, , as, assessed by the
city for 1906.' taxes, is $341;1S6, computed
upon gross annual revenues upon state and
city business. 'In 1904 the company paid
full taxes upon a franchise valuation
made in the same way. The three express
companies did the same ithlng, their ag
gregate tax amounting to lw. enouia
they take advantage of- the decision with
respect to 1905 taxes the city could tose
no more than this. The Postal Telegraph
company does little state business, the
franchise on this basis being valued at
$908, which would produce about $10 In
taxes this year.
Tax Commissioner Fleming thinks the
council can reassess the Western Union
franchise, on the ground of error, and get
at least a part of the revenue, but Attor
ney Morsman holds differently and says
that the assessments already made will
have to stand or fall by the supreme court
decision.
EAGLES ENJOY LADIES' NIGHT
Women Folks Invited In and a Most
Enjoyable Time Is the
Result.
The members of Omalfa aerie No. 38,
Fraternal Order of Eagle' did themselves
proud last evening be.yon4.iaU expectations
In carrying out the prwgitAn arranged for
their first "ladles' " night.' The spacious
hall was filled with meh'Tfcm many walks
In life,, and gathered 'aroubd' the men were
several hundred of Eagles whose names
are not actually en the "membership list
of aerie No. 38, but who do. their share In
directing the destines , of he Gate City's
prosperous aerie by rocking the little
Eagles to sleep at even- time, mending the
garments of (the big Eagles and otherwise
performing the duties of mothers, sisters
or sweethearts, as the case might be.
Congressman John L.. Kennedy made the
address of welcome to the fair guests of
honor. He apostrophised" the Eagles who
stay home and do the knitting In a manner
that waj well appreciated by the large
assemblage. By allowing . the women to
grace the meeting of the Eagles occasion
ally would not only cause them to think
more of the order, but' Would also serve to
strengthen the foundation of the aerie,
which foundation Is built on truth, liberty,
equality and Justice, the. four watchwords
of the order.
Will M. Cressy and William Tompkins .of
the Orpheum . told a number of pleasing
stories, as did Frank Dunlop. Dr. Z. D.
Clark gave severaT banjo nnd vocal selec
tions In his own inlmltlble" manner. The
Lilly quartette and the Eagle trio sang
themselves into the remembrance of those
present, while Mertyn Mace, a' young vio
linist, gave several selections on his In
strument. itor. Alexander Btuart aang
'Bonny Mary of Argyle," and responded
with an encore. Bert Firkins offered a
song and dance sketch. After csrnatlons
and refreshments were' , distributed the
floor was cleared for dancing. Dr. Riley
was chairman for the evening.
The local aerie will hold its annual
memorial service on the first Sunday In
May,
FIRST METHODISTS GATHER"
Little "Family" Reunion at the
Church a Social Success
All Around.
"Just neighbors' children together," said
Rev. E. C. Smith, pastor oft the First
Methodist Episcopal church, last night In
describing the general church reunion and
sociable held in the lower rooms of the
edifice. And that It what It really was
a family gathering of the members of the
church. Drifting In by twos and threes,
the membership moved hither and thither,
meeting and greeting and exchanging re
marks grave and gay. The ladles of the
church had a committee of capable women
In the kitchen and the products of their
skill and industry were as highly praised
a industriously consumed. ' There was also
musio to enliven the Intervals.
E. A. Benson, Dr. A. Hugh Hlpple and
Mesdame F. A. Tucker and G. E. Mlckel
were the four people on the program for
speeches; but their efforts far surpassed the
ordinary speech In interest, wit and
churchly wisdom. Unhampered by texts,
the speakers chose their own gait and
framed their talks to fit the spirit of the
occasion: Some bright and pertinent things
were said by each of the speaker and
many a smile of more or less generous vol
uroo was evoked by the hit or miss ora
tions. The speakers did not forget to touch
on the subject dearest to the hearts of all
the members of the church at this time,
the debt-raising campaign. It la going to
be made a winner.
Next Sunday morning the First church Is
to have the pleasure of hearing an address
by Dr. William F. M. McDowell, the young
est bishop of the church, and one of the
foremost men In the denomination. He Is
to outline some of the practical ways In
which church work can best be done.
The bishop will be entertained. at 'dinner
en Saturday evening at the, home of the
pastor, Rev. Dr. Smith. 2008 Burt street.
At this function he will meet a good many
of the leading tnenrbere'of the congregation
The dinner -wfll' be preceded by a general
reption, beginning at $.30.
HENN1XCS WILL HOLD FAST
Citj TreMuret " Abandon TkonghU of
' V foiigning Hi Office.
YALtOITYOF CONSOLIDATION IS DOUBTFUL
Decision In Plattamouth Case Seem
to) Cover Polat aad ladlcates th
rallare of Charter to Ac-
eompllah Purpose.
City Treasurer Hennlngs has given up
thoughts, for the present, of resigning in
January because the city charter appar
ently ends his duties at that time. Pend
ing solution of the problem as to whether
or not there Is to be a city treasurer after
next May, and If so, who. Mr. Hennlngs
says he simply Intends to do sll he can
to serve the city. He doe not Intend to
take the matter Into court himself or do
anything to promote litigation, but thlnka
It is the duty of the city attorney to get
the vexed question adjusted in manner
beyond controversy so that the taxpayers
may. not evade payment on the grounds
that there Is no one authorised by law to
take the money, and so that the city can
sell Its bonds and do a number of other
important functions.
The city treasurer is pondering over a
copy of Commissioner Ames' opinion in the
case of the state ex rel against Clements,
upon which was founded a decision of the
supreme court uarly In March, the syllabus
reading:
Statutory amendment and repeal by Im
plication, being expressly forbidden by the
constitution, are not favored by the courts.
An act of the legislature can deal with
no subject not clenrly expressed In Its title,
hence an act to provide lor the "Incorpora
tion, government, regulation, duties and
powers'' of a certain . class of cities can
contain no valid enactment relative to the
powers or duties of a county ofllcer.
Section 87 of chapter XVIII of the session
laws of 19U1 is void.
Crux of Plattsmouth Case.
The case was carried up from Cass
county and setms to have parallels in the
recent legislation resulting In a new city
harter for Omaha, proposing to shift the
city treasurer's duties to the county treas
urer, and a simultaneous veto by the gov
ernor of a bill amending theatatute con
cerning the county treasurer and prescrib
ing the additional duties referred to. In
1901 the legislature passed an act providing
for a charter for cities having mure than
,000 and leas than 26,000 persons, and ap
plicable to Plattsmouth. This act pro
vided, among other things, that the county
treasurer should pay over to the city
treasurer all money collected from the
levying of road taxes upon the property In
the city. The road law provided, on the
other hand, that one-half of all taxes
levied for road purposes within corporate
limit of cities and villages should be ex
pended by the county , board for road pur
poses and the other half paid to the coun
cil of cities and villages to be used for road
purposes.
At the same session that created the
charter the road law was amended, but
not so as to change the proviso mentioned."
The treasurer of Cass county collected the
road taxes, but refused to pay to the treas
urer of Plattsmouth more than one-half of
the taxes levied within the corporate limits
of the city. Litigation ensued.
Language of the Court.
The opinion says:
The road law and section 76 thereof have
to do exclusively with the powers and
duties of county officers with reference to
the establishment, maintenance and vaca
tion of county roads and the acquisition
and expenditure by ' them of funds ap
plicable to such purpcf.es. The charter
act has to do exclusively with the Incor
poration, regulation, duties and powers of
municipal olllcers and with the acquisition
and disposition of funds to be provided by
themselves therefor. There is nothing la
the title of the latter act and nothing in
the subject matter to which It refers, In
dicative of an intent to legislate - with
respect to .the powers or duties of county
officers or with respect to the administra
tion of monies or revenues raised by their
authority. But this is precisely the thing
that seuilon 87 of the charter purports and
the only thing it attempts to do. In ex
plicit terms It assumes to prescribe the
duties of the county treasurer with refer
ence to county funds in his official custody.
This can only be done by an act expressing
that object in its title.
CANNON LOSES DIAMOND RING
Embalmev Tells Peculiar Story of His
Experience with the
Stranger.
A fine diamond ring valued by Its owner
at $315 left Martin J. Cannon's possessslon
Wednesday night, and, according to hi
story, It Is in the hebds of a smooth
stranger whose acquaintance he made but
few hours before. Cannon said "he was
offered $316 a few days ago by a friend
who saw the sparkler on his finger and
admired It. .
Cannon' story is that he met a man
Wednesday evening and a spirit of Jolly
good fellowship grew up between them.
The stranger was well dressed and gen
tlemanly In appearance and had a fund of
Information and good stories which made
him an acceptable companion for an even
ing's entertainment. He had the air of a
man who was a stranger In the city and
had nothing to do but pass away a few
hours In the most pleasant manner possi
ble. He gave Mr. Cannon the Impression
that In him he had found a man of his
own caliber and inclinations.
About 10 o'clock the pair went Into Ed
Maurer's restaurant and sst down at a
table. A waiter brought them the drinks
several times and some oysters. They
chatted a long time In a pleasant manner
and had a thoroughly good time.
In the course of the evening the stranger
made several remarks about the beautiful
diamond Mr. Cannon had on his finger and
finally asked permission to examine It.
Getting possession of It, he turned It back
and forth in the light as one who is a
connoisseur in stones and then nonchalantly
slipped It on his finger. He was touching
it caressingly with the fingers of the other
hand when a negro came into the room,
walked to the table and handed hint a
note. He excused himself politely, saying
that he would have to step to the door
a few minutes and would be back shortly,
Mr. Cannon sat alone. for a time smok
ing, thinking the man was at the entrance.
All at once the thought struck him that
the incident waa peculiar and he hurried
out to Investigate.. He did not find .the
stranger, although he hunted for several
hours In various restaurants and hotels..
At the restaurant he wa unable to
learn who hi companion of the evening
was. The employes of the place did not
remember having seen him before. Neithet
did they pay any attention to the megro
who brought the note. They saw him
enter, hand the not to the man, saw him
leave, and later saw Mr. Cannon follow.
But they were unable to describe th mes
senger. Mr. Cannon is an'embalmer and I In
the employ of N. P. Bwanson.
smlnstkm st the county superintendent j
nffln the 4nt week not one sucoeeiel In
fasting A year ago thirty-seven applicant I
SPTxmrea ana iook tne tJnmirauuu,
sot on passed.
MARGARET ALREADY A MISSUS
Gtfl Who Eloped with Seal Ha a
' -1 Husband In the Denver
JalL ..
Margaret Jefferson, the Denver girl who
trifled with th affections of George Noble
and deserted him In Omsha. la a married
woman., so the Denver papers say. . She Is
the wife of C. K. Dixon, who Is serving a
county Jail sentence for the violation of a
supreme court Injunction during th laat
election. The woman has obtained the for
giveness of her husband and he has ex
pressed a determination to fight against
her extradition In rase Noble perslota In
his Intention of having her returned to
Nebraska.
Nevertheless she Is very much worried.
All of Noble clothing 1 In her trunk
and she Is afraid that she can be held to
answer for the theft of this, If not of the
money.
Th deserted man Is still In Omaha. Be
has telegraphed to a friend In Denver for
money, but has had no answer.
POSTQFFICE NOTICE'
iShouM ha rvad DAILT bv aU interested.
as chapg.es nisy occur at niur Ume.i
1. tnr the m rlc pfldlnit " April '
i. 1. will close (PROMPTLY la all cfises)
at the Gereral I'lflomw as loimw":
RK(lTERKl AND PARC ELS -POST
uiim -im am h.mr ariiar than -cfcwAn
,hr.Mi hlnw l'Af-1-eta-r.OSt mail for
Germany close at & p m. April 3, per . s.
Kaiser WTlneim ner uronse; prn a, i--r
rini'laanuii: Anrll 7 ner a. . Oref Sl
dersee, and April 10, per s. s. Grosser Kur
furst. -'
Regular snd supplementary mall close
'st Foreign Station (corner ot,vesi ana
Morton streets hlf hour Inter than clos
ing time shown below (except that Supple
mentary Mails for Europe and Central
America, via Colon, close one hour later
at Foreign Station).
Transatlantic Mall.
8ATURDAT t-At :K a. m. for LIVER
POOL 8COTLAISU and lKbUni', per
s. s. Campania, via Queenstown and
Liverpool (also other parts of Europe
when specially addressed for this steam
er); at a. m. ror r.i nui n, ir
at Kill vIa PU-mouth and Cherbourg:
at 7 SO a. m. for SCOTLAND direct (spe
cially addressed onlyl, per i V)
donta: at . m. r naiM ii
PARCELS-POST MA!IJ. per s. s.
fee.
land olan rrrnlur mall for Belgium when
...iiiv ttH.h-euerf for thin steamer): at
$ 30 a. m. for ITALT direct (specially ad
dressed only), rer s. s. Konig Aioerv,
Mall foe South and Central America,
West ladles. Eta.
FRIDAY (7)-At 10 a. m. for FORTUNB
ISLAND ana jamaka, V, .ft'V"
,i. r,.rtr rv.rte. Port le!trlck (Cab)
1 . ... ...I . A t I -
Uraciasi, nense, iviiip m . "7
nion when specially loarwwi w im;
steamer): at 12 m. lor i itA i An in
CAMPECHE. per 8. 8. Jjas.gr,
i. l.m.nmrv 11 0 d. m.) for BAHA
MA, per s. s. Niagara (also Ouantanamo
All efforts thus far to gain any informa- and Bant ago wnen epeciauy "u--
tlon at Union Pacific headquarters regard- hxtckuav At 4 a. m. for BRAZIL.
ing tne specinc purpose or tne aireciors in
UNION PACIFIC'S FINANCES
No Oee Knows What tha Extra Ha
dred Millions Is to Be
feed For.
calling their meeting for May 5 at Salt
Lake City for the expressed object of In
creasing the preferred capital stock by
$100,000,000 have proved futile. While the
matter Is a subject of much speculation In
railroad circles here, not one mother's son
of the officials at headquarters care to
commit themselves.
"I don't know," Is the reply received
from General Manager Mohler when asked
what he thought the plan of the director
might be. "I see that Mr. Harriman la not
talking on the matter Just now, and it la
reasonable to suppose that no one here
could give any Inkling as to what will be
done with the $100,000,000." ...
. Pascal Prosecutes Allen.
Frank Pascale has filed - a complaint In
the county court against Charles Allen, In
which he charges assault with Intent to do
great bodily harm. Pascale and Allen botn
live In Florence, where the former keeps
a restaurant. Allen Is a plasterer and
Pascals avers that on April 1 Allen laid off
and was drinking beer In a place adjoining
his restaurant. Pascale boy was peeking
over the fence and this angered Allen to
such an extent that he Is alleged to have
severely slugged the elder Pascale. In
Justice Shoemaker' court Allen wa fined
$1. This did not satisfy Pascale, who now
brings suit in the county 'court. Trie still
sports a black eye.
per a s. Catania, via rrnniuuj.-,
celo and Rio Janeiro (Including Northern
Brasll. Argentine truguay ana
guay when specialty mu". .... .n.
steaniert; si s a. lui.unn"".
a rrininna: hi o.oi' b. u. v"'',
ary 9:30 a mVfor CURACAO and VENB
lrHI.A. per s a Zulla (also Colombia,
via Curacao, when specially ad(,re"",i"r
this steamer);-at a. m. kt rumv
RICO, per s. s. Coamo, via San Juaai
mt t.tn a. m. for KEwmLnuifiu. per
. s. Rosalind : at : a. m. (supplement-
nrv 10 'SO . m ) mr d. a n v-. wo, i
CROlXr LEEWARD snd WINDWARD
ISLANDS ana uiimj.
.... i ; nmnaHa Trinidad and St.
Vincent when specially addressed for thla
steamer); at 10 a. m. for CUBA, pt a. a.
Mexico, via navanit. . . .
KOTTCK Five oeltt per half ounce Tit AT-
must be prepaid on ail letters forwarded
bv the SUPPLEMENTARY MAILS, and
lasttArH dffOallla in m UIVM asm i m.wm
-LETTER FOR FOREB1N COUN
TRIES," aftet the ClXJBi.NU in
tlcular vel. will NOT be ao forwarded
t-iTi r v DRtrPAin thereon bv stamia.
Supplementary transatlantic Mail are
AMERICAN. ENGLISH and FRENCH
steamers, whenever the sailings occur at
a m. or later; ana late man may oe
deposited In the mall boxes on the plera
or the GERMAN LINES sailing from
Hobbken. The malls on the pier open
one how and half before sailing time
and close ten minute before sailing time.
Only regular postage (letter 5 ent a
half ounce) Is required on articles mailed
in t.a iplers of th AMERICAN. WH 'TB
STAR and GERMAN (sea post; ateaatera:
double postage (letter 10 ceuts a half
ounce) on other line.
Mails Forwarded Ore eland, Bta B. '.
eept Transpacific.
u.ii. .vni'Mi jomKirA and Bahamas) are
..iiijr nicy uiiu i - . .. 1 1 1 .. irv,.
rt only the capital, but forwarded dully to port of sallli n- The
Manufacturing, and the CONNECTING mall cloe at th general
to make this plant one m?P&Z?SMrJZ'. Won.
UI3A, . V.. " "V Til.-
dav, weanesoay ana oh.imj. v-"
from New York, Thursday and Saturday
sua BhAIn
MEXICO CITY, overland, at 1:M p. m. and
10:30 p. m. dally, except ounoiji ouuuay
at 1:00 r. m. and 10:80 p. m. . .
NEWFOUNDLAND (exoept Parcels-Post
Malls), via Norm oyaney m i p. m.
day, Wednesday and Saturday (also oc.
caslonally from New York and Phlladel-
MIJUELON, via Boston and Halifax, at
8:30 p. m., every oiner cutiua inwva
Wth, April sth and 2Sd, etc.). .
ICA, via Boston, at t:w v. m. jurr
via Philadelphia at 10:80 p. m.
Wednesday. (Also from New York on
uat...-riav flM ahnve.V
BAHAMAS (except Parcels-Post Malls), ria
Miami, norma, si -i.ou a. . nunuri
Wednesday and Saturday. CAlao from
xi.w Vnrir Km ahova.1
BRITISH HONDURAS, HONDURAS (East
Coast) ana uuaiiiaua, vim rw Or
leans, at 10:30 p. m. Mouday. (West Coast
of Honduras Is despatched from New York
rl a PanamMIM ubOVt.)
COSTA RICA, via New Orleans, st n0:S
p. m Tuesday. - '
NICARAGUA (Eaat Coast), via New Or.
leans, at 10: p. m.- vveonesaey. (west
Coast of Nicaragua la despatched from
NTenr York via Pnams see above.)
PANAMA and CANAL ZONE, via New Or
leans, st iu:u p. m. Bunaav mwr
p. m. Sunday and until sailing of New
York . steamer, mall for Panama and
Canal Zone Is held, for the New York
steamer see above).
Kew Corporation!
A new corporation has been formed by
J. M. Larsen and J. L. Baker with a paid
up capital of $160,0no for the purpose of
taking over the business of the Larsen Ioe
Machine company and to continue the busl
ness of manufacturing refrigerating and
ice making macninery on a large scale.
The Lnrsen machine Is becomina ao dodu
lar all over the country they find It neces
sary to increase not o
the labilities for man
company proposes
of the largest of its kind in the United
mates.
Mortality "tatlattcs.
The following births and deaths have
been reported to the Board of Health dur
ing the twenty-four hours ending at noon
Thursday:
Births Willis D. Pool, 901 Bancroft, girl;
John amitn, 22m cnanes, gin; Martin
Tlbke, boy; Robert Alexander, boy; John
Wleekl, 2724 Bouth Twenty-ninth, girl;
Charles Dime, 1712 isara, girl.
Deaths Elisabeth Shlll. $722 Franklin.
aged, f months; Donald Connett Detweller,
1222 South Twenty-seventh, aged S years;
Charles w. O Hanlon, 939 North Twenty-
nfth street, aged tcl years.
Slums of New York.
A stereoptlcon lecture on the "Slums of
V.o, Vr.vl.O ... . ,,,. I ., a nk , aanra.J
Street Methodist church by Adjutant Mo
Kenzle of the local Salvation army for the
benefit of the Ladles' Aid society of the
church. Mr. McKenzle gave some Interest
ing pictures of life In Mulberry Bend, the
Howerv and other sections of the metroD-
olls. -There waa an attendance of about
0 people. The proceeds will be placed in
tne society treasury lor tne purpose 01 re
pairing the church.
Riley Asks Ten Thousand.
John Riley 1s suing the Cudahy Packing
company fo $10,000 damages for alleged
personal injuries. Mr. Riley says he was I
emnloveri In the fertilizer deliartment of
defendant 'company on March 13 of this 'REGISTERED MAIL for overland des-
year, wnen a large plate or steel reit over 1 patches closes at e:w p. m. previous oay.
on nim. n anegea mat nis jaw was
broken, also two ribs, and that his heart
and lungs were compressed to that degree
where he I -permanently injured.
Nicholson Get Verdict
George Nicholson recovered a verdict ot
$500 against the city of South Omaha 'In
Judge Kenueay a court, aiier
ins: a week. He sued for $5.
lereri iniurles sustained bv falllna
fectlve sidewalk. The Jury' verdict wa as follows;
Transpaelfl Malls, Forwarded Over
land -Dally.
Th. .tijMtiile nf elnfllna-of transrjaclfla
malls is arranged on the presumption of
their uninterrupted overland transit i port
nf Ulnar. The final connecting mail (ex
cept registered transpacific palls des-
er a trial lust- patched via Vancouver, Victoria, Tacoma
$5,000.00 for al- or Seattle, which close p. m. previous day)
railing on a de- close at the general postofnes. New -York,
turned Into court sealed at 7:80 Wednes- I JAPAN, KOREA, CHINA and PHILIP--day
evening, when they had been out about PINE ISLANDS, via Seattle, close at
Jary Ha th Case.
Judge Redlck, after putting in a solid
week on the case of Mary Kafka against
the Union Stock Yards company for $'2.M0
for the alleged killing of her husband
through the fault of defendant's servants,
got to the point of Instructing the Jury
Friday afternoon late. -This was after he
had overruled a second motion to take the
case from the Jury. If the Jury should
reach a verdict Wore this morning It will
be returned Into court sea lea.
- NO Teachers Passed.
Either the examination testa prepared by
the state department of education are very
stiff or the candidates ror . teacher rer-.
ilfl.-ates are falling away In- eiiuiallcin.il
qualifications'. Judging by the outcome of
recent examination in i;mifiaa county.
Of nine applicant who appeared tor ex-
four hours.
Lecture' Thla Afternoon.
Dr. Nlchol. a missionary recently re
turned from China.-will talk at $ o'clock
this afternoon at Seward Street Methodist
church. The members of all the women'a
home and foreign missionary societies In
the city are invited to near mm.
Conference of County Attorneys.
Attorney General Norri Brown has callod
a conference of county attorneys Interested
In the railroad tax injunction case. They
will meet at Lincoln today to discuss tha
further conduct of the case. County At
torney Slabaugh will attend.
Daughter Get Share.
Judge Sutton found for tha plaintiff In
the suit of Amelia I. Waite against Jarnes
Morris et al. a suit In which plaintiff sued
for $1,000 a quarter Interest In a certificate
of deposit purchased by her mother before
her aeatn. .
LOCAL BREVITIES.
A chemical analysis of the Ice supply of
the city snows mat it is pure.
City Clerk Elbourn has made a copy of
the new charter which will answer the
purpose until the session laws are pub
lished, tnus saving tne city tne cost or
procuring a ceriinea copy.
The Karnes Ilauor case has been heard
by Judge Berks, who will render Judgment
Monday, jjarnes ciuim 10 oe oniy a saias
agent for a Cincinnati house and refuses
to pay a local license.
Bertha Irving Is suing Charles for di
vorce. They were married In Omaha on
October $. lt&8, and after one week of hap-
filneas Charles asserted rus Driae on u
ober 10, according to the petition. The
wife alleges desertion and nonsupport.
Justice Gardner of Council Bluffs has
Issued a warrant for C. Nissan of this city
on a charge of stealing a dog. Nlssen
claims the dog belongs to him and that he
loaned It to a Council Kiuns man wno sola
it to the party from whom Nlssen took It.
NEWS FOR THE ARMY.
Leave of absence for one month has been
granted Major cnanea a. varnum, xtiutn
cavalrv. Fort Kiiey,
Upon the reeommendatlon of the chief
surgeon of the uepartment of the Missouri,
.......... B-W.a 14 U.rlln Cnn...... rf u
- ... nfuH P. VrtW Wl,.kr.r. mA
Private George L. Daniel, Troop I, Tenth Postofflce. New York. N. Y., 'March K 1901.
cavalry, rori noDinson, nave Den oraerea
transferrea to tne hospital corps.
Private Emery Moncrlef, Company I. n8norable discharge and two years and six
Eighteenth Infantry, and private Arthur F. m0nths' confinement at hard labor at Fort
v uui net.. vj, u,b.. vw... .... Mii-
try, Fort Leavenworth, and private James
I. Moorhead, Troop F. Eleventh cavalry.
Fort Des Moines, have been ordered hon
orably discharged from the army by th
d. m. April 2 for despatch per .
Kanagawa Maru. ' .. .
JAPAN (excer,t Parcels-Post Malls), K
KttA, umiMA ano rmviirrinm iDi--AND8,
via Vancouver end Victoria, B. C,
close at 6 p. m. April t for despatch per
s. s. Empress of Japan
JAPAN, KOREA. CHINA and PHILIP-
flNei mtAniir (specialty kiiiii
only), via Seattle, close at 6 p. m. April 4
for deepatch per a. a. Foreric. .
JAPAN, KOREA, CHINA and PHILIP
PIN IS ISLANLiH, via l acoma, ciose ai
6 p. m. April 7 for despatch per . a.
Tlnr Di
HAWAII, JAPAN, KOREA. CHINA and
PHILIPPINE IHLAN1JB. via Ban rn
clsco, close at $ p. m. April 8 for daa
catch per a. . Manchuria. . . ,
HAWAII, via, Ban Francisco, close at t
p. m April 10 zor oeepsicn per a.
Alameda. .
HAWAII, JAPAN. KOREA, CHINAana
FHILIFF1NK 1BUAHPO, via Ban tii
clsci, close at 6 p. m. April H for des
patch per s. s. Doric
HAWAII, via San Francisco, close at
p. m. April u tor oespaicu per a. m,
vnun
TAHITI and MARQUESAS ISLANDS, via
Ban Francisco, ciose ai s p. m. pm j
for riesimtch ner a. s. Msripnsa.
NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA ' (except'
West), NKW UAbHIXIBlA 'SAHOA, riA-
WAII snd specially addressed mall
for FIJI ISLANDS, via Ban Franclaco,
close at 6 p. m. April 22 for despatch
per s. s. Ventura. (If the Cunard
steamer carrying the British mail for New
Zealand does not arrive in time to connect
with this despatch, extra malls closing
st 6:30 a, m.. f:$0 a. m. and t p. fl.; Sua
days at 4:0 a. m.. t a. m and P. rn.-
will be mad up and forwarded until tha
arrival of the Cunard steamer.)
FIJI ISLANDS, and specially addressed
mall for AUSTRALIA and NEW CALE
DONIA, via Vancouver and. Victoria, B.
C, close at t p. m. April 2$ for despatch
per s. a Mlowera. 1 '
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS and OCAM. via
San Francisco, close at p. m. April 26
for despatch per U. el. Transport.
MANCHURIA (axoept Mukden, New
chwsng and Port Arthur) and EASTERN
SIBERIA la at present forwarded via
Russia. . M .
NOTE Unless otherwise addeased. West
Australia Is forwardsd via Europe; New
Zealand via San Francisco and certain
places In the Chinese Province of Yunnan,
via Brtttah Xndla-th quickest routes.
Philippines specially addressed "vl Eu
rope' must be fully prepaid at the forslga
rates. Hawaii la forwardsd via Ban Fran
Cisco exclusively.
WILLIAM M. w ii.iA:ua, rniiiiHi.vTr.
War department.
VI... 1 l.ntcr.nl Rartram T TaV, n m
Twenty-flfth Infantry, haa been ordered
Leavenworth; Private Glenn Hardesty,
Thirtieth battery,, field artillery, Fort
Crook, dessrtlon, dishonorable , discharge
and one year and six months' Imprison
ment at Fort Crook, Neb.; Private Bert
Griffiths, Company F, Sixth Infantry, Fort
beavenwortn, assertion, aisnouorsoie ais
charge and one year and six months' Im-
relieved from duly as Judge advocate of prlsonment at Fort Leavenworth; Private
tha an ner al court martial now In session at bherman Hulton. Company I, Twenty-fifth
Fqrt Nlobrsra, Neb. He wll be succeeded Infantry, Fort Lesvenworth. desertion, dis
hy First Lieutenant Louis B. Chandler, honorable discharge and one year s Im-Twenty-fifih
Infantry, to take effect upon prlsoninent; Private Burlow Q. Taylor,,
the completion of all cases, the trial of Troop M. Eighth cavalry, Fort Riley, de
which Is already In progress, serilon, dishonorable discharge and two
The following general court martial sen- years and sis . months' Imprisonment;
tences have been promulgated from head- private Rov Brady, Company l. Thirtieth
Quarters. Department of the Missouri: Infantry, Fort Crook, sleeping at post, six
private L. B Wells. Seventh battery, Meld months' impi Isonment and $10 per mo at,
artillery, Fort Lavnworib, desertion, dla- of hi monthly pay fur th sain yerlud.