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0 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, JULY 17, 1903. WORK OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY I'mployci buw Twenty-Told Increase in Qtarter of Century. JPEND? MILLION AND HALF IN YEAR SelentlSe fttalr ol Land and Water Surfaces ot toantry Faraltkn Much Valuable Infor luatloa. (From a 8taft Correspondent.) Washington. July i8.-tspeciai.)-Few people fully realize the Importance ot the United States geological urvcy lit the de velopment of the many natural resources Of the country. ' The numb-r vf persons permanently em ployed bj thu survey has Increased dur ing the last twenty-five years from thlrty rilno to 770. The director Is appointed by. the president, all others are under the civil service where the term of employment exceeds ninety days. 'The flint appropriation by congress for the geological survey when It was estab lished In lb70 was llue.OUO, while the appro priation by the last rongress for printing and engraving alone amounted to 1100,000, the total app-oprktlon for this fiscal year being 1.M.,JU. One Item of IMJ.000 was ap propriated for continuing the Investigations of the mineral resources of Alaska. Object ot the Survey. The law of 1K79 creating the geological survey, defined the duties of the organlra tlnn as the "classification of the public lands and examination ot the geologloal structure, mineral resources and products of the national domain." For some time thereafter the activities of the survey wero confined to tho public lands, but under the direction of congress tho work of the or ganisation was broadened to Include a general scientific study and exposition of the geology of the whole country, until at this tlmo tho economic Importance of tho work done by the survey Is almost beyond Imagination. The hydrographle branch of tho survey. Including the reclamation service, has recorded the waterflo'w of all the Impor tant streams. Through the work of the survey many heretofore unknown water powers have . been discovered. For In stance, "Professional Taper No. JI" treats of1 the underground water resources of Nebraska and the great central plains. It Is a valuable and Interesting document, available to "those who request It from their senators or congressmen. "The soil ' survey of the Grand Island district In , Nebraska," is also a valuable document to those contemplating Investing In lands In that part of the state. It Is only a question of time until all of Ne braska, likewise all of the country, will be soil surveyed and mapped, when It will be not only possible, but Quite practical, to learn from the public records, that are accessible to all, the character of the soil, and for what use It Is best adapted, of any quarter-section farm In Nebraska, or elsewhere. Braents Mtnlna; Operations. Geological maps are useful In many ways. They show the areas within which coal. Iron and other Important minerals occur, the limits of the artesian basins, the oourso of metalliferous veins and with the struc ture sections, which usually accompany such maps, give valuable Information In dicating very precisely not only the locali ties, but, the extent of beds of commercial Importance, and many ot the details and conditions which Influence (he availability of mining . for. profit. ; The examination ot all mining districts r is very thorough and comprehensive. The structural conditions, the age of the 'rocks,1 tfie' action and effects of ascending and descending solutions and gkses.' ls discussed practically and scien tifically.' The relation o( the rdeks to the ore bodies ll studied In detail. Samples of the intrusive' Vocka, the"gangue and min erals are analysed and studied, chemically and microscopically, for months In the laboratories of the survey, before the final conclusions are published. All Important scientific points are considered by men grown old In scientific research, men of the survey, who are devoted to their chosen profession. This care accounts for the hlah standing of the published works of the survey among the scientific men ot the world. BIG SUNDAY AT KRUG PARK Afternoon and" Kvenlnn- Find Groat Crowds of Flensore-Seekere at the Hill Top Resort.' Krug park was the cool spot yesterday Bad the crowd that thronged Its beautiful walks was very appreciative of the ad vantages enjoyed. Munager Cola pre sented yesterday the largest and best program of events this summer, and every event was carried out as per the schedule, without misadventure or mishap of any kind. Miss Madeline Waldemar was shot from the cannon attached to a balloon, while the latter was about 1.600 feet In the air, successfully accomplishing her haiardous effort, i MISs Mae Mel-Iialn's vocal efforts In con nection with the band was both pleasing and surprising. Miss ' Mel-Bain possesses a voice ot excellent timbre and wide range. Her' rendition of "Rosary" was especially acceptable to the audience, and la feature In Itself. Miss Mel-Bain re sponded to repeated encores with other lighter selections. She sings twice each day during the coming week, at 6 In the afternoon and 9 o'clock each evening. f$o successful was the "Slide for Life" of Harry Fells that Manager Cole has re tained him for another week, and he also Will repeat his daring aerial work twice dally. The Royal Canadian band, 'handsomely attired In new uniforms, was a distinct feature. Its music reaching the people In such a manner as to causa them to de. nand repetition of every selection ren- THB HIM S DOM PERIGNON, happy discoverer of tha sparkling" via do lar and . drew off tage, benignly "Oh how the streamlet taufha and alngs. What a delicious fragranoe springs From tha deep flagon as it (ilia. As ol hyacinths and daffodiUal r Great Western Bslra Dry Has tha sama delicious flavor and boquet as thaaa famoua old Crimpafnea of Franca tha only American Champagne poasesaing thaaa qualities. It Is due to tha long cultivation of tha Rhelma Vineyards, where grapes tor Great Weeiera ara grown. Tha soil has tha sama rare qualities peculiar to tho flna Champagna-produo frig grapes of aunny Franca. Only tha duty not tha quality, makes tha difference In tha pries you pay. Order Great Western and compare. KJKASANT V ALLEY WINS CO, Sole Maker, KHgJMl. M. V. old everywhere fey Dealers Ja Fib Wums. dered. The usual capacity business In the other attractions was manifest, and yes terday will go down In the annals ot Krug park ss one of Its largest and best days. DISCUSSING SUNDAY CLOSING Claim Made that Enforcement of Saw La tt Woald (' Starvation la London. LONDON. July l. Special Cablegram to The Bee.) The report of the select com mittee of the"House of Lords In favor Of Lord Avebury's Sunday closing of shops Mil has raised a storm of protests among tho dork labnrers'ln the East End of Lon don, as well as among the members of the Jewish community. I'nder existing conditions, owing to the early closing act and religious observances, the Jewish traders lose 117 days In the year. If Lord Avebury's bill becomes a law they will lose no fewer than lflg', or on an average of three days and a quarter a week. ' Hen Davis, secretary of the Whltecbapel and Spltalflelds Coster-mongers' union, said In an Interview this week that while he re- gsrded six days as sufficient for any man to work. It would be Impossible for a person to earn a livelihood In rather more than three days, which for Jewish costermongers end most of them In the East End were Jews would be all that remained with Sunday closing In operation. "I am sure," he said, "that If the Jewish c( stermongtrs are prevented from trading on Sundny it will mean nothing less than starvation tc thousands of little children whose parents depend largely upon their taking at the Sunday markets for their livelihood. At least 10,000 men, women and chlU.-ori will be affected.. "Although Lord Avebury's bill provides for the rloslng ol shops and markets, pub lic hous't, in; web as tobacconists, are ex empt. Anything more demoralising than this it wss lmpoiHble to conceive. Instead of Inducing a man to lay out his week's wares In food mid clothing, the bill en ourfcges Mm to erter the public house, rwheio he Is very V.ktly to become drunken a id dissipated. "Thoi tsrds of dock laborers will also be affce'ed by the bill, when, as frequently happens, they are kept wotklng until after t o clock on Sunday n ornlng, after which time ni kind ci food is allowed to be sold for consumption on the premises." British Officers In Races, PARIS, July 16. The officers of the British squadron which Is now at Brest, were the guests of Premier Rouvier at luncheon at - the - Foreign bfflce today.' They afterward attended the races at MaiRon Laffltte where the" race for the President of the Republic stakes of 120,000 I was decided in the presence of President jjouoet ana a distinguished company. The winner ws Michel Ephrussl'a Finasseur with the American Jockey, Nash Turner, up. The officers left Parts late this evening for Brest, from where the British squadron will sail tomorrow. Zemstvo Refuse to Disperse. MOSCOW. July 16. A meeting of the ex ecutive committee of the semstvo, meetlnff in the house of M. Golovln, president cf the Moscow semstvo, today, was visited by a detail of police and ordered! to d is per so. The semstvolsts refused and continued their discussion of the arrangements for the forthcoming congress. Afterwards they de- ! manded permission to hold the congress. the meeting of which on July 19 the au thorltles have prohibited. BAY STATE MURDERER CAUGHT Makes Good Tlmo Getting from . . . Massaohnsctta to Col- . . ,-. - , , orndo, . . i : LTNN, Mass., July 1!. Joseph F. Bhaw of this city, chief of the Massachusetts district police, received a telegram today from Sheriff Barr ot Colorado stating that John Bchldlofska, wanted at Belmont for the alleged murder ot his wife Wednesday night, was under arrest. The telegram requested Information con cerning the amount of reward, If any, that might be offered for the man's cap ture and asked the Massachusetts state police If they desired to have the suspect held. Chief Shaw Immediately wired the Col orado official to hold the man pending fur ther orders. The police doubt that the man under arrest in Colorado is the one wanted In connection with the Belmont murder. PUEBLO, Colo., July 16 A special to the Chieftain from La Junta, Colo., says: John Bchlskloskaa, a Russian wanted at Belmont, Mass., for the murder of his wife last Wednesday night, was arrested this afternoon by Sheriff Barr while passing through the city on the Santa Fe railroad. The murderer confessed and gave the full details of the tragedy, which had been puzsllng the Massachusetts police. FIRE RECORD. Packlag- Plant at Colambas. COLUMBU8. O., July 16. The plant of the Columbus Packing oompany on tho south side was destroyed by fire today. Loss, 1185.00, with J65.000 Insurance. The fire Is believed to have been incendiary,' Jews Pay Tribute to Hay. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., July 16.-The Jewish Chautauqua held a special memorial service today for the late secretary of state, John Hay. The eulogy was delivered by Hlmon Wolf; former congressman from New York. Resolutions expressing the gratitude of the Jewish race for the work of Mr. Hay in behalf of the Jews were adopted. During the conference meeting an address on "Americanization of the Immi grant'' was delivered by Dr. David Phillip. kstn r ... I Get tho Wroni Train. NEW ORLEANS. July 18.-A Southern Pacific freight train was wrecked near I-afayette. I.., today and Engineer Whalen killed and Fireman Col tie badly hurt. The wreck was caused by an own switch and all signs point to a deliberate attempt to wreck a passenger train, for the switch light was moved and preparations made to cause an accident. The passenger passed through an hour before and the freight was running on the passenger train's time. Champagne, entered his eel a flagon of his choicest vin smiling he softly chanted: , AFFAIRS AT SflUTU OMAHA Hrg Cholera Being Rapidly Stamped Oat in This Stotion. ONLY TWENTY HOGS CONDEMNED IN JUNE Five Haadred People Attend tho Funeral Services of tho Late Dr. W. 8. White kit Ills Home1. According to reports on file at the office of the Bureau of Animal. Industry here the government Is making great headway In stamping out hog cholera In the terri tory tributary to the South Omaha mar ket. During the month of June of the present year something like 260.000 hogs wero packed here. f Every head was In spected by the government employes and out of this enormous total ODly twenty head were condemned on account of being afflicted with cholera. This showing -Is one that Is decidedly pleasing to govern ment officials inspecting stock at this point. Orders for foreign shipments are coming In fast enough now to keep tke entire microscopical force working about full time. In fact It was only a short time ago that E. A. Cudahy complained that ho could not get his Inspection work done fast enough. This complaint was the cause of putting on additional help. ' Government Inspectors now declare that purchasers of feeder cattle and sheep al most always Insist on animals being dipped, where at first the dipping was op posed. In some Instances hogs are dipped the same as sheep and In practically the same solution. Diseases In sheep are also being rapidly stamped out by the rigid government Inspection at not pnly this market but at all other live stock markets. Even Jf local merchants complain about dull times there seems to be no falling off In the Inspection department of the government here and a full force of taggers Is kept busy during working hours. It Is expected thot within a short time now the receipts of cattle will Increase, as the movement of range cattle has al ready started In a small way. During August heavy shipments of grass fed cat tle are expected here. Pay Respects to tho Dead. Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock fully BOO people gathered at the home of the late Dr. W. 8. White, Twenty-third and G streets to pay their last respects to the dead. ' So large was - the gathering of mourners that It was Impossible for half to find seats In the dwelling. Services were In charge of Rev. George VanWlnkle, pastor of the First Baptist church. Following Rev. VanWlnkle's fu neral sermon. Rev. Dr. Robert L. Wheeler, pastor of the First Presbyterian church Spoke, and Rev. Andrew Renwick, pastor of the United Presbyterian church also delivered an address. The three ministers spoke In words of praise of the deceased as a man, a Christian and a physician. A selected choir from the First Baptist church, under the leadership of Charles Marsh ot the Young Men's Christian asso ciation rendered several selections. The floral tributes were beautiful and numer- ous, Nearlv all of the down stairs rooms ot the dwelling were filled with wreaths, bouquets and designs of every sort. At 8 o'clock this morning the remains will be taken to the Burlington depot, Omaha, and thence to Palmynt, Neb., for Interment. Members ot the medical pro fession in South Omaha will act as pall bearers and will accompany the bod to the train. , Rev. George van wiokio win aceompany-the party of mourners to rai- myra and . will conduct services at . me grave.' " Many friends of Dr. White came from Omaha to attend the services. Omaha Wins Hand Ball Game. . A matched team of Omaha and South Omaha hand ball players held forth Bun day afternoon at the hand ball court north of fire hall No. 1 on Twenty-fourth street. Quite a crowd collected to watch the gams. which resulted In favor or umana uy .core of i to 1. The players were Ted Leary and Mike O'Connor of Omaha and John Mc- Kale and Patrick Cahlll of this city, it was a friendly contest, there being no prlxe or stakes. The challenge for a match game was Issued by South Omaha lovers or nana ball. Another game Is planned on some Omaha court. Still Sreallnar Brasses. Rneelal Officer Louis Gadola of the Bur lington road filed a report at police head quarters yesterday showing the amount of brass stolen from the Burlington at Thir ty-ninth and L streets during the last lew days. The total amounts to considerable. Gadola aays that he is doing his best to watch the Burlington yards In the western part of the city, but In spite of an ne can do petty thieving continues. The nlgnt police force consists of six men ana u is Impossible for Chief Brlggs to detail an officer to assist Gadola In watching the yards In the western portion of the city. v. May postpone - meeting of the Board of Education la billed for this evening, when Bias are to ot received for the moving of the frame scnooi building at Twenty-sixth and M streets to Brown Park. Owing to the absence of C. M. Rich It seems hardly probable that a regular meeting will be held. Bids win do received and tabulated ad the award made later. It Is hardly probable that any action of Importance will be taken while Mr. Rich la away on his vacation. Looks LIUo Short Session. While the city council is to meet In semi monthly session tonight it Is hardly likely that much business will be transacted. The principal work for the month has been transacted by the pass'ns of the levy and appropriation ordinances. A dosen or more cinder sidewalk ordinances are w come u for re do ft. but the understanding seems to be that action will be deferred until the re turn ot Councilman Martin from the east. A Detitlon is to be presented asking tor a change of grade on Twenty-third street from D to F atreet. This petition contains the names of a large number of property owners. .Quite a cut is desired from F street north to E atreet and a slight cut from E to D street. t Maale City Gossip. Mrs. R. O. Hasklns la in Wisconsin vis iting relatives. A great many South Omaha people visited Manawa and Krug Park yesterday. Rev. Andrew Renwick preached at the United Presbyterian church iast evening on "The Apostle James." A lawn social with music and refresh ments will be held Tuesday evening at St. Agnes' church grounds. it Inhn n&inev left Sunday for Kan sas City to visit his parents for a wK nr two before returning to Colorado. On account of the extreme heat live stock arriving at the yards here secure Immediate attention and the beat of care. The fire department waa called to Armour's about noon Sunday. The alarm was premature as the department was not needed. The talk about railroad and passenger depots has again been revived. This time the rumor is that the Rock Island is to put up a new freight depot. LOCAL BREVITIES. Fannie Foster. 4 years ot age, died at an Omaha hospital Saturday night from the effects of bttng kicked In the head by a horse at Anslay, Neb. The body was Shipped to Anslny bunds y evening. Mrs. Abner Barrow and daughters, elsle and Bessie, nave returned to Ashland, Neb. after a visit at the home of Mrs. J. K Qulinby. Mrs. B. B. Hopper of Waterloo, ro- ui now Mrs. uulmby s guest. BOY IS MYSTERldUSLY SHOT So One Appears to Know Jest Mow h Aeeldeat Occurred. FREMONT. Nb.. July 11 -(Special Tele gramsAlbert Peterson, a boy years oil, living with his mother In this city, was shot In the buck on the bank of the riatte river this afternoon and will probably Jle. There were about S00 people picnicking on the Island where the affair occurred and It Is supposed thnt tha shot was fired by some of them. There ware several persons near J the boy when he was shot, but they did not see anyone with a gun nearby and are un able to give much of an account of the af fair. A physician was summoned and the young man brought to the city this after noon. .There Is little hop or his recovery. The officers are using every effort to find out who waa shootm down there today. Farmers Organise Elevator. BEATRICE, Neb.k July l.-(Special-An organisation to be known as the Plckrell Farmers' Elevator company was perfected at Plckrell Saturday afternoon with a membership of BJ. The capital stock of the company Is placed at S,0oo, which may be Increased to ris.ooo, and the place of doing business Is at Plckrell, Gage county. The stock Is divided Into shares of ICS each and no person can own more than eight shares. The Indebtedness Is limited to. $2,600. Officers were elected as follows: M. W. Terry, president; Oeorge Zimmerman, vice president; C. H.- Price, treasurer; John Melnts, Secretary." Board of directors: M, W. Terry,v John Melnts, George Zimmer man, Christ Bpllker, C. H. Price, W. C. Mqore, Frank Overback, J. E. Brown. Frd Fisher, H. A. Miller, C. Winkle. William Schlake. The company Is composed of some of the most substantial farmers In Gage county. . , Rnnarray Girls Released. PIERCE, Neb., July 16.-(8peclal.)-Th two young women by the names of Delln and Elsie French, aged to and IS years respectively, who left Plalnvlew several days ago, were caught at York by Sheriff Brott and brought to Pierce Thursday and then taken before the Insane commission. After examination the board let them go, as they both appeared perfectly sane. Raid Beer Joint. BEATRICE, Nebw Jtily 16. (Special Tele gram.) The police this afternoon raided a Uquor Joint In the basement of Ben Miller's meat market and seised three cases of beer. Only twelve full bottles were found. W. H. Flick of Manhattan, Kas., who was drinking In the place at the time the raid was made, Is being held as a witness against Miller, who has not yet been arrested. One Hundred at Fremont. FREMONT, Neb., July 16.-(Bpecial Tele gram.) This has been the hottest day of the season, tho mercury at S p. m. reaching 100. Nebraska JTevrs Notes. LOUISVILLE The Commercial club of this place is planning for a street fair this fall. GIBBON Grandma Wescott died at her home in Gibbon at midnight last night from pleuro-pneumonia. FALLS CITY-W. W. Brown, the well known thresher and farmer living Just east of town, was seriously Injured In a runaway a few daya ago. LOUISVILLE The voters of this pre cinct will give Hon. E. M. Pollard a large vote at the special congressional election ot the First district next Tuesday. . LOUISVILLE The Free Methodlsto of this conference are holding their annual campmeeting at this place, which began July 13 and will continue until the 23d. WOOD RIVER Ralph Towrie, a Wood River young man, has gone to Pittsburg, Pa., where he hnS secured an excellent position with the Wsstinghouse. Electrical company. , , -WOOD ftlVER-S-'Ah' ' unusual tight was Iti J. M. Weldon's wheat field yesterday, when five binders were . at work at one time. This, with four shockers, gave the field a busy appearance. HUMBOLDT The churches of tha city are holding union open air services In the city park each Sabbath evening during the summer months, the various ministers preaching each alternate service. BEATRICE The Burlington, Union Pa cific and Rock Island roads ran excur sion trains to the Chautauqua today, bring ing in residents from Kansas and points In Nebraska to the number of about S.00O. GRAND ISLAND Mrs. August Engel passed away yesterday morning of aoute stomach trouble at the age of 53 years. She came to this county from Germany In 18T3, in which year she waa married ' to Mr. Engel. . . WOOD RIVER The cutting of the' oats crop has commenced, and although they are green yet, the rust Is beginning to get so bad In some fields that It la necessary to cut now. In some fields a cloud of rust raises from the binders. WOOD RIVER-i-Chariey Nolan, who re sides with his parents west of Wood River, was kicked In the face by a horse yes terday and severely injured. The force of the blow struck him Just one sICe of the nose and under .his right- eye. FALL8 CITY Ed Fisher, who has been the Adams Express agent here for the past two years, has been promoted to man age the company's office at Leavenworth, Kan. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher will leave for their new home in about a week. LOUISVILLE The recent rain and the warm weather Is making the corn grow and the indications are fine for a large crop. Fall wheat is harvested, which Is a good crop, and the spring wheat Is fair, while oats are making a good yield. WEST POINT-A new Sunday school has been organised - In the Schaefer dis trict with a -membership of over forty. The school was organised by Miss Lily M. Benker, who Is a traveling representative or tne national nunaay ncnoot association. HUMBOLDT The game of base ball yee- teruay aiiernoon between tne Muuiooidl and Dawson teams on the home grounds, was quite interesting, aunougn a little onesided, the visitors being entirely out- lassed. The score was 11 to 1 in favor of Humboldt. FALLS CITY-C. W. Melvln. who dyna. mlted the lola, Kan.', saloons, lived In Falls City some twenty years aao and is U or U years old. While living here he married Mary Slump. He Is remembered by many of our citizens as an eccentric cnaracter ana a crana on temperance. BEATRICE Lincoln Van Bosklrk. for the past twenty years a resident, of Ueatrtce, died yesterday at his home ' three miles southwest of town, aged 74. ' He suffered a stroke of paralysis a year ago. from the effects or which he never recovered. He Is survived by a widow and four children, two aaugnters ana two sons. BEATRICE C. F. Wllber. wno recently sold his meat market to Fred Berge of Neola. is., yesterday received word from Bergc declaring the deal off. Berge paid Mr. w liner down as evidence or good aith. but now refuses to take the mar ket As a representative of Armour A COMES A TlrtB Wilts Coffee Shows What It Has Been Doing. 'Of late years coffee has disagreed with me," writes a matron from Roma, N. T "It's lightest punishment was to make me 'logy' and disxy, and it seemed to thicken up my t blood. "The heaviest was when It upset my stomach completely, destroying my appe tite and making me nervous and Irritable, and sent me to my bed. After one of these attacks, in which I nearly lost my life, concluded to quit and try Postum Food Coffee. "It went right to the spot! I found It not only a most palatable and refreshing beverage, but a food ss welL il my ailments, the 'loglness' and dlxzl ", the unsatisfactory condition of my blood, my nervousness and irritability dls appeared In short order and my sorely afflicted stomach began quickly to recover. I began to rebuild and have steadily eon tlnued jwml now. Have a good appetite and ara rejoicing In sound health, which owe to the use of Postum Food Coffee. Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There's a reason. Read the little hook. "The Road to Well vllle." found in each package. , Co. wss here with Berire when the deal was made, snd ss Mr. Wither has kept his market closed psrt of the time waiting for Berge, It nisy be that ho will bring action asslnst those Interested In the deal to recover damage. WOOD R1V KR Farmers are beginning to complain of the dry weather on ac count of their corn. In some fields there Is a crust on the ground an Inch thick that cannot be broken with the cultivators and It is hindering, the 'crop. It is not an un common thing to see a fsrmer breaking his cultivator in trying to loosen up the earth around his corn. FALLS CITY-Fslls City has organised a iocsl humane society with the following officers: H C. Iavls, president; Rev. K. L. Ilaskliis, vice president; Mrs. Ida Ran som, secretary-treasurer. Mr. C. Hershey ss elected humane officer. Suitable bv- aws were adopted and the membeishln fee placed at 50 cents per annum. No doubt much good work will bo accomplished. BEATRICE W. T. Gore, a stock buyer Liberty, this county, yesterday arrived in the city from Colorado, where he cloned deal mr tne purchase or cattle to amount f S40,OP0. Mr. Gore intends to feri part f th-; bunch and will dispose of some of hem to cattle feeders. This is perhaps he laraest tiurchase of the kind ever made by any one buyer In this part of the country at one time. FALLS CITY The Nebraska conference : the Methodist Episcopal church will convene In Falls City September 1H. It will re a notable gathering Jtv mlnlKters and fflclals of the church st large from Cln innatl. New York, Philadelphia and Chi cago The people of Kails City are specially honored in having such a meet- ng In our midst. Bishop J. W. Hamilton f San Francisco, Cel., will preside. HUMBOLDT In the closing contest be- ween the tennis devotees of this city and Tecumseh the locals were victorious. The Humboldt team won each event as follows: ingles, Linn beat Sullivan -4, 10-8; oiiblos, Wilson end Vnkefer beat Moore nd Harmon 6-4. 6-8; Calvert and Linn beat Davidson and Atterbury 6-S, 6-4. In the previous contest honors were more divided. itnougn lecumsen wss tne winner. GRAND ISLAND Iewls Stanter. the member of the Soldiers' Home hospital, who was accidentally severely scalded yes terday afternoon by falling into a bathtub before he had turned the cold water Into the same, was resting easily this morning nd there are good chances for his recovery, hough the home physician states that it will be a day or two before any tairly positive estimate of the result can be made. WEST POINT The committee delegated by the Nebraska Deutscher Lanilwehr Vereln-or umaiia nave visuea mis city nd made arrangements for the entertain ment of their members and friends at a monster picnic to be held in this city 'on Labor day. September 4. The society, which Is coniDosed of the leading Uerman-Amer- Ican citizens of Omaha and vicinity, has chartered two special trains on the North western and a trainioaa is expected ironi he towns on the Scribner branch, as well as an influx of visitors from the west. GRAND ISLAND Through the columns of the state papers Unadlila claimed the record for the oldest school ofllcer and Strang claims to have bested Unadlila. Chris Dunker of district 30, that county. has been an officer for thirty years and nas been re-elected for three years more. School district No. 1 of this county, how- ver, beats Strang out Dy tnree years. William Stoller was elected director In 1872. has served continually slnoe thirty- three years ana nas just oeen re-eiecieu for three years more. Mr. Stolley is one ot the pioneer settlers ot nail county. TESTING BUTTER AND MILK Simple Methods Detailed by Dr. W. U. Bla-elow ot tho t'nlted States Barean of Chemistry. It is a matter of common Information that oleomargarine is sometimes substi tuted for butter and that rancid and. badly made butter Is frequently melted, washed with soda, and churned with milk for the preparation of renovated or process but ter. ' Methods are available which, with a little practice, may be employed to distinguish between fresh butter, renovated or process butter, and oleomargarine. The "spoon" test has been suggested as household test, and la commonly used by analytical chemists for distinguishing fresh butter from renovated butter or oleo margarine, A lump of butter two or three times the slse of a pea is placed In a large spoon and heated- -over an alcohol- or Bun sen burner. If more convenient, the spoon may be held above the chimney of an or dinary kerosene lamp, or It may even be held over an ordinary illuminating gas burner. If the sample in question be fresh butter, it will boll quietly with the evolu tion of a large number of small " bubbles throughout the mass which produce a large amount of foam. Oleomargarine and process butter, on the other hand, sriutter and crackle, piaklng a noise similar to that heard when a green stick Is placed In a fire. Another point of distinction Is noted If a small portion of the sample Is placed In a amall bottle and set In a vessel of water sufficiently warm to melt the sam ple. The sample Is -kept melted from half an hour to an hour, when it Is examined. If renovated butter or oleomargarine, the fat will be turbid, while If genuine fresh butter the fat will almost certainly be en tirely clear. To manipulate what Is known as the Waterhouse ornfillk test about two ounces of sweet milk Is placed In a wide mouthed bottle, which la set in a vessel of boiling water. When the milk Is thoroughly heated teaspoon ful of butter is added and the mixture stirred with a splinter of wood until the fat Is melted. The bottle Is then placed in a dish of Ice water and the stir ring continued until the fat solidifies. Now, If the sample be butter, either fresh or renovated it will be solidified In a granular condition and distributed through the milk In small particles. If on the other hand, the sample consist of oleomargarine It solidifies practically in one piece and may be lifted by the stirrer from the milk. New York Trlbrne. Lively, bat Not Vcloo. 'Well, how Is everything here In the village?" inquired the patent churn man, who visited the hamlet sufficiently often to be mildly Interested IN its hsppenlngs. "Lively livelier than glt-out!" tri umphantly replied the landlord of the Pruntytown tavern. "Why, we've had an elopement, two fires, a donation party open air concert by our new band, a Jail breakln' case of delirium tremens and an automobile explosion In our midst, all In side of the last ten days! I sh'u'd call that pretty lively myself, for old Pruntytown!" "Yes: I have already heard of those oc currences," was the answer. "Nobody seems to have been injured by any of them." "No; that's a facP. Pruntytown is only Just lively It ain't vicious!" Tom Watson's Magaxlne. Remorse Cause at Suicide, ST. LOUIS, July It. A special to the Ulube-Iiemocrat from Texarkana, Ark. says The body of Charles Reynolds oi New York, who yesteraay In a fit of Jealousy shot his bride of six weeks, was found in sn alley today, he having shot himself. In his pocket was found a note stating that remorse over having shot his wife caused him to kill hlmitflf. Mrs. Rey nolds is expected to recover. Outlaw Dies of Injuries. SEDAN, Ken., July 16. William Chad burn, the outlaw shot by a pomte of citl tens at li'ewlns. Wednesday, after he had shot and killed D. F. Valhoun. a railway detective, at Cedarvale. died in the county Jail here tonight. Chadburn was shot six times during tha fight. Ed Madxan. Chad- burn's pal, was shot and instantly killed by a posse. Attempt on Lite of Admiral. NAPLES, July 17. An attempt was made early this morning to murder Admiral Mlrabello, brother of Admiral Mlrabelio the Italian Minister of Marine, who is re siding at Pol tli, a small coasting and Ashing port and residential town on the bay of Naples. The admiral s wife was seriously Injured while defending her bus Dana. Petty Somewhat Urtler. I John W. Petty, the aged gunsmith who nas been sutivrlng from an attack o blood poisoning and whose death has been momentarily expected for several days. was somes'hst improved yesterday and last night. All hough it is not prolurle that he will recover, there Is a possibility of Us eveututlly pulling through. SUPREME COURT SYLLABI nKS. The Cltv of Beatrice against Forbes. Error from Gage. Affirmed. Duffle, . livlslon No. t. 1. Where neRliRence Is the ground of the action It rests upon the plaintiff to trace the fault for his Injury to the defendant, and for this purpose he must show the cir cumstances under which the Injury oc curred, and if from these circumstances s presented hy the nlnlntlff it so clesriy appears that the minds of all reasonable men would concur In the conclusion that he fault was mutual, or. In other words, hat contributory m-rllaenee must be im puted to the plaintiff, he has bv his own evidence disproved his right t recover, tind on his own proof he should be non-sufted; but where tne proof which he otTers in sup port of his case shows him free from fault. or wnere it oniy tenets to snow eonirmu tory nesllgenee on his part, ar.,5 ,-eason- ahle men mlaht fnlrlv differ as to the con clusion to be drawn therefrom, then the I case should go to the Jury, the defendant having the burden to show contributory negligence on tne part or tne piflintirr, out he I nil entitled in that regard to the benefit of any evidence ofiered by the plaintiff nding to esianusn that tact. 2. One using the sldewslks of a city will not be excused from recklessly resting himself noon a known obstruction. Vet contributory negligence Is not Imputable to him as a matter or law rrom tne mere fact that he attempts to pass over a walk hat Is oMstructed or otnerwise out or re- nalr rrovlded the obstruction or other defect is such that a man of ordinary Intel ligence would reasonably Relieve thnt, wnn proper csre and caution he could pass with safety notwithstanding the defect. SSS. Phelps ' against Wolff. Error rrom rolfnx. Judament of the lower court modified and cause remanded. Barnes. J. J. The district court may enter a Judg ment mint nm tunc on motion and notice. snd the fnct thnt the application therefor Is not made for a considerate time suer he ludirment was rendered, does not de prive the court of Jurisdiction. a nlnlntlff in a foreclosure suit who appears to have been diligent In endeavor ing to sunject tne mormasea iiru-i i y " t ha mvmrat of the mortgage debt and procure a deficiency Judgment, snd who. to that end nas proceenen as rapiuiy nn no nati.ra nf the M Me And the FUleS Of PrO- cedure will permit, can not be said to be guilty of laches. S. An entry made by the clerk of the dls trifi ennrt which has been held by this court Insufficient to constitute a final Judg ment, Is not sufficient to constitute a oar to an application for the entry of a Judg ment nunc pro tunc. 4. Such a judgment, nowever, must con form m ami he no broader in its terms, than the Judgment actually rendered; and where the decree so enierea coniaum nnu inira not sunuurted bv the evldenca intro duced on the hearing of the application for its entry, it win be reverseu as to sui-u nndtngs. iw.7 nnddarri nrainat State. Error, Chase. Reversed and remanded. Barnes, J. L In a criminal prosecution the accused hv demurring or nleadlna not guilty to tha Information waives all detects or Irregu larities therein which may be excepted oi objected to only by a motion to quash or a plea in abatement. i. An intormaiion cnargmg o wife and child, based on the provisions ot Section 2376a, Cobbey s Annotated statutes, Iu3, is not bad lor duplicity, ana a niouor to require the state to elect on whlcr. charge it will prosecute will not He. J. An information whicli fails to state that the accused has willfully and without good cause neglected and refused to main tain or provide for his wife is not suffi cient to charge the crime of wife deser tion. Cuthbertson against state, isenrasaa, 101; Ndrth western Reporter, 1U31, followed. 4. On the trial of a charse of wife de sertion the state, as In all other criminal rnsea ia reaulred to Drove every element of the crime beyond a resonable doubt. 5. In such a case in order to sustain a conviction the state must prove that the accused is possessed of money, property of other means available for the support of his wife. or. If he is without such means. that he has at least some earning capacity, and his refusal without good cause to maintain or provide for her. USctf. Chloago, Burlington & yuincy nau road Company against Troyer. Error from Hamilton, tin reneanng. f ormer juok ment of affirmance adhered to. Holcomb, C. J. Barnes, J.-dlssenting. 1. A person traveling on a freight train on a stock shipper's pass or contract, for the purpose of attending to and caring for the live stock being shipped on such train, sustains the relation to the carrier of pas senger, but in a restricted and moainea sense, ' (a.) Such a person wnne so traveling as sumes such risks and Inconveniences as necessarl v attend upon caring lor sucn , stock and such as are Incident to the means and methods employed hy tne company in the operation of Its freight trains, and as thus modified the liability ot the railway company to such shipper for personal In juries by nim sustained, oy reason oi iiw nealutence of its employes is that of a car- tier for hire. (b.) A shipper thus traveling on a ireigni train carrvlng live stock does not assume the risk of negligence by the carrier, but onlv such dangers as result from his pe culiar duties while the railroad Is being carefully operated. (c.)' In such a case the duty devolves upon the carrier to exercise tne highest degree of care, skill and diligence for tiie safety of the passenger practically consist ent with the efficient use and operation of the mode of transportation adopted. t. In an action for damages for negli gence against a railway company for per sonal Injury to a shipper ot stock, riding In a freight train, by coming In collision with a movlnsr switch engine in the yards of the defendant oompany It Is made to appear that the train on which the plain tiff was being carried came Into the defend ant freight yards about midnight and that he was required to change way cars be fore proceeding farther on his Journey. The way car on which he had been riding was left about thirty car lengths" from the place where he was required to take an other one To reach the other way car the plaintiff and other passengers were re quired to walk the length of the train be tween the track on which It stood and an other track eight feet distant. The dis tance between cars or engines on these two sdjacent tracks was four feet. While walk ing along the train and toward its head where the other way car was supposed to be, a switch engine parsed the plaintiff on the adjacent track going In an opposite direction; and about the time he reached the head of the train on his way to the other way car. the sanvt switch engine re turning and moving In the same direction overtook and struck Kim Inflicting an In Jury which Is sought to be compensated In damages; held, under the evidence that the question of the alleged negligence of the company was a matter for the Jury to de termine under proper Instructions of, the court and that the evidence Is sufficient to warrant a finding thit the defendant com pany was guilty of actionable negligence which was the proximate cause of the In Jury complained of. 1 S. Held also that the question of eontrlb utory negligence was for the Jury, and that under the facts and circumstances narrated in the opinion. It cannot be said as a matter of law that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence so as to preclude a recovery on the cause of action stated In his petition. 4. Error cannot be successfully predl- Morning gray Feeling blue Taste dark brown Memory black Dori't be green Use your" wit Take a Red Raven (split) In a wink Condition pink for salt mrywhw Pries lie Western Military Academy i ' i rated on the giving of an Instruction which Is slmllsr In substance to one requested by the party complaining, and given by the court. 1364. Western Travelers' Accident Asso ciation against Tomson. Error, l.ancastsr. Former decision vacated and Judgment or the district court affirmed. Ames, C. Di vision No. 1. 1. A Plaintiff may, auhlect to liability o attack by motion or drmvrrer, plead In us petition mstter In avoidance of an an ticipated defense and may supplement the ssine In his replv by allegations not In consistent therewith. t. Pleadings after verdict snd Judg ment, will. If not previously stts.-ked. be llherelly construed for the purpose of upholding the result reached by the court and Jury. I. If an Insurance company sued for an alleged loss denies the loss. It waives proof of notice of the same. 4. If an Insurance company has actual knowledge of a loss within the time stipu lated In the policy for the giving of formal notice thereof, such notice Is dispensed with. 13S73. Eddy sentnst Omnhrv. Appeal. Douglna. On second motion for rehearing, former opinion modified. Sedgwick, J. 1. Under the statute governing cities of the metropolitan class, property owners ot a paving district must be sllowed thirty days for the approval and publication of the ordinance declaring . the Improvement necessary In which to designate by petition the materials to lie used In repsvlng. But If a petition slrned by the property own ers representing a majority of taxable foot frontage designating the material t1 bo used Is filed, the mayor and council will not los Jurisdiction of the proposed Improvement by acting upon such petition before the thlrtv days have expired If no other petition ) fe within that tlmo from which It appears that the necessary number of proiorty owners have within the thlrtv days designated nrtother material. 2. The president of a corporation Is the rirnper party to sign a petition for repav ng on behalf of the corporation. His sljf nature will .not be held Invalid as unau thorised. althotiRh the board of directors took no action thereon. If It appears from the evidence thnt it had for some time prior to such signing been customary fur the president to slan such petitions on he. half of the corporation without exprecs. authority from the directors, and that the directors knew of this custom and con sented thereto and had reason to believe that the president had signed the petition In question, and made no objection thereto until the Improvement had been entered upon relying upon the validity of such slirnstiire to bind the corporation. S. The Board of Education of the schoil district of Omaha mny authorize Its pres ident to sign such petition In the name of the hoard, and the signature of the board by Its president pursuant to such authority will bind the school district. 4. It Is the duty of the city council to pro vide available funds with which to piy for Street Intersections before ordering the Im provement. But after the Improvement la msde and the Intersections actually paid for bv the city, special assessments arilnst abutting property cannot !e enjoined on the ground thnt this fund with which to pay for the street intersections was not available at the time the Improvement was ordered 1S7.K). flnvder ngslnst Sparks Anneal from Holt Affirmed. Oldham, C. Division No. 1. 1. To enforce a mechanic's lien for ma terial, labor, etc., used In an Improvement on real estate, the evidence must show that the contract for such material or labor was made with the owner of the premises or his duly authorized agent. Moore et al. v. Vaughn et al., 42 Neb., KW, followed and approved. t. Evidence examined and held sufficient to sustain the Judgment of the trial court. 1.T7.15. Oeorge against Teckham. Appeal from Lincoln. Reversed and dismissed. Acs. c. Division No. 1. 1. The process of Injunction cannot be availed of hy a private citizen to abate a purely publln nuisance from which he suf fers no special or peculiar Inlurv of a onn tlnuinsr nsture. for which nn action at law will nfford him no adequate remedy or re dress. 2. It Is not enoueh to confer Jurisdiction upon equity that the plaintiff has suffered damages special and peculiar to himself and In which the public d--"s not share, but such damages must be of such character as to be incapable of being measured and compensated in damage. t. Damages to an Individual are not ren dered special or peculiar within' the mean ing of the shove mentioned rule by the feet that they exceed those, Inflicted upon the general public In degree, buf to have that character they must differ from the latter In kind. 13785. Kennell as-alrist Randall. 'Appeal from Nemaha. Affirmed. Duffle, C. Divi sion No. 2. Alleged erroneous rulings In the trial of a case In the court below regarding the re- -lection or admission of evidence .will not. In proceedings by appeal, be reviewed in this court. , . . .. - - , Dizzy Spells That dly spell is an important mes sage from the heart a plea for help. If this message receives no attention others come Shortness of breath, papll tstlon, weak or fainting spells, smother ing or choaklng sensation, pains around the heart. In side or shoulders, and so on, until It receives the necessary help, or is compelled to give up stop. You may furnish this aid with Dr. Miles' Heart Cure which Cures heart diseases In every stage. Every day we read of sudden deaths from heart disease, yet It Is a fact that the heart had been pleading for help, and gave up the struggle only when It had exhausted the last spark of vitality and they call It sudden. p "For more than six years I was troubled with my heart. I would have dlszy spells, then difficulty in breathing, choking sensa tions, my. heart would flutter, become pain ful. I could not breathe lying down. I commenced taking Dr. Miles' Heart Cure, and In a few weeks 1 was entirely cured." MINNIE E. JOHNSON. Ollva, Minn. The first bottle will benefit. If not, the druggist will return your money. AMI IEJIE5ITI. BASE BALL VINTON ST. PARK Omaha vs. Des Moines July 15-1B-17-1B-1B : MONDAY, JULY 17. LADIES' DAT Cam Called 3.48. NOVELTY FAMILY THEATRE 14 Mi Doaalas Street. The Home of Refined Vaudeville. Admission 10 Cents. Clsysnn Family Orchestra, Sua islam hard. Fllnn & FHnn, Illustrated Songs, Heddendorf & Krause, Moving PERFORMANCES DAILY 4 At . 7:30, .. :30. BOYD'S STOCK CO. Tonight I'ntll Wednesday FOKOIVEN. Thurs. and hal. week Robt. Ltlaylook, In The Village Peacemaker PKICFS 10c. Ho and c. MATINEES Any Seas' 10c. Alamito Dairy Farm Milk in Bottles tvt me CALUMET SCHOOLS AND COLLEGKS. 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