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THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: "WEDXESDTY, SEPTEMBER B, 1905. J t : JgEWS ' OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL Offlcr, 10 Pearl M1JOR MESTIOJS. Vvls ella drugs. i' sells carpet. s-o" Jumhlnff and heating. Blxby Bon. tr. Woodbury, dentists, 30 Per1 street. Woodrlng-Bchmidt, undertaker. Tel. r Leffart' Improved torle lense glv satl faction. Choice htrtirre for wadding gift. C. E. Alexander, 8.13 fry. Western low colk-ge fall lerm how open. Enroll any week day. Catalogue free. Farm for sale, all f. easy Urmi, Squire A Annts,' Council Bluffs. Iowa. Fryer Printing Co., PJ Mntn. Tel. 20S. Let ua figure on your next order of printing. Oeorge 8. Cavlo Is here from Lincoln, Neb-., t attend the Mcrrick-Cavln wed ding. Save money-" Buy font paint and var nlshe t B.TWlck s, til 6. Main St. Tel. A3. Air goodr g.iararvto. On the ground floor. Morhoue 4 Co , frlntera and binders, .are In' their new ulldlng now. IK Norlh ULn St. George C. Wright and Agnes K. Watt a, both of Ooehner. Nab., rf married In thla city yesterday by Justice Field. '. The Rny Sewing circle- of Oak Ieat camp, Royal NcJirhlr of America, will meet at the Rome of Mr Hhalmon, 114 Ninth avenue, thla afternoon. 'The receipts In the general fund of the Christian Home at week were lt.-V betnir 111 Id Vielow the nneila of the wfk Jind Increasing the deficiency to 82.XOI.&1 n this fund t'j 0t The receipt In the manager" fund were $M, being $12 below the need of the week and Increaalng the deficiency In. this fund to date to a..8U. While a mail car from Hock laland train Ne. 8 waa being awltcliel onto a tdlnat at the transfer denot late Monday night It waa shunted Into a airing of freight cara. The force of the common drove th oara against the platform amaahjng It and practically wrecking the scale house wner inn man ara weigneo. It A It PITS CARKIVAL, 10 TIIK BAD Few Attend ' Dsrlnf Day aad Galea Closed at lht. Jupiter Fluvlus took forcible possession cf the street, f&l'r and carnival yesterday to the exclusion of the public The gates 1 were kept open during the afternoon, but 1 with the exception of a few children 1 "'horn the gatekeepers allowed In, there V. 'i no attendance and the carnival en ye was about as lively as a cemetery J"t children huddled together under two umbrellas occupied the seats In front of the band atand during the concert by Covalt's band,' which played the aame as If to an audience of several thousand peo pie. The . Pattersuu-Bralncrd people made ao attempt to open their ahowa and all of the booths were kept closed. At a' clock last evening, when it waa evident that the rain would -continue, the lights were tdrned out, the gates closed "Ne.ad the enclosure left In charge of the ial watcTlpien. ""v'oday la "children's day" at the carnl Tal, and should' the weather clear up In time a large attendance of young folks la ' looked for. As the Streets within the en closure are all paved, they will quickly dry after, the .rain ceases. Real Estate Transfers Those transfer's were reported to The Bee September 5 by the Title Guaranty As Trust ua. or. council uiuits. A. F, Meier and wife to Mary Boh lander, part of lota II and 14 In Davia Park addition to Avoca. la.. w. d. tl.7M.00 Jas. P. Chrlstensen and wife to Mark L. Williams, lots T, 8. t And 10, In block IS, In Wright's addi tion; lot 8 In block 21 In Omaha ad dition and lot 4 In block IS In Ferry addition. Council Bluffs, la., w. d. i - Harry MoClellan and wife to Mary K. Williams, lot 7 In block 16 In Stutsman's second addition to Council Bluffs, la., w, d Guy C. Bhepard and wife to Anna F.. Hyde, part of lot 14 In block 14 It) Mill addition to Council Bluffs, J a. , w. d Wallace Benjamin and wife to Mary E. Williams, lot 8 In block U In Stutsman's second addition to Council Bluffs. Ia., w. d R. V. Innes and wife to Otl Car mlchael. lot 30 In block 12 In Wright's addition to Council Bluffs, la., w d Lottie McDonald and husband to John Brackin, part se4 sei l-TS-43 w. d .v J. W. Squire and wife to Lucy A. Newton, fart of lots I and 1 In block 1 in Hall's addition and part of lot 9 In block 8 In Grimes' addt- 83.00 , 25.7$ 725.90 25.00 50.00 400.00 tlon to Council BlufTs. la., w. ... Burke Lane and wife to William vlaia, . part - se4 neS4 2S-74-40, 1.000.00 2.650.00 Zirn TV Felton and wife to James Tj Felton,. part of nw' sw and part nw nitli T-77-41. w. d HattlwT. Harl and huaband to J. II. Westcott. part of original plat lot 10 In Council Bluffs. Ia.. w. d 1.00 2.000 00 Frits Bchreve to Mary Schmidt, part nwVi nw4 7-74-41. w. d 1,300.00 O. P. McKesson and wife to Ellen F. Clogtonwiart of block 17, Milt addition taHjounou Blurrs, ia., w. d. .., Edwin P. Magfll and wife to Wm. 1 1,000.00 J V ILL' V 111 UlliVK Great Western addition to Mlnden. 4, la., s. w.- d. ... 280.G0 i 'kturfeen transfer, total. ..114.20.75 " Appoals fro as, Ditch Award. A, X. Searles and Charles MrKeown are dissatisfied with the amount of damage allowed, them -for the joint drainage ditches by the supervisors of Harrison and Fot- tawattamla eouptlca and yeaterday filed ap peals In the district court. Searlea was al lowed 8490 and claims 82.540. while Mc Keown was allowed 8?0 and 840 an acre for land taken for the ditch and he claim 8i.ioa Judge Macy notified Clerk Battey yester day that on conyenln the September , term-of district, .court next Monday the first business, after Impanelling the grand ' jury, wolli bo'ta nake an assignment of equity caaes. , ' r , . . '-; Creditor Keek Whiteside.. ", Creditor of E. H. Whiteside, until re cently la th wallpaper business at Atlantic, la, are anxloti to discover his where about. Involuntary bankruptcy preceding were- Instituted against Whttealda and he waa' ordered to appear before the referee for examination. He failed td appear and It waa learned that he had suddenly left Atlantic. He waa supposed to have had a stock estimated at about 87,000 but the creditor wer only able to And about 81.500 ar stock, v Tha principal asset left behind by Whiteside Is a pig touring automobile which Was yesterday "trought .to Council Bluffs Vy order of the referee In bankruptcy. . Marriage Licenses. "Uoenoe to wed were issued yeaterday to the following: Nan and Rrsldence. ' Age. trthur R. Merrick. Kansas Citv. M0.....M aud K Cavln, .Council Bluffs ..80 Ooorg C. Wright, Qoohner. Neb.,... Ague E- Walla, 1 Ooehner, Neb tponoer B. Aatell. Honoy Creek, I eaa Roel. Gray hill, la ', Oaoar 8. Gill. Council Bluffs ' v-ujua Dohrmann, Council Bluffs.,. ... ...24 ...18 .. !5 ...30 Plumbing Co. Tel. XQ. Night. F687. Want Ada Produce Result. OCEAN STEAMEHS SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN LINE lS.au Ton Twin-Screw Passenger Bteam ' 1 1 1 11 1 er Direct, to . ., florw-vj, Sweden evtid Dcrtm&rk jaU front T, wrflnesdayt. F M., rli : ' f OU. ...... , S.pc iJ l.itW Sc.ltt Kot. I ,. lUa. MiOrr&r ll N ti aw If Vt. II H,l OL pr tot) 1X4. i I'anil' Iucm tM M yut cbiB. t tn4 ttpwiroi- ca4 nMi... 4T k A. " JUMo At 1(1., 1 Broadway, N. V. 4AH LOCAL AGENTS. BLUFFS St. TH..4S. COUNTY TAX LEVY IS FIXED Bate ii One-Half a Kill Lss Tbm fu LTied Last Year. TOTAL DECREASE FOR CITY IS OVER A MILL ounty Hoard Discusses th Advisa bility af nfferlngr a Beaalr far the Destruction af Gopher. The tax levy for 1W5 for county pur poses was fixed yeaterday by the Board of County Superviaora at mills, which Is H mlrl leas than last year. The levy la divided as follows: General fund County poor fund Hrldge runu County road fund Temporary school fund. County Insane fund State Insane . Soldiers' relief fund.'.... Total .11.580 The county levy for 1904 waa as follows: M!'1s. County 4.0OO I'oor (so Bridge I.ono Roaji 1 .00 School 1 0O0 County Insane l.ooo State Insane 6fi Soldiers' reiicf 125 Bond and Interest 875 Total 11.750 I'nless the figures are changed when the board comes to fix the levy for school purposes the total levy In the city of Council BlufTs will be 84.2 mills, which will be 1.05 mills less than last year, when the totul tax levy In the city was 8S.28 mills. The tax levy In Council BlufTs will be as follows: Mills. State , 1700 County 8.600 Special health 6a City 40.009 Park 2 5O0 Schools 28.878 Total 84.109 Last year t mills were levied for the school house fund, but this year no levy for thH purpose Is made, therefore making a reduction of V,i mills In the school levy. This saving, however, la nearly offset by the Increase In the city levy of i mills. The county bridge fund tag, -which this year is 2 mills, Is not levied within the city of Council Bluffs, as tbe city makes Its own levy for bridge purposes. Therefore, while the total tax levy for county pur poses throughout the county to l mills, It Is only 8H mills tn the city. The state levy this year shows an In crease of two-tenth of 1 mill, being only Pk mills last year. Boaaty fdr Gophers. While no action waa taken at yesterday's session, 'the supervisors discussed at some length the advisability of offering a bounty for the destruction of gophers. The con sensus-. of opinion of the members of the board was that the gophers did more dam age. to the farmera In one year than the Wolves do in ten years. At present the county paya a bounty of $3 for each adult wolf and W W for each cub. During the discussion It was stated that very little attempt was made to kill off the adult she wolves and that along the river there appeared to be a thriving Industry In rais ing cubs for the bounty. The suggestion was made to cut the wolf bounty in two and offer a bounty for the gophers. It was decided, however, not to take any action until the county attorney, who Is expected home today, could be consulted. The poor farm committee reported that the well sunk at the Institution by Johr E. Sager had failed to furnish the supply of water stipulated In the contract and It waa decided to pay him only $37.70 to com pensate him for the material he had placed In the well and give him nothing for his time and labor. The board expects to be In session the entire week. WANTS PROTECTION FOR BOXES Waste Paper Reeeptneles Not Kindly Treated by the People. The manner In which John C. Small' Iron wast paper receptacle at the Street corner have been received by the public I responsible for an ordinance Introduced at the monthly meeting of the city coun cil last night The ordinance In ques tion Is designated for the protection of these boxes, several of which have been seriously damaged by being torn loose from tltelr fastenings and turned over Into th gutter and having the content et afire. The ordinance prohibit the Uttering of streets and sidewalks with waste paper and re quires that It be deposited in the recep tacles which the city council gave per mission to Mr. Small to Install at the street corners; also prohlUts the placing of ashes, garbage, manure or vegetable refuse In the boaea, and Inflicts a penally of not exceeding $30 for defacing, Injuring or overturning the boxes.. It developed that the ordinance had not emanated from the city attorney's office but had been presented by Mr. Small him self, so the aldermen decided to defer any action on It until the next meeting. Bids for about M.Coo square feet of ce ment walks were received as followkj Rock Island Granitoid ' company. Rock Island, III., 10.80 cents a square fot cash and 11 cent for certificate; Nets Jensen, II cents either cash or certificates; E. A. Wlckham, 10.S8 cents, either cash or -certificates. The bids were referred ta the city engineer for tabulation. The Indian creek dredge came up for the uaual round of discussion and contention. The bills for Its maintenance during August, during nearly all of which time th. machine was out of commission, amounted to $619.! Including the pay of Foreman Brown and the engineer, amounting to $1140. Alderman Younkerman objected to the payment of these two bills for salary and on his motion they were referred to a special committee for Investigation. Alderman Gilbert alone voting kgalnst the motion. The mayor ap pointed Aldermen Tounkerman, Maloney and Tlnley as the special committee. , Th. special committee In charge of the dredge was Instructed to ascertain If ar rangements com Id b made whereby the machine might be housed for th winter n the land of a farmer living near the point where the dredge I now anchored. To bring the dredge up town Alderman Weaver es timated would entail a further expenditure of between 8&00 and 8o0. The city adver tised' for bids for the purchase of the dredge to be filed by noon of yeaterday but City Cler Zurmuehlen reported that none had been received. A petition that the width of Avenue E be tween North Second and Elder streets be reduced to 4u feet and 8 feet, on each side be Vacated to the abutting property owners by the city and an ordinance providing for the 1 aame were referred to the committee of th whole. A petition from property owner on Madlaoh avenue between Graham aad Cappell avenue, ordered paved, that the width of the atreet be reduced to twenty-alx feat, a as luld over after AVaermaa Younk- : Mill. , 4.000 TfV) 2 7M !H ; 1 o .Joo .no erman had voiced a protest against grant- , Ing the request. On the recommendation of the committee of the whole, the bridge Over Indian creek on North First ltreet was ordered repaired. On motion of Alderman Weaver, he and Alderman Tounkerman were appointed a special committee to represent the city at the annual meeting of the low league of Municipalities to be held at Burlington next week. Their expanses are to be paid by the city. The city attorney was granted further time to prepare an ordinance regulating the driving of automobiles within the city limits. Aldermen Tounkerman, Gilbert and 01s.n a ere appointed committee to draft suit able resolutions on the death of Police Officer Platner. The claim of Mis Sadie Stevenson for personal Injuries received as the result of a defective sidewalk on Fifth avenue was ordered settled for 850. , MayoC Macrae stated that complaint hnd been made to him by a numer of business and professional men about the intensity of the electric headlights on the motors on the Omaha line. The blinding Intensity of the lights, he said, was dangerous to per sons driving along the streets and to per sons crossing the streets. He had been Informed, he aald, that In other cities the. stret railway companies used a curtain over these electric headlights while the cars were traversing the down town streets and If that waa the rase, he did not see why the ame could not be used here. At his sug gestion he was authorised to confer with The street railway officials regarding the matter. The council adjourned to next Monday night. Fan era 1 of Charles Platner. Police Patrol Driver Charles Platner was burled yesterday afternoon wrth beflttng honor. Rev.' H. W. Starr, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church, who conducted the services, spoke feelingly of the man ner In which the officer met his death while In the performance of his duty. Among the floral offerings, which were many and elaborate, waa a cross bearing the motto, "Faithful unto death," from the members of the police department. Set pieces were also sent by the Kogles and the Royal Arcanum lodge, of both of Which organizations Mr. Platner was a member. The pallbearer were T. D. Mt calf and F. C. Hendricks, president and secretary of the local aerl of Eagles; Brooks Reed, representing Fidelity coun cil. Royal Arcanum, nd Police Officers Callaghan. Wilson and. Green. .Chief of Police Richmond tn person headed the detail of police which acted as an esonrt to Walnut Hill cemetery, where the re. main were hit erred In the family burial lot. Option oa Sit for Baak, G. R. Baker and J. W. Perry, the repre sentatives of the National bank of St Louis, which has decided to start branch banking house In Conncll Blnffs, have se cured options on several desirable sites for a bank building, among the number being the Stewart building and the Dodge prop erty a little north of the Stewart building. Mr. Baker yesterday secured the services of a local architect to Inspect the Stewart building for the purpose of forming an estimate as to the cost of remodelling The building. Both Mr Baker and Mr. Perry expressed preference of the Stewart build ing as the location for the proposed new bank. It was -reported that City Treasurer True Would be connected with the new bank but this Mr. True, emphatically denied yester day. He said: "I shall not be Interested In any manner In the new bank." Messrs. Baker and Perry stated, however, yester day that the St. Louis people expected to have local people Interested In the bank here. PROBING t8t'RACB COMPANY 'owa Aathorltle Refused Permission to Sea Book. v DES MOINES. Ia., Sept. 8. (Special.) Auditor of State B. F. Carroll and State Insurance Examiner Wlthlngton had a long conference yesterday over the Northwest ern National Life Insurance scandal at Minneapolis. Mr. Wlthlngton reported that the officer of the Northwesternhad" re fused him access to the books of the cor poration on the plea that Kansas hod just tied up the records for several weeks and they could not again be released for the Iowa examination. Just what atepa the Iowa authorities will take to get at the hooks has not been de veloped, but they undoubtedly will secure the needed Information or refuse the Northwestern the right to do business within the state. Gt'ARDIAN FOR IOWA MILLIONAIRE AUeaed to Re of I'ntoond Mind on Acronnt of Advanced Ave. GRUNDY CENTER, la.. Sept. 8.-Guard-ians were appointed today forGeorge Wells, pioneer clttsen and millionaire land owner, on petition of his sister. Mary Wells Nel son, who alleged him to be of unsou.id mind because of advanced age. Wells being over eighty-three years old. He Is one of Iowa's richest men. He owns nearly 14,000 acrea of choice farm landa an Grundy, Em mett and Kossuth counties, valued at from 8o0 to 8100 per acre. He hai 8200.000 on de posit In Chicago banks, 8150,000 In Iowa bank and has other personal property .worth 85O0.OOO. u. M. Flnlnyson of Grundy Center, and Charles Blebenhelmer of Wellsburg.' were named aa guardians and furnished bonds In the sum of 81.00Mno. - Charche t Consolidate. I FOREST CITY, Ia., Sept. .-(Special. )- A meeting of much Interest to church people of the United Lutheran faith was held In thla city today. Upon recommends tlon of Rev. P.. G. Ostley, bishop of the circuit of St. Ansgar, and Rev. T. II. Pahle, bead of the churqh In America, a conference of delegates from the churches at Buffalo Center. Thompson. West Prairie. Linden, Leland, Ellington, Ellington Prairie and Forest City ,was held to consider th ad visability of consolidation. Th meeting lasted all day and evening. The delegate frqn Thompson, Buffalo Center, Linden and West Prairie agreed to consolidate, forming one strong organisation, and will call a caiabl man for .pastor. The conference adjourned before the delegates from the other four point reached an anderatandtng, but they will do so speedily. Rew Church Dedicated. MONDAMIN. Ia., Sept. 8 "-(Special.) The Stone Memorial Methodist Episcopal church was dedicated here Sunday before a large attendance. In the morning an address wa delivered by Rev. A. E. Griffith and tn the evening Rev. J. Owen Smith preached hi farewell sermon. The church la a large frame structure of one tory and ha Just been completed. VWMHBBBBMWMBM I a . I CLEMENCY FOR MURDERERS Governor Onmmioi U Decide Whether Dtk PnUj Shall B Inflicted. RESULT WILL SET PRECEDENT FOR STATE Maa Wbo Allaht from Train After Bidding Wife GooA-Bye Falls I ader the Wheels aad la Killed. trrom a Mian vorresponacni. j DEB MOINES, Sept. 8 (Special.) The last hearing In the case of liouls Busse was held thla morning before Governor Cum- mlns. the lawyers of the defense appearing with a plea for the commutation of the death penalty to life Imprisonment, and the state appearing to defend the action of the Bremer rouftty Jury In Judging the man I worthy of death. Bubso was represented I by B. A. Dawson And D; ' F. Gibson of Waverly, by Senator Craig and his brother Frank. The prosecution was represented I by B. J. Burling of Clarksvllle, and R. 8. Scales Of Bagley. While the light waa for the commutation of the sentence, one of the questions at Issue will be whether the death penalty shaft be Imposed In the state of Iowa. It has been years since a man waa convicted I and sentenced to be hanged, but two men now face the gallows In the state and the decision of the case of Busse will probably decide both. Following the argument Governor Cum mins took the matter under advisement. deslrlng to make a thorough examination I of the evidence In the Case before making The ground In places on the Lincoln a decision that would determine In part at division Is getting rather dry for fall plow least the future policy of the executive of 'nni ,b"' .""''AT.' ""1. SJlJTJI and In places the plowing Is completed and x 1 The nrlmi for which Ttuaaa standa eon- I victed Is the killing of his wife. As he . , , , , " . . . himself claims In a confession made before his sentence, he hralned his wife with a I chair, cut her throat with his pocketknlfe. . ... , , ... ,. . saturated her clothing with kerosene and coverlnr. the bodv with a feather tick, satu- rated with oil, he set fire to the homo. . , , , , .... ... I containing a sleeping- child of the woman in addition to the body of the woman. I Only the timely arrival of th neighbors prevented me aeatn 01 tne cnnu ana ine effacing of all evidence of the crime. In connection with the Busse case the fate of Joseph C. Smith, the Buxton miner who killed his landlady. Mr. Ida Canady, will be heard next Monday. Dea Molar Schools Beg-In. The public sohools of Des Moines and throughout the state started this morning for their year's work. It Is estimated that I the first day's attendanoe In the city schools of Dc. Molne. alone I. close to 16.0X). About an eignin 01 me numner are nign acnooi 1 nuhtls. There baa been an nnneeeedented change In the teacher, of the state through- uui mo uimurr, me ueing in ino 1 removal of some teachers from the state I and th. consequent .h.ft.rut of positions. Th. latest development In the fight of the saloon and the anti-saloon Interests was the I publiahlng of the names of the petition sign- ers In the local prohibition organ this morning. A Scramble to get name off the petition followed and a number of men who claim they had rKt signed the petition wer. cuuiiuiuru .mil mcir igumur. . . . . t . 'Ji , . . Haa Aaaea for Carnegie Medal. Dr. J. A. Wirt. Daator of Str. John's Luth- eran church of this city Jorwarded the . ' newspaper descriptions and a letter recom mending the awarding of A Carnegie medal to George Graeser of De Molne. A week or two ago, Graeser, at one time the star tackle on the Drake University football team, stopped a team of runaway horses, which were plunging down the main street of the city. Dr. Wirt believe the action saved a number of lives. County Bay Steam Heat. Arrangement have been almost completed for the heating of the Polk county court house from the supply of th De Moines heating company. Since the voter turned down the proposition to build a heating plant and a Jail, th board of supervisors rtlta rtja r.atlno khAiit 4 In- -.. -- haa been casting about for aome means by which to heat the building and the use of the heat of the company was the only way available. Said Good Bye aad Died. While descending from the train at Big- ourney, where he had bade his wife goodbye wnen sne started on a trip to Portland, Reese Jones, slipped and fell under the wheels of the train. His body wa ground to pieces under tbe wheels of the cars. The train waa stopped and the hysterical ife accompanied the remains to the home fwher the funeral will be held. Another Carbolic Victim. The remains of C. M. Smith, probably of Jefferson, la., were found at a late hour thla afternoon at his boarding house In thla city. He met his death by the carbolic acid route Ht wa seen about the house Sunday but the exact time of hi taking the acid and his death are not known. NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS Fall Weather Begin with Cora Ma turing; Rapidly and ' No Damae Don. Weekly bulletin of the Nebraska section of the climate and crop service of the weather bureau for tbe week ending Bcp- irmoer 4, 1905; The first half of the week was warm. w-ith maximum temperatures aulla aener- any exceeding 80 degrees. The last half . w,ln maximum temperatures be low 80 degrees. The d.tlv mun .nura ture averaged for the week less than V de gree above normal In all axcent the north. western counties, and there It averaged 1 degrees below normal. Light frost oc curred In northwestern countle Sundav and Monday mornings, with but little or imi injury to crops. The rainfall of the last week wa. hA,t counties. In 'a few Instance, the amCunt w mucn more man one men, but gener ally It waa les than one-half inch. In most of the southern counties nn rain rn Ihe last week wa an excellent on for rapid progress with haying and threshing. The ground I getting rather dry for plow ing In many places, but this work I now wm aavancea ana in many maces com pleted. Very little wheat er rye ha been own. Corn has matured very rapidly and under favorable conditions. Pasture ar urying up somewhat. WEEKLY CROP ' BIXLETIN Weather Somewhat Ta Cool for Proper Maturing of Cora. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Crop condition ar summarised a follow In th weekly crop bulletin of the weather bureau: Temperature favorable for the maturing of crops prevailed In all districts east of trie rtiKKV mountain during the week end ing September 4. except in the northern portions or th upper Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys and In northern New K mound, where It wa somewhat too cool. Ho tiered light r roe is, causing silent dam age, occurred In the central and Rocky mountain district and in th unoer Mis souri valley during the latter part of the week. The greater part of Texas, portion of Kansas and Missouri and the north ride roMst continue to need rain. Under highly favorable temperature corn ha advanced rapidly. Much of th early crop over the southern portion of the com belt Is being cut. and cutting will bain In Iowa I his week. The condition of the crop continues excellent tnrougnoul tne corn belt. Considerable over-ripe spring wheat re mains uncut on the flooded lowlands In northern Minnesota and eastern North Da kota aad moist ur ha Injured grata la the shock In portions of South Dakota and lowa. Threshing is generally well advanced, nut Was Interrupted bv rains about the middle of the week. On the North raclflc coast h!rh winds caused Iniirv to standing grain In Washington, but otherwise the wesither was r:voralle for harvesting ana threshing. While a slight Improvement in the condition of cotton In northeastern Texas and In portions of the central col- ton states is shown, the reports s a wnoie Indicate deterioration In the average con dition of the crop as compared with the frevloHs week. Kust ana sneuumg con Inue unite generiil, but inlury from boll aeevll In Texas Is somewhat diminished. Cotton has opened rapidly throughout the Belt and the weatner lias neen lavoraoie for picking, which has been generally act ive In portions of Louisiana and Georgia. A poor apple crop Is indicated in all the arnle-produclng slates. very rew favoranie reports respecting potatoes are received and the general out look is for an Indifferent rron. Tn Texas and portions of Kansas and Nebraska the soil is too dry for plowing, but elsewhere this work has made excellent progress. fi nnn wpiTiira vft-rnvn xrnn rmtM rro Most Knronrnalna. hnt Still Wants Favorable Conditions, if Nebraska Is to reach the coveted 800.000.000 bushel mark for corn this year the weather for the first part of this month will have to come along according to order. Is the assertion of crop experts. While the splendid corn weather of. July and August offset the late planting and wet spring and brought the crop ' up to standard, still there are sections. . It reported, which require .'considerable goofl weather to take the corn, out of the dan ger zone. The sand hills section of the country will send down a corn crop that will surprise the natives If the weather will only hold out for that sectldn. The rain has come at the required time and whore formerly farmers were satisfied with fif teen bushels to the acre, they will get forty nnd forty-five this fall. The Burlington statement Is very encour aging for the last week. The soil and crop report of that road shows that condl- Hons are right for a big crop. It says seeding win DPKin verv soon tr tne weatner Is favorable.. !m5,fr.,K , t Ion the Wymore division as on the Lincoln division. One or two more ltaht raina would be helpful and If thev should Come P'J?;'n twi1,1 .",(?" b! "nl.J,.e,d ."J"1 '"lln" begun. Indications are that the acreage H be greater than last year, On the McCook division, as usual, the ! K 18 'J? .VT0 ,7 ern divisions. There Is more of the small grain crop that has not been threshed on mat division. There la no complaint, how' He.r- that the eround Is too dry to cultl CORN. Lincoln Division Indications for .corn continue to be uniformly good. It la estl- mated that by the middle of this Dreaent month one-half of the corn will be out of danger from frost and that aome of the other half will require until the end of the montn. frospects ror a very heavy crop and excellent quality of corn continue to be verv flattering. wymore Division Prospects for corn ara equally a good on the Wymore as on the Lincoln division. There la considerable cor.n .n thl" division at this time that I T "be ' mflged V hard f rwSi: It I. stated mat between ttalem and IyincoTn some of the late corn would suffer In case that to make anything of 'I crop' must grow curing mis present month. We can not reasonably erpect much from that rlr'.lt'i make verv much at bent. tn 1 ";"rr. TV rr h.r".n" McCook than either of the two eastern dl- I '"loll5' as n'ch o.f the corn Is said to be w "V V ,1 "", " ' I corn In the district that would not be dam- t any time before the 10th or 12tU of oJ&ui lZuXy 'reported good 1 m all parts or me district. .. I Pastures and Meadows The third crop of I .ifaifa ia being cut and is. good. Pastures I are reoorted generally In excellent oondl- tlonv although there has not been very I much rain on the two eastern division since the 24th of August, and none on the McCook division for a somewhat longer period. eugar neeis inis crop is coming to ma turity tn rood share and previous favor able reports will hold good. UNCLE JOE WILL HUSK CORN Speaker Cannon Refuses ta Talk Politic Because Thl I Harvest Time. Joseph G. Cannon, speaker of the na tional house of representatives, passed through the city enroute west and north Tuflta morning. He was met at I " the Union station by a number of friends and regretted that his trip was a hurried one, not permitting htm to spend at least a day in Omaha. He said: 'I am merely going out to husk a little corn and practice up on 'a round-un of a few cattle. I understand this Is the banner year in the west and while I don't doubt it, I want to ee for myself, so I'jl have aomethlng to talk about when I get back, 1 won't talk a word of politics, as this Is harvest time." Pressed as to some expression regarding .v,. ,, a enlevement hf Prli1nt DnA... velt In bringing about peace between Rusela and Japan, "Uncle Joe" stated that he had not seen the draft of the treaty but that he waa satisfied, "if they are." He wa glad peace had been brought about, and particularly ao that It had been accomplished through American influences, Colle and DlarrnoeaA itemed? that la Prompt and Pleasant. The prompt results produced by Chamber lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy together with Its pleasant taste have won tor It a place In many households. Mr. W. T. Taylor, a merchant of Wlnslow, Ala., writes: "I have used Chamberlain' Colic, Cnoler and Diarrhoea Remedy myself and lso with men on my place for diarrhoea and colic and it always gives relief promptly and pleasantly." New Chinese Minister to France. PARIS, Sept. -S.-"-Llou She Shun, first secretary of the Chinese legation .here, succeeds Soueng Pao K'l as Chinese min ister to France. ' ' Condition of Hungarian Crops BUDAPEST. Sept. 5. Th Hungarian minister of sericulture. In hla vearlv estl- I ..... -. .... 1 a . !.., it, .v. . ld bout the "me " ,'t ""' Rye I at least 10 per cent lower In con- Is better than foreign Champa g-nes, but costs only half the price as It U American ' rria4e and there is no duty or ship freight to pay. Grand Prize, Su Loub Worlds Fair. SERVED EVER WHERE AMERICAN Wle CO. ST. LOUIS sequence of the poorer Russian harvest. Barley I somewhat lee and oats constd- efahlv lighter. The maixe crop will ba arger owing to the great American har vest, which more than makes up for the I Urge deficiencies In .urope. CONGRESSMEN VISIT BERLIN High Trlhate ta President's Work for Peace. BERLIN. Sept. b. Emperor William re ceived Congressmen IJttlefield of Maine, Bartholdt of Missouri, Waldo of New York, McNarry of Massachusetts. Norrls of Ne- braska and Barchfleld of New York today. I The emperor sent court carriages for them I and they were assigned to positions next to I the Imperial suite at the autumn recview I of the Potsdam and Berlin garrisons at I Tempelhof field. Secretary Dodge of the American embassy and a representative of I the Foreign office accompanied them. At I the emperor's suggestion Mrs. Waldo, Mrs. I Bartholdt, Mrs. McNarry and Mlsa Barch- I field rode In carriages next to their hus- I bands, but not In the court equipages. I The congressmen, who have been attend- I fng the meeting of the International Par- I llamentary anion at Brussels, were driven I after' the parade In the train of the em- I press through street lined by crowds to I th .palace.: The emperor marched over I the same route at the head of a regiment. I When the emperor entered the hall tna I party ' awaited hlra. He spoke to Mr. Dodge and said: Introduce m to these gentlemen." His majesty talked with each member of I the party and to the congressmen collect ively. To Mr, Barchfleld, who is about six feet six Inches In height he said: If you wer. a German 1 would have you In my guard." A variety of subjects were touched upon I during the audience and the emperor I earnestly Complimented his viators on I President Roosevelt's peace work, referring I to It as much as h. did to Congressman I William Alden Smith of Michigan on Sat- urday. Someone spoke of traveling In I Germany and said he thought the German I railroads shook more than the American. I "Perhap o," ald the emperor. "That j Is because we cannot afford to have the I ties so close together." Mr. Bartholdt as chairman of the Amerl- I can delegate to the Brussels convention I said to th emperor that th congressmen I regarded the audience a a compliment to 1 the United State, and not a. a per.onal one to them. His majesty In parting with the American visitor ald he hoped they wouw not ran to give hi best wishes to th president. The Lokat Anseiger describe Hrnperor William and the. congressmen as Joking to- srether. You are from the state or cycloneT" aid the emperor to Mr. Littlefleld. Oh no, your majesty, they come from Mr. Norrls' atate. Nebraska," ald Mr. Littlefleld. Nebraska," said Mr. Norrls energetically. "has the most fruitful Soil in the world and the loveliest climate.' The emperor talking seriously alluded to th situation of the world fotlowlng the Rue so-Japa nee war. He said he had ob served with satisfaction that the "United State waa building up it navy, AMERICANS WED IN LONDON Marshall Field and Mrs. Arthar Cataa j Ara Married at at. Mar araret'a Church. LONDON, Bept. 6. Marshall Field and Mr. Arthur Caton of Chicago were nnlted , 1 . . AA Ana. . a UariMMt'l church. Westminster. Canon Herbert Hensley-Henson of St. Paul' cathedral, assisted by the Rev. Samuel Klrshbaum of St. Margaret', performed the ceremony, The church was closed to the general public and only, a small Congregation com posed Of Immediate relatives of the couple arid Ambassador and Miss Whltelaw Reld and the staff of the American embassy wit nessed th ceremony, Th groom who w upported by hi on, Marshall Field, Jr., arrived at the church promptly at noon and was followed lm mediately by the bride. She was accom panied by Augustus Eddy and wore a very ' J handsome costume of gray chiffon trimmed with point lace and a large picture hat r with ostrich feathers. With the exception of two immense bouquet of lllle on either lde of the altar, the church wa not dec orated. After the simple ceremony of the church of England, the bridal party re- tired to the vestry, where the signing of the register was witnessed by Ambassador Reld, Secretary Carter of the embassy, Augustus Eddy and Marshall Field, jr. There Mr. and Mr. Field received the congratulation f their relative and friends. On leaving the church the party proceeded to Clarldge's, wher tha wed ding breakfast wa served. Those present were: Mr. and . Mr. Whltelaw Reld, Rldgely Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr., Mrs. Beaty, Mr. and Mrs. Au- lUT' -,Edd; atHn" BprnC" Eddy. Helen Birch. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Field, Mr. and Mrs. Dlbblee and Mr. and Mrs. Crossley. Mr. and Mrs. Field will spend a short honeymoon In Europe, returning to Amer ica In a month's time. LAWYERS WOULD SAVE MAILS Desire that Steamer. Carrying- Letters Should Be Free from Slesnre During; War. CHRldflANIA..' Norway, Sept. 6-Th International Law association, now In ses sion her, today unanimously approved of cabling to President Roosevelt thanking him for his good office In promoting peace and for hi continued endeavor In helping forward a happy conclusion of the treaty. The dispatch concludes: Wa vratefiillv congratulate vou and tha &,7c?7- Th conference also adopted a resolution to the effect that, In the opinion of the as sociation, the time ha come for protect ing the mail steamers from selsure by belligerents and that an International agreement should be reached with this ob ject, making the Shipment and carriage of contraband by such vessels a punishable offense. Toroaado la South Sea. AGANA, Island of Guam, Sept (.The Island of Salpan, Maria nns Islunds, wa badly aamagea ny a tornado, August zl. The United State supply steamer Supply and the German gunboat Moew have been dispatched to the assistance of th sufferers. Many building were destroyed and the grove wer badly Injured. Two year must elapse before the island ran recover. There wa no lost of life. Tenesnela table Closed. CARACAS, Vunexuela, Eept. 8. Pursuant to th judgment dlsso'vlng the contract of th French Cabl company, a presidential decree today closed the coast and overland offices Of the company, which remain ' In Charge of the La Ouayra office, for dis patches relating to foreign buslnesa. Presi dent Castro ha gone to Lo Tequea. Th Straasjest Tulngr that could happen would b a case of constipation that Dr. King's New Life Pill wouldn't cur. Guaranteed; S5c. For sal by Sherman MeConnell Drug Co. Bulldlac Permits. The city ha Issued permit to William Anderson for a ll.&oO frame dwelling at forty-ninth and Poppletun avenue and to B Benjamin for a 83. and frame dwelling at lema aaa rtero atresia. rniT rnn rnniT Dill DA III JU 11 1 VlV II UULLi ItmLlWilV Actil IfODght ij Utah Via for Control ftf TTn;nn Parifin. WOULD PUT HARRIMAN OUT OF BUSINESS Administrator of I.ate Governor Harare's F.atate W ants All First Mortgaae anal Government wbaldy Honda, John A. Kuykendall of Salt Lake City has brought suit In the United States court for the district of I" tab against the Union I'aclfio Railroad company as administrator, with will annexed, of the estate of the late Governor Charles T. Durke of Utah for all of the first mortgage bonds and the government subsidy bonds of the Union Pacific railway, amounting la the aggre- gate to fcW.OUO.000. Attorney D. W. Wood of Salt Lake City and Washington, D. C, Was In Omaha Tues- day to secure the depositions of Count John A. Crelghton and ex-Oorarnor James B. Boyd In the case. These depositions were taken before United State Commit. aloner Anderson Tuesday morning. The deposition were very brief, disclaiming all knowledge of the case whatever. How It Came A boat. The suit Is a peculiar one at the beat. It Is understood that the allegation of the petition are that Governor lyurke died at th. Coxxen hotel In Omntia- January 14. ito, and-that John A. Kuykendall was p- pointed administrator of hi estate. It I further alleged thut Governor Durkee had become by some means possessed of the bonds In question prior to 1S70 and that he held them In trust. In hts will he made some disposition of the trust, but just what that disposition was does not appear In the proceedings Instituted at this end of th. controversy. Th. Interests of the Union Pacific, are being looked after by W. R. Kelly, general solicitor of the company. Many of the certified bonds were Introduoed In evidence. but objection to them was made by Mr. Kelly on the basis of Irrelevancy. Nothing further will be undertaken ln the case here at present, th purpose of Attor- pey Wood's visit was merely to secure th deposition of Governor Boyd and Count Crelghton. OMAHA THE PLACE TO INVEST Nefcraaka'e Metropolis Offer. Creater Advantage ta Men with Money Than Pacific Coast Cities. C. F. Harrison haa just returned from a two months' stay on the Paciflo coast, where he visited the cltle of Seattle, Port land, Tacoma and Los Angele. After an Investigation of th condition existing there be I more firmly persuaded' than ever that Omaha Is the best place for In vestment knowa to him. "I talked with many real estate men I and nVetora In Portland. Twnmi and gctti., eBpclally the latter city, and I find that real estate In Omaha Is dirt cheap, considering the prospect which thl city ha In comparison- with the. western ones. They ara hound to grow, of course, and so 1 Omaha growing at an enormous rate. Why should real estate values In Seattle be twice those in Omaha T I met In Seattle Rufu H. Smith, an In vestor who spent some time tn Omaha some years back. He said to me: If t were not tied up so tightly here 1 would go to Omaha and Invest money there. Bet ter opportunities ar offered there. Prop- I ' r ' a few year, on account ef the develop ment of tha city, will be worth twin a much.' " Mr. Harrison Inquired Into the electric light and power. rate charged, at Tacoma, and Seattle. In the latter city there 1 a municipal light and power plant which compete with two private concern. Power Is furnished to consumers hy th city and by the companies a well a low ZVt cent per kilowatt hour. It ta said that 8 cent Is .the lowest rate at which It Is furnished In Omaha and that the usual price Is about 8 cents. Mr. Youngs, man- I w Mtmlnln.1 nla.l .- I ' ' . y , . 7 .Z n aro light ought to 1 furni.h for 8. I A r TaeAms a r-nArrl t n ar fa Hf UgrgAn I " ; , " , , 1. . " """ ' " " wn,l;n '"",m " ""- Petiu7 11 P"" CM1, J nour lor - "r eigm or - - - ....... r. Harrison '"V Information as to 1 th coat of distribution by the city. BOGUS POLICEMAN FAILS Man Who Trie to Impersonate dice Strike Wrong Victim aad Land la Jail, James Burn did not make a signal aue- ces of his attempt to Impersonate ah f ' An., Vf nrli. w m f t am mn wKM h ilAnnvt John Hauschlld of McArdl. pr.dtvct on th tM fhA ... street and told the countryman le waa wanted at Kanaaa City for a serious crime. Detective Ferris and Dunn happened along about the time, noticed Bums' action and took the man to Jail. In police court Tues day morning Burns wa sentenced thirty day. According to the testimony of Ha-uschlld In court. Burns stopped him at Fifteenth treet and Capitol avenue and showed what purported to be a picture and 4e cription of Hauschlld, whom, he told, could straighten the matter then and thera In dollar and cent,, els b. taken to a. dark, dark dungeon, where vhe bill of far. I not Inviting and wher rats have nightly revet through the wall. Hauschlld Asked Burns for his star or credentials, which Burna said he had, but would not show. Burn I well known to th police. PLANS ARE DELAYED Two Day Moat Elapse Before Action of Sultaa of Morocco I Known. PARIS, Sept. 8. The Foreign, office say that although the French . ultimatum to Morocco expire tonlgfit at midnight, prob ably two days will elapse before word I received overland from Fe concerning the results of the measure for th en forcement of France' demand, which will be announced Immediately. It I known that th sultan has not acceded to the demands. The offlciHl here say that the panlo existing at Tan gier following the warfare between the follower of Ralsull and th other tribe. men demonstrate that Tangier la not a fit plare to hold the international confer ence. Russian Co to California. LOS ANGELES. Cat.. Rent 8 -TV. runoho Uuadaloupe, Comprising 13.000 aero. of tillable ll and wooded lands In lower California, has been sold to 14 Russian families through a I,oa Angeles agency The emigrant propose to establish on their purchase tit a Russian colony for the raising of slock and grains and th milling of cereals. Water is to be de veloped at considerable cost and a town laid out. Accused of Stealing Tickets. TOPEKA. Kas.. Sent. 8. Officials cf th. Atchison, Toprka At Santa Fe r&ilwav hava discovered what appear t. be a systematic men 01 runway iicaeis being practiced by telegraph operators acting as ticket agent on that road In Colorado. Several thou sand dollar. It Is alleicd. have been lost' tiy tne ranroaa in tne past lew months from th thefts, which aeem to be on the In crease. Two operator are said to hav bee a arrest &