Tin: OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 8, 1905.
.
BIG CROWD AT STATE FAIR
. Eettar etthtr Iriup Out the People in
Large Number.
TROSPECTS FOR BIG ATTENDANCE TOOAY
Br port to Baaklnv Board of Balld.
laaj Bad Lhi Aeseclatloa Show
Them la a Prosperous
Coadltloa.
(From a Btaff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Bept. 7. (Special Telegrams
Today at the state fair ground waa like
the big days of laat year. From early
morning until late In the evening thou
sands of people flocked over the grounda.
Racing waa resumed this afternoon and
the new, big grandstand waa packed, hun
dreds were lined up around the fences and
the quarter stretch waa well Ailed. It
waa a record-breaking crowd that wit
nessed the races. IX the crowd tomorrow
la as large, the fair board will come out
ahead of the game from a financial stand
point. The horticultural board met this after
noon and appointed John Marshall and
Representative Christy to take an exhibit
to the Kansas City meeting on the 19th.
Nearly every train brought large crowds
Into town today and a bigger crowd Is es
peeled tomorrow, when a double race pro
gram will be given.
The total attendance at the fair today
was 27.447; paid admissions. 24,287. Biggest
day laat year, 26,48.
Balldiaa; and Laaa Reports.
The compilation made by Secretary Royee)
f the Slate Banking board of the flfty
Mne building and loan associations report
ing at the close of business June 30. 106,
(howl an Increase of one over the number
reporting last year, showing aggregate re
sources amounting to $7,269,297.48, an In-
crease of .L947.0. over the amount re-
ported a year ago.
Although first mortgage loans have In
creased nearly $1,000,000, the cash on hand
has more than doubled during the past
year. The number of shares of stock In
force Is 196.030, of which only 199' are sub
ject to foreclosure and thirty-two In pro
cess of foreclosure, and only 351 shares
ere subject to cancellation for non-payment
of dues and 2.67A delinquent.
Over $5,260,000 In business has been done
during the past fiscal year at an expense
for salaries of about $60,000 and other ex
penses amounting to about $4S,000. There
re 28,999 shareholders, of which 717 are
minors, ,836 are borrower and 19,184 non
borrowers. The report In detail follows:
ASSETS.
First mortgage loans $6,303,318.65
First mortgage loans In process
of foreclosure
Stock loans
Heal estate '
Furniture and stationery
Cash . .
Iiellnquent Interest, premiums
and fines
F.xpnnses and taxes paid
Other asset
38, 432.69
190,609 94
88,352.91
18.2tvl.21
403.4CO.08
81.425.86
24.876.07
170, 500.37
Total .. $7,269,297.48
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock running (dues and
dividends) $5.62I.8723
Full paid stock 1,184,813.14
Reserve fund 172.244.90
ilndivlded profits 199.77IU7
line shareholder on lncomDlete
loans 148.991.79
Premiums unearned 28,244.06
Advance dues 15,595.79
-Advance Interest and Dremlums. 2.S23.31
Other liabilities 43.92D.09
Total
..$7,269,297.48
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand July 1, 1904
Dues (running stock) ,
Dues (full paid stock...,.
Interest
Premium
Tine
Membership and transfer fees.
Loans repaid
Real estate tale
..$ 198.718.S7
.. 1.431,937.65
... 606.174.24
.. 4M 443.22
68.519 02
4.372.16
16.664.24
1,318.317.10
35.114 45
Rents
14,448 81
Other receipt 206.779.08
Total $6,289,488.64
EXPENDITURES.
Loan $2,386.669 95
Balarles 60.106 12
Commissions 27.16813
Other expenses 43,0X14
"Withdrawals, dues 1,472, 796. 48
Withdrawals, earnings 295.31991
Matured stock, dues 233.40.04
Matured stock, earnings 19.641.61
Full paid stock, dues 176,275.28
Full paid stock, earnings 44. ft 33
Cash on hand...., 404.760.65
Other, expenditure 126,929.11
Total $6,289,488.54
Average running time of stock matured
During year, 108 month 21 day.
r? v Barges Mot a Caadldat.
JUn It ha been announced that Chairman
Burgee of the republican state committee
would not be a candidate lor re-eieotion.
Ho More Oregg Contract.
At the next meeting of the Stat Normal
board a revolution will be introduced pro
viding that the - board will not pay any
claim on any contract In which any mem'
ber of the board 1 directly or Indirectly
interested. ' This resolution 1 the result of
the claim 'filed by C. H. Oregg, the Kear
ney member of the-board, for hardware
furnished the Kearney Normal school by
big hardware company. During the week
Chairman L, P. Ludden of the board and
Member Delsell have been In Kearney and
bave checked up the hardware bill, so It
1 likely that dreg will get hi money.
CATARRH
A UNIVERSAL DISEASE
Catarrh usually begins with a cold in
the bead, but doe not stop there. The
rrncou membrane all become inflamed
wd accrete a filthy, unhealthy matter
rhich is absorbed by the blood and dis
ributed o all parte of the body. The
Mtient ia . then continually hawking
nd spitting, the nose is stopped up,
he ears have a ringing or buzzing noise,
he throat become sore, and as the un
healthy matter more thoroughly satu
rates the blood a general feeling of des
pondency takes possession of the system.
X had Catarrh for about fifteen year.
?nd no man oonld have been, worse. I
rted everything I could hear of, but no
rood resulted. I then began 8. 8. 8.,
nd could ee a little improvement from
the first bottle, ami alter taking it a
short while wa eared. Thi wa six
wear a-ro. and I am a well today a any
tn&n. I think Catarrh Is a blood dis
ease, and know there la nothLng on earth
Letter for the blood than S. S. 8. Kg.
body think more of 8. B. 8. than I do.
r Lapeer, Mich. It. MATSOJT.
, Local applications cannot cure Catarrh,
ecaue they do not reach the seat of the
trouble. They allay the inflammation
ind temporarily relieve the disease, but
as soon as they are left off the trouble re
turns. The only way to cure Catarrh is
to treat it through the blood. S. S. S. soon
clear the blood of all Catarrhal matter and
purge it of all irritating poisons, checks
lurtner progress of the trouble and com-
, Vjpletely cures the disease. 8. S. S. keeps
' a the blood ia per
fect order so thst
it can eliminate
from the system
all waste matter
that will nro.
PURELV VEGETABLE- dace Catarrh.
- Nothing equal
his great vegetable remedy in the cure
of this disease. Write for oar book and
any medical advice you wish. W make
Do charge lor either.
. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO, AtUit. U.
In the meantime Governor Mickey has not
returned from Denver and he and Gregg
have not had their talk over the matter.
Aaaerlraa Order of Protection.
The harbor of the American Order of
Protection, a fraternal society having mem
bership In fifteen western states, concluded
a three days' session here tonight. Officers
were elected as follows: Supreme com
mander, H. C. M. Burgess, Lincoln, Neb.;
supreme secretary, James A. Tatton. Lin
coln; supreme chaplain, Mrs. Columbia Bor
den, Rallda. Colo.; supreme lecturer, Dr.
William A. Paxton, Cheyenne, Wyo. James
A. Wallace of Cripple Creek, Colo., Is one
of the new members of the auditing com
mittee. JEW R All, ROAD IS PROjrcCTHO
Falls City People Project a Sorth and
9oath Lino,
FALLS CITY, Neb., Sept. 7. (Special.)
There Is a movement on foot to organize
a railroad company In Falls City, which
will be a great thing for this part of the
country. The arrangements have gone so
far now that It may be almost said that
a company la organised to build a road
from Falls City to Sabetha, Kan., and
probably from there to Topeka. It may
even result In being one of the links In
the straight north and south road which
has been much talked of to take care of
the trafflo from the central western states
to the gulf ports. The road will be stand
ard In every way.
Among those interested In the new pro
ject are J H. Miles, E. H. Towle, J. L.
Slocum, Sam Wahl. W. E. Dorrington, W.
H. Crook, E. 8. Towle, E. A. Maust and
Sam Klmmel of Falls City; John W. Towle
of Omaha; Oeorge Boone, Jr., of St. Jo
seph, W. A. 8. Bird of Topeka. E. V.
Kauffman of Sycamore Springs, Kan., and
several other Kansas and Nebraska peo
ple. AI.BIO MAI IS ELECTROCUTED
Bf On Appear to Know Jnst now
Accident Happened.
AT.nrrtxr k.-k aAn. t a t . i a
y, . c, jmpMn
wa electrocuted here yesterday afternoon.
He was at work In the cellar under the
W. O. Torrey restaurant and In some way
came In contact with a live wire or with
some apparatus that killed him Instantly.
James Halre was also at work there
the same time, but Is unable to tell very
much about what happened. He says when
he first noticed Lumpkin he waa lying on
the floor gasping, when he notified others,
who carried him out of the cellar and
Physicians were called, but the young man
was dead before the physician arrived.
The deceased I about 21 year of age
and was married only two months ago. In
the absence of the coroner, Sheriff Clark
empaneled a Jury, which began Its Invest!'
gatlon yesterday evening, but for the pur
pose of a more thorough Investigation ad
journed until Friday. This Is the second
death by electrocution that has occurred
since the light plant was established here,
REPUBLICAN TICKETS IX FIELD
Boyd and Dawes Counties Bold Their
Conventions.
NORFOLK. Neb., Sept. 7. (Special.) The
Boyd county republican nominated Frank
Morrla for county clerk, J. Snider of Bush
for treasurer, P. Anderson for sheriff, Q.
McCutcheon for Judge, Dr. Howard of
Anoka for coroner and J. Brandevig for
surveyor. The convention passed a resolu
tlon endorsing President Roosevelt's ad
ministration and pledging the convention
to endorse the platform of the republican
state convention in its entirety. There
was no other resolution passed.
CHADRON, Neb., Sept. 7. (Special.) The
Dawes county republican convention met
today and renominated C. Dana Sayers for
Judge, Wayne T. Wilson for treasurer,
and Thomas Smith for superintendent of
schools, all three being present Incumbent.
Xjouis k. Urote, the present deputy sheriff,
wa nominated for sheriff and W. D. Burk-
ett for clerk. The meeting was harmonious,
It being conceded the present officers are
among the best the county ever had.
NEBRASK.ANS INSANE IN CfllCAGO
Leave Home Near WakeBrld with
Crop I'nharvested.
CHICAGO, Sept T. Joseph Holdobler and
wife were sent to an asylum for the la
sane today. They came from a farm near
Wakefield, Neb., and wera found wan
derlng about the street here with two
children.
WAKEFIELD. Neb., Sept. 7-(Special
Telegram.) Nothing la known here about
Holdobler more than that he and family
uddenly left for Chicago about two month
ago, leaving hi grain uncut, also farm ma
chinery, eta It 1 understood that he went
to Chicago, where he expected to receive
from Germany a legacy of $1,000,000. He
lived on a rented farm southwest of town
only a short time. Neighbors say that
while living there he acted very strangely,
carrying revolver and warning everybody
to keep oft the place.
WOMAN FILES A LIEN ON A BOT
Propose to Hold Him fntll Mother
Pay Board.
BEATRICE. Neb., Sept. 7. (Special Tele
gram.) A most peculiar case and one
wherein a person file a lien upon a boy
for a board bill occurred here today. Re
cently Mr. Mary Miller arrived in town
from Hollenberg, Kan., with her grand
Bon, Russell Thrapp, to Visit with the lit
ter's mother. She attempted to return
home with the boy today, when Mrs.
Thrapp objected to her son accompanying
his grandmother. Mrs. Miller claimed she
had a Hen upon the boy for board and re
fused to give him up till the bill wa paid.
Mr. Thrapp secured a writ of habeas cor
pus and her son waa placed In charge of
the sheriff. The writ la made returnable
next Monday.
Candidates for Recent.
FALLS CITY. Neb.. Sept. l-(8peclal.)
Rlehardson county will have a candidate
for regent of the State university In the
person of V. O. Lyford of Fall City. In
asmuch as this county has for years been
sending one of the largest delegations of
students to the State university of any
county In the state, the citizens have pre
vailed upon Mr. Lyford to become a can
didate. V. O. Lyford waa born In the
state of Illinois and moved to Nebraska
fourteen years ago. He Is a graduate of
Heddlng college of Abingdon, 111. He was
a claasmate of Charles Robblns and A. R.
Talbot of Lincoln and is also a graduate of
the law department of the Northwestern
university of Chicago, being a classmate
of A. R. Talbot and W. J. Bryan. In 1R83
he formed a partnership with Mr. Talbot
for the practice of law In Lincoln, the firm
being Lyford A Talbot. Mr. Lyford Is
now one of the leading merchants of
southeastern Nebraska, having retired
from the law practice several years ago.
He 1 a member of the Fall City school
board and ha always taken a great In
terest In matters educational.
Denies Belnar Short.
PENDER, Neb., Sept. T. (Special Tele
gram.) D. A. Kelso, deputy sheriff of this
county, denies that he Is short any sum a
guardian of Indian heirs, and asserts that
he is ready to make a settlement in full at
any time.
Hew of Xebraska.
WOOD RIVER Marshal Coomes ha re
signed his position as village marshal and
T. B. Swain has.born appointed by the vil
lage noara.
YORK Dr. J. A. Dleffenbacker 1 well
pleased with the showing that his young
hww, fteioaiim. tm masin ana yesieruey
receive a telegram t&at she had wuu
the 1 40 race at Lincoln and made a record
of $ 27.
BF2ATRICF The rainfall of Tuesday and
Tuesday night amounted to 1:10 Inehe.
The ground Is now In excellent condition
for fall work.
WfKin RIVER A new nlano fell off a
dray this morning and was badly smashed.
The dray team had been left alone and
suddenly started up.
RHATRICE The meat market of B. K.
Miller was damaged to the extent of $4iO
by fire yesterday morning. Ixjss covered
by insurance. Origin unknown.
HUM HOI, DT The drtssling rain which
has been falling In this section during the
Inst two days is warmly welcomed by the
farmers, as pastures were beginning to fall
badly.
WOOD RIVER Nearly a cor of Tor
and Seward county farmers arej.n Wood
River this week looking for land. The price
of land In this volley ranges from $30 to
V) per acre.
BEATRICE Mrs John Parker, an old
resident of Fllley. died Tuesday night, aged
62 years. She Is survived by her husband
and two suns. The funeral wa held at
Fllley today.
BEATRICE H. R Markle. proprietor of
the Markle hotel, who fell Into a manhole
at Lincoln the other day. Is confined to
his bed. and his condition Is serious, lie
suffered a severe Injury to his spine.
YORK-Ijist evening the Ladles of the
Degree of Honor gathered at the home of
Mrs. Hughes and gave a farewell party
to Mrs. Margnret Stewart, who leaves this
week for California to spend the winter.
GREELEY Earl Mlchener and Oertrude
Conger, both residing near Erlcson, were
married here today by County Judge Byrne.
The bride being only 17, the consent of her
parents was sent by letter along with the
nappy pair.
CHADRON Sheriff Blrdsell took W. D.
Simmons to IJncoln, he having been sen
tenced to two years under the aipsomaniao
law. Simmons wa sentenced some time
ago, but allowed a parole to see If he could
not stop arinsing, out in vain.
PLATT8MOUTH A. Carlson A Co- local
contractors, have been awarded the con
tract for the proposed Improvement at
ine masonic name in mis city, ine wont,
which will require an expenditure of about
$12.(KJ0, will be commenced at once.
BEATRICE The price of wheat ha
drnpped from "4 to i0 cent the last ten
days. Corn remains steady at 43 cents
and oats at 21 to 22 cents. Owing to the
Inclement weather the laei tew oays, Dut
little grain has been marketed here till
week.
YORK Frank Chambers, a musician and
member of the York Euphony band, now
playing In Denver, left a few days ago.
telllna his wife that he was going to play
In a band at Kansas City. Today his wife
received a letter from him stating he left
and that he was not going to return.
WOOD RIVER Moses Zehr and Mis
Nellie Morgan wero united In marriage
yesterday at the home of the bride' par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Morgan. Rev.
i.arp or the uerman Lutheran cnurcn or
Roseland performed the ceremony In the
firesence of a few of the near relatives and
rlends.
YORK William Chapman and Miss Tllll
Melners were united In marriage yesterday.
County Judge Taylor officiating. Ine
young couple are very popular among the
young people of York. They had planned
the wedding so quietly that their friends
knew nothing about the marriage until
afterwards.
YORK Charier Qreen reported to the
city police that young men came to his
place, southeast and nearly adjoining the
city, and demanded that he give them beer.
On being refused one of the young men
commenced to break the door ana win
dows' and soon had Green on the run for
help. Arrests will be made.
HARVARD The rain, which continued
for some twenty-four hours, with little
cessation, seems to be over I.M Inches, and
Is clearing away warm and with fine grow
ing Indications. Farmers are correspond
ingly happy, as It means continued bless
ings to them in maturing corn, feed and
a fine opportunity to seed to wheat.
PLATTSMOUTH A small wreck oc
curred en the Burlington's bridge at this)
point last evening, when a car attached to
an extra east-bound freight train was lifted
from its trucks by the breaking of an air
hose. The main line was blocked for nearly
three hours. A wrecking crew from the
local shops was called out to open the line.
BEATRICE Last night at t o'clock at
the home of the bride sister, Mrs. Wil
liam Spence, occurred the marriage of Miss
Ida Doyle of Liberty to Allen Dolen of this
city. Only relative witnessed the cere
mony, which was performed by Rev. T. L.
Swan of the United Brethren church. Mr.
and Mrs. Dolen will make their home In
Beatrice.
NORFOLK The cnrnlval this week at
Tllden and the county fair at Stanton have
been continued for one day, throwing the
Rrogram Into Saturday, on account or the
eavy clouds and leaden skies during the
entire week. The racing began today in
stead of yesterday. The Stanton fair Is
reported to be excellent and the Tllden
carnival la the best ever.
HUMBOLDT Cooper A Linn, the local
milling and grain Arm, has succeeded to the
elevator business of P. S. Heacock of Falls
City at the stations of Burchard and
Armour. Mr. Heacock had Just previously
closed a deal for the new mill at Falls
City, which will be operated In connection
with his elevator at that point. Cooper A
l.mn already nave an extensive line or
elevators along the Republican Valley and
St. Francis lines of the Burlington.
HUMBOLDT Mrs. Hannah Coon died
at her home In this city of complaints In
cident to old age. and funeral services were
held yesterday afternoon at Prairie Union
church, several miles northeast of the
city. Mrs. Coons waa a native of Illinois
and had. with her husband. Uncle Ben
Coons, who survive her, lived In Richard
eon county about thirty-five years. Be
sides her husband she leaves elxrht chil
dren, all grown. and resident of Nebraska.
YORK The committee on securing a
large canvas tent. In which union revival
services will be held, have been unfortunate
In not being able to get the tent here In
time for the first meeting that was held,
and last night the first meeting was
held in the Methodist church. The large
building wa crowded to overflowing who
gathered to listen to Rev. McConnel, a
southerner and an able speaker. Mr. Max
well, a noted soloist, has been engaged
and will have charge of the mualo for the
meetings.
CHADRON Harry Jensen, aged 16 year,
wa found drowned In the White river this
morning. He left the home of his parent,
Mr. and Mr. Thomas P Jensen, Monday
morning to go to a neighbor's house, and
search wa not Instituted until Tuesday, as
no alarm was felt until It waa known he
never reached the neighbor' house. Harry
had quarreled with his brother Just before
leaving home and the brother Is wild with
grief, as It was suggested the drowning
was intentional, but the Jury at the cor
oner's Inquest found death resulted from
"accidental drowning."
BEATRICE Mr. and Mrs. Onlas Web
ster celebrated their gotten wedding an
niversary yesterday from I to I p. m., at
meir nuine in (ins cny in ine presence of
a large company of guests. Their com
fortable home was very tastefully dressed
witn goiuen rod. roses and other decora
tions suitable to the occasion. Refresh
ments were served during the reception
hours. Aside from members of the family
nd friends In this city there were present
?uests rrom Lincoln. Neb., and Erie, Pa.
Ir. and Mrs. Webster were married Sep
tember 6, W5. at Erie, Pa., and located
In Oage county about twenty years ago.
They are among Beatrice's most promi
nent and respected cltlxens.
BAXTER NOT TO AID IN TRIAL
Nebraska District Attorney Does Hot
' Expect to B Called to
Chicago.
United State District Attorney Baxter
wa asked Thursday mcrnlng relative to
the probability of his being called into
the trial of the packers' cases before th
United State court at Chicago In Octo
ber. He said:
"I have no reason to believe that I shall
be called into the cases. Many of the
witnesses examined before the federal
grand Jury here have been summoned In
the cases, but that I think Is simply the
result of our Investigations here. The
transcript of their testimony has been sub
mitted to District Attorney Morrison at
Chicago, aiTd I am rather disposed to think
we will have nothing further to do with
the cases from this end of the line. We
have 'urnlBhed soma very good evidence
from Onaha and It doubtless will have
an Important bearing on the trials. Tin
Omaha witnesses are directed to report at
Chicago In October."
Collo and Diarrhoea iatif that
t Prompt and Pleasant.
Th prompt results produced by Chamber
lain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
together with Its pleasant taste have won
for 4t a place In many household. Mr. W,
T. Taylor, a merchant of Wlnslow, Ala.,
write: "I have used Chamberlain' Collo,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy myself and
also with -men on ray place for diarrhoea,
and collo and It always give relief
l)ruuitly and pleasantly. "
O'CONNELIS ELECTION SURE
Prsiiaeov of Htohiniiti Considered M
Certain af Another Term.
TOM WILSON IS SLATED FOR DEFEAT
Sam Grace and Oorgte Hornai Go
to Boston to Attend the later
national Machinist'
Sam Grace and Oeorge Norman of Omaha
left last night for Boston to attend the
biennial convention of the International
Association of Machinists at Boston, which
begins next week. Mr. Grace Is business
agent of District lodge No. 1L comprising
all the lodges of Nebraska and Wyoming
and part of Colorado, and a member of the
North Platte subordinate lodge, which he
will represent as well as the district. Mr.
Norman 1s the representative of Omaha
lodge No. $1.
This meeting of the International lodge
will be held under rather peaceful condi
tions far more o than have marked the
convention of late years, and yet sched
ules and condition of the machinists will
receive wide and generous dlsousslon.
One of the Important matter coming
before the convention will be tb an
nouncement of the referendum vote on
the International officer. Thl rot should
have been In by September 1. but was
delayed. It will be complete and ready
for announcement at th convention, how
ever, Mr. Oraoe says:
Tom Wilson Slat ed to Go.
For president there are three candidates,
Jame O'Connell of Washington, D, C, the
present Incumbent, known In Omaha for
hi frequent visits here during th Union
Pacific strike; M. Landers of Hartford,
Conn., and D. "W. Roderick of Chicago.
In the Judgment of . local machinists
O'Connell' re-election I assured. Some
feeling waa engendered against him In
certain quarters a few months ago, but
the animus back of that Is fujly under
stood by the machinists and It Is thought
will have no vital effect on the vote.
The names of two member of Nebraska
lodge appear on the national ballot, Sam
Grace for executive committeeman and
Thomas L. Wilson for re-election as fourth
vice president. Grace's election would be
gratifying to every machinist In the west
and they are making a strong pull for him.
Wilson, well known In Omaha for hi lead
ership in the Union Pacific strike, Is re
garded as extremely doubtful of re-election.
A persistent fight Is being made on htm,
local men assert, and If he Is re-elected It
will surprise his friends very much. HI
opponent la A. E. Holder of Des Molne.
To be elected a candidate must secure a
majority of all votes cast, so a draw la not
beyond the pale of possibilities.
The Omaha men expect to be back her
by th last of the month.
WATER COMPANY ANSWERS
Denies Right of City to Bay Work
or Inspect Book and
Paper.
The Omaha Water company has filed Its
answer In the United States circuit court
In the case of the city against Daniel W.
Mead, John W. Alvord, George W. Ben
xenberg and the Omaha Water company.
The answer Is of the Omaha Water com
pany, defendant, to the bill of complaint
of the Water board and appraisers.
The answer denies that the Water board
ha any given or other authority or sup
port from the appraisement resulting from
the eleotlon of the dty of Omaha to buy
the water works of thl company by virtu
of any ordinance or contract thereunder
and denies that the Water board has any
power to reject any appraisement, and that
o far a any statute of the state of Ne
braska may purport to give such authority.
Impair the obligation of the contract be
tween the city of Omaha and the defend
ants, and Is in violation of th federal
constitution.
The allegation Is made that the dty coun
ell Is without authority to compel a pro
duction of the books and papers of the
water company and that under the law
there Is no provision for any review of the
appraisal, either by appeal, error or any
other proceeding to any court, either state
or federal. The defendants further deny
that they have presented to the Board of
Appraisers any statement or that they
contend that said Board of Appraiser
shall estimate or return a part of their ap
praisal or award without segregation or
otherwise of property to which this de
fendant ha no right or title.
The answer denies In general all unlaw
ful combination or confederacy charged In
the bill of complaint and ask that the bill
of complaint be dismissed with all reason
able cost wrongfully sustained.
DIVORCE MILL STILL GRINDS
Several Person to Whom Matrimonial
Yoke Ha Become Irksome
Appeal for Separation.
Ida M. Williams la suing Edwin M. for
divorce, and Judge Sutton has granted her
a temporary Injunction to keep her husband
from Interfering with her In any way at
her home, 2811 Charles street. The court
also ha allowed the wife 130 a month tem
porary alimony and a US attorney fee,
pending outcome of the suit.
Judge Button ha made an order giving
to Hilda A. Carlson the possession of the
personal property of herself and husband
at once. This order will hold until a de
cision Is reached In the case wherein Hilda
sues John O. for divorce.
Agnes HUdebrand Is suing Harry for dl
vorce on the ground of cruelty and non
support. They were married at Council
Bluffs in May, 1S01.
George R. West has entered suit against
Jessie, alleging desertion since November,
1902. Like a good many other marital fall
urea, this one agreement wa entered Into
at Council Bluffs In August, 1S90.
Fred D. Wlllerton has filed suit against
Elisabeth and he sets up a few acta of
personal abuse as his reason. He says
Llsxle was given to scratching his faoe,
also that she cut him on the wrist with a
table knife, later attacked him with th
household shears and in February, 1904, de
serted him entirely. They started the part
nershlp at Albany, N. Y.. In th merry
month of June, In 1&9S.
CORN AHEAD OF POLITICS
At Least that 1 th War Speaker
Cannon Look mt th
Matter.
Speaker Cannon of the national house of
representatives returned from his corn
fields out In the state Wednesday night
fully convinced that th report which had
gone abroad of the bumper crop being
raided In Nebraska this year were amply
conservative. He was more than gratified
at condition on hi land and enthusiastic
over the general outlook in the state, and
In fact th entire weak
"1 shall go home feeling easy," he face
tiously remarked, "sine I have visited my
own cornfields, for I can go ahead and eat
all the combread I want now. My crop
are good a could bo wished by any old
farmer.
"Get away with your politic, now, son.
No politics for me so long a I can hear
my corn growing."
The speaker returned to his home at Dan
ville, 111., Thursday morning.
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY
A Joint committee representing the Omaha
Woman's club, the Omaha chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution, the
Woman's Christian Temperance union, th
Young Woman's Christian association and
the Temple Israel Sisterhood met St the
Young Woman's Christian association rooms
Thursday and arranged for the reception
of Mra Frederick Schoff and Mrs. Edward
Grice, president and secretary of the Na
tional Congress of Mothers, who will pass
through Omaha Friday, September $2, en
route to their homes In the east. A lunch
son will be given, probably at the Omaha
dub. In their honor, and will be attended
by a representative of each of the local
women's organisations. In the afternoon
a meeting will be held at the First Con
gregational church, when Mr. Schoff and
Mr. Grice will present the wiirk of the
Mothers' Congress. Thl sessKm will be
followed by an Informal reception In the
club rooms, that all the women may have
an opportunity of meeting the guest. Mrs.
H. J. Penfold presided at the meeting for
arrangements.
Two new departments of temperance work
were added to the work of the Douglas
County Woman's Christian Temperance
union held last week at Valley, one of
antl-narootlca and another of law enforce
ment. The following list of departments
and superintendents was announced for the
coming year: Health and heredity, Mra
W. G. Whltmore, Valley; Loyal Temperance
legion, Mrs. L. C. Gaines, Elk City; press,
Mrs. Adelaide Rood, Omaha; franchise. Mrs.
M. B. Patterson, Omaha; medal contest,
Mr. W. E. WeekUy, Valley; flower mis
sion, Mr. Ed Burke, Valley; Jail and prison,
Mra E. H. Shlnrock, Omaha; mercy and
help. Miss Nellie Magee, Omaha; antl
narcotlca, Mr. Fred Curtis, Valley; law
enforcement, Mr. E. B. Towle. South
Omaha.
The officer who served th county or
ganisation laat year were re-elected with
out exception and are as follows: President.
Mrs, B. M. Covell, Omaha; vice president,
Mrs. W. O. Whltmore, Valley; recording
secretary, Mra O. P. Carley, South Omaha;
treasurer, Mrs. Anna E. Whitney, Elk City;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. William Todd,
Waterloo. Reports for the year's work
were altogether satisfactory and th work
of th various department will be pushed
with redoubled energy this year.
Mrs. Emma F. Byers, general secretary
of th Young Women' Christian associa
tion will return Saturday morning from a
six weeks' vacation. Mrs. Byers will meet
with the chairmen of the various commit
tees and arrange for the fall work. Miss
Florence Felt, the new extension secretary,
ha oommenced her work at South branch
and In the factories. Miss Beth Wallace,
the new physical director, Is arranging for
th gymnasium classes, which promise to
be larger than usual this year, as many of
the old members are entering. Mr. W. P.
Harford, president of the association, who
has spent the summer at Madeline Island,
Lak Superior, will return the middle of
next week and the September board meet
ing will be held Wednesday morning at
10 o'olock.
A society of Cathollo women waa re
cently' organised In Chicago for the pur
pose of discouraging Intemperance among
young men. The society, which Include
ome of the most prominent women, old
and young,, in Chicago, proposes to take
an aggressive stand against Intemperance
among th men who claim or ex
pect social recognition from Its members.
In speaking of the Intentions of the so
ciety a prominent member said recently to
The Bee's club editor! We' have been ah
urdly misrepresented by some of the
papers In a way that must make u seem
ridiculous, but women outrht to be used
to that by this time. Ye, we mean to
make thl a personal matter If necessary.
If men persistently violate the laws of
decency and morality then they ought to
be denied the society of good women. It
has been suggested by one of our more
radical member that a 'record be kept of
men of our acquaintance whom we know
to be lax morally, this list to be open
for inspection by members. The Informa
tion against each man should be set down
after his name and the nam of the in
formant signed In each case. Another
member uggested that these offenders be
notified when they are entered on our
books and so given a chance to reform.
So far, of course, these are only sugges
tion, but it 1 by no mean improbable
that they may be adopted. In the mean
time we shall erert all our Influence
against the social progress of men who are
not what they should be."
NEW GRAFT T0 GET MONEY
Sharks Collect Money on Street Cars
While Conductor 1 Bnsy
In Rear,
A new graft t being tried In Omaha.
It consists of Impersonating a street car
conductor, collecting as much small change
a possible before discovery and then leap
ing from the moving car. r
The first Instance of the kind occurred
on a Far nam car leaving Sixteenth street
Wednesday night. A good looking young
man got on the front end of the car, the
conductor being busy with th passengers
getting on and off. As soon as the car
started he pased along the running board,
holding out his hand which contained a
few small coins. Several passengers
dropped money Into his palm. He then
Jumped oft the car and was lost In tbs
crowd.
Th easy parting from their money by the
passengers Is accounted for by the fact
that new men not yet equipped with uni
forms are frequently broken In and al
lowed to collect tares under the tutelage
of old conductors. Most. If not all, of the
novices, however, wear regulation caps.
TWO MOTHERS' SONS MISSING
On Aared Thirteen and Other Thirty
Six Ont of Pocket and
Search Is Made,
William Miller of Tama, Ia., offers a re
ward of ISO for Information that will lead
to the apprehension of his 13-year-old son,
Frank K., who left his home August 31,
with a gray mare and dark bay mare with
top buggy. The boy Is described as hav
ing light hair, brown eyes and a small
scar on right eyelid. Mr. Miller does not
intimate why hi son should have left
home.
Mr. A. 8nyder of Aurora, 111., has
written Chief of Police Donahue, request
ing the present address of ber son, Frank
A. Snyder, who 1 believed to be In Omaha.
The absent son Is M years of age, and his
mother Is very anxious to hear from him.
KING'S HIGHWAY IS STARTED
Estrsae to Ak-Snr-Bea Street Fair
Croaads Is Besrna at Venal
Plaeo.
A force of workmen began Thursday
morning constructing ths entrance to th
Ak-Sar-Ben street fair, to be known as th
"King's Highway," and to run from the
27th Inst, to October T. The entrance la
being placed as usual at Seventeenth and
Douglas streets and In general design will
be practtoelly th ami as that of last rest
MOROCCO MARES AMENDS
8altan Apologises, Ftyt Indemnity and
Piniihti Caid, Who Tsok Frsnohmin.
MATTER IS NOW A CLOSED INCIDENT
French Foreign OfBeo . Expre
Gratlneatlon Over Peaceable Be
nlt of What Promised to
Be Serlona Affair.
PARIS. Sept. T A dispatch to the For
eign office from M. St. Rene Talllandler,
minister to Morocco, announces that the
Moroccan government has yielded to the
French demands and given complete satis
faction. The Foreign office was highly gratified
this morning to receive the dispatch from
the French mlniter at Fes, announcing
that the sultan had yielded all points de
manded In the French ultimatum. The
dispatch says that September 4. the day
preceding the expiration of the French
ultimatum, the grand vlser. 81 Feedoul
Oarnlt. accompanied by a retinue, went to
the French legation, where he wa received
by the minister and his staff and the lead
ing European officials. The grand vlsler
then presented a formal apology for the
arrest of the French Algerian cltlsen, Bou-
slan, and handed the minister the amount of
the Indemnity demanded for the Imprisoned
man and also presented letters from the
Moroccan ministry of foreign affairs, an
nouncing that the caid responsible for
Bouilan's arrest had been removed. The
French minister answered the excuses and
reparation given and thereupon the prepar
ation for the departure of the legation
preliminary to the endorsement of France's
demands were suspended.
The Foreign office here say that the
reparation Is complete on all points and
that the Incident Is closed, thus temlnatlng
the anticipated resort to coercion through
the military and naval branches of the
service.
PIONEER OF OMAHA IS DEAD
Bernard Koester Die After Fifty
Year Residence in the
Gat City.
Bernard Koesters, one of the oldest resi
dents of the city, died at 10 o'clock Thurs
day morning at the family residence, 1116
North Eighteenth street, old age being the
chief cause of death. Mr. Koesters wa 83
years of age and came to Omaha on June
24. IffiS, by steamboat. The boat was the
scene of a disastrous fire near Omaha, the
Koesters family losing all their household
effects. For a while they lived In a tent
at 1019 Harney street, where for years aft
erward Mr. Koesters conducted a paint
shop. The dead pioneer is survived by his
wife, Elizabeth, two sons, Joseph B. and
Frank H., and one daughter, Mrs. Oscar
Pfelfer of Council Bluffs. Frank H. Knes
ters, secretary of the Veteran Firemen's
association of this city. Is now In Denver
on a vacation. He is expected home some
time Thursday. Until the arrival of the
absent son the funeral arrangements will
not be completed, but It Is believed that
the funeral will be held Saturday, with
services at the German Cathollo church.
Mr. Koester was taken 111 Tuesday night,
sine which time he wa unconscious most
of the time until death.
SLOAN TRIAL AT LINCOLN
Case of Forme'r Commissioner Proba
bly Will Be Heard at Stat
Capital.
The trial of th rase of the United States
against Thomas I Sloan, former United
States commissioner. Indicted for rendering
a false acoount of the transactions of his
office while commissioner, will probably be
tried ej. the October term of the United
States district court at Lincoln, Instead of
at Omaha.
No grand Jury will be empaneled for
the October term of the United States
court at Lincoln. A petit Jury Is regarded
as sufficient to look after matters pending
before that session of the court.
The Strangest Thins
that could happen would be a case of
constipation that Dr. King's New Life
Pills wouldn't cure. Guaranteed; 26c. For
sale by Sherman St McConnell Drug Co.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair Today and Tomorrow In Ne
braska and Kansas Partly
Clondy in Iowa.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. Forecast of the
weather for Friday and Saturday:
For Nebraska and Kansas Fair Friday
and Saturday.
For Iowa Partly cloudy Friday and Sat
urday.
For South Dakota Shower Friday,
warmer In east portion; Saturday, showers.
For Missouri Partly cloudy Friday and
Saturday, with showers in extreme south
portion.
For Colorado and Wyoming Warmer Frl
day, with occasional showers and thunder
storms; Saturday, fair.
For Montana Showers and cooler Frl'
day; Saturday, fair.
Loral Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA. Sept. 7. omciai record or tem
cerature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of the last three
years: 19fK. 1KH. 190T 1902.
Maximum temperature.... 75 79 83 86
Minimum temperature.... fil 53 B7 58
Mean temperature 68 64 is
Precipitation T .00 .01 .00
Temperatures and precipitation depar
tures from the normal at Omaha sine
March 1 and comparison with th last two
veara:
Normal temperature 67
K-i'pii for the dav ..
Total excess since March 1. 1906 238
Normal precipitation 10 inch
Deficiency for the day 10 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 16 24 inches
Deficiency since March 1. 19f6.... I N Inches
Iieficlency for cor. period 19"4 I 35 Inches
Excess for cor. period 1903 4.17 Inches
Report from Station at T r. ss.
Station and State
of Weather.
Tem. Max. Rain
T p. m. Tem. fall
Bismarck, pt. cloudy 70 4 .00
Chevenne, raining 64 73 T
Chlcao. cloudy 68 68 .00
Davenport, cloudy 68 70 .00
Denver. Pt. cloudy 68 "8 .
Havre, pt. cloudy 78 82 .00
Helena, cloudy 76 ho .00
Hurou. pt. cloudy M 8 .00
Kansas City, cloudy 68 70 .00
North Platte, clear 72 80 .00
Omaha, cloudy 71 75 . .00
Rapid City, clear 72 "8 .00
St. 1OUls. cloudy "0 78
St. Paul, cloudy 64 68 .01
Bait Ike City, clear 60 68 .09
Valentine, clear 74 80 .)
Wllllston, cloudy 6 74 .00
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
L A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
PIAHO
SALESMEN
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Men of good character, correct habits and
proven ability may secure splendid connec
tlon with large eastern house. Absolutely
unequaled opportunity for ambitious, ener
gttlc men. Call this evening or any time
Friday at New Murray Hotel. Ask for
J vjr. Bowtra.
HUNT EXPLAINSJPHONE PLAN
New Proposition Will Do Away with
Extra Charges Between Omaha
and Soeth Omaha.
Discussing the Interview with him In Th
Bee Wednesday, which has startM muoh
talk among business men, A. B. Hunt haj
this to say yesterday:
"That Interview was all right generally.
although there were some minor omissions,
perhaps. I neglected to speak of what w
intended to do for South Omaha. At pres
ent It costs In that city, for a business tele
phone to connect with both cities, I9M a
year. The South Omaha 'phone alone that
Is,, the telephone to talk exclusively with
South Omaha parties costs 14 M a year.
This Involves, outside of the cost of th
'phone, an extra charge of 6 cents from th
South Omaha party or the correspondent or
friend at th other end, whenever be talks
to Omaha.
"We propose to Install 'phones In South
Omaha for 13. M, and give free Interchange
between the two cities. I want The Bee to
dwell on this point, as coming personally
from me; and we will put It In the ordi
nance. There Is not going to be any am
biguity surrounding our propositions. Ws
are going to make them definite and cer
tain. "We have our ordinance almost ready for
presentation to the council now. It needs
only a little scrutiny as to details, and we
feel very confident that when It Is pre
sented and Its terms understood It will
met with public approval.
"I expect to have the fight of my life to
get this franchise. The Bell company will
surely stop at nothing to maintain Its pres
ent monopoly. The next thing to look for
will be the Importation of another Via
Stevens, under that or some other name, at
a stool pigeon for the old company with a
proposition for a franchise for an Independ
ent system, offering pretended concession
much greater than mine. But I do not be
lieve they will fool anybody this time
through this old trick."
NEW RULE IN DISTRICT COURT
At Opening; of Term Varlon Branch
Will Start Call Where Left
Off nt Adjournment.
Judge of the district court who are at
present In the city have ajrreed on a new
ruling that will be of Interest to lawyer.
Under this rule when court open on Sep
tember 18. the various branches of the
court will start the call at the bottom,
where they left off at adjournment, In
stead of at the top, as formerly.
Then each Judge wV.l edd ten new rase
to the call for the remaining two weeks of
the September term, and as many as pos
sible on th call will be disposed of. At
the opening of the regular October term
the call will be followed as usual, so far
as known now.
Dredglna- Companies Merr.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. T.Th Exam
iner says today thRt W. P. Hammond and
John Hays Hammond have at last suc
ceeded in bringing about a merger of some
of the largo gold dredging mining com
panies In Butte and Yuba counties. Th
deal has Just been closed In New York
nd W. P. Hammond Is now on his way
ome with the documents. The mereer
company Is to be known as the Orovllle
Dredging company, limited, and It Is organ
ised witn a capital or i.oon,uon. London,
New York and Boston capital Is Interested
In the project. The company will control
something like 4,000 acres of so-called gold
dredger land.
Ohio Wanderer Fonnd.
BT TStT'ra Bant 1 i at
random for three weeks and having bfeen
sought by relatives, B. 8. Overpeek. a
prominent contractor 01 Hamilton, u., and
former resident of St. Louis, has been lo
cated In a hotel here. He Is under the
care of a physician and notification has
been sent to his wife. It Is said Overpeek
Is suffering from overwork and consequent
mental strain.
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