THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1H03. 15 TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY kRPENTERg wanted Monday morning 'to lay floor at Auditorium. GOVERNMENT NOTICES OFFICE CONSTRUCTING QL'ARTER master, Fort Leavenworth. Kaa., Nwrni ber 18, liso. Sealed proposals. In triplicate, will rm received here until U a. m.. central time, DwemtxT IS, lflnfi, and then opened, for the construction of Grant Hall and remodeling Sherman and Sheridan halla. Including plumbing, heating and elcctrlo wiring, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Villi InMrmit nn and blank forms OE -. nnaal iurmsnea on son icatinn 10 inia L.een here, also. In offices - of Chief juartermaster .at Chicago, Depot Quarter master at New Tork, Philadelphia and fit. Louis, and Constructing wu1TYterm.B tere at Omaha and 81. Paul. United States reserves the right to accept or re ject any or all proposals or any part thereof. Envelopes to be endorsed "Prop oaala for Public Buildings." and addressed to Captain J. E. Normoyle, Quartermaster. N. 18-iO-21-22 D. 16-18. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL BLUFFS I leased on his own recognisance to appear in court this morning. Office. 10 Pearl St. Tel. 43, FORT MEADE, 8. D-. November 18. 1905. Healed propoaals In triplicate, for the con struction and plumbing of one brick staolo will be, received here until 8 p. m. December 15. 1805. Information furnished upon appli cation. United States reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals or any pari thereof. Plans and specluca tlons may be seen with quartermasters at St. Paul, Omaha, Denver, Cheyenne. En velopea containing proposals should be marked 'Proposals for stable Fort Meade, 8. D.," addressed Major George K. Hunter, constructing Quartermaster. N1M8-17-18-D-U-U FORT ROBINSON, NEB.. OCT. 20, Wto. Healed proposals. In triplicate, will be re ceived until 10 a m., western standard time. November 30, 19. for repairs to old signal and poatofflc building. No. 74, here. In formation furnished on application. En velopes containing proposals will be marked "Proposals for repairs to building No. i4. and addressed H. C. WHITEHEAD.!. M. LEGAL NOTICES DF-.rr.IVERS 8ALK. Pursuant to order of court, entered No vember 1. Iff. I give notice that I will, on m. i... XTA...KA. 7 at Ifl n'ftnek A. M., 'at a North 17th street, Omaha, rendered. MIOR MKTIOi. 1 Davis sells drugs. Btockert sells carpets. John P. Tlnlev, lawyer, Bapp building. Plumbing and heating. Bixby ft Bon. Drs. Woodbury, dentists, SO Fearl street. Woodring-Schmldt, undertakers. Tel. 3?9. Dr. l.uella. Dean, room J, Brown Bldg. Tel. 909. Leffert's Improved torlo lenses give satis faction. F.nroll In the Western Iowa college Mon day. A good time to begin. Pictures for school and home. Alex- ander's Art Store, 3.13 Broadway. Do It now Buv your wall paper at Bor Wlcks. 311 Bo. Main. It pays. Tel. m3. Fryer Printing Co.. 33 Main. Tel. . Let tis figure on your next order of printing. Get your upholstering, feathers, mat tresses and repelring done at Morgan & Kline's, 18 South Main street. Prof. H. E. Colbv of the high school faculty Is Confined to his home with Illness and la threatened with typhoid fever. Residents on Pierce street objected to the hlui'lnv of the rvils of the Indeoendent Telephone company on that street and f he . police had to Interfere. ! At the assemblv of the high school yes terday morning Miss Kffle Ellis of this city, assisted by Miss Cahill. rlnllnlst, of Omaha, gave a piano lecture-recital. At the meeting of the Woman's Relief corps yesterrtav afternoon resolutions were adopted extending thanks to all who as sisted In entertaining the district conven tion Thursday. The taking of evidence In the Rierwlth I.lnder suit In the district court was com pleted yesterdav afternoon and the argu ments will be begun this morning. The case la expected to go to the Jury by noon. ' Mrs. G. W. Bnyder will entertain tho women of St. John's English l.utlicnn church this afternoon at her home. '.'17 South Seventh street, at a missionary tea. A musical and literary program will be COUNTY OUIT CLAIMS LOT Error of Auditor londi Title to Groind Where Telephone Fxoitnje 8Undi. EASIEST WAY TO SETTLE DIFFICULTY BAIL R. A. BALI, I RKLHASF.D OS Hearing; on Charae Filed by Former Wife get for November ST. R. A. Ball of Omaha, who came to Coun cil Bluffs Thursday night In search of his son and was arrested, spent the night at police headquarters and yesterday morning was taken before Justice Gardiner, In whoso court his former wife. Mrs. M. 8weney, had filed an Information charging with threatening to kill her. The prellm- i inary hearing was continued to Novemler , 27 and Bull succeeded In furnishing a bond Pomp to ttlll.e Eshaust Steam to Be n the Slln, of .i for ng Bppol,rance on I that date. Pat In Commission In Order to Rrdnre Heating Bill at Court House. COURT. DEFINES A PAUPER Jodgt Weaver Filei a Caustic DiiMDtiDg Opinion io the Cut. j The boy. who, it Is said, left his father to cotne to Council Bluffs of his own ac cord. Is stiir with the mother and At Is NOTABLES INVITED fO THE REUNION Prospective License I Wedding; la Held In Mlrtill f Big Corn Field. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES. Nov. 17. (8peclal.)-In the case of Monrce County against John Abeg- glen, appellant, the supreme court todav CHS LETTER BOX. Seed of Ureal Xuvy. OMAHA, Nov. 18,-To the Editor of The Bee: A few days ago an editorial ap peared In The Bee In reference to the recommendation of the General Board of i mcnt we. (as more rapidly titan would be wholesome. . It Is too late. I frar. The Hay-Paonoefote treaty. I bWlcvo. settled the question, as fur na this generation Is concerned. The cnnal la to be neutral and not to be forti fied. The neutrality will eventually be as complete as Is that of the Suca canal. But there are oti-.er vital Interests to be protected, and as long as ambitious rivals continue their rapid naval develop matter of reasonable In surance) must build also, or be prepared to suffer. Any sudden, large Increase of a military or naval force usually lowers the efficiency of the force In some particulars, and It possible that Bill will be obliged to take handed down a decision reversing the lower ' the matter Into the courts here b.rnr ha i court, and In a dissenting opinion Judge the matter Into the courts here before he will be able to regain possession of the lad, The Board of County Supervisors com pleted the business of the November ses sion yesterday and adjourned until De cember 4, at which time It will make tip the Jury list for next year. This llst la made from the poll books and the Jury- ... . ., . ., . ... .1.. ulved. That the average young man of to shlps In proportion to the vote cast at the ! ... , " Glrla Have n Debate. At the meeting yesterday of :he Delta Taus, the girls' literary society of the high school, the question debated was "Re- court, and In a dissenting opinion Judge Weaver holds that the construction put on the law by the majority of the court would allow children to starve If they had ahl bodied parents, even though such parents might be In the penitentiary or among tho vast armv of tramps. Monroe county brought stilt . against Ahegglen to compel Nebraska, tell the asseta of the Western Anchor Fence company. Including material, machinery, tools, fixtures, office furniture, patent rights and every other species of . . . a I L propel ty ownea or enjoyeu uy me hcbhui Anchor Fence company. Said sale will be for cash and bids unac companied by cash will not be considered. THOMAS H. McCAOUE. Receiver Western Anchor Fence company. mi - dv.'t OS II tafftV TIMC PIDn nHlltMi 1 1 utt. unnu ISIOK tTATIOH TENTH AND MAHCT Arrive, a 8:18 pm a 9:30 am a 1:10 pin a 6.M pm a 8:i pm a 7:41 urn b 1:30 pm I n Ion PaelMo. Leave. Overland Limited a k 40 am California Express a 4:10 pm California & Oregon Ex. a 4:20 pn North Platte Local a 7:u0am Kadt Mall . 8:u6 am Colorado Special a7:45um Beatrice Local b 3:15 pm Chicago, Rock Island & Paclflu. EAST. Cliltugo Limited u 3:36am a 7:10am Chicago lxpreaa a7:ioaiu uH:Siptn Chlcaao EKpresa. Local. . bll :4o am a4:Mpm Drs Moines i'.xprt-ss a 4:HUpm bll:i.0am Chicago Fast Express. ...a 5:10 pm a 1 :lo pin Rocky Mountain Ltd a :S)uin u t:J0am Loloiudo Lxpreaa uI.Juj.ih .1 i: p:n Okluhoiim A: Ik lift tx..u 4:;l ijiii ull:-(uin MUkourl I'Mctua. Ht. Louis kxpitKB u H.Uju..: K. C 4t CI. B- il:id,.ii Cnieatto ora m. tat. i'uul .a)U(ut a ..-.... Li,ii.uau wioatii. ciuca4 inoiL.i - '.: t ai l on Local a. i .. . ' , bt. l iul r am mall a :tt .a. to.oux i-. U til. P. i-ACrtl..o :m .ih i-UHl Mail Chicago lvxpi'uxs a H.m pm Norfolk at uouesteel....n ?:4u inn. Lincoln & long nne...a t.waiii Pure home-made candv. angel food taffy. Yankee peanut, butterscotch, cocoanut taffy, Iceland moss, horehound squares all rure and fresh,- 10 cents a pound today, urlty Candy Kitchen, 64ti Broadway, opera house block. EII C, Laub of Denlson, la., has filed a voluntary petition In bankruptcy In the district court here, scheduling liabilities amounting to tS.97S.14. His assets, listed at t and consisting of household goods, etc., are claimed as exempt. John P. Tlnley, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Tinley of this city, who for several years was located at Doon, la., where he served as mayor several terms, has re turned to Council Bluffs with his family and will engage In the practice of law. He has taken a residence on Harrison street. The funeral of the late A. J. Crittenden yesterday atternoon was attended by a number of his old acquaintances and for mer business associates, both from this city and Omaha. The services were conducted by Rev. H. XV. Starr, rector of 8t. Paul s Episcopal church, and burial was In Wal nut 11111 cemetery. Maud and Alta Smith, the young girls charged with vagrancy, failed to appear In police court yemerday morning, anil It de veloped that their nonappearance was due to the advice given them by their brother- in-law, J. C. Lrock. Tho patrol wagon was sent to bring Brock to police headquarters and he will have to explain to tne court why he Interfered with its mandate) The girls will also have u hearing this morning. Having completed the paving on Third avenue Contractor Wlckliam has hesun I worl: on Fourth avenue between Rtalith I mid Nlnm streets, and' the people of the . i....i)u,.i j western part of the city ate speculating as -. . pm i t- when he will begio the paving on : Jiroailwuv. U was understood that he , would be .4 In work on Broudway as soon as ' l " , liu competed Third avenue at least that . . h.ik ih .io'iil?e, so Ald'.'rman Crlppen - J SlU It. general election in 1904. The list of tales men Is, however, inude up entirely from the city of Council Bluffs. The board decided to excute a quit claim deed to the H art-Haas Drug company of lot 181, original plat. Years ago In making an auditor's subdivision of the lot the di vision encroached six Inches on the prop erty belonging to the drug company and thereby cast a cloud on Us title. As the property was, recently sold to the Inde pendent Telephone company for Its ex change building site. It was deemed nec essary to remove this cloud by the county giving a quit claim deed, although In fact It had no Interest Ui the property. Auditor Cheyne was Instructed to furn lah all township clerks with copies of the state road laws. day lies greater opportunities to make lire ' him to contribute to the , support of his a success than Ills forefathers had." The ' daughter. Mrs. Lucy Raybourne and hoY Judges decided that tho negative side had I three children It was shown that Mrs. the. best of the argument. Viva Wind and I Raybourne had been divorced and that her Ada Fagenstecker gave several musical selections and Vlva.Cady a reading. SISTER ASKS PAROLES FOR BROTHER Seonres Endorsement of Judge Who Sentenced Him. 8lOUX CITY, la., Nov. 17. (Special.) Mrs. Jessie Webster of Monmouth, III., has gone from Sioux City to Dcs Moines with husband had remarried and lived In an other county. The court holds that his testimony was taken too late In the hear ing of the case for It to be allowed, and hence there being no evidence of his In ability to support the children the case Is considered without the testimony, aqd then holds that there being no one nearer of re lation than the father the decision of the lower court is contrary to the law, and holds, further, that the evidence does not show but that the mother Is able to sup port tho children. Judge McClaln In wrlt- I a letter from Judge William HutchinFon to Governor Cummins, asking the governor to parole 8. L. Davidson, brother of Mrs. Webster. Judge Hutchinson last March ' lug tTle opinion of the court says sentenced Davidson to two enrs In the "The lluhlllty of the defendant can be penitentiary at Annmosa for forgery. The I predicated only on proof that she (defend- The steam pump In the basement of the young fellow hod taken up his residence ant's daughter) Is unable because of men- courthouse, designed to pump back ex- at Cherokee as a life tnsurunce auent and tal or physical disability to earn a living hairet steam Into the boilers, has been out iu moving in high society whtn the clnrge by labor." of commission for several . years and it of forgery was filed against him. To the Judge Weaver holds that under such a was decided to have it taken ap'art and . magistrate ho made a clean breast of It. construction destitute children would be an estimate formed of the cost of placing He had used the name of another on a left" to starve so far as the protection of It in working condition again with a view ! note In the belief he could settle the matter ! the law is concerned If their parents were of lessening the cost of heating the build ing. J. J. Rodenburg, whose petition for the establishment of a roud In Neola township was favorably acted upon by the board at this session, is not satisfied with the amount of damages awarded S. J. and J. ill. Watkins. He considers the damages excessive and notified, the board yesterday that he would appeal from the award to the district court. SOSIIX UO.I IKLLSHRMV VtlK Y.JO.YV Section Foreman nnil !:-( onvlcl ow lu:Ui ..hi j In Custody. ' iO:iMlHHil , T, T AkllA 'u.w.tt.. r.. !,. caliper c Wyoming :ow pm i:u imi , . Heailwood & Lincoln. ..a i-'M Pi fc:io pin I Island at Avocu, has been arrested on Hasting & Albion h K:t0 pm u:15 pm , cuaplclun of being one of the firebugs re- Chicago Local au: am l:4o pm Illinois Central. t'hlrjKro Express a 7::'o am alu: pm Chicago Limited a 7:50 pm a 8:u6 am MltiD. at Bi. raui ji.x...o i-a am uiv.oo Minn. 4c Bt. Paul Ltd. .a 7:60 pm a tf:u pm I hkeKO, MWWaote A St. Paul. Cnicago & Colo. Bpec'l.a 7 .So am a 7.35 am California Ore. Lx..a b.v- p. a :lo pin overland Limited a :j6 pm a : am Marlon atCedur U. - Loc.b ;4a ain bU:u0 pm Wabash. Bt. Louis Express 1:10 pm 8:30 am oL Lquis Local (from Council Bluasi 9:15 am 10:30 pm Shenanuoan Local (from Council Bluffs) 6:45 pm 2:30 pro Chicago Great Western. St. Paul ft - Minn a 1:30 pm a 7:14 am at. Paul at Mum 7:4a am a 7:o6 pin cnlcagu LtmiUMl' a t:w pm aiu:4u mn CtncaaO fcxpre a 1:1 am a 1:30 pm WEBSTER DEPOT 15TH it WEBSTER Missouri Paeiaav Nebraska Local, via Leave. Arrive. Weeping Water b IMjpia bli.M pm tbleaao, Bt. Paul, Minneapolis Oman. Twin City Pssseger.ob f:30 am b 1:10 pm bloux City passenger. a J:uw pm am oaaianu Looal b :4 pin b :lo am Uuivrson Local . .ia iu o .w piu UIKMNUTO STATIOH lOTH MASOK ltarllnarton. sponsible .for the numerous incendiary fires in that town during thu lust few months. Leslie had been under suspicion fortome time and after being taken Into custody Is said to have admitted setting Are to a pile of railroad ties last Saturday night. He denies, however, being Implicated In the other fires. He has heretofore always borne a good reputation. Andy Sandlland. who was arrested .sev eral days a no on the same' charge, has waived a preliminary hearing and lias been i ut 2:30 p. m., will be discontinued, and Old Settler Seriously Injured. L. S. Dullard, an old time resident of this city, is confined to his bed at his home, 802 First avenue, suffering from injuries received Thursday evening by being run into by a buggy belonging to Dr. H. S. West and occupied by Dr. West and his daughter Ethel, who was driving. The ac cident happened at the corner of Seventh street and First avenue. Mr. Bullard, who is T8 years of age, and suffers with de fective eyesight, became confused whllo trying to avoid several teams while he was crossing the street. Miss West pulled up her horse to permit Mr. Bullard to cross I in front of it, but Mr. Bullard also stopped. Thinking that he Intended that she should proceed. Miss West started ahead and Just us she did Mr. Bullard did the same with the result that he was knocked down and trampled upon by the horse. Whllo no bones were broken, Mr. Bullard received a nunjber of severe bruises and his face was cut where the shoe of the horse struck him. v Changes on the Wabash. A numlier of changes In the train sched ule of the Wabash are announced to take effect tomorrow. Train No. 4, now leaving ut 5:13 p. m. and running as far as Shen undoah, will depart at 5 p. m. and run as far as Stanberry. Train No. a, arriving before exposure. All this time a broken- nblo-bodied, even though the parents were hearted mother at Monmouth, III., has been tramps or prisoners or absent from the awaiting letters which until the time of ' country. He also holds that the legal deflnl the young man's arrest had come with regulnrlty. The family had no knowledge of the whereabouts of Davidson until by perusal of an item in a paper he had by chance picked up In a hotel, Davidson's brother-in-law learned that Davidson had been sentenced to an Iowa penitentiary. Mrs. Webster's visit to Judge Hutchinson was the result, and her touching story was too much for the magistrate. FATAL ACCIDENT SEAR ATLANTIC Fractious Team Pulls Derrick Down on Ed Light). ATLANTIC, In., Nov. 17-(Speclal Tele gram.) An accident which caused -the death of Ed Lighty of Turkey Grove, near this place, occurred lust evening about 7 o'clock. Mr. Lighty made his home with his widowed sister, Mrs. Elsie Judd. During the day he had been helping a neighbor gather corn. and started to drive homo about 6 o'clock. When passing the Hlatt place his team is supposed to have shied at a derrick. ' A guy wire had been stretched across the road and fastened so that whun the team shied to that stile of tho road tho wagon struck the wire and pulled the derrick over, an Iron bar strik ing Mr. Lighty on the head and crushing his skull. His team ran homo and Mrs. Judd heard It eomlmj and went out with a lantern to moot her brother, rinding hlin unconscious in the wagon. A physician was called, hut Mr. Lighty only lived about an hour. His funeral will be held Sunday at 10 o'clock and Interment made In the Wlota cemetery. i IOWA TOW X IS DESTROVE1I Denver & California, Northwest Express . Nebraska points .... Lincoln Fast Mall. Leave. Arrive. ...a 4:10 pm a 1:20 pm ...all:lo pm a :u pm ...a s:u0 am a 7:40 pm ...b 1:00 pm al2:u6 pm bound over to the grand jury under bond of $1,000. Sandlland was sent to the peni tentiary some time ago for breaking into a cold storage warehouse at Avoca and steal ing a keg of beer. In all but one of the twenty fires which have occurred In Avoca during the last few months it was dis covered that oil waste, supposedly taken from the Rock Island yards, had . been used to evidently start the blaze and this is taken as evidence against Leslie. County Attorney Hess, who went to Avoca " investigate the circumstances surrounding Leslie's arrest, stated yester day that he believed the authorities had the right men under arrest. Illinois Central to Move. The Illinois Central railroad yesterday closed with A. A. Clark a fivs years' lease train No. S will take its place, starting at oianoerry ana arriving here at 11:30 a. in Fire at Early Hour Practically Wipes Out the Vlllnue of Stanhope. DES MOINES. Ia.. Nov. 17. The town of Train No. 1, St. Louis express, will arrive !, Stanhope, In northern Iowa, was practically at 8:20 a. m. instead of 8 u. m. Trains No. wiped out by fire .at an early hour this 11 St. Louis express, leaving at 6:45, No. j morning The hotel and the entire business 8, leaving at 9:15 a. rn., and No. 8. arriving district were destroyed, wjth a number of at 10:30 p. m.. remain unchanged. Tralna I residences. The total loss will exceed the Navy that authority be asked of con gress to increase the siae of battleships authorised at the last session to 18.000 tons. The Bee took occasion to express the oolnlon that while It mlaht be welt to In- 1 crease the slse of the vessels already voted, should, where possible, be avoided. The 1 ...... .i-i ... -..i ii.i 1 ..(.-. wmiM trnft'iii of lhA niivv should keen Pace with . 1 - M.PIV1 Cl 1 1 J UIITI.IUII i'll B4HIIUUIISI " ' " - " ' - urwwni - - - - f- m . wronst touniy I A k.. h .,.,. money Involved might, with greater ad vantage, be used for other purpose. The argument advanced was to the effect that w already rank third among naval powers and that we have not a "sufficient number of officers and men to man She ships, This argument seems so plausible that I am compelled to challengo It In the first place, the shortage if officer and men In the navy today is due to fault of the past that may readily be remedied. When congress, after the war with Spain, provided for a very great In crease In the slse and number of our naval vessels, they neglected to provide for crews to man them. More recently a vigorous effort has been made to remedy this. Tho Naval academy has been enlarged sev eral fold, and It has' been found prictlcn ble to Improve the conditions of naval life so as to attract a better class of young Americans and keep them In the service for successive enlistments. Largo ships are not usually ready for their crews until nearly five years after they are authorised by congress, and with ordinary foresight the creA'M can be provided In time or the ships. The question as to whether we should check our naval progress at this time Is, therefore, not one of practicability, but of economy. Our rank as a naval power, our status. does not depend entirely upon the number of our ships and guns, but also upon the natural strength and weakness of our po sltlon, upon the extent and vulnerability of our interests, and upon our dependence thereon, upon our relations with our neigh bars, -and upon our national temperament. Some men never require the protection of the law or the police. Some are more con slderate of others' Interests and ambitions than they are of their own, sre weak In personal ambition or devoid of aggressive spirit. Others are naturally nggresslve, Impatient with interference, stronrwilled tion of a poor person as one who has no property, exempt or otherwise, and Is un able because of mental or physical dis ability to earn a living by labor," if lit erally construed, would allow opulent rela tives to escape caring for their own so long as the destitute relatives had a shred of clothing. He holds that the father of Mrs. Raybourne should have been held to support the family, as ruled by the lower court. Last Township Heard From. Just one township has been holding up the entire report of the state superin tendent. Word was had by telephone today that the report from thnt township had been mailed today to the superintendent and tho report will appear In a few days. The township was In Winnebago county. Its reoort of moneys and expenses was i necessary to complete the report. The ! Our present relations with England are officials there claimed the superintendent's ' BUch to make us hope that many years oflice was wound about with red tape and "'M lpso before we again meet In battle. stood on that ground till the superintend- ' While our Interests are not Great Britain's ent under his authority under the law nd Its Interests are not our own. there is threatened to send u representative to the BUcl slirllarity of our Interests and township to get the Information at their ex- ' lo"cles that we are naturally united In a pense and the report was then forthcom- . ufnsc ' them. It would at present be inB fatal to the best Interests of either to w.. have tho naval power of the other do- For Philippine Meeting;. I . , . stroyed. A meeting of veterans of the war In (he Qlir reIaUonll wlth Germany andSJapan. Philippines was held here today to make fortunately harmonious at present, are preliminary arrangements tor tne annual liable to disturbance from the most natural conc,Ude)i U.t evening by an address by i"n t'on t will n rtri rstiniftn nr it av t vas I wa . . . : . . , or a) causes rival development. i We sea our own pretensions In a very soft light. Other nations have a different point of view. Oermany and Japan are not so prone as we to publish their am bitious projects, nor their plans for op posing the pretensions of their rivals. With the kindest feelings for both Ger many and Japan and respect for their am bitions, I yet feel that It Is necessary that we should be prepared In the Atlantic and Caribbean to defend our Interests against Germany and in tho Pacific to be ready to provoke a protest from the people: of the the growth of the country and the Increas of the vulnerability Of tne important na tional Interests. In rase of especial clashing of national l Interests, or when wa observe the abnormal development of naval power on the par. of ambitious and determined rivals, w new ! may be forced to Increase our expenditure! abnormally also. (Personally, I believe w could, With great wisdom, devote especial energy to naval Increase at tha present moment, but that Is only an opinion, based upon very Incomplete Information). In case of some fortunate condition where our rivals eease to augment theli fleets, or of some unfortunate conditio! where their fleets become less formidable we may perhaps cease to lay down new vessels. It must be remembered, however that all our vessels are graduall) deteriorating through age. and each year'i Improvements make all the older Vesseli relatively less valuable, so that ceasing '' to lay down new vessels means a retro grade rather than a fixed status. Our country is growing in population. our Interests are becoming more diverse, our national, public and private Incomes are increasing. As a wise merchant in creases his insurance as his 'stock and hit business Increases, so we. other things re maining the same, should stesdily add tc our Insurance against foreign aggression If we need the navy at all, let It keel pace with the country's progress. M. II. SldNOR. V. 8. N. Recruiting Station. ARTIST DIES BT OWN HANC Juan Cueata Accldeatally Shoots Him- . elf While Repairing His Thirty-Two RevolTer. Juan Cuesta, a Spanish artist In the em ploy of Baker Bros.' Engraving company, accidentally shot himself at 7 o'clock Thurs day evening at his boarding place, 1911 and ambitious. These are always IlaWe to que8t Frldliv mornlnK the verdlct being, accidental death. find themselves precipitately involved In controversy. There Is as yet no Interna tional law that ran protect the Interest of tha weak against the interests of the strong. Hence at this stage of the world's development, and with our present national temperatment, which does not patiently sub mit to the Interference of rival interests, we require a naval force commensurate with our Interests and our pretensions. It According to the statements of boarders at the above number, Cuesta was seen try ing to adjust some defect In a 82-callber revolver In his room shortly before 7 o'clock. When the witnesses left the room they heard a shot. Cuesta died a few min utes afterward from a bullet wound over the heart. Cuesta was 26 years or av und came to bl8' ! V?!d t0 mny 'enellt,:s' Omaha last April. He worked .V Illustrator ZZii na .evera n,omh, f(jr company nd w, t I y P"' ,,C- . ' 8ald 10 " "" considerable tant. He "With France and Russia w have at pres- !, 8Urvlvp(1 by thrM brothers, who live here, h k .f d!''P! ""d ?"e" w", one being a student at the Crelghton should become involved in another s qtinr- Medlca, coU(.gt another , the high school . 7. . """"' ' "i and the third with tha Cudahy company, quired to defend our Interests against those Th. , b. .lA pOWerS. I frr.m Of Th linen una' a rathailril rturlnl o t Holy Sepulcher cemetery. SIMPLICITY IN THE PULPIT Modern Expressions for Sermons and Personal Experience Points . to Be Regarded. Rev. Cornelius Woelfkln, V. 15., addressed the minir'.ers Friday morning at tha Cat vary Baptist church, where the evangelistic i conference was held. The conference was Nog. 4 and 6 will be particularly good trains for people living in the small towns to visit Coancll Buffs to do their shopping, arriv ing at 11:30 a. m. and departing at 5 p. m., giving them five hours In the city. 800.000. Federal Indictments. FVRT DODGE. Ia.. Nov. 17. -(Special.) In t.ie report of the findings of tho federal grand Jury, made to the court here today, indictments were returned aguinst Charles Wren of Webster City and Jacob Brown of Rockwell. The former is charged with Lerl Charged with Holdup. Arthur Levi, tho young man arrested a few days ago on suspicion of being Impli cated In a number of holdups In this city ) sending obscene matter through the gov durlng the early part of last summer, will ' ernment mails and the latter with the have a preliminary hearing in police court ; wrongful disposal of postage stamps In his this morning. An Information directly official capacity as postmaster. Tho case ernor Cummins, Congressman Hull and i Colonel Thomas of the Eleventh cavalry ' were made the committee on invitations und It Is .proposed to make an effort to secure General Nelson A. Miles, A. R. Chaffee. S. B. M. Young, Lloyd Wheaton. J. F. Bell. "JackeyV Smith, J. M. Bell and other prominent army men to make addresses on the occasion, A committee Is now out raising 84.0.10 with which tu provide the entertainment. Tho first day the visitors will be registered and In the evening there will be a smoker and vaude- I resist Japan vine entertainment at the i-.lks club house. I But even If It be not necessary, even If The afternoon of the second day there will I we may reasonably expect the indefinitely be an elaborate recentlon and entertain- I continued friendship of both of these ment at Fort Des Moines and the evening powers, yet should wo be prepared. Of the second day there will bo a banquet ; As Captain Kimball of the navy aome at which covers will be laid for 500. j years ago demonstrated, the most reason CJty Will Join Suit. 1 ahle basis upon which to regulate our . , ,. ,. ! naval expenditures Is that of Insurance. Is On tho recommendation of City Solicitor " ... , mAA, , W. H. Bremer the city of Des Moines will "-' . for part of the old Stewart building on charging hlin wth being one of the two against Miss Woodley, Pearl and Main streets, recently purchased j men whoUield up O. K. Harden s saloon , town of Hunley, who was charged with I ,.llngt tl)e rlty raiiway has t by Mr. Clark, and on which the work of re- i at the corner of Broadway and Twenty- I embeizlement of tho funds of the post- vantn0 of this to attack the modeling' has been commenced. The por- first street-fln tho night of August 11- will office to the amount of nearly $1,(M, wan franchise Tho suit now to be bro Ft. Crook 4k Platism n.D i.w pm 10:& am Btllevue & Piuttam n..a i:uu pm D mi Denver -Limited ' a 7:10 am Beiievue 4k Pac. Juno..aU:15 pm Bellevue 4k Pac. June. .a 1:30 am Chicago Special a 7:13 am Chicago Express a 4:iO pm a, 1:55 pm Chicago Flyer a 8:ua pm a 7:26 pm Iowa Local a 8:15 am al0:53 pm St. Louis Express a 1:46 pin all:S0am Kansas City St. Joe.al0:46 pm a 8:45 am Kansas City 4k St. Joe. a :16 am a :U6 pin Kopsas City 4fc St. Joe.a 4:46 pra a dally, b dally except Sunday, d dally except Saturday, c Sunday only- a daily except Monday. ENGINEERS DISCUSS HOURS Locomotive Drivers Say They Are Kept on Doty Too Long at , Certain Times. held. Chief Richmond staled yesterday that Levi would probably also be charged with being Implicated In the holdup of the crews 'of twp street cars at the east end of the bridge last summer. tlon of the building leased by the Illinois Central will be occupied by it ss its up town ticket office. To accommodate the Illinois Central Mr. Clark In remodeling the Stewart building will divide the first floor into four rooms or stores and the Illinois Central will occupy the Pearl street half of tho north end. Mr. Clark stated last evening that he was negotiating with another railroad to lease another portion of the first floor of his building for a city ticket office, but Was not prepared at this time to give the name of tho railroad. , The Illinois Central's city ticket Office la at nrescnt located in the Wickham build ing on Broadway at the head of Pearl 1 " " "'"'"" nospuai witn a broKen back, street and it is understood that as soon as nd als0 ,lis bi" tor attendance on a young the railroad vacates the room will be oc- man ""I'd Fender, who was sent here cupled by the cigar Arm of Gunnoude 4b rrom Oakland, la. Both were pauper pa Zurmuehlen. tlents, but the hoard rejected the bills on bo filed by the police this morning and on : dismissed, the Jury stating that on the evl- thls charge the preliminary hearing will be dence submitted sufficient grounds to show the shortage arJ that the same was through her fault had ml been given to prove foundation for en Indictment. Join suit with the members of the Civic league to determine the franchise rights of the Des Moines city railway. Affairs in this city have been approaching this suit i for some years. It has been recognised that i there Is a irmve nueatlnn mm In t Ha plihta potmaster at the ; , tha .., ,. .... ..... aken ad- railway's brought will bo on that question alone. Widow Gets Estate. Judge McHenry, in the district court, to day gave the property of the lute Charges U. Lewis on South Washington street to the widow, Mrs. Augusta Iewis of Niagara Fulls. N. Y. 'Everett Lewis, son of the Dr. Woelfkln. Dr. Woelfkln's line of thought Friday morning was of the things a minister should emphasise to avoid confusion of ideas in his ministry. "One of the chief places of emphasis in the minister's life Is his personal exner! ence. It is demoralizing to preach of duty and never do it. It is the real experience that is always vital." The speaker urged his fellow ministers to put their theological talk Into terms of the modern vocabulary, so that all who run may readily comprehend the message of God. ' Thursday evening Rev. Mr. Francis spoke of Paul's prayer. He also addressed the ministers briefly Friday morning. Marrae to Sue County. Dr. Don Macrae, Jr., has decided to inako a test case In the courts of the liability j tendance. Delegates now here are: Lover- Fraternity Convention. IOVVA CI TV, la., Nov. 17. I Special.) The annual convention of the Eighth district I testator, made sensational claims that the Beta Theta Pi fraternity opened hers to day with ..luny prominent alumni In at of the county for surgical treatment of pauper patients. Tho board turned down Dr. Macrea's bill for surgical attendance I on James Sullivan, who lingered for a year Foot Ball at Monawa. ' Two games for the price of one admis sion at Lake Manawa this afternoon Is the CLEVELAND. O.. Nov. 17.-The Brother- , . . , . i announcement made by the management session here today, 'considered plans for ' ' ...... . . ,. , reducing the hours of labor for the mem- of the foot bull teams of the high school. The first game, which wilt be called at I o'clock, will be between the second team bere of the , order. The sentiment pre vailed that the hours of locomotive engi neers are at times unreasonably long and of time limitation, as would relieve the ! X"fht' M Uc" !""""' englneera'of long strains at their posts of duty. At a public meeting In the afternoon the subject of raring for widows and orphans of railroad men killed In service was touched upon. P. H. Morrissey, grand master of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, In talking upon the subject, said that instead of talking about railroad re bates, a much more profitable expenditure of energy could be made in advocating that railroad companies be compelled to pension the widows and orphans of deceased em ployes who sacrificed their lives in the In terests of the railroads. the grounds that the attendance had not question settled once and for all time Dr. Macrae will sue the county on one of the bills merely to make a test case of It. well, Chicago; Smith, Belolt; Powell, Mln tcsota; McKay, Illinois; West, Northwest ern; Morgerlge, Iowa Wesleyan; Sherman, Wisconsin; Fullerton, Iowa. woman was never married to his father. Teacher Falls to Appear, . Miss Dorothy Coyne, an attractive schoolma'am of Poweshiek county, who was" arrested here for disposing of mort gaged property, failed to appear In Jus tice court today. When arrested Miss Coyne was unable to give bond and tuld the court a pitiful tale of a sick mother, and the case was postponed out of sym pathy tor her. Then she wrote and asked Xetr Yaudevllye Circuit. SIOUX CITV, la.. Nov. 17.--(Special Tele gram.) W. R. Gcurley. manuger of the Mirror theater In Dcs Moines, was here to. 'div conferring with Mnn ru..i, for it to be postponed, as she was sick. been authorised bv It In nrH. t. . ... I .... .. .. . ' Tiutuv aha. fallea Ia anneur whan tha trial . ... ... . witj , me ramuy meaier reKaraina ine estab lishment of a circuit to Include vaudeville theaters In Des Moines. Sioux City, Omaha, Davenport and Eloux Falls. Real Estate Transfers. ' These transfers were reported to The Bee snd a team from Glenwood. This will be ' V, v.. .... .-i .,. i i- """ i council muni; IUO UilQUl Ul HI" I Fatal Gas Esploeloa In Calraao. CHICAGO. Nov. IT.-Whlle a party of workmen today were retiring a gas main at the Intersection of ' i street and Dearborn avenue, the ess became isnited and an explosion followed. foVW In'i-rtni two men ana Burning inrt-e oiners severely. The explosion caused a panic in that por tion of the city near to the broken main and for a time there was great doiver of lira, as flames shot fully thirty feet Into the air from the end of Ik broken i l I' was finally extinguished with luach diffi culty by throwing mud into the main. second team: L. E. left guard ; Hunter, center; Mills, right guard: Holmes, right tackle; Graves, right end; Clenimer, quarter back; Beno. Jeft half; Scott, full back; Johnson, right half; Battey, Beard ely, Balrd and Hayden, substitutes. The second game will be between the Crystal Mill and Grain company to Midland Guarantee and Trust com pany, lot 8 and n't lot 10. block 8 Jackson'a addition to Council Bluffs' w d i Emll Roch and wife to Julia A. Dugherty, part lot 63 In original plat of Council Bluffs, w d 0d0 First National bank of Council Bluffs to Altla Kissel, lot 1. block 10 In l..t. first team and the Omaha High school first n' Cobb's addition to Council team. This game will be called at 1:80, w a and as there Is Intense rivalry between the two sehools a red hot game can be looked for. The first team will line up as fol lows: Right end, Hawkins; right tackle. Cralgmlle; right guard. Henninger; cen ter, Dimmock; left guard, Dovson; left tackle, Harlan; left end. Williams; quarter back, Benjamin; left half; Cutler; full buck. Nicoll; right half, Cooper. Marriage UcensraV IJceuaes to wed were Imuyd'ytsterduy to the following: r , Name and Residence. Age. Samuel Allen, Omaha...,. Li Allie Offuu. Omsha JJ O A. Nancarrow. Council Bluffs Zi M. P- Goodman. Council Bluffs 21 N. T. numbing Co. Tel. 260. Nigbt. Lt9J W. H. Freeman and wife to E. XI. Smart lots 6. 6. 7 and i. block 4. In Big Grove addition to Oakland, la., w d 60 MRS. SEWELL GETS DIVORCE Court Beta Aside Decree Ghii 11 un hand la Another state and Kays Subsequent Marriage is Void. Today she failed to appear when the trial was called, but the court and bondsmen are sure she will explain. Wedding la Cora Field, By moonlight and In the middle of a field mlum to render ojr position strong enough to deter a rival from attacking us? How much would be necessary, and what would be the effect of our naval Increase upon probable rivals? j At present the Germans undoubtedly be lieve that they are strong enough to meet us with a strong chance of success. They build ships rather more quickly' than we and ore more methodical In the matter of preparing In advuncc all the details of ships, their annument and other equip ment and their crews. I can give no reason for It, but I suspect that Germany does not view wtli approval our project of fortifying the Panama canal, and thut It will continue the- augmentation of Its fleet as rapidly as practicable, whether we stop building now or not. Similarly,. Japan will spare no cost In the development of Its navy. Its policy at pres ent, as for many years past, is a very am bitious, determined, aggressive one, though it li not given to boasting of what It ex pects to do. Its Interests and our own now ronlllct and will conflict more seriously In the immediate future. It is no more dis posed than ourselves to submit patiently when It finds Its Interests limited by Inter ests of rival nations. In short, it Is more liable than sny other power to resort to tho strength and u-adlness of Its naval and military forces to settle any dispute over rival pretensions. .We may well concede that we are not now prepared to resist Jspan In the Purine. Whether we could defend our own coast and the Caribbean against Germany Is ex OMAHA MEN N COMPANY Incorporators of Mining- Concern mt Denver to Die in Chaffee County, Colorado; The Taylor Mountain Mining company has been Incorporated at Denver. Dr. F. J. Parkhurst of Danvers, III., Is presi dent; W. F. Norway of Omaha, vice presi- . dent; and XV. F. Morphy of Omaha, sec retary and treasurer. The other members of the directorate are: R. B. Stevenson, superintendent for the American Smelting and Refining company; Gerritt Fort, as sistant general passenger agent of the Union Faclflc; and J. A. Cavers, live stock merchant of South Omaha. The company has secured possession of the Lily group of mines In Chaffee county, Colorado,' which have been putting out copper, iron and silver for .four years at a good profit. The company' Is capitalized at 8600,000. of several hundred acres of uncut corn. Earl E. Campbell and Amber H. Perklna trcmely doubtful. II we stop ouiiaing now of Cherokee and Ida counties, were mar- i Germany would soon be able to threaten us rled at midnight last night. The' guests j seriously. If so disposed, had assembled at the Stricklin home when 1 Th Pacific ocean Is surrounded by eoun the groom suddenly remembered that he thRt 'H'V be developed. The had procured the license in Cherokee, while ! commerce is worth striving for and the NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-Mrs. Julia Thayer I the wedding ceremony was scheduled to "m wm undoubtedly fall to those Beweil, wife of Barton Sewell. vice presi- ' take place in Ida county. After a hurried who Prepared to ngm u need oe. japan, dent of the American Smelting and Refln- j consultation it was decided that in order O"""11 ril'" nJ Germany seem to be ing company, has been granted an absolute 1 that no question should ever be raised over I moro ""lul" w; -"' MARKET H0USE IN DEMAND. Capitol Avenue Plaee Wanted hy Western Electrical Company as - a Temporary Warehouse. A proposition will be made to the city council Monday afternoon by the Western Electric company for the use of the mar ket house. The company desires to use the building as a warehouse until the Ne braska Telephone company gets its build ing constructed at Eighth and Farnam streets. Representatives of the company visited the market house Thursday after noon and expressed themselves as being satisfied with It for a storage house. The company will want to use It at least un til the market opens up next spring. The market msster has been holding out for a rental of $150 a month, but It Is not known what proposition the oompeny will make to the council. MESSAGE COMES SECOND DAY Four transfers, aggregating.... Arrested for scaldlna; Dog. 80 42.141 Elisabeth Ritchie, whom he married In New Jersey immediately after the decree j at Knoxvllle. Is declared not i. i hi. nailer pouisen, a young man living at wife. 810) Fourth avenue. Is to have a hearing In police court this morning on the charge of cruelty, to animals. The specific charge Is that he threw boiling water over the pet dog belonging to the family of Dr. D Ma crae. Miss Macrae was on her way to visit a sick school friend, accompanied by tho dog. when the canine strayed into the Poul sen backyard, from which he was promptly divorce In Suffolk county, L I., to take the legality of the marriage an adjourn placo January 14. The news became known , ment would be taken to a high knoll on today. By the decree the verdict of abso- 1 the Strkktln farm. Just over the county lute divorce granted Sewell by the Ten- i line, where the ceremony was performed. nessee courts last January is set aside and I COLORADO SUUAR BURNS Accident to steamship. SAN DIEGO. Cal.. Now 17.-The steamer! i uiHornian or tn American-Hawaiian line srrlved here yesterday sixty-four dys'out from New York. It was learned that shortly after the steamer left New York one member of the crew was killed and four others were badly scalded thrown the , estimated at fiom $tfO,CO0 to. $W,(Vo, Heavy Lose Fellows Fire In Beet near Plant al Rocky Ford. ROCKY FORD. Colo., Nov. 17. Fire In the lurge warehouse of the American Beet Sugar company's plant here today rauserf ,...... . .. ...... . . . V. . . I . I.. i.ra'h ;.' . . n Z.l" I fully covered by Insurance. There was evicted by the boiling water method. It ia cuss the affair, -and the names of the dead alKut 10.0uiftfl pounds of sugar In the ware alleged. Poulsen was taken Into custody fn.d lnJure1 hv " giver, out. The house. It ia believed the fire started from and booked at police headquarters, but- B''LuHa'h" tte'w-'.i'Tndlei" ' P'" combustion. I hear something of proposals to fortify the Panama canal. Not being a lawyer, t am unable to understand how we could do so without abrogating the Hay-Pauncefota treaty with Great Brltsln. But If we do fortify the canal, it will be without the ap proval of other powers. If we do not con tinue to strengthen the navy I cannot un derstand how Germany and Japan can be expected to allow the fortifications to pro reed without protest, and there Is probably not one government that would not Join In j the protest If Germany and Japan show a readiness to narg tneir protest witn sum clent force. Our development, of the nsvy Is not a corollary to the fortification of the earrnl. If we are determined to fortify the canal we should now spare nothing In our effort to build up naval power; should maka every sacrifice, should Increase the navy President Will ftobmlt Ilia Aaaual Letter to Congress Tuesday, December S. WASHINGTON. Nov. 17.-H has been'de cldrd that the president's forthcoming an nual message to congress will be submitted to the senate and the house of repre sentatives on Tuesday, December I. Tha first dsy of the session will be occu pied fully by routine business of the two branches of congress. The senate will take an adjournment soon after meeting on ac count of the death of Senator Piatt of Con necticut, The house will be busy through out the day In effecting its organisation and the selection of seats. Miners' Bodice Recovered. MONONG AHEL.A. Pa., Nov. IT Themwd ies of six of the seven men killed In th explosion at the Brasnel Coal mine Wednes day nlgat have beea recovered. I r