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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, NOVKMBEK 10. wo;,.
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SOLDIER KILLED BY GUARD
Wu Attempting to Escape from Guard
float Whei Fired Upta.
PEOPLE OF GRIMES GREATLY EXCITED
flaring of board Ovfr UriTt of Rich
Farmer aases llrealatlon of
torlee of riot to Hob
bran.
conscious whm picked up and died soon
afterwards.
formal Defeat Kllawnrtn.
CEDAR FALIH. la.. Nov. IT. i Kwrlal
Telegram. )-The Normal font ball team
yesterday at Iowa Falls In a gam with
Ellsworth collrge scored K Id II against
F.llsworth.
SIMPLY ADVERTISING SCHEME
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Irana fto DMlntlr llrmtnalra.
Hon on the Isle of Plnea
l.aat Urk.
tint iews a sossip.
(From a Staff Correspondent )
DEB MOINES. Nor. (Special Tele
gram.) Private Wlllmer at Fort Le
Moines, In attempting to escape from the
guard house late thla afternoon, waa ahot
and killed by Private Light. Wlllmer waa
ahot below the shoulder. Private Light
was not taken off duty. ,
Printer on Mrlke.
Because the night foreman was given an
under position at the Iowa Printing com
pany, the night force went on a atrlk
tonight. The company does the atata print'
Ing under contract with the state printer
and la now working on the census and
other Important work. Three of the men
later returned and went to work. The
others are still out. The company lias
been working a night force because work
is so rushing.
(rimes People Kselted.
The people of Qrlmes, a suburb of Des
Moines, are excited over the strange action
of men being placed In the village ceme
tery to guard the grave of one of the
wealthy farmers of that village. Joseph
O'Donnell died last week In Davenport
and Saturday, the 11th Inst., was burled
at Grimes. Every nighi since that time
some one has stood guard over the grave
with firearms. Wild tales of threats of
enemies of Mr. O'Donnell to dig up his
body have been related as explanations
for the action. The fact Is Mr. O'Donnell
being fearful lest medical students should
dig up the body and dispose of it at some
college, made provision In his will for a
watch to he placed at his grave every
night for seyeral months. The relatives
are merely carrying out the provisions of
the will.
Weln-ert Case Affirmed.
The supreme court today affirmed the
conviction of If. C. Wlegert. a vltapathic
doctor, fur practicing without a license In
Pocahontas county. Welgert. since his first
conviction, hns been arrested at Boone on
the same charge. The case was one prose
cuted by the State Board of Health.
Nearly Bury Child AllTe.
J. M. Johnson, a sewing machine agent,
driving toward the army post, law some
children burying an object. The lit-ad of
the object moved and he thought it a live
log and went to the children only to find
that they were burying one of their own
playmates. Tho little girl was nearly suf
focated and It was necessary to call e. phy
sician. Test Book War On.
Thirty-five counties of this state will
ndopt the kind of text books they will use
for the next Ave years, beginning the first
of next year. For this reason there la a
deluge of book agents to look after the con
tracts. The profits on the five-year con
tracts for the thirty-five counties is esti
mated by school men to be about half a
tr illion dollars. The war will be on during
the session of the legislature and If It be
comes as hot as it waa some years ago
there la apprehension that the legislature
may take up the proposition to adopt a
uniform text book law.
Illiteracy In Iowa.
According to tables compiled today by
Trof. V. R. Patterson of the State uni
versity, who Is doing the expert work on
the state census, there are but 1.3 per cent
of the people of Iowa who cannot read or
write. Of those under 21 years 1.5 per cent
are unable to read or write. Of those be
tween the ages of 21 and 46, 1 per cent and
of those over 45. 3.9 rer cent.
I.afe loaiK Returns.
Hon. I.afe Toung, editor of the Dally
Capital, who was one of the Taft party to
visit the Philippines, returned to Des
Moines today. Mr. Young did not accom
pany the party on the return trip, but went
on west through Asia and Europe, thus
making the trip around the world. The
(J rant club, the chief republican club of
the state, will hold a meeting In honor of
Mr. Young some time next month.
HAVANA. Nov. H Americans who have
arrived here from the Jsle of Tines were
unanimous In asserting that the partici
pations In the meeting of November 11 had
no Idea thst the so-called territorial office
would attempt to assume office. They say
It was universally understood that their
election was only a basis, first for an ap
peal to Washington and second as a news
psper advertising movement. It having
long been a matter of complaint on the part
of some of the residents of the Isle of
Pines that the newspspers were not In
sympathy with their efforts. It is asserted
on good authority that exactly eighty
men attended the meeting on November 11.
besides many women. The number of male
American residents on the Isle of Pines
Is generally estimated at 2no.
According to statements made by Havana
Americans, who were present, the move
ment Is essentially a Nueva Qerona affair
and no representatives of the larger land
Interests were present excepting Messrs.
Pearcy and Anderson, the latter being the
delegate to the I'nlted States congress.
William Mason, a leading American of
Santa Fe, an Inland town, protested against
the steps it was proposed to take on the
ground that public sentiment In the I'nlted
States would not be attracted by defiance
of the Cuban government and the defeat
of the pending treaty and that eventually
American control of the Isle of Pines
would only get a setback.
No Americans on the Isle of Pines ap
pear to expect a clash with the Cuban
forces for any reason on account of unjust
treatment. Most of the Cubans and all the
officials on the Isle are liberals. Some of
them are Inclined to tacitly approve tho
American anti-government movement.
Fort Riley.
FORT RILEY. Kan.. Nov. H. (Special )
Monday morning at S;3U o'cloi k the Sixth
battery, field atllllery, after a tnur of
duty of over six years, left this post for
Its long march to Fort Sam Houston. Tex.,
under command of Captain O W. (ttttchcll.
The battery was escorted off the reserva
tion by the Ninth cavalry band playing
"The (ilrl I lft Behind Me." and the
streets were lined with friends of the mem
bers who came out to see the organltatlon
off. '
Monday evening the Twenty-second bat
tery arrived here frorn Fort Douglas. ltah.
Instead of coming direct from Denver over
the Inlon Pacific railroad, the organlta
tlon was brought in on a special train
over the Rock island by way of Clay Cen
ter and Manhattan to White City and
over the Missouri, Kansas at Texas rail
way to Junction City, thence by trolley
cars to the post, thus going completely
around Fort Klley before getting here.
The men had been In the cars continually
since leaving Salt Ijke City, and the de
lay in arrival was very tiresome. Tne
men were entertained at supper by the
Twentieth and Twenty-fifth batteries, and
by Tuesday morning were perfectly at
home In their barracks. First Lieutenant
L. T. Holsesn was In command. Captain
T. B. Mott not having as yet reported for
duty with the organisation.
Thursday afternoon the Nineteenth bat
tery left for its new station at Fort Doug
las, under command of Captain J. C. W.
Brooks. Tho trip was made by rail. This
battery whs accompanied to the railroad
station by the band and a large concourse
of people assembled to cheer their depart
ing friends. The train consisted of four
Pullman cars, two express cars and four
flat cars. The horses and armament of
the battery were not taken along, an ex
change of equipment having been effected
with the Twenty-second battery.
Recruit Thomas (J'Neel, a student In the
training school for farriers and horse
shoers. recently m.ide application to be
transferred to the Thirteenth cavalry band.
His application was approved by Captain
Short, who stated that as the result of
Ills experience he did not consider that
musicians ever made good horsemen. Or
ders were issued Tuesday making the
transfer nnd ON eel left Thursday for hli
new station at f ort Alyer, Va.
Captain M. 8. Murray, commissary, has
received one of the new tireless cook stoves
made by an eastern manufacturer. He will
at once inaugurate u series of experiments
with the stove, and will compile careful
data to show the percentage of saving
wnicn it is expected will result from Its
the troops of this command on the 1h Inst
It was his last visit to tne post ormre tui
departure for California.
Several of the teamsters and post non
commissioned staff officers have formed n
rlub and expect to give dunces at various
times during the winter Their Hist dance
was held on Tuesday evening. Novetnls-r 14
and was well attended by people from
Valentine and the surrounding country.
Music was furnished by the Iwenty-hfth
Infantry orrhrstra.
During General Wlnt s visit to the pot
he witnessed company and battalion drill
and the two battalions In Butts manual
drill. Ho was greatly Impressed with the
splendid drill put up by the troops, tin
Baturday morning after escort to, the col
ors and regimental review the colonel.
through his adttitam, notified the regiment
that General Wlnt would distribute the
prises won on the last field day. As each
winner's name was called he came for
ward and received his prise from the gen
eral. Captain and Mrs. M. D. Cronln. Twenty
fifth Infantry, gave a dinner In honor of
General Wlnt and his ald-de-camp. lieu
tenant C. C. Allen, Thirtieth Infantry, on
Saturday night.
The general left Valentine In bis private
car attached to the regular westbound
passenger at 1:39 s. m. Sunday morning for
Fort Meade. S. D., after which he will
visit Forts Robinson, Neb., and McKen
xie. Wvo.
The Bridge Whist club met with Mrs.
Hovt on Thursday afternoon.
Several of the soldiers are trying to or
ganlxe a minstrel troop and have the use
of Gordon hall twice a week for purposes
of rehearsal.
Lieut. Ijiwrason left for Rosebud In
dian agency on Wednesday to inspect cat
tle for issue to the Indians.
Result of monthly rifle contest held on
the lf.th Inst.:
Third battalion team.
Corporal Swann. Company I. six bulls
eyes; Sergeant Andrew Booker. Company
K. five bullseyes; Sergeant William T;ite,
Company L, five bullseyes; Sergeant Lewis
Broadus. Company M. five bullseyes.
First battalion team:
Sergeant Turner. Company C three bnlls
eves: Cornoral Jerrell, Company A. five
bullseyes; Artificer Jones. Company B, one
bullseye: Private Bullocks, Company l,
three bullseyes.
The above constitute the teams from the
two battalions Twenty-tifth Infantry com
petlng In the monthly rifle contest. Two
scores were fired by each contestant In
standing position at gallery target ut fifty
feet from the target. The Third battalion
won. scoring twenty-one bullseyes against
twelve. Only bullseyes counted.
Fort Mende.
FORT MEAD. S. D , Nov. IS (Special.)
Brigadier General Wlnt, with his aide,
Lieutenant C. C. Allen, arrived !n Sturg'.s
last Sunday morning in their private car.
Il
ECHOES CF THE ANTEROIM jf f
nlnn eternna' Inlon.
Shiloh regiment No. 2 held n largely at
tended and interesting meeting Friday
evening. The membership of the regiment
is Increasfng and the organization Is put
ting on foot a movement for n material In
crease of the membership of the order
during the coming few months.
The Knales.
Twenty Eaglets were Instructed In the
mysteries of tempting their virgin pinions
Thursday night with strenuous attendant
ceremonies. The exercises closed with a
very enjoyable program of music and other
events. Aside from the old birds of Omaha
aerie a large number of members from
South Omaha and Benson was present to
Imbibe the inspiration of the pleasant occa
sion. Hnthbonr Slaters.
Lillian temple No. 1 will give a dancing
party at Myrtle hall Mondiy evening.
November 20.
I.oynl Mystic Legion.
It Is requested that all mcinhers of this
order meet at the hnll. Nineteenth and
Fsrnam streets, at 2 p. m. Sunday.
The entertainment committee has com
pleted final arrangements for a masquerade
ball for Thanksgiving night. It is urged
that all members be present at the next
regular meeting as Important, business Is
to be considered.
use. The stove will be taken on two or j They remained In Sturgls until Monday
IOWA MAN A FILLIBUSTERER
S.
M. Wise of Webster city Talks
of Conditions on the Isle
of Pine.
WEBSTER CITY, la., Nov. 18.-(8peelal.)
8. M. Wise of this city, who has heavy
interests In the Isle of Pines, stated to your
correspondent today that unless the trouble
there was quickly settled he would Join the
forces who are clamoring for American
recognition, and do all he could to have
the Island ceded to the United States.
Mr. Wise waa in the Isle of lines on
May 20. and stated that the captain of tiio
port had run up the Cuban flag on that
morning, and that a delegation of Ameri
cana waited upon him and asked him, in
no mild terms, to haul down the Cuban
flag and raise the Stars and Stripes In Its
place, and that under the pressure of the
Americana thla was done. No sooner had
the Americana left than the American flag
wasjiauted down and the Cuban flag raised
again, and It haa ever since waved to the
breezes.
Mr. White states he Is well acquainted
with the men who are at the head of the
movement there, and that he thinks they
mean business. He will Join them unless
the government should pay some attention
to ths demands of the people, who are re
ported to be largely Americans, who have
invested their money In the Island, think
ing that It was American terrtlory.
Roy Accidentally Killed.
DI NLAP. Ia., Nov. 18. (Special.) Thurs
day afternoon at 3 o'clock near the farm
of J. J. Herges, seven miles south of
Dunlsp. Roy Morgan, the 10-year-old son
of Mrs William Morgan, was accldently
shot with a revolver and Instantly killed.
The funeral occurred today. Roy Morgan
and Willie Herges were riding double on
pony. The Herges boy says ha waa car
rylng 4 loudrd revolver which he passed
to the Morgan boy who was riding in front
of hlin over Young Morgan's shoulder. Tho
weapon was accidentally discharged, the
bullet passing through Roy Morgan's neck I
and head. The boy fell from the horse
dead.
PLANS FOR CHURCH UNION
Haalness Committee of Conference
Ilrafts Plan to Be Considered
at Monday's Meeting;.
NEW YORK, Nov. IS. The business com
mittee of the lnterchurch conference on
federation announced the draft of a plan
for church federation at the conference In
Carnegie hall today. The following are the
chief points:
A federal council of proteatant churches
to meet every four years, the first meeting
to be held on December 1, 11(08.
Each denomination to have four mem
bers in the council and one extra for each
DO.ooO communicants.
The council to act in the capacity of
an advisory board and to interefere in no
way with the autonomy of Individual de
nominations. The object to be united action on so
cial and moral questions and to give spirit
ual counsel and promote fellowship.
An executive committee to deal with the
business of the council in the Intervals be
tween meeting.
Thirty denominations are to be In the i
federation at the outset and provision is
three practice marches, in order to dem
otiatrale its usefulness in the Held.
Private John Potts, Seventh bntlery.
Field artillery, has applied for his dis
charge from the service by purchase. Pri
vate Potts Is a son of Colonel Ramsey D.
Potts, artillery corps, and has twice under
gone examination for a commission, but
failed to qualify in both Instances. If ids
discharge is granted he will acompany his
mother, who Is here visiting, to their home
at Fort Monroe, Va. He has several ex
cellent offers of situations In civil life, but
Is as yet undecided as to his future plans.
A letter has been received by the com
manding ofllcer of the Twenty-fifth buttery
Field urtlllery, from Private George Davis,
who recently left the post without per
mission and Is being carried as a deserter.
He states in his letter that if transporta
tion Is sent him he will return at once to
duty with his battery. Corporal Evan
Romlg was recently sent to Mexico. Mo..
to apprehend and bring Davis buck to this
fiost, but before the corporal arrived Duvls
lad made his escape.
Sergeants Malloy and Fry. recently dis
charged from the Seventh and Twenty-fifth
batteries at this post, have re-enlisted ill
the Fourth cavalry at the Presidio of San
Francisco, and will accompany their regi
ment to the Philippine islands. Both have
been appointed corporals.
mihs f.ioise Morrison, daughter of Bishop
Morrison of Iowa City, la., la visiting the
family of Colonel Sydney W. Taylor, ar
tillery corps.
Captain Guy Carleton. Thirteenth cavalry,
arrived at the post last week and at once
entered upon his duties. He will occupy
the quarters vacated by Captain C. B.
Sweczy, recently transferred to the pay de
partment at Omaha. Captain Carleton's
family will remain in Texas until the ar
rival of their household goods at Fort
Riley.
Privates William O. Chrlstt, Troop B.
Eleventh cavalry, and Charles Durr, Troop
C. Thirteenth cavalry, were detailed this
week on extra duty In the subsistence 1-
f 'art men t as assistant Instructors of cooks
n the training school for bakers and cooks.
The men who have been undergoing in
struction In the training school for far
riers and horseshoers for the last four
months were graduated Wednesday. They
.were assembled ut the post administration
building, where their certificates of pro
ficiency were presented to them by the
commandant of the school of application.
They began leaving for their proper sta
tions on Thursday, about one-third of the
class of nearly W0 going that day, one
third of them Friday and the remainder
today.
Governor Hoch of Kansas will visit this
pout in the near future and deliver an ad
dress to the soldiers In the gymnasium
hall. He comes In response to an Invita
tion extended by Chaplain Oliver C. Mil
ler, Thirteenth cavalry. This will be the
first time a governor of this state has
ever vlalted the post for the purpose of
delivering an address.
The new garbage crematory was finished
and put Into operation this week, and all
refuse, including that from the stables, Is
now being burned.
Musician Steele of the Seventh Field bat
tery, has purchased his discharge from
the service. He will remain at Fort
Riley, where he will open a barber shop.
The I'nlon Pacific station is undergoing
extensive repairs and alterations. One room
is being enlarged so as to provide office
room for both the station Hgent and the
telegraph operator, and the office farmeiiy
usea by tne agent win De converted In'o
a women's waiting room.
The field artillery drill regulations board
morning, when they came out to the nost
and reviewed the troops. Monday evening a
reception was given In the post h;ill In
honor of General Wlnt. The darning lusted
until about 11 o'clock when supper was
served. General Wlnt flnlshde his inspec
tions about noon on Tuesday and left
Tuesday night for Fort Mackenzie, Vv'yo.
Captain John R. Lynch, paymaster, ar
rived on Tuesday morning and after pay
ing the troops left the evening of the same
dav for Omaha.
On Wednesday the Ladies' Afternoon
Card club met with Mrs. D. H. Riddle. Th
prizes were won by Mrs. Parhatu and Mrs.
Cheever. As usual, a most delightful aft
ernoon was spent by all.
On Wednesday evening Troop D's basket
ball team played the high school team from
Sturgls. but were defeated. The game was
plaved In the post gymnasium.
Dinners have been given during ihe past
week hy Captain and Mrs. Lolt. LI. titenant
nnd Mrs. Riddle nnd Captain and Mrs. Fur
long and last week by Captain ami Mrs.
James A. Cole.
DR. EMIL PREETORIUS DYING
Veteran F.dltor of fit. liuls Westllr he-
Post Victim of Accidental
Blood Poisoning:.
ST. I)riS, Mo.. Nov. 18. Dr. Enill
Preetorlus, editor-ln-chlef of the Westllche-
Fost. 76 years of age, is critically ill at
his home from blood poisoning, due to a
slight scratch, and his recovery Is not
considered possible.
About two weeks ago Dr. Preetorlus was
scratched slightly on the left leg, pre
sumably, he thought, from a needle. He
paid no attention to It at the time and
had forgotten about It until the limb began
to swell last Monday. A .physician was
called and found that blood poisoning had
developed. While his condition was seri
ous, it was not thought until last night
that It had became alarming, and today
hope for bis recovery was practically given
up. Several physicians and the members
of his family were constantly at his bed
side throughout the day.
Williamson Indicted for Mnrder.
OSCEOLA. Ia., Nov. 18. (Special.) The
Clarke county grand Jury brought In an In
dictment Friday charging Clark Williamson
with the murder of his futher-liulaw, L. L.
Delxmg. The court fixed the amount of
ball at $15,000. but by agreement It waa re
iucod to $10,000. Williamson Is charged with
having given his father-in-law, L L, De
Long, a prominent merchant, poison, from
which the man died. It is charged the
poison was administered In a glass of beer
and that Williamson was after his father-in-law's
estate.
Pearl Hnntrra "noceesfnl.
CKDAR FALLS, la.. Nov. 18.-(8peclal.)
--Two pearl hunters of this city have since
last summer found and sold over $1,000
worth of gems. Most of them have, been
found In the Cedar river between this city
and Waterloo, and they vary In value ac
cording to the presence of mineral matter
In the soil near where they have had their
development. Pearl hunting In the Cedar
liver Is quite an Industry near this
vicinity.
made for the admission of others. ! na8 finished Its season's work here and
The plan will come before the conference ; has gone on to Washington, where it will
Monday for actlun. I be in session during the winter.
captain and Mrs. McNair are entertain
ing Mrs. McNair'a mother. Mrs. Potts.
wife of Colonel Ramsey W. Potts of Fort
jvionroe. va.
Mrs. Bowen, wife of First Sergeant B.
F. Bowen of the Sixth field battery, left
last week for San Antonio, Tex., where she
will visit with friends pending te arrival
of the battery at Fort Sam Houston
Major Beverly W. Dunn, the inventor of
' dunnite. who has been here for some
time conducting and witnessing tests of Ids
new and powerful explosive, left this week
for nls station at tne iew l org arsenal
Private Robert McKnlght, Troop G, Ninth
cavalry, was appointed corporal Monday.
Second Lieutenant John Svmingtun.
Eleventh cavalry. Is performing the duties
of prison and recruiting officer during the
temporary absence of Second Lieutenant
li. A. Meyer. Jr., thirteenth cavalry.
CoiDoral William Hipsher. Troop D.
Ninth cavaJry. was promoted to tie ser
geant, and Lance Corporal Edward Thomas
of the wiine organization to be corporal, on
I ueima y.
The troops of this command were paid
last Saturday by Captain John M. Big-
worth, oavmaster. or Kansas t ity.
The maneuvers or the combined arms
were finished Friday, and with the discus
sion of the problems today the work of
the school year 1!h-1HIi was brought to a
close. lext Monday the new term in the
hool of application for cavalry and field
artillery will open and theoretical Instruc
tlon will be carried on throughout the com
ing winter.
BURTON'S TRIAL ON MONDAY
Judge Vandernnter Overrules Plea In
Bar and six Coaata Will
Stand.
ST. LOl'IS. Nov. 18. United Btatea Sena
tor J. R. Burton of Kansas. Indicted fur
the third time on the charge of having
agreed to receive and receiving compensa
tion from the Rialto Grain and Securities
company of St. Louis for services rendered
In behalf of the company before the Post-
office department was arraigned la
the I'nlted States court today before Judge
Vandevanter. He entered a plea of not
guilty. The case will go to trial at lit
o'clock next Monday morning, and both
sides are ready.
Judge Vandevanter today overruled the
demurrer of Burton's attorneys to the repli
cation of the government's attorneys to
the plea In bar of Burton's counsel to
two of the counts in the Indictment. There
fore. Burton will be tried on six counts,
four alleging that be agreed to receive com
pensation atid two that he did receive It.
Found (alltr of Illegal Practice.
FORT IODOE. Ia., Nov. 11 (Special
Telegram.) The Jury in the case of Dr,
Wllhlte. accused of Illegal practice of medi
cine, after being out all night, returned
a verdict of . guilty at Hils morning. The
judge practically Instructed the Jury to
rtnd the accuwd guilty, and the defending;
attorney. In an Impassioned speech, told
them to disregard the Instructions of the
judge. Conviction followed, and notice of
appeal has been filed.
Fatal Accident to Child.
WATERLiO. Ia.. Nov. U. (Special Tele-
lira.n ) Leon, the $-year-old son of J. E.
Wescott, was Instantly killed last evening
on tht Fifth street bridge. He waa
thrown from a bicycle and run over by a
farmer's team. His neck was broken and
bis head crushed This la the second fatal
accident here this week. Earl Hockey
Jumping from a moving train Tuesday and
ids body being cut In two.
Murdered as Footpads.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia.. Nov. U.-(8peclal.)
Dan I.eary. employed In tha Tama paper
mills, was robbed aud murdsrod by foot
pads at an early hour this morning. He
was set upon by four thugs, who slugged
Mm and robbed him of $147. Smll boys
th only witnesses. Leary was un
ITALIAN QUEEN MAY VISIT
Mother of KJac Expected to Make
Trip to the tailed
States.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 18. The rumor that
tha Dowager Queen Margherlte of Italy,
Intends to visit this country cannot be
confirmed at the Italian embassy. It is
held to be very probable, however, that she
may come to the I'nlted States, as she
Is an extensive traveler. She has Just fin
ished an automobile trip through Holland,
traveling Incognito and In a very demo
cratic way, going around to see the sights
not generally viewed by travelers.
BRITISH SAILORS ARE MISSING
Over Oae ThonaandMemhera af Crews
of Prlare Loals' Fleet
Desert.
NEW YORK. Nov. 18. One thousand and
fifty-sis British sailors were missing today
from the squadron of Prince Louis of Bat-
tenberg, which has been anchored In New
York harbor for a little more than a week
These sailors are recorded as deserters
on the books of the six ships composing
the fleet, but their offloers hope that most
of them have merey overstayed their sh.ire
leave.
Fort Mobrara.
FORT NIOBRARA. Neb., Nov. lV-Spe
cial.) Major C. W. Penrose, 1'went v-fifth
Infantry, has been relieved as Instructor of
tactics in the garrison school and ( aptain
J. D. Leitch. commissary Twenly-f.fth In
fantry, appointed In his stead.
(Tiptaln M. J. l.enlhan, Twentv-tlfth In
fantry, is away on a ten-day hunt at the
ranch of William Ferdoti, about fifty miles
southeast or tne post.
Major C. W. Penrose. Twentv-tlfth in
fantry. left on Wednesday for Washington
D. ('., where lie will spend a month's leave
or absence.
Mrs. Samuel P. Lyon and daughter Har
rlet left for Kansas City on Wednesday
morning. She will spend a month in Kan
sas lily. Captain S. P. Lyon expects to so
on a three months' leave In December. He
will go to Kansas City and when Joined bv
Mrs. Lyon will proceed to his home lb
Massachusetts.
Second Lieutenant R. P. Harbold. Twenty
fifth Infantry, has been transferred from
Company L to Company K and 8oond
Lieutenant D. Donald hat been transferred
from Company K to Company M. T
lJeutennnt F. W. Husl.ee. battalion adi
utant Twentv-fifth Infantry, has been cailed
to his no me in Kansas by the awluus
Illness ur bis mother.
Lieut-nan' Lswrason left Friday vorulng
rnr a snnri nuntine trip.
During tha roonth from Nnvfmter 1.1 to
oeceinl.er W. tor purnoos or lnit iicttnn
Seeond Lieutenant Alfred Brandt. Twnntv
fifth Infantry, lias been detailed :n a mint
ant to the commissary; Second Lieutenant
M B. G"r. B. ooartermaster and com
mlsssry Twenty-fifth Infantry, has been de
tsiled assistant b the exchange itlliyr and
rsist treasurer; Second Lieutenant .lames
Blvth. B quartermaster and commissary
Twentv-flfth Infuntrv. has been detailed as
sistant to the adlutant
Captain John It Lynch, paymaster, paid
TORPEDO BOATS GOES DOWN
German Craft sinks In Collision ear
Kiel and Several People
Are Mlsslnar.
KIEL, Nov. 18. Torpedo boat "S-126" col
lided last night near Buelk with the small
cruiser I'ndine. The torpedo boat sank
and one ofllcer and thirty-two seamen are
missing.
The disaster occurred during the man
euvers in Kiel today. A torpedo boat div
ision was making a regulation attack upon
the Fndine, which had blinded Its lights.
Later it suddenly used its searchlight,
which confused the helmsman of the "S-126"
and the torpedo boat got under the Undine's
bow and was struck amidship, causing the
boiler of the "S-126" to explode. The sud
denness of the catastrophe explains the
great number of victims.
THOMAS LAWSON BOUND OVER
Writer of "Frensled Finance" Most
Answer the Charge of
Criminal l ibel.
BOSTON, Nov. 18. -Thomas W. Lawson
today was held for the December session
of the superior court on a charge of crim
inal libel preferred by Clarence W. Barron
of thla city. Ball of $3,000 was furnished.
, Tribe of Ben liar.
Twenty-six applications and twenty-three
Initiations Is the record for the last meet
ing of Omaha court No. 110. The court con
templates giving a "house warming" social
to Its members and friends Tuesday even
ing. Dainty refreshments will be one of
the features of a good program of miscel
laneous entertainment.
Bankers I nlon of the World.
Omaha lodge No. 1 held Its regular meet
ing Thursday evening last when nine appli
cations were balloted upon favorably nnd
the candidates initiated.
Fraternal lodge No. 3 will hold its regular
business meeting Thursday evening.
November 23. As much Important business
Is to be transacted all members are asked
to be present.
Royal elghliors of America.
Clematis camp No. lTtW gave a .'mccessful
progressive high flye party St Its Inst meet
ing. Refreshments were served and drinclng
added zest to the evening's entertainment.
The date of the next card party has been
fixed for December 1. These card parties
will be regulur monthly features hereafter.
The Klks.
The annual memorial meeting of the older
of Elks to jKiy tribute to departed biethren
will be held Sunday, Dccember 3. at 10:30
a. m. The public Is Invited. Attorney
Frank P. Walsh of Kansas City nd Attor
ney E. C. Page of Omaha will deliver the
eulogies. D. B. Welpton is chairman of the
program committee. . The following t lem
bers have died since the- last annii.il mem
orial: Robert W. Dyball, George F. Wedge
wood, Georgt W. Winters, Harry J. Archer,
Isaac H. Andrews and Paul Andrews.
Royal Arcanum.
By an amendment adopted at the special
session of the supreme council Scpt.-mibcr 4,
1005, a new paragraph was added to section
430, to read as follows:
(16i. A mcmlier who, on the first dav of
October. 1905, is 65 years of uge or over, or
who shall thereafter attain such age, upon
making written request therefor to 'he su
preme secretary, may in lieu of naylng tho,
full amount of the assessment 'prescribed
for him to pay, pay one-half part cf such
assessment In cash and the other ialf part
thereof, with 4 per cent interest thereon
compounded annually, shall be charged '
against his benefit certificate and deducted !
from the amount of the henellt payable
thereunder at his death: provided, "how
ever, that he may pay such Interest an- I
nually, in which case only the amount of (
the assessments so charged shall be de- 1
uuciea as aioresald.
Anent this matter Supreme Secretary W.
O. Rnbson announces that officers of coun
cils, and especially collectors, should bear
In mind that the provision of law relating
to payment of one-half assessments in cash
and the other half to remain as a charge
against the certificate can be availed of
only by a member who haa attained the nge
of 63. It does not apply to a member who
Is under 63, but whose nearest birthday
Is 63. He must have actually attained tht
age of 65.
Woman's Heller t urps.
George Crook Relief Corps, No. XX will
meet for inspection at Twenty-fourth street
and Ames avenue Friday afternoon, No
vember 24. at 1 o'clock sharp. Every mem
ber Is expected to be present. In the even
ing the corps will give un entertainment
and refreshments will be served. Every
body is cordially Invited to come. The
proceeds gi) for the work of the corps. The
corps has been very prosperous this year
and many new members have been added
to its roll.
THUS VAim OP CUARCOAL.
Few People Know How t set ul It Is
In Preserving; Health and Ueanty.
Nearly everybody knowa that charcoal is
the safest and most efficient disinfectant
and purifier In nature, but few realize Us
value when taken Into the human system
for the same cleansing purpose.
Charcoal Is a remedy that the more you
take of It the better; It is nut a drug at
all, but simply absorbs the gases and im
purities always present In the stomach and
Intestines and carries them out of tha
system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after smok
ing, drinking or after eating onions and
other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and Improves
the complexion, it whitens tha teeth and
further acts as a natural and eminently
safe cathartic.
It absorbs the Injurious gases which col
lect In the stomach and bowels; it disin
fects the mouth and throat from the poisun
of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal In one form or
another, but probably the best charcoal
and the most for the mouey la in dtuart s
Charcoal Lozenges. They are composed of
the finest powdered willow charcoal and
other Harmless antiseptics in tablet form,
or, rather. In the form ul large, pieasant
tasling lozenges, the charcoal being mixed
with honey.
The dally use of these lozenges will mr,B
tell In a much Improved condition of the
general health, bettel compJexion, sweeter
breath and purer blood, and th, utauty of
It U that no possible harm can result iroui
tneir continued use. but, on the contrary,
great bunu
A Buttulo phyaician. In apeaklng of the
benefits of charcoal, says: -- advise
Stuari's Charcoal Lozenges to all patljnu
suffering from gas in Hie ktomach auu
bowels, and to ciear the complexion ana
puiiiy ma uictw, iiiuuwi ana throat' 1
auto believe the liver ia greatly benenteu
by the dally use ut them; they cost but
2i cents a box at drug stores, and although
In some sense a patent preparation, )t i
believe I get more and better charcoal In
Stuart's Charcoal Loienges than ia any of
the ordinary charcoal tablets."
Ladies of the l.riDil Array.
The regular meeting of Garfield circle No.
II will be held Monday evening. November
Id. at its new hall In the Rohrhough block'.
Matters of Importance are to be brought
before the meeting and a full attendame is
desired.
Dnuithlrri of Rebekah.
At the recent meeting of the Sixth dis
trict convention of the Order of Daughter
Of Rebekuh, held at Wymote, Neb., the
following officers were elected for the in
suing year: Mrs. Llbble Ijscher of Be.
atrlce. president, with the following aides:
Vice president. Mrs. Maiguret Bower, Fair
bury: warden, Mrs. Lydlu Fellers. Wy
more; secretary, . Mrs. Marlon W. Hires.
Wymore; treasurer, Jennie Yotlier, Bl le
Springs. Apisilntlve officers: Chaplain,
Mrs. Coulter. Beatrice; conductor. Miss
(Jrace Todd. Wymore; marshal, Mrs. Ella
Mlxnr, Wymote; inside guard, Mrs. Frances
Tuger, Odt'll.
tlrder of the Kailern Mar.
I'pon invitation of Tekamah chapter, or
der of the Eastern Star, ulaiut thirty of
the officers and members of Maple Leaf
chapter sojourned to the beautiful metrop
olis of Washington county on the evening
of November 10 for the purpose of exem
plilylng the work of the Eastern Star in
Tekaniah chapter. The visitors were met
at the station by a committee consisting
of Melville R. Hopewtil. grand niasttr of
the grand lodge of Free Masons for the
stale of Nebraska; Robert Smith and Mr.
John Nesbit. atroii and matron, rcsptc
tlvrly, of the local chapter.
A sumptuous banquet was served In III?
banquet hall of the Masonic temple. Vis
itors from the surrounding lodges soon be
gan to arrive and before the time of open
ing a twin ooo from the local chapter and
visitors crowded the lodge room to Its
fullest capacity. The corps of officers con
sisted of the officers of Mupte laf chapter
of Omaha ami included Miss McNerney. us
matron; Oscar Allen, as pitroti, and Mis.
Manard, associate matron, Mrs. Neswlt,
as conductress; Mrs. Shook, associate con
ductress. Grand offirers present were Mrs.
Whltmarsh. past grand matron, and Mrs.
Ada Thomas, present grand Adah of the
grand lodge, who acted as Adah pro (em,
for the n."eting.
Paul Froellch was In charge of the elec
trical display and the electrical current of
Tekamah waa strong enough to burn out
rn
udlLlJVi
This is a world of evolution. Approved
methods of n few years paft are now counted as
"out of date" and have given way to modern
practices.
Science in all its branches has made wonderful
brides in the past few years; mechanics nnd elec
tricity are vastly different ami improved from what
they were a few years ago.
Just as there has been marked advances in
science, mechanics, medicine nnd their kindred
brandies, so also have there been vast improve
ments in the Commercial World; this now brings us
closer to the point in view:
Business is conducted on two bases, namely:
cash and credit transactions.
If it today became necessary to conduct all busi
ness on a cash basis, the volume would immediately
shrink to a comparative nothing. For instance the
manufacturer can buy his material, manufacture
his rtrticles, sell to the retailer and lie in turn sell to
the consiimer before the maker and sometimes the
producer of the raw material has any cash returns.
It must therefore be very plain that credit plays the
all important part in th6 business dealings of tho
world.
Everyone who buys on credit must depend upon
some future income with which to liquidate his in
debtedness. The man who has his labor to sell has
just the same right to figure on the future income
that his labor will bring, as the merchant or manu
facturer who depends ujMn the return from the sale
of his merchandise.
In spite of all this, up to a few years ago the only
class who was denied this privilege of using credit
was the working class.
Merchants, no matter how small, professional
men of very limited incomes, could easily obtain
credit, but the honest man or woman on. a modest
salary could not do so, for a sum in proportion to his
earning power.
The first change of importance came with tho
arrival of the first installment credit house which
allowed the salaried man to purchase certain
amounts upon specified terms.
The installment business brought with it many
abuses some of which exist to this day in certain
establishments, and which have been the means of
creating a certain prejudice against this method of
merchandising.
This prejudice has rightfully existed where the
business has been wrongfully conducted.
In line with the general improvement of the
times The Peoples Store has placed its business upon
the most modern plan possible. It has eliminated
all the disadvantages and added all that is favorable.
The Peoples Store learned years ago that the
most effective way of increasing its business was by
being lenient to its customers. This leniency is well
known to the wage earners of Omaha, from whom
the Peoples Store receives its largest share of sup
port. Its customers know that payments cease
during sickness or loss of employment and that the
purchaser is not annoyed or troubled in any way.
The Peoples Store now announces its greatest
of all innovations beginning Monday, November
'20th, known as its
CREDIT INSURANCE
which means that in case of the death of the earning
member of the family the indebtedness due the
Peoples Store is immediately cancelled and a re
ceipt in full given free for the balance of the account.
This is an insurance for every man buying of
the Peoples Store, that in case of his death the in
debtedness will be cancelled and his family will be
benefited by this great financial assistance.
This conforms with the Peoples Store's modern
policy of giving helpful credit to all who need it.
If you want to buy where assortments are large
and prices uniformly low; where everything is ar
ranged for the convenience of the customer; where
any complaint is given serious attention and where
the above innovations are in use, then come to
f wt iff m - m m Ki k m jrz tb w. r m
m
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1612 & FADNAM STREETS. OMAHA.
(The People Furniture ft Carpet Co.)
Ua.
the feeble appliances of Omaha which were
tuned to oierate under local conditions.
At the close of u most beoutiful and per
fect presentation of Ihe work short ad
dresses wire made by Fast Fatrons 11. F.
Thomas and ('. K. Herring, and responses
by Robert Smith, patron of Tekamah chap
ter. Tekamah chapter was Invited to visit
Muple Leaf chapter on the evening of -November
1'S, and the Invitation was ac
ce;ded. Woodmen of the World.
The first annual convention of district
No. i. Woodmen of the World, was held at
Beatrice, Neb., Monday afternoon. The
camps represented at the meeting were
from Beatrice. Wymore. I'lller. Barneslon,
Falrbury, Courtland, DeWitt and Wither.
The meeting was opened by State Manager
F.dward Walsh, with I). W. Curre of Be
atrice as clerk pro tern.
Ir. Schleh of Omaha addressed the
meeting, following whlcn these officers
were elected; D. W. Carre, president: W.
L. Leigh, vice president; J. T. Oreenwood.
' secretary; D. P Penrod. treasurer; all of
Beatrice. Beatrice was chosen as the place
for holding the next convention, which 1
to convene on the third Mondsy In March
next.
it was resolved thn-v ach camp In the
district be entitled to a representation of
five sovereigns at the district convention
to be held in Beatrice. It was also re
solved to send one delegate to Ihe st:it
convention, which meets in Lincoln. Neb.,
on the second Tuesday In January. Hon.
('. H. Litton of Falrbury, supreme Judg-.
was chosen delegate-at -large, and the
following were eleclnd regular delegate--;
D. W. Carre, J. W. Jackson. D. B. Pen
rod, J. T. (ilcenwood of Beatrice, lion 1.
McUuire of Wymore.
All camps In the district were requested
to set apart some evening between De
cember 4 and iM-cember 18 for the cele
bration of the birthday of J. C. Root,
founder of Woodcraft and sovereign com
mander of the Woodmen of the World.
The convention then ad.tournel to meet In
mass assembly in the evening at I o 'clock.
The evening suasion opened with an ad
dress of welcome by Mayor Hhulti. with
response by State Manager Walsh.. IU .
O. il. Schleh was then introduced and
delivered the address of the evening.
Salsa Governor General.
HBI.SINGFOR8. FlnUuC. ,.'ov. 11 Gtn
era.1 Bacon Seles,, commander in-chief of
troops In Finland, las been appointed gov
ernor general temporarily, pending Ue em
peror's choice.