TIIB OMAIIA DAILY BEEi "WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1906.
MORTENSEN MAY MARE TEST
V riendi Urge Him to Secure Baling on Hit
Eligibility for Gofernor.
TWO WAYS OF. GETTING BEFORE COURT
filar ware Dealers the Camber of
Throe Haadred Holding a Cna
eatloa at the Capital
dir.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Feb. 13. (Special.) Friends of
Btate Treasurer Mortensen have advised
him to test his eligibility to be governor
of Nebraska by an appeal to the courts for
a decision on that section of the constitu
tion which bears on the question. Mr.
Mortensen Is anxious that the court pass
upon the question In the near future and
ault Is likely to be filed within a short time.
Mr. Mortcnsen's advisers have pointed
out two ways which the question could
be brought to the attention, of the court.
He could get a petition signed by S.ono
lectors and file the same,; with the secre
tary of state, setting out In his petition the
fact that he Is now treasurer of the state,
having been elected to Serve until January.
Tha secretary of state could refuse to put
the name on the ballot for the reason Mr.
Mortensen Is treasurer, and then applica
tion could be made to the supreme court
for a mandamus to compel the secretary
to place the name on the ticket.
The other way, Mr. Mortensen's attorneys
pointed out, would be for some friend of
the treasurer to get out an Injunction or
apply for an Injunction setting out the
awcretary of state In about to place the
name of Mortensen on the ballot by peti
tion and urging It b5 not dono because he
Is treasurer. This suit would have to be
filed In the district court, but It would only
take a short time to have It carried
through the supreme court. Frlends of
the state treasurer have consulted about the
matter and Mr. Mortensen Is anxious some
kind of a suit be. started so his eligibility
Tvltl be passed upon before the state con
vention. Idaho Bonds Tnrohsed.
The state treasurer today took over the
remainder of the Idaho state bond Issue,
which the Board of Educational Ijands and
Funds recently purchased. The bonds this
morning amounted to I1S0.O0O and the total
Amount bought by the state waa K10.WXI.
The bonds net the state JVi per cent for
five m.11. the term of the ontlon. and
Assessors Apply for Blanks.
A number of county assessors have writ
ten to the secretary of the State Board
of Assessment for ' general personal
schedule blanks and have of course been
turned down. The state board merely
furnishes samples of these blanks so the
county clerk can have them printed, but
It does not furnish the blanks. The state
board furnishes all' other blanks and has
during the last few days ' been mailing
them out together with blanks to be
furnished the railroads upon which the
companies are to make out their annual
reports. The law provides the railroads
must have their, statements In by April
IS.
Hardware Dealers' Convention,
The fifth annual convention of the Ne
braska hardware dealers began at the Lln
dell hotel this morning and will continue
over Wednesday. Mayor Brown welcomed
tha delegates and the response waa by
Nathan Roberta of Omaha, The annual
address of President Max Uhllg condemned
tha parcels post and advocated the ap
pointment of a committee to look after
freight matters. At the afternoon session
addresses, were, .delivered by the following
t. VL McOrath of Hastings, A, O. Hunt of
Campbell, A. F. Meyera of Falls City, J. C,
McPhedson of Halgler. P. A. Krause of
Albion. Tonight an illustrated lecture was
given by 8. R, Mfles of Mason City. It Is
expected fully am delegates will attend the
meeting before the close and all the avail
able space at the LIndell Is filled with ex
hibits. ,
Promise Sew Street Railway.
Those dtliens of Lincoln who Incorpo
rated some months ago to build a street
car system are evidently In earnest. It
waa given out this afternoon by W. E.
Sharps of the board of directors that the
work on the system would be started as
Boon as the weather would permit and
already some of the material is on the
round. The company was organized be
cause the service given the people of Lin
coln at this time by the Traction company
ta so poor. Interested In the company are
Km of the most Influential and wealthy
men of the city.
CoBarroaratlonal Urata Assemble.
The second annual convention of the Con
gregational laymen began at the First Con-
DYSPEPSIA-PROOF.
Haw Any Meal Can Be Thoroughly
Enjoyed By Any Stomach.
Men, as a rule, are first discovered by
their enemies. Their antagonists turn on
tha searchlight, and the proof of merit will
lie In being able to stand the flash.
It was only In this way that Mr. White
ever knew that dyspepsia was one of Mr.
Black's worst enemies. Sitting face to face
at a two-by-four table, he handed his
afflicted friend the bill of fare.
Oyster Cocktail. - Stuffed Olives.
Boston Clam Chowder.
Strained Gumbo.
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms.
Roast Beef Hash.
Boiled Ox Tongue with Sauerkraut.
Lobster a la Newburg.
Baked Pork and Beans.
Combinatloin Crab Sulad.
. Hot Mince Fie.
Pineapple Fritters.
Mr. White ordered a "little of each
Mr. Dyspepsia Black ordered crackers and
a glass of milk. "I bad sucti a big break
fast this morning," lie said, "that I'll Just
take a bite to keep you company." But
Mr. While could not be deceived; "I am
afraid you can't stand the gleam, Mr.
Black. Why don't you say you have dys
pepsia and be done with it? You'll always
have that hungry look anyhow as long as
you have dyspepsia. Now listen. My
stomach was in Just s bad condition as
yours at one time. ' But now I can eat
anything, at any time. For Instance, this
clam chowder or sirloin steak or even the
lobster would be Just as welcome to my
stomach as your crackers and milk. You
don't realise how this dyspepsia business
Is robbing you of your spirit, or your en
ergy and ability to think quickly. I can't
help notice It. You haven't tuu cheer and
sociability you had three months ago.
Now l'U tell you wluU to Uo." and thereat
the cheerful Mr. White took a vial from
bis pocket and extravUd a wee tablet.
"There, there Is a tablet thut contains an
ingredient, one grain of which digests 3.000
grains of food. For even the worst dys
peptic it's th enly thing that really gives
relief. The reason Is it relieves the stom
ach of neatly all the work it lias to do.
digests everything in the stomach and
stimulates the gastric Juice. I can't get
along without tliein. They are Stuart's
IYpepla Tatets. You can set them
anywhere 'on earth for 60c a package."
Yes. It is trje, Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
absolutely slop heartburn, nausea. Indiges
tion, dyspepsia of the worst type, sour
Stomach, bloaty feeling and all eructations
and Irritation, and freshen and Invigorate
the stomach. They cheer you up, and
wake you get all the good there la In your
fuod. Ytu will forget thai you ever had
a stomach U worry yoa.
srccntlcnnt church this morning, and Prin
cipal Wntcrhounc of the Omaha Hls;h school
led off with a rwper about the "Business
Mann Responsibility for the Mld-Wsek
PraJ-er Fcrvlcp." Mr. Waterhouse urged
buslnfss men to attend these frayer serv-Ic-n
and or, Id It would not only do the
biisirn-s mnn Rood, hut would help the
aervlc. An open meeting was held this
even'nc and the principal speaker wai E.
H.. I'ltkln, a huwlnens man of Chlonsjo.
81-nrt nddressea by the delecatea completed
the prngrm for the evening.
formal Bnlldlna; Complete,
The Stale Nrrmal board will meet In
Kcrrncy next Thursday afternoon to In
apct the new normal building and to de-
clde whether to accept or rejec t It. The .
beard was notified today the building was I
computed with the exception of a few !
hours' work yet to be done on the heating
plent, and the secretary at ence notified
Arcbltect Berllngof to be present at the ,
n.eftlng Thursday to Inspect the building.
Swnnaer Visits State Honse.
Secretary of State John E. Swanger of
Missouri, who spoke at the Young Men's
Republican club banquet last night, called
at the state house this morning and spent
some time In visiting the various offices.
Compared with the state capltol of Mis
sourl, Mr. Swanger thinks Nebraska's state
house is a fine building, though not quite
as large. Missouri's state house was built
some thirty-six years before the war and
lias never been "reconstructed." Mr.
Swanger proved a good.. mixer and made
a very favorable Impression on those he
I met In Lincoln.
Jellies and Extracts Adulterated.
Btate Chemist Redfern has Just sent to
the printers copy for a bulletin to be Issued
shortly. This bulletin will contain the work
of the chemist and the food commissioner
during the last three months. Of all the
Jellies and extracts examined by the
chemist TO per cent was found to be adul
terated. Of eighteen samples of Jelly ex
amined fourteen samples showed adultera
tion, while out of eight samples of lemon
extract six were adulterated. The Jelly was
made of glucose, starch and coal tar dye
and had been sold for the pure article.
The lemon extract had also been sold for
the pure goods, and the examination failed
to show a single trace of lemon. Ne
braska's pure food law falls to furnish a
remedy to stop the sale of such goods.
IllSBASn AJSD WIFE BOTH ISSAXE
Two I.lttle Children of Conple Seek
Homes with Stranaers.
NORFOLK, Neb., Feb. 13. (Special..)
Among the Inmates brought this week to
the Nebraska state Insane hospital here
are a man and his wife, and Sheriff Meara
of Wayne county, who brought them,
carried home with him a little 1-year-old
baby girl and led by the hand another
little girl, 3 years old, children of the in
sane pair, who are to be given away into
homes that can be found. Joseph Hodobler
and his wife are the lnm&tes and they
have been brought here from Chicago,
where the two were picked up several
months ago by the police. They owned a
farm near Wakefield and suddenly left It.
They were discovered a few weeks later
In Chicago.
The two little children of the madman
and his wife shrank with fear from their
parents, showing that they had been vio
lently and cruelly treated.
Hodobler and his wife have been placed
In separate cottages and will seldom see
each other.
The woman, at the time the pair were
caught in Chicago, was reported to be
heiress to a vast fortune In India and to
be a princess by birth, but this story was
found to be untrue
RIP RAP WORK IJI GREAT DANGER
Mlssoarl River Becoming- t'nrnly Near
Ral.
RULO, Neb., Feb. 13. Government rip
rap work costing 15U0.000 la threatened with
destruction by the action of the Missouri
river near here, which Bhows a disposition
to change Its channel. The banks are be
lng washed steadily, and the water is en'
croaching on the Burlington traoks. Four
miles of new track, it is thought, will have
to be built, and should the channel cut
through to the lake on the Missouri side
It will mean an addition to the steel bridge
across the river. The railroad company
has a large force rip rapping In an effort
protect its property.
Porter Habeas Corpns Case.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Feb. 13. (Spe
cial.) The auditorium of the district court
room waa quite well filled yesterday after
noon when the application for a writ of
habeas corpus was applied for by Mrs. W.
H. Thompson for the custody and care
o her grandson, Eugene, and son of Wal
lace Porter, was taken up for hearing.
Both Judge Paul of St. Paul and Judge
Hanna of Greeley presided. Mrs. Thomp
son is represented by Attorneys O. A. Ab
bott, sr., Charles G. Ryan. R. R. -Herth,
Judge J. R. Thompson and W. H. Thomp
son, and Mr. Porter, the father of the
child, from whose possession Sheriff Dun
kel brought the child from Omaha a few
days ago, is represented by the Messrs.
W. A. Prince and Judge T. O. C. Harrison.
The latter, immediately upon the opening
of the case, filed a motion to the effect
that the court In this county had no Juris
diction and the first session of the court
in the case was given over to argument
upon the question. The attorneys for the
father contended that the matter waa In
the Jurisdiction of the district court of
Douglas county, where the child was be
tng detained, or of the supreme court. A
lengthy legal argument resulted. The Judges
overruled the motion and the Introduction
of evidence will begin tomorrow morning
District Court at Central City.
CENTRAL CITY. Neb., Feb. 13. (Spe
cial.) The February term of district court
for Merrick county convened here this aft-
4 ernoon, Judge James G. Reeder of Colum
bus presiding. A large number of civil
and criminal cases are ready for the Jury,
which Is called for tomorrow morning.
George Chrlxtlanson of Kullerton. Neb.,
was arraigned charged with shooting with
Intent to Wound Harry Cover of this city
last December and plead guilty. He was
given one year In the penitentiary. The
Chapman bank burglary case was set for
trial next Monday, February 19. the threo
defendants, Reiley, Burke and Doran, all
pleading not guilty. The case of Amanda
Berryman, who sues as executrix of the
estate of James H. Berryman, deceased,
to recover damages against the Union Pa
cific Railroad company for negligently
striking und killing the deceased with an
engine and train of cars In January, 1906,
ut this city, will commence tomorrow morn-
tng.
Ruralara at llavelock.
HAVELOCK. Neb.. Feb. IS.-(Speclal.)
Hut gin r bioke in the hack door of Wil
liam Ladd's saloon last night, broke open
the cash register and took the drawer and
contents, amounting to , I'.O and several
checks, but late today the drawer and pa
pers were found In the back yard. . They
also stole a quantity of liquor and cigars.
Owing to the heavy snow that was falllnz
they could only be tracked a short distance.
Burglurs also entered Pat McGeer'a groc
ery store last night. Being pay day at the
shops Mr. McGeer took home all the big
ii crey, only leaving the dimes, Mckejs and
pennies. He thinks $13 to (15 would cover
his Iods. fur nothing else was ml&dng.
All Daroe Records Brakes.
COLLEGE VIEW. Neb., Feb. IS. Spe
cial. At the J. M. Morrison hog farm,
Cwll?ge View, . Neb., tug great!' ' Dufeo
publlc sale record In the world was broken
and a new pace set by the high average
of 1136.41 being made on thirty-three head.
Colonel T. C. Callahan of Omaha officiated
In the box.
STORM DOES SOT DETER FARMERS
Turn Oat In I.arae Sombrrs to Hear
I.ectares on Crop and Soil.
WAHOO, Neb., Feb. 13.-The Union Pa
cific seed and soil education train started
from Uncoln this morning in a territlc
snow and windstorm, but the lecturers
faced a large crowd of farmers at Val
paraiso, the first stopping place, despite
the Inclement weather. Profs. Lyon and
Haecker of the agricultural experiment sta-
tlon f tne Nebraska university lectured
on amt corni respectively. Illustrating
the mPt10,8 adapted to this state by
carefully prepared displays. Scientific
treaties and reports of the experiment sta-
tlon were distributed. Among the Union
Pacific officials accompanying the train are
Alfred Darlow, advertising agent; V. 11.
Cahlll, 'assistant superintendent; E. B.
Slosson, general agent, Lincoln; F. N. Shel
ton, land agent; J. Lowe, L. Belndorff and
r. I McDonntirh. traveling DassengiT
agentg. c Saunders of Omaha and O.
L. Maul of Raymond. Lectures were also
given at Weston to farmers of the vicinity.
I nlon Pacific Asks Aid.
ANSLEY, Neb., Feb. 13. (Special.)
Much excitement prevails among the cltl
sens on Clear Creek valley and Westervllle,
over the promised extension of the Union
Pacific railway from Ixjup City through
Westervllle. Bonds are requested of the
townships through which the proposed
extension runs. Westervllle and Myrtle
townships have been requested to each
vote $25,000 In bonds as a bonus.
etT of ehrnska.
rLATTSMOUTH Snow has been falling
In this vicinity nearly all day.
PLATTSMOUTH Judge Paul Jessen ar
rived from Nebraska City and called the
docket for the February term of the dis
trict court.
BEATRICE Dr. Strong of Barneston,
who was appointed Union Pacific surgeon
some time ago, has had his territory ex
tended from Beatrice to Marysvllle, Kan.
PLATTSMOUTH Superintendent E. L
Rouse nnd the teachers In the Plattsmouth
schools celebrated Lincoln's birthday anni
versary Monday by attending tire schools
In Omaha.
NEBRASKA CITY The annual fair, held
bv the women of St. Mary's Catholic
church, closed Saturday night. The fair
waa a success, the receipts amounting to
nearly H.OOO.
NEBRASKA CITY Marriage licenses
were Issued this nitcrnoon to h-arnest
Sharp and Miss Emma Wirth of Dunbar,
and John H. Miller and Miss Emma Mel
ander of Osage precinct.
AUBURN District court convened this
morning to try the case of the State of Ne
braska against Ir. Gandy of Humboldt,
charged with attempting to manufacture
testimony in a pending case
NORFOLK Fav Nightingale, aged 18. Is
carrying a bullet wound in his wrist as the
result of tie accidental discharge oi a
22-calibre rifle In the hands of a companion
named Smiley. The wound Is not serious,
PLATTSMOUTH The funeral services of
Levi C Pollard, who died in his home In
Nehawka Sunday, will be held next Sunday
afternoon. They expect a son from Mexico
and Congressman i'oilarc, rrom washing
ton, D. C.
NEBRASKA CITY Alex Hoffman died
last night at his homo on South Eighteenth
street. Death was due to pneumonia. The
deceased has resided In this city for more
than thirty years. He leaves a widow and
several children.
BEATRICE John Moore, a student at
the Northwestern Business college here.
died Sunday morning- alter a brief Illness
of pneumonia. He was 18 years of age.
The remains were taken to Harblne yester
day afternoon for Interment.
GRAND ISLAND The funeral of Henry
Stlnntig took place this afternoon from the
family residence. Death resulted from ap-
nendlcltls. He leaves a wire ana two sons.
He was a member of the Hermann's
Soehne and Ancient Order of United Work
men.
BEATRICE Mrs. Myrtle Heckathorne
was arrested today, charged with brutally
beating Robert Rlcken. a 3-year-okl child
whom she toon to aaopi. etie was unanie
to. appear in court on account of sickness,
but her case will be taken up as soon as
she recovers.
BEATRICE Mrs. C. D. Moody received
a telegram yesterday announcing that her
father, Joseph S. Moody, an old resident
of St. Joe, had dropped dead. He was S3
years old. Mr. and Mrs. Moody left for
St. Joe to attend the funeral upon receipt
of the telegram.
BEATRICE Fred McBrtde, the type
writer repairer who was brought here from
Iowa a few days ago and lodged In Jail
on the charge of larceny as bailee, was
released today by the court on his personal
recognizance until his case is called in the
district court, March 16.
EDGAR Arthur A. Ericson, 24 years of
age. died at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. Ericson, residing near Edgar,
Saturday afternoon, after a sickness ex
tending over several months. His funeral
was held fr6m the Lutheran church in
this city, yesterday afternoon.
YORK I. B. Dagget. contractor of this
city, has been awarded the contract for
building the county court house of Hayes
count j, at Hayes Center. Mr. Daggett will
haul all the material from Palisade over
land, a distance of twelve miles, as there
Is no railroad at Hayes Center.
NEBRASKA CITY It has been an
nounced that arrangements are being made
by the St. Mary's Catholic, church to open
a parochial school In this 'city. The new
school probably will occupy the building
now used as a rectory. The details of the
project will be announced later.
NORFOLK Richard Mankey, the man
who walked Into the office of County At
torney Koenigsteln last week and declared
that he was insane, has a suicidal tendency
and has tried several times of late to take
his own life. Mankey has been a resident
of Omaha for the pant ten years.
GRAND ISLAND H. H. Wray a well
known resident of Alila precinct, died yes
terday morning after an Illness of only a
week and a serious illness of only a few
days. He was a member of the Methodist
church and of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen. He leaves a wife and one eon
to mourn his loss.
TABLE ROCK A contract was drawn up
and signed here yesterday between W. G.
Crater of Alexandria, Neb., and Nemechek
Bros, of Table Rock wherein the latter
agree to sell to the former their stock of
merchandise In Table Kock, taking In ex
change 20 acres of land In Thayer county,
Nebraska, and town property in Alexandria,
Neb.
NORFOLK Rural mail carriers all over
Nebraska and South Dakota have received
little slick pins, gifts from a big Chicago
mail order house. Last year each carrier
received a small outfit constating of a
pen, pencil and a notebook. The country
merchants In several towns have taken
steps to outdo the Chicago house in this
form of advertising.
EDGAR The Edgar churches have all
united In a great union revival effort. The
meetings are being conducted by Evangelist
Lincoln McConnell of Atlanta, Ga. The
meetings are creating aide spread Interest.
The opera house, where the meetings are
held, la filled to overflowing tach night
and a large number have expressed a de
sire to become Christians.
TABLE ROCK The remains of William
Fellers, who died at his homo in Lincoln at
2:lo yesterday morning, were brought to
Table Rock, where lie lived for many years.
for burial. Rev. J. F. Kemper, I). D., of
Lincoln preached the funeral sermon. Mr.
Fellers came to Pawnee county uud settled
near Table Rock in and lived In this
vicinity almost half a century.
GRAND ISLAND The last rites over the
remains of Miss Marie Blunk were held
at the English Lutheran church, at whicU
she had lieen confirmed two years ago and
In the Sun. lay school of which she wus a
teacher, Sunday afternoon, Rev. W. T.
Kahse, the pastor, conducting the services.
The church auditorium and balcony were
filled to overflow lng and several hundred
people Could not gain admission.
PLATTSMOUTH Mrs Beulah Elson
Wolf has tiled In the district court a le
tilion asking for a Judgment against her
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Benja
min Elson, in the sum of 4.2u0. which
amount she claims was loaned to them
In li-. and asks the court to give her a
lien against all of their property and what
her mother may receive from the estate of
Abraham Wolf of New York, from whom
she received fcj.(M as her first portion.
GRAND ISIAND The Jury Investigating
Into the matter of the death of the hermit,
William Hoyeard, returned a verdict that
death had been caus-d by exposure and
lack of proper nourishment. It was slated
to the Jury that a Mr. Hudgson. while
out hunting rabbits Sunday morning was
the first to discover the dead man, being
attracted to the hut by the whining of the
dog. Upon looking through the window
he saw the reclunc dvad in a half sitting
halt reclining pr"'tur. The dog acted
ferociously and Mr. Hodgson also desired
to call other witnesses before entering the
hut. No word had up to last night been
received from the relatives of the dead
man.
TRCUMSEH The Friends In Council, one
of the women's club, of this city, enter
tained In royal style this evening at the
home of Mr and Mrs. O. W. Hassett. The
fore part of the evening was devoted to a
dinner, after which amusmements were en
gaged In. The occasion was the annivers
ary of the organisation of the club. The
dinner waa an elaborate spread. The dec
orations throughout the house were In
heart design, and the Hassett home was
very tastily arranged for the occasion.
NEBRASKA CITY-John Cox of Kansas
City, engineer on Missouri Pacific freight
train No. 175, bound for Omaha, fell from
his engine yssterday as the train was
leaving this city for Omahn. The accident
occurred near Nineteenth street. Cox wis
standing on the running board of the en
gine when he slipped and was thrown
i violently to the ground. He was attended
by a local physician and later sent to his
home In Kansas City. He was severely
bruised. His Injuries will not prove fatal.
NORFOLK Ernest Manske, a bartender,
has Just pleaded guilty here to the charge
of forgery and was hound over to district
court. He Is awaiting his trial In the
county Jail. Manske forged a check on
his employer for 115, cashed It at a store
and left town for Sioux City. Later lj
returned, met his employer on the street,
assaulted him and was arrested for that.
He pleaded guilty, was given a Jail sen
tence and as soon as he was released was
re-arrested for forgery. He is 1 years
old.
BEATRICE At a meeting of the city
council last evening the committee at),
pointed to visit various Kansas towns to
Investigate the water plants, made a re.
port. The report Indicated that nothing
was round ottering any solution of the
water question for Beatrice. The books of
City Treasurer Jones were checked up to
February 1, iww, ana round to be correst.
The report shows that thirteen water
bonds of 11.000 each, due March 1. 1SW6. have
been paid and bonds and coupons can
celled.
NORFOLK Sam Gon. Norfolk's only
Chinaman, has been sent to the county
Jail for forty days because he threatened
to shoot his wife, who Is a negress. Their
only son whipped his father some time
ago and has not Seen staying at home
since. The son and mother have been
meeting at the homes o neighbors. Lust
nit, tit tney met In the home of Al Johnson,
colored, and Sam entered, whirling nn
empty revolver. Later he loaded It and
threatened to shoot the wife. He was ar
rested and Jailed.
BEATRICE O. H. Meyer, charged with
stealing a horse at Marysvllle, Kan., last
Saturday belonging to I'. 8. Keechem, was
brought here last night from Lincoln.
where he waa arrested yesterday morning
by Sheriff irude of this city, and lodged
In Jail. This morning Sheriff Barrett of
Marysvllle, accompanied by the owner of
the horse, left for Marysvllle with the
prisoner. Myer passed through Beatrice
about 4 o'clock Sunday morning with the
horse and was followed to Lincoln bv
Sheriff Trude, who arrested him at a livery
stable where he had left the animal. He
had ridden it about eighty-four miles In
less than twenty-four hours.
YORK At the council meeting Inst even
lng two vexed questions were settled to
the satisfaction of the council, and in both
cases the council made .a good contract
Th. Vnrlf WRtpr fAmriHnv. u rtrll-nti, n,im
pany, shut off the water that flushed the
sewers of York without notice to the city,
and the shutting ore was a menace to the
health of many In a part of the sewer
district. Then the York Electric Light and
Power company shut off nearly all the
city lights because the council refused to
pay the contract price owing to less power
and poor lighting service. In the case of
the electric light company the council had
an ordinance granting a franchise and
clalni that unless they got satisfactory
terms from the light and gas company
that another plant would have been built.
In the case of difference with the water
company, the council contended that ac
cording to the ordinance, the city of York
should be furnished water for flushing
sewers free of charge, and brought the
water company around to the same view
and no more trouble is anticipated.
EFFECTIVENESS OF FIELD GUN?
General Crosier Tells How New Model
la Superior to that
In Use.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13,-General Cro
sier, chief of the ordnance department, lias
given testimony before 'a subcommittee of
the house committee on appropriations In
explanation of his estimate for the field
guns adopted two years ago. "The new
gun," so he said, "Is not much more pow
erful than the old one. It Is of a little
smaller caliber, nevertheless firing a little
heavier projectile. The principal differ
ence in the carriage is that for the new
gun It permits a very long recoil of the
gun upon the carriage on discharge. This
recoil is sometimes over three feet. Y"or
this reason the action of the gun upon
the carriage In the recoil is very gentle
and the carriage is not displaced, nor Is
any time lost In realmlng the gun. In
stead of firing ope or two rounds a minute,
as was possible with the old gun, the new
gun will be ready to fire fifteen times in
one minute."
The general hopes to supply the army
with 250 batteries of those guns, that Is,
at a rate of two guns per thousand men
for an army of 500,000, which, he says. Is
a very moderate estimate. Thus far, he
said, the committee had appropriated
enough for atxty-nlne such batteries of
four guns each, of which thirty-five bat
teries have been of the regular army and
the reserve and thirty-four have been for
the use of the militia. At the present rate
the supply will be completed in 1919.
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FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair and Colder In Nebraska and
Sooth Dakota Today Fair and
Warmer Tomorrow,
WASHINGTON. Feb. JS.-Forecast of the
weather for Wednesday and Thursday:
. For Nebraska and South Dakota Fair,
ooiytinued cold Wednesday; Thursday
fair, warmer.
For Iowa Fair, much colder Wednesday,
with a cold wave; Thursday fair, not so
cold.
For Wyoming Fair Wednesday; Thurs
day fair, warmer.
For Kansas Fair and colder Wednesday;
Thursday fair, not so cold.
For Missouri Fair Wednesday, preceded
by snow In east portion, much colder with
a cold wave; northwest winds. Thursday
fair, not so cold In western portion.
Local Reaord.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA. Feb. 13.-Oflklal record of tem
perature and precipitation, comrjared with
the corresponding day of the last three
years:
19U5. W04. 1SSJ3.
Maximum temperature ... 30 S 60 16
Minimum temperature ... 15 22 10 6
Mean temperature 227 Jo 11
Precipitation D .00 .00 T
Temperatuie and rrecipltation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March 1,
and comparison with the last two years:
Noimal temperature 25
Ihf cleney for the day 8
Total excess since March 1, 1U05 1.066
Normal precipitation 03 Inch
Excess for the day , 36 Inch
l'ir ipltation since March 1 28.37 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 2.K7 Inches
Iehcleney for cor. period, 19o6... 4.0ft Inches
Excess for cor. period, 1J04 1.6s inches
Reports front Stations at T P. M.
Station and Stats
of Wrather.
Pliniarck, char
Cheyenne, stowing ....
Chicago, snowing ......
I H:tuport, snowing ...
Iwnidf, snowing
Havre, clear
Hiieiia, clear
Iluiou, clear
Khi pas City, cloudy....
North Plalte. cloudy...
Temp. Maxi- Rain-
7 p.m. mum. fall.
... 14 4 .oo
... 14 18 .04
... 34 4J .4
... i 40 .M
... a 4 .OJ
... .00
... M 30 T
... 4 lo .00
... M 4ti .us
... 12 IK .02
... IS 30 .11
2 12 .02
... SO 64 .la
...10 30 T
... M K .01
12 .01
On. a ha, partly cloudy..
Kpia lily, cloudy...
St. 1juIb. raining
St. Paul, clear
Silt Lake City, cloudy.
Valentine, cloudy
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
Indicates blow zto.
L- A. WELSH. Local Forecaster.
COLD WAVE FLAG HOISTED
Nebraska Struck by Storm Which Will Ban
Temperature Away Down.
FROM THIRTY ABOVE TO ZERO PREDICTED
Rain of Previous Meht Followed by
Snow nad sharp Wind and
Mercury Is on the
Decline,
I have Just hoisted the coid wave flag and
you may expect decidedly colder weather
for the next two days. Forecaster Welsh
at 1:45 p. m. Tuesday.
A decided fall In temperature occurred
and there Is a prospect of something In the
vicinity of sero weather this morning and
possibly tonight.
The snow began falling gently between 6
and 6 o'clock Tuesday morning, after the
rain had entirely ceased, but the wind did
not get down to business until along about
S o'clock. In the meanwhile the street cars
were having all sorts of trouble and every
body wanted to ride at once. It was ex
tremely difficult to stop a car that had once
got under headway, and It was equally
difficult to start one that stopped to let
on an irate and belated passenger.
The snowfall is general over the state,
the upper valleys. South Dakota, Wymolng,
Colorado and as far west as Salt Lake
City. Snow also la reported in Iowa and
the upper Mississippi valley.
Southward from Kansas City rain is re
ported, and also generally over the lower
Mississippi. A cold wave Is predicted for
northern Iowa, the upper Mississippi and
the lake region, on account of the high
temperatures hitherto prevailing In those
sections.
The encouraging Information Is given out
from the weather bureau that the ice crop
Is assured for this section, and that Ne
braska Is blanketed with a much needed
snow. Six Indies of snow is reported at
North Platte, and still snowing throughout
that section.
Many people were delayed In getting to
work Tuesday morning because the street
cars were not running regularly. The cars
had little difficulty on the level runs, but
where a hill was to be climbed they would
often get stalled and two or three would
have to bunch to push through. This
made the service to Walnut Hill and on
the West Harney street line very bad.
The company had out seven sweepers, but
the snow drifted so fast the good they did
was not perceptible after a few minutes.
There was no real blockade during the
morning and the company was able to get
the cars through, although tha time could
not be adhered to. On some lines, particu
larly Walnut Hill, after a enr once came
It was not a safe bet the crowd awaiting
was going to get on. it was as difficult
to stop as to run the car.
According to reuorts rrom the tele
graph and telephone companies the pre
vailing storm is causing little or no
trouble with their lines. The Western
Union reports lines eastward are working
all right, and there 1b but one report from
the west where the storm is causing any
Inconvenience.
The Postal reports everything working all
right and that it is having no trouble at all.
The Nebraska Telephone company re
ports practically no trouble with its lines
either In Omaha or elsewhere out in the
state.
Out In the State.
ANSLEY. Neb., Feb. 13. (Special.) rt
commenced to rain at 6 o'clock this evening
and is now raining hard, with every lndl- i
cation of an old time rainstorm, which will
probably end In a heavy snow.
EDGAR. Neb., Feb. 13. (Speclal.)-Qulte a
severe storm Is In progress this morning. A
strong wind is blowing from th north and
the air Is full of fine snow. It was warm
yesterday and the storm did not strike us
till this morning. The temperature Is fall
ing and from all appearances the storm Is
likely to be severe.
BEATRICE, Neb.. Feb. 13.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) A snowstorm assuming the propor
tions of a blizzard visited this section today.
Snow ceased falling this evening and It Is
growing colder. Farmers say the moisture
will be of great benefit to wheat.
ALBION. Neb., Feb. 13. (Speclal.)-Raln
began falling yesterday evening and con
tinued well Into the night. About midnight
the wind shifted from the south to the
north and the rain changed to snow. A
heavy snow Is still falling, accompanied
with a stiff wind, and the worst storm of
the season is now in progress here. The
snow Is drifting badly and should It con
tinue during the day travel will be badly
interfered with.
Trains Badly Delayed.
FREMONT, Neb., Feb. 13. (Speclal.)
Testerday's rain changed to snow last night
and the wind shifted to the north, and as it
became colder It drifted badly. About six
inches fell, making fair sleighing. Trains on
the Northwestern were but Bllghtly delayed
this morning, but were late this afternoon.
There were no freights In from the west on
the Union Pacific and passenger trains were
badly delayed. Ice men are pleased at the
change. One firm In order to be on the
safe side has a quantity ordered to be
shipped in from points In the northern part
of the state. "
DAVID CITY, Neb., Feb. 13.-(Sreclal.)
Owing to the mild winter the Ice men have
worn a downcast look. About one week ago
they commenced putting up Ice, which Is of
poor quality and from seven to eight Inches
thiok. The weather was warmer Saturday
and Sunday. On Monday afternoon It com
menced raining and continued until an
early hour this morning, when it turned to
snow, which has continued all this fore
noon. About four Inches of snow has fal
len. There is a brisk northwest wind.
LEIGH, Neb., Feb. 13. (Special.) The
spring-like weather was broken here last
night by the worst snowstorm of the win
ter. VeBterday afternoon it rained at Inter
vals and continued warm Into the night.
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when the rain turned to enow and the mer
cury dropped to several degrees below
freeslng. This morning everything Is cov
ered with a coat of Ice and snow Is falling
with a stiff wind from the northwest, which
makes the weather most disagreeable. Busi
ness here Is almost suspended.
Hard oa Stork.
WEST POINT. Neb.. Feb. 11 (Special.)
The rain of yesterday, which continued all
day without Intermission, turned Into a
fierce snowstorm last night and has been
continuous all day today. A high north
west wind Is blowing and snow is drifting
considerably. The average depth now is
over eight Inches, more snow than has fal
len during the entire winter. The weather
la cold and raw and the storm Is especially
hard on stock.
LINWOOD, Neb.. Feb. U (Special.)
After raining last evening and part of the
night the wind turned to the north and It
began to anew and blow, and thla morning
one of the worst storms of the year Is In
full blast.
NEHAWKA, Neb., Feb. lS.-(Speclal.)-A
furious snowstorm has been raging this
morning. The snow la three Inches deep ,
and still falling. This will be a great ben
efit to winter wheat, which was needing !
moisture very much.
GIBBON, Neb., Feb. 13. (Special.) Rain
began falling here yesterday afternoon. In
creasing after nightfall to heavy rain,
which changed to snow and sleet after mid
night. Today snow is falling raptdly.
About six Inches had fallen by i o'clock,
and the wind Is drifting It badly. The
snow la heavy and packs in drifts very sol
idly. TECUMSEH, Neb., Feb. 13.-(Speclal.)-Early
this morning a rainstorm, whloh
afterwards turned into snow, prevailed.
This afternoon It became considerably
colder. The work of the ice harvest on the
Nemaha river had to be postponed. The Ice
Is running from nine to eighteen Inches In
thickness.
H A V BLOCK. Neb., Feb. 13. (Special.) ;
The worst storm of the year Is raging here '
today and street car traffic has been aban-
donen.
LOUP CITY. Neb., Feb. 13.-(Speclal.)-
Snow accompanied by a strong wind from
the north and west struck, this section
early this morning. The storm commenced
about dusk last night with a drizzling.
rain, changing Into sleet later and culmln-
atlng in a blizzard of no mean proportions
whlch lasted the greater part of today,
Toward evening the weather cleared and
now gives little evidence of the severe
storm, saving the huge drifts of snow
on every hand. Tralna were more or less
delnyed by the storm.
Iowa Fears Blockade.
DES MOINES, Feb. 13. Iowa railroads
blockade. A heavy snow, which, began
falling early today In central Iowa, became
general by 9 o'clock and the accompanying
high wind la drifting it Into railroad rights-of-way.
Snow plows are being made ready
in anticipation of a general tieup.
FORT DODGE, la., Feb. 13. (Special.)
The storm which commenced here at 4 this
morning has raged all day. Six Inches of
snow has fallen. Street car and railroad
traffic Is badly blocked.
WEBSTER CITY. Ia., Feb. 13. (Special
Telegram.) Fully eight Inches of snow fell
In this city today, while last night It
rained all night. A fierce gale is blowing
from the northwest and every appearance
Indicates the worst storm of the year.
Even now, railroad traffic la moving far
behind schedule. Stock will suffer badly.
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Republican Leaarae Meeting;.
SIOUX FALLS. 8. D., Feb. 13. (Special
Telegram.) W. O. Porter and W. H. Stan
ley of this city, president and secretary, re
spectively, of the Republican State League
of South Dakota, today Issued a call for a
meeting of the executive committee of the
league, to be held in Sioux Falls Tuesday,
February 37. The chief purpose of the
meeting Is to select the time and place for
holding the next biennial convention of th
league. This doubtless will be held June 5
In this city at the same time as the repub
lican state convention.
After Country Editor.
Deputy United States Marshal J. O.
Moore left for Verdigris Tuesday morning
with a warrant for the arrest of John Bar
rett, editor and publisher of a weekly paper
at that place, for sending his publication
containing an article defamatory of a phy
sician of Verdegrls through the malls, con
trary to the postal laws.
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