NEWS OF INTEREST FROM JOWA
COUNCIL
Office, IB Scott
MIXOR MEJTIO.
Davis, drug.
Btockert sella carpets.
Ed Rmrn1 Tony Faust br.
Fine ena-ravlnns at Iytffert's.
Foe Schmidt's elcifant new photos.
Btock pastured. Phlnney. 'phone 21773.
Iwls Cutler, funeral director, 'phone 7.
Wrxwlrltia- Undertuklns; company, Tel. B.13.
TETEIUiEN A BCHOENINO BElX RUOB
rietures for sraduatlon gifts. C. K. Alex
ander. 3.13 Broadway.
T. Murrl, the tee orenm man. Wholesale
All flavors. 'I'honea 3M.
DTAfONDS AS AN INVESTMENT.
TALK TO LEFFKRT AHOL'T IT.
Wanted to buy, a poo hnrd con.1 heater.
Address (., H- office, 15 Scott street.
Wedding; and enjrns;ement rinjrs at the
rlfli price, O. Mituiho, 228 West Broad
way. '
Prornrt eye glxss repairing. The best
service In the city. Dr. Magarell. 10 Pearl
treet.
Oo-carts nre nil the sjo now. All kinds
at the very lowest prices. D. W. Keller,
MB South Main.
Excelsior Mnaonle lod-e will meet In
special communication this evening for
work in the second degree.
A marriage license was Issued yesterJny
to Otis Stewart, ajred 21, of DecAtur, Neb.,
and Btella Cox, aged 1H, of Shenandoah, la.
Bl'DWEISER BOTTLED BEER 13
SERVED ONLY AT FIR.ST-CLAB8 BARS
AND CAFES. I. ROSEN F ELD CO., AgtA
CARRIAGES ALWAYS READY. CALL
273, BOTH 'PHONES, GRAND LIVERY.
J. W. AND ELMER E. MINNICK, PRO
PRIETORS. The annex on the west of the Orand
hotel Is now being connected with the
main building and will be used In con
nection with the hotel.
The funeral of Cornelius Pryor will be
held at 9 o'clock this morning from Bt.
Frincls Xnvler's church and burial will
be In St. Joseph cemetery.
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT Only half
block from Broadway, apposite Nebraska
telephone building. Heat and Hgbt fur
nished. Omaha Bee office, lfi Scott street.
Olen E. Black hns been elected delegate
from Bluff City Typographical union to the
convention of the International Typograph
ical union at Hot Springs. Ark., In August.
U. O. Cox was elected alternate.
The suit of Mary E. Judon against the
Modern Woodmen of America to recover
on a $l,fluO Insurance policy Issued to her
deceased husband, John Judon, was yester
day dismissed and a stipulation of settle
ment filed.
Before getting your upholstering, mattress
making, rcpnlring and reflnlshlng done get
the prices of tao Morgan Upholstering Co.,
831 Broadway, next to Alexander's Art
Store. Telephone for quick orders. Bell
393. Ind. 370 red.
Mrs. Cnrrle Clemlnson, wife of Edwin
Clomlnson, 617 First avenue, died yester
day morning, aged CO years, after an ill
ness of two weeks. Besides her husband
she leaves three sons. E. O. and Roy
Clemlnson and Frank Ollmore.
E. H. Men-lam, Emmet Tlnley, C. W. Mc
Donald and Willoughhy Dye, the latter
from Macedonia, la., have gone to Kansas
City, where they will join one of the St 11
well excuislons to Mexico over the Orient
line, now being built by Mr. Stllwell.
Owing to the counter attraction of' the
Elks' stag social In Omaha, the executive
committee of the Commercial club post
poned Its regular weekly session sched
uled for last evening and with It the
lection of a secretary to succeed W. B.
Reed was likewise postponed.
Thomas Walker, a Milwaukee switchman,
was before the commissioners on insanity
yesterday for the second time on complaint
of his wife. He was discharged. Mrs.
Walker has a suit for divorce, based on
alleged charges of cruel and Inhuman treat
ment, pending In district court.
Nettle Jane League, aged 12 year, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge League, died
yesterday morning of heart trouble follow
ing diphtheria. The funeral will be held
this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the resi
dence, KM Ninth avenue. Rev. Q. W. Sny
der conducting the services, and Interment
will be in Falrvlew cemetery.
Amendments to the articles of Incorpora
tion of the Council Bluffs Storage com
pHny were filed yesterday, changing the
name to that of the Council Bluffs Trana
fr and Storage company and Increasing
the capital stock from 15,000 to $10,000. T.
N. Peterson Is president and Charles
Bwulno secretary of the company.
ICE IS NOT GOING TO BE ANY
CHEAPER THIS YEAR. GET ONE OF
OUR ICE SAVERS. WE HAVE THE
BEST AND CHEAPEST REFRIGER
ATORS IN THE CITY. D. W. KELLER.
103 SOUTH MAIN.
Bee office removed to 15 Scott street, op
posite Nebraska Telephone building.
Real Estate Transfers.
Tnese transfers were reported to The Bee
May 18 by the Pottawttamle County Ab
stract company of Council Bluffs:
Frank Morrow and wife to Melville
S. Sturgeon, part of nCi, 11-74-44,
wd IM.OOO
Thomas Young and wife to Mary A.
Colby, part ofJw4 sw4, also ne4
swV.. all in 3-76-44, wd 7,000
Fannie Collins and husband to Mel
ville 8. Sturgeon, u se4 ne 4, I
11-74-44, wd 4.750
John W. Weston and wife to Mel- j
vllle 8. Sturgeon, part of ne,
11-74-44. wd...; 4.700
William Fllnn to Melville 8. Sturgeon,
pnrt of nw nei, 11-74-44. deed 1,360
William M. Berry to William Flinn.
part of sw4 nevj, 11-74-44. wd 1,350
E. H. Lougee and wife to Andrew
Hansen, lot 18, Mock 18, Evan's
Second add, Council Bluffs, wd 250
Augustus P. Ijorlng, trustee, to Brid
get Durgan, lot 13, block 2, Hughes
A Doniphan's add.. Council Bluffs,
wd 250
County treasurer to William J. Lever
ett, lot 3. block 41, Beer's subdlv..
Council Bluffs, td 3
Wallace Benjamin and wife to
Amanda Cook, lots 20 and 21, block
37. Central subdiv.. Council Bluffs,
qcd 1
Ten transfers, total 139,654
Upholstering, mnt tresses made to order,
old niatresses made over, feather beds
renovated, feather mattresses made and
ill kinds of upholstering a specialty.
Oeorge W. Kline, Bell 'phone 548; Ind.
phone 710 Black. 18 South Main street.
Hand Concert at Park,
The park commissioners have arranged
lo formally open the season at Falrmount
park next 8unday afternoon with a band
Concert Covalt's band has been engaged
for the occasion 'ond will render a pro
tram of twenty-one selections from 2:30 to
1:30 o'clock.
The new cement gutters around the
driveway In the horseshoe have been com
pleted by the Council Bluffs Hydraulic
Vtone company, and U is expected that the
roadway will be In shape for travel by
lunday.
One Agent Wanted In
Each Small Town
TO SL'LL Ol'lt ICE CREAM
We guarantee our Ice Cream to
be equal to Ice Cream manufac
tured by other manufacturer.
If you wlsu the best Ice Cream at
real low prices, write for particu
lars. N. P. JORGENSEN
504 H. Main. Phono 881
Council Blaffs, la.
KB
City Scavenger
I haul dead animals. 81.00 per haL
Garbag. ashaa, man urn attl all rub
bish; clean vaults and cesnpools. All
work done Is guaianteed.
Calls promptly attended to.
Ind. Phone lli V Hull Rod J3T1
J. II. KI1KRLOCK
BLUFFS
it. Tel. 43.
BUSY DAY FOR THE BANKERS
Fut in All the Foreneon at Work and th
Afternoon Estine.
SEVERAL ADDRESSES AT THE LUNCHEON
A boot Sixty from Sooth western Part
of the State Attend the Meeting;
of Group Five of the State
Association.
About sixty bankers from the southwest
ern portion of the state were In attendance
at the meeting yesterday of Group 6 of the
Iowa Bonkers' association, held at the
Grand hotel. The morning session, pro
longed to 1:80 o'clock, sufficed to dispone of
an Interesting program, and then the vis
itors gathered around the banquet table at
the hotel, the guests of the local bankers.
The banquet, or, more correctly speaking,
luncheon, proved such an Interesting and
absorbing feature of the meeting that the
afternoon session waa dispensed with.
The annual election resulted In the ad
vancement of J. F. Lake of Shenandoah
from the position of secretary to chairman
of the group, and James Hunter of Mlnden
was elected secretary to succeed Mr. Lake.
E. E. Hart, Augunt Bereshelm and C E.
Price of Council Bluffs, L. F. Potter of
Harlan and Dr. O. F. Pattersoni of Dun
lap were re-elected to serve for the ensu
ing year as the executive committee.
In the absence of Attorney Emmet Tlnley,
State Senator C. G. Saunders was called
upon to deliver the address of welcome to
the visiting captains of finance. Mr. Saun
ders paid a high tribute to bankers In gen
eral and spoke of the trust the people re
posed In them. "The people pay you a
mighty tribute when they deposit In ymf
banks their money without any security
except the Integrity of the men at the
hend of the bank," he said. He called at
tention to the fact that the deposits In the
banks of Iowa amounted to $20 for every
man, woman and child In the state. In clos
ing he spoke of the lmportanco of the
banker as a factor In the ocmmunlty.
The response was made by Senator J, T.
Brooks, formerly of Hendrlck, la., but now
of Council Bluffs, he taking the place of
Benator Bruce of Atlantic, who was un
able to be present.
I, escalation for Bonkers.
Congressman W. I. Smith, In a brief ad
dress, spoke of "The Financial Legislation
of the LoBt degress," taking up and d's
cussing the Aldrich law and the financial
legislation enacted for the Philippines. "The
truth Is, con green has been busy reforming
everything else, and, perhaus, you are to
be congratulated upon the fact that we
have not been reforming you any more
than we had to," was the way lni which
Judge Smith prefaced his talk.
Congressman Smith was followed by At
torney Lew Genung of Glenwood, who gave
one of his characteristic talks, taking as
ha subject, "Bankers as Viewed by the
Legal Fraternity."
Attorney James S. Dewell of Missouri
Valley also made a short talk, and the ses
sion was brought to a close with a general
discussion on banking affairs led by Ernest
E. Hart, president of the First National
bank of this city.
Among those present were:
L. H. Potter, Harlan; George Walters
Harlan; P.. J. Pennington, Defiance; Carl
Kuehnlo, Denlson; Levi Baker, Essex; I.
F. Hendricks, Malvern; A.. F. Anderson.
Bentley; Ed F. Rose, Clarlnda; R. M.
Bhipman. Emerson; J. M. AhofT, Under
wood; W. W. McOrory. Oakland; H. M.
Bllsby, Modale; James Hunter, Minden; R.
I. McOonough, Hastings; J. A. Swanson,
Hepburn; S. J. Patterson. Dunlap; C. E.
Price, Council Bluff; A. W. Murphy, Shen
andoah; C. L. Isbe.ll, Logan: B. C. Harris..
Iewls; H. L. Tlnley, Council Bluffs; J. V.
Barrett, Dunlap; E. F. Cotter. Neola; W.
C. Stuhr, Mlnden; C. F. Anderson. Pacific
Junction; E. L. Carson, Glenwood; G. W.
Coe, Woodbine; H. M. Cormany. Woodbine;
T. O. Turner, Council Bluffs; P. J. Korth,
Earling; W. M. Lamb, Glenwood; J. T.
Brooks, Henderson; E. E. Hart, Council
Buffs; J. F. Lake, Shenandoah; L. D.
Goodrich. Red Oak: Charles Koniwmaeher,
Council Bluffs: J. R. Reed. Council Bluffs;
John Bereshelm. Council Bluffs.
Buy the Jewel gas or gasoline stove.
They are the safest. Petersen & Schoenlng.
Special Prices
On carpets, mgs, linoleum, oilcloth and
matting, window shades and lace curtains.
D. W. Keller, 103 S. Main.
TWO MOTOR CARS I COI.I.IMOX
Conductor Miller Injured 'and Two
Cnra Badly Iamnared.
The derailing of a car at the switch
near the east end of the bridge yesterday
afternoon was Indirectly responsible for
the collision of two large motors and the
Injuring of Conductor W. N. Miller, not to
mention the blocking of the line for over
two hours and badly deranging the run
ning schedule between this city and Omaha.
Conductor Miller was in charge of motor
No. 201 and was sent back to the . barn
from the. scene of the derailment to secure
a supply of "Jacks" and other equipment
with which to replace the car which had
left the tracks. Miller's car was backing
down to the bam when motor No. 213. with
Motorman Crane In charge, westbound, ran
Into It. Conductor Miller, who waa stand
ing on the platform holding the trolley rope,
waa thrown by the Impact of the collision
against the end of his car and suffered
a severely bruised knee cap In addition
to a number of minor bruises and cuts.
Both cars were more or less damaged by
the collision and had to be sent to the
barn.
As the derailed car blocked the tracks,
passengers east and westbound had to be
transferred at the scene of the accident
and the service waa badly crippled for
about two hours.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. iW. Night, L-6SS.
Gradnaton Gifts.
One of our tastefully framed pictures
or a piece of our new art pottery, will make
a nice gift fror your young graduate
friend. Come tn and look around, Alex
ander's Art Store, 333 Broadway.
Xew Memhera of W. C. T. V.
The membership contest conducted by
the Woman's Christian Temperance lTnlon
has resulted In the addition of sixty-eight
new members. The team headed by Mra.
O. P. Oldham and Mrs. Maggie Frank won
the contest, securing forty-four names as
against tmenty-four obtained by the team
captained by Mrs. Laura Balrd and Mra.
Delia Hart. Preparations are now being
madu for the banquet to be served to the
winners and the new members. At the
same time a reception will be given to the
Omaha union and the presentation of
medals and ptiivs to the winners In the
"essay contest" In all city schools. The
district president. Mrs. L. B. Balrd. has
been selected to present the framed picture
of Frances fcl Wlllard to the high school
from the local union at some morning as
sembly In the near future, at which all
members of the union are asked to be
present. The stats superintendent of
flower missions, Mrs. M. F. Hlnman, will
be In the city at the Christian Heine on
June 18, at 10 30 a. ni., to distribute flowers.
THE OMAIIA
All white rlbboners and their friends are
Invited to be present at this beautiful
service. Members of the Woman's Chris
taln Temperance Union will bring flowers
and meet at the home of Mrs. O. O. Old
ham early on the morning of Decoration
day to make boquets for the old soldiers.
FIRRMAX FALLS HDEIl MAM. CAR
One Arm Torn OAT and Finger tot
from Other Hand.
Clyde Arbuckle of this city, a fireman
on the Rock Island railroad, was terribly
Injured Wednesday afternoon at Walnut,
la., as the result of a misstep which
caused him to fall beneath the wheels of
the mall car on his train. As the train
was pulling Into Walnut Arbuckle Jumped
from the locomotive before the train had
come to a stop. He made a misstep, ftil
and rolled from the platform and under
the mall coach, which was next to the
tender. His left arm was torn from the
socket at the shoulder and three of his
fingers on the right hand were cut off.
He waa cared for at Walnut and yester
day morning was brought to this city and
placed In Mercy hospital.
Arbuckle bore the shock of his terrible
Injuries remarkably well, and being a
young man of fine physlquo It Is expected
he will survive them. He Is the son and
only child of Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Ar
buckle of 1518 Tenth avenue, with whom
he made his home. His parents, accom
panied by Miss Cora B. Fries, to whom
Arbuckle was to be married within three
weeks, went to Walnut Wednesday even
ing and accompanied him to this city yes
terday morning.
Complete line of Victor base ball goods,
Petersen & Schoenlng.
Petersen & Schoenlng sell matting.
Condition of C'ltr Funds.
City Auditor McAneney has completed
his financial report for the first month of
the new fiscal year. It will be noticed that
this year separate appropriations have
been mnde for the health department and
the maintenance of the city hall. The
$1,500 additional paid Harl & Tlnley, the
special attorneys employed by the city In
the water works matter, has been drawn
out of the Judgment fund, while $3S3.95
expense connected with the same matter
has been paid out of the police fund.
The amounts paid out of the several
appropriations for the maintenance of the
different municipal departments are as fol
lows: Amount Amount
Expended. Unused.
Salaries, Ex. Pept 6:6.20 3 9.874 0
Police and Marshal Dept... l.MT.fil 21.017.36
Streets and alleys 1.472 32 8.627 tH
Fire Dept 1,89.75 23.610.26
Fire and police telegraph.. 124.00 2.475.10
Engineer's Dept 414.43 4, .Tift 57
Printing and supplies 1.VV2M 2.44BRH
City pound 91.65 ' f.o9.3o
Elections l.ooo.oo
Health Dent li.20 1.75180
City hall Dept 171.16 1. 325.81
Totals 86,874.45 $77,776.55
Teach Yonr Fin by to Wnlk.
We have Just received a shipment of
haby walkers, $2.25 to $2.50 each. Get ono
and teach your baby to walk. D. W. Kel
ler. 103 South Main.
Spring repairs are now In order. Ship It
anywhere and pay the freight. Let us
figure on your needs. C. Hafcr Lumber
Co., Council Bluffs, la.
Fire Chief Henrlnar Postponed.
The fire and police commission will not
hear the charges against Fire Chief R. W.
Jones this morning, as previously ar
ranged. Attorneys Interested In the hear
ing are engaged In the district court and
elsewhere, and yesterday It was decided
to postpone the hearing until some time
next week. Commissioner Zurmuehien
stated last evening that the hearing prob
ably would be held next Thursday morn
ing. Jewelry repairing a specialty. Prompt
service. O. Muulhe, 22S West Broadway,
Fine watches, 228 West Broadway. O.
Mauthe.
Mathesnn Cose with Jory.
The fate of George Matheson, the .Weston
youth charged with shooting and seriously
wounding former Deputy Sheriff Baker on
the night of May 7, 1903. was confided to
the Jury last evening about 6 o'clock. ITp
to a late hour last night no. verdict had
been reached. On the former trial Mathe
son was convicted and sentenced to eight
years In the penitentiary.
Lace curtains, Stockert Carpet Co.
West Endrri Condemn Water Rotes.
At a meeting of the West End Improve
ment club last evening resolutions were
adopted calling upon the city council to
either purchase the present water works
plant or construct a new one, and attack-
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Ing the new rate schedule ordinance. G.
11. Scott o( the First ward, former Judge
uf the superior court, addressed the meet
ing In opposition, to the new water rates.
Danlelson Dies of Injnrlcs.
Oscar Danlelson, superintendent oO the
Hess Warming and Ventilating company of
Chicago, who waa struck on the head by
a wooden block dropped from one of the
upper windows of the e evator of the Trans
nilHslsslppl Grain company at the transfer
depot Wednesday morning, succumbed to
his injuries after midnight at the Jennie
Edmundson Memorial hospital.
Mr. Danlelson was supervising the In
stallation of a grain dryer in the elevator,
but who waa responsible for the accident
has not been ascertained. Mr. Danlelson
was standing outside the elevator when
the block of wood, which weighed about
thirty pounds, was dropped or thrown from
a window about 110 feet above the ground.
The block struck Mr. Danlelson a glancing
blow, otherwise his head nould have been
crushed to a pulp. Mr. Dantelson's skull
was undoubtedly fracturedj but he par
tially regained consciousness while being
conveyed to the hospital. After reaching
the hospital he lapsed Into unconciousness
again and remained so until death.
Dr. C. C. Allison of Omaha, physician for
th elevator company, was called Into con
sultation, but heand Dr. M. J. Bellinger
decided that nothing could be done.
Mrs. Danlelson and a friend arrived from
Chicago yesterday morning and took the
body home last evening. Mr. 'Danlelson
resided at 3019, Prlncetown avenue, Chicago.
He wag 33 years of age and a native of
Sweden. Coroner Treynor was at Cedar
Rapids attending the annual meeting of the
Iowa State Medical society and it Is not
likely any Inquest will be held.
Office Space for Rent,
Only half block from Broadway, oppo
site Nebraska telephone building. Heat
and light furnished. Omaha Bee office.
15 Scott street.
Indictment Returned.
IOWA CITY, la., May l.-(8pedal.)-The
rejuvenated grand Jury of Johnson county
has brought In a long delayed Indictment
against Frank Luckman, a local cattle
man, for assaulting John Sunler, a Jeweler.
Luckman's attorneys were successful In
having the grand Jury declared Invalid,
where the Indictment was being considered
early In the winter. The trial will follow
Immediately. - '
Farmer Killed by I.lahtnlnsc.
SIOUX CITY, la., May 16,-Charlee Glf
ford, a farmer, aged 40, living near Mo
vllle, a small town In this county, was In
stantly killed by lightning this evening
while milking a cow In his barn. The barn
was fired and destroyed.
News of Inwn.
CRESTON Word has been received In
the city announcing the death of Mrs.
-von at Kosweii, N. M., from consump
tion. i LANTIC Mayor Straight- Is deter
mined to enforce the law In regard to
contagious diseases. Over 100 cases of
chlckenpox and measles are known to exist
here and but three haye been reported to
the health department.
CLINTON The body of an unidentified
man, about t5, was found suspended from
he celling of an old shed on an Island
In the rive this afternoon. In the pockets
were found $76, but nothing lending to
Identification. He had been dead four days.
CRESTON Mme. Alice Myron of this
city, who is one of the leaning contralto
soloists of the country, has been selected
to take one of the leading parts in the
May festival which the Ottumwa Choral
society will give the latter part of this
month.
ATLANTIC The checking up of the
bookB of the Cass County Board of Super
visors Is going on as ordered by the court
upon request of the grand Jury, which ad
journed until the Investigation could be
completed. The Jury will reconvene If any
sign of misconduct nas developed.
GLENWOOD Mra A. D. French, wife
of Cashier French of the Mills County Na
tional bank, died at her home tn Glenwood
at 7 o'clock this morning. Mrs. French
was an earnest Christian worker, a leader
In every movement to better the condition
of: the poor, cheerful and helpful to every
one In need. Besides her husband. Mrs.
French leaves three children, H. A., as
BlHtant cashier of the bank: Ray, a stu
dent at Iowa City and Katie, a nurse at
College View sanitarlaum.. L'ncoln. Neb.
The funeral will be from the home Satur
day, May 18.
CRESTON Word has been received in
this city of the safe arriva: of Miss Mar
garet Winhafer at New York. Miss Wln
nafer, who is a music student of this city,
has been studying in Berlin and traveling
In Russia for several :ears. A good deal
of excitement was caufed In the city ab.iut
a . year ago by the report of an outrage
which was perpetrated upon a young Amer
ican traveler, by Russian custom officials,
the description of the young woman lead
ing many people here to believe her to be
Miss Winhafer of this city. It turned out
that, although Miss Winhafer was i.-avellng
In Russia nt that time. U was another
young woman, who was from Chicago.
MORE POLICE GRAFT LOCATED
Governor Folk on Way to Kansna
City to Blake Thorough In
Testlaratlon of Charges.
KANSAS CITY, May 18. Governor Jo
seph W. Folk will arrive here this after
noon to confer with the local police com
missioners In regard to the Investigation
of charges of police corruption which Is
to begin Friday. At a meeting of the
hoed last night a communication was re
et.' . t'd from two police detectives In which
they sdmltted receiving cash rewards of
more than $100 each which they had not
reported to the department. Other new
matters which, It Is said, will sustain re
cent charges of graft, were disclosed.
The alleged Influence of the Metropolitan
Street railway over the police department
will be a subject for Investigation.
Stories of a political connection between
the street railway company and the police
department have been circulated not only
In Kansas City, but In the state at large.
Those who have taiked with the governor
about the Kansas City police force say
the police shake-up will be Just as general
as the circumstances Justify. There have
been so many stories of crooked work by
members of the force and of favoritism
that he believes a thorough Investigation
will accomplish much good.
F. F. Ronelle and A. E. Gallagher, po
Ice commissioners, said today that they
had evidence in specific cases of police
favoritism to the Metropolitan Street Rail
way compnay. Some of this evidence will
be presented at the Investigation tomorrow.
"My information directly affects high po
lice officials," Mr. Rozxelle said. "Some of
It Is of such reliability as will cause me to
oppose the resignation of a certsln high
official, an action that I understand Is con
templated by him. I prefer that this man
be tried."
ICWA MAN SHOOTS HIMSELF
Last Thoasht Was for Wife and Fam
ily, Whom He Said Ha Had
Neglected.
PHILADELPHIA. May lO.-Frsnk A.
Bretherton, aged to. a vatsman employed
by the Agar Tacking company of Des
Moines, la., committed suicide In tfce sta
tion of the Pennsylvania railroad In this
city today by shooting himself In the tem
ple. In hi pocket was found a pathetlo
letter addressed to his wife, who Is said to
reside in Des Moines. It reads:
"To my dear wife: My last thought of
you and I want you to think as kindly of
me as you can. I treated you wretchedly
and you have taken alt In the Christian
spirit that la In your heart alone. I am
the vxecuter of your mother's estate and
see to it that you get your share, and settle
a littlu Hln, $1.0iKV
17, 1P07.
ELECTION CALL DELAYED
Eenlon Lewi Sot Yt is Sbsp to Estble
it to Be Legally Issued.
BRiCK MANUFACTURERS ASK LOWER RATE
Hirer Improvements Are Stopped by
Opinion of City Attorney the
Coanrll Has So Itlaht to
Proceed with Work.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, May lrt-(Speclal.)-Not for
a day or two yet will the mayor of I)
Moines be able to fix the date for the spe
cial election on the adoption of the commis
sion form of government because the sec
retary of state Is unable to furnish the
number of the chapter of the scwion laws
that W'lll appear over the law providing for
the commission plan. This cannot be given
because the state printer and the secretary
have not gotten the Jaws In form yet. It
Is hoped that the number can be supplied
tomorrow, but the date cannot be fixed
till It la, because the law provides thnt the
call for the special election must bear the
number of the chapter.
There will be about three weeks' cam
paign for the plan, according to present
expectations of those for and those against,
as well.
Brick Men Want Rate.
Brick manufacturers of Iowa have filed
petition with the State Railroad commis
sion for a lower rate on brick. They claim
that the Iowa freight rate Is higher than
the Interstate rate. The Interstate rate
from East Bt. Iuls to Omaha, a distance
of 11 miles. Is 7H cents, while the Iowa dis
tance tariff for that distance Is 17 cents.
Other equally adverse comparisons are
m4e.
Des Moines to File Appeal.
The appeal of Des Motnes to the Inter
state Commerce commission from the
freight rate discrimination is to be filed In
a few days. Only a few of the cases In
which discriminations are charged will be
filed at this time. Others will be taken
up later.
Eighth Cavalry Coming.
There are reports that the Eighth cavalry
will be stationed at Fort Des Molnea on Its
return from the Philippines, and thnt It
will relieve the remnant of the Eleventh
cavalry now stationed here.
Big Improvement "topped.
The big river Improvements are practi
cally brought to a stop by the opinion of
City Solicitor Bremner, furnished to the
city council this morning, to the effect that
the city council has no right to go ahead
with the Improvement and let the con
tract for $328,000, because that Is more than
the estimate fixed upon and given the peo
ple In the special election. Furthermore,
the amount Is greater than the 2-mlll levy
authorized. He advises that the estimates
be made again and that the matter be
again submitted to the people for a vote.
Bids for State Hatldlna;.
The executive council today opened the
bids for the erection of the paper ware
house to be erected hack of the heating
plant on Grand avenue, north of the state
house, to Copperthwalte & Olson, for $6,337.
The bids were lower than It waa expected
the building would cost when the legisla
ture made the appropriation. The legisla
ture appropriated $10,000 for the purpose.
On this acocunt the council added consid
erable to the brickwork. The building Is to
be erected with steel frame and brick walls
and will be entirely fireproof.
Changs Date of Examination.
The date of the examination for admis
sion to the bar to practice law has been
changed because of conflict with the Iowa
City date. The board of examiners today
fixed the date of the Des Moines examina
tion fcr June 10, Instead of June 4, as pre
viously arranged.
MEN BRAVE FIRE AND SMOKE
Firemen In New York Seriously
Bnrned Flajhtlna; Flames on Oil
Barge on Hudson.
NEW YORK, May Id-Half a score of
firemen risked their lives today In saving
six of their comrades who had been over
come by flames and smoke In the hold of
a burning oil barge lying at the White
Star line piers In the Hudson river. All
the rescued men were seriously burned.
The six had gone Into the hold when they
thought the fire had been overcohie and
were cutting away a partition, when a
terrific burst of flame and smoke swept
through the opening and enveloped them.
The men dropped unconscious and their
comrades, braving the fire and smoke, went
to their rescue. One by one the uncon
scious firemen were carried out and passed
up through the hatchway to the open air.
The rescuers themselves were nearly suffo
cated. Ch Ira ten Capital In Wyomlnsr.
ROCK SPRINGS. Wyo., May 16. (Spe
cial.) Chicago capital has purchased the
mines and other property. Including 925
acres of land, of the Excelsior Coal com
pany, paying In excess of $0,000. The
new owners will develop a large coal camp
and will build a ten-mile' railway, con
necting It with the main line of the Unlun
Pacific. Upwards of $l.noo,o0 will be rs:-
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President Roosevelt In withdrawing large
areas of coal land from entry Is believed
to be unconstitutional, and It Is also
charged that bis action will. If persisted In,
result in a coal famine next winter that
will be far-reaching In Its effects.
About the time the lncnt nun filed on
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