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( i g ' Tlin jOMAHA DAILY REE; TUESDAY, FEHRUAUY 23. IPOS.' -Best for cakes V i t v of all makes 1 -j r CORN SYRUP . An everyday sweet for all people. In air-tighftins, 10c, 25c, 50c. .13. w RECEPTION F0R THE FLEET Governor of California In Conaalta tlon with - the Nary Department. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. Governor James N. ' Glllttte of California arrived here today for a? week or ten days' stay Governor Gillette will confer with Sec retary Metcalf regarding- tho reception which California proposes to give to the battleship flett. "The - peoplo, of California are looking forward with the greatest Interest to th approaching Visit of the fleet to the Pa cific," said Governor Gillette. "Already several ousst cities, particularly Ban Francisco and Lot Angeles, are making extensive preparations. The fleet sdn will arrive at Magdalcna bay, and it la my desire to acquaint Secretary Metcalf with the plans our people are making to receive it. While here Governor Gillette will pay his rexpects to President ftnosevelt SILVER PLANT IN NEW HANDS B. L. Kemper and W. ,S. Hemphill With J. H. nacklaeham Take ' Charge of Company The Omaha Silver company has been bought by B. L. Kemper of Omaha, Wayne G. Hemphill of ShU Lake City and J. E. Buckingham of Omaha. The plant will be managed, by W. G. Hemphill, formerly with Hemenvay Moser of Salt Lske City, wholesale cigars. Mr. Kemper has been Interested In tho buslncrs since Us organiza tion. The Omaha Silver company la a large plating concern, which was formerly oper ated In. connection with the Omaha Hotel Supply cqmpany. . ; .... JUDGE I BALL DISMISSES CASE Illinois Central Salt Ended on Motion of Attorney for 8tay Teeant Fish. CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-tfpon motion of counsel for Stuyvesant Fish, Judge Ball today entered an order dismissing the suit brought by .Mr, Fnjh to enjoin the vptlng of 61.231 shares of Illinois Central stock owned by the Union Pacific Railroad com pany and the Railroad Securities company. M asleal Hoeletlea Incorporate. IOWA CITr. Ia.. Feb. M.-(Speclal.)-The most Important step In the history of the musical life of the University of Iowa was consummated yesterday by the determina tion of the musical organisations to Incor porate. This step has been urged for some . time past, but iias not been taken for reasons of lack of Initiative and a leader. The new organisation will be known as the "Iowa Muslo Association of the State University" and will be. composed of the Men s Glee club, the Ladles' Glee club, the Choral society and the Orchestral so ciety. The incorporation will be officered by the music council of the faculty and the pr.rldcnta of the various societies in the combination. Prof. Guthe la the present executive head of the new corporation and the muslo council . ia composed of Profs. Seashore, Raymond, Prentiss, Gordon and Washburn. The student members on the list of orflclala are Mr. Harned and Misses Mulln, Abrams and Duler. New Coal Field To Bo Opened. BOOMS. Ia. Feb. M. -8peclal.)-The ex tensive coal field, north nf Madrid, this county, are to be opened In the near fu ture. A meeting was recently held In. Madrid and l.SM acres of land was leased by a company of Madrid men, who will proceed a cnoe to develop the same. The drilling operations conducted a short time ago proved, entirely , satisfactory and a splendid field of ooal waa found. Oscar Oakleafiraf;. Madrid at, onca Kot bu.y mni secured the mineral rlghfa to hundreds of acre, of this land and lease, have been 1 i Build What You Build, Well. i i.ui a your ootiv ceil hv cell AV F.TT ttq . i i , vnnn Ti,-. i- i . ' Lee properly selected JVJUJJ. .lliat IS tile matprml nnH aa , .. selects the bt?st brick nnd mortar so vou sliouH w .1 g . . . , , . U OU bll0Uia 8elect the Very best materiiu; the world affords from which to build your bodv owada.vs we have that materinl rirl, - V' piTwrt " ' . Grape-Kfuts food is made from the certain selected parts of Wheat and Barley which supply the Phosphate of Potash that assimilates with Albu men and makes the soft errev mattpr 5 n t ha porfetftly rebuild and sustain the which the whole structure depends, and the food is so prepared in manufacture that babe or athlete can ditrest it " ' em. T ucio tuu U1JIM II. mere a Reason", and a profound one for GRAPE NtlTs , . . JPB0DUCT8 MFC CO. elfrned and the comnanv will be formed In - - the near future for the purpose of push- Ing the developing of this vast field. The PrODertV Ilea on the MIlWAiikpA rflllrnnd mnA - , " will in lima become one of the Important mlnlng centers of the state. V Fresh Air Freacrlntlon ,1re"n A,T ,"-r,pt," , , "Sleep in a room with . your windows wide open," Mld a prominent Garmaiitown Dhvslcian "if vou want to h fr from pnysician, ii you want to DOviree irom many of the ills of life. That Is one of the remedies I Drescribo for neai-lv all .. . : ,. . , ., ' . ... , vwu, a waa villi . TVVtMU VVUCI - wise take. I find that the average parson 7n Artunt r. rnf lhtT. . h la dreadfully afraid of catching a cold from sleeolnft in a room wham tho tern- ....... .. ... perature is aooui me same aa outside,! but there la not the slightest danger so long a mere is no arari. inis oonamon wasn t always unuerstooo. Bleeping rooms used to be hot and stuffy, and my peo- . ..w. v. t-vr- pie have them that way yet; and they a-re the people who generally suffer with the most colds. If. far healthier to sleep in a cold, well-ventilated room. Cover vnnr. self with a pair of blanket, and a good down quilt and you'll be waVm enough In nown quiit ana you ii db warm enougn in tha inMaat waathnr Uaw. K n -nA. ve the windows down from the top aa well as up from tha bottom, but close th door, of the sleeping room .0 that the rest of the house doesn't ret nhlllnd. Trai Will amall tha fraah air all night when It blows In i lie In bed, but there la no danger of your uaitiiiiiR cuiu, uBL-aunn your enure Dooy is in a .tate of relaxation. When you wake ln the morning after a nlcrht's sleen ln the fresh air, you'll feel that you are trully liv- lnff. Trv It for on nr tarn nlrrhta mr.rt mom I " ' " I if you don't think If. great" Philadelphia Dsrllnstoa.Iowa Cltv nehatv. T . Z U .T IOWA CITT. Ia. Feb. 24. (Snec al.i Tha - . . . ----- - - Inn. hlnh aihl (..m m t V. & n..Mll.M I ...v.. ... ,.,.- ton team In dfha.ta nn IT-ehrnaiv 9S tn I ... ... . . , decide the championship of southeastern " "t -... " yearand great interest I. manifested In I the result. The latest anhnol to fall victim " " . : " : w.....Bw.. ,Bl rofAlunii (I linonl rvi rvi i A art lalnn I - Chief. .School . OOlcers Confer. . WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.-A conference of tho chief school Offloera of tha ata.tea anrl territories with the United States bureau of education was held here today. James B. Aswell, superintendent of public In struction of Louisiana acted as temnorarv chairman of the meeting. Priest Bnneoed by Check. rT a wnp xt t rAk j a 4 v. . , i.jv. ...... . . . v., . v k. tr, j-i. . 1 1 i V BrsrVlCDS at the Catholic church here yesterday Rev T--.il. T.I TT Tl 1 .13 . , tlon that he had been "buncoed" with a worthless check which was given him by ra. r nuirr uunii x-. uujrian luiu nis congrega- , toRT.. ALT. tT, iT-n. hiu Him na naa noi only lost the amount of the fee, but had been obliged to pay $1.26 protest fees on mv l.-lll-. Bnttrtck Visiting- Colleges. PPT T'AT'T. Vtnn Vh QJ U... Tiuttrlf'k. bimt.1 u r v nt H. i . - s . viDiici a. Hi yi ii i - p . 1 1 .... I U... ..I V. . . i . in Mlnnr.;,tk investl. CORN the colleges of the state" left here last ,V.i i i"""" no" ,u'"l'un wnet"r copyrighted music is pro niiht (nt m.hi.. ivi. h.ll 1. VT. pital wa. formally approved bv th tectert aninrt r.-j. . . - " - - t 1 1 .j i ti no win con- i !f.r wLth,.,,1 rtmM' "t Y"nhlse of the Univer- f wi.ii x i rraitie-iii vnnniB ui n t'nivr- I ?!ty f Wteconsln. The General Bducation Hnard nan in onrlnmm r.f a.4 finn ivwi at. I interest of which is given ln endowments to worthy college, and universities. Arm f Man on Cm Tpk. CHtrAfin S"h - ! tn, . was today found wedged between the trucKs of a mall car on the Santa Fe railroad when It arrived In this city. The car was .7, .u.Mo jiiin uuisiae unicagj. Edison Resting, Easily. soft. famous rnveroTw08 f .Ed- re"e tlon until a future date. The mat to.n operatum for the removal f1 ad Ur WlU not be brought at the "etlng of abcess in the ear last night, was renorl.!. the bo?r1 net Monday evening, It Is un- ZWrVl0.?.-- B-M o"tood. but will be threshed out In a. to be restlni ei- I. .:""U-W" reported Kdison paased a 'fklrly'TomfoTtaSfet tlon is expUd'. ""-"" conui- i-uuwu Dy an delicate nervous svstem mJn - I WILL SUBMIT BOND QUESTION County Board Takti Tint Step Toward Special Election. I COURT HOUSE JAIL HEEDED All Bill for Repairs Preaat Jail Releeted ana Cennty Attorney Onterrd ta -Draw Reeelatloa for Sabaslaaloa ta reople. , M, . The first dec Ik Ve aten toward the aub. I , , - - - " """" l"B cuu nou" Dona Proposi- : " " l" " . . j,lounly Wo I "urn bi ins meeiinr or xne county DOira I - held Monday afternoon, whea a resolu- I linn nff.r.,1 Ktr B..lnnn .. Jl w , . ui- rectlng the county attorney to draw un la nutUble resolution for the submission of the question. - The Old 'factional division' annrared In I the vote on. Solomon1 resolution. Solo- mon, Ure ar.d Kennard voted for It and , . m , orunina r na i rainor aaitea to iir excused from wotlna; at all. - In axplanaton they said they wanted time to look It -ovor. i pruning asKed that it be held until a ruta.e meeting lof-the board, but Chair- man ' Kennard ruled aa-alnat hlmj nntii I Brurtlng and Tralnor Indicated that they s I'linus. v jj I mignt vote for it if action were delayed tt . The resolution brlnge squarely before the board the question of submitting the itn h rt . . . . ... vrupuHiiion ii a apcciai election. it is as follows: Text of tho Reeol.tlon. ' .KWh.erfa"' .Tho. count -J" w about twenty-six years ago, and at that time the county contained only about f,0-0"0 fopiiiatlon. and as the jail is en- tirely to? """' ,or present or future use. we believe it mi.. to ..n.na money In alteration, of the present T juii; "!?,. w nereas. The grand Jury has asked --v w as r w inn ca, DUIlauin JII , UI1U. Whereas, The county court house and vault apace Is also toS small. th plumb- mg, heating, ventilation and light In very bad condition! and I w-r... .....".' -v Bim.uir mruiui me cum ceeding 1,500 for any "count? bnHdJnK, I wunoui nrst suDmitting the question to I mitauuu, mcrriure, Resolved. That all' bids for reoairs or Mesoived, That all bids for repairs or alterations at the county Jail be and is l,"0i;yfre.cted' .and ,ne c,ouJl1tyi clerl be crrtlf.eache'cks6:1 UAll fufc? Resolved. That tho nmmiv crmieu cnecKs: ana, De it rurtner " nimcu disui in tne case or Resolved, That the county attorney be Charles T. C. Perry, receiver of the bank Hthorized and directed to nrenare a r..nt . t . . 1 .. . T".. VVzea nna aireetea to prepare a ool1trrefo,rec1oUn, s'lTe.n board for consideration, not later ' than lT.k.ii.w., HQ lunu m.. - . .. ... . February. 29. l0!i. ralllne tnr tha mh. ml"B'n to . the people of this county at ,ng bond, foi t7rectro7o. "a countV court house and tall, anrf tn hiv an. thorlty to do SUCll Other thlnSS as liri office rooms, etc. air. Duiomon also presented two CrorvosI- tlons for a temporary inn tn h usd while the new bulldlnv ) haimr ramimi in - -t- .. ... case the people vote the bonds. One was frnm V T T1n,l rv, .v. Au..n uj - wu8a, nuu iciiirvciUB me ownera of the property Just north of the would accommodate an t. shared, two.storv uu"u'nn wnicn accoraing to estimate, se- i w.. , . - building which according to estimate, se uicu ujr oumiiiuu wouia COSl BOOUt U,UUU. . -J ne owners or the property propose to giv i. - . . . counly iUO B)te rent rreo ror ,,ve year, for the building when the county Is through Willi u. Pnt Vd Temnorar B.lldlna-. wu. . iim omer proposition was tentative ana wa. pregented by W. Farnam Smith, who renresents the owners nf tho 1nt srrn.a tha atraat f-nn h 1 .. tc,u teenth and Harn'ejr. It 'was made subject to ratification, by the owners. The pro-. i . ,1.- . . .. . 1 uuecti ib iur me owners 10 mir un a nniiri. Ing to cost about $15,000 and rent It to the county for 13,000 a year for five years. which in effect would make the county pay ror the building for five years' use of it. It was the opinion of Solomon that the building would not be worth much for any oiner purpose after the county was throus-h with it ooara Monday listened to a nurdber ' property owner, along the Briggs road reh7b:uoroomr.rthrr.r.?"i. the low land. Benson tirnmrtv' 'nwn.r. , , , , were also nresent and nuked that th. mil. I - .....o and a half north of Krug park be Included - v -a "urn. iiia Doara took no action. , th. 7h. " ,7... Z'T.. 7.7 .."..n . " ine contract ror tne construction of , . . . i . . .. . i hoard. It provldea the building shall be v 4V"" uuiiai completed withln'ninety day. ' Eri TI7 U Vl I n tn I nnt i OTII I rTrn uiiTrntiniie STILL AFTER WATERH0USE Dr. W. II. Christie's Objeetlona DIs- enssed in staa Chamber Session ofthe Board. Taking under advisement Dr. w. u Christie's prnounced objections to Principal A. it. Water house of the Omaha High school, the Board of Education, meeting In executive session Monday afternoon, de derstood, but will be threshed out committee meetlntr. ' Dr. Christie objects to Principal A. H. . ...i m , vt.. 1 . i .. ..c.muuwj un account oi some dirrerence the YiHnrlnal haA with V. . . . .. . 1 - .we umior son several years ago. He spoke at length Sfi-alnst tha hna4 rt V. n ..h t . . " - j, "tuuui, declaring "a an uniu person to ocpunv tha hi.o POSltlcn Which ba fill, an th. nl . I . , . . u.ntrr II ie ni- ber. of the board spent most of their time at tha maatftT. In . I , .. . . -- ... ..inS iu inaxe me uoc- I ... au.ui i b aurerent light. The Monday afternoon meetlna? ..... . .... I chamber session and the Dublin wa. .. eluded from the room. Before adjourning each member took a solemn n.th tn v. the peace, and likewise keep their mouths ana me information the boarl inembers would give out wa. that ,. cussed Principal Waterhouse. CULTURAL STATION IN IOWA Government Takea Stepa to Pem.t. resri flatten Industry in United ... WAfiHINniYlM ,1-1.. I . . -, - -tn. 1 1 it. iwrnAnii. tlon of thf pearl button industry in Che United Statea, which is now confined to the States if Vi-U ... i"""" ur i" ravorawe report to tha nouse 01 representauves on a bill to eetaj- r ' u cu,iuri tation ,n th end congreMionai district of the state of Iowa. Tha .ntinn .h tum a Dioiogicai and rish cultural station In th. a . , . ..... I ? ?hvnd ,hrl" WM bMed on ,h "PO't of a special committee to Inveatlaat. fre,h wafcr clam 'r0', whtch thTlu"' M D,ad- PILES CURED IN TO ia n A v. PAZO Ointment la nutrinlu case of Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protudiog ruca iu a 10 it aays or money refunded. Mo. CHARGES AGAINST BOAT FIRM Representative Llller Declares EUc irio neat Company Improperly Inflaencd Lclalatloa. WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.Ranrant..l. feu?.' ITJI Z" ehT"" ,h"' th" Ele't,0 Bot bmpny f.? u"t w'Pnf,ul meUlou t0 ur ' Utloa. Ha declare, hi. ability to prove hU i h,re" wheu th. commute tak. them P r consiaeration, which probably vlll be tomorrow. The standing tommltte of cor respondents , today invest tested charge that Washington newspaper correspondents ar involved in thla matter; REBATE LAW HOLDS COOB (Continued from First Page.) th southern states, but the speaker, on an objection by Mr. Mann of Illinois, held wa. not privileged. IJoapit Mr. Dal tell argument the speaker refused to alter hla decision and the resolution waa recommitted. The army apnrorrlatlon bill. rrrvln r-u.uui.iam, was laaen up. Alter Mr. Hul n i v.-., . . . . ,w7?,i6, was taken un. After Mr. Hull i imu cajiuinea us provisions, t Mr Blayden of Texas, criticised "the enormous extravagance for the military establish m t.ii. w. ...,.... I - -- mw mi. no uiy or inn am pleaded for Increased for h. Mn.tu I ... ' i men or tn army. , I no,.. - .i - . . I iimiitr t-. v- . ' vision, and hv Mr w..hh,., - M i,.,..m. i- . . . ... in i.vur vi removing me restric tlon. of the Sherman .,,,i.r., i. I rdlnr nrMhi..tinn. - v. I " --.-.nmnvil. V. lUQIVIiaiJl, 1 I curtain .a... ' At 4;67 r. m.. th. I,n,.- .i. GOVERNMENT OWES THE SIOUX Snpreme Comrt Holds Orer Seven Hundred TlnuaJ n. WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. In an nMn. luiinf i ij Buprente court ' the United States today decided the ce ' the Slsseton and Wahpeton bands cu..- t i . . . . . .. . ion oy justice Holmes the supreme court " against tne united States favorably to the Indians The In- dlane elalmed a large sum of money 'Tvlng out of a treaty with them In 1851, under which the government agreed to r, th. 4nJ government agreed t0 .'n Lf.? 7 annully of 7,6O0 In addition to 1305,000 cash r,.i -. .i ularlv made tn Vrl 7 .w I"."17 made untl1 th 8lou outbreak OI . wnen, owing to the many atroci flOnilA tK. . A naca- Th co"rt of claims held that the government waa still indebted td the Indians for - $788,971. which waa todav .... ' '"' ""' aa toaay aiiirmea MO BANK CASE DECIDED Bank President's Noto Taken Up by un.i oi jus u WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 , today delivered the opinion of the TTn.ted State, Chnrles T c nnla of Hla Bank, i WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Justlce Holmes of the supreme rupt Capitol National hank of tt,.ihri. i Jainlt aty N.t.laf aaln8t the aty National Ba 1 r.9 . . ... of Kansaa nt Mr. ... tlon whether the' fund, of one bank whn dPI08l,ttl ln ""other can be appropriated to nav the nntci r,t th. . .... nn.1111,. -.vi.i. ... homa bank had money fen deposit' in the ivansas wity Dank. While tha lattar nonpar also held notes for mrna I'reflrtont nuiinirj m.i.i 1 - - j v, .un vyaiMiiuaia con- cern, and when the latter bank failed some I vaara mtr n j . . j ... . . f I f LJi irivu ill HIU OUllL 10 US credit In payment of Mr. Bllllngsley'. ao- TIMBER ON INDIAJT LANDS Snpreme Court Sara Interior Depart . meat Can Reanlate Its WASHINGTON. Feb. 24-In th. ... a. u. Btarr against a ,W. Campbel1, Involv ing me ngnt ot thft.mterlor department to regulate the disposal of timber on the lands of the Indians on the T.aPninia reservation In Wisconsin, which the court sustained, the supremo court of the TTniiai .uuajr m-m iibi a provision in a patent to land granted to. an Indian pro hibiting him frrrm t I n . I v. i . , " ,Hna HiHO was applicable to the alienating of timber on ine iana. in this case the timber . wortn xi5,ooo and the land wlthnnt tha timber $1,000. and Justice HrKrann ,h handed down the court's opinion, said that 10 conrine these restrictions to the sale or tne land would render it of small conse quence. CONSTRUCTION OF COPYRIGHT --j v-- WA fSIJTVP.rnw o, , . .. i v.,, c u, , ln Bn opinion hv Tn.tir.. r. u. . . .. -"'" "j " Bupreme court or the United States today decided the case of the niie-jsmiin jviusic Publishing company of Massach "fiiw vuuiuaiiy. a New Jersey corporation, involving th. -7 corporatlon. involving the . ,'i uiiiii.iiuii u ii iwrioraiea paper for use ln pianola and similar it,. tstruments. In favor of the Apollo company, ... ' rine view ot tne circuit court of appeals was accepted by the aunremn mnM ,hih was that as the perforated sheets rn nK. oe maae serviceable In connection with the machines in which they are used and can not be read, the reproduction of mn.in in this manner I. not a violation of the copy right taw. i DOMESTIC CHEDITOH PREFERRED Wisconsin .Case Decided Brlnarlng, Up international Um.tlnn. WASHINGTON. Feb. J4.-In th. ..... ine .uerun Bank na- cor nora.t inn knnn. the Discont. Gesellchaft, ag-alnst Augustus C. Umbreit, decided by the sunrnma eoni-t nf tha TTnltwtl tit ., t . i . . . - " T.va wujr tuvoraDiy to cmoreu, was involved the international -..h.- A . h""""" wmniier a aomestio creditor "hould be given preference over a fore Inn nHiitn. i t . . im American courts. The su- Drema court or wi..in i. ,v.i ..... tha .! n.l.,. v . , .. .. i . ifliiiaiTu, llciu Hi iavor or such preference and It. Judgment wa. affirmed Ik.. ........ .. .. . . v iwiay action or tae federal supreme court. lABOR , TO CONTINUE fighting: President Gompeya Declares Union. Will Not Be Driven Oat. WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.-Preident Hnn. pars, of the American Federation of Labor, before the house committee on tha ludini. ary today asserted that labor organisations are not going to be "driven out of exist ence," notwithstanding adverse dani.inn. by the courts. Ha expressed confidence . t . . V. . 1 I . . . .. . mai ma president, oi tne united states sin cerely sympathises "with all our people" ar1 AAA " "l hva reason, to believe that the pres.. dent not thoroughly informed aa to the ra.l ..mu!- l. - - . . . .. mese statement, were made ln an nr.., mnt on the Pearce bill to regulate the la ' of restraining orders - Mayor Beardsler Kenoml natarf KANRAS HTV V.i. 01 v... ti w Beardaley was this afternoon renominated by the republican cltv convention fnr mayor. A. run nonet was named. than i Cake, Pudding or Jj Pastry U, THE DAHTTY DESSEHT jj ' Cheajrer too H K, 0 cents m package jm IV Sar. Si jj&r PAT CLUB WOMEN ARE DOING Motnt Vernon Tea by Social Science Department of Club. MANY HEIRLOOMS IN EVIDENCE Yaana; Women's Christian Aeaorlatlow Olvea Colonial "Oet Two" Ban. - net 1 aaa Galas Many ' New Members. Powdered hair and face tAtohafl. hlah heeled shoes and priceless heirlooms In me way or neckerchtefg, hand-made laces, quaint Jewelry and huge comba Were much In evidence at Monday afternoon'. meeting or the social srlenr d.nartmxnt of the Woman's club, which took the form Of a Mmint Va.h..' i . tr..l a, . , . . . " " " it-h. x-uiiing asiue me more strenuous work of soclaV better ment that ordinarily engage them, the women celebrated Washington', birthday with a tea party and a talk on the main- tenance or Mount Vernon, his historic home, by Mrs. C. F. Manderson, one of the regent, of the association that naa errected it. restoration. It ha. been rirty year, since Mount Vernon became tne property of th association. In 1854, after the United Statea envarn- ment and the state of Virginia had de clined to buy the 1,209 acres that re mained of the Washlns-tnn estate lnolni Ing the house and buildings, Mis. Cun. ningnam or North Carolina made an ap peal to the women of the nation that they assume the obligation of reclaiming the Place. Accordingly the. Ladles' Mount vernon Association of the Union was formed, with Miss Cunnlntham aa rennt A regent wa. appointed from almost all tne otner states, their duty being to raise money for the purchase of the es ear. 4 -a rr I ine price set upon the old niaca was iuou.ooo. a sum then much In ex cess of Its actual worth, and the women raised all but $70,000. which waa ral.l by Edward Everett by lecture, on Wash ingion. in 1868 Mount Vernon became the property of the women and tha ra. storation began. An admission charge of 2S cents to tha grounas nas been the chief source of reve nue and It has nroven amnio sinca v.i gifts, notably one of $30,000 by Mrs. Phoebe iiearst, to meet the larger and more Im mediate demands, have been mrt n..t the association met many obstacles, chief among mem being the prejudice against women undertaking work of a public char acter. Then came the civil war hut .in. then things have beon easier. Although n armies passed repeatedly by Mount Vernon, it suffered HO desecration rront the removal of an eaele that nrnamnnlMl one or the buildings. A few years ago this was returned as mysteriously as it was taKen away. The buying back and raster Ing ti Its original place of the furniture inai oressed the mansion during Wash ington's time has required Influence aa well as money, but the women have succeeded admirably. The association now fnM.,.. about thirty regents. These are appointed for life iby the chief rerent. nnn iwrrt. menditlon of the others. Mrs. Manderson haa served about eight years, having suc ceeded Mrs. Mellora Clarkson, wife of Bish op Clarkson of Omaha The government ha. never made any appropriation what ever toward the purchase or -maintenance of Mount Vernon, and the place 1. now practically self supporting. General Msrderson spoke after Mrs. Man derson, giving soma reminiscences from the life of Washington. Department members with powdered hair and colonial costume - nm 1 ..j cookies, and music and a tnlnuette by .ome of the club daughters completed th after noon.' Colonial Banquet. Over one hundred new member, were added to the roll of the Young Women'. Christian association by the Colonial ban quet given Monday evening In the assocla tlon rooms In the Paxton block. It was a "get two" banquet, and the securing of two new members was the qualification for ad mission. Over 300 covers Were laid; The dinner was served by members of the Omaha Women's Christian Temperance union, who wore colonial costu met and powdered hair. The tables and rooms were decorated with blue and buff and little red hatchets were used aa nlata rarri. Mr. Frederick Wattle., president of the Sioux City association, was a guest of th even ing and spoke on "Loyalty," one of the chief essentials In association work. Mrs. Byers. general secretary, explained the plan for a new membership contest which opened with the banquet and closes March IS Th. red rose team will ba lead hv vti.. nr. Johnson and the white rose team by Dr. Nel- no watson. fcacn. team will htyre ten cap. tains and each captain ten lieutenants.. New mebershlps or renewals will ' count A cornet solo by Dr. Laird and muslo by Mrs. Walter Dale and Miss Mvrtln Mn. oohstltuted the program which was fol io wea.Dy an mrormal evening. CLOSE SOUTH DAKOTA FIGHT Stalwarts and Prnarrs.l ves n Battle mat Will Not Be Settled Till End. YANKTON, S. D.. Feb. 24. tRneclal.- Sixteen of the fifty-three countie. of Iho state have already chosen delegate, to the nrst republican .tate convention, to be held at Huron, April 7. to choose eUht delegates to the national republican conven tion, itiese delegates, have all been chosen by county central committees, under the provision of the nrtmarv law that hn mere is no contest ln a county the com mlttees may name the deleautes. The stalwart, or Klttredtre deleastes. an far chosen by county committees are as rouows: Charles Mix. 7: Dav. 13: Pjlmim fir..,'. rv ft. I, I r u.lnirv ft. T ' , Minnehaha, Hi; Pennington', 11; Sanborn, 4; flinn., o, luittl, Xll. The Insurgent, or Crawford delegates, so lar chosen are: Camnbell. S: Charles Mlv ft- np..rnru R. II. a.' . , .' "L.rl .wiuwu, v. w.iauiu, v, nilLKVinin7, Oi l'lierson. 4: Sanborn. 4: Bolnk. &: Rr.ni. i 6: Sully, 3: total. 64. The stalwarts count aa sure ta land in their column Brown, Butte, Custer, Doug las, Pall River, Hughes, McCook. Marshall and Meade, with a total of 89 delegates. This would make a tjjtal of 185 delegates apparently conceded to th stalwarts, it will require 245 to control tha convention. This Indicates how close It will be between the two factions In that conventlen. SCOTLAND, S. D Feb. 24.-(8peclal.)-An issue ot veracity haa been squarely raised between Governor Crawford ani Senator Klttredge ln - their campaign for nomination for United State, senator. In his speech Senator Klttredge Is saying every day: I was never a lobbyist for a railroad com pany or anybody else. I never appeared in that capacity at Pierre or elsewhere. In hla speech Governor Crawford is now saying every day: In 1M the republican state convention at Yankton adopted as a plank in Its plat form a reaolutlnn in favor of tha Iowa maximum rale law, which gave to the State Railway commission the rlsht to promul gate and enforce freight and passenger schedules. During the fuiowlng secalon of the loglslature Mr. Klttredge and A, C. Johnson opened headquarters at the Ijock hotel In PWrre foe the railroads and fousht the passage of tha propusrd law, tooth and nail during the entire session of the legis lature and aucreedrd In defeating It. Klt tredge waa there In person and fell out rails Pettlgrew watitrd the republican party to redeem Its platform promise. Rnimr Cor Inkta flood Time. RAPID CITT. 8. TV. Feb. :4.-6reclal. A car of lumb.r with, a broken brake be came detached from the train on the Mil waukee main line, and there being a stiff breese at the time. It soon galn-d such headway that It could not b ov?r akn. From Caputa, the first station, twenty miles fast, word was received by telephone that the car had passed by at a sre-J of over sixty , miles an hour. The csr stopped at Creston. where the road has n upgrade for a short dlstsnce. The trip from Rapid City to Creston, thirty miles, wni made in thirty minutes." Democrats Select Delegates. STUROlS, 8. P., Feb.'i4.-(Speclal.)-At a meeting of the democrats of Meailo coun ty, held In Sturals at the courthouse, the following named were chosen as delegates to attend the state convention at Mitchell : John D. Hale, Thomas Stewart. W. A. Stusrt and J. D. Johnson; alternates, Geo. Mlnturn, Jesse Brown, M. M. Cooper and A. Rruch. The doleaates were Instructed to favor the selection of John D. Hale as Jeleajate to the national convention to be held lit Denver, and Aim wnrk for a aolwl itate delegation favorable to tha candidacy of William J. Brvsn. . v Nama ICnb at Stargla. STURGI9. 8. n.. Keh 21 ISn.Hal Sturgl. ha. .ometblng new ln the club line. A club ha. been orasnlzed known -aa the Do Little club." and no man who Works Is eligible to become a member. Th mem bers claim td have entered Into a con tract with th authorities of Nevada to round lip the 15,000 head of wild horses now running at large In that state. They are to receive $3 per head for each borsa killed. and in case any are captured alive they become the owner, of the animals. NORMALS ASKING AID (Continued from First Page.) been he guest of Judge Boyd, left for home today. Rural free delivery carriers annolntad Nebraska Carteton, route 1, Clark D Baker carrier. Frank O. Emerlrk anh.ti. tute; Plattsmouth, route 2. Cecil L. Thomas carrier, F. .C. Thomas substitute. Iowa Archer, route L Joe Lamkln carrier, John Hayes substitute: Glen wood, route S, Mar lln T. Young carrier, Eva Young substi tute; Henderson, route 1, Curtis Cuiran carrier, Fredrlch M. Crelgh. substitute. South Dakota Athot. route 1. Everett Price carrier, Joe Kegler substitute. Contract for Dirigible Ralluon. Thomas S. Baldwin of New York Cltv has been awarded the contract" by the sig nal office for furnishing the army with a dirigible balloon, at the price named by him of $fi,750. It Is to be delivered in 150 days. The trial flight will be held at Fort Myer, Va. DEATH RECORD. W. A. Lynch. BTURG1H. H. D.. Feb. 24 fSnerlal.. Word was received here that W. A. Lynch. who was taken to St. Paul for treatment, died there on February 15. Mr. Yynch was a nioneer of Meade countv and at one time wa. a member of the South Dakota legisla ture. Before taken to the hospital at St. Paul Mr. Lynch was found at his ranch on Grand river by a neighbor, who brought him to Hettinger, where it was found his feet had been- frozen and his lower ex tremities were swollen from dropsy andtlio clothing imbedded In the flesh. Clothing and boots wero removed by means of a rasor, revealing the fact that gangrene had set In, making amputation necessary. Tho surgeons at the hospital did not opera'e ne couia not survive tne operation. He was made as comfortable as possible until be passed away. Sister Marr Ananatlne Byron After an illness of five months Sister Mary Augustine Byron died Sunday at Mount St. Mary's seminary, 1424 Castellar street. Solemn high mass was Raid at the convent chapel, the funeral being held at 9:30 Monday morning, with burial In the sisters lot at Holy Bepulcher cemetery. The pallbearers were Richard O'Brien, George B. Holmes, Andrew Murphy, Hugh McCaffrey, John Power and Dr. T. J. Dwyer. W. J. Kniaht. DUBUQUE, Ia., Feb. 24.-W. J. Knight. 70 years old and one of the most Influential attorneys of Dubuque, died yesterday afternoon of heart trouble. He was engaged In active practice up to three weeks ago. He was mayor once and served three terms as state senator. He was one of the tnjst known corporation attorneys in the west. At the time of his death he was general counsel in Iowa of the Illinois Cen tral and Milwaukee roads. Captain Allison Martin. EAST LIVERPOOL. O.. Feb. 24. CaDtoln Allison Martin. 72 year, of aire, well known to Ohio and Mississippi river men, died today at his home near Chester, Va. Cap tain Martin rendered valuable service dur ing the civil war, piloting vessels in the transportation of union troops on the Ohio, Mississippi and Mlsouri rivers. Dr. - Isaac H. Trimble. BALTIMORE, Md., Feb. 24. Dr. Isaac R. Trimble,, a well known surgeon, died her last nlKtit of blood poisoning. ' He waa infected while performing an operation on February JO, and in spite of all precau tions and several operations, his life could not be saved. Dr. Trimble was professor of anatomy in the College of Physicians and Surgeons. William II. Prrscott. ROCKVILLE, Conn., Fb. 24. William II. Prescott, vice president of the United States Envelope company, and on of th most prominent manufacturers In th coun try, died at hi. home early today. Mr. Preecott wa. over 00 years old. TO PHfcVIDT THE till I P. Laxative Bromo Quinine remove, the cause. There Is only one "Bromo Quinine." Look for signature of E. W Grove. 25c. Dleea Into Pile of Urlck. MARSHALLTOWN. la.. Feb. 24 rfJn.. clal Telegram.) Fred Miller, a Drofeiialnnai building wrecker of Chicago, fell from the second story or tne aismaniied glucos building, a distance of twenty-two feet, today, striking head first on a pile of There's safety la this signature. Food purity reaches perfection la the most concentrated form of beef known, which this signature stands for, IIEBIG C0MPANYS Extract, of licef It Is standardized, of unchang ing quality, and without any ad ditions whatcver-jjast pure essence of prime .beef. For forty years the first.- brick. While bndly hurt, Miller escaped with his life and will live. . . SHIP LCST JN ICE FIELD Philadelphia, tiarlc with Twelve Mr Not Heard From Slnee October Last. rHIT.ADKT THIA, Feb. 2I.-Prrtr.en fust In Ih Ice felltls of the north, tho Philadel phia brk Akallne lies beyond reach , of malls snd telegraphs. The hark was rniicht in the Ire last October while working away from tne west cont or Greenland, bound for Copenhagen nnd Philadelphia. It I. eommsnded by Captain Jensen of this cltv. His crew of twelve men were also shipped from this port 'Inst summer' Andrewa Tnlks on Roosevelt. CHICAGO. Fell. 24. (Rnoclnl IVl.-ar,,,,, Chancellor E. II. Andrewa of the Unlver sltjrof Nebraska, prrauhlng her lust nlsht. likened Roosevelt to Daniel. Ho said It la easier for hie enemies to plot him down than to destroy him. ;.. - Your eye can't tell. Cellulose thatV prac tically sawdust Careless milling leaves it in the flour. Your eye will never no-; b'ce it. Your stomach will.; The Washburn-Crosby' milling process eliminates all cellulose from Gold Medal Flour Gold Medal Flour a... ""'HBUIlll CsflJI1 1 For Sale by Grocers HOTEL. ANNOUNCEMENT To My Triends, Acquaintance, and the General Traveling- Poblloi X wish yon to know that X bav purchased the "OtttA HOTEL." X promise that th aerrlo in this growing and popular Hotel will continue to be better than you oan get anywhsr else. , , Having had twenty-flv years' xperieuo ln th city, X hop to cater to my friends in the future a. X have ln th past. Soliciting your patronag, X await your coming. . . . , BAM BACMABT, Prop. 2EE!aS3ES VHEH DOWK TOWlt Eat your noonday lunch at ' th SEW XX.XB OBAJfS CATS Restaurant Prlc. Her Grand Survlc . ' IP f ' JW-al.P".ll W 1 1 "S uai 4i.-i:f--.T.'d - " - - '- ' ' " .1' I Mr. Business IVI an GET TOUB NOON DAYLUNCII 6Ae CALUMET AMUSEMENTS. Boyd's'. Theater The ITALIAN GRAND OPERA COMPAiiY TONIGHT 'AID A. ' ' Tuesday Ev'ng "Trfivlata" Wed. Mat "Carmen." Wed. Ev'ng VFaut..'.' Company of Mm Orclnpetra of JO. . Prices: io to ! no. 1S Thursday, Friday unci 'uiuuy Mntlne &itnMv I ROBERT EDESOr.. -- In his Kreu'.i.st suix-o'S. "I.LAS8- MATFH " S iits on n le toftnv. Coming MAY liUlibuN. 4P ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE Mstlace Dally, fl:18. Every Wight, 0:18 THIS WEEK Chae. S. Evan. Co Cliff Gordsu, Juggling-- Hmnui, Kosy a X.a, Moll a 4s Corralli. Marie rloreuos, Marguerite it Hanley, and Th atlnoarom. Price, i 10c, 85c and 600. JKext Week PEBPEOT VATJIBT1XX.B THE GREAT ORPHEUM ROAD SHOW BEATS HOW OH BALE. KRUG THEATER W 15c-?6c-5'ic-75o. -lOMlUHT LAST TIM U.. HKN llENrudCKM In YON YONSON Wednt nflay "At Yule."- J liursuay "A Texas ltsngr." M A A fK. rT Bell 'phone, Douglas 19o. . 'I Hun-iluoiiH i roiluctlon of THIS Bicanrd jaansiieia'. version nf tlie il.nnan Romance OLD HEIDELBERG ITTXll.i:!kl Mai. r, ....... WEEK of Council Uluffs in (irrn.aii Rtmlonts. MATS. TUL 1KUS.S., SAT a, UVM. Heat-AierU-a a UnaUH I'lay-ALAHAalA i?R ANK R. 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