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TOE OMAHA SUNDAY 'AUdlTST 2," 1901 X. 4 T i ) 1 -V jjJEWS OF COUNCIL Office 15 Scott Street. MINOR MttATIOHr. bavls, drugs. 8;ockert sells carpets. :d Rna-ers, Tony Fauat beer. Lewis Cutler, tuners! director. 'Phone 7. ETBB EXAMINED FREB-LEFFERTS. .Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. i3. ptiaranteed watches from 11.00 up at O. Ja,uthee, 228 Broadway. rBorn. to Mr. and lira. Jack Carlton, 1120 venue B, yesterday, a daughter. .Bluff City Manotiic Imlite will meet this evening ror work In the third degree. , W know we have the bent flour. Esoe la the kiame. Kartell & Mlllrr. Phone 869. "Falu term Weatern la. college opens Morv'Aug. tl. Bend for our new catalogue. TW beat season for wall paper la right now. Let Borwlck figure with you. 211 South Main. . A marriage license was laauod yesterday to O. E. Houta, aged 84. and Ura May Houtx, aged 28. both of Omaha. Neb. High grade work done In watch and Jewelrv renal rlna. Every lob an adver tisement. Alwaya well done. Leffert's, u urosdway. Mlsa Emma Messner. wife of Harry Messner. 1220 Soventh avenue, died at a late hour Thursday nlnht. aged 21 year. upsides her huabnnd ahe leaves a four rtays old baby. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:3u o'clhck, from the Mwedish Lutheran church, and burial will be In Walnut Hill cemetery. James Martin Johnann. ion of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Johnson. 726 Madison avenuo, died Thursday In Kansas City, Kan., from tuberculosa, a (tod st yeara. The body ar rived here yesterday morning and the fu neral will be held Sunday afternoon at t o'clock from the family residence. Inter ment will be In Walnut Hill cemetery. Rlrhard Reetnn, the young man charged by Edith Carter, a girl not nulla 1" yeara j of aa-e, living at 2T.16 Avenue A, with be i tfnylng her under promise of marriage, was ' efter a nrnllmlnArv hMrlni hefnr Justice Co'.-rr yesteday bound over to await the aotlon of the district grand Jury. In de fault of bonds placed at $500 Beeton committed to the county Jail. Mra. May Fllnn besan ault In the district court yesterday for divorce from Frederick . K. IFlInn, to whom ahe was marni April IA, (its!. In this city. She alleges that ow ing to hla cruel and Inhuman treatment I Of her aha wal forced to leave him July of this year. She aaka to be awarded the household furniture ana to oe aecrrea half Interest In a piece of real estate Valued at ll.SuO as alimony. Joaenh R. White, ared 72 years, died Thursday evening at his home, Tig Seventh avenue. He la survived by his wife and rone dauahter. Mrs. Alice Downtna of Bew- ' ard. Neb. He has been a resident of this city (or ten yeara. The funeral will be held Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock, from the residence, and burial will be In Walnut Hill cemetery. Rev. Marcus P. McClura, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, of which Mr. White waa a member, will conduct tha service. The following have been aelected to act , as pall bearers at the funeral of the late Robert Green, which will be held at 9 i o'clock this morning; from the family res! I dence, 312 High School avenue: William Keellne. T. J. Shugart, C. J. Btlllwell, C. W. Woodford, J. 11. Chlsam and Kobert Murtla. Burial will be In Falrvlew cetne i tery and the services will be conducted i Dv Rev. T. J. Msckey. rector or ah saints' I ..... I nkiir,,). In.aK- J - Or..n w a Member ot Fidelity council, Royal Ar num. Hlnta for the Housewives Order your ; goods early and get the pick. We have to"dav liar lie U pears at fl.lS per box: peaches at 80 cents per banket; good watermelons at 40 and 60 cents each, tha long kind that are always good; musk- melons at 10 cents: blueberries at no cents per box; blackberries at 10 centa; blue plums, 40 cents; red plums, Sft cents; , celery, 0 cents. in ves;euiDies we nave . eorn, wax beans, cabbage, beets, onlona tzi cucumbers. Try our Golden Rule i I - i ... . 1 i jrt U'ur, uuvv useu. imnya ubcu, m .-w r sack. We always keep Morrell'a ba ft the kind that is always good, sliced f tin strips, 20 cents per pound, w bj- V ., I ... i u l I 11 T.l.nhAn. 9K0 . MI1U. OKI Wl SE tfLIHOI) ioioiiivii. f Uurday Specials E.-C. Corn Flakes, 7 f gts; quart Jar olives or sweet pickles, h cents; Quaker Wheat . Berries, per T 'ackaxe. 6 cents; Hapouo, I cents: ten f rs soap, 26 cents; half gallon Mason mi. can, 10 cents; also everything in .r, peaches, Dananas, piums, melons, foranffes, wax ueans. aweri cum, eiu. in our meat department, pot roasts, 6 cents to 10 cents per pound; home-made liver sausage, three pounds, 2 Si cents; corned beof, 5 cents to 8 cents per pound, etc. (In our hardware department, the One Minute washer, $10.00; galvanised wash-tubs.- 49 centa; smoothing irons, per set, un .. th.u.fiitiHh lnih o-nclon hn.A -- T rents! hose reels. 79 cents: rnmocks. 11.26 to H.6o; lawn swinns. .60: gasoline or gas stove ovens, ii.uo. v 111 save you money. J. Zoller Mer- fcnint e orav ntlle Company. 100-102-104-108 Broad- vray. Phones SZ0. H. A. Justus, collector for an Omaha In- "gtallment house, waa arrested yesterday If afternoon and a charge of Impersonating 1 1 an officer was placed against him at police ! t headquarters. Justus was said to have when questioned by a man- to whom the young woman appealed for protection is alleged to nave representea nimseir to ie an officer. When taken Into custody Jus tus denied having claimed to be an offi cer and stated he had questioned and fol lowed the young woman because he be lleved her to be a party who hart pur- ,... .1. hi. firm n..4 h residence without paying ror them. Justus was later released on a $50 cash bond, fur- nished iff Omaha by the manager of the company In by which he Is employed, tie is booked for a hearing in police court this morning. V, Real A T tram Estate Transfers. transfers were reported to The too July a by the Pottswattamie County Abstract company of Council Bluffs: Samuel Allls and wife to J. R. Morris and F. H. Stow, lot C, In Cassady' add to Council Bluffs, w d K,000 Ernest E. Hsrt (Inc.) to Julius Jensen, lot . In blook It. Halls add to Council Bluffs, w d 1,500 J. W. Klrchcr to Hannah F. Mellon, lota t, I, 4, b, in block 12. McClelland, w d Louis C. Barley and wife to Albert O. Conley, Jr., lot t, block 18. Ever ett's add to CouncH Bluffs, w d Peter Nelson and wife to Andrew C. Chrlstensen, lot E. In Babbitt Place add to Council Bluffs, w d Mae Davis and husband to Joseph H. Leonard, e1 swS and se4 1S-74-S8, q ( d Oluf Rondo and wife to trustee of Danish Evangelical Lutheran church, Weston, la., part of iw iw 24-77-43. W d 47S 227 600 125 Seven tranafera, total Eagles and Coart lloae to Play. In order to get Into training for the big game with the Cliff Dwellera ot Douglas county, Neb., at Vlntun park Saturday of next week, the base ball experts of the Ppt- i tawattainle county, court house will try . inclusions this afternoon at Council Bluffs with the team from the Council Bluffs iagles. The contest will be pulled off at Ideal Hustlers' ball park and the game til be called at 1 o'clock. This Is the lineup: Court House. Positions. Eagles. knsea. Catcher ., Williams kith. ....Pitcher Ole Hill ... Flrnt base F. Murphy ... tieennd base S. Austin ....Third base B. Bwaney ....Shortetop G. Culton ....Left fit Id. ...P. Lawnberg ....Center field BUI Bell ....Right field. ..Joe O'Neary & Vly. tey ey. ithrop.. R B tiunds... Blrd Coining.. A. A. CLARK Cl CO. LOAil MOIIEY 01! A'3T ANT CHATTEL SJCCCRITT AT ONS-HALV HUB VSCAIi BATES. rV Xwfatf Taars of Buocaasfvl IfMlnesa. CORSXn IIAXX AAD lUtOAJUWAT, OVXB AJktERITAJf KXTKESS. Mo oannnotlon with tb gM-aa -nlllrg s sssoirs is ft Clark rtrV Cw. BOTH TUO.s tUte , JXK y. ttlMfl:?, fcf,. te53ar?f INTEREST FROM- IOWA BLUFFS Both 'Phones 43. BRYAN LOOKS OYER PLANT Identity of Expert Hydraulic Engi neer Finally Made Known. COUNCILMAN BELHNQEB IGNORED Louis Man Says Plana of Engineer Are Excellent Further Inspection to Be Mad. City The Identity of the expert hydraullo en glneer employed, by the city council com mlttee on waterworks, of which Council man Jensen Is chairman, Is no longer a secret. His name is W. H. Bryan and he la from St. Louis. With the arrival of Mr. Bryan In tha city Friday morn Ing the secret was out. Mr. Bryan Immediately .on his arrival was taken In charge by Councilman Jen sen, who was later Joined by Councilman McMillan, another member of the water works committee. Councilman Bellinger, ho Is the third member of the commit tee, has ao far been entirely ignorea Dy his two conferees. Mr. Bryan shortly after his arrival was escorted to the office of City Engineer Etnyre, where, to the evident chagrin of Councilman Jensen, severa.1 newspaper men happened to be. Failing to secure an Introduction from Mr. Jensen, the newspaper men Introduced themselves to the St. Louis engineer and succeeded In securing a brief statement from him be fore tbe chairman of the committee hur rled Mr. Bryan off to his private office on Broadway. . ' Statement of the Expert. Mr. Bryan said that ha had gone over the plana for the proposed municipal waterworks plan drawn by City Engineer Etnyra and they were very good on the whole.- "There-are some details which rerhaps might be changed with advantage, but as a whole the plana seemed to be excellent ones. There are some details which I wish to discuss with Mr. Etnyre and for this reason I will make an In spectlon of the system. There are some details, too, where the Idea In mind seems to be somewhat obscured, and before can quits understand Just what Is In tended will have to go over them with the city engineer." Mr. Bryan said that perhaps he would be better prepared to make a more defi nite statement this afternoon. He ex pects to remain In the city over Sun day, but it could not be learned yester day whether he would hava, his report ready to submit at the meeting of tha city council next Monday night. .Mr. Bryan said he stopped In the city one day some time ago prior to his em ployment by the committee and at that time bad an informal discussion ot the plans with Mr. Etnyre, but that ho had nothing to do with the specifications as drawn up by tha city engineer . Mr. Bryan waa also In the city during the regime of the old council. He of fered his services at that time to ap praise tha plant of the waterworks com pany for the olty, which waa done, how ever by Wynkoop Klerated, the .expert hydraulic engineer of Kansas City.. Useful Articles for tha Ladles. We csrry a complete stock of curtain stretchers, , quilting frames, step ladders, Tlnt-o-lac, Jap-a-lao, enamelet, the three . great floor and furniture stains, and a complete line of furniture polish of different kinds. Remember we have a white maple veneered floor that is Just the thing to lay over a wornout or splintered floor; It'a i cheaper and better than linoleum. 'Phone 202 for samples and find out for youraelf that our prices are right. C. Hafer' Lumber Company, 1S5 Broadway. Both 'phones 202. Council Bluffa. Ia, Conference Over Line Extension. Wednesday of next week has been set as the date for a conference between the members of the city council and the of ficials of the. Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Rstlway company on tha aubject of the extension of the street car service to the Iowa School for the Deaf. In connection with this proposed exten sion, Emmet Tlnley', local attorney for the street railway company, and R. A- I.eusl r, secretary of the company, left last nltfht for St. Joseph, where this morning they will meet Robert Rice, general auperintendent i . .v.. t...h .v.. " l" "I the meeting being to reach a settlement as to crossings over the Burlington tracks. Progress on the extension to the School for the Deaf, It- Is claimed, has been blocked by the demands of the Burlington management that the street railway com. pany put In an overhead crossing, or no crossing at all. The street railway people contend that an overhead crossing, owing to the level character of the land, would be Impracticable. They desire to put In grade crossing with an interlocking dovlce which, they contend, would Insure perfect safety at the crossing. In the event ot the conference at St Joseph not resulting In some agreement. It Is said that the street railway company will probably take the matter Into tbe courts. , Burglars Loot Three Places. According to the reports made to the police department ' Friday, burglars broke into three business places Thursday night. The loot secured by the thieves was of comparatively small value. Tha Eagle laundry at 718 West Broadway waa entered through a window on tha west side' of the building. Tha money drawer and cash register were broken open and wrecked, but aa they contained no money, the burglars had their trouble for nothing. Four bundles of clean linen were taken, but three of the packages were found In tha lot at the rear of the laundry yester day morning. The burglars left the build ing by tha front door, which was left stand ing open. At the wholesale liquor house of Rosen- feld A Co., 519 South Main street, entrance was affected through a rear window. Here the thieves secured 15 In cash from tho money drawer. Of the money secured fl was In pennies. ' The thieves also helped themselves to ten quart bottles and ten half-pint flasks of whisky and several boxes of cigars. The planing mill of the Johnson-McLean company at Second avenue and Thirteenth HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. street was also entered through a window. Here, In addition to several articles of clothing, the thieves took a number of tool, Including an electrlo drill. AUTO MEX FORM HEW CLUB Matters for Their Own Goo an that of, Pnblle Dlaeasae-d. Although the giving of It a name was de ferred until later, the automobiles own ers of Council Bluffs formed sn organi sation at the meeting held Friday even ing at the Grand hotel by electing these officers: President, Dr. Donald Macrae, Jr.; vice president. Dr. Thomas B. Lacey; treasurer, J. O. Wadsworth; secretary, Thomas 8. Farnsworth. The executive committee wilt consist of the above officers and Maurice Wellman. To this committee was aslgned the task of preparing a constitution and by laws. One object of the organisation. It was stated, will be to prevent the reckless speeding of automobiles on the city streets. Another object that the organisation has in view Is the Improvement of the main thoroughfares leading Into the city and the roads generally throughout the adjacent territory. As soon as the organisation has tbe necessary funds In Its treasury it is pro posed to place mile posts at Intervals on the main roads leading Into the city, show ing the distance to Council Bluffs, also signals denoting the character of the thoroughfare and marking dangerous "places. The meeting last night was accompanied with a lunch served In tha Dutch room ot the hotel. Although the lunch feature was expected to sttract a large and rep resentative gathering of owners of autoa, only about twenty were in attendance. Thoae in attendance were 3. O. Wads- worth, Dr. R. B. Tubbs, Dr. H. A. Reich- enbach, A. L. English, C. E. Cunningham, F. D. Etnpkle, Thomas D. Metcalf, H. A. Boarle, Maurice Wellman, J. P. Davis, F. R. Davis, Thomas S. Farnsworth, Dr. A. 8 Beatty, Dr. T. B. Lacey, Charles E. Kim ball, J. E. Hollenbeck, Dr. Donald Macrae, Jr., W. H. Dudley. BOARD ACCEPTS RESIGNATION Superintendent of Schools Released by Members. The Board of Education took summary action Friday night on the resignation of Superintendent W. N. Clifford. Mr. Clif ford had tendered his resignation to take effect Septemberl, but the board, which met lest evening for an Informal discussion of the several candidates for the position of superintendent changed the program by holding a special formal session, and de cided to accept the resignation, the same to take effect today, which marks the close of the year for which Mr. Clifford was elected. As Mr.. Clifford will be engaged In Insti tute work during this month the board decided that It waa more or less a useless expense to retain him on the pay roll for the month, as he would under the clrcum stances be able to devote but little time to the work of the local schools. After taking, this action tha board dis cussed the several applicants for the po sition made vacant by Prof. Clifford's resignation, but took no action. It ia ex pected, however, that a superintendent will be elected at the ' regular meeting next week.' Prof. W. N. Clifford arrived home Thurs day night from Philadelphia, where he Is to become head of the commercial depart ment In the Boys' High school when he leaves the schools here. While east he went to Washington, where he arranged to give the Forestry department part of his time in preparing matter for the educa tional work of the bureau. Mrs. Clifford and daughter will leave to day for Des Moines, where they will visit relatives for some time. They will go from there to Indiana, where they will visit relatives before Joining Mr. Clifford In Philadelphia. HAD NEVER HIDDEN OX TRAIN John Westfall of Was, Iowa, Dies at Acs of Ninety-Five. ATLANTIC. Ia., Aug. 1. (Special.) By (he death of John Westfall, at the home of his son, near Wax, this county loses one of the oldest snd best known cltlsera In southwestern Iowa, He was born In Penn sylvania In May, 1813, and waa at the time of his death about 95 years old. He came to Iowa In 1840 and settled at Burlington, and in IMS he came to asa oounty, where ho had since lived. His death was the result of a stroke of paralysis. During the long life of this man he waa never on a railway train, and his friends were never able to get him to board one. The funeral waa held at the church at Wax, the Rev. II. D. Smith officiating. Horseman Commits Snlclde. BURLINGTON. Ia.. Aug. l.-(Speclal Telegram.) Daniel Lamasuey of Detroit, one of the best known race horse dealers In the country, committed suicide here to day while Insane from the heat. Iowa News Notes. MARSHALLTOWN-F. W. Armstrong, a well-known monev lender ami nrr.minun. Methodist, was arrested this afternoon by Chief of Police W. B. Nicholson on a charge of conducting a pawnshop without a license. He pleaded not guilty and hla hearing waa set for Friday. MARSH ALLTOWN Ollvee Jnh,..n i.uicr uvin- near iNevaua, while harness ing one of his horses, was kicked In the stomach. He waa removed to the hospital at Cambridge and during the night paraly sis of the bowels developed. It is feared uim in cannot survive. ATLANTIC Theodore W. Krause and Miss Grace Lackey were married at noon yesterday in the office of Justice Pressnall, who performed the ceremnrw Th couple are from the vicinity of Atlantic and win hum meir nome in Bear Grove on the farm adjoining that of the groom a father. ATLANTIC The marriage of Miss Flor ence Herbxrt and Herbert binlth took place at the home of the bride's mother in this city Wednesday evening in the presence of about thirty guests. The young couple left i"i a, mv 10 poims in lYiiorado ror a few. days, after which they will be at home near this city. IOWA FALLS-New city Jails are to be built this year by this city and Williams. The plana for the local Improvement are not completed, but the one at Williams will be fctttu feet In slxe and will be one story and basement. The ground floor will be used for council room and cKy offlcea and the Jail will be located In the basement. The building will be built of brick and will coat about 12.000. The contract will be let and work will commence about September 1. QLENWOOO Mrs. M. M. Bradway. mother of Nelson T. Bradway, editor of the Gltmwood Tribune, died at her home in Glenwood thla morning after an acute Ill ness of three weeks, following a hemorr hage of the eye, which caused loss ot vision in this eye. Mrs. Bradway had lived In Glenwood about forty eara and Is univer sally beloved. Besides Nelson. Mrs. Brad, way leaves one daughter. Mrs. Mary Cham bers, who Is In charge ot the glrla' dormi tory at Indlanola college. Tho funeral will be held here Saturday. IOWA FALLS Postmaster O. E. Wood of Union, who was formerly engaged In business In this city, has purchased a tract ot IM acres of tine farm land near Steam boat Rock, the conaideratlon bving $9.0uO. It is etsted that Mr. Wood, st tha expira tion of his official career, will occupy the newly acquired property as a home. An other big real estate deal of the last week Involved the tmnsfer of a 120-acre farm In Grundy oounty for .T,CJ0. This farm, which la one of tho best In tho county, waa aold by William and Roao Ileykena to Lko W tarda. Advertise In The Bee; It goes Into the homes ot ths best people. RAILROAD REFUSES SERVICE People of Southwestern Iowa Aak Train Irom Mount Ayr. SHENANDOAH ALSO HAS KICK Governor Cnmtnlns Takes Layoff for Week at Laks Forest, Illinois Pardon Recommended Ilaard. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Aug. 1. (Special.) South em and southwestern Iowa made Its com plaint to the State Railroad commission today for better railroad service over the Burlinston to Des Moines. Because oi ins time consumed In hearing the people ot East Des Molnea for a better depot on tha Bast Side the southwestern Iowa people were heard but briefly before noon and the hearing completed In the afternoon. P. 8. Eu.itls, passenger agent of the Burl Inston. who at tha previous hearing had promised to better tha service reported that the road had extended the time of one train from Van Wert on to Togo. The only thing the people of that line are asking Is that this train be extended to Mount Ayr, which Is two miles on further from Togo. Mr. Eustis clslmed that thia extension to Mount Ayr of two miles could not be ex tended without another train crew and the installation of 8n $F00 turn table and other expensra because of the limit of time train men can be had for continuous service, Lewis Miles of Corydon, former United Statea district attorney, appeared to oppose any further train service, claiming only that the trains would not pay dividends and the roada would then have to curtail some other service. Monnt Ayr Makes Showing-. The petitioners for the additional service Introduced train schedules to show that the Burlington could give the extra Mount Ar service without an additional train crew and vory little extra expense. They showed, too, that they have twenty hacks a week running between Mount Ayr and Benton for the benefit of people who wish to get out of Mount Ayr for the north, and being unable to get a Burlington train go serosa the country several miles to take the Great Western. The Clarlnda and Shenandoah people, who are also after better and additional service' over the Burlington, but on a dif ferent branch, leading to Des Moines, were heard this afternoon. They want an ad dltlpnal train to those they have now, They presented arguments to show the de mand and the entire questlen seemed ta be one of whether the traffic demanded It or not. State Officials Off. Governor A. B. Cummins left today for Clinton, Ia.,' where he will spend a day with ex-Congressman Curtis, and will then go on to Chicago, where he will spend week or more with hla brother, B. F. Cum mins, at Lake Forest. Mrs. Cummins ac companied him. W. W. Morrow, state treasurer, left today for hla home In Union county. He will at tend the meeting of the state central com mittee next Tuesday here, and will then return to his home again, and will spend a vacation of a month on his farm. Secretary of State W. C. Hayward left today for his home In Davenport, where he will spend two or three weeks on a vaca tion. State Auditor B. F. Carroll is making his plans to leave for California for a vacation, but haa not set the date ot his leaving yet. Jndae Green a Candidate. The announcement of the candidacy of Judge Green of Audubon county as a candi date for the supreme court vacancy, while no surprise to politicians, la the newest el ement In the situation. Judge W. R. Green Is on the bench In the Fifteenth district, which includes the counties of Audubon, Pottawattamie, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Shelby, Mills, Montgomery and Page. It is one of the largest Judicial districts In the state an It Is claimed that he will have the solid support of the district, which takes In all of the Ninth congressional district except two counties, Guthrie and Adair, and takes In two countlea ot the Eighth con gressional district, Fremont and Page. Judge Green Is considered a very strong lawyer and one of the big Judgea of Iowa. He heard the celebrated Doyle-Bums case in Pottawattamie county and a number of other big cases. He Is probably as strong a candidate as there Is thus far In the fl' Id His announcement was made yesterday In the papers of his Judicial district. A strong effort Is to be made to get the date of the conventlpn set for August 21, to be held in the stock pavilion at the state fair grounds, C'hanxe of Name. When the clock struck twelve tonight the Dea Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern railroad went out of bualnesa and the tracks, cars and the like known by that name became a part of the St. Paul & Des Moines railroad. Track la now laid within a mile of Mason City, and when this Is finished the road will operate from Mason City to St. Paul over the Milwaukee Pardon for Christmas. James La'he, an old man who Is serv ing a term in the penitentiary for the murder of his wife, will get a pardon from Governor Cummins for a Christmas present. The State Board of Parole recommended to the governor that the pardon be Issued on December 25. 1908, on the condition that Lane go to his son's home In Minnesota. The governor h approved the recommendation of the board. There Is no question but that Lane shot and killed his wife, but both were In the habit of getting drunk and quarreling over their children, both hav ing children by former marriages and none of their own. The governor approved the recommenda tions of ths board in each case that he has examined thua far. A pardon will be Issued to Edward Hanlon, a youth who la the son of respectable parents In Toledo, O., but who got the wanduring fever as a boy and turned tramp and broke into a building. He will be par doned on condition that he return to his parenta In Toledo. The boy'a real name la Edward Cobb. In regard to Otis Green, who was con victed In ths southwestern part of the stats for the murder of his wife, the board recommended that his only excuse is that he was drunk then and Is blind now. The board Intimates that Oscar Clow, who paased forged checks in Ottumwa, Burlington and Cedar Rapids, may sums tjms bs entitled to clemency, but not now, and James Burns, convicted In Polk county of the murder of Jrry Corcoran, must stsy in the penitentiary.- He Is nearly Insane. The board recommends that he la aa well oft there as anywhers and intimated that it considers him guilty of the crime with which hs la charged and convicted. Bad Storm at Ida Grove. IDA GROVE. Ia.. Aug. l.-(Speclal ) One of the worst storms of the year In this section of the state passed over Ida county Just before daylight Thurtday, and did thousands of dollars worth of damage to growing crops. It followed tha hottest day of the year, tho mercury having climbed to 1(0 even. Torrents of rain fell, ths wind reached ths velocity of a gals snd the electrical feature of the atorm was ter- rifle. Lightning struck the new barn of F. Parks, beta-cen here and Arthur, and It burned down with all Its contents, lhe bam was 44xso and was worth, with con tenta, about tt.OW. Another fine farm barn, owned by Tom Northrup, north of Ida Grove, was struck by lightning and burned. The wind blew down much corn and broke off a great deal ot It, so tho loss from this will bs heavy. t Two Roads Merged. IOWA FALLS. Ia., Aug. l.-(Speclal.- At midnight last night ths St. Paul Del Moines Railroad company will take over the Dea Moines. Iowa Falls at Northern road, which It recently purchased, and from rrow on will assume control and operation of It. By this transfer ths old company passes out of existence. President O. A. W. Dodg of the St. Paul A Des Moines road Issued a circular today In which he announced the following offlcera of the new company: F. C. McMillan, general man ager, Des Moines; W. R. Bterrett, general freight snd passenger agent. Des Moines; W. J. Bonder, superintendent and auditor. Iowa Falls; F. It. Doxey, master mechanic, Iowa Falls; F. M. Cook, trainmaster, Iowa Falls; H. L. Jackson, chief engineer, Iowa Falls. Edward Eckert Fonnd Dead. IOWA CITT, Ia., Aug. l.-(Specal.)- The body of Edward Eokert, a Jeweler of Marengo, was found partly submerged In ihe Iowa river near Amana last night. Two bullet holea were discovered In the temple and It la believed that he committed sui cide. Mr. Eckert has been In 111 health for some time which la thought to have been the cause of the act. He left his home In an automobile Tues day morning, announcing a business trip. No fears were entertained for him until the automobile was found In the woods Wednesday. A searching party has been looking for him since that time. Young; Woman Burned to Death. MARSHALLTOWN, la., Aug. l.-(Spe-clal.) Miss Media Sholllan of Chapin, Franklin county, received fatal burns last night while at tha home of her sister, Mrs. Allen, In Sheffield. Miss Sholllan arose during the night and struck a match, part of ths head flying onto her night dress and igniting ft. Before she could undress the gown was all ablate and she received deep burns about the body and face. Bha died a few hours later. MITCHELL BEGINS NEW WORK Former Miners Leader Takes Charge of Trade Agreement Department of Civic Federation. NEW YORK, Aug. 1. Secretary Ralph M, Easley of the National Civic Federation to day announced that John Mitchell, former president ot tho United Mine Workers of America, would, beginning tomorrow, aa vote his entire time to the Interests of the trade agreement department of the federa tion. Aa a member of the executive council of the federation, Mr. Mitchell has been chair man of the trade agreement committee. But far more aggressive work than hitherto haa been possible became desirable. Under date of July 17 Mr. Mitchell ac cepted President Beth Low's offer for the clvlo federation, replying: I desire to thank you for the opportunity thus opened to me to develop, so far as lies In my power, a relationship between employers and worklngmen, which will nnTwtucn to their mutual Interest, at the same time protecting the public welfare by the promotion or inausiriai peace. The trade agreement ia not a speculative, untried theory; on the contrary it Is the recognised and established method through which wages and conditions of employment are regulated between workmen and em ployers in many of the moat important Industries of this and other countries. The collective bargain is a recognition of the Interdependence of labor and capital; It gives to woikingmen an Interest in the auccnsaful conduit of buslncra and guar antees to cmp oyers and empl e alike lent periods or indubirial peace, an assurance that cannot be given through any other agency. Until the maintenance and extension of th s system of regulating conditions of em ployment and industry should meet with the approbation of all forces in society sollcitlous for industrial peace on a basis equitable to ths worklngmen and to their employers. Mr. Mitchell moved to the city last Wednesday and will make hla headquarters in the offices of the National Civic Fed eitlon. No. 281 Fourth avenue. ELLIS TO AID BONAPARTE Ohio Man Is Offered Position First Assistant Attorney General. of CINCINNATI, O.; Aug. l.-Wade H. Ellis, attorney general of Ohio, has been offered the position of first aststant at torney general of the United States. Mr. Ellis, who Is resting after the stren uous work preceding the nomination of William H. Taft for president, haa asked for time to consider the appointment. Be fore and during the republican convention, Mr. Ellis waa engaged on the republican platform, and it Is believed that hla stren uous efforts In that connection were re sponsible in large measures for hla present prostration. The letter from Mr. Bona parte, the United States attorney general, arrived yesterday, but Mj. Ellia was In a condition which "torbade conalderation of the proffer before two weeks has elapsed. MACK APPOINTS COMMITTEES Democratic Chairman Aanounees Karnes of Advisors. BUFFALO. N. T.. Aug. l.-Chalrman Mack of the democratic national committee today appointed committees to serve during tha campaign. He will announce next week the commutes on finance and speakers. The appointment of a subcommittee for the eastern and New York headquarters will be taken upon the return of Chairman Mack to Chicago in about a week. The committees named today are: Executive Norman E. Mack, chairman. New York; P. L. Hall, vice chairman, Ne braska; L'rey Woodson, Kentucky; Martin J. Wade, Iowa; Jusephua Daniels, North Carolina; Thomas Taggart, Indiana; John T. McUraw, West Virginia; George U. Greene, Rhode Island; R. M. Johnson, Texas; Clark Howell, Georgia; T. E. Ryan, YMsconsln; J. r . C. Talbott. Maryland: John W. Tomllnson. Alabama; John K. Os borne, v yomlng; James a. Kerr, Pennsyl vania; F. P. Lynch. Minnesota; Edwin O. Wood, Michigan) Nathan Cola, Jr., Cali fornia; Robert Ewlng, Louisiana; Harvey C. Garber, Ohio. Advisory David R. Francis, chairman) Missouri; Judge Johnson, secretary, Kan sas; Alton U. Parker, New York; John Shurp Williams, Mississippi; Governor John A. Johnson, Minnesota; Senator C. A. Cul berson, Texas; Senator John W. Daniel, Virginia: Senator Isadora Kayner. Mary land; Governor George Chamberlain, Ore gon; Hoke Smith, Osorgia; John E. Lamb, Indiana; aa. e.. ingaus, unio; josian uuincy Massachusetts; George Ehret, New. York; Irving C. Handy, Delaware; Archibald Mc Neil, Connecticut; James K. McGulre, New York; J. K. ODonnell, Illinois; Jamea E. Campbell. Ohio. Labor Martin J. Wade, chairman. Iowa; Roger Sullivan. Illinois; T. E. Ryan, Wis consin; Robert 8. Hudspeth, New Jersey W. A. Rothwell, Missouri; E. 8. Johnson, South Dakota; Edwin A. Newman, District of lulunibia. Campaign Text Book John E. Lamb. chairman, Indiana; Josephus Daniels. North Carolina; Richard L- Metcalfe Nebraska Mr. Mack leaves Buffalo at 10:40 tonight for New York, a here hs will oonfer with Btate Chairman William Connors and other leaders and arrange for opening national headquarters In New York. By ualng tho various departments of Ths Bes Want Ad page you cat beat results at small expense. FIRST FLIGHT BY FARMAN Preliminary Test of French Aeroplane in New York a Success. MACHINE FLIES LIKE BIED First of Fifteen rabllo Exhibitions Will Bo Given Today Will Probably Visit Other Cities. i NEW YORK, Aug. L-Rlslng from ths ground llks a giant bird and darting through ths air at express train speed. Henry Farman's aeroplane, or hsavler than air flying machine, brought hers from France, made Its Initial flight In this coun try yesterday afternoon at Brighton Beach. It roae from an especially prepared "dock" at ths will of the Inventor .and after attain ing a height ot twenty-flvs feet, new straight shead on a direct lino, rinauy alighting with exquisite grace when ths noted alf pilot diminished the motive power. During the brief space of time in wnicn the aeroplane was skimming over the cen ter field of the racs track the few hundred spectators, most of whome were friends ot tbe Inventor or rival aviators, watched ths flight with breathless interest. The land ing provoked cheers as vociferous as those of a race track crowd. Farman was sur rounded and literally hugged by the Jubi lant aeronauts. Members of the Aero Club ot America, under whoe auspices Farman will conduot his publlo flights at Brighton Beach, wanted to carry the successful In ventor off tha field on their shoulders. Many Skeptics In Crowd. There were skeptics In the crowd' who would not believe antll they saw, and they watched the "tuning up" of the aeroplane In doubting alienee. Farman's mechanics rushed about getting the queer-shaped ship ready for the flight and when wires had been made taught and ths motor tested, the ship was carried to the plank runway near the field stand. Newspaper photographers crowded around the aeroplane to get pictures of the ma chine as It was about to make Its first flight in America. Farman then decided to test the motor before flying. He In strueted his French mechanics In their na tive tongue to hold fast to ths aeroplane while he turned on the power. Instantly the propeller began to revolve at the rate of 1,400 revolutions to the minute and a breese suggestive of a small cyclone was created. The photographers were knocked to the ground until the power was turned off. Bo great waa the violence of the breese that several willow trees were bent double. Farman, laughing, said he guessed the machinery was working alright. Flight la Successful. ' Then when the crowd had been waved back, he gave the order "Let gone," and away sped the aeroplane over the plank roadway. It ran swiftly along on Its wheels for 240 yards, and then Farman turned a lever which sent It Into the air like magic, and away It flew. The propeller made a whirring noise aa It turned SCO times to ths minute. Only 350 yards were covered In the air In this flight, but a few minutes later Farman made another try and trav eled 760 yards In the air. He could have gone much farther, he said, but for strik ing a pile of lumber. .... These flights are preliminary to Farman's public flight, which will begin tomorrow. He will glv fifteen exhibitions st the track, and It is probable that he will ap pear In other parts ot the country, as many aeronautic! clubs are trying to Induce him to visit other cities. As a rival attraction to Farman today, Frank Hamilton, American aeronout, sailed hla dirigible balloon Into the race course while Farnam waa preparing to make hla flights. Hamilton's balloon soared over the track and grandstand and circled the field. When it was coming back a blade of ths propeller broke and tho balloon banged up against the grandstand, throwing Hamilton out. Farman was ths first person to go to his assistance. Hamilton secured a new propeller and sailed away, not being in jured. Baldwin Sure of Success. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. The officers ot the signal corps ars swatting the official trials ot Captain Baldwin's dirigible bal loon on tiptoe of expectation. The first preliminary flight Is scheduled for Monday. The success or failure of the airship will greatly affect the plana ot General James Allen, chief signal officer and the younger officers under him. In fact, the signal of ficers are displaying mors anxiety than Captain Baldwin himself, who, when ques tioned as to the probable result of tho trials, aays: "That machine has got to be a success, else I don't eat." General Allen, the chief signal officer of the army, who Is one of the most enthu siastic advocates of aeronautics for the army, has already expressed his belief that Captain Baldwin's machine will fulfill all the requirements. Last winter General Allen endeavored to get an appropriation ot $200,000 from congress for airships and other aeronautical purposes. He was un successful and he realises that the Fort Myer trials will have to be successful, at least as far as the dirigible balloon Is con cerned, or there will be a very small chance of getting anything from congress st the next session. Signal Corps Helping;. For this reason Captain Baldwin Is re ceiving every assistance from (he officers of the signs) corps. Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm and Lieutenant Benjamin D. Foulola have not missed a day at the Fort Myer balloon house. Captain Baldwin began ths work of assembling his machine and ths entire balloon squad stationed at the fort has been placed at his disposal. Contrary to tha general belief. Captain Baldwin's military dirigible, which Is as yet unnamed, Is vastly different from any airship of lta kind ever built In thla coun try. it a success. It will mean more scien tifically than the twenty-four hour flight which Count Zeppelin proposes to make within a few days In his monster serial ship. The gaa bag of the Zeppelin airship Is Just twenty times as large as that ot the Baldwin "aeronaut" and the eddies and counter currents In the sir hsvs practically no effect on It. With Baldwin's dirigible, however, each varying disturbance will hsvs to be counteracted. It is ths success which Captain Baldwin will meet in this one particular which will be the deter mining factor In the aeroplane or rejec Hon of hla machine. That hs will succeed In fulfilling all of the other requirements of the tests. Captain Baldwin does not entertain the slightest doubt Welaht Shifting Not Allowed In the past Captain Baldwin has used a dirigible built especially for exhibition pur poses. In these airships ths balance waa maintained at all times through ths weight of the operator being ahlfted, much on the same principle that a tight rope walker balances himself In midair. Ths specifics, tions under which captain Baldwin was awarded a contract to build a dirigible fo the army do not permit thla method. Instead side runners or planes must be used. In addition to the ballonet, or by an Is a balloon within a balloon, or by an other mochanlcal means. Captain Baldwin will depend principally on tbe ballonet and tbe planes, of which he has four, two on each side ot the frame placed forward and aft. In ths meantime Captain Baldwin Is op- tlmlstlo. He has made over S.ooo balloon ascensions without ever having been scratched and although he Is M years old. he displays the energy ot a much younger man. to say nothing of his enthusiasm. He Is very resourceful and has already de vised a means of shifting a heavy sandbag lo overcome the difficulty of balancing, which la the only stumbling block over which he has expressed any concern. NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY t Life la a Rapidly Growing State. The vaudevllllans who conducted ths rg- tlme-soap-medlclne-etc. show In town last week have moved on to some other town where there Is no race suicide ot Suckers. Scott's Bluff Herald. Advice to Girls An exchange tells a hor rible tale of a young woman who thought lessly Jerked back her head so suddenly to keep from being kissed thst she broke her neck. This should be a warning to all girls not to Jerk back. In fact. It would be better to lean forward a little. Chappell Register. Horse Sense Last Friday afternoon an old white horse wandered Into town, and going up Main street, he would turn around and round and then back Into other horses. His actions were so queer that ha was no ticed by everybody on the street. Finally he went down to the horse doctor's barn and stepping In, fell dead as a nil Thla was "horss sense" for you. Wlnslds Trib une. Advice for Multitudes Those who go to the canyons and find that a whole family ot chlggsrs and a great number of their relatives have located on their body know It Is a live burning aubject with thsm for some time after. A recent bulletin of the State Board of Health says hypo-sulphate of soda will kill them and relieve ths Irri tation. Dissolve as much hypo-sulphate as the water will contain and apply the solu tion to the Itching spot. El wood Bulletin. Gus Is Vexed Gus Roata, one of our prominent cttlsens living eaat on Fourth avenue. Is a peaceable man and does not believe In Injuring anyone. He has a dog that will run out after automobiles and ve hicles, and Is a sourcs ot annoyance, and sometimes peopls shoot at the canine. Last night two men or boys drove out by the residence and enticed the dog out to them and then shot at him, one of the charges going into the house. Gus says that he has a long-range gun, loaded to the end of ths mussle with buckshot, and the next fellow that shoots Into the house will get a dose that will hold him for soma time. Gus says shoot at the dog If you want to, but not at the house. Red Cloud Ad vertiser. Pension Board Established. ' WASHINGTON. Aug. L-(8peclal Tele gram.) On recommendation of Congress man Hall the board of pension examining surgeons haa been established at Midland, S. D., with Drs. Schroeder snd R. W. Menard as members. The board at Fort Pierre has been abolished and Dr. C. 8. Vancent has been transferred to ths Mid land board. On the recommendation of Congressman Norrls, Dr. 8. E. Banford was appointed a member ot ths board at Hastings, Neb., vice Dr. Charles Bunce, de ceased. Rumors of New Line. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. l.-(6peclal. Burlington engineers snd right-of-way men are here and It Is reported the Burl ington Is about to commence on Its pro posed line from East Cheyenne to Fort D. A. Russell, Street car advertising, Omaha Hotel Supply Co. moved from Sit Bo. 13th to -rooms SI to ST U. S. National bank building. Use Bee want ads to boost your business. Fats and Leans at Glenwood. GLENWOOD. Ia.. Aug. 1. (8peclal.-A series of three gamea of ball waa con cluded here yesterday between two clubs of business and r-"fossional men. styling themselves the "Fats" and the "Leans. 'lhe former weigh on an average ot 205 pounds, the latter 190. A somewhat re markable feature is that the score haa been In eaoh game, 11 to 10. The "Leans" win ning the first snd third games. The bat teries have been: " Fats. Attorney Carl Otis, Watchmaker Bellinger and Mr. Shoe- muter, wnn is employed at tne state in stitution; for the "Leans," Grocery man Dull and Dan Allen, son of oar commission man. Joseph Wllklna of the Dubuque team, who Is at home nursing an Injured hand, umpired yesterday's gams. The re ceipts hsve been donated to the association. 1 RUNABOUTS 1 SURREYS.. Best Work Ever Oame to Omaha. ... o - -UP-TO-DATE ELEGANT VEHICLES. We offer 20 to 23 Dis count an these two styles. o You can depend on quality .. ,. M o You can be sure of a bargain. x You can believe what this firm says. o CALL NOW 18th and Harnej MUST BE SOLD DRUMMOflD