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TITK OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY. 'NOVEMBER 21, 1903 18 NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL BLUFFS. Office 10 Scott Etrwt. Both 'Phones 43. VISOR MBJTTIOX. Davis, drug Stockert sell carpet. BEE WANT 'ADS PAT. Ed Roger. Tonr Fault beer. Export piano tuning. Hocpa. 'Phon 644. Lewi Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone ft. Woodrtn Undertaking com Deny. Tel. S3. '"'The weather ta fine. Drop In and e Hunter. , O. C. Hay he, funeral director and em balmsr. sol Broadway, Photography supplies, - New good. New price. Alexander. tXt Broadway. LET THE FRANKtaIN PRINT IT. BOTH 'PHONES HI. 101 gO"TH MAIN. Wanted, three food canvasser, to Parry The Pee. Apply 1C Bcott afreet. Deputy Sheriff Scott of Linn county ar rived last evening and took .beck wtlh him H. Byse. wanted In Marlon on a charge of incest. A building permit waa laaued 'yeterdy to .Tne Httneen for a one and a halt story frame dwelling at Curtia atreet and Avenu E to coat $1,600. ' Richard M. Gallup and Beaale M. Stevena, both of this city, were married yaaterday morning by Justice Cooper at Ma office. Mr. On II up Is a conductor on the Rock la land and will make this city hie head quarters after returning- from bla wedding; trip. The trial of the Carlisle pereonal Injury damage suit against the city and Contrac tor E. A. Wk-kham was continued In the district court yesterday until thie morning, owing to the absence of City Solicitor C. is. Kimball In Pea Moines, where ha had a can before tho supreme court. , J.' Sleight Oldley and Miss Mary Crosby. Ix.th of Lincoln, Neb., and both psycholo gists, were, married In U.ls city Wednesday evening, the ceremony being performed In the parlors of the Elks' club house. Rer. tnterbeln O. Smith, paator of the First Congregational church and chaplain of the "g officiated. They returned to Lincoln esterdav morning. Mike Robin, charged wtlh robbing the house of David Anderson, a farmer near fthei.Bnrtnnh. of two suit esse end a valine full of clothing, waa arrested by the local police as he alighted from the Wabash Jrein late Wednesday night. Robins had the grips with him when taken into custody, tie was taken bark to Hhenand' alt hiki eveninsr hv nhAir f i It waa said, had befrl hsma r-,: ' ... iflernoon. .-uosaay wenrge ,- w. Bnencer KIRKLAND TIRES OF JAIL Willing to Go to Penitentiary to Get Oat of It JUDGE ACCOMMODATES HIM Afterward Takea TJp Condition of tke Jail With th Conntr Board, kat Little Eaeoaraa-emeat for a Kerr Stractare. rcumy. Rohlr,. '.?!?l2'J,"r Ana?non mn robbed the ho during his employer's abaenre luoa! a .momoer or the f Neola, re-elected j r niy ttosra or super- the 'hoard and th " . members of ssoclated with "nicer, cioseiy mil " i -veoneeuay evening, tils k w.t Supervisors Allen Bullls. Felix !. c oinnei v. r . Maker, T. J. Johns, Auditor W. C. Cheyne. Treasurer J.- M. Mitchell. Attorney J. J. Hess, Bridge Con tractor W. M. Lena of Harlan, Sherman Humphrey, custodian of the court house; Supervisor Charles Ksher of Bhelbv count- and M. W. Campbell, a local newapaper man. p . MORE PHIKKS FOR. FRUIT SHOW Donations Render Additions to Pre mium 1,1st Necessary. The receipt' ef mAny' additional donations for the National- Horticultural congress has made another edition of the premium list necessary, was the report of Manager F. I Reed at the weekly meeting of the Board of Directors Mast night. Mr. Reed said further that there were several firms which wished to donate premiums and were only wilting to b aeked. and suggested that they In order, as he stated to the court, to void remaining any longer In the county Jail, the condition of which waa declared by the grand Jury to b dangerous to the health of the Inmates, John Kirkland, In dicted on a charge of bigamy, pleaded guilty before Judge Green, who committed him - to the penitentiary ' at Fort Madison for an Indetermfnato sentence, the maxi mum of hie Imprlaonment being fixed at tlire years.- At hla own request Kirkland waa brought into court yesterday morning. To Judge Green he said ha had been 111 for serreral days, part of the time being- confined to Ms bed, and he attributed hla atckneee to the unsanitary condition of the Jail. Kirk land said he wanted relief from that aitu ac tion, If possible, and waa willing to enter a plea of guilty In order to get away from the county jail. ' Judge Green. not being acquainted with Klrkland's 'case and supposing that the man waa merely guilty of soma minor offense, suggested that he be given the relief asked for by removing him to the Jn.ll at Avoca. This suggestion, however, met with objection on account of the in convenience of consultation wtlh hla at torney. Turning to. Assistant County Attorney Ross, Judge Green said: "I should think you would make some effort to get this case disposed of ao that the defendant would get oinWof jail sooner. What Is ha charged wlthr," When Informed that Kirkland was charged with bigamy fe court appeared surprised, but when Kirkland again stated ha desire to plead guilty In order to have Ma case disposed of Judge- dreen Imposed snlence. 1 . Kirkland, under the name o Klrkmond, a as 'married to Helen Legeson tfn this city Aurust S of this year, the ceremony being performed by Rev. W. It. . Glersdrirf at the Union City mission. It developed, that he had another wife, Hattle Klrkfcrd. tj whom ,he was married June 26 In Lincoln, Neb. Kirkland waa arrested In uncoln, where he was found living with h!a first wife, and waa brought back to CdUrtcll Bluffs on requisition papers. At the lime of ha arrest Kirkland denied all knowledge of the marriage In this city. Jadgto Takes Up Jail Qaeatloa. After disposing of the- Kirkland qase. Judge Green consulted with the members of the Board of Supervisors with reference to the condition of the Jail. .He called the attention of the board to the report of tho little Pearl Ruby. It was slteged that the child had been "subjected to gross physi cal abuse." at the hands of her grand mother. The witnesses subpoenaed, how ever were unwilling to testify, but enough testimony was secured to show that the child had been severely beaten at times. The court later reading the grandmother a lecture and admonishing her to guard her temper In the future, left the child In her custody. STREET CAR EMPLOYE' BALL Large Attendance and Most F.njoya able Time Reported, An attendance of about 100 at the fifth annual benefit ball of the Council Bluffs Street Railway Employes' Relief usao- , elation comfortably filled the big Ma aonlc Temple hall last night and uld not mar the pleasure of dancing by over crowding. An excellent orchestra end a program of twenty-four dances, with sev eral extras, provided a satiety of enter tainment for the guests of the atreet car men and the ball last night, like its four predecessors, will go down In history as an unqualified social success. Edward Welch presided as master of ceremonies, while George Mehllng ably performed the onerous duties of floor manager, they being assisted by the fol lowing committees: Arrangements W. H. Poncelow. G. .T. Sehoup, F. C. Clausen, C. H. Leuch, Ben Boy sen. Reception Thomas Lowery, ueorge FIRE MARSHAL IS FAVORED Mutual Companies of Opinion Officer Would Lessen Risks. LAW TO CURB BIO CREAMERIES LADIES' STYLISH SUITS Dairy Commissioner Wonla Prevent Them from Drtvlna; Independent Concerns Ont of Bnalness. Yarwood. Roy Khlvely. John Ralph, Charles Basnet t. ' H. T. .lames. W. II. Brans, A. MeOlanagjhnn. W. A. HUH. .1. A. Doolittle. ChHs Eberhart. Bert Cool. Floor Ed Carr, Archa Wyatt. F. H. Bellinger. William Ollmnre, F. B. Hud son. W. F. Bhadden. George Buawell. J. Hughes. A. W. Alexander. E. G. Kimball. E. K. Moore, T. H. Richardson. F. R. Smith, Oscar Henderson. James McClure. Door R. W. Roper, Frank Thorne, J. W. Miller. Check Room W. A. Matheson, P. W. McMenomy. A. L. Cummlng. The relief association of the Council Bluffs employes of the street railway company was organized May 31. 1901. and therefore Is only a llttlo over four years old. It has at present a membership of seventy and alnce Its organization has roeelved from all sources $3,263.60 and paid out In beneflta $2,747.85. lines along which and within which future I H I B O H I CT R Wt " legislation, both state and nut'ona!, rrgvu- :l ihm common carriers, should proceed. IB The third important concrete question of the moment relates to the large 'lulnatrlal corporation known as trusts. On thla subject an Incredible amount of nonsense ha been talked before the American peofle for manv. many vem-s. What ia needed now Is the intelligence and tho courage to sj lock the facts squarely In the fHce, to cease j calling names and to Inquire In what direc tion the highest public lnlrest lies. Monopolies, if created by law, w can if we choose mx In a way that will rob them of their power for harm. Monopolies not created by low we cm re.ich either b I lie taxinij power or bv the exercise cf supervision In the pu'.;l'c Interest. I TO H '' ...ON CREDIT... LAW VIOLATION IS EXPENSIVE oath Dakota Man rieada Gallty to Improper I se of Official Post age Frank, Kebraalcana Judge Debate. IOWA CITY, Ia, Nov. 19. (Speclal.)-The judges for the Iowa-Minnesota debate, to be held at Minneapolis, have been selected by the respective universities. They are: Prof. W. G. Longworthy Taylor, .head of the department of political aclenre and commerce at the University of Nebraska; Prof. George Elliott Howard, head Of the dpartment . of sociology In the University of Nebraska, and Hon. Albert Watklns of Lincoln, Neb. ' The Iowa team, Vincent Starzlngcr, Earl Stewart and C. W. Bilggs, are working hard for the debate, which takes place December 11. send In their contributions without waiting for him to call uoo'n them aa his time was I grand Jury and the need of the unsanitary o fully occupied' with the' other' fletn'l j conditions being remedied. Sheriff Canning of the approaching big fruit show.. Mr.- and the former went Into detail In deacrib- Peed ald It was an Important matter thn' ling the deficiencies of the county Jail v, all premiums 'he sent In before' the next Issue of the program and premium list. A letter waa received from F. A. Waugii. dean of the Massachuaseta Agricultural col lege at Amherst, expressing his regret that he would be unable to accept the Invitation to act. as one of the Judges at the fruit show. , ' .The directors are still hopeful of secur ing Colonel G. B. Rracketf, poniologlat of ;the United .Ftites Department of Agricul ture a' Washington, to act a general superintendent of the big show. The only question practically now to he determined Is on . what terms Colonel Brcl:ett will give his services. General plana for Illuminating the busl nfsa center of, the city during the congress were discussed last night, but nothing was decided awaiting word from the lighting company and local, electrical equipment flrma. Chairman Atherton of the publicity com mittee presented an elaborate scheme for J the interior decoration of the auditorium building which waa approved and which will he carried out.' Another meeting will be liejd 8aturday evening at whlch time It is expected th, entertainment festures of the week's pro gram will be outlined. Contractor Wlckham Is rushing th work on the auditorium building and the walla will be ,-completed before the end of next week. . The trusa work for the roof Is nearly finished and the roofers will, . it la, expected, bo uble to begin work next Monday or Tuesday. Mr. Wlckham said yesterday that It would take the rjofera about-four day In which, to have the building .weather proof. . JJ8XPKRTS TO CHECK VP OFFICIALS Aeeoaats ef All Who io Oat of Office In Janaary lacladed. The accounts ol oil the county offlcera whoae teims expire at the close of this 5 ear are to be checked up by experts In the employ of the National Accounting company Of Dea Moines. The Board of Supervisors csterday accepted the'offer of the D Molne company to furnish two expert aecountanta for the work at 18.60 per day each. The county will have to refund about 11.600 over collected on the 1903 tax on agricultural holdings within the limits of the city of Council Bluffs. The state ex ecutive council as a Board of Review re d'ueed the assessment of this claaa if hold ings 10 per cent, but the change waa never made on the tax book. City Assessor. W. j). Hardin discovered thie and made ar rangemrnta with thoaa who had overpaid ta collect from the county. A teat ault wat brought In th name of Mr. M. F. Rohre and the . court held that the amount o. collected must be refunded. The claim filed by Hardin, which aggi over tl 600. were leferred to th, attorney and yeterdav the board that the r The board adjou I meet thla Iowa New ote. ' CRE9TON Rev. Father Ignatius Conroy of Cincinnati. O.. prealdea over the serv ices conducted here this week by the Pas elonlat fathers. This week of missions is one of devotion to the Catholic community and begins each dy with 6:80 morning mass snd from that service constant prayer and devotional exercises continue all day. "Not only Is the plumbing bad," said Sheriff Canning, "but the whole Interior of the building la wrongly arranged and con structed. ' "I will admit thatr the prisoners do not have much daylight, for tho main considera tion ha been to fix tho Jnll so they couli. not get out. These, men are turned ovt; to me for safe keeping and I am going to keep them in there If I can. The bare of the cage aa It was originally constructed are of metal ao hard that It cannot be filed or bored Into, but It la ao brittle that It will break, and the prisoners have discovered that. The word haa been paaaed along since that discovery waa made and now they all I know it, and It haa been necessary to reinforce practically the entire cage. Every aherlff alnce the cage waa built haa lost men out of It. I have not loat aa many as some others, but that Is not their fault, nor mine. We were lucky in getting them before they got out. 'I had a talk with some of the members of the board about a new jail when I flrat went into office, and was Informed that for such nn expenditure it would be neces asry to get a vote of the people, and I decided tnat some education might be neces sary before we came to that point, and had concluded to make the recommendation to the board when I went out of office, and that ia what I Intend to do. I believe I can get the endorsement of auch a propor tion from every aherlff who has held the office alnce the present Jail waa built. They are all alive and here In the county." Supervisor Sets expressed the opinion that the proposition to erect a new county Jail would not carry, at least in the country precincts. The board Indicated ita willing ness to make arrangements for every temporary relief that could be given, but the member evinced a decided lack of enthuslusm over the project of a new build ing. After tho conference the board aa a starter authorized John Gilbert, a local plumber, to put In flushing tanks in the Jail, but thla Is as far as It went. MARSHALLTOWN Ed Henry, a carpen ter of this city, waa placed on trial In the district court for the murder of Mathias Skele on the nlKht of August Z0. The state Is attempting to show that Henry hit Skele on the head with some heavy Instrument which fractured his skull. Death followed a few houre later. Both men wero drunk at the time. CRKSTON The mineral well at Bedford la progressing slowly and giving the con tractor considerable trouble In keeping the salt water of the upper strataa shut out. The last test showed the water to contain a goodly proportion of brine, but the mem bers of the board still believe that the salt comes from above and that when the Joints in the casing are firmly sealed the well will vleld good water. CRE8TON Francis Millard, a ditcher lear Auburn, drank a deep draught from e bottom of a ditch which he was d'ig- , In'. nnd was soon after seized with se vere abdominal pains, which increased In violence until his death occurred. The at tending physician Mtatea that the symptoms were very similar to cholera, and the premises have been quarantined pending a complete 'investigation. MARSHALLTOWN-A general committee representing the engineers, firemen, con ductora and brukemen of the Iowa Central will meet with General Superintendent I). C. Noonan In Minneapolis Thursday to take up a scale or wages and working schedule for these employes for the coming years. Slight Increases In wages will be askod by all of the division of labor represented by the committee. LAKE CITY John Bay, a farmer living In this vicinity, has demonstrated hla ability aa a corn hunker in spite of his having but one hand. Mr. Bay husks on an average from eighty to ninety bushels per day and Cribs it alao. Last fall on a wager he husked ninety-three bushels In ten hour and a half, and the corn waa exceptionally free from husks. Mr. Bay breaka the ear over his wrist, but apparently huak with aa much ease aa doe the average man with two good hands. MARSHALLTOWN Improvement cost ing more than 32,500,000 are being planned lor in tne process or building by the North western at Clinton. The chief Improvement la a new ateel. bridge over the Mississippi which will cost $2,000,000. It is being equipped with an electrically controlled draw to allow boats to pass. The company wlll build a new depot In the spring and the old shops are to be partly torn down to make room for the erection of new shops and additional trackage for the yards. A ,new freight depot and officea are also to oe ereciea. i (From -a. Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Nov. 29. (Special.) The state convention of Iowa mutual fire Insurance companies' today -dnpled a resolution In favor of a law to create tho office of state fire marshal. The discussion on the auhject showed that those Interested In these local mutual companies, which carry the bulk of the fire Insurance of the state, believe that a fire marshal, with a good law to regu late aome matters, would lessen the risk. John Evsn of Grlnnell was electsd pres ident for the ensuing year and Harry Harding of Jefferson secretary. Sixty-six county mutuals are represented at the meeting and eleven of the state as sociations. The matter of organizing a state association to engage In reinsuring for all the local mumats was not con cluded, but will be taken up at another time and after more discussion of the. subject. ' ' Will Oppoae Insurance Department. It develops that .while five years ago i.nl the Insurance Interests were united In favor of a law to create an lnaursnce department, now the leading Interests, especially the old-line fire companies, are opposed to the department Idea and will fight It In the legislature. Thoy were In favor of It two years ago largely to get rid of the present management of the Insurance department In the office of State Auditor Carroll. Now they claim that they have a state auditor who will effect a reversal of much of the policy which has been regarded as Inimical by the Insurance people and thoy do not want a new office. It la given out that all the men who are now connected with the Insurance department will be re turned and that the Insurance '.ntereata have dcihanded a new deal all around. A bllj- tb create an Insurance department has already been prepared and will be presented as soon as possible. Allison Monument at Dabaqne, Present plans of the Iowa people are to have the proposed monument to the late Senator Allison erected at Dubuque. There Is a possibility that It will be erected at the state capltol, provided the people of Dubuque signify a willingness to erect for themselves a local monument. The legisla ture will be asked to make an appropria tion for plans. Lav to Corn Bis; Creameries. State Dairy CemmlFaloner Wright has nsked the State Dairy association in session at Waterloo to approve a plan for a new law to make It a crime for any purchaser of milk, cream or butterfat to discriminate in the pricea paid. This Is to put a stop to the big concentrator creameries cutting prices In the vicinity of creamerle and driving competition out of the state. He ha pointed out that In the last eight year over 600 creameries have gone out of busi ness in Iowa and aa many more are doomed. In a few years the business, will be In less than 100 creameries. Without : making a direct accusation of unfair methods In destroying competition, he points out that these concentrator companies at least have the power to destroy any and every Inde pendent or small business. The dairy com missioner would have a rigid law to pre vent this and thus save the competition which wo have. He also auggested the re organization of the co-operative companies on a basis that would prevent their break lng up. Fire Tournament Plans. The next state tournament of the firemen of Iowa Is to be held In Davenport. G. B Embree of West Liberty was elected presi dent of the association and E. E. Parsons of Marlon secretary. : i t i SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. Nov. .-(Special Telegram.) Anson. Wagnr, formerly United Stutcs commissioner at Dallas, appeared, before Judge Corland of the United Statca court in this city and entered a plea of guilty to the charge cf having used his commissioner postage frank on postal cards B of a private nature. I la Judi?e Carlsnd Imposed a fine of !00, I which was paid. The offense wus com- In, blues, blacks, browns and fancy mix tures, all made in the very latest styles, including the new directoire and em pire models, newest materials, fit j?uar- i 1 Ji.it r , 1 v iiuieeu, ai.ou values on sale Saturday for, . '. It I 1UIN, III tillMl - $19.50 : ii mitted preliminary to the reglstrstlon at Dallas snd other towns for Tripp county land, the removal tf the commissioner from office by Judge Carland resulting. Then a formal charge was preferred against Wagar. who voluntarily appeared In Sioux Faila about the time a deputy United States marshal was preparing to depart to arrest him. Wagar waived Ills preliminary hearing be fore Federal Commissioner Conway In this city and furnished a bond for appearance when a federal grand Jury had acted upon his case. Now, however, as stated, Wasar has entered u plea cf guilty and as the result of paying his fine the case against him Is closed. SHERIDAN A1 THE CORN SHOW Large Exhibit Being; Collected to Send to Omaha for Exhibition. SHERIDAN, Wyo., Nov. 20.-(Special.)- Sherldan county Is to be creditably represented at the National Corn exposi tion In Omaha next month. At the re quest of the Chamber of Commerce, John F. Lewis of Big Horn, member of the Wyoming State Board of Agriculture and prominently Identified with the agricul tural Interests of this section, has (fath ered an exhibit that will be shipped to the Nebraska metropolis today. The dis play la one of the best ever seen here, showing the wonderful productiveness of the soil In this county and the up-to-date methods used In tilling It. The exhibit, which will occupy a con spicuous space at the National Corn ex position, Includes a variety of agricul tural products, such as grain, grass, fruit and vegetables. In the exhibit are also to be found wheat, oats and barley In the sheaf, and a fine lot of timothy and clover hay, as well as alfalfa. The samples of potatoes are beauties, both In size and quality. Splendid speci mens of apples, beets, carrots, turnips and onions go with the exhibit. i i A i i i i n y 1 j s. ? j i f h l & f w -J ' I? ftf ' $ . 1 I .t v , a t t r v r 1 i 111 Good Have It Charged Men's Fall Suits and Winter Overcoats ON EASY PAYMENTS A large and complete line to select from. All the latest fabrics and styles that are popular this season. Tailoring that exhibits the skill of good workmen; gar ments worth $10.00 to $13.50. Special at. . lilt! StrWIl Ul $8.75 MEN'S WHITER UNDERWEAR In plain and fancy colors, Mf guaranteed non - shnnkable, fcari I 73c 'values;- special for. s OUTFITTING- CO. 1315-17-19, FARMAM 3T; Your Credit Is Good JVaaVWIWeW-lssTs 8 H i a a R M i a i d ii ta a i n B H is B a a ii n Ii B si i a B 3 BUFFALO STOCK YARDS CLOSED Quarantine Ordered Because of Foot and Mouth Disease. SEC. WILSON , ACTS PROMPTLY Real testate Transfers. Ti:e transfers were reported to The Bee November 1 by the Pottawattamie County Arslract company of Council Bluffs: Hilda C. O. Hanson, alngle. to Wil liam Hansen. n of lot . block s. in Hall's add to Council Bluffs, q o d f 1 J. P. Urrenshlelds and wife to A. A. Clark, lot 6. block 14. In Home flace acid to Council bluffs, w d 164 O. Hoiliman and wife to A. A. Clark, lot 3. block .. In Howard S add to Counc'l bluffs, w d 4:0 Mai Ion K. Hutchinson and husband to lJiura K. Uavls. lot 1. block 14. In Ciawford'a add to Council Ulufts. wd 600 faivlngs losn and Building assocla- -"V-V A. ClaUf. lot 1. block 4. in -Jt ' er a add to Council WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Grief O-rer the Recent Death of Her Mother Said to Be the Cans. PIERRE. B. D., Nov, .-(8peclal Tele gram.) Miss Nettle Perry of Ruahmore, Minn., this evenlnc took a dose of laud anum while In the toilet room at the North western depot in this city. A short time after she waa found lying on the floor, with the partly emptied bottle In her hands. After hard work ahe partially re covered and waa taken to the hospital. where she is not yet out of danger. She camo here from Ruahmore to visit a brother, who lives near Fort Pierre. Grief over the duath of her mother la supposed to be the cause. Sevestr-FIre Skilled Veterlnarlaas Seat to Ktn-Ysrk sad Penasyl anla to Stamp Oat the' Disease. The Bee Want Ad pages offer the beat advertising medium. neet thla B ;he Bury' Sba NLmle county to NjjTl?. In Hon 'a aub of unty n r'a ajb Vt'rVn lork of n- 1 ALL NIGHT TRIP IN BALLOON j Gaa . Baal Yankee Travels from St. Loots to Tlarer, Ga., a Distance of 4BO Miles. TIGER, Ga., Nov. 20. The atory of an exciting all-night trip in the balloon "Yankee," which . left St. I,oula shortly after noon yesterday and landed near here early today, was told tonight by A. B. Lambert, pilot of the balloon. Mr. Lam bert aald: "We left St. Louis at 12:15 p. m. yester day, and croaslng Illinois at an altitude of f.SOO feet, our piogresa was very slow. "At Boyd, Ind., we made a landing, stop ping forty-five minutes. We then pro ceeded, but after going only twenty miles landed again and talked to aome people. "We then ascended and atayod up all night. We might not have remained up but for the fact that it appeared the wisest thing to do, owing to forest fires beneath us. - Smoke bothered us a good deal and at tlmea waa ao dense thst we could not see the. earth. Early this morning we lsnded here In the mountains in the north west corner of , Georgia. We reached ground In a small field without accident and with luck favoring ua. "The point where we landed la about 450 mllea from St. Louis and our course waa a seml-drcla." ' The balloon waa deflated and atarted back for f. Louis tonight with Mr. Lambert. Shall t rashed hjr Horee's Kick. TECVM8HH. Neb.. Nov. .-(8pecM.) William Mason, the ll-y ear-old aon of Mr. and Mrs. George Maaon, living weat of Tecumaeb, waa kicked in the head by a horse and terribly Injured. The young Iman waa driving the horaea from the tpaature to the barn and got In too cloaa proximity to one animal's heela. His ikull waa crushed from about the ceater if tba forehead to near tha left ear, the jonl being broken for five Inches. A .lumber of small partlclea of bonea were V.noved by the aurgeona, Dre. Stewart Fltsslmmons, aba operated Uon the unata bbV , DR. BUTLER ON BIG PROBLEMS President of Columbia Talks on Moa etary Reform, Trnsta and Transportation. KANSAS C1TT. Nov. JO.-Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia unl versify, speaking here tonight at the annual dinner of the Kansas City Commercial club, declared that the great questions of bank ing and currency and of the regulation of the transportation syatema of the country and of trusts wero not properly a matter for partisan exploitation cr for party dif ferences. These questions, he said, could not be solved either by rhetoric or Impassion, but only by intelligent, sollcltious study and reflection. "It is the highest duty of the patriotic nnd Intelligent business Interests of the Vnlted States," raid Dr. Butler, "now that there Is an interval between political can vasses and campaigns, to apply themselves with all the rower of their great Influence to the task rf settling these queationa In which politics and business border so closely upon each other. In ways that Will conduce to the moral and material up building of our people, as well as to thrlr happinesa and proprity." Dr. Butler, Senator Albert J. Beveridg? of Indiana and Polk Miller of Virginia were the guests of honor at the annual dinner of the Commercial cub. held In commemor ation of-the signing tf the Jinn Jay com mercial treaty. The dinner was held at the Baltimore hotel. Plates were laid for 400 guests, among whom, aside from those mentioned, was ex-Uovernor David R. I'rancls of St. Louis. Dr. Butler's subject was "Business and Politics," and lie spoke, in part, ra follows: There Is now slttir.e a monetary commis sion clothed with tae ruih.riiy of law to n tike i-ureful and extennive Inquiry into the banking and currercy question, and to formulate a r port fur mcIioii by I lie con gress. Tins cuinmlvklon has gone nhout its work in the wlsett lumilMe ivav. With out prconc:-pti. n or prepoysebaton. It has undertaken to study, with an open mind, tlie prnctk'es and xperl"necs 'f oil.r civilised peoples. Tina Is the method of T'lsc'ora and of sanity. The second imporliint problem which laces lis is that which relates to the trans portation systems of the country. That we rcve been cm tho riant tre.ck In th main, in the len:lHtlon which has created atuta railway comuiis-lina and the Interstate Commerce commission, seems to me In dubitable. We have, however, fallen far short of success in our legislation relating to railways, ai,d we cannot afford to post pone much longer the correction cf the eirora and blunders which have been made. The supreme court of the I'nlted Slates Itself h said that "railroads are the private property of Iheir owneis, that wii;l from the public character of the wirk in which tiny art? engaged the public haa the power to preeeribe rules for securing faith ful arid efficient aarvtce and tquitv be tween shippers and communities, yet In no proper s. ne is the public a general man ager," The eupreme court hus also said that "when the owner of property devotes it to a use In which the public lias an Interest he In effect grants to the publ c an Interest In such use and mutt to the extent of that Interest submit to be con trolled by the public, for the common good, as long aa ha maintains the use." These two princloles. laid down bv the hlRhost Judicial authority in lh Isnrt. InrTrsis the RAILROAD EMPLOYE FOUND DEAD Head Severed from Body by Trala at Fremont. FREMONT, Neb., ov. 20.-(Speclal.)-The body of Charles Lang, an employe of the Northwestern Railroad company at the roundhouse eaat of town, waa found on the tracks at the water tank this morning About 2:30 with the head almost entirely severed. Just how his death occurred ia not known. He waa working around the yards last n'ght as usual and was not missed until about the time his body was found. It Is thought that he either fell from or waa knocked off the tender of an engine and was run over. The head was Inside the rails and the body outside. He waa an 'ndustrlous, hard-working man, owning his own home in the southeast part of the city. He leaves a wife and several children. An inquest will be held tomorrow morning. Ossenkop Held for Harder, PLATTSMO'UTH. eb., Nov. 20. (Special.) The preliminary hearing of Fred Ossen kop, charged with having killed Charles Burna In Eagle on the night of September 16, waa had before Justice Archer today. Among the witnesses examined were Otto Ketelhut, Rosa Winters, Mrs. Adolph Oievenrath, Dr. Ivla Munger, Charles Dener, Amll Oberl-; and Jamea Hudson, the policeman in E-agle. The evidence showed that Fred Ossenkop attacked Charlea Burns on the atreet in front of the hardware store and pushed him off the sidewalk onto the ground and struck him several times In the face and then got up and kicked him sev eral times, but that Burns did not attempt to defend himself, but only gave a few gasps and died there in the street. The prisoner waa bound over to the district court, hla bond bain fixed at $10,00. At torney G. I Delacy of Lincoln was em ployed by the widow to assist County At torney C. A. Rawls in the prosecution. The widow of the dead man and her sister, Mis. Herman Miller, were present' during the trial. lares Years for Boier. SIDNKV, Neb., Nov. :X (Spcclil Tele gram.) George C. Uoyer, who killed Her man Perllck, near Bayard, last August, by striking him over the head with a tamping bar, was sentenced today by Judge H. M. Urlmes to the penitential y for three years. A motion for a new trial was denied. The case will be taken to Ui e supreme court and an effort will be made to have Boyeit released on bond pending the Judgment of the higher court. Tama Gets Priaua Seatcare. TBCL'MSEH. Neb., Nov. &. (Special.) Judge Lohdell of the district court of Pawnee county, Kansas, st Larned has sentenced "Rev. Dr." F. E. Toms to the Kansas penitentiary for a terai of over one year and not more than five years at hard labor, the man having been found guilty of a bigamy charge. An ap peal haa been taken on a technicality re garding the Jurisdiction of the court and a atay of execution for alxty days haa been granted. A Fortnaata Traaa. C. W. Goodloe, Dallas, Tex , found a sure cure for malaria and biliousness In pr. King's New Life Pills. 'Aa. For sal bv Beaton Drug Co. . BUFFALO, Nov. 20. For the . first time In their ' history- tho East "Buffalo stock yards are under the bnn of a. quarantine. Because two carloads of cattle which were delivered In wretem Pennsylvania, and were found to be Infected' with foot and mouth dlseaaes, were trsced to Eaat Buffalo, the federal and atate authorities have 'placed a ban on thla market pending; a general cleanup of the yards and a further In vestigation as to the ' outbreak of the disease.' As a direct result of the conditions grow ing out of the Investigation word came to day through the bureau of animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture ordering the entire states of New-York and Pennsyl vania quarantined.' Pennsylvania stale au thorities have declared a quarantine against New York state and tonight Commissioner Pearson of the Department of Agriculture of thla atate ordered that a atrlct quaran tine bo placed on five counties In western New York, namely, Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming and 'Genesee. Caaea Traced to Buffalo. Animals infected with the foot and mouth disease have ' been discovered In each of these counties by government inspectors, who have been quietly at work for over a week. Practically all the casea. It ia said, have been traced back to Buffalo. Chief Melvln of the Washington bureau has been here In personal charge of the cruaade to atamp out the disease and under him are working a score of inspectors. The federal quarantine will apply to all cattle In thU state and Pennsylvania and no one Is prepared to say how long It will laat. Over 00 men will be put to work tomorrow on the East Buffalo yards die infecting every Inch of ground. This work will take at least three weeks. The state departments quarantine will be very atrlct. There were eighty animals in tne two car loads of yearlings which caused the trouble. They came fro.n the west, but tha exact points from which they were aasembled have not ben learned. Dr. B. P. Wendi, chief Inspector In the Buffalo branch of the federal bureau of animal Industry, has a clue that they came from Michigan, and he atarted for that atate today to follow It up. Wilson Acts Promptly. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Secretary Wil son of the Department of Agriculture to day issued orders placing In quarantine tha entire atate of New York and Pennsyl vania and forbidding the Interstate move ment of cattle, aheep, awlne and goats as a result of the sudden outbreak of a con tagious foot and mouth disease. . Seventy-five of the most skilled veterin arians In the service of the department have been rushed to the two states for im mediate and thorough Investigation. Dr. A. D. Melvln, chief of the bureau cf animal Industry, stated tonight that the depart ment's probe has not thus far revealed the origin of the disease, but he thought hla forces would prqbably be able to control the infection and prcvnt. the outbreak from assumlrg ulirn lng proportions. The only point In New York affected, ao far aa the offlcla's know. Is the stock yards st Kaxt Buffalo, which were ordered c'.osed pending a general cleaning up and the quarantine agalnat the state was deemed Imperative for tbe prctectlon of adjacent atatcs. Oatbreak la Praasy lvaala. The outbreak of the disease In Pcnnsyl vai la aerma of a grave rature. Ita first appearance ws abcut a week ago in the counties of Columbia, Montour, Northum berland and I'nlon. and on November 12 Secretary Wils-n placed a rigid quarantine over them. Dr. Leonard Pearson, sta'o veterlnsrlan of .Pennsylvania, worked with a force of department aaclstanta to prevent a spread cf the disease, but they were un able to cope with tha situation. The offi cial lierv believe the Infection waa brought into this country In recent months with foreign merchandise. Dr. Melvln says tha disease Is very infectious and might easily have been Introduced In thia way. Tha territory covers tha eastern half of tha state of Pennsylvania State In the winter of 1904 and 1905, when It affected portions of Massachusetts, Ver mont, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, but by prompt action on the part of tha department and th atate authorities the infection was stamped out. ' Dlseaaed Stock from Canada. PITTSBURG, Nov. H).-Th Union stock yard In this city are Included In the federal live stock quarantine declared agmlnst Pennsylvania and New York. Manager of the local yards admitted the quarantine tonight, but they have every reason to believe that so fsr as Pittsburg yard are concerned It will be lifted to morrow. Ten government Inspector are on duly at the local-stock yards, located on Herr'a island, and according; to the management no dlaeased cattle have been received nor have, there been any that even aroused suspicion. The local live stock dealers say that the dlaeased cattle which occasioned the quarantine were shipped from Canada to eastern markets. Brltona Establish Quarantine. , LONDON. Nov. M.-In addition to the order promulgated yesterday by the British Board of Agriculture, prohibiting the Im portation of cattle from Pennsylvania, owing to the outbreak of the foot ami mouth disease there, the board prohibited the importation, to date from November 21, of hay and straw for either fodder or litter purposes. Special steps have been taken to deal with cargoes of Hnimals al ready on high seas. The Irish Board of Agriculture also has prohibited the importation of cattle from Pennsylvania. ADMISSIONS 0F LAMPHERE Depnty Sheriffs Testify That He Par . tlally Confessed Setting Fir to Gannesa Hons. LA PORTE, Ind., Nov. 20. Deputy Sheriffs Anstls and Marr testified : this afternoon that Ray Lamphere made ad missions amounting to a partial confes sion of setting fir to the horn of Mrs. Belle Gunness on the morning of April 28. Anstls. had not concluded his testi mony when court adjourned. Sheriff Smutzer. who was on the atand part of the day, told of his efforts to unravel the Gunness mystery and the clues which h followed. The Truelon chase to Texas was brought in and exposed aa a clever chem worked by a man in Jail In Texas, who thought he would be able to eacape hi trouble there by confeaalng that he waa an accomplice of Mrs. Gun ness. Deputy Sheriff Anstls corroborated Sheriff Smutzer In saying Lamphere told them that a man named Helgelln. wanted in South Dakota for murder and robbery, waa at the Mrs. Gunness house. Investi gation showed it to be a canard. Witness testified that he had several conversation with Lamphere after his arrest. "When I talked to him about th Gun ness fir he told ma he would plead guilty to araon If It were not for hi poor mother," concluded the deputy sheriff. HEARING ON BLEACHED FLOUR Machinery Maker Says Bleaching; Poorer Qaallty Brlna Oat It Imparities. WASHINGTON, Nov. ).-The principal wltneas today before the pure food board in connection with the hearing regarding "bleached" flour, . was John E. Mitchell, manager for a company which makes bleaching machinery. From a number of samples of flour placed beforo th board, Mr.' Mitchell waa able to ahow that aevcral atreama of flour come from on mill and that each si ream haa a distinct color of its own, wheress by the old faahloned mill alone process, it waa possible to produc but one kind In answer to questions, Mr. Mitchell said that while tbe first stream waa the whitest, some of the other strcama were more de sirable, but that many consumers wsnted the whitest flour. He launched Into a technical explanation of the proceea of bleaching and aald that bleaching a poorer quality of flour brought out ita Inferiorities to a marked degree. In tbe opinion of O. M. Friend of the Northern Millers' association bleaching of flour could be abollsfced. but he aald the milling industry would take a backward atep In so doing. Every on be knew, teatifled Nathan F. flchoenlna of Illlnola, wsnted bleached flour. ' but he ai.d that th rar on aaeoont of ouia max u nnac- 1 tha nur food law Tb dla flrt appeared in th United trabl to Uca a distinctive labl on It. f