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DECEMBEll 24. 1003. 1 , , ITtE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA jiimbbm anuinunis-iiijiiiisu winsassiMiisjpaiiss iwiwnwuiwsuBvu.wtnM.' COUNCIL OOTc- 15 Scott Street. Mivron MKirrion. Davis, drags. Storkert sella carpet. Ed Rogers, Tuny Faust br. Open evenings. Alexander's Art Store. Dr. Macrae has mored Ma fflcee from the Mrrrlam Work to the City National Bank building. Practice limited to surgery and tynafoolotrr. Swell ferns. Herman Bros., 10 Peart Rt. Lewis Cutler, funeral director. 'Phon tX Wood ring Undertaking eomparty. TeL St, Bea want ads are reault-producera. Try en. At AULA. HERMAN BR08.. IS PEARL. ST. Christmas wreaths of all kinds Herman Bros.. 1 Pearl 8L John Puwlta, a farmer of Charter Oak, la., has filed a voluntary petition In bank ruptcy In the federal court here. He sched ules liabilities aggregating ugao uhJ, asset a valued at SWJs. Midwinter term "Westam Town oUng pet.s Monday. January 4. 190. Band for catalogue, TOP BUT BRA. I. PICTrRrTS AND ARTS T BORWJCK'o, U SOUTH MAIN ST., fiHATB ALU Unity Rebekah lodge No. S88 Will meet In regular aeaslon this evening at Odd Fel lows' temple. AU members are requested to be present aa buelnesa of Importance wilt come up for action. Good acoordeons U M and 6 at A. Hospe'e, Bs Pearl st., 8. Main st. Call or write for description. Rer. Henry DeLong performed the mar riage ceremony yesterday for George Wil son of Sheboygan Falls. "Wis., and Bertha Fotralson of Lincoln. Neb. ( Jess Miller and Florenca tlopley. both of Atlantic la., and O. R. Williamson and Kffl Henry, both of Carson, Is. exceptional prana bargains this week at A. Hoepe Co., i9 Ptarl at., S 8. Main at, Covrxll Bluffs, la. Easy payments. The funeral of Delia Rlsney, the Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rlsney, will be held this afternoon at 1 o'clock from the family residence, 161 Avenue F. Interment will be In FaVrvlew cemotery and Rev. D. C. Loinson, pastor of the Free Methodist church, will conduct the ser vice. Try some of our handsome framed pic W win aAand'. Irt'stoTe. j Broadway I Chsrles Oowens, who was charged by neighbors ' with beating his wife, was or dered by Judge Snyder yesterday to fur nish a bond In the Sum of 1200 to keep the peace and to pay the costs of the case In police court. Mrs. Oowens not only refused to III a complaint against her husband but declined to appear In court against him. . Try Mauthe's (228 West Broadway) holi day prices. They ars not like other jewelry store prices. they are ths right kind ths kind of prices that save you money. Receipts ' In the general fund of the Christian home last week were $1.4fi3.i3, be ing $1. 363.23 above the current needs of the week and reducing the amount needed In the Improvement and contingent fund for 19U8 to I10.738.5. In the manager's fund the receipts were 25.85, being 8221.85 above the needs of the week and decreasing the de ficiency In this fund to date to 8693.90. Otto Jensen and Jens Damsgaard, both from Harlan, complained to the police yesterday morning that they had been robbed of t0 in currency Monday night while occupying a room together above a restaurant on Lower . Broadway. Jensen said a VXi bill was taken from his pocket book, which contained -riuite a sum of money, while three lift bills and two 85 bills were abstracted from Damsgaard' pocketbook. The police ars Investigating. The comedy sketch . presented by the ' OrtV.s at the Diamond theater la certainly comical and entertaining. Any one who en Joys a good laugh should aee this act. It la somewhat different from the ordinary com edy acts. It Is- fine. It makes you laugh all over. Oeorgs Demmltt, who was before Judge Snyder In. police .court yesterday morning on complaint of Mtss Elsie Allen who charged him with threatening to shoot her If shs did not marry him, waa Bent to the county jail for thirty days for disorderly conduct In the court room snd for con tempt. The charge preferred by the young woman was dismissed. Demmltt created quite a scene In court by persisting in making charges against the young woman, desplt ths orders of the court to stop. It was a case of out of the frying pan and Into the fire with Ralph L. Dunlap yesterday. In the case preferred against him by the Hochman A Weiker company, who charged him with obtaining money under false pretenses. Duniap was dis charged on payment of the costs and the return of the property Involved. No sooner had hs got free of this case when he was rearrested on another charge brought against him by another firm and was sent back to the county Jail pending his pre liminary hearing before Justice Cooper. CHR'STMAS 8PKCIAL8 Only' two mors days to complete the Christmas din ner. We have some of the fancy Idaho and Washington apples from the exhibit from cents per dosen up. Finest navel oranges from ) cents dosen up. Florida grspe fruit, 1SH cents esch; fancy white grapes, per pound, 20 cents; cranberries, figs and dates. Trinity church 1 adles' mines meat. Before buying your candles and nuts call and see our display. We have a large stock of Christmas trees and holly. Remember, we handle all kinds of poultry, geese, ducks and chickens. Open evenings. U Oreen, 134 Broadwsy. raaeral of Mrs. Henrietta Jackson. The funeral of Mrs. Henrietta Jackson, widow, of the late James A. Jackson, who died Sunday at her apartments in the Mon daroln hotel. Bloux City, will be held at 1.80 o'clock this afternoon from the resi dence of A. T. Rice, 8 Fourth street. Rev. T. J. Mackay, rector of All 8alnta' Kpls copal church, Omaha, and formerly rector of St. Paul's Church of this city, will con duct ths service. Burial will be in Fair- view cemetery, and the pallbearers will be O. P. Wtckham..W. F. Sapp. W. T. Trey nor.'E. A. Wlchharn.'W. 1 Douglass and W. Coppock. Mrs. Jackson Is survived by one son, A. M. Jackson of Sioux City, and ons daughter, Mrs. A B. Wilson of Galena. Kan. While a resident of Council Bluffs Mrs. Jackson was active In church work and was ons of the organisers of Bt. Paul s Episcopal church. Mrs. Jackson wss born in Now Orlesna, the daughter of Charles Bt. Aubyn, sn art 1st. Upon the death -of her father, her mother married Pr. John K. Cook, who subssquently laid out the towns of Omaha and Bloux City. Dr. and Mrs. Cook and Miss Bt Aubyn were In Council Bluffs in 185!. and in that year Miss St. Aubyn mar rled James A. Jackson. Ths following year Mr. and Mrs. Jsckson made their first trip to the trading post which marked ths spot where Dr. Cook and Mr. Jackson once owned the present site of Morntngslde, a beautiful suburb, which covers the hills southesst of Bloux City. At the tlms of her deatn shs still' was a largs owner of property In that suburb. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson lived, in Council Bluffs until 1866. when they'remotfed to Bt. Louis, where they lived until 1887. Mr. Jackson was engaged in th wholesale, grocery business, and also operated a line of river packets. In 1887 they removed to Bloux City. CCHICE TABLETS. tfttlOt rCKAt. FOR CV6Hl(0lDS. IUM WITH fOKSrAKlis tlC0ICa GlYCttRTNC TABLETS; tlQt rwCKCT T. rot RUrtr or pOMSaTiJ ITWMATAJTTCTIMS. IF HOT SOI 0 BY YOUR 0KUG0IST I'm SHtU8fsuseeaaaustwici. ZL&M Cut onY..n.Y.OT BLUFFS. Both Tbcaea 4X SDIT TO TEST WATER BONDS Brother of Councilman Jensen Appeaxi ai Plaintiff. . SBWaBBBSSBBW HINT OTHERS HAY INTERVENE Grars . Wriikt Indicates Wavtor Compauy Is Wntckla; to See If the Salt la m Besill Oaa. Following up the action of the city coun cil Monday night In appropriating ths sum of 1300 to be expended la determining ths legality of ths proposed Issue of 1600,000 bonds for ths construction of a municipal water works system, what Is said to be a friendly suit was Instituted m thn dis trict court. In ths suit ths court la asksd to restrain ths city authorities from ne gotiating or delivering ths bonds. L. H. Jensen, a brother of OnmcflmaA 3. C. Jensen, chairman of tha oommttt on water works', and a member of ths firm of Jenssn Bros., appears as plaintiff in ths action, although ths papers In ths suit were originally made with ths nam of Fred Rasmussen, bookkeeper for the firm of Jensen Bros., as plaintiff. For soma reason ths name of Rasmussen wherever it appeared en ths petition waa erased and that of L H. Jensen substi tuted. Ths suit Is directed against ths city of Council Bluffs, Thomas Moloney, mayor; A. W. Casady, city clerk; John Olson, Oscar Tounkerman, C, A. Morgan, J. Chris Jensen. W. B. Rlgdon, Otto Bkodsholm James McMUIen and A. Bellinger, members of the city council. .Ths petition recites that on or about De cember ZL 1908, ths city council passed a resolution rrovldlna for ths execution, sale ?-ry of bond, In the sum of woo.ooo no voiwiuuuuu v& v.. system, by virtue or a special election nein on October tt, 1908. It ia alleged that thers was no legal authority for calling and holdfng such election, and that the election was not qaMed and held according to law, and It Is denied that, at this election, au thority wss given by the electors for ths issusnce of bonds. It is alleged that unless restrained by ths court the defendants will proceed to issue and sell bonds, and the plaintiff's property will be wrongfully subjected to a tax to meet Interest and principal of ths bonds. Ths plaintiff petitions that ths de fendants be restrained and perpetually en joined from issuing, negotiating or de livering the bonds or. any part thereof; that the proceedings be declared Illegal; that it be adjudged that the proposed pro ceedings of the council are an attempt to create an Indebtedness in excess of the constitutional limit of Indebtedness; that thrrs is no authority for such issuance of bonds. Opinion f Attorneys. W. H.KIllpack," former county attorney, appears as. attorney for Jensen, City Solicitor Kimball when asked con cerning the suit yesterday afternoon, said: "it Is my understanding that - this Is a friendly action brought under the author ity given by the city council Monday night. It is the purpose of ths commute having In charge 'The floating of these bonds to tost every legal phase of ths case, in order that there may be no question about ths validity of these bonds. Every point will be raised that would be raised In any suit of this character." "We think this is a good move," said George 8, Wright, attorney for ths Council Bluffs City Water Works company. "It has been our belief all ths time that this Dwia issue was unconstitutional and ws shall be glad to se a test made. It may not be, however, entirely satisfactory to the taxpayers to hare the city appropri ate more money with which to pay at torneys. Such action is not as much an evidence of good faith as if some inter ested taxpayer or several of them should taks enough Interest In ths matter to fight the case. If it appears during ths progress of ths trial of this action that this suit Is a mers subterfuge It Is likely that somo ol ths taxpayers, who were opposed to the bond Issue and are convinced that the issue Is unconstitutional will institute an action which will be a real legal test." MATTERS IN THE DISTRICT COTJRT Railroad Man Seeks to Restrain Enforcement of Judgment. Suit was begun in the district court yes terday by the Union Paoifio Railroad com pany and Isaac Drake against Ovlde Vlen and Justice of ths Peace J. K. Cooper to restrain them from Issuing execution or In any manner attempting to enforce a Judg ment obtained by Vlen against Drake In the court of Justice Cooper. According to the petition, Vlen on Aug. 1, 1807, obtained a Judgment for 150 and costs against Drake In Justice Cooper's court on an alleged confession of Judgment by Drake, who was an employs of ths Union Pacific railroad In the state of Kan sas. It is alleged by ths plaintiffs that this confession of Judgment wss a forgery and was not written or signed by Drake. - On July 14 of this year Vlen garnished ths Union Pacific Railroad company and on Sept. 19 obtained a Judgment against It for 8o9.96. It Is to prevent ths enforce ment of this Judgment that suit Is now brought. Mrs. Frances Catherine Myers filed suit for divorce from Arthur G. Myers to whom she was married Nov. 28, 1900 In this city Ths plaintiff alleges that her husband not only failed to support her and her two children whose custody shs asks to be awarded, but finally deserted her. Mrs. Hattle Beam alleges thst Jacob E. Beam, to whom she waa married in Platte mouth. Neb., on April t, 1896, became so addicted to drink that she was forced to leava him. In addition to th decree of divorce she asks to be given th custody of their minor children, of whom there are several. In ths contested divorce suit of Edward Unqutat against Augusta M. LlnquUt, now a resident of Shenandoah, la., Judge Green yesterday ordered a decree In favor of th husband to whom he also awarded th custody of the children. Saloon Mast Cited for Contcaspt. W. E. Meyera, said to bs a bartender at th Manhattan saloon,' has ben cltsd to sppear before Judge Green In th dls trict court next Saturday morning at o'clock to show cause why h should not b adjudged guilty of contempt of court. An Information charging Meyers with violating the Injunction against ths Man hattan saloon was filed yesterday. Th affidavit la support of th charge signed by James M. Williams, said to be Rev. James M. Williams, pastor of Broad' way Methodist church. Thai affidavit bears th acknowledgement of F. C. Lou gee. an actlv member of th 'Law and Order leagu. as notary Among th indictments returned by the grand Jury a few days ago waa on against Meyer's on the charge of "nuis ance" in connection with ths alleged sale of liquor at the Manhattan saloon. M. 8. Odle, attorney for the Iowa Anti- Saloon league, with headquarters In Des Moines waa in the city yesterday. JTEW JTJRT LISTS ARE ORDERED Jw4a- Green Deeldee Present On Invalid. Th failure of the election Judges In some of ths precincts at ths recent gen eral election to return the proper num ber of names to ths county auditor has Invalidated all ths jury lists. This Is the ruling of Judge Oreen of the district court, who, yesterday issued an order directing the Board of Supervisors to make up a new Jury list from which ths grand and petit Jurors and talesmen shall be drawn during ths year 1808. In his order Judge Green said: It appears to the court, from the re turn made by the sudltor to the clerk, that a lawfully constltuted grand Jury or a petit Jury cannot be obtained for, or during the year 1908 by drawing from the names returned by the election offi cers to the county auditor to serve as jurors, ey reason or the fact that the number of names necessary by law has not been returned, and that it is neces sary to convene ths Board of Supervisors to prepare such Hats from qualified elec tors for the several precincts of ths ceanty. as shown by ths poll lists of the general election of November, 1808, from which grand and petit Jurors to be used for the year 1809 can be drawn, and to prepare a talesman list from the quali fied electors of Ksne township, from which to draw these talesmen for ths year 1909. Under the order the supervisors ars Instructed to convens on January 4 at u m., and select seventy-five names from which the grand Jury shall be drawn; 800 names from which the petit urora shall be drawn and 800 talesmen from Kane township. The returns made to the auditor by ths election Judges shows the shortage In the lists to be as follows: First ward. First precinct, twenty-three talesmen; Sixth ward. First precinct, six grand jurors and thirty-eight talesmen; Sixth ward. Second precinct, three petit Jurors and two talesmen; Neola township, thirty-one petit Jurors. Prior to a recent amendment to the statut governing the selection of Ju rors, and when annual elections were held In this stats, all the lists were returned by the election boards and no provision sxlsted for the return of names by the Board of Supervisors. Under the biennial election law such a course was impracti cable and the legislature of 1907 enacted an amendment making it ths duty of boards of supervisors to return the lists whenever it should be found that a law fully constituted Jury could not be ob tained by drawing from the names re turned by the election officers. Real Estnt Transfers. These transfers were reported to The Bee December 22 by the Pottawattamie County Abstract company of Council Bluffs: Elisabeth Swingle, single, to Elizabeth swingle, widow, n4 ew4 ot Z7, and eU tieW of 24-78-38. a. c. d 8 l dno Christian Christ larison and wife to Jacob Jensen, undivided half nwU 28-77-43 w. d 1 1 25 1.300 A. P. Brown, widower, to Emma j. Jackson, net nwl4 14-76-40, w. d . P. Larsen and wife to Henry Gat rsst, part se4 18-76-42, w. d tj. wyiana ana wire to iienry Gatrast. part swi 16-76-42. w. d. Georgia Moore Evans, widow, to Ruth r.vana. undivided one-aixth or wit 83-74-88. w. d 4.500 R. O. Harvey and wlfo to F. G. Bchoenlng. lot 38. block 1. Tremor. Ia.. w. d. 900 Florence Robotham and husband to Peter RIef. 32 feet lot 2. block 18. Riddle's subdlv.. w. d 1.300 M. Flammant and wife to Johsnna Lehmkuhl.-lots 1. t and 8. hlnrk 1. Olderor's sdd. to Trevnor. w. d 1.375 ir. j. Day and wife to Walter Turner, lots 15 snd 16. block 7. Wright's sdd.. w. d 100 August Olderog and wife to M. Flam mant. lota 1. z snd 3. t ocK 1. Older- og's add. to Trevnor. Ia.. w. d.. 5C0 Jeafllca J. Sledentnpf and husband, and Ellen M. B. Haas and husband to Adella E. Corbet t. lot 15. block 4. Stutsman's 2d add., q. c. d 10 Total, twelve transfers.,... . .810,912 Marriage Licenses. Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to the following: Nam and Residence. Age. George Wilson, Sheboygan Falls, Wis.. 28 16 Bertha Fogelson, Lincoln, Neb Charles Rohrberg, Sliver City, la.,.. 24 19 21 18 12 21 Emma Minssen, council ttiuris.... James Miller, Atlantic, Ia Florence Hopley, Atlantic, Ia O. R. Williamson, Carson, Ia Effle Henry, Carson, Ia TOLER ACQUITTED OF MURDER Killing: Grew Oat of Iowa Central Strike. MARSHALLTOWN, la., Dec, r3.-(8pecls4 Telegram.) After being out one hour and ten minutes, the jury In the Toler murder esse at Toledo returned a verdict of not guilty at 4:45 this afternoon. A large crowd that packed the court room, waiting for the verdict, broke Into the wildest demon stration ever witnessed In Tsma county. Toler's wife . threw herself Into her hus band's arms and became hysterical when ths verdict - was announced. The verdict waa reached on the second ballot. W. D. Toler, a roundhouse foreman of the Iowa Central, was tried for shooting George W. Davles, a striking machinist, on July 13, during th strike of shopmen here. The killing was the climax of a series of as saults and attacks mads on nonunion la borers by strikers. The case was taken to Toledo on a change ot venue because of public feeling here. All Ottamws Saloons Closed. OTTUMWA, la., Dsc. 23. Every saloon In Ottumwa was closed tonight aa a result of a religious revival. Saloon men claim the petition upon which the saloons were closed Is insufficient and one dealer will open to stand prosecution as a test esse. Thla la the flrat time saloons have been closed here alnce prohibition daya. Iwn Mews Notes. MARSH ALLTOWN Lam ber W. Phillips of this ctty hss been appointed acting county treasurer of Cerro Gordo county, to take the place of B. F. Brown, who Is seriously sick as a result of nervous shock following the pulling of a number of teeth. Mr. Brown Is very seriously sick. CRE8TON While rabbit hunting yester day a few miles from this city, Harry Call was seriously Injured, receiving the full force of a charge of shot in ths calf of the lert leg. CRE8TON Oscar Smith of Lorlmor was brought to tills city Sunday evening and placed in the county jail on a warrant sworn out by O. L. gheppard of that place. charging him with assault with Intent to commit murder. He was held In the jail In default of bond and his hearing was set for jjecember z. MARSH ALLTOWN Charles Emerson, liv ing eight miles north of Traer, was seri ously, and perhaps fatally, injured while attempting to aught from a movuig North western train near Buckingham, la., Sun day night Mr. Emerson fell under the wheels of th trsln and had both legs badly crushed and was otherwise badly hurt. It was necessary o amputate one leg. MARHHAL.LTOWN ronowing the ex ample set by th supervisors of Marshall county, ths board of Franklin county, meet ing at Hampton, has Instructed the county treasurer to notify all banks holding county funds that they will t required to pay In trraat on county funds deposited wtth them at the rate of 1 per cent per annum. Th order goes Into effect on January L MARSHALLTOWN-Phfillp Martin and James Flnley were placed on trial today at Rrooklvn . for the murder of Thomas W. Read in Januam. 16. Phillip Martin Is accused of ths killing and Flnley la charged with being an accessory to the crime be fore the fact. Resd wss murdered at his home- within two miles of Brooklyn and his clothing and building wcr robbed. BYERS ADVISES GQAKES Would Berise Legal Department Along Lines of Federal Department. AID TO ENFORCEMENT OF LAW Also) Recommends Giving; Governor Power tai Remove Peaee Officer, Mayora and Proaeentors for Fallare to Enforce Law. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, la., Dec. 23. (Special.) A complete reorganisation of the legal department In Iowa Is recommended by Attorney General Byers In his biennial report tiled with Governor Warren Garst. This suggestion is prompted because of the great trouble given the office of the attorney general In trying to enforce the prohibition and mulct laws, especially In the river counties. His recommenda tion Is that the state legal department be re-organised substantially along ths lines of the Department of Justice of the United States; establishing closer rela tionship between the county attorneys to report to th attorney general promptly all matters of Importance pending in their offices In which the state Is Interested, and giving to the attorney general power to take charge either himself or by ss slstants appointed by him for the pur pose, of any case pending in the district court in which the state Is Interested and to appear before the grand jury In any county in any matter pending before that body of sufficient importance to Justify, in his Judgment, such appearance. He would make it possible for the gov ernor upon proper complaint, to remove peace officers, mayors and prosecuting attorneys. He would enlarge the duties of the oil and food inspectors, requiring them to assist prosecuting attorneys and the at torney general in securing evidence In all prosecutions In which .the state Is in terested, whether It be a violation of the criminal laws of the state, or for the col lection of fees and fines due the state. Then he would give the county attor ney authority to follow appeals to the supreme court when requested by the at torney geenral, with ample provision for his compensation, and . expense. Crosier Gets Sent. George W. Crosier of Knoxvlile will be given a temporary seat in th general assembly ending the settlement of the contest brought against him by L. D. Teter of Marlon county. Thl was made certain by an order of court directing the Marion county board of supervisors to Issue the certificate to Crozler. Senator Cnmmlns Is Home. United States Senator A. B. Cummins Is home from Washington for the holidays, and Is spending his time during the day at his business offk-e In the Flemmlng building. Mr. Cummins believes there will be a revision of the tariff at the special sessloh of congress next summer. Mr. and Mrs. Cummins will remain here until after January 1. Sherrllffe's Lawyer Here. Attorney Frame Morrill, who will con duct the defense of Frank Bhercliffe when he Is tried for robbery In Minneapolis, Is in Dps Moines searching for evidence for his client. Bhercliffe Is attempting to prove an alibi as to his whereabouts the night of the robbery and told his lawyer that on the night before the. robbery he paid a doc tor bill for 88 In DesMolnes. Investigation of this claim disclosed th fact that the doctor bill was paid on April 15, one year and a day before the robbery. Priest Wins Pigeon Prises. Rev. Father J. J. Moron of Granger, a Catholic priest, won practically all the prises on pigeons at the Central Iowa Poul try show here. He had a great variety of birds, including German swallows Imported from their native country, White Russian Trumpeters brought from the czar's coun try and white and black Jacobins from th Island of Cyprus. Frank Waters Shoots Himself. MARSHALLTOWN, la., Dec. 23. (Special Telegram.) Frank Waters, 40 years of ag, shot himself through the right temple this afternoon, dying Instantly. He was de spondent over ill health. He was a nephew of Senator Charles Eckles of Marshall county. CHRISTMAS MAIL IS STOLEN Pouch Containing Registered Pack ages Tnken from Belt Lino Station, Kansaa City. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 23. A mall pouch, containing sixty pounds of registered Christmas packages consigned to eastern points, wss stolen from the baggage room of the Twenty-second and Grand avenue depot on the Belt Line road tonight. Al though the postofflce authorities refuse to make any statement as to the contents of the pouch. It is believed to have contained much valuable merchandise. There was ho money In it. The pouch was made up In the Kansas City postofflce. When the time cam for sending it o'lt, It waa found that It was too late to make th 6 o'clock Banta Fe train at the Union depot, and it was therefore dispatched to the Grand avenue station on the south side of the city. The pouch was deposited In the bsggage room. The baggagemaster slipped Into another room to check a trunk. Upon his return the pouch was missing. A negro seen to be lolteii.ig In the vicinity Js supposed to have secured the pouch. This theft recalls the theft of a registered mall pouch containing 860,000 In money con signed from Los Angeles to New Tork from the postofflce sub-station at the Union depot on ths night of June 6. Charles Stevens, a negro, was convicted In the United States court here last month and sentenced to ten yeara In the federal prison. HENEY REACHES WASHINGTON Graft Prosecutor, Who Has Practi cally Recovered, Will Consult th President Today, WASHINGTON. Dec. J3.-Francl J. Heney of Ban Francisco, noted prosecutor of th alleged "grail" cases, who wss shot about a month ago by Morris Haas, a former oonvk't, during the trial of the Ruef case In San Francisco, reached Wash tngton tonight accompanied by Mrs. Heney. Mr. Heney will call upon tha president at th Whit House tomorrow. Ths prin cipal purpose of hla visit east, Mr. Heney said, when seen tonight by the Associated Press, was for rest and recreation. He added that his deslro to see President Roosevelt before his dopaj'.ure for Africa also had induced him to malt th trip. Mr. Heney said ha was In aplendid health except ' for a alight weakneas and that ha had completely recovered from his wounds. Mr. Heney and his wife will spend a month on this side of tha contl nent and during that time will deliver a series of lectures. Th Influence of a Be want ad pa traus to unsuspected quarters. TAFT PLANS TO VISIT TEXAS Trip Will Probably Be Made at End of Special Session. HITCHCOCK AND KNOX COMING Two Men Appointed to Cabinet Places Will Be Consulted About Makeup of Balance of the Slate. AUGUSTA, Ga., Dec. 23-President-elcct William H. Taft decided today to visit the state of Texas at some convenient time after his inauguration, preferably at the end of the special session of congress wuen he is to call to revise the tariff. While his Itinerary for the visit has not been ar ranged, he will mak'o the city of Dallas one of the principal points of the trip. Thirty cities and towns of the Lone Star state united In a request for his presence at any time he should choose to come. The Invitation expressed a keen desire on the part of the commercial bodlea of the places In question to make the personal acquaint ance of Mr. Taft, and promised htm a cordial welcome and courteous treatment. It also dwelt upon the advantages which would result both to the state and himself through such a visit. Judge Taft was compelled, much to his expressed regret today, to decline to visit Chattanooga, Tenn., where It was hoped to have his presence st the dedication of a Young Men's Christian association building. In declining, the president-elect said that to accept meant he would have to give up the balance of the time between now and his trip to Panama In visiting southern cities, as he had pressing Invitations from nearly all of them, and to accept one and reject another would cause dissatisfaction. Will Visit Three Cities. But three southern cities besides Auguafa will see the president-elect during his stay In the southland. He will visit Atlanta at some time to be fixed by a delegation which will come here next week. He will embark for Panama from Charleston, S. C, and has decided to land at New Orleans on his return. A delegation of southern editors have ap plied to be seen by Mr. Taft while here and their request has been granted. The arrangements for tha reception has not yet been completed. Mr. Taft said tonight that he had written Frank Hitchcock, national repub lican chairman and future postmaster gen eral, to visit him here. Mr. Hitchcock la expected within a few days. Senator Knox who Is also expected has as yet not In dicated when he will be here. As the result of a casual remark by Mr. Taft at the Country club dinner last night that he had not been able to find here a saddle "that was big enough to stick a postage stamp on," Judge Taft was today presented by Superior Court Judge Henry G. Hammond with a saddle of ample pro portions. Mr. Taft will add riding to his routine ot dally exercise. A steam auto mobile for his use will be here tomorrow In charge ot an expert from the factory. At a dinner Saturday night to be given to Mr. Taft by Henry C. Maxwell, an old time Cincinnati friend, It has been planned that Judge Taft shall meet a number of southern federal officeholders, which will afford Mr. Taft further opportunity to ex tend his plan for bringing the south Into close relations with his administration and with a view to impressing upon this sec tion the necessity of becoming more prac tical In Its politics. CHURCH FACTIONS IN FIGHT Riot In Slav Parish nt Homestead, Pa., Results In Injury of Hundreds of Persons. PITTSBURG, Deo. 23. Wsrrlng factions of a Catholic congregation In Homestead, a suburb, tonight engaged In a riot In which, four peraons were aerloualy Injured and aeveral hundred Blava were slightly hurt. Twenty-five of the participants hav been arrested and are In Jail, and warrants ars being prepared for many other partici pants In th melee. After the Homestead riot had beeh quelled the rioters went to Municipal hall, where they destroyed the Interior of St. Michael's Slavonic parochial school, home of the new priest. Rev. M. O. Flaglnsky, whose life they vainly nought The trouble waa over the removal of furni ture from St Michael's Slavonic Roman Catholic church to the parochial school a Munhall, a nearby borough, by a new pas tor . BRIDGEPORT TO BE tOl'STT SEAT Result of Sneelal Election In New t'ouuty of Morrill. BRIDGEPORT. Neb.. Dec. 23.-(Speclal Telegram.) With only two small precincts to hear from Bridgeport was selected as the permanent county seat ot the new county of Morrill at ths special election held today. A fairly good vote was polled, nine out of eleven precincts giving Bridge port &M votea against 223 for Bayard. Ths othsr two precincts will increase Bridge port's majority. Bayard entered the contest against Bridgeport Immediately after tha county waa divided at the last general election and offered to contrlbuts 815,000 and a block of land for the court house. Th Lincoln Land company deposited 810,008 In certified checks for a new court house and a block of land In Bridgeport. Th nsw county will have on of the finest court houses in the western part of the state. An Auto Collision means many bad brulttf-s. which Bucklen's Arnica Salve heals quickly, as It does sores aud burns.. 26c For sale by Beaton Drug ...OUR... "Christmas Chimes Are the most popular and are made to fit on They consist of 0 Beautiful Angels, , S Candlesticks, 1 Tuned Bells and a Turbine, while above all ablnes the Star of Bethlehem. Our "Clirlstmft-Chlma" are 10 Inches high and made of fine ntckle-plated metal and are so constructed that when the candles are lighted thef Turbine goes around and the Bells begin to play. The effect Is something wonderful, adding Immensely to the solemnity of Christmas, and jtoung and old feel a thrill ot Joy and surprise when entering Into the presence of a lighted Christmas Tree beholding the silver-like Angels, while sweet music sounds through the room, heralding the birth of Christ. Our "ChriBtinas-Chlmes" can also stand by themselves, so that parties who do not desire to go to the trouble of fixing up ft Christ mas Tree can place one or more on a table and arrange presents, flowers, etc., around them with the same wonderful effect. As our "Christmns-Cliime" are unbreakable they can be used the whole year round on many other occasions, as balls, parties, birth days and other festivities, when they always will bring Joy to the par ticipants. . We offer these beautiful "ChHstmae-ChJmes" to our subscribers ' for only 60 cents. Out-of-town subscribers add 11 cents for postage and we will send them by mall. THE OMAHA BEE, 1702 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb. SUBPOENAS FOR PACKERS Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Calls 100 Men in Trafflo Departments. RUMOR OF REBATE INQUIRY Another Report Saya Government la Getting Ready for a Further Investigation of the "Beef Trust." CHICAGO. Dec. 23 The Issuance fo 101 subupoenss, twenty-five of which were served on employes In the traffic depart ment of Morris A Co.. summoning them be fore the federal grand Jury, started reports today that the Inquisitorial body would in vestigate charges of rebating among the big packing firms at the stuck yards. District Attorney Blms refused to admit or deny any of the rumors, but M. V. Bor der, attorney for Morris & Co., admitted that twenty-five of the writs had been served on employes of the fin,-.. A flying visit to Washington by District Attorney Sims, who Just returned yesterday, and who was in conference there with F. B. Kellogg, the special government attorney. as well as the attorney general. Is supposed to have been In connection with the move made today. The subpoenas were Issued from Judge lndls' court late Monday afternoon and nearly the entire force of the United States marshal's office waa detailed to serve them. Other packing houses besides Mor ris ft Co. are named In the reports, but each of these houses deny they are to be mado the subject of Investigation. Among the men subpoenaed In Morris & Co. Is Joseph A. Tappe, assistant traffic manager. In the legal department of Swift and Company 1t was emphatically denied that anyone of that company had been .served. "I can say positively that our firm is not Involved." said Albert Veeder, general counsel for Armour A Co. hss been served." Not one of us Edward A. L,undberg, general counsel for Schwartschild A Sulsberger declsred that officials ot his company had not been called. A package labeled "Tariff Sheets," was taken to District Attorney Sims' office, and thla waa taken aa Indicating that the Inquiry Is to bs devoted to the subject of rebstes, although reports were circulated that ths government was getting ready for another "Beef trust" probe. The federal grand Jury may take up tha matter tomorrow. Halt a dosen special agents of the government have arrived 9 Novelty ever Introduced the top of Christmas trees from Washington and have held confer ences with Mr. Sima. COACH OF MAIL IS BURNED Lara Quantity of Chrlatmaa Presents Deatroyed In Wreck on Alton , - Near CaJrago. CHICAGO, Dec. 13. A mall coach loadel with Chrlatmaa presents was burned, five mall clerks barely escaping with their lives, while one wss Injured In Jumping to safety, and an engine was overturned when a south-bound Baltimore & Ohio freight train crashed Into a west bound Chicago A Alton passenger trsln In the West Bids of Ch, csgo tonight. As soon sa the trains struck a gas tank In the mall oach exploded and set fire to It and the piles of Christmas mall. Many passengers were badly shaken up. TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR BILL St. Louis Ice Wagon Driver Finds Big Gold Certiorate In Tomato Can. EAST ST. LOUIS, III.. Dec. .-Ptr. k Sullivan, an Ice wagon driver, today found a $l",oJb bill In the bottom of an old tumato can which he picked up In an slley In the residence part of town. Conrad Reeb. cash ier of the Southern Illinois National bank. ' examined the bill through a microscope snd It appeared to be a geulne gold certlflcati'. The bill will be taken to the subtreasury in St. Louts tomorrow for further examina tion. Buy Company's Extract ol Bed Add a little to the sauces and gravies and note the marvelous difference it makes how their fla vor and strength can be gauged to a nicety how easily asd quickly they can be prepared. CmmIm S l i. v. 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