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TIIE OMATIA DAILY REE: THtfRSPAY, JANUARY 28. 1000. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL . Office 16 Scott Street. water case is. to wait l?o earing; Expected Before Judg-e McPherson At Thii Time. EVIDENCE IS TO COME LATER ' Mast Tim for hr tha Be Mad t'n Trial of (aese First Dar of Mar. ia It t net likely that any hearing will a had today before Judge Smith Me Theraon In the United States court In the action brought by the C. B. Nash com pany of Omaha to restrain the city of Council Bluffs with proceeding further to Issue the $600,000 for the construction of tha proposed municipal waterworks plant. An agreement ' has been entered Into between counsel for the C B. Nash company and City Solicitor Kimball by which. It Is expected, all tha prelimina ries, including tha taking of testimony, will be completed and the rase finally submitted to tbe court not later than the middle of May. The stipulation entered Into between counsel on both sides , provides that the answer of the city to the petition filed by the C. B. Nash company must be filed some time before February 1. The plaintiff company Is then given ten days In which to prepare - and file Its reply to the answer of tha city. Upon the filing of this reply, whether it be in ten 1ay. or less, the plaintiff company Is given not to exceed forty days, or until March 20. in which testimony In sup port of Its contentions may be taken. As soon as the taking of testimony on be half of the plaintiff is completed the city will then have not over a like period In which testimony for the defense may be taken. This must be completed In any event by May 1. The plaintiff Is then allowed fifteen days In which to procure testimony In rebuttal. .Tha evidence Is to be taken before some stenographer and not before the court di rect. Judge Smith McPheruon will be asked to make today a formal order in accordance with this stipulation. The ap pointment of some stenographer before whom the evidence will be taken will, it ia exr'cted, be made by the court today. ,Tho spring term of United States caurt In this city opens March 9 and will prob ahly not lant over two weeks, as he term in Creston begins on March 23. The waterworks case, being an equity case. Is triable at any time that the court may direct and not necessarily during any term. MATTERS IS DISTRICT COURT Weber Damnae Case Set for Trial tha First of March. . Judge Thoriicll of the district court, yes terday by agreement of the nttorneys in iureslcd. made a special assignment of the $30,000 personal injury dnniage suit of T.. A. Weber against the Rock Island rail lead company, (or tilal on March 1. The case had been assigned for February 1, (but the' attorneys found it would be Im possible' for" them try It on that date. ; T.'eber sues for Injuries received In s wreck near Homestead, Ia., several yearr ego. The train on which Weber was work It g as a mail clerk was derailed nnd lit was seriously Injured. Weber's claim it lastd on the theory that the wreck was cautcd by a defective roadbed and track, while the defemo of the railroad la" that the train was deliberately wrecked by Eric von Kulzleben, a young man who resided in the vicinity of Homestead. Ktitzleben wss convicted on the strength of a con fession, but the court set aside the verdict and remanded the case, which is still un dcldrd Mrs. Leanora Hanna filed suit for di fioaononononooononoi O D o a o a a o a o a o a o a o a a 9 M O a o a o a o a 8 o D o a o a o 0 8; 8 o n o a o a o fl o O' MME. 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Red fire at the principal street; corner In the business section of the crty and other ' pyrotechnics, accompanied by tha blowing of whistles, proclaimed to the peo pie of Council Bluffs about o'clock last night that the campaign to raise $30,000, necessary to complete tha Young- Man's Christian association building according to the original plans, had been brought to a successful close. t Not only had those engaged In the canvass secured tha needed $20,000, hat tha report made by J. G. Wadsworth, chairman of the executive committee, at a general meeting held at association headrraaxiera, abo-wed that about $3,500 In excess of that amount had been secured and that probably ftKw) more would be forthcoming from across the river. The meeting at headquarters partook of the nature of a jollification and announce ments of the lata subscriptions were re ceived with cheers, and the younger boys on the street corners saw to tt that the red fire was kept burning. The total amount secured as the result of the campaign. Chairman 'Wadsworth announced, was $23,427, but there probably would be, he said, about $600 more re ceived from subscribers in Omaha. "I tl Ink It la safe to say that wa bare raised $24,000, and wa certainly ought to feel mighty thankful," declared Mr. Wads worth. The laat $1,M0 of the $30,000 was subscribed by A. D. Ann la, Mary I Everett and Leonard Everett and Fred R. Davis. Mr. AnrJs and Mr. Iavis gare $500 each and Mrs. Everett and Leonard Everett gave $500 Jointly. The members of the young man's com mittee, of which Joe W. Bmlth was chair man, were not Idle yesterday. The young men had agreed to raise one-fourth of the $20,000 needed and they did It, Chairman Smith's report last evening showed his band of willing assistants bad raised $5,62$. Of this amount $1,077.20 was secured yes terday. Other subscriptions announced last even ing were: Dr. H. B. Jennings, $100; addi tional $250 already subsrlbed. C Hafer, an additional $140. making his total $360; W. H. Kimball ISO. making hi subscrip tion $600 In all; C. M. Harl, who bad pre viously subscribed. $200, $60. A "friend" contributed $200 under a solemn promise from Committeeman E. H. Lougee that his name would not be made public. The following additional contributions from Omaha firms were) announced: Omaha Elevator company. $100; C. W. Hull, $o0; Crane Co., $26; Transmlssisappl Elevator company, $100; Adams & Kelly, $25; street railway company, $200; Gaa and Electric Light company, $350; Byrne-Hammer company, $50. The subscriptions from Omaha aggregated $1,386 and this amount probably will be Increased $600. ' As the meeting was closing announce ment was made that the Woman's Chris tian Temperance union would furnish one of the rooms In the dormitory. It Is ex pected that other organisations will follow the lead of the White Ribbonera. INAUGURAL BALL 19 DELATED Auditorium Directors Decide to Danre After Lent. The directors of tha Auditorium company have decided to postpone the grand in augural ball until after Lent and April IB has been now set tentatively aa the date for the public function. Tha first big social affair which will be held in the auditorium will be the musicians' 'ball on February 10. The Woodmen of the World are also plan ning to give a big ball In the auditorium. The Auditorium company has rented the building to the First Congregational church for the "Indoor circus," which Is was plan ned to give February 12 and February 13. As it Is desired to hold the public celebra tion of Lincoln's birthday anniversary in the auditorium, some arrangement Is con templated whereby the date of the "Indoor circus" may be changed. A general meeting of the committees hav ing in charge arrangements for the Lin coln celebration will be held , tomorrow even ing In the auditorium of tbe public library building. Real Estate Transfers. These transfers were reported to The Bee January 28 by the Pottawattamie County Abstract Co.. of Council Bluffs: Benjamin Fehr Real Estate Co. to (lieu H. Fauble, lot, In block 2. in Oak drove add. to Council Bluffs..! 75 i Al Rlche and wife to Florence Basch, lot 27, In block 3, in Highland Place add. to Council Bluffs, w. i 1 fXYl I V P AnriAi-imn inH wf. Ia Rr.h.pl IT Anderson, 4 of lot 7. In block 16, . In Beer's add. to Council Bluffs, w. d 2.1TJ0 E. W. Boe and wife to D. M. Hopple, lots 12 and 13. in block 7, In town of Carscon, w. d.- J.S0O M. C. Meier and wife to Maria Maas sen, part bl.x-k 46, Allen and Cook's add. to A voce, w. d 4,000 Leroy Clevcnger, unmarried, to Lillle t'levenger, lot 21, In block 11, In town ' of McClelland, w. d 1 Portsmouth Savings bank to Ida M. Sharpies, part lot 18. In block 1, ' Johnson's add. to Council Bluffs, w. il. 1,700 Total seven transfers.. . .$1.J79 wholesale Groeera Meet. A ralli-d meeting of the Iowa and Nebraska Wholesale Grocers' association was held yesterday afternoon In the Grand hotel. The business session was preceded by a luncheon at which about thirty-five were present. , Forty-five houses having . membership In the organisation were represented at the meeting which, as usual, was held behind closed doors. Secretary John Melhop after uie ii rriini hiq 1114 mi 11 uim m niemi 10 ! the public transpired at the session. "Mat- I era of Interest alone to the association were discussed," . declared Mr. Malhop. Oyster Deelern Flaea. A. Metsger A Co., Nells Petersen. G. R. Berth. Julius Keppner and Albert Brown, the dealers charged with selling "watered" oysters by State Food and Dairy Commis sioner H. R. Wright, were sasfsssa $6 and costs each in pot ice court yesterday morn ing on pleading guilty: Judge Snyder stated that ha Imposed Hght fines In these casea because ea.tha repre sentations of the dealers ghat they were not aware that the goods were watered. . See Sperling eV Triplet Co.' for gasoline esginea. farm implements of . alt kinds, wsgons, carriages, and. byjrgiea. .127 JBroad PROD FOR THE LEGISLATURE Lieutenant Governor Reminds Senate it is Time to Get Buiy. SENATORS SEE FORCE OF REMARK Honae Follows Selt and aa a Resalt Committees Are Bnsy Grinding Away on Bills and Formu lating Reports. Frcm a Staff Correspondent ) DFM MOINT3, Jan. 37. (RpeclaJ.) The Icwa legislature today jumped Into the harness and Is hard at work. The Incentive was the crack of the whip over the efr.ate this morning by Lieutenant Governor Clark, when he mildly but firmly reminded the senators that they were resting too much on their laurels and should get down to business. He called attention to the fact that of the seventy, bills Introduced forty-nine had been printed and these were referred to sixteen different committees. Notwith standing that, but one bill had been te pcrted from committee. . He announced that he hoped to have in the course of a few days enough bflla to start a working calendar. He strongly Intimated that unless the senators 'got to work the- would find themselves at the end of the session with more work than they could efficiently do. He said they should keep their busi ness cleaned up to date. Immediately a half dozen senators announced commit tee meetings for the afternoon, and the real grind is on in earnest. The spirit crossed the corridors to the house when It was learned the senate was bitterly op posing a house resolution to adjourn and send visiting committees to the state in stitutions. Representatives called nu merous committee meetings and this aft ernoon the capltol was a veritable bee hive of Industry. A spirited debate was caused In the senate on the house resolution to adjourn and appoint Junketing committees. Sen ator Bruce of Cass county made a motion to amend by making these committees auditing committees also. This amend ment, sfter an hour's discussion, was lost. On the original motion the vote was 24 to 24. There being a tie. the res olution was declared lost for want of a majority. So there will be no Institution visiting committees and no vacation for some time at least. Euconraae Farmer Lines. Representative Bauman of Linn county this morning offered a bill in the house providing that farmers organising co operative telephone lines shall be exempt from the Incorporation tax of $25 the same as farmers' co-operative creameries, etc. Change In Railroad Commission. Henry Wallace was one of those who a number of years ago led In the move ment to make the railroad cnmmlsslon elective Instead of appointive, and he now heartily commends that part of the bien nial message to the general aasembly which recommends that there be a return to the appointive system. He states that the change was made at the time of the adoption of the, present Iowa law In the belief that If the railroad commissioners were responsible to the people and had to go back to them for re-election each time, better, men could, be secured, but that time has shown that this Is not the case. Mr. Wallace states that it is signifi cant this change should be urged in both the bleni.lal message and the inaugural address. Brewers Meet. Representatives of the Iowa Brewers' asroclation held a meeting In Des Moines today. .They are planning an sggresslve fight to protect the saloons and breweries during the session of the lejtlslature. Retail liquor men and the brewers are expected to stand together to prevent a popular vote on the prohibition question In Iowa. Representatives from all over the state were In the city for the meeting. J. T. Barclay Dead. James T. Barclay died this morning at his home. Mr. Barclay was In the real es tate business. He was a large land owner, having big interests In Nebraska. He was well known In Des Moines, having lived here for the last sixteen years. Half Rates to State Fair. Iowa people will get half rates to the state fair, this year. A letter received by the local Commercial club this morning from P. B. Eustls of ,the Burlington prac tically settles the matter. Conference Meets at Logan. LOGAN, I a., Jan. 27. (Special Telegram.) Aa a result of the special services at the Methodist church of Logan, a number have been added to the church. Large congre gations attended the meetings. Rev. Mr. Adams of Hamburg, Ia., Is assisting Rev. 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Next Saturday evening the second quarterly conference of the Methodist church will be held st Lo gan. Rev. C. I Baxter of Des M lns and superintendent of the Council Bluffs district will be present and have charge cf the evening services. Iowa .ews Notes. ATLANTIC Mrs. A. M. . Johnson died st her home In this .Itv vesterdav morn ing at 4 o'clock of cancer of the liver. from which she had been suffering for j some lime. ATLANTIC Frank Thurmsn of this city has traded a farm in Benton town ship, valued at $17,000. to Thomas Hop ley for a section of land In Keith couny, Nebraska, this land helng worth about $16,000. FORT DODGE Homer Delano, aged S2. while 'assisting In Ice packing at the Townsend A Hunt lev company ice plant sustained very bad injuries which, be sides mashing both legs badly, may prove to have affected Internal organs. IOWA CITY It Is believed here that the W. J. Mooney, the Langdon capitalist, who lost his life In the Republic disaster off Nantucket, was the husband of Okltta Griffith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Griffith, formerly residents of this city. LOGAN The marriage of Miss Marie Neldmire and William Maaske of Magnolia was solemnised at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon. Rev. W. N. Graves offi ciating. On returning to Magnolia a recep tion was given the worthy couple by their many friends. IOWA CITT Iowa City, through the Commercial club, will ask congress to maiie Iowa river navigable. A committee will be sent to Washington, D. C. or will turn over a set of formal resolutions to Congressman A. F. Dawson in order that he may lay the matter before congress. CRH8TON-In tbe second series of the high school debates being held In southwest Iowa, Ames and Bedford were pitted against each Other at Bedford. The contest was close, but Ames wna given the victory by a unanimous vote of the judges. This will now bring Ames and the winner In the Tabor and Council Bluffs contest together to battle for the championship of the south west district. ATLANTIC The people In the vicinity of Atlantic met yesterday and in an In formal caucus selected their candidates for directors of the Atlantic. Northern & Southern railway. Fifteen men are to be elected and of these the people of the southern end of the line are to select eight and those at the northern end seven. The selections made are purely informal I and arc not binding. IOWA CITT The annual convention of the Twenty-second district of the Knights of Pythias will he held In Iowa CMv early In March, according to District Deputy Grand Chancellor E. A. Patter son, who returned yesterday from Marengo. The territory that will be rep resented In the convention will extend from West Liberty to Victor and frorrf Lo.ie Tree to Montezuma. CRESTON The first public action ever taken to establish a free public library here was made last night, when a committee of the Women's Federated clubs met with the Business Men's club to enlist the assistance of that body In co-operating to establish a library under the Carnegie plan, whereby they promise to have a $;,000 library. The matter will now be referred to the city council which. It is expected, will order a vote to be taken at the city election this spring. OR ESTON Rev. W. I. Gaston, pastor of the First Baptist church of this place, ha tendered his resignation, to take effect April 11. Mr. Gaston has been the pastor of this church for almost five years, and was the prime mover in building the hand some new church now owned by this de nomination. He has made arrangements t take charge of a large horse ranch near Anselmo, Neb., for a year or two though, he says, he will not entirely give up preach ing during that time. CRESTON Mrs. Charles Clarke, a colored woman of this place, was brutally attacked and choked Into insensibility while return ing to her home by some assailant whose motive la supposed to have been robbery, aa he made a deaperste attempt to remove rings from the woman's fingers, and to gain possession of her handbag, which contained money. He was frightened away by the crowd which war attracted by the woman's screams. The fell iwv escaped. Mrs. Clarke's condition Is considered, serious. FLEET HEADS FOR TETUAN BAY Sixteen Battleahlpa Preparing; for Last Lap of Their Trip Aronnd the World. NICE, Jan. 37. The entire American fleet of sixteen battleships will be plowing the Mediterranean westward on Thursday, headed for Tetuan bay, on the north coast of Morocco, where It will reassemble on January 31 to coal and provision for the homeward Journey. The division under Rear Admiral Schroe der, composed of the Missouri, Ohio. Louis iana and Virginia has already left Smyrna. The Georgia and Nebraska, part of the second division. Rear Admiral Richard Walnwrlght In command, sailed today from Marseilles for Tangier, under Instructions to salute the flag , of the new sultan of Morocco. The other two battleships of this division, the New Jersey and Rhode Island, will weigh anchor tomorrow. The first division, made up of Rear Ad miral Sperry's flagship Connecticut, the Kansas, Minnesota and Vermont, now tt Villa Franche, will steam out of that port tomorrow, and on Thursday the fourth di vision, under Rear Admiral Pollock, com posed of the Wisconsin, Illinois, Kearsarge and Kentucky, will leave Algiers. This di vision will be preceded by the Panther and AJax and Is due at Tetuan bay on Saturday. The Yankton, a naval fender, will bring up the rear. After coaling at Tetuan bay, the Tankton will proceed by a more southerly route, going by way of the Azores and Bermuda, In order to avoid bad weather. It will arrive at Hampton roads a day ahead of the fleet. ANIMAL QUARANTINE LIFTED No Sew Cases of Foot and Month Disease Reported for Six Weeks. WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. No casea of foot and mouth disease having been found in New York. Michigan or Maryland for six weeks, the federal quarantine on those states was further modified today by the secretary of agriculture so that live stock, hay, straw, hides, etc.. may now be shipped interstate from the states except from cer tain counties. Hides and skins removed since January 14, from animals slaughtered In the areas described, may be moved Interstate provided trfey have not been In contact with hides or skins from snimals slaughtered in those areas before January 1. Other hides and skins In those ' areas must be disinfected and certified before being moved interstate. HIRAM BENNETT IS INJURED Pioneer ef Nebraska and Colorado Falls from street Car at Denver. DENVER. Cola.. Jan. 27. (Special.) Hon. Hiram P. Bennett, who was a mem ber of the Nebraska legislature In 1858 and was Colorado's first delegate to congress, was seriously Injured today snd may not recover. Mr. Bennett was about to board a trol ley car when a careless motorman started it, and the aged man was thrown heavily to the pavement, sustaining a fracture of the hip and other Injuries. As he Is 82 years old his physicians fear that he will not recover, saying that It wilt be al most Impossible to keep him still long enough for the hones to knit. The Glad Hand removes liver inaction and bowel stop page with Dr. King's New Life Pills, the painless regulator 25c, For -sale, by Beaton Drug Co. (iOV.CILLElT SENDS MESSAGE California Executive Advises Against ! Any Anti-Japanese Legislation. : TWO MEASURES COME UP TODAY, ! President Roosevelt Telrarnphs that He Has Mailed Another Letter thnt Will Throw Additional l.laht on situation. SACRAMENTO. C.tl.. Jan. 27. Governor Gillett's message on the Japanese question sent to the icgislatute today hud the ef fect of crystallzlng the sentiment for and against the hills by Drew and Johnson agulnst which Trcsidont Roosevelt had Invoked his power The president Informed I lie governor thnt tt would be extremely dangerous for the legislature to enact any laws th.tt might be construed by Japan as discriminatory. He wired Governor Gillett today that another letter to him whs on the way. This Is ex pected to throw more light upon the situa tion as regards Japn and Amcilcj. Grove L. Johnson, author of the bill segregating Japanese In residents! dlslrlcts. at the option of the municipalities moved today, when the measure came up for third reading, that it he made a special order for tomorrow. Thus two of the anti- Japanese measures will then be before the lower house, and the whola issue will likely be revised. The bill by A. N. Drew denying aliens the right to hold land, was set for consideration tomorrow, after the governor had indicated that he desired such legislation held up. Speaker Stanton and the assembly orga nization is agilnst all of the bills objected to by the admlnlstiation. The fight for them will come from tlrove L. Johnson, the San Francisco delegate and assem blyman who has a great number of union labor constituents. Message of Governor. The message In part Is as follows; To the senate and assembly of the state of California; There is certain legislation now pending before you which I believe to be of grave concern, not only to our state, but to the nation as well, and which should be most thoughtfully considered before acted upon. Certain bills have been Introduced, some of which have been favorably reported by your committee, indirectly Intended to ar fect the Japanese people at leant such is the Impression abroad. These bills have attraotnd the notice of the whole nation and have caused Japan to call the attention of our government to them. They have produced an agitation, not only in our own country, but throughout Japan, and the Japanese minister of foreign af falls has stated to the authorities In ' Washington that If the bills should be passed the gov ernment of Japan would consider It very embarrassing. While the settlement of the questions of Immigration are pending we should be careful about any legislation not abso lutely necessary for our immediate pro tection, Intended solely to affect the Jap anese people being lawfully among us. because in so doing we make the task which we expect our government to per form harder to achieve. We remember that no law that this state can enact will stop Japanese immigration. Congress alone Is vested with authority to pass such legis lation, and we must also recognize the fact that the Japanese among us are the sub jects of a friendly nation and are entitled to. the same treatment under our laws and the same privileges and immunities as are guaranteed to the subjects of the most favored nations. The president of the I'nited States and the secretary of state have issued a warn ing against passing any bills of the nature proposed. Their warning should be heeded. This matter Is one in which the whole country is Interested. The passage of all or any of the pro posed bills will not prevent a single Japa nese from landing here or cause one to leave the country. They will in no sense check immigration or change the Japa nese way of doing business or his manner of lH-lng. Whatever we shall attain In the way of restricting Japanese Immigration must come to us through treaties entered Into by the federal government or through laws enacted by congress. Our efforts should be made through the proper channels and we should prepare a statement of facts to support any petition we may present. I would therefore recommend that a suf ficient appoprintlon be made to enable he state to take a census showing the num ber of Japanese now In tie state, the num ber classed as laborers, and those classed ns agriculturists, the number of acres of land owned by Japanese and the num ber of acres leased, and to get such other and further Information aa may be useful In making a proper report to the presi dent of the I'nited States end to congress. With such a census we can ascertain here after whether or not the Japanese popula tion of this state Is Increasing or decreas ing, and whether or not they are extend ing their real property holdings. Contents of Letter Withheld. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-NO Idea of what the letter contained which President Roosevelt has written to Governor Gil lett of California could be gained at the White House. Secretary Loeb said there was nothing to say. COSTS AGAINST LABOR MEN Defendants In Contempt Hearing Mnst Pay Expense of Taking Testimony. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. President Sam uel Gompers, Vice President John Mitchell and Secretary Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor, recently adjudged In contempt or court and sen tenced to Imprisonment In the District of Columbia jail, were today ordered by Jus tice Wright of the district supreme court to pay the costs Incurred In the proceedings which resulted In the sentence for con tempt. There aggregate about $1,600. The labor leaders opposed the motion of the Bucks Stove and Range company of St. Louis, that the costs be placed upon them, claiming that most of tire matters concern ing which proof was taken was admitted by their answers and that therefore the mm w it WE WISH TO ANNOUNCE THAT Our Annual February Clearing Sale Will Dcgin Monday. February 1st, FURNITURE, CARPETS, RUGS, LACE CUR TAINS ami DRAPERIES will bo offered n't Ke-: tluctions ranging from 10 to 50 per cent. Each article will be ticketed with a Red Ticket, showing the exact Clearance Price. This ftock does not represent odds and ends, or goods manufactured for "Special Sale", but our regular stock, the choicest goods of all the Repu table Manufacturers in their particular lines. It has always been our policy to dispose of all,., goods purchased for one season at its close, so we may start each season with an entire new stock. Goods purchased may be held for future deliVv ery. -a The advantages this sale offers are enormous : no one can afford to overlook it. Look for Red Tickets. ' , Miller, Stewarts, Beaton 413-15-17 8. 16th Street. FOREIGN EGYPT North ORIENT TURKEY HOLY LAND Mediterranean K. CLAUBSEiriUS CO., B Dearborn St., raking of testimony to substantiate these allegations was useless and the cost of such testimony should be paid by the com plainants. The complainants urged that only por tions of the allegations were admitted by Mr. Gompers and that these were not suf ficient to make out a case of contempt. MAIL R0BBERJS CONVICTED UeorRe Frank Hauser to Be til Ten Life Sentence for Holdlns; Up Train In Montana. HELENA. Mont, Jin. 27. George Frank Hauser was found guilty of robbing a Great Northern train, extracting $40,000 from the registered mails and placing the lives of the custodians In Jeopardy, by the Jury in the federal court here today and he will be sentenced by Federal Judge W. H. Hunt Thursday, fnder the law he must serve the rest of his lire In a federal prison at hard labor. Aside from a slight twitching of his face the prisoner showed no emotion. It is probable that Hauser will be sent to Leavenworth, Kan. GREGORY PREPARES FOR CROWD Monsters Are Feasted and Hotels Are Bonding- Additional Rooms. GREGORY, 8. D., Jan. 27.-(Speclal.) The Gregory delegation, which has been in 'Washington for over month In the Interest of the land office for Gregory, were tendered a reception tnd welcome home by the citizens of the city Saturday night at the auditorium. Covers were laid lor 160 and there were several successive tablesful served. The speechmaklng was In charge of Governor F. M. Ziebach as toast master. Since the announcement that Gregory has secured the land office there Is In creased activity in the building lines. The Lut'.lyn hotel will be raised to three stor ies and steam heat put In, making this one of the most complete hotels In the county. The Pacific hotel Is also putting an additional story en the kitchen, mak ing It the same height as the rest of the building. Prices have advanced, for the reason that there ia an Increased demand that could not be supplied, as all the pres ent buildings were already occupied and vould continue to be. Word has been received here from the Department of the Interior that the de partment would furnish the plans for the ntw land office building nd that a man ft iT<aQ TRAVRL. German Lloyd S.S. "Grosser Karfoerst ,? 74 Days Upwards Vrmm New York Feb. 11. ' Ne extras except side trips. Passengers M. . tertelaed free ef charts at each port ef call. Tickets for the cruise save prleltete permlttlnf passengers te return before August 1, . lMt. without eitr charge, r any steamship of the company. OELRICHS & CO., Gti. AU. B BROADWAY. H. Y. CITY iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'iiii iiiii 'ii mi ii mi 1 1 ii in iiiii Chicago, 111., er the local agent In yomr oltj would be sent. The committee wired for htm to come at once, as they were ready to begin building. ''The' 'letter also stated that the office would be moved from Mitch-' ell to Gregor on March IK. '' '" Mr. Carroll,' vice-president of the Chi cago Homesteaders' association; a company formed of winners In ' the ' Tripp' county drawing, which has attained considerable notoriety. Is In Gregory this week ' Inter-" viewing the real estate men and locaters in the Interest of the association. There are more than a hundred In the club an1 they are going about' the matter In a systematic way. : DEPENDENT CHILDREN' LAW President Will Recommend Legisla tion Alonsr Lines asrsested by Conference. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-"I shall send s special message to congress," said Presi dent Roosevelt, at a dinner In connection with the conference for dependent children tonight, "recommending the establishment of a dependent children's bureau and a law for the District of Columbia and the fed eral territories which shall apply the prin ciples and methods you advocate in prac- tlcal fashion. "I want to explain to those present," he continued, "that when I "have sent such a message to congress, it does not do any good to write and ask me why It is not passed." i- He declared mat he frequently received "I will send the message, to congress,", such queries In regard to his messages', he repeated, "and then you do your part U get It made Into a law. I will, do all th.it In me lies to see that your,, great' ftoika at the federal capital and for federal gov ernment bears Immediate fruit" Declaring that agencies whfclj . were,,hj best possible agencies a decade or 'qjouA aao had been casseil hv. h uM! "We were then In the mtnsle-loadltig stage In the fight against evil. Men and women did mighty good . work with the muszle-loaders, but we want to use breech loaders now. Institutions have a great part to play, but the most Important of, all institutions Is the noma,, and where we have to utilize an Institution! aa a substitute for It It Is well to make the utllt df Infer ence as small as possible that Is to adp the so-called cottage plan aa nearly as nlay be to reproduce the conditions that make the home of such Inestimable value to the growing child."