2 : TllE BEE: OMAHA. 1 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1900. VARSITY READY FOR KANSAS Cornhuskert Come Without Injury from Doane Game. PRACTICE CAEEFUXLY GUARDED No "ly ltnk May He Seen red at Jtebraska lira lr Any Friend of ta J rba waters -Beat Play RrwrrfH. LINCOLN. Neb., Oct SpclL) Com Ing out of th rklrtntsh with Ioane un scratched, the Cornhuskert are now resdy to mart training for their game with Kan sas next Saturday. 'end "King" Cole lias ordered c vry member of the varsity squad to be prepared to practice for three hour tomorrow afternoon;'' ' The ability of the Kanaaa team to run up a score of 17 points on the Washburn eleven at Topcka only went as evidence to show that the Jar hawkers are mighty strong this season and that they will be In fine condition when they come to Lincoln thhfweek. Attestant Coach Harvey who saw tha Jayhawkers In action against Washburn declares they have fully as good a team as last year when they defeated the Corft htiikers, 20 to 6. He says they will play a fust and aggreaalve game and that Ne braska will have to bo In the best of con dition to win. The Kansas line la tint as powerful and fast as the one of last fall and Is almost Impregnable to concentrated attacks. The backs are speedy and Understand the new game, being able to execute forward passes and onslde kicks with remarkable success. Harvey told the Comhusker eleven at the training" Utile that they ' would have to Improve' a fcreat deal' over their play In the Iowa, game If they art going to make a respcctablu- showing against the Kansas eleven. Fumbling punts and the failure to get down undi-i- kicks will, be fatal to Ne braska In this coming game, for the Jay hawkers are coached to take advantage of every inlsplay and are on the alert. Kansas Stiff ProsMMlttna. "King" Colo smiled when Assistant Har vey made his report and said he knew very well that his proteges were up against one of tha stfffest propositions 1n the country. Us sard he had faith In the ability of his men to com up several, per cent In their play this week, and give Kansas just as hard a game like the one .thoy gave the Gophers, for they will be. In better physi cal shape and should bo able to stand sev enty minutes of 'the' hardest kind of play. Cole has been encouraged much by the Improved manner In which the Cornhusk ers ran down punts and handled the ball against the Creta men,. and ho thinks they cart be shown a few fine points this week that will bring them up to the level if the Jayhawkers In open field work. Captain beltser' by his excellent play ing In the last "two games Is coming to be a real star, and many Wonderful things are expected of. him In the. Kansas bat tle. His sensational sprints. In tackling mnners and In carrying the ball, mark him as a man who will be hard to stop when he carries the ball Saturday.'' , Doane was so easy that Cole kept In re serve all Ms best playsv and he begins this week without having uncovered a stnglt trick of whloh . Coach ' Kennedy can take advantage.. All the Kansas coaches will havs to go by In preparing for Nebraska will be the defense showed up In the Min nesota game, t rj fcAr'i ,.. Oaarded. Play from Now Ob. During this week Cole will not allow any one to watch his men In practice. Every play he has will be carefully guarded, so that Kansas spies will not' get a single Inkling of what. Nebraska is going to spring. . , ' Ths Kansas-Nebraska game Is regarded as the crucial battle of the year In th Missouri valley, and .the team that loses It will loss all chanoes of getting the eham. plonshlp title for this fall.. Iowa was put out of the race yesterday by Missouri, when the Tigers won a hard battle, 13 to 1. at Iowa City. Ames, by Jut-t getting a tie from Missouri a week ago, practloally. .dropped .out 'of the run- nlng, leaving .oivly Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska still fighting for leading honors. There Is little doubt that Kansas can defeat Missouri,' and the only chanoe tha Cornhusker see of heading oft the Jay hawker advance I by defeating' them next week. This would lesvo the Nebraska eleven with a -clean vlate In the valley and entitled to. all honors. Cornhusker students pet, great satisfac tion out of Minnesota's defeat of Chicago. If you follow the , advice of the greatest food experts, you'll eat more trailer Oats The -greatest strength builder. LLUirCOUIl CO. South End J6ST. VIADUCT 1I0I1E OF THE LOIIG TON" Experience Teaches That more SIL V H k W A K i in lured bycleaa iut and poltsbiac wiltl preparation enntaia ius injurious avid and v&cniitai ihmM by actual use. ELECTG-aiucc:; Is asaalnttry Ire from thrse ohjrrtiona and st-k sow irdged br bouark cpr every where to be ths bet silver Wlih known, la cast h trhtel ! tvtyi lr SxU sua; UM jr the m Ud a . la Un ur el year lr. Cat tas oaumc. FRCH CAMPLE b .Ifl Ot Millm Tae ffwtu iuu. tia.. M irna at. K Yer. SjII by G-m sis Brsnfctt. Chicago really made a worse showing against the Gophers than Nebraska did, and the latter team la entitled to be placed on a level with the Maroons. In the light of the Gopher victory Ne braska's mighty stand against Minnesota in tha first half of the game at Omaha Is now considered as remarkable. Nebras kans believe the Cornhusker should ba rated aa one of the five best teams In Ihe west fof 19n. BADGERS WA1TIXQ FOR GOPHERS Gaeoa Novensner IS Y Itnl On for Honor la Westers root Ball. MADISON. Wis.. Oct. It. (Special.) With victory over Northwestern yesterday, Wis consin's preparatory foot ball season Is over. Froro now on the western champion ahlp Is at stake, and everybody In the uni versity feels that Wisconsin has a chance to win It this year. The methods of Coach Harry differ red - cally from those of any other trainer In the west. He has so far given the first team but alx hard scrimmages, devoting nearly 11 the time to perfecting team play. It Is safe to say that when the team goes on the field ajralnst Minnesota It will be one of the smoothest working offensive machines ever seen, hut the defensive strength of the organization Is not so cer tain. Po far It haa not ben aubjected to any real test. osthorr, he nig tackle, who has been out of the lineup since the Ltwrence game on account of a . severe sttack of ptomaine poisoning has been working out rrgulnrly. A monster reception will he accorded the base bail team on Its return from the Japan trip next Monday. The team acquitted It self very creditably abroad, and the stu dents Intend to give the boys due recogni tion. It is felt that the return of Dr. Mc Carthy will be of material benefit to the font ball team as well. He has always been able to put the finishing touches onto a team s development In a way no one else can approach. He stopped In Minneapolis yesterday to see the Chicago-Minnesota game and Is expected to be able to give the team many valuable pointers on the style of play of both elevens.' Wisconsin has no gsme scheduled for next fisturdsr. the two remaining battles being with Minnesota here on November 13 and with Chicago at Chicago one week later. TIK GAME PLAYED AT CRESTOIf Vlllioea High ftchool Held to If Score by Opponents. CRESTON. Ia.. Oct. 31. ftDolal.)-The Vllllsca High school team came In yeater day and played a return iramo on the grid iron with the local high school team, which resulted In a tie. 0 to 0. The home team was defeated In their game at Vllllsca sev eral weeks ago, and were determined to re deem themselves yesterday, which they did In one of the most hotly contested games of . the season. Time after time, each side waa on the nolnt of scoring. The Vllllsca team Is considerably heavier than the home team, but the locals are pos sessed of a big bump of grit and they held tneir-own yesterday In a masterlv wav. The Vllllsca team was accompanied by a lively gang of rooters- and the field -resounded to the shouts of esch set of fans ss their respective side made gain. . Broken Bow Beats Ravenna. PnOKEN BOW. Neb.. Oct. 31. iSDeetsl 1 The foot ball game on the Broken Bow erldlron between Broken Bow and Ravenna Hiah schools resulted In a decided victory for the home team, the score being n to 0 n favor of Broken Bow. Long hefore the first half was finished It wss evident that Broken Bow would nllo tip a large score. Ravenna belns outclassed at every stage of the game. This Is the first athlefe con test held nn the new hlarh school field sd a large crowd of cltlsens and lovers of the same turned out to witness It., The Broken Bow nl avers showed grent strength, the beck field being nartleulsrly strong. A re turn game will be played at Ravenna in the near future. Paul Wilkinson, one of the Ravenna players received a broken rib n a skirmish during the first half. Body of Prince Home Today Dead Statesman Will Be Taken to Tokio on Special Train Diplo- mat! Honor Memory. . , "V. TOKIO, Oct. 81. The 'japan "warship ,Iwate, with the body of Prince Ito afceOrd- wlll arrive at Yokosuka, a short 4ita,ui irom i oKonama, eariy tomorrow, it. bo met by the family of the murderttci statesman and Immediate friends. The body will be taken to Tokio by special train, ar riving ths re about 1 o'clock In the after noon. All of the Japanese government of ficials, aa well as the foreign'- diplomats, will gather at tha station as a mark of respect, and soldiers will line the road to the late residence of the prince. The body will Ho in state there, and the funeral will take place November 4. TRAIN RUNS AWAY DURING SPEED TEST SlK' Persons Killed In Franco When Equipment Loaves Track,' Plnnajlasr Into Ravine. PRADES, France, Oct. SL Six persons were killed today vand twelve Injured through tha derailment of an electrlo train whloh waa undergoing a speed test on-the new railroad from VUlefranche to Bourg Madamo. The train ran away and plunged Into a deep ravine. brand Island Uollece. Last Monday evening President and Mrs. Sutherland entertained the members, of the Faculty club. There are twenty teachers members of this olub, nineteen of whom were present. The club la a social organ isation whloh meets every three weeks. The state secretaries of the Toung Men's Christian association and Young Women's Christian association vlsttsd tha . college within the past few days, the former la the interest of the Volunteer movement and the latter In the general Interest of the asso ciation. The Christian association voted to send three delegatea to Rochester, N. T., to attend the meeting of tha student Volun teers. Dr. J. A. Baber, the Sunday school mis sionary for Nebraska, will apand a week at tlto college, beginning Tuesday, November I. Each day he will give Instruction to three classes In Sunday school pedagogy. Dr. L. A. Arthur, rector of St. Stephens Episcopal church, gave' k much appre ciated address last Wednesday morning on "Christian Courtesy." Mrs. Edith Smith Davis, national super intendent of- the Women's Christian Tem perance union, addressed Ihe faculty and atudents Thursday morning cn the subject of "Scientific Temperance Instruction In Schools and Colleges.", Mrs. Davis made a 'strong sfldrehs, Elaborate preparations are being made for the usual Halluwe'en social. More than .a hundred persons are serving on the vaii 'ous committees. I A very good post office now gracsa ths : center of the lower hall. This post office, with Its lock boxes, will be a great con jventence to the resident students. This post office Is under the control of the college, and not of the I'nited Slates Postal de railment. The foot ball team la practicing faithfully. They will give a good account of . them selves some time. The game with Hast ings resulted In a score of I to In favor of Hastings. The game with Doane re sulted In 1 to In favor of Doane. There la a second, or academy, team that hopes to. play a few games before t(. season Is over. The states that are fairly well "repre sented, aside from Nvbraaka,, ers South. Dskota, Wyoming, Colorado, Wisconsin, Illinois and lows- - - . . There Is no dinger (rum i-reuip when ,CliSiiberluiri'a Cc-ush )enedy U a-d. HALLOWE'EN RAIDER SUFFERS Young Broken Sow Man Gets Eighty Shot in His Back. WOUJJD MAY PROVE DANGEROUS Prominent Cltlaen Said to Havo Had Know ledae of Impending- Foray - Laid In Walt and t'sea Weapon. BROKEN BOW, Neb., Oct SI. (Special Telegram.) Ralph Bishop, a young man about IT years of age. a resident of this place, was shot and dangerously wounded during the night while skirmishing with a gang of Hallowe'en ru: tiers. - The shooting Is alleged to have been done by a prominent man, who ia said to have known that the boys contemplated a raid and was on the watch for them. Dr. Pennington located over elRhly shot in young Bishop's neck and back. Several arrests will probably be made Monday In connection with the affair. Boy Saffrra for Father. FREMONT, Neb., Oft. St. (Special.) Taylor Johnson, the eon of Charles R, Johnson, the negro who waa run out of town last week, came back to the city yesterday for. the purpose of packing up the goods left In the demolished shop. It now appears that the shop belonged to the young man. The owner of the build ing has agreed to put It In good shape again and the friends of the boy have per suaded him to remain here. Eagigeneat at Cosad. COZAD, Neb.. Oct. 3L (Special. Tele gram.) A dinner was given to the Oriental Order of Ogres and their wives by Mrs. Wilbur at noon today to announce the engagement of her daughter, I3t-ulah Mun son, to Leroy Divenport. Nebraska IVemra Notes'. PERU The new Peru State bank has completed It organisation with a capital isation of ITO.OOO. The officers are as fol lows: President, William Tynonj vice presi dent. Dr. E. C. Graves; cashier, C. R. Wtl don. These with David Jack and Mr. Wil son of Nebraska City constitute the board of directors. Among the stockholders are the following: Lucius Ctilbcrtson, Mettle Cook Ellis, H. H. Whitfield, Katherine Woods, T. J. Majors, Grace Culbertson, E. A. Whltnack, W.. N. Dclzell, E. W. Wel don. PERU At a recent meeting of the Cotri merclal club, the commttte on drainage in north Peru reported progress with the rail road company, and was Instructed to get a proposition from the railroad company as to Just what support they would give an effi cient plan for drainage of that section of the city. Rev. W. 13. Darrow, E. A. Whltnack. R. D. Overholt and Irl W. Wright were elected to membership. On motion the club Joined with the Sunday School association to hold their next annual session In Peru. The election of officers was then taken uo and resulted as follows: President, H. W. Bedell: vice president, M. F. Meek: treas urer, Irl W. Wright: Secretary, 9. W. Hacker: H. R. Duncanson and J. D. Graves were elected to the executive committee, the other members being the president, vice president and secretary. FREMONT The funeral of Albert John son was held from his home this afternoon, Rev. W. H. Buss of the Congregational church conducting the services. The pew which he had occupied for years In the Congregational church was closed and heavily draped at the morning service. FREMONT The 13,000 Judgment which the city received In a suit on. a contrac tor's bond for the paving' of two years ago. has been paid and City Treasurer Cleland. by direction of the council, appor tioned it among the property owners who were assessed for the paving. WEST POINT The big dredging ma chine , has now commenced work on the 'drainage ditch' in the' eastern '" fioTrlon 'of Cuming county. v The machine will dig 300 reet or flitcn dally. It is placed upon a boat which runs down the ditch as fast as It,. Is a floating house in which- the workmen live.,. Two crewa are employed, each working twelve hours. They will work- .night and day until the ground Is frozen) ioi.ifrt deep, and resume opera Jlon'tr In MW.-spjing. The work Is of great magnitude. ilNVE.-tT POTf-Word has lust been re- jretved IrT'the'Wfy of the death, at Quaker towh. Pa.-.i of-csVlllouKhhy R. Artman, a pioneer resident, of West Point. The de ceased arrived in Cuming county In the year 18W, among the first settlers from Pennsylvania. He was prominently Iden tified with the early history of West Point and Cuming county and. together with the late John D. Neligh. selected the town site and surveyed and laid out the city of West Point. He was a man of ln tenpe energy and ambition and great force of character. He is survived by a brother Irving In Philadelphia. He waa over W years of age at the time of his death. WEST POINT The regular meeting of the West Point Woman's club was held at the home of Mrs. Charles Beckenhauer. The day was set aside as Federation day In the club calendar. The delegates to the state convention, Mrs. R. H. Campbell and Mrs. O. C. Anderson, reported the events of the meeting. The program closed with a "Review of the Federation Year Book" by Mrs. S. S. Krake. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. A. D. Krause. WEST POINT-Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Stain, old settlers and wealthy residents of St. Chsrles township, eelebreted their golden wedding anniversary on Friday at their farm house. They are natives of Westphalia, Germany, and settled In Cum ing county forty years ago. HARVARD The local temple of Pythian Sisters, the Knights of Pythias' auxllllary. feavo a Hallowe'en party at Its hall Friday evening, which had many original and novel features. The hall was draned with many suggestive and novel reminders of the oc casion. A gypsy fortune-teller was kept busv telling fortunes and created no end of amusement. Guessing contests, auctions and many ether novel features also same In for considerable amusement About mid night all were requested to fall Into line for a Hallows en maron to tne residence or Mr. Waterman, where more ghosts were In waltlna-. who ushered tie euests Into the dining room, where long tables. artlstteeMv suggestive of the even, were nenvny laaen with a bounteous repast. ' PILES CURED I (, TO 14 DAYS. . Paso Ointment la guaranteed to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Pro truding Pile In to 14 days or. money re funded. 60c. - Bee want-ads are business boosters. TROOPS ARE SENT TO BASIN Called by Sheriff to Prevent Trouble at Trial of the Cattle men. BASIN, Wyo., Oct. 31. (Special Tele gram.) As Intimated would be the case, more troops arrived here Saturday, Com pany C. Z. A. Z. Zandr, and Company D. Captain Parker commanding. The arrival has aroused some feeling of .resentment. It being regarded as . not required by any state of public mind. More people are now here than any time alnce proceedings started. On hundred men drawn for the Jury will arrive the first of the week. A big cattle outfit la now In and camped In the park, with tents and bed for thirty men. When seen, counsel for the state, Meta Enterllne, authorised the follow ing statement: "The prosecution has called for addi tional troops becaua of information re ceived from what w regard as a reliable source that the cattlemen Intend coming here in large numbers. Already, one big outfit Is here camped in the park and has' tents and beds for thirty men. We are also told that more men alleged to repreaent or be In sympathy with the rattlemcn, will be her the coming week. The state due not propose that there khall be any Intimidation of witnesses as was done In Crook county. Sheriff Al , to a. -whom Governor Brooks say la one of the best peace officers Wyoming ha) ever bad, has informed th governor of ettatliur roixtl l!ina and this added force of National guards Is the result. The prosecution thinks trouble can better be avoided by being too early aa It were, rather than too late. The troops will be under the direct charge and orders of the sheriff, and.' not being Identified with any local Inter's they may be depended upon to do their whole duty. The lasue of respect for and acquiescence to law and the court Is to be squarely met In this county. Men's Uvea and property are to be respected and made safe. If. S. Rldgely of counsel for defense ssys: "There Is -no need of troops here at all, the sheriff shirks his duty and the only Interest ho can have In getting them here la his Interest In the rewards. 1.10.000, think ing thereby to prejudice the defendants In the eyes of the people and obtain a convic tion and then secure the rewards. There Is no more necessity for additional troops or any at all for that matter than In Sheri dan or any other Wyoming town. This Is part of a plan of the. sheepmen, made last summer and41abetted by the prosecution to secure a conviction at all haiards, even to Jeopardising the peace of the town and county," NEW RULES ON POSTAGE UU li. I U fchr-tUI TODAY Poatmaster'l humaa Outline Chances, j Increase In llrglstry Kee, and j Advises t'srt, Among other new postal regulations be coming effective today Is that of the in crease of the registry fee from t to 10 cents. It is Important that patrons of the Omaha poStoffice should bear this in mind. Postmaster Thomas has furnished a num ber of Items regarding the malts and the transmission of packagea In this statement; The registry fee, heretofore t cents, will be Increased to 10 cents for eaoh piece, for eign or domestic, in addition to lit regular postage; alao iucreatung th limit ot In demnity fur losses ot first-class domestic registered mail to M. All registered mail must be fully prepaid In both postage and registry fee, both to be paid in stampa at tached to letter or parcel. - Whenever it appears that any sender, after due notice, continues to uxe the post office drops for articles Intended for regis tration, and tails to present such matter at the registry division, the letters and parcels so lrreglraly deposited will be en dorsed, "Not In the registered mail," and dispatched with the ordinary mall, in which it was deliberately placed by the sender. Postmasters have been Instructed that parcels not properly wrapped must not be accepted for mailing. The limit of weight applicable to parcels admissible to the parcels-post malls between this country and Denmark has been fixed at eleven pounds, and the value d0. Heretofore the weight limit has been four pounds. The rate of postage between Hawaii and Germany Is now 2 cents per ounce or ffaa tlon. - The only foreign countries to which let ters can be sent at the domestic rate of I cents an ounce are' Great Britain and Ire land, Germany, Newfoundland, Canada, Cuba, Mexico and Panama; and that to ail other foreign countries the rate of postage tor letters Is 5 cents for the first ounce and 3 cents tor eaoh additional ounce. The only foreign countries to which domestic ratea for articles other than letters extend are to Canada, Cuba. Mexico and Panama, and they must not be sealed. All mall Intended tor delivery at the navy yard at Puget SoundWash., should be ad dressed by -senders to -Bremerton, Wash., the correct postoff loe for the Puget Sound Although' Christmas "is yet almost two months away, the foreign mall Is already .becoming heavy, patrons. using the parcela post as a means- of sending remembrances to friends and relatives In European coun tries.' The cost Is so Small and the limit of weight so generous,' that presents for a entire family are frequently sent In one package. The advantage in mailing them early Is that the crush and Jam of the later season Is avoided, and a certainty that parcels will reach their-destination before the big rush. - ' i't ' . Pai-t!e,rBalj!a;r sou-nlern rCgrda should understand that cards bearing particles of glass, metal, mica, sand, tinsel or other similar substances-are .unmallable except when enclosed. .Jfl envelopes. Many ratroiiB of the mall place their postage iarrrps on the back of their let ters. TH department rules that "Postage stamps she-iJd he placed on the upper right hand corjurr.of the address side of all mall matter.""'" T " . . , NEW HUimdl STONE IS LAID Norvre'artan-Danlsh Methodist Defy " Rain to Rejalee. Under a , threatening sky, which oc casionally opened forth with showers of rain, a little band of rtiurchmen Weathered the elements Sunday afternoon . and watched their pastor place the cornerstone to their new place of worship at Twenty fifth and Decatur streets. They were Norwegian-Danish -Methodists and' storm could not defeat the plans of these devout people, whose ancestors were the hardy men of the north. Rev. Robert P. 'Petersen 1 the leader of the flock. When he pionounced the cornerstone ritual and placed In position the rock upon which the new church will rest there was mingled pride and Joy In the hearts of the congregation, who had gathered on an Improvised floor erected over the foundation'' of their new sanc tuary. Services began at I o'clock, with Rev. Mr. Petersen directly In charge. Rev. F. L. Loveland, pastor of the First Metho dist church, delivered the dedication ad dress. It Is expected that the new edifice will be ready for occupancy by New Year's clay. It will be constructed of pressed brick and will have a seating capacity In the main auditorium of S00 persons. The new structure adjoins the present church at 1713 North Twenty-fifth street. It will cost $10,000. The building committee In charge of th work consists of the pastor, Charles Chrls tensen, P. W. Andersen, P. E. Andersen, Thomas Erickson. Martin Paulsen. A. N. Jensen ia the architect, A. Sorenson has the contract for the brick work and H. A. Fletcher is the general contractor. The Norwegian-Danish Methodist church Is one of the oldest societies in Omaha It was organized in 1K-2, 'the congregation from that time until 18 occupying a hall on Twenty-fourth- street, removing then to- the present church on Twenty-fifth street. Annannay-ment of tho -Theaters. At last 'we &ra to have the original, simon pure, dyed-ln-the-wool. genuine George M. Cohan himself. George and his whole family, together with an extraordi narily large supporting company, will be at Boyd's theater November 4, t and (. and will present for the - first time hero one of young Mr. Cohan's famoua musical comedies entitled, "The Yankee Prlnc." repeatedly conceded Cohan's best effort town to date. "The Yankee Prince" succeeded so defi nitely in New York City that it remained ot the Knlckerbot ker theater fo ra period of over six' months. We are to have the original cant, chorue and production here and the play will be given with all the careful attention to detail that character ized its presentations In the east. There will be an augmented orchestra of eighteen piecea . Seats now on sale. KOTEKSITI OT OOaAV CTBAMSKirg. Sailed. . Celumbta. . Clnr-lnnull. . Philadelphia. . Muiaaea.ka. . elri. . Uu D A brunt. .. Arabic. . Caledonia. , La Eavola. . Nooniam. , N York. . It-ertaa. . Leslo. . . Taeaa.' NurkMa. r.mVa Port. NEW YORK. . Arrived. ..Gallia ... Vnns NKW YOKK KKW YOKK NKW YiHK KKW YORK NKW YOKK I IVFKHMJL rrtc M.JYI1.UC., , HWRK La Bralaarw. But LOON E Sot THAMHTON. at Loula MANCHKSTEK N4PLK3 Oceania KAPI t.i k-M ANIKtRP hHtVKN ultviw ,.Mncnlla ANTEDILUVIANS IF OMAHA Detective Bill Canada Stirs the Old Eeporter't Memory. TELLS THINGS ON THE SLEUTH Ancient Sort he Dies To Recollections f Stoats that t'anada Tank Pride In When Heck's Old J Dos; Was Tonnsj. "See that bald-headed fellow V said Bill Canada In the federal building, pointing out an elderly man walking down the lobby to a group of Plnkerton men called here by the Overland Limited mall robbery trial. Bill does the Plnkerton act for tha Union Pacific. "Well, that fellow Is the oldest news paper reporter on earth. He reported the Blue Cut robbory and the crucifixion." The venerable reported overheard the te mark and approached the group. "Hello, William" said he to Canada. "I waa Just thinking of the time you were trying to run down Jonah for poaching en th Sodom fisheries and trying to strangle a whale. You remember, William, It was a little while after the Delilah and Sam son case, when Samson dynamited the Union station at Gaxa. You was working on that case about the last time I a you." "Oh, yes, w got that ease settled by compromise. It never came to trial," said BUI. Bin- Strike at Babel. "And say, William, what ever came of the big strike at Babel, the time your com pany was trying to make a spiral road bed up country? I think Melklsedek had the contract for building the road. ArfTl wasn't there some dispute over the. right-of-way f "Oh, no. It wasn't any dispute over th right-of-way. We had that cinched, with town site claims all the way up and some coal reservation In the other direction. The trouble grew out of a walking dele gate getting In on the ground, who got the workmen daffy on Esperanto or some other new kind of language, and aa old Mel couldn't understand them, he fell down on the contract and the government fore closed on the mortgage. Just them the panic of 211 B. C. Came on, and we quit and sold out to the Euphrates A Nineveh Navigation company." "Let's see, William. Wasn't It you that pulled Noah for getting on a whlzxer af ter the ark ran aground on your Ararat right-of-way?" "Naw, n-a-a-w. You are thinking of the Cain case." "Oh, yes, William. It was you who worked up the potato case against Cain, which was the cause of all th trouble. Cain tried to prove an alibi, claiming to have been In Nodaway, Missouri. Or maybe It was the land of Nod, when the killing took place. That waa how it hap pened that Cain got a life sentence In stead of a hanging," "What was It about the "Eden case?" "The Eden ease? Why. William, you wasn't there. That was on case . you wasn't on, William, Toil wasn't there, not in Eden. Your old railroad didn't run through that part of the country. Your right-of-way and two streaks of rust ran down through Nodaway or Nod. Cain's territory. That's where your old road ran." The younger men looked sadly at the twoM old Methusalehs a moment, -whin Ashcr Rossetter . of the , Plnkertons re marked: "What "a hlatory! What mem ories those two old duffers have got." And Bill Canada and th venerabl re porter lighted fresh stogies. Ioiva News Note. MARSHA LLTOWN-Dr. Germanus Knep per ,one of the pioneer dentists of Iowa, who. for y?ars practiced In this city, Is dead In Los Angeles, according to a tele gram received here today. Dr. Knepper came to this city from Dixon, 111., In 1M, remaining until 18S6. WESLEY W. G. Seeklns of Osage, a traveling agent for the Patter Nursery company of Charles City, died while driv ing along a country road four miles north of here today. His body was found along side of the road by the buggy, the horse having stopped when his master died and fell out of the buggy, ROLFE Joseph Chrlsman, who was ar rested on a charge of having placed sticks of dynamite In the bundles of oats on the Rundlsen farm, which were found, however. Just In time to prevent a terrible accident, was discharged after having been given a hearing before Justice Pattee at Pocahon tas. Chrlsman proved conclusively that he was not guilty of the charge. The case remains now ss much a mystery as ever. CRKSTON A business rhanre is an nounced from Greenfield, whereby Howard Fpurgeon of Orient and E. S. Coster, for merly with E. K. Warren of Greenfield, will go Into business at Red Oak. OSCEOLA Osceola residents are mourlng the loss of thousands of barrels of fine apples ruined in the freeze during the month. It is said that (oO.OOO to 100,000 might have been saved to the farmers of Clarke county had there been a cold stor age plant at that place where .the fruit might have been stored early. CRESTON Farmers of Jefferson county who have begun husking their corn, have discovered a small worm or Insect, that has wrought much havos In the fields over the countv. The worm seems to hsve attacked chiefly the stalks lying on the ground, as the result of sever storms and wind and works In the Joints of the stalk, eating it practically to pieces, thus dead ening the atalk and causing the corn not to mature. In some cases half of the ci op has been lying on the ground for sev eral weeks and the stalks are badly dam aged by the insect's ravages. CRESTON-Louls Hollldav. who has edited the Kent Bulletin at Kent for om lime, has discontinued the publication, and will remove to Gunnison, Colo., soon to take charge of a post card business. CRESTON A gang of fifty workmen Is engaged in laying the last two miles of the new ninety-pound rails on the Bur lington railroad for the Creston division, here in the Creston yarda. All. summer the road has employed a force of men In re f lacing the old seventy-pound rails with lie ninety-pound, and when the work here la completed Ihe hoi ejob on this divi sion will be finished. CRESTON Cottage hospital, In this city, has Just received a bequest of $400 from the will of the late Mrs. Lydla V. Seldlu to be us'd in such ways as the best Judg ment of the truMtees dlstates. This be quest brings with it offers made bv others contingent on the above, an addition of neurly fl.OOO to the reserve fund of th hospital. MASSENA State Food Inspector Francis Farridav was a caller in Maxxena last week and In the F. W. Maas restaurant he found an infringement of the pure food laws becauxe the proprietor had placed ice In a quantity of bulk oysters. He filed charges against Mr. Maas In a lustlcs's court, where he wss fined 110 and costs, ahlrh he paid. CRESTON A heavy thunder storm pat-std over this place tills morning and a line tain fell. To All Meinot-rs ot oi Rammed Labor and Wageworkers, Greeting. At a special meet ing of the Central Labor union all organ ised laboring men are hereby requested to meet at Central Labor union hall Monday November 1, at I o'clock in th evening, to participate In the parade and a labor dem onstration la behalf of th union labor con dldates at Washington Hall. By order of PATRICK FORD. President C. L. I'. Crelnhtoa; Training? for Aggies, Crelshtuii has a hard task ahead In pre paring for the game next uSturduy with the Kanua Aggies at Manhattan. The team Saturday showed all sorts of steam and tricks against Highland park, although at times there waa a laxnes which made it possible for the lighter team from Iowa to work Its wsy tliroui,-h the strong f'relKhton line. The team will lauve for Kaunas Friday and barring accidents In 'piactlce during the weU atll be able to rut the full Strength of th team In th field. Jack Baldwin was on th side line Saturday, hut he w'll be able to line up for practice this week. Teachers Gather at Lead. SIOUX TALLS. 8. D., Oct SI. (Special.) Hundreds of leachera from thla and other portions of the stste east of the Missouri river are today Journeying toward Lead, where they will attend the twenty-seventh annual convention of the South Dakota Educational association which convenes at the Blsck Hills town on Monday for ses sions extending over until Wednesday eve ning. It la expected that not leas than 1.000 teachers and all of the fifty-three county superintendents of the state will be In at tendance. MISSION AT BACHED HEART Father Dveyer Preaches First Sermon n Work of th Baptist. Thef two weeks' mission at Sacred Heart Catholic church. Twenty-third and Blnney streets, was begun yesterday morning, the Introductory sermon being delivered by Rev. Isidore Dwyer. C. P., of Chicago. The mission will formally commence with early masses this morning at 6:30 and I:lfi, whH afternoon and evening services. Th mis sion will be conducted by Rev. Isidore Dwyer and Rev. Adelbert Clemens, C. P.. also of Chicago, eloquent passlonlst mis sionaries. Father Dwyer's address Sunday morning was more In the nature of a talk upon the purposes and objects of the rolstson. He took the ministry of St. John the Baptist for his text. "St John the Baptist did not cater to th educated classes nor to any special class. His mission was to th world,'1 said Father Dwyer, "and his message was that of faith in Jesus Christ, who was com to redeem the world. Ills mission Is as applicable now as then. We com here aa His fol lowers and our work Is to point out the way for the salvation of your Immortal soul and to direct you more and more In the way of eternal life, that you may glory In His grace, that grace which haa been paid for with the blood of Jesus. It Is a glorious work to bring souls to God. We are only Instruments of God and come not In our own name, but In His name." The first week of the mission will be de voted more particularly to women, and the following week to men. A special Invi tation la given for communicants of the Catholic church to bring their friends with them, especially the non-Catholic husbands of Catholic women. The object of the mis sion Is to afford extraordinary opportuni ties for hearing the word of God and for worthily, receiving the sacraments. Masses will be" celebrated on Sundays as usual at 7:00, :00 and 10:30 o'clock a. m. On week days mission masses will be at 5:80 and S:U o'clock, a. m. The way of the Cross each week day at 3:00 o'clock p. m. ITARVARD MEMORIAL SERVICE Joda-e Estelle, ' General Mnnderson and Pastor Todd Bear Tribute. Rev. W. E. Todd of th Third Presby terian church waa honored In enjoying a close and Intimate friendship with the late Major General Oliver O. Howard, and out of deference - to that friendship the Sunday evening services at the Third Pres byterian church took on th nature of a memorial to the late soldier. The earlier part of the . services were largely musical, a special program being given. Interspersed . with responsive scrip ture readings and prayer. Judge Lee S. Estelln presided at the me morial services, and spoke briefly of the high Christian -" character ' and soldierly qualities of General Howard. Following the hymn, "Oh, How I Love Thy Law," by the choir and congregation, and the dirge, ''Voice of Praise," by the Third Church orchestra, eOneral Charles F. Manderson delivered a feeling address upon General Howard as "A Lover 6f His Country A Lover of His Feltowmen," based upon his wart time and subsequent acquaintances with General Howard. General Howard's favorite hymn, "I'm a Pilgrim," was sung by the choir, after which Rev. W. E. Todd delivered the me morial address on eOneral Howard, his subject being: "General Oliver O. Howard A Christian Soldier and Civilian." Dr. Todd's address waa based largely upon his personal acquaintance with Gen eral Howard, particularly In his great work among the Freedmen, and the establish ment of great educational Institutions In the south for the advancement and Instruc tion of the liberated slave. He spoke of General Howard as richly meriting the title of "The Havelock of the American Army," and of his carrying his Cbrltiuu principles Into his every day life, whether in the vortex of war or as the great Chris tian citizen that he was. Many of General . Howard's veterans of the Civil war attrnded the services. Dnnde. Mrs. W. T. Robinson entertained In formally at luncheon at her home on Wednesday. The Alternate Card club met on Wednes day with Mrs. C. V, Smith. Mrs. George- Bancroft and daughter spent a few days In Missouri last week. Mrs. Davia Donovan of St. Paul, Minn., la the guest of Mrs. John Rosa, Jr. The Dundee Womaa's club met Wednes day with Mrs. John Ross, jr., on Dodge street. The Primary department of the Dundee school had a Halloween party Friday aft ernoon, Mr. and Mrs. (i. I Rayner have pur chased a new horn In Dundee and expect to move in about November 1. A number of Dundee women enter tained delegates to the Women's Christian Temperance union convention during the last week. Mr. and Mrs. George Peek have leased the residence recently erected by James Chad wick at 105 South Forty-ninth street and are moving In, There was a meeting of the Dundee men at the village hall Wednesday evening when arrangements for the paving of Dun dee were again discussed and made. Dundee people dining at the closing of th Happy Hollow club last Saturday were: Mr. and Mrs. W. B. T. Belt, with six guests; Mr. snd Mrs. F. H. Cliickering, two; Mr. and Mrs. C. C. George, two; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Selby, two; Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hanson. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Peters, Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Lemere, with four gueets; Mr. snd Mrs. C O. Talmage, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Klm'jerly and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rhoadee. Mrs. D. L. Johnson Is attending a family reunion at the home of her brother. Mr. A. L. Covey, at St. Paul. Neb. There are eight brothers and sisters In the party, and those attending the reunion are Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Johnson. Mrs. A. V. Veeder of I'tlca. N. Y : Mrs. P. N. Deuel of Pine Plain, N. Y. ; Mrs. William Uostwlck and Mra. M. M. Thompson of New York City, Mr. William Covey of Salida, Colo., and Mr. A. S. Covey of Wt. Paul. The Weather. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: ... M ... b3 ... A ... ... ... ... 8 ... e ... 70 ... 63 .... 7 ... M .... SI ... 2 .... (1 i WWW s It J 1 " FOIST FOR CORFORAM ' nnnn.nnj Federal Court Rulei that SabFiiisry Concern Are Not Illegal. CASE- COMES raOM ARKANSAS It Involve Many nf the Issnea Involved In Ch arses Made Atralaet Standard Oil Company. ST. LOUIS. Oct. Jl.-The right of cor porations to organic subsidiary corpora tions, to conduct a part of their business was sustslned Saturday by Judge Elmer B. Adams of the United States circuit court of appeal In deciding a suit brought tinder the Sherman anti-trust act. Many of the points at Issue are Identical with those th court Is now oonalderlng In the government's pult to dissolve the Stand ard Oil company. The case was brought by Dunn and Powell, a brokerage firm of Little Rock, Ark., against the Arkansas Brokerage com pany, which was organised by five whole sal grocers of Pin Bluff, Ark. The plaintiff contended the Arkansas Broker age company was a combination In re straint of trade. In th trial before District Judge Trleber In Little Rock, the plaintiff was awarded $7.&00. Judge Adams reversed - this Judg ment and instructs a verdict for the de fendant. Judge Adams' opinion says:' "Business becomes unlawful only when It is so done as to directly and substantially restrain commerce or stifle Its free flow. "The Pine Bluff Jobbers resorted to a common expedient recognised by law and sanctioned by practice of forming a sub sidiary corporation to promote economy in the management ot their existing business and to extend it into other fields of legiti mate enterprise, West Ambler. Mra. John Gants and family are enter taining a cousin this week. Dick Shandy is again at his old position at the Union Pacific shops. Ed Brady Is now located In his fin nw home on. Foppleton avenue. - : Mrs. Holland's sons will come back from their farm to go to school this winter. Mrs. John W Idler Is tinder the doctor's care this week, having burned-her hand and arm. t Mrs. Larson of Poppleton avenue, who Is at the Emmanuel hospital, ia very ill with dropsy. F. Wallace returned Saturday from Idana, Kan., where he visited a week with his parents. . Mr. Ransom of Ogallala, Neb., will fill the pulpit at Southwest church every Bun day morning at 10:30 o'clock. Mrs. Boyer's son, Eddie, will tall Novem ber ( from San Francisco to the Philip pine Islands with his regiment. Several friends have received cards from Mrs. J. E. Aughe this week saying she and her husband reached California aafely. The Ladles' Aid society met at th home of Mrs. Lou Fraselle, and spent the day sewing carpet rags and making quiit blocks. Dinner was served at uon by tha hostess. The next meeting will be Novem ber n, at the home of Mrs. Olsen. at si Pierce street. i prettily dressed In white satin waist with a darK skirt. After tbe ceremony vhe bride and groom went to Modern Woodmen, of America hall, followed by a Isrge crowd of friend and relatives, for a wedding- sup per. The Congregatlonaltet ' have their'- hew church bell in place. ' Mr3. Kltcben and Mrs. Mlnick spent Wednesday In Omaha. Miss Clora Hendrlckson and Mlsa Min nie Deln spent Sunday at the Krata home. vu'ia oriiHnuBBU anil,, wr., r J oe Freeman visited with Mrs. Ness Thursday,. AV da, M . IICW TOfK QTV -ESS A Horn of Character YiS k I f ' '4V and Refinement Seventh Avenue &t 55th Street Near Famotu Central Park Absolutely Fireproof Adjoining Carnsgis Hall, near ths Art Institute, and within Av minute walk of tha Issding theatres and ahopptng diitrict; ths location is Ideal. 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