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TTTE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY,- OCTOBER 1, 10T0. si Council Bluffs Minor Mention 0-me Staffs fiw - tfc ww M It M II Bvtfc ) . Davla, drum. Th Clark barber ahop for batha. Corrlcana, undertakers. 'Phones 14s. FAUST BEER Al ROaERS' BUFFET. Picture framing, Jensen, Maaonlo tempi. Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. aa. Lewi Cutlar, funeral director. 'Phone 91. Be Borwlck first for -nlnUna. IU 8. Alain. FOR EXCHANUbl OF REAL ESTATE tar swaps. Hudleaon Broadway atudio new locatiou Hi Wtil Broadway. Kiss Katharine Beno haa reaumed her achool atudlea at Montlcallo. For Rale at a Bargain Walnut Piano, lightly ueed. Un Kast Pierce street. Hallantlno a, Schuster's and Btors malt extract for aal by 1. J. Kiln Co., In JJ way. The nursing mothera drink Anheuaer Husch malt. Hosenteld Liquor Co., 61 Main Ht. Mis Orpha gulnn left on Wedneaday for limetn, in., to continue her atudlea at the Ulrton x nool there. Have yut.. ,.aia fittew or repaired by J. W. Terr), . fiitlan, all Broadway, office with' Geoigo Oxrner. Mrs. J. 11 Mulholland and daughter, Marie, left yesterday for California wliure they will apend at least a month. Ivanhoe commanuery. No, 17, Knlghta Templar, will meet in upeual couclave inia evening for work in the order of tho temple. Mra. Charlee T. Stewart and daughter, Marie, lett on Wednesday for New Xork, where Mis. Stewart will apend Home time visiting relative after placing her daugh ter In achool. Chatlva Barnett, In charge of the car barns of the atreet railway company, w.ae tailed to .llseoun Valley laat evening by the serious Illness of his uncle, Lane Friend, wtio la lna mother a brother. MIbs Eillsabeth Ogden of Charlton, la., wno haa bean visiting her parenta, Mr. and Mra. U. L. Ogden, 106 Sixth avenue, leit 'lueiday, aooompanled by her aiater, Mtse Kate Ogden. Iney will visit Dee Moines and other points. Ueorge b Hamilton relumed laat even ing alter an absence of a month In tne Interest of the shoe factory with whu-'h he haa long been associated. He will remain In the city only a few daya and will re aume hie work on the road. A marriage license waa Issued yesterday to George Uroneweg, eon of William Uiune- weg, wno la now a prosperous merchant at Mlnden. The bride la Mra. Olga tstoidt of Oinana. Mr. Uroneweg haa been located at Mlnden for more than twenty years. Former Congressman Bowen, who la en gaged In railroad construction work In connection with Wlckham A Co., wiitee from Lemon, 8. D., that the winter arrived there last Sunday. That ground waa covered with one Inch of snow and the weather waa f reeling cold. Andrew fckirenson, assistant yardmaster sf the Union Pacific, who haa been con fined at the Ldmundson hospital for the last two months by a dangeruua attack of typhoid fever, will eoun be able to leave tiia hospital. Ills condition waa critical for several weeks, and at one time there waa but little hope for Ills recovery. C. L. Bohan, local ruadmaeier of the Bur lington, has been transferred to BrookOeld, la., and hla place has been filled by Frank McDonald, who cornea from the middle part ut the state. Mr. Bohan haa been one u the moat popular members of the local Burling toil force, and much regret la ex pteaieu at hla departure from tne city. Flank M. Compton, who haa been spend Inx several months In Council Bluffs en- guKfd In selling Koque Hiver Valley fruit lands in small tracts, haa returned to hla new homo at Melford, Ore. He Induced many of hla Council Biuffa frlenda to in veal In the fruit lunds, which are said to be among the richest and moat favorably located In the Pacllic northwest fruit dis tricts. veloy't L'tteruack ticgan a suit In the district court yesterday auuinst Michael T Mulllvan and k'raiiK Fuxpatrick, owner and bartender of a saioon ai las West Broad way, clalhnng $i,uuo trom them for alleged personal Injuries said to nave been je ceived In a fight which occurred in the aaioon on August 10 last. Probation officer flerner yesterday took five buys iiuo custody accused of stealing Hum tat Woodworm 10-oeiit store, tour of them were pupils of the Washington avenue building and one in the Bloomer building. Two of the lada were caught In the act. by clerks at tne store and the utr.era were Implicated by their confessions. The majority of the lads were but i yeara old, one of them waa 11. Uf-orge 8. Wright, local member of the Iowa itepunllcan state central committee, Was called to Des Moines last evening by an urgent telegram from Chairman Franke. There la to be a general meeting of the committee for the first time since lis or gaiilzaiion, and the work la to plan a ahori and decisive campaign, somewhat on tne whirlwind order, that will aweep all ob stacles to republican success In every county in the state. Mr. Wright expecta to remain In Dea Molnea for several daya, as ha la regarded by Chairman Franke aa one of hla beat and most resourceful lieutenants. Theodore (i.uttar received a telegram las; evening from Cliiciunatt announcing the death there at 2:40 o'clock ot Rev. Richard Venting, former pastor ot the First baptist church In Council Bluffs. Mr. Venting was one of the most brilliant and popular pas tors the church has ever had. He .left her about eight yeara ago, after serving aa pastor for tniee yeara. He left here to enter a larger field in the east and waa most successful In his work. He waa only 44 yeara old. No Information had been re ceived here ofVhla Illness and the announce ment of hla death caused a great shock to hla friends. The Union Pacific Railroad company haa more than UO.UUO tons of Rock elpring coal piled up In the tranafer yards in tins city aa a part of the emergency supply kept constantly on hand and which will be in creased to luO.OUu tons before winter a is in. The coal is piled up In the open air, the finer material being retained by walla built up from the larger chunks. This enormous Quantity Is only sufficient to keep the big engines on this end of the main line going for a period of one munth. The company endeavors to keep constantly on hand a month's supply of fuel. 11 la all mined at the railroad mines In Wyoming, and Is the Ugliest grade of Rock Springs coal. Leroy 11. Lansing of Lincoln, Nab., and Huts Helena R. Reeder ot the same place war married In Council Biuffa yesterday after encountering considerable difficulty and delay In getting the marriage license. They applied for the license on Tueaday and when the bride confessed to only It yeara of age Marrtag Clerk llardesty told them that parental aumonty was neces sary. Wednesday they returned with the young girls mother, but Here axain in formed that the Iowa law required tne consent of Uie father also in sucn cases, and yesterday they returned again, ac companied by the whole family of the bride, father, mother, slaters and brothers, to be sure mere would be no further hitches. Lena Lawrence, the young woman who waa picked up on the streets one Sunday afternoon In August suffering from an acute attack of hysteria, and later sent to Ht. Bernard's hospital by the board of In sanity commissioners, refuses to 'eave tho hoenltal after having te;-,t ; - iced to be lu a normal- condition 1 J fthr re sides in Crookaton, Neb., c-.-r.i i. Attempt waa made yesterday to iitdu? Jier ii re turn there, but ahe refused, declaring that she waa well enough aatlaiicd to stay at the hotpttal. Money waa provided by the county authorities to purchase the ticket and turned over to the police department and Officer Frum waa detailed to accom pany her to the train, buy her ticket and remain with her until the train parsed through Omaha. Misa Lawrence, however, refused to go, and the officers are at a loss to determine what to do with her. An automobile collision occurred at an early hour yesterday morning on the atreet railway bridge which endangered the live of ten people and smashed two big auto mobile. One of the machines Is said to hav been driven by C. Lerch. a saloon keeper, at HI Uouth Seventeenth street, Omaha, and the other by C. W. Francis, alw of Omaha. In the later auto were two Council Bluffs men, Floyd K. Jones, son of Z. T. Jones, of the Council Bluffs Trans fer eompany. and B. M. McClur. The acci dent occurred about 1U feet aaat of the toll atatlon on th bridge, and the Counoll bluff men say Lerch'a machine ram up behind them at th rat of about fifty r miles aa hour and amaahed Into them, driv ing their auto Into th bridge railing with V Ing. On of th machluea had a wheel knocked oft and both war badly damaged. All of th occupants war nadry ahaken up and bruised, but w&) was aartoualy in-lured. Council Bluffs BOOSTERS TRAVEL 10 AYOCA Special Train Take Thre Hundred to East End Fair. ! SCATTER EXPOSITION BADGES Promise from Avoca, Cltlaeaa te Hctira Compliment DarlaaT Frmlt and (era Show Great Crowd Cornea, Th eperlal train that left her yesterday ahortly before 10 o'clock carried about SO0 boostera and picked up many othera at th ttatlona on th way to the Avooa fair. The coaches were decorated with flags and bunting and th big canvas banners that hav been prepared by George F. Hamilton, chairman of th publicity com mittee advertising the Horticultural Con- greaa. Exposition and Corn ahew. Th Council Bluffs crowd was liberally supplied with exposition mementoes. There were about 1,000 peopl at th fair all eager to get the badgea and the Council Bluffs boostera pinned them en cat lapels as long aa the aupply lasted. Th Avoca people met the train with a band and shouts of welcome and every at tention waa shown the vlaltera. At th fair grounds during the afternoon th special program that had been arranged for the day was suspended for half aa hour to listen to speeches from Council Bluffs men. Among the orators waa Judge Ot H. Scott, who raised the enthusiasm sev eral degree higher in a brilliant talk of twenty minutes' duration. He talked chiefly about the big combined exposition and secured th approval, of the entire audience. The boostera introduced several novel and original Ideas. On th way to Aveca by arrangement with the railroad officials the train was held at each atatlon long enough to prm(t the Counoll Bluffs men to march In a long procession through the main parts of the towns, scattering fruit and corn show matter and distributing the yellow ailk badges. Another feature was the presence of the wives and daughters of many ot .the Council Bluffs men, who Joined most heartily In the processions and the boosting. The Avoca fair this season haa been the most successful In the history of the association. The attendance haa been good each day, but It remained ( for Counoll Bluffs day to draw the record-breaking attendance, when it was declared that the largest crowd was ther that had ever gathered In the town. An agreement waa definitely reached yeaterday that Avoca Is to have a day at the big fruit and corn show and the prom ise waa given that half ot the people In the east end of the county and the other territory tributary to' Aruea would come to Council Biuffa on that day. The Commercial club, executive commit tee of the fruit and corn shows will go to McClelland, today to attend the annual county picnic at the county farm. It la expected that several thousand people will be present and one of the most eventful days In the history of the village will be enjoyed. A lengthy program has been prepared, and will have some interesting and Instruc tive features, including lectures on corn growing and seed .selection. PROBSLTE'S SUIT ON TRIAL Daiuaare Caae for Laa of Life Bring Prosecuted Aatalnat Railway Company. The 110,000 damage suit against th Omaha & Council Biuffa Street Railway company, which waa filed In the dlatrlct court two months ago for the death of William Prob etle. Is now on trial. The suit la brought by R. P. Tellander of Dea Moines, who Is th husband of the niece of Probstle and brings ault aa administrator. The accident occurred on the night of February 16, 190S, at the corner of Main atreet and Broad way. Probstle was struck by a street car as h was walking diagonally across th street In th direction of the Manhattan aaioon. The street pavement was a glare of ice, and It was said at the time Probstl slip ped and fell when he reaohed th( track and before he could recover himself or the car could be atopped he was killed. Two amendments were made to th plaintiff petition yeaterday, one alleging that the car was going at a higher rat of SDeed than waa permitted by the city ordinance and the other that the apparatus for ut. tint; sand on the tracks and stopping the oar were defective. The suit is being tried by Jury and has already occupied two days and but half of th plaintiffs test! mony Is In., Probstle was a harnessmaker and a well known character about town ana had lived here nearly all of his life. WILLIAM E. MASON . FOUND DEAD IN BED Canvasser, Apparently Bneeeaafal la Business, Die Sappoaedly ot Heart Dlaeaa. William E. Maaon a salesman, who had been making hla borne at 2401 Weat Broad way, waa found dead In hla bed yesterday morning. He appeared to be In his usual health Wednesday afternoon and had not complained of any Illness recently. He ate a hearty supper and retired at his usual hour. When he did not appear at break fast yeaterday morning members of the family where he had been boarding who were aent to call him found him dead. In vestigation Indicated that he had been dead several houra, auppoaedly from heart disease. There waa some talk yesterday of an autopsy to determine this definitely. But little is known here concerning the dead man beyond th fact that he was a canvasser, apparenly successful In his business and well satisfied with life. He Is survived by two sons, one. Albert Maaon, realdlng In Springfield. Mo., and the other In Omaha. The latter was lo cated and telephoned last evening that he would be here this morning. Th Cat and th Fiddle." the new musi cal exlravagansa will come to Dohany theatre Sunday matinee and night. It Is claimed that this attraction is an elabor ate novelty, th character being entirely new to th stag in many Instances. The play takea Ita name from the old Mother Goor.e fable ard dellghta both old and young. "Th Cat" la a stag Impersona tion, being one of the funniest and most In teresting bits of pantomime acting witnessed In a long time. Harry B. Watson, the Bay lane, Ros and Arthur, the Gotthards, George K. Wakefield, J. O. Campbell, George E. Hart Marty Marts, together with many other well-known atage favor, ilea and a beautifully dressed and well trained chorus are promlaed. Marriage Lleenae Marriage llceneea were granted yeaterday to the following named persona: Name and Address IeKoy 11 Lansing, Lincoln Helena R. Reeder. Lincoln Grg Gronweg. Mlnden, la Olga Btoldt Omaha Age. ... a ... 14 ... 44 ... $1 Cola's Hot Blast stoves and ranges, $la up, W hav th exolualv aula. P. C. Do Vol Hardware cmpajr. SOi Broadway. Council Bluffs Boys and Staples Cause Trouble Concerted Effort Being Made to Stop Practice that is Doing Much Damage in City. Ther was a general roundup of the boya attending tho Washington avenue school made by order of tho principal. Mlaa Man gum, yesterday afternoon In the effort to break up a dangerous practice that haa developed amono th pupils shooting heavy metal staples frm rubber bards and "nig ger hooters." Th order waa to search the pockets of vry lad and confiscate their supply of ammunition. The youngsters hav assumed that the street lampa are th natural targets, and the electric light company has been compelled continuously to replace th expensive tungstens that hav been smashed. Many complaints hav been mad from persona who have been struck by th dangerous missiles. Yesterday Abe Stahimaatar, 1015 Avenue A, and Harold Luce, 717 Avenue E, were using the rubber band devices on Scott street as they wore returning from achowl at noaa. On f the aharp points struck ene of The Be office boys on the hand, Inflicting a painful wound. The Stahl master bey admitted th mischief, but claimed It waa accidental. Each boy had a pocketful of th staple. Some of the beys buy th staples, but many of them steal them. Thousands of the keen pointed staples hav been scattered around the treeta in this manner and core of auto mobile Urea bar been punctured. If the appeal made to the teachers of the schools falls th pollc and Juvenile court will be called upon to assist In breaking up th practlc. Real Eatat Transfers. These transfers were reported to The Bee Thursday, September 2$, by th Pottawat tamie County Abstract company of Council Bluffs: George O. Clark and wife to Jamea Haywood, w. m ft of lot 1 in block 10 in Bayllsa' adaltlon to Council Bluffs, w. d : IS. 000 Ureenshlelas Everest company to Mary B. Mally, lets 4 and i In block 17 In Bvana' second Bridge add. to Council Bluffs, w. d 1.40A ueorge a. noagiana and wife to stand- ara Manufacturing company, iota 9, 10. 11 and It In block 1 In Wright's addition to Counoll Biuffa. w. d William A. Scott and wife to F. A. Slump, part lot 21 In Auds' sub, of SW ofi2-7l-40, w. d $00 (50 Total, (our transfers W.60 N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 160. Night L-1701 ' WANTEDCO neat olean, nimble-flngerej girls to pack and wrap candy. John tl. Woodward & Co., "The Candy Men." Economy Still the Watchword Taft'i Conferences with Cabinet Take Form of Examination of Esti mates of Appropriations. . WASHINGTON, Sept JO. Th dally- aes- siene ot the cabinet were continued at th White House today. ,It is thought all mat ters of Interest have been disposed of and that th cabinet now. .la devoting itself to the details ot th estimate submitted by the various departments. The president and General Wood, chief Of staff, continued their examination ot the estimates for th War department for neat year and further reductions than the $10, 000,000 already announced In the total as compared with the current appropriation were determined upon. The revised estimates provide for $2,000, 000 for Immediate us in the fortification of the Panama canal and It is probable that before the work Is completed appropriations of approximately $20,000,000 altogether will be needed. The consideration of the army estimates will b completed today. Th naval estimates, as finally passed upon today, show a reduction of $4,000,000 under the appropriations for the present year and aa announced by Secretary Meyer, th building program for the next year la two battleships and two oolllers. LITCHFIELD WOMAN LOSES EYE, BULLET FLYING WILD Mr. Albert Dlekeraom I Seriously Wounded at Daranaco, Colo., When Near Shooting; Gallery. DURANGO, Colo., Pept J0.-(8peclal Tele gram.) J uat at the close ot the sport pro gram at the fair ground this afternoon a bullet from a ahootlng gallery pierced two-Inch plank and .an Inch board and then passed through the face ot Mrs. Albert Dlokerson ot Litchfield, Neb., who Is visit Ing friends here. Mrs. Dickerson was in a carriage driving along the road at the time. The bullet entered th side of her face about an Inch below the right eye, coming out at the lower edge of th left eye. One ey may be saved, but one will be lost. It la not believed the wound will b fatal unleaa blood poisoning sets in. WASHINGTON WILL CELEBRATE Veteran Will Hold Big; Encamp ment Ther Next Fall. WASHINGTON, la.. Sept. 80. -(Special.) At th fifteenth biennial reunion of Crocker' brigade, just closed, plans were put, on foot to hold a bigger encampment next fall, composed of the fourteen com panies raised by that county during the civil war. The claim la made that thia county sent more men to the war than any other In the state, population consid ered, and It Is propoaed to celebrate this raising of th fourteen companies of In fantry recruited during th first year of th war. As some from each company are still living, It la planned to bring aa many of thee together aa possible. Th following eompaiiiea composed Washington county's quota: Company H, Second Iowa Infantry, Cap tain Henry Cowlea, went to the front May 6, 11D1. Company H, Seventh Iowa Infantry, Captain Benjamin Clabb. July 30. lsSl. Company C, tllghth Iowa infantry. Cap tain W. B. Bell. August y, ISril Company K. Tenth Iowa infantry, Cap- taln V A l4AlftAn A, ...... ) 1 ul imi. ... n. i.u.fw.i, nusuoi 4.1, t.xil. Company F, iGleventh Iowa infantry, apiaiu i. Depiemoer a. 11. i nninanv 1 i wenrv-rirth I u a .r.n,,. Captain Samuel A. Ruasell, September lAOl. Company B. Thirtieth Iowa Infantry Captain W. T. Burgess, August 22, lsn2. Company K, Thirtieth Iowa infantry, Captain S. D. Cook. September 28, 1M1. Company B, forty-fifth Iowa infantry, Captain W. A. Allen. May 6. lMVt Company I, Thirteenth Iowa Infantry, Captain John Klrod. October 10, 1S1. Company K, Thirteenth Ioa Infantry, Captain 8. B. W eodford, September 27 lb'.l. Company I. Eighteenth Iowa infantrv, Captain Thomas Blanchard. August 5. 1m12. Company C, Nineteenth Iowa Infantry, Captain C. 11. Stanton, August 16, H',. Company A, Taenty-fifth Iowa Infantrv, Captain D. J. Palmer, September 20, 18S2. T. H. Stanton, who afterward, became paymaater general of the United Statea army, waa) from Washington county also. CURB BROKERS ARRESTED Sensational Raid Made by Federal Authorities in New York. USED THE MAILS TO DEFEAUD Klraa Estimated to Have Filched Five Million Iron investors All Over -World aixteea M'srnisU Ar leaned. NEW YORK, Sept SO.-FollowIng on of th most sensational ralda ever engi neered by federal aulhoritlea In this city. directed today againat the firm of B. H. 6cheftels Co., curb brokers In Broad street, seven members of the company, In cluding B. H. Scheftels, Its prealdent, were held In heavy ball thla evening by United Statea Commissioner Shields for hearing In October on a. charge of using the malls to defraud. Tonight aearch Is being made by th po llc and by government Inspectors for George Graham Rice, whose real name Is said to be Simon Heraig, th originator of the rac track bet tipping system, who is declared to b the real head t th con cern. At the time of th raid here announce ment was mad from Washington that war. ranis had been Issued for the managers of the company's branch offlcea In Boston, Providence, Philadelphia, Detroit Chicago and Milwaukee. Sold Mining; Securities. According to agents of the Department of Justice, th Scheftels company haa been en gaged In promoting th sale of mining se curities of doubt'ful value In all parta of the country. Estimates of the firm's dealings are placed as high as $5,000,000. The seven men arraigned here are B. H. Scheftels, Charles F, Belzer, secretary of th eompany; Georg T. Sullivan, Clarence McCormack, John Delaney, William T. Sea- grave and Charles B. Stone. Warrants for sixteen men had been Issued, but the oth ers, including Rice and Charles S. Herzig, who Is said to be his brother, eluded the raiders. Rlc had been in hla offlcea earlier in the day, but left before the officers swooped down on the place. A surety company gave ball In $13,000 for Scheftels, $3,600 for Seagrave, $3,(00 for Ston and $2,600 far Delaney. Belxer, Mc Carmack and Sullivan were committed to th Terns, aa bondamen were not forth coming. While the bearing was aet for October 6, It is expected the federal grand jury will hav taken action befor that time. Dealings Were Large. Th firm ot b. h. scheftels & co. waa organised about two years ago and had conducted a large business, mainly through an extensive advertising propaganda. M'n ing speclaltlea were its chief offering to In vestors. A weekly newspaper waa pub' llshed to reach clients and a corps of thirty- five stenographers la said to hav bean re- Quired t attend to its correspondence. After the arrests today two patrol wagon loads of papers, books and memoranda were seised by the inspectors. Another Charge against the company by Georg Scarborough, the government in spector who made the complaint, la that it had resorted to what is called a "orooked bucketshop scheme." He said th concern had oharged customers 6 per cent on mar gins and had oollected commissions with out giving any service in return. Tho dif ference between the actual prices of stocks on tho curb market and fictitious quota tlona given customers, Scarborough also al leges, were, also converted to th company's use.:.?. i if m ; hisomplalnt th defendants are ac cused of attempting to defraud William A. ChlldB, Charles H. H. Slack and Dr. D. J Hymanskl. Th raid was made today when the curb market was in full swing and at tracted much attention. Thousands rushed to th scene and police reserves had to be called out to clear a path for the patrol wagona. China Ripe for Another Revolt Leader Only is Needed to Put Spark of Life Into Open Be bellion. WASHINGTON, Sept SOChin ia do- clared to be on th verge of another un- heaval almilar to the Boxer uprising and the lives of foreigners ar in Jeopardy. Advices received here recently from gov eminent officials in China express the be lief that an outbreak at any time would not surprise them. The State department has instructed officials to maintain a close watch on all internal conditions. All through the summer months there hav been mutterings of discontent in some of the Chinese provinces due to th rice famine, dynastic difficulties and dissatis faction over the acta of the Pekin govern ment as to foreign investments in China. Good harvests mitigated to some extent tho gravity of the situation, but there Is still a general feeling of unrest, according to personal letters. received her from men on duty in that quarter. The army and th navy are prepared for any emergency, but their readiness is solely a precautionary measure. It is said, and should not be taken as an Indication ot Immediate danger. Authentlo advices from those charged with keeping in touch with conditions indi cate that the only thing lacking to parallel th present situation with that preceding th Boxer troubles, which drew into China th American forces as well as those of other nations. Is the matter of organiza tion and that it only needs a leader to effect that RECENT ORDERS FOR THE ARMY sixth Cavalry Will Take Practice Mnrrh from Rock Island to Port Dea Molnea. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept 30.-(Special Telegram.) Army orders issued today are aa follows: Colonel Edward J. McClernand, First cav alry, and Major William F. Flynn, Fif teenth cavalry, will accompany the Slath cavalry en Ita practice march from Rorjc Ialand Arsenal, 111., to Fort Des Moines, la. Orders of September 10, relating to Major Godfrey 11. McDonald, Thirteenth cavalry. are amended so aa to direct him to proceed to Fort Riley for temporary duty, pending the arrival of the Thirteenth cavalry. Major Edwin D. Brlcker. ordnance depart- ment Is relieved from duty at Rock Island Arsenal, 111., and will proceed to Water vllet Arsenal, N. Y., for duty. ! LINCOLN MAN IS SELECTED' National Association of Mntonl Iniar. ance Companies Klerla iirnnb Prealdent. PEORIA. 111.. Sept 10-Th National Aa aoclatlon of Mutual Insurance companies. 1 who have been In convention here thla week, today elected the following officer: rraldent W. E. Straub, Lincoln, Neb.; ! vice president, W. H. Hagerty, McMlnn- ' vtlle. Ore.; secretary, C. M. McMillan, Car- . thage, Mo.; corresponding aecretary, A,' Freestone, Erie. Pa.; treasurer, K. D. B-' cock. Ida Grove, Ia j Woman's Work Aetlvltu of la Org ale, 4Ua Along tb Lin f Ut. asrvaaing ot Ceneora to Woman, With th announcement of th complete list of committee and their chairmen It may be considered that preparation for the opening of th year for the Omaha Wom an'a club la at hand. Suoh announcement. which la of those elected by the club and those appointed by Uie executive commit tee, haa Just been mad by the president, Mrs. M. D. Cameron, and is as follows: Auditing Committee Mrs. F. n Kir.i.ht chairman; Mra. H. J. Penfold, Mra. Charles t are. Constitution Mrs. A. K. Gault rh.ir,r, Mrs. Draper iSinlth, Mrs. J. H. Dumont. ' Courtesies Mr. Edward Johnson, chair man; Mrs. C. T. riatt, Mrs. Helen Kelly. House and Home Mrs t.u.r chairman; Mra. C. H. Marley, Mra. tlamuei nees, jure. i. rt. ara, Airs. r R. Straight Mrs. C. H. Townsend, Mra C. H. Chiasm' Mra. C. D. tiummy, Mra. Thomas Brown! Mrs. H. J. Penfold. Mrs. C. B. Coon. Mr. James Llddell, Mrs. P. L. Haller, Mrs. Ed ward Johnson, Mrs. George Swohoda. Liinrary committee elects Its own chair man. For two years: Mra. A. B. Somors. Mrs. C. J. Roberts. For one veer: Mrs Millard Langfeld. Mrs. M. M. Standish. Mrs. i. a. nogers. Membership Mrs. C. H. Aull, chairman. For three yeara: Mrs. Edward Phelan, Mrs. Mra C, H. Chlsam, Mrs. C. H. Aull, Mrs. F. L. Haller, Mlaa Belts For two yeara: Mrs. B. C. Frookfleld. Mrs. F. J. Blrss, Mrs. Issue Douglas, Mra. C. D. Summy, Mrs. George Henderson. For n year: Mr. K. I, Stone. Mrs. H. P. Hamilton, Mra Linda Beard, Mra. C, B. Coon, Mrs. S. W. Lindsay. Educational Committee elects Its own chairman. For three years: Mrs. George Tll- McHngn. t or two years: Mrs. ueorge Til den. For on year: Mrs. Warren Swltzler. Civics Mr. Q. W. Cherrlngton. chair man; Mra. Albert Edholm, Mrs. Hi. B. Towle. Civil Service Reform-Mrs. F. H. Cole. Chairman: Mrs. Elizabeth Sears, Mra. Jams C. Pahlman, Mra. F. L. Haller, Mra. Hslleck Rose. Forestry and Conservntion Mra. William Berry, chairman: Mrs. F. J. Burnett, Mrs. William Alderson. That the members might listen to the ac- cotinta of Pr. and Mrs. Kelly, who have re cently returned from Hainan, China, where they are stationed aa missionaries, the Presbyterian Missionary union of Omaha changed th schedule for the quarterly meetings and held one of these at the First Presbyterian church Wednesday aft- ernaon. Th union Includes the missionary societies of th various Presbyterian churches, and the opportunity to listen to the accounts of the real work In tho foreign field waa appreciated by th lay member. Congregatlonallsta Meet. GLENWOOD, la., Sept. 30. (Special.) Th Council Biuffa Association of Congre gational Churches and Ministers convened with th Qlenwood church September 27 and 2$. R. Washington Burton and his people had made ample arrangements for th entertainment of th association. Rev. J. W. Turner, pastor at Shenandoah, was elected moderator to succeed Rev. George E. Lad of Red Oak. Rev. J. La Blanchard of Harlan was elected registrar. Th fol lowing ohurches were represented by paa tora and delegates: Atlantic, Corning, Council Bluffs, First Council Bluffs Teople's, Dunlap Lewis, Harlan, Red Oak, Farragut, Creston, Tabor and Marlon County First and Second. Dr. O. O. Smith of Counoll Bluffs preached the association sermon. With but one excep tion all who were assigned work upon the program were present to execute the work allotted to them. Many excellent papers and addresses were heard and the meeting throughout was a success. A special fea ture was the ordination of Rev. P. K. Wells of Maoksburg at the venlng session on September 24. Scalded by Steam or scorched by fire apply Buoklen'B Arnica Salve. Cures Piles, too, and the worst sores. Guaranteed 26c. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. i Ak-Sar-Ben Visitors, We Bid You Welcome As has been our custom ever since the inauguration of the Ak-Sar-Bcn festivities, wc will open Saturday morning with our usual We have been making preparations for thg Bale for the last sixty days. Six months ago we placed orders with the leading piano manufac turers of America for specially constructed pianoa, and are able to show ' the visitors the most beautiful, the most artistic and highest grade instruments ever seen In the west. We challenge any house to show as large an assort ment of high grade standard pianos as we have on our floors. Being the Omaha agents and distributors for twenty-five of the leading factories of the world, we are enabled to place a leading piano In your home at a lower price and on much easier terms than you can purchase a piano ot much inferior quality for elsewhere. On our floors you will find pianos of all grades, begin ning with the real good qualities moderately priced on up to the very beet of high grade stand ard instruments properly priced. We are offering to the public Instead of premiums or certificates or prizes of any kind, List W. W. Kimball, ebony case, S75 Fischer, ebony case 875 Emerson, ebony case $85 Vose & Son, ebony case. .$125 Wellington, mahogany case for $125 Stanley & Sons, walnut case for $125 Kohler & Chase, dark mahogany ca $125 Kohler ft Chase, dark mahogany case $125 bailey, mahogany case.. $135 Rembrandt, oak case, used 60 days $135 Haines ft Co., walnut case, in fine condition $135 Laffargue, mahogany case, small else $140 Bteger ft Sons, mahogany case for $145 Royal, mahogany case ..$150 Having the largest stock in Omaha, we are prepared to show pianos In any kind of rase, and in all woods, and styles of designs. We positively guarantee to the purchaser every piano we sell, and will back up every statement made by our salespeople. We will save you from $100 to $225 on the price of a piano If purchased during our great AK-SAR-BEN SALE A visit of Inspection will convince the most skeptical that the above statements are true. Make Hayden's Bros. Piano Department your headquarters. We gladly welcome visitors, whether pur chasers or not. HAYDEN BROS. CAMPAIGNERS ,AT AUBURN Senator Bnrkett and Colonel nay ward Address Large Crowd. REPUBLICAN DAY AX TECUMSEH Senator Norrl Brown Deliver Ad drrsa ait York Meetlns 1114 In Other t itles Over th State. AUBURN. Neb., Sept 30. (Special Tele gram.) The opera house at tills place was comfortably filled tonight with an enthusl astio audience composed almost wholly of voters. In company with Colonel T. J. Major, float candidate for the legislature from Nemaha and Johnson countlea, the auto mobile party composed of Senator Uurkett and Colonel William Hayward arrived- In the city from .Tecumaeh, where they had been In attendance at the Johnson county fair during the afternoon. Mayor Ulliuu presided and without any preliminaries In troduced Colonel Hayward. candidate for congress, aa the first speaker. Colonel Hayward, aa in previous meet ing, spoke along state and congressional lines and held the audience Interested for nearly an hour. At this meeting Senator Burkett was the principal speaker and covered national matters very thoroughly. His explanations of the different questions before the people In this campaign were plain and forcible and th large audience showed Its approval. The assemblage was one of the largest ever attending a po litical meeting her for some time. Republican Day at Tecumaeh. TECUMSEH, Neb.. Sept 30.-(Speclal Telegram.) Today waa republican day at the Johnson county fair. The speakers were' Senator B. J. Burkett, C. H. Aldrlcli and William Hayward, candidate fur con gress in this district. Soma races by local horses were pulled off and In addition a wild west show was given In connection with the fair. Tomorrow will be democratic day and James C. Dahlman ot Omaha will be thu speaker. Counterfeit Bill Hard to Detect Ten-Dollar Note in Circulation ii Said to Be Very Difficult to Pick Out. WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. One of the best counterfeit $10 bills of recent years has been discovered by secret service officers. Th note Is such a fine piece of work that Chief Wllkle, In a notice sent broadcast today, declared the bill will give a great deal of trouble. The bill is a counterfeit national bank note on the Pasadena, Cal., bank. It Is composed of two pieces of paper, a front and back stuck together, with the silk fibres between. It has the portrait of President McKlnley and one of the mark which will Identify it to the public Is a bad break In the background under MrKinley'a left shoulder. The face of the note ia a little lighter than the gen uine. The etching and rough work on the back are poorly done. It Is of the series of 1S0S, bearing the check letter "E".. Epidemic of Diphtheria. BEATRICE. Neb., Sept 30. (Special Tele gramsThe little town of Cortland, twenty miles north of this place Is in the grasp pf an epidemic of diphtheria. Two deaths, one in the family of C. A. Gardner and the other in the family of John Parrlsh oc curred today. The State Board of Health visited the town today and as a result the publio schools are cloeed. No more public meetings will be held until the disease Is stamp d out. oa Hem P of Sllrjl-itly-Uscd Pianos Smith & Barnes, mahogony casr, for ?150 Winthrop, walnut case..$lG5 Smith St. Barnes, oak case, $105 lister, dark mahogany . $105 Henry & S. C. Llnderman, wal nut case $1G5 Victor, French walnut ease, fine condition Wegman, walnut case ...$175 Price & Teeple, mahogany eatse for $175 Armstrong, golden oak case or $175 Smith & Barnes, little used tor $175 Chlokering & Sons, rosewood "e $175 Gerhard, mahogany case, tisd only 60 days $185 Srhaeffer, oak case, good condl- Hon $185 Carroll Freed on Libil Charge 1 at Dcs Moines Judga Howe Instructs Letter Pub lished Privileged, and Jury Make Einding in Accord. I ' ' ' ir,S MOINES, I., Sept. SO. Tho Jury tfl the libel case aaalnst tJovernor B. F. Car roll retuiwd a verdict of not guilty tc nlKht. Governor Carroll was placed on trial a week atto charged with criminally libelling John Cownle, former chairman of the State Board of Control. The governor on May 14 authorised th publication In a 1 a Molnea newapaper ol an article declaring that Mr. Cownle had sold dleK(d cattle in the marketa ot Omaha, tliat ho had let state contracts without receiving estimates and that h I, ad been unduly familiar with girls at th MinhrHville Industrial school. Mr. Cownle In a previous letter had re ferred to these charges, which were mad know n to him In a private conference with the governor, In a letter lasucd previous, to the Carroll article. On thla account Judge Howe in his Instructions to the Jury held that the governor's communication was a privileged one and the Jury found In keeping with these instruction. A w Roosevelt is Proud of His New Victory ann-ai Colonel Returns to Oyster Bay with Scalp of Old Guard Dangling at Belt. OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Sept 30,-Theodor Roosevelt returned early thla evening from, Saratoga with the acalp of tho republican old guard of New York added to bla big collodion of trophies. When ho reached Troy, N. 1"., last Monday on his way to Saratoga he told the crowd which met him at the atatlon that he had returned from Africa with a lot of trophies, , and that when ho came back from Saratoga ha would have some more. Tho colonel tnada good his word by returning to his homo town the generally accepted leader of the republican party In the stat and Im mensely proud of his new trophy, to win which he was compelled to make one ot the hardest fights of his life. Colonel Roosevelt went to bed early to night to get a good night's Bleep, for he expects to have little reat until after elec tion time. He was tired and hoarse when he reached Sagamore hill, but In fine spirits. He expressed himself as well pleased with the results of tho convention, but had no other eomment to make on anything related to politics. Th oolonel took a train from Saratoga at 8 o'clock this morning. Reaching Poughkeeple at noon, he attended a luncheon, drove two miles to the Dutchess county fair grounds, made a speech there and returned to the station In an hour and a half. Separator CrnsTie. Man. COLUMBUS, Neb., Sept. 30. (Special Tel egram.) While helping with a threshing outfit about fifteen miles northwest of thl city, Elmer Guiles met with an accident that coHt his life. The machine was being moved from one setting to another and Guiles was riding on the separator tongue when he lost his balance and fell in front of the separator, which 'passed over his body and crushed him so that he died In a short time. on Sale fot the purpose of Inducing them to buy during this sale, the highest piano values at the lowest possible prices, and on the very easiest terms ever offered. The Inducements we are offering in this sale are extraordinary for these reasons: First Prices are from 33 to 60 per cent less than quoted at other dealers, and the purchaser by buying here will be getting a high grade piano and at the same time saving the price of his railroad fare, provided he lives within a radius of 150 miles of Omaha. Second The beauty of woods, and the de signs far excell that of former years. Tliird The workmanship and materials are guaranteed by Hayden Bros., and also the factory. . .. , Fourth The terms of . payment are made to suit the terms ot the purchaser. We quote- the; following prices to show you the great values we are offering. To realize what a bargain you may receive, you should visit our ware-rooms. Prlce & Teeple, oak case, good condition $190 Schaef fer, oak case, . fine condi tion $200 Marshall & Wendell, mahogany esse, little used $200 Knabe, rosewood case. .. $225 Kstey, mission style S225 Price & Teeple, beautiful oak case, little used $225 Wegman, oak case, little used for $225 Anderson, mahogany case, flue condition $225 Haines Iiros., mahogany caHe, fine condition $250 EberBole, mahogany case, fine condition $250 Price ft Teeple, oak case, beauti ful design $250 Weber Qrand, rosewood case for $325