Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 18, 1902, Page 4

R 4 NEWS THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1902, 'OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. MINOR MENTION, Davis sells drugs. Btockert sells carpets and rugs. ‘Wollman, sclentific opticlan, 49 B'way. Pasturage, Judson, 920 6th ave. Tel. 8. J. C. and W. Woodward, architects, room 8, Bverett block, Council Bluffs, Ia. Take hom brick of Metzger's ice cream. Vanila, 2%c; Neopolitan, zlsc g 1) rators and ice chests. Prices right. cm-gf:lsrnrd Hardware Co., 41 8. Main st. w goods and outfits for pyrogr -g‘r'll o Alexander's Are Store, 53 B'way. Go to Morgan & Kleln (or upholstering, mattress making and feather renovating. 122 South Main street. 'Phone 8. The Insurance gasoline stoves are -abso- lutely safe. No dirt, no smoke. Get our rices. Cole-Breisford Hardware Co, 41 . Main street. The Columbia and Tribune bicycles are the very highest grade. \We handle them. Also @ fine line of cheap wheels. See us. Cole-Brelsford Hardware Co., 41 Main st For Sale—Excellent building lot in Cen- tral sub., size 4x120, This is & bargain for someone, for cash sale or will sell on pay- | ment plan, Lot is located on Avenue B Within" ai blocks of good school. Call or address E. F. Watts, Bee office, Coun- il Bluffs. Btella_Curry, 218 Vorhis street, has been quarantined for smallpox. Miss Grace Richardson of Indianapols is guest of the family of P. G. Mik:sell Harmony chapter, Order of the Eastern Btar, will meet this evening in Masonic hall. Mrs. Arthur Shaw of Fort Dodge is the 8\‘-;:! of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. W M. W. Mikesell, county clerk of Rawlins county, at Atwood, Kan, is visiting his unele, P..G. Mikesell. Mrs. J. W. Rapdlje is home from San Francisco, where she passed the winter Wwith -relatives ‘and friends. Mrs. Mary Frank took out a bullding permit yosterday for a two-story frame cottage on Vine street, to cost $1,000. We make a speclalty of all kinds of fur- nace and tin work. See us for prices. Cole- Brelsford Hardware Co., 41 8. Main street. A marriage license was issued vesterday to H. J. Underwood, aged 27, and Catherine 8. Lewis, aged 24, both of Counctl Bluffs. Mayor Morgan, 18 sald to be considering the advisabillty of increastng the police force for the summer months by appointing a health officer, Captain Balley of the branch postoffice at the transfer depot is laid up with rheu- matism and left yesterday Colfax Springs for treatment. Between forty and fifty members of the local lodges of Knights of Pythias will go to Glenwood this evening to assist in con- ferri) the degrees on a large class of candldates. John Dunn, jr., against whom a charge of insanity had been filed by Harold Egbert, discharged by the commissioners yes- , there being no evidence to sustain the charge. The Council Blufts aerle of Fagles is pre- paring to initlate Friday night the largest Class of candidates since its organization. A banquet will be served at the close of the meeting. The first session of the two days' con- vention of the county superintendents of southwestern Iowa will be at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon Superintendent house. Recelvers Bereshelm and Murphy of the Officer & Pusey bank reported to the dis- trict court yesterday the sale by them of three lots in ”}'nl{tl" addition to Mrs. Mary Everett for $1,500, the price at ‘which the property was valued by the ap- praisers appointed by the court. Stephen Colling, living at 2306 L street, Bouth Omaha, atiempted to board a Union Pacific train at the transfer with the intent of securing a free ride across the bridge. He missed his footing and was dragged a for the rooms of County in the court- in McManus, considerable distance. While not seriously injlured. he was bruised and stralned. The police provided him with car fare and placed him on an Omaha motor. Charles Kimball, who became owner of the Ogden hotel property Tuesday, s un- n running the house for the last two years, Nful.nl.lo quit. Yesterday Kimball filed a petition li the district court asking for the appointment of a recelver for the property. Iugn ‘Wheeler set Baturday for hearing the application. ‘The members' of the new police force last n;hl constered the bids of several firms “for furnishing the uniforms, and awarded the contract to Metcalf & Metcalf of this city. It will be about two weeks before the uniforms will be ready, In the ime the patrolmen endeavor to ap- pear as dignified as they can in citizens’ clothes, supplemented with a star, the of thelr. authority. . D. Townsend, the first person arrested by the new police force, was fined §10 and costs In police court yesterday. He was charged with being drunk and disturbing the peace. Townsend was taken Into cu: tody late Tuesday night by Captain Maltby, He was stopping for the night at the home «of his sister, Mrs. Bell, on Ross street, and took exception to the young f the front parlor after midnight. He falle to properly attire himself before starting to eject the young folk and Mrs. Bell sum- moned the police. \ To those who have witnessed the various companies presenting ‘‘East Lynne” the last few years, the coming big revival of | that amou- play by Miss Courtenay Mor- gan will appear to those in attendance as not only a pleasant surprise, but a genuine ‘East Lynne” has er had luction fore in its history t was a matter of speculation to \ the wisdom of the management in aneIl"\s large & sum of money In & play that ha Explolted o much. The investment y however, proved & very lucky one, as b one by this company with Miss Morgan and specially selected cast that & enormous. u'F orts her, it Is sald, : e hll hwater ma‘rk 1 t nearly every cf e Dohxny theater Bunday night. visited. A Miraculous Feat. “It seemed that nothing short of & miracle could save my little hter from an untimely . says City Marshall A. H. Malcolm, of Cherokee,Kan. “When two years old she was taken with stomach and bowel trouble and despite the eflonl; of the best physicians we coul procure, u:h grew gradually worse and was pronounced in- curable. A friend advised vins Nervine and after giving it a few days she began to im) and final- ! ly recover She is now past five years of age and the very picture of health,” Seld by all Druggists. Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind, LEWIS CUTLER ~Funeral Director— s (Buccessor to w: C. filo»“‘ IS CASE OF GIVE AND TAKE Terms of the Qompromise by Which Oharles Officer Resigns as Administrator, CREDITORS THINK IT A GOOD BARGAIN of Dower Right to Widow's Saurre Adds Materially Avallable to Their Claims. Papers flled in the district court yester- day in the matter of the administration of the estate of Thomas Officer, deceased, made public the details of the settlement and agreement bétween the creditors of the ficer & Pusey bank and Charles T. Officer, whereby the indictment on a charge of criminal banking against the latter was dis- missed and he resigned administrator of his father's estate in favor of Attorney J. J. Stewart, representing creditors of the defumct bank, whose claims aggregated $300,000. The creditors had petitioned the court to remove Charles Officer as administrator of the Thomas Officer estate, but while there a charge of fraudulent banking stand- ing against him he Tefused to do so, but notified the creditors that as soon as the indictment against him was quaghed and the petition for his remaval withdrawn he would willingly resign. This desired end was brought about and the papers filed yes- terday show how: Administrator Stewart; in - consideration of the agreement on the part of Elizabeth M. Ofcer, widow of Thomas Officer, Charles T. Officer, Willlam P. Officer and Julla E. Ofcer, the heirs, to walve certain claims and convey their interests In the estate to him, stipulates to release and discharge any and all claims that the estate may have bad in connection with the following mat- ters: ‘What Creditors Give Up. Certaln gifts made by Thomas Officer to Charles T. Officer, Willlam P. Officer and Julla E. Officer, respectively, on or about March 10, 1881 The gift by Thomas Officer to Charles T. Officer on or about December 28, 1884, of lot 11, block 10, Bayliss' first additiom, being the premises now occupied by Charles T. Officer as his home. The purchase by Elizabeth M. Officer from Thomas Officer on or about July 12, 1894, of what is known as the Monona county farm, and the transfer and sale by Thomas Officer to Elizabeth M. Officer of certain notes held by Thomas Officer against J. T. Hart, and the repurchase by Thomas Officer from Elizabeth M. Officer of sald notes in part satisfaction of the purchase price of this farm. A certain gift and advancement of about $6,200 made by Thomas Officer to Willlam P. Officer on or about July 6, 1893. A gift to Julia E. Officer of certain notes gecured by stock made April 14, 1894, being the notes and stock involved in the action now pending in the district court, wherein J. M. Galvin, special administrator, |Is plaintiff and Julla E. Officer and others are defendants. b A certaln claimed obligatio against Charles T. Officer to Offcer & ey and the receivers of sald firm, for the balance of $1,000 lost by him on or about March 12, 1899. A further provision of the stipulation ‘e that the action of J. M. Galvin. special administrator, against Julia E. Officer, shall be dismissed, but this release does not In- clude any obligation owing by Julia E. Officer to the receivers of Officer & Pusey. for which the stock involved in that action is held as collateral; but that subiect to this obligation the stock i{s and hereby re- mains the sole and absolute property of Julia E. Officer. It is also stipulated that all claims against the heirs of Thomas Officer for rentals of the real estate of Thomas Officer which they may have collected or received since his death, and which have not been included in the report of Charles T. Officer, adminis- trator, or credited on his books to the ac- count of the estate, are released, surren- dered and waived. Heirs Concede Someth On their part the heirs convey to J. J. Stewart, administrator, all their right, title and interest of every name, kind and de scription, in or to the property or estate of Thomas Officer, either real or personal. and assign and transfer to him all leases, contracts and rents hereafter to accrue in any of sald real esate. The widow, Elizabeth M. Officer. walves and surrenders any and all right of dower in or to the estate of Thomas Officer, in- cluding the homestead and agrees to dis- miss her petition for the assignment of her dower. ‘The heirs also walve and relinquish thelr claims to any rents which have been col- lected by Charles T. Officer and included in the reports made by him in the admin- istration of the estate; this, howev does pot include the rents or profits, if any,’ which he has collected and pald over to the heirs of the estate entitled thereto. and which have not been included In his report as administrator. Charles T. Officer walves and relinquishes any and all claims for his services as ad- ministrator of his father's estate. The right to occupy the homestead until May 1, 1902, without rent or Interference. is reserved to the widow, Elizabeth M. Offcer. Considered a Good Deal. The compromise reached between Admin- strator Stewart and the heirs of Thomas Officer is regarded as a favorable one for the creditors of the Officer & Pusey bank. While the action brought -by Special Ad- ministrator Galvin against Julla BE. Offcer to recover into the estate certain shares of stock' in the Empkie-Shugart company of this city is dismissed and she is permitted to retaln ownership of the stock. On the other band Mrs. Elizabeth OMcer, the widow, rellnquishes her dower claim of a one-third Interest in the estate, including the homestead, & valuable residence on Witlow aven In the event of the sult of Special Ad- ministrator Galvin against Miss Officer be- ing decided in his favor it would only have recovered ‘into the estate about $6,000, while by Mrs. Offcer relinquishing her do right the credifors will be benefited about $40,000. Charles Officer walves all clalm for remuneration while acting as adminis. trator, although he would have been en- titled to receive $1,000 or more. this waek. Justice Ferrier to Resign. township by Mav 1. Thare will be & rummaxe sale at the cid Beno bulda™My om Friday and Saturday of It was stated last night that Justice J. W. Ferrier hud obtained a government posi- tion in the Philippines and that he would resign as justice of the peace for Krne The appolntment of bis successor will rest with the Board ot County Supervisors and it is sald Attorrey ©. 8. Blanchard, one of the younger mem- bers of the local bar, has an inside track on the appointment. Ovide Vier, former Justice of the peace for eight years, Is said 10 be after the place. Thomas Q. Harrison 18 also sald to be a candidate. Gravel roofing, A. H. Read. 541 Broadway. NOT SO FRANK WITH ASSESSOR Nebraska Corpor m Admits It s Operating Street Rallway in Counecll Bluffs. Separate answers were flled yesterday ln the district court by the Omaha & Council Bluffs Raillway and Bridge company, Towa corporation; the Omaha & Council Bluffs Raflway and Bridge company, Nebraska cor- poration, and the Omaha, Council Bluffs & Suburban Rallway company in the quo war- ranto proceedings brought June 13, 1901, in the name of the State of Towa ex-rel H. I. Forsyth, to declare the franchise under which the three companies claim to be oper- ating null and void. The lowa corporation of the old motor company, while denying the allegation of the plaintiff admits that it is a corporation but nothing else. The Nebraska corporation goes a little further and admits It is oper- ating a street railway in Couneil Bluffs, while the Omaha, Council Bluffs & Sub- urban company admits it is operating a street rallway on and over the streets and alleys mentioned in the complaint. The admission of the Nebraska ecorporation that it is operating a street rallway in this city is Interesting in view of the fact that !n the statement returned to City Assessor Everest the company stated that the street rallway was being operated entirely by ths Omaha, Council Bluffs & Suburban Rallway company and the only assessment made by Mr. Everest is against the Suburban com- pany. The franchise which Forsyth attacks is the one originally granted by the vote of the people in December, 1897, to the Coun- efl Bluffs, Lake Manawa & East Omaha Construction company. This franchise was subsequently transferred to the Omaha. Council Bluffs & Suburban Rallway com- pany. The validity of the franchise is at- tacked on the alleged grounds that the Council Bluffs, Lake Manawa & East Omaha Construction company was not & corpo tion, but merely a voluntary assoclation or copartnership of Charles R. Hannan, Em- met Tinley and others. Also that the pro- vislons of the charter were not lived up to nor complied with. Forsyth also asks that the alleged protended assignment to the Nebraska and lowa corporations of the pretended stock of the Omaha, Council Bluffs & Suburban Rallway company be de- clared fraudulent and vold. The quo warranto procesdings were begun shortly after the old and new motor com- panfes merged. N.Y. Plumbing Co., telephone 250. Horse Thief Gets Away. Officer Lorenzen, one of the new police- men, had his first experience with a real thief last night. It was a success from the thief's point of view. Word Lad been recelved from Sioux City to be on the lookout for a stolen team anid buggy. The outfit was located at Cherniss’ livery barn, and the officer sagely concluded it he would wajt the thief would come in time. He did. A man answering the description of the thief put in an appearance at the barn and Lorenzen took him into custody. On the way to the city jail tic thief took the of- cer into custody, threw Wim into a vacaat lot and escaped. Davis sells paint, Independent Telephone Officers. The Council Bluffe Independent Telephone company has elected these officers: Presi- dent, H. H. Van Brunt; vice president, J. F. Wilcox; secretary, E. H. Walters; treas- urer, T. B. Lacey. These with the other two incorporators, Emmet Tinley and B. O. Bruington, comprise the board of directors. The city council will meet this afternoon as a committee of the whole to consider the ordinance introduced by the company last Monday night. Plumbing and ng. Bixby & Son. Payette Goes Free. The indictment against James J. Payette on a charge of breaking into and robbing the Cole-Brelsford Hardware company's store on Main street was dismissed In the district court yesterday by County Attorney Killpack and Payette was released from the county jail. Payette the day after be- ing brought back to this side of the river following his arrest broke out with small- pox, which necessitated the city jail helng Quarantined for forty days. Davis sells glass. Real Est Transfers. These transfers were filed yesterday Ir the abstract, title and loan office of J, W. Squire, 101 Pearl street: County treasurer to T ., el wek 5 A mwse o ngn‘fi'fhé?x 3 8, executor, to Clara L. sel 18-T5-43, except 1,600 1, block, 2, o O s son's 1st add., Neola, q. c. 0 Councll Bluffs Bavings bank to ¥. O. Gleason. 1184 acres In lot 1, Audl- i nwig 31-75-43, w. d. 200 ‘e to John B. k 10, Ferry 0 d.. q’c. d.... Redick and wife ‘to il Lankiree, lot 15, block 1, Potter George Co's add., q, c. d Towa. Loan association to G. om, part lot 11, block 6, Carson, q. c. d.. J. W, Davis and wife to August C. lots § and 10, block 3, Avoca, H. & s @, C. % usiness Men's Bulldln% and A, Blo u sy 1ot 2 and all lot 3, block A w.od. Western Realty company to Charles E. Kimball, lots 151 and 158 and lot subdiv. of lot 14, original pla w. Eleven transfers, total. ent Goes to Philip, IOWA CITY, Ia., April 17.—(Special)— “Cap” Lodge, who for two years past has held the title of dean of the University of Towa athletic fleld, left for the Philippines this morning, where he will serve for three years In the ranks of the United States army. Dean Lodge, as he was called by the athletes, has always had the control of the gates to lowa fleld on the occasion of secret practice by the lowa teams, Ca Waterloo. WATERLOO, Ia., April 17.—(Special Tel- egram.)—A letter was received today from Andrew Carnegle, offering $30,000 for the stablishment of a free library providing the city furnishes a sultable site and $3,000 per year for maintenance. The offer will undoubtedly be accepted. The omly site mentioned |s East Side Park and will prob. ably be located ther Sentences Busse to Hang. WAVERLY, la., April 17.—Judge Kelley this afternoon overruled a motion for a new trial in the case of Louls Busse, found guilty last week of the murder of his wife and then attempting to burn her body. He then sentenced the prisoner to be hanged at the state peniteptiary at Ana- mosa April 17, 1903, ~ \ ~ NO CLUETo THE MURDERERS Evidence Accumulates that Orime Was Not the Work of Oolored Men. TAX FERRETS START THE FIRST SUITS Adjutant Gene Byers Points Ont Some Objectionable Features to Militin Bill Now Pending in Congress. (From ‘a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, April 17.—(Speclal.)—The day brought practically no new develoo- ments in the murder case at Highland park. A light rain this morning washed away all traces of the crime. A consultation was held between the mayor and police officers and the conclusion reached, by reason of the work of the dogs which have been used in following ‘the trail and other reasons. that the murderers of the two children did not go morth in the direction of the mining camps where the colored men live. but started directly toward the city and turned in the direction of Highland Park college, where a main road was reached. In the opinion of many this makes it rea- sonably certaln that the crime was not committed by colored men, and it throws euspicions on the people living in High- land park. The officers are also positive now that there were two persons concerned in the crime. They have a number of clues which appear insignificant now, but may be of value later on. It is reported they have in their possession a button from the dress of the little girl on which 1s imprinted In blood the thumbmarks of a man and this will be preserved for reference. The funeral of the children was held this afternoon in the small church in Highland Park where the children had attended serv- fces on the night they were murdered. Much Petty Crime. Burglars . entered the home of E. W. Crass last night between the hours ot 12 and 4, and secured a_woman's gold watch, several gold rings and $22.50 in cash. Dur- ing the night men by the aid of a skeleton key entered the home of Philip Schmidt and secured a watch, some sflverware and & number of articles of jewelry. Two more boldups were brought to light this after- noon, despite the diligence with which the police seck to guard the Information trom the public. This makes the total num- ber of holdups for the evening three. A young farmer was held up on Court avenue and robbed of $90. Another holdup occurred in the northwest part of the city, the de- tails of which the police refuse to divulge. Suits by Tax Ferrets. Suits have been commencedl in the dis- trict court here against ten persons for the collection of back taxes as shown by the work of the tax ferrets, aggregating about §5,000. These are the first suits brought "here to enforce collection of taxes on concealed property, although the tax ferrets have had placed on the tax books taxes to the amount of nearly $100,000. The entire membership of the State Board of Control and State Architect Liebbe left this morning on the semi-annual in- spection of state inetitutions. The board will visit Davenport, Mount Pleasant, Fort Madison, Clarinda and Council Bluffs, and will be absent about ten days. Opposed to Military Plan. Adjutant General Byers of Iowa has written a strong letter to Senator Allison, protesting against the bill which is de- signed to take the place of the Dick bill, which was approved by the guardsmen of the various states. The substitute pro- poses that the secretary of war may en- list a reserve force of 100,000 men who shall be required to drill and be ready for service. These would be to take the place of tho guardsmen. Now the guardsmen propose that the state troops shall be in fact the reserve and be enlisted as such. General Byers points out that the substi- tute would be more costly to the United States than the original plan and if passed it would almost disorganize the national guards of some of the states. Meeting of Osteopaths. On June 25 and 26 the osteopaths of the state will hold a meeting in this city to elect state officers and plan for a more active campaign. The assoclation will pass upon diplomas presented by graduates of all the osteopathic schools, and from this record the graduates will be prepared to appear before the State Board of Medical Examiners and demand certificates to prac- tice in this state under the law recently enacted. Still college of this city, the Kirksville college, and other large schools New Corporations. The articles of incorporation of the Citi- zens' Rallway and Light company were filed with the eecretary of state today. The company has a capital of $600,000 and purposes the erection of an extensive light and power plant in Muscatine and the con- struction of street rallways. The incor- porators are Martin A. Devitt and Henry W. Huttlg. | The second company organizedl to ex- ploit the oil discoveries in Bremer county filed its articles with the secretary of state toda! This is the Frederika Oil company of Nashu: Capital, $100,000; J. G. Laird, president; William B. Perrin, secretary. Other articles filed: Western Pearl Spe- Clalty company, Muscatine, capital, $10,000; by Elmer Becker, Lee Richards and George Baer. Kingsley Telephone company; cap- ital, $26.000; J. C. Cottrell, president; J. M. Wormley, secretary. Atalissa Savings bank; capital, $12,600; George Black, presi- dent; Roy Ayemaster, cashier. Rex Fuel company, Oskaloosa; capital, $6,000; H. L. Spencer, president; C. W. Durfee, secre- tary. TO ADDRESS IOWA STUDENTS Booker T. Washington, Eminent Col- Leader, Will Participate in Commencement Exercises. IOWA CITY, Ia., April 17.—(Special.)— Booker T. Washington, the colored leader, was today engaged by the regents of the University of lowa to deliver an address during the commencement exercises of the university this June. While the exact oc- casion of his address has not yet been determined, it is thought by the regents that it will be delivered on June 11, the day before the commencement exerc and will be given before the student body. No objection has been made by students of the university to Mr. Washington's de- livering an address before them com- mencement day and Regent Parker K. Hol- brook of Onawa, chairman of the executive committee, is certain that no senior will object to recelving his diploma at a com- mencement at which Booker T. Washing- ton speaks. Arrested for aking Game Law. ONAWA, la., April 17.—(Special.)—Ned Edmunds and Cade Jewell, two well known farorers living near Blenco, were arrested yesterday on information sworn out by W. E. Strain, sheriff, charged with fishing In the Oliver lake on March 29, comtrary te the laws of Towa. There are twenty counts in each information. They gave bonde in the sum of $500 for their appearance be fore Howard Rows, justice of the peace in Onawa. Mike Engle, a restaurant keeper of Onawa, was arrested charged with hav- ing six black bass in his possession con trary to the statutes and his trial ls set for April 17 CALLS TO QUORUM OF SEVENTY Conference of Latter Day Saints mes a Number of New Misstonaries, LAMONI, Ia, April 17.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Last evening the exercires at the Saints’ church were in charge of the Lamoni <hoir, which gave a sacred concert to the largest audiemce which has yet gathered in one room during the conference, many belng unable to find seats, standing iu the aisies and doorways. Prayer aervice in the foremoon was in charge of Brother Ellis Short of Indepen- dence and Henry Kemp of the Fremont (Ia.) district. Preaching was by Elder Arthur Allen of 8t. Louis. Business was resumed at 2 o'clock, Presi- dent Smith In the cralr. Prayer was of- fered by Elder Davis. The rcsignation of Willlam Anderson as a member of the board of trustees of Graceland college was read. A report from the Daughters of Zion was read. A report from the firaf quorum of seventy recommended that the following men be called to the office of seventy. They had not been conferred with and each responded to the call as follow: Charles Fry asked for time to consider; Arthur B. Phillips, Walter M. Self and Paul M. Hanson sign!- fled their willingness to accept; Adam J. Keck said he would not decline, but doubted the wisdom of the selection; W. R. Smith was not present. Action upon these names was deferred until tomorrow. Report from the second quorum of seventy contained ealls of a like character for ths following elders: George C. Tomlinson, not present; J. W. Roberts and C. E. Crumley were willing to accept. The drdination of George C. Tomlinson was referred to tha missionary in charge of Canada, to take place if he comsents. The call to the office of seventy is a serious thing to any man, for it means that he will be willing to leave home and family and devote his entire time to prosecuting the gospel mission work abroad. By mction no new business can be intro- duced after today. The special order for 3 o'clock was taken up, viz.: The choosing of auditors for church accounts. For the term of one year Albert Carmichael was chosen: for the two- year term Adam J. Keck and for the three- year term Frank A. Russell. A motion was Introduced to the effect that it Is the sense of this body that the presiding bishop of the church should be the treasurer of the board of trustees of Graceland college Referred to board of trustees. The resignation of Willlam An- derson as a member of the college board was accepted. The following men were electel to fill vacancles on the board: J. A. Gun- solley and Daniol Anderson, to succeed themselves, and W. A. Hopkins, to succeed Willlam Anderson. Preaching tonight was by Rudolph Eten- houser from his chart. The prayer meet- ing tomorrow will be in charge of George A. Smith and W. A. McDowell, followed by preaching by Mark H. Forscutt of Nebraska City. Tomorrow night F. M. Sheehy con- tinues his book of Mormon archaeology lec- ture. END OF WATSON'S ROMANCE Trainer of Gri Athletes Shows Why He Refused Offers Elsewhere GRINNELL, Ia., April 17.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Tralner “Jack” Watson, who for the last five seasons has wrought wonders with the small track team of Iowa college, was married here this evening to Miss Arie Willlams. The marriage is the culmination of a happy romance of love and athletics. During the last five years Tralner Watson has manifested a strange devotion to the fortunes of Jowa college. He has refused far more remunerative offers and has made the hearts of the students glad by con- senting to remain. This devotion is par- tially explsined in the light of events. He is well known all over the east and espe- clally in the vicinity of Boston. When J. Harland Rush, Grinnell's fast sprinter, was looking for a trainer he wrote to Trainer Christy of Princeton, who recommended Watson. Watson had never been west and wanted the experlence, so engaged for the season. But love played havoc with the plans of the athlete. Among the faces at the meets and gala occasions he espied the pretty countenance of Miss Williams. The memory of the face remained with him and when opportunity offered he secured an in- troduction. Miss Willlams resides in Grin- nell, where she attended the High school. While developing Rush into a wonder, who was to defeat Wefers, Traluer Wats found time to win the affection of the pretty Grinnell girl. ROSE USES KNIFE IN FIGHT Jabs Blade Several Times Into Com- panion’s Héad at lowa Falls s Jailed. IOWA FALLS, Ia, April 17.—(Special Telegram.)—Everett Rose wi arrested early this morning by Deputy Marshal Bar- rick, charged with attempt to commit mur- der. The victim of his assault is John Con- rad. The men left the city last evening to- gether and when a short distance south of town quarrelled, resulting in Conrad being stabbed several times on the head with a jackknife. Conrad was unconscious until this morning. The men are supposed to have been under the influence of liquor at the time. Rose s to be given a hearing be- fore Justice Bryson today and will be sent to jail at Eldora until the extent of Con- rad's injuries develop. EXPLOSION WRECKS BUILDING Gansoline Lamp Front of Store and Injuring One Ma WEBSTER CITY, April 17.—(Special Telegram.)—A gasoline lamp exploded in the general store of Bossert & Halverson at Woolstock last night, blowing out ths entire front of the building and damaging goods to the amount of $1,000. The stock s fully incured. Samuel Pate, a bystander, was knocked sensele d severely cut by fiying gl Rallroad Deals at Sioux City. SIOUX CITY, Ia., April 17.—Deeds for $65,000 worth of property connecting the Union terminals with the combination bridge over the Missouri were filed today. J. C. Coombs, & Boston capitalist, is the purchaser. Mr. Coombs' plane are said to involve the comnection of Sloux City with certain rallrbad systems to the west. Reports connect the O'Nelll & Western, the Great Western and Semator Clark's road with the deal. The O'Nelll & Western road extends to O'Nelll, Neb. Yankton Convention Hall. YANKTON, 8. D, April 17.—(Special.)~— The Yankton county comvention, to elect thirty-three delegates to the state conven- tion at Sioux Falls in June for the purpose of nominating & republican state ticket, ha been called for May 3. It will meet at Yaukton. FACTS ABOUT IRRIATION Department of Agrioulture Issues a Bull- etin of Great Value. METHODS OF PREVENTING WASTAGE Avallable Supply of Water Conld Ac- complish Muech More Good It Care Taken of Its Dis- ation, (From a Staft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, ApHl 17.—(Special.)—The second annual report, bulletin 104, of the irrigation Investigations of the United States Department of Agriculture, under the direction of Eiwood Mead, has just been tesued. It contains 334 pages and is fully fllustrated. The leading subject of the in- vestigation i to determine the quantity u. water used by farmers in various parts of the arid region. In his review of the work for the year 1900 Mr. Mead says that farm- ers need an approximate knowledge of the duty of water In order to make Intelligent contracts for their supply. It is necded by the engineers and investors in order to properly plan canals and reservoirs, With- out this knowledge every important trans- action in the construction of irrigation works or in the distribution of water there- from is very largely dependent on individ- ual judgment or conjecture. Rights to use of water cannot be impartially settled un- less at least an approximate knowledge of the duty of water is available. Many works have been planned on the assumption that water enough to cover land to a depth of one foot during the season would bring crops to maturity, while the average depth of water used, measured at the points of diversion, was over four feet. A large part ot this water is lost from the canals between the headgates and the land irrigated by seepage and evaporation. This loss has been found to be much larger than had been supposed, the average of all the measureients reported showing a loss of 2.47 per cent per mile of the water taken in at the heads of canals. The lowest meas- urement reported is about a quarter of 1 per cent per mile, while the largest 1s more than 6 per cent per mile. Slight im- provements oftan reduce greatly the loss due to seepage, if the places where this ts the most serious can be pointed out. The investigations in the field have this object in view. In many places such work woull result in a doubling of the water supply. While the loss from canmals is in itselt a serfous matter, the greatest harm 1s often done to low-lying lands which become too wet to grow crops, or, if the subsoils con- tain injurious ealts these are brought to the surface and vegetable growth thus made Impossible. & double saving from improvements which ‘The reports give the methods employed tn different parts of the west for reducing these losses. Need of Storage. All reports emphasize the need of stor- age not only for increasing the area culti- vated, but to properly farm the areas al- ready under cultivation. An important ques- tion in the comstruction of storage reser- voirs is the amount and character of the silt carried by streams whose waters are stored. Investigations of this question have been begun in the southwest, but its study will have to be carried on for a number of seasons before much definite information will be avallable. The progress report con- tained in Bulletin 104 deals with the methods used for preventing the deposits of silt. This Is sometimes accomvlished by making settling basins in the feeders at short distances above the reservolrs. thus checking the velocity of the stream and permitting a deposit of the greater part of the silt. Sluicing reservoirs to re- move the silt have not yet been attempted in connection with this Investigation. There has been much demand for in- formation in regard to pumping water for irrigation. In many places it Is belleved CURATIVE e of Men, mas, Licenses and Newspaper Records show. References: Consultation Free Ofice Hours—From 8 a. m. 1308 Farnam St., betwsen (3th and There will, theretore, ve prevent largo losses of water from canals. | SPECIAL DISEASES OF MEN CURED TO STAY GCURED BY THE TWO GREA SPECIALISTS IN DISEASES OF MEN and all reflex complications diseases and weakn 4 Young, Middle oall at our our book, FREE which will ex) and how we cure them to stay cured when others fail. and each e) TRACT to hold for our promises. to 8 p.m. State Electro-Medical Institute that this would be a cheaper method of | obtatning a water supply than the constru tion of long canals. The teport contalna | the records of cost and capacity of pumping in Arizona and California. It is | estimated that water sufficlent to irrigate | an acre of ground can be supplied by pump Ing at an average cost of $10 per acre in | Arizona, and in California, wherp elec- | tricity can be cheaply gemerated by water | power, the cost does not exceed from 25 to 35 cents per acre. The difference lles altogether in the cost of developing power, for which no general estimates can be made Experiments in Nebraska, In addition to the general investigations {n the arid region, experiments were berun In eastern Nebraska. A large canal was bullt in a reglon where for thirty vears crops have been raised by rainfall alone. The results show that even in reslons where the rainfall s ordinarily sufclent for the ralsing of profitable crops, the use of an additiol supply of water much more than pays for the comstruction of trria- tion works. The improvement in the desizn of in- | struments for measuring water has been | marked and farmers are adopting the water registers at a number of places where it is fmportant to have continuous records of | the flow of canals and laterals. Aslde from the principal questions dis- cussed in the report, there is much of value to the irrigator relative to the methods of diverting and distributing water in each state. These details, while valuable | to the farmer of some experience in frriga- tion, will be especially helptul to those who are unacquainted with agriculture where conditions are such as to make the {artificial application of water. necessary. TELLS OF FILIPINO CRUELTY Lieutenant Colonel Dickman Exon- erates Americans and Blames Insargents for Atrocities. WASHINGTON, April 17.—The report ot Lieutenant Colonel Dickman, Twenty-sixth volunteer infantry, which was referred to | at yesterday's cabinet meeting as part of the initial Investigations of the charge ot cruelty to the Fillpinos, was submitted to | congress two weeks ago, but recelved very | little attention at the time. The letter was | written by Colonel Dickman from the Presidio at San Francisco, April 24, 1901. He had been directed to Investigate Ser- geant Riley's charge that the water cure was administered at Igharas, a fact to which he also testified before the senate | committee last Monday. Colonel Dickman | made this return in part to the Wat de- partment: { Sergeant Riley, Company M, Twenty- sixth iInfantry, U. 8 N, states that the | publication inclosed was of a private let- ter and without any authority whhtever The tendency of enlisted men to draw the lnnr bow in such cases is well known. | Major Cook, Captain McDonald and Ser- eant Riley state that no officers or sol- fers of this regiment took part in any so-called water-cure procecdings or other threats against the natives on the occa- sion etated. Colonel Dickman then gives a list of atrocities inflicted by the Fillpinos upon Americans unfortunate enough to fall into their hands. He tells of ambushes and as- sassinations and burning of soldlers by slow fires and of burials allve of American sol- diers, all of which he offers to prove in de- |tail. He winds up as follows: The eonduct of the American troops in | the Philippines has been so humane as to be a continued source of surprise to all foreigners and to the natives. Although | General order No. 100 (the repressive or- der) has not been revoked, its provisions against treachery, according to the law and custom of war of all civilized natfons, | have not 1 applied to my knowledge. ADDIE JOSS BEFORE THE BAR Piteher Indicted for Recelving Maney Under False Pretenses After Jumping Contract. \TOLEDO, April 17.—Addie Joss, the base ball pitcher, who repudiated a Toledo con- | tract and signed with the Cleveland team, | has been Indicted for recelving mon under false pretense. He received $# ad- | vance money from Manager Strobel of the Toledo team. 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