Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 2, 1902, Page 4

AN B RR T 1 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, o k) MAY 1902, NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. MINOR MENTION. Davis sells deugs. Btockert sells carpets and rugs. Wollman, scientific opticlan, 408 B'way. Take home a_ brick of Metsger's ice eream. Vanila, %c; Neopolitan, $c. New goods and outfits for pyrograp work at Alex inder’s Art Store, For sale, excellent bullding lot in Ce sub., size 44x12. This is a bargain fo some one, for cash sale or will sell on pay- ment t is located on Avenue lan. Lo Within several blocks of good school. Call or address E. F. Watts, Bee office, Council Biufts. rs. H. M. Mendel of Neola, guest of Mrs. J. B. Atkins. Mrs, H. C. Baker of Minneagolis is_visit- ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Roper. J. H. Jordan of Stanberry, Mo, is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. . Olson of Avenue B, Charles Dickey of Valley, Neb., is guest of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Pile of Lincoln avenue. The ladies of Harmony chapter, O. E. 8, will_give a_“box social” tonight at the hali at asonic temple. Ia, is the Mrs. C. 8. Willits_lefg yesterday on a visit to relatives in Seattlc, Wash., where she will pass the summer All the latest patterns to select from. Order_your spring suit now: 5 up. New York Tailoring Co., 387 Broadway. Mayor Morgan, who has been confined to his home for several days as the result of an accident, was able to be out yes- terday. Allen Sigk, whose home is In Hannlbal, Mo., was found to be suffering from small- Pox and was sent to the isolation hospital yesterday. A game of base ball yesterday afternoon between the t Dudiey and Fred Hunt teamg resulted in a victory for the Hunt mine by a score of 14 to 13. Dick Denny, who was night eaptain of lice under Mayor Jennings' administra- Bioa "tor four years. has gone the saloon business on Broadway. The Ladies' Ald society of Bt. John's English Lutheran church will_meet this afternoon at the residence of Mrs. V. Willlams, £16 Commercial street Henry Holzfaster brought suit in the district court yesterday for_the partition of the estate of his father, Bernard Holz- faster, who dled February 23 of this year. The final report of Charles T. Officer a8 administrator of the estate of his father, Thomas Officer, deceaged, was approved by Judge Wheeler in district court yester- day. The case against Mrs. Davidson, charged by her husband with maintaining unlawful relations with James T. Holder, was con- tinued yesterday in Justice Bryant's court until Friday. Major Mat E. Tinley, who recently gradu- ated from the Omaha’ Medical college, left into Iast evening for New York to take a post- grad course of four months at the post- graduate hospital Marcus Cook and Mrs. Emma Rodgers, both of Omaha, were married In this ety esterday afternoon in St. John's English Liitheran church, the pastor. Hev. G° W Bnyder, officlating. Bernard McGinty, a farmer of Harrison county, filled a voluntary bankruptcy pe- tition in the United States court here yes- terday. His labilitles amount to $1,272 d he has no assets. W. G. Walters, who had both arms frac- tured In o runaway accident near Dow Cit in which his mother was also Injured, is slowly recovering, but it will be some time before he regains the use of either arm. Fred G. Wells, aged 51, dled yesterday at Bt. Bernard's hospital ‘trom dropsy. He was a well known member of the sport- JUNIOR BANNER COMES DOWN Electrio Light Employe Lowers It to Avoid Danger of a Tragedy. SENIORS TAKE TURN AT HIGH SCHOOL ers Up the Fia nt Clifford a oper Haunl It Down at Onee. Director C To prevent further attempts on the part of members of the senlor and junior classes to flaunt their colors from the flag pole on the top of the High school building the Board of Education Wednesday afternoon se- cured from Mayor Morgan the appointment of C. Tucker as special officer for thirty days. Tucker will be stationed at night at the High school to prevent the pupils from breaking into the bullding, as they did Tuesday night. The banner of the junior class, which had been suspended Monday night from one of the guy wires of the electric tower at Broadway and Fourth streets, wae taken down about 1 o'clock yesterday morning by an employe of the electric light company. When the venturesome members of the junior class scaled the tower Monday night there was no current on, but Tuesday night it was, and the electric light company, fear- ing some member of the senior class might attempt to climb the tower and be electro- cuted, decided to take it down. The banner when taken down led to a small-sized riot between the seniors and the juniors, each class attempting to gain possession of it. Captain Maltby of the night police detall succeeded, however, in taking the banner to the city jail, where it remains locked up in the safe. The semior class tried to gain possession of it by se- curing an order from Mayor Morgan about 2 o'clock yesterday morning, but the order was countermanded when Captain Maltby informed the mayor of the true facts of the o The senfors shortly after midnight Tues- day attempted to get rid of the juniors’ banner by throwing a basket of lighted ofl waste and other inflammable matter over the guy rope from the top of the Masonic building, but the distance was too great and the scheme failed. The attempt to de- stroy the banner was not given up, how- ever, until several fights had occurred be- tween the two classes, After the juniors’ flag had been carried to the police station several of t niors repaired to the High school and broke iato the buflding by forcing one of the windows. In order to gain access to the roof they | broke a door off its hinges and flung it to | the bottom of the stairway. They then | holsted their banner to the top of the flag pole. In the meantime Superintend Iny ternity and is sald to have belonged to a highly connected famlily in the east It Is sald that Wells was not his right name. Richard Burns, a farmer of Sliver Creek township, Pottawattamle county. filed a yoluntary tition In bankruptey yesterday. His consisting liabllities aggregate 31,016, chiefly of promissory notes. e has sets valued at 3335, but claims them as exempt. Alderman Casper still has his left foot swathed In bandages as the result of the runaway eccident in_which he and other members of the sheriff's condemnation jury ‘were injured, but was able to attend the meeting of the committee of the whole of the city council yesterday afternoon. George Althoff, who filed an information ainst_Lote Hoblenz, bartender in the Hony. Creek: saloon, charging him with Blashing him with & knife, withdrew the charge when the case was called in Ju tice Ferrler's court yesterday morning. Althoff pald the court costs and Boblenz pald his own witnesses. The smoker to have been given last Friday night by the Council Blufts lodge, Anclent Order of Unitea Workmen, and Wwhich was postponed on aceount of the storm, will be given tomorrow night, when Jacob' Jaskalek, grand master workman of Nebraska, and Rev. Douglass of Mis- sourl Valley will deliver addresses. Rev. Father £myth of Bt Francis Xavier's church has gone to Colfax, Ia., to recuperate his heaith, which was im aired by an attack of the grip. During une Father Smyth expects to g0 to the Atly pass the summer and an assistant appointed to take charge of his parish during his absence. Charles Hubver has selected Willlam Brooks Reed «3 his member of the board 10 canvass the vote cast in the First ward in his_contest against the election of Al man_Bell. Mr. has not yet nam his man. Mayor Morgan will be the third member of the board. Huber has retained Attorneys Wadsworth and Organ to look after his interests at the canvass. The vote will be canvassed tomorrow at the city hall. In addition to the large bills of specinlties to be heard at ““The Old Homestead' to- night, glven under the auspices of the Eagles, will be one which will be appre- clated by every music lover in_ Council Bluffs, as Mrs. 1da Wies-Seybert has co sented to sing the aria “Omlo Fernando, vonizette. all i rom La Favorita, by "Vhl—ltvbcrt is among the best solols that lowa has produced, and her fame not_confined to her native state. Her solo itasit would be well worth th ticket to "The omestea number is only one of the good things that will be heard at the Dohany tonight. There Will be & conglomeration of ail that is #ood, and litdle that is The epe- claltles in themselves would make a vaud ville manager happy, and in this play jorgan and the best company ever cast in Council Bluffs have ample epportunity for thelr falents. Domt fail to see ping pong brought up to the monologues, because your friends ‘will be in them. N. Y. Plumbing Co., \elephone 350. Matte Distriet Court. The trial of the $10,000 personal injury damage suit of Howard Alnsworth against the motor company was begun Wednesday in the district court before Judge Wheeler. The injuries are alleged to have been re- celved July 30, 1900. Alnsworth was stand- fog on the steps of an open motor while eroseing the bridge and was knocked from the car by being struck by & beam at a point opposite the tollhouse where the tracks run close to the bridge rail. Mrs. Maggle M. Peterson was granted a divorce from Willlam A. Petereon. W. B. Reed was yesterday appointed tem- porary guardlan for the property of F. H. Crocker upon the application of Lucla Me- Clure, Crocker’s daughter. In her petition filed yesterday morning Mrs, McClure aa- serts that ber father has reml estate end personal property amounting to $4,600, but shat owing to his drinking habits he s un- pble to properly take ci of it sad s pquandering it rapidly. She sets up furtber Abat her father recelved within twelve gmonths $6,500 from the estate of & relative and that he has already squandered the greater portion of it. She states further that her father was divorced from his wife twelve years ago and bas six children )iv- tng, four of whom reside in Council Blufrs, one in St Louls &ud the other in British Columbla. SUITS CLEANED— Clifford, whe lives opposite the school, had | been awakened by the nolse, as had School | Director Cooper. They both hastened to the | building, but the boys made their escaps without belng identified. The banner of the senlor class was not, however, permitted to float to the breese for any length of time. As soon as Superintendent Clifford and Di- rector Cooper had returned to their homes and beds a number of the boys of the juplor class got into the bullding and hauled the seniors’ flag down. Homes for All For sale at low prices and easy payments, homes in all parts of the city, | including some of the nicest residence and those of moderate size. Also dwell- ings and business property in Omaha. Farms bought and sold. It will pay you to see us at the abstract office of J. W. Squire. |COUNCIL BUSY ON TELEPHONES !0na Ordinance for to | Values of the City is D cided On, Giving as its reason that the company Is | mot yet organized and that it has no guar- ! anty that it ever will be, the committee of the whole of the council refused Wednes- day afternoon to comsider the ordinance for a telephone franchise submitted on be- half of the Omaha & Council Bluffs Tele- phone and Telegraph company by Charles | Webster of Minneapolis. The committee took up and discussed sec- tion by section the ordinance submitted on | behalf of the Interstate Telephone company by Vic Stevens, president of the Dubuque Telephone company. A number of chan were declded upon and the ordinance wa turned over to City Solicitor Snyder to re. draft and report back to the committee at & meeting to be held Monday afternoons, May 12, The original ordinance provided that the company should complete and have its plant in operation within two years from the date of the passage of the measure. At the suggestion of Attorney Wadeworth, who appeared for the company, this was changed to one year from the passage of the ordinance. Another change provides that the $1,500 be deposited by the com- pany to defray the expenses of the special election shall be depoeitod within ten days after the passage of the resolution by the council recommending the submission of the granting of the franchise to the voters of the city and before the mayor shall or- der such an election, instead of within thirty days after the acceptance of the or- dinance as provided in the original meas- ure. The ordinance was further amended by the Insertion of a clause requiring the com- pany to lower or raise its condults at its own expense as might be required in the event of the city laylng sewers. This pro- vislon is in the other ordinances submitted. Alderman Lougee' ralsed the question whether the company could not, under the ordinance as introduced, string its wires on poles placed in th lleys instead of putting them in underground conduits on the streets in the prescribed distriet. In order to prevent this the ordinance will be the district defined for underground con- dults. Alderman McDonald attempted to reduce the life of the charter from twenty-five to twenty years, but no change was made ln this respect. Considerable d'acussion was had over the question whether the city council had the right to pass an ordinance of this char- acter before it had been submitted to the vote of the people, and City Sollcitor Buy- der gave it as his opinion that it had not. In his opinfon all the city council could do 1s to pass a resolution, after deciding upon the character of the ordlnance, recommend- an ftler varmen e o tiantio® | ing its submission te the voters for their mh- mm a ll)r'\d. approval or dieapproval, and in the event of LEWIS CUTLER the ordinance receiving & majority of the votes then pass it in the ordinary mamner. In referring the ordinance for redrafting By the cly salictor Alderman Lougse sus- | George O. Armold, Charies R. Baruard: gos u ere was no need N ‘Washburn, R. C. Dougherty, H. G. Titt, F. matter, as he had been advised that the M. % W tion had been “shot full of holes” by the propositions of the other competing com- panies, intended to make a number of changes In its ordinance and practically submit an entire new one A communication was read from John H. Kuhns of Omaha, In which he stated that he intended to submit an ordinance for a telephone franchise at the meeting of the eity council next Monday night and he hoped that it would receive due considera- tion. The ordinance of the local Independent company was not taken up, as the discus- slon of that of the Interstate company's occupled the entire afternoon. Davis lis glass. Plumbing and heating. MBixby & Son Several Small Burglaries. Three emall burglaries, supposed to have been committed by the same person or per- sons, Tuesday night were reported to the police yesterday morning. Peterson’s repair shop on West Broad- WAy, Just west of the Ogden house, was broken Into and a revolver, six razors and $2.35 In cash stolen. Entrance was ob- tained by forcing the back door. Nelson's blacksmith shop adjoining was also broken into by forcin, rear window. Here the thief or thieves secured a box of cigars. The store of the Waterloo creamery on Broadway, between enth and Eightnh streets, was entered and $2.05 taken from the cash drawer. In the tank contalntng the milk cans the eix razors stolen from Petorson's shop were found. It is thought the thief dropped them while stooping over to take a drink from one of the milk cans. As the place was tightly closed when Pro- prietor Corlles opened up yesterday morn- ing it is thought the thief obtained admit- tance by unlocking the front door with a skeloton key. Davis sells paint, The young women employed at the Eagle laundry on Broadway made a hasty exit from the bullding shortly after assembling for the day's work, without walting te gather up their cloaks or hats. This hasty exit was made at the suggestion of the en- gineer, who feared the boller would ex- plode. By some means the blowoff valve bad become loosened during the night and the water had nearly all escaped. With & ninety-pound pressure an exploston seemed almost unavoidable, but the engl- neer managed to cool off the boiler and thus averted the danger of the building ve- Ing blown skyward. Business had to bde suspended until the repairs are made, which it is thought will be by today. ndry Women Get a Seare, Complaint on Ventilation. A meeting of the Board of Education was beld yesterday afterncon to take action concerning the ventilating of the High school bullding. Complaint has been maae that some of the pupils suffered from heac- aches caused by the fan system of ventira- tion, which requires the windows kep: closed. It was decided to give the plan or ventilating the bullding by means of open Wwindows a trial and suspend the operatton of the fan system until the very hot weather arrives. Real Eatate Transfers. These transters were filed yesterday in the abstract, title and loan office of J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl street: H. D. Chils Py Dlrlolli’ and wife to J. E. Ben- 36 ana west 20 q. e d.. .8 1,04 ler, commissioner, to H. D. n‘%nw\é and wig swi nwig feet 8wl nelf 36-76-40, 6, Aud 12-75- a c d. Same to tor's 4542 . Jac 1, Auditor's -0, w. d. ... i J-co:'vs,%l!m;nk to Francls undiv. 3% sl nel 25-75-39, q. c. d F, F. Durbin”et al, to' L DY Woo nsee, one acre' in aw MR T 0D A R Lula E. Doty and husband to Fred Davis, lot 1, block 19, Ferry add., Ellzabeth '8till "a) wEd: ® ward Doolittle, east 10 feet lot 14 and all lot 15, block 16, Carson, w. d. 1 C. Bonham and wife' to Edith Bon. ham Mable, lot 9, and north 5 feet lot_10. “Evans' subdiv., part block 16, Miil add., q. c. d. s iions Elién Ivers and husb: 9 and north & feet subdiv.. part block ai lot 10, E: 16, M and wife dson to N, trustes, sl nei and’ s 50! i 4 A Willlam Plumer’ and ‘wife to e yer same, W et and wi fre as 12 acres wi swig 1 157840, 8. W. . 1..0s Bixteen transfers, total ............$13,180 Carllle, louag nelg Marriage Licenses. Ldcenses to wed were issued yesterday to the following: Name and Residence, Asge. Lou p, Council Bluffs . % Kittle Martin, Council Bluff} L1 8. E. Pallitt, Councll Blufts .1 Elveretta Wiles, Councll Bluffs § ames P. Christensen, Council Bluffs.... Jullet Hansen, Council Bluffs .. = Gravel roofing. A. H. Read. 54) Broadway. M’NAMARA WILL NOT RETURN & fowa Student Discovered in pol by Father. ONAWA, Ia., May 1—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—Roy McNamara, the missing Grin- nell student, has been located in the Blg Pour rallroad shops In Indianapolls, Ind., where he has been working for & laborer in the car repairing department. Master Mechanic Lawler's attention was attracted to the young man by his good appearance and he asked him for reference 50 he could promote him. Young Me- Namara gave the name of C. G. Montrose at Sloan, Ia., and this gave the clue to his father at Onawa. He was kept in ignorance of the coming of his father for fear he would run away. He refused to return to Onawa and will Dot talk about his troubles. WASHBURN WINS JOINT DEBATE Secures Verdict of Two of the Judges, While One of Them Dissents, GRINNELL, Ia., May 1.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Washburn college of Topeka, defeated Grinnell college by a rating to 1 here tomight in a joint debate. The question was, “Resolved, Executive Duties tn American Cities Should be Vested in the Mayor and that Appolntments Should not Require Confirmation.” Grinnell upheld the afirmative. The de- baters were: Grinnell, Ed F. Deniso b The judges were: Judge L. G. Kisne, Des Molnes; Judge H. B. Deemer, Red Oak; Judge T. L. Norval, Linceln. . CONVENTION TIME IS NEAR Speaker Henderson and Representative Oousins to Be Renominated Today. KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF SECURITY MEET Police Admit They Are Making No Progress in Solving the Mystery of the Murder of Peter- son Children. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, May 1.—(Special.)—The republican district convention for the Fifth district is to be held today at Cedar Rapids and Hon. Robert G. Cousins of Tip- ton will undoubtedly be renominated for another term in congress without opposi- tion. The convention will have about 200 delegates. There has not been a whisper of opposition to Cousins. He will be pres- ent at the convention and address it after his nomination. The Third district conven- tion meets today also and it will renomi- nate Speaker Henderson. The republican state committee will meeet here a week from tomorrow and determine on the place and date for the republican etate convention. The convention will be held in Des Moines. Knights and Ladles of Security. The blennial convention of the Knights and Ladies of Security, a fraternal soclety, commenced in Des Moines today, nearly every city and considerable town in the state being represented. A. S. Wasson of Sloux City was elected president. An address of welcome was delivered by C. E. Bonner of this city. Miss Mary E. Ellis of Winterset was elected secretary. Re- ports show that the soclety s growing and prosperous. Among the candidates for the position of delegates to the national con- vention of the society In St. Louls are: W. C. Hayward, Perry; J. F. Lewls, Missourl Valley; F. L. Hayes, Council Blufts; C. E. Byrkit, Des Moines, and Dr. Wasson, Sloux City. Slow Work on Murder Case. Peter Peterson, the father of the two chil- dren murdered early this month in High- land Park, called at police headquarters today to inquire if the detectives have any further information, and was informed that the city authorities are completely in the dark as to the murderer. Nothing has been accomplished that gives hope of caj turing the criminal. The detectives say they have turned up some new clues, but do mot divulge the same. The case is still a great mystery to the public, for not a drop of blood has been found anywhere, or the weapons with which the murder was committed. Looks Like The secretary of state has recelved the articles of incorporation of the Bankers Tontine Mercantile company of this city, but has as yet refused to file the articles and issue a charter. There are internal evidences that the company thus sought to be organized Is to do a business like that which is aimed at by a bill passed by the legislature to require the entire tontine business to come under the bullding and loan laws of the state. The attorney general is of the opinion that the company should be required to make a more specific state- | ment of its plan of business before being chartered. Au Iowa Man's Spec! Evasion of Law. ty. Thomas Neléon Downs, an fowa man more | famous in Europe than at home, is visiting | his aged mother at Montour. He has been touring Europe for three years as a spe- cfalist in sleight of hand tricks and has made a great success at it. A few years ago he was a telegraph operator in Marshalltown |and made a study of the tricks of speclal- |1sts engaged In amusing the public and became convinced he could do them as well as anybody. He went to New York and engaged in varfety hall work awhile, then made a short tour of this country in con- nection with Sam Siegel, violinist; later went to Europe, where for three years he has been engaged in the leading cities. He now has engagements ahead for at least two years, but returned home for a brief stay with his mother and his son, Artillery from the Philippines. The Iowa State museum has just been enriched by the addition of a number of in- teresting specimens of Filipino weapons captured by American soldiers in the Phil- ippines during the war. They were sent here by favor of Congressman Hull. Two bamboo cannon are crude and ugly. They are about five feet long. One apparently has & metal core made especially for it, around which are bamboo picces bound with heavy wire. The other appears to have a plece of gas plpe for the barrel and the bamboo covering is merely held fast by iron bands. Neither plece bas ever been mounted. A small mounted br: cannon s about three feet long and has a bore of about two inches. It is a pretty weapon, but the large truck is of crude wooden con- struction and cumbersome. A brass salut- ing mortar stands on end about elghteen inches high and was fired only for making a nolse. A rifle is made out of a plece of gas pipe about five feet long, set in a crude wooden stock and bound with irom bands. It Is so heavy one man could not hold it up and so crude that it would appear to be more dangerous to fire than as & weapon. The State museum now has elghteen pleces of artillery, including eral Chinese guns and mortars and a fine collection of old guné of various sorts. Red Cross Reorganized. Delegates from six states met at Cedar Rapids today and reorganized the Red Cross assoclation, a fraternal beneficiary organization. Upon application of the People's Savings bank, C. W. Rogg and the Des Moines Photo company, Judge Smith McPherson this afternoon appointed E. D. Samson trustee of the Warfield-Chase company, which filed a petition in voluntary bank- ruptcy Saturday. His bond was fixed at $5,000. Struck by a Car, A man pamed Martin was run down by an Ingersoll avenue car this morning, his skull fractured and other injuries sus- tained that may result iu death. He was taken to the Methodist hospital, where he is unconscious, and his first name and ad- dress cannot be learned. According to the motorman's story, the man was walking by the side of the track between Thirty- fourth and Thirty-fifth streets. The car slowed down as it approached him as a matter of precaution. The motorman stats that when it was within a few feet of Mai tin he suddenly stepped on the track aud was knocked dowsn. Iu district court today Willlam Smith was acquitted of murdering Charles Johnson. The tragedy occurred in a saloon, but ali who were accused have now beem cleared. New Corpora The Rallroad Bridge and Terminal com- pany of Sioux City became incorporated to- by Alexander Ruthven and others; tal, $25,000 The Avoca Hotel company has been in- corporated by Herman Seiffert and others; capl- capital, $12,000. | The Wayland Telephone company has| been Incorporated by G. H. Heibel and| others; caplital, $3,000, The Smith Produce company of Redfield has been incorporated, with 325,000 cap- ital, MEETS DEATH UNDER WHEELS Brakeman of Creston, lowa, Thrown Under Train by Plle Driver and Ground to Pleces. CRESTON, Ia, May 1.—(Special Tele- | gram.)—Brakeman Cole Schweers, who left this city on his regular run this afternoon, was killed a short time after the train departed by being struck by a piledriver which was engaged on work at a bridge Just west of Cromwell. He was evidently on the side of the cars and was pulled from the train and mangled by belng thrown under the wheels. He Is & man of family and makes his home in this city. The remains were brought home this evening. New Train Out of lowa Falls. TOWA FALLS, Ia, May 1.—(Special)— It was stated here last evening on good authority that a new passenger train would be put on by the Burlington, Cedar Rapias & Northern road between this city ana Cedar Rapids at once. The intention ap- pears to be to leave this city in the morn- ing, make the run to Cedar Rapide, and re- turn in the evening. MAKE POLICEMEN MARK TIME P n Clothes Men Shoot to Stop a Night Operator, Who Comex Back with a Gun. A determined appearing young man with a steady eye and a -loaded shotgun stood at the corner of Nineteenth and Webster streets at 3 o'clock yesterday morning and marked time for two special officers in citizens' clothes, who were marching down the street ahead of him because he wanted them to. Frank Maryott, a telegrapher on The Bee, was the man behind the gun and there was an Interesting preliminary to the scene he was enacting. Mr. Maryott's working day begins at dark and ends at 2:30 a. m., which accounts for his going home at about the hour when porch: climbers are in full bloom and the re- frigerator thief s busiest. At Eighteenth and Chicago streets he was hailed by three men, whom he didn’t know and didn’t care to. They wanted him to stop and talk things over, but Maryott felt hurried d not properly dressed for meeting strangers. When he increased his speed they increased theirs, and finally one of them shot twice. The pursued key-tapper touched the ground just three times In reaching his home at 1914 Webater street. But when he was Indoors he didn't pray nor try to tell his wife that he had been running for exercise. Instead, he hauled down the shotgun that has sent may a game bird to the fryingpan and sallled forth again with both barrels loaded and his pockets bulging with extra shells full of goose shot. He sighted the tall man of the bunch at the corner below the house and drew & bead on him. The min- fon of the law demanded to know what in hades was going on, and Mr. Maryott vol- unteered to send him down where he could see for himself. day, with §150,000 capital, John C. Coombs, D. L. Palmer and others incorporating. The lowa Telephone compady gave no- tice of a change in the form of stock vir- tually making a class of preferred stock. The Farmers' Incorporated Co-operative company of Ruthven bas been lucorporated ““Why did you shoot at me?’ asked the telegrapher. “I wanted you to stop so I could see who you were,” answered the other man, shifting uneasily from foot to foot. “I'm officer.” ack up! You're mo officer. You're a hobo. You must think my birthday's to- morrow, when you try that old one on me.” “Here's my star.” “That don’t look good to me, either. I've got a tomato can made out of stuff like that.” Just then the around the corner. “Come over here with your pal,” com- manded Captain Maryott. The man looked once at the gun and came. He, too, haa a star and Maryott began to believe their story. But he didn't propose to take chances, so he made them a proposition. It was that they walk east as far as they could go, and right away, with the under- standing that if they turned around or hesitated he was to have the rare privilege of a pot shot. The men at the muzzle end of the gun thought it over and concluded it was a good proposition to accept under the circumstances. So they walked. Maryott watched them fade in the dis- tance and then went back to the house. ““What happened, ked Mrs. Maryott in a whisper. othing. “Well, why n “‘Because,” answered her doughty hus- band, “there wasn't any serious difference of opinion when I got back there with a gun of my own. I don't know yet who the gentlemen were, but they were very accommodating and seemed to fall right in with everything I suggested.” WO00D IS SAID TO BE ALIVE Colorado Millto: Dead 1s Subject of Strange | Rumor. other officer sauntered Given Up for DENVER, May Judge Lindsey of the county court today announced that he will officlally investigate a rumor that Wil- llam Wood, supposed to have died a year ago In & Topeka (Kan.) insane asylum, is | alive and recovering his eanity through ex- pert treatment in Burope. Wood was one | of the heirs of a large estate, which in- cluded the famous Emma mine at Aspen, Colo., once valued at $10,000,000. His es- tate at present is valued at about $1,000,- 000. Mis heirship was established after many years of litigation, which reached the supreme court of the United States. In the meantime he had been promounced helplessly insane and later was reported to have died. TOPEKA, May 1.—Dr. T. C. Biddle, su- perintendent of the Kansas Insane asylum, sald tonight: “There is mot & particle of truth in the statement that Willlam Wood is in Europe undergoing treatment for in- sanity. He died here more than a year ago and the etate is Bow trylng to recover $4,000 from his estate for his board during his confinement here. This is figured on the basis of $3 & week.” SHIPPING COMBINE IN HOUSE Liberal Members Will Br, Parliament. (Copyright, 192, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, May 1—(New York World blegram—8pecial Telegram.)—The At- lantic shipping combine will be discussed in the House of Commons tomorrow, it being the intention of the liberals to move an sdjournment of the bouse to call attention to its injurious tendenc vect to British shipping and the laxity of the gov- ernment in not taking precautions against the transfer of subsidized crulsers to the American flag. An attempt will be ma to compel & statement of the policy of the goverment toward trusts and concerning its encroachments. The public alarm here is acute. LIPTON SAYS TRUST FORMING Negotintions Not Yet Complete for the Combination of Packing interests, (Copyright, 182, by Press Publishing Co) LONDON, May 1.-—(New York World Cablegram—Special Telegram.)—With ref- erence to the statement that the Chicago packers intend forming a big trust in which v Sir Thomas Lipton, among others, is inter- ested, Mr. Lipton's private secretary sald today “Negotiations are not yet completed. No authoritative statement can be made until further news ls recelved from America. | We are not so much interested in beef and pork packing, the distribution of which prod- uct forms a very large portion of our busi- ness." BIG BLAZE IN SHENANDOAH Flames Consume Two Realdences and Large Barn, Entalling Ten Thousand Doliar Loss. SHENANDOAH, Ia., May 1.—(Special Telegram.)—Fire consumed the large hay barn and contents of McMahill & Marsh at 8 o'clock this morning. Two residences close by were also burned. Total loss Is $10,000, with insurance of $3,500. Brady & Catral of Nebraska City had a car ot fruit jars and the First National bank of this place had its new front burned in the barn, where they were stored Judge Carland Deals Out Sentences. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., May 1.—(Special.) —The United States grand jury, affer being in session a week, made its final report and was discharged. During its deliberations the jury investigated a total of thirty-three cases. Frank Four Horns, an Indian, changed his plea of not gullty of the charge of larceny to gullty and Judge Carland sentenced him to six monthe' imprisonment. Henry Min- nich withdrew his plea of not guilty to the charge of selling liquor to an Indian ana pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to sixty days’ Imprisonment with an aggregate fine of $200. Minnich requested that the term of imprisonment be changed from the Brute county jail to the Sloux Falls penitentiary. Judge Carland granted the request and changed the sentence to imprisonment for one year in the penitentiary at hard labor. Patents for Thousands of Acres. PIERRE, S. D, May 1.—(Specfal)—The state land department has received from the general government patents for 21,652 acres of iand in Suiiy and Hand counties. Of this 17,736 acres are school indemnity land, and comprise the Fort Sully reservation, ~ The expert skill of our speclalists, together with our new s: all in Sully county. The balance ot 3816 acre. is Agricultural college land and Is situated in Hand county. The state land department today fssued seventy-four patents to purchasers of state lands who have made final payment on the same Yankton county secured the largest num- ber of these for any one county. Delegntes Instructed for Kittredge. PIERRE, S, D. May L—(Speclal.)— Every county which has so far held a con- vention for the purpose of selecting dele- gates to the republican state convention has endorsed or instructed delegates to volce the sentiment of the people in the convention for the selection of Senator Kittredge to succeed himself for that posi tion and indications point to an unanimous action. Up to the present 279 delegates have been Instructed for him. Walks Miles and is Beated. LARAMIE, Wyo., May 1.—(Special)— After walking 100 miles from the northern part of Albany county to prosecute John Callahan for the alleged theft of house- hold goods, tools and mining machinersy. John Lapway saw Callahan discharged yes- terday and himself threatened with having to pay the costs of the sult. He says Cal- lahan turned him out of his cabin and took possession. Callahan says the cabin be- longed to him. Jeannette Gets Fifteen Monthe. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, May 1.—(Special.) In the state circuit court McCoy Jean- nette, the boy desperado who was recently recaptured after making his escape from the county jall in this city, was arralgned before Judge Jones and pleaded gullty to the charge of stealing a horse at the time he made his escape from jail. Judge Jones |sentenced the prisoner to a term of one year and three months in the Sioux Falls peni- tentiary. Cavalry Will Go to Philippine: LANDER, Wyo., May 1.—(Special.)— The troop of cavalry at Fort Washakle is making preparations to go to the Philip- pines about May 10. It is mot known what command will be sent here, Town-South Dakota League Opening. SIOUX FALLS, 8. 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