Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 21, 1902, Page 8

| THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1902. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. | = BLUFFS. | COUNCIL MINOR MENTION, Davis sells druge Btockert sclis carpets and rugs. Leffert, eyesigh* specialist, 235 Broadway. Mies Mae Searight has gone to Elgin, 1L, to visit relatives Pictures for wedding presents Alexander & Co., 38 Broadway. Take “home a brick of Metzger's lce | eream. Vanilla, 2c; Neopolitan. . Jenkins left yesterday on a trip to Lg'. Bngeles Cal, and other Pacific coast points Mr. and Mrs Denver for a triends. U. 8. Grant company, Knights_of Pythias, wi fng in St Alban's had, “ovalt's Luke M Bee and oth yesterda committees having In charge the ar- rangements for the kiks carnival wiil meet Sunday afternoon at the clubhouse Creditors sued out writs of attachment yeaterday morning against 8. 8. Green, Paperhanger and decorator on South Main street Remember an ironclad ten-year guarantee goes with every New Home machine pur- chased from us. Lasy payments. G. A. Bullls & Mrs. F. Heneke of Carthage, Mo., has been visiting her sister, Mrs Elwell of Willow avenue, left yesterday for her home C. L. Frisby on to visit rel o return in Frishy will spend th Cal. The Board of County yesterday looking at roads and bridges the vicinity of Weston. It will meet morning and probably adjourn until regular session in July Mrs. M, C. Bassett h cousin, Mrs. J. B. Diller of Diller, Neb. Mrs. Hassett and Mrs. Diller have not m for twenty years and only recently learned each other's whereabouts The heavy raing of the last few days have interfered with the work of cleaning Indlan creck, as the water is several feet deep. Work will not be resumed until the water goes down to {ts normal lever The Tri-City Amateur Driving club of Omaha, South Omaha and Councll Blufts will_hold its matinee meet this afternoon at Union Driving park. The same program a8 previously announced will be carried out. The commencement exercises of St | Peter's parochial school will be held Thurs- day evening of next week at the Dohany | opera house. An Interesting program of music, recitations and dialogues will be given. The fate of the money stolen from Axel | Bunderson is still hanging In the balance. Justice Bryant expects that the closing | arguments will be made his - morning when he will be able to make a ruling In | the case The Danish Brotherhood and Dannebrog | poclety will give a joint picnic Sunday at Unlon Driving park, for which an elaborate program of contests of all kinds has been | frepured Fred Rasmussen's nd _will Charles Berry have gone to visit with relatives and Uniform Rank, meet this even: Lang serenaded syver offices of | mornix. who nd sister have tiv Mr. F month, summer in one to Ore- sby expects but Miss Eureka Supervisors spent in this the gone to visit a urnish the music and fun galore is prom- sed for all Benjamin Tinnell has appealed from the decision of Judge Avlesworth of the su- erlor court granting the guardianship of fiis daughter, Myrtie Tinnell, 1o her grand- | rents, A. J. Bishop and wife, The mat- er came before Judge Aylesworth in habeas corpus proceedings. Henry Green of 168 Ridge street was committed to St. Bernard's hospital yes- terday oy the Board of Commissioners for the Insane. Gieen was committed to the insane asyium at Clarinda in September, 1898, and was discharged on May 26 the fol- lowing year. He has recently shown signs of returning insanity. Attorney H. G. Wernimont has filed a resistance to the summary proceedings de- manding that he turn over the $800 insur- ance money collected by him for M. Woolf- son. He sets aut that has been garnished by Wolfson's creditors and states that he had been awaiting written authority from Wolfson to_pay the money over to the creditors. He ‘also presents an itemized claim for legal services rendered Wolfson amounting to $547. N. Y. Plumbing Co., teiephone 250. Puck’s Domestic soap |l_bell. Schulze Was a Walf, Lewis Cutler, the undertaker, received yesterday a letter from L. von Dzlobek -of Luebeck, Germany, concerning Robert P. Bchulze, the young man who was run down and killed in the Northwestern yards about & month ago. The writer states that Schulze was ralsed in an orphan asylum in New York Cily, his parentage being un- koown, and that he and his wife befriended him in Chicago from 1884 to 1897, when they returned to Germany. He last wrote to Schulze when the latter was in Moline, 111, last April, when he sent him a sum of money. In & small memorandum book tSand on Schulze was written, “‘Notify L. von Dzlobek, Luebeck, Germany, in case of death or serious accident.” Davis sells paint. Puck’s Domestic soap 1s best for laurdry. ‘Wife of Union Pacific Ploneer Dies, * Mrs. Mary Sullivan, wife of Stephen Sul- Iivan, 2007 Avenue B, dled yesterday morn- ing, aged 58 years. Her husband and one Miss Mary Agnes Sulllvan, sur- The funeral will be Monday | morning. The cortege will leave the fam ily residence at 8 o'clock for St. Philomena's | cathedral, Omal where services will be | held, conducted by Rev. Father McGov- ern. Burial will be in Creighton eceme- tery. Mrs. Sullivan bad been a resident | of Omaha for thirty-three years. Two | years ago the family removed to Council Bluffs. The bereaved husband is a ploneer employe of the Unlon Pacific shops, having worked in them for the last thirty-five years. Davis sclls glase, Real Estate Transfers. These transfers were filed yesterday in the abstract, title and loan office ot J. W. Bquire, 101 Pearl street: J._N. Casady, jr., and wife to F. N. Vaughun, lot 4, block 13, Plerce’s subdiv.; ‘north '# feet lot 6, and north 42 feet of east 46 feot lot 5, block Q. Curtls & Ramsey's add.; lot 2, block 6, and lot 1, block 1, Sackett's add.; lot 2, block 1, Beers' add., q. c. d s Mary A. Walker to George W. Wii- son, 13 acre In nely nei 3-T5-H, W. 'H. White to same, same, q. ¢. d.. Unlon Land and Improvement com- pany 1o Towa Construction company, north 37 feet of levee north of Council Blufts, d. ........ A_ L. Payne and wife to Walter T, Payne, lots «1l to 14, block 6, Btreet’s add., w. d o s faddenasads ‘Walter T. Payne to Emma G. Payne, lots 13 ond 14, block 68, Street's v ERR g s fo John 'Petersen to Mads 'Peterson, west 41 feet of east 52 feet lot 1. block %, Hughes & Doniphan's add., E. E. Braden and wife to T. J. Young. lots 19 and %, block 8, Magedon John C. Rayburn and wife to same, lots 16, 17 and 18, block 5, Macedonia, €. M. Lewls and William Lewis and wife to Harry K. Dye. lot 3 and #iy lot 2, block 14, Macedonia, w. d County treasurer to J. W. Squire, 2 Jots in Council Bluffs t.' d vt Same to A. D. Annis, lot 5, block 1, Sackett's add., t. d. . s £ 1 2,000 5,000 2,500 | Petersen & Rasmussen the Lowest Bidders | rooms in same building for domitories, & | space for steam pipes beneath. | rooms and kitchen, known as the chapel | necessity for excavating for foundations. BUILDING CONTRACTS LET on Deaf Bcheol Btructures. READY FOR OCCUPANCY IN SEPTEMBER Mclent Money Remains in Av able Funds to Make Them Ready Oc- cupancy. for Contracts were let yesterday morning by the State Board of Control for the tempo- rary bullding and other additions at the Jowa School for the Deaf. Petersen & Rasmussen were awarded the contract on their bid of $13,590 for the construction of a two-story frame school building and the dining room, the walls of which are still standing; additions to the Industrial school building for tollet rooms and finishing two frame building for a temporary industrial school and an office for the superintendent. The contract for the plumbing for all the pew buildings and additions was awarded to J. G. Bixby & Son on their bid of $4,- 310. Both of the successtul firms are of Council Bluffs. Other bidders on the George F. Hughes, H. P. Hamilton, Jensen Bros. of this city, and P. J. Creeden of Omaha. The New York Plumbing company and Stephan Bros. also bid on the plumbing. The bids for the plumbing ranged close together, while those on the construction of the buildings ranged to about $15,000. The exact figures of the unsuccessful bid- ders were not made public by the board. The contracts provide that the buildings must be ready for occupancy by September 1 buildings were: The two-story school bullding will have a three-foot brick foundation, with sufficient The din- ing room, which will be a two-story struc- ture, will be bullt with the walls now standing of the portion of the former dining wing. The contract for tearing down the old walls of the main structure hi been awarded to N. P. Bethers of this city, who has commenced work but who is handi- capped by not possessing the proper equip- ment for leveling walls of a five-story bullding. State Architect Liebbe stated yesterday that it was doubtful if Bethers would be able to complete his contract. Judge Kinne, Mr. Cownle of the state board and State Architect Liebbe, after looking over the ground yesterday, decided to locate the new school house on the level plateau immediately north of the gymna- slum as this site will do away with the It had been first planned to erect the build- iIng on the sidehill, east of the present brick school bullding, which will be used as a dormitory for the girls and women teachers. The contracts awarded yesterday amount to $17,900 and the balance of the $25,000 placed at the disposal of the Institution by the executive council out of the ‘“pro- vidential fund” will be used in the pur- chase of bedding and other necessary fur- niture for the dormitories and school room. The beds and bedding, it 1s estimated, will cost at least $4,000. From here Mr. Cownie and Architect Liebbe went to Cherokee, while Judge Kinne remained to attend the commence- ment exercises of the institution last even- ing. Gravel roofing, A. H. Read, 541 Broadway. Keep clean. DEAF MUTES GET DIPLOMAS Large Attendance at the Grad Exercines of the State School. The commencement exercises of the Iowa State School for the Deaf held last night in the auditorium of the High school building, were witnesses by a crowd which taxed the Eall to its capacity. To a majority of those present the demonstration of the methods employed at the institution to not only teach the aficted sons and daughters of lowa how to express themselves by means of the sign language, but also to actually speak, ame as a startling revelation. The program was Interspersed with music by the orchestra from the Institute for Feeble Minded Children at Glenwood, cousisting of seventeen young men and women who played in & thoroughly pleas- ing manner. Judge Kinne, member of the State Board of Control, presented the di- plomas to the seven members of the grad- uating class. This program was carried out: . Music—Home Circle Overture . By the Orchestra of the Institution for eble Minded Children at Glenwood. Invocation .. o AT R S Rev. George Edward Walk. Salutatory ‘and Essay ‘Chivalry’ (e e ae sl Wealthy ‘Loretta Stedman. Recitation—America (oral) . » Effie Johnson. r Two Small Pupils. Music—Zamona e Orchestra. 8chool work, first, second, grades of manual department garet Watkins, head teacher. 8chool Work ..., 6 Fourth Grade of Oral Department; T. Geddes, Head Teacher. School Work—Tenth Grade, Exercise in Arithmetic (manual) e oy i W. O. Connor, jr.. Teacher of Mathematics. Hymn—Nearer, My God, to Thee" Rendered in Signe by Helen Orcutt (Kindly Assisted in Songs by Mrs. L. R Hyrel). Oration—Irrigation (manual) . John Stephen Blake. Pantomime — Farmer Brown loons P By Pupli Tread Orchestra. Oratlon — Anarchy, and Valedictory (manual) ... Ligshins tas catte Louis John Poshusta. “The Psalm of Life," Belected as Class By the Graduating Class. Address and Delivery of Dipiomas ... { Hon. L. G. Kinne, Member of Board of Control. Closing Remarks i The Superintendent Music—Military Swells e Orchestra, Bong—No, third, fourth | ; Miss Mar- James Music—Camel's Benediction Use any soap so its Puck's soap.’ Plumbing and heating. Bixby & Sonm. Big B The Board of Health met yesterday morn- ing to take action in the matter of the bill ot Dr. W. E. Reller under his contract with r Smallpox Cases. Twelve transfers, total SUITS CLEANED- Special attention Also chenille neatly ~cleaned, dyed and ‘uln . 'Phone L-618. Iowa Steam Dye Vorks, 34 Broadway. LEWIS CUTLER ~—FUNERAL DIRECTOR— jaccessor to W, C. Es -rfium. 'fl.;'.»“ the city for the care of smallpox patients. The bill amounted to $2,136, being for the care of eighty-nine smallpox cases at $24 a case, according to the contract. As a num- ber of these cases had occurred in the same tamily the board decided to cut the bill to $1,500 and recommended that this amount be paid by the county board of supervisors. Dr. Reller, it was stated, was willing to abide by the action of the Board of Health. | the last | children’s ages ranged from 7 | that has fallen. the Board of Health in January Dr. Reller presented a bill for $1,032, which was for the care of forty-three cases up to that date. This bill was referred by the Board of Health to the county board. The Board of Health also recommended that Dr. Rel- ler's bill of $60.50 for the vaccination of exposed persons be paid by the county board Hazelton Goes In July 1. Hon. A. 8. Hazelton expects the duties of postmaster of Council Bluffs about July 1. His appointment to this tederal office will necessiate him restgning as state senator and it will rest with Gov- ernor Cumains whether or not he will issue a writ of election to fill the vacancy. Unless therg is a special session there will be no meeting of the state legislature be- fore the time that Mr. Hazelton's term would have expired. In the event of the governor issuing & writ of election, the nomination will be made by the republi- cans at the county convention on July 8. to assume Hardin County Short on Children. IOWA FALLS, Ia., June (Special)— A most surprising demand for children was shown here yesterday when thirty-two or- phans were taken into Hardin county homes in less than three hours. The mere an- nouncement in the local press that a num- ber of homeless children would be placed in good homes In this vicinity brought people here from every part of the county and it is estimated that no less than five hundred persons called at the Woods house Interested In securing a child for their home. Before noon the thirty-two boys and girls had been taken to homes in Har- din county and will make their future homes in various parts of the county. Long after child had been placed, people ar- rived In the city seeking an opportunity to secure a child for their home. The to 14 years and were of various nationalities, Crop Condition Near Shenandonh. SHENANDOAH, Ia., June 20.—(Special.) The week ending Thursday night has been one noted for the unusual amount of rain Only on one day this week Qid the sun shine for any material time. The roads are muddler now than they have been before this year. The crops are grow- ing fast but a fear s beginning to be felt that the wheat, oats and other small grain wil] fall down and lodge because of its rank growth. In some fields small scalded spots are appearing apparently without good cause. The outlook of small fruits is not promising. Gala Fourth at Shenandoah. SHENANDOAH, Ta., June 20.—(Spectal.) The committee on speakers for the Fourth of July celebration in this city have se- cured Hon. C. E. Martin, of Maryville, Mo., to make the address of the day. The Juvenile band under the direction of Pro- fessor Sankey Hamilton has been engaged for the day and vocal music will be fur- nished by a girls' chorus of one hundred volcos. Several hundred dollars has heen set aside for sports, amusements and a big sum has been expended for fireworks. Farmers Organize Creamery. ATLANTIC, Ia., June 20.—(Speclal.)—The farmers {n and around Atlantic have organ- ized a creamery known as the Farmers' Co-operative Creemery company and will soon begin the erection of a $3,600 bullding. Considerable dissatisfaction has been ap- parent among the farmers regarding the treatment at the hands of the Elgin Cream- ery company and it is in opposition to this that the new one has been organized. They expect to be ready for business about Sep- tember 1. Three Days' Meet at Waterloo. WATERLOO, Ta., June 20.—(Speclal)— Indications point to a very successful race meet under the auspices of the Home Driving assoclation July 8, 9 and 10. A fine lot of speedy horses has been entered. The time between races and heats will be filled with acrobatic and other attractions. A list of purses amounting to $5,000 have been offered, including a purse of $100 In gold for the winner of an automoblle race open to residents of the county. Vote Tax for Electric Road. ATLANTIC, Ia., June 20.—(Special.)—The citizens of this city and farmers south are very much interested in the proposed electric rallroad which is at present being agitated. The survey runs from Atlantic south to Lyman, Villisca and near Shen- andoah. A tax was voted on last week at Douglas township, Montgomery county and also at Noble township, Cass county, and both townshipe favored the road by a large majority. Graduation in Page County. SHENANDOAH, Ia., June 20.—(Spectal.) —Tbe graduating exercises of the Shenan- doah sectlon of the Page county rural schools will be held in the Western Normal chapel on Saturday evening of this week, commencing at 8 o'clock. County Superin- tendent Colbert will preside at the meeting and after the regular program will present the diplomas to the members of the grad- uating class. Accldentally Killed at Leon. OTTUMWA, Ia., June 20.—James Whar- ton, a well known traveling man of Atch- ison, was accidently shot and killed In a restaurant at Leon last night by Lou Betrick, the proprietor. Towa State News It has been proved again hath charms to soothe the savage breast. Prof. Fitzgerald, superintendent of the lowa Industrial school for girls, has finaily obtained discipline among his incorrigible girls by organizing an orchestra. Sioux City Journal: The next governor of Nebraska will be another one of those “former lowans.” If the fact had been known In advance that a “former lowan’ was engaged in the contest there need not have been so much uncertainty as to the outeome. Thomas O'Shea, who worked for the monks at thelr monastery in Malleray, Ireland, and who also orked for the or- der at New Melleray, near Dubuque, died at hig home in Washington township. - He was 91 years old, and his death was due old age and Its accompanying affiictions. He had worked for the monks for over sixty years Willam ller Crane of Dayton, O., has been elected to the superintendency of the Marshalltown schools at a salary of $2.000 per vear. He has accepted the offer and will ‘assume his duties July 1. Mr. Crane 1s well known in the educational world and has been a prominent factor in the schools of Ohlo for a number of years. He comes to Marshalltown very highly recommended. He is a married man. is about 37 years of age and has two chil- dren. Blockton has had a good fllustration of the English debtors' law, that sends a man to the gaol for his inabliity to pay a debt J. J. Swanson, who is almost totally deaf and who is an invalid from Brights di ease and heart troubly, was taken to Bed- ford by the sheriff wlth orders to the of- ficer to confine him in the county jail until such time as he should pay an attorney fee of $25 and costs of g referee's court, in all amounting to over 36 strenuously denies that he emploved the attorney in the divorce proceedings insti- tuted by Mrs. Swanson while her husband was sicl Noten., that musie mostly to Mobs Seek Edson's Life. VINCENNES, Ind., June 20.—On the af- davit of the defendant that he could not get a fair and impartial trial in Knox county Judge O. H. Cobb granted a change of venue to Washington, Davies county, for speedy trial in the ‘case of Willlam Edson, alleged assailant of little Irma Pfohl,’ for = whose lite mobs had been clamoring this week The courtroom was densely crowded today and the prisoner Dr. Reller's bill of §2,136 was for cases which had come under his care since the mn‘udmw. AL the mesting of Wwas speeded back to jail and taken aw: on the first train. ff Summitt dis- charged the milltia and sl deputies from turther service today. The town s qulet. Swanson | COLLECTORS NAKE A FIGHT Present Revenue Officers Objeot to Action of Towa Delegation. WILL CARRY MATTER TO PRESIDENT Revenue OfMcers Make a Raid on Bad After Violators of the Internal Revenue Lawns. Lands (From a Staft Correspondent.) DES MOINES, June 20.—(Special)—The action of the calicus of lowa republican congressmen in Washington in apportion- ing the offices is likely to cause great deal of trouble yet. The delegation had held off for many months before acting on the appointments and it was evident there had been a failure to agree on any distri- bution that would be acceptable to all Both of the collectors were turned down and men chosen to succeed them who were not applicants for the places. In the south- ern district Kemble was thrown over and Weaver, who wanted to be attorney, was named; and in the northern district Pat- terson is to be supplanted by Sammis, who has been after the attorneyship. Both Kemble and Patterson clajmed to have re- cefved nssurances that they would be con- tinued in office. Some time ago they were asked to give new bonds and were sworn in again. Both of them had excellent rec- ords in their offices. Mr. Patterson imme- diately set out for Washington on learning of the action of the lowa caucus and an- nounced his intention of trying to have the action reconsidered, or if that is not done may ask the president to ignore the recom- mendations of the delegation and retain him in office. He is already engaged in circulating a petition to the president to have his name retained. It is expected that Kemble will take the same action and a determined fight will be made to have the slate as made up by the Iowa delegation broken by the president, backed by influen- tial republicans in Iowa. Was an lowa Ploneer. Benjamin Greene, whose death occurred the other day near Adel, in Dallas county, was one of the ploneers of central lowa. He was a lawyer in Oswego, N. Y., but his health was poor and he was advised to seek an outdoor life. He came to Towa in 1849 and patented the land on which he had lived ever since and on a part of which the town of Adel now stands. He was elected school fund commissioner in 1850 and prosecuting attorney for the county. He was elected representative In the Iowa leg- islature in 1852, when the district com- prised all the counties west and north of Dallas to the northwestern corner of the state. Later he was again elected in 1856, when the district had been reduced in size. He was 83 years old. Closing Out the Evil Resorts. At the instigation of property owners in that part of the city known as “White- chapel,” where the houses of ill-repute have been for many years huddled together, a deputy United States marshal has been engaged today In serving notice on the tenants to move out. The occasion for the notice is alleged violations of the federal law in regard to liquor licenses, but in fact, it is a movement to clear the district of its occupants, The Burlington railroad has its passenger depot In close proximity to the district fid is planning to erect a larger depot, buf, desires first that the dls- trict be cleaned up. The policy of the city administration has been to permit the wickedness of the city to congregate in the district and this action upsets all plans. Workin, The detectives have not yet given up hope of ferreting out the Peterson murder case, and it {s said that not less than a dozen different detectives are mow actively at work on it. - They have been quietly gathering evidence in Highland Park, near where the murder was committed, and it is belleved something will develop from their efforts. The father of the murdered children, who was bitterly opposed to the churches and objected to the children golng to church on the night they were murdered, has professed religion at a campmeeting be- ing held in the eastern part of the city. on Peterson Murder Cnse. Governor Cammins to Woodbine, Governor Cummins went this morning to Woodbine where he is to deliver an ad- dress at the commencement of the Normal school there. He had attended a soldlers’ reunion at Stanhope the day before. He has not yet appointed the judge of the supreme court to succeed Waterman, though there has been no change in the situation. Adjutant General Byers has returned from Griswold and Atlantic where he went to locate the annual encampment of the Fifty- first regiment, lowa National Guard. The camp was located at Atlantic on account of that city proving more accessible. This makes the last location necessary to be fixed for this year's camps. The date named is July 22. The Forty-ninth will camp at Cedar Falls July 16, the Fiftieth at Oskaloosa August 5, and the Fifty-sec- ond at Fonda July 7. Judge May Not Get Well, Judge C. P. Holmes of the district court ts seriously ill and his condition took a turn for the worse today, so that it s feared he will not recover. He has not been able to hold court for three months and hjs place has been taken by Judge Church of Jefferson and Judge Wilkinson of Winterset. He has been renominated for another term and will be elected again it he lives The state auditor has lssued a call for reports of state and savings banks in lowa at the close of business Junme 18. This call 1s not made in conformity with that of the national bank call, as usual, but is the regular call from which the quarterly state- ment will be made up. FIRE ENGINES TO GO, Plan of High Pressure in Water Mains and Sprinklers. Fire engines, with thelr glistening bear- ings, their tooting, smoking and showers of sparks, will soon be a thing of the past, 1s the opinion of Fire Marshal Musham of Chicago. The chief declares the successful opera- tion of the plan of Alderman Honore Paimer for a pumplng station to force water at high pressure into & gridiron of strong pipes under downtown strects will revolutionize the sclence of fire-fighting in the business district, and will transform the six engine companies into twenty-four hose companies, with an immense annual saving In fire losses and Insurance rates. The plan Is to provide forty to 200 pounds of pressure to the mew system of pipes which Commissioner Blocki is about to put in. Every bullding devoted to mercantile purposes in the downtown district will in & short time after the pumping station is crected be equipped with standpipes, to which will be attached sprinklers for each floor. Ome pipe leading to each floor is advocated by Marshal Musham. It would be a simple matter for the watchman, see- ing & fire on the top story, to turn on the valve in the basement which controls the top floor pipe, and then give the alarm. While the firemen were coming the fire would be in most cases already out. “I expect to live to see the day when there will be no more fire engines in Chi- cago,” Chief Musham said. “All big cities are coming to it. High pressure will do the work better. Insurance rates will be lowered and there will be much greater eatety to lite.” ENDED A SNAKE PEST. Mount Pelee Disposed of the Deadly Fer-de-Lance. Mont Pelee’s death dealing clouds not without a patch, at least, of silver lining. The inbabitants of Martinique in time to come will date from the earth- quake yesr the disappearance of the loath- some fer-de-lance, the most dangerous ser- pent in the world For years this serpent has been the per- petual terror of all the inhabitants. Many efforts had been made to exterminate it, or, at least, to drive it out of certain sec- tions, Considerable sums of money have been expended in the work, and various animals have been imported to war against 1t, but in vain. In addition to the actual loss of life from the ravages of the fer-de-lance, there has been considerable inconvenience in working the flelds infested by it. The natives have over and over again flatly refused to ex- pose themselves on certain slopes of the island where the snakes were known to be particularly numerous. The fer-de-lance pest of Martinique was, curlously enough, self-inflicted. The snake 1s not a native of the island, Its presence is due to its having been especially im- ported. The native home of the fer-de- lance in the mountainous reglons of Brazil. It has been often observed that when the fer-de-lance makes its home in a fleld of sugarcane the surrounding country is quickly vacated by every other kind of animal life. Some years ago the sugar plantations of Martinique and St. Lucla were overrun with rats to such an extent that the crops were seriously menaced. As a rellef from the ravages of these rodents it was proposed to {mport the fer-de-lance. An agent was sent to Brazil, where he col- lected a number of the living reptiles and returned with them. It was quickly notice- able that the rat pest was subsiding. All too soon, however, the islanders began to discover thelr awful mistake. Within an incredibly short time the snakes had spread to the uttermost parts of the islands. Here- tofore only their good nabits had been talked of. The population, taught by very bitter experience, soon came to realize the other side of their character. The efforts made to do away with the comparatively harmless rats were soon far exceeded by the attempts to drive out the snakes. Whole flelds of sugar were actually destroyed in the hope of exterminating the invaders, but in vain. Poisons were set out temptingly in wholesale quantities, and many snakes were killed, but their number nevertheless continued to increase almost beyond belief. Still another plan was to turn hogs loose in the infested areas. The pig is the only animal which does not fear the fer-de-lance. It is protected from the most venomous bites by its layers of fat. Despite the attacks of the snake it calmiy tramples its enemy to death and then pro- ceeds quietly to eat its remains. But the porcine population falled to make any serfous inroads upon the fer-de-lance. The fer-de-lance is the only snake in the world which always takes the initlative in a fight with a man and pursues him vin- dictively to death. It has been found al- most impossible to escape its haunts. It usarlly conceals itself under dead leaves or an.d the heavy follage of parasitic plants. Often it is found cofled up In the nest of a bird which it has devoured. From such a vantage point it will spring, without the slightest warning of hiss or rattle and deal its blow as swiftly and stralght as a fenc- er's thrust. The fer-de-lance is large snake, generally measuring from five to six teet in length, and frequently growing to a length of seven or elght feet. Oddly enough, the fer-de-lance invariably travel ahout in pairs. It is belleved to be the only snake in the world with this pecullar social habit. This renders it still more dangerous. The fer-de-lance were found in largest numbers on the very slopes of the moun- talns. The result of all the efforts to ex- terminate them had only succeeded in driv- ing them away from the coast line and cen- ters of population. They were, therefore, exposed to the full fury of Mont Pelee's wrath. Beneath the heavy layers of hot ashes which have everywhere covered the tslands, the fer-de-lance has been at last very eftectively destroyed. ONE LOST MINE FOUND, were Ch of ccennful Searches Seems to Have Heen Broken. An Interesting but true story of a lost mine being found has been brought to light at Grant's Pass, Oregon, reports the Port- land Oregonlan. A rich mine discovered and left fifty years ago has been found again, the jubilant discoverer coming into Grant's Pass with a bag of gold dust and nuggets that he had removed from tho treasure. 8. D. Johnson, a mining man from lowa, arrived in Grant's Pass, bringing with him a rough sketch or map of the Josephine mining districts that had been drawn for him by a capitalist of Colorado Springs. This capitalist was a close friend of John- son, and in the ploneer days had been In southern Oregon prospecting and mining. He made a good stake near Grant's Pass, and, among others, made a very rich dis- covery on Jack creek of the Jump-Off-Joe district, northern Josephine county. This find was In the nature of an auriferous gravel bed, the yellow grains being dis- tributed through it In a most remarkable quantity. He had bardiy begun work upon his bonanza when he and his companions were attacked by the Indians and forced to flee for their lives. The bloody Rogue River Indlan war came on and the pros- pector left southern Oregon. He made many later fortunes in Colorado, but did not forget his bonanza on Jack creek, Jump-Off-Joe. Fifty years passed by, and his friend Johnson came to him and wanted a grub stake to Oregon. The capitalist agreed to put up all the money required if Johnson would come to Joseph- ine county and search for the lost treasure on Jack creek. Johnson agreed to do so, and with nothing but the rough sketch to guide him came to Grant's Pass. He found Jack creek and began prospect- ing. On one gravel bar he dug three shal- low prospect holes and took out $26 In coarse gold. He kept on scratching around and uncovered several big nuggets. He nearly went wild with delight. He came into Grant's Pass with his bag of gold, a much excited man. He had found the lost mine. Investigation proved that the claim had been since located by H. Hall of this county. Mr. Hall, not knowing of the discovery, sold the claim to Johnson, to- gether with all water rights he had taken up, for §1,600. Johnson has left for Colorado Springs, but will return in a short time with his capitalist partner. They will equip the mine with a complete and extensive hy- draulic plant and put It in shape for work on & big scale. The gravel of the property is such as to make it one of the richest placer propositions in southern Oregon. Wisconsin Man Promoted. WASHINGTON, June 20.—H. H. Rand of Wisconsin has been appointed perintendent of the salary and allowanc bureau of the Postoffice department. GUARDIANS OF HOMELESS National Ohildrens' Home Beciety Elects Officers for the Ensuing Year, PLANNING FOR AN ENDOWMENT FUND Committee of Five to Administer All Gifts of Money and Property Which May Made to the Soctety. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., June 20.—(Special Telegram.)—At a meeting of the newly elected board of directors of the National Children's Home soclety held in this city, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Prof. C. R. Hend- erson, Chicago; vice-president, all atate superintendents, ex-officio; secretary and natlonal superintendent, H. H. Hart, Chi- cago; Treasurer, J. P. Oysart, Milwaukee The executive committee selected is made up of Dr. Amos Barland, Michigan; Rev. F. M. Elliott, Indianapolls, and the presi- dent, secretary and treasurer. Plans for {naugurating a national endow- ment fund were considered, but no definite conclusion was reached. During the final session of the conven- tion, Rev. G. C. Stahlman, of Missourt, pre- sented a communication from the authori- ties of the St. Louls exposition requesting the national children's home society to present an exhibit of thelr methods of work at the fair of 1904 and also Invited the soclety to hold its annual convention of that year at St. Louls In connection with the exposition. The committee on treasury presented a report accepting with gratitude the gen- erous legacy left by Mrs. Nancy Thorns, of Tllinols. The recommendation of the treas- ury committee that a committee of five be appointed to administer all gifts of money or property coming to the society was adopted. Plenie Association Elects. YANKTON, 8. D, June 20.—(Special Telegram.)—Southeastern South Dakota Modern Woodmer Picnic assoclation elected officers last night as follows for ensulng year: A. G. Everhart, Vermilién, presi- dent; N. C. Andrews, Irene, secretary; and C. L. Lawrence, Yankton, treasurer. Ver- million was decided upon as location for next pienic on June 18, 1903. Delegates were present from Camps at Beresford, milion was decided upon as location for konda, Tyndall, eVrmilion, and Yankton. Pay Dearly for Violating Game Law. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., June 20.—(Spectal Telegram.)—Rany J. Authler, a prominent and wealthy resident of Jefferson, appeared before Jufige Carland, of the United States court thie afternoon and pleaded guilty to an Information charging him with having on December 24 Jast, shipped to the Mason Produce company, Baltimore, Md., twenty- seven prairle chickens and thirty quall in violation of the national game law, or Lacey act. The maximum fine of $200 was imposed on him. He pald the amount. Priests Will Go in Retrea: PIERRE, 8. D., June 20.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The Catholic priesthood of South Dakota, numbering about 100, will go tnto retreat at the Catholic school in this city next week, arriving here Monday night and remaining for three days. New Publication for Tabor. TYNLALL, 8. D. June 20.--(Specal) —H. A. Pike, editor of the Tyndall Reg- ister, contemplates starting a paper at Tabor, a town of about 400 east of here. The new publication will be both English and Bohemian. Why the Tip Was Refuned. In Europe the tip to the cabman in ex- cess of his legal fare Is a well established matter of course, saye a writer in Lippin- cott's. These cabmen, whether in Lon- don, Paris or Berlin, identify an Ameri- can at once both by his appearance and by his speech. From an American they expect much ltberality, and in cases of disappointment are prepared to be sarcas- tic or otherwise dlsagreeable. On one oc- casion I took & hansom in London for a distance well within the four-mile lmit. I gave the cabman half a crown. He looked at me with much impudence and sald: “You have made a mistake, sir.”” I reached for the coln and, putting it in my pocket, sal “So I have. Much obliged to you.” Then I handed him a shilling, bis exact fare. 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