Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 20, 1902, Page 6

| | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: S DAY, JULY 20, 1902 NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. — COUNCIL BLUFFS. MINOR MENTION, Davis sells drugs. Btockert sells carpets and rugs. Leftert, eyesight specialist, 238 Broadway. Dr. Stockdale, First Nat. Bank buflding. Willlam Jennings is making a visit with griends at Creston. Picture framing. C. E. Alexander & Co., B'way. Tel, 36. Take home a_brick of Metzger's ice gream. Vanilla, %c; Neopolitan, p John Achatz was fined $0 and costs for conducting a disorderly house at 1021 Broad- way. Jewel court, Tribe of Ben Hur, will join Mecca court’ of Omaha in a picnic at Manawa July 22 & -l In Justice Bryant's court yesterday morn- ing Pearl Wright was acquitted of the charge of assauit and battepy. George F. Bruington of Carson was in the city yesterday, on his way home after & visit of several weeks in Colorado. Ex-Postmaster Treynor expeets to turn over the custody of the federal buflding today to his successor, Postmaster Hazel- ton, Miss Henrletta Sauer, 916 Avenue C, en- tertained @ number of her young friends Friday afternoon in celebration of her 12th birthday anniversary. The Lady Maccabees and their friends wre invied to attend & lawn social Tugsday evening at the home of Mra. Horace, Thir avenue and Nineteenth street. ° A new bank has been organized at Upder- wood, with a capital of $10,00. W, J Deatérs will be cashier and the new in- stitution will begin business September 1. Mrs. D. J. Harrington, accompanied by her_sister-in-law, Miss Anna Harrington of Bloux City, will leave this afternoon for $iot Springs and other points in the Black Hills. In police court yesterday morning the case against Willlam Hanson charged wllhv violating the fire limits ordinance by re- roofing the St. Joe barn on South Main street with inflammable material, was con- tinued until Monday. Hemorley Fuller and Miss Flora Gohman were marrled Wednesday evening at the residence of the groom's sister, Mrs, H. A. DéLong, on East Plerce street, Rev, Harvey Delong officiating. A number of friends and relatives of the couple were present. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller will make thelr home in this city. C. B. Altchison, mittee on music Army of the Philippines, repor ing progress in the organization of club for that occasion. His call for ance has been met with such a hearty re. sponse that it is quite likely that a perma- nent organization of a triple male quartet may be formed. The case against Henry Otto, who has been accused of the embezziement of $6.77 from Augusta grove lodge, was taken up in the court of Justice Bryant ygsterday, and Tuesday, July 25, fixed as thé day for trial. The charge against Mr. Otto arose out of a controversy among the members of the lodge and involves practically no more than the ownership of the money. Mrs. 8. B. Hawes aged 7 vears died yesterday morning at St. Bernard's hos- ital, where she had been a patlent since ast 'September. Death was due to the infirmities of old age. The funeral will be rivate and will be held this morning from utler's undertaking rooms, Rev. W. J. Calfee of the Broadway Methodist church conducting the services. Mrs. Hawes is survived by one son, Frank Bort, 202 South Twenty-Aifth stree(, Omaha. F. C. Silkenson of Hot Springs, 8. D. M sen were ‘married chalrman of the com- for the reunfon of the encourag- lee evening at the residence of Mrs. L. Hargenson, on South Firs street, Rev. Harvey Hostetler of the Sec- ©ond Presbyterlan church officiating. and Mrs. Silkenson will spend their honey- moon on the Pacific coast before returning o Hot Springs to live. The groom is a wealthy lumber merchant, while his bride has for some time made her home with Mrs. Hargens, who was formerly the wite of Dr. Hargens, mayor of Hot Springs. Use any soap so its Phck's soap. Davis sells Pllelll and heating. Bixby & Son. Matters in District Court. In the district court yesterday the injunc- tlon suit of L. C. Besley against Ferd Ward and others was dismissed as the result of the settlement of the difficulties between the bricklayers’ union and Mr. Besley. The suit had been brought by Besley following & strike of the bricklayers to prevent them from prosecuting a boycott against him or interfering with his business. The injunc- tion then granted is now dissolved. Judge Wheeler made an order taxing the costs of the habeas corpus proceedings in the case of Carl Heetor, held for the mur- der of Fred Johneon at Avoca, to the de- fendant. Hector's ball had been fixed at $10,000. He instituted habeas corpus pro- ceedings to get the amount reduced and the court holds that he must stand for the costs ®f the proceedings. Cars and Motor Collide. An eastbound motor car was knocked from the rails and slightly damaged by a etring ef treight cars at the Broadway crossing of the Illinols Central yesterday morning. The frelght traln was passing over the street when the motor far arrived. After the crossing had been cleared Conductor Van Horn of the motor car signaled Motorman Hough to proceed. The motor started across the Central tracks, but in the mean- time the slack from the long etring of freight cars let the rear one back a suffic- fent distance to bring it into colliston with the side of the motor. The latter was shoved from the rails and several feet to one side and its forty passengers were badly shaken up and frightened, but none was serfously fnjured. J. C. Mitchell of the Northwestern had a knee badly sprained. Aside from a pumber of broken windows the motor car was but slightly damaged. Ball Games Today. Weather permitting, the ball game be- tween the Smith & Bradleys and the Orig- inals of Omaha, which was postponed last week on account of the rain, will be played this afternoon at Lake Manawa. The game will be called at 3:30 o'clock and the lineup will be the same as announced last week. The West Gouncil Blufts team will play the Young Americans this morning at the grounds on Thirty-fourth street and Broad- way. At the same grounds at 3 o'clock In the afternoon the Suburbans will play the team from Quick, Ia. N. Y. Plumbing Co., telephone 250. Real Estate Tras These transters were flled yesterday in the abstract, title and loan office of J. W. Bquire, 101 Pearl street: J._E. F. McGee, administrator, to ames L. Wesley, that part of lot block 3, Snow & Green's subdiv. ‘west of raham a B B ta A. Keeline and husband to Frank 8. Haas and Jessica J. Sledentopt, undivig lot b, block Btreet's add., w. d...... 3._F. Evans and wife to Nathan M DEMOCRATS NAME A TICKET Delegates from Walnut Are Sore Over Manner LeFeber Was Treated. WOULD NOT TAKE CONSOLATION PRIZE County Attorneyship the Occasion for Another Lively Tilt in Which Candidate’s Democracy 1s Questione: Clerk of the District Court. PO Ot "ZURMUBHLEN, JR Blufts. For Auditor.. AL A. LENOCKER, Oakland Recorder.. o For R E. PROUTY, Garnet Township For Atterney....H. L. ROBERTSON, Neola For Member Board of Supervisors. Long term, JOHN W. WARNER, Valley Township. BP‘:C')'rrll lgrm. TIM RYAN, Rockford Township. Counetl This is the county ticket placed in nomi- nation by the democrats of Pottawattamie yesterday in Neola. These are the delegates melected to at- tend the state, congressional and judicial convention To State Convention—J. R. Blake, Syl- vester Dye, J. B. Johannsen, Gustave Died rich, Warren Hough, Conrad Gels g Hemstead, H. Mendel, T. E. Casady, 8. G. Underwood, James O'Nell, George Thomas, Thomas Bowman, C. 8. Walters, J. J. 8hea, Lucius Wells, J. P. Organ, Brooks Reed, 8. B. Wadsworth, C. H, Huber. To Congressional Conventlon—John T. Hazen, Charles Schmidt, 8. D. Tobey, J. E. Hemsworth, W. C. Slevérs, D. W. Borruff, Joe O'Nell, G. 8. Dye, C. H. Stubr, U. R. McLaln, Willlam Curry, James Shields, M. C. Goodwin, J. R. Diedrich, G. 8. Davis, Lee Evans, W. C. Boyer, Morris Hough, James Burns, Jeft Slegler. To Judiclal Convention—Roscoe Barton, Riley Clark, J. M. Coons, J. W. Crow, A. 0. Wyland, W. H. Schurz, H. 0. Owen, Fre- mont Benjamin, E. E. Aylesworth, J. W. Schoening, Henry Atkin, Charles Nicholson, | John Michaelson, O. B. McBrien, C. G. Mc- Intosh, Tim Ryan, Joseph Plerce, Hugo | | the nomination. Baumelster, Theodore Meyers, Thomas M: loney. Platform Adopted. This platform was adopted: We, as democrats of Pottawattamie county; in convention assembled, do hereby reaffirm our allegiance to democratic princi- ples as enunciated In our national platform, ana refer with pride to the fact that the fundamental principles of our faith are ex- act justice to all and special privileges to none. We belleve that all conflicts between capital and labor should be submitted to Arbitration and that the penal statutes against trusts should be rigidly enforced. We belleve that it ls an honorable aspira. tlon for any man to aspire to a position that will represent his constituents in an officlal capacity, but we do not belleve in @ system of graft that results in a few men manipulating county affairs to an extent that awards contracts for prating and “pridge work to the bighest bidder; that diverts county funds from their in- tended use to the bullding of private T ways for members of the board; that uses the office of overseer of the poor and the supplles distributed therefrom +to_manipu- late primaries and influence voters in the city ‘of Council Bluffs and succeeds in maintaining a selected few in office during the term of an ordinary lif We belleve that the holding of a muni pal office for three or more consecutive terms by any one person tends to estab- lish @ practice of favoritism, oppression, dishonesty and corruption, detrimental to the best Interests of the public. We therefore declare our opposition to | ce by any | the holding of any municipal of one person for more than two consecutive terms. Unrepresented. The convention was due to meet at 10 of the county central committee, the delay being occasioned by several of the dele- gations from the east end of the county being ugable to reach Neola before that hour, Of the 179 delegates credited to the conventlon only 158 were present, Har- din, Kane (outside), Keg Creek, Pleasant Silver Creek, Waveland and Wright town- ships not belng reperesented. Of the soventy-one delegates to which Council Blufts was entitled sixty-elght were in at- tendance. The citizens of Neola had made elaborate preparations to entertain the convention and the streets of the pros- perous little town were gay with bunting and flags. A reception committes met the delegates at the depots with a band as house, where the convention was held. On calling the convention to order and the call Chalrman Brooks Reed d that the candidates nomivated be mot assessed for campalgn purposes, but that each candidate be permitted to,make his own campaign and spend his own money as he deemed best, while It Is understaod that this suggestion is approved, especially by the candldates, the convention took no action in regard to it. Thomas E. Casady of Council Bluffs was named by Mr. Reed as temporary chair- man and the convention selected J.ee Evans of Council Bluffs as temporary secrofary and Hugo Baumelster of Walnut as read- ing olerk. This temporary organization was later made permanent. On taking the chalr Mr. Casady refrained from making a speech and the convention got down to business by appointing the usual committees as follow Credentials—John T. Hazen, Knox; Jacob Neumayer, Council Blufts; John Warner, Hancock; J. W. Crow, Minden; Riley Clark, Neola. Permanent Organization—J. E. Larimore, Knox; Uriah McLain, York; George Mur- phy, Neola; P. Gunnoude, Council Bluffs; 8. T. McAu Council Bluffs. Resolutions—J. M. Kelley, Macedonia; W. C. Boyer, Council Bluffs; F. A. Bixby, Co cil Blufts; Roscoe Barton, Avoca; John Stubr, Minden. Delegates—John P. Organ, Counail Bluffs J. B. Johannsen, Walnut; Willlam Currie, Crescent; George Thomas, Boomer; C. D. ‘Walters, Councll Bluffs. Following the appointment of these com- mittees the convention took & recess of nearly two hours for dinner. ‘Wait on Committees. On the convention getting together agsin after dinner there was more or less delay owing to committees not being on hand to uter. Jots 46 B and 4, block &, {iroad add., W. d..oooilieess T 100 Horace s to N. M. Pusey, lots J 24. block 4, d lots 1 to 24, o0k 1, RaUFoad add., w. ... ... John Bennett and E. H. Ohlendorf, ferees, to O. K. Osborn, lot 2. jock 20, Benson's ist add, r. d...... 50 James E. Torbitt to Lewis B. Day 1ot 9, block 3, Bayliss & Paimer's gd.. and lots 2 and 2, block 3, ntral subdiv., w 1,800 h and wife to . Ayleswor D. Ly A A Curtls & t Annis, ot 3 blocdl K, Ol B, Osbore, N ort i , to In rn, nig se B and pare mwii sel and s, of acres west of road nely seyy 2. e 7643, w. d Bame to Hunter Y 0. part seby Lo d... 5085 VB P MeGee Administiator, 1o I SRR T 1% < Eleven transfers, total A8.018 report. During the walt J. J. Shea of Council Bluffs was called upon to address the convention and he made one of his characteristic talks. Riley Clark, chair- man of the committee on credentials, re- ported that there was no contests and recommended that where the delegations were “not full,” they be empowered to cast the full vote of the delegation. The man- ner in which the Neola justice of the peace worded the recommendation of the com- mittee caused considerable amusement. The first pomination to be made was that for clerk of the district court, al- though according to the call it should have been for auditor. The change was made at the instigation of Louls Zurmuehlen's friends, who desired in the event of him recelving the rumination to give the nom- LeFeber of Walout, Zurmuehlen's main opponent for the clerkship momination, as & consolation ination for asuditor to Frank o'clock, but it was 11:30 before it was | called to order by Chairman Brooks Reed they arrived and escorted them to the cpera | prize, but as events showed LeFeser was not looking for any consolation offering and he and bis friends went home feeling that they had been badly treated. The contest for the nomination for clerk of the district court had during the early morning narrowed down to Zurmuehlen and LeFeber and it was evident that there was & good fight on between these candidates representing the two sections of the county. The informal ballot gave Zur- muehlen 96% and LeFeber 50%, with 11 for J. M. Kelley of Macedonia, who an- nounced he was not a candidate. The first formal ballot gave the nomination to Zurmuehlen with 103 votes, agalnst 65 for LeFeber. Not in Consolation Then ensued one of the most interesting Incldents of the convention. On motion of C. D. Walters of Council Bluffs the rules were suspended and LeFeber was nominated for auditor by acclamation, every one ap- plauding except the delegates from Walnut. As soon as the cheering died down Dele- gate Sievers of Walnut announced that Mr. LeFeber would not accept the nomination under any circumstances and would posi- tively decline to make the race. Delegates from all parts of the hall crowded around LeFeber, urglng him to ac- cept the nomination, but be turned a deat ear to their entreaties and informed them that be had not come to the couvention seeking any consolation prize. He had been turned down for the nomination he had sought and that ended it with him. The Class. at 3 p. m. and Young People's meeting at 7 p. m. At the West Side mission, Twen- ty-second street and Avenue B, tnere will be Sunday school at 3:30 p. m. Police Station Robbed. On ordinary occasions it is safe to vieit the police station, at least In the daytime, but there is one individual in the city who in the future will give the city bastile a wide berth. The man in question has & reputation as a ward politiclan, and is a particular friend of the chief and that ‘was all the more reason why he should not expect to get robbed in the police station. He happened to be at the station when a couple of drunks were being searched and watched the proceeding with some curiosity. While he was rubbering at the unfortunates a patrolman went through the citizen's pockets, purlolning two of the best G-cent clgars in the clity. That means the Pil- grim. Ask your dealer for the Twin City. Puck’s Domestic soap 1 best. Gravel roofing, A. H. Rea® 541 Broadway. Name and Residence. G. 8. Walker, Des Molne ) Hattle Jackson, Kansas Clty. 24 Frank Blake, Lincoln, Neb. 32 Allle McMaster, Lincoln, N u Puck’s Domestic soap is best for lauudry. convention, however, was on the polnt of forcing the nomination on LeFeber when Delegate Slevers rose to his feet and in a volce ringing with anger said that the democrats of Walnut would not permit Mr. LeFeber to be used as a catspaw for any map, J. J. Bhea suggested that Al A. Lenocker of Oakland, a rural telephone system mag- nate, be nominated for auditor by accla- mation. This was voted down and an in- formal ballot taken, which gave Lenocker 121 votes, against 37 for L. C. Prouty, a school teacher of Garmer township. On motion of the delegation from Garner the informal ballot was declared a formal one and the normination given to Lenocker. Then as a consolation an attempt was made to glve the nomination for recorder to Prouty by acclamation, but fell down. An informal ballot resulted as follo Prouty, L. H. Smith of Rockford, 38; C. R. Reels of Reels, 4, and Brooks Reed, county chairman, 8. This ballot was then declared a formal one and Prouty accorded Do Not Like the Brand. Then more trouble emsued. An attempt to nominate Harry L. Robertson, mayor of Neola, for county attorney drew forth a storm of protest from all parts of the hall. It developed that opponents of Robértson had during the morning made overtures to Emmet Tinley of Council Bluffs over the telephone and had received from him a qualified consent to accept this nomination. The informal ballot gave Roberston 86 and Tinley 72. Then Attorney Organ addressed the convention, stating that it would be unwise to nominate a man who might later withdraw his name from the ticket. He sald that they had no positive assurance that Mr. Tinley would make the race. Then there was more trouble, and opponents of Robertson showed that he was no demo- crat and called upon him to come forward and declare himself. A friend hastened for Mr. Robertson, and in the meantime th convention attempted to settle the ques- tion by nominating Mr. Organ, but he re- fused. Then Justice Riley Clark of Neola selzed the opportunity to accuse Robert- son of belng anything but a democrat. After a while sufficient order was restored to enable the formal ballot to be taken on an order from the chalrman and it re- uited in glving the nomination to Rob- ertson by 110, against 39 for Tinley and 9 for Roscoe’ Barton of Avoca. Mayor Robertson .made his appearanc and mounting the stage declared he w: as good a democrat as any of his Neola friends, or more correctly speaking, ene- mies. To prove his democracy he called attention to the fact that his father had been a confederate soldler and that he | himselt had during his earlier years voted the stralght democratic ticket and that four years ago he left the republican fold and wandered back Into that of the dem- ocrats. After he had pald his Neola friends all the compliments he could Mayor Robertson concluded by thanking the con- vention for the homor it had done him by nominating him for attorney. The informal ballot for member of the Board of Supervisors for the long term brought out several candidates and re- sulted as follows: John W. Warger of Valley township, 91%; George Dye of Carson township, 39%; Thomas Smith of Boomer township, 17; Tim Ryan of Rock- ford township, 10. 7The formal ballot on motfon was made a formal one and Warner declared the nominee. For the nomination for the second member of the board for the short term the informal ballot gave Tim Ryan 68 yotes, agalnst G4 for George Dye and 48 for Thomas Smith. Dye's name withdrawn and on'the first formal bal- Use Pusk's Mechanie’s soap. SOCIAL EVENTS OF THE WEEK Large Number ot People Leaving for the Lakes and Mountains to Spend Summer. Keep clean. F. R. Davis is visiting friends at Chi- cago. Mrs. J. H. Martin {s visiting friends at Davenport, Mrs. E. W, Ci al i 3Ny, Crandail ts visiting triends ‘Mrs. E. A. Risser is visit! Colorado: fpsingt - ing friends at Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Everett are visiting triends in Denver. Mrs. W. A, Maurer entertained a number of friends informally yesterday afternoon. Frank True entertained Informall. home on Third avenue Thursday Mrs. Charles Rattalick of Blllings, Mont 1s in'the city, thy i 4 18 in the city, the guest of friends and Mrs, Horace Everett entertained a_few triends informally at - frlends Informally at'a whist party Tues Miss Mangum, principal of the Washing- ton avenue school, is visiting relat Salt Lake City. e Hatives Miss Byrne of South Dakota s In the city, the guest of Mrs. E Witlow lv{nue. NS e o Miss Morris left last week for Appleton, Wis., where she will r visiting friends. kel Mrs, A. B. Frush and Miss Mul leave Tuesday for Coitax, whete they wil spend a couple of weeks. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Graham of Bouth First street have gone t Wyo., to visit (hglr !!O:‘Fremon' e Mrs. O. M. Brown and niece, M} Brown of 8t. Paub have sone on an ae tended trip to the Pacific coast. Mr, and Mrs. P. C. DeVol are h Si. Paul and Madison: Lake. where they vae been for the last few weeks, r. and Mrs. Fred Joh aveniue” entertained & fow friendy imioe: mally at a dinner Monday evening. r. and Mrs. H. H. Van Brunt and Mrs, Victor K. Bender and "Silaory are spending a few weeks at Madison lake. Miss Ethel Cook entertained a number of young friends at a picnic party at Lake M;nl'l'.’ y;lnnrdly afternoon an evening. s, J. H. Helwlg entertal Fridny evening at her home on. Harscy .1;;“. ::le guests numbered about twenty, rs. Alexander Murray of Cl has been visiting friends in l';ll:.glot'y'!%g the last six weeks, has returned to her home. Miss Caroline L. Dodge gave dinner dance at “The Orehards '-I-‘.',Zié“.'y’ evening in honor of her Miss Haw- ley and Mr, Horace E. both of New York City. Miss Della Metcalf, Miss Edith Buj and Miss Evelyn Thomas entertained aboos ftty ‘of thelr friends Thursday afternoon ng pong party, at & Ping pong party, given at the home Miss Josephine Jennings entertaine members of e, Kensigton crun es e home on First street Wednesday after- noon. The prize for the game of the after- noon was awarded Miss Ruth Barstow. Captain George Crane and daughter, Marlan, ‘have gone o Portiand Ore i3 visit relatives. They were accompanied as far as Salt Lake City by Miss Georgene Bebbington, who will visit the family ot . Mayne ai e that place for several Mr. and Mrs. Ira Brown of Lo are In the clity enroute to thelr home feaen Rhode Island, where they were recently married. They will leave for Los Angeles Tucsday morning, accompanied by Miss e “Brown, who w Beasie, Bro make her home Davis sells pamt. — Democracy Will Plenie, MISSOURI VALLEY, Ia., July 19.—(Spe- clal Telegram.)—A committee representing the Douglas County Democracy of Omaha was in thls city today in consultation with the Commercial club in regard to holding their annual plenic at the falr grounds in this city. The committee was well pleased with the grounds and will ren- wi lot Tim Ryan was nominated by 103% votes, against 54% for Thomas Smith. With the election of Mack Goodwin of Council Bluffs as chairman of the county and the naming of the members of this committee the convention came to a clos For sale, cheap, & high grade tandem in good repair. Inquire Theodore B. Tholl, gas office. With the Churches. The usual services will be held at the Broadway Methodist church today. At the morning service at 10:30 the pastor, Rev. W. J. Calfee, will speak on “Nearer to GodJ" and in the evening at 8 o'clock his subject will be ““Common Sense Religion.” Sunday school will meet at noon, Junior league at 4 p. m. and Epworth league at 7 p. m. Regeneration” will be the subject of Rev. Harvey Hostetler's morning sermon at the Second Presbyterian church. For the even- ing the topie is “Elijah.” Elder Charles Derry of Woodbine will oc- cupy the pulplt at the church of the Latter Day Saints on Plerce street at 10:30 & m. and 7:45 p. m. Sunday school at noon. Mid- week pra; ervice at 7:45 Wednesday evening. All are welcome. Grace Eplscopal church, corner of Plerce and Unlon streetd, Edwin L Abbott, lay preacher. Morning prayer at 11 a. m. Sun- day echool at 9:45. There will be public worship at 10:80 a. m. and 8 p. m. today at the First Congre tlonal church. The pastor, Thomeon, will preach in the morning on “The Cost of Christian Character,” and in the evening on “Some Characteristics of Paul's Gospel.” Sunday school and the meeting of the Christian Endeavor soclety will be held at the usual hours. The First Church of Christ (Scientist) will hold services this morning at 11 o'clock in the Sapp bullding, when the subject of the lesson will be “Truth.” Sunday school will be held at the close of this service. The regular mid-week testimony meéting will be held Wednesday evening at § o’clock. There will be preaching services at the First Baptist church at 10:30 a. m. and 8 p. m. The pastor, Rev. Millard Riggs, will preach in the morning on “Our Dally Bread,” and in the evening his subject will be “The Spolls of Achan.” Sunday school will be at noon, meeting of the Junlor unlon central committee to succeed Brooks Reed | der a favorable report to the Douglas County Democracy. The plenic will be held on August 24 and it is expected that over 1500 people from Omaba will be in attendanee. Prohibitionists Choose Delegates. CRESTON, Ia. July 19.—(Special. The prohibitionists have selected the fol- lowing delegates from Union county to at- tend the state convention at Waterloo, Au- gust 20: B. R. Button, Charles P. Lang, E. A. Enders, J. H. Perry, George Fra- zler, T. H. Osborne, M. 1. Jones, 8. E. Robinson and Charles Petzoldt. Thel platform calls for prohibition of the and manufacture of liquor, woman' suf- frage and the election of United States senators by a direct vote of the peopl Unvell Soldiers’ Monument. OELWEIN, Ia., July 19.—(Special.)—This afternoon the monument in the Oelweln. cemetery erected to the memory of the soldier dead by the Womens' Relief corps was unvelled with appropriate ceremonies. The ritualistic services of the Grand Army of the Republic was carried out and 200 children representing a living flag assisted in the ceremonies. State Department Chap- llan Ferguson of Parkersburg delivered the address of the occasion. b Al Murderer Captured, CEDAR FALLS, Ia., July 19.—(Speclal.) —The officers here have been informed of the capture of Fred W. Stephenson at Portage, Wis. He was wanted for the alleged murder of a deputy sherift at Waterloo, Wis., last February, The offi- cers were informed here some days ago detectives followed him here, but he evadad them in some m Cholerd Vietim Pro CRESTON, Ia, July 13.—(Special.)-- Many cifizens of Creston are deeply affected by the mews which arrived from Manila ‘last night conveying the inti gence of the deathi of Mrs. John Gibson from cholera. She was prominent In church and society ecircles and was loved for her many acts of charity to the poor of the city. Mr. Gibson is also under quarsntine from the same disease and much anxiety s felt for bis condition. MAY APPEAL T0 THE COURTS Railroads Intimate They Will Fight Any Assessment Oensidered Unfair, VANDALS CUT TWO TELEPHONE CABLES Exposition Commission Plans to Spend #50,000 for a Bullding at the St. Louts Fair—Work on Army Post. (From a Staft Correspondent.) DES MOINES, July 19.—(Special.)—The railroad hearings closed this afternoon and the representatives of the rallroad com- panies exhausted all thelr arguments on the state executive council this morning. The closing session with the attorneys was by far the most interesting. Governor Cummins raised a question which had to be met. He asked the attorneys to discuss the problem of whether or not the council has the right to make an assessment at less than 25 per cent of the value of the rail- road property, granting that the copclusion fs reached that other assessments dre less than 26 per cent. In other words, the law says that the valuation for taxes must be fixed at one-fourth the actual value of the property. Can the council ignore this pro- vision of the law because of deficlencies in ‘the real estate and personal property assessments ? Attorneys for the rallroads drew cuts to see which one should present an argument on the case, and Judge Carr of this clty was the one selected. He presented a pa allel case from Tennessee where the asses ing board had fixed the assessment of the Loulsville & Nashville at full value, where- as other property was assesscd at less than value. Judge Taft in the federal court, in declding the case, sald that the board had followed the exact letter of the law, but that the constitutional requirement of equality in taxation made it necessary for the board to go beyond the law and compare assessments so that it should not be rel- atively higher on one class of property than another. He asked the council to follow this rule in Iowa and where as the assessment is by law required to be at 25 per cent of its actual value It should be made, in some way, to conform to the ex- isting state of aftalrs by which property in general is assessed at not to exceed 16 2-3 per cent of its value. He contended that it was not only the right, but the duty of the council to do this. May Appeal to Courts, The intimation was given out, though not fully expressed, that in case the coun- il makes the assessment at a figure con- sidered by the rallroads too large, resort will be had to a court of equity to correct the assessment and secure equality in taxation matters. Judge Carr insisted that the council should not shirk a duty when it became plain that a court of equity would have the power to enforce that duty in an action brought. In the course of the discussion, which became a free-for-all talk among the law- yers and the members of the council, Gov- ernor Cummins rather insisted that, uo matter what might be the fact in regard to real’ estate and personal property as- sessment, the fact that the council cannot at this time remedy any defect in the real estate assessment makes it fmpor ble for the council to take into consid- eration the rise in the value of land which has taken place In the last year and a half, on which the claim of deficlent as- sessment is based. The railroad representatives agree that, ‘trom the insiniations given out by mem- bers of the councll and the line of argu- ment made necessary by questions, the council is certaln to raise the assessment on rallroads several million dollars. They oxpect a slight increase and believe that they have succeeded in making euch a showipg as will hold the increase down to & reasonable limit. The majority of the members ot the council are practically pledged to take action that will Increase the assessment of the railroad systems as a whole. The sole question for them to consider s how much shall be the in- crense and how it may be distributed. The council has before It more complete statistics than ever before and these have been so carefully compiled that every phase of the guestion is famlfliar to the members. The hearing which closed to- day has been the most thorough ever known to the state. Cut Telephone Cables. The first serlous act of vandalism in con- nection with the strike of telephone oper- ators occurred last night when two large cables of the lowa Telephone company were cut. The discovery was not made until this morning. The cables run to the east and south eides and cross the Des Moines river on the Walnut street bridge. Both are the ordinary cables which carry more than 200 wires each. Someone climbed to the top of the bridge and sawed off the cables during the night. This destroyed the use of about 440 telephones, includ- ing those in the east side business district and those at the state capitol. A police- man had been assigned to watch either end ot the bridge during the night, but they did not see anybody and are at & loss to know how the cutting could have taken place. The officers of the telephone com- pany insist that the cutting must have been done by someone who is perfectly familiar with the lay of the wires. Work- men will be put to work at once to re- pair the damage, but it will take several days and in the meantime a large number of the subscribers will be without telephone service. This evening the Trades and Labor ssembly beld & meeting and the advisory committee repudiated any sympathy with the vandals who had engaged in the wire cutting. An effort 1s to be made to patrol the city better and prevent a repetition of the damage. There is no change in the strike situation here, but information received from Dav- enport is that the linemen have gome out on a sympathetic strike there to assist the linemen in Des Moines. The work of organizing the telephone operators ls in progress there and in Moline and Rock Is- land and organizers are to be sent lq every city where the lowa Telephone company does business. The Retail Grocers assoclation through its board of directors has endorsed the strike of the telephone operators and line- men against the lowa Telephone company. The master plumbers of Des Molnes to- night declared a boycott on the lowa Tele- phone company and decided upon taking out all their telephones in sympathy with the striking operators. Exposition Comm i fon at Work. The members of the Iowa Exposition commission completed thelr work at St. Louls yesterday for the time being. A bullding committee was appointed, the members being Governor Larrabee, chair- man ex officio; 8. M. Leach, James H. Tre- win, W. W. Witmer, L. A. Palmer and Dr. P. L. Prentis. This committee will con- sider the erection of a bullding for the state, engaging an architect to draw the plans and sesisting him with suggestions as to the needs of the commission. It was declded to erect a bullding costing $50,000, leaving $75,000 for the exhibits and other ex- penses. The commission also decided to have in the state bullding a room devoted to the historical relics of the state. The data received from exposition officials wa all reduced to writing, to be used in the further work of the commission. The next meeting will be at Des Molnes, August 15. More Army Post Bulldings. The work of construction is mow under way for eight bulldings at the Des Molnes army post on the site of Fort Des Moines, and the War department bas just issued an order, which has been received here, for the construetion of eighteen other buildings, the aggregate cost of which will be In the neighborhood of $340,000. The entire amount to be spent by the gov- ernment on the post this year and next is about $500,000. The new bulldings to be erected are the ordinary buildings In and about an army post, Including ofcers’ quarters, a double cavalry barracks and cavalry stables. All the buildings will be of brick and modern In arrangement. Candidates for Congress. It 1s learned here that W. H. Wilson of Davenport is likely to be the republican candidate for congres in the Second dfs- trict. The nomination is conceded to Scott county in case that county presents a suit- able candidate and the republicans of that county, who hold their convention next Saturday, have about agreed upon Mr. Wil- son as the proper person. In the Eighth district it Is understood that Senator Por- ter of Centerville, who has been consid- ered a possible democratic candidate against Hepburn, has refused positively to make the race, and this leaves the fleld free for J. B. Sullivan of Creston. The democratic conventions have not been generally called and there {s but little discussion of can- didates among the democrats. LIGHTING PLANT MAY FOLLOW Stoux OCity Stock Yards Company Buys Traotion Concern and Oo: templates Other Big Deal. SIOUX CITY, I July 19.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—The Interests controlling the Sioux City stockyards, generally understood to be Swift and Company of Chicago, have purchased the Sloux City Traction com- pany and are negotiating for the Sloux City Gas and Electrio Light company. The books of the Traction company have been in the hands of John F. Millett, auditor for Switt and Company, since July 2. The deal was closed by Colonel I. C. Elston of Crawfordsville, Ind, president of the Sioux City Stockyards company, when he gave his check for $80,000 to bind the bargain. The Traction company has forty-nine miles of rallway and is capitalized at $1,200,000. Swift and Company are alleged to have purchased the Sioux City stockyards last fall. The name of the purchaser was kept a secret for a time, but it is now generally understood that Swift and Com- pany were the purchasers. The company plans to bulld a large packer here and {ts purchase of the Trac- tion company and the negotlations for the Gas and Electri¢ Light company indicate 1t has large plans in view. SEVERE STORM AT CRESTON Hail and Rain Destroy Growing Crops and Railroad Trafle 1s Retarded. CRESTON, Ia., July 19.—(Special.)—~The most disastrous storm of the season passed over here last night. Hail and rain cut the corn up, laid the oats fields down and filled many cellars with water. The wind blew oft frult and broke and tore down fruit trees and lightning struck four houses, several barns and haystacks, shocking one lady until she has not ye recovered and killing three head of stock. All of the streams are out of their banks and railroad trafiic has been greatly inter- fered with. Killed While Sleeping on Track. FORT DODGE, Ia., July 19.—(Special Telegram.)—An unidentified man was run over and killed by a Northwestern train at Gowrle this afternoon. He was asleep with his head on the rall. The train could not be stopped before the engine wheels had passed over him. No marks of iden- tification were found, but the victim was apparently a tramp. Towa Normal Will Grad CEDAR FALLS, I —Next Thursday * t thirty-five students will be granted diplo~ mas and special certificates from the State Normal school. The address of the occa- sion will be delivered by President Seerley. This will complete a class of 265 graduates for the year. Heavy Rain at Dunlap. DUNLAP, Ia., July 19.—(Special T gram.)—A heavy rain fell here this even- ing and fears of further damage by high water are entertalned. Reports indicato that the storm extended up the Illinois Central as far as Rockwell City. WHERE FRIARS MADE ERRORS —_— Rev. Patrick J. Hart, Just Retur: from Philippines, Discusses Important Question. 8T PAUL, July 19.—Rev. Patrick J. Hart, a Catholic clergyman, formerly of St. Paul, now military chaplain at Fort Meade, 8. D., 1s on & visit to his old home. Father Hart spent two years and a halt as chaplain to the United States forces in the Philippines. To an Associated Press representative today Father Hart sald: Before Admiral Dewey's fleet arrived in the harbor of Manila the members of those religlous orders, who had been previously cattered threugh the archipelago, had been driven into Manila, where alone thelr lives were in safety. Of those who had not come into Manila some were actuaily put to death, and the others imprisoned and even cruelly tortured. Those who had been imprisoned were ultimately released by the American army. The question is ratsed, of course, why such antipathy wi shown by the Philippine people to the me: bers of those specific orders. From my Observation, the reasons are the following: They were the land holding friars. The Filipinos were their tepants and had been for years paying rent to th , which rent Was collacted from the people in the name ¢ the Sphnish government. The original qulsttion of those lanas by the friars with the best possible intentions and principles. The people, then savages, were gathered upon those iands by the friars Givilized and Christianized. The mistake of the friars was this: They having civil- {zed And Christianized the people, falled to observe what was the fruits of their own teachings, the development n_the people of independence, which led those people to the desire of being proprietors themselves. This point reached in the teaching of the people. the friare should have alded in aking them proprietors ko what T know and firmly belfeve the members of the four orders I have mentioned as landlord orders eannmot with safety return to thelr parishes. FAIL TO ACCEPT REDUCTION Members of Iron and Steel Workers and Tin Works Do Not Want BLWOOD, Ind., July 19.—After & deba tor several hours the members of the Amal gamated and Iron and Steel Workers voted tonight mot to sccept the reduction in wages asked by the American Tin Pla company. The proposition was made to the manufacturers that they could secure a contract from the Standard Ol company for $1,500,000 boxes of tin If the men would accept a reduction in wages equal to 25 per cent of their total earnings. ANDERSON, Ind., July 19.—By unanimous vote tonight the tin workers decided to refuse to allow the American Tin Plate company to reduce their wages 25 per cent. BEARS IN 0ATS ARE CAUCHT Price of July Optien Goes by Leaps to Bixty-Five Oents, ALL RECORDS SINCE 1874 ARE BROKEN Continued Wet Weath an Amount of Oats for July Delive ery Puts the Shorts in a Pante. CHICAGO, July 19.—In a very excited session of the Board of Trade today oats s0ld at 65 cents, \he highest price here since 1874 for that cereal. The cause of this rocket flight, which was a gain of 15 cents in three days and of 7% cents today, was the fear of “shorts” in July options that they might not b® able to secure oats with which to fulfill their contracts. Back of this cause lay that of oat flelds yellow for the harvest, but devastated by the heavy rains of the last few days. Yesterday trade in oats on“the local ex- change was very much excited. Today it almost reached a panic. From the first tap of the starting gong terror filled tho hearts of the bears in the oats pit. Reports during the latter end of June and early July indicated excellent harvest of oats. Shorts, who had been pinched a lttle early in July options, determined to hang out for a reaction when good weather arrived. Stocks of old oats became rapidly depleted under a constant good cash de- mand. Mayor James Patten of Evansville had cornered May oats, and had done it so suc- cesstully that there was no “corpse” of big cash supplies to bury. When the heavy rains continued receipts of new standard oats, which must be delivered on new July contracts, were almost nil. Today only elghty-one cars of all kinds of oats arrived and only twenty-eight cars were of contract grade. “Shorts” bld for what little stuft there was offered. The bulls belleved prices would go still higher, and chlef of these bulls was Mayor Patten, who is supposed to have a tight bold on nearly 2,000,000 bushels of new July. Most of this supply of short contract was bought around 36 cents. The crowd figures that only profits are golng to the bull clique. July' opened 2% cents higher than last night's close st 60 cents. There was some haggling for a short time and then in jumps of 1 or 2 cents at a time the price bounded to 65 cents. Here and there longs liquidated for good profits, but the olose was very strong and congested, 7% cents galn for July for the day at 64% ocents. September felt the influence of the July strength and made fair gains, closing % a cent up at 34 cents. CASTRO ABANDONS HIS PLAN ‘Will Not Attack the Revolmti at Barcelona, as Wnas Propo ints WASHINGTON, July 19.—Minister Bowen at Caracas has cabled the State department as follows: ““The president of Venezuela has aband- oned the idea of attacking the enemy at Barcelona and is proposing to return to Caracas soon.” President Castro went to Barcelona, which was partially invested by the rev- olutionists about ten days ago, landing from a government warship and asserting that he would clear out the rebels within fifteen days. He had a considerable force of soldlers with him and the reason for his change of mind in the absence of a de- cisive battle can only be conjectured here. It is known that he is unable to regain Caracas by land, owing to the presence between himself and the capital of (he revolutionary forces and he must return by water as he came. HIBERNIANS CONCLUDE WORK An Adjournment is Taken at Mid- night After Election of ofe DENVER, Colo., July 19.—The forty-sece ond blennial convention of the Anclent Or- der of Hibernlans of America adjourned at midnight to meet {n St. Louls in two years hence. The following officers were chosen: President, John E. Dollan; vice presi- dent, T. J. O'Sullivan; secretary, J. P. Bree; treasurer, M. J. O’Brien. Directors, John T. Keating, P. J. O'Connor, Danlel Hennes- ey and W. Cronin. 3 BANK OFFICERS SENTENCED Harry T. Duke and Alexander A. Rob~ ertson Must Serve Four Y Each for Embesslement. SALT LAKE, Utah, July 19.—Harry T. Duke and Alexander A. Robertson, for- merly cashier and paying teller, respec- tively, of the Wells-Fargo bank in this city, today appeared before Judge Morse in the district court and pleaded guilty to the charge of embezzling $60,000 from the bank and were each sentenced to four years' imprisonment in the penitentiary. NEW MONMOUTH PARK CHURCH Methodist Meeting H Destroyed by Hurricane is Ready Rededication. On the 11th of last March the Monmouth Park Methodist Episcopal church, corner of Thirty-fourth street and Larimore ave- nue, was totally demolished by a wind- storm, and the people t about the, rals- ing of funds for the erection of 4 new bullding at once. The mew bullding was begun on April 14 and has been pushed with such progress that it 1s now ready for dedication. The services will be held next Sunday, July 27. In the morning at 10:30 Rev, Stsson will preach the dedicatory sermon. At 2:30 p. m. will be held a platform meeting and the dedicatory services in charge of Dr. J. W. Jennings, assisted by the pastor and other ministers who are present. In the evening at 8 o'clock will be the closing services and & sermon by Rev. A. J. Markley, D. D., of Gretn Meade County Capitol Deeded. STURGIS, 8. D., July 19.—(8peclal.)—Th deed for the Meade county court ko having been signed, sealed and deliversd to the county commissioners, the county now owns it free from all incumbrance. This gives the county & structure that could not be duplicated for & 50 per cent increas in price, and taxpayers are aware that the officials have saved them thousands of dol- lars. T THE REALTY KET, INSTRUMENTS fled for record Saturday, uly Warranty Deeds. Anton Kubat to Frantiska Kubat, lot 1, block 104, South Omaha. ] 3.'C. Havemeyer, executor, and ‘wil to Bamuel Mancuso, lot 19, block Kountz & o ""A. Bawards et al o Mary A. it 1, block 3, 3d add to Bouth Omaha ... ‘West Bide Investment company to Henry g(olll. lot 1, block 16, Lawn- fleld 1,000 W. ‘Beott and wite to same, iots & o 16, block 16, Lawnfield add . 500 Herman Goorhuls and wife to John Lange, lot 3, block 2, Corrigan Place 500 Total amount of transfers..........56,004 P i