Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 5, 1902, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE FRIDAY, DECEMBER b5 NEWS OF COUNCIL MINOR MENTION. Davis sells drugs. Stockert sells carpets and rugs Elegant new Xmas photos at Schmidt's Expert watch repairing, Leffert, 409 B'way Born, to Mr. and Mrs, L. C. Turner, Avenue D, a daughter Plcture framin 13 Broadway. Tel. 36 Muffn tins, holds nine muffins, cents each at Howe's, 310 Broadway A new fire and police alarm call box was Installed at Ninth and Broadway yesterday Councll camp, Woodmen of the World wiil hold its annual election of officers to- night For rent, reasonable price. sireet. Dr. F. P. Bellinger s home from Warsaw, Neb., where he was called by the ilinees of | | | E. Alexander & Co., | only 10| nicely furnished front room, inquire 366 North First | Masonlc lodge will hold a spe- clal meeting this ev ng for work In (he third degree. | Wanted, at once, carrier with horse for, | on The Bee. Apply at the office, No, | 10 Pearl street V. are held?uafl(-rl for glass of all . Bee us before you buy, C. B. Paint, | Oll and Glass Co. Fanted, sales ladles at McCrorey's Five Te ‘ent store, opening at 340 Broad- xperience not required. Apply at Unity guild of Grace Episcopal church will hold its regular meeting this afteinoon at_the residence of Mrs. Madden on Vine street | Hawkeye lodge No. 184, Independent Order ot Odd Fellows, will meet this evening for | work in the first degree and election of officers, Willlam B. Ostrander and Miss Pearl | Bawyer, both of Omaha, were married in this city Wednesday evening, the ceremony being performed by Justice Bryant in his office. The annual election of officers of Abe Lincoln Woman's Rellef corps will be held this afternoon. The meeting will be called to order at 2 o'clock In Grand Army of the Republic hall. H 1 have many new style photos and offer this month my ¥ photos for $250 and 35 photos for $3 and $5.50. Call and examine the work. Stigleman, 43 and 4 South Main street, upstairs. Saturday, December 6, will be the last | of the epecial candy sales at the Purity | ndy Kitchen, 546 Broadway. All fresh candies will go on this day at 10 cents a | pound. Get there early. The Woman's Christian Temperance union will hold a parlor meeting this arter- noon at the residence of Mrs. J. P. Gree shields, 314 Oakland avenue. Mrs. Vise, dietrict president, will give an_ informal ta Mrs, Van Cookson and Miss Ada Cookson of Kirksville, Mo., have been called hi by the serjous fllnieds of Mrs. Irwin Davls of East Washington avenue, who under- went a eevere surgical operation at St. Bernard's hospital Wednesday The funeral of Mrs. Eugene M. Bower- man will be held this afternoon at 2 o’clock from the residence of her uncle, Frank Sadowski, 158 Third avenue, The services will be conducted by Rev. W. B. Crewdson, pastor of the First Christian church, Judge J. P. Allison of Sloux City was In Counell Bluffe yesterday the guest of Hon. Thomae Bowman and former United States Marshal F. P. Bradley. Judge Allison has recently returned to his home on a visit from Cody, Wyo., where he owns a large ranch Arthur Strebeck, the young farmer | charged with creating a disturbance at a country dance last Baturday night in Olde- rog’s hall in Treynor, pleaded guilty in Jus- | tice Bryant's court and was fined $3 and costs. He pald part and was given time to liquidate the balance of the fine. An_information charging Lars Peterson, 1908 South Elghth street, with being men- tally deranged, was filed with the Corimis- sloners for the Insane yesterday afternoon Peterson lost his wife about a year ugo and brooding over her death Is belleved to be responsible for his present condition. Christopher Herstein, a farmer of Mas- vena, Ia., has filed a petition in voluntary Yankruptey in Inited States court here. His labill gETegate 3566012, against which he has no assets to offer. His Habili- sist mostly of Judgments obtained inst him in the Adalr county courts, Willlam Cozad, 710 Harrison street, lost a team of horses' Wednesday night’ under peculiar - circumstances. When placed in the barm the animals were apparent?y all right, but when the barn was opened yes- terday morning they both were found to be dead.” It is Supposed they died from the cold. Sheriff Cousins on taking Willlam Dewey to the penitentiary at Fort Madison Mon- day learned while there that Dewey had | been an inmate of that Institution on two former occasions. It was known that Dewey ‘had served ome previous sentence {here. having been sent up (rom this city, but that he had also served a sentence in 1887 under the name of Christopher Grant was news to Sheriff Cousins. A._T. Flickinger, J. J. Stewart and John N. ‘Baldwin, the committee appointed by he Pottawattamio County Bar assoclation to draft resolutions on the death of Chan- cellor Lewls W. Ross, have forwarded a copy ef the resoiutions to the law, school of the Btate university at lowa City, with| which the deceased was 80 long assoctated, with the request that they be Tead before the school and made @ part of the records of that institution. To accommodate the ged in the district has postponed the opening of the session of the superior court until Monday. and the jury has been excused until then. The only case of Importance upon the calendar is the suit of W. A. Towne to recover §1,000 from the city of Council Bluffs for the eath of his driving horse Black Blondin. he horse ran Into a house which was being moved and which was standing in the center of the street unprotected by danger lighta at night. On the former trial of the case the jury falled to agree. ttorneys who_are ourt Judge Scott Gravel roofing. A, H. Reld. 541 Broacway. Army of P Sumner Knox, corresponding secretary of the lowa Soclety of the Army of the Phil- 1ppi is sending out notices to the mem- | bers of the annual reunion of the assocla. tion which will be held at Creston, Febru- | ary 4, 1903. The meeting of the national soclety in Council Bluffs this summer aroused considerable enthusiasm among the members of the state organization and a large attendance is looked for at the Cres- | ton union. There are about a dogen camps in the | state belonging to the state soclety and | the members of the camp at Creston are preparing to entertain the reunion of their | comrades in royal manner. The officers of | the state soclety are President, Dr. D. Macrae, jr., Council Bluffs; first vice presi- | dent, John T. Hume, Des Molnes; second ' vice president, Wilbur 8. Conklin, Des | Molnes; third vice president, Joseph David- son, Des Moines; recording secretary, W. B. Emerson, Atlantic; corresponding secre- tary, Sumner Knox, Councll Bluffs; trea: wrer, Willlam Mentzer, Knoxville. Plumbing and heating. Bixby & Son. pines Reunion. Real Estate Transfers. All Other Contracts | Bllis the money he would change the sen- | STOPS PAVING OPERATIONS Oold 8nap Renders it Impossible to Take Up Any New Worl FINISHING UP JOB ON NINTH STREET - Must Walt Until ring—Sidewalk Work is Also Ended for the Season. Next The cold snap, which looks as if it had come to stay for some time yet, has prac- tically put a stop to all paving operations until next spring, although Contractor Wickham is making a heroic effort to com- plete the work on Ninth street, between Broadway and First avenue. Work on this plece of paving had to be suspended Wednesday, but yesterday Contractor Wick- ham had a force of men at work again cleaning off the snow and if no more falls within the next two or three days the brick will ali be down. The paving on this block between Broadway and First avenue was greatly needed, the Groneweg & Schoentgen company’s large warehouse s nearing completion and the firm expects to occupy it before many weeks more. Contractor Wickham had planned to begin work on the paving ot Tenth avenue, be- tween Main and Fourth streets, but it was sald yesterday that it was unlikely that any effort to do it this year will be made. Mr. Wickham had also planned to pave Plerce street, between Bluft and First streets, but this work will now go over until next spring. Work on the laying of brick sidewalks has also been brought to a halt by the cold enap and will not be resumed until spring. Bibles Now Ready. Those who are entitled to the Bible, given as a premium by The Bee, can get same by calling at the Council Bluffs office. Kindly call as soon as possible. Richards Waiting to Be Relieved, Deputy United States Marshal Willl Richards is in the city closing up matters in connection with his officlal work and awalting the acceptance of his resigna- tion, which he tendered recently to Mar- shal Christian. Deputy Richards, who ranks as a veteran in the employ of Uncle Sam, has been forced to resign owing to the fees under the mew conditions being insuficient. Mr. Richards has been re- | tained by the Jowa State Sheriffs’ associa~ tion to hunt down Ed Carnes, the murderer of Sheriff Strain of Monona county, and ©s soon as his resignation is formally ac- cepted he will start out on the hunt of the man for whose capture a reward of $700 has been offered by the state and Monona county. In addition to this reward the Sheriffs' assoclation has raised a fund to defray the expense of the search. The work of capturing Carnes was placed by the association in charge of Sheriff Ander- son of Audubom and Sheriff Cousins of Pottawattamle county, president and vice president respectively of the organization, and Mr. Richards will work under their di- rection. Bibles Now Ready. Those who are entitled to the Bible, given as a premium by The Bee, can get same by calling at the Council Bluffs office. Kindly call as soon as possible. Blufts Swedes WIIl Ald. Following the example set by thelr countrymen in Omaha, the Swedes of Coun- cll Bluffs are organizing to send relief to the famine-stricken districts in northern Sweden, where a wet, cold summer hai caused a fallure of crops and where se- rlous suffering is threatened this winter. The work will be taken up under the auspices of the Swedish churches and so- cletles of the city and the Swedish min- isters will bring the attention of their congregations to the matter at Sunday's services. A meeting of the Swedish citi- zens of this city was called for Wednesday night at the store of John Erfkson, 534 West Broadway, but owing to the inclem- ency of the weather the attendance was so small that it was adjourned until Monday night, when it is proposed to form an or- ganization to carry on the relfef cam- palgn and act in conjunction With the Omaha societie: Bibles Now Ready. Those who are entitled to the Bible, given as a premium by The Bee, can got same by calling at the Council Bluffs office. Kindly call as soon possible. Mystery About Money. “I'm sure 1 don't know how the money found its way into my pockets,” explained Richard Rose, & megro, %nown to his triends as “New York," when arraigned in police court yesterday morning on the charge of stealing $18 from the person of Charles Ellls, a colored brother with whom he had been drinking a few nights aj Rose was arrested Tuesday night for being drunk, and when searched at the city jail was found in possession of $16. When Ellls sobered up he complained to the pos lice that Rose, while assisting to undress and put bim to bed, had rebbed him. He identified the money found on Rose as part of what he had formerly owned. Rose w bound over to the grand jury, but the | court intimated that if he would refund tence and give him thirty days in the county jall. A Free Heating Stove. Before you buy your eoal see Wm., Welch at 16 North Main street and he will ex- plain to you how you can get a fine Round Oak heating stove without costing you & penny. 'Phone, 128. Start Work on Warehouse. These transfers were filed yesterday in the abstract, title and loan office of J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl street: V. L. Treynor, guardian. Ouren, nw nwiy 27-T4-41 2 Emma F. Kinney to Martha Alston, swif swig selg 2.74-40. w. A l31% E. L. Bhugart and wife to Frank F. Everest, southwesterly 4 feet of lot 1 in original plat s Cedar Rapids Loan Y recelvers, to ot 8, block 23. Mullin Nor E. Smith to Cedar Rapids Loan gnd Trust company, recelvers, ot 13, biock & Fatter & Cobb's add., q. o d.. Same to same, Tot 6, block 8. Potter & Cabb's add. Sa q. ¢ 0 sambe. to F. 8 4 w n m lot 15, block 11, Craw- ford's add., q. ¢ d Seven transfers, total N. ¥ Plumbigg Ce. ETe———————————— LEWIS CUTLER MORTICIAN. 8 Penrl &t . Council Rluffs “Phaone & Ground was broken yesterday for the { toundations of the large warehouse building | to be erected by Warchouse Construction | | company No. 2 for the Fuller & Johuson- | Shugart Implement company. The build- | g is to be erected on the site of the old Deere-Wells company's warehouse on South | Main street, which was burded in the win- | ter of 1895. The bullding will be three stories in height, of brick with stone trimmings and will have & frontaze of 100 feet on Main street. It will eost in the nelghborhood of $50,000. It will be the sec- ond bullding of its kind to be erected by the business men of Council Bluffs for an | implement house, the Warehouse Construe tion company No. 1 having put up & sim- llar bullding for the Warder, Bushnell & Glessner company about two years ago. | Airst master guard, George Osborn; | for license to an examination, INTEREST FROM Gable; Charles Holder; secre- tary, L. R. Kramer; sentry, H. Bergman picket, L. Solomon; trustec for three years, W. H. Rogan Encampment No. 8, Unlon Veteran Legion, has elected these officers, who will be in- stalled at the first regular meeting in Janu- ary: Colonel, John M. Harden; lieutenant colonel, D. A. Helsler; major, D. M. Wil- lits; chaplain, Rev. G. W. Snyder; quarter- master, R. N. Merriam; historian, L. Sher- wood Hazel camp, Modern Woodmen of Amer- ica, elected these officers last evening Venerable Consul, W. C. Boyer; worthy ad- visor, B. P. Patterson; banker. J. J. Stew- art; clerk, 8. B. Snyder; escort. H. A. Lenox; watchman, A. Molzhan; sentry, Nels Hansen; manager, J. C. Fleming: physi- clans, Drs. J. H. Cleaver, W. E. Reller, M. B. Snyder and F. W. Houghton. CONDEMN THE MEDICAL BOARD lowa Homeopaths Belleve It is Too Exacting in Ita Require- master-at-arms, ments. 10WA CITY, Ia., Dec. 4—(Special.)—The Central lowa Homeopathic soclety, in twenty-fifth semi-annual session here to- day, unanimously adopted resolutions con- demning the lowa State Board of Medical Examiners. The resolutions read as fol- lows: Resolved, That this society desires to ex- press its dissatisfaction wiih the methods pursued by the lowa State Board of Med- cal Examiners, of subjecting applicants regardless of the character and reputation of the ap- plicant That in the present state of legisiation we heartily approve of the prospect of interstate reciprocity That we also express the belief that the | functions of a medical board begin and end with the medical college; that col- leges should be graded Into state and pri- vate schoolr, and that the diplomas from state schools and the highest grade pri- vate schools should be a sufficent license to practice medicine In any state of the United State IOWA MAN SEEKS NOT POST John Reese of Ottumwa Denfes Candi- dacy as Vice President of Mitchell's Union, OTTUMWA, la, Dec. 4.—~John P. Reese. former president of district 13 of the Mine Workers, sent out an open letter tonight, declaring himself not to be a candidate for vice president of the United Mine Workers of America. PR IOWA WOMAN TAKES POISON Mrs. John Schmidt of Hopkins E Her Life with a Dose of Strychnine. HOPKINS, Ia, Dec. 4.—(Special gram.)—Mrs. John Schmidt, living near here, committed sulcide yesterday after- noon by teking strychnine. She was 35 years of age. the deed is known. No cause for Farewell to Pastor. PERRY, la., Dec. 4.—(Special Telegram.) —Last night the people of the First Pres- byterlan church tendered their departing pastor, Rev. J. E. Groendyke and wife a farewell reception at the home of Mrs. A. M. Rober{s. Although a stormy night the house was filled with friends of the popular preacher and a very enjoyable evening was spent. He has been here two years and h: made hosts of friends, and it {s with great reluctance they gi him up. The final farewell and hand-shake with the members and other admirers was very touching. Rev. Groendyke leaves with the best wishes and prayers of the entire community. This | town s a distinct loser and Creston, Ia. ‘where he takes charge of the First Presby- terian church, is the gainer by the same change. Coldest of the Season. PERRY, Ia., Dec. 4.—(Special Telegram.) —Last night was the coldest night of the season. Snow fell to the depth of two | inches during the day and the thermometer | et down to zero at 4 o'clock this morn- ng. lowa State News Notex. The district court at Sjoux City is wrest- ling with the question whether welss beer is intoxicating. The latest holdup was Des Molnes, where two men forced a bartender at the point of a revolver to serve them with free whisky. One of the leading physiclans at Nevada Is achleving fame In the cure of warts. He will treat m either with electricity. charging 31 for each treatment, or by a hoo. doo method free of charge. Both treat- ments are effective, Willlam Mitchell has just eloped from Waverly with the wife of another man. This is the third time within a year that run off with married women. He b 0 far escaped criminal prosecution, but one of the injured husbands carved him up badly. The Burlington company, having com- pleted its new line, has deeded to Unlon county two miles of excellent roadbed 100 feet wide, Including three stone culverts and a fine fron bridge, but the deed care- fully provides that the roadbed shall never be used by any rallroad or electric line. POSTOFFICE HALTS ACTION Wil Abstain from Ex- Department cluding Papers from Second Class Rates, WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—The decisions yesterday in the second-class mail reform cases will be studied carefully by the Post- office department before any conclusion is reached as to the future policy in reference to oclassification forms. The postmaster general today expressed the opinion that as one of the decisions was in favor of the government and the other two adverse, and that a number of cases were pending in the lower court, each case would have to be determiued by itself and no gemeral rule laid down. The department some time ago suspended gressive policy. Assoclate Justice O WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—The senate has ! confirmed the nomination of Hon. Oliver Wendell Holmes to be an associate justice of the supreme court of the United States. CLERKS REFUSE TO REMAIN Employed to Take the Strikers Through Mi « rmed. Places of re- lon as to Fae! Suspension Bridge says that men are being brought there to take the places of a num- ber of Michigan Central freight clerks who | are sald to have resigned their positions rather than give up membership in their labor union. Superintendent Mortord of St. Thomas is at Suspension Bridge. He brought with Secret Soclety Elections, Council Bluffs Tent of Maccabees bhas elected these officers for the ensuing yi Commander, Frank Hober; lieutenant com- mander, J. W, Kilbane; record H. Rogan; finance keeper, J. C. J chaplain, Dr. A. H. Carter; sergeant, G. H. him eight men from Detrolt, but when they learned the condition of affairs they re- fused to stay. The clerks stated that they were given to understand that there was & blockade of freight and that their assistance was ln ed by the regular force of clerks. Tele- | BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. 4—A special from | IOWA. (BALKS ON TRUST CONTRACT | Towa Implement Men Refuse to 8ign Agree- | ment with Harvester Combine. BOLD ATTEMPT AT DAYLIGHT ROBBERY Thiet Finally Compelled to Drop His Plunder, but Succeeds in Making H seape After a Lom Chase, (From a Staft Correspondent.) DES MOINES Dec. 4.—(Special)—The members of the Towa Implement Dealers assoclation went on record today almost unanimously against submitting to what they term the exactions of the International Harvesting Machine company. A commit- | tee previously appointed for that purpose reported in favor of the recommendations of the National Implement Dealera’ assocla- tion, which were a demand for a uniform retail price to local agents; an increase of the commission to local agents so as to give them sufficient remuneration to encourage their best efforts to secure busi- ness and 8o reduce the use of canvassers sent out by the manufacturer: and the granting to each dealer of a definite ter- ritory suffciently large to discourage the ! agency of persons not regularly in the busi- ness. The resolutions along this line were passed. Later, after further discus- sion, a motion was adopted with only one dissenting voice, to the effect that mem- bers should refuse to sign the contracts with the harvester trust until there is | some modification in the contracts. It was found, however, that about fifteen of the members of the association had alreadv signed with the trust, only a few of them securing modifications of the printed con- tracts. The committee on nominations renorted | for the re.election of the old officers. O. | V. Eckert, Northwood, president: A. J.| Sowers, Red Oak, and Charles Harris, Cedar Falls, vice presidents; D. M. Groves. Ne- vada, secretary. The proposal to form a mutual insurance company was endorsed and onme was or- ganized atfer adjournment, with P. F. Ferney of Marshalltown president and D. M. Groves of Nevada secretary. Bold Attempt at Robbery. | One of the boldest attempts at robbery ever tried here occurred at 1 o'clock this afternoon. A stranger entered the jewelry store of H. P. Hobbs on East Walnut street. and was in the act of taking from the case a tray of valuable rings, when Mr. Hobbs entered from a back room and discovered the thief. The latter drew a revolver and made for Mr. Hobbs, when the latter was forced to retreat to another room. but iater came out and was driven upstairs. Finally the robber fled with the rings and started through the alley, but Mr. Hobbs followed him. After running about a block | the robber dropped his plunder and, going a short distance fo the rear of a barn. changed part of his clothes, leaving his overcoat, hat and revolver. The straneer was well dressed and determined. He could not be tracked further. Killed by Frelght Train. A freight traln on the Chicago Great Western railroad struck and killed Fred Lund in East Des Moines at an early hour this morning. Hé was walking along th track on the from his boarding house to the coal mines north of the city and it was barely daylight yet. The tralnmen did not see the man at all, but his dead body ‘was found by others soon after. Portrait of Crapo Presented. Philip M. Crapo of Burlington was in the clty today and presented the State Histor- feal department at the request of Curator Aldrich with a handsome ofl portrait of himself. Mr. Crapo is one of the prom- inent men of the Grand Army of the Re- public In the state and consplcuous fn business and politics. Prison Population. The number of prisoners in the two state penitentiaries at the first of the month as | reported to the State Board of Control by the wardens was 869. There was a.de- crease of six at Fort Madison and an increases of fiye at Anamosa during the month. Examined for Commissions. | The Military Examining board is engaged today In making examination of the follow- ing candidates for commissions in the guard ’ Charles B. Wallick, elected first lieuten- ant Company F Fifty-sixth infantry. | John Peterson, elected second Ifeutenant | Company F, Fifty-sixth infantry. | Oscar P. Enstrom, elected second lieuten- ant First signal company. Omer L. Cole, clected captain Company ©, Fifty-third infantry. Lieutenant C. E. Caughlan, elected eap- | tain Company G, Fifty-fourth infantry. John H. Meler, elected sacond lieutenant Company G Fifty-fourth infantry, Get Into More Trouble. i , Sam Barnes and John Krening, charged \w(lh the theft of coal from a car in the Illinols Celntral yards consigned to A | Witzke, were discharged in police court | yesterday morning, but were immediately | | rearrested ou a charge of maliclous de- struction of property. It was charged that |in a spirit of revenge for being arrested | they smashed one of the windows in Witz- | ke's coal office Wednesday night. They suc- | | ceeded in compromising the case by agree- IDg to pay for two tons of coal. the cost of replacing the window light and the court | costs. | Steals Palr of Rubbers, Charles Smith, colored, was suffering from cold feet yesterday afternoon and | snatched a pair of rubber overshoes from in i front of Hamilton's shoe store on Broad- | way. Mr. Hamilton and Fire Chief Tem- | pleton witnessed the theft and overhauled | | Smith before he had gone far. At police headquarters Smith was identified as the | partner of Lewis Smith, the colored man ‘Know belng tried at Avoca for the killine of Charles Edwards, another negro. Lewis | and Charles Smith served fail fentences here for the theft of a watch from the | Robinson jewelry store. Charles Smith a {few years ago was ‘rrested in this city | for the robbery of a barber shop in South 'Omaha, for which it Is sald he served a jterm In the penttentiary at Lincoln. {HILLS WEATHER IS PECULIAR isn-- Statisties Given Out by Weather Bureau Ofcial at Rapld City. the | | 4 HOT SPRINGS. S. D., Dec. 4.—(Special.) —The Weather bureau station at Rapid City has given oue some facts relative to the weather duriug the month of December | snow; brisk north winds; Saturday. fair. | colder Friday; Saturd average of 22; the highest temperature w 75, on the 10th, 1890; the lowest temper: ture was 16 below, on the 27th, 1807; aver- age date on which first killing frost oc- curred in autumn, September 20th; average date on which last killing frost occurred in spring, May 1. The average preeipitation for the month has been 0.48 inches greatest monthly precipitation was 1.16 inches in 1897, the least monthly precipita- | greatest | tlon was 0.06 inches, in 1898; amount of precipitation recorded twenty-four consecutive bours inches, on the 1ith and 12th 1807. The greatest amount of snowfall recorded in any twenty-four comsecutive hours (record extending to winter of 1884-85 only) wae 4.3 fnches, on the 11th and 12th, 1506, CITY TO OWN WATER WORKS Sloux Falls Offers Honds for Sale, Proceeds to Be Used im Con- structing Plant. in any was 0.30 SIOUX FALLS, §. D., Dec. 4.—(Special.) —The city council has Instructed the city auditor to at once advertise for sale bonds to the amount of $5,000, which are de- signed for the purpose of commencing work on a municipal water works plant. This action will probably cause a re- newal of the fight between the city and the private water company which at present holds a franchise for furnishing the people of the city with water for fire protection and domestic purposes. The idea of the counell in eelling the $60,000 worth of bonds at this time is to have work on the municipal system commenced, 80 it can be completed and ready for operation when the franchise of the private water com- pany expires on April 9, 1904, Fight in Justice Co SIOUX FALLS, Dec. 4.—(Special Tele- gram.)—City Justice Watts court room was today the scene of an unusual episode. which recalled frontier justice times George Ohruh, a local saloon keeper. en- raged at a stone mason named Bombers. because the latter called at his place of business to receive satisfaction for rough treatment in the saloon last nicht. chased Bomberg out of the place and through the crowded streets, the fugitive finally taking refuge in the court room. Notwithstanding that court was In session, Ohruh followed him and before the eyes of the judge and others in the room pummeled Bomberg in true John L. Sullivan style. Ohruh was fined $50 for disturbing the peace. Ha was | then arrested and fined heavily for con- tempt of court. When Bomberg was last seen he was striving to procure a warrant for his assailant for assault and battery. Captain Lucas Improving. HOT SPRINGS, 8. D., Dec. 4.—(Special.) —Captain Lucas, commandant of the South Dakota Soldiers’ home at Hot Springs, who is spending a few weeks in California for the benefit of his health, writes home that he had a very bad spell, suffering from gull stones while enroute, so that he stopped over in Denver a day or two. He finally | reached Santa Cruz all right and has since been feeling much better and enjoying him- self with his children on their ranch, “Elnella,” near Santa Cruz. South Dakota Vote, PIERRE, 8. D, Dec. 4.—(Special Tele- gram.)~The total vote cast in South Da- kota on congressman wi 74,363, the re- publican vote being 48,474; democratic, | 20,814; soclalists, 2,738, and prohibition, 2,317. The vote of the different candidates | w Burke, 48,310; Martin, 48.454; Wil- | son, 21,113; Robinson, 20,814; Knowles, | 2,738; Price, 2,578; Kelly, 2317 Smith, 2251. On governor the vote w Her. | reld, 48,196; Martin, 21,396, Sherifft Has Narrow Escape. STURGIS, 8. D. Dec. 4.—(Special)— Sheriff Smith of Meade county, while on bis way to Sioux Falls last night, stepped off the train at Rapld City while it was yet moving. In doing so he missed his footing | and slipped between the train and the side- | walk, his head whirling around dangerously near the car wheels. The train only went a short distance before stopping ahd Smith was helped out Miners Deman neres COLUMBUS, 0., Dec. 4—It Is authori- | tatively stated that the miners will demand | an Increase of 2) cents a ton in the scale | of pick-mined coal | .. Roils, Sores and Telons Find prompt, sure cure in Bucklen's Arnica Salve, also eczema, salt rheum, burns, bruises and pilee, or mo pay. For sale by Kuhn & Co. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER| More Snow in Nebraska and Iown To- day, but Falr is Predicted for Tomorrow. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—Forecast: colder in Saturday fair. For Towa—Snow Friday; Saturday fair For Colorado—Fair Friday in west and | south, rain or snow and colder in north- | enst portion; Saturday falr, colder in east portion. For Wyoming—Snow west portion; Baturday southeast portian. For Illinole—Cloudy Friday, Friday tair, colder in colder In probably For North and South Dakota—Snow and y fair. For Kansas—Cloudy Friday, probably snow in north portion; Saturday colder. For Missouri—Rain or snow Friday; urday fair and colder. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEZTHER RUREAU, | | | a4 inch %789 inches 1.47 inch OMAHA, Dec. 4.—Officlal record of tem- perature’ and precipitation compared with | the corresponding day of the las. three ears: ! 1902, 1991, 190, 1899, Maximum temperature ... 15 30 50 17 Minimum temperature 6 B 81 Mean temperature § 2 4 9 Preeipitation 00 00 0 00 Record of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day and since sfarch 1, 1902 Normal temperature .. Deficiency for the day fotal excess since March 1 Normal precipitation Deficiency for the day r Total rainfall since March 1.0 Deficlency since March 1 Deficlency for cor. period, 1801, 6.97 inches Excess for cor. period, 190, 46 inch Reporis from Statlons at 7 P, M. a1 e sanyesadwa CONDITION OF THE WEATHER. —esadwa) WO 15 F i ¥ “ 3 18 18 3 ‘cloudy udy Yalentine, partly North Platte, clo Cheyenne, clear Salt Lake City, snowin Hapid City, cloudy ‘Huron, snowing Willisfon, snowing .. Chicago, cloudy . covering a period of fourteen years, which shows that the Black Hills reglon h climate peculiar to itself, and altoy different from that in the eastern portion of South Dakota or Nebraska. The report shows that December has & mean or normal | temperature of 307 the warmest month was that of 1896, with an average of 38; the coldest month was that of 1592, with an St. Louls, cloudy Bt. 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Comos, minister to Guatemala: Percival Dodge, secretary of the embassy at Berlin R. 8. Hitt, second secretary at Berlin; ATTACKING SHIPS PUT OUT TO SEA | Peter A. Jay, third secretary st Parls FROM LOUBET TO ROOSEVELT | French Preatdent Gives to A Executt wi and ry to Seize Base in Porto Rico Mine Harbor Before De- fenders Can Intercept fean WASHINGTON, 4.—Lieutenant De- Faramond, naval attache of the French em- bassy, today presented to the presideat on behalf of President Loubet of France and as a personal gift from him a copy of & manual of the French navy. The book ls a handsome specimen of French workma: ship. It Js bound in kid and beautifully em- bellished in blue and gold. The pages ara of silk and the work bears an autograph presentation from Preaident Loubet to President Roowev: President Roosevelt expressed his ap- preciation of the gift and expressed through Lieutenant DeFaramond his thanks and continued good wishes to Prest- dent Loubet. OKLAHOMA FAVORS NEW BILL People of Territory o " Me On Thelir Merits, | WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—The Navy de- | partment has made public the elements of the naval search problem on which the com- bined European, North Atlantic and South Atlantic fleets are to begin work tomorrow in the West Indies. These rules are as follows: 1. The White fleet includes vessels of commands of Rear Admirals Sumner and £Lrowninshield, combined under former. 2. The Blue fleet includes vessels under Rear Admiral Higginson, 3. In_the aftercoon of December 5 the Blue fleet learns that one of its scouts sighted the White fleet December 2 in lati- tude 15 degrees north, longitude 46 degrees west, a position about 900 miles to the east- ward of Barbadoes. 4. The White fleet, represents an ad- vanced detachment of an enemy, whose object i to secure a base In the Porto Rican waters between and including Maya- guez on the west and Great Harbor, Cule- bra, on the east; also to mine the main #nip channel of the port seized before 6 . m. December 10, at which time the prob- lem ends (a) If it enters the rurl selected and has worked one hour in laying mines before the arrival of a Blue force 5 per cent greater than its own, It wins. (b) If it enters the port and completes the mining of ‘the channel before the arrival of a Blue force double its own, It wine : 5. White lose interceptes y superior Blue force at sea or In less than one hour | Senate met today Mr. Beveridge had read after it enters the port. | resolutions of the convention composed 6. The Blue force to win must (a) with a ! {of delegates from Oklaboma and Indian for fo cet the White fleet at sea | o BpeTr LT e e o 1t o anenored | Territory. favoring the admission of both fn the port eelected; (b) if the White force | territories as one state and opposing the Bng Been at Anchor more than one hour, Bt house omntbus bill t long en to plant al 8 mines, the 29t Jong enoush 1o, DIARt her 'cent Kré~ser| Ome motion of Mr. Btewart (Nev.) a con- wan the White. current resolution was adopted calling on the president for the papers in the Plus fund case, recently decided at The Hague. Fleet Ready for Mane 8! N land of Trinidad. AN IR | At 12330 p. m., on motion of Mr. Hoar (Mass.), the senate went into executive Wednesday, Dec. 3.—Read Admiral Sumper sion. has fssued an order with respect to the inidad. Sl el At 1:05 p. m. the senate adjourned until Monday next. With the receipt of the report of the gun- boat Eagle this morning communication with the shore ceased and from now the || movements of the “enemy” squadron will | KANSAS ~MAN FOR LIBERIA Ellis 1s to Be Secretary ! the Black Republic, Cut Leose frem Sta WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—Soon after the ern. be cloaked in mystery. While Admiral Sumner has not indicated when he proposes to sall, the understandine among the officers of the vessels under his command s that the squadron will leave the Guit of Paria at § o'clock tomorrow morning George W. of Lei WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—The president lof the | sia; Charlemagne Tower, There s a lighthouse at Boca Grande. the exit of the gulf, and apprehension Is felt United States consul, who will telegraoh Rear Admiral Higgenson, commanding the defending squadron, the course and speed “enemy.” Consequently Admiral Sumner proposes, when aut of sieht of land, to change his course and speed and then proceed to the port chosen for the scene of the attack. It 1s often the case that the course of warships is followed by boxes and other retuse thrown overboard. Therefore Ad- miral Sumner has decided that such debris be put in condition to sink immediately when thrown into the sea or that it be burned. New code signals for use day and night have been arranged in order to pre- vent their being read by Admiral Higgin- son’'s scouts. Though his squadron is stronger than the one commanded by Admiral Cervera, Ad- miral Sumner declares that the problem be- fore him is more difficult than that of the Spaniards, as the latter were able to choose ports in Cuba as well as in Porto Rico and Culebra. Moreaver, the Spaniards moved from the Cape Verde islands, while Admiral Sumner's command is close and is limited in regard to time. NO OPPOSITION IN COMMITTEE Favorable Report to Be Made on All of the Diplomatic Nomina- tions Before It, WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—The senate com- mittee on forelgn relations today authorized favorable reports on all the neminations to the diplomatic positions before it as fol- lows: Robert McCormick, ambassador to Rus- ambassador to that the keeper may communicate with the | | today sent the following nomination: senate: Robert M. McWade, Pennsylvania (now | consul), to be consul general at Canton, | China. Martin A. Knapp, New York, insterstate commerce commissioner (a reappointment). George W. Ellls, Kansas, secretary of the legation at Monrovia, Liberia. Also a large number of army pr and appointments TO REORGANIZE THE MILITIA to the ‘WABHINGTON, Dec. 4.—The senate com- mittee on military affairs met today for the purpose of taking up the bill for the reos- ization of the militia and listened to the representations in support of the meas- ure by Secretary Root and General Carte) When the hearing of Secretary Root was concluded the committee decided to report the bill as it passed the heuse without amendment. AGREES TO PENSION BILL House Committes Provides in Agsve- gate for $137,847,000, an Incre Over Curremt Year. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—The house com- mittee on appropriastions has agreed on the pension appropriation bill. It appropriates $137,847,600, which is 35,370,000 more than for the current year. 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