Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 22, 1902, Page 3

THE OMAHA DAILLY BEE MONDAY, DECEMBER a9 22, 1902 CURRENT NEWS OF IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. FIND A FAMILY STARVING Woman and Pour Ohildren Absolutely Des- titute of Food and Fuel. LEFT IN AN OLD HOUSE BY THREE MEN Police Unable to Obtain from Wo Any Information Rega: & the Identity of the Men or Where She Uame From, ’ The attention of the police was called yesterday to a pitiable case of destitution at 495 Franklin avemue, where a woman with four,small children were found to be almost starving. The place, a mere shack, was without furniture and the occupants bad only a few old sacks and rags to sleep They were absolutely without any means of heating the one room and there ‘was not even a crust of bread in the place, The woman and the children were left at the shack Wednesday night hy three men, who drove off in a coversd wagon and have not been seen since. When an officer called at the place last evening the woman re- fused point blank to give any information to where she and the children came from or who the men were who brought her here. Temporary relief was afforded the woman and children and the police will make a further investigation of the case today. 2 Hand mirrors, nicest in town, at Morgan & Dickey's, 142 Broadway. TROUBLE OVER EXPRESSMEN Arrest of Six of Them Brings the Mat- ter of Standing Place to Court. \ The six expressmen who were arrested last Wednesday at the instance of McKin- ley & Lower, pfoprietors of the barber shop | At the corner of Main street and Broadway, and charged with maintaining a nuisance by standing their wagons and teams at that corner, will have a hearing In police court this morning. The question of selecting a suitable place where the expressmen, who pay the city a license for carrying on thelr business, may stand 18 to be taken up at a meeting this evening of the committee of the whole city council. It is possible that the cases in police court will be continued, awaiting the result of the meeting of the aldermen. | Mayor Morgan, in discussing the matter yesterday, stated the solution of the prob- lem was a most difficult one. He believed that while the city demanded the expresa- turn to provide some place where they could stand their teams and wagons, but businebs men generally objected to For years the expressmen have kept thelr wagons on North Main street, this being the most central location, but occupants of | butting property have made frequent | e Bt oA | days with'her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. complaints and now fnsist that the city offi- .clals have them removed elsewhere. The ordindncé governing the matfer provides that no expressman can stand his wagon and team in front of any place of busin without first obtaining the consent of the occupant of such place. It has been suggested that some of the expressmen stand thelr wagons at the in- tersection of Pearl and Maln streets and others in the haymarket back of the city building, but they object to this proposi- tion, claiming there is not sufficlent room in the haymarket and that the location at Pearl and Main streets s not sufficiently central. A Free Heating Stove. Before you buy your coal see Wm. Wolch at i6 North Main street and he will ex- plain to you how you can get a fine Round Oak heating stove without costing you a penny. 'Phone, 12§ * NEW LIGHTING COMPANY A GO Ome of the Promoters Speaks Encour- | “There will be something definite doing within six weeks or two months at the latest,” was the statement made yester- day by one of the men interested in the formation of a local gas and .electric light- ing company. He stated further that he bad no doubt that the company would be tully organized within the next few months. It is said that there is ample capital Back of the movement, and In addition to the local men interested at least one if not wo Chicago promoters have expressed a jre to get in on the ground floor. One ©f the Chicagh men was here two years with a proposition when the city's con- ract for the public lighting was on the ®t. At that time this Chicago pro- r was desirous of organizing a local company, but his plans were frustrated by the Bluft City Gas and Electric company securing & franchise and later assigning it with the city's contract for street lighting e the Citizens' Gas and Electric company. Ping pong gan & Dickey's, 142 Broadway. Gravel roofing. A. H. Reld, 126 Main 8t. Unable ity Vietim, The man /who was run down and kitied, Baturday evening by & Wabash switch sine at Eighteenth avenue and Eleventh street had not been identified up to last night, althougly the body was viewed by over 100 persons yesterday. Many of those who viewed the remalns were certain they frequently had seen the man, but were un- able to give his name. James S. Blanch- &rd, local agent of the Wabash, used every effort yesterday to discover the man's Jdentity, but without.result. The dead man was of medium height and thick set. He had brown hair apd brown moustache. ! The black soft hat he wore bore the trade mark of the Continental Clothing company ot Omaba. He wore an overcoal, but mo undercoat; two vests, pants and overslls and heavy shoes and rubbers. Coromer Treynor will hold an inquest this morning at § o'clock at Cutler's undertaking rooms. * ANl Photos Taken. At Schmidt's before December 23 will be Buished before Christmas, sure. ment apd Vehicle Dealers’ club will hold the fipst of its monthly banquets for this semmop tonight at the Grand hotel. The elub during the winter seasons holds its EWIS CUTLER MORTICIAN. Bu | Ale: | week for ing | the ‘wagons stand n front of thelr places. |better than freeh alf, It saves doctors hills, | body. ! and bullds up your health or O meetings and banquets alternstely each in this ety and Omaha. Tonight's session being the opening one for the winter, a large atehdance Is expected and elaborate arrangements have been made by the com- mittee for the entertalnment of the mem- bers. S, Plumbing and heating. Bixby & Son. N. Y Plumbing Co., tetephone 258, MINOR MENTION. Dayls sells drug Stockert sells carpets and rugs. Kxpert watch repairing, Lefrert, 408 Bway, Skates for boys and cheap at Petersen & Schoening Co. rnt wood and George Treynor of Osceola, la., I8 in the city to spend Christmas with relatives. Mrs, Julla Hughes has gone to Fremont, Neb., to spend the Christmas vacation with | friends. The Lady Maccabees will meet Tuesday afternoon in thelr new hall in the Brown bullding. re headquarters for See us a Gla: Mrs. Schmoller of Turley's Glen been called to Bradford, Pa., by the sarious fliness of her mother. of all 1 £ Pamt, before you buy. C. Co. Mrs. F. M. South and daughter of Chicago | are visiting Mrs. South’s mother, Powder, for the holidays. Mrs. W, C. James left last evening for Chicago, to spend the holidays with her daughter, Mrs, Aifred ‘B. Eaton. . Mr. and Mrs. W, 8. Cass ahd Won Bilis will leave Tuesday for Lincoln, Neb., to spend Christmas with relatives. Mrs. Holcomb of Waterville, N. Y., has arrived, to spend Christmas with'« her daughtér, Mrs, John N. Baidwin. Mrs, Herbert A. Robinson of Kenosha, v\;lu, has arrived, wit Mrs. her mother on Fifth avenue. Mrs. William Huron, Mfss Fay Bdendahl and Miss Bessle Bixby of Boone, la. are guests of Mrs. Frank Skipton of Avenie B. Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Ray, formerly of this city, now residents of Chicago, are uests of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Dawson of venth avenue. Miss Frances Wright, teacher in the Bloomer school kindergarten, will leave to- day fur Lodge Pole, Neb., to spend Christ- mas with friends. X Mr, and Mrs, E. C. Shepard of Sycamore, 1L, have arrived, to &pend the holidays with Mrs. Shepard's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Gleason of Park avenue. John Lindt left Saturday for Chicago to meet his daughter, Dr. Harrlet L. Lindt of South Bend, Ind.,' who will return with him to spend the holidays here. A handsome plece of furniture always fs acceptable as a gift—It not only pleases th reciplent, but stands as a _lasting remem- brance. Petersen & Schoening Co. The, Benedictine sisters in charge of 8t Peter's parochial school will leave thls Atchison, Kan.,, to spend the Christmas vacation ‘at the mother home. Miss Ethel Lemen s home from Boston, | student at the Emerson | where she Is a School of Oratory, with her father, He Christian Home, Ben Auld, former member of the County to spend the holidays v. J. G. Lemen, at the | Board of Supervisors, who left this part of men should pay a license, it ought in re- | S o T 0 le part o the country rather suddenly about a year ago, s reported to have returned to his home near Griswold. Your children should have a eled; rompts them to go outdoors; nothing 1t is Qur line of sleds is complete and cheap. Petersen & Schoening Co. iss Claire Zimmer of Butte, Mont., who 8 & student at the Sacred H in Omaha, will spend the Christmas holi- George Gerner of this city. Bila Wirt. arrived yesterday from mouth, Neb., where she is a_teacher in the high school, to spend the Christmas vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Wirt of Willow avenue. Dr. Seth H. Cralg of this city has been appointed ald-de-camp on the staff of Na- tional Commander Stewart of the: Grand Army of the Republic. br. Craig is Veteran of the Mexican and civil wars. The marriage of Miss Adele Myers and Frank J. Cappell will take place Wedne day evening at the home of the bride's mother on Park avenue. Rev. W. 8. Barnes of the First Presbyterian church will oficlate. We can't jolly you up and pat you on the back and make you think you are all right as well as some of our competitors, | but if you want good, honest snoes, one price, and get what you pay for, Sargent can skin them all. * The Echoes, a magazine conducted by the students of the high school, has cele- brated its first anniversary by appearing as a special Christmas number. The cover design 18 A very clever bit of work by Alfred Hanchett of the senior clas Fred Smith, claiming Champaign, i, as his home, fell in a fit Saturday evening at the corner of Seventh avenue and Seventh street and was taken to St. Bernard's has- pital in the police ambulance. He is thought y the police to be mentally deranged. Buy now {8 our advice to those who want the choicest, most desirable gift goods— early buyers get best cholce. Don't know what to glve—nothing will help you decide uicker than eeeing the thousand and one things offered here. Petersen & Schoening . Coal thieves succeeded In carrying nearly half & ton of anthracite fr shed on the, smises of Robert Jones at the corner of rison street and ‘Washington avenue. Jones is a member of the fire de- Bartment and consequently is home but Sarah Elizabeth, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.'B. King of St. Ma township, Mills ' county, dled! yesterday, ged 1 year. The funeral will be held this at 10 o'clock from the tamily re dence, just over the county line, and in- terment will be in West Oak township cemetery. ellable, the same old shoe store, In the ne old place Shoe stores have come and hoe stores have gone, but Sargent, the shoe man, sull continues. The reason— good, honest shoes and one price. Look. for the bear if that's the way you want to do business. No job lots & gent' The, furniture store isn't half big to show off all its pretty things. These dainty lttle dressing tables wouldn't be here ‘now If it were. All new patterns, mostly with shaped mirrors and etandards and French legs—just the sort o resent a girl would like for ‘etersen & Bchoening Co. C. F. Meehan, a garpenter, fs being d tainied at the city jail o, prevent him thk- ing his Mfe. Saturday 'evening Meehan, who, it Is said, had been drinking heavily, purchased two outices of laudanum and Was about to board away om a enough ¢ Christm, her, room. was taken y * by Since the wite, four , Meeha been despondent. company, after Mti- gation lasting several years, has paid into court the judgment for W,21432 obtained Attorney John Lindt for the rent of saloon bullding on West Broadway erected by the brewing company, but title to which was aftes several trials in the ‘Il' trict and supreme courts secured by Lindt The judgment was for rent of the buildin during the period of the itigation when | was occupled by ugents of the brewing company. ‘ Constable Maguire of Marengo, Ia.,.who £ week cauned the arrest of B, I Dyn: f weining in Lake Man- e_a the city, and s now said ring evidence against sevegal Omaha sportsmen, who, it is alleged, haye been hunting in this section of the s without complying with the lowa e laws by taking out licenses. Maguire has declined to make public the names of the Omaha hunters ‘whom he s after or give Shy information aa to who I8 employing m. tod death of his n hi The Schlitz Brewin, Fine Mne of box stationery at Morgan & Dickey's, 142 Broadway. Fatal Quar Over Rent. SIOUX CITY, Ia., Dec. 21.—At George, I August Bunge mortally wounded Helmer Deboor as a result of & quarrel over rent of land. Bunge is under arrest. Both men wery farmers. Very Newr a Crime, To allow coustipation to: poison your Dr. King's New Lite Pilis cures it BO pay. 2% has | volunteer service would atay with the regi- to spend the Melidays | the | RENAMING PROVES POPULAR Guardemen of Later Day Like the Ohange from Volunteer Numbers. CONVICTED MURDERER WANTS NEW TRIAL Class Troubles at State University in Way of Settlement—School Census Shows a Decrease in Schoel (From a Staft Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Dec. 21.—(Special.)—The fenaming of the guard regiments of lowa, as made recently by the adjutant general by order of the governor, has proved the most popular thing for the betterment of the militia service devised in recent years. The four regiments, instead of being tho Forty-ninth to Fifty-second inclusive, are now the Fifty-third to Fifty-sixth Inclu- sive. Originally the guard regiments were First to Fourth, but after the reorganiza- | tion, because of the service in the Cuban | war, the regiments were given the same numbering as the regiments in the volunteer service, the plea for this being that many of the men who were in the United States ments in the guard. This proved to be the most unfortunate thing that could have been dome, for those companies in which the veteran volunteers dominated proved to be most troublesome, as all the men who had seen service wanted gommissions and | crowded out the younger and newer mem- | bers. The abandonment of the numbering which has been used now about three years has been well received. Adjutant General Byers has recelved letters of congratula- tion from many of the officers of the guard, and not one complaint, either by letter or orally. Under the new arrangement there will be no danger of confusion of the pres- ent guard companies with the Iowa volun- teer companies and regiments. This pleases the volunteers who have not gone into the guard and the guardsmen who were mot in the volunteer service. At the time of renaming the regiments some of the com- panies were moved from one regiment to another, 8o as to better group the com- panies in regiments on sectional lines, and these changes have caused no protest, though an effort to make some changes of this charactef last year raised a storm. General Byers {s now confident the lowa Natfonal guard will gain rapidly in strength and importance and that it will be com. paratively easy to maintain the companies of the four regiments. There are two va- cancies now—one in the Fifty-third and one In the Fifty-fifth—and these will be filled some time during the winter. Gen- eral Byers goes to Washington after the holldays and will work with the fowa dele~ gation to secure the passage of the Dick miitary bl which would enable tbo guardsmen to go into camp with the regu~ lars each year and effect a closer alllance between the guard and the United States army. . Election in & Regiment. The election for a lleutenant colonel in the Fifty-fourth regiment, which is In the southeastern part of the state, will be held on Monday. This will be the second elec- tlon, the first resulting in such a division of the vote that no candidate had a ma- Jority. The ranking major of the regiment, John A. Dunlap of Keokuk, recelved 101 votes, the second In rank, Major Frank W. Bishop of Muscatine, received 189 and the Junior major,- E. E. Lambert of Newton, received 129. Since then Major Duulap has withdrawn and sent a circular letter to his friends asking them to support Bishop for the place and Bishop will be elected. He will take the place of Lieutenant Colonel H. C. Haynes, formerly of Centerville, who has ‘left the state. This contest has been the most spirited of any contest In recent years, Tyler Wants New Trial, Chester Tyler, colored, has asked for a new trial from the supreme court. He | was convicted of murder in Jasper county and s serving-a life sentence. He was convicted of the murder of Dr. B. M. Failor of Newton, in September, 1901, the doctor, who was an old resident and quite wealthy, being found dead near the walk from his house to his office. The evident purpose of the murder was robbery. Tyler had | been seen in the city that day, but had disappeared. Later be was arrested and held in Ottumwa for awhile and released because there was no evidence against him. He traveled about the country and came to Des Moines. A young woman who was well acquainted with Tyler later hinted that she knew where Dr. Failor's watch could be found and detectives madé a search and found the watch in the possession of one who had recelved it from Tyler. On this simple beginnisg the evidence was sufficient to convict. He asks a mew trial, alleging meny mistakes in the trial of the case and especially insisting that it was wrong to allow the foreman of the jury to sleep dur- ing the trial at the home of a mephew of the murdered man. University Troubles Settled. The recent disgraceful conduet of some of the students of the lowa State university at Iowa City has now been entirely dis- | posed of so far as it relates to the classes as a whole. President MacLean of the | xlverlhy was in the city last night con- | Iting with state officers and others. He spoke very hopefully of the outlook. The students of one class had practically broken up a banquet given at a leading hotel by another class and caused great |damage to furniture and windows. The | faculty’ demanded that members of the {class pay the damages and settle up the | matter. President MacLean states that he | does mot know whether the damages have been paid, but the class has agreed to pay the damages and to make all matters right. “The affair was very unfortunate for all of us sald President MacLean, “and It was very bad, but it was also greatly exaggerated In the papers. Hav- ing dealt ‘with the cldss as & whol are now ready to deal with individuals and | shall do so as fast as we can dlscover total expenditure for schools, penditure for 1902 being $9,556,890. MARSHAL COULTER MAY LIVE Other Vietim of George Stillwell Very Low and No Hopes for His Recovery. the ex- \ FARMINGTON, Ia., Dee. 21.—(Speeial.)— Tt is now believed that Marshal Robert Coulter, one of the men shot by George Stillwell Friday afternoon, will live, al- though his condition Is still eritical. There 1s no hope, it Is stated, for Justice of the Peace E. A. Musgrave, Stillwell's other victim, who s very weak. From the testi- mony glyen at the coroner’s inquest over the remains of Stillwell, it is believed that the bullet which Killed ‘Stillwell was fired by Marshal Coulter in the first shooting affray on Main street. Coulter says during the shooting Stillwell Stepped on the side- walk and fell toward him as he fired his last shot. The fatal bullet struck Stillwell in the right side of the meck, high up and ranged downward, coming out below the left shoulder blade. Coulter's testimony indicates that the bullet made this wound. 1t this is so Stillwell livéd about two hours and a half before he died, about the time the posse found him In the timber. Another theory advanced is that Stillwell either atcidentally or purposely fired the fatal shot himself, as he saw the posse closing in on him. One of the Wtrangest verdicts in the history of this county was the result ot the coroner's inquest, vir.: “Death by his own hand or by parties unknown while in the act of resisting att officer.” WORKS WHILE HE SLEEPS Creston Man Robbed While Taking a Nap in Kansas City Union Station. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 21.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Colonel J. F. Russell of Creston, Ia., reported to the police today that while he was asleep on a settee in the Union depot at an early hour this morning a thief rified his pockets, securing about all the money he possessed as well as his watch, his eyeglasses and some valuable papers. Colonel Russell sald he lost $90 L o | Cl{ ard’ ,Edgcrton dainty designs. anything to equal it, Tankards up to $22.50 Vases as high as $15.00 / (B -JACQU EM I. N & CO ., o Hand-Painted China Decorated by the most famous artists in the United States upon the M,o;’oul and most unique shapes of Haviland and Limoges ohina—Rich coloring and ‘ine Plates from $1.75 to $6.00 Come in today and seécure a piece of this éwquisite ware —you have never seen NEAR TWENTY MILLION MARK Twentieth Oentury Fund of the Metkodist Oburch Practically Complete. | STUPENDOUS WORK OF THREE V[ARS[ Twe Towa D.II;I'Q- Benetstaston. ot the Latest Collection of §500,000— Entire Fund Will Be Com- pleted With Year. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec. 21.—The Twentleth century fund of the Methodist church—$20,000,000—has practically been raised. in cash, a check for $46.80 drawn on the Union County Savings bank of Creston, and another check for $8.38 drawn on the Cres- ton National bank. The police have no clue to the thief. HYMENEAL. Ewing-McLaoghlin, WEST POINT, Neb., Dec. 21.—(Special.) —Miss Emma McLaughlin of this city and Oliver Ewing of Sioux City were married at the residence of Mrs. George Korb, ir., the bride’s sister, on Wednesday, Rev. F. W. Leavitt, pastor of the Congregational church, officlating. The wedding was one of the prettiest ever held in the city and was witnessed by over seventy guests and relatives of the family. The couple left for a bridal tour‘in the south. The bride is the daughter of County Attorney M. Mc- Laughlin and the groom a wholesale mer- chant of Sloux City, whers they will make their future home. Dewits-Merriman, * WEST POINT, Neb., Dee. 21.—(Special.) ~—Miss Lena Merriman of Wisner was mar- rled to Paul Dewitz of Sherman township, by County Judge 8. 8. Krake. They left immediately after the eeremony for Call- fornia, where they Willispend the winter. Guern.Hantt. ‘WEST POINT, Neb., 'Déé. 21.—(Spectal) ~—Theodore Guern and Miss Ida Hanft were married Saturday by County Judge 8. 8. Krake. FIRE RECORD. Connecticut Girls’ Schos NEW MILFORD, Conn., Dec. 21.--The In- gleside / Girls' school, conducted by Mrs. Willlam D. Black, waa partly destroyed by fire of unknown origin today, which caused damage estimated at $40,000. The servants were the only persons In the | bullding, as the pupils were away on their Christmas vacation Through Service to Florida Will Be Resumed January 5, Leaving Chicago Union Station 8340 p. m. over Pennmsylvania Short Line through Loulsville via ‘Atlanta and Macon. No change of cars over this route to Jackson- ville and St. Augustine. Vestibuled train | has Qbservation Car for enjoying scemery on daylight ride through most interesting sections of the, south. tree. Communicate with H. R. Dering, A. G. P. Agt., 248 Bouth Clark St., Chicago. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Two Fair Days WABHINGYON, Dee. Nebraska, South Dakota and Kansas— Fair Monday and Tuesday. Towa—Fair Monday; colder in central and | northeast portion; Tuesday fair. Colorado—Fair Monday and Tuesday. Montana—Fair Monday; warmer in northern central portions; Tuesday fair; | ‘warmer in east portion. North Dakota—Fair - Monday; fair and warmer. Missouri—Fair Monday and Tuesday. Lecal Recor OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, « OMAHA, Dec. 21.—Official record of tem- | perature and precipliation compared with the corresponding day of the last three years: 1902. 1901 1900. 1599, T ) Tuesday Maximum témperatur. Minimum temperature Mean temperatre. Precipitation } Record- of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day and since March 1, ) Normal temperature. Excess for the day. Total excess since March 1, Normal precipitation Deficlency for the day.... Precipitation since March 1. Deficleney since March 1 Defielency for cor. period, 1801 Deficlency for cor, period, 19500, “03'inch Ol inch | -30.57 inches | +1.80 incl + 5.84 Inches | .13 fnch them. We will not tolerate rowdyism at the university and shall certainly wipe out the disgrace brought upon it and the class by this comduct.” lowa School Figures, According to the returns from county superintendents made to the state superin- tendent *of education, there are mot as many school children in lowa as formerly. The enumerators found only 728,810 in 1902, which is 7,651 less tham were enpmerated in the previous year. This Is regarded as merely the result of inefMcient enumera- tion of the children of ghe state. At the same time the ayerage school attendance Increased somewhat ‘above that of last year and the enrollment in schools was substantially the same. The pay of male teachers averaged higher than e before, but there were not so many of them in schodl or attending the normal imstitutes. The pay of female teachers averaged a few cents less than last year and lower than recorded for many years. There are DOt &5 many teachers attending normal R -waadwa) WnmxeR CONDITION OF THE WEATHER. w d L % eumizaeduway, “ruonedPaId Cheyenne, 5 Salt Lake City, clear. Rapid City, cloudy Huron, cloudy. .. Williston, Davenport, Kansas Cily, clou Havre, clear. Helena, clear. Bismarck, cle RRESEEReTRERS Schools as in other years. There has bee: &n increase in the number of books in the school libraries and an lucrease in the 838234R4R32328833 Galveston, clear T indicates trace of precipitation. L. A WELSH, . Local Forecast Omclal ~ Full information | 5 | sota leads the entird church. Three years ago the Methodist Episcopal | church set out to raise $20,000,000 for a ‘““Twentleth century thanksglving fund.” | Today Dr, E. M. Mills, corresponding sec- | retary for the fund and its executive head, ' snnounced that the stupendous task had been completed. He sald: “The total amount in the fund is now more than $19,000,000. At midnight of De- cember 81, 1902, in Trinity Methodist Epis- coppl church at Sprinfleld, Mass.—tho church from which the call for the move- ment was first lssued—I am assured of the pleasure of announcing that the last dollar of the fund has been raised. Thus simply Is made the announcement of the successful {ssue of the gigantic finan- clal undertaking. .* The last public s*atement fssued by Dr. Mills was to the effect that $18,500,000 had | been raised. Asked today how much more than $19,000,000 the fund now containe and on what he bases his assurance that the entire fund will be raised by New Year's eve, Dr. Mills declined to answer and said he would not ‘‘take the edge off a delightful surprise.” Preparing Formal Report. At his office in the Wiider building Dr. Mills is engaged In systematizing the re- port which he will read in the Springfield church watch meeting New Year's cve. Dr. Mills, In an interview today, eald that more than $500,000 for educational purposes had been received within the last two months, and that money I8 still pouring into the fund, though every dollar of the vast sum has already been ralsed. He sald that the raising of this fund was a record. breaker in church fund raising of modern tim The huge figures with which Dr. Mills' report deals tell an Interesting story. For instance, there has been raised for educa- tional purposes $7,850,768. Of this amount, Dr. Mills says, $600,000 has come within forty-five days. Eighty-six Methodist Epls. copal universities, colleges, theological sem- inaries, echools and academies are bene. ficlaries ) Dr. Mills makes public today for the first time the apportionment of the major part of the $500,000 recently raised. It will in- follow: Where Money Goes. Cornell college, Iowa.........$2 University of Southern Cali- fornia Boston universit Mglrnln'llde colrexe. Baker university. Bishop school fig: “that the Methodist Episcopal church h: gathered In three years more for its schools than it gathered for the same pur- pose during the first 100 years of its his- tory. “Since this movement started we have founded ten new hospital Two of these, founded within the last three months, were given outright by wealthy laymen. One of them is in Mason City, Ia., the other in Mattoon, Il “Thirty years ago we had not a Method- ist hospital in the world, mow we havy twenty. This thank offering movement has more than doubled all the capital whieh the Methodist Episcopal church hitherto had invested in charities and philanthro. ples. Poor Give Meat. “A very significant fact about the fund is that the fund has been the reciplent of but few startlingly large gifts. Nearly all of it has come from the rank and file of Methodism, 4 ‘The Norwegian conference of Minne- It gave an average of $22 per member, while the Ger- man conference of Oregon came & close seo- ond with $20 per member. “I am gratified to learn that the re- mainder of the $20,000,000 thank offering has been raised,” sald D. D. Thompson, editor of the Northwestern Christian Ad- vocate, last night. “The offering has.un- doubtedly been a great stimulus to Meth. odism. It has enabled churel ito rid themselves of cumbersome debts and aided the church in benevolence which it would otherwise have been unable to undertake. Bishops of the Methodist church in confer- ence at Springfleld, Mass., first conceived the idea of raising the fund,four years ago. One cause remains to whose generous endowment the fund commission and Meth- odist preachers all over the country are bending every effort in these closing days of the thank offering movement. This is the estabUshment of a permanent fund for wornout Methodist preachers.” DEATH RECORD. Chicago & | Northwestern RAILWAY. THE ONLY Double Track Ry. BETWEEN THE MISSOURI RIVER AND CHICAGO. NO 6__Beginning Dec. 22d, leaves Omaha Union Station at 5:50 p. m. instead of 4:55 p. m.; arriv- ing at Chicago 7:15 a, m., formerly. Fame as H —1401-1403 Farnam St. nmaha nfflcfis Telephones 524-561. “The Best of Everything.” B e T WP Henry L. Burnett, Chauncey M. Depew, General Grenville M. Dodge, General Rip- ley, Judge John F. Dillon,~General Daniel E. Sickles, Dr. Kipp, Secretary Root and Colgate Hoy. Delegates from the Loyal Legion of Honor, the Ohlo soclety, the Bar association, the Republican club, the Relta Kappa soclety, various Grand Army posts and religious and missionary socio- ties with which the general was con- nected were present. At the conclusion of the service the body was taken to the Pennsylvania depot In Jereey City and placed in a special’ car attached to the Washington expres Services will be held in Washington tomorrow in St. John's Episcopal church and the body will be interred at Arlington. = Ihh)‘lll’llen. BALTIMORE, | De¢.. 2L—Very Rev. Dr. Alphonse Maguien, ident emeritus of St. Mary's seminary, dled at that insti- tution today of kidney and heart dis- ease. He had suffered for séveral months and was anointed last June, but recovered sufficlently to leave the hospital. Dr. Magnien was born in Menien, France, six- ty-five years ago. He was graduated in Orleans and after ordination taught clas fcs in the preparatory seminary of La Chappelle. In 1869 he came to Baltimore and taught philosaphy, sacred seripture apd church history ufitil Jyly 4, 1878, when he’ was made presideptiof the institution, succeeding very Rev." John ‘Paul Dubreul, the fifth president of the seminary, who died in that yea Mre. George S TECUMSEH, Neb., Dec. 21.—(Speclal.)— Thé funeral of Mrs. George Sabin, who died of blood clotting on the brain, was held at the family home in Helena precinct | mars, §10; Thomas O, Friday morning. Mrs. Sabin was the daugh ter of the late Hon. B, F. Dorsey of thi county and had resided here many years. She leaves a husband and & number of children, S ©0ld Resident of Avoeca. AVOCA, Ia, Dee. 2L—(Special Tele- gram.)—Claus Relmers of this olty was taken suddenly ill and dled this evening at 10 o'clock of heart disease. Mr. Relmers was an old and respected resident of this vieinity, having settled here in 1878, Willlam U, Conklin, TECUMSEH, Neb., Dec. 21— (Speolal.)— The funeral of Willlam U. Conklin was held at the family home, northwest of town, yesterdayj conducted by Rev, T. D. Davis. PENSIONS FOR WESTERNERS Survivers of the Wars Gemereusly Remembered by the Gemgral Government. ' WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—(Special.)~The following pensions have been grapted: Issue of December 4, 1002: Nebraska: Increase, Rel ard Applegate, Octavia, $12; J; Soldiers' home, Grand Islandy Shults, Grand ‘Tsland, $12. Originals—Henry C, Increase, Relesue, nter, St ete.—Rich- an Bolles, Cuyler A. Kurts, L ete.—Erastus ratford, §12; Claus Stolten- Tlnvgn‘l M. West, Jones, Stephen H. Phillj, a(elley Stanley, Gladbrool .~ Widows, Minors and Dependent Relatives—Mary O, McNain, Woodburn, $; Lany E. Fink, Denison, 38 Jersey Butterine More Jersey soid than any other Butterine, because it ex- General Swaym NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—Funeral services over the remains of General Wagner Swayne were hi here today In St Bartholomew's church. Rev. David H. Greer, rector of the church, read the burial service. The palibearers were: Dr. Andrew H. Smith, Colonel Robert W. Tyler, J. H. Browning, Justice BEdward Patterson, General 0. O. Howard, General cels all others in quality and appearance. . 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