Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 9, 1903, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY JANUARY 9 NEWS O COUNCIL F BLUFFS. MINOR MENTION. Davis sells drugs For rent, modern house, 719 Sixth Ave. Expert watch repalring, Leffert, 409 Bway, Officer is selling dwellings cheap. 119 B'y. Plcture framing. C. 833 Broadway 8ix photos of yourselt or = Carveth, artist, 38 Hroadws Cut prices on art calendars and blotters for New Year's gifts. Alexander & Co Miss Lizzie Drake left last evening for Louls to resume her musical studles. Wanted, at once, boy with pony to carry Bee ;route. Apply at the office, 10 Pearl street. Excelsior Masonic lodge will hold a ape- clal meeting this evening for work in the first degree. We are headquarters for glass of all kinds. See us before you buy. C. B. Paint, Oll and Glass Co, Captain George J. Crane left last evening for indlanapolis 10 attend ,the convention of insurance underwriters. At the regular meeting of Myrtle lodge, Degree ot Honor, this evening the newly elected officers will be instalied. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Long arrived home yesterday from a visit with friends and relatives in Chicago and Cincinnati, B, Bouthwick, who: lives near the lowa Bchool for the Deaf, Was serfously injured yesterday by being kicked by a horse, Mr. and Mre. C. A. Becbe of Glen avenue lert yesterday for a sojourn at Hot S8prings, 8. D, for the benefit of Mr. Beebe's healtn. The session of district court yesterday was taken up with the hearing of motions and other minor matters by Judge Thor- nell The regular meeting of lodge No. 210, Anclent Urder of United Workmen, will be held this evening. Refreshments will served. H. F. 8aar and family of Treynor, Ia., were in the city yesterday on thelr way to 18, 10 cents. 8t 108 Angeles, Ual, where they will spend | the remainder of the winter Willlam Purcell, a laborer llving at Deni- son, Ia., has filed a petition in bankruptey in the federal court here. His liabilities aggregate $619 and his assets consist of onc suit of clothes, valued at $2 The case against Rev. C. Hover, charged by Mrs. C. C. Hain with obtaining supplies from the county in heér name under false pretenses, was alsmissed in Justice Ouren's court on motion of the asslstant county a torney. John Jay Frainey, the orator, will leave in 4 few daye for u tour through northwestern lowa, southern Min- nesota and western Wisconsin, under the direction of the Bijou Lyceum bureau of Minneapolis. Mrs. Hannah Waddle, widow of the late Thomas Waddle, died 'yesterday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Denney, 1102 Seventh avenue, aged 9 year Besides' the Gaughter with whom she made nher home Mrs. Waddle is survived by two wons, The session of the Board of County Super- visors yesterday was taken up with com- pleting the contract for the county bridge work for the ensuing year with the Canton Bridge company and with making the semy- annual settlement with County Treasurer Arnd. Louis Brown was arrested yesterday on an information charging him with the theft of & quantity of household goods from the Foster home on North Becond street. It is alleged that Brown and a companion cars ried the goods away in a Epring wagon dur- ing_the absence of the family. The thef( 18 sald to have been commiited several weeks ago. John 1. Redick of Omaha h been Fanted & temporary injunction restraining the city of Councll Bluffs and County Treasurer Arnd from attempting to col- lect taxes on certaln lots ‘n Potter & George's addition to Council Bluffs, lying on the west side of the Missouri river. It s claimed by Redick that the Drogerty 1s not subject to eity taxation, being held for agricultural purposes only. R mp No.. 7151, « Modern ca, at it§ meeting last Counell uffs el B evening Installed the following officers for the ensull year: V., C. W. L. Wilhams; W. A, 8 Miller; banker, M. K. Sutton; clerk, L. G. Bcott; escort, H, E. Wellert; watchman, R. D. Maln: sentiy, E. Ga- linsky; first mlnlgrr, W, B. Fisher; sec- ond manager, F 8. Simpson; third man- l,cl, E. G. Lloyd; physician, O. H. Bower, After (] installation a soclal time was had, interspersed with music and refreshments. N. lersphone 528, Y. Plumbing Co, No Successor for Richards, United States Marshal G. M. Christian, who is Ip the city attending the speclal slon of federal court, has announced that no one will be appointed to take the place of Deputy Willlam Richards who recently resigned. In explanation Marshal Christlan sald that while In the southern district of Towa there were four courts, Council Bluffs, Keokuk, Des Moines and Creston, the work did not demand a large force of deputies and that for the present it could be cov- ered by the two remaining deputies, A. E. Willis of Perry and Harry Fulton of Keo- kuk. Regarding the statement that Deputy Richards had resigned because the office no longer afforded a living, Marshal Rich- arde admitted ;this was true. He sald the position under the hew rules of the federal court was no longer renfunerative, but with cnly two deputies jn the fleld they could now make it more lucrative. Marshal Christian added that in his opinion the position of & deputy marshal for the southern district of lIowa was no sinecure, although it was considered so in the days gone by. Smith Refuses to Talk. Frank Smith, alfas George Murray, under arrest on suspiclon of having stolen three duck cogts, which he disposed of to a sec- opd-band dealer and made arrangements to sell Bim twenty pair of overalls and other goods, refused to talk. Ween placed in the sweat box yesterday he refused to answer any questions, and the police have been unable to locate where the other sup- posed goods are. At first it was thought that the goods had been stolen from the commissary of ome of the Great Western grading camps, but now it is believed they were stolen from a car in tran at one of the local rallroad yards. Smith is & stranger to the police and s believed to be from Kansas City. Auother Heating Stove Free. The first heating stove given by Williem Welch to his coal customers was awarded to the Christian home. Another has been put up on the same plan, and during the next thirty days will be given away free to one of his customers. Before ordering your coal call at 16 Nor'h Main street or ‘phone 128. George E. Houston Gets Houne, The house and lot valued at §2,000 offered by the Council Bluffs lodge of Elks, as one of the prizes at the last Septeémber, was awarded last evening to George E. Houston of 1218 Fifth avenue Charles Matthal, J. J. Hughes, C. Austin, R. Roth and J. T. Tidd comprised the com- mittee in charge. Gravel roofiing. A. H. Read, 126 Main St. NEW THEATER 'I'ONl(lH'l'———~l THE pp— BURGLAR NMANTHE WAIF| "AND » THE WAIF LEWIS CUTLER MORTICIAN. 1 St., Councll Bluffs. —-—PRIC] 2-36-G0c. ‘Phone 91. * Alexander & Co., | | be | Shakespearean | treet fair and carnival | C0AL SHORTAGE 1S SERIOUS i Consumers of Steam Varieties Are on the Anxious Seat. { MOTOR COMPANY IN WORST PREDICAMENT Water Works and Gas Company Also Down to Polat Where Only One Supply s in Sight, Day's Counctl Bluffs is on the vergs of a steam coal famine and unless shortly relieved several of the public utilities will possibly have to suspend operations. The scarcity of the supply of this kind of coal yesterday very nearly proved disastrous to the motor, | electric light and water works compantes. | Not since the coal strike has this situation | been 8o keenly felt hers and the big cor- porations, which are the large consumers | of this kind of fuel, are all on the anxious | seat. | For several days the motor company hite | been barely recelving sufficient steam coal | to keep its power houses going and last | Bunday it was nearly compelled to stop | running fts cars for lack of fuel. At one time Sunday there was but little over one | hour's supply on hand and had not a ship- ment reached the power houses In time to ve the situation that afternoon the serv- ice would have boen suspended. Yesterday morning the supply again became nearly exhausted owing to the delayed arrival of a trainload of coal. At 11 o'clock the sup- | ply on hand was barely sufficient to keep the power house golng for two hours longer. Many of the heavy cars were taken off the line between this gity and Omaha and all heat wae shut off in'the cars on the entire system. For a time it looked ns it the company would have to shut down for | lack of fuel, but shortly after noon the sit- uation was temporarily relleved by the ar- rival of several cars of coal. The situation 1s, however. still most precarious, as the supply is barely suficient to keep things moving without placing a ton In reserve. Superintendent Tarkington stated that ! there was plenty of coal on the way here, but that the rallroads appeared to lack the necessary facilities to transport it and this was what caused the delay. Other Companies Anxiouns. The Electric Light and Gas company is also on the anxlous seat, as its supply 1s almost down to bedrock and the arrival of more coal is uncertaln. So far the com- pany has managed to secure sufficient coal to keep the plant runnig, but one more day's delay in the arrival of its orders would place the company in serious difi- ‘ulties and probably result in the plant shutting down or running on half time un. til the situation is relieved. The Water Works company yesterday morning was face to face with a serious condition. It bad but sufficient steam coal to keep the pumping stations going for about three hours and when that was ex- bausted it would have been compelled to use up Its reserve supply of lump coal. Of lump coal the company had sufficlent on hand to keep the pumps ®oing for another twenty-four hours. Manager Hart was not overanxious, however, as lie anticipated the delivery of several care during the night, which would relieve the situation, and even in the event of a further delay the reser- voir would be good for two days' supply of water. The situation, however, was suffi- clently serlous to necessitate the hurrying of coal In ton lots secured from local deal- ers to the several pumplug stations. The Peavey ‘elevator at ths Unlon Pacific transter shut down Wednesday evening foi lack of coal, and the Pintsh Gas works, which supplies the gas for the Fullman and other rallroad cars on the trains leaving the transfer depot, was in a serlous pre- dicament yesterday. It had but suficient coal to keep up steam for a few hours and orders were seued to turn over to it the first cars of coal which reached the trans- fer yesterday afternoon. The supply of coal for domestic uses is keeping up with the demand, although practically not a pound of anthracite can be bought In Council Blufts. Local dealers regard the situation erlous, as should there be a rallroad blotkade cn account of storms the supply here would soon be ex- hausted Plumblog and heating. Bixby & Son. Inex Lewis Makes a Hit. Little Inez Lewis of this city, who ap- peared at the head of the Royal Liliputians in the spectacular musical comedy, “Pester- land,” at the New theater, was given a flattering reception and was the recipient of several handsome bouquets, almost large as the Nttle lady herself. Miss Lewis has been frequently seen in amateur enter- tainments, but last night was the first time she appeared before a Council Bluffs au- dience in a professional company. The little actress Is 18 years of age, but her helght is only forty-one Inches, and she weighs | but forty-six pounds. Major James Boyle, one of the comedians of the company, was the guest of Ed Cogley while io the city, The “major’ and Cog- ley used to do team work on the stage twins. Doyle stands thirty-one inches high, while Cogley tops the mirk at six feet. | The “major” is an Elk, being a member of New York lodge No. 1. Major A. J. Cric- | qui, also a comedian in the company, who | stands one inch bigher than Doyle, is also | an Elk, being a member of the lodge in Newark, N. J. Daniel Kelly, the tall man of the company, was exalted ruler of the | Blks in 1885. He and two “majors” were guests at the Elks' ~lub house during the day. Miss Lewis rode around the city in a miniature brougham, drawn by two Shet- land ponies. The carriage is sald to have been formerly the property of the noted General Tom Thumb. Music and no;u at Whaley & C | store Saturday night. | orchestra. | Nizon Ex Willlam tarmer Mving near Adel, Ia., against whom Attorney J. B. Swett of this city had brought suit to recover on a | note, wap summoned last November to ap- pear In court for examination as to hi | property. He failed to appear and a wa rant was issued for his arrest on a chatge of contempt of court, which he is to swer at this term. Yesterday Nixon filed a statement asking that he be purged of con- tempt. He s that when served with the notice bis wife serlous! there was no one but himself at homé to look after his nine small children. He sup- | posed that under the circumstances his place was beside his sick wife and little | children, He also clatms that be was ig- norant of court rules and supposed that his attorney would explain matters to the court e him of any charge of contempt. s drug Music by Whaley's County Superintendent McManus received word ycsterday that two schools in Norwalk | For sale = | | 1 1 INTEREST FROM % township and one fn Lincoln township had been closed on account of scarlet fever among the pupils. Scarlet fever {s preva- lent through the country, and it is likely that more schools will have to be closed on this account. Superintendent McManus will leave this morning to investigate the sit- ustion and .order a thorough disinfection of the schools closed, so that they may be reopened at the earliest moment possible. TO TEST PEDDLERS’ LICENSE Salesman for an Iowa Tea and Coffee House Objects to Its Pro- vis MARSHALLTOWN, Ta, Jan. 8. <Spe- clal.)—The arrest of a salesman for a Mar- shalitown tea and coffee house at Union hi raised an important question under what fs known as the peddlers’ license law. The tea company Involved sends men ull over the state soliciting orders from house to house for future delivery. In some cases goods are sold and delivered at the same time, but as & rule the orders only are taken. The town of Union passed an ordinance by the provisions of which all transient merchants are required to secure a license, for which they are charged $6 per day, and all persons taking orders for future deliv- ery are also required to pay a license feo of $5 per day. It 18 held by the defendants that the ordi- nance s fllegal and is clearly in restraint of trade, and that if enforced would excluda every salesman for wholesale houses of every description. The lust legislature, however, amended section 700 of the Iowa code 80 as to give towns the right to tax merchants for rev- enue purposes, but it has bren held’ that this amendment is unconstitutional. The question hinges largely on the defini- tion of a peddler, as the state has a law which requires peddlers to pay a monthly lcense fee of $25. Should the decision be in favor of the town it will be carried to the highest court, as it has been decided to make this a test case. If the town's ordinance should be de- clared legal, other towns will no doubt take the same steps to protect thelr Lhome mer- chants. WOUNDED MAN FROM CRESTON Newspaper Solves Mystery of Identity ot Prisoner in the Knox- e Jail. CRRSTON, Ia, Jan. 8.—(Special Telo- gram.)—The identity of the wounded robber in the Knoxviile jall who was shot by H. Sullivan of Hamilton after he and three confederates had robbed Sullivan of $1,800, which baffled the officers for a time, has been catablished as Frank Baird of this clty. The tip that led to the dlscovery was given by the Advertiser, a newspaper of Creston, and when confronted with the evidence he admitted the fact. He was raised here and bore the reputation of al ways being very wild. He has served one term in the penitentiary for forgery and is known &8 a gambler and grafter. Two war- rants are now out for his supposed confed- erates. PRAIRIE CHICKENS COSTLY Proprietor of Meat Market May Pay Fine of Over Four Thou- sand Dol SIOUX CITY, Ia., Jan. §.~(Special Tele- gram.)—Deputy Game Warden C, B. Kuhl today secured a search warrant and act- ing upon its authority dlscovered 206 prairie chickens In the basement of the Potter meat market, of which B, C. Potter is pro- prietor. An information wijl be filed this after- poon charging Potter with keeping prairie chickens In his possession contrary to the law. As the fine in euch case Is $10 for each bird and an additional mulct of $5 for the prosecuting attorney and $5 for the in- former for each bird, Potter, if found gullty, will be subject to a fine of $4,120. Grant Electrie Line More Time. CRESTON, Ia., Jan. 8.—(8pecial.)—The city council of Creston held its regular meeting last night, but there was little business transacted. It was thought that the council would accept the new city hall and engine house, but that building is not yet completed. The only business of im- portance was the passage of two ordinances allowing the Creston & Winterset Inter- urban Electric railway an extension of one year's time for the completion of the road on account of the trouble it har encoun- tered in floating its bonds. Thie s taken to mean that the company does not intend to give up the idea of bullding the road, and as there is now a new set of directors In control, it is thought that the road will be completed thie year. Contest Over County Printing. | CRESTON, Ia., Jan. 8.—(Spectal)—The Board of Supervisors of Unfon county held its regular meeting yesterday and awarded the contract for the county bridge work and the county printing. The Standard Bridge company of Omaha was awarded t: bridge work and the Creston Advertiser, Creston Gazette and Afton Star-Enterprise were deslgnated as the official papers of the county. W. H. Robb, editor of the Creston American, ha clsfon of the board, which is republican, claiming that it was awarded on partisan lines and asking for a day to have the papers prove thelr lists o1a soldler MARSHALLTOWN, Ia., Jan. 8.—(Special Telegram.)—Late this evening George Live ingston, a member of the lTows Soldlers® home here, shot and wounded E. M. Dun- can, another member of the home. J ousy was the motive for the shooting. TAv- ingston's wife lives lo a small house near the home and Duncan was there splitting wood for her, when Livingston discovered him, end the shooting took place. Liv {ggston fired two shots, but only one took effect and Duncan recelved only a flesh wound. e CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia., Jan. 8.—(Speelal)— F. A. Marston left the town yesterday just two minutes ahead of Tama officers who wanted bim for jumping a board bill. Mar- ston came here some tlme ago, sang in several church choirs and laid a plan be- fore leading churches whereby be expected to do great good in the way of missionary work. He claimed to have a plantation near New Orleans which he had colonized and was looking for a minister to look after il and | (he gpiritual welfare of his flack. Rob Safe in Shoe Store. OSKALOOSA, la., Jan. 8.—(Speclal)— Thomas Neagle's shoe store was robbed while fully lghted early last night and $100 cash was taken from the safe. Gets $100,000 & Year, Because he has a keen, clear brain in a vigorous body. Electric Bitters give both, and satisty or no pay. Try them. G0e. y Kubn & Co. taken exception to the de- | IOWA. DEMOCRACY LOSING HEART Few Observauces of Jackson Day in the Btate of Iowa. WOODBURY WANTS ITS INSANE RETURNED Board ot Not Inclined to Grant Request, as Countles Do Not Make Suitable Pro- viston for Them. Control (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Jan. 8.—(Speclal.)—Not- withstanding that in many sections of the state the democratic party made substan- tial gains last fall at the election becauso of the omission in the state platform of all references to the Chicago and Kansas City free silver platforms, only a few gen- eral celebrations of Jackson day are re- ported. The day pasted without any rec- ognition whatever Iin Des Moines and not one of the Des Molnes democratic orators was Invited to go elsewbere and speak. A banquet was given by the democrats of Muscatine last night addressed by Con- gressman M. J. Wade of the Sscond district. This evening he was the principal speaker at a Jackson day banquet in Davenport, nearly all the speakers being old-time dem- ocrats In the eastern part of the state who have survived as such since the advent of the new order. The most conspicuous | gathering of democrats was in Waterloo this evening, where there were as speak- ers ex-Governor Boles, Waterloo; J. M. Parsons, Rock Rapids: Judge A. Van Wagenen, Sloux City; Henry Volimer, Davenport: A. L. Sorter, Mason City; 8. 8. Wright, Tipton, and T. J. Fitzpatrick, Dubuque. Ex-Governor Bales spoke on “The Republicanism of Lincoln Compared with the Republicanism of Hanpa." Mr. Parsons, who has twice been chairman ut democratic stato conventions, spoke on “The lowa Idea; is it a Doorstep Foun- aling?” At Ottumwa another gathering of the democrate took place this evening and the banquet was addressed by about fifteen local speakers. Want Insane Returned, The county officials of Woodbury county are making an effort to have returned to the county asylum about fifteen inmates of the state hospital at Cherokee who are, 80 It Is claimed, able to be placed iu a county asylum. The officlals have had an fnvestigation made and find that about fif- teen of thelr patients are harmless and in- curable and they are seeking to have them sent from Cherokee. They can be cared for cheaper at the county asylum than at the | state hospital. But the Board of Control has in this case, as in others, hesitated because the county asylum is reported in poor condition. The state Inspector of these county institutions reported at the last vielt that it was in better condition than before, but still in very poor shape for properly caring for the insane. A sim- {lar state of affairs exists in other coun- tles of the state and it is probable that very few 'will be sent from state hospitals to these county ineane asylums unless there fe material Improvement in the county hospltale. Schurman at State University. President Schurman of Cornell univer- sity Is to deliver the address tomorrow at the sixteenth anpual convocailon of the students of the Utate university of Tow: He has been in Minnesota and was induced to tarry a day in Jowa. The Board of Control yesterday elected Dr. F, M. Powell ot Glenwood to be super- intendent of the State Institute for the Feeble Minded for another term. He has been at the head of the institute for twenty years and has about 3,700 children in his charge the year round. Sent to the Penitentiary. Judge Given in the district court today sentenced Charles Kelbl to five years in the penitentiary for larceny. He broke Into a dyelng establishment and stole a few things. He had been in the penitentiary once before and is addicted to liquor so that he is regarded as hardly responsible. He told the court he would commit suicide it sent back to Fort Madison, where he had been before, but expressed a willing- ness to go to the penitentiary at Anamosa. He will be transferred to the latter place. “Tip"” Blaine, who last summer was con- victed of larceny, after he had been brought back from Waskington state, and whose case has been to the supreme court, walked into the sheriff's ofice today and annouaced he is ready to go to the pen. He will serve six years. . Served for Old Crime. William Dillie, mentioned in d! from Anamosa yesterday as having dled after twenty-six years in the state peni- tentlary, was from lowa Oity. He w serving a life sentence and his case was a sad one. Dillle was serving time for the killing of Thomas Swift, a section foreman on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern. Dillie war working under Swift and a dif- terence arose over & time check, amount- ing to about 75 cents. A sharp quarrel arose, and Dillie went to lowa City and purchased a revolver. He returned to | Morse, where both men lived, and meeting Swift in front of the latter's home, re- newed the quarrel and ended by shootiug Swift. The latter died the next day. Dillle was defended in court by George W. Boal and S. 8. Ranck, but he wus convicted of murder in the first degree. INJUNCTION IS IGNORED Forty 'Frisco Track Layers Arrested for Building Prohibited Switeh, . LAWTON, 0. T, Jan. 8.—Forty track- layers in the employ of the 'Frisco rail- way were arrested today on a charge of ob- structing the streets. o The company attempted to build a switch connection with a brickyard, and the city obtalned an injunction. The tracklayers then attempted to push the work during the night. FIRE RECORD. Y. M, C. A, Bullding B CLEVELAND, Jao. 8.—Fire early this | morning partly destroyed the central butla. | ing of the Young Men's Christian sssocia- | tion, at the corner of Prospect and Erie stre The loss to the association and to | aggregate $100,000, partially covered by in. surance. The fire originated in the kitchen, Store Burned at Oakdale, OAKDALE, Neb., Jan. 8.—(Special Tele- gram.)—At 3 o'clock this morning fire to- tally destroyed the hardware, harness and implement warehouse owned by Norwood & Stringtellow, togethier with the contents. Loss over and above the Insuraace, is about $2,000. Fire in Georgla Town. SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. §.—A fierce fire s raging i Waycross, Ga., and the entl business portion of the town is threstened with destruction. The wind is blowing & &ale. merchants occupying the ground floor will | VANDERBILTS BUY INTEREST Block of Stoek 1| elphia & Rea aflro: BALTIMORE, Jan. §.—President Loree of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad officlally confirmed the published report of the pur- chase for his company of stock in the | Philadelphia & Reading railroad and the subsequent sale of a part of that stock | through the Pennsylvania company to the | Vanderbilt interests, He sald the control of the Reading was acquired by the Pennsylvania road, on behalf of the Baltimore & Ohlo, through | Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Of a total of 2,800,000 | shares, this firm secured between 1,200,000 | | and 1,400,000 shares in the interest of tho | Penusylvania. This was largely preferred stock. Then the Vanderbilts and the Bal- timore & Ohlo were invited to take these purchases betwéen them. This was to bring the Reading iInto the | community of ownership scheme originated by the Pennsylvania railroad and the New York Central without confiicting with the laws of the state of Pennsylvania, which prohibit the Pennsylvania rallway from owning control of a competing line. The | | Vanderbiits nominated the Lake Shore & | Michigan Southern railroad to take up their share of the purchase, and the transaction involved the {ssuing of about $25,000,000 in bonds. The Pennsylvania selected the Baltimore & Ohlo and this company financed the re- quirements by part of the money derived from the recent sale of $42,500,000 of stock. President Loree said that the deals make substantial addition to the mileage oper- ated under the Baltimore & Ohio influence, doubling the same, as follows: Present | Baltimore & Oblo system, 4,400 miles; mile- age aftected by dral, 4,406 miles. Totul, id that the management of | the Reading would continue as at present. NEW YORK, Jan, 8.—The reported pur- | hase of a majority of Philadelphia & Read- | |ing stock by the Baltimore & Ohfo and | | Lake Shore railroads was confirmed here | today. The transaction was financed by | J. P. Morgan & Co., for the Lake Shore, and is a thing of the past, as no syndicate | will be formed to carry the stock. The shares were bought in the open mar- ket and were divided equally between the Baltimore & Ohio and the Lake Shore. The understanding is that the Reading | will be operated in the interests of the | | purchasers, but that its policy will not | | be antagonistic to other lines. CLARK BUYS OUT RIVAL Will Be No Parallel Line to His Pro- posed Road West from Salt Lake. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. §.—The Examiner By making an alllance with Senator Clark of Montana, E. H. Harriman leaves Prince Ponlatowski's projected railroad from Los Angeles to San Francisco in the air and neutralizes the danger of a possible com- bination between Poniatowski, Clark and the Gould systems. The Clark corporation has agreed to buy trom Harriman 30v miles of road, part of the Oregon Short Line, running southwest from Salt Lake to a point in southeastern Nevada. This deal 18 to be closed in New York within a few days. By moans of it Senator Clark gets rid of a parallel line which Harriman was arranging to build. On the other hand, Harriman has an understanding with Clark, so it is sald, by which Gould i{s shut out from part ownership in the road projected by Prince Ponlatowskl from San Francisco to Los Angeles to connect with the Clark system. Owning the 300 miles of the Oregon Short Line, Senator Clark still will have about 400 miles more to bufld. All the surveys are made and construction {s in progress. As the story runs, Clark Is to pav between $9,00,000 and $12,0000,000 for the 300 miles. Harriman and his friends are to accept bonds of the Clark company. Once the cut-off is finished it will con- nect with the Harriman and Gould lines at Sait Lake and give each an Impartial survey into southern California. NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—A press dispatch | ating that E. H. Harriman had formed an | alllance with Senator Clark of Montana | which would prevent the construction of Prince Ponlatowski's projected railroad from Los Angeles to San Francisco, and also pre- vent a combination of the Gould and Clark | interests, was shown to George J. Gould today. After reading the dispatch Mr. Gould said he had nothing to say about it. The same dispatch was shown to W. D. Cornish, vice president of the Union P cific and Oregon Short Line. He sald he knew nothfng at all about the reported com- bination or alliance. Secretary Millar of the Union Pacific sald be knew nothing about such an alliance. The dispatch was shown to E. H. Harri- { man. He had nothing to say about it. TRY TO STOP HALF RATES moclation Passes Afresh to 01d Resolut Stop Al CHICAGO, Jan. 8.—~At a meeting of the executive committee of the Western Pas- r association today the agreement re- garding the issuance of half-rate tickets was reaffirmed. It was declded to make another | effort to correct some of the abuses which have crept into the use of half-rate privileges. The committee falled to reach a uniform agreement regerding the hauling of fish commission cars. WABASH FIGHT IS OVER Arbit; Arrange with Fennsylvania Railroad, but Make No Announcement. tors Terms PITTSBURG, Jan. 8.—~The dispute be- tween the Pennsylvania railroad and the Pittsburg, Carnegie & Western rallroad, the Wabash extension, over the right of the elevated structure of the Wabash was set- tled today by a board of arbitration. The detatls of the agreement were not made | public. No Strike on Sant Fe. TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 8.—The general man- ager of the Santa Fe says there is no danger of the trainmen and conductors on | that line striking to secure the demands which were refused yesterday. NO TRIAL YET FOR HUNTER Rumors of an Acquittal Are Denled NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—Replying to an in- quiry regarding the reports circulated in the United St that W. G. Huater, jr., had been tried and acquitted of the murder of Fitzgerald, the Assoclated Press corre- spondent today cables as follows: GUATEMALA, Jan. 6—If there has been foirial it was & secret one. All my story ere Scarcity of Fuel at Atchison. ATCHIBON. Kan., Jan §—For several @ays It has been {m; ble to secure coal hore to supply local needs. A flour mill shut down for lack of fuel and others may have to follow. If very heavy weather comes thers will be suffering. | represented and by those for whom he GAS EXPLOSION KIL'S W0 Building is Wreoked and Entire .To'n} Shaken by Its Foroe ‘ CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS A MYSTERY Men Whe Wera Workink on the ¢ Tank Which Ceunsed the Are Hoth of Them [ stantly Killed. SIOUX CITY, la., Jan. gram.)—By 8.—(Special Tele- | the explosion of an acotylene | plant at Mapleton this afternoon the | building In which the plant was locatod | was wrecked, two men ware instantly | Killed and scveral others injured. Th dead are JOHN MATTHEWS, aged 40, carpenter. CHARLES BRADFIELD, aged 40, car- | penter. . | The entire town was shaken by the force | {of the explosion. Matthews and Bradfield | were working on the bullding. At 145 o'clock Matthews was standing upon the roof of the gas tank and Bradfield was in- wide. As the generator exploded the root was blown oft and Matthews was hurled to a great helght, falling a distance of ffty feet from the bullding. The top of hia head was gone and bis body was horribly smashed. Bradfield was not manglgd, but his body was crushed to a pulp. 8o terrific was the force of the explosion that all the plate glass in the reighborhood was shattered and glass on all sides of | the hotel nearby was broken. Each of the unfortunate men had a family, Matthews | being the fatner of three children and | Bradfield of two. The cause of the explo- | slon is not known. A coromer's inquest | will be held. SUGAR MEN FXPLAIN (Continued from First Page.) withdraw from further connection with the assoclation ,as it had outlived its useful- ness and was dominated by a one-man | power. Mr. Wagner and Mr. Clark both voted against the resolutions. Mr. Oxnard afterward contended that the yearly output of the companles which he | had proxies was many times greater than the output of the companfes whose representa- tives had opposed the resolution. The Michigan beet sugar interests had not yet passed on the resolutione. Senator Burrows and representatives of the beet sugar interests of Michigan were in’frequent conference with the members of the association during the day and to- night assembled at the Arlington hotel, when the resolutions adopted were read over to them, but no actidn taken. One of the Michigan men said that thue far noth- ing had been determined as to how Michi- gan would stand in the matter, that the beet sugar interests of that state were not committed on the subject. Senator Bur- rows said the people of his state probably would walt until the Cuban treaty had made its appearance from the committee in the senate before taking action. Before adjourning the Beet Sugar aeso- clation tonight elected the following of- ficers: President, Henry T. Oxnard; vice BABY'S FUTURE Something for Mothers to Think About. 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Carey of Baltimore; secre- tary Truman G. Palmer; treasurer, Jullus Stroh of Detroit. START RUN ON SAVINGS BANK Depositors Misunderstand Language Used by Bank Superintendent o New York, SCHENECTADY, N. Y., Jan. 8.—Becaus of a misapprehension regarding the re- cently Issued report of State Superintend- ent of Banks Kilburn, there was a run today on the Schenectady Savings bank, one of the oldest and most conservative in- stitutions In the state. The demonstration was confined almost entirely to forelgn speaking persons. 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