Omaha Daily Bee from Omaha, Nebraska • Page 7

THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AN All 31. 1000. rr- f)EWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL Ofico 15 Scott Street. MINOR MENTION t'avls. drugs.

toekert sells csrpets. V.H Roifri, Tony Failat beer. t-l funersl director. 'Phone 97. Wondring, Undertaking company.

Tel. S3J. Majestic ranges, r. C. De Vol Haw.

Co. Two. three or five roomi for rent. 531 Vr.it Rroadway, upstair. Balrrf, t-one-i necker Poland, under-hker.

'Phones 122. 14 No. Main Rt. ANNUAL PlfW'OfNT OM KPAMFg A tK I FROM MOI'LDINUa. ALEvX-A NDF.R'H, IU3 BROADWAY.

Fred L. Brown of C'lumbu. hv his sun. Kenneth, In visiting hi brother, Harry M. Brown, clerk of the district court.

A subscription of 100 toward trie Young Jh-D 'hrlstlsrt sssoclstlon hulldlng fund fri the Nebraska Telephone company, was reported yesterdsy. between 107 Pearl street and fleno'a i.inr. a small black purae. containing gold t- iff buttons. Return to Fenlon-Wlekham coal office for reward, or phone 326.

Report wis made to the police yesterday liiet a Remington typewriter had been stolen Thursday night, from the office of tle superintendent at the Union Pacific ttthsfer depot. 'K T. Jones. 1110 Avenue F. reported to (he police that two men attempted to enter hlr, house through a window Thuraday nlaVht.

The mei were frightened away by it Mr. Jones' son. I.loyd. The funeral of the late Miss Catherine which was to have been held morning, had to be poetioned on e. count of the weather.

It will be held this, morning at o'clock from 8t. Francis Navler's church and burial will be In St, Joseph cemetery. Classes satisfactorily fitted make friends. have made lot of frlenda because com In and say "one of your rus-t Jf-rs tnld me to have my glaseea fitted it. Maume, ha w.

nmanway; ne a rin1 and knowa how to fit alaases right." ime In and let ua fit yours. The funeral of the late Mri. A. I Wehr-hahn. ax Houth Thirteenth street, will be held BiiiicIh.v morning at 10 o'clock from 1 Hethany Presbyterian chtirch, on Eight.

eoiith Bvcnito between Ninth and Tenth streets. The pastor Rev. John Kroone- i merer, will conduct the services. J. J.

Hughes, secretary of the Board of e.eafton, announced last evening that he made the usu'il arrangements to pay f.e'teachers of the public school today. ft requested that this announcement be isle, because ho hud been informed it 4 been reported that he was out of the i Itf and consequently would not be on ukI give the teachers tholr monthly Checks. rtrls Chrlsiensen, aged 78 years, died 'wdsy morning at his home, 113 South "Wn street, from kidney trouble, after illness nr rnreo weens, jio leavvea ins two daughters, Mrs. Anna Thompson Mrs. Waller Johnson, both of this and three anna.

Peter Christen son of Mblne. and James and Chris dirls- both of this city. Tha funeral ie held Bund ay at 12:80 p. m. from the residence end burial will be In ut Hill cemetery.

The net-vices will nducted by Rev. H. A. Relchenbach. VEAV CRACKER COMPANY wants vertlse their crackers; the quicker way rt Is to cut the price.

Today we will Use their 6 cent package of soda bls-we will give you 7 packages for 26 "We have large, flat ran of red mi, known as the Turtle brand, put rVpeclally for our trade, 20 cents per fn7 Have you ever tried our canned hominy? It lg very nice for a 10 cents Tr can. How about some more of that codfish. 15 cents package, No use to I pay and 40 cents I or cor tee; we can sen I VHi aomelhlna- fine for 15 cents per pound. Try a sack of Golden Rule flour, $1.) per no. Cartel Miller, Telephones v.

iV Inter-Claa inter-riass nasket Ball. The rtrst of the lnterclass basket ball tames In the pennant series at the high if)l myre won last night by the seniors (and. sophomores. The seniors defeatod he freshmen by a score of 70 to 3, while the WiDhomores won their game against the Juniors" by a score of 9 to l. Class spirit rampant and the games were witnessed Wk: it large crowd of enthualaatio students of both seses.

The next games of the series will be played Friday of next week. The lineup of the teams last night wss as fellows: SENIORS. ttrMn Fnrns Hrntrtck llutrhlsion Hardin (l'pt FRESH II BN. i. r.

r. .1,. F. r. a.

Pttsrsoa (0pt R. Fenda 1,. Smith Blosdhorn L. Jonl JINIORB. ln4on tCsyi.) C.

Orow R. r. OIIr jr. lioldtmlth A. I Urcutt O.

BOPHOMOKSS. Bunt R. Oraiunn (Cl.) L. Robinsoa Atn Rnc re tin; Sapervlaora The adjourned meeting of the county Supervise 4, scheduled for yesterday, went by the board. Only two members, Colonel W.

F. Baker of this city and Allen Bullis, uut In an appearance. After waiting some "tllme for the others, Chairman Bullis I Journed the meeting until February I'. It jjwas taken for granted that the other mem bers were prevented from reaching the city lowing te the demoralisation pf the train Jhervlce, The board had arranged to take up the matter of the contest among the newspapers "of the county seeking the contract for pub-1 llshing the official proceedings of the board but this will not be settled until the session on February (. Saterday 8peciala.

orangei! Oranges! Nice and aweet, per peck. Co. In canned fruit, put up In syrup. pound can peaches, per can. 16c; S-pound 'an apricots, 15c; 3-pound can plums, 16c; csn pcara.

lno; S-pound can applea. 2-pound can blackberries. 10; I-pound can Mogul tomatoes. Inc. Navy 'beans, per pound.

So; rice, per pound. 6c; hominy, per pound, 6c; dry peas, per pound. oatmeal, per pound, 6c; buckwheat, psr pWtind. 6c; Ginger snaps, per pound, 6c. If you are paying too muc I make a change.

Ulve ni I tee evtryrhlng I aelt. I. you are paying too much for your eatables a trial. I guars Oreen. 134 Broad way.

Telephone t'A. Hpevlal piano sale at BourUius', February I to 15; 20 per cent discount on tholr prices, which have not been raiaed for the occasion, tin not nilis this. 335 Broadway, Bluffs. Ia. Sheet Music Sale Saturday at Hoape's, I'earl street.

Council Bluffs. These tranafers were reported to The Janusry 29 by the Pottawattamie fO'iituy Abstract company of Council Biuffs: W. II. Schilling and wife to Joaialt 1' True, lot K. sub.

of w4 ne w. so Townaite-Co. te IJssle llealy, lot lg. block 9, town of Brntley. w.

d. SO y. llanna add wife to R. A. Brindley, lot t.

blmh I. Hinckley's add to Walnut, w. 4 4W l.ouls 11. Jackson and wire to P. F.

Callahan. Juts 1. 3. 4 and 6. block S.

Webster's 1st add te Council Bluffs, w. 1 Total, fqur transfers A. A. CLARK Cl CO. IMS MQtlEY 01! HOUSEHOLD FUENITUEI AX3 AJTT CHATTEL SltfCRaTT AT OKB-HALT THB TJ8U.Hi RATES.

I Twenty Tnnrs of Buics fnl ISwstnnsa. L. mm a wv. mninwiv ram iirrauus VTMVia Hfe MnntoHN with tvmf rttokios tut. MlnwfcnH vtti.

tktA ntai nslllas BLUFFS. Both 'Phone 43. POLES AND WIRES GO DOWN Council Bluffs Experiences Much Damage from the Storm. TELEPHONES OUT OF ORDER Kmeraency C'reivs Merit All Day, bet Are Ilaadleannea by Weather School Closes for the Day. The damage done by the storm in Council Bluffs was considerable In the aggregate, although there were no very big Individual losses.

As is generally the case on such occaalons the telegraph and telephone companies suffered the greatest damage. Plate glass and other windows were blown In, billboards were blown down In every section of the city, chimneys were toppled over, outbuildings overturned, telephone and elec tric light wires put out of commission, cases of this class of damage being reported from all over the city. Falling trees In almost every Instance were responsible for the damage to the electric light, telephone and telegreph wires. Both the Nebraska and Independent telephone companies had several gangs of linemen at work yesterday repairing the damage, but matters will not be thoroughly straightened out till today and possibly not until Sunday. Both companies had several lines placed 'out of commission, but the Nebraska company probably suffered the greatest damage.

A big tree on Washing ton avenue was blown down and In falling It broke sixty copper wires of the long distance service. Schools Are Dismissed. The storm was still raging when it came time yesterday morning for the children to go to school and but few braved the elements and ventured Less than a third of the pupils were to be found at any of the buildings and it was deemed best to dismiss the classes for the dsy. Orders to this effect were sent to all of the buildings by Superintendent Beveridge, who also made the announcement that those pupils who had been kept from school by the storm would not be accounted absent. The teachers generally made a valiant effort to reach their schools, although some of them failed In the attempt, being unable to make headway on the slippery walks sgalnst the fierce wind.

Telesbeae Managers Talk. While both telephone companies suffered considerable damage by the heavy wind, the service was not nearly aebadly demoralized as might have been" expected. Before daybreak both companies had emergency crews, of linemen at work, and these men were reinforced during the day by the regular repair gangs. Manager Fair of the Nebraska company said that about 200 cases of local trouble were reported at headquarters. The worst trouble wss that caused by the breaking of the long-distance wires on Washington avenue, as this break shut off all communication over tha company's wires between this city and Sioux City, Red Oak and Des Moines.

During the day this serv ice was partially reopened by laying a rubber covered emergency cable along the ground on Washington avenue. Manager Laubach of the Independent company reported about 100 local 'phones out of commission as a result of the heavy wind. By noon, however, the service of ths Independent cotTrpany was in pretty good shape again. Neither company had any poles blown down In the city, but reports from tha rural districts were not nearly so satisfactory. Everywhere In the country poles were blown down and the service in the rural districts was practically at a standstill.

The linemen sent Into the country to make repairs experienced a bad time. One gang encountered a number of snow drifts and before getting two miles out of the city were several times obliged to dig their wsgon out of the drifts. Both companies kept a force of relief girls at work all night and yesterday morn lng had to send carriages for all of their day operators. Scattering; reports from throughout the country showed that the storm had done much damage. Although It Is likely that the report was consldersbly exaggerated, it was stated that hardly a windmill had been left atanding or Intact In Pottawattamlb county.

Owing to the telephone service In the country districts being out of commission, It was Impossible yesterday to secure an accurate account of the damage done In the country around Council Bluffs. Mht Windows Broken, Custodlsn Humphrey had considerable difficulty In heating the county court house yesterday owing to the fact that ssvera! of the large windows had been blown in during the night. The offices In which windows were blown In. were those of ths clerk of the district court, the county st-tomey and superintendent of schools. County Superintendent Jackson had an examination of candidates for teachers' certificates In progress and yesterday's session had to he held In one of the court rooms In consequence of the damage to his office.

A number cf plate glass windows were broken during the height of the storm. Among the places suffering damage of this character were Frank Morgan's drug store at the corner of Broadway and Eighth street. The store of the Metcalf company on Pearl street, The Boyd Liquor house on South Main street, the Orvis meat market on Broadway, the store of the Nebraska Cycle company, on Broadway; the millinery store cf Mrs. W. A.

Uynster on Brosdway where a number cf fine In the show window were practically ruined. Councilman John Olson wss routed out of bed at o'clock in the morning by a policeman who had discovered that the front doors of the councilman's grocery store on Broadway had been blown In. The door of (Jilinaki'a fruit commission store on Broadway were also blown In. Throughout the city a number ot electric signs were blown down and otherwise damaged. A number had to be guyed with ropes to prevent them from being blown off their supports.

Reports received by Superintendent Beveridge from I. Leutslnger. supervisor il school buildings, showed that In several of the school buildings windows hsd been blown In and other damage ot minor char tlnansMivnn Ttie Clark Mortars am scter done. Tart of the rocf of ths Burlington freight depot on Main street was torn away by the force of the wind. Many of the large "double-deck" bill boards In different part of the city were blown down.

One large bill board on the roof of the Nelson blacksmith shop. Just east of the Ogden house was torn loose from Its moorings end the wind forced it through the roof of the rear portion of the building. Tm of Men la Dying. ST. ANSOAR.

Jan. closing of the postofflce at Mona marks the apparently fast approaching end of a one prosperous town. The department at Washington a few days ago gave notice that the office would be discontinued. It wss started more than forty years ago when the rosd that Is now the Illinois Central built Into- Mitchell county and made it the terminus. A lively nd thriving town built up and a large amount ot business wss transacted with the surrounding country.

Then the Orcat Western built through Lyle, a few miles sway, and the Illinois Central extended its line to that place, giving It three roads and Mona but one. Mona began to fall behind. The large creamery which was one of the main supports of the town was burned and one by one the stores were closed. About a year ago the railroad closed up Its depot and the closing of the postoffice comes as a last blow. Redaction In Gas Prices.

MARSH ALiLTOWN, Jan. clal.) Ignoring the city council's new gss ordinance, which was to go Into effect January 1, the Marshslltown Light, Power and Railway company is sending out Its bills for January gas at the old; rate, which was supposed to cease to become operative January 1. The gas company today filed suit In the federal court of Des Moines sgalnst the city of MarshaTltown to have the ordinance declared invalid on the alleged claim that it was confiscatory. A bond for $6,000 was deposited late this afternoon, and an Injunction was Issued by Judge Smith McPherson to prevent the city from enforcing Its new ordinance. The company proposes to collect the old rate until the case Is finally settled, and If beaten to refund the difference to Its patrons.

Marriages at treston. CRESTON. Jan. SO. (Special.) In two days eight couples having taken the nuptial vows since Wednesday.

The wedding of Emery Tucker and Miss Mabel MoComack of Spauldlng township, Miss Carrie B. Blazel and George Krallk, John Webb and Miss llatlie Emery of Florence, Edward Landsberg and Miss Bessie Gertrude Aldrirh, married in Des Moines; Conductor C. B. Btough and Mrs. Mollis Sellers at Council Bluffs and Miss Luclle York of this place and George Leech of Afton at Maryvllle.

all occurred Wednesday. Rachel Crlss of Maryvllle, and Ora Stockton ot this city were wedded at the home of the groom's parents, and a license to wed was granted to W. T. Fluckey and Jllss E. I.

Hollar. Three Hnndred Jitrr Red Men. BOONE. Jan. SO.

(Special Telegram.) The biggest session of Iowa Red Men In years was held here last night. Three hundred and forty palefaces were inducted into the order. Six hundred visitors were hern, including Great Sachem E. G. O'Brien of Muscatine, Great Senior Sagamore B.

Keffer of Des Moines, Great Junior Sagamore Herman Roach of Council Bluffs, great prophet, Stewart Eason of Marshall-town; great keeper of wampum, E. R. Campbell of Fort Dodge. Armory hall, seating 2,000, was utilised for initiation, after which the party moved to Red Men's hall, for a banquet, dance and social session. laws Atwi Motes.

HAMBURG Mrs. Will Mann, wife of a Hamburg druggist, who was operated upon for appendicitis a week ago, died last night as a result of the operation. HAMBURG Mine Ethel Cliyton and Pearl Haselett were married Monday at Rock Port, Mo. They left Monday noon, telling nobody where they were going and later the report was that they were married there. CHARLES CITT-H.

W. Troy, presiding elder of the Decors district, was stricken with apoplexy at Waucama Monday and was In sn unconscious condition for six hours. Todsy ha Is Just able to move his hands and feet a little. MARSHALLTOWN The annual meeting or the Boone Valley High School Athletic association will be held at Eagle Grove, January SO. The high schools belonging to the association are Eagle Grove, Clarion, Algona.

Mason City. Hampton, HUtnnoldt, Weat Bend. Story City and Webster City. CHARLES CITY A Milwaukee engine on the westbound passenger trsln broke its front trucks Just ss It left the depot st noon and a wrecking train was sent for from Mason City and after a delay of two hours ths trsln proceeded west with the use of another engine. The disabled engine was left here.

HAMBURG While working with a circular saw on the Bunt-Morgan place. Alfred Cometock bad the misfortune to have his arm ground up In the cogs. While hw waa oiling the machinery his glovs In some manner caught In the cogs and drew bis arm with it. Dr. Jolly took the arm off just above the elbow.

MA Rfl HA LLTOWN Marked honors hava fallen on two Iowa young men who are students st Harvard university. At the re cent election of officers for the staff of the Hsrvsrd Crimson Hsnford McNIder, son of C. H. McNIder ot Mason City, was elected secretsry of the college dally. The other Iowa boy honored was Phineas Mc-Henry of Dea Moines, the son of G.

H. Me Henry. SIDNEY The unusual spectacle of farmers plowing In January was witnessed throughout Fremont county during the past few days. The month has been a very peculiar one. One of.

the finest ice crop ever harvested waa put up the first part of the month. Then the weather moderated and the latter part of the month has been balmy and spring-like. A heavy ram fell this afternoon. MARSHALLTOWN What is believed to be a record price for farm land In the entire west was pakt today by Fred Cain of Shenandoah when he purchased a small farm ot fifteen acres near that place of Z. B.

Cary for ts.OOO. The price paid Is at the rate of S6JS.U an acre. The land Is one-half mile from town. It la exceptionally good, but the Improvements are only ordinary, the house and other buildings being old. IDA GROVE It has been announced that a aeriea of revival meetings will be held at the Church of God commencing next Sunday and laating for two weeks.

The services will be conducted by Dr. William N. Yates, who was for anany ysars pastor of the church In Philadelphia and for two years was president of Findlay college at Findlay, O. Meetings are to be held every night and It Is planned to make It a memorable event in church circles, IDA OROVE-County Auditor Richard Varner left at noon today for Dea Moines, summoned hence by the legislature to bring the ballots cast in Ida county at the general election laat fall. It is understood from this that the contest committee sp- rolnled to settle the election contest be-ween 8.

M. Corrle and Robert Baxter fur representative from Ida county Intend to go into tthe contest thoroughly and to examine all the baliota. The great point to be decided in thia contest Is whether or not those ballots which hsd a cross mark or a distinguishing msrk of any kind opposite the name of the presidential candidates shall be thrown out and not counted at all. Many such ballots, voted In that way through the Ignorance of voters, were thrown out in some of the precincts ef this county, while in other precincts similarly marked ballots were counted. If it Is ruled that such ballots shall be counted, as has been ruled in other counties, It Is quite certain that Mr.

Corrle, who on the face of the returns waa apparently defeated by the small majority of eleven votes, will Instead have a safe majority himself and will again permitted to take his seat In the Iewa house. BOSTON FERNS. 10 Pearl St Ueu Bros Cw- LEGISLATION IS FROZEN IP Storm Practically Puts a Stop on Work of lawmakers. JOINT TOURING COMMITTEE Honse ana eae to I'nlle on Investigation of eeds of the Varlons ate Institutions Fonr Farm Schools. DES MOINES.

Jan. Telegram.) Owing to the great storm the legislature did very little today, the most Important matter being an agreement as to a visiting committee to go to the state Institutions and report on their financial needs. The final form ef the matter was for a committee of three from each house to be under orders from the Joint appro-prlstions committee, to go when directed and report on any or all the Institutions. This leaves the matter entirely with the appropriations committee. An effort was made to enlarge the scope of the visiting committees to include Investlgstlon of the management, and It wss voted down.

Bills were Introduced to establish four agricultural manual training hls.1i schools In the four sections of the state, and to district the state with relation thereto. These schools are to be located where the people furnish farms and part of the equipment, and are to be supported by a special tax on the property of the state The fierce storm completely prostrated all business throughout Iowa todsy, and there are but few of the trains running on the railroads. The street car system was tied up here, and a great many of the stores did not open at all. Trees and fences were blown down and in a few cases damage to buildings was reported. Winters Indicted for Mnrder.

MARSHALLTOWN, Jan. William Winters of Tlntonka, was Indicted for murder in the first degree 'by the special grand Jury, which has been Investigating the esse, today. The Indictment was returned at noon today. Winters being without funds or relatives to help him had some difficulty in securing an attorney to represent him at the expense of the county. He asked: three who were In the court room at the time to act for him, but each one "sidestepped" the responsibility owing to the intense feeling in and around Eldora.

Finally two were Induced to accept. BIG FIRE IN SJ PAUL, MINN. Half Dosen Rnlldlnes In Retail District Burned, Causing; Loss of aeoo.ooo. ST. PAUL, Jan.

30. Fire started In a department store on Seventh street this evening and for a while threatened to devastate a large part of the business district of the As it wss, a half dosen building were almost totally destroyed, with an aggregate loss ot about $600,000. Favored by a high northwest wind, burn ing cinders were thrown flying over the business streets of the city, snd the occupants of many buildings began to remove their property. Minneapolis sent over an engine and a hose company. Every piece of apparatus In St.

Paul was used. The severest loss was sustained by the White House department store, California wine house, Woolworth's and 10-cent store, Fey hotel, McQuald Grocery company, $10,000, and many other smaller losses. AUTO KILLS WAGON DRIVER Wealthy Chicago Woman In Charge Machine Hans Away, bat Is Afterward Arrested. CHICAGO, Jan. One man was killed, another hurt and three women narrowly escaped Injury today when an automobile driven by Mrs.

Joe Elsendrath, wife of a wealthy clothing manufacturer, ran into a delivery wagon. Thomas Clancy, the driver was killed. After the accident Mra. Elsendrath. with two women companions, drove rapidly away, but a bystander noticed the number ot her automobile.

The police later arrested Mrs. Elsendrath, who was released on $5,000 bonds. 8he explained that a snowstorm had blinded her. The driver's helper was also Injured. GRAFT IN POWER CONTRACT Legislator, of Arlsonn Makes Serious Charges Against Department of Interior.

PHOENIX. Jan. houses of the legislature today adopted a memorial to the president and to congress demanding an Investigation of the contract entered into by the secretary of the Interior with the Pacific Gaa and Electric company, which gives the company a ten-year monopoly of the power generated at Roosevelt dam, power. The resolution practically charged the government with violation of the very act under which big corporators have been pros 3cu ted by the government tor creating monopolies. FREE PILE CURE Sent Demonstrate the Merits Pyramid Pile Cure.

of What Zt alas Sons for Others, It Caa So Per Tea. We have testimonials by the hundreds showing all stages, kinds and degrees of plies which have been cured by Pyramid Pile Cure. If you could read these unsolicited letters you would no doubt go to the nearest drug store and buy a box of Pyramid Pile Cure at once, price fifty cents. We do not ask you to do this. Send us your name and address and we will send you a trial package by mall free.

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Mlcb. A trial package of the great Pyramid Pile Cure will then be sent you at once by mall, FREE, la plaiu wrapper. Kama Street City sad State. 1 BOTH ENDS WILL MEET IF YOU DO THIS Don't worry over household expenses. Worry is wrong, and only helps to make matters worse.

Learn today how you can avoid it. The want ads in today's Bee will tell you. Perhaps you thought of renting your spare but had difficultyan getting a good boarder who would pay liberally. Bee Want Ads will tell you how to find one that will. See the "Board Wanted" column now.

There are many men who will pay you well to write letters at home. Some big downtown millinery house may want you to trim hats at home. Some woman will buy your fancy work. Read Bee Want Ads every day. See how easily you'll make both ends meet.

1 ft it i LMmmpw i 1 1 in' i 'ibm dtii Mil twin -ir rrr" 1" a BRIGHT FOR SIGNAL CORPS Chances Are Excellent for Enlargement of That Branch of Army. OVERTIME PAY FOR CARRIERS Omaha Grain Exchange Petitions Congress to Pass Townsend Bills Amending Interstate Com mere. Law. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Jan. Tele gramsThe bill enlarging the Signal corps of the army ard making it a separate arm of the service.

Introduced by Representa tive Hepburn of Iowa and Senator Burkett of Nebraska In their respective houses. Is being received much more favorably than even the earnest friends of the Signal corps anticipated, and, in fact, It looks now as though the bill would become a law before tne expiration oi tne present seaaiuu. The house committee on military affairs has reported farably the Hepburn bill with a few ot small importance, the principal one being the elimination of the band, which the bill provided for. This bill is now on the house calendar. Senator Burkett, who has been an enthusl- as tic champion of the enlargement Of the Signal corps and who has labored Inde-fatlgably with Colonel Hepburn, whose son Is a member of the corps and stationed at Fort Omaha, stated today that he expected a favorable report on his bill next Should a favorable report come frorg the military affairs committee of the sen.

ate the bill will be in an advantageous posl-jt tioh, In that It will become eligible as an amendment to the military appropriation bill now under consideration by the house and which in all probability will be passed tomorrow. Should the signal corpa be enlarged along the lines of Burkett-Hepburn bills Omaha will be made the center of this corps. Four companies will be located at Fort Omaha and Senator Burkett says that there will be a band there, too. President-elect Taft, when secretary of war, saw the necessity for the enlargroent of the algnai corps and the present secretary of war, Luke Wright, has endorsed the Burkett-Hepburn bill most enthusi astically. The members of general staff of the army also see the necessity for the en largement of the corps, which must necessarily play an Important part In the wars ot the future.

Their recommendations give hopes that the bill will be passed at the piesent session of congress, either as an independent measure or so a rider to some one of the appropriation bills. Beatrice Bill Passed. Senator Burkett bill appropriating 115,000 for the purpose of additional ground for tha postoffice at Beatrice passed the senate today and probably will be attached to the sundry civil bill when thst bill reaches the senate. Senator Burkett has accepted an Invita tion of tha Atlantic City Board of Trade to speak before thst body at a banquet on February Overtime for Carriers. The Omaha letter carriers are interested in an amendment added by the aenate to the omnibus claims bill, which has Just passed ths senate, providing for the payment of overtime claims of letter carriers.

The senate has voted four times in favor of paying these claims. Ths bill now goes back to thu house of representatives, where this senate amendment will have to be acted on before It becomes a law. The Omaha carriers interested, are as follows: Elmer Castberg, S14.02; James Clark, tJl-U; Samuel E. Collins. Pat-rick Corcoran, Jla.3t; Charles II.

Creighton, Lewis J. Edwards. $21.61 Edward1 Kelly, $20; Charles H. King, George J. Kleffner, Andrew Noonan, Edward R.

Overall, Ralph U. Powers, Calixt Remlllard. William If. Robertson, Ira W. Smith, John M.

Stafford, Osmon N. Blrkett, Daniel C. Brown, John H. Cunningham, Robert C. Davis, R.

E. English, Reuben W. Freeman, Thomas Gurnett, Peter F. Fred Jorgenscn, Harry Llngafelt, William Maher, Thomas C. Parkins, Andrew Peterson, James 8.

Stone, Alexander Sweeney, John II. Tebblns, John Woodrufr, James Fairfield, William J. Frome, $196.44. Total, $2,989.04. Grain Men for Townsend Bills.

The Omaha Grain exchange has sent to Senator Burkett a set ot resolutions endorsing bills Introduced by Representative Townsend amending tho Interstate commerce law. The resolutions complain thst at present there Is no limitation upon the power of the carriers to Impose any rate they may see fit to legally publish and file with the commission; also that no sanctity attaches to sny rate quoted by a railroad officer or agent, unless such rale has been regularly published and filed. They assert that the routing or direction of shipments Is now the right of the Initial car rier, which may be reserved by that carrier and used to the detriment of the ship ping public. It is believed the passage of the Townsend bills would correct the matters complained of, and the senators and members are urged to assist In passing such a law. The Nebraska delegation and their wives were entertained at dinner by Senator Burkett last evening.

All were present except Congressmsn Hitchcock, who coM nt attend on account of another engagement. Mrs. Burkett received In the afternoon and was assisted by all the women of the Nebraska delegation. II ay ware at Capital. William IJayward, secretary of the national republican committee arrived In Washington today to attend tha annual winter dinner of the Gridiron club tomorrow night at the Willard.

Mr. Hay-ward refused to say anything about his chances ot becoming chairman of the national committee except to say that until Mr. Hitchcock resigned there would be no vacancy. Representative Kennedy today introduced a bill appropriating $100,000 for the erection ot a postoffice building at Fort Madison, Ia. Representative Martin today recommended Philip Schamer for re-appointment as postmaster at Eureka, S.

D. Forestry BUI Agreed I'noa. The committee on agriculture today authorised a favorable report on what Is known as the Pollard-Weeks forestry bill, which provides that any state may cooperate with any other state or states, or with the I'nited States for the protection of the watersheds of navigable streams snd to sppoint a commission for the acquisition of lands for conserving the navigability of rivers. The first two sections of the bill agreed upon were drawn by Representative Pollard. These provide that $100,000 be appropriated to enable the secretary of agriculture to co-operate with any stste or group pt states, when requested to do so, it) ths protection from fire of forested watersheds of navigable streams.

Rspresentatlva Pollard said today that Chairman Hepburn of the committee on interstate and foreign commerce had agreed to grant him a hearing next Tuesday on his bill to provide for the inspection and grading cf grain entering into' foreign commerce and to secure uniformity In standards and classifications of export grain. tatne of Allison. Senator Cummins today Introduced a joint resolution directing the selection of a sits and the erection of a pedestal for the bronse statue of William B. Allison In Washington. The resolution carries an appropriation of $20,000 for the construction of the pedestal.

It also provides that the chairman of the Allison monument committee, the chairman of the Joint committee ot library ot congress and the secretsry of war be created a commission to select and prepare a site on property belonging to the United States In the city of Washington, other than the capltol or congressional library grounds. The proposed status or memorial to the late Senator William B. Allison Ik to be provided by the Iowa Society of York. Allnor Slattern at Capital. Representative Phtlo Hall of South Dakota, who has been at home for the last ten days upon private business, returned to Washington this morning, and will remain here until the close of his term, March 4.

The secretary of the treasury has selected a site for the public building to be erected at Fort Madison, located at the northwest corner of Second and Chestnut streets, price, owner, P. Hoffman. Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska Clarkaon, Route 5, John Roether, carrier; P. A. Roether, aubatltute.

Iowa Aurora, Route 2, Zera Knapp. carrier; Giles C. Clark, substitute. South Dakota Desmet, Route 2, Harry C. Greenman, carrier! Charles R.

Greenman, substitute. Postmasters appointed: Iowa Butler, Keokuk county, Howard G. Ryan, vice J. C. Kennele, resigned.

South Dakota Amherst, Marshall county, Guy L. Stokes, vice Holmes Bingham, resigned; Laballe, Spink county, Rose McCann, vice E. O. Churton. resigned; No vail, Lawrence county, Harry I.

Tllton, vice Mable Eldrldge, resigned; Rockville, Pennington county. Jets Grovsr, vice I. L. McNern, resigned; Til ford, Meade county, Fred Lamberton, vice J. Carlln, resigned.

EXPLOSION 0f FIRE OA MR Two Men Killed and Several Injured In Accident In Mine Near Tacoana. TACOMA, Jan. the result of an explosion cf firedamp following a discharge of dynamite In the new 'mine operated at Ashford by the Moore Investment company of Seattle, one miner is entombed under tons of rocks, 4,000 feet in the bowela of the mountain; another is dead from suffocstlon, while two were Injured, one perhaps fatally. The dead: JACK NOR miner, body still in mine. WILLIAM DINKLER, mine foreman, body recovered.

Earl Wyckatrom, who was extr oated from a pile ot debris, is so badly injured he may not recover. Michael Murphy, a miner, escaped with minor injuries. Foreman Dinkier lost his life while trying to find the body of NorreM. Though the disaster occurred yesterdSy morning no news reached the outside world until this evening, as the telegraph and telephone wires out of Ashford have recently been swept down by a storm. EQUAL SUFFRAGE BILL PASSED House In Washington State Votes to submit t'onstltutloanl Aanenoaneaf.

OLTJIPIA. Wash Jsn. -By a vote ef 70 to IS the house todsy passed the house equal 'sufirsge hill, providing for the submission of a constitutional amendment at the next general election. The fate of the bill in the senate Is doubtful. PER CENT DISCOUNT ON ALL WALLPAPER AND ROOM MOULDING.

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