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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1897-01-06
Dnsotans Digging Themselves ont

ST fAUL, Mimi, Jan, d special from
Aberdeen. S. d., says: The big storm came
to conclusion last night, after the greatest
activity for nearly forty hours. The
drifts OF snow are the largest ever seen in
the history OF this place, and days must
elapse before the streets are cleaned. On
the James river division OF the Milwaukee
trains were sent north and south and west
this forenoon. but reports indicate that they
are not making much progress. a snowplow
and dragout crew went east on the IL. g. ID.
this morning, ana It is hoped to have that
line open for traffic west OF Monteyeido
come time tomorrow. The weather has not
been extremely cold. and there has been lit
tie suffering on that account A very little
damage to the property about the city was
done. and 1t IL hoped the loss in the coun-
try Is small.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1897-01-06
IndinnnpoIIs Monetnry Conference.

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 5.-The success OF
the national monetary conference, which be-
gins In this city on January ~. Is assured.
and II is now believed that between 450 and
500 delegates alone will attend.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1897-01-06
TAKES HIS LIFE WITH sTRycHNINE
Typhoid Fever Leads to Drinking and
Suicide Follows.

|
| FREMONT, Neb., Jan. 5.-(Special)-G
| Buns a clerk in Lees hardware store, com
mitted suicide last night by taking strych-
nine. About four months ago he had bad
attack of typhoid fever, and at times since
| his recovery has appeared strange in his
manner. Saturday afternoon his employers
| were much surprised to notice that he had
| been drinking. He was home during the day
| Sunday and nothing wrong or unusual wac
noticed about his appearance. He was taken
! sick about o'clock. DR.. Brown was at once
| summoned and pronounced 1t a OF
| poisoning. Buns told the doctor that he had
| taken strychnine and taking out Of his pocket
a small packet of the drug showed 1t to
him. He said he took half what he bought.
He didn't take the rest for fear 1t would
make him sick and cause vomiting. in an
swer to a question why he took the poison
he said he did not want to live, that he
had an appetite for liquor and could not
stop drinking. His condition when DR..
Brown arrived was such that 1t was impOS-
sible to counteract the effects of the drug
and he died about 10 o'clock. Coroner Mar
tin was summoned, but deemed an inquest
unnecessary Buns had been in the employ
of II. j. Lee for about a year and up to
Saturday Last had never been seen at the
store in any way under the influence OF
liquor. He was not considered a drinking
man. He was a member of Scribner lodge
of Ancient Order of United Workmen. and
the evening before his death talked with
his wife in regard to the lodge and looked
up his last receipt for dues and assessments
He was about 33 years old and leaves wife
and one child, a bright boy of years.
Ready to Prosecute the Rond.
BEATRICE, Jan. 5.-(Special) City
Attorney Kretsinger takes exceptions to
the statement that he did not prosecute the
mandamus proceedings against the Wyan-
dotte railroad for the reason that he could
not get service on the defendant railroad.
He further states that at the time he was
retired from office the was upon
the docket for trial at five days
notice and he is so fully convinced
that the Wyandotte company can be com
PEELED to run its line into Beatrice from Vir
gipia, its present terminus, that he would
gladly act special attorney for the city
in prosecuting the case to finish. Tax
payers Of Beatrice would be glad to see the
case decided.
w. S. Cole left today for Chicago, where
he will at once organize a minstrel company
to take the road.
District court reconvenes tomorrow. The
first regular term for the year is set for
January 10.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1897-01-06
HOTELS,
BARKER HOTEL.

THIRTEENTH AND JONES STREETS.
40 rooms. baths. steam heat ana all modern
conyepienCes. Rates, slb0 and $500 per day.
Table uneXeelled. Special low rates 10 regular
boarders. FRANK HlLDITCH. Mgr
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-07
MUNICIPAL LIGHTING
Des Moines Mayor Warmly Advo-
Gates 1t.

Columbus, o., Sept. 29.-The first
annual conference of may ors and coun-
cilmen of the United States, Canada
and Mexico was called to order yes
terday by Mayor Black of this city, 100
delegates being present. The mayor
introduced Governor Bushnell, who
delivered an address of welcome At
the close of the governors welcome
Mayor Black presented Mayor C. A.
Collier of Atlanta, Ga, who responded
for the visitors. Mayor Black was
made chairman of the convention.
After some debate it was agreed that
the chairman of each delegation should
at once report to the secretary Of the
convention, that any municipal official
Vouched for by the chairman be admit
ted as a delegate, that the chairman of
the convention appoint a committee On
organization from the roll as thus made
up. The conference adjourned then till
afternoon.
When the convention convened
Mayor MacViCar of Des Moines read
a paper entitled Street Lighting: By
Contract, Municipal Control or Munic-
ipal Ownership; Which? He said when
he undertook to investigate the ques-
ton Of municipal ownership he was
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-07

about as well informed upon the sub
asked her husband to bring home some
electric plants that they might, By rails
ing their own lights, save kerosene.
The local companies made vigorous
campaign to defeat the proposition
authorizing municipal ownership of a
plant in Des Moines, money and poIit-
ical influence being freely used, but the
vote was favorable by nearly three to
one. The plant is not yet built, owing
to suits threatened by prominent"
taxpayers under the direction and adj
vice OF the attorneys of the local COM
panies. While We now generally con-
cede the justice of municipal owner
ship Of waterworks and are about
ready to endorse municipal street
lighting" said MIR. MacVicar, I'VE hes
itate at going further and declaring for
city ownership of such natural mon
opolleS as gas and street railways.
However, we are rapidly coming to be-
lieve in the soundness of this principle.
Cur newspapers and periodicals are
teemlng with Intelligent information
on the subject OF municipal ownership.
No sentiment should be allowed to
stand in the way of utilizing these
monopolies for the benefit of the whole
people, although it be at the expense of
private gain. The private lighting
company in its efforts to retain
profitable contract, systematically en-
beavers to demonstrate that it is fur
nishing light as cheaply as 1t is posi-
bic to furnish it. Such companies i'd
icule the estimates of competent en-
glneers and criticise the showing of
companies. They argue the
lmposslbllity of the city economically
or honestly operating plant because
or the element of politics that enters
into its management, and the manufac-
turers OF apparatus will frequently
substantiate their statements. These
statements are plausible to the verge
or being convincing, and cause one to
hesitate before investing in a munich
pal plant. But a careful inquiry into
the conditions environing these insti-
tutlons shows watered stock, unpro-
ductlVe investments and inefficiency of
apparatus which will fully explain the
high cost of production. Compare such
a plant with the results obtained from
improved apparatus, judicious selection
OF machinery which will insure high
economy OF operation that G properly
designed plant with modern appliances
can produce, and a very different result
will be had"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-07
WOODMEN RELIEVED.
Are Very Glad the Fulton Fight Is at
Last Ended.

The fight of the people of Fulton,
Ill, and the people of Rock Island, ILL.,,
for the headquarters of the Modern
Woodmen of the World has been de-
cided at last adversely to Fulton and
local Modern Woodmen are glad the
weary wrangle is ended. The Rock
Island people made several unsuccess-
ful attempts to capture the books and
take them to their town, where the
executive committee had erected a
handsome structure for permanent
headquarters. The people of Fulton
fought it to a stand still every time
and were determined to keep the books
al Fulton, but they have been routed in
the courts.
The controversy is an old one. w.
A. Penn of Clinton, Iowa, Joseph c..
Roots, with others, in 1882, organized
the Modern Woodmen of the World at
Lyons, Ia, and became an officer of
the first camp instituted. The organ
ization belongs to the class of fraternal
insurance companies, and has a mem
Der ship of $4,000 in the United States.
In 1883 the several camps, then in con-
YentiOn at Fulton, organized the head
camp. A charter was secured and the
perpetual office was located by the
charter granted by the secretary of
the state of Illinois at Fulton. There
was board of eleven directors, or
executive committee, charged with the
administration of the order. In 1890
the organization had a number of
state camps, and an element in the or
der began to chafe over the head camp.
1t was claimed that the state organi-
cations forming a national Crganiza-
ton had undoubted right to administer
the business of the order, and the re-
suit of a convention at Springfield was
the prevalence Of the opinion that the
camp headquarters should be removed
to Rock Island. The old board of
trustees, by amendment, was cut down
to five, and the outsiders, as the Fulton
people term the members at large, Sc
cured control of the order Repeated
attempts to remove the headquarters
to Rock Island were foiled by the rival
ed that the old board was still in pow
er by virtue of the charter. The peo-
pie of Rock Island began to take an in
terest in the controversy. They want
ed the headquarters, and after legal OBJ
structiOns were placed in their way
they resorted to force. One night about
three months ago trainload Of Rock
Island people made an attack on Full
ton and were repulsed, number of
people being injured in the riot that
followed the attempt to raid the head
quarters. Since then injunctiOns and
counter iEjunctions have followed each
other in rapid succession, but all has
finally ended in Fulton's discontinue
Local Woodmen seemed to feel no
special concern as to which city won,
but they were anxious that the whole
foolish fight should terminate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-07
FIRE IN SING SING.
Convicts Extinguish Flames Caused
by Convict Incendiaries.

New York Sept. 29.-Convict fire.
men extinguished a. fire started by
convict incendiaries in the state pris-
on at Sing Sing. Evidently the pur-
pose of those who started the blaze
was not merely to destroy buildings
cite a panic, during which prisoners
might escape. The plot utterly failed
The fire was noticed just after the din
ner call was sounded. Twelve hundred
conVicts were at the tables in the mess
hall. The prison fire alarm was
sounded. Then came the test of dis
cipline. If break was to be made
this was the time. The doors of the
took their stations. There was ex-
element among the prisoners, but no
panic. In the meantime, the convict
fire brigade was doing it's full duty.
In a short time the fire was out.
Coal oil and benzine had been poured
upon bolts Of cloth and piles of made
UP clothing. Fire was applied to
each of the piles that had been satu-
rated with the imfammable fluids.
Evidently the fires were started just
as the dinner call sounded. If the
smoke had not been promptly OBJ
served the convicts would have been
assembled in the mess hall and the
yard would have been clear of guards.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-07

1dent. This important position will
likely be filled by George Lockhart
Rives. Mr.. Rives was born in New
York in 1849 and is a man of pro-
found education. His grandfather
was the famous William Campbell
RiVes, for many years leading fig
ure in Virginia's social and political
lie, who, after studying under Thomas
Jefferson, began his career as a lawyer
and quit his practice to serve in the
war Of 1872. One of his sons, Francis
r. Rives, came to this city where he
at once took the position to which his
lineage and abilities entitled him. and
where in turn his son, the candidate
for the Columbia presidency, has made
his home. Amelie Rives, the famous
author, is a cousin to Mr. Rives The
latter was educated at Columbia col
lege, from which he graduated in 1868.
He went to England and entered Trim
ity college, Cambridge. On again
reaching New York he entered the
Columbia college law school. from
which he graduated in 1873. He was
admitted to the bar and at once took
up the practice of his profession.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-07

talking things over. 1 have told her
all about Fred and the house and
Liza, you are going to faint again.
This is the second time Mr.. NIillet,
L am sure she is i'll, but she won't
own it. She says it's the heat in the
cars that gave her a headache
After what Aldena called the Sweet
est little wedding that ever was she
and her Fred" started for Aunt
Mercy's up among the Vermont noun
tains. Lawyer Millet and Lima walked
home from the station together after
seeing the happy pair off.
Lawyer Millet could not make out
Lima Of late. She was growing beau
tiful. He had never seen her so happy
The curve of her mouth that he always
so strongly objected tc. had disap-
peared entirely. 1t seemed as if it had
never been used to anything but smil-
ing.
do you know" she said. cit is the
oldest thing, but l supposed all along
that you were the happy lover She
never mentioned any name until after
l came home"
Lincoln Mi1let stopped short and
looked at her. How long have YOU
known her secret?"
"Oh, almost from the beginning, l
think. 1 saw what was coming before
I went away"
Lincoln Millet's eyes seemed riveted
to Lina's face. And you thought it
was I?''
Lima laughed. 1t was so easy for. her
to laugh these days. Come, am go
ing home, she said, sit is too hot to
stand here in the sum-"
Several times during the remainder
OF the walk Lina's companion made
as though he would speak to her, and
then checked himself. rs she so glad
to be released from her duties here?'
he asked himself, each time he looked
at her CLOWN & face. "Does she love
that life so much?" Or, could it be
she had formed an attachment there?
This thought made him so grave that
Lima remarked it, and said, "You will
miss Aldena a good deal"
YES" he answered, ST shall miss
A1dena We have been very good
friends. When do you expect Aunt
Mercy?"
81 don't expect" said Lima, Aunt
Mercy is not coming"
mot comingi You have made diff
ferent arrangements then. Who is to
be housekeeper?"
ct am said 7 ina uT1iet1v
''Lina!" flood of light seemed to
illumine Lawyer Millet's brain and to
shine out from his face. 'Lina!"
Eyes, dear"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-07
MASCULINE CONSISTENCY.

With trousers turned up at the bot
tom,
And stocks turned down at the top,
Our dudes set a foolish example
And where are they going to stop?
Will coat sleeves be turned back six
inches
To make a ridiculous cuff?
Must we roll up our waistcoats? Wear
boomers?
Or shirt waists, with frills and a
ruff?
The dudes set the style, and their
folly
Is aped by some sensible men.
First it's sashes, then Knockers, then
toothpicks,"
Golf stockings, duck trousers, and
Well, who can predict what new fad
let
The dudes are evolving? Meanwhile
Let's poke some fun at the women
Because they all follow the style
-Somerville Journal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-07

and that is just what we wish you to
be-"
Not very long after that a very i'm
perative letter came to Lima.
Lima, my dearest, you positively
must come home now and attend to
NE. l have something very important
to tell you. | can't get along without
you another day. You can go hack of
course. 1t would be wicked to take
you away from your precious work and
your gay life there. Aunt Mercy will
keep house after there, I almost
told. Come quick"
The hour Lima Powers had been
shrinking from ever since she left
home had come. And there was no de-
liverance. She must face it.
ooh, Lima, you dear blessed Lima! l
am so glad you have comet I can't do
a thing without you! Oh, Lima! have
so much to tell you I don't know
where to begin. I am sc happy, happy,
happy, It's all settled that am to be
married in white And we are going
to housekeeping in the sweetest little
nest Of house. You are surprised,
I know, for I always dreamed of a
palace and silks and jewels. But ]
don't care now.
My dear, you are i'll! You look
deathIy! Why didn't I notice before
You have been working too hard
You are SO terrible ambitious, Lima
| Do come into the house"
| And little later Lawyer Millet
cane. He shook hands with Lima in
quite brotharly fashion, and looked
| as serenely pleasant as usual But Lima
| thought she read disapproval in his
! eyes when they met hers.
| Aldena began to run on again now.
i"0h. such E cczy time we have had
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-07

Tomdix-''Where are you going to
send your son to school?"
Howso-"To some good agricultural
college,
Why an agricultural col
lege?"
HoWso-"I take it that an agricul-
tural college possesses superior facili-
ties for sowing wild oats. ''-Washfng-
ton Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-07
COLUMBIA'S NEW PRESIDENT
Amelia Rives' Cousin Slated as
Lows Successor.

New York, Oct. 1.-The trustees of
Columbia college will meet Monday
to take action on the resigntion of
Seth Low and to select a new pres
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-07
EMERICH WINS ROAD RACE.

Pittsburg, Oct. 3.-Will Emerich of
Collinwood, O., won the Cleveland
Pittsburg road race. J. c. Ober of
Pittsburg was second. The time was
9:05:05
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-07

Brooklyn, Sept 30.-Boston won in
the rubber game series from Brooklyn
yesterday. 1t was Kennedy against
Lewis, and for innings it was nip and
tuck, Lewis having shade the better
of the argument. In the seventh Ken
nedy went up in the air and the Bos-
tons hit him for one three-b Dagger,
four singles and sacrifice, which
brought in four runs. Payne was then
put in to pitch. The game was called
in the eighth on account OF darkness.
The attendance was about $500. The
score was:
Il As SIS
Brooklyn ..........1 l 0 0 0 o.
Boston ............0 0 2 l 4 So
Brooklyn's battery was Kennedy and
Farrell, and Boston's, Lewis and Ber-
gen. Brooklyn made errors, Boston g.
Baltimore, Sept. 30.-About 1000
people saw the senators beaten by the
champions in a well-played contest
yesterday. The game was character.
lied by the sharpest kind CT fielding
on both sides, Wrigly and Bennings
bearing off the palm. The score was:
IL 4 5 g 7S9
Baltimore .........0 2 0 0 2 g 6
Washington 40 0 0 0 2 1 0 Q o. 8
The battery for Baltimore was Nops
and Clark and for Washington
McJames and Terrell. Each club made
errors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-10-07
BROOKLYN Is BEATEN
BOSTONS WIN ANOTHER IMPORT
ANT GAME.
EASY FOR THE BEAN-EATERS

They Win by a Score of II to 4-Balti-
mores Win from Washington by a
Score of 6 to 3-Gotham Represent
atives Defeat the Quakers Easily,
the Result Being to l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-20
CHICAGO IN TERROR.
Egyptian Darkness Overshadows the
City Four Successive Times
During Yesterday.

Chicago March 20.-Rain, clouds, fogs
humidity and smoke mixed up between
4 and o'clock yesterday afternoon and
sent a black shadow over the city.
Thousands of citizens were startled and
mystif1ed by the sudden transition from
day to night and thought cyclone was
coming. In a few minutes the sun
shone again. Then for four times, like
a succession of tidal waves, the dark
ness swept over the city and lost itself
in the grey clouds that hung over the
lake. Each wave was less dense than
its predecessor, but each was still dense
enough to compel attention until it had
rolled it's course and vanished.
During the first spell there were any
number of collisions between street cars
and other vehicles. Many persons were
caught in dangerous places in front of
vehicles, and the crossing police were
in a Quandry out of which they were
only rescued by the return of light.
When traffic was resumed, after the re-
sumption of daylight, the street cars
that came from the other divisions to
the south side were equipped with head
lights and filled with nervous paSSeng-
erS.
Gripmen and motermen had been
compelled to feel their way along The
harbor was one of the darkest spots in
the city. The wind lifted up and de-
posted an unusual large lot of smoke
and fog and clouds there, and, in fact
all along the lake shore. On the north
side, women in their homes were ser
iously frightened. So were the men, for
some of them climbed into their cyclone
cellars.
The first rumor that got abroad when
it was light enough to find ones way
about, was that there had been a cy-
clone in South Chicago, where havoc
had been played. But prompt investi-
cation showed this to be untrue. while
equally propmt reports came in from
OIL
there had been darkness, but no dam
age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-20
DOE. ROE, GOE AND POE.
All Guilty of Letting Their Chickens
Run at Large.

George Grant Flagler of 400 Lawrence
street, who used to be a piano mover,
Is in much trouble with his neighborS'
chickens running at large and spelling
the little garden in which he works
hard. There are many chickens kept
by residents of this part of the city and
they are sociable folks. Flagler keeps
four hens but they are always penned
up, he says. The neighborhOOd chick
ems come over to visit them often, and
while there take advantage of the soft
ground in the garden to scratch. Pa
thence in Flagler's case has ceased to
become a virtue. Today he sWOre to a
complaint before Police Judge Atchison
charging four residents with allowing
their fowls to run loose
Judge Atchison made out the COM
plant as follows: George Grant Flag
ler being first duly sworn says that
John Doe, 405 Lawrence street, Richard
Roe, 419 Lawrence street, Willim Goe,
423 Lawrence street, and Samuel Poe,
40S Locust street did allow chickens
and domestic fowls to run at large con-
trary to the ordinances Of the city of
Topeka. Flagler is not acquainted
with his neighbours names, SO the alias
names had to be supplied. But he did
know the locations of their houses.
I can't stand to have my garden
spoiled by Them he said. THE other
into my coop and I caught it and
wrung its head off and picked it out
where everybody could see me. 1 had
a good meal out of it. If a man can't
live in peace he might as we'll be some
place else than Kansas"
F1agler is a poor man, and is a hard
worker. He is eccentric. When Gen"
Artz started with his Commonweal
army from here some years ago, Flag
Ter was one of his most enthusiastic
soldiers.
The city ordinance prohibits the al
lowing of chickens running loose with
in the city limits from March 1, to Mo-
vember of each year. The police de-
partment receives complaints every
day about chickens running at large,
and Chief Steele has decided to at
tempt the enforcement of the ordi-
4 nance