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Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01
nnnI,rnntcN Referees.

Federal Judge John S. woolson Of the
Southern district Of Iowa has issued an order
appointing referees in bankruptcy under the
new law. He has divided the counties in
his jurisdiction into twenty-three districts
as follows:
/. County of Lee, Hazen !. Sawyer, post
office, keokuk, referee; bond, So, 900.
2. Counties Of Louisa and Des Moines, La
Monte Cowles, Burlington, referee; bond,
81, 500.
8. County of Muscatine, John r. VIII
liams, Muscatine, referee; bond, 81, 500.
g. County of Scott, John NJ. Helmick,
Davenport, referee; bond, $4,000.
5. Counties of Keokuk and Washington,
Henry NJ. Eicher, Washington, referee;
bond, $1,000.
6, Counties of jefferson and Henry, Roger
$. Caller, Mount Pleasant, referee; bond,
$1,000.
I. Counties of wapello, Davis and Van
Buren,, Winfield S. Coen, Ottumwa, referee;
bond, $500.
s. County of Poweshiek. James z. Lyman,
Grinnell, referee; bond, $1,000.
/ q. County of Marshall, Henry Stone, Mar
shalltown, referee; bond, $1,500.
10. County of Jasper, o. C. Meredith, New
ton, referee; bond, 81, 200.
II. Counties of Mahaska and Marion,
George w. Sewers, Oskaloosa, referee;
bond, 81, 600.
~. Counties Of Appanoose and Monroe,
ahAAhAA Wv - FAAANN ~NAAhN fAAANf $500 fN'~f
~ 500.
IS. County of Lucas. L. b. Bartholomew,
Charlton, referee; bond, 81, 900.
IA. Counties of Wayne, Decatur and
Clarke, John NJ. Freeland, Corydon, referee
bond, $4,000.
Is. Counties OF Polk, Warren and Dallas,
stephen S. Ethridge, Des Moines, referee;
bond, $500.
16. Counties of Boone, Story and Greene,
]. L. Stevens, Boone, referee; bond, 1900,
II. County of Madison, Sam c. Smith,
Winterset, referee; bond, $1,000.
Is. Counties of Union, Taylor. Ringgold
and Adair. James b. Harsh. Creston, ref
cree; bond, 81, 800.
10. County of Guthrie, William d. Mill
gan, Guthrie Center, referee; bond. $1,000
20. Counties OF Carroll and Crawford
Francis NJ. Davenport, Carroll, referee;
bond, $500.
81. Counties of Cass, Audubon and Shelby
]. B. Rockafellow, Atlantic, referee; bond
1000.
%. Counties of Montgomery, Page and Ad-
ans, H.. C. French, Red Oak, referee; bond
81, 800.
%. Counties of Pottawattamie, Mills, Ere
mont and Harrison, Winfield S. Mayne
Council Bluffs, referee; bond, $4,000.
The referees are appointed for a term OF
two years from today and are invested with
all the power and authority bestowed or
them by the act. The order was received by
Colonel ]. ]. Steadman, clerk of the United
States district court here, yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01

CHEYENNE, Wyo,, July 3l.-(Special.)-
Captain James C. Sanford of the United
States engineer corps has been ordered to
Fort Washakie TO assume charge of the
work of building a military road from that
place to the Buffalo Fork of the Snake
river, near the southern boundary line OF
the Yellowstone park. An appropriation OF
upwards of $4,000 has been available for
the work for some time, but the work has
not been commenced because the troops al
Fort Washable, who We're to have charge
of the work, were sent to Cuba. Before
leaving Washington Senator Warren Sc
cured the assignment Of Captain SANFORD
for the duty and work will be commenced
at once. While the work will be in charge
of the military authorities the labor or
the road will be civilian.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01

ELDORA, Ia, July 31.-(Special. Miss
Melissa Jane Vrooman, who lives with her
sister. Mrs. Jacob Smuck, near here, has
the distinction of having been personally and
very well acquainted with Henry Clay, she
taught the famous Cassius NJ. Clay his first
lessons and during fifty years service as
a school teacher in Bourbon county, Ken
lucky, she had the honor of teaching the
children of the Clay, Woodford, Speer and
Speed families, all of whom have been ia
nous in the history of that state, and
many of whom have been characters of
national note. Miss Vrooman has p~ractic-
ally given her life to the cause of education
and for a half century she taught school
in the one county of Bourbon, Kentucky.
She came to Iowa eight years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01

OELWEIN, Ia, July 31.-(Special Ut is
settled that the great shops of the Great
Western railroad will be built at once. E
F. House, financial agent of the company
has just returned from Europe, whittier ht
went to borrow enough money to pay for
their erection. His mission was success
full, for ne secured the loan of $4,000, 0OC
in England. This amount will more thar
build the shops and the surplus will be
applied in improving the road, possibly in
building that proposed Omaha branch.
"The Englishmen have the utmost faith
in American securities said Mr.. House
THE war has not frightened them a little
bit and they are as sure of our success
as we are. They have great confidence in
the United States and its resources"
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01
MORE TRAINS TO III EXPOSITION,
East Omaha Line VIII Begin Running
On LIS ScheluIc To-day.


The Omaha Bridge & Terminal Railway
company did not commence running its
trains to the exposition yesterday as had
been expected and announced. The delay
was caused by the crossings which are to
be placed at the motor tracks on Fifth ave-
nue. not arriving in time to be placed in
position Saturday. General Manager Web
ster had a force of men yesterday making
temporary Jump crossings, which will be
used until the regular crossings can be put
in. Mr.. Webster stated that trains would
surely running today.
The Terminal company has rented the old
Union Pacific dummy" depot at Ninth and
Broadway. which it will use this season.
Mr.. Webster says all the equipment is ready
and but for the delay in the arrival of the
crossings for the motor tracks trains would
surely have been running yesterday. The
company will sell round trip tickets from
Council Bluffs to the exposition for 90
cents, but the price of tickets for a single
fare will be 10 cents. Round trip tickets
for children between the ages OF 3 and IL
years Will be sold for 10 cents. In cOnnec-
tion with its Council Bluffs service the
company has also arranged to sell round
trip tickets from the exposition grounds to
Lake Manawa for 80 cents.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01
Was Cheated by am Ioyop.

TOPEKA, Kan, July S1.-(Speclal.)-
John De Graft has filed a suit here against
p. Stephen Harris, a lawyer of Dallas
county, Iowa, and Otto Howard, register of
deeds of the sam county. De Graft claims
that he hired Harris to represent him in
a suit brought for s., 900 alimony by his
wife and that to save him a certain piece
OF land and the growing crops in Shawnee
county, Harris, claiming to be his friend,
swindled him out of nearly 81, 900, besides
securing from him a signature to a piece
Of paper which afterward proved to be a
deed to the farm in this county worth nearly
$4,000. The suit is forc the setting aside of
the deed and the recovery of the $1,000.
De Graf says that he could not read nor
write and that he placed implicit confidence
in Harris. - IL
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01
e INDUSTRY N TnE WEST
Estimates FOR Present Year show Fn-
NOrphIc Conditions.

Norrbic conditions.
FORT WORTH. Tex, July S1.-A care
full estimate Of the sheep west OF the Mis-
souri, river shows a condition of that indus
try that is very favorable. In the section OF
the country named there are 80, 200, 600 sheep
0ncluling lambs out of a total Of II, 600. 900
in the United States, or about three-quarters.
Although the industry was never in a
more prosperous condition, the lamb crop
docs not show as large a percentage as us
ual. This was apparently due to two rea-
sons, the first of which was that, owing TO
the rapid increase in the size of the focks,
fully 30 per cent Of the ewes of last years
lamb crop were retained for wool, and there
was q scarcity of bucks. the increase in
ewes being fully so per cent greater than
the increase in the male sheep. In addi-
ton to this, the almost universal prevalence
of cold rains in most sections, except Texas,
caused a mortality among the lambs Of
from IL to 50 per cent. So 1T Is doubtful II
the percentage of lambs throughout the dis
trict named will equal GO per cent of the
number of ewes, which, being estimated at
Z 1000, 900, would make the lamb crop about
10, 200, 600 head.
From all sections, north and south, the
| report comes that forage Is the finest in
ten years and the lambs are larger and fat
ter than usual this time Of year, the only
exception to this being the limited area of
the Pacific coast, where the DISASTROUS drouth
has prevailed. On account of this drouth
sheep owners in the mountain districts. as
we'll as in Arizona and New Mexico, have
largely increased their focks from sheep
being shipped and driven in from California.
The section benefited most by the misfor-
tune of California sheepmen has been the
Wasatch and Blue mountains of Utah. where
about II, 900 head of these sheep are feeding.
OF this number about $1,000 are destined for
market, 80, 900 head alone being held by two
firms.
Less sheep were marketed this year than
last. The high price paid for western wool,
IA cents to Is cents per pound, and the fancy
prices paid for Texas and Colorado alfalfa
lambs have made it much more profitable for
sheepmen to grow wool and lambs than NUT
ton. A liberal estimate of the number of
sheep that will go to market this year from
the territory west Of the Missouri river
is placed at 10 to is per cent of the total,
against % per cent last year and 80 per
cent for 1896. 1t is thought there will be a
demand for about 500, 600 made by ]sheepmen
of the eastern states who are DESTROYS of
expanding their locks. These sheep are eX-
pected to come from western ranges.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01
Fund Tor Soldier Boys.

In view of the fact that the Fifty-frst
Iowa volunteers will likely sail for Manila
before the end of the week, Chairman John
T. Pugh Of the executive committee of the
Patriotic Home Helpers Relief commission
has called a special meeting to be held this
evening at S O'Clock in the court house, The
object of the meeting is to raise money for
the hospital fund of company l. to purchase
such delicaeies as may be recommended by
two of the city's experienced physicians and
Mrs. Ryerson. the matron OF the Women's
Christian association hospital, Chairman
Pugh asks that all citizens willing to con-
tribute to the fund who cannot attend the
meeting send their donations to Sherin
Morgan, treasurer OF the commission, some
time during today, Mr.. Pugh and the execu-
tive committee are anxious that the farewell
offering to the soldier boys be a generous
one,
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01

SlGOuRNEY, Ia, July 31.-(Special.)-
Hon. John Morrison of this city, member
OF the house in the Twenty-ffth general
assembly, is announced as a candidate for
the republican nomination for member of
the railroad commission to succeed George
W. Perkins. Mr.. Morrison was a candidate
Tor a long time, but after the appointment
OF Colonel Palmer to fill out the Davidson
vacancy, it was understood that, because of
his location as a neXtdoor neighbor of
Palmer, Morrison would drop out. He has
been for several months regarded as en-
tirely out of the race, but he now an
nounces that he is in it once more.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01
Thomus J. Hughes Dies.

Thomas J. Hughes, who jumped from a
rapidly moving motor last Friday night, on
East Pierce street and fractured his skull,
died at Z o'clock yesterday morning at ST.
Bernard's hospital without regaining con-
seriousness, In addition to the fracture at
the base of the skull the mans neck was
dislocated by the fall and the physicians say
IL was a wonder that he lived the thirty
six hours that he did after the accident.
The remains were removed yesterday to
Lunkley's undertaking rooms, where they
were prepared for burial. The funeral will
be held tomorrow afternoon from the resi-
dence of his brother, z. Hughes, at ZIG
Ridge street, at 2 o'clock. lnterment will
be in Fairview cemetery. Deceased was AZ
years of age and was unmarried. He had
resided in Council Bluffs for a number OF
years and in the earlier days of the city
was one of the best known characters about
town.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01

fishing at Grow Springs. Long Creek, North
Crow and Horse Greek.
c. P. Organ, who had resided in Cheyenne
for over thirty years, died in a Chicago
hospital a few days ago.
A rattlesnake which measured four feet
seven inches in length without the thirteen
rattles was recent killed in the Sybille
country on the ranch of James Cleye.
DeForest Richards of Douglas, an old
time republican and prominent resident OF
that part of the state, is a candidate for
the republican nomination for governor and
is confident of getting it.
The Cheyenne Sun-Leader's correspondent
with Torrey's cavalry writes from Jackson
Vile TO the effect that he has not seen any
of the famed beautiful woman of the south
land and that as far as he has observed they
do not compare with those in Wyoming.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., July 31.-(Spe-
.cial.)-Frank Elliott of this place has
reached San Francisco from the Klondikc
in a most pitiable condition. His legs have
been so frozen that he has to walk on his
knees. The tendons in his right foot had
loosened from the bones and he had to cut
them off with his knife. Besides this he
was afflicted with scurvy. He came down
from the Klondike by the Yukon river, the
passengers taking up a collection to get
him to San Francisco. He hopes that one
leg will be saved, but the other will have
to be amnutated.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01
Gnnn nrur sinrr nnnincss.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 31.-During the six
months ending June 80 the thirty drug
stores of Topeka made IL, 1903 sales of in
toxicating liquor, according to the reports
furnished the probate judges office and
which have just been published. During all
this time joints were running. Now the
joints are few and it is estimated that 5000
sales will be made by the druggists this
month. AS a matter of fact the average
druggist does not report one sale in ten, anC
the probability is that the sales for July
would, if properly returned, amount to so,
ono
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01
wyoming News Notes.

Lieutenant William Hunt has resigned his
commission with Torrey's cavalry and re-
turned home.
The railroads will make a cheap rate for
the republican state convention at Doug
las August 10.
The Silver republicans" of Cheyenne held
a mass convention at which there were
four persons in mass.
The contract has been let by w. H.. Fra
zee for the completion Of a block in Lara
mic at a cost of 81, 600.
Cheyenne citizens are having good luck
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01

CHEYENNE, Wyo, July 31.-(Special.) J.
Thomas Cooper, the famous National park
guide, and a company of capitalists from
Denver, expect to start from Cheyenne for
the headwaters of the Snake river, which
rises in Wyoming and flows through Idaho,
to locate the source of the great Snake river
placer gold, tomorrow. 1t has been known
that the Snake river for 500 miles from its
source is a rolling bed of flour gold, too
fine tc save in quantities by any known
process Of placering.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01

RAPID CITY, S. D., July 31.-(Special
Telegram.)-J. w. Fowler was endorsed for
railroad commissioner and ]. B. Henry for
attorney general at the Pennington county
republican convention, The Gardner fac
ton was downed. The delegates to the state
convention were not instructed, but they
will support Phillips for governor.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01
Low water in MississippL.

CLINTON, Ia, July 31.-(Special.)-The
stage of water in the Mississippi river is
now lower than at any time this year, reg
istering 3.2 feet on Wednesday. This is a
low stage for July and indicates extremely
low water for the latter part of August.
1t is now feared that rafting may cease
altogether, which would result in many saw
mills being closed down.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01

The Omaha Bridge and Terminal railway
cOmpany's trains will be run today as fol-
lows: From Broadway and Ninth street
stations trains leave at 2, $40, 4;2O, $40,
SEQ and II p. m,
Returning trains leave exposition grounds
at 2:S5, S:45, ., 1885, S:45, 1915, and 1880
p. m.
Round trip t~ickets-Adults, 20 cents:
children, 10 cents. Regular fare ON trains,
each way, Is cents.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01
~Sscngerfest Closes.

DAVENPORT, Ia, July 31.-The North
western Saengerfest terminated with a big
picnic today, attended by 10000 people,
Davenport being the objective point of ex-
c%ursion trains from all directions. The sue.
cess of the affair removed all fear of a de-
felt.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01
Hot Convention.

PIERRE, S. D., July 31.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-In a redhot convention at Oneida
yesterday the delegates selected to repre-
sent Sully county in the republican conven-
ton were: Charles Agar, r. J. Courtney,
NJ. Haverly, j. Bushnell, John F. Cole, I.
Dotson. The delegation is instructed to
support John A. Pickler for congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.

three months. The police have had May
field under surveillance ever since his ar
rival in this city, but until Saturday night
were not aware that he was wanted any
where. Eli Hardin, a constable from Des
Moires, arrived here with a warrant for the
mans arrest and took him back to the
Capital City last evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01
HAVE YOU A SON, BROTHER,

Husband or Lover in the Army or Navy2
Foot Ease, n powder for the feet, All who
march, walk or stand need it. II cures
achlng, tired, sore, swollen, sweating feet,
ana makes hot, tight or new shoes easy.
Feet can't Blister, get Sore or Callous
where Aliens Foot-Ease Is used. 10000
testimonials. All druggists and shoe stores
sell IT, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address
Allen 3 Olmsted, lie hoy, N, Y,
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01
COUNCIL BLUFFS.


Budweiser beer. Resented. Tel. 1923.
Smoke - A b" SC cigar.
Moore's Stock Food makes fat.
Finest work, Bluff City Laundry.
Smoke Iron Chancellor SC cigar.
Attorney Jacob Sims is in Des Moines.
G. b. Jacquemin Il Co, jewelers. and OPP
%ticians, "a South Main street.
o. r. NJ. Gwynn OF Shenandoah was In the
city yesterday visiting friends.
Joe Rusk Of Charlottesville, Ind, is the
guest Of c.. II. Dyar and family.
wanted-Latest edition OF Council Biuns
city directory. Apply at Bee office.
Mrs. Suuthwick is entertaining her SIS
ter, Miss Matte Rinecke Of Stuart, La,
Merritt French. night agent for the Rock
island, is visiting his family in Chicago.
DIR. and Mrs. r. C. Atkinson of Scranton,
Pa, are exposition visitors stopping in the
city.
f., Duke Maven, Editor of the Progress
Review Of La Porte City, Ia, accompanied
by his wife. is in the city.
Mrs. C. Deming of Denver, Colo. Is the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. ID. Eckels of Flem-
ing avenue, while visiting the exposition.
Paul Il. Stillman, editor of the jefferson
Ua) Bee, accompanied by Mrs. Stillman,
arrived yesterday to attend the exposition.
Don't you think it must be a pretty good
laundry that can please so many hundreds
vi NuNNOultlDs NNGll-lHdl - AUG
724 Broadway.
G., H.. Lavidge, chief clerk in the office of
the auditor of passenger accounts, Union
Pacific headquarters. and family were in
the city yesterday visiting friends.
The repairs upon the North Main street
bridge over Indian Creek have been com
pleted and the bridge has been thrown
open 10 traffic, after having been closed for
about three months. The repairs cost in
the neighborhood of $500.
May, the infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
ii. J. Defries, 2129 South Ninth street, died
yesterday, aged two months. The funeral
will be held tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
from the family residence and interment
will be in Fairview cemetery.
Rev. j. r. Hewetson of Harlan occupied
the pulpit yesterday morning at st. PauIs
church. The rector, Rev. u. p. Mcdonald,
had expected to go 20 Shenandoah Saturday,
but did not. He expects to be absent from
the city the most of this week.
Ella Maud Keen, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Keen, 913 First avenue, died
yesterday from consumption aged "a years.
The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the First Presbyterian
church and interment will be in Fairview
cemetery.
The Modern Woodmen of America Of
Council Bluffs, Nicola, Shelby, Avoca, At
lautic, Anita, Harlan, Oakland, Carson,
Macedonia, Henderson, Corley, Ktrkham
Portsmouth and Treynor will unite in a log
rolling at Avoca on Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week.
C.. b. Viavi Co, female remedy; consulta-
tion free, Office hours, Q to 10 and 9 to g.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01

stock Of the society is $4,000 and Its object
Is to establish and maintain an observatory.
1t will be connected with the Southwest
Kansas Methodist COLLEGE.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01
MnyaeId Taken to Dcs Moin.s,

Charles Mayheld, who is wanted in Des
Moines TO answer to several charges Of
burglary, was arrested in this city early
yesterday morning at a house on West
Broadway, where he has beep living Tor
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01

The official photographs OF The United
States Navy, containing over geo pictures
of the vessels. with their officers and n num-
Of the views OF the Inflated Maine. can be
had at the Council Bluffs Office of The Bee
for % cents and a Bee coupon.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01

At New York-Arrived-La Touraine,
from Havre; Mannheim, from Rotterdam,
Amsterdam, from Rotterdam.
At Observation-Disclosures, for New
| York.
At Southampton-Sailed-Bremen, for
New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01
TOOAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
Predictions for Fair and Warmer
weather in Nebraska with
SOutherIy Winds.

WASHINGTON, July 31.-Weather fore
cast:
For Nebraska, North and South Dakota
and Kansas-Fair; warmer; southerly
winds.
For Iowa and Missouri-Generally fair;
warmer; variable winds, becoming south
erly..
For Wyoming and Montana-Fair; warmer
in eastern portion; southerly winds.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, July record of tenn
| p~erature and rainfall compared with the
corresponding day of the last three years:
M Miajm1m t tsmPsratare - :. % lg7 q So So
Average temperature -. 6d 80 "A 6S
Rainfall .,,,,,-, ,..,.'.,.,.. Va .W 2.W ~
Record Of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March /,
1895:
| Normal for the day ~
| Deficiency for the lay 10
| Accumulated excess since March 1,......l6l
Normal rainfall for the day........ 10 inch
| Deficiency Tor the ay............ .OS inch
Total rainfall since March 1..,..l75s inches
Deficiency since March l,..,..,., lisa inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1851. us inches
Excess for cor. period, lS9i.,.,,, PA inches
Reports from stations nt = u. M,
Sevcnty-hfth Meridian Time.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01
Kansans VIII Count Stars.

TOPEKA, Kan, July S1.--(Special. IA
charter was issued yesterday to the Win
field Astronomical society. The capital
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01

FOR sALE-Good second hand bicycle at
a bargain. Cali at The Bee oflse. Council
BiuIs.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-01

The city council will hold its regular
monthly meeting this evening and it is eX-
pected hat several important matters which
are pending will come UP for final action
and disposition. The finance committee Will
report favorably on the proposed issue OF
$50, 900 refunGing bonds to take up bonds
that fall due October 1. City Clerk Phillips
has already received a number of inquiries
concerning these bonds from prospective
buyers and Chairman Sayles of the finance
committee is of the opinion that the bonds
can probably be floated for 4 per cent, or at
the highest for Az per cent.
Another important matter that is likely to
come before the council this evening is the
resolution introduced by Alderman Christen-
sen at the last regular meeting providing
that the salary warrants of city officials
md employees be paid out of the police fund
Instead of the general fund, which, owing
to the injunction suit brought by Shea, is
temporarily tied up. Some of the alder
men, anxious as they may be that the city
employees should receive their pay, question
the legality of such action, and to avoid
any further litigation may vote against the
adoption of this resolution.