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Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
DES MONIES SECURES PRIZE
Meeting Place Selected for Hepub-
lican state Convention-Soldier
Hold nI-WiI for Georgia.

DIES MONIES, Ia, March Especial Tel
egram. 1.-The republican state central COM
mttee this afternoon decided upon August
as the date for the coming state conven-
tion and upon Des Moines as the place, the
citizens of Des Moines putting up a certi-
fled check for $4,000 TO guarantee the COM
pletion of an auditorium capable of seating
1000 people in time for the convention. On
the final ballot the vote stood: Des Moines
six; Sioux City, four, and Davenport, one.
Company NJ, Seventh United States i'm
munes, arrived from Macon, Ga, after being
mustered out in that city few days ago
OF the eighty members of the company but
fifty returned, the remainder having mar
Tied down south and decided 20 locate there,
The company complains very much of the
treatment given 1t by the white people of
Georgia and Captain Brandt, in replying to
a speech of welcome today, said
Speaking of Georgia, l want to say that
whenever that state asks anything of our
congressman or senators | hope they will
vote against it. The treatment we received
in that state was the most outrageous one
can imagine. They arrested our men with
out cause and gave them heavy fines, and
threatened our second lieutenant with year
on the chain gang for an offense he was
not responsible for"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
FAUBlON'S SUIT DISMISSED
Judge Woolson Holds that Statutes of
Limitation Have Run.
M'KIssICK IN NO DANGER OF PROSECUTION
Final Outcome of n Shooting Az
fray that Occurred More
Than Fifty Years
Ago.

Judge Woolson handed down his decision
dismissng the damage suit brought in 1n
United States circuit court here by j. T..
Faubion against James McKssick. The
court held that the suit was barred by the
statute of limitations.
The suit, which originated in Mills county,
was one of the strangest ever brought in any
of the courts of this district over fifty
years ago the plaintiff was shot and crippled
for life by an unknown party. One year
ago Faubion, who had since removed to
Missouri, secured what he alleged to be evi-
dence tending to show that McKissick was
the party who shot him.
In 1S46 Faubion, while lying in bed in
his house, small log hut, was shot through
the hip with rifle ball by some unknown
party. James McKissick, living on ad-
joining claim, was suspected, but denied
1t and there was no proof of his guilt.
Shortly after the shooting of Faubion Nc
Kissck went to California, where he has
since resided and grown wealthy. Faubion
who, as result of the shooting had become
a cripple for life went to live in Missouri
Last year McKissick returned to his for
mer Eome on a visit and while there is
said to have confided to a friend that he
shot Faubon by mistake. According to the
story which he was alleged to have told
this friend he had had trouble with another
man staying with Faubion and had deter
mined to get him out of the way. McKissick
had a brother living near Faubion's house
and he told him to leave his rife out in
front of his house the night he did the
shooting. The brother did as requested and
McKissck, taking the rifle, went to Fau-
bion's house and. sticking the gun through
a chink between two logs, fired at the man
he supposed to be his enemy. He then re =
turned home only to learn the next day that
he had shot the wrong man.
This story was too good to be kept, and
it soon reached the ears of Faublon in Mis-
souri, who at once brought suit for $780,
600 damages He alleged that his suit was
not barred by the statutes of limitations, as
he had never known until McKissick himself
told the story who did the shooting Judge
Woolson however, decided that the suit
could not be brought as the statute of limi-
tations placed bar, despite the fact that
the guilty party had not been known sooner
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH
Mother Makes Frantic Attempt to
Save Them and Receives Probn-
bly, Fatal Injuries.

oNAWA, la, March 3.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-At 6 o'clock last night the farm
house on the Wells place, six miles ives,
of here, burned to the ground, crematinE
two children The house was occupied by
Joshua McGee, with his wife and two chill
dren, boy less than 3 years old and a girl
of Q months. MIR McGee crossed the river
to Nebraska yesterday, leaving his wife and
children at home.
Mrs. McGee was in the barn attending to
the stock when she smelled the smoke and
discovered the house in flames. She rushed
to rescue the little ones. but was driven out
by the flames. Her clothing was burned
from her body and one side of her face and
head was completely baked. Her arms and
wrists are burned to a crisp and her re-
covery is doubtful. She Is crazed with pain
and grief and cannot account for the fire.
The charred and blackened bodies of the
children were taken from the ruins By
neighbors The McGees lost everything they
| had, as all their money was in trunk In
| the house.
The house was a frame building owned
| by S. B. Martin and was not insured.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Davis sells drugs.
JURY ExONERATES JOHN WALLACE.
Acquittal on the Charge of Destroy
ing Burk's PropertN.

Acquittal on the Charge of Destroy
ing Burk's Property.
The trial of John Wallace in the district
| court yesterday on the charge of maliciously
destroying the harness of Scavenger Burk
resulted in the jury bringing in a verdict
| of not guilty This was the second trial
of this case. AT the former one at the last
term of court the jury disagreed. Wallace
is employed by the city as driver of the
, street sweeper.
| The trial of Peter Boekhoff, charged with
| illegal voting in the First precinct of the
| Fourth ward some two years ago. was COM
| menced yesterday afternoon at the close of
| the Wallace case.
motion for new trial in the case of
the Sharpless company against Day & Hess
was filed.
, The Provident Life and Trust company of
i Philadelphia commenced proceedings against
| George R. Wheeler and James A. Hereld to
! foreclose a 800 mortgage on the firms
! building at the corner OF Benton street and
East Broadway. 1t is alleged that the in
terest on the mortgage has been defaulted
and that the property has been allowed to
be sold for taxes.
The Savings Loan and Building association
commenced suit against G. W. Smith and
John G. Sullivan to forecose a mortgage
on the west twenty-five feet of lot / and the
east nine feet of lot 2, in block "A, Beers
subdivision
! C. d.. Etnyre sued out a landlords writ
of attachment against w. C. Bonham for un-
paid rent Of certain farming land
!. The supreme court has reversed the judg-
ment of the district court in the case of
Sarah Peterson against James c. Brunow,
administrator.
Sam Barnes, who was acquitted after be-
ing tried on the charge of burglary, is still
being held as there Is an indictment for
the larceny of $50 worth of chickens pend
| ing against him.
| Daniel Jones, a farmer of Mills county,
and his son, John H. Jones, filed petitions
| in the United States district court here
yesterday asking that they be allowed to
/ take advantage OF the federal bankruptcy
law and thus rid themselves of their debts.
Jones senior scheduled his liabilities at ST.
| 9Sl,9O and his assets at $S77.42 OF this
amount he claimed 1926 as exempt The
son listed his liabilities at $l,295.24 and his
assets at $155 He claimed no exemptions
and is willing that his creditors should have
the benefit of all his assets.
In the matter of the application of the
defendant for a new trial in the damage
suit of Henry Geesen against James Saguin
Judge Green has written notifying the in
terested parties that the judgment obtained
by Geesen was in the opinion of the court
excessive and that unless the plaintiff was
twilling to remit $500 of the amount the
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
SERIOUS INJURY TO FRUIT CROP
Authority Gives Opinion that Severe
GnIL Did Much Unmnpc.

AMES, Ia, March Especial. Prof,
John Craig, head of the Department of Hor-
ticulture and Forestry in the Iowa State Ag
ricultural college in this city, was seen to-
day about the amount of injury sustained
by Iowa fruit trees during the recent severe
cold weather. Prof. Craig is, perhaps, the
best informed man in the state on the con-
dition of Iowa fruit crops and from reports
received from all parts of the state, he says
that peaches are undoubtedly badly injured
i'm many localities.
Plums are also badly damaged, especially
the Japan and European varieties. Native
American plums have escaped in most places
and will probably give a fair crop. Pears
may be expected to be light crop. Vari-
eties of hardy apples, as the Duchess and
Wealthy, are probably not severely injured,
but orchards of Jonathan, Greenng and
Baldwin are probably considerably damaged.
The tender varieties of grapes, like the
Roger hybrids, are hurt where unprotected.
Raspberries and Strawberries were also con-
siderably damaged where uncovered. The
latter are usually we'll protected and may
be expected to have escaped.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Oppose Changing Judicial Districts of
Southern Iowa.

Oppose Changing Judicial Districts OF
Southern Iowa.
The m eiuI ii the pottawGttau1'e county
bar called for yesterday morning to take
some action to defeat the bill introduced in
congress providing for the Encouragement of
the southern district of Iowa and for the
establishment of a United States court at
Creston, was largely attended by the attor-
neys OF the city. Hon. d. G.. Bloomer pre-
sided and George S. Wright acted as secre-
tary. Hon. Smith Mcpherson congress-
man elect from the Ninth district, tele-
phoned from Red Oak just before the meet
og that he would not be able to be present
1t the meeting, but that he was opposed 10
the bill, and would use his best efforts to
defeat it when it came up, IL It ever did.
A telegram was received from Senator
Gear, saying that the bill had originated
in the lower house and had not been re-
ported to the senate, and he had been ad-
vised that it would not be brought up at
this session OF congress.
Congressman Henderson, who is chairman
of the judiciary committee, in a telegram
to John N. Baldwin, said the bill was still
in the hands of the committee, and that no
action would be taken upon 1t at present.
In view of these dispatches from Washing
ton, the association decided that at present
there was no need of any specific action.
The proposed bill was thoroughly discussed
and the remarks of the attorneys present
showed that they were unanimously op-
posed to it. The meeting adjourned sub
ject to the call of the president, without
taking amy formal action or passing any
resolutions.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
To Celebrate an Anniversary.

Rev. Henry DeLong will this afternoon
celebrate the seventh anniversary of the
founding OF the Girls Industrial school and
the second anniversary of the opening of
the work of the American Sunday School
union in this city by giving a dinner to the
children of the school and their parents
Arrangements have been made to feed 500
and the women of Broadway Methodist
church have arranged to provide for the en-
tertainment Of the guests who have been
invited to be present and witness the exer-
cises. The dinner and exercises will be
given in the Biseman building. The follow
ing program, commencing at IL o'clock, Wilt
be given, after which the dinner will. be
served:
Singing by the school, scripture reading
and prayer solo, Mrs. N A. Ward; address,
Victor Jennings, mayor; singing by the
school, address, Prof II. b. Hayden; sing
ing by the school, address, f. G. Ensign
superintendent northwest district, American
Sunday School union.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

Prof C. s. sfchter of the Wisconsin State
university at Madison was in tfle city yes
terday and after inspecting the High school
granted it a credited standing at the uni
versity This means that the graduates
from the High school win henceforth be ad-
mitted to the State University of Wiscon-
sin without examination. Prof. Slichter
spoke in the highest terms of the school and
of the corps of teachers, but said it was
very apparent that the city needed at once
new high school building. you have"
he said, "a strong, modern, upto-date
school in an antfquated building. OF the
school and its efficient corps OF teachers
1 cannot speak too highly, but the less said
about the building the better" Referring
to Superintendent Hayden and Principal
Clifford of the High school, he said: "As
teachers their reputation is too we'll known
for me to add anything; their work shows
for itself. and / can assure you Council
Bluffs is to be congratulated at having them
at the head of It's schools"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

Hon. N. NJ. Pusey, who was named as sole
executor in the will OF the late Mrs. Sarah
]. Ballard, filed an application in the dis
trct court yesterday to be appointed spe-
cial administrator Of the estate pending the
probate of the will. In the application he
sets up that owing to the contest instituted
It will be some considerable time before the
matter is disposed of and that as the estate
consists principally of cash and mortgages,
some Of which are optional and of the value
OF $50. coo, it is necessary for the interest OF
the estate that a special administrator be
appointed, Further. he says that 1t is TO the
interest Of the estate that the money be in
vested. the optional mortgages released on
payment and the interest on the mortgages
collected
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

Suit was commenced in the United States
circuit court yesterday against the Union
Pacific Railway company for $40, 900 damages
by Ovide Wen, as administrator of the
estate of the late William II. Roman, who
was killed in the wreck at Silver Creek,
Neb., October rs of last year. The suit for
$1O 600 brought by Administrator Wen in
the state court will be dismissed. 1t was
in connection with this estate that an eff
fort was made by the parents of the dead
man to have Wen ousted as administrators,
his appointment having been made on the
application of woman claiming to be the
widow of the dead fireman. Judge Smith,
after ruling that the woman's claims We're
without foundation, retained Wen as ad-
ministrator.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Applies for Habens Corpus.

An application for writ of habeas corpus
was filed yesterday in the district court BY
the attorney for Charles Smith, the man re-
Gently committed to the county jail for
thirty days by Justice of the Peace Lars
Jensen of Boomer township In the appli-
cation 1t is set forth that Smith was walking
along the public highway in Boomer town
ship on December IS of last year and that
when he reached a point opposite the resi-
dence of Lars Jensen the latter placed him
under arrest without warrant and fined
him $40 or thirty days in the county Jail fol
an offense which he termed as a breach OF
the Sabbath" Smith at the time was carry
ing a gun over his shoulder. Nothing was
done to enforce the judgment until Feb
ruary 27 last, when Smith was committed to
the county jail 1t is claimed that the ac,
tion of the Boomer township justice was
not only unwarranted but Illegal. Judge
Thornell set next Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock for hearing the application.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
THE BEE WHEEL CONTESTS
The More that Enter the Contests, the Easier
the Wheels Will Be Won.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BEES GREAT PLAN
It's So simple and Easy that Every
Council Bluns Boy or Girl and
Older People. TOO, VIII Hus-
tie in the Contests.

Every boy and girl will want to ride
wheel this spring and The Bee is going to
give you chance TO get one in very
, simple way. What is more, 1t is going TO
let you pick out any make wheel you want
for it knows you all want a certain make,
(which is the only make on earth
Now let us tell you how The Bee is going
TO give the wheels away. We want lot oil
new subscribers to The Bee in council
Bluffs. AS soon as the first 300 orders have
been handed into our office, the first con-
test closes and we will award the wheel to
the one bringing the most orders out OF
this 300. Then Contest No / closes and Con-
test No. 2 opens on the next 300 orders
Just see how easy this is. Say only thirty
girls and boys start out on March l to get
subscribers They only have to average ten
apiece to make the total, so the winner VIII
not have to get very many orders, you see.
You want to start in early and hand in your
orders as soon as possible.
Now about the orders. Each order must
be for an actual new Council Bluffs sub
scriber. Each subscriber must take The Bee
for at least three weeks and pay for 1t in
order to be counted. 1t is better. but not
necessary, to pay in advance, only no order
will be counted until the subscription is
paid for. If the subscription is paid for in
advance it will count one on your score for
each three weeks for which it is prepaid.
For example: If a subscriber pays in ad-
vance for six weeks, it counts two If he
pays for twelve weeks, it will count four;
! if he pays for one year, it will count seven
teen. On orders which are not paid in ad-
vance it will count only one on your score
no matter how long he continues to take it.
There, that is plain, isn't it? Now see
what you can do. The first contest begins
March 1. Sincerely yours,
OMAHA DAILY BEE,
Council Bluffs Department.
N. B.-Call at The Bee office, 10 Pearl
| street, to register and get sample copies. No
one connected with The Bee will be allowed
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Real Estnte Transfers.

The following transfers were filed yester-
day in the abstract titre and loan Office of
J. w. Squire, 1O1 Pearl street:
Thomas p. Andersen and wife to Carl
AHnse ANielsen' md 125 de feet Of of sig lot 80,
subdiy: of part 9-77-39, W. d..........s 525
A. NJ, N; Rich and and wife to Mrs Jennie
add MdsduF9t5; Gd1re1 lGt Ruffl 4 block Grimes
Iowa Deposit and Loan company to
q e. VI 2; Nickel M lot 3, block %, town -.
George S. Wright to Mary Ann Kelley, '0o
lot lot Z Z, block bloc, ., Mullins subdiv., Coun-
Mary lar D.aIl5 Ann Eacy M a. to % julius Keicb $50
man, Sc lot l. block bio "I5"S TO- Jackson's hseGr
add, Council Bluffs, W. d...........' 1000
Heirs e Of John Cool, deceased, to
Mary G. Howe, lots 6 and T. block
- town of Avoca. q. c. d.....,....... 1
Margaret Cool to same, ela lots / and
~; 2. block 3, town of Avoca, q. C.. d..
tIorence +. Everest and husband to
Fort Dodge & Omaha Railroad COM
pany, lot 10, block Is, Mullins sub
div Council Council Bluffs, s. W, g.. S75
J; Foley, lot 80 nh A. block 10,
b BayIIiss' list add, Council Bluffs, $3.50
W. q. ..........i.. 5000
'vestment company, limited, lots il
ends ana Is rt'o block ss Jeffers subdiv,, -,
garet Bert and D. ii. Cool, lot !,
block 3; lots s, and 10, block l3,
o,
subdiv. of part I6-77-SS, q. c. a.. 1
F.. c. LouGee and wife ct al to Eliza
j. Haywood, nwA nwh 16-76-ii W. d. LOO
A. b. and H. F. Johns and ~ives to
w. *. Butler, seA 4-75-39 w d. .... 64OO
Dewitt c. Franklin and wife to Fred
E. and Esther e. Bird swA nw14
S-I5-39, w. d. ..........,...,............ LOO
County treasurer to Frank S. Haus,
lot 4, in 4;76;44, t. d. .....,,..,....... 337
F. c. and e. II. Lougee and wives to
NJ. A. Hough, swA nw14 1G-76-44,
W. d. Observation-Disclosures. 100
Samuel A. Reed and wife to l., c. ~
Johns, swla 24-76-l0 W. d............ 5000
Willoughby Dye and r. II. Wood
nanny and wives to Benjamin A.
Keller, seiA 1,74-i0 W. d;....;";..,.. 64OO
w. NJ. Maxwell, nwA swh S-75-3s, -.
l.. c. King and husband to Ida May
Pummer, wig swh 14-75-i1, W. d.. 5000
wiz swA and seA swl 25-74-4l,
Lola A. Redman and husband to
same, neh sw4 25-4-il, w. d..,.;.. 1000
c. IL. Deur and wife to Joachim
Wig nwA 15-75-4O W. d. ....,......., 1000
Dewitt c. Franklin and wife to Rob
erh ert \; M IGew, PG 6GeN sw% and nwH ? 7eo
seq SIrolSI and i il Lougee and wives ''oo
ne ne,l and nd seq nwM 'i6-7G-4i. W. az 43Ol
Laughih A. Martin and wife to Ste
phen A. Tamsica, wig neA 6-77- oo.
Ivar Boin and wife to Addison
Young, e1a seh 1-77-4i W. d. ..,... 5000
Twenty-nine transfers, total ......s7l,5G6
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Mottnz and Bird Get Into Trouble on

Account of Clock.
Arthur Mottaz and G. E. Bird have been
arrested, charged with the burglary of
Charles Bishops residence during his alb
sence from the city. II is charged that the
two young men sold a clock at one of the
second hand stores in the city, which was
one of the articles stolen from the house.
In police court yesterday morning Mottaz
waived examination and was bound over 10
the grand jury in the sum of 5000 His bail
was furnished by his guardian, C. G. Saun-
ders.
Bird, who is known to the police as
Stretch secured a continuance of his
case for a week. He is an old offender and
served a term in the penitentiary for break
ing into a shoe shop and stealing several
pairs of shoes AT the time of his trial he
gave the court considerable trouble as when
the time came to take him from the county
Jail to the court house, he refused to put
on his clothes. After the noon recess he
refused to put on his Shoes and had to be
taken to court in his stocking feet. When
taken to the penltentiary he refused to work,
and deliberately placed his hand under a
machine, losing one of his fingers thereby.
He threatened before he would work that
he would cut his whole hand off A few
days on bread and water in a dark cell,
however, brought him to time, and for the
rest of his sentence ne was a model pris-
oner.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

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rections for preparing and using. Sent
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this paper, w. A. Noyes go Powers Block,
Rochester, N. y.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
Runaway BOY Taken Home.

George W. Smith, 16-year- old boy who
had run away from his home in Hazel Dell
township, was turned over to his father by
the police yesterday afternoon and by him
taken home. Young Smith left home ia
company with man named William Steven
son, who had worked for his father for
about a month. They came to Council
Bluffs and purchased some $50 worth OF
clothing at a Broadway store and two pairs
of shoes at another store, charging the bills
to the boys father, From here they went
to Omaha, where they We're located by the
police Smith, sr, compelled Stevenson to
return the clothes and shoes and being
satisfied at getting his son, declined to prose-
cute.
Bee bicycle contests. You choose any
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
No Damages for Cattle,

FORT DODGE, Ia, March Especial
Telegram )-The suit of ]. Mcnamara
against the Mason City & Fort Dodge rail-
road was decided in Clarion today for the
Mason City road and the costs assessed
against the plaintiff. Some stock belonging
to Mcnamara was killed on the crossing
last September by the company's engine and
plaintiff claimed heavy damages on the
ground that they were killed within the
right of MaY.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

rate from 20 to 10 cents for the summer
season. met at Centerville today in secret
session and decided to meet the operators
March I and make their demands, which
will be so cents on an esht-hour basis.
Operators will not likely meet the demand
and a strike is probable which may spread
over the entire state.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04
scarIet Fever CIoses School Door,

FORT DODGE, Ia, March 3.-(Special
Telegram AN epidemic of scarlet fever
has broken out in School District No. in
Fulton township of Webster county. The
school has been closed and vigorous efforts
are being made to stop the spread of the
disease, which has become epidemic.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-04

Think, If only thirty people start in on
the first Bee wheel contest the average num-
ber of subscribers they have to get will only
be ten. or course more Will start, and If
you are one Of them why should you not
get wheel? You choose any make