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Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12
PROBABLY FATAL ACCIDENT
Agent JOY of the Union Pacific at
Columbus Shot in the Breast
with "a Revolver.

COLUMBUS, Neb., May 11-(specal.) y
Charles E. JOY, local agent for the Union
Pacific at this point, accidentally shot him
self about O'Clock Wednesday evening with
3S-caliber revolver which he was handling.
The ball entered the left breast just above
the heart and was removed by the physicians
from under the left shoulder blade. He has
not lost consciousness, though he has suffered
much pain since the accident His physi-
clans said at noon that the chances were all
against his recovery. Mr., Joy came here last
October from st. Paul. He was about to be
transferred to another point, and William Il.
Bennum of Grand Island will succeed him
as agent here. Mr.. Joy was well liked here
and gave general satisfaction both to the
company and the public His family consists
of a wife and one daughter He belongs TO
the United Workmen and also to the Modern
Woodmen.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

WATERLOO, Ia, May 11-(special.)- -
This city rejoices today in the fact that it
has a new $4,000 Young Mems Christian
Association building. dedicated and free
from debt, and this despite the fact that as
yot we have no organized association here.
The building is a monument to the love
and sympathy of loyal men and women to
the young men of the community. The final
results were largely in the hands of the
directors and Rev. DR.. II. o. Breeden of
Des Mcines The dedicatory service was
hello Monday night in the auditorium, a
large and enthusiastic audience being pres
ent. In addition to the large number of
contributions to the building fund at the
windup of the canvass, w. II. Backman
donated fine piano, valued at $3.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12
LIBRARIANS ABOUT THROUGH
Election of Officers and Selecting
Place of Next Meeting Yet
to he Settled.

ATLANTA, Ga, May 1.-THE American
Library association, which began its confer
ences here Monday night will finish its
work and elect officers tomorrow. Much in
terest eenters in the nomination of the vari-
Gus officers of the body. There are no can
didates for any office and the method of
filing the positions Of honor is. peculiarly
that Of the American Library association.
The executive board makes three nom
nations for each office and any five members
may make a nomination by presenting it to
the board in writing. All OF these nominal
tions are kept secret until the day Of elee-
tion, when copy Of the list of nominees IS
given to each OF the delegates aud vote is
taken under the Australian ballot system.
All Of the nominations are in the hands of
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12
TENDS TOWARD COOPERATION
Iron Age Discusses the Deal i'm Car
negic Iron Properties-Further
Advance in Prices.

NEW YORK, May LIDS -ussing trade
conditions, the Iron Age will say today:
The fusion of all the Carnegie interests into
one large company and the withdrawal of
Andrew Carnegie from active management
is the one leading topic The significance Of
this event cannot be gauged for some time
to come, since the personal element enters
into the matter 80 largely, but the trade
generally regard it as tending toward har-
monous cooperation CT the large interests.
Whether ultimately this will lead to flu ion
will probably depend upon later develop
ments. The details of the new organization
are not yet in shape for publication.
There are many indications that the iron
markets are again reaching a c!iti a. period
and it will take tact and forbearance on the
part of producers and consumers alike to
prevent another sharp advance. The scarcity
of pig iron and of steel is getting more pro-
nounced.
An indication of the situation abroad is
furnished by serious inquiry for 10000
tons fer steel purposes for German account.
OF course nothing can be done with it.
The consolidation of the tube mills IS
nearly completed and may be snnounce in
few days. The tonnage involved is about
1000 900 tons of finished tubular products
further advance in merchant pipe has
been established.
NEW YORK, May lit IS learned that
twenty-one mills are already included in the
combine of manufacturers of fine writing
paper and that arrangements are wei al
vanced for the organization of the new
company. It's proposed capital Is $12, 900
preferred stock, $12 100000 common stock
and 81, ,O00 600 bonds, and there - Il BE-
$6,OO0,00O working capital and merchandise
on hand.
DOVER, Del, May 11.-Secretary of State
Hughes today issued a certificate of incor
poration to the Federal Sewer Pipe company
of Akron, o. The capital stock of the com
pany is placed at $25, 600 900, and among the
incorporators named is John McCleaye of
Toronto, o.
TRENTON, n. j., May 1.-THE Manu-
facturers Rubber company, capital $6,0OO,-
600, was incorporated today TO manufacture
and deal in rubber, The incorporators are
Josiah H. Dubois, William j. jackson, A. 7.
Dukes and Crayton Il. Plat of Camden, n. j..
The American Steel Hoop company, in
corporated here last month. today filed a
certificate that its capital stock of $S9 900 900
is all paid in.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12
ZED BETHERS PLEADS GUILTY
Sentenced to One Year in the Penitentiary
for Larceny.
HE THANKS THE COURT FOR ITS LENlENCY
Says He VIII Brace Up After He Gets
Out and lie n Man Among Men
Various other Legal
Matters.
HE THANKS THE COURT FOR ITS LENlENCY

The criminal docket was taken up in the
district court yesterday morning The first
defendant to appear before Judge Smith
was Zed Bethers, who stood charged with
the theft Of several dozen copper washboil-
ers and other articles ranging from old
junk to a baby carriage. The particular
charge on which Bethers faced the court
was that of breaking and entering, and he
decided to plead guilty. Judge Smith sem
fenced him to one year In the penitentiary,
which, considering his previous record was
much less than Bethers evidently ex-
pected. He thanked the court for its le-
niency, and said that he intended when he
had finished his sentence to brace up and
become man among men again"
George williams, charged with breaking
into freight car in the Northwestern yards
and stealing a quantity of clothing and a
barrel of lawn tennis racquets, was then
placed on trial. The evidence for the state
was not concluded when court adjourned
for the day.
The members of the grand jury went to
Nicola yesterday to investigate the jail there.
The Jail has been in dilapidated condi-
tion for some time and the town has offered
to replace 1t with a new one. While at
Nicola the jury took occasion to inspect
the crossing of the Northwestern road, a
complaint having been filed that 1t was dan
gerous and a menace to the people of that
community.
The jury in the McKeown- Allen damage
suit, which went out Wednesday evening,
came in yesterday morning at 1O:8O O'Clock
with a verdict for the defendant. Mrs Nc
Keown sued for sS,015 damages for injuries
received in a runaway accident in Boomer
township, alleged to have been caused by
the negligence of Allen and the other de-
PENDANTS.
The following jury has been drawn for
the May term of the superior court: S.
Farnsworth, c. NJ. Hobbs, Fl. w. Goss,
Thomas Pillng, H. H. Fields, F. Sperling,
Ole Olson Phil Wareham, G. A. Rose, E.
H. Odell, j. o. Bryant, D. l.. Roger, j.
W. Morse NJ. Goodwin, w. L. Patton.
The case of the State of Iowa against Max
Duebner and others, being a suit on bond
in a liquor case, was dismissed yester-
day as to Duebner without prejudice and
settled and dismissed as to the other de-
PENDANTS at their cost.
The suit of j. c. Bixby in the district
court against the Omaha e Council Bluffs
Railway and Bridge company was continued
by agreement until next term, the penalty
of $40 under the rules following the case.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12
STERN ARRANGEMENT OF QUAY
business Mems League Darcs Him to
Go to the People for
VindicatiOn.

PHILADELPHIA May 1.-THE Business
Mems Republican league of Pennsylvania,
which organization last fall put forth special
efforts throughout the state to secure the
election of anti-Quay candidates for the
legislature, tonight issued an address 10
the people of the state "congratulating
them upon the progress made by the forces
of good government during the last year.
The address says the majority of the mem
bers elected to the general assembly, for
the first time in nearly score of years,
was anti-Quay, and repudiated Mr. Quay,
"the head and front of that corrupt ana
vicious political system that so long has
been a reproach to the state" This anti
Quay body, the address says. exposed and
defeated all forms of machine conceived
corruption and legislative jobbery and con-
tinuing says:
The appalling chapter OF crime, as de-
veloped by the legislative investigating COM
mittee, showing a far-reaching conspiracy to
corrupt and bribe members of the legisla~
ture to vote for Mr.. Quay for United States
senator, should alone drive from his support
every sef-respecting voter of the state"
The principal state officer to be chosen
at the November election is state treasurer,
nominations for which office will be made
at the approaching party conventions. ana
the leagues address, in concluding, takes up
this topic as follows:
THE control of the state treasury, which
has been tie fountainhead of corruption In
the past is not less important now, though
the passage of the anti-Quay interest bill
compels the payment of interest on state
deposits.
The Business Mems league has never
placed in the field candidate for any Office
and desires only that proper men be nomi-
mated, 1t is an organization of republicans
who wish to prevent party disruption ana
disaster, with the conviction that nothing
but heroic action will save the party from
ultimate state and national disgrace and de-
feat.
For the purpose of settling this contro-
yersy before the presidential contest of 1900
we would make the following suggestion as
means of terminating the strife within the
republican ranks:
Let Mr.. Quay, himself, become the ma.
chimes candidate for state treasurer at the
ensuing election. Mr. Quay has bOasted of
his readiness 10 go to the people for yindica-
ton, lie, as state treasurer, inaugurated and
fostered the system of personal profit by the
| use OF public moneys which has been an
| important issue In this contest. He repre-
sents, in every sense. the evils against which
elf-respeeting republicans have revolted, he
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

A number Of letters were received by
relatives here yesterday from the boys Of
Company l., Ffty-first Iowa, at Manila. All
the letters were written in the early part
of April and before the company had seen
any active service on the firing line An
interesting bit of information contained in
the letters is the news that Paul Pugh, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Pugh of this city,
who had been left behind sick at Honolulu
had bobbed up serenely at Manila and Joined
his company. being quite recovered and
feeling in the best of health. No mention,
however Is made of how he managed to
get to Manila. Warren Daley, Edgar Hark-
ness and Harry Reed, who slipped away
from the Fifty-f first and succeeded in get
ting to the firing line, where they Joined
the Kansans and formed three of the six
teen who first entered Malolos with Colonel
Funston, the boys write, got off with a
reprimand and the loss of a months pay.
The boys all write that they are in the
best of health and anxious for brush with
the enemy.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12
MINERS ORDERED TO STRIKE
Saturday $4,000 Workers In the
Southwest ConI Fields VIII Lay
Down Their Tools.

KANSAS CITY, May 11.-A special to the
Star from Pittsburg, Kan, says: President
Wright of District No. II, United Mine
Workers of America. has received instruc-
tions from President Mitchell of the national
organization to issue a notice TO the miners
of the Western Coal and Mining company,
Kansas & Texas, the Central Coal and Coke
company and the Southwestern Improve
ment company mines to suspend work Satur-
day and today he began mailing circulars
10 that effect to all of the local unions
under his jurisdiction. The executive COM
mittee of district No. II, here in attendance
at yesterdays conference. returned home
last night. 1t is feared that the strike may
become general all over the district, in
which case 1900 men would be involved.
President Wright said today: The
United Mine Workers of America knows
no defeat our flag was never dragged in
the dust. never lost fight and from this
people can draw their own conclusions"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

sEARSBORO, Ia May n.-(Special) >
Tuesday Jimmy Maynes was found where he
had fallen off the sidewalk and died in few
moments The coroner was sent for and an
inquest was held. The jury decided he died
of heart disease. When the clothing was
removed a wound was found in his side
DR.. Cooper was called and probed the
wound. He found ball which had caused
death Clarence Greyson, a young man in
the livery stable, shot at rat, the ball
going through the plank and striking
Maynes, who was sitting on the sidewalk
Deceased was an old soldier, a member of
the Fortieth regiment. He was between 60
and 20 years of age, unmarried, and was
making his home with 7. Danforth. Mr..
Maynes was native of Ireland and had
come here some forty years ago. He has
no known relatives here.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

SIOUX CITY May 11.--(Special Telegram)
I'm local railway circles it is reported that
the Illinois Central is contemplating further
improvements in western Iowa. 1t is said
the company proposes to build a new line
of road from Cherokee to point just above
Sioux City, thus shortening its Translate
route by fifteen miles and getting into a fine
unoccupied farming territory, 1t has been
understood this line contemplated building
to YanlSton, S. D., from LeMars and selling
its line from LeAlars to Sioux City to the
Chicago st. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha
company. At any rate the right of way from
Cherokee to Sioux City can be donated to the
company II 1t will build the road. This
would force the Northwestern to build from
Neville to Sioux City, distance of twenty
miles
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12
DAVIS NAME is REMeMB MBERED
Tribute Paid TO "DnuGhter of Contcd-
cracy" and Monument Urged
for Rebel President.

CHARLESTON, S. c., May 1.-THE me-
mortal to Winnie Davis was one OF the
features of todays session Of the Confederate
veterans. Colonel Bennett II. Young Of Louis
willie paid a tribute to the memory Of the
daughter of the confederacy."
A resolution was unanimously adopted ex-
tending the thanks OF every veteran to the
people of the north who so tenderly admins
tered to Winnie Davis at the time of her
Illness at Narragansett Pier.
The jefferson Davis monument committee
submitted the following report:
Resolved, That it is the earnest and unani-
nous wish of the United Confederate Veter-
ans that the committee shall undertake the
patriotic task of building the monument to
President Jefferson Davis at Richmond. Va,
feeling confident, as wo do, that under its
direction the work will soon be accomplished
and we shall have in the capital city Of the
confederacy memorial worthy alike OF the
president and o2 the people over whom he
ruled with such fidelity and wisdom.
Wheeler Raises the Roof.
The morning session of the Confederate
Veterans union opened at IL o'clock with
the singing of the Doxology, followed by
prayer by Chaplain Smith.
The committees on credentials and reso-
lutions were appointed, one, member being
selected by each state.
The following letter from General Fitz-
hugh Lee was read:
l am obliged for your kind complimentary
letter. / do not know of anything that
would give me greater pleasure than to be
at the reunion in Charleston, but my duties
are so pressing that fear l will not be able
to reave if only for few days. Then, too,
think the quarantine regulations would
prevent me from getting to Charleston or
any other southern port in May. You see
after these quarantine laws are in force We
Cubans are supposed to have yellow fever,
smallpox and all other diseases, and we are
set down as not being proper persons for
anybody to associate with until the gray
frosts overspread the land. Yours very
truly, FITZHUGH LEE.
General Gordon then introduced General
Joe Wheeler: II need not tell you," said
General Gordon, that here is one Of the
wiliest of confederate wizards. I need not
tell you of that day in Santiago when he
saw the Spanards flying before him and
when in the wild enthusiasm of the moment
he forgot where he was and called upon his
men, Forward boys, the Yankees are run
ming. If l should tell you any of these
things l would strike a chord in every
heart, but 1 am not going to do it. l am
going to strike every chord at single
stroke by calling the name Of Joe Wheeler" !"
The audience applauded wildly. Every
sentence of General Wheeer's speech
brought shouts of applause and stirred the
veterans to a frenzy of enthusiasm At
times it was impossible for the speaker
to proceed.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. ESQ.
Picnic for the Children.

All arrangements for the annual picnic
and outing of the children of the DeLong
Industrial school. to be held tomorrow aft
ernoon have been completed and the day
promises to be a red letter one in the lives
of the little ones. A bounteous dinner will
be served in the rooms of the Elseman
block, commencing at IL o'clock, when the
guests and elder folk will dine, and at
1880 the children, of whom it is expected
500 will be on hand, will be served Four
large, open motors, have been engaged, and
at O'Clock sharp the little folk, with their
attendants, will board the cars and take a
ride around the loop in Omaha and back to
Falrmount park, where, after an address
by Rev. w. II. Brown of Trinity Methodist
church. they Will put in the rest of the
afternoon in having a general good time.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12
LOUGEE * LOUGEE.
No. 1O2 South Main Street.
Council Bluffs. la.
Telephone 3l2,

S0O with W. 7, V. Yates as mayor SENATOR
G. w. Bellamy as treasurer and Colonel John
Kerfoot as police Judge, with full comple-
ment of councilmen and minor officers of an
organized town.
Some of the lots sold as high as 5000 within
thirty minutes from the time the surveyor
drove his stakes.
Mountain View is the western terminus Of
the Rock Island extension across the Com
anche and Apache country, and is in the
Washita valley at the foot OF the mineral-
bearing Washia range. Scores OF settlers
had been camped along the Washita river
waiting for the location of this mining town
of Oklahoma and when the location became
fixed the stampede began.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12
Lengthy Litigation Ended.

line Of litigation came to an end in the dis
trict court in Sioux City when $4,000 of
money belonging to the John b. Arteaux
estate was turned over to the representa-
tiyes of the German heirs Arteaux died
under peculiar circumstances in Sioux City
several years ago and left a great deal Of
property unbequeathed. Finally $4,000 of
the money was tied up in the defunct Iowa
Savings bank, and this is a dividend OF 40
per cent, which under stipulation is turned
over to foreign heirs. But for years at
torneys have been battling in court for the
possession Of the money. The heirs will
probably get the rest of the money.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

by an individual competitive drill for three
gold medals, to be awarded as first, second
and third prizes. At the close of the drilins
the fifteen athletic events will be pulled off
in the order as already published. The
track is in irst-class condition and the boys
expect 20 make some record breaking time
in several OF the contests
The motor company has arranged to run
cars direct to the park and the proceedings
Will be enlivened by music from Whaleys
band. The judges will be Major o. c. Butts,
Captains NJ. r. DeKay and w. NJ. Han
chett, Adjutant e. NJ. Dyar and Lieutenants
I. B. Lacey. II. Mitchell and T. Welch.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12
Accidental Shooting.

WEBSTER CITY, Ia, May 11.-(Special
Telegram )-Lewis Rytter, II years old, son
of Jacob Rytter, prominent farmer living
three miles east of Ellsworth, was accident
ally shot and instantly killed this after
noon in Thompson's crib shed. The boy had
made an appointment with Amos Thompson
to hunt squirrels and they met in a shed
while shower of rain was passing. Lewis
rested the butt of his gun on a cutivator
tongue, when the gun slipped off and the
hammer struck the tongue, firing a charge
of shot, which entered under the chin and
terribly lacerated his face, causing instant
death.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12
BEATS THE BUILDING RECORD
New Oklahoma Town of Mountain
View n FuiI-BIown city
In a Day.

Ell RENO, okl., May 1.-THE greatest
town building record in Oklahoma has been
won by Mountain View. Washita county,
Monday the townsite was a prairie, The
same day 1t was surveyed and plated and a
large portion of it sold and settled upon
Washita river was bridged and vast amount
Of accumulated freight was moved and
located. The town was organized and
Differed and all lines OF business and prOfes-
sions started in lines OF organized society,
The town in one day became city Of nearly
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12
.Ienersnninn CInh.

A number of leading spirits in the ranks
Of the local democracy have organized the
Council Bluffs Jeffersonlan club, with the
following officers: President, William
Brooks Reed vice president, e. p Searle
treasurer, Samuel T. Etnyre; financial sec
retary, John Mulqueen; corresponding secre-
tary, W. e. Morris. The membership of
the executive committee will be appointed
by President Reed at the meeting to be
held next Wednesday night. The club pro-
poses to open headquarters, which will be
nicely furnished and provide suitable
lounging place for the members.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

is the source and incarnation OF the evils OF
the system which bears his name Let him
thus make the issue distinct and direct,
leaving the final decision to the people. II
Mr. Quay fears to submit his candidacy TO
the people and in the face OF his repudia-
tion by their direct representatives. insists
upon claiming seat in the United States
senate through the unlawful act OF a sub
servient governor ne will intensity and pro-
long the contest until he is repudiated by
a future legislature and precipitates dis
aster and defeat upon the other candidates
who bear the stamp Of his machine"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-12

Mrs. Eliza ]. Templeton filed original no
tice in the district court yesterday of a
suit for divorce from John w. Templeton,
n wealthy and prominent farmer of Garner
township, where he has resided for many
years, The divorce is asked on statutory
grounds and alleged cruel and inhuman
treatment Mrs Templeton asks that she
be allowed $1,000 alimony and that the court
order a division of the property jointly
owned by her and her husband
David Hemphill was granted a divorce yes
terday from Mrs. Dan Hemphill.