Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-17
SMALLPOX On THE INCREASE
Twenty Gases Of Rather Mild Type Develop
at Three More Towns.
SYNDICATE BUYS THE MIDLAND MONTHLY
Pair of safe Crackers Who visited
the Bank NJ Lorimer Are Ap.
pretended and Ar
rested.

DIES MONIES, Jan. 1~6.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Smallpox cases. according to the
State Board OF Health, are on the increase
in Wayne county and the disease has now
made Its appearancei n Clio, the third o
to BIS affected. Other towns are Seymour
and Geneo, where there are about twenty
cases reported. They are all OF a mild form,
however. Thee asses in Warren county have
all recovered and those in Fremont are
oonvalescing. A case has also been reported
from West Point. Lee county.
The Midland Monthly has been sold to a
st. Louis syndicate. The deal was con-
summated this morning. The publication
will be Issued in the Missouri city and
will be enlarged at once to the size OF
Munsey's and McClure's. In the announce
ment Of the publishers in today's, issue
Of the magazine it 10 stated that the prop
erty has been sold to Messrs. John l..
Settle and John Whltener. They have
formed a corporation with a capital OF $780,
900. Twenty travelling men will be placed
In the field at once. Johnson Brigham,
now state librarian. will continue as ed
itorial manager Of the magazine. although
1t is said Brigham will not continue In that
capacity for any period. The new magazine
will be issued from the Century building in
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Safe Arrested.
The police last night arrested a pair Of
safe crackers giving the names OF Thomas
| Stewart and William Murray, for robbing
Charles Reinig's private bank at Lorimer.
The bank was robbed Saturday might, but
Reinig did not discover 1t until Sunday
noon. He jumped on the afternoon train,
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~tectives and in walking through the train
saw two very suspicious characters. He
watched thems had them arrested when
the train reached here and a search proved
they were the parties wanted. One hundred
dollars Of the stolen money was found on
them, together with fifty dynamite caps,
some burglars tools and three gold
watches. Local oficers believe a clever
pair have been arrested.
The FRANKIE Improvement company filed
articles OF Incorporation today. the stipu-
lated capital being $S00,000. Anselm
Frankel is president, Manasse Frankel vice
president and Meyer Rosenfield secretary
and treasurer. The company win at once
commence the erection Of a six-story de-
partmsnt store, to be the largest In the
state.
Judge Rothrock's Funeral.
On account Of the death Of Judge Roth.
rock. former chief Justice. the Iowa su'
preme court vii not hold a session tomor-
row. The court will attend in a body thu
funeral Of the former head Of the bench
which will be held tomorrow at 2 O'Clock
1t his late residence in Cedar Rapids. Tn
isuai examinations for applicants for ad'
mission to the bar will be held at tn
state house. however. The court will begin
the January term Wednesday.
Rock Island Passenger Station.
A local official Of the Rock Island, VIII
has just returned from Chicago, said to
day that the Rock Island will build 1t
new $500, 900 passenger station here in tn
spring. Architect Frost Of Chicago ha
the plans nearly complete. They provid
for a red brick building $50 feet long on
forty feet wide, two stories high, With
main waiting room 1O5 feet long.