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Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
YOUNG LADS EXPERIENCE
Sixteen Year-old Boy Returns After Trip
Half Round the World.
FORTY DAYS IN JAIL IN HONOLULU
BupIer in High school cadets Is
seized with wild Desire for
Adventure and Has IL
Fully Gratihcd.

Claude, the 16-year-od son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. |. V. Howard Of 110i Fourth avenue,
who left home last July in company with
George Daley, a lad about the seame age,
with the purpose Of making their way to the
Philippines, to join the Fiftyfrst Iowa, re-
turned yesterday morning. His three months
absence from home was brimfu of adven-
lures. but the young lad, while he failed to
reach Manila. got as far as Honolulu and
is none the worse for his trip.
Claude, who at the time he left home,
was bugler in the High school cadets, and
young Daley, who has two brothers in
Company l. OF the Fifty-first Iowa, boarded
the first section OF the train that passed
through here July 20 containing the Nine
teenth United States infantry. On reaching
Wadsworth, CAL Howard was put off the
train, but young Daley managed to stay
aboard. This was the last Howard saw OF
his companion. Howard succeeded in get
ting on the second section and accompanied
the regiment into San Francisco. He Sc
cured uniform and smuggled himself on
board the transport Ohio. When the vessel
reached Honolulu he was put ashore and In
order to prevent him going aboard before
the vessel sailed again he was placed in
Jail. by orders of Vice Consul Wilson
Porter Boyd
For some reason or another Boyd forgot
the boy was in Jail and he would have DOS
sibly been still there IL some members OF
the Salvation Army had not interested
themselves in his behalf and secured his
release He was in prison for forty days
and he says they half starved him and that
when released he was a mere skeleton. Con-
sui Boyd, he says, apologized for keeping
him there so long and said he had entirely
forgotten about him. . .....
He finally worked his way to Tacoma on
freight steamer, receiving S25 a month
wages With this money and some he earned
in Seattle young Howard managed to pay
his way home, reaching here yesterday
morning, much to the Joy Of his mother
Howard says the captain and sailors on the
freight steamer treated him with the great
est kindness When he arrived home hi
was still wearing his cadet uniform and hac
his bugle with him.
Young Daley is believed to have reached
Manila and 10 now thought to be in San
Francisco, having, it is supposed, returned
with the Fifty-frst on the Senator.
| Young Howard's father is messenger
| in the employ OF the Pacific Express com
pany and was on the road when Claude
reached home.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
TURNS A STORY TO ACCOUNT
Minneapolis woman Secures Credit
on the Strength of AL
legged LeHncy.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct 26.-Mrs. Het-
tie B. Gates, barber's wife, who claimed to
have fallen heir to a fortune of $4,000, 900
from an uncle in Cornwall, England, has
been indicted by the grand jury for grand
larceny in the second degree. Mrs. Gates
has for more than year obtained unlimited
credit among local tradesmen and others on
the strength of the alleged legacy. Investl-
CATION shows that there was no fortune.
The specific charge is that Mrs. Gates mis-
read letter from Brown Bros. G. Co. of
New York to a well known local banker and
one of his clients, inserting in the text a
statement TO the effect that she already had
$3,OOO,OOO on deposit with the Arm and that
on the strength of this she obtained further
cash loans. The letter merely stated the
terms upon which she could open an ac-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
STRANGE DEATH OF A CHILD
Girl Attempts to Enter school House
by window md Heavy Sash
Falls on Her Neck.

FORT DODGE, Ia, Oct. 26-(Special Tel
egram.) "A gruesome find was made this
morning at the d. ]. skinner school house
five miles south Of Manson. With her body
hanging outside OF the window and the
heavy window on her neck was the lifeless
form of Lavlnia Fitzgerald, a 9-year-
old girl. She had started for home the pre-
vious night but discovered that she had for
gotten some books. She returned to get
them and finding the door latched, at
tempted to get in through the window. The
heavy sash fell on her neck and the child
was strangled to death.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. $50.
Howell's Anti "Kawf'' cures coughs, colds.
ALLISON AND LACEY DROP IN.
Senator and Congressman Spend n
Few Days in the Bluffs.

Senator and Congressman spend Il
Few Days In the Bluffs.
Senator william B. Allison and Congress
man John f. Lacey of Oskaloosa were in the
city Thursday for a short while. During
their brief stay number of prominent re-
publicans and others called to pay their re-
spects. Senator Allison was on his way
from Red Oak to Ames, where he spoke last
night at political meeting. Congressman
Lacey was on his way to Carroll. Senator
Allison looked to be in the best of health
and said he felt as vigorous as ever. He and
Major Lacey spent few minutes with the
executive committee on the reception TO the
Fifty-frst and promised to be there on the
day OF the regiments arrival II possible. He
told the committee that he had arranged to
make speeches on that day but was informed
that Congressman Mcpherson had made ar
rangements to have his dates for that day
cancelled. With this understanding Senator
Allison promised the committee he would
be only too pleased TO be here II possible.
When told of the rumor that an effort
was being made to take the regiment direct
to Des Moines and thus spoil the plans for
the state reception in this city Senator Ali
son said he did not put much faith in the
reports. He said he was opposed TO suct
upsetting of the plans already made,
Major Lacey promised to be here on th'
day Of the reception and will act as chic
marshal OF the day.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

Problems of Interest TO Sect Dis
cusscd by Well Known Diyines.

BOONE, Ia, Oct. 26.- Especial 1.-The Sec
ond day Of the Iowa Baptist state conven-
tion opened this morning with a business
session, at which reports OF the several
standing committees were submitted and
acted upon. This was followed by series
of discussions upon the care Of disabled min =
listers and their families, the value of de-
nominational literature and its distribution
and other problems of interest to the sect.
In the afternoon the annual meetings of
the American Baptist Publication society.
the American Baptist Home Mission society
and the American Baptist Missionary union
were held. These meetings consumed also
the evening
The forenoon tomorrow will be devoted to
work of the Woman's Home and Foreign
missions. The convention will end in the
evening with the anniversary OF the Baptist
Young Peoples union, which will commence
it's meeting at the close of the mission ses-
sion.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

SIOUX CITY, Oct. 26.-(Special Telegram)
The first annual conference OF the Scan
dinavan Seventh Day Adventists OF the
United States was opened in Sioux City this
evening and will be in session the rest OF
this week and all of next week, the meet
ings being held at the Danish Norwegian
church. The first business session will be
held tomorrow morning. Perhaps the most
prominent delegate is Rev. Lewis Johnson,
lately returned from Christiania. Norway,
who is chairman of the conference Mr.
Johnson, who has charge OF the work of the
Scandinavian Seventh Day Adventists in the
United States, addressed the meeting last
evening. Another prominent delegate is C.
A. Thorpe Of Battle Creek Mich, editor OF
Sendebudt third delegate OF prominence
is August Swedbourg of Battle Creek, Mich.
editor of Zion's Vaktare, Another leading
delegate is Rev. j. NJ. Ericsson of Hartford,
Conn recently OF Stockholm, Sweden.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
Locating Blame for Wreck.

IOWA CITY, Oct 26-(special.)-As a re-
suit OF the Rock Island freight wreck near
here September i2 by which four men lost
their lives, a $4,000 damage suit was COM
menced here yesterday by Mrs, Mary Quinn.
widow OF Engineer Thomas Quinn. The Pc
titlon prays the court to compel the com
pany to exhibit the order by which the
trains were governed, averring that the
trainmen were strictly obeying their or
ders. The case will attract considerable at
tention as the question OF whether or not
Train Dispatcher Jones is guilty will prob
ably be answered
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

Berger and that he came from the Twin
Cities, and would not give an account OF
his travels the last two months. He is
German and about 30 years old; Is feet s
or inches tall, with a stubby beard, and
partially answers the description OF one OF
the murderers OF a railroad conductor at
Marshalltown, and he will be held until full
descriptions can be obtained from there
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
KILLED BY PRoTRUDING TREE.
Young Horseman Is Struck on Head
rs He Pnsses around Trunk.

FORT DODGE, Ia, Oct. 26.-(Special Tele-
gram)-George Johnson, a boy 16 years OF
age, who has been working for his uncle
two miles south of Calendar, was fatally
hurt today while on horseback. AS he rode
rapidly into Ed Andrews yard he attempted
to turn the horse around tree. The animal
made a sudden turn to the left and the boy,
leaning to the right, was struck by the tree
and knocked off the horse. Johnson felt lit
tie pain and it was thought he would soon
be all right, but in about an hour his condi-
tion grew serious and he died this morn
ing.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

countries and urged the propriety Of making
larger appropriations for the work OF the
church in Cuba where It is estimated, there
are 2jOOOO orphan children. The speaker
said.
"1f this island does not become the prop
erty OF the United States, which hope 1t
will. It certainly will become part Of the
territory OF Jesus Christ"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
GIRL STRANGLED TO DEATH
A Ninc-Icnr-O1d, in Attempting to
Enter School House window. is
Caught by Sash and Killed.

FORT DODGE, Ia, Oct 2O.-Levnia Fitz-
gerald, 9-year- girl attempted to enter
school house through a window to get
some books. The heavy sash fell on her
neck and she stranged to death.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
PRISONERS ALMOST WIN FREEDOM
Thieves Secret Dinner Knives and
Start Tunnel Under Jail Door.

IOWA CITY, Oct. 26.-(Special.)-An at
tempt at jail delivery was made and foiled
at almost the last moment Tuesday night at
the city Jail. Brewer and Young. charged
with stealing hides, have been confined to-
gether for two weeks. Tuesday they hid
their dinner knives and told the jailer no
knives had been given them. When the jailer
left the cell they removed part of the brick
and began a tunnel 1t was not until they
reached the outer wall that their work was
discovered. They now occupy the dark cell.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
pythian Press Compare Notes

DETROIT, Mon, OCT, 8.-FIftY-thr
publications are represented in the annual
convention of the National Pythian Press
SION today, The welfare of the order in
general and policies of the Pyth'an press
were discussed In executive session This
afternoon the delegates visited the camp
grounds on which will be held next year, 5
convention
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
Scientific optician. Wolman 400 Br'dway.
DOINGs IN THE DISTRICT COURT.
Several Important Matters Are
brought Up for CONFEDERATION.

Several important are
Brought Up for CONFEDERATION.
In the district court yesterday before
Judge Macy and jury was commenced the
trial of the suit Of J. H. Schmidt against A.
d. Anns and J. w. Squire. This suit Is
one OF many arising from John w. Paul's
real estate operations in this city. Paul
some years ago secured loan OF $500
from j. w. Squire. giving as security his
notes and mortgages on certain real estate
When the notes became due and were not
paid, Paul alleges that Squire, instead of
suing on the notes, attached the real estate
and later turned over to Guy C. Barton Of
Omaha, the purchaser of the real estate in
question, the notes and mortgages. Paul,
few months ago, assigned to Schmidt for
consideration, as he claims, OF $3.50, the
notes and mortgages transferred by Squire
to Barton. Schmidt now sues Squire and
A. D. Annis, his chief clerk, to recover
| 50, ,OSS19, which he claims is the value of the
| notes and mortgages with interest up to the
date of the filing of the suit.
| George w. Hewitt, representing the Iowa
| Mortgage and Trust Company of this city,
! commenced suit against the city OF Council
| Bluffs to recover possession of the east half
Of lot in block 81, Beers subdivision.
which he claims the city pre- empted when
Strengthening out the bed of Indian creek.
| Harvey A. DeLong filed a petition for d.
vorce from Grace NJ DeLong, whom he mar
| ried in this county on June TO- 1893. He
bases his petition on statutory charges and
asks to be awarded the custody Of their
minor child, daughter years old.
The divorce of Mrs. Augusta Keeline
against William c. Keeline was dismissed
at plaintiffs cost.
The case of c. G. Sorenson against U. II.
White was continued by agreement and set
as the first jury case for the next term.
The suit of Lulu Randall and other heirs
OF the late Mrs. Sarah Ballard against the
Woman's Christian association was con
tinued on motion OF the plaintiffs. This il
the suit in which Mrs. Ballards heirs seek
! to annu the gifts made to the Woman e
Christian association hospital by Mrs. Bal
lard on the grounds OF her alleged inhrmlty
, and unsoundness Of mind. The motion fol
a continuance was based on the grounds thai
the plaintiffs required the testimony of ont
Fanny Keebaugh, who had resided with Mrs
Ballard for number OF years prior TO th'
latters death The claim Is made that tht
) plaintiffs expect to prove by her testimon!
that Mrs. Ballard was not of sound mind
n the time she conveyed her property 10 tn,
hospital. The witness is believed to b.
living now in Pennsylvania and her attend
ance could not be secured at this term o
o district court
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
Davis sells paint.


The following transfers were filed yester-
day in the abstract, title and loan Office OF
], W.. Squire, l01 Pearl street.
Heirs OF Matthew Croft and wife to
Rollin Sherman, trustee, lot 400, swH
neL H-15-44, W. d. ..........,....,......S
Rollin Sherman, trustee to Fort
Dodge & Omaha Railroad company,
part lot a. OF section H-15-ii, W. d.. lsOj
Executors OF Horace Everett to Vir-
gin!a Jeffers, part seA neh lS-7S-ii' -,
Sheriff to Pottawattame county. for
use OF the permanent school fund,
%. acres in section l9-I5-4S, deed ,,. SOS
Virginia Jeffers to Arthur q. Sprague,
part seA nell 13-75-44, W. d, ....,,.. 400
Savings Loan and Building associa-
tion of Council Bluffs to Bessie
Peters, wiz lot /, block 10, Everetts
add, Council Bluffs W, d. ....,.... 600
Augusta Linkey TO j, J, Klein, lot !.
block II, stutsman's End add, Coun- 80
Gil Bluffs, W, d. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 900
Seven transfers. total ...,...,u....s 4, 932
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

count Mrs Gates maintains that 1t is all
n conspiracy and that IL there was a fraud
she was the victim and not the beneficiary
OF it
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27
KiIIcd hN Prcmntnre nInst.

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich oct. 96.-
Charles Nelson Richard Stone ard Abin
ForsterIson We're killed today by a pre-
mature explosion of dynamite in the Cundy
mine, The men were preparing blast a
the time.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

Mrs. Handles classes for dancing are now
open. Children at residence Tuesdays,
o'clock; at !. o. o. F. temple, Saturdays. 2
o'2lock Adult beginners at residence, Tues
days, o'clock Assemblies, Fridays. at
!. o. o. F. temple, $50 o'clock. Private
lessons at any time not taken with classes.
Residence 235 Oakland avenue. telephone 45.-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

John Schicketanz, sr:, is located now at
22s South Main street formerly Ed Shick-
etanzs barber shop, directly east of court
house.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

New neckbards put OF shirts free OF
charge FOR regular customers at the Bluff
City Laundry, "a North Main.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

Reasonable amount or mending done free
OF charge at the Bluff City laundry. This Is
the laundry that takes good care OF your
liner. 81 North Main.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-27

Fine Missouri Wood for sale by Gilbert
Bros.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-01-24
OPPOSED TO EXPANSION.

Big Meeting At New York Protests Against
the Policy.
New YORK, Jan. PA mas meet.
ing of citizens was held in the Academy
Of Music under the auspices of the Con
tinental league for the purpose of pro-
testing against the policy of Imperial.
ism and entangling alliances with
European powers"
The meeting was attended by a great
crowd and communications were read
from ex-President Cleveland. Colonel
William j. Bryan and Bishop Henry c,
Potter. regretting their inability to be
present. Mr.. Cleveland, in his letter
said:
II am SO opposed to the expansionis'
craze, now affecting our body polite
that any organization formed in opposi
ton to it has my hearty sympathy anG
approval.
Mr.. Bryan said he was in full sym
pathy with it.
Resolutions were adopted strorgl,
declaring against expansion and speeche:
in opposition were made by ex-Ministel
Eustis, Samuel Gompers, w. Bourkt
Cochran and other.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-01-24
FOUND THE DEED.
Heirs of Jonathan Carver Will Now Pusl
Their Claim to Valuable Lrnds.

Heirs of Jonathan Carver Will Now Push
Their Claim to Valuable Lrnds.
COLUMBUS. Jan. !. 1.-The title to 10.
600 square miles of land in the most
densely populated portions of Wisconsin
and Minnesota. including the land upon
which St. Paul and other cities stand.
has been called into dispute and will
have to be settled by the courts.
The deed for which the heirs of iona.
than Carver had been searching fo1
years has just been discovered at Chilli.
cothe, and the heirs claim it will estab.
lish their title to the great tract of land
including the counties Of Ramsey and
Washington in Minnesota and the coun
ties of Barron. Chippewa. Price. Taylor
Clark. Eau Claire. Dunn, s.. Croix
Pierce. Pepin. Buffalo and parts Of sew
eral others in Wisconsin.
The story Of Jonathan Carver's pur
chase from the Indians Of the u.0O(
square miles of land in dispute is inter
esting and romantic. The deed. with tn.
history Of the transfer from Nawdanissi,
Indians, is a matter of record at Chilli
cothe, being recorded on page PA. vol
ume 36. Of the Ross county deed rec
Crds. 1t was discovered after years 0
patient seaching in this country ant
England. Attorneys for the heir
ase now searching the dead records il
the general land Office at Wash;ngto,
to find an entry Of the deed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-01-24
crRANS MAKING THREATS.
Brooke' La.e., order Has Caused Much
Si.r'en.ure

2i-r'ensure
SANTIAGO DE CvEA. Jan. 24.-The
order from the United States military
authorities ia Havana directing the au'
thor;t,ss Of the Santiago military de-
paytmen. rot to expend any Of the Gus
TON receipts without the permission OF
the governor general and the order di'
recting tina. hereafter the bulk OF the
sanitary work shall be done without
money pay and for rations merely, was
given to the local press fer publication
Saturday, though received here last
Thursday.
Ei Cubano, in commenting upon the
instructions Q: the governor general.
says;
The feeling Is prevaien: that the
only course is 10 retire TO tee
mountains"
This is, Of course, an exaggeration.
although the fact is that there are PEG.
pie who make Just such threats.
So far as the order regarding sanitary
work is concerned. a Cuban Inspector in
the sanitary department told Major
George NJ. Barbour. the health COM
missioner of Santiago, that the Cubans
of the province had at last regained
their self respect and would not work
again for rations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-01-24
AMENDED CUSTOMS TARIFF.
New Order for Porto Rico Promulgated
at Washington.

at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-By authority
of an executive order issued by the pres.
ident Jan. 20. 1899, the secretary Of wal
has promulgated an amended customs
tariff which was prepared under the di.
rection Of the secretary of the treasury
by Special Commissioner Robert P.
Porter, Assistant Secretary Howell and
DR.. H. K. Carroll, and which is to take
effect in all ports and places in the isl.
and of Porto Rico and all islands in the
West Indies east Of the 1ith degree,
west longitude. on and after Feb. /, 1899.
The order provides that trade between
ports of the United States and all ports
or places in Porto Rico and trade be-
tween ports or places in Porto Rice
shall be carried on in registered vessels
Of the United States and in no others.
Merchandise transported in violation OF
this regulation shall be subject to for.
fixture.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-01-24
II THANK GOD
Mr. DOran is ~Fervently Thankful for
DeliVerance from Disease and
Death.

1S"01
Milwaukee, Jan. Il: MI. j. j. Doran
OF : Howell street, this city, ex-super-
visor OF the town OF Lake, a we'll known
and highly respected citizen, tells a most
remarkable story, he says: | have been
troubled for fifteen years with diabetes,
and all the medical treatment | could
procure failed to relieve me, my disease
being considered incurable. l never
thought of getting relief and had resign.
ed myself to my fate. | was persuaded
to try Dodd's kidney pills and thank
God l did for | am completely cured,
Dodd's kidney pills are the only remedy
on earth that has aver cured diabetes,
Bright's disease or dropsy, and are a pos.
tive cure for rheumatism, backache.
female troubles, stone in the bladder and
all other diseases resulting from dis
ordered kidneys. Sold by druggists at
5Oc a box or 6 boxes for $3.50, by mail
address Dodd's Medicine Co., Buffalo,
n. Y.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-01-24
TAX Is VALID
Federal Supreme Court Hands
Down ali important
Opinion,
Involving Right TO Tax Cnpat'
ented Selections Of Railroad
Companies.
Decision vpnoid> the Action OF
Montana Authorities in the
Matter.
Carver Heirs Said to Have Dis
covered the Deed They Have
Long Sought.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-In the United
States supreme court. Justice Mckenna
handed down an opinion in the case OF
the Northern Pacific Railway company
versus the treasurer Of jefferson county
Mon. The case involves the right OF
the state authorities to tax railroad
lands within the Northern Pacific grant
which are u%npatented, because thei,
character with reference to minerals
has not been determined. The railroad
company contended that such right had
not existed. but the decision Of the cir.
cult court was against the company and
the supreme court upheld this opinion
Justices Brewer. Shiras, White and
Peckham dissented.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-01-24

Hebb. who is part owner of 40 klondiko
claims. has arrived from Dawson. He
brings news that Dominion creek has
just jumped into prominence as a gold
producer Of the first rank. excelling Bo-
nanza and equaling Eldorado, but its
length is greater. Dominion and Ell
dorado together will produce from $lO,.
OC0. 900 to $l2, O00. GOO at the spring
cleanup.
4. conservative estimate puts the win.
ter output of the klondike at $50 ,000.-
900. doubling the output of last winter.