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Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19
MONEY FOR DEWEY'S HOME
Days Contribution Amounts to over
Two Thousand Dollars-Circu-
lar to Commercial Bodies.

WASHINGTON May 1s.-Today's contri-
buttons to the Dewey home fund amounted
to S2,016, of which s1,15S came from the
Brooklyn Eagle and represents collections
made by that paper. The total so far re-
ceived by the national committee is 50 ,6S5
The following circular to presidents Of
Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce
was sent out today by Chairman Vanderlip;
In order that all parts of the country may
take part in raising a fund to provide
home in Washington for Admiral George
Dewey the distinguished bodies representing
commerce and trade in the chief cities are
invited to take steps for securing subsc.ip-
tions for that purpose, and you are re-
quested to extend such aid as your wisdom
may dictate and to enlist your city heartily
in behalf of this movement of patriotic
gratitude.
1t may be we'll for you to publish daily
fist of your local subscribers and to remit
moneys at frequent intervals to the treas
urer of the fund in Washington. with names
and addresses Of the donors.
Temporary receipts will at once be re-
turned and duplicates, handsomely engraved,
of the same date and number, bearing
portrait of Dewey, will be sent to each sub
scrber.
Immediate response and efficient action on
your part will facilitate the work of this
committee. while it will add impetus to it's
operation in other cities.
The provision of home in the nations
capital by popular affection and esteem will
be a fitting factor in the welcome to the
great admiral when he lands in his native
country on his return from the scene of his
brilliant victories.
Adjutant General Corbin who is a mem
ber of the Dewey home committee. has re-
ceived the following telegram from General
Harrison Gray Otis at Los Angeles:
Los Angeles Times will aid proposed
Dewey house building fund. Let me suggest
that each state, or it's citizens be invited to
defray the cost of constructing some part
of building; then set in wall a union tablet
bearing appropriate legend telling story of
how Deweys home was built by his coun-
trYmen.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19

into between Treasurer Davis and Mr.. Han
nan then appeared on the surface. The
board, he thought, was entitled TO know
whether the bank intended to take the
bonds or not and that some action should
be taken at that meeting.
Mr.. Stewart called attention to the fact
that 1t had been intimated that Cashier
Hannah, who was known to be opposed to
the Oakland avenue site, was interesting
himself in raising funds to defray the ex-
penses of the suits brought against the
board Mr.. Stewart also took exception to
the treasurer entering into any contract for
the sale Of the bonds without referring the
matter to the board for its approval The
treasurer, he claimed, had exceeded his
authority.
Member Moore corroborated what Mr..
Stewart had said and stated that he had
been informed by responsible business men
that Hannah was raising money to defray
the expenses Of the litigation. Mr.. Stewart
and President Sims both stated that the
first intimation they had received that the
bonds had been sold was at the hearing of
the appeal before Superintendent Sawyer,
when Emmet Tinley, the attorney of record
in the case, made the statement, and when
questioned stated that he knew whereof he
affirmed, as he himself had drawn UP the
contract.
1t was an hour after the board had been
in session that Mr.. Hannah put in an ap-
pearance. He denied that he was financially
backing the litigation against the board and
stated that his bank had made the bid for
the bonds in perfect good faith and he was
ready to take them up at any moment that
the board would furnish him either Judge
Dillon's or Judge Woods opinion as to their
validity.
"If the board wants to furnish this opinion
at once 1t will settle the matter without
further delay" said Mr.. Hannah, and he
further stated that 1t had been his under
standing all along that the board was to
furnish the opinion and not the purchaser
of the bonds.
The board however, did not see the mat
ter in the same light and intimated to Mr..
Hannah that 1t was not prepared to bear
the expense of furnishing the opinion.
Mr.. Hannah denied the statement that
Emmett Tinley was his attorney or had
drawn UP the contract between the bank
and Treasurer Davis 81 drew the contract
myself and telephoned to Mr.. Davis to come
to the bank and sign 1t, which he did,"
said he.
Mr. Hannah said he objected to having
to pay the expense of securing counsels
opinion on the bonds, as the margin of
profit in the transaction was so small. He
was endeavoring to dispose of the bonds in
the east, but it would be useless to attempt
to do so without the opinion Of Judge Dill
lon or some other well-known and recog-
nized authority on municipal bonds.
Mr. Hannah evaded making any definite
promise and the matter was finally disposed
of by Member Henry moving that the bid
of the First National bank for the $67, 900
bonds, to be issued July 1, as reported to
the board by Treasurer Davis, be accepted,
provided that the bank entered into con-
tract at once with the board and determine
by June ! whether 1t intends to take the
bonds or not The motion was carried and
the board adjourned.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19
QUICK WORK In MATRIMONY
Thirty Minutes Occupied in Securing a
Divorce and Getting Married.
TWO IOWA PEOPLE BREAK ALL RECORDS
Mrs. Jennie jackson Has One NuptiaI
Knot Severed and Another Tied
in short Order-Supreme
Court Decisions,

DES MONIES, May 1S.-(Special Tele-
grant, .)-Quick action in getting a divorce
and marriage license was today demon
strated at the court house. About 4 o'clock
Daniel Cheewood and Jennie jackson APP
peared They have been in love for some
time. There was a barrier to their getting
married, for some four years ago Jennie
tied herself UP to one Ambrose Jackson.
Ambrose lived with Jennie for some time
but became tired of her company and sought
a new field. He left the country. When
Dan and Jennie went to the court house
Jennie argued the matter with Judge Prouty
and he decided that she had a good case
and after her attorney had concluded signed
the decree which gave her the right to walk
the path OF single blessedness again. She
filed her decree of divorce and Dan took out
dollar application to get married. With
a paper in her hand freeing her from Am
brose and a paper in his hand permitting
him to wed Jennie, the two hied themselves
into the Justice court of Squire Halloran,
where they were made man and wife. The
entire proceedings consumed thirty minutes.
Following are today's supreme court de-
cisions:
Elias Doty, appellant against Emma NJ
Van Vechten. Linn district affirmed; f. b.
Hageman, appellant, against G. ID. Harrison,
Linn district, affirmed l.. Schoonover, ap-
pellee, against Osborne Bros, William NJ
Osborne and David Osborne, appellants
Jones county district, reversed Hosmer
Tuttle against John Cone. sheriff, A. Il.
Shapleigh Hardware company and G. II.
Schwab, appellants Cedar Rapids superior
court, affirmed.
The American Linseed Oil company of New
Jersey filed articles of incorporation here
today, with capital of S33,000,000. The
company paid the state $1,000 for filing the
articles.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19
ONE MORE PIONEER HAS GONE.
Death of Edmund JeHcris Yesterday
Morning at the Age of OO.

Dcnth of Edmund JeHcris Yesterday
Morning at the Age of Oo.
Edmund Jeffers died yesterday morning,
aged SO, at his residence, 13l Nicholas
street, from injuries received by fall six
weeks ago The funeral will be held sun
day afternoon at 2:30 from the residence.
Rev. Il. l.. Knox. rector of Grace Episcopal
church. will conduct the services and burial
will be in Fairview cemetery. The death OF
Edmund Jefferis removes one more of the
pioneer residents of Council Bluffs. He was
born in Wilmington, Del, March 20, 1880,
and came TO Council Bluffs with his brother,
Thomas in 1858, locating on a large tract
OF heavy timber land opposite Omaha on
the Missouri They built sawmill and sup
piled the surrounding country with cotton
wood lumber for number of years.
When the land in Nebraska was thrown
open for settlement he and three Others
crossed the river on the ice and located
claims. He later sold his claim for $4,000
to the Omaha Land company, the claim
comprising the site of the present Paxton
block at Sixteenth and Farnam streets.
In 1855 he was married in Harrison
county, Iowa, to Marion Ross Forsyth, four
teen children being the result OF the union,
twelve OF whom are now living. They are:
John e.. Edmund D., James ", William r.,
Phillip NJ, Harry ", Allen A., Franklin,
Mrs Agnes Duncan, Mrs. Rebekah II, Dan
iger, Mrs. Parthenia Goodwin and Marion V.
His wife died in December, 1895, and on
August 81 he married Mrs. Florence Il.
Stutsman, who survives him.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19
BRAZILIAN DIFFICULTY TRIFLING
Prejudice Vented Itself Regarding
Trim of MiIminEton LIN Amman.


WASHINGTON, May 1s.-The difficulty
which arose at Manaos, Brazil, last April, on
the occasion of the visit to that place of the
Wilmington, which was on voyage of ex-
ploration of the Amazon, is said at the State
department to be trifling in character. The
facts are briefly stated in report to the
Navy department from Captain Todd Of the
Wilmington and are being further inquired
into. When it became known that Captain
Todd proposed going farther up the river
than Manaos the supposed head of deep
navigation, there decided reluctance
on the part of the Manaos officials to allow
ing him to proceed.
He went up the river 1000 miles, however,
without securing the necessary papers from
the Brazilian government, though they were
received at Manaos before his return.
During his absence and also the absence
of Mr.. Redman, the United States consular
agent at Manaos, some disordery persons
attacked the agency, well as the place of
business of a firm that had aided in secur-
ing pilots for the Wilmington, but there was
no substantial damage.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19

The corner stone Of the new State uni
versity building at Iowa City was laid last
Saturday.
The members of the Coopers' union al
Dubuque are out on strike. They want
more money.
The Young Mems Christian association
at Dubuque is celebrating it's seventh an.
niversary this week.
The annual convention of the Iowa Bar.
bers' Protective association will meet il
Dubuque July IL and IS.
water works system has been installed
at Ireton, but it has just been discovered
that they have no water for it.
Lemars lays claim to being the only towr
in the state with population of 5000 thai
has neither negro nor a Chinaman.
An American eagle was shot by an Au-
dubon county farmer recently. The bird
measured six feet five inches from tip tc
tip of its wings.
Dr. and Mrs. j. Nichols of Atlantic or
May observed their forty eighth wedding
anniversary. They were married by Henry
Ward Beecher.
After hard storm at Cass, Jones county
William Ladd found California king rail
In his dooryard. 1t is bird that belongs
to the Pacific coast and ordinarily is moi
found east of the Rocky mountains. II
chiefly feeds in the marshes. Mr.. Ladd re-
leased the bird after keeping it a short
time.
An answer has been filed in the s5 OOC
libel suit at Sioux City of DR.. j. c. Clark
against A F. Nash. Clark has sued for
damages because of the statements made in
Columbia lodge, knights of Pythias, con-
cerning certain acts of the plaintiff The
defendant denies that he made false or
libelous statements concerning Clark, but
alleges that If he did make such charges
in open lodge they were true and not for
the purpose of rbeling the plaintiff, but an
act of justice to the lodge. The case is
being watched closely in secret order Cir
cles.
William Larrabee stated some interesting
facts. in his last lecture upon the state in
stitutions, delivered last Friday at Iowa
City The Oldest institution, he said, was
the Mount Pleasant insane asylum, estab-
lished forty years ago More than II 900
persons have been admitted to it since its
establishment. The number of inmates aged
30 to 40 exceeded those of any other age,
and there are more farmers and farmers
wives than any other class. Each hospital
for the insane, of which there are three,
has fine brass band made up of en-
ployes, and amateur theatricals among the
patients are much in vogue. Delisions are
many and very odd One man thinks if cof-
making were stopped, deaths would end.
One wants twenty-four preachers to try
MIN, to prove he is sane. In speaking of
the penitentiaries, Mr.. Larrabee remarked
that "lowas churches are full of women
and its penitentiaries of men"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19

The order of Judge Thornell sustaining
the demurrer OF Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson in
the suit brought against her by the Citi-
Zens' State bank was received in the dis
trict court here yesterday. The bank brought
suit to recover $3.50 on promissory notes
made by E. w. Jackson. husband of the de-
fendant. The bank claimed that the money
had been loaned by it to pay the premiums
of certain policy of life insurance and
asked that Mrs Jackson be ordered to pay
the banks claim out of the proceeds of
such insurance. Mrs. Jackson demurred on
the grounds that the bank had no interest
in or lien upon the policy of insurance and
that there was no agreement on her part
at the time the money was borrowed that
it should be lien upon the policy owned
by her. Judge Thornell, in sustaining the
demurrer. held that the insurance money
was not accessible for the debts of the de-
fendant's deceased husband.
The notice of appeal in the case of N. c.
Phillips against City Treasurer Reed was
filed yesterday. This is the city warrant
case and the attorneys interested will go
before the supreme court next week for
the purpose of trying to have the case ad-
vanced so that it may be heard at this
term of court.
Minnie Lewis filed petition for divorce
from George Lewis, to whom she was mar
ried October g. 1897. She bases her request
on statutory grounds and asks that the
court restore to her her maiden name OF
Emma Rice and also to grant her the custody
of their minor child, Pearl, aged months.
The hearing in the school site appeal
case was concluded yesterday noon before
Superintendent Sawyer, who took his deci-
sion under advisement, Superintendent
Sawyer intlmated to the attorneys that 1t
would probably be some few days before he
could give the matter any attention, as he
would be busiy engaged elsewhere making
the usual school examinations. A decision,
he thought, might be looked for by the end
OF the month.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19
CHAMPION MOWER AND BINDER.
SpeciRl Train.

special train of forty-two cars OF Cham
pion binders and mowers will arrive at the
Broadway crossing of the Northwestern
railroad at 5:15 p. m. today. This train Is
decorated and will be worth seeing. On
May 1S three of these trdins, each pulled by
two engines, left the factory at Springfield,
o. for points in western Iowa. tributary to
Council Bluffs. 1t is said to be the largest
single shipment of binders and mowers ever
before shipped to this section. The manu-
facturers of the celebrated Champion are
the Warder, Bushnell & Glessner company,
with offices in this city at 115 Main street.
L. A. Devine is their manager at this point
and he believes the Champion and western
Iowa and Nebraska is one of the best COM
binations to be had. Mr.. Devne, with other
employees and their wives, go east this
morning on the Northwestern to meet the
train of famous harvesting machines and
will return on the train.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19
omcer. of Associated Press.

CHICAGO, May 1S.-At the meeting OF the
directors of the Associated Press today the
following officers were unanimously elected
for the ensuing year:
President. Victor F. Lawson; first vice
president, Stephen oMeara of the Boston
Journal; second vice president, General
Harrison Gray Otis OF the Los AngeIes
Times. secretary and general manager,
Melville T. Stone; assistant secretary and
general manager Charles II. Diehl. Execn-
tive committee: Messrs. Victor r. Lawson,
Chicago Record and Daily News; James W.
Knapp, st. Louis Republic; Frederick Dris-
coll. st. Paul Dispatch; John MOTIFS New
York World, and Frank b. Noyes of the
Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19
Rare old Cannon Distributed.

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The secretary
Of war has received from Judge Advocate
General Lieber an opinion confirming his
right to loan or give to municipalities,
Grand Army of the Republic posts and other
patriotic organizations such of the cannon
captured from the Spaniards in Cuba and
Porto Rico as are unserviceable. Today the
first of the guns which are in possession
of the army were bestowed upon the mil
itary post at Fort Thomas, Ky. They are
two beautiful bronze pieces of antique pat
tern, made in Barcelona in 1868 and 1862
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19
Iowa Medical society.

CEDAR RAPIDS Ia, May 1S.-(special
Telegram AT todays session Of the Iowa
State Medical society officers were chosen
for the ensuing year as follows; President,
Dr. C. ]. Maxwell, Keokuk; first vice pres
ident. DR.. H. B. Criley, Dallas Center; Sec
ond vice president, DR.. G. e. Crawford,
Cedar Rapids; secretary, Dr. ]. w. Coke
mower Des Moines; treasurer, DR.. George r.
Skinner Cedar Rapids; trustees Dr. j. M.
Emmert and DR.. j. A. Sherman. The next
meeting will be held at Des Moines.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19

Cargo of Food Supplies Said to Have
Becn DnmnEcI by DetentiOn.

WASHINGTON, May 1S-The State de-
partment has been presented the first claim
for damages on account of the operations OF
our brockading vessels during the late war
This is the claim of the owners of the
British ship Nckerson, which sailed from
Kingston, Jamaica, with cargo of food sup
plies for Cuban ports just before the blockade
was declared. 1t was seized by the Hornet,
but was discharged by a prize court. The
claim is for $4,000, on account of detention
and minor losses If this is found to be
sound the Department of State will be
obliged to submit estimates for payment of
such claims to the next congress, for there
is no authority of law for their payment at
present
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19
Flower Disposes of His Property.

WATERFOWL, N Y. May 1S.-The VIII
of the late Ex-Governor Flower was filed for
probate today. He, reft bequests OF $40 600
to each of his brothers and sisters or their
heirs $25 900 to Frederick S. Flower, $lOoOo
to his former cashier, Ransom 5, Pattison;
$40 900 in trust to St. Thomas parish, New
York. for the benefit of the parish house
erected in memory of his son, who died in
1880; $4,000 to Trinity parish, WATERFOWL
for the benefit of the poor; $4,000 to his
namesake, Roswell Flower George OF this
city, and 81, 900 to Roswell Flower Mundy of
Chicago. The residue is le.t to his widow
and daughter. share and share alike. Mrs
Sarah NJ. Flower is executrix, his son-in-
law, John b, Taylor, and Anson II. Flower
are executors.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19
WESTERN MEN FOR THE NAVY
Long Cruise on Fnrraguts Flagship
VIII he offered as Induce
ment for Enlistment.

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Secretary of the
Navy Long is deeply interested in the result
OF an experiment which is to be made under
the direction of Captain John M. Hawley
Tor the enlistment of 300 or $50 men in the
middle west and west. 1t is believed west
ern enlistments will quicken that sections
interest in the navy. Many inquiries have
been received by the department from the
west by young men of adventurous spirit
who would like to join the navy, but who
cannot afford the expense OF travelling to
New York or Boston with the chance of
rejection after their arrival. 1t is proposed
therefore to send a recruiting officer through
the west next month to gather in 300 or $50
recruits. only bright, promising American
citizens between the ages of IS and 20 will
be taken. They must be able to read and
write.
Exceptional inducements are to be offered
these recruits in the shape of long cruise
on Admiral Farragut's old flagship Hartford
which is now at the Mare Island navy yard
It has been thoroughly reftted at a cost
OF about $350,000 The recruits will be sent
to the receiving ship Independence at San
Francisco for several months of preliminary
shaking down" and then will embark upon
the Hartford for New York, either by way
of Cape Horn or across the Pacific to China
thence around to India and through the Red
sea and the Mediterranean Its executive
officer will be Lieutenant Commander Alex
ander Sharp, nephew of General Grant,
who distinguished himself during the recent
war as commander of the military yacht
Vixen, which was attached to Schley's fly
ing squadron. In addition to the recruits It
will carry $50 experienced men. Upon ar
rival in New York the recruits will be as
signed to war ships. If this experiment is
a success, as Captain Hawley confidently
expects 1t TO be. It will be repeated with
a view to the enlistment Of more western
ers.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19
n. u. A. closes Its Session.

LOUISVILLE, KY May 8.-Ihe last
days session of the convention of the Ma
tional Travellers Protective association was
an important one. The business of the day
comprised the election of officers the selec-
tion of time and place for holding the next
convention and number OF amendments TO
the constitution. OF twelve proposed amend
ments all but three OF minor interest were
rejected.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19
Jones on the Isle of wirbt.

WASHINGTON, May 1S.--Letters received
in this city indicate that Senator James
X. Jones Of Arkansas, chairman of the
democratic national committee, had a pleas
ant voyage across the Atlantic and that his
health is much improved. The senator
himself says that he las not felt better
at any time during the past ten years. 1t
is likely that Senator Jones and party will
sojourn on the Isle of Wight for several
weeks
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19
Printinr PInnt Sold.

MARSHALLTowN, Ia, May 1s.-tspe-
cial 1.-The printing plant of the defunct
Statesman-Press of this city was sold at
sheriffs sale yesterday to satisfy a mort
gage OF something over $500 goven for rent.
There was but one bidder George L. Seig
of Marshalltown who purchased the entire
plant for 5000. There are other liens upon
the property, however. which may make the
purchase price virtually about $4,000 or
SO 900. II is understood that Mr.. Seg will
Issue a weekly Republican paper.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19
Deathsin Army I'm Cuba.

WASHINGTON, May 1S-Dispatches re-
ceived from General Brooke at Havana
chronicle the following deaths among Amer
lean troops: May II, Sergeant Jack Suther-
land, band, Second volunteers, Santiago, dis
ease not reported; May 10, Frederick Latti-
mer, civilian, dysentery; May -, Private
John Hanson, Company II, Fifth infantry,
drowned; May IA, recruit, Madison A. L..
Jones, Company X, First infantry, Plnar del
Rio, malaria; May 16. Carey Burgett, quar-
termasters employe, Havana hospital. men
ingitis.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19

WASHINGTON May 1S.-W w. Rockhill,
United States minister to Athens. has ar
rived in Washington and called to pay his
respects to Secretary Hay today. After set
tling up some matters of private business
Mr.. Rockhill will assume the duties of di-
rector of the Bureau of American Republics,
to which he has been elected by the execu-
tive committee
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19
Test of TnbuIntina Machines

WASHINGTON. May 1S.-W. C. Hunt. w
A. King and w. F. Wilcox, chief statistl-
clans in the census office, have been ap-
pointed a commission to make a practical
test OF the electric counting or tabulating
machines which may be presented for con-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19
Diseas. Among Cattle.

SIOUX CITY, May 1s.-(Special Telegram)
An epidemic Of cerebro-spinal meningitis
has appeared in cattle herds in this vicinity.
Veterinarians think II is due to the animals
drinking water from the stagnant and pu-
trid pools left by the food. Fifty per cent
OF the cattle affected already have died.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-19

WASHINGTON, May 1S.>-Major John A.
Logan, assistant adjutant general of volun-
teers, has rendered his resignation and been
honorably discharged. Major Logan was on
General Bates staff during the Santiago
campaign and served with that general un-
til the latter's departure for the Philippines.