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Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22

The Board of Education will meet in ad-
journed regular session this evening to act
in the matter of insuring school buildings.
The committee on grounds and buildings is
expected to make report as to the title of
the district in the several pieces OF school
property which the board was authorized by
the vote of the people at the recent cleo
tion to sell and place the proceeds OF such
sales in the schoolhouse fund.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22
MOFFET'S GOODS ARE SEIZED
Accident Insurance swindlsr 0mits to Pay
His Board
HIS WIFE REsIsTS THE CLAIM
Among Property Held by Constable Is
walking Stick with Tries APP
pIiance Tor Causing Bogus
Injuries.

Gilbert j. Moffet. insurance swlndler, who
was taken to the penitentiary at Fort
Madison Wednesday night, failed to settle
his board bill before leaving for hls COM
pulsory retirement from public life for one
year and a day. Since the day that the
runaway engine from the Rock Island rail
ways roundhouse dashed into a Wabash
passenger train, which accident formed
the basis for one OF Moffet's bogus accident
insurance claims this versatile individual
roomed and boarded at the boarding house
conducted by Mrs. Anna Kelley on First
avenue. 1t was here that he was arrested
by the federal officers.
Moffet's failure to bleed the accident in
surance company evidently left him short
Of funds as Mrs. Kelley claims that wher
he left her place, although not OF his owr
free will, he was indebted to her in the
sum OF $50. After Judge Mcpherson OF the
federal court sentenced Moffet to one year
and a day In the penitentiary Mrs. Kelley
fearing that he was about to remove per
manently out of the county" brought suit
in Justice Terriers court for the amount
Of her board bill and attached his trunk
and other belongings.
When Mrs. Moffet arrived from Denver
to see her husband she attempted TO take
that they we're already in the hands OF tn,
constable of Justice Ferrier's court. She
at once decided to resist Mrs. Kelley's suit
and employed an attorney to look after
her interests. Yesterday the case was
taken at her instance on change of venu,
from the court of Justice Ferrier to thai
Of Justice Bryant, where It will be hearC
Tuesday.
Trick Walking stick.
Among the articles attached by the con
stable was the identical cane or walking
stick with which Moffet is alleged to have
worked number of bogus claims for in
juries. This is the cane which in place o.
having an ordinary ferrule is provided with
a screwdrver at the end Moffet's pr9c.
tice was with this cane with the screw
driver ferrule to loosen a screw on the
floor OF a street car or railway coach unit
the screw projected some distance above tn,
floor. The screw once raised, Moffet woult
rise hastily from his seat. stumble over
the screw and injure himself. That is, h,
would pretend he was seriously injured
would repair to his home, bandage his in.
jured member, either his leg or wrist, sc
tightly that 1t would become infiamed anC
then send for a doctor. or course the
| raised screw was there in evidence as neg.
lgence on the part of the street railway oi
the steam railroad company and the Off
cials would compromise any claim he nigh
make for damages. The stick or cane tha
worked this scheme so successfully foI
several years Is now on exhibition in Jus
tice Bryant's office and is being held a:
one Of Moffet's assets, attached for Mrs
Keleys board bill.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22
COMPANY GOES TO STUART
Could Not He Organized at Atlantic
Owing to Political
Friction.

DES MONIES, March 21.-(special Tele-
gram. stuart will get the company of the
Iowa National guard which was to have
been organized at Atlantic, but failed be-
cause of trouble over the examining physlc.
Ian. Mayor Graham, DR.. Tanner and p L.
sever visited the adjutant general today and
assured him of a company of at least sixty
persons. Sever will probably be captain OF
the company and organization will be ef-
fected at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22

ESTATE OF CAPTAIN EIRSCHT.
Will Disposing OF Thirty Thousand
Dollars is PrObated.

The will OF Captain Leonard Kirscht,
who left an estate valued at 100000, was
filed for probate yesterday afternoon In the
district court After making special be-
quests OF $4,000 to his daughter, Mary
Kirscht, and 500 to each of his grandsons,
Leonard and David Stubbs the testator
leaves his property. both personal and real,
to his wife, Mrs. Henrietta l.. Kirscht. in
trust for his four daughters Mary Kirscht,
Mrs. Lizzie Clark, Mrs. Emma Butler and
Mrs. Kate Cowduroy. The widow and
daughter are given the right to occupy the
family residence on Glenn avenue during
the widows lifetime. The widow and
daughter, Mary Kirscht are made executors
without bond.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22

found dead in bed yesterday morning. He
retired as usual Tuesday night Apoplexy
is given as the cause OF his death. He was
a member of the original Irish colony that
first settled in this county in 1856. lie
became quite wealthy and leaves a large
estate and large family among which
to divide it
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22

Robert r. Watts Of Salem, Mo-. writes
II have been troubled with kidney diseas,
for the last five years and have doctoret
with all the leading physicians and have
tried all remedies suggested, without any
relief. Finally l tried Foley's Kidne,
Cure and less than two bottles completed,
cured me and / am sound and we'll
Meyers Dillon Drug Co., Omaha; Dillon's
drug store, South Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22
TO HAVE new COURT HOUSE
Plymouth County, Iowa. Lets Con-
tract for Building to Lc-
mars Firm.

LEMARS, Ia, March 21.-(Special. THE
contract for building a new court house for
Plymouth county was let today to Flaw
Miller Of this city. His bid was $72, 300.
Rowles Bailey of Omaha bid ST. ,7O2 and
the Northern Building company of Mime
apolis $77641. The building is to be of
Portage red sandstone and the contract
calls for its completion by December l. f.
w. Kinney of Austin, Mimi, is the arch-
tect,
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22

SIBLEY, Ia, March 21.--(Specal Tele-
gram)-A busy term of the Osceola county
district court is in session, with Judge
Gaynor on the bench, Numerous liquor
cases are to be heard, nine liquor njunc-
tion cases are on the docket, and several
heavy damage suits are TO be tried.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22
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Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22
&c" With a Tail.

The &C" with tail is the trade
mark of Cascarets Candy Cathartic.
Look for it on the light blue enameled
metal box! Each tablet stamped
c. c. c. Never sold in bulk. All
druggists, Ioc.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22

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Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22

The following transfers were filed yester-
day in the abstract, title and loan office of
J. W. Squire. 10l Pearl street;
II. A. Terry and wife to Orwell T..
Mcclure, lots 7 and \, block 10,
Crescent city, d...,.,.............,S 30
Orwell Il. Mcclure to $. G, Footc, lots
Z s. and 10, block 10. Crescent
City, W d..........,.....,........ 200
Egidius Fries and wife to Henry sill,
lots 10 and II, block lG, town of Min
utll, w u.s.'...,' .',,,,.,,.....,,,,.. obU
Walter l. Smith and wife to A, r.
Flickinger, lots Ii and 10 to &c. block
25, Browns subdiv, . W d..........., 1900
w. A.. Allepsworth and wife to Alva
Gay, els nwl4 l2-7i-4l W d............. 1850
Horace u. Gould to Joseph Jensen, lot
II, block 3, Bayliss' Sd add, d.. 40
Daniel Hayes and wife to Ellen t.
Nudge, lot 49, block 4, sackett's add
W a. .s'.s'.''''.,.',. .,',,....s,.,....
Mary Ann Lacy to Sarah L.. Macrae
II q feet lots and II; = % feet lots
and Is, block 2. Glendale add, d.. 1000
Total eight transfers. s........,...... S6,5l1
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22

FORT DODGE, Ia, March 21.-(Special. J
%. F. Oleson, druggist of Badger. pleaded
guilty to an indictment returned by the
grand jury and was fined 5000 and costs on
Tuesday for running liquor nuisance. The
total sum paid by the drug company was
$361.95
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22
New Bnnk nt Fort Dodue.

FORT DODGE, Ia, March 21-lSpecial)
The Security Savings bank of Humboldt
has been organized. with a capital of $50,
900, II is expected the new bank will be
ready to open Its doors April 15
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22
To Cover Western states.

MARYVILLE, Mo, March 21.-(Special) y
The j. c. Denham Saddery company Ia en-
larging Its territory to take I'm Nebraska,
the Dakotas. Kansas and Missouri and has
engaged travelling men to cover those states
for the wares It manufactures
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22
= CITY COUNCIL GOES TO OMAHA.
Inspection of Electric Lighting sys-
tenn is Set for Tonight.


Mayor jennings has issued call for the
committee of the whole for the purpose of
taking a trip through Omaha to inspect the
electric lghtings of that city.
Since it became known that the council
was contemplating doing away with the
electric light towers under the new con-
tract with the Citizens Gas and Electric
Light company. which will go into force
May 25 many people have expressed their
opposition to such plan. While it is gem
orally admitted that the towers are more
or less a menace to the public safety 1t is
contended by those who are opposed to their
removal that a greater area can be H.
Illuminated by them than by almost twice
the number of lamps at present in use.
There are nine towers in the city, each
holding four arc lights. Six of these tow
ers are the property of the electric light
company, while the other three belong to
the city. Those in a position to know say
that the new style OF lamp to be used under
the new contract will not be effective at
the height of these towers, as they do not
cast the rays down i'm the manner of the
present open arc lamps. The present form
of lamp cannot be retained on the towers,
as they are fed by direct current, while
the new lamps for which the city contracted
are fed by an alternating current and the
company will not be able to furnish both
kinds of current.
Between Two Fires.
The aldermen are in a quandary as TO
what to do in the matter. IT, on the one
hand, they retain the towers the new lamps,
1t is claimed, will prove of little value for
Illuminating moro than a limited area III
their immediate vicinity, while, on the
other hand, if they do away with the
towers they will be obliged, In order to
anywhere near properly light the city, to
use much larger number Of lamps. The
latter course will mean an Increased ex-
pense of anywhere from 81 800 to SO, 500 for
the yearly rental Of these extra lights.
At the time the contract was entered into
by the city with Thomas Bowman all these
| matters were fully explained to the city
council, but the aldermen had made up
their minds that they wanted the new pat
tern OF enclosed lamps with alternating cur
rent and would not consider any other.
The Citizens Gas and Electric Light COM
pany, TO which Bowman assigned his fran
chisc and contract, however willing it might
be to retain the old style OF lamp, can
not do so, as 1t has made all the necessary
arrangements for the installation of the en- =
closed lamps fed by an alternating current.
The object OF the visit of the aldermen to
Omaha tonight is to inspect the electric
lights there and ascertain the area each
lamp Will illuminate and thus form some
estimate of the number of lights 1t will be
necessary to have In this city The lamps
in use across the river are the same as
called for under the now contract here.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22
Oid-Tilne Boats Sink.

MUSCATINE. Ia. March 21.-Two old
time river boats, the Kate Keen and the
Nola X, have sunk to the bottom of the
Mississippi loaded down with Ice and soaked
with water An attempt will be made to
raise them as soon as the river becomes
lower. They are both the property of Cap
tain Hysell and have been in service since
the SOS.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22
Davis sells paint.
TO SECURE SMITH SORGHUM PLANT.

Committee Gets HaIf of the Needed
Two Thousand Dollars.
The committee of The Merchants and
Manufacturers association appointed to So
licit funds to secure the needed 1900 to in
sure the removal of the Smith sorgum plant
from Hastings Neb., to this city has sue
ceeded in raising over 81 900. The commit =
tee is meeting with much announcement
and confidently expects to secure the bal
ance of the needed amount within the next
two weeks.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22
Nebraska Man a Suicide.
Court House Guaranteed.

The county court house was this after
noon closed and the doors locked and a
strict quarantine ordered by the local
health board on account of smallpox, The
old building will be again subjected TO
thorough fumigation and will not be re-
opened until all who have been exposed to
smallpox have passed danger. Action was
taken on petition by the county courts and
the employees at the court house,
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22
Cattle King Eouud Dead.

EMMETSBURG, Ia, March 21.-(Special)
Michael 'Jackman, for many years big
cattle king Of this section OF Iowa, was
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22

oNAWA. la. March Especial The
400-acre farm Of Warner IL. Peak has been
sold to an Illinois farmer for $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22

20 per cent discount sale on frames and
framed pictures. Alexander & Co., 1893 b way.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22
Davis sells glass.
Marriage License

Licenses TO wed were issued yesterday to
the following:
Name and Residence. Age
William Corrigan, South Omaha. ........... %
Lille WPgner, South Omaha. ............,.. %
j III. Graves, Omaha a....,.....,.............. 30
Josephine Carter Wellsville, Kan........., 2l
belongs stationery department is right
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22

Wheels! Wheels! Wheels! now they GO!
Ride Bee wheel and be In the swim.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22
New Corporations.

The Iowa Implement Supply company of
New Hampton has been incorporated with
$1,000 capital. by o. V, Eckert, d. A. Lyons
and others. tN
The Shenandoah Poultry House company
has been incorporated. with $4,000 capital,
by d. S. Presse, o. T. Rankin and others.
The Nj. Constant company Of Council
Bluffs has filed Incorporation papers with
the secretary of state. The capital stock is
$4,000, and incorporators, NJ. Constant
George G. Bell and Herman Bierdorf.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22
Locates Runaway Wife.

j. W. Kramer, prosperous farmer of
Dallas county living near Desoto, has To-
Gated his runaway wife near Sloan, where
he says she is living with a man named
Kroll to whom she had not been married
Kramer went out to sell patent medicines
His wife went to Illinois last fall and then
Kroll disappeared. Kramer has located
them near Sloan and is planning to cause
them trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22
Gravel roofing. A. H. Reed. 541 Broadly
UNITED STATES COURT OPENS
Prospects of Heavy Term Are Soon
Diminished.

Prospects of Heavy Term Are Soon
Diminished.
United States court opened with the pros
pcct OF the term being an unusually heavy
one, owing to the large number OF damage
suits on the docket, but one after another
has been disposed Of out of court or con-
tinued, until the bottom finally fell out OF
the assignment yesterday morning, when
the case OF Lucius Wells against James
A. Patton had to be continued over until
next term after the jury had been impan-
eled.
Lucius Wells moved to file an amend
ment to his original petition and was sus-
tained by Judge Mcpherson, who at the
same time overruled the motion of the de-
fendant to strike out the amendment. The
plaintim's amendment to the original pc
tition made necessary by the answer filed
by Patton Wednesday sets out in addition
to the allegations already made that Pat
ton, while cashier of the then First Ma
tional bank Of this city, which was deeply
interested financially in the reorgani2a- =
tion OF the local gas company and the dis
posal of its stock, entered into a verbal
agreement with him (Wells) to pay him for
his services In assisting to effect this re-
| organization and sale of stock. Further,
Wells alleges that he was induced to act
and serve as president of the bank, OF
which Patton was then cashier, on the un
| Outstanding that he was to receive COM
| pensation for such services. Wells In his
amendment alleges that his services were
at least worth $1,000, and he now claims
| this sum In addition to the s., 900 for which
| he originally sued for his assistance in re-
organizing the gas company and helping
| dispose of its stock.
| The court, permitting Wells to amend his
petition, gave the defendant the right tc
ask for continuance. despite the fact that
a jury had already been impaneled. Pat.
ton availed himself of this privilege, and or
his motion the case was continued unit
the next term and the jury was discharged
Judge Mcpherson then adjourned cour
until this morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22
. Three Coming Company Cases.

Unless continuance is asked for Judge
Mcpherson expects to take up this morning
the three cases against the Council Bluffs
Canning company, in which the Grand
Island Canning company, Claudius Thomas
and John S. Collins are plaintiffs.
The suit of the Grand Island company Is
to recover $4,000 alleged to be due on rent
OF building in which the defendant com
pany carried on its business two years
John s. Collins and Claudius Thomas each
seeks to recover $4,000 shares of stock al
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-22
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The age-herald., 1901-02-13
CHRISTIAN ENpEAvoR.
Governor Nash VIII Probably Open
 the Next Convention.

Cincinnati, O.. February 12.-John Will lis Baer, general secretary of the United Society of Christian Endeavor, arrived here today from Boston to confer with the local committee regarding the ar engagements for their international con- vention in this city July to 10. Last year the convention was held in London and many were prevented from making their usual pilgrimage. He announces now for the first time that 1t has been decided to hold these international con ventions hereafter biennially instead of annually, so that there will be no other great gathering until 1903, and this means a lapse from the meeting in Detroit In 1899 to this yeaar for many and then for all from 1901 to 1903. Another reason for the unusual interest is the fact that the twentieth, anniversary will be celebrated here next July. Secretary Baer Is grat- flied to learn that the local committee secured the promise of Governor Nash to open the convention. and he said that Governor Nash would no doubt receive the most enthusiastic ovation ever ac corded any, one on account of his stand against prie fighting.
The age-herald., 1901-02-13
OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE.
Minority stockhoIder On the Carnegie
 Morgan Deal.


 Pittsburg, February 12-Concerning the negotiations for the purchase of Andrew Carnegie's stock in the Carnegie Steel Company by J. P. Morgan, 1t was stated today by one of the minority stockhold- CTS that the deal Is of much greater sig nifcance than has even been reported, but he refused to specify what he meant, explaining that he Is bound by a promis 3 not to disclose certain facts that came to his knowledge through company chan nels.
 From another source it was asserted that when the purchase has been made a number of the companies will be con solidated in a manner similar to the pres ont organization of the Carnegie com pany A new organization is proposed to be the Omnibus company that will own a majority of the stock of the constituent companies and dictate its policy. \ A report reached Pittsburg today that the deal contemplates the consolidation of the Pittsburg Steamship Company, the Carnegie concern, the great Rockefeller ore feat and the fleet of the American Steel and Wire Company. The new or ganization in that case will dominate en- tirely the ore carrying trade of the Great Lakes.A tfi
 At the Carnegie building an official said that an announcement will be made the latter part of the week.
The age-herald., 1901-02-13
NMOMAN z,u.,
 w and SOCIETY
A Brilliant Reception.

No event of greater beauty or bril- liancy has made the season more notable than the reception given by MT. and Mrs John w. Tomlinson last night, and at which they entertained with characterds- tic hospitality several hundred guests.
 Their beautiful residence in Highland avenue was thronged until late hour with one of the most fashionable assem- plies of the winter. the loveliness of the women and the beauty of their gowns making the occasion a notable one
 MT. and Mrs. Tomlinson and their guests, MT. and Mrs. Oscar Tomlinson received in the first drawing room
 Mrs. Tomlinson was notably beautiful in q gown of blue crepe de chine richly embroidered, Her charm and gracious ness of manner were never more in evil lence than in her cordial greetings to her guests last night, and she was at all times he brilliant center of the brilliant as- sembly. Mrs. Oscar Tomlinson, who as Bland Nelson, was a noted southern beauty, was a charming figure in an ex- quisite pink toilette and was greatly ad- mired. There were number of far women receiving and presiding at the coffee urns and at the punch bowl, the latter being arranged in a Delft apart ment.
 In the dining room the decorations were of pink roses arfd smilax, and de- licious hot supper was served.
 An orchestra played delightfully."- throughout the evening, and the recep- tion was in every detail one of the most elegant of the winter gaities.