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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-05
THE NATIONAL BUDGET.
Secretary Of the Treasury Trans
mits to Congress the An
nual Budget
ESTIMATES FOR the NEXT FISCAL YEAR
The Appropriations Asked for Are
&5ss. isS,tr2, which II e3i. 0:ss,S..
Less Than the Estimates and esq.,.
O5O.0iA Less than Approprias N
for Current Year.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The secretary
OF the treasury has transmitted C
the congress the estimates of the APP
preparations required for the govern
ment service for the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1904. as furnished by the
heads of the several executive depart
ments. The total appropriations
asked for are S5s9.is9,il2, which is
S2l.63s,5s less than the estimates for
1908 and s33.o50,0ii less than the ap.
preparations for that year. Following
is recapitulation of the estimates by
department, cents omitted:
Legislative. Sil.50s.4s3; executive,
$3l9,500; state department. S2,6,6,s 2j;
treasury department, Si72.3l3,526 war
department, $3.50, COS: navy depart
ment. $s4,725,79s: interior department,
$i63.0is .G16; post Office department,
Sl0,363.4s6; department of agricul.
ture. s5,64o.150; department of labor,
Sls4.2o0; department of justice. ST.
431,9 900. Grand total. $3.50, 1s9.1l2.
Following are the principal items
under the several departments which
show increases or decreases as com
pared with the appropriation for the
year 1903:
Legislative: Salaries and expenses,
increase, s393,o13; public printing. in.
crease. S71s,000.
Executive proper: Salaries and ex.
penses. increase, $4,000. Salaries and
expenses civil service commission. in
crease, $4,000.
State department.: Foreign inter
course, increase, $2l1 900.
Treasury department: Public works.
increase. s7.000.000; miscellaneous, in
crease, $4,000 District of Column
bia. increase. $2.700.0O0. Permanent
annual appropriations, decrease. $3,-
COG. 900.
War department: Military establish
ment. decrease, $14,000.000. Public
works, decrease, $685. 900.
Navy department.: Naval establish
ment, increases. $6,O00,0O0.
Interior department.: Public works,
$273.0O0; miscellaneous, in
crease. $1,65O,O0O. Permanent annual
increase. $470,0O0.
Post Office department: Salaries and
expenses, increase, $4,000.
Department of agriculture: Salaries
and expenses. increase, $462. 900.
Department of Justice: Miscellene-
Gus. increase, $472.000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-05

Greenfield. Ind. Dec. 1.-The new
Methodist church here was dedicated
by Bishop Joyce. II cost $4O.O0O to
build.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-05

Mexico City. Dec. 1.-Congressman
elect William X. Hearst and party,
who arrived here Saturday, are tax.
ing in the sights Of this ctiy. Mr.
Hearst il the recipient % many
courtcsIes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-05

Fort Wayne. Ind. Dec. Nicholas
Xii der. aged 10. while hunting ten
miles west Of this city. was killed.
His shotgun was accidentally dis
charged and tore hole through his
lungs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-05
FUGITIVE CHARLES Kelly.
He % Held at Philadelphia TO Await
the Arrival Of Extra
dition Papers


ue HAS . Three Thousand Dollas
Roll Left and IN Agent % Cone
gressman-Elect butler II seeino
That Me 10 Well Supplied WITH
Creature Comforts.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
FINDS LONG LOST PARENT
George Mcmillan Discovers Mothers
Whereabouts After Twenty-Five
Years of Separation.


SIOUX CITY. Ia. Aug. 25.-(special)-
After a separation Of twenty-five years,
George Mcmillan, a packing house employee,
formerly Of Council Bluffs and Omaha, has
just discovered the parents who had sup
posed him dead.
McMillan's story reads like a romance.
When 10 years old he became namored Of
the life OF a New York "newsy," and
ran away from home. lived the life of a
wharf rat FOR a month. At the end Of
that time he was taken up by the police and
sent to the Children's home at Ithaca, still
obstinately refusing to give the name Of
his parents.
Some time afterward he was sent to Coun-
Gil BLUFFS with a lot OF children who were
sent there for distribution. He was adopted
by Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Dunn of that city.
with whom he lived until 81 years old. Mr..
and Mrs. Dunn never knew that his parents
were living. In fact. Mcmillan had almost
forgotten 1t himself. He was married at
Council Bluffs and worked for a time for
Swift q Co.. before coming to Sioux City.
BY this time he had lost track Of his par
ents. One day while looking over a New
York directory, he discovered the name of
his uncle. He wrote and learned that his
father was dead and that his mother was
still grieving over the small boy who had
so mysteriously disappeared. Mr.. Mcmillan
is making preparations to 90 to New York
to retoin his mother, from whom he has
been separated SO long.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
Plumbing and heating. Btzsy & Son
PROGRESS ON CARNIVAL WORK
EIks Are Rapidly COmpIetins the Ar
engagements for Their Gala
Week.

Work on the Elks' street fair and car
nival is progressing rapidly and the booths
are being placed in position along First
avenue and South Sixth street. The ornate
arch at First avenue and Pearl street,
which will be the main entrance to the
street fair, is well under way. 1t is OF
handsome design, and when decorated and
ablaze with electric lights Will form a
most imposing entranceway.
The work Of inclosing the streets and
portions Of the park to be utilized for the
carnival will be commenced today. Man
ager Troutman is still trying to secure
several additional free shows for the week,
announcement Of which will be made later.
Nearly all the booths have been rented and
this display In itself will be a sight worth
seeing.
During the carnival week the members
Of the lodge will keep open house at the
club house. which will be deliberately dec
Grated and illuminated for the occasion.
The club house will be open to all mem
bers OF the order and their friends during
the entire week. A fine view of the in
closure In which the fair will be held can
be had from the upper veranda of the club
house.
The business men continue to make do
nations and the list of prizes to be offered
will not only be a long but a most valu-
able one.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
Less Than Half OF Year Gone and
Available Funds Almost
Exhausted.

The appropriation for the streets and
alleys u is practically exhausted and
work on the streets Of the city for the
remaining seven months Of the fiscal year,
winch ends April 1, 1909, will have to be
suspended. This Is a condition which now
faces the municipal authorities, one which
1t never has had to face before. When
the annual appropriations were made last
March $1,000 was considered ample for
the streets and alleys fund, as at that time
1t was anticipated that the county board
would be willing. as in past years, to turn
over a proportion Of the county road fund
collected within the city imits to the mu-
nicipal treasury. and that the same could
be applied to the streets and alleys fund.
The refusal on the part OF Colonel Baker,
supervisor for this district. to allow 1
cent OF the fund to pass from under his
control, has upset these expectations and
the city is now placed in an embarrassing
predicament.
Although but 1--WE months Of the fiscal
year have elasped. $4,000 OF the $1,000 ap-
propriated for the streets and alleys fund
has already been expended, the pay roll
Of this department In some months having
reached as high as 1000. But 81. 800 now
remains In the fund TO meet the expenses
Of the department for the remaining seven
months. From this balance the salary Of
the street supervisor at $50 a month will
have to be paid. and this for seven months
will absorb $500. Unless his services are
dispensed with. the sidewalk inspector Will
draw a similar amount for the remaining
seven months. which will make a total OF
$40 which will have to be paid in salaries
for these ofieials out of the small balance
in the streets and alleys fund.
City officials. whose attention was called
yesterday by Auditor Evans to the eondi-
tion Of the streets and alleys fund. realize
that the city Is in a most embarrassing
p-redicament. During the winter months
the expenses OF this department usually
increase instead OF decreasing. and the
same is true Of the spring. when the streets
have TO be repaired after washouts. Where
the money will be coming from TO meet
the necessary expenses OF the streets and
alleys department is what Is now worrying
the aldermen and other city ~oficials.
The small balance remaining in the
streets and alleys fund will be further re-
suces at the eni of this month when the
August pay roll and other incidental ex.
penaes incurred by the department are
paid. It was stated yesterday at the city
hall that a thorough investigation OF the
management OF this department would be
ordered by the city council
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
Proupect of a New Elevator.

A local real estate dealer is authority for
the statement that another large elevator
So to be erected in the near future in Coun-
Gil Bluffs. It is said that the new elevator
will be similar in construction to the one
buHt near the Transfer depot by the Peavey
Elevator company and will be OF an equal
capacity.
The names OF the persons or company
interested in the new elevator, the real
estate man said. cannot be made public
at this time. but that II was the under
standing that the work OF construction will
be begun in the near future and rushed to
completion. He ventured the opinion. how
ever, that the elevator would be in all prob
ability built near the Transfer.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
NEW ROAD SECURES TERMINAL
Des Moines, Iowa Falls a Northern
VIII Run Into Union station
at Iowa CapItaI.

IOWA FALLS, Ia, Aug. 25.-(special)-
Des Moines. Iowa Falls q Northern
Railroad company has Just closed a con-
tract with the Des Moines Union Railway
company for terminal facilities In the state
capital and will use the Union passenger
station Jointly with the Great Western.
the Milwaukee and the Wabash.
This arrangement will give the new road
the best Of passenger facilities in Des
Moines and close connections with the
other roads. TIL grading on the new line
is being pushed rapidly, and with good
weather trafic with Des Moines will be
commenced November 1. The steel for
twenty-three miles of road has been
shipped and the balance to complete tho
line to Des Moines will follow at once.
But four and one-half miles OF track
has to be laid to reach Nevada, on the
main line OF the Northwestern, and track
laying will be resumed this week. When
the road reaches Nevada a new connec-
ton will be offered this county with Des
Moines.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
A~CREEMENTON The TAX LEVY
Finance Committee Of Council Recommends
the Same Total as Last Year.
SOME FUNDS CUT AND SOME INCREASED
This H., on Basis Of Rejection of
Request of Library Board for
Levy to Acquire q Site for :
Library Building.

only four aldermen putting in an APP
pearance caused the meeting Of the city
council slated for last night to fail for
want OF the necessary quorum. Mayor
Morgan announced a meeting for Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, at which time the
council will be called upon to make the
tax levy for 1902. 1t had been intended
to do this last night, as the law requires
that the levy must be certified to tho
county auditor on or before the first Mon
day in September.
Exclusive Of the park tax the levy for
1901 for city purposes was 37k mills. This
included a 1-mill levy for library pur-
poses. The finance committee has pre-
pared a report recommending the levy for
the several funds, which will leave the
aggregate the same as last year unless
the council aeeedes to the request Of the
library that 3 mills be levied for the pur-
pose Of acquiring a site and building a
permanent home for the library. Several
Of the aldermen, however. are known to
be opposed to this levy and the propo-
sltion may again be defeated.
Last year 2 mills was levied for the
improvement fund, but this year the COM
mittee has recommended a cut OF half a
mill, leaving the levy III mills. The SAINT
cut is also recommended in the bond loan
fund levy, which was 3 mills last year,
thus making It az mills for 1902. Offset
against these reductions the committee
recommends an increase Of half a mill for
the bridge levy, making It III mills, as
against ! mill in 1901. This increase is
said to be necessary on account OF the
depletion of the fund by the building OF
the bridge at the intersection OF MINISTER
and Main streets and practically building
a new bridge on North Tenth street. Then
the library trustees this year ask for a
levy of IL mills for library purposes, as
against / mill last year. The increase In
these two levies will Offset the decrease in
the levies for the improvement and bond
loan funds.
Under the new law the park board makes
its own levy and certines same to the
county auditor, and the city council has
no jurisdiction over it like It has in the
case Of the library fund levy.
The levy as recommended by the finance
committee for 1902 for city purposes is
as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
Iowa FAMILY Poisoned.

SHENANDOAH. Ia, Aug. 25.-(special.)
Three OF the members of Attorney w. p.
Ferguson's family narrowly escaped seri-
Gus consequences as a result OF eating
canned dried beef. They were taken with
severe pains soon after the lunch was
eaten and DR.. Perkins was called and
found them suffering from ptomaine poison
ing. Strong emetics were administered and
while the patients we're In agony for sew
eral hours yet at this time they have fully
recovered save for extreme weakness. The
sick ones were Miss Olive and her brothers.
Burnet and Paul.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
Gravel roofing, A. H. Read, 541 Broadway.
TURNS HIS BACK ON PLATFORM
Van Wagenen Opposes ReamrminE
Kansas City PIanks and Issue
May Fall I'm Iowa.

SIOUX oiTT, Ia, aug. z5.-tspeciai TEL
egram.)-Woodbury county and the Elev-
enth district is being made a point of pre-
election fight for the reafirmation of the
Kansas City platform at the coming demo-
cratic state convention at Des Moines.
Tn Woodbury. county delegation will be
headed by Judge A. Van wagenen. who is
being groomed for a place on the resolu-
tions committee. Judge Van wagenen for
years has been one OF the most prominent
advocates OF free silver. He was at one
time candidate for congress on q 16 to 1
platform. He has come out In a published
interview. opposing reaf1rmatlon.
National Committeeman Walsh has taken
the matter up personally with the Wood
bury county democrats and from st. Louis
Is bombardins the Woodbury. delegation with
letters urging them to support reafirma-
ton Judge Van Wagenen will favor the
OF any mention of the platform.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
HARDIN COUNTY COURT OPENS
Numerous suits for Damage Claims
Against Corporations 60 BE Heard
Before Judge Richards.

IOWA FALLS, Ia. Aug. 25.-(Special)-
The August term OF the Hardin county dis
trict court opened today with Judge Rich
ards Of Webster City on the bench. A num-
Der OF cities and railroad corporations are
made defendants In actions to recover dam
ages among them being a $4,000 suit
brought against this city by Mary Hovey,
who seeks TO recover damages because her
husband was killed In a water works trench
that was being dug by the city under con-
tract with c. A. Wright, who is also made
a defendant.
p. H. Woodland also sues the city for $4,000
for injuries he claimed to have incurred by
earth caving In on him while at work in a
trench also being put down under contract.
The city Of Eldora is sued for damages
claimed to have been done the property Of
Luther Devendorf by putting the city
streets down to established grade.
U. @. Long OF this city sues the Bur-
lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad
company for damages for loss of an arm
while in\the company's employ as a brake
man. w. l.. Randall. also Of this city. sues
the same company In settlement for injuries
claimed to have been sustained while work.
ing for the company.
The Iowa Central is made defendant in
an action brought by o. e. Robertson Of
Eldora for settlement of damages for in
juries sustained in the clifford wreck last
year.
c. E. Brown Of this city sues the Illinois
Central company for damages and loss Of
time.
The Board Of Review Of Iowa Falls is
the defendant In an action brought by A.
G. otterbach OF this city on account OF the
board raising plaintiffs assessment on mon
eys and credits.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

]. II. Mcintyre. from Union towfAhip.
near Burlington. is exhibiting some of the
Wolfenburg apples that measure Ave inches
IN diameter and weigh one pound each.
Burlington Hawkeye: Muscatine is
6diamT p Lor and will probably get a
willing to help. The city is expected to
build a sea wall. Burlington needs some
but up to the present time she has not
to say so.
William woolwine. OF, Jefferson, after
spondent and drank an ounce of laudanum.
He told members Of the family that he had
which had held II, but as he had often
threatened suicide before little attention
four hours before medical aid was sent for
he had been a hard drinker. He leaves a
ehifdr rsmii NE eS oldsst Of %sa a wife df and seven
Gowrie News: We thought last week we
were able to tell about some tall corn
when he had a stalk that measured eleven
feet and four inches, but on Monday that
stalk was laid in the shade by three stalks
brought in by c. M. Cheney from the field
OF M. Barberi, three and one-half miles
southeast OF town. Each stalk had two
nice ears and measured a strong twelve
feet Tn neld contains forty-hYe acres
and was planted on May 10. and they
measured over 100 stalks hat would 90
better than eleven and a half feet. II
anyone can beat this we would like to
near from tnem.
Prof. II. w. Wickham OF the department
OF zoology has returned TO the university
with the finest collection of beetles ever
brought into IOwa's museum. Indeed, there
is none TO equal It in the country. Prof.
Wickham secured the collection at great
personal sacrifice and by enduring much
privation In the death valley region Of Cali
fornia and Nevada, during the last sum
mer. He Travelled frequently, without ind
Ing water, for thirty and forty miles over
vast tracts Of oldtime lakebeds, now car
Donate OF soda fields. The alkal fairly ate
the skin on his feet. He covered 20, 900
square miles OF territory in the Sierre
Nevada on foot, crossing Kearsage Pass.
The pretty romance OF an Iowa soldier
boy in Manila comes over the wires from
Marshalltown w. S. Deller Of that city
was a volunteer In the Spanish-American
war. In the prosecution of his duty as
guardsman In the city of Manila he res
cued a handsome young Spanish woman
from two intoxicated soldiers. lie was sur
prised TO have her thank him In a sweet,
broken English and at once became inter-
ested In her. A rcourtship followed and
resulted In marriage. The young woman
proved 10 be the daughter OF a wealthy
Spanish merchant In Manila. A hid has
Just been born and the young husband.
who is now visiting in Marshailtown. will
return TO Manila TO live. the marriage hav-
ing the consent and approval OF the girls
parents.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
Rain. Cnune Connternntion.

SHENANDOAH. Ia, Aug. 25.-(special.)-
The continued cold weather with the al
most daily rains Is occasioning some I'M
easiness among the farmers and crop rails
ers. The near approach OF the mercury to
the frost line on various nights recently has
not been reassuring. The corn continues
to make a rank growth and 1t is looking
just as well as It possibly could and II the
cold weather holds on until ripening time
the crop will be 8 record breaker. The
threshing Of small grain is well under way
nd the yield Of oats and wheat is very sat
isfaetory.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
Gives Democrat. Cold shoulder.

WEBSTER CITY, Ia. Aug. 25.-(special.)
The Hamilton county democratic con-
v~ention. which met In this city Saturday,
nominated Charles A. Biernatzki for
county attorney. Mr.. Biernatzki made pub
lie today a statement declining the nomI-
nation. In his statement Mr.. Biernatzki
says that he cannot accept the nomina-
tion for two reasons. First, he IS not in
accord with low democrats on the nnan-
cial question; second, that he cannot ac-
cept the scuttle policy regarding the Phil
ippines. Mr.. BiernatEki was not in the
convention which nominated him, but was
given the nomination because of his high
standing and popularity.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
BANK ROBBERS MAKE A HAUL
Secure Large Sum from Aberdeen, 8. D.,
Vault and Escape with Booty.
PORTION OF THE sWAG is RECOVERED
Thieves Force EntFanoe to First Ma
tiOnRI Bank Depository with
rOwba and Steal Surplus
Silver and NickeIs.

ABERDEEN. S. D., Aug. 25.-(speeiai
Telegram. 1.-THE First National bank Of
this city was robbed OF 81, 800 In silver and
niekels and a considerable amount Of cur
rency last night. Entrance was made
through the cellar, thence into the rear
ONCE, where crowbars were used to dig q
hole through the brickwork into the vault.
in which a large surplus OF silver was
stored. The safe was not molested.
There is no clue to the robbers. who were
undoubtedly professionals. The loss IL
fully covered by insurance.
A box containing $500 Of silver stolen
from the First National bank lsst night
was found this evening under q platform
about a block from the scene OF the rob-
berry. This confirms the suspicious that the
entire swag is planted somewhere in town
and the criminals are still here waiting
for a chance to escape safely A reward Of
81. $50 has been offered and every effort
made to unearth the guilty parties and Sc
cure the money taken from the bank vault.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
MAYOR DEFENDS HIS COURSE
sensational Correspondence over the
saloon and Gambling
Question.

SIOUX CITY. Ia. Aug. 25.-(special Tel
egram.)-Some sensational correspondence
between Mayor E. w. Caldwell and Rev.
T. e. Carter, superintendent Of the Anti
Saloon league, was given out in the papers
today. Rev. Carter has charged the admin
istration with insincerity in handling the
gambling question. He charged the admin
istration With treason" and with pulling
the WOOL over the eyes CT the public.
The mayor FIRST wrote him, asking for an
explanation as to the veracity OF the report
and then follows with a letter in which
he numerically scores the Anti-saloon SUI
Derintendent.
Rev. Carter is the man who hes been
active in securing injunctions aga INST nearly
Bvery saloon in Sioux City.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
FIGHT AT A LODGE MEETING
Result of Difference at Modern
IODINE Initiation,

WEBSTER CITY, Ia. Aug. ~25.-(Special
Telegram. IA Modern Woodmen initiation
meeting at Prairie Queen, an inland set
Element north OF this city, broke up last
night in a fight. A. e.. Bige was being
initiated. Jesse White was in charge Of
the work. He gave Bige some side de-
gree work not in the ritual and Alfred
Hilpipre interfered. White became en-
ragged and struck Hilpipre seriously over
the head with four silver dollars tied In
a handkerchief, laying open the scalp in
three places.
White was arrested and Jailed in this
city charged with an intent to do great
bodily injury.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
WOMAN MAY BE A SUICIDE
MRS. Clara Otis of iOux City Bids
Children Farewell and
Disappears

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Aug. 25.-(speciaI Tel
egram. )-Mrs. Clara Otis. the young wife
Of William Otis, has mysteriously disap-
peared from her home and the police be-
lieve she has committed suicide by drown
ing In the Floyd river.
At 10 o'clock Sunday morning she babe
her little children good-by and. taking
neither clothes nor money, started out in
the direction Of the Floyd river. Since
then she has not been seen. She had filed
a petition for divorce from her husband
and then had filed a motion for dismissal.
On the same day her husband had filed a
cross-bill for divorce. Her brother, D. X.
Bennett, a wealthy farmer from near
Hawarden. is here investigating the mat
ter.