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Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
DEMOCRATS DECIDE ON BILL
Agree to supper Minority Philippine
government Measure and
Call for Union

WASHINGTON. April 22.-The democrats
Of the house Of representatives held a
caucus tonight to consider the Philippine
civil government bill, agreed on by the
members of the insular committe. The
caucus lasted until shortly before midnight,
when a resolution by representative Jones
Of Virginia, was adopted unanimously APP
proving the minority bill and requesting the
democratic members on the insular commit
tee to confer with democratic senators In
order to reconcile any differences existing
as to the details of a Philippine measure
with a view to reaching an agreement upon
one bill to be urged in both branches OF
congress.
/ Before the adoption Of this resolution, the
democratic members OF the insular commit
tee, explained the terms Of the four sepa-
rate measures now proposed.
The republican bill in the senate provides
a temporary form Of civil government, in
effect continuing the present system. The
republican house bill proposed a complete
form Of civil government with a Philippine
legislature. The democratic bills. both in
the senate and in the house, look to ulti-
mate independence Of the islands. but the
house measure goes more into detail on
the period preceding independence, fixing
July 4, 1911, as the date for complete In
sular independence. II is with a view
/ to reconciling the details of the two demo
cratic measures that the resolutions were
adopted tonight. Speeches were made In
support OF the resolution by Messrs. Jones
Of Virginia, Williams Of Mississippi and
Gaines of Tennessee.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
tered a kick about It and he has refused to
an any more orders OF this kind
PREACHER IN PISTOL DUEL
l. shot Three Times, hut None Of the
wounds Are of n serious
Nature.

OSKALOOSA, Ia, April 22.-(Special)-
Saturday night Rev. o. A.. Johnson and Ed
ward Murray, one Of his congregation, in
dulged in an lmpromptu duel in the street.
As a result both are under arrest. The
preacher was wounded in three places, but
none Of the wounds are considered serious.
The men met on the street and began an
argument over a land deal, in which Murray
claimed he had been worsted. After a few
words he opened fire on the parson, who
returned the compliment. Both were re-
leased on bond to appear Wednesday for
preliminary hearing. Johnson's wounds are
in the left hand, left arm at the biceps and
left leg. This is his second experience,
his first being a few months ago, when Hat
tie Nelson, a young colored girl, shot him
as he stood in the pulpit. alleging as her
reason that he was the father Of her child.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
WORST SINCE CRIPPLEGATE
Raging Flames sweep London Streets,
Destroying Vast Amount
of Property.

LONDON, April 22.-London fremen, un-
der Commander Walls, fought a confagra-
ton on Barbicsn. e. c., today. The fire
vas one Of the biggest since the famous
Cripplegate fire Of November, 1897. 1t began
in Macqueen's hat mandatory and spread
to this opposite side OF the street, the wind
tanning the flames and the burning embers
falling in all directions. Three hundred
iremen and forty fire engines were en-
gagged at midnight in preventing the further
spread of the flames. Owing TO the danger
that the Aldersgate street station might
catch fire, traffic was temporarily sus-
pended on the Metropolitan railway. The
flames were visible for many miles.
Altogether, three large warehouses on
the south side OF Australian avenue, two on
the north side and buildings or both sides
of New Zealand avenue were Quilted. Twenty
firms and shops were burned out. Two
iremen were injured.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.

main features Of its ordinance are: City
to receive 3 per cent Of the company's
gross earnings; twelve telephones to be
furnished the city free Of cost and others
80 ordered by the city council for the bust
ness Of the city at one-halt the regular
rate: the top space on all the company's
poles to be reserved at all times for
stringing the city's fire and police tele-
graph wires free Of cost; underground con-
Quits on Broadway from First street to
Tenth street, on Pearl street from Broad
way to intersection with Main street, on
Main street from Washington avenue to
Tenth avenue; city given the privilege to
purchase plant at any time at an appraised
value; construction Of plant to be begun
within six months and to be completed
within two years from passage OF ordi-
nance; franchise not to be transferred with
out consent Of the city by resolution passed
by the city council.
These rates are offered by this company:
Business Rates-one party, special line,
long distance equipment. s27 per year;
two parties on same line, s21 per year;
three parties on same line, SIS per year;
four parties on same line, SIS per year.
Residence Rstes-One party, special line,
long distance equipment, SIS per year; two
parties on same line. S12 per year; three
parties on same line, $40 per year; four
parties on same line, IS per year.
A toll rate Of 10 cents on all its toll
lines within q radius Of Fifty miles from
Council Bluffs, Is cents for any distance be-
tween Fifty and seventy-fve miles. 20 cents
for any distance between seventy-hve and
100 miles. Parties paying for zone party.
special line, long distance equipment" to
have free use OF all company's toll lines
in Pottawattamie county.
The substituted ordinance Of the Council
Bluffs company was passed to its second
reading, but an effort to secure this action
for the Interstate company's ordinance
failed. The Omaha & Council Bluffs Tele-
phone and Telegraph company did not ask
this. All three ordinances were referred to
the committee Of the whole, which will
meet next Monday afternoon.
The mayors appointment of G. L. CLAIR
as a special policeman, without expense to
the city, was confirmed.
On the recommendation OF the committee
on rules. changes were made so as to add
to the committee on water works, telephone
and telegraph, and to make 1t necessary
for the vote OF all aldermen present to sus-
pend the rules for the passage Of an ordi-
nance granting a franchise.
". Rogers was given a permit to operate
a saloon at 541 West Broadway.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
Davis sells paint.
Barron Finds His AmnIty.

was reported yesterday that Lieuten-
ant Charles Barron. formerly Of the Third
United States artillery, who came here
from Cleveland, o., in search Of a young
woman whom he had seen at the transfer
depot four years ago while en route with
his regiment to the Philippines, but whose
name he did not even know, with the pur-
pose OF securing her for his bride, has met
his affinity and that they were married or
intended to be. 1t is said that Barron met
the young woman the day following that
on which the motor company notified him
1t no longer needed his services as a con-
ductor. a position he had sought and OBJ
tanned with a view Of facilitating his search
for the young woman whose image had
haunted him for four long years.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
Plumbing and heating. Birby q Son.
THREE TELEPHONE PROPOSALS
salient Points of the Franehises
Asked by the Different
Companies.

The citizens Of Council Bluffs now have
throe propositions from independent com
panies for telephone franchises to choose
from, as this number of ordinances pro-
viding for charters were introduced at the
meeting Of the city council last night.
The Council Bluffs Independent Telephone
company introduced a substitute ordinance
for the one submitted a week ago, con-
tanning all the amendments and additions
decided upon when the measure was before
the committee OF the whole last Thursday.
Charles Webster OF Minneapolis introduced
one on behalf Of the Omaha & Council
Bluffs Telephone and Telegraph company,
yet to be created. and Vie Stevens OF Du-
buQue introduced a third on behalf of the
Interstate Telephone company.
The features Of the substitute ordinance
introduced by the Council Bluffs company.
which calls for a franchise Of thirty-nye
years, have already been made public, but
for sake Of comparison its rates are again
given. They are as follows:
Rates for Business Houses-One party,
special line, $50 per year; two parties on
same line. t24; Three parties on same line,
$40; four parties on same line, SIS.
Rates for Resldenees-One party. special
line. S24 per year; two parties on same
line, SIS; three parties on same line, sl4;
four parties on same line, s12. For all tel
ephones Installed using ground circuit aud
equipment, now known as the Ordinary"
shall not exceed the following rates: Sin
gle wire for business, i24 per year; for res
idence. SIS.
The ordinance does not provide for the
purchase by the city Of the plant and the
company does not ofer to put up a bond
to carry out It's part Of the contract. This
ordinance provides that the company shall
have its plant installed and in operation
within two years after the ordinance be-
comes effective. The company does not
ofer to give the city any per cent Of its
earnings.
The Omaha q Council Bluffs Telephone
and Telegraph company asks for a thirty
year franchise, The main features OF its
ordinance are; Maximum rate of SIS a
year for residence phones. maximum rate
OF s24 a year for business phones, nc
charge to subscribers until 1000 phones
are Installed. the city TO receive 5 per cent
OF the company's gross earnings. forfeiture
OF $4,000 bond II plant is not installed and
in operation within eighteen months after
ordinance becomes effective, wires 10 bs
placed in underground eonduits. In what.
ever district city council may direct. con,
struetion OF plans to be begun within ninet,
days after ordinance becomes effective and
to be completed within eighteen months
company prohibited from selling plant to q
competing company or to enter into a com
b~ination OF rates and city given option q
purchase plant at its actual value any tim'
after ten years.
The Interstate Telephone company ask
for q twenty-five years franchise. tn
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
B E WISE TO DAY
IT'S MADNESS TO DEFER!
THE USE OF
Paine's Celery
Compound
IN SPRINGTIME
IN SPRINGTIME
Means b inishment of Disease and
the establishment OF Strensth,
Nigor and Permanent
Health.

Well meaning and really worthy people
often err when sickness and disease come to
them. Too often they are content to follow
blindly the advice Of second rate physi-
clans, who in nine cases out Of every ten
fail to properly diagnose the ills they are
called upon to cure. Too frequently our
sick people put their trust and confidence
in common, advertised pills, nervines, sar-
sapaTillRs. and other liquid connections.
Terrible disappointments and results come
to the users OF such medicines; sickness
and disease are decentralization dangers
vastly increased.
Happy are the people who. when disease
has laid its hand upon them, use Dr..
Phelps life-giying prescription. Paine's
Celery Compound. a medicine that stands
without an equal for feeding exhausted
nerves, purifying the blood, and building
up the weakened and rundown system.
Weakly, sickly, and disease laden mortal
1t is madness to defer the use Of that
health giving medicine that has rescued
and saved its tens of thousands in every
land.
Paine's Celery Compound is the one true
specific recognized and prescribed today by
our most eminent and our most honest
practitioners for diseases arising from a
debilltated nervous system. You need its
use this very day; your condition demands
It; common sense and a knowledge Of what
Paine's Celery. Compound has done for
others, should be your guide at this critical
time of your life. PAINB'S is the kind that
makes sick people we'll! See that the name
is on both bottle and wrapper. Do not be
induced to take a substitute or any imi-
%tation; you need the kind that has cured
others.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
!. Y. Plumbing Co.. telephone $50.
Real Estate Transfers.

These transfers were fled yesterday in
the abstract, title and loan ONCE Of J. w.
Squire. 1O1 Pearl street:
Thomas Meredith to Mrs. Virginia
M, Martin, lot IL. block 8, Meredith's
add, Avoca, W. 6S
Z. l. Woodbury. and wife to Leonard
Everett, executor, lot 9, block Il,
Mill add, w. Observation-Disclosures. 800
Merinda r. Whelan to William f.
Beatty, sS feet, lot . and all OF lots
W. 1.o0
Louisa Percival ct al to John G. Wood
ward, lot 4, block ]. Curtis & Ram
sey's add, W. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 55
]. b. Blake to Caleb Smith. nsO feet
Of nwk block SO, Allen & Cooks
Independent school district of Council
BLUFFS TO z. c. Perry. lots 4 and 5 in
Max Meyer Il" F. J. Day, undiyi-5 in
terest In WAS of es-s swA swk 81
1913. ". So
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
Prove to Be Old sweethenrts.

CEDAR FALLS, Ia, April 22.-(special.)
"A thirty-year romance eliminated in the
marriage at Waterloo OF Frederick Hoeph-
ner Of Hudson and Mrs. Anna E. Hale OF
Sonoma county, California. Mr.. Hoephner,
who is a prosperous farmer, was a widower
of one years standing and sought the serv-
ices Of Mrs. Hale as a housekeeper.
The correspondence was started because
Of the recommendation OF the fitness of the
woman for the position. 1t developed that
she was a former sweetheart of his youth
and one week in his house brought forth a
proposal of marriage, which was accepted.
The groom Is 81 years of age and his bride
is four years his junior.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
CHILDREN BURN IN A BARN
Playing in Building Unknown to
Parents and No Effort il
Made at Rescue

DIES MONIES, Ia, April 22.-The S-year-
old twin children of NJ. Shields, residing
at Bear Grove, Dallas county, were found
in debris resulting from a fire that con-
sumed a barn last evening.
Until the charred remains of the children
were accidentally discovered they had not
even been missed.
The fire originated in a pile of rubbish
and communicated to the barn. Unknown
to the parents the children were playing
inside the building and no effort was made
to rescue them.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
WOMAN PREVENTS A WRECK
Flags Passenger Train just Before IL
Reaches a Burning
bridge.

MARsHALLTOwN, Ia, April 22.-Mrs.
T. A. Watson, wife of a farmer living near
searsboro, saved an Iowa Central passenger
train from going through a burning bridge
this afternoon. A long wooden bridge,
three miles north Of Searsboro, on a curve,
took fire. presumably from Goals dropped by
a freight engine. The smoke was noticed
by Mrs. Watson, who. knowing the pas
senger train from the south was nearly
due. ran to a point south and tagged the
train just in time. The crew fought the
flames two hours.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
won,t bake for Non-Unionists.

WATERLOO. Ia, April 22.-(special.)-
wenzel Friedel. a baker Of Commercial
street, has refused to sell bread to the din
ing car department of the Illinois Central
because the last order which he filled was
used to feed the non-union men. He was
called upon by the unionists. who regis
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
SAINTS CONFERENCE ENDS
Presidency Assigns the Apostles and
Missionaries to Their Re-
spectiVe Fields.

LAMONT. Ia, April 22.--The feature Of
today's session Of the Latter Day Saints
conference was the reading of missionary
appointments. The twelve apostles whose
missions were assigned by the presidency
are: w. II. Kelly. Joseph Luf. H.. Smith,
@. Grihhths. l. N. White, ]. W. Wight.
Peter Anderson. P. A. Smith, s. NJ. shevy,
u. W. Green. J. H.. Rushton and C. A. But
terworth. Their missions Jointly cover the
United States. Canada, the British isles,
Scandinavia and Australia.
The missionary appointments made by
the presidency and by the twelve were also
read. They cover the fields assigned to
the twelve and will act under their direc-
tion. They will number several hundred
The new board Of publication includes
e. l.. Kelly, +. B. Blair, Henry Miller,
F. A. Hougas and w. A. Perkins.
Joseph Smith addressed the conference
and was followed by Bishop z. L. Kelly,
The conference then adjourned. TO meet al
Independence. No. April 6, 1908.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23

WASHINGTON, April 22.--The president
today sent the following nominations to
the senate:
Na~vy-Captain Joseph B. Coghlan to be
rear admiral; Captain James II. Smith,
rear admiral; Assistant Surgeon Will M.
Carton, passed surgeon; Howard F..
Strime' Pennsylvania, assistant surgeon;
Gunner Joseph W.. Ward, chief gunner
Postmasters: Arizona-A. l.. Smith,
Prescott.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
Good Well at Cherokee.

After pumping two or three days at the
rate Of 5000 gallons a day on the we'll at
Cherokee hospital, the water was found to
be as abundant as ever, and the pumps were
set to pump 100. 900 gallons a day with the
same result. The State Board OF Control
therefore feels that the we'll, which has
been bored TO a depth Of about 1900 feet.
is practically inexhaustible and that there
is all the water that will ever be needed
at the state hospital there.
The Rutland Savings bank. has been in
corporated, with $1,000 capital; William
Thompson. president; S. o. Rossing, cashier.
The Central Warehouse company of Wa
terloo. has been incorporated by C. p. Brat
| nober, with $50, 900 capital.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
Davis sells glass.
eel to Enioin Bridge Building.

DR.. ]. M. Barstow and Attorney Finley
Burke began suit in the district court yes
terday to enjoin the city from proceeding
further with the construction of the bridge
over Indian creek at the junction of Myn-
ster and North Main streets. They allege
that the city is p~re-empting a portion OF
their property to build the bridge on.
The south abutment Of the bridge has
been constructed and the plaintiffs assert
that their property is being dug away and
used to build the north abutment on. They
further allege that the construction Of the
bridge will wipe out their frontage on
MINISTER, as has already been done on Main
street. 1t is expected that the hearing
for a temporary writ OF injunction will be
today.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23

Files Notice of Appeal.

Mrs. Mary L. Everett yesterday filed
notice of appeal to the district court from
the assessment of damages made by the
sherir's Jury against property belonging
to her on South avenue condemned by the
Mason City & Fort Dodge Railroad COM
pany for its right-Of-way. Mrs. Everett
demanded $4,000 and the jury awarded her
s., 800.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23

ONAwA. Ia, April 22.-(Special Tele-
Gram) The Farmers bank. owned by F..
J. Norcross at Castana. Ia, was sold to-
day by the owner to the Castana Savings
bank. The price was not made public.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
Vance Must Go TO Trial.

oTTUMwA, Ia, April 22.-(Special Teie-
gram.)-Judge Vermillion refused DR..
Vance the continuance asked for and his
trial will probably IN next Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
state Normal 10 Have Paved Roadwa,

CEDAR FALLS, Ia, April 22.-(special.)
The last annual meeting Of the board Of
trustees Of the State Normal school was
held Saturday. The next meeting Of the
board will be held May l. when C. H.. Nc
Nider of Mason City and W. A. McIntyre
Of ottumwa will take their seats as mem
bers. The board voted to pave Normal
street and the city has decided TO pave the
other end Of Main street. so that there
will soon be a paved thOroughfare to the
school buildings
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23

Vance is a dentist and is accused Of as
s~aulting a little girl.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23

DIAMOND DYES The only pure and
unadulterated Never crock! Never fadei
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-23
SUITS

Dyed n pressed. Special attention
given ladies' garments. Also chenille
curtains neatly cleaned. dyed and
pressed. Phone A-62l. Iowa Steam Dye
Works. S4 Broadway.
The evening world., 1902-11-18
Girl of Sixteen Disappears from
Her Brooklyn Home and
Mother Gets Strange Mes
sage.
GIVES HINT OF VIOLENCE,
No Trace Of Her Movements Known
Since She Went Out to Deliver
Some Work on Which She Had
Been Employed.

The police OF the Liberty avenue sta
ton, in Brooklyn, have a puzzllng mys-
terry on their hands in the disappear
ance of Mamie Mertz, Of No. ISL 5chenck
avenue. She a dropped completely
out of sight, and a note delivered to
her widowed mother bv a messenger
last night only serves to deepen the
mystery.
This note reads as follows: Let her
mother know that her daughter was
dragged through Vesta avenue b. three
negroes"
The Mertz girl Is eighteen years Old n
pretty. h was employed by john IL
Trippler, an aged maker of firemen's
shirts, as a seamstress. Trippler boarded
and has his workroom In he house
of Mrs. Hanson at No. 1868 Bergen
street. He solicited orders for the shirts
in nre-houses, the gin made and de-
livcred them.
She started out at 8 o'clock yesterday
evening with a bundle containing three
shirts 10 be delivered. About two hours
later a boy living across the street
from the residence Of Mrs. Hanson was
approached by a man carrying a bundle.
The stranger asked the boy to deliver
.the bundle to Mrs. Hanson.
when opened the bundle was found to
contain one of the shirts the girl had
been sent out to deliver and the note.
Search was made for the stranger, but
he had disappeared. II has been learned
that the girl delivered two of the shirts,
hut nothing can be learned of her move
ments after she left the second FIRE
house.
The evening world., 1902-11-18
A GOOD SAMARITAN
BeInE Helped Himself Wishes to
Help Others.


The papers were never so filled with ad-
vertisements OF remedies that will cure
every known disease as they are to-day
these are invarlablv accompanied by letters
from people testifying in the strongest
terms TO the virtue and merit OF the par
ticular preparation advertised. but because
40 much is claimed for the medicine. 1t has
come to the point where most readers re-
gard such testimonials as pure fakes and
made up out OF whole cloth.
We are glad. however. TO vouoh for the
reliability of the following from MIR. Nm,
Lichtenwalter. proprietor OF the largest
printing house in Canton. Ohio, regarding
the Pyramid Pile Cure. for which nothing
Is claimed except that II will cure any and
every form OF Piles.
For several months past / awe received
SO many inquiries from sufferers asking II
my testimonial is authentic that / am in
ciined TO sOud in II bill to you for postag,
and stationery.
1T is now two yeFTs since I was last
troubled. and M rectum is as clear an'
clean as any man who never had piles, al
though I suffered with protruding, bleeding
and internal piles for twenty seven years.
will not attempt to detail the agony | sur,
fered, being too happy to say ] belisre I an
cuTedafter two years OF evidence.
what will cure one man will sometime
not cure another: whether II was tn
Pyramid Pile Cure that cured me l oanno
say, but | have been free from piles for tw'
years after using you treatment. l leaV'
sufferers 10 draw their own conclusions.
II will answer any communication that
sufferer may ask, and will refer to an,
business house. bank or manufactures Q
Canton. Ohio, concerning my identity
among whoa 1 have lived for forty -elgh
| years."
Pyramid Pile Cure Is sold by druggist
TO any address by Pyramid Drug Co.. Mar
shall. Mich, upon receipt Of price,
Drop this arm a card asking for the
little book describing the cause and cure {
piles.
The evening world., 1902-11-18
OIOGENES, BEHOLD!
AN HONEST cop"
Boehm, on Force but Two
Weeks, Turned in PoCketbOOk
to the Sergeant Unopened.

Old Dlogenes in search of ar honest
man. will please apply to the West One
Hundredth street police station and ask
for Policeman Leopold Bochm.
Calmly, without the least mental per-
turbation and apparently with no on
scientious ~compunctions. Boehm pre-
sented himself before Desk Sergeant
Andy" Devery. brother - big IBll,"
this morning and with mucn solemnity
placed a pocketbook upon the desk.
IL found that on Amsterdam avenue"
he said without a culver in his voice.
II haven't opened 1t and don't know
what IL contains"
Calling several policemen of the re-
serves as witnesses, Devery opened the
purse. and after dlligent search of It's
reoesses he tabulated the contents as:
1.-TWO one-cent pieces and one brass
breastpin."
Notice was at once sent to head
quarters and eighty-one police stations
we're telephoned concerning the find.
But Boehm has been on the force only
two weeks.