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Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
cuisines. Changes a. Adams.

ADAMS. Neb.. Feb. lI.-(speclal.)-H. p.
Norcross OF Beatrice. president. and H. H.
Norcross, OF Adams. cashier Of the Adams
State bank, have disposed OF their interests
therein to Post & Nailor OF York. Pos
session will be given about March 10. when
II. II. Noreross and family will remove
to Beatrice.
". G. Gray has disposed OF his interests
in the general merchandise house of W. @.
Gray & Co.. and will engage in live stock
business az ogalIala.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
Moisture for winter wheat.

YORK, Neb., Feb. H.-(Special. )-Snow
commenced to fall last evening and there
has been three inches, which covers the
wheat fields Of York county. and this blan-
ket Of snow Is nearly a guarantee Of an
other great bumper crop OF wheat. There
lie about 30 per cent. OF the cultivated
acreage in winter wheat, which is in the
best condition. S"t
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for information regarding the standing Of
the Bankers Mutual Casualty company Of
Des Moines. Mr.. Babcock. deputy insur-
anoe auditor. says the company has no le-
gal authority to assume risks In Nebraska.
and that In the event Of a dispute over n
loss the insurer would have no recourse In
the courts OF the state.
The company insures against loss By
burglary, but so far as I have been able
to ascertain has no once In this state and
no agents here upon whom service Of pro-
cess can be had" said Mr.. Babcock. ut
has been issuing policies here for several
years and is continuing to do so. One bank
in the western part of the state has written
this department that the company refuses
to cancel its contract with the Institution
until a cancellation fee Of 50 is paid. IN
der the law the company cannot collect the
fee, for 1t has 10 authority from this de-
partment and would have no standing In
court"
United states Gypsum Company.
Articles of incorporation Of the United
States Gypsum company OF New Jersey have
been recorded in the secretary Of states
ONCE. The company is capitalized for
81, 800. 900 and It is understood that It's prin-
cipal place Of business in this state will
be located in Wymore. The incorporators
are: Charles B. Brown, Dewitt Boice.
Henry Mccormick, Horace S. Gould and
Kenneth X. McLaren. The fee paid for re-
cording the articles was $500.
witnesses in Meserve Case.
State Treasurer Stuefer, Auditor Weston
and Bookkeeper Fodra of the ~treasurer's
ONCE we're subpoenaed today to appear in
the district court OF Douglas COUNTY next
Thursday as witnesses In the case against
former Treasurer Meserve. This is the
case originating from the Indictment re-
turned by the Douglas county grand jury
charging Meserve with having appropriated
interest on school money to his private use
Question of Local Option.
City Attorney Strobe has decided thai
the question Of local option may be sub.
mitted TO the voters at the next election
II a petition signed by the requisite number
OF citizens is presented to the city elerl
prior to the preparation of the ballot
This ruling is made In response to an in
quiry from City Clerk Pratt.
Brickinyers Want More Pay.
It has leaked out that b~ricklayers o
Lincoln will demand a substantial increas
in pay during the forthcoming building
season. They hope to command 70 or a
least 70 cents an hour for their work. TIL
reason for this demand OF an increase o
20 cents an hour is said to be the pros
pective scarcity of all kinds Of mechanics
owing to the great activity that will TAX
place in building.
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csIIs csieaEe Preacher.

COLUMBUS. Neb., Feb. 14-(speeial.)-
The Baptist church at this place extended
a call last night to Rev. T.. l.. Smith OF
Chicago. The pulpit has been vacant since
the death In December Of the venerable
Rev. w. c. Roach. 1t is not known whether
Mr.. Smith will accept the call.
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BAD MAN RECEIVES BEATING
Orders Men to Set UP Drinks with Re-
vOlver and IL Knocked
Insensible

MULLEN, Neb., Feb. 14.-(special.)-
Barney Myers came to town yesterday and
proceeded to enliven things at the Red
Palace saloon. He ordered the men in the
place to set up the drinks and when they
he drew a revolver. The bar
tender ordered him to turn over The gun
and upon his refusal assaulted him with a
heavy steel poker and beat him into uncon-
seriousness. Myers was then taken to a
Doctors ofice to have his head sewed up.
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Bricklayers Wand More Pay.
sTREETER'S BOOKS INVOLVED
Auditor Discovers Discrepancy in Acc
counts of Missing Manager
at David City.

DAVID CITY, Neb, Feb. H.-(special.)-
Shelley streeter manager Of Armour &
Company's cold storage. disappeared a few
days ago and all efforts to locate him have
failed. As q result Of an examination Of
the books, the auditor announces a short
age of from 1900 to $2.500.
Streeter is a young man about 2s years
Of age and has always borne a good repu-
tation.
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was the hrst Of its kind ever held in Leigh
and much interest was shown by the
farmers. DIT. A. T.. Peters and Professor
A. l. Hecker OF the Nebraska State
School OF agriculture we're the principal
speakers, assisted by William Ernst OF
Graf and John Dreamer of York.
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rive Inches at North Loup.

NORTH LoUP. Neb.. Feb. I4.-(speeial.l
Five inches OF heavy. wet NOV fell here
last night. without wind. and it lies where
Il fell. TIL temperature is moderate.
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village Improvement Club Active.

EXETER, Neb., Feb. A-(Special.)-The
first meeting Of the Village Improvement
club, which was organized about a year
ago, was held in the Christian church last
evening. The meeting was addressed by
Rev. C. s. Harrison, pastor Of the Congre.
g~ational church Of York, Neb. His sub
ject was on Forestry. Tree Planting and
Flowers"
This society was organized last spring,
almost too late In the season to accom-
plish much work, but upward OF 300 trees
we're planted along various streets and
residence properties, also parks laid out
on each of the railroad grounds. and regard
less Of the l~ateness Of the society's work, a
majority Of the trees are still living. Many
plans for further improvements Of the
town are under way for this season,
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Operation ON beatrice Fire chief.

BEATRICE. Neb., Feb. 14.-(Special
Telegram.)-John S. Walker. chief Of the
Are department and the Oldest fireman in
the city in point Of service. will be taken
to Omaha tomorrow. where he will undergo
a serious surgical operation.
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valley sends Tts superintendent.

VALLEY. Neb.. Feb. 14-(special.)-The
school board has granted the superintend-
ent, w. W. Waters. leave of absence and
instructed him to attend the meeting of
the National Association of supe~rintendents
in Chicago February 25 to %.
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. snow at Edgar.

EDGAR, Neb., Feb. 1E-(special.)-An-
other nice fall Of snow began this morning
about 2 o'clock and now there is an even
fall over the ground Of about three inches.
It is Of much value to winter wheat.
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Two ana a Hall Inches Of now

GENEVA, Neb., Feb. H.-(Special.)-
Last night two and a half inches Of snow
fell, lying evenly over the ground.
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Snow al Supertor.

SUPERIOR, Neb., Feb. H.-(Special.)-
Four inches Of snow fell here last night.
There was but little wind and the snow is
not drifted.
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Leigh Farmern' InstItute,

LEIGH. Neb.. Feb. 14.-(speeial.)-Last
evening closed a two days session OF a
farmers institute At Leigh The meeting
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
Laxht snow at Pierce.

PIERCE, Neb., Feb, 1A.-(speciai Tele-
gram.)-A light snow fell here last night.
II has been a clear sky most OF today.
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Tel Me a Friend Who is
Sick
Sick
No Money is Wanted. Simply Let Me
Send Him My Book.

Haft 1872. H - OCA1oA AlAi way ~ t'
Is You have a friend who Is sick.
Write me his name. That is ADJUST a postal card. Send It a an
act OF humanity. -
Tell meswhch book he needs.
/ VIII either cure that friend or pay all the cost OF his treatment.
er@ I VIII at least do the utmost that medicine ca DO. I will give the
best advice in my power / may fail; but there will not be a penny Of
cost II do
viii do this at the start:
! will send the ek one a order on his or her druggist for six
bottles Of DR.. Shops Restorative I will tell that druggist to let him
test Il for month at my risk. If 1t succeeds the cost s $3.50 II it
fails IwnI pay the druggist myself.
I will leave the decision TO you.
Don't say that this is impossible. for 1 do just as I say / have
done IL for years-done Il with hundreds OF thousands.
I win do t In any case. n o matter how dtmcut i only ask the
sick on to be fair with himself and me.
! cannot always succeed. There re conditions like cancer, for
which ] know n o ire. But l alone am the loser when I fail.
Ny records for ave years show that SO out of each 40 who accepted
my offer. paid for the medicine taken. That fact alone makes this Of
fer possible
There are SO chances in 40 that l can cure your friend.
My success is due 10 lifetime Of effort, in learning how to strength
e tn. inside nerves. 1t is this nerve power alone that operates the
back the nerve pOwer-that is all. 1t is Just like giving more steam to
a engine that is weak.
Ny book will explain IL ALL
Every soul who reads this knows some sick friend. You know
somebody who will lever md another way to get well.
Let me tell that friend my way.
I must Be successful Ny remedy must do what l claim.
II Il did not such In offer Is this would bankrupt me n a month.
The sick M is your ffsnd-a stranger 10 e II / am willing to
do o much. won't you write a postal that he OF she may get wsnF
Simply .l.,. which book you E s$s e v On g Rs'{ S;:R
want ana address DR. shOop BOX Book Book Ne tSsaa =! %oR SSns's
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15

simply state which book you
want. ana address Or. shoop. BOX
eel. Racine. Wis.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15

Numerous inquiries have been received
at the state insurance department recently
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ANDIJAN SHAKEN AGAIN
Violent Shock Saturday Night-De.
tails of the Former Terrible
p. 81. g. Earthquake. 2.*s

Ashkabad, Russian Turkestan Sunday
Dec. 2S.--Another violent earthquake
shock occurred at Andiian at 10 O'Clock
last night. Passenger service on the
Andijan railroad, interrupted as result
of the previous earthquake. has been re-
stored p.
st. Petersburg. Dec. 29.-Further adj
vices from Adijan say the: earthquake vic
TINS number 4, 500, of which I 600 persons
were killed in the town Of Andijan and
the rest in the adjacent country
About 1000 square miles were affected
The center of the disturbance was four
miles south of Andijan, where there was
cleft in the ground whence sand, water
and mud were issuing" The first shock
lasted three seconds. It was repeated
after half an hour, when buildings began
tumbling, walls were flung down and roofs
collapsed, :buIying everyone within, and
groans and shrieks filed the air. The
shocks were continued uninterruptedly
for fifteen minutes and were accompanied
by terrifying rumblings, torrential rains
and a hurricane. People in the streets
were hurled to the ground repeatedly. Nc
refuge whatever was available. The
heart -rending appeals, of friends; and rel
a,tfves buried in the debris nasnifed the
horrors Of the situation. The natives
worked splendidly alongside the soldiery
in disinterring the living and dead.
Governor. 1vanoff, telegra phing to the
car from Andijan. says: .-r-.
1.-THE garrison and the population of
Andijan presented a pathetic picture
three days after the catastrophe, prayinN
for the car ON his name day amidst the
ruins, beneath the gray. wintryy heaven.
unsheltered from the, threa tening SHOWS. -
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mission of the foreign claims to the ar
bitration of The Hague tribunal =.
In SO doing, MIR. Bowen is acting. not as
United States minister but AS Venezu-
elias representative. The officials here
wish it to be distinctly understood tina
their functions. so far as the Venezuelan
Ediffcuty was concerned. closed when they
brought the parties to the controversy to-
gether.
BY the latest Venezuelan advces it is
noted that President Castro is expected
at Caracas day, and it is felt that he
will not consume much time in making
up his mind to accept the proposals held
out to him through Minister Bowen by
the allied powers. --..
1t now seems probable that Minister
Bowen will como to Washington as Vene-
zuela's representative on the commission
which will draw up the protocol providing
for the submission of the claims of the
powers to The Hague tribunal. 1t has
been decided that he may SO represent
Venezuela. notwithstanding the fact that
he is at present charged with the inter-
ests of Great Britain. Germany, Italy and
other European powers in Venezuela. AS
soon as he leaves Venezuela. this charge
will pass to Mr. RUSSELL the secretary
| and charge of the American legation,
whose reputation at the state department
| is that of a thoroughly competent and able
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IT'S CALLED NUMEROUS
Chicago Health Department Says
the Street Railway Causes
Many Deaths.
New York Sun Special Service.

Chicago. Dec. 29.-"The abnormal pre-
ponderance of deaths among females is
fully accounted for by conditions hereto
fore referred to- namely. d. the murder
ously defective street car service. with it's
frequent breakdoWns and poor service
at season of the year when Thousand
Of women. at high pitch of nervous ten
sion over the holiday shopping. have been
kept waiting for hours exposed to the in
clemencies of the wea Their. But even this
is at an end-except as to the traction
service. for which some remedy should
be found in the various projects now
under considera tion."
Such is the arraignment of the street
car companies by the city health depart
ment in it's weekly bulletin issued yes
terday. The charge is upheld by promin
ent medical practitioners who declare the
bureau has not gone far enough in it's ar
raignment Of the transporta ton COM
panieS.
According to the statistics on the mum
Der Of deaths 3O5 women died last week.
as compared with PIG for the week be-
fore and 239 for the week ending Dec. 2S
last year. Last week was the only one
Of the three in which the number of fe-
male deaths exceeded that of male. Cen
orally from thirty to forty than
women die in a week.
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MATRIMONIAL CLUB
Girls at Troy, N. Y, Talk Of Going
+ Somewhere Where Men Are
More Plentiful.
New York Sun Special Service.


New York Sun Special Service. .es. ,--s-.
80 Troy, N. Y, Dec. 29.-Two hundred and
fifty letters, all addressed to Miss Nora
Nelson. have been received at the Troy
postofice during the last week as the re-
suit of a letter sent west by Miss Nelson
to the effect that there are so many girls
in Troy that they cannot get husbands.
A. matrimonial club has been formed by
the girls employed in the collar factories
of the city to seek a remedy for the situa-
ton. The meager pay they receive in the
factories barely supplies them with food
and clothes .--1 49,.
The first reply to Miss Nelson's letter
was from James Evans of Tacoma, and
begged the girls to emigrate to that city,
where, he stated, women were scarce and
men plentiful.
: This letter was passed from hand to
hand through the shops and a natrimonial
club was formed quickly with a member
ship of forty on the first day. Miss Mel.
son says that many more are going to join
and that she is positive that on a weeks
notice she can send 500 Troy girls to Ia
coma or any other western city where
wives are wanted.
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JUBILEE CONVENTION
Fiftieth Annual Meeting of Wiscon-
sin Teachers.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. %. The 6ftieth
annual or Jubilee meeting Of the Wiscon-
. sin State Teachers association, opened at
the Davidson theater in this city to-day.
When President Karl Mathie called the
convention to order there were present
some 400 members from all parts OF the
state.
The first session was devoted to a
jubilee celebration program consisting of
music and addresses and the usual routine
matters. The afternoon was devoted to
section meetings in various parts of the
city.
An effort will be made to secure favora-
BILE action on the Introduction of bills be-
fore the state legislature providing for
the fixing Of qualifications for city super
tntendents Of schools and to permit teach
ers to make contracts with school boards
for three years. zsg
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And Lady Curzon In Gray.
TEN DAYS OF CEREMONY -.
Some Glorious Days for Levi z. Letters
Daunlter.

London. Dec. 29.--The corona ton cere-
monies at Delhi continue to Jan. TO- The
total area Of the durbar camp Is seven
miles long by five broad, and the whole
is lighted by electricity.
On the right Of the -viceregal Camp is
that of the governor of Bombay and his
suite. and next to it will be the camp Of
the COMMUNICATIVE chief Viscount Kitch
ener, who is in India supervising the
naneuvers- Fifty-four of the leading
princes of India were invited by the SUI
preme government and most: of them ac-
Cepted. ~ .. .4 -
The official ceremonies will be as fol-
lows:
Dec. 29.-Arrival of the viceroy at II 80 a, IN.
and state procession to the camp - -
Dec. 3n-Public. opening of the Indian arts
exhibition. - ~ ]: - '-. -
Jan. 1-Coronation durbar at noon or early in
the afternoon. State dinner in viceregal camp
at p =
p. IN. ..-.. .'-. 49,. 4.
Jan. "A chapter Of the Indian orders will
be held In the fort at p. m. ...| -,. T.
JAM 4-State service at IL a. m. 80 = 49,
jan 5-Review of the retainers of native
chiefs.
jan Estate ball in the dirwan.
Jan S-Review OF the British and Indian
srGa an g Ree e. tic of native chiefs in vcerera,
camp. 50 .-%&s
Jan. 1o--Pnblic departure of the viceroy
An aSsault-at arms will be held on two
afternoons in the arena. subsequently to
the coronation dubar Cups will be given
by the riceroy for this competitions as
also for the polo. football and hockey
tournaments, which Will take place n
the course of the fortnight. A gard 81
Continued on Ninth Page
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the perceptible change in the attitude
Of the railroads toward the consumers of
Chicago are regarded as significant and
the affair has resolved itself into a race
as to vino will reach here first, the coal
or the attorney general.
The attorney general left Springfield
for Chicago to-day He expects to begin
his investigation Immediately. :..r.-
All day yesterday the railroads ran extra
trains into the city and as a result the
local dealers found themselves able to
supply some of the demands and reduce
connection with the combine. They assert
that they have disposed Of their coal as
fast as possible, taking care to supply
their contracts first and with the remain
der to take care Of the floating trade.
Railroads, Should Not Own Coal Stock.
Repeal of the law permitting railroads
to own stock in Illinois coal mines is likely
to be one result of Attorney General Ham
Inns Investigation. ...-. - 80
Mr. Hamlin said last night that the
present law, allowing such ownership was
great mistake; but while he would not
admit he contemplated asking the legisla-
ture for repeal, he intimated that such
action might come from other sources. =
1t may be found in the course of the
investigation in this city that direct con-
nection between the mines and the trans
importation lines is at the bottom of the
long delays in delivery OF coal, which has
caused SO much complaint. a.: -
The Coal Dealers idea of a Ton.
c. NJ. Thorn, a coal dealer at Lincoln
and Fullerton avenues. was fined $50 by
Justice Mahoney Saturday for DELIVERING
1,525 pounds of coal to a customer who
ordered and paid for ton.
II have fined YOU as much as the law
permits, said Justice Mahoney, to the
prisoner. II am only sorry I cannot
make it ten times, or twenty times, as
much. The present price of coal is Sc
we're enough for the wel-to-do citizen to
have to pay, but here is a: poor woman
| who cannot afford to pay the price even at
full weight. You have the effrontry to
sell her a ton-2,000 pounds--of coal, take
her money and then deliver to her 1,525
pounds, shortage of AIS pounds So
The announcement of the fine was
warmly applauded by the large crowd in
| the courtroom. &
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SIS OR $40 PER INDIAN
The Stumpage Money Will Amount
to More Than at First
....... Figured.
From The Journal Bureau; Room IS, Pest Build

From The Journal Bureau, Room IS, Pest Build.
ing, Washington. =.
Washington, Dec 2a.--The Indian office
has about completed gathering inforn7a-
ton about the rolls of Indians in Mime
sofa and Wisconsin for the distribution
Of stumpage money from dead and down
operations under Captain Mercer. All
that remains to- be. done before the dis
tribution is ordered is to copy the rolls
and send them to the secretary Of the
interior for his approval The India rs
Leech Lake and White Earth reseer-
vations In Minnesota to the La .Fointe
reservation will get pro rata "shares of
this fund. 1t has been supposed that
each Indian on tn" roll would set only
SIS. but hasty tina ton shows that
each man. woma II and child will get
between s25 and so. In eases; where
the Indian has a large family of chill.
dren the family share will amount to con
Siderable in some cases enough to ma in :
tain them all winter. with careful ma n
agement. Disbursements will be made by
the respective agents about the middle
of the month.
W w
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A NEPHEW IN MINNESOTA
But Edward Follensby of Missouri
Left His Estate to the
Hired Man.
New York Sun Special Service.

Hartvilc Mo-. Dec. 29.-Edward Fol-
lensby-- eccentric farmer. who owned
much land in this region and died recent
ly, left practically all his estate to his for
mer hired man. Henry Roseman, who
served him faithfully for eight years for
less than 1915 a year. Roseman's newly
acquired wealth Is estimated at from
1925. 900 to 5000. 900. A small part Of the
estate was left to Follensby's nephew in
Minnesota.
Follensby was a bachelor. In addition
to his own property. he had inherited the
lands and money ".om his lifelong friend,
ack Cherry, who came with him to this
state eight years ago from California.
where both men were once street peddlers
and fakirs in San Francisco.
Rosenan is 50 years old. He has wife
and four children.
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MILLIONAIRE IS KILLED
Brigands From the Caucasus Murder
Him for Going Back on
His Word.

st. Petersburg, Dec. ga dispatch
from Moscow announces that an Armen-
ian millionaire named Jambarev has been
murdered while entering church there.
Jambaroy was captured by brigands in
the Caucasus several months ago and OBJ
tanned his release by promising to pay
them ransom. This he failed to do and
his captors killed him in revenge
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official. The selection Of Mr.. Bowen will
cause al postpon erlent of tho assembling
of the proposed commission until he can
arrive here from Caracas.
The American Fleet
The ships fsthe three American squad
rons in the Caribbean which were distrib
uted at the various ports In the West In
dies last week for the purpose Of giving
the men shore leave during the Christmas
holidays, have now begun to reassemble
at Culegra for the final maneuvers These
will begin Jan. 2 and will consist of tao
teal evoutions, squadron and fleet drill,
etc. During these seyolutions the. three
squadrons will he combined under the di-
rect command OF admiral Dewey. Al
their conclusions in about two weeks, the
squadron will separate and return to their
respective stations. Rear Admiral Cogh-
Ian, with a division of the North Atlantic
squadron, will remain in West Indian
waters.