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Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-27

ment with Berniee's little hand in his.
''Surely you must have some leisure
time" he said. his rich voice low and
pleading.
VERY, very little" Bernice answered
with a little sigh. "If you knew Mrs. Max
we'll you would not need TO ask"
Finally she admitted that she did some
times walk out in the afternoon but usu-
ally had one OF her small charges TO take
Then with a hurried Good night" she
sped way up the path with a strange new
feeling In her heart that she did not dream
OF Analysing.
During the days that followed the little
nursery goyerness of The Grange learned
to look forward to meeting the handsome
young soldier in her short walks about
the neighborhood, and her beautiful gray
eyes would light up with pleasure at his
coming, while the delicate rose nush came
and went across her beautiful face.
It was during these meetings that hS
learned the story of her life. Her mother
was the daughter OF one Of England's noble
men, but had incurred the lifelong dis
pleasure OF her father because Of her mar
riage with a poor young clergyman, VIII
died some three years before our storI
opens. The beautiful wife did not Ions
survive her husband and at her death hel
only child, Bernice, found herself con.
fronted by the problem Of maintaining her
self by her own exertions. Mrs. Maxwell
mistress Of The Grange, a somewhat pre-
t~entlous abode, had offered her the posi-
ton OF nursery governess to her threi
troublesome children. and, not seeing any
thing better before her. friendless It'll
Berniee gratefully accepted Il. The posi-
tion was no sinecure, as she soon learned
and the days dragged on with almost un
ceasing toll.
Judge. then. what the advent OF the hand
some stranger meant 70 her lonely younI
heart. Always courteous and attentiVs
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-27
May Yet BE Saved.

All wko have severe lung troubles need
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
1t enres or no pay. 800. tl,Oa Tor sale By
Kuhn 4 Co
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
Lawyer Misses HIS Train.

Clark Varnum, a prominent attorney OF
Chicago, who in personal appearance closely
resembles the late Lord T~ennyson, poet
laureate Of England. missed his train yes
terday morning to Chicago as the result OF
An encounter with a newsboy, and was put
to the annoyance OF being escorted to the
police station In custody of a blue-coated
oficer. Mr.. Varnum had Just left the
Grand hotel and was Fastening to catch a
car when the newsboy got in his way, i'm
p~ortuning him TO buy a paper. This an
noyed Mr.. Varnum and he pushed the boy
out Of his way. The boy claimed the at
torney slapped him and complained to
Onicer Kirk. who happened to be near.
The oficer compelled Mr.. Varnum TO accom-
pany him TO the police station, where he
was held until he could secure the services
OF friends TO effect his release. Judge
Scott later. on hearing the particulars. at
once dismissed the case.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
YOUNG GIRL STAGE STRUCK
Runs Away from Atlantic, Iowa, and
Her Parents Are Dis
trncted.

ATLANTIC, Ia, May 9~o-Cspecial Tele-
gram.)-Hannah Christensen, the 16-year-
old daughter Of c. i. Christensen Of this
city, started for school yesterday morning
and has not since been seen by her parents
or friends.
The matter has been turned over to the
officers and Justice Pressnall finds that dur
ing the visit of the Hickman & Bessy The
alter COMPANY in this city last winter Miss
Christensen was seen in the company of
Jack Bessy and that she tod several of her
schcolmates after the company left that
she would like TO go on the stage. She
said that Mr.. Bessy had offered her a good
position and that she had a strong notion
to run away and join him
Yesterday afternoon the parents received
a note through the mail, written in a dis
guised mans hand, stating they need not
worry about Hannah or spend any time
looking for her, as she had left with the
writer and his wife and was going on the
stage.
The family is Frustrated with grief.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
GOVERNMENT NOTICES.

PROPOSALS FOR FIVE BUILDINGS.
etc. Department of the Interior, once OF
Indian Affairs, Washington, D.. c., May s
903.-Sealed proposals. endorsed Proposals
for Buildings, etc, Rapid City, South Da-
kota," and addressed TO the Commissioners
be received at the Indian ONCE until 2
1908, for furnishing and delivering the
necessary materials and labor REQUIRED
10 construct and complete a frame en-
ployes' Quarters; a frame addition to laun-
dry and a brick employees quarters, all with
plumbing and aoetylene gas piping; also an
addition to a brick dormitory. with plumb
ing and gasoline gas piping, and a frame
acetylene gas house, with plumbing and
heat, all at the Indian school, Rapid City.
8. D., in strict accordance with plans.
specifications and instructions to bidders.
which may be examined at this office, the
Office of the Improvement Bulletin, Min
neapolls. MINI; the Ptoneer-Times, Dead
wood, s. D.; The Bee, Omaha, Neb.; the
Pioneer Press. St. Paul, MINI. the Build
Neb., Milwaukee, Wis, and st. Paul, MINI;
the Northwestern Manufacturers Assocla-
ton, st. Paul, Mimi; the u. s. Indian
warehouses at No. a5 So. Canal ST., Chi
cago, Ill, No. SIS Howard ST., Omaha, Neb,
and Nos. l19-iA Wooster ST., New York
City, and at the school.
Bids are also requested for furnishing
house and brick dormitory in the course OF
erection at the above mentioned school
Lists OF the articles are also on hie at the
above mentioned places.
For further information apply TO Sam B..
Davis, Supt. Indian School, Rapid City,
South Dakota. A. G. Tonner. Acting Com.
missioner. M-i2-i4-i6-19-H-2-B-S-SO
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.

is not serious and he is apparently suffer-
ing no III effects from It.
Desmond. against whom Mrs. Metcalfe
had filed an information charging him
with robbing her Of SIS, was arrested yes
terday morning in Omaha by Constable
Albert Of Justice Ouren's court. He ac-
companied the oficer across the river with
out requisition papers, A second inforrna-
ton charging Desmond with threatening
to murder her was subsequently filed by
Mrs. Metcalfe. In default of bonds, which
were placed at 1000 in the two cases. Des-
mond was committed to the county jail and
his preliminary hearing set for Friday
morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
SONS OF HERMANN COMING
Grard Lodge of TIE Order Convsnes in This
City This Afternoon.
SIOUX CITY SENDS BIG DELEGATION
order Has Five Thousand Members
in Iowa Divided Amons TwentS
Lodees-Business Session
Friday.

The opening session of the Iowa grand
lodge, sons OF Hermann, will be held this
afternoon, although II is expected that but
little business will be transacted before
Friday morning. The grand lodge will be
in session until Saturday.
The biggest delegation is expected from
Sioux City, where the headquarters of the
grand lodge are and where three of the
principal officers reside. The Sioux City
delegation will be accompanied by Reeds
Fourth regiment band and will be met at
the depot by the local members OF the
order and such delegates as may have ar
rived by then. Headed by the band the
delegates will parade, forming In line at
Willow avenue and sixth street. The line of
march will be: East on Willow avenue
to Pearl street, south on Pearl street to
junction OF Main street, thence north on
Main street to Broadway, thence west on
Broadway to First street, countermarch on
Broadway to Sixth street, thence south on
Sixth street to First avenue. thence east
on First avenue to the Royal Arcanum
hall, wher the sessions Of the grand lodge
will be held.
This evening the visiting delegates will
be the guests OF the local members at a
banquet in Royal Arcanum hall, at which
time Mayor Morgan will make his address
of welcome. which will be responded to by
A. c. Lutte, grand president.
There are twenty lodges of the Sons Of
Hermann in Iowa, with a membership of
about 5000. Davenport and Sioux City each
have two lodges, while there is one in each
of the following towns: Council Bluffs,
Alvord, Pierson, Danbury, Charter Oak.
Manning. Neville, Rock Rapids, Sibiey,
Doom, schleswig, Lester, Midway, Ute. Cor
rectionville and Remsen.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MINOR MENTION.

Davis sells drugs.
Btockert sells carpets.
Crayon charging, ss Broadway.
Expert watch repairing. Lefert. 900 BY
Celebrated Metz beer on tap.
Fine line berry sets. SOC n up. A. b.
Howe. 40 Broadway.
Special sale en- Etchings. G. f.. Alexan-
der a Co, 1893 Broadway.
Real estate In all parts Of the city for
sale. Thomas L. Cassidy. 2S Pearl street
Council Bluffs Court of Honor lodge Will
hold a short business session this evening
before the calico ball.
Before papering your rooms we want 70
show you our elegant 1908 designs. c. b.
Paint, OIL and Glass company.
We contract to keep public or private
sect Exterminator Manufacturing com
pany, Council Bluffs. la. Telephone tbSA
The Ladies Aid society and Epworth
church will give a mystery" social Friday
evening at the home OF Mrs. Mallory, Dll
Fifth avenue.
Mrs. Mary Aten. 434 Glen avenue, will
entertain the members Of the Woman,s Re
lief corps Friday afternoon at her home.
She will be assisted by Mesdames Cousinis
kendal and Watts.
A suit Of clothes stolen from a guest at
the Creston hotel Yesterday afternoon was
recovered last evening by the police in a
secondhand store on Broadway, where the
thief had disposed Of II for 81.
C.. Kiechmer, a waiter employed at the
Keil hotel, burst a v%aricose vein while play
Ing ball in the alley back OF the notel .yeb-
terday afternoon. He was very weak from
loss OF blood before medical assistance
could be secured.
The police received word yesterday that
burglars had cracked the safe In a grocery
store at Thurman, Fremont county, and Sc
cured considerable money and jewelry.
B~ioodhounds from Lincoln. Neb., were
taken to Thurman last evening.
The motion for a new trial in the suit of
zeal. guardian, and Binder administrator
OF the estate OF w. E. Haverstock against
the National Masonic Accident association
was argued before Judge Wheeler In dig
Irict court yesterday and taken under az
Sisement' by him.
John M. Marston, chief engineer of the
Mason CITY q Fort Dodge railroad, A. M.
Munster, engineer of bridges and buiidInss
OF the Great Western and John n. Fme,
were in the city yesterday inspecting the
york being done on the roundhouse. freight
depot an6 otner buildings of the Great
Western.
An information charging G. o. Plant
o.. Ogden, Boone county, with nelng tnst,.-
was filed yesterday afternoon with the
commissioner Tor The insane by Nels y.
Nelson. Plant, who has been a private
patient in st. Demands hospital since the
nrst OF the year. was appolnte1 pastor o.
rusry, 1872. Ill health is said to be
responsible for his mental arrangement
o. p. McKesson has brought suit IN the
district court 10 recover S-,OU IiOm Ray
BiXoy and wife for the alleged obstruction
of trees when boz DEF mis- prupert on OAK
land avenue. AIR. and Mrs. Blxby are
building a home on tue los directly south
OF the Mchesson property anu the later
GAINS that In grading their. LOT the BlAbJf
went too close to the lot line and ,ex
posed the roots oil his trees. Mcnesson has
also brought suit TO restrain the biAuyS
from trespasslng on a brick ~drIVeN~s,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
Plumbing and heating. plxby & Son.
MRS. THoRDSEN ACQUITTED
Jury says n is Not Guilty of
Stealing Mrs. Thome's
Chickens.

A jury in the district court yesterday ac-
quilted Mrs. Lizzie Thordsen of the
charge of being implicated with her
husband. John Thordsen, in the theft OF
eighty-lve chickens and harness from the
premises of Mrs. Susan Thome In Garner
township on the night of January s last.
John Thordsen, who pleaded guilty to- the
robbery, was committed to the penitentAary
for two years. Mrs. Thordsen, 1t was al.
legged, had accompanied her husband in
many raids on chicken roosts disguised in
mans attire. When arrested she admitted
having accompanied her husband and even
stated that the robberies had been com.
mitted at her instigation. When placed on
the stand yesterday she denied being i'm.
plicated and asserted that her alleged con.
fession had been made at a time when
she was 80 Ill that she was not responsible
for what she said. 1t is understood that
the authorities intend to hold her On iotheI
cases of theft in which she Is alleged to
have been implicated with her husband. In
the case yesterday the jury brought in its
verdict OF acquittal within twenty minutes
of leaving the box.
Frank Scaggs, indicted Jointly with
James Brown or n charge OF assaulting
Carl Trojan with intent to commit highway
1891 Uoo ~ AANNGA ~ RANoo 6hAANs yes
terday to simple assault and battery and
was sentenced to twenty days in the
county jail. He has been IN iail for sew,
eral weeks awaiting trial and this the couri
took into account in passing sentence. Sen
tence has not yet been pronounced or
Brown.
May Madsen, indicted two years ago OF
a charge OF prostitution. was fined $50 an(
costs, and Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy, charged
With maintaining a house Of i'll fame, wal
fined 800.
The disposal of these cases leaves bu
that of John Fabey. charged with the thief
Of a quantity Of overalls and other good
from a Northwestern car, on the crimina
calendar for this term. Fabey's case ha
been set for Saturday. when II is under
stood he will enter a plea of guilty.
At the conclusion OF the Lizzie Thord
sen trial the petit jury was dismissed 70
the term. Y
Judge Wheeler will this morning max
an assignment Of equity cases.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
Baird WIN Tnke AppeaI.

KNOXVILLE. Ia. May 2O.-(speclal.)-
Frank Baird of Creston. sentenced to the
penitentiary for eighteen years on account
OF his connection with the Sullivan rob-
berry at Hamilton, is making an effort to
secure bail and release pending appeal to
the supreme court for another trial. Baird
is under two other indictments. His bonds
in all cases amount to $500. He has in
huential friends who are working for him.
Judge Nichols nned w. A. Richards, who
was implicated. it is alleged, with Baird,
and his brother. Bert Richards. each 5000
on their conviction for Illegal sales OF
liquor. They were running a liquor joint
at Hamilton at the time of the robbery.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21

The sherin's once received yesterday
from Warden Jones OF the penitentiary at
Fort Madison ar excellent photograph OF
w. c. Rogers, now in the county jail
waiting trial for the murder Of Saloon
Keeper Bert Forney.
Rogers. who was known in the peniten-
tiary as No. $40 at the time the picture
was taken, was committed from Lucas
county for four years for burglary in 1891,
and was discharged in 1894. He was com
mitted under the name of William Muir
ply. The description OF Murphy which
accompanied the photograph showed that
he had the picture OF a woman tatooed in
red and blue on his right forearm. the
same as was recently found pm Rogers
right forearm. At the time Of his commit
ment from Lucas county Rogers. or Muir
ply. vas q years OF age, which would
make him now 50 years old.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
Iowa ConRregatIonaII.ts

CRESTON. Ia, May 2O-(special Tele-
gram.)-More delegates arrived today for
the sixty-fourth annual session Of the Iowa
Association of Congregational churches.
The officers elected were: Moderator, E.
d. Miller of Des Moines; assistant mod
orator. D. f. Bradley, president OF Iowa
college; scribe, J. Burling OF Howard: as
sistant scribe, e. Dean of Clinton; register.
j. o. Stevenson. Committees were ap
pointed and reports of auxiliaries made.
Addresses were made by Rev. c. A. Moore
OF Davenport; Els. Hill Of Atlantic; Rev.
White of Sioux City; c. A. Haskett OF
Corning; Rev. NJ. willett of DEBORAH; +,
L. Johnson OF Mount Pleasant; Rev. J.. B.
Lorey of Des Moines; r. F. Paxton OF
Earlville.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
clue to Mathe.on'. whereabouts.

George Matheson. the young man wanted
for shooting Deputy Sheriff Baker Is re-
ported to have been seen Tuesday in the
vicinity of Macedonia. William Hobson,
Clyde Scott and George Dye, farmers all
saw a young man making his way through
the brush along the Nishnabotna river
whose actions clearly indicated that he was
trying to avoid being seen. When shown
a photograph Of young Matheson, they each
were positive that the man they had seen
was the fugitive.
II is thought that Matheson was making
his way toward Sidney and Deputy Sheriff
Groneweg, who Is In charge OF the sherin's
once during the absence of Captain Cous-
ms at the state eneampmeht Of the Grand
Army, notified the sheriff at Sidney 70 be
on the lookout for Matheson.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
Port OF RawIins shopn.

RAwLINs, wyo,, May 2O-(special TEL
egrap.)-The copper shop and storehouse Of
the Union Pacific shops was destroyed by
fire early tonight. The building was a large
frame one. filled with inhammable material
and burned hercely. Nevertheless the nre
department mastered the flames and saved
the foreman's once and the paint shop,
which were In another frame building par
alleling the burned building and not more
than eight feet from 1t. At one time II
looked as II the new r~oundhouse and the
blacksmith and machine shop would be
burned. but they were saved by hard work.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21

Charged with stealing Junk.

A. p. Kremenchul, a junk dealer OF Grand
Island. has caused the arrest of d. w.
Smith of this city, who makes a living
BIZ collecting junk, on the charge of steal
ing $40 pounds of old rubber valued at S5S
from a car In Omaha. Justice Carson is
sued a search warrant yesterday morning
and the rubber alleged by Kremenchul to
belong to him was found at Smiths place
on Tenth street and Seventeenth e
Smith returned Tuesday from a ten days
trip through Pottawattamie n adjoining
counties, bringing back with him a big load
Of junk, principally made up of old rub
Der boots and shoes. He was trying to dis
pose Of the load to Omaha dealers when
accused by Kremenchul of the theft. The
latter followed Smith to Council Bluhs
n claims Smith assaulted him when he
demanded the return OF his junk.
Justice Carson will hear the case Fri
day, Smith having given, bonds for his APP
p~ssrance.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
Rain which Amounts Almost to
CIOudburst Falls Near
Hastings.

HASTINGS, Ia. May 2O.-(Special Tele-
g~ram.)-The worst rainstorm in years,
amounting to almost a ~cloudburst, struck
this region this afternoon. A steady tor
rent of water fell for ive hours. The
whole country is one continuous sheet of
water and most of the corn and small grain
on the side of hills and bottoms is washed
out. a mile OF the Sidney branch track
near White Cloud is washed out and the
branch trains will be laid up at Hastings
for several days. Much damage is done to
the new railroad grade.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21

These transfers were filed yesterday in
the abstract. title and loan ONCE Of J. w.
Squire, l0l Pearl street:
r. NJ. Hunter commissioner, TO Chris
tian straub, lot 4. block 1SS, original
plat c. d.......""..........,.....s1 1. 2S
]. w. Squire and wife 10 George II.
Mayne, part nek swh 2s-T5-A, W. d. ......
Sheriff 10 Lougee a Lougee, lot T.
block 4. Hillside ad.s 5. d....-...... S2S
Administrator OF William Siedentopf
20 II. G. MCGEE. lots q and p, block
Four transfers, total ............t I.5s
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
Searching for Suspected Murderer.

WARRENsBURG, Mo, May 20.-A posse
under Sheriff Koch, aided by a portion OF
son county, are searching for Henry Me-
Kelley, the brother-in-law OF Dode KIM
yon a l7-year-old colored girl, who was
seven miles northwest of here. last night,
with her throat cut. The girl was muir
dered while her mother and sister were
away. McKeeley, who was known to be
at the house at the time. disappeared soon
after the girls body was found.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
wnter covered Win ON.

PHILADELPHIA. May ga dispatch
received at the Maritime exchange an
nounces that the British bark Skoda has
arrived at Black river, Jamaica, and re-
ports hat on April 20. $50 miles on Cape
Charles, IL passed through water covered
for miles with oil. This probably explains
the loss Of the tank steamer which left
Sabine Pass March 10 for Marcus Hook,
La. loaded with oil: Since the date OF
sailing Luckenbach has not been heard
from and has been given up for lost. IL
Carried a crew Of thirty-tWo men.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
oFFIcE coNsTRUcTINo oUARTER.

OFFICE CONSTRUCTING QUARTER
MASTER, CHEYENNE, Wyo, May 0
1903. Sealed proposals in tripllcate Will be
May. %, 1903, and then opened. for plumbing
the following public buildings. viz: bake,
lieuts. quarters. l artillery stable. ana
artillery barraek at Fort d. A. Russell
Wyo. Full information ana blank forms
Of proposal may be obtained at this OF
nee. United States reserves the right 10
accept or reject any or all bids or any part
which were opened at this Office April III
1908. have been rejected. Envelopes con-
tanning bids TO b marked Proposals. fo.
Russell. Wyo," and addressed 10 Captain
w 8. Scott. Constructing Quartermasfer
Cheyenne Wye. M9-Il-1.22-M
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
recital mt Trinity Cathedral.

and the choir of Trinity cathedral, F. H
Wright will give an organ recital at the
cathedral at s o'clock his evening. A very
attractive program of anthems by the
choir, organ solos by Mr.. Scott and Mr..
Wright and a vocal solo, Il Know That My
Redeemer Liveth' (HandeD, by Robert Nc
Cormack, has been arranged.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
BRIDGE GOES INTO RIVER
Structure Gives Way Under weight of
Car Containing Six
People.

BINGHAMTON, N. Y, May D-The rock
bottom bridge which spans the susque-
hanna river in this city, went down today
under the weight of a street car.
Six persons were in the car, besides the
and conductor. All were more
or less injured. One Of the injured, VIII
liam Pickard. may die.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
pisbarment b Proposed.

MOUNT PLEASANT. Ia. May 2~O.-(spe-
cial.)-A committee of the local bar pre-
scented to Judge smyth a petition for a
committee to prosecute disbarment pro-
ceedings against the firm OF McCoid &
Finley on account OF alleged Irregularities
in connection with a recent lawsuit. The
court suggested that the charges be made
specific and a committee of the bar is pre-
pairing them now.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
Farmer Killed by LiRhtnIng.

FORT DODGE. Ia, May ~2o.-(special Tel
egram.)-Ira Neal. a young farmer. was
struck by lightning and instantly killed
in a terrific storm at Livermore this after
Young Neal was working in a field
the storm came up. His horse was
also killed. Hailstones fell in Livermore
eight inches in diameter. There is hardly
a whole window light left in own and
much minor damage was done.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
WIN Pick Winners.

NEW YORK, May N.-George z. Smith
(Pittsburg Phil has declared that he will
sell all Of his race horses and eonhne his
efforts TO picking winners. He has q small
but select stable OF tho~roughbreds, OF which
Grand opera, Stevedore and Chiffon are tbs
best known. This action is said 10 be due
20 the suspension OF his Jockey Willie
club revoked Shaw license Pittsburg Phil
has not won a race. He has started several
horses and tried different riders.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
Electric Fans.
All sizes at New York Plumbing company.
Postpone bankers, Meeting.

The annual meeting OF Group No. l of the
Iowa State Bankers association, which
was to have been held in this city today,
has been postponed owing to the speakers
arranged for the meeting having previous
engagements elsewhere. No date has been
hxed as yet for the meeting. but President
Hart Of the First National bank of this
city stated yesterday that he expected it
would be held about the middle OF June.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21

William Desmond, who was shot by his
former wife, Mrs. Emma Metcalfe. At the
latter's roadhouse Monday night. was
yesterday placed In the county Jail here to
await a hearing on the charges brought
against him b. kirs. Metealfe. His wound
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
Lumber Plant Is Bondsd.

SAN FRANCISCO, May aO.-The over
Wood and Lumber company, near Truckee.
has been bonded TO an eastern syndicate BY
Henry j. Croker OF this city on behalf OF
the Hobart estate. The consideration is I'M
excess OF 100000 There are about 5000
acres Of white, yellow and sugar pine on
the tract