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Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
N. Y. Plumbing Co.. reropnone 52s.
ACCEPT cARNEGIE's OFFER
Library Board Takes Action on the
OHer TO Construct n Library
Building.

At the meeting OF the trustees Of the free
public library yesterday afternoon the offer
of Andrew Carnegie to donate $50, 900 for a
library building in Council BLUFFS was ac-
cepted and thanks extended to Mr. Carnegie
in the following resolution, a copy of which
was forwarded to him:
To andrew Carnegie: The trustees of the
free public library of the city of Council
community. beg leave to extend to you
their and our most sincere thanks for your
generous OFFER to provide $4,000 to erect a
free public library building for Council
BLUFFS. We accept the proposal The nine
teenth century did not produce, and the
twentieth century will not, a greater bene-
factor.
The ordinance binding the city to levy a
sufficient number OF mills annually to raise
not less than $1,000 for the maintenance
Of the library, in conformity with the re-
quirement OF Mr.. Carnegie's oner, was
read and approved and a resolution ask
ing its passage by the city council adopted.
Some Of the trustees are in favor of ask
ing Mr.. Carnegie to increase his donation
of $4,000 on condition that the city raise
annually at least $1,000 for the mainten-
ance of the library. President Rohrer laid
the matter before General Dodge by tele-
graph and the latter has replied, stating
that he had written Mr.. Carnegie asking
1lm 10 increase MS OOnALlOn 10 SlU,UUU, eN-
planning that Council Bluffs was a great
railroad center and that 5000 railroad en-
ployes made their homes in the city. Other
members were inclined to the opinion that
it was best to accept the generous offer
made by Mr.. Carnegie without asking for
more.
The submission of a list of books rec
commended to be purchased by the commit
! tee on books brought forth a vigorous pro-
test from Father Smyth against what he
termed the "unbusiness like manner in
which books were ordered for the library.
This led to a lengthy discussion and the
committee was finally requested to sug-
gest at the next meeting a plan for select
ing books to be purchased.
! The report of the librarian for December
gave these statistics: Number Of visitors,
5,2S5; on Sundays. 200; number Of regis
tered book takers, 1884; number of books
taken. 4,02s. of which 2.so3 were works of
hction. The amount paid out for rented
books to January 1 was 3S2s.25, the receipts
being $356.8s. a balance OF $27.63 on the
credit side Of the ledger, The report of
! the finance committee showed a balance of
4 81, 1922 AS in the library fund on January /.
The repairs on the roof Of the Merriam
building will be completed in time to al
low of the reopening Of the library Wednes-
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
RELIEVES COAL SITUATION
Rock Island BrinEs in Several Train
loads Saturday Night, which
Helps Out Materially.

The coal situation in Council Bluffs is
still serious, although temporarily relieved
by the arrival OF several trainloads over
the Rock, Island Sunday night. This ship
ment placed the waterworks and motor
steam coal on easy street for a few days,
but unless further supplies are shortly
forthcoming the situation will be az acute
as ever.
The motor company has in the last few
days also received other shipments and
Superintendent Harrington stated yester-
day that he anticipated no immediate dan
ger, as he had orders placed with mines
in Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. Manager
Hart of the waterWorks company said he
had sufficient coal to keep the pumps go
ing for at least three days.
]. r. Wilcox. the florist, is one of the
largest consumers OF coal in the city and
he has been on the anxious seat for days.
In the event of his being compelled to shut
down his boilers for lack Of fuel the dam
age to his business would be immense and
would take years to remedy.
The public school buildings are running
short Of coal. although Contractor Wright
OF the Carbon Coal company Is making
every effort to keep them supplied. No
building has more coal than sufficient for
two or three days at the most and II the
situation gets any worse several OF the
schools will have to be closed. Every ef-
fort, however, will be made TO keep the
High school running and preference will
be given It In the matter Of coal.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13

depreates this, but is powerless to prevent,
as political influences largely prevail with
the county officers. The state Board Of
Educational Examiners will this week issue
state certificates to the following who
passed the examinations holiday week:
Primary State Certihcates-NeIie f..
Barton, orange City; Fannie Painter, Os-
ceola; Iva Waterbury. Dayton; Inez Nc
Farland, Upton; Nellie, b. Meade, Slater;
Nettle Martin. Washington; Alice f. Fluke,
Washington; May Featherston. What
Cheer; Maggie Featherston, What Cheer;
Clara e. Caldwell, Fort Dodge; Mary +.
Connolly, Baxter.
State Certiicates-A. II. Avery, Spencer;
Sydney ]. Backus, Lehigh: Leroy J. Bar
ton, Emerson; George r. Buckles. Alta
LISA; E.. w. Davis. Orange City; Charles
V. Ryan. oskaloosa; L. J. White, Victor;
Wilbur York, Bloomfield.
Wennestrum Locates Again.
c. F. Wennestrum, state labor commits
sioner under Governor Shaw, and more re-
Gently commissioner OF the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition to the Scandinavian coun-
tries, has become manager Of the Svithiod
Publishing company in this city. He had
been connected with the company previous
to his appointment as state labor commits
sioner.
The change in the United States pension
agency will take place February /, when
r. p. Clarkson will become pension agent
for the Iowa-Nebraska district.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
HOUSE INVESTIGATES FAMINE
May Allow Foreign ships TO Garry
Coal for Ninety
Days.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The house today,
after adopting a resolution to authorize the
merchant marine and fisheries committee to
investigate the coal situation, at once ad-
journed out Of respect TO the memory OF
the late Representative Tongue of Oregon.
The resolution to investigate the coal
situation recites that a resolution has Teen
introduced to extend the privilege Of carry
ing coal to coastwise ports OF foreign
steamers for ninety days, because the
present scarcity involves great suffering
and Distress and authorizes the committee
to investigate facts, charges and n~ecessl-
ties; to inquire into the elements and con-
ditions involved in the coal trade, the cost
Of coal, the methods, facilities and cost OF
transportation and distribution and the rea-
sons or causes of such scarcity and dis
tress."
The committee is directed to report MS
soon as possible.
The desk Of the late Representative
Tongue (Ore.) was heavily draped with
black and covered with flowers.
TIL chaplain, in his invocation, referred
feelingly to the loss the house had sus-
tained and prayed for the bereaved widow
and children.
After the reading OF the journal a reso-
luton wes read providing for a session
on Sunday, February s, to pay tribute to
the memory OF the late Representative
Salmon Of the Fourth New Jersey district.
The diplomatic and consular appropria-
tion bill was presented. The speaker an
nounced the resignation Of Mr.. Henry
(Tex.) from the committee on insular at
fairs and the appointment Of Mr.. Robin
son (lnd.) to I'LL the yacancy.
Mr.. Grosvenor CO.,. from the committee
on rules, called up the resolution Of the
committee on merchant marine and Ash
cries, providing for an investigation by that
committee into the coal situation and It
was adopted without debate.
Mr.. Moody (ore.) then announced the
death of his colleague, Representative
Tongue, and offered the customary %resolu-
tions OF regret, which were adopted.
The speaker appointed the following
committee to attend the funeral services:
Messrs. Moody (ore). Burton Co1. Paine
IN. ", Bishop (Mich.), Davidson (wis),
McLachlan (Cal,), Ransdell CLa.), Need
ham tCai,), Bellamy IN. c., Sutherland
CUtah) and Bates (Pa.)
Then, at 12:10 p. m, as a further mark Of
respect, the house adjourned.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
CUTS HIS THROAT WITH RAZOR
otto BOFnhOIt of .Avoca Dependent
over disappointment in
Love.

AVoCA, Ia, Jan. ~l2.-(Special Telegrsm.)
This Afternoon about 8 o'clock Otto Born
holt comitted suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor, at his mothers home here.
The deceased was about 20 years Old and
Of a very quiet disposition. He has been
in the employ of Diedrich Sons. general
merchandise, as deliveryman for the last
five years and had completed his afternoon
delivery and drove to his home, his mother
being at a neighbours for about twenty
minutes. On her return she found her son
lying in a great pool of blood with the razor
at his feet. He had evidently stood be-
fore a mirror, as the top OF the dresser on
which a large mirror stood was splashed
with blood. No cause is known for his act,
although there is a rumor CT disappoint-
ment in a love affair. The coroner at Coun-
ell Bluffs was notified and will hold an in
quest tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
To Find Home for child.

In the habeas corpus proceedings brought
by Superintendent A. W. Clark of the
Omaha Child Saving institute to secure
possession OF 9-year-old Jessie Frances
Green from her toster-mother. Mrs. Martha
NJ. Green, alias Mrs. Oscar Woods, Judge
rhornell yesterday decided that the child
should remain In the custody Of the sheriff
for several days pending an effort TO Sc
cure a suitable home for the little one in
this county. Superintendent Clark offered
to surrender the child at any time a suita-
BILE home. subject to the approval of the
court, could be found for her, but counsel
for Mrs. Green objected to the child being
taken out Of the jurisdiction Of the Iowa
court.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
IN THE HANDS OF ASSIGNEE
Dry Goods and Clothing Establish
ment of Jefferson, Iowa,
Closes It's Doors.

JEFFERSON. Ia, Jan. 12.-(Speclal Tele-
gram.)-The dry goods house of Sol Blotcky
closed its doors this morning. notice being
posted upon the doors stating that the
stock was in the hands OF an assignee for
the benefit Of creditors.
The failure was considerable of a sur
prise to Jefferson, most every one consid-
ering Mr.. Blotcky to be on a sound nnan-
cial basis.
Liabilities are unknown, but It is under
stood the most OF them are bills due whole
sale dry goods and clothing houses. Mr..
Blotcky's local bills are small, he owing
very little here in this city.
He has made it a principle to settle on
the 10th day of each month before for all
local outstanding accounts, so it is sup
posed he yves for nothing but accounts
contracted during the month of December.
The stock is in the hands OF C. W. Moore,
as assignee.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
PRISONER HANGS HIMSELF
JailOr Him and Cuts Him
Down Before Life IL
Extinct.

AMES, Ia, Jan. 12,-(Speclal Telegram }
Considerable excitement was caused this
evening by an attempt Of Dennis Vanden-
GUST a prisoner in the city Jail, to hang
himself. The prisoner was arrested late
Saturday night for breaking into three
houses and securing valuables. He was ex-
amined this morning and bound over to the
grand jury now in session at Nevada.
About 4 o'clock he was seen to be hanging
In his cell by a rope, which he secured in
an unknown manner. He was cut down
and easily .resuscitated, apparently not
having been hanging long. The authori-
ties believe him, from this attempt on his
life and previous actions, TO be wanted
somewhere for a worse crime, and 1t is
their inteution to photograph him in the
morning for the rogues' gallery.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
PROVIDE THE LIBRARY TAX
Council Binds the City to Comply with
Terms Of Andrew Carnegie.
WILL RAISE MORE IF HE GIVES MORE
Council in Committee of the whole
Discusses Conduit Ordinance, but
Takes No Action Regard
ing II.

The city council last night unanimously
passed the ordinance submitted by the
Library board pledging the city to levy
annually not less than 81, 900 to maintain
the public library in consideration OF An
drew Carnegie's donation of $4,000 for a
library building.
President Rohrer of the Library board
also called the attention OF the council to
the fact that an effort was being made to
induce Mr.. Carnegie to increase his dona-
tion to $4,000 and the council unanimously
adopted a resolution agreeing to levy not
less than $1,000 annually in the event of
Mr.. Carnegie increasing his gift to $40, 900.
The majority of the trustees of the library
were present and for a while the meeting
was a veritable love feast. The library
trustees threw bouquets at the aldermen
and in turn the aldermen congratulated and
complimented the trustees on their success
In securing the donation from Mr.. Car
negie.
The appointment Of City Assessor Ever
est Of G. o. spooner, Forrest Smith, Richard
Green, George B. Folsom 9ud ]. H. Chizum
as his deputies was concurred in.
Jacob Jensen presented a claim for $50
for the death Of a horse which died from
injuries received while working for the city
last July. The claim was referred to the
city solicitor,
In the absence of Mayor Morgan, Alder
man Lougee presided.
Following the session of the city council
a meeting Of the committee Of the whole
was held, at which the conduit ordinances
we're discussed, but no definite action taken,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
Gravel roofing. A. II. Read. l2s Main ST.
TEAMSTER KILLED BY TRAIN
Up 20 Late Hour No One Had APP
peared who Could Identify
the Victim.

A man who had not been Identified up to
a late hour last night, who was driving
with 2 load of wood into the city, was run
down and instantly killed yesterday after
noon about $3.50 O'Clock by passenger train
No. S, westbound, on the Rock Island, near
the Iowa School for the Deaf, at the cross
ing Just north OF the Mosquito bridge
Both horses we're killed, the wagon smashed
70 pieces and the load Of wood strewn along
the tracks
The engine struck the wagon alnOst In
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.

the center. The man driving Is thought to
been thrown against the engine. as
the right side Of his head was crushed in
and the right arm and right leg were
broken.
The train. which was in charge Of Con-
ductor c. Nicholas. Engineer ]. Binkley
and Fireman J. Stanton, was stopped 80
soon as possible and backed to the scene
Of the accident. when the body Of the dead
man was taken ABOARD and brought to the
city. On orders from Coroner Treynor It
was taken to Lurkley's undertaking rooms,
where It was viewed by several hundred
people, but none we're able TO identify the
man. The dead man was between so and
60, years Of age, about six feet call, Of
powerful build and. evidently a German.
His mustache and hair are gray.
The time for holding an inquest had not
been fixed by Coroner Treynor last night.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
Now Furnace Heata Tp.

The residence of Karl w. Mayne at 227
Bluff street was badly damaged by fire at
10 o'clock yesterday morning. The blaze
started in the basement, where a new fur
mace had been installed Saturday, and
made its way along the air shafts to the
second hoor and from there to the attic.
The second floor and attic were entirely
consumed and the first floor badly damaged
before the hre department got the flames
under control. What furniture was not
burned was almost ruined by smoke and
water. The damage to building and con-
tents was estimated between $4,000 and
81, 1000. fully covered by insurance. The
house was insured for 's2.5 500 and the furni-
ture for $1,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
MINERS RETURN TO WORK
Proves to BE Only Tenn
nOrnry.
ri

WEBSTER CITY, Ia, Jan 12.-(Special
Telegram. John C. Reese OF Abba has or
dered the miners at the Lehigh mines,
southwest Of this city, from which this
section of the state receives its principal
supply OF coal, to go back to work.
The men went out Saturday noon because
Manager Wilson limited the supply to be
furnished at cost to each miners family.
They obeyed the order this morning and
the mines are now running at full capacity.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
Both sides Get Decision.

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 12.-Judge Hazen,
IN the district court this morning. decided
that the bible could be read in the public
schools OF Kansas and also that Sunday
molestation. Both cases were, vigorously
contested.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
Implement Firm Incorporates.

Articles of incorporation of the Clark
Implement company of Council Bluns were
filed yesterday in the office OF the county
recorder. The capital stock is placed at
$50, 900 and the incorporators are: d. J.
Clark, w. S. Rlgdon and E.. W. Jones OF
Council Bluffs and c. o. Heggem, Jesse
]. Pitts and E. c. Merwin OF Massillon. o.
The officers of the company are: President
d.. ]. Clark; vice president, Il. c. Merwin;
secretary, W, S. Rigdon; treasurer ID. j.
Clark. Dell J. Clark is local manager OF
Russell q Co. of MassiIlon, o., and Rigdon
is a bookkeeper in the employ of the same
arm.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
RESI- Estate Transfers.

These transfers were filed yesterday in
the abstract, title and loan Office Of ]. w.
Squire, 101 Pearl street:
Abbie NJ. Walker and husband ct al
TO Mason City 4 Fort Dodge Rail
road company, right OF way over lot
II. Auditors sub lot S, Mailett's sub,
Minnie /. HardeiI TO George b. Her-
dell, ny lot s. block 5, Grimes add.
Katie cornelia H~oogewoning 10
Charles ktngman, lots IS and 10,
block l9, Meredith's add to AVoca,
George x. Bloom and wife to Joseph
Mcsweeney, lot l6, block g. Carson.
" q ......s..s..s... .....-s.-E...... 4S
+. L Reed. commissioner, to Emma
L BellinEer, lots 5 and SIS feet lot
Z block i. Williams sub OF Mil lot,
" q ''.''
Mary and Carl A. Morgan to o. c.
Brown, lot IA Auditors sub 8 part
BWL nell &-7b-A, " d........,....... 500
W. II. Wood and wife TO John Null
acres a.sOO
. William X. Potter and wife TO Ella b:
Potter, lot IS block as lots % and
"a block 50; lot Is, block 5, and lot
s block 81, all IN Ferry add; undi-
vided lisa lots ], 2. 3 block 2; lot
block %; lot 1. block IS; lot 3, block
%; nwA nwA 2S all In T-4t, q c d..
Eight transfers, ag~sregating 49,. .SSs.ss7
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
Another heating Stove Free.

The first heating stove given by William
WEIGH to his coal customers was awarded
to the Christian home. Another has been
put up on the same plan, and during the
next thirty days will be given away free to
one of his customers. Before ordering your
coal call at 16 North Main street or
'Dhpue 1873
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
That Awful Cold

and it's terrible cough can soon be cured
by DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
tion. Try it. No cure, no pay. SOC, 81.
For sale by Kuhn & Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
No Venom in EN-.

No poisonous purgatives enter Into Dr..
Kings New Life Pills. Easy. but prompt;
they cure or no pay. Only CSC. For sale
BY Kuhn 4 Co
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
New Iowa Corporations.

Among the articles of incorporation fled
with the secretary OF state today was that
OF the Charlton, Knoxville & Southern
Railway company, headquarters at Char
iton, with capital stock Of 100000 author
ICED. 1t is incorporated by S. II. NAL
lory, Eli Manning, J. A. Penick, ]. A.. Brown
and others. and is the company which pur-
poses the building OF an interurban line
into southern Iowa.
Hamilton Browne, president OF the New
ton & Northwestern railway, filed an
amendment to the articles Of incorporation.
changing the limit Of Indebtedness.
The Brewer Title and Trust company
OF Independence filed original articles; cap
ital $40, 900, by Charles e. Ransier, c. L.
Everett and Rufus Brewer.
The Brown Mercantile company of New
London. incorporated; capital. $4,000; BY
!. w. Brown, G. NJ. Miller and others.
The Union Trust company of Davenport
incorporated with $50 900 capital stock,
by John W. Ballard, Fred Wyman, s. L.
Ely and others.
The American Securities company was
incorporated as a substitute for the Amer
lean Investment company of Burlington
capital, $3.50, 900; G.. H.. Higbee, president
c. H. Walsh. secretary.
The Peach & Cresswell Clothing company
Of ottumwa was incorporated with $40. OOC
capital.
The E. d. Brewer Shoe company Of Oska.
loosa has changed its name to HawkeyI
Shoe company.
The Mitchell Implement company Of For
Dodge gave notice OF increase Of capita
from $50. 900 TO 5000 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
Regarded rs n Suicide.

The mystery of the death of Frank Mac
Farland has not yet been solved, but it is
now regarded by the officials as a case of
suicide. The parents and relatives have
not shown any disposition to bring about
an investigation Of the case. The physi-
clans declare that II the young mar had
been given medical attendance promptly
his life would have been saved, but a ply
stefan was not called until some time after
the man became unconscious. Death re-
suited from poison, a mixture of strych-
nine and morphine. There is no evidence
that foul play was done and there seems no
other explanation than that the young man
reason.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
Marriage

Licenses to wed were issued yesterday 10
the following;
Name and Residence. Age
]. A. Mcdonald. Fremont, Neb.......... q
Hattie strong. Council BlLns..-...,..... %
william Jones Council BUNS .........., 20
Ncra Forbes College View, Neb...-.-... %
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13
Fights for Free Coal.

The Vest resolution instructing the COM
mittee on finance to report a free coal Dill
was then called up. Mr.. Aldrich announced
there were strong hopes that action with
respect 10 a removal Of the duty on anthra-
cite coal will be taken elsewhere and he
asked that the resolution go over.
Mr., Vest vigorously objected, saying that
he had no assurance that anything would be
done in any other place. "Circumstantial
evidence" he said. lis strongly against any
assumption. No action has been taken, "
he said, "and no suspicion Of any action
has been seen anywhere and, therefore,
under existing conditions to allow this
resolution to- go into the uncertain and
nebulous future would be equivalent to its
defeat"
Mr.. Vest referred to last Thursdays de-
bate on the subject and declared that the
only partisan feature OF II came from Mr..
hldrich. in all his experience, he asserted.
he had never seen such unanimity of pub
.ic sentiment on any subject.
He called attention to the action OF the
legislature of Rhode Island, January s,
unanimously voting for the removal OF the
duty on coal, and had read newspaper re-
ports commenting on the action. Mr.. Vest
taid he did not want e. embarrass the SEN
ator from Rhode Island, who was amply
able to defend himself. but his desire was
to place before the senate proof of sentl-
ment in regard to the coal question.
Mr.. Vest referred to what he called his
unfortunate reference to Mr.. Dingley,"
which had been so vigorously resented, and
sent to the desk and had a letter from Con-
gresham Fleming of Georgia. enclosing one
from former Representative King of Utah
detailing a conversation with Mr.. Dingley
at the time the Dingley bill was under con-
sideTation in congress, in which he is said
to have ap%prehended changes in the bill,
which were necessary to obtain foreign mar
kets for American goods, and that the trend
OF Mr.. Dingley's mind was in that direction.
and therefore bore out the statements con-