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Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13
n. Y. Plumbing Co., Tel. $50, Night, F6s
insanity Commission Business.

The Board OF Insanity Commissioner
met yesterday and passed on a number OF
cases.
Anna johnson Of GIG Stutsman street,
who was committed to St. Demands hos
pital September "a last, was ordered pa
rolled in charge of her father.
Soren sorenson, committed to the state
asylum at Clarinda May 6, 1898, and pa
rolled December 20 last, for three months,
had his parole extended for ninety days.
At the request Of relatives, the parole OF
former Sheriff John S. Morgan from the
asylum at Clarinda was extended for an
other ninety days.
Mary Simpson, paroled December s last
from the asylum at Clarinda, had her pa
role extended for ninety days, at the re-
quest Of her brother, in whose care she is,
John Taylor, committed to st. Demands
December "a, was ordered formally dis
charged. Taylor escaped from the hospital
two weeks ago just at the time the board
was preparing to order his discharge. He
was a stranger.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
concern. was continued to the next term Of

concern, was continued to the next term OF
court.
Judge Thornell heard and took under
advisement yesterday a motion on the part
Of the plaintiff for a new trial in the per-
sonal injury damage suit Of Henry Lock
against the city Of Council Bluffs.
Israel A. Boren and others brought suit
yesterday to have set aside the order OF
court admitting to probate the will of
James B. Boren. deceased.
d. j. Fogarty brought suit against the
Milwaukee railroad for 81, 800, alleging he
had been damaged in that amount by reason
Of the alleged failure of the railroad to
deliver a car Of nursery stock consigned
from Council Bluffs to Britt, Ia. within
the time agreed upon
Droge Bros, hay merchants Of this city,
brought suit against the same railroad,
asking for $50 damages in connection with
the shipment of a carload Of hay to High
land Center. Ia.
Mrs. Elnora Stacy filed her petition in
her suit against the Rock Island railroad
for SIS, 600 for the death Of her husband,
Henry Stacy, who was killed January II
last at the crossing near the Iowa School
for the Deaf.
Mrs. Lizzie Jacobs filed her petition for
divorce from Adam Jacobs, to whom she
was married in Avoca, Ia, February II,
1896.
Mrs. Annie Miller hled the petition in her
suit for divorce from Phillip Miller, to
whom she was married at Lacrosse, Wis.
August 4, 1884. She asks for tho custody
Of two Of the minor children.
The petitions were filed in the two suits
brought against F. w. Smith, e. H. Lou
gee, F. G. Lougee and Ira Hendricks by
F. L. Ellis, alleging false representations
and fraud in transactions in which he was
induced to purchase certain lands in Boone
county, Missouri.
Saturday will be the last day for filing
suits for the March term Of court, which
opens Tuesday, March "a, with Judge
Wheeler presiding.
For rent a we'll improved farm Of SO acres
on the Hazel Dell road, II mile from town.
Rent only SO per acre. Apply to Leonard
4 NJ
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13
ANOTHER STRIKE ENJOINED
Kanras City Judge Restraints TeamSters
from Striking or P..Cketing.
CALLS THEM GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
Jurist Claims that as Carriers OF
Bonded Goods Union Members
Come Under His Jurisdic-
tiOn 10 Restrain.

KANSAS CITY. March IAN injunction
was granted tonight to the Kansas City
Transfer company against the Team Drivers
International union No. 945, and the sym
pathizers OF the strike, by Judge John II,
Phillips of the United States district court.
The action was brought on the ground
that the compliments are government cart
men, being employed by the government
in transporting bonde goods.
The order restraints the defendants:
% From participating in the strike. 81
From interfering with or i~ntimidating the
company's drivers. go From picketing oil
patrolling the sidewalks adjacent to the
company's place of business. "a From con,
decorating or conspiring to ruin. destroy
or damage the business of the company.
1t is probable that other transfer com
panies will ask for restraining orders from
the federal court tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13
American Artist is Honored.

VIENNA. March l2.-EmpeTor Francis
Joseph has conferred the cross OF ofhcer
OF the Francis Joseph order on George
Hitchcock. the American artist.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

For rent. a we'll improved forty-acre
farm six miles from Council Bluhs. Rent
only $3.50. Apply to Leonard Everett, IS
Pearl street, Council Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13
Prohibition Campaign starts.
New Corporation

The articles OF Incorporation of the Rex
Coal and Mining company OF Creston were
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Cold Wave Promised Nebraska md
the West, but Continued
Fair Days.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-Forecast for
Friday and Saturday:
Nebraska and South Dakota-Fair Friday,
with cold wave; Saturday fair.
Iowa-Fair Friday, colder In north and
west portions. cold wave in northwest por-
ton; Saturday fair.
lllinois-Fair; Saturday fair ir north.
rain in south portion; fresh south winds,
becoming northwest.
Missouri-Fair Friday and Saturday.
Montana-snow Friday; Saturday fair,
warmer.
Wyoming-Fair and much colder, with a
cold wave Friday; Saturday fair, colder.
Colorado-Fai Friday, colder in north
east portion, with n cold wave; Saturday
fair.
Kansas-Fair Friday, colder in north por-
ton; Saturday fair.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

t indicates trace of precipitation.
l.. A. WELSH,
Local Forecast Ohicial.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

For rent a we'll improved farm OF SO acres
on the Hazel Dell road, u mile from town.
Rent only SO per acre. Apply to Leonard
Everett. Is Pearl street, Council Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13
Bankers Oner a Reward.

The State Board of Control has awarded
the contract for work at Glerwood to w.
w. Welch of Clarinda for $59. 100. The
work consists of two brick cottages for
the inmate of the Institution for the
Feeble Minded, a brick barn and a fire
station, The contractor is to place the
buildings all in complete condition, in
GLIDING the wiring for lights.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13
Contributions Coming In.

A report OF C. j. Erickson, treasurer OF
the Scandinavian relief committee, shows
that the work OF soliciting funds for this
relief work has now been taken up in
every part OF the state by members Of the
committee and by many others who are
interested in the matter. To date he has
received over 50 900 from various sources.
The contributions come from all parts OF
the state. Where members OF the commit
tee have been able to get out into their
districts and do personal work the con.
tributions have come freely. 1t is antici.
pated that in the next few weeks the funds
will be increased rapidly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05
A WEIRD STORY.
Santa Fe Train Dispatcher Spins a
Strange Yarn.

Denver, Oct 5-"My head, my head,
head, head were the words which came
over the wire one night last winter and
the first which apprised the Santa Fe
dispatcher at Windsor, Ariz.. that a
tragedy had occurred and that one of
The operators down the line was a rav
ing maniac.
w. r. West. formerly dispatcher on
the Santa Fe at Windsor. came TO Den
Yer yesterday and told one of the straES-
est stories in railroad history to the dis
patchers in the Union Pacific Office last
night.
This happened one night last whites.
said he. Passenger train No. ,, wath
IL cars, left Albuquerque and came as
far as Windsor, where the train was
split into two sections. The first sec
ton pulled out all right and the first
thing l knew that anything was wrong
was when that message came over the
wire.
I'VE had to use the ground wire and
send a man to Canon Diablo, where the
wire was tied up by the crazy man, and
we did not find out what was the mat
ter until the next day. While the wire
was tied up I came as near having a
wreck as I ever did in my life, and we
just got her clear in time.
TT seems that very few of the pas
sengers knew the train had been cut IN
two, and an old lady in the front sec
ton started back to see some friends.
1t was dark the way it gets in Arizona.
and the old lady, thinking she was step
ping onto the platform of the next car,
stepped off the train and met her death
instantly.
'tShe had a daughter In the car she
left. and this daughter missed her and
started to search with the result that
she soon found her mother was not on
the train at all.
THE accident had happened just west
of Canon DiablO, and the operator there
was notified and told to walk along the
track and find the old woman. He start
ed out and the next that was heard OF
him that message was coming to me at
Windsor.
reason and never could tell what had
happened to him. He died a short time
later a raving maniac. The body of the
woman was found the next morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05
JUNCTION IS ABANDoNED.
Santa Fe Will No Longer. Keep
Agent at Emporia.

Emporia. Kan, Oct 5-There is mo
longer an Emporia Junction Beginning
today the junction is abandoned. Che
station was situated near the Junction of
the Katy and Santa Fe tracks east of
town and has been a transfer Pace for
freight, etc. and also did a small pas
senger business. The junction has been
abandoned by order of the company and
from now on. all Santa Fe freight to, be
transferred to the Katy will be lone by
draying it from the Santa Fe. freight
platform to the Katy freight depot. a
distance of a big mile L. R. Bailey,
the drawman has been appointed by the
railroad to transfer the freight. 1t is
supposed that the Santa Fe abandoned
the junction depot because it did not pay
to keep an agent there. The signal tow
er at the junction. however. will be kept
i'll operation and an operator will be
kept there for that purpose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05

second half. and hal to have the bones
braced up with b@ndages. The only
formation play attempted was a tackle
back tandem which Emporia used a
couple of times without doing itself
In the first half there was much
.fumbling by both sides, and the ball
changed hands more often this way
than on downs.
Although neither team would admit
that it knew anything about how much
it weighed. it was easy to see that the
husky pedagogues were the biggest.
When the Washburn team came on the
field. there we're EXPLANATIONS of SYM
pathy from the grandstand. 'They
look like our second team" said one.
My what cute little fellows" cried a
Normal girl Normal student adj
mitted. in a spirit of boastfulness that
the Normal line averaged 1877 pounds.
and the back field 10. Probably that
is not far from correct. The Wash
burn line is estimated at about It's,
and the back Geld at 100.
1t is diffic ult to pick out any par
tieularly dazzling stars on either side
for there v ere nc plays of amazing
briuiancy. .dynman. the Normal full
back, did some great hurdling in the
first half, bat later on the Washburn
line gave hiIa some hard tumbIes which
checked his ambition. Masters. left
half for the Normal played a fierce
game, and made one gain of Is yards
winch was the longest single gain
made by the Normal team. For Wash
burn. Caldwell and Mehl were the
ground gamers, though Chick Cum
ningham at tackle was a sure gamer
when a few yards were badly needed
Millice showed up we'll as a line hitter
Lakin, Hill and Stewart all did excep-
tional work. on defense. In the last
half Brown. and Buehler both showed
the benefit of 20 minutes experience
and stopped the Normal bucks in good
shape. anderson fumbled a good deal
but showed. that he has the stuff ir
him to make q star Quarterback. Cap
tain Dadisnaan at center can not be
improved Econ.
As might be expected. the Washhurr
interference was ragged. Right here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05
DECIDED BY GUESSING.
New Way Found for Awarding Gov
eminent Contracts.

The Louisville & Nashville and he
Queen & Crescent railroads have an
ausurated the new method of drawing
straws or cutting for the award. of
government contracts. When the bids
were opened at Jeffersonville for Ahe
transportatio of $50 men, 80 officers
and $50 horses, together with baggage
and equipment, from Camp Chicka-
manga to West Point, KY, it was found
that the two railroads. owing to a
physical pooling agreement, had made
the same bid.
Joseph Boyd. assistant general pas
senger agent, represented the Louisville
& Nashville, and ]. c. Coon was pres
ent for the Queen & Crescent. They
agreed that when a book was Opened
the first letter of the first wore in the
second line should be the talisTnan. If
the letter were nearer t. than so" the
Louisville and Nashville should get the
business and vice versa. Mr.. Boyd was
fortunate enough TO cut L." while she
nearest Mr.. Coon could come to so
was the letter 90" The Louisville &
Nashville secured the business there
fore, at a good rate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05
GREAT NORTHERN REPoR-.
Makes No Reference to the North(rn
Securities Litigation.

New York. Oct. 5.4-The annual pam,
phlet report of the Great Northern read
for the year ending June 80 has been
issued The report Of President I'm
gives minute details as to the financial
and physical conditions of the system
but no reference is made to the iuta-
ton growing out of the organization FOR
Northern Securities company. Dur .ng
the past year the company has oDered
for operation six new lines, namely, @he
Dakota & Great Northern. the Mon
tana &, Great Northern. the Washington
&, Great Northern. the Vancouver, VIC
toria & Eastern railway, the CroAT's
Nest Southern road and the Nontsna
& Great Northern Great Falls to Sweet
Grass, MONTH
The tonnage of revenue freight hau' ed
during the year increased $S,506,2l7.
Earnings of passenger trains lTscreaSed
S1.181, ia.
President Hill also states that there
has been no increase in the authorized
share capacity of the company which
remains at sl25, 100000. A decrease OF
1857 900 in bonded debt of the St Pau,
Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad IS re-
ported, with no change in the bonded
debt of any of the proprietary COM
panies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05

been postponed until November.s at
which time the officials of the SIBERIAN
and French company will meer N
washington city to obtain from. the
United States government some assur-
ance of naturalization of the Beh1ing
straits. The Russian and French syndi-
cate, which controls the Trans-Siberian
railway. fears that the United States
might give military advantages to L1ng-
land over Russia or France. in the event
of conflict concerning Japan or China.
Colonel Lewis is of the opinion that
threatened alliance against President
Roosevelt they will nominate a nation
al ticket of their own, which would
mean Mr. Bryan as their candidate.
This union fight" said he. "upsets all
calculations of both political parties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05

Twice Caldwell tried a field goal, but
the first time, in the first half, the kick
was blocked, and the second attempt
missed the goal by about feet
Mcfarland, captain and half back.
and Hargis. half back, of the Normal,
were both unable to play because OF
injuries received in the St. Marys game.
Davies another Normal man who play
ed at ST. Marys, has quit school, and
Finkley, a tackle who played last year,
is sick So the Normal had right to
claim that it had crippled team
Kent captained the Normals in the alb
sence of Mcfarland.
Horace WhittIesey and E. c. Quigley
officiated as umpire and referee. the
Iinemen were Cliff Mcfarland for the
Normals and A. Delay for Washburn
]. w. Blood and C. NJ. Kearney were
timekeepers On account of the NOT
weather the teams agreed to play ~
minute halves. The game commenced
at $50. and the attendance was Sinai
There was not much enthusiasm mani
tested on either side. Washburn's small
delegation of students was assisted IN
fts footing by some of the College OF
Emporia people. who nave no oeeP anu
abiding affection for the Normals.
Among the Topeka people present
was DR.. ]. c. McClintock. one of the
trustees of Washburn. VINO stopped on
at Emporia on his way TO PEABODY 10
see the game.
The game mao iial dlS =, Tr,S1
when CAPTAIN Dadisman- the WASH
hl1rn center discovered that the man
Meek who olayed opposite him was en-
cased in arrnor plate. The umpire and
referee tapped Mr.. Meek on his manly
chest and a metallic resonance was
discernible Meek said that he broke
his shoulder last year. and to protect
the injured member had enlisted the
services of a blacksmith. who had
hammered him out a breastplate. Dad
isfnan objected to playing against an
armed cruiser. and Meek was obliged TO
divest himself of his cuirass- after
wards Meek went by the name of THE
Man with the Iron Mask.
There was no funny business
about the game: both sides played good
old-fashioned football. and it was per
fectly clean and good natured. No
body was taken out of the game
though George Anderson, commonly
called Judge" twisted his ankle in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05
YOU WILL BE, ALL
SMILES AGAIN
Forget Your Stomach and You'll Have
a Santa Claus Face Always.
HOW TO DO 1T.

If there is one thirg more than all
others that viii give man forlorn
and friendless. appearance and make
him morbid and CRANKY and disagree
one forget his friends and become mo-
rose and irritable. He is so wrapped up
in his own misery that he is inconsid-
crate of avery one else Relieved of this
becomes a good fellow and man
among men.
Stuart Dyspepsia gTablets are be-
yond question the most effective and
ferers OF this terrible disease. The
thousands and thousands of cures they
have brought about end the enormous
increase of their sales fully attest the
truth of this statement.
They are, above ak natural rem
edy. They possess exactly the same
properties that the gastric juices and
other digestive fluids. of the stomach
possess, and they actually do the diges-
tive work of the stomach and enable
that origin to rest and recuDerate and
become sound and well. They act IN q
mild. natural manner land cause no dis
turbance in the digestive organs. They
prevent any fermentation of the food
which causes sour stomach In fact,
under their influence the subject forgets
that he las a stomach, and his resulting
cheerfulpess presents "a great contrast
to his former detection.
STA TablSts are sold annually and they
are but in the dawn OF their popularity
Every mail brings letters of thangsgN-
ing from grateful ones who have been
cured of this terrible disease The fol-
lowing is one of hundreds received eacn
week:
Rev. ], r. Hoag of Wymore. Nep..
writes: For six years 1 have been
troubled with dyspepsia. Last fall be-
come verr much alasned at some svmp-
toms of heart trouble and came 10 pc
Iieve there was sympathetic relation
between the two diseases. or rather, that
the stomach trouble was the cause OF
the heart disturbances l MI upon
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets for a remedy
and invested dollar and half Tor
three boxes which lasted me three
months. and l can eat any kind OF food
/ want and have q good, vigorous APP
petite Although l am n years Old,
now feel perfectly well and without be
ing requested by anyone make TINS
statement as q compliment TO the VIZ
tues of .stuart's Dysp epsia Tablets.
sstuaTt'ss Dyspepsia Tablets are for
sale by all druggists at so cents box
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05

served yesterday afternoon on Heron
Brothers, who are doing the grading,
and all work on the lire to the new
park in Kansas City. Kan, is stopped.
The Kansas City, Lawrence & Topeka
Electric Railway company AYERS in Its
petition for an injunction that the Met
ropolitan has entered on and is chang
ing the grade of strip of land, which
has already been graded for a track,
from Eighteenth street and Central
avenue. in Kansas City, Kan, to a
point two miles west. 1t is asserted
that the Metropolitan intends to use
two miles of this right of way.
The Kansas City, Lawrence & To-
peka line is one of the lines promoted
by W. E. Winner several years ago. 1t
is to run from Grandview addition IN
Kansas City, Kan, to Lawrence, ana
thence west to Topeka. The company
Graded a right of way as far west as
Turner. Kan, last winter
The Metropolitan asserts that It's
franchise gives it a. right to lay tracks
on the public road west as far as the
park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-05
sEABoARD RUMoR AGAIN
Again It Is Reported That Rock Is
land Seeks Control.

Baltimore. Md. Oct. 5.-An authorita-
tive announcement is made mere Ina.
the Rock Island seeks the Seaboard AR
line and that syndicate composed %
interests allied with Rock Island mas
an option on $4,000 shares of its STOCK.
It is further known that heavy pul =
chaSes of Seaboard stock were maze on
the local and New York exchanges by
brokers acting for this syndicate. while
a Standard Oil speciality firm betrayed
equal eagerneSs to buy SeaDoard stochs-
President John Shelton Williams OF
the SeabOard today denied vigorously
that he had resigned or that he mad any
intention of resigning. He explained
that the report he had cone SO was
due to the announcement OF the eiecIlon
of & F. YOakum, president OF the 81.
louis e. San Francisco, which is allied
to Rock Island to the position of chair
man of the executive committee OIL lhe
Seaboard Mr. Yoakum, however, mas
no thought of diSplacing MI Wllhams.
The syndicate which has made the
deal with the Seaboard for the big block
OF stock is composed of B. r. 4oaKuni,
president of the st. Louis & san Fran
cisco. H. Clay Pierce. chairman OF the
hoard of directors of the Mexican Cen
trail: B. F. Guinness OF LadenDurg,
Thalmann & Co. and Okleigh Tnorne,
president of the North American trust
cOn1panv To this syndicate was given
an option on 1875, 900 shares of stock, IN
Guiding both common and preferred
The price agreed on was $40 share for
the common and $35 for the preferred
The option was to run a year but up IL
date the syndicate has only exercised its
privilege on 10000 shares.
The syndicate. by this deal. either has
or can secure 25 per cent of the total
outstanding stock. but no one Is abe
to say into whose hands the stock sold
On the open market has fallen. Since
the option has several months more to
run. the syndicate has thought it bet
ter not to take over the whole until the
financial situation improves. Control OF
the road may still rest with the sus-
pended firms. but if SO the margin is
hut narrow