Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-10
STRIKE OR SETTLE TODAY
Employees aud MSnseers Of Traction Com
psny Meet in Afternoon.
WIFE SUES FOR vAlU: OF HER HUSBAND
Alleges Young woman stole His
Affections. which Are valued at
Twenty Thousand Dollars
by the wire.


(trom Stan CorrespoudentD
DEs MONIES, Oct s-CspecIaI) )-Until
the meeting tomorrow afternoon between
the street railway officials and the officers
OF the new union of the company's en-
ployes Is held it cannot be told whether
there viii be strike of the men or not
The meeting is called for O'Clock Presi-
dent J. S. Polk got up from a sickbed TO
attend the meeting yesterday. A written
agreement was submitted by the new union
OF the employees and was verbally agreed
70 with some minor restrictions. II re-
mains 10 be seen whether or not these win
be agreed to by the employees The officers
OF the union have agreed that the wage
contract signed by the men as individuals.
and to run for eighteen months. shall be
carried out. and on this promise the COM
pany agreed to reinstate the ten men dis
charged. In the meantime. however, the
company has increased the number OF
strike-breakers imported from Chicago to
fifty. and they are still here The COM
pany says they will remain till all possi-
BILE need of them is past.
Mount Ayr Girl Brings suit.
An original notice of n suit for $4,000
damages for the alienation of the affections
of Charles Blair was served today on Miss
Mamma Boyd. The suit is brought by Mrs.
Dolly Blair. wife of Charles Blair. She
charges that Miss Boyd is responsible for
stealing her husband. Notice OF the suit
was served on Miss Boyd by Deputy Sher-
in Wesley Ash at 1211 Cherry street, where
Miss Boyd is living The petition in the
suit has not been filed Sullivan & Sullivan,
formerly of Creston. are attorneys for Mrs
Blair.
Dickinson Indicted.
The Polk county grand Jury this after
noon returned an Indictment against II. b.
Dickinson, the insurance man, on the
charge OF murder in the second degree for
the death Of Irene BIydenburg, the Eldora
telephone girl who died In this city from
a criminal operation.
Will Return NissourInns.
Governor Cummins today granted requl-
sitions for the return of Grant Brown,
Pete Brown and Mamie johnson. alias Mn
mie Brown to the state of Missouri. Grant
Brown is now at Oskaloosa and is wanted
| in Chilllcothe. Mo. for forgery. He broke
| Jail there August 20, 1905. Pete Brown and
Mamie Brown are in Sioux City and are
wanted in Buchanan county for the lar
ceny of $3.50 from the person of Edward
Coger.
Captain Madden a Candidate.
captain +. w. MAIDEN, VINO was warden
at the state penitentiary under Governors
Drake, Boies and Jackson. is a candidate
for warden to succeed the late warden, w.
! A. Hunter, at Anamosa. Madden's friends
are arranging to lay his application before
the Board of Control
Freezing weather Continues.
| Freezing weather for all parts of Iowa
! was predicted by the weather bureau for
tonight. This is a continuation Of the cold
spell Of yesterday and today. Though the
weather bureau Thermometer in this city
registered IS above at this morning, there
was thin ice in many parts OF the city. Al
Sioux city 1t was 80 above this morning.
Appeals TO Washington A-I
! The case of w. NJ. Long against the
Bank of Clearfield is to be carried TO the
United States supreme court Long as
trustee for Thomas F. Wells. bankrupt
brought suit to recover money collected by
the bank from insurance companies. The
federal court for the southern district OF
! Iowa and the circuit court of appeals have
! held against the bank. The bank is now
| in the hands of a receiver and II has ap-
pealed the case to the United States su-
I preme court, notice having been filed today
in the federal court here.