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Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-11
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-DEs MONIES MAY GET MEET
Missouri Valley Conference Leaves
Location to the President.

Location to the President.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 1o.-(Special
Telegram. )-Kansas City is liable not to
get the Missouri valley conference field
meet this year. This was announced y%ester-
day at the meeting Of the Missouri valley
conference committee In charge OF athletics,
which was held at the Coates house. The
committee was in session at least five
hours, discussing important problems with
relation to the, athletics Of colleges in the
conference. a1ur -
The most important matter taken up was
the location of the annual conference meet
and after a lengthy discussion 1t was de-
cided TO let the president appoint a COM
mittee to decide where 1t should be held.
AS the president is a Drake university pro-
fessor, 1t is more than likely he will pull
strong for the meet to go to Des Moines.
That city lie .he only one outside of Kan
sas City which wants the meet and influ-
ences are being brought into the contro-
versy regarding its location which may be
strong enough to cause Kansas City to lose
this athletic event this year.
Des Moines has offered the stadium free
Of charge, which is something of an item
to the athletic departments of the schools
competing.
The date for the annual meet has been
fixed for June 5. the same day as the Chi
cage conference meet.
Another important action by the COM
mlttee was to give the president power TO
appoint a committee for the purpose OF
considering the formation OF a college base
ball league. to comprise the members OF
the conference. This league will be run
on the same plan as the winter basket ball
league. 1t is 10 have two divisions, south.
ern and northern, and the winners of these
divisions are to play one or three games tc
decide the championship OF the Missouri
valley. These questions will probably bS
definitely settled at the next meeting o.
the conference committee at Des Moines
January Is.
Pro. Morehouse of Drake university wal
elected president OF the COMMITTEES for tn,
ensuing year and c.. Z. McClung OF KansaI
university was elected secretary.
Those In attendance at the meeting were
Prof. Morehouse of Drake, L. NJ. Byers o
Iowa university. s. NJ. Byers of Iowa Stat
college, c. e. McClung and w. L. Lansdol
OF Kansas university, c. ". H~eatheringto
Of Missouri university. r. D: Clapp Of Ne
braska university and Prof. Everhardt O
WASHINGTON university at st. Louis.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-11
sHRUBB WINS RELAY RACE
English Runner Defeats Three Speedy
Men at New York.

EnRAlAh humneE DGhcANA lnEcG SPECIFY
Men at New York.
NEW YORK, Jan l0.-Alfred Shrubb, the
English professional champion runner, won
the 12-mile relay race at Madison Square
Garden last night, defeating a relay Of three
men. who ran four miles each. Shrubs
time was / hour, 5 minutes, 81 seconds.
The English champion was pitted against
three speedy professional runners, Frank
NJ. Kanely OF Cambridge, Mass. Fred
Simpson, an Ojibway Indian, and Tom VIII
liams, OF Somerville, Mass. Shrub showed
a world of speed and had little difficulty
in running away with the race from the
outset. Kanely. who started with him,
was outrun from the third lap on, Shrubb
having established a lead of a quarter OF
a mile when Simpson. the Indian, took up
the race at the end OF the fourth mile.
The OjibWay ran splendIdly, but failed to
gain an inch on Shrubb. who held Simpson
on even terms for the next four miles.
Williams took up the last relay and pulled
Shrubs lead down to half a lap. When
the tests came towards the close OF the
race, however, he was outsprinted, Shrubb
showing ample reserve power and winning
out by six hundred yards.
The five-mile professional handicap was
won by Mike Spring, with a handicap of
Is seconds; Boo Hallen, New York, 30
seconds. second; and Samuel c. Myers,
Cambridge. Mass, scratch. third. Thine:
Is .WA.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-11
Dun's Report of Bank Clearings

Bank deNdnRs in Deeember reflect nearly as large volume Of payments through us
banks as IN November showing we'll sustained recovery over the depression existing in the
earlier nOnthsO Of the year, total bank exchanges fort the month this year at all cities report
ing In the United sntsAs embracing more tAA lilo Of the leading ctss according to tbs
monthly statement 4 R @. DUH q %, being slA1AEo20t a gain Of 4 Per ct over
DSSmber 1906 when trade was very active The improvement Is more marked ct Jew
York City han at ma OF the other leading Eastern snO~a stock market operations
having contributed materially TO tho anger volume Of payments through the banks at
New York Some EaAHn G@s report lsrsre HGines than in December 1901 among
them Worcester. Springfield, Scranton. Reading Buffalo and Syracuse There IL .
tdnhg gain At Boston, while the losses ct PhnAaSphA and Pht6rg still reflect conditions
In the iron trade At the West noteworthy gAnsA appear and maHyd cities report larger bank
GeannEsh than for D~snbH, 1895 among them Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati, indianapolis
St Paul. Kansas Chy, St Joseph and Omaha At the leading Southern dusd eAhngs con
time smaller than In DeeSmbN; 1000, though Richmond NOtdk. Atlanta 81 Louis and
Louisville av exceptions and reports nA Atte Pacific o@t Pdnu decreases also appear
The comparison with 1907 and earlier months this year only emphasizes ts depression
existing thea Below bank exchanges by sections are given covering thsy snsi also the
average daily figures for each month Last year:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-11

with three athletic sports since his stay
here and has been a star In two OF them
and more than a fair man In the third.
In track work. Messmer specialized in
the discuss n he was recognized as the
best discus thrower I'm the west. barring
possibly johnny Garrells, Michigan's
famous sl-around athlete. 1t remained
for Messmer to put Wisconsin in the top
rank in foot ball. Walter Camp. the we'll
known foot ball critic. placing the big
fellow at the top Of the handlers Of the
forward pass and giving him a place on
the second ail-Amerfcan eleven.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-11
FIRST INDOOR BASE BALL
Townsends Beat west side Team In
the Opening Game.

In the first game Of indoor base ball at
Forty-fourth and L~eavenworth streets the
westsides beat the Townsends, 9 to s.
Some 800 fans saw the game.
The arrangements for continuing the in
door base ball schedule are incomplete, as
the westsides' hall was 70 be used for all
the games. and the experiment proved that
this hall is not large enough to accommo-
date a crowd or to play the game as It
should be played. Three windows and that
many globes were put out OF business.
Eight men only are supposed TO be used
I'm an indoor game. but these two teams
like the game better with nine. The score:
rouvNQENDg urqTsrpre
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-11

Ducky Holmes Is counting big on
Charley taylor. the Omaha seml-pro
pitcher he picked up here. Taylor pitched
last season In the Kansas and Nebraska
brushes and did good work. He not only
pitched well. but Is said TO nave hit at
the terrific clip OF .S2s. Taylor stands six
feet tall n weighs $50.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-11

Sioux City papers are authority for the
ttatement that Mike Cantillon, who. they
Gsseverate. still owns the bulk Of the Des
Moines franchise, has agreed to let Higgins
have all the cast-offs he won't need for
the Minneapolis team. which will train
scme in the spring at Des Moines.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-11

cats ON up. and yesterday and last night
together he burned up 11s bushels, ana
even then several member Of the winter
league kicked for more heat. Pa thinks
ne will put a want ad in The Bee for more
cobs IL this lick keeps up.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-11

rsngcd between Chicago ard Wisconsin,
which will mark the first time teams from
these colleges have met IN the water. Min
nesota and Purdue soon will have swim
ming tanks and aquatic sports win be es-
tablished in five Of the big eight colleges.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-11

Butch Freese, who will catch for Barties-
Vile this year. says he is negotiating with
the Western association for permission to
use a flat bat. He has made three samples
and sent them on for inspection by the
officers OF the league. Butch believes he
could get q hit every week with such a bat
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-11
Harry Bethune Is Dead.

CLEVELAND, Jan. Hilary Bethune,
formerly a champion splinter OF the world.
died at a hospital here today. Bethune
at one time was one OF the greatest foot
racers IN the world. For years he held
the championship at 100 yards and made
thousands OF dollars. B~ethune's ditanee
was 100 yards. and he was unbeatable for
years at that distance. He ran 1t In 9N
seconds
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-11
Desperate shootinG

pains in the chest require quick treatment
with DR.. Kings New Discovery, Prevents
pneumonia soc and 400. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-11

Pa Rourke says IL Jack Frost doesn't
let up he is going to need at least fourteen
WACO loads more OF corn cobs. Brother
Dave has bought an underfeed stove that
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-11
InternatiOnal Rowing.

on the subject OF rowing it may be mem
toned that Harvard expects to send over
a crew TO rev against the winner in the
oxford-Csmbridge race. providing that
the Harvard eight wins from Yale next
June. As the Crimson has a lot Of sturdy
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-11
Track Prospects Poor.

Track prospects don't seem to be par
ticularly attractive. although no line can
be gotten on the material. owing to the
fact that DR.. Hutchins has not called the
men together as yet. Natwick. who won
the high hurdles in the conference meet
at Chicago last year. is back in school
and will be the hope of the Badger fans
In both the indoor and outdoor meets.
big John" Messmer. who graduates in
February, will leave a big hole In the
ranks of the weight men, but with Ost-
.hoff, the varsity strong man. the Badgers
should still be equipped with a heavy
point winner.
The graduation OF Messmer marks the
end OF the athletic career of one OF the
greatest of all Wisconsin athletes OF the
present day. Messmer has been Identified
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-25
MINERS READY TO
DECLARE STRIKE
Western Federation Asks Coal
Miners Not to Supply Home
stake With Fuel.

Deadwood, s. D., Nov 24-within
the next two days all the unions work.
ing for the Homestake Mining COM
pany will meet to take action on the
question of striking. Each votes by
secret ballot and two-thirds major
tty Is required to strike. but the strike
in all departments Is practically fore
gone conclusion. the date for the gen.
eral strike being understood as next
Friday. The action Of the miners last
evening in asking the Western Fed
GRAFTON for permission to strike indi-
Gates their final action tonight when
three days notice of strike will be
given A committee from the miners
which visited Superintendent Grier last
evening, asking him to modify his or
der, was informed that the company
had acted with deliberation and would
not recede. The company expects to
hold several hundred out Of the $500
employees. The proximity Of federal
troops at Fort Meade minimizes the
danger Of overt acts of violence. The
western federations have asked the coal
miners at Sheridan and Monarch, Wyo.,
not to supply the company with coal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-25
Ne,us Briefs of
the Northwest

RAMONA, S. D.-Arrangements are
completed for installing an electric
lighting system here.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.-Elmer L.
Jones, a prominent young business
man, died here suddenly.
ONIDA, S. D.-Only 90 tracts were Of
fered for sale at the recent delinquent
tax sale in Sully county.
MASON CITY. IA.--Thomas Wander
asky is under arrest here charged with
stealing merchandise from freight cars.
PIERRE, S. D.-D. M. Barnes has
been convicted of horse rustling and
goes to the pen for two years and IL
months.
ORANGE CITY, IA.-The jury in the
Berry will case failed to agree after
being in consultation from Friday un-
til Sunday.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.-Gustav Peter
son had his skull crushed when he fell
from roof where he was working in
this city He died later.
GLIDDEN, IA.-The citizens of this
place are planning to hold a poultry
show in December George Orris is
the principal worker in planning the
show.
HoLDREGE, NEB.-A travelling man
was arrested last week on complaint
Of Station Agent Cole at Elwood for
giving the latters 22-year-old boy q
cigaret.
DES MONIES, IA-Mrs Susie Brown
will ask rehearing in the case against
the Bell Coffee company, which re-
fused to serve her with coffe at their
food show.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-25
DIVORCE is SHAME OF
NATION, SAYS BISHOP

< sNew York, Nov, a-Bishop o.. P Fits
gerald. of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, at Nashville Tenn, has tele-
graphed here the following opinion con-
cerning recent divorce agitation:
"It is generally accepted truism that
the sacredness of the marriage relation
measures the civilization OF any country.
This is true of all people anywhere with
out regard to race, color or previous con-
dition. Judged by this standard, the out
look for our country is not encouraging.
The divorce evil is increasing. In the
higher walks Of life, where there is most
money and ought to be most intelligence
ard superior virtue the sin and shame of
divorce have increased alarmingly
'"fhe secrecy of the proceedings is a
feature that tells its own story. The hid
den works of darkness are thus confessed
The remedy is with public opinion that
will express itself in wider laws and a
better practice among our clergy and civil
officers"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-25
HUNTER RETAINS DUCK
WHILE NEAR DROWNING

Arlington, S. D., Nov. l9.-Dropped
through the ice into a lake, dragged to
shore with rope, still clinging to a
dead duck, which was the object OF
his adventure upon the treacherous
surface, was the experience yesterday
Of Fred Evarts, deputy postmaster Of
this city. He had been hunting at
Lake Damsgaa.d, near this place, and
attempted to recover some game that
had fallen upon the Ice by pushing a
skiff before him. He was suddenly
dropped into water beyond his depth,
the boat gliding away from him as he
went down. AS he sank from sight one
hand closed upon a duck that lay on
the edge Of the aperture. A companion
on shore watched for his reappearance,
and threw rope, the moose falling over
his shoulders, and he was dragged, IN
an insensible condition to safety, being
taken to the nearest house for resus-
citation. He still held the duck In his
hand when rescued.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-25
INDIANS CONFER
OVER ALLOTMENTs

Yankton. S. D., Nov. 24.-Bennett
county, with 100000 good acres of
farming land will be next in line for
opening to white settlement, If the
plans of the Oglala tribe of Indians
and Senator r. j. Gamble mature as
now seems likely. Charles Turning
Hawk and Red Hawk, two full blood
Oklala Indians, with Charles A. Bates,
of Pine Ridge; Peter Dillon and George
w. Means, interpreters, with e. WI
Bailey, farmer Of the Medicine Route
district, We're a committee before Sen
ator Gamble the last of the week, to
confer on the provisions of the bill
Senator Gamble has pending in con-
gress. The council resulted in an un-
derstanding as to the Indians who have
no timber on their allotments, getting
land that has; that the land was to
bring $3.50 an acre for all public school
lands; and that ample time should be
given them for the completion of their
al1OtmantS
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-25
SLEEPING YOUTH
TAIRSTS FOR BLOOD
Kind and Loving in the Light;
a Fiend in the
Darkness.

Kansas City. Nov. 24-what is the
strange impulse that leads Walter
Schoonover, II years old, one of the
kindest and most devoted boys to his
parents in his waking hours, to desire
to murder them when darkness falls. ,
For months his parents who live in
Kansas City, KAN, have attempted to
determine the cause Of the strange
ailment that displays itself only by
night, but which makes him veritable
fiend. Failing, they have appealed to
Judge Van B. Prather to help them
to solve the case.
Several times of late the boys father
and stepmother have awakened to find
the youth STOPPING over them with a
hammer drawn prepared to dash out
their brains 1t is with the greatest
difficulty that they restrain him from
injuring them. When awakened he
returns to bed in peaceful frame Of
mind.
The bod stoutly maintains that he
loves everybody and does not know
why he has such homicidal impulses.
The court ordered the boy sent to q
sanitarium.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-25
SKULL WAS PROOF
AGAINST A BULLET

Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 19.-"Who
hit me-" asked Henry Borcherding, a
mail carrier on a rural route running
out Of Hartford, near Sioux Falls, after
bullet from a 32-calibre revolver,
fired at close range, had hit him
squarely in the forehead. The mail
carrier was at the Hartford postoffice
preparing to leave with mail for his
route at the time of the occurrence.
He was inspecting the revolver, which
he always carries with him on his
route, when in some unknown manner
the weapon was discharged. The bull
let struck him squarely in the fore
head knocking him senseless. EN-
ployes in the postoffice who ran to his
assistance believed he had been In
stantly killed when they saw the blood
trickling from his forehead. A physi-
clan was sent for, but before he ar
rived Borcherding recovered conscious
ness, and his first question was as to
who had hit him. An examination re-
vealed that the bullet had split into
three parts when it struck his skull,
none Of Which had penetrated the skull
lie is expected to be as VOL as ever
In a day or two.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-25
LONG ISLAND TUNNEL
is OPENED TO PUBLIC

New York, Nov. 23.-Burrowing be-
meath the Hudson river under Manhat-
tan islands skysorapers and on below
the bed of the East river, Pennsyl-
vania railroad train today for the first
time traversed the new tunnel route of
the transportation line iiom New Jec-
sey to Long Island
The trip marked the practical COM
pletion of a railroading feat paralleling
IN many ways in interest the opening
Of transeontinental railway route.
President McCrea, of the Pennsylvania
railroad, and the members Of the rail-
roads board of directors made the trip
to get an opportunity TO insptct the
years past and which Is expected to
cost. before it is finished, close to $780,
100000
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-25
MuRDERER's BODY GOES
TO UNIVERSITY MEplcs

Centerville. s. D., Nov. 19-The body
Albert B. Nelson home of Sunday night
was taken to Virmil1ion and viii be
turned over the university to be used
for scientific purposes. The funeral Of
Mrs. Nelson, the murderer's victim, will
take place on Friday. Albert B. Nell
son. the husband. who was SO horribly
cut about the face, breast and arms, is
lowering between life and death at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Hadley Gul-
wick, not far from Nelson's home. It
is now thought that the assassin set
fire to the place, hoping to burn the
bodies Of his victims 20 cover up his
awful crime, expecting to make his
is the only solution of the tragedy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-25
BAKER is VICTIM
OF DESIGNING GIRL

s spearfish, S. D., Nov. 20.-Although
the county legal authorities have re-
fused him aid, Charles Voich, local
baker, is seeking some balm for his
injured feelings and has employed a
detective agency to locate pretty
young Italian girl, who formerly lived
In Lead.
F. F. voiGh had two experiences with the
girl that he will not soon forget A
few months ago, shortly after meeting
her, he was so smitten with her charms
that he proposed marriage ard was
accepted. Voich then lavished plcrents
upon her but when the wedding day
appeared, the girl had changed her
mind and declared the promise joke
A few weeks ago she notified Voich that
she had again changed her mind and
that If she had some good clothes, she
would marry him. Voich sent her on a
pilgrimage of the Spearf1sh stores and
she selected large bill of clothing and
then went to Lead to ''get her other
things" From that point she suddenly
disappeared and Voich learned that she
had gone to Arizona where he is now
trying to trace her. the states attor-
ney telling him that the county could
bring no action
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-25
VALUE OF CRUSHED HAND
is PLACED AT $1,000

Yankton, S. D.. Nov. 20.-The value
of a crushed hand, from which a finger
has been amputated, has had a value
placed upon it by Yankton county
jury, and that value is $1,000. So a
jury returned a verdict in circuit court
at least, in a suit brought by Anton
Pletterpaur against the Milwaukee
railroad. The case went to jury a
year ago, which found for the plain
tiff in the sum of $1,99950 but on a
technicality the case was ordered to be
retired. The case was heard before
Judge F. Z. Smith. of Mitchell. of the
Fourth district, who is trying several
cases here for Judge Tripp.
A suit just commenced is also one
of damages against the Milwaukee
road, IN which travelling men are TAX
ing a great deal of interest. 1t is that
of c. F. Billings. a jewelry travelling
man, for an alleged assault on Mil
waukee train. at the hands of Con-
ductors Moran and Scott, both we'll
known conductors on this division
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-25
+++++++++++++++++++++++++

Lead. S. D., Nov. 2O.-There will be-
no more union men employed in the
Homestake mines, the properties con-
trolled by .he Hearsts, after January
1, 1910. This is che decree which has
gene out from the superintendent of the
great mining concern, and the pros
poets are that there will be strike of
large proportions among the 5000 en-
ployes. This will prove the first real
disturbance between the employers and
employees of the big syndicate since it
began operations g third of century
ago. Until recently there has never
been labor disturbance in Homestake
circles, all ii nag been the boast Of
the ccn,rnllcrs Of the enterprise thar
unsettled labor conditions elsewhere
could have no effect upon the men who
were employed there. The benefactions
of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst have done much
to cement the interests of capital and
labor here where she has maintained
a kindergarten for children, public
library for Homestake employees, and
"a hospital for those who are incapac-
itated or injured while in the service
of the cOrpOratiOn
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-25
HONDURAN REBEL HAS
RETIRED FROM POLITICS

New Orleans. Nov. 23.-General Man
uel Bonilla, ex-president of Honduras,
will not go to Nicaragua to assist the
revolutionists. This is Indicated by his
purchasing ticket to Belize and max
Ing preparations to return to British
Honduras next Tuesday.
General Bonilla does not deny, how
ever, that he came to New Orleans to
AID the revolutionists. 1t has been per-
sistently rumored that he would 90 to
Nicaragua to take an active part
against his old enemy. President Ze-
laya.
General Bonilla declares he has given
up politics and has retired to private
life