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New-York tribune., 1909-02-24
PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT LOSES.
Native Retains Land, Supreme Court Holding
That Presumption Favors Him.

Washington. Feb. 2S--ln an opinion by Justice
Holmes the Supreme Court Of the United States
to-day decided the case Of Aiateo Carino VS.. the
government Of the Philippine Islands against the
government reversing the insular courts decision
The grew out Of controversy over the title
20 2 tract Of land occupied e military reserva-
Tion in the Province Of Benguets which was
claimed by Carino through possession covering a
period OF thirty years. IL shown that he had
not registered mis- claim and that he had received
no title.
Justice Holmes held that the United States had
taken possession OF the Philippines in different
spirit from that in which they had been held by
Spain We do justice 10 the natives, and
cannot exploit their lands for private gain he
said. Every presumption is and ought to be
against the government in a Ike this II
there IS doubt or ambiguity in the Spanish law the
claimant should have the benefit Of fl
The 5linion is considered important showing
the tendency OF the court in dealing with the dis
position Of the Philippine lands.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-24
FRANCE TO OFFER MEDIATION.
Germany Declines to Join in Representations
TO Austria.

Berlin. Feb 2s.-The attitude OF servia and
Austria Hungary has caused the French govern
rent 10 undertake mediatory representations, and
Germany has been asked to join France in the en-
deavor The German Foreign once replied that IL
was In full sympathy with the object of these rep
resentations but it did not consider It desirable 10
share in suggestions to Aqstria-Hungary. 1t was
willing. however TO assist in exercising pressure
on servia to keep the peace.
A dispatch TO the "Lokal Anzeiger from St.
Petersburg says that Russia has again earnestly
warned ssrvia against doing anything which might
tend 10 a breach OF the peace. The correspondent
adds that Russia does not wish war. and would in
no way support aggressive action on the part OF
Eervia
New-York tribune., 1909-02-24
POWERS MAY WARN THE SHAH.
Russia and England Discuss Move to Enforce
Rights Of People.

London. Feb 23-The British government has
been in consultation recently with Russia regard
ing the best means OF ending the conditions Of
anarchy prevailing in Persia. and has suggested a
joint intimation to the Shah that unless a form
OF constitutional government is granted he will get
support Of any kind from the governments Of
Great Britain or Russia and that these countries
will have TO take measures to safeguard their re-
spective interests in Persia. Should loan be re-
quired, the British government would refuse 70
consent TO It unless It should be approved by an
elected assembly.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-24
PATENT AGREEMENT WITH GERMANY.
Bacon and Won Bernstorf Sign Treaty for
Protection of Inventors.

Washington, Feb c3-secretary Bacon and Count
Won Bernstorn. German Ambassador, to-day signed
q patent agreement between the two countries, ne
rotisrions for which have been under way for some
tsrae. II VIII he sent the Senate ratification
Officials decline 10 discuss the treaty. but IL is
understood that the negotiations contemplated q
provision making II unnecessary for inventors Of
one country in order TO protect their patent rights
IN the other. 20 erect factories in which 10 manu-
tscture their inventions The agreement eliminates
the so-oeiied working clause. and provides for like
treatment OF pstentees in both countries.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-24
COURT MARTIAL FOR CAPT. ooRooRAN.
Due to Some Unpleasantness" During Com
bined Manuuvres at Gettysburg Last Summer.

As the result Of what officially termed some
unplessanfness' with the Pennsylvania National
Guard authorities during the combined nnanonuvres
Of the regular army and the militia at Gettysburg
IN July. Captain Thomas II. Corcoran of the 18th
United States Cavalry. is TO be tried by court mar
tial.
The court will convene in Philadelphia on Sat
urday for Captain Corcoran's trial. Colonel James
y. Allison. chief commissary the STAFF of Major
General Wood has been appointed president OF the
court and Captain Charles z. Hay. OF the 24th In
fantry. win act judge advocate. The exact
charges have not been made public.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-24
FRENCH TARIFF NOTIFICATIONS.
Old Rates Adopted for All Oils. Except Cotton
eed-Government' Plea

Paris Feb 28.-The tariff commission at the close
OF its meeting to-day adopted amendment re-
storing the old maximum and minimum rates for
an oils with the exception of cottonseed OIL which
will pay a uniform OF IS francs 100 kilos. It
also maintained its decisions with regard to chilled
meat
NJ Cruppi. Minister OF Commerce. appeared be-
fore the commission and urged that no increase be
made in the duty on cottonseed oil which comes
from the United States. NJ Pichon, the Foreign
Minister and NJ Ruau Minister OF Agriculture.
also spoke along the line. The government
fears that increase would result in tarin
prsals by America.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-24
GERMANS SENTENCED FOR LIBEL
Trial of Captain Berger and DR.. ngenstein
Ends at Berlin.

Berlin. Feb 2s.-The trial OF libel suit in which
Captain Berger and DR.. Hsenstein, journalist
we're accused OF iheilng some of the most proni-
nent admirals, including Admiral Tirpitz. Min
lister OF Marine, ended to-day with the sentencing
OF the former 70 fine OF S1,25O and the latter to
six months in Jail.
The case aroused intense interest. Il lasted over
seven days. Captain Berger, who had been dis
missed from the navy, accused the admirals OF
conspirng 10 drive him out Of the service through
false reports Ilgenstein reproduced Berger state
ments. Berger says that. although he lost the
his cbaractsr has heen rastaEaA-
New-York tribune., 1909-02-24
AERODROME'S FLIGHT.
The ISiIuer Dart Covers Half Mile
at Bnddeck.

Baddeck N s.. Feb. ga flight Of half
mile at an elevation OF thirty feet was made
here to-day over the Ice by Douglas s. Nc
Curdy in his aerodrome Silver Dart. The flight
was without mishap. The Silver Dart which
is said to be the first airship ever flown in Can
ada, is the fourth sercdrome built by the Aerial
Experiment Association.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-24
HOPE FOR SHIP SUBSIDY
House Committee to Report SendteS s
Ocean Mail Bill.

Washington. Feb 23.-Before the close OF tne
soth Congress a ship subsidy or ocean man So
sdv law will be enacted by Congress- Il ne" P'14-7
of House leaders successful
Tomorrow the ocean mail bill. which passed 'ile
senate,on March 90 1908. viii be reported OUT Oh
the House Committee on Postofces and Post hoauS
a canvass of the committee to-day lnotcd,eu +, I+
~, vote o, this measure would be 10 to in It's
favor.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-24
CONSERVATION CONGRESS CLOSES.
Adopts Plan tc Govern Use Of Natural Re-
sources of Participating Countries.

Washington. Feb, 2S.-wIth the adoption Of a
declaration OF principles designed TO govern the
United States. Canada and Mexico with regard 70
the disposition Of the natural resources of these
countries the North American Conservation Con-
ference closed its work here to-day
I. The signatures Of the nine commissioners repre-
selting the United States. Canada and Mexico viii
be AFFIXED 70 the document which is q most com
prehensire one. tomorrow. The declaration Of
principles may NOT be made public until Thursday
New-York tribune., 1909-02-24
much throwing of eonfetti.

A marty Of Americans was celebrating the holiday
in a Montnartre restaurant when the accidental
ignition Of toy balloon suspended from taoi7
resulted In an explosion. The hat OF Mrs Florence
Clark of Syracuse. blazed W and her mar Wa
burned before her hat could Re torn OF BY ner
COMPANIONS De Witt Gallagher. Of Charleston'
". Va was burned on the hand. and Mrs Laura
Martin. OF chicago had her eyebrows badly sinseo-
New-York tribune., 1909-02-24
Nd sERvIAN PASSPORTS ISSUED.
All Men Available for Military Duty To Be
Kent at Home.

Belgrade. Feb 2s.-The servian government has
issued an order that until further notice pass
ports are to be issued under forty-hve years
old The object Of this measure is 10 keep all
Of military age at home.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-21
Council Bluffs
CANADIAN MIKES APPEAR
Preparing to Sue Mabray and Others
to Recover Their Money.
BITE ON SAME GAME AS OTHERS
Too Late 10 Get Their Cases FHed for
the Coming Term of Court, but
VIII Get in on the
Next One.

The manifestations of the J. G.. Mabray
gang Of big store swindlers were, It de-
velops. not confined to the United States.
but extended into Canada, which furnished
several Mikes" TO help swell the already
long list. The Canadian Mikes" emulating
the example set them by the victims Of the
gang in this country. are preparing to bring
suit to recover the money OF which they
claim they we're feeced.
An attorney named McComber from Mon
treal has been in Council Bluffs within the
last few days looking the ground over and
comforting with Attorneys Crawford and
Wordsworth, who have brought twenty-five
suits in the district court for alleged vic
Tins Of the Mabray gang. 1t is understood
that the Montreal attorney arranged with
Messrs. crawford and wadsworth to bring
suit on behalf of the Canadian Mikes. %
These suits, however. will not be brought
for the next term of district court, which
opens August 81, as the time in which to
prepare the papers Is too short. They Will.
It Is stated, be filed in time for the next
term.
The methods pursued by Mabray and his
associates to rope in the Mikes" from
Canada were the same, it is said, as they
used on their victims In this country. The
Canadians were sports and they thought
they knew a good thing when they saw
II. especially when 1t came to horse racing,
boxing or wrestling. They returned to
their own country poorer in cash, but con.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-21
Tickets for smith Banquet.

Tickets for the banquet to be rendered
Congressman Walter 1. Smith next Friday
are being printed and will be on sale until
Wednesday morning, These tickets can be
secured at the rooms of the Commercial
club; from e. II. Doolittle, chairman Of the
executive committee, or from w. f. Nc
Council, acting chairman of the entertain
ment committee of the Commercial club,
Owing to the fact that the must
determine several days in advance approx
imately the number who will attend the
banquet, Mr.. Doolittle announced yester-
day that all applications for tickets must
be made by Wednesday morning next.
A general meeting of all the committees
in charge of the arrangements for the re-
ception and banquet has been called by
Chairman Doolittle for Monday evening al
8 o'clock in the rooms of the Commercial
club. At that time, 1t is expected the pro-
gram OF addresses and all other details
will be finally decided on.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-21

Alfred j. Thomas and William J. Coad,
trustees for the CORTLAND Beach Amuse-
ment company, filed in the United States
court here yesterday a petition for an order
setting aside the recent appointment of
Dell Clark Of this city as receiver. The
trustees deny that the company is bank
rupt and state that since they had charge
OF the resort at CORTLAND beach they have
paid off much OF the indebtedness of the
corporation and II permitted to conduct the
place for the remainder of the season they
expect to clear off all the liabilities. The
parties interested in the controversy went
last evening to Red Oak, where a hearing
on the application to set aside Mr.. Clark's
appointment will be had before Judge smith
Mcpherson.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-21
N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. $50. Night L-17O2
IoMn NeMs Notes.

Iowa News Notes.
CRESTON-Charles Haynes, brennan of
the Iowa Produce plant in this city, was
injured Thursday when a heavy wheel fell
on his foot, crushing 1t and breaking one
Of the bones,
CORNING-The Corning fair, which
closed Thursday, will probably be a los
ing proposition TO the men behind it. In
spite of many concessions the receipts will
not meet the expenditures,
CRESTON-The report Of the secretary
OF the Creston c~hautauqua, which has just
been made public, shows that the assem-
bly,, which closed in the city two weeks
ago. was a decided financial success, the
stockholders and directors coming out 1915
to the good.
AFTON-The annual old veterans re-
union Of Union county opens Tuesday at
Anton with a large attendance, and will
last for three days. A number Of good
speeches together with music will consti-
lutte the program.
SHENANDOAH-The Shenandoah fair,
held last. week, broke all records in the
matter of attendance, and as a result the
management is ahead 5000. Conforming
to the precedent set several years ago,
the balance will be used for improvements
on the fair grounds.
CORNING-The mayo Of Corning and
the council are in a little fuss as the result
Of action taken by his honor" I'm dispos-
ing Of bill board privileges on city prop
erty without their consent. A meeting has
been called and the council may order the
Objectionable boards removed.
ESTHERVILLE-The funeral Of George
$. Trumble, a pioneer OF Emmett county
was held from the Methodist church here
yesterday. He died at St. James, MINI.
where he has been making his home since
his wife died IN 1892. He and wife moved
TO Emmett county in 1867, where they re-
sided until 1892. The deceased was 50 years
Of age.
ESTHERVILLE-Rev. Benjamin Frank
lin, pastor Of the First Baptist church OF
Minneapolis, has accepted a pastOrate with
the Federated Baptist church of this city.
Rev. Mr.. Franklin will preach his initia.
tory sermon here Sunday, August %. The
local church here has not had a pastor
Tor about two months, the Rev. A. c. Dro7
having then moved to Ohio.
LOGAN-Harrison county camps Of Mod,
ern Woodmen have perfected arrangements
10 hold their annual picnic and class adOp.
ton at MOdale Wednesday, September Is
Senator Charles Saunders will deliver the
principal address. Arrangements have alsC
been made 70 have all trains stop at No
dale on the date Of the picnic. Logan banC
Will furnish the music for the day.
CRESTON-W II. Thompson, one OF tn,
old settlers, died at his home I'm this ciD
late Wednesday night. He settled in Lin
coin township before the civil war, anC
had made this county his home ever since
He was a member OF company h, Iowa
infantry, and funeral services will be con
Quoted by the Grand Army Of the Republi,
In this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-21

Councilman Skodsholm and City Engi-
neer Etnyre, to whom the matter haG
been referred with power to act by the
city council yesterday, decided that the
curb on Sixteenth avenue shall be sci
twelve feet from the property lines instead
of sixteen feet, as it is at present. The
new arrangement is on the theory hat
Sixteenth avenue is to be the main bust
ness street for the southern part of the
city. The street is eighty-two feet wide,
and by placing the curb twelve feet from
the property Lies a roadway of fifty-eight
feet will be left. sixteenth avenue is to
be paved this year between Main and Sixth
streets, but curbing will be set as far west
as Eighth street, although this portion OF
the avenue will not be paved until next
year. The portion of Sixteenth avenue
between Main and Sixth streets is occupied
by street car tracks and is crossed by
numerous railroad tracks, so Messrs.
Skodsholm and Etnyre figured that the
fifty-eight foot pavement will be none too
wide.
Councilman Skodsholm has plans in view
to park a strip in the center of Sixteenth
avenue west from Sixth street, leaving a
paved roadway about eighteen feet on each
side of the thoroughfare.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-21

cution. Secretary Thomas wrote to Mayor,
A. S. Root and asked him to take it up
with the county attorney. The county
attorney got interested and the proprietor
OF the market was arrested and will be
tried in justice court tomorrow at Steam
boat Rock.
BIeRkley Moves to Des MOincs.
State Auditor John L. Bleatley has rented
a house in Des Moines and will move his
family here from Ida Grove on September.
/. The house is being prepared and fur
nished for them now.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-21
City OfftciaIs Go East.

Mayor Thomas Maloney and City Treas
urer Frank T. True packed thier grips
yesterday and started for St. Paul, Mimi,
where they will join the officials of that
city and proceed to Montreal, Can, to
attend the annual convention of the League
of American Municipalities. The trip from
st. Paul will be made in a special car.
chartered by the delegates of that city. An
invitation to the st. Paul dele
cation In It's special car was extended
Mayor Maloney and City Treasurer True
by James Maloney. chairman of the st,
Paul delegation. After the convention
Mayor Maloney and Treasurer True expect
to go to New York and take in the sights
of the big metropolis. Mr.. True before
returning will probably extend his trip
to his old home in Maine.
Before starting for st. Paul yesterday
Mayor Maloney attached his official auto
graph to the sidewalk contracts which
were approved by the city council Thurs
day afternoon. Although ]. p. Wickham,
who secures the largest amount Of the
work, had not filed his bonds Mayor Ma
loney signed the contracts and they will
be held by City Clerk Cassidy until the
council approves the bonds.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-21
Real E.tate Trnn.ferr.

These transfers were reported to The Bee
August 20 by the P-ottawattamie County
Abstract company OF Council Bluffs:
Andrew Hansen and wife to Green
shields 4 Everest, lot 8, block u,
Home Place, W. d.,...................A 81, 200
William Fischer and wife TO Mary G.
GTandt. WI lots 8 and 70, block 2,
Walnut, W. 1900
Clara May Brenton and husband to
Ellen W. Grove, part nwA SEX 2S-
75-4, W. 7C
Leroy Halves and wife to Hattie /.
Lindt. lots 10. "A and Is. block l.
Wright's add, ". ............. 7N
Four transfers. total. ................. 50, so
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-21

The wet weather early in the year resulted
in the plants not sending out much roots,
as they didn't need them. Now the dry
weather is catching them least prepared
for IT, and unless rain comes soon much
damage will be done.
Quick Prosecution.
An anonymous letter sent to the State
Board of Health complaining that a dis
eased helfer had been butchered and was
being sold at the local market in Steam
boat Rock, Ia, has led to a speedy prose-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-21

KEOKUK, La, Aug. 2O.-(Special)-O. o.
Newberry of Argyle, who was one of the
Mikes in the Mabray foot race swindling
operations, was sued today in the district
court by the Citizens bank of Donelson,
Ia, which asks judgment for SIS, 324 on four
promissory notes executed in 1907, and for
the foreclosure of a mortgage on farming
lands securing their payment.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-21
Principal for Creation schooI.

CREST0N, Ia, Aug. 2O.-CSpecial.)-
Thomas H.. Bridges of Houlton, Me, was
elected principal of the Creston High school
for the coming year to succeed j. T. Velin,
who resigned several weeks ago. Mr..
Bridges is a graduate of Bates college and
comes highly recommended. He is an able
athletic director and coach, and Will take
charge of that work in the high school.
The board have elected a manual train
ing teacher and the work will be started
the coming year.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-21

TRADE WINNERS FOR SATURDAY
Twenty-four-pound sack graduated sugar,
S1.34; tomatoes, per market basket, Is cents
apples, per peck, 10 to 20 cents; Egg-O-See
or DR.. Prices Breakfast Food, per pack
age, tx cents; country butter, pound, up
from "a cents, etc. Also pears, peaches,
plums, bananas, etc. In our meat depart
ment everything in beef, pork, veal, mutton,
spring chickens, etc. In our hardware de-
partment three-quarter-inch garden hose,
per foot, up from I cents Lawn swings,
$3.50; hammocks. 80 cents; one-quart ice
cream freezer, 70 cents; ovens, SIPS to $500
etc. ]. Zoller Mercantile Co, 1OO-1O2-1Oi-1OG
Broadway. Phone go.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-21

Davis, drugs.
CORRIGANS. undertakers. Phone las.
For rent. modern house, 723 9Th avenue.
Woodring Undertaking company. Tel. SS9.
Lewis Cutler, funeral director. Phone 81.
FAUST BEEF AT ROGERS BUFFET.
HAND 1RoNERs WANTED, BLUFF
CITY LAUNDRY.
When you want reliable want ad adver-
Using. use The Bee.
Deering binders and mowers. Sperling &
Triplett, S27 Broadway.
FALL TERM Western Iowa College
opens August 80. Send for catalog.
BAIRD, LONGENECKER & ROLAND,
UHdertakers Phone 100, n. Main street.
Or. w. w. Magarell, optometrist, moved
to 2O6-2OS City National bank building.
Excelsior Masonic lodge will meet this
evening for work in the third degree.
Mems. women's and chIldren's Oxfords,
all new goods, 20 per cent discount, Dun
can Shoe Co.
Deputy United States Marshal w. l..
Groneweg received notice yesterday of his
appointment as deputy fish and game war
den by State Warden Lincoln.
August Mttts, arrested on complaint of
Maud Baxter, is to have a preliminary
hearing before Justice Gardiner today.
Mitts is at liberty on a $500 bond.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union will hold its annual picnic next
Tuesday afternoon in park. All
members and their friends are invited to
participate.
We are making a big reduction. on suits
this month. We also do altering and guar
antee to satisfy every customer. Our new
fall materials and styles are all in. The
Fashion, 80 South Main.
Mrs. Ethel NJ. Wood, wife Of Arthur d.
Wood, 1921 Avenue Be, died last evening
from typhoid fever, aged "a years. Besides
her husband she leaves two sons. Ar
engagements for the funeral have not been
completed.
James Jacobsen, who was committed to
the State Hospital for Dipsomaniacs at
discharged, according to a notice received
yesterday by II. NJ. Brown, clerk of the
district court.
The hearing of John Stephens, charged
with threatening to kill his wife, Mrs
Laura e. Stephens, was continued in JUS.
tice Gardeners court yesterday to next
Tuesday. In default of bonds placed al
$1,000 Stephens is in the county Jail.
Efforts to locate the relatives of John
Harder, who was found dead in his bed
at the Nuemayer hotel Wednesday morn
ing, have SO far failed. The body is still
at Woodring's undertaking rooms, but "
the mans relatives are not heard from in
a day or two, friends in this city will ar
range for the burial.
The Council Bluffs Retail Grocers and
Butchers association will hold it's seventh
annual fish dinner Sunday, August 20, al
the farm of Charles Konigmacher, on the
Madison avenue road. C~onveyanCes viii
leave the corner of Broadway and Fourth
street at IL a. m. In the invitations which
he is sending out r. II. Huntington, seCre-
tary of the association, writes: Bring
your knife, fork and appetite with you"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-21
Council Bluffs

siderably richer IN experience. Their stories
Of how they were fleeced are no different
from the others which have already been
made public.
Damage suits FILED.
Among the numerous suits filed yester-
day for the approaching term Of district
court the street railway company is made
defendant in two.
William A. Lewis. in his suit. seeks to
recover damages placed at $3.50 from the
street railway company. on February 6 OF
this year Mrs. Laura wammen, her hus-
band and Soren wintner we're driving on
Broadway near sixth street in a rig be
longing to Lewis. wintner was driving
and in order to pass a crowd which was
listening to a band IN front Of the theater
near Sixth street had to turn out into the
street, when, 1t is alleged a street car
ran into, and destroyed, the buggy and
threw the occupants out. For the injur-
les alleged to have been received by Mrs.
wammen, the sum Of 5000 is asked while
for the injuries to Chris Wammen and
Soren Wintner, 500 each is asked. The
damage to the buggy is placed at $50.
John Nelson, who WINS a quantity Of
land along the river bottoms, part Of which
Is used by the city az a municipal dump
ing ground, sues the street railway com
pany for S1,1OO. Nelson alleges that the
filling by the company of the eastern APP
proach to its bridge has destroyed the
natural drainage Of the land in that vic
Unity. As a result Of the flooding of his
land Nelson says he lost in 1908 twenty
acres OF corn. an acre and a half of po-
tatoes and a number of fruit trees, while
his year he lost twenty-five acres OF
corn and one acre OF potatoes.