Nebraska Newspapers

    THE DAILY BliJEi : 'jy&Tl'lif > AY ; JANUARY 18 , 1800.
COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
Mt.VOIt Mn.
A marriage license wan Isnud yesterday
to Dr. Carl Hugo ! nnd ChrUtlnna Zlnimcr-
tnnn , both or Allnden.
. On and ntir I'cbniary 1 the Council
Bluffs cilice of The lcn ! will be located at
No. 16 N'ortji Mfllu street.
Pilgrim Sitters' Af 'lmy No. 1 will meet
In regular session at 7 30 p. ni. Installation ,
After which a luncli will lie served.
Tlio Grand hotel , Coar.cll tllufts. High
thus In every respect. H.itcs , $2.50 per Jay
Ind tinwurd. E , P. Clark , proprietor.
IJIitff division No. 27 , Uniform Hank
KnlRhU of I'ythlns , ulll meet tomorrow tor
election of ofllccre. All members arn re
quested to be pi fsent.
negitUr meeting of Council No , 1 , Com-
merclai Pllgrlma of America , this cvcfilnR
nt K o'clock. Imiiortnnt business to transact.
M. P. llohrtr , W. 1' .
The cnse of Constable \ > . T. Albert ! against
J , P. Chrlstonsen has been appealed from
Justice Vlcn's court to the district court by
the plaintiff on a writ of error.
Sheriff MlTgan returned from Neoln yes-
terdny nfternoon with a man n.imcd Jensen ,
whom he had arrested upon n charge of dis
posing of mortgaged property ,
Louise Uoelm , daughter of Mr. nnd Mra
Adolph Doehn , died nt 5 o'clock yesterday
morning of pcarlct fovcr , aged 8 years. Ttio
remains will be Interred todny at 2 p. m.
from the family residence In Keg Creek
township. Funeral private.
The Veteran Firemen's association held Its
annual meotlnj ; last evening at Koscuc en-
Elite house. C. I ) . Wallers was elected pres
ident ; Joe SpauldlnR , first vlcn president ; A ,
J. Smith , second vlco president ; J. T. An
derson , secretary , and Robert Graham , treas
urer.
John Wnltc died at the homo of Mrs.
Hoover , Pierce otreot and dlcn avenue , at 9
o'clock yeslcrday morning. The deccnnod
was C4 years of ago and has lived In this
city about flvo years. He died In destitute
circumstances. The funeral will take place
Sunday nt 10 a , m.
Jlrs. Hunt made a great hit as "Gcnevlvo"
last night at the new Dohany. Kho Is a
beaut'ful little woman and a real actress.
The audience fell In love with her to such
an extent that It demanded her presence before -
fore the curtain for the purpose of a hearty
demonstration cf approval. She will appear
In n , strong character tonight.
The Working Men's Friendly club will meet
next Monday evening at 8 o'clock In the
hall over the Rtato Savings bank. This or
ganization starts out with flattering pros
pects for rapid and healthy growth. On
Monday night there will bo short talks and
music , both vocal and Instrumental. Come
out and help the thing along. No collec
tion.
tion.The
The grand jury last evening returned an
Indictment against John Newton , who was
dlrahurgcd In Justice Cook's court a few
hours previous , for his connection with the
burglary of It. C. Payne's grocery , and he
was rearrested upon the charge at 7 o'clock.
His bond was fixed at $700 , and being un
able to secure It , ho was locked up In the
county Jail. Newton Is confident that he la
bplng persecuted nnd cannot see how lie c.in
bo acquitted upon a charge one hour nnd
real-rested upon It the next.
In Justice Cook's court yesterday John
Newton , who has been under arrest for
burglary for two months , was discharged. In
company with Zed Bothers. Newton robbed
the grocery store of U. C. Payne In Strects-
Vllle. Bothers was suspected of the crime
and placed under arrest. In the sweat box
ho made a full confession , which was chiefly
on the other fellow , whom ho declared was
Nowton. All of the stolen stuff was found
In the BctlierEi shanty. In consideration of
the fact that nethera' gratuitous Information
furnished the police was the first spasm of
virtue he had ever had , the ofHccrs gave
him the option of going to Jail or leaving the
city and staying away. Ho chose the latter
and the cuso against his confrere naturally
went by default. When called In the Jus
tice's court yesterday morning there were
neither prosecuting witnesses nor prosecut
ing attorneys , and the court was compelled
io dismiss the case.
Guard against loss by fire and Insure y.our
property In reliable companies. If you pay
an Insurance premium yon expect Insurance.
We represent some of the bet English and
American companies. Lougee & Towle.
PERSONAL PAUAGIIAIMIS.
Mrs. W. L. Thlckstun In confined to her
bed and seriously 111.
Kev. C. V. Rocho Is to preach In the
Calvary Baptist church.In . Omaha tomorrow.
G. H. Hamilton , advance agent for the
"Rajah" company. Is In the city arranging
fcr the appearance of the great spectacular
play at the new Dohany.
H. J. Pullen , special agent of the Chief
Wheel company of Milwaukee , leaves for the
Pacific coast Sunday evening , accompanied
by his wife. That territory has been added
to his work.
W. R. Vaughan , ex-mayor of Council
Bluffs , was In the city for a few moments
yesterday renewing his acquaintance with
hs ! million old friends. Ho was full of news
and bubbling over with bright plans for the
future.
IT WOULD UE A FEASIUM3 HOUTK.
Survey * of Iiiilliui Crcelc Show It io
He n SpH-iiillil Iliillwny lloiitc.
The talk of a railway up the Indian creel :
valley In connection with the ordinance of
the Iowa Construction company recently Introduced -
" troduced In the city council has revived
the Interest In several old railway projects.
A number of years ago surveys were made
by one of the most competent engineers In
the west. The field notes of those surveys
and the profile made at the tlmo arc still
In the city. An examination shows that
the route Is the most feasible that could bo
found for the entrance of a railway line
from the cast. The surveys show that from
Scott street to a point flvo miles east the
natural grade averages less than one-half
of 1 per cent , then a bill Is encountered
where a 2.000-foot cut IB required , with a
maximum depth of eighty feet. Beyond this
1ho grade for a short distance would ap
proximate nearly 1 per cent , or fifty feet
to the mile. Five miles further , with only
a few miner cuts and fills , there would be
a five-tenths grade. This brings the line
In the vicinity of Weatonj or en a. line east
ward corresponding to that point. A choice
of two routes Is then given , via the Boyer
or the Pigeon creeks , both easy grades , leadIng -
Ing out upon the rolling prairies of western
Iowa , '
If It were not fcr the necessity of sowcr-
Ing Indian creek , a railway line could bo
constructed from Wcston at a cost of nearly
$200,000 loss than the present lines of the
Hock Island and Milwaukee. At least this
Is what Is claimed by the civil engineers
who surveyed the lines a number of years
ago. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ladles , send your table linen to the Eagle
Laundry and see the beautiful finish and
cnow-IIUo color wo give your goods. Tele
phone 157 , 721 Broadway ,
Stephen Bros , for plumbing and beating ;
also fine line of gas fixtures.
HJIVO you seen the new gas heating etnrw
it the company's office ?
It Wild CoillllNlOll'N NI Kilt.
Last night the Compston players produced
"Sweet Qenevlevo" to a largo and appre
ciative audience. The > play and players were
well received , being one of the best pro-
luctlons of the week. There will be a spo-
cUI matinee today , and tonight the cele
brated and highly senuitlonal comedy drama
"Greater Now York" will be the attraction.
One of the most realistic episodes of the
drama Is the expose cf the methods of the
"grceu goods" or counterfeit money sharp
er * who have practiced their nefarious trade
In New York , and until recently have been
protected by high Judicial officials. The
methods of these scamps and the means
they employ to entrap their victims arc
delineated with absolute fidelity , as the scene
lu a reproduction of ono of tbe celebrated
"turning Joints" cf the city. Au extra per
formance will bo given tomorrow night ,
when an entirely new drama will bo pro
duced. Ladles' free tlcKeta will be Issued
for this performance ,
Dr. Cleaver' * ofllce moved to 600 Broadway.
JDavli , only drug store with registered clerk.
YETZER TELLS HIS STORY
President of the Defunct Cass County Bonk
Testifies Against Dickcrson.
HOW THE INSTITUTION WAS MANAGED
Very I.lHIiT.lulit on Ilio Inner \Vork-
IIIKN nf the Hunk ( talnc-il liy a
Inquiry nit the
Slnntl.
J. C. Yctzcr , the president of the Cass
County bank , was on the witness stand all
day yesterday In the Ulckorswn case. Mr.
Yetzer Is a character. He Is probably 05
veers old , has an utter disregard for fash'
Ion's dictates an-J has more th ? appearance
of a horseman than u bank president. He
Is fleshy , bald headed nnd crtmcon nosed , and
never wears a vest , but has an Intense hatred
of U < anc DIckerson. Ho was pugnacious
and loquacious , answered what questions ho
pleased , end In pretty much his own
way , and forgot all that ho did not want to
testify about. Ills cross-examination was
not closed when the court adjourned last
night.
Mr. Yctr.er identified the articles of In
corporation of the bank and the original
by-laws. Ho had known Isaac Dickcrson
sii.ce 1S5S. About 1SC9 the- county seat cf
Cass county was icinoved to Atlantic , and In
the same year Dickcrson removed to Atlan
tic , where he engaged In the real estate bus
iness. DIckersoii was also Interested In the
Atlantic Town Site company. For a num
ber of years defendant wus In business by
himself , but later John H. Wood became a
nartnervllti Illrlrorisnn.
The witness stated that In 1S70 ho , DIck
erson , Whitney and John ICeyes organized n
bank. Dickcrson had a one-fourth Interest ,
part of which ho afterward sold. From Its
organization to the time of Its failure Dick
er ion ; was always a director and most of the
time n vice president of the bank. Dicker-
son oiid the witness frequently ma.lo exam
inations.Into the affairs of the bank , nnd In
gereral looked after Its Interests. Witness
was asked to particularize , and said ho nnd
Dickcrson were generally appointed on ex
amination committees of the board of direc
tors. Together they periodically examined
the cash and bills receivable of the Institu
tion. Yetzer nnd
Dlckorson made these ex
aminations together nearly every year. An
exception was In 189t or 1892 , when witness
nnd DIckerson were appointed on the exam
ination committee to do such \votk.
Whan the usual time for making the ex
amination of the bank came around witness
saw Dtckerfon and asked him whether he
was ready to make such examination. Dlck-
orron replied that he did not have time
then , and when some time later witness
? alii saw Dickcrson the latter said he had
already. In the meantime , made the examina
tion of the bank's affairs , and witness made
no further attempt at examination.
In making the examinations spoken of
the procedure waa as follows : The exami
ning committee waa given a statement showIng -
Ing each note owned by the bank , Its amount
nnd Its endowments. The commutes took
this itatement and compared It with each
of the notes. They also examined the bills
receivable as to their actual worth , deter
mining whether the Indorsers were good or
not , etc. , and after the examination was
csmpleto the committee * reported to the board
of directors , where tha matter was again
discussed.
IN TROUBLE WITH THE STATE.
In 1890 the state bank examiner was there
and Inquired Into the condition cf the bank
and afterward a. communication was ) received
from the state auditor calling attention to
the large Indebtedness of. the bank direc
tors and oflldahi tothe bank. Witness had
several conversations with Dickerson regard
ing the matter , and each wanted the other
to go to Dea Molnes and KCO the auditor.
Dlckcrosn prevailed on Yetzer to go. He
saw the auditor's secretary and was told
that the only thing to do was to reduce this
indebtedness. Ho came back and jnlked
with Dickcrson. They agreed that they1
woo not In shape to comply with the audi
tor's requirements. The Indebtedness of the
directors and officials of the bank to the
Institution at that time wan about $100,000.
M.1. Yetzer then told" about the visit of
the bank examiner In 1802. A letter writ
ten by State Auditor Lyon was presented , In
which the auditor called attention to the
condition of the bank , and demanded that
the liability of the officers and stockholders
to the bank be reduced. Mr. Yet/.er said
that he and Isaac DIckerson had held several
long conversations about that tlmo as to
the condition cf the bank , and bad about
concluded that tbe only thing to do was to
cither wind up the affairs of the bank or
surrender HB charter aa a state Institution.
There was tome trouble about getting stock
enough to vote to surrender the state bank
charter , but Al DIckerson finally said that
his father could vote the capper stock and
that Isaac DIckerson had assented to that.
Mr. Yetzer was late at the aftprnnnn BO .
sion , and the state wanted to recall Receiver
Stelnke. The defense objected to breaking
the continuity of Mr. Yetzcr's testimony , but
Judge Smith said that he did not propose to
have the trial delayed on Mr. 'Yetzar's ac
count. Mr. Stolnku was then called ; and In
response to a question by Mr. Doorman ,
tinted that when ho took possession of the
bank as receiver the actual cash on hand In
the bank was $707.
Mr. Yctzer's examination was then con
tinued. He testified that when he discovered
the condition of the bank ho decided that the
charter of the Institution as a state bank
should be surrendered. He did not remember
whether there was any formal action taken
concerning the surrender of the bank's
charter. He and Albert DIckerson talked
about the publication of the notice and that
Al DIckerson decided ho could fix that with
Mr. Chase , and that when Whitney eur-
rendered the charter cf Ms bank It was pub
lished In such a way that the public did not
learn of the publication. The Impression left
on the witness was that the notice would bo
published so that the public would not see
the notice. "Isaac Dickerson , " said the wit
ness , "was present when this conversation
was held and when the action was taken to
surrender the charter. He made no objection
to the proposition concerning the publication
of the notice , as proposed by Al , nor did he
object to the action looking to a surrender
of the bank's charter , "
SURREDNERED THE CHARTER.
Mr. Yetzer Identified a notce ! , sent to the
state auditor , surrendering the bank's
charter , and signed by Yetzer and Al Dicker-
son. He testified that Isaac DIckerson was
present when the notice was drawn up , and
he told the witness and A , W. DIckerscn to
go on and fix the notice and send It to the
state auditor. The notice was agreed upon
and made up In November , 1S92. The notice
was read by A. W. DIckerson In the presence
of the witness and Isaac DIckerson before It
was signed. Mr. Yetzer Identified a letter
lecelved from the state auditor acknowledg
ing the receipt of the bank's notlco cf the
surrender of the charter. He told Isaac
Dltkerson of the receipt of the letter , and
said that the charter must be surrendered or
the bank closed UD. Ho cava ihn tnnlr tii
letter and had not seen It afterward , The
witness Identified the letter he had written
to the state auditor In reply to that official's
letter to the bank , Inform'ng Us ollldals
that the charter would have to be sur
rendered. Witness said he told Isaac Dicker-
son that matters had been neglected which
should have been attended to. Ml" . DIckerson
replied that he supposed Al DIckerson had
attended to the matter ,
Mr. Yetzer testified that he had turned
over a large amount of real estate to tecure
the bank. He first deeded the property to
the bank and then the cashier deeded It
back to him and he mortgaged It and gave
the money to the bank. The property all
went Into the receiver's bands when the bank
closed. He described the property and UK
encumbrances at detail.
Mr , Yetzer testified that late In 1893 Isaac
DIckerson came to Council Bluffs and tried ,
unsuccessfully , to raloo money for the Cans
County bank. In 1S93 , while In Chicago , Mr.
Yetzer testified that ho received a telegram
from Al DIckerson asking him to nice }
Isaac DIckerson at the Klmball houto In
Davenport. He wont to Davenport and met
Iwac Dlckercoh. "Ho told me , " cald the
witness , "that Al was la a great sweat about
! money and he wanted to raise money to pay
his ( Isaac Dlckcrson's ) Indebtedness to- the
Cuts County bank. He wanted me to go to
Gcnesso , 111. , and try to raise money for the
bank. He wanted to help the bank out by
paying his debts there. Attorney Scott of
Atlantic was with Isaac DIckerson , I do
not know that Isaac Dickcrson ever made any
other attempt to borrow money for the bank ,
1 have no recollection of having had any
further talk with him about his efforts ermine
mine to borrow money for the benefit of the
bank. "
It was nearly 3 o'clock whcn-tho witness
was turned over to the- defense for cross-ex
amination. The attorneys rearranged them
selves and Mr. Organ opened what proved
to be the most Interesting examination of
the trial thus far.
'
RESULT OF CROSS-EXAMINATION.
Wiy president of the bank and owned
$27,000 of the $00,000 stock at the tlmo the
bank was Incorporated , and continued to own
such Interest during the existence of the
Institution , Ho had testified concerning the
condition of the bank at Olcnwood when
Isaac D.'ckcrson was on trial nnd at Atlantic
when he himself was on trial , charged with
fraudulent banking. He had talked with
Mr. Hruco at the Grand hotel bar room within
.the last few days about the evidence bo waste
to give In this case. Ho also went to Mr.
Bruct's room and talked with Mr. Bruce
and Mr. Swnn.
"V.Tiere were Mr. Doorman nnd Mr. Harl ?
Were they there ? " asked Mr. Organ.
"They wore not. I did not see them , "
answered Mr. Yctzer. Ho went to the hotel
at Mr. Bruco's solicitation nnd spent wjmo
tlmo In his room.
"You were triad In Atlantic In ISO I , were
you not , " nrkoJ Mr. Organ , "and convicted
nnd sentenced to the penitentiary for five
years ? " .
"I had some Inkling to that effect , " replied
Mr. Yetzer. .
"Don't you know It ? "
"That's what the Judge said. "
Mr. Organ Insisted on the witness answerIng -
Ing directly , but the best ho could get from
Yctzer was that he understood from the
court and his attorneys that ho had been
convicted and sentenced t the penitentiary
nnd that the case was now pending the
supreme court. Mr. Organ brought out that
Bruce and Swan , with whcm Mr. Yetzer
had been In such close conference , had
prosecuted him when ho was convicted. Mr.
Organ asked Mr. Yetzer If he did not remember -
member that Bruce In hi ? argument against
Yetzer at Atlantic had called him a liar and
n thief. The state raU'cd a most strenuous
objection. Mr. Organ urged that they de
sired to show that the feeling between Yotzor
and Attorney Bruce had been most bitter ,
but that a sudden change had come. In
thlo cose the real prosecutor of the case , Mr.
Boorman , had been Ignored and the witness
had been taken Into a room with the men
who had blackened him as a thief and _ n liar.
Mr. Organ Insisted that there was no reason
or explanation of this situation and condi
tion of affairs except that same Inducement ,
some strong Inducement , had been held out
to the witness.
Judge Smith held that while It was proper
to show that Bruce and Swan had prosecuted
Yetzer , It was not proper to enow the de
nunciations made by the attorneys In the
former trial for the purpsw of showing the
feeling of the witness toward the attornsy.
Mr. Organ Insisted that there was a strange
condition of affairs when a witness would
remark that ho would rave to be seen before
ho would testify.
"Is your case still pending In the supreme
court ? " askr-d Mr. Organ.
"I have not heard of Its decision , " replied
Yetzer.
"Do you know now that you are still nt
liberty ? "
"I presume I would have been notified If
the case had been decided. "
DIDN'T REMEMBER VERY MUCH.
Mr. Yclzsr testified that Isaac Dickcrson
had owned $9,000 of the bank stock , but had
sold some of | t. He said that committees
were appointed each year to examine the
various departments of the bank's work. One
committee wculd examine * tbe cash and another - ,
other examine the bills receivable , arid some ,
times another would examine the securities.
Mr. Yetzer gave a partial list of the directors
"Wasn't C. P. Loofbsrow , Judge Loof-
borow , a director ? " asked Mr. Orenn.
Mr. Yetzoj cauldn't remember , but finally
stated that Mr. Loofborow was a director ,
but , being a Judge , did not want It generally
known that he was a director of tha bank
The witness stated that ho did net pay a
ureit deal of attention to the bank's affairs.
He could not remember having seen the record
book of the directors' meeting at the Glen-
wood trial , and cculd not remember what ho
had testified to at that time. He said he
attended all of the meetings of the directors.
When shown the book ho could not say
whether the record In 1891 was the last
meeting of the board or not.
Mr. Yetzer could not remember whether
It was in 1891 or 1892 that Isaac DIckerson
and he had been appointed on a committee *
to innke an examination of the books of the
bank. Al D.cktrson and Robinson , the b ok-
keeper , were working In the bank In 1891.
The cashier would furnish the committee a
list of the bills receivable , and ths committee
would go over the list and pass upon the
character of the notes and wcurltlcs. The
witness , as president of the bank , was al
ways n member of the committee to ex
amine the bills receivable. He had more
financial Interest In the bank than any other
ono Ind'vldual. ' He was acquainted with the
assets of the bank , only so far as ho knew
of them by the reports of the cashier and the
committees. He did not know whether Isaac
DIckerson knew anything more about the
character of the securities than ho did.
"Did you not take an Interest In the man
agement of that bank ? "
"To tell you the truth , I did not , " replied
Mr. Yetzer.
"Did you not make It your business to
ascertain the stnndlng of the corporations and
business men who patronized you bank ? "
"I did not. "
"Why didn't you ? "
"Because I was too busy with other busi
ness. I run my hardware and Implement
nnd mill business and left the othur fellows
to run the bank. "
"That's because you had not been Indicted
for running the Implement business , Isn't
It ? " asked Mr. Organ.
"Why did you appoint J. C. Yctzer on the
committee to examine the books o'f the
bank ? " asked Mr. Organ.
"I wanted to exercise my Judgment about
the securities. "
"Yes , but you didn't have any Judgment , "
said Mr. Organ , "according to your former
statements In this case , "
Then Mr. Organ Inquired Into the career of
Mr. Yetzer and showed that he had been
In business for over thirty years and had
done a largo credit buslnew and know most
of the people In the county. St'll tbe wit
ness Insisted that he did not know per-
ecnally of the financial
standing of the men
who owed moiuy to the bank ,
Mr , Yetzer testified tha * In 1891 or 1892 ,
ho could not remember which , he did not
examine the bank's papers , but lesac D'clt-
creon did , and said the accounts and bill ?
were all right. Witness did not examine the
accounts himself , but had always done so
before. There had been no change , to hU
knowledge. In the condition of the bank frqm
tha time ho hid examined , the accounts to
the tlmo that he had taken Isaac Dlckersan's
ctatemcnt that the accounts were all right.
If there had been any change lie would have
examined the accounts himself.
is A GKAUIM : KII < ; I TOMA.\IAC.
Council III u IT H Woman
In Kllleil ullh Stolen OootlH.
For several days past there have been
rumors afloat of a decidedly sensational na
ture Implicating a woman who Is said to bo
at the head of the local 400. Several local
merchants have lost heavily from the depre
dations of shoplifters during and since the
nollday rush. The thefts have not been
confined to any one class of goods , but
reached through the whole list , from hairpins
and all kinds of dry goods and Jewelry to
Smyrna rugs and feather pillows , The
larger dry goods stores were the heaviest
losers , but even furniture and hardware torea
were not exempt. All efforts to detect the
criminals were fruitless , although the- closest
3'atch has been kept for months. Traps have
been set for people suspected and the bait
remained untouched while they were In the
store , to be > picked up mysteriously a few
hours afterward. Just what trancplred that
led to tbe final denouement and detection
of tbe real criminal la not known , for the
merchants are keeping the whole thing under
their hats , but thefict Is known that whop
the real culprit wag detected she proved to be
ft woman whoso namo' f.k-tnteJ In connection
with the wrlous chorgn , would crtnto a pro
found sensatbn. Ths Jo d was followed up
by one of the merchants' ' who had been the
heaviest Ios r and hV V/slted / the woman'n
house. Upon the threatthat ; lie would go to
the police court and swear out a search - warrant
rant If he was refused "permission to search
the premises , the wdffthH collapsed nnd the
merchant wont throufi\Mhe \ house. What had
before been only a strong-suspicion grew Into
a positive conviction -when the merchant
pulled from bureau drtrcfs nnd closet shelves
whole bolts of his most , expensive silks , uncut
dress patterns , fine laces , millinery goods ,
linen goods , all kinds 'of trimmings , Jewelry
of nil kinds and gnidefe , femall stocks of hardware -
ware nnd grocery tnip'pllcrf that were not put
up In the packages .commonly used at the
retail stores , and , In tact , odds and ends of
every description , and many that could bo of
no earthly use to the oman or any of her
friends unless they were mechanics or
farmers. The merchant found over $400 of
hla own cnotls In the house and took no In
ventory of the stuff that had been lifted from
the shops of his fellow dealers. The events
that transpired Immediately afterward are
still withheld from the public. It Is only
certain that the merchant recovered bis
goods and secured payment for other largo
and mysterious losses In the past. An agree
ment not to prosecute was entered Intb with
the woman and her family provided they
would undertake to keep her out of the store
forever In the future :
Y. M. C. A. IS AKTUll XUW MI3MI1I3IIS.
mill Itriln AVItl Compete In the
CliiiM1 for ItocrultH.
The firet rally In the Young Men's Chris
tian association for the purpose of advancing
the work and Increasing the membership
took pUce In the rooms of the association
last night. The rooms were tastefully deco
rated with plants and flowcrp nnd red nnd
blue colws. The principal object was to com
plete the organization of the two new corps ,
the blues and the reds , who are to slrlve
for n prize that will bs awarded to the corps
bringing In the largest number of new mem
bers within the next thirty days. The goal
o.iught for Is the Increase of the total mem
bership of the association to COO. This calls
for abut 250 now members. The corps or
ganized last night with fifty members each ,
taking the moot active young men In the as
sociation. The colors of the corps are dis
played conspicuously In the reception room
of the association ,
The roomy were fille.1 Inst night , and the
rally was a decided success In all respects.
The ladles did their shc.ro by furnishing a
bjx lunch , furnishing over 300 bc-xes , each
filled with a delicious lunch. There were
a number of speakers , who gave many prac
tical suggestions In the way of advancing
the work.
Arthur Dale of Omaha spoke , of the way
the two corps had been organlze'd In Omaha
and the * methods the different sides had
adopted to work up Interest. Bach side
would fix up some original scheme to keep
up the Interest among Its own boya He
detailed some of these schemes and by sug
gestion gave a great deal of help to the two
corps.
Dr. Phclps spoke for a few moments upon
the sublect of how hlchlv ho annreclated the
educational features of the work of the asso
ciation In Its night schools and classes for
boys and men who have been denied school
opportunities. He urgod. mo.'t earnestly that
the association here extend Its work In this
line , believing that Jt was not only the best
way to help thosefdcsl'rlng help , but the
surest means of worklng'up a new and lastIng -
Ing Interest In the assocjatlcn and all of Its
objects.
Secretary P. K. Ober of the Omaha asso
ciation \\as Introduced by Secretary Baker
as oneof the most successful and pract.lc.il
Young Men's Christian association rncn In
the country. He urged the members ta nake
in effort to secure a ib'iilldlnsr suitable for
the work In Council. Bluffs.
Rev. Henry DeLong made ono of his short
and charact2ritc ! speeclies In reply to the
query of what he was gojns to do to advance
the work. "I am going to do my Jevel best , "
Mid he , with such unctlh that no doubt was
left that ho meant ! ( ' . '
P. II. Keys , president of the association ,
thanked the visitors from Omaha for their
preaanca and encoifra'gehient , and thought
that.slnpe thoyjhad Jueir lsQ'much.soqd.jalk-
Ing the proper thing for them allto do'was to
go to wcrlc. *
Captain McConne'll and Captain Allen , com
manders respectively of the blue and red ,
were called out and mads their pledges.
McConnell felt assured that the blue would
eat the turkey at the end of thirty d-ays , but
Captain Allen assured him that victory would
only be won after the mo'st valiant fight. '
M'COItMIGIC IVOT TO HE A RESIDENT.
ChlilKO Milllonnlre AVI 11 Not
Mil Ice Ilin Home in Council mutt's.
Csnslderablo Iccal Interest has been awak
ened In the published telegrams from Now
York and Chicago announcing that Harold
MoCormlck , the young Chicago millionaire
who recently wedded Miss Rockefeller , waste
to make hlu future home In this city. The
reports cime from the family c-f the bride ,
and wcro repeated with such regularity
whenever the cccaslon suggested the sub
ject of the future homo " of the young people -
plo that the report" come to be commonly
bslleved here. Great expectations were con-
refiuently aroused , and there was a decided
flutter among the local 400. Rumor gave
place to p-dtlve assurance when It becamt
known that Inquiries had been made Rt tbe
Grand hotel for the chMcest apartments of
that magnificent hostelry. Reports from
Chicago that were quietly given out yester
day , however , will dash the hopes that have
been raised by the early reports. It was
given out cold yesterday that Mr. McCor-
mlck never has had any Intentions of making
Council Bluffs his future home. The ex
planation of the origin of the rumor , given
by Mr. McCormlck himself , Is that the story
started In Idle gossip In Now York , and was
finally accepted by the newspaper corre
spondents as genuine. The family thought
the matter of too little Importance to de
mand a contradiction , and they let the quid
nuncy have It their own way. Mr. McCor
mlck will be a frequent visitor to this city ,
where the Immense Interests of the * company
will demand his presence , but however much
It may be regretted , he and his young wife
will not be permanent residents of the city.
Deny Ili'liortH of Alloii'H Troulile ,
Friends of Tlev. B. W. Allen deny the re
ports thnt have readied the city from .Buf
falo , N. Y , , nnnounclng that lie Is having
some trouble In his new charge. Extracts
from a letter dated Jnnuary 13 Indicate that
tits young minister wns in a very happy
frame of mtad at that time , and had no
skeleton grinning at him from the closets of
hla now home. Ho says : "Our Christmas
was spent In a quiet way. We had our
beautiful little homo 'decorated with cedar
and holly , and wo liadrn'-tree , Later In the
evening I built an dltl-Uashloned fire In the
fireplace , with a yiHeos \ for a back log.
On New Year's we iksptuopen house for men
In the afternoon. livMlffr evening the ladles
gave a public rcceptWO 'to the Young Men's
Athletic club. Wo Jjad an orchestra and a
very large tlmo. Ij wanted to go home so
badly for father's birth y and Now Year's ,
but could not get | nvaM on account of the
work. A week agbH Bi/nday wo organized
our church. Every jjntj looks very bright
end hopeful. Wo nrbijufit about to organize
a cooking school , I ami-preaching across the-
river hi Canada on ay afternoons now.
Don't have enough In Buffalo , you see.
A great foundry employing 700 men , about
half a mile from our 'church ' , opens up this
week. This is a hvpjfltjerful city. I have
been Invited to hold int-fUngs during March
In Troy , on the Huuson/ '
fir u nil Jury lU-uVVi'lH InillcOiioiitx ,
The grand Jury ma o a partial report to
Judge Smith of tbe d/strlct / court yesterday
afternoon. Indict menu , were returned against
Alex Sheeley , HarrlsoaGilmer , Charles Lawson -
son and John Park'eri'
Sheeloy was Indicted for larceny from a
building. Ho U accused of having stolen a
coat from tbe residence of Mrs. Pralor on
Christmas day. Lav\son , Gllmer and Parker
we-ro Indicted for stealing a lot of honey from
the residence of W. C , Keellne a few uceks
ago.
Report was also made on the condition of
the county jail. The Jury reported that the
Jail was being managed as well aa possible
under the circumstances , but was sadly In
need of gome Improvements. It recommended
that the Jail be thoroughly cleaned and
painted and that the living rooms be papered ,
The purchase of an additional bath tub was
alto recommended.
The firm of AVopdbury Bros , having bea
dissolved , C , B. Woodbury has opened an
ofllce In tbe Sapp block for tbe practice ot
dentistry.
FOR A NEW CODE OR NONE
Sentiment that Rules the Legislative Mind
at Dos Moines Jnst Now ,
WORK OF THE REVISION COMMISSION
KnotllcNt Problem of Ycnrn
io ttic Ooiicrnl AuMoinliljnlth
.tinny Cprtnltt 1'lniiM fur
KM Solution.
DES MOINES , Jan. 17. ( Spoclal.-AM ) In
terest In legislative circles In resubmlsslon ,
woman suffrage , "ago of consent" or any of
the numerous questions likely to come up for
consideration haa given way to the- question ,
"How shall wo proceed to dispose of the
work of the cede commission ? " On this mat
ter the majority of thfr legislators seem to
bo wholly at sen , though nil ndmlt the neces
sity of adopting some speedy method. In
the senate a largo number of senators , Includ
ing Senator Trewln , the author of the act
creating the commission , stem to favor-divid
ing up the proposed code among the various
sianaing committees , referring to the Insur
ance committee for consideration all the
sections relating to Insurance , to the commit
tee on railways all the sections relating to
railroads and to the committee on Judiciary
the parts of the cede covering civil and crim
inal procedure , etc. These committees , of
course , nro to report bnck whatever may be
referred to them In the form of bills , with
the titles nnd sections co arranged as to cor
respond with the revised work , so that all
the parts will fit together as contemplated
by the commission. The magnitude of this
work will bo seen at n glance.
If undertaken In this manner It will be
equivalent to the making of an e-ntlrely new
set of statutes. As the committees cannot be
restricted to the consideration of the "re
vised edition" In connection with the old
code- , but will have unlimited power of
amendment , It neccsairlly follows that every
law now on the statute books will be placed
In jeopardy. Even the railroad laws , which
alcno consumed two-thirds of an entire ses
sion , will have to be- gone over section by
section In committee and be subject to fur
ther amendment on the floor. The same
operation must then follow In the other
branches of the code. After the work has
been accomplished It must be subject to
executive scrutiny.
In the lower house propositions have been
suggested for a sort of Joint committee of
the whole of the two houses , and also for
a special Joint committee of the same char
acter to whom the code revision should be
referred , but the senators have not taken
kindly to this method , preferring tbat each
house should act separately.
WORK OP THE COMMISSION DEFENDED
There Is n feeling In both branches of the
legislature that the cede commission ex
ceeded Its powers , but Senator Trewln , who
drafted the bill under which the commis
sion acted , Is emphatic In denying any as
sumption of authority en Its part. He says :
"Tho commission did Just what It was auth
orized to do , and no more , and while the
wisdom of the proposed changes may prop
erly bo called In question by the legisla
ture , the commission Itself ought to be above
criticism for the work It has so well and
, 'D carefully performed. It Is neither my
fault nor the fault cf the commission that
the purport of this measure was not fully
comprehended by some of the members of
the house at the last session.
"If the T'.ver.ty-flfth general assembly did
not want the commission to suggest and
recommend change ? It should not have
granted It this power. The best thing we
can do now Is to take up Its report and
adot such portions as may meet with our
approvaJ. "
The lower housa hao been struggling for
several daya with a proposition to create a
standing committee somewhat similar to
that created by the senate , with full author
ity to parcel out the work among the regular
standing committees. A clausa authorizing
this committee to retain for Us own special
consideration such parts as may suit Its
pleasure was strongly opposed by Early cf
Sac and Funk of Hardln. Mr. Funk de-
clarei that he was unconditionally oppossd
to any "Inner circles In legislation , " and
believed that every member of the house , re
gardless of his ability , should have an equal
oiinortunlty to nato upon all the laws that
may bo enacted by this body.
Hon. N. A. Merrell , democrat of Clinton ,
who was a member of the general assembly
In 1873 , when the cede was last revised , pro
posed to take up the report In the same
manner and under the same rules and reg
ulations then adopted. This Is , In sub
stance , that the house shall resolve Itself
Into a committee of the whole and hold two
sessions dally , taking up the code from the
very beginning nnd going over It. section by
section , and considering every section as
approved that meets with noobjection. - . Mr.
Merrell believes that as the final decision on
every proposed change will rest with the
whole house that the preliminary work of
referring to standing committees could very
well bo dispensed with. The house has de
clined to accept this method.
There Is a strong undercurrent In favor of
rejecting the entire report bodily , a few
members of the house. Including Mr. WhU-
tlor of Monona , taking this position openly
but It Is hardly probable that such a heroic
course will bo resorted to , at least so early
'in the B2sslon. However , there are few , If
any , members of either body , who would ap
prove all of the recommendations submitted ,
so that the code would stand no show what
ever of final approval If the objectionable
features are not eliminated.
There Is an almost unanimous opinion In
both houses that the code , when revised ,
should contain all the laws enacted by the
present general assembly , and be perfect In
every respect , but Just how such n result
can bo reached , unless the consideration of
the revision Is postponed and taken up at
the very end of the session. Is not apparent.
Taken all In all , the proper codification of
the laws at a regular cession Is about the
knottiest problem the legislature has had to
solve for many years. A special session to
dispose of this business Is still among the
possibilities !
Tlia house spent the entire cession In dla-
cuEoIng the method of handling the report of
the cede commission , nnd finally referred the
matter back to the committee without ac
tion.
BILLS BEGIN TO COME IN.
In the senate more than a dozen bills were
Introduced. The first bill handed In was
Introduced by Senator Berry , and provided
for the better regulation of fraternal
and benevolent associations. The senate
passed a bill , by Penroso , transferring to
the general government the care of the
Musquakle Indians In Tama county , nnd au
thorizing the government to purchas'o lands
and to erect work houses for said Indians.
Senator Ellis Introduced a bill providing more
severe penalties for the stealing of legs and
timber being rafted down the rivers.
The senate also passed a resolution Intro
duced by Senator Carroll , expressing aym-
pathy for the Cubans In their struggle for
liberty and favoring the recognition of the
WINTER ItESOHT.
THE
HOT SPRINGS
or
ARKANSAS
THE ONLY IIRALTII RH.SORT owned. En
dorsed ami Conducted by
The United States Government
Itecugnlzcd Winter Capital of the best
society of tbu nation.
THE SUPERB HOTEL EASTMAN
IS NOW OPEN.
900 other bntsls nnd boarding houses open the
your round ut prices to suit all.
Climate mild with abundance of sunshine.
Avuruue winter temperature GO degrees.
Reduced Excursion Rates on Railroads.
Inquiries answered und Illuitratvd imniplilutB
cent fix-o upou application to
H. DURAND , Mpr. Advertising League
HOT SPRINGS , ARK.
Independence of the Itliml by ths govern
ment , ns soon as the condlt'ons In Cuba miy
Justify such a course. The house concurred
In the resolution.
Other bllU lntro > lucMl In the cen-Uo wore :
By Ilowen , raisin * the sec of consent to IS ;
by I'helpp , prohibiting -innnufflctiiro nnd
sale of cigarette. ? to minors ; by Bhnchard ,
making appropriations for the town weather
crop service.
Senator l'u y Introduced a manufacturers'
bill as follows : "In any city or Incorporated
town , the consent of a majority of voters
being first obtained , It shrill bo lawful to
manufacture and sell nnd ship fit wholesale ,
to dealers only , spirituous , malt or vinous
liquors , and It shall bo lawful for common
carriers to transport the same- , the qu.intlty
of malt and spirituous liquor to be not leas
than tour gallons In a single case , of vinous
not less than two dozen pints or ono dozen
quart bottles. " Penalty for violation la the
same as now prescribed by law for Illegal
manufacture.
There haa been some quiet talk In the
lobbies to the effect that the democratic
legislators would compliment Senator Allison
with their votes for United States senator
next Tuesday nnd make his election unan
imous In order to help his presidential as
pirations , but the democratic leaders have
decided It would not be "good politics" nnd
the party vote will be cast lor Judge Babb.
I'l-nisr.cuTun A MOTKI. icistsruu.
Yotittt ; Illotnln or DoAtor , In. , In
Troulilo.
DEXTER , la. , Jan. 17. ( SpedaD-Por
writing "white cap" letters three young men
of this place , Mox Prlbcrg , Clarence Clark ,
frank Bouplon und Ilnlph Crane , have been
arrested by the United States federal ofll-
ccrs. They wpro taken to Den Molnes and
given a hearing before the United States
commissioner nnd their trial will come up nt
the next term of the federal court. The young
men art nil well conne'cted and the story of
their misdemeanors , If whnt Is charged to
them Is true , reads like a chapter from a
sensational novel.
Landlord E. M. Meyers conducts the Com
mercial hotel. He Is an Inoffensive man , one
who has always attended to his own busi
ness. When he opened his morning's mall
ho took out a letter signed "The Grny Kngles
of Smoky Hollow. " Ho was called all the
vile names In the category cf billingsgate ,
and to wind up with the letter said that If
ho did not leave Dexter at once his hotel
would bo set afire , his horses poisoned and
llfo made a burden to him.
Only a few Intimate friends saw It , but
the fact was soon noised that ho had received
the letter and that ho afterward offered a
reward of $100 for Information which would
lend to the conviction of the 'parties ' Who
had sent It. After the notlco of the reward
had been given publicity Landlord Meyers'
troubleu began. He was quietly persecuted
In a dozen different ways. Ho had no sooner
put an expensive pump In a new well In
front of his hotel and Just settled down to
enjoy good drinking water when some un
known persons poured a couple cf gallons of
kerosene In the well , destroying It forever.
These petty tricks so exasperated him that
he called to his assistance a detective to try
and ferret out Wlio my tormentors wui-u.
For n year the cabe was quietly worked upon
and when arrest of the four young men men
tioned above was made by the United States
officers a few days ago It fell like a thunder
bolt upon the community. The men who
are charged with sending the obscene mat
ter through the mall are the sons of respect
able parents. They have been residents of
Dexter for years nnd while they were known
to be a trlllo "fart , " no > ono over thought
them vicious.
Editor C. C. Pugh of the Dsxtcr Sentinel ,
ex-mnybr of the town , Is now circulating n
petition asking the court to bo lenient with
them It they ore found guilty.
Co-Oiu-rntlve TeleplKiiiLScheme. .
DES MOINES , Jan. 17. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A movement Is on foot to start a co
operative telephone system In this city , whosj
projectors promise the cheapest service In
any city In the country. The scheme orig
inated with the Iowa Electric company and
the Hess Electrical Construction company ,
both of this city. They propose to put In an
exchange with 1,500 Instruments , with all
wires under ground , the plant to cost $07,000 ,
and the subscribers 'all to hold equal amount1)
of stock. They agree to give service to
business houses at $12 per year , after the
system Is paid for , mid to pay for it In the
first four years by making an additional as-
EC3sment of $12 against each subscriber as a
sinking fund , to pay oft the Indebtedness In
curred In the construction. The plan has
the backing of many business men.
Could Etmlly AlToril n It r < 1 notion.
DES MOINES. Jon. 17. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A sensation was caused In the course
of the trial of the case between the city of
Des Molnes nnd the * DCS Molnes Wnter com
pany. In which the city Is trying to enforce
the new rates recently enacted by or
dinance. The water company had made a
statement of Its revenues from all sources ,
from which It showed that the totnl was
rialy about $87,000 a year. The city put on
the stand Editor A. K. Baker of the En
gineering Newo , who proved from the water
company's statements nnd books that Its
revenues amounted to nearly twice this
amount , or sufficient to meet all fixed
charges , operating expenses , dividends , and
still allow the reduction which the city has
ordered In rates.
ColiHlabllTliInliH Ho Was MlioU-d.
DES MOINES , Jan. 17. ( Special Tele
gram. ) George W. Potts , the famous con
stable who made himself notorious by his
cperatlcns hero In the days of prohibition ,
has sued the Hawkeye Publishing company
fcir $3,000 libel , bccausa of Its publication
not one atom
can be lost without the whole
body feeling it. The body is
like a watcn , a machine. This
accounts for the success of
SCOTT'S EMULSION of
Cod-liver Oil in all wasting
disease. It feeds , nourishes ,
keeps up the strength when
ordinary food is rejected.
When nutrition is impos
sible death is certain. Cod-
liver oil , say the doctors , is
the bzst nourishment , and
SCOTT'S EMULSION ,
with the Hypophosphites , is
beyond comparison the most
effective form of cod-liver oil.
joe. nnd $ i.oo at all druggists.
-
Last three performances of the
COMPSTON
PLAYERS.
Matinee todny. Tonight und Sunday night ,
i
The celebrated metropolitan success en
titled ;
GREATER NEW YORK.
The matinee today will be especially
adapted for ladles and children , 1'rlcew , 10
and 20 cents ,
KXTHAl
A superb bill for Sunday night , on v/htch
Oceanian two laclleu or one ludy and Kent
will be admitted on one paid reserved
neat ,
Special Nofe-Council Bluffs
WANTED , GOOD 8UCONP-HAND J.UMllKIt ;
inuit be ctu-at > . Addrcwi McLauglillo , Lice
of n hrxk ; cntllle.1 "fho Life of Ffanh
Plcrco. " Pierce w s another famous con *
nt.ible , .1 co-worker of Potln , nnd lt > now
In the penitentiary as a result of his opera
tions. The liok deals with the work ot
Potts nnd Pltrco , and Potts claims It libels
him. He ftlpj r.nka An Injunction to pre
vent the circulation ot the book.
I'rcm-tior'n llrcncli of I'ttiinlip Knil.
OTTUMWA , la. , Jan. 17. ( Special Tcle-
gram. ) llev. Lazcnhy , a superannuated
Methodist minister nearly iO yearn of ago ,
tcday settled his broach of promise wilt ,
brought by nil nKcd spinster , Miss Phocbo
Irvln , by paying the plaintiff $500. Sbo
cued for $2,000.
Jmlfio Sloan tendered n decision ftffcct-
Ing liquor sellers under the mulct law. Last
week a saloon keeper wa arrested for not
paying mulct on the warehouse where ho
stored beer. The court held he was llabla
for mulct only nti the place where It waj
sold.
John V. Crum , Iho collcRO champion , was
In the city today , tnrouto home from Iowa
City , Ho says ho haa given up pprlntlnn
for good ,
IIMVII IMonccr Dead.
DnAKKVlLLl ! , la. , Jnn. 17. ( Special
Telegram. ) Arthur Corner , ono of the old
est residents of the state , died at his homo
hero this morning at 8 o'clock nt the ago
of 9C. Ho was loader of the famous aboll-
tlonlyts band In southern Iowa before and
tlio wnr. nmlvns uciitiectpj , with the
famous "underground" railway , which liber *
ated so many of tbo slavey. Ho leaves a
wlfo 87 years ot age , n fen , J. W. , of
Mobcrly , Mo. , and a daughter , Mrs. Ellen
Piper , who lives on a farm near Drakovlllo.
TmriiHlilp TrrtiMtirtT
SIOUX CITY , Jan. 17. fSpccinl Telegram. )
J , P. Dontman , treasurer of Miller tow'n-
slilp , this county , hns disappeared nnd fcara
of suicide nro entertained. Ilrntman wai
short In big accounts , but wns not In danger
of prosecution , as his friends wcro willing to
mnkc good the deficiency.
Scnntor AlllNiiii III.
DUDUQUE , Jnn. 17. ( Special Telegram. )
The open air 'parade ' at Des Molnes yesterday
was too much for Senator Allison. He re
turned homo this morning nnd la confined
to his home wlfli n severecld. .
CommUt Sulolilr.
HEDRICK , la. , Jan. 17. ( Special Tele
gram. ) niehard Hlnton'a murderer , Terrell ,
wns found dead south of town today. He died
by his own hnnds.
Ono Minute Cough Cure Is harmless , pro
duces Immediate results.
Wliolewiilc .I MVl lrn Full.
SAN FIIANC1SCO , Jnn. 17.-aoor < r
GrccnzwelR & Co. , wholesale Jewelers , hnvi
failed. Todny attachments nggrcBnthia
? 35MO were filed , nnd others are expected
to be filed against the embnrrnweil linn ,
which. It 1 ? snld , has a number of enstern
ciedltors. The head of the" firm , George
Greenzwelg- now In New York.
Raymond
JEWELER.
TCbe ( Botbam fc
adds nothing to t'he
cost of Solid Silver
Spoons and Forks ,
but does add to their
desirability the abso
lute guarantee of Ster
v3 ! ling worth. % Their ( § T
beauty of desien and
1 perfect workmanship |
speak for themselves jf ? "
&
Too good for
Dry Goods Stores
Jewelers only.
The reason wo confine onraclvoa to Gorhaui'4
Silverware IB bccaiiBO It's the only really KOcU.
C. S. RAYMOND ,
S B. Corner IfUli and Douglas.
The January Issue of The Illack Cat
(160,000 ( copies ) "wns sold out In ten days.
lk Black Cat
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