TUTS OMAITA DAILY IJISJiJ : TJTiriHDAY , MAKOn 5 , 1SOG.
COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
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_ Jrjr Moore A Ellis' "Sultana" lOc dear.
The D'cc oflfco , No. 16 North Main ftrcet
Tiio will of J. Leutzlneer was filed lor
probr.tc yesterday.
Lily camp No. 1 , noya ) Nolclibjrs , will
m t In regular fictslcn this afternoon.
The Fruit Orowcr * ' and Hardener * ' asso
ciation will meet nt the court house on Sat
urday at 2 o'clock.
The Grand hotel , Council niuffa. High
class In emy rezpfct. Ratci , 12.60 per day
and upward. IJ. F. Clarke , proprietor.
Mrs. D. W OtM and her clacs of young
ladle * whl entertain their friends nt a so-
clnl Friday evening at 017 Second avenue.
The mnyor nnd the city clerk will mctt
at the clcrk'u office nt 0 o'clock this morn
ing for the purpose of ctmasMng the vote
cant at Mnmlaj's election.
The hearing of the alleged highway rob-
hery case In which Al Rltclile , a Ixiwcr
Jlroadway merchant , is the defendant , has
been postponed until this morning.
Iho partlra Interested In the litigation over
the Ocorgo Duncan shoo stock hnvo agreed
to the appointment of a receiver , and the
c.vo will come up before Judge Thorncll to
day.
day.Rev. . Irving Johnston of South Ornnha will
preach tonight nt St. Paul's church at 7:30 :
o'clock. The serviceIs for nil , especially for
men ; under the auspices of tlio Ilrothcrhood
of St. Andrew.
Judge Thorncll yesterday granted a dl-
vorco In the cane of Mary Conncrlcy analnst
John Connerley. Thn Connerleys wcro mar
ried nlno years ago , and John deserted his
wlfo six years ago.
John Smith , which the same * Is not his
name , forfeited $1 , " In the police court yes
terday , which ho had deposited the night
before to secure hl liberty. He had been
locked up on a charge of Intoxication.
Amanda llctlicrs has boon fined $30 and
costs by Justice Cook for the part die took
In the atsault on young Johmon while skat
ing at Spoon lake a chort tlmo ago. Sen
tence was suspended pending good be
havior.
The regular conclave of Ivanhoo command-
ery No. 17 , Knights Templar , will be held
at Masonic temple tonight. All Knights are
ordered to bo present. The commandcry will
bo drilled after the regular business ) has
been transacted ,
"Tho Olrl I Love" will bo the bill at
the New Donany tonight. There was no
dimunltlon In the size of the crowds that
attended the play last night despite the fact
that the wind and snow made it one of the
most disagreeable nights of the season.
Thoihas 81. Deckcn , aged 48 , died In
Crescent t'-wnsh'p ' yesterday afternoon after
a short Illness from pneumonia. The funeral
will take place from the residence of Mrs.
Jj. M. Aylesworth on Upper Droadway on
Friday afternoon. The body will bo burled
in Falrvlew.
Rev. J. A. Wlrt , D. D. , of DCS Molnes ,
who will lecture tonight at St. John's Eng
lish Lutheran church on the subject of "Two
Wheels , " arrives this afternoon , accompa-
nlml liv Afrn.Vlft nnil will ho * hn criif > ot
of llev. anil Mrs. G. W. Snydcr , 217 South
Seventh street.
Dalton nnd Wright , the Manawa election
judges arrested for conducting an election
In a manner that violated the statutes of
the state , were to have had a hearing In
Justice ) Vlcn's court yesterday afternoon , hut
owing to the absence of their attorney , Judge
Ayieawortb , the case was continued until
next Monday.
There was a full house at the Liberty
hall meeting lat't night to hear the debate
on the subject "Which Is of the Most UenelH
to the Working People , Populism or Social
ism. " Dr. Forron spoke for the populists
and General Kollcy for thesocialists. . Kellsy
caught the crowd and they voted with great
enthusiasm that socialism was better than
the doctrines of the populists.
Fred names , a platform worker at the
Milwaukee freight depot , reported to the
police last night that a horne belonging to
him had been stolen. Ho left the animal
hitched a few mlnutca In front of his
brother's residence on Eighteenth avenue
and Ninth street and when ho returned It
was gone. A year ago a horse belonging to
him disappeared under almost the same ctr-
cum'stancca and he never got any trace of It.
The regular meeting of the Retail Mer
chants' association , which was scheduled to
occur at the city building last night , was
postponed until the next regular meeting
night , Wednesday of next week. There were
only about half a dozen members present.
A young colored woman named Greco ,
living on Lower Broadway , was rojwrted to
have taken poison last night with suicidal
Intent. A physician was called , but the
presence of the drug In her stomach was
not Indicated by her symptoms.
There Is some trouble at the High school
over a recent order promulgated by Prin
cipal Eastman , which Is considered- the
boys to bo a denial of the privilege of eat
ing their noonday lunch In the school build-
Ing. Yesterday a lot of boys lined up and
walked outside with their lunch baskets
and ate the dinners standing In the snow.
The cadets went through the manual of arms
while devouring their lunches In the snow ,
and to make camp life a little more real they
gathered up brushwood from the adjoining
grove and mndo a little fire.
Moore & Ellis' "Corner , " best Be cigar.
Wanted , good farm loans In western Iowa
nt lowest rates. Money loaned for local In
vestors on best of security netting C per cent.
Fire Insurance written In reliable companies.
Loi'gco & Towlo , 235 Pearl street.
Yniinpr Sailor unit tlic Snow.
A pariy cf thirty-one sailors enrouto from
s > San Francisco to New York on transfer or-
* dcrs from ono of the Pacific coast war ships
to the Atlantic smndron passed through
the city yesterday. While waiting for their
train hero they took a stroll through the
town , and mudo several vblts to enthusi
asm factories. When the time for depar
ture arrived all were ready to BO but one
man. He got lost and the efforts of the
entire police force and all of his friends
failed to discover him. Half an hour after
the train had gone the missing tar was
discovered sitting In the gutter In frcnt of
the Dohany Illllng his lap with newly made
unow balls. He was enjoying a degree of
happiness that bordered on the ecstatic When
asked by an officer what ho was doing ho
. replied with charming nonchalance : "Making
snow balls to keep my hands warm. " Ho
was taken to the station and held until the
departure of the evening flyer on the North
western , which will land him In Chicago
about forty minutes behind his companions.
At the station he gave the name of Pat
Ford. He was the jolllest tar Imaginable
and the officers at the station Bay ho Is
the best nntured man they over saw. He
Kept the whole crowd at the station In a
roar of merriment qll 'the ' time ho was
.there. When ho was taken to the railway
station In the patrol wagon ho made a
{ pretty little speech , thanklnu , his newly
ffound Council Illuffs friends for their In
terest In him and promised to brine a man-
tot-war up the Missouri river at the earll-
fest opportunity and load up with snow balls.
Jllo saw the first snow of hla life on his
'trip from the coast , and was so Infatmted
fwlth It that he could scarcely tear him-
tolf away fromlt. _
- Call at the Elueman building today for an
elegant hot lunch at noon and dinner from
' G tq 7 , served by the Uroadway Methodist
Kplecopal church. Potted plaiita and flowers
also for sale. _
Columbia bicycles. Highest of all high
grades. Call and see them at Cole & Cole.
t Davis , only drug store with registered clerk.
Llurnxcil to AVi-tl.
Marriage licenses \vero Ifsued by Clerk
of the Courts Heed yesterday us follows ;
Name nnd Add less. Age.
J. A. Pearson , Omaha 28
Maggie J , Connor , Taylor county , Iowa. 'X
William Sherwood , Omaha. . . 39
Cora Haberer , Counpll Uluffa , . . , 21
Only two weeks more remain of the great
furniture tale of the Durfee Furniture com
pany. All of the stock of the Council 1)luffs
Furniture company must be closed out by
Marcti 1. .
We offer you only clean , crisp , snow white
laundry work and beit delivery service at
Eagle laudry , 721 Bread way. Telephone 157 ,
Have you seen the new gai beating stove *
t th company's office !
FIERCE FIGHT OF A LAWYER
Eov , Josiah risk's Oareor as a Bold Man
Recalled.
EXPERIENCE WITH THE KUKLUX CLAN
FlniillIlrrclvid Pny for Oovprninciit
Work PorformtMl Diirlnn llecon-
ntruclloii ! ) n } of tliu
Soulli.
The city of Now Orleans has boon given
nnolhcr object lesson In the pertinacity of
northern people. The stubborn prosecution
of the famous Myra Galnes suit , that lasted
through two or three generations , has been
almost equalled by another eult , In which
a Council Dluffs man Is the plaintiff , and
which has been pending since the good old
days of the ku-klux. The case has reached
a settlement , and It HOW looks as If the
plaintiff will In a short tlmo be enriched by
the posscralon of several thousand dollars.
The fortunate man Is Rev. Josiah Flsk ,
now bent and decrepit with Iho storms nnd
weight of more than seventy-five years. The
money comes from Judgments obtained
against the city poviral years ago for salary
duo Flsk as district attorney. A talc of
most thrilling experiences and hairbreadth
escapes is connected with the story. Mr.
Flfik was a law student , and practically a
law partner of Abraham Lincoln In Illinois
In ante-bellum dayp , and at the close of the
war ho naturally stood high In the estima
tion of rrcsldcnt Grant. As a recognition of
hlii ability and his services ho was appointed
district attorney for ono of the branches of
the city of New Orleans In 18C8 , and served
well and acceptably through the days of re
construction.
In 1S72 ho was reappalntcd and served
continuously until 1878 , when the parish of
Jefferson , whereho was located , was turned
over to the administration of the secret
oath-bound organization which terrorized
nearly all of the southern slates the ku-
klux. Negroes were nightly whipped , shot
or driven out of the country , nnd Flsk was
active In his efforts to Investigate every
case of outrage that was reported. Finally ,
warnings commenced to come from his
friends that his life was In danger and ho
was advised to leave town. He was not
built on these lines , and as the dangerjn-
crcased ho became that more pugnacious.
When the klklux got complete control of
the parish , the friends of Flsk finally got
him to understand the real dangers of his
position , nnd he became less aggressive In
the discharge of his duties and was finally
forced to leave the city. A few days before
this the Judge of the parish court , who was
a personal friend of Flak's and who granted
him the Judgments for his unpaid salary ,
was killed by the kukltix. Flsk was marked
for slaughter at Iho same time and only
escaped by leaving the court house by another
door , acting on the hint of his kuklux friend.
noth left the court house together and the
judge was killed at the steps. A man named
Allen , who had the misfortune to slightly
resemble Flsk , was killed by the gang under
the Impression that he was the hated lawyer.
Flsk's Judgments aggregated about $9,500 ,
and ho has been employing his tlmo , with
the assistance of legal friends , In trying
to force collection. The case has gone to
the supreme court of the state four times
and once to the supreme court of the United
States. In each appeal ho was successful ,
but every known legal obstacle was thrown
In his way to thwart him and prevent pay
ment. When the parish board found there
was no longer a way to avoid making the
requisite levies to pay the Judgment they
hunted up all sorts of claims against Fisk
and had them credited upon the Judgments
until the Judgments have been reduced to
less than halt the original amount.
Among the Council Bluffa men who have
undertaken to assist the old man was E.
H. Odell. Ho has been in conference with
Attorney Louque and yesterday he received
notification that the case had been com
promised and that Fisk would receive a sum
of between J3.000 and $4.000. This will be
very acceptable 'to the old man , who Is In
firm and In very straitened circumstances.
His little homo at 140 Benton street Is all
ho has In this world. By the terms of the
cnmpromtiM ho will receive about $1,000 a
year until the debt Is paid with interest.
SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLAR I1LAZE.
Fire lit tlie County AuilHor'n Of lice
of liicemllnrjOrlKlii. .
A blaze that was clearly the work of an
Incendiary broke out In the rear room of the
'county auditor's office yesterday Just before
noon and licked up $70,000 worth of Potta-
wattnmlo county bonds. The five members
of the Hoard of Supervisors sat around and
saw the destruction go on and aided Deputy
Auditor Innls , who started the fire.
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The fire was the final cloa'rlng1 up of the
bond muddle that has existed for some tlmo
over the issue and sale of $70,000 of the
county funding bonds. In order to get the
bonds properly sold It was necessary to de
stroy the bonds issued some tlmo ago and
have a now Issue printed , to be signed by
Treasurer Arnd and Chairman Kerney of
the Hoard of Supervisors. The official ac
tion that warranted the burning of the bonds
was In the form of'a resolution adopted by
the full vote of the board , as follows :
Whereas , Pursuant to the resolution of
the Hoard of Supervisors of this county ,
passed February 21. 18 % , $70,000 of funding
bonds of this county , being seventy bonds
of $1,000 each , datedi May 1 , 1K > 5 , bearing
interest nt the rate of Vfc per cent i > er an
num , payable seml-annually , were author
ized to be Usttedj In or about the month of
June. 18U5 , forms of said bonds were pre
pared and signed by S. H. Wadsworth.
chairman of the Hoard of Supervisors , and
J. M. Matthews , county auditor , with the
view and purpose that tne same should
cfterwnrd bo delivered to any person who
might thereafter purchase sold bonds of
the county an the bonds of the county , but
the delivery of the said Instruments as the
bondH of the county has not yet taken
plnco ; and elnce the Bald bonds were
signed the said 8. H. Wndswoith has
otascd to bo the chairman of the HoartT of
Supervisors of this county , and Perry Ker
ney has become the chairman of the said
board , nnd It Is necessary that the said
proposed IESUO of the bonds of the Enid
county should benr the signatures of the
chairman of the Hoard or Supervisors and
of the county auditor In olllce nt the tlmo
of the delivery thereof ; now , therefore ,
Resolved , That the treasurer and the
auditor cause new forms of bonds to bu
prepared In all respects like the said forms
of lx > nds which were heretofore prepared
nnd signed as nforefnld ; nnd that the new
forms of bonds bo signed by the present
chairman of the Hoard of Supervisors and
by the present auditor of the county ; and
the seal of the county bo attached to the
raid bonds , and thereafter the same be
delivered to the treasurer of the county ,
to ! H ) delivered by him to the said Roberts
& Co , In the fulfillment of their contract
of purchase on their paying the purchase
price of Mid bands ; and be It further
Resolved , That the county treasurer and
the county auditor bo nnd are hereby au
thorized nnd directed to cancel all the said
forniH of bonds already prepared and signed
bv the salil S. IJ. Wadtworth as chairman
of the Hoard of Supervisors , and by J , M.
Matthews as county auditor aforesaid , and
then wholly to destroy the game by burnIng -
Ing nnd to make ollldavlt anil report of
such cancellation and destruction to thla
board , and that the same be tpread upon
the minutes of this board.
Hot Oca
Wo have 1,000 hot bed cash which we are
going to close out. They won't last long.
How many do you want ? Wo will make you
a price that can't be duplicated. C , H.
Paint , Oil and Glass company , Masonic Tem
ple , Council muffs.
mill Klnyro Will Contt'Nt.
Informal notlco was served upon the city
clerk last evening that Victor Jennings and
Sam Etnyro would make a contest for the
offices of mayor and city engineer. Formal
notlco will be served on the clerk after the
official count of the ballots has been com
pleted this morning.
Ono or two furnished roonu fpr single gen
tlemen , Location ono block from poatofllcc.
Apply at Dee office.
Don't mlna our special calo of aluminum
ware lor the next tea dayi. Cole & Cole.
CASH AfJAIJSST Uni'tlll CMSis. :
All In iinil ArRtiincnln Coin-
liI < ii-il In ( lie Murtlcr Trial.
Arguments were- completed Veste.day
evening In the case of the State apalnst
George Roper , charged with the killing
of "Texas" Dakcr , Mid the case will bo
given to the Jury this morning. The evi
dence offerel by the state yesterday was
chiefly of a circumstantial nature , nnd but
little of It connected Roper directly with the
killing , although his presence as one of the
asjalllng party was very clearly shown.
Richard Allen was recalled and testified
that ho had net had any trouble with Roper
on the day of the killing and had no words
with him before that night.
Deputy Marshal Anderson testified that he
had assisted In the arrest of Roper. When
the prisoner was searched a knlfo was found
on his person. The knlfo was covered with
fresh blood on the blade and some of the
blood was found on the handle of the knife.
Anderson also told of the finding of a
blood bespattered club on Eighth street be
tween Avenues II and C , and told of the
appearance of the blood on the stick. This
was the club which one of the witnesses
swore that he saw Webster throw away.
Stuck to the club was a lot of black kinky
hair and what appeared to be a section of
skin from Hakcr's head.
John Reach , a motorman , was coming from
Omaha and stopped at Ninth street Just a
few mlnutrs after midnight. He saw eomc
men In front of the car and Just as he got
the conductor's signal to go ahead he saw
two mon assault another. Ho heard the
blows struck. He stopped the motor and
went to where he had seen Raker fall on
the pavement. There were a number of
people present when he reached Uakcr , but
none of them seemed to know anything about
who had committed the assault.
C. Walker testified that ho was one of
the first to arrive nt the scene of the trag
edy. He saw Dick Allen holding Uaker'o
head. Roper and Allen were quirrellng.
Roper wanted to know how Allen had got
Into the game , and Allen replied that ho
did not propose to see a poor devil killed.
Roper said ho could whip Allen , and Allen
did not seem disposed to deny the allega
tion. The witness saw Roper put a knlfo
Into hlu pocket. The knife was open at the
time. Ho could not say whether the knlfo
went Into Roper's coat pocket or Into hla
pants pocket.
William Green walked homo with Roper
after the trouble , and jutd that Roper toid
him that ho would Just nu leave cut a man
as to look at him , and that ho was a bad
man with a knife. Clarence Green gave evi
dence corroborating that of William Green.
J. C. Hansford testified that he heard Al
len say that he was going to hold Baker's
head If Roper would cut him In two. He did
not hear any of the trouble between Roper
and Allen , further than that ho knew noth
ing more of the trouble.
With the completion of Hnnsford's testU
mony the state rested , and Colonel Dalley
for the defense made a motion that the
court direct a verdict. This wan overruled
and the defense rested without offering any
evidence. Arguments were then made and
the court adjourned. The case will bo given
to the Jury this morning.
M'CAI.MUT IS A. PUGILISTIC LOVEIl.
lie Million n Couiilc of VluloiiH At-
MiiultN Upon the Ctrl lie LOVOH.
James McCalmut , a butcher , was arrested
last night upon a warrant sworn out In Jus
tice Cok's court charging him with a vicious
assault upon a young woman living on North
Sixth street. She has been receiving Mc-
Calmut's attentions for some time , but lately
without the approval of her parents. Yes
terday she Informed the lover that it would
please her best If he would refrain from
calling any more. Endearing terms and
earnest pleadings wtre unavailing , and the
lover resrted to force. He struck the girl
In the face several times before her screams
brought the assistance of other members
of the family. When she recovered her
composure she filed the Information and Mc
Calmut was arrested. At the Jail he gave
bonds for his appearance In Cook's court
this morning ; The arrest was not effected
until after dark , and when the butcher got
his supper and thught the matter over he
came to the conclusion that the proper thing
to do to win back the affections of the
young woman , whose name Is Bllllps , waste
to repeat his assault. He visited the house
again and m de a brutal assault upon her ,
striking her In the face , she alleges , flvo
or six times. A new warrant was Issued
fcr him and a complaint also lodged at po
lice headquarters. Officers were ordered to
pick him up whesever found. At 9 o'clock
Officer Slead saw him on Main street , but
when ordered to halt he gave the officer
the hot foot In a way that carried him out
of s'ght in a few seconds.
Stephan Bros , for plumbing and heating ;
also fine line of gas fixtures.
Dr. Cleaver's office moved to 600 Broadway.
PACKING HOUSE WEEKLY OUTPUT.
Connl lornble IlocrpuiiIn tlic MOTO-
111 c nt tif HOKH.
CINCINNATI , March 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Price Current tomorrow will
say : Western packing continues on a moJer-
ate scale. Total for the week , 260,000 head ,
compared with 290,000 head the preceding
week and 330,000 last year. Preliminary
returns and estimates for the season to
March 1 , Indicate about 0,835,000 head against
7,190,000 head last year. Prominent places
compared as follows for four winter months :
An Afllilnvlt.
Thlo Is to certify that on May 11th , I
walked to Mellck's drug store on a pair of
crutches and bought a bottle of Chambsr-
laln'B Pain Dalin for Inflammatory rheuma
tism , which had crippled mo up. Aftnr
using three bottles I am completely cured.
I can cheerfully recommend It Charles II.
Wetzel , Sunhury , Pa.
Sworn and subscribed to before mo on
August 10 , 1804 , Walter Shlpman , J. P. For
sale at CO cents per bottle by druggists.
Enilie liMl < lu- Stump KunilH.
MEMPHIS , Tcnn. , March 4. Mrs. Georgle
H. Harris , stamp clerk at the Memphis post-
oince , has been bound over to the United
States court for embezzlement of the stamp
funds of the Memphis postofllcc. She
has occupied Urn position of stamp clerk at
Memphis for the last thirteen years. Her
shortage , it Is claimed , aggregates some
thing over { 3,000. Mrs. Harris Is a widow
with grown daughters. The proceedings
which concluded in her waiving examination
and giving bond for her appearance in court
were conducted secretly.
RAY VAN TASSEL CONVICTED
Receives a Llfa Ssntonqt / , for Hi $ Wife's '
Murdfer.1"
IOWA JURY RENDER9 n4TS VERDICT
Nine rnvorcil < lie llcnlli I'rnnltr lint
Were Snllallrtl > ) " Com-e-
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rtlnn In Knop 'of llnril
I.nlior.
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MASON cfTV , la. , Jlartfi 4. ( Special
Telegram. ) The jury In Uiq Xan Tassel mur
der case at New Hampton agreed on the
first. bnllot and were unanimous for a vcrJIct
of guilty. On the question of punishment
nine favored the death penalty and two life
Imprisonment , and It took them until 2
o'clock thla morning to agree. At 6 o'clock
the JudRO wno notified , but ordered them to
breakfast before he took the verdict. At
8 o'clock he opened court , behind closed
doors , and the verdict was entered. The
closed doors excluded alt but attorneys ,
bnlllffp and a chosen few. Court then ad
journed until 3 o'clock , when oantcnco was
pronounced.
The defendant was brought In and asked
If ho had anything to my. Ho simply shook
his head. H's ' attorneyo filed the usual
motion * for arrest of judgment and for a
new trial. Tney also gave notice of appeal
to the rupremo court. These motions were
overruled , their exceptions noted and It.
Hay Van Tasrel w.aa sentenced to bo Im-
prlooned In the penitentiary at hard labor
for the term of hto natural life. Ho did
not appear to twitch a muscle , change color
or glvo any demonstration of Ms feelings.
Ho was , perhaps , a trifle paler than usual ,
but the same stolid Indifferent lock was on
hie fncc. His father and foster sister showed
a great deal of emotion , the latter com
pletely breaking down. Tomorrow Van Tas
sel will be removed to what will probably be
hlo future rcsldencs , Anamoja. The verdict
and sentence had been anticipated Jy nearly
nil. and Is generally believed to bo Just.
Hlj crime was that of poisoning his wife.
MAMJl-'ACTUHEHS HIM. MAY PASS.
Provision * of tlic Mulct I , tinUkilj - < < >
Ho UxtomU-il Mix-rally.
DBS MOINES , March 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The prospects for the passage of a
bill authorizing the manufacture and calo
of Intoxicating liquors at wholesale are grow
ing brighter. The senate committee on sup
pression of Intemperance has approved the
bill Introduced by Senator Ellis , which pro
vides for manufacture under the provisions
of the mulct law , except the tax , which has
been stricken out. The minimum amount
was fixed at three gallons.
The senate discussed the bill regulating
loan and building associations at length and
numerous amendments were proposed. Ad
journment was reached while the amend
ments were pending. The senate does not
appear to be willing to accept the house
bill , and a conference committee appears to
be a necessity.
The house today passed a bill making spe
cial provision for a building fund for the
State university. The 'bill provides for a
I special tax of one-tenth of " 1- mill on all the
I property In the elate. ' s&fd levy to com-
mcnco with the first levy , wade after the
passage of this act , and tllpMsamo levy shall
bo made annually therdafler for four years.
Any amount In excess of the sum of $55,000
raised by any ono of such' * levies shall be
paid Into the state troa'sury.
Van Houten 'thought' tills action -would
glvo the university an undue" advantage over
the other Institutions. 'He1 , ' was a friend to
them all. McDonald of Guthrie warned the
legislature that It was' making a precedent
today that would open' 'wlflo the doors of
the state treasury In after0 years to raids
from all sources , and largely Increase tax
ation. Funk said the ' 'constitution of the
state required the legislature to make ample
support for this institution , 'Hnd the ways
and means committee li'iu ndorsed this plan
In order that the authorities might Isnow
Just what to depend upb.n.jThe'-blU passed
yeas , CO ; nays , 25.
The minority report of the house com
mittee on public health , signed by Prentls ,
Sullivan , Davis and Dell , favoring the Phelps
bill prohibiting the manufacture and sdle
of cigarettes , was adopted by the bouse by
a vote of 58 to 24. An amendment was
adopted exempting dealers In original pack
ages celling to customers outside of the
state. A strong effort was made to declare
the substitute bill out of order on the
ground that It had once been before the
house and rejected by being set aside for
the Morrison substitute. Pending a decision
on this point the friends of the measure
forced an adjournment.
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PECULIAR DAMAGK SUIT EMDHD.
IIiiliiicr-nclklialT CIIHO nt Lemur * He-
HiiltH In a Victory for the I'lnliillff.
LEMARS , la. , March 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The jury In the Hubner-Kelkhoff
$30,000 breach of promise damage eult brought
in a verdict for $5.000 In favor of the plain
tiff this forenoon. The case has become qulto
noted on account of the amount Involved and
the fact that nelkhoff Is dead and the suit
was brought against" hla estate about two
ycaro ago. Relkhoff was' a retired business
man. He came to Lemara and bought a fine
homo. Ho was a widower and something of
a recluse , devoting much of his time to
study. Ho was a man of education , and pos
sessed of largo means. On retiring from bus
iness ho gave each of his two sons and ono
daughter $50,000. Mrs. Hubner was his
housekeeper at the time of hi ? death. In his
will ho left $35,000 to the Iowa college at
Grlnncll and several other bequests for $1,000
or more. Mrs. Hubner sued the estate for
$30,000 damages for breach of promise , claimIng -
Ing she and Ilelkhoff wcrp engaged at ono
tlmo and that before his death ho refused to
marry her. The case was on trial six days
and resulted In a verdict for $5,000 for the
plaintiff. It will probably be appealed.
Of ( I Collt'KI * I'lTHlllCIlt.
WEDSTEIl CITY , la. , March 4. ( Special
Telegram. ) President N , C. Hill of Jewell
Lutheran college died at his homo In Jewell
this morning. Ho was active In educational
work In this section of the state for years.
Cur Finn I no oil Icnvn ItoiulH.
DE3 MOINES , March 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) As a result of the Improved market
for grains , there Is a small car famine on
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castoria.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castiria.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castbria.
T puImiil 'competitors , Jeal V
MOORE < S ELLIS' ous of our'sdccfss In securing
nclear tha tg\t \ * everybody ,
have now gj/lfji out Imitations
SULTANA of this Justly fdckraled brand ;
and to guarilri nealntt this ,
thereby protecting the public
from being / doJclvede here
with present M 'fao ' simile of
*
tlia Bultana box lab ? ! , and In
addition to tliln Identification
of genuineness each foil wrap
per on the cuur l stamped ,
"Moore and Kills' Bultana. "
Beware
of
Imitations.
CORNJBR CIGAR
pome of the lown roads. In this section of
the state there Is more movement of corn
than at any time for ft > o r past , and cars
arc not to bo had to keep up with the de
mand , The prospects arc that thU con
dition wll | continue till the roads break up
In the Jprlntf. _
lllrtlidny Cnmliteinorntnl.
CHESTON , la. , March 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Robert Emmet council of the Irish
National Alliance commemorated the birth
day of that eminent patriot this evening.
' - made Colonel
Enthusiastic addresses 'nc-e by
John O'Kcefo. M. J. Welsh and John II.
Sullivan. Strong resolutions were adopted
condemning England for confining American
citizens In English prisons for political of-
fen res. _ _ _ _ _
iii < lornn1 limit StntrMiicii.
JEFFERSON , la. , March 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Qrecno county republican con
vention this afternoon passed strong resolu
tions endorsing Allison for president and
DollUcr for congress In the Tenth district.
( Him n Sliort HI-MI I to.
JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. , March I. Gov
ernor Stone today granted n rcft'lte to
Tlicmns Punshon of St. Joseph , who wna
under sentence from the supreme court to
be executed Mm eh 12. The respite post
pones the execution until Apill 3.
AllrKt'il CoiiMilrnlorx Ao itilHi' < 1.
SAN FRANCISCO , March 4. The steam
ship Australia arrived tonight from Honolulu
lulu , bringing news that Morrow and Under
wood , tliu two men whtf were charged with
conspiracy to restore the queen to thu
throne , \\ero acquitted.
l FOHKCAST ,
Ilnln or Snoiv uiitl Wiinm-r
Tor \ > lirn * < Kii.
WASHINGTON , March 4. The forecast
for Thursday Is :
For Nebraska , Iowa , Missouri and Knn-
808 Haiti or snow ; warmer ; southeasterly
winds.
For Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Partly cloudy ; warmer ; southwesterly
winds' .
For South Dakota Cloudy and threaten
ing. with IlKht snows : easterly winds.
For Colorado Cloudy and threatening ;
probably with rain or snow ; variable winds.
For Wyoming Ilght snow ; warmer ;
easterly winds ? . . . .
For Montana Cloudy and threatening ;
warmer ; easterly winds.
Local Hci-oril.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER nUREAU ,
OMAHA , March I. Omaha record of tem
perature nnd rainfall , compared with the
corresponding day of the pflst four years :
" "
Maximum temperature. . . . SO 31 ci 27
Minimum temperature. . . . 21 8 55 4
Average temperature . 26 21 CO 10
Precipitation . T T .45 .00
Condition of temperature nnd precipitation
at Omaha for the day and since March 1 ,
ISM ;
Normal temperature . 31
Deficiency for the day. . . . . . . 6
Accumulated deficiency since March 1. . 37
Normal precipitation . 03
Deficiency for the day . OJ
Total precipitation plnro March 1 . 5.1
Excess since March 1 . 09
IloporlH from Station * lit 8 i . m.
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STATIONS AND PTATU OP
WEATHEtl.
Onmlin , rlnuilv
Noith riatlc , cloudy
Huron , Knowing
Chlc.iRO , clear
St. lymils. clDttilv
Ht. 1'nul , cloudy
Davenport , clenr
Kalians City , rou ] < Ty
Helena , part cloudy
HUVH * . inrt cloudy
Salt Lake City , "iiowlns
Bumiuclc. pnoulng
ChpyoniU' , BmmtnK
\VllllBtcm , pnowliiK
Hnnld City , snowing
Giiixeston , cloudy
Indicates trace of pieclpltntlon.
L. A. WKLSH. Observer.
Gladness Comes
With a better understanding of the
transient nature of the many phys
ical ills which vanish hefore proper ef
forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms of
sickness are not clue to any actual dis
ease , hut tiimply to a constipated condi
tion of the s.VHtcm , which the pleasant
family laxative , Syrup of Figs , prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of fnmilics , and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact , that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness , without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. J t is therefore
all important , in order to get its bene
ficial effects , to note when you 'pur
chase , that you have the genuine article ,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only , and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health ,
and the system is rcguhir , then laxa
tives or other remedies arc not needed.
If udlioted with any actual disease , ono
may bo commended to the most skillful
physicians , but if in need of a laxative ,
then ono should have the best , and with
the well-informed everywhere , Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and 71 ves most freneral satisfaction.
TWIN CITY DYE WORKS
DYEINO ANDCLEANING
Clothing , Dresses and Household Gojtts
OMAHA OITICI3-1521 1'ainam. Tel. 1321.
COUNCIL HWJPI'8 Work * and Olllce , Cor. Ave.
nun A and SStli St. Tel. 310.
Bend for Price Il t.
1ST NATIONAL BANKer
or
Council Bluffs , Iowa.
CAPITAL , - - - SI 00,000
W13 SOLICIT VOUK IIUSINCSS.
Wlfl U123IIIH YOUIl COLLECTIONS.
ONI2 OK TIIU OLI1KST 1IAMCH IN IOWA.
R I'UH CI2NT 1 > AII > ON TIMI3 Dld'OSl'l'S.
CALL AND KEI2 US Oil WItlTIS.
THE NEW DOHANY THEATER
KLLIOTT ALTON , . . . , Manager ,
-TOMMIIT-
ft DIVOROEXD
AUiuUnluu 10 Ccut * .
Off for a Six Months' Trip.
i PLUG
When you spend a dime for "Battle Ax"
Plug , you get 5 J ounces. When you spend
the same amount for any other good tobac
co , you get 3J ounces , or for 5 cents you
; get almost as much "Battle Ax" as you do s
of other high grade brands for JO cents.
ITS *
THE HAMILTON
"THIS IS THE WHEEL"
That has the points that please and fit all conditions of track , road
and rider. It has the wearing points , the talking points , the speed
pouts and every point that bicycle riders demand for ease and Hf
comfort , It is a
We have brought to bear on our proJuction all the elements essen
tial for the manufacture of the highest typs of Bicycle ,
IT HAS THE
WEIGHT HIRIIT. HANDLE : HAH IUGIIT. SPEED RIGHT.
FKAMK IIIOIIT. SADDLB IlIGIIT. TRICES RIGHT.
IIUAHINOS RIGHT. TIIBAD RIGHT. SELLS RIGHT.
I'HOI'OIITION HIUIIT. STRENGTH UIQIIT. KIXIHII RIGHT.
EVERYTHING RIGHT.
"Others are good , but none are belter. " Bicycle dealers and
men , women and children riders , watch this space for next three
months. It will contain valuable information for you.
VAN BRUNT & WA1TE ,
21 TO 22 FOURTH STREET , COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA
mmMi
Double
the satisfaction
obtained from
ordinary soap
and only half the expense
and bother. That's why
thousands of thoughtful ,
thrifty women use Santa
Claus Soap. They have
learned by practical , thorough
tests that for washday or every
day use there is no soap in the
world that nearly equals
SANTA CLAUS SOAP )
Sold everywhere. Made only by
N. K. Fairbanh Company , - . Chicago.
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