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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1896)
m f H TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE : TmJEjSDAY , JULY 10 , 1800. I A' A'COUNCIL COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT am on aii.vnof. : fA P llljhra , postmaster at Walnut. l In V city 1) C nioomtr hap ROM we&t on a E and pleiuuic trip , tlrs i ; A Ttou'.mau has gone to Madlwn | . .ikc , A\ia for the ttimmcr. Attomcy I II Slllt of Carton was in the ' .ty vcstcrday on legal bnilinrs. MLs Oren of Macon. Mo. , Is the gurst of | Mr and Mrs Anderson on Aveftuc A. It v T MtK StUBit of Ohiirlton. la. . Is in 'hu city the cue t ot his ton , D. K , Stuart. , Harmony chapter No. 25 Order of I > stcrn ' Star , will tiuet In iCgtllar session this evenIng - Ing , ' The Ladles of the Maccabees will hold ptclal meeting at 2 o'clock Thutsday \ \ Pert Tostcvln \ In the city vIMtlng his Hcrt la now a resident of Mcr- | rlnm. Neb Harmony chapter No. 25 , Order of Eastern ' % ir. vvltl meet In regular session this even- ling , July 1C Mica KlUlo Ilullard hns returned from n I visit to Kt Paul , where she visited friends I for two vvetl.s. . Miss Nelllo Hnnlon of Mason City , la. , [ is the guest of her aunt , Mrs. H. P. Pierce , | 721 Pirst nventie. A mairlnRo license was granted yrstcr- [ day to Samuel Mi Cowan nnd MUs Mull'sa { all. both of Lincoln , Neb. S. T Ilcrrj , J. N. Gardner. I'rank Gard iner. Chester Onidncr nnd Mark Gardner of ( Macedonia arc at the Kiel. W. S Mllllgnn , lax romml sloner for the kMllwaukce. ID In the city , checking up the ( last assessment of his company. Ml s Manic 0'Donnell of Park avenue left Ijrstcrday for Chicago nnd other eastern | 7x > lnts to be absent about a month. MRS | Huby Grape , who has been visiting ( Mrs , Chris Carlron the past two weeks , haa I > Plumed to her homo nt Hamburg , la. The Grand hotel , Council llluffs. High class In ever ) respect. Ilntes , $ - 60 per day I and upward. R. r. Clarlte , proprietor. Cm I 1) llaker. son of County Supervisor Baker , has been appointed superintendent otfhc electric light works nt Lanark , III. Cnltcd States Marshal Ilraillry and Clerk Btcadman of the- federal court left last evenIng - Ing for Keokuk to attend the summer ECS Elon of court. Mrs , P Wels nnd Mrs. Ida Scjbert and ton. Call , returned jcsterday after a long absence and will make the Hlufls their home for the present. Rpvvoith leaguers are cordially Invited to Join us In our social nt Manavva on Thurs day evening , July 16. lluy jour tickets nt Hart's or Crockvvell's , It Includes cake and cream at the lake. Fire yesterday dcstro > ed the barn of Leon- Inrd nverctt A crib adjoining the barn nnd ( containing peveral hundred bushels of corn [ was also scorched nnd the born damaged by lemoko nnd water. There wns no Insurance. Ear ! Cnse. the 1-month-old son of Mr and Mrs. G C Case , 1805 South Eleventh ; street , died Tuceduj evening from cholera i Infnntuin The funeral will occur this morning ingat 10 o'clock from the residence. Burial In ralrview County Clerk Reed yesterday received I word from DCS Molnes that the case of John : : . Ulackmnn against Daniel and Nellie Dull and others has been appealed to the su preme court of the1 United States. The case i was tried In the Pottawattamle district court and wns appealed to the state supreme court where- the decision of the lower courl I-was affirmed , nnd it now goes to the federal I court on a w rit of en or. Edgar Murray , a joung farm hand work- ling on the farm of Henry Sperling , cast of I the cltj- , was brought Into town j-cstcrday llor medical nnd surgical treatment. He i ( suffering from ft dangerous wound In the leg ( While at work pitching hay a. few days ago Ihe stuck one of the tines of the pitchfork Iho was using Into the fleshy part of his leg The wound was dressed with the ordinary Islmplo remedies of the farm , but the joung Iman did not get along well. The leg swelled luntll It acquired poftderous proportions FWhen brought to town It was found that blood poisoning had set In , and there was Brave danger of the man losing his leg and bis life. Ho was taken to one of the hos pitals for treatment. 0. D Vlavl Co. , female rcracdjMedlca consultation free Wcdncsdaj's. Health book | furnished. Annex Grand hotel. 3 CHAMPION HIGH HIVING HOItSsi:5 ! I Dr. Curvrr < < Ho nt I.nKc Mnunmi Dr. Carver and his famous diving horses | \vlll bo at Lake Manawa for twelve days I commencing Wednesday afternoon , July 29 I The performances of these wonderful an lltnals are spoken -\ery highly of by thi Iprcss In the different cities , while Dr Icarver Is too well known to need any com Imcnts. Ho Is known from ocean to ocean a [ being the best rifle shot In the world , am ( large crowds will go out to tbe lake to se I him. ( Ciiri | rn < l ii Alter SiiiinttfTM. There promises to be a general war upon [ the squatters who arc living on the ground [ near the Douglas street bridge. Some days I ago A. W Street commenced an action , 01 behalf of the Council Bluffs Ferry cum pany to quiet title to a large tract o I land In Terry addition , which Is now oc cupled by bquattcrs who claim the propertj by adverse possession Yesterday suits wen filed by the Omaha & Council Bluffs Rail way and Bridge company and the Chicago < S Northwestern Hallway company asking fo : n ! the poksesslon of certain property In tin Bamo addition and asking that the squatter bo enjoined from further occupancy of tin property All of the suits In question an against n r Tumbleson and wife , 0 O Over nnd wife , J Over and wife. I ) . H. An dcrson and wife and Christina Weberg. ArrcNt of u Wintered Man. A telegram was received by the pollc department jestcrday morning from the Bherlff at Wintcriset , la. , asking for the arrest of S N Hamilton , who had been located In this city. The police were asked to arrest him and hold him as a fugitive from justice until an olllcor could come nnd get him Hamilton was placed under arrest at C 45 jestcrday morning. During the forenoon Sheriff Sllllman of Madison county arrived In tbe city and Hamilton was turned over to him. Hamilton Is wanted In WInterset for as- vault with Intent to commit murder. A few days ago ho became Involved In a dis pute with a man over an account. A fight resulted in which the other man was badly hurt. Hamilton had friends in Omaha and concluded that It would be best for him t < ii visit them for a few davs until the Wlnterset man recovered. There was some reason for believing that the man might die and the ofllccrs concluded to have Hamilton where he could be called to account. Gas ranges and service connections at half price for fifteen dajs. Call at company's olllce for full particulars. 210 Main and 214 Pt'arl streets. A splendid hay meadow of 1C ) acres for rent. Four miles of post office In Council llluffs. Will cut two tons to the acre. Only J260 per acre Apply to Leonard Everett , Council Bluffs , la . Davis , drugs , paints and glass. Tel. 2S9. Hi-imlrN nn I'c-url Stri-i't. E , A. Wlckham will begin work on the Tearl street paving on Monday morning The first few days will be demoted to reV - V pairing and replacing the defective curbing e and tbe lajlng of brick will not be under way until the beginning of the following week. The brick are coming at the rate of several carloads dally and the work of hauling them has been commenced Kvury brick bo far delivered Is fully up to the high quality shown by the specimens submitted to the council when the contract was awarded Wiekham When tbe work la com pleted It Is a guaranteed certainty that the Btrw will present the finest ple-co of pav ing In the webt. The motor people ure ready to go to work now , and It Is probable they will begin laing their granite by the last of next week. , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Go to Lake Manavva and cce Prof Menle make his thrilling leaps. The Ladles' or chcttra glvet concerts afternoon and night The last two weeks ot the famous Cbicag LAdles' at Grand Plan. SUSPECTED OF HEAVY WORK Ward aud St. Join Believed to Be Bank Robbers. 10NDAMIM JOB CHARGED TO THEM rlxunerM Itrinnrrit ( o III tor SIoiiv. Win-re nn innrt Will Jtc ? ltni ! tu Connect Them Tilth tlic .Toll. Indications now ate that Ward and St. oh1 , the two travelers who vvero aircstrd icto 1 lies-day for the Inrccny of tome sad- lies and small stuff at Hlvor Sioux , will itue a charge of bank robbery lodged against hem. Three weeks ago the bank tit Mondamln , a , was bioken Into and the cashier's drawer Hied of Its contents. The worls was evi dently thnt of novices , as no utttmpt was nado to forrc the vault In which Iho funds of the bank were located. The robbcis contented theni'clves with the dry picking ound 111 the dravveis , and this realized only a few dollars In the money taken , how ever , were several rare tains , pennies of nclcnt date and design , aud u Mexican free liver dollar These coins , whllo not Jeop- nrdlzlng the bauk'tt financial ttandlng by heir loss , have served to furnish u prcttj good clue to the men who broke In and robbed the plave. When St John and Ward were arrested .he olllcots had nothing but contempt for them. They had n lot of pett > thieveries charged against them and wore wanted to answer to the larceny of several second hand sets uf harness , an old saddle or two and some stuff of that kind Now they arc ooked upon ns bank robbers and are being consldeied In better form by the officials When the men were arrested they had a 'ow dollars In loose change and tvventj-slx ileces of old coin , Including a Mexican trade- dollar and a number of odd pennies. This money was held by St. John , and ho was very anxious to keep It and asked permis sion to carry his own pockelbook. This aroused suspicion and when Constable Miles came down jesterday from Hlvcr Sioux he was pretty sure that the coins In question liad been taken from the Mondamln bank Ward and St. John arc professional traders They left this city about a month ago and arc known to have been In the vicinity of Mondamln when the bank there was robbed. Yesterday the men were allowed to take their horses and place them In pastures for safe keeping , while they are absent as guests of the state. Mrs Jennie Williams , who Is something of a horse trader herself , appeared on the scene > esterday morning with a claim of $0 against the two men. She was so persistent that she was given one of the horses to square her claim. The prisoners were taken to River Sioux by Constable Miles last night. uvi.i. fiilM mill ( "lii > KM u lto > Into Inni'iixl- lillt.i mill INrrcMliil. . Guy Wright , a Hearold boy , was set upon and severely beaten last evening bj his stepfather , James Hall , who lives near Foity-first street and Klrst avenue. People ple who witnessed the assault believe Hall would have killed the boy if he had not been Interfered with. They rescued the child from the Infuriated man and tele phoned for the police. Hall Is employed in the Cudahy packing house In South Omaha. He has been mar ried to the boy's mother some twelve years. Five other children have been born since the marriage The boy admits that ho has not ulwajs been good , but s > ays of late he has tried to do right and has Joined the Christian Endeavor society. There waste to be a meeting of the branch last evenIng - Ing and Mrs Hall promised her son he should go. After supper ho got his work done and was ready to start , when the stepfather put a veto upon it. The boy's appeals for permission to go were un heeded , so watching his chance he slipped out. Hall started after the boy , but finding he could not overhaul him afoot , borrowed a horse from J J. Crow and continued the chase. He came up with the boy in the vicinity of the 1'Iano Manufacturing com pany's warehouse on Thirty-second street and First avenue. The boy crawled under the shipping platform and hid. but the man found him and dragged him out The uproar bad attracted a llttlo crowd and Hall tried to force the boy to mount the horse telling htm that he would kill him when he got him home The boy refused and Hall sprang upon him and beat him into the earth When the spectators Inter fered and pulled the Infuriated man oK the boy was black In the face and uncon scious. The men were on the point of handling Hall pretty roughly , for they were sure he meant to murder the child. Wiser counsel prevailed and the matter was reported to the police. Captain Maltby investigated the case and was so well sat isfied that It was serious that be brought the child to the station and had n warrant Issued for Hall's arrest on the charge of assault with Intent to do great bodily In- Jury. Th boy was kept at the station while the captain and OUlccr Claar went aftci Hall Among the witnesses were Charles Black , Albert and Charles Hooker , C. T. Miller , hobert Illehardson and Clyde Copcland. I.iiUi * MMM.IV. n TrnliiM Leave Council Illufls at 8 and 10 a. m , 2 , 3 , , C p in , and every half hour there after. Labt train at 11 p. in. Sundajs and special occasions every thirty minutes. Wo are turning out the whitest , cleanest , best laundry In the state the only kind good enough for jou. Postal or telephone 1G7 Eagle Laundry. 724 liroadway. Grand Plaza , at Lake Manawa , has the finest teach for bathing In the western country. . SrnrrliliiK fur n limit * . The police vvero looking all day yesterday for a negro who was one of a gang of tramps loitering flround the vicinity of Ave nue C and Tenth street Mrs. George A Stavely cent word to the station that her home at 1013 Avenue C was Invaded by the tramp yesterday morning and she was badly frightened The fellow appeared a few mln utes after Mr Stavcly left the house for his work The woman first noticed him skulk ing In come bunflowcrs at the rear end of the lot The fellow waited a few moments and then walked badly toward the liouso , making an Indecent exposure of his person to the terrified woman She ran to the front part of the house and screamed for assist ance. Neighbors quickly came to the house and the tramp fled. The women of the Uroadvvay Methodlbt Episcopal church will have a trolley party to Lake Manawa next Thursday afternoon and evening. Thoeo who buy tickets of the women will get a free dish of ice cream Tickets are no > v on rale at A. A. Hart's. Campers are coming in dally ct Grand Plaza , and It won't be long before all the choice places are taken. \nn 'IVmiuirarlI } ' limniK * , One of the patients at St Bernard's has pltal , a sister from Omaha , while suffering from temporary aberration due to fever , eluded the watchful attendant } estorday who was accouipanjing her for exercise about the grounds , and succeeded In getting sev eral blocks away before her absence was no ticed. She was found In .one of the neigh boring residences Irving to Induce the people to take her to Omaha. The sister Is just recovering - covering from a dangerous attack of fever and was not regaided as being a subject for restraint. The patrons of Grand Plaza. Lake Man awa , are pleased to note that no Intoxicating liquors are sold In the grounds. Mm. Allu-rl * A U Dlturcr. Mm Johanna M Alberts commenced suit yesterday In the district court against her husband Charlei P. Alberti , wklng for a decree of divorce Mrs. Alberts alleges In her petition that fhc was united In marriage with Iho defendant at Underwood In April , ISS5 , tnd thnt during the months of Septem ber sad October of the same jear Alberts forjrot or dliregnided the marriage vows nnd consorted with lewd women In Omaha nnd Council lllulfs. Hence the request for ft separation I.KtTo r.lrl MU-.IIIK- . The police were nskcd at 10 o'clock last night ! o assist in finding Julia Shrives , an ll-.vrar-old glil. The child nte supper last mcnliiR with tome friends on Avenue G i-nd Slxtet-nth ttieet. and started for her home lit Aven'io C md Seventeenth street ( t 7 o'clnrl : At 0 o'clock her parents , sup- pimlnv thi t flic wns still at the neighbors , nent for her and Avere very much alauned when It was found that she had left thrie two hours previous There arc a coed many vmnnt lots covered with tall weeds nnd tamllowrig In the vicinity , and when this fr.ct was recalled , with the additional one thnt n number of tram pa were noticed lying nround In the wccdu during the after noon , the parents fearid that their little daughter had fallen Into their clutches. The ciitho neighborhood turned out to m- sist In the search , but up to a late hour no ttace of the child had been found. The train service to Lake Manawa Is ab solutely perfect this season. No detention lit cither end of the line. Wall paper cleaned , new process , with patent right , at Miller's. 10S Main street. O. J. Mar Mil limit } Hurt. O. J Martin of the grocery firm of Martin & Clausen sustained severe Injuries last evening by falling from a step ladder in his store on Broadway. He fell across some boxes , the middle of his back coming Into contact with the sharp edges. Ho was con veyed to his home on Itenton street and a phvslclan called. He was suffering so greatly that It was necessary to put him under the influence of an opiate last night. Trains run every half hour to Lake Man avva on Sundays. Hoflmayr's Fancy Patent flour makes the best and most bread. Ask jour grocer for It. Special grounds for private picnic parties at Grand Plaza. _ 1'llUvN II CIlMHKC l f VcllllC. Klmball. the tramp horse thief who was captured In MePaul Suudaj with three head of horses In his possession which he had stolen from a blacksmith In this city named Iteeder , was arraigned In Jus'lce Cook's court vestcrday afternoon. Bj advice of his attor- nejs he took a change ofenue to Justice Vlen. The preliminary Inquiry before the latter Justice will be held In a few dajs. Klmball is a giant In size and strength. Ccr.i Deckwlth , the champion lady swimmer , will be at Lake Manav.i tor one week , commencing next Monday. The Broadway M. n church gives Its an nual picnic today at Grand Plaza. Perfect filter , ? 3. Stcphan Bros. M Is a I'rUuto. There was another chapter in the Internal troubles of the Dodge Light Guards at their meeting on Tuesday night. Two weeks ago the company voted to reduce Corporal W. C Hendrlcks to the : anks for his part in the attempt to induce Captain W. 0 Prjor to resign. Captain Prjor took no action In the matter until Tuesday night , when he Issued the order reducing Hendrlcks to the ranks and appointed O. B. Donaldson as corporal to fill the vacancy. Go to Manawa and camp during the heated term and keep cool. If you want to enjoy a pleasant day go to Lake Manawa. iot > itiJi > o THI : : sii/\nii COIN van. Three Million Ilnlliirs it Month to Hi- MlnU'dftcr IMiiH Vloiilli. WASHINGTON , July 15 Owing to the fact that the amount of silver dollars in the treasury available for the redemption of treasury notes has become reduced to $10- 659,552 and will be further reduced by re demption during the current month , the coinage of silver dollars by the mints will be Increased from $1,500.000 to $3,000,003 per month from August 1 , and will probably be continued at that rate In order that the treasury may have a sufficient stock to re deem treasury notes presented lu exchange for silver dollars. On March 1. 1893 , the treasury held 29,390,401 standard silver dollars lars for the redemption of treasury notes Is sued under the act of July 14 , 1S90. Today the number of silver dollars held by the treasury for the redemption of treasury notes is 10,059,582. Since March 1 , 1S93 , the coinage of silver dollars has aggregated Jll.- 9S3.05C. Of this sum , however , $2,311,077 was profits , or seigniorage , which leaves $9.071- 379 for the redemption of treasury notes The amount of treasury notes redeemed In silver dollars , concelcd from November 1 1S93 , to July 14 , 1S9G , was $28,402,258. JuilK < * I'litiiniii < ItcproHcnt and < iiirur > i Klny : WASHINGTON , July 15. The representa tives of the United States and Great Britain on the committee to Investigate the claims of British subjects for damages sustained through the seizure of their vessels while staling In Bering sea before the adoption of the first modus vlvendl have at length been selected. The treaty ratified by the last session of congress provides for the ap pointment of two commissioners , one from Great Britain nnd the other from the United States The British commissioner will bo Hon. George C. King , at prctcnt one of the Justices of the supreme court of Canada , while the United States commissioner will be Hon. William Putnam , United States Judge for the First circuit In upper New England. Judge Putnam was a member of the International commission of 1880 , whic- i.cgotlatcd the fisheries convention during Secretary Bayard's administration of the State department. H IH understood that Mr. Don Dickinson of Michigan has been selected as counsel for the United States before the commission ( ioml Til I UK for < "n 11 fornln AIIICH. . WASHINGTON , July 15 According tu the report of United States Consul General Mills at Honolulu , the Hawaiian leglslatuic has passed an act admitting wines contain ing less than IS per cent alcohol frre of duty and Increasing the duty on spirituous liquors In consequence California wines , which have been taxed ID cents per gallon , will escape import duties. C'linilllldii iif ( TrriiNiiry , WASHINGTON. July 15 Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury Available cash balance * , ? JG2 , 592.924 ; gold re sent' . | 9SC ! 2,220. _ _ _ m\vi \IM-\I , i , AT cn.vmio.v Itiillronil Triilllc Ttiiiiiirnrll | ) SUK- | iriul < * il mill .ttut'li Daimiui- Hone , CHEYENNE. July 15 ( Special Tele gram. ) A rain storm , resembling a cloud burst , occurred hero this afternoon , flooding the entire business portion of the city and causing an aggregate of (50,009 damage to merchandise In cellars , sidewalks , parks , streets and to shops and electric light plants The clt ) is In darkness tonight , as the electric light plants are under water. The signal service record shows that the storm was limited lu area , but that four and three-fourths inches of water fell in one hour and forty minutes Passenger trains on the Union Pacific and Burlington roads \\ere held several hours on account of nu merous washouts couth and cast of the city. A llttlo daughter of Mr. Lewis Dayton , an old and much respected citlzeu of Barnltz , Pa. , occasionally has a trouble with hei stomach which given her considerable dis tress. In s peaking of ft Mr Dayton said "As soon a8 she has au attacK we give her a dose of Chamberlain a Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea lleiiudy , and U has never failed to relieve her promptly , We all use It lu our family with tbe eame good results. " For Kale by all druggists , HARDSHIPS OF IfJEERS I A Cherokee's Early Settlers Ha 'tS'Iace ' th " ' Terrible Sioux , \ _ V TWICE ABANDONED THti.R/ HOMES HlNlor ] of the Spirit mill I I'crnlliir Ini'lili'itlNVhlfIi I riMitU < - < I tinTol'MMo AITiilP. ' ' . ' ' CHEROKEE , la. . July 15. ( Special ) The last chapter on the early settlement of Cherokee county left the llttlo colony plat ting n town. In the summer of 1556 , on the banks or the Little Slom river. The pioneers labored hard nil that season and experienced but few hardship * until the following winter , although some little dif ficulty was contended with In securing deeds and land grants , as tha land olllco was located at Slou\ City , sixty miles distant. The first deed granted for land In the county was filed for lecord August G , 1S56. It was con\c > ed by Robert Terry , In con sideration of J100 "paid in hand" by Wil liam H. Henry , George A. Jackson and H. C. Campbell of Woodbury county. The first real estate mortgage made was that of M. n I'rendcrgrast In consideration of $300 , to August Klrwau. and was recorded De cember 2S , 1S57. The first house erected was that of the colon v. mentioned In the preceding article , \vhlili was built In 1S3C It was made of logs. 12x20 feet , one and n half stories high. The first saw mill was built In 1SC3 , and the flrst Hour mill in 1&70. 1&70.The The first election was held In August , 1S57 , at George Lebourvcan's log house and the full vote of the county was cast , nine teen In all. The llrbt postolllco was estab lished at the log hou < c of 13en Holbrooke , on section 20 , ofwhat Is at the present time Ununn as Cherokee township , in the fall of 1S37. The malls were carried by n footman and lie never failed to reach the settlement less than once In over > two weeks and sometimes as often as once a. week , if the walking was good. The old Iowa Kails & Sioux City stage line crossed by the way of Correctlonville , some thirty miles south of Cherokee , nence the mall louto here was the one running from Spirit Lake to Sioux City. Before this postolllce was established malls were a scarce article here and no one thought of "making a kick"1 though the malls happen to be six or eight weeks late. The firs-t mail that reached the colony after the settlement was made was brought from Sioux City by Carlton Corbott eight weeks rfter their arrival and settlement. The flrst marriage in the county was that of Carlton Corbott and Hosabell Cummlngs , In the autumn of 1S59. The first birth in the county was Ida M. Drown , daughter of Mr and Mrs James A Brown. She was bom Januarj 28 , 1S3S. She Is now the wife of Hcnrj Hubbard of Hazelton , S D. The flrst death \vas that of a Mr. Davis , who was frozca to death In January ; 1S37. ESTABLISHES A STOKE. The first general store Ws conducted in the old block house at the stbcjsade built for protection against the Indianain , 1SC2-C3 The first fourth of July qelebratlcm held In the count } was In the Tear of 1S5S , on the Benjamin Holbrook farm. , County Judge G. W. Sherwin was the orafor. of the daj. A basket picnic was held \ ithe hay barn and a fat pig was roasted , , .About fifteen persons took part in the celebration. At the Fourth of July , celebration In ISfil , the first 3 ear of the rebellion , George Klllem delivered the oration , umler a new bridge , where Ibe celebration ' 'was held During his speech he referred to the south as trying to destroy the liiilcif. and re marked in his patriotic rfeal' that "they might tear down this briUgc b. hundred tfmcs , and jet loyal hands will ( rebuild it a hundred andiqne times.'VThc.flrst < frame house was built in 1S3S , by G. \ \ ' . Sherwin , the material being brought b'y wagon from SIouv Citj The first democratic county convention was held in a ccrn field in June , 1838 The county went republican at the first election , and has not fallen from grace once in all these years. The records will show that it has always yielded a good round rcpub llcan majority , as well as a bountiful crop , and It can be depended upon for the gen eral election this fall , with a plurality of SOO to 1,000 for Major McKinley The first term of school was taught In 1S58 , by Mrs Lemuel Parkhurst , now of Linn county. For a three months' term she rece-ived J35 , the money being paid to her by the home colony , at Mllford , Mass. The largest number of scholars In attendance any one day of the term was twelve. Three of these were members of Mrs. Parkhurst's family. INDIAN TROUBLES. The severity of the winter of 185C-57 , the hardships , privations and Indian depreda tions will alwajs be lemeuibered by the survivors of that little band of pioneers , and are recorded as the darkest boms of their lifetime. The great Spirit Lake massacre of which so much has been written occurred in the winter at 1S3C-7. The MMory of this hoiriblc tragedy Is so well known and has been so thoroughly recorded In various historical works that it cannot be enlarged upon , except so far as the causes which led up to It and to its cfleet upon the settle ment of Cherokee county. The true cause of the Indians going on the war path at that time was never known by hls-tory writers , for It was kept a secret by the whites who. Indirectly , were the cause of the whole trouble. It can be truthfully said that the Imprudence and bad faith of some of the white race brought on that series of depieda- tions and bloody outrages which culminated In the Spirit Lake massacre , making subject matter for one of the most terrible chapters In the history of Indian ferocity. If the whites at no other time broke faith with the treaty made by William Clark and Nlnan Edwards , Indian commlsbloners. In Juls , 1M5 , they did fji this one Instance , not as a government.'but by a few indi viduals. It was in the month of February , 1S57 , that a party of Sioux Indians ttarted on a hunting expedition down the Little Sioux river. They made a quiet and friendly stop at the Clurokce settlement , then went on to Smlthland In Woodburry county. Here Is where the trouble began. The whites Insisted that the Indians reveal to them where they were going and what the bufl ness of their trip might be , and refused to .et them pass unless they gave a satisfactory explanation The Indians re-piled that they were going down to shako Mauds with the Omahae. The answer was not satisfactory to the whites so they comp U i-the Indium to give up their guns. TtiTs action on the part of the whites greatly enrag-d the fci and thry turned back , wreaking vengeance upon the whiles In every wav Imaginable White men stole their guns and white men must make restitution , which" could only be satisfied by the shedding CK human blood CoiiEcqucntly , they entered vj vcry cabin home. Insulting helpless womrn and taking guns and food. - * ENTERED CHEItpKHE When they arrived at Chivrokte their pas sion knew no bounds , and /the / } acted In i fiendish manner. The gunr/thcy had pltkec up on th.oir return uere.-j > ointed at tin helplebs settlers In order \ < i\ frighten them Into giving them more aiidJaUo to tuilci any indignity that they mt hi feel dUposn to force upon them CattJfcSftere stolen and scanty provisions seized * ara devourec by them They remained thtce flajs , all the while debating whether to murder the en tire settlement or not These arc tpokei of as the loi.gest dajs and nights ever ex perienced b > the little colony. On the third day I'arhliurst and Lebour- vcan returned from Fac City. The Indians suspicious that the Smlthland people might be on their trail were anxious to know where these men came from. The cunning of the white man pla > ed on the Indian's fears , for they would not tell them- Ap prehensive of danger they bet off at once When far enough away to feel bate , the Indians became bloodthirsty pud murderous In O'Brien count ) they entered homes , wlilcl were far apart and destroyed property , took guns , and In several rauea. ravished women In the most revolting and fiendish manner They grew more fiendish and bloodthlrst ) until the climax was reached at Spirit Lake where forty persons were killed and four Innocent women Including Mltb Abie Gard ner , who was a frail eirl of about 14 years of age were taken captives. Some of the four captives were Inhumanly treated and died on the march. Miss Gardner and an other woman were rescued by the state of Minnesota a few months later , In a lamen table condition. WHERE THE BLAME LAY. For this terrible outrage the people of the Smlthland settlement were Indirectly responsible and much blame was attributed to them by the Cherokee colony. When the heartrending tale of the Spirit Lake mas sacre reached the cars of the Cherokee ict- tiers every heart was saddened , and all gave up hope , for they next expected to be pounced upon. They were advised by the Smlthland people to leave and In a few dajs not n settler was left , some going to Onawa some to Ashland , and some to Smlthland As coon as the Cherokee settlement deserted their homes the Smlthland people bo It said to their dirune and everlasting disgrace vi ltcd their homes at Cherokee , plundering what was left-Including provlrlon , as well as opening boxes of household goods , Mhlcn the Cherokee colony had not unpacked since their arrival from the New England ititcj. The colon ) was now very much discour aged , and did not know which way to 1'itn Word reached their eastern friends ( hat they had all been Killed by the Indiana niul the Dr. Russell's society at Mllford berime disorganized The people here were very much disheartened , and the picture of ft blight future that fancy had framed In their minds , was wrecked by cruel renlltle * . How ever. In May of that year many of them returned and put In quite a crop. In the summer of 1S61 the colony was again alarmed for fear of further Indian hostilities from n band on the frontier The colony determined to stand Its ground this line , and a company of hoe guards was organized and armed by the state. Two couts were also employed , named I'urcell. and In August , 1SC1 , an Incident of quite an exciting nature occurred. The scouts- he Purcells were staying over night at George Lebourv can's ; at midnight thc > vcrc awakened , and discovered two Indians n the act of leaving the settlement with a span of hon.cs. The scouts at once gave base , and each fired n shot at the Indians \ndrew Purccll's shot proved fatal , and the flrst horse thief In the history of the colon } led. The other Indian succeeded In gct- Ing away with one of the horses , which was never recovered. After this matters went on smoothly until he New Ulin massacre in Minnesota , which csulted In a general Indian war In that tate. When news of the New Vim mas- acre reached the Cherokee settlement Cap- aln Mlllard of the homo guard advised the icople to leave , as he felt unable to give > rotcction to them. The advice was taken md once more the county was abandoned , all going to Sioux City. It was during this campaign that the tockade and fort were built , both of which teed until n few } ears ago. The location of the old fort Is marked by a raise In the ground Just north of the present city , and t is frequently visited by curiosity seekers The commander of the guard soon notified he settlers that they wYnild be protected at he garrison and that their families could find shelter at the fort. The census of 1SG3 hews that there were but ten males and Ive females within the county. Thus ended he Indian troubles of the early bottlers of one of the most determined colonies that ever crossed the rolling waters of the Mis sissippi. Esri/r or . .v01.11 IOWA rum. 1'lKlit of rnnniTM Ariir Stiuiv Cl > JlOMlItM III II Kntlll * > llOlltlll r * SIOUX CITY , July 15 ( Special Tele gram ) The local onicers have just been notified of the serious shooting of Ellsworth Hall , a farmer near Weedland , a town In a remote part of this county , Monday night ? or some tinio a feud has existed between the Hall family and Prim Cutcoutrl , a nelgh- jor. Monday morning the hatchet was bur- rleu and the two families came to Sioux City to attend a circus To celebrate the return of peace a keg of beer was purchased and tapped when the Hall domicile was reached , late at night. With the flow of beer the old animosity revived. Cutcoutrl is alleged to have assaulted Ted Hall , a Brother of the Injured man. The latter en- Icavored to separate the combatants , and in the mcleo which followed Ted's revolver was discharged. The ball was Intended for Cutcoutrl , but struck Hall in the back. His lung was penetrated , and ho will probably die. No arrests have been made. rarmiT Killed liy I.l BOONE , la , July 13 ( Special Telegram ) During a severe thunder storm at 5 o'clock this morning lightning struck the barn of William Kline , seven miles east of this city. A grandson of Kline. William Mann , ago 2S , was milking in the barn at the time and was instantly killed. He was unmar ried and is said to have a sister living in Des Molnes. _ Mi-.rrK-il lit Otlumwii. OTTUMWA , la. , July 15. ( Special Tele gram ) The marriage of Paul Phillips , a prominent shoe dealer of Duluth , Minn , to Miss Ada Althca Heath of this city occurred at the First Prcsbjterlan church at S o'clock this evening. After a short bridal tour in the east , Mr and Mrs Phillips will return to Duluth , their future home. llaiikN Ilon JEFFERSON. la . July 15. ( Special Tele gram. ) All banks In this city are declin ing to loan even on gilt edge real estate security , although they really have more money than it is profitable to carry. It is opening the eyes of silver men. ANTI-OPTION LAW I.GCHMANY. . ir limiftH I.rirlxlntInn I'rohlli- Illnjl Siifciilatloii. WASHINGTON , July 15. At the Instance of the agrarian leaders the German Reich stag has enacted a law prohibiting specula tion In options and also Intended to restrict speculation In stocks. The new law be- joud doubt will affect seriously the sale of American securities in Germany aside from its effect uron grain markets. The announced purpose of the agrarians in pass ing the law was to increase the price of grain , and in debates there were plentiful citations of the arguments so freely ad vanced In congress when the anti-option bill was being pressed a few years ago. Details of the new law are supplied to the State department by United States Com mercial Agent Moore at Weimar with ex- plmiatcrj notes and comments. As to stock speculation the restrictions adopted threaten to exclude from the German exchanges a largo class of American Industrial and min ing and railroad properties , and are es pecially severe upon new products. In each exchange government Inspectors will be sta tioned No stock can be placed on the list except by direction of a committee at least a majority of wliote members are not mem bers of the exchange No stock can be listed unless the corporation has been In exist ence at least one year and has submitted a profit and loss statement for the 5car , nor can any stock bo listed until the committee has thoroughly examined into the sound * ness of the new corporation and aUsfled l(8clf ( AS to thft truthfulncM of the state ments made In the prospectus. Any person pullty of deceit In placing or promoting stock may be fined 15,000 marks , and there are other severe penalties for offenses against the law. .1UXATOU JO.-NCS OX THC CAMPAIGN. Ilrjnu'Hiiitilliliic.v . AVI11 llr 1'ntlicri In nn IJncrurtlc Cnnniix , WASHINGTON. July 15 Senator Jones , chairman of the democratic national com mittee , was at the capital today In confer ence with Senator Harris of Tennessee , on various matters connected with the prose cution of Mr. Ilryan's candldacj. He said that the executive committee probablj would not be appointed for ten da > s jet. The senator , when asked about the life tenure of ofilce plank , concerning which there haa been some question , said that It was actually adopted as a part of the platform , but that the following clauce "except as otherwise provided by the constitution of the t'nlled States' " needed to be added to the plank , these words having formed part of It as adopted , but having been left ont of the stenographic verbatim copy of the proc cd- tngs , on IMC to n mistake. Senator Jones said today that he favors locating the national headquarters In Wash ington , but that It will bo for the commit tee to decide that point. In case Washing ton Is determined upon , a large building centrally located will bo taken for cam paign work He cald he tould give no in timation as to the personnel of the executive committee until he had conferred with sev eral gentlemen. Among names generall } mentioned are those of the members of the silver committee. Alz : Senator Harris of Tennessee , Turplc of Indiana , Governor Stone of Missouri and Mr Hlnrlchben of lIllnoK who organized the silver movement up to the tlmo of the convention. The name of Governor Stone has been mentioned as chairman of the executive committee , but It Is feared his duties as governor might prevent his nbsumlng the responsible and laborious position Chair man Jones will see that all sections of the country are represented on the executive committee. MIIHAMCV nni.nc.vrns . .cvrrnnnn. flirlxdnn KmlrnviirorN Ijonti * Wnwli- I net on fiir 11 nn > KiiNtcrn I'oliitx. WASHINGTON , July 15. ( Special Tele gram. ) The headquarters of the Nebraska delegation to the Christian Endeavor con vention Is closed , and the delegation Itself is scattered In different directions Some of the delegates remain In the cast to visit relatives , while others have started for their homes Of the Omaha delegation , Mr and Mrs. Chase have gone to Baltimore , Philadelphia and New York , whence the } will go home. George C. Wallace left for Philadelphia today , and will return to Wash ington later , and from here home Dr Ware and Mr. Morrow left for Omaha Tuesday afternoon , and Dr. Clark on Monday after noon. Commissioner Browning today appointed J. K. Slckler of South Dakota an additional farmer at the Cheyenne River Agency , S D. Postmasters commissioned : Nebraska Allen T. Hill. Ljons ; Wiley S Cornsett Culbertson ; John Moackler , Weston. Iowa Martin M Kjhl , Sterling. Wjomlng Elisha E. Farrlng , Bitter Creek. r. TO mm , ! , Tim SHIPS. Admit-ill llrnrilMlcp ANiciulilliitt 111 * Siii | < lr ii for Miinrtii orx. WASHINGTON , July 15 Admiral Beards- Ice , commanding the Pacific station , sailed today from San Francisco on his flagship , the Philadelphia for Port Angeles , Washing ton. This place has been fixed upon as the basis of operations of the Pacific nquad- ron during the drills which are to begin just as soon ns the admiral can assemble his vessels He will have almost at once , besides his flagsnlp Philadelphia , the coast defense ship Monterey , the Monitor , Mo- nadnock and the cruiser Bennlngton. The Oregon was put Into commission today at the Marc Island navy } ard , being the first battle ship to go Into active service , and as soon as the ship has got into smooth running order and the officers and crew have become accustomed to their boat , the Oregon gen will be attached to Admiral Bcardslcc's squadron and perhaps participate ! in the maneuvers. _ JiipniirHC .Slllc Maimfiieliircrx. WASHINGTO.v , July 15. The Japanese government has established a silk inspection port at Hloga , and a meeting of the Japanese silk manufacturers has been called at Kobe to effect the diversion to that port of the silk export rade now centered at Yoke hama. I ivnta tufferrrfnr elcbt vrnn from Eczema , but nnw am entirely cured Tlie ] nlra > of my hauili wvre rovcrid mid liadl } l.ilUmi-d ; little white blldcrt appeared , then woulil prel off , having a red , rmnotl ) rurfiice , which would turn HLe fire and itch. On the insIJiof the upper part of my Ilinijn , great rid blottbm would uppenr nod ne soon in I ticcjme unim , the burning nnd Itch. IDI ; would bepln. Night aftir night 1 would lie nn .ike and cratih , nud ultnotl 10 w lid I got u boi of CUTJCIIIU , a" I n bottle o ( CtTicuiu ICE. SOLVENT , mid after n fu < v njijillcntlont I in Herd the rediirM mid liflammitlou dUiippear , lifurt / luti ! veil one tiorthrrt uuinola tlgn of Ktumn lift I can truthful ! } ancit that f..OO worth of Ctnicviu ItEMrmi R cured roe. JO1IN1 > . 1'OHTi : , I'ltUburj , Pa. Sriirir Ctrm TnrATMttT VV rm hithi with Ci > TICCR * &nir jtrut'e ppliritlbnt nl ttuci'M ' * ( oint ment ) , ind inllj coin o ! CLntcti Hitotri > T , rt ltit ul humtt cured. Fold throjfhout the world Trier. ClTlcrtl. i' < f.l Bntr. Me i KuoivrtT. * v ind ( I I'oniK Duuu AMJCuiv Com * . Pc ' lrop. , Uotb.n. flLf-M lUw to hcrmiutntljr Cure ] citmt"milledxrt * . iiUCATIOAAI > . BRADFORD ACADEMY Foundid 1503. Tor the higher education ot yo women C'l.-ntical and tctcntllic course of ei , also preparatory and optlozul. Year begins Seu' , : C , "jt Apply to Ida C Allen I'rln Iin.dforJ.Main. ILLINOIS CONSERVATORY. . , . . , . t ) U ' / Iin3 % fcj Vj/Ari [ . Llarullon. 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