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    0 TTTE CVMATTA DAILY BT3E : SATURDAY , OCTOBER 2 , 1807 ,
COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
.M1MUI MKXTIO.V.
ttr. Ehrlvcr , dontlsl. Merrlam blk. , rom 24G.
Charles Itcno Is out on the rosd on busl
II ( 8 ,
Smoke Ollle'i Choice , 1023 South Main
street.
Walton'ii for choice frulta snd fancy gro-
cc1rice. .
Itcv. Mr. and Mrs. Lemcn have returned
from a trip to the west.
l'"or Sale Oak finished family surrey ; gooi
as new ; cheap. W , A. Manrcr.
J. V. Hart of Manltou , Colo. , formerly of
thli city , Is hero vUlMng friends.
Satisfaction guaranteed at the reliable
Bluff City ate am laundry. Phone 314.
Mr . George Leland has returned to this
city , after a year's visit In Dunlap , la ,
Night school Western Iowa college. In
Elscman building , commences October 4 ,
J. J. Ilronn and daughter Nora have re
turned from an extended tour through Colorado
rado and Utah ,
T. J. Foley and family of this city are
entertaining Mr , Wood ot Omaha , and Mr.
Divls of Chicago ,
George Cavin has gone to Grand Island ,
whcra he has a position with the mercantile
establishment of II. II. Glover.
H. E. Thompson of Cedar Falls , la. , has
returned to resume his position as teacher
at the Iowa School for the Deaf.
Mra. J. E. Iloltenbeck has returned from a
visit in Des Molncs. Mrs. Charles Bcno , who
accompanied her , will extend her visit an
other week.
Lost , lady's martin collarette ; red and
black silk lining , Sunday , between C19 South
Tenth and the Terminal bridge. Leave at
Bcr > office. Howard.
M. Sallzman , the onc-armcd Junk dealer , Is
In I rouble with the police again. A complaint
haa been filed that ho brutally beat hla 16-
year-old stepdaughter.
Miss Nellie Walters , who has spent the
summer with Mrs. Agnes Caldwcll of this
city , has gone to Boulder , Colo. , where she
will enter Colorado university.
The people of western Iowa are cleaner
and better dressed , because the Eagle Laun
dry hss lived and prospered In their midst.
Bond Us your work. 724 Bway.
The list ot voters that signed the motor
franchise petitions can in no way compare
with the number of Bluffites that-buy coal
61 Tom Hlshton , 21QG Broadwayi
C. M. Trcphagon has reported to the police
that a sneak -thief has carried away a largo
palm which Ins been standing In the front
lawn of his residence all summer.
Arrangements for the funeral of Dwlght
Haggerty were completed yesterday. It will
occur from the residence , 510 Harrison street ,
on Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Frank Fowler was placed on the regular
police force yesterday and reported for duty
Jast night. Mr. Fowler Is ono ot the oldest
officers on the force , but has been engaged
In other pursuits for the last year.
Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Berry of San Fran
cisco , en route from British Columbia to
Little Kock , Ark. , arrived la the city yes
terday evening. Whllo here they will bo
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Trcp-
hagen.
C. B. Watson , the Lincoln man who claims
to have his home In the same block the
Bryan residence Is located , and who has been
under arrest since Saturday on suspicion of
being one of the pickpockets who piled the
vocation at the Bryan meeting here , has been
discharged for lack of evidence.
Thomas Martin and Pat Brown , two
vagrants , are In the city Jail and are ex
pected to explain to Judge McGee this morn
ing where they obtained several pairs of
new trousers which they were trying to sell
yesterday when Officer Murphy oanie along
and took an interest in their affairs.
The members of the Woman's Relief corps
will tender a reception this evening to Mrs.
Mary Shrevo , president of the corps , who
leaves soon for Lincoln , where she will make
her home with her daughter , Mrs. O. W.
Chorrlngton. The reception will be given at
the home ot Mrs. Nora Van Noslrand , 1110
Fourth avenue1.
The Fast Mall was presented by the U. E.
French company last night to a large house
and gave the best of satisfaction. The com
pany -Is ono of the best that has ever vis-
Hod this city. Tonight The Tornado will bo
given with all the original scenery that was
used in the first production at the Lincoln
"ttieater , Chicago.
All differences between the manager ot
the French company and the White Crook
company have been settled amicably and
they will both glvo their performances In
full Sunday night. They are both booked
for the same date and have arranged a
grand double bill , commencing at 8 o'clock.
Both will bo played In full for one price of
admission.
The DeLong Girls' Industrial school will
resume its regular Saturday afternoon scs-
ilons today. The rear portion of the largo
room In the filseman building , which was
used lost winter , has been secured again and
4ba school will commence under the eame
favorable auspices and circumstances as
marked Us close at the beginning of warm
weather last spring. There will be no lack
of teachers today.
The Grape Growers' association during the
season Just clcscd has shipped fifty car
loads of grapes besides a large number of
carloads of other fruits during the early
part of the season. The best previous record
was twenty-seven carloads. A car contains
8,000 baskets and this makes a total ot
160.000 baskets of eight pounds net each ,
making ar total of 1,200,000 pounds of grapes
grown In the vlneyarda In the Immediate
Vicinity of Council niuffs.
Miss Pclffer and Harry West , who were to
have had a hearing In Justice Vlen's court
yesterday afternoon on the charge of adultery ,
which wan renewed after a previous Indict
ment had been quashed in the district court ,
were given their liberty. West's wife , who
waa the prosecuting witness In both cases ,
fa'llcd to appear and prosecute her husband.
u , The case has been continued a number of
? times and was held up some time yesterday
while the court oincor was skirmishing
V around to find Mrs. West. Ho was unsuccess
ful and 'tho JuMlco was obliged to dismiss
the oaeo. Tha costs wore charged up to Mrs.
West- , but as she U execution-proof the county
will have to foot the bill.
0. B. Vlavl Co. , female remedy ; consulta
tion free. Olllco hours , 9 to 12 and 2 to G ,
Health book furnished. 32G-327-328 Merrlam
block.
N. Y. Plunvblng company. Tel. 250.
George S , Davis now hab the prescription
die o ( A. D. Foster and P. G. Schneider and
can reDll any prescription , wanted at any
tlmo. 200 Bway.
Anotlirr ForKdl Clicclt.
It Is reported from Kansas City that Georgd
JBa.Turadr has been arrested there on a
charge of passing a forged check for $125 on ,
the Uoggett Dry Goods company , purporting
to have ibeen signed by Camp Tlrothcm ot
this city In favor of Mrs , S. S. Sanborn , a
prominent fcocloty woman ot that place.
This Is the third check that has been
passed In Kansas City In tbo last year , bear-
lug the forged signature of Camp Brothers ;
.two others having been passed last spring ,
IEQ on. dry goods houses , and In favor of
* * iomo prominent woman of that place. The
baud , writing of tbo last check la Identical
with that ot the other two , The man Is not
known by Camp Brothers.
For delicate cooking use
Liebig COMPANY'S
Extract of Beef
Giro * itrcngth and delldoui Savor to til
oupi , eauccsind delicate "mntlo ttlsiieJ. "
ONLY ONE NEW CODE IN TOWN
Singular Predicament in Which the
Lawyers Tint ! Themsalves.
OFFICIAL BUSINESS IS SUSPENDED
SlicrlfT CCHHI-N PervltiKVrltn Till He
UclN the l.auIII ( lie Cane
Auditor MaltlieviV I.lltlo
.loUc.
Business around the sheriff's office In the
county court house was practically suspended
yesterday on account of the absence of
copies of the now code. The old code went
out of use and all ot the lawa it contained
expired at midnight on Thuntday , and the
doubt as to Just what changes had been
made In the laws governing the service ot
various processes rendered It advisable to
defer work until the now cede had arrived and
was referred to. The demand for the hooka
around the court houeo and In the city of
fices was great and urgent. County Auditor
Matthews was kept busy answering ques
tions concerning the matter , and ho finally
resorted to a scheme that proved effective
and saved a multiplicity of words. He
procured a huge revolver and put It In a
desk near the counter , and when an at
torney or court official came In and asked
"Where Is the new code , " Matthews would
lelnurcly open the drawer and pull out the
gun , with the remark , "This Is the only
law .we have here now. "
The hooks were completed and placed In
the hands of the state officials In Des
.Molnes on Scplcmbsr 27 , and It was sup
posed that they would be well distributed
before the iad of the month , No Informa
tion could be secured from Des Molnes yes
terday , and It Is not known when the new
bcoks will put In an appearance. If the
state officials are distributing them among
the counties alphabetically , Pottawattamlo
county , the second largest In point ot popu
lation in the rtnto and the one whose order
Is the largest wltn the nxceptton of Polk ,
will ho among the very last to recclvo boaks.
One copy of the now cede has been In
town for several days. It Is the property oC
Senator Pusey , and has become a well worn ,
volume already. Almost every attorney In
the city has had some point Involved In a
case that might bo affected by the codinca- "
tlon , and has been compelled to call acid ex-
amlno the sole volume.
The new city and town corporation law
which defines the powers of city councils to
grant or extend franchises was naturally o {
some. Interest to the people of Council Bluffs
In view of thp franchise fight that has Just
born terminated , and many consulted Sen
ator's I'usoy's volume for enlightenment.
The new law , after specifying the proce
dure necessary to call a special election to
submit the question ot granting a franchlso
to a corporation or an Individual It defines
the things to be voted by the people and the
work that Is left to be done by the council ,
which Is precisely whit the councils have al
ways been doing. The only thing the people
ple are permitted to decide Is whether the
franchlso applied for shall be granted at all ,
and If this Is decided affirmatively It Is the
duty of the city councils to frame the char
ter. All conditions and the duration of the
franchlso are left wholly to the decision of
the council. The people have nothing what
ever to do with It beyond granting the coun
cil permission to Issue the franchlso. The
law provides no safeguards and places no
restrictions upon the councils.
The disposition to praise the new law has
given place to a feeling ot disgust that wilt
bo sure to crystallze Into & demand for
some radical amendments this winter. Mr.
Sims , speaking of the new statute yesterday ,
declared that Its weakness was one of the
chief causes that Induced him to favor the
passage of the motor franchises after hav
ing opposed as the chairman of the citizens'
committee. He saw that the new law con
ferred practically no benefit whatever upon
the people and gave them really no more
power than they already possess by exerting
their Influence upon the members of the
council.
Chambers' Academy ot Dancing opens for
beginners Tuesday , October fith. Compli
mentary reception and dance for adults Fri
day. October 8 , at 8 p. m. For misses and
matrons , Saturday , October 9th , 8 p. m.
MOTOR I'lUMIOTKItS SRI.L I'.VI'KUS.
Hilltion to Circumvent 11 1'o.snl-
l > le Slip on tin * Clinrtcrx.
"Havo the motor companies secured an
extension of their franchises after all ? " was
a question that was 'being ' asked on all sides
yesterday. The point raised against the le
gality of the two franchises that received of
ficial sanction on Thursday evening Is at
least an Interesting one. Every ordinance
parsed by the city council contains a section
required by the city's charter , which de
clares that "this ordinance shall be In full
force and effect from and after Ita approval
and publication according to law. " AccordIng -
Ing to law means that It must have the sig
natures of the mayor and the city clerk anj
bo published In the official paper of the
city for a period of five days. The now law
affecting the powers of tbo city council went
Into effect Just three hours after the or
dinances were tlgned , and consequently the
necessary five days' publication was decidedly
Impossible. Tlio question now Is whether or
not the new law will affect the work done
on the ordinances by the council and the
mayor while they had the power and
whether the publication can be legally made
after that power has been taken from them ?
The law has had many constructions and the
questions somewhat divergent answers.
It caused a good deal of Intercut among some
of the opponents of the franchises and ono
ot them announced that prompt legal steps
would ho taken to test the matter.
Lest there might bo some question con
cerning the matter , the motor companies did
all that could bo done to remove the possible
element of danger to their newly acquired
franchises. They had the first publication
of the ordinances made before mjdnlglit. An
extra edition of the official paper was gotten
out a short tlmo before 12 o'clock and a
number of the papers containing the ordi
nances were printed and distributed. Some
of the friends ot the measures managed to
get a good deal of fun out of the extra edi
tion. George F. Wright. FInley Burke , E ,
W , Hart and other well known citizens made
their debut as newsboys. They bought thf >
papers as they came from the press at 2 %
cents nplcco and went out on the street and
sold them for 5 cents. Mr. Wright was the
most active and sold the largest number. Ho
boarded the motor trains with Impunity and
fold to all of the late passengers. In the
fifteen minutes that Intervened between the
tlmo of the Issue until midnight ho cold
enough papers to earn 75 cents. When the
earnings of all were turned Into a not there
was enough to buy a box of good cigars ,
which were distributed among the crowd ,
Money to loan In any amount at reduced
rates on approved security. James N , Cas-
ady , jr. , 23G Main street.
Suinlay School AxNoelatloii Day.
The Iowa State Sunday School association
has set apart October 10 as association day.
This association Is the
organized cooperation
tion of the Christian people and the churches
of Iowa to advance Sunday school work In
every county throughout the state. A brief
program for the day and a circular of Information
mation has been rent to each Sunday school
superintendent through tbo county secre
tary.
SmirniN Mlili I'"ever tier in * .
Dr. W. B. Heller reported to City Physician
Cleaver yesterday a case of contagious dis
ease that created considerable Interest among
the physicians. He found a family named
Sleeper living on Avenue F and Twelfth
street where six people we're suffering from
a malignant form of typhoid fever. There
were six children In the family. One died
a few days ago and another Is lying at the
point ot death and all ot the others are In
a dangerous condition. Investigation dls-
clccod the fact that the family that had
lived In the house prior to them had typhoid
fever and one death had occurred. Some of
the clothing used by the fever patients had
been burled Just underneath the doorstep.
Another batch of it was found burled close
to the well where the water for the family
ta obtained. The well Itself was Investigated
and found to be In a filthy condition. No
bacteriological examination was made , but
the physicians entertained no doubt but the
water was swarming with the fever germs.
Sanitary measures were taken at once to
rrmovo the family from the great danger
that threatened them and the community.
111,11ni.MW : sritui'Vr OAK IIMS.
Until ConiiinnlPH Will lie lliiMlly Km-
plo.veil UurliiK tlie Winter.
The Manawa Hallway company's officers and
the officials of the I3nct Omaha Land com
pany and the street railway company wilt
have a meeting this afternoon at the Citizen's
bank for the purpose of taking steps to organ-
Ire the construction work on the now line.
The company lw alrouly taken the Initial
steps toward beginning the construction , and
has been receiving bids for ties and material
to bo used In the building of the new line.
Some low bids have been received for
material. Sawed cak ties have been offered
at 4S cents apiece , and steel rails at corresponding
spending prices. The company was not able
to take advantage of the lowest price offered
on ralto , owing to the delay In getting the
charter through the council. Since the first
Inquiry was made , the general advance of
prosperity all over the country has raised the
prlco of iron and steel.
The company estimates that the new line
will cost , completed , nearly $330,000. The
line between here and East Omaha , which
will bo the first built , will cost over ? 100,000 ,
and the spokesman for the company fays tint
all of this money will be expended hero be
fore the first day of next March , and possibly
before Ftbruiry , If the weather continues
favorable for rapid work.
The Omaha and Council Bluffs Hue will
expend about the same amount within the
same or a shorter period. Work on vestlbullng
all of the car * was begun yesterday. This
will be coirpleted In a short time , and will
not be permitted to Interfere with the more
Important work In contemplation. This In
cludes the erection of a new power plant near
the site of the present car barns , that will
cost about ? 30,000.
The company yesterday arranged to gl\e
the workmen and all others who applied the
benefit ot the r.-cent commutation ticket , and
they will bo on sale after today.
Allow n I'lelcjiueUef to HHCIIIIC.
By an unfortunate misunderstanding the
police and Judge MoOce yesterday permitted
a pickpocket to escape punishment. On
Thursday night Officer Vaiwlenb'i'g found a
suspicious character In the Northwestern
railway yards anl took him to the station.
Ho was carrying a heavy Irish frclzo ulster
overcoat Ho told the officer he had
bought the coat during the afternoon
from a traveling man whom he met
on the Rock Island train and gave
him ? 10 for It. To another person
ho said he had brought the coat from Mo-
llno , 111. , where he bought It last winter.
When searched at the station , he had but 23
cents , and the officers were much Inclined
to doubt tan a sane man who only bad $10.23
would part with $10 of It for a heavy over
coat on such a red hot day as Thursday
was. Among his other effects were
pocketbooks. One was a woman's
purse , nearly new , one was a man's j
book and the third was a morocco ,
The wallet In every respect fitted the ou 'rlp.
tlon of the one that was taken from the
inside pocket of Prof. G. L. Wyckoff'a vest
while he was standing In the crowd last
Saturday evening listening to Bryan. It
contained a gold pen and holder , which was
the only article of value that Prof. Wyckoff
had In his wallet when It was .stolen. The
pen was identically the same as the one
that Prof. Wyckoff lost.
The man gave to the police tha name of
Franklin T. Miller. He was booked as a
vagrant , and as there was no evidence forth
coming when Judge McGee held the mornIng -
Ing session of the police court , he discharged
him and the fellow lost no time In getting
out of town In. a Northwestern box car. Be
fore going , however , he pawned the over
coat for $1.25. The officers learned after
ho was gene that he was In town on Monday
to a certainty and are reasonably sure ho
was In the Bryan crowd on Saturday night
and that the three pocketboks and some
ether stuff were taken from the pockets of
people In. . the Bryan meeting. The officers
are very much chagrined that they allowed
him to slip between their fingers.
lleiil KNtntc TranHfer * .
The following transfers are reported from
the tltlo and loan , office of J. W. Squire , 101
Pearl street :
State Savings bank to J. M. Matthews ,
lot 3 , block 1 , Snow & Green's subd ,
w d | COO
Sarah E. Winder to Caroline and H. J.
Morgan , lot 10 and o 20 feet lot 1 ,
Johnson's add , w d 1,200
F. M. Wilson and wife to Ernest E.
Hart , lot 2 In Belden's subd , q c d. . 1
Executrix of Sarah Balrd to Cecelia
Bell , ett e % neU nwU. 29-75-43 , and
1 acre In. soV4 nw'/4 , 29-75-43 , execu
tor's deed 1,100
Lars Jensen and wlfo to W. F. Emer-
Ine , lot C. block SO , railroad add , w d 100
Charles Oilman and wife to Edward
Hooker , sVfc lot 1 , auditor's subd. ot
out lot , Carson w d 100
Carl Peterson and wlfo to J. H. Swanson -
son , lot 4 , auditor's subd. of sw'/i
uw > 4 , 30-70-43 , w d 600
Laurls Nielsen to Sorcn Sorensen , lot
13. block 52 , rallrcad add'w d 200
Gordon B. Knotts to James E. Knotts ,
undVi of n. SO feet lot 1 and o 10
feet of n 80 feet lot 2 , block 3 , in
Mynster's add. Council Bluffs , w d 1
T Van Aken to B.rt Weber , lot 3 , block
25 , Hlddle's subd , w d 400
'F. ' T. True and wlfo 'to Clementine S.
Richardson , lots 4 and 0 , block 17 ,
Bayllss & Palmer's add , q c 1
Eleven transfers , total $4,303
' GAYI3II ' 1'II.VX I'AUIt ! . "
Ilcrlln'H IlonlevarilH Crowded AH
MKlit I.OIIK- .
Berlin is the greatest night city In the
world. "Gay Paris' Is sleepy and stupid
compared with the capital oj the Germans ,
writes a correspondent of the Tlmes-iHerald.
At 3 o'clock in the morning the streets of
Berlin , especially Unter den Linden and
Fredtrlckstrasse , are as lively as the boule
vards of'Paris at midnight or oven an ham
earlier. Tbo sidewalks are thronged with
people , many of them respectable. Drosh-
kys are running to and fro. A number of
the larger cafes remain open as long an
there are customers. In ffjnt of some ot
them the ppoplo are still sitting out , banked
In merry groups about the little tables , with
plenty of good beer and luncheon before
them. Men who have remained up all night
in Berlin tell mo the eating and drinking
go on till daylight , and by the tlmo the last
of the night customers have taken their departure -
parturo the early day customers begin to put
in an appearance.
The thousands of Americans who go abroad
every year for a "good tlmo" < ro Just dls.
covering that Paris Is outclassed by the Ger
man capital , The number of American vis
itors to Berlin Increases year by year , Dur
ing the lest decade Paris has lost much of Its
former prestige as a playground , especially
for North Americans. Our South and C n >
tral American friends with time and money
to spend are hs much Infatuated with Paris
as they ever were. Pleasure Beckers from
our own country now prefer London to Ber
lin.
lin.When
When you go to Berlin do not waste any
sympathy on the waiters In tha cafes. Ap
parently they work hard , and ono would not
suppose they drew largo wages. As a mat
ter of fact , they get no wages at all. The
tips are small , too only 10 or 20 pfennigs
-\'i \ or 6 cents of our monpy , But there are
so many of them. They ram Into the handy
palm all the day long. Some of the head
"liters In popular Berlin cafe * pull out COO
marks , or $125 , a week In tips. Many other
waiters earn from 300 to 600 marks. In a
number of the best cafes in Berlin not only
are tha waiters not paid salaries , but they
must actually pay the house something for
the privilege ot working there.
: S U <
OnlyFi/o Hundred $ > pfos Have YotComo
from tha'SJuder.
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VOIUM1S ARE fflU-Jjl IN DEMAND
I.nwj-crn CotnliH-r 'tl'iV New Sj-ntrin of
it Credit to < he AHHIMIII | > -
Which hliluV the
HcvlhUm. i
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DBS MOIXBS , Oct. l.-Socclal ( Telegram. )
The new code of Iowa1 took effect today ,
The evidence of the new laws 1 * not plentiful.
Thus far the secretary of state , the custodian
of the codes , has received from the binder
less than 500 copies of the big volume , anil
thcso have been sufficient to supply just about
one in twenty of the people who want to
know the law. The judges of the state have
nil been supplied , and county officers will be
( .cut copies as fast < is they can bo turned
out from the bindery ; but for practical pur
poses , tin ; state 1s being governed by laws
to which the people cannot gain access. A
largo number of urgent requests have been
received by the secretary for copies of the
new code , but they will have to await tholr
turn. Indications arc that the first edition
of 15,000 copies wilt be exhausted about as
soon as It li turned out.
The new code has been widely discussed by
lawyers , but from such Investigations as
have been made , the verdict Is that It Is a
splendid body of laws , and a credit to the
Twenty-sixth general assembly , which made
the revision. The work began four years
ago , when a commission of six was appointed
by the legislature to prepare a draft of the
revision. The commission prepared and had
printed the famous "Illack code , " also called
the "Black Maria , " from the fact that It was
bound In black. It was printed for the use
of the legislature exclusively. The commis
sioners did not confine themselves to a codi
fication of the old code and session laws , but
made many fundamental changes. Nothing
was so old or so generally accepted as funda
mental that It was Eacrcd. When the legls-
laturo took ui > the work It was even less
disposed to revere the old , simply because It
was old. The result was that the regular ses
sion of the Twenty-sixth general assembly
worked most of Its session on the revision
and then adjourned , with Governor Drake's
pledge that he would call an extra session
the following winter 13 complete It. The cxt-.o.
session lasted more than 100 days , the longest
secflou over held In the state , and In many
ways the most eventful. New systems were
devised for management of state Institutions ,
the revenue , Insurance , building and loan and
many other parts of the law were completely
revised , practically a new code relating to
cities and towns was produced. The work
done , the state decided to be Its own pub
lisher. The code was edited , annotated ciml
printed by the state's officers , and the state
holds the copyright. As a result , the volume
ot 2,400 pages sells at $5 , whereas , the old
code , published by private parties , sold at
$10 and $12.
PHJirr THIS u'AVixt ;
Stnux City Property OMIUTS Complain
of I'oor Work : it ml .Material.
SIOUX CITY. Oct. I1. ( Special Telegram. )
Serious trouble has''becn started In this
city between the prp perjty owners along
Fourth street , the principal business thor
oughfare , and the Warren Scharf Asphalt
Having company. This company paved the
street with sheet asphalt and an assessment
has been , levied against all the owners of
abutting property to pay for It. They say
the work is not up to the1 specifications ami
are going to fight the question in the courts.
This afternoon Judge Hutchlnson of the
district court granted a temporary writ of
Injunction to eight of the heavy property
owners restraining tho. city from collecting
the assessment until the final adjudication of
the question. It Is contended by the prop
erty owners that the jiavlng has been demo
In a very unworkmanlike manner and that
Inferior quality of concrete and topping has
been used. Further , It Is said there wcre-
favorltlsm and fraud in the letting of the
contracts to this compemy and that the price
paid Is exorbitant. Two companies bid on
this work , the defendant In these actions
and the Barber Asphalt company , and It has
developed that they are ono and the same
concern. By reason of these things the
property owners contend that the assess
ment against their property Is Illegal and
they will make a stubborn fight against the
question In the courts. More suits will
follow.
PtAA HECEPTIO.V Foil THE MAYOIl
DCH MolncN AVIII Honor It * Ofllrlal
Wliuu lie UetiiriiH.
DES MOINES. Oct. 1. ( Special Telegram. )
Arrangements were entered' upon by a
committee of citizens today for a receptlcn
for Mayor Maevlcar en his return from Co
lumbus , where he was elected president of
the League of American Municipalities at Its
meeting on Thursday.
Mayor Maevlcar Is barely 40 years of age
and was a plain business man with a hani ,
head and full of Independent notions before
he was elected mayor. He his been a pioneer
la the cause of municipal ownership and con
trol and his paper on street lighting , in
which ho discussed municipal ownership ,
won him the presidency of the lague. In the
two years he has been mayor he has con
ducted fights against the monopolies of the
water company , gas company , electric com
panies , street railway company , has reformed
abuses , stopped boodllng , which had como
to bo regarded as a matter of course. He
lias the most enthusiastic crowd of enemies
ever possessed by an official of the < Ity , but
whenever he throws his Influence Into the
scale ho carries the town for whatever he
wants. Ills Influence has placed his faction
in control of city and conaty matters and he
has recently been much discussed as a con
gressional candidate. HU fights against mo.
nopolles have all accomplished substantial
gains for the city find are still being pushed.
He Is a native of Ccnada.
I2LKCTIO.V 'IIOAII ' ) FAILS TO AOIIKR.
\VrlKlil-IIimroc-k : Context Will lie
TaUeii to tlir Court * .
DBS MOINKS , Oct. 1. ( Special Telegram. )
The quarrel In the representative dlstrhl
corrposcd of Wright and Hancock counties ,
over the republican nomination for repre
sentative occupied the tlmo of the Election
Board today and resulted In no decision , the
board disagreeing. The disagreement leaves
P. S. Hartshorn of Wright county with the
precedence , and ho wll | go on the ballot at
the republican nominee uitless the courts de-
cldo against him. The HaJicock people , whose
candidate was ruled off , ipjy that the same
argument should exclude [ Hartshorn and In
timate they will take ( lie matter Into the
courts and have him kept off. Today the
Wright county people pied a nomination for
Hartshorn , so that ho will go on the ballot ,
no matter how the court/ decide on his con
tention that he Is therepublican candidate
The Hancock pccole alsoi. filed a nomination
petition for their man , Clumbers , and he alsc
will go on ballot , thauph'-as an Independent
The attorneys for the fusion populists tiled
In the dlttrlct court a ' vjt of certlorarl ask
ing a review of the record of the Election
Board In the case In .which tha mlddle-o'-
tlic-road populists were nlvon the exclusive
use of the name of people's party. The
fuslonlsts declare tha 'decision was un outrage -
rage and that the coorta will mirely sustain
their contention and deay the mlddle-of-tho.
readers the use of the party name. The case
will bo heard In a few days ,
Captain llryxou for Chairman.
DAVENPORT , la. , Oct. 1. Captdln I on
Brysou of Davenport was today selected by
the executive board for temporary chairman
TRY GRAIH-0 ! TRY GRaiN-0 !
Ask your grocer today to show you a
package ot GHA1N'-O , the new food drink
that taken * he place of coffee. The cnlld-
ren muy drink It without Ifjjary us well n
the adult. All who try it , like It. QRAIN-0
has ttint rich seal brown of Mocha or Java ,
but It la made from pure grains , und the
most delicate stomach receives It without
distress. Vi the price of coffee. I5c and 23c
per package. Sold by all grocers.
of next wcck' water \\ny * convention
Charles Francis ot Davenport will be tem
porary secretary.
nn. SCOTT iiiJKOuK"coMMitn. > ci : .
Fntttnti * Klini-111 out Cnic ( n Have An.
other Alrlnu.
DUI1UQUR , In. , Oct. 1. The Upper Iowa
conference of tbc Methodist Kplscapal church
will meet In this city October C , Tim repre
sentation Is expected to be the largest ot at y
conference held In the state , not only became
of Important ehurch matters to roit/j 01 but
on account of the probable trial of Nov. tr
Scott of Waterloo. Scott eloped with
member of his flock , was arrested with her
In Indiana , brought back to Itiwa and > tried
for abduction. Ills defcneo was Insanity anil
he was to adjudged and sent to the asylum !
at Independence , where ho has since been ,
Scott's opponents Insist he Is not Insane and
Is now permitted to occupy a cotlagu with his
wife. Ills friends , however , have the state
ment of Dr. Hill , superintendent of the asy
lum that Scott Is really Insane , and though
li'a ' Insanity Is of a mild type , there Is no
probability of his ever recovering.
SII.VW JU'HAKS AT Slin.VAMlOAII.
Itoiiiililloiin Cmiilliliiti' fur ( Jnvrrnor
OliciiNiCN the Money ( IncMllitit.
S1IENANDOAH , la. , Oct. 1. ( Special. )
Hon. Leslie M. Shaw , republican candidate
for Governor , addressed a great meeting hero
yesterday. In the forenoon Mr. Shaw visited
the Western Normal college , where ho mndo
.1 talk to the students. At the close of this
chapel nildrcpa many students from other
states , as well as Iowa , crowded around to
shako the hand of the candidate , who had n
pleasant word for each one.
Special and regular trains on nil the roads
brought largo delegations from other cities
of the county , while people for many miles
around drove Into the city to hear the ad
dress , which took place at the Armory. The
candidate devoted himself to n simple dis
cussion of the money question , handling his
subject In a manner that commanded perfect
attention from his hcnrcra.
TIIK MAX OK THU MIM'TK. '
Moili-Nt ntiil MyHtrrloiiH Vntll tin-
Moment to Slioot.
"I was one of four passengers on the
eastward-bound stage that left Silver City ,
N. M. , at G o'clock In the afternoon , " said
B. S. Klrkbrldge of St. Louis to the New
York Sun man. "TJio stage was a three-
seated bticltboard. with four mules ahead ,
nnd besides the passengers It carried thu
United States mall and the overland express
packages. A trip on the overland 'through
Now Mexico In these days It was 1S77
was apt to prove a little trying to a man
of quiet tastes , for the Apaches always
were liable to be lying In wait for the stage ,
and road agents were unusually Industrious
that year. In fact , there scorned to bo an
epidemic of stage robbing about this time ,
for In the last five weeks the stages had
been 'held ' up five times between Sliver
City and Mcsllla , and the company was at
Us wits' ends to flnd how to put a stop to
the business. The sheriffs of Grant. Dona
Ana and Rl Paso counties had done their
beat to trace up the robbers , but , although
they felt certain that all 'the ' hold-ups were
the work of one gang , led by Tom McGuff ,
they could not catch the roul agents red-
handed or find suffli'lent evidence nn which
to arrest any of the suspected men.
"We were tilklng about these things on
the stage in the .first t'vo houni of the trip.
While daylight lasted , as we spun along In
Uio frrsh. exhilarating air , with the mules
unraveling eight or ten miles of the smooth
trail every hour , the Idea of thcso dangers
were Interesting rather than unpleasant ,
for they seemed far away , nut as night
shut down , closing around us. we began to
think of road agents and Apaches In another
light. In the darkness the mosquito clumps
and cacti toolc on queer and uncertain
shapes , and seemed to move with life as wo
passed them. We had been pretty talkative ,
but now every man kept his thoughts to him
self , and the only voice railed was that of
the driver as he swore at the mules. It was ,
a relief the few minutes we stopped at the
Apai-heho station to change mules , and most
ot us got off the buckboard thereto stretch
our legs. Then we were oft again with
Cook's Canyon between us and the next sta
tion at Fort Cummlngs.
"None of us liked the looks or behavior of
tbo man who got in the stage at Apachcho.
He was of medium height , strongly built and
deliberate of movement. So much ot his
face as could be seen under the wide brim
of his sombrero showed a straight , rather
prominent ncso a mustache above straight ,
thin lips , and a resolute Jaw. Without speak
ing , he had the air pf being master of the
situation , and this effect was helped out by
the bulge In his coat at each hip In the
place where pistols usually are carried. lie
cllrabod Into the buckboard at the station
and without a word took the front seat be-
eldo the driver. When the passenger who
had occupied that seat came back and ven
tured to remonstrate , the stranger" " gave him
ono look which ended the matter , and the
passenger meekly took a rear seat. The
driver evidently did not know the man , and
It was equally clear that he Judged him to be
a person safe to be let alone. There was
very little companionship or confidence In
the company a the mules bowled im along
toward Cook's canyon.
" 'Meln Gott , my friend , I like not the
looks of that man , ' whispered a German Jew
from Tucson , who sat next me on the middle
seat. 'This is a bad country , you know. '
"He expressed the opinion of the passen
gers generally , all of whom , no doubt , like
myself , had made up their minds that the
stranger probably was a road agent , who was
varying the usual methods of his craft by
taking passage on the stage to the point
where ho meant to rob It.
"Cook's canyon had the worst name of all
localities In New Mexico for Indian massa
cres and robberies and murders by white
outlaws , and these things were going right
on In 1877. The moon had rkcn when the
buckboard passed into the canyon , but the
steep rock walls shut out the light , leaving
the trail mostly In tlnrJtnpM , The driver
gathered Iho reins tightly In hand nnd put
the nitilcn to a smart pace , nnd wo all felt
whm a relief It would bo to draw up safe
Rt Fort Ctimmlnga at the other end of the
canyon. The stranger beside the driver on
the front seat sepmcd to bo asleep. As ho
sat loaning R llttlo forward his head was
sunk between hU shoulders so that only his
hat and back could bo seen from behind.
"Woll , the hold-up came uro enough. The
n\ulOB had slowed their pace as they took ft
* .tctch of steep up grade. They were half
way to the top when the call , "Malt ! Hands
up everybody ! ' came stem and sudden from
Just ahead on the right , and 1 saw opposite
the off wheel mulr > a man lo had appeared
In the darkness ; he wore a black cloth mask ,
nnd the shotgun he carried was leveled at
the driver's hcnd.
" 'Moln Gott. wo ire held up. ' cried Iho
Jew by my side , as the driver brought the
mules back on their haunches with a pull
as If his salvation depended on It. Hut be
fore the Jew had spoken the driver braced
back on Ihe lines enough to chuck the mules.
I'ollowlng the older to halt two pistol shot *
rang sharply fiom the front seat of thu buckboard -
board , and the masked robber went backward
to the ground , and lay still , with his gun
fallen across him , while another man , whom
1 had not seen before , fell across the trail
In front of thu lead mules. The shots had
conic from the strange p.isscn er , who with
the second crnrk of the pistol jumped to the
ground , leaped pant the nu-n fallen In the
roadway and dashed Into the darkness up
the trail ahead. In u few seconds mine
they were long seconds to us tin the buck-
boaixl there rnng down the canyon the
sound of a revolver shot , then another , then
three or four almost togi-thcr. There came a
last single shot und then all was xllent.
"Wo got out of the buckboard as soon as
the driver could c.ilm the mules down n
little they were wild with Tear oxer the
shooting and the dead robbers In the road-
anil every man who carried it pistol got It
out and felt brave , or pretnmlrd It. At last
wo heard footsteps rnmlni ; toward us down
the trail , and the stranger appealed from
Iho darkness with two men marching before
him , one llmplr , ; ; along nnd the other sup
porting his left arm with his right hand
as he walked ,
" 'Havo any of you gentlemen a gun ? ' the
stranger r.skod politely , with n llttlo tlngo
of [ 'omniand behli d the suave tone. Ho hid
been lighting , remember. 'Ah , that's well
Will you kindly stand guard over these two
men while 1 tnko a look at thu men In the
road ? '
"Standing guard over the two men ono
with his nrm broken by n ball aud the- other
with a Unllet through his thigh. 1 saw him
take the mask from the face of the lobbcr
with the gun. He called the driver In him
as he lighted a match and they looked at the
dead man's face. 'Do you know him ? ' he
asked.
" 'Know him ! I should say I ill I,1 said the
driver. 'It's Tom McGuff. Ho has held me
up twice before , but ho stopped Ihu stage
once too often. '
"They looked at the other man who had
fallen at the head of the mules. The driver
did not recognize him. They laid the dead
men by the side of the trail to lie until a
wagon could be sent for them ; then the two
prisoners were placed on n Ecat In front of
the stranger w'jero ' he might keep watch of
them , the rest of us sat where we could , anJ
so wo drove to Fort Cummlngs. There the
stranger stopped with his prisoners , waiting
to take the return staoge to Silver City. Ie- )
fore we started on he told us his name.
" 'It's Chltneld , Henry Chllllcld , of Corazon
county Tcxis. I am a deputy sheriff there ,
but I do sonic detective work for stage lines
nnd railroads. Am happy to have met you ,
gentlemen. '
"This was all the information I ever got
about Deputy Sheriff Henry Chllliclil , one of
the typo of quiet , resolute men , handy with
the gun , who are not heard outslle of the
localities where they live and are glad to
shun the notoriety of desperadoes. The stage
company had heard of him and sent for Kim ,
and the fact that he was unknown to people
along the line made him -the man to hunt
; lown the stage robbers , which he did after
Ills own fashion. With Its leader and one
man killed , and two men booked for the
penitentiary , the Tom McGuff g > ing was not
heard of again , and the stages east of Silver
City made their trips in peace for many
months that followed. "
A H.ll.of 1S1 .
Recent Inquiry has developed the curious
Tact that the United States frigate Pres
ident , captured by the Hrlttsh In a naval
engagement during the war of 1812 , Is now
i regular bhlp In the British navy end Is
used as a drill ship for the naval reserve
it London. She Is of the old wooden type
ind quite unseaworthy , but In a fairly good
state of preservation , and even her name
has not been changed. In the battle which
ended In her capture she made a splendid
fight , and only surrendered when sur
rounded by three British ships after she
had disabled a fourth. The principal fight
was between the President , forty-four guns ,
and the Endymlon , forty guns , and It Is cue
at the most famous In our naval history.
Valiiiililo ICxiicrlciico.
Washington Star : "I have the man whom I
have been looking for , " said the publisher.
"I didn't know you needed anyone In par
ticular , " replied the editor.
"Yes ; I've been keeping an eye open for
some time. Write a letter to the man who
draws those weather maps. "
"I don't quite see how ho can servo us. "
"Haven't you observed how he has to
keep his lines shifting every day ? We'll
get him to run a department keeping the
public posted on the whereabouts of Eng
lish boundaries. "
HlH MlNtlllif.
Indianapolis Journal : "I would do anything
for you ! " he pleaded.
"That's Just the trouble , " she replied. "I
can sec that everything you do Is for mo and
still you can't get me. If you would only do
nothing for me a llttlo it would be a great
rollef. I could dodge you then. "
Ho thought and thought and thought , and
the more ho thought , the lcs hn thought lie
know. And ho wa right , especially so far au
women were concerned.
IDEAL GRANDMOTHERS.
Women "Who Know the Laws of Nature and Obey
Thorn May Live to Qroon Old Ago.
Mrs. I'lnUlmin SnyB When Wo Violate Nature's
Our ruulslunuiit ID Tain If \ \ ' Continue
to Nugluct the Warning Wo l > lc.
Providence 1ms allotted us eneh at least seventy
years in which to fulfill our mission in
life , and it is generally our own fault if
' wo die prematurely.
Nervous exhaustion invites disease.
This statement is the positive truth.
When everything1 bueoiuesa burden
nnd you cannot walk a few blocks
without excessive fatigue , and you
break out into perspirations easily ,
nnd your face Hushes , and you grow
excited and shaky at the least provoca
tion , and you cannot bear to bo
I crossed in anything , you are in dan-
gerj your nerves have given out ; you
need building up at oneo ! To build
' up woman's nervous system and re
store woman's health , wo know of no better or more inspiring medicine than
Lydia B. I'inkham's Vegetable Compound. Your ailment taken in thue can bo
thrown off , if neglected it will run on into great suffering and pain ?
Here is an illustration. Mils. LUCY GOODWIN , Holly , W. Va. , says :
" I suffered with nervous prostration , faintncss , all-gone feeling and palpi
tation of thu heart. I could not stand but a few moments at u time without
having that terrible bearing-down sensation ,
" When I commenced taking Lydia K. I'inkham's Vegetable Compound I
only weighed 108 pounds , and could not sit up half a day ; before , however , I
had used a whole bottle , I was able to be about. I took in all about three bottles
tles of the Compound , and am entirely cured ; now I weigh 131 pounds and feel
like a new woman , stronger and better th"n ever in my life. "
So it transpires that because of the virtues of Mrs. Plnhham's wonderful
Compound , even very sick woman can be cured and live to a green old age.
After July ist my father , Dr.
E. I. Wood bury , will Jittvo charge of
the pluto work In my olllcu niul I will
flivo my ontlro attention to Operative
lonttstr.Vi Crown and Bridge Work ,
No. 30 Penrl St. ,
Next to Grand Hotel. H.S. WOODBURY.D.D.S
If a military
A. prisoner puts
fo much M n
foot or n linnil
over the "dead
line , " he U
shot through
the head. In
disease we
never know
f , , i where the
7 : r"dead line "Is ; we
' never know when
- it is too late to draw
' . back. The only
1 safe way is to take
. no risks ; RO nowhere -
where near the
"dead line. "
If you arc feeling
"out of sorts "
, ap
petite tinccitnin ;
digestion weak ;
weight rrolng down
i front the normal
Ftnndard , It is time
to take Dr. Picrcc'fl
Golden Medical
Discover } ' . It tones
up dlges-lion ; Mini-
niatcs the liver ,
drives the bile and other poisonous ele
ments out of the blood ; Mops morbid ac
cumulations In the lungs , tlitoat , btonchlal
lubes , nnd other ortnus ; makes rich , ted
blood ; and builds up healthy tissue , solid
muscle , netvc fotee and cncicy.
Uvcn consumption is cured by Doctor
Plcrcc's wonderful "Discovery , " H de
stroys the germs of consumption in the
blood in the only true scientific way. It ii
the preparation of nn educated , experienced
physician. Dr. Pictcc has been for nearly
thltty years chief consulting physician to
Jhc Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute ,
liufT.ilo , N. Y. His preset ipltons nrc recog
nized Ktandnld remedies the world over.
"The Common Sense Medical Adviser , "
Dr. Pictcc's then impage family doctor
book with over three huiidtcd illustration1 !
and coloicd plates , will be pent for n lim
ited time only , absolutely free , paper-bound ,
on receipt of twenty-one cents in one-cent
stamps to pay the cost of mailing1 only.
Address , Wotld's ' Dispensary Medical Asso
ciation , No. Cfy Main Sticct , IlulTalo , N. Y.
If n handsome , cloth-hound binding is pre
ferred , send ten cents extra ( thirty-one cents
in nil ) , to pay extra co-,1 of this hnndsonic
and inoic durable binding
_ Dr. Pierce' * Pleasant Pellets rcRUlate the
liver , stomach and bowrls. Hy ilniimlsts.
Kearles
& Seai'les.
Sl'liCIAMSTS IN
PRIVAIEJPKS.
WEAK M7N
tKM'AI.l.Y
All 1'rixitc Discuses
ft : Disorders of Moil.
'I rcnttticnt by Mull.
Ion lrcc.
SYPHILIS
Cured for life mill tlixpolnon tlioionuhly uleanscd
from HIP Hj-Kti'in
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KIHTUI.A mill KKCTAr , L'l.C'HItB. ' lIVDUdC'lir.li
AND VAUirCK'in.K | < orniniiMUIv : ; nul suci'OHHfully
r\irril. Molhoil ni'W find nnrnlilnir.
firistoe and EJeet.fi . urcil home
b.urw . tiK'tltod 'vlthoul p.iln or cutting. Call oa
oradcllfHHllli Hlnui : >
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m. mm s SEHRLES , ( > nAHA , NlitJ.
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CONMILTATION FI(8B. (
Chronic , rcrvons and Private Diseases
nttil nil WKAKNKSS PfCiU
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na VABICOCKLT : ne.tii.incntiy ana
mirrt'HSfuUy eurr < l In every C.IHC- .
11LOOD AND HKIN DlHcimos. Sere Spots. I'lm-
pk'H , Scrofula , TtmiorH. Totter. KpriMim and Ulood
PolHon tlioroiiirlilv cleaiiHi'il fiom thu njutem.
NKHVOUS Debility. Spprinatorrlipn , Seminal
I OBhea , Melit KmlNHloiiH , I.OHS of Vital Power *
permnneiitlj anil Bpeeillly eiin.il ,
WBAK AIKN ,
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to bimlnesB or Htnily : nevrru mental Htraln op
KTluf ! SEXUAL UXt'KSSKS In mliUllo life or from
the cfTfots of .Miuthful lollloH , Call or wrlto them
today. Ilex H77.
Omalia Medical and Surgical Institute.
J KOIt EITJlKlt HEX.
' Thin remedy being in.
= Jcctect directly to tlio
went of tliono dlHennes
of tlio Ociiito-Urlimry.
Organs , roojniroH no
change or illot. Care
iruurnntcrd in 1 to 3
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CC B. It tootlies the ililhl , notion * the num .
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