I CURRENT NEWS OF INTEREST , , : FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
BIINOll MENTIO.N. _
Cooper , Fire Ins. , 6 Pearl , tel. 372.
Eptoner Grocery Co. , 323 Ilway. Tel. 314.
Schmidt's bj relief photo * nre the latest.
Gcorgo P. Wright has returned from Colo-
iado.
II. S. Mclntosh left yesterday for Colorado
Spring * , Colo.
The Triple Link club will meet this even
ing In Hande's hall.
Mrs. Mettle Lull of Hamburg w-as In the
city visiting friends.
MUs Mary Southwlck Is vHtlng a school
Elrl friend lo Falls City , Neb.
Good work with less wear on goods Is the
process of the 'Bluff City laundry.
ThoLadlcs'Ald society of the Congregational
church will meet at the parsonage this after
noon at 2:30 : ,
G. Harris w s appointed administrator to
the estate of Saul 'Meyers yesterday. His
l end was placed at $11,000.
The funeral of Cornelius OTRrlen will beheld
held till * morning at 8:30 : from St. Francis
Xavlcr's Catholic church. Interment In the
Catholic cemetery.
Wo want you to feel that your package h
very welcome at our place , and every effort
will bo made to please you at the Eagle
Laundry , 724 Bway.
Mrs. Nchan , aged 24 , ban been pronounced
to be suffering from a severe attack of scarlet
fovcr and her homo at 2020 West Broadway
has been quarantined.
Zed Bothers and Frank Kennedy were re
leased from the county Jail yesterday , after
serving 'terms ' of twenty and fifteen days
respectively , for larccnyv
Kdwln S. McCrary of Kansas City and Mrs
J. II. Hcrshey end son of North.Platte , Neb.
spent New Ycar' day and Sunday with their
parents on Fourth street.
W. C. Morris , who has been cited to ap
pear In police court cmd explain a little 01M1-
culty ho had with another man , secured a
continuance yesterday morning.
All Odd Fellows are requested to meet ai
Odd1 ( Fellows' temple Wednesday morning ai
10:30 : 'to attend the funeral of Brother Saul
( Meyers of Silver City lodge , No. 103.
Joha Jackson , who has been under arresl
for several days , charged with larceny In
connection with an unauthorized visit to the
store of William Walton , was to have hac ]
a hearing In police court yesterday , but asked
for another continuance for the purposeol
getting additional witnesses to prove his
promised alibi.
Charles Williams , who complained to the
pollco that J. G. Young had gotten the best
of'hlm In a game of cards and asked to have
him arrested on the charge of gambling , coC
wns accommodated , V > $ R given the same
punishment In pollco court yesterday mornIng -
Ing as he succeeded la * bringing upon. Young.
Both were fined $17.
A game of basket ball was played by two
picked teams of the Dodge Light Guards at
the armory last night. Two twenty-minute
halves were played , andl the final score was
30 to 22. This game was enjoyed very much
bv the teams and spectators. The company
Is contemplating organizing a team from Its
members to play the game In its best form.
W. W. McCrary hss been asked to dis
continue his services as special health officer
of the city. The epidemics that threatened
early In the season have been averted and
there Is no longer any necessity for his
services. Ho will bo laid off until next
spring , when the annual cleanup Is ordered
unless circumstances make his services
needed In the meantime.
C. B. Vlavl Co. . female remedy ; consulta
tion free. Ofllco hours , 0 to 12 and 2 tn G.
Health book furnished. 32Q-327-32S Merrlam
block.
_
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250.
CIIAUREI ) WITH STKAMNO COAIi.
JIniicy mill Three Cnmnniiloiis
Uniler ArrpNt.
" \ Irt Hancy , living at Seventeenth avenue
and Third street , -was arrested at 1 o'clock
yesterday morning .by . Officers Claar and
Ouster on the charge of stealing coal be
longing to the Council iBluffs Gas and Elec
tric Light company. When arrested he had
over a ton of coal In a. wagon , which It Is
supposed had been taken from a car stand
ing on the tracks back of the gas works.
Three other men who were with him gave
the officers the slip , and for the time being
oiiado their escape. Sufficient pressure was
( brought upon young iHaney during the day
to ind-uco him to glvo their names , and they
wore taken Into custody. They were Daniel
and John O'Connell and Charles Blair. A
year ago Hancy was caught In the act ol
unloading and hauling away the contents of
a m-ood car. Haney was prosecuted on the
wood stealing charge , was found guilty and
flncd $2. Ho paid the fine , but the costs
ynd about $50 of attorneys' fees which ho
obligated himself to pay wore unpaid until
the attorney discovered that the young man
had a healthy bank account. The bank was
garnished and the amount appropriated.
Charles Swassln , another coal thief , was
also arrested yesterday morning at an early
liour. ( He was caught by the yard watch-
ican employed by the Rock Island , with a
sack of coal on his back. The coal had been
taken from ono of the cars. All of the men
will have a bearing In pollco court this
morning.
li-OHKVEIl UIS11AUS COWEHSE.
JiulKC Smlili 'I'aHNCH ' Sentence on llio
AeetiMeil Attorney.
.Tmlfn Smith vpsterdav nmiounccJ his
{ finding in the disbarment case that was so
vigorously prosecuted for several days last
week against Charles II. Converse , the Avoca
lawyer. The .court . held that every ono of tfoe
three charges lodged against the attorney
liail been fully sustained , ami ) tbo order was
made disbarring him forever from practic
ing in any court in the state of Iowa.
In announcing his decision Judge Smith
Eald ho hoped at the start that the attorney
would bo able to fully dlrprovo the serious
charges that his fellow members of the bar
liad made against him. When all of these
charges had been sustained the court said
his duty compelled him to pronounce the
eovcro sentence. As the cote progressed and
the ovlJcnco bccamo conclusive that the
charges were true the court raid ho hoped
that , there would bo found some excuse fur
Inflicting a lighter sentence , but there was
nothing In the case from tbo beginning to
the ending that Justified the showing of cay
leniency to the disgraced attorney.
Converse was almost physically as well us
mentally crushed by the weight of the sen
tence , and was unable to make any reply to
the remarks of the court or to show why the
sentence should tiot be Imposed ,
are the first considera
tions when buying
Liquors for Family Use.
OLD CROW-
HERMITAGE
WHISKIES
are Bottled In Bond under the Im
mediate Supervision of the U. S.
Government.
NOTE. Tlio Internal Revenue Stamp over
the Cork nn J Capsule with the name W. A.
GAIIfES Ic CO , U tliu Government Guar
antee that j"c with Uilu bottling- .
A LI , DEALERS 513LL. IT.
BLUFFS.
Whittksey'a ' Bondsmen Put Up a Most
Peculiar Defense ,
PORT OF COUNCIL BLUFFS OVERLOOKED
Xo Inspection nt Accounts or AITnlr *
for Yearn , During Which Tlmo
the IlnnlticKH Went Oix
I , ; Home AVny. , . ;
The bondsmen of R. N , Whllllesey , who
are supposed to owe the government 'about
$1,800 , say they are rcatly to make up the
shortogo when they are called upon , but
there Is still a largo probability that the defi
ciency will not bo made good until the re
sponsibility of the bondsmen has been set
tled by the courts. The condition of the
office and the manner In which the govern
ment looked after It la at least something
remarkable. The bondsmen have called for
all of the .records of the office that are on
file In the Treasury department. The de
mand has brought out the astonishing fad
that ihero are practically no records to be
found , and from all appearances , the gov
ernment seems to have lost sight of the fad
that Council Bluffs was made a port of entry
a number of years ago.
When Whlttlcsey decamped a few weeks
agn It was stated that there had been no In
spection of the office since the first of lasl
July. Later It was Intimated that there had
been no" Inspection for a year. Subsequent
Intimations were made that It had really been
two ycara since an emissary of the Treasury
department checked over the accounts of Col
lector Whlttlcsey. The call for the records
has shown that there has actually been no
Inspection of the office since the books and
accounts were turned over to Whlttlesey
more than four years ago. The existence of
the office and the liability of the bondsmen
seem to have been as completely overlooked
by those gentlemen as the office Itself had
been by the department In Washington. A
number of the responsible bondsmen had for
gotten the fact absolutory that they were on
the bond. Judge McGee recalled the fact
about a year ago , and made a mental reso-
utlon to look Into the condition of affairs
In the office , but the matter again passed out
of his mind. It was practically the same
with Bowman and Wlcklmm. The latter had
not thought of the matter for several years ,
it an Inspector had come around the fact
would have been forcibly brought to the
minds of the bondsmen that
they had a finan
cial Interest in the conduct of the collector ,
? investigation 1ntorcwould have led to a friendly
and watchfulness that would
peril a DS havn snvivi Hm i.n < m . „ „ . , „ _ „ *
- - j uu.ifcj mull uilU UI W-
it i i it. *
\entcd the bondsmen all
of the extensive an-
noynnco und trouble that has arisen.
The bondsmen feel that under these cir
cumstances there Is a grave question con
cerning their liability on the bond. They
boljove that the pica of complete and re-
rnarkablo neglect on the Partj > f the govern-
L taIfDnny , sort ° f cognizance of the
n
oxlBteneo of
the
office will vitiate the bond
thiTna Ven , U can bo 60 casll > " "hown
ih "n 'ncslcct Is not the custom or
Iho rule ol the
department. The
same rule
rPJllr ° Qupt ° m llous ° inspections as that
i
rigorously enforced by the Postoffico de-
gatlcns ? qUCnt and unoxPMtc < 1 Investl-
The checking up of the office that has been
going on since
the shortage
was discovered
? ? r.hSn f rCSUltCd In the aiwovcryof
anv , . ,
ronnf ? f dIs.cl PanolM ' " the cash ac
counts of the
collector , thus settllnc the
rumors to the
contrary that
were in act vb
clrculnt on several days ago. The checking
up Is slow
and tedious
work , and Involve
ho necessity of
hunting
up every package of
P ° , that s been sent to the
WMmdurtaB the adm'nlstratlon ' of CoUccto ?
Whl
tlesey and charging It to him , and then
fore this UP work ° corresP ° ' " "ns credits Be
can be completed It will be
TnT " " flscnt of the Treasury de !
partment to
come to Council Bluffs and
make a personal Investigation of all of the
accounts of ' ?
Whlttlesey's office Thte wUI
necessarily take time , and no effort will be
made
to enforce payment of the bond until
this work Is completed ami the actual
con
dition of the office Is ascertained.
Hoffmaycr's fancy patent flour makes the
best and most bread. Ask your grocer for It !
Denth of Mn u I Meyer * .
Saul Meyerswho has been lying In an
unconscious condition at the Woman's Chris
tian Association hospital for about a week ,
died yesterday morning at 7 o'clock. On
Saturday afternoon G. 'Harris was appointed
guardian to ( Meyers for the purpose of open
ing the latter's trunk to ascertain , If possi
ble , whether ho had any relatives and where
they could bo found. The search "disclosed "
letters from a brother and sister of ( Meyers
The sister lives In Franco and the .brother's
letters were written from New York City
the last one , however , being over a year
old. Mr. Harris telegraphed to the address
given In the letter , but up to last evening
had received no response. 'Ho Is of the
opinion that the.brother Is dead , as his let
ters convoy the information that ho waa very
sick and not expecting to live long.
Saul Meyers was 49 years old and h. hnon
In busltess a number of years at 'Mlneola ' ,
la , iHo was a member of the Silver City
lodge of Odd * Fellows. The body Is now at
'
Lunkloy's undertaking rooms , and will be
under a guard night and day until It is In
terred , according to Jewish law. Unless
rclatlveii are heard from , 'the ' funeral will bo
held from the undertaking establishment
Wednesday morning at 10:30 : , under the aus
pices of the Oddi Fellows and the Council
Bluffs 'Hebrew ' association. The body will
bo Interred In the Jewish cemetery beside a
brother , who was the first person burled
there when the cemetery was organized
about thirteen years ago. The full Jowls'h
ceremony of burial will bo observed.
I < ee .MeMuIIlii IN Held.
About twenty-five1 farmers and half that
number of farmer girls , together with a
dozen other people who cannot bo classed
under cither of these titles , assembled In
Justice Fcrrler's court room yesterday after
noon , cither as spectators or participators In
the cases of the State against Leo 'MoMullIn '
and J. HI. 'Butler. ' ( Mc.MullIn was charged
with larceny of cattle as an accomplice of
John Kenny , recently sentenced to three
years In the penitentiary. The evidence was
quite lengthy ani Involved the testimony of
nearly a dozen witnesses. McMullln was
xmnd over to the grand Jury In the sum of
$ & 00.Butlor
Butler was charged with attempting to as
sist Kenny to escape whllo the latter's case
was In the hands of tlio county Justice.
There wore no witnesses for the defense
Butlor's attorney resting the case as soon
as 'tho ' witnesses for the state had been
heard from. The Justice took his decision
under advisement until Thursday afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
Leo McMullln Is the son of Sol McMullln.
'rom ' whom the cattle -wore stolen , and Butler
s the old man's son-in-law. When -MeMul-
In's case was decided his father and Butler
signed the bond ,
for Kxii | > Hltlon Yenr.
Tim Hoard of Directors of Union park have
been In communication with a number of
racing inanagers who have expressed a de
sire to secure a lease upon the splendid tracker
or a scries of races that will last the greater
mrt of next summer and fall. They believe
hat many thousands of ( ho people who will
Ult 'thu ' exposition next year will come
across the river to see the races If the
standard Is high enough. Ono of the men ,
Mem Crovcllng of St. Louis , has written to
ho association , altering to make a lease for
six months. The oflor Is considered to bo
a good ono ami there IB excellent prospects
of Its being accepted. The proposition came
u a Xorm specifically enough to tie acted
upon , and a meetlug..of the directors was
called last night to take it under considera
tion. A majority of the members arc favor
ably disposed , and the lease will probable
bo made.
Another plan that has been given some at
tention was to get the park Into the posses
sion of some of the Chicago men connected
with the western circuit. It was Intimated
early In the -winter that there were men
willing to back the enterprise to the extent
of at least $100,000 , and It Is not Improbable
that the present chance of getting the track
In the southern circuit will not bo Immedi
ately accepted while there Is a chance for
the largo enterprise showing up.
IMIOC12U11IXOS ( Jli THU CITV COUXCII. .
Alderman Cnntior ( Set * After the Tele
phone Comnnny.
Alderman Casper , nt the meeting of the
city council last night , Introduced an ordi
nance that means grief for the Nebraska
Telephone company If the ordinance should
become a law. There has never been serious
complaint In Council iBluffs on the score of
cx-ccsslvo rental charges for telephones. The
rate was voluntarily lowered by the company
from $3.50 for residence and $3 for business
houses to $2.50 and $4. The question of
exacting payment of more taxes from the
company has been discussed In the council
at different times , but the aldermen wore
very much surprised when Alderman Casper
Introduced an ordinance amending the pres
ent charter of the company by requiring the
painting- all poles In the city a clean white
color and fixing the rentals at $1 a month
for residence and $2 for business houses. The
ordinance awakened a good deal of discus
sion , but It was advanced along under the
rules until It had reached Its second reading
and was subject to amendment , and It was
then referred to 'the committee of the whole
for further consideration.
The reports of the heads of departments
were referred to the finance committee. The
bill of Street Commissioner ( Harding' for de
stroying a lot of Russian thistles was recom
mended to the county board for payment In
accordance with the provisions of the statute.
Alderman Casper's ordinance taxing telephone -
phone and telegraph poles , which has been
pending for some time , was laid over , owlnj
to the fact that the contracts with all o :
the companies except the Wcatern Union
were of such a nature that they would have
to bo abrogated before the new ordinance
could bo passed , and It would bo unfair to
tax ono company and net the others. The
committee , composed of Casper and Graham
to whom the ordinance 'was ' referred , reported
favoring Instructing the city attorney to pre
pare an ordinance terminating all contract !
with the Nebraska Telephone company ant
the Postal Telegraph company , and that an
ordlifanco bo drawn Imposing a tax on al
the companies without discrimination by re
quiring them to list the poles of all lines
for taxation , only exempting those that were
erected under special contracts. The report
was adopted. >
The clerk was Instructed , to call for bids
for scavenger work for tho'coming year ac
cording to ordinance.
A resolution to Instruct the city treasurer
to transfer $4,500 from the pollco fund to the
general fund , to be used in taking up gen
eral fund warrants , was referred back to the
committee for further consideration.
When the council ' amo to the work ol
awarding the contract for the construction
ftf1 n 1nTtpn n nini t * i f nt lii-l r\r nnrl nlntilf itflp *
walks there was a vigorous protest made by
E. A. Wlckham. The engineer's tabulation of
the bids showed that the offers of Oliver
Hardln were far lower than all others.
Oliver Hardln Is the son of John Hardln ,
city street commissioner , and Wlckham
charged that the street commlsslanet
the real bidder and was using his oince to
advance his Interests as a contractor , which
was a direct violation of the city ordinances.
The protest caused the matter to bo referred
to the committee of the whole. John TSklnklo
was awarded the contract for building the
plank walks r-rdcred.
Louis Watts notified the council that he
would brlus eult unless ho was alllowetl
damages to the amount ot $1,500 f&r personal
Injuries received by falling on a defective
sidewalk. His petition , was referred to the
judiciary committee.
Henry Beecroft , a man S3 years of ago and
In p 3r circumstances , asked to have his
taxes remitted. The general taxes for 1897
were remitted on the showing made that he
bad been paying his taxes for over forty
years and was entitled to the consideration
asked.
P. T. True asked to have the assessment
on the Ogden hotel reduced from $7,500 to
? 3,000.The request was complied with.
The Lake Manawa Railway company pre
sented the list ot btreets over which It pro
poses to build Its line. The list contains
all of the streets and avenues originally des
ignated in the ordinance granting the char
ter to the company.
The matter of arranging the city's financial
affairs for the now year to comply with the
requirements of the new code was , taken up.
The code requires the council to make an
estimate before April 1 each year of the
amount required for the year In each of the
funds , and it was thought best to glvo the
subject early consideration. A committee
was appointed , to which the city solicitor and
the mayor were added , for the purpose of
making the necessary Investigations and
making up the estimates.
The directors of Union driving parH asked
to have the taxes remitted. There was some
objections but the semi-public character of
the owners In permitting the public to use
It , the council agreed to the request. The
taxes amount to $135 , and have been re
mitted each year. The directors agreed to
pay the taxes provided the property waa
leased for racing pupcses this year.
The nro department was allowed $80 to
purchase supplies for the electrical depart
ment. The committee on fire and lights was
Instructed to confer with the lighting com
pany for the purpose of deciding upon a light
ing schedule for the present year. Casper
called attention to the big bills turned In
by gas company for lignting me city uunu-
Ings , and the proper committee was in
structed to look Into the matter and arrange
for o reduction.
Alderman Atkins Introduced a resolution
ordering the building on Broadway near
Bryant street to bo condemned and torn
down. The building Is used for a second
hand store and filled with old stoves and
iron.
scrap _ _ _
llcnl 13K nt TrmiNforx.
The following transfers nro reported from
the title nnd loan offlco of J. W. Squire , 101
Pearl street : '
J. M. Pullen nnd wife to Anna 31.
Hosenbcrry , lot 12 , block 2 , Gates'
addition , n. c. d $ SOO
George W. L.pe ! nnd wlfo to William
Hooker , lot 13. bloclc 11 , Potter &
Cobb'H First addition , w. d 450
B. A. Blanchnrd and wlfo to Fritz
Frohardt. lots 4. 5 nnd 0 , block 71 ,
Illddle's subdivision of Council Uluffs 3,500
J , J , Btcndman and wife to Fritz Fro-
bardt , swU nw'4 nnd south 28 acres
seli nw"/i U-75-13 , w. d 2.SOO
Fritz 'Frohardt ' and wlfo to B. A.
Blanchnrd , sw'i nwU and south 2S
acres se',4 nwVi S-75-43 , w. d B.2CO
II , W. Hinder and wife to II. Abbott ,
trustee , part lot E , block C , Mynster'
addition , Council Bluffs , q , c. d , . . . 3,493
Glaus Stamz and wife to August
Johnk , swtt 0-70-33 , w. d 0,000
II. II , Van ( Brunt and wife. W. B.
Haverstock and wlfo nnd T. J.
James , trustee , to F. James and W.
B. Ilaverstock , part sw > ,4 seV4 32-75-43 ,
Q. c. d CM
Bight transfers Hied , total $17,192
Ill'IKirlN Of .IllHtlCCN ,
The Justices of the peace have filed their
annual reports with the county auditor , to
bo actci upon by tbo board of supervisors.
Under the present law each justice Is al
lowed' all fees collected up to $1,200 , and
must turn over all In excess of that amount
to the county , A regular schedule of fern
Is fixed by law , and the justices cannot devi
ate from this schedule lu taxing up costs.
Ovid Vein Is the only justice who will be
able to enrich the county treasury this year.
Ills collections amount to $1,235. being $35
in excess of his salary. Justice Burk has
collected about $760. Justice Ferrler has
only held his office for nine months , or since
tbo death of Juittco Cook. He has collected
about $400 ,
County ContmlHxloncrN Qlcct.
The Board of County Supervisors met In
; ho regular January session yesterday and
spent the day In the ueual preliminary work
if the iriost business session of the year.
The board organized by electing Colonel
Baker chairman for tbo ensuing year. A good
part ol the day was spent lu the cxamtna-
tlon of the bonds of Uio county officers. Tha
heavy bond oxnctciJur&n County Treasurer
Arnd was closely examined nnd was found to
bo the strongest he6K any other treasure- )
had over given , and Us approval was pompt ,
The bonds of Sheriff'Mown and all of his
deputies were npprdtbdJ The final report of
County Superintendent/ Paulson was sub
mitted and approvci ) > [ T ie contract for printIng -
Ing blank books nni the regular blanks used
by the county officers .was awarded to the
Nonparlcl Printing "company. The contract
for same to bo useJMn'thc AVOCA court was
awarded to the Ave i" Herald.
WOMAN'S CmtIjTIAASSOCIATION. ) .
Aniinnl MecUiitt- Held nml Unicorn
Arc DleoU'd.
Thq largest and most enthusiastic meeting
In the history of the Woman's Christian as
sociation was held yesterday afternoon In
the Royal Arcanum hall. The reports of all
officers were read and approved. There was
some discussion In regard to the recent be
quest of Mrs. Sarah J. Ballard , In which her
Christian character nnd benevolence were
praised. Resolutions of thanks were pre
pared nnd after being read were unanimously
accepted and a copy ordered sent to Mrs.
Ballard , In addition to the large member
ship there were present all the rasters ot
the city and their wives and the trustees of
the Iloyal Arcanum hall. The devotional ex
ercises -were conducted by Mrs. 0. W. Snyder -
der nnd Mrs. W. S. Barnes. A duct was
beautifully rendered by Mrs. Welch and Mrs.
Mullts , accompanied by Miss Chamberlain.
The following officers were elected to servo
for the ensuing year : 1'rcsldcmt , Mrs. O. B.
Lucas ; vice president , Mrs. Bella C. Stewart ;
recording secretary , Mrs. M. C. Galncs ; cor
responding secretary , Mrs. LaUra J. McBrldo ;
treasurer , Ms. Gcorgo Pipe ! auditors , Mrs.
Dr. Thomas and Mrs. O. W. Butts. These
seven officers and three other women con
stitute the board of managers. The addi
tional managers elected \\ero Mrs. L. W.
Ross , Mrs. Sarah B. Hohrer aod Mrs. W. W.
After the election refreshments were
served. A delegation of nurses from the
hospital , known as the flower committee
was present. While refreshments were be
ing enjoyed the plans of the hospital were
further discussed In an Informal manner ant
the outlook pronounced very encouraging.
A resolution of thanks to the Iloyal Ar
canum fcr Its kindness In donating the us
of the hall for the occasion was adcptcd.
'Hoffffmayr's ' fancy patent flour makes the
best and most bread. Ask your grocer for It
SiiKzniuiiH lit Oil IK.
There was trouble la the Saltzman family
yesterday. During the afternoon * Mrs. Saltz
man filed a petition In the district court
asking for a divorce from her husband on
statutory grounds and demanding $1,000 ali
mony. The Saltzmano operate a second bant
store on Lower Broadway and are quite
well known. During the evening the domes
tic troubles culminated la Saltzman throw
ing his wife out o ? the place. She procurci
a warrant from Justice Vlcru end haJ him
arrested on. the charge of assault and bat
tery. Until the matter of bond could bo
arranged he was taken to the county jail.
After hq was locked up Mrs. Saltzman sued
nilf n TITlt nf n t f.lnhmnnf nllnfrtntr' ilinf linr
husband was about to dispose of his prop
erty with a view to preventing her colleo-
tloEi of the alimony In case the court should
award her a divorce and. . the amount named
In her. petition. List night the ctorb waa
taken possession ofby < i deputy sheriff.
3tny Ro Illicit to "Fulton. "
CLINTON , la. , Jan. 3. The Ago says :
"Those In a position ' to know , nnd who
speak conservatively are of the opinion that
the courts will Order , the Woodmen head
offices back to Fulton. It is said work has
been discontinued on the new building at
Hock Island for headquarters , the rumored
reacon belpg that the contractors didn't like
the appearance ot things , with ns great a
contract , without a surety bond from Hock
Island people ; none of' whom were found
willing to sign such Jiond after the testi
mony of J. C. Hoot , " was obtained. The law
of Illinois Is that corporations locating In a
town and receiving a bonus for so doing ,
must remain there permanently and It has
been fully proven that Fulton did glvo a
bonus , which greatly assisted In keeping the
order allvo fn Its early days. "
lit a College.
MOUNT PLEASANT , la. , Jan. 3. ( Special. )
The executive committee of the Iowa Wesleyan -
leyan university at Us session Saturday , Jan
uary 1 , accepted the resignation of Prof. W.
II. Mahafllo and elected Prof. Hebbert A.
Thompson of ( Amherst college , Massachu
setts , In his place , to the chair of science.
Women HiltUcil thePnper. .
CORNING , la. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) The
women of the Village Improvement associa
tion got out the Issue of the Republican last
week , doing all the editing and news gather-
Ing. The Issue was a success In every way.
The Village Improvement association Is doIng -
Ing a grand work.
Kick .IteNiiItH . In Dentil.
CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , Jan. 3. ( Special
Telegram. ) Henry Waterhouse , ono of the
best known pioneers of this county , who
lived near Coggoh , was kicked by a cow last
Friday. Sunday morning io became sud
denly worse and died In a few minutes from
Injuries received.
lotvn Personal IVciVH.
Will Goodlng of Harlcn , who has been for
some tlmo in Water-town , S. D. , has accepted
a position In , Bedford , la.
A. B , ( = haw of Corning , who Is connected
with the state printing office , will remove
his family to Des iMoines .soon.
Henry Worth , proprietor o-f the Monroe
house at Monroe , died last week. He was
well known to the traveling public.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Strohm
of Iowa City celebrated their golden wed
ding with them on the 29th of last month.
The goldoiv wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Cooper of Jasper township ,
Carroll county , was celebrated a few dajs
ago.
Lieutenant Governor Milllman will leave
Logan on- the 7th to attend the legislative
sesslcm. Ho bos engaged rooms at the
Savery In Des Molnes.
Irving 'B. ' Rlchman of iMuscatlno , United
States consul to St. Gall , Switzerland , baa
started home and Is expected In 'Muscatluo '
about the 15th of the month.
Miss Ada iJIay ot Knoxvlllo has made an
appeal to the people of Iowa for contributions
to aid her In securing an education. She
la perfecting herself In music.
Captain Albert Head , ex-speaker of the
Iowa house , was .recently . made a Thirty-
third Degree Mason.r Ex-Gpvcrnor Sherman
and T. S. Parvln ore the only others In the
state , .1 i
W. N. Bombergor of Harlan has been reelected -
elected treasurer of the State Horticultural
society and' elected" secretary of the South
western Horticultural'society , which met at
Glenwood , " *
As soon as Governor-elect Shaw and wlfo
were settled In thplr , new homo In DCS
Molnes , Mrs. Shaw , gayo a reception and was
Introduced to Dca llofncs society by promi
nent women. _
Miss Marie 1i. .Chambers , formerly con
nected with the musical department of the
fowa Agricultural-college , but now of Chicago
cage , has been visiting In Des Molnes dur
ing the holldayn. j
A real "Daughter.ofi the Revolution" lives
n Burlington. Mrs , Jean D. Smith , aged
! 2 , la the daughter of Captain Andrew F.
Dngllsb , 'who was wounded at the battle of
Monmoutb , where IMolllo 1'ltcher distin
guished herself.
R. E. Hartley of Oskaloosa , a Pcnn college
itudcnt , who spent the summer at St. John's ,
N. B. , brought homo a young white seal
mounted. It Is about three feet In length
ami a clear white. The specimen waa pro
cured off cast of the Capo 'Breton ' Island ,
III < : .VI ) ( IIKMKK I.V TISV .MIXUTKS.
Dr. Agnew's Catarrhnl Powder Rives nl-
most Instant relief and permanently cures
Jatarrh , Hay Fever , Colds , Headache , Bore
Throat , Tonsllltls and Catarrhal Dimfiu-ss.
Ono short puff of the powder clears nnd
cleanses the nasal passaKes , it Is painless
arid delightful to line. M. Kubn A Co. ,
5tli and Douglas ; Sherman & McConnell
Drug Co. , 1513 Dode * .
APPOINTMENTS BY SHAW
Now Governor of Iowa Distributes a Job
Lot of Plums.
QUITE A LONG LIST OF FAVORED ONES
.Vtmilier of Alilcn ( Jrcnlly lloilucci
Under Ilic \ MV Coitc Morn . \ tire -
_ \ro 1'roiulncil
for Toilny. '
DES MOINES , Jan. 3. ( Special Telegram.
Qoveriior-cloct Shaw announcca tlio follow
Ing nr > polntmcut& : Member of ttio State IJonn
of llcaltli to succeed Dr. J. II. Carter of DC
Molncs Dr. J. A. McICelvcn , Cliarltou , Mem
bcrs of staff , adjutant general , Mclvln II
Dyers , Qlcnwoodj quartermaster general
Colonel II. II. Hood , Mount Vernon ; InVpccto
general , Brigadier General James Hush Lin
coin , Ames ; commissary general , Rrlgadlc
General Tarkcr W. McManus , Davenport
surgeon general , Urlgadlcr General Jamc
Taggart Prlcjtloy , DCS Mollies ; judge advo
cate general , Colonel C. G. Sounders , Couu
ell muffs ; general Inspector , small arm
practice , Colonel Thomas P. Coolce , Algeria
chief signal oOlccr , Colonel II. II. Canfleld
Uoonc ; military secretary , Major Wllllan
Cutter , Wynian ; chief of engineers , Captah
A. D. Shaw , Corning ; aides de camp , rankln
ns colonels , Scars Mcllenry , Dcnlson ; Cliarle
13. Putnam , Cedar Ilaplds ; J. K. P. Thomp
son , Rock Rapids ; C. A. Stantco , Center
vllle ; Edward G. Pratt , DCS Molnoa ; Pranl
C. Letts , Marshalltown ; William Larrabce
Jr. , Chertnont.
Tlio number of aides Is greatly reaucci
under the no\d code , Governor Drake bavin
about forty. Nearly all the members of th
now staff served under Drake. The appoint
mcnts of librarian and pharmacy commls
sloner nro expected tomorrow.
Divine- Healer Schroder arrived In tow
today from Dodge Center , Mtain , , where h
says ho has visited Iho last week with hi
mother. Ho established himself at a cliea
hotel and announced that ho would heal th
multitudes by laying on of hands Just as loti
ns voluntary contributions were sufficient l <
maintain him. Ho received a number o
patients today and tomorrow will have moi
than ho can care for. Ho Is on bis way t
Texas and Mexico.
M. A. Oopccihelm announces that bo ha
completed the organization of a cotnpan
which will establish a new evening newspaper
per In DCS Molnea. Mr. Oppenhelm Is a
prominent business man. Ho declines t
nome his associates , furtlfer lhan that tw
of them are Des Molnes men and one a Dav
enport man. He says they have arrplo mean
to establish the pamper on a first class basis a
the start. It will bo an clght-pago penny
paper and the company has Just decided 01
Des Molaes as a. location In preference to
Minneapolis. No announcement la made ate
to name or editorial staff.
LOOKING FOll tA JUG I3STATK
IIclrH of llio linker * of IMiiliulcliililn
Arc \IMV IjlvliiKIn loivn.
MARSHALLTOWN , la. , Jan. 3. ( Special. )
Inquiries have recently been received hero
and In the town of Oilman In regard to the
heirs of a certain Jacob Baker , who was a
colonel under General Washington ani
served through the revolutionary war and
then settled In Philadelphia. He amassed bj
trade and fortunate real estate Investments
a largo fortune , which during all these years
has been accumulating and now awaits dis
tribution among about 400 heirs. The prop
erty consists of about $6,000,000 In cash In
the banks of the city , $4,000,000 In city real
estate , about 2,500 acres of valuable coal
lands In Pennsylvania and other real estate
In North Carolina and Virginia , the total
estimated value being about $17,000,000.
Much of the real estate , through a whim ol
the old colonel , was leased for a term ol
nlnety-nlno years , and the rents have been
accumulating , making a fortune of Itself.
The families interested hero are the Deale ,
Kerns and Baker families , the Baker broth
ers being lineal descendants of Colonel Jake
Baker , and the Bealo brothers related on
their mother's side , their grandmother hav
ing been a nleco of Colonel Baiter. The
Baker family have been quietly Investigating
matters connected with this valuable estate
for some years , but the other relatives here
have Just been advised of their rights In
the matter. Representatives of the heirs hero
will probably go to Philadelphia soon to look
after the interests of their clients In the
final disposition of thu estate , and It Is hoped
that a goodly slice of this bonanza may fall
to the lot of Oilman citizens.
Shot a I.j-iix In I CM vn.
Peter Schlueter walked Into the county
auditor's offlco In. Davenport , la. , ono day
last week with a , 25-pound lynx that he shot
a short distance east of Mt. Joy , says the
Democrat. The animal has become so rare
around ithls part of the country that it was
only a matter of tradition that a bounty is
offered for Miclr destruction , but a little re
search showpd that IMr. Schlueter wns en
titled to a dollar from the county funds la
exchange for the cars of the animal. The
animal's aural appendages were clipped , and
the rest of him was sold to Rlchtcr , who
will prepare him for re-Introduction to the
public as u specimen of ISio kind of game wo
grow hercabouto. He Is a fierce , lean and
tawnv fn11mv _ Rlnni1lnn > nn.iflir ifn./i f rt i.i i.
his muscular legs nearly as thick as his
body , his claws sharp as needles , and alto-
Kether a bid sort of fellow to come Into col
lision with after dark. Where ho came
from no ono knows , but his condition sug
gested that ho tad traveled a long way ito get
liero. , i
SnltH I\UIH < TOIIM.
DAVCNPOUT , la. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) Four
damage suits of large proportions have Just
been begun In the district court bore. The
administrator of the estate of John Rapp ,
who was killed at itho iflro at the glucose
works last summer , has sued the company
.or damages claiming $10,000. The Milwau
kee railroad company has been sued on ac
count of the death of KJward Jenkins for
? 15,000. Ho was an employe of the company
and was killed In September loot whllo en
gaged In making a coupling In the yards In
Aberdeen , S. D. The widow of Wleblto Hamm ,
who was also killed en the roof of the glu-
eoso factory at the tlmo of itbo flro last sum-
Tier , has commenced imlt for ? 1D,000. , Fred
Thlelmun sues for $3,000 damages on account
of alleged breaking of a contract by II , Abel
and others In regard to a clone quarry.
IIMVII SiifTriiurlHtH to Confer.
DES MOINES , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) The Iowa
Voman Suffrage association Is getting ready
or Us legislative work of the winter. The
executive committee will meet In this city
Vednesduy afternoon and evening , when Mm ,
Jatt of New York and her secretary , Mien
lay , will bo present. Plans for the cam-
lalgn In the legislature -will bo presented.
Mrs. W , S. Belden of Sioux City , chairman
f the committee on petitions and memorials ,
will report a wonderfully successful effort to
( Miiro petltlccu. They have been fairly pour-
ng in on her in the. last low weeks from all
over the state. Mrs , Catt comes hero on tier
way to Washington state , where she will take
part In the campaign for the adoption or
( institutional amendment that baa been sub
mitted to tbo electorate.
I.oiiK Ii > xl .Son ItvliiriiN.
MELROSB , fa. , Jan. 3 , ( Special , ) In Juno ,
879 , Ignatius IJIubaugh , living two miles
southwest of Melrose , left hero and went to
outhern Kansas. "Nay , " as ha was alwayii
called , was then Just passed 21 years of ago.
lo wrote a few letters homo to his father
hat summer , and then nothing more WUB
icard from him. Ills parents have mourned
ilm as dead for many years , but last week
ho returned homo In good health and Is now
visiting his parents.
Will ItlllHH Silt-ell.
OTTUMWA , la. , Jan. 3. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Warren Dcckwkh , the .Mount Plean-
nt athlotq who caused a sensation by elop
ing with the ( UuRhtor of Robert Lincoln of
Chicago , passed through the city today en
route to Anncftto , I , T. , where ho will In
vestigate sheep raising with a vlow of cm-
barking In that business And moving with hlfl
brldo to thai country. A close friend of
BeekwIJh stated thftt Mr. Lincoln was be
hind the scheme and would furnish his son-
in-law money to start In the business.
Important , Salvation Oil , the greatest euro
on earth for pain , Is only 25 cents.
M\V YOHIC ci-J.vru vi. ru.vm.vo noxns
Complete * ArrniiKCiiiciiiw for TnklnK
fit OiilntniulliiK DrtitM.
NI3W YORK , Jan. 3. Simultaneous an
nouncement was made to3a by J , P. Morgan
fc Co. In New- York and J. S , 'Morgan ' & Co. In
London that having made a contract with the
New York Central & .Hudson River Railroad
company for the retirement of Its entire
bonded debt at or before maturity , they are
prepared to receive not exceeding $20,000,000
of such bonds , debt certificates or debentures
for exchange Into the now 3 > 4 per cent gold
bonds of the company. The outsandlng bonds
mid debentures or debt certificates will bo
received by them at their present value , cal
culated to maturity ou n 3',4 per cent Inter
est basis.
The existing debt all matures on or prior
to June 1 , 1005 , and the now mortgage pro
vides that none of It sh.ill .bo extended be
yond that date. Consequently , on Its re
tirement the new bonds will bo a. first mort
gage on the railroad property and real
estate of the New York Central , Including
Its railroad terminals ntNow York , Buffalo
and other points , all 'tho ' equipment of the
company and also Its leases and other prop
erty.
\VIM.I.VG TO 1IAVI3 Tlllf 11OAD 5OI.U.
O. I * . 'HiiiitliiKf ' mi IllfiniNNcn Cciltrnl
I'lU'llle ( AITnlr * .
NEW YORK , Jnn. 3. President C. P.
Hunllngton of itho Contra ! Pacific railroad ,
which Is Indebted -to the government to tlio
extent of $10,614,120 , declared today that bo
would bo just as well pleased to liavo the
government put up the property for sale.
"Wo are Wllllni ? tn tviv na tnnnli fnt U rtM
any outsider , " ho said , "but no more. Ono
thing Is certain , It the road goes Into a re
ceiver's hamls , Its earnings will fall off at
least one-third. " Mr. Huntlngton added that
itbo ofllclalg of Iho road were negotiating
with the representatives of the government
and that some amicable adjustment of tlio
trouble waa not unlikely.
Speycr & Co. , the bonkers vho recently
requested the deposits of the Central Pa-
clllc bonds with a view to securing an ad
justment with the government , refuse to eay
whether or not the road will be- placed In
tiio handsof a receiver.
CI.AIIIC'S lllSAM'll IS IMIMIOVI.VG.
Iliul Wentlu-r PrevciilH III * Gnlni ; Out
Very 'Mueli. '
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 3. According lo telegrams
received here by members of his family , S.
II , II. Clark , receiver of the Union Pacific , Is
Improving in health. Two weeks ago Mr ,
Clark wont eouth because of Illness and Is
at present living In his private car at
Millets' ranch , about fifty miles from San
Antonio. The weather has been very bad
since Mr. Clark's arrival In Texas and he
has been prevented from going about much.
This has given rise to the rumor that his
condition Is serious , but such reports are
denied bv his relatives In St. Louis , who
receive telegrams daily. Mr. Clark will soon
be Joined by bis wlfo and son.
Qnlnoy Itonlc iriit'M M
QUINCY , 111. . Jan. 3. A first mortgage for
$14,000,000 on the new Omaha , Kansas City
& Eastern road was filed today. Bonds at
5 per cent for thirty years are Issued , and
the mortgage covers a now $1,000,000 bridge
to bo built at Quincy.
IlfK'k iNllllKl I'li
CHICAGO , Jan. 3. The estimated gross
earnings of the Rock Island for the month of
December "were $1,518,110 , an Increase of
$250,975 over the estimated gross earnings
of December , IS'Jt ) .
Cn 11 a ill n in 1'nclllc ; inriiiiiK'M.
MONTREAL , Jan. 3. The Canadian Pa
cific railroad earnings for the week ending
December 31 were $797,000 ; for the same
period last year , $691,000 ; Increase , $106,000.
PENSIONS I-'Olt .WESTERN' VCTEHANS.
Survivors of I.ntu War Itenieiiiliereil
by Hie General Government.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 3.-Speclal. ( )
Pensions have been issued as follows :
Issue of December 1C :
Nebraska : Original Isaac Clark , Wester-
vllle , $11 ! ; Ashley S. Cody , Hastings , JS ;
Theodore F. Lewis , Omaha , $12 ; Acker K.
Nelson , Uculali , $ S. Increase Josiah O.
Fye , Aurora , $ G to $12. Original widow , etc.
reissue Hosa J. Donnelly , Sutton , $ S.
lown : Original David 1 < \ Colcman , Tools-
bore , tS ; Sandy Marshall , 'Ottumwn , JS ; An
drew Elliott , Kellogg , $ G ; Abner II. Livings.
: on , Missouri Valley , ? 6 ; Henry Slayman ,
Hamilton , $12 ; James II. Jones , Hawkeye ,
; o. Increase Clement Miller , Newton , Jlli
to $17.
South- Dakota : Original William P. Har
mon , Parker , $8 ; David C. Kdds , Turton , JO. '
Colorado : Original Jonathan 1' . Kelley ,
Sedalla , $12.
" \ VlnTriixt Iiiuor
CHICAGO , Jan. 3 , The News' Springfield ,
ill , , special says : Barring some unforeseen
ncldent , there will be Hied with the secre-
ary of state this week articles of incorpora
tion of the largest capitalized Stock com-
ipany in the west. Tlio new company will
> e the American Steel and WIre company ,
with principal ofllcoB located at Chicago ,
The capital stock will bo $37.000,000. of iwhlch
$30,000,000 will bo preferred stock , entitled to
rcc-eh'o each fMr. out Of Any surplus fl
pronto , ( i dividend of 7 per cent , nnd the
remaining $57.000.000 wilt bo common stoofe ,
The Incorporators will bcj John W. Oates ,
Isaac ti. Klwood anil ISlltert H , Onry. Thci
fco for licencing- the Incorporation of the >
company will bo over $ $7 , < X and will lo ; thn
largest single fee ever received by Illinois
or any other state department.
Trnvplern
NKW YOniC , Jan. 3. The Commercial
Advertiser says : P. H. Dowc , president ofl
the Commercial Travelers' National league ,
said today that his organization Is prepared
on the reconvening of congress to vigorously - '
ously oppose the aiill-scalplng- now be
fore that body. This bill prohibits the
sale of railroad tickets by nny ono except
the authorized agent of a railroad company.
Mr. Dowe disclaims nny connection between
his organization and the Bcalpors , saying
that the leafiiio will not oppose any legis
lation directed against the business pC
scalping. Ho thinks the bill , lf passed , will
bo a prcludo to the general advance In
passenger rates all over the country.
( iolil for Culm.
NEW YOHIC , Jan. 3. The steamship La
Uretagnc , from Havre , brought $300.000 Irr
gold consigned to Muller , Schall & Co. , of
this city. In transit to Cuba. The next
steamer will carry u similar consignment.
MEDICAL
TREATMENT
ON TRIU
To Any Rollablo Man.
Marvolom rpll nco ndono month's rcmcdlM
of rare power will bo tent on trial , icllhoul anv
ndtvinc < j"imrnt , by tha fnremoii company In the
world In the trontnient ot mon went , broken , dl -
coiirwed from effects of excesses worrr. ocr-
work , Ao. llnppr nurrluB" tceurcd. complete ro -
torntlonor Oornlopmcnt of ll robuit condltloiji.
The tlmo of thU offer 19 limited. No 0. O. U.
nchcmoi no ( Inception ) tin oiposurp. AndreMi i
cnic McninAi on ° 4 NIAGARA ST. , i
tiilC mhUlbAL bU , , UUI > I'ALON.Y. ,
WEAK .
W ! mm m m a aaiHI
Inslnntnollcf. CurolnlSdnys. Never TctiirtiB
1 w 111 Klmllv npiiil lo any RiitTorpr In n plain trnlcd
prnplnpo I'lllCli n proscription with full illrcr.
timid f or n quick , prnto ( euro fnr Lust Mnnliooit ,
Msht Insic , Nervous DrMlltv , Snmll Wcnk
I'mta. Vnrlrocelp. fir. CJ. II. U'rlulil , Music
" - . Km I.T.Vt. Mnrslinll , Mlrli.
MADE WE A IV3AIV3
AJAX TABLETS POSITIVELY CUHtl
A. , T.Krr\-o\t IHicntrt Falllne Mom *
orr.Ini | > otonc7t HloopItwenOBfl , etc. . cnunml
t > 7 Abuse or other I'xcossoa and India *
crotloni" , Tiicu qlttrl.til anil turclif
restore ix t VltnUty lu old or younir. nnl
lit n man forctady , bufilnces or niarrloRn.
. „ . . . , ' 1'rrvmit Innanlty and Concumntlon 1C
lukon fnTltno. Tholrnco ehows IramodUto improve ,
mentond pffocts n CUUH nhoro nil oilier fall In *
mit upon Imvlnc the eonnine Aji-T Tublots. They
Imvo cared thouBimils and nl 11 cure you. Wo pirn n pos-
Hlvo written nunruntBo to offBcto euro en ( * TC In
oachcnsoor rotund the rnonor. TrlcoUU W lOinor
packncej or nil pk os ( full trimlmentl for $2.60. Or
roall. in plain wrnpjxir. npnn rocolpt of prlco. Circular
froo-AJAX REMEDY CO. , fe 'f.1- ? :
For Bale In Omaha by Joined Foreylli , 202 If
16th ktrect.
Kutm & Co. . 15th ana UouKlas Streetm.
For Snip Only Iiy LIXUI3II , 13
Mulii St. , Council
SPECIAL NOTICES
COUNCIL BLUFFS WANTS *
UWULMNOS. FIIUIT , FA11M AND QAUDEN
lands for ealo or rent. Dny & Hoss. Z'i I'eari
street.
MONHY TO IXJAN IinnUCHD RATH ON
first-class Improved fmmi nnd Inside cltj
Sropcrty. Apply to Jaa. If. Cassady , Jr. , 23) )
aln Bt.
Instructions. Albln Hunter , studtn
338 Droailway. German method
of Dresden Conservatory.
SEE
THAT THE
FAC-SIMILE
. Vegetable Prcparalionfor As SIGNATURE
similating IheTboclatidRcguta-
lliirj Ilic S tamocha and Bowels of C OR
PromolcsDigcstonCliccrfuI- (
ticss andlfest.Contalns neither
Op'iutn.MorpltinC nor Mineral. IS OIT THE
NOT NARCOTIC.
OF EVEEY
f BOTTLE CXE1 ,
Apcrfect Remedy forConslIpa-
lieu , SourSlomach.Diarrhoca ,
Worms , ConvulsfonsFeverish-
tiess atulLoss OF SLEEP.
NEW YORK. Caitorfa la pat up Jn one-jfee lottlei only. If
ia not Bold la balk , Don't ' allow nnycno to cell
yon anything oho on the pica or premiss that It
is "Just " and "will
as Bood" answer every pBr
. " * 9- Bee that .
pose. yon got O-A-B-T-O-E-I-A.
EXACT COPVOF WRAPPER.
t rJi
vttppny