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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1898)
r _ 0 TI1E OMAHA DATL\T BEE * PIUDAY , PEimTTATJY It , 1898. I CURRENT NEWS OF INTEREST--FROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. .MI.NOU MU.VTIO.Y. Try Mooro's stock food. ! " * Dr. noe. dentist , Mcrrlam block. . " - Kggs two doz. , 2Bc. nartcl & Miller. Photos 1'latlno or Arlsto. Sherradcn. Klnnc , Flro Insurance , Baldwin block. I , M. Treynor has returned from DM Molnefl , Grot'Ec Bcalty of Avoca was In the city ycstcn'ay. Emracl Tlnlcy went to Woodbine yester day on business. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Ungcr left last even ing for St. Louie. It. B. llabcock of Columbus , Neb. , called In the city yesterday. Charles Btfio anil Andrew Martin are In Chicago on business. W. H. Klllpack of Xeola , la. , was a guest In the city yesterday. L. W. Hoes Is attending the Pioneer Law maker * ' association In DCH Molnes. C. II. Fmnd returned yesterday from on txlwidecl trip through the northwest. Miss Sinn Olcson of Madison avenue haa gone to Chicago for a four weeks' visit. Mrs. Charles Bono Is visiting her Bister , Mrs. Frank Hollcnbcck , In DCS Moines. Thomas Kllcaln nnfl Lloyd Croft of Kirk- man , la. , were visitors In the city yesterday. I Jnmcs M. Kelly , wttiler of the Macedonia i tank , was In the city on business yesterday. II A. E. and F. W. Scaburg , cattlemen of Macedonia , were In the city on business yes terday. | } Postmaster Thomas Flood and his brother , I f Charles II. Flood of Taylor , were In the city i yesterday. C. Henrlckscn nnd M. N. Esbeck of Autltl- bon were among the guests In the city yes terday. J. AV. Dillln and wife of Xeola areIn the city , the guests of Mr. nnd Mrs. Sidney Downs. Jnmcs Plllleknl ! n of noone. Neb. . Is visitIng - Ing hU sister , Mrs. Charles Ilojca , cci Myn- stcr street. J. S. Williams of Avenup F Is enjoying a visit from his coueln. Melvln Spcnny of Klllsvlllc , III. Motornmn Fred Smith nnd his wlfo are re joicing over the advent of n nine-pound baby girl at their home. Mrs. Victor E. Bender of Third avenue Is entertaining her sister , Mrs. Kevin. C. Lcscher , of GnkMburg , 111. B. H. Ashley nnd wlfo of Wolf Dale passed through the city yesterday en route to the eastern part of the county. A marriage license was Issued yesterday to W. F. Lyman , aged 24 , and Lizzie Illng , same age , both ot Taylor , la. Mrs. K. P. Nichols of Third avtnuo nnd Mrs. J. II. Ingcrsoll are In Kansas City visiting with a sister of Mrs. Nichols. Mr. and Mw. 13. W. Jonce of Sixth avenue have gccie to Vltiton , la. , to attend the funeral services ot Mr. Jones' mother. II. C. Reynolds of Madison avenue has catered the employ of an eastern publishing house and will begin work on. the road soon. soon.Wo glvo attention to little things In laun dry work. You get nil tl.at Is best In fine work and good service at the Eagle laundry , 721 Bway. F. n. Taylor and wlfo of Taylor , la. , were In the city yesterday to attend the wedding of Mr. W. F. Lyman and Miss Llzzlo M. King of that place. A proposition has been made to the Dodge- Light Guards to glvo them the Pottawat- tamle wigwam after It has been used on tbo exposition grounds. Ilov. Tblckstun will preach on Sunday evening at the residence of David McCrcary , on Avenue A , between Twenty-sixth nnJ Twenty-seventh streets. Charles Dickey , Union Pacific- telegraph operator at Lexington , Neb , , Joined his wife bcre Wednesday evening in a visit with her parents , Mr. ccul Mrs. D. S. Pile. Friends and patrons of the kindergarten department cf the Plerco street school spent Q social evening together In the kindergarten room of the building last evening. MI-is Glllllaml , formerly superintendent ot BCliools of Mills cowity , has catered busi ness In this city and makes ber homo with Mrs. 0. II. Lucno of Oakland avenue. All members of 'Hawkeyo ' lodge , No. 184 , Independent Order ot Odd Fellows , who are members of the Inlatory degree staff are re quested to be present tonight for drill. The case against Zed Detders , charged In Justice Vltn's court with lewdnefs , was dis missed yesterday with the understanding that Bothers was to leave the city Immediately. The Men's club of the First Presbyterian church will meet at 7:30 : o'clock this evening. A paper on "Municipal Government" will bo read by Ilov. W. S. Barnes. All are wel come. come.W. W. II. Lynchard received a telegram last night from Springfield , III. , announcing the fatal Illness ot his father , II. C. Lynchard. The old gentleman Is In his eighty-seventh year. The trial of the suit between the Sharpies t Creamery company and William Wcston oc- ctiplcd all of tlio day in the district court I ; yesterday. The suit Involves $2,500 and Is I being tried to a jury. Mr. L. H. Cooley and Miss Ruth Sleepy ivoro married on Wednesday evening at the liomo of the bride's parents at 010 Bluff street , Rev. E. W. Cole olllclatliig. A largo number of friends and relatives witnessed the ceremony. The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen at Its last meeting adopted a scries of resolu tions concerning the death of Walter D. Jnmrs , which occurred n few days ago. The resolution commltteo was I. Burgcson , D. Grow and W. J. Wcstrlp. Mr. S. B. Nichols and family will move to Epworth , In. , In n few days. Mr. Nichols was formerly soliciting In Nebraska for thu Star Union freight lino. Ho has recently been promoted to the position of traveling agent end been given a territory In the eastern part of Iowa. Rov. E , W. Cole , formerly pastor of the Christian church In this city , stopped hero yesterday en route to the cast from Cali fornia , where ho has been living for the last few months with tli hope of Improving lila health. Ho was entertained In 'this city by Mrs. M. J. Bonham of Harrlixm street. Hon. D. C. Illoomcr Is entertaining Mr. and Mrs , Walter Rowland , wlio were re cently married In Omaha. Mr , Rowland Is a resident ot Omaha and Mrs. Rowland's former residence was Hot Springs. She. Is well known In this city , bulng n distant relative of the Bloomer family and having visited frequently with them. W. F. Lyman of Taylor , la. , and Miss Llz- zlo M. Ring of Oakland were united In miir- rlaga yesterday in the parlors of the Kiel liotel by Justice Burke. The groom Is a ncphow of the deceased Hon. Joseph Lyman , who was established in this city roveral years ngo , and the brldo is well known In this county , tier father being ono ot the old settlers bore. E. L. WIer resumed lila old position last night cs citizens' police In a section of the Fourth ward , The position has been aban doned for Eonio time , but the Increased num ber of burglaries caused the place to bo re filled , During t'.io preceding twelve and onc- half months that the special police had been employed , only two cases of robbery were committed. During the present year , six night robberies and two day robberies have been reported In this district. C. I ) . Vlava Co. , female remedy ; consulta tion free. OIllcc hours , 9 to 12 nnd 2 to C. Health Look furnished. 320-327-3 S Merrlam block , N. Y , Plumbing company , Tel. 250. Hoffmayr's fancy patent ( lour makes the beet and most bread. Ask your grocer for It. Dr. Heller , osteopath , Beno block. Minstrel show by the K. O. B. C. club ot Omaha for the benefit of Unity Guild , Tues day , February 1C , In Odd Fellow * ' hall , fol lowed by dancing. Tlcketu , Including dance , 5 % DAMAGE WROUGHT BY STORM Sleet Makes Much Mischief Amsng the Wires and Treo3 ( MOTOR ROAD RUNS WITH DIFFICULTY Sniierlnleiiilcnt Dlmmock Kvolrcw a IMnii for ClvnrlitK Trolley AVIr'cn _ Tcle crni > 1i nn l Tcloithtme I.liien lit lcci > Trouble. Council Dluffa came under the general embargo barge of Ice yesterday. All business con * nectctl with overhead wires was sadly de moralized , and when night came the tired out crowds of linemen reported the hardest day's work In many years. The motor com pany had n hard struggle to hccp Its lines open. In the early part of the day gaps be tween the trains were painfully long. Sev eral of the trains were laid up on the Omaha circuit , and an hour 'was lost In getting them under way. The Ice that encased the trolley wires broke the elcctKc connection from the top , nnd the Ice-covered rails offered great resistance from below. During the afternoon Superintendent Dlramock devised - vised a schema that relieved the overladen wires. On several of the trains the trol- ley wheels were taken off and a forked scraper substituted , which clutched the wire in Its grip and stripped off the Ice. By 4 o'clock In the afternoon the trains were all running on schedule time. The telephone company suffered greatly from the sleet storm. A great many of Ho wires gave way under the heavy strain put upon them by the accumulated Ice. Within a few minutes twclvp of them 'went ' down at t'ho corner of Uroadway and 1'carl street. { Manager Atkins lind all of the linemen ob tainable at work nnd kept them busily cm- ployed oil day repairing the constantly re curring ( breaks.- The telegraph companies also suffered severely , ' 'ot only Cn the city , but on the lines eastward. At one time the Postal had only ono line In operation between Council llluffs and Chicago. At no time during the day was communication entirely cut off. The Western Union suffered quite as se verely , and Its force ot linemen had a struggle to keep closed circuits to the cast and north. The sleet played havoc with the flro and polled alarm systems. For a largo portion of the day circuit No. 3 , covering the. west ern part of the city , was knocked out. Other wires falling on the alarm circuits kept the big bell tapping throughout the day until It was finally cut out. All open clr- culto were closed before nightfall and the system was placed In good order. Shade trees throughout the city lost portions tions of their tops , and In mnny places broken boughs blocked the pavements. In Hayllss park the weight of the Ice carried to the cartb all of the dead nnd rotten limbs that had ) escaped the vigilance of the man who trims the trees , acid the fallen branches thickly covered the ground. A large tough fell from one of the trees In the Washington avenue school yard , but at a time when none of the children were out. Al'IMlOI'UIATIO.V .MAV HE SMALT * . I.OKixliittiru May Xot Trout tlic Expo- Nltloii ivItU 'Liberality. ' I. Jf. Treynor , , from the committee on leg islation , made a rather unfavorable report at the meeting of the executive committee of the Council TJluffs Exposition association last night. ( Mr. Treynor had been delegated to go to Dos Molnes In the Interest of the larger appropriation asked from the legis lature for the Iowa building and exhibit. He made a careful canvass of the members of the csacmbly and in his report last night ho stated the exact position of every mem ber of the Iowa senate on the subject of the appropriation. The report contained a statement from each member as to just what ho would and would not do in the way of voting for an appropriation. A number of the senators did not favor any further ap propriation , many of them favored an ad ditional sum , of ? 1 < 5,000 , several from $15,000 to ? 20,000 and a few the full amount asked for $47,000. Ho gave It as his opinion that the best that could bo expected from the members ot the senate was the further ap propriation of from $10.000 to $20,000. There waa a disposition in the bouse to treat the exposition moro liberally , .but as the senate would have the final say , ho feared that the original plans of the Iowa commissioners could not bo realized unless something un foreseen transpired to awaken state prldo and make it felt in the senate. He said there was a strong feeling in favor of the plan of enacting special legislation for the purpose of permitting the counties 01' the state to make separata exhibits , and a majority of the members of the senate bad assured him that they would vote for such a bill If Senator 1'usoy would Intro duce it. The report was discussed at length by the members of the association , and It was deemed in tno event it uecamo apparent that no largo general appropriation could bo hoped for to have the special bill passed authorizing the county boards throughout the state to make the necessary appropria tions for the Independent exhibits to be made In the state building. 'Uy ' resolution the legislative committee was instructed to confer with Senator I'usey nnd the Potta- wattamlo delegation with a view of pre paring this bill. The ( bill will fix the maxi mum amount to be appropriated by tto comittfs , and this amount will bo about what the larger counties in the state , llko Pottawattamlo and Polk , will bo willing to set aside for the purpose. lion. Lafo Young , president of the Iowa Press association , submitted a suggestion that an Invitation from the Council Bluffs committee would result In the iStato Press association holding Its annual meeting here this summer , Mr , Young Intimated that the asHoclatlon would llkb to meet about Juno 20 , nnd after the work of the session was over spend a few days visiting the exposition and sightseeing In the two cities , and especially visiting the gardens and vine yards surrounding Council > Iluffs. Ho said all the press association would expect would bo the usual reduction in hotel bills ex tended to all mcmbe.s oj largo associations , and that the editors would pay their own bills. The committee on solicitation wan instructed tot promptly act upon the sugges tion and extend a cordial Invitation to Presi dent Young to hold the annual meeting here. Mr , Young sayfl there will bo about 300 ed itors present , and ho thinks the free ad vertising the editors will glvo the exposi tion and Council bluffs will bo valuable and opportune , The soliciting committees made a report of the subscriptions received during the two afternoons that they worked , which greatly encouraged the association , The amount reported exceeded oven tha most sanguine expectations of the members. For the pur pose of further strengthening the commit tees the chairman of each was empowered to Imprest ) any member ot the oxecutlvo commltteo ho saw tit and have him aid In the work of soliciting funds. The reports of the committees showed that ouly a email portion of the work ot canvassing the city had been accomplished and they were given another week In which to complete the work. A request from the art department of the Woman's plubs that the association change the data of Its meeting next week so as not to contllct with the Dickens party , which Is to occur next Thursday night , was not granted. Warren Hough of Crescent notified the association that ho had recently received from a friend a valuable- relic found on the Wounded Knco battleground which some Sioux bravo had lost , and offered to con tribute It to the curio department In the wigwam. lArrnlirnril fur Co Special Olllccr Donella of Omaha , and Deputy United States Marshal Uclknian re turned from Hamburg last evening with Wil liam Ilcnshaw , whom they arrested lit that place upon the charge ot making and passing counterfeit money. Ilenshaw IB an Ignorant farmhand , who Imagined ho could success fully operate an Independent mint , and for a long time has been engaged In the work of producing nickels and small coins. He suc ceeded In passing a number of them and this encouraged him to make money of larger denominations , and he successfully essayed the production ot pewter halt dollars. The orldcnco secured against htm Is of the most conclusive character. Ho was arraigned bo- ICTQ Commissioner George P. Wright ia5t evening and asked tonavo his hearing post poned until this afternoon. In default the heavy ball bond , jxoMfdj ho was sent to the county jail for the night. Liitlicrnu Clinrcli. The consecration services ot the Swedish Lutheran Enianucl church were held at the church yesterday afternoon and evening. Ono address was made In English by ncv. P. Peterson of Essex , la. , and the balance of the ceremony was In the Swedish language. All ot the ministers of Stanton district ot the Iowa conference with ono exception were present and took part In the cere monies. The entire service was conducted by Hev. M. P. Odcn of Alta , la. , president of Stanton district ot the Iowa conference. The afternoon services consisted of prayer , songs , scripture reading and addresses on the subject of consecration. In the evening Kcv , S , Q. Larson , the present pastor of the church , delivered an address of acceptance of the charge and Ilcv. J. E. Kydbach ot Stanton also delivered an address. The congregation organized In 1890 with an enrollment ot nine and the' building was begun In 1802. In 1893 the main auditorium was erected , but the Interior has Just re cently been completed. They now have an enrollment of forty-seven and the church Is In a reasonably fair financial condition. Four different pastors have had charge of the work since the establishment of the church. Hov. C. 0. Widen , now stationed at Mead , Nob. , was the first In charge. The present pastor took charge about the first of last December. He comes hero from a charge at Pueblo , Colo. , and has had many years' experience In the ministry. The following ministers from out of the city assisted In the services ; C. 0. Widen , Mead , Neb. ; J. E. Ilydbach , Stanton , la. ; A. G. Frcdcn , Ny- man , la. ; E. J. Nordcn , lied Oak , la. ; C. J. Peel , Tabor , la. ; B. M. Holland , Stanton , la. ; D. Modln , Hetheata , la. ; Joseph A. Ander son , Creston. Xo Word About AVnU * . No word was received from Sheriff Mor gan from Chicago yesterday , and the attaches of the sheriff's office are unadvised whether or not his mission , to capture John Watts , the fugitive cashier of the Ncola batik , has been or even promises to bo successful. Everybody about the offlco yesterday was very much chagrined to Ililnk that some 111-1 advised person saw fit to make the object of the sheriff's mission public before It was accomplished. There Is no doubt that Watts was In Chicago , although It Is stoutly dented by his friends , and the wide publication given by the Chicago papers and the Press association made it absolutely certain that ho would succeed In avoiding arrest if he so desired. The odd part of the affair Is tbat the name of Watson should have been used In Chicago. This name was used only by the cherlff and other officers In prosecuting the search for the man In Dos Molnes when the oflicers were looking for him there a few days ago. It was stated at the sheriff's offlco yesterday that Sheriff Morgan would not re- tucn from tils Chicago trip until Saturday. Railroad Coiitpa.iiy'Niiv Answer. Attorneys for the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy Railway company filed an amended and substituted answer yesterday in the suit brought against the company by J. A. Barrls & Co. , a shipping firm which secui-ed a verdict against the company for excessive freight charges on shipments of sand. The case was appealed to the supreme court , the verdict was set aside and a now trial ordered. The plaintiff sues for three times the amount of the alleged extortionate charges , with costs and attorney's fees. In the amended answer the railway company alleges that the action Is void for several reasons , one of which Is that while it is a civil action brought under the provisions of chapter xxvlll of the laws of the Twenty-second assembly , It is a penal action because It seeks to recover three times the amount Involved. The company claims In Its amended answer that the sand rate was a Just , reasonable charge under the law and within the schedule fixed by the railroad commissioners and asks for a Judg ment for costs against the shipping company. Heal Kxtiilf TnuiNfcrH. The follgwlnf ? transfers are reported from the title ami loan oflice of J. W. Squire , 101 Pearl street : iU. H. Page nnd1 wlfo to C. D. Dillln , lot 7 , block 2. Judson's First addi tion to Neola. q. c. d $ 400 J. D. Stevenson , sr. , nnd wife to 'A. A. Richardson , lot C. block 14 , Stuts- miin'a Second addition wi d 1 Josciph it. Pntton and 'ivifo. ' Bortlia B. , to F. J. Schnorr , lot 7 , block 9 , Hyatt's addition , w. d 1 Charles W. F. Durham nnd wlfo to Adcle Vunfrniaux. lot 3. auditor's sub division. swVi nwi 21-75-43 , w. d SOO Four transfers , total $1,202 KilltorM \orlln-rii Inivii. IIUMBOLDT , la. , Feb. 10. ( Special. ) The Upper Des Molnes Editorial association convention , to b'o ' held hero February 17 and 18 , Is going to fulfill the promise ot a very Interesting meeting. Among the addresses to bo given are the following : Address of welcome , Hev. H. ti. Marsh ; response by Elmer E. John ston of 'tho ' noclcwell City Advocate ; "The Best Means of Increasing the Circulation of the Country Weekly , " W. A. Monroe of the Daws Advocate ; "Tho Subscription List oo a Source of Revenue , " W. O. Payne of the Nevada Representative ; "Tho Loud Bill- Its Application to and Effect on the Country Press , " 0. L. Caawell of the Denlson Bullo- 'tln ; "Tho Utility of a Farm Department on the Homo Sldo of the Country Paper , " a. Jaqua of the Humholdt Republican ; "Woman In Country Journalism , " Miss Jennlo G. Keith of the Goldfleld Chronlclo ; "Tho Busi ness Relation of the I'r < ws to the Churches and Societies. " Harvey Inglmm of the Al- gona Upper DCS Molncs ; "Tho Card of Thanks and Obituary Poetry , " John F , Dai- ton of the Manscn Democrat ; address by Lafoyct'to Young , editor of the Iowa Capital. It will close wl'.h a banquet tendered by the people of Humboldt ca Friday evening. 'lrt'NM Comment. Kcokuk Gate City : Undo Horace Boles outlined a new currency schema at Falrtlcld last ovcnlng. But ho can never become president on that kind ot a platform. Cedar Rapids Republican : Bryan Is soon to visit Dubuquo. Ho has received a hint that something must bo done or it , too , will bo a part of the "enemy's country , " Lemars Sentinel : The supreme court of Iowa has decided that bees are not wild animals ; that seems plausible. Neither are flics ; Nor tame animals either , for that matter. The court , appears to have left the matter about where. It found It , Sioux City Tlmca ; The women who are opposed to having the duties and burdens ot voting thrust upon them are beginning to organize. They maintain that the over whelming majority of women In this coun try are opposed to the program of the re formers. DCS Molncs Leader : During the Transmls- slaiippl hearing before the appropriations commltteo of the senate , Senator Hospers asked ex-Governor Packard of the Iowa commission - mission what the latter would recommend to the commission If the commltteo ehould gtvo $25,000 , eaj-fl the DCS Molncs Leader. Mr. Packard promptly replied ho would ad- vleo the commission to return to the state treasury the unexpended balance of the pre liminary $10,000 appropriation , and glvo up the effort to make a state exhibit. Mr. Packard la an experienced exposition man , and ho knows that it should bo cither eomo- thing or nothing at the Traiwmlflslsalnpl Exposition. If Iowa cannot make a creditable - able showing , It had better stay away. LOOK AFTER PltlVATE BANKS Elate Supervision /Pavored by the "Banking Committee , i i ALL REPORTS AREi TO BE PUBLISHED Ilciircucntntlrcii'of Clnrhula Innnnc 'Arln > Curve "Doivn Their Kntl- uintcn AVlieii' They Appcnr lie- , fore the Coininlttcc. DES MOINES , Feb. 10. { Special Tele- gram.-Stato ) supervision of private banks Is favored by the house banking committee , If the discussion nt today's meeting Is an Indication. The Santee bill to require pri vate banks to undergo periodical cxnmlnn- tlon and publication ot reports , the same as state institutions , wns considered nnd the largo majority ot the committee favored reporting It. The private bankers nro weaker on the commltteo than In several sessions. The bill was not reporlcd , but almost cer tainly will bo"at the next meeting. The house normal school commltteo re ported without opposition the measure by Gibson of Plymouth to appropriate $10,000 for the Lemars Normal school on condition that the buildings and plant of the Institu tion bo turned over to the state. This would amount to the state accepting It as n state institution. There was not a vote In the committee against the measure and It Is In excellent prospect of passage. The H Ink- son bill for the appointment of n commission to locate and secure sites for four normal schools in different parts of the state was also reported favorably. H carries a ? 40.000 appropriation. Both bills will have to go to the appropriations commltteo before they will como before the house. The Insane asylum at Clarlnda was repre sented before the joint appropriations com mltteo this afternoon. The institution had , In its estimates , asked about $78,000 for va rious purposes. When its representatives appeared before the committee today they explained that since making their estimates they had como to appreciate the impossi bility of the state giving the usual appro priations ; therefore they had cut down their Items till only about the original estimate was asked. A deadlock between the two houses Is promised on the Temple amendment. The house passed the Cook version of the meas ure , the senate substituted the Hob'ort ver sion , and this afternoon the house commltteo decided to stand by the Cook measure and recommend that the house decline to accept the senate substitute. This will force the matter to the conference committee , In all probability , and It will bo a question which has the best staying powers. STATE UNIFORMITY. The house schools commltteo considered the Ray bill Tor state uniformity and state publlcatlcn ot textbo&ks. The committee nslcod two weeks more , time , but Hay wanted early action , and , It was discussed at some length. The bill will ibo reported In a few daje , with the chances that tJie state uni I formity features "will " bo accepted , 'but ' that 1 state publication will Jbo dropped. The house changed front this morning and passed an antl-pdpllng'.bill ' resolution , killing the one passed on Saturday. It carried by a vote of 78 to 1C. The jPrentlss ' .bill to require that the superintendent of the Cherokee In- oano asylum must bo of Uio homeopathic medical school was , defeated by a. clcnc vote , after a Icne debate aud parliamentary skir mish. Farley' presented In the house a bill to fix passenger r'atqs ot railroads In the I Dtnte. .U proposes .that class A roads may not cBiarge Hi toxccss cf 2Vi cents per mile , data B roads 216 cents and class C roads 2 % cents. Thousand mlle books shall bo sold at $20 flat. The .bill went to the rail roads committee , wliero It will dlo unless n minority report 'brings ' it out. TVirt irltlwlrnurnl of TTnmnr MillfiP Ot E.tclc Grove 'from ' ttio race for the republican can didacy for state auditor was announced this evening. Mr. Miller Is state 'bank ' examiner under McCarthy ami Is regarded as the Mc Carthy candidate for the succession. He has been an avowed and active candidate for several months and a seed leader In the race. Ho withdraws because cf the Illness of his daughter , which will compel him to spend the next few months In California. Mr. Mil ler Is president of two or three banks and a man of considerable wealth. The democrats of both houses caucused two hours this afternoon , with Senator Evorall presiding , on' the general question ot democratic policy toward a manufactur ing bill. It had been hoped that the caucus would outltno a bill nnd name a subcommit tee to draft and present a bill soon. But the situation nsi It developed was a bitter disappointment 'to ' the friends of manufac ture. With a largo attendance In the cau cus there waa only a majority of four yr flvo In favor of bringing out a bill. The representatives from the rural districts gald they would support a caucus bill If It cami before the house , but they did not favor Ha presentation. They said they owed their elections to stronu prohibition constituencies and could not consistently recommend a manufacturing bill , frills brought Potter o' Bremer , author of a manutacturliiff bill , to his feet. Ho proceeded to declare himself In no uncertain terms on tNi namby-pamby disposition of his rural confrere * . Ho had been elected on the manufacturing bsuo and had asked no prohibition votes ; ho wanted nono. Ho added that ho had mighty pcor opinion of any democrat wno would co'cr to such an element. Owing n the division which was greatly accentuated by the Pot ter speech It was decided to postpone ac tion a few days. Friends of niaanfaoturliiii claim the party will soon unite on a moaK- urc , PIONDER LAWMAKERS. The second day of the Pioneer Lawmak ers' association was devoted to reports of committees , papers on topics of pioneer days , and the memorials to members who have passed away filnco the last meeting. The members received notlco from the legis lature of an Invitation to attend the legis lative session of tomorrow. Papers were read by R. lA. Smith of Spirit Lake , on "Tho Iowa Frontier During the War ; " by Colonel S. A. Moore of Bloomfleld , "Pioneer Days In Iowa ; " by Judge C. C. Cole of Des Molnes , "An Epitome of the Personnel of the Iowa SupremeCourt , ; " by Hon. T. B , Perry of Albla , onj "Tho Old Board of Edu cation. " The officers elected arc : President , Major Hoyt Shcrnwn , DCS IMoncs | ; secretary , B , F. Gue , Des Molncs ; assistant secretaries , John M. Davis arid $ . M. Steadman. Memorial services , tycro held at the Drake university today for Mrs. Mary McCarthy of Jefferson , who hadTlTen $11,000 to endow a chair In the Institution , In the course of the service It wjn announced that her will gives $30,000 for the general endowment fund. Will Iliillil.Uy Coiiuly lAHylaiii , BLOOMFIELD , Ia.7 Feb. 10. ( Special. ) The Board of SupfftvVjors has called for bids for the erection of the new building for the Insane , which Is to bo built at the county farm In the spring * The building la to be thrco stories In hclghit and a basement , the contemplated ccat being about $5,000 , mill UK * l2vii | > Nltloii , Iowa ought to do the fair thing by the TrunsmlssUslppi Exposition , and doubtless will , says the Des Mollies Capital , Why not bold the Iowa state fair In Omaha this year ? asks the Sioux City Tribune. It would bo a matter of economy If not other wise a Biiccfss. The Onawa Democrat quotes Representative Hathaway of Monona county aa having been greatly surprised at tha work being done on the exposition. "Mr , Hathaway does not belong - long to that minority class who believe Iowa la to reap no benefit from the exposition he docs not belong to that class who will oppose a liberal appropriation that Iowa may not be crippled In Its exhibits at the show. On the other hand , ho favors a liberal appropriation cod believes that Uio Iowa legislature will vote An appropriation o ! about $33,000 to the $10,000 already given. " The DM Molncs Leader commends to IOWA people the Missouri spirit toward the exposi tion nnd quotes the St. Louis Globe-Democrat as saying that Missouri "Is going to bo on time at the ( lr.it general Transmlisl&slppl Ex position and will thovf tlio world what It Is doing In commerce , merchandise , manufac tures , mining , agriculture , fruit-growing and art affairs. " In reference ( o the criticism of the Iowa legislature for having visited Omaha to look Into the progress being made byway ol preparation for the Transmlsstselppl ExposU tlon the Creston Gazette says It Is most unjust and that "the fact must not be over looked that some of the members of the legis lature arc from Missouri nnd that they have to bo ohown. " Tim Journal , of Washta , suggests an edi torial ccngrces at the Tronsmlsslsslppl Expo sition. "Speaking ot the coming exposition at Omaha this year , " the Journal rays , "why wouldn't It bo Just the thing to hold all editorial meetings there , combining them In a sort of editorial congress , setting apart some ono week for It. United action by the editors of this territory could make such a. meeting moro than national In Us scope nnd of great benefit to members ot the profession , Wliat do you think of It , brother editors ? " SACASTA HOjfl SURPRISED ( Continued from First Page. ) go before the Madrid authorities , along with the minister's resignation , When Inquiries were made at the Spanltti legation as to how the letter reached the hands of the Cuban Junta , It wits said that the statements made by the Junta as to Canalejns' receiving the letter were abso lutely false. Private lnquirlcs , lt was stntel , had been made through < i New York man , which had disclosed that Cannlojas never saw the letter. This inquiry was sent by table direct to Canalojas , now at Madrid , and ho was asked If he had over received a letter of the character described. To this Scnor Cnnalcjas answered that ho never re ceived the letter and know nothing of Its contents ; that If ho had received It he would have made nn answer to the letter. There has never been an acknowledgment or an answer from Canalejas. After this statement direct from Canalejas the Spanish authorities regard It as plain that the letter was stolen in transit , and tt'o reports of Canalejas receiving It nnd reading It to Dr. Congosto are fabrications Intended to cover up the plan by which the letter was abstracted. The fact that the cn- velopo was not prcduccd Is taken as another evidence that the letter was taken la transit , as the envelope would have disclosed the postmarks , with the time of sending and receipt , both in this country and Havana , If It ever reached the latter place. J.Vl'AX CJHTTIXH IX OX TII13 OUA11. XotllU-N ChliiH It Will 'II ' flu 111 Wol Hal We I. PARIS , Feb. 10. Official advices received by the foreign office from Pekln say Japan has notified China that she Intends to keep Wei Hal Wcl permanently. China , In notify ing the Chinese ministers abroad to this ef fect , directs them to notify the powers also that In view of this no foreign lean Is re quired , ns the purpose of the loan was solely to pay the Japanese war Indemnity. WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. Neither the Chi nese nor the Japanese legation here has re ceived notice of Japan's purpose to hold Wei Hal Wcl. It Is stated at the latter that Wei Hal Wei Is now occupied by the Japanese under the terms of the peace set tlement , by which this strong point Is to remain in the possession of Japan until the full Indemnity Is paid. Of th's indemnity , a specific payment of 13,000,000 tacls has already been paid for Japanese evacuation of Pert Arthur. Another 100,000,000 tnels has been paid In bulk as part of the Indemnity. Still another 100,000,000 taels was Included. This last was to bo spread over six years , and the first Installment of about 14,000,000 taels has been paid. The balance due is flvo annual Installments of about 14,000,000 tads each. Legation officials say that If the reported arrangement Is made It will apply to these flvo Installments. In other quarters the reported action of Japan is considered as most significant , as it accomplishes the purpose Japan had in view when the China war closed , namely , to secure a permanent foothold on the main land of Asia. Russia resisted this extension of Japan from Its present Island condition , and It required the combined protest of Russia , Germany and 'Franco ' to Induce Japan to glvo up Port Arthur and its foothold on the Llao Tung peninsula. Wei Hal Wei Is less Important as a stra tegic position , but It has always been held by China as second only to Port Arthur as a , naval station. The defensive works , al though badly shattered from the great naval battle at that point , have been kept In a fair state of preservation by the Japanese force now maintained there. I > AVITT'S HoiiHc of Commons AIxo TurnH Doiru Countervailing DiiHcN. LONDON , Feb. 10. In the House of Com mons today Michael Davltt's amendment to the address In reply to the speech from the inrone , caning au < ; niion 10 uio distress in Irclanul and the fa'luro of the potato crop , was rejected by 235 to 1G3 votes. Colonel 'Howard ' Vincent , conservative from the central division of Sheffield , moved an amendment praying the government to turn Its attention to the stimulus given for eign competition with British trade by tariffs and bounties , resulting In a great In crease of Imports and a decrease of exports. Ho expressed the opinion that the only remedy was the Imposition of countervail ing duties. Rt. Hon. Charles T. Rltchlo , president of the Hoard of Trade , replying , announced that the government wan engaged In en deavoring to convene a conference of the powers with the vlow of securing the aboli tion of sugar bounties. Ho sa'd. ' the govern ment was also making representations to Germany to secure moro favorable rates for British trade over German railways. iMr. Ritchie declared his 'belief ' that British trade was never healthier than now , adding that foreign ibarrlors wore less dangerous than the barriers erected among ourselves , as , for Instance , the recent engineers' strike. Ho concluded by .saying ho was convinced that they would achieve nothing by abandon ing Great Britain's free tr.ido policy. The amendment was then rejected without a division. fur.vuni.vnvoon KM mi's IRKSIIHSXCK. Kxtra I'riu'uulliniH Tnlci-ii to .tvolil Any Trouble. MADRID , Feb. 10. The news of the do Lome incident was received too Into yester day evening to obtain opinions. Tno govern ment press naturally ascribed Its authorship to the Cuban Jingoes , the Washington State department announcement that do Lomo had admitted the genuineness of the letter not be ing received until early this morning. Senor Canalejas was out of town , but his secretary snld ho had never received any such letter from do Lome. For some time past the authorities have been taking extra precautions In guarding the rcsldenco of United States Minister Wood- ford , which Is on the outskirts of the city. On Sunday the guard was reinforced by twenty-four men , and the Hcraldo gays that even this was not considered sufficient , 'Ad ditional precautions were adopted , evidently under the Impression that public order might bo disturbed , and a number of mounted civil guards were posted In the vicinity , There upon the Hernldo asks whence the necessity for these precautions slnco Madrid has of fered absolutely not a single symptom of Justifying such measures. I.pMircvir llcnohfil CiinnlrJiiN. HAVANA , Feb. 10. La Lucha , comment ing upon the Do Lomo affair , ays : "At various times during past years we have said that Scnor Dupuy do Lome U not the man Spain needs at thla moment In Wash ington. In eplto of this , tbo moat promi nent Madrid politicians have thought BO. Wo have reliable. Information , " La I.ticha add * , "to the effect that the letter nttrlb- ut CM I to Scnor do Lome was Intercepted be fore U was delivers ! to Scnor Cfttxileja * . Other things arc said which will be cleared up In time and cause considerable astonish ment. " MA 11. Jim'ICliS 1'MIO.U TUB Corrn n 1'nrvii In the Ilia Knntorti ( Jn me , . VANCOUVER , 11. C. , Feb. lO.-Orlentftt advices brought by the Empress ot Chlnn state that with the arrival of the reinforce ments to the German squadron at Klao Chan the German force will number about 4,200 men , There Is some disturbance at Che Fee , Some disbanded soldiers from Klao Clmit have begun plundering In the sur rounding country. At Port Arthur things Arc beginning to assume their normal state. The port was for some time almost deserted , ns the In habitants feared a repetition of the massa cre that occurred during the war with Japan , The Yokumln states that when the Japanese slcatner Nanyet Siimeru was re cently entering the harbor ot Chemulpo , a Drlllfih man-of-war stopped It and made Inquiries about the movements ot any squad ron of a certain country , The Japanese government has contracted with the shipbuilding yard ot Schlchau at 'EJbJng ' for the building of one largo and clglTt small torpedo boats , While 'M. ' Alcxelff seems to have n. frco nami with the Corean finance minister , Mr. Brown Is still chief collector of customs and Is found dally at the head office. After all It seems Mr. McCIcavy .Brown . held the trump card In the game Russia has been playing In Seoul , In that ho had accumulated funds of the Corean customs In his own name. M , Alcxlcff has only the current empty treasury to amuse himself with. The Kokttml Shlmbun states that , accordIng - Ing to n private letter received from Seoul a rumor Is being circulated to the effect that preparations arc being made nt Vlad- tvostock for sending n force of 3,000 men to the peninsula under pretext ot bodyguards for the Corean emperor. A Toklo paper states that on January 22 a quarrel took plnco between a member of the staff of the German legation In Toklo and a petty officer on the United States steamship Olympla in Yoshtwnrn. They came to blows. The German got the worst of the fight. Cl'KSTAS DIS.SOI.VK5 ASSEMBLY. Junta IN Formed AVIilrh KlrdN Him I'rovlNloiml Governor. MONTEVIDEO , Feb. 10. Senor Juan L. Cuc U.s , the president of Uruguay ad In- Itcrlnii has executed ibis threatened coup d'etat and has Issued a decree dissolving the Assembly. A Junta has been formed of eighty-eight leading politicians. Senor CucutJj-s has been appointed provisional governor and Senor K , Maccacheu minister of agriculture , Industry , public Instruction and public works In the cabinet formed by Senor Cuestas August 8 lost , has been appointed vleo governor. The population Ss quiet. < ; MIoral MliiiK'o In Mournlnir. HAVANA , Feb. 10. Captain General Blanco is mourning the loss of his niece , who has Just died In Spain. Tonight ho re ceived Visits of condolence from United States Consul General Leo. Captain Slgsbee of the cruiser Maine , many officers of the an.iy , and of the volunteers , nnd other per sons prominent in political and social cir cles. Mine. IlrryftiK Too 111 to Appear. LONDON , Feb. 10. According to a special dispatch from Paris ilme. Dreyfus is BO feericusly ill , owing to worry , that she is uu- able to appear on the witness stand In the Zola trial , and in any case she refuses to furnish any further testimony. Trans fern llln Command. SHANGHAI , Feb. 10. Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Duller , commandcr-in-chlef of the China station of the British fleet , has sailed on board the cruiser Plquo for the Islsad of Chu San , where ho will transfer his com mand to Vice Admiral Sir Edward Hobart Seymour. Join the ICnjillKli Sqiiailron. MALTA , Island of Malta , Feb. 11. The British battleship Victorious will start for China today , and the cruiser Gibraltar will follow. When they arrive In China seas the British squadron will bo larger than ever before In these waters , even In time of war. I'lurlniul HIIJ-M t'p ( he Coal. LONDON , Feb. 11. A dispatch 'to ' the Dally 'Mall ' from Singapore says : England has bought all the Welch coal available here and at Chinese .ind Japanese ports for the British fleet. There is much excitement Jn the foreign community over the 'fact. CnrrleH Relief Snppllen. VANCOUVER , B. C. , Feb. 10 , The steamer Teas left for the north last night. She car ried 100 passengers and 877 sacks of bacon , being part of tho' provisions sent by the United States , and which was allowed to go through Canadian territory free. German ( lllleei-K Kl lit 11 Duel. LONDON , iFoX 11. 'A special dispatch from Berlin says a duel has taken place be tween Frederick Hohenloho-Waldenburg nnd Lieutenant Sclioitz , officers of the hussars , llnthvcra wounded. ItiMliifcil Turin' IN IC.vli'nileil. ROME , Fcfb. 10. The senate today ap proved the proposal of the government pro longing the reduction of the corn duties from 7V6 lire to C lire , from April 4 to May 31 next. JJISATIJ ItMCtlHI ) . ) Mr * . Kate fl'Xcll. ST. LOUIS , Feb. 10. Mrs. Koto O'Ncll , wife of ex-Congressman O'Ncll of this city , is dead and 'her husband Is dangerously 111 at the Mullanphy hospital. Severn ! weeks ngo Mr. O'Nell was taken sick and his wife B Illness resulted from overwork and worry 01 account of his condition. Owing to his weakness Mr. O'Nell has not been notified of bis wife's drath. Anna I.aux. FRANKLIN , Neb. , Feb. 10. ( Special. ) Miss Anna Laux , who left this place Monday morning for Kansas City to bo treated in one of the hospitals , died tills morning. She has [ icon sick for some time and was too weak : o stand the treatment that she had to undergo. Relatives have gone for her re mains , which will bo brought hero for bu rial. lli-v. Mr. Catlel. FIHUVDELPHIA , Feb. 10. Rev. Dr. W1I- lam C. Cattel , former president of Lafayette college , died at 1:45 : o'clock this morning after a long 'Illness ' of a complication of diseases. Ho was 71 years of age. I'eter PAWNEE , Neb. , Feb. 10. ( Special. ) Mr. Peter Inglls , sr. , an old and highly en- teeimcti citizen of this county , died at his lomo on West Branch Tuesday and was juried Thursday. STOI13I 1MIOSTIIATI5S THIS AVIIIBS. Coniinuiileatluii ivllli the. SoutlMVei. ! Cut 0(1. KANSAS CITY , Feb. 10. An exceptionally - ally heavy rain and wind storm prevailed In western and southern Kansas and southern Missouri and the territories last night. Tele graph wires were prostrated In many In- itanccs , but up to 1 o'clock today no reports ndlcatlng what other damage , If any , was wrought had bo received. roubleat - a. Hay , DENVER , Colo. , Feb. 10. All application for a receiver for the Rocky Mountain Oil company was made In the federal court this morning through a complaint filed by the Central Nation ; ! bank of Cleveland , 0. The company 1 Incorporated for $ ' ,000C03 , and ins , according to the complaint , bondi outstanding to the amount of $000,000. The tank's claim Is U3.000 , The property of the company conaleta of oil land a la thU utato , pipe Units and frtnchl c.i. Th * > : r , the com * plaint MIS , are not worth moro ttun $ lf.0,000 ; IIAIIO.V IIICICKV TAKKS HIS 1,1 PI ? . UN Wife In n Duuuhtrr of Colonel 1'lnwlrr , < HL PASO. Tex. , Fob. 10. Baron Hnrdt-ti Hlckey , better known ns the prince of Trini dad , committed siilcl.le at the Plwson hotel In this -city. Servants hi the hotel dlscov- ercd that the toaron was dead at noon today and the Indications were that ho died during * the night from drugs taken with suleUlal In tent. Ho left a letter addressed to his wlfo at Corona , Cal. , In which ho stated that ho was going to die , Deceased was married to a daughter ot John H. Flaglcr of Now York , the Standard oil magnate , in 1S01. llaron Hlckey at tained notoriety some time ago when h took possession of Trinidad Island and pro * claimed 'himself military dictator. S \V I KTU'ATKH 1IIM/S KI3V UX 13 ' Uotr He Pnnlnlu-il HI" Illvnt In DnwMin. A characteristic of the antics of "Swift- water Bill" Gates. Into of Dnwson City , wad told by F. H. Plel , who arrived on the Al-KI , says the San Francisco Chronicle * Plel sat In the San Fmnclsco shoo store ) drawing on a now pair ot the Iflteat stylf footgear , and told the story so nicely that the telling would bo half the story lt > self. "Have you rvor heard the true story of how 'Swfttwnter Bill' bought up nil the eggs In Dawson ? " asked Plel. "I will tell you about It. Swlftwatcr had been sweet on a girl at Dawson , ono of the prettiest In towm But she shook him for another fellow , ami Swlftwatcr went oil the warpath. One night ho sit In a restaurant , and , to his dismay , his sweetheart came In with her new fcl- iow and snt down nt another table. Swlft- watcr listened and heard the young woman order 'egRs. ' Then Swlltwater shot for the kitchen like a bullet out of n gun. How many eggs have you got ? ' ho Bald to the cook. "Eight hundred. ' > * ' 'How much are they ? ' ' 'Dollar apiece. ' I "I'll take 'em all ; every one. ' ' 'But somebody has Just ordered eggs. ' ' 'Go nnd tell 'em you ain't got any. ' 'And thus the deal was closed by which Swlftwnter got every egg In the house. "Another tlmo his particular enemy came Into the restaurant and Swlftwuter heard him order duck. Swlftwatcr shot for the kitchen. 'How many ducks you got ? ' 'Only one , and It's Just ordered. " 'Don't mnko no difference ; how much. you want for it ? ' 'Can't sell It to you , sir ; it's sold. ' 'Hero. I'll give ? 175. Go tell him you haven't any duck. ' "Again Swlftwatcr got in hU flno work and bought the only duck In the house. Swlftwatcr Is all right. Married , is ho ? That's good. Haw ! haw ! " From Baby in the High Cliair to Krnndma In the rocltcr Oraln-O Is BUCK ! for the wjiolo family , H Is Hie long-dotlicil piili- Ftltutc for colTiH ! . Never upsets the nerve * or -V- InJuroH the illcOBllon. Mnile from pure Kr.-ilnn It - - rV r l : i food In ItH'ir llnx the Inste niul al > lit'nrnncu of tlio beet coffee nt ' .i the prli'c It Is a Kvmilnu anil fclentltlc article anil l.s come to Ktny. It mnlics for health anil strength , Ask your Krocer for Clraln-O. SON A SPECIALTY. Primary , Secondary or Tertiary BLOOD roiSON permanently Cured in 15 to 35" Days. You can be treateil nt home for eam price under same guaranty. If you prefer to come here we will contract to pay rail road fare end hotel bills , and no chare * It we fall to cure. IF YOU HAVE taken mercury , loJIdo potojh and ( till have aches and palm , Mucoue Patches In mouth. Sore Throat , 1'lmptfs , Coiiper CoU tred Spots , Ulcers on any part of the tiody. Holr or Eyebrows falling out , It U thl * Secondary LiUii ' We Guarantee to Cure We solicit the mrst obstinate cases find challoncc the world for a cusc we cannot cure. This disease lias always baffled the fklll of the mott tmlnent physicians. { 500,000 capltRl behind our unconditional guaranty. Absolute proofs sent sealed on application. ICO page booh cent free. Address COOK ItB.tmnY CO. , 1-101 MiiHoiilo Temple , Chlcaco , 111. OTHERS FAfU OOJTSOT.T Searles & Searles l : o SPECIALISTS Ounrnntee to cure ni ecillly iinil radi cally nil M3UVOUS , OHItOMO AM * IMIIVATB dlnenvui of Men and wonieiit Y/EflK M SYPHILIS . SEXUALLY. cured for life. NlBht Emissions , Lost Manhood , Hv arocele , Vericocele , Qonorrhea , Qlect , Byph Ills , Btrlcture , Piles , Fistula nnd llectal Ulcers , Diabetes. Brlght's Dlseuao cured. Consultation Free- tare and Sleets.nt ? by new method without pain or cutting" . Gallon or address with stump. Treatment by mall , m. mm s mm , FARM LOANS. FIRE INSURANCE , SURETY BOWDS LOWEST BATES. Itrtldent AeiUtant Secretary , 'XATIOXAI ' , Slilt 1STV CO. , .V. V. Capital anil surplus over One and One-Hall Million Dalliirs. All bonds executed nt my ofllce , , JAS. N. CASADV , JR. , UIHI M/llii .Street OouiHtll lllillTd , SPECIAL NOTICES COUNCIL BLUFFS WANTS. Yiiurr. rAitti ANIJ land * for rale or reni. Vny & lieu , ! i I'earl streti. KIN1J FIU'IT l-'AHM O > 11 ACltKH TWO rnllba from center of city , Vf > line bearing cherry tre , B ncrea of jrnipe * and other fruit : IC00.04 r Hll il'iwn , litilunce on lung tltna nt 0 per cent. Julmstun & Kerr , Council IlluKn. I'-OK BAU-A CHOICM I-'AUM OF 4"0 ACltEB In Wuynu county , f.'eli. , 6 mllca west of county rent , all under cultivation , no waMo or Inferior lun > l , fair Improvement * . aliunilunco of water , 0) acres of tumu ineJilow ; school IIUUIMJ on land , T rm , J27.50 per acre , part rani ! , balance on time. Address H. Oureii , 20'1 Fourtli street , council Illurfs , la , , or U , I.awion , l.U'ltiK Hprlntf , In , Fou HA ? , ! ; , < O-ACIU ; iMruovii : > FAHU INT MIIU Co. , Iowa , -M acres In cultivation , bal- ancu In timber and pasture ; u bargain If culil v > n. AiMieiu x 12 , Ueo Oltlce. Council lIluffD , lowu , Instructions. Albln Huiter , studio VIOLIN 838 Ilroodway. Herman method c ( UrnJen Contervatory.