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I NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IQ.WA.
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MINOR MESTIOW.
Try Mocrc's stock food.
Walt for Farland May S.
Dr. Roe , dentist , Merrlam block.
Early Ohio potatoc * . Bartcl ft Miller.
Dr. Brown , dentist , room 301. Merrlam blk.
Dr * . Snyder ft Snyder removed to 121 South
Btventh street.
* Mlsa Ella Wlrt left yesterday for a short
Tjslt at Lincoln , Neb.
Pre lilent Hughes of Tabor college made
af brief visit with friends here on Wednes
day.
Wanted-Competent cook , good wages.
Mrs. George Keellnc , 1133 East Fierce
ft reel.
'Mrs. II. W. Tllton and" daughter Marlon
have returned from a brief visit at Leaven-
worth , Kan.
The Evans laundry Is tbe leader In fine
work both for color tnd 'finish. 520 Pearl
street. Phone 290.
The Avoca term of the district court has
been postponed until April 26. It wao orig
inally set for April 19.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Matthias have been
called to Greenwood. Neb. , by the serious
illness of the mother- the former.
' Mrs. 0. W. Saunders has returned to her
homo In Manilla after a rhort visit with
her son , County Attorney Blunders.
Miss Mottle Chrlstmon and Mrs. Har
rington , who have been visiting Missouri
Valley friends , have returned to this city.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Combs of Council
Bluffs are visiting the letter's parents , Mr.
and Mrs. a. A. . Skelton ot Missouri Valley.
N. Nelson has arrived from Sioux City
to take a position with the H. A. Qulnn
Lumber company and has located ot the
Ogden.
Don't you think It must be a pretty good
laundry that can please so many hundreds
of customers ? Well that' * the "Eagle , " 724
Broadway.
There will be a meeting ot the Veteran
Firemen's association at No. 3 hose house
this evening for the purpose of electing ofll-
cern for the year.
Lucius Wells has returned from a brief
business and pleasure trip In the east. While
absent he visited the Baden Springs , the
Indiana health resort.
The Men's club of the First Presbyterian
church will meet this evening at 7:30 : and
will bo addresied by Judge Walter I. Smith.
All are cordially Invited to be present.
Unity guild will hold It ? regular meeting
this afternoon .with Mrs. Q. H. Jackson on
First street. Election of officers and other
Important business. All members requested
to be present.
Deputy United States Marshal Richards
yesterday 'brought ' In a couple of prisoners.
One was J. M. Barker , who Is wanted In
Missouri on the charge of counterfeiting.
The other , William Bracken , Is from Cla-
rlada , and is a simple bootlegger.
Chief of Police Blxby yesterday assigned
the three newly appointed deputy marshals
to the positions they will occupy. F. H.
nuanclla will be bailiff at the superior court ,
C. J. Dobbins will bo jailer at the city jail
and T. H. Compte will be day sergeant.
They will oil assume their new duties today.
Charles H , Yale's "Forever Devil's Auc
tion" will bo at the Dohany theater next
Saturday night. The play has always had
a warm greeting In Council ISluffa and the
addition ot Harry M. Brown , who , as a
comedian , makes hi * points In a telling
manner , will make the play a greater
favorite here than ever.
Jotn A. Frank and Miss Emma Woolen
of .this city were married Wednesday even
ing at their future home , 2312 South Six
teenth street. Rev. S. M. Perkins officiat
ing. The wedding wa * witnessed by im
mediate friends only , and the1 bridal couple
wcro the recipient ) of a large collection
of handsome , present * . Mr. Frank Is em
ployed .at the Evans Cdundrjr. "
A divorce has been granted to Hattle
Taylor from Alfred Taylor on statutory
grounds. The wife was awarded the cus
tody of their 15-year-old daughter. Bruno
Shall was divorced from his wife Mary ,
whom he married In Philadelphia thirty
year * ago. Desertion was alleged. The
husband was given charge of tbe two minor
children.
A year or more ago a temporary injunc
tion was granted In the dlatrlct court retraining -
training the I6wa Construction company
from building au railway line across the
track * of the Northwestern railway near
Broadway. Tbe application for permit to
cfoss wao made by John W. Paul. There was
no defense and the temporary writ wa * made
permanent yesterday by Judge Smith.
Arrangements have been completed for tbe
funeral of Rev. August Haas , wbo died on
Tuesday at hie residence In this city. The
body will be taken to Shelby , la. , tomorrow
morning. The funeral will occur from the
MethodU't church there during the afternoon.
Rev. Haas was a minister for a number of
years in the German Evangelical church , but
through Illness , had been compelled to retire
from active work.
A telephone meeage from Clartnda last
evening announced that four of the inmate *
of the Insane asylum there had escaped and
the authorities believed that they bad come
to Council Bluffs. The men were not dan
gerously insane and had been given consid
erable liberty. On tbe previous night they
had removed the window from the apart
ment they were , occupying and escaped. Men
answering their description were seen in the
railroad yard * late last evening.
Moving en old house across the Benton
street bridge caused a caveln of one corner
of the approaches on the north aide that
revealed a dangerous condition of that portion
tion of the structure. The waterway that
carries the surface water from that side
of Benton street had undermined a corner
of the bridge. A force of men under the
direction of City Engineer Etnyre has been
at work tor a couple of day * repairing U.
The coming of the Lawrence Holmee com
pany is creating considerable Interest In
theater-going people of Council Bluffs. The
company will open It * engagement at the
Dohany next Friday in "The Smugglers. "
A matinee will be given Saturday r.l Sun
day afternoon. The "Street * ot New York"
and "Cuba's Inaurrectlcti" are In the reper
tory , and tbe "Passion Play" picture * ,
which created * uch enthusiasm whereever
shown , will bo exhibited during the play
on Friday and Saturday and at tbe matinee.
George Mitchell , e. colored man , afflicted
'Wltb an Immense .turner over the heart , was
unit to tbe Woman's Christian Association
hospital last evening In what woe feared to
be a dying condition. Tbe unfortunate man
iwa * In ealoon at 1120 Broadway , end while
eelaed with a Blight coughing fit the tumor
burnt. Tbe bloqd flew In all direction * , and
tbe man fell to the floor. In a moment he
was'surrounded by a greet pool ot blood.
The patrol wagon wae called to take him to
the hospital. When he reached the hos
pital he wa * uncoMclous from the IOM ot
blood.
O. B. Vfeva Co. , female remedy ; consulta
tion free. OBce hours. 9 to 13 and ! to S.
Health book furatahed. Ut-UT-SfS Ifmlaia
Mock.
' Money to loan on city property , Klnne.
N. T. Plumbing compaar. Ttl. 2M.
MENERAY BROS.
NURSERYMEN ,
Ot Oretcent City are her * la Council Bluff *
tad Omaha with tbelr lae lln * of fruit tree * ,
grape vtae * . etc. , and all klaito ot is * ebede
free * , lowering shrubs and rose * . Their
Ml * ground * are located at 61S Eat Brotd-
way , Council Blut * . nd on Parnam street ,
see block west of Twentieth street , Omaha ,
kre you will be waited on at ell time *
vltli plMeur * . We * 11 ell geode vry cbp
end guamatM 4l | good * Irst-clae * .
aha > * ) * > e , 1 M | Ceaaell MmCe ,
BROADWAY IN BAD CONDITION
Surface of the Btreat Very Bongh am
Almost Impawablo.
NFGLECT OF MACADAM PROVES COSTL'
Failure to Sprinkle tlic Street I.nn
Santmer RenultM In the Until of
the ToiHtreHMlnKi Which
Mont
The condition of the macadam on Lowe
Broadway Is causing some concern In ofll
clal circles , and also with the contractor
whose guarantee has not yet expired. Th
failure of. the city to loin with the contrac
tor and citizens living along the street t
provide for the regular sprinkling of th
newly made surface until It had becom
solldlfle * by wear Is the cause of the troubli
During the dry , hot weather of last sumtue
the top dressing wan transformed Into Ita
dust , and nearly all of It was carried awa
by the winds. This left the rougher stone
and chunks of slag of which the base wa
constructed exposed , and at" the preseri
time the surface has lost Its original smooth
ness and In many places It Is rough ao
uneven. It Is believed that It will be tiecef
nary to put on another layer of the materlt
originally use ! for top dressing. It become
an Interesting problem as to whether th
cost of this work shall be borne by the clt
or the contractor. The work originally cos
over $10,000 and It has dot been a year sine
It 'was finished. The city council saved $7
by refusing to have the street sprinkled Ian
year.
Peterson & Schoenlng have a fine line c
Iron bedsteads from which you can get some
thing In that line to suit you at a moderat
cost. Anything you want In the furnltur
or hardware line can be found at their bl
etore In. the Merrlam block.
Dr. Kellogg , Osteopath , 303 Sapp building
Council Bluffs. Graduate from the orlglna
school of qsteopathy at Klrksvllle , Mo.
Sliver teaspoons still go with Dornest !
Soap.
Domestic Soap Is the best tor the laundrj
MAKE A 1MIOPIT OS POL.T , TAJ
Speculation of a. Number of Men Ex
pencil by Alderman Cnniicr.
Alderman Casper called attention In th
council meeting on Wednesday night to
species of speculating that Is said , to hav
grown Into considerable proportions In recer
years. He stated that a number of me
had been engaged In the work of follbwln
the poll tax collector , and upon the pic
that they" were needy laboring men wet
soliciting orders from the poll tax payer
with the understanding that tbe taxpayer
were to pay them the money and permit thei
to work out the tax. With a majority c
the people who feel Inclined to pay this ta
without delay or protest the appeal has ha
great weight , and these men have bad n
difficulty in collecting a large number c
these poll tax orders. The orders call fc
the payment of $2 ta cash or two days' wor
on the streets. When the speculators sue
Cfed In getting hold of a large bunch of 01
ders they hunt up men who are really wlllln
and anxious to work- and hire them to wor
out the , orders for , $1.50 eacb , making a prof
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of 50 cents on each man's 'poll tax. Aldei
man Casper declared that he wanted eom
means devised to prevent 'It' ' ' in1 'the ' futuri
He suggested as a remedy that the counc
order the poll tax collector' to accept fl.G
In cash as full payment Of the tax , or tw
days in work. This would cut oft the specu
latofs. for he believed there were -no me
In town so mean as to' try to speculate fui
ther and ask laborers to work for less tha
75 cents a day.
While be was on too subject he vigorous !
denounced the whole poll tax systeman
declared that be waa In' favor of abollahln
It altogether and that it had cost the , ctt
more than -had turned into the treasurj
No action was taken , but the matter ? lir <
celving the serious consideration "ofth
council.
Poultry wire and garden feeds at J. Zolle
& Co.
Read premium offers inside Domestic Soai
wrappers.
Buy your meat at J Zoller & Co.
nOARD OP 'EDUCATION MEET !
Pemon'nl ' Bond of Treasurer
Approved , .
The Board ot Education * held a specla
meeting last evening for the purpose ot tak
Ins action on the bond ot Treasurer Georg
S. Davis. Mr. Davis was disappointed b ;
the failure of the Guaranty Bonding com
pany to fulfill its promise to furnish a bom
that would meet the requirements of th
state law. When the bond arrived yesterda ;
and he ascertained that it was simply th
old one returned without material change
he at once proceeded to secure a persona
bond for the full amount required $100,000-
wlth the name * of John Bereshelm , W. H
M. Pusey , C. H. Huber , John Beno , Johi
Schoentgen and A. W. Wyman attached
Both bonds were presented to the board , bu
the surety obligation was rejected and th
other approved. This leaves Mr. Davis will
an Interesting problem on hta hands. He ha
paid the bonding company the $200 prcmlun
for his bond and sees no means of gettlni
the money returned for the useless bond.
Superintendent Hisey called attention t
the necessity for securing some addltlona
supplementary reading matter for the pupil
of the first and second grade * The matte
was referred to the committee on text booki
with instructions to report at the regula
meeting of the beard on Monday night.
Member Henry reported that a large num
her of. shade trees In the grounds around th
various buildings were dead and suggestei
that they should be replaced. The genera
Janitor reported that there were 200 deal
trees. Estimates from responsible nursery
men showed that the trees could be replace !
at a cost ot $1 each. The buildings am
grounds committee , was directed to Investl
gate and report at the next meeting.
The matter of securing diplomas would bi
required and the committee on printing wai
directed to secure them.
Buy your meat at J Zoller & Co.
Save your Domestic Soap wrappers.
Henl K t l Transfers.
The following transfers are reported fron
the title and loan office ot J. W. Squire , 10
Pearl street :
County treasurer to William J. Champ.
lln. lota 3 and i , block 31 , Beers' addT
( except R. R. ) , i. d . <
Jurgen Blender to Anna M. Schmidt ,
66 feet lot 4 , e 93 feet lot 6 , Blgel
low's add. , q. c. d . . . . . *
Levl L. Kllnefelter and wife to J. J.
Long , lots 1 and Z , block J , Perry's
2d add. , w. d . M
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James Helm and wife to Fred Nle-
S1" ! ? 11 ni J0' a and 24- block ZO-
Meredith's odd. , and neU block 67 ,
0Allen & cook's add. , w. d . . ted
BIIa C. Strong and wife to James C.
-St'onr. WH seVi 3-75-39. w. d . . 3,201
} ! , Btr , ° n * n < 1 wife to Caarlea C.
Strong , eft sett 3-75-39. w. d . 3 JO
Administrator of William Behmldt to
wrenjteaert lot T " < e 93 feet
lot 5 , Blgelow's add. , and 1 acre in
wU wVi 9-77-38. admr. d. . . . . . „ . . „ 401
Eight transfers , aggregating . ' , . . . . $8,13
L Mt Box.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Fatten were greatlj
dtitrened Itet night by tbe mysterious dls
ot .
Mr their h M - < w North Beaten ( tree
ome time during the early part of the after *
noon In company with hts cousin to visit
Mynster springs. Mr. Patton Is employed
In one of the railroad offices In Omaha and
did not return homo until late last evening.
Mrs. Patton was also detained downtown un
til quite late and the children took advantage
of their absence to take a tour In the woods
Instead of going to school , A search waa
started Immediately , but no tidings was re
ceived of them up to 11 o'clock last night.
Cordwood for sale cheap. Address W. F , ,
Bee office. Council Bluffs.
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Poultry wire and garden seeds at J. Zoller
A Co.
HE3UME TUB 1IUSI.\E9 .
Mm. W. ir. Hnrt'M Home Leisurely
Itnnnnokcd tty Thieve * .
The police were advised yesterday morn
ing that two attempts had been made to
rob residence * ? on the previous night , only
cne of which was successful. The residence
of Mr * . H. W. Hart on Willow avenue wca
broken Into during the night end a care
ful search made for" " valuables. The
burglar entered the house by forcing a rear
window , and evidently spent considerable
time In the search , but he did his work
so quietly that none of the sleep'.ag Inmate.i
were made aware of his presence. So far
as could be ascertained yesterday a gold
watch and chain , with a valuable charm
attached , were the only articles taken. M.
most every room In the house was vlsltedi
The residence Is prominently located on the
south side of Baylls.3 park , and the grounds
are well lighted by tbe tower and street
lights.
On the same evening an attempt was
made to enter the residence of Dr. H. B.
Jennings. Dr. and Mrs. Jem tags were at
tending the Royal Arcanum ball and left
their house closed with no one present. It
Is located near the Met calf residence on
Fourth street , and when Mr. Metcalf re
turned home after budncas hours he sur
prised a man In the act of breaking Into
his neighbor's house. The fellow ran and
escaped In the darkness.
Hblfmayr's fancy patent flour makes the
best and most bread. Ask your grocer for It
Domestlo Soap makes and keeps cltan
friends.
A map of Cuba , the West Indies and ot
the world at the Council Bluffs office of
The Bee for ten cents.
Settled Out of Court.
Mrs. Nancy Series , living at Sixteenth
street and Broadway , wao In Justice Ferrler'a
court yesterday for thi purpose ot prosecut
ing a charge of larceny against her friend
Qeorge Spencer. She bad Spencer arrested
on the charge of appropriating a team and
buggy belonging to her and her pocketbook
containing $15. Spencer Is a book agent and
had been using the team In canvnalng
through the country. He was on hta way to
Missouri and had gotten as far as Bartlett
when he was arrested. It developed In the
evidence that the couple have been having
a good deal of trouble during the last two
years with frequent quarrels which Spencer
alleged was due to Jealousy on the woman's
part. They made It up before the case WIH
called for hearing and Mrs. Series dismissed
the complaint.
( Amended Anmver Filed.
City Attorney Wadcrworth yesterday filed
an amended answer In the esses of Mary
E. Street against the city , which have been
on the docket in the district court for ten
years and were assigned for trial at the
last moment of ex-City Attorney Hazeltcn's
administration. The amended anawcr In
both cases sets up the fact that Mrs7"Street
only held the property In truut for her
husband , A. W. Street , and that both hsd
ample and sufficient notice of the condemna
tion proceedings by which tbe city acquired
title to the Fifth avenue extension. A mo
tion for a continuance of the cases until
next term was filed.
Buy your groceries-at ; J. Zoller & Co.
Poultry vuro and garden seeds at J. Zoller
& Co. -
'Auk Preferment for Lincoln ;
At the meeting , of the Dodge Light Guards
held in , their armory last night for the elec
tion ot a first lieutenant the following re
quest -was formulated and signed by all of
the members and officers ot the ccmpany ,
Including over fifty men :
"T His Excellency. William McKlnley ,
President of the United States : We. the un
dersigned members of company L , Third reg
iment , Iowa National Guard , beg the honor
to request that In case ot war , General James
Rusk Lincoln , Inspector general of Iowa , be
placed in command of the Iowa troops In
the fleld. " -
CELEBRATION AT IOWA COLLEGE.
Semi- Centennial Anniversary to Be
Celebrated lu Appropriate Manner.
GRINNELL , la. . April 14. ( Special. ) The
prospects are good for a large attendance at
the coming commencement exercises at Iowa
college. A carwass of three of the four
wards of the town has been made by the
local alumni entertainment committee to
secure lodging places for the incoming pil
grims. The returns from this canvass In
dicate two things : First That a large per
cent of the citizens ) of Qrlnnell have In
vited and are expecting commencement
visitors this year. Second That a goodly
proportion of tbe alumni are to te taken
care ot here by Ifaelr friends.
The commencement address will be de
livered by Dr. Albert Shaw ot the American
Monthly Review of Reviews. The address
before the Alumni association will be given
by Mr. H. H. Kennedy , a Chicago attorney
who Is counted one of the strongest lawyers
among the alumni of the Institution. Hon.
M. M. Prlte of South Dakota , who grad
uated from the college In 1856 , before It
was moved to Grlnaell frccn Davenport , will
be one ot the distinguished guests , and will
preside at the Monday morning session.
Among those , whose presence will be an In
spiration to her many friends Is Mrs. Martha
F. Crowe of the University of Chicago , who
was for several years , from 1884 to 1890 ,
lady principal and Instructor In the college.
Ebe Is to give an address at the Monday
afternoon session on "The Higher Education
of Women : "
The sessions ot Wednesday , Centennial and
Founders' day are to be presided over by
Hon. S. F. Smith of Davenport , a son-in-
law of the late Rev. Julius A. Reed , one of
the founders ot the college and one who waa
engaged In the ministry In the state at the
time of the coming of the Iowa band.
Among those who will attend from a dis
tance are : Rev. George E. White and wife
and Mtcs Mary Brewer , mttslonarles In Tur
key ; Prof. J. Irving Mannatt of Brown uni
versity. R. I. , and bis wife ; D. O. Eshbaugh
and wife of New York City ; Rev. F. G. Wood-
worth , president of Tougaloo university , Mis
sissippi , with hU family ; Prof. G. M. Whlcher
and wife ot Packer Institute , Brooklyn , N.
Y. : Mr. and Mrs. 8. H , Herrlck and Mr. S. L.
Herrlck from California , and many others
yet to be reported.
> A nulta 1IU Wi f t > .
CEDAR RAPIDS , April 14. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Charles Smith , colored , assaulted hi *
white wife this afternoon , striking her In
tbe head wltb an axe , inflicting wounds
which will probably prove fatal. Smith es
caped.
Iovr BMla/eas ) Note * .
Vinton'a new electric light plant , built at
a cost ot $20,000 , baa all been paid for except
$6,500 In the form ot a bond.
A new brick mill U to be built at Man-
nine OD the site of tbe old one. D. W )
Sutherland will be tbe proprietor.
The Underwriters Insurance company of
De Molnes has cold its business to the
Imperial Accident association , and the Dei
Molne * Insurance company has been sold.
At a meeting ot the Ccntervllle , Brazil
and Seymour coal operator * in Centervllle it
was decided to stand by the 70-cent rate for
summer mining that was published April 1 ,
regardleM of the miners' demand * for 80
cent * per ton.
A large vein ot coal was vtruck by drillers
on a farm near Albla and u a result other
drlllen In that vicinity are greatly en
couraged. An Oskaloosa syndicate bad about
given up , after going 500 feet deep , but will
continue drilling.
IN READINESS FOR WAR
State Auditor McOftrfhjPSttlsfisd with the
Preparations dPtffllted States.
BELI'YES SPAIN cBE EASILY MIT
Itct rim from it prltf Throaxh the
Cunt EnthtmliyftTo Over the
Outlook
UefeuVe. -
DES MOINES , April 14. ( Special. )
Auditor ot State McCarthy la homo from a
trip to Newport News , where he visited his
son , Albert , who Is an officer on the United
States battleship Massachusetts. Mr. Mc
Carthy gays that when be went east It waa
with a feeling that the country was not pre
pared for war. but when'he saw the officers
and'men ot the flying squadron and talked
with them ho found them very confident that
the. United States navy will be fully
competent to meet anything that may be
eent against this country. He says that the
naval officers were very anxious for war and
are hoping that the flying squadron will bo
eent to Intercept the- Spanish torpedo
flotilla on the high ecnsj Tha naval officers
told him that a torpedo flotilla at sea It
almost helpless and as they have to proceed
at slow speed and cannot flre a torpedo In
rough water , U would be an easy matter to
send them to the bottom , either by running
them down or sending a few eight-Inch sheila
Into them.
The hearing In the Injunction proceedings
brought to stop the erection of the new
$125.000 union passenger station Is now on
In the district court. Sam Cappola , the
proprietor of a grocery store , on Sixth
avenue , brings suit for the Injunction on the
ground that the closing ot Sixth avenue will
materially Injure hts buslners. He rep
resents fifty property owners In the vicinity
cf the union depot site and his suit Is con
sidered a test case. The DCS Molnes Union
railway , which proposes to erect the depot ,
answered Cappola's application for the In
junction by simply averring that the city
council had ordered the street closed for
union depot purposes and that It Is a public
necessity. It Is the general opinion that
the application for the Injunction will be
dismissed.
The grand jury recently Investigated the
Whttecbapel sporting house district here and
finally gVivo the Inmates ten days. In which
to get out of the state. The ten days are now
up and the district has been deserted. Most
of the Inmates have gone to Omaha.
The Great Western rallrcad has submitted
to George H. Bath rick of the Jobbers' .and
Manufacturers' association of Des Molnes a
proposition to run an excursion about the
middle of next month to Oelweln for $2.65 ,
the train to be under the direction of the
excursionists. The only condition Is that 100
or moro tickets shall be sold. The rate U
about 1 cent a mile.
One of the thrifty .farmeresses of Orleans
'township ' gives the Decorah Republican he , :
experiences tor tlie tart'year ) ' with her poul
try. She started In a year ago this spring
with 130 to 140 hem.Her files of egsn
during the year amotjijitea to $95.67 ; of poul
try to $30. Total , $ , $5.67 , , 'or almost $1 per
fowl. What did thej , k'eeplng cost ? Some
thing , certainly ; butlr.appreclably nothing.
They picked up thelrilivlng mostly and that
would have been wanted If not eaten by
them. She lost 100 b/'tBe roup , and' no ac
count was , made of.the" . eggs and chlckera
eaten In the household. We'uns who pay
, from 8 to 25 cento DOT dozen for the eggn
two cat and 8@10 cents ijer pound for poul-
'try ' consumed , understand 'that free run to
the chicken .coop and the egg basket Is no
Inconslderablenperqu1srle. '
POPULIST''OAiM'PAIGN
' :
, At a. , meeting of ' , ( .hp opujlat state , central
committee held h'ere opay It was decided to
hold the party state..convention on June 2
and to carry on a very vigorous campaign.
The decision on the- location of the con
vention was left to the discretion of the
executive committee * ' to choose between
Mara'halltown , Cedar Rapids and Dee Molnes.
The resolutions pasoed demand the recogni
tion of Cuba without delay , oppose the issu
ing of any more bonda by the government ,
either In times of peace or war , and declare
that a high sense1 of honor demanc * that
members of the party refuse to fuse or swap
yoteo on any question , national , etate or
local.
At a meeting of the board of directors of
the Commercial exchange a committee com
posed of Senator Cheshire. ' Simon Casady , J.
B. Hedge and B. S. Walker , was appointed
to Investigate the effect of the Interstate
commerce law upon the wholesale jobbing
and manufacturing Intercsto ot this city A
letter from the chalrrrfan' the Gulf and
interstate Transportation committee asking
Des Molnca to send a delegate to. the meet
ing to be held In Omaha on June 22 was
read and discussed. A committee was ap
pointed to wait on Governor Shaw and In
sist that Iowa 'be represented at this Im
portant meeting In Omaha by a fun delega
tion. The Commercial exchange Is anxious
to know why the Interetate commerce law
drives factories from Des Molnes , Iowa and
the weet to the east and a. thorough Inves
tigation of the subject wlU be made.
W. R. Warfleld , W. La. Read Thon/lnm
Gatchell. Charles Martin and O'H. ? AWey
have purchased a controlling interest In the
Dea Molnes Fire Insurance company , one of
the largest companies in the west.
llrevrery for O lar Ilaplijn.
CEDAR RAPIDS. April 14.-Speclal ( Tele
gram. ) Cedar RapldB Is ta have cue of tbe
biggest breweries ta the state , which will ba
In operation eoon. A company known as the
Magnus Brewing company has purchased the
Magnus plant in this city and will enlarge
It at once. The following officers were elected
today : President. Henry F. Happy of Wheel-
tag. W. Va. ; vice president. O. C. Keohler
of Davenport ; secretary and treasurer Au
gust Steffen of Davenport.
j -Accident to Fan-in Hoy.
HUMBOLDT , Iaf , April 14. ( Spe = lal. )
Charlie Newborough , tbe 14-year-old eon of
James Newborough , was driving a seeder
yesterday when a little whirlwind fright
ened his team eo that It turned , breaking oft
a wheel. The boy's foot caught ao that he
could not jump off. The team ran halt a
mile , dragging the boy , behind , till they
came In contact wltb a , barb wire fence , and
the boy waa torn loofe. He was terribly
mangled and died. 1J
Complete Clni-j'njil ' Honltal.
'
CLARINDA , la. . A'prIJ.U , ( ( Special. ) The
board of trustees oil the Hospital for the
Insane at Clarlnda tfelldja meeting Wednes
day afternoon and decrBed to begin the finish
ing ot the new fem le'Sirlng ot the hospital
as eoon as the appropriation tor the purpose
la available. This wttrtfe upon the publica
tion of the bill providing it and is expected
thi * week. " * ,
Offer * f * fright.
"CHEROKEE , la. , jfiffll 14. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Company M pfcthe Fourth regiment.
Iowa National Guardklwhich lead * the state
on annual Inepectloicawltb a mark of 96.7 ,
today tendered its service * to tbe govern
ment In case of ' " '
TO CURB COL flIN OJfK DAY
Take Laxative Brome ; < Juiolne Tablet * . All
arugglcta refund tbe money It U fall * to cure.
25c. Tbe genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet.
Klllrd br Fallla * Tree.
BT. LOUIS , April 14. Henry W. Hick-
man , ex-state railroad commissioner ' , wa *
killed thla afternoon ncar'PuxIco , Btoddard
county , Mo , Mr. Hlckraan had been to
Puxlco and was returning1 to his country
home In a buggy when a tree fell upon
htm. HI * buirgy was broken Into splinter *
and Mr. Hlckraan was Instantly killed.
Another man in the buggy with Mr. Hick-
man received Injuries from tbe effect * of
which he died.
Mr. Hlckman < wa * for many years promi
nent In the democratic polltlca of Missouri ,
servlnr from 1880 to 1897 A * railroad com-
mlMloner and won a strong candidate Xor
lieutenant governor In 18M , '
BUHUI IX TNH OLD WAIT.
Hew Amprlrnn Mnritt OMceri
flqttvlchrri Karri * * I'rMr.
It WM the third year of the century ( ha
the frigate * Chesapeake , New York , Johi
Adami and Enterprise were In the h rt > o
at Malta , relatm the Chicago News < Then
was every kind of bad feeling In the mlndi
of the Englishmen of the day , stilt sick am
sorry- over the Ices of the thirteen bcs
colonies ot the cronn , And this had taker
the form of Insulting the officer * of th <
American navy upon every possible occa <
slon or , rather , " It was to take that form
upon thla particular evening , when a num
her of the Americans were arhore for thi
purpose ot attending the theater. The prl <
vate secretary to the British governor w i
a notable duelist of the old "flrc-ettlog'
stripe , who had already killed as many o
his countrymen as a , western desperado ha ;
tenderfect and he proposed to vary his diet
a ho boasted , by "haVlng a Yankee foi
breakfast the next day. "
So he looked over the little group o
Amerlcaca and prudently selected Midship
man Joseph BalrtbrlJge , a mere boy at thi
time , as his victim. So he walked by htm
while he was speaking with a friend am
deliberately Jostled him. It was not <
much this for the man's braggadocio hue
not come to his ears but the'Jaunty waj
In which the Englishman walked awa ]
which aroused In his mind that It was i
piece of British Insolence. Just then Lieu
tenant Stepheo Oecatur came along and , BI
he was not without 'experience , Balnbrldgi
referred the matter to him. "It will no
be difficult to learn whether It was lntendc >
as an Insult or not , " he said , and they wen
turning to go to the Briton when he cami
by them.
"fhosa Yankees will never stand the erncl
ot gunpowder , " he was remarking loudly t
a companion , when Balnbrldge knocked hlr
down. . As soon as he could get to his tec
there was a chillonge , of course. The matter
-tor was referred to Decatur , standing by , an. .
ho ordered Balnbrldge ( only a boy 16 year
old , remember ) to go aboard his ship an
Klvo himself no further trouble. This done
Uccatur and the second ot the Engllshmai
arranged the" details. "At the rising of to
morrow'a tun. " uld our lieutenant , "we wll
meet at the beach. Our men will stand bad
to back. At the word 'March ! ' they wll
each take two steps , turn and flre. " Th
Engltslitran protested , calling It murder. Bu
Decatur explained that his man was an In
experienced boy , who had been selected will
apparent reference to his youth and Igno
lance by a much older man. The plan pro
P'sed was the only ono which placed the tw <
on any even footing. "But , " Decatur added
"If the terms seem harsh , permit me to tak
too place of my friend , and I will fight a
the usual ten racea. " But , cs this was no
the Eng'.lahman's Intention , and as the chal
Icnged had the rights In the case , It was e t
tied In that way.
The gallant Stephen went Iback to his shl |
and called up BalnbHdgo and another friend
These two ho placed heel to heel. At thi
word each took two paces whirled with un
loaded platol In hand and snapped the trig
ger. This was done for hours until so ta
as Calnbrldge wee concerned It had becouv
second nature to step forward two paces a
the word , turn Instantly with hla arm ex
tended and cnap the trigger. The mornlni
came and the Englishman and American bo ;
wore set back to back. At the first flre. ac
cording to Spears , at the second , after ahoot
Ing through his hat at the first , acwrdlni
to Maclay. Balnbrldge laid his adversar
dead. It Is a matter of further history tha
Sir Alexander Ball , the British governor o
the Island , 'made so great a trouble over th
sudden taking-off of hla secretary that 1
waa deemed wise to order Lleutenaii
Stephen Decatur , Jr. , home for a ecason.
After the war of 18f2 , In which the naval
success of- the Americans transcended any.
thing In English history , the British ofncftt
had their feelings kept , in a continued statt
of laceration by the presence In Europear
waters of the ships' which the Americana hac
captured. This brought on a number ol
duels. The most famous ot tnese was a com
posite affair wherein an American lieutenant
was publicly Insulted by six Britons at Gib-
i altar. He challenged them all for aucces-
slve mornings. The American killed th
first four. When the fifth morning arrived
the customary party .of principals , secondi
and surgeons were riding * up to the scene
of battle , tbe American on a poor horse , the
English officer oa a good one. Suddenly a
crowd was iteen approaching , evidently En
glishmen , though they were disguised ac
highwaymen. The officer divined their purpose -
pose Instantly. "They ave come to kill you , "
he said with deep Indignation at so cowardly
a plot ; "take my horse and run. We can
settle our dispute at any time. " The second
Joined in his principal's importunities and
the American escaped. It ended In a good-
natured apology on the part of the surviving
Englishmen and the American accepted tbe
explanations In the spirit In which tney were
offered , bringing good feeling to everyone
concernd ,
It la poetic Injustice that Decatur should
have fallen at last by the hand of Barren ,
one of his own countrymen , after having
done so much to sustain the honor of the
flag and the service In various parts of the
world.
TORPEDO 110.VTS AMD DESTROYERS.
Difference Between Two Little
Known Type * of Nnvnl Veowel * .
The Importance attached by naval author
ities to the little boats now on their way
from Spain to West Indian waters is a source
at astonishment to the people who have paid
no attention to recent developments In naval
architecture. Torpedo boats have been
popularly known for eome time as war craft
of potential possibilities , but In actual use
mot-e dangerouu to their owners than to the
enemy. Torpedo boat destroyers are ap
parently a type ot vessel absolutely unheard
ot by the majority , and the manner in which
they are mixed up In the news reports wltb
the craft they are supposedly Intended tc
annihilate Is certainly mystifying.
The torpedo beat of today. It should be
elated In the beginning , Is no longer a vessel
of doubtful value. Its terrible prowess bai
been shown on several occasions In recent
years. ' While It Is designed primarily at
a coas-t defense vetse-1 , and is not especially
fitted for long voyages on the high eeatf , It
has been made as stable and safe as any
small boat can be. It can move faster than
any battleship or cruiser , and , owing to Us
small size and low free board , can steal rp
within * few hundred yardo ot a war ship ,
discharge its projectile under water with
considerable accuracy and dart away with
out being seen , pefaaps ; or , If seen , can
laugh at the efforts qf the big vessels to
capture her. The torpedoes which she sends
forth on their errand of destruction are suf
ficiently powerful to sink any man-of-war
afloat If they hit the mark. The only protec
tion that a battleship baa from there terrible
little engines of war is In her guns ,
which , lf.eeen In time , may eluk the torpedo
boat ; or In the protective not ot large
iron rings which Is hung around the ship
when In danger. But the torpedo beat Is en
small that It Is very hard to bit her even In
daylight , and her attacks are generally
mede at night , while the torpedo nets ore of
doubtful efficiency. Tbe torpedo boats are
from 100 to 180 feet long and have an aver
age draught of about five feet , so that they
can slip Into shallow water pr up rivers If
necessary. They have a complement ot from
twenty to twenty-five officers and men and
carry three or four one-pounder rifles for de-
fermo and as many torpedo tubes for
offense.
The torpedo boat destroyer is the result of
the development of the torpedo boat. As Us
name indicate * , its primary object la the de
struction of torpedo boats , but it combines
tbe qualities ot the torpedo boat , the gun
boat and the cruiser. It is larger and swifter
than 'the ' torpedo boat , eome ot them rushing
through the water at tbe rate of thirty-four
miles an hour , as fast a tbe average exprera
train.Beside * its torpedo tubes , It carries
RUM of the r ptd > flrlng tarUty lar e * i
tourteen-poundor * . 'With such petit am
mich armament U on run down and * ln )
ths epredlo t torpedo boat , while \vlthou
uMng Its torpedo * * , which are rnanrcd foi
war ihlps It can capture , and destroy I !
necessary , commercial vessel * of largo lzo
In attacking war vessel * , however , It I * nol
as effective M the torpedo boat , because Hi
larger sUe and higher free board make * II
more easily seen and a better target for thi
guns of 'the ' battleship.
STOI.B A HAIt.HO.tn ,
Colonel flhnrn'K lltch Haul far the
ConfruVrnrr *
Colonel Thomas n. Bhnrp , now connected
with the engineering department of the
niack Diamond rntlroail , enjoys the rare
distinction of having picked tip bodily nnd
transported norosg country during the wni
of the rebellion nineteen locomotives , ovci
100 freight cars and n vast quantity of rail
road Iron , nil of whli'n did effective service
for the nldo of the nouth. Even to railroad
men ami engineers , relates the Cincinnati
Urlbunp. the feat Is still BO remarkable nnd
illlllettlt that wherever ho goes Colonel
Sharp Is admiringly looked on nnd referred
to us the man wYio succeeded In stealing n
railroad nnd bodily carrying It away with
htm ,
The opportunity for the raid occurred Ir
June , 1S61 , when the confederate forces
under General Joseph E. Johnston occupied
Harper's Ferry and controlled the Haiti'
more & Ohio railroad from Point of Hocks
a few miles soufn of Harper's Kerry , to r
considerable distance west at MnrtlnsburR
Tim union forces , under General Patterson
were between the Potomat ; anil the Penn
nylvanla line. Between the hostile lines
nna yet within the * rnsp of the souther !
forces , ran the Ualtlmoro Sc Ohio road
Martlnsburs , only fnlrty-clglu miles frorr
the nearest southern railroad nnd but cUb/
teen miles from Winchester , which the con.
federates held without dispute , was the tcr.
minus of one of the divisions ot t'.ils greal
trunk line , and Its shops and roundhouse !
were tilled with engines anil conches.
Colonel Sharp was captain and actlnr
quartermaster In the southern army , one
Tie conceived the Idea of raiding the Mar-
tlnnburg sYiops nnd hauling the engines am !
cars over the plko from Martlimburs tc
Strasburg , Va. , where they could bo placed
on the tracks of the Mannssas < 3up rail
road.
The engines were dismantled , all but theli
drive wheels , the forward ends being placed
on a heavy truck made for the purpose
wlfn Ironshod wheels. Forty horses In a
team were attached to each engine. Jackscrews -
screws were used as brakes In frolng dowr
hill , belnc fastened to the cnslne frame
and placed sldewlsc against the drive wheel ;
anil tightened or loosened ns necessity
arose. w
The work of transportation was neces
sarily slow and the cavalcade , with horses
four abreast and stretched out for 100 feet
along the road , furnished a startling spec
tacle , doubtless never before seen anywhere ,
Sometimes the distance between Martins-
burg and Winchester , eighteen miles , was
mailo In one day , but the average time
from Martlnsburg to Strasbure was three
days.
The engines were put together again as
soon as fney reached Strasburg and they
and the cars were able to render such aid
In transportatlng troops that It Is ques
tionable whether the second battle ol
Manassas , or Bull Run , would have ter
minated as It tlld If It had not been foi
the Increased transportation facilities they
afforded.
The engines were afterward taken to
Hlc'nmond , and , when that city was threat
ened , to Raleigh. N. C. , and did valuable
service to the confederacy throughout the
war.
It Is related that some of the railroad
Iron that was Included In the quantity
carried away by Colonel Sharp formed the
armor wYilch made the Merrlmac. the de
stroying terror of the Unlteil States navy ,
and which , but for the providential arrival
of the Monitor , must have sunk at will
every federal punboat wYilch It attacked.
Some of the stolen property was recovered
by the Baltimore & Ohio road after tVie
war and so high a regard aid the manage
ment have for the genius of Colonel Sharp
that he was made master of transportation
of the road , a position 'lie held for a num
ber of years under President John W. Garrett -
rett , who was also at the head of the road
during the war.
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The Smugglers ,
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The Cyclone Success of the Century ,
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Seats now on scle.
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SPECIAL NOTICES
COUNCIL BLUFFS WANTS'
SALE AND FOn KENT I\f \ LEONARD
Everett , 16 Pearl it. , Council niuffs. la. :
For rent a small farm at 30 acres , 2'i m\n ( \ from.
the city. Very reasonable rental. Good tioui *
and ( table.
For rent a house and 5 aero of land , % of a
mile from the city limits. . Henta ! , 15.00 pr
month.
Qood land In central Nebraska for rent for
share of tha crop.
\9 \ acres of good land for rent near Honey Creek.
Will rent on shares.
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3ood house of 10 rooms and one acre of land.
fruit and pardon , fine trees , beautiful location.
near the city , known as "Cherry Hill- for
rent for the summer very reasonable ,
iood 6-room nous * for rent at 17.00 per month , '
near the motor line , .
3ood farm for sale , U mlle of Underwood , tM
acres , well ImfirovcJ , splendid land. Omaha
or Council Bluffs property taken In part pay *
ment. '
L splendid bottom farm for sale near Mondamln , i
Fart payment taken In Omaha or Council
Bluffs city propertyfirsoo.OO will be taken la
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lood farms for rent for the season of 1131 at >
low rental to responsible parties. '
> acres of land near the city for sale. Will tak *
part payment In painting or carpenter work ,
lardens and farms for sala In tha best part of
western Iowa ,
ipply to Leonard Everett , Attorney-at-Law , If
Pearl at. , Council Bluffs , la.
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