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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MI.N'Olt JM
Hamilton's shoe store , 412 Broi > vS7.
Davis sells glass.
Btockert Carpet Co. , 205-207 Bwy.
Mooro's food kills worms nnd fattens.
H. U. Lane of Macedonia Is In the city.
Iowa Furniture & Carpet Co. , 407 B'way.
Walter Stephen has returned from Crea-
lon.
lon.The
The women of Palm Grove are preparing
R minstrel entertainment.
Myrtle lodge , No. 12 , Degree of Honor , will
Install officers this evening.
C. D. Jaoqurraln & Co. , Jewelers and op-
llclans. 27 Pouth Main street.
Jnmrs Fnrrcll nnd P. M. Doton of Carson
vroro In Council I31ufTn yesterday.
The wlfp and mother of F. Franks left last
night for Chicago for n visit of several
The Bethany Baptist mission will be
Opened next Sunday. Rev. Joshua Rlalo will
trench ,
Mrs. H. I. Forsyth has recovered from a
severe attack of lung trouble , brought on
by the grip.
The attendance at the public schools has
been considerably affected by the preva
lence of the grip.
0. R. Younn of Chicago , traveling auditor
of the Postal Telegraph , was a Council
D luff s victor yesterday.
Mrs. William Huron and son , Clarence ,
left yesterday for a month's visit with rela
tives nnd friends at Billet , la.
Lily Camp Aid society meets this afternoon
nt the residence of Mrs. Ed Canning at
Blxth avenue nnd Twenty-first street.
J. C. DIxby , heating nnd sanitary engineer.
Plans nnd specifications for heating. plumbIng -
Ing and lighting. 202 Main. Council Bluff * .
Charles E. Martin , who has been for some
itlmo In the employ of the Bourlclus music
liousc , has left town on an extended western
trip.
trip.Tho
The marriage of Lew Patterson of Dunlap
nnd Miss Rena Williams of Missouri Valley
Js announced to take place In this city next
Monday.
Father Feely. the priest stationed at St.
Barnard's hospital , Is recovering from a se-
Yero attack of blood poisoning caused by a
light Injury to his foot.
Island No. 10 , command No. 14. will moot
pt the Grand Army of the Republic hall to
night at 7:30 : for the Installation of officers
mid business of Importance.
At a meeting of the newly organized Coun
cil Bluffs Republican club held In Justice
Vlen's office It was decided to open headquar
ters Jn the Masonic temple.
Charles Stephenfion , who Is charged with
mortgaging property that did not belong to
him , has had his case continued In Justice
Ferrler's court until Monday.
They had not mot for years. "You have
she murmureJ. "Yes , " said A1-
I now send all my work , to the
Knplo laundry , 724 Broadway.
The marriage of John Sullivan of this city
to Miss Anna Wler of Omahu has been posi
tioned for a short time on account of the ac-
fcldent which recently befell Mr. Sullivan.
* The body of Mrs. Sarah Granshaw , who
died Bcvcral days ago at St. Bernard's hos
pital , Is still being hold by Undertaker Estep ,
none of the relatives having come to claim
It.
Miss Laura Colemnn , a teacher In the kln-
Wcrgnrtcn department of the public schools ,
lias been forced to relinquish her duties
temporarily on account of a severe attack of
Krlp.
Krlp.Miss
Miss Theresa Coyne , one of the city school
teachers -who recently went to Colorado
Springs , has written , home that the change of
climate has been very beneficial to her
health.
Instead of the usual meeting of the Mod
ern Woodmen last evening a very enjoy-
nblo dancing and card party was participated
5n by the members of Hazel camp and their
families. j ,
Mr. and Mrs. ' R. H.'Harris , who went to
California to spend the winter , have returned
home. The climate did not agree , wlth "Mrs.
Harris and hdr health' was very much im
paired by the trip.
The funeral of Mrs. Jane Richardson will
occur this afternoon nt 2 o'clock from the
residence , 923 Avenue C. The services will
lie conducted by Rev. W. S. Barnes. Inter
ment -In Falrvlew cemetery.
A Joint Installation of the four Odd Fel
low lodges of the city was held at the temple
last evening ; The Joint Installation Idea was
adopted last year and has met with great
favor among the members.
A cold thief ensconced himself under the
protection of a cap and overcoat belonging
to F. J. Day last evening. The articles were
taken from the front hall of the Day resi
dence between G and 7 o'clock.
The principal testimony heard by the War
Investigation commission was given by Lieu
tenant Colonel Gallagher , who formerly
lived In this city nnd received his appoint
ment to West Point from'here.
Mrs. W. J. Graves , who has been teaching
school near Loveland , was obliged to resign
her position on account of sickness. She Is
DOW confined to her homo on North First
street , suffering from a serious attack of the
Jjrlp.A .
A "silver offering" social was held at the
homo of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Oursler at
Mornlngsldo last evening. The sum which
wns netted will be used to assist In furnish
ing ( he new Second Presbyterian church , now
nonrlng completion on Plerco street.
. The two locomotives which participated In
the wreck at Chautauqua siding were
brought Into the Rock Island yards last
cvpnlng. They had been patched together
enough to bo towed In by the switch engine
of the wrecking crew , but appeared to b *
beyond all hopes of repair.
"Sowing the Wind" Is probably the bc t
drama that has appeared at the Dohany this
season. A large audience was delighted with
< ho clever production of the play last even-
. Ing. The comedy "Why Smith Left Home , "
which recently scored a pronounced success
In Chicago , Is tbo bill for Sunday evening.
The following officers have been elected
by the State Savings bank for the ensuing
year : President , John Clausen ; vice presi
dent , E. A. Wlckham : cashier , John Ben
nett ; assistant cashier , J , A. Brown ; di
rectors , T. B. Uicey. John Bennett , E. A.
Wlckham , P. Gunnoude , John Clausen , E. E
Hart , Warren Hough , J. D. Edmunson and
C. R. Hnnnnn.
The motor company has discarded the coupon
pen pass book which was In vogue last year
and the passes for 1S09 have been Issued. The
now pass Is similar to that used by the Chicago
cage lines and consists of a ticket with flg-
mcs around the edge representing 130 rides.
The ticket Is punched by the conductor for
each ride taken and the number of the pass ,
entered In his book. This is said to bo less i .
bothersome than the coupon system and at I I
the earne time better th.in the straight pass [ ;
used In former years.
N. Y. Piumblnc company. Tel. 250.
Davis sells drugu.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
The Kind You Ham Always Bought
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MARRIAGE AT COMMON LAW
Interesting Question to Soon dome Before
Jtutice Vien ,
ESTATE OF WILLIAM RONAN IS INVOLVED
night of Jfclllc Mncklaml to Claim a
Share of the Ilrnd Mnii' Prop
erty to lie Adjudi
cated.
If the statements of the friends of Nellie
Mackland , or Mrs. Nellie Konan , as she
has also been called , are correct , she Is a
wronged woman ,
The readers of The Boo will remember the
null now pending la the district court to
have the appointment of Ovldc Vein as ad
ministrator of the estate of William Honan
Bet aside cm the grounds that the appoint
meat waa made on the application of Nellie
Mackland , who claimed to be the wife of
Honan. The allegations of the Mackland
woman are that a common law marriage ha >
been established by reason of Ronan and
herself having lived together as man and
wife. This the parents of Ronan deny.
They say their son always lived at home ex
cept when engaged In his railroad work and
that ho paid .for board and room at homo.
The mother of the Mackland woman says
that a common law marriage can bo proven.
She says that Ronan always claimed he was
living with her daughter and that they re
sided on Logan street for several months.
On several occasions Ronan called a physi
cian to attend his wife , as he said , and this
fact alone , It Is alleged , IB sufficient to es
tablish a common law marriage.
Now the woman's friends urge that
Ronan's parents have atempted to spirit
her away so that she can not be present at
the hearing of the case and that they have
adopted different means to frighten her
rom making claim against Ronan's estate.
t Is also averred that the woman was
tightened Into signing an affidavit la which
ihe said 'that ' aH her former claims were
also.
Justice Vlen says he has not seen the
Mackland woman for several days and that
some person' has frightened her Into th be-
lef that he Intends1 to send her to the
penitentiary. He says that without a doubt
ho woman Is entitled under the law to a
share of the estate and that if she can bo
'reed ' from the influences that are being
irought against her she stands good chances
of attaining her rights.
Snap Shoti alt go at 10 cents each at tht
Council Bluffs office of The Bee.
NOW PLORY WANTS AN ACCOUNTING.
Sny that HP Helped to Trr Cane
anil Old Not Get IIIn Par.
J. A. Flory says that all lawyers are not
honest Flory is plaintiff In a suit brought
n the federal court against R. C. Henry
and R. H. Spence of the law firm of Henry
& Spence of Mount Ayr , la. He alleges that
ho Us engaged In the practice of law at
Newark , O. , and that some two years ago
ihoda Gelger of Newark employed him to
bring action against A. C. Payne , then llv-
, ng at Mount Ayr , for damages for breach
of promise. As the action was to be brought
at Mount Ayr he employed Henry & Speuco
to assist him in prosecuting the ease , while
Floy was to secure all depositions and at
tend to the work at his end of the line.
The agreement made was that in the event
of success Miss Geiger was to receivenne -
half of the damages and Henry & Speuce
two-thirds and Flory one-'thlrd of the other
half. Flory now alleges that a Judgment
In the sum of J17.997.36 against Payne was
secured and paid over to the Iowa lawyers
and that his share , $2,999.58 , was never
remitted. He says that he has repeatedly
asked for this money , but that Henry &
Spence won't give it to him. He now asks
the court to please make them give It to
him.
him.M.
M. E. Smith & Co. of Omaha filed suit In
the federal court to collect $2,676.74 from
Martin Neal and W. W. Cusbman of Char
ter Oak , la. , doing business under the name
of the Charter Oak Merchandise company.
It Is alleged that the defendants on March
18 , 1898 , pretended to dissolve partnership ,
but that no notice was given to the plaintiffs
and that the defendants continued to order
goods under the old firm name. The court
U asked to grant Judgment against both
of the defendants for the amount stated ,
with Interests and costs.
Ell Albert Tharnlsh of Atlantic Is the 1
latest applicant for the relief afforded to
debtors by the bankruptcy law. He filed
his petition with Judge Woolaon.
Leonard Everett , a * administrator of the
estate of Horace Everett , filed suit In the
dls'trlct court yesterday to collect JJl'.O from
Jacob Wleland , claimed to lie due for farm
rent.
rent.Vincent
Vincent W. Knapp filed a petition In the
district court , asking that the title of
George Morrison and D. C. Rolman In cer
tain farm lands bo quieted.
Remember the exposition by getting tarn *
copies of Snap Shots at the Council Bluffs
office of The Bee. Ten cents each.
Orvnnlie In Intercut of the City.
A new commercial organization , similar
to a board of trade , has been formed by
the city council. . The following resolution
was presented by Alderman Atkins and
adopted without a dissenting voice :
Whereas , No city can. grow and prosper
without organized effort by Its people ;
Whereas , The general business and mate
rial welfare of Council Bluffs require con
stant attention ;
Whereas , A union depot , located con
veniently for the railroads and the people
for present and more particularly for the
enlarged uses of the future , machine shops ,
manufactories , warehouses and all similar
enterprises are desired and recognized ele-
meiits to our growth as a city ; therefore ,
bo It
Resolved , , That a committee of seven emi
nent citizens , to serve without pay until
their successors are qualified , be appointed
immediately by the mayor and the common
council. The said committee to have power
to take the necessary action , subject to the
approval of the council , to promote the ma
terial welfare of Council Bluffs. The chair
man of the said committee shall be appointed
by the mayor and the common council.
The committee shall make Its report to the
council at the first regular meeting of the
council In each month and as often as may
be necessary , with suitable recommendations
for the Information and action of the coun
cil. The meetings of the committee shall beheld
held in the council chamber as often as the
committee may determine.
The city solicitor Is requested to aid the
committee by his counsel and advice when
ever necessary.
Bluff City laundry , 'phone 314 , The cheap
est because the best.
Install OHIeern.
Encampment No. 8 , U. V. L. , held a pub
lic Installation of officers last evening.
After the Installation ceremony the follow
ing program was rendered : Songs and an
thems , St. Francis Xavler'e choir ; selec
tions , Atkins1 Mandolin club ; solo , Miss
Silvia Snyder ; piano solo , Master Jack
Cady ; address , Eemmet Tlnlcy.
The following olficers were Installed by
Concordia lodge , No. 52 , Knights of Pythias ,
last evening ; C. C , , U. W. Lewis ; V. C. ,
J. W. Schocnlng ; P. , J. W. Ferrlcr ; M.
ofV. . . Fred Sherman ; M. of F. , J. J. Kline ;
M. of K. , T. D. King ; K. of R. and 3. , John
O. Smith ; M , of A , , M. Kcmpkes ; I. O. ,
L. E. Phillips ; 0. Q. , George Hill.
Plain sewing , tailoring In repairing
clothes. Mrs. O. H. Baker , 146 Vine street.
Wniitn lletter Cnr .Service.
COUNCIL BLUFFS , la. , Jan. 12. To the
Editor of The Bee : It appears to mo to bb
time that something was done In regard to
better service between Council Bluffs and
Omaha on the motor line.
While the exposition lasted the regular
passengers bore the hardships Imposed upon
them quietly and stood up without com
plaint , willing to let "our country cousins"
have a good time for once in their lives ,
but now that that excuse docs not exist
the situation Is but little better. Fewer
trains and smalTer cars are run and you
can stand up and hang on to a strap or
walk.
There should be extra cars enough run
to provide a five-minute corvlco with the
largo cars from G till at least 7 o'clock In
the afternoon , as well as In the morning
during the hour that working people are
going over the bridge.
Last night I rode over on one of the email
four-wheeled motors and the register showed
there were fifty-five passengers in and on
that little back number of n car.
I am acquainted with a dozen men em-
ptoycd In the Union Pacific headquarters
who Ilvo In Council Bluffs and these men
lell me they seldom get a chance to sit down
either way , and they ore talking of going
over on the Union Pacific trains to get
rid of the service furnished by the motor
company.
The company does not appear to realize
that It's the regular passengers who count
n the long run and not those who rldo once
! week. REGULAR.
llenl Kutntr Trnimfer * .
The following transfers were filed yester
day In the abstract , title nnd loan office of
J. W. Squire , 101 Pearl street :
Richard Allen and wife to nockforcl
township , 1 acre In swVi se'A 2o7 -
44 w d * . . * & 0
John Morlatn and wife to Kockford
townshlwp , 1 acre In sw',1 swU 17-
77-44 , w. d 1
W. H. Fenslcr and wife to nockford
township , 1 acre In. seV4 seU 2-77-45 ,
w. d . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
J. P. Mulhollnnd and wife to Thomas
W. Lue , undlv& lot 5 , block 1C ,
Receiver of Security Savings and
Ixian association to Philip Pickering ,
lot 12 , block 2 , Wilson terrace add ,
and lots 1 and 2 , block 1C , Wright's
add , s. w. d ; ; , ; '
Patrick Ronnn and wife to Nellie A.
Uamacolottl , lota 1 to S . block 4 , and
part outlet 2 , Crawford's ; add , w. d. . 2,500
Total six transfers . * 4,395
A man giving his name as W. H. Brown
nnd appearing to be demented was turned
over to the police last night by M. Wollman.
The fellow stood In front of Mr. Wollman's
store for nn hour or more and then entered ,
Ho Inquired for writing material and a
stamp , which were furnished him , and ho
directed a letter to Miss Martha Brown ,
Cloverdale , Ind. Ho acted very strangely
all the time and after leaving the store ac
costed J. E. Potter , to whom he addressed
some unintelligible sentences. In a few
minutes Brown returned to Wollmnn nnd
said Potter wanted to kill him and that a
great many people were after him and
begged Wollman to take him to a place of
safety. Wollman escorted Brown to the
city Jail , where he will bo cared for until
his case can be taken up by the Insane com
missioners. .
Goen to the Honpltal.
Peter , McCalmant , the veteran eoldler of
East Broadway , was taken to the Woman's
Christian association hospital yesterday for
an operation on his eye , made necessary by
a cancer of many years' standing. It Is
intended to remove the cancerous llesh und
create a now growth by the means com
monly known as grafting. The vision of
the eye has been destroyed for many years
and the disease had progressed to such an
extent as to greatly . Impair Mr. McCal-
inant's health and even to endanger his
life.
Many CnHen of Grip In the ninff .
A largo number of new cases of grip are
being1 reported dally. It was estimated by
a physician last evening that there are at
present over 1,000 cases In the city , while
hundreds have had the disease and recov
ered. The disease attacks the patients in
various ways , but In nearly all cases Is
quite severe. Three persons suffering very
Intensely with the malady were received at
the Woman's Christian Association hospital
yesterday.
MnrrlitRC
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to
the following persons :
Name and Residence. Age.
Frank Hammond , Omaha 23
Ella Miller , Omaha 20
William Mayberry , Omaha 40
Anna Walton , Omaha 36
R. L. Rowe , Council Bluffs 27
Chrlsteno Anderson , Council Bluffs 23
UXIVKKSITY SAFE DI.OW.V OPIO.V.
Vnlimhlp Piipcrn Dentroycd and Small
A in on lit of Cimh Srcnrrd.
IOWA CITY. la. . Jan. 12. ( Special Tele
gram. ) At 1 o'clock this morning a terrific
explosion was heard In the central building
of the State university , the old state capital.
The fire department was called out , but It
was soon found that burglars had dyna
mited the big safe in the secretary's of
fice. The wreck was a complete one , the
safe being shattered and one door blown
across the big room. The explosive had
badly burned the Interior and the valuable
papers contained wore charred. Documents
scattered In all directions and specie
and paper money lay loosely around. When
the officials came In It was found that sev
eral hundred dollars had been stolen. The
secretary , who has this week been taking
In large sums of money from tuitions , had
fortunately banked the accumulations up to
2 o'clock yesterday , and the money stolen
wart the receipts after that hour. No clo\v
to the burglars.
or FOUHTII DISTRICT.
Total Collection * 9ii ( > 720.-Ki : , n Fall-
In K Off of $157,000.
BURLINGTON , la. . Jan. 12. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Revenue Colfcctor Kemble has pre
pared his quarterly report on the eale of
Internal revenue stamps In the Fourth Iowa
district , embracing forty-six counties of the
state , for the quarter ending December 31 ,
1S9S. The total collections were $207.326.43 ,
a falling off of $157,000 from the amount
collected In the third quarter.
Stieeemifiil Sheep IliiUer * .
WEBSTER CITY , la. , Jan. 12. ( Special. )
B. H. Peterson and J. H. Sparboe have
demonstrated that Hamilton county , in one
portion of It at least. Is one of the best
sheep raising counties In the state. They
raised three double-decked carloads In Fre
mont township , and have Just returned
from Chicago , where they topped the mar
ket with thorn , and they were pronounced
tbo finest that had reached the yards dur
ing the season.
TrnnMfer Mmle nt llnrlln fon.
BURLINGTON , la , , Jon. 12. ( Special Tel-
gram. ) The property in this city of the
late National Linseed Oil company , consistIng -
Ing of oil mills , tanks , machinery and real
estate , has been transferred to the American
Linseed Oil company , the value of the prop
erty being placed at $71,600. The considera
tion coined in the transfer U $10. $
SMALLPOX IN WAYNE COUNTY
rite Oases Are Reported Near the Town of
Seymour ,
BELIEVED TO HAVE COME FROM OMAHA
Affrr Mont of the Dnv Spent In Ilnl-
Member * of AKflcnltnrnt
Dnnril tiled OPORO II. Vnu
Ilontcn Secretary.
DBS MOINES , Jan. 12. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Smallpox has broken out In Wayne
county , Iowa. At Seymour there Is one case
reported and five cases about six miles from
the town. It ts thought the disease waa
brought thews from Omaha.
Dr. Kennedy of the State Board of Health
received n telegram from the major of Sey
mour giving the Information and requesting
that a member of the board bo sent down to
Investigate and assist In quarantining the
cases. The secretary directed htm to notify
Dr. McKlveen of Charlton , who is a mem
ber of the board , and ho would go there and
Investigate the cases. Dr. Kennedy has not
heard" the particulars of the case as to their
saverlty , but boa written for a full report.
DnrirlnrB at Iowa City.
A special from Iowa City says : Burglars
blew open the safe In the- office of Judge
Haddock , secretary , this morning at 1
o'clock. Plre broke out at once and "fright
ened the rascals away. Whether they took
any money or not cannot be told , but a con
siderable amount is gone , destroyed or
stolen. The safe contained between $400
end $500 and all Is missing except about
$60 In gold , sliver and half-burned currency.
Four suspicious characters were seen around
the university last night , but they are not
to bo found.
The flro was extinguished without damage
to the building.
A special from Boon * says : The Boone
Valley Coal and Railroad company has sold
all the rlght-iof-way and what road It has
lald'trom Frazcr to Frozer Junction to the
.
Marshalltown & Dakota Railroad company.
The Marshalltown & Dakota road executed
mortgage on the same company In the
lllnols Trust and Savings bank of Chicago
'or ' $40,000. The Boone Valley Coal and
Railroad company execute a mortgage to
ho same bank for $45,000 , which gives the
Boone Valley Coal and Ball road company a
Inking fund of $80,000.
Pny of lowiv Volnntcern.
Although the members of the Fiftieth nnd
Ifty-seeond regiments of Iowa volunteers
have made an earnest effort to secure from
he state regular National Guard pay from
ho date of mobilization at Des Motncs to
: he date of muster In for service of the
national government , there Is little prospect
of them receiving a penny more than they
have already been paid. The government ,
hrough the War department , will not allow
.he additional compensation , and Iowa has
no law on Its statute books which will per
mit of Us paying an additional dollar a
day to the 1,800 men who went Into the
service. The matter of compensation on the
National Guard basts was agitated at the
tltme the troops were In DCS Molnes , as
sembled at Camp McKlnley , awaitingtht
work of the examining surgeons and the
muster officers. The total amount each man
would like to get from the state Is about
25 , which , amounts to $50,000. The two
regiments still In the service expect slmllaf
treatment , but there is no way to pay the
men more than the amount the government
allowed them.
Elect Van Ilontcn Secretary.
The Board of Directors of the State Agri
cultural society elected Hon. George H. Van
Houten of Lenox , Taylor'county , secretary
this afternoon. Five ballots were taken
The acting secretary , Phil Fowler of Des
Molnes , and Old McFall of Osknloosa , were
candidates. The entire day was taken up
In the balloting. Old Ellison of Des Molnes
was re-elected treasurer. T. D. Duke o
Dloomflold was elected chief marshal of the
grounds and Mike McDonald of Bayard was
elected chief of police. The superintendents
of departments and the superintendents o
the grounds will be elected this mornlnc ,
James Deemer will be re-elected to the Jat-
ter position.
The latter part of the afternoon was de
voted by the directors to revising the pre
mlum list for the state fair of 1899 and
formulating rules therefor. This work wll
be completed today , and the board expecto
to adjourn tonight.
NorthvreHtern Chanfrea iH Time.
A local railroad man , high In authority ,
today stated that the Northwestern Intend *
to change the time of Pacific Overland train
No. 1 so as to leave Chicago at 7:55 : In the.
evening , tbo same time as the Rock Island
and teach Omaha at 7:55 : the next morn
Ing , with the Rock Island. The change wil
be made Sunday.
IN THE CONTROLOF THE TRUST
Slonx City Work * of National Llnieci
Oil Coiiiimny In Solder
( or If 150,000.
SIOUX CITY , la. , Jan. 12. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Today the Sioux City works of th <
National Linseed Oil company passed Int
the hands of the American Linseed com
pany and with forty other mills in dlfferen
parts of the country will constitute the Lin
seed Oil trust ,
The American Linseed company has a !
ready absorbed nearly all the Importan
mills in the country outside of those owne
by the National company. The entire con
slderatlon Is something like $4,500,000 , o :
which the local mill was put In for $150,000
Captain T. P. Gere of Sioux City Is th
manager for the trust. Ho sajs the busl
ness of the new organization will proceei
about the same as that of the old one. On
hundred and fifty dollars' -worth of rovenu
stamps appeared on the deed of sale.
PATRICK BRENNAN IS KILLED
IlraUenian WhoNc Homo Wn
Omaha Meet * Death Under
. tlio Car Wheel * .
SIOUX CITY , la. , Jan. 12. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Patrick Brennan , aged 22 years ,
brakcman In the employe of the Sioux CIt
& Northern Hallway company , \\as run eve
and killed at Doon , la. , at 1:30 : o'clock thl
morning. The body will be sent to th
home of his parents In Omaha.
At Doon Brennan was sent back to coup !
a way car on to the freight train. Th
night was foggy and the ground was vcr ;
slippery and In some way he fell under th
wheels and one leg was cut off close to th
hip. He died In about an hour.
SIOUX CITY SUFFIIAGISTH ACTIVE
Will Carry On AitKrrnilvc CumpnlK
In Co in I n HT School Klrcllon.
SIOUX CITY , la. , Jan. 12. ( Special. )
The women suffragists of Sioux City are
preparing to open another aggressive cam
paign In tbo annual school election. Al
ready one woman has been elected to the
board , and the political equality women say
that they want another representative on
the board. They feel that this Is a vital
point to strike nt and by placing women
on the school boards they make their cause
all the stronger for the work In general. '
Two of the present male director * will RO
out of office and they are not seeking re *
election. '
Consldcrabro Interest In manifested In this
election , as the nchool district of Sioux City
has n $50,000 suit pending In the supreme
court against the American Surety com
pany for the money It lost In the failure
of the Homo Savings bank Inst winter. The
decision of the loner court was In favor
of the school district nnd'It was from this
decision that an appeal was taken.
OilornnM Klujd IIIvor.
SIOUX CITY , la. , Jan. 12. ( Special. )
oux City Is having a lot of trouble on
ccount of the Floyd river. In fact , It Is
o Sioux City what the Chicago river Is
i Chicago , The trouble seems to bo that
anufacturlng plants located along the river
re using It for a sewer and It smells very
adly most of the time. The matter has
ecn called up at town meetings and council
cctlugs , and , In fact , at nearly all public
athcrlngs In Sioux City , but the trouble
as not been remedied.
Upper Iowa 1'MMorlnl Convention.
EAGLE GKOVE , la. , Jan. 12. ( Special. )
The seventeenth annual meeting of ths
Jpper Des Molnes Editorial association will
neet on February 10 nnd 17 In this city ,
t Is anticipated that there will be a large
( tendance , for already an unusual number
ave signified their Intention of coming by
ottfylng the secretary.
Collins Acquitted ,
SIBLEY , la. , Jan. 12. ( Special Telegram. )
Arthur Collins , on trial for Rirceny , was
loqulttcd In the district court today.
CLOUS BRINGS BACK RELICS
Inn a Cannon Which the Spanish
Captured from the KiiKllxh Two
Centurion AK < > .
NEW YORK , Jan. 12. Brigadier General
llous , secretary of the Cuban evacuation
lommlsslon , arrived from Havana today on
he City of Washington. Ho was aocom-
anled by his secretary , Lieutenant Barnes ,
nd his aides , Captain B. E. Calhoun and
Captain James Hart.
General Clous brought with him several
argo boxes containing the records of the
commission , war relics and a small cannon ,
The cannon came from Havana and was
: apturcd from the British by the Spaniards
n the seventeenth century. Speaking of
he work of the commission General Clous
aid :
"Wo were treated rather coldly at flrst ,
3Ut both the United States and Spanish
ommlssloncrs were eoon on rather good
erms. Of course wo had the Spanish
manana' to overcome. Wo expected to get
hrough our work much sooner than we did ,
jut the cry was always 'manana. ' It was
nly by the most persistent work that on
anuary 1 of this year 71,816 Spaniards had
eft the Isrand.
"There are now In Matanzas 17,000 Span-
h troops and in Clenfuegos 28000. | These
will probably bo out of the Island by the
middle of February.
"Tho conditions la Havana are good ,
hough there Is more destitution there than
t Santiago. But then It must bo remembered
hat the United States has not been In con-
, rol there as long as It has In Santiago ,
'he ' charitable organizations In the city of
Havana are doing good work. There are at
jresent 190 sick Spanish soldiers In the Ha-
rana hospitals. The health of our own
roops continues good. "
When asked his opinion regarding the
ioncentratlon of customs receipts at Ha-
ana General Cloua said : "The Island
hould bo run on a whole. If the receipts
.n Santiago are sent to Havana , Santiago
will probably receive back its share. "
GOOD YEAR FOR THE CHURCH
Money Flown Into the Congregational
BnllillnR Fund During the
Pant Scnuoii.o
NEW YORK Jan. . The
, 12. forty-sixth an
nual report of the Board of Trustees of the
Congregational Church Building society was
presented by the secretary , Rev. L. B. Cobb ,
D. D. , at its annual meeting today. The
society Is one of the six national Congrega
tional societies. In substance the report
was as follows :
Only one year (1897) ) since the society be
gan Its work , has brought as large an amoun
to Its treasury as this year , $183,477. The
urn of $123,674 , has been voted to 102
churches on houses of worship , $26,025 has
been voted to fifty-seven churches on par
sonages. To forty-two churches there has
been voted $76,260 In the form of loans , and
$47,414 was voted to eighty-three churches
In the form of grants. Of these twenty-three
have had both loans and grants. Eighty
houses of worship have been built or ma
terially Improved by the aid of this society
and forty-eight parsonages. The parsonage
Iran fund has now reached the sum of $108-
702 , besides the amount refunded on loans
The average receipts from donations am
loans refunded for the last seven years have
very nearly balanced. In twenty years the
denomination has made a net gain of 2,05 (
churches. Every effort will be made to In
vite every member of the 5,614 churches to
act on this plan of denominational fellow
ship.
THE DUTY OF MOTHERS.
Daughters Should bo Carefully
Guided in Early Womanhood.
What suffering frequently results
from a mother's ignorance ; or moro
frequently from a mother's neglect to
properly instruct her daughter !
Tradition says "woman must suffer , "
and young women nro BO taught.
There is a little truth and a great deal
of exaggeration in this. If a young
woman suffers severely she necda
treatment and her mother should see
that the gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to a physician for examina
tion ; but no mother need hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham nnd secure
the most cfllcient advice without
charge. Mrs. Pinkham'a address la
Lynn , Mass.
The following letter from Miss MABIK
P. JOHNSON , Ccntralia , Pa. , shows what
neglect will do , and tells how Mrs.
IMnUham helped her :
"My health became BO poor that I
hnd to leave school. I was tired all the
time , and had dreadful pains in my
side and back. I was also troubled
with irregularity of menses , I waa
very weak , and lost so much flesh that
my friends became alarmed. My
mother , who is a firm believer in your
remedies from experience , thought per
haps they might benefit me And wrote
you for advice. I followed the advice
you gave , and used Lydla E. Piiikhani's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills as
you directed , and am now as well as I
ever was. I have gained flesh and have
a good color. I cm completely cured oi
Irregularity. "
Mothernl Mother * ! ! Moihem ! ! !
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing- Syrup has beer
used for over tlfty years by millions o
irothers for their children while teethlru
' with perfect success. It rootlies the chili.
softens the gums , allays all pain , cure
wind colic and Is the best remedy fo
Diarrhoea. Sold by druggists In every nnr
of the world. lie sure and ask for "Mrs
Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup" and take n
other kind. 25 cents a bottlo.
SHIP YARDS WELL EMPLOYED
Two Hundred and Sixty-Two Steam Vessels
on the Stocks ,
FIFTY-EIGHT OF THEM ARE FOR THE NAVY
Over Onp llunilrcil Million Dollar * to
lie Invented lit Them
CouililPtc.il Kiiiir War
( or
CLKVELAND , Jnn. 12. Reports to tlio
Inrluo Review from shipbuilders In all
> rts of the country show an aggregate of
62 vessels , valued at 162,115,092 building or
iiilcr conlrnct on January 1 , 1S99. Mer-
hant vessels number 204 , at 254,316 tons ,
alucd at $19,760,900 , and war vessels fifty-
Ight , of 146,499 tons displacement and 372-
JO-borso power , the contract price of which ,
xcltislvc of armor nnrl armament , Is $4 > i *
49,192. Small , unrigged vessels , pleasure
rafts , etc. , are not considered In this sum-
nary. The fist of naval vessels Included a
mttlcshlp and cruiser building for Russia ,
is well as the two cruisers which arc ncar-
ng completion for Japan ; all other vessels
f war arc for the United States. There arc
Ino battleships , three cruisers , seventeen
orpedo boat destroyers , twenty-one torpedo
> oat9 , four monitors , one sub-marine boat ,
no training ship and two tugs. Of the
merchant ships , 1G5 , valued at $15,984,900
nd of 172,040 tons arc building on the sea-
east ; twenty-six , valued at $2,974,000 and
f 71,400 tons are building on the lakes ,
nd twenty-three of 10,776 tons , valued at
S02.0QO are building on western rivers.
Following arc the tabulated summaries of
hips building or under contract In the
United States , January 1 , 1899 :
Number of Approximate
Vessels. linervalue. .
On the sea const. . 163 172,010 $15,954,900
On the ( Treat lakes 26 71,400 2.974.WO
On western rivers. 23 10,776 502,000
Totals . "ioT 234,216 $10,760,900
Add to the above merchant vessels flfty-
elght vessels of war , the aggregate contract
price of which , exclusive of armor and arma
ment , Is , $42,349,192 ; displacement , 146,499
ons , and 372,160 horse-power.
RECALL TROOPS FROM PANA
Governor Tanner Notified the Sheriff
and Operator * of III *
Intention ,
PANA , 111. , Jan. 12. Governor Tanner has
notified Sheriff Downey and Lieutenant
Coolnol Frank Wells , who have charge of
the coal miners' strike situation and com
mand of the state mllltta post here , of Ills
ntcntlon at an early date to recall oil troops ,
caving matters entirely In control of Sheriff
Jowney and his deputies. Governor Tan
ner , It Is stated , gives as his reason for re
calling the soldiers that the coal operators
lave had ample time to amicably adjust
heir differences with the miners , and as
here seems to be no trouble Imminent he
sees no need for further retaining the troops
lore. Operators and their friends anticipate
.rouble after the troops depart , but Sheriff
Jowney says no matter what results he will
> o able to control the situation.
Foreelone on Hotel Property.
CHICAGO , Jan. 12. Foreclosure proceed
ings on a first mortgage for $250,000 were
commenced against the Chicago Beach Hotel
company and others by the Equitable Trust
company , trustee , Edwin A. Potter , James
I. Gormley and John C. Hately In tlio su
perior court today.
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK ?
Don't elve tno tea or coffee. Have you
: rled the new food drink called GRAIN-O ?
It Is delicious and nourishing nnd takci
the place of coffee. The more Graln-O
you plve the children the more health you
llBtrlbute through their systems. Qraln-O
is mrido of pure grains , and when properly
prepared tastes like the choice grades of
coffee , but costs about H as much. 'All
vrocers sell it. ISc and 25c.
dREAT ,
GREATER ,
GREATEST
A XPW nemnlr Thnt Quickly Tlnt
I'lilo Check * With hn UliMT
uf llfitlth.
We fenA Vrern Trlnl I'neltnge to Allt
Weaker , paler , thinner , day by day , no
appotlte or strength , no deslro for work or
recreation , ncrvotm , peevish , Blecplcas , stele
of heart ftnrt sore of limit these are ths
conditions of countless numbers of half tick
men nnd women anxiously awaiting somt
mrflsaRO of hopes and cheer. | |
There Is no excuse for moat people being
sick. There's a medlclno that will euro
them. A tncdlctno tlmt KO S rlcht to tha
roots of the causes of nsnrly all sicklies * .
The name of this Rood medicine Is Dr. IU
Tonic Tablets. They put vitality Into w i\k
bodies makes people strong , quiets th *
nerves , restores ambition , drives headache
away , filves you an appetite , sweetens tha
Moinnch and breath , mul forev r removes
the thousands and one distressing Illg.
DOM this seam Impossible ? It you stop
and consider that nearly nvrry disease , no
matter whnt the name by which It Is called ,
comes frotn the kidneys , Itnpur * blood ana
disordered llvor , It will bo plain to you.
Dr. Dlx Tonic Tablets , tlrst of all , aid tht
kidneys. Next they purify the blood , ( jet-
tine- Into every big and llttln vein In tht
body , drlvlntr nil Impurities out of the * y -
tfm. Finally they repjlato the llvir per
fectly , making It perform all Its functions
exactly as nature Intended. In doing tliejj
threa things , It removes the causa of nearly
all the Ills of men anil women.
If you nre suffering from excesses of any
kind overwork , Intemperance , etc. If you
are tlrod utid don't know what In the world
alls you If you arc dlzzj- , weak and food
lies badly In the stomach If you belch , frej
nervous , have hot nnd cold spells alternate
ly your life Is In danger , but Dr. Dlx Tonlo
Tablets will quickly put you on your feet
ngaln. No difference what you think your
disease may be no difference what the doc
tors call It , this medicine \ what you nerd.
Ton minutes after you tnlcc the first tablet
you'll feel hotter. Dr. IJIx Tonlr Tablets
are for sale by nil druggist ? it 50 cents a
box. IJut we want to lull Ittco them to
every reader of this paper m.my of whom
notd such a remedy. For n limited tlms thtj
proprietor * Hayed & Coon , -IDS Hull Uulld
in * , Detroit. Mich. , will send a trial pacK-
BIO free by mall te alt who will send their
name anil address ( enough to convince tha
most skeptical of their ereat merit. )
Send at once and be well and happy again.
Toll your friends and neighbors about thll
"boil liberal offer.
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street. Telephone J2L Omahu olllce re
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Connections made with South Omalu
$10.000,00
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OF THE EXPOSITION ?
The Bees souvenir editions together
contain a complete history of the great
enterprise , illustrated with beautiful | U
half-tone engravings. We have a few JL \
copies left of the
Opening Day ( June UD
* Peace Jubiiea Editions
for
#
They contain pictitres of the Grand
the illumination , the build
ings , the midway , all the officers , the
directors , the Indian camp and sham
battles , McKinley , his cabinet , the
heros of the war all about the Peace
Jubilee all about the Exposition. ,
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Omaha.