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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS-
MBVTIOX
IBVR ) | aelln glass.
Mooro's food kills norms anil fatten * .
Uudvtclser beer , L Ilosenfeldt , agent.
ruriilkhed rooms , 14 South Plrst street
Metal frames. C U AIjRXANDKK &CO.
Iowa rurnlturp K Carpet Co. , 407 B'war.
J. C. Illxby , heating , Dltimblnc. Tel. 193.
J > non ft .Mortensen , S11 Hway give "Stars"
c S I.efferts nml I A llonhnin loft for
Joplln Mo , last evening
C I ) Jacqucmln & Co , Jewelers and op
ticians , 27 South Mnln street.
Got jour work done at the popular Eagle
laun'lry. ' 724 IIro.edvvn > . 'Dhono 1E7.
The Christian Scientists will hold services
thin evening nt S o'clock In the Sapp bUlld-
IHRTho
The degree cninp , Woodmen of the World ,
will not meet tonight ns previously nr-
ranged.
roundmnstor Dobson will Bdirt out * ftor
lilx annual ruundup of unlngged tanlncs un
May 1.
A L I'nyno took out a building permit
jesterday for the erection of a one-story
frame cottage on lot 12 , block 6 , Street's
addition , tti cost $800.
The hearing of the contempt proceedings
Instituted by J J Shea against the major
and city aldermen Is set for this morning at
0 3(1 ( o'clock before Judge Smith In the dis
trict court.
The ( .itio against W. D. Klrkland , the
Jeweler , charged with the embezzlement of
u watch by Hermann lluntfichko , was con
tinued In Justice Vlen's court yesterday for
two weeks
The regular meeting of the .Musical aux
iliary of the found ! niuffs Woman's club
vlll ho held nt the club rooms this after
noon An excellent program tins been pre
pared and Mrs. Ke > s will act ns accompa
nist
\ , C Ilinwn , a Huillngton switchman , wan
Injuied while mailing a coupling In the
juidh last night and was removed to the
\ \ Oman's Christian Ansociatlon hospital
Hrown lives on Stutsman street. His In-
Jiuloh wore not regarded ns likely to prove
fiit.il
The commercial committee has extended
an Invitation to the general managers of the
ilUfe-rent railroads entering Council muffs
to meet with the committee , cltl/ens and
business men Ttltbday evening. May 2 , at
the Or.iiid hotel to dlsuiss the question of n
union dipot
Tin- financial report of ( he Christian Homo
for the last week shows the receipts In the
general fund to 1mve amounted to $378 60 ,
being ? 17S.bO above ) the estimated needs for
the current expenses of the week. The re-
cclptH In the manager's fund amounted to
J2 ! ) > 0 , being $5 ! > 0 below- the needs of the
week
A number of teamsters cmplojcel by Wick-
ham Ilros on the grading of ( he Fort Dodge
& Omaha load have quit after having made
a demand for $3 a day Instead of $2.f > 0 , which
was refused Several teamsters who wcro
working for Sonerii Wilson hauling dirt for
the Illllng at the Hock Island yards have
quit for ( lie same reason.
The Jurj of apptnlsers In the Fort Dodge
R , Omaha Hallway company's condemnation
proceedings , which was to have met yester
day , has adjoin neil to Miy 2. Of the original
suits commenced only four remain unsettled
and It is expected that the railroad will
acquire the title to the property Involved
In thcBO In the meantime
The funeral of Henry C. Hamann , who
died Monday morning at his home , 1111
South Twenty-second street , Omaha , of
pneumonia , will bo held this afternoon nt
. ! o'clock from the German Lutheran church
on Seventh avenue The remains will betaken
taken from the residence of his brother-in-
law John Hcagan , 1124 Sixth avenue , at
2 30 , to the church. Interment will be in
Falrvlew cemeti'iy. Deceased , who was a
butcher by trade , was 25 years of ago and
had only been sick a few days. He was
Iho son of Clans Hamann , who was drowned
In Spoon lake Sunday , April 0.
A Murat , the stranger arrested with a
number of razors and knives In his posses
sion , which the police say were Btolen. nome-
wheic , Isj being held nt the city Jail pend
ing InvcHtlgatlon. It now develops that
llurat when he broke from Detective Weir
and ran , was captured by J3el Duquette ,
manager of Cole & Colo's bicycle depart
ment Weir Is no sprinter , and Murat
would hnvo easily got away had not Du
quette happened along , and seeing that the
ollli-or was winded , borrowed his revolver
and gave chaae after the fugitive , overhaul-
11K him after ho had run a couple of blocks
Jr BO
N Y. numbing company. Tel. 250.
Wanted Several good lady solicitors for
illy ( jooil pay and nice , pleasant work ,
" all at llee oilier , Council niuffs
llnr A < < > < I n tin H Iti'iirKimlzi-n.
The reorganisation of the I'ottawattamlc
"Vjiuitj Har association was completed yes-
inlay afternoon by the election of the fol-
Irwiiig olllci'rs : President , Hon. I ) . C.
[ ( loonier , llrstIeo president , rinloy
llurkc , second vice president , Spencer
sinltti , third vice president , Jacob Sims ,
itore-tary , Clyde II. AltchlBon ; treasurer ,
Mlsn Tarrlo L. Dodge. The following were
tlectcd as thu grievance committee :
"harles M. Harl , chairman ; George S.
IVrlght and John M Oalvln. The first vice
( iiesldont appointed the following commit
tees
Finance Oeorgo H. Mnyno , Ozro S.
lllanclmrd , John J Ilesi.
Couit A W AskwiUi. A. S. HnroHon ,
Jolyi N" . Ilalelvvln.
lAiglsliKive W. H. Ware , N. M. Puse ? ,
S Wndsvvordi.
The question of ( ho advisability of adopt
ing n fee bill and UN character was on mo
tion refericd lo a committee of five. There
we'rei appointed on this committee tlio fol
lowing W. II. Ware , A. W. Askvvitn ,
( JeorRii S. Wright , S II. WadsHorth and C.
M Harl.
Licenses to wed were issued yesterday ( o
thu following persons :
Name and residence. Ago
Hi-ill ) Dullhelmcr , South Omaha . 22
Mary McMahon , South Omaha . 18
David Huffman , Slanton , Ncl . 37
Anne I1 Wells , Slanton , Neb . 23
Ill-ill 12xtat
The following transfers were filed yester-
< 1i : > In the abstract , title and loan olllc-o of
T W Squlio , 101 I'eail street-
C II SuundiTs and wife and Jnne Ann
Pillin 10 Joseph Abel , nvvU e' 31-70-
II il i- , el . . . . $ 1
Trunk S HUIIH ami wife ( o George'
.Monism , p.ut ueciotlons to sections
70-41 i | e- el . 1
1'itiii' nlwti-iiHi'ii mid wife to O. 1 * .
\VI11. . uh'jn , lot 10 , .block 13 , How-aid
add vd . 300 (
Wmelnor S iv IIIKH bank to J. W Squire ,
'nt ' 1 ! minimi ! plat Cumuli Bluffs ,
M 13 Itnsiell and wife to 1 * .M lleiw-
eii lot C , bliic'U 1 , Hit , ' ( jrove add ,
w el
1 hunger iV Jloliiilf C'o. to ( ieorge I !
KlKliui anil i : Faiiey , Inlti 9 , 10. n and
] . ' blin k 0 , Undo wood , w. d 711) )
Total transfers
CASTOR IA
Per Infants and Children.
Viio Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES BOUGHT
For Ciiili or l.nmioil ein ,
K. U. SIIKAFK & CO , ,
C l'eui-1 Mlreul , Couiu-il IlluirN , lomi.
POLL TAX FOR YEAR 1899f
Collector Atwood Declares that No Person
Shall Escape.
MUST EITHER PAY OR WORK OUT THE TAX
Hi * Ixunei a Clre-nlnr Letter In IJtory
1'crnnii l.lnlilr to I'll ) the 'I'nx
Hnjn Ho PropnHPH tn Tr % nt
All AllUr.
John Allwood ( he city poll tax collector ,
started out > esterday to collect the poll tax
for 1890 , and he Intends that no person Ha-
bio to pay the tax shall escape from cither
putting up the cash or else working It out
this year In order to facilitate the col
lection and to give the people n better un-
dcrstandlng of the dudes of the poll tn\
collector , Mr. Allwood has Issued the following -
lowing circular letter , which he Is sending
to every poison liable to pay the tax-
"In ( lie fulfillment of my duties as poll
tax collector this season 1 ask for the
hearty co-operation of all that the work
may progress as smoothly and rapidly ns
possible. I expect to ( real all alike , fairly
und courteously , and ( o show special favor
to none. That you may understand what
the law requires of you , the substance of
It Is printed in the notice , which please
read My duties ns collector being pre
scribed by law and oidlnancc , do not expect
mo to deviate theicfrom.
"You will please understand also that a
slight disability ( lint might exempt } oti
from military service , such as the loss of a
linger or too. will not exempt you from poll
tax. If you are between the ages of 21
and 4s ; and are reasonably able to perform
manual labor , joti nio not exempt and will
not bo excused.
"Also please note that a notice left nt
your residence with n member of your fam
ily over 11 years of age is In all respects
as valid as though served on you personci
ally.
I Intend to bo reasonable with all who
nro fair and straight-forward vvlth me , and
realise that It may some times happen that
to appear on the dnto named in notice I
might work nn unusual hardship If sued
should bo the case and you will let me
know at once , In person or by letter , when
> ou can better give It attention , If your re
quest Is not unreasonable limited aeldl-
t'onnl tlmo will bo granted , but no delib
erate and unreasonable ! dallying will ba tolerated
erated
"When notice has been served on you I
have done nil that Is required of me , hcnca
do not expect mo to come tlmo after time
to see you. The law makes it your busi
ness to settle the tax or furnlfh proof of
exemption , and 1 shall expect jou to dose
so , and If , knowing the facts , you refuse
or neglect to give the matter proper at
tention and penalty and cost are added
you have only yourself to blame. "
Uest facilities for storing stoves. Cole &
Cole's new warehouse.
The 'Modern ' Woodmen will give a dance
Thursday evening , April 20 , nt Knights of
Pythias hall.
Court otrn.
Thomas J. Nuzutn , a farmer of Allen
township , Harrison county , filed a petition
In the United States district court yester
day asking to be declared bankrupt. He
scheduled his liabilities at $772 , of whlcn
amount $310 was for doctors' bills. His as
sets he lifted at $292.13.
In the superior court Lydla S. Joslyn was
granted a decree of foreclosure by default
against Andrew J. Howe et al.
motion for a new trial In the
of 13. 13 , Schurz against Eel Wilson was ar-
KUed and taken under advisement by Judge
Aylesworth
The Larlson divorce case occupied the
entire day In the district com t and the end
seems as far off as over.
There Is no doubt nboz Williamson having
the finest line of blcycle hat has ever been
In the city Call and BOO for yourself and
get his prices and terms. He also has n i
llrst-olass repali shop 10i South Main street.
S M Williamson sells the Standard , Do
mestic and White sowing machines. IOC
South Main street.
II ill I lit ; Pn orH IliinU riiitN.
FORT DODOK , la. , April 18 ( Special. )
An Important ruling has been made b > J.
A. O. Yeoman , referee In bankruptcy for this
district , in the C. F. Wennerstrum bankruptcy - ,
ruptcy case which has Just cloned. The
ruling Is relative to the clause In the code
which exempts fuel and provisions for the
bankrupt for six months. Referee Yeoman
held that Inasmuch as very few men , If they
were honest In their Intention to turn their f
property over to their creditors , have laid i
In J. supply of provisions and fuel for six
months , that an cnultnblo Interpretation of
the clause would necessitate the allowance
of money in lieu of the provisions that
had not been kept In supplv
IOIMI CIIIIKI i-uiit lonnl ANNiirlntloii ,
ATLANTIC , la. , April 18 ( Special. )
The sixtieth general association of the Con
gregational churches and ministers of Iowa
will bo held in this city on May 17 to 21 ,
Inclusive , at which ( line many of the promi
nent ministers and cltlzens'of the state ) will
bo In attendance. The meeting will be of
great Interest to the members of the Con
gregational church nml all Christian people
of the city. The coming of so many repro-
scntulve ( ) church people ( o Atlantic Is quite
an honor to the city and the citizens gen
erally will no doubt Join vvlth Dr. Hill and
his congregation In extending to the dele
gates a most hearty welcome.
I Mil e-IT Hi-turn * Ilium * ,
SIOUX CITY , April IS ( Special ) Majjr
Jonns M. Cleland , additional payniatter for
the I'nltod States nrm > , and formerly ma > oi
of Sioux City , has been musteied out of ! I
( ho service of the government. He wlll'h J '
return from Washington to Sioux City.
Major Cleland was appointed to this otlice
last summer and leaves the seivlcu ulth a
very good record behind him. Ills clerk ,
Mel J. Smith also of
, Sioux City , will le-
uru here as soon na hU work Is closed up ' s
Itl-Hllll nt V-llUOl ilfl : > tlllll ,
OARHO.S' . la. , April IS ( Special Tele- °
gram. ) At a special meeting of the Hoard
of Education the following teachers were „
elocleel for the Independent district of ( his
r
place : Duy Llnvlllo , Klhet Osier , Nellie
Hemsted , Ora Clifford , Mabel Starr , Olllo
Oiton. The present principal was not an
applicant for re-election , as he was offered
larger salary In another city.
1 until Arrmti'il for Illulivni } llohlii-ry.
KORT DODGK , In , April 18 ( Special )
Otto LUt. a young man whoso parents live
In this city , has been arrested on Informa
tion from the sheriff of Appanoose county In
charging him with hlghwa ) robbery. An
olllcer of Appanoose county was hero today
for the purpose of taking the prisoner back
to Centervlllc
.
ATLANTIC. Iu. , April IS ( Special ) The
special ( rain carrying the Des Mulni's whole
salers jabber * and bublnc s men arrived
hero ( hit afternoon at 1 o'cloik and was test
by n Irtr/o / number of citizens wlh ( ho At-
lanii ri'i band The pnrtj wm taken n (
once to the Windsor nnd Park hotels and
dim eisn served nt the expense of the At
lantic merchants , after which the business
! i houses of ( he city were visited The train
1 later continued westward nnd stopped at nil
stations between hero nnd Neoln.
Trumplil < > * ( Purl Dfiiluc ,
DOIUit : , In . April IS , ( Special , )
Fort Dodge seems to be the Mecca of nil
tramps and how to get rid of them U
every day n more puzzling problem. This
morning twenty specimens appeared before
the mayor nnd received the usual attention.
They were escorted by olncers outside the
city HmlU nnd warned not to return.
Vr ! ! < t of Illicit \ 1'inlort.
ATLANTIC , in , April 18 ( Special. )
Under Indictments returned bv the grand
Jury Inst week the rheilff yestnrdny took
Into custody seven alleged "bootleggers"
who have been selling Intoxicating llquorfl
conrnry ( o law. Only two of tbo e arrested
j were nblo to furnish ball and the others
are In the countv Jail
Vlrcmlj "VVi-ll I'rm lilcit.
, PORT DODC1U , In , April IS ( Special )
I From Information recently received It seems
] that Wllllnm Snellson who killed himself nt
Lchlgh because a 15-year-old girl refused
to return his affection was a married man
! and has n wife now living. Her residence Is f
'
'not known nnd the authorities nro endeavor
' ing to find her.
The Rev-low's census of Denlson has been
completed , It Rives the town n population
of 2,507
A training school for nurFcs has been
opened at Des Molnes as an adjunct to
.Mercy hospital.
|
"Iowa has more Innkers nnd rnlncs more
hogs thnn nny other state In the union , " ob
serves < the Sheldon Sun.
A man nnmed G Ullsworth of Ilenton ,
county wns killed by being thrown from his |
bliggy while Intoxicated.
James Cooney. employed nt Iho Iowa iron
works at Dubiuiuo , lost his right cjo by .t
splinter of steel living Into It
Congressman John F. Lncey , nccompinlpd
by his daughter , Is traveling In the south
western states. They will visit the Indian
territory before their return.
Mis. Helen M Chaplin , who died nt Mus-
catlno on Friday last at the ago ot 72 jcara ,
had lived In Muscatlne since 1SI2 Her hus
band Charles Chaplin , Is still living , at ( he
ago of S3 > oars.
Ux-Congreflsman linger nnd family hav-o |
returned | to their home In ( lieenfleld , Adalr
county , from the south , where they have
been touring since the close of the congres
sional | session.
The Rock Rapids Reporter said that Inst
Sntuiday night would see practically all the
wheat sown In Lvon county , the farmers
having been lushing the work. Another
week will complete the sowing of oats and
bnrley.
The total receipts of the Waterloo post-
office * . - - - during . the . . last flsenl vcnr were $27-
318.52. Singularly enough , the quarter endIng -
Ing March 31 , and of course- Including the
short month of Tebruary , showed larger ro-
celplB by over $100 ( ban the quailer ending
December 31 and Including the big business
incident to the holiday season.
Congressman Lane escaped drowning In
MUbc-aJine lake recently to meet a worse
fate. A Muscatlne man has written some
verses descriptive of the misadventure and
the Clinton Herald says that George Metzgnr
of Davenport Is writing music to the lines
and that Vinegar Smith will sing them
during the next campaign The Keokuk
Gate City says the verses in question are ,
worse , If anything , than Congressman Lane's
experience after his boat capsized.
DEFENSE READS DEPOSITIONS
ConiiMt'l for MI-H. G 'i > rK ' ProilnccM
E lili-ni'o SliiMtlnpr 1'iu-lM ItoK'irel-
iiiK HIT .Sonh ( Dakota Trip.
CANTON , O. , April IS. The 'defense In
the George trial spent the first half of the
day reading depositions regarding her trip
to South Dakota to get a divorce from Sam
ple George , her life while there and the vis
its Saxton paid to her. The remainder
of the day was occupied in examining wit
nesses on matters connected diiectly with
the homicide and in answer to the testi
mony Introduced on the part of the state.
The attoineys for the defense now talk i
of finishing their testimony this week , but |
if the } do so they will not call all of the
100 or more witnesses subpoenaed. i
. , The opening houn > today were devoted to j t
the reading of depositions j
: ; taken In Sioux I
Falls , Canton , S D , and Inwood , la These i
covered Mis. George's residence In South
Dakota when she wab there to get a divorce
from Sample C Georgo. Objections were
made to homo matter nnd there was a great
deal of controversy between attorneys. The
depositions read ma } be sunmrl/cd ns fol
lows.
Charles M. Sceley testified that during the
winter of 1891 and 1892 Mrs. George stopped
at his hotel In Canton , S. D. , and that Sax-
ton . ' came there for a week. They were on
friendly terms nnd were often seen together.
Cashier llrovvn of Canton cashed several
checks from Saxton for Mis George.
Robert Hunter and T F. Uonajeur of
Sioux City testified that Saxton nnd Mrs.
George registered as man and wife nt tljo
DOORO hoiibP , Sioux City , robrtiary 16 , 1892 ,
and occupied the same room. The signature
was afterward cut out of the register.
Lesley M. Toote , clerk of a hotel at Jn-
wend , In. , had cashed checks from Saxton to
Mrs George. i
The ( list witness for tlu > defense v\as ; o
local weather observer. He testified to seven i
and a half hundredths of an Inch rainfall jj
on the day of the tragedy i
Com Tripe testified to hearing the ' t
fatal shots fired and fixed the hour at fi W. tl
She said the night was dark nnd misty.
Joseph Kekroat , keeper of a grocery op- c
poslto the Althouse home , also heard the
shots. Ho saw n crowd nt the Althouso
steps , but It was too dark to recognize nny
of them.
August lloron , n clerk In the grocery fitore ,
Bild ho could not recognize people acrcss the i
Htrcot the night of the shooting and that' ' r
only a small hand lamp was burning in the
grocery Htnro. Ho also testified to more or
less oMtructlon of the scene from the win-
dow from which his mother-in-law claims to
have eee'ii nnd Identified Mrs George on ac
count of the tmw. but on tro3s-e\nmlnatlon
he said how much could bo seen depended on j ] >
how fnr the observer leaned out of the win
dow
i ils
Charles Iluth nnd his wife testified ( o the ' ! g |
stioet car which was delayed by a Valley j | lr
train on the night of the murder. The one ! ( .
on which Mrs. George Is fluid to have gone [ ' of
to Hazlett avenue did not cross the tracks
until three or four minutes after C o'clock
The state evidence was that the ) car had
reached , Hazlett avenue about 5-ftj ,
NASHVILLE COMES UP RIVER
i.utiiriniihiiiii which iMi-i-ii rii-Ht j f >
Mini of tin- War to Vlxlt I UI
st , I.oiiU , I te (
teg
g <
ST. LOl'IS ' , April 18. The United States j J gt
gunboat Nashville , which fired the first shot | , lo
Iho recent wai , has been ordered to j H
proceed up the Mississippi river to St. Louis , i tl
Thu ilver maiks fifteen feet at this point i
and river men agree that thin siege will be j
maintained for tome , lime. The Nashville |
draws about fourteen feet and will have no ex
dllllcult ) in raining this far up the river , r.
Ma > or Kclgenheln vvlll declnie the ) day the , st
Nashville urrlvca a holldu ) and the olllcerd ( just
vvlll bo entertained h ) ihu city uud a gen-j pi
cral domonstratlon held , gi
SMALLPOX IX CEDAR COUNTY
Faulty Quarantine of Zimmerman Family
Spreads the Disease.
BETTER WEATHER THROUGHOUT THESTATE
( Jniiil 1'ronrc K | n llolliK Mil lip III
nw Wheat mill On IN Youthful
Mi-ntli ShailoMx lloi".o Thief
mill CIIIIM-N UN Arri-M.
DHS MOINls , April IS. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The township clerk of Pioneer
township , Cedar coiinly , has reported ( o
( ho State Hoard of Health that there nro
( hree cases of smallpox In Pioneer lenvushlp
ns a result of exposure from the Xlmmer-
man fnmllj. One Is In the town of Median-
Icsvllle , which is strictly iiunrnntlniel In
Greenfield ( township , Jones county , where
the Zlinmcrnians live , ( hero me said lo be
a large number of cases , but all me quarfi
antlned nnd Isolated. No word has jet been
received ' from Mount Vernon. Dr. Kennedy
Is hoping that the situation ( hero Is not so
serious as was enpected but ( hero seems
to ( have been hardly tlmo jot for the ex
posure to show Us full effect.
A committee of striking miners of the Des
Molnes district waited on Governor Shaw
nnd presented to him the petition which ;
they have been ell dilating asking that the j
Importation of laborers from Paim and else-
vUiore bo stopped. The governor received
( he men klndlj and promised ( o do all In
his power lo pievent men being brought
Into | , the district to lake the place of the
stilkeis. The petition contained over 1,000
names.
The wceklj bulletin Issued by the Iowa
Weather and Ciop Service elepaitmcnt today
says :
"Last week brought n decided Impiove-
mont ' In weather conditions. In the north
ern and central districts much progress has
been made in seeding wheat nnd oats , and
the bulk of small grain will bo planted
within the coming week with generally fall-
conditions of the soil. In poitlons of the
southern districts the work of seeding has
been retarded by excessive moisture In the
soli. The acreage of spring wheat heeding
In the northern and "eiUral dlstricls will
not ! be materially less than last jcar and
about the usual area of other .small grain
will probably be gown The extensive killIng -
wIn
InPi of clover will probably necessitate
plowing and planting more than the usual
amount i of meadow and pasture land. He-
ports < as to condition ot winter wheat mo
geneially < unfavoiable. "
Forron Case , a real estate man , turned
the gas htopcock too far last night and as
a , result was found neaily dead in the morn-
Ing. Ho wns unconscious for six hours after
being | { found , but the phj-slclans now think
ho Is bej-ond danger.
James Hutchlnson , aged 17 , tracked nn
alleged horse thief from Kansas City to Des
Molnes and pointed the man out to an officer
who made the arrest The accused goes by .
the name of Fritz , but his real name Is said I
lo bo George Flick. Ho is wanted at Law-
rcnce , Kan. It Is said he took two horses
and a wagon fiom George How man's barn
on February 20 , went to Kansas City whore
he engaged young Hutchlnson to watch the |
were so suspicious that he was watched and |
In order to avoid arrest ho left the team nt
a livery stable. Hulchlnson got on his trail
and will bo entitled to $100 reward accordIng -
Ing to Sheriff Myers of Lawrence , who ar
rived this morning to take the prisoner back
to that city , having secured requisition
papers from the igoveinor's office.
ALL WHISKY CONCERNS UNITE
I'lmiN Vliout IN'rfoi'tril fur < 'oniinn | >
to Control r.nllrc
ill T 111 tl'ri'Ml
LOUISVILLE , April IS Alfred Austrian'
and C. H. Stoll haves leturned fiom Chicago ,
where they went to consult Lev ! Mayer con
cerning the formation of the Rye Whisky
trust and the ultimate consolidation of the
whisky Inteiests of the country. The rye
whisKy combine will probable bo effected
this ] week. The consolidation of the five
liquor trusts , It Is thought , will follow
shortly after the ro interests arc pooled.
Messrs. Ausdian and Stoll were In con
ference v > ilh Mr Maer , chief counsel for
the big concern , all day Sunday in Chicago.
That the work of the three attornejs will
result in a pool of the companies is not
denied by any of the men Interested. Mr.
Austrian was seen at the local olllco of the
Kentucky Dlstillciles nnd Waiohouso com
pany. Ho refused to talk except to sny
that the Chicago conference was an 1m-
pnitnnt one. He said , however , that Mr.
Mayer had been interviewed on the subject I
of the consolidation.
CLAIMS ON STRONG'S ISLAND
OIIP of rarollnc Croup , Olsrovrroil lij-
American I'liptalii Crii/li-i- , " \Viuitoil
Ii > ( : criiian > .
SAN FRANCISCO , April 18. A letter has
been received from a resident of the Island T
of | Kusalc , or Strong's Island , ns It Is someI I |
times called , of the Caroline group , telling | ,
of the reported deMro of Got many to buy I GE
the Island for a coaling station. 01
The writer of the IcUcr suggests that the I pi
United States ban some rights In ( ho matit
ter . brought about by the early occupation In
0. ( lie Island b > American missionaries , who hi
civilized ] the place , nnd nlso by the discov
ery of the nets of Captain Crozler , an Amer of
ican , who ( ook formal possession of the place
in ISO I The Island Is sunounded by a
lecf nnd has three deep-water , land-locked
harbors.
'FARRIS BILL BECOMES LAW
Mi'iiNiirt * Will ScrlitiiNl ) lITci't tlio In.
Niirnni'i * Mi-tlioilH of. ICaiiHiiN
CII ) mill SI. l.oiilM.
ST. LOL'IS , April 18 A special to the
I'ost-Dlspatch , fiom Jefferson City , Mo. ,
says : Governor Stephens returned the Far-
, Insurance bill to the senate today , having
signed It This measure make-a the antl- |
trust law apply to St Louis and Kansas
City and will practically destroy the boards
( fire underwriters of both cities. It will
become a law In ninety days.
FIRE RECORD ,
1'orlloil uf Mlinli'ii.
DKS ' MOIN13S , la , April IS. A special
fiom' Mliiden , la , says fire starting from
unknown cause caused jr.O.OUO damage jea-
day. Losses are Horwlch & Hcrnsteln ,
general btore. William McKiidree & Co ,
geni'rnl store ; Auguat Karen , hotel and sn-
loon , William Rnsch , billiard hall , and J
Heslcy , saloon Most of the business portion
tion < of ( lie little town uas dcstro > ed. ,
}
Depot at Mien Scorchcil , the
ALLIES' , Neb . April Id. ( Special I The
euploulon of a gasoline slovo at n W
Farrell'a nome over the depot damaged that
structure tcday. Luckily Mrs. Farrell had
stepped ou ( of the room when the ex
plosion occurred , and the lire ua& i-xtlu- at
gulshcd with a small lusa.
ELECTIONS IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Hi-lniltUi'MiiN \ \ In ii \ lctor > In Mouv
fa 1 1 , r.lcctliiK I'onr Oat of
Six VIlllTIIII'lll
SIOl'X FALLS , S D . April IS. ( Special
Telegram ) The tegular annual flection
hero today resulted In n republican victory ,
Hint 1 ! party electing four out of lx nldermun ,
ns follows R 12 Woodworth , Rlcker ,
j Imrnsldo nml Ira Sonic. Fualonlsts elected
Mark Ilrldge nnd Hurst. The following
1 were \ elected ( o ( ho School Hoard : Rev. J.
O Dobson , a ( large , K. II. Snnford , Alex
[ Stern. S. T. Roberts , W , A. Griffith , 0. C.
Cndwell. J. W. Pnrker
MITOHILL s. D , April is ( Special
Telegram. ) At ( he cit } election hero todny
(1 ( hree license nnd one temperance aldermen
(1w
were elected , logoUicr with four members of
(1 he School Hoard and school treasurer. The
(1II
license question wns the main Issue. I.l-
ense i carried by seventy-six majority , fifteen
more than lns ( } enr. The election wns quiet
and n light vote wns polled ,
, DHADWOOD , S D. . April IS. ( Sprclnl I
l Telegram ) City elections occurred In most ,
Hlnck Hills towns today. The $30,000-wnter ,
(
bonds , the mnlii Issue In Demhvood. cnrrled
i bv twenty-live innjorlt } Spenrfish cnrrled
$10 000-vvnter bonds b } a small majority ,
The fuslonlsts cnrrled evorhlng nt Rapid
City. Cliauncey L. Wood was elected inn } or
by ) woho mnjotlty nnd the council has ono
fuslonlst major ! ! } . The main question wns
one of reform. At Lead the election was
(
i very quiet.
IVilrrnl Court nl Monv Pnlln.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , April IS ( Special
Telegram. ) The jury In ( he case against
H. A. Tubbs , mayor ot Alcestor , Indicted
bj the federal gland jury for sending ob
scene llteiadne through the malls , was se
cured today and ( ho afternoon was takeii
up with ( ho direct examination of Clai- >
SaltnoFs , the lSearold girl to whom the
letlors were nlleged to have been written.
Klght letlcis wcru offered In evidence
She Identified them nil ns being In Tubbs'
1'andwrldng , told of Intimacy with Hie de
fendant , having loved him not wisely , lint
too we'll. The letters nlleged to bo fiom
1 Im ndvlsed and Imploied her to commit
nuotliei crime to cover up her Indiscretions
The taking of her testimony was frequently
Intermitted bj objections on the part ot
Tubbs' attomejs , Judge A ikons and S. 1) ) .
Van Dunklik , ex-assistant attorney for
Soulh Dakota , who arc fighting the case
stoutly at every point. Her direct exam
ination was not concluded when court ad
join ned nt 5 o'clock
Bad 171k , the Sioux found guilty jester-
day of murder , was taken before Judge
Carlniul today for sentence. His attorney
raised the point Hi.it through nn oversight
em the ) part of congress the federal judges
had no power to sentence Indians for
climes committed on the Indian rescrva-
tlonn and the matter wns taken under nd-
vlbemcnt until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
To Vtteiid a .siililler'N Knncral.
PIUUUi : , S. D. , April IS. ( Special Tele-
giam. ) Congressman Burke and Rev. Ly-
mnn left this morning to attend the funeral
sorv | Ice of Lieutenant Hnrtlng at Fond Du
Lac , Wis. Rov. L > mnn goes to conduct the
ceiemony , being pastor of the church In
which Lieutenant Ilnrting was nn active
vvotkcr while in this city
State Auditor Reeves left hero this morn
ing for Chicago , where he will tomorrow be
mairied ' to Miss Hello Taubman. Ho was
clcl.oocl In getting away } esterday morning
by high wntcr and will be a half hour late
In reaching Chicngo.
At the city election there wns no contest
on any position nnd a very light vote was
polled. The pnitles elected were E. 1' . Fnrr ,
treasurer of school board , school board
members , J. H.Mallorj , R Brandhubcr , Ida
.M .Mead , Maud R. Carter , J. H. Starkcy ,
membcis of the council , R. II. I'roudfoot , i
W. G. Yates , A. W. Wheelan , John Gcltz. |
.llcctiiiK- state 12i\t < rth Irallies.
HURON , S. D , April IS. ( Special. ) The
annual assembly of the South Dakota Kp-
worth leagues will be held hero from Au
gust S to 15 , Inclusive. A beautiful grove
within a quarter of a mile of the city has
been secured for the camping grounds and
for ( the general exercises. The program has
not yet been completed , but It Is known that
nr
Prof U. 0 Hxcell of Chicago will have
charge of the music. A male quartet from
Chicngo has also been engaged and other
musical attractions aie being negotiated for.
Special days with good attractions are being
arranged for and several noted speakers are
expected ( o bo present. Including Dr Cdwln
13. Schell , secri'tary of the Kpworth League
of the World , Mr Quale , the noted railway
Young Men's Chilstlan association worker ;
Dr C H Mitchell and others equally prom
inent in Chautnuqun circles.
Iliad ; IIIIlN Colleiie'oiiiiaciiccnici > t.
HOT SPRINGS , S D , April 18. ( Special )
Black Hills college of this city will begin
Its commencement exercises next Sunday
vvlth n baccalaureate sermon by President
Lymer , D. D The annual sermon will bo
preached in the evening by Rev Pearson of
this city On Monday evening , Apill 21 , the
Plillomnthenn Literary society of the college -
lego will give Its anniversary entertainment.
Tucsdny evening will rccm the commence
ment recital and Wednesday evening will
be given over to the academic nnd normal
commencement exercises , the address lo bo
given by Rev A. R Julian of Chadron , Neb
The ginduatlng exercises of ( he senior class
will occur Thursday morning.
Wnlii'iirl < N fur lliM\nril.
1IOWAHD , S. I ) . , April 18. ( Special )
Howard will build waterworks this spring.
The cash In the village treasury , vvlth the >
license | re\cnucs for the next year , will lack
but i a few hundred dollars of covering the
estimates This amount will bo raised at
once by popular subscription nnd the plant
H
put in nnd paid for without bonds or debt '
will bo followed by great activity in
building. There Is alwnjs a demand for ,
business rooms nnd tenements here but men
have he.sltated to build chlelly on account '
Inadequate fire protection. This action
removes the objection without burdening i
the property with n bonded debt
VJI-MN f ii Hind * IIIIlN.
HOT SPHINOS , S. D , April 18 ( Spe
cial ) From repnits received from various
portions of the state It is nou estimated
that there will be fully 1,500 people In at
tendance at thu Grand Army of tlio He-
public encampment in this city In June
The Black Hills counties have decided to
hold a joint teachers' Institute at Ho ;
Spilngs from July 21 to August 1 Inclusive ,
just prior to tlio meeting of Uie State ) 1M-
iicatlon.il association nt ( his place The
corps of liibtructoiH vvlll bo mode up of
prominent educaloix
Trllmli- Ill-nil Soldier.
HOWARD. S D , April IS ( Special )
Special service wns held In 'ho Methodist
KplBcopul ohurcli Sunday memorial of
Corporal Wilson M Osbon of the FlrtU
South Dakota Volunteers , who died at
Manila February 10 Wilson wan univer
sally known and beloved and all united In
honoring his memory The church wns
draped vvidi the national colors and the B
altar decorated with roses nnd Haster Miles
Hev. W. L Mulnger preached ( hei memorial
sermon. On
llo > lllimn from llorxe'i * llacK.
HILL CITV. S. D. April 18 ( Special ) I
Onu of ( he most ttcvero snow storms of Iho J pee
ear prevailed all day } esterday , the wind prc
blowing n gale. A bo ) riding to school from
country was til own from his horse and
sustained a broken arm
IIUir Itlni-x .V mi I n " 1 I'lrrrr. mu
PIL'KHi : , S I ) , April 18 ( Speclul Tele mil
gram ) The river has been stationary ( oday J j r ,
a little over fifteen feet , but IH be'Elu- , jUe
nlng to rise again thu evening The higher car
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A GUARANTEE.
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To Every Person Suffering From Catarrh ,
Catarrhal Deafness , Bronchitis , Asthma ,
Colds , Coughs and Hay Fever.
"HYOAVEI" the New Australian Dry Air Cure the
Guaranteed Remedy The Only Rational
Treatment for These Diseases.
Since the Introduction of Booth's "Hjomel " some months ngo , ( hero has been
it complete revolution in Iho method of tientlng diseases of the air pissages.
Heretofore but FI2W. If ANY. tegular physle'latis could be Indueed to treat these
discuses locally , knowing tint nature never Intended the nlr passages for the Use elf
Sl'HAYS ! , VAl'OUS , liquids , douches and atomizers , also that sueh tomcdlcs not ouly
fulled lo reach all parts affected , but proved In many e.lses POSITIVELY \NinteOU3. ( .
Todav there nre over TH1HTY-S1X HUNIHiD : PHYSICI VN8 throughout Iho conn-
try who are prescribing llooth's "Hjomel , " and have testified to ( his facl , claiming
Hint U Is the ONLY rational treatment thenbive ever known nnd that Us lisa la
ALWAYS productive of ASTONISHING HKSt'LTS. '
IT CURES BY INHALATION.
CATAHHH In the treatment of this disease , "Hjoiuel" Is quick , sure and poimanent.
CATAKHHAL DAKNiSS ! : "Hjotncl , " cures mote people of this ailllctlon thnn all
other methods combined '
COUGHS nnd COLDS arc broken up In one night
ASTHMA is relieved Instantly , nnd per maneiitly cured bv "Hjomel "
Wo will refund the money to nil persons purch.iBlngBooth'n
ockot Inhnlor outfit nnywiioro jndio United Stntos who will
' hns clone thorn no Koocl , on condition
"
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' ' " ' they npplydM
root to'tho h6nd"lbo"N"6ri8 Wo'st'f lTi"ry-'foirTh'Btroot Now Yo
SU/notl , THE R. T. BOOTH CO.
"HYOAIEI" CURES BY INHALATION.
It Is nature's own remedy cm rlcd to all pnrts of the head , throat nnd lungs by ( ho
nlr } oit bre-ndie. It can be taken nt nil times and in ate plate Thi'ie Is no danger ,
no risk. YOUR MON13Y IS RnFl'NDI31) IF IT FAILS TO RI3L1I3V13.
Homol Trial OiltfH , We "Homel" Inhaler Outfit , $1 on. i\tia : bottles "H > omel. "
fiOc. "Ibomel" Halm , a wonderful healer , Hoc. Hvomcl Dspepsla Cine , the new guar
anteed cure for D.vspcpslu 0c. Sold bv ull druggists , or sent liy mall on receipt of piico ,
Til ] } K. T. miOTII CO. , Auditorium
Have all the style , elegance and serv
ice usually found in higher priced
goods.
Don't be fooliph with your money and. pay
high price for your shoos just because you have
done so before.
You can save money at
Hamilton's Shoe Store
412 Broadway.
And give the > job to one who will do It
neat ) } and at a moderate ceiht Wo can suit
} ou both ways Oni leput.ulon Is built upon
the work done light hcie at home
Then after painting let us flgiuo on paper ,
ing the loonib In jour home. We can glvo
} ou an ebtlmato em both jobnt the sumo
time If > ou so dcslie Wo have the tlncst
line of wall paper in town.
GM I LA LA El R ,
M3AV I.Dt ATI < .
; | O7 llriuiil nn.1 , C iiiiuoll llluirH.
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\
KMOOO ) HllllH lo Niilil nl silton Hu
ilolliir , e-oiiiiui-i nt ; Honda j , \prll
I ' | IN IN ii IIIHIII liiliNiili * mill > iiu
innli I' II llllNlM ! . II .11111 ll-l II lilt ll > .
inlriir > lo iiNiinl i-iiNroiii nl IIM-I--
unlN < - HIMKol ' Ulv < - our I-IIH-
lllllllk-N till * lll-lllllt III II Mll > ( -llll NllH-
JUKI nl ( In- Mini- Ilicj mi * iiiosl In
iici-il of UK KiioilN mill nut iillcr tin-
J. I ) . CROCKWCLL & SON ,
III llroiul HIM. ( onni-ll MlullN.
p-o-o-oo-o-oo-o-oo-o-o- o-aoo oo-o-a o-oa-6
IO Cents. 5 Cents.
TWO JUSTLY POPULAR CIGARS.
I A Si fi ( Tn Histribntors ,
Jonn u. ?
lest Dining Car Service.
nly Deoot In Chicago on the Elevated' ' oo0 >
iter from ( ho vicinity of Illamiirck l ex-
icted to reach hero by morning nnd will
obably send it up u foot
iMVln li > l
Ill . April IS Tim large-Ht
le ever known here wax tat > ( at toda > 'u
Jiilclpa ! elc'don The ilvmoiralH iioml-
led only oim candldatii , ( Ivorgo Sladle r ,
major , leaving ull othvi ollleeu to Ihei
imbllcanfl by default 'Iho prlndpai
estlon at Issue Is the onfclement of
mbllug laws.
Ono to 250 iiornc-jiotter Send
loguo and price
i ) vu > mini.m .v. ro , ,
( Illllll'll HIllllH , . . . llMVH ,
WH , WELCH TRAMSFERTlNE
llcl iicn t iiiiiii'll HIiillM nml Iliniiliii.
Ita > It' IH < II ibli H iiUI n linn ( iiianintceid ,
Onimil llliirtM lll . Nn s North .Main
Kin e-t T li'phom U Omiihu olllco re-
liuucil lu i. . ' .SuiiHi Fliu i-iilh Hirii't Telij.
jibi tin lilts
e iiinci ( iuiiH in , i < li wiib Suinh Uiimlu.
ItlK IlroVMI. Ilolllli IllK Ite-il Mill's lilt
licmitlful IIe-ll.v Hyi-irt Ifnilly. Hetty Hot.
K-r Hi-llt Hll s H.v Hiiilnj ; Hli ; JJottlu
"DISAD SHOT" fioiu
o. R. oiinrnT COMPANY ,
Siiifi Hois io ( illliit llrn IvUtabllslmil 188 ? ,
Ti\ili'inilMM ; ( .mil
jr.oiihi iiiiiiiiHii > .
VIiiMii-rx ! lotlii'i-iit . .
.Mii.rN | | !
Mrs Wlnulow Soothing Hjrup ha.-i been
lined for .vtr Uly jllrH | ) y , 'nilllons o"
muiliLm fuihilr rhlldrejii whll.j teethlni
wltl ptrfnt KUIC.UKM II snothea the. thllil ,
HofloiiB the uma ulluya all pain , cureii
wnd eulle. and Is tlio be-Bt inedy for
niarrli'iiu Hold b > druijgiBta In every nart
of the worlJ Hi HUH- aim uuk for " \lrt
'
\Mnnl lu'Hfiuotlilri ) : Hyruii" eind take nj
othcj kind IX , tints u battle.