I NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MI.NOIt
Davis sells plats.
Dr. IJower , Globe bldg. 'Phone 413.
Welsbnch burners at Blxby'B. Tel. 1MX
liudwclflcr beer. L. Rosonfcldt. agent.
Perry pictures. Alexander's , 333 11-way.
Dr. Stcphcnson. Merrlam blk. , room 2J1.
Ned Wlrt returned yesterday from Chi
cago.
Removed , C i : . Alexander ft Co. , Art Km-
| > orum , to 331 Broadway.
C. B. Jneijuemin & Co , Jewelers and op
ticians , 27 South Main street.
Get your work done at the popular Eagle
laundry , 72i Broadway. 'Phono 157.
W. C. Kstep. undertaker. 28 Pearl street ,
telephones , olllre , 97 , residence , 3J.
Miss Myrtle Brown hua returned from a
two weeks' vacation at VllllFoii , la.
Jlog raisers , 1W pounds make jou $100.
lore's HtocK rood Co. , Council Blurts.
James 15. Allen , who 1ms been the guest
Of C. II. Altohlnon. returned Sunday to his
homo In Jnckcon , Mich.
Sheridan coal Is smokeless ; no clinkers ,
soot nor sulphur. Kan Ion A : Toley , solo
agents , 37 Main street.
A marriage license was Issued jcsterday
to Frank N. IJefrUi. nged 2. , and Ixnilsu
T. Hntimiwald , nged 2. ) , both of this city.
S. C. Dalrymple took out a building per-
nlt yesterday for a one-story addition to
his brick residence at 1019 Fifth a\etuio.
The Ladles' Aid society of the First Con
gregational church will moot this afternoon
nt the homo of Mrs. Lalnson on Plerco
etreut.
The members of St Peter's Lyceum will
ontortaln their friends nt a progressive high
live party Wednesday night nt the Neu-
mayer.
The Board of Stewards of the Broad
way Methodist church will mm this evening
with Mrs. J. II. Arthur , 21S "Washington
avenue.
William Powers , miporlntendpiit of the
transfer of mall.s at the Union Pacific trans
fer depot , has gone east on aIMt to friends
and rclatlvcH.
"W. S. aillcsplo of Oakland , committed to
St. Bernard's hospital by the Insanity com
missioners a few \\fckH ago for observa
tion , wan discharged josterday.
Jens Jensen of 7.11 Seventh nvcnuo was
taken to the Woman's Christian associa
tion hospital last evening by the police.
Ho was miffcilng from a severe attack of
typhoid malaria.
Born , to Mr. and Mrs. John P. Tlnlcy of
Boon , la. , a POM. Mr Tlnley , who Is mayor
ot Doon , formerly resided here , and Is a
brother of Attorney Emmet Tlnley and Dr.
Mary Tlnley of thin city.
William Kcellno , the Broadway butcher ,
was arrested again last night for being
drunk and disturbing the peace. This tlmo
an Information was Illed before Justice
Vlen. It took three olllccrs to make the
arrest.
Joe Bolte , < i dishwasher at a Broadway
restaur.mtas taken suddenly and violently
lently 111 with ague yesterday afternoon
tind had to be removed to the Woman's
Christian Association hospital In the patrol
wagon ,
'Lars Mlchcl.son , who was committed to
St. Bernard's hospital last August by the
Insanity commissioners , was ordered dis
charged yesterday as cured. A son ar
rived from Maryvlllc , JIo. , and will take
him homo with him.
The chemical engine , whllo running to the
flre Sunday night , -went into < ho ditch at
Sixteenth avenue. The only dumago BUS-
talned was the breaking of ono of the lad
ders. Jackscrews were pccured from the
roundhouse and after two hours' work the
cnglno was got on the rood again.
William Singleton , a runaway lad from
the Reform school at Kldora , was taken
Into custody by the police last night. He
was found at the homo of his mother on
North Main street. Young Singleton was
Kent to the Reform school about four years
ugo from DCS Molnus. Ills mother re
cently removed to this city The boy had
been hero three or four days butore his
whereabouts were discovered.
Mrs. Mary J Ixjnjf , wife of Alexander
( Long , and mother of J. H Long of this
city , died nt her home , 1913 Oak street ,
Omaha , yesterday morning from paralysis
( of the heart , aged 71 years. The funer.i
will be held Wednesday from the Second
Presbyterian church , corner of On telUr
Rnd Sixteenth streets , and Interment will
bo in this city nt Fall-view cemetery.
TJio usual course/was adopted yesterday
In Justice Vlen'B court when the "friendly
pulls" against the barbers who kept open
Sunday mine up for tilal. They were all
dlmnlNBCd on motion of the assistant
county attorney. Thu Bui hern' Protective
association hn.s decided not to commence
any fresh prosecutions until the eases now
pending before Judge Aylesworth nru dis
posed of. There are. ten cases waiting tor
adjudication.
N. Y. Plumbing companv. Tel. 250.
On Friday evening , October 6 , at Odd
Follows hall , Mrs , Hando will open the
dancing teason with a reception antl hop.
Reception from 8 to 9 ; dancing from 9 to 11
All pupils and friends are cordially Invited.
INrun COURTS.
Severn ! IH'OmlniitN Imllelcil Are Ar-
rnlKiiiMl mill I'lciiilut Cullly.
The trial of the suit of J. F. Huntlngton
against Attorney II. J. Chambers was com
menced yesterday afternoon In the district
court before Judge Macy and a Jury. Hunt
lngton sues for $779.23 , being the amount of
a promissory note and Interest which the
plaintiff alleges Chambers collected , do-
fpltc the fact that the note Is hl property.
Huntlngton claims that the note , which was
for $500 , was put by him as collateral with
the Klmlmll-Champ Investment company to
secure a debt ; that later ho paid the debt
but never received back the note , which
In snma nnnncr unknown to Huntlngton
came Into possession of the defendant Hunt-
InRton further alleges that for four years
Chambers received luterrfit on It from the
maker and then collected the full amount.
The grand Jury reconvened yesterday and
nt once got down to woik on the business
that had bcon left over from the previous
session. The following defendants Indicted
by the grand Jury were arraigned and each
entered pleas of not guilty : James Cun
ningham , the negro charged with robbing
the houses of J. J. Stewart and R. n. Hart ;
T3 , S Wright , charged with obtaining nunoy
under falwo pretenses by pretending to be
deaf and dumb ; Oeorgo Cole , charged with
the larceny of horses from n bnrn In Lowls
township ; Bill Lewis , charged with assault
ing with Intent to commit murder Pat
Hayes
The suit of the city against the Union pa
cific Railway company over Union avenue
has been sot for hearing Wednesday morn-
Ing. The city illed on amendment to Its
petition yesterday and nsked that 'cmporary
writ of Injunction bo Issued testralnlng tlm
railway from grading the a\enuo or pro
ceeding with the erection of n now brld o at
the Intersection of Fifth and Union avenues ,
The October term of the superior court
will open today and Judge Ayleswortb will
make all neiOgninents this afternoon.
The arguments In the suit of J A Flory
ngalnst Henry & Spcnco were completed In
the federal court yesterday evening and
Judge Woolson will charge the jury this
morning
Judge Wonlson announced yesterday that
he would pass sentence today on Thomas
Wheeler and Celly Hough , charged with
concealing stamps stolen from the pcstoftlco
nt Adrian , Minn
Following the Flory-Spenco milt the case
of Chris Beck , administrator , agalnut the
Omaha S.St. . Louis railway will be tried.
In this caeo the plaintiff sues tor $10,000
for the death of his father , who waa killed
by a train of the defendant company In
August of last year two miles east of the
city.
FARM LOANS
Negotiated In Knatorn Nebraska
nml lowu. JamoH N. Ommdy , Jr. ,
126 Main St. , Council muffs.
LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES BOUGHT
Kor C nil ur Loaned On ,
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B I'curl tatrcct , Cuuucll UlutTn , luvru.
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NO HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR
Board of Education Practically Decides teL
L t tht Hatter Boat ,
FURTIUR MANDAMUS ACTION THREATENED
Momliorx Tlilnk tlic llcnt Solution ot
llnVovcil ( Incftllon IN to lime
the People Vote on Site
.Next
AH a result of State Superintendent Bar
rett ruling against the Oakland nvenuo
property as a suitable site for the proposed
new High school building It la now very
doubtful If the Board of Education will
make any effort to build the school this
) car. The selection of a site Is etlll a
vexed question and the members ot the
board have failed to como to any agree
ment as to a suitable location. The feel
ing among the school directors Is that it
would bo useless for tiem to select a site ,
as no matter where it might bo located
some ono would bo sure to take an appeal
to the county superintendent , following the
example of the opponents to the Oakland
avenue tract , and thus hang the whole
matter up again for months.
The members of the board have lcen ) no
tified directly and Indirectly that an ap
peal would promptly follow their aelectlon
of another site. This action i\ould bo taken
by parties who believe the board selected
the proper location for the new High echool
when It decided on the Oakland avenue
property. This being the cose , the mem
bers of the 1/oard do not feel like taking
any action toward selecting another site
and now bellovo the best course for them
to adopt will bo to lot the whole matter
go over until the school election next spring ,
when the slto question can bo made ono ot
the Issues. So much tlmo has boon lost ,
they say , owing to litigation , that even if
a slto were chosen now and no further
litigation followed , which would bo very
doubtful , llttlo work on the construction
of the 'building ' could bo done before winter
sot in and therefore it might bo Jiut as
well to lay the whole matter over to next
spring.
President Sims says he does not feel like
calling the board together as a committee
of the whole to consider the site matter ,
as ho understands the members have not
como to any agreement ns to any certain
site. Mr. Sims U still of the opinion that
the best way to settle the question would
bo to hold a. special election and secure
an expression from the people as to which
locality the school should bo placed in.
The law does not permit the people to
select the site but It does not prohibit them
from expressing their preference.
Members Moore , Henry and Cooper want
the school , built on a slto south of Broad
way and Henry and Moore express a pref
erence for the Street site. Cooper , how
ever , will not vote for the Street site , but
as teen aa three members of the board
can settle on ono south of Broadway and
west of Main street ho will throw in hla
vote , thus making a majority for sucft site.
Hesa Is of the opinion that some site in
the Fourth -ward should bo selected , while
Sims , Stewart and Swalno are all oppcs d
to locating the school south of Broadway
and still stand to their opinion that the
Oakland avenue site is the logical one for
the High school.
Within the last few days there has 'been '
some talk of the Churchill property at
Sixth fi\on\io and Sixth street , which com
prises half a block and can be purchased.
It la said , for about $6,000 or $7,000. Agalnbt
the soleotlon of this site , however , It Is
argued that the board would Incur a heavy
expense In building a foundation for the
school.
Mrs. Hando's classes for dancing will
open for chlldun Saturday , October 7 , 2 to
5 , I. O. O. F. temple ; adults Tuesday , Oc
tober 10 , 8 to 10 p. m. , at residence , 235
Oakland avenue. Assembly every Friday ,
8.30 to 11.30 , I. 0. O. F. temple. Admis
sion 25 cents. For further information caller
or address 235 Oakland avenue or telephone
451.
Davis sells paint
PUOCCKDINGS OF THE CITY COUXCIL.
AH llliln for n Munlelpnl Elcctrlo
l.lKhtliiK Plant Arc Rejected.
At the meeting of the city council Monday
night the aldermen decided to reject all the
bids 'before ' them both for the installation ot
a munlcapal olectrlo lighting plant and for
lighting : the city. An attempt on the part
of Alderman Casper to couple with the mo
tion to reject n. rider to the effect that the
council reaJvertlso for bids failed of sup
port. The city clerk was instructed to re
turn to each of the bidders the $1,000 check
which they deposited as a guarantee of good
faith.
The matter was brought before the coun
cil by 'Alderman Brough when the city clerk
Inquired If the council wished him to read
again the tabulation made by Electrician
Lo\ott of the several bids. Brough took
the floor and eald it was , in his opinion , not
necessary to have the tabulation read again ,
as each of the aldermen knew which was the
lowest bid , and he belleve4 that the council
should either adopt ono of the propositions
or else reject them all. Alderman Metculf
promptly moved that all the bids bo re
jected and was seconded by Alderman Shu-
bert. Alderman Casper wanted to amend
the motion by tacking on a rider that the
council rcadvcrtlso for bids. Alderman
Johnson said they had better do one thing
at a tlmo and Casper's suggestion 'failed to
receive any support.
On the roll biilng called Alderman Atkins
said ho did not believe that during bis whole
service In the council ho had ever passed
bis vote , but ho could not understand the
meaning of the motion and therefore he
would vat-a , CuwjHir also passed when bU
nanio was called and all the others voted In
support of the motion. On the eecond call
Casper vetcH yes nnd then Atkins climbed
Into the band wagon just "to make It unani
mous , " as he said ,
This settled for the tlmo being the matter
of a municipal lighting plant and the repre
sentatives of the different firms , who had
all traveled from Chicago to be prt'tent at
the mooting and wuro seated in the lobby.
Interested spectators of the proceeding ,
flled slonly out of the council chamber.
At the commencement of the meeting
President Sims of the Board of Education
addressed the council , asking that the fire
escape ordinance bo amended BO as to ex
cept tbo public school buildings from Its
pro > laloii3. He stated that neither be nor
the board had any criticism on the motives
that prompted the framing and passage of
tbo measure and gave his rewons why he
considered the schools sbuld be exempted
from ita requirements. Ho said the only
poastblo danger from nro In any of the
schools could occur In the day time be
tween the hours of 9 a. m , and 4 p , m. , at
least as far as the children wcro concerned.
U waa , howo\er , almost impossible for a
nro to make any headway before being dis
covered and the children given ample tlmo
to make their escape from tbo building
down the broad stairways , aa the janitor
patrolled the building during Gcbool
hourtf , and In addition to thla the principal
of each school -nas constantly moving from
ono part of the building to another. Ho
told of the tests that bad been made , show
ing that even at the Washington school ,
whcro some 000 pupils are enrolled , the
building could bo emptied In less tnnn four
minutes , whllo at the Bloomer school it
took only two rnlnutm to get all the chil
dren out of the building , The fire escapes ,
ho insisted , would bo a source of danger
than otherwise in case of Ore and that to
compel the erection on every school build
ing of euch flro cittapcs as provided by the
ordinance iroa , in the estimation of the
board , useless and a burden. He Invited the
aldermen to visit the schools nnd note for
themselves the tlmo it took to empty them
on an alarm being given. After some
desultory discussion the request ot the
school board was referred to the committee -
too on flro and light , the committee which
has charge of the enforcement of the ordi
nance.
rno following wore appointoa to servo as
registrars at the November election :
First Ward , First Precinct-John Corliss
( rep. ) , P. J. EmlK ( dem. ) . Second precinct :
R. T. Bryant ( rep. ) . W. M. Qrccn ( dom. ) .
Second Ward , First Precinct J. W.
Blanchard ( rep. ) , A. T. Whlttlcscy ( dom. ) .
Second precinct : W. C. Joseph ( rep. ) , T.
II. Cotnto ( dem. ) . ,
Third Ward , First Precinct Forrest
Smith ( rep. ) , J. M. Shea ( dem. ) . Second
precinct : C. 13. JJrown ( rep. ) , M. L.
Fourth Ward , First Precinct J. M.
Pusey ( rep. ) , G. llaynos ( dem. ) . Second
precinct : L. S. Reed ( rep. ) , F. Carty
tlFifth Ward , First Prcclnct-C. Konlg-
macher ( rep. ) , W. W. Cones ( dem ) . bcc-
end precinct : J. D. Whltaker ( rep. ) , Bar
ton Nelson ( dem. ) .
Sixth WMd , First Precinct N. A. Craw
ford ( rep. ) , C. C. Graves ( dem. ) . Second
precinct : Gcorgo Cooper ( rep , ) , C. Isc-
gerthon ( dem. ) .
An offer on the part ot M. F. Rohrcr to
compromise the litigation over the opening
of Third street through the Hohrcr property
at Sixteenth avenue waa rejected and It
was decided that the courts should settle the
matter. The case Is set for hearing in the
district court tomorrow. In 189C , when the
city decided to open up Third street , Mrs.
Rohrer demanded $2,900 for her property.
The city refused to pay this amount. In
May of last jear , under condemnation pro
ceedings , the appraisers awarded Mrs.
Rohrcr $2,000 and the Wabash railway $150.
Both the city nnd Mrs. Rohrer appealed
from the award. The compromise offered
last night on the part of Mrs. Rohrcr was
that both sides withdraw their appeals and
the city pay her $2,000 , the sum fixed by
the appraisers , -without interest.
An ordinance providing for the changing
of the Mynster Springs road in the northern
portion of the city -was Introduced and after
being passed to the second reading was re
ferred to the committee of the whole. An
invitation to the mayor and city officials to
attend the eecond meeting of the Iowa
State League of Municipalities , to be held
Wednesday and Thursday of next week at
Marsballtown , was received and accepted.
The report of the commercial committee
for the previous month was received and
read. The chairman of the committee * on
flro and light was authorized to purchase
several stoves for the use of the fire houses.
It being the first regular meeting of the
month the usual grist of Mils for the pre
ceding month was read and allowed. The
salaries of the city ofllclals and employes , it
Is understood , will bo paid thla month from
the police fund.
The council then adjourned to next Mon
day night.
Reasonable amount of mending done free
of charge at the Bluff City laundry. This Is
the laundry that takes good euro of your
linen. 34 North Main.
Palm Grove degree team gives tho'first
of a series of parties Wednesday evening ,
October 4 , at Woodmen of the World hall.
Tickets 25 cents.
New neckbands put on shirts free of
charge for regular customers at the Bluff
City laundry , 34 North Main.
I > roNiorlty | In tlip Kant.
R. II. Odell , who returned Saturday from
an extended trip cast , duilng which ho
flslted many of the larger cities In Ohio ,
Pennsylvania and New York , says the signs
of the existing prosperous conditions are
to bo seen on every hand. In Ohio the
Iron Industry Is experiencing a greater boom
than it has known for years and all the
foundries are working day and night. The
workmen are earning good wages and every
one appears to bo contented.
At Corey , Pa. , while visiting a large fac
tory , Mr. Odell took occasion to ask the
foreman how ho thought the men under him
would vote if McKlnley and Bryan were
the next presidential candidates. "Tho
ratio will bo sixteen to one , " replied the
foreman , "not for Bryan and free silver ,
but for McKlnley. The boys have lost all
faith In the calamity howlera and realize
that 'their present prosperity has come
to thorn under the republican administration.
No , you can wager your last dollar that
the worklngmcn hero will vote the repub
lican ticket all right next year. "
At Jamestown , N. Y. , Mr. Odell found the
same conditions prevailing , work for every
one and everyone at work. Hard times , ha
said , wore evidently a thing of the past.
Mr. Odell left Now York the day that Ad
miral Dpwoy arrived and was disappointed
that buslnees arrangement ? prevented him
staying to witness the great reception.
Iti-nl Uxtnte TrniiNferH.
The following transfers were flled yester
day in the abstract , title and loan ofllco
of J. W. Squire , 101 Pearl street :
Hiifro C Stcmpel nnd wife to V. L.
Watson , lot 9 , Park add. , Mace
donia , w. d , $ SO )
Mnthew F. Martin and wife to Fort
Dodge & Omnln Railroad company ,
strip 250 feet wldo across HwVi nw',4
and part nwU swU 10-77-11 , w. d. , . . 233
. Two transfers , total $ 1,033
The standard for purity and excellence Is
attained in champagne by Cook's Imperial
Extra Dry. Bouquet excellent.
MAM > .V CITV'S KAIll THIS WHIHC.
lllcjcl < > I'nrailithe Klmt Day nnil
Vnrlrcl AtlraotloiiN I.ntrr.
MASON CITY , In. , Oct. 2. ( Special. )
The town la gaily festooned with the na
tional colors and tbo main streets are
crowded -with the fruits nnd agricultural
products of this eoctlon in anticipation of
the street fair which opens hero tomorrow
The first day will lie Bicycle day and Misi-
Maude Freeman , ono of the prettieat youtu
wonlen in town , will ho the bloycie princes
and will lead the procession on a chariot {
constructed on four bicycles , with nn nth-
letlo youth nt each corner to furnish the
motive power. A unique feature of the
parade will bo a platoon of llttlo girls In
white on their wheeln , driven by the
princess. These. In turn will bo led with
elmllnr bands of ribbon by Master Kon-
vallnky on hla baby wheel ,
Wednesday will bo Woodmen's day and
2,000 Woodmen me expected.
Thursday will bo Gerro Gordo day , with
the triumphal entrance of the queen of
the carnival and a big procession of floats ,
Friday Is Floral day , with a IIoral parade
In the daytime and an Illuminated parade at
night.
Saturday vlll 'be ' Traveling Men's day and
aa there la a post of both the Traveling
Men's Protective association and the United
Commercial Travelers located hero U Is ex
pected to be a fitting close for the fair.
D. 1C. Turner , Compton Mo , was cured of
piles by DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salvo after
suffering seventeen years and trying over
twenty remedies. Pujslclans and surgeons
endoria U. Beware of daneerouj counter-
felts.
LABOR STATISTICS OF IOWA
They Show Markedly tha Influenoa of the
Prosperous Times in tha State ,
MILLIONS IN WAGES AND STEADIER WORK
lien Molncn' Cnrnitnt Oponn rritli n
Midway and n Clrotm Clirlnllnn
1'nrty Fllcn Its Ticket
Ilefuriiicm Meet.
DE3 MOINES , Oct. 2. ( Special Tele
gram , ) State Labor Commissioner
O'Uloness filed his biennial report with the
governor today. The report shows that In
factories employing moro than flvo persona
each 1,762 establishments employed 49,273
men and paid them $17,369,622 , while In the
fiscal year of 1S98 1,625 establishments hired
65,429 employes and paid thorn $10,623,892 ;
whereas in 1S96 forty weeks \\ao the average -
ago tlmo the industries reporting wcro in
operation. In 1897 those reporting were In
operation forty-four weeks , while In 189S
they wcro In operation forty-five weeks.
The statistics relating to strikes show-
that there wcro eighteen In 1897 and cloven
In 1898 in Iowa , demonstrating the effect
of good times. In both years 1,930 persons
were Involved and $112,854 was lost in
wages.
The report recommends co-nperatlvo railroading
reading , such ns to being tried In this state
by the Illinois Central. The report recom
mends the publication by the state of a
monthly labor bulletin.
1'lrnt liny ( if lion Molnrn CnrnUnl.
The Senl-Om-Sed carnival opened today
with a big crowd In the city. A Midway ,
taking in six blocks , besides a circus , free
entertainments on street corners and the
decorations of the city are the features.
The United Christian party today fllcd its
state ticket , which gee on the ballot by
petition. The petition was signed by 9C1
voters. The prohibitionists and others
IHMO been claiming that the United Chris
tian party would not illo Its petition.
The Women's Christian Temperance union
will meet In state convention hero tomorrow
and the rest of the week. Sorao 300 tem
perance workers are here.
State Mlno Inspector Miller today filed his
biennial report with the governor. The 397
mines of the state produced nearly 1,200,000
tons moro coal in 1899 than in 1898 , the
years ending Juno 10 In each case.
The number of miners in 1897-9S was 7,682
and the past year 8,030. In 1897-98 they
were paid $2,943,175 and last year $315,000
more. Other employes were paid $1,248,230
in 1897-98 , and $1,523,933 in 1898-99.
ST11IKU CAt'&HS A CO.VI. FAMINE.
AVelmtcr County Mlnm Ar - Glowed
Fuel Supply In Short.
FOUT DODGn , la. , Oct. 2. ( Special Tele
gram. ) One of the most serious strikes that
has ever occurred In the Webster county
coal mines Is on at the present tlmo and
has resulted In a serious coal famine. The
strike started among the mines at Lchlgh
almost two weeka ago and was engineered
by State Organizer Ream. There are four
largo mines at this place , owned by the
Webster County Coal and Land company , the
Corey Coal company and the Crooked Creek
Coal company. The miners here , as in most
of the other Webster county coal mines ,
have 'been receiving $1.80 for an eight-hour
day , whllo the tonnage men have been ro-
icolvlng' 80 cenfs per ton. They demanded
$2 per day for flay men with an eight-hour
day and 90 cents per ton for the tonnage
men. This , the miners claim , Is the district
price and assert they are as much en
titled to receive this as the miners in other
parts of the state.
The mlno owners , on the other hand ,
claim that the conditions nt mining are so
different that the parallel does not hold
good. Following the strike of the miners at
Lehlgh , the miners in the mines at Kale ,
Oclio and Coalvlllo , Including all the mines
of any importance in the county , went out
today on the same demand as that made by
the miners at Lchlgh. The result Is a very
serious coal f ami no In Fort Dodge , where
reliance Is placed on the Webster county
mines for coal.
The factories arc running short tind there
was not a pound of coal in the city today.
The iat of It has been taken by the city
for the water works to avoid the danger of
a water famine. One of the public schools
was closed ono day last week and If the
weather should again become cold they will
bo without fuel. The price of coal has gone
way up and cannot bo had even at fabulous
prices.
Jury IlliniK-N Afrriit nt AVrliclit.
OSKALOOSA , la. , Oct. 2 , The coroner's
Inquest held today at Wright to discover
the cause of the headend collision and killIng -
Ing of four trainmen on the Chicago &
Northwestern railway on the morning of
September 20 , between Wright and Tioga
stations east of this city , resulted In a ver
dict of the jury blaming A. A. Preston ,
agent and operator at Wright , for giving
wrong orders to the officers of the passen
ger train. The ovldenco tended to exoner
ate the train dispatcher nt Bella Plalno ,
from whence orders wcro Issued. The In
vestigation lasted three hours.
Mt'Klnlcy'n Trip ACTOHN Iowa.
DUHUQUK , la. , Oct. 2 , President Me-
KInley'a trip across Io avlll bo over the
Illinois Central from Sioux City to Dubuquo.
Returning , his special train will leave Sioux
City at 10:45 : p. m. , October IB. iTo will
crnko flve-mlnuto stops at Lomars , Cherokee ,
Fort Dodge , Webster City , Iowa Falls , Parkersburg -
orsburg , Cedar Tails , Independence , Man
chester and ten minutes at Waterloo , The
train will reach Dubuque at 10:45 : a. m. ,
Monday , October 16 , and romiiln until 11:20 :
a. m , when it will bo taken to Galena and
transferred to the Northwestern for trans-
portatlon to Milwaukee.
Ilnlh HOIINC Proprietor In .lull.
SIOUX CITY , la. , Oct. 2. ( Special Tel-
egram. ) C. A. Moses , proprietor of n Turk
ish bath house In Sioux City , has been
arrested by the police on the charge of
attempted criminal assault on Birdie Wash
ington a 9-year old negro girl vbo went to
Uo place to take a bath. Moseti was ar
rested at the depot as ho was abo\it to take
a train for St. Paul. Only a few weeks ago
ho nearly killed one of his assistants in a
light.
i'i.Nsio.\H run \ vusTiin.VUTISHANS. .
rN of tli < * ClAVnr | | HUIIKMU-
liereil liy tin * ( tt'iierul ( , ° < ivtTiiiiirnt ,
WASHINGTON , Oct. 2. ( Special. ) The
following western pensions have been
granted :
Ismio of September 15 :
Nebraska ; Restoration and additional-
Henry SehwetBcr , dead , Hlckmun , js to
J12. Increase Bradford B. Austin York ,
$12 to $14 ; William C. Emery , Garrison , JO
to $8 ,
i Iowa ; Original .lames 13. Uallenbeck ,
Bpencer , $12. Additional Hubert Knott , St.
Joseph , $5 to $10 ; Robert Brlxbln , Hume1)-
town , $1 to $8. Restoration Hunry C. Shell ,
Montezumn , $0 , Renewal Jefferson F
Jones * , Wlnterset , JS. I Dorcas1 Robert A.
Patterson. Wlnterset. < fi to $3 , Daniel 8
Hell , Milton , $3 to J10 , Joseph I' I'oole ,
Primrose , JS to 110 lU-lssno Peter dottert ,
Sweetlaml , $14 Muxlnnn war widows Mury
Ann Shelley Troy $3
South Dakota Incr-ase Benjamin O
LuvUs nrldse water , (17 to (21 James nn-
n'c. C'anastota , $10 to $12 $ , Kbenezer Shoir ,
Sedg-wlck. $14 to $17 $
Ncrth Dakotat increase KHIng II , Ruld ,
Towncr , $ G to 13.
STATEMENT OF PUBLIC DEBT
To ( 1 Honclir * > curly n llllllon ami n
Half nnUnrl.nnt Monlli
Mtown n. DcercnHc.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 2. The monthly
statement of the public debt phoua that
at the close of business September 30 , ISM ,
the public debt , less cash In the treasury ,
amounted to $1 , 148,905 , 770 , ft decrease tot
the month of $8,400,775. This decrease Is
accounted for fay n corresponding Increase in
the cash on hand ,
The debt IB recapitulated < xs follows : In-
tcrest-bcnrlng debts , J1,04CHSS50 ( , debt on
which Interest has ceased since maturity ,
tl , 215 , 030 ; debt bearing no Interest , $389-
337,513 ; total , $1,436,601,892. Thin amount ,
however , does not include 1647,966,003 in
treasury notes outstanding , "which are offset
by an equal amount of cash on band. The
cash In the treasury Is classified as follows :
Gold , $353,002,379 ; silver , $499,628,449 ; pa
per , $78.678,145 ; bonds deposited In national
bank depositories , disbursing officers' bal
ances , etc. , $83,932,112 ; total , fl,01li,141OSO ,
against lilch ( hero are demand liabilities
outstanding amounting to $727,545,473 , which
leaves a net cash balance on hand of $287-
695,612.
TEXAS REGAINS A WAR FLAG
Iiullntin Olllclnln To ml or tlio One Cnp-
( ureil from Terry' * ItniiRcrn
lit the
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Oct. 2. Indiana is
carrying back to the south the confederate
flag \\hlch her soldiers captured from Ter
ry's Texas Rangers in the civil war. Ac
companied by the members of his staff and
the representatives of the Indiana department -
ment of the Grand Army of the Hcpubllc ,
Goernor Mount set out on the errant ! to
day.
day.Tho
The formal exercises Incident to the return
of the flag * IH take place Thursday at the
Texas state fair at Dallas. Governor Mount
will make an address in returning the flag
and the response will bo by Governor Bay
ers of Texas.
WAR DUE TOJECIN TODAY
( Continued from First Page. )
port of the arrival of the "Notorious
Tynan. "
The latest advices show that the Trans
vaal mobilization has been rapid nnd com
prehensive. Many Boors , It Is said , did not
want to bo commandeered , but proceeded
to the border spontaneously. The members
of the executive council , state secretaries ,
President Kruger's relatives , members of
the Raad , judges and other professional men
are all eagerly giving their services , and
tha women are bidding the men dle > rather
than return beaten. It Is calculated the
Orange Free State already lioa 7,000 men
on the border. Cable company officials at
the Capo say it is Imposilblo to reach Pre
toria over the Durban Una The Capetown
to Pretoria line Is etill "working , tout it is
glutted with official messages.
Order Cnlllne He mc Forced.
It now appears that the alleged calling
out ot the Orst-clans army reserve was a
hoax. The circulars were issued on official
paper and many members of the reserve
presented themselves at the barracks only
to find that the order was a forgery. The
police have the matter In their hands.
An advertisement appeared this morning
announcing the formation of a corpo of gen
tlemen rough riders , patterned after Reese
velt's Rough Riders , for service in South
Africa.
Advices from Ladysmlth , Natal , today say
that COO burghers have assembled at Al-
bertina , in the Orange Free State , with the
object of prpceedlng In the direction of the
border , and that it Is feared a raid on Lady-
smlth Is meditated.
It Is announced that General Buller11
sall ? for the Capo cither Friday or Saturday
noxt.
Field IloNpltn ! Krcctnl.
Advices from Capetown say a dispatch re
ceived there today from Charleslown , Natal
announces < hat eighty members of the
Orange Free State artillery , with six gains
have arrived at Volksruet , a point In the
Transvaal , close to the Natal border , and
that a marquee has been erected by the hos
pltal authorities. The ofllclals at Charts-
town have received a telegram from "the
colonial secretary , in answer to an Inquiry
instructing them to remain absolutely still
and offer no resfstanco. No women have
been left In Volksrust and the natives are
leaving Charlestown. The officials still re
main , but are ready to leave at a moment's
notice. General Joubort , the vice president
of the South African republic and com-
mandcr-ln-chlcf of the Transvaal forces ,
has arrived at Volksrust and his presence
there will probably have a calming effect.
The advices from Johannesburg say no
commandeering took place there Saturday
They add that many of the Boers are anxious
to leave and that many of the young men
are forming corps of civilian police and are
acting in conjunction with the merchants'
association. The town la quiet. The mer
chants' committee announces that British
subjects , under a permit , will bo allowed to
remain and that consular letters and pass
ports will bo accepted If the persons pre
senting them are of good character.
A dispatch from Durban , Natal , timed
10:45 : o'clock this morning , reports that nil
trains from the Transvaal are arriving
twenty-four hours late , having b en obliged
to give place to tbo Boer military trains. It
la added that the trains which arrived last
evening WCTO packed and that the station
was beslfged with friends of the passengers.
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APPEALS MADEJO M'KINLEY
OrniiRC Tree Mnto ProiiimcH Heit
in Arliltrntnr HoiiiiiiiiN
for Dcullnlnn.
NEW YORK , OJt. 2. Charles n. Pierce ,
consul general of Iho Ornngo Frco State , to
day received a cablegram relative to affairs
in the Transvaal.
Consul Plerco said that the cable was ot
ouch a nature that ho could not make it
public , but ho was nt liberty to say that the
president of the Spain."I
made an Ineffectual effort to Induce President
McKlnley to request other powerful nations
to act with the United States ns arbitrators
between Rngland and the Transvaal. Mr.
Plerco said that the waim and close rela
tions between Great Britain nnd the United
States prevented President McKlnley moving
in 0 momentous a matter.
SPAI.V MAY Hlhli TO A PUOTHST.
PortuKiil Snlil tc > IK- Deeply Involved
lit the TrniiM * mil IniliroKllo.
MADRID , Oct. 2. Kl Liberal today de
clares that Spain cannot remain Indifferent
to the events transpiring In the Transvaal
In view of the cxlstcuco of the Anglo-Portu-
gucso treaty , by the terms of which , In the
event of Great Britain becoming engaged in
a war with another power , Portugal Is
obliged to mobilize 100,000 men and allow
Great Hi Haiti to tiho her forts and arsenals.
Kl Liberal follows up this extraordinary
assertion with the statement that a secret
convention also provides that Portugal will
cixlo Great Britain Lourcnzo Marquez , on
the north side of Dolagoa bay , and Mo/am-
bique , on the cast coast of Africa , and calls
on the government to take dis > crcct meas
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