Nebraska Newspapers

    TJIB OMAHA DAILY MOXDAV , JAXTATIY 2J ) . 1000.
I NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MI.NOIl MENTION.
Davis
Fine A. II. C. beer. Xcumayer's hotel.
Welsbach burners at Blxby's. Tel. 1M.
] ) udwciser beer. I. . Uosonfeldt , aent.
Judge K. K. Wlllar.l of Atlantic , lit. , Is In
the rlty.
Mrs. J. U. Steer. * Is visiting frlemlo nt
Uunliu ) . In.
Ur. W. A. Qcrvals. osteopath , 201 Mcr-
rlam block , Council Bluffs.
Oct your work done at the popular Eagle
laundry , 721 Broadway. 'Phono 167.
W. C. Kst p , undertaker. 15 Pcnrl street.
Telephones : OITlce. 97 ; residence. M.
Sheridan lump real , J.l.fiQ : Sheridan nut
coal. fo.W. Konfon & Koluy. Hole agents.
Mrs. Kreil laxfleld hn li i-n called to
Heoln. by the * crloitH lllncsH of u brother.
Mrs. II. M. Sargent of Second avenue Is
entertaining Mrn. nils * of Burlington , Vt.
The placi ; to hnvf your framing done ,
Alexander's Art emporium. 3.13 Broadway.
AV. ( . ' . Gcbhurt of the Milwaukee city
ticket nlHcu spent yesterday with relatives
ut Basley , lit.
Miss Blanch Arlnvrlght left last evening
for C'hlrnco , where she will study ceramic
jmlmlnK this winter.
I'lty Acf-PSHor AV. I > . ItHrdln expects to
commence work on the nnmml assessment
of pcrionnl property this week.
The city Improvement department of the
Council BlunT.x Woman's club will 'meet
thin afternoon In the club rooms on Broad
way.
f ! . B. Jennings of Shenniidoali , a prom
inent member of the Iowa bar. 1 In the
rlty on business connected with the fed-
ni' court.
Mr * . O. C. Christiansen and daughter
Irene left yesterday for Suit Lake City ,
Vtah. where they will Join ! M.r. Christian-
Ben mid make their future liuine.
llev. and MrH. Oeorgp Udwiinl Walk
liaw us their Kiicstn at St. Paul's rectory
Mrs. F. M. Haywnrd alid Mrs. J. II.
Thomson of Kansas City. Mrs. Thomson
Is a Mster of Mrs. Walk.
Owing to slckneHH Jinluc Macy has an
nounced a postponement of the February
term of district oourt nt Avoca. from Feb
ruary 6 to February 13. The petit Jury
linn been notlllcd not to appear until Feb
ruary 21.
The Council Bluffs Ministerial association
tvlll elect ollleers for the ensuing year this
mornlUK. when the annual mectlnc will
bo hnid at St. John's Ungllsh Lutheran
church. Ri-v. .1. W. Wilson , pastor of the
First Congregational church , will read a
jiiiper on "The Minister Among Men. "
H. A. GHiisewltz , trainmaster on the
Fort Dodge & Omaha road. Is In the city
lu connection with the Inauguration of
the Illinois Central's through Chicago
service. F. U. Wadsley of Cherokee hnf >
been transferred to Council Blunts and
will lie In charge of the dispatcher's olllce
here , with three OHslstants.
"Friendly" Informations charging Fritz
Jlernhardl. the proprietor of the Ornnd
liotcl barber shop , and his thrci ; asslst-
nnts , Hobert Bernhnrdl. 13d Kelly and J.
L. Currlp , with violating the Sabbath law
were tiled before Justice Vlen yesterday.
This WHS done In order to forestall similar
proceedings by the Barbers' Protective as-
noch'.tlon.
AVIIllams and AValker , "the policy nlay-
rrs , " ( unused a fair-sized audience at the
Doliany last night. The show Is one of
the best of its kind ever seen here and
the company contains several very clever
Hpeelnlty artists anil a number of good
singers. The "Peerless" Corlnne will bo at
the Dohany tonight IIK "The Jolly Little
Host" and as In former days will receive
n hearty welcome. It Is sevornl years since
a Council Bluffs audience bad the pleasure
of seeing Corlniie anil the new management
of the Dohatiy Is to be congratulated on
tiocnrlnE her and her capable company for
tonight. Tuesday night Mario. I , amour In
"AVlse AVoiimn" will be the attraction.
N. Y. PIumblnR Co. Tel. 230.
CITV cnracn. MKISTS TOMCIIT.
3.nUf ! Mnnawn > t Mhnliiiitnn llcach
Ilonil Matter l ° nit N I p.
The tlty council will meet in adjourned
tegular session tonight and one of the principle
ciplematters' lo come before the aldermen
will be the change of highway asked by the
Ijiko Manawa & Manhattan Hcach Hallway
company In ordoj to' ' facilitate the building
of Its line to the lake. The committee of
the whole , to which the matter was referred ,
will , It is expected , make a report favoring
the changn asked for , provided certain alter
ations In the original proposition are carried
out.
out.The
The proposition on behalf of the Lake
Manawa & Manhattan Beach Hallway com
pany Is that it bo granted the use of Fourth
utrcet south from Twenty-seventh avenue
In order that Its tracks may parallel those
of the Burlington. In exchange for the usa
of the street and Its continuation outside
the municipal limits , the company will dedi
cate and build a road just west of the pres
ent highway on land which It has recently
acquired by purchase. The council and the
K Hoard of County Supervisors , which have
both been over the ground , are favorable to
the proposiilon , as It places the street and
highway to one side of the two tracks. In-
Btead of between them. .
The change In the original plans of the
Lake Manawa & Manhattan Beach company
that the council committee doslrcs etfected
Is to have the Manhattan company build Iti
trnokH parallel to the Burlington nil the way
noiilh from the Kansas City round house on
Sixteenth avenue , Instead of starting at
Twenty-seventh avenue and Fourth avenue.
This Manager nimmock of the Lake Manawa
& Manhattan Beach Hallway company has
oxprchsed his wllllngiuM to do , provided
his company can hecure the necessary liind
jicar the round house over which to run its
( rock to Fourth street. All that is necessary
to accomplish this will be. the purchase of
four lots , whlsh may bo effected today. In
order that the council may take action on
the proposition tonight.
If yon eat Sullivan's Berwick Hay or Solid
Packed oysters you will think that life Is
worth the living several times over. They
ro the finest In the land.
llltOH I'COlllc'w > IINI > H ,
Ed. Oden , who lives near Lake
Manawa and well known among the rcsortK
on South Main street , has.1 It appears , H
peculiar mania for biting other people't
noses. Dow Smith , a resident of South
Main strcet , , called at the police station
last evening and complained that Oden had
chewed off n section of his proboscis and In
proof of his charge displayed a fresh woutul
on his none. According to his ftory. he wai
drlnklnn In n salccii whtyi Oden came in
ind made a motion as If he wished tt
whisper to him. Smith placed hlR head
close to Odvn'fi mouth to listen to what hf
had to say. but Instead of confiding anything
in his ear Odea , he alleges , bit a small
chunk out of his noe. Ortcn then skipped
out , leaving Smith whose time was busllj
oc-upled In attempting to slop the How ol
blood. Smith aUo told the police that he hat !
lieard thnt a , bartender at Bu\tcrllcld't
raloon had alee lam evening lost n portion
< if his nose through Odcn'a , mania for bltlns
that organ.
Vr | icr Srrvlt'f.
The vesper .ervlcrs held yesterday at ilie
Tlrst Congregational church drew an audl-
K rnce that barely filled the main auditorium.
Like Its predecessor * , the service of tuered
tnuBlo was. admirably rendgred , and the pro-
Kr m as annouitttd wuft-.Blvfn without
change , saya that Mr. Slryker's solo wae
omitted because the singer was allllcted wltli
a severe cold. Mr Young presided at the
organ In his usual artistic fashion and a
notable ni-mber was his rendition of the
Macbeth "Intermezzo. "
FARM LOAMS
Negotiated In Eastern Nebraska
und iuwit. James N. Cacady , Jr. ,
li Malu Ut. . Council
CHANGE IN THE PAYING LAW
Bill Before the Legislature that Will Help
Council BlufTi ,
SENATOR HAZELTON SAYS IT WILL PASS
I'nilrr UN 1'rovlnlonx .Vn'oxmiionli Arc
lo litUnilr In Proportion to the
llciiclltx Derived Text
of tlii' MriiNiirt1.
Slat' ' Senator A. S. Hazelton returned
from Des Molnes yesterday to spend Sun
day. Talking of matters now pending be
fore the legislature. Mr. Hazelton sold he
expected that the new paving law , which he
had Introduced , would be passed. This |
measure Is one of Importance to Council ]
Bluffs anil In fact all the Inrger cities In
the state. It provides for the amendment of
the present special asFensmnit laws so that
special assessments shall bo made In proportion
tion to the benefits derived. The bill , Mr.
llazeltin said , was submitted to the fora-
most lawyers In the state and Is held by
them to meet the requirements of the decl-
hlcn of the supreme court relative to front-
foot assessments nnd assessments according
to benefits. The bill also provides that cities
of special and general charter shall be sub I
ject to the provisions of the act. '
The enactment of this measure will enable j
Council Bluffs to go ahead this summer with
the murh-needcd paving of a number of
streets that has been delayed owing to the
unsatisfactory condition of the special arsess-
oient laws.
Text of the HIM.
The text of the bill Is as follows :
Section 1. That all cities of tills state ,
whether organized under general Incorpora
tion laws or special charters , shall have all
the powers conferred and be subject to all
the provisions of this act. ( This section
specifies by section the laws to which the
classes are made subject. )
Sec. 2. Whenever. In the laws enumerated
In section 1 of this act the words "city
collector" or "city treasurer" occur they
shall In case of cities organized under general -
oral Incorporation laws be construed to
mean "county treasurer. "
Sec. 3. No part of the cost of any of the
Improvements authorized by the sections of
the code enumerated In section 1 of this
act shall be as.sessed against any property
belonging to the city , state or L'nlted
States , or any public park or public ceme
tery : nnd the portion of said cost which
would otherwise bo apportioned to such
property shall be paid In the manner and
from the fund provided for paying the
cost of such Improvement at street Inter
sections , or from the special improvement
tax hereinafter provided for.
See. 4. The cost of the Improvements au
thorized In the sections of the code enu
merated In section 1 of this act shall be
apportioned In the proportion , to the ex
tent and In the manner In said sections
provided , except that no lot , tract or parcel
of abutting or adjacent property shall be
assessed for an amount In excess of the
special benefits conferred by such Improve
ments upon said property. In all cases
the presumption shall be that the special
lienelltH conferred upon any lot. tract or
parcel of ground by any such improvement
are equal to or greater than the amount
In said sections authorized to be assessed
to such lot. tract or parcel of ground : but
this presumption may In any case be over
come , and whenever In any case It is found
that the amount assessed or proposed to
be assessed to any lot , tract or paicel of
ground exceeds the special benefits , con
ferred thereoih the necpsKan * correction
shall be made , at the time nnd In the man
ner provided In the laws referred to In
section 1 of this act. for the correction of
errors and irregularities.
The portion of the cost of any such Im
provement not assessable to abutting or
adjacent property , because in excess of the
special benefits conferred , shall be paid In
the manner and from the fund provided for
paying for the cost of said improvement at
street Intersections , or from the special Im
provement tax fund hereinafter provided
for.
for.The
The portion of the cost of such Improve
ments required to be paid by railway and
street railway companies , being in part con
sideration for the use of the streets , shall
bo paid in full by such companies , without
any reference to special benefits conferred
j by the Improvement.
Sec. 5. When by reason of nonconformity
to any law or ordinance , or by reason of
I any Irregularity in the method of advertls-
! ing for bids , or of the letting of contracts
for public work , or of giving notice of
the pendency of assessment proceedings ,
I or when , by reason of any omission. In
formality or Irregularity , any special tax
.
or assessment heretofore levied or hereafter
levied Is Invalid , or Is adjudged Illegal , nr
In cnso of deficiencies , the council shall
have the power .to correct the same by
resolution or ordinance , and may reassess
and relevy the same , as also an amount
to make up such deficiencies , with the same
effect as If done at the proper time. In
the proper amount , and In the manner
provided by law , or by the resolution or
ordinance relating thereto : provided , how
ever , that the aggregate of such tax or as
sessment so relovleil shall not exceed , In-
I elusive of the sums paid under the original
tax or assessment , the total contract price
of sucl ; improvement.
The powers hereby granted may lie oxer-
flsod by any city of the stuto thnt has
succeeded to or may be orKanlzeil within
the territory of any other city which lias
levied or has attempted to levy the de
fective tax or special assessment desired I
to bo made valid , and the relevy authorized
by this act shall have the sanif forqo 'and I
ciTect as tlu > original levy.
Sec. 6. Whenever In uny action or pro
ceeding In court to resist , review or en
force itnv special asittssment It Is found
that the Ini'irovemcnt win actually made ,
or the work or material nctnallv done or
furnished , the ns cssrpont shall bo sus
tained ni l a charge enforced t the extent
and for the amount for which the property
could Imvo boon legally charged and UK-
sussed If all the provisions of the law had
been compiled with , anil notwithstanding
uny defect or Irregularity In the municipal
corporation or Its ottlceiv , or In any of
Jhe proceedings which resulted In the a-
yessmcnt. or anv defect or Imnerfoctlon In
any statute under which such proceedings
were had.
The urovlslons of this act and the laws
referred to In section 1 hereof .shall an-
ply to all contract ! ' made and assessments
levied In the part , as well as in the fu
ture.
Sec. 7. All of the cities embraced In this
net shall have llu < power to levy annually.
In addition t < > the tax now authorized by
law. n special improvement tax of not f\-
coi-dlnt 5 mills on the dollar. Said tax.
when so levied and collected shall be used
only for the purpose of paying the illffer-
1'iico between tlio contract jirlcc and the
amount asRes ' 't | under the urovlilnns of
thlH net airalnst railways , turret r.ilhvuvs
and I ho abutting and ml Invent property
for the nmklnif of lh ? Improvements re
ferred to In this act ami for Pt.vlnic thn
illffrri'iice between the contract nrlce nil
the amount lawfully assessed against Mich
abutting property , railways and street rail
ways for Improvements already mude , and
may nntlcliiiito tnl'l ' tux and pledeo til
proceeds thereof , and Issue in payment ol
said portion of iho cost of such Improve
ments certificates or bond * , payable only
out of the proceeds of such tnx.
. *
, Howell's Antl-"KuwP cttrc.s cougns , colds.
Uniform Hank give * Us masquerade bal
next Tuesday night , W. O. W. hall.
D.ivls erlls paints.
Sci'oml ( Jlinrcc of lucent.
James Vance , the barber avrestej Satur
day on a charge * of Incest wltli his 17-year
old daughter. Hose , will 'have to answer tc
another charge equally serious. HU ec-com
daunhter. a child not yet IS years of age. is
according to her story told the authorltlei
> estcrday , also a victim. When the chili d
_
learnoJ that her father had been placet ) Ir
jail nnd BUU need be it ) no fear of vloltmci
from hlm.ehe told her aunt , that last \Vodne-s
day while her elder titter was away froir
home her father made her submit to nlm
She llko her elder slater bad been afraid tc
say anything about It. as her father had
threatened to kill her If she told.
Vance , who Is over SO years of age ,
denies both charge's , but the police awert
that In addition to the story of the elder
sister they have ample evidence against him.
Tuesday evening "A Wise Woman" Is
the pleco to be presented at the Uohany
theater. The freshness and unconventionality -
ity of the play make It nn Interesting com
edy and the various roles are tilled by com
petent people.
That \c\v Siitinrlmii llnlluay.
AV. S. Heed , manager of the Omaha , Coun
cil Bluffs & Suburbin railway , returned
yesterday from Chicago and St. Louis , where
ho went to Inspect some of the equipment
thnt Is being constructed for his road. While
lu Chicago he was hhown the plans of the
cnrs that are being built for him and Mr.
Heed says they excel anything In the west.
The framework of the cars has been made
and they will bo out of the shops In time
to be placed In service here by May or the
early part of June. One of the big engines
for the motor house Is ready for shipment
nnd the other will be ready In about thirty
days.
Manager Heed has experienced
much dlfllculty In getting bis
orders for rails llllcd , but while
In St. Louis he received assurance that they
would he shipped between February . " nnd
10 at the latest. The ties have reached St.
Louis and are now ready for shipment as
soon as the railroad can send them west.
Mr. Heed says that as soon as the rails and
tics reach hero the work of finishing the
line between here and Omaha will be pushed
113 rapidly as possible to completion.
Corlnne , who appears at the Dohany this
evening. Is one of the most unctuous co-
'medlcnnes on the American stune and ens ir.ay
go to witness her performance with abso-
'
Into confidence that there will be nothing
disappointing In the entertainment she will
give. "Tho Jolly Little Host , " the play
which Manager Howe has acquired as the
vehicle In which to present Corlnne once
again to our theater-goers , was constructed
by Edgar Smith and Louis De Lange , the col
laborators who have furnished Weber and
Fields with all of their successful pieces.
The cc nedy element Is exceedingly well
worked out. the musical numbers Inter
spersed throughout are good and the play
is distinctly bright , tuneful and well staged.
The performance has no dull moments. It
moves briskly and gleefully from beginning
to end.
BILLS BEFORE IOWA SOLONS
Appointment of Noiv Hoard of Control
Kxcitc * IntcrcNt Other Mvnn-
iiren of IiitDortiiiitic.
DES iMOINBS , Jan. 2S. ( Special. ) In
terest during the past week has centered
upon the appointment to the State Board
of Control to succeed ex-Governor Larra-
bee. Ever since It became known that
Colonel H. H. Rood was the personal fa
vorite of the governor and his appointment
was as good as made , the question has been
the one aopic of discussion about the lob
bies. Up to Friday forenoon , when Colonel
Rood's name was sent to the senate , there
were many who questioned whether Gov
ernor Shaw would name Colonel Rood in
the face of the growing opposition. But
before the name came Into the senate H
was considered a foregone conclusion that
the appointment would bo made. Now the
j all absorbing question Is , AV'ill the senate
confirm it ? It is the general belief that it
I will not.
J , The committee Is to report at any time
j the bcnate calls for a report and this is
I expected not later than next Tuesday. H
[ takes thirty-four votes to confirm. At least
ten republicans have pledged themselves
to vote against confirmation and this be
ing true , the democrats known to oppose
Rood , by getting three or four of the 'antl-
Rdod republicans , can prevent any confir
mation.
.Many persons would like to know the
real inwardness-of the'two compulsory edu
cation bills 'which are before the senate.
I One of these was introduced by Garst of
Carroll by request and the ether by Hay
wnrd of Davenport. There Is little differ
ence between them and many have thought
that they were rival bills. Perhaps in one
sense of the word they are. The fact in
the case Is that Senator Hayward some
months ago prepared his bill , after care
fully looking up the similar statutes of
other states , and submlttinc the measures
j for approval to the prominent school men
j of lown. In the meantime the Iowa Feder
ation of AVomen's Clubs secured the services
of the attorney general In the framing cf
the compulsory education law they wished
to push. Out of Senator Hayward's bill ,
which was in the hands cf the attorney
general , a number of sections wore taken
whole and eevoral new onea were added ,
the penalties , however , being inoro drastic
than In the senator's bill.11 was this bill
which Senator Garst Introduced by request.
The club women have spent much time
agitating the question of compulsory edu
cation and bellevo they should have the
credit of the measure , if It passes. Senator
Hayward has also spent time and thought
I' ' upon his measure and the situation would
therefore seem somewhat embarrassing to
both parties. In conversation this week ,
however. Senator Hayward said he had no
feeling whatever In the matter , that he
would not for a moment detract from the
Influence of the club women of the state.
There teems to be a growing opposition 1
to the establishment of new normal schools
In the state and the fight which was pre
dicted In the start over the question will
probably bo on in a short time. The house !
|
committee on normal schools has referred
the house bill to a subcommittee. In the ,
senate the committee has done nothing yet , .
Stnllcop of Sac county in the house has i
made a canvass , which ho says Indicate ; i
to him that there will he considerable op
position to the establishment of three
ichools. He says two might pass , or one
might stand on oven better show , but he
believes the making up of a slate for three
new ones will Ferve to Increase opposition i
to the bill , on the ground that It U full ol
politics.
The Lister anti-prizo fighting bill hai i
been referred to a ( subcommittee lu the ten- .
ate. The judiciary committee had charge ol
thin measure. It thought It was a meas .
ure to prevent fisticuffs and athletic con
tests , hut found upon examination that It :
was a meauuro intended to legalize the
sport and so decided to refer it to u ( sub
committee , which might paca more curefull )
upon Its provisions.
The measure proposing to allow state
savings banks to carry ten times their cap
ital stock U meeting with much opposition
In the house the committee on banks rec
ommended the bill for passage , but on Frl <
day nearly two hours were devoted by th <
members on the floor to discussing the mer
its of the measure. Ttiooe championing li
argue that the restriction on the capita
stock of savings banks and not on othei
kinds of banks Ifl an unjust discrimination.
Illlheclle Klllx UN Kniiill ) .
CINCINNATI. Jan. 2S.-In an "Over tin
Rhine" tenement today Charles Hart ruff
H tnnner. killed MK wife and two chlldm
and then tried to t.ct the lieu > < on tin
by overturning tin.- hot HI eve nnd pllliu
furniture on It. The skulls of all the vie-
I tlms were crushed with a blunt Instrument
I Xo one saw the deed , but lt uenwlrator
HurtrutT. remained In the burning roon
until arrested hv the police. Ills intfllfc
In said to be of the lowetit typo and hi
suffers from dementia which he seems t <
hnve Inherited from his father , who diet
> suicide.
IOWA'S ' BOARD OF CONTROL
Origin of the Movement to Combine Man
agement of State Institutions.
SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THE IDEA
CiiiKliIrrril Tnrnty Vi-nrx ABO nnil
Slli'lvi'tl fur Future l' * -Miiuy
livIN Hcim-tllt'il li > - Con-
vonlrnllon.
The eNlls of the body politic against which
reformers rail rarely full to bring about the
remedy. Sucresa In restating early attack
i'in bo 1 ilo IIP. the authors and promoters of
scandal In public Institutions MI thnt they
become more reckless and thus hasten the
day of reckoning. Twenty years ago at
tempts were made to" concentrate hi a few-
persons the management of state charitable
and penal Institutions of lo\\n. hut the
movement failed. A score of years were re
quired to expose the glaring evils of the
existing system and bring Into life thu
Board of Control as It exists today. The de
velopment of that idea is thus told In the
annals of Iowa :
The apparent success of the measure
adopted by the Twenty-seventh general as
sembly , of placing all the Institutions of the
state , except those which are purely educa
tional , under the control of a single board ,
consisting of three members , justifies a
glance at the preliminary history leading
up to the establishment of this hoard , a
measure which completely revolutionized In
stitutional management In this state.
The mode of governing our state Institu
tions through boards each Independent of the
other and subject only to the general assem
bly prevailed from the first. Kven the peni
tentiary at Fort Madison was at one time
supervised by a board of Inspectors. Thin
board was abolished In I860 and the man
agement of the prison intrusted to the war
den , subject to supervision by the governor ,
who might remove the warden for cause , al
though he had nothing to do with the ap
pointment of that officer , except In case of a
vacancy.
The Orliclnnl lilrit.
The first thought In respect of supervision
of the Institutions , by other than their sep
arate controlling bodies , was that a board
should be established which should have au
thority to Inspect at pleasure the several In
stitutions and supervise their management
without , however , authority over them. The
llrst step in that direction may be found in
the act passed by the Fourteenth general as
sembly in 1S72 , providing for the appoint
ment of a committee to visit the hospitals
for the insane , with power to hear com
plaints , administer oaths and even to dis
charge employes or attendants who should be
found to merit it. On this committee Gov
ernor Carpenter appointed former Governor
Ralph P. Ix > we of Keokuk. Mrs. M. A. P.
Darwin of Burlington and Dr. Luther L.
Pease of Mount Vernon. It was an admir
ably selected committee , and Its members
entered upon the discharge of their duties
with zeal and earnestness. The superin
tendent of the hospital at Mount Pleasant
was very indignant because of the enactment
of such a law ; nnd , although kindly and
courteously treated by the committee , lit
made a virulent attack on It , or , rather on
the law authorizing its work , speaking of It
in his next report to the board , as an act
which warranted concerning It such expres
sions as these quoted by him from others :
"A calamity that has comet to the insane ol
Iowa , " "n most absurd and wicked law , "
"on absurdly Ignorani a'fld"vlllninouB enact
ment , " "the most absurd lunacy legislation
which has , perhaps , ever been heard of. "
These remarks ( which appear to have been
mainly uttered at a meeting of superinten
dents of hospitals for the insane ) , appearing
in an official report addressed to himself ,
elicited from Governor Carpenter a criticism ,
or rather an excoriation , which was one ol
the severest any governor of Iowa has j.'il
into an official paper. He said :
Ait Executive Ilonni.
"That the evils which were , anticipated as
an effect of this law have not followed , so fai
as the experiment has been tried , is proven
by the fact that the percentage of cures and
of cases Improved In the Mount Pleasant
hospital has been as large during the last
two years as over before in the history ol
this or any other hospitals. It Is not strange
that a convention composed entirely of su
perintendents , jealous j5f their powers , an-1
engaged in the innocent amusement ol
'mutual admiration' should have flattered
the professional vanity of each other bj
' criticising with coareo epithets a law and a
legislature that constituted a tribunal will :
I the powers and duties of this committee ; bin
I that one of these gentlemen should , months
! after the ebullition of the occasion might be
supposed to have * cooled to a better reason
Introduce epithets which were thrown out ir
extemporaneous and eelf-glorlfying speeches
Into a grave report to a. legislature , Is an
other evidence of the evil effects of manj
years of unrestrained power over those In
capable of self-direction , oven upon a culti
vated mind. This committee 'vill have proved
Itself of great utility If it accomplishes nr
other good than to rid the etato for the
future of such arrogance. "
The severity of this rebuke was Intensl-
lied by the fact that It came from one of th (
most mild-mannered of men. As Intimated
the superintendent left the state ; but the
. statute which so aroused bis Ire was not
sufficiently repulsive to him , although It re-
malned entirely unchanged , to prevent his
returning to the superlntendcncy of the hos-
! pltal several years afterward and assuming
i Its superlntendency.
I Dlvlllfll Itl-NDOIINlllIlllV.
I In his retiring message to the Slxtecntl
general assembly Governor Carpenter , re
ferrlni ; again to the visiting committee , thui
commented on Its work :
i
"The committee has gone thoroughly. In
. telllgently and conscientiously over tb <
! ground connected with Its duties nnd has
! made n report which should be read by even
) citizen and thoroughly studied by even
legislator. Without summarizing Its faets 01
; UK arguments I refer the entire document t :
, your careful consideration. It has coh
i time , thought , correspondence and earefu
Investigation , and should receive merited at
[ , tention.
j "And here It Is proper for me to say thai
j in my judgment the duties ol this commit
tee , with such additional members as may ! >
, thought wise , should bo widened to some
. thing In the nature of a permanent board o
charities , having u limited supervision of nl
| benevolent , reformatory and penal Instltu
, | ' tlons In the state , to Include also In tin
. scope of Its duties the examination and sug
, ! geiitlon of Improvements In the jalU am
. j poorhoubos of the counties. The reason :
. which mlgiit be adduced to enforce this sug
. gestlon are numerous and unanswerable. A
. present , boards of trustees of the differcn
I Institutions are likely to have their judg
I iiu'iits colored , as to the needs of the Insti
f tullons they are set to supervise , by thi
i local feeling of the town In which It may hi
. located , liut this committee , looking eve
| the whole field , could Impartially determlm
- the relative appropriations which should bi
j ' made to each. It would bo a standing com
mlttee to examine am ] adjust any complaint
of mismanagement. If our prison dlsciplln
, bhould be advanced to conform more nearl :
; to modern theories this board could super
i vleo the classification and examine appllca
I ' tlons and recommend to the governor tit sub
* . jects for elomency.
I1 "But I cannot enlarge upon matters whicl
mil suggest themselvce to the legislator.
am led , however , to remark that the com- j
nutiu t-oOld consider nnd re < omni'nl the i
chnMcter. cost nnd style of bulUlngs which I f
would be most economical and h.t t nispted
to the purpose } of these several Institutions.
I 1mvo long entertained the opinion thnt tin *
less n public building Is Intended for orna
ment .15 well au utility , or its n kind of
memorial structure , brick buildings , plain In
design and substantial in architecture ,
should always be preferred to stone. They
would be far cheaper , ami , unless great cars
is taken In the selection or stone , much
more enduring. I have hlnteJ nt the pos
sible advantages of this committee. Should
these suggestions be deemed worthy of con-
flderallon the details of lt < t organization
must be matured by the general assembly. " |
Thus was made the Ural recommendation
toward a board which should hnve any sort
of mtpervlslon over ull the Institutions. The
plan ha- ! already been tried in some of the
other states , nnd U believed to be yet In
vogue wherever It linn been adopted. The
proposed btmrd of charities wna , It
will b noted. to be only nn
advliiiry body. which It was expected -
t
; pected would not only vnnko suitable sug-
' gcMlons to the governing banrcK hut would
so inform Itself n to the needs of the sev
eral institutions as to bo nblo to make In-
| telllgent recommendations to the general
j assembly euch as that body would be likely
; to heed. Senators Milan Jessup of Hardlu
nnd John S. Woolson of Henry each Introduced -
' duced bills to carry out this rccommenda-
! tlon. These bills were consolidated Into
i one , which passed the senate , 30 to 18. hut
no action was taken In the house.
Governor Xowbold , who acted as gov
ernor utter the retirement of Governor Kirk-
wood to enter the United States senate , made
like recommendation to the Seventeenth
general assembly , ns follows :
| "The visiting committee continues Its
I quiet but cITectlve supervision , and during
i the last year has had occasion to do Important -
' tant service in clearing one of the hos-
! pltalst from some very unjust hut widely
j believed chargcn of the gravest character ,
involving if true the grosjci't turpitude on
| the part of those connected with the Instl-
I tutlon. The good effect of this committee's
labors , in rectifying improprieties , allay
ing unfounded suspicioiiH and Inspiring de
served confidence In the management of
our hospitals , induces mo to recommend that
Its Jurisdiction be extended to all the be
nevolent and reformatory Institutions , or
that a board be created for that purpose. "
Itnillrnl Illforme < Mleil.
Ill January , 1S7S , Hon. John II. Gear be
came governor. That ( statesman's lifetime
habit of acute observation led him , after
visiting some of the Institutions , to believe
that something more radical was needed
than the creation of a new supervlwiry
board , and it was not long before he In
terested the members of the general as
sembly In the project. Meantime , however ,
a special committee had been appointed to
consider Governor N'owbold's recommenda
tion , which committee , through its chair
man , Hon. Gamaliel Jaqua of Tama county ,
presented , February 23 , a bill "to create a
state board of charities. " On the 20th or
March the bill was taken up and referred
to a special committee , on which , besides
| Hon. Thomas Updegralf of Clayton as chair
man , and Mr. Jaqua , were Hon. N'orman
I ) . Holbrook of Iowa , Hon. John II. King
of Hampton and Hon. Smith H. Mallory of
Lucas. This committee on the following
day reported a substitute In which were
embodied the ideas of Governor Gear on the
subject. It established a board of man
agers , consisting of three persons , to bo
appointed by the governor and the executive
council , which board were to have super
vision of all the state's Institutions , ex *
cept the university , the penitentiaries and
the reform school. Kach manager wns to
have a salary of $1,500 a year , which amount
the house repeatedly refused to change , al
though repeated attempts were made both
to ra'lf'e and to lower It. The bill was
amended before it passed so as to place
the penitentiaries under the control of the
board. The bill passed the house the same
day by a vote of 04 to 29. That there was
no party isnue raised on the bill is seen
"THERE IS A CLASS OF PEOPLE
Who are Injured by the uss of coffee. Re
cently there has been placed In all the
grocery stores a new preparation called
GRAIN-O , made of pure trains , that takes
the place of coffae. The most delicate
stomach receives it without distress , nnd
but few can tell It from cotTee. It does
not cost ov r % as much. Children may
drink It with great benefit. IScts. and 25
cts. per packaee. Try It. Ask for
ORA1N-O.
by the manner In which the sever.i ! parus
divided , thiw Itepubllcnnc. yea IS. nay 1
democrat * , ypfi 15 , imy 6 ; greenbaekers
yen. 1. nny I.
When the bill readied the senate. Man ! i
23 , Us title had been changed so n. tn
rend : "A bill for an net to create a board
of control for certain wtate Institutions. "
It Was taken tip ( he same day. A motion
by Hon. Moes A. McCold of Jefferson
county to iiostpone Imlaflnltely wn * lost. 'JO
to 24. U was hero amended by striking
from the bill the provisions regarding the
agricultural college and the Normal school.
An attempt to order the bill to a third read
ing immediately wo * defeated , the vote
standing 30 to IS , not two-thirds. The
hill was then ordered to a third reading
"tomorrow , " but it "
happened that "tomor
row" was the final day Mr adjournment , and
the bill was not reached. The vote on or
dering It to n third iciullnR may therefore
be taken as n test of the strength of the
bill In the ( vnate.
Thus narrowly was prevented the .
Inbllshment , twenty years earlier than iN-
llnal consummation , of the l > oard of cunt ml
TCMIS 1 | | ( by n Hllrxtiril.
AfSTlN. Tex. . Jan. 2.S.-A1I youth nii.l
control Tovnsn today visited liy n \ ei \
severe blizzard , which Increases In Severn \
as the night rows , nlul from the jireui-ni
Indications will be the worst blizzard e f
the winter. The temperature Ims fnllon
thlrli decrees tnco noon.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
I'ulr nnilnriucr Incl > rnkn
the AVIndH Slilftinu to tin-
South.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S. Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday :
For Nebraska , Iowa. Missouri. North Da
kota. South Dakota mid Kansas Fair and
warmer Monday and Tuesday , winds shift
ing to fresh southerly.
For Wyoming Fair Monday , with warmer
In southeast portions ; southwesterly winds ;
Tuesday fair.
lU'liort from ntntlonn nt S i > . in.
T indicates trace of precipitation
Below zero ,
LXTIl'S A AVKLSII
Local Forecast Ofllclal.
BUY THE GENUINE
PEGS
MANUFACTURED BT
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Cfe
NOTE THE If AMEL
IJOUt'TA SAMIAI/WOOIl C\PSIJL,12S.
Cures Gonorrhoea , Gleet or unnatural dla-
char c-s In n few days. Full directions.
Price J1.50. All druggists , or mail. D , Dick
6. Co. . 133 Centre St. . New Yorlc.
WANTED Case or oad health that
R-I-P-A-N-S will not benefit. Send 5 cents
to Hlpans Chemical Co. , Now York , for 10
samples and 1,000 testimonials.
The Original
Worcestershire
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS
" Is adapted for every variety of dish from Turtle to Beef , from Salmon
to Steaks , to all of which it gives a famous relish. "
JOHN DUNCAN'S SONS , Agents , N. Y , ,
\Ve are able to do denial work at
such reasonable prices and at the
same lime so well is because wo
have the most modern appliances
and instruments and use them in
a scientific way. Telephone
\ \ , A. Woodbury , D , D. S. , Council Bluffs
Next to
Grand Hole ! ,
Daffy's
Pure
Malt
Whiskey
CUKES No Fusel Oil.
Coughs , Colds , Grip , Bron
chitis , Consumption ,
and Malaria.
It stimulates the blood and tones tip the
heart. Over 7,000 doctots prescribe ntul
endorse it , and over 2,000 hospitals use it
to the exclusion of all other alcoholic
stimulants niul tonics on account of N
purity and excellence. Write for free boi.lt
of testimonials of wonderful cures.
All iruffftm ! (
. .
* - il.e ftnuma , t tltuurt < 1 in ; o *
CO. . Rfchcstir. 7f. T.
When others fall consult
SEARLES &
SEARLES
OMAHA ,
OTOBS mm : &
ROTATE DISEASES
op MEN
SPECIALIST
We cuuraiiteo to cure nil oatM ourtble of
WEAK MEN SYPHILIS
SEXUALLY. curcit lor life.
Xlchtly Emissions , Lost Manhood. Itydrocels
Verlcocilo , Gonorrhea , Gleet , Syphilis , Strict-
nre , Piles , Fistula and Rectal Uloers and
All Private Diseases
and Disorders of Men.
STRICTURE AND GLEET
Consultation f rea Call on or nddro&a
DR. SEARLES & SEARLES , ,
119 So. Hth St. OH AH A.
TH pleasant to tnke
1'romnt to relieve
Hafu for ( ill
Sure to mm- .
TO GET YOUR
TRY
ONE
JOHN G.WOODWARDScCO.
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTERS 1
COUNCIL BLUFFS.IOWA ?
T ohatiy Theatre
* - * Stevenson & Kennedy.
Monday , January 29.
jr.vir.s iiowi * PIIKSMXTS
CORINNE
In Kdgar Smith and Louis Do Lange's Merry
Musical Creation
The Jolly
Little Host
Assisted by n remarkable assemblage of
famous people Including.
K. 1C. tll.\AM.
i.oi is IIII.VMI ; .
JOHN .i. \I.TAII
HI'TII W1IITH.
KKMiVIKVK ItKY.VOIiDS. '
K.MILY I.'HANCIS.
A sprightly crop of Choristers. The Keystone -
stone Quartette. Novel Specialties.
Dohatiy Theater
.STHVHXSO.V .t KUXXI'JDV , .
ONE NIGHT , TUESDAY , JAN. 30
Klrst time in found ! Illuffn of Uio
KurIcal Comedy .
"A Wise Woman"
Presented by Murlc Iinionr nnd Krnderlok
.Murphy A .Metropolitan Cant.
I 'rices { e , Kc , COo and 7Jc. Seats on
sulo at box olllce.
To Ur. Dennett and lie wll foiward > ou by return muil l.iloul. . "I no I'lml-
int ; of the Fountain of Ktcrnal Youth , " symptom blanki , , n > You will ie-
i five lots of Kosd. wholcBomo advice whether you begin my treatment or not.
Dr. Bennett's Electric Beit
Ue.itorc'ft the health , strength and vigor of youth , creates new fluid nnd hruln
mutter by purifying the blood , reMorlng the fullest and most vigorous con
ditions of robust health of body and mind KO that all the duties of lifo may
be pursued with conildenee und pleasure. It Is today the best known agent for
iifjjilyitig Kleetrlclty to the. human system , Indorsed by physicians and rcc-om-
mendcd by 10,000 cured patients. I guarantee it to cure Sexual Impotent-/ , host
Manhcod , Yaricorele and all .Sexii.il Ulpeawd , restore Shrunken und Undeveloped
3 Tarts and List Vigor ; euro Kidney , Liver and Illadder Troubles , Uoastiputlon ,
3B : lJ > spep lu and all Female Complaints.
r My Hcdt has soft , silken chamois covered 'upongti electrodes that cannot burn
ii ml blister as do the tmre metal electrodes used on all other make of belts.
Tbc e electrodes are , eny exclusive patent. There are cheap Imitations. Do not
be mlfiled. Oct the genuirn My Helt IIBH made cures In every town and city 111
tliu state.
B Ue sure nnd write or call today and get my book , testimonials , etc. My
f I KIcLtrical Ruepeneory for the radical cure of the various weaknesses of. men is
" 1 FRGR to every male purchaser of ono of my Ilults.
I
„ Dr. Bennett Electric Belt Co. Kooins 18 to l l Douclaa dlootc. onp. Havdon's.
Corner 10th and
Sts.
.
Dodye , OMAHA , NMB.
UFKIPB HOlils From & 30 a. m. to 8 SO p , m. Sundays-From 10.30 a m to 1 p. m.