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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1900)
THE OMAHA DAILY MJ3J3 : T CBS HAY , el AX U ART JJO , 1000. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. III.NUH 3IiNTIO.\ . Davis sells glss. Fine A. B. C. bter. Ncumaycr's hotel. Wclsbnc-h burners nt Blxby's. Tel. 101 UtidwciKcr uccr. I. . Rojcnfeldt. nscnt. Mr < i. C. H. Dowers Is visiting frlci In Chlonco. John N. Baldwin returned yesterdny fr Wnslilnston. n. C. Dr W. A. Gcrvals. onloopalh , 01 M rlam I'lodc. Council Bluff * . Got your work done at the popular Ka laundry , 721 Broadway 'Phone 157. W C. K-Hep. undertaker , IS 1'cnil Btrc Telephones : OHlce , 07 ; residence. SJ. Sheridan lump roat. $3H ) ; Sheridan t coal , $3.00. Kciuoti & Koloy , sole nscnta. have our framing doi The plnco lo > Alexander's Art emporium. " 33 Broadwi Mr. and Mr . C. C. Lincoln \Vyotnti In nre in the clly visiting relatives n frlcndu. O II. Scotl wnrt In DPS Molnes vcsl cliiy on business eonncelcd with the i urumu court. lias received word of I \V 8. Homer dentil of his aged father at the old turn liomostead In Buck-wort , Me. ' editor of tin * IA-IIOX ( I J. I- . McCoy , Now Times , was In the city yes-tcrdny vis Inn hlH brother , \V. K. McCoy. Thieves mndo n rnld on the chicken hoi of r M. Baldwin. Inlfi Eighth avenue , Si iliiy nlisht and stole u number of mi bred birds. A heavy rnnvns covering , mensurluK fret Hiinuro , WIIM carried off. Sunday nit from tbt > Illinois Central's new depot , in In course of coiiMlrucllon. The Woman's Home and Foreign M Mmmry society of St. John's UiiRllsh J.ul mm i-linrcli will meet tomorrow afti noon In the church p.irlor. . A. CV Clirlstonsi-n has reported lo I police llmt blM overcoat , which lieV ( Saturday night to n masquerade ilntico Grand Army ball , was stolen. The meeting of the Alias club will lield thN afternoon nt the home of M John Sylve > .ster on I'lorce street. Instead originally arranged. on Wednesday , as Judge Tlinrnell has > eiu word thnt will reconvene tbo term of district coi Ibis morning. The hearing In the mat1 of the Scldentopf estate will bo resumed A marriage license was Issued yesteril to Albert J. Newton , aged 25 , of Sot : Omaliii. and IJerllm I'arkhlll , iiged 18 , Ibis clly. Justice Forrler outdated at t wcddlnr The young women of the Klrst llapl church will mod Thursday evening at t liomc of Miss Kdltb Reynolds. 014 Sever nvenue , for the purpose of organizing ; society for missionary and social work Mike Bmltlij one of the three lads Imu over to the grand jury on the charge looting a house on South Tenth street the plumbing jlxturcs , furnished ball y < terdny In Ibc sum of $100 nnd was releas from the countv Jail. Laurlls. the InCunt HOII of Mr. and M Nels P. Nielsen of Ciiirner township , ill Sunday , need S months. The funeral v lie held this nfternoon at 2 o'clock fn the. Danish I.ulberan church anil inlcrmc will bo In Kalrvlew cemotery. The work of gniillniAvisnue C betwc Thirteenth and Klghtoonth wtrocts , 111 being done by the Omalm , Council Bin & Suburban Railway company. Is bel pushed rapidly along anil unless oxtrc : cold WGiillier sets -In will be soon co pluled. Tbo funeral of Ibo lalo Mrs. Mary \Vlso of 202S Seventh avenue will be hi this afternoon at 2:30 : o'clock from t Fifth Avenue Methodist church. R < Owens nl Omalm will conduct the sei Ices and Interment will be in Fnlrvli cemetcrr. Tbo Hoard of County Supervisors v moot In adjourned ho.sslon this mornli when the report of Thomas Bowman a Spencer Smith , the accountants arwolnt to examine the books and accounts former Sheriff Morgan , will be prcsenti The. report Is suld to bo quite voluminous Judgf ) Ure > n Iran' handed down his c clBloiiv lu the , case of AV. U AVbltii nnaliiHt the' GIoblt PubllsliliiK company regards tbo rights of tbo Intervener , t American 1'ress asboclatlon. Tbo assoc tlon naked that the receiver bo ordci to pay It $100 for news service. Jud Green held that tbo amount coming to t nssoclallon _ was just $8.rx > . Mrs. Mary Anne Jane Dunn , . , 110 Ei Jlroadway , died Monday afternoon , ng S7 years. Denlh was due lo the Inllrmlt ot old age. Two sons , John and Btc Dunn of this clly , are left to nvwrn I loss. Mrs. Dunn served during the cl war ns a nurse and spent three years fn 1802 to 1SC5 attending the slelc and dyl HolillprH. She was n devoted mcmbor the Catholic church. Her two sons W ( nt her beside at her death. Notice of I ncrnl will bo Riven later. Hans Vllt , api'd ns , died suddenly nt Bernard's hospital yesterday morning , f < hours after bo hail been taken to the. Ins tutlon. Death was due to heart dlsea Vllt was working for a gardener nan : lloycr on tbo outskirts of the city n ramo to town on business yesterday moi Ing He was taken suddenly 111 at t corner of Washington avenue and Bryc streel. The irntrol was summoned and was removed to the hospital , where died four hours later. He has two brothc Paul and John . 'Itt. living In Duvcnpu who have been notllled of bis death , . nrrntiBementa for Iho funeral will bo mn until they nro hoard from. Managers Stevenson & Kennedy of I Dohany theater make u sneclal nnnoiim inent that they have completed all arram monts for the appearance at Ibo Doha this evcnlliK of iMlss Marie I unour , si jmrteil by Frederic Murphy and a slro company. In Wilfred Clarke's great \.i Ion success , " \Vlso Woman. " Miss I inour Is reported to have met with iinust HUCCCSS In this venture and the critics hsi been very emphatic In their approval her. The comedy Is said to be an oxci tlonally bright piece of farcical wrltli Frederic Murphy , Ibo leading man , beca well known lo many palrons of Hie Opni through his 'long connccllon with Ju Marlowe's conumny. Bertha Llbboeoko. tbo youiiK woman s < from tills city last June lo Iho stale hntip asylum nt Clarlnda. Is reslored mind , according lo a report received y tofiliiy by the Insanity commlHsloners a an onler for her ( llselinrno has been mn llertha l.lbboccko Is the younu worn who 1ms had a rather sensational can in this city and Omalm. Early last su jnor sbo was arro&lcd for slenllnB a ci hlderablo sum of 'money from a man Omaha , and wns In Iho counly Jail thi nwaltlng trial when friends had lier c : liroURht before the cununlssloncm for I liiHinic , She recently iinderwont a serli nurglcnl operation at thu asylum. 1 mother nnd sister reside In this city. N , Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. 23C. Ill-Ill KHlnte ' 1'l-n II Nf cr . The following trar.sfcrB wcro lllcd yrst day In the abstract , title and loan ollko J. W. Squire , 101 Pearl street : A P. Annls nnd - \ > lfu \Vllllam I. . I'ollltt. lots 13 and - 1C , block 18 , Wrigbt'i. add , w ( I . i . $ O O. Gllle-splo and wife to A. D. Annla , lotx 15 und W , block lii , WrlKht's add. e d. . . , . . . lliirman U. Ball to Alice V. Silvia , lots 21 and "X , block 11 , IlowanVa add , (1 ( . : . . . ' . Allen V , Bllvls ami husband to liar- . mon L. Hall , lots 2) ) and 2J. block/ 14 , llownrtl's add , w d . . . . . ' It. C , 'Williams ami > Mfo to V ; Jf Baker , lolsi tl , 4 and C , llolm-r's sub- " illv In 74-1' ' , .w il . . Miitlilkla Uumiettc and hutb.ind to Thomiis II , i.acy , trustee , lots S' nnd 9 In nubdl" of lot 1U , original pint , Sheriff' 'Mimik'-M. ' ' i jollenboVlV. ' lot 3 , ' block 2 , ( irlmi-s' aiUI , uiul lot 5i block 31 , ICvium' 2nd Brldpo add. B d. . . . . . lllram Fnilth and wllV lo licnjamln F. Carr. all of uoU 12-7d.ll , nor H niut uont of creek , w d . Total elghl tr.uiKfnrs . . . . JC Knriur' lleutli lo Ho DAVENPORT , la , , Jan , 20. ( Special. ' pgram.Poter ) Dressen , a farmer , fell fi lila wagon near hero whllo Intoxicated , waa picked up ami put in a barn. 1 morning he was found frozen and with skull fractured. The coroner Is Inve " Rating. " FARM LOANS In Kalern Nebrai and Iowa. James N. Cmaily. 126 Main Ut. , Council Ulutla. "DIVINE HEALER" IS IN TC Man Indicted on Charge of Manslaugl Gives Himself Up. TAKEN TO THE COUNTY JAIL IN ONM 111 * Attoi-iu-j * Will . \pprnr llcforc ( iocmnr ofot : > rnnkit ill l.liicol Toil u > to Hi-fiUt tlon Pupcm. Brother S. J. James , the "divine hfeul Indicted by the grand jury on the cha of manslaughter In connettlon with death of Ethel Yatcs In this city Jnmmr ; In In custody. According to nrrangcme made by hie attorneys James snrrendc himself to the officers of the law ycsten uftcrnoon nt their office * In South Oma Deputy Sheriff Canning of this city , accc panlcd by Deputy Sheriff Stryker , made arrest. Jauieo refused to permit the offlc to bring him across the rlvor .without rcq sltlon pjpcrft so ho was taken to the cou Jail In Omaha. As soon n It-was known thnt James i In custody , County Attorney Kllpack s for tho-necewary requisition papers and rangomcnls wore made- with James' att neys to argue the case before Cover : Poynter at Lincoln tomorrow. James \ resist the granting of requisition on gtounds that the facts contained In Indictment do not constitute n felony , splto the fact that the grand Jury hero turned an Indictment on the charge of mi slaughter. The contention will also be up Ijy James' attorneys that a prisoner i not be extradited for an offense which , cc milled In anolhcr state , had It been cc milled In Nebraska would have been o classed as a misdemeanor nnd not a felo "Healer" James was arraigned befi Justice of the Peace Alsladt in Omaha i after a hearing was remanded to the coin jail on the charge of being a fugitive fr justice. Ho 1 < 3 now in the custody of Jal Shand awaiting the action of the Iowa i thorltles. 1MIOCI3I3I1INGS OF TIlEl CITY COUXC Miitd-r nt Clinnee lit Illicliirnr Miiimwu. OoiH Over. The clly council nt the adjourned rcgu session Monday night postponed action the matter of the change of highway nsl for by the Lake Mauawa & Manhattan Be ; Railway company. Some of the prope owners who will bo affected by the chat In the original proposition submitted the railway company desired by the c council arc out of the. city nnd the aid men decided lo postpone action until tl could bo consulted. The ordinance regulating gas ana wa stop-boxes was Introduced and passed to second reading. The measure provides tl stop-boxes , whether placed on sidewalks temporary or permanent grade , must placed so no to conform with the then ( Istlng grade ; further , that the stop-bo : must bo adjustable so that at any time I sidewalk may sink or rise the boxes can lowered or raised , ns the cae may bo. 1 measures also provides that no stop-bo : can be placed , moro than eight Inches fr. the curb line. The ordinance Is the result of two su brought ngalnt > t the city for damages persons who allege they have received : juries by stubbing their toes & alnfit a st < box at the corner of Tenth street arid Bro : way. James Henry , one of the persons a < Ing damages , offered to settle his claim $30. Of this aiijount he says $24.50 rep scnted loss of time nnd $5.50 medical se : Ices. The niiUtor was thoroughly discus : by all the aldermen present , but It \ finally decided not to compromise the ca ax It might have a bearing on Xeilse claim of $2GOO damages arising from legcd injuries caused by the same sti box. During the discussion Alderman Casj staled that a certain man had inforn htm that one of the persons claiming da ages from the city by reason of this sti box being above grade had really Injui his foot by kicking a telegraph polo tl wa.s strapped with wire. The man In qu lion told him , Mr. ' Casper said , that ' wire staple had been the mcanu of cutt ; the man's shoe and his foot and that th was nothing in his story that ho 1 titubbcd his too against the stop-box. Wl aeked for the man's name , Mr. Casper she ho had forgotten to ask it at tbo time t was now sorry thnt he bad not. A communication was received fr Chairman Test of the Commarclal commit registering a complaint that the author for investigating the- matter of the Un Pacific's reported abandonment of the tra fer depot and other railroad matters 1 been transferred from his committee to Merchants' and Manufacturer ' nssociatt At the last meeting of tun city council report of the special committee of the coi ell appointed to take hold of thin matter t Investigate , In which certain lines of act were recommended , was referred to Merchants' and Manufacturers' assoclatl und thla action appears to have been uns Isfnctory to General Tcet. After some < 1 cusslon the action referring the matlor the association was rescinded and Ma ; Jennings was authorized to appoint a B clal committee of live , two of tbo memb lo bo drawn from fho clly council nnd Ih from the buelnuss mon of the city , 1 Atherinn club tiled an approval of the act taken by the club women of the city lei lug toward the appointment of a pol matron , and recommended Mrs. Irene II glnson for the place. No action was tal on this , although It led ( o consldcra desultory discussion. The council then adjourned. Mori * Ilnrbt'r ( 'axe * , Following the camu procedure as In fomcr cakM , the "friendly" prosecutl. . ngaiiiH Piltz Hcrnbardl , the Grand he barber , and hla thrco assistants for keep open Sunday last , wore submitted bef Juatlco VIen yesterday on an agreed uta ini'iit of facts , The tults worn all dtsnils nnd the io > ts taxed up to the county. " " ai-tlons cc Four now "friendly" were mencod yesterday before Justice yien , barbers named as defendants being Wllll McKlnley. ( itorgo Bro > le , Philip Kill an > l l-'rtd KK-pfcr. J. W. Tonic/ filed Informations in the llrst two cases , wt ( it-orgii Uro > le is the complaining witn In the last two. The cates are set fur lit lug this morning before Justice Vlcn ; ! ll > o the oihcra will bu bubmlttixl on agreed platcnient of facts , Slnro Judcu Ajhworth taxed up cc amounting to iloso upon $50 lo the Herb Protective us p.utton , on account of Its ' torney net be'lnjt on bund to proaec twelve List's broughl ty him In the supe : Ciurt.-.lho association has not filed any formation ; ! Mace nnalnst the Sunday wo Ing Barbara. 'I'll lit IlllTUt ClINTi The pril'mlnary ' hearing of James Vam-e , the barber living at North Scve Btrect and AM-nue K , charged with Inc with his 16-year-old daughter , Rose , partially had before Acting Police Ju Paul Aylcsworth yesterday. After the lei mony of the young woman had been tal Assistant County Attorney Klmbnll appl for nnd wan granted a continuance ui Thursday morning next. The girl's let mony was In several Instances conflict ! Vnnco's ball was fixed nt $ SOO , In defa of which ho allll remains nt the clly j Ho stoutly maintains his Innocence. Howell's Antl-"Kawf" cures coughs , col Uniform Rank gives Us maequcradc I next Tuesday night , W. O. W. hall. Davis pls | paints. SALOONS HIT A HARD BLO Supreme Court Holiln ( Mil 1'iMltlon Co u unit In I'olk Cotinty In Inntifllclciit. DKS JIOINKS , Jan. 20. ( Spcclal To gram. ) Des Molucs saloons received a h : blow at the bandis of the supreme court t morning. The old petition of consent , uni which the saloons of DCS Molnes nro op atlng , was declared InnuOlclcnt. Under I ruling no saloons nro In operation or operate until a new petition of consent 1 been accepted by the Board of SupervUi of Polk county. The board will meet tomi row lo lake action on the pollllon now 1 fore It. _ The discovery of n largo number of fi g'crles In the now potlllon will undoublei preclpllnlo a legal brittle. . During thla port the nntl-saloou pcoplo say , no ealoons v bo permitted to operate In this city. 1 Glpps Brewing company of Pcorla , ownl twenty-two saloons hero , closed them tonight and announced It would not or them until they could run legally. The co pany will not risk the seizure ot $25,1 worth of liquors. A"grent deal depends on the decision the Board of Supervisors tomorrow. T question. Is whether the saloons will cc tlntio as In the past or there- will be a i turn lo the old-fashioned prohibition t In fo r a year. Rev. Pearson declares lhat will Insist that the ealoons close oven If bo but for twenty-four hours , ns he belle\ It will be a great victory for principle n Us moral effect will be far reaching. Other opinions by tbo BUpremo court wei S. Olbson , appellant , against John ' Mclntlre , John P. Hornlsh and K. R. Ayers & Son , Wapello dlslrlct , nlllrmed. Washington Halllgan Coffee Compa against Merchants' Brick Mutual Fire 1 suranco Company , appellant , Scott dlstrl alllrmed. FOR WRITING TO SHELDO Trouble for a Council IlltifTn lri Cleric "Who I-xi > rt > Nnril UN View * by Mall. DES MOINES. Jan. 20. ( Special To ! gram. ) Charles Eraanucl Nemetz of Coun Bluffs , regarded as a fanatic , was arraign before Commissioner Mason of the fedei court hero this morning , charged with sen Ing obscene and abusive matter through t malls. Letters to Rev. Charles M. Sheldon , t noled author nnd preacher of Topeka , Ka and to Father Mnlone , a well-known Catho priest In New York City , got him Into tro tile. Ho was bound over to await trial the May term of court and was released up a bond of $500. Nemetz Is n drug clerk Council Bluffs nnd is aged 28. He was rested Sunday at Council Bluffs and a milled having written tbo letlors. One Iho epistles to Father Malone was so obsce that It was not permltlcd lo appear on I clerk's record. It Is said of Neme-tz th he has peculiar views on religious mov menta and ho condemns such man as Shi /en and Malone for the methods they pu sue. sue.Three new cases of smallpox were ted reported to the State Board of Health Dr. J. C. Shrader. Two nro at Hawke ; Fayette county , and one nt Lake Mills , Wl nebago county. CAPTUIIBD BY TUB town Soldier with tbe Ilegulnr Arn Ileportrii nn Probnbly Dead. OSKALOOSA , In. , Jan. 29. ( Special Tel gram. ) Herman Frilch , formerly of tl city , has been captured by the Insurger in the Philippines and there ia little dou that ho has -been killed. Frltch joined t Twenty-third United States Infantry Pcnsacola , Fla. , about a year ago and we with hla regiment to Luzon. Letters wrl ten by his folks hero have been returned a only ono eplstlo has been received frc Herman during the year he has been awt Finally Ills brother , anxious over the del and the return of the letters , wrote to t War deparlment and today Is In receipt of communication from the assistant adjuta general saying : "The muster rolls of Company K , Twent third United States Infantry , shows th Herman Frltch , a private , was dropped frc the rolls as having disappeared August ' . 1899. A board of officers wns convened 0 tober 20 , 1899 , Bt Cebu , P. I. , to establl the facts pertaining to the disappearance the soldier. The board finds lhat It Is enable able lo eslabllsh positively the fact that t man disappeared and thinks that the ei denco shows that he was probably caplur iby the Insurgents on the night ot August i 1899 , nnd probably killed by the nre of t American troope against the captors on So tember 23 , 1899. " 'Arum ' Cut Olt by a Sniv. CAUNFOIITH , In. . Jan. 29. ( Special Tel gram. ) While engaged In sawing wood South Brooklyn Charles Evans was about place a stick of wood on the carrier wb his foot slipped and ho fell against the ra Idly moving saw , cutting off both arms a badly lacerating his legs. New * JVoten. An Alton man caught a butlorfly In 1 garden on Sunday , tbo 21st Insl. A rcpresenlallve of a Vermont fir bought 103 tons of llvo poultry In Fore City duiJliB tli winter. The Muscallne Journal pays the ilen rite In Muxcallne has been alnrmliic large this year. Typhoid fever lias claim more victims limn any oilier disease. The mlllc condensing factory at Waver Is now ubliiff moro than 20,000 pounds milk dolly und by reason of Hie recent n dlllons to Its capacity could handle Ihr limes that quantity If It could get It. ' Qerrlt Van u > Stefg , living north Orange City , observed his 80th blrllul ; last week. The Orange City Herald na lie Is probably Hie oldest surviving pioni of the Holland colony lu Sioux county. W. D , Samhon , the young Sao coun farmer who recently robbed the First N tlonal ti.'inU III Sao Clly In Iruo despcrn slylc , wns found Rtillly of robbery In t dUtrlct court and sentenced to two yeai Imprisonment In the Anumosa penitential Duller counly has n balance. In Its Irct ury of more limn $13.000 and Is golnir try Ibe experiment of loaning money. T banks of tlm counly have agreed to p 2 per cent Interest on dally balances JIOO or more , The Board of Supervisors of Pnlo Al county lias lei the contract for Iho c-o Rtrucllon of a big drainage ditch lu Hi county. The Ultch will be nix mllc < Ic-nelh nnd about 75,000 yards of Ulrt v > be removed , Several thousand acres land will be reclaimed , Tbo co l. will will be assessed to the properly ownc benefited , will be about $7,000. "Aunty"Boykun of Corning : , H color woman who U over 1UO years old , last we joined her son In Tennessee , from vthc sIio Imd been bepurated for a till I'd of century. "Aunty" wan born ami iear , a glave and bad lived In CornlriK I twenty year * . Sbo was a Klrl of I- , nearly an t > he can remember , al the 01 break of the war of U12 und can tell storl of the marching of the soldiers in Ui war. SPECULATION ABOUT R0 ( His Appointment on the Board of Cent Creates Excitement FRIENDS AND ENEMIES HARD AT WO I nun C'niiurrnnliiiiiil DrU-Kntlnn AV < < ConnlilciHie AlMKiliilincii uC 11 Sucui'NKor to ( Inl.uU - Dtt3 M01NCS. Jan. 29. ( Special Tc gram. ) The legislature met this aftcrnc at , 2 o'clock and after a brief session t Journcd until tomonow. A few minor hi wore Introduced. The entire Interest of I members Is over the appointment of Coloi Hood ns chairman of the State Boaul Control by Governor Shaw. The commlti appointed by the senate to report on t appointment will probably meet tomorn morning. Senator Finch , n member of t committee , stated this evening that tin was a tacit understanding that , a conclusl would bo reached on Tuesday. There little doubt nt this tlmo that the commit ! will report favorably , although It Is cqua certain n bitter light will rdsult on the lie of the senate over the confirmation of t appointment. Today a large delegation soldiers called nt the state honso a worked In Rood's Interest. They dcslro old soldlur on the board. From present I dlcatlons It looks ns though Rood would defeated , but the republicans arc lined with the democrats and they control the b uatlon. The Joint resolution to refer the qucstl of woman's suffrage to the voters of lo1 will bo Introduced Into both houses tl week and probably will como not later th the morning session tomorrow. It Is itlcn cal with the icsolutlon prepared by t suffragists two years ago , except that It h accepted the Tow amendments made the committee at the last session. This will be a busy week for the appt prlatlons committee. As both commltu have decided to recommend no money tin the claims of nil persons asking sums presented , there will bo a long list of hot lugs In the near future. Already the re resentatlve of the Panamerlcnn cxposltl Interests and those interested In the mon menta to be built on the buttlefleld Shlloh , have been heard. The regents' coi mlttco from the State university will a pear before the senate committee Thursd and the house committee Friday to push t Interests of the State university and so after the friends of the Normal ahool a the Stnto College of Agriculture. Eai this -week the committees having the Nc mnl school bills In charge will he a Joint meeting to hear the school menthe the state Interested In the establlshmc of the new schools. The repreacntatlv of the State Teachers' association will pro ably appear tomorrow afternoon. Much Interest Is manifest here over t appointment of a bucccssor lo the late Jud Woolson of the federal bench for the soul ern district of Iowa. Senator Allison w call the Iowa delegation together early tl : week In regard to the matter. It Is b lleved that Senator Gear will have t naming of the office and that It will olth go to Davis of Keokuk or Towner Corning. Late this afternoon Senator Tow-neond the Marion , Mouroo djstrlcj , , Introduced resolution In the senalo _ expresslng ayr pathy for the Boers. The resolution , wl ' the request of the ( senator ) wa referr to a committee. Coronpr'H Jury Acqnttf Ilnlnm. SIOUX CITY , la. , Jan , 29. ( Special Tel gram. ) A coroner's Jury has exonarnt MIke Hatnes of the murder of Andy Kea whom ho killed with a red-hot poker. J Inquest was held this afternoon and the Ju found that Kean came to his death from thrust of n red-hot Iron into the nbdom by the hand of MIke Holncs In self-defene The testimony of the witnesses who h seen Kcan prior to the fight was to the cffe that ho had threatened to do Halnes serlo Injury. Halnes bus all along maintain that Kean assaulted him and In running him came In contact with the end of tl poker , with which ho was lighting his pip IOWA EDITORS VISIT OMAH ( Continued from First Page. ) thing when ho saw It. Just now ho TVI gelling a llttlo experience In Omaha f which ho was paying all right. ViNlt The DPI * Ilullillnjf. From Ihe Cqmmerclal club Ibe party wi taken to The Bee'building nnd taken throuj press room , news room , editorial ai stereotyping room , whore they were shou the equipment of a modern newspaper plar with the completeness of which they we agreeably surprised. At 5:30 : dinner was serveflitli the con pllraenls of Iho Illinois Central at Iho Pa : Ion. It was nerved In courses and before was completed Colonel Merry , who preside started the speaking by saying that tl close relations maintained between the ra ! road men and the nownpuper men wore b cnuBO they wcro nccc tary to each othe The former furnished the transportnlh lhat enabled the nowapnpcr men lo get be ter acquainted with each other , and the la tcr exlol Iho virtues of the railroad nu nnd gloss over his fnulln , Sometimes tll < have even failed to mention that a llmlti train did not make schedule time. G. M. Hitchcock welcomed the guests "gentlemen from our new possessions Omaha people had felt a thrill of conflden nnd Joy when H was announced that tl Illinois Central , ono of Iho greatest systcr of the northwest , had \\ltliout a bcnua , co cludod that it had cuough confidence Omaha lo expend millions to link Its fa with that of the city. Its coming proag closer relations between Iowa and Omah U. K. Johnston of the llockwcll City A vocalo responded on Iho part of the now- paper crowd. They had apprcclaled t rourtcelc4 Khonn them by Ihe people Council Bluffs nnd Omaha , and had been It pressed by what they had seen In Omaha ai If joalmren'lari-uiilar , liculthrniuvrtUKiit or II btmej crerjiUr. > oirioklck.Gi-nlTbu. | KI-PII jot lipwi-Js oiicii. mill | > ii iit-ll Totro. in tliu haiio < vluluiit I'tijalo or pill i > t > Uaiil tlniiKcruui Tl mnolliett eatleM , moil MiTH-ct war of towel * clt-ur auil clean l > to uwu IMoaiant , 1'alntablo.I'oleiil.TaklafioocJ DoOoo Netcrblckeii , VVuakpii.urcirlpr. Hk'.J3cMo ) Wrli fur free umple , and IxioUol on beallb Addri-ti 111rllif lii.td , I ) ; , I fcUije , u lrt l , J. Y tt. VI KEEP YOUR BLOOD OLEAI South Omfthn with the wealth of n srclln the support of which cnn bullil such cities Ho was ready to admit , ns n resident of thtt section , th.it northern town Is the best sec tlon of that state nnd Hint loivn In the bn stnto In the Union. He complimented Col encl Merry for the m.-iRniricenco of thr-tral that had brought In thp exclusion , dcMurlti facetiously thnt Mr. Merry hml spent ? 1,000 , 000 Just for the pleasure of brltiRlug n fe\ newspapermen to Omalm. Other He-mark * . Victor llosowatcr iipoke of the ndlnlly ex Isllng between railroad men nnd newspaper men. Hut the newspapers were heio u Kir tlmo before the railways came , nnl h warned Mr. Merry that they would he hen n Ions time utter the railways ha\o tnkfi wlnRs and became llyliiR machlnw. Mr Smith , the 'city ticket njcent , had Informci him that the first two tickets * otd Iron Omaha over the now line wore sold to twi laboring men who were ( joins to Mlnncsot irnd who , when Informed that they won the first to purchase tickets nl Omalu wen actually dazed by the unexpected hone thrust upon them. U. lj. Murphy of the Dunuqtie Cllobe Journal spoke of the > onng man In journal iMn. The young newspaperman Is nn all Important factor In the life of the dally great or small. He .Is ambitious and hi zeal and energy arc untiring , laboring ; nl ways with one Idea In view the Inleresti of the paper ho represents for ho sees uf.v off the * star of success , which ho conceive : to be his star. The young man Is the propelling polling force , the driver In the newspaper o today. His characteristics arc what nn classed na American push. Ho has pcrscvcr anco nnd push an Ideal and ability to realIze Izo It. Ho has wit and wisdom , Is n man o the world , Is enough spiritual and not toe much worldly , with private honor nnd nmbl tlon. Victor Bender spoku wittily for the pcopli of Council Bluffs , thanking the people o Omaha for helping those of his city In civ tertnlnlng tholrvisitors. . If Council Bluffi Is to bo the terminus of the road Us people do not object to visitors running over to Omaha for a llttlo trip. Ho thankci1. the Illinois Central for having helped tc make Omaha tributary to Council Bluffs. iMr. Merry closed the feast hurriedly bj saying that the fine train which had been sc much complimented did not como by chance but was duo to the fact that there Is a cor responding business to be won by Its com ing to Omaha. After generously compli menting Omaha , the pioneers who had made the city nnd the newspaper fraternity vvhlcli had helped ho assured the people of Omahr that they would llnd that the local olllccre sent here by the road arc gentlemen. In every sense of the word. Hushing from the table to the street cars the party was boon aboard o ? Its splendid train , comprising seven mngnlllcent new Pullman and special cars , vestlbuled from end to end , and n now engine , and about 8 s'clock ithe return trip was begun. The VlNltorn. The following Is a list of the Iowa editors who visited Council Bluffs , South Omaha and Omaha : Ackley M. P. Purcell , editor , Phono- ; iaph ; Ocorgo V. Althouse , editor , World. Cedar Falls E. A. Snyder , editor , Gazette ; I. G. Packard , editor , Globe ; S. T. Walker , Ddllor , Uncord. Cedar Uaplds B. A. Shsrman , editor , Record. Denlson Henry A. Cook , editor. Journal ; 3. L. Caswell , edeltor , Bulletin ; K. W. Meyers , editor , Review ; J. P. Harthun , idttor , Zeltung ; B. F. Tucker , editor , tte- I'lew. Dow City S. E. Rudd , editor , Enterprise. Dunlap Leon Vossar , reporter , Herald ; 3. T. Child , editor , Tribune ; W. N. Gaumcr , > dltor , Reporter. Dyersvllle William B. Cooksley , editor , s'ews Letter ; C. A. Smith , editor , Commer- : lal. Dubuque A , L. Plzer , cljty editor , Tel.e- ; roph ; R. L. Murphy , city editor , Globe- [ ournal ; J. H. Smith , managing editor , Times ; John H. Ingram , city editor , Herald ; F. C. Qutgley , reporter , Telegraph ; F. K. Uunsell , manager , Trade Journal ; William Olodcn , reporter , Catholic Tribune ; J. \ HdwanK editor , Normal Monthly ; U. U W. Carvir. Port DodRo J. 13. Donning , editor. Mes Epnger ; C. V. Uuncombe , editor. Chronicle George W. S. Clark , editor , Courier Hampton t . I ) . Raymond , editor. Re cordcr. Independence A. II. I-'arwell , editor. Hul Ictln-Journal ; . P. Miller , editor. Con acrvnllvc. Iowa Palls 3. C. 1'latt , editor. Sentinel P. 13. Poster , editor , Citizen. Logan J. C. McCabe , editor. Observer , 0 K. Ferguson , editor , Nucleus ; J. M. Davis editor. Garotte. Manchester J. D. Swinburne , editor , I'hoe nix : Will S. Heels , editor. News ; H. I , Rnnn , editor , Press ; Charlca H. Bronson editor , Democrat. Missouri Valley A. H. Sniff , editor , Hall ; News. Parkersburg K. H. Schrack. editor Quasqueton J. R. Osborn , editor , Mer cury. Rockwell City Byron Mntttson. r-lltor Republican ; L. C. Hull , editor , Sentinel 12. 13. Johnoton. editor. Advocate. Waterloo Dick Van Metro , reporter Tribune ; Lou G. Parrott , editor. Reporter George Gallarno , editor , Courlor ; Jacob 0 Pchmlilt. editor , Dcutsch Amerlkaner ; J. P Von Ltickutn , editor , Democrat , Webster CityV. . P. Hunter , editor , Free man ; C. D. Ilcllon , editor , Tribune. Woodbine L. W. White , editor , Pliron Iple ; H. C. Ford , editor , Woodbine Twiner F. B. ThlrhlelJ , health Inspector of Chicago cage , eaj-s : ' "Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cannel bo recommended too highly. It cured mi of severe dyspepsia. " It digests what yoi eat and euros Indigestion , heartburn nd ill 'forms of dyspepsia. STEAM BULGES THE WALLS Hut-Millie of Wulcr Tntilc In llui-nliip UllllllllIC .VllllONt lIVNIlltft In DlNimtcr. NEW YORK , Jan. 29. The sevcn-storj building In Cherry street occupied by U Heywood Brothers & Wakcflold Manufactur ing company as a chair factory was de stroyed by lire today , during the prevalence of u fierce gale , which made the work of thi liremcn extrtracly difficult. When the flr < broke out there were about 150 men at worV In the building , but all escaped without In- Jury. The bursting of n tank on the roof o the building , which precipitated 10,000 gallons lens of water upon the fire raging beneath It generated so much steam that the walls burst out. Part of the east wall fell upon the Gcrrlsh.vaiohouso and carried three fire men with It. For a time It was feared the men were lost , but they were extricated without having rustalncd aerlous Injury. The ioss on the building nnd Its contents , which wore completely destroyed , Is esti mated at $500,000. I'nliil S < ore nt I'HT\IIP ; - Clly. PAWNED CITY , Neb. , Jan. 29. ( Special. ) A two-story frame structure , located on Iho east Hide of Main street , this city , and known as the Brown building , was almost totally destroyed by lire. The building con- lalned a stock of paint owned by B. K. Saw der , a portion of which was saved. The oss Is estimated at $450. I > OI < MV O per u IlniiNi * . NEW YORK , Jan. 29. The Dopew opera louse In Pceksklll , owned by United States Senator Chauncey M. Depew , was destroyed Ty fire today. The loss is estimated at 175,000. WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK ? Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you Tied the new food drink called QRAIN-OV t Is delicious and nourishing and takes he place ot coffee. The more Qrnln-O you rive1 tha children the more health you dls- rlbute through their systems , Graln-O Is nade of pure grains , nnd when properly irepared tastes like the choice urades of loffee , but costs about 4 B much. All rrocora aell it. l&e and 26c. iCASTORIA For Infants and Children. IT he Kind You Have Always Bought jSVcgetablePrcparationforAs- iheToodandBegula- . slmilatlng liiig the S ipn\np.ha \ andLBawels of Bears the C HILDUKN Signature &omotesT5igesflonCheerful- nessandlfest.Contfllns neither of OpiurrCMorpWne nor Mineral. WOT NARCOTIC. in Sttl- In ftimStol- ® & % ® Use Apcrfectnemcdy forConsllpa- tion. Sour Stornach.Diarrhoea , Worms .Convulsions Jcvcrish- Over acss and Lo ss OF\SLEEE Tac Simile Signature of GfctffZiZ Thirty .Years NEW "YOHK. _ Ali inuulli old J5 Dosrt.J5C.I : rsi GASTORIA . . THI 0 NrU COMMNT. Hi > YO K PITY. DAY & HESS , COUNCIL BLUF FS Have for sale choice Fruit , Farm and Garden Land near Council Bluffs. 30 acres , mostly in fruit , adjoining city witli2 sets buildings. M acres 4 miles east , with buildings and fruit. 4 acres , house , barn and fruit , 2& miles from post-office. 1 acre , with 7 room house , H miles from post-oilice. 8f > aero farm at a bargain. Office 39 Pearl St , Telephone 344. Council Bluffs The Stoecker Cigar is so peed that there is usually nothing loft to throw away and the man who smokes them frequently risks burning his lips to get the last whilF. Sold by all dealers for 5c. We HaveTwo Stores-1404 Douglas and 221 S , IBtti. ' ACTS GENTLY ON THE KIDNEYS , LIVER AND BOWELS CUANSES THE SYSTEM ffl EFFECTUALLY fc& ffi-5 , PERMANENTLY m * * * * * > * . * Buy THE GENUINE - MAH'F D BUFFET LIBRARY CARS Best Dining Gar Service , HOWELL'9 ls Ple-isant to take. , Promiit to relieve Hafu lor nil aces. Suto to cure. Is it not ? ' With its mar ble stairways , broad corridors and splendid court , it is really a beau tiful place. is one of the things of which the town is proud. When you have friends from out of town you always show them The Bee Building. Why not have your office there ? The rents are no higher than elsewhere. in l/e Rental Agents Ground Floor , Bee Building JOHNGWPQDWARD&CO , WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTERS ) COVNCIL BLUFF5.IOWAM ! ) ohatiy Theater .STIVIHOKJVMI > V , VE NIGHT , TUESDAY , JAN , 30 Delicious First time Kuijolt-al In Council Comedy. rtlulTb . . . of . . , . tlm . A Wise Woman' ' by JIitJp ? Iamour and JIurpby A luiiopolltan C We and 75u fa'euts on lo u.t box olllc-t ) .