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8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, FEBT?UAI?Y 10, 1000. If NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL MI.VUH .Mti.NTIO.V. Davis fells J-'Inc A. H. C. beer, Neumayer's hotel. clsbuc h burners tit Mxby's. Tel. 191. tudwelBsr beer U Itoenfeldt. agent. Mrs It. Tlnlcy of N'lutli avenue Is on thn Bick llMt. Oct your, work dono at tho jtonular Eaglo laundry. 721 Hroadway. "Phono Ul. W f. Estop, undertaker. 28 I'eart etrrct Telephones: Ofllce, !(7: t evidence. 2. Atmrnoy OforRo S. Wright Is convalesc ing from an utuck of malarial fever. Thu place to havo your framing done. Alexander's Art Emporium. 333 Hroadway. Agent wanted for rhlcago house. Frovl-d.-mo IMbllshlng Co., 23S South Seventh fctrrrt. Mrs. J. N. Miller haH been called to Glen wind by the snrlous Illness of her brother, Jobhllii Hherfciv. JudKo W. S. Lewis of Olenwood was in the city yostcnlay on business connected wnh tic federal court. full nttemlaiiro Is desired at tho regular meeting of Fidelity council, No. 156, Iloyal Arcanum, this evening. JuiIro H. H. Aylesworth of the superior court Im xpected homo from New York tho early part of next week. Mr. and Mrs. W. I.. Uedlson havo re moved to this city from Shenandoah and arc located ut 713 Mill street. Havo ti little senso and save your halt dollars to buy thorn "Coin" effects, the l,iut thing In neckwear, at Smith & llrad ky i .V marriage license was Issued yesterday tr. Irvlri II. Stevens, aged 27, and Kmma .1. M'iis. Hged 27, lKth from Pottawattamie count. I'lm rnuiiliir mpptliiir of the Woman's lie. lief corps will be held this afternoon At 2 o (ock at lira ml iirmy oi me m-iuium. hull. (ii-orge N. Ilowen hns secured a position uiiii din mritnr riimtianv and with Mrs. lli.wen will shortly remove from Omaha back to this city. A number of the members of the police force were the recipients of valentines, oillccr James Lurking being tho most favored In this respect. Wo aro ngents for the "Miller," "Stet nun ' and "llawea" hats, the three, best American mukes. ' Spring styles now being hhowii at Hmitn urauiey h .tacoh Ni'iiinavcr. who recently under went a severe surgical operation. Is rapidly convalescing and he hopes soon to bo ablo to leave for n trip to Oermany Miss fSraco Hlaek Is conllned to her homo ns a result of Injuries received while coast liitr ii few nluhts uiro. Tho sled overturned mill bIio received several bad cuts In the face. County Recorder K, E. Smith' returned joHterday from McLean, III., whero he was called hy the serious Illness of his mother. Mrs. Smith Is still living, ulthough but little hopes for her "recovery nre enter tained. Mrs. Mcintosh, aged 43 years, died last evening at St. Hprnard'H hospital from pneumonia. She had ,benn III only a few days and was removed to the hospital yes terday morning. She was engaged as pastry cook at the Grand hotel, but roomed In Omaha. Harry Walker was taken Into custody yesterday On an old chargo that has been pending against him for several months. It Is alleged that Walker broke Into a shanty occupied by a man named Gallup on the Kort Dodgo & Omaha grade and stole a gold watch chain. Hon. Lewis W. Ttoss Is In Des Moines at tending the seventh biennial convention of tho IMotieer Lawmakers' association of lown. Mr. Hpss, who has been a. resilient of this state for forty-six years, wus a member of tho senate In tho tenth and eleventh general ussemblles. F C. Harrison, the alleged overcoat thief, was too sick from tho effects of drink yes terday morning to appear In police court for trial and his hearing was accordingly postponed until this morulas'. Harrison is , i,nnwn r,inrni mm n( thi.. pOv said to have been 11 prominent member of ' a weU known colored man of thh. clt. tho Laiicuster county (Nebraska) bar at one whero he baa resided for a long number of time In Omaha, ho went by the name of years, following the business of a horse Ferklns. hut he cluims Harrison is his cor- , tralnor. Undcr tho administration of Mayor reel niiine ,,, h . Carson ho held a position on tho pollco Tho casa ngnliiHt Hiram Jordan, charged ... . . ,. by H. W. Forney- with obtaining" money force as driver of tho patrol wagon. In his under false pretenses, will bo heard before petition Nealy says that In refusing him the Justlco Vlen thlH mo-nlng. Jordan gave enjoyment of tho accommodations dc hill for hln tippenran-o. Forney alleges , . v,lmov .iifiiv ..in, mil n, that ut tho time Jordai sold him his barber wan led. Neumayor -wilfully, with full pro shop ho represented that thn rent and gas modltatlon and design, wickedly wronged bill had been linld In advanco and thnt tho nnd Inlured him: that Noumaver then nnd bin wS full of cpal. After Paying his Ss hen'fm,,dVt,Kre,OT in advnnco; that tho gas hill was In tho , - II. I .1..., ,1... 1. 1.. Mimo condition, and that the coal bin was , full of ntmosphoro only. N. Y. Plumblni 0. Tel. 2.V). !tiiiiUriiit I'nriner. Wllllnm Sutherland, farmer, living near nionwood. Mills county, filed a voluntary , gbnmo and chagrin. petition in bankruptcy In tho United States I NPaly further claims that Neumaycr's nc dlstrict court yesterday. His liabilities, ull trtlH Bubjccted hlm to deep degradation and of which are unsecured, aggregate $7,743, and that such actions were with mnllce and for consist In part of Judgments obtained against i the purpose of Injuring his feelings and be thn nctltlmier lu Washington county. No- ' uminr. hi mniihnnil nnd catln? utxin hlm brnsku, Sutherland wns a rormor resiueni 8narae, humiliation and dtsgrncei. Hy reason . is ncing neiii ni unuertaKor igstep s awnii of Iilalr, whom he bus wealthy parents. His ) of theso Indlgnatics, Insult and wicked li'g orders for Its disposition from cither ot father a.few years ago set hlm up on n farm I treatment. Nealy claims to have suffered , the brothers. and ho started lu to raiso ftno cattle. DIs- . VITJP ,jcepiy in mind, nnd to havo undergone en&o killed oft his stock and finally com- KrPnt mortification and vexation of spirit, pellcd him to seek tho assistance of tho , humiliation, chagrin and shamo and U14 bankruptcy court. Sutherland filed with his (j(t,p (C0K ()f a consciousness of having potitlon a poverty oath that he had tio means j 1)PPn treated as a mean and despised out to pay the cots of tiling his petition. Under I calt nni) Ki,iVP. Iho rules of tho court tho clerk could not j j n M prultt filed his answer yesterday nin tho petition until tho petitioner had j )n the 6Ull brought against him by tho been heforo tho Judge and oxnmlncd ns to , p0ttawattamlo County Mcrintllo nssocla hls property, and then only on the order ot on of Nt.0a ot whlcU concern's storo ho tho court. Sutherland's nttornoy. however, fonncrly Wns manager. Tho association guaranteed tho costB in tho case should the UUjUKbt flUlt to ,.CCover about $1,400, which, court rule that he must pay them, and tho t clalmcil rrllllt owpll at the (lrap ho left petition was then placed 011 file. Judge ,u t.mploy. u waH claimed that Prultt, Woolson Issued an order that no Imukrunt , accorilnB t0 bls agreement nnd contract, could secure his d schargo until he hud paid eho(, havo m tho he) , tbp Btoro tho costs as ho did not believe that court , of , glmro 0, Ul0 rofltHi of out olllcers should bo required to do work with ut compensation. The costs In filing a bankruptry petition are $2!i, which are re quired to bo paid In advance. IllK Hortuime I'lleil, Tho Omaha. Council lllulTs Suburban llntlwuy company (lied for record yesterday the morlgngo for $fiOO.noo given to tho Hoynl Trust company of Chicago and Albert K. Jchuson, trustee. Tho mortgage, which was executed In accordance with the action or tho board of directors at Its meeting Do eember 2! last, eovem the company's entlro plant, private right ot way, thn property at lako Mannwit and olsswhero In this county nnd In Douglas county. Neb., all of Its fran chises nnd rolling stock. The mortgago bonds, which bear .Vpor cunt Interest, ma ture twenty years from date and are re. deemahln In l'.'OO. Tho Instrument Id signed by Oeorgo Townsend, president, and W. S. Iteed, secretary, of tho company, and re quired revenue slumps to tho value of $!I00 heforo It was recorded. Davis sells paints. Ileal Cxtnle Triinnfern. Thn following transfers were filed yester day In the 'abstract, title and loan otllco ot J W. Squire, 101 iviui street: 1' II Hebbelii and wife to Bophl Yoege. part block a Allen Cook's add to Avoea. w d ( firorge H. Folsom to I'eter and llclrlg Mollne. nil block Hallroad ndd. w d , James L. Coffey and wife to David Campbell, part hwU'BW4 2-i7-H, w d lllclt.-ml IVnhnm to, Chicago, Hock Island & l'liellle Hnllwny cointianv. 425 part soli no4 undu'j set, 1S-T6-33. W d 1.250 Total; four tron$fe.rs. .... $3,375 Sco samples and got prices on aprlng suits t Smith & riradloy'e, Howell's Antl-"Knwf cureo coughs, coldi. FARM LOANS Negotiated In Kajtorn Nehraska and town, James N. Casady, Jr., 1M Mailt Ut., Couudl liua. BLUFFS. GREGORY GIVEN TWO YEARS Sentiaca ii Pawed Upon tht Man Who Shot GonaUblo Mou. TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS IN COUNTY JAIL I'nrtliil Kxiilntlou for Hie Crime of Fill In Tiro Ollleers ivltb I. rail LI lid CtiHtonicr for the Sheriff. In partial expiation for, his crime of.de llborately shooting and seriously wounding Cuimtabln Hardin Maim of l.nvelanil and for shooting at OfQccra Albro and James, J - ' Gregory, tho desperado and horwethlef, will spend tho next two years as ono of Sheriff tried at this term of court, tho Jury found mm oniy guilty or assault wun intent to commit great bodily Injury in place of as- sault with intent to murder, as charged In tno luuictments. under tno nnuing ot tne jury the severest sentence that could be In.- " ' case in tho county Jail. It -ested with the court whether tho sentences hould run con- court wnctner tno sentences nouiu run con current or bo cumulative. . In passing sentonco Judgo Thorncll mid I It was evident that thn leelidnture In flxlnir ll was euucni uiat mo legislature in iixing the penally to bo imposed for such nn of- fense as tho defendant had been found guilty nf hnd dnnr so renllzlne that In certain In- or, na.i done so naiizinR tuai n certain in stances tho full penalty should bo Imposed. Continuing, tho court said ho bcllovod this was such an Instance and that therefore ho , , , . ,. , , , would Impose tho full penalty in both cases, the sentence In tho second case to commenco to commenco in eiin r.rei?- 1 111 trtOU UllV, tho bonds In at tho completion of the llrst. ory might sec fit to appeal each case were fixed at $1,000 ). urcgory a , their client attorneys stated that while thought seriously of appealing nothing defi nite had been decided. Hud .Hun to Keep. Tho task of keeping guard over Grogory for the next two yaars Is ono that Sheriff Cousins and his (lnputl en do not relish. f!lne watch will hiivr to h kent over him .. . 1 u 1 1 Kept over nun nil tho time, as ho Is known to bo u des perate character, and If an opportunity should present itself, would certainly make an attempt to escape and probably "would stop at nothing, not even murder, to accom plish his purpose. Judge Tbornell announced that he would pass sentenco on Frank Paul, convicted of breaking into a Hurllngton waycar and stealing nn overcoat and on Jeese Thomp son, who pleudod guilty to stealing a quan tity of Jewelry and other articles from tho Klopplng residence, this morning on the convening of court. Androw Noilly filed his potitlon yesterday in the district court in his suit against Jacob 'Noumayer, tho Hroadway hotel keeper, in which ho asks damages .In tho sum of $7,000 for being refused admission to the dining room an January 16 lant. Nealy tncrn BcL nbo,lt t0 an(i m brlllB upon hlm much of Inconvenience, besides great , obloquy and ehamoj that Noumayer by his . . ... ... . , I conduct offered him irrent nubile Insult and subjected him to contemptuous treatment, Insolence nnd disgrace; that Neumayor ex- erclsed absolute tyranny nnd oppression over him In a public manner nnd for the pur I)030 bon and thero to put him to much of tho gross receipts. In his answer, Prultt claims thnt be paid the help out of the proceeds of tho business with the full knowledge and consent of tho plaintiffs nnd with tho understanding that tho money so UM'd ishould he deducted from his share ot the profits. Instead of being indebted to tho association, I'rultt claims tho plain tiffs owe him $100.7i. and ho asks for Judg ment for this amount. New neckwear, now shirts, new gloves nnd hosiery in all tho Intest shades and styles, Just In nt Smith & Hradley's. I'nlne Ill-port of Suicide Officer Kd Smith, while pntrollng Broad way Inst night, was called to the apartments occupied by (leorgo McCoy in the Marcus block, where It was said Mm. McCoy had taken poison with Intent to commit sulcido. A sister of tho woman bad found her lying unconscious on tho floor by the side of tho bed with froth oozing from her mouth. Mrs. McCoy, it Is said, had frequently made threats to do away with herself, and a note fo,iind on the tablo led her sister to hellevo that who hnd taken poison. The note read: "Ocorge, couio home. 1 havo dono wrong." Officer Smith hastily sunimonod Dr. llelllu- ger, who nn examining the woman found she was suffering from convulsions and that alio had not taken any poiron. Sho rcgnined con- scloiiHiifffl after a short time. Mrs. McCoy nnd her husband formerly conducted u res taurant on Hroadwny. Woodmen (in After lleiiiliiiurter. The local members of the Woodmen ot the World aro making strong efforts to socuru the location of the headquarters ot tho order In this city. They have nlready raised about $2,000 and expect to Incronso this to $3,500 within a short time. At thi meeting of the tend camp last March tho sum of $60,000 was appropriated for a head quarters building. Local members have been Investigating several sites in this city Pnll.ln.' Unr.lnr. n It... l .ll Tl.li '". ' ' ."V "'." - 1 .Mion u Ther.l . ....... ..., nniKr an original copy or llio name, nil- miiuuj'i iuuuh mi im. ". " ' that date and tho miners s-iv thit hIioiiIiI ih was tho sentenco Imposwl uiion him yester- dress and lust voting place of each elector a uttlo piospect of tho legislature granting ,nal "n,e nn lno ralnpfs Ba snouiu tno day In the district court by Judge Thor- i wlUl it ballot at W eauctis and they ' ruuon for over ono additional opera ors not appear they will have to au -;. ,,,., ,...,,,, m shnll Itidlcate on tho ix'll books which shall i i'iu' '"" " ,,..,. , fcr tho consequences. Tho meeting will ?!.". rnS n"""8 'h mll0n8 fr MW 1 Pi" Mfi lllf"!. lh,V !c,J:?..L"I"!.t- t "fH0"' h? P.r0ba?' l .8 ."aLt?f.,?J: Probably bo cloned tomorrow and It will bo wuich would bo adapted for such a build- Inheritance ..tux. Tho payment has been 1 particular at two Insuratie., 1, ,T, , lug. They havo bee,, offered tho Plattner waiting decisions as to the constitutionality SSlnL buMno now In Ia tho Sprhwl". jroperty at the vomer of Hroadway and n tho collateral inheritance tar law for i.iV. . wi . ' .'r or'1,wt' Olen avenue for $7,500. This properly has suns tlmo past It Is tho largest sum ycthlonal Life and Tru. comnanr both nV. . front.c. on Bro.dw.jr, Olim avenue .ad rc.llred from ,hu ourc m, ornuiulu. T"i hS b I i I'lerce street and would mnke a handsome location for a building such as Is contem plated. They have also bepn offered tho 1'lottner property on the north Hide of llrcadway, opposite tho l'lnttncr homestead, for (5.000. This Is alio o desirable loca tion, but la not considered as good as tho one at tho corner of Olen avenue. MILES TO 4JOVEHV THU CAt.ClSES. Ilepnrt of tin- Ciiiiitnlltec nllli n I'rw AnieiiiliiieiilM I, Adopted, At the meeting of tho republican central committee Thursday nlsht the rules to gov ern the holding of caucuses na drawn up by tho special committee, conflating of W. A. Oroneweg, Dr. V. L. Trcynor ami J. J. Hess, were, with somo few amendments, adopted. Tho rules ns now adopted and which will be In force at tho corning city primaries are as follows: ' 1. In all cnucuses held for the selection of delegates to any convention It shall lio the duty of the precinct chnlrmiin to call the meeting to order not cnrller than 7.45 n. m. and not later than S p. m., after which a chairman and secretary" of the caucus shall 00 rllOHOH. TL - hieh r iin.1 h i o eh irmnn ,7r ii,. .,i,.t. ' lug. and two clerks shall bo chosen by tho i c,!,Ucf,.,s,i.ii i. .i. .i..i.. i..i,.. . sljnn bo lll(,)r fuitilel. ,luty t0 assist the juuges in counting tne naiiai. J1... """,,"? ,nc "1, W? ''! tho nuallllcation of tho electors who p-esent same ana tno decision or two or moro or "Mtf'&S, 'ileJSled Z "judges HIV tll-i-lill i-fi-IHM 1(1 twii' ctiiiiii HiiinK ill.- same nllldavlt which would entitle hint to vo'e al " regular election said nllldavlt to b rePrVP(i by the secretary and returned with the poll book to the city chairman. fi. When tho cniicus has been organized mil the Judges and clerks chosen the chnlr- , nn0llnt.p tlmt tll0 ,,oUs ilre .,n , nml shull IU thp samP nnie i,nt0 nt wlmt tlmo they will be elncd. which tlmo shall 1 1,1 " case be less than ono hour from the , 0.,P11(f 1)1It , ,, C(lf)0 th0 ,n i. . iii nil p..o,...t h..v. u.,..m given an opportunity to vote. In any ease "!lc0 "''M'.i'JTf A,,'?.,?.lm11 cloi, one hour from the tlmo of opening, 7. When the polls nre open all (lualllled electors may present their ballots, tho same electors may present meir oanois, 1110 same 1 be folded lu such manner that the Judges (1 (but ()l( Ul(10t )( rpj,e,ltt.,l ,y 1 the. voter to one Judge, who shall hand It to i tne otner juuge ami 11 win ue oy nim 11c ',,0sltc.1.. 1,1 '!11V,im,!!t ,1'0,?-., ?,ufl,nlc.t;,,0J' ,n' fore lueHentlng his ballot to the Judge as ntmvo shall give to tho clerks his name and address, toguther with his last voting place. 8. When the .polls havo been declared closed by tho vlmlnniiii the Judges nnd clerks, assisted by the secretary, stiall count , tno unllots nnu tno result or same snail be unnounicd by the chairman, and tho dele- K' e receiving the Highest number or votes ' hull bo Uv;!arel the duly elected delegates 1 The result of the hallot shall also bo en- I dorsed by the clerks on the original noil book and, after being certified by the chair man and secretary, returned by the secre tary to tho chairman of tho city central pnmin tlrn tvltliln fwenlv-fnilr hntlru niwl to 'be kept by him as part ot the records of ! his oiuce. iiMm Tho samu comraltteo was instructed to draft a bet of rules to govern the nomina tion ot ward aldermen and submit same at u meeting of tho central committee' to be held next Thursday night. Tho preparation of ballots and poll books was left in tho hands of a committee ot three, of which tho chairman Is to bo one, tho other two to be appointed hy him. It was decided to havo tho caucus rules printed on largd cards, a copy to bo hung In each placo whuro tho primaries aro held. It was practically decided to hold tho school nnd city caucus on Saturday night, March 3, hut tho dates for holding the con ventions will not bo fixed until the meeting of tho committee next week. Now spring samples for made-to-measure clMhlng now being shown at Smith & Ilrad ley's. Word front HiikIioh' Friend. Rev. Father Smyth of St. Francis Xavler's church received the following telegram last evening from W. M. Hughes, 1: who is presumably a brother Hi.ghcs, the man who commltt Ql llnn.,t..l.. t.w..ll.,l Mn,l.,nd.1 Ittsburg, I'a., of Alfred 1). til sulcido at St. llernard's hospital Wednesday morning. "Send Information concerning Hughes' death to Hughes, Wnyno street, Alleghany, Pa. John Hughes liven at Wood Jtlver, Neb." In accordanco with the request. Father Smyth sent tho desired Information, nnd also telegraphed particulars to John Hughes at Wood Hlver. Tho dead man was on his way to hli brother John at Wood Hlver when he be came deranged and took his life. The body Killed In (he I'hlllppliieN. Misfortune spcins to have pursued the members of Company L, Fifty-first Iowa volunteers, who remained In tho Philippines and rn-cnllstcd In Hell's regiment. James Casey of this city, formerly a member of Company L, received a letter yesterday fiom a friend lu Munlln containing the In formation that in a recent engagement Jnmcs II. Johnson had been killed. Carl Hurhorn severely wounded In tho leg and Ktigono Myers wounded in tho arm. John- sou enlisted In Company L from Auduboti nnd Myers from Onawa. Hurhorn was n resident of Council Illuffs. Tho fourth member of Company L to ro-enllst, Louis Wagoner, was killed Just beforo the Fifty first Iowa left Manila for home. l I' It 1) i :n i :i MN WAS A ITtilTIVi: John I'lHher, Killed In Oklahoma, Wiin Wunleil In Slnn City, SIOUX CITY. Feb. ir..-(Speclal.) John I'lsiier. a Sioux City gambler, who wns shot and Instantly killed nt Kl Itelio, Okia.. at an early hour this morning after exchanging nlno shots with Hnrry Dunbar, Is a fugitive from Justice in Sioux City, and for whom tho sheriff has been searching for the last yeur. i ins is the nrst known of his whereabouts Ills former homo Mas nt Fort Dodge, la., and his brother left tonight to bring the remains or the young man to his former home. Fisher hnd been convicted of robbery and was sentenced to serve two years In tho pen itentiary. The case was appealed, but tho lower court was affirmed, and then Fisher Jumped his bond, which had been signed by hl old mother. l.niviuilUern nt lie Molnen, DKS MOINKS. Feb. 15. (Spcelnl Tele gram.) Tho fcuturo of the sessions of tho Pioneer Lawmakers' nssorlatlon today was tho formal visit of .Iho body to tho two houses of iho legislature thle afternoon. Until hnus-cs hrld special sessions to receive tho pioneers. In tho upper body, after a fhort speech by the president, Senator Mul len made nn uddress of welromo for the body, whli h wns responded to by Senator Ilnlter on behalf of the pioneers. In the house tho same formality nttnehed to tho brief tesslon. s. I'. leonmns spenkiug on bo half of tho tii-oclatlon. Addresses hy Henry O'Connor nnd C. C. Colo were features of tho meeting for tho lawmnkurs. Hon. Theodore S. l'nrvln of Cedar Itnplds was elected pres ident. follnlcrnl Inhf rtlniic o Tin, DKS MOINDS. Feb. 15. (Special Tele gram.) The Lovell estate, In Jones county. amounting to $3:o,ooo, has paid Into tho mate treasury the sum of $10,000 collateral - ' - - y -1 -v . u.i.tn jiiu inHiirniicn nnmnnn ivi it a I . , ... IOWA NORMAL SCHOOL BILL Home Lobbies Crowded with Peopla Acxioru for Its Passagi. SECRETARY WILSON SPEAKS TO HOUSE True 41ml llMi'iiurnKriiiriit He Hlvon lo Sliitc Aurleiilliiriil l'""'' ' AnifS-4Hlir llllls I'resriUeil lit I lie linvii l.eRlnliitiirp. DES MOINES. Feb. 13. (Special Telc giam.) Tho Normal school bill cutno up m u special order at 11 o'clock this morning. The lobbies of the state houso were crowded with teachers and friends of tho bill. To the. dlsannolntnieiit of all. no discussion ot tho measuro was made In tho house, hut alter a few parliamentary maneuvers the n. niter wn deferred until tomorrow. At tho present time It looks ns though the bill win pass in an amended snapc. Tho bill. when first presented to tho house, called for Km.xvllle the stato Institution for adult blind Is located, nnd It Ih tho plan to usq that building for tho Fchool. Secretary Wilson SpenUn. Tho houso suspended business a few minutes this morning to listen to a short , , . . t.. ,flnratnlV addrchs from Hon. James Wilson, secretary of agriculture, who Is In tho city to attend thn mpetlng of Pioneer Lawmakero. Mr. moe"n ,,r ""' ?u r . Alison was Introduced by tho speaker an a man who had served in tho Iowa legls- hrlnelnc honor to tho IaU'ro nnd n ow bringing uonor to tno Htate as a member of the cabinet. In spoak- Ing of what tho legislature should do, Mr. ..... . . . iresminon tho imnortanco 1"011 ,alu Krcat stress upon mo importance of coring well for tho agricultural collego at Ames, speaking in warm terms of ton excellent work It was doing. In both houses bills wcro introduced ask- ng 1 "u for nn appropriation ot $1,000 for con- uing the education of Llmuc. Haguewood, the deaf, dumb and blind ward of tiio state, whr Is now in a privnto institution In Iowa. Senator Titus Introduced a bill In the senate for tho establishment of a reformatory for woir.cn at Anamosa. It Is similar to tho Stewart bill In the house, nnd asks for $1" per capita for the Inmates, $3,000 for estob Ush ng induatr es nnd $2,000 for fur ,,,,,. ,, ip,u.i i m, ..n.i. tor Hopkins Introduced two new library hlllr. Ono asks for nn appropriation of $2,000 to complete the classification ot the books of tho state library and the other proposes additional authority for tho state library trustees promoting tho traveling library system. In the senate Titus Introduced a bill becked by the Muscatine city council pro posing to have tho wnter works In cities under special charter under control of the city council. Instead of trustees appointed by the dletl let court. Clausscn introduced tho pension bill backed by the old soldiers. It provides that no pension money shall bo withheld from Inmates of tho Soldiers' Home. Dachman presented a measure to clear up tho doubt as to whether or not tho birth of a child subsequent to tho making of a will revokes tho Instrument. Lister introduced 0110 to prevent .the location of a saloon on tho same sldo or tho street with any post office, or within 150 feet of the same. llnntcr'M lllll l'rearnted. Thn Sllslngcr bill providing a hunter's license, for Iowa, which has passed the house, has been favorably reported hy the senate fish and gamo committee. Tho senate bills on the same subject havo been Indefinitely prBtponcd. After considerable dlscusnlon, which was listened to by a number of miners, tho bill by Kendall to allow miners the right to demand pay for mining slnck pasncd tho houso, with an amendment by Theophll ins that tho slack must bo weighed sepa ratrly from the coal. Tho bill for the ahol Ishment of the offices of state printer nnd binder has. nt tho request of Its author, Clarke ot Dallas, been mado n special order for next Tuesday' at 10:30 a. m. The pros - pects aro that it will mako by far the hard- est fight of the session, the houto bolng pretty evenly divided. Tho Introduction cf a substitute bill to modify Instead of to abolish thn olfices Is anticipated. After another lengthy discussion the sen- nte this morning passed tho Hazelton side- walk hill by a vote of 30 to 8, In tho form In which it was originally Introduced, pro- ..1,1... 1 1 . . ..I 1 11... I , . 1 . vldlug that temporary sidewalks shall be ot brick If thn cost docs not exceed 40 cents per lineal foot. The senate discussed tho Kmmert bill for tho suppression of tuberculosis this after noon, but did not bring tho mntter to a vote, The IIokus Itule, Senator Iambert of Jackson county as tounded the senate committee on printing several days ago by announcing that ho had discovered the Imprints of a bogus rule In tho measurements of state printing In tho secretary of mute's ofllce. This discov ery is exactly tho same mado three years ago hy Senator Lambert, nnd the secretnry of statei's department Is now ut work trying to discover how tho discrepancy in th? measurements of the stato printing came about, nnd who Is responsible for It. Olio of tho biggest appropriation bills of tho senate was Introduced this week In the senate. It provides for a JCti.000 approprla Hon to erect monuments to tho union so dlers from Iowa who fought and died on tho Held of Shllnh. None of thn mono. molds proposed is to cost to exceed $4 000 except tho ono representing Iowa, which may cost as high ns $15,000. The bill names tho following commlBslonera, whoso expense are not to exceed In the aggregate $3,500: (1. L. (iodfrcy of Des Moines, C. W. Cross- ley oi ensier city, u. A. Huston ot Wau beck, H. H. Morrison of Fort Madison. L. Klnkead of Dos Moines, J. II. Monroo of Muscatine, D. II. Soper of Hmmctshiirg. (V W. Kepler of Mount Vernon, W. T. Slmw of Anamosa, F. C. lllackmnr of Wabhlngton und John Hayes of Hod Oak, .Some l'roNMMtle I'nrdoiiM. It la understood that nn effort will ho mado to sts uro a pardon for Woods, the man who was convicted ot complicity in tho dynamite outrage at Muscatlno n few years ago, when an attempt was made to wreck Iho houses of John Mahln and K. H. Keg sengcr. It s also understood that a mow ment Is on foot ut Cedar Falls to secure tho pardon of Delilah Falls, an Inmntn of Anamosa penitentiary, serving a twenty, yenr nentenco for the- murder of Jacob Kern in 1&97. It Is claimed by those asking thn pardon thnt Kern was a villain and secured nn Intimacy with Miss Fails which led her to murder him. Tho equal suffrage bill has been reported favorably In tho houso. Tho friends of suf frngo had io hoarlng, hut thoso who opposed It did. A number who will oppose the hill on tho floor voted to recommend it for pas suge. It Is bolloved It will bo defeated, Iiniinrliint Insurance Meamirea, Senator Craig this wcok Introduced a hill proposing a chango In tho laws governing will pass. At sip for soin tlmo ns to the legitimacy ot these two companies and the attorney gen eral has been quoted ns of the opinion that there should bo legislation to prevent Iho operation or sucn companies, wiucn nas re- i suited lu tho drafting of this measure. The bill provides that every policy shall have n redumptloti value after two payments Is made on It nnd provides for publicity ot cer tain Information concerning the company, so that tho policy holder may Inform him self what Is being dono with the suiplus of tho company. The measure in part Is copied nfrer the New York and Massachusetts law and Is new In part. There has been a hear ing this week on the valued policy law. In troduced In the senate by Senator Brighton, hut no action has been taken by the com mittee. There is also an Important lnsur nnco bill pending In the one to regulate stipulated premium life Insurance compan ies, which at present operate under tho other Insurnuce lnws of the state and are not cer tain of their rights nnd privileges. OI'F.lt.V'l OILS 'All TO ItHSl'OM), IlCtiore tin SiiiiiiiiniiN of the Miner to Meet Them. PES MOINES, Feb. 15. (Special Telegram.)--The Imperative summons of tho miners lo the operators to meet them here today wan Ignored by the operators and they did not appear. As a lesult tho milium dctormlnod to hold another stnto meeting hero on the 27th. Tho operatorH of tho state will bo no tided that tbev will be ex pected to meet hero with the miners on decided before adjournment Just what de mands will be made upon the mlno owners. Ollicors will be elected tomorrow. Thu meetings aro being held behind closed doois. At the meeting of tho miners yesterday ono of the resolutions read as follows: "And bo it further resolved. Thnt wo use our Influence and do nil In our power to defeat any and all candidates for tho lcglslaturo that refuse to support said bills." the bills referred to relating to now mining laws. The resolution Is considered by many mem bers of tho legislature as being u caso ot contempt, and they Intimate tonight that they will havo tho officers and leading mem bers of tho miners' convention arrested to morrow. IOWA I'llUSS AMSOl'l TIO.V MKIIT.N, ItrnioriNt rntrm Rnlnnl Hie HsInUiik I. mm Heunrillntr Libel. IOWA CITY, la.. Fob. 15. (Special Tele gram.) The members of tho Iowa Evening Press association met here today. John J. Hamilton of Des Moines Introduced u rcso lutlon, which wnn adopted, pertaining to ex isting lnws regarding libel, lu part as fol lows: "That wo earnestly remonstrate against tho continuance of this discrimina tion against an honornhlo nnd useful profes sion and wo petition tho honorable general assembly of our state- so to modify tho statutes that before a prosecution for libel the publisher shall bo called upon by tho aggrloved party for n retraction, and that if such retraction is made In as public man ner as tho publication complained of, then It shall rest upon tho plaintiff to prove that tho publisher was actuated by roallco. Wo ask no protection for abuses of the freedom of tho press, but only desire that tho honest and careful publisher shall not bo presumed to bo guilty of offenses which every well disposed publisher strives to avoid. Hamilton nlso Introduced a resolution, which wns adopted, favoring abolition of nil tariff duties on paper and materials used In manufacturing paper. Illnllko Iliuikrapley I.mr. DES MOINES. Feb. 15. (Special Telo gram.) At tho meeting of the Iowa Retail Hardwaro Dealers' convention In tho Audi torium today, a resolution Introduced by E. O. Penrose, senator from the Ilenton Tama district and a hardwaro dealer lu Tama City, providing that tho issoclation uk tho senators und representatives In congress to work for tho repeal of tho prrs ent bankruptcy law, was carried by a small majority after a sharp discussion. II. A. Cole ot Council muffs was re-elected presi dent and S. H. Mlle of Mason City, vice president. Tbi session closes tomorrow after the work for the coming year has been outlined. Will Die of III Injuries. SIOUX CITY. Feb. 15. (Special Tolo- gram.) Another murder rase Is added to tho threo which hnvo shooked Sioux City since December 29 lost, Fievel Davis being ftho last victim, his wounds being inflicted thy Dert Topey in a brothel fight January 127. Ho endeavored to quell a disturbance .In tho placo and a numher of men who were frantic with drink ami wero throwing hot- tics, breaking furniture nnd smashing things .generally, immediately pitched upon him. beating nnd kicking him. His head was gashed in several places with a cuspidor kind orysiplas has set In as a result of the . . . TV I ...II. .11. I . Injuries Davis will dlo In a few hours. JTopey Is under arrest. Niiloon Trouble In loivii, I SIOUX CITY, In., Feb. 15. (Special.) The ato of tho big brewery In Sioux City seems o bo rather hanging In tho scalps. An In unction suit Is pending against it, hut the peroral belief Is that tho law will not Inter fere. Kugeno Lutz Is the plaintiff In the aso and It Is he who was arrested at the nstancc of tho hrowery company on the phnrges of extortion anil conspiracy several weeks ago. Ho now declares ho will show- hat the brewery Is doing business Illegally btid will clcso It If he can. Tho sentiment bf tho peoplo Is against closing cither the irewcry or tho saloons. i Farmers' Institute Closen, SIHLT3Y, la.. Fob. 15.--(Speclal Telegram.) f-Tho Osceola county farmers' Institute has had a two days' session at Sibley, and to- j Ifnorrow commences nt Harris. Tho prln- V' vul"" w' l"vm ''vc n,i- i?,lv"' "i wncuui i.uiimjr; 'Farmers' Potato Culture," by J. W. Hicks; Cnrc and Management of Swine," by Matt Standachcr; "Oood Hoads," by J. M. Dries, r.; "The Farmer's Dow," by Val Drier. i, I.nrue I. nnd TrniiNfer. I, AVIOTA, la., Fob. 15. (Special Telegram.) i-W. E. Simpson, j tank ot Wlota anil joiupleled ono of t president of the Kxchango d tho Hank of Maine, has the largest Innd purchases (jver mndeJ In Cass county. Ho bought tho 0. M. Whontliy farm of 480 acres, In Brighton townhhlp. for $21,000. j Ilnimer fur Monona. ' ONAWA, lu.. Feb. 15 (Special.) The Oiulrmau of tho Monona county central com mittee, S. I). Martin, Hov. McNamara, W. L. nlth, county attorney, and K. L. Hoguo of aienco, went to Des Moines today to receive ho banner given to Monona comity by the Pippecauuo club of Des Moines for tho larg 'H republican Increaso In the volo of tlie ijalo of Iowa for IH'.i:). .Special Meetluir Postponed, ONAWA. lu.. Feb. 15. (Special.) The piclal meeting of tho Hoard of Supervisors )f -Monona county called for February 15 ins been postponed until the next regular Vprll meeting by request of A. Lamb, a licmber of tho board from Maplo township. i .Horn Trouble In I'orioosii. i'i'ACOMA. Wash , Feb. 15.- Formosa Is ipln unquiet, necordlng to ndvlres lirought CASTOR I A For Iniants and Children. iliio Kind You Have Always Bough! Bears tho fllgnaturo f by the steamer Stlretle. A rebel bund last ninnth raided Jnpanese otllces at Mato, cnrrlmc oft i.(Mn yen. This outbreak fol lowetl the refusal of the Japanese to Joan the rebels forty rllles to go hiltiUng with. In three other localities of southern Kur tnna tmndlts are tdundcrlug ConsUlerable Kinvc-H seems to br nltendlng tile Japanese gpvirnmenl s experiment of i tirolllng lt. I orino.aii siibjectt for military ivrvlce. COUNT AND C0UNTESS"RETURN l'retie!iinnti lnteniln lo io In for lllooil When He Anlu'i In - I'url. NIIW YnUK. Feb. i:.. Count nnd Countess Html de Cnstellano sailed today on the French line steamer La Onscogne for France. Doth npponrcd to he In tho best of humor as they bade good-hyo to the lnunus w no wore nt tho steamship pier to boo them off. "Our trip over here." sold the count. ' "has been most pleasant. My wife nnd I Intend to visit the United Stntes evcrv )onr and we will probuhly be over again In the 1 autumn." Tho count said that ho and the countess ' were satisfied with tho status of the Inttor's I estate. At nrst he snld that he would have nothing to siiy about his might with Do Hoduyst, tho editor of Flgaio. but later said "I shall attend to tho papers which have slandered me when I arrive in Paris. After my suit against tho Figaro has been set tled I shall rhallengo Do ltodays to fight. I don't think he will, hut If ho does not I will break his hones. If ho apologizes for tho miserable way In which ho slandered mo I shall he satisfied." fleorco (Inlllil Fdwln Colllil nnd lila ulfn Frank Gould and Miss Hclcnn Could were among tboso nt tho pier to see the count nnd countess off. Motli-r nml Children Afih ilnted. C11IOAC50, Feb. 15.-Mrs. Jcannc'te Schwartz mid her two children. Lulu, aged !l years, and Henrietta, 4 months old. were found dead in bed here todny. tho result of asphyxiation Mrs. Schwartz was the wife of J. T. Schwartz, a saloon keeper. While he was servlnir customers In tho front of the hulldlng the 'members of his fatnllv. occupying looms In the rear, were being slowly smothered. It Is supposed the Jets wcro uccldeiitallv turned on. SfMNlon of Wheelmen. PHILADKLPIHA. Feb. 15.-Todn"s ses sion of the national assembly of the Lcngtio of American Wheelmen was devoted en tirely to the reading of reorts. President Thoinns .1. lveenan, Jr. read u lengthy ro poit. lie said that racing owed everything to the league, the league nothing to racing. Tho tiensurer, .tnincs C. Tatteirnll. re ported leeelpts from Jnnuury 1 to Decem ber 31, iSOO. to be $C2. 376; disbursement!", $G0,ltil; balance on hand, $1,915. Mrs. Chlclo'rliiK Mil I. cm Mllleliient. . AVAT10UTOWN. N. Y.. Feb 15.-The Standard prints a lengthy statement signed by Mrs. Charles A. Chlckerlng. widow of Itepresentatlvo Chlokeiitig. who was killed In New York on Tuesday, in wlili h It Is stated sho believe that Mr. Chlckerlng was the victim of foul play. Mrrtm AililrenieH Assembly. COLUM11IA. S C. Feb. 15.-Wllllani Jen nings Do an I'ddressed iho genetal nssembly here tod.'j" Lieutenant Governor Scar borough pri'iided In Hie hall of the houso of representatives and Mr. llrjiin wns in troduced by Speaker Clary. H firififchiiaiii Trrl who Has A COMMON-SENSE sest fhi:e, postpaid. To any rttder of thU tjadi S-nflni;i8pmm0&niI rulla$aru I wewilHwrw.tM AtubcoC Oiujtu I Iljl'tnil, Jirryiu- I O7.0JEM. CURE, Tlpl CL, JT, T. Ozojell is like a healing ointment applied to a troublesome and angry Eore it Soothes, Relieves, Cures. 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