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TIITC OMATTA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, APKITj UO, 1000.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
JIINOH MICNTIOIH.
Davis sells glass.
Morehouse & Co., mngazlncs bound.
Uudwclscr beer. L. Rosenfeld, agent.
I'lno A. B. C. beer, Noumayer's hotel.
Bchmldt's photos, now and latest styles.
Got your work done at the popular Eagie
Jaundry, IZi Broadway. 'Phone 167.
Bee artogravures. Alexander & Co. glv
special prices on frames for them.
W, C. Estep. undertaker. 2S rear! street.
Telephones: Olllcc. 97; residence. 33.
3. Baldwin makes n specialty of clean
1ng wall paper and frescoes. 121 12th ave.
The regular meeting of Fidelity council.
No. 15C, Hoyal Arcanum, will be held this
evening.
Tho rcgulnr meeting of Council enmp, No.
1, Woodmen of tho World, will be held
this evening.
C. J. Crotikleton wns called home yester
day by a telegram announcing the serious
Illness of his father.
A marriage license was Issued yesterday
to Charles Tutty. aged 33, and I.Otllsa Lg-fje-rs,
aged 39. both of this city.
Rev. Theodore N. Morrison. Episcopal
bishop of Iowa, was In the city yesterday
for a short while on his way to TORan.
Miss Ellen Aylesworth of this Is a mem
ber of the clans which graduates this year
from Crelghton Medical college, Omuha.
Steve Morrlsey of Harlan, former clerk
of tho courts of Shelby county, was In tho
city yesterday, accompanied by his wife.
It Is wild that a now weekly democratic
naner will be started In thjs city about May
1 w a tlntiiiti will he business manager.
Tho grand Jury nt Avoca ndlourncd yes- I
Unlay without returning a slnglo Indict
ment, it thing that has not happened for ;
many ypars. i
Trim council, No. 305. Knights and Ladles
of Security, will hold a special meeting
this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the residence
of C. M. Bonham, C2l Ninth avenue. (
Deputy United States Marshal "Hill"
Itlchards of Ottumwa, formerly a resident ,
of this city, wa In the Bluffs yesterday on .
business conectcd with tho federal court.
Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Wasserman, who wero
'nllfil hero some tlmo lien by the death of
Sirs. WuKSorman'H mother, Mrs. Fox, havo
returned to their homo In Denver, Colo.
Tho case against Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cllne,
charged with malicious trepass, preferred
ngalnst them by 13. C. Ellsworth, was dis
missed In Justice Vlen's court yesterday.
J V. 'Pnvlor wns fined J." and costs In
pollen court yesterday morning for disturb-
ing tho peace. Tills morning ho will havo
it hearing on tho chargo of beating his wife, i
Fire started In tho Bloomer Fence factory j
last evening alKJUt 7 o'clock from a defec- '
live Hue, but was oxtinguisnea ny mo no
partment beforo any damage was done to
amount to anything.
Miss Nettle "Wells, daughter of Mr. and
Sirs. William Wells, 10(0 Avenue D, died
vesterday evening from consumption, aged
21 years, after an Illness of ono year. Notlco
of funeral will bo given later.
James Corey has resigned his position In
Iho Burlington freight ofllce to become
deputy supreme commander of tho Knights
of the Maccabees In Iowa, He will make
his headauarters In this city.
Mrs. C. J. Miiymcs of Falrbury. Neb.,
Jiiih been brought to the AVoman's Christian
Association hospital to undergo an opera
tion. Mrs. P. W, Holts of Wayne, Nab., Is
also a patient at tho same hospital.
City Knglnecr Etnyro has a force of men
removing tho piling from under tho Fifth
avenue bridge, which the Union Pacific had
driven In tho center of tho creek last fall
when It commenced the construction of Its
new bridge.
Mrs. Mary P. Hayes commonred suit In
tho district court yesterday against James
8. Mlthen nnrl others to quiet her title
In a lot In Hyatt's subdivision nnd to can
cel and have declared void a certain tax
deed to tho lot.
Building permits wero Issued yesterday to
N. li Tyrell, ono and a half story frame
rottagfl on Fifth avenue, to cost J1.10O; W.
C. Unthank, ono and a half story frame
addition to residence, to cost J1.000; W.
Jardlne, frnmo addition to residence at 1723
Second avenue," to cost $1,000. -
ChrleTTjaITU,of Living' 8prlngs,"whoM
mysteriously disappeared aoout tnreo
weeks ago. after placing his team In a barn
in this city, has not been heard of since.
3 lis family ha asked tho police to renew
their efforts to locate him and cards bear
ing Trts description hnvo been sent broad
cast over the country.
Tho Men's club of the Broadway Metho
dist church will glvo a "solemn" social this
evening In the church parlors for tho mem
bers of tho congregation and their friends.
Fines will be Imposed for smiles or laughter
and refreshments prepared entirely by tho
members of tho club will bo served. An In
teresting program will bo rendered.
A. A. Covalt. solo cornetlst of tho Fifty
first Iowa band. Is In the city visiting rela
tives. Ho left the bund nt Cedar Falls after
m. five months' tour with It and will rejoin
It again next week at Marshalltown. Tho
liund has been engaged for the national
populist convention at Sioux Falls, S. D.,
Slay 9 to 12.
Tho pollen received a request yesterday
from tho Charity Organization society of
Lincoln, Neb., for the Council Bluffs record
of Samuel Whlttaker. Whlttaker Is now
In Lincoln with his threo small children,
but claims hn formerly lived here. The so
ciety is endeavoring to have tho children
taken from Whlttaker. because of his al
leged failure to properly provide for them.
The police wero unable to learn that Whlt
taker over lived here.
N. Y. Plumbing Ci Tel. 2M.
The Gas company furnishes gas heaters
for bath and bodrooms free.
Work of Supervisors.
Tho Board of County Supervisors failed
to comploto yesterday tho canvass of the
saloon petition of consent for tho county
outside of Council Bluffs, but expect to do
so thin morning.
Tho sevoral bills for the treatment of J.
M. Koarns, Chris Jensen nnd Samuel Brown,
all of them emergency cases at tho Woman's
Christian Association hospital, wero rejected.
Tho petition of Thomas Hamlin for tho
admission of his young son Into the Insti
tute for Fccbln Minded Children at Glen
wood was granted on condition that he glvo
bond to protect tho county from any cost
In tho matter.
Owe) roofing. A. II. Bead, GU B'way.
Ileal Hslnte Transfers.
Tho following transfers were filed yester
day In tho abstrnct, tllle and loan office of
J. W. Squire. 101 Pearl street:
Francis Marlon Hatcher and wife et nl
to James I.enox Hatcher, undlv 23-SS
of iieU ne',1 23 and cV4 nw and nH
nwVi nw4 24-77-11. w d ,
I, F. Chambers and husband to T. Kd
mund Hunt nnd A. H. Hunt, 3i acres
In iiwtt wV, 19-7G-38, q o d 1
Ttasmus Frost and wife to ,M. A. Soron
sou and Peter T. Hansen, part of lot
30, Avoca Land and Loan company's
subdlv of part of 9-77-39, w d W0
A. J. Senbury and wlfo to Ellen Breii
nan, lot 3, block 4, Judsou's 1st add
to Neola, q c d 1
II. A. Barnard nnd wife to Agnes W.
Casady. lots 111 and 20 and e4 lot 18,
block 8, Jefferlcs' subdlv, w it 4,0"0
Flvo transfers, totnl J7.002
For storing atoves wo iavo tho beat fa
cilities In the city. Your stove taken down,
let up and put In as good condition as
when placed In our caro.
PETERSON & SCHOENINO,
Merrlam Block,
KINCSFORD'S
OSWEGO
SILVER GLOSS
STARCH
For The Laundry
FARM LOANS
Negotiated In Eastern Nebraska
nd Iowa. James N. Caiudy, Jr.,
Hi Mtln BUt Council Bluffs.
BLUFFS.
HIS RECORD IS AGAINST HIM
Qngorj Hay Get a Lone: Term Under the
Hubittul Criminal Law.
COUNTY ATTORNEY IS PRESSING IT
Witnesses to I'rovc Former Crimes
ii nd Ciiiii It-dons Are Certified to
the 1'rlMiiner, Who Itcrolves
the .mvk In Silence,
County Attorney Klllpack will make a
determined effort at this term of court to
convict J. A. Gregory, tho horso thlof and
desperado, under tho habitual criminal law
which, If successful, will send him to Iho
penitentiary for a long term. Thero aro
still two cocs against Gregory, one on the
chargo of stealing a team of mulct) from a
man named Laughlln In Ashland, Nob., ami
tho other for (Healing a horse belonging to
Mrs. Dalton of this city. It was Mrs, IJal
ton's horso that Gregory took from tho
barn and attempted to make his escape on
when corralled by Officers Albro and James.
Tho Indictments In both theBe caees called
attention to Gregory's former convictions
and termtt In the penitentiary. so as to glvo
the authorities an opportunity to try him
under tho habitual criminal law, Gregory
Is at present In the county Jail serving two
years, ono year for shooting and nearly
killing Constable Moss of Loveland and ono
year for shooting at Offlcora Albro and
James.
Tho law requires that where the tato In
tends to introduce wlthnesses other than
those who appeared beforo tho grand Jury
that notice of tho names of such witnesses
nnd what the stato expeotn to prove by them
must bo served on tho defendant at least
four days beforo the case Is brought to
trial. In compliance with this law County
Attomow Klllpack sorved notlco on Greg
ory In tho county Jail yestcrdny that ho
Intended Introducing a number of witnesses
to Bhow that ho hnd been on 'three prior
occasions convicted of grand larceny nnd
served terms for each offenso In the etata
pcnltcntlartett.
Who tho Witnesses Arc.
William Foster of Oteonfleld, Adair
county, a retired liveryman and horse
dealer, will be Introduced and the stato ex
pects to prove by his testimony that Greg
ory Is tho same person who In 1895 stole
a team of horses from Foster, was Indicted,
tried nnd convicted for the offense and
sentenced to a term of five yearn In tho
penitentiary at Fort Madison.
Another witness will be J. H. Curley of
Harrison township, Adair county, who In
1895 was sheriff of Adair county. By him
tho Btato expects to prove, that Gregory Is
tho samo man whom he had In custody
under Indictment for stealing Foster's horuo
and whom ho conveyed after conviction to
tho penitentiary at Fort Madison to servo
tho flvo yearn sentence for grand larceny.
Perry D. Rose of Jefferson, Greene county,
will bo another witness. Ho was county
attorney of Greene county In 1891 and the
stato expects to provo by him that Gregory
Is tho samo man who watt Indicted, tried
and convicted of grand larceny under the
namo of John Gregory while he instated
thathls right , namqwas,. pbarlcs, Blanch;
aUo "that Gregory Is ' the samo man who
under said conviction was sentenced to the
penitentiary at Fort Madison.
J. H. Black, at present a deputy warden
In tho penitentiary at Anamosa, will bo
placed on the witness stand. In 1891 Black
was sheriff of Gteenc county nnd the state
oxpects to provo by him that Gregory Is the
samo man who, under tho name of John
Gregory, allan Charles Blanch, was In his
custody and by hlra conveyed to Fort .Madi
son to servo a term In tho penitentiary for
grand larceny.
James Hoshnw, a farmer living near Grand
Junction, Greene- county, will bo Introduced
as a witness nnd tho state expects to provo
by him also that Gregory Is the samo man
who, under tho namo of John Gregory, alias
Charles Blanch, wan Indicted, tried, con
vlsted and sent to tho penitentiary In 1891
for grand larceny.
Former Uitnrtl Is CoiiiIiik,
Anothor Important witness will be Carl
Barr, at present a deputy warden and guard
at tho Fort Madison penitentiary. In 1SSG
Barr was a deputy warden and guard at the
stato penitentiary at Anamosa and tho stato
oxpects to provo by him that Gregory wis
during 1886 and for somo years subsequent
thereto incarcerated In the penitentiary at
Anamosa and that he Is tho same person
who was then nnd thero a prisoner under
conviction and commitment for grand lar
ceny from Harrison county.
Georgo Treynor of this city who, In 1898,
was n guard and deputy warden at the Fort
Madison penitentiary, will bo a witness nnd
tho stntxi expects to provo by him that
Gregory was a prisoner In that penitentiary
at that tlmo under conviction and commit
ment for grand larceny from Adair county.
H. H. Roadlfer, an attornoy of Logan,
Harrison county, will bo placed on the wit
ness, stand nnd the stato will expect to
provo by him that Gregory is the samo per
son who was ludlctod, tried, convicted nnd
sentenced to the penitentiary for grand
larceny In Harrison county In tho year 18S0.
Chief of Pollco Albro nnd Oillcer Harrv
James will bo Introduced as witnesses to
prove that they attempted to arrost Greg
ory for tho larceny of a mule from K. D.
Laughlln of Ashland, Neb., on October 24,
1899, for attempted murder and sis a crim
inal lleolng from Justice, and that Gregory
fired several shots at them,
0. G. Balrd. deputy clerk of tho district
court for Pottawattamie countv win ih
) statu expects, testify to provo that ho had a
conversation with Gregory on October 21,
1899, In tho county Jail In this city, during
which Gregory said In substance that If ho
hiyt had his own rovolvcr Instead of Jon
Morgan's, which wns no good, when Officers
Albro and James tried to arrest him that
ho would have killed both of tho ofllcors.
In addition to the Introduction of theso
witnesses tho county attorney notified Greg
ory that ho will Introduce In evidence against
him certified copies of his former convic
tions. Grngory, who has proven somewhat of a
sullen prisoner since placod In tho county
Jail, made no comment or remarks whom tho
notlco was read to him by Deputy Sheriff
Canning,
Davis sells paluts,
Mr. niley 6-cenl clear.
From II I m Soltllrr Son.
L. Dunlap of !) South First street, this
city, has received a lettor from his son, Wil
liam, a member of Company L. Twenty-second
Infantry, datod March 12, from San
Luis, Philippine Islands. He says ho left
Manila with his company for a threo months'
trip through tho mountains last November,
places where no white man had ever set
foot, except the soldiers who had been taken
prisoners, They endured considerable hard
ships, as they were forced to leave the bull
carts with the supplies behind, and that for
nearly a month they were forced to subsist
on musty rice and.caraboo (water buffalo).
Ho says that (n somo of tho mountain vil
lages they found pianos In tho houses of
tho natives, although how they got them
thero over u trail whore a man could hardly
walk beat their comprehension. Just before
writing ho said tho company had been or
dered back to San Luis and that they arc
now comfortably quartered In a church. He
describes San Luis as a beautiful little town
situated on the banks of tho Klo Grande
river. There Is no railroad there, but a
boat comes thero every day with mall and
supplies.
In concluding his letter ho says that they
think tho war Is about over, as they have
no trouble and aro getting along nicely with
tho natives,
coxtijmpt cash wiiii. tin ahead.
Steps 'I'll ken to Push Hie Mutter
Auillnxt the Seliool lloiiril,
Tho papers In tho contempt proceedings
brought by Attorney' I. N. Fllcklnger ngalnst
flvo members of tho Board of Education for
alleged violation of tho Injunction Issued by
Judgo Smith In the suit of Slack Peterson
ngalnst tho Independent School District of
Council Bluffs havo been sent to Judge
Green, who Is holding court nt Avoca. With
tho papers went a request that Judgo Green
mako an order citing the accused members
to appear at a fixed date and show causo why
they should not be held guilty of contempt.
Tho flvo members accused by Attorney
Fllcklnger nro not losing any sleep over tho
prospect of being brought up for alleged
contompt. They say they have no.t In any
way violated the provisions of the Injunction
Issued by Judge Smith and regard tbo pro
ceedings simply ns an attempt on the part
of tho opponents to the Oakland avenue site
to browbeat them Into selecting somo other
site. The members all say they Intend to
stand by their action and nrc prepared to
fight to tho bitter end.
Secrotnry Ilcss of the school board has
filed with County Superintendent Mc.Manus
tho certified transcript of the proceedings
of tho board on tho night that tho Oakland
avenuo alto wns again selected as tho loca
tion for tho now High school building, but
the county superintendent has not yet fixed
tho dato for hearing tho appeal brought by
T. L. Smith nnd others. He Is busy holding
teachers' examinations throughout the
county and his time next week will be partly
taken up with tho meeting of county superin
tendents of southwestern Iowa, to bo held In
this city. Ho stated yesterday that It would
probably bo several weeks beforo ho could
hear tho appeal.
If you nro cleaning house nnd getting
ready for summer and need n little paint
try Dovoe's. It's all right. We still oell
It lots of It. Dell O. Morgan's drug store,
142 Broadway.
Howell's Antl-"Kawf cure coughs, cold.
Kpilvml Court Votes.
In tho federal court yesterday Judge Mun
gcr Issued a decreo "pro confeteo" In favor
of tho Union Harrow company In Its suits
ngalnst the Grand Detour Plow company
nnd tho Sterling Mnnufacturlng company,
brought to recover dnmages for alleged In
fringement on a patent disc hnrrow.
J. J. Steadman, clerk of the United States
district court, was appointed Bpeclal master
In tho causo by Judgo Mungcr and author
ized to take record and report to the court
tho nmount of profits and damages due to
and suffered by tho complainant.
Chnrles Johan Alragren, a farmer of Red ,
Oak. filed a petition In voluntary bank
ruptcy. His liabilities aggrcgato $2,024.56
and ho declares he absolutely has no assets, i
.Tnspnh Jones of Clarlnda. charged with
perjury In connection with his evidence given
before jho,rocont federal grand Jury In a
bootlegging1 case, wns bound' "over to await
tho action of tho grand Jury yesterday by
United States Commissioner Wright. In
default of ball Jones was recommitted to
tho county Jail here.
"Buying a gold brick" nnd tho disappoint
ment rcsultlug therefrom is no comparison
to tho disappointment which comes from
xnvlni. n nnnr dear. Buy n COMMON
WEALTH 10-cont cigar and you will get a
genuine gold brick.
Commonwealth 10c cigars are good cigars.
Wo sell gas stoves on monthly payments
ot halt tho prico of a gasoline stove. Tho
Gas company, 26 Pearl street.
Iliimiuft to llyers.
Hon. H. W. Bycrs of Harltn w.-u the guest
of honor last night at a banquet given at
tho Grand hotel by a number of his friends
In this county. The affair wns qulto In
formal nnd of no political significance. Cov
ers were, luld for eighteen. After tho elab
orate menu had been discussed and cigars
passed around tho following program of
speeches wis carried out: "Our Guent." A.
L. Preston; "Legislative Relations," Hon.
A. S. Hazelton; "Our Principles," C. F.
Kimball; "Expansion," Georgo H. Scott;
"Our Neighbors," W. H. Klllpack.
Thu following wero the committees In
chargo: Arrangements R. V. Innes, J. W.
Ferrier, H. M. Brown, carl .Morgan, l;. oi.
Oberholtzer; Invitation Ed C. Brown, D. O.
Morgan, Captain L. B. Cousins, C. F. Kim
ball, O. H. Scott; recaption E. H. Walters,
O F. Hamilton, W. M. Fredrick; program
A. S. Hazolton, J. M. Matthews, W. S. An
nln, W. H. Klllpack.
Snintm foiirercnee.
LAMONI. Ia.. April 19.-(Spcclal Tele-gram.)-Tho
greator part of tho business
I-- f tt, Hnints' conforrnco was taken
up today In tho presentation, consideration
and confirmation of men presented by tho
high priest's quorum for ordination to tho
offlco of high priest, nnd those presented by
tho seventies for ordination to tho office of
seventy. A largo number for both positions
wero selected and the ordlnntlon took placo
In tho evening nt 7:30 under tho direction
of tho quorum of twelve. A report of tho
quorum of twelve wns read showing tho
namo of E. C. Brlggs dropped from tho
quorum.
lovrn Ximts Note.
Tho Iowa Bankers' association will meet
nt Des Moines Juno 13 nnd 14.
A company has been organized which will
erect a W 1'otel nt Forest City.
Fish Commissioner Dolevnn has arrested
several parties for violating the llsll laws
nt Rock Huplds.
H K Wheeler of Sidney hns been elected
superintendent of tho Clarlnda schools for
tho ensuing year.
nu. ,1, aonnnil.C'lllHS llOSt IIl.'ltCTrt
I of Iown will hold a convention nt Mnrshall-
town May 23 nnd -i.
Conductor Hurry Taylor, who had both
of his legs taken off by n train nt Colon,
has died ns a result of his Injuries. His
homo was ut Clinton.
Mark elites of Imogeno wns examining
nn old muzzle-loading gun which ho did
not know was loaded. It was nccldentnlly
discharged nnd part ot his hand wan blown
n wily.
A monument has been erected nt Dcnlson
to tho memory of J, W. Denlson, tho
founder of the town, whoso remnlns havo
laid In an unmarked grnvo slnco his death
In 1SS1.
Tho women of Emmetsburg. nfter two
weeks' work, secured the donation of n
cnrload of corn fur the benefit of the
starving people of India, nnd tho grain
already Is enrnuto to Its destination.
The town of Delolt. which was platted
In 1CT, wns resurvoyed recently and It wiii
discovered that many of the lot lines were
wrong. As a result a number of houses
nro standing whero tho streets should be,
Tho Garner Herald tells of a earner man
who owns a cow that gives so much milk
that It 1m necessary to milk her threo times
a day. As soon us the grass Kets to grow
ing well this man expects to be compelled
to get up n cnupln of times In the night
and milk his proline cow, nnd ho Is seri
ously minded to litre a small buy to look
u,l tnm 1 1.- ul-bt shift.
IOWA HEARS FROM HERRIOTT
Triaiurer or the Stat lilia Hii Third
Document.
MAKES CHARGE OF GROSS FAVORITISM
Claims Hint .Mnjority Council Have
lie en I'nrtlnl to (Jrrnt Trunk
Line In .Matter of
Taxation.
DES MOINES, April 19. (Special Tele
gram.) A third document was filed this
morning by Treasurer of Stnte John Her
rlott. It is a completion of tho work begun
by him several woeks ago of putting beforo
the public tho methods of a majority ot the
executive council In dealing with railroad
assessments. It makes strong plea for the
plan of taxation which has been urged by
tho treasurer for several years, and pro
tests loudly ngalnst the nctlon of the execu
tive council.
Mr. Herrlott does not spare his two col
leagues, tho governor nnd secretary of state.
Ho says that they have willfully and to an
outrageous extent violated tho Indisputable j
provisions of tho code In tho partiality they
havo shown the Chicago & Northwestern I
railway and the corresponding burden they
have put upon smaller and less Influential
roads. In support of this charge the dis
senting member of the council has complloi
a number of tables which aro calculated to
glvo tho public opportunity to Judge for
Itself as to tho fairness of the recent pro
ceedings. Ho ngain charges tho governor, nudltor
nnd secretary of stato with violating the
law In making tho late "unfortunate" as
sefoment, with undervaluing the railroad
properties of Iowa for tnxatlon, with In
dicting grot-H inequalities In tho assess
ments, with assessing the weaker roada
higher than the great trunk lines nnd with
scandalous favoritism towards tho Chicago
& Northwestern railway.
ChnrKt'M of Fnvorltlsni.
In ono placo ho says: "Tho primary prin
ciple in taxation Is equality. This should be
paramount. Each citizen should bear his
share. No moro nnd no less, Government
cannot bo generous to some and hard on
others nnd bo Just, To favor somo and not
nil Is tyranny. But here wo have gross fa
voritism. Open nnd unmlstakeable. Tho
avurago state' rote of assessment on rail
roads is 90 per cent. Tbo great Chicago &
Northwestern system Is favored with the
lowest rnte. In overy slnglo Instance the
great trunk lino that runs through Cedar
Rapldn and Denlson Is favored. Favored In
defiance of tho fact that It Is probably tho
richest railroad property In Iowu; favored
by 18 points below the average rate for the
state, by 243 points below the Marshalltown
& Dakota railway; favored over every road
mentioned. These favors moan money. For
tho past flvo years on the average rate of
railroad taxes they have netted tho managers
nbout $42,000 per annum.
"A promlnont citizen ot Council Bluffs
has written me asking why tho Northwest
ern, -which 'nearly 'doubled Its trackage In
lowa' tho past year, was not assessed higher
by tho council. I cannot answer. Perhaps
Secretary of State Dobson can enlighten
him. I doubt if Mr. Dobson can satisfac
torily explain why tho council assessed the
Rock Islaud at 91 'A per cent and tho North
wectern at 56 per; cent of their gross earn
ings, when tho grot's .earnings of tho latter
wero $8,000 greater' per mllo than those of
tho Rock Island jjp, the, main line."
Slwuv Will Sfnke Appointments.
Tomorrow Governor Shaw will announce
his nppolntmcnts on the Vlcksburg and
Shlloh commissions, created by tho general
nssetnbly Just adjourned. Tho latter Is tho
more Important of the two commissions, as
it has chargo of tho location and erection of
monument, Involving an outlay of $50,000,
whllo tho Vlcksburg commission will simply
loeato tho positions of Iowa troops for mon
uments It Is expected to erect In the future.
Tho Vlcksburg commission has from thirty
to forty members, whlle tho Shlloh com
mission has a dozen.
The striking restaurant waiters wore re
inforced today by tho cooks walking out in
tho houses which havo refused to accede to
tho demands. The waiters seem to bo win
ning, as most ot the restaurants have now
signed tho agreement and only two promi
nent places still defy them. The waiters
aro winning by boycotting tho non-union
places and forcing them in.
Thero nro now seven smallpox cases In
tho contagion hospital located on tho edge
of tho city nnd several moro nro to be taken
out tonight. An attempt Is being made to
hush up any smallpox scare, but there Is no
concealing the fact that the cases are on
tho Increase. Today Irving. school, ono ot
tho largest In tho city, was closed bocauso
of tho dlscnso nnd It Is stated that two or
threo moro are likely to bo closed soon.
Kiliifiitom at Sioux City.
SIOUX CITV, In., April 10. (Special.)
The annual meeting of tho Northwestern
Iowa Teachers' association began In Sioux
City this morning nnd will contlnuo for three
days. Every train coming to Sioux City
slnco last night has brought a largo num
ber of educators who dcslro to attend tho
session of the nssoclatlon. All ot tho meet
ings will be held in tho new High school
building, which will provldo amplo room for
tho main body nnd all collateral meeting
Tho oncnlng Beffllon took place this even
ing, when tho principal address was made
by Goorgo E. MacLcnn. president of the
Stato university of Iowa. .Mayor A. M.
Burton delivered tho nddrcsn ot welcome,
Among tho other prominent educators In
Sioux City will bo the following: R. C
Barrett, stato superintendent of public In
structlon; E. E. Collins, mate superintend
ent of South Dakota; W. R. Jackson, stale
superintendent of Nebraska; Henry Sabln,
ox-supcrintendent of Iowa; W. M. Beard
shear, president of tho Iowa Stato Agricul
tural college; Dr. M. V. O'Shea of tho State
university of Wisconsin; Homer H. beorley,
president of tho Iowa State Normal school,
nnd H. H. Shoakley. superintendent of West
Deo Moines schools. A large number of
county superintendents from various ports
of tho stato aro also In nttendance at the
meeting. Today many of the visitors spent
tho day visiting In tho city schools, which
tomorrow will he closed.
Iown Mini Fou ml nrnil.
CRESTON, la., April 19. (Special.)
Louis M. Watson, an old veteran from Al
ton, was found dead In a vacant bouse yes
torday In tho northwest part of the city.
Watson wns last seen Thursday of last
week. It Is thought he had been dead sev
oral days. Tho discovery was niado by
George Trussler, who was in search of
property to rent. An Inquest was held and
It was decided tho deceased camo to his
death from heart failure aggravated by the
use of alcohol. Watson was married. There
existed no evldonco of foul play.
Fnlvre Case Trnimf erred.
SIOUX CITV, Ia April 19. (Special.)
Judgo Hutchinson of tho district court has
decided that Bitch prejudlcr exists against
Mrs. Jioulso Falvre that she cannot get a
fair trial of her caso against three saloon
keepers, John Mandcrschlef, John Arena
dorf nnd E. J, Resscgleu, in Woodbury
county and has ordered that the case be
transferred for trial to Monoua county to
be beard at the next term of the district
court at Onawa, Mrs. Falvre' hunband In
xeoooeooii!eiO0O0e0x
Smith tit Bradley,
Hatters and Furnishers
(o His Majesty,
THE AMERICAN CITIZEN.
Wo can show you more Stylish, Up-to-Date. Nobby Headgear than you will see any
where, from such celebrated mnkers as Miller, Stetson, llnwcs and Rummcll, at prices
from $1.00 to $5.00.
All the
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tho winter of 1898 becamo Intoxicated, she
alleges, In tho saloons of the defendants
and In this condition started to go to his
home. She had previously warned thorn
not to sell him any liquor. On the way
homo he tell down and went to sleep in tho
snow. Ah a result he was so badly frozen
that nmputatlon of his fingers and toes was
necessary. Falvre was a tailor and could
not work at his trnde any more. The wife
sued for $10,000 as damages and twlco
Juries have failed to reach an ngrcomcut.
Iinpro vniK-ntN nt t'reston.
CRESTON, Ia April 19. (Special )
Creston promises to show unprecedented
activity this spring, due In no small ex
tent to the Improvements now under way
by tho Burlington, which Is building doublo
tracks from Murray to Creston. Ground
Is being broken for the new $50,000 gov
ernment postolllce building. Local Improve
ment Is heavy nnd nn air of prosperity per
vaden tho entire city.
DEATH RECORD.
Fremont IIuhIiickh Man.
FREMONT, Neb., April 19. (Special.)
John P. Brcltllng, a well-known business
man ot this city, died yesterday afternoon
ot a diseaBo ot the stomach, aged 64 years.
Ho was born In Wittenberg, Germany, Jan
uary 18, 183G, and came to Cincinnati. O.,
when a boy. Ho later moved to Rock Island
and engaged In the bnkory business. In
1861 he went to Clinton, In., and was
awarded thn contract for furnishing ra
tions to the Iowa volunteers at Cami
Klrkwood. He held the contract during all
the time troops wero at the camp to tho
complete satisfaction of the military, author
ities.' Ho ran a bakery at Cllntxm for over
twenty years. For the past ten years he has
resided here, conducting a bakery and fruit
store. He was married at Rock Island, 111.,
In 1864 to Catherine Kllng, who survives
him. Ho also leaves four sons, J. P. Brelt
llng, Jr., of Chicago, Gus, George and Fred
Breltllng of this city, and two daughters,
Misses Emma and Minnie Breltllng. His
funeral will be held from his lato residence
tomorrow afternoon.
Prominent .Veuro Pnlltlt'iiiii.
NEW ORLEANS, April 19. Honry Domas,
one of thn best known negro politicians in
tho south, is dead. P crane was a prominent
figure here throughout reconstruction times
and was a member ot the state senato until
eight years ago. President McKlnley ap
pointed him threo years ago to a lucrative
naval ofllce, but charges Involving his In
tegrity were pressed so vigorously that the
scnato finally rejected tho nomination.
Dcmas was always a flguro at the national
republican conventions and had a wide ac
quaintance among public men of his party
throughout the country.
Inlin J, McCumticr.
John J. McCumber. n member of the city
fire dopartment, died at 12:50 p. m. yester
day nt his home, 4025 Charles street. Pneu
monia was tho immediate cause. A year ago
ho was hurt at tho fire which destroyed Al
len Bros.' wholesale grocery house, Ninth
nnd Jones streets. An explosion of powder
occurred, killing Lieutenant Thomas Ruane
of truck No. 3 and badly Injuring McCum
ber. Hls system, weakened by tho results
of that explosion, tho more easily suc
cumbed to disease. Ho was 28 years of ago
and leaves a wlfo nnd ono child.
Rnrly Dnkotn Settler.
YANKTON, S. D., April 19. (Special.)
News of tho death of Alpheus C. Fuller was
received horo today. Mr. Fuller was ono
of tho very first civilized settlors In tho
territory of Dakota, coming bent In 1859 and
moving to Yankton In 1865. He nnd his
family remained hero until a few yeare ago,
when they moved to Connecticut, whero Mr.
Fuller died. Mr. Fuller was the first dole
gato to congress from Dakota nnL was prom
inent In all of Yankton's early history,
much of which ho was Influential In making.
French Sculptor unit Painter.
PARIS, April 19. Jean Alexandre Joseph
Falgulere, tho French sculptor nnd painter
and n member of the Institute, died loday.
Ho was born In 1831. Ono of bis recent
workn wns the monument to Iafnyette In
Washington. Ho had Just finished a statuo
of Alphonso Daudet, when he was rolzed
with Illness, but ho Insisted on being pres
ent nt Its -unveiling nt Nlms, which ag
Bravatcd his condition. This statue of
Daudot la considered ono of his master
pieces. Mrs. Jnnirs Srrcrns.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., April 19. (Special.)
Mrs. James Sevcrns died at her homo In this
city yesterday afternoon, after bcng con
fined to her bed for several months with
dropsy. Sho was 76 years old. Sho ha
been a resident of this place, for nbout six
teen yttirs. Tho funeral services were held
this afternoon at tho family residence, con
ducted by Rov. W. A. Morrison of the
Christian church.
Dr. J. C. Morcnn.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., April 19. (Special
Telegram.) Dr. J. C. Morgan, one of the
oldest practicing physicians of Sioux Falls,
died this nfternoon of pneumonia. Whllo
It wns generally known that he was qulto
HI, his death camo ns a severe shock. He
was a veteran of tho civil war nnd had
been prominent In sito medical circles.
Fnnernl of O, II, Simile.
HBBRON, Neb., April 19. (Special.)
This afternoon at tho Prosbyterlan church
occurred tho funeral sorvlco of tho late O.
B. Shade, a former dry goods merchant of
this city, slnco residing at Larchwood. Ia.
Tho Knights of Pythias had charge of tho
funeral. Rev. Phlpps preached thei sermou.
Dnvlil White.
BEATRICE, Neb.. April 19. (Special Tel
egram.) Davbl White, aged 11 years, son
of Ccunty Clerk J. I). White, died thin
morning at Iho family home of tuberculosis
meningitis. Tho boy had been sick for
twelve weeks.
Napoleon ,1, Haines,
NEW YORK, April 19. Napoleon J.
Haines, ono of the organizers of the Union
Dlmo Savings bank nnd of tho Fifth National
bank and founder ot the piano Arm ot lUlnes
New Neckwear
latest colorings nnd designs.
Soft Shirts and Stiff
At 50c, "5c; $1.00. $1.75. Our supply Is dally Increasing. DON'T WAIT until they havo
been picked over beforo making your selection.
SUITS (MADE TO YOUR MEASURE from $14.00 to $25.00 over 600 samples to
select from.
SPRINGNECESSITIES
A good Camera. $.1.50 to $$1.00.
4iwn Bake nnd Spade.
Poultry Netting.
New Lawn Fence (wo havo tho
handsomest made)
Wheelbarrows (nnd quit borrowing).
New Doorknobs and Knob Screens.
Photo Supplies.
Buy a Lot
And build your own Home upon it, and
Stop Paying Rent.
Some vacant lots located in Central sub addition, Potter &
Cobb's addition, Omaha addition and Wright's addition.
These lotB will be sold at real bargains. In a year or so they
will bring double the money asked for them now. Apply at
Bee Office. Council Bluffs.
Bros., died suddenly today of nppoploxy, aged
" T T . 1 I , - . 1 1
o. nu wim iut liiveuiur oi several
tin-
provemcnts In piano making.
Wllllnm Hope.
NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y., April 19. Wil
liam Hope, tho noted English whip, who In
augurated the tally-ho service at the world's
fair, died bere today of heart disease, aged,
45 years.
FretlerleU II. Whitney.
BOSTON, April 19. Frederick B. Whit
ney, for years buslnft-s manager of tho
Boston Transcript, died today, aged 60.
Dr. S. II. Shfltlnn.
TOPBKA. Kan.. April 19. Dr. S. K. Shel
don, a well known Kansan, formerly a state
senator, died this morning ot heart trouble
Karl of I.aimlinrn.
LONDON, April 19. The earl of Lannboro
1b dead. He was born In 1834 and was vice
admiral of the Yorkshire coast.
HE SHOT TWO NEWSPAPER MEN
Ilrnvrr I.ntvyer on Trlnl for nn At
tempt in Snuff Out I lie I.Ives of
llronlllN anil 'I'll in in en.
DKNVBR, Colo., April 19. Tho trial of
W. W. Anderson, the attorney who shot H,
H. Tammon nnd F. O. BonflU, proprietors
of tho Denver Post, In their olllco on January
13, 1900, began today In tho criminal court
on the chargo of attempting to kill Mr.
Tnmmen. Alfred Packer, tho "man eater,"
for whom tho Post was ondeavorlng to se
curo a pardon, nnd from whom Messrs.
Bonflls and Tammcn aliened Mr, Anderson
procured money by false representations,
will bo brought from tho penitentiary to
testify for tho prosecution.
On petition of counsel for tho defendant,
Anderson, JuiIro Palmer discharged tho
panel of Jurors called for this trial and
ordered an open venlro of fifty for tomor
row. Tho defendants charged collusion be
tween tho prosecution nnd some of tho men
down for tho Jury. District Attorney Ma
lone resented tho Imputation nnd charged
that tho defendant had been seen In sa
loons drinking with some of tho Jurors.
WISCONSIN RIVER RISING
Much
DniuiiKe Is Done
.oifli Ii) IIIkIi
Will it.
In the
MERRILL, Wis., April 19. The flood sit
uation In tho Wisconsin river Is serious,
Tho water Is rising rapidly. It is feared
that 7,000 feet of logs In a boom will move
out Into the river and carry away several
bridges along the city limits. Five hun
dred feet of railroad track has been washed
out and several logging roads have been
entirely destroyed.
Wausau, Wis., repors that the rain has
stopped and no more fear from tho flood
Is entertained in that section. Tho bridges
aro all tied down with cables,
I'll ssr n kits Flood ho u nd
JACKSON, Miss., April 19. - A special
from Mucomli City states that 700 pas
sengers brought In by tho Illinois Central
are tied up nt that placo waiting for tlio
first train Into New Orleans. The olllclnls
nro unable to say when they will get a train
through, us over nine miles of truck bus
disappeared beneath the water Just below
t'ntiiwn and no tnilns can movo until this
recedes. Further south tho swamps and
lowlands nre rapidly lining with backwater,
which threatens to submerge "'o tracks
and postpone tratllr Indefinitely.
Superintendent Dunn has secured n largo
force of laborers and they will be put to
work nt tho earliest possible moment.
Trains nre running on Irregular schedules
between Macomb t'lty and Memphis.
Penrl river bus risen eight Inches since
noon and contluufH to rise at n rapid rate.
Farmers nnd negro cabins In thn lowlands
between here and Pearson station are In
Imminent danger and If the overllow con
tinues to spread tit thn present rate they
will havo to movo out. The weather Is
threatening tonight nnd another deluge Is
expected beforo mornlns.
Coiift'SNloii of Faith Issue,
PRINCETON. N. J.. April l.-PreHldcnt
I'atton gave out for publication tonight
the following statement giving his illlnlt
views on the revision of tho Westminster
confession of faith:
If the Presbyterian church ceases to bo
a ritlvlnlstle church. It will not need th
ralvlnlsllc creed. If the Presbyterian
church U a culvlnlatlc church, us 1 believe
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Assortment Nails, Screens and Trel
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OnKOlltin Stoves, $.150 up.
Your .Spouting llxed.
Your Stove stored. We have best
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A good Airtight Heater for cool
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A Buck Hteel Range.
A full lino Photo Supplies.
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It to be, then there Is no need of revising
the confession of faith. Tim creed needs no
revision. No church member Is required
to suliHerlbo to the crecil at nil. No nilnNtnr
Is required to sign the creed In IpslsslmlH
verbis. Tim cniiresslim of faith Is a very
good expression of tho enlvinlstle system
of belief. Agitation on this suttjuct U uu
neevssary, In my judgment. . ...