THT3 OMAHA DAILY IMiEt TtKSD.VV, S KV'V KM 15 HI? 11, 1000.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
Jlt.VJIl MIJ.VITO.f.
Davis ells gln.
"Mr. Hlley," 5-rcnt cigar,
l.cffert, 236 Hdy., tests eyes free.
Uag fixture and globes nt Hlxby's.
Klne A. H. C. beer. Neumnyer's hotel.
Ir. Stephenson. 101 Pearl St. Tel. 339.
Schmidt's photos, new nnd latest styles.
Cab. photos J1.S0 doz, Williams, Ml Udy.
Wollmun, selentlllo nptirlan. 0 Hd'y.
J. C. & V. Woodward, architects, 623 Hdy.
W. K. Lewis sells monuments. 301 Hwny.
I. cmp'8 beer, Hoenko lloysen, solo ngent.
Host beer, Uudwclser. I., llosenfcld, Agl.
Mrs. Horace Hvcrctt left last evening on
n. visit to Chicago.
Miss Hcsslo HctincH left yesterday on n
visit to friends at Victor, Colo.
Get your work done at the popular Eagle
laundry, 721 Uroadway. "Phone 1D7.
W. C. Kstep, undertnlter, Z1 l'carl street.
Telephones: Oincc, 07; residence, 33
. W. P. Oraff. undertaker and licensed cm
balmcr. 101 South Main street, 'l'hoiio JCS
A picture given free with each frame
bought In September ot ('. H. Alexander &
Co., .TO Uroadway.
For sale, thlrteen-room, two-story frame
hotel building. Inquire at IJIuft City luun
dry, 31 North Main.
II. S. fitorrs, ussistant superintendent of
thn Iowa lines of the llurllngton at (.'res
ton, wan In the rlty yesterday.
Mrs. V. 1. Keller, who has been seriously
III for some time, has been removed to the
Woman's Christian association hospital
Wanted, several solicitors for city work.
Thoso familiar with the canvassing of
books preferred. Apply at Heo olllce, Coun
cil muffs.
Charles Connolly, driver of the chemical
engine at No. 3 engine house, was at work
yesterday after a lay off of ten days on ac
count of sickness.
lid Furman, a painter working on the
l-.lseman building, was badly bruised yes
terday afternoon by a fall, caused by the
slipping of u ladder.
(. Fossall, living at Twenty-ninth street
and Avenue (!, reported to the police yes
terday morning that a creatn-eolered horse
had been stolen from his ptemlscH the
previous night.
12. H. Hcrrv, a curpentcr employed on the
I.lscman building, complained to the pollro
yesterday morning or the theft of u quail
tlty of tools taken from his chest, which
had been brokwi n;n'n.
Tho three men arrested .Sunday afternoon
at l.ako Mamtwii m suspicious characters
wero eaoh fined 1 and costs by Justice
Itief of Lewis township eslerlay on tho
churgo of being vagrants.
L',,n,Ko" a prominent member of
tho local Salvation Army corps, was nr
rcsted yesterday morning on complaint of
his wife, who charged him with drunken
tiess and disturbing tho peace.
Tho police am looking for a stranger who
yesterday rented a room at the home of
L. bhruves. ltil'.j Avenue C. The stranger
nd u gold watch belonging to .Mrs. Shrovos
disappeared at tho samo time.
Tho annual Thanksgiving meeting of tho
W oinan h Missionary society of tho Con
gregational church will bo held at the resi
dence of Mrs. A. H. Munger. 3U3 Oakland
avenue, this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
12. A. Mchurdson and Miss Graco Saw
anoy, both of this city, wen- married Hun
day evening at thu t hristlau church par
sonage by ltev. W. I). Crewdson. Mr. and
Mrs. itlchardson will make their homo on
Vino street.
Aiui-ri vuriHun, wno was struck by a ,
baSO (Kill lit 1 .11 Miitinuii Mmwl,... l
rendered unconscious, was able to go to
work as usual yesterday morning, although
Mill suffering somewhat from tho effects
of the Injury.
I'V 1. Jinan occupied tho'pulplt at the
Ciermnn Kvangelleal church Sunday In the
absence of thu pastor. Hov. J. H. llauern
felnd. Mr. Haas will leave tomorrow even
ing to resit mu his Htudles In Northwestern
college, Napervlllc. 111.
Thomas Olllccr, the veteran banker who
was taken III with tjphoni pneumonia iu
I.eadvllle, Colo., was brought llomn yes
terday morning. Ills son. William Ulllcer,
accompanied him and Mrs. Ollleer anil
Charles Oillcer met hlni at l'hilllpsbur::,
Kan. Ills condition last night was reported
to bo most crltlc.il.
K. H. Moore, a well known catpenter of
this city, has been missing since Tuesday,
tSeptcmber 4. On that day he left the
hnm( of Charles Nichols on North Main
6 1 root, whore, he boarded, and has not been
seen since, except the next day, when a
Council IMuffs man saw him In Lincoln,
Neb. ITo is 07 years of ago and It Is feared
ho wandered awuy whllo mentally unbal
anced. Constable. Leo Albertl of J istlce Vlcn'x
court has brought suit against Pottawat
tamie county for $10. At the time the stock
of Honors In Charles Dobbins' saloon was
seized under scant warrant proceedings In
Ktltuted by J. W. Scott, Albertl was In
structed by Justice Vlen to house Un
seized stock. Tho bill for this expense,
nmountlng to fin, was disallowed by the
Hoard of Supervisors at Its recent session.
O. 12. neHwlck Iiuh returned from a re
union of the Ono Hundred and Second and
Ono Hundred nnd Twelfth Illinois regi
ments of the civil war, of which he was a
member, held at Orion, III. Uo reports
that there were- many of the old members
of tho regiments residing In tho west who
worn present, a number being from this
county. Tho reunion was a grand success
nnd tho old soldiers speak In tho highest
terms of tho treatment accorded them by
tho pcoplo of Orion.
CyliiH Peterson secured another search
warrant, this tlmo from Justice Terrier's
court, for the saloon of Nels P. Nelson at
Cut-Off. Constable llalrd succeeded in un
earthing three long-iieeked bottles, con
taining less than a nuart of Honor ull told
The hearing will be held next Mondawl
j-eierson llim troutilo Willi Nelson over the
possession of a dog and Inst week hnd n
senrch warrant Issued from Justice Vlen's
court. A search of tho saloon at that tlmo
failed to reveal any spirituous liquors.
M. M. Parkinson, dop.i'ty collector of In
ternal revenue, has recovered the valuable
gold watch stolen from his house on (lien
avenue several weeks ago. Tho timepiece,
which nhowed signs of having been ex
posed to the weather, wan brought to an
attorney In Omaha by a woman and small
boy who claimed to hnvo found It In n
vacant lot while cutting weeds. Thev asked
tho attorney to advertise It In the hope
that they might get a reward. The attorney
wrote to the maker of the watch at Cres
ton, In., who In turn notified Mr. Parkin
noti. N. Y. ritimblns Co., telepaone :r0.
Use Domestic soap. It's, the bc3t.
Davis sells paint.
Marring!1 Mceuaen.
Licenses to wed wero Issued yesterday to
tho following persons:
Name and Residence. Age.
Herbert L. Smith, Omaha 21
Mrs. May Wright, Omaha .V..2I
AVnlter N. Haker, Omaha 22
Hattlo Davis, Omaha 10
Domestic snap otitlnsts cheap soap.
Howell's Antl-"Kawf" cures coughs, colds.
SO.000 rakes Domestic soap used In Coun
cil I! luffs last month
Gravel roofing. A U. ftead, 641 nroadway.
Largest Assortment
SOLID SHOES
no,
I'urriiiitril
HAMILTON'S
FARM LOANS
Negotiated in eastern retrsko
and Iowa. James N, Caaady. Jr.,
Ui Mull) St v iniicll piutT
MONEY TO LOAN.','.',',,"!?
Savings Loan and Building Assoolat'n
Council UlutTa. laws.
BLUFFS.
TO CONTROL ELECTRIC WORK
Ordinances Creating Office of Oity Electrician
Heady to Introduce.
PROVIDE FOR COMPLETE INSPECTION
Carefully Drnun ltenulntlnn Coer
1mk the Whole limine of Klectrle
Construction nnd Appliance
vtltli a Full 1. 1st of Fee.
Assisted by Aldermnn Lovett, who Is an
expert electrician, City Solicitor Wads
worth has drafted two ordinances which It
Is believed will meet all the objections
raised by .Mayor Jennings to tho ordinance
granting tho Illuft City Klectrlc Light and
(las company a franchise. Tho mayor
contended that tho rlty's Inter
ests were not sufficiently safeguarded
In tho measure and for thot rea
son withheld his signature. The or
dinances prepared by tho city solicitor
wero sugestcd two yenrs ago during the
term of the former council und provide for
a city electrician ond ploce the regulation
of all electrical construction and operation
of electricity lu any form under tho super
vision and control of that officer. Ily a
system of fees the salary of the rlty elec
trician is provided for nnd tho city will
consequently be nt no expense.
Tho ordinance regulating the construc
tion and operation of electrical appliances
and defining the duties of tho city electric
ian applies to all clci trie current used for
Illumination, decoration, power und heat
ing and prohibits tho uso of electricity
for these purposes except In accordance
with the restrictions of the ordinance.
Any person or corporation before In
stalling, changing or repairing any elec
trical construction of any description must
die plans and specifications lu the oilier
of the rlty electrician, together with nn
application for a permit describing In do
tall plan of construction, material nnd ap
paratus, giving locality by street and num
ber nnd no work shall be done until such
pormlt shnll havo been given.
I'imi'rii of the Klrctrlclnn.
The city electrician Is given the power
and It Is his duty when ho deems It neces
sary to carefully Inspect any such Instal
lation before and after Its completion nnd
he Is empowered to remove any obstruction
which prevents a perfect Inspection of cur
rent carrying conductors, such as lath,
plaster, boarding or flooring. Tho use of
electric current Is mado unlawful before
the Issuance of a certificate or If tho cer
tlflcuto Is revoked, but a temporary permit
may be granted during tho construction
or alteration of buildings, expiring- when
tho electrical apparatus Is fully Installed.
Where Installation has been completed
but no current Immediately used a prelim
inary certificate is provided for, shotting
that tho Installation Is in accordanco with
the ordinance, but before tho Introduction
of electric current a second Inspection Ih
requlrod. which. If satisfactory, entitles to
a comploto nnd final certificate. Owners
of property Installing electric wires which
arc to ho hidden from view, must, before
covorlng such wires, glvo reasonable notlro
to the city electrician In tlmo for him to
make the necessary Inspection.
Under the term "construction" nrc In
cluded excavations of streets nnd alleys,
erection of poles nnd stringing of wires
Applications for permits In such cases
must state In detail tho location, number,
height and size of poles, sizes and Insula
tion of wires, amount to ho strung and
for what purposo they aro to bo used. The
electrician Is given power to regulate plac
ing of poles, stringing of wires nnd other
details of construction so ns to prevont
llres, accident or Injury to person or prop
erty. Such authority extends to all elec
trical construction now existing, as well
as to that which hereafter may be tnad-j.
Duty hi an In pec tor.
The city electrician Is required to mako ntj
Inspection of all overhead, underground and
interior wires, apparatus and their supports,
used for conducting electric currents for
llgl't, heat or power, at least once each
year. When electrlcul construction Is found
to be unsafe he Is required to notify the
person, firm or corporotlon owning. tiPlug
or operating It to place It in safo nnd secure
condition within forty-eight hours, nnd fail
ure or refusal to comply with tho notlco
subjects to a penalty of $10 for every day
tho defective condition remains.
Full power Is given the electrician to re
move defective apparatus or conductors and
to turn off the current from any circuit or
building where ho requirements of the ordi
nance navo mi ncen complied with, or
where the same Interferes with tho working
of tho fire department. The electrician Is
required to cause nil wires or poles which
havo not been need for ono year nnd which
ore known as "dead" to be removed at the
expenso of the owners. Wires which are
not used must be kept In a safe condition ns
If In use nnd all dead wires of telephone
companies must bo detnehed from the build
ing In which they have been used nnd shall
bo "gi minded" ut the pole nearest to such
building.
Thn rulos and resulatlons of the National
Doard of Kiro Underwriters nro adopted os
tho rules and regulations of the city ns they
now are or may hereafter bo changed or
modified.
Tho ordlnanco requires all flrmR, corpora
tions or persons engaged In commerrlnl
lighting and power transmission, or fur
nishing current to contumcri to make state
ments on the first dny of each month to the
city electrician showing the number of in
stallations connected by them to their sys
tem nnd the number of installations that
havo been discontinued, together with names
and locality of subscribers.
Tees to He Churned.
All persons, Arms or corporations doing
electric wiring of any kind are required to
procure a general permit for which a fee of
$3 must bo paid, and to pass an examina
tion before a board composed of the city
electrician, city engineer and chief of the
flro department.
The following fees are to be charged by
the city electrician nnd to bo paid to tho
city treasurer: For arc lamp Installations,
$1. for each Incandescent lamp, sixteen cun-dlo-power
(and for Inrger or smaller lamps
In that proportion), not exceeding ion six
teen candle-power lamps, 5 cents; for each
additional sixteen candle-power lamp above
100. 2 cents, but the minimum fee Is fixed
at (1, for motors of one electrical horse
power or fraction, $1; for each home-power
or traction thereof above ono horse-power,
23 cents.
Dynamos to be rated as motors, except
when Installed In connection witb lamps, or
other translating devices, in which case tho
ehargo shall be made for the- lamps only,
but no charge shall bo made exceeding J10
for any ono motor or dynamo Installation.
Kan motors on Incandescent Inmp circuits
shall be rated as Incandescent lamps. Tor
permits for temporary Installation, which
rannot bo longer than thirty days, Jl Tor
each outside construc)u permit, ?l For
each pole not under such permit, 25 cents,
For the annual relnspectlon of Isolated elec
tric light plants and all outside work, 50
cents per hour.
Hint the Oilier l I'llled.
The rlty electrician shall be appointed
biennially by tho city council on the first
Monday In April, beginning In 1902. The
fractional term ending the first Monday
In April, 1902, Is to be filled by appoint
ment at tho first regular meeting of the
council after the, passage and publication
of the ordinance. The electrician must
be "n practical electrical engineer and a
graduate of the electrical course of some
recognized college, or shall have had five
years' actual experience In electrical work
or In electrical light and power produc
tion, nnd who shall thorouhgly understand
the theory and principles of electric tele
graph, electric telephone and electric light
and power construction."
The electrician Is to havo the care and
supervision of the fire nnd police nlnrm
systems of the city and of nil electric
lines, poles nnd wires erected nnd used
within tho city, as required by ordinance.
He is required to glvo an official bond In
the sum of $1,000. The passage of this
ordlnnnce will abolish the office of super
intendent of fire alarms.
Premiums given with Domestic soap.
iMtot i:i:din(;n ok ti7ijcitv cot xcn,
lileet rleliui Ordlnnnees Itend nnd He
ferreil Without Action.
At tho meeting of the1 city council last
night Alderman McDonald fathered the
ordinances drnfted by City Solicitor Wads
worth creating tho office of city electrician
and placing tho regulation and control ot
all electrical construction In the hnnds of
that oillcer. Some discussion was had ns
to tho salary such officer should receive.
Alderman McDonald suggested that It bo
placed at $100 a month. As It Is expected
to pay tho salary out of the fees derived
under tho ordinance, Alderman Iloyer
thought It would be best to leave this matter
open for tho present, nnd on his motion
Superintendent Ilrndley of the flro olarm
system was Instructed to mnke nn estlmato
of the probahlo rovenuo from permits under
Iho provisions of the ordinance. Doth
ordinances wero passed to their second
reading.
Tho ordinance providing for the levying
of taxes to ho paid Into tho city Improve
ment and sower funds to bo used for the
purposo of paying deficiencies In the cost
of street Improvements over und above tho
amount assessed to abutting or adjacent
property nnd providing for the form of cer
tlllcates to bo Issued In payment of such
deficiencies was passed.
Tho Bluff City Electric Light and (las
company filed its bond of $10,000 under the
lighting contract with tho city with Thomas
Howman, .1. P. Orcenshlelds nnd H. p.
Wickham ns sureties, which was tinnroved.
Alderman Lotigeo nlono objected to tho
bond and voted against Its approval.
Alderman Lougcc, who stated ho did so
at tho request of a number of property
owners on South Sixth street, asked that
tho material selected for paving this thor
oughfaro be changed from Oalesburg brick
to Des Moines brick. On tho grounds that
It would not be possible to secure enough
Des Moines brick to pave the street this
fall n majority of tho aldermen voted against
any cnange.
Alderman Lougee brought up the matter
of pnvlng MynBter street again nnd for the
third tlmo attempted to get tho council to
rescind Its action In selecting Council Illulfs
brick for this street. He snld thot ns the
representative of tho Second wnrd. ho knew
that tho majority of the property owners
desired Des Moines brick. He failed to
convince tho other members nnd they voted
down his motion.
Contractor Wickham was Instructed to
lav the sowor on Graham avenue, tho con
tract for which was awarded him somo
three years ago.
The matter of tho sewer on Sixteenth
nventio was referred back to tho city engi
neer for further Investigation.
Mrs. Sarah II. II. Kohrcr presented a
communication protesting against the usage
of tho cement filler on any of tho paving
ordered In front of property belonging to
her or controlled by her.
The bond of O. C. Taylor ns street com
mlasloncr in tho sum of $1,000. with
Spencer Smith and C. Hnfer sureties, was
approved.
On tho recommendation of tho judiciary
committee, tho batch of clolms for damages
amounting to nbout $23,000 filed by tho
members of a party from South Omaha
who were overturned In a carryall on
Uroadway near tho Thirteenth street brldgo
last July, wero rejected. The same com
mltteo recommended that tho claim of Mrs
i.eorgo Chase for damages by reason of
"veruow or Indian creek on Eleventh
street last July be rejected, ns If sho had
suffered any damage the Northwestern rail
way was llablo and not tho city. The recom
mendations wero concurred in.
Tho co:itrnct for supplying tho city do.
pnrtments with hard coal was awarded to
l-enlon & Foley. The contract for soft coal
was held up until tho committee can In
vestigate tho claims of Fenlon & Foley and
the Carbon Coal company as to their re
spcctlvo coals.
I'MII.IC SCHOOLS Aim OIM2.V tiIV.
Ileal, i:iirolIiiiiTir"liirUB tl. .'r,
llnj of tin- .-n Sem,.M,.r,
Tho ,)Ubllc scnoog of tI)(j
yesterday morning for the new school year
after tho long summer vacatlou. Tho en
tire day was consumed In tho enrollment
of pupils and tho assigning to grades, hut
everything was gotten In shape to com
tnenco studies this morning. The schooU
open under tho most favorable clrcum
stances and Superintendent Cliff, rd stated
last evening that ho looks fcrwrrl to a
most prcspercus school year. The teachers,
ho said, all seem pleuHcd with thlr ns
slgnuioms nnd during tho vacation many
Improvements havo been carried on In the
different school buildings and grounds.
nlnt nnd paper havo done much to freshen
the ntorlor of many of the buildings nnd
considerable work has been done on tho
Play grounds of the larger schools.
Tho opening dny enrollment Indicates
a largo Increased attendance and that some
of the buildings will be somewhat crowded.
Tho enrollment yesterday was 4,132 a do
elded increase over last year, every school
In tho city showing n gain. Tho enroll
ment by schools was as follows:
High school .. .. :i5(
Third street.. ..
second nvonue..
W ashington nvo. . 72
Hlootncr 41
Twentieth nvo.... 4IV Harrison street" ' m
.uuuihon avenue.
Tierce street 330 West C o u noil
Eighth street 2M1 niuffs . " co
Avenue H 233 (lutin y;
KlKhth avenue. .. 132 Woodbury "
Thirty-second st.. IH1
The Increased number" of pupils nt tho
Twentieth Avenue school necessitated the
opening of a new room nnd another room
has been added at tho High school. A new
room has been oponed also at the Third
Street school to accommodate the Increased
attendanco and at the Washington Avenue
school It has been found necoasary to have
two sessions of tho kindergarten instead of
one as heretofore. The first session will
commence at ! a. m. nnd the second at
1:30 p. m.
Commonwealth 10-cent cigar.
I'lrnseil ivlth t'rnaiix Ill-port.
The report of the rensus dephrtment at
Washington received here yesterday after,
noon, giving Council niuffs a population of
nearly 26,000. was received with the great-
est satisfaction by the people generally.
in immj the census was 21,342; thus the
present figures, 23.S02. show nn Increase of
about 20 per cent nnd realize tho expecta
lions or conservative citizens. The figures
given out by the department at Washing
ton aro slightly under tho number com
putcd by Supervisor Everest. Now that It
is established that Council Bluffs has
population of 23.000 tho city under the
state law will be enabled to levy a tax for
the building of n public library nnd to
also increase the levy for park purposes.
The state census taken In 1S93 showed n
decrease of nearly 1,000 compared with the
1900 census.
I'I'IIMC I.I lilt Alt V IIOAItl) Mlir.TM
Itc.ioliitloii Cotieeriilnu (lie Retire
incut of .Indue Heed Adopted,
At tho monthly meeting of tho trustees
of tho public library yesterday the follow
Ing resolutions nnent tho retirement ot
Judgo Reed from tho board, after n Bervlco
of eighteen yenrs, wero adopted:
Whereas, Honorable J. It. Iteed. who hns
been a member of this board slnr Its
organization, has volunturliy retired titer.
from, nnd
Whereas, During all tin eighteen years
of his service ho has been cne of Its mou
valued members, active, earnest nnd capi
blo lu promoting mid advancing the in
terests of the library, und has by nls
errorts been very largely Instrumental In
hrlnglng It to Its present state of useful
ness, Itesolxed. That this board regrets his
determination to withdraw us a distinct
loss to the best Interests of the library;
but, acquiescing In his decision, on bfh.ilf
or tne people or tho city und patrons '.r
the library, thanks htm for his long and
valued services rreely givi n to the up
building of this educational Institution.
WALTKIl I. SMITH,
12. A. THOt'TMAN,
Committee.
Flnley Burke nnd C, It. Tvler, the two
newly appointed members, took their seats.
Tho report of the finance committee showed
that on September 1 the balance In the
library fund was $1,170.49.
Tho report of the librarian. Mrs. Dalley.
for August gave the following figures: Num
ber of visitors, 6,210; number of book-
takers, S.271, number of books taken, 1,193;
number of books In library, 22.926. hs fol
lows, In circulating department. 17.77 j; In
government section, ft.lM.
The librarian reported that the new
system of renting duplicate copies of popu
lar works was working satisfactorily and
seemed to meet with favor at the hands ot
the patron of tho library.
District Court "Snten. '
Judge Macy handed down his decision
yesterday overruling the motion to assign
causo of action In tho Injunction case
of James Saguln against 1-2. A. Wlckhnm
on the grounds that tho case, being one
In equity. Is not triable at this term of
court, except by consent of both parties.
This Is tho case In which Saguin seeks
to restrain Wickham from carrying out
the contract for the paving of those streets
embraced In the first lot, which Includes
Washington avenue. Saguln has not se
cured any temporary restraining order, so
as the matter now rests Wickham Is at
liberty to proceed with the paving.
Mrs. Hnttle Johnson was granted n dl
vorco from Albert Johnson on statutory
grounds.
Mrs. Ida Arp of Mtnden wns granted a
divorce from Knpke Arp. whom she mar
ried In Germany In 1894. on the grounds
of Ill-treatment and drunkenness. She wni
awarded the custody of their two minor
children.
Attorneys W. II. Ware and Limit & Myn
stcr, who claim to have been retained
by Josoph McCiinness In the dlvroco suit
brought agalnsti-hlm by his wife, asked
the court to roalto their fees of $J00 and
$1,000 respectively liens against McGlnness'
property. McGlnness dispensed with the
services of the attorneys shortly after en
gaging them nnd has sought other legal
assistance.
Heal IXnlc Transfers.
Tho following transfers were filed yester
day In the abstract, title nnd doan ofnee of
J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl street:
lieorge W. Lip.' and wife tr llenrv C.
Mattesnn, part ne'i m-i f-7S-t3,
w. d j j v,)
George C. .Morgan. Ir , Mid wife "to
David Urndlev ,fc Co., !oU II, 12 and
13. block 15, Kiddie's subiilv.. w. I.. 1
UitMt.iv Dlederlch to Hndl Mti"Ih r.
lot 9, block 7, town of Mlnden. w. d.. 1(0
l.mll Mueller and wife to William L.
Voss, lot 9, block 7, town of Mlnden.
w. d 77".
Hnsll M. Webster and wile to Nellie
Woodbury, lots ." and 6. block 15,
Stutsman's 2d add, ami block 1,
Webster's 1st add. w d
Same to Chimes E. Woodburv. lots
3 to 7. block I, .'iurke's add, "w. d..
II. C. Matteson and wife to George
W. Llpe, lot 22. block 33. Central
subdlv., w. d
Archie '. Miles to Wllloilgllbv Dye,
lands In 14 and 23-71-ti) nnd lots in
Macedonia, w. d
William L. Voss and wife to Kmll
Miller, lot 11, Auditor's tubdiv. .if
swU sw' 9-77-3S, w. 1
fi.PO'i
1,000
1,073
fO)
Nine transfers, total..
$ll.l.'d
Domestic soap sells on Its merits.
coi.i.iiiii:
lit tUMMJ DKniCATHI).
Hxeri'lnen at Moriilni; ColleKe In I'rra
enee of Mllll' People,
SIOUX CITY, Sept. 10. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho now $00,000 Morning college
building today was dedicated In tho pres
ence of hundreds of Its friends from all
over northwestern Iowa. ltev. Dr. W. F.
McDowell of New York, secretary of the
Hoard of Kducntlon of tho Methodist
church, officiated nt tho dedicatory ser
vices, ltev. Dr. W. S. Lewis is president
of tho college.
A featuro of the aflernoon's excrclsos
was tho raising of $11,000 to assist In pay
ing off the debt of $20,000. Tho audience
was enthusiastically generous. In tho
morning n successful wumen's congress
wns held.
This evening ltev. Dr. J. F. Rcrry of
Chlcngo, editor of tho Kpworth Herald, de
livered a lecture. Tho new structure Is
unusually largo nnd handsome.
Snake Hater Leave III l'c,
FOIIT DODGE, la.. Sept. 10. (Special
Telegram.) A find which -has startled the
wholo city was mHdo this morning on Cen
tral avenue. While searching among tho
straw which had been left by n snake-eat-ln:
"froak" which was one of tho attrac
tions of tho recent street fair somo boys
discovered nine live young rattlesnakes.
"Usuu," tho snake eater. Is an attrac
tion traveling with the IlostwM; shows.
Ills trick Is to cat live rattlesnakes, which
he puts In his mouth nnd bites In the most
repulsive manner. The snakes enmo from
San Antonio, Tex. When leaving several
of these hail escaped and had onsconsed
themsolves in the straw. Whether or not
moro of tho reptiles esenped la of course
not known and u vigorous search has been
going on oil day which will not be termi
nated uutil It has been made reasonably
certain that not n single reptile of the
rattler variety is left hero alive.
Ilurular Hull Dental Olllee.
FORT DODOi:, la., Sept. 10. (Special
Telegram.) Ilurglars last night entered
tho dental ofllco of Dr. P. p. Dorr and
possessed themselves of a valuable amount
of gold filling pellets. Tho entrance Into
tho office was made through a window,
which was pried open with a Jimmy. No
eltfo to tho Identity of tho thieves has been
discovered.
(iniln In reeked Illei nloi .
CHICAGO, Sept. 10. According to Hoard
of Trade statistics tho damnged grain eic
valors at Galveston coctalned 2LM ooo hmh.
ell of wheat
FIREMEN OWN DES MINES
Convention of Brotherhood Brings Largo
Numbers to Iowa's Capital.
POLL SHOWS STATE STRONGLY REPUBLICAN
(cnntiir rthiir Itrcuster of Missouri
Id I2ieeteil In lonn to Mnle n
Number of ierehes for
MeKliitcy nnd I'roiperlt .
DES MOINES, Sept. 10.-(Spcclal Tele
gram.) Four hundred and seveuty-flie
delegates were in attendanco at the open
ing sessions of tho seventh biennial con
vention of Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men. As thro aro only 672 delegates eli
gible from ull over tho United States.
Mexico and Canada the attendance 'tm
year, It will bo seen, Is uuusually largo
and thu Des Moines convention bids fair
to bo a record breaker In the history of
tho organization. Fifty representatives of
tho ladles' society of the brotherhood are
In attendance.
When Grand Master F. P. Sargent called
tho convention to order at 9 o'clock thn
morning thero was not the least doubt ns
to the success of the seventh biennial or
of Des Moines ns n drawing card for nn
Hon conventions. The Auditorium vus re
splendent with tho muny hued decorations
Suspended around the perimeter o'f the
first balcony and surmounting the tnpa of
tho lower boxes wero photographic por
trulls of leading members of thu brother
hood from nil over this country and Can
nda, pictures of the present ortlcors und
thoso who boomed the hrotherhuod to sue
cess In tho past and pictures of typical
railroad scenes nnd events. Flags of r tr
len nnd Great Iirttnln nnd Mexico wen in
tcrwoven aud hung festooned from the
wulls. Tho Stara nnd Stripes und the '
Union Jack aro accorded a conspicuous 1
place in tho decorations.
Delegates nrc present from oil over th"
United States, Mexico nnd Canada. Not n
state In tho union but has a delegnto here'
and the leading lodges aro represented by I
the most prominent members. Tho Ilroth-
erhood of Locomotive Firemen ranks as
tho second strongest Inhor organization lu
the world, the locomotive engineers win
ning first plare.
limn i:tendn u Welcome.
While the meetings of tho day time aro
secret the public functions aro opcu to the
public. Tho welcoming oxcrclses'woro held
at the Auditorium this evening. Owing to
mo nusenco from the city nnd stnto of
Governor Shaw the address of welcome on
behalf of tho stato wns made by G. L. Dob
son, sccretnry of state, .Mayor Harten-
bower speaking for the city and other
prominent citizens speaking for the state
and locnl laboring men. Then followed ad
dresses by tho leaders of the great rail
road organizations of the country, the con
ductors, tho trainmen, the engineers, the
telegraphers and finally by Grand Master
Sargent of the firemen. The convention
remains In session for twelve days.
Lnairman weaver of tho republican stato
central commltteo today said: "The re
publican committee has taken the most
porfect poll of recent years. Some coun
ties are still to be heard from, but In such
rases there Is good reason for tho dcluy.
The poll books show that Iowa Is as
strongly republican as Texas Is demo
cratic and emphasizes the necessity for
strenuous effort toward getting out the
tun vote on election day. Dm while the
poll Is satisfactory tho committee and the
parly aro confronted by the fact that in
1S9C, when McKinley received an over
whelming vote, 30 per cent of the repub
licans remained away from the polls.
With thlH 30 per cent at the polls this year
It would bo difficult to find that there had
been any opposition to the pnrty of pros-
IKIfllll
perlty
Senator Arthur Brewster of Missouri will
assist In the work of rolling up n huge ma
jority for McKinley and Hooscvelt In lown.
The republican stato central committee this
morning received word from tho state rmn.
mlttee of Missouri that In return for Gov
ernor Shaw's spcerhes In that state Senator
Hrewstcr would devote some time on the
stump in lown. Senator Ilrewster is n
statesman nnd orator of the Hob Cousins
brand. It Is not known when or vhero
nenator urowster will begin his Iowa cam
paign, but a list of dates will be made pub
lic as soon as possible.
Governor Shaw will return to Des Moines
tomorrow morning from n tour of speech
making In Missouri nnd Illinois. Ho will
only remain at home over Sunday, however,
as he has an engagement to speak at Ccn
torvllle. S. ., Monday evening. Ho will
Join Koosnvelt nnd party Tuesday at Sioux
Falls and tour South Dakota with them.
No Conipronilie liltli .lours.
"Tho statement that I will nsk the execu
tive council to pass a resolution authoriz
ing mo to negotiate with Mr. Jones for n
compromise in the matter of the fees which
It Is claimed Mr. Jones Is owing to the stato
Is entirely unauthorized nnd absolutely
without foundation," declared Attorney
General Itomley at noon today upon his
return from lown City. "Tho real truth of
the matter Is that there Is absolutely no
chungo In tho situation since the executive
council authorized mo to bring suit against
Mr. Jones for the collection of the money
which ho has failed to turn over. Mr.
Jones hns ngreed to a stipulation by which
the case may bo filed any time during the
October term of court. The attorney gen
eral has no power to do anything other than
to go ahead and try tho easo. All author
ity must come from the executive council
ns far ns compromises nro concerned nnd
I have nothing at all to say as regards that.
Much rnther offers of n compromise should
come from Mr. Jones, If nny nre to be mode,
than from the council, hut ns ho Is not the
aggressor there would be no benefit to him
Jo mako offers."
Ioitii .lIUNloniirlf-M lliii'ilei'cil.
Sunday's paper gavo the account of thn
niurdor of missionaries who had loft their
stations on the way to Urn coast under a
Chinese escort. Among them were named
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wesley Price and
daughter, Florence. Mrs. Price was a Des
Moines girl, having been reared In this
city, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Keasey.
She was married to Mr. Piico February I.
1S73, nnd they took up their homo on n
farm near Hondurant, where they lived u
few years'. Mr. nnd Mrs. Prlco heard the
call for missionaries nnd responded, re
moving to Oberlln, O.. where Prlco attended
school for six years in preparation for the
mission vni I;. Mrs. Price also nttended
school there until her health failed, nn
the cnmplotlon of his studies Price wns ns
.ilgned to the field In China by the American
Congregational Hoard of Missions. Alto
gether they havo been In China ten yeurs,
coming back to their native land for a year
on account of the health of their eldest son.
who died here. Returning to their work
they burled their other son and now their
remulnlng child. Florence, has died with
them at thn lunds of tho Celestials. It per
haps will never be known as to what dis
position was made with the bodies of the
murdered missionaries.
firiMitli of Mou (it)- selioolN.
HIOL'X CITY. Kept. 10 (Special Tele
uram.) The first day's school enrollment In
Hloux City was 5..1S2. an Increase of MO
over the first dny of last year Superin
tendent Krntz was Rrently surprised Ac
cnminodstlons for such a large number of
pupils had not been made Sioux City now
Is more convinced than ovor that it de
serves a eensui recount.
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ATLANTIC, la., Sept. 10. (Special Telc-
Kram.) Robert Ilrown nnd Itoes Iloyt, two
jotinii men of Cumberland, wero arrested
and brought to the county Jail thlb morn-
lni? churRcd with belns Implicated In tho
death of Untile Spies, a 15-year-old Ktrl.
tho dauRhter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis hples,
old residents of the county, HvIhk north
of Cumberland.
The death of the younR rIH occurred
under unusual und distressing circum
stances, passlnR away in a house In tho
country, three miles from town, with no
ono present but the two younR men who
nro charged with having had a hand in
her tnklng off.
It Is the general opinion, based on testi
mony, that they tried to assist tho girl
to escapo tho disgrace which had come
to her nnd that In so doing they were
accessories to her death. The story as
brought out at the coroner's Inquest, which
was held nbout .1 o'clock Sunday morning,
revealed the facts as follows.
nrown cnlUd for tho girl ubout 9 o'clock
Saturday night and she went away with
him without stopping to change her clothes.
They drove until a mllu west of Cumber
land, where they met Iloyt, Drown went
back to town nnd Iloyt drove on with the
girl until she was taken sick and then
ho took her to tho homo of his brother,
two miles southwest of Cumberland. w;hero
thoro was no one nt home. Hero they
stopped, but Miss Spies grew worse nnd
about 11 o'clock Hot left her nlono and
went to town for Drown, who ca.me out.
They found hho was In a dying condition
and Ilrown went back for Dr. Weaver, who
came out, reaching thero a llttlo after
midnight, but found her desd.
I'ohI .Mortem i:aiiiliiatloii Held,
The coroner whs notlllod nnd ordered a
post mortem examination, which was made
by Drs. Weaver and Zlcdler. who found
that she had talten a drug of some kind.
There w'ero no outward appearances to In
dicate that sho had been foully dealt with.
The boys testified substantially as to tho
above.
I.nnco Hoyt, to whoBo house the girl had
been taken, testllled that he had returned
from Vllllsca about 1:30 and found tho
boys, the dead girl and the doctor there.
The coroner's Jury returned a verdict to
the effect that tho girl had taken an un
known drug, which caused her death. The
father of Miss Spies felt that tho matter
should ho further Investigated und that
there hod been foul play nnd swore out
tnformntlons charging Brown nnd Iloyt
with being Implicated In the girl's death.
Thoye wero promptly arrested and brought
to Atlantic to await their hearing Wednes
day morning nt Cumberland.
Mr. Spies was In town touay consulting
with the county nttornoy and the matter
will he given a thorongh Investigation.
Tho blow lame as a terrible shock to the
Spies family, who wen; awakened at 1
o'clock In the morning by a messenger
telling them the girl was dead at a strange
house, lie was furious yesterday and it is
said tried to Und un opportunity to shoot
tho young men. Thero Ih a rumor mr-
rent tonight that a crowd la coming tonight
to attnek the Jail, so great Is the feollng
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