TOE OMAHA DAILY 1USIS: TIIUKSDAV. DISCEMHEIl 20, 10UU.
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TITUS SAYS IT WILL STAND
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ralo construction company, which has en
tered Into a contract for tho construction
of tho road and will sublet the work In
small sections. The sub-contract for tha
heavy work will ho let within tho next
three weeks, so that work can be done
during tho winter. Tho heaviest work will
bo In the south part of Hardin county
Hnd along Skunk river, In this county, and
this will be the first work done. It Is ex
pected that In January contracts will be
let for tho work along Four-Mile creek
and It Is tho Intention of the contractors
to have this road well under way by early
summer and finish It next season. Mr.
Kllsworth Is a stockholder In the Hurling
ton, Cedar Kaplds & Northern and built
parts of that line as sopnrato roads and
turned the property over to the Cedar Kap
lds route when completed. The rival com
pany, the Duluth & Now Orleans, which
sought to occupy practically tho samu ter
ritory In Iowa, having been put out of l!ic
way, there Is no doubt now that the Iowa
Falls lino will ho built and that It will
bo built chlelly with n view to formliiR
closo connections for the Central and the
Cedar Hnplds routes with Des Mollies.
.Supremo Court Decision.
Tho supremo court, sitting In special ses
sion today, placed on file the following de
cisions In appealed cases:
Btnto against Max tlynong, appellant,
Fayette county, conviction for assault with
Intent to do great bodily Injury; rovcrscd.
Btnto against Owens and Kvans, appel
lants, Hardin county, question of return
of ball money; nfllrined.
State against Archlo Wood, appellant,
Harrison county, conviction for manslaugh
ter, alilrmcd.
State against John Penney, nppellnnt,
Ktnmot county, conviction for murder;
uftlrmed.
State against C. K. Harvey, appellant,
Folk county, bnstnrdy proceedings; ro
versed
Htuto ngullst Jesse lllge, appellant, Ham
lltnn county, conviction for seduction; ro
versed.
J M. Milliard against 12. 0. Dullard, np
pellant, action to huvo bill of sale do
clurcd a mortgage; nfllrmed.
M, 1 1. Hill against O. O. Ollesner nnd
John Wrnhlng, appellants, Wlnnlshlek
county, liquor nuisance; alllrmeil.
City of Ottumwn, nppellant, against Da.
vld Hogo ct al, Wapello county, liquor 11
cense puyment; ufnrtned,
Philip I.ahncr, nppellant. against Town
of Wllllnms, Hnmllton county, nctlon for
personal Injuries by confinement In unsafe
Jail, alarmed,
State against H, Tripp, nppellant, Dallas
county, conviction of frnud by falso rep
resentations; nfllrmed.
In tho Hnrrlson county case nbove re
ferred to Wood was convicted of having
been ono of tho persons Indicting Injuries
on tho person of Achllle Chevalier, March
II, 1809, In n drunken brawl, from tho
effects of which Injuries Chevalier dlod
April 24 following. Ho was Indicted with
two other persons.
Ill sit rii II t'f 1'iiIniiiiIiiic ('line.
Tho mysterious case of tho death of
3oorge Harbor at I'agnsa Springs, Colo.,
lenvlng Insurance policies payable to Mrs.
Myrtle Wright of Sterling, Colo., who Is
suspected of having poisoned Ilnrber, may
ultimately como up In tho Iowa courts on
n question of contesting the Insurance pay
ments. An attorney for ano of tho com.
panics Interested In tho $7,800 Insurance
Clinton Nourse, representing tho Annuity
Llfo association, made n thorough exam
Inatlon of tho case nnd had u chemical
analysis of tho stomach of llarbcr made,
This analysis, mode by a clever chemist
has bocn received by the company nnd. It
shows trnccH of strychnine. Upon this
showing tho company will refuse to pay
the policy. Tho nttorney ts severe on tho
authorities of Colorado for not taking fur
ther steps to prosocuto those suspected
of tho crime of poisoning Harbor. Ho
claims that tho Insurnnco companies hnvo
spent $1,100 securing tho evidence of tho
crime nnd that they hnvo dono all that
they can afford to do. They will not go
Into tho Colorado courts to establish tho
fact of n crime, but nwnlt suit In tho Iowa
court to recover tho Insurnnco nnd then
fight tho case. Mrs. Wright was formerly
with Harbor nt Webster City, Iu., where
Ilnrber wus a leading attorney. Ho had
his Insurauco policies mndo out pnyublc
to her. A mnn nnmed W. P. Neff Is also
mixed up In tho case, but his antecedents
hnvo not been revenled. Harber dlod mys
teriously nnd no doctor was called to nt
lend him nnd tho coroner's Investigation
was hastily mnde.
MtrnoKrmihrrM fin to Oniiilui.
Secretary of State Dobsou complains that
Omftha business mon seem to regard hjs
ofllco as n sort of training school for sten
ographers. Four Btcnogrnphors havo re
signed from positions In Ills ofllco at one
1 1 mo or another to accept places In Omaha,
tho last to do so being Max Crane, who left
Snturday to accept n plnce with a packing
coinpnny In Omaha. All four of them
have gono to Omaha and their placet! were
Bocured practically unsolicited,
H. A. I.ondeiink, tho young man who wnB
killed a few days ugo In Chicago by being
run over by a street car, Is an Iowa boy,
son of Henry J. I.ondorlnk of Sioux county,
nt proscnt United States secretary of lega
tion at Santiago, Chill. Ynutig I.ondorlnk
was a student at tho Iowa State collego
at Amos and went to Chicago to Join the
navy, but failed to pass tho requisite
physical examination, nnd wus temporarily
employed ns nn electrician In Chicago.
Mr. Alexander, a bnnker of Wayne, Neb.,
was at the state house on business today.
As if to prove that names do not always
deslgnato tho chnractcr of the person, a
school teacher named Christ, teaching In
the schools at Olffnrd, has been nrrested on
a chnrgo of maltreating tho son of Agent
Patrick Scanlou of tho Iowa Central. Tho
boy Is about ! years old and tho nbuso is
alleged to have occurrod whllo the tencher
was punishing tho boy.
Mini) I'nvor u l'ltriliiu,
Attorney J. O. I.onguovlllo of Dubuque
hns asked (lovernor Shaw for tho pardon
of Arthofor, the murderer who wan re
cently sentenced to a term of four yours
In tho Anumosn penitentiary. Tho petition
presented to the governor by Attorney
Longuevlllo is signed by 600 persons, nil
prominent citizens of Dubuque. Among tho
most prominent attached to the petition
are those of the Jurors In tho cuse, all tho
county, city ofllelnls and tho most promi
nent professional and business men of tho
city. IleBldes this, Judge O'Donnell and
County Attorney Howen have said that
If tho governor desires thoy will recom
mend that tho enso ts ono which deserves
executive clemency. Arthofor Is the man
who killed his hrother-ln-law. n man
GRAINO
V- 1 THE PURE V 1
GRAIN COFFEE
Do you know that three-quarters
of nil tho world's headaches nro tho
result of using tea nnd coffee ?
Ro physicians say.
Quit them and the headaches
quit.
Gralrt'O has tho coffee taste but
no headaches.
All grocer ; lie. nd 15c.
named Lolbl, with n plno club, while the
two men were quarreling over their chil
dren, He pleaded guilty of the charge be
fore his trial was over.
Tho court house locatton fight broke out
anew In Des Moines today when the Hoard
of Supervisors let a contract for tearing
down the old court house nnd an Injunction
was procured forbidding the contractor to
touch the court house.
A novelty In the way of thievery was
successfully dono by Des Moines thloves
last night. They entered a room where Mr.
and Mrs. Jessie II, Hammond was sleeping
and cut off n ring on Mrs. Hammond's
hand, a diamond, valued nt $200. They did
not uwaken Mr. Hammond nor his wife.
They also rilled his pockets and took sonic
money.
J. K. Tone, senior member of tho firm
of Tone Hros., for many years Jobber In
coffee nnd spices In Des Moines, died to
day. '
ACQUITTED BUT CAUTIONED
Hrv. irno- of (irlntTnlil I'loiirritlril of
ClinrKi' of limmiriil Conduct, but
A it in on In It ril to Me direful.
ATLANTIC, la., "bee. 19.-ISneclnl.
After being In session at Orlswold from 4
o'clock Mondny afternoon until 5 o'clock
this morning tho Council Hluffs presbytery,
trying Ilov. V. II. Grace, pastor of the
Orlswold church, declared a verdict ac
quitting him on two of the charges, cen-
surlug him for curtain Indiscreet conduct
nnd admonishing him to bo more careful
In his future ministerial work. Tho charges
of untruthfulness nnd Immoral conduct
were not sustained.
When tho presbytery met In adjourned
session James N. Currcns of Logan was
mado moderator and W. Montgomery of
this city clerk. The latter was given the
asslstnnco of a stenographer, who, uftcr
the trial, was required to turn ocr nil her
notes. The commit too to lnestlgntc the
charges were Hcvs". Harnes of Council
IlluHs, Aston of Atlantic nnd Young of
Orecnficld. Tho two Intter were appointed
to prosecute tho caso nnd tho first named
to defend lie v. Orace.
Ilov. Harnes urged that he had received
Information from tho other side In con
fidence and that It would not be fair to
havo him act as attorney for the defense,
anil In his stead Hcv. Stephen l'helps of tho
Omaha Theological college was appointed
Hcv. Hemes was to tuslst the committee of
prosecution. Ilov. Aston was not In at
tendance on account of being occupied In
rcmovnl to HiIb city. Mondny evening Hcv
Young wns taken qulto til and tho burden
fell upon Hcv. Harnes.
Tho young woman In the case, ou whoso
testimony the case muinly hinged, was Miss
Ilosslo Carman, tho 18-year-old daughter
of W. C. Garman, n prominent merchant of
Orlswold nnd the superintendent In tho
pastor's Sunday school.
Other Important witnesses for tho prose
cution were: F. H. Uurnham and L. L.
Cotton, elders In the church, nnd J. E.
Forsyth, ono of tho trustees. Thero wore
twelve or tlftecn witnesses for each side.
Tho defenso Is reported to havo mnde
counter charges ngalnst tho complaining
witness, which Influenced tho prcsbytory
materially. It bolng n question ns to tho
belief of tho statement of Miss Carman or
Itev. (Jrnce. Tho prosecution wns specific
In Its testimony as to dates and tho naturo
of tho offense. A great many inoro wit
noascs were summoned, but declined to ai
pear.
The presbytery was In session until 10
o'clock Monday night nnd ull day yester
day. At 10 o'clock last night tho testimony
was concluded nnd tho pleas begun, They
lasted until 12 o'clock, when the verdict
wus taken under consideration. It was
not reached until nearly 5 o'clock this
morning. What enured' tho dlvlslnnls un
derstood to bo the question of the censure
of Itev. (irnce. Tho moderator, new Cur
reus, will preach In the Orlswold church
Sunday morning nnd mnke n statement re
gardlug the trial.
Tho verdict, ns returned Is as follows:
UKIHWOLD. In., Doc. 19. Tho presby
tery of Council IllllffM assembled to hives-
tlKiilp certain charges nnd rumors nrfeotlng
inu cnuriicicr nun connuci or uov. v. u
Urnce. Such Investigation has been mosl
carefully nnd patiently made and tho result
is t un w unn n in not uu nv or unv im
moral conduct, but wc have found u certain
degree of Indiscretion and the presbytery
1:hh admonished him to greater earn In his
rum re mitiisionui worn, wo most neuriuy
commend him to tho sympathy and conll-
denco of the people of Orlswold nnd the
publlo generally.
JAMIiS N. CUmiHNS.
Moderutor.
CONFESSES AN AWFUL CRIME
loliii I'reeiiiun, I'roinlnfiit In l'ntlier
Allle Church Worli, lokiion IoiIkon
IIiivIuk Creniiitril Ills Wife.
SIOUX CITY. In., Dec. 19. (Special Tele
gram.) John Freeman, a prominent church
man at Estherville, In., Is undor nrres
at that place for an unusually atrocious
murder. Ho created a sensation today
when arraigned for preliminary hearing
by breaking down and confessing that h
killed his wlfo In a most horrible manner.
Tho two quarroled Tuesday morning nnd
he struck lier on the head with the heel o
a shoe. This stunned her, but not being-
satisfied to trust to tho blow, he chloro
formed her. Ho then placed her on a bed
piled leddlng over and nround her, satu
rated tho whole with kerosene nnd sot it
on fire.
When startled neighbors enmo iu re
sponso to nn alarm of fire he refused t
lot them Into the hnuso to rescue his wlfo
Ho declared that It would bo hazardous
for them to try. Tho woman's body wns
burned to n crisp. When ho was arreste
Freeman had on his beet suit, nnd a grip
In his buggy was tilled with other clathps
It Bccmed ho had planned to escape Tho
couple had been married only six months
Tho wlfo wns n hardworking woman. Free
man wns u piano ngent when sho married
him nnd wns active In church and Sunday
school work. Ho wns well versed In tho
Hcrlpturo and hnd charge of a class In bibl
study.
MOTHER AND SON NEAR DEATH
I vii u Million of Mum City Aeel
.lenliill) .Shot. Whllo Ills Mother
I, lex In n I'rcc urliiiiM Condition,
SIOUX CITY, Dec. 19 (Special.) While
his mother wns nt death' door Inst night
Ivan Mullan accidentally shot himself. In
flicting a terrible wound that will probably
provo fatal, llotli mother and son nro now
in Samaritan hospital making n desperate
struggle for life. Young Mullau's father,
an Illinois Central passenger conductor,
came homo Inst night und unstrapped a re
volver that ho usually carries, laid It on a
table and then went to the liosplral to sit
up with his wlfo. At 11 o'clock young Mul
lan, a 17-year-old boy, picked up the
weapon nnd started up stairs
with It to put It nwriy. Somehow It dropped
from his grasp nnd discharged ns It struck
the stairway, the bullet pasting completely
through his abdomen. Ills brother gave the
alarm and he was removed to tho hospital In
tho ward next to his mother, hut sho was
not Informed of his misfortune. An heroic
operation wns performed nnd It may save
him, but It Is doubtful, The boy was a pop
ular young fellow, n champion golf player
and a star nil round athlete.
Trouble of .ewnpnier I'nhlUlirr.
DUHUQUi:, Deo. 19. (Special.) P. .1.
Qulgley, publisher of the Telegraph, has
Just filed nn answer to tho petition of his
brother, William, asking for tho appoint
ment of a receiver. He denies that any
partnership existed between them directly
and asEtrts that William has already over
drawn his share $12,500. Ho says It was
his brains that built up the paper and
that had William hod his way the paper
never would have n mounted to anything.
He says ho offered to sell to William .'or
$27,000 or buy his Interest nt $27,000 rather
than have nny trouble, but that William re
fused.
Mny .Sue tllluoli Cent i-nl.
FOHT DODOB, la., Dec 111. (Special
Telegram.)!). Alblo, a native of Dotnbny,
India, who has been taking n pleasure trip
through tho United States, lies In a hos
pltnl here In a precarious condition, hs the
result of an accident on an Illnols Central
rain between this city and Omaha last
night. Alblo apparently toit his balance
whllo walking In a car nnd lujurcd his back
n falling, It Is feared that ho may have
BUGtalnrd serious Internnl Injuries. AIM"
lieges neglect on the part of the Central's
rain crew whllo In an Injured and helpless
ondltlon, nnd threatens to sue the road for
damages,
Hoy I'rixllKV from limn,
DAVENPORT, Dec. 19. (Special.) The
success of Florlzel Ilcutcr, the boy violin
ist, ' Europe, Interests Davenport's music
lovers because the boy was born hero Jan
uary 21, 1900. Young Ituuter Is the protege
of Secretary Lyman J. Ongc, who becanio
Interested in him and sent him to Henry
Marten of Oenevn for training on the vio
lin. Tho boy, although only 10 years old,
has captivated tho musicians of Kuropc,
und his teacher Is reported to be delighted
with his wonderful mantery of the violin.
It Is said that he given promise of becom
ing tho world's greatest violinist.
JtiKRlrrn of tlie I'IknMii Feted,
IOWA CITY, la., Dec. 19.-(Speclal.)-
Presldctit (Icorge 1-2. Mcl.cnn gave n ban
quet at tho Klrkwood hotel to the foot brill
cam of 1900, the director. Dr. Knlpe, and
ho board of control. Oolden ears of corn
nnd Jack-o'-luntern pumpkins were the
irlnclpnl decorations. Slnci training broke
off tho boys havo been fensted and ban
queted almost every night, but this was the
climax of the scries. ToastB were given by
nlmost everyone present anil n moBt happy
time was enjoyed. Tlure was a "Haw-haw-
hawk" and a "Who-wah-viih" for Dr.
Knlpe nnd tho tenm of 1900.
Will Itrproienl limn College.
OtUNNKM,, la.. Dec. 19. (Special.) The
nnnunl oratorical contest of Iowa college
wns held hero last evening. Tho competi
tion was for the purpose of determining
who should represent Iowa collego In t.'ie
stnto contest, nnd was won by O. C. Glerc
stein of tho freshman clnss, with nn ora
tion on Oliver (Vomwell. Second and third
plnccs wore won by T. Itlsser nnd W.
Drown.
Memitor lliiinicrt'n Itllin Are llrnlien
ATLANTIC, In., Dec. 19. (Special.) J.
M. Emmert, senator from this district, wns
badly injured In a runaway this forenoon
whllo driving through Marne. His tenir.
wns frightened by a train nnd overturned
tho carriage on nn embankment. Several
bones wore broken nnd tho senator will be
confined nt home for somo time.
Will ('nil What They fun In AluuKu
SIOUX CITY. Dec. 19. A coinpnny has
been organized here to build n fish can
nery In Alaska, south of St. Michaels, with
an annual output of 40,000 cases, nnd to
Jlsh In tho rivers of that region. Chinese
and Jnpancso labor will be used. Fred T,
Kvans, Jr., and James F. Hoogo arc nt the
head of it.
ADDITIONAL COUNCIL BLUFFS
.MATTHIIS IX Till" DISTRICT CO HUT,
JiiiIkc Thornell Mourn Arif union! In
the Olllcer & I'liney llniih Cune.
When Judgo Thornell convened district
court yesterday morning It looked ns If n
meeting of the llnr nssoclotlon" of Pottnwat-
tainte county was In session. Onthorcd In
tho court room wcro somo twenty-five or
thirty attorneys representing creditors with
preferred claims against tho Olllcer &
Pusey bank. A number of tho claimants
wero also present.
Owing to the largo number of preferred
claims to be submitted to tho court, Judgo
Thornell decided that thoy bo submitted
without argument, the arguments to bo
mndo today. Tho first claim taken up
was that of County Treasurer Arnd, who
had nbout $2,000 of county funds on deposit
with Oniccr & Pusey at tho time tho bank
went Into tho hands of receivers. Following
theso claims to the amount of nbout $30,003
wero submitted, tho cntlro day bolng con
sunied In presenting them. To expedite
mutters tho claims will bo divided into
three clnsscs, tuoso of fiduciary offlcers
thosn of ndmlnstrntnrs of estates and
guardians, nnd general claims, and argu
ments uccordlngly will bo made before tho
court today.
Judgo Thornell entered on the record
for Judge Oroen tho order dissolving tho
temporary Injunction secured by H. I. For
syth against tho motor company, so far
ns It applied to Avenue C.
Fred 11. Juhl filed a petition for dlvorco
from Irene Juhl, whom ho married In
this city, August 29, 1894. Ho alleges sho
desorted him ten months later.
In the superior court yesterday Judge
Aylcsworth cleared tho docket of n largo
numbor of cases which have been en
cumbering It for several years. These
enses wero dismissed and Judgment for
costs rendered ngalnst tho plaintiffs: Chi
cngo Lumber Company against Ocorgc C,
Leslie, T. K. Cnsndy ngalnst City of Coun-
cl. Hluffs, J. L. Peters ngalnst William
Hoehulng, M. H. Williams ngalnst Duquette
& Co., W. A. Flschor ngnliiHt 13. I Schroo
dor, Peterson ngalnst Welnmtillor. Lake
Mnnnwa Itnllway Company ngalnst Heck
und Harlow, Clement ngnlnst Jnrvis Wlno
Company et nl, Dunn against Poters, Snod
der against Council Hluffs Waterworks
Company, Ilocknwitz ngnlnst Llndt ct til
Wnrdor-Hushnell-filessncr Company ngnlnst
Houston Hros. et nl, Fisher & Ancy against
J. W. Holmnn et nl, Meyers ngalnst Brad
ford et nl, Hntt against Bradford, Johnson
ngnlnst Nens. Postal Telegraph-Cable Com
pany ngnlnst Innls ot nl, Day agnlnct
Thompson, Snyder ngnlnst Opltz et al, Day
& Hess ngnlnst Ilnttenaucr, Hush & Oorts
Plnno Company ngalnst Wiley et nl, Day
A- Hess ngalnBt Mnlskelt ot nl, (Ireen
ngnlnst Dalsnn et nl.
Other enscs were disposed of ns follows:
CI npiunn ngalnst Custer. Judgment for
plaintiff for replevin of property und Judg
ment ngnlnBt plaintiff for costs; Doom i t
nl. administrator, ngnlnst Itpbinsou, set for
trial December 21; Omnha Holler Com
pound Compnny ngnlnst Graham, to be set
for trial after January I; Stevenson agnlnst
Pngonstecher ct nl, stricken from docket;
Dickinson ngalnst McMlllon, set for trial
December 27; Wlckhnm ngnlnst Hull, si t
tled nnd plaintiff to pay costs.
"IiiiiIj" Mnry lluriix "IuukciI,
"Aunty" Mnry Hums, an oM colored
woman living In a dilapidated frame dwell
lug nn North Main street next the creek,
tottered Into police headquarters Inst
evening about 7 o'clock with the blood
streaming from an ugly wound In tho back
of her head. Sho charged James Hull, u
burly negro, with striking her from behind
with somo heavy Instrument. Tho woman's
Injuries were attended to by tho city
physician and sho wns made as comfortable
ns possible for tho night nt tho station.
Hall wns arrested by Chief Albro as he
was making for Omnha on n motor. Ho
said he hail simpy "slapped" tho old
womnn
Itcilcrnilnir City UoiiiIn,
City Trenbtirer True yesterday Issued a
call for tbe redemption of $17,500 mil-
standing city bonds, most of which do not
become duo until 190S.
Tho bonds to bo taken up nre as fol
lows: Nine thousand dollars ot tho
$18,500 loan of fs mnturlng In 190.1. to
bo redeemed February 1, 1901; 1,000 Inter
section sower bonds. Issued In 1SS9. which
mature In 1909. to be redeemed Februnrj
1901, $4,000 Intersection pnvlng bonds of
Issue of July. 18SS. which muture In 190s.
to bo redeemed January 16, 1901; $3,100
Intersection paving bonds of the Issue of
ugust. 18S1. mnturlng Hi 190S. to bo
redeemed February IS, 1901; $S00 Inter
section paving bonds of Issue of Febru
ary, 1888, maturing In 190S, to be redeemed
February C, 1901.
That tho city Is able at this early date
to redeem these bonds, several before
their maturity. Is very gratifying to the
city treasurer and other ofllelnls of tho
municipality.
MnrrliiKo l.leeiiNex,
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to
tho following persons:
Name nnd Hosldftiee. Art
W. i: I-'ranels. Silver Cltv. In 2.
i.izzie JHcKson, Malvern, In
.21
Chnrles Andress, Oakland, In
..20
..20
..SI
i.iiiio uorrnii, Taylor, in
John Whetstone. Helleviu Nob
opuiuu Miircoo, Hellev.ie, .on
For tho family trade thero Is nothing to
compare with that famous whliky bought
in bond and sold lit The Hoffman.
Ml.Xllt M i:tio.v,
Davis sells glass.
"Mr. Itlley," 5-cent clgnr.
Fine Mhsourl onk. Gilbert nros.
Ous fixtures und globes nt Hlxby's.
Fine A. II C. beer, Neumnycr's hotel.
Wollmun, scientific optician, 4C9 U'd'y.
Schmidt's photos, new and latest styles,
W. J. llostetter. dentist, Hnldwiu block.
Moore's stock food kills worms, fattens.
See Schmidt for elegant holiday photos.
Drink Hudwelser beer. L, lloscnfeld, ngt.
Lcffert, Jeweler, optician. 230 Itrondwny.
Seo Alexander fc Co.'s window dlsnbiv of
casts. ,",33 U'wuy.
Horn, to .Mr. unit Mm. fltln l'fclfTnr nf
Olen uvetiuo, u son.
. F. OralT. lllftfrlnWpr ntwt .llolnfnntnr
101 South Mnln street 'Phone tt'C.
Get Votir U'nrlt tlnnn nt tile ttmmlnr t.?ncln
laundry, 724 Uroudwny. 'Phono 167.
. C. 1-sten. iinilortnknr. 2S IVnrl ti-eoi
Telephones: Office, 97; residence, 33.
1 rv our 20-rent mcnlM. IjiiIIpm' itml ri,Mit'
cafe, 541 Uroudwny. Open ull hours.
Mnrznn & Klein. llnholHlcrliu' furnllurn
repairing, mattress milking. 122 S. Muin st.
.Mrs. Jumi'H l.omrman of l.oiran In la Urn
guoBt of Mrs. Sarah Cnmp of Cast Plerco
street,
Hazel t'lLtnti. Mmlfirn W.intlmnii of Amur.
lea, dnnce, Hughes' hall, December :'0. Ad
mission 25 cents.
A want ndd In Tho Rco will bring results,
lhe same attention given to u want add In
Council HlufTH us ut the Omaha olllce.
Sheridan coal, mice tried iiIikivm t,in,i
Smokeless, no soot, clinkers nor sulphur,
l'rlco $5, $3.50. I'Vnlon ft Foley, sole ugeuts.
Charles Annus, mannctr r Hi.. k-iii.
ranch In Wyoming, l In the city, the guest
of his sister, Mrs, H. A. llerdiimn of Stuts-
inun sireei.
jtuciisiii grovo win noiu nn open meeting
this evening ut Woodman of the World hull
nn- mo iiiemuerH unn their irionus. Ilerresli
ments will be served.
Hubert Tucker, a small boy, charged with
iiiiiiiuiiiiiH ucsiruciiou or properly ny wmer
Hayles. wns up lic.forti Justice vlen yester
day morning. lie wan discharged.
Mr. and Mrs. Will nimlt-nr nf Ma nim
hnvo gono to Chli-ago, where they expect to
muke their future home. Mrs. Danlger was
luiiueny .uiss .Miiggiu iiruuiey or turn city,
Tho regular meetlnc-nf lfnrnicinv rhiinler
Order of ICnstern Star, will be held this
evening. All members nro requested to be
present, ns tne uuniial election of officers
win inno place.
Tho Indies' society of tho First Preshv
ttrian church will hold Its annual meeting
und entertain tho women of the congrega
tion ut a sociable from 2 to 6 o'clock this
uuuriioou iu t no ciiuruii parlors.
HlulT City Mnsonlc lodge lias elected tho
louowing oincers ror tliu ensuing year
Worthy master, ,1. P. Mitchell: senior war.
den. II. W. 11 nder. utilor warden. C. 12.
Walters; secretary, J. 1J. Atkins; treasurer,
IIUUUI L I cil'HllJ .
City Clerk Phillips has hung a sprig of
imaiieiou iu ii very cnuspiuuous and con
venient plnco In his olUViw, Around the cltv
hall it is asserted thiuSTOlerk Phillips Is a
Miuuncii neiiever in ino out laminar cus.
turns of Yuletlde.
County Treasurer Arnd received yester
day n box of frugrnut cigars from John
Gretzer ut -Manila. Gr,tzer was a member
of the Fifty-first Iowa volunteers und re
cently returned to the Philippines, whero
ho has a position In the government postal
rcrviee.
Adolph Pothers, living at Fourteenth
street and Sixteenth uvenuo. Is the latest
sufferer ut the hands of the gang of chicken
thieves which Is depopulating the henroosts
in me souiuwesi part or me city, rorty
nlne. blnodeil chlckeiiH were stolen from his
premlsoH Tuesday night.
Hubbard Holder, aged i'l yours, died yes
tcrday afternoon ut his residence, 1S39
Avenue (. Ills death was due to the In
llrmitlPH of old ugo. Ills wlfo nnd ten chil
dren HUrvlvo him. The funeral will be held
Saturday afternoon nt 2 o'clock from the
family residenco und interment will be In
Falrvlew cemetery.
About midnight Tuesday nn enstbound
motor on the Omaha lino crushed Into a
coal car that was being switched on the
crossing at tho company's power house. Tho
front ventlbu'.o of the motor was crushed In
and Motormun Juntos Mccks had a narrow
escniio from severe Inlury. As It wus his
hnnd, which wus on the lever, wns- badly
mashed.
Residents of South Ninth street aro cir
culating a petition for the paving of the
thoroughfaro with Galesburg brick for top
course and the home product for the lower
tier. This move Is part of the agitation to
compel tho motor company to plnce the
street In passntile condition. Part of the
old Maiiuwu lino rails huvc been taken nnd
part have been left.
In preparing North Second street for the
brick paving Contructor Wlckhnm discov
ered a hole that had been evidently caused
by tho washing of the earth from around
nil old sewer. There was but n thin crust
of dirt over the cavity, which Is big enough
to hold u wagon und team, nnd It is n mys
tery that It did not give way when some
heavy load patsed over it.
Shortly after midnight Tuesday the police
rocelvixl a telephone message calling them
to Kenton street, whore It wns suld a mnn
hud mot with a bad accident. Detective
Weir responded and discovered nn old man
named John Alexander in Indian creek
Aliixniulor's wagon nnd tenm was standing
closo by. A rope w'us secured and Alex
ander hoisted onto dry land.
Jncob Stein, proprietor of a West Ilrond
way second-hund goods stove, had ono of
his periodical runaways last evening. Ills
team, hitched to a wagon fill of furniture,
was left standing on Itroadwny in trout
of the poslnfllee for a few minutes lin-
tetnereii. tho teum sinrieii on on a mail
gallop und wus lluully caught ut Tenth
street, hut nut before nil the furniture hail
been dumped out along Ilnmdwny.
The case nf "Due" McClelland, ebarired
with the theft or $300 belonging to A. Shlv.
ers, proprietor of a llroadwuy feed Mure,
was uartlallv heard In nollce court yester
day morning nnd continued until today. Th
louce Hiaie incy win proiiuco u witness
ndnv who will testify to seelnc McClel
land chnnco a S.V) lili the day followinir the
alleged theft. One hundred und fifty dollars
of the money hluien was in ju dims.
Tho nttrai tlon nt the Duhnny theater for
tomorrow night Is "The Royal Hox." Ot
tho play the Kansas City Journal says:
"The nlnv will lie remembered us one ims-
sessed of beautiful romance, bright e.nuedy,
genuine pathos, dramatic inierest ami ccr
tuln striking novelties. Th" scene from
which the p'uy takes Its title, nnd which
furnishes the most drain itlc Incident In Hi
story. Is one of peculiar Interest. In thin
scene one of the regular boxes of tho
theater is used as "tho royal box," Is
draped appropriately and Is decorated with
the llrltlsh coat-nf-arniH While Clarence,
the uctor, Is plavlng th" balcony scene from
"Romno und J u IK f ' the prince of Wales,
with Count nnd Countess poison, ooeipy
tills box The uctor is ill love with th
countens and is JciiIoiih of the prlnr,. ''
loses his 11m through his mental distrac
tion, throws aside Ills Romeo mask as it
were and denounces the protllgacy of the
prince publlclv It Is In this tcenc thai Mr.
Robson Is at Ills best."
Stnrt the new century right wlih n new
ledger. Special ruled forms In stock. More
house & Co.
Davis fella p:ifnt.
lliiklcil Yr torn ii Suoi Coniiliiiiiiliint.
HOT SPHINOS. S. I)., Due. J!). (Special.)
The caso of William lllnck against Com
mandant Arthur Idnn of the Soldiers Home,
will como on for hearing nt tho adjournod
Janunrv term of court In this place. This
ts n suit for dumng's for being unlawfully
discharged from the homo last fall Mr.
Illack contends that ho never disobeyed
any of the rules of the home and was dis
charged because ho did something thit wns
personally dlspleaslns to the commandant
SHOWS COUNTIES' CONDITION
Auditor IIi'imo' Iteporl llotitlti the
riuiiiieliil Statu of Miulli DaUnta'
1 1 I'll 1 1 tl I litem-IX.
PIDltltK. S. D., Dec. ,lft.-iSpeclal i The
report of State Auditor Iteevcs for the
past fiscal yon r will be of particular value
to the people of the state, from the i.ict
of Its detail of county financial affairs
The total liabilities of the counties nro
shown to be $3.93S.i"34.1fi. with assets
amounting to $4.S71.76.t4. The liabilities
consist of money due the stnte school fund
and bonds nnd wnrrnnts outstanding the
outstanding bonds amounting to Jl.950.4jl
nnd wnrrants to $755,783.02. The nstcts
consist of money due on school loans, un
paid taxes, buildings and grounds, cash on
hand and miscellaneous Items.
The total receipts of the various counties
for the year nmountrd to $5.863.0.'.) SI and
the expenditures reached $5,931, 326.CC. while
there Is cash on hand In the various treas
uries amounting to J1.002.SS0.8S.
Tho totnl expenditure for common schools
wns J1.53S.233 for the year, of which $13.-
5(11.83 wns for school 4iooks.
Hut few counties hnvo secured nny ad
vantage from that provision of Inw which
Is Intended to secure interest en public
funds, tho total amount secured from this
source being only $2,599.(12, of which over
$500 went to Hand county nione.
A number of counties have no bonded In
debtedness and some of these hno but
little, If any, wnrrnut Indchtcdncc". Mc
pherson county bus a totnl debt of onlj
$11.(10 nnd Autora only $43.71. Other enti
tles without a bond debt nre heavy war
rant debtors. Tho cotiutios which show
no bonded debt are: Auroia. Hrown. Hrule,
Chnrles Mix. Clark. Clay, Hamlin, Hand.
Joratil. Kingsbury, l.intoln. Lyman. Me-
Phcrson. Miner. Moody. Potter. Sanborn.
Spink, Stnnley, Sully, Union and Greg
ory.
STOLEN MONEY IS RECOVERED
lliinU of Alliee, South l)nUiitu, ict
Hack Km Property Together
Tilth (he Thief,
MILHANK, S. D., Dec. 19. Tho Hank ot
Albeo hus recovered tho money which was
taken from Its safe by a sneak thief on
Tuesduy during the noon hour. It was
la the hotel barn. A young man named
Olson, who works nt tho barn, which is
located but n fow feet from tho bnnk, went
In ut tho back door, which was unlocked,
ns wns tho safe, und took tho lrfoney. Sus
picion followed him, ho was detained nnd
nfter being In the aweutbox several hours,
confessed.
Union Veteruim' I'nloli.
HURON', S. D., Dec. 19. (Special.) In
general order No. 1, Major General
George A. Ludlow, tho now commander
of tho nrniy of South Dakota, Union Vet
erans union, establishes hendmtartern In
that city and makes that part of South
Dakota lying bouUi of tho Chicago fc North
western railway botwecn Hrooktngs nnd
Picrro, including Huron nnd ull towns
west, ns tho First brigade. Tho Second
brigade Includes nil territory north of tho
snmo railway line nnd nil towns on the
lino cast of Huron. Tho following appoint
ments nro nuuounced: Chief ot staff, S.
J. Conklln of Clark; assistant Judgo ndvo
cato, Albion Thorn of Sioux Palls; assistant
Inspector gcnernl, Charles Harrett of Sioux
Falls; assistant adjutant general, W. S.
Potter of Sioux Falls; assistant quarter
master genor.il, J. M. Klntner of Sioux Falls;
assistant commissary general, A. F. Pay
of Huron; nsslstunt surgeon general, V.
P. Kennedy of Aberdeen; nBBlstnnt muster
ing officer, O. II, Prink of Sioux Falls;
chaplain, G. W. Demarcst ofWutortown.
Will !! Slierlir of Tnll Illvor Comity.
HOT SPHINOS, S. ., Dec. 10. (Special.)
C. l. Jensen, who was the republican
candidate for sheriff of this (Fall HIver)
county, nnd was defeated by US mujortly
upon tho face of tho returns, entered a
contest In district court, usklng that two
or three certain precincts be thrown out
becauso of Irregularities In the registration
mid election, nnd has won his point. A
change of venue wns taken from tho dis
trict to tho Klghth and the case came before
Judgo Moore ut Sturgls. Tho defendant
Hdmund Petty, failed to put In an nnswer
nnd mado no appearance, so that tho court
gave Jensen a default Judgment, which de
clares him tho legally elected sheriff nnd
authorizes him to qualify at the regular
tlmo on Janunry 1, and to hold the ofllco
for the full term of two years. Tho defend
ant may appenl tho caso to tho supreme
court, but In tho meantime, according to
this Judgment, Jensen will be serving ns
sheriff.
NuliNorilifMl for SInIith' llospllnl.
HOT SPHINOS, S. D., Dec. 19. (Special.)
About J2.000 has been subscribed by resi
dents of this plnce for tho erection of n
new stono building for tho Sisters' hospi
tnl. They loeuted here last spring, nnd It
has been demonstrated that such nn enter
prise is n most valuable acquisition to the
town. It Is expected that work upon the
grading for tho new structure will bo begun
soon. It will cost soveml thousand dol
lars. Work upon the new Mlner-Mcl.ennon
pluuge bnth Is being pushed along rapidly
and the stone work will be completed In a
few weeks. The plunge nnd building nil!
coat about 125,000.
SWOLLEN FEET
r.nd hands usually indicate an ad
vanced F,tii;e of Kidney disorder. It is
one of tho last special pleadings of na
ture to seek a remedy: Look out also
for backache, scalding urine, dizziness,
headache and brick-dust or other sedi
ment in urine which has been allowed
to stand. Heed these warnings beforo
it is too late.
SlOltltO'V.S
arc guaranteed under oath to bo the
best remedy in cxisuni-. tor l'nght's
Disease or any other form of Kuliuy
Trouble. A cash forfeit is, offered for
any caso Kid. no-olds will not cure.
M'liltASU A
peuiilecurrtl br lild-nr-olil. In wrlllnc tlirni
pleate cnrlom lUlupcd .iililri-ssi'd riitrlnpe,
II. J. hiichrm, IU31ll.il, I.lnoilll
Mr. 11 llnllmaii, .123 N. 1.. Ill si. 1.. noil a
Mrs. C II. Smith, MU Shfrmsiiavr iirnnhn
It. C. TunUry. I.nglnrer, loo: Miami M Omaha
Mrs. V M. ilariifr, MHO o.ik M umali.i
ii. II. l'nikrr. JSls N. l8lhM.Uir.Mm
Mrs. J ('. Iala. 60ft S. aoih nf Hrr.nlm
II. H. Murphy, ''oarhnitn. Jl S. 3Mh -.1. Omh
Mm. A. K llnrrli. 1 1 in Howard ' t minim
Mrs. It. . M llrnton, 70ft ,M snth i mrmlui
John Swanson Printer, .ills i:th m. omih
Mrs. T, II. W'l'Umviri. 717 M nth it omahft
.Mrs. II. C Itoirers, S. 14th nt. mnati i
Morrow's Ktd-nc-oids arc not pills,
but Yellow Tablets and sell at fifty
cents a lox at drug store.
JOHN MOHHOW A. CO,, SPRINGFIELD, O,
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"m The jew of :i new nrrival In the family i ti -ti-t
ntk- fui rc.ist liv tho jdi.ulow of the pain and tlis-
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5 If she knew of nnd used "MOTHER'S
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tm exclusively for external use, that relaxes the
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