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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
stiNoit motion.
Davis cells glass. 1
l)avlfl Belli drugs.
"Mr. Klley," t-cent clgnr.
Tlno MlB3ourl oak. Gilbert Bros.
On fixtures and globes nt Hlxby's.
Fine A. Tt C. beer, Neumnyor's hotel.
Wollmnn, scientific optician, 400 H'd'y.
Schmidt's photos, now ami latest styles.
W. J. Hostettcr. dentist, Unldwln block.
Mooro's stock food kills worms, fattens.
ttrlnk Uudwelsor beer. I Hoscnfcld, ngt.
I.effort, Jeweler, optician. 22 Hroadwny.
Kino tlno of platlnotypcs at Alexander ft
Co.'s. 333 ll'woy.
W. 1 Graff, undertaker and dlslnfcctor,
101 South Main street 'Phono CC6.
Get your work done at the popular Eagle
laundry, 721 Hroadwuy. 'Phono 137.
W. C. Kstop. tindertnkcr. 2 Pearl strcol
Telephones. Ofllco, 97; residence, 33.
Try our 20-ccnt meals. Ladles' and Gent'
cafe, Ml llroadway. Open all hours.
Morgan .V Klein, upholstering, furnltur.
remilrlnir. mattress makln. 122 S. Main st.
Park Commissioner Tlliblts yesterday pur
chased two monkeys for the Zoo itt'l'alr
mount park.
MIsh I.ucy Dallcy, who Is teaching school
nt Mlneoln. In., spent tho holidays with
friends In this city.
Itoy Fryer, 137 Graham avenue, was rc
liorted to tho Hoard of Health yesterday as
suffering from scarlet fever.
A want add in Tho Heo will brine results.
Tho samo attention given to n wnnt add In
Council Muffs as nt tho Omaha office.
Hherldan coal, onco tried always used.
Hmokeless, no soot, clinkers nor sulphur,
l'rlco $3, J3.50. FVnlon & Foley, solo agents.
Ocorgo II. Kahman of Kansas City, iv
prominent railroad contractor, who built a
lurgo portion of tho Kort Dodgu & Omaha
road, Is In tho city.
(leorgu Knowlcs, n farmer llvlntr sit
nil'es east of Ihe city, suffered a Severn fall
yesterday at his home, resulting In tho
fracture of his right arm !it tho elbow.
Mrs. James Hums was urrestcd yesterday
morning on complaint of a neighboring
family named I.clhold, who churned her
with disturbing tho pence. Mrs. Hurns
save bond and the hearing wns sot for Jan
uary 17.
Council camp. No. 11, Woodmen of tho
"World, und Palm prove, No. 11, Woodman
Circle, will hold a Joint Installation of ofll
cerw this evening. Following tho installa
tion ceremonies thoro will bo progressive
high llvo and dancing.
William Summers, who attempted to steal
eight pairs of trousers from M. Marcus
Morn on llroadway, had his preliminary
hearing In pollen court yesterday morning
und was bound over to the. grand Jury, Ho
was removed to tho county Jul).
Dudley Huck's Christmas rantnta, "Tho
Coming of the King." was given last even
ing nt St. Paul's Kplseopnl church before
an appreciative audience that tilled the
church. Tho choir was assisted by Mrs.
Myron O. Smith and Mr. Oscar Garelsscn
Df Omaha, soloists.
Tho funeral of John Madden will bo to
morrow nfternoon at 2:30 o'clock from St.
Krancls Xuvler's church. The funeral cor
tego will leave tho family residence, 115
Kast Plcrco street, nt 2 o'clock. Interment
will bo In Fulrvlew cemetery. Ileceused
leaves a wife, father and four sisters.
There wns filed for record hero yesterday
a rclwiso by the American Loan and Trust
company to tho 1'nlon Pacific Hatlroud
company of ltr mortgngo on tho latter
company's equipment, given to secure bondu
In tho amount of $2,825,00, which have been
redeemed. Tho rcleuso Is dated Juno 23,
anoo.
Hob Scott was released from tho county
Jail on his promise to leave tho city. 11. A.
llunnell.i of Hed Oak, who Is shortly to
leave for South Africa In charge of a con
nlgnment of horses anil mules for tho
llrltlsh army, secured Scott's relenso and
promised tho authorities he would take him
along. Hcott lett mo city lasi evening in
company with Hunnells.
Mrs. David Hurdman of SI 4 North Seventh
street Wednesday nlsht gathered up what
nhn supposed was a quantity of rubblali,
Including some pasteboard boxes, and threw
It all Into the stove. A series of explosions
followed, scattering llvo coals about the
room and a tiro was nnrrowly averted. It
developed that among tho rubbish was a
number of loaded shotgun shells.
Will Ilabblngton. tho young man caught
In Smith & Hradloy's store on llroadway
last. Monday about midnight, having ef
fected an entrance through tho skylight,
had his preliminary hearing before Justice
Vleu yestcrdity morning and was bound
over to the grand Jury, ills bond was fixed
lu tho sum of $3H. In default of which ho
wnn committed to tho county Jnll.
Tonight the Chase-I.lster company will
present "I.u. Hello Mario" at the, Dohauy.
theater. During tho week of its engage
ment so fur It has drawn crowded houses
nnd tho performance each evening has
given good satisfaction Tho company has
been greatly strengthened since Its last ap
pearance here. Tho repertoire is above tho
average of similar companies and Homo of
tho specialty acts aro well received.
Karl Karlson, charged with breaking Into
V. Hnttln's carpenter shop last June nnd
Mealing nbout $i!o worth of tools, was bound
over to tho grand Jury yesterday by Jus
tice Vlcn. Ho was released on his own
recognizance A number of peoplo hnvo In
terested themselves lu tho young man's bo
half, and it Is believed that If ho succeeds
In keeping out of further trouble this ease
will ho dropped. Friends have secured him
a position. Ho served six months In Jail In
Omaha for u similar offense committed
thero and It Is urged on his behalf that
both robberies were Ilia result of a drunken
npreo.
N. T. Flumblns Co., tnlophono 25C.
UniniiKC for Iterator Accident.
Mrs. Clara Hrcckblll commenced suit In
tho superior court against Nathan Mcrrlum
to recover J 10,000 damages for alleged per
sonal Injuries received as a result of an
elevator nccldcnt. Mrs. Ilrcckblll recites
that on tho afternoon of December 1C, 1889.
eho was on tho second floor of tho Morrlam
block und rang tho bell for tho clcvutor;
that as she was stepping Into It tho boy In
charge started Iho elevator with "great
rapidity,' with tho result that she was
caught between the top of tho cage nnd
the door of tho landing. Sho says the base
of her brain was Injured and that sho
also received Injuries to her hip.
Gravel roofing. A. II. Read, G41 Broadway.
Ileal Utite Transfers.
Tho following transfers were filed yester
day In tho abstract, titlo aud loan ofllco of
J. W. Squlro, 101 Pearl Btreet:
Andrew Petersen and wlfo to John 10.
nnd Margaret 11. Lynch, n 02 feet of
lot 67, O, P. C. I!., w. d 1,900
John Frnser to Henry drove, part n'&
lot 1(1, block 15, town of Wolmer, w.d,
James O. Klrkwood to linns C. Ilost
wlck, part wte seVi 21-70-41; purt nH
lot 0, In 22-76-41. w. d
Alnheus J. Tucker nnd wlfo to Cnrl
Thompson, nto sell 14-70-13, v. d . ..
N. P. Dodgo ami wife to W. P. Web
ster, lot IS, block 31, Feiry add to
Council muffs, s. w. d
A. M. Powell und wlfo to Ornnga J,
Powell, part n',6 Sfl-74-as, w. d
l.TOO
2,900
3,000
17
3,700
Total six transfers $13,717
Howell's Antl-Knwf" cures coughs, colds.
I Children's
Felt a
Slippers I
AT
HAMILTON'S
SHOE STORE.
St
FARM LOANS
Negotiated In Eastern Nebraska
and Iowa. James n, unsauy, jr,
lie Main 6t , Council muffs.
Save Your Homy
Mv
rlnvcstlng
With ilia
HAVINGS, l.OAS AMU HUll.Ut.NO ASs'M,
atuj I'curl Street, Cuuucll Ulurfa, In,
BLUFFS.
PAVING BIDS ARE REJECTED
Barber and Grant Companies Are to Qet
Their Certified Gheclu Back.
SURPRISE IS SPRUNG IN CITY COUNCIL
Aldermen Itninnier mill I.oiikcc Oppose
the Action, ('liilttilnu Advantage
In Taken of McDonald' .liscnca
liy Opponents f Asphaltum.
In tho absence of Atdcrmnn McDonald
at tho special meeting of tho city council
yesterday afternoon Alderman lloycr, with
Iio assistance of Alderman Clark, suc
ceeded In having tho bids of tho llarbcr
Asphalt company nnd the Grant Paving
cotnpnny for tho paving of four streets In
tho Fourth ward rejected and their certified
checks, deposited ns evidence nf good faith,
ordered returned to them. This action wns
opposed by Aldermen Hammer nnd I.ougco
on the grounds that the abseuco of Alder
man .McDonald ought not to have been
taken advantage of by tho opponents to the
nsphnttuhi pnvlng nnd that the matter
should huvo been deferred until tho regu
lar session of tho council next Monday
night. Tho meeting yesterday nfternoon
had been called for tho purpose) of fixing
tho pnvlng assessment on North Second
street, Ilrynnt street, Tenth nvenue nnd
Lower llroadway and thero had been no
Intimation that tho nsplialtum question
wns to bo brought up.
Tho council had disposed of tho assess
ment business nnd wns about to adjourn
when Alderman lloycr moved Hint tho bldj
of tho liarber Asphalt company and the
Grnnt Paving company be rejected and
their chcclcn returned to them. Ills mo
tion was promptly seconded by Alderman
Clnrk. This brought Aldcrmnn Hnmmcr
to his feet with n vigorous protest against
any such action being taken In tho nb
senco of tho alderman from tho Fourth
ward. Mo said It was not Just to Alder
man McDonald nnd ho objected to seo ad
vantage taken of his nbsenru from tho meet
ing, which had been called for tho specific,
purpose of fixing tho paving nsscssmcnts.
Alderman Lougeo opposed the motion on
tho samo grounds and objected to "snap
Judgment" being taken on Alderman Mc
Donald lu that manner. Ho gave It ns hU
opinion that tho people who favored brick
as against nsplialtum would not dcslro tho
mnttcr thus disposed of unfairly lu the
nbsenco of Alderman McDonald.
Alixciice .Nut Ills Fault.
Alderman lloycr retorted, saying ho did
not seo wherein ho was taktug any undue
ndvnntngo of his confrcro from tho Fourth
wnrd. Tho matter had corao up lu open
council and It wns not his fault If Alder
man McDonald was not present. Ho hnd
been trying for a long tlmo to dlsposo of
tho matter nnd ho beltoved this time was
as good as nny other.
Aldcrmnn Clark said ho thought It was
best to get tho matter out of the way nnd
then If those In favor of nspbnltum desired
to bring It up again, fresh petitions could
bo secured and presented to tho council.
He ventured tho opinion that If fresh pe
titions were obtained they would Bhow
thnt a majority of tho property owners on
tho streets affected wcro opposed to as-
phaltum.
Aftor further discussion on both sides
Aldcrmnn Lougeo nsked Alderman lloycr if
ho would not withdraw his motion nnd let
tho matter go over until tho regular meet
ing on Monday night next. IJoyer replied-
"I certainly will do nothing of tho kind. I
hnvo been trying to get this matter through
for a long tlmo nnd nothing has been Bhown
hero why It should not bo done nt this tlmo
as well as nny other."
On the motion being put to n vole, rtoycr,
Ilrown and Clark voted In the
affirmative, with Hammer and Lougeo '.n
tho negative. In addition to Alderman
McDonald, Aldorman Lovett wns nbsont.
Aftor Inspecting tho paving on North
Second street, Ilryant street, Tenth avenue
nnd lower llroadway tho aldermen repaired
to tho council chamber and fixed the as
sessments. Tho total ynrdngo of tho paving on
Ilryant street, as shown by tho city engi
neer's report, Is 2,306.01 yards, tho cost of
tho Improvmcnt being as follows: Cash,
$3,901.94; certificates, $4,094.53. Of tliN
amount tho city will hnvo to pay $1,069.04,
of which $9G.'.SS Is for tho paving In front
of tho city property, Tho nudltor was In
structed to draw n warrant In favor of
Contractor Wlekhnni for tho amount pay
nblo by tho city.
Villi to llrnr (lie ('out.
On North Second street tho totnl yardago
of paving Is 2,079.77 yards, tho rost be
ing: Cash, $3,533.63; certificates, $3,713.57.
Two pieces of property wcro found of In
sufficient valuo to bear tho cntlro cost of
tho assessment. Tho property of Alder
man Hammer nt tho corner of Vine street
Is assessed at $407.12, for tho paving wan
reduced to $300, tho difference to be paid
out of tho Improvement fund. In the
case of tho Horace F.verctt property at
tho corner of Washington nvenuo the as
sessment wns cut from $304.27 to $220 on
tho ennt sldo nnd on tho west sldo the city
will bear tho full cost. Tho city on this
street will have to bear $527.43 of tho cost
of tho Improvement.
On Tenth nvenuo It was found that the
property would In ovcry Instance benr the
cost of tho improvement and on this street
tho city will not havo to pny any of It.
Tho totnl yardago Is 1,507.53 and tho cost,
ensh, $2,650.38; certificates, $2,7SG,53.
In fixing tho assessment on the lower
llroadway paving several questions arose.
In one Inntnnco It was found that the
owner of four lota adjoining tho North
western depot on tho west hnd conveyed i Tho list Includes lands In .this stalo. No
lo another party a strip of fifteen feet braska, Illinois and tho Wultcr Scott mln-
facing tho street along the four lots.
It
being thu opinion that this conveyance
was for tho purpose of escaping If possi
ble tho apsrssment for tho paving, the
council decided to nsctm tho cost against
tho lull lots without tnklng Into consider-
The loudest horn makes tho
sweetest music. Wo don't clnlm
to bo tho only ono that sells
HOES
lu this elty, but wo do claim to
Bell tho best shoes made for tho
money of any house In the coun
try. This Isn't boasting. It Ik
it modest statemont. When you
want shoes nnd full value for
your money go to
SARGENT8
Look for the Bear.
I NOT ALWAYS I
ntlon tho conveyance of Iho fifteen-foot
strip. It wan, however, suggested that the
lots In question would not bear Iho full as
sessment nnd It wns finally decided to ro
duco tho amount to $103.73, which '.'.ill bo
borno by tho city. Tho paving In front of
a triangular strip nt tho corner of Thir
teenth street caused by tho right of way
of tho motor comaany was nssessed ns
follows: To tho motor company, $181.91,
nnd $171.21 to the Illinois Central railroad.
The yardage of this ptcco of paving Is
2.37S.I3 yards, tho cost being, ensh, $4,
293.CS; certificates, J4,C03.14. This portion
of Hroadwny is paved with Des Moines
brick on concrete base.
lntcrcated property owners hnvo thirty
days In which to Mo their objections to
tho nssesimcnt, the plat of which will be
on flic In tho ofTlco of the city clerk.
Commonwealth 10-cent clear.
iii:cF.ivi:ns p'ii.i
iiii'.iit iti'.i'oitr.
(Iltc Detailed Account of Trnnnnc
lloitM of tirtlcer A Phnc ' llnnk.
Receivers Ucreshelm and Murphy of tho
Ofllcer X: Puscy bank filed In tho district
court yesterday a report of their trans
actions under tho order of tho court from
the dntc of their appointment up to nnd
including December 29, 1900, nnd nn In
ventory showing tho receipts and disburse
ments up to that date. Tho report Is a
voluminous document nnd covers many
pages nf typewritten matter.
Tho report shows that tho ensh on hand
nt tho tlmo of tho nppolntmcnt of the re
ceivers was $14.1,150.00 nnd that there hai
slnro been collected on bills recolvnble,
accounts, etc., $13,155.23, making the total
of receipts with which the receivers charge
themselves $136,00.". S3. Against this Is set
forth and charged tho various payments
and disbursements ordered by the court,
amounting to $7,501.13, leaving a balance
of cash en hand nt tho dnto of this re
port of $179,041.33.
Continuing', tho report shows tho amount
of claims n'pprovcd by tho receivers nnd
filed with tho clerk of tho district court
up to date as follows
Tlmo l ertlllcntes of deposit $103,615.33
Demand eertlllcntes of deposit 15,6:11. 5ft
Deposits subject to check 181,113.07
Total $000,G90.03
CIiiIiiim A Kill nnt the IIiiiiI.-,
Theso claims lncluHo thoso which have
been filed as profcrrcd claims aud In which
petitions of Intervention havo been filed,
as well ns the general claims In which no
preferenco has been claimed as yet.
Tho first report made by Receivers Here
Ghelm and Murphy showed that the claims
against tho bank aggregated $624,453.03.
This shows that claims amounting to $2.1,
7CS.03 havo not yet been filed. Referring
to these claims which tho books of tho bank
show to exist, but which havo not yet been
presented, tho receivers Bay: "A number
1 of claims, ns shown by the books of Olllccr
& Puscy, havo not yet been presented to
tho receivers for their approval and they
ask tho court In Its order herein to glvo
them directions as to their obligation and
duty with respect to approving such claims.
Theso receivers, as required by tho order
of court appointing them, published tho no-
tlco to creditors therein required nnd also
mailed written notices to them, as re
quired by said order and under said notices
and tho terms of said order, tho tlmo for
filing claims against the estate expired on
December 26.
An to tho matter of a dividend the re
ceivers say: Tho total cash on hand at
the close of business, December 29, 1900,
as shown in this report, Is tlin sum of $179,-
041.38, which Is now on deposit In tho Coun
ell 1) luffs Savings bank to the credit nt
Ucreshelm nnd Murphy, receivers," Thono
receivers show to tho court that they uro
anxloiiB to mako distributions to tho crcd
Itors of said fund, that a large number of
tho creditors are very seriously Inconvcn
lenced by tho closing of tho bank aud by
(he delay In making n dividend and they
respectfully urgo upon tho court to mako
a speedy disposition of all petitions of In
tcrventlon ponding heroin whoreln cred
Itors aro claiming n preferenco out of the
assets of said firm to the end that u dlvl
dend may bo mado at tho earliest practica
bio moment.
Deninml of CrrilltorH,
Regarding tho demand of creditors that
deposits bo offset against notes held by
tho bank tho receivers say: "These re
ceivers hold as assets of tho firm and
among Its bills receivable, notes which fell
duo before tho appointment of theso re
ceivers. In n number of instances, ut the
tlmo of tho appointment of tho receivers,
tho parties owing theso notes to the bank
had divers and various sums of nioniy
standing to their credit on tho deposit nc-
count of tho bank, subject to check, that, In
other Instances, parties owing these notes
to the bank hnd deposits stanillng to their
credit on tho books of the bank on which
tlmo or demand certificates had been is
sued to them. Some of theso persons nro
claiming that they aro entitled to havo
whatsoever money they may havo on de
posit with tho bank, whether evidenced
by open deposit account or tlmo or de
mand certificates, set off in whole or In
part against their past duo notes. And
theao receivers ask tho court to Instruct
and direct them what they shall do In ro
spect to allowing nnd making said offsets."
Tho receivers also ask tho court to In
struct them what to do In cases of notes
held by tho bank which wcro not duo nt
tho tlmo of their nppolntmcnt, but wnicti
havo fallen duo since or aro not yet fnllou
due.
Tho report shows that under various or
ders of tho court tho rccolvors havo repaid
to certain creditors, a list of whom Is
given, funds deposited by them after tho
death of Thomas Olllccr and prior to thq
appointment of tho receivers, tho sums
amounting In nil to $4,277.31.
Tho receivers glvo n list of tho property
held by tho ThomaB Olllccr estate nnd that
of V. II. M. I'lisey ns trustees, but which
In fact belonged to tho bank nnd which
hns slnco been conveyed to tho rccolvets.
inc claims In Colorado. They nlso show
tho receipt of $10,000 on u policy of In
suranco on tho life of W. H. M. Tuaoy
turned over to the receivers by Frank S.
Puoey. Tho report also glvea in detail a
list of mortgages canceled on payment of
tho nmounts duo nnd other data connected
with tho transactions of tho receiver:!.
To llnforep Mdiekliolilcrs' Mobility.
Hurl M. Cranston, receiver of the Peo
ple's National bank of Denver, Colo., has
brought suit in tho United States circuit
court hero against Joseph F. Hunford of thU
city to enforro tho latter's Individual
liability as a stockholder In tho defunct
bank.
Tho People's bank wont Into tho htnda of
receivers December 20, -1SS9, and It was
found nccorsary to enforco tho Individual
liability of tho stockholders to tho full
amount of tholr stocy nnd such an assess
ment was mado against them. Tho original
r.tsessment was $300,000, but In Octobor last
this was reduced one-half and tho stock
holders enly called upon to pay $UO,000,
Saufor.l held seventy-ono shares of $100
each In tho bank nnll tho suit of Receiver
Cranston lair $3,650.
.1. .1, I'rmve TlirentriiN Suit,
John J. Crowo nnd his sister-in-law, Miss
Allco Adams, threaten to -bring suit for
damages for their arrest In connection with
the. kidnaping pf, Kdward Cudahy, Jr.
Their attorney stated yesterday that suits
would ho brought If they could find tho
persons responsible for tholr arrest and de
tention In Omaha.
Mls Adams claims sho was practically
"abducted" by tho Omaha officers, ns sho
says they told her that It Bho would go to
Omaha nnd explain certain matters by so
doing sho could at bncp secure tho rclenso of
her brothor-In-law, John J. Crowe, It wns
on tlua understanding, sho ners, that aha
accompanied tho officers ncross tho river.
On reaching Omaha, however, eho alleges
she wns put In the "sweatbox" nnd deJ
tnlncd until late nt night under arrest. Mlsa
Adams nt ono tlmo was a school teacher
and feels keenly what she terms her arrest.
Davis sells ptnt.
HO.STON STOUK.
Council Muffs, Intm.
Tomorrow (Saturday) only, commencing
at 10 o'clock a. in., you cnu havo your cholco
of uny Jacket, cape or milt In our cloak de
partment. This Includes our entire lino of
garments, rnnglng In prices from $7,50 to
$27. E0. Kach to go nt tho ridiculous prlco
of $5.95.
$10.00 to $25.00 ladles' plush capes on sale
nt $5.95.
$15.00 to $25.00 ladles' pHith Jackets on
nalo nt $5.93.
$7.50 to $19.00 ladles' cloth capc3 on snlo nt
$5.'"5.
$7.50 to $27.50 ladles' box front and auto
mobile Jackets on talc at $5.95.
$10.C0 to $25.00 ladles' tailored suits on
sale nt $5.95.
Millinery at half price.
Those prices nro good for Saturday only.
WH1TKLAW & OAIlDINint,
Uoston Store,
Council 11 hi lis, In,
IOWA COAL MINERS MAY QUIT
I'iisnIIiIc Disruption tlctwcrn Oper
itnrn unit IHitKcrx, Hciiilt Inir
In (ieiicrnl Tle-l p.
GllINNICLL, la., Jan. 3. (Special.) Tho
convention of mine operators nnd miners,
which Is to bo held In Ottumwa In Feb
ruary to nrrango a scnlo of prices for 1901,
Is likely to witness a disagreement between
miners and operators which may result In
tho closing up of all coal mines In Iowa.
Tho trouble, is not an Imaginary one, but
cxtremly real. Tho miners nre fixed In tho
opinion that they have a grievance, and
tho operators nre equally Insistent that
they will not yield the point. It was first
Intimated that tho miners might nsk for a
change In the pitch of screens so that moro
coal would run over them to be paid for nt
tcalo rales. Now Influential leaders of tho
Mine Workers' union favor a straight de
mand for n mine run scnlo of 60 cents or
bettor for nil conl mined, but from the
present disposition of tho operators the dc
mund will bo met by n determined fight. At
present tho scnle varies from 90 cents to
$1 u ton for screened coal and tho opera
tors multo no payment for coal going
through the screens.
Thero Is a "m!no run" clause In tho
ngreemcnt by which tho operators may,
when tho trade demands It, work mlno runs
nnd shall pay 0 cents n ton for this class
of mining. Tho changing from screen to
mlno run bnsls Is optional with tho op
erators, however. The operators sr.y that
If tho miners attempt to enforce their de
mands they will havo to stand a atrik,
nnd reliable Information indicates that the
miners are willing? to do so It necessary.
The Iowa miners .pre now thoroughly or
ganticd all over-itho stnte and lntlmnto
that they will not wnste tevoral month3 In
reaching an ngrocmcnt with tho operators
as they did last year, Thoy will deliver
their ultimatum at tho stnrt and If their
demands aro not acceded to will adjourn
and a striko will probably result Immedi
ately. Lose Fnl tli In t:ic Aiienl.
FORT DODOH. Ia.. Jan. 3.. (Special.)
A consclencclcsj school book agent has been
doing an extcnslvn business In tho counties
of northern Iowa by getting contracts from
school boards ndoptlng his books for five
years. It Is said that he tells all kinds of
fairy stories about Ills books, one of which
Ib that tho county superintendent Indorses
thenj. It Is even tnld ihat ho offers
pecuniary Inducements to tho school boards.
Hp hns secured five-year contiacts from
dozens of school boards In the different
counties In this vicinity, hut nt a recent
teachers' convention a discussion of tho
agcnt'B tactics disclosed the nllcgcd mis
representations of the agent nnd several
fcIiooI boards nrq seeking uu annulment
of their five-year contracts.
Knllrondcr lli-tlrci! nml IVnxloiicd.
CLINTON. In.. .Inn. 3. (Special.) After
n continuous service nf over tbirty-seven
years, n record perhaps without a parallel.
W. I). Waldeii, superintendent of tho bridge
nnd building department of tho Northwest
ern Railway company, bus tendered his
resignation. Mr. Wnlden Is 76 years of
age. I ho cntlro main lino of tho Northwest
ern tompnny In Iowa, with a number of tho
branches, was under his suptrvlslon nnd he
employe! nearly COO men. His lnbt big ac
compllshmcnt was tho building horo nbcut
a year ago of the now Northwestern round
house, the largest in tho world. Ho Is ro
tired under tho new pension system at $100
per month.
ArchhlMiop Ken ne Im F.Tpeeled.
FORT DOUGH. Ia.. Jan. 3. (Special.)
Word has been received In this city thnt
Archbishop Kcane of Dubuque will visit
l ort Dodge on Sunday, January 13. Rlabo
tafo plans are already on foot for tho arch
bishop's reception. An elaborate musical
program nnd tho other excrclsea of the day
win bo in keeping with tho occasion. Dur
lug his slay In tho city Archbishop Keano
will confirm a large number of children nnd
tho ceremony on this occasion Is expected to
tie unusually Impicjslvo and beautiful.
Hum I'roiulac of a .Vnvclty Foundry
SIOUX CITY, la., Jan. 3. (Special Tolc-
gram.) Tho citizens of South Sioux City
nro entiiu.iiastla over tho prospect of get
ting n novelty Iron works and foundry
which Lamb Uros. uf Duluth propose to
eitamisu there. Tho citizens nro now en
gaged in raising a bonus of $1,500. Lamb
Iiros. promise to employ forty-llvo men.
At n town iiiectlug Wednesday night $500
In cash was raised. Tho now company will
uo Known as tho Lamb Manufacturing com
puny and will ba capitalized for $50,000.
DefciiiM Hm Clinton Chili,
CLINTON, la.. Jan, :i. (Special Tolo
grum.) Harry N. I'lllsbury defeated twen-ty-ono
members of the Clinton Cheps cluh
In u contest which began hero last nlghl.
and was not concluded until this morning.
Ho won all tho games, which wcro ployed
simultaneously, nnd nt tho samo tlmo hold
bauds lu duplicate whist and played nnd
won several games of checkers.
Sny I, mini Hmokrx I'oo .llneli.
LUON. Iu Jan. 3. (Special.) Laura
Uvaus, n former Inmate of tho girls' re
formatory at Mltchollvlllo, Is thought to
hnvo had her mind unbalanced by smoking
cigarettes. Tuesday night bho took car
bolic arid nnd wsb only saved from doath
by prompt and vigorous medical attend
ance. ev IliillUliiK for loir u City.
IOWA CITY, lu., Jail. 3. (Special.)
Scnnlson Ilros,, dry goods merchants of
Cedar Falls and Dubuque, aro to erect n
four-story bulldlug hero for their own use.
ffW 7fierearemfior?svi use ofCr i
WgrnJAP ROSEY
SBU WBKt. TRAOK. MARK iHV
SHAW CANNOT TAKE THEM
Eicort to WuBbington Would Have to Bo
at Its Own Expense.
NO PRECEDENT FOR ANY OTHER COURSE
loivu linn Never Sent Solillcrn Awit)-
lo Attend I'olHlciit FiiuctloiiN K
cept When They llnvc I'nlil
Their () n I'nre.
DKS MOINKS, Jim. 3. (Special.) If aDy
uf tho companies of tho Iowa National
guard go to Washington to accompany
Governor Shuw nnd his staff v. hen they
attend tho second Inaugural of President
McKlnley they will go at tholr own ex
pense. Tho governor Is in receipt of a
petition from tho companies at Sioux City
asking that thoy be assigned to tho Job of
escorting tho governor to Washington.
Thero hud been snmn consideration of tho
advisability of unking that two companies
of tho National guard bo taken to Wash
ington to muke as great a military display
as posslblo for Iowa, and tho governor and
tho adjutant general had Informally dis
cussed thu matter. It any were to be taken
It was agreed that tho ones selected would
bo the two companies that stand highest
In Inspection, so thero could be no chargo
of favoritism mado. Hut today tho gov
ernor and the adjutant general made In
vestigation and found that thero Is no
precedent for nny such action. Tho state
has never paid tho expenses of companies
going outside the state tn attend political
functions. The "'cntlro guard was taken
to Chicago nt the time of the Columbian
exposition, but that was an exceptional
case. It would cost about $3,000 to send
a company from Sioux City to Washington
and buck and the state cannot afford It.
At tho time Harrison was Inaugurated a
Sloux City company went to Washington
to attend tho Inaugural, but tho stalo did
nothing more than grant permission and
secure the right to cross the various states.
Tho Dubuquo company onco mado tho trip
to tho Vorktown centennial at tho cxponso
of tho members nnd their friends. Tho
governor nnd tho adjutant general both
wroto tho Sloux City peoplo today denying
tholr petition. If any company desires to
go to tho Inaugural tho adjutant general
will secure the permission to cross states
and tho governor will Interpose no objec
tion, but the state will not pay tho ex
pense. Iliillrouil littcrcHiK.
The Hoard of Railroad commissioners In
kept huiiy. A larger number of complaints
were considered last year than ever bo-
foro nnd since the first of December tho
commlsflon has received fourteen com-
plnlnls, which Indicates that business will
bo larger this year than before. Today
tho board Inspected three new Interlocking
switches nt Spencer, Laurens and Orecn
vlllo. Tho secretary of the executive coun
cil In today sending out the blnnks to rail
road officials for tho annual Htatcments
upon which the oxecutlvo council bases the
assessment of railroad property. Tho
blanks nre different from thoso uaed In
other years and If they nro actually filled
out and sworn to tho council will be In
possession of Information not beforo had.
Tho blanks rcqulro that the rail
road official shall swear that tho
figures given nre In no ease
estimates, but In nil enses actual values
aro given, Heretoforo n number of Hie
railroad companies have failed to report
tho valuo of tho property. From some of
them no estimates have been secured. Only
a very fow of tho compiinler, operating In
Iowa havo boon willing to give actual valuo
of tho various properties. Now tho blanks
havo been fixed so that this cannot bo
ovaded na lu other years. Thero Is a pen
alty fixed for refusal to mako tho returns
In nccordancu with law, but this penalty
has nover been applied nnd the companies
havo been permitted to go on. year nftor
year, giving estimates which afford llttlo
clue to tho nctunl valuo of thn property to
bo assessed. A llvoly tlmo Is anticipated
when tho council gots nt tho assessment
matter this year.
Ton iin Heroine Cities.
Six Iowa towns will become cltler. of tho
second-class by operation of law cn ac
count of tho lost federal census and they
will becomo cities biCoro tho spring elec
tions nro hold. Thcif aro Sac City, Corn
ing Storm Lako, Colfax, Now Hampton
and Wnukon. Three others have gained
slnco tho last census, so thoy havo moro
than 2,000 population Montlccllo, Clcn
,,.n,i nnd nloomfleld but these havo al-
londy been mado cities of the second-class
i. onh.1 charter. As Boon as tho neces
sary notices nre published tho towns named
will ho divided into warus mm nuw iuu -men
elocted. after which new city chiclals
will bo elected. It in not on recoru nun
.1.1.. , .1 , Itnmlnv n pllv.
any town over unjuuiwu i" .. n -
Inheritance Tnv I.mv n Sorcerm.
Tho collateral Inheritance tax law for
Iowa la a great success, In tho last four
years tho amount received from this source
has been $191,010.03, and of this amount
$5,000 was reccUed this week. Tho law
causes tho ntato treasurer much troublo.
for tho collection of this tax Is difficult
and thero nro many knotty points coming
up In regard to Inheritances.
Mlnluir Compniiy liicnrnoriUr.
Tho Knterprlso Mining company of Diag
onal, Ringgold county, was Incorporated to
day. The object Is to develop gold mining
claims In tho Oold Run mlr.lng district
of Nevada, three and a halt miles from
Oolconda, Thn capital stock li $26,000 and
tho ofnetrs aro: President, W. K, Qhaw,
Diagonal; vlco president, Charles Ilordlncr,
Ogdcn, Utah; Hcerctnry, Hay llrlltnln, Diag
onal.
I.-.,0(M) l.'lrr In lien .Moines.
Flro thlu morning did damago In Dcs
Moines to tho amount of about $5,000. Tho
Injury wns dono to the Sinclair Packing
company, tho Hawkeyo Transfer company
and tho Dcs Molucs Incubator company, all
In warehouses In Knst Dcs Moines. Tho
Property waB nil well Insured.
Implement Dculern Are lrnte.
Iown Implement dealers, in their ses
sion today, decided upon tho formntlon of
n mutual Insurance company for members
nud directed u committee to organize the
otnpnny and begin doing business nt once.
Resolution:! wero introduced, which will bo
passed tomorrow, severely scoring the man
ufacturers of harvesters for alleged un
businesslike methods of conducting tholr
business. Tho association has vlrtnally do
clarcd war ou the makers of harvesters, be
causo they put their own agents and so
licitors in tho field nnd undcrmino tuo
dealers, Tho president In his annual nd
dress, referred to this and severely scored
tho harvester companies, ana oiso uo
nounced tho twluo trust for Its methods,
He. also referred to tho high prices which
wero forced on the dealers during tho year
nnd the fact that many of them wero caught
with heavy stocks on hand when tho down
ward tendency began.
llevenue lllxtrlot Chanters.
Thero Is a movement on foot, credited to
tho Iowa delegation In congress, to effort a
considerable chango In the rovtnuo districts
In this part of tho country. What Is now
known na tho Third district of Iown, al
though thero are only two districts In Iown,
comprises tho cntlro northern half of the
.state, but It Is not as Jargo nor as Impor
tant ns somo of tho other districts, collec
tor Patterson, who Hvo3 In Dubuque, where
tho headquarters of tho revenue department
for tho dlBtrlct arc. Is favorable to enlarge
ment of tho district to Include tho Uto of
South Dnkota. It Is clalmod that South
Dakotn could be reached easier from Iowa
than from NcbroBku, to which It Is now nt
tuehed for revenuo purposes). This would
mean. In nil probability, that North Dakota
would then bo nttachod to Minnesota. Col
lector Patterson is going to Washington
soon to consult with tho Iowa delegation
nnd urgo that tho change bo made. Ono
reason that such a chango 1b desired is to
strulghtcn out tli3 political muddlo Into
vhlch the Iowa dispensers of patioaago have
got by the candidacy of nevornl persons for
theso federal Jobs. It Is expected that If
tho revenue collection district Is enlarged to
Include South Dakota as well as half of
Iowa Collector Patterson will bo moro cer
tain of reappointment to his present posi
tion. It Is now given out thnt tho old offi
cers In both of tho federal districts of Iowa
wi'l all bo retained under MeKlnley's second
term. Tho open fight has been mado for
tho places held by Attorneys Miles and Mc
Millan, but a quiet effort has been made to
displace both tho collectors. Inasmuch as
to break tho slato nt any ono point would
result in reopening tho cntlro question of
tho federal patronago In the stnto tho Iowa
delegation In congress 1h reluctant to mako
any suggestion of changes. All ot tho old
officials feol confldout they will bo ablo to
retain their placca.for tho next four years.
Collecting Illicit Ti.cn.
Tho firm of "tax fcrrots" omployid by
Polk county to collect back taxes on prop
erty hitherto hid by tho property owners
and not properly assessed, reports that
last month over $5,000 was received from
the delinquent taxpayers. It Is expected
that this month tho collections will amount
to over $10,000. This record Is similar to
that reportod ftom many other counties of
tho stnto.
Wnnt Fine ItriiilHcil.
Govornor Stiaw has been forwarded a
petition, signed by tho three county at
torneys ot Dlack Hawk county for the last
ten years, asking him to remit n $300 fine
assessed ngalnst John Ambrose, who was
convicted In 1830 uf nulling Intoxicating
liquors at tlllbcrtsvlllo without n license.
Jmlgo C, F, Couch was on the bench at
tho tlrno nnd In passing sentence on thn
prisoner extended the tlmo of tho pay
ment of tho ftno for somo good reason.
During tho time that W. C. Mullen was
county attorney tho linn was not paid, and
the two cnunly attorneys slnco that tlnn
havo not madu a demand for payment, as
It was ovci looked. Tho flue now Inter
feres with tho tit In of some real estate
In tho hands of tho family aud tho gov
ernor Is caked to wlpo It from tho records,
John Ambrose Is no longer n realdcnt of
this county.
.Wtv 'I'Iioiicn In Crenlnn,
CHKSTO.V. In., Jan. 3. (Special.) Tho
Hell company has n compatltor hero now In
tho Crestnn Mutual Telephono company,
which bus already secured 2S0 subscribers
and put In a $16,000 plant of such excel
lenco that a speaker can bo heard when
standing ten feet from a transmitter.
HiiNtliiKH Hotel Is TrniiNferreil.
HASTINGS, Neb,, Jan. 3. (Special.) Tho
Hastings hntol changed hnnds this wcok,
Goorgo D. TnmlElca of Corning taking the
inanasomont of tho house. Mrs. II, Kountzc,
former owner, has opened her sanitarium
for tho treatment of women and chlldron'u
diseases.
(iliiNN Worker Strike.
HATINK8VII.LR. O., Jan. 3.-Ovcr .TOO
emnlovca of tho new eastern Ohio VI,i,l,,,i.
.Glass factory havo pone on nlilko. They
complain oi mo uuniuy or glass produced
und refused to work longer unless thero Is
nn Improvement. Thoy claim they aro un
able to work satisfactorily with It,
Defective ltnll Cauira Wreck.
MINNKAPOMB. Jan. S.-Tho Chicago
Great Western passenger train that left
Chicago lust night and was due hero at
PERFUMERY...
We havo undoubtedly tho largest
assortment ot cholco perfumery
In medlum-prlco bottled goods
In tho city. Wo carry Palmer's,
Dabrook's, Splehler's, Soeloy's,
Colgate's and French's, In all
slzo bottles for 25a and upward.
Just tho thing for Christmas
presents.
Dell G. Morgan's
Drug Store.
142 Broadway, Council Bluffs.
Genterville Goal
Anil coal from tho bost mtnos In tho
country. Also liunl coal and wood.
Prompt delivery Is our motto.
Transfer Line Between Council Bluff's
and Omaha
council muffs Office, No. 23 North Main
St. Toloiihono 128.
Omaha Ofllco, ail South 12th Street.
Tulcphono laOS.
Connection mndo with South Omaha
Transfer.
WLLm WELCH,
BARTEL & MILLER
. Kit) llronilwny Tel. tint).
l.Ol H
U Chlmns of Normandy, none
II better Jl.ft)
Our llcst 1.10
lied Cross 1.15
.1 Dig A ; 1.20
I Diamond Uluff l.'.'J
CAWlil) IJOOIIN
li :i Cnns Tomatoes 2.'o
' :i Cans Corn 25o
II Peas leu
i; Itenns Wo
Film1
Plums, 10c: I'CHches, 12V5c: Aprl
" cots, lGc. Other goods In pro
'. portion
8:25 n. in was wrecked near Sargent,
Minn., early today. Two engines worn
pulling eight cars thlrty-llvo miles an hour
and tho englno struck u dofcctlve rail
and wns overturned with tho baggage ear.
The latter wus burned. Thn Hoven cou"hes
left tho track, but wcro not overturned.
Huggugcmaii Orecn, Conductor Ileuly ami
Huffet Cnr Porter Hudson were seriously
bruised,
WILL FIGHT MORTGAGE TAX
.MIiHiiiirl I, nun AuentN Ileelui'r Tlint
Amendment to CoiiNlltiitlnn ICrcni
Cnpltnl (lilt "f (lu Stnte.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 3.-Sovcnty.flvo
real estate nnd loan agents from different
parts of Missouri met hero today and or
ganized an association to fight Iho third
amendment to tho constitution of the statn
placing u tax on mortgages. Tho amend
ment, which was adopted at the last elec
tion, has, according to tho assertion of
tho members of tho association, mado
outnldn rupttal so cautious that tho num
ber of loans mado slnco It has been In
effect has been reduced greatly nnd tho
rate of IntoreHt Increased l', to 2 per cent.
Tho loan men nay that Indirectly tho
nmi.ndir.cnt has decreased the valuo of farm
property and other securities because of
Its having created a demand for great se
curity for loans.
A fight ngalnst thn amendment will ho
mado through tho supreme court It thn
proper proceedings can bo Instituted.
Tho following ofllcors wero elected:
W.
C. Pierce, Mnryvlllc, Mo., president;
0, Kowno, St. I.ouls, vlco president; K.
Ambler, Kansas City, secretary; II.
Ilucklugham, St. Joseph, treasurer.
K.
II.
0.
Ntnnrt linn n Wehrme,
CAHSON, Nev Jan. 3. Dan Htunrt, thn
prlzn light promotor, has urrlved hore. Ho
mucin .thn statement that ho wns here In
the Interest of a prize fight to tnko plncu
In the latter iiart of May. Ilo states that
Jeffries, In all lirobabllly. would bo hero.
When iiHked If Kitzslmmons would go
ngalnst the chumplon, ho made no denial,
but stated that ho hud plenty of material,
lie mentioned McUnveru us ono of his stars,
Stuart bus secured laud for an arena, which
gives the Impression that ho means busi
ness. A Measure of Merit
Omaha Citizens Should Weigh
Well This Evidence,
Proof of merit llos In tho evidence
Convincing evldenro In Omaha,
Is not tho testimony of utrangcrs.
Out thn endorsement of Omaha people.
That's tho kind of proof given horo.
Tho statement of an Omaha citizen,
Mr. J, Kllck, of 1G0S Cass street, snya:
"Doon'a Kidney Pills nro tho best remedy
I ever used for kidney complaint. A friend
of mine recommended thorn to mo and I
procured them at Kuhn & Go's drug store.
I was troubled for sevoral years with
harp pains when stooping nnd tho Irreg
ular action of tho kidney accretions, es
pecially at night, caused m much misery.