TTIE OMAITA DAILY 1?EE: T IIVItSDAY, An?TL, 25, 1001.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
mi.v.'.i .mi:.ntio..
Davis (iclN ilruris.
Btockert sells Inco curtnlns.
Clas fixtures uml globe at Mxbyjs.
1'lne A 11 C beer, Nuumayer's hotel.
Wolliiinn, scientific optician. VtJ U-way.
1'anturnBe. Juilson, va Slxtli uve. Tel. 3)8.
Now fancy rramuH. C. 12. Alexander t
Co., K!3 Uroadwuy,
W. V. Oruff, undertaker nml dlslnfcctor,
101 South Main street. 'I'honc
Got jour work dono lit the popular Eagle
laundry, Vl Uroadwuy. 'Phono 157.
Correct and exclusive ntyles of elegant
photos ut Schmidt's, wi Broadway.
MorKan Klln, uptiolslcrlUK. furniture
repairing, inattrcnM muiclm;. 1 S. Main st.
I'or Mile. hoiiBohold furniture nml horse
and iHJKb'y. cheup. Inquire D, A. Hamilton,
Grand hotel.
Tlin Illtrl, iir.lt....l'i.n.1..tu urn lilll'n fill 111
dtvlilual lompMltlv.) drill Friday nlht, fo.
Iohi'i ijy n nop.
I.lly t'nmp AM noddy will meet with
Jtr, V. ('. IloyiT, '.TO Avuiiuc 11, at i'siM
I'rlday afternoon.
Itoliort SpniRiit'. iikciI Ifi yi-nr. son of It.
M flpniRiK-, 411 WiiNhliiKlon avenue, Is 111
with Kcarlft fiver.
Tlu- Woinan'H a.txlllnry of Grace rhurrli
Rill tnrct thin fitU'iimon with Airs. Unburn
on Lincoln itvciiur.
A heavy ovrrco'it IhIoiikIhk to Dr. V. I..
Treynor uim stoh'ti from the porch of his
residence last nlKlit.
A want ad In Thu Ilee will bring results.
Hin same Httentlon Klvcn to a want ad In
Council Hhirfs as at the ('"aha oltlce.
Take home a brlok of Vanilla croam, 23
rentH, or Neapolitan, 35 cents. Will keep
ono hour without Ice. A. Mi'tzcr fc Co.
A KaiiK of men tinder . I. M. Hardin Is put
ting In the a.!") feel of brick sidewalk on
Harrison street under tho contract with .1.
J Wlckham.
The city council Is to meet iib a comllten
of the whole this afternoon to dispone, of
soveial matters referred from the council
ineutlim of Monday.
The Hollthern Stock company drew an
other crowded house last ovenlnK. The
piece for innlitht will be "I.ynwood," said
to bo one of the best In Its lepertolte,
.Mrs Knox, wife of Hcv. Itiehard Knox,
pastor of Orace church, has none to west
cm Nebraska for a visit al the homo of her
daughters, hopltiK that her health may be
bcneilted by the trip.
The WotnairH Missionary society of the
CottKtcKatloiial church was In fhnrKa of the
en let" last eveiiliiK, In place of the regular
prayer meeting, and Kttve an Interesting
missionary proKram, A thank offering wua
taken,
Dr V I,, Treynor of this city has an
nounced a uIIIIiikiicrh to accept the oltlce
of secretary of the Iowa State Medical to
clety, though he says ho will enter no ron
ton for I lie olllcu. 'I lie annual meeting Is to
be In Davenport May 15 to 17.
Pa vlilu matters arc progressing rapidly
during this pleasant weather. Tho surfac
ing ol Heventh avenue has been completed
and bricklaying will be begun ther.o this
morning It Is anticipated that the surlac
Ing of Hlxth avenue will be completed today.
Tho lire department started last night to
wash the llroadway paving. It was ex
pected to carry the work from First to
llryant street last night, Tonight the re
mainder of llroadway to Main atreet and
Main street north to the creek will be
washed.
Another case of smallpox came to the at
tention of the health authorities yesterday,
the patient being Mrs. Carrlo Zontz, 411
Harrison street. In the house reside eleven
other persons, comprising tho Zontz family
and roomers. They have all been placed
under iiuarantlne and the patient will bo
cared for at home.
Mrs, Mary C. Huffman, aged 70 years,
died of heart trouble at her home. Tenth
street and Avenue tl, at 8:20 Tuesday even
ing. Sho had been 111 for two year. Mrs.
Huffman was a pioneer In Council iltuffs,
having lived hero forty years. She was a
member of the Methodist church. Her hus
band, J. C. Huffman, live daughters and ono
son survive ier.
Tho sentiment In favor of forming n
branch of the American Humane society In
Council HluffH Is btilng crystnllzeil and a
meeting lor that purpose will ho held In
tho city council chambers this evening.
It J O'Hiinlon, organizer for the society,
has returned from a visit In Sioux City,
where he was well received, and will ex
plain the purposes of tho organization and
assist In the start in this city.
N. Y. Dumbing Co.. tuiepanne 250.
ftubbcr stamps nt Dcl.ong's, 307 D'way.
Suit aior a Pimm.
Justice Hryant devoted a share of yester
day afternoon to tho hearing of the re
plevin suit of Schmollor & Muoller against
Ohio Knox. Tho point of tho contention
was the possession of a plnno, worth $100,
vhlch Knox had taken, with other goods, In
tho courso of an attachment for rent. The
piano had been sold to tho tenant of Knox,
who had given a mortgage In part payment
for tho musical Instrument, hut. It is said,
tho mortgage had not been made a matter
of record. Tho musical firm attempts to
protect Its Interests by securing posses
sion of the piano. Tho Justice took the casa
under advisement.
Oravol roofing A. II. Ueni, 641 Uroad'y.
Davis sells paint.
Till Klr In Iiicendlnr.r.
Klro at 11:30 last night damaged a va
cant ono-story frame dwelling at 216 Dread
way, next door to tho Neumayer hotel. The
liouso had evidently been sot on fire.
Ilenl ICxtHtr Trnnnfrra.
Theso transfers wore filed yesterday In
the abstract, title and loan offlco of J. W.
Squire, 101 Pearl street:
It. J. Kccliley and husband to John N.
Holtmyer, seVi 22-74-as, w. (1 $ ft,600
Wary J. ForgiiHon to .Inmen Carse,
o RO acres e4 nw'i 31-75-10. w. d 3,000
J. J. Itlchlo to James Hlchlo (hus
band), lots 21, 25 and 26, block 4, Illg
drove, Oakland, w. d poo
Charles .Milton Moss, lot 2, In Mary
Jane Moss" 1st add In l.ovnland, w.d.
lhomns McTlgue and wife to William
" 'io nun uusiiaiiii to
CO
4, .;iei, ioi n, mocK 3, Hjrluvs add,
w- ' D(!0
Total live transfer iUM)
Mnrrliiuc I, Ionises.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to
the following:
Name and Residence. Age.
J. V. Church, Council muffs nt
I.uellu Foster, Council Bluffs 20
Murtltius Peterson, Cnunrll Muff '-
Currle 1 F.ngol, Council muffs ;i
C. O, Munroe, Omaha
Allln Kankln, Omaha 3
John Miller, Kprlnglleld, Neb "2
Pearl Long. Bprlnglleld. Neb j
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We bring gladness to
the hearts of all who buy
tholr shoes at our storo,
because
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PAIU OF SHOK3.
SARGENT'S
l.ooU for tho Ilrnr,
FARM LOANS
Negotiated In Kautern Nebraska
and lowu. Jaine N, Caaady. Ir
126 Main St., Council muffs.
LEWIS CUTLER
Funeral Director
BLUFFS.
HUNTS DOWN RI11N0CER0US
Chief Albro Is No Friind of Mtlicioui Boji'
Club.
BOUND TO STOP THE KIDNAPING PRANKS
Conditions Uet to Hi- So Nrrloun thnt
Some Hoys (in Armed mid I'ollcc
Alii Is Invoked Public.
Hnlldlngs llnubed.
Kidnaping of High school pupils and
other rowdyism Wi.ch lias been the talk of
isoine students the last week must stop, ac
cording to orders Issued yesterday by Chief
of Police Albro. Me told his men that
High school boys are entitled to no more
privileges than others and If found engaged
In mischief they must be nrreited.
For some time a crowd of bays, styling
themselves the Uhlnoccroug club, havo betn
committing depredations aoout the school
grounds ami annoying members of the
school found on the streets after night.
Their last escupade, the attempt to kid
nap Robert Mitchell on Tuesday evening,
when he was escorting a young woman
home from a musical, came to the notice
of the public, as Mitchell called for help
from (he police. A brother of Mitchell's
also nnuwered his call, bringing along two
revolvers.
Under an escort of this character Mit
chell saw his friend to her destination for
the night and waB then escorted home. Tho
eight hoys who were annoying Mitchell as
serted yesterday that they had no Inten
tion of kidnaping him, hut Just wanted to
frighten him.
"Such things havo gone too far." said
Chief Albro yesterday. "Mitchell was pre
pared lo shoot and If thoic follows had at
tempted to lay their hands on hi in some
thing serious might have happened. I gavo
the mer. orders that the High school toys
have no more right than anybody elso anil
If they Bee nny more of that work going on
they are to arrest those engaged In it."
Within the last week there havo been re
ports of several attempts at kldnapplug by
this crowd of boys, who are said to como
from the brat of families In the city. When
a victim Is ensnared under a coat that is
suddenly thrown over his head ho is es
corted to the bluffs and tormented until ho
Is willing to buy the treats for tho crowd.
Another trick which ii laid at the doors
of the same crowd of hoys was the paint
ing of Borne of the buildings of the High
school's property, red paint being used In
large quantities to fashion the year of the
senior class, "1901,"
iii:.iami.v uoi:;i,ask kstatu.
Court Orilrrn Distribution of Some of
llir Property.
F. J. Day and K. II. Lougec, the referees
appointed In the case of J. J, Hauer ngainat
l.oulso Houglaas and other heirs of Ilen
Jamln Douglass, have reported that they
had mado further sales of tho property In
volved, amounting to a total of 1128,372.85,
and there will still bo 400 acres to bo sold.
They asked to be directed by the court as to
tho disposition of the money. "
The court ordered that they retain $10,000
and that the balance be distributed as fol
lows: To F. C. and E. II. I.ougee, owners
of an undivided five-sevenths, $84,Im2.04; to
J. I', Hess, owner of an undivided one
seventh, $16,910.40; to J. P. Hess, owner
of the remaining undivided one-seventh,
$16,910.41, on him filing a bond In a sum
to be determined by tho court. In the last
ono-soventh Interest claimed by Hess,
l.oulse Douglass, tho widow of Charles
Douglass, one of tho heirs, has filed a
petition of Intervention and it Is to pro
tect her Interest that the court required
Hess to flic a bond.
Tho property involved formed the estate
of Ilcnjainln Douglass, the founder of Dun a
Mercantile agency. E. H. and F. C. Lnugue
and J. P. Hess bought the Interests of the
several heirs, who held undivided shnrcs
In the property, which consisted of valuable
farming lands In this and adjoining coiut
tler.. It Ib said to havo been a most profit
able speculation on tho part of tho pur
chasers. Theft nnd Dlvorrr Suit Tannic.
Thu taking of testimony in the case of
the State against Charles Spurlock,
charged with the theft of a set of harness
belonging to George S. Davis from the barn
of William Klrby in Keg township, occu
pied tho attention of Judge Wheeler In the
district court again yesterday. When tho
dny's work closed thero remained one
witness for the defendant to be heard and
tho rebuttal on the part of tho state.
The complications between this case and
the divorce suit in which Klrby and bis
wlfo are the parties becntue more pro
nounced In yesterday's hearing. Spurlock's
defense was on tho ground that ho had
been prompted to take the harness by
Klrby and by Mrs. Klrby. It Is said that
In his testimony on this point ho became
confused. In that bo claimed that each of
the parties of tho dlvorco suit nttcmpted
to Induco him to steal tho harness that'
some leverage might be secured against tho
other.
Iloth Mr. nnd Mrs, Klrby denied that they
had In any way Induced Spurlock to take
the harness. The hearing in tho caso will
bo finished today, tho expectation being
that all the testimony will bo In by noon.
Duy your trees, shrubs and rosea of
Menern. (,Zl Gait llroadway, Council IMutft.
Telephones, office, 404; residence 4465.
Davla sells glass,
Nhnkrii I'p It)' 11 Ituuiivt -.
William Klllott, an old man who has boon
a county charge at St. Hernard's hnspltul
ull winter, was severely bruised late yes
terday afternoon by being thrown from u
buggy In which he was Mttlng on South
Main street. He wai taken to St. Bernard's
hospital, from which he had been dls
charged a week ago.
A furm team, the owner of which Is un
known, wn running away whan It struck
the buggy, overturning It and throwing El
llott to tho pavement. Ho struck on his
shoulders. Tho buggy, belonging to Harry
Header, chief cook nt the Kiel hotel, was
not much damaged,
Tho team which caused tho damage was
a largo gray farm team, which broke loose
THE PURE V J
GRAIN COFFEE
Coffee Injures growing children
even when it is weakened, Grain-O
Rives them brighter eyes, firmer
flesh, quicker intelligence, and hap
pier dispositions. They can drink
nil they want of Grain-O the mora
the better nnd it tastes like coffee.
All toJy ; 15c. and Wc,
on lower Main street, where it had been
hitched.
The owner recovered his team, secured
his wagon and drove eastward. The offi
cials trailed him flvo miles Into the coun
try, being told several times that they
were only half a ratio behind the man. They
eventually gave up the chase nnd returned
to tho city without learning the same of
tho owner.
elKbliorly Iloiv llotliern Court.
Judge Aylosworth hns the task of de
ciding which set of half a dozen witnesses
told the truth In tho trial of the family
disturbance case which took up the atten
tion of the police court yesterday morning.
The families of Mrs. FcrgUBon nnd Mrs.
Lynch In the neighborhood of Twenty-
second street and Sixth avenue have been
at outs and the police were finally called
Into the neighborhood to scttlo the differ
ences. When the parties to the dispute came be
fore Judge Aylcsworth six witnesses swore
that Mrs. Lynch had been guilty of the con
duct charged, and flvo others were equally
as emphatic In their statements that sho
had not been guilty. The Judge remarked
that he would take the matter under ad
visement nnd attempt to discover which
side had told the truth and who It was
that had been creating the disturbance.
UNIFORM LABOR STATISTICS
Innn C'oiiiinlssloiipr t rue (irncrnl
Plan of ollcrtlnu I'lirm lire
oril of State Strikes.
DBS MOINKS, April 24. (Speclnl.) C. F.
Wenncstrum, stato labor commissioner, will
attend the natlonnl conference of chiefs of
labor bureaus at St. Louis, beginning May
20, and will urge upon the conference that It 1
recommend a general plan of uniformity
In the matter of securing statistics of labor
anil that In general all the labor bureaus
of the states be placed under tho general '
direction of the chief of the Unltrd States
Hureau of Labor Statistics. There are
now thlrty-ono states In which there are
labor bureaus maintained. At one time
North Dakota abandoned the system, but
returned to It. Utah had a buitnu once,
but lias none now,
Tho natlonnl conference was held last
year In Milwaukee. Thu Iowa commission
attended, nnd being somewhat now In tho
business, a special session was held at his
request nt which the methods of gath
ering labor statistics were freely presented.
At the St. Louis conference In May, Car
roll I). Wright, United States commissioner,
will bo present nnd preside, and It Is the
purposo of Mr. Wenncstrum and of others
who havo been In tho buslnesg at ono time
or another to try to sccuro some uniformity
In tho methods of gathering statistics and
also recommend that tho same general lines
of work bo pursued each year In all parts
of the country that tho work of state
commissioners may supplement the work of
tho national commissioner. Practically
each year some new line of special Inquiry
Is tnken up, and It would be of great ad
vantage If all states would bo working In
the samo special lines. The St. Louis con
ference Is thereforo likely to have more
than usual Importance.
f'omnlptP Strike Statistics.
Tho statistics concerning strikes In Iowa,
which will appear In the next biennial re
port of tho bureau, will be tho moU com
plete ever gathered In Iown. Commis
sioner Wenncstrum accompanied A. M.
Uowey of tho national bureau on his re
cent trip through Iowa, investigating
strikes and lockouts nnd all labor troubles,
and took the same statistics, so far as prac
ticable, for his own use. The national
bureau spares no expense In securing sta
tistics. It has authority to send an In
vestigator across a state to Investigate a
strlko where one, man went out for onn
day. The stato does not do this. The
statistics gathered by Mr. Wonnestrum re
cently are unusually valuable. This week
ho is sending out blanks for n second time
to many employers who failed to rcspoud
to the first demand. Theso reports from
employers of labor show all material facta
regarding tho business tho firm nnmo ond
changes, kinds of business, number of em
ployes, malo nnd female, last year, total
wages paid, Increase or decrease In wages
or In business, prevention of accidents, ven
tilation of buildings, and Information re
garding Btrikes. These blanks go to nil
persons nnd firms employing Ave or moro
persons, and they are requlrrd under heavy
pcnnlty to respond to the demands of the
commissioner.
This Is the only statistical Information
the commissioner can wecuro undpr compul
sion of the law. Another blank Is being
sent out now to the manufacturers of tho
state, In order that tho bureau may be
ablo to furnish Information as to the num
ber of Iowa Industries and their extent.
This relates especially to the kind of goods
manufactured, valuo of material or stock
used In 1900, vnlue of tho product and
actual capital Invested. Persons respond
ing to tho requests for Information of this
kind nro guided against dtvulgcnco of tho
statistics by the codo and secrecy Is guar
anteed In all matters, nut the compiled
tables showing general results are of the
utmost Importance.
I.neU Fund for Ad vr rt Islnir.
"This bureau might bo made ono of tho
most useful In the state," said Commis
sioner Wenncstrum, "In fact, even handi
capped ns It Is by lack of funds. It Is one
of the most valuable branches of the gov
ernmcnt. But If we had even a small sum
to uso In advertising the state's resouces
and 01 portunltles, it would bo much moro
valuable. Wo have the facts here, but
havo no way of renchlng tho people, who
would bo benefited by them. We gather
Information regarding Iown Industries, but
have not a dollar with which wo can adver
tlso tho facts so that all the world may
know ns wo of Iowa know, that Iowa Is a
state of limitless resources,
"This bureau Is handicapped by a mul
tlpllclty of duties and restricted facilities.
It can bo, and I havo no doubt will bo,
some time raised to tho Importance duo the
poopln of such a splendid stato ns Iowa
we nro aiiowcd a tow nunureu dollars a
year for traveling expenses; and last year
It was not all used, but what was Baved
could bo neither used the next year nor be
used for advertising tho stato as we could
wish, Theso and other things aro dls
rouraglng, but even with this handicap tho
bureau Is gathorlng statistics, which will be
bolter appreciated In tho future than now
nnd will provo of Immense value."
Iowa Is down In tho list of states when
consideration is given to tho sums spent
annually tor gathering Information. In
Iowa tho annual appropriation Is only $4,
600. Nebraska sponds $t3,100 11 year. The
appropriation In Illinois Is $11,000 u year;
in Pennsylvania, $11,400; Minnesota. $12.
000; Ohio, $12,100; Missouri, $17,000; Mlclil-
gan, S3,iiuu; .ow York, $32,000. Iowa Is
In a class with Now Mexico, and Blmllar
commonwealths.
Tho bureau of labor statistics was rs
tabllahrd In lowu eighteen years ago. Dr.
u. H. Hutchlns of Dos Moines, was up.
poluted by Oovornor Sherman as tho first
commissioner and he held tho office six
years, laying the foundation for the work,
wnicn rbb since been done. Ho was fnl
lowed in turn by James It. Sovcrelcu. W.
E. O'HIeness ami C. F. Wenncstrum. Th
present commissioner Is assisted by Arthur
i'.. tioiuer or bioux City, a practical work
Ing man. The reports nrn printed bien
nially. The next report tnuat be ready by
AU(U, 4,
GRAIN DEALERS MARE GAINS
Substantial Arhaacot Reported Among
Elmtor Mia.
PAPER READ BY A. H. BREWSTER OF OMAHA
Democrats to lot Con pillion Unle
.cvr Home foi Orphan of lil I'1-lonii-Mllltlu
Cotiiiiiiiilrs Object
to ChmiKlnir ttculmeuts.
DES MOINES, April 24, (Special.) Tho
state convention of the Iown drain Deal
ers' association Is In session lure' with 10)
members from various parts of the stale
In attendance. Hie annual report of the
president, J. A, King of Nevnda, shows
that the association has been making sub
stantial gains among the elevator men of
tho state and that the members arc now
pretty well In control of the grain situa
tion In Iowa, Complaint has been made
of alleged discriminations on the part of
the railroad companies and of Inability lo
get the grain handled as promptly as neces
sary. Efforts have beenmnde to bring the
grain dealers Into closer relationship with
the Chicago Hoard of Trsde men and to
eliminate the Independent grain dealers
who hnadlo grain without using elevators
nnd cut into the business of tho elevator
men at times when the season Is at Its
height.
Tho convontlon Is the guest of the Pes
Moines Cereal club, n club composed ex
clusively of grain dealers, nnd there nro
present a number of men representing the
Chicago Hoard of Trade anil other bodies,
(leorge E. Stone, secretary of tho Chicago
Hoard of Trade, addressed the convention
todny and A. H. Hrewstcr of Omaha, Bccrc
tnry of the Nebraska Grain Healers' aso
elation, presented a paper. A paper was
presented also by C. L. Ornham, chairman
of the Receivers' and Shippers' association
of St. Louis, on "St. Louis Weights."
Ono of the subjects which will receive a
gooil deal of attention Is the question of
the feasibility of turning more of tho Iown
grain and produce through the St. Louis
markets Instead of sending It through Chi
cago and this is being strongly urged by
many members. 11. A. Lockwood, president
of the national association, Is present and
will address tho convention tomorrow.
Dcmncrnfli' Committer- to Mrrt.
The democratic state central committee
will meet hero Friday for tho purpose of
fixing time nnd place for the next demo
cratic state convention. Thus far no ef
fort hns been made to get the convention
for nny city nnd It Is probable that tho
committee will locate the convention In
Pes Moines, because of the convenience
and becnuso no other city cares to invite
It. The date will be In the middle or latter
part of August, a few weeks after the re
publican convention.
Tho meeting hero on Friday Is to ha not
only a meeting of tho committee, but a
general conference of democrats of the
state, aad many will bo here who are not
on tho committee. There has been but lit
tle talk of candidates for governor. Sen
ator J. R. Romans of Crawford county hns
been suggested, but he declined. Fletcher
Howard of Sheldon hns been mentioned, but
he does not want the nomination. Mayor
Phillips of Ottumwo, Is undnrrtood to be
an active candidate, but his strength has
not yet been developed. Mayor Harten
howor of Des Moines Is being urged, but
ho docs not care to enter tho race.
Odd Fellows' llnnir.
Work on the new orphaas' home for Odd
Fellows at Mason City will be begun very
soon. Tho committee of tho grand lodge
has approved the plans submitted and after
making some mollifications has directed tho
work to begin. The building to bo erected
will cost nearly $30,000 and Is to have a
largo basement, two stories and nn attic.
Its slr.e Ib $0x156 feet. The material
used will be brick, trimmed with stone.
Cround for the home has been donated by
the people of Mason City and the grand
lodgo of Iowa guarantees to support It.
Thero will be accommodations for 100 Odd
Fellows nt the home.
Cnptnlu I! mailt for Deputy Auditor.
Captain Amos W. Ilrandt of the United
Slates volunteers, who Is now at San Fran
cisco on his way homo from tho Philip
pines and will arrive as soon as he Is mus
tered out, has been extended tho position
of deputy audldtor of state under F. V. Mcr-
rlam and will accept as soon ns relieved
from duty. Captain Ilrandt was county
auditor nt the time he was commissioned.
Ho takes the placo of C. II. Day, deputy
auditor, who was appointed last fall, but
who has been 111 nnd Incapacitated for
work several months nnd Is not expectod to
recover.
Do .Not Like Chnnur.
A few doys ago Adjutant General Hyers
of the Iowa National Gunrd approved an
order making a long contemplated chnngo
In the loiters nnd regimental assignments
of two of tho guard companies. He ordered
that Company F, Fifty-first regiment of
Oskaloosa nnd Company H, Fiftieth rcgl
mcnt of Charlton exchange, names and
regiments. This Is In order that thero may
be a better arrangement of the regiments.
It Is understood that somo members of
both companies havo long been urging tho
change, but today It was learned that a
number of the members of tho company at
Oskaloosa are Indignant over the matter
and nre preparing a protest to tho governor
which Is being numerously signed by the
peoplo of Oskaloosa,
Identification of llrownrd Man.
Investigation today showed that tho body
of a man found floating In the Des Moines
river yesterday wns not that of Henry
Amel of Mlnnesotn, as at first HUppoBed,
but tfcat of Ernest Johnson, who dlsnp
penred from his boarding house In Dei
Moines April 6 nnd had not since been seen.
Johnron lived nt Last Creek, la., nnd was
n miner. The cause of the accident or
suicide Is unknown. The mystery of the
disappearance of Amel in Jnnuary remains
unsolved.
(in the Hunt for Hnd Hotter.
Deputy Dairy Commissioner Wright re
turned from Afton Junction this morning,
where ho went tho first of tho week In
search of oleomargarine. It had been ro
ported that a substitute for butler was
being used In the railroad ramps along
the line of tho "Q," where COO men am
employed In straightening track. Mr
Wright had a search warrant for ono of
the camps nnd examined several others, but
could find no oleomargarine, although tho
butter used wns of tho poorest order,
liovrrnor to tireet Conner.
Oovornor Shaw today accepted an Invita
tlon to go to Council Hluffs with the Iowa
people to meet nnd greet Minister Conger
on his return to the state from China. It
Is possible thnt the governor and n few
others will go to Denver nml nilurn from
thero with tho Conger party. A number
of Iown men are In San Frnnclsco now to
meet Conger as soon as ho reaches port
and It is expected he will arrive Friday or
Saturday. It Is genorally believed that
Governor Shaw will be one of those to urgtt
upon Conger that ho consent to tho use o
his namo ns a candidate for governor before
tho next republican convention.
ItefiiKrd Kinmlnatloii lr Hoard.
Messrs. Dnffler nnd Dehelenbargor of
Le.Mars wero today refused permission to
undergo examination before the Fccretnry
of tho State Medical board for certificates
to practice medicine, under conditions they
cared to accept. They were nt first re
fused point blank, because they had certi
ficates from n medical college In Missouri,
and the Iown board, while never having
examined the particular college from which
they came, has Interdicted nil Missouri
colleges a below the Htnndard. Tim ap
plicants were then United to tnko the
examination with the understanding that
If upon examination Hie college they repre
sent Is below stnndard their certificates
will liot be Issued. This Ihey refused to do
nnd will go Into court to test their right to
nn examination.
REFUSES TO MEET HERR0N
Hf. Venlim Uttlxlit HltlN Attiiel.t
the (Irliinell Profi-osor'N Do
mestic Iteeoril,
NEW YORK, April 2l.-Spcc!iil.)-ltcv.
Newton Dwlght 1 Hills, pastor of Plymouth
church, makes the following statement In
reference to Ptof. George 1. Herron,
agnlnst whom chnrgcH are being pressed by
the Congregational ministers of Crlrincll,
In.:
"My refusal to meet Mr. llerrou at the
Oet-ToKclher club next Monday night was
tint based upon Ills position us 11 socialist,
his criticism of the church or of the ad
ministration. I notice that he suys the
liurch l 'a practical atheism ami support'
all the fundamental Immorality or public
life nml Industry ;' that President McKlnloy
Is 'assassinating the llbcrtle.4 of the' Philip
pines;' and that the most honored membtrs
of society nro Its parasites. Denying these
statements fur myself, I concede liberty to
another.
"Indeed, as preachers, we welcome criti
cisms and will pay the cash for ihein,
though not for compliments. If the criti
cisms are Intelligent and well founded they
will help. If they nro not based upon tho
facts In the caso they will fall to the ground
and do tin harm.
"My objection lo appearing with Mr. Her
ron, thereforo, was not based upon the va
garies of his Intellect, or .ipon the fact thnt
his thinking seems to me crude, super. biul
and false In Its premises, but upon tho
deeds that represent 'lis will and character.
llcrron'N :ieel Too filiirhtu:.
"I do not wish to be unkind, but thero arc
sins so grievous, so bald, vulgar nml crass
in their persistency uml their virulence that
they consume the mantle of charity as a
llnmo tho garments.
Consider tho concoiled fuels In tho case.
This man marries a young woman, nnd Is
the father ol four children, almost babies;
forms n friendship with a young, uuni.tr-
rletl woman, from whom he accepts; money
to buy his clothes, hats, shoes and traveling
expenses; agnlnst his wife's protest kiics
abroad with this woman friend and lier
mother for a year; returns to tell his wlfo
that he has censed to love her, but loves
mother, nnd persistently urges his wife to
obtain a divorce. When trie wlfo Is asked
by tho Judge If there Is u.iy obstacle to
their living together she replies, 'No, ex
cept In my husband's mind.'
"This man's spokesman and bosom friend
In New Hnveti Justifies the father's deser
tion of thu four children by saying the
woman friends gave the. wife $100,000 to give
her husband up to her. Mrs. Herron's
friends assert thnt the amount paid was
only $t,0un.
'New, somo money was paid Mrs. Her
ron, or elso it wns not. Suppose no money
wns paid her. Why has ho not denied tho
statement to save the honor of tho mother
of his children'.' If any sum of money wns
paid his wife by this woman friend, then
this man sold himself, anil whether for
Judas' thirty pieces of silver or $fiO,000,
makes no difference.
Kltlicr Connril or .Mounter.
"Tim first supposition leaves him n
cownrd In not defending his babes' mother.
The second leaves him a monster, and his
friends may take their choice, if thero Is
a community In tills hind that represents
that New England Congregationalism
scholarship, plain living and high Christian
thinking, It is the old town of Grlunell, la.,
founded by the heroic bund of fourteen
graduates of Yale college."
Dr. mills' statement then recites tho
testimony of the people of Grlunell that
Mrs. Herron sought her divorce reluctantly
nnd Is a hlgli-mluded nnd self-sacrificing
woman, nnd continues:
"Why should 1 go to tho Get-Together
club to hear Herron's views upon any sub
ject? I cannot hear what Herron says, be
cause tho sobs of his deserted babes aro
constantly In my oars.'
"If ho will publicly renounce this womnn
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friend nnd break his pledges to her for
their announced marriage; if he will then
rinse out Ills mouth with sulphuric mid nnd
cleanse It of foul pledges; If he will ask the
Judge lo rcmnrry him to his deserted wife;
If ho will return to his lit (lo children, and
when tiny nre old enough to understand It,
beg their forgiveness, I will, after I am
oonlldent of his penitence, gladly meet him
on any platform, tluugli I will never h.ivo
nny Interest hi the economic statements of
a man whoso Intellect can be guilty of such
vagaries.
'The time lias fully come for some one to
say to Mr. Herron that Hrooklyn Is a town
thnt represents faith In tho Ten Command
ments, if Mr. Mcserolo will nsk me to
como to tho Get-Together club and become
a voice fur Mr. Herron's four little children,
for whom their father will not speak, I will
bo delighted to nccept tho Invitation. Hut
It must bo upon the basis of an old
fashioned Puritan s belief In the Integrity
of the homo and tho ittprcmacy of
righteousness."
To fit! I III to Slnux City.
CLARION, In., April 21.-iSpeclal.)-The
survey of the Great Western Hallway com
pany from Clarion to Sioux City hns been
begun. Ten surveyors arrived at Clarion
Saturday to begin the work. The chief
engineer In charge of the party said "It
Is undoubtedly the Intention of the Great
Western to build to Hloux City. The wnik
will begin nt Hampton, where the line
to the Mason City & Fort Dodge will be U
gun." The business men of Clarion held
n meeting Saturday night, at whlrli they
took steps toward the organization of a
loaguo to look after the Interests In the
building of the new road.
MllUmnii Shoots Himself.
SHENANDOAH, la., April 24. (Special
Telegram.) Robert Rellly, a milkman of
this plare. shot hlmtclf twice through the
temple Tuesday night at ! o'clock on his
furm in the suburbs of this city. Tho cnusj
wns despondency over financial levcrses.
He was subject lo despondency, but showed
no Intention of his action. He used a re
volver and deuth was Instantaneous, His
wlfo and children were in nnother room
when the deed occurred. He was n Mason,
holding membership at St. Joseph, Mo, Ho
leaves a wife and two boys, a sister In Ne
braska nnd several brothers. Ho was 36
years old.
Horse Trnlner Accused of Cnttle Theft
HOONE, la.. April 21. (Special. )-S. E,
Carter, a horse trainer, was nrrested by
Sheriff Gnrncr today on thn charge of
stealing thirty-three head of fat stccr.t
from the farms of Pat Judge and Ira
Luther, south of this rlty. The stolen cat
tlo were driven to Kelly anil shipped to
Chicago. Their valuo was $1,600. Carter
Is In Jail In default of $1,000 ball.
Dies In .Mysterious Manner. n
HARLAN, la., April 24. (Special.) Mrs.
C. I. Thomas, living near Klrkman, died
Monday night under mysterious circum
stances. County Coroner Jones has bc?n
called. Suicide by poison Is the theory
advanced, but there Is somo talk of foul
play.
WESTERN PACKING STATISTICS
.MiMcmcut of HoRa l.essena for AVcolt
nnd Vcnr's Coniinrlnnn SIiom
Henvy Fall.
CINCINNATI. April 24.-(Speclat Tele
gram.) The Price Current says: The
movement of hogs lessened the last week.
The total western packing Is rAi,f head,
compared with 410,ono the preceding week
and 413,000 last year. Since March 1 the
total Is 2,S;n,oiV head, against 3,175,rX n year
ago. Prominent places compare as follows:
1f0l. ISO).
Chicago S.Tn.oni) fiKi.rA)
Kansas City 4i,00i) 420,000
OMAHA 2W.0OU 313,0i
St. Louis 2S.),000 2t,00i)
St. Joseph 228.OJ0 235,000
Indianapolis 12S.000 122,000
Milwaukee Z,(Ko ,S7,imio
Cincinnati TT.ooo r0,0i)
Ottiimwa M.OOO 77,lk)
fedar Rapids 47,(iO 53,Oiio
Sioux City fi7.0oo US.OO0
St. Paul 73,tiJ Cj.OCO
Stenmer Not on Hocks.
YORK, .Mo., April 21. The large steamer
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Iloono Island last night has disappeared
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..( .w ... ... r - av ... , ,(W1,KH
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Hnlf an hour later the fog again lifted 1
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n, uiv mninnni ntin U'l'll, II IS IieilCVCIl
the vessel was tho British steamer Drumcl
r.ler, bound from Hamburg for Portland
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