THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1901.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA,
COUNCIL
MI .NO BIUMTIO.I.
Davis sells drugs.
Btockert sells laco curtains.
Pino A li C bcor, Ncumayer's hotel.
Victor Heater. Ulxby & Son, agents.
Wollman. scientific optician. i B'way.
Pasturage. Judson, 920 Sixth av. Tel. S.
For sale or rent, house on Fourth nvenue,
No. SOI.
The Knights and Ladles of Security will
meet tonight.
Mr. and .Mm. Fred David have returned
from their trip to Honolulu.
Mr. Lyman Hhugart entertained the
Kuchro club yesterday afternoon.
W. F. Graft, undertaker and dlslnfector,
101 South Main street. 'Phone EC.
Oct your work done at the popular Eaala
laundry, 721 Broadway, 'l'hone 157.
Correct and exclusive styles of elegant
photoH at Bthrnldt's, 631 Broadway.
fe Hall's Magic Compound, Best dan
druff cure and hair preserver known.
Speciul attutitloti given to wedding pres
ents. C. K. Alexander St Co., 333 U'way.
The will of George H. Jones was admitted
to probate In the ulstrlct court yesterday.
Morgan U Klein, upnolsterlng, furniture
repairing, mattress making. Hi H. Main st.
For bale, household furniture and horse
and bupKy, cheap. Inquire 13. A. Hamilton,
Urnnd hotel.
C. V. P. Froom Is recovering from ap
pendicitis and will be able to bo out In
a fev dayc
lawyers J. S. Dewclt and C. W. Kollogg
nt Missouri Valley were In Council lllutfs
un business yesterday.
Mrs. H. P. Plciikc of Onawa 1m serlourly
ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. D.
Hnckwcll. Third avenue.
Mrs. C. M. Harl Is Improving, after n
xerloiiH surgical operation nt the hospital,
and Is rcgurded out of danger,
Mls Kminn Crcwdson of Nodaway paused
Sunday visiting her parents, Hew and Mrs.
V. II, Crcwdson of First street.
A want ad In The lien will bring results.
The same attention given to a. want ad la
Council Muffs as at the Omaha offlce.
In his efforts to organize a local humane
society J. It. O'Hanlon has called another
public meeting I" the city hall tonight.
Tako home a brick of Vanilla cream, 25
cents, or Neapolitan, 35 cents. Will keep
one hour without Ice. A. Mctager & Co.
The women of the First Presbyterlnn
church will servo dinner anil supper In the
lleno building Wednesday. Meals, 25 cents.
Kdward Addis of Lincoln and deraldlne
Howard of Savage. Neb., were married In
this city Sunday evening by Hcv. Mr. Cable.
Colonel 12. H. Fonda leaves today for
lcAvenworth, Kan., to till his appointment
hh assistant superintendent of the National
ccnlctery there.
I,. J. Peterson nnd Mamlo Uirsen, both
of this city, were married by Justice Bry
nnt yesterday faooetnnrA mb mb mbmbmb
tint yesterday afternoon.
All old soldiers and sailors are to meet
In Orand Army of the Republic hall
Wednesday morning at 7 o'clock to act
us escort to Major Conger.
In tho district court yesterday the case
of William Klrby against William Busing
was placed on trial, but before the trial
had proceeded far tho court directed a
verdict for the plaintiff. The trial of the
case of C. I.ursoii against Jane Hccbold was
then entered upon.
K. Postlewnlt, alias Kd Jones, who was
brought to this city from Omaha Sunday
on a charge of larceny, was convicted In
pollen court yesterday morning and sent
enced to llftvcn days In the county Jail.
He was charged with stealing tools from
a number of Implement houses.
A limited number of tickets for the con
ceit to bo given Friday evening during the
biennial meeting havo been placed on sale
at D. W. Jlushnoll's book store and Camp's
drug store. Those taking part on thn pro
gram two Miss Hello Kobluson, pianist;
Oscar Oarclsen, vocalist, and Mr. Uteckcl
berg, violinist. Tickets, 50 cents.
Kdward Merrlam, (12 years old, died of
tuberculosis at his home, 1545 East Broad-wry,-
at 10 o'clock yesterday mornings Ho
had been u resident of this city thirty-one
'C4rn and had for some time been In the
stock business. He leaves a wife, throe
daughters and one son. The funeral will
bo from the residence at .':30 to motrow
afternoon, conducted by Rev. Mr. Catfee,
and the body will be placed In Falrvlew
vemotcry
1,. U. Cousins, chairman, announces that
It Is the desire of tho Conger escort com
mittee that tho veterans of the civil and
Hpanlsh-Ameilcan war, Company I., Flfty
llrst lowa regiment; the High school cadets
and all other organizations who can, meet
nnd form on First avenue, west of Pearl
street. Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock, "to
escort Hon. K. It. Conger and party from
the Chicago & Northwestern depot to tthe
Urand hotel.
N. Y. Plumbing Co.. teiepnnne 259.
OXM NAMIOX GIVUS IIP FIGHT.
Others Will lime to If Mnlet Lnvr Is
llluiillr Unforced.
County Attorney Klllpack yostcrday
rooming notified the legal representative of
the Manhattan saloon on Broadway, near
Main street, that tho place would cither
havo to closo or comply with tha. mulct law.
After some consideration of the chances of
the place to mako It go under tho restric
tions of tho law, wbllo all the other saloons
of tho city arc running In violation of
nearly overy provision of the law, the own
ers of tho Manhattan concluded to give up
tbo ghost. For business reasons tho own
ers of tho Manhattan cannot carry tho war
Into Kgypt, but it Is said that tho county
Attorney contemplates tho complete en
forcement of tho law against all.saloonB.
This, It Is thought, would result ln a dimin
ution of the number.of saloons and a falling
olt in city revenues that would bo keenly
felt.
Tho women ot the I.uthcra,
serve dinner and supper on
at 14 Main street.
Rubber stamps at DeLong's, 307 B'way.
Davis sells glass.
tlenl Estate Trnnsfers.
. i.o following transfers were filed yester
uy In tho abstract, tltlo and loan offlce of
J, W. Squire, 101 Pearl street:
Town Central Building and Loan as
sociation to y. M. Maxwell, lot ,
block 15. town of Carson, w. d f
H. C. Gustafson and wife to Millie
Runte, aft lot 2, block 5, Casady's
add., w. d
500
700
Two transfers, total.
,J1,200
Davis sells paint.
Gravel roofing. A. II. Head, 541 Broad'y.
SUNSHINE
BRINGS
GLADNESS
ii
W bring gladness to
the hearts ot all who buy
their shoes at our store,
because
WB OIVK A
PERFECT FIT
FULL VALUE FOR
YOUR MONEY
A QUAHANTEE
WITH EVERY
PAIR OF SHOES.
SARGENT'S
Look for the Bear,
FARM LOANS
NtfotUted In Kasttrn Nebraska
an1 nWt JArllAI W Paaarf.. t.
Ui Matn St.. Council Bluffs. "
LEWIS CUTLER
funeral Director
BLUFFS.
NO WINE AT CONGER BANOUET
Oonscil Bluffi Decides It'i Frofteisire to
Be Abstainers.
FOUR DOLLARS A PLATE FOR THE FEAST
Tnlilcs Will Be Met to Accommodate
the Guest of Honor noil One
Hundred anil Forty
Others.
No wlno will be served at the Conger
banquet.
So much was decided at the Joint meet
lag ot ho general committee and subcom
mittee having tbo reception In charge at
the city hall yesterday afternoon.
Tho guests who como from far nnd wldo
to greet thb distinguished envoy on his re
turn from Pckln will sit down to n $4
feast without a drop of wlno lu sight. This
action was taken, not because $175 wns too
much lo pay for fifty quarts of wine for
160 people, but because It was thought that
the progress of the age denies that wine Is
the thltig for a banquet. The sentiment
was that twenty years ago wlno might bo
all right for fcuih an occasion, but not
today.
A proposition was mado to offer n larger
number of cigars in substitution, out on
account of tho women, who also constituted
a consideration In barring out the wine, It
was thought that this would never do.
The banquet will be planned for the ac
commodation of 141 people; sixteen of thijse
are to be guests, half women and half men.
The other 125 will pay $4 a plate. It was
reported by I. M. Treynor, secretary of tho
general committee, that up to date forty
nlno responses had been received, lar more
than half tha number from outsldo the
dry, but ns the city Invitations were Is
sued late responses had Just begun to como
In nnd a good number Is expected. In ad
dition to this thero aro numbers ot Dcs
Moines people to bo accommodated If there
Is sufficient room left for them, the re
port being that the attendance from that
city would bo very large. So thero Is lit
tle uneasiness cbout the tablo being well
filled.
Prosiress of Conner I'nrty.
According to Information obtained by I.
M. Troynnr trom Mr. Orr, private secre
tary to President Burt of the Union Pa
cific, Mr. Conger met the Council" Bluffs
party at Ogden yesterday morning and to
gether they started eastward, reaching
Cheyenne last evening and expecting to
reach Denver this morning. Tho greater
part of,-today, It was expected, would be
spent In Denver, the party leaving there
this afternoon nnd arriving In Council
Bluffs about 7 o'clock tomorrow morning.
This brought the committee up to the
point of meeting Minister Conger and party
on their arrival and after much discussion
It was decided that the party should be
permitted to tako breakfast on the car and
alight nt the Northwestern depot about
8:30, to be escorted from thero to tho
hotel by the old soldiers, the Dodge Light
guard, the High school cadets and any
other organizations that may wish to take
part In the affair, this being the only op
portunity of thu day for any demonstration
of the kind. Then, If It Is agreeable to the
party, a carriage drive will be taken about
the city, followed by tho public reception
from 11 to 1 o'clock and tho banquet later.
Minister Conger and party will probably
leave' Council Bluffs about 4 or 5 o'clock In
the afternoon.
A committee, consisting of F. J. Day,
Victor E. Bcndl.-, J. M. McDonald and Wil
liam Arnd, was appointed to raise the funds
necessary to defray the Incidental ex
penses, estimated nt $200.
Tho Invitation committee was authorized
to dispose of tho banquet tickets and to
turn tho proceeds over to 1. Treynor cf
tha banquet committee.
BRICK WINS THE CONTEST,
I'nvlnu Question In tlie l-'nnrth Wnril
Nettled that Way.
The city council lust nlsrht acted nn thn
paving (.uestlon In tho Fourth ward by or-
uering me following streets and avenues
paved with vitrified, brick: First avenue,
from Main street to Eighth street,; Willow
nvenue, from Sixth to Eighth street; Fifth
avenue, from Matn to Eighth street; 8lxth
street, from Broadway to Fifth avenue';
Seventh street, from Broadway to Fifth
avenue.
The order carried by n majority vote of
tho council on tho assumption that more
than haif tho property concerned on each
street wns represented on tho petition for
brick. Thero were many petitions nnd
counter petitions for this, that and tho
other thing, hut Aldermen Boycr, Clark,
Hubcr nnd Lovett constituted tho majority
that took the position that brick was ahead
In tho contest nnd accordingly the paving
was ordered. Alderman McDonald held out
against It and wanted to know who had
passed on tho sufficiency of tho petition.
Alderman Lougeo was absent.
Tho contract with E. A. Wlckham was
chnnged bo that sand Instead of cement
filler will bo used on Sixth. Sovcnth nnd
Park avenues, now being paved.
A resolution wns adopted ordering curb
ing on tho following streets and nvonues:
Third street, Story street to Eleventh nve
nue; Tenth nvenue, High street to Fair
mont park; Pork avenue, Pomona street to
lot 13, block 4. aiendalo addition; Ninth
street In front ot lot 6, block 5 and lot B,
block 6, Bayllss' Second addition; Worth
street. Tourth utrcet to Bluff street, Fair
view nvenue, from Third street to lot 16,
I'LL
(HANCE
IT"
Can you afford It?
"Taking chances" with old glasses,
wrong glasses, or no glasses, Is risky.
You may take chances on the nt of
a shoe or a hat and lose only your
money.
You can only tako chances on the nt
of your eyeglasses at the risk of losing
both your money and your eyes.
When wn nt you with glasses you
take no chances, and pay nothing for
the certainty.
Consultation free.
Herman M. Leffert
Graduate Optician.
2a O Broadway Connull niiiff.
MS
Turkey's subdivision of outlot 7 of Jackson's
addition; Twelfth street, Second nvenue
to Sixth avenue.
Acting City Attorney Paul C. Aylesworth
gave tj Hit council his opinion on the
proposed ordinandi to compel property
ownen :o put In sewer Inlets on streets to
be paved befo-e the Improvement Is made.
Tho ordinance as proposed provided n
penalty of J25 In each case where the re
quirement Is not compiled with. Mr. Ayles
worth held this to be unreasonable under
the statute. Ho also proposed that the
ordlnanco be so amended ns to assess
against the property a levy not to exceed
tho benefits ronferred. It was decided lo
draw a new ordinance.
Mr, Aylesworth also reported a favorable
opinion on the ordinance regulating brakes
on vehicles and the incasuro was adopted.
FEDERATION BEGINS TONIGHT
Women' Chilis of lowa Assemble In
Co ii lie 1 1 II I nils for Their lllen.
nlnl Convention.
Tho convention of tho lowa Federation
of Woman's clubs will open In this city
this evening with what Is known ns the
council meeting. The council of tho fed
eration Is mado up of the ameers nnd heads
of departments. None but members of
tho council will take part In this even
ing's program nnd In fact , none others
nro expected. This meeting will be held
In the league room ot the Orand hotel at
S p. m.
Tho latest reports ns lo the expected at
tendance at the federation states It as fol
lows; Delegates, 212; officers, 9; chairmen
committees, 11. In addition to theso n
number of visitors nro expected.
Word was received yesterdny that Mrs.
Wlllliirqs, president of the Minnesota fed
eration, would bo here today and remain
for tho entire convention. Tho first of the
visiting women will arrive this morning,
but only n fow nre expected before this
nfternoon, when the delegations from Bur
lington. Ottumwn, Creston, Corning and
Red Oak will arrive over tho Burlington.
Tho delegates from the various towns
will bring banners bearing the names of
their towns, to bo put up in the- church
where the meetings will be hold to mark
tho sittings.
Tho city reception committee, Mrs. Wal
ter I. Smith, chairman, will meet at 1
o'clock thli afternoon at the Grand hotel.
Tho credentials committee, Mrs. John
Davis, chairman, will convene at 4:30 this
afternoon and remain In session at tho
hotel for nn hour and a half.
CAN'T ASSESS SO FAR BACK
Treasurer In Limited tn I.nst Three
Yours for the Purpose of t'rr
rrtliiK Out Tnxes,
In tho case of August Bercshelm,
guardian of J. B. Koellnc, In the district
cpurt. Judge Wheeler yesterdny morning
rendered a decision In part favorable to
either sldo of tho controversy. The suit
was an appeal from the notion of the
treasurer In assessing property omitted
from assessments trom 1896 to "1900, In
clusive, and the holding of the court Is
that the treasurer may make the assess
ment for the years beginning with 1898,
by nuthorlty conferred by a section of the
codo of 1S97, but that he may not make
It for the years prior to that time, for the
reason that tho act conferring the author
ity roust be held not to, be retroactive,
else It must be held to be unconstitutional.
Tho amount of taxes Involved In this case
waB 14,000, but the declilon Is further
reaching for the reason (hat there arc
several similar cases pending and In ad
dition to this all of the assessments by
tho treasurer as tho result of tho work of
the tax ferret, Cunningham, aro Involved,
the total amount nt stake being n great
many thousand dollars. All of the work of
tho ferret has covered a period of five
years, the presumption being at tho outset
that ho and tho treasurer might reach
back that far Into tho past. Hut as the
law under which tho treasurer acts was
passed only thren years back and as the
court holds that It was not Intended to
be and could not bo retroactive, assess
ments back of that time cannot bo made.
Tho court holds that tho sole question In
thn caso It an to tho authority of tho treas
urer to make the assessment. Prior to
the adoption of the present codo thero was
no statute conferring or attempting to
confer upon the treasurer authority to as
sess personal property. In the preparation
of tho codo of 1897, however, the tax
laws wcro revised and an entirely now
section was Inserted. This nctlon pro
vides that wheu property subject to taxa
tion Is withheld, overlooked, or for any
other cause Is not listed and assessed, the
county treasurer shall when apprised
thereof, at any tlmo within five years from
tho dato at which time the assessment
should havo been made, demand ot the
owner of tho pioperty tho amount of tho
tnx, together with 6 per cent Interest
thereon, from the tlmo tho taxes would
havo becomo duo and payable bad the
property been listed and assessed, and
dipon failure to pay tho sum within thirty
days, with nil accrued Interest, he shall
causo suit to be brought In the namo of
tho treasurer for tho use of the proper
county, to ho prosecuted by the county at
torney or such other person as the board
of supervisors may appoint, nnd when
such property has been fraudulently with
hold from nesessment there shall bo added
to the sum found to bo duo a pennlty of
50 per cent on the nmount, which shall bo
Included In the Judgment.
The first question considered by tho court
wan whether or not this section of tho
codo confers upon thn trensurcr authority
to make an nssessmont. Ho Bays that It Is
porhaps true that such authority In express
language is not conferred. It this statute
is to bo subjected to a strict construction
and confined to tho exact letter ot the law
l( may be that such power Is not conferred,
but tho court holds that tho language ought
to ho so construed as to glvo offect to the
obvious Intention and meaning of the leg
islature, rather than to defeat that Intention
by n too strict adherence to tho letter. He
holds that tho statute In question does not
Imposo a tax on tho property, but that
that burden is Imposed by other statutes.
From tho languago of the section the court
'finds that tho legislature Intended to Impose
upon the treasurer a duty. It makes It his
duty to demand tho payment of the amount
duo upon tho property. All laws necessarily
bear with them nil the powers or Incidents
necessary to fully carry out their Intention.
H Is clear that the treasurer cannot make
demands of tho amount the property should
havo been taxed without first ascertaining
and fixing ns the basis of such demand tho
vuluo of tho omitted property. This means
that he must nBscss the omitted property,
for an assessment Is nothing more or less
than determining tho tnxablc value of prop
erty. This section means this or It meant
nothing, Is tho declaration of the court.
Relative to the constitutionality of tho
law, which was railed Into question because
no method ot giving notice of the assess
ment Is provided, the court says that l
must bo conceded that nn opportunity for
hearing Is essential to the validity of nn
assessment, but It Is not essential that
such opportunity be provided prior to the
act of making tho assessment. It Is suffi
cient If given at como stage of the pro
ceedings and before the assessment be
comes n fixed charge against the property.
With rcferenco to the charge that the
taw Is unconstitutional on .the ground that
the treasurer Is interested In the amount
of taxes to be collected, as that In a
measure fixes the amount of his compensa
tion, the court held that so long as the
right of appeal existed this theory could
not hold. If this were true scarcely a
citizen would be competent under the law
to perform the duties ot assessor, as his
burden would be lessened In proportion as
that of other property owners was Increased
under the assessment fixed by him.
The court also passed oa the constitu
tionality of the law with reference to Its
being class legislation. It has been con
tended that It provided for entering a Judg
ment against the taxpayer which might not
only take tho property In this state, but
property In other states not subject to
taxation In this. Tho court holds that It
Is made the duty of every taxpayer to list
his property nnd pay his taxes, and If he
neglects' to do so ho cannot complain If
he Is left to the "doom" of the treasurer
and the court.
In conclusion the court held that the act
of 1897 wns not retroactive and that the
assessment could not be made back of that
time.
HENPONSIIllMTV KO It THE TIONDS.
Ileeelvers of llnnk and Clerk of Court
Alike Evade It.
Tho clerk ot the district court has a
batch of trouble of his own. When the
claims of tho preferred creditors of the
defunct Officer & Puaey bank were first
allowed the court permitted tbem to draw
but 23 per cent of the amount, that being
the sum of the first dividend to general
creditors, the remaining 75 per cent being
held for six months to allow for the possi
ble contingency of appeal and reversal.
Later the court held that upon filing a bond
In twlct the sum of tho remaining 75 per
cent a given preferred creditor might re
ceive tho balance of his claim. It was con
tomplatcd that these bonds should ho ap
proved by tho receivers, but they have re
iuscd tho responsibility and referred the
claimants to the clerk of the court and
now he Is also unwilling to pass on the
bonds.
CONGER GETS DAY'S REST
Drs Mnlnrn Postpone Its Reception
to 111 in nnd Ills Family
until Friday.
DES MOINES, April 29.-(Speclal.)-iThe
receptions to Major Conger and his family
In Dcs Moines havo been put off until Fri
day. This is In order that they may havo
ono day of rest at homo before the public
receptions. On Friday afternoon there will
be n public reception under the auspices
of the Orand Army of the Republic and
other committees nt tho auditorium, and In
tho evening a reception at tho state capltol
by tho ladles of tho city. The special train
will go to Council Bluffs Wednesday morn
ing and return In the evening. It has not
yet been possible to fix an exact schedule
for tho return trip. It Is expected that at
the auditorium meeting Friday. Major Con
ger will talk more freely as to his work
nnd his plans for the futuro than at any
other time.
The arrangement for the state house re
ception was completed at a meeting of tho
Women's club federation at the Iliad this
noon. The state capltol will be brilliantly
Illuminated and. ""Jinndsomely decorated for
the occasion, which will be mado a mem
orable one. Thereceptlon will be tendered
by the women's-clubs federation, of which
Mrs. A. B. Shaw Is the president.
Tho following Jcommlttce has been ap
pointed to accompany the special excursion
party to Council Bluffs Wednesday and as
slst In the Conger welcome, and the women
have signified their Intention of making the
trip. The list comprises Mrs. A. B. Shaw,
Mrs. L. M. Shaw, Mrs. J. J. Hartcnbower,
Mrs. J. II. Windsor, Mrs. H. L. Stetson,
Mrs. N. E. Coffin, .Mrs. W. E. Ballard, Mrs.
W. Fred Mitchell, Miss Nellie Young, Mrs.
C. E. nissei. Mrs. Fletcher Howard, Mrs.
Georgo H. Rngsdalc. Miss Anna Conger.
Mrs. J. B. Stewart. Mrs. M. Strauss and
Mrs. Ella Hamilton Durley.
The Dcs Moines excursion and reception
at Council Bluffs will be In charge of the
following committees, tho names and per
sonnel of which are appended to tho official
Invitations sent out today:
Grand Army of tho Republic Committee
Joslah Given, Lewis Schooler. B. O. Hanger,
E. R. Hutchlns. H. C. Murphey. J. J.
Stuckey, F. S. Whiting. Hoyt Sherman. J.
P. Patrick. J 11. Merrill, R. P. Clarkson,
J. D. McGarraugh, R. M. J. Coleman, F. F.
Dlylcr, A. S. Carper, M. H. Plckell, V. P.
Twombly. J. H, Dean. W. F. Conrad, A. It.
Botkln, Frank Kuble, J. C. Painter, Joe
Dcemor.
Women's Relief Corps Committee Mrs.
A. S. Carper, Mrs. Joe Deeraer, Mrs. Alccna
Markle.
Spanish-American War Committee Col
onel J. C. Loper. Major W. S. H. Matthews,
Frank Christy, John Snure, Guy Brewer.
Loyal Legion Committee Captain J. 8.
Clark, chairman.
Federation of Ladles' Clubs Mrs. L. M.
Shaw. Mrs. J. J. Hartcnbower. Mrs. J. H.
Windsor, Mrs. M. Strauss, Mrs. II. L. Stet
son, Mrs. Nat Coffin, Mrs. W. F. Mitchell,
Mrs. (1. II. Ragsdale, Mrs. J. B. Stewart,
Mrs. C, E. Rtsser, Mrs. Fletcher Howard,
Mrs. E. If. Durley, Mrs. A. B. Shaw, Mis
Anna Conger, Miss Nell Young.
Citizens' Committee D. W. Woodln, B.
Fi Gue, Isaac Brandt, B. A. Younkcr, C.
A. Dudley, E. H. Hunter. James Callanan,
J. J. Williams, F. I). Jackson, L. M. Shaw,
C. G. McCarthy, R A. Patchln, S. B. Tuttle,
Simon Casady, John Scott, C. C. Cole, John
M. Davis, N. S. McDonnell, J. A. McKlnncy,
C. W. Johnston.
Commercial Exchange Committee E. O.
Pratt, Samuel Green, Charles L. Gllcrest,
Lafe Young, Allan Dawson, K. A. Nye, F.
M. Hubbcll, F. H. Conaway. W. W. Wltmer.
J. O. Olmsted, C, L. Watrous, John M.
Read, Robert Fleming, C. E. Rawson.
PERKINS YIELDS TO CONGER
Announces Ills Withdrawal from
(iovcrnorshlp Contest In Favor
i of llctnriilnK Minister.
SIOUX CITY, April 29. (Special Tele
gram.) Georgo D. Perkins of Sioux City
tonight publishes tho following announce
ment, withdrawing from tho gubernatorial
race:
To the IlcpubllcniH of lowa: Hon. Edwin
H. Conger, upon his return to thn United
States, hnvlng reiterated his assurance hat
im wr.nl, i nr,n tho nomination of the re
publicans of lowa for governor. If they
should decide to tender the nomination
to him. I wlthdrnw my name from further
consideration In connection with that office.
These ronildsrnthms influence me;
I nm nnxlous to contribute to the unity
and good nnmo of the republican party
of this state. ....
I havo contlioni'o In the republicanism,
ability nnd Integrity of Major Conger and
believe ho would nil the office of gov
ernor with great distinction. I do not de.
slro tn bo a source of division nnd conten
tion to the republican party In the Eleventh
congrewslonnl district.
It Is not Importnnt that I should hold a
publlo onice. , , , .
I greatly appreciate the kindness of many
friends, at home and over the state. The
question of preference with them, since
mv flu'n numi Is withdrawn. I nm rnnM.il
tc leave to their Intelligent Judgment 'ns
citizens anil repunucnns.
C1EOROB D. PERKINS.
Bloux City. Ia April 29. 1901.
The correct number of "THE DOTS" and
list of prize winners will be published la
The Sunday Bee, May 6,
CHARGES COMMISSARY FRAUD
GeYernmentlrings Bait Against Gterge A,
Keed,Des Moines Lieutenant
TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS SHORT
Another Candidate for floicrnnr May
Withdraw Friends of Cn in in Inn
Will Insist on Ills .nniliiR
III Own tlctriintci.
DES MOINES, April 23. (Special.) The
commencement ot suit against Lieutenant
George A. Ilccd of this city, on behalf
of the United States, to recover on ac
count of stores received while he was tn
the army, caused no surprise among the
soldiers of the Fifty-first Iowa, who were
with Reed at San Francisco, but tho
amount of tho government claim was an
eye-opener. Suit was commenced today
In the federal court by Attorney Miles
for the United States to recover $22,412.14
from Reed. It Is charged In the petition
placed on file that while ho was acting
commissary of the general hospital at tho
Tresldio, San Francisco, In 1898-9, supplies
passed through his hands to tho amount
of $211,177, and of these there failed to ro
to the proper place supplies of tho va'lue
Indicated In the suit.
Reed was commissioned on tho outbreak
of the Spanish war and went with the
Flfty-flrst Iowa volunteers to San Fran
cisco. He was battalion adjutant, with
tho rank of lieutenant. When he arrived
nt San Francisco he became commissary
of the regiment and when the regiment
went to the Philippines he was left be
hind because he had been appointed acting
commissary of the hospital. Ho returned
In 1899. At the tlmo the Iowa regiment
went to the Philippines It was remarked
by many ot them that Reed was living
pretty high in San Francisco and reports
came to the regiment that nil was not
right. After Heed's retirement and re
turn home his accounts were subjected to
Investigation, and on the report of F. E.
Rlttman, auditor of the War department,
the present suit Is based. The petition
Is accompanied by the report of the special
auditor and on itemized statement Is
made, showing the shortage. Reed refused
to make any definite statement today con
cerning the case beyond asserting that ho
would be ablo to make a report showing
that his accounts are straight nnd he does
not owe the government anything. Reed
Is a son ot W. G. Reed, harnessmaker, nnd
slnco his return ha3 been working for his
father.
Another Candidate May Withdraw.
Announcement being made this evening
that George D. Perkins, editor of the Sioux
City Journal, has withdrawn from the
rnco for governor In favor of Minister Con
ger, and that he will throw the support
of his district to Conger, It Is stated here
that another leading candidate for governor
Is ready to do the same thing and will an
nounce himself In a few days.
State Instltntlun Eipensn.
Tho State Board of Control today re
ceived from tbo accountant of the board
ft complete statement of the cost of sub
sistence at each of the state Institutions
for the first quarter of the year, being the
first quarterly statement of the kind made
to tho board. By this It Is shown that the
amount ot supplies Issued to the various
Institutions tor the quarter amounted to
$215,221.99. The value of tho supplies on
hand April 1 was $110.SS2.63. These vari
ous statements are full and complete. For
Instance the disbursements ot supplies at
the school for the deaf In Council Bluffs
for the quarter amounted to $8,530.9?. Tho
amounts paid out for supplies during the
quarter are tabulated as follows1:
Provisions $2,961 22
Household stores 833 42
Clothing 195 98
Fuel ana ugnt z,o'j 79
Hosnltal and medical sunnlles....
IS 62
Shon. farm and carden supplies...
46S 25
S7 70
200
!S3 39
H5 6I
8 82
63 18
Ordinary repairs
i.iDrary
Water and Ice
Pcstaee
Transportation of students
Miscellaneous
Total payments In quarter as
Will ISamc Ills Delricntrs.
A meeting of the friends of A. D. Cum
mins, candidate for governor, was held this
morning and It was decided that they would
Insist upon tho republican county conven
tion permitting him to name alt the dele
gates to the state convention. This Is con
trary to all precedent In this county, but
If the usual custom Is followed, at least ten
of the delegates will bo opposed to Cum
mins, who controls the convention entirely.
Tho total vote In the county wns 4,104 for
Cummins to 1,855 for Poster.
Krann to Vlall Irrlnnil.
Archbishop Keane of Dubuque Is maUIng
an extended onr of eastern lown towns.
engaged in confirmation work, and he will
complete the tour by May 25, when be will
start for Ireland. He expects to sail curly
In June, riefore ho returns he expects to
visit his native town and will also visit In
England. He will remain In Europe but n
short time, as ho has arranged to be back
In August to conduct the priests' retreat.
.rr Corporations.
The Adair Tclephono company ot Adair
has been Incorporated with 110,000 capital;
I,. IT. Paine, president; O. II. Archer, secre
tary. '
The C. R. Harper Manufacturing company
ot Marsballtown has been Incorporated with
125.000 capital.
The D. II. McDonald company of Des
Moines has been Incorporated with H 5,000
capital.
The Davenport Development company has
been Incorporated with $10,000 capital by C.
M. and A. E. Ennls.
Teachers' Exuinlnntlnnx.
Notice has been .sent out of examinations
for teachers' diplomas, state certificates
and primary state certificates, to be huld
by the State Board of Educational Examin
ers, as follows: Mt. Vernon, June 6-7;
Iowa City, June 6-7, July 25-6; Des Moines,
June 20-1, August 8-I; Cedar Falls, Juno
6-7, July 25-6, November 25-6.
Cnllesre Field HpOrls.
Preparations are being made for the con
tests In athletics by representatives of
seven ot the Iowa colleges In the state as
sociation, and a contract was closed today
for the use ot tho state fair grounds for
this purpose. Last year the state fair
grounds were used and more than 4,000 per
sons were present. Ono new college has
been added since last year and the meet,
which occurs May 24, promises to bo
one of the best In the history of the asso
ciation. Orator Contest at lorra City.
IOWA CITY, April 29. The contest of tb.
Northern Oratorical league will be lold
'r7
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help tho stomach do its work. Kodol Dyspepsia Curb is such a
preparation. It digests what you cat and supplies the sub
ctanccs needed to build up the worn out digestive organs.
Prof. J. Ivlson, of Lonaconlnp, Md., says: "For thirteen
years I suffered agony from dyspepsia and neuralgia of tho
stomach. I tried almost everything and doctors drugged mo
nearly to death with morphlno, but temporary relief wns all I
could obtain till I was advised to use Kodol Dybi-kpsia Cvns,
Tho first dose gave me relief. I bought my first bottle la
March, 1000, and I havo nob had a single pain since. It has
completely cured me. I cannot endorse it too highly."
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$ The "Comstock Process''
VESmU
hero tho evening of May 3. The contestants
will bo: Otto Ilrackett, University of I wt;
Dertrnnd O. Nelson, University of Chicago;
Carroll L. Storey, University of Michigan;
T. D. Schall. University of Minnesota;
House, E. O. Enwnll, Northwestern ur'-cr-slty;
Clarence 'Merle Woodruff. Obcrlln. col
lege; Miss l.nulse 1-oeb, University of Wis
consin. Tho Judges will bo Hon. Prank 3.
Monnett. Columbus, O.; President James !!.
Baker, University of Colorado; Hon. Al-'.an
W. Dana, Topeka, Kan.; President R. H.
Jesse, University of Missouri; Prof. Ed
ward B. Cunning, Yankton college, and Hon.
Bartlett Tripp, Yankton, S. D.
'' lovrn It- Kills 'ills Mister.
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN. Wis., April 29.
Max Hecks, who runs his father's farm
near McGregor, la., shot and almost in
stantly killed his sister, Mrs. Ellsworth, at
the breakfast table. It Is thought he was
temporarily insnne. He was arrested.
(,'nniii'll HlntTs Mnrrlnstc License.
Licenses to wed have been Issued to the
following persona.
Name and residence. Age.
Clmrles T. Kcene, Council Bluff 28
Ida Weger, Council Bluffs 21
Carl A. Helmer, Omaha 27
Agnes SI, Nelson, Omaliii '.'5
1j. J. Peterson, Council BtuffH 23
Miunlc Uirnen, Council Bluffs 21
MINISTER CONGER ENR0UTE
Is Met nt OkIch liy Heceptlon C0111
mlttee nml n Spoolnl
Cm r.
OGDEN, Utah, April 29. Minister Con
ger and party rruched Ogden this morn
ing. They wcro met by President Burt's
prlvnte car, In chargo of John N. Baldwin
of the Union Paclllc, and Ernest E.
Hart, John T. Stewart and Donald
Macrae of the reception committee, all
of Council Bluffs. The party left for the
east at 8:20 o'clock via tho Union Paclllc.
Mr. Conger had nothing new to say on tho
Iowa. gubernatorial question.
Philanthropist to Visit l.enil.
LEAD, 8. D April :9. (Special.) Mrs.
Phoebo Hcnrst will arrive In the Black
Hills Wednosday of this week for n threo
days' visit with friends In Deadwood and
this city. In Deadwood she will ho tho
guest pf ex-Senator (1. !, Mcody, nnd In
this city, T. J, Grler, general superintend
ent of tho Homestnko company, Mrs.
Hearst Is on her way from Washington,
D, C, to San Krancleco, In her private
car, Lucanla. Sho Is mining to this city
to look nfter her mining Interests and seo
how her charitable liibtltutlona arc pro
gressing. Sho is furnishing the support
hero for tho Hcnrst free library and tho
kindergarten. Mrs. Hearst Is In tho habit
of visiting thp Hills onro In. two years.
Sho Is one of the chief stockholders In tho
Homcstako Mining company.
Truliilonil of AiiKoru Slieep.
STUROIS. H. I).. April 29. -(Special.)
A tralnlond of Angora sheep has been re
ceived In this city from a breeding farm
In KansaB by C. C. I'olk and C. B. Furwcll.
Thero were 600 animals, which cost the
purchasers $5 por head. Thero arc n num
ber of registered animals nnd the herd Is
tho largest ever brought nt ono tlmo to
the Hills- This kind of sheep li rapidly
gaining favor In tho Hlllo.
Ilods of Mck llretter round.
PIERnE. S. D.. April 29, (Special Tele
gram'.) Tho body of Dick Brewer was
found floating In tho river yesterday fif
teen miles below this city. Brewer went
through the Ico six weeks ago In an at
tempt to cross the river, nnd the body
was found six miles brlow the placo where
ho went In,
Some Soon to be Mothers
GHIX AND IlilCA-I IT WT
and other have months ot peace and comfort passing S
through the weary time before confinement. J
The latter attain this ease by using externally the unique
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Its bensflccnt influence makes child bearing a pleasure, as
It relieves all nervousness, headache, pains and naur.ca.
' A cutloiaif , vhsu wife uiot'MMhrt'iFdtiid.' MVS thtllftht hiltiro i
ttirftuf the rdtaliftln.tnd bul lour Ictlei were loloMSlncdsntllhecA! u ,
f 1 w pel VMU, be vtultl lute thtm. CEO. l.AYTON, Drujjitt, Dayton, O."
Seat by eiprest pild en receipt l pike, a 1 per bsttle. Dok for expectant 1
molSert, eitltleit " MolheihoM." niail-il dee. i
Digests t
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Eat
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k Co., Chicago, The It. bottle contains IS times the Mc tUs.
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Renovator
Consttpatlon. Headache, Palpitation of Hesrt
Kay's Kenorator by return mall, Address,
CO., Saratoga sprirtKS, N. Y.
Is the most successful method for reducing nnd relieving
pain in all kinds of dental operations that has yet bee
presented to the public. It tins been used by leading don
tlsts ot tbo east for nearly two years, nnd has been pro
nounced by them to be entirely satisfactory. Our patient
nro delighted with tho tcsillts It produces. If you are
nervous nnd your teeth are scnslttvo we will bo pleased ta
explain It to you.
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P. f . Woodbury, D. D. ., Council Bluffs.
30 Pearl St. Grand Hole
Not in Nature
for anyone to slwavs feel tired. There
is no need to drag out an existence
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WcaU nerve nre responsible for Ian.
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nerves and transform broken down
men and women into strong, heslthy.
vlaorom, ruddy-cheeked persons. If
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money back.
81 .00 per box; fl boxes (with gusrin
tee), M CO. Book free.
For sale by Kuhn & Co.. M. A. Dillon,
Fuller Paint & Drug Co. nnd Davis Drug
Company.
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Restore Vitality, Lost Vigor and Manhood
Cure Impotency, Night Emissions, Loss of Mem-
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ruinton ..!" MCACO, I LIU
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a skin of nsAury is a joy forever
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Dealers In thh tj. 8. and Rurope,
KKIIU, T, IIOI'KINS, Wep'r.
87 Orent Jones St., N. T.
CANDY CATHARTIC .
DrertUH.
Genuine stamped C. C. C. Nsvtr sold In bulk,
lit wart of (he dealer uho tries (o sell
something "lutt a 3000"
MONEY
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to niirn (Ivhnnnala. CODSti-
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blood purlllor known for all rlironlo diseases:
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cures very worst rases. Ot trial box at once.
If not satisfied with it notify us, wo will refund
money by return mull, Write your symptoms
for Pri e Medical Advice, sample and proof, as ss
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rAIR&SCAL
railing hair anddandruIT speed.
Ily overcome) Irritated, Itching
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ly cured ; the hulr preserved, Its
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