THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1001.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
verely reprimanded the lower courts for
.u- u-l.i. ..llnn In tall nnil then
permitting the cases to drop entirely, while
leaving tne men iu jhii.
COUNCIL
MINOR Sin.NTION.
Davis sell!) drugs
Htockert eclls carpctsvand rugs.
Metr beor at Ncumaycr's hotel.
lira. Green, olllco SC3 Sapp block.
Wclsbach burners. JJIxby & Son.
Elegant X'mas photos at Schmidt's.
Wollman, scientific optician, Yt) Broadway.
Dr. Stephenson. Baldwin block. Elevator.
Sheriff Cousins returned Inst evening from
Des Moines.
Myrtle lodge. Degree of Honor, will to
night elect olllcers.
D. U. .Morse In home from 11 two moutns
business trip to St. l.ouls.
Missouri oak body wood. J5.W cord. wm.
Welch, 23 N. Main t. Tel. 121.
Born, to Mr. nnd Mrs. Frank I. Wright
of South Seventh street, a daughter.
Sheriff Wheeler of IMattsmoiith was In
Council BlulTs yesterday on business.
Another shipment of elegant pictures just
In. Alexander & Co., 333 Hronuwuy.
ltev. V. A. Hillings of Mreng( 111.. '
occupy tho pulpit Hunduy In the Mrst Bap
tist church. , ,
Radiant Homo stove, guaranteed not to
crack. Sold by Petersen At bchoenlns,
Merriam block.
Mrs. Dorothy MlllspauRh of "''
N. V., Is guest of Mr. und Mrs. K. H. Udell
for tho holidays.
Tho family of John Donohue, J22't Hfth
avenue, was released from smullpox
uunraullno yesteruay.
Mrs. Anna Fodlscli, formerly of this city,
who died In South Utnaha, was burled in
tho Catholic cemetery here yesterday.
T. B. Lnccy, Jr., returned home yesterday
from Cornell university, his return being
earlier than expected, owlni; to Illness.
MrH. Levi, ZMI Avenue C, complalnoU to
tho police yesterday that her hencoops had
been depleted by thieves Wednesday night.
Petersen & Schocnlno, Merriam block,
havo tho most complete line of Hot Blast
stoves In the city and ui prices that will
surpriso you.
The Invoice of the stork of Meyer Pearl
man, keeper of tho Novelty cloak store on
South Muln street, toots Jo.Sitil.Ai. The
llublllticH aggregato 12,UW.
Hopresenlatlves J. II. .Icnks nnd V. II.
Freomun and State Senator A. S, llaiselton,
with their wives, were guests yesterday of
Superintendent ltolhert of tho iowa School
lor tho Deal.
Mrs. Margaret Baxter has been granted a
divorce lrom George Baxter anil given tho
custody of their minor children. '1 no lather
m grunted tho privilege ot visiting them ut
suitable Intervals.
When you send your Christmas box to
nr.. t,....l n rnr a wn v be sure 11 contains
a box of Woodward s Opera bonbons or
Woouwnru H uauymeuu tiiiwimnn,
sweetest of all gltis.
I l. nt thn Ititvln-Illims Stilt llmWltlg
to a close early next week Judge Green
notlncd County Attorney Klllpiick yester
day that he would make an assignment of
criminal casea this morning,
Ui,ir.nit HltlpU II til I nttleer IMwnrd Smith
of tho police forco will go toduy to Silver
City to testify In the case against Aimer
Lclnnd, nrresieu ncro on u uiuikc ui
ing a horso nnd buggy trom a Mills county
tfi rmpf.
What a surprise! I did not know that
Woodward mado such lino candy. hy, it
Is better than t bought when 1 was In New
Vork and paid l a pound for It. Just
'think! Only tV) centH for this pound of
Opera bonbons.
tii. .v.-,. nuiitiiHt C. B. Sanders, charged
with enticing Florence I.eBaugh, n young
girl, for wrongful purposes, was dismissed
lu Justice Bryant's court yesterday, as tho
young woman refused to appear ond tcstlty
iigultfst him. Tho complaint was filed by
tho girl's fatner.
ni. ....I, if linllnv nsulnst W. A
Hwanson, In which the plaintiff sued for
JW for damages to a buggy ns the result
;. oniiiuinn nnit secured a verdict lor
,6.75,. has been taken on a writ of error to
trio Uisirici court uy onuuru... ""-,"
I,. ih inu.'nr niiirt amounted to about 4.
lllnr of tho Officer &
Pusoy 'bank, recently discovered a deposit
till) tor which lie nan ovcriooneu
r.v.'L' ' " 1. 1 , tt u nntltlon vestor-
tjmt thVcou t aow Hand that
tno receiver ou u, uc.
two dividends umountlng to 4b per wnt on
it
Tho epidemic of smallpox among the
colored rcoplo of this city. ha necessitated
r." -i-J-..1,. Mnimt V.tnn iiantist church.
and this 'the T congregation says will hinder
It from raising tho amount needed t o pay
off the Indebtedness and secure tho prom
Ued donations from City Treasurer True
and Harold McCormlck of Chicago.
N. Y. Plumbing Co., telephone 350.
Prize waltz, Hughe' hall, tonight.
Davis sells paint.
nenl Estate Triinnf its.
Theso transfers wero filed yesterday in
th abstract, title and loan ofllco of J. W.
Squire, 101 Pearl street:
J. Honrv Bwanson to Kate i nnd
Michael Maioncy, hji n,
Sackett's add. w. d. ........ ...
County trensurcr to H. . Binder,
lot 11. block 1. "?l1ir"J1,nd1i,'1,n?,'Vr
Sanio to same, lot 10, block 1, Hall
road ndd, tax d ."1';'"::"nV;'
Cyrus E. Weaver nnd wlfo to Clar
ence E. Weaver. H aero In nwU
MlSa
100
Mynstcr riace, w
1
6,000
Wll'llnm BVnn'cy nnd wlf to Daniel T.
Ollmar ne'i 2-77-43, b w. d
aa!!mBwirt?ae'ana wlfo to Charles
Bchmiat, jr., iiiuuvn u; "
30. town of Avocu. w. d. ......
Heirs of Edward Dewey to .George
Dowey s 48 feet of lot w nnd nV4 of
lot 11, block b, Glendale add, q. c. d..
050
Total ten transfers 5'cl
Gravel roofing. A. H. Head. 6U Broadway.
Davis sells Bl
Christmas Gifts
that will bo appreciated can be se
lected from our stock of opera
glasses, lorgnettes, microscopes, etc.
Wo have a big assortment of theso
goods from the best makers at prices
that you can afford, Wo sell elogant
pearl Opora Glasses at $6.60 a pair.
HERMAN M. LEFFERT
Optlclao, Jeweler and Engraver.
s:is nno.vnwAY,
Opposite Glen Avenue, Council Bluffs.
LEWIS CUTLER
Funeral Director
uJuccor to W. C. iLtp
M rEAHL ST H MOT, 'fkUMO T.
FARM LOANS 6cS?
Of iijja St., Council Blurts.
. ti
tnln l!1 in
Hnmo to ursnn u. ...., ...... .. -
17. block 1. Mynstcr Place, w. d......
Bsmo to Mnvid, Pearl and Annls M.
Weaver. InU 1 to 11. block 1. and
lots 7 aitd 8. block 2. My lister Place.
BLUFFS.
ACTIVITY AMONG BUILDERS
Otnitfubtion of tfanj Fins Htmts IidicaUa
Prosperity.
TWO LARGE HOSPITALS IN PROSPECT
Warehouses nnd Himinrss Hloohs to
,ecniiiiiiiilnti! Increnso of Trnili
It en I Hstntc Mtlniulnteil
I.) the Stir.
Council Bluffs has for two months en
joyed a boom In the building line. More
private residences and homes aro being
built than In a number of years. The class
of prlvato residences being erected Is bet
ter, nearly all of tbem having modern Im
provements. Brick masons and carpenters
aro getting all the work they can attend
to and tho demand for lumber and building
materials Is decidedly brisk.
Tho boom In tho building line causes a
stir In tho real estate market and desirable
residence property has In consequence In
creased In value. Saleo during the last two
mouths of property to homo builders have
been nbovo tho average and desirable
pieces havo been eagerly snapped up.
Council Bluffs has always been termed a
city of homes and tho number of building
permits Issued since the summer Indicates
that It has not been Incorrectly so named.
Tho amount represented by these permits
runs well up into tho thousands of dollars
and Indicates that the city Is enjoying an
era of unusual prosperity.
.Nmv llitnpltiilM mill Wn rehouse.
The largest building at present In courso
of construction Is the new hospital being
erected bv thn Slaters of Merev In rim re n nf
St. Bernard's hospital. Tula will represent I
nn outlay of over $50,000. Plans are now
bolng drawn for the mammoth warehouses to
bo erected by tho fjroncwcg & Schocntgen
company nt Ninth street nnd Broadway.
It Is said this building will bo the largest
of Its kind In the city, If not In this part
of tho state. Work on this building, It la
cxpocted, will bo begun before many weeks.
The Womnn's Christian osHOclatlon hopps
to begin work on Kb now hospital building
soon after the plans nro completed and this
will entail an outlny of about J50.000. 'Sov
crnl brick store buildings aro In course of
erection, among tho number being those of
Nels Jensen and Jensen Bros. Mrs. Haynes,
bb guardian of Harry Dye, line had plans
drown for a two-story doublo brick flat,
to bo erected on Bryant street, to cost
$-1,000, work on which wilt be begun before
tho new year.
Of tho prlvato residences, J. F. Wilcox
heads the list with a $20,000 home which
ho is having built near his greenhouses
on Hast Pierce street. When completed
this rcoldcncc will be one of tho finest In
tho city. II. II. Van Brunt 1b building n
$1,000 rosldcnco at Willow avenue and Third
street, which 1b to be occupied by John
Stewart after his marrlngo to Miss Kountze.
Oilier IlniulMiiiup llomrit.
Dr. Churlcs B. Woodbury is, greeting a
$1,000 residence nt Willow nvenuo and
Third street, to bo occupied by him as a
homo. F. W. Miller, attorney, Is erecting
a handsome home on Oakland avenue, on
what was known ns the High school site,
which will cost upward of $5,000. Alder
man McDonnld 1b building a $3,000 home
for himself and family on South Eighth
3trect, which Ib nearlng completion. George
Sanford, former banker, lo erecting a $2,500
dwelling on South First street. F. J.
Schnorr is building a $2,(100 home on Oak
land avenue. Nels Kasmuseen Is Investing
$2,000 In building himself n rcsldeucc, and
there are twenty to thirty cottages In
course tff construction, costing from $1,000
to $2,0PO each. C. Hafer, lumber dealer,
Is building a $2,000 barn on Pierco streot
nt tho rear of his lumber ynrds.
NEW LAWS FOR MUNICIPALITIES
CliniiKrn SiiKKOnted Include llrnltli
Mcniturc CouceriiliiK Control
of (liinruiitliicH,
The legislative committee of tho League
ot Iowa Municipalities, ot which Mayor Jcn-
, nlngs Is i member, Is busy drafting n num.
ber of proposed changes In tho laws of tho
stato relatlvo to municipalities which It will
recommend nnd urgo tho legislature to mnko
when It assembles next January.
Ono of the principal suggestions will be
that the laws relating to special assess
ments bo changod back to the front foot rule
nn,t th.it thn 25 nor cent limit he abolished.
! Anithnr imnnrtnnt recommendation will be
j that tho cities should bo authorized to com
i Del property owners to make sewer connec
tions and that cities snoum nave aumcriiy
to condomn easements through prlvato
proporty tor tho construction of sewers.
Kolatlng to health measures tho commlt
teo will recommend that the law bo
changed so that tho mayor shall bo author
ized to conduct nnd control nil quarantines,
tho bills to be audited by the Board of
Health at lenat onco a month and certified
to by County Board of Supervisors for pay
ment, tho county to bo liable for all ex
penses In quarantine, except the lmmcdlato
expense ot tho Board of Health.
The commlttoo will also recommend that
tho law be changed so that any mayor pro
tern may Blgu resolutions and ordlnouccs
and that cities of tho first class have au
- thorlty to fix the salaries of uldcrmon und
' councllmen, the snmo not tfi exceed $200 a
year for cities of tho first class nor $100 a
I year for cities of tho second class and $50
J a year In villages or small towns,
Under tho law as It Is at present mem
I bors of tho park board can receive remu-
nerntlon as high as $500 a year at tho rato
ot $5 for each day thoy work not to ox
, ceed 100 days In the year. The commltteo
will recommend that tho law be changed
! so that each commissioner shall rccelvo not
I to exceod $100 In any ono your for his serv
ices, also that tho city treasurer shall
handle nil funds raised for park purposes.
Another recommendation will bo that the
rights ot cities under special charter to
make assessments for streot sprinkling, col
lection ot garbage, etc., bo extended to
cities under tho general law.
Polite Vnuilevllle n Sueeess.
Society turned out In full force last
nleht to tho polite vaudeville entertain-
J roent given in the Dohany Opern houso by
the choir of St. Paul's Episcopal church,
with tho result thnt tho theater was packed
to tho doors. The program was a morlto
rlous one, several of tho numbers bolng
particularly clevor. The Florodora double
sextet, consisting of tho Mlssea Gertrude
and Fanny Davenport, Blancho Lewis, Zoe
Hill, Madge Hollcnbock, Claudia Scott and
Claude Lewis, Harry Cavln, Oliver Patter-
, son. Perry Badollct. Hubert Hicks and
Harry Longstroet, scored a great success
Mrs, John Beno, Jr.. In her coon slumber
song, with a couple of llttlo pickaninnies,
I did a clever turn that was one of the fea
tures ot the entertainment. The musical
ensemble, with Mrs. Beno, Mrs, F. M.
Loomls nnd W. 1.. Douglas In tho kangaroo
song, proved a great hit. The Dudley
Buck quartet, In a number of selections,
was heard to advantage. Miss Mario Snow
den, In her song and danco .specialties,
and Joo F. Barton as "Tho Modern Glad
iator," scored hits. The turn of the llttlo
MUsea Inez Lewis and Lillian McCain, aa
tho doll burlcsquers, was b pretty effort
and won liberal npplausc. Tho entertain
ment was one of tho best amateur per
formances ever given on the Dohany stago.
Kml of .Million Suit In Mnlit.
The end of tho long-drawn-out Doyle
Burns mining suit Is at last In sight. Tho
defense rested yesterday afternoon nnd It
Is thought that today will sufflco for tho
Introduction of tho plaintiff's rebuttal evi
dence. If this proves so, counsel will begin
Saturday Its presentation of tho enso to
the Jury. Tho arguments, It Is expected,
will occupy three days.
Mrs. F. O. Peck and Miss Kate Burns,
sisters of Jnmcs F. Burns, the defendant,
wero placed on tho wltnosB stand yestreday
morning. They wore not cross-oxntnlned.
John Ilnrnnn, who was given a third In
terest In tho Portland, said ho was present
when the Por.tlaud company bought Burns'
claims and that Doylo was also present and
never Intimated that ho had any Interest In
them.
John Scholleld testified ns to tho digging
up of the Portland stake when tho O'Halre
suit was Instituted. Ho said It bore the
namo of J. Doylo & Co.
During tho afternoon F. G. Peck, brother-in-law
of the defendant, was recnllcd to
tho stand and permitted by the court to
testify na to 'tho nllcgcd, animosity ex
isting between Doylo nnd Burns. He said
It existed especially In 1S97, nt tho time
Doylo wns alleged to havo been seeking
to secure control of the Portland company
and excludo Burns.
Doylo was recalled to the stnnd nlso by
tho defense to Identify his answer In tho
suit brought by O'Halre ngnlnst him. In
which ho says ho discovered tho Portland
mine.
Stir for Priiltt'n Dentil.
Martin Prultt, as administrator, brought
suit In tho district court yesterday against
James Connor, railroad contractor, for
$10,000 for tho death of Parrls Prultt, n 12-ycar-old
boy. Connor was operating n pile-,
driver on construction work of the Fort
Dodgo nnd Omaha branch of tho Illinois
Central nnd young Prultt carried water to
workers on tho pllodrlvcr. The pllcdrlvcr
on July 17 toppled over and 'fell on young
Prultt, killing him Instantly. The petition
alleges that the nrcldent was duo to tho
faulty construction of tho pllcdrlvcr and
the fact that It was not securely stationed.
Tho accident occurred near Woodbine.
A dm I nil DiMTry Ai'qulre I, unit.
By a deed fllo'd In tho county recorder's
ofllco yesterday Admiral Georgo Dewey bo
comes ownor ot real cstato In Council
Bluffs. Tho deed was from heirs of Edward
Dewey and convoys to tho admiral part of
two lots In Oleudalo addition, tho consid
eration being nominal. Tho property Is on
Glen nvenuo, near tho reservoir. Edward
Dowey becamo possessed of tho proporty
through foreclosure of an Investment mort
gage. Lloutcnant Crawford, Admiral
Dewey's private secretary, waB In Council
Bluffs a short tlmo yesterday to record tho
deed and place tho property In tho hands
of real estate agents,
Snntn CI n iik Ilrnilqunrtrrs,
Saturday the headquarters of Santa Claus
will bo at tho Bourlclus Music House, But
tons, puzzles and pictures will bo given
away with each purchase. A lnrgo lino of
Bheot music will be on salo nt 5 cents a
copy. The graphophonc will cntcrtuln
everybody who comes In nnd n general good
time Is anticipated. A box will be pro
vided to receive letters from children not
over 10 years of ngo for Santa Claus nnd
tho child who writes tho best letter will
rccclvo as a reward n fine child's violin.
Bourlclus Music Houso, 335 Brondwny,
Council Bluffs, whero tho orgnn stnnds
upon tho building.
So many of tho customers and friends pf
tho Nebraska Cycle company havo wanted to
tako lcssoiis on the fancy work that thoy
have decided to retain their display at 331
Broadway Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
this week, and tho opportunity is still open
for you to secure a ticket, free of charge, on
tho Wheeler & Wilson machlno that they
aro giving away.
ANDERSON SECURES DAMAGES
Ilrotvn 1'orfrltn Contracted Amount
for He EnKiticliiK In tin- Mnnin
Mile of HuMlnena.
ATLANTIC, In., Dec. 12, (Special Telo
gram.) After being out for nearly twenty
hours, a Jury in tho district court brought
In n verdict this morning for the plnlntlft
In tho 'caso of U. E. Anderson against O.
W. Brown, In an action to recover $500 for
breach of contract. Tho case had been one
of great Interest, ns the question involved
la ono which has been much disputed In
legal circles all over the country und has
been decided ns many times ono way as
tho other In the district court of Iowa,
while no ruling seems to havo been made
on this particular question by the supreme
court.
In this caso Mr. Anderson bought tho
grocery and china business of Mr. Brown
and In the contract closing tho deal Mr.
Brown agreed to forfeit $500 to Mr. Ander
eon should he re-engage In a llko buslnesi
In this city within a period of two years.
Hardly a year passed before Mr. Brown
ro-engaged In the snmo lino and Is now
ono of Mr. Anderson's chief competitors.
Tho action was brought on tho written con
tract as above referred to, tho Jury hold
ing that Mr. Brown Is llnblo for tho full
penalty ho agreed upon In tho contrnct.
Lawyers hero are not agreed upon the
point, many Insisting that under the law
a man cannot buy the private privileges of
another nnd that Mr. Brown cannot bo held
to remain out of business, nlthnugh hu
might bo Hable to whatover Teal damages
Mr. Anderson could maintain mat nis re
engaging In business caused him. Tho mat
ter may be appealed to tho supremo court,
as othor cases of a like nature ore pending
on this same point, -
Demooruti Secure O 111 (.
MISSOURI VALLEY, la.. Dec. 12. (Spc
clal.) The contest for tho ofllco of hherlff
In Harrison county between Shlnn, repub
lican, and Skelton, democrat, haB been com
pleted and Skelton was doclared elected by
fourteen majority. His original majority
was four, M. Murray, republican candi
date for suporviaor In the First district,
has withdrawn his contest petition for that
office and W. Kellcy is declared elected.
SatlNlltMl People
aro tho best ndvertlsers for Foley's Honey
nnd Tar and all who use It agree thnt It I
a splendid romedy for coughs,' colds or soro
lungi. Chas. Replngle, Atwater, O,, was
in very bad shape. He says: "I suffered
a great doal with my kidneys and was ro
quested to try Foley's Kidney Cure. I did
so and In tout days I was able to go to
work aln; now I am entirely well."
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
J. Sinpson of EsoztHI Inooitdi Giorge
H. Van Itutei.
LD SOLDIERS' PASSES STIR STRIFE
Date for Stntp l'nlr I Pet to Hrln
AiiKtiftt 22 Orciil Fruit Mi til bi
llon 1'iivorrd fur St.
Louis,
(From n. Stnff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Dec. 12. (Special.! The
board of directors of tho Iowa Stato De
partment of Agriculture nurprlsed everyone
todny by selecting J. C. Simpson of Knox
vllle for secretary to succeed Georgo H.
Van Houten of Lenox. Mr. Van Houten
'has been secretary several years and haB
made tho fairs a great success, and It wns
supposed ho would bo re-elected, but last
summer trouble was stirred up becnuso tho
board of directors refused to Issuo free
passes to old soldiers nnd because the sec
retary hnd refused to reinstate tho old Jan
itor of his ofllce,1 who was an old soldier.
This was used as a leverngo nnd Vnn Hou
ten was deposed. Simpson has been his as
sistant for several years and has had es
pecial chargo of tho racing departments.
The board re-elected G. D. Ellyson as treas
urer; Joseph Dcemer, Ued Oak, superin
tendent of grounds; W. W. Williams, Osce
ola, chief marshal, and Donald Hill, Hock-
well City, chief of police. Tho board will
meet again tho laat Tuesday ot January to
solect an assistant secretary nnd to revise
tho premium list tor tho stato fair. Tho
date for tho fnlr was fixed, beglnlng August
22.
Ioivh'm Fruit Inhibition.
Tho Stnto Horticultural society today
went on record ns decidedly In favor of hnv-
Ing nt tho exposition In St. Louis two years
hence tho first exhibit of fruit ever shown
by the stnto anywhere. The board of direc
tors of tho society was instructed to begin
preparations for such nn exhibit. There
was somo question nbout tho advisability
of having tho fruit exhibit go Into the ag
ricultural exhibit, but It was satisfactorily
explained by F. W. Taylor of tho Louisiana
Purchnso exposition thnt thoro would be no
mixing of tho displays nnd this wns ngrccd
to by tho Boclcty ns entirely satisfactory.
The association approved the plan of hav
ing a Btate department created out of tho
Horticultural society. Tho prosrnm of tho
mooting was completed this evening,
Two I'lirolrn,
It was learned nt tho state houso today
that Governor Shaw has Just paroled two
Scott county convicts, Thoy nro M. Hnrk
ott and H. Hnuschlld, both of whom were
sent to Annmosa penitentiary for tho crime
of larceny. Both men wero convicted nbout
iwo years ago of robbing n farmer whom
they deluded Into believing that they would
secure a Job for hltn. Under the pretoxt
of showing him n hotiHo boat, they led their
victim to the river, whero thoy held him
up and took nil his vnlunbles. Hackett was
sent' up for soven years and Hauschtld for
five. Both nro young men nnd both wero
under tho Influence of liquor when tho
crlmo was committed. Tho parole took ef
fect Ttiosdny nnd Hauschlld Is said to have
gono at onco to Davenport, while Hackett
returned to his former homo In Chicago.
IiMTit lOIMedilfod 1'rnKrniu.
Tho program for tho annual Iowa
Eisteddfod, to bo held at Ottumwa, has
finally been arranged. Thoro will bo throe
competitors In tho big event, the choral
competition, singing societies from Wll
llamsburg, Hltcman and Ottumwa taking
part. Tho pcoplo from tho two towns will
go to Ottumwa In special trains, a large
party from each ono. Tho following Is tho
nronrnm. which begins on Chrlstmns day.
Chief choral competition, forty-flvn to
sixty voices, exclusive of conductor: "Song
of the Vikings." Prize, $100, and gold medal,
value $23, to conductor.
fllnn nhnlr fnplv In dlxtV Voices. CXCllI
slve of conductor; "Bridal Chorus" from
"Itosc Maiden." Prize, C0.
Anthem, for church choir, twenty to
thirty-five voices: "Forever." Prize, $40.
Hvmn, sixteen to thlrty-tlvo voices: "I-es
tlvn'l llvtnn." Prize. $30.
Bund competition, sixteen to twenty-four
Instruments nllowed: "Golden Nuggets"
nnd "The Sky Pilot." l'rize.
Chorus, for male voices , sixteen to
twenty-five in number: "On the Hnm
pnrtri' Prize, $25
Chorim. for female voices, sixteen to
twenty-llvo In number (conductor to be
either mnle or female): "Sweetest May,"
Prl7.n. J25.
Quartet, for mixed voices: "Tho Return
of Spring." Prize, $1. .
Doublo trio, for nltos nnd sopranos:
"Down in tho Dewey Dell." Prize. $6.
Trio, ror Boprnno, tenor nnu nass: -sweet
Lovo Divine." Prlzo. $fi.
Dui't. for tenor nnu wiss: "ino can to
Armn." Prlzo, $4,
Duet, for alto nnd poprnno: "Holy Father,
Guide Our Footsteps." Prize, $4.
uuet, ror nlto nnu uaruone: my King
dom of Love." Prize, $1.
Piano hoio: "vaise ArnDesquo. rnze,
Soprano solo: "Tho Voice of God's Crea
tion," Prlzo, $3.
Tenor hoio: "a houi h uesire. itizo, j.
Alto solo: "Reconciled." Prize, $3.
Baritone solo: "The City Celestial."
Prize, $3.
Bnss solo: "Man tne i.ircooat. l'rize,
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PrL'.o. $25.
Ilncltntlnn, for gins untier id yenrs or
nge: "Htrnwtierries, iw. a. irownriage.
Prlzn, J2.
Ttecttiitlon, for ndults: "Tho Heroism of
the Pilgrims." Rufus Choato. Prize, $3.
Xmv Corporntlons.
The Clinton Manufacturing company has
filed articles with tho secretary of Btate. (
The capital stock Ib $50,000. C. E. Skll-
linger and others nro Ineorporntors nnd
the company will mako bedsprlngs, shovyl
boards, etc'
The Linden Co-Operntlvo ntsoclntlon has
been Incorporated, with $10,000 capital, by
Ira Walker nnd I. W. Moorman.
Work for Itullronil ComiiilNNloiii'rn.
The Iowa railroad commissioners are due
to go to Glndbrook, Sabula, Spencer and,
soveral other plnccs In the' state next week
to Inspoct Interlocking switches which tho
railroad companies havo been putting '.a,
nnd to Clarion, whero tho Chicago Great
Western Is asking for permission to con
demn ground for depot purposes.
IluyliiK Up t'onl I. unit.
Persona are engaged In securing sale con
tracts with tho coal mine owners In Ma
haska county aud that section of tho state
and expect to close the purchases by
February 1 noxt. nicy give out hints that
thoy represent J. Plerpont Morgan and his
associates In tho coal Industry and In some
casus havo suggested that It would be well
for tho operators to mako tho contracts
or run the risk of bolng frozen out of the
business. It is the belief at Oskaloosa that
tho Morgan syndlcnte Is after the coal
mines of Iowa.
Invoke llnhrii Corpua;
A. L. Bray, who had lain In Jail for
nearly two monthi, having been there for
safe keeping to await the action of the
grand Jury, today secured release on habeas
corpus proceedings Issued by a Judgo or
tho district court. Bray had been held on
a chargo ot assault, but when the grand
Jury met nothing was presented to It. Ths
court directed his release unless something
1 Is taken before the grand Jury and bo-
GOULD SAYS IT'S NEWS TO HIM
Derlnren Hp llnil .llrnril Xntlilnu or
III Ittiiiiorrd Plnn for Trnnn
contliipntnl Honil,
NEW YOHK, Dec. 12. George J. Gould,
with Mrs. Gould, hns Ju9t returned from a
tour of railroads embraced In tho Gould
system a tour divided Into two sections
and lasting nbout two months, broken only
by a flying visit to Now York, and cover
ing practically the entire country from
Utah to Texas,
After a critical jind analytical survey not
alono of his own railroads, but of financial
nnd commercial conditions throughout tho
country, Mr. Gould returns In nn even more
optimistic frOrtne of mind than when ho
finished his big tour last spring.
Mr. Gould was askexl if ho wero willing
to state at thla tlom whether h Intended
to carry out the rumored plan of n trans
continental railroad, with the Missouri,
Pacific, Denver & Wo Grande, Rio Grande
& Western nnd Central Pacific ns the main
links in tho chain,
"I hnvo heard nothing nbout that," said
Mr. Gould. "We nro working very har
moniously with our allied railroad con
nections, Central Pacific being one ot
them."
Then Mr. Gould gavo this Inkling of his
plans of extending his network ot rail
roads In the south;
"We nro contemplating n lino from Ar
kansas City south to Lake Providence, In
Louisiana. In fact, It Is under ionsldora-
tlon now. The Texas & Pacific lino is to bo
built and extended so that It will form
a through line along tho west bank of the
Mississippi river botweon New Orleans and
St. Louis. Tho Improvement will lucluie
also the rebuilding of tho New Orleans &
Northwestern railroad. The now lino runs
between n beautiful cotton country, nnd
at present thoro Is no lino to servo It.
The country Is entirely tributary to the
Iron Mountain sstem, hence the cons' ruc
tion of tho branches.
"We expect to got one of tho New York
electric roads started with electricity In a
very fow days. Wo have been delayed, ns
other peoplo have been delayed, by the
non-dollvcry of machlnory. Our contracts
are about a year behind, but we cxpoct to
havo some trains running by electricity
In the near future."
CUTTING RATES AT DENVER
Ilnniln WlnillttK Up the Yrnr vrllli n
Merry Wnr on Cnrlnnd
Shipment.
DENVER. Dec. 12. The Ncwb
today
of an
trnns-
says: Desplto tho announcement
Ironclad agreemont betweott tho
mlsjourl lines mado several weeks ago,
that freight rates wero to bo maintained at
all hazards, tho closing days of tho present
year bid fair to witness tho most vigorous
rnto wnr that tho west has experienced
for n number of yenrs.
Within tho past fow days agents of tho
various transmkBouri carriers have been
quietly cutting rates on carload lots and
yesterday all subterfuge was thrown to tho
winds and an open slashing Inaugurated
by all lines. Tho war Is limited to freight
In carload lotB and It Is openly conceded
that the end of the week will find agents
bidding for freight on a 25-ccnt rato from
Chicago. Tho regular rato on fifth class
freight, which Includes In Its classification
practically everything shipped In carload
lots, Is 87 cents. Rates ot 40 cents per
100 In carload lots were mado In Denver
yesterday, and It Is expected tho slash will
continue merrily until tho end of tho year.
After the first of tho year It Is expected
the customary restoration of rates will
ensue.
AGREE ON TIME RESOLUTION
Wcntprn nftlrliiln Finally Come to
Terms on All Hxeppt "Over
luml Limited."
CHICAGO, Dec. 12. The vote on the time
resolution covering western and northwest
ern gateways was mado complete today by
a vote in tho nfllrmatlve sent In by tho
Great Western, which wns not represented
at the meeting. It wns Btnted today thnt
tho Northwestern management, as well aB
the managements of the Union Pacific and
tho Southern Pacific, Is determined If pos
slblo to keep the time of the Overland Lim
ited as between Chicago and the coast In
tact, but thoro Is no present Intimation that
there wan a string attached to tho affirma
tive vote of any of tho parties to tho
tlmo agreement. Tho only reservation was
that mado by the St. Paul to tho effect that
It would retain tho right to change time
upon adequate notice.
PRESIDENT PURDY RESIGNS
W. II. I.reiln Niiccpptla to Chief Kxecu
tlvc Position on flunk
lalnnd llunil.
NEW YORK, Dec.M2. The resignation of
W. G. Purdy as president of tho Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railroad was accepted
today by tho directors of tho company.
William B. Leeds was then elected presi
dent. Mr. Purdy also resigned as a dlreotor and
J. H. Mooro was elected to succeed him In
tho board. D. G. Held was elocted to tho
exccutlvo commlttnn. vlCo Purdy.
RESIGNS THE DIRECTORSHIP
Jniiie .1. Hill Withdrawn from Ilnnril
of MnniiKrra of the Northern
rnclllo ItHllronil.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12. It was announced
today that Jamea J. Hill had resigned from
the board of directors of the Northern Pa
cific. Tho resignation had been expectod.
It Is dented that It was farced by attacks
on the Northern Securities company.
Ciiiinillnii I'uclrtn 1'lvteiiiln,
CALAIS, Me., Dec. 12. Tho Canadian Pa
cific railroad has surveyed a routo across
Maine to form a connecting link between
parts of Its system nnd provide a through
lino for Its traffic from tho Atlnntlc to tho
Pacific. It Is understood that work will bu
begun In the spring. The line will cross a
hitherto undeveloped part of Maine.
Ofllfprn of the Miillnnil.
NEW YORK.. Bee. 12. The directors of
tho Colorado Midland Railway company mot
hero today nnd elected these officers lot
the ensuing year: President, Frank Trum
bull; vlco president, Georgo W. Kramer:
treasurer, II. B. Hcnson; secretary, Harry
Bronner.
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tlnj collection of material for n biography
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