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THK OMAHA DAILY REE: FRIDAY. FKHRUARY 10, 1004.
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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
MIIOR MESTIOt.
Jiavls sells drugs.
J,efrert'B glasses fit.
Ktock'rt sells rarpets.
The Fauat cigar, i cents.
A store for men "p-no's."
Peterson, gun nd smith. 420 B'way.
The city muncll w n meet In committee
f the whole this morning at 10 o clock.
Mrs. I,. A. I,eater. 9?7 Fourth avenue. In
confined to her home with Bti attack of
diphtheria.
Twenty ptr cent discount on picture
mouldings cloaca Saturday. Alexander St
Co., 333 Broadway.
Mra James It. Doty of Frceport. 111.,
la viaitlng her mother. Mra. M. K. Patter
on, and her slater, Mra. Herman Roach.
R. C. llughea, formerly president of
Tabor college, now president of a college
In Rlpon, Wis, was In the city yesterday
visiting friends.
The flrat day of reglatratlon for the spe
rlnl election on the Tabor line franchlae
jesterday resulted In but very few names
being addrd to the lists
Two more funny performances at the
New theater tonight and tomorrow nlgiit,
the, fun mnkers lielng the Fllnta, hypno
tists. Prices. 10, Si and cents.
The regular meeting of the Woman'!
Christian Temperance union will be held
thla afternoon at the residence oi Mra. w .
J. titration. 51 Fletcher avenue.
A sneak thief who Is aald to have visit "d
a number of residences on Fourth avenue
and Bluff street Is charged with the theft
of a pocketbook belonging to Miss Mary
DeVol.
The students of the high school will have
a carnlvaJ this evening at the high school
building, the proceeds nf which will be
devoted to the support of the athletic as
sociation. The programs of the Flints are con
structed fur laughing purposes only and
they do succeed In erecting laughter. See
thein In their last two performances to
right and tomorrow night.
Rev. H. W. Starr, the new rector of St.
Paul's liplscopal church, and wife arrived
yesterday from Monroe City, Mo., and nre
guests for the present at the home of Mr.
and Mra. Emmet TlnUy. Hi South Sev
enth street.
The Council Bluffs police know nothing
about Fred Hurton. the Plattamouth young
man, who in a dlapatch from that town Is
aald to have come to this city to aee the
nlghta. which were ahown him by an oblig
ing atranger, after which Burton found
himself short S10O.
Dr. T. B. Laoey has notified frlenda here
that the remains of J. B. Atkins, who died
In Loa Angelea, CaJ., laat November, will
be brought to this city for burial. The
family party, conalstlng of Mra. Atkins,
Henry C. Atklna, Dr. Lacey and T. H.
Laney. Jr., will leave with the remaJna
Btiturday and espect to reach here by next
"Wadneaday. The funeral will be held Sun
day, February 28.
Trial notices for the term of federal
court beginning March 8 have lieen filed
In the following cuses: J. C. Clementsen
against the motor company; Lucius Wells
against James A. Patton; C. D. Boy ton
Hgalnst Mason City & Fort Dodge Kail
road company; Kdmund Riddel against Ab
ner Graves; Henry Strom against the
motor company; Jesse M. Moffet against
the Union Pacific. Railroad company.
Ogden Hotel Rooms, with or.- without
board; steam heat; free bath; public par
lor. OKI.Y NIJtK DAYS MORIS.
TeI.oaa;'s Bachelor Ulrl Votlif Con
test ttearlasr the Flnteh.
AS ths end of DeLong"a bachelor girl con
test approaches voting can be expected, to
become quite lively. Some Interesting events
are looked for In the next few days, for
those who have been lagging realize that
they must now make a good showing If
they cxjw.t their . friends to believe they
are really In the race. Hers ts lost night's
vols:
A lite Bell t 1 ...... 4 ; ,4-BST
Ansa M"efc I A .....
Magfl Kahler . ............... 12,81
Unle McCreary. 12.R61; Cora Oretxcr. 12.
162: Kate" rJroneweg, 10.2W; Lena Patchier,
1.815; Maud Bryant, 8,778; Grace Hamilton,
1,338; Lillian Droge. 7,026; LUHj Altnann
gperger, 6,234; Dr. Brlkscn, 5,171; Ilattle
Host. 8,092. and others.
A vote Is given with every cent'a worth
purchased at Harvey DeLong's, 307 Broad-
way, In either the printing or atatlonery
departments. The contest closes Monday,
February 29. at 10 p. m., when the solid
(old watch, diamond ring and sterling sit
ter toilet set will be awarded to the three
bachelor girls with the most votes. These
prises are now on exhibition In Iffert's
ast window.
Hafer sells lumber. Catch tht Ideat
' Dismiss Goodrich Case.
Ths ease against Fred Goodrich, one of
ths three Omaha sportsmen charged with
hooting st a number of boys who were
scalping outside the grounds of the Uun
olub during the recent tournament, was
dismissed In Justice Ouren's court yeeter
lay. Goodrich was charged with shooting
at a boy named Albert Frlcke, and It is In
ferred that the case has been amicably
settled out of court, as the complaining;
Witness dismissed the suit and the attorney
eW Goodrich paid the coals of the court.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 260; night, F 7.
Marrlace Licensee.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to
the following:
Name and Residence. Age.
Charles II. Warren. Council Bluffs 61
Mary V. Beaaore. Council Bluffs o'i
William J. Klpley, Omaha 23
Isabella Doolcy, Omaha. 23
numbing and heating- Blxby & 8on
Real Estate Transfers.
These transfers were reported to The
Bee February 18 by ths abstract, title and
loan office of Squire & Annla, 101 Pearl
street:
John Wehrll and wife to Thomas
Mackland, aw, ne", and wVt. aek..
ne,, W-7S-44, w. d $1,435
Julia Harmel, administrator, to I.ouU
Harmrl. lots 1 uJid 2. block 1. Mm-
st era add., a. d 5j0
C. F. Schreve to R. (I. Harvey, south
40 feet lots M and 37, blink 1, Trcy-
nor, w. d 60
Three transfers, total
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Will You Write a Postal
So a Sick One May Get Well?
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th Jruc)aC tM bill th roat to nv
Tti month's twi will haw you what th nioedy
do. It la tha aalM v to ronvhua uu. li la
la ely war to iadua all who od blp to tci-apt
It.
I wutba tbla offar to multiply my rurn, aud I am
Wliuaa to truat tha rurwo onea to ha fair wiib ma
la tba paat twalv ria I aavo Iurnihed mil
Kaatorailva to buudrrda of thouaantla of arb onaa oa
twat thjaiaa Unni, and I out of 0 hava paid gladly,
bt:ai.aa thy gut 1 pay Juat aa willingly wbau
na aara I havo failed
Tba rarnrdy la my dlsnnvrary, tha rult of a Hfa
ttma'a work ! baa parfocia.1 It by wairbmg rawulta
in ibAiaaaada or tha moat uinicuit ra thai pbyal
tiaaa ovar maat I know wht It will do
bty awcraaa roma from atr.iigihaning wank Innda
9ivm. and my Kaatoratlta la tba only rmrdy that
oc that. Whto aa organ la woak I bring back tha
sanra powar which alra oparaita rvarv vital or a. a.
li la Ilka gluing aa angina mora attai. I giva tba
wak organ powar to do Ita duty, and Ibara la na
atbar way to maka a waak orgaa wall.
Caa yaw aoacaiva of K k on a who will neglact
vwca a traaimaoi, inq i iata ina amir rnkT
tl tmply ataia whlc f D( h l(tt-rt
bwafc yaai vast and d- Hook on tha Kidoaya.
draws Dr. phaap. Bod for woman
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BLUFFS.
PICTURES CAUSE A FURORE
Bogers Ficki Them Up tod Becomn Ii
citsd When They krt Taken Away.
EVIDENCE TO PROVE ALIBI FOR HIM
Two Men "near He Waa In C'hlraaro
on the Afternoon Before the
Kilt Ins nf Forney, I.nv
Inar at Bi4A P. M.
Borne pliotofrraplm of the prisoner and
hla aliened pals, which the state proposed
to Introduce In evidence In the trial of V.
C. Rogers, charged with the murder of
Saloonkeeper Bert Forney, were responsible
fur a somewhat exciting episode In court
yesterday mornlnjf and for the first time
since the commencement of the trial Rogers
dlnplayed conalderable tremor.
As Assistant County Attorney Hess laid
the photographs on the table Rogera
rained from hla seat on the opposite side
of the table, leaned over and seized the
pli-tures. Sheriff Canning; and Deputy Mc
Caffrey, fearing that the prisoner Intended
to tear the pictures up. aHied and took the
phntographa from him. Rogera turned
angrily upon the officers aa If to make an
attempt to regain the pictures when they
forced him Into hla seat and ndmonlahed
him to keep still.
For a few seconds there was quite a
little excitement In the large crowd, but
the large force of offlcra In the room soon
had quiet restored. When quiet had been
reatored Rogera addressed the court ask
ing If he had not some rights left him
and Insisted that he had a perfect right
to examine the pictures. In reply to the
prisoner's remarka Judge Thornell advised
lilm to follow the Instructions of his at
torneys. Mr. Hess then handed the pictures
to Rogers' attorney who In turn handed
them to the prisoner, who scanned them
wVh evident Interest. Borne cf the pictures
were prison photogTapha, alleged to be of
the prisoner while aervli.g terms of Im
prisonment In ih penitentiary.
K.ffort to Prove Alibi.
The first witness placed on the stand
yesterdny morning by the defense was
Charles H. Young, a clerk In the employ
of Rogers, Thurman & Co. of Chi
cago, a Jewelry supply house. Young tes
tified that Rogers waa In the company'a
store on the afternoon of April 2, be
tween 2:30 a'id 4 o'clock. Questioned aa to
how he -emembered the date Young said
that h'- had refreshed his memory by aid
of the Weather bureau reports as there
waa a bad snow storm on the afternoon
that Rogera waa In the store. Young was
recalled and asked If he had told former
Deputy Sheriff Baker that he and Rogera
were In the wire Jewelry business to
gether during the Omaha exposition. He
denied having made any such statement
or having been associated with Rogers In
such a business.
J. Phenert. clerk at the Hotel IjeOrand.
Chicago, was the next witness offered by
the defense and he testified to Rogers
being a guest at this hotel on April 2 and
3 and that Rogers did not "check out" until
6:45 o'clock on the afternoon of April (I
when he went directly to Ihe Northwestern
depot. The witness offered In evidence the
register of lbs hotel beating the signature
of "William . C. Rogers, Omaha," on the
dates mentioned
Rogers when arrested was cloan shaven,
but both Young and Hoenert testified that
Rogera when in Chicago on April 2 and 3
was wearing a moustache. Sheriff Canning
when In Chicago serving subpoenas on the
witness ee subpoeaned five, whom he found
all together at the Hotel Le Grand. During
a conversation between them and Sheriff
Canning the latter was asked how Rogera
looked and whether he was wearing a
beard when arrested. Sheriff Canning did
not know whether Rogers wore a beard or
not at the time of his arrest, but hazarded
the auggeatlon that he was wearing a
moustache. That both witnesses testified
Rogers was wearing a full grown mous
tache when In Chicago ts looked upon as
Igniflcant. Hoenert when recalled and
asked concerning the conversation with
Sheriff Canning said he did not remember
IL .Boenert when shown photographs of
Rogers failed to Identify them.
Itemeaibera Giving Receipt.
Conductor B. D. Connors of ths North
western, whose run Is between Clinton and
Boone, testified to giving a receipt for a
cash fare between Clinton and Boone, but
failed to Identify Rogera as the person to
whom he gave It. He aald that a few days
after he waa shown the receipt In the
superintendent's office In Boone, where
Chief of I'olice Tlbblts was said to have
sent It.
Chief Tlbblts. on being recalled, said he
was unable to remember whether he sent
the receipt to the superintendent's office In
Boone, or In fact that he had ever seen it.
Kmll Bchurz, an attorney who was re
tained by Rogers when first arrested, testi
fied that he saw the receipt at the police
station and that he made a demand for It,
but was told by Chief Tlbblts that he had
sent It to the railroad company, but would
turn It over to him when it came back.
William Blackburn. Charles and Ed
Burke, three colored men; Dan Carrlgg
and Chris Carlaon, the latter a Broadway
grocer, were placed on the stand to teatlfy
that Chaney, the principal wltneaa for the
state, waa conducting a house of prostitu
tion on troadway and that he waa a man
of bad repute generally. They were the
last witnesses introduced for the defense.
Testimony In Heballal.
The first witness in rebuttal offered by
the state was Richard Hoist, one of ths
proprietors of the Kiel hotel, where Rogers
Is alleged to have registered on the morn
ing if April 4 under the name of Frank
Paraons of Burlington. Mr. Hoist failed to
Identify Rogers aa the roan who stopped
at his place. A good deal of his testimony
related to a grip found In Parson's room,
containing some cheap Jewelry and linen,
part of which, hs said, was marked Rogera.
This grip was turrud over to the police aud
later waa sent to the county JiUl to Rogers,
who a week or ao ago packed it with his
wire Jewelry outfit and too is and sent It to
Omaha.
Constable Iee Albertl was Introduced to
impeach the character of William Black
burn, one of the colored witnesaes for the
defenke. He testified that Blackburn had
a bad reputation among the colored people.
Albertl also testified to aeelng Boenert at
Iake Maiitva in the summer of 1902, this
being In contradiction of Boenert's testi
mony that he had never been in Council
Bluffs before.
James Btuart. a colored' man, who was
Introduced by the atate to Impeach Black
burn's character, gave a touch of comedy
to ths proceedings. His opinion of Black
burn waa not flattering, but his entire
testimony waa stricken out on motion of
the defense because the witness waa unable
to define what "general reputation for
veracity" meant.
The last wltnewi for the day was former
I'uunly Tnuxtr AxnU, Lo waa asked U
thw ni-ntura of WilUfim C. Roreni on lh
rirlntffr of th Hotel I Grand In Chtcwirr,
anfl that of Frank Tarpons on th KU'l
hot r(tlter war. In ht opinion, written
by the Mm pmon. Ho aald he believed
they wer not.
Court then adjourned until thla mornlrf.
AAII. BOARD OF COTROI RFPORT.
Commercial Clan Sets Oat Reaaona
Why It la I n fair.
The report of the Btate Board of Control
preaented to the state legislature Wednes.
day In which It recommends the removal
of the School for the Deaf from Council
Bluffs has decided the Commercial club to
continue the campaign to retain the Insti
tution here. The report of the Board of
Control Is considered here aa being wholly
unfair and a biased statement of the true
conditions. The executive committee of the
Commercial club has formulated the fol
lowing eet of resolutions replying to the
report of the Board of Control, copies of
which will be sent to every member of the
state legislature:
This report wholly Ignores facta of the
highest Importance ' In the determining of
this question and distorts and exagger
ates assumed objections to the present lo
cation It Ignores the fact that for a compara
tively small aum twenty acres of addi
tional ground suitable for building sites
can be obtained adjoining the present
buildings. '
It Ignores the fact that there is now a
practical certainty of the construction of
an Interurban line dliect to the Institu
tion, furnishing heap and speedy access to
the center of the city.
It says that a switch Is needed which
would necessitate purchasing a right-of-way
and an expensive bridge, and Ignores
the fact that the Wabash railway runs
through the grounds and a switch can be
readily procured without purchsse of any
right-of-way or construction of any bridge.
The railway crossings are condemned as
a menace when In all the years since the
location of the school end the railways
no pupil has been Injured at this crossing
and If a watchman at the crossing Is if
ceasary the board of control can readily
compel the railways to moke such provi
sion. If more land Is reeded It can be pro
cured at aa reasonable prie as at any
other location of equal desirability in the
state.
The board wholly omits all reference to
the fact that a removal of the school
means a loss to the state of more than
$100,000, and would require of this general
assembly an appropriation of $250,000 In ex
cess of what would be required to fully
tqulp the nchool at the present site.
No one of the objections msde by the
hoard is well founded, except that the In
stitution la located In western Iowa. Prob
ably the various legislative assemblies
which have established tho policy of the
state of scattering Its public Institutions
are as well advised as to the wisdom of
that policy as the board of control. Cer
tainly It la now too late to reverse this
policy, as such rtmoval might Involve the
removal of all other state institutions :hat
are not centrally located. The general
aaaembly will hardly care to enter upon
that course, and in view of the demands
made upon It to throw r.way the state's
Investment already made.
The present site fully meets every re
qulrement set forth by the board in Its
final recommendation.
With slight expense the state can se
sura luildlng sites commenaurate with the
present and future needa of the achool.
With the Interurban railway line cam
rieted fa-Jlltles for reaching the school
from thla cltv will be afforded. Switching
acllltlea bv reason of the location of the
Wabash railroad and the new Interurban
line ueross the state grounds are readily
obtainable.
Artesian water of the most desirable
character and In abundant quantity and In
dependent Mra pressure la already pro
vided. . . , . .
Unsurpassed sewerage la provided by
Mosquito creek.
Aa has been fully shown the railway
facllltlea of Council Bluffs are vastly su
perior to those of any other point In the
atate, and It la reached from all points of
the atate more conveniently, speedily and
safely, and with no rreater sverage ex
pense than any possible locatlop. In rn
"'ab' cltliens of Council Bluffs and tax
payers of Iowa, ws protest agalnat the
abandonment of the present Investment or
the state and large and useless additional
appropriation which would be made ne
cessary by removal.
Olaen Bros., plumbing, 700 B'way. Tel. A 481.
RIGHT-OF-WAY FOB TABOR USB.
Special Bill Seeded to Allow Pna.age
Thronah Deaf School Uadt,
s. Wriaht returned y.-sterday
afternoon from Des Moines, where he went
in the Interests of the Council Bluffs, Tabor
& Southern Electric Railway company.
While there he secured the introduction or
a bill in the senate by Senator Saunders
authorizing the Tabor company to con
struct its line through a portion of the
grounds of the Iowa State School for the
Deaf and a similar bill in tho house oy
Representative Martin of this county. Mr.
Wright was led to believe that the bills
will not meet with any opposition, as a sim
ilar right was granted a raiiroaa 10 ru
through the grounds of the State Institu
tion for Feeble Minded Children at Olen
wood by the last legislature.
While In Dea Moines the republican ataie
central committee met and fixed May 18 aa
the date for the state convention, at wnicn
deleratea to the national convention will
be selected. The sentiment of the mra-
bera of the state committee was that ths
convention to nominate state officers would
not be called until the latter part or Au
gust. Mr. Wright, who Is chairman of th
republican county central committee, lias
not decided when the county convention
to select delegates to the state convention
In May will be called and will not until
he has consulted with leading members of
the party throughout the county.
Regarding the talk of removing Ine
school for the deaf from Council Bluffs,
Mr. Wrtaht did not learn that there waa
any organized movement in that direction.
One argument made by those who favored
moving the Institution was that there waa
no ear sen-ice between the school and city
and that when Mr. Wright assured them
that the Tabor road would soon be oper
ating between the Institution and the city
he was met with statements to the tffect
tha It was understood In Des Moines that
the people of Council Bluffs did not Intend
to vote In favor of the Tabor franohlse.
Mr. Wright says he took pains to assure
these people that they had been misin
formed and that the aentlment In Council
Bluff wu atrongly In favor of granting
the Tabor road a franchise, aa recom
mended by the city cuunctl.
When lravtng Dos Moines Mr. Wright
said everything looked favorable for Dr.
Treynor securing the place on the board of
regents of the State university made va
cant by the election of Hon. Shirley Glllll
land of Glen wood to the state senate.
KXIIIMK THK BODY OF LEWIS.
Head Is to Be I Bed at Trial of Woman
for Murder.
OSKAIiOOSA. Ia.. Feb. 18 The body of
John Lewis was exhumed at Fremont
today and the head taken to Slgourney to
be used as an exhibit In the trial of Mrs.
Belle Lewis, charged with the murder of
her husband. The state Introduced wit
nesaes today tending to prove that Mrs.
Lewis was often seen In company with
Ira Glassford and that upon one occasion,
Just piior to her husband's death, she told
neighbors she had given him a dose of Una
ment. a preparation containing poison.
Adler's auction sale or unredeemed
pledges.
8. E. Cor. i:th end Faraam Sts.
Old. Time Balraer Retires.
Dl'NLAP, Ia.. Feb. li. (Special.) George
Guilford, one of the pioneer butchers of the
city, has sold out to a man named Yenny
frora Central City. Neb. Off and on Mr.
Guilford has been catering to tha meat
trad of Dunlap (or thirty year,
END OF CODE CONTROVERSY
Botiia Pe'sei Messnra Providing Procedure
for Am-ndmestB.
CHILD LABOR BILL PASSES THE SENATE
Senator Head Introduces Resolution
Bearing on War Between Rnssln
and Japan Which Uoea
to Committee.
(From a Stnff Correspondent )
DKS MOINES. Feb. IS. (Special. ) The
legislature held sessions this nfternoon In
order to accomodate an excursion of school
pupils from the north along the line of the
Great Western and nearly all the commit
tee meetings were put off for the day. The
house undertook to dispose of a contro
veray which has been raging among the
lawyers of the legislature since the begin
ning of the session with reference to the
method nf amending the lnws which have
been passed the last three sessions of the
legislature, and this by passing under sus
pension of the rules an act to provide for
amending the code supplement, In which
la embodied the laws of the three sessions
Just passed. This was Introduced by the
chairman of the committee on Judiciary
In the house and at onco passed. On the
senate side, where the controversy first
nrore, the Judiciary committee spent all
forenoon trying to reach an agreement on
the plan of procedure, some claiming that
It Is not necessary to pass any special Oct
because the code supplement Is a part of
the code now, others holding that it would
be necessary to puss a special act or to
amend the sessions' laws by direct refer
ence to them and by Ignoring the supple
ment. The committee was found to be
evenly divided on the proposition and a
conference with the house Judiciary com
mittee has been asked. But now that the
bill tins passed the house it Is believed all
controversy will be dropped. It not only
affects tho nature jot the entire business of
the session but of future sessions of the
legislature anil without the question being
settled It would be Impossible for the legis
lature to close up the work.
The senate after debating the bill to for
bid employment of minors In factories and
establishments of any kind, passed the bill
39 to 8. The clause forbidding employment
of minora In mercantile establishments was
stricken out.
The house passed a bill requiring clerks
of oourts to give notice to the clerk of the
aupreme court of disbarment proceedings
and alao a bill to license peddlers operating
In rural districts for $."iO to $100 a year.
Tho house nlso passed a resolution In
honor of the late Senator Hanna and ad
journed out of respect to him.
Touches on the War.
The following Interesting resolution In re
lation to the attitude of the t'ulted States
In the Russo-Japaneee war was introduced
by Mr. Head In the house and referred to
the committee on federal relations:
Resolved, That we, as repreeentatlves of
tho otate of Iowa, a state whose Intelli
gence, patriotism, loyalty, conservatism atvl
rectitude to all who have In anv measure
contributed to our national Independence,
the preaervatlon of the union, our national
greatness and Christian civilization, are
intensely Interested In the war now In prog
ress between Russia and Japan for the su
premacy In Manchuria and Coren., Its pos
sible effect on Christian civilization and the
commerce of the far east; that we are not
unmindful of the uniform kindly attitude of
Russia toward this country during our en
tire history, their sympathy In our struggle
for independence, itlelr great service to us
In the war of the rebellion and the fact that
whenever we have needed a frier.d !t has
never failed us. That we. as a neutral
power, should carefully refrain from ex-
fresslona of sympathy that would indicate
hat we are ungrateful or forgetful of paat
favors. Also that we should take Into con
sideration the possible effect of this war on
Christian civilization and the control nf
commerce In the far east. Our Interests,
which now may m obscure, mav develop
and It may become apparent that to pro
tect our Interests we may have to lav aside
our neutrality and enter this contest. The
q.iestion then will be, With whom will we
cast our lot? Will It naturally be with
powers commercially infrlndlv to v.s. or
with a friendly power that has been and la
now a good customer of ours In the pur
chase r,f railroad equipment and manufac
tured products?
A large number of r"tltlona of various
kinds were presented In both houses today,
especially relating to the child labor bill
and to the bill urged by the Btock dealers.
ew Hills.
A number of bills were Introduced, includ
ing a bill by Mr. OfTll to require the pay
ment of interest on Ktute funds In banks
and to require the state to pay for the
surety bonds; one by Mr. Skinner, changing
the law relating to the salaries of county
auditors and fixing It at a stated Bum; one
by Mr. Teter, bringing the gypsum mines
of the state under the general mining law
and ths regulation of the state mine In
spectors, and one by Mr. Cohurn providing
A
ing
are good
luDcn aa
really
that telegraph and telephone companies
shall make their annual reports to the ex
ecutive council Instead of to the state audi
tor The house passed a bill to appropriate $.Yi0
for a monument to Timothy Brown st
Washington, la., a soldier of the revolution
whose grave Is unmarked.
The hrtnee passed a bill to forbid garnish
ment of wages of employes In Iowa on
rases coming from other states. This la to
put a atop to the common practice of run
ning across the line on the borders of states
to take advantage of certain laws.
So Test Book Inlformlt).
The thirtieth general assembly will not
provide for state uniformity In text books
In tho schools of the stnte. The house
committer on schools took up the Sankey
bill and debated It nt length. The bill pro
vides for stnte uniformity, the details to
be worked out by a committee of one from
each house acting with the state super
intendent. Then the bill wna quietly burled
and it will not be heard of again. The
bill to require thirty-two weeks of school
cech term and giving teachers the benefit
of legal holidays was also Indefinitely post
poned today. The bill to provide for the
purchase of music books for schools at
public expense waa favorably reported.
Reporting the Amendments.
The houso committee on labor gave a
hetnring today on the Carstensen bill to re
quire the reporting of accidents to the
state labor bureau, from mercantile estab
lishments, factories, mlries and railroad
companies. The opposition to the bill comes
from the rnllroad companies, who object
to the Inclusion of railroads In the Hat of
business that should report accidents. That
provision for the reporting of accidents
was taken out of the old law when the
revision of the code waa accomplished.
The rommlttee has not yet voted on the bill.
Nine bills have become law and one
Joint resolution. The bills have been
signed and have received the official pub
lication ar.d the record Is complete. They
are nil senate files, none of the house Mils
having as yet got to the secretary of atate.
Board nf Medical F.xamlnera.
The annunl meeting of the State Board
of Medical Examiners was held today. Dr.
F. W. Powers of Waterloo was elected
president, In place of Dr. Adams of Sac
City, whose term had expired. Dr. A. P.
Hanehett of Council Bluffs, the new mem
ber succeeding Dr. Adams, was present
and took his place with the board.
A meeting of the State Board of Health
was also held. Members of the board
have appeared before legislative commit
tees to explain various bills In Which they
are Interested, especially the bill for a
bacteriological laboratory and the bill to
require reports on vital statistics.
Supreme Court Decisions.
Supreme court decisions today:
Andrew Oulnn. appellant, against Almlra
Elliott; Appanoose county. Judge Vermil
lion: reversed by Deemer.
Elizabeth H. Ieyner against George P.
Iyner, appellant; Polk county, Judge Mc
Henry; reversed by McClaln.
M. J. Sweelcy, appellant, agalnat W. H.
Pieman: Ploux county, Judge Gaynor; af
firmed by the court.
State against Henry Motto, appellant:
Mahaska county, Judge Clements; affirmed
by Weaver.
No Decision on Regent.
The caucus of republican members of the
legislature on regent of the State university
for the Ninth district took four ballots to
day without result.
AC4ftIT MRS. IISHOFF OF MIRDF.R,
Jury Takea Over Twenty-Four Hours
to Reach Verdict.
MASON CITY, la., Feb. 2g.-(Speclsl
Telegram.) After being out twenty-four
hours a Jury today tcqultted Mra. K K.
Llnhoff of the charge of manalaughter.
Mrs. Llnhoff on the evening of August 30,
1901, shot and killed Ed Bromley, her next
door i:eiglibnr. She waa Indicted for murder
in the first degree and convicted of man
slaughter. The second trial of the case,
which has Just ended, required three weeks
for the taking of testimony and as many
days for arguments.
For several months prior to the shooting
there hud been trouble between Sromley
and Llnhoff over a party well and over
their children's t.'arre!n. On '.hat night
words passed between iceni, and the IJn
hoffa alleged :hat Mr. and Mra. Bromley
armed thernaelvea vlth stones and a picket
and rushed in upon Llnhoff as he waa
sitting on his front porch. Mra. Llnhoff
hurriedly secured a vevolver and shot five
times into the darkness. The fifth shot
struck Bromley. The expense to the ccunty
for the two trials is in the neighborhood of
7.5o0.
Indict Former Supervisor.
LOGAN. Ia., Feb. (Special.) An In
dictment has been turned In agalnat George
E. Rleff by the grand Jury of Harrison
county. Rleff was formerly a resident of
Woodbine and a member of the Board of
Supervisors, but now lives at Fremont. The
charge brought !s that of larceny and oc
curred. It la alleged, at the time he trted In
his official capacity.
Five Cent
uimch
A Ddrluure of
Unearl RlACU.lt forms th rnvsia
of aa ideal lunch. Ideal because thr
do rood aa well m taste eood mueel build
as well aa palate pleasing.
anywhere and eTerrwhera. Good for the
the working man a; equally good aa the
a luncheon or a substantial meaL You
understand their goodneea until too try
MATIAMA1 TJicrniT muDAWV
SAYS THERE IS NO SLAVERY
Brcrattry Taft Denial Human Traffio EziiU
in tht Philippine!.
RUSSIAN REPLY TO HAY NOTE EXPECTED
Ilonae rommlttee Busy with Resolu
tion on the I Jiw Excepting Private
Property at Sea F.xcmpt
from Capture.
WASHINGTON. Feb. lf.-ln answer to a
communication from William C. Drdge, In
quiring Into the reported existence of
slavery In the Jolo Islands and enclosing
newspaper cllpplnga alleging that Ameri
cans were the slave dealers, Secretary Taft
has written the following letter:
The statement with respect to slavery In
the Philippines Is an outrageous lie. There
are no Americans engaged In the slave
trade at all. There has been In the past
some kidnaping by the Mon of the hill
tribe, but th'.a hna been suppressed and
there Is little of It now. General Wood,
with the approval of the Philippine commis
sion, la using every endeavor to suppress
slavery throughout the Moro province to
which It Is almost wholly confined.
Deflalnst Contraband War.
Tha house committee on foreign affairs au
thorised a favorable report on the Hltt reso
lution authorizing the president to corre
spond with the governments of the prin
cipal maritime powers, with a view of In
corporating into the permanent law of
civilised nations the principle of the ex
emption of all private property at sea, not
contraband of war, from capture or de
struction by belligerent power.
The Ooldfogle resolution, declaring it the
sense of the American people that Russia
should not restrict the privileges of Ameri
can citizens, because they were Jaws, waa
taken up by the committee, but no action
was taken. Representatives Ooldfogle and
Harrison of New York were heard In favor
of the resolution, as also waa Simon Wolf,
representing the B'Nal B RHh.
Militia Rifle Practice.
Representative Dick of Ohio Introduced
a bill today appropriating $60,000 for trans
portation pay and expenses of members
of state militia attending rifle practice en
campments, the same to be held under di
rection of the secretary of war. The bill
also admits the navy, marine corps and
civilian rifle clubs to compete for the na
tional trophy and medals now offered by
the War department for rifle shooting.
Increases for the Army,
Secretary Taft has sent to congress for
introduction a bill providing for an in
crease of the medical corps In the army.
Th-re has been some differences of opinion
between the surgeon general and the gen
eral staff as to the Increase to lie allowed
and Secretary Taft has framed a com
promise bill providing for sixteen surgeons
with the rank of colonel, twenty-four with
the rank of lieutenant colonel. 120 majors
and 300 captains and lieutenants.
Appointments by President.
The president today sent to the senate
the following nominations:
Consula William Ross Davis. Ohio, at
Martinique. W. I ; John F. Jewell, Illinois,
at Mexandrette. Turkey.
Member of the Philippine Commission and
Secretary of the Department of Commerce
and Police In the Government of the Philip
pine Islanda W. Cameron Forbes, Massa
chusetts. Postmasters:
Missouri Benjamin C. Kluameter. La
Grange.
I'tah Stephen W. Ross. T-ehl.
Nebraska James L. Lashbrook, Oxford.
North Dakota Arthur II. Johnson, Drav
ton; Emll O. Ellison. I -a more; Edmond K.
Cavlleer, Pembina.
Hints at Beeper Scandal.
In the postal trial today Mr. : louglas. for
the defense. In the course of his argument
today declared that the prosecution .of
Machen had for Its object no other purpose
than to hide some one.
"There Is In this case." he said, "a skele
ton In the closet; there Is somebody In this
whole business that r.eeds protection; there
Is somebody that Is getting It."
He wss followed by Samuel Maddox. on
behalf of the Groffs, who occupied the rest
of the day.
Ruaalans Will Sot Exhibit.
The Russian government has : 'o-med
the State department that owing to Its In
ability to make what It regards as a suit
able display of Russian products at the
I,oiilsiana Purchase exposition It has
abandoned the Idea of making an exhibit.
Would Advance Carriers' Waarea.
The house committee on poatofflcea and
poat roads today agreed to the report of a
subcommittee raising the salaries of rural
free delivery carriers to a maximum of
$720 per annum, instead of $o, as at prea
ent. The report agreed to take away from
auch carriera the expreaa and newa agency
privileges which they now hava.
F.njolned from Selling l.lqaor.
Dl'NLAP, la., Feb. 18 -(Special. )-George
Gregg, who has been operating a pool hall
here for several years, has been perms-
child '
foevua or
cant
them.
nently en.lelned from
im selling IntoxlraWng
lieen tip against the
slons and Is being kept. &
liquors. Gregg has
law on aeveral ocra
under scrutiny.
Nothing t Ciupts
4V-
f Hi flavor f NAftni fruily
- If tfFtrve&tiiMtM natural
lis bouQutl -deWioui
It's purity'vurdjutihoriid
Constipation
Is Vexation.
Wright's Indian
Vegetable Pills
A Key to the Situation.
Dr. tJct-unn' Elixir of Opium
For Meryousnees and Insomnia.
Per bate by aM araagtsis.
Charges Less Than all Others
DR. McGREW,
SPECIALIST
Treats all tormi of Diseases l
MEN CBL1.
Twenty-eight years' experience
tlyhteen years In Oman
To doctors remarkable success baa
never been equaled, lila re Purees aad
facilities for usating this Class of (Useases
are i.nllmited and every Uay trUa many
nattering reports of the good be ts doluaV
or the relief ha tas riven.
HOT SPRINGS TREATMENT fOR
All Blood Poisons. No "BRKUXINQ OUT
an the skin cr face tJtd s- sx'.sraal ala
of ths disease disappear at t.nc A per
nanent cure for life guar a toed.
VARICOCELE fMS dS3r?tAt
MFAD nnO oted of Hrdroceh -
NLAK JU,UUU 8--ieture, Uiet, Nerves
Ltblllty, Loss of BtrosgUt end VltaUt.
ard all forms ol hic;c dlfwreea.
Treatment by ir.aU Cull er write. Boa
tu. Cfnce at Bealii 1U t-t Omaha, Mab.
For .Vi. nsvrual S.'ftrtSbion
from
inffl PEN-TAN-GOT
st boa ;tk-2Mi. !c io Onubi br Sb.rm.a a
ll-reiiD.il ftntm Co. l.ll' '. file. Tni iuIM
KOVUHNMIlNT KOTI-RS.
cyvicr" si 8ti?ct;nu quartma8-
1 KK, Cj: I' V B:";f E, WYO.. FSBUeAY 17.
1904. ri.ied pi .iosals. In '-npllitie, Svb:ct to
the usual on.lltlona. will pe lecelved at
thla (ttlett until 2 o'clock, p. n., March 17,
lsni4, tnd then opened, for the conatructlon
of a l'ot L'xcnange aud Gymnasium, In
cluding plumbing, gnaplplng, heating, wir
ing, and the r.iru'i.'lng ind Installing
bowling hlleya (-.lid fyi triustlo umxirut J,
at Kort l. V. mf aell. Wyo. V ull In
foruiMltn, b)frk furma, plans and apecl
Dilations firntt'hcd on application to thla
olllte; alwi to it.e office of the chief quarter
niutsiar, Hi.atrn Chicago. Henver. Omaha,
t?t. Louie. St. iV.ul, and the office of the
Kntonecr'ng Newa, N. Y. The United
Suites rcKcrvea the right to accept or reject
any or ail bice or any part thcrecf. En
vulopes con. luting hid to be nd-eed
"Hropural fur Tost Kxcluinge and Qyn,sas
lum nt Fiirt 1 a. Kuwwll, Wyo.," and sok,
C".ivaeed to Captain W. 8 Soot t. q.iartar
inaater, 1'. H A . In charge .t aonairuotlon,
Cheyenne, "iVyo. F. :7-:-;9-20 H.lS-la
OFFICK ONSTftrCTl.NO QCAhTERV
maater, Observatory ' ? Building, liea
Molnei, wi, l'eh. 111. :M. Sea'ed BTe
I!m1s In ;:lpll',ate, will lie received r.re
until 11 a. in., stnndurd time, Ma'c.h 1.
I:m4. lor Klectrlc lighting Kystem t Fort
ls M'llnea, Iowa. Information furnished
on appUrallnn. I. 8. reserves rlKht to ac
cept or reject nny or all propoaula or aiy
part thereof. Knvelopna should Be fn
aoraeil, "I'ripnMls fur Flet trie LtshtlliK
Hvnti'in," Riirtreacej to Major H. B. Turner,
Q. M. Flft-17 :n.Vi M14-U
I riUAI. MIT1C F.
f.OTH L FOK I'KOI'OdAIJJ TOWN OF
CACI'F.n MANiTAKY 8KWBR HYH'"EM.
Ol-KICK OF I'HK TOWN CLh'RK AND
RJ.COlilJKK. CAHl'F.K. Wyo.. Feb. 10 li.
8euled pn-poaala for the f nrnldlil.'ig cf all
ll:attrltM, ajj.pllea, lahor, -ti., rugu'.red fur
CAntrut'tlng In place aanltury sewers, -.heir
manholes and uppurtenan-.eM In and for the
town of CsHper A mlry m-wwr wyat.in. In
the atute of Wynnilua, In accordance with
plana and epei ltli atluiiB adopted and re
crlhed hy the aald town, will he received
at the ofttce of the town cltik end reorder
In the town of Camper sforxaald until two
U'J o'clock p. tn. Monday. February V), lfK,
at which hour ui. bids will be publicly
opened and read koud.
To Insure good faun on the irt of tha
bidder a o-rtitled or cashier's check 111 the
sum of m tome approved national bank
In the town of Casper must aofumany
each bid. payable to the town of L'air,
and to be forfeited to the -own of Capr
aa ll(iilil:itt-i damage In taae the bid shall
he accepted and ih bidder ahall fall for ten
daya afl-r notlr of s'jch acceptance, given
personally or hy mail to hla address, to
el l-r Into the contract awarded him.
Printed copies of this advertisement, no
tice to I'!'Mt, statements of the work,
a pacifications, blank forma for propoaals.
contract, bond, etc., may be auen and ob
tained hy known rcsponalble parties at the
Office of the town clerk an lec. ,rder on
and aftor February 15 14, and until tba
hour of oenlng bide.
The aucoeitafiil bidder will ke iwjjlred to
fnrnlah a bond of '.hree iho.iaand dollar
iti 00). eaecuted by aonie eurety com
pany to le approved by the town of Casper.
The right Is reserved to reject any or all
bide, and thereupon to advertise for fur
ther blda. or otherwise as the town may
".eem beat.
Hy order of tne town of asper.
Attest W. B KIM HALL. Mayor.
A. T. I'l 1 1 1-l.H'H, Town Clerk
Feb.l2-1M.
NOTICE OF feTOCKHOl.nFRB' MEETINO
Notice la hfreby given that the regular
snnual meeting of ttie ato kholdera of the i
6outh Platte Land rompany will be held at
tha office of ald company in Lincoln. Ne
braska, at 11 o'clock a. m. on the 2d day of
Mri h. A I If j m ,
Bv ordar of the board of directors.
C. H. MORRILL, I'realdent.
A. rs. MINOR. Hecretnrv
Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. im.
Fld.Wxm
LEWIS CUTLER
MDRTHTIiM.
a Pearl it.. Council Blufla
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