THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TtTESLGLiY , JANUARY 7 , 1800.
COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
Jll.VOrt MUNTION.
Floral dctlpn : . J. n. McPhercon. Tel. 244.
norn , to Mr , n < l Mr . Theodore N. Peters ,
oti fourth aven , Sunday evening , a daugh
ter.
ter.A marrl go license was l Mie l yesterday
to James Smith , aged 26 , and NclHo Shan
non , aged 24 , both of Omaha.
Service * will be held In the leading churches
evening during the present week , In
observance of the week of prayer.
The Grand hotel. Council llluffs. High
class In every respect. Kates , J2.GO per day
and upward. B. P. Clark , proprietor.
John Davis , an old settler living past of
the city , was stricken with paralyses on
Sunday nnd 19 now dangerously 111 at Uls
home.
The entertainment to be given by the Guild
of St. Paul's on Wednesday evening , January
8 , has been postponed until Wednesday even
ing , January IB.
A report has been received that Charles
Miner , a former resident of this city , had
committed suicide at n small town In Mis
souri near St. Louis.
R I ) . Shaffer has attached the horse nnd
pha ton of W. B. Chambcro to satisfy n
clnlm of $4U,0 alleged to be due for board
nnd care of the Chambers horse.
The docket for the January term cf the
dlKrlct court Is n record breaker There
nro 030 cass scheduled for trial. Of tlieae
twenty-six nrc criminal , 200 equity und 344
law.
law.Mr. . and Mrs. George White colebratcd
their tin wedding last evening at their resi
dence on Ilond street. About thirty guests
were present. The remembrances were nu
merous and useful.
N. L. Jensen was hound over to the grand
jury on the charge cf sMIIng diseased hogs.
The porkers were bought by J. A. Kirk and
were found to be dying from cholera. He
was tried before Justice Cook.
* Special meeting of Bluffs City lodge No.
' 71 , Ancient Free anil Accepted Masons , to
night. Work In the entered apprentice de
gree. All Masons In good standing Invltsd.
Uy order of the worshipful master. J. B.
Atkins , secretary.
Two young fellows were taken In charge by
Special Policeman Adams for creating n dis
turbance nt Johns mission. At the request
of Rider Johns the boyo wore sent home In
stead of being taken to the police station.
The offenders have bcn causing trouble at
the mission for some time.
Th'e Women's Christian association hospital
and St. John's Lutheran church are going to
unlto In an entertainment to be given by
1 home talent at Dohany's opera house on
Friday and Saturday evenings. , Ftbrut-ry II
nnd 1E < The proceeds will go to the rdlef
work of the hospital nnd the church.
Another attempt was made last evening to
organize- the Working Men's Friendly club ,
but when the appointed hour arrived there
were not enough men present In the hall
over the State Savings bank to effect the
desired orgnnl/atlon. The probability Is that
another effort will be made soon nnd with
bolter results.
A number of business men are engaged In a
still hunt for an unknown vandal who Is
scratching plate glass windows for a pas
time. Two of the largo plates In the front
of one of J. J. Brown's buildings on Main
street were discovered to bo sadly damaged
yesterday. The Instrument used was evi
dently a cheap wheel glass cutter. A dozen
deep scratches \ver& made In o ch glass.
Several ot tha windows In the Merrlam
block have been damaged In the same man
ncr recently.
Since "Tho Limited Mall , " which appear *
nt the New Dohany tonight , has made such
If n phenomenal success , no IESS than ten com
panies have been organized or have adopted
locomotives , cars or similar effects , but tlie
paople appear to readily "get on to" th
fact that Elmer D. Vance's play Is the slmon
pure the "original Jacobs , " to to speak , and
while icveral of them are sidetracked anil
ready fcr the- scrap pile , Manager Vance Is
continually adding new features to the drama
and accumulating a larger bank account.
Guard against loss by fire and Insure your
4' ' ' property In reliable companies. If you pay
an Insurance premium you expect Insurance.
Wo represent some ot the best English and
American companies. Lougee & Towle.
MONEY to loan on Improved Iowa farms.
Largo loans a specialty. Flro Insurance. L
W. Tullcys , 102 Main St. . rooms 2 and 3.
Witter IllllN
Can he discounted 6 per cent until the evenIng -
Ing of January 10.
THUMINAI.I TllOUIII.nS .NOT EMKD.
City Council IIuIilH ( lit * I'roblem Up
Another WeoU CHy Mutter * .
It was expected that the differences be
tween the city council and the Omaha Hrldge
and Terminal company would coin * up for
discussion and possible settlement at the
meeting of the city council last night. Noth
ing was done , however , except to grant the
special council committee having charge of
the matter further ttmo In which to report.
Members of the commltteo Insist that the
Terminal company must pay Its taxes before
the city will allow the work on the company's
Union avenue line to proceed. The Terminal
company contends that the tax question
should bo settled In the/ courts and that
the city should not stand In the way or the
company's proposed Improvement , which will
filve employment to a number of laborers at
a tlmo when work In wanted by them. The
council adjourned until next Monday night ,
when the matter will come up again.
All of the members of the council except
Mr. Drown were present at the meeting ,
which was devoted principally to the dispo
sition of routine matters.
A motion by Alderman Shubcrt to have the
street commissioner clean the streets In the
business part of the city wan discussed very
favorably , but was withdrawn , and the pro | > o-
filtlon will como up In another form at the
next meet I m : of the council.
The special committee appointed to devise
a plan for Inspecting the electric lights asked
for further tlmo and was given authority to
purchase the nucMpary Instruments for mak
ing the rtautrcd tests.
Annual reports were received from the
various city ofllcers and placed on nic.
Thp bond of City Auditor Stevenson was
approved. ,
The park commission presented a report of
Its receipts and expenditures for the last
year , showing- . balance of ? 3,3G1.G8 In the
treasury.
C. B. Plainer presented a bill for $73 for
six months' rent of the city pound. As the
city had not used the | x > uml for some < time
prior to the term of the claim , the bill was
rejected.
The city attorney reported adversely on
the claim of J. L. Stewart for damages to
Jils property , caused by a change of grade.
The city auditor was Instructed to draw
a warrant for ? 1G0.70 In favor of the trustees
of the liroadway Methodist Episcopal church
In cancellation of a portion of the tax for
paving Uroadway In front of the church
property.
Complaint was mode by Mrs. A. M. Hcltcr
Igalnst the ueo of the street at the corner
of Mroadway and Jlryant streets for a wood
yard. The judiciary commltteo will cona.'der
the complaint.
Meat Inspector Welker reported that he
had condemned fifty pounds of meat , forty
pounds of fish and thirty pounds of poultry
during December. IIo reported the dalrlos
In Rood condition and the quality of milk
furnished as up to thu required standard.
Tlio Uuulur Out of Town When Mont
IVfi'ili'il.
Mr. J. Y. Schcnck , editor of the Caddo ,
I. T. , Banner , when his little girl , 2 years
of age , was threatened with a sever attack
of the croup. He says ; "My wife Insisted
that I go for the doctor , but as our family
physician waii out of town I purchased a bet
tle of Chamberlain's Cough Ilemedy , which
relieved her Immediately. I will not be with
out U lu the future. " I
Icu SLlllliiKT. |
Dest skating In the city at the First Avenue
rink. Afternoon. 10 cents ; evening , 15 cents.
The firm of Woodbury Hro . having been
dissolved , 0 , \Yoodbury has opened an
olllce In the Sapp block for tlio practice of
dentistry.
Every well dressed man appreciates good
laundry work. That Is why BO many go to the
Eagle Laundry , 724 Broadway. Telephone 157.
Dr. Cleaver's olllce moved to 800 Broadway.
WHO IS TO GET THE PRINTING
Problem that Bothers the Oonnty Board
Moro Than Ever Before ,
MOT COMPETITION FOR THE SPOILS
PnrUunn Prnl ( - Octx flic Hi-tier of
tinl cxlro to Hctrriicli In Hnuil-
Out OIK ; Item , lint
Oilier * Arc
The meeting of the County Board of Super
visors yesterday was naturally the most Im
portant uf the year , and It was given a
little additional Importance yesterday by the
fact thai for the first time In recent yearn
there wan a fight on for the award of the
county printing , a little Item that approx
imates several thousand dollars each year.
The practice heretofore has been to let the
local ncwspa | > er that happened to be the
organ of the party ln power have all the per
quisites upon the good old Jacksonlan the
ory. Only a pretense has been made for
advertising and receiving bids , and for years
I st there has only been an occasional and
half-hearted effort on the part of some out
sider to get n slice of the county printing by
offering to do It at a much lower figure than
the party organ.
Inquiries of the county auditor heretofore
have been answered so vngiuly that the
outside bidder could not get sufllclent In
formation upon which to base an Intelligent
bid , and the bids were cither not made at
all , cr made In such n way as to Insure the
board throwing them out. But this year the
proipccts seemed to bo more favorable to
the outsiders. County Auditor Matthews an
swered all Inquiries for Information fully
and Reenud anxious to assist all bidders to
the full extent of his ability. But when the
board got down to work the atmosphere of
the old days that perhaps lingered some
where In the corners cf the rooms seemed
to strangely affect the new and old members
alike , and up to the hour of adjournment
there was no departure from the established
custom.
NRW OFFICERS TAKE HOLD.
The board met at 9 o'clock and Auld ,
Dentler and Kcrney parted with thslr old
associates , Wadsworth and Currle , and wel
comed the new members , W. F. llakcr and
Jacob Hansen. After the partings and con
gratulations we e over , the new board or
ganized and elected W. L. Kerncy president.
The forenoon was devoted to the work of ex
amining and approving the bonds of the new
ofilcera. The treasurer's bond for $200,000
was a formidable looking document and was
scrutinized with a good deal of Interest by
the niembrrs and reporters.- The sureties
were : E. E. Hart , John Bennett , J. D. Ed-
mundson , W. L. Kerncy , P. Wels , George P.
Sanford , C. R. Hannan , F. O. Gleason , Theo
dore Gulttar. C. B. Wnlte , T. J. Evans. A. T.
Fllcklnger , E. L. Shugart , J. P. Greenshlelds ,
John Beno , Lucius Wells , John Dreshelm ,
S. G. Underwood , John Clausen and E. A.
Wlckham.
The bond of Shsrlff Morgan for $10,000 , with
A. B. Morgan , F. Lodge , I. T. Spangler
Peter Knoll , L. A. Stamen , J. W. Craig and
Edward Nlssen as sureties , was approved.
E. L. Cook presented his bond for $3.000
with G. E Hart and J. P. Gicenshlelda as
sureties , and It was approved.
Superintendent Paulson's bond for $1,000
bore the names of T. J. Evans and II. A.
Cote , and met the approval of the board.
The following constables , clerks and Jus
tices qualified : W. A. SWnnson , Justice
RockforJ township ; William Mcreford , Jus-
lice , Wright to-viishlp ; H. L. Griffiths , con
stable , Carson township ; David Evans , con
stable , Garner township ; Osorge M. Smith
constable , Grove township ; John Fox , Hardln
township ; Fritz Blelch , James township
William Relmer , Lincoln township ; Ed
Thrush , Norwalk township ; H. J. J. Glese ,
Ycrk township ; L. S. Field , clerk , Carson
township ; E , N. Campbell , Keg Creek town
ship , and R. S. Williams , Washington town
ship.Tho
The board accepted the resignations of Jus-
tlcs of the Pence William B. Plerc ? , York
township , and Charles Hardln. Pleasant town
ship , and Constables J. C. Baker , Kane town
ship , and George Wolf of Boomer township.
GOES TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.
The afternoon was largely devoted to the
problem of bestowing the printing plum. For
the printing , Including all blanks and forms
not bound In books , there were several bid-
dory. Among them ware P.-ycr Bros. , Frank
lin Printing company and the Nonpareil
Printing company cf Council Bluffs. Some
bide were aUo received from out of town
printers , among them a carefully prepared
list from Editor Tryon of Perry , la. It took
the board but a little white to discover that
there was a wlds margin of difference between -
twoen the various estimates , and that the
Nonpareil Printing company was hlghept ol
all. The bids of the Franklin people were
promptly thrown out when some ona called
attention to the filing mark , which showed
that the bids had been filed at 1:15 : , when the
advertisement speclflsd that all bids should
bo In the hands of the auditor at sharp noon.
A great deal of time was spent In figuring
over the estimates , and the * auditor finally
took seventeen of the principal Itims and
struck an average. This overage showed
the rather uncomfsrtablo fact that the Non
pareil's bid was $4.06 , and Pryor Bros. , the
lowest of all , was $2.36. There was a painful
silence for a long while , during which time
the members were Investigating a box ci
chewing gum and n box of cigars that some
thoughtful friends had provided for Just such
emergencies. Meantime * the victor theory
was evidently prominent In the minds of the
members , the ghosts of past administrations
were stalking about the room , and the
sllenco was naturally broken by one of the
members offering a resolution that the Non
pareil Printing company be awarded the con
tract for the work. Th difference In the
prices will approximate several hundred del
lars.
ANOTHER TOUGH PROPOSITION.
The next fight was upon the award of the
contract for the book work. There were but
two bidders for this , the Nonpareil and Mora-
hoiiK ) & Co. The following statement shows
the difference In the bids ;
Kind. Nonpareil. Morehoiise.
Records $ S fit ) a " >
Dockets 8 GO 7 5)
Printed book bends 230 2 ( W
Printed page 330 300
Crnvas cover ! K > 60
Redemption books 6 S5 4 00
Assessors' books , per
qulro 100
Bar dockets SO 05
Tax receipt * 33000 1ST 00
The problem worried the board for several
hcurs , assisted somewhat by Mr. Ed More-
house , who was la evidence continuously
with earnest protests against awarding the
work to the highest bidder , when the adver
tisement under which ho had filed his bid
stated explicitly that It. would ba given to
the lowest responsible bidder. The problem
WHS too knotty to bo solved at on ? sitting and
the board at C o'clock adjourned until this
morning.
Bcforo adjournment the board fixed the
salaries of the deputy uhcrlffs at $1,000 , ,
which U to be In full for their services , and
no fees to be retained by them.
INJUNCTION IN SIGHT.
Several of the bidders for the county printIng -
Ing whoso bids were not favorably considered
by the board of tupervlsors at themeeting
yesterday wore comparing notes last evenIng -
Ing , exchanging grievances and looking up
'
the' law governing the lotting' of public con
tracts. They professed to discover enough to
warrant the bringing of an Injunction re
straining the board from letting the con
tracts to the highest Instead of the lowest
bidders. The matter was u.'rlously talked
over and the Impression given out that there
was a possibility of a restraining order being
asked for today ,
It Nitre * I lie CroiuijUlillilrrn. .
SUAVIEW. Va. . Starch 9 , ' . 895.
We have a splendid Bale on Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy , and our customers coming
from far and near , speak of It In the highest
ternu , Many have said that their children
would have died cf croup If Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy had not been given , Kellam
& Ourren.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
AViiler lllllu
Jan be discounted 5 per cent until the even-
UK of January 10.
Attend Davis' clearing sale of holiday goodi.
PASS PHOM TIIIJ Ol.l ) TO TUU M5\V.
CottnO' Onircfl ClintiKc 1 In into mill ( lie
( jnvrrnnirnt Still l.lve * .
Figuratively there were smiles and tears
Intermingled around the offices and allies of
the county court house yesterday. The
countenances of the Incoming officers were
Illuminated with an expression that lighted
up the darkest corners of the building , while
the faces of the retiring officials showed n
passlvcnoss that might Indicate something
moro than a freedom from anxiety and the
tolls and cares of office. Sheriff Hazen was
the first to lay down the office he has held
und filled so successfully for the last four
years. Ho made the transfer at noon , and at
once began the work of packing up his be
longings and getting ready to retire to his
comfortable home at Avoca. Sheriff Morgan
was on hand to accept the responsibilities
and at once took possession , Installing J. C.
Baker , Frank Compton and J. W. Weight-
man as deputies for the home ofllce and J.
M. Armstrong nt Avoca. He appointed A.
A. Morgan as his deputy to act as Jailer. L.
B. Cousins and J. M. Armstrong will act
as the bailiffs , the former at Council Bluffs
and the latter at Avoca , In connection with
his regular duties as deputy sheriff.
Superintendent Paulson slipped quietly Into
hlg new office and received congratulations
from a number of local and county teachers
who happened to bo present.
During the afternoon Ernest Cook took pos
session of the office of county surveyor and
nt once began to look around to see what he
cc-uld find to do. The. duties for the pres
ent will not be very onerous and ho will not
need n deputy.
The principal office , that of county treas
urer , will not be turned over until this
morning , when William Arnd will take up
the work. Mr. Arnd has appointed O. M.
Gould and Emll Lcfferts as his deputies.
Both are well known and popular young men.
Mr. Gould wag one of the strong anj clean
ycung republicans who helped to relieve the
democracy of the labor of managing the af
fairs of the city. His term as city auditor
would expire next April , but he resigned the
position for the purpose of accsptlng the
offer of Treasurer-elect Arnd of the chief
deputyshlp In the county's strong bax. Mr.
Lefferts Is also a clean and bright young
man , who has been serving as clerk In the
county auditor's ofllce , and the promotion
to the more responsible office Is n deserved
one.
one.The
The outgoing officers were the recipients
of many hearty expressions of good will
during the day , and many friendly Inquiries
were made concerning1 their future Intention.
Ex-Sheriff Hazsn answered all such ques
tions with the declaration that ho Ind all
the cares of public life ho desired , and that
ho would return to his home , where his now
house was lately destroyed by fire , rebuild
It and settle down to the comfortable con
templation of four years of bard work con-
"clontlottsly well spent and reasonably well
-ewardcd. The force of deputies under him ,
ind to whom the public and the newspapers
were under many obligations , will be scat
tered. J. C. Nlchol will start In a few days
for southern California , to remain for an
Indefinite period. Goodwin and Petcrsen will
take a trip south Into Missouri and else
where , Nick O'Brien will lay low and await
in opportunity to go after the fellow who
shot him a year ago , and T. Wall McFadden
will stay In town.
Ex-TrciKtrer W. B. Reed will devote the
next few months to an earnest effort t Im
prove the health of his young son , who has
recovered from a long and dangerous attack
* t typhoid fever and Is almost a helpless
cripple. He will take his son to KlrkvlII- ,
Mo. , fcr treatment , and after a while. If he
Improves , he will take him on an oxtende-
trip through the southern states. After his
return and wh n he gets ready for bn&lnes'
he expects to find some profitable position
! n his old work of railroading. Of his dep
uties , Claude Dye will gs on a hunting trip
In the west , and Bowman will embark In
the Insurance business.
Ex-Suporlntendent of Schools Burtnn has
alrady provided himself with a desirable po
sition. After thin week he will be principal
of the Marne , la. , schools.
Stephan Bros , for plumbing- and heating.
also flno line of gaa fixtures.
Have you seen the new gas heating stov ? . '
it the company's office ?
H. S. Hutchins has gone to Sioux City on
a business trip.
J. T. Naughton , with S. T. McAtce has
gone east on a three weeXs' well earned va
cation.
J. D. Edmundson has gone to DCS Molncs
and will watch the lawmakers get together
next week.
Don Beno left yesterday to. resume his
'tudlsa In the Shattuck Military academy at
FVirlbault , Minn.
Mrs. T. S. Couch and daughter , L-iura , of
Milwaukee , nre In the city visiting the fam
ily of O. W. Butts.
Roy Campbell left yesterday to resume his
studies at the Shattuck Military school at
Karlbault. Ho will graduate this year ,
Missis Maud , Lena and Florence Robinson
have returned from Burlington , where they
spent the past week visiting T. L. Arnold and
family.
Jack Naughton , the head clerk at Mc-
Atee's , left last night for a three weeks' va
cation , during which ho will visit his old
home at Columbus , O.
Henry Baldwin of the Milwaukee Bridge
coir.pany returned yesterday after a two
years' absence In South American countries ,
where he has been In the Interest of the
firm. He brought homo a regular menagerie
of birds and animals , among them thrto
largo healthy monkeys.
Mr. Huse N. Morgan left yesterday for
Sidney to visit his father , who has been
major of that little city for eighteen yean.
Mr. Morgan will remain In Sidney until the
trial of his case against the theatrical com
pany for the loss of his hand In the saw
mill fcene. His wife. Mrs. Blanche Morgan ,
has Joined the Woodward company.
AUB ANXIOUS FOIL A IMKCBIj 1'OST.
IlrltlNh AniluiNNiiilor HUN mi Interview
nidi 1'oNtiuiixter (7 file nil Wllnoii.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 0. Sir Julian Paunce-
fete , the British ambassador , and Lord Gcugh ,
the first secretary of the legation , had a
conference with Postmaster General Wilson
today , at which the establishment of a parcel
post between the United States and Great
Britain was assured. The ambassador was
assured by Mr. Wilson that the matter would
ha considered ati eoon as possible. Mr. Wll-
uon explained that the United States haa no
parcel post convention with any European
country , though having such conventions
with a number of British colonies , the Ha
waiian and Leeward Islands and other small
countrlea The objection urged by postal
authorities In tint th Introduction of the
arrangement would b& disadvantageous to this
country , au the mails nro liable to trannporta
tlon over much larger territory than In England -
land , and It would creit * moro work In the
s.rvlco by allowing a maximum of eleven
pounds to a package In the malls Instead of
four , as at present.
I'l-IHlf Of IlO.Mlll KlIHllT.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 0. The Invalid pen-
slon committee today ngred to report a bill
providing that In considering claims filed
under the act of June 27 , 1800 , the death of
an enllite.l man or officer Mall bo consid
ered as sufficiently proved If satisfactory evi
dence Is produced of the fact of the con
tinued absence of such penuns from home
and family for seven year , during which
period no communication from him has been
received.
Ailvuncoil ( lie Com n CIIHO ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 6. The supreme court
today advanced the cuse of Coffin , Indicted
for complicity Jin the wrecking ot the Indian
apolis National bank and set the hearing
for the first Monday In March ,
Old I'cnplo ,
Old people who requlro medicine to regulate
the bowels and kidneys will find the true
remedy In Electric Hitters. Thlu medicine
does not stimulate and contains no whisky
nor other Intoxicant , but acts as a tonic mm
alterative. It acts mildly on the etomach
and bowels , addliig ttrengtli and giving tone
to the organs , thereby aiding ruture iu the
performance of the function * Electric nit-
tors ls an excellent appetizer and aids diges
tion. Old people find It just exactly what
they need. Price fifty cents per boltl at
Kuhn & Co.'a drug store.
t i'r < ini i Tnim t T npp/niAiVpn
LEGISLATORS AT DESUIOINtS
Advance Guard of the Mo'inbors Pouring
Into the Capital ,
PLACE HUNTERS IN MAJORITY
Will Open Mnijilny mill the
CnnctiN In I'nrerl Oat | i/unltlotiM
Will He n Comitjllcntca
A ( Tn I r.
DBS MOINES , Jan. 6. ( Special Telegram. )
The advance guard of the legislature began
to pour Into the city today , and already
hotels nro crowded with legislators and
candidates for positions. Thus far the lat
ter are In a decided majority. U la said
there are more candidates for places than
before any legislature for many years , an.1
the republican caucus to parcel out the posi
tions will be a very complicated affair.
The session will open next Monday. U
was announced today that Captain W. H.
Fleming , editorial writer on the Iowa Capital ,
will be private secretary to ths governor.
Ho held the place for fourteen years , gclng
out fourteen years ago when ; Sherman was
Installed as governor.
General Drake , governor-elect , tonight an
nounced his appointments to positions In the
executive olllccs and on his personal staff.
Captain W. II. Fleming will bo private wc-
retary , to succeed W. S. Richards. Rich
ards will be retained as a clerk. The posi
tion of chief clerk , held the past two years
by W. II. Myers , will be abolished , and Mr ,
Myern will bo retained on nn equality with
Richards. John It. Prime , adjutant general ,
will bo succeeded by General H. H. Wright
of Centerville. This change Is thei one sur-
prlro of new appointments. James T. O'Mera ,
clerk In the governor's office for twelve years' ,
will be dropped from the stall under the
new administration.
.IHFKEHSOX INSISTS OX TIII3 HOMH.
KnriiFNtly Iiiteiiil.t Unit tlic Odd Pel-
lon-n * I'lnn.i Shall lit * Carried Out.
JEFFERSON , la , Jan. C. ( Special. )
Trouble Is brewing In the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows that portends disagreeable
result , unless the committee appointed by
the grand lodge last fall to carry out Its
designs In the matter of the location of the
orphans' homo acts In good faith. Much has
been said and printed concerning this matter
which Is of moro than state interest. The
facts arc as follows :
For several years an agitation was kept
up otorted by the Daughters of Rcbekah
to establish a homo where orphans of Odd
Follows , as well as aged and Infirm members
should be cared for by the order. About
two years ago the matter was presented to
the grand lodge and a committee of five
prominent members appolntid to Investigate
the matter , solicit bids and donations from
such towns as sought the location of the
home , and submit Its report at the next
session of the grand lodge. Moro than a
dozen towns entered the lists In the compe
tition for the homo , among them , Jefferson ,
Clinton , Indlanola , Boonct i Marshalltown ,
Waterloo , Independence , Madrid and Web
ster City , and a limit of time jvas made up
to which bids of cash and land would be
received. Following this the committee
made tha rounds , Inspecting the1 towns com-
patlng and examining the sites offered. The
province of the committed was to make a
report favorable to one or nnfther , of the
towns , if possible , to be ratified or rejected
by the grand lodge , nnd In pase 'no agreement
could be reached the sovereign' body would
Itself dispose of the matter.
The grand lodge convened > ln October with
107 representatives present , covering every
county In Iowa. When the-report of the com
mittee was called for a majority and a mi
nority report was submitted. Mesyrs. Mus-
son , Whlpplc and Hartmanfavored Jefferson ,
and Messrs. Dieckmann and Abbott favored
Clinton. After n good -ofmSncuyeirlIng )
the grand lodge by a Very large majority
accepted the report favoring Jefferson , nnd
ths veto was afterward made unanimous. A
clause was inserted ln _ the resolution , how
ever , .stating that In case the conjtnlttee
which was continued as a building committee
and to choose which of the several sites
offered by Jefferson should bo accepted
was not able to make a contract with-Jef
ferson on account of the failure of .Its citi
zens to make good their proposition , then
In that event the committee was authorized
to turn to Indlanola and endeavor to make
terms of n satisfactory nature with that
town. In brief , Indlanola was the second
choice of the grand lodge.
In November the committee , with the ex
ception of Mr. Musson , who Is grand secre
tary , and resigned In favor of Mr. Bellamy
of Knoxvllle , visited this city for the sup
posed purpose of eclect'ng a building site. It
was met by the local committee and shown
th various sites and later took aa Informal
vote , being apparently unanimous In favor
of one plat of ground. Before leaving the
committee expressed Itself perfectly satisfied
with what Jefferson proposed to do which
was exactly what had b-'cn pledged at grand
lodga at the tlmo the location was estab
lished and left that night for Des Motns ,
where a further conference was to be held.
There was dire consternation In this city the
morning following the next day , when a Des
Molnes papr printed a story that the
orphans' home committee had been In ces
sion privately the night previous ; ml that a
report of what had been done could not be
made , but that the question of what town
would get the home was In doubt It m'ght be
Jefferson and It might be Indlanola. It was
further stated that both Jefferson and In
dlanola would be asked to make their best
proposition , and then a circular would b ?
sent to each one of the representatives com
posing the grand lodge , and tiny would bo
asked to answer , first. If they understood
that the home was definitely and finally lo
cated at Jefferson , and , second , It they were
still favorable to Jefferson. The local com-
mlttea of this city , In reply , simply ca'd It
had made a proposition to the grand lodge
and that after a critical and thorough siftIng -
Ing by that body , with all facts considered ,
that the home had baen located here , and
that It not only 'stood ready to make good
every pledge made , but to back It up and a
bond guaranteeing the same nnd signed by
men worth $500,000 was forwarded to the com
mittee , The circular was sent out , however ,
giving the offers of Jefferson and Indlanola ,
and while the proposition of the city was
UID came as originally made to the grand
lodge , It was found the vajuo of Indlanola
real estate had Increased'feyeful thousand
dollars not tbo number of acres of land , but
the valueof the land. One of the representa
tives In this city recslvel one cf the c'rculars ' ,
and In the same mall hdiivcelved a circular
booming Indlanola. ] } c
The grand lodge commiyeoijj hearing from
the circular In responses from the repre
sentatives that are of no-uncertain sound.
Mori than 8 per cent of'th 'lotters are for
Jefferson , many of them Ifelrfeilrom mtn who
wore originally In favor C eJlher Indlanola
or Clinton. Letter * fromprojnlnent , Odd Fel
lows In all parts of ths , ttats are pouring
In , expressing amazetneiHjnliths action of
the committee , and claliblhe/ihat the next
session of grand Io3ge wllr everely repri
mand the men appointed jperely to choose-
one of several Bites In the ftjjv'n ' officially se
lected for the loeatlon.j/f1 / J\\o ( \ \ home , for
clearly overstepping Its djitljdhty and bring-
In ? the order Into dlsreptile Throughout the
United States. The IouaOiW , Fellows , the
official organ of the orderjl the state , says
there Is no question as . .iffytiere the. homo
was located , that the official tecords show
Jefferson to have been Uiiaijluiously and le
gally selected. The committee hohla another
meeting at Des Molnes January 9 , at which
tlmo the matter will be finally disposed of.
Iiixtrueteil to Indict DifliuijiH ) Otllcliila
DUBUQUE , Jan , 6. ( Special Telegram. )
Judge Hunted today charged the grand Jury
to Indict Mayor Olluger If he hid taken more
than the fl.GOO salary allowed by statute ( or
all dudes of the mayor's position , and the al
dermen If they had raised their own talarlts.
The aldermen did ralco their salaries from
fOG per year to $500 , and gave additional
pay for committee service , and seven of the
ten have drawn the money , while the mayor ,
whose salary was raised fro'iu J 1,000 to { 1,600 ,
lias also taken $500 $ for Ills services as ex-
clficlo chairman of the Board of Health.
I'liuiH for IOIVU'H A'trxl Stule Fnlr.
DES MOINES , Jan. 6. ( Special Telegram. )
The annual meeting of the State Agricul
tural society , which conducts the state fair ,
jpens tomorrow. It will last three days.
Plans will be discussed ( or carrying the debt
of the association , about $1R,000. and It U
probable the directors will K\\O \ pcmnal
notes to carry It till next year. There are
several candidates for president , John A.
Kvnns , the present Incumbent , W. W. Fields
of Ode-bolt and F. N. Chase of Cedar llapldi
being the leading ones ,
The report of the state commls loner Is
nearly completed and shows that ilnco the
passage of the law requiring that artificial
butter shall bo colored so that It may be
distinguished from butter , the number of
houses handling It In the state , cither at
wholesale or retail , has been rtdusrd grad
ually , till today there Is not a place In the
state whcro It Is served or can be bought.
KUGITIVK IOWA IIA\Kiit CAI'TtmKU
Trncy IcMi < jlii * < , Who ttolihcil Tern
1'eople , t'ndrr ' Arrest.
DES MOINUS , Jan. C. ( Special Telegram. )
Tracy W. Douglass , atlas C. O. Davis , alias
E. C. Mlsncr , the defaulting Peru , la. ,
banker , was arrested In Canandaigua , N. Y. ,
today , and will be brought back to Iowa.
Davis started a private bank In Peru In
April , 1S95. HeIndiucd J. B. Hcnshaw uf
DCS Molnes to put In J2.000 , nnd a nun named
Kuhns to put In J4.000. Davis agreed to
put In JG.OOO. He told nothing of his ante
cedents , but soon became popular , ind bad a
big line of deposits. July 6 he disappeared.
A few days later his partners became alarmed
and forced the safe open. They found all
the books and papers burned. It was then
learned that Davis had got aw.iy with bt-
tween J15.000 and $18,000 of money belong
ing to his partners , Kuhn & H.Mish.i\v , to
depositors and to banks with whom ho did
business. Ho was traced to Denver by means
of a letter head and a signature to a letter
which had escaped the flames , and from
there to Avoca , N. V. , where he had a pri
vate bank at the time of his arrest. Ho had
done business In Denver under the name of
L , . C. Douglass , his wife. Vhe bank nt
Avoca , N. Y , , was run In tha name of R. C.
Mlsner & t , . C. Benedict. The precise losses
of the Peru depositors have never been fx-
actly ascertained , as thcro was no record
left.
UOmiKD A WOMAN AT SIOU.Y CITY.
Hrx. J. 31. JVeml Ivnoclje. ' Down null
KelleviMl of n I.iirne Stun.
SIOUX CITY , Jan. C. ( Special Telegram. )
Mrs. J. M. Nead was robbed of $907 while
making change to a customer at noon today.
The robber tendered a ? 20 bill In payment
for a purchase , and when Mrs. Nead turned
to the safe far change he knocked her down ,
emptied the contents of the money drawer
Into his pockets and tied.
The difficulty over the position of the
sheriff of Plymouth county , Iowa , was par
tially settled today by the withdrawal of
William Boyle , the old officer , In favor of W.
E. Herron , the republican candidate at the
las' election. Herron'a electlonv has been
ccctestcd , however , by the democratic candi
date , Conway , who Insists that Boyle should
hold over until the district court announces
Its decision. An effort may yet bo made
to prevent Herron from acting In an official
capacity.
WIM < ItnSTICT SAVINGS I1AMCS.
Kxiiecteil to I'IIRM Some
HONtllt * MlMIKIirOH.
DES MOINES , Jan. C. ( Special Telegram. )
There Is a movement on the part of some
of the banking Interests of the state to hav-e
the legislature pass a law requiring savings
banks to abstain from commercial business
and confine themselves entirely to the bav-
Ings business. National bankers are back of
the scheme , and the reason urged for the
move Is that the savings bankers In some
places have been In the habit of carrying on
both lines of business , paying In some cases
high rates of Interest on dally balances ,
which enables them to take business frcm
other dealers. There has been much feelIng -
Ing In some cities over this plan of doing
brslness.
Don MoliicM llaiiU Illil.s for IloiulN.
DES MOINES. Jan. G. ( Special Telegram. )
The proposition for a popular loan , nd-
, vanced by the secretary of the treasury ,
proVes popular In Des Molnes. .One bank , the
Des 'Molnes' 'Savings , this nornlng held a
meeting and authorized Its cashier to bid for
$100,000 of them.
Ottmuwii Jeweler * ) Full.
OTTUMWA , la. , Jan. C. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Lyon & Scott , Jewelers , assigned for
the benefit of creditors today. Liabilities ,
? 1G,000 ; assets , more.
AS TO WYOMING GAME PRESERVES.
Fifth ComintNhloiior IlcnortN thnt Hide
lliiiitern Arc lliiMy.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Jan. G. ( Special. )
Fish Commissioner G. Schnltger has made
his annual report to the governor of the
state. During the past season he has dis
tributed 720,500 young trout fry to the sev
eral counties of the state nnd has retained
100,000 at the hatchery for breeding pur
poses. Experiments made with other species
of fish than trout have not been successful ,
and * In the future the entire plant of the
hatchery will be devoted to the raising of
trout , principally eastern brook and rainbow.
The commissioner reports that hide hunters
are making usa of the Indian treaty regula
tions to Justify them In killing big game
and that many elk and deer are being killed
by the white hunters for the heads and hides.
During the past year there have been
shipped out of the state for park and zoo
logical garden purposes sixteen antelope ,
four deer and sixty-five elk.
1'ccMillnr Acclilriit oti the Elkhorn.
DOUGLAS , Wyo. , Jan. G. ( Special. ) A pe
culiar accident occurrsd on the Elkhorn at
Orln Junction on Friday. While the patrwn-
ger train for the west stood at the station ,
water leaking from the tender froze the
wheels fast to the brake , and when the train
utnrted the wheels did .not turn. One of the
wheels slid along the rail until It had worn
flat , for a distance of eight Inches. The
train was compelled to return to Orln Junc
tion and was delayed five hours , while a new
wheel was being put on.
AnxloiiH to He Itnnllnn' I'oxtniiiNter.
RAWL1NS , Wyo. , Jan. G. ( Special. ) The
fight for the postmastershlp of this city
Is becoming more complicated. L. Schalk Is
now an applicant for the plac ) . He Is said
to have the backing of ex-Governor Osborne ,
Deputy Collector Kubls and Internal Revenue
Collector A. L. New. William Daley Is
backed by the democratic county committee.
John C , Friend has the support of the Grand
Army of the Republic. It Is possible that C.
II. Blydonburgh , who U now In charge of
the ofllce , may got the place.
KiiiKliinee Hoard of Trade Organized.
SUNDANCE , Wyo. , Jan. G , ( Special. )
Thirty business men of this place have or
ganized the Sundance Board of Trade. T.
A. Dunn has been elected president and
Mlle A. Adams , secretary. The organization
will advertise the resources of. Crook county
In n systematic manner , and do all In Its
power to advance the material Interests of
Crook county and Sundance.
To Promote Immigration ,
SIOUX FALLS , Jan. G. ( Special , ) Yester
day a large meeting of business men was
held to ielect delegates to the Immigration
convention which will bo held In Mitchell
January 15. A strong Interest was shown
In the matter and a unanimous sentiment
that Sioux Falls should aid with all her
stungth In pushing any measures to adver
tise the state and bring In settlers. After
a full Interchange of views about the posi
tion whch | this city should maintain the
following ten delegites were selected : Judge
C , S. Palmer. J. Tomllnson , Jr. , C , E , Baker ,
George II. Perry , Prof. George M. Blnks ,
Colonel T. H. Brown , T. W. Sexton , C. B.
McKlnney , John E. Diamond and H , H.
Keith. A commltteo consisting of T. H.
Brown , J. Tomllnson , Jr. , and G. H. Perry
was appointed to draw up a platform of In
structions for the delegation and to report
to another meeting which will be held next
Saturday.
For delicacy , for purity , and for ImprovJ-
inent of the complexion nothing equals Poz-
zonl's Powder.
QUAKER OATS
The Child Loves It.
The Dyspeptic Demands It.
Tlio Epicure Dotes on It.
DO YOU EAT IT ?
MW .it'STicu TAKHS ms sr.AT.
.Ttulfto rcckliiininiv n Mcinbrr of the
Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON , Jan. e.-As ocli te > Justice
Peckhntn , the lat < st acquisition to the supreme
bench , tok Ills aat as a member ol the high
est court of thu land today. Tht Initiatory
ceremony consisted In the taking of the oath
of ofllco nnd was brief and pimple. The
now justice Is a man of Impressive presence
and etrlklni ; personality , nnd the Imprcwlon
innde on those present \\as all that was do-
strablo. Chief Justice Fuller announced the
receipt by the court of Mr. I'eckham's com
mission from the president , and nfttr Clerk
McKcnny had read It. he administered the
oath In which the Justice vowed to do equal
Justice to rich ar.d poor allUe. There was
an especially Urge attendance of attorneys at
the ceremony. Among others who occupied
seats Insldo the bar were the Chinese min
ister and two members of his suite.
The. court assigned the 20th Inst. for rr-
argument of the Interstate commerce oases
Involving the validity of the provisions of the
Interstate commerce law relating to long and
short hauls nnd foreign rates.
In n decision rendered by Justice White
the court reversed for the second tlmo the
decision of the circuit court for the .western
district of Arkansas In the casa of Sam
Hickory , condemned to death for murder.
Justice White , In his opinion , quoted liber
ally from the Instructions Riven by Judge
1'arkcr , who presided In the Arkansas court ,
condemning In rather strong terms the use
by the judge of language denunciatory of the
prisoner.
In the case of J. P. Gill , asking royalty
for the use of certain ordnance patents In
vented by Gill whllo In the employ of the
government , the court practically reaffirmed
former decisions to the effecti that the gov
ernment Is entitled to the product of the
labor of Its employes. In this case H ap-
rwars that the Inventions were the work of
Mr. Gill during leisure hours , but that the
government machinery was used In their
adaptation ,
TOOIC DP T1IK CHAPMAN CASKS.
for ( lip DpfpiiNP Olijrot < o
OITprnl In ISvlilpner.
WASHINGTON , Jan. G. The long de
layed trial of niberton II. Chapman , the
New York broker Indicted for refusing to
answer questions asked by the senate com-
inttlcc Investigating the Sugar trust almost
two years ngo , nnd upon whose case the
prosecution of the other live sugar cases
largely depends , was opened today In tha
district court. The district court was crowded
and the strong array of legal talent Included
ex-United Slates Senator Edmunds of Ver
mont , Judge Dlttenhelffer of New York
City and ex-Congressman Sheelabargcr and
Jere Wilson of this city. The defense inado
n stubborn contest ot every available point
made by the government and sought to make
the government furnish unquestioned proof
of all the numerous allegations made In lha
Indictment.
The certificate of Incorporation of the
"Trust , " the American Sugar Kenning com
pany , was objected to on the grounds that
though signed by the secretary of state of
New Jersey , It did not bcnr the governor's
approval , und the copy of the record of the
proceedings In the senate leading up to the
Investigation was also objected to because
the record Itself should bo produced. The
day was practically spent In contests over
points of this character. District Attorney
Blrney , In his nddresi to the Jury , asserted
that Chapman's refusal to testify was a
direct violation of section 102 of the revised
statutes.
CONSIIinitINU PACIFIC IIOAT1S.
HOIINC Coiiinilvu Will IIiivc it Moot
ing : Soon. .
WASHINGTON , Jan. C. The house com
mltteo on Pacific railways within a few
days will begin to consider plans for ad-
"Justlng the debt of the Pacific roads to the
government. Chairman' Powers arrived In
the city today from Vermont and called a
meeting tomorrow for organization. Mr.
Powers supported the Rellly bill In the last
corgress , but it Is understood he thinks
the plan can be Improved upon. Ho has
not framed any plan himself , Mr. Powers
says , BE he has not known lone thnt he wao
to be chairman of the committee. Several
bills will probably be Introduced ultliln a
week , which will glvo the committee plenty
of ground to work on. Mr. Powers says It
Is absolutely necassary that some disposition
of the question should be made by this
congress on account ot the approaching ma
turity of some of the bonds , but lie decs not
yet know what Is the temper of the commit
tee or the house regarding the problem. Two-
thirds of the commltteemen are new , as the
speaker dropped from the list certain of the
members of this congress who served on the
commltteo last congress. In the house the
Rellly bill received n larger proportional
uupport from the republican than the demo-
critic side , but no Inference oin necessarily
bo drawn concerning the present large repub
lican majority.
MAJOR AUMKS AGAIN AIIIIESTKII.
SoiiNiidoniil Turn In the XOTV Cclo-
lirntoil On NO.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 6. The sensational
Aim OH caeo , arising out of the arrest of
Major Armes and his confinement by order
of General Schofleld , who \vaa acting sec
retary of war , and just about retiring from
command ot the army , had another sena-
tloral sequel today when the district court
of appeals overruled the order of Judge
Bradley , who had released Armes on a writ
of habeas corpus and ordered his rcarrest
and that ho be remanded to military cus
tody.
Judge Bradley In his discharge of Armes
severely scored General Schofield's counsel.
Anneu doubtless will appeal to the > United
States supreme court.
In Its opinion of the case the court of
appeals says that Judge Dradlcy's action was
erroneous and should bo reversed with costs.
It directs him to vacate his order discharg
ing Armes , orders that a warrant bo Issued
After This month we sell for
cash. Every
successful
merchant
now -a- days
sells for cash
everybody
will be selling for cash pretty
soon might as well pay now
have to some time anyway.
We will sell goods lower give
you just as peed goods in
fact give you the very utmost
for your money in cash.
1322 Faruaxu
Men's Furnishings Cash ,
for hi * roarrcut , and that h then ho re
mtndcd to the custody ot Colonel Cloanon
ot th Washington barracks , under who
direction ho was confined at the barracks.
M jor Armci I * a retired army offlcar
wltli the rank of captain , and General Scho-
ficM's order for his arrest was based on in
alleged Inmiltlng letter tent by Anne , dc <
nounclng the general ot the army.
snssToiv 5r TiiK not'sis. '
ltptirr ciintlrc Ackcil to
lie Suorn In.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 6. The sesMon of the
house today was exceedingly brief. Mr.
Uroderlck , republican of Kansas , preferred a
request for unanimous consent for the swearIng -
Ing In ot Clarence H. Allen , elected to repre
sent the now state ct Utah. He explained
that Mr. Allen's election was regular anil
there "is no contest , but as the governor and
other stale officers did not araumc their olllccs
under the president's proclamation until today
their signatures to Mr. Allen's credentials
of course had not been wlRned. Mr. Crltq >
ot Georgia did not question the facts as
stated , but thought Mr. Allen should not bo
sworn In until a , report had been made upon
the caseby a committee. The matter there
fore * was referred to the Judiciary commltteo
with leave to report nt any time.
On Mr. Hltt'8 motion a resolution was
adopted appointing lion , William L. Wilson
on tlio IxJrml of regents ot the Smithsonian
Institute.
At 12:20 : the house adjourned until tomor
row.
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.mil refreshing to the taste , nnd aota
gently yet promptly on tlio Kidneys ,
Liver and BowolH , cleanses the sys
tem effectually , dispala colds , headaches -
aches and fevers nnd cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs i& the
only remedy of its kind over pro
duced , pleasing to the taste nnd ac-
'
oep'tahlo to the stomach , prompt in
its action and truly huieficS&l in ita
effects , prepared only from the most
healthy and agrccahlo substances , ita
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most I
popular'rcmedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 60
cent hottles by all leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may jiot have it on hand will pro-
wire it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
imbstituio.
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