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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1896)
' ' COUNCIL 'BLUFF'S DEPARTMENT MIXOH Mr * . W. n. MeLomletl and daughter art Tlsltlng Mr * . A. L. Mungcr at Alvo , Neb Th6 Itoyal Neighbors have arranged a pl as- ant nodal entertainment In their hall for Saturday night , Th6 Grand hotel , Council Bluffs. High class In every rctpect. Rates , $2.60 per day , K to and upward. E. F. Clark , proprietor. Myrtle lodge No. 12 , Degree of Honor , will / held Its regular meeting this evening for Inltallon uid Installation or cfflccrc. The Iowa Legion of Honor meets this evening fcr the purpose of Installing officers. All members ore requested to bo present. The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor will give an entertainment this cv.nlng In the Second Presbyterian church. There was not n single caie In the police court yesterday , and up to C o'clock the city police force hnd not made an arreat elnce Wednesday morning. Justice Cook yesterday continued the chlrkcn stealing cases until today at 2 o'clock. The burglary cases against the out fit have also been taken to his court for hearing. There will be a special reeling of Star chapted No. 47 , Royal Arch Masons , rrl- day night , January 10 , for work In the mark niMters' degree. All members are requested to be present. Charles dllmore , the clerk of the grand Jury , was taken suddenly III yesterday after noon and was obliged to be taken home. This necessitated nn adjournment of the Jury for the remainder of the day. The Compston Dramatic comptny will open a week's engagement at Dolmny's Sunday evening. H Is wld to be one of the strongest org-inlzalloiiH on the road. Popular prices will bo charged , 10 , 20 and 30 cents. Several complaints have been mad ? against teamsters who are neglecting to provide proper phclter for their horses this winter. Hard times cannot bo pleaded as an excuse for violation of law , and a number of pros ecutions arc In sight. Matt Tlnley was awarded the Dodge Light drards' medal for the best drilling during the past season. His drilling through the month of December Is said to have been particularly good , and was largely the means of his winning the medal. Guard against loss by fire and Insure your property In reliable companies. If you pay an Insurance premium you expect Insurance. We represent some of the best English and American companies. Lougee & Towle. Have you seen the new gas heating atafM at the company's office ? Dr. Cleaver's ofllca moved to COO Broadway. I'HHSOXAI. PAIlAtillAlMIS. George Rudlo arrived homo last night from a business trip to Chicago. Mr. P. E. Vale has gene to Chartlon , la. , and will return next week , accompanied by Mrs. Vole , who has been visiting friends at that place for several weeks. Mr. S. C. Hunt and wife , who tcok leading parts In the Woodward Theatrical company , . have left His company and will make their home here for an Indefinite period. Mrs. Wcb'tor of Kansas City , sifter of MM. J. G. Lemen of the Christian Home , Is In the city , called her ; by the dangerous lllnesu of her father , Mr. Hagle , who recently Buffered a stroke of paralysla. MAY OBT MOUU FOll THE ISSUE. Hoard of Siinervlwor * Coiinlilrrliipr Hie $7OOOO 1'n ml I UK IlonilH. Several hours of the session of the Board of Supervisors yesterday was consumed In talking over the subject uf the sals of the $70,000 funding bonds Issued May 1 , 1891 , and conditionally sold to Roberts & Co. , New York stock brokers. The bonds were Is sued under the provisions of the statute which provides for the funding cf any out standing Indebtedness ot counties. The necessity for Issuing bonds In this county ntcse from the judgment obtained against , the county for a refund of nn excess of taxes Illegally assessed during the years If90 , 1891 and 1892. There was a question as to the legality of these bonds , and some dldlculty was experienced In selling them at par. The beard appointed the auditor and tieaeurer a committee to effect the pale. They succeeded In making a sale at par and accrued Interest , with the provision that the question of the legaillty ot the bonds was to bo submitted to Judge Dillon of New York , and If ho decided that the Issue was legal , Roberts & Co. were to fulfill their con tract. Judge Dillon's decision , rendered a few days ag , was favorable , and the brokers were ready to take the bonds. Hut before doing so , and as an additional security , they asked the board to pass a resolution confirming the sale. While these negotltatlons have been pending other bidders for the- bonds have entered the field with" better bids. The board has also discovered that if It goes before the legislature and has a legalizing act passsd , which will remove every shadow of a cloud , the bonds will be worth about $1,000 more than the amount of Roberts & Co.'s bid. The question the board has now to consider Is whether It can safely break the contract with the Now York brokers and accept the better one from Deltz , Dcnlson & Pryor of Bcston , with the added responsibility of getting a legalizing act through the legisla ture. Iliinily with Ilrlekhiitx. According to Instructions Issued by the city council , Deputy City Marshal Ander son went down to Avenue O to remove n fcnco which J. C. Huffman had erected In front of his propsrty. There was a lot of trouble In store for Anderson. The owner of the fence had built It with care and did not propose to have an amateur fcnco builder remove It. Ho had collected a nlco pile of brlckbats.broken to convenient size , and ho began practicing his art as a luirler at Anderson. It was \tarm for a time , but Huffman was finally brought to a realization of his position and was taken to the city Jail. After ho had 11 cooled down ho was allowed to go homo and the obstructing fence was removed. { it On water bills after today. Office open ' > ' , until D p. in. Hold for ( lie fir n nil Jury. J. C. Lenore , alias Harris , and the woman who was arrested with him at the Chicago house and taken to Karl Ing , la , , to answer 0. a charge of burglary , h-ivn had a .preliminary examination and have been remanded to the Shelby county jail at Harlan. Additional evidence has been procured against them that ma key the catv apparently eo strong that tlioro Is no clianc for an acquittal. The man , however. Is cold to bo ono of the most adrojt of Jail breakers , and ho does not need to bo given half a chance to break out of the Harlan jail. Chief Soinlan and ODlcer Murphy ot this city and Officers Dloom and Savage of Omaha went to Barling yesterday to testify In the case. Another Union Avenue Aniienl. Another Ijatch of property owners on Union awnu.t have given nctlce of their ap peal from the sheriff's award of damages suppoied to bo Inflicted upon their property by tbe laying of the Terminal company's trncka The nHjorlty ot the property holdcro received $1 as their award , and nearly all of them have coino to tome port of an under standing with the railway company. The last to appeal are Sackttt , Uoekhoft and Shelman. Tbey clilm that their award was ridiculously disproportionate- their damage. Matrimonial ProNnectx. Marriage licenses have been Issued as follows : Name nnd residence. Ago. W. H. Lewis Trinidad. Cole 25 Mabel C. Kecny , Weslon , Neb. . . . , 18 Hurburt Kouffman , Omaha. , , . 25 Mary Hector , Omaha 2f Ed Wilson , Lincoln , Neb , , . SI Kmma Leathcrby , Lincoln , Neb 23 Coiint'll MrvtliiK1. A special meeting of the city council has been called for this evening. It Is under stood that the question ot cleaning the etrccta In HID business section of the city will come up for consideration and a report may bo made on the Omaha Urldge and Terminal case , AViXcr Illll * Can be discounted C per cent until tbe even- lag of January 10. PII1PIIT 1\T I PT11IVPT * VPT CAUGHT IN A STRANGE NhT Omaha Fishermen Arrested for Seining at Lake Manawa , -WERE DOING A WHOLESALE BUSINESS Tivo Tlioninnil Yitriln of Scliien Coii- lli cnti' < r nnil Scvoii Men I.umleil In Jail AVnrrntilH Out fern n lllock of Seven. A largo cl7.cxl dose of grief has been cookcJ up for the Manawa fishermen who have per sistently and flagrantly violated the state fishery laws at their pleasure. Arrests have bc.'n made frequently , but the trials have always been held before Dome country justice who was cither a pretty good fisherman him self or had a kindly feeling for the profes sionals. The punlshmc-nts were always ot such' ' a nominal character that no deterrent Influences were exerted. A $5 fine would generally bo the limit , and as the fishermen could go out and In halt an hour catch enough fish to pay this and leave a good margin for prcnt , It mattered little how often they were arrested. A misconception of th ? law prevented the officers destroying the seiner ! captured , and the nets were always ) returned to the owners In good condition , ex cept on ono or two occasions , when they w = rc secretly sprinkled with sulphuric acid and destroyed. Last summer two or three wagon loads of flsh were taken on an average wen week , and after the end of the bathing ssason no at tempt was made to Interfere with the law breakers. After the water became too cold to bo comfortably waded In the fishing ceased , but since the ice on the lake hus become strong enough to bar the weight of a menthe the work has been resumed. Holes were cut In th ? Ice , and wines attached to long ropes were drawn under and manipulated In such a skillful manner that not a fish could es cape. More than C.OOO pounds of flh have been caught In this way during the last three days. Two wagon loads containing over 2,000 pounds were taken out of ths- lake yeo- terday forenoon and taken to Omaha. The men worked openly In the daytime * and In squads cf a dozen or more. Yesterday afternoon , after th ? last catch had been taken across the river , W. II. Bus- Bey of Manawa came up town and filed a complaint with Justice Vlen , and a squad of special constables were sworn In and ssnt down to make some arrests. They carried nine warrants , and when they reached the point where the seining wat > being done they found seven of the men who ? ; names were on the warrants and seven others for whcm no warrants had been Issued. Th ? other two of the nine were the men who had taken the two loads to Omaha and had not re turned. Price Gibson. F. M. Phillips. William Walker , Albert Rachwltz , Emll Rachwltz , Bonap.trto Whitney and John Mlllrr were placed under arrest and guarded by one of the officers , whllo the others gathered In the flsh nets. When the nUtlng was all piled up on the Ice It was fund that nearly 2,000 yards had bson captured , representing a value of about $3CO. This netting will be confis cated under the > law and destroyed. The prisoners were brought up town and lodged In the county jail , and another batch of warrants Issued for the other fii'hermen ' , and It Is protxible that a dozen more of tlum will be In the tolls tcday. Local fishermen arc taking nn Interest In thp case , and It Is probable that the state flsh commissioner will be called here to nsrist In the prosecution. The prisoners will be ar raigned today and the date fixed for the hear ing. No lllHCfiiiiit On water bills after today. Office open until 9 p. m. HE SOLD MORTGAGED PHOPEHTV. II. M. Ilyntt In Serious Trouble Over a llnil lliixliieNN Deal. B. M. Hyatt , a blacksmith of Crescent City , waa placed under arrest yesterday upon a warrant from Justice Vlen'o court on a charg * of having dlsposad of $180 worth of mort gaged property , consisting of a horse and buggy , sixty cords of wood and a lot of other personal property. The mortgage was drawn last spring in favor of S. P. Vnnatta. Later In the season Vanatta arranged to move to Nebraska City. He turnsd over the mortgage to a Council Bluffs business man to satlcify a debt , and since that time the holder of the security has been trying In a sort of per functory way to secure a settlement. Th ; mortgage waa duo last Septembsr , and elnce that time the business man has been en deavoring to Induce Hyatt to haul In some of the wood. Only a few loads were forth coming , and the grocerymin began to In vestigate. He discovered that If there ever was an original pile of sixty corJs of wood It had v-inlshid. Hyatt's excuses were plen tiful and original , but not satisfying eo far as. the liquidation of the debt was concerned. Yesterday a start was made to foreclose en 111 ? other property covered by the mortgage , but It wan found that the horse , buggy and harness had been sold. A warrant was at once sworn out and Hyatt was arrested. His hearing was postponed until today , and last evenlnn he was hustling around trying to raise a bond for $200 to keep from spending the night In jail. WAXT ASSESSMENTS nCDUCEU Avacn CltlxeiiM ANk the SnpervlnorH to Correct n Iliirileiixoiue AMMexHiiiciif. Fremont Benjamin of Avoca was before the Board of County Supervisors yester day for the * purpose of Inducing It to correct what ho claimed to be an erroneous and burdensome assess ment of a large amount of farm property lying In and adjacent to that town. He represented the property owners Interested. In tliclr petition to the board the taxpayers say that they are the owners of farm lands lying Inslda the town Hniltu of Avoca ; that the assessor erroneously asses 3d thcs ; lands a i town property , fixing a valuation beyond the statutory limit ; that the ruporvlrora when sitting as a board ot equalization fur ther added to the mischief by assuming It to bo town property that was ups-jssed too low and Increased the assessment by doubling It , bringing It up to , In tome- Instances , UK high as NO per acre. The property owners hava goco Into court and asked for an order restraining the board from making the levy cr collecting the taxes , and the matter Is still P'ndliik' . The chief object of the petitioners appealing to the board at thlo juncture Is to Induce them to go Into court and confer judgment and thus agree to the Issuance cf the restraining order. The board took the matter undfr advisement. The firm of Woodbury Bros , having ben dissolved , C. E. Woodbury has opened an office In the Sapp block for the- practice of dentistry. Sllll I.lven In the ItlultH. Klmball Bros , liavo filed a motion to Btrlko from the files the affidavits made by James McCabe , C. M. Harl and M. L. Gordon In the application of Deere , Wells & Co. for a new trial , Klmball Bros , secured a verdict against Deere , Wells & Co , and a motion for a now trial was made on the grounds that F. S. noarman. one of the Jurors , was not a resident of Pottawattamle county at the time ot the trial. An affidavit was presented by M , L. Gordon of Monona county , who snore that Boarman had been living In that county and had decided to move there and farm next year. In the motion filed by Klmball Bros , yes terday , resisting the application for a new trial , Mr , Boardman makes an affidavit In which he asserts that he has lived In Council IllurTe for twenty-two years and has no In tention of changing bis residence. lie- ad mits that he was In Monona county last month , but asserts that he was only work ing there at the time and still retained his residence In this city. More Trouble for Diineiiii , Two additional attachments were filed against B. M. Duncan yesterday. Doth were for goods told and delivered by Omaha firms to the shoo house managed by Mr , Duncan , The Williams-Howard 8bo company' * claim was for $180.87 and E. 0. Stearin ft Co. claim Judgment for $ .337.68. POLITICS IN Tim SCHOOLS. Superintendent PnnlNoti I'romlxea to InniiRiirntc Sonic \rcileil ItcforniM. There will bo a radical change ot policy In the management ot the schools ot I'ot- trwattamle county for the next two year * . Prof. W. K. Paulson , the now county super intendent , declares that ho Is going to In augurate a new policy and work some re- foims that ho thinks are sadly needed. He does not expect to meet with the most cordial support , and says ho may lose caste with the politicians by his plan , but he fccto It bis duty to make the changes and proposes to do It and let the political results and effects bo what they may. Pottawattamle Is a big county and has 263 schools and gives employment to 340 teachers. It Is In the employment of the teachers that ono of the chief abuses ot the system ex ist ! , and to the detriment , In the opinion of P'of , Paulson , of the public school system. It appears that politics and charity have entered too much Into the selection of teachers In years past , and , as a result , the standard of the county schools Is much below what It should bo when the expense of maintaining tno system Is taken Into con sideration. Out In some ot the country districts the dliectora have bcn In the habit of cm- ploying three different teachers during the school year. It has been the custom In a number ot districts for the directors to get together at the beginning of the fall term and decide upon the distribution of school patronage for the school year. Ono teacher would bo selected to teach three months and at the beginning of the winter term an other teacher wnuld be Installed , only to bo dropped at the commencement of the spring term of school to make room for the third favorite on the directors' list. Good work under this system , the superintendent as serts , IB simply out of the question , and ho Intends to oppose the continuance of the plan and will probably get into trouble with the school directors In short order. He says that teachers have no Incentive to do good work with such a short term of employment facing them , and that the scholars make no effort to Interest themselves under any of the teachers. Superintendent Paulson also states that the pchooN have been dragged Into polHicsi In years past and have been demoralized' ' by the contact. High clara certificates have been granted to teachers who were In a position to help some candidate for office or were willing to sacrifice their school wcrk for po litical preferment. The now supjrlntendent will put a stop to this practice at once by requiring the most rigid examination of ap plicants for positions , and will seek to weed out the Incompetent teachers and those who hold their positions by plltlcal favoritism Instead of merit as teachers. The new superintendent also promises to make his headquarters In th ? saddle for a greater part of his time. He tuya that there are schools In the county which have not been visited by the superintendent for years , and some of them have never seen the head of the county's rchools. His predecesscr visited but forty-sight schools last year , and so re ported to the state superintendent. Super intendent Paulson will , he cays , visit every school In the county during the year and will be away from Council Bluffs two-thirds of the time. H ? places little Importance on the office wcrk of his position , and says that with the exception of stated dates for teach ers' meetings and examinations he will not bs In his ofllcs at the court house any oftiner than Is absolutely necessary. 1'OTTAWATTAMIE'S STUOXG I1O.V. Treasurer A mil GetH 1'osneHiloii of the County's Ilniilc Account. The work of checking up the accounts of the late county treasurer was completed at noon yesterday and Treasurer Arnd was duly Installed in possession of the office. The work of checking had kept County Auditor Matthews and the Board of Super visors busy for a number of days and all ot the dealings of the office for the last year were examined In detail and found correct. The condition of the various county funds , with the collection of city taxes for the year ending December 31 , 1895 , Is shown by the following figures : Collections. Balances. State $ 19.2M 01 $1.37280 County 7-1,011 23 18,93079 School 1529372 10.1G1 C9 Bridge 17.018201,78123 Insane 19.CGS G2 8,232 03 Bond 48,5)251 ) 51679 Soldiers' relief 3.S20 77 1,44427 Poor. . 1D.327 32 3,295 72 School house. . 9,927 fil 1,343 83 Teachers 75,323 09 10.438 62 Contingent . . . , 23,481 03 3.833 51 Road 3,431 7C 981 IS Health 297 33 108 38 Cemetery . . . . 138 12 107 05 County road. . . 12.7S9 33 11,024 31 Avoca. . 2.154 91 231 62 Walnut 1,45410 41474 Ncola 1,368 S 19493 Oakland C07 34 9095 Carson 20322 Oil1) Hancock 3G 30 1576 Mlnden 79G 75 165 CG Mnnawa 46193 1143 Macedonia 11574 49 ! Institute 86140 20 CO Dog 1.180 88 I.IRS 93 Permanent school . . . . 7,896 S9 2,19083 Omaha bridge 21 C3 23 67 CITY TAX COLLECTIONS. General $41,43523 Bond 4.72608 Kx. Int. I'nv. bond . . . . 9.402 43 Fix. funded debt 6,2fiO B7 Ex. Int. sewer bond. . . . ( ! ,2CO 09 Lbrnry 3.133 SI Park 3,12517 Park sinking fund . . . . 14 23 Water 13,701 01 Judgment 9,41911 General sewer 1.5D3 2 ( Bridge Ifi32 Itt Special grade 10,621 10 Special pivlmj 41.ir.SS2 20000 Special sewer 4,777 09 Fpecinl curbing 26621 Special sidewalk 1.453 57 4900 Total . $321,175 87 $82,483 07 HAVE SECURED A JUIIY AT IAST. Ttiklncr of Evlilciice AKTiiliiNt Dlelter- HOII to lie Commenced Today. Twelve men who will try the case against Isaac Dlckerson of Atlantic , charged with complicity In the wrecking of the Bank of Cass County , were secured at C o'clock last night , and the actual trial of the case will bo commenced this morning. Attorneys on both sides of the case , and there arc a dozen cf them all told , exercised ozpcclal care In the selection of tbc * jury , the defense going Into the prejudice of jurors against banks and corporations In general. Every effort was made by the defense to keep the < farmers off the jury , and In this they were successful , the jury being com posed almost entirely of townspeople. A. W. Dlckerson , son of the defendant , tiai been brought from the penitentiary , where ho Is serving a term for his part In the wrecking of the bank , of which UP was the cashier. Ho will be called as a witness In the case for the purpose ot showing what part his futher had In the ictlvc mniiHge- mcnt of the Institution. He will be kept In the custody of Sheriff Morgan during the progress ot the trial. J , C. Yet r of At lantic , who was president of the defunct bank , Is also In the city , and will bo called an a witness. Mr. Yetzer was convicted of fraudulent banking , and his caee la now pending In the supreme court on an appeal. Ladles , send your table linen to the Eagle Laundry and fee the beautiful finish anil enow-like color we give your goods. Tele phone 1G7. 724 Broadway. 1'i'eoM Valley I'laiiN. Council Bluffs enterprise has taken a hand In the development of the Pecos valley , In New Mexico and Texas. Articles of Incor poration were filed yesterday with the county recorder of the Pecos Valley company. The capital flock of the company li $2,000,000 and the headquarters at Council Bluffs' . The directors are J. J. Hagernmn. Charles A. Otis. E , 0. Faulkner , Percy Hagerman , W. A. Otla. W. E. Newberry , H. J. Belle and W. P. BonbrJgbt. Stephan Broi. for plumbing and beating ; also flue line of gas fixtures. No Illncoiint On water bills after today. Office open until 9 p. m. IIIJ LEVIED O.V THE Vt'ir.tlUVM GOAT. ConMntilp llnx n l.lvelyfVl : > iiprlrnce While Trylnw to ColleM n llrht. Constable Albert ! Is sorryVlHit modern court etiquette docs not provide steel armor for the protect on of the oxecittlve1'officers ot the Justiceshops. . If It did ' 111 * would not have been compelled to order1 n new pair of pantaloons yesterday , and oH6 nvoldcd the necessity of purchasing half a dollar's worth of court plaster and arnica. Ifo' ' , 'tiad a great batch of executions from Cork's , court to servck Among them was one upon a man named Collier. The constable 'Vent ' to the Collier homo and levied uporf everything In sight , and still there was not inotlgh , In his op'.nlon , to satUfy the execution. He had loaded up the household belongings and all the paraphernalia of the barnyard and wood shed and was ready to depart when ho heard a mocking laugh that seemed to conic from the top of the barn. He Imagined that the ones owner of the chattels was jeering him upon his failure to discover come hidden and valuable pleco ot property , and he returned tor another search for plunder. Tlicrc * was absolutely nothing In sight , but the mocking laugh from the top of the barn was fre quently In evidence. Ho begun to Investi gate that , and presently discovered that It was a patriarchal billy goat that had been Jeering him. William was property , and the constable concluded to take him along. Billy was Induced by coaxing and clubbing to jump down upon the carriage house , thence to the chicken shed root and then to the ground , where he > was quickly captured and haltered. Tied behind the big moving van with an Inch rope , Billy was obliged to waive all objections and go along with the other plunder. Albert ! took the stuff to Ills own homo and placed It for temporary safe keepIng - Ing In his stable lot. After the gate was closed the billy goat was turned loose , and at once wont on a tour of Inspection. There was not even n wrapperless tomato can In sight to ghdden h's eye and give him as surance that he was not taken away from home to starve. The goat was finally seized with a curiosity to Inspect his captor , and ho came up behind the constable and gazed longingly at him as he was stooping over fastening the gate. Then he was suddenly seized with a thirst for revenge , and what transpired for the next five minutes neither the goat nor the constable have clearly fixed In their minds. Albert ! thinks his head be came entangled In the gate , and that his neck was practically In the stocks , and the satisfaction the goat nppears to feel seems to Indicate that ho was attending strictly to business. The goat did not stop until he had buted the- constable through the gate , and then retired to the other side of the barnyard and contemplated the pile of clothIng - Ing that lay near the gate. The net result Is that the goat Is a wanderer and the consla- bla has a new suit of clothes. ONLY .MEANS OP SAVING HIS LIFE. Armenian Enilirr.eeil iNlniiilnni n.i the Only Alternative. NEW BRITAIN , Conn. , Jan. 9. Another letter has been received by Marios Strarlan of this city , giving details of the massacres In and around Garmury , In the province of Kharput. The writer Is his uncle , Abraham Abrahamlan , who embraced Islamlsm to save his life , and the letter was written whllo he was under a guard of Turkish soldiers. It states those who apostac'zcd are permitted to write to their friends In America , but the letters must pass through a censorship that strikes out all matters that reflect upon thegovernment. . Abrahamlan however - , , suc ceeded In adding1 to a letter that had passed the censor and gave some truthful details. The villages around Garmury have been de stroyed , and men , women and children mas sacred. Their houses are either burned or occupied by the soldiers , -and even those who embrace Islamlsm arc not , allowed to reta'n their property. The _ younger women have been carried off by the soldiers and are killed upon the first show of resistance to their demands. All the -Armenian paper has been burned , and none can be obtained for letters unless through the authorities. The letter closes with an urgent appeal for aid to the Chrlstalns ot America. Into n. Good Thliip : . C..1CAGO , Jan. 9. Thomas Cusack of the Chicago Board of Education has received 'n communication from a lawyer In Ireland which Inspires him with the hope that ho Is heir to the comfortable fortune of $15,000- 000 left by a relative who died recently In Australia. DECATUn , III. , Jan. 9. James Boone , Mrs. C. B. Johnson and Eugene Bbone have been officially Informed that It has been proved they > \re amoiiii the fifty-four .heirs to the Pegg estate of $ GC,000,000 , at Phila delphia , Pa. , soon to be secured by the com plainants. , Governor .loiieH Gradually SlnUliiK1. SAN FRANCISCO , Gal. , Jan. 9. The con dition of Governor Jones of Nevada , who hus been sick for two months , IB not Im proved. His physicians have now diagnosed his trouble as cancer of the stomach and ho Is thought to be gradually Hlnklng. His children have been sent for from Carson City and the governor has made his wl'.l. AVEATIIER FOIIECAST. Contnuetl Fair a nil SVnrmer Pronilxod for NehniHliil. WASHINGTON , Jan. 0. The forecast for Friday Is : For Nebraska , Kansas and South Dakota Continued fair and -warmer ; southwest erly winds. For Iowa Fair and warmer ; south to southwest winds. ' For Missouri Fair ; warmer In the north ern and eastern portions ; southwesterly winds. Local Hecoril. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU , OMAHA , Jan. 9. Omaha record of temperature perature- and rainfall , compared with the corresponding day of the past four years : 1836. 1895. 1894. Ib93. Maximum temperature . . - C4 33 8 24 Minimum temperature . . . 28 10 zero 12 Average temperature. . . , . 41 22 4 18 Precipitation . 0 0 T T Condition of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for the day and since March 1 , 1896 : Normal temperature . 17 Excess for ( lay . 24 Accumulated excess since March 1 . . 401 Normal precipitation . 02 Inch Deficiency for the day . 02 Inch Total precipitation since March 1 20.72 inches Lenclcncy since March 1 . , , . . . . . 11.21 Inches IlcnortN from StntloiiH at H i > . in. L. A. WELSH , Observer. , " < IT TIME. BRINGS ITS REWARD Fnnk of Hanlln Evona Up with Alien of Van Bnrcn at Last. GRUDGE CARRIED FROM LAST SESSION HIP "Sixty-Five Per Cent ClniiNv" SuvcO the .Mulct Itlll Then nnil DeclileN the i Now. DBS MOINES , Jan. 9. ( Special. ) "It Is a long lane that 1ma no turning , " said John H. Funk of .r'urdln county when questioned as to his support of Mr. Ilyers rather thai cf Mr. Allen , tha avowed candidate ot the prohlbltlotitrtB for ppwker of the hous ? . "Mr Allen knows why I cannot support him. Two years ago , when the fate of the mulct bll was hanging In the balance and when It was practically killed , without any conmiltatloi whatever with me or my committee , of which h ? was a member , he sprung the ' 65 per cent clause' on the floor of the house , and thus saved tint measure from defeat. I was sur prised and dumbfounded when this amend ment was propossd , and resolved then that I would remember It , and my time has now come. I do not regard Mr. Allen as anymore moro favorable to prohibition than Mr. Dyers judging by tholr past record. I have not en tered Into any deal whatever. Uyers Is going to get the nomination with votes to spare. If Allen hod stood by mo two years ago It might have been othsrwlse. " The conference of leading resubtnlrslonU'ti outside of the legislature , which was expected to meet today to take a hand In organizing the legislature along these lines , f-illed tc put In an appearance , though a few rccognlr.ei' ' leadcrj of this movement were pjen In the lobby. Among these were It. S. Coffin ol Fort Bodge and John Mahln ot Mupcatlne. All effort to put a new candidate for speaker In the field In opposition to Mr. Ilyers has been abandoned , and the nomination of the gentleman from Shelby by acclamation Is now fully assured. Mr. Funk cf Hardln Is very confident that Speaker Byora will ap point him chairman of the committee on suppression of Intemperance and give the frlendu of resubmlsslon a working majorltj tf this Important committee. That Mr. Funk will get the chairmanship Is altogether likely but the complexion of the committee Is no 03 certain. It ID given out that the speaker will endeavor to plnrnte all factions , but this will bsa very difficult task. With sev enty-nine republicans to provide for , and only thirty-seven ch-alrmant-hlps at his disposal , li will be readily seen that some members wll have occasion to feel slighted. Nearly every member c-f both housws ol the legislature Is now In the city , and the lobbies of the leading hotels are crowded with members and office seekers. Among the latest arrivals are Senators Hosiers of Sioux Henderson of Pocahontas , and Eaton of Fre mont. The contest for chief clerk cf the hounj Is narrowing down to a choice between W. A. Mclntlre of Butler and J. D. Uomen of Polk , although I. K. Wilson of Madison and W. C. Watklns of Jefferson will receive a few votes. For first assistant It will be a very close race between Sherman F. Myers the fighting editor of the Anita Tribune , and C. D. Eaton of the Wilton Review. Mr. Eaton , having the solid support of the Second end congressional district , would sem to be slightly In the lead. J. F. Bell of Henry has a few votes and may dictate the choice. T. C. Gregg ot Calhoun ID a le-idlng can didate fcr srgeant-at-arms of the housa. The candidates for doorkeepers and other minor positions are too numerous to mention In , de tail , and the selection for these positions wll depend on skillful trading. Dr. E. R. Hutchlns lias dropped out. of th ? race fcr chief clerk of the senate , leaving the field to J. W. Cliff of Polk and W. E. Bullard of Wright. Mr.Bullard , was brought Into the field this morningby Senator Rcmen 'of Wright , and Is developing considerable strength. In the event of Mr. Dullard's success John Stevens of Greene would become first assistant. Calvin Doris M. Fox of Polk Is making1 an active canvass for eergeant-at-arms of the senate. Hlsi chief competitor Is S. W. Smith of Cerro Gordo. LOCATED THE OI3IJ FELLOWS' HOME. JefferHon SeciireH the Prize anil AV111 Erect n Fine Iluliltiiur. DES MOINES , Jan. 9. ( Special Tele gram. ) The commission appointed by the grand lodge of Iowa Odd Fellows last sum mer to determine the location of the home for Indigent members of the- order and their orphans met In this city today. The mem bers of. the commission are : E. W. Hartman of Indlanola , J. S. Bellaym of Knoxvlllc , George Whlpplo of Burlington , J. T. Abbott of Manchester , F. Dleckmann of Clinton , anil Grand Master C. W. Bowen of Centervllle. At a previous meeting the commission had voted to accept the proposition from Jeffer son , but Indlanola afterward so amended Its proposition that It was deemed advisable to reconsider. The. commission then referred the matter to the members of the grand lodge of the state , 110 In number , for advice. They voted three to ono In favor of accept ing the Jefferson proposition , and today this was ratified and Jefferson finally awarded the home. The town offered as bonus eighty acres of land In the outskirts of the place and $5.600 cash. The total value of the offer Is about $1MOO. The commission has an appro priation of $40,000 , and full authority Jo erect such a home as It may desire. . Work will commence In the spring , and a $30,000 build ing will be put up at once. It will be equipped with school rooms and every fa cility for the care and education of children. The town of Jefferson will , In addition to the bonus , bo required to extend sidewalks , elec tric light and water mains to the home , and to provide free tuition In the public schools for the older children In the home. Cellar Fall * Woman CEDAH RAPIDS , la. , Jan. 9. ( Special Telegram. ) A week ago Mrs. Bertha B. OB- berne left her homo In Cedar Falls , ostensibly to coino to this city to , * vlsjt her sister. Mr. Osborno has been here two 'or three days trying to locate his wife , but has been unable to do so. He bellevea she has wandered away while temporarily Insane. It has been learned , however , that she drew $200 from the bank before leaving home. Not thp slightest tracq has been .found. Hreuklniv Ice CIIIIHCN a .Strike. BURLINGTON , la. , Jan. 9. ( Special Tele gram. ) Ice cutters on the river quit work and rushed for bhoro today when the Ice broke , letting two teams Into th& water. Over 100 cutters and teamsters struck and refused to teturn to work. Cunt * of I , ore at Flr t CHEROKEE , la. , Jan. 9. ( Special. ) Miss Lulu Dunsmoro of Cherokee and W. T. Mills , a Chicago commercial traveler , were secretly married yesterday. Mr. Mills was visiting In Cherokee and met Miss Dunsmore for the Your sink , ibasins , tubs , etc , never become clogged with grease , if the washing that's done in them is done with Pearline. A small matter , perhaps but remember that Pearline saves trouble and annoyance in a great many just such small matters. And the truth is that these little t hings alone ought to be enough to lead any quick-witted person to use Pearline even without taking into account the big things , the saving in work , and wear and tear , and time , and money , ira flrtl time. H WAA * cane ot love At flrn lKht Yert'rd.iy they x\enl for qiilfl wiilk nnd ttopped nt K minister's nnd worn married , TltOflll.n I.A CHKSTON ( JIILUCII. Mplioi1l | ( Ctmlr ( loi-i tin n Strike nnil Much ! > < ! IIIH ; In t'rotokftl. CKKSTON. la. , J n. D. ( Special. ) The strike ot the Methodist church choir , which occurred two weeks ago , has created n feelIng - Ing In the church which threatens to dlvtdn It , and In order to bring' order out ot chao * . Ht-v. Mr. avimth , the pastor , 1ms taken full charge. The resignation uf the chorister. Miss Hex , did not settle the matter , for the choir follow ed her , and the church wns left without mittle. llr action precipitated more trouble , and graver complications have arisen. Hcv , Mr. Grimth's nctlon In tnltlng the nftnlr out ot the liinds ot the music com mittee offended that body , and as the com mittee composes the most Influential mem bers of the church , there are murmiirlngs. The organist and pianist resigned when the pastor took * charge. Crnnil Jury lllfKiiHy Drnnn. OHKUOK13K , In. , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) Some tronbl ? was experienced In the district court Monday over the drawing of a grand Jury. After the Jury had bten PO- lected Attorney A. C. Hobart objected to It on the grounds that It had been Illegally drawn , stating that the old law still held good so far ns It required that only cno member could b ? dra\\n from any one town ship , and tint In the present capo two Jury men h.id been chosen from ono precinct. Judge Wnkeflcld sustained the objection and ruld : that the Jury had been Illegally drawni discharging It nnd ordering another panel. Yesterday the grand Jury found nn Indict ment against C. R. Crltchfleld of Merldcn for selling lntc.\lc.ltlrig liquors. Sioux Clly MIIVCN for Hrfnrni. SIOUX CITY. Jan. 9. ( Special Telegram. ) The Sioux City council has given Chief of Police Young two weeks to clear the city of the criminal element with which It hits been overrun for some time. What will bo done In case of a failure Is not positively stated , but the supposition Is that the chief's head will fall. Several murders have occurred wllhln a few months , holdups are of almost nightly occurrence on the principal streets , and numerous burglaries have been com mitted In the outlying districts. The bus iness men are greatly annoyed at the reputa tion the city Is acquiring , and are at the bottom of the movement for reform , ( .rpiit Western ItcnvlicN MIINOII City. MASON CITY , la. , Jan. 0. Great Western railway ofilclala are buying nnd condemning the right of way through Manloy , la. , to make connection with a branch of the Iowa Central running to Mapan City. This lets the Great Western Into Mason City , which will bo the terminus. MILS , n.vvinsox's MEMOIIY FAILED. Unnlilo to S < n < c Whether Site lliul Ileeii Convicted of Frlony. SAN FUANCISCO , Jan. 9. At the con tinuation cf the police court examination of Mro. Mary A. Davidson this afternoon , for alleged extortion from Rev. C. 0. llrown , pastor of the First Congregational church , the defendant was again on the witness stand on cross-examination. Her attorney tried to show by repsated questions that Dr. Brown was aware of the existence of the mysterious Mrs. Daddln , for whom Mrs. Davidson said she way collecting the money from Dr. Urown. This point could not bo developed , however , nor did Mrs. Divldson's attorney succes < l In Introducing evidence as t& the clergyman's ; alleged Intimacy with Miss Overman. The prosecution tried to show by the de fendant that she had been convicted of a felony In Lynn , Mass. , and had MrveJ a term In a penal Institution. The witness could not remember If the had been convicted nor could she recall the names of the persons whom she vvaa charged with having swindled , although names were suggested to her. IS IT A TRIFLE ? Tlint Common Trfxililo , Sour Stonutuli , Xo - KIIIMVII to lie the Source of Si-rlous UlxciiMeN. "Sour Btomach" Is the common name for acid dyspepsia , and because It Is a common everyday trouble with many people they have come to look upon It as of little consequence quence as affecting the general health. Nev ertheless , the most serious diseases have their beginning from this very condition. It Is ciubed In the first place from weakness of the stomach , which , Instead of promptly di gesting and disposing , of the food , allows It to llo In the stomach for hours fermenting , causing gas , sour rising In the mouth , heart burn , headaches , oppression , despondency , dullness , etc. The blood Is thin , Impure , and circulation poor simply because It Is replenished from this mass ot fermenting , half-digested food. This condition of the stomach cannot con tinue very long without deranging the nerv ous system , the kidneys , heart , liver or lungs. Whichever Is weakest will break down first. Pure blood , strong nerves and muscles , firm , healthy flesh can only come from whole some food well digested. "Ulood purifiers" and "nerve tonics" do not reach the cause of the mischief. The stomach is the point.to be looked after. The safest and surest way to cure any form of Indigestion Is to take after each meal some harmless preparation which will ot Itself digest food. There Is an excellent preparation of this kind , composed of vcgetablo essences , pure pcpsl : > . , golden seal and fruit salts , sold by druggists under name of Stuart's Dyspeps- ! Tablets , and these tablets taken after meals'assist diges tion wonderfully , because they will digest the food promptly , before It has time to ferment and sour , and the weak stomach relieved nnd assisted In this way soon becomes strong and vigorous again. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are superior to any secret patent medicines because you know what you are taking Into your stem ach. They nro sold by druggists every where at CO cents per package. Elliott Alton , Mgr. Commencing Sunday , January 12 , And Continuing All the Week , 1'ngnecmcnt of the Celebrated COMPSTON DRAMATIC PLAYERS In a Hepertolrc of NHW 1'LAVH , M3W SO.NfiS , MOW IJANCJ-JS. PROGRAM CHANGED NIGHTLY. Nc.tvvltliMamllnK Hint tills Is one of the highest fuiltirlcd ri'i > ortuliu orBatilzntluns on the roaO , I lie prices will be lOc , 20c and 30c. NOTn On Bumlny evening twa Indies or one liuly nnd ctntUmun will lie admitted on on [ mill 30o ticket. Beats on cnle Halurday mornlne at box olllce. Removes wrinkles and all traces of aye , It feeds through the pores and builds up the fatty membranes and wasted tissues , nourishes the shriveled and shrunken skin , tones and invig orates the nerves and muscles enriches 'the impoverished blood vessels , and supplies youth and elasticity to the action of the skin. It's perfect. Heware of substitutes and coun terfeits. Yale's Original Skin Food , price $1,50 and $3.00 , At all dru < r stores. MMH. M.VAt.n. Health Complexion Special. Ynle Temple uf IlonlUy , 14G Stnte St. , ChlcnRO. Searles & Searles SPECIALISTS | . < 4 PflViltC DISJ15JJ I : 1 HKXUAIjLV. Al I'rUuto DlBoaio * inulDlHiirilcrK of Man rriMtmetit by null toiiHiilliitlon frou * SYPHILIS Cured for Ufa and tti poison thoroughly cleansed from the .yeUm. PILUS. FISTULA. and RECTA t. ULCERS. HYDnOCELK AND VAIUCOCCLK permnnently and succt fully rurM. Method new nnd uufalllne. STRICTURE AND GLEET new method without pain or cutting. Call on or addrtsi wlili clamp. Dr 1/1 1 Na t For $5.00 Jlnhn' il'hir > niey , Omaha , ' . \rl > . , will send you' 15 bates of T r/lj % j l.oit MiDiliood Cure with n illitlnel Irynl irmmfre to euro you of liny woaUnoss use i ! by iiJtilhfitl error * or cxecbslvo . ihlli ! < ! t , fully stopping nly/it cmtao / s { bringing bui-lc the * treni/lh iinci i'/f/or / of 'youth or refund every cent pul.l to us. \Ve do not Klve fret : iirmrrli > tlan , but j pi vn yon medlclno that will euro mid ( ln- Ivclop nil parts fully. Slrmlo boxes (1. Scut by iniill. no printing on outside , on I receipt of price. , farfMillrf TtirklthTansu nnd Fenny / / ' I'llls IIOVIT full to brlns MiBim/riia- I Hun sure to the doJl ; box , IS for ? 5 by I mail , iliilin's I'lcirinacy. Omaha. THE BEST 15 SET OF TEETH MADE : AND WOHK GUARANTEED. DR. MUDGE , 319 BROJlDf/AY / COUNCIL OK. Council Bluffs , Iowa , CAPITAL , - . . $100,000 WE .SOLICIT YOUR IlL'SIMi'sS. ' \vi : DUSIUE : YOUH COIIKCTJO\S. DM2 OF 'I'UK OLDKST IIAMCS IN IOWA. 5 1'KH OI2NT I'AID ON TIMK DEl'OSITB. CALL AND HUE US OH WHITE. Special Nofe-Couocil Bluffs WANTED , GOOD BlICOND-IIAND LUMDER ; must lie cheap. Adilregg Mclaughlin , JUeo olllce. HOTKI.S. MCPHERSON BQUARC , Nc-w hoiifi- , centrally located , El ir iitly uiulpiiuii mid furnlntied , Culilno mid HIT vlcu unexcelled. HORACE M.CAKC , rxorniCTOII. Dr. S. Mosher SPELGIALJST. Having fully demonstrated by ycura of wuccexBfui practice and experience that ho Is able to cure multitude * of diseases which bullle the vklll of ordinary physicians , ho ftels It Iilu duty to make known to tuffenni ; Immunity that lie devottu tils wliolo time and energy to thla particular branch of the profession , and will prepare and furnish medlclno at Ma olllce or visit those casea w lilcli nmy requlro perao ? al examination. 1'a- tlentu in a distance may contult Dr. Moslier by letter , giving a carefully written history of tliclr cases , describing their oymptoms in Inutely a | toi-nlule , which will enable him to make correct diagnosis , and Judge very accurately of tbe cuiabllliy of the dlscaie , and to apply proper remedlc * . Medicine forwarded either by mall or fxpruaa. und all medicine prescribed by Dr , Mother la prepared under hlu own personal supervision , lie treats all diseases without mercury or other poisons , which create dUcaso of themselvea. The doctor by Ills new IlKBTOKATIVIS T HEATMENT curew nil curable dlueaseu , nnfl treats with KUCCCSB all affection * of the L.lv er. Throat nnd I.ungs , Catarrh , Epilepsy. Dygpcpula , Ilcuit Disease , IlheumatUm , Ne urulgla , and nil NervoUH Diseases caused by overwork , the Indiscretion of youth , or the excesses of rli cr years , and whatever may tend to lower the latent force or the tone of life's vitality , causing physical debility , nervoux exhaustion , Insanity , and pretimtur e decay. Consult personally , or by Letter , free and strictly confidential. Address , Dr. S. Mosher , Office , Room 50 , Kiel Hotel , Council Bluffs , la
