Nebraska Newspapers

    I" COUNCIL'BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
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Harmony rhiptrr No. 23 , Order of the East
ern Star , will hold Us regular meeting this
evening at Ma&onlc hall.
On and after Ftbrunry 1 the Council
ntulfa nines of The llco will tx > located at
No. 1C North Main street.
The Qrand hotel , Council muffs. High
class In every respect. Ilatc , $2.50 ptr day
and upward. E. F. Clark , proprietor.
The Ladled Aid society ot St. John's
Lutheran church will meet this afternoon
at the residence ot Mrs. E. Luffcrts , 320
Eleventh avenue.
The Young Men'a Institute has arranged
for a select masquerade part > at HuRhcs
hall Friday evening. It will bfi ono of the
swell events cf the week.
8 , O. Kclley was to have had a hearing In
Justice Walkt-r'B court yesterday , but by
agreement of the attorney ? the hearing was
postponed until Saturday.
Moses Petty , for being drunk nnd making
nn Indecent exposure of hlx person , was fined
J1G.30 by Judge McOcc yesterday morning.
John Malcrs , a plain drunk , contributed
$10.20.
Mrs. Conitablp , the woman who made two
desperate attempts to t/iko her own life at
the home of her husbind , east ot the city ,
was reported yesterday ( o be rapidly recov
ering her health , and had lost her suicidal
mania.
The regular meeting of Pottawnttnmle
ledge No. Hfi , Ancient Order ot Unltfd Work
men ot Iowa , will be held this evening nt
7:30 : o'clock nt Woodman ot the World hall.
All membsrs nro requested to be present. In
stallation of officers.
Lonoy Chandler of Vnndalla. III. , writes to
ho chief of police for Information concerning
hlrj aunt , who Is rupposed to bo living some-
whrro In Counoll muffs. Her maiden name
wns M-tiy Olundlor , and by marriage Mury
Jnrdnn. Chandler is a cigar manufacturer In
good circumstances and Is anxious to flnd his
alstor.
The supervisors have allowed the overecer
of the poor for Kane township ? 300 for ex
penditures for the first thruo months of
the year. Ho will be required to furnish an
itemized statement of the expenditures , and
has been Instructed to buy nothing but the
necessities of life for his patrons. The su
pervisors hive decided to'nbollsh the system
of piylng cjsh to county charges.
The pollco often have odd requests made of
them. They are commissioned to flnd every
thing under the sun capable of being lost or
Koleii. A woman In Wyoming writes a long
letter to Chief Scar.lan asking him to set In
motion all of the machinery of his ofllce ami
call out the troops If necessary to flnd her
dog , which Is mipposed to bo somewhere In
the city. She indotcs a cabinet plcturo or
the purp.
A. K. Pigeon , a citizen of the city , who
hay a natural liking for the poultry business ,
got Into trouble with the city marshal's force
yesterday and wns locked up. Pigeon was
arrci'ted while selling dressed chickens from
houao to house , and a charge of peddling
without a license lodged against him. The
arrest was made upon complaint ot some of
the local butchers. The butchers object to
mich competition and ore determined to take
legal steps to stop It.
A stone was thrown through a large plate
Klass window In the front of the Carlson &
Co. furnlturo store nt 711 Broadway. It
occurrol a few minutes after 11 o'clock.
Whether It wns for the purpoM of robbery
or wns nn act of pure cussednesi Is not clear.
Three mon were In front > f the store when
the mlssllo wns thrown nnd they ran rapidly
down the street. The stone narrowly missed
smashing a largo plate glass mirror Inside
the store.
Political matters In connection with the
city * spring campaign are beginning to bo
' ' , subjects for discussion. Alderman Green-
, alilelda Is being talked of for mayor , nnd
Hrnry Stevenson , who Is filling out the un-
oxp'red term of Auditor Gould , is booked
for that ofllce. Friends of Deputy Marshal
J. T. Anderson hnvo picked him out as a
. . f poyslblu candidate for his chiefs position , and
"X-V nrvccal * other gentlemen are Jcoklng around
for a soft place to light upon In case they
' conclude to Jump Into some good fat ofllce.
Everybody Is anxious to know what Is to
take place at the Young Moil's Christian ae-
soclatlon tomorrow night. Much has been
said about the members' rally and tea , under
the auspices of the membership committee ,
of which Mr. George n. Ilex Is chairman.
The members of the committee have per
sonally Invite 1 a large number of the asso
ciation's friends to meet with the young men.
Great things are to bo made known during
the evening. We understand that the city
will whirl on Its axis for the next tow weeks.
Messrs. John and Arthur Dale , G. G. Wallace
and General Secretary Ober of Omaha and
several of the prominent bus'ness mon of
this city will make short speeches.
There was the nslial largo audlenco at the
New Dohany last evening and all present
thoroughly enjoyed the Compton's presenta
tion of a sunny southern drama , "Dixie
Land. " Tonight the Comptons glvo way for
ono night to permit Charles L. Davis tc
lot a Council Bluffs audlenco once moro
BCD and hear his great character , "Alvln
Jelln. " This la Davis' last tour with the
piece , and there are thousands that will
bo delighted to PCO It once more. Davis
cancelled his engagements at Lincoln , Bcat-
rlco and several other western towns and
came direct to Council Bluffs. Ho and his
company will remain hero for three days
and they will then go straight to New
York. The Comptons will continue their en-
gagement tno remainder 01 uio WCUK.
Mlso Mlna Ross , a county patient at the
Wmen'B Christian Association hospital , left
her bed at that Institution , last night after
dark and went out on the streets In her
night clotlics. Her absence was not noted
( or some tlmo , and the fear that she might
perish or mcot with foul play led the matron
to notify the police department. Ofllcere
were put upon her track and eho was finally
located at the homo of Mrs. Ewlng on Avenue
G and Eighth street , nearly a mile away.
She had walked the ontlro distance In the
cotd and rain dressed only In the thinnest
of night dresses , and In her bare feet. Some
time. la t summer she had a case of sun-
Blroko and has been suffering with norvouy
prostration over since , and her mind IMS been
affected. She was permitted to remain at
the Evslng homo during the remainder of.
the night.
Another chapter , or , rather , another case ,
has been added to the Gllman-Liwsons-Jeff-
r.'cs-Poland chicken stealing story that has
become a nauseating drug on the news mar
ket. Yesterday Charles Parker , another
member of the gang , was arrested. In Plaits-
mouth , charged with larceny from a building.
After the arrest of his friends ho ( led , and
was finally located In the Nebraska town.
An officer was sent down thcro for him last
evening , and ho will bo returned here today.
Ho Is Implicated In the theft of some harness
and other property belonging to a farmer
mined Frank Owens , living near Weston ,
The cases have attracted TO much public at
tention that the grand 'Jury has taken them
up , despite the fact that they are pending
In several of the Justices' courts. Until theie
Inqu'Eltcrs make ttiolr reports there will be
no further action taken In tha Justice shops.
Guard against lota by fire and Insure your
property In reliable companies. If you pay
an Insurance premium you expect Insurance- .
We represent some of the beit English and
American companies. Loutee & Towle.
I'lSIlSONAb 1'AHAOnAl'IIS.
Miss Ucrtlo Hood Is seriously 111 at her
homo on Vine street.
Major Gfrgo H , Richmond left last night
for St. Paul to take up his civil engineering
work foV the Wisconsin Central.
Martin Hughcg has returned from a two
months' trip through Texas , very much bene
fited In health and ready to go to work
again bu'ldlng up and booming Council Blaffa.
Stephan Ilroi. for plumbing and beating ;
also flno line ot gna fixtures.
tu Weil ,
Marriage llecna'u were Issued yesterday
as follows :
Name nntl residence. Age.
C. A. Uungun. Council Bluffs . . . . . 22
13 tella M , Welch , Council liluffa. . . . , . , , , 21
John Atfiilmm , Omaha . , , , , . Si
Ida Johniton , Omalia . , , . , . . . . 19
John T. Mathewa , Omaha , . . , 12
Mrs. Francla A. Moore. Council Uluffa. . 40
The firm ot Woodbury llro . bavins been
dissolved , 0. K. Woodbury ha opened an
office In the Sapp block for the practice of
flentiitry. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
i D vs. | only drug toro with registered cltrl' .
LAST DAYS OFfTIIE DEAD BANK
Witnesses Tell of the Detailed Troubles
with the Oass Oonnly Bank.
RELATIONS WITH A RIVAL INSTITUTION
Cnxlilrrlclio1n Given n Ctinncc < o
H\iliiln lIlKcountx , ItrillHConntH mill
I'vHm n < DPIION ! lorn Tout If > '
Conccrnlnir ClicckH niul llrnftii.
Editor Chase of the Cass County Democrat
was on the witness stand In the Dlckereon
case yesterday morning , and read extracts
from his paper ot articles which wcro pub-
Ilihed on August 104 1S93. The chct ! article
In question was ono containing an account
of the transfer by J. C. Yetzer of $75,000
worth of real estate to the Cnsa County bank ,
not because there had been any run on the
bank , but to glvo the Ho to certain persons
who had been circulating the reports that the
bank was not In a sound financial condition.
Mr. Chase tcst'fled that ho had shown the
artlclo to Isaac Dickcrson and others con
nected with the bank before it was pub
lished , and they had approved It.
Ono of the cards published In the paper
had boon written by Isaac Dlckerson , In
which ho explained that the Mltsourl lands ,
about which there had been some talk In
Atlantic , had been purchased by him a num
ber of years before the time of the publica
tion ; that ho had nut used any ot the Cass
County bank's funds In making the purchase ,
and was not Indebted to the hank for any
money tiwd In the purchase or development
of the lands. Another caid , written by Miss
Keys , denied a rumor that she had withdrawn
any part of her deposit from the Cass County
bank. "An open letter , " signed "A Business
Man , " was also read from nn Issue ot Editor
Chase's paper , In which It was stated that
any ono who would be guilty of clrculat'ng
rcprt.s about the bank should bo horse
whipped. The writer commended the banks
for carrying business men who were pressed
for money , and urged the business men to
stand by the banks.
An effort was made by the state to show
that Isaac Dlckerson's wife and son had been
making remittances of cash through the
postofTlco , of which Editor Chase was post
master , about the tlmo of the failure , but
this was ruled out.
F. M. Alexander had been In business at
Atlantic for twenty years and was well ac
quainted with the defendant. During the year
1893 ho saw Isaac DIckerson at the Cass
County bank frequently , and saw him walk
homo with his son , A. W. Dlckerson , the
cashier , and stand at the gate and talk with
him for a great length of time on many oc
casions. He saw the defendant very fre
quently during the summer of 1803 at At
lantic and around the office ot the Ca.ii
County bank.
CASHIER NICHOLS' STORY.
F. M. Nichols testified that ho was cashier
of the Atlantic National bank In 1S93. At
one tlmo witness' bank loaned the Cass
County bank $5,000. and subsequently re
newed It. At times held drafts on the Cass
County bank for large amounts. The $5,009
note was collected by a sale of the chattels
mortgaged to pecuro It. The Atlantic Na
tional bank also hold times during that year
checks of the cashier of the Cuss County
bank , but not In amounts above several hun
dred dollars at a time. During that summer ,
to the knowledge of the witness , the Cas ?
County bank was unable to pay demands
made on It In the ordinary course of business.
Ono cat-o coming under the observation of
the witness was a certificate of deposit pre
sented by the Atlantic National , payment of
which was refused for lack of funds. The
certificate was protested and returned. Wit
ness cited other similar Instances.
Mr. McPherson started out at the afternoon
session to show by Mr. Nichols that Banker
Whitney of Atlantlp had It In for the Cass
County bank and was trying to ruin the
Institution.
"Whitney had It In for the Cass County
bank , didn't ho ? " asked Mr. McPherson , and
the objection was sustained. But JlcPhor-
son kept at It. "Who was meant in this
newspaper artlclo about the man with n
very small soul ? Tint would fit Whitney ,
wouldn't It ? " and a lot ot questions of that
kind were overruled by the court on the
state's objection , but Colonel McPherson
didn't grow weary In well doing , and suc-
cosded fairly well In getting the Impression
before the Jury that the other banks of
Atlantic were plugging hard agaliu > t the Cass
County bank. Mr. Nichols was led to repeat
his story about the system ot redlscountlng
and exchange employed by the Atlantic
banks In the course ot their business trans
actions. Then Mr. McPherson asked :
"Did Iraac Dlckcrson have anything to do
with any of the transactions ? "
The Rtato objected to the question , nnd
Judge Smith asked what the defense wanted
to show by the question.
"Tho theory of the state Is , " replied Mr.
McPherson , "that Isaac Dickerson ought to
go to the penitentiary because sonic of his
relatives were probably implicated In fraud
ulent banking transactions. We want to un
cover the whole business. "
"That is not the state's theory of this
COBO , " said Mr. Bruce with some emphasis.
"It Is a more intelligent statement of your
theory of the case than you have been able
to state yet , " retorted Colonel McPherson.
The Bin to allowed Mr. Nichols to answer
and he testified that all of the transactions
to which he had referred had taken place
between his bank and the Cass County bank ,
and. that to Ills knowledge Isaac Dickerson
had no part In the transactions in any way.
Some of Mr. Dlckerson's relatives were In
the bank , but the witness had no knowledge
that- Isaac Dickerson had any part In the
bank's management or engineered any of Its
financial deals.
Mr. Nichols testified In his redirect ex
amination that the bank In which he wag
cashier had more money In 1893 than was
usual. Ho gave It as his opinion also that
the panic ceased In the fall ot 1893. Colonel
Mcpharson wanted an exact date fixed for
the disappearance of the panic and the
return of prosperity. Ho succeeded In drawIng -
Ing from Mr , Nichols the statement that the
reason his bank had moro money on hand
In 1893 than usual was because the bank
officials Were scared on account of the panic
and kept a larger supply of cash on hand
than usual. He , however , admitted that
currency was at a premium In Atlantic In
1893 , and that his bank had "charged the
Casa qounty bank a premium far currency
that year. >
"Didn't you charge stockmen a.i\d grain
dealers a premium on currency In that
year ? " asked Mr. McPherson.
"Wo calloil that exchange , " answered the
witness.
"A skunk's a skunk , " ratortcd the lawyer ,
"by whatever name you call It. Didn't
you cbirgo grain dealers and stock .shippers
a premium on currency In 1893 ? " and the
witness admitted that mich was the case.
ISAAC DICKBRSON'S ARREST.
Job Card , sheriff of DIES county , testified
that Isaac Dlckcrson left Atlantic In Janu
ary , 1894 , and was absint from the town
for tome time while tbo wltneao had a war
rant for his arrest , and was looking for
him. The defendant had teen Indicted by
the grind Jury in January , 1891. Requisi
tion papers wore Issued for the arrest of Mr.
Dlckcrion in Missouri , but wore net used ,
Ho had told the witness that bo was going
away.
On cross-examination Sheriff Card said :
"Isaac nlckorson came to mo early In Janu
ary and told me that ho was going to
Missouri on busliiejj and that he would
be at homo If be was wanted , He wrote
mo a totter from Missouri saying that he
understood ho was wanted and would come
homo as coon as hb bonds were fixed. He
came home In April or May voluntarily.
He was not brought bick from Missouri by
an officer , The first warrant for Isaac Dlck
erson's arrest was given Into my hands
after the grand jury had Indicted him. It
was before that , time that he toM me
he was going away and would ccmo , back
If wanted. The letter written to me by
Isaac Dickerson stating t'it be woulJ"como
homo as sou as tils bonds were fixed wan
dated March 10 , 189t. It did not reach
me until In October , 1894. It was rent In
care of A. W. Dickorson , and did not reach
me. "
K. R. Burges * , an espreia agent at Atlan- :
tic , was called nd asked by Mr. Bruce If Mr.
Dickerson had not made three shipments ol
currency to the German Savings bank t
Davenport early -December , aggregating
} 1,3S2. Mr. Uurgess replied : "EJ Dickerson
sent "
"That will do , " shouted Mr. McPherson.
And then ho charged Attorney Bruce with
having wilfully and knowingly asked the
witness to testify In the case about trans
actions with which Isaac Dickerson had no
part. Mr. Burgees slated that Isaac Dicker-
eon had never sent any money anywhere by
express to his knowledge.
BUSINESS OF THE BANK.
W. W. Ellcr testified that ho had pre entcd
a check signed by County Treasurer Brown
to Cashier A. W. Dlckerson at the Cass
County bank , and had payment of It deferred
until the next day , and then the bank was
clostd. Ho had seen Isaac Dlckcrson In the
bank frequently , but had no business dealings
with him.
Simon Block , a clothier at Atlant'c , testi
fied that he had bought a number of drafts
at the Cass County bank In the fall of 1893
and that they wcro not paid. One draft , for
? 640 , came back on December 27 , and the
cashier could not redeem It , but credited the
sum on the witness * pass book. Ho testified
that he saw Isaac Dickerson In the bank on
the day of December 27 , 1893 , but had no
conversation with him.
II , F. Seaman of Atlantic testified that on
October 14 , 1893 , he deposited $1,000 In the
Cass County bank. When ho asked for a
certificate of deposit it was signed by A. W.
nicktrson , the cashier , who went to the of
fice cf Isiac Dickerson nnd returned with
what purported to bo the signature nnd guar
anty ot Isaac Dlckcrson on the back of the
certificate.
P. F. O'Connell , an Atlantic Jeweler , testi
fied that the Cass County bank was in
debted to him In the cam of $2,500 at the
tlmo of the bank's failure. Some days before -
fore the failure of the bink ho drew a check
for $1,000 against his account and sent It
to ono of his creditors. The check was not
paid when presented to the Cass County
bsnk. Ho also testified that a number of
drntts purchased by hm ! at the Cass County
bank were returned unpaid.
Lovl Downs. & merchant ot Atlantic , had
known Isaac Dickerson for twenty years nnd
did his banking at the Cass County bank.
Ho bought a number of drafts from the bink
In 1813 , which were returned unpaid. The-
bank owed him $1.800 at the time of the
failure. lie secured a settlement by giving
a check for $1COO and getting a receipt for
something more than a year's rent of a store
which the bank owned.
L. W. Emmort. druggist at Atlantic , rc- ,
peated the story of having had drafts pur
chased at the Cass County bank returned
unpaid. The bank owed his firm $1,200 when
the crash came , on December 28 , 1893.
C. E. Conrad of Atlantic had some drafts
which he had purchased at the Cass County
bank returned to him unpaid. When the
bank passed Into the receiver's hands It owed
the witness $1,100. He saw Isaac Dlckcrron
in the bank frequently , but never saw him
examining the books or accounts of the bank.
L. W. Brow-in , an Atlantic grocer , was an
other man who had failed to realize on the
drafts purchased by him at the Cass County
bank. Had seen Isaac Dlckcrson In tbo
bank ; but did not sec him doliis anything
and had never had any conversation with
him as to the bank's condition or affairs. He
had a small deposit at the bank at the time
of the failure.
Goarge H. Robinson , a bookkeeper In the
Cass County bonk for a number of years ,
testified that he was familiar with the writIng -
Ing of William Waddell , Frederick Gerber
and A. W. Dickerson , who had been cashiers
of the bank. Ho identified the writing In ,
the stockholders' book. The book , from page
40 to page 48 , Inclusive , the witness stated ,
was in the writing of A. W. Dickerson. He
Identified the signatures on the certificates
of stock signed by President Yetzer and the
various cashiers of the bank. He left his
position with the Cass County bank In No
vember , 1891. He was acquainted with the
character of the assets ot the bank at that
time , but was not allowed' ' to answer Mr.
Bruce's question as to whether the bank
was not Insolvent In 1891 , He knew In a
general way of the flnwiclal standing and re
sponsibility of the men who were Indebted to-
the bank. ,
It was the purpose ot the state to show
by Mr. Robinson that the Cass County bank
was really Insolvent in 1891 and that the
securities held by the bank at that time
were not good. Mr. Bruce , who Is conductIng -
Ing the case for the state , failed to get at
the evidence desired In the proper manner
. - nd his questions were ruled out by the
court. Ha had not decided upon his plan
of attack when the court adjuomed until
this morning.
Judge C. R. Scott of Omaha was in the
court during the afternoon and sit , with
Judge Smith during a part of the session.
THESE FISHERMEN NOT GUILTY.
John Sillier nnil HuelmKr Ilt-othcrx
Succuril In EHcmiliiR the I..IMV.
There was a motley crowd in Justice
Vien's second story court yesterday afternoon.
All the persons were cither Implicated or In
terested In the Manawa fishing cases. It was
the hearing of the second batch of fishermen
arrested for selnlnf under the Ice. They
were John Miller , Al Rachwltz and Emll
Rachwltz. The legal battle was a hot but
good natured ono , and despite all the court
and the prosecution could do the spirit of
levity that prevailed helped to csnvey the
Idea apparently entertained by the prisoncro
themselves that the affair was a pleasant
little diversion created for their amuse
ment on a dull day. The eta to relied for
conviction upon the testimony of the prose
cuting witness , W. H , Bussey , and H. Zim
merman , a long time resident of the town
of Manawa. Bussey's testimony was straight
and squarely to the point , but Zimmer
man fell down even before ho was called to
the stand , and before his testimony was
finished flunked completely and went over
to the enemy.
Bussey testified that he was personally ac
quainted with the men , and had been for
years , and saw them fishing or getting ready
to fish through Uie ice. They were at a point
about 400 feet from Colonel Reed's pavilion
In the deep water betwoan the island and
the shore. They had a largo number of holes
through the ice , and had drawn 1,800 feet
of rope through the holes and were pulling
the nets through when he arrived. He
watched them pull the net Into place and
saw them floating corks under the Ice. He
and Zimmerman talked with them and
Zimmerman wanted to bet that they would
pull out GOO fish at the flrit draw. He
identified the men positively , and throughout
a rigid cross-examination maintained his
story without a flaw. Zimmerman was the
state's next witness , but tbo Manawa fogs
suddenly envelcped his memory and all the
occurrences of the day beyond tbo bare
facts of tbo presence of the prisoners on
the ice , and the holes they had cut he bad
forgotten everything. He did not eee- any
body fishing , saw no ono trying to draw
a net through the Ice , and felt confident
that tbo defendants would not do euch a
thing as catch even a little fish unlaw
fully. His crosB-examlnatlon made him a
good wltnets for the defense.
All of the prisoners were put on the stand
to testify in their own behalf. It was a
picnic for them. Tticy smoothed out all of
the corrugations ) that a little while before
eeemed to be ahead ot them and to make
their path a rocky one. They were all
valiant defenders of the fisherman's faith
and belief that It is wrong to rob a fish
pond when the fish , b\e \ and little , are given
no chance for their lives. Al Rachwltz ad
mitted that ho had cut the holes In the Ice ,
but bad not done to for the purpose of gink-
Ing a net. Just at that time be was feel
ing the necessity of a little exerclso and
had Dimply gone out upon the Ice with an
axe and cut the boles < o let oft a little super
fluous energy and strengthen his muscles.
Ho swore pointedly and positively that
neither he nor any of the men had done
or contemplated doing any fishing. Emll
Rachwltz also had a novel explanation of
his presence on the Ice. He admitted that
ho had assisted in cutting the bole * through
the Ice , but his object waa only to test tbo
lake bottom and aecertaln the practicability
of building bath bouses at a point 400 feet
from the. shore. He admitted that the lake
at that point belonged to Colonel Reed , but
Intimated that ho was a greater capitalist
than Reed and purposed to Invest some ot
hjs idle thousand * In bucking the colonel's
bathing beach. Miller was very foggy. He
could not recollect anything beyond the fact
tUat his last Sunday school lesson waa upon
the subject of the naughtiness of lying. He
waa not sure that tie whol crowd was not
out there In their bathing etiKIT disporting
Joyously In the bright wimmer runshlne.
ThlB ended the testimony 'Miu" the court
gave his decision. Ho tcok Ilia' opportunity
to severely berate the defcndknta and to
neouro them that their tcstlrnojiy and the
defense they had offered was an Insult to
the Intelligence of the court : that he be
lieved all ot them had committed the rank *
cst perjury , but It was the tcsttrhony ot four
mon against one. The greati preponderance
of evidence left him no other ) alternative
than to discharge the defendants , and dechro
them not guilty. It only required ab&ut
'stecn scconda for the crowd And Its friends
to disappear. The prosecuting1' attorney ,
Emll Schurz , made a valiant flRlit , but ho
was helpless.
The casei of Price Gibson , F. 'M. Philips
and William Walker , taken * " from Vlcn's
court to Justice Walker , were continued by
agreement ot the attorneys until next Sat
urday. In this cam the state will have three
or four witnesses , but there Is very little
doubt about the ultimate acquittal ot all ,
The trial cf John Coyle and Bill Hall , the
leaders of the gang , will occur * before Vlcn
this afternoon. In this case the state has
announced the determination of securing a
conviction if the thing Is within the range
o ! legal possibility.
There is porno sympathy for the fishermen ,
regardless ot the fact that they have robbed
Manawa of all Its fish. There is. a sentiment
abroad that It Is better to let these men
go ahead and make their living by catching
and selling all the fish In the lake than to
keep the fish for the amusement of the
Manawa visitors next summer. Said one
citizen last evening : "Thero arc enough
Idle men around town now , and If these
mon can make their living by fishing and
support their families , lot them do It. The
pleasure of the aniatcur sportsmen is not
to bo considered In the same breadth with
the illro necessities ot men with families
on their hands and whoso comfort can be
assured by the curtailment of the pleasures
of the kid gloved man with his $15 split
bamboo and silken line. Public sentiment
after all Is the law that rules the. land , and
this law will go a long way toward excus
ing the fellows who have taken the last fish
out of Manawa. "
DiCLAIII2U THE FIKHT A DRAW.
Clinncellor Honn niul Cnptnlii. Altch-
IMOII Hnvo a Oiir-ltonnil Go.
Hon. L. W. Row , who was for years
chancellor of the law school at the Iowa
State university , came out of a personal en
counter with a young man yesterday and
the result demonstrated tho'venerable chan
cellor's ability to take care of himself In
a physical as well as 01 mental contest.
Chancellor Ross Is the attorney for Mrs.
W. E. Aitchltxm In her suit for a divorce.
The case was tried' ' In the district court nnd
Mr. Altchlson won the > suit. Then the cape
was appealed to the supreme court and In
the brief for the plaintiff Mr. Rosa made
statements which Mr. Altchlson branded as
untrue. As a result there has been consid
erable feeling over the cass and yesterday
when Mr. Ross walked Into the county re
corder's office he found Mr. Altchlson there
at work. The question of the divorce pro
ceedings was brought up at once and a
lively discussion took place. Details are con
flicting as to the exact iprogrcss of the quar
rel , but the chancellor assorts that Mr.
Altchlson spat in his face and then the war
\w l on. *
Whatever the provocation wag , Mr. RMS
resented It , and before those" tn' the office
realized what was going on.Mr. Ross had
M. ' . Altchlscn by the throa't and was chok
ing off his supply of fresh air at an alarming
rate. Mr. Altchlson is something of an
athlete and about half a 'century ' younger
than the venerable chancellor , 'but ' an un-
blassd referee would be nnabltf'to discover
that the chancellor was carrying , any handi
cap in the contest. Before' aknockout , was
scored mutual friends Intervened and the
oM-chancellor of the law school and the cap
tain of the Dodge Light Guardssworc forced
Into their respective earners and the mill
waa declared a draw. J lt
HAS REJECTED TII IH , CLAIMS.
/
IIIllN of the JiiMtlci-N ThrojTH Out liy
the Ilonril of SnnorvlNorH.
Bills of the. Justices of tbp p eape fcr _ office ,
rejit- lights , fuel and blanksAvore.'rejected ,
by the Board fy Supcrvlso'r 'at Its meeting1'
yesterday afternoon. - . '
The Justlces'of the- peace Insist that , being1
county officers , t'liey are entitled to office
rent and expenses , and thejf presented their
claims accordingly. Justice Vlcn asked the
county for $303.05 , Justice Cook asked for
$296 and Justice Walker's claim was $240.
The supervisors voted to reject all of the
bills. The Justices filed their reports of fees
collected , but none of them exceeded the
$1,200 a year allowed by law. The super
visors took the position that there was noth
ing to the law requiring the county to fur
nish offices for the Justices , and that if tno
matter was to bo tested the test would have
to be made at the Instigation of the Justices
themselves.
HcnlliiR the. Comity Poor.
At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors
yesterday afternoon the bids of the phy
sicians for treating the poor of the county
were received and the following contracts
ordered entered Into : '
Dr. W. E. Roller , Kajte- . Garner , Keg
CrcJk nnd Lewis townships , $148.
Dr. F. A. Stockdale , Center , Grove , Wave-
land and Wright townships , $60.
Dr. F. Robblns , Neola and York townships ,
$50.
$50.Dr. . W. F. Pierce , Carson and Silver Creek
townships , $35. .
Dr. G. A. Spauldlng , Knox , Lincoln and
Pleasant townships , $73.75.
Dr. George Nusum , Boomer and Rock
townships , $35.
Dr. P. H. Dassler , James and Mlnden town
ships , $45.
Other townships were referred to the su
pervisors , with power to act , as follows :
Supervisor Hansen , Crescent , Hazel Dell ,
Hardln and Norwolk townships : Supervisor
Dentler , Layton and Valley townships ; Super
visor Auld , Belknap township ; Supervisor
Kerney , Washington and Macedonia town
ships.
Ladles , send your table linen to the Eagle
Laundry and see the beautiful finish and
snow-like color we glvo your goods. Tele
phone 157. 724 Broadway.
Pound "IIunitlucNM" Til a Ilottlr.
County Attorney Saunders yesterday com
menced his warfare upon the delinquent
saloon keepers. There are a largo number
ot them throughout the country who have not
paid their state license , and he Is moving to
make th'em comply with the law or close
them up. The first case was started yester
day in Justice Vien'a court. A search war
rant vvas sworn out authorizing the search
of the place of Joe Moss , a saloon keeper
ot Loyeland. Constable Baker was delegated
to servo the writ. Her made bis returns
last evening. He broughtIntoJcourt as evi
dence two bottles labeled , 'JHapplness" ' and a
brass beer pump. The matterj.vlll ) be adju
dicated Monday afternoon , e'tl
H.xvo you seen the new Ka > heating tora
it the company' * office ? ' "
Dr. Cleaver's officemoved.'t'o . ' WO Broadway.
NAMED FOR THE FIFTH TERM
WHHnm Bi Allison Again Nominated for
the United States Senate.
IOWA REPUBLICANS HONOR THE LEADER
Knthnftlnnlle Scwilon of Oie Joint
Cnupu * ArrnnKoment for OIL- lit *
i of Governor
Drake Toiluj- .
DES MOINES , Jan. 15. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The republican caucus this afternoon
ur.cnlmously rcnomlnatcd United States Sen
ator William B. Allison for a fifth term. The
greatest enthusiasm prevailed at the meet
ing. Representative Allen acted as chairman.
Senator Allison was nominated on the part
of the senate by Senator "Lino" Ellis , the
"silver tongucd orator" of Clifton , seconded
by Senator Hcalcy , and by Representative
Tcmplo on the part ot the house , seconded
by McArthur ot Dos Molncs county.
Senator Ellis dwelt at length upon the emi
nent public services ot Senator Allison , com
paring him to Blalne , Garflcld and Lincoln.
The other speakers followed In the same vein ,
arousing the feelings , of the vast audience to
the highest pitch ot enthusiasm. All refer
ences to the senator's presidential aspira
tions were loudly cheered. On entering the
hall , leaning on the arm of Speaker Bycrs ,
Senator Allison was. grcstod. with a perfect
ovation , members rising to their feet and
giving vent to their enthusiasm In prolonged
applause.
Senator Allison feelingly rerpondcd , snylng
In part : "I wish to express to you , and
through you to the people of Iowa , my high
appreciation of this great honor you have
r > r n f/i i riil tinnn tnn T * In nn tmnn * * t n 1m
permitted to hold a scat In the United States
senate , the highest legislative body In the
world , but It Is a greater honor coming from
you now for the fifth time In this spon
taneous manner. I shdll endeavor , as in the
past , to faithfully represent the Interests
of this great state and of ovcry state ot thin
union , and shall , so far as my voice and vote
may go , endeavor to protect the honor of this
nation , both at homo and abroad. " ( Prolonged
cheers. )
An Informal reception followed , In which
Senator Allison shook hands with hundreds
of enthusiastic admirers from all parts of
the state.
The democratic legislative Joint caucus
today made the fallowing nominations : United
Strtes senator , W. I. Bab'b , Mount Pleasant ;
state printer , S. B. Evans , Ottumwa ; state
binder , M. S. Har.1le , Dubuque ; warden Ana-
mesa penitentiary , Thomas Hudson , Anj-
mesa ; warden for the Madison penitentiary ,
Elmer E. Bcnton , McGregor.
The republican caucus renomlnatcd tF. R.
Conaway to be state printer , Lafc Young to
be atato binder. N. N. Jones tb be warden
of the Fort " Madison penitentiary and P. W.
Madden "to be warden at Anamosa. There
was no opposition , except to Madden , who
was elected fop the third term. Madden re
ceived 81 votes , G. W. Crossly 19 and 20
scattering.
GETTING READY FOR WORK.
Both huses ot the'legislature were largely
occupied today In clearing the way for the
real work of the session. A largo number
of resolutions of an unimportant character
were Introduced and disposed of.
A resolution by Haugcr of Blackhawk
was adopted by the hcuse , providing for the
appointment of a visiting committee of two
from the house and one from the senate to
visit the various state Institutions with
Instructions to repirt on February 2. Should
the senate concur In the action a recess of
two weeks will follow.
On motion of Mr. Weaver the house ap
pointed a committee of seven , consisting
of Temple , Weaver , Funk , Early , Corn
wall , Evans and Porter to > devise and report
a plan for dlsprslng of the work of the cede
commission. The senate * has already pro
vided for the appointment of a committee
ot fifteen" with Senator Tre'wln as1 chairman ,
to divide' up the work among the various
standing committees and this action will
likely be followed by the house.
The house provided for the appointment
of a special committee to have charge of
all bills affecting building and loan associa
tions.
A long debate foil-owed on a proposition
to purchase a copy , of the code for members
of the legislature at a cost not to exceed
$7 each. Funk and Van Houten opposed
the resolution ' on the ground of ecsnomy
and favo'red an amendment restricting its
provisions to such members as did not already
possess a copy. On motion of Cornwall the
matter was deferred until tomorrow.
The Jclnt .committee of the two bouses
have adopted the following arrangements
for the Inaugural ceremonies which will
take place tomorrow" : The procession will
bo formed on Locust street near the Savery
hotel , at 1:30 p. m. , with Govenr-elect
Drake , Lieutenant Governor Parrott and
party In carriages escorted by the Des Molncs
companies of tbo National Guard , and such
other companies of the National Guard as
may desire to participate in the ceremonies.
The party will enter the south door of the
east entrance to the capltol and take posi
tions In the rotunda.
Both houses of tha legislature will con
vene In their respective chambers at 2IG
P. m. , and adjourn In a body to the scats
assigned them. This program will bo fol
io wea :
Music by the band ; Invocation by Rev ,
H. O. Brccdeh , pastor of the Central Chris
tian church ; music by Drake University Glee
club ; administering the oath of office by
Chief Justice Rothrock ; address by the
governor ; music by the band.
The usual reception will follow and the
doors of tbo state house will bo thrown wide
open to the public. "Prominent citizens from
all parts cf the stuto'are coming In to witness
the ceremonies.
RESUB HSSION LOSING GROUND.
It may bo set down as a foregone con
clusion that resubmlsalon will never pass
both branches of the legislature. There are
some forty-one or two , straight resubmls-
clonlsts In the lower house and twenty In
the senate. In addition to tbeDo there are
fifteen non-committal representatives and
eight or nine senators who are undecided.
Judging from private conversation with
members , resubmlralon is dally losing ground ,
even among the most radical prohibition
ctoment. Representative Funk himself
bio privately commended the workings of the
mulct law , and fcr thin session , at least , has
abandoned the Idea of state-wide prohibition.
The greatest factor In rendering members
from s-called prohibition counties lukewarm
la the freely expressed fear that It a con
stitutional amendment is again submitted
and voted down at the polls , a general
license measure would bo the logical outcome
and the "legalized taloon" would be once
moro Intrenched in their own bailiwicks.
"Let us N.YO the remnant of prohibition
that still remains on tbo statute boks rather
nv
.
f j i.
Quaker Wisdom Md
' " s < f.
Rest is good after work is done , " but Quaker
Oats is good beforeit is begun. An ideal
breakfast. ! i
OATS ;
Sold only in 2-lb. Trackages.
than plunge Into anothlr agitation cf the
fubjecl Juct now" I * Iho Millions answer
of quite A number ot members miipnsoil ] to
bo friendly to rcsubml t > lon , "Funk ot llnr-
< lln , " as ho Is inunlly called , to illstlnRiilpri
him from Kunk of Ulcklnson , Is extremely
fertile In resources nnil an Ailcpt In the nrt
of political mancu.verlnK.but with the organiza
tion of both the house and senjto agalnM
him and with number of his own pup-
porters halting between two opinion ? . It v\\\ \ \ \
bo Almost A mlrncle If ho fcctircs the as-
tlptanco In the final struggle of nt least
ten f the doubtful members of the houro
ml lx of the eight or nine undecided sna-
torshlch will be necosairy to glvo rcsub-
ml3lon a bare majority.
A number of the members chsiod as doubt
ful have learned the nrt of rhetorical fencing
to perfection , nnd while they will very
graciously submit to nn Interview nnd talk
with the greatest freedom they will so guanl
their remarks as to leave the listener In
the midst of a dense fogas to the flnal In
tentions ot the legislator.
If resubmlsslon fnlls , It looks AS If the
manufactures bill would bo defeated , nnd
the mulct law given two more years of trial.
FIUOlITKUIj UPKISCT Of 1IA11 NKWS.
luwrn PnrnuT I.OIOM IIli Ml ml nnil Hln
AVI ftIroiH limit.
Wnnstnil CITY , In. , Jan. ir. . ( Special
Tclogram. ) linns Krlcson , a farmer living
six miles torth of Ilclmcnt , sold a load of
diseased hogs nt Ooodcll yesterday. He was
nrrcsted today and when tlio Arrest was
made ho became n raving maniac , trying
by all the moms In hlo power to Injure nnd
kill tbos3 who arrct'tetl ' him. Mrs. Erlcson
wns on the street In Helmont when she was
told of her husband's. ' arrest , the shock
cTiiscd her In&tnnt death , She had been
SjufferinK for sonic tlmo with heart dlseasw.
Erlcson has been placed In close confinement
nnd a guard is constantly near him to scq
that ho decs not Inflict Injuries upon him
self. Both ho and his wife were among the
highly rcppc < : tcd people ot that community.
AttilnrtiMl n Koiirtr 'M-\ > nr-Olil Girl.
ADEL. In. , Jan. 15. ( Special Telegram. )
Lllllo HOEP , aged 14 years , was abducted nt
4:35 : p. m. yesterday at nippey by Frank
Hodges , and nothing bns been heard of her.
The girl nnd her brother were returning to
their homo from the school house , which Is
thrco nnd one-half miles south of Illppsy.
Hodgcti drove along and asked them to ride ,
ns ho wns going their way. They accepted
the Invitation. When the housj was , reached
the boy Jumped out , but before the Rlrl could
alight Hodges whipped up nnd ran the horse *
several miles back through lllppey nnd Into
Marlon county. He Is 28 years of ago. The
girl's parents formerly lived near Mlnburn.
A searching party was formed , but the fellow
had too much of n start , nnd although sher
iffs. marshals nnd other officials of various
towns were notified to look out for him , ho
has not yet been found. Ho Is six feet high ,
dark , smooth face. Ono theory Is that the
girl eloped with Hedges nnd that the abduc
tion was prearranged. _
Will Hut * uii County nomlH.
ROCK RAPIDS , la. , Jan. 15. ( Special. )
Holdcro of $200,000 worth of bonds en Lyon
county are preparing to commence suit
against the county within the next few
weeks for the collection of the principal and
Interest on the paper In question. A simi
lar suit Involving thousands of dollars was
decided In fnvor of the county w tow months
ago , after bolng fought through the state ,
district and supreme courts and afterward
.transferred to the United States supreme
count , which hold the Isstio to be in excess
of the county's constitutional limit of In
debtedness nnd con'2iiucntly Invalid. The
holders cf the Issues now In question have
been waiting quietly for the etorm'to blow
over and now that a formal decision has
been rendered are ready to file petitions In
the United States court , OK an Issue of 18SO
for $80,000 nnd another subsequent Issue of
$120,000 , against which the state , courts ren
dered a decision last year.
Krturiivil tit ClicrnUce.
CHEROKED , la. , Jan. 15. ( Special. ) The
grand Jury , which has Just completed Its
labors , handed In fourteen Indictments , thir
teen ofhlch are' ' against parties for the
Illegal sale of Intoxicating liquors , four of
whom are old .offenders nnd residents of
Cherokee. An Indictment was also found
against W. A. Thompson , the swindler and
bigamist , who created such a sensation by
deserting wife No. 3 at this place some time
ago , Officers are now hard on his heels.
ThliilCH Hln Wife Fnlnv.
CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , Jan. 15. ( Special
Telegram. ) About a week ago Mrs. Charles
I. Rank left her home In this city under
mysterious circumstances and all efforts to
locate her since have proved without avail.
Yesterday a man named Gemmon , who had
been B2cn with her a number of times of
Jato , left the city. It is supposed ho met
Mrs. Rank. Mr. Rack has gcno to Kansas
City , where It Is believed the guilty pair
had arranged to meet.
Uitlitii > i > y "Wife CoiiimllH Sulclilc.
DES MOINES , Jam. 15. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Mrs. Mary Pool , who came to this
city a few months ago from Atlantic , after
having trouble1 with her husband and sep
arating from him , committed suicide today
by taking poison. _
IIMVII. IllcyvllHt Kllleil.
DES MOINES , Jan. 15. ( Special Talo-
gram. ) Henry L/ . Van Devan , nged 35 , wns
fatally Injured this afternoonr While riding
a bicycle down a hill ho collided with a
team and received injuries irom wnicii ho
died.
WINTER nUSOIlT.
THE
HOT SPRINGS
OF
ARKANSAS
TUB ONLY HEALTH RESORT owned. En
dorsed und Conducted by '
The United States Government
Itccognlrud Wlntor Capital of the best
society uf the natlorri
THE SUPERB HOTEL EASTMAN
IS NOW OPEN.
300 other hotels and boarding hnusos npon thn
year lound ut prices to suit nil.
Ollmnto mild with abundance nf sunshine.
Avcraco winter toinpcrnturoCO degrees.
Reduced Excursionjtotcs on Railroads.
Inquiries answered und Illititratud pamphlet ! )
sent frru upon application to
H. DURAND , MUT , Advertising League.
HOT Bl'WNGS , AHK.
'Tse in Town , Honey ! "
Pancake
Flour
A combination of the three staffs ol
life Wheat , Corn and Rice.
When your wife makes pancakes she
can make them right and easily if she uses
Aunt Jemima's. And when properly
covered with butter and syrup there's no
better breakfast dish on earth. Dsware
of Imitation. Sold only In red packages ,
HERE'S OUR GUARANTEE.
tiRJrBiMku'e ( < 'i.o"ul110 ' Aunt Jouilrao' * Belf-
fli'"t { ' VW 1 ° . .Klou.rna . " Jou Oo not Dm1
bait cakes roueror nta. return ilia
omiHir box to jrour trocer. leayo jour imuui.uud Ilia
giowt will refunif iho taoney and charioTl & ui
Scientifically rrepwed awl aunufaetured only by
R. T , DAVIS MILL CO , , St , Joseph , Mo ,
Only a Cold !
YP. J lint ft cold eminently 1ms n
serious ending. Clmmlc coiiRlis , pneu
monia , bronchitis and consumption nil
otnrtvldi a cold. Neglected colds CIUIFO
inoro tlinn two-thirds of all the deatlui
In America ,
There Is n right wny niul a wrong
way to euro a cold , but you can tunka
110 mistake In uslnj ;
Duffy's Pure
Malt Whiskey.
It In a pmv lionltliful stimulant which
( inlckcns tlio circulation and restores
hcnlthy action to every jiart of tha
hotly. It Is a sure euro for colds , inn-
Inrla , pneumonia. It assists nature and
builds up the system.
Do not be Induced to take any Inferior
whiskey which your dealer may try to
substitute , but bo sure that yon get"
Duffy's. Nothing else cane produce tha
same effects.
Dad way's
n Pills
Cure
Sick Headaclia ,
Biliousness ,
Consiipatian ,
PilesAMD
-AMD-
Ail Liver Disorders.
JlAl ) irll''Ji I'JJlb i to ] , uicly vovatabta ,
mltil nnil reliable. Cntmn perfect digestion ,
complete absorption and he.ilthfulregularity
B cts a bor. At Droughts or by mall , "Book
of advlco" frcoty mall
11 AD WAY & CO. .
V. O. Box .Itl'J , Now York
4
It is the
direct line.
The difference between
the Burlington and all
other lines to Montana
and the Pacific North
west Is the difference be-
twccn a. direct line and a
line that Isn't direct.
The Burlington is the >
direct line.
It Is from CO to 328
mites eliorter than any
other line to Helena ,
Unite. Spokane , Seattle
nnd Tacoma.
ern paints haves Omaha
at 4:35 : p. in. dally. Go
west on It It you want
to reach your destination
quickest and most com
fortably.
Time tables and Information
mation about rates at
CITY TICKET OFFICE , 1324 FARNAM ST.
J. B. Reynolds , City Pass. Agent.
TOR
Searles &
f
Searles
SPECIALISTS IN
Nervous , Clirojio ; !
and
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SEXUALLY.
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consultation froo-
SYPHILIS
and RECTAL ULCERS. HYDROCEI.E AND -I
VARICOCKLB permanently ana luccmfullr
rurfrt. Method new nnd unfalllnsr.
STRICTURE AND GLEET
.iy new method wltUaut pain or cutting.
.
Call on or addrcaa with atarop.
Dr , Searlss & Seirles ,
JAPASESEMEDlCATEDTOOTHPASTEj j
25c a box. Druggists sell It. I'cople ( |
buy It. All pro I BO It. i i
Guaranteed to be absolutely free from all i i
nclcb or other chemicals Injurious to the < l
U'Ctli. and will not tarnish Rold or sliver i
IllllnKf. Keeps the teeth tree from tartar , j i
polla'.iea them to a pearly whiteness , hard- ( |
f rna the euini and refreshes the mouth , , ,
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W * lend the mnrrflou French
Homed ? CALTHO8 free , unit n
legal guaranteu that CJLLTIIOS will
KTOIDUcUamr * ' - Enlwli > n ,
C'UItK Ntwrmntorrlic * . Varlcocile
and IIEKTPIIB Ix t Vleor.
Use it anil fay if satisfiid.
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THURSDAY , JAN. 16
Quo Niicht * You All Know Illml
Tlio Favorite Exponent of Rural Character ,
CHARLES L. DAVIS
Carefully presenting the play that hn mad *
all America luut'li. He\ciitccnli ( year
and farewell performance.
-ALVIN JOSLIN-
ISO Iauihs ; In UO minutes. New and clnbornlo
srrnlo production. Ono hundred thousand dollar
collection of diamonds , worn In the last act
ot "Alvln Joalln , " will ) > o on exhibition day
of priformanca at the jewelry more of 11.
Wallman.
rlentM on ale at box ( ' ( lice. Prices 25c , 3Gc.
Xc ) , 75o and Jl.W.
NATIONAL
Otf-
Couucil Bluffs , Iowa.
CAPITAL , $100,000
W12 SOLICIT YOIUI IJlfSIJVUSg ,
WI4 UI2SIHI3 YOUIl COLLKCTIONH.
OXi : OF Til 15 OI.Uli.ST IIAMCH IN IOWA.
K IMill CUNT I > AII > ON TIM 12 IKt'OHlT&
CAM , AND HUI3 US Oil WHITE } .
Special Notices-Council Bluffs
WANTED , dOOD ( JUCOND-HAND LUUllBRl
niunt La cheap. Addrcu UcLaugUlla. U
cilice.