THE OMAHA DATLY.KEB : , FICIVKUAUY ua
COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
MiJ.vnov.
Try Moore & niliV "Sultana" lOe cigar.
The lice office , N'o. 10 Xoilh Main streol
The Knlphts and Ladles of Security will
meet thin evening ai the Danabo hall ,
N n. Tjrrcll , the popiillft nominee for
nldcrmnn In the fifth ward , his vvlthdravvn
from the race.
The Literary club of the Western lo\va
college will g'vc a free entertainment In
the college hull this evening.
Some neat housekeeper suggests that the
clock on the government building wash Its
face so * he can tell the tlmo of day.
The Grand hotel , Council Illnffs. High
clasn In e.ery respect. Hates , $2.iO per day
nnd upward. 12. P. Clarke , proprietor.
The Woodwards played to another full
liouse last night. Tonight the play will be n
delightful frnr-nct comedy , "A Llttlo Wild
cat. "
A motion to tax costs In the ca e ot the j
Hradley-Mctcalf company against J. n Haute-
Jey was * cvcrtulrd by Judce Tbornell yester-
The sull ofndrew Holln ngnlnst .Inmes
Saguln In the district court has been dis
missed nt the plaintiff's cost without preju-
dloa.
dloa.Prank
Prank Sherrntt. who was nominated for
city wo'glnnnMcr by the populists has posi
tively declined to allow his name to be used
ni n candidate.
The case of J. II. Long against the Pliarp-
less company has been continual , owluc to
the Inability of coun cl for the defense ( n
bo present nt the date fixed for the tr'al.
The case of O. P. Nelson nga nst the
Omaha K Council Illuffe Hallway and Hrldge
company Ins bfen dlnnlsscl In I he dlstr'U '
court nt the plalnfff's cost without prejudice.
Division 1'asncngpr Agent Colteiley of the
Missouri , Kansas & Texas and navel ng I'ar-
BengT Agent Plt gerald of the Lonlsvlllo
& Xashvlllo were In thp rlly on business
Clifford Matthews and sister , Ml"3 draco
Matthews ot Woodbine , In. . hn\o been visit
ing with Mr. nnd Mrs. K. Holl's nt SH Ave
nue H. They left over the Hock Island last
evening for Oca .Molnes.
Washington's birthday Is recognized as
"Ping Ua > " In Iowa and n number of pa-
tr'otlc clttrcns have united In an appeal
to th clt'zcns generally to hang the banner
on the outer walls today.
W. Lasher , representing James Kirk H Co. ,
Is In the rlty , the guest of George Hudlo.
After plastering Omaha nnd Council Dluffa
with nos , Mr. Lasher and Mr. Hudlo will go
vest en n sixty days' trip.
Mrs. Charles AHmnnspergcr expects to re
move litre Boon from Ncola and will cn-
elcavci to earn a living pending the trial ot
iher hu band , who Is In ] all on the chaige of
embe/zlcment and forcery.
The Savings Loan and Building Association
of Council Bluffs commenced suit In ti > n
district court yesterday acatnst John Mler
and wife and E. r. Bnldy nnd wife for $ J44
due on n loan on bulldlnc shares.
A special patriotic service will be held to
morrow evening nt the Chnstlan Tabernacle'
and the pastor , Rov. H. W. Abbrley , will
deliver an address on "George. Washington
Statesman. Soldier , Patriot , Christian. "
The case of Klggen ngnlnst Schroeder was
given to the jury In Judge Thornell's court
yesterday with Instructions to return a
scaled verdict. This was a suit bronchi on
a promissory note for $185 which the defend
ant claims to have paid.
All members of Uluffs City council No. 7 ,
Junior Order , desiring to participate In n
flng inlslng nt Omaha this afternoon will
meet at the corner of Broadway and I'carl
etreets at 1 o'clock sharp and proceed to
the Patterson block , corner of Seventeenth
and Farnam streets , Omaha. By order of
the committee.
Thy republican caucuses for the selection
of delegates to the county convention , which
jvlll name ' , he county representatives In the
state convention for the purpose of selecting
national convention delegates , will bu held
at the usual places this evening. There Is
considerable Interest monlfetted by the men
who wish to go to DCS Molnes , and still more
by these who hope to go to St. Louis. John
N. Baldwin Is an active candidate for the
latter position.
The Driving Park association has elected
the following officers : President , William
Mcore ; secretary , George P. Wright ; treas
urer , Charles T. Stewart ; directors , E. A.
Wlckhnm , J. J. Brov n , J. Mlllard and Guy
Barton. Members of the association assert
that there will bo a. spring meeting , with
the chances in favor of Its being under
control ot the local association , notwith
standing that parties from abroad ore en
deavoring to secure the track.
The Council Bluffs High school boys have
organised an athletic league , or , rather ,
organised to become a port of the western
Iowa league , which Includes the High
schools of Council Bluffs , Atlantic , Hed Oak ,
Creston and Stuart. Klmcr Mathers was
elected captain of the local league. The
le.iguo will meet In Atlnnt c scrno t'me dur
ing the early summer and each High school
vvlll bo reprcEantcd by a team picked from
its best men. The Council Bluffs boys will
eelect their tcnrn from the young men mak
ing the best records at the cadets' field
day contests. The object ot the league Is to
accomplish for the High school In a mild
\vay what tlio athletic organizations do for
the colleges and unlvers'.t'es. ' The athletic
uports will Include everything but rowing.
The Council Bluffs boya expect to make a
recoid for themselves In the foot ball arena
and on the bicycle tracks.
Moore & Ellis' "Corner , " best uc cigar.
Wanted , good farm loans In western Iowa
at lowest rates. Money loaned for local In
vestors on best of security netting 6 per cent.
Flro Insurance written In reliable companies.
Lougce & Tcwle , 235 Pearl street.
Conundrum.
Is It a lecture ?
IB It a lecture ? ?
Is It a lecture ? ? ?
No , It Is different !
It Is a siory ! !
A true- story ! ! !
Kvery word cf It ! ! ! !
It Is n cyclone of funl
A mountain of facts ! !
A beautiful painting In vvords ! ! !
Others have paid a dollar to hear It.
What do I pay ?
Only 20 cents.
First Congregational church tonight.
lll l lo the IllNtrift Courl.
Deputy Sheriff Compton has returned from
Terclval , where ho va a witness against
John Vcacli and George Poland , who wprn
with eruml larceny ,
was arrested In Council Bluffs and
Pcl.n d In Omaha , both by Deputy Compton.
They wcro accused of having btolen a har-
li'BS. a lot of hogs and an assortment o *
jellies and preserves from a resident of 1'e- ;
clval. They were clvcu a preliminary hear-
Ins before Justice Kramer and botn'hcld to
the grand Jury of Fremont county In fif
r.uin of $500. In default of ball botliuc ,
to Sidney and confined In Jail.
lint IIi'il
Wo liavu 1,000 hot bed cash which we are
Ruing to close out. They vvn't last long.
How many do you want ? We will make you
a price that can't be duplicated , C. B ,
Paint , Oil and Glass company , Masonic Tem
ple , Council Bluffs ,
H I 'nlr I'rlt-f.
W. II. Thomas nnd Ira Hcndrlcks have
made their rcrort to the district court as
referees appointed to cell 120 acres cf farm
land near Neola , a part.tlon sole crowjne
out of the suit of Lena Grote usalnst Ada-
line Hun ten nnd others.
The referees reported that the highest
bidder for the property was Gerhard Oil.
dlek , who offered 137 per acre In cash. The
referees recommend the acceptance of the
Uuy jour groceries , flcur , feed , hardware ,
tinware and crockery of Ilradley and receive
a ticket In favor of the Christian Hume.
Columbia bicycles. Highest ot all high
crudes. Call and see them at Cole & Cole.
\\Vtln-rbpi ! t > ot u Vonllvt
In the null of Wethcrbeo against Mul-
Iiolland. a claim for $100 wages , the Jury In
Judge Thornell'a court returned a verdict
for $75 $ In favcr cf the plaintiff.
Steplian Bros , for plumbing and healing ;
Uo tine line of gas futures.
\YOW \ BRUTALLY ASSAULTED
Mri , Jnincs Btirgo Oboketl find Beaten by a
Drunken Tramp.
CLOTHING TORN OFF IN THE STRUGGLE
Victim or Hit * .txinult llrnliril fron
Until lo root It ) Kick * from
I tic llrutc'M llonv ) Knots
Wai rants nerc Isstcd jcttetdny for the ar
teffl cf an Individual designated as John
lee , alias Willlnm Plorld.i , who Is chnrgc (
In llio Information with having made n mur-
di mils assault upon Mrs. Ida Binge , w ( c
of James llurge , a laborer living near Sev
enteenth stieut and Fifteenth avenue.
The as < nult was made about 9 o'clock 01
Thuudav evening. Mr. Burgo had gone to
the home of P. M , Phillips a no'ghbor a few
doers nwny , and left his wife alone. He hai
ben iib enl about half an hour when his
wife came to Phtlllrs' house showing un-
mUtaUublc evidence of having received very
rough treatment. Her clothing was torn
ami blood was How Ing from wounds on her
face , whllo her throat bore the Imprint of
strong fingers.
The stcr > Mrs. Burpe told was to the cffecl
that shortb after her husband left , and
whll ? she was taking care of n sick nc' hboi
woman , n man can'io In whom slit- thought
she rococnlrcd us a former boarder at the
neighbor's' huuse , nnd without provocatlor
iimclo a mvnii : assault upon her. He seized
her by the throat mid beat and kicked her
until she was almost Insensible. When the
womnn's hifhand nnd Ills fi ! nd Phillips
renehed the houic the assailant had disap
peared.
' 1 here dees not appear to have hcen any
explanation for the assault any further than
that the Jellow v.ns drunk and vlcous. Ho
his been Identified ns a switchman , who
once worked In one of the railway saids.
and was there Known , ns William Floilda.
The ntHault was icported lo the police "TT-
Ing the night , but the parties tefused to
conic up town and file an Information nnd
nothing was done until > estcrday afternoon.
Then It was discovered tlut the woman's as-
sallint had recovered fiom his drunk and
fed the city.
The woman was severely bruised about
the face and throat , where the brute Ind
struck her with his fists , and from her iinlilo
to her hip on one limb , vvheic he had Kicked
her with his heavy boots.
nr.Mtv iNVrrnn siiuoi t > TIIOI'III.I ' : .
( Hit Hermit of Cnrroll , In. ,
TJi r on tv ii I ii K I.rttcrM.
Henry Ghensen , an old hermit , who has
lived for many years In the outsklits ot the
town of Carroll , la. , has never enjojed , to
any great extent , the comforts and pleasures
of life , but all ot his little doubles have been
as nothing to the deep tribulations through
which he Is passing new. Henry has stead
fastly refused to sec visitors , nnd In the
course of time events have occuired that
made It necessary for some of his fellow men
to communicate with him. They wrote him
letters , to which he never replied. These
letters were followed by others equally Im
portant , but more urgent. They were tieated
with tin same contemptuous silence. Finally
It unfortunately occurred to the old man
that he could write some letters , and for u
while ho found his chief amusement In writIng -
Ing the most peppery kind of epistles to his
coi respondents. After he got his hand In he
found It to be lots of fun to send out red-
hot ktuff. Some of the letters were of such
i character that they plainly came under
the ban cf the postal authorities , and a
linlch of them were turned over to the de-
[ > aitment for Investigation. Two of the let
ters hent to Peter Huffman were selected as
fully meeting the requlrments of the cas > e
ind Gheiisen was arrested.
He was brought to- this city yesterday and
arraigned before Commissioner Steadman.
Ills soul was not sweetened by his arrest ,
and he refused to make any plea. All In
quiries vveio greeted with sullen silence. The
cise was finally disposed of by binding the
old man ever to await the action of the grand
| ury and fixing his bond at $300. He could
lot give the latter and went to Jail.
n u WUOTU THUG \TIMNG Lirrrnns.
.7 oil 11 II. Howe TuKcM ilio AVroiiK
Method ( o UoIH'ft from u Creditor.
John R. HOBO of Modale , la. , was brought
H last night by a deputy maishal and ai-
rnlRiied before Commissioner Steadman ,
who held a night session for the purpose.
Uoso was a subcontractor on some govern
ment work on the MIsTOurl river , near
Modale. Ho got his contract from another
subcontractor named L. M. Mitner. When
LID ! work was finished , Mitner owed him
t'100 , which ho neglected to pay. Investlga-
: lon s'lowed that Mitner had no bond , and
llcs > 3 wau unable to collect a dollar of the
debt. Whllo the men who had cut the
willows and worked for him were clamoring
for their money , Uo.se grew desperate and
rent Mitner a number of sharp dunning
otters In come of them ho made threats
ot what ho would do to get oven with the
bankrupt contractor. These letters were
; urncd over to the postal authorities. F. P.
Maher of Chicago , tipeclal agent for the de
partment , came out and signed the. informa
tion.
Commissioner Steadman did not conclude
the case last night , but continued It until
today , when District Attorney Fiillen will
bo bora to look after the prosecution. The
queatloa of Mltner's liability to thegovern-
inent will also be looked into.
SpoUi-H AVrro Itotlrn.
A day or two ago while hose cart No. 2
was making a run to a fire one of the wheels
went to pieces > when the cart made a short
turn at a street corner. The driver and men
on the cart had a narrow escape from being
killed or severely Injured , but fortunately
escaped. The broken spokes of the wheel
vvcra scattered over the street and were
plclte-4 up by the curious crowd that col
lected. Some of the spokes got into the
hands of experts , and the material was found
to bo cf the most worthless nature/ . The
carts aie warranted to the city , and the
wheels are supposed to bo made ot the vcrv
best material , second growth hickory. One
ot the broken spokes was found to be the
brashest of ash and another was made from
red oak , the poorest kind of oak that grows.
The matter will most likely be taken up
by the city council nnd the company fur
nishing the cart will bo asked to make good
Its guarantee by supplying a full set of safe
wheels for the cart.
'I'llKi-n ( o tin * IVilrrnl Court.
The suit of Rebecca Armstrong and that
of I ill May Barcus against S. H , H , Clark
and the other receivers of the Un on Pacific
inllwny have been transferred to the federal
rnuri.
Mrs , Armstrong and Mrs. Barcus are the
widows of the engineer and fireman who
were killed In the Union Pacific wreck near
Sen Hi Omaha about a > car ago. The suits
were commenced in the district court some
tlmo ago and wera then transferred to the
federal court , as the defendant company is
now In the liaiida of receivers and under the
Jurisdiction of the federal courts. The cube
of Carroll against the Nebraska Telephone
cmpany was also transferred to the United
Slates .
court. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Conundrum.
Does any one know what Is going on at
the Congregational church tonlfht ?
No.
1 am going.
So am I. everybody and his wife will lo
theie.
Yes. Peweey , Tllden , Klcever , Fclps ,
Auficer , Zawyer , llekrow , Klurk , Weescr ,
Dawdge , Aunter , llraiixman and nil the great
men , myself Included , have caught the fever.
Bradley glvos a ticket on every cash pur-
cbaeo of merchandise bought at his Mere In
lav or of tlitJhrUtlnn Home.
Have > ou seen the new gaa heating Etovet
et the company's cilice ?
Davii , only drug store with reglitered clerk ,
iti\iv : roil 'run SCHOOL nitcTU : > \ .
lloiinl or ndiKMillon Solcotf" 1'ollliiK
t'lnerfl nnd .Numcx thr Ofllcrr * .
The Board of Education held a spec'al meet.
Ing last evening for the purpose ot making
the necessary arrangements tor holding the
school "lection Murch 9. The meeting was
called f omen hat hastily , as the law makes It
necessary for the board to pass Its resolution
submitting the proposition to vote bonds two
weeks before the diy cf election , nnd nt the
same time publish Us proclamation , calling
for the annual election.
While the members were preparing their
rcpoits deslRiiatlng the polling places In the
various wards and the names of Judgds .ind
clerks , an Informal discussion took place
upon the subject of tuition of outside pupils.
Only one of the principals had c mpllcd with
the orders ot the board to report the names
of all nonresident pupils , nnd thnt vvas Prof ,
nastmnn of the High school. His report
showed that there were nonresident
pupils there , and only one of them had paid
tultt'n , The discussion Indicated that the
mcmbeis of the board wore generally In
favor of the gtcatest liberality In the treat
ment of the matter. The sections ot the law
bearing upon the subject were carefully e\-
nmined , and while no action was taken , It
was tacitly agreed among the members that
If the parents or gimdlans of any nonres
ident pupils came before the board nnd asked
the suspension of the rule the request would
be granted nnd the pupils exempted from
the pi > iuc'ilf ' any tuition.
The secretary submitted the election procla
mation and It was ordered published. The
boaul then fixed the polling places. The
law requires each member of the board to
act as one ot the Judges In the election
booth , and permits him to name nnother
who will act In his place after the polls have
bean fairly opened. The polling place for
the First ward will bTTnt B20 COM. Broadway.
Judges Moigan nnd Wll oir clerks , W. A.
Colclough nndi James O'Brien.
Member Snjder was absent , and the Second
waid voting place was not designated. His
report will bo given to the secretary today.
Third ward voters will ca t their ballots
at Smith & Co.'s bikcrv , Hlevcnth street
nnd Fifth avenue. D. U. Fonda and C.
ShlcKotaii/ will net as Judges , nnd Henry W.
Brown and J. J. Hughes as cerK ! .
Fouith word at Tcrwllllger's livery. Wil
liam Mcoie and B. Tciwllllgcr , Judges , and
Atthur Slack and T. C. Jackson , clerks.
Fifth waul at P. Smith & Co.'s bakery ,
Fifth avenueand Eleventh streets. Judges ,
Or. Robertson and W. W. Cones ; clerks , W.
S. Goodrich and W. C. Morris.
Sixth waid , at 2020 Bioadway. Judges. W.
II. Thomai and RJ Bates ; clerks , A. B. Mlk-
sell and I ) . S. Kcrr.
Voters In the Sixth ward , who live In
Cast Omaha , will have to cross the river If
they wish to vote.
The boaid decided that the < 5.000 school
bonds to pay for the four-room addition to
the North Eighth street building should run
ton years. The rate of Interest will bo
fixed by resolution after the bonds are
authorized by the voters
.sun IIATKS HIGH u VTS.
Council lllufTft Woman Af < t-r tlic AVnt-
Inu I'liuncM or 'I'liciitcr-CocrN.
COUNCIL BLUFFS , Feb. 21. To the Ed
itor cf The Bee : It may be out of my sphere ,
but It seems as though some one ought to
speak. I went to see the play last night , because -
cause I had heard so much In favor of the
Woodwud company , and to please my hus-
jand , and because It is cheap. It was only
10 cents , but actually , I didn't get 3 cents
out cf It. Not any fault of the managers ,
for there was some grand acting done. I
could hear the finei oiatory , If I am old , but
there were four ladles In a direct line in
front of me with great , big hats on , with
plumes waving high in the air , and , bless
me , I could not see even Jack Mason on the
stage. Now , it the ladles would Just wear
a fascinator nnd remove It during the play ,
or take off their hats , we could all see. The
gentlemen Just sit there like maityrs and
endure. Now , I Speak from a woman's
standpoint , and say ladles , let us remove our
lats cr wear some head dress that will not
coin up before the stage and shut off the
stage effects , not only from the gentlemen ,
Ittle boys and girls , but from the ladles ,
vet us think about this and experiment now
while this splendid company Is with us.
JEMMIA JANE JENKINS.
Conundrum.
Is It not some amateur doings ?
No , It Is not !
Who ever heard It ?
Smo of the greatest , wisest and best have
paid to hear it.
They were delighted and Instructed , and
hey endorse the entertainment In glowing
vords.
The story is thrilling !
The facts are important.
The whole Is new and largely unknown.
Go and hear all about It and jou will find
t to be better than we can tell. First Con
gregational church tonight.
Only Tno W < > el < Ijrft.
n which to buy jour frames and pictures
at Just half price. Our sale closs March
. You cannot afford to miss this oppor-
unlty to beautify jour homes at Just hilf
ho usual coit. H. L. Smith & Co.
Full line o' baby cabs received jesterday
iy the Durfee Furniture company , 336-338
Jroadway. Special sale continues.
Wo offer you only clean , crisp , snow white
aundry work and best delivery hervlce at
2agle laudry , 721 Bread way. Telephone 157.
Don't mlos our special tale * of aluminum
varc for the next ten days. Cole & Cole.
Dr. Cleaver's office moved to COO Broadway.
IIKII1TS OK A TKNAM' IN IOWA.
\nt Kutlllcd to XotlcMo Quit Wlioii
J\n Ilciil IN lli'lnnr I'ald.
SIOUX CITY , Feb. 21. ( Special , ) A
curious proceeding , growing' out of the
anxiety of the Northern Investment com
pany of thla place to keep Its buildings oc
cupied even though It Is unable to collect
rents for their use , has Just been settled by
ho district court here. Among the com-
lany's propel ty in tljo city was a store bulld-
ng which , having iccently been on fire , the
oca ) manager thought it best to keep oc
cupied lather than vacant at the coat of
giving It to someone free of rent. An offer
if this kind was accordingly made to J.
I , Percy , a local merchant , who promptly
icccpted , and has been In possession slnco
last October , A few daja ago the company
hccurcd a recuUii tenant , but on asking
Percy to vacate , were met by a : efual
except upon thlity days' notice1 or the pay
ment of such damages as he might sus
tain by a sudden removal. The couit has
decided that a tenant under such condition ?
as thcss which existed In Percy's case was
nut entitled to the privileges claimed , and
oiJercd him removed v. ithout further notice.
AVn.lTIlUH
Pair , uJlh Viirlnlilc Wlmlx fur \ < -
liriiMl.n Today.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 21. The foiecast for
Saturday Is :
For Nebraska and Wyoming Fair ; varia
ble vvlndf ,
For Oklahoma nnd Indian Tcrrltorj
Cloudy , with showers ; tou'hcaster.y winds.
For Iowa Fair ; warmer In the eaotern
poitlou ; buiitlicrly winds.
For MlHsouti Increasing cloudiness , posslr
bly followed by fihowers at night ; wanner
In the southern and eastern portion bouth-
1'i'stcrly wind ? .
For KuiiFah Increasing comllnenn ! , possl-
blj fo lowed by t how era ut n-ght ; winds be
coming easterly.
For Colorado Fair , but paitly c'oudy ;
vnilubld winds.
For Dakota Knlr : southwtsteily winds.
For Montana Fair ; cooler In the western
poitlou ; westerly vvlndt ) .
l.oi-nl Ilfcord.
OPFICIJOFTHR WKATHKU ntJUHAU ,
OMAHA , Feb. 21. Omaha record of tem
perature and i.ilnfall. compared with the
coi responding day of the iimt four yearn :
, . , 1603 1S93 1SOI 1S.U
Maximum tempsrnture. . . 47 40 17 31
Minimum tc'ini > ct.ntiire. . . 17 21 4 25
Average tempeiuturo . . . . 3.J 3J ( i i8
PrecipItatloT oo .CO .00 T
Condition of lemperntuto and precipita
tion at Omulia for the Uuy and since .March
1 , U95 :
Normal temperature , 27
nxcess for the day , , o
Normal precipitation 03 Inch
Do Iclency for the day 03 IDCII
Total precipitation klnce March 1 21 SO Inches
Deficiency tlnco Match 1 11.72 Inches
U A. WALSH , Observer.
nr.MontiTic C V KNTIONS rixicn
nuliucinr nml Ollttmnn Arp ( lie Sue
ocNMfiil , .Vblillrnnt * .
BBS MO NnS , fob. 21. ( Special Tele
) The domoffiUlp' state central com
mltteo met today to fl.x the dates for the
two state convntlohs1 be held this season
It was the largest meeting the committee
has held In a year,1 all the members being
piosent. with J. J. Hlchatdson , member o
the national committee from Iowa. Ot
tunwa , Ues Molnes and , Dubuque are catnlt
dates for the convention locations. The spring
convention to name delegates to the na
tienal convention was"closc , Dubuque re
ceivlng eight votes' ; DCS Molnes nnd Ot-
ttniMva received two each. The date was
fixed on May 20.
Ottumwa nnd Dos Molnes received six
votes each for the latter convention , to name
n state ticket. On second ballot Ottumwa
received eight to Des Molnes four.
Committees were named to select tem
porary olllccrs for the convention nnd Issue
the call. The representation will be tlio
same as list year.
The committees met this evening nnd
elected Samuel Wright of Tlpton ns tem
porary chairman of the Dubuque Rntlicrlng
and J. A Penlck of Charlton ns temporary
chairman of the Ottumwa meeting.
Hon. Leon O. Bailey ot Indianapolis , one
of the leading democrats of Indiana , ad
dressed the meeting of the committee , nftnr
logular business , In the interest of the presi
dential candidacy of Governor Matthews of
that state. He urged Matthews as the most
available man In every way and declared
that Indiana wanted Iowa to be- the first
stnto to endorse him.
ITS nt'i.r.s.
llrcrnt lYilcrnl Court DrHvlott Itc-
diUM-M PrclKlit Itati-M.
SIOUX CITY , Feb 21. ( Special. ) The ic-
cotit decision of the United States supreme
court on an Important Pcnnsjlvatila case In
volving the ippllcatlon of the Interstate com-
mcrco law to ft eight charges on goods
shipped from point to point tu the same
slate , which In transit pass thioiigh a second
end stale , has disposed of a number of sim
ilar actions In noithwestcrn Iowa. For sev
eral years thcic has been litigation over
the charges made by the Milwaukee road
on goods shipped from Sioux Citv to Akron ,
Hawardcn and other Iowa points In the
same nelghboihood. On the ground that the
road passed a part of the way through South
Dakota , the company has Insisted that It
had the right to make Its charges under In
terstate rules. The shippers maintained that
as the shipments started In Iowa and ended
In the same state the charges were subject
to state reguhtlon , which would make them
considerably lower. This view having been
sustained by the supreme couit. the toad
has settled the cases by pijlng back all
money claimed as ovcrchaige , nnd will In
future make Us charges In accordance with
the Iowa law.
_
Murrmvu&Tnita TU.VI.V wunncuD.
Mitj CIITH Piled U | > AloiiK1 tlic Itall-
\\i\t Truck.
BOONR , la. , Feb. 21. ( Special Telegram. )
At 4 o'clock this morning a vvieck took
place on the Northwestern road west of
Molngona. A double header freight train of
about sixty cars wasi coming down the hill
whsn a brake beam came down , derailing
four cars nnd brcakingcthe train in two. A
larRe number of cars remained on the track
and proceeJcd on down , the hill at a terrific
rate , crashing Into the front end about a
mlle nearer Molngona. r At this point seven
cais were derailed and smashed into frag
ments. Utakeman'Grlijim was crushed in
the wreck and will probably not live. The
wreck occurred very near a point where
jesterday afternoon a man named Peterson
was struck by n tralii ) and Injured so that
he died within a few hours.
ii ; It AVnrnll for Saloon Mc'ii.
JDPFCHSON , la . i ; eb. 21. ( Special. )
The attention of the Jegal fraternity and
otl.ers interested ill the , liquor. question has
been directed the past week upon the suits
brought by Bridget Wlialen against several
liquor dealers of arrall. It appears her
husband" became intoxicated and abused and
mauled her whllo In that condition , at the
same time her health "was quite delicate.
Carroll saloon keepers operate under the
mulct law and this is the first attempt in
this section to recover under Its require
ments * Mrs. Wlialen brought suit against
the Ealoonlsts separately and has Just been
awarded a verdict of $40 and costs against
the first on the list. The outcome Is a mat
ter of considerable surprise , as 1t vvas be
lleved by attorneys who had git en sonu
attention to the case that she did not have
a case that would hold In Carroll. The other
cases will be pushed and there is little
doubt she will recover from all the > defend
ants , as the cases are all practically the
same.
_
Old .luriNt Will Iti-tlre.
CEDAR RAPIDS , la , Feb. 21. ( Special
Telegram. ) The Republican tomorrow morn
ing will editorially announce that Hon.
James H. Rothrock of this city has deter
mine 1 to rollie from the supreme bench
January 1 , 1897. He- has been on the bench
for thirty years , twenty-one years of which
have been spent In the supieme court , and
feels that he has earned a rest. He does
this In spite of the fact that assurances have
come > from alt parts of the state that ho
would bo rcnomlnatcd.
The republicans of Linn county today
nominated David Brant , city editor of the
Gazette , for repressntativo to fill the va
cancy caused by the ! death of Dr. McClel
land. The special election will be held
March 3.
IIINIIIIC MIIII'N Slid
BJRLINGTON , la. , Feb. 21. ( Special Tele-
cram. ) An almost naked man rushed into
the police station claiming protection from
Imaginary Jrps who were about to dissect
him at one of the hospitals. Investlcatlon
proved him to be an escaped patient from St.
Francis' hospital , who , during the tempomry
abscnc ; of the muse , had barred his room
door arid dropped from a second story win
dow to the ground with only a small part of
his clothing ; on. The cold was Intense , but
did not seem to effect him in the least. : *
became necessary to strap him to his cot In
the hospital when he vvas taken back. His I
name , iu Frank Splelmann and he claims to
be from Omaha. I
I.HIHWork In lliu
DKS MOIN.RS , Feb. 21. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The senate Judiciary committee made
some amendments to the Berry bill , governing
mutual beneficiary associations , mostly of a
minor nature , and recommended the bill. for
passage. The Blanchard anti-compact In
surance bill passed the senate , 42 to 3. The
Carney bill , providing fet the nomination of
all candidates for public offices by n system
of primary elections .was lost , 11 to 27.
The house ndjournj : till Tuesday ,
Salvat'on Oil Isi ascertain euro for head
ache , toothache , ca'iaClie , etc. Only 23 cents.
IOWA'S ' PLEA FOR ALLISON
Presented to the Nation a * n Worthy Jroii-
dential Oamlidtite ,
WHY THE WEST SHOULD SUPPORT HIM
i : < liinll > CoKciit Iton-Mtnx fur Ollirr
or tinItiiiulillc TI-IIHI
IIIRTlirlr IH-
Lmlrr HlN Dim.
DUBUQUE , Feb. 21. ( Special. ) I-'or many
years there has been a conviction In the
mlndn of Iowa people , not merely among re
publicans , but In all parties , that William B.
Alll'ion Is conspicuously fitted for the office
of president of the United States. Ills
avowed candidacy Is now endorsed by the ma
jority of the democratic lenders of Iowa ,
white the dcmociatlc press of the state Is
unanimous In Its commendation of hl ability
and qualifications na a statesman. One of
the..o parc-s , tbo Iowa Staatr-Anzelg r , whcDo
editor , Colonel Joseph Ulbccck , Is a iccjg *
nlzecl leader among the Germans of the state ,
and a tried and trusted warrior In the demo
cratic ranks , says In n long article on Sen
ator Allison's aspirations : "This , coming
from n democrat , may seem somewhat eulo
gistic , but the writer of this believe * that
even a polltlc.il opponent should be Just to n
public man , vvho < > o only fault Is that lie dif
fers with him on n political question , and we
but add that , were the republicans of the
United States conscious of the leal grentness
of Senator Allison , ho would be nominated
amid n tidal wave of enthusiasm , "
How , Senator Allison's own party In the
stnto trusts him Is best shown by the fact
thnt ho has spent thirty-two years In con
gress , eight In the house and twentj-four In
the. icnate , and was recently elected for the
fifth time to the senate. It Is not because of
a lack of senatorial timber , nor because
there are not men In the state ambitious to
icrvo In tbo senate , but because the whole
people of Iowa have learned to trust Senator
Allluon. Ho hai behind him n critical , Intel
ligent constituency , and has come up to Its
fulloct measure of expectancy.
In putting Senator Allison forward as a
candidate for president , the people of Iowa
do It with \\liolc-henrtednoss and single
ness of Intention that lias marked their
course In choosing him unanimously time
after ttmo to be senator. They reason that
lie ImM shown himself to be safe and con
servative. If Mr. Allison had been a weak
man , or n vacillating man , or a tricky man ,
or a saltish man , or a dogmatic man , It would
have been Impo'slble for him to have maln-
: amea iiiinseir before the people of Iowa as
10 has Other senators In Iowa have
jeen antagonized for re-election Mr. Allison
never. In n'l ' bis thirty-two years of public
aervlco , ho has never had a competitor In
his party , except In his first elections to
either house.
IOWA'S IDEA OF THC MAN.
They picsent him as conspicuously strong ,
at this time , in all the requirements of the
party for candidacy , and all the icqulrf-
ncrts of the nation for presidency. There
icver was a time when the country will
care less for the mere partisan side of
politics , and more for experience , and wis
dom , and soundness of Judgment , and finn-
ies.8 of purpose , and resourceful constriictlve-
icss , and the Important element of safety
n the line of the practical and business
iffalrs of the nation. It Is the uniform ex
perience with all parties that the men who
\clto the most enthusiasm among their
party followerh because of bold party leader-
hip never reach the presidency. Some-
IQW the Industrial and business Interests of
he nation do not take kindly to them and
ucceed In beating them , either In conven-
Ion or In the election. These great in-
erests always make themselves felt In presl-
er.tial elections and when thoroughly
reused make and unninKo presidents. Wha't
hey always have demanded In the president
nd what they will demand at this time , with
vcn more emphasis than ever before , is a
record for moderation , found judgment , for
level-hcadcdness. for clearness of perception ,
for firmness of opinion , for courage of con
viction , honesty of purpose and experience
ind knowledge , and wisdom and tact and
etourcefulness In nil that relates to the
Business , governmental nnd private of the
nation. In a word , they demand a safe
man , neither weak or vacillating , or selfish
or dogmatic , or sensational , or uncertain or
experimental. Overconfidcnce Is the rock on
w filch democracy struck and foundered , and
It behooves the republican party to select its
ttV * " ? great care > " mllst be 'lo"
win
with deliberation !
and not In the splilt of
enthusiasm for a paity leader. In view ot
these commons the lepubllcans of Iowa
offer Mr. Allison as the ideal candidate , rely
ing on the endorsement he has had of all
classes , based on his long congressional
career , in vyhlch he has shown such marked
ability , such freedom from sensational dis
play , and followed calm and deliberate Judg
ment and sincere convictions to safe and
conservative conclusions.
ALLISON AND TUB ISSUES.
On the great issues of the coming
cam
paign , revenue and currency , Senatoi Allison
stards conspicuous. In his congresslona
sci vice he has helped frame
many meas
ures , those that carried the country throucli
the war , and those that built up Its mag
nificent prosperity. Ho was one of the com
mittee of three in that house that revised
and consolidated the laws for the collection
of Internal revenue , and was chairman of a
similar committee In the senate which re
vised the- scheme of collecting customs duties
piesentlng In the two laws the most compact
and successful method of collecting the Im
mense levenues of the government ever de
vised. He has been prominent In the fram
ing and perfecting of several tariff bills
and Is a recognized leader In this branch of
legislation.
His substitute for the Mills bill was later
made the basis for the McKlnley bill , and
under his direction the latter was amended
In some of Its most Important particulars ,
notably in lespect to reciprocity , tin plate
and agricultural additions. Ho led the re
publican discussion and amendment of the
Wilson bill. Mr. Allison is not an extreme
protectionist , but has always stood for
enough protection to foster American In
dustry and stimulate American enterprises.
That he has no superior In congreps In
financial Knowledge and skill and rehouice in
dealing with the currency is known to the
whole country , Piesldcnts Garfield and Harrison
risen , who had long served with Senator
Allison In congiess , conspicuously recognUcd
his boiimlnctis and firmness and ekill and re
source In finance when they pressed him per-
blstently to accept the portfolio of the treas-t
ury In their lespectlve administrations. . While
he Is Known to be a blmelallst , and favorable
to thu UEO of all the silver that can be kept
Echo Answers "Why ?
Why eat Rochelle Salts , Ammonia , Alum , or
DAKINCT POWUEFl Lime with your bread , biscuits and pastry ? Why
use any baking powder that's not healthful or
pleasant ? Why pay a morc-than-il'e-worth
price for it , when
Calumet
Baking
PEIU'L'CTION Powder
IN
QUALITY ,
MODERATION
JNPK1CE. is EO wholesome and inexpensive ? f 1,000 if you
can tract a taint of impurity in tt.
SOLD EVERYWHERE.
CALUMET BAKING POWDER CO. , Chicago.
nl A p.iiltyltli sold , afl vvltllo In hll lint " 1
nnioiulnifnls to tlio lll.i. d tret COIIUR > hi. )
of ISTT-S , nnJ also n * malm n of tlio AIIIT- !
ran lU-U'Kitlcn tc the llMi rls monetary con-
fcr-nce , lie hoxvcil lilinsclf n frleml of Mhcr ,
nnil lu.peful of Itn rrliabilltnllnn by Intt-rm-
tloml nervinent , > et nbove nil tilings lie In
In favor of .t * otin < l ctirrcncj as tlic Ritalc t
rsMntU ! 'n Iho r si'Ctlly ' of HIP country.
lie stooil lilie s rock nRiltut Rrfcnbrtrk lufli-
tlon , nnd pre sd for specie riMimptlon nnd
wai of Iho cormiiUt'o tlmt ropoitd tint
menMiro , lip h.M v ted uniformly ngalnH
the frso wlmgo of sllvr * . believing lint It
\vmild , 'vlllinnt Inl'rr.itloml nRrocmcnt or
gicitly rlianijltit ; coiJIt MI , InUK ! tlir nitlon
to nuotliT rtoprpJatiil ctnior..1) ' . \\'p owe In
him largely the silver cettinente\ Roltl
cmiflcntcs , And no Die iiiRRrstlon of ex
chequer notoa to meet the present deficiency
In revenue , siul nhlcli wire approved by
lintli sides nf the present lioiue of representa
tives.
FAMILIAR \VIT1I ALL DKTAILP.
Ai chairman of tlio senate- committee on
npproprJatloiu for tunny > eari every Impor
tant detail of governmental nnd do-
pirtmciu.il machinciy Ins become thor
oughly fninlllflr to him , AS well ns
cvciy branch of home nnd forelfin service.
It would be dllllrnlt to name any Important
net In the lonx pciloil tlnee ISiirt , thnt has
passed eomsrcsx , in wliltlt Mr. Allison has not
had n forming hand. Ho has never dodged a
vole , nl\v.i ) < ? hal positive opinions , nnd dis
cussed evuy question of spec 111 Importance
with the model ailou anil coin let v , > et po\vci
and rcsonrccfiiliic'13. that arc ch.tiactcilstlc
of him , nnd which have given lilm so con-
cplcuoiHy the tcspect of both sldoi of the
chamber. Alu.i > M earnest , he Is never sen
sational , and It Is Impossible for him to bid
for selfish applause or piny the demagogue to
meet temporary waves of popular passion or
opinion.
H's ' peisjnallty Is charming. In pilvate life
his capacity for pracllcil affairs and his \vnn-
dciful tact In the management of men would
undoubtedly have mailo him rich nnd suc
cessful , llut he has given all his time and
strength to the stile , mid his accumulations
ars small , despite .1 motion and unostenta
tious minncr of living. His home In Dubu
que Is the modest home which he entered
when ho first catno to Io\va foity jeirs ago ,
the conspicuous teatuio oflilch \ Is his great
nothing llbiaty , tilled largely with works
upon nil branches of levemic , and financial
and governmental expelIcnco and theoiy und
Knowledge. To this homo ho always hastens
after conqrcss adjourns ; and about It , nnd
about his home friends , center his wannest
affections. He was twice married , nnd Ib now
n widower. His forty > ears life on this
side of the Mississippi have completely Iden
tified him with the west. Why should not
the west support hlm7
The Indian medi
cine innii cures liy
chnrnm and incnn-
tations. He frightens -
ens avvay the "evil
spirit" who causes
the sir1nesHe
does all sorts of
thitiRS that civili/cd
people would call
idiotic and barbaric ,
but the civilized
folks are tiot so very
much ahead after
nil. They do just
as foolish'thinjjs ns
does the medicine
man. They go along
carelessly , and al
low the little sickness to grow into the
big sickness. They allow constipation to
grow into indigestion , lienrtlniir , dtV- !
tiess , headache , insomnia , and a .minired
other distressing conditions They do
this frequently because tlu-j' do not know
the causeof their trouble. It is a pretty
t > afe rule to look for the source of 9-ioths
of hum.iu sickness in this one simple and
appallingly prevalent trouble. Another
foolish thing tli.it smart people do is to
take some alleged remedy for constipa
tion and keep on taking it. day after day ,
month .ifter mouth and year after year.
Perhaps it is belter to take the medicine
than not ti > t.ike it atall.Omt of course if
they stop taking it , their trouble will
come back. This last .statement is true
of every other medicine prepared for this
purpose except Dr. Picrce's Pleasant Pel
lets One " Pellet" is a gentle laxative ,
and two a mild catharic. They are gentle
and efficient in their action , petiuaticiit
in their results. Von don't become a
slave to their use. as w ith other pills
The People's Common Sense
Medical AiUu-er , Iu plain Un-
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