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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1896)
THE OMAHA DAILY BETS : SATUKDAY , M Alt Oil 28 , 180(1 ( , COUNCIL . BLUFFS DEPARTMENT . I A JUNOI | _ ainvrio.v. , ncprcscnlntlvo Toiler of Oakland came In from Des Molnes yesterday and will upend Bunday al home. Special mcetlriK tonight of ninff City lods No , 71 , Ancient Free and Accepted Masons , In the Mauler Mason denre ? . The Grand hotel , Council niufh. Hlfih class In every rcspeel. Hales , $2.50 per day and upward , E. P. Clarke , proprietor. The rain yesterday sloppid the work of cleaning the paved streets. The plan of ( ho city council Is to have all the paved streets cleaned as rapidly as pose'.ble. Justice Cook will have nvo criminal cases to hear today. Among them will be ( ho case of John Dills , charged by his sons with nrsaiilt with Inlenl to commit murder. The elocution dclsarto musical program , which was lo have been given at the Consre- Rational church last night by the classes of Miss Hazen , has been postponed until next Monday evening. There was another good sized andlenca nt His New Dohany lasl nlghl. Llttlo Marlon Snowdcn's dancing and singing woo a Brest hit. The little midget Is only 4 years old , but she has all of tlio accomplishment ! ? , airs find graces of a prlma donna. Tonight the company will play Mlnnltf Mad < ] en's beautiful comedy , "Caprice , " < ' i ' Police Cotirl SriilcnopK. Judge McGco resumed his position on the police court bench yesterday morning after nn nbnoice of several weeks. Ho heard the usual police court capes. The case of Bob Scctt occupied but a few moments. Scott was locked tip for arsaultlng nn Intoxicate ! man named G. W. Shea , both on the street and In the Jail after Iho arrest. Scott Is the fellow who has been hanging around the county Jail , nd whoso actions caused the commcnccme , of a heavy damage suit ngalnot Sheriff Morgan. Judge McGce thought that on general principles n fifteen days' sentence In the city jail on a diet of bread and water would nt Scott'o capo. Scott begged to bo permitted to get out of town , and during the day the Judge Issued nn order impending the sentence for ono day , If the fellow took advantage of the np- portinlty to leave the city. G W. Shea waa assessed a flno of | i7.fiO for hlo drunk , after having been obliged to pubinlt to a couple of severe beatings from Geo'rgo Gnnoy , who was held on a charge of highway robbery for matching a watch from a man named Mcltoborts , was B'ven ' a cen- tence of $25 $ fine. Investigation showed that ft would To difficult , If B Impossible , to convict him on a more serious charge. Harry Fellows , who undertook to dis cipline the police force for arresting Ganey , was fined $15.20. The follows wcro from Creston and were attending the federal court us witnesses. * * ? " niiiuiiKvd by Hie Storm. The high wind last evening did consider able damage about the city. Signs wcro blown down and things were twisted up gen erally. The signs In front of Duncan sow ehoo stand wore blown down , but the receiver and hlo clerks escaped unhurt , and will bo on hand this morning to wait on the multi tude of appreciative purchasers Just as though the storm had not occurred and the only things you \\lll notice down will be the prices. Join the happy throng and get your shoes today at the great receiver's sale. Fine bedroom suits , enameled beds and every new novelty at the Durfee Furniture company's. lloelc iMlmul Larceny CHHCH Continued. The larceny cases agalnet Alexander , in connection with the robbery of nock Island frelfilit cars , were 891 for hearing In Justice Cook's court yesterday. The hearing was not had , however , owing to the fact that the proacutlon was not ready. On motion or the state , the court continued the cases until ftprll C , at 2 o'clock p. m. It. Is Intimated that the detectives of the road have been Instructed to look Into Ilia caw very clooely and ascertain absolutely what amount of Iruth there was In Alexan der's claim lhat ho was obliged lo steal to keep tola family from starving. These instruc tions have been carried out to the letter , ana the special officers have learned nil there Is to be. learned about Alexandsr's life for the last year. Their report has been sent to the Chicago offlces of the railway company , and it lo slid that the continuance asked for yes terday was to enable the railroad people to examine the detectives' report and consider the case. If the company Is fully convinced that the man was compelled to steal to pre vent Sils family suffering , It Is possible that the prosecution will be dropped. Columbia Jllcyclc. This famous whcol brought out exclusively last year ; the largo tubing ; the barrel crank hanger ; largo hubs ; the large ball. Their beautiful one piece crank and axel IB the fin est pleco of mechanism over put on a wheel. This doee away with crank pins , and with the two weakest points on a bicycle. Cole & Cole exclusive agents. Davis , only drug store with registered clerk. Another CIIHH County Ilaiilc Cane. Judge Smith will hear a caoo today that grows out of the failure of tbo Cass County bank at Atlantic , which has furnished so much lltlgatlcn in soulhwostern Iowa for the last three years. The day before the failure of the bank the officers of the concern sent to the Corn. Exchange bank of Chicago a mortgage deed to certain Cass county real estate , Iho prop erly of Iho bank. The consideration In the deal was $14,000 , and this was to bo applied on n debt of $10,000 , which was duo the Chicago bank from tbo Cass County bank Theodore O. Stelnko , receiver for tbo Cass County bank , has commenced an action to Imvo the mortgage deed sot aside , and the matter will be heard by Judge Smith to day. PnrciitM , Attention. A beautiful llttlo range , frea lo the little girl 12 or under , who mixes up the best pan of biscuits at our baking exhibition of the famous Uuck-steel ranges March 30 , 31 and April 1. Wo then show you the beauti ful baking qualities and economy of these famous steel ranges. All materials furnished by Cole & Colo. Dr. Gloavor'a office moved to COO Broadway. KriiovntliiK tin1 County Jnll. Sheriff Morgan has made wonderfully no- tlceablo changed In the condition of the county Jail within the last few weeks. The grand juries , In their formal reports upon the con dition of the Jail , have nearly always approved Us condition , but when the next official vVilt la made will not only be obliged to approve , but they will prnioe. The sheriff and his deputies , aided by a crowd of painters and mechanics , have renovated the bulldlnt ; from top to bottom. The gloomy black Iron and steel work has been painted a cheery white , the floors cleaned and the sewerage greatly improved. Sheriff Morgan does not Intend to iua.ko It just a plcasura resort for the enter a tainment of prisoners , but he Is determined to make It at least healthful and thoroughly rafe , llllt IICMl SlIHh. Wo haio 1,000 hot bed sash which we arc going to close out. They won't ' last long. How many do you want ! Wo will make you a price that can't bo duplicated. 0. D. Paint , Oil and Glass company , Masonic Tom- pie , Council IIluffs. Have you seen the now gas heating stoves at the company's olllcoT I.lrciiNfil to Weil. Marrlngo licenses have been leaned by Clerk of the Courts Heed na follows : Nume nnil Residence. Agp. Henry Meyer , I'ottawnttnmlo county. , . , 31 tiophla Iteuter , Poitawnttumlo county , . , 21 " II. O. Hunks , Macedonia , , , 21 Jennie Qrudy , Macedonia 18 ( Iranil aillllnvry OIM > IIIIK. Mrs. Albln Huster , the milliner , 321 Broad $ way , will liavo a grand display of the latest novelties In ladles' hats. The opening1 will toke place Monday and Tuesday , March 30 and 31. A cordial Invitation lo all , Farm for Kent 130 acres of' ' plow land , 45 acres of meadow , with house , barn , or- cl'ard , etc. Seven -miles from Council Iluffs on Missouri river high bottom , not subject to overflow. Address Ben Marks , Council Bluffs. "WANTED Girl tor general housework 2133 Avenue B. t PLANS FOR THE UNEMPLOYED Will Bo Given Work by the City at Once , MEETING OF INTERESTED PERSONS Mayor Carxoit MnUrrt nn AtlilrcKM niiil InlH it Committee to Confer Mllli John W. Paul. The unemployed of the city , to the number of moro lhan 100 , faced Iho wind and win Insl night to attend n meeting nt the court house , called for a conference with the mayor and other city officials. Chairman Tyrrell called the meeting to older and explained what had already been done. Ho said n largo number of men In the city were out of employment anil many of them In actual nred. The club had a list already of nearly JOO men , who were out of work and were anxious to get a chance to do any kind , of labor. He had been ono of a committee that had called unon Mayor Car son to sco If the city could not set aside a sum of money for street Improvement and other work that would glvo the unemployed a chance to earn an honest dollar. The mayor had shown deep Interest In the claims of the committee and had promised to do all that could possibly bo done to furnish em ployment for them. Mayor Carson was Invited to address the meeting. Ho said that ho keenly felt the necessities which the working men had to face nnd regretted that conditions were such that any man who was willing to work was compelled to beg for employment. Ho had Investigated the condition of the city funds and wanted to assure the worklngmen that every dollar available would bo used for the good of the men who wanted to work. Ho said there was but a small amount of money that could be used for the purpose of street cleaning and Improving roads , but that the contingent funds would bo used for that purpose. Ho spoke for the city council and said the aldermen were In accord with him on that proposition , and that every dollar that could bo used for such work would bo used , and that as soon as possible. It was proposed to proceed at ones with A general cleaning of the streets , nnd employ- . . . 'nlw'ould. lis. luy lshed In that manner lo quite n number of men. U < 3"- > * ' The mayor nlso suggested that a commit tee wait' upon the Board of Supervisors at their meeting In April and try and Induce them to use at once the fund set aside by them , according to law , for the Improvement of certain county roads leading Into the city. If the supervisors would do tins , work would be furnished for a largo number of men for amo time. ' W. A. Mynster was called upon. Mr. Mynster was a rantankerous democrat for a great many years and has recently been con verted to the doctrine of republicanism and protection. He. could not refrain ) from breaking the rule of the club a little and get ting Into politics. He blamed the adminis tration for the condition of affairs and prom ised work for everybody , nnd at good wages when the protective tariff was put back where It was under republican rule. Then ho offered a suggestion that was more In line with , the objects of the meeting. Ho said that ho understood that the Iowa Construc tion company contemplated the expenditure of a largo amount of money In the near future on Improvements , and ho suggested that If a committee call upon John W. Paul , the president of the company , It might bo that plans might bo facilitated and work com menced at onco. On his suggestion the chair appointed a committee to wait on Mr. Paul. Mayor Carson and Mr. Myaster wore made honorary members of the committee with W. P. Travis , B. Wagner and A. E. Brczco as members of the club. Plans were perfected for the enrollment of the unemployed and the names of the men who are anxious for work will bo furnished the mayor with the request that he divide the jobs among the men and work them In shifts , EO that all ot ths unemployed may get a chance at any work that may bo done under the city's direction. The list Is at the office of W. F. Travis , 18 North Main street. The following resolution was adopted : Whereas , There has been Introduced In the stnto legislature a cunningly wrought nnd Infamous measure known as house bill. No. 435 ; and Whereas , The members of the city coun cil have furnished public funds to meet the necessary expenses .of sending a commit tee to Des Molnes to protest against the of snld measure : therefore , be it Resolved. By the members of the Work- InRtnen's Friendly club nnd the unemployed of Council Bluffs , In mass meotinp assem bled , that wo hereby denounce paid house bill ns being unjust and n bold attempt to rob all taxpayers ; that we hereby express our high appreciation of the cncrg-etie nnd successful action taken to defeat said meas ure , nnd approve the manner In which It wns accomplished ; he It further Resolved , That this meeting tenders Its thanks to the honorable mayor nnd Uty council for the personal attention they have given to this question of common in terest to taxpayers. Wo offer you only clean , crisp , snow white laundry vork and best delivery service nt Eagle laundry , 724 Broadway. Telephone IG7 Wall paper cleaned , new process , with patent right at Miller's , 105 Main street. I want to rent a modern 7 or 8-room house. Location must bo desirable and terms right. Address A. M. P. , Bee ofilco. Stcphun Bros , for plumbing and heating ; also flno line of gas fixtures. A CONVICT'S CUHIOUS CLAIM. \Vnutn Piiy for Flftorii Your * ' Serv ice nn a Gatolcceiier. A novel claim haa just been filed with the auditor of public accounts against the state of Illinois , which the claims commission will bo called to pass upon. Ezeklel Phillips of Mattoon , In the year 187C , murdered ono Clinrles Datchland. Ho was tried , found guilty nnd BJntonced by the judge of the circuit court of Douglas county , to which tribunal a change of venue- had been taken , to a life sentence at the Jollot state prison , and to be placed and kept at "hard labor. " Philb lips waa afterward transferred to the. south ern Illinois state penitentiary at Chester , and detailed as a guard or gate keeper , which poslton ho filled for fifteen years. In 1S8S Governor Flfor was petitioned to pardon Phillip ! ) , .but refused to do K > . In March , 1803 , Governor Altgeld pardoned the man , In the following language : "Ho has now been Imorlsdned nearly seven teen years , Is upward of 7U years old ; very focble and cannot live long. Ao ho has a family which is willing to provide for him shelter , I believe the ends of juetlco will bo served by permitting him to dlo outsldo ot prison walls and order the aald pardon to Issue. " Phillips Is now 68 years old. and resides at Mattoon , Coles county , III. Through his solicitor John F. Scott of that place , ho has filed with the stnto auditor of $ public account ! ) notice of a claim against the state of Illinois , to be adjudicated by the Illinois commission of claims , for the sum of $5,400 $ on account ot service alleged to have been rendered the state of Illinois , whllo ho ( Phillips ) was confined In the peni tentiary under judgment and sentence of the court. The said claim will be docketed at the next term of the commission of claims , to be hold In Springfield the first Monday In August , 1896. 1'hllllps sets up the claim In his bill for "servlcea rendered" that the court sen- B fenced him to prison at "hard labor for life ; " that when ho was transferred to the Choctcr prison bo was detailed to act as guard or gate keeper , which ofllce pays $30 per month , and Is filled by appointment by the state authorities ; that lie filled the said position as gate keeper for fifteen years and Is entitled to the sum of $5,400 for ouch labor ; that tbo sentence of the court was violated and not adhered to , the judgment was rendered void by reason of such viola It tion , and. that the servlcea of claimant should be paid , for. The only complexion powder In the world that Is without vulgarity , without Injury to tbo user , aud without doubt * beautlfier Is Pozzoni'i , X $ i' Hillcm ) - - i HAD l.UMO.V JVICU VOU SA1.TJ. Unrrr Dcnl of nu Alleged Cnllfornln M'llIP .Moreliunt. Charles McKclvey of San Frnnclsco nr- rlved In the city n week ngo nnd loft last night. Ho left n hotel bill which ho accumu lated since his arrival nnd left several would-be ngcnts of n b'g ' wlno house nnd several owners of business blccks wonderIng - Ing whnt his game could be. When McKolvcy struck the city he adver tised for nn agent with $7C to tnko charge of n local branch of n bg ! business. He hnd some answers , nnd wns very busy for sev eral days looking for n building In which to open his business. He claimed to be the representative of the C.trlc Supply company of San Frnnclsco. His firm dcnlt In Cali fornia wine ? nnd wanted to cstnbllth n house In Council Bluffs. He tried to rent the room In the Everett block formerly occupied by The Bee , but wns refused the place when the nature of the business wns known. Then he made n denl with Judge Jnmes for the build- Inbi now occupied by Bushncll's book store , but did not close the contract , na ho wanted the place nt once nnd could not wa't until Bushnell could move. McKelvey's last move was to lense the building of M , Keating on Brondwny nnd employ Mr. Keating as local agent. Ho drew up the lense of the building nnd made a con tract to pay Mr. Keating n handsome fixed salary for a term of years. Then ho showed his hand and tried to work his gnmc. He had fifty [ nllons Cf lemon jujcc nt the Ogdcn JieFel ami wnnTed Mr. Keating to give , h'm $ G5 for that stock , ns he was pushid for ready cash. He said he did not care to buy that much lemon juice at that time and would have what lemon juice tie needed come with the first carload ot stuff shipped to the Council Bluffs branch of the Citric Supply company of Son Francisco. And Mr. Ktatlng did not prcposo to put up any money with out having n reason for It. Ho wns from Missouri for the time being1 nnd wanted Mc- Kelvcy to show him something nbut what kind of n flrm the Citric Supply company was. Ho wanted to know what the firm's rating was and why Its name did not appear In any of the commercial agency's reports nnd In none of the lists of liquor nnd wlno ngcnts and dealers. McKelvey wanted to ex plain and promised to do EO. He nlso wanted $65 for his lemon juice. He did not get the money and refused to make an explanation. Ho boni his wl'e and boy across the river and yesterday evening ho floated out of town. His fifty gallons of lemon juice Is being held at the Ogdcn house for his bsnrd bill. WAXT CAl'TAIXS COUKT-MAUTIAI.I3U. S -itCZ' - . - ' . - nsrt "a"tig'jL' ' - Ji'-i2L - Invent IBM ' ! I" " AHoKfrt Xiitlouul Gnr.ri'i CrooUedneHH SeiiHiitloiiut. DES MOINES , March 27. ( Special Tele gram. ) Adjutant General Wright Insists to day that ho will mnko a thorough Investiga tion of the charges that the vote In the military clectloji _ ! u the First brigade was jtufod7 It develops , lie says , that the com panies thnt were for John II. Prime for gen eral enlisted a Inrge number of men simply to vote them. Ho will investigate it thoroughly. The announcement comes from Davenport that Colonel James A. Guest , who was defeated on the face of the returns by Prime , will come hero tomorrow and demand of the ndjutnnt general thnt the captains of the companies nt Dos Molnes , O'kaVo&a and Red Oak be court-martialed for their par ticipation In the fraud. General WrigM says there Is no way under the liw that the officers can be prosecuted , if the men who voted were all properly enlisted. It id doubt- les true that they were not enlisted In good faith , and that most of th m expect to drop out of the guard very sjon , bat this _ will be hard to prove. IMI'OUTAXT IEGAI.i DECISION" . Special AxNCHNinent of nn lown Comity Held Illc-nnl. CEDAR RAPIDS. la. , March 27. ( Special Telegram. ) Judge Hlndman has Just handed down a decision at Clarion that will be of state-wide Importance , affecting , as it does , numerous suits in Wright , Monoa , Harrison an d Wqodbury counties , iij which over $100,000 is'Involved. SoTne time ago the Board of Supervisors of Wright county con structed a big ditch for the purpose of drain ing the town of Clarion , the cost aggregating | 3 000. The county then assessed the cost of the ditch against the property owners through whoso land the ditch passed. Among them was HI Aldrlch of this city , who re fused to pay the $600 assessed against his property. Two weeks ago the case arising from his refusal to pay the tax was tried before Judge Hlndman , who , at the conclu sion , took each matter under advisement. Yesterday he handed down his decision , which was In favor of Aldlrch. The case will no doubt be carried to the- supreme courl. PECULIAR USB OF THIS POSTOKKICK. ' Ceilnr IlnplilH Mini InvciitN it Plnn to Sivo POHIIK < * . CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , March 27. ( Special Telegram. ) What Is evidently a violation ot the postal laws and yet a point which Is not tlCi covered In the laws , has just been unearthed Cib Cin Postmaster Charles of this city. Some months ago a young business man , who Is a married I ! , rented a lock box and deposited the necessary sum for two keys to the box. One of these keys he gave to a young girl with whom he was corresponding. When a let ter was written by either party to the other tiII II was simply carried to the box and de posited therein without going through the hands of the employes or without bearing a postage stamp. Charles has referred the matter to the authorities at Washington tor an opinion. A sensation Is likely to grow out of the discovery. lee Hey MlMMliif7. WATERLOO , la. , March 27. ( Special Tel $ egram. ) Enrl Pelton , the 14-year-old son of Frank Pelton , has mysteriously disappeared. The boy Is described as being rather small for hlo age , brown eyes and hair , with a small scar on his forehead. When last seen he were black knco pants , black stockings , lace i ; slices , light , small plaid coat and dark gray cap. A telephone- message came to Sheriff Law yesterday from Eagle Center , stating that there was a crazy man at large In that neighborhood nnd nsklng that he betaken In charge. The ) maniac is about middle age , but his Identity Is unknown. a AVIilHt Ten in Cliiil DESI MOINES , March 27. ( Special Tele , gram. ) The Des Molnes whist uam , which hao repeatedly won the championship of the Interstate Whist league. composoJ of teama In Iowa , Nebraska ind SoulU Dakota , has u Issued n challenge lo Iho Twin City team of tc St. Paul and Minneapolis , clmrnrlf'is cf tto ? northwest , which has been accepted , and the ' gamei will bo playej next week at Mln- ? ncapoils. Or tiiiilr.c for AlllHon. iicl WEBSTER CITY , In. , March 27. ( Special cldi diw Telegram. ) An Allison club will bo Imme w diately formed In thlo city. In every other club In the state dues have been fixed at $1 a week until the time of holding the national convention to defray expenses. The Hamilton club , catering the field BO late , ot has made the dues $2 u week from each member. Settling ( lie Oilil I'Vllcmn' Home ItoTf. JEFK13RSON , la. , March 27. ( Special Tel egram. ) Today lias been occupied In tak ing evidence In the Odd Fellows homo core. At Its conclusion tonight It was decided to In submit briefs within the coming two weeks , after which Judge Elwood will render his decision. It hud been expected that the matter would bo eetlled today. w I'oHtal Cleric CumiiillM Suit-lilt : . P'ol ol BURLINGTON , la. , March 27. ( Special olhi Telegram. ) Henry L. Acres , a postal clerk , was found dead In bed with a revolver In one hand and a small mirror In the other. Ills brains were blown out. Ho had held the mirror In front of hlu face and watched whllo ho pulled the trigger , Ho was a married man. CoiiiiiruiulMfil with the Ciiiiiiiiiny. FORT DODGE , la. , March 27. ( Special Telegram. ) The case of W. H. Kennedy of Gllmore against the Rock It-land road for $15,000 damages IMS been settled tor $2,000. to NOTATRAD&FORAPOORHAN Judge Woolson , t9Jits | Out Drawbacks Attending on 'Odnntorfoiting Coin , THREE COINERS . ' { 3Ef STIFF SENTENCES r-V- PeHy , I.pmlrr $ t " ( lie OIUIH : , Secure * Ten YcnrH at , llnnl Lnlior nuil Hie otlirr/f Six nnrt Judge Woolson said in the federal court yesterday afternoon that If he was going to try and make his living by criminal methods lie would choose some other line of work . . than counterfeiting. The government , tlio judge said , was jealous of the character of Its money , and was persistently active In huntIng - Ing down violators of the laws against counterfeiting , nnd the punishment for at tempting t to make coin or currency was very severe. This talk was by way of Introduction to tin sentences Imposed upon Pctly , Long and Burns ! , the Ihreo counlerfellers who were tried Thursday and found guilty yesterday mcrnlng by the Jury. Long put up a very nlco talk when called up for sentence and denied much of the testimony on which ho had been convicted. Ho was sentenced to five years In the penitentiary at Fort Madi 801 . Burns was sentenced to six years. The ccurt told him that his record was bad and that his assault upon ono of the witnesses Inml the case was evidence of the bent of his mind. Petty had nothing to say In his own behalf. He had served a term In tbo peni tentiary of Nebraska and had only been In Iowa < a short time. Judge Woolson said he was convinced that Petty was the leader of the gang of counterfeiters. A light sentence wculd do him no good , , as { 19 b.ad not profit ed by his term In the Nebraska prison. 1. . was one ol lliose men that left an" easier feeling In a community when ho left it or was taken from It. He was sentenced to ten years ; at hard labor In the penitentiary .at Ancmosa. Neither of the counterfeiters showed any concern when the sentences were pronounced. Burns nnd Long are al ready ; under sentences In -penitentiary for chicken steeling. They were sent up from Mills county last term ; Lng for two yearsjyjtLJJurns for one year. _ _ _ FRIEBEIKf'riTsJARROW ESCAPE. Max Frleberg is as lucky as ho has been foolish. Ho will probably never know how hard it was for Judge Woolson to keep from sending him to the penitentiary. Frleber'g was a carpenter , living down at Dexter , anJ got some boys Into his room and Induced them to write frightfully Indecent letters to certain people In the little town. Ho adornej the missives with pictures of various kinds amj thert ( Called them. ' There were no miti gating circumstances' except the facj that Frleberg had since beJn married and was working hard at his trade , and Judge Wool- son was strongly Inclined to give the man a penitentiary sentence. Many of the people of the town of Dexter made petitions for judicial leniency and C'plonel Dalloy mode It his business to get , , every possible thing In the prisoner's favor- brought prominently to th attention of the'court. ' "The government Is very strict In 'stiqlf ' cases , " said Judge Woolson , "and you have made yourself liable to a fine cf $6,000-and imprisonment for five years. I have a right'Ho demand from the government when It delivers me a letter that It shall not contalnran assault upon me such as those you sent to clilzens of the town of Dexter. " The ' scritence' was ona year In the jail at Avoca Tand , a flno of $500. Upon the payment of a tine .of $200 the rest of the sentence was suspended during good be havior , 'u i Chris Buiklander'rgot' ' year at the Cass county Jal ! at Atlantic and a flne of $500 , with out any rebate Ini Uia shape of suspended sentence. Burklander had left his wife down at Oskaloosa and had wrUten her and a man who was supposed , ' ( q. bo In the case postal cards which were obscene and threatening. Ho tried to tell the court that he wouldn't have done it if he had known it was against the law. "Men who have to have the stat utes pointed out to them to make them do right , " replied the court , "are Just the kind of fellgws who njed sharp sentences n Your life at Oskaloasa "Hoes not "speak""for you. A jail has no terrors for you. I have tried to investigate your rase , but have found ncbe one who will stand up and speak In your be , " The judge sa'd he would not make th sentence in the penitentiary , but would send Burklander to a jail so that the sentence - tenco might be suspended ill anything came UI to warrant any show of leniency in the man's behaU. SOME EVERYDAY BOOTLEGGERS. Chris Spoo fold some hard cider to the boys down at Exlra and was p'.nched. He promised to soli nothing but soft cider here after and to pay $50 within thirty days. The balance of a $200 flne and a jail sentence' of 120 days was supendcd. Wllkes Whitney of Red Oak admitted to being a bad man and deserving of punish ment. He had sold whisky and had drank good deal of It and when he was drinking the town was pretty small for him. This much Judge Woolson had learned from in vestigation and Wllkes did not deny It. The judge said he thought it would be a good thing to let the Red Oak people have a rest and for the next 180 days Wllkes Whitney will bo registered nt the jail at Avoca. After that ho will have a fine of $300 to board out. Aqullla Dunawny sold whisky to the mlrfera down at Dunlellh and made a business of It , his brothers being In partnership with him. Ho was required to pay $50 Into the Is court and go on his good behavior M'lth a $300 flno and a jail sentence of ISO days hanging over him In case ho gets Into his old tricks asalu. J James Brown Is a railroad man and has a good job. Ho has been a bootlegger and has something of a record. Ho has gone to work again and told the court In a very manly way that ho was done with the old life , that , his feet were on the track with sand enough for the upgrade and he would make Undo Sam even financially , but would like to have jail sentences sidetracked , as one of tbcm would cost him II'H job. The Judge was Impressed with Brown's evident honesty and District Attorney Fullen put In good word for the prisoner. Brown was allowed to divide his salary with Uncle Sam for three months and will have the rest ot bis sentence passed up. It will cost Elliott F. Karnes $100 to get cut of the trouble he caused for himself when ho went down to Des Molnes and tried to pass himself off as a government de tective. Ho told a wpman that ho had a Ipt of ' evidence that she wns obtaining a fraudu lent pension nnd ( ldt ) ' e would tear up his evidence if she would fork over $300 for his benefit. The woman gave him $10 and then turned him over tq.the care of the federal cfllclals. Karnes senj , a couple of hundred days In jail awaiting trial and whllo the case was an aggravaed"-oii ( In many respects the court suspended ajjall flno and allowed him to go on the payment of a flno of $100. Frank Fowler had Jiiin in the habit of com ing over from Oinnun Jind supplying the boys with whisky at the country dances up north Council Bluffs."He was fined $50 and promised to keep' ut'of the state and to stop bootlegging overywhero. Thousands have tasted Ibe great bulldlng- up power of Hood'g , Sarsaparllla and have found renewed strgrigth , vigor and vitality lt uso. j j Her Will Prevailed. An Illustrallvo case of "Iho woman who wouldn't" Is reported from Klmrkoff , A pretty ' peasant maiden In ono of the suburbs that Russian city was recently coerced by her relatives Into consenting to marry a small proprietor of the neighborhood for whom she entertained a special dislike. The wedding party appeared , a few dags ago , be fore the altar of one of the city churches. The service went on until tbo officiating priest put the usual question ; "Wilt tliou take tills man ? " etc. The girl to this replied with an emphatic negative and all the persuasions of her friends failed to change her resolution. The wedding party returned to the house of the { bride's parents , who again vainly endeavored shako the girl's obduracy. The unfor- Innate Ami unwilling girl wns then * oumlly beaten , not only by her parents , but ntto by the friends of the brldegroorti. She wa * carried back weeping to church by the wedding party , and the marriage serv ice wns recommenced. Again cnmo Iho cru cial question to the bride , nnd once more ttio unhnppy girl , with tcnra nnd blushes , resonantly exclaimed : "No , n thousand times rtpi < ! " nnd appealed to the protection of the priest , which was readily granted , J. A. Richardson of Jefferson City , Mo. , chief enrolling force 3Sth general assembly ol Missouri , writes : I wish to testify to the merits of One M nute Cough Cure. When other so-called cures failed , I obtained al most Instant relief and n speedy euro by the UEO of Ono Mlnulo Cough Cure. AIIOUTITii > I'KOIM.K. Henry H. Rogers , multi-millionaire of New York , has recently been appointed superin tendent of streets In the town of Falrhnvcn , Mass , Nobody knows Just how many times n millionaire Mr. Rogers Is. The mcv > t con servative gucsscro name his fortune at $45- 000,000 , others nt $60,000,000. Certain It Is that ho Is rich enough to glvo away n $100- 000 school house or a $300,000 town hall every year , so It Is safe to say that Kalr- haven has the richest official of any town In the country. Dr. Hiram Corson ot Philadelphia , who has Just died In. hlo 92d year , was one of the best known old-time doctors In the country. "For more than sixty years , " says the Philadelphia Times , "ho wns the pre siding genius of the whole Plymouth region , thbe guide , philosopher and friend of every body , nnd ihcro probably never wns n man who 1md helped more people Inlo the world , though doubtless some have help more out of It. His general family practice waa as successful as It wns extensive , and It Is one of the remarkable things about him that whllo ho never turned his back on the ac cumulated wisdom of the ciders , ho was al wi ways a progressive doctor. . Ho was one of th moft earnest of th& old-tlmo abolition- tats and ono of the most level-headed , so thm ho aclually accomplished more for hu- mnnlly than many that were more heard of It waa a flne type , that of the old gen eral practitioner , who joined the rugged manhood of Ihe counlry with the learning of the town , and the university should honor the memory of Hiram Corson among Its great alumni. " j , ; s , " " * - * , - i ' Mr. Oswald Ottcndorfer , editor nnd pub lisher of the New York Staals Zellung. and "dean of German-American journalism , " cclebralcd his 70lh birthday anniversary ro- conlly. The evenl brought forth innumer able congratulatory messages from homo nnd fatherland. Mr. Ottendorfcr prizes dearly a document from the local govern ment of Zwltlnu , the Moravian city In which he was born , bearing the public con gratulations of the community , of which the following Is a translation : " .Highly Honored Sir : The local govern ment of Kwlllau , which city has been so richly endowed through the generosity of Its philanthropic son , Oswald Ottondorfer , with grand charitable institutions , and also the only like educational Institution In Aus tria , which bears the name of Its founder for time Immemorial , fulfills n duly of honor nnd gratitude. In commemoration of the ble&seJ hour In which you , highly honored sir , flrsj § aw thjj light o [ day. " Mr" Otlcndorfer has been nn Influential factor In political movements In New Yoik City , and n liberal supporter of philan thropic projects. Besides other charitable gifts , Mr. Ottcndorfer gave $300,000 to build and endow mi educational Institution In his native town In Austria , founded1 the Isabella Holmath In New York Clly nt a cost of nearly $1,000,000 , a homo for the aged and Indigent men and women , and established the Ottendorfer free library , on Second avenue , Now York City , nt an original cost of $50- 000 , which has been augmented by annual gifts. He erected In his nntivo town In Austria an orphan asylum , a poor house , a ochool , a hospital , a library and other insti tutions , which he endowed richly. How highly his work was appreciated may bo seen from the fact that the emperor of Asutrla sent him a high decoration , which , Ottendorfor as an American citizen refused to accept. The emperor thereupon wrote him a very flattering letter concerning his many phllanthroplcal acts. On Ihe 15lh Inst. Laetaro Sunday Ihe faculty' of Noire' Dame university , South Bend , Ind. , conferred upon General William Stark Rosccrans the Laetaro medal. The presentation of the medal , together with an Illuminated address on parchment , was presented by Bishop Montgomery at Los Angeles , Cal. , where General Rosecrans re- pjdes. The Lojtaro medial , ojie _ ot _ which the university confers aniTually upon Isoine distinguished and worthy American Catho lic , is so called because It Is presented on Laetaro ( mld-lenl ) Sunday. It has a short but Impressive history. It wns first pre sented by the University of Notre Dame In 1883 to John Gilmary Shea , the historian. Since then It has been conferred on Patrick Keeley , Miss Eliza Allen Starr , General John Newton , P. V. HIckey , Mrs. Anna Hanson Dorscy , William J. Onalian , Daniel Doug herty , Henry F. Brownson , Patrick Dono- hue , Augustln Daly and Mrs. Anna T. Sadller. In 1887 the honor fell upon a distinguished convert to the Catholic faith , but this In dividual declined the honor. He vowed he wculd never accept ecclesiastical honor or dignity. His name wns not added to the list of recipients , altnough the medal was practically awarded. The medal conferred upon General Roso- crans Is simple nnd beautiful. It is a mas sive disk of finest gold almost severely plain , with raised edges and sunken center. Though In general the design never changes , each medal Is unique , because the artist each year strives to epitomize the career of him to whom It Is awarded. Thla year's medal bears on the obverse the usual legend , "Magna Est Verltns et Praevalcblt , " In letlcrs of black enamel , whllo the central field Is taken up by the escutcheon of our counlry In low relief , The red , while and blue ehleld IsCE worked out w'th exquisite delicacy In enamel and precious stones. The reverse of the disk Is much the same. Another Inscrip tion In black enamel letters circles about the center , on which Is engraved General Rosecrans' name. IJveii UlacksmlthiL who are supposed to represent great strength and perfect health , are likely to die of consumption. Mere muscularity isn't always health. Disease will develop rapidly once let the Rerms of consump tion get into a man's system , and it will kill him certainly and ourcly if he doesn't take the proper measures to pet rid of it. Exercise and work and dieting and all that sort of thine are good enough in their way , but con sumption is one of the things that they won't cure. The bacil lus of coiiBumption is a living organism. It is infinitesimal , but it is olive. The only way to get rid of it is to kill it. If it isn't killed , it will develop and multiply. Germs are wonderfully prolific. In the quickest imaginable time , one becomes a thousand , nnd a thousand a million. Dr. Picrce'e Golden Medical Discovery is a trerm hunter and a germ killer.- Where vern disease germ lurks in Ihe body , Ihe " Discovery" will find it will render it harmless. It doesn't make any difference what you call your dis ease , or what kind of a germ it is. All germs circulate in the blood. The "Golden Med ical Discovery " purifies the blood purgcp it of germs enriches it with life-giving ; . It not only kills disease , but It Eropertics. uilds up health. It la a tonic , a nervine , or nerve-food , or Jnvigorator and blood-pu rifier , all in one bottle. . . . . If you want to know all of the facts about this wonderful remedy if you want to know all about the human body , and human health , and sickness and how to get rid of it , send for Dr. Pierce'B Common Sense Med. ical Adviser , a standard med ical work of 1008 pages , pro- finely Illustrated , which will be sent free on receipt of ai one-cent stamps to coyer cost of mailing only. This work is a complete family doctof book nnd should he read by both young and old. The profits on the aloof of 680.000 copies at $1.50 has rendered POM ! ble this free edition. Addre g. World' ; DU 0ensary Medical Aiiovlatiou , Buffalo , N. \ SCORCHES A SKY SCRAPER Pird Sweeps Through Ono of DCS Moincs1 Tallest Buildings. SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS LOSS Splendid Work of Firemen Confined the FlMiiirn to the Fifth Story of the Structure. DE9 MOINES , March 27. ( Special Tele gram. ) Klre broke out this ntlernoon In Iho rear of Iho flflh t-lory of Iho furnlluro housa of L. Hnrbnch , Iho Inrgcsl establishment tf the kind In lown. The building lo Fix otorles high , nnd Iho flames were confined In Iho flflh floor , although ! Iho fire Inslcd Iwo hours end threatened the Klrkwood hotel nnd Iowa Loan nnd Trust company's ofilcc building. It was nlmosl Impossible for the firemen to got to the flames , but they made n good flght , which raved the bulldlni ; from tolnl destruction. The building was Mihtcd at $50,000 and Is Insured , with n number of other buildings under a blanket policy , In n number of companies. The IOPS to the build. Ing Is not over $10,000 , but to t'io stock about $50t)00ichlcfly ) by water. The Insurance on the stock Is held In the following companies : I'hoeulx' ' Assurance $ 2.GOO Phoenix : Insurance 1,000 Anchor U > 00 Western Underwriters l.HO Mllvitaukcc Mechanics , 1M National Mechanics 2r > U ) Scottish Union 2.000 Cnledonla 2.r > 00 Village Flro 2WX ) HemS ! . German Flro 2.COO Stntc . . - . - 2r > 0) Contlnentnl Union COO Ncrth Hrltlsh nnd Mercantile 2.SOO l.nncnshlrc 2tXX ) Capital of Ucs Moincs l.CCO Bun l.DOO Merrnntllo l.BOO Philadelphia Underwriters 1,000 Farmers' Friend l.&OO Uussli' ! Nntlonal 2.COD Palestine r. T 2.0CO Connecticut Fire 2,000 Springfield Fire 2.MO I'hoenlx of. 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