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    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.
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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
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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
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Disease will develop
rapidly once let the
Rerms of consump
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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
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the things that they won't cure. The bacil
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is infinitesimal , but it is olive. The only
way to get rid of it is to kill it. If it isn't
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Golden Medical Discovery is a trerm hunter
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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. Hartford 3,000
Fire Association of Philadelphia 2,500
St. Paul 2r > 00
German-American it 2,503 |
Merchants' Urlcu Mutual 2CCO
Total . $09,500
The stock was valued nt $150,000 , so that
the loss to the owners will be nbout $ W,000
on stock. The Insurance will cover loss on
building.
When Baby wns sick , wo gave her Costorla.
When she was a Child , she cried for Castorla. I
When Eho became JIIss , she clung to Castorlft ,
When she had Children , cho gave them Castorln ,
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