Nebraska Newspapers

    OMAHA HA THY 'NEK : 0 , 1SO ,
COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
MIMIU MENTION.
Onmeriw nnd photo supplies 12 Pearl vi
' . 0. S. of A will pled oinccrs
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Is vlaltliiR friends horo.
' ' "ink StrlckllnR of Omaha will remove
his family to thin city.
V. DcnnlB and wife of Albion. In. , arc
Bucstfl of the family of J. L Mablc.
Mr.fl' J. , 0- Smith has been called to Mis-
Vnllc > ' Ul ° serious Illniss of a icla-
ptla Sanford and wife of Woithlngton ,
Minn. , arc Riirots of M-s. 0. H. Jonca of
Mynstcr Btrcct.
Miss Hmma Hfose of Holmcsvlllc. Neb ,
Is spendlnR tlio holldajs with her brother ,
Clarence K. HCKSO.
\V. W. Dlmmnck of I'lttsburR H the M
of his brother , \V. S. Dlmmock , superintend-
cut of the motor company.
Oflcnr Hue-lino and family will RO to
J'lorida to sprnd the remainder of the win
ter. They will lca\c the latter part of the
w eek.
The Ladles' Aid society of St. John's I3n-
Kllsh Lutheran church meets Thursday after
noon at the residence ! of Mrs. J. Llob. 127
South Plrst street.
\Vhllo the ladles arc husy making tip their
party "lists , " the joung man makes up his
laundry "list , " and sends his bundle to
the "iaKle , " 721 Ilioadvvay.
A.V. . Mciinor and Mlsi Mnbel Hrown
were married at C o'clock last evening rt
the residence of McTlnor's pirentiiZ
draco street. Ilcv. C.V. . Ilro\\er performed
the ceremony.
The second of the srrles of parties to fce
Klvcn by the Danclni ; club this season wan
held at thu Iloyal Arcanum hall last cen -
Ing , It was a decided success , and was more
larccly attended than the first one.
Clifford Harl Hathcvv , a l-montlia-old In-
funt , died at the Christian homo yesterday
of Infantile troubles The little stranger
came to the home from Pulda , Minn The
body will bo burled In Palrvlew today.
Inspection of nrmn and equipments IB or
dered for members of company L , I'lfth rig
IniPiit , Iowa National Guards , at their armory ,
Tuesday , January 5 , 1SU7 All nmmberH aie
expected to be present. Will O. 1'ryor , cap
tain , commanding
T. H. i\ans , who has been chief elec
trician at the electric light works In this
rlty for seven years , has resigned , and will
leave on the 1st of January for fiotlienburK
Neb Ilo has been appointed chief elec
trician and manager of the Gothenburg
Water Works , Tower and Irrigation com
pany
It Mungovern , who claims Iowa City as his
home , was locked up In the city Jail yes
terday to a < valt the usual order of Judso
AlcGca this morning to get out of town
During thci afternoon ho was attacked with
heart disease and City 1'hyslclan Treynor
made an examination which showed that
the man was In a serious physical con
dition Or Tro > nor made mi order sending
the man to the Women's Christian Associa
tion hospital for treatment
C. H Vlnvl Co , fcmalo'remedy Medical
continuation free Wednesday Health book
furnished. 309 Mcrrlam block.
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tol. 250.
Only one more wctk of the Durfco Kur-
nlturo company's great removal sale. Bar
gains. _
I.nlioriTN 'XVnnd'iI.
Wo linvo for sale or rent several desira
ble fruit , grain , vegetable and stock farms
near Council Hluffs for 1S97. Day & Hess.
Rental .
Agents.
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Will Moir < ln Pipit of llir Yfiir.
The Council Bluffs ofllce of the Omaha
Ilco will lemovo from No 1C North Main
street to No. 10 Pearl street January 1.
Klll.-.l li > ( he KIcU Itt n HOI-MO.
Clifton Fjock , the 12-year-old boy who was
kicked by a horse on his grandfather's form
near Logan , died jcstcrday morning , and
the body was brought to this city last evenIng -
Ing It was taken to the residence of his
mother , Cll Sixteenth avenue The body
was accompanied by G. E Pcrguson , a news
paper man of Logan , who Is a relative of
the family Particulars of the accident were
leariij.il last evening The lad wag spending
thu holidays with hlx grandparents , Mr. end
Mrs J D I'yock , who llvo on a farm ( sev
eral miles from Logan. The boy and his
cousin , a lad of hla own age , were holding
a couple of skittish young horses that had
, .1ust been taken from the stable The anl-
"ritiUheld by Clifton began to playfully
plunger and , kick. The lad wan holding It
nt the cnd'tmrronR halter , which permitted
the horse to turn aiidJUck him The hoof
struck him Just back of ehe rleht ear and
crushed his skull He never regained con
sciousness. The. boy was a handsome , manly
little fellow , and was the prldo of his inolUer
llnppilj IIU-iiilcil.
'Wo venture to sny that our Htoro Is the
best arranged In the city , filled with raio
gems of diamonds , fine Jewelry , watches and
chains , silverware and silver novelties
Wo make specially low prices on table cut
lery , carving sets and full tea sets , qtmdiuplo
plate. C 11. JACQU12MIN & . CO ,
27 South Main Street.
I'lno llvory for parties and dances. Ogdtn
Livery , IDS llroadway. Telephone S3.
Cc-iH n Ti'iitiiiirnr ) WrU.
Augusta Hachwltz was granted a temporary
ary writ of Injunction against John Limit
and John Phillips to restrain them from re
moving thi ) Improvements on a piece of lanft
near Manavva. The plaintiff bets up that
she entered Into a contract with Mrs Pra-
lor In October , 1S93 , for the sale of the land
In , ( jueatlon for $ .100 Notes were given In
payment that have not been met Since then
Mrs Pralor has died and now the defend
ants seek to get posacsslon of the Improve
ments on the land , basing their claim on
n sale for $100 , made to them by Mrs. Pralor
during her lifetime. _
PiiM' Silt 'mnrt .
Ity sending forty Domestic soap wrappers
to L. nolle n & Co , DCS Molncs , la. , you will
get six silver teaspoons free.
Will Move tlio 1'lrnt of ( lie Y-iir.
The Council Uluffs office of the Omaha
Dee will remove fiom No. 1C North Main
atrcot to No 10 Pearl street January 1.
win Not D
The report published yesterday morning
to the effect that the Chicago University
Glee club , which Is billed to appear hero
January 2 , was about to disband and would
not fill Us engagements caused consider
able surprise. The St. Paul church women
who have the entertainment In charge wired
Chicago at once , and received a message
from C. i : . How lit on behalf of II. G. Lo/-
ler , manager of the club , that It would bo
on hand ami the story was not founded on
fact. _
You Miulo Ao MIxtaKc
When you bought your Christmas goods
of J. Holler & Co. , and you cannot make
a mistake when you buy anything there at
nny time. Hvery article la a bargain.
Hoffmayr'B fancy patent Hour makes the
best ami most bread , Ask your grocer for It.
niMlrlft CoiirJ . .
In Hio case of U C. Hart agafnst the Non
pareil company , the Carpenter Paper com
pany Intcrvcnor. the latter parties to the
have filed a motion to relax the cost
\ The plaintiff In thu case of James \ \ cston
„ against CharliB P. Iliaslan has nicd a re-
- J7 Blstauco to thedefendant's motion for a new
The defendants In the case of KImball
Ilros. against Doero. Wells & Co , have tiled
a motion for a now trial.
MnrrliiK > * WIMMINOM.
The follow Ing marriage llconseu wcro Is
sued yesterday :
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jviuiYc'll Hrovvn u , KutuvviUtiunle county lii
Ottumvvii . 3J
jiunc-H KeniH.
1'carl Nice , Bouth tiiinlm. ) . . "
iiinn.
MANLnY-WalliiceT J. , 514 South Twenty-
ilrHt uveniio of typhoid pneumonia , iitud
W yeiim KiinornV from the Tabernacle ,
Council Illuffa , ut 316 ! 'Il.urBUay. . Inter-
went at Tulrvlew cemetery.
TRAMP'S ' OKIC1XAI , SCHEME
PrcEcntsMho Police with a New Flmso of
Mcnicanoy (
MAS AN INTERNATIONAL POSTAL NOTE
trr ( JflH It CIINI ) M | , lint Con-
tlimull > MnK.-M 11/ . i\lNti.iioo
tlu' llnnlN for mi A
for .sinull I'm oi
James W. Tracey , a vagrant arrested last
night for begging on the streets , presented
t'-.a pollco w-lth a new phase of mendicancy.
The tramp's excuse for begging was alleged
to bo his Inability to get a money order
cashe/d until the postolllcc opened In the
morning. The paper when It was exam
ined at the station proved to bo on Intcr-
natlonil postal money order for 1. It
hod been sent from Dublin last April , and
could only bo cashed at the postofflco where
It was received without a lot of offlclal red
tap ? . Tracey never remained 'In ono plice
long enough for the necessary duplicates
to overtake him. and he admitted that ho
had been traveling on the strength of the
order all summer , fawned , It was only
worth $1101. but In Its nres = nt form It was
worth thrco square- meals a day and a good
place to sleep each nlht ;
U'llll.clAlliiMcil lo Co Home.
J. W. Walker was dismissed by the com
missioners of Insanity yesterday and al-
lovvrd to go homo on his promise that he-
would not attempt any further violence
against his family or himself Walker wai
taken In charge Sunday night by the pollco.
Ills family having sent word to the citation
that he wie threatening them and trying to
commit suicide
Tlu examination of the patient developed
the fact that he was suffering from In
flammation of the optic nerve which cauced
Intense pain At the times this became most
fiovero his mind would bo affected The-
physicians who have examined him state
that he can not be cured and that his eye
sight will fall him entirely within a few
months Walker was suffering from his
eyes Sunday night when ono of his won n
angered him lie became frantic and went
to the barn and beat his head against the
sides Ho then went Into the birn ; ami took
a bet of reins and proceeded to rig up an
Impromptu gallows to do avvay with him
self. He was discovered before he could
hang hlireclf While sitting on n box after
bo had been found by his wlfc > he fell from
It In an unconscious condition He wen
taken to his house and the same evening
tried to cut his throat with a razor
Walker has a largo family that he sup
ports by ci'ttlng wood and doing whatever
work ho can find The family lives on Upper
Harrison street and Is In poor circum
stances
_
By sending forty Domestic soap wrappers
to L Tlolton & Co , Dos Molncs , la. , you will
get six silver teaspoons free.
Ill-ill KNIII | < - Trimsfot-H.
The following real estate transfers were
reported yesterday at the olllce of J. W.
Squire :
Thurston 8 Wright to W A Hill
nml W A Demi , ti'6 no'i 2" , and IS
liens In = eVi 2I-7W1V q c. il t 2oO CO
F. L Stnhl to S H Snyder , lot 2 ,
] > lk 2. Vooi his' add vv d . . 100
She riff to noorge n dago , lot S , blk.
2."i. liaylNs \ . r.ilmrr's add , H il . 85C 74
Countv Trt.iHiin-r to I'r.ink J Stem-
ler , IntH 1 nml Hi blk 4 , and lots 1
anil 2 , blk 9 , Stutsman's M add ,
tax < 1 . 12 CO
Same to C S I.enVrts , lot 3 , lilk 5 ,
I'irry add , tax il . . . . 307
Same to Ocorgc P. Sheldon , lot 14
and und 1-10 lot IS , blk11 , Terry
mill , tax il . C 72
Same to s line1 , lots 8 nnd ? 0 , blk. 41 ,
and lot 7 , blk. ! > . Perry add. , tax d. 11 25
Premont Henjamln and wife to Theo
dore llohlfx , lot 12 , Uenjamln'8
subil. . vv. d . . . . 4300
Lauretta K Holllngsworth and bus
bind to Ilulclah Knlovv , nei 11-7C-
3S. vv d . . . . . . 3,000 00
John W. Klmbnll and wife to Juno ;
i : Wood , lot 0 , blk. 2 , Judson'a 2d i
add . vv d . COO 00
Security Savings and Loan nsHoela-
tlon to K. L. Stabl , lot 2 , blk. 2 ,
VoorhlH' add , vv. U . 7.7)00 )
Tvve-lve tr.insfe-rs , aggregating. $ ' MO 17
li-n li of W. J.
W J. Mauley died at his residence , B14
South Tvvonty-flrKt avenue , Omaha , yes
terday morning , after an Illness of thirty
days from typhoid fever. The announce
ment caused great sorrow among his many
friends and acquaintances In this city ,
where he has lived during the greater part
of his actlvo life
Tor nearly fifteen years Mr. Manlcy held
( ho position ot slilpplng clerk and gencial
foreman for the Impklc-Shngart whoUsalc
hardware company He was a most valu
able employe Tour years ago ho accepted
the oft repeated offer of the Ucctor-Wil-
hclmy Hardware company of Omaha and
entered Its SPIV Ice He kept his residence
In Council Bin If s until last year Ho was
a man of sterling qualities In all respects ,
and was thoroughly beloved by his friends
and neighbors , as well as by business asso
ciates
Arrangements for the funeral were com
pleted yesterday afternoon The body will
Lo Interred In Talrvlcw cemetery in the lot
purchased by Mi Manlcv n few years ago
The funeral services will bo held In the
Christian tabernacle at J o'clock tomorrow
afternoon Ucv J M. Vavvter of Omaha
will olllclatc Mr Manloy had no children
Ills wife survives him.
John I nili-i-vv mill Illicit ) Hurt.
John Underwood , a fanner living In Har-
dln township , started fram the Kcll barns
about 8 o'clock Monday evening to drive
to his homo An hour later he was found
lying by thr > roaiUlde. several n.Iles from lhi <
city , In an unconscious condition. Evi
dences of a runaway were abundant The
Injured man was taken to the home of a
farmer near by. where ho was rccORiil/ed
Ills condition appcare-J to be eerloun , and ho
was brought ( o town and taken to the resi
dence of William Undsrnooil , a relative
Physicians were summoned and 'medical care
was givem him , but ha rorialncd unconscious
all night ConscIousnctH only pirtlally re
urn PI ! yesterday Ho was unable to recall
anything that had transpired The wrecked
wagon and ono of the horse's was found , but
the other horse has not been heard of
There were some grounds for the apprehen
sion Uia' the Injured man had suffeied con
cusslan of the brain. Ills symptoms last
night , however , were quite favorable for
upcc-dy recovery. _
IIHH Keller niili-rlnliiN.
Miss Cora , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S
S Keller , entertained a largo number of
friends at lunche-on at 1 o'clock Monday
afternoon. The- Intel lor of the I'le-gant hcnu
was decorated with pinks and smllax , tables
in pink and green , and the souvenirs were
of the colors of the decorations Thu bon-
boiw wore followed by a game of puzzles , the
prizes being won by Mlsi.es Orass. Jeffcrla
Harclay and McDonald The guests of thu
occasion wcro Misses Ndllo liakei. Zula
LIpe , Alice Kobter. Ulla Wlrt , Sadlo Tarns
worth , Kthyl Thomas , Isabel Patterson.
( Jraco Ileobe , IJthcl Shcpard , Ilynlle liakei
Alberta Troutman. Delia Dyer. Anntttc
Grass , Maud McUomld. Ilreta Jcfferls. Mary
llarclay , Adele Mevers. Cora Smith , Nettle
tJronovveg. Millie Oraham , Hlta Otis. Mona
Heed , Nolllo Lutz. Mabel Hoblnson Jesule
Wallace- , Harriet Walker , Kmnm Krt'dcrlcl
Desslo Moore and Clara Plamiiiant
To ! ! < Tn I. r il ( o rinrlnilii.
The commission of Insanity has ordered
Sheriff Morgan to take Phillip Hanneman
an Insane patient , from St. Ile-rnard'a hos-
pltal to Clurlndu Hanneman was adjudged
iiwano August 27. He- wan found on tlu
streets by the pollco nnd flrat thought to be
suffering from Intoxication. Later It de-
\eloped that ho was Inaane , Ho could give
no coherent account of wlu-re * ho had romc
from , but the authorities suspected at thr
time that ho had been ohlppeil here from
either Dakota or Nebraska. They have made
determined efforts to locate his former
I whereabouts , but Imp failed This Is one of
several rasrg that have been brousht re-
I rr-ntly to the attention of the county offl-
, cluls wlinre Irnno pnupers have been ent
Irto Council Illuffn tram neighboring points
In Iowa and other Mates.
Ci-t il Si-u I'axliir.
The congregation of the Christian tabernacle -
naclo has been having considerable double
In securing n pastor that would fully meet
the approval of all the members anl the
pul.Mt committee. Calls wcro ex'eaded to' ' '
ppveral pastors , one of whom would have.
been very acceptable , and It was siirt' ° scd
that the matter had been se'lIH , but the1
minister concluded to decline It. The 111-
nonnccmont was made yesterday , lnt a pas
tor had been found to whom a 'iiinlimria
call had been extended and accepted. The
new man Is Uev n W Cole of Malvern la
Ho | j highly recommended by the ofllclal
bnard of the clmich , and by the congrega
tion , to whom ho has ministered He Is a
young man , and It U believed ho will be
very popular. It Is expected 'hat he wll
occupy the pulpit next Sunday.
\ < - Cl-IIKIIN Ill-port iHHIICll.
County Auditor Matthews has Just re
ceived n consignment of the1 census of Iowa
for the year 1S03 , com.illcd by W M Mnc-
Tarlind , secretary of state , under the di
rection of the executive council Much of
the data contained In the book has a'reidy '
been published , especially the statistics 10-
ferrlng to population and the production
of the vailous staple products of the state
The volume lacks but a few pages of bc'ng '
n round 1,000. and Is devoted entirely lo
tables except the few pagjs taken up by
the Introduction.
Davis Is closing out his elegant stock ol
holiday goods at cost to make room for
his spring stock of drugs paints , oils , var
nishes , brushes and plass , which Is now com-
menclng to arrive You never saw such
holiday goods nt such prlcc-j.
If you want n bargain In watches and diamonds
mends call at Snyder's , 32S Hroadwny.
AMJHV MV } > DUSrmt YTU WOIIIC.
DOM mini Clinrm-il * tltli Trjlni ? to
KIM Ills Dnimliti-r'x Svvi-i-tlii-iirl.
CIinSTON , la , Dec 29 ( Special ) Con
siderable gossip Is being Indulged In by the
residents of Jones township over nn esca
pade which took place there Friday Plnlcy
Downard , objecting to Alvln Howard paying
attention to his young daugl tcr , Jessie ,
took desperate means to sever the acquaint
ance Young Howard was to have escorted
Miss Jessie to a dance on the evening In
question. Old man Downard was laying for
him. and when ho got within range of a
revolver the bullets commenced to fly and.
according to the Information filed In Justice
Haxtcr's court at Afton , ono of the bullets
penetrateHoward's coat Downard was
arrested and will have hi" preliminary hear
ing tomorrow. He in charged with assault
with Intent to commit murder Young How
ard's father Is the complainant. The ru
mors afloat over the ease put some decidedly
racy embellishments on the affair , but the
Information recites only what Is stated
Another sensation has come to ll ht In the
east end of the county Miss Mamie Searls ,
n young woman residing at Lorimor , ap-
penicd In Justice Maxwell's court Saturday
and filed Information , against Clyde Slfcrt ,
charging him with seduction The develop-
HKiita , should the case get to trial , will be
Interesting.
Prtd ShoMrom , n young man of respected
parents , was taken to Page county last wc-ek
to answer to a charge filed against him In
the P.igo county courts , of disturbing a
literary n.cctlns.
TIMI'IIIANCI : MVDIKS AT wo UK.
II cot < i ( UI-H MOIIC-M | ami Ponii n
llriiui-li of tli < - Anti-Saloon I.cumir.
DK3 MOIN13S , Dec. 29 ( Special Tele
gram ) Over 100 leaders In temperance work
In Iowa , met today In convention to form an
Iowa branch of the American Antlsaloon
league. Of 12S Invited to attend , IOC wcro
present. Officers elected were : F S. Dun
hhee. DCS Molncs , president ; vice presidents
S. N Fellows , Fayette , W. H. Cole , Mount
Pleasant ; J. M Kettlcmam , Indlanola ,
treasurer , J W. Hill , DCS Molnca ; secretary ,
Mrs Florence Miller , DCS Molnca It Is
proposed to elect a state superintendent and
ialao means to district the state and agitate
I for tempernrco reform. The move Is
| nonpolltlcal , and It Is proposed to pledge
{ voters to biipport such candidates as will
suppoit prohibition legislation The mulct
law vvra not coulemned , a conservative at
titude being tukeir T . * the sake of unity
Iho organization will nfipono , thcu , manu
facture of liquors , and ultimately WH--
dcavor to secure the ropix-1 of the mulct
law. _ .
lllNtrill-tlllPT lOMIl Itflll-ICIlllN.
ATLANTIC , la. Dec. 29 ( Special Tele
gram ) The Lotus lodge of Hcbekahs of this
city celebrated the third anniversary of
the local organization by having a banquet
and holding a school of Instruction The
latter was conducted by Mcsdames J. M.
Matthev s of Council Itluffs and Hertzcl of
A\oca. who Instructed members In the un
written work of 'the order. These women
arc the president and vlco president of the
state organization.
\o CrlliN for Ioi\ii Corn.
CRKSTON. la . Dec. 29 ( Special ) -Graln
buyers at Spauldlng and Shannon City are
said to have discontinued .tho purchase of
corn , because the cribs are full and there tone
no market for the cereal If prices were
right It Is said that the railroads would be
unable to handle the vast amount of busi
ness that Is awaiting them. A profitable
market would create a car famine the like
of which was never before experienced In
Iowa. _
Cri-Nloii 1'iiNlollliiPlKlit KIiilNln-il.
CHi:3TON , la , Dec. 29 ( Special. ) Therb
has been a decided abatement In thepcst -
ofllcc Tight at this point. It Is thought the
alleged receipt of a letter from Congress
man Hepburn by ono of the aspirants stat
ing that the man had been picked and thai
the case was practically settled had the sub
duing effect _
lloj ! lHlnntl > Killed.
CUCSTON. la. , Dec. 29. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Leo Hurr of Orient , aged 15 , acci
dentally shot and killed himself today. Ho
was playing with a revolver , It refused to
explode Leo looked Into the barrel , un
consciously pulled the trigger and the bul
let crashed Into his temple.
\li-M. .lunKIn of Knlrfli-il III.
OTTUMWA , la . Dec 29 ( Special Tele
gram ) Mrs C. M. Junkln , wife of the edi
tor of the Falrfleld Leader and ono of the
prominent politicians of the state , Isery
III with diphtheria She has been given
antl-toxlno treatment and strong hopes for
her recovery nro entertained.
Ollli-i-rN fur W < - Hrii
TOPKKA , IX'C 23Tho nnnu il mooting
of the- Western Surglc.il nnd Gynecological
.iH.socl.itlon closed hero tonight with the
following election of ofllcerH President ,
Jostivi iistman , IndlmnpolK liul , vice
piesldent D 8 ralrcblld Clinton. la ,
siioml vlco president , II H DivN Omaha ;
Hoi-retary and tre.iHurcr , Herman U , Pmrwe.
K.iiiii.ix City , Mo , cxi'cntlvo commltU'c ,
Low IB Si bonier. ! ) > Molncn , In . Mlle II.
Ward. TopcKa , Kan . C Lester Il.i'l Kan
sas City , Mo . John P Lord Omaha Den
ver win elocpii for the meeting on Decem
ber 2S and 21" . IVfl The nKsoclatlon e-om-
all the middle west Htute.s.
ItOlllllllloilll Slll-l- < -l-llN II 'MH'lllllNl.
NKW YORK , Dec 29 A apodal cable dis
patch to the Courier dis lltutn Unln , an-
nouncr.s thp election of M. Hlgaud , moduato
republican , to the Chamber of Deputies , from
the Ncullly-Houlogne dlatilct of the arron-
dUuoment ot St Denis , by an overwhelming
majoiity The- late member , M. Sautumler ,
boclllalUt , recently dece-aacd , was elected for
this district In May last , by a majotlty ot
only 107 votra over M. Klgaiid , the present
Incumbent.
llurular SliootN it I'olli'i-iunii.
TACOMA , Wash. , Dec. 211. Police Officer
Dratton was uliot at midnight while trying
in capture two burglaiH In a store on Seven
teenth street. He fired at ono burglar , when
another , who was watching , opened flro and
obot llraltoii twice In the back of the head.
Ho will prubobly die.
rimrnMi ovisu r\i l < UK TOWNMTIJ
CnnloMt Cnmliur t It < HVr iiiao Smilli
DnKolii l.niKl.
rHAMIlKULAIN. S D' , Ilc 29-Spe (
cial ) A fight Is to be ifSflbJffor poasewlon
of the Fairfax tounsUe. fn 6fi'gory county
'
rillnpa on land In that ( 'county could not
bo made prior to December } l , on Ing lo de
lay In surveying lh laniU'AKhough It wan
opened for settlement In iSUIJ , , Immediately
af cr filings were permitted ( t > be received
the 1'alrfax towns.to ap\Vlcfltlon | was filed
In the Unlt'd States lanl olflcn In this city ,
but was rejected becaust tlutownslte com
pany claimed too small a piniulatlon for the
amount of land sought to be entered , and de
sired to make * final proof within tliiee
months , which would b premature llogRfl
& Parker of Spencer , Nib . attirneys for the
to'vinltP claimants , have written tl-e local
lap I olllcirs that the1 Uiwrlnlte application
nicil In the land ofllce had been altered In
Impo'-tint respects after leaving their hands ,
and prior to being tiled 'In the land ofilre ,
and that Its rejection was proper They
withdrew the original application , waived
their right of nppeil , and substituted for
the withdrawn application a townslte decla
ratory statement. The tow nailers desire
to make entry of ICO acres but Samuel It
Turney clalirs eighty acrra of the townslte
as a part of his homcatcad , and a merry wai
Is In prospect Owing to the conflict neither
the townslte application or Turney's home-
stud application have been placed on record ,
and a hearing has been ordered for February
4 , before the reg'ster ' and receiver of the
Clnmberliln land ofllco to dctcruiluo the
ownership of the land
AunitiriN cu utr.nifTviTii Mt'itnnu
ANsi-rlH thu I HiIM ( ho Vlcllin of it
M < -\l < * itii Coiisitriu- > .
SAN DIEGO. Cal . Dec. 29 Americans
throughout Mexico nro watching with great
Interest the movements of the authorities
In the case of Carlos A Miller , an American
citizen and realdcnt of CuaJInicullaznn , state
of Ouerroro He Is In Jail In Mexico , charged
with the murder cf a Mexican cnplnccr
named IMourdo Zepcda at Ometcpac on Octo
ber C Miller claimed from the- first that
the local olllcers at Ometapsc and In hla own
town with the unpronounceable name had
conspired to bring a murder charge against
him and compass his ruin and death If pos
sible. He claims he knows theIdcMitlty ol
the murderers and offers to prove. If re
leased under guard and to furnish evidence
of n wholesale conspiracy In the state of
Guerrero , not only to do away with him ,
but to defraud the govctnnicnt out of a
largo amount. Heputiblo people have for
warded to the government st-Uemcnts that
Miller Is all right and U the Intended vic
tim ot enemies In public life lion Ignacla
Marlscal , secretary of foreign affairs , has
Investigated Mlllc-'s ccsc somewhat and Is
convinced of his Innocence He has notified
the American legation to that effect H Is
possible therefore , that Miller will soon
be released In the meantime , on orders
from President Diaz , a rigid Investigation
Is going on In the state of Ouerrero , un
earthing scandals In public oflices and run
ning down the murderers of Engineer Kc-
pada.
orricnits rent roiic i.oitn M CIITY.
SitMMirt II. Ciilln of IN-IIIIHJ I in n In
t'iilTHll > IN I'roHldolil.
NEW YORK , Dec 29. The opening P
fllon of the American Folk Lore society
was held today In Hamilton hall , Columbia
college. Prof Cullln , vice president of the
boMety , presided. The following ofllcera were
elected President Stewart M Culln of
Pennsylvania university , first vice pres
ident , Plot. Homy Wood of Johns Hopkins
university ; second vice president , Dr. Franz
Do.is , Columbia college New York , perma
nent secretary , W W. Haw ell , Cambridge.
Mass , treasurer , John H Hlnton. M D , of
New York A number ot papers pertaining
to folk lore were read.
Dt-nlliN of il Iaj.
LONDON , Dec 29. Sir Alexander Milne ,
admhal of the fleet who * In
, one was com
mand of the North American Ktatlon. Is
dead The admiral was born In 1SOC and
while In command of the North Ameiicnn
station he lecelved the prince of Wales nt
Halifax upon the occasion of the latter s
visit to America. Sir Alexander wcs the
only admiral of the North American btatlon
who hcu ever olllclally visited any of the
United Statis ports since the war of 1812 ,
when he arrived In New York hnrbor In
ISfiJ , at the lime of the civil war , and was
subsequently cordially iccclved at Washing-
Ion BAYARD , Nob. Dec. 29 ( Special ) Mrs
J. Wilson of this village died suddenly of
apoplexy vvhllo attending a social at the resi
dence of William Stones Christmas night
Mrs. Wilson was about 5S years of age
She leaves a husband and several grown
up sons ajjA pne daughter , who arc heart-
brokoju r' . .Wilson was one of the most
popular-TTVenUV.b , , , ne-lghborhooil.
NOKTH PLATTi ; , jsei , , u "aitipeclai
Telegram ) Dr. Frederick N Dick died at
ills residence in till" city this morning at 2
o'clock. The cause of his death was a tu
mor , which has been troubling him seriously
during the past year. The eloitor has been
one of the Union Pacific surgeons at this
[ ilaco for the past twenty years He was a
Knight Templar and a member of the In-
I'cpcndcnt Order of Odd Fellows , the Inde
pendent Order of Killway Mechanics and the
Knights of Honor The funeral will take-
place Thursday afternoon
LONDON , Dec. 30 Hertram Currle , who
was the Kngllsh delegate to the llrusscls
.nonctary confeience In 1S92 , la dead
DALTlMOIin , Dec 29 Colonel William
Norrls , ex-colonel commanding signal corps
of the confederate- army , died today of
apoplexy , at his residence near thU city ,
aged 77 In the early days of the California
gnld fever bo was Judge advocate of the
North Pacific squadron. U. S. N
CHICAGO. Dec 29 Harry G. Forakcr ,
formerly managing editor of the Chicago
Chronicle , died tonight of consumption.
Young ? Mnn Ciinfi-HHi-H to I'oi'Bi-rj.
LOS ANGKLCS , Cal , Dec 29. J A. Faulk ,
who was ancstcJ yesterday for forgery at
the request ot the authorities at Abilene ,
Tex. , has made a confe-sslon to Sheriff Hurr.
He stated that he waa barely 21 years of age
and the son of a wealthy resident of South
Carolina and that wl Ilo visiting In Texas he
was Induced to commit the flrat crime of his
life by three young men whose acquaintance
lie had made on the train soon after leaving
tiome. He does not deny forging n check
for $300 , but claims ho got but | 2T ! of the
amount If the ma'ter cannot bo nettled by
ite father repaying the amount ho says ho
will plead guilty to the charge.
I , out ? Tt-rm In Sluti-'H I'rlNon.
NUW YOHK. Dec 29v. Isaac Sucker , con
victed last night of arson In the first degree ,
was today sentenced to Iftj-slx years In
prison. The maximum penalty Is forty
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HOSTON , Dec 29 pugono Tompklns ,
proprietor of the Bostpi | the. Her ; Colonel
Mapleson , la'o Impress irlptpf the Imperial
Opera company , nnd all jvho took part In
the Mapli-'on In ncllt at the theater on
Sunday nlubt have been summoned Into
the municipal court to Answer a charge
of violating the Sunday 'concert ' law. All
Intel cHtlng phnno of thv ense Is the fict
that u number of the jaudlcnco have alco
been Included In the cti.iree.
Judge liurko refused tp ntnt a warrant
on the HtroiiKth of the cvldemc ofTenil
The ofllcers are now looking for expert
testimony The Hnbluth' Protective Icaguo
will give all the aid pOftPlblu to the po
lice. ' ' _
'Ilirouii from . .M liiiiinri- .
Fred Cngel , a youiik' farmer from Peru ,
111 , arilvcd In the city ycH'crday and went
lo bed at the Luropc-an hotel , Tenth and
Howard HtroctH shortly after 12 o'uleirk
In nbout an hour ho had it dreadful dream
He fane-led tlure was n i razy man In the
bid with him Shrieking for help ho
plunged wildly throiiKh the tranfom over
tie dour , blinking the ( .laxx nnd taking
the HaMli with him Ho NiiHtalned a num
ber ot severe culx at , out the urniH nnd
lianilH , vvhlth rcuulrul bis removal to the
police Htatlon and the care of thu city Hiir-
Tin * limit ) St-ori-hi-H ii Stulilo.
Flro broke out shortly after 10 o'clock
last night In thu Htnblii occupied by A. M
Lower , 1117 Dodgu xtrcet. Several hornes
which wire tied In the atnlls were rclniHod
In tlinci to Have tlulr liven , but n number
of vehlekH could not be taken out and
wore badly pcorchcd , Thei ttitlrc- roof of the
bulldliiK was burni'd and damageH Hiistalnid
to the ytructure nmounttiiK to about MOO.
The \oaa \ by Ix > Her will approximate J2W ,
partially covered by Insurance.
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I10DA PKSTII. Dec 29 The prraoiiro
here of Prlnceos do Carnman-niliiwy , for
merly Mh > s Cl r.i Ward an hplre i of Detroit ,
i Mich . vim eloped fiom ParUnii \ Aummcr
'with ' a Hungarian gyp ) mus clan named
I Jancesl Itlgo , his c .ins CM ! a sensation here
I the prlnc ( yesterday received a dill gallon
of members of thp prow , to whom she spoke i
In the freest manner. She mid that It WAU
, Incorrect to ruggret tint hoi husband , n Itel-
glan nobleman of French extraction , hid be
1 hated In an ungt'iitleininly imnner toward
I her On the lontraty nlu-Ii filstcd thoprliue
I hid alwnys conducted blmsclf as a Kcntlo-
mnn Hut be was of a ; old lejcncd natine
! and was always more af bin club or on the
I turf thin with hla family. The couple have
two children living
The prlnores wan then asked vvhv ohe U f
hei husband , and tcplicd 'lh.it l < a u >
markable story 1 have also askcl 4ii\ elf
why 1 have done to and I 111 tlnd no reply
to the question Soon aftrr our murtigo
I went with my husband to llnthsclrt vt flivt
| I found the Hclglan arlstnciacv veiy nym
pathetic When however tlure was talk
of a high pTsomgo having aho n mr a
special favor , an entire ilia HBP oi-unrrd
The sympathy first shown me wis wltbdiawn
and theiefore , I went to Pula I there became
came acquainted with M Jnncisl Itlgo In the
Cafe Falllai.1 He was acting as bind maj
ter Ulgo liked me bettci than his beloved
mi'fllc The rest you k.iow " ,
In conclusion the pilncess said "I should
llko very much to see my chlldicn again ,
but the law has given them to their father
I , on the other hind , have given up half mv
Income , $15.000 , foi their iduoatlon 1 shall
remain two months In Hungary ' l
The "high personage ' lefcrreil to by the
princess in this Interview Is umleistood j
hero to refer to King Leopold of llrlgium , i
and Is said to furnish the muse for the refusal - !
fusal of the queen of Ilelglum to be Intro
duced to Princess de Caramin-Clilmay at n
gaiden party at Laekcn the royal park
nnd pala-'e near Ilrusiols
The suit of divorce Instituted by the pi luce
against his wife Is now In progress nt
CharlcroK , Belgium They lint met at
Nice , and were married In the presence of
the United States and British nmbassadois
Hlgo Is now said to be trying to Induce his
wire to commence divorce ) proceedings
ngilnst him , promising her a large sum of
money If she will do so It Is added , ho-v-
ever , that the deserted woman ictuses to
take this step , as It would enable lllgo to
marry the princess
LONDON Dec 30 The Standaid s Vlenm
correspondent gives the details of inter
vlevva which the princess of Chlniay-Cara inn
has accorded to ncwspipcr correspondents
which enable her full story to be given
From these It appeai-s that she ariivcd In
Prrte at thu age of 1G with her mother
Her first suitor was a German captain , named
Von Heffcls , who was rejected She made
the acquaintance of the prince of Chlin.iy
Caraman at the residence of the then United
States consul. She accepted the prince's suit
the mother and daughter having made a
wager between them that he would pioprne
within two months. The princess states in
her Inteivlcvvs thnt she spent 1,500000 franto
( J300.000) ) , In repairing the prince's old fain
lly chateau In Halnault After six yeais of
married life , the princess states only a yearly
Income of IBI.OOO fiancs ( $11000) ) lemalnel
of her fortune The princess cald to tin
newspaper men that she would nnrry
Jancsl HIgo , her Hungarian gypsy lo er
She showed to the reporters on the upprr
part of her arm a tatooed sen ent surmounted
with the name of Janrol , and above It ( he-
Idler "C , " the whole design being topped by
a ducal ciown.
Hundreds of people wait outside of the
hotel where the pair are staying to hee
the runaway prlnccrs and special police arc
needed to keep mder When she appears
at the theater , adoined with splendid diamonds
mends , and the gypsy Janesl at her elde the
performers on the stage aie entirely Ignore !
so great Is the curiosity aroused
m\rn COMIS i\ A m > si.ini : .
County Korrj , In Iroliinil , < M orlalvOn
li > n < nliiNf roiln > .
DUBLIN , Dec 29 During the past night
and this morning the bog slide at Castle ,
county Kerry , continued unchecked , a
copious rainfall helping the movement. The
mass c/f bogs , a mile and a half wide , roars
llko the ocean , carries away bridges and
loads , destroying houses and farms , sweep
ing through the Flcsk valley and emptying
peat , carcasses of cows , sheep and donkeys
mil debris of houses Into the lake of Kll-
arncy. The people living In the direction
in which the bog slide is coming nnd the
lollco are searching for bodies Lord Kenmore -
more bus cautcd a cordon of guards to be
Iravvn around the slide In order to prevent
ess of life Great excitement prevails In
: he vicinity and all hou"cs there are open
o receive the hundreds of people rendered
homeless by the disaster
The destructive movement of the bogland
Inally ceased tonight. Tv.o bodies have
been found a mlle distant from the scene
Jlf 110 l'is - ' _ _ _ _ _
of Nniioleon'M C
PARIS , Dec 30 There Is a1"ll"K'Vioir ! !
at the Vclncy club of 100 reallstM paintings
of Napoleon's Russlin campaign by Varcs-
tlehagln , being n terribly vivid and Impres
sive lesson of the horrors of war Varcs-
tlchagln had prepared a catalogue passing
revere Judgment upon Napoleon's enterprise ,
but the committee of the club prohibited
the sale of the catalogue. Vurc tlchagln
jceamo much Irritated and will close the
exhibition a week earlier than l.c Intended
to.
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ninilNloiic HUH \liullior Illrlluln > .
LONDON , Dec 29. The birthday of Ut
Hon. William n Gladstone was celebrated
at Hnwardcn today. Thcro was the usual
flood of teli grams and letters from home nnd'
abroad. The veteran statesman wrs enjoy
Ing excellent health Mi. Gladstone was
born December 29 , 1809.
Dr. HclirliiK KIiulN < i Wlfo.
LONDON , Dec. 29 A dispatch to the
Chronicle from Bcilln reports that Di
llehrlm ; , the discoverer of the antl-toxlnc
'or diphtheria , has married the daughter ot
Splnola , a director of thu charity hospital
( > rrimiiiHiitH Ili-r 1'nriiiorx.
LONDON. Dec. 29. A Berlin dispatch to
the Standard says : Chancellor von Hohcn-
loho will submit to the Bundesrath a bill
which is Intended to restrict emigration
from the agricultural districts of Germany
l.lKlit ItnliiM III India.
CALCUTTA , Dec. 29. Light winter rains
are becoming general Reports from Lahore ,
Agra and Cav.nporo are promising , the fcky
being overcast and the prospects for break
ing the drouth are materially brighter.
Toriinilo In > -T houtli Wnlt'N.
LONDON , Dec. 29 A Melbourne dispatch
to the Times says n violent tornado has de
stroyed the town of Nevertlre , N S W.
[ t In feared several persons have been
killed.
Steamer hluUH In Iho hen.
BILUOA , Spain , Dec. 29. The steamer
Caranza , from Rotterdam , Is reported to-
[ ally lost off Capo Abjoa. Six members of
Ihocievv were saved , but fifteen are mlbMng.
I'll III 1110 SlllH > M III HllMNlll.
ST. PnTORMiURG , Dec. 29. Famine IB
prevailing In the province of Kheraon. It Is
ratlmated that 750.000 roubles will bo re
quired for the relief of the sufferers.
lloliln > N ( in ll\oriool Mnrki-iN.
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Satuiday will bo observed as holldayu on the
; raln and cotton exchanges. The provision
exchange will be closed next Friday.
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