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Vvppr * " * * * " " ' * T'kVi 5J L THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TIIUB&IJAY , DECEMBER ! ll , 1800. COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT MI.VOII .Mi\TIO.V. And photo jupplics , 12 Pear ! st. Darn , to Mr. and Mra. U. U. ColIUtcr , a son. Horn , to Mr. and Mrs. Will Kcellnc , twin Oaughtcrs , Clay Plainer and Charles Scanlan arc on the sick list. T. J. Murphy and sister , Jennie , arc visit ing at Maquokcta. Augusta grove will meet January 8 at 2 o'clock sharp Inntcad of January 1. Mra. II. . Knnls of Missouri Valley la visiting her daiiRhtcr In this city. Miss Emma Hcsso of Holmcnvlllc , Neb. , Is a gucat of her brother , C. K. HCPSC. The Progress club will meet with Mrs. McCaho , MornlnRSlile , on Thursday at 2:30 : p. m. sharp. Unity guild will meet Saturday afternoon Instead of Friday at the homo of Mrs. A. H. Cook on Vine street. Members are requested to bo present. A social will bo given by the women of Unity guild Thursday evening at the homo of Mr. A. lleno on Frank street. Friends are cordially Invited. While the ladles arc busy making up their party "lists , " the young man makes up his laundry "list , " and tends his bundle to the "Uaglc , " 721 Iltoadway. Abe Lincoln Woman's UeHcf corps No. 180 will meet In regular session Friday , Jan uary 1 , 1897 , at 2 p. m. As this meeting closes all corps work for 1890 every member Is requested to be present. Members of Augusta grove are requested to attend the funeral of the late Clifton Pyock , which will take place from the family residence , Iflll Sixteenth avenue , at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. Chief Hrennan of South Omaha presented a requisition yesterday and the city au- thorftlos turned over to him the colored thief , n. O. Shcelcy , who robbed a barber Bhop In South Omaha some time ago. The funeral of Clifton Fyock will bo held from the residence of his mother , fill Six teenth avenue , this morning at 10 o'clock. The body will bo Interred In Walnut Hill cemetery. Hov. E. K. Mack of the Christian tabernacle will conduct the services. George Green and Andrew Snrcnson , both very drunk and one In a condition that eventually developed Into a wild cane ot delirium trcmens , were arrested on Broad way last night for Intoxication and creating a disturbance. Kach was trying to escort the other home , and their Interest In each other led to a fight. A meeting of the directors of the Grand Hotel company was held yesterday In the parlors of the hotel. All of the members of the old board wcro re-elected with the ex ception of Guy C. Ilarton of Omaha , who de clined to servo again. J. N. Casady was chosen In Uarton'a stead. Thsro are fifteen members of the board. The old o Ulcers were also re-elected. Jamca Hums was arrested last night and locked up on the charge of having stolen a ham from Dartel & Miller's grocery o Upper llroadway. Hurna took the ham fron the front of the store , and after a Ion chnso wcs cnught by one of the clerk i I'.fco secured the ham , but was not able t manage the man. Dcforc the thief go out of sight Officer Albert ! came along an took him Into custody. The groccryme eay Duma atolo n ham from them on th previous evening and n smoked halibut th evening before that. The man has no fain lly , but Is living on Lincoln avenue In com pany with another bachelor. A woman , a shotgun and a tram Ifiiycd a star engagement near Weaver" brick yards yesterday. The woman observci the tramp breaking Into n building am remonstrated. The tramp nlzcil up the situ atlon and the woman and devoted his at tentlon to her. He chased her to her ow door and was forcing an entrance whe oho appeared at the" corner of the hous with a double-barreled shotgun. She liai Bolzcd the gun and ran through the hous nnd attacked the tramp on the Hank be fore ho was aware of her presence. Sh inarched him out of the yard with his hand held high In the air and let him go hi way. way.Fosdlclc Fosdlclc , the man who strayed Into th homo of nn employe of the Omaha smclte named Hoctger , located near the car barn In this city , and endeavored to kill Mra Rodger becaiiso eho did not fall In lov \ vllrhim after being ordered to do BO , hai n hearing In Justice Vlen's court yestcr day. The hearing was on a charge prc forrcd by n young woman named Rnymoni whom Fosdlck met on the street an hou later the same evening and threatened t shoot. Fcadlck nnd his friends cxplalne that ho was only having a nice , comfortabl drunk when he waa flourishing his revolve anil threatening to shoot people In the ! houses nnd on the atroetH , and he was Ic go without punishment. He was required however , to put up a bond that ho woulc keep the peace. C. n. Vlnvl Co. , female remedy. Medlca consultation free Wednesdays. Health book furnished. 309 Mcrrlam block. N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250. Will Move < li Pli-Ht of Uu Your. The Council 111 lifts onico of the Omaha tlco will remove from No. 10 North 'Mali street to No. 10 I'earl street January 1. Only ono more week of' the Durfco Fur nlturo company's great removal sale. Dar Gains. _ Ilonl Rdtntf TrmiHftTH. The following real cstato transfers .wero reported yesterday at the onico of J , W Squire : Kato 13 Snckett and husband to H F Crummer , lot IS , block C , Sackett's add , w ( I . % COO Harriet K Hardln to Alfred H Specht. nnd % of nnrt of accretions to lot -I , sec 22-74-44. w < 1 . 237 lluttle O Hardln and luiHlmnil to Al fred II Specht , untl 73 of part of nc- crctlonn to lot 4 In see 227441w < ! . . 531 Sorcn Wlllndoon nnd wife to Flor ence F Kven'Ht. lot IS and part lot 17 , block 4 , Howard aild , w d. . . . . . 1,000 waiter 13 D.itemnn anil wife to Thomas French , no Vi soi. . HO \ \ no U 25-77-43. and H 0 feet nw U nw M SO-77-42 , w d . 2,02- Five transfers , total . $4,32 Liilturrrx Wimtcil. Wo have for sale or rent several desira ble fruit , grain , vegetable nnd stock farms near Council Dluffs for 1S97. Day & Hess , Ilontal Acents. _ AVI1I Move ( lie Plrxt of tinYour. . The Council lllufTa olllco of the Omaha Bee will remove from No. 10 North Main street to No. 10 I'earl street January 1. MCTHXCH. The following marriage licenses were Is sued yesterday : Name nnd Address. Ago. Nets S. Jensen , Council Bluffs . ,3 ; Totnlne ivtersen , Council muffs . . . . . . 21 Ice Conner , Omaha . 21 AIlco Orecn , Omaha . 19 A. D. Van Horn , Council llluffs . 40 Kutlicrlnu White , Council muffs . bnmor , whether Itchtnj , bnrnlnp , bleeding , tcaly , crtntidpimply , or blotchy , vhctbor simple , tcrofuloua , or licnillt.iry , from lufaucy to age , nro now epccdlly cureJ by i * gjMi V - i VBf MM V - n ABK1H and blood purifier of Incoiupanibla purity au j curative power. 1'urcly vegeta ble , * afo , Innocent , nn 1 palatable. It appeal ! to all , and especially mother * , uuru , oud children. Sold Ihrourhonl th vorU , Pitt * . C fteu t , rt.\ \ Boir , Vx.1 TtmoLTi T. 1o. iml 1. 1'urriH Iliva 4ji ; OK IK. C" r. , bo' . lrapt. , IIMWII. wr"U > v M Cm. U ; 44 u4 bUu Uiuun , < * In * . IM I f/o AP n i ? tT oTnppTn ' 1ALRS 01' ' CLEAN SFRtLlS Member of Oily Council Proposes a Eovo- lution in Methods , WILL BUY MACHINERY TO DO THW03K IN TlriMl of tliv I'rcHcnt SyMfin ami Intend * lo ( iet the Latent nail .MOM I Improved Alt-it 11 N. The wretched condition of Iho paved streets Is giving Ihc city officials a good deal of concern. A number of the alilcnnon wcro about the city building yesterday and Incidentally looked up the matter ot the cost to Iho city ot doing the little street cleaning work that has been done. The to tals wcro not ascertained , but the amount reached well Into the thousands of dollars. "We have spent lots of money cleaning the streets , and still the streets hove not been cleaned , " said one of the members ot the city council. "I am In favor of changing * the method entirely. We have been doing Ihe work , or making feeble and Infrequent attempts to do It , In Ihe oldest of oldfash- loncd ways. This has not been efficient , but has entailed heavy expense. 1 am going to favor from this on the use ot modern means and methods. I am going lo advocalo the use of machine sweepers , and when I say the use 1 mean the UPC of them conslanlly when the weather will permit. Wo can get sweepers that will take- the dirt from the street and load It Into a wagon while In mo tion. This permits their use dayor night without Inconvenience to people on the strcels or In the stores. The machinery Is all boxed and out of sight , and the machine will consequently not frighten horses. With one of these machines Broadway and Main street could be swept twice a day and the residence streets cleaned occasionally. This would Involve the wages of two teams nnd drivers , which would entail a tolal cost , oven If they worked every day In the year , ot far less than the city has paid for the work done this season. Council muffs can have and should have clean streets , and If they can he had by the expenditure of no greater amount of money than wo have spent this year It's our duty to sco that the work la done. The sweepers that I have been lookIng - Ing Into have steel brushes that will last for years. The first cost ot the machines Is not as great as many people suppose. It Is my Intention to bring the mailer lo the at tention of the council between now and spring and urge the adoption of a resolution directing the purchase of a sweeper and providing for Its constant use. " Happily Illendeil. Wo venture to say that our store Is the best arranged In the city , filled with raio gems of diamonds , fine Jewelry , watches and chains , silverware and silver novelties. We make specially low prices on lablo cut lery , carving sets and full tea sets , quadruple plalo. C. U. JACQUEMIN & CO. , 27 South Main Street. Flno llvory for parties and dances. Ogdcn Livery , 1CS Hroadway. Telephone S3. IIOI.U L'XIOIMt.VYUU SKUVICn. Several Other CliarelieM .lulu Mltli ( lie llriuiiliMiy Methoillxt. A number of the churches gave up their regular midweek prayer meeting last nlK'nt and united with Iho Broadwai MJthodlst C"iirch In a sons and prayer asrvlco to pre cede the address of E. I ) . Slt-vupson. Mr. Stevenson Is the assistant sujicriutendont of the American Sunday School union and he came from ha ! home In Ceda.- Rapids yester day to assist the local odlccrs and workers of thn union i.i rallying Ihe SunJay uchool cause In this city. 'Iho ihrc.UeiitiiK wtalher iHtl rot prove is gre-it ,111 nistacb as > vaa expected , for lung before Mr. Stsv-j-ji-on be gan his ad.Ir.sss tha church was illleJ. The meeting npun a at 7.SO with a hong service , led by n chorus eompos.d of the members of vaileua t-hurch choirs The singing was In irsperse I with a number ot short prayers by ths various pastors and others. Mr. Slsvcnson wnj InfodiU'ed nt 8 o'clock and though ho upoko for hardly morp than half an hour he said a good many things , having a rapid , though very plean- ant and distinct , delivery. His theme was "Tho Ono Way of Salv-atlon. " It proved to bo an able exhortation to the Christians for renewed and greater activities and to the unconverted to lead earnest. Christian lives. At the conclusion of the meeting a con ference of ths workers was held , at which Rov. Henry DeLong , the society's missionary for this city , and 0. U , Darrett , who haa charge of the work In the country , and a number of others p.irllclpated. U was atatcd lhat this was the forerunner of another and larger meeting to bo held In Iho near fulure. Free Sllvrrwnrc * . By sending forty Domestic soap wrappers to L. Iloltcn & Co. , Dos Molncs , la. , you will get six silver teaspoons free. Hoffmayr's fancy patent flour makes the best and most broad. Ask your grorcr for It. wni.i. I'XiiKii THIS"SIIIKWAI.IC. . HtartllniV MlHoIusuro Made liy < lie Ac- elileiital llreiiUlun oT a I'laaU. On Upper Broadway yesterday a German woman wcs walking along In front of the old Western houoe , when a plank In the aldowalk broke. She fell forward , and In doing so , displaced another plank. When ahe got upon her feet and looked around at the hole , she had made In the walk , she was frightened almost out of her wits. She found heraelf standing on the brink of an old well of largo diameter and unknown depth. The well was dug years ago. After ward a change In the otreet left It In the middle of the sidewalk. Planks had been put over It , and when the street grade wan rained , they were covered by a foot or two of earth. The sidewalk was built over Ihla and Iho old well forgotten , In the course of time Iho planks rotted away and let the earlh fall Into Ihe well and only Ihc alrtngcrs nnd planks of the sidewalk prevented people dropping Into the deep hole. Thousands have pa scd over It and felt the spring of the planks , and little- boys have spent houru swinging on the ( wringing planks , without dreaming of the danger , The police were notified and Iho sidewalk gang was tlla- patchcd to repair the walk. Strong oak planks wcro used to cover Iho hole until it can bo tilled up. Another old well was reported to hnvo been found beneath Ihe aldewalk In front of on old building known as the Farmers' hotel , a block further up the street , The walk over It la also made of half-rotten pluo planks , and the boarda were replaced with oak. Both of the holes will be filled upwlth earth. _ Death of .lumen MiitheNOii. James P. Matlicson died at 7 o'clock last evening after an Illness of four months , 'rom consumption. Ho was CS years ot age. lo was botn In Canada and came to Iowa when a email child , His parents settled In Jones county , In the eastern part of the state. When still a young man Mr. Math- son moved to Council Dluffa , and linn lived uro for nearly thirty years. He leavca a vlfo and three children , two sona and one laughter. For many years past Mr. Mathe- fen has been In the employ of the city , he lent five ar six as janitor at the city mlldlng. He was generally respected about be city building and held In high esteem > y all who know him , The funeral will occur Sunday from the residence , -110 East llroadway , u will be under the auspices of the Odd FclIovMi , lev. Slvphen Phelpa , I ) . I ) . , ot Omaha , will oOlclalo. Court .Vote * . Mrs. Etta N. IVabody began suit for dl- orce yeatcrday agalnat her husband , Charles % Prabody , on Iho grounds of desertion. The petition relates that they were married 'cbruary IS , 1885 , at Boulder. Cole , Octo- > cr 20 , 1891 , Mr * . Peabody claims her hun- and deserted tier and haw wlnco Jailed to irovlJo ( or her guuport , She auk * ( or the custody of their three minor children am attorneys' fees and alimony. Peabody Is a manufacturing confectioner. Suit to forcciCRc a mortgage for $9IS was commenced In the superior court ycatcr day by W. C , Dtirkes agalnsl John W. Mike sell. The loan wrs originally made by the Iowa Mortgage and Trust company. ( 'lirlxtlnn Homo Klnan'roM. The report of the Christmas donations to the Christian homo closed yesterday , am for the week showed that the manager's fund had received $226.60 , being { 191.50 above the needs of the week. The deficiency In Ihto fund , t\n \ reported last week , IB $428.37 decreasing deficiency to date to $236.87 Grand tola ! of receipts In the general fund $170.81 , being $270 81 above Iho esllmalc < needs for current expenses of the week thus reducing the Improvement and contln gent fund from $06,167.04 , as staled in laa week's paper , lo $06,190.23. Ulnhcl Kueoeeils Dentnn. John II. Rlshcl received the appointment o agent for the Rock Island railroad yesterday taking the position made vacant by the pro motion of Oeorgo H. Dcnton , as agent for the- company In Omaha. Mr. Rlahel tao been with the Hock Island In this clly foi eight years , and is at present Chief clerk He U very popular with his fellow cm ploycs , and his promollon Is regarded will much satisfaction. Ho will assume hlo duties January 1. By sending forty Domestic soap wrappers lo L. Bolton & Co. , DCS Molncs , la. , you will get six silver teaspoons free. If you want n bargain In watches and diamonds mends call at Snydcr's , 32S Broadway. nco.vo.Mis'rs IMSCUSS s.vvixcs SavliiKN lliiiiK-N nnil llallilliiK AxNoelu- HOIIH Xo Siilllelentl.v IVi-aiaueiit. BALTIMORE , Dec. 30. The American Eco nomic association this morning took up the subject of Investments , ex-Secretary Fairchild - child leading the discussion. Mr. Falrchlld quoted stallsllcs , showing the amount of money held by the savings Inslllutlons , and called attention to the fact that In periods of depression. and panics the withdrawal of this money from the banks was a menace to the business community. Ho thought therefore , that greater permanency shoulil bo given to Investments of savings , and asserted that In his opinion building asso ciations permitted the withdrawal of moneys Invested with them upon lee short notice from the Investors. Prof. Glddlngs ot Columbia gave It as his belief that the growing hostility lo Iho class usually known as capitalists was perilous to the business community and to the govern ment Itself. Prof. Joseph Johnson of Iho Unlvcrslly ol Pennsylvania , Shepard Homans , president of the American Acluarles' association ; Dr. G W. Farlone of Philadelphia , Thomas L Qrecno of Ihe Manhattan Trust company ol New York , and others also spoke. The session was resumed after 3 p. m. the subject under discussion being "The Duty of the Government Toward the In vestor. " The discussion was led by Prof Aithur T. Hadlcy of Yale. Prof. Flidlcy was followed by Sklpwlth Wllmer of Bait ! more. Prof. W. F. Folwcll and others who discussed the several theses In a sen cral way. The day was ended by a banquet at the Uennert , under the auspices of the Mer Chan's and Manufacturers' association o Bal'lmore. ' All the members of the assocla tlon were1 invited guests. WI2I3KI.Y IML'KI.Vfi IIOUSH OUTPUT of HOKTH HUM Ileeii I.llicru for the llollilayx. CINCINNATI , Dec.30. . ( Special Tele gram. ) Tomorrow's Price Current will say The marketing ot hogs has been fairly lib eral for the holiday week. Westerns killings aggregate 335,000 head , compared with 493- 000 the preceding week , and 230,000 last year making a total of 3,235,000 since November 1 , against 3,780,000 a year ago. Prominent places compare PS follows : PInccs. 1S9 . ISM. ChU-KO . lOflj.OW 1,433.000 Kansas City . 442,000 460,000 Omntm . 207,000 240,000 St. i-ouis . ioooo no.coo Indianapolis . 181,000 210,000 Cincinnati . 12COOO 130.000 Milwaukee . 152,000 221,000 Cedar Itaplds . 89,000 M.OOO Ottumwa . .r-5,000 lJ.Xf ) ( ) St. Joseph . 39,000 4li.VU St. Paul . 3V ) ,00 Sioux City . 43 'JK > f2iCl Cleveland . M.njj 111.000 Louisville . 57,000 70,000 FORECAST Ol' TODAY'S AVI3ATIIUII \eliriiNkn IN I'roiulNeilSonic Itnlii ti Clear Away ( he .MIxtN. WASHINGTON , Dec. SO.-Thc forecast for Thursday Is : For Nebraska Local rains ; south winds For South Dakota Fair In morning , prob ably local snows In the afternoon or nlijit south winds , becoming variable ; warmer In eastern portion ; colder iu western per tion. tion.For For Kansas Increasing cloudiness nnd rain ; cnst to soulli winds ; slightly colder. For Missouri Fair In the morning ; rain during the evening or nl nt ; cast to south winds. For Iowa Threatening weather , with shoe-rs ; cast to south -winds. I.oeal Iteeoril. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUP.EAU , OMAHA , Dec. 30. Omaha record of rainfall and tcmpcralure compared with cor responding day of the past three years : 1S9G. 1S9.- . 15,91. 1S93. Maximum temperature . .49 19 21 2S Minimum temperature . .41 7 8 3 Average tcmpcialure . . . . 43 13 II 16 Rainfall T .00 .00 T Itecord of temperature and precipitation at Omalia for the day and tilnco March 1 , 1MG ) : Normal temperature for the day 21 Excess for the day 21 Accumulated deficiency since March 1. . 17 Normal precipitation for the day. . .03 Inch Deficiency for the day 03 Inch Total preclpllatlon since Mch. 1..34.92 Inches Kxr-ers wlnco March 1 1.74 Inches Deficiency for cor , period , 1855. ,11.2 Inches Deficiency for cor. period , 1S94. . 11.92 Inches HeporlH from MtnlloiiH nt H i > . in. Sevcnty-llftli meridian time. "T" Indl'ntm truce of precipitation. The following data covering u period of twenty-six yearn , hnvo been compiled from the Wcuthtr bureau records at Omnlm for the month of January for twenty-six yearo : Temperature Mean or normal temperature tureID. . The warmest month wan that of 1SSO. with nn averase of 31. The coltlext month was that of JSSfi , with nn avtrafjo nf 7. The highest temperature was C3 , on January 20 , 1S95. The lowent temperature was 32 , on January r > , 1SSI. Average ilato on which first "killing' frost occurred In nutmnii , September 21. Average date on which limt "killing" front occurred In spring , April 15. . Precipitation ( rain and meltctl snow. ) rVverago for the month , OC9 Inelics. Aver ted number of dnyu with .01 of an Inch ir moic , 7. The greatest monthly precipi tation was 2.11 Inches In IM'l. ' The least monthly precipitation was .07 Inches In ISU. The greatest amount of precipitation recorded In any twenty-four consecutive lourn was O.'Ji Inches on January 27 and 13 , ISal , The Krentest amount of snowfall recorded In any twenty-four consecutive lours ( record extending to winter of 1SS1-5 anly ) was 8 Inches , en January 12 1590. Clouds and Weather Avrrnno number of : lenr days. 10 ; jwirtly cloudy tlnys , 12 ; : loudy days. 9. Wind The prevailing winds have been 'rom the northwest. The highest velocity if the wind was 45 miles , from the north- vest , on January IS , 1870.L. L. A. WI3I.CH , Forecast Otllclul. BAD JOB OF BASK'BBRGLAK ' Almost Within Roach of A "T.ortuno nni Tall.tll'J' ) Tall. ATTACK A VAULT IN A % TOWr Safe WltliNdimlN Their ffnrU ' Tlmiml VttcA on tinDoov jit ( tic Ctinli llox. NEWTON , la. , Dec. 30. ( Special Tclo gram. ) llctwccn the hours or 1 and 2 o'cloc ! this morning the Dank of Sully , at Sully , la. fifteen miles southeast ot here , on the Io\vr Central , was cntcreil by three burglars , whc successfully made their way Into the vaul ami secured $27.75 In pennies and one $1 .bill , but were frightened away before the ) 1mcl effected an entrance to llio safe , whlcl contained more than $30,000 In cash. Tools wcro taken from a neighboring blacksmith shop. The burglars had little dlfllculty In reaching the Interior ot the vault. Thcj then attacked the safe. The hinges were knocked off and they attempted to demolish It by means of liquid explosives. Three ex plosions followed , hut they wcro not suf ficient to open the safe. The first aroused the cashier of the bank , L. II. Sherman , whc lives near. Ho rushed toward the bank giving an alarm as ho went , His approacl was discovered and the burglars fled , fol lowed by live shots from his revolver. His aim was not effective. The night was In tensely dark , and , although a posse was Im mediately formed , the burglars could not be tracked. The sheriff went from hero toda > and will continue the pursuit. Susplcloi rests upon strangers , who have been scci In the neighborhood. TUOL'HI.i : A.1IO.VG SM.VKlt FOUCUS .Merlin * ? of Ttit'Niliiy at DCS Molncx Wax \ol lluriiiiinloiiH. DCS MOINKS , Dec. 30. ( Special Tele gram. ) It leaked out today that the fusion ot Iowa stiver forces effected yesterday was not accomplished without trouble. The fact that from the opening of the conference General J. U. Weaver , populist , was the predominating - dominating spirit In tlio deliberations dis turbed the democrats greatly , but he could not bo suppressed. When the committee was named to draft a careful address to the voters , and General Weaver was made chair man of the committee , by the Influence o ; populists and silver republicans , there wag more trouble. Then ho was made chalrmai of the subcommittee of three. It develops that the general had nn address already drafted , which ho was prepared to spring on the conference and have It adopted a once. Some of the democrats became BUS plclous that this was his plan , and before ho could present his paper It was agreed tc let the address wait , HO It could be given careful consideration. Now the democrats are troubled as to how they , cnn suppress the general , who Is expected to be too rad leal. John S. Murphy ot Dubuque Is alac on the subcommittee , and ho Is expected tc sldo with the general. William Connor o DCS Molncs Is the third committee-mat ] . Tin full committee will probably lake charge of the address , and a serious dlsagrccmcn Is expected. , MAXV IinOI'K.X TIIIJ , I'UOSECUTIO.V Tronlilr Over I'ciiNlopiH In die I < w SoliIliTH1 Home Amiln. DBS MOINES , Dec. 30. ( Special Tele gram. ) There Is trouble among the trustees of the Soldiers' homo as a result of the re cent prosecutions for holding out pensions of Inmates. When the cases wcro dlsmlrsec In the federal court , It was on the ngrccmen that the commissioners" would take steps tc petition 'congrcs's ' to enact a la\v to 'provide for turning over parts of pensions to In mates. Now It develops some of the com missioners do not want to do this and are willing that the cases he tried. Colonel G L. Golfrcy , one commissioner , Is said to have been appointed by the governor will the understanding he would move for sticl legislation. S. B. Evans of Ottumwa , an other commissioner , opposes the move am others agree with him. District Attornej Fullcn declares the cases will bo pushed un ICES the agreement Is kept. MI3.XACKS CIIB&TO.VS FINANCES Attorney of Tlmt City Will IIolil Ui thr Mulct Tax FIIIIH. | CRESTON , la. , Dec. 30. ( Special Tele gram. ) Ex-County Attorney James Bull to day commenced an Important civil actlor which. If ho wins , will take away a nrea part of the city's revenue and necessitate retrenchment. When ho was city attornej ho accumulated n warrant amounting tc 1950.21 on which he secured judgment. lie now Institutes garnishment proceeding. against that portion of the mulct tax due the city from the saloon keepers. Notices wcro served on the saloon men today. There Is about $25,000 worth of old warrants out standing , meat ot which have been reducci 10 judgment. If Air. null Is successful It his suit others will likely adopt similar methods to get their cash and the city wll bo placed In financial straits. riiAMi'S iinco.Mi : CU'ITH HANRKKOUS Attempt to Ilouril u Train nt Atlantic mid Cause Trouble. ATLANTIC , la. , Dec. 30. ( Special Tele gram. ) Tramps have become both numerous and bad hero the past few days and one giving the name of Banks from -Minneapolis , half drunk , tried to steal an overcoat last night and was jailed. Today ho was nut In the chain gang , hut escaped. He with three pals tried to board the Rock Island flyer going wcat. at noon and were ejected three times before getting out of the yard limit. This so enraged them that they tried to stone the brakeman. One stone just missed a window of Ihe chair car. The Ilock Island dctcctlvo and city police had to draw weapons to sub-hio and land them In the city Jail. Their trial occurs tomorrow moni- I'NCM a ICiilfc ivlth lln < 1 nnVct. CRESTON , la. , Dec. 30. ( Special Tele gram. ) John Teal Ca under arrest for assault with Intent to commit murder. Ho and Lemuel Madden , both Platte township farm ers , quarreled over the dtvlulon of soms hay ami Teal stabbed Madden .with a knife. The wound Is said to bo dangerous. Ijli'titrlu CIII-N Cru li , 'I'oni'tlicr. CEDAR RAI'IDS , la. , hDec. 30. ( Special Telegram. ) There was at bad 'colllslon on the Cedar Rapids & Marlon fjqcfrjo railway about j o'clock tills afternoon , Itho Marlon and Kenwood cars crashing together Just at the city limits. The vestibules' ' of both earn Scott's Emulkttm is Cod- liver Oil prepared 'as 'a food. r l ' : > ' . . A i At the' same time , it is a blood maker , a inerve tonic and an up-baijr. ] But principally it is a food for tired and weak "digestions ; for those who are not getting the fat they should from their ordinary food ; for chil dren whom nothing seems to nourish ; for all who are fat-starved and thin. It is pleasant to take ; at least , it is not unpleasant. Children like it and ask for more. Some drugcliu hive i "just good" kind , lin't Ihc kind < ll other ? try to equal coo ( uiough for you to buy ? wcro smashed to pieces nml Harry Miller , niotormnn on the Kenwood car \vns ferlouslj nml perhaps fnUlly Inj-uvl. The other car men nnd pnssp'iRcrs escaped without gerlmu Injury. Owing In A dcnso tog .which lungs over the city approaching cam could not bo seen until too Into to prevent a collision. . .Mllnnii IntfrforoN ullh n Slnli * . DBS MOIN'ES , Dec. 30. ( Special Tele- cram. ) It Is announced that Senator Alli son has spoiled the congressional slate for the distribution of federal nppolnttnents for tlio northern Iowa district. The congress men were nbout decided to < Ivo the attorney- ship to M. I ) . O'Conncll ot Tort Dodge , mar- shnlshlp to Bd Knott of Wavcrly nnd collec- torshlp to Frank Hums of Idn Orove. Sena tor Allison Is said to hnvo determined that AS Knott and O'Connor have both held the tame places before , the best political Inter ests will not bo subserved by reappolntlng them. Ills Influence , which will bo all pow erful , will RO to H. 0. McMillan , chairman of the stnto central committee , for attor ney , and ho will doubtless Ret the place. DI-M Moliu-N Will lltiy u AVnlrr IMntit. DKS MOINES , Dec. 30. ( Special Tclc- Krain. ) Several months ago the city council offered the DCS Molnes Water company ? SOO- 000 for Its water plant , nnd gnvo till January 1 for consideration , with the threat that If the company refused to sell , the city would build Its own plnnt. President Hubbcll has just returned from n conference with the eastern bondholders , nnil It Is announced that they want to accept the offer. A brief extension of the time will bo asked and the sale made. Implement MASON CITY , la. , Dec , 30. ( Special Telc- Kr m. ) J. S. Hutchlns , dealer In agricultu ral Implements , hay and grain , operating establishments at Hutchlnson nnif Rockwell , failed today , die gave two mortgages , the first for $35,000 , covering all his stocks and grain In storage , nnd the second to J. A. Keltltouse , trustee , for $15,000 , covering the nio property. H Is said that the assets will not exceed $25,000. I. mention nt Cellar Itniililx. CRDAIl II API US. In. , Dec. 30. Suits In volving amounts aggregating $133,000 nro on trial today here , parties from Johnson and Calnr counties claiming largo sums from the Hock Island rond. Judges Wade and Ueinley of the district courts of these counties are hearing the cases by appointment In this city. Rebates nro claimed on shipments ex tending over n number of years. iinnv is n.vni.Y CIIIIHO of David miikcl-t'N IH-ath Will lie DlllU-ull to Drti-riiilnc. NEW YOIIIC , Dec. 30. An autopsy on the body of David Ulakcly , once managing ed itor of the St. Paul Globe and city editor of the St. Paul Pioneer Prcs-a , nn 1 late man- nger of Sousa's band , was held today In the presence of representatives of Mrs. Hlakely and the Insurance companies which had Is sued policies to Mr. lilakcly's life. Mr. Blakcly died November 7 and the dispute which led to the autopsy Is over the ques tion whether death was the result of nn nc- cldcut sustained porno time before or was due to natural causes. ' Coroner Tuthlll said after the autopsy that the body was so badly decomposed that It would bo at least six weeks before the exact causes of his death could be exactly determined. Gladness Comes With a better untlcrstnuding of the transient nature of the many phys ical ills , which vanish hcfore proper ef forts penile efforts pleasant cftorts rightly directed. There is comfort in tlie knowledge , that RO ninny forms of sickness nre not duo to any actual dis ease , but simply to a conbtipa ted condi tion of the Ej'htem , which the plctisunt family laxative , Syrup of Figs , prompt ly removes. That is why it is the only remedy with millions of families , nnd is everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value peed health. Its beneficial effects nrc due to the fact , that it is the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness without debilitating the organs on which it acts. It is therefore nil Important , in order to gel its benc- llcial effcctF , to note when you pur chase , taat you have the genuine arti cle , which is manufactured by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co _ . only and sold by all reputable druggists. If in the enjoyment of good health , and the system is regular , laxatives or other remedies are then not needed. If aftlictcd with any actual disease , one may be commended to the most skillful physician. ; , but if in need of n laxative , one should have the best , and with the well-informed everywhere , Syrup of Figs stands highest and is most largely cosd and gives most general satisfaction. CIIUISTMAS DAIXTI.VICSS The daintiest nnil most complete toilet Is not complete without a Lit of jewelry. 1'rom the cm Heat time Jewels nnd Jewelry have always iecn symbolical of power and royalty. The tomanb were not allowed lo wear Jewelry , ex- eit by permission of their cnnwror. Au nn Xinnt ) nirt nothlnir could lie more picas- rig. Hud ) a elft would to useful and orna mental , while Ecrvlng to recall the fixer and ho day. M. WOLUIA.N , Jeweler mill Scientific Optfchm. imOADWAY. DOHAXJY THEATER OFO. A IIUWKN. 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