0 TilE oaiAHA DAILY UI-.K : 'VVKSDAY , PEOTflMttTSH 33 , 1807. I CURRENT'NEWS" OF INTEREST JFROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. 3IIXOU SIE.VT10.V , Cooper , Fire Ins. , 6 Pearl , ( el , 372. Born , to Mr , ami Mrs. Dowcll , a son. Bpconer Grocery Co. , 323 Dway. Tel. 314. Bchmldl's b.'s relief photos ore ( ho latest. 7 Mr. nnd Mrn. N. Larson arc the parents bf a baby boy. Tlioiwu Mttcalf , Jr. . Is In Chicago on a brief business trip. Wanted , a competent cook. Mrs. 0. A. SCcollne , 120 Parko avc. Wanted , competent girl for care of children. 321 1'latner street. Your shirt wears well and looks well If 'done at the Uluft City laundry. Dr. Mary II. Jones niul daughter hove re turned from tticlr holiday visit to Chicago. Lily camp , No. 1 , Royal Neighbors , will meet this evening for the election of odl'- ccr * . i ' J. P. Williams returned last evening from { Walnut , where lie spent Christmas with rela tives. llov. and Mrs1. L. P. McDonald are enter taining Mr. and Mrs. 0. P. McDonald of JCeokuK. la. Mrs. Annlo Crane of Cameron , Mo. , Is the Kuest of her sister , Mrs. II. Peterson , 821 lAvenuo A. The engagement of Mr. James Shea of this tlty and Miss Kato Frances O'Grady of Omaha Is announced. Mr. and Mra. Albln Hosier left last evening for a visit to the old country. They expect to remain until spring. Henry Babbler , the young son of Motor Conductor J. C. Babbler , lost a finger yes terday afternoon In a feed cutter. Mrs. C. A. Atkins has been dangerously 111 for several weeks. Sue lo slightly better at the present time and on the return road to health. We want you to feel that your package U Tory welcome nt our place , and every effort will bo made to please jou at the Eagle Laundry , 724 Dway. The funeral of William It. AValton will 1)0 held from the resilience , 735 Washington nvcnuo , tomorrow afternoon at 2:30. : The body will bo burled In Falrvlcw. A small butcher shop located on the cor ner of Sixteenth avenue and Ninth etivct caught fire last night and was partially de stroyed. It belonged to Nels Jensen. .Tho loss was slight. Qcorgo F. Wright accompanied George H. Wheeler on his return to Colorado. An Im portant mining deal and recent developments In connection with their mining property made the visit necessary. All but half a dozen pupils at St. Francis academy went to their homes for the Christ mas holidays , and for those who remained the sisters arranged a tree with gifts and candy on Christmas morning. Officer & Puecy yesterday began a suit ogalnst A. W. Casaday and wife to recover on notes amounting to $3,2,10. J. B. Sweet began a suit against P. J. Felt to ccforco payment of a note for $70 given by Felt In n lightning rod deal. Harry Ellcrs , who has been serving a term of ten months' Imprisonment In the county jail , was released ycaterday by order of Judpo Woolson. Ellere was convicted nt the last term of the federal court upon the charge of passing counterfeit money. All Saints' Episcopal Sunday school held a Christmas tree"at the mission church on ( Eighteenth street. The tree was donated I by St. Paul's church. Sucprlntcndcnt Knight I of the Sunday school conducted the exer cises and played Santa Claus to perfection. | Whllo attempting to light the kitchen fire ] With turpentine John Peterson received In juries that obliged him to spend Christmas ( with numerous bandages around his bands nnd faco. Ho has recovered sufficiently to bo out , but Is obliged to carry tils bands in a Bllag. A numrcr cf coasting accidents were re ported ycntorday. The most serious befcl a boy named Weaver , while coasilnj en Btory street. Ills sled "ran Into a teuii and bo received some painful bruises and cuts. ( Another who was on the sled with him ) \\cs also badly hurl. John J. Fralnoy has arranged to give a Ghakespcrean recital at the Christian .Taber nacle on New Year's night. Mr. Fralney haa almost accomplished the task of com mitting to memory all of Shakespeare's dramas and tragedies , and his program will bo a largo and varied one. Ora'co Flint , daughter of Professor and Mrs. J. W. Flint , died at their residence , S55 Frank street , last evening at 5 o'clock of diphtheria. She was a bright little girl ' 4 years of age. There will bo a private tuncral this afternoon at 3:30. : The body 3V1I1 be burled In Falrvlew cemetery. Several parties are fitting out expeditions Ifor the Klondike country In this vicinity and expect to start as early in the spring as prac ticable. Among them are John Dpdgo of this lty and John P. Stuhr of Mlndeti. Mr. Dodge Is going with the Intention ot remainIng - Ing at least wo years In the territory' and will devote his tlmo principally to iirospect- fing on the American side ot the line. Ho will not attempt to develop his finds unless ho etrlkca some unknown creek where the yel low metal Is plentiful. Ills plans are to locate good fields and then return homo and make arrangemcntn for working them. Mr. Stuhr Is going with the Intention of jumping into .Iho work ot shoveling out the gold wherever be may find It and get out of the country as soon as he gets his load. C. D. Vlavl Co. , temaie remedy ; consulta tion free Office hours , 9 to 12 and 2 to G. Health book furnished. 320-327-328 Merrlam block. 1.5 N. T. Plumbing comntny , T > 1. 250. " 3 n Domestic soap wrapper ; , call for spoons. Mcrllni * of Drrllilulc Club. The Dcrthlck club met last evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Treynor. Beethoven and his works formed the sub ject of the discussion. The following pro gram was rendered : .Themo nnd variations from violin nnd piano sonata Uc-ethoven Miss Iil-x ) . Mr , BlmmB. Estay Llfo of Dcetliovcn..Mrs.Montgomery .Quarreling Sonata ( opus 14 No. 2) ) . , . . . . ' " " .Analysis-Miss"Wright ; performance , Miss > ' " Snyder , Creations Hymn Beethoven . Atmlycla , Mlsa Wright ; performance , Mr. p. , Altchlson. it lAdnluo and Allegretto from Sonata In If C ( Minor Ueethoven IS .Miss Heed. Essay Beethoven as a Composer _ Mr. Tulleys Scherzo and Allegro ifrom Fifth Sym- Jihony , Ueethoven Mr. Blmms , Jlr , Thlckstun. lAaelaldo liccthovon 'Mr. Trcyr.or. Bonnta In A , Flat Major ( opus 26) ) . IJcethovcn lAnulysls , Miss ; Wright : performance. Miss c , IMcCabe. p Iloffmay'p faucy patent flour makes the _ ljct"itia roost bread. Aak your grocer for When you buy 10 cents' worth of goods at Bradley's call for premium tickets. t Dniieliiir I'artlfM Solifilulrcl. The Triple Link club will glvo a ( ball at Ilandc's ball this evening On Wednesday night the Cotillion club will Blvo its sectad formal party. Four figure * ol the gcrman will be danced , Mr.V. . L. Douglas leading , Kefrcabnients will be. nerved. On Friday evening the New Year's assem bly occurs. The children's cUfis will meet M uuuul during tlm week. tlml lit-ml Cnjil Iii. in t < r > l < wlll dovelope Into chronic catarrh. Dr. l/Cgnew'i / CaUrrhal ponder stop * cold in the k ad la 10 mlnutei , and relieves most acute Knd deep tested catarrh attrr one applica tion. Cures quickly end permanently. "I Jwvo used Dr. Aenew'a Catarrhai 1'owdcr wilb bett itiultoj It U a great remedy , , Mill I never CBJBO recommending It , " John X. Dell , rauldlog , O. 10. Vherman & McConnell Drup Co. , 151J Dodge , tCulm & Co. , lith and CONVERSE BEFORE CURT Attorney Charged with Unprofessional nnd Criminal Conduct. LICENSE TO PMCFICE MAY BE REVOKED Si'iixttllnnnl Cnno diiicornlnir tlic A l- intiitntriitlnn nt HIIKIIOKH Kn- trimtcil li > Him tin < AKcut 1 Charles Converse , an attorney who has been practicing at Oakland and Avoca ( or many years and occaslonnlly having a case In the district court here , was on trial a'.l day yesterday before Judge Smith. He Is charged In three counts with having been guilty of conduct that Is not regarded as professional among lawyers , : iu.l his fellow attorneys are making ; an effort to dlabar him. The bar Is represented by Smith iMcPhcrscn and the dcfuidant's Interests arc looked after by Jacob Sims. Converse | y charged In ( ho first count with having made a false affidavit. In the second ho Is charged with altering some papers In a case ho was taking to the supreme court. T.iu third charge Is that he stole the false af fidavit after becoming alarmed ut the ccnse- qucnccs liable to follow Its production In court. > A dozca witnesses were placed on the stand yesterday to sustain the charge ot guilt In each of those counts. Converse had been acting as the agent of a rich widow , Mrs. Margaret Foot , who lived near Oakland. Ho bad been doing her busi ness for her and looked after the rental of her property and the collection of her uc- counts. One very valuable farm close to Oakland was placed In his powNUon for sale , and after a time , It Is charged , he purchased the farm himself , at a price far less than the land was worth. The widow objected und refused to make the deeds. Later Converse brought suit ugalnst her for his commission , amounting to $500. It was neceraary to show that the sale had 'been ' a bona fide cue and Conver.se made the affidavit that has got ten 'him la to trouble. The affidavit purported to have been made by J. C. Tolletson and as serted that Tolletson > was the purchaser or the farm and that he had made the tender of the money to Converse as the woman's agent , and was very deeply grieved when she refused to perform her part of Wie contract. The yult was tried In the Avooi court end went against the widow , the affidavit doing the business. 'Frank ' Shlnn , the widow's at torney In this case , alleges that he became suyplclous of the affidavit. Tollotson set. up to bo a wealthy farmer living within a few miles -Burlington Junction , Mo. Shlnn looked Oo matter up and found there wca no huch individual there or known to the oldest Inhabitant. He vialted the notary public who acknowledged the affidavit and from him secured a gcod description of a well digger , Thomas Fey , who had posed an Tolletson. lA lot of witnesses testified on this point yester day.Evidence Evidence was taken oa the second count cf tha charge , which ahoweJ thut Converse had altered an affidavit after endeavoring to In duce the court reporter lo sign It with the date of one-of the occurrences alleged In It mani festly wrong. lo the affidavit the words "In Kio spring" appeared , and Court Reporter Gas- tea's notes sho\\ed that the real date was Juno 8. This date was written over the words quoted , a line having been drawn across them. When the papers were filed In Iho sunrcmo court 'the June date had been obliterated and the mark over the other words had been partially removed. Evidence en the third count was taken. W. P. Chester , deputy clerk of the court at Avoca , tesMfleJ that Converse had culled for the papers In this case and particularly for this affidavit , and that It was given him. After looking over the mass of papers a few minutes be suddenly arose and remarked that ho hud to run to the depot to mall a letter on the Reck Island train , and he bundled the papers Into the pigeon holes and abruptly left and went toward the depot , notwithstand ing the fact that tno train was an hour and a half late. Chester tesMfled that Immediately uftcr Converse left he checked oVer the pa pers and discovered that the affidavit was gene. Ho taxed Converse with having taken it , and hla culy denial was the remark that If the clerk thought ho bid taken 'the- ' affidavit ho might search him. Mr. Converse's side of the controversy has not been given , but he Is apparently serene and promises a good defense , which will show , among other things , that the whole thing cprlngs from personal spite and jealousy. Up to Friday night the Council Bluffs Paint , Oil and Glass company enjoyed the busiest and most profitable holiday it lias ever experienced. The line of artists' sup plies could not bo more complete and the art department Is unexcelled. From a can of red paint for your ccal shed to a beautiful piece of art to adore your iiarlor mantle or wall , your wants arc easily supplied. Domestic soap wrappers call for spoons. Davis always has nlco holiday goods. In tliu JiiKtlce CoiirtH. William Barnes , charged with stealing eight hogs from Robert Klrkwo.rl of Cres cent township , was to Iiivo had a prelim inary hearing In South Omaha yesterday on an Information filed by the commiusior. men to whom It Is alleged ho solil tbe hogs , but when the South Omaha office wore con fronted requisition papers In the hands of Constable Grout the prisoner was promptly turned over to the Council Illuffs ollleer. Grout went to Lincoln Sunday and secured the requisition from Governor Hoi- comb yesterday morning. The defendant was brought to Juctlco Ferrlcr's court yes terday afternoon and at the request of hla attorney , B. B. Corrlgan of Blair , Neb. , the case was set for hearing January 4 at 1 p. m. Hall was fixed at $300 , which bo attor ney elated he thought ho could secure , but up to last evening the requisite signature had not been furnished. It Is alleged that Barnes had an accomplice who h&s not yet been located. The prisoner must have had eoino assistance If ho stole eight pigs as ho has only one arm. Barnes Is a youns man of about 25 and lives In Blair. Juatlco Ferrlcr married a bright looking couple from South Omaha yesterday after noon. The groom seemed very anxious to have- the news of the wedding withheld from the newspapers for a few days and of fered his honor a box of fine clgara If ho would keep the certificate locked In his bosom for a week. The proposition proved to bo a very alluring one to the justice and ho refused to divulge the names of the parties. The license was secured at Avocn. John Holder was placed under arrest In the office of Justice Burke last evening on a charge of petit larceny. Holder , who Is but a mcro boy , Is charged with filling his wagon box twice with hay from the farm of Henry Drogo In Lewis township without the consent of the owner. The Information was filed Saturday , but the constable was unable to find the boy up to last evening , when the latter , heirlng ho wan wanted , appeared at the office of the justice and gave himself Into custody. Ho waa released on his own recognizance. Call for premium tickets at Brndley's and get a flno present , Miss Cook'a studio. Grand hotel annex. I'Vrrlrr on 1'nl ) umiiy , Justice Ferrlor yesterday made the state- raent that the present code of Iowa could not In bis opinion operate against polygamy , lf..tho Prospective Polycamlst would marry ail of his wives at one and the same time. JMI'W lliero u no law ln tl l Btat ° Pro- h biting polygamy anil that the law against bigamy defines that word In uuch a manner taat a man could marry a dozen wives at the same. mo without being interfered with. \\ncn asked If he would marry u dozen woman to one nun U they houia appear before him , hu staled that he would , end take his chances. Justice Burke said that the wording of the law la pccullir , but that he would not feel llko taking the same risk an Ferrlcr. "I think , " ho added , "that It n man should como hero with a plural number of pros pective brides , I should aek all but oner to sit down. " Justice Vlcn was busily engaged in a game of whist. When told of Fcrrlor's views a cm Ho overspread his features and ho drawled out , "Oh , veil , heos vlzc , but'l alndt. " Dinner fur 1'our Clilltlri-ii , One of the largest gatherings In the city yesterday was nt the Union mission , at Fifteenth street and First avenue , where the women of the mission prepared a tree dinner for the poor children ot the city. U was the desire of the women ot the mission that not ono child should go to bed hungr > last night , and most extraordinary effort ! ! wore made to secure the presence of all the needy little ones. The effort met with signal success , for the crowd was so largo that the dinner lasted all afternoon and well Into the evening. The women who had charge of the work , Mrs. J. N. Miller and Mrs , Eva Car ter , spent several weeks In , soliciting food. They had plenty of assistance In preparing , and when the tables were spread there was no lack ot material for a feast. After the hundreds of little people had been fed there was still an abundance of good food , which was gathered up In baskets and pent out by the children to make thoss happy who couM not como to dinner. Mrs. 'Miller and Mrs. Carter desire to thank the people In the name ot the mission and its -workers whoso generous contributions made this , the hap piest feast within the bounds ot the city , possible. lii < u Snlnnn. A stranger whoso name was given to the police as 'Montgomery received a terrible beating In the Senate saloon , corner of Droadway and' Bryant street , last night. Ho entered the place and proposed a game of pool for a $2 pot. Half a dozen men were In the place and his challenge was accepted. Montgomery got the first shot and had pock eted seven of the balls when the crowd real ized that they were beaten. BciTore he could make the last shot ho was assaulted by sev eral of the men and knocked down. Ono man struck him on the head with n billiard cue and others assaulted him with their fists. Ho finally got out of the place and was taken Into the offlre of Justice Vlcn , where ho signed an Information charging the men with aggravated assault. Mack Goodwin , the owner of the place , and Rye Goodwin , his brother , nnd Cllffo Hugh , were arrested upon warrants. Warrants were Issu5d for several others but they could not be found. Several of them wcro from Omaha , and lost no time In getting out of town. The- men arrested gave bonds and will have a , hearing on December 30. Domestic soap wrappers call for spoons. AVniit Divorce * . Charles Kdgcrton art > lled for a divorce from hla wife Nellie on the grounds that she has deserted him and Is making her homo with a Lincoln ir.an. They were married In Eflltj- ham , 111. , In May , 1SS1 , and lived together very ftapplly until April , 189G , when she bscame acquainted with George UpsUaw , with whom sha clcoed. i Emma Lnshner wants a divorce from her hi-aland , William Lashncr. They were mar ried In Dakota , Neb. , June 25 , 1S89. In August. 1895 , she alleges Wlll'am deserted t r. She asks for the custody of three drcn. Minnie McPeek petitions for a divorce from her husband , Charles McPeek. She says they were married at Council Bluffs on November 12 , 1803 , and that on November 13 , same year , he disappeared. i Louisa Rosenkranz charges her husband , Adam , who she married at Cedar Rcplds on September 9 , 1896 , with cruel and Inhuman treatment. Far Selling ; n .Minor Iilqiior , Kuldah Wells began two suits In the dis trict court yesterday against the saloon keepers whom she charges with having sol ] whisky and beer to her 17-year-old son , Roy Tollman. Tollman's Intoxication led to his creating a disturbance at the Overtcm mission and Ills arrest and sentence to the city Jail for a term of thirty days. The boy told where he had purchased the liquor , naming the saloons kept by Wheeler & Hereld and JcAm Mcrgcn. She alleges that the boy was sold whisky by the bottle at the latter place and she asks the court to award her 300. damages for the shame and humiliation It has caused her and the Injury It did to her sc n. The cult against the other firm Is for only $100. The petition alleges that the bartender permitted tfoo boy to drink beer at the bar. Dc-nlli of William WnKoii. William R. Walton , an. oldi resident ot Council Bluffs , died yesterday morning at 5 o'clock at his home , 735 Washington avo- nuo. The deceased has been In the grocery acd fruit business In this city for a number of years , and at the tlmo of his death wet , conducting a store at the corner of Seventh street and Broadway. Ho leaves a family of four sons and three daughters. Two cl his sona live In St. Louis and the other children are all residents of this city. There are also two brothers In Michigan , nho with the sons are expected to be present at the funeral. The cause of death waa enlarge ment of the liver and heart trouble. SUCH llif Hock iHlniiil. Mrs. Jennie F. Kasslng began a suit In the district court yesterday against the Chicago , & Rock Island Railway company , demanding the payment of $10,000 for per sonal Injuries received In an accident that befell her at Ncola on the 22d day of last September. The case will bo heard la the Jam-ary term. Domestic soap wrapnnia call for spoons. Domestic soap wrappers call for spoons IIOIIIIKHS ASSAULT A1V AOKI ) WOMAN. Fountl In IDI ITiKMiimulotiM Condition mill Will I'rolialily Illc. DBS MOINES , la. , Dec. 27. Robbers lost night broke Into the house of Mrs. M. S. Klmball , an aged woman , at Mitchcllvllle , ten miles cast of DCS Molnes. She Is un conscious and will probably die. The doors and walls are covered with blood , showing1 that a terrible struggle took place. H M not known whether the robbers eccured any booty. - - T JT - 1 Ciiiniiiilirii for tli < * Womi'ii. DBS MOINES , Dec. 27. ( Special. ) TOo wo men In charge of the campaign for equal suffrage in Iowa have opc-nol headquarters In this city and Mrs. Mary G , Hay of Now York will aesumo charge temporarily. The canvass has becu In progress jn some coun ties for lovoral weeks , but will hardly bo E'arted In Polk county before the recoil d week in January , The proposed canvass con. templates securing the attitude of every mca and woman In Iowa upwi the suffrage ques tion , end tuu women are beginning to find It a big task. It Is necessary to do consld- oiUblo driving , a thing not anticipated with pleasure wlim the roads and weather are considered , The copying of voters' namra from Ilio poll bcokt ) has been practically dropped In this county during the holidays , but It la promised It will soon bo finUhed and the work crowded to completion after headquarters open , 'Mrs. ' Carrlo Lane Chap man Catt and 'Rev. Unna SWiw will probably Btump Iowa during the campaign. I'nlH IIU KlKiiri'H lllKlirr. MOUNT 1'LHSANT , la. , Dec. 27. ( Special ) An amended petition In tao case of Rev. Peter C. Hegel agalnat James lllcksler and other * , of Salem , has been filed In the dis trict court liero , In which Hegel aeks for $8- 000 damages in place ot $2,000 Its In the or iginal petition. This suit IB based upon a communication sent by the defendants to Rev , Q. M. Tuttle of this city , preferring charge * against Hogel. who was at that time pastor of the Methollit church at 'Saleni , Rev. Tuttlu being t'io ' presiding elder wlln rraldenco here. _ She Trie * Str > lii > ln s SIOUX CITV , Doc. 27. ( Special Telegram. ) Mrs. Maud Eager , a Plymouth county woman , la Sioux City thla afternoon tried to run a bluff on her hutbard , which almost rcsultc.1 in her death. ShtVpurchascd strych nine end took a dose. b\4 remained vvlioro there were no chances ot her not being found. The woman wflRlve , but she took more ot the poison limn Jihc had Intended. She wanted to make Tier , husband take her back again after she n'4il deserted htm. 1" VM WHAT TUB lOWAliUAHHKIIS WAXT. They Arc Or rnnl rip' < b Secure n I.niv for Thrlr Protection. The Birbcrs' Protcctlve'aesoclntlon ' ot the state of Iowa , whos < | ( " headquarters Is nt Davenport , bos Issued n. circular to the bar bers throughout the state asking for their co-operation In securing the paruagc ot a law at the coming session of the legislature to regulate the practice of barberlng In Iowa. The desired law Is based on a law already In operation 'n ' Minnesota and several other states. The law , If passed , says the Dc % Molnes Leader , will not only bo of great benefit to the barbers , but to that portion of the public who patronize barbers , for , under Its provisions , all barbers must > bo compe tent to pursue their calling. The association dcolrcs that all local branches shall enter Into a movemetit with a desire lo see it suc ceed , and report the progress to the head quarters nt Davenport. It will require sev eral hundred dollars to defray the necessary expenses and local branches are requested to assess each member 25 cents. The circular Is signed by all the barbers In Davenport , about fifty in number. The proposed act provides that It shall bo unlawful for any person to follow the occupa tion of barber In tills state unless ho shall have first obtained a certificate of registra tion , as provided In the act. Nothing in the act shall apply to or afreet cny person actu ally engaged In such business. A board ot three persons , to bo appointed by the gov ernor , Is also provided for , one to be recom mended by the journeymen barbers' unions In this state , which have been In actual cxlt > t- enco at least two years prior to the making of such'recommendation ; one employing bar ber who has been such for at least three years prior to .ils appo'ntment , and the third a prac tical barber who has been for at least five years prior to his appointment engaged In such occupation In Iowa. Each member must give a bond In the sum of $5,000 , with sureties to bo approved by the secretary of state ; each member to receive a salary of $3 per day and mileage , for actual eorvlce ; the board Is to hold at least four public examina tions In four different cities of the state , notice of the time to bo given by publication Ihcrcof ten days before the meeting. Every man now engaged In the occupation of barber In Iowa shall file with the beard , wll'Jta ninety days after the approval of the act , un affidavit setting forth his name , residence and Ihe length ot time during which he has prac ticed , and the places he Las worked , nnd shall pay to the treasurer of tbo beard $1 , and a certificate of registration entitling folm to practice his calling shall be Issued to him. All persons practicing the occupation ot bar ber In Iowa must have ix certificate or license to practice , and no man shall employ a bar ber who has nat such certificate. A violation of this provision makes tbo offender guilty of a misdemeanor and the punishment Is .a fine of not less than $10 nor more thin $100 or by Imprisonment in the county Jail Tor not less than ten nor more than ilnety days. The act Is to take effect from and after Us passage. HIS IIOXIJ IS XO'P ' FOIITIICOMIXG. Frniilcovnlci ' .Mnyr > 1e Unnlilf to Secure" It. OEOAR. RAPIDS , .Ia..dec. . 27. It now looko os If Frank Novak ; convicted of the murder ot Edward Murray ; -would not secure the $18,000 bonds on whlchlhe Is held pend ing tn appeal to the .supremo court. The limit expires at noon > - { ) tomorrow and at G o'clock tcnlght no bcndu bid been filed. To day Judge Burnham madOj an order allow ing relatives to take ttjOj skull of Edward Murray , In'troduccd In" evidence In the re cent trial , and Inter lt''wlth'the ' ' rest of the remains ! n the cemetery at Norway. They ChiirKc' Coercion. SIOUX CITY , Dec. 27.-HSpecial Telegram. ) E. J. Edmunds of Marcus and F. D. Bab- cocot Ida Grove , secretary and treasurer of the GrainShippers' Association ol Northwest Iowa , have prepared an article for publication bearing upon the present ) rnto extortion fight between the shippers and the railways. They claim that for the last ten years producers and shippers of Iowa \hn.\ \ > i 'bceni getting the worst ot It from the railways , and the roads have been discriminating against Iowa In favor of Kansas City and Minneapolis. They make a general review of the situation from , the standpoint of the shippers. They also se verely arraign the Western Freight associa tion and charge extortion and coercion ol It and Its officers as against the shippers. ViH Aott'N. There were COO birds on exhibition at the poultry show at Shenandoah last week. A projected fox hunt In Polk county proved a fizzle , because reynard refused to give the hounds a gcod chase. A now building for the use of the lena Children's Homo society , In Des Molnes , wll be dedicated January 20 next. Mrs. Mary Sleezer of Cherokee died las Wednesday of erjslpelas. She was GO years old and had lived In Cherokee county twenty- five years. Mrs. Mattlo Locke Macomber , a lectursr O4id woman of literary tastes ot Des Molnes will atari soon on a tour ol1 Mexico with a carty of friends. A. G. Hulett of the firm ot Hulett & Eric son , druggists , nnd Miss Martha Cook , daugh ter of Hon. R. E. Cook , were married at Red Oak Christmas day. Christina Dchrcns has been taken to < he nmltontlarv at lAnamosa from Davenport to begin her llfo sentence- for murdering her huaband , the court refusing to grant a new Competition has brought tclepbcnc service In Ottumwa down to $1 per month for resl denccs and $2 per month for business to single line service upon the part of one com pany. The friends of Central university at Polla are as yet undecided what action to take in regard to the action of the Baptists In de cldlog that Des Molnes college ehall be recog nlzed as the state college of the denomlna tlon. tlon.An An Emmetsburg young man tcok eom girls out riding. A lot of boys met the party held the horses , took the girls out ono b ono and kissed them all. The boys were ar rested and the mayor ordered them to opolcglze. An ussoclaitlon similar In character to tbo honorary societies of academies and t ) l logcs has been organized In Brltt 'by ' mem /hers / of the High school. The president's bidgo Is an excellent lllkcmss ot u 'wucli and the members v > ear ttlny cat or broom stick pins. The association lias assumed the tltlo of the Salem sooloty. The members meet once * aweek - and ualdo fiom certain wolrd and uncanny practices , they will do good , solid work In a reading circle , A special commlttco'-appolntsd ' In the In- torcst of the citizens of Burlington roporta that the city wa-or world ) In 'twenty ' years baa received $980,242.21 and disbursed $9GZ- 785.07 , and that the city ran purchase , the plant for $2CGSOO , and > advises that pur chase be made vlien tlia < nptlon given to the city by itho contract MlthYtbe company ar rives In the year 1902 , Theiprico of purchase , $250,800 , represents f91.800Brnonoy put In by thu original ivtockholdfffl jot the company and $200,000 'bands ' lsvu J by the company for construction of th i w rks. $162,000 of which bonds are yet outstanding. \oUN. The Murray News ha * been sold by Low- thcr & Bartholow to A. J. Stump of Ottumwa , The new mutual telephone exchange In Des Molnca now has 1,000 telephones In operation. i/ / The contract Us to bo let this week for a new Presbyterian church In Waterloo to cost about $2,030. Denlnon narrowly escaped a coal famine last week by the timely arrival lot a carload ot the black diamonds. C. V. Holmes has sued ( ho Maple Grove Ceil company for $3,500 damages for iuju- rloa received by a fall of coal. licrt Stubbn , who has been eent to Kurope to represent tbo Agricultural department la the Interest of American horses , is an , Iowa man , nnd stopped oft In Falrflcld , hla old homo , on hla way from Denver to Washing ton , i The Waterloo Broom works have closed down until a new supply * ot broom corn can be secured. It Is said to bo scarce this year. Sewer Inspector Brondhurst of Dubuque Is charged by a committee of the council with having stuffed the pay rolls In his depart ment. Bernhard Gchrcns and n partner have struck a rich crevasse near Dubuquc , from which they expect to take a large quantity of lead ore. S. A , Parker , living near Lohrvllle , has taken over 1,000 pounds ot honey from his hives the last season , nnd his bees go Into winter quarters In good condition , The city council of Clarlnda. refused to order a xpcclal election to vote upon n propo. sttlon of J. H. Packer to light the city with thirty arc lights for $1,800 a year. J. C. Hublnger of Kookuk has a project for an electric railroad , from Qulncy to St. Louis , making connections with a number ot towns that now have no railroad connec tions. The total assessed valuation of real , per sonal nnd railroad property In Polk county Is $23,033,780 , on which 1C Is expected taxes la the amount ot $1,045,794.74 will bo raised , raised. loivn I'rcNW Comment. Corning Union : Once In two years would bo better for stnto elections. Sioux City Journal : Senator Allison Is osponslblo for what ho says ; not for what ome > body clso says that ho says , or Imagines bat he fays , or imputes to him as saying. Davenport Democrat : Iowa has built only wo-tniriis or a mile of railroad a month this car ; but -with the better times at hand the teeltrack will go down In 1898. There Is nough business In sight to encourage the arrylng corporations. Ccdat * Rapids Republican : Members of the eglslature seem to bo planning after a ashlon that Indicates that they cither do not callzc that public opinion demands a short easlon or that they entertain the same opinion regarding It that the late ! Mr. Vanderbllt held. Spirit Lake Beacon : As It seems to the Jeacon , 'the 'best ' thing to do Is to stop Inketlng with these details of ballot mnrk- ng long enough for the people to become amlllar with the law , and then there will ) o comparatively few defective ballots cast. n changing the rule lasit .winter , the legls- ature .wrought confusion at the polls. Any rule permanently ndherrd to Is better thaa continual shlftlnc. MimVIATlilt PA M IMS OX THIS YUKON. Proponed H.iptMlltlnii for the Relief of Klondike . Visions of 500 reindeer stamped "U. S. A. " strengthen the Idea that the government must now take the role of Sinta Claus for the benefit of those who have ventured Into the Interior of Alaska without sufficient supplies , says the Globe-Democrat. Secre tary Alger recommends that 5.00 reindeer bo purchased In Lapland and placed In charge of expert drivers to carry provisions for the relief of the thousands of Americans wintering on the headwaters of the Yukon. Probably this Is the best that can bo done under the clrcumstancca. The pinch of famine will hardly come before March , but that month In Alaska Is equivalent to mid winter. Spring arrives along the " "ukon in Juno , and up to that time , nn''ss some route for the transportation of supplies Is opened , there Is danger of extreme suffering from hunger. It Is to bo hoped that report Is true that work on the railroad over one of "tho passca near Talya Is going forward with energy. If Chllkoot can be sur mounted by some sort of steam freighting by March 1 the business of sending food for ward will be greatly facilitated. Not much news comes from the Klondike , and this Is a favorable1 sign. No doubt the minors are busy thawing the ground to reach the gold bearing stratum. This Is the season ifor digging the rich earth from its ancient bed deep in the soil , and the fact that stragglers are not making their way out In any number Is reasonable proof that Dawson City as yet Is not In distress. A mining engineer , writing from the town early In October , said people were still com ing In over the trail without provisions , but that the police forced everyone who arr.ved empty-handed to go downi the river at once to points reached by belated boats with sup plies. The engineer , or someone of his party , stood guard nightly over their rations. Nothing was sold at the stores , and robberies of herded provisions were not uncommon , Not a hotel , restaurant or bakery1 was open In the town , and there are no lodging houses. The fitrango spectacle Is presented of a town of 5,000 Americans on the barren bank of an Arctic river cut off from the world and anxious about food enough to sus tain llfo through the long winter. No jail Is maintained , becaus ; the feeding of prison ers Is out of the question. Some parties at Talya have offered to de liver 50,000 pounds of provisions within fifty days at Da.vson City provided the govern ment will pay $75,000 for the iservlcs. This Is at the rate of $1.50 a pound , and recalls the days when everything In the remote diggings ot California was $2 a pound , no matter whether the article sold was rice or soap or tea. The cost ot freighting wiped out that of the commodity. Early In Oc tober flour was $2.25 a pound at Dawson City , coal oil $15 a gallon , dried fish , the standard food for ! dogs. $1 a pound , and wood , sawed and split , $50 a cord. Wages were $15 a day , but this would buy IMS than ssven pounds of 'flour. It may well be said that the gold hunters on the Upper Yukon are confronted by a condition. But the most of them are citizens of the United States , nnd the governmtnt is not Indifferent to the perils that threaten them. IVOT AMIHTIOUS. An ArdHl of CoiiHlilernlili * Skill AVho Wuntx mi JJiiN > - Job. I heard a good story recently , relates the Buffalo News , of the way two shrewd Buffalo men made $4,000 on an Investment of $35. The two men are engaged In business and have the reputation among their friends of knowing how to make money. They were walking down Exchange street n few months ago to take a tnln at the Central station. On the way down Exchange street they observed a painter at work enl one of the big fences. Ho was drawing the picture of a young col ored boy in the act of being scrubbed white by the application of a certain kind of soap , "That fellow's clever , " said one. "You bet lie Is , " remarked the other. "I wonder how much ho makes a week at this business ? " went on the first. "Let's find out , " was the reply. They asked the painter to step down from his ladder and engaged htm In conversation. He told them ho was drawing $10 a week whllo the weather was pleasant. When It was bad ho made lees. Ho Informed them ho could draw water colors. A bright Idea slruck one of the men. Ho offered to pay the fellow $25 a week If ho could draw a certain number of water colors. The bargain was quickly muds , and the painter agreed to appear at the men's of- flees the following morning. Ho was on hand and they soon had the necessary paints and brushes before him. Ho started to work. The first day he' drew twonty-flvo water1 col- era. The next day he drew thirty-five. Ho worked for five days and ! at the end of that tlmo. tbcro were over 100 water colors on ex hibition In his workroom. The sixth day the painter disappeared , after receiving his money. The two business men began ills poking of the water colors. A woll-known Main street business man paid $ COO for one ot the pictures , and others sold from $2 up to $200. At the end of two uc-eks they had soli every picture and had $1 000 in the bank as the result. They looked In vain for their painter , but couldn't locate him until a month afterward , Then they discovered him In a dims museum , where ho waa acting as For Infants and Children , " If es fW ? announcer. They ofTcrod him Ml kinds of moucy to RO back In their employ , hut the fellow declined , caylng ho hftil n sott berth. mi : MCICAMVISHMMIM. . A flnracoiifl ToiuU io Co t n Unnrler of n .Minimi Dollnm. Jobn U. Lowe , who dralftncd and super vised the building ot 4ho celebrated Mackny memorial mausoleum In Greenwood cem etery , nrookljn , N. Y. , rcrldcs In Indlau- npolU , nlthouKh ot Into his business has been established at Loulavlllo , Ky. Mr. Lowe's ton , O. H. Lowe , was associated with hla father In making the working drawings , and has been thoroughly potted as to the prog ress of the work. Ha has given the In- dktnapotlB Journal nn Interesting descrip tion of what will bo ono of the most mag nificent tombs ever erected for a man In private llfo , n tomb that will rank with those of the old world erected for prlncca and kltipn , although less pretentious In size. The tomb 1ms been eroded by Mr. mid Mrs. John \V. iMnckay of California , In memory of their eon , Jcnn W. Mackay , jr.whoso body will bo the first to occupy ono of the twenty-two catacomba with which the tomb Is provided. Exact figures ai < to the cost of the structure are not given , but New York papers ihavo said that It would approximate $300,000. Work co the memorial began early lost summer. Europe nua been canvassed by the mother for Ideas to beautify the Interior. Above a magntncttit altur lo the Interior corridor , which Is fitted up llko a church , Is n ropllcato In marble of a "Madonna and Child , " by Michael Agelodiscovered by Mrs. Mackay In nn Italian church. About the altar are magnificent bronze candodabra of historical Interest. TJO many art glafa windows , among thorn a set representing the eg ! t bcarltudes , wcro also procured abroad. The mausoleum stands on a .beautiful site overlooking the sea , near the Ninth street entrance to Greenwood cemetery. To 'the top ot the crcat stone cross ttiat sur mounts the structure the height Is forty- three feet. I.U the bis * t o tomb Is thirty- three feet ixjuaro. It Is In form similar to a Greek cross for about one-third of its height. The central opening Is capped by ono hugo block of Hallowcll granite 'twenty- two fcot square , brotight from the quarries at llallowell , Me. , at great trouble and ex pense. It Is perhaps fie. largest block of granlto ever quarried , and weighs nearly fifty tons. This block forms the base of 4hs root and Is surmounted by twelve other block , each smaller than the other , over all of "which " Is placed a great s'oni > cross In keeping with the massive appearance cf the whole , Over the four wings of d'jo tomb ire beautiful bronze groupsbrought from D.irope , representing "Hcllglon Consoling Grief " "Kl 1th " " " " ' " , , "Hope" nnd 1'cace. Above the groups the building assumes ) the orm of n square , decorated with a hand somely carveJ astragal , entablature and eight lunettes. Access 'to ' 'the ' Interior Is through the wing 'aclng the west , which Is crowned by the Iguro , "Ilcliglon Consoling Grief , " by as cending four steps leading to a vestibule ; uardcd by massive bronze doors nnd gates , ho latter opening Into the auditorium. Within the auditorium there Is the atmos- ihero and general characteristics of n niln- aturo cathedral. Occupying the wing oppo site the entrance Is the altar. Here a priest could celebrate mass before nt least fifty > ersons. Modern Ideas have been carried out n the bolting and lighting , which are accom plished by electricity. With the exception of the lights aibout 'the ' altar , light Is ninuscd ihroughout the auditorium through trans lucent glass fixed In the top of the dome. The effect gives a soft , religious atmoaphero 'to ' the entire auditorium. The altar deserve * sptclal mention. Onyx , colored marbles and bronze enter Into Its composition. At the right nnd left of the auditorium , and occupying the two remaining wings , are con cealed twenty of the crypts , the other two being under itho altar. All the crypts are con cealed. The crypts nro separated from the auditorium by doors of black marble In frames of bronze , ten feet In height , hung on continuous hinges. The crypts are Indi vidually ventilated and arc made of pink marble , highly polished. At cither side of the four wings are pilas ters of Sienna marble. In front of thesa are columns running from the floor , the lower part partaking of the color and design ot the wainscoting , which Is In black and Connc- mara green. .The shaft proper commences here , and continues to the entablature , from which rises an octagonal dome of marble mosaic. The projection of the four -wings form four alcoves , each of which Is lighted by two windows containing the cathedral glass representing the fbesitltudes. above mentioned. The floors are paved In marble mosaic. The building follows none of the classic styles , although It resembles somewhat those of the renaissance period. The beauty of the mausoleum lies In the simplicity of Its do- slgn and the massive proportions on which it has been constructed , 'less than In elabo rateness of decorative effects , which have been subdued In. order not to detract from the dignity of the whole. Mr. Lowe expects to have the entire work completed before January 1 , from letters his son has recently received. nxcou.vrKH WITH * M.VI C i ; Ailvpiiiiirr of a rrourlicr In OrtK ii WillieIlimlfiipr. . John Purrott , an old settler from Yara- hlll county , was visiting In Portland , Ore. , the other day und the Orcgonlan got a good story from lilm. llr. Parrott .has lived In that county for the past thirty years , and has no disposition to tiiccige hLs location , but occasionally likes to mingle with the out- sldo world1. He has been quite a hunter in his days , and has had many close bills from wild animals. He relates an Interesting In cident of the adven'turo ' ot n preacher , which occurred about seven miles from S'scrwooJ. "Tho stcry came to me second-hand , " said Mr. Parrott , "but I can vouch for Its truth. I did nit learn the mime of the preacher , but I suppose that does not mail eV. There Is an enormous crop of acorns this year near Sherwood , and the bears and ether c/.ilmals have been feasting on them. The preacher had been out Tuesday and tOiot a bcur , and ho was so elated that he decided ho would go out again the next day. He etat'.ed ' with his rlflo end his dog In the morning out In the mountains. He caw no bear , but bo found himself suddenly confronted with a manster elk. The big beast was directly in frccit of him , and within good guim'iot. The preiicher took careful aim a" the fore head ot itho elk. 1Xie bullet wtnt true to Its aim , and tbo elk fell apparently dead In his tracks. The preacher and dog went up to the prostrate animal , which was a monster , and almost as big as an ox. Sud- duily the elk , which wis suppoied to be acad , jumped on 'lo ' .MB feet and made a dash at the preacher , who was In front , and would have downed iilm had not the dog In terfered , The elk * tunic * ! on the dog , and In almost a Hash waa htamplng him to death , The fury of the elk was fearful , and no literally cut the dog Into pieces , Jumping up and down on Ills body long after life w : extinct. This action RHVO the hunter an opportunity to look ft round for som * . moar * of escape. Im hl nervouA huste In reloading his gun ho hud gotten n oartrldRO might In ouch Any that the Run w tendered perfectly ujelcss , nnd ho saw ho would share the Into ot h's rtogr unloiw ho could find Rome other mema ot cscapo from tbo fury ot the elk. Ho saw a log which stood up pretty well. It teemed to prr oni the only incacs.of esc.ipc , and l < o ttortcd for U At the same tuetait the elk , bavins finished the dog , looked for the hunter and plunge. ) after him. The preacher managed to reach the log and climb on It na the oik came up. Ho would have been quickly swept off the logby Iho long horns of the animal , hut there happened to be n limb ot n tree extending over ono end of the log. Ho soiled this limb juet as the elk reached him , anil pulled himself up In the tree and out of reach of the now thoroughly Infuriated animal. For over two hours the dk tried to roach the man Itv the tree. Ho woulel stand on hl hind feet and p > w at htm , and also would c'aeh at the tree. All this time the preacher sat In the tree with his gun on the ground where ho had dropped U , 'bu ' It would have been of no use even if the prisoner hold It In his hands on account ot the filicll being firmly faalcned Into ItTho bullet had struck the elk fairly In the forehead , but n little to ono side , end It followed the skull around Instead of penetrating It. It simply stunned the animal at first , tthlch In a few minutes rcvUed. The elk finally became tired of watch'ng ' the hunter up In the tree aad wandered oft , and aliened the preacher to como down nnd reach hla home. With a frlor.il-ho went out after the elk , but they did not find It. I have becu In some hard fights myself , but I don't want niiyth'ng to do with , a wounded elk , " RnvvrniiuMil ( iiiiiraiilccNVIiUky. . Uncle Sum now guarantees the whisky which Is bottled under his supervision. II * put his Internal rovomto stamp over tlio cork end capsule ot well known brands , which are bottled at the dlstllleilcp , thus guaranteeing Ihe proper uge and absolute purity of the whisky so stamped , This stamp Is about ecvcn Inches long and one Inch wide. It is white , with cti engraved background in green , the lettering on thu stamp being \\lilto and red , > Iiit ) tncro U still another precaution. The whisky bottled under t.ie now law must bo put up In wooJcci ciiEcr , and on cue sldo of oicli eJ.'so a duplicate of the government's guaranty of the bottling must be burned Into the wood. Hesidcs this , the case must huso a stamp bearing the Mgnaturu of Uio collector , the distributer , the i > tori'keepcr and the ganger. A penalty Is provided for misrep resenting the quality ot the liquors contained In each bottle or cafe. Severe pctHltlM are provided for using the stamp more tiian once Ond for counterfeiting stamp * . Whisky bottled In bond with this Internal revenue stamp over the cork and capsule cannot bo tampcreJ with , since the .bottle cannot be opened without hi caking tiio In ternal revenue stamp , and for a dealer to do thla and tamper with the contents Is an offense , subject to a line of not more than $1,000 and 1o Imprisonment tcr net inoro than two ycu . The law Is ? a bcvcrc blow to the men who inako 10-yt'ir-old ' whisky out of alcohol and n few" essences. The new law meets with the approval of all reputable dealers. It Is the most perfect guaranty that consumers have jet had for any pur chasable urtlcle. There Is no food product , nor any medicinal article that can thus como directly nuder the supcj vision of the govern * meat. . CHEAT YOU NOW A Government Stamp cer tifying to the Ago and Purity , is on every bottle of the I BE SURE THE INTERNAL REVENUE STAMP OVER THE CORK AND CAPSULE IS NOT BROKEN AND THAT IT BEARS THE NAME W.A.GAINE3 & CO. 'tris a GovcnmcNT CIMR/JNTCE THAT COtS \V/TH 7IIIS BOTTLING. For Sale Everywhere. Mount Vertion i" PURE RYE Owing to its fine , fulj , mellow flavor , tliis whiskey command. * the high est price in barrels ( to wholesale doul- ers ) of any brcnd now on the nmrkot , nnd is the basis of most of the bottled tled blondqd whiskey now so extensively advertised. < Bottled nt the Distillery wltli nil nbsoluto Guaranty ot Purity and Original Condition The consuinmbuyincr this the only dUtlllcry botlllnc of MOUNT VEItNON ( In SQUARH Uottlcf , each bearing the Num bered Ounrntity Lnbsll hcciircs tbo lilsli- n-it irni'loot I'IIIH Kyti Whiskey t : > Its tiuturnl concilium millri'ly fiun fiom ml ul to ration wltlichciip spirits mid limiting , FOR MEDICINAL USF. It lira ( lie Indorsement nf the nm.t nrnmlnent phy.-k'lnns throughout tlm United Btataa. For S.ilo by All Itollublo Dolors. SPECIAL NOTICES COUNCIL. BLUFFS WANTS' SM/SV'-\S\/ / \ / < V S\/t/\/VI > S\s\/X/\s\VWVI UIVKLUNGB , K1IUIT , FA UK AND UAItUJIN landa for tale or rent. Uny & Meet , 34 I'carl etrtet. 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