Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 31, 1897, Page 6, Image 6
OMAHA flAILY BEE : FRIDAY , BEOE LBEE 31 , 1807. 'CURRENT NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. ftM.VOIl MBXTlO.t. , . . . Cooper , Flro.Ins. , 0 Pearl , tol. 37B. Epconer Grocery Co. , 323 Bway. Tel. 314. Schmidt's Im rcllet photos are the latest. II. P. Larson of Boomer township waa In the city yesterday. Mrs. Il. 'N. ' Whtttlcsey Is confined to her lied by serious Illness. Two plftcca where satisfaction Is assured the dictionary and the Bluff City Laundry. Fred Spotman will Icavo totoy for a week's Tlslt to Genoa , Nob. , whcro ho has largo propc-rty Interests , Enoch Grccr , a wealthy "Rockford " township farmer , was transacting business at the county court house. F. F. Davis , the picture frame agent , was fined J14.7E In Justice iBurke's court yester day morning for assaulting Mrs. Clara Kelly. Wo want you to feel that your package | J very welcome at our place , and every effort will bt > made to please you at the Eagle Laundry , 724 Dway. John Holder , who was to have "been " tried In Justice Burko'a court yesterday afternoon on the charge of stealing $5 worth of liay , liad his case continued on a change ot vcnuo to Justice Vein's court. The State Savings bank began a foreclosure milt In the district court yesterday against M , J. Bellinger. The amount Involved Is $1,000 and the property la located In Brown's first addition lo the city. Colonel D. B. Dalloy expects to ho able to return to Ills ofllco on next Monday and resume - sumo his law practice. During his long nnd dangerous Illness his son Warren has had charge of the office business. The suit In Intervention brought by the Cunningham Brothers Woolen Mill company to secure their claim Involved In the failure of SlodemaEtnr , the tailor , was tried In Iho district court yesterday and taken under ad- .vlsemeflt. There will ho a special meeting of 'Har- or.ony chapter , No. 25 , Order of 'Eastern ' fitar , at 'Masonic ' temple tonight for the pur pose of Installing the new officers. All mom- .bers are requested to bo present. 'Refresh ments will bo served. Partition suits 'wcro started In the dis trict court ycfiterday by Charles A. G. Lewis against SCanla A. Brown and others , Harry Stabler against Eliza J. Johnson and other heirs. The prcoerty asked to bo divided Is comprised of rlc'a Pottawattamlo county farms. Elmer 13 , Smith , with Dye Brothers , Mace donia , was In the city yesterday. The 'com missioners for the Insane have been spending all of their available tlmo In the preparation of Ihclr annual reporl. The rcporl will too very elaborate and. of grcal value In showing at a glance the cost of maintenance ot each ot the county patients , as well as the total cost to the county. A telegram Tvas received yesterday from Montpellcr , Idaho , announcing the sudden death there ot Mrs. iMarlo Dalrymplc , wlfo ot the well-known Idaho bishop of the Mor mon church. . Death was the result of heart disease. Mrs. Dalrymplo iwas a sister ot N. W. Williams and ( Mrs. Wall McFadden nnd nn auni ot Frame sncrratt. air. imams is nt the homo In Idaho at the present time. Mrs ; W. C. ( Stacy , who iwas for many years a resident ot this city , died on Christmas day at Wheaton , 111. , whcro the family has bccu living for some time. She was born In Wheaton In 1831. Her death was caused by hemorrhage of the lungs and occurred sud denly 'Whllo she was at Christmas dinner. Mr. and Airs. Stacy had six sons , four of "whom are living , and who attended the funeral. Mr. Stacy will In future make his home with his son Harry in 'Minneapolis. ' C. B. Vlavl Co. , fcmaio remedy ; consulta tion free. Office hours , 9 to 12 and 2 to C. Health book furnished. 32G-327-32S Merrlam block. N. Y. Plumbing company. TP ! . 250. Hoffmay's fancy patent flour makes the test and most bread. Ask your grocer for Entitled to J nil Bine lit. Judge McGco jcsterday rendered his de cision In the case of David Hill against the Council Bluffs Savings bank , which was tried several days ago and submitted , i The sull was lo compel Iho bank to pay a certificate of deposit for $520 Issued to Hill and lost tyy him. There wcro circumstances con nected with the loss of the certlflcalo that impelled the bank to cnforco the rule not to pay ttio certificate unless Iho depositor put aip the necessary bond. The testimony Bhqwed that on the night Hill lost the cer tificate ho was drinking In several saloons , add there was a possibility that ho might , In a moment of unconscious thoughtlessness , have endorsed the certificate ami It passed out of his hands , and that It might reap- Dear In possession of a second party prot > orly endorsed and In a condlllon demanding payment. Hill refused to furnWi the re quired bond and brought suit. The court held that the depositor was entitled to a judgment fori the amount Involved "upon " the condition thai ho complied with the bank's requlrcmcnl of the Indemnifying bond. [ Miss Cook's studio. Grand hotel annex. 'City ' OMuliiH n Decree. . , Tfoo city 'yesterday obtained a decree In ono of the delinquent tax suits that have lioen started to enforce the payment of a largo amount of unpaid assessments for pav ing and grading , Mrs. Mary B. Williams and others were defendants In the suit , but they made no resistance. Judgment was given for $272.03 and costs. There are nearly $25,000 Involved In similar suits started by the city , which will bo placed In judgment during the next few months. In the majority of the cases the dcfandants do mot conlcmplato gnaklng any defense , and will permit the city to take the prcperty , which Is largely unim proved , and frequently unfilled lots , but In many of them property Is worth so many times more than the amount of iho taxes that redemption will bo certain. Mrs. Wil liams' property lies ia Williams' second ad dition to the city. Domestic eoap wrappers call for spoons. Tr Kent or Sale 240 acres in Crescent township ; baled hay for tale. Lougeo & Lougco , 235 Pearl streol. About . ! < > ( The friends ot Joe Dlllman are somewhat Anxious about him , and their anxiety is obarcd 'by the young man's employers , JIc- Pherson & Reed , Dlllman has been In the employ of J , n. McPhcrson for several years , coil lias been a trusted employe slnco the flrm changed. Yesterday he was en gaged In delivering goods and making col- lections. About C o'clock ho telephoned to Iho night fireman at the greenhouse , telling ( hat he was about to leave town and that the team ho had been driving would bo lelt ft Younkcrman's ceod store. Ho also said Imt a letter of explanatlcn would bo found U < ho earno place. A messenger vas dis patched to the place and found the team , hut not the letter. The greenhouse people notl- Jed the police of the occurrence last night Ind asked for uwlstanco In locating the ( Hissing man. i dleul Entitle Truiixforx. 1 The following transfers nro reported from } ho tltlo and loan ofllco of Jf. . Sijulro , 101 Rcarl street : B. J. II. Uoyaen to Cnrollno S. Boy- eon , lots 1 nnd 2 , block 2. Hughes & JXmeghnn'a add. , TV. il S I County treasurer to C. l > . Dlllln , nwii _ neU , 21-70-11 , f | . d i Bamo to same , - vmvtt nw'i. 27-75-11 , q , d , , , , , 33 , game to same , neVi seM , 16-74-n , q. d. . Same to same , wi4 nwtt nwU > H 27-75-11 , q. d , , , , Pioneer Savings nnd Loan Co , to John Knlckman nnd wife , lot 8 , block 1U , R Howard's itdd , , w , d 300 ft1 J , R. Owcna tvnd J. T. Farrell and . , * iwlvea to limy C. Dungun , lot 3 , block ' : 13 , Carson , w. d. , 700 D. JP. Kemp nnd wlfo to Thomas nish- ton. lota 3 and i , block 4 , Wright's - . .O.M.f. . d , , . , . , ' 100 Charles Footo and wife to Samuel C. 'Foote , part scVi neU nnd noli eU , U ,12-70-41 , 30 ncrfs. w. d. . . . . . . l.EOO / > < TVllfaelm Wclko and wife to Independ ent German Church ot Chrlut , 1 aero In BOtt mvU , 2S-7M3 , w. d 1 S , ( Ten transfers , total \ trtukvj . S A * Hpai POLYGAMY IS A POSSIBILITY Now Cede of Iowa Omits Ono Very Essen tial Inhibition , PLURALITY OF WIVES MAY BE INDULGED If a CMnn lie tMnrrled to All nt One ami the Same Time Ho In Snfc Dnilcr they Imr. 1 Can a man bo lawfully married to more than ono woman at tho'samo tlmo ? Justice Fcrrler says ho can , nnd h'la > vlows on the subject as given In the Bco have occasioned considerable comment among the legal fra ternity of the city. There ; has been a gen eral scanning of the new cede and as a ra- eult a good deal of doubt has been expressed as to whether or not a man could ho pros ccutcd in Iowa for polygamy , providing all Iho wives were married at ono nnd the same time. A number of different views are held. Attorney J. J. Stewart says that ho docs not boltcvo a man could ho held criminally llahlo for entering into a polygamous mar- rlago if Iho ceremony wcro performed under Iho specifications laid down by Justice Fnr- rlcr , but ho Is 'of the opinion that any court would annul such a marriage as beingcon trary to public , policy and the public morals. W. S. Balrd says fho law docs not cover the point In question and that this Is not the only state In which there Is tbo same legal technicality. Ho says U Is a fact , though not generally known , thai Ihero are a dozen states In which a man could have a dozen wives If ho married them all at the saino time , and the law could not touch him. L. Q. Scott docs nol bcllcvo Hint such a marriage could under any circumstances bo valid. "I do nol think , " ho eald , "that the county clerk would Issue more than one marriage license to any ono man. Ihcrcfore Ferrlcr Is safe In his offer to solemnize these polygamous marriages. The situation Is pos- elble. " Mr. Scott admitted thai If Iho clerk should issue a plural number of licenses to ono man and a Justice should perform the ceremony that the Individual could not bo punished under the , present law for bigamy. Gcorgo H. Scott thought thai Iho licenses could bo secured and Ihe ceremony performed In Pollawallomlo counly. "Any single man or widower can secure a license and ho Is a slnglo man or widower until ho Is married. Ho could ask for ono certificate , pay his fco and then advance another fee for the second certificate , and the questions In the appli cation could still bo answered satisfactorily and another certificate secured , for the rea son that the man is still single and legally entitled to as many licenses as ho cares to call fo'r. Ho could then have Ferrler per form the ceremony and the thing would bo dono. I believe the marriage could ho an nulled. II. O. Ourcn says that although the letler of Iho law Is somewhat defective , the spirit and Intenl must nol bo mlsconelrued. Ho believes lhal prosecullon and punlshmenl for bigamy would follow one of Iheso mar- rloccs. Uev. T. W. Williams of Ihe Reorganized Church of Jesus Chrlsl of Latter Day Saints Ihlnks lhat If the law Is given the same in terpretation by the courts as by the Council Bluffs lawyers and the statulo is not changed by the legislature , thcro will "be a great In flux of Utah Mormons into Iowa. Spencer Smllh said ho had heard of this same discrepancy In other states. J. J. Stewart says ho thinks the experiment will bo tried. It will "probably not be done In this counly for a tlmo al least , as O. G. Balrd , depuly county clerk , said positively last evening that there would not be more than ono license per man Issued from the Potlawaltamie clerk's office unlil an order came from Iho courts. Domestic soap wrappers call for spoons. WiAIUlAXT IIUOJCRIIS HOLDING OFF. iXot Inclined' ' to TnUe Cltr Order * * I'eiiillnii Shva'H Suits. There will bo no warrants bought by the warrant brokers at Iho beginning of next monlh and the city employes and the other people among -whom Is distributed the monthly batch of the city's promises to pay are in a condition ot more or less despond- 'ency. The detormlnallon was reached lasl monlh not to purchase any of the future is sues ot the city warrants while the suits ot J. J. Shea were hanging over the city. The sull decided by Judge Green lo the dlscom- felturo of Mr. Shea a few days ago did not cover the salient points 1n conlroversy be tween Shea and the city , hut was based largely upon , the grounds that ho had no right to maintain the suit for the reason that ho was not a taxpayer and that his application for a restraining order was against public policy and the interests of all of the citizens of the city. Shea is en deavoring to have the case reinstated by means of an amended petition , bringing In Mrs. W. C. James as Iho chief parly. The warrant brokers fear thora Is something also substantial In the threat made by Shea that if ho Is defeated In tbo state courts ho will bring tbo action in the federal court at the coming spring term. Whllo there Is any tangibility in these threats , tbo cbuyers of warrants will keep oul of Ihe business. Firemen , policemen , sewermen and other employes of Iho clly dependent upon Ihelr dally earnings for the support of their fain lllos will ho obliged to sell their warrants to somebody -willing to take the risk of fu ture Ices or trouble and take what is offered. ( All of last month's warrants were sold Im mediately after their issue on the strength of Judge Green's decision , but all who bought then announced that they will take nothing more until the question Is nnally fettled , Clly Auditor 'Evans' ' report for Decemiber will show 'that ' the total expenditures for the month were considerably less than the esti mated Income for the same period. The total warrantsto , bo issued will amount to JC,038.45. The total drawn upon the police < and general funds approximate J5.CCS.20. This Is less by fl.OOO than the income in 'tho various funds estimated' ' at the bo- glnnlng of the year. The excellent financial management of affairs Is shown by the fact that for the last three years -the total amount ot ivarrants drawn was within Iho Income , and with one exception these are only the years In 'the ' past ten when such has been the caso. Ono of Iho heaviest Items of expense that must > bo borne each year la the interest account , which last year footed up $14,867,40. Of this amount $31,000 was raised by direct taxation from property owners In the payment of special taxes for paving , grading andi sewering. The Interest account for the jear on the outstanding warrants will col exceed ? 7DOO. Up to Friday night the Council Bluffs Paint , Oil and Glass company enjoyed the busiest and most profitable holiday It lias ever experienced. The Una 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 adorn your parlor mantle or wall , your wants are cosily supplied. Domestic soap wrappers call for apoons. ' Aconite Him < if Ilrlniv n. Krnuil. The BOllco have been notified to warn the ministers of the city to bo on the lookout for a pious fraud , who represents himself to bo a reformed pickpocket. Ho Is known ca J , J. McMasters , aud his graft is working the ministers ot tbo various churches with profit to himself , but no credit to the cloth. His clan la to solicit opportunities to occupy their pulpits at regular and special meet ings. The chief evangelizing work ho does Is directed to the contributors to the special donation funds that are advocated at each meeting. Ho manages to appropriate all ot the money collected and to make trouble for the church In other ways , The secretary of the Omaha Young Men's Christian associa tion , in notifying thu pollco yesterday la- mcntcd the fact that bo did not possess A few hours earlier the Information ho then had , which would have enabled , him to have had the man arrested. Domestic soap wrappers call for spoons. Jlcnth of Dr. lAlllnnii. Dr. Thomas Allison , for thirty years a resident ot this city , died yesterday morning at his country home , In Crescent , of drcpsy. Ho was 84 years of age , and came to this city from Florence In 1SG1. Ho formed a partnership with Dr. Shoemaker , which was maintained imlll the lattcr's death. A tow years ORO Dr. Allison's advancing years and Infirmities caused him to retire from an active professional life , and ho removed from his homo In this city. The funeral will ho held from the residence at Crescent this afternoon al 2 o'clock , cod Iho body will bo Interred at the cemetery there. Domestic soap wrappers call for spoons 1'renentn for tin- Children , The General Dodge Christmas tree and en tertainment at the Christian tabernacle last night drew a largo audience. ( Every child In the city that had any of the old soldier blood 'n Its veins was present and received n generous remembrance from Santa Claus. The entertainment furnished In addition to the tree was of a high order and very enter taining. Ono of the moat Interesting features of the program to the old soldiers was the reading of a letter wrltlon by General Dodge describing ono of Iho famous charges ot Ills brigade during .tho battle of Pea Ridge. Spun of .Mil I ON Stolen. Thomas Egan has notified the police 'that ' a span of valuable mules was stolen from Jils barn at California Junction night 'before ' last , and that ycslerday afternoon a man was seen passing through Honey Creek leading a couple of mules that fully answered the dis- crlptlon ot those stolen. The police wcro asked to catch the fellow when ho reached Council ( Bluffs. Up to n late hour lost nlghl ho had not been .located. ? Ir. i. duly AN ] < N Divorce. Mrs. Llddlo Cady yesterday applied for a dlvorco from her huaband , T. J. Cady , al leging cruel trcatmrnl and Iho fear that her llfo uas In danger If she continue to louger live with him. Both are among the best known people of the city , and have lived here for many years. They were married In Craig , Mo. , In August , 18SO. S'ao asks for the cus tody of their only child , Master Jack Cady. XovnU GOCK to I'riNnii. CEDA 'IIA'PIDS ' ' , Dec. 30. ( Special Tele gram. ) JSherlff IMetcalf of Benton counly left this city at fl o'clock with Frank A. Novak for the penitentiary , whore the con victed murderer of Murray will 'have to re main pending the hearing of his appeal to the supreme court. It was reported yesterday that the $18,000 oond would surely bo filed today and Novak Hberalcd , but many now think that not nearly thai amount was se cured. On the other hand It Is reported that Novak's wlfo has been doing her utmosl all day lo raise the remaining $2,000 , but with out success. Slio and ) her husband met to night at the hotel , whcro a very affecting scene was enacted. Novak absolutely re fused to say anything tonlghl. He will foe placed In < a cell al lAnamosa tonight and regularly enrolled iu the .morning. I > et < lruw TnlkM n Mttlc. SIOUX CITY , Dec. 30. ( Special Telegram. ) Senalor Pelllgrew ot South Dakota passed Ihrough Sioux City this afternoon en route from his home at Stoux Falls to Washing ton. In an Interview ho said he was very well salisfled wllh the rcsulfs of his trip to the Orient. Speaking of the movement to annex Hawaii , he says ho spent ten days thcro and could find practically nothing. Ho says there arc about half a million acres ot fair lands , but there < are also 3,000,000 acres of useless volcanic formation. The senalor says he is still standing by his speech of 1894 , In which ho opposed annexation. Ho Intimaled ho would have something lo say If the question Is called up In congress , TrlcH the Strychnine Rnnic. ELDOIIA , Ia. , Dec. 30. ( Special Telegram. ) Crazed with grief over the death of Ihls wife J. 'Jf. ' Cook committed suicide on his wife's grave at Hcinoeck yestcrJay. Ho took strychnine and died In intense agony. Hey Sdilm llln Companion. YHjinSOA , Ia. , Dec. 30. ( Special. ) On Sunday Amos West , about 13 years old , in a quarrel with a companion drew two knives and stabbed him once in the leg and once in Iho arm. OMfe Sentence for n Murderer. KEOKUK , Ia. , Dec. 30. Alonzo ( Robblns was found guilty of wlfo munJer today and sentenced to llfo imprisonment. lovrn 1'roNiicrlty tndicniorx. A new $40,000 elevator 'Is talked of In Keo- kuk for next year. Muscatlno has Just pild $4,000 In outstand ing railroad bonds. The schools cf Cwwfordsvllle are crowded beyond their capacity. The Woman's Relief corps of Iowa Falls proposes to erect a building next spring. A poultry show Is In progress In Iowa Falls with a large number of fowls on exhibition. Town property tins been sold at good prices In the town of Geneva the last week or two. Thcro Is a rumor In Cm-oil that a third bank will bo opened thcro early In the now year. year.A A carload of turkeys and another of chick ens were shipped from Wall Lake ono day recently. A new line of river sfeamers has been pro jected for next year lo ply between SI. Louis and St. Paul. , Waterloo Ice men are cutting the crop for the seuson and expect to put 30,000 tons in their houses. Lumsford Is the name ot a new town In Davis county 'that ' Is at present only a site. The locallon IB convenient to an important discovery of cool. Tuo fact that nearly every family in the town of. Sioux Ruplds bad a turkey dinner on Christmas leads the republican of that town to the conclusion that prosperity Is abundant. A produce company dc-tng business In the town of Hampton employs regularly fourteen persons , and In ono week of December shipped to market 17,000 pounds of dressed poultry. As an Indication of prosperity the Post ofllco department has directed Postmaster lUachoji at lAlgona to raise on the price for call boxes from 10 to 12'/i cents a quarter , on lock boxes from 25 to 35 cents , und on lock drawers from 25 to CO cents. > Ono of the Institutions In prospect In Den Molnes for next year Is a typewriter factory. A typewriter company with headquarters there has been having eomo parts ot the machinery raado In the cast , but will build a completes factory and employ 350 men. 1'rCHM C'OIIIIlllMltM. Council muffs 'Nonpareil ! Iowa sent corn to India. Will It rest content with Beading only resolution ! ) of sympathy to Cuba ? Sioux City Times : Orcaba Is called the gateway. That is a now name for it , The plan t'eoms ' to bo to have thp gateway wide open next year. Clinton Herald : It the legislature Is In seraion a day after 'tho 1st ot 'March ' it will ho treading on dangerous ground. It has no business to go into any considerable ) new legislation. Carroll Herald : If school "fads" must go wo trust they will ho conducted out of exist ence under intelligent guidance. The average newspaperman Isn't im up-to-dato educator and 4t mlghl bo well for legislators to go flow before accepting too fully what editors say about school fads. Iowa Clly Republican : Senator Funk In arguing for a single board of control makes the point that the most progressive states are all adopting this plan. Aud yet with the single exception ot Wisconsin , no state , wo believe , now has a slnglo board of control , And Wisconsin's Institutions cost more rela tively than loua'a. Davenport Democrat ; Tha Democrat forgot to tell Us readers that yesterday was the fifty-first ccnlvereary of Iowa's birthday. Otherwise tbo nags would have been flying. The state of Iowa Is just In its prime and It is bound to continue growing better for the next 1,000 years or more. ( May U have * 1,000,000 happy returns of the day , i TALE OF ilSlAl CRUELTY Outrageous TrcntaiiHtof an Old Man by His Sons , WHAT. CAUSED PkEASANT RIDGE TRAGEDY Seven ! li"nriiicrn "tArrrnteil fop the ShotH tliai\lur < Rll > - Wotititlcil I.MJO llnTi'tDctiillB of tinAffair. . OTTUMWA , In. , Dec. 30. ( Special Tele- Brain. ) The detailed account of the brutal treatment of their father by the Balm boys , of Plensant Illdgo , Lee county , which re sulted In Abe Balm's mortal wound Tuesday night from a whltecappor's bullet , Is even more horrlblo than at first reported. Al though Abe Halm Is not dead as at first re ported , his wound Is fatal and ills recovery Is Impossible. Acting on his statement , odl- ccrs today arrested John Schantz , William Schantz , Joe Sanderson , William VanSlcklc , John Wellington , Tlco Knslow aud Frank Fonner , the seven men , whom ho claims to have identified. All are prominent farmers. They will have a preliminary hearing to morrow at Denmark. All the men were asked regarding the affair and all denied having had anything to do with It. The trouble between the Balm boys and their father originated four years ago when the old man married a third tlmo against their wishes. He was then a wealthy farmer. The hoys were bent 'on getting all his prop erty nnd his marriage thwarted their scheme. They contrived to have their father sent to tha Insane asylum aud forced him to deed them his property. They then turned his newly -weded wlfo Into the street and wrecked the house In which they lived. The old man served fourteen months In the asylum 'at Mount PHasant and then went back to Pleasant nldgo aud again took ui hU residence with his wlfo In their old homo. Law suits followed , but the old man was loft penniless and for the past three years has been an object of charity from his neighbors his sons stubbornly refusing to help htm A week ago ho was stricken with paralysis and ho begged his sons to get him mcdlca aid. They refused and ho died Sunday mornIng - Ing last. The sons brutality oven went farther and they refused lo take care o his remains or pay the burial expenses. This was more than the simple farmers o the neighborhood could stand and Tuesday night's affair Is the result of their attcmp to rid the country of the brutes. When the farmers retreated from the sccno of'Iho tragedy they left behind a bucket ot tar , a sack of feathers and a long rope , which were found today. ' The feeling In the neighbor hood Is still at the highest pitch against the Halm boys and all who know the circum stances express themselves as sorry that both brothers were not killed outrlghl. II.V.VD OP iltbmiUUS ilUOKEX UP. \ortheiMi Iowa' Thieve * AVIio Carried On 11 lUr lIii'rffMCNM In Th ellIiliic. . SPIIUT LAKE/Ia'.1 ; Dec. 30. ( Special. ) Charles Baldwin , Mrecently arrested at Lake Park for the thefttof 100 bushels of oats from Henry Farr , has Tflade a confession that In terests the farmdrs Iti this part of the state. Ho confesses that he Is ono of a gang of thieves thai has had , h.cadquarters near Lake Park for some yqarsand has been engaged in stealing all Ujiuls of farm produce and machinery and spiling the stolen stuff In distant towns. lA e jBennett , who was re cently arresled for larceny , Is reputed to be the leader of the , bagd and the raids were generally made by , , starting from his prem ises. A man named. . Beard is ringleader of " a similar band p.ve"c Minnesota . , operating In connection wlthrlho Iowa band. , The.farm- . , ers of Dickinson county and other counties in this part of the state have been losing largo quantities of goods for several years. PoNtofllce Ilobbcru Captured. SIOUX CITY , Dec. 30. ( Special Telegram. ) The Sioux City .police iavo succeeded In capturing Thomas Meek and A. J. Drake and have fastened 'the ' crime of robbing a postofllco at Jefferson , S. D. , upon the men. The crime was committed on the night of December 28 and the email booty was brought across the river to Iowa. Drake , who lives at Clarinda , la. , has made a full confession of the deedi and eays Meek put It up anj oven wanted to iburn the building to cover up the crime. They also robbed an- olhcr etoro In the town and this property was also recovered. The men -wero .turned . over to ithe sheriff of Union county , South Dakota. Meek also ( burglarized a store at Gayvlllo , la. , on the night of December 20 and the stolen property was recovered by the police In Sioux City. StiiriilH JH CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , Dec. 30. ( Special Tel egram. ) There have been rumors for the last few days that II. C. Sturgls of 'tho ' defunct Citizens' bank had left town and these sus picions .wero proved correct today when Lewis James , ono of the depositors , swore out -warrant for the arreet of Sturgls on the charge of embezzlement of school funua. When the officers attempted to servo the warrant they found that Sturgls has disap peared , Instead of .being . confined to his bed from tbo effects of h'.a recent attempt at suicide , as reported. His 'wlfo ' says ho left Wednesday , ibtit the Impression prevails that ho left Sunday night. It la openly asserted that his wound was net so bad as claimed and the failure of the ( bank was duo to something worse Uian mismanagement. Fntnl Grli-f of u Farmer. MARSHALL/TOWN , la. , Dec. 30. ( Spe cial. ) J. M. Cook , a German farmer living In Qrundy county , committed eulcklo because of grief over the death of his wife. Ho was 78 years old. He sent for his son , then took a dose of strychnine and started for the ceme tery a mlle distant , where his wife bad been burled. Ho attempted to keep his Ron at hay with a revolver , but ho was overtaken and efforts made to save him. It was his intention to go to the cemetery and kill him self on his wife's grave. Slot MndiliirH MtiHt Rn. CB0AJI RIAPIDS , la. , Dec. 30. ( Special Tele gram. ) Slot machines in the future are under the ban of the law In Cedar Rapids. Today warrants were served on all ( business men who had 'heen ' , operating thorn to take them out under pain of being prosecuted , the punishment being a fine not exceeding JljgOO or Imprisonment in , the county Jail not exceeding one year , Slmndi ijTO'lflrkpii Tlilof. VILLISCA , ila. , Deo. 30 , ( Special. ) David Russell , living on bio ' cdgo of Montgomery county , beard a iuwjf about his lien house and went out to scfMout It , taking his shot gun along , TwoUimn 'wcro stealing poultry. Ho flrcd two barrels of the Run Into one man , who proved to ho John Bryant. 'ho other man * escaped. The wounded man was recently discharged from the Adams county jail for stealing a dog. Ho Is badly wounded. _ HVMliMS.VL , ' | LOUISVIL-LD , Dec. 30. A special lo the Times from "Versailles , Ky. , eays : "Tho most romantic wedding In Versailles' history was solemnized nt 2 o'clock this afternoon when J. D. Hoggin of Now York , rnultl-mllllonixlro aud turfman , led to the altar Miss Pearl Voorhccs of this city , nlcco of his former wife. Mr. Haggln Is a white-boarded veteran ot 74 , while his brldo Is only 23. Miss Voor- hoes was married In a simple , hut exquisite costume of blue cloth and will to silk trimmed with point lace. The marriage took place nt the rcsldcnco of James P. Amsdcn , stepfather of the brldo , nnd was very quiet , only the Immediate family being1 present. A lunch will bo served ( Mr. and Mrs. Hag- Kin nnd at 7 o'clock tonight they will board Mr. tHaggln's private car cnrouto to their homo In Now York. ( Mr. ( Hoggin and lila brldo toavo ibcen deluged today with tele grams ot congratulation from all over the United States. Their secret was so carefully kept that not even the people of Versailles know o It until -this morning. The wedding cicatcd a sensation In local society. They le'ft ' for the cast tonight on Mr. Haggln's private car , Salvator. They will spend a part of each summer at Elmcndorft farm , near Lexington , tha birthplace ot the horse , Salvator. Miss Voorhccs Is a superbly handsome woman. She has been highly edu cated at private schools In Cincinnati and In Staunton , Va. The young lady Is the daughter of Qcorgo Voorhles of Denver , Colo. Her mother was divorced from Voorhtcs and married James P. Amsdcn , the Versailles banker. The bride was a nlcco of Haggln's first wife , who was a Miss Saundcrs of Natchez , Miss. She has been a member of Mr. Haggtn's household In Now York for several years. Mr. Haggln has been a widower for four years and has two married daughters and ono son , Lewis Haggln. His other son , Ben All Haggln , died several years ago , Mr. Hog gin recently purchased the Klmcndorf farm near Lexington nnd has removed to 1C a largo part ot his extensive horse breeding estab lishment. It Is understood that he and his brldo will spend a.part of the tlmo at Elmcn- dorf , although they will reside In New York. r.rlllUh-IInlBlt. HURON , S. D. , Dec. 30. ( Special. ) Hugh R. Griffith and Miss Anna E. Halgh were married Wednesday afternoon at the homo of the bride's parents , twelve miles north of this city. Rev. M. P. Montgomery ot Graca Episcopal churcU officiated and a largo com pany ot frlonda witnessed the ceremony. The couple will bo at homo in a pretty cot tage on the corner of Beach and Second street after January 1. ORD , Neb. , Dec. 30. ( Special. ) Mr. Harold Foght and Miss Alice M. Robblns wcro mar ried yesterday evening at the Methodist Episcopal ciiurch , Rov. W. E. Hardaway officiating. Mr. Foght Is a professor In a college - lego -In Atlantic , la. , at which place they will make their home. UXIFOU.MITV IV CO.Vl , iIXDUSTRT. Mcc-tliif ? lo ViTiuiKC TtlnttcrH Xorr In PITTSBURG , Des. 30. A meeting of coal operators Interested In the movement to es tablish uniform conditions la the ccal indus try Is In session here today. Under the orig inal agreement 93 per cent of the operators were necessary to make It effective , but this was modified at a recent joint meeting of op erators and miners by the latter promising lo grant tha signers of the agreement 10 cents per ton differential. Secretary Johnson of tfje uniformity committee reported today thai fifly-two operators controlling eighty-two mines , having a production or 8,452,113 tons .out pf 11,547,000 tons , have signed the agree ment. Many operators favor putting the agreement Into effect on January 1 , but this was opposed by President Do Armlt of Ihe New York & Cleveland Gas Coal company , who Insisted thai the 10 cent differential should ftrtit go Into effect. No definite action has yet been taken. If the agreement Is ratified at today's meeting a commission of mine coerators to enforce the terms of the same will be elected. After a lengthy discussion without reachIng - Ing a settlement Iho mooting adjourned. No dale was fixed for anolher meeting. IIOSS 3I'IAUGHMN 'TO IlETIUE. Lender of IlrooUlyii Democracy to anlt PolHlcH. NEAV YORK , Dec. 30. Hugh ( McLaughlln , for many years Iho dictator the demo cratic party In ( Brooklyn , has definitely an nounced his retirement from political leader ship. Ho will ibo succeeded , according to the present understanding , by Bernard J. York. The retirement of ( Mr. MoLaughlln Is the close of a long , successful and picturesque political career. Many years ago , when a young man , McLaughlin was employed In a rope "walk. Ono of Ills fellow-workers was Jacob Worth , ' who became , and was until "turnei down" last autumn at the behest of Senator Platt , the leader ot the re publican party in Brooklyn , as McLaughlln was of the democratic party. ( Mr. McLaugh lln has twice held the ofllco of register , but asldo from that has not 'been ' a candidate. When , In 1893 , the democrats In Brook lyn lost the mayoralty by over 30,000 voles , Mr. 'McLaughlln ' declared that ho wanted to remain In politics Jusl long enough to see the party toack In power again. Ho has now followed out tbo plan outlined at that time. K.VGI.1SII U.UMTAL , FOIL ALASKA. Iluji Out Hie Alimkn Commercial Company. SAN FRANCJSCO , Dec. 30. The Chronlclo says : Tlho dispatches received some weeks ago announcing the sale of the Alaska Com mercial company's property to a London syndicate are confirmed by the prospectus of the British-American corporation pub lished in London. The selling prlco is not given In the prospectus , tint It can bo surmised approximately. The British-Amer ican corporation ia capitalized for 1,500,009 , ofwhich it offered for subscription at par 1,000,000 shares of 1 each. The new com pany waa financed iby the London and Glebe Finance corporation , of which the marquis of Dufferln , formerly governor general of the Dominion of Canada , is chairman , and Lord Loch , late governor of Capo Colony , and C. II. Mackintosh , lieutenant governor of the northwest territories , are directors , The English company will carry on Uio mercantile and 'transportation ' business of the Alaska Commercial company and will also engage in banking and mining. Sullx for AlimUn. TACOMA , Dec. SO. Tlie8tcnmer.TopeUa 'has ' sailed for Alaska with"a full""carEo of freight and 200 passengers , many of them tradesmen , bound for the Interior. Give her time , and almost every soap-using woman will come around to the use of Pearline. The soap- using habit is strong , to be sure. After all these years some women can't put it aside without doubting and trembling. But when a woman once wakes up to the fact that she needs and de serves tthe very best " household help , then the arguments in favor ] of Pearline prove stronger than anyi soap habit. - - - * * - * - . - tsa ] There's ease , economy , quickness , healtlb , ' and safety in Pearline washing and cleaning. ! i.x SOCIETY. Out ot III * Ilctirctucnt One < o Divorce Pracoctlln& * . NEW YORK , Deo. Sft. William K. VAndor- bllt lias blassomoJ out B a cotllllcii leader and society lar * IU gloved bands fn demure approbation , The Innovation means < x great deal to society. It means that the most rprlghtly and by far the mwl popular mem ber of iho Vandcrbllt family lias nnally cast behind htm 4ho matrimonial griefs which "ound ithclr climax In the divorce court. It means that the owner of superb town and country douses and ot the renowned yacht Valiant has forsworn euckclotli and ashes n favor of a bcau'o career. It means that the most eligible "catch" In the matrimonial market has placed himself In rivalry with the bachelors. And society Is at n loss to nnmo iuiy ono who can compare with William 1C. Vandcrbllt In wealth , good , looks , jollity and porrennl charm , Mr. VnnJcrbllt'n debut as n cotillion cadcr was made at a surprise party at tuc homo ot 'Mr. und airs. Henry Sloauc. < if a Duy. SAN FRANCISCO , Hoc. 80. Qeorgo n. King , author1 ot numerous religious works , Is Joed , Ho Wan born In New Ipawlch , N. 11. , eighty-six years ago , and was at onetime time a prominent lawyer and capitalist In Now Yorlc. Tor years ho practiced law in Rochester , N. Y. , and afterward was a largo operator In railroad stocks in New York , whcro ho acquired a largo fortune. Ho leaves besides hU Bon , Cameron H. King , who Is a prominent attorney , several grand children acd relatives In Boston , among whom la Miss Harriet II , King , his daughter , well known lu Boston society. Ills funeral was couductcd by his sou , Cameron , who do. liver oil an address end read from hU father's writings. VILLISCA , ! Dec. 30. ( Special. ) John Yergcy died at his homo In this place on the 21st lust. , at the ago of 70. Ho had been ft resident ot Iowa slnco 1S5G. Undo Ullllo Held , an old ptonocr ( Mtl.iiodlst minister , died In the county house last week. Ho was SO years of age. His early man hood was spent as a missionary on the fron tier , until In 1S5G ho settled In this county , Ho preached the first sermon ot Frankfort , the then county scat. Ho was the first Mcthodlstj minister la Vllllcca. At ono Unit ho owned a goodl farm near Mllford , hut hit children gained , possession ot It and left him ca a charge of the county. A numbei ot years ago ho placed a fund In the bank to pay his burial expenses. WAHOO , Neb. , Den. 30. ( Special. ) W. A. Tracy died at Ms homo near Ithaca yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock of tuberculosis con sumption , aged 38 years. Ho leaves his wlfo and a 9-yearold son. y , DlNitltc It.-sults in D.-atli. MA1UON , O. , Dec. CO. Tivo farmers named William Sorclen and Daniel ratchet of DC cliff , this county , quarreled last night over a bottle of whisky which Sordcn nccusec Patchot of having stolen. lilows followed ami Patchet struck Sorden on the head will n heavy stick , fracturing his skull , from the effects of which ho died thH morning Byron Sordcn , son oC the murdered man went to Patchet's homo nnd beat him al most to death. The murderer was brough hero by the sheriff , as n. lynching was freely talked of. Ilniina < o Get ai BOISE , Idaho , Dec. 30. William Ide nm Miss Lizzie Nelson , a youthful doping couple plo from Glenns Ferry , have returned to Boise from Oregon , having been refused n marriage license at over twenty places li Tilnlin nntl Oron-nn n\vint tn tlin tnnrlnr years oC the girl. Yound Ido has now cm ployed counsel to attack In the supreme court the law requiring ths Issuance o marriage licenses , asserting It was uncon stltutlonally passed , under the supreme court's recent broad decision. The girl Is 16 years old nnd t'ne ' boy 20. SUCH I ) n rr a ii I .Juror for SI an dor. SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. SO. Mrs. Isabella M. Durrani and William A. Durrani mother and father of Theodore Durrani have brought suit for slander against ox- Juror Smyth nnd demand $50.000 damages from him. The complaint wu sworn to by Mr. Durrani. General John II. Dickin son and W , W. Foote are the attorneys representing the Durrants In the llllgatlon The suit erowa out of remarks made by Smyth about Durrani , whom ho accused of being a moral monster. Polcy WcnrH a Troubled Iook. IJTBBRTY , Mo. , Dec. 30. William Folcy on trial for killing his mother and sister wore a troubled look when ho entered the courtroom today and as evidence damaging to him WHS given evinced the most Intense interest. Deputy Sheriff Ed Cave lold o a conversallon had wltU Foley the night of the murder , In which the defendant In timated that Earl Hoover , who had formerly worked for the Foleys as a farm hand , was connected with the crime. A. J Blckett , a farmer from near Princeton , 111. Identified Hoover's picture and said Hoover Sultociiteil by Conl Gnn. FINDLAY , O. , Deo. CO. The dead bodies of Henry Behner , a boiler maker , age < l 33 and Joseph Bro.TUiellcr , a tool dresser. ago < 2. > , 'who had been missing since last Satur day night , were found today at the home of the former. The. men had been suffocatet by coal gas which escaped from a stove Browneller accompanied Bonnet * to a dance on Saturday last nnd It Is supposed they went to Behner's aflerward and retired fo the night. _ Acrlileiilnlly ICIIlH HI * KnHior. LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Dec. 30. A special to the Times ifrom Crawfordsvllle , Ind. , says This morning at Linden , Orln .Stlngley , a prominent citizen , accidentally shot am killed his aged father , John Stlngley , Mr Stlngley had started to leave the house will a rllie and In. passing through a door the weapon w.is truck against the casing am discharged , the load entering the back o his father's head as ho sat between his daughter and granddaughter. CoilllenillLMl Cllllii IN I n HM ill- . COLUMBIA , 'Mo. , Dee , 30. John Hunt sentenced to bo hanged hero January 13 fo the murder of his daughter , iMattlo Rea Hunt , was today declared Insann by a sheriff's jury. Hunt Is 73 years old and la > unconscious oni a litter during the time th examination was In piogrcss. The finding of 'the ' Jury will bo communicated to th governor , who will bo nsked to suspend th execution and send Hunt to an Insan asylum. lloilblL' IIiuiKlitKl r < > H < | ioncil. LTTTL10 ROCK , Ark. , Dec. 30.-Jlrt > Redi and Alex Johnson , the condemned murder era of W. E. Skipper , will not bo exccutci at Montlcello tomorrow. The supreme cour has Issued a stay of execution pending ai appeal. Stop Tobacco Kuddrnly and rtrk the nt rti lilt lUtO.UIIU , the UP/ ! ruro Mbllo using tobacco. lot. trtl boirb B Ixiri ( Uuar nlff < Horf ) J2.5 or of ui. -Gently Woario. fcliUEIU UIK31IIUL AMU B.MU. (0. . U ( ' .roue. Wl Turning Over a New Leaf : nnd making good resolutions for the new year la what many people will bo doing tu week. Let ouo of them ho to fill your moc icino chest from our now stock of pure drugs Wo have headache cures , dyspepsia cures and cures for "all Ills that flesh Is heir to , and It Is well to keep some of our specific on hand at all times. TheAloe&PenfoldCo. LKADINQ SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS , OlfV * t'uxtou Hotel , t-lOH Furuum at ON THE RAID Railway Alcn nnd Travelers on Munyon. j 'A' . M. BarniiM. Chronlclo Dulldlnc , Banl Francisco , raclflo Coait Agent of thd Queen and Crescent Itouto. and forrncrljj a prominent business man-of Buffalo , N V. , sayss " Munyon's Itheumatiam Curt * ' cured me and also Bovoral of my friends' ' to whom I gave seine of that great remedy. Before your aftcncy was estab lished on the coast I was compelled to send East for supplies of your remedied/ and have alwnya kept them on hand for , the benefit of myself nnd friends. R carry a pocket case In my valise when } traveling In ease ony of my chnnco ac quaintances should need assistance. V have frequently given away some of tho\ remedies to people in distress. I have great faith In Munyon'B remedies. " ' Rhcumatltm is known as the stubborn- , cst of diseases. It will not succumb to ! any kind of mcdlclna except the rlghy kind. Munyon has the right kind , on * cures ninety-six per cent , of all cases' submitted to his treatment. Munyon's nhoumntlsm Cure Is guaranteed to bw ! absolutely harmless and a strong tonlar In building up the weak nnd debilitated. : Prof. Munyon puts tin a separate euro for each disease. At all druggists , most ly 25 cents a vial. Personal letters to Prof. Munyon , 1,505 Arch Street , Phlla- dclphla , P.-x. , answered with free medical ndvlco for any disease. ( OU SYrillLlS ) fl. Written GhmrniKco tu CUlir. r.VEKTT CAHU or MONEY Our cnro Is permanent nd not it patching up. treatid ton yeat * ajo have nevorjcen n Miii ton rfncc. lly describing : j our ca o fully wo can mat j gii liy innll , Rndwontvotli < : tanictronRuuaiantcctocuroorirfuiul all money. Those who prcl ir to conic hero for treat ment can ilo KO nnl no III my Ml Irani ! laru both ways and hotel bills wlillo here If wo fall lo CUM. Wo dial ? Until the\\orld toi a case that our'.tliirfle Itvmcily Till nJt euro. Willcfor lull | aittculai ami gettlm cvldimco. WnVtiowthat jronniti.l.fitlcikljn ! | tl ) hotoo. as the mort eminent plijulclam hare \iovcr boon able tu Bl\o moro than teiuitornry i-etlof. in our ten years pmcllrcivlth thU Miielv Itcnit-'ily It haa hcrnmoiit dlllloult to oicomo the t < rojudko aK ° lmt nil nu-rallfil tncclncs. Put under our rtronit iiuaniiiteo jou rhould not hctluto to tryll < l i-cniedy. Yuulakonuclianreot losing \our money. Wo euaivntru to cuio or i-efunil c\crv dollar and a o ha\o it rci utntlon to prolect , aUo'llimnclal backlne of SBOOm > o , It If rvrfictly tufc to all \\howlll try tha tieaimcnt. llcrelofoiejou ha o been ru'UnK l > and imjltiff out your money for illlfercnt Irvatmcntinnd althoughon nicnot jHcured no ono has paid back your money. to ) notnatto any morcmoi.o ) tiutlMou tryus * Ohf.chronlcdoeihEoatctl case eiiicd In thlity to ninety dan. Investigate ou H-iandal utandlner , our reputation an lmslnei.8 men. Wilto m for tiamcH nnd addrcstcs ot tlio o we hava cured , who hn\o Klvcn ficriul lon to refer to them. It corts you only 1'0,11'Ku ' to du tills l H Mill rave you l > norldof tutrcilni ; from mental ttram t indlf > om.ra married nhat may jour oirpprlni ; nulfcr through ytur own ncKllKciico ! it your Hymptoms nro plninlca on lace , eoro throat , IUUCOUH natehpt In mouth , rheunmtUm lii bench and jolnti ) . hair fallliiR out. oruptloim on any part of the uody , ferllnj ? ofpenernl dc | > rctlon. tmln ln Iicador boii ( > t < ,3OU ha\o no tlmo toua&tc. The cwha ale t oiutantly taLlnic mctx'Ut 'nnd i > otah phouM dls * continue It. Oonvinnt uu > of tilt-so < lrug will mrely billiffsoieii&ud eating ulccm In thuend. Don't fall to nrito. All coircKitotulencu lent seated In plain envcl * opc . Wo Invite the most rlKld Invcetliratlon and will cloall in our rower to aid you In It. aU ' COOK REMEDY CO , 9114 MaSonio Tcrawlo , Ohicasro III Searles & Searles * SPECIALISTS IN WEEK MEN SEXUALLY. i' < . All Private Diseases q & Disorders of Mod ' " Treatment by Mall. Consultation h'rco. SYPHILIS Cured for life and the poison thoroughly cleaius * spormatorrncn. Seminal WoafcneM. Lost Man hood. Nlitht KmlnsloiiB. Decayed FacuHIes. Pe- male Weahncus.anrt nil ilellcato dlaortorBBeciH ll r in either Hex. DOB lively cured. PILE3 FISTULA "ml IlECTAL ULCKHS , HYDBOOBLH AND VAKICOCELB p crmanontly nnd auccoaslully cured , Method now an d unfailing. " " tel C red BInthoina , .mf , by new method without p.iln cr outline. Call OB or oddreos wltli etauip lg p. | 4tllSt. . DBS. s mm. OMAUi. H8BJ LAPSES DOY DR. FELIX LE SRUH'S ( ' Steel | Pennyroyal Treatment is the oriRinnl tndonly FHENCH. eafo nnd rolinb D cnro on UK" mnr kct. 1'rico. $1.00 ; eont by ruul. OonninoBoic ! "nlvby Myers-Dillon UrugCo. . . B. E. Cor ICth nnd Far * nun Klieeli. Omaha. N'eb. DUFFY'S PURE MALT WIIISKET All Drugglata. Vor Haiti Only liy JOU.V LI.VDEH , 13 Slain hi. . Council llluirn. SPECIAL NOTICES COUNCIL BLUFFS WANTS * MMW\/w\/i/s\ASWvns\/wxwvrN/\/WVwt4 DWELLINGS , 1'ItUlT , TA11H AND dAHDKM landi for lalo or reni. Day & lien. 34 1'carl HTtel. MONHY TO AN-mnucii > : > KATH ON llrit-claea Improved farm * and Inilde ottyj property. Apply to Jin. H , Cauady , jr. , 23J Main fit. Instructions. Albln Huiter , studio VIOLIN t8 Ilroadway. CImnan method ) of Dresden CoimerVHtory. J , \f. iiQUtnn. CITY AND gAUM LOAN8. FOH BALI : . AT A DAHUAIN , A BHALL uwi\ \ well t tubll lied and remunerative mercantllv tu.lnen. Imiulrn of D. AV. Otto , UI Vtmt it. , council uiurri , u. , . - ,