CURRENT NEWS OF INTEREST " .FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
Ml. Mill MK.MIO.V.
Cooper , Ire Ins. , C Pearl , tel. 372.
Addle Hoiwh will leave this morning tor
Maquon , III.
The i/.nce where ( satisfaction Is alwdjs
assured Hluff City Laundry.
The Alan-lei ! Ladles' High Five club was
entertained by Mrs. Montgomery last even
ing.
ing.The Unity Oulld will meet In regular ses
sion with Mrs 0. II. Jackson , C17 South First
street , this afternoon.
J W Squire began foreclosure yesterday
ngalnst Nelson Smith and others to secure
payment of a claim for $ U5.
Wo want you to feel that your package l
very welcome at our place , and every effort
nlll bo made to please > ou at the Eagle
Laundry. 724 On ay.
Hd Goodchtld , formerly of Council Blurts ,
but now employed In Cole & Colo's Chicago
stove factory , has obtained a license to marry
Jllss IMlrnlo I'atton of this city.
The funeral of Wilton Orlando Oano will
5)0 lieM this afternoon from the residence ,
074 Harrison street , Hev. Henry DeLong olfl-
elating. Interment In mirvlow cemetery.
The funeral of Herbert 0. Klrkland , the
2-year-old son of Mr. nnd Sirs. J. W. Kirkland -
land , was held yesterday afternoon , nt 3
o'clock from the residence , COO Damon street.
Judge McOce jcstorday handed down his
decision in the suit of Hodgson against
Kaulk. giving the plaintiff Judgment for
$172.85. The amount covers the unpaid
iciital of n farm In Harrison county.
Will Van Arnam , formerly of this city , but
for the last year physical director of the
Young Men's Christian association nt South
Omaha , has resigned his position there to ac
cept n similar ono In the association at
Colorado Springs.
Tlio Heard of Supervisors nnd the county
auditor were treated to a banquet by County
Treasurer Arnd yesterday evening. County
Auditor Matthews attributes an excltlcig nnd
distressing dream ho had after retiring to the
richness of Ilia viands and the mellowness of
the drinks
laundry the Uluff
A Htrlrtly np-to-dato
City Steam high gloss or domestic finish.
The Young People's Alliance of the German
Evangelical Association of Iowa convened
jcstcrday In annual session In tlio German
Evangelical church , corner of Pierce street
and Glen avenue. The con\cntlon will e-
inala In session until Monday , and an Inter
esting series of programs have been pre-
nareil Part cf the delegates arrived jester-
day and the remnlmlci are owcctcd today.
Tlio total In attendance will bo about 200.
Hazel oamp , No 171 , Modern Woodmen of
America , held a banquet and Installation In
Its ball In the Mcrrlam block last evening
A largo number of members were present.
The following olllcers wcro Installed : Ven
erable consul , John Fleming ; worthy adviser ,
Harvey A DeLong ; banker , J. J. Stewart ;
clerk. S. 11 Snydcr ; escort , E. E. HolTcr ;
watchman , J D. Austin ; sentry , J N. Miller ;
member of board of managers , W. C. IJoycr
Justice Ferrlcr jcsterday afternoon ren
dered his decision In two cases which he had
taken under advisement. J. II. Hutlcr ,
charged by the convicted cattle thief , Jchn
Kenny , with attempting to assist him to
escape , was discharged.V. . S. iBarnes ,
charged with stealing liogs from Robert
Klrkwood of Crescent township , was bound
over to the grand Jury In the sum of $300 ,
In default of which ho was returned 'to ' the
county Jail.
The commissioners for the Insane yesterday
edit Mrs. Gajnor to St. Hernard's hospital
for care and treatment. The woman Is very
old and has for a number of years been a
county charge. She has been living In a lit
tle cottage near Broadway and Twenty-eighth
street and for many wteks I.a8 been In 111
' ' Stcuhcnson has
health. County 1'hyalc'an
been giving her medical attention and has
observed that her mental condition has been
gradually growing worse. When he visited
her the last time he found her to bo In a dan
gerous condition and ho filed the nocestary
Information , bringing her before the commlb-
bloncra. She was not formally committed as
nn lm > ano patient , but was sent to the hos
pital for observation and treatment.
William Vance was sentenced jcsterday
morning 'to ' ten dajs In Jail for carrying con
cealed weapons. On Saturday Vance bor
rowed 50 cents from a crippled popcorn
dealer at 'tho ' corner of Alain street and
llroadwaj' , leaving an old watch as security.
In n short time another man , claiming to bo
Vance's brother , appeared nndoisked for and
got the watch saying that his Mother had a
chance to sell It. Vatic6 then returned and
natd ho liad JIQ 'brother and demanded $1 to
cquaro thtfVSeal. The old man gave Vance CO
"CUwa audthe latter promlbcd to call for the
balance Wednesday. Ho did so and was
taken Into custody by an olllcer who hap
pened. to bo passing. When searched at the
police station a pair of brass knuckles was
found In his possession , lie was then ar
rested on the charge of carrying concealed
weapons and his sentence In the police court
was the result.
C. D. Vlavl Co. , female remedy ; consulta
tion free. OIIlco hours , 9 to 12 and 2 to C.
Health book furnished. 326-327-328 Merrlam
block.
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250.
Hoffmnyr's fancy patent flour makes the
best nnd most bread , Ask your grocer for It.
Trej nor nn < l tin * J'
T. M. Trcynor returned from DCS Molnes
last night and held a brief conference with
a number of his friends and supporters In
tlio fight for the postofllce. Mr. Trcynor was
very hopeful and felt satisfied that the con
test was practically closed , and ) that ho had
the postmastcrshlp about safely landed. The
conference last night was for the purpose of
getting the advice of his friends on ono or
two Important phases of tlio matter which
nro still Involved In some doubt. The open
question relates oolely to the conditions of
the proposed compromises between Troynor
and Groenshlilds. Congressman Hagcr had
determined to satisfy both of them and their
friends BO far as possible , and It Is now an
admitted fact that both will receive some
substantial benefits from the appointment.
\ VlltflIllllH
Discounted C per cent , If paid on or before
January 10th. OIIlco open Saturday and Mon-
Oay evenings.
HuClfrU'N Snlnrr.
The iDoaril of County Supervisors yestcr-
< lay fixed < tlui salaries of Clerk Htcd and bla
deputies. Heed was allowed the $2,200 fixed
by law and the addltlcnal $300 from tdo pro
bate fees. Deputy' Clerk llalrd nnd Record
Clerk Chojtio were allowed $1,000 uml the
Avoca deputy $900 , the amount fixed by the
special act of the legislature which created
his ofllce ,
Tha remainder of the day was spent In 'the
routine work of the beard ,
Cleanliness ,
Even Ilcnt ,
linsc Heat'
Economy never
loforu seen with
Eoflcoul. 1 } { tons
ofsoftcoiil oqun
1 ton of hard.
A report from llcv
J Iteulo , 1113 iuet
IMcrce ht : "I have
been uilnic > our
Hot Ilium with
rofl coal us fuel
for fix week * .
Wo are very much
pleased wllli It. It
not unly Elten an
Jood hutlifucllon
o > our hard coal
ba > < ) burner , but
la Bavlnir a largo
part of the expense
it licutlnf. "
Bee It running atCOM
COM : .t coi.irs.
41 Main St. , Couucll Itlurfs.
MILTON KOQKUS & SONS , Omaha.
UUO. W. BUIGGS , South Omaha.
, BLUFFS.
SLITLLS wiiii TKEASURER
Board of County Supervisors Connts tbo
Oath on Hand
ACCOUNTS FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY
Trenanrer lArml 3Int < eH it flooil Slion-
IHK < ) T Tin Collodion * lip in Date
_ bontc < Uiiiixiinli Feature *
llrlully Commented On.
The Hoard of County Supervisors made the
annual settlement jcstcrday with County
Treasurer Arnd , and after carefully check
ing over his accounts found everything In
slmpo for prompt approval ,
The report of the taxco collected covers the
last six months of the jear. It shows that
the total funds collected for all purposes ,
both city and county , and the other towns In
the county , was $392,927.77 , and the total dis
bursements for the eamo period were $333-
3G7.S4 , leaving a balance on hand of $59,559.93.
The total tax collections for the various city
funds during the nix months were :
Oenernl fund $33,019.84
Hand fund -VJOS.74
Interest pnvlrvgi fund ! > , lllU.l
Funded debt r.,210.61
Sewer bond fund 5,21001
General sewer fund 1,303.06
Judgment fund 2.G07.43
llrldgc fund ! s01
Library fund 2CO'.S7
Park fund 2C03.CS
Water fund 12OCr.13
City road fund 3.J3.01
Special taxes
The small amount collected In the city
brldgo fund Is duo to the fact that there has
been no levy made for this fund for the last
two jcars owing to the fact that thcic Is
still a balance of over $9,000 In the city
treasury and no Immediate prospect for any
largo demands for new bridges or repairs of
old ones.
The collections of county taxes for the last
six months of the jcar were very satisfactory.
Tlio largest Item is the school fund , the en
tire amount collected In the county outside
of the city and the independent school dis
tricts in the towns during the filx months ap
proximating $98,325 92. Nearly as much more
vvao collected during the first half of the
year. The amounts collected for the various
funds were :
State fund $20975.00
County fund ir.GW.ro
Poor fund HCBOOU
IJrldgc fund 13,7. ! ' > . 'J3
Iloatl fund 20,3r 20
School fund : 13.GKt.94
Uoml fund lu.5CO.3J
Soldiers' relief fund 2.91J 69
School house fund 11,0' < 93
Teachers' fund 72,228.79
Contingent fund 2GOT7U
TovviiHhlp road fund , 3,70114
Health fund 409.G9
Cemetery fund ' 130.11
Town taxes for Avoca , Wolnut , Ncola ,
MInden , Oakland , Carson and other villages
range from $2,500 to nearly $ S 000. The re
port shows that ' 'he taxes have been collected
much more closely than ever In the history
of the county. One ) Kind of tax that has al
ways been the most difficult to collect , de
nominated as personal taxes , iias been almost
cleaned off the books by the energetic efforts
of Special Tax Collector Wllktas , who Is em-
plojed by the beard for the purpose and who
gets his pay In commissions. The llttlo that
icmalns against men of financial Irre
sponsibility.
MAY All IMJO.V DIClvI.NSO.V CASE.
Prosecution from Cuts County Likely
toIl < - < Dropucil.
The prosecution of Isaac Dickinson upon
ono of the last batch of Indictments that was
returned against him by the Cass county
grand Jury for his connection with the affilrs
of the wrecked Cass County bank 10 set for
hearing at the January term of the district
court. fTho caeo comes hero on a change of
venue. If it occurs it will bo the third trial
the old man has been compelled' ' to defend.
The first was tried In Mills county and re
sulted In acquittal. Arrest followrcd on an
other of the many indictments returned im
mediately after the bank failure and the second
end hearing occurred in this cltj" two years
ago. It resulted 111 a disagreement after the
Jury had been out seventy-two hours. A year
ago last fall the Cass county grand Jury re
turned another batch of Indictments against
DicUntxm. The case was fixed for trial at
the last term of the district court , but
Judge Green was very willing to grant the
continuance asked for by the defense and tbf
case went over.
There Is considerable doubt about the case
ever being tried again. Dickinson Is now
as badly shattered In health as ho Is In for
tune. He Is living on a little farm neai
Oskalocsa , Mo. , which Is all that was raved
from the wreck of his once great fortune
His death U only a question of a very fovv
years at most and physicians have sent state ,
mcnts of his condition here , showing his
health to bo co extrcmly frail that the strain
of another trial will rctnilt In his complcto
collapse. There Is a strong and growing sen
timent In Cass county favorable to the aban
donment of further prosecution of the la-
firm old man.
Water IllllH
Discounted C per cent , If paid on or before
January 10th. Office open Saturday and Mon
day evenings.
COI.I , M'Si : OF JL JIA1I.UOAD MAN.
TliomiiH S. llliicH Suililciily Stridden
ultli 1'nronlM ,
Thomas S. Hlnes , who has been In the era-
ploy of the Hock Island railway for nearly
forty years , and was for many years In charge
of the station at Donaparte , Van Duren
county , reached the city In a state of violent
Insanity. Ho came hero for the purpose of
visiting his three children , who have long
been members of the family of their uncle ,
Captuln H. W. Illght. Ho appeared to belaboring
laboring under great mental excitement at
the time of his departure , and the people of
the village had observed that ho was not
qulto right mentally for some time. Ho
was seized with a sudden desire to como to
Council muffs and visit his children. On the
way his condition grow worse and by the
tlmo ho reached the end of his Journey It
was necessary to use tonslderablo force to
restrain him , A medical examination showed
that his condition was very serious and It
was found advisable to at once bring him be
fore the commissioners for the Insane. The
Inquiry resulted In the decision that ho was
suffering from paresis , the most hopeless
form of Insanity , and the commissioners
madu the required order committing him to
tbo hospital at Mount Pleasant , and taxing
aU of the costs to Van Iliiren county ,
Mr. Illncs Is CC jeara of age , an old
soldier and ono of the oldest cmplojcs In the
Hock Island service. Ills friends attribute
bla mental collapse to tbo overwork con
nected with his o 111 co and the long strain
placed upon him. Ho was urged to take a
vacation both by his frlrnda and the of
ficials of t ho company , but refused and con
tinued his work with renewed vigor. Ills
friends say that slnco December 24 bo has
been In his ofllco almost constantly night and
day , dirt-plug only a hour or two , and that
for the last week he has had ICES than l/'clvo
hours Bleep. Ho was taken to Mouut PJcfltf-
ant last evening by Sheriff Morgan.
lOniuMly I'nlil for ( lie Feed ,
J , ( M. Kennedy , charged with the larceny of
$1 from II. Ilollowuy , bad a Jury trial In
Justice Ilurko's court jesterday. The Jury
brought In a verdict of not guilty , which was
the result of ( tie first ballot taken. Kennedy
la the man who bought $1 worth of feed from
Holloway and laid tbo money on the beum of
the latter'ti scales. Kennedy tustified tbat
Holloway picked up oho dollar and put It In
his pocket and then went to wait en another
customer. Hollo-nay could not remember
taking the money and Accused the defendant
of picking It up again. C. A. Pbclps , a
young man who works for Hollow ay , said
ho saw Kennedy pick up the money , but
the Jury did not see fit to consider his tes
timony against the evidence of three other
witnesses who wcro In the place and who
sow Kennedy pay for the feed.
DUIIGC I.I RUT GUAMDS' ailMOHY.
IMnii to Secure I'crninncnt Quartern
In llolnir niMciixiril.
The Dodge Light Guards have held sev
eral meetings within the last few dajs for
tbo purpose of considering affairs connected
with their armory. The lease of the largo
hall and suite of rooms In the Masonic tem
ple , -which have been occupied for a jear ,
has about expired and the Masonic Temple
association Ins notified the military company
that a higher rental must bo paid In the
future If the lease Is to bo renewed. TOO
Guards pay $ GOO a year for their armory
and as thla amount about roaches the limit
of their annual Income they do not look
with favor upon , the probabilities of an In
crease. Several meetings have been held
and In the discussions the project of buildIng -
Ing an armory has been revived nnd re
ceived with a great deal of favor.
Ono plan that Is looked upon with a
good deal of favor Is to Induce the city to
donate a suitable lot somewhere and the
Guards mill undertake to erect a two-story
building of largo dimensions an ( ] Imposing
character , the ground floor to bo fitted up
for the use of the military companies and
the upper floor for the use of the free pub-
Ho library. Such n building could bo
erected at a coat of not to exceed $10,000 ,
and the annual rentals now paid by the
Guards and the pifbllc library directors , If
paid Into a sinking fund , would defray
the 'Whole cost of the structure In less than
ten j'ears. The more this plan Is tllacusjcd
among the members of the Guards and
the citizens -whoso advice has been solicited
the more enthusiastic Its advocates become.
They pcrcelvo an easy way of securing fine
permanent quarters , commodious accommo
dations for the public library and the erec
tion cf another fine ibulldlng. Several loca
tions are ibclng talked of and It Is probable -
able that the matter -will bo taken up In
a still moio earnest manner within a few
days.
Another plan Is to rent the old skating
rink ibulldlng on the corner of Pearl street
and Fifth avenue and remodel It. The
building Is well adapted to the requirements
of the company , and with all of the parti
tions taken out would make a room for
drill purpo-es more than 100 feet square and
leave the required number of rooms for
ofnccra' quarters , cc-nimlssary department
and other purposes. The building could also
bo arranged fort'thouse ' of large gatherings
like some of the state and national con
ventions that -will fee held hero during the
coming summer. This plan la looked upon
with -a good deal of favor for this rexon ,
as It solves the problem of providing u
suitable hall1 for some * of the big gatherings
next summer. The Guards bcllcvo that the
present Is the proper tlmo to push the Idea
of securing permanent quarters and It is cer
tain that something will como from the pres
ent carnert agitation of the subject.
Wilt or IIIIlN
Discounted ! C per cent , If paid on or before
January 10th. omco open Saturday and Mon
day evenings.
SITU Foiti mo
Committee AVIII Proceed , to Ii > no
Without llclny.
The meeting of the Council Bluffs Trans-
mlsslsslppl Kxposltlon committee last eve
ning was well attended , aud the discussion
of matters connected with the work of the
committee was participated In by all , of the
members. The committee appointed at the
last meeting to select the site for the big
tepee visited the grounds yesterday and made
a careful examination of the available sites.
In their report the committee declared that
all of the sites were excellent , and the choice
between them was a matter of but little Im
portance. Hon. George F. Wright accom
panied the special committee to Omaha , and
was the chief talker In making the report.
He said the committee had not selected a site
for the reason that It was deemed best to
show the members of the association the ad
vantages of each of the possible locations
and let the entire committee make the se
lection. Tbo matter was referred back to the
committee with Instructions to choose the site
most advantageous and close the deal with
the exposition management. All thought of
abandoning the scheme of erecting the wig
wam was discountenanced by the members
of the association who expressed them
selves last night , although no official noti
fication of the board of Iowa commissioners
was authorized last night.
The subject of the disposal of the 5,000
Council Bluffs buttons was discussed In nn
Informal manner. The matter has been left
wholly to the secretary and the speclil button
committee , and they were advised to distri
bute the buttons among the merchants of the
city and get them disposed pf as quickly as
possible.
Itenl i
The following trcnsfers are reported from
the title and lean office of J. W. Squire , 101
Pearl street :
Charles Spies nnd wife to Arthur II
Spare , sw i sw',4 14-75-43 , vv. d . $2,000
John O'Reilly to John Dullard , swli
1G-7G-3S , vv. d . 6,000
Enos Heed nnd wife to C. W. Heed ,
loti 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 , block 2 , Huff's
mid. , w. d . ] , ooo
James D. Stuart nnd wife to Earnest
K. Hart , lot 10 , block 4 , Glendale
add. , vv. d . 1,000
Sheriff to John J. Hyrne , lots 8 nnd 9 ,
block 9 , May no's 1st add. , s. d . CG2
Sheriff to Anna M. Eden , lots 11 nnd
15 , Itlce's subn. of Johnson's add. ;
nnd lot 9 , block 31 , In JJayllss & Pal-
nisi's add. , s. d . 1,281
A. F. Hell and wife to John II. Perry ,
lots 11 and' ' 12 , block S , town of Careen -
eon , vv , d . . . UK )
Lawrence Newman nnd wife to John
W. Evcrson , e % se'i 29-73-40 , vv , d. . . . 3,200
Eight transfers , aggregating . $ ! GblG
TrumiiH Steal -ShocH.
Charles Harris and Ed Ilodgers , two
tramps , stopped at a Broadway shoo fitoro last
night and without pretense of concealment
stole two pairs of shoes. ( They were put out
of the store and the shoes taken from them.
They endeavored to hold on to the shoes and
Insisted upon a policeman being sent for to
take then ! to the city Jail Each declared that
ho wan cold and hungry and had decided upon
the plan of stealing the shoes to got a term
In the city jail , where they were sure of
getting a warm place to sleep and three
meals a daj % They were accommodated and
wcro locked up.
( 'IinrK < ' < l it Itli M
JEWELL , la. , Jan. G. ( Special. ) Mrs.
Harney Hagcn has been arrested , charged
with larceny from stores. She Is charged
with Mealing from the millinery stcro of
Mrs. L. E. Cooper a gold watch and a
trimmed h&t ; alrq with stealing dress pat
terns of F. G. Snyder. The garment was
fouml on her person when arrested , as wore
the watch and hat.
Ion a la-KlHlnflvf CoiiiniFiif.
Ottumvva Courier : It won't bo very hard
to put Iowa out of debt. Keep the appro
priations down to a low water mark and the
end can bo accomplished.
Keokuk Gate City : The Iowa legislature
will meet next Monday and relieve the news
papers of the state of the responsibility of
determining what measures shall bo enacted
Into law ,
Burlington. Hawkeye : Tlio Iowa general
assembly convenes next Monday. Tbo or
ganization of both houses will be effected the
first day with very llttlo contest. Iowa Is a
peaceful vale where ' "Peace rules the day ,
where reason rules the mind. "
Des Molnes Leader ; Mr , Funk Is now so
sure of hla election to the epeakcrvhlp that
at hla room at the Savcry , with the as
sistance of the gentlemen who usually of
ficiate on such occasions , ho la making out
his lists of committees. Mr. Funk la not
at all ( superstitious , and thinks It safe to
count chicken * before they are hatched.
HUSTLING FORVniE OFFICES
11 r ,
Iowa Legislators rnlhng tbo Wires for
Orgdnfaition ,
PLENTY OF CANDIDATES FOR PLACES
Ilciinbllcntt Ifoitf 'fcfntictn ' AVI11 I'rnlm.
lil > - lie llelil Ti nlRtit mill Semite
ItciitilillciiMN < ! ct
, r Saturday
DHS MOINES , Jan. C. ( Special Telegram. )
It Is probable that the house republican
caucus will bo licld tomorrow evening and
the senate republicans generally signed a call
this evening for their caucus Saturday nt 11
a. m. The members came In fast today and
tonight It Is probable a majority of both
houses are on hand. There arc practically
no changes of Importance In the chances of
candidates for leading places from those
heretofore reported. Now man of Cedar Falls ,
1 candidate for secretary of the senate , ar
rived today and the 'Dullard ' people arc not
claiming so confidently that they will defeat
Newman ; In fact it looks as If Newman was
cafe. Lavender ami Haiigh have both , with
drawn from the speakcrshlp race , leaving the
field to J. II. Funk.
The democratic nomination for the speaker-
ship , carrjlng with It the leadership of the
minority on the floor , Is expected to go cither
to Claude Porter of Appanooso , who this ses-
slon , as last , has the honor of being the
youngest member of the assembly , or to J. 'A
Po cr of Lee. Portcr-is likely to win.
The contests for the wardcnshlps of they
two penitentiaries are In full blast. The
nominations will bo rnado nt a Joint caucus
of the republicans ten days liencc. Warden
Jones of the Fort IMatllson penitentiary , who
is serving his second term , has a number of
candidates arrayed against him , but It Is be
loved ho will bo nominated on the first
ballot. Warden Madden of the lAnamosa
penitentiary is a candidate for n fourth
term. At present he stands third in the
race , the leader being W. A. 'Hunter ' of iDello
Plnlno , with L. A. Wood of Nevada second.
Other candidates are I . \ . Illrf of Indepen
dence , T. J. Price of Oskaloosa , G. II. Odell
of 'Manchester ' and S. 'D. ' Zcnor of IJooue.
KAIHLEll INQULJST.
The inquest over the remulce of Frank
Kahler , slain last evening by J. W. Stone
i 5 x Clty > W3S ' " nr ° sress all day , con
cluding late this evening. Alargo number
of witnesses were examined with special
reference to determining the mental condi
tion of Stone. Many of them testified to hio
strange actions during : the- day , which Iwd
exlcted questions In a number of places as
to his mental condition It had been ex
pected his mother would arrive from Sioux
City today to testify , but she did not appear
in time. The story from SlouCltj Is that
Stone has been mentally unbound for a long
time. He Is .in Inventor and baa been af
flicted with the
hallucination that persons
excited by a desire to steal his inventions'
wore following him. He talked In the Jail
today of the people who were pursuing him
and seemed totally unstrung mentally. He
was not taken before tub jurj- . The verdict
was that Hauler's tleatll was duo to a shot
fired by Stone with felonious Intent and not
otherwise. ( The Jury raises no question of
Incunltj- . Information was filed charging
Stone with murder In ( he first degree. An
Information will be lodged with the insanity
commissioners tomorrow * charging that he Is
Insane The decision ofthe coramlsslcn will
not Interfere with his trial for murder but
If at any time after , , thp trill Is begun he
manifests evidences of Insanity the trial for
murder can be- stopped , aml a trial for In-
einlty begrn , beforp a regular jury. If the
Jury- finds him insane'he will be sent to the
penitentiary till sanity returns , when the
trial for murder may proceed. The question
of Insanity at the time of the crime will be
settled by the regular trial Jury on the min
der trial. The preliminary hearing has not
been set.
IIUCALLIXG THE I'lOAEEIl DAYS.
DCH 'Molni-M ' Hun Toll * of Rnrly UUJH
In the. . StntK of Inwn.
A banquet of pioneers of Des Molnes was
recently held at a Des Molnes hotel and
among the responses wna one by Ira Cook ,
a well known Iowa plraeer , on pioneer dajs
In Iowa : "Pioneer dajs. Yes , the most of
us know something of them , " ho said.
"They were the dajs of the rough log cabin ,
with the puncheon floor , the huge open fire
place , where It was possible- winter to
roast cae slSo and freeze the other ; the dajs
of fever and ague , of hard and unremitting
toll ; the dajs of corn bread and commoa
doings and ciot much In the way of wheat
bread and chicken fixings ; well , yes , sir , a
good many of us hive boon there and when
now , after more than sixty jears have passed ,
I sit and think of those dajs I am glad that
I h-ive been there.
"My father came to what Is now- Iowa In
October , 1835 , and settled on a claim which
Is now a part of the city of Davenport. The
family came In May , 1830 , and I was with
them , a boy of It or 15. There were not very
many people In the now territory. I remem
ber as we came up the Mississippi the towns
of Keokuk , Fort Madlscn , Flint Hills , now
Burlington ; Blooming , now Muscatlno all
llttlo hamlets , with a wharf boat at the land.
Ing and a few houses scattered along the
banks of the river. The town of Davenport
bid Just been laid out an * consisted of cno
rough log cabin , where a ferryman lived.
There was not even a wharf boat.
"Of government and the machinery of the
law In those early days wo had but little ,
nor did we need them. My father did hold
a commission from the governor of Michigan
as a Justice of the peace , but I believe ho
never acted under It. Tbe settlers wore a
law unto themselves and early organized a
settlers' association , with laws regarding
land > claims , and woe to the man who violated
them.
"I call to mind ono Instance. A fellow
Jumped my father's timber claim , built a
log cabin and moved In his family. A meet
ing of settlers was called and they came from
far and near. A trial was had , the man was'
found guilty , the meeting adjourned to the
lend , the family and household goods were
removed without violence , the house taken
down log by log and piled up and the man
quietly advised to make himself scarce , and
ho did
"I can tell but llttlo of public men and
public events back In those early dajs In
Iowa. I was but aboy , and that boy wan
confacd closely to the farm and worked four
teen to sixteen hours , a day and ) the re
mainder were devoted to sleep , I remember
one morning of seeing- Governor Henry Dodge
of Wisconsin pass our farm on his way , with
other territorial officers ? to Durllngtcn to bo
present at a session of tbo legislature They
were on horseback 'nnd ' had ridden all tbo
way from Mineral Point , the then capital of
Wisconsin , i
"I once met and was Introduced to Gov
ernor Lucas.I refer to this olmply to give
mo a chcncc to tell jou how ho was dressed ,
I was living in Tlptqn , tCc6ir county , at the
time , and three orfpuri of us boys borrowed
an o3 ! horse and w pa to go over to Itock
creek fishing. Ao wovere , driving through
the timber we caw coming tonard us two
men on horseback dad teen I rccoralzed ono
as Mr. Van Antwerp , , { hen member of the
legislature for Cedat county. I made the re
mark. 'I wonder what old codger Van has
picked up this morning ? ' When wo met wo
stopped and Van Antwerp Introduced his
companion as Governor Lucas. This Is the
way ho was dressed ; He had on a full suit
of home-made Jeans , an unbleached cotton
ehlrt , a pair of cowhide boots and a toft wool
hat. There was a plcacer governor for you ,
Don't Stop
Tobacco
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Woans.
IIUKUL IUUUUL ASU 113IU. I0.t U Cntlt , 1TI *
' 'In thp way of amu cmenta wo did not
have much , and really had no tlmo to glvo
to them. We used to hunt anil fish when
wo could get the time. We could nlnn > s go
fishing rainy dajs , anyway , and If I Ahould
fell of the three nnd four-pound black hnas
I used to take out of a certain hole at the
mouth of Black Hawk crcok , Lou la Harbach ,
0. M. Hlppce and J , J , Towno would turn
green with envy. Dut I am not telling flsh
stories tonight. "
Unit iHcftiHotl n Murderer.
MAQUOKETA , la. , Jan , C. ( Special. )
George Morehcad , convicted of murder In
the sccoiul degree , was last night nontcncfd
to twelve years In the penitentiary nt hard
labor , after having1 < bccn denied a now
trial , the motion for which -was argued jci-
tcrday. Application was made to Judge
Homo this morning to admit defendant to
ball pending1 an appeal to the supreme court ,
ibut his honor was of the opinion that It
was not a bailable otTcnso under the now
cede and therefore denied the application.
VIlllNCIl
VILLISCA , la. , Jan. C. ( Special.Dr. ) . S.
Wt Jackson and iwlto celebrated 'their '
wedding January 1. Aibout fifty of their
friends and neighbors ynado them happy by
surprising thorn ! and wishing them the good
wishes of the year.
Sixty-eight friends , six children nnd four
teen grandchildren gathered nt the homo of
Jacob and Mary Wlso December 30 to help
them cclcbrato ithelr fiftieth anniversary.
Many presents wcro given.
\ortlmuM limn tllil Soldier * .
SIDL.EY , In. , Jnn , C. ( Special. ) The
annual reunion of the Northwest Iowa Vet
erans' association will ho held In this city
next summer , nnd the folllowlng additional
officers hive Just been selected : Kd C.
Ilrcnwi , Sheldon , senior vlco commander j
John M. McDonald , Sioux City , Junior rlco
commander ; Hev. Jesse Cole , Iroton , chap
lain ; Dr. n. H. Weeks , Corrcctlonvllle , sur
geon.
ioPnNNCiiKi'r Ant-nl.
CEDAR RAPIDS. la. , Jan. 0. ( Special Tel
egram. ) A number of officials of the Chicago
cage , Milwaukee & St. Paul reid visited
Cedar Rapids today and announced the ap
pointment of i : 11. Sherwood of SIou < c City
as city passenger agent at this point. V F.
LMtes. who has been tilling both positions ,
liao been m-ido city freight agent. Tlio new
passenger station will bo occupied nu.\t
month.
Would lln.il nn Onerin IlniiMo.
BURLINGTON , la. . Jnn. C. ( Special. )
Negotiations nro In progress for the purchase
not'm
of the Grand Opera house In this city byi J.
C. Ilublnger , the millionaire starch manu
facturer of KcoMilc , who Is becoming In
terested In electric railways and telephones
In various cities of the county. The opera
hotisu was built In 1SS2 at a cost of $83,001) ) ,
and Is owned by a stock company.
Koiuiil Dead.
SIOUX CITY , Jan. C ( Special Telegram. )
I"rank J. Malloy , a Sioux City young man ,
was found dead this morning on the track
of the Sioux City & Pacific railway near
Sergeant Uluffs. Ills head had ibecn crushed
by a train and the body was brought back
to Sioux City. No ono saw- the accident
and It Is supposed ho fell off a passenger
train whllo stealing a ride.
KOCH Vrc iMuuli I.arKcr.
DGS MOINKS , Jan. C. ( Special. ) The
feea of > .tho office of secretary of state have
Increased from ? 13,000 In 1SOC to ? 15,000 In
1S97. The Incorporation business Is largely
icspouslblo for this.
Tllkl'H lliK ( Mill I.lfp.
BOONH , la. . Jan. C. ( Special Telegram. )
August Hcdluml , clothing salesman , com
mitted suicide by hanging last night. De
spondency Is supposed to have been the
Cause.
1Ii y > KlllriMiy i Home's ICIi-Ic.
SUTHERLAND , la. , Jan. G ( Special. ) A
joung eon of F. M. Gaslcell , a. farmer living
near Sutherland , was kicked In the head by a
horse and died In a few hours.
1o i uml the n-cposlfInn.
The Davenport Democrat sajs : "Here's to
the success of the Omaha exposition. May
every low an go and see It. "
Prominent live stock breeders of Iowa , as
well as the dairymen of the stute , are be
coming Interested In the Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition anil will ask 'that Iowa bo repic-
fictated.
Several of the Iowa tiewspapers that were
opposing the appropriation for the exposition
on the ground that the state is In debt are
now advocating Urge appropriates for spe
cial purposes In the state.
Keckuk Gate City : The Omaha exposition
Is < a have a glgatitlc umbrella , which , whca
It Is raised , will carry passengers to a heigfot
of 250 feet. That will bo ono umbrella no
body will bo likely to carry off.
Referring to the Arch of States for the
Transmlfisl. = 68lppl Exposition the Des Molnes
CaplMl rays that "tho commission appointed
by the executive council will have charge for
Iowa of this slate In tbit unique and
permanent structure. " Iowa has an abundance
of beautiful building stctic.
The Cedar Rapids Republican asks this
question : "If it bo true that everything Is
all Tight and our deficit nothing to ho
alarmed at , why should Iowa refuse to do as
much as oilier states will ilo at Oinah'i ? "
TJio Marshalltown Timrs-Republlean adds : '
"Thero Is no reason why she should not' '
m ke credit > blo exhibit The Republican
Ms further It la not advouitlng A $60000 ap
propriation , but U duc bcllcvo In doing what
Is decent or doing nothing. "
wn.ii Titoi ni.13 I'oi.ici : .NO MOUK.
Clilcnpro < il < ln Onnttilcr Killed mul Two
Aftiorlntr * t'nlnllonmlctl. .
CHICAGO , Jftn. C. "Kid" Murphy , n noted
Chicago gambler of 1he shell worker variety ,
was shot dead and frank , nlliB Dickey , Dean
and Martin Donahue wcro shot and probably
fatally Injured during a quarrel last night
In a saloon nt 117 North Clark etrcct. The
affair IB said to bo the result of n feud
of months standing. Dean nnd Donahuo
nro nt the Alexlan Brothers' hospital.
Neither Is expected to live twenty-four
hours. Donahuo WAS shot In the breast , Just
over the heart , whllo Dean has a bullet In
hli head.
( According to ono of the men arrested In
the saloon nt the time of the shooting , Don-
nhuo killed Murphy In aclf-dofcnso nnd
Dean was shot whllo acting as peacemaker.
The pollco Information la that nt 2 n , in.
Murphy entered the saloon , evidently In
search of 'trouble , nnd Immediately upon
seeing Martin Donihuo opened flro on him.
Doan stepped In between them and received
the second shot whloli Murphy fired , the
first golnfl wide. In the exchange of shoto
nil the men wcro wounded.
At Iho saloon the police found two re
volvers under the cigar case wrapped In
the 'bartender's ' apron. Ono was of small
caliber nnd Its chambers were nil full. This
was Identified as Dean'n weapon , making It
almost certain that ho had not llrod a shot.
The other was of largo caliber nnd Its
handle was covered with blood. Jt Is the
weapon with which Donahuo Killed Murphy
Donahuo nnd Murphy fired thrco shots each.
A revolver found close to Dean's sldo and
which "was " at first thought to have belonged
to him has not .been Identified.
Donahuo Is a saloon keeper and Dean n
constable. Thirteen men wcro arrested In the
saloon at the time of the shooting , among
them being "Major" Sampson , who was BUB-
nectcd of complicity In the murder of Gus
Hollander during nti election riot three jeais
and for which Alderman '
ago Thomas O'Mal-
Icy was tried and acquitted. The general
theory QS to the cause of the quarrel Is tint
the trouble originated In a stabbing affray ,
which took place In Donahue's saloon about
: hreo weeks ago between Murohy and a man
named James Kehoe. Murphy was stabbed
> vev the eye and on his recovery blamed
Donahue for causing the trouble Murphy
iworo vengeance and the shooting this moru-
ng Is said to bo the last chapter In the quar
rel. Murphy and Dean were tlio leaders of
; ho gang of toughs who three > cars ago beat
[ .lieutenant Colleran , now Captain Colleran
chief of dctc-ctlvca. and thiow him over the
Randolph street viaduct.
Urnflis nf mi ln > .
FREMONT , Neb. , Jan. G. ( Spcc'al Tele
gram ) Ernest Schurman died here suddcnlj
of n&thma at 2:30 : this aftcnnocci at the age
of C3 jears. Mr. Schurman was a native of
Hanover , Germany. He came to this countrj
In 1861 and located In Pekln , III. where he
was engaged In the lumber business until
1S69 , when ho came to Fremont end formed
n partnership with Fred Mejer In the whole
sale grocery business. In 1SSS ho sold out his
ntcrest In that business and organized the
German-American Lank , which In Jantaij
1891 , was succeeded by the Commercial Na
tional bank , of which Institution ho w.is
chosen president , retaining that pisltlon until
ils death. Ho was also Interested In banks
at Scrlbncr , Sn > dcr , Dodge and''Morse ' ' Bluff.
He was also interested In other business \en-
tut es. Ho leaves a widow and four sons.
Olio Schurman , assistant cashier of the Com
mercial National bank ; Ernest Schurman of
Chicago and John and Rudolph of this city.
Ho was a leader In secret society circles.
HERMAN , Neb. , Jan. C. ( Special. ) John
Pllcher , postmaster at Quintan , on the res
ervation near Peodcr , died Wednesday utter-
noon at the age of 02 jears. For nearly a
quarter of a century he acted as. Interpreter
among the Indians. About a month ago Jie
went to an Omaha hospital to obtain relief
from a kldcicy trouble , hut tno disease was
too deep-seated. Ho leaves a wlfo and six
children and considerable property.
V1LLISCH. la. , Jan. C. Emily , wife of J
N. Weller , died nt her home , seven miles
southeast of Vllllbca , December 30 , 1S)7 ! ) ,
aged 54 jears. She was born In Indiana , but
has lived In Iowa since the CDs.
Scth R. Redmond died In this city January
1 , aged 81 jears. He was born in Ohio and
moved to Vllllsca In 1872. Ho was an active
business man hero until 1S7S. Slnco then
he has been In the fruit business.
KEOKUK , la. , Jnn. C. Judge C. F. Davis ,
who came to Iowa llfty years ago , died this
afternoon. Ho was a prominent banker , and
served as special Inspector In the public land
service under President Harrison.
riro 'lU-i'ord ' fop i IJny.
SAGINAW , Mich. , Jan. C. Eight million
feet of lumber was burned on the docks of
the Saglnavv Lumber and Salt company at
Crow Island , eight miles below the cltj- , early
this rooming , causing a loss of about ? 120- ,
000. The docks held about 10,000,000 feet
and a largo quantity of lumber was plied In
the mill yard which the flames did not reach.
The mills on Salt block wcro saved with dif
ficulty. About three-fourths of the loss wl1 !
bo covered by Insurance. The origin Is un
known. There was very llttlo fire lighting
force available.
SING SING , N. Y , Jnti. C. Flro was dis
covered early today In the mc.ss room of the
state prison. Instead of attempting to escape
the prisoners went to work and extinguished
the flames
CARSON , la. , Jan. C. ( Special Telegram. )
The Methodist Episcopal churcli and parson
age adjoining , were destrojed by nro last
evening. Pastor Douglas saved his house
hold goods from the parsonage. Loss Is es
timated at $2,400. Insurance $1,800 In the
Town Mutual of Des Molnes. The file caught
from the furnace.
GOLD DUST.
Washing Powder
finishes her work as
fresh and bright as
her house is clean.
Largest package greatest economy.
The N. K. Fairbauk Company ,
Chicago. St. Louis. New York.
Uoston. Philadelphia.
Not from a financial standpoint exactly
butfrce from the defects iotind in the
average heating system ,
Steam and Hot Water Heating
All the leading Incandescent , Gas
Burners and Mantels. Plumbing
work ,
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TTio proAl Munyon system the school
of medicine which Is super edlnR nil
others has passed the Btngo where i
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tions of Its worth nnd value , luid In every
liamlct , town , and city is to bo found ,
those wbo liavo tested the Munjon.
KcmfdlCR. nnd are ready to go on record
as witnesses for the truth.
Mr. H. P. Mitchell , 1432 Hclmont
Street , St. Louis , nays : " Six years ago
the Munyon treatment cured mo of a
novjro rheumatic , nflllctlon , from which
I hud Buffered for ten jrars. At the
tlmo I bogniv with the remedies I wna
BO bad I could not get out of bed nlono.
The effect of the llttlo pills was so quick
nnd the cure of nil my rh.eumn.tlc pains
was so thorough that 1 also began a
course of Munvon's Catarrh Treatment
for catarrh of the head ami throat ,
which hail been n , great nflllctlon for
many years. The distress from tbo con-
Btant accumulation of nnicua began to
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treatment , nnd In n shoit tlmo every
trnco pf tbo catarrh was gone , The euro
of both my rheumatism nnd catarrh 1ms
been so complete and BO thorough that
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Munyon has a separate remedy for each
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