CURRENT NEWS OF INTEREST , , FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
i,1 MIXOU Mt : > TIO\ .
' "f"Cooper , Fire In * . , 6 Pearl. < cl. 372 ,
, H. P. Dartlott of DCS Molnes la In the
ilty.
ilty.S. . C. Snydcr of Auburn , Ind. , Is In the city
on business.
0. H. OroRan of Kantas City U a Council
Bluffs visitor.
* The KnthustasMc club will meet In Uio
( Mcrrlam block today.
Mr. and Mrs. Taul Smith of Avery , Neb. ,
are visiting friends In the city.
MUs Kato Illlcy of Glen avenue leaves
today for an extended trip In tbo cast.
A strictly uv-to-dato laundry , Iho Bluff
City Btcam. High gloss or domestic finish.
The regular meeting of the Woman's Hc-
llcf corps will bo held at Grand Array hall
on Friday evening.
L. A. Casper has gone to Colorado Springs
In response to a message Informing him of
the serious lllncns of bin niece.
James O. Smith , Oeorgo O. Kaffir. C. S.
Baldwin ml A. S. Shnno , all of Chicago ,
cro among the city's visitors yesterday.
Wo glvo attention to llttlo things In laun
dry work. You get all tlmt Is best In fine
work and good service at the Jiagle laundry ,
721 llway.
Prof. C. C. llearlck , formerly teacher of
jienmanshlt ) In the West ten Iowa college , but
now occupying ft similar position in a DCS
Molnes Institution , Is In the city visiting
friends.
Tiio old frame building at 30G Broadway ,
which -has so long defaced that portion ot
the city , find which was ordered torn down
by the city council , waa razeJ to the ground
yesterday.
HvercL" Waddell , who Is sick with typholl
fovcr at the residence of his grandmother ,
Mrs. Hoiaco Everett , was reported as being
considerably better yesterday. HIa father ,
who came from Kanwa City to see him , has
I Ji returned.
Jl ( i The Hoard ot Supervisors yesterday fixed
\l \ Iho FOlary of Mio bailiffs of the district court ,
Captain CoiMlna and Charles McLymaa. Each
will hereafter receive $ SOO a year In lieu ti
1bo $10 a month timl $2 a day for actual
ecrvlco formerly allowed.
Will Ililey , son of the Janitor at 'tho county
court house , received a severe bralp wound
loot evening by being thrown from a horse
which ho was riding. The lad'a head came
Into contact with the cnrb. A piiah oeveral
inches Icng wsa cut In. the scalp. The acci
dent happened In front of the county court
house , where the boy was taken.
Henry Fuller , a. boy of 1C , stele a number
of spittoons from the Kiel hotel and sold
thorn to the proprietor of a pool room about
a block away. Ho afterward returned to the
pee ! room , stele the spit ! ocns a second time
and .resold them to another party. Ho wao
brought up before Judge McGco in police
court yesterday morning and sentenced to ten
days In the county Jail , which was euspeudcd
pending good behavior.
C. B. Vlavl Co. . temaie remedy ; consulta
tion free Office hours , 9 to 12 and 2 to C
Health book furnished. " 320-327-323 Merrlam
block.
N. Y. Plumbing company. Ti > ! . 250.
These cheviot suits wo sold at $10.00 go
at $6.50. Mctcalf Bros.
In ihe Justice G'otirln.
The prohibitory law was brought Into play
for a few minutes last evening. J. W. 1'ln-
ncll of the Opera HOUBO siloon failed to
comply with the Important- provision of the
mulct law which provides for n pajmen't of a
fine to the county -and his place was searched
under a warrant sworn out by County At
torney C. G. SaunJers. As a result ot the
mid Coin-table Albert ! secured o > half barrel
of beer , a jug op wine , twelve bottles of wine ,
sovfii bottles ot champagne , four ; bo >
tics of bcor and six ( marts of whisky. The
etnfJ wan taken to the office of Justice Vien
and made quite a change Intho appearance
of the office when It was placed on a table
which the Justice had provided. In addition
to 'ho destruction of the liquor , which will
occur In ia fow. dayq , the county attorney ha : ,
applied for a permanent Injunction against
I'inncll.
( Anton Benecko , charged with receiving and
concealing stolen property , was discharged
I1Justlco VIcn yesterday and the case of
potty larceny against him was continued un
til February 19.
William Blickburn , the negro who stole
n hog from Etl Burke and who was arrested
on the charge of larceny from a building in
the night time , wao allowed to plead guilty
to petty larceny and , was sentenced to thirty
days In the county Jail.
Charles Engcl wna .brought up for sen-
itenco on the second charge of larceny against
1ilm and WES given one day In ctho county
Jail. Altogether there are now sixteen lar
ceny esses agalnsl Engcl and Corgan and
another one of them will be 'brought ' up this
morning. The Incest cases against Oorgan
and his stepmother-wife will also 'bo heard.
Mol'.icrs should take advantage of our sale
and buy their boys' clothing now. JUctcalf
' Bros.
Ural n luttTrniiNferN. .
The following transfers nro reported from
the title nml lonn olllce ot J , W , Squires , 101
Penrl street :
Esther Roberts to William J. Garficld ,
lot 4 , block 17 , Ilecrs' add , except o
18 fent , w d * 3,000
Sheriff to S. H. Ail.miH , lot 14 nnd nS',6
feet lot 13 , block IS. Riddle's subdlv ,
fl d 5,500
Oscar K , Mollory nnd wife to Joshua
Alston , no',4 and seU nw',4 6-74-40. w d 8.000
( Elizabeth J. As.iy to Joseph Boiler ,
( seU 1STO38r d C.OOO
'Joshua ' Alston nnd wlfo to Ambrose
f Hello , nw'l 5-74-10. w d 4,000
Ailum Kekcrt to MurKiiretlm Hiigge ,
r n 10 feet of w ft ! feet lot 5 , block 10 ,
Walnut , q. c d 1
Six transfers , total
January prices at Metcnlt Bros. '
Hurt While Coiixllns ; .
I 'A co.istlng accident octirred on the Frank
street hill last evening that resulted In the
Inlllctlou of some painful bruises upon a
number of boys. Two ot them , Johnny
[ Ceellno , eon of George Keellne , and Harry
Kelley , HvliiK nt 918 East Pierce street ,
yore seriously hurt. Young Kccllnu was
| poratlng n traverse well laden with boys.
[ Iio youngstora had started at the top of
Jio hill at Mornlngslde , nnd by the Jlmo
hey had reached a point near the foot of
ho hill they were going at a tremendous
jeed. At the Plerco street crossing they
llldcd with a buggy that was being driven
: rosa their ( rack. Young Kelley hail ouo
ngcr smashed In such a manner that am
utatlon will probably bo necessary.
I orry-Mllliin1.
A quiet wedding occurred at the residence
Mr. and Mr. w. H. Mlllard on Glen ava
lie yesterday afternoon Miss I.llllo Mil
! rd , their daughter , was united In marriage
I Blr. 13. 0. Perry of Manning , la. , by Ruv ,
b. Barnes of the First Presbyterian church ,
o bride ban lived hero alnco her childhood
I his been a teacher in t'io cl'y ' echuo's
a number of years. Mr. Perry Is a prom-
3nt businessman ot Manning , They left
tbo uvonlng train for Manning , where
new homo , just erected by the groom ,
alta their arrival. i
Vanuary prices ct Metcalf Bros. ' I VT
[ ( nrrlago licenses have been issued to the
Bowing1 persona : .
Fame nnd Heslde-ncp. Ago.
tils JIlrHeli , Oinalia 25
Villa UhrlHtlnnson , Omaha
1C , Perry , 'iliiiiiilnir , la , . . . , 49
tie Milliard , Council Uluffa 40
SCASTORIA
For Infanta and Children.
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ALL SWITCHING IS OMAHA
Important Mova in Contemplation by the
Union Pad Co ,
PRESIDENT BURT W.LL MAKE A CHANGE
Secure * Option of Korlr Acre Trnct In
UninliiiiVliircon All Hirllohlnur
, mill Triinnfcr II
President Hurt of the Union Pacific Hall
way company Is arranging to remove the'
transfer and an Itching business of the Union
Pacific to Omaha , which will moan the prac
tical abandonment of the big railroad yards
In this city.
This somewhat startling news was the
cause of a hasty call for the meeting ot the
'Merchants' and Manufacturers' association
last night and the subject for considerable
discussion. The Information was convoyed
to the association In a semi-official , but un
doubtedly reliable manner , and the uccttng
was for the purpot > o ot taking eomo action
In the way of making arraivjenionw for prc-
vontlnK the removal if posulbl ; . The yards
and the olllces glvo employment to a I&rgc
number of men , and their removal would
bo a serious blow to tr.a city. It was stntod
last night that President Hurt hal an option
on a tract of forty acres of ground on the
Omaha olilc of the river which was to 1'c
laid out In railroad yards for the use of the
company , and when the tracks were com
pleted all of the switching that has bun
done on this side of the river and In the
yards in Omaha would be discontinued.
There was not a full meeting of the c.\ecu-
live committee and no particular plan of
campaign could be outlined. It was decided
that as the matter was of the greatest 1m
portanco nn adjourned meeting would beheld
held on Friday evening , whiMi the matter
would bo discussed by a full mso'lng of the
members of the executive committee.
There is some Inclination to doubt the
accuracy of the report , as the Union Pacific
fias an investment of nearly. $1.000OuO In
property on this sldo ot the river , which
would bo ot llttlo value If abandoned for Its
present uses. Just what course will be taken
by the commercial aaiooliulon and the citi
zens to prevent iho iriioval , It It has teen
really decided upoi , ixmalr.s to bo seen ,
but that some oneivtoSc measure * will bo
resorted to is ejuito cortaln. All of the
mcmberrt of the executive committed ere
urged to bo present at the meeting Friday
night , and as many of the members of the
issoclatlon as care to come.
OTHEll MATTERS.
Thn committee discussed several other
matters that were brought before it. Among
others were several propositions from out
side manufacturers seeking now locations.
Ono was a plug tobacco factory from Louis
ville , Ky. , that was anxious to looalo hereon
on account of shipping facilities. Secretary
j'ud'on was Instructed : o furnish Jll ot iho
information desired.
Another concern that desires to find a
better Held for Its goods where It can get Its
material at first hands is a cob pipe factory
from Missouri. The prooosltlon Is made by
the foreman of one of the largest factories
of the kind In the world , who is anxious to
establish a plant hero. Ho has been In cor
respondence with wholesale houses hero and
In the near vicinity and has found that they
will bo able to take about all of the output
at an ordinary factory.
The removal of the federal headquarters
to Des 'Molnes ' was also discussed during
the evening , and it was decided to make u
fight against the proposed action at head
quarters in Washington. A communication
was received from Chairman Hanna asking
the association to appoint a representative
to attend the monetary conference to be
held in Indianapolis. A similar Invitation
was received from the National Stock Grow
ers' convention , which meets in Denver on
January 25 , 20 and 27. Credentials will be
given to any person who desires to accept
them.
A communication was received from , the
Traders' League of Philadelphia , announcing
that It had undertaken to build the Nlca-
raugua canal , and asking the co-operation of
all of the traders' associations in the United
States. i i
When wo advertise cut prices we mean It.
Me teal f Bros.
CHARGED UP TO THE COUXTY.
Tn.Minvcrx Foot Jllllx for Curlnpr for
-Hie. IIIHIIIIC.
The Board of County Supervisors took up
a matter yesterday that will bo of consider
able IrJ'crcat to tJio ttucpayem of the county
and will most probably result In an increase
of the cash fund to the extent of several
thousand dollars. U all came about by read
ing the report of the county Insane cases ,
which was completed a few aays ago by the
comnil rioners for the Iiisino and submitted
ito the beard. The report was for the purpose -
pose of enabling Iho beard and tiho county
olficers to bo able at a glance to ascertain
the exact condition and all of the Informa
tion required concerning nil of the Insane
cases coming within the Jurisdiction of the
commissioners. This report waa very full
and naturally gave all of Hho items ot cost
connected with the care and treatment of
the Insane. In looking It over it waa noted
that 'the costs paid by the : county reached
well up Into the hundreds of thousands of
dollars , with very few Insbmces discoverable
where the patients or their friends had taken
any stcpe to return to the county the amounts
paid out.
The biard yesterday called upon ho au
ditor for a detailed statement of tdo cases
where there had been no payments made
or where balances remained. Nearly 100
of ICicso cauEH wore submitted to the board1
during the afternoon and some time was
spent In examining anl diacusolng them. The
repsrt.s went back no further than four years
and It wus found that In that time the
amounts involvbd In Ifco care ot new cases
and those of patients that bad d'lod ' or had
been discharged aggregated more than $100-
000. Clerk lleed , who Is the third member
of the Inmiw coniinleslon , wts called In and
the board went over the entire list that had
been prepared by Auditor Maltdows.
An the cases were read the members of
the hoard and the auditor and clerk recalled
the financial condition of the patients and
their friends , and when It was shown that
they were unable to pay the expenses In
curred by the county , the fact was noted
on the paper. When * the list was partially
completed , it was found that there was a
very small percentage that had been
checked as "uncollectible. " In many cases
the family and friends of the patients and
the unfortunates themselves were reputed
to bo well off financially and amply able
to pay the cost of care and treatment. The
auditor reported that ho wasted a largo
amount of money in postage , writing to
these people and notifying them that the
law required them to pay this expense. The
majority of them had treated the communi
cations with silent contempt , a few prom
ised but not a single one had paid. This
led the bojrd to adopt a resolution In-
utructltiK the county attorney and the
county auditor to at once begin the proper
lejal proceedings to compel the payment
of thcbo costs. The chance of getting n
great many thousand dollars is regarded
as being excellent. The board also discussed
the propriety of employing additional help
for the county attorney and auditor and
going after the delinquents In an energetic
manner. The board expressed the belief
that U could afford to pay a good acpyo
man a handsome salary , or lot him , vork
on a commltslpn. v , , ' , , ' '
At the present time the county 'Is ex
pending about $14,000 annually for the care
of the patients Incurably , insane. At the
present tlmo the cqunty U paying $4 a
week foe the care of each ot these patients
In St. Bernard'e hospital ,
The reports ehow that the cost of keep
ing * ome of the Individuals has been very
Mrtt spoke ot Biwntob authority In
Havana C6 tottering between armed lorcca
department ami nupin .
ceut ot the revenue * . This u
great. Obis Itarttng , who died some tlmo
ago arm whose estate has been nettled up ,
owe-a llio * 'county A balance of $5,070.83 for
his care. In the case of Timothy Fox an
other itMctllcQ claim or $1,203.24 Is shown.
The relatives of Levl flrabel ewe the county
53,051.80 , ami the frletiiU of Sorhh Day ore
llkewlso delinquent to the , .extent of
$2,949.62. In the casen of Martha 3. 'Wilson
and Carrie Mnchon the unpaid amounts arp
respectively $560.02 and $2.091.30. There nre
many others that exceed $1,000 , nml h
largo number above $500 each. The major
ity ot them ore from ? 2to to $300 , while
there nre a few that are left ] than $100.
If the board takes the proper steps to
put Into effect the resolution Adopted yes-
teirday , a great many thousand dollars 01
the money that has been : out can be
recovered. Many of the friends of the pa
tients are wealthy and but few of them
have manifested a disposition to voluntarily
repay the people the large amounts of cash
that have been paid out for the care 6 *
their frlcndn. There has been no effort
made In the past to enforce these collec
tions , simply for the reason that no atten
tion has been given to the subject. The
now code gives all ot the authority ntlxlcd
for enforcing' payment through the courts
If It Is necessary.
The Board of County Supervisor Is payIng -
Ing a gooj deal of attention at the prestnt
adjourned session to the matter of the cx-
perses of operating the Justice of the pjace
shops throughout the county , and the mcm-
boiv ) are Inclined to put on all ot the bralrts
provided to prevent a too giddy rate by the
legislature. One rule ordered to bo enforced
yesterday provides for the collection of all
fees In advance that can be collected under
the law. A special rciolutlon was adopted
Instructing constables , and Justices to keep
this rule In their minds at all times.
Since the beard has Insloted upon retrench
ment at all passible points and cut off a
creat many ot the fat features of the ofllcc ,
the anxiety to be Justice of the peace has
been materially modified and there are n
number of those elected who have concluded
that the fees of the ofilco are not worth the
trouble and have refused to qualify.
Under the old law the township trustees
had the power to fill these vacancies by ap-
potatmcnt , but that responsibility to now
placed upon , the members of the county
beard. The auditor has made a report to the
hoard of all who had not qualified by filing
their bonds and the board hca made the fol
lowing appointments of Justices and con
stables :
Justices Boomer , John Gunnctte ; Carson ,
C. Hjrtz ; Center , J , F. Flood ; Garner , John
C'ark , er. ; Lincoln , F. W. Jones , B. F.
Stamcr ; Norwalk , T. Kennedy , E. F.
Schroeder ; Pleasant , H. V. Itock ; Silver
Creek , H. N. Sucksdorf ; Waveland , F. U.
Lirkln , 51. C. Goudle ; York , Henry Leaden' .
Constables Belknap , S. F. Perry ; Boomer ,
Steve Williams ; Carson , G. W. Jones and
H. Hotzo ; Center , J. A. Johnson ; Garner ,
J. H , Davis ; Grove , W. G. Putnam ; Hazel
Dsll , J. M. Dial ; K g Creek , J. W. Miller ;
Nornalk , H. G. Schma.ldko and John Lynch ;
Pleasant , George Llppold ; Hockford , Perry
Skelton and A. Thomas ; Silver Creek , W. A.
Wilbur and F. W. SchUltz ; Waihiagtou , W.
L. Chancy ; Wright , W. 51. Quick ; York ,
William Ivers and Jerome Gelse.
Henry Illshton showed the Board of Super
visors an Interesting old document. It was
the official order from the clerk of the dli >
trlct court certifying to the election of the
various members of the board. It is dated
ISflO. The election , was the first held under
a new law. The document shows that the-
board then was composed of twelve members ,
that there were twelve townships In the
county , with ono supervisor from each town
ship. There are now twenty-eight townships
rod only five member , ? of the board. One
townohip WES In existence then which hao
slnco passed away. It was known as Wal
nut Creek , and comprised a part ot what ia
now Layton township.
PniKl * for Clirlstlmi Home.
The report of the donations received at
the Christian Homo for the last week Is
very encouraging to the management and
the 'friends of the Institution , who now see
the early 'possibility .of tbo 1oads of debt
that has been resting so heavily upon it
for a number of years being removed. Thrqe
or four years ago the debts aggregated
$15,000 , Incurred In the enlargement of
the buildings and grounds necessary to ac
commodate and care for the large number
of children that had sought shelter th'erc.
It has been this great weight of debt which
has berne so heavily upon the management
and caused so much anxiety. The creditors
of the homo have had no other security
for the claims than the simple word or
tha Individual note of the manager. Every
dollar's worth of the Homo property is ex
empt from the debts of the Institution , and
if the promises of the manager to pay bad
not been fulfilled the creditors would have
lost their clalirts. In no case , however , has
there been any anxiety felt , and the money
that has been received each week beyond
the Immediate necessities of the Home has
been divided among these patient creditors.
This indebtedness in three years has been
reduced to less than $2,000 , and at the
present rate of the receipts it will be wiped
out in the early spring. There are at the
present tlmo thirty-seven states and terri
tories engaged in tbo work of filling- the
state pledges , each for $100. Iowa ias filled
thirty-one of these pledges ; Nebraska ,
thirteen ; Montana , eight ; Missouri , six ; Illi
nois , ten ; Washington , seven ; Wisconsin
and the other states from one up. The sixth
United States pledge , which calls for ten
contributors of $100 each- has now threfe
signers. As eon as a pledge Is filled the
members authorize tbo manager to draw
on each of them 'for the amount Individ
ually contributed. The donations for the
week show a grand total to the manager's
fund of $17 , being $18 below the needs of
the week.
Grand total of receipts In the general
fund amounts to $ GSO.C7 , being $430.67 above
the estimated needs for current expenses
of the week , reducing amount needed In the
Improvement ami contingent fund from
$86,393.34 , as stated in last week's paper ,
to $85,012.67.
Rebecca Degree lodge , No. 3 , will hold a
public Installation ball and banquet January
24 at the Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows' temple , the flraf of Its klnJ ever held
In 'the city.
Slen's suits and overcoats at reduced prices
at 5Ietcalf Bros. '
Hotel On in puny Election.
The board of directors of the Grand Hotel
company has held the annual meeting and
olcotod the now members andj the ofilccrs for
the ensuing year. The now board Is cam-
pcecd of Lucius Wells , George F. Wright , E ,
W. Hart , II , W. Binder , C. . HanrJin , D , A.
Wlckham , J N , Carady , Jr. , W. W. Loorals
and William Moore. The officers are ; Presi
dent , Wells ; secretary , Hart ; treasurer , Hao-
nat\ Wells , Wright and Hart constitute the
executive committee. T4io reports of the of
ficers showed that the condition of the hotel
company wia considerably td.'ter ' than it was
a year ago and that there were no financial
problems giving the directors any causa for
anxiety. ,
Children's suits and reefers at reduced
prlcet ) , Metcalf Bros.
Sioux Valley Medico * .
SIOUX CITY , la. , Jan. 19. < Special. ) The
ecml-annual convention of the Sioux Valley
Medical association will convene In Sioux City
today ami will bo In session for two days.
Tiio auDotiatlon Is composed of the doctors
ot eastern South Dakotii , northeastern Ne
braska , southwestern 'Minnesota ami north
western Iowa , The odlcers are as follows :
Dr. J , A. Sherman , Ciierokee , la. , prcaldent ;
Dr , O. 5Iay , Adrian , Minn. , first vice prreU
dent ; Dr. 'F. A. Spafford , Flandrcau , .ND. ;
econd vice president ; Dr. 0. 0. Ootti'm , Hock
Ilaplda , In. , treasurer ; Dr , J , > f. [ 'Warren ,
Sioux City , la. , secretary ; Dr. St Ar Ilrown
of Slaux Falls , S. 1) , , and D..M. W. WhKo of
Sioux City , la. , board of ceusora.
CKDAH . nAPJDS , In. , Jan , 1 ! ) , ( Special
Telf ram. } Thq .tenth annual session of the
Iowa Engineering society began hero tbU
morning with about forty members from all
parts of tbo stolto In attendance , A number
of valuable papers are being read.
Kiillurn ut Diuilnp.
DUNLAP , la. , Jan. 19. ( Special. ) F. A.
Dean , a drugglct of this place , baa made an
tMlxiimcnt for the 'benefit ' of hla creditors ,
Indebtedness , about $8,000 ; isseta , $2,000.
of l-emoma , n. u.
Looks as Though the "Two Houses Would
ALL ABOUT THE BOARD OF CONTROL
Dlrri > rcn't"'oi ' > lnlotii I'l-ovnll ' AJrn
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Jtemlirr * Hft lH ) $ " * 'IV'tV C "
Looking Afti'fi.vlfiu SInte . . .
DKS MOINES , Janv 19. ( SpteW' Tele
gram. ) It looks tonlghO > , ' ( ! there would bo
a deadlock between the notuo , nnd senate on
the board of control , .with prospects for a
long fight and ( he outcimo impossible to
even gucre. The scnate.wants a. Hoard of pen *
trol with executive authority to directly man
age Inst'Uutlors us recommenced by the ma
jority of the Ilcaly committee. The house
favors an advlaory board , leaving the con
duct of Institutions in the hands of local
truetcw , AS nv , Each 'house will present
a bill embodying its own ideas and then will
como 'the ' struggle between the two bodies
anl the efforts to compromise.
In the house a ruction carried authorizing
the speaker i.o appoint a committee of eeviu
to 'investigate the question and report a plan
of reformed control. The comml'lteo ' was not
named today , but Nlctert will bo chairman
anJ .Mcrrlam and Juckabn ( dcm. ) will be
members. Speaker Punk said ho would name
four republicans and three democrats. Asked
If hla own vicus ru to the measure tiaa been
udcptcJ , Kunk tald he fCM.'tu the Mcrrlam
or riitiurlty plan of u mVrely advisory board ,
leaving executive .authority with tno uruotcca.
This Is undoubtedly 'tho majority opinion in
the husc. On the other hand , Lieutenant
Governor Mllllmau , presiding ofllcer of Uio
senate , said ho favored doing away entirely
with the local itrustoes ami placing executive
authcrlty In tbo central board. This Is the
ucnatolcw. .
The senate wayo and meaaa committee , to
which the llealy report waa referred , met
this afternoon and dlscuuscd the board of
control question. Slxtcca members were
present. On a poll eleven voted In favor of
a board of control , ono passed and four de
clined to make e.\prralon9 , although all are
understood to favor the propcoltlon. No ex
pression was taken as between the majority
and minority plans proposed by the cucnmU-
'tce ' , but the committee Is strongly In favor of
the majority scheme. The committee will
send Senator Healy to New York and other
states which have boards of control lo 'Investi
gate Wiolrwrklngs and enable himself to
assist la preparing the details ot a bill.
DIVBUGENT OPINIONS.
No two members of the executive council
agree In their views on thai etato iboard ot
control. Governor Shaw said ; "As represent
ing a department of the governaicnt , distinct
from tlio legislative It would be unbecoming
for mo to express a view that might bo con
strued as an effort to iullucnce the legisla
ture. I want that body .to roach its own de
cision. " , ' ,
Secretary of State Dabspn eald : "I am
convinced by the report ttat radical reform
is needed , I favor placing pll liistWutlc-ns of
each class under a sciiaritfl 'boar'.l. ' ' At cue
time I favored having a Central 'hoard , su
perior to ithese class boards , 'but ' I am not
now certain whether itwould be best. "
Treasurer Ilerrlott said ! I "There are sev
eral views. If thoiboard Is to 'be ' ui political' '
engine , I oppose H. If10 isto eliminate
considerations of humanUar anlsm ami make
< the conduct of InrtltutJons the too sorJl.1
monetary consideration , the .supremo ono , I
cannot favor It. If It can ba made a strictly
nonpartlsan , nonpolltlcal 'toc-dy to Tun In
stitutions on a buslactM"'b.islB , I favor it.
The Henly report only cAhflrms imprcssionc
I have leas enlentolneli-n& to the condition
of the Institutions undtr 'the present sje-
tcm. " 7" '
COMING TO OMAHA NEXT WEEK.
The legislators from , tlio western part of
the sU'to ' are working up a plan 'to ' have the
entlrd assembly 150 tfo Omaha Saturday , January - | i
uary 29 , to visit the Bite of the exposition ,
learn t.foo condition of affairs there and its-
form themselves csto the advisability of
making an additional appropriation to rep
resent the elate at the )9lg ) show. The Invi
tation has been received through Senator
Pucoy from the exposition managemccit.
Senator Pusey said today ho understood tde
railroads agreed to furnt.h a opeclal train
free and the exposition 'management to en
tertain the lawmakers 'in Omaha. He ex
pected final arrangements could ibo an
nounced tomorrow , when he would formally
present it to ( ho legislature and ask for nn
adjournment from Friday to Monday in order
that the trip might be made. TOe sentiment
of the membera seems favorable to accept
ing the invitation and likewise to making a
liberal or at least fair appropriation. The
Iowa commlcBloners have asked about $55,000
In addition to the $10.000 already appropri
ated. It Is likely ? 40,000 moro will bo given.
FOll ( BIENNIAL. ELECTIONS.
In the senate Titus presented a Joint reso
lution fora constitutional amendment to sub
stitute a plan of biennial elections for the
annual elections now held. It proposes that
In 1902 tbo first election shall bo held under
this plan , when all state offlcera shall bo
chosen and a full legislature. There shall bo
no election In 1901 and the terms of officers
whoso time would otherwise have expired In
1901 shall 'bo ' extended ono year. The same
rule shall apply to county and township ofll-
cers. State offlcors generally oppose it be
cause Its effect would bo to make a com
plete change In state government at ono
tlmo , leaving no experienced officers to assist
the novices.
The pleadings and evidence were filed In
the contest case for the seat as senator from
Cass and Shelby -counties , and a committee
of Eaton , Mullen , Trewln , 'Hurst and Ilanck ,
the first three republicans and the last two
democrats , was named to investigate and re
port. Thomas H. Smith Is the republican
contestant for the seat awarifcd by the elec
tion board to J. M. Emmert , democrat , by a
plurality of nlno votes.
In the 'house ' Vanhoutcn called up his reso
lution mcmorallzlng congress to annex
Hawaii. iHo eloquently pleaded for the reso
lution , describing the strategic advantages
of possessing the Islands and predicting that
If the present opportunity were overlooked
they would ono day bo secured , at great
cost. Smith of Green opposed the resolution
and declares Vanhouten's efforts bombast.
Ho said Vanhouten had once been a consul
In Hawaii , and If he liked the country so
well he should "havo remained there. Hlnk-
son ( dem. ) followed in llko vein , and on roll
call , 54 to 40 , tha motion was lost.
Smith of Harrison and. Kelly , > bcth demo
crats , introduced bills to. repeal the so-called
anti-fusion law , which was passed a year
ago prohibiting any candidate's name ap
pearing on more than ono ticket on the Aus
tralian ballot. Smith of Green , chairman of
the 'printing committee ! ai year ago Intro
duced a bill to make the mew and reduced
rates on printing and 'blrfdlng. ' effective at
onco. Instead of waiting Hill 1S99 , as the law
now provides , A largpuumber of hills of
minor note tvoro Introdu eu ] .
Further alior.tiiKu plHroi ifPil ,
DOON'E , In. , Jan. 19 , ( Speqlal. ) The
Board of Supervisors has jlscovMelfl | lur-
iher ehcrtago of ? 1,600 in the aco&unt of the
treasurer's ofllco and a'ij j nue < iuonce Uio
deputy treasurer has tx-jlgned. The tKmda-
mon ot Treasurer Moore , < who confessed gln-
bczzlrmcnt of about $13,000 , rofuao ta make
good the additional shortage and as Deputy
Troacuror Hlllctt was ono of bis bondsmen
anil deputy under Mcoro he rcc > lgncd and
the matter will ga to the courts.
To fJruh Stalti ?
ELDOIIA , la. , Jan. 19 , ( Special Telegram. )
Iowa bank clerks have organized < ho
Alaska Grub Stake Joint Stock association for
the purpose cf grub-staking nvlnern in
Alaska. Charlct ) Swanson ot Charlton has
just closed i. ho first contract and will start
at once for the gold fields. Ho contracts for
flvo years..Two hundred Iowa bank clerks
ore interested. ' '
4
TriiVflliiK Jtliiu CoiunillN Suicide.
CAHUOLL , , la. , Jan. 19. ( Special. ) John
V , King of Dca Molnc0 committed suicide
j hero by taking a d-oso ot cocaine or other
potoon. Ho took the tl-'sd - In .1 glasi of beer
which ho drank and Iramcfllatrly afterward
wrote a note siylng ho hnJi b n drunk for
twj weeks and things jvlgly. .hdvcHreen dif
ferent with him , Ho waj "n representative
of a Marehrvllto v can ' ? ' company and a
warrant wo * tAfoJpr bV arrest on a chturgo
ot embezzlement.
loun
ThoMllchellvlllo Industriil School for
Girts now has 1CS Inmates , thirty-two ot
whom are between the ages of S and 12
years.
The bodies of nil old soldiers burled In
the t potter's field at Keokuk nro to bo rc-
moVed and suitably honored. There arc
twenty-four thus burled , ten of whom can
not bo located.
"Ifartlcy now has a circulating library
of 406 volumes recently purchased with a
fund raised by Individual subscriptions In
addition to that donated by George W.
Sell eo and the school board.
The Ottumwa city council has orderci
two bridges to bo built over the Des Molnea
river , a Vine street brlilRo & 00 feet Ions
to cost $3 ,420 , nnd a Ulackhawk strcel
structure CIO feet 'long , to coat $21,150.
The remains of twcnty-flvo persons were
Incinerated at the Northwestern crematorium
rium In Davenport during the year Jus !
ended. A tolnl ot seventy-three has been
Incinerate , ! since the establishment of the
Institution.
i \bout twcnty-flvo Norwegian and Scandi
navian families of the vicinity of Eagle
Grove nro making arrangements to go this
month to Washington , Scnttlo being the
first objective point. They" will make homes
there and remain.
The women and business men Icf C'arlnda
hn\o raised by subscription over $600 with
which they have rented the building for
merly occupied as a poultry packing house ,
for a gymnasium , and have equipped the
snmo with all the apparatus which nn In
stitution of that kind needs. Including
clubs , bells , bars , ropes , etc.
Dr. J. W. Cokenower ot DCB Molnes , secretary -
rotary of the Iowa State Medical socli'ty ,
U planning n trip for Its members , their
families nnd friends , to the Paris exposi
tion In 1900 , nnd wl'l ' ho known as the Iowa
State Medical excursion. Tlio plan Is to go
direct to Paris , via .New . York and Havre ,
and disband. In this way each member ol
the party mny stay as long ns ho pleases
and make his European Itinerary to suit his
tlmo and means.
louu I'olltlciil Comment.
Kcokuk Gate City : Iowa school books
should bo con-piled , prtatcd and bound In
Iowa , but all the work should bo done out-
sldo of the penitentiaries.
Creston Advertiser : Some Iowa republican
politicians want a string. atta-r.ird to Gov
ernor Shaw. They fear ho Is traveling to
ward the United States senate.
Hurllngton Hawkeye : It Is conceded that
something will bo raid about revision In the
Iowa gonnral assembly this winter ; some
thing reminiscent ns well as prophetic.
Iowa City Republican : As Is generally
the case , Speaker Funk Is now being abused
for his selection of committees. If Mr. Funk
has been honest In what he has dcae he can
weather the oreacnt storm confident ot ulti
mate vindication.
Waterloo IlepoTtor : There will probably
bo a gcod deal of politics in the present
session of the general assembly "on the
side. " The contest fee- United States senator ,
which Is two yars off , Is already prominent
In the figuring , and for state auditor nnd
rallread commUnloncr there are plenty of
candidates , and a setting up of pins \\111 bo
Industriously carried en. Eternal vigilance
Is the price of ofllcc , as well as liberty , and
a legislative session affords the opportunities
for laying the wires not to bo despised or
overlooked.
KE'CEII'TS ' .MOUU T1IAX U.\IM2SSES.
TritNlccK of. ( In * Cliinitiiiiqtin lie * lew
tlu ? I'nst Yrnr'M XVorlt.
ERIE , Pa. , Jan. 13. The Boarjl of Trustees
of the Chautauqua assembly met at the Beed
house today , With representatives from all
parts of the country. The treasurer's report
showed total receipts to the amount of ? 94-
000. The expenses were about ? 8,000 less than
this amount.
Bishop Vincent , In his report as chancel
lor , called attention to the successful work
of the educational department for the last
summer , nnd outlined plans for the present
season. The schools will continue In the
charge of President W. II. Harper of the
University of Chicago.
President Miller , In his report , reviewed
the financial history of the twenty-five years
of the 'Chautauqua's ' existence , and showed
that nearly $2,000,000 had been received and
distributed during that time.
Officers for the year were elected as fol
lows : President , Lewis Miller of VTarren ,
0. ; vice president , Clem Studebaker of South
Bend , Ind. ; chancellor , Bishop John II. Vin
cent of Topeka. Kan. ; secretary and superin
tendent. Dr. W. A. Duncan of Syracuse , N.
Y. ; treasurer , D. A. Skinner of Wcstfleld ,
N. Y.j executive committee , W. II. Short ,
J. T. Edwards , William Thomas , AVllson M.
Day , It. A. Miller and1 F. M. Hyde ; finance
committee , William Thomas , E. G. Duscn-
bery and W. Hyde. The trustees adjourned
In the evening tomeet in 1899 in Cleve
land , O.
A.MUU1OAINTI.V PLATE.
Orowlh of IniliiHtry In United
HM .Shown In 11 TrojiKiirjHoport. .
Colonel Ira Ayer , special treasury agent
at the port of New York , has made a report
upon the production of commercial tin and
torno plates In the United States In the fiscal
year ended June 30 , 1S97.
The total production -was 446,902,063 pounds
against 307,226,621 pounds produced during
the previous fiscal year , or an Increase of
moro than 45 per cent. Of this quantity 440-
924,855 younds , or practically the entire out
put , was made from sheets rolled In the
United States.
The quantity of American sheet Iron and
ateel mode by stamping and other manufac
turing firms Into articles nud wares tinned
or terne-platcd aggregated 8,922,001 pounds ,
against 30,580,110 pounds In the previous
fiscal year , and the production of black plates
amounted to 436,438,035 pounds , against 331-
011,798 pounds In the previous fiscal year.
Of the fifty firms reported as producing
commercial tin and terno plates , ono only
used foreign-made plates during a portion
of one quarter , the amount being G7.20S
pounds , out of a total production by the
firm for that quarter of 213,667 pounds. Dur
ing the previous fiscal year , of the flfty-
threa linns reported ns producing commer
cial tin nnd terne plates , fifty used wholly
American-rolled sheets and thrco used both
American and foreign , with an aggregate
output of 15,503,154 pounds. Of this amount
4,226,623 pounds , or about 27 per cent of
the output , was made from foreign-rolled
sheets.
The total Imports ot tin plate and tcrne
plates In the fiscal jcar aggregated' 244,407-
C01 pounds , whllo tbo total exports wore 139-
246,130 pounds , showing net Imports of 105-
161,471 pounds. With a total domestic pro
duction of 44C.9S2.063 pounds , the approxi
mate consumption In the United States was
662,143,534 pounds , The average annual ca
pacity of the mills * completed and In process
of construction on June 30 , 1897 , wan about
650,000,000 pounds.
Tli Chief Hum-ill.
Thomas was a gentleman of Celtic origin ,
relates Harper's Hound Table , and It did nut
takO : long for the boya to notlco his brogue
and they made all manner of fun about U ,
often mimicking It to a nicety. Thomas
etood the torture as Ion ; ; ai any aUo-bodled
mah' could bo expected to , but linally ho 10-
eortefl to punluhmcnt ior big tormentors.
One dayt lull of wrath At nn exceptional
breach on thq part of a Ow-headed 'young
ster , hd'fitrodd yengpfullv tn the fiphool. With
much noise ho ill nboil the stairway lu seafcn
of the principal , to whom AO had bten cd-
vUcd to complain. Ha wia courteously
shown to that person ami began to bitterly
denounce tlio actions of the pupils.
"I am very eprry to hear this , ' exclaimed
hi * listener , "and IYll ) try to put an end
to it. "
"Ol wish you would , elrruh , Otmo carry
to trouble ye , but al'vo been ea abused by
thltn rascals ol thought ol'dell > o , < in.ol
understand yo are the principal of , thlin'j
HARD TO FOOL UNCLE SA11
Many Vain EffbrU to Exchange Bad
v- ftj 'Mr/noy for Good ,
'DANGEROUS WORK WITH MUTILATED BiLLS
Itoilciniidnti 1)1 % Intuit of ( lie Tronaury
llciinrtinrnt > lli < > Sirolnl Object of
| Annniilt II "conn in y ,
| | but It li Dllllcult.
Why men who In orJIcnry business affairs
arc scrupulously hottest do not licsltnto to
swindle the government Is ono of the prob
lems which puzzle the department officials
At Washington. Tbcio la no doubt , that th.s
curious mental nttltudo toward the govern
ment Is very general , relates the Now York
Si-o. The trcflsury department sew more
examples of It than any other of the depart
ments , and of the treasury experience the re
demption division Rets a full share. It la
there that $276,000,000 In worn and torn
government currency Is sent every year to
bo exchanged for frcah. crlso greenbacks or
shining coin. Mr. Helyea , who has been
chief of the division for ten jears , eajs It Is
a great place to study human nature.
In the redemption division they give > oti a
who'.o note for three-fifths of n note of the
ramo denomination. They Rl\o jou half the
face value of a note for a pleco of It greatci
than two-fifths and lees than three-fifths.
Finally they replace a note mtlrely , how
ever small the fragment offered for redemp
tion , If the owmcr can chow to the satisfac
tion of Mr. Kcl > ea and his assistants tlmt
the remainder of the nolo was accidentally
destroyed.
Hear these facts In mind :
Less than t\\o-llfths of a flO bill Is worth
nothing unless It can be proved that the
remainder of the bill was destroyed accident ,
ally.More
More thnn two-fifths and less than three-
fifths of the bill lo worth $3 , but with the
same rendition fulfilled It Is worth $10.
Three-llfths of the bill is worth ? 10.
Six yearn ngo , If one-tenth of n $10 bill
was missing , the troihiiry gave only $9 for
It , but It was found that this \\aa unjust
tn ause most of the mutilated bills were bills
of email denomination , ard most of the per-
sciia who presented them were poor. So the
now rule was adopted , and It has worked
well. But It opens up a tempting avenue
for fmud , although any ono who knew how-
few chances there are of escaping the eje
of Chief liclyot and his expert.ould no\cr
undertake to Impcae ou the redemption divi
sion. Mr. Kelje.i and hla staff can ooent a
fraud as quickly as a secret service olllccr.
THICKS THAT ARE VAIN.
Not long ago a doctor In Alabama sent to
the redemption division one-half or a $10
bill , accompanied by an affidavit paying that
while on a sprco he had used the- other half
to light a cigar. The 'hulf wSilch ho for-
\\acded was nicely charred along the Inner
edge. The story would have been very
plausible If the redemption division had not
received within twenty-four hours from an
Alabama Lank the other halt of the Eamo
note. The theory of the treasury officials
was that while on a sprco the doctor had
gUugglcd for the possession of the bill with
some ono , who had wrested half of It from
him ; that the despoller had turned the half
Into the bank and received $3. for It ; that
the doctor , recovering his sense's , had found
the other half In 'als pocket , and , not want
ing tJ lese his money , had conceived the
plan of skiglng the edge of the note and
saying the other halt had been destroyed.
So he calmly committed perjury In au at
tempt to rob Undo Sam of $ o.
A short time ago a man In Chicago sent an
affidavit to the treasury accompanying the
singed half of two $20 bills and one $10 bill.
This affidavit was typewritten cud In perfect
form. It stated that the deponent was a com
mercial traveler ; that , returning from a
journey , ho had been cleaning out his travel
ing bag , when Inadvertently he had thrown
Into the flro au envelope containing $ CO In
bills ; that , In accordance with section so-and-
eo of the la\\l of such a date , lie would llko
to have the money restored to him , etc.
The clerk who brought this document to
Mr. Helyea commented on Its completeness.
"Tho story seems unnatural , " cald Mr.
Hel > ea. "Hold up the claim for a time. "
Twenty-four hours later a big shipment of
mutilated currency came from the sub-
treasury at Chicago. Mr. Helyca asked If
there were any half notes In the shipment.
In four or ih'o minutes a clerk brought him
the missing lialvcs of the bills which the
Chicago man had sent In.
The attempt to defraud was plain. The
matter was put at oneo In the hands or the
secret ficrvlco bureau. An agent \\iis sent to
Chicago. Ho found the young man who had
made the affidavit , though It was made under
a false name. Ho told the young man that
It was customary to Investigate cases of the
kind ; that there waa no doubt ho would get
tfio money. The joung man's fears were
lulled to rest. He admitted his Identity as
the maker of the affidavit. Ho was put
under arrest and then the story of his crime
cnmo out. Ho was of decent family , but ho
had fallen Into bad company , orcd had been
persuaded to attempt the fraud by older
companions. They furnished the money and
prepared the affidavit. They cut the bills In
half and for one-half obtained $25. The
other half t'aey singed and attached them to
his affidavit. When ho was arrested they
The gross profit of the swindle could not
have been moro tlian $23 and In trying to
beat the government out of that amount the
young man forfeited his liberty for a year
and a half.
TWO HALVES MAKE A WHOLE.
One of the most Intnrnntlng cases In the
hlitorv of the denartment began In Now
York and rndwl In ICmmns. Ono day a
money broker In the Ilowcry pent In for re
demption the halves of eomo bill $50 worth.
Ho received promptly a 'treasury ' draft for
$25. Now , half notea are always a little
suspicious. It is difficult to Imagine a le
gitimate reason for cutting a Mil In two
pieces. In this case It was decided to put
the half notes away ami await developments.
They came two and a half years later from
mi unexpected quarter. A Kanras bank
Bent -to the treasury the other halvcu of the
mutilated notes , Iho Inside edges scorched ,
and with them an elaborate affidavit. The
affiant swore that ho was a farmer ; that
whllo harvesting ho had liung his coat on a
fence ; that 'tho ' brush near the fence had
caught lire , and 'before ho could reiicuo his
coat It had been badly burned ; that bills
aggregating $50 , which were In the pocket of
his coat , were half destroyed by lire , and that
the fragments accompanying the affidavit
were all that was left of the burned money.
With this affidavit wrs a letter from < the
cashier of the bank saying that the deponent
was a iron of the highest standing In the
community and 'that ' the facts were undoubt
edly as ho had stated.
Mr , Ilelyea sent a reply to the cashier a
letter saying there must 'bo ' some mistake-
that the other halves of the noten were In
the possession , of 'tho ' treasury. The cashier
anmvercd furlowly. Unices restitution waa
made within two days , he said , Hon. ,
rnomber of congrwu from a KJJIHSS dis
trict would call and demand an explanation
This threat made the treasury officials
angry. They were not golnt ? 'to ' ho bull
dozed. They promptly notified the Dcpait-
ment of Justice. Word v.ab sent lo "ho
district attorney for Kansas. Ho replied
that prosecution -would be hopeless. The
farmer was nt only a wealthy and highly
respected citizen , hut n director of the batik
through which the nllldaUt had been sent
and It would not bo poinlblo to convlut him
The Department of Justlco was In favor of
dropping the case ; the trujmiry Insisted on
trying it. Finally the man wau Indicted ,
and Mr. Holyea was notified i attend the
trial. On the day on whloh ho WSH to stunt
wovt a telegram came raying the highly re
spected fjrmcr had pleaded guilty and paid
a fine of $1,000.
A good many years ago a bank mcEncnger
eont In for redemption a cigar box full of
tcrapH of money. Ho made affidavit that
they were nil ( hat were left of tame money
( Jet InNliint 'llfllef from I'lli-x ,
This most Irritating dlsen relieved In ten
minutes by uxlni ; Or. AgnoM'u ' Ointment ,
anil u euro In from throu to six nlghti * .
rhouxandit testify ot ltn Koodnrvx. Good for
Kczomii. Salt lilieum , and all wklrt dlneutietf.
If you are without faith , onu aMIcutloir
will convince , 3S cent * . Kuhn & Co , . 15th
ind UOUK-IUB ; B.UTUUIU ti McCoiuiell Drug
Co. , 1513
which had fcc n destroyed by mice. It toott
the experts only n "tow " minutes to tell thac
the scraps -bore no relation to vach othw.1
Each foolonReil < o ft different noto. Evl- .
dently the messenger had been picking \ \ \ (
Fcrapa of bills n round the bank ( or tnaQ
yearn find savlnir them for a fraud on th
government. On another occasion tw
halves of n note came In from different rne-i
In the same city on the same- day , each cf
companlcd by nn Affidavit tolling liow ithtf
other half bad been destroyed.
This sort ot thing Is coins on all the Units
A few days ugo ore of the clerks brought tit
Chief Uelye-i the mangled remains ot what
seemed to bo a $5 bill. It was pasted on a
plqco of heavy brown paper. In the lower5
left i nd corner'iho serial number was clearly
Ocflned ; In the upper right hand corner ,
where the tiuno figures should have appeared ,
the note had been scraped , to as to blur tlio
number , ami a weak attempt had been made
to suggest with Iiidli Ink the first ot the
figures on the number below. The ttwo pieces
evidently had belonged to different notes.
Alone they were valueless , because neither
was as largo ua two-fifths ot liio original
note ; together the owner had > hoped to make *
them appear to belctig to 'tho ' same note
oml so get $2.50 for them. The attempt ot
fraud was weak ar I futllu.
WATCHFUL OFFICIALS.
The treasury clerks have keen cyca , and !
they make few mistakes. TSicy have been
known to pass counterfeits , andi undoubtedly
some counterfeit notea have been redeemed *
by the treasury , but rases ot this kind nre
rare. When the notes como to the redemp
tion division they are counted by expert wo
men and 'then cut In half , the upper half be
ing sent to i. < iu treasurer's office und thn
lower half to the register's. I&ich package
of half noteu Is marked with the In I thin ot
the original counter. It has happctiod that
the counter In the treasurer's or register's
olllco Jiaa como upon a counterfeit. Incuse
cuso the original counter has been
to make up the IMS to the go'Vilitncnt be-
cauao the treasury pays o ; * ho amount ot
the notes on the ccrdllcato ot the first !
counter.
Some years ago Micro was employed In the
redemption division a brlnht-faccd youth who
was a great favorite with the clerks. No
ono knows that ho stele any money , but these
fncls are beyond dispute. Money disappeared )
whllo ho was employes ! . In the office , and the
disappearances stopped suddenly when ho
was transferred to tlio vault room. Not long ;
afterward ho was cmigh't stealing sliver from ,
the vaults , tried , and convicted. UivJer the
ondltlans , 'the ' Inference that iio ! stele froia
the redemption division Is f.ilr.
The first money which wets missed In the
redemption division was a $5 bill. The clerk :
hiivliiB charge of the money made up the
amount. Then $23 was missing. This was a
pretty heavy lors. The expert clerks In the
redemption division receive only $1,000 to
$1,000 BiJary , though they are held TO-
sporslblo for millions of dollars during the
year. A subscription was tnketi up In \I o
olllco to make up the $25. Ono day a $1,100
bill disappeared. Then IJierowas a commo
tion. 1lao responsibility was tea hea\y for
the ofilce > . The treasurer of the United.
Stateo had to make pod the shortage and go
to congress for redress. There Is llttlo doubt
In the redemption division Hmt the young :
vault filet got Miat $1,000 bill.
This Incident was used by the treasurer to
point the moral of a recommendation < o con-
grera for additional clerks. Ho recommended )
that a force be employed to keep a register
of the numbcm of the notes of largo de-
mmtra' lone scmt in for redemption. No such ,
record had ever been -kept , nti'-l ' as congress
refused to make the appropriation the record
la not kept now. TCero Is na doubt that It
should be. No business ma a would pay ! ilo
notes and destroy them without keeping
some record of the transaction , yclt the gov
ernment each jear pays millions of its obli
gations aad dcstroya the notes which repre
sent them , and it cannot state today what
notes are outstanding and wha't ' iiave beeu. '
icdeemcd.
FOR WEAK MEN.
TRIAL WITHOUT EXPENSE.
The fnmous Apnllanco and ItcmodlcH of
the Erie ifedlral Co. now for the first , tinio
on trial nltbout expense to nny
honest mari. Not a dollar to ho putil
In advance. Cure Effects of Errois
or Excofscs In Old or Young. Manhood
Fully Hestored. How to Enlarge and
Strengthen \Vealt , Undeveloped Portions'
of Body. Absolutely unfailing1 Homo
Treatment , No C. ( 1. 1) , or other sohemo.
A plain offer by a firm of high standing.
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WOOnnunY'S raclnl Soap , Facial Crcnm ,
raclnl Pouilor and Denial Crriun ninlus thti
grandest tollot combination Knottn for the pkln.
tioml 20 centH for t-amplp of earli , jntniclcnt fui *
tlircii wc'ekh' use. JOHN II. WOOUIIUUY , 121 !
West 4M Et. , N. Y.
NEW
COLLAR
Pur Sill i ; Only liy JOHN LIXDKIl , 13
Mn I u St. , Council llurrn. ! ,
FARM LOANS.
FIRE INSURANCE ,
SURETY BONDS
LOWEST RATES.
HetlOent Attlftunt Secretary.
IV.tTIO.VAI , NI'JIIVI'V ' CO. , X. V ,
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All bonds executed at my oltlcc ,
.IAS. N. CASADY , JR. ,
2t : < l Main Street . Con IK , 1 1 | | | urr ,
SPECIAL NOTICES
COUNCIL BLUFFS WAMT8.
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