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COUNCIL BLUFFS.
.MI.NOU .MU.vrio.v.
Cooper , Tire In * . . 6 Pe rl , t l. 372.
W. S. Ucntley of Lincoln U In the city
C. I ) . Cooke , a well known Boone man , U
In town.
.TudRO Thorncll came down from Sidney
yesterday.
Henry Groshaus of Sutton was among the
city's visitor * yesterday.
Enrlo Harris ot the Missouri Valley Times
epcnt Sunday In this city.
MUs Grlbblo of New York \lsltlng Mrs.
Eva Murray for several weeks.
The High School cadets will drill at the
armory this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
J I ) Carpenter came down on a little
business trip from DCS Molncs yesterday.
Two places wh/erc satisfaction Is assured ,
the dictionary and the Bluff City Laundry.
David Althlzer nnd family left last evenIng -
Ing for Dubuque , where they will make
their future home.
Tlio Ladles' Aid society of the Congrega
tional church will meet this afternoon In the
church parlors at 2 30.
Attorney John Y. Stone , who has been
upending n few days on his farm near Glen-
woo J , baa returned to town. .
The Inlsfall Dramatic club Is arranging
to produce a play on St. Patrick's day for
the benefit of seme local charity.
Walter Pollard for stealing a bale ot hay
from a neighbor , was sent to the city Jill
yesterday to serve n sentence of fifteen days.
We glvo attention to little things In laun
dry work. You get all that Is best In fine
work and good service at the Eagle laundry ,
724 Bwoy.
The Manhattan Tire Insurance company
filed a motion yesterday for n new trial In
the case successfully prosecuted against It
by J N Casady , jr.
The funeral of the Infant son of Mr. nnd
Mrs Henry Brugge-man will occur this aft
ernoon from the rca duice , 1725 South Sev
enth stipet Services at St. Peter's Catholic
church at 2 30
The High school building will bo open
this afternoon and all of the pupils who
desire to get their books for the purposes
of study cm secure them. Prof. Iliijden will
bo In his olllce In the building all afternoon.
John Bjcrly , the Big Lake policeman , who
wab Hnc-1 $100 and teats for resisting an
other officer two tried to place him under
arrest on the charge of lining violated the
park boa d laws by cutting down some of
the trees has appealed his case to the dis
trict court
The four saloon keepers arrested on com
plaint of Mrs Hanson for selling liquor to
her son -will have n hearing In Justice
Vlen's court this morning. The action Is
not brought under the provisions of the
mulct law against dispensing to minors , but
under the original prohibitory law.
I L Stntzell , the Uxlra attorney , Is now
ut dor the care of his wife and a nurse from
the Woman's Christian Association hospital.
Stnt7cll was slightly Improved jcsterday and
talked with a number of his friends , but
it Is said that he has a severe siege of sick
ness before him as a result of the great
sho"k hla sjite-m received.
Street Commissioner Hnrdln hns been at
work examining the bridges In the city and
has found a number of them to bo In a dc-
fcctlvo condition The repairs that will have
to bo made this reason will most likely nb-
Borb a largo portion of the accumulated
brldgo fund nnd make It necessary for a
levy for the brldgo fund next jear. There
has been no levy made for two jears and at
the present tlmo there is nearly $9,000 on
hand.
The board ot directors of the Citizens'
State bank held a meeting In the bank yes-
icr'ay afteinoon at 4 o'clock for the purpose
of approving the negotiations for the pur
chase of the bank building on the corner of
Broadwv.y and Main streets , that ivas re
ported to have been sold an hour later to
brncst E. Hart. The presumption Is that
the building was bought for the Citizens'
bank , which will occupy it ns soon as It
can be remodcle-d and prepared.
Judge Green yesterday sent down his de
cision in the application for a new trial In
the case of Lizzlo Hulbert against the New
Nonpareil company. Miss Hulbert sued the
paper for libel and secured a verdict of $250
from tlio jury that heard the testimony. She
wanted $10,000. Judge Green denied the de
fendants a new trial and ordered judgment
to be entered up for the amount of the ver
dict and the costs ot the case. The case
will now be appealed to the supreme court.
The announcement has been made that
'How-aid Hediick , a udwspaper man ot Ot-
tumwa , will bo the chief deputy of United
States Marshal Christian. The local deputy
for Council Bluffs IF s not yet been named.
The local commercial associations have been
given the hint that Mr. Hcdrlck favors the
removal of the headquarters of the > marshal
from this city to Des Molncs , and the local
organizations have undertaken to do some
missionary work In which Mr. 'Hedrlck ' will
have a personal Interest.
A $100 damage suit has been occup > lng
Jus'Ico Ferrler's court for the last three
days , with Indications that It will be pro
longed still further. John L. Buseh rented
eighty acres of land to John Ernest , with
the understanding that the latter was to
have > the use of certain granaries and sheds.
It Is alleged that Bus-ch afterwards rented
eomo moro land to other parties and allowed
them the use of some of the sheds ho bad
formerly leased to Ernest The latter 'began '
suit and Busch now flics a counter claim
for $100 , alleging that Qvrncst damaged the
land to that extent by allowing It to grow
up In weeds. A number of weeds taken from
the place were offered In evidence yesterday.
Ernest's witnesses testified that the weeds
wore only to bo found on a patch of about
an acre that could not bo cultivated.
C. B , Vlava Co. , female remedy ; consulta
tion free. Olllco hours , 9 to 12 and 2 to 5.
Health book furnished. 320-327-318 Mcrrlam
block.
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250.
Tro > nor to Ili > I'
Congressman IHagcr yesterday ended the
suspense of the numerous applicants for the
postmastershlp by recommending I. M ,
Treynor for appointment. The nature of the
compromise that was made between Treynor
and Greenshlelds , itho two leading aspirants ,
has not been made known , but It was an
nounced positively jestonlay that Grccn-
ehlolds 'would not bo the chief deputy. Mr.
Treynor refuses to announce who the dep
uty will be ,
What Do You
Think of
This ?
Ono Hundred nnd Kifty Fancy Odd
Pnrlor Pieces to bo sold tills \\uek only
nt fH ) jwr wilt discount.
Here mo home of the articles :
Flnu solid mahogany Itoman Chair ,
price ? -5 , for this week at ? lli.r 0.
Kino Mahogany ? 15 Cluilr nt $7.W ) .
Flue Mahogany KlnUhod Clmlr , for
mer i rlco ! ? . " > , this week , Sli.flO.
All of tlieso Koods are upholstered In
Bilk dainnhk. No two i > lm > s allko and
all of tlio i Idlest tKittoriiti made.
Vfo mean litiblness. Como early nnd
get heleetloiiH. Goods delivered In
Oinuha free of charge.
Durfee Furniture Co.
305-7 Broadway ,
Council Bluffs ,
CA1IP FOR STATE MILITIA
Exposition Committee Works on a Scheme
of Some Dimensions.
MOBILIZATION OF IOWA NATIONAL GUARD
Sccrrnr ( ) * JtiilNoti Aililrenncn Letter * to
the oniccrx , 1'olntliiK Out tlio
Great AiltnntnucM of tlio
Local Summer I'laii.
Secretary Judson of the exposition exec
utive committee jcstenlay put Into the
malls 400 copies ot a letter which ho was
Instructed fby the association to write to all
of the commissioned officers of tbo Iowa
National Guard , urging them to make every
effort to secure the mobilization of the
guard hero next summer. The letter Is In
tended to supplement similar efforts that
have been made 'by ' the association. While
the members of the legislature wcro here
on Saturday the local committee took ad
vantage of the opportunity to urge
upon the members of tbo military
and appropriation committees the 1m.
portance of the plan and the necessity for
Including In the general appropriation bill
the small amount required to defray the
extra expenses of the encampment. All of
the legislators talked with expressed them
selves as favorable to the encampment , and
announced their willingness to advocate a
reasonable appropriation. Concerning the
location of the encampment the letter s.ijs.
Till ? association hns secured the use of
iibout 1,200 ncres of s round lying within the
lorporntc limits of the city of Council
llllltfs and aloiiR the bank of the Missouri
river. It Is cloir , high and mostly level
land , moat admirably nd.ipted for jnllltnry
evolutions , and. a portion of the bluff front
Is tnrluded , thus giving a line location for
ntlillery nnd signal corps operations. An
otllcer of General Copplnt-er's staff , detailed
to survey the ground , reported to the War
department tlmt the tract Is most admir
ably adapted to military occupation.
T'ie > land lies In the shnpo of nn Irregular
triangle , the south fnco being1 about three
nnd one-half miles long , extending from the
Missouri river on tno west to the line of
the bluffs on the eust , the east f.lce run
ning along the line of the bluffs about ono
and one-'hnlf miles north to nig- lake , nnd
the other fae-e running- an Inegulai line
Hlotig the bank of the Missouri river , vvhlc1 !
Is here comparatively high , to the western
point.
This ground barders on the most settled
portion of the clt > , lies seven blocks noith
of Broadway , the main thoroughfare be
tween Couni.ll Bluffs nnd Omaha nnd di
rectly on the line of the stenm nnd electric
rallvvajs which will connect this city with
the grounds of the Trnnsmlsslsslppl nnd In
ternational Exposition. Tno grounds em
brace all the topographical features con
ducive to a complete line of Instruction ,
viz. Hat , hilly and rolling surface , u rail
way embankment blseetlng the territory , an
Ideal river for military operations , a. vvason
bridge and ft small lake. Nothing In di
vision , brigade or regimental Instruction
will bo found Impracticable from lack of
suitable ground. Ample water supply Is at
hand.
It Is Intended that this gathering of the
Iowa National ( JCUyd shall be one of work
and lnstructlon , " rW to that end every op
portunity will bo given for field evolutions
on a. large scale , and especial care will be
taken to accommodate every branch of the
service.
A large representation from the regular
army of the United States will bo camped
close at hand and It Is expected that every
branch of the service will be Included , thus
slvlng the militiamen nn opportunity to gain
much valuable knowledge througn co-opera ,
tlem with the cavalry , artillery , engineering
and signal corps.
It Is not Intended that this shall be n
camp of pinule , but a practical working
school of regular Instruction. It Is prob
able that the exposition authorities will de
sire the attendance of the National Guard
on ono or two occasions , and should the
adjutant Kenernl deem It proper there will
no doubt bo n willingness to unlto with the
regular army and the National Guard of
Nebraska nt such times.
This camp will attract to this city largo
numbers of olllcer.-i If not entire companies
of the militia or other states , and It will be
a grand opportunity for Iowa to exhibit the
elllcle'ncy and magnificent condition of Its
National Guard.
It is proposed that the guard shall camp
exactly as at division , brigade or regimental
encampments , provide Its own mess and
maintain Its own organization , the city of
Council Bluffs assisting1 only where the ad
jutant general or Ms representatives shall
desire. The grounds will be put In condi
tion and ready for occup-incy and no engi
neering will be required on the part of the
guard to prepare the camp grounds for the
opening of the campaign.
HIM ) ItOCIC l\ S VI.OO.V IIVSIXKSS.
HIINIICM ! nt Hlili Tlili * In Council
IllnlTN Juit \ < nv.
The rocky road the saloon keepers of
Council Bluffs have been obliged to travel
for the last year has made many of them
excessively weary and they have laid down
the burdens that have grown too heavy to
carry. At the present tlmo there are fewer
saloons In tha city than at any time during
the last twenty years , with the exception j
of the brief Interval that followed the en
actment of the prohibitory law In 1884.
There are only thirty-eight saloons now.
Last year the lowest number was forty-
four. The small number that are now run
ning are not enjoying a degree of prosperity
that makes their propiletora arroqant and
proud. Tlio slowness with which they
pay the monthly stipend demanded by the
city Indicates that nickels and dimes have
to bo carefully looked after and hoarded to
ralso the fund necessary to square the ac
counts with the city and county. The re
duction of the number of the saloons Is
having a depressing effect on the cash fund
In the city treasury known as the police
fund , which has berne for many years so
largo a portion of the burden of city ex
pensed , The city council naturally looks
with a good deal of anxiety on the danger
of still further decrease In the number of
thn license-paying establishments. There Is ,
however , some prospect of nn Increase , for
a number of former saloon men are contem
plating embarking In the business again
during the exposition , but It Is not likely
that the number will exceed that of last
tJ.MO.Y 1'ACIKIO liniiDS AUK riI.CH.
muM'H to tin * \ MV Comfoniiy
it Illi a 'II ' IK .M or ( pram- .
Two deeds were put on record In the
county recorder's office yesterday that are
entitled to bo considered among the numerous
largo transactions that have been recorded
hero within the last few months , The first
was a deed from W , D. Cornish , rpeclal
master In chancery , ivhlcli conveys to the
reorganized Union Pacific Hallway company
all of the Union Pacific property. Including
various tracts of landa and lots In Counpll
Bluffs , under foreclosure of the government
mortgage. The consideration Is $53,527,532.50 ,
The other Is the mastor-ln-chancery's deed
conveying the same property under fore
closure of first mortgage subsidy bonds and
the consideration U $50,637,435.
Thcro vvaa ulso placed on record a $100-
000,000 gold mortgage bond bearing 4 per
cent Interest , executed by the Union 1'aclflc
Hallway company to the Mercantile Trust
company of New York , trustee. All of the
Instruments were placed on record by W. J ,
Carroll of the Union Pacific law department.
N lliiuU Corner Soli ) .
A flutter of interest ivvaa caused In real
estate circles yesterday by the nalo ot a
piece ot 'Broadway ' property at the highest
price that has over been paid for n real
estata In Council Bluffs , Thet price exceeded
$700 a front foot. The property Is the old
Savings bank building on the corner of
Broadway and Main street. U has a frontage
of twenty-two feet on Broadway. The * prlco
was $20,000 , and tha payment was spot cash.
The property has been owned by OUlc r &
Pusey and has not changed hands tor n curly
half a century In 1S67 Officer & Pusey
erected the present three-story brick buildIng -
Ing for the use of the Pacific National bank ,
one of the first l&rgo banking Institutions
In the city. During the fever sh da > s ot the
boom some tempting offers were made for
the property , but were declined. The pur
chaser jcsterday was Ernest IHart. . He
announces that he will completely remodel
the building and will use It for banking
purposes. It has never been used for any
thing else since It was erected.
Cnro of TtromlTvny.
The motor company yesterday paid Into
the city treasury the full nmount of Us sub
scription of $1,000 $ donated toward the Im
provement of Lower Broadway by the con
struction of a macadamized roadway In the
center ot the street. The hard financial
straits In which the company found Itself
about the tlmo the work was finished last
summer made It Impossible for the payment
of the largo subscription nt the time , and
as the city and county had guaranteed the
payment of the contractor. It was necessary
to advance the money. The payment of
the subscription yesterday came as a very
welcome addition to the city treasury.
Tlio Incident called attention of the heads
of departments around the city building
to the condition of the roadway nnd the ne
cesslty of keeping It In repair. During the
autumn and winter the new work has given
a uniformly smooth and excellent surface ,
With the exception of eomo places where
the macadam was pulvcrlred more than nt
others and swept by stronger winds , the
roadway U In about ns good a condition as
It ever was. If It stands the test ot the
spring thaw without loosening Its bottom the
experiment will bo considered ns a success
and moro work of the same character wl'l
likely follow. The clouds of dust that panic
from It during the dry times last summer
nindo It obvious that a sjstcm of regular
sprinkling ehould bo Instituted ,
Few special bargains In storage goods at
Durfeo Furniture Co. Will also dispose of
their fine bedroom suits , parlor suits and
upholster * d goods nt 20 per cent discount to
make room for a large consignment of furnl
turo especially for the Transralsslsslppl
exposition trade.
Ilcnl Instate * TrniiifrrH.
The following transfers were llled yester
day In the title and loan otllce of J. W.
Squire , 101 Pearl street ;
William D. Cornlffh , special mas
ter , e-t nl to Union Pacific Kail-
road company , all property of the
Union 1'aclllc Itnllwav company.
Including various trne'ts of land
and lots In Council HI lifts , mas
ter's deed , on foreclosure of gov
ernment mortgaFO . $53,528,532
Sime. to same , same property , on
foreclosure of first mortgage of
Union Pacific Railroad company ,
master's deed . COC37l3."i
Zoo M. Koss to Lewis W. Ross ,
lot 5 , Iloss Place add. , w. d . 2,000
Three transfer * , total . $10I,1C7SG7
IlriMilc Through ( InIce. .
I en P. Ogden and Miss Clara Trey had a
narrow escape from being drowned In Spoon
lake last evening. They were skating In
company with u number of other young
people and went through the Ice. The water
was over their heads. Young Ogden managed
to seize the edges ot the broken Ice and
hold on , and with ) the assistance of a small
board succeeded In getting out with his
compinlon. They were taken to their homes
at tmce , but the > oung woman was very
much prostrated by the accident.
Her Ankle.
Mrs. A. P. raulk , who lives on Harmony
street , sustained a serious fracture of the
left leg , below the knee , yesteiday. She
stepped out of n rear door and fell with
great force , the entire -weight of her body
coming down upon the left ankle. Both
bones wcro broken. Several jcars ago Mrs.
Faulk was In a runaway accident and had
both arms broken.
IOWA STlIlCVl'b AIU2 SUSPENDED.
Facility Lets Out TvrontThree "Who
IiiilnlRcd Ini a Clnxs 'IUot. '
IOWA CITY , la. , Jan. 31. ( Special. )
Twenty-three etudents of the Iowa State uni
versity have been suspended for participating
In the Soph-rresh scrap. The suspended stu
dents are all sophomores except one , and he Is
a Junior Jaw. The list of punished ones In
cludes several joung women members ot the
sophomore class. The period of suspension ,
according to the resolution , is Indefinite , but
the resolution further provides that It shall
not expire before the end of the term
March 24. The suspension of ono of the
boja Is practically an expulsion , as ho will
not bo permitted to return except by special
action , establishing a precedent.
The carrying to Oxford of two young men ,
and the carrying away of Miss Cuthlng , who
was painfully Injured In the subsequent run
away , served as the special basis of Investi
gation.
ino uumnuue'UH , ui nvo eacii , conuucieu
the examination of wltncsdes. At a meet
ing Friday the matter was laid befoie the
faculty , and yesterday the finishing touches
vvero put on the work.
"Tho specific charges against the twenty-
three , " said President Schaeffer , "aro kid
naping and assault. These violate state
laws , and our students cannot do this thing
with Impunity. "
Asked as to whether any of the suspended
students were punished for participation In
the Cherry trouble , Dr. Schaeffer answered
thus : "No , I have been told by Mayor Steb-
blr.s that only three students were before
him on that charge. Of these , rtwo attend tbo
academy. The other proved an alibi. Thcro
Is , therefore , no charge against any student ,
In reference to the Cherry trouble. " (
CriiMnilc AiraliiHt Slot
CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , Jan. 31. ( Special
Telegram , ) A cigar manufacturer named
Jones has started a crusade against the slot
machines. Tlio first of the year all dealers
took them down qecauso they understood
ho was going to cause their arrest. Since
then a few of them have put the machines
up. Today Jones asked warrants for all who
had machines In operation. It Is understood ,
however , there will be no prosecutions In
case all agree to discontinue their use.
rdliiK to tin * Klondike.
DUBUQUD , In. , Jan. 31. ( Special Tele
gram. ) About fifty persons have engaged to
leave hero for Alaska within the next twenty
days. Three parties leave tomorrow. A
party of ten leaving next Monday will go
000 miles north of Davvson City. James El-
well , who struck It rich last jear , leaves
February ICth with twenty-five men , a car
load of dogs , boiler and engine. All will betaken
taken over Chllcoot pass on the penal tram
way.
loun .Ni-nHimjiiT { Million.
11 fo Young , who was last week re-elected
state binder , baa been courtned at homo
EOIIIO time by Illness.
II. W. Haneon has been succeeded as edi
tor of the Iowa City Republican by H , M
Conant , formerly of the Iowa City Citizen ,
Henry O. Shaver , who was for a number
of jcars managing editor of the Des Molnes
Leader , now editor of the North Idaho Star ,
of Moscow , Idaho , has been appointed Inspector
specter general on tbo military etaff of
Governor Stucnenberg.
The fifteenth semi-annual meeting of the
Upper DCS Molnes Editorial association , of
Iowa 'will bo held at Humboldt Thursday
and Friday , February 17 and 18 , 1898. The
usual program of papers and dtacueeions oa
Important topics will bo offered the members
and visitors ,
About thirty years ago the writer , eaje
the Waukca Standard , was told by Dr. J. I ,
Taylor , then editor of tbo Lansing Chronicle ,
and also by Hon. S. II. Kinnlo , that tbo
last original Elijah P. Lovejoy press was
recovered from the MlfeUslppl's waters at
Alton and purchased by parties who after
ward brought It to Laiulng , this county ,
and uied by W. II , Sumner In publishing
the Intelligencer , started la 1852. At leant
that was the story told them.
There are three little things which do moro
work than any other three little things cre
ated they are the ant , the bee anil DoWltt'e
Little Early U Leer a , the last being the famous
llttlo pllla for etomach And liver troublui
IflffA WOULpM THEM OUT
Ronlatlon of Insuranpo Corapanloi Stirs
Up Opposition.
SEVERAL DECLINE JO , PAY STATE TAX
Conflict IN Annonjtnil Will He WIIRCI !
nt n 1,1 % cl > - Jliitc DciliiH * oC
Inlaturc. i
DCS MOINHS , Jan. 31 ( Special Tele-
Bram. ) Iowa courts arc to bo the scene ot n
conflict over the regulation of hisnrauco
companies , that promises to develop Interna
tional features. A > ear ago the legislature
passed n law providing n new s > stem of tax
ing Insurance companies. It provided that
Iowa companies elioulil pay 1 per cent of
their gross premium receipts from Iowa
business In lieu of all other taxes ; that
United States companies not organized In
Iowa should pay 2& per cent nnd that for
eign companies should ray 3',4 per cent. The
Insurance companies vigorously cux/sed the
measure. Tlio tlmo for pajment of the tax
having arrived , the .foreign companies today ,
by attorneys , appeared and protested against
payment , on the ground that the law Is un
constitutional 'by reuson of charging one
class of concerns a higher tax than others
nnd nlco that It Js In violation of a treaty
right guaranteed by the federal treaties to
foreign countries.
Judge A. H. MacVcy of DCS Molncs , nt-
torncy for the Caledonia , Norwich Union ,
Liverpool , London and Glebe Insuiancc com
panies of England , tendered payment of their
tax undrr protest , filing In connection with
the i/ayment n formal protest declaring the
law \lolntlon of treaties and of the con
stitution. He demanded that the treamnor
make a receipt Indicating that the protest
had been received In connection with the
na > mcnt. Treasurer Herrlott declined 10
give sash a receipt and Instead presented to
Judge MnoVcy a letter of acknowledgement ,
declining to gho the desired receipt anl
stating that If the con panics would not pnv
the tax they could withdraw from business
In Iowa. Judge MacVcy stated that one
company will refuse to pay and explication
will be made for an Injuoctlon rcstrelnlng
the auditor from Interfering with Its busi
ness In Iowa. If ( bis Is secured the neil
step will to bo to sue for n mandamus to
direct the auditor to IESUO a certificate of
authority to do business.
MONEY roil THE EXPOSITION.
A delegation of western Iowa pcoplo ar
rived today , licadcd by John N. Ualdwln of
Council Bluffs , to urge the passage of an ap
propriation for the Omaha exposition. They
propose to follow up the favorable Impres
sion made on the legislature by the trip 10
Omaha Saturday.
The wajs and meanp "committee has taken
up a measure whlcn the state treasurer be
lieves will produce $100,000 additional rcv-
entio annually It is the collateral Inher
itance tax. Two je rs ago a law was passed
providing that estates which pass to col
lateral heirs , should pa 5 per cent of theli
value to tSio etatc. It ivas Imperfect In that
co authority for enforcement of Its pro
visions was made ; the treasurer Is expected
to cciforco It , but Is given no powers. He
has learned of very few1 estates coming un
der the provisions of the. law. A short time
ago , by a mere accident , he ascertained that
the estate of G. W. Lovell of Montlcello
amounting to about $300,000 , Is going entirely
to collateral heirs and therefore should pa >
the state about ? 23OOJ , Ho Instituted pro
ceedings to enforce Its payment and the
money will be turned Into the treasury In a
short time. Various plans are under con
sideration to make-tho law more effective
One Is to require county clerks to report on
all estates probated ; another ts to require
county olllcers to meko the collection and
give the county a commission ; still another
Is to hold the county attorney responsible
and pay him a commission on nil taxes he
collects. Senator Pusey , author of the law
has undertaken to perfect It so that It shall
be enforclble. The ; treasurer declares the
state has lost from $100,000 to $200.000 In the
jcar and a half since the law has been in
force , because of Inability to enforce It.
AGAINST ANNEXATION.
The enthusiasm of the legislative diplo
matists who have been mixing the legisla
ture in International politics with various
resolutions relating to Cuba , Hawaii , etc. ,
was dampened today by the Indefinite post
ponement in the house of the resolution by
Smith of Harrison favoring recognition of
Cuban belligerency. The committee on fed
eral relations recommended thla action nnd
there was no opposition to the adoption of
the report. A few dajs ago n resolution In
favor of Hawaiian annexation was adopted
by the house by a close vote. ToJay Her
bert Merrick of Chicago , editor of the
Orange Judd Farmer , addressed a large
meeting of legislators on the Hawaiian
question. Ho declared that annexation
would bo a misfortune to this country ; It
was desired by the sugar trust , which feared
If annexation were not accomplished the
present reciprocity treaty admitting Ha
waiian sugar free might bo abrogated and
the result would be such n development if
the beet sugar Industry as would make the
country Independent of the trust. Ho talked
at length of the possibilities of the country
producing all Its own sugar and more. Ho
also talked of the possibilities of Indian
corn , explaining the special efforts now
making to glv-o corn and Its products first
place In the American exhibit at the Paris
exposition.
A largo number of petitions vvero pre
sented In both houses asking that the ago
ot consent be raised to 18 years ; It
Is now 15. The Woman'e Christian Tem
perance union has a lobby on hand to urge
the measure. The age was raised from 13
years to 16 two > oars ago. Appropriation
bills wcro Introduced giving $19,700 to tlie
Girls' Ueform school at Mltchellvlllo and
$30,000 to the historical building In DCS
Molnes and $75,780 to the Clarlnda Insane
Hospital , Doth houses hold sessions In the
afternoon , transacting routine business of
little Importance.
The joint committee of Iowa railroad labor
organizations met and adopted a resolution
In favor of uniformity of text books. The
Important business was the appointment of
a committee to represent the organization
In the legislature. U , O. Havens of Waterloo
lee was elected as the leglnlntlvo committee ,
to remain all winter , under the direction of
II. n. Wills of Clinton , chairman of the
joint legislature hoards , who will bo on the
ground a good sham of the time.
The DCS LMolnc-s Ministerial -union had a
hot tlmo today discussing the social evil.
A committed appointed norno weeks ago to
Investigate the matter1 submitted Its report.
It was shown that n" bad state of affairs
exists In this city. The report reflected
Hoverely upon the present administration
and gomo of those present protested against
lugging politics Into a ministerial meeting
After considerable * discussion the committee
was given another Wbk and no action wnu
taken on Its report.
ADMITS KII.MMJ .Till ; HATIIIIUIINH.
Alie HlornuT CnufrfHi-H the DHnllH of
1IU Horrible Crime.
DURL.INGTON , In. , Jan. 31 , Abe Storraer
has confessed the murder of Mm. Tanny
nnthburn and her daughter * Mary , The con-
fe ilon was made to Chief of Police Grelner
and the county attorney ,
Btormer sajs ho committed the deed Sun
day night , January 23. He killed the mother
first In the cellar. Then ho enticed the little -
tlo girl Into tbo bedroom above and , after
a terrible struggle to outrage her , cut her
throat. Stormer was taken to the morgue ,
although ho begged not to eoa tbo bodies of
his victims , He turned sickly palo and
trembled violently when he gazed upcn his
victims.
Stormor and Cox , an alleged accomplice ,
are now locked up In the county jail , and
strongly guarded.by deputies armed with
rlllet ) . sheriff Smith has Issued a proclama
tion to the effect that any attempt to brealj
into the jail and lynch Stormer will bo met
with summary treatment by the deputies ,
who will not hesitate to ehoot , All Is quiet
tccilRht. though threats ft lynching were
made during the afternoon ,
Stormer's mother wns In Burlington today
She I * n fine looking , Intelligent woman , and
wes much horrified by her son's predicament
She exclaimed , when first hearing of the
murder : "Tho man who did that deed ought
to be hung , no matter If he Is my son. "
Cox la held as an accessory to the crime ,
although he has not confessed. His pre
liminary hearing Is set for Wednesday.
1'ntnlly Injured.
CEDAIX IIAPIDS , In. , Jan. 31 ( Special
Telegram ) Joseph Rufllll , . farm hand , In
rescuing a little ichlld which rnn under a
falling tree , was himself caught and pinned
to the earth , receiving Injuries which will
probably cause his death ,
Ton n I'rcKN Coin nip lit.
Glcnwood Opinion : The Opinion hag con
fidence In the present legislature and foe-
lleves It will properly settle the Institution
question It Is a conservative body and will
not take n step In tha dark.
Kcokuk Gate City ! Iowa had sixty dele
gates at the Indianapolis convention , and the
part the state took In the meeting was alike
prominent and honoring to It , Sound money
sentiment Is more general and stronger In
Iowa than In any other western state , and It
was entirely In accord with the fitness of
things that Iowa should take the lead.
Dos Molnes Capital : This has been nn
auspicious month for Iowa men. Wo have
Major Conger's prcmlnenco as ambassador
to China , the prominence of Iowa's governor ,
L M Ehnw , ns presiding officer nt a national
monetary conference , and the honor of the
selection of Hon. Gcorgo E. Roberts to bo
director of the mint , nnd simultaneously with
that appointment the announcement of ex-
Chairman II. G. JIcMillan to be United States
attorney for tbo northern district.
Atlantic Telegraph : The tendency to
regulate business by legislative enactments
Is In many cases carried to the extreme , and
hardly a session passes that there- are not
loads of petitions sent to the members asking
that this or that trade or profession shall bo
granted special privileges or protection. All
of these matters should bo closely studied
and unless It Is a matter hi which the gen
eral public la especially Interested they
should bo left to look out for themselves.
Iowa City Republican : The- Iowa antl-
clgaretto law , which has caused controversy
nnd contention slnco Its passige by the gen
eral assembly , has been sustained by the
supreme court lu a test case that has been
running through the judicial mill for several
months Hut , w'hat of It ? The law has foad
no appreciable effect as to lessoning the evil
of cigarette smoking partly because It Is not
enforce ! nnd partly because It Is difficult to
work moral reform by the external applica
tion of statutes. TLo reform must begin on
the other cud of the line.
IIMVII 1'olitlcnl MMIN.
The Dunlap Reporter sajs Major Curtis
of Atlantic should bo nominated for district
Judge.
Among the candidates for railroad com
missioner already In the field are Colonel
Mowry of Tama county and John Morrison
of Keokuk county.
Ev-Govcriior Carpenter of Fort Dodge Is
likely to bo appointed 'postmaster of Fort
Dodge , where he has lived many jcars He
has not been In politics for a long time.
Ex-Senator Luther H. Bishop Is lying
seriously 111 at his homo west of Sheldon
The latesj reports from his bedside , how
ever , are to the effect that ho Is > somewhat
better than he has been.
Mrs. Jacob Caughell , the president of
Mills -county's equal rights association
icpoits Just 1,009 signatures to the petition
to Iowa's legislature to allow the people to
vote oa the question of woman suffrage In
iboo.
iboo.A
A new paragraph Is going the rounds of
the Iowa press to the effect that Congress
man Perkins of the Eleventh district mill
not bo a candidate to succeed himself this
jear. and the Keokuk Gate City says it
should bo taken Avlth a whole carload of
salt.
salt.W.
W. II. Hunter of Hello Plalno , the new-
warden of the Anamosa penitentiary , has
given It out that Z IH. Gurley of Decatur
county will be deputy warden and J. G
Mallory of Ilentoa county chief clerk. Mr
Hurley Is an ex-member of the Iowa house
and Mr. Mallory has Just retired from the
olllce of county treasurer.
The Red Oak Express sajs the congres
sional nomination In the Eighth district
should go to Montgomery county this jcar
by rights and In vlew of the declination of
Smith Mcl'herson to stand as a condldate
proposes Sena-tor Junklnwho has "declined
to make any positive , statement , saying he
had not given the matter duo considera
tion. "
NfMVM of Ion a ( 'hurdles.
The Lutherans of Norway will erect im
mediately a $5,000 church building.
Rev. C G. Wright has resigned as pastor
of the Baptist church at Bradgate.
About $ SOO Is being spent In improvements
on tno first mpusi cnurcn in IVCOKUK.
A convention of the Woodbury County Holi
ness association will bo held In Sloan this
week.
The Methodists. Presbyterians and Unlto3
Presbyterians of Morning Sun have all Joined
forces In revival efforts.
A nev German Lutheran church to cos1
about $15,000 will be built in DCS Molnes
The congregation recently sold the old church
property for $1D,000.
Mrs. Epperson of Boons has been conduct
ing revival meetings in Wesley for three
weeks and now goes to Sexton to assist Rev
C. E. Plummer In meetings there.
Newt Leon , a young iran of Lehlgh , lies
Just II ills lied a five da > s' sentence In jail In
Fort Dodge for disturbing meetings being
held by n colored evangelist in the country
The proprietor of one of the Des Molncs
hotels will get out CM Injunction against the
Saivatlon Army Iti nn endeavor to have It
restrained from holding its noisy meetlnga
on the corner near his house ,
The Christian church at Pocahontas was
owing Elder McDonald on salary and to get
oven with It he took the deed of the prop
erty with him when he departed. Now the
church has sued him for the purpceo of
corrpelllng him to deed the property to the
society.
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NEW YORK , Jan. 31. A dispatch to the
Herald from Washington siys : If the
Nlcaraguan government should contract with
a foreign syndicate for the construction of
a railroad and steamship line across Its
territory such action would , authorities say ,
bo In violation of the terms of the conces
sion granted the Maritime Canal company
and would probably bo resented by the
United States.
Article 5 of the concession to the M.irl-
tlmo company provides that "Tho state binds
iteelf not to nrako any subsequent condes-
slon for ! tha opening of a canal between the
two oceans during the term of the present
concession ( ninety-nine years ) and also to
abstain from granting a concession for a mil-
road such as might compete with tbo canal
for the transportation of merchandise dur
ing tbo same period , but nothing In thla
article shall prevent the government of
Nicaragua from constructing or permitting
the construction of such railways as It maybe
bo deemed advisable for commerce' and Inter
national tralllc. "
'Friends ' of the canil say the first portion
of this article shows clearly that Nicaragua
has not the right to make any such con
cession as the Herald reported yesterday
Senator Morgan of Alabama discussed the
bid of the All-is company. "The govern
ment of Nicaragua , " ho Raid , "has no legM
right to gall to any foreign corporation Its
railways and steamships If their operation
will open a line of communication parallel
to the route of the maritime canal The
concession which the Nicaragua ! ) government
ha * made to the canal company explicitly
preclude this. President McKlnlcy , I feel
sure may bo relied on to protect the United
Stattn In the matter and there Is a majority
In bolh homes of congrem In favor of the
building of the canal with American capital
to stand by him. "
The I'j-osne'cts for the building of the canal
on the lines approved by the United States-
thai Is to say , the canal commission were
never brighter than at present , and the con
struction of the long-dcslrcd waterway h not
far distant.
Mll.I.tmS SHOUT OlOtH ) WHKAT.
Sniiljot | .Nn. 1 Itnril All In the llaniln
of 1.oiler.
CHICAGO , Jan. 31. Joseph I/elter , accord
ing to experts ici tbo trade , Is forcing thou
sands of people to eat darker bread than tins
ever been seen slnco the Introduction of the
patent roller process of making flour. Ills
control of 15,000,000 bushels of contract wheat
means , they say , tlmt tbo millers ere grindIng -
Ing the best grain they can procure , since
their supply of choice No. 1 bard spring
whc < it has become exhausted and that best
U not very good. Grocers nnd retail flour
dealers have boon receiving complaints 10
gardlng brcadstuffs from cooks and house
wives who have sent back sacks and Iwrcls
of flour marked with the fancy brands and
bought nt highest prices But the loudest
protests have been raised bv the rcstau-
mtcuro nnd bakers who buy flour at whole
sale.
sale.Commissioner
Commissioner of Health Rcjnohls today
sent out men to gather samples of flour from
leading dealers. This flour will bo nmlyred
and definite Information given to the public
as to the nature of the adulterations which
are told to have resulted In n general prev
alence of dark bread CommlEfllonor Rey
nolds enld : "If corn has been used to ndul-
terato the "wheat , there need bo no alarm BO
far as health Is concerned. Corn Is nn
eminently healthy food nnd If wheat should
ever bo cornered so ns to preclude Its pur
chase by ths common pcoplo corn could
easily fill lie place. "
U Is announced that the farmers of Macon
county will have nn exhibit of corn In all Us
shapes and stjles at their annual farmers'
Institute and that they will endeavor to start
a campaign In advocacy ot the healthful
'Corn. ' The story that the wheit corner , con
trolled by Joseph Letter , Is causing people of
eat darker bread , caused the Napoleon of
the Board of Trade much amusement.
"I see , " said he , "that they pay my wheat
corner compels the millers to grind nny sort
of old stuff for their customers. If they are
Krlndliig poorer stuff in. their mills , why
don't they reduce the price I have not
heard of any reduction In the price of wheat
flour. If the millers want good flour they
can como and pet the best there Is at mar
ket pi Ices. The prices are now advanced
tremendously > ou ray ?
"Yes , but note this , that the millers are
charging proportionately advanced prices fo. '
the mlxod stud they are grinding That Is
to Ray they ask juat as much for their dark
adulterated flour as If It were the puror-t
brand. Consequently , If anvbody Is getting
the worst of It It Is the public. If the flour
mill men would lower the price of their dark
compound and announce that they sold
adulterated flour nt a lower price they would
get public symtathy , but when tlioj ask just
as much for such stuff as they would ho ci
titled for the best wheat at present price
where should the blame bo placed ? "
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HI ( this of AiiK'rlrniiN ,
NEW YORK , Jan. 31. The American fla
will eoon bo dlsplajeJ In Samoan watenj b
a min-of-war , sajs the Herald's Washingto
correspondent. The vessel will be th
Mohican , which las been converted Into
training ehlp. Since the arrival In Wash
Ington of former Consul General Churchill
the president nnd Assistant Secretary eState
State Day have become convinced that Amerl
can Interests demand that a man-of-wa
shall soon visit Samoa. Mr. Churchill ha
told them that the natives have no rcspec
for the American government because It ha
never seat a man-of-war to support am >
f-'teps for the protection of American Inter
ests which Its representatives In Apia mlgh
take. Mr. Churchill reported nn Insult pali
to a man from Arizona who had tabllsliei
a mlFslon near Apia. He demanded satis
faction , but tno natives ( augned at Him , and
upon subsequent occasions , when ho at
tempted to get satisfaction for eome wrong
committed , they taunted him with the out
rage committed upon the mission nnd the
further fact that he had received no supper
from his government In the stand he hai
taken. The natives have quite a different
feeling for the British and German govern
ments. Each of these governments keeps one
and sometimes two cruisers In Samoan
waters. The last American war ship tovisit
Apia was the Alliance , which dropped an
chor In the harbor of Apia 'n ' 1S93. Upon
the arrival of the Mohican In Samoan waters
It Is expected that Iw commanding o.Tlcer ,
Commander G. M. Book , will confer with
Consul General Osborn l i regard to the
steps to bo taken to create a deeper rctpect
among the natives for the American Hag.
As a result of the representations which
have been made by former Consul ChurchIll -
Ill the administration may enter Into
negotiations with London and Berlin
looking to the amendment ot the
tripartite treaty under which Samoa le gov
erned. In the first place Mr. Churchill
thinks the salaries of the chief Justice and
other officers appointed by the three gov-
ernn nts In Samoa are too high , and thc e
may bo scaled down. There Is no Intention
on the part of the administration to abandon
the Interests of this government In Samoa
and Mr. Churchill does not recommend It.
although he says the only reason why this
government should continue Its hoW upon
the Islands Is because It Is morally bound
to do so by the course pursued In the past
Mr. Churchill states that If the Unite 1
States were to withdraw from Samoa , the
Islands would bo divided up by Germany and
Great Britain
* WAS JinADV TO FlfillT.
TuniM On an Ollliu-r IVIio AV m TrjInK
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CHICAGO , Jan. 31. Detective Sergeant
Dodd urrested two highwaymen after a light
w'th thn footpads and their Intended victim
last night. J. F. Mueller , a stock raiser ami
prominent citizen of Fargo , N. D. , was be
ing robbed when Dodd hurried to his rescue.
Thinking his assailants were * being rcln-
foiccd , Mueller , who lu a. powerful man ,
struck the detective In the face and tried to
choke him. Dodd was unable to avoid the
attack , as hr | was engaged In a struggle with
the robbers , Ho succeeded , however , In
making tbo Dakota man understand the
situation after A few minutes hard fighting
and the would-be robbers were soon ub-
dued. The assault on Mueller was a daring
one , the attempted holdup 'taking place near
the Qulncy street entrance of the Great
Northern hotel.
Slicrllf OiitKt'iu-ralN it Moll.
GALKNA , Knn. , Jan. 31A mob of llfty
masked men were nt the Mumphl.s depot
hero this morning when Conntnliln L.tfo lloo
arrived from Columbus with Richard Ward ,
a negro , who , without nrrloiiM provocation ,
fatally stabbed Dennis Drown lust vvcik
The mob iUrn.indi.Ml that Ward ho handed
over to them , but tlio olllcur quickly iltew
the prisoner Into tlio car ami went on to
tliu next Htatlon ,
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