THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATUHDAY. MARCH If ) , 1808.
I CURRENT NEWS OF INTEREST , FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS-
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Try Mocro's stock food.
Dr. Roc , dentlit' Mcrrlam block.
Eggs , 3 doz. 25c. Dartel A Miller.
A k merchants for premium stars.
Photos Platlno or Arlsto. Sherraden.
Dr. Brown , dontlst. room 301. Merrlara blk.
W. H. Stackhoime , ex-collector of Internal
revenue , of Burllngtca was In the city yes
terday ,
Mrs. n > an , who has been visiting Mrs. J.
J. Brown , left last evening for her homo In
Chicago ,
The Evans laundry Is the leader In fine
work both for color tnd finish. 520 Pearl
street. Phone 290.
P. R. McYelt/L city ticket agent of the
Burlington routeat St. Jcseph , Mo. , was In
the city yesterday.
Don't you think It must be a pretty good
laundry that can please so many hundreds
of customers ? Well that's the "Eagle , " 72J
Broadway.
The next meeting of the executive com
mittee of the TranRmlralFelppl Exposition
will not occur until tbo regular meeting
night of next week. .
Mrs. W. F. Thorn has returned from Mis
souri Valley , ft hero she was called by the
illness of her fllstor , Mro. Harry Thornburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Thorn arc scttllag In their
new home , 2302 Avcnuo B , which they re
cently purchased from Mr. Robinson of
-Avoca.
Word has been received here that C. E.
Stuart ot loua City has been appointed to
the position of postotfice Inspector and special
agent of the department , to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the rcslgr/ittcn Mr. Chris *
tlan to take the position of United S tat en
marshal.
The funeral services of Mrs. A. J. Carlscn ,
wife of G. A. Carlscn of 1429 Ninth avenue ,
will bo held at tha Fifth Avenue Mothodiflt
church on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
The casket will bo taken from the residence
at 9:30. : The services will be conducted by
Rev. Q. P. Prey , pastor of the church.
Those Who ' 'A ' Time"
fall to see Breezy at
the Dohaay en Sunday night will have a regret - ,
grot comlr s. for It Is undoubtedly one of
the funniest and at the same time one of the
clearest comedies ever written. It was
written simply to make people laugh , and If
you have lost the power of laughing "A
tBrcczy Time" will restore It to you. The
advance sale of seats Is large.
The sccctid contest between Council Bluffs
tent , No. 32 , Knights of the Maccabees , de
gree team and Gate City tent , No. CO , of
Omaha , will take place Wednesday evening
.at tbe lodge room ot Council Bluffs tent In
the Mcrrlam block. Several candidates will
bo up for Initiation. Refreshments will bo
served. All Maccabees cordially Invited to
attend.
County Attorney Saumlcrs , Spencer Smith
and W. E. Batnbrldge have returned from
DPS Molns , where they have been working
diligently with the mcmbcca ot the legisla
ture to secure a liberal appropriation for the
TransmlssUslppl Exposition. They are all
satisfied that there will be no disposition cm
'tho part of the members of the senate to
reduce the amount.
C. B. Vluva Co. , female remedy ; consulta
tion free. Office hours , 9 to 12 and 2 to 6.
Health book furclMhcd. 326-327-31S Mcrrlam
block.
Elegant cottage for sale. Klnne , Baldwin blk
N. Y. numbing company. Tel. 250.
Dr. Roller , osteopath , Beno block.
SUXD.IV SCHOOL UMO.V WOHK.
fitntc MlHHlanary Ilartlott Look * Un
the DcLnnKK * llimliicm.
P. A. Bartlctt ot DCS Molncs , state mls-
clcnary of tbe American Sunday School
union , has been making a careful examina
tion of the work .of Mr. end Mrs. Henry De-
Long , and of collections and expenditures
connected with it. He expressed hlmsell
as amazed at the results accomplished for
the money expended. Mr. DeLong has been
city and county missionary of the American
Sunday School union for the last fifteen
months. March 1 closes the fiscal year ot
the society , and Mr. Bartlctt has made the
following summary of fifteen , months' work
here :
Visits to homes 3,707
Persons furnished with clothing1 3,161
Homeless persons lodged 430
Persons fed ( Including children ) 4,030
Men furnished employment 4S1
Sunday schools organized 3
Sunday schoo's aided 33
lU'RMlnr attendance of Girls' Industrial
school , over 200
Professed conversions 4 ;
lirrlnp girls reclaimed
Receipts :
Contributions from friends $1,012.01
From personal labor , wedding fees ,
etc 293.50
Total $1,337.51
Expenditures :
Ilent , fuel nnd moving $ 142.23
Kxpended "for the poor 218.8C
Industrial school supplies 1SS.K
Traveling expenses 87.23
Salary 750.00
Ualance 1.24
Total 11,337.51
This shows that at a cost of but $89 per
month there has been an average of 247
homes visited , 214 persons clothed , 30 homeless -
less persons lodged , 330 meals given , 55 men
and girls given employment , and 3 professed
conversions. Most of the persccs fed , clothed
and lodged were women and children , who
called at Mr. DeLong's home.
The ork Is supported wholly by contri
butions from Council Bluffs people , as the
American Sunday School union's contracl
with Mr. DeLong expressly states that his
field must be self supporting. A dally re
port of the work and collections Is made , and
a careful overnight Is given to details. Mr.
Bartlett will remain In the city a few day *
for the purpose of raising funds for tbe sup
port of the work. None ot the money ccn
trlbuted In Council Bluffs Is taken away
from the city , but all Is used for tbe sup
port ot tbe work here.
Picture FrnniPH.
Wo have picture frames that will ault
anyone.All klnda to select from and we
will frame your pictures at moderate price *
Wo employ the most skilled workmen In
our house , and we take pains to please our
patrons. Our art department will well re
pay you to visit it and eee the newest thlngb
cut In that line. We can satisfy you In
theio gooda beyond doubt , and only ask your
Inspection to bear us out In this assertion.
When you want anything In the art line
call at the store ot the Council Bluffs Paint ,
Oil and Qlass Co. , Manonlo block.
J. A. B. cigar leads 'cm all.
i *
'After the Saloon Keeppr * .
Hon. J. J. Shea called upon the sheriff's
department last night to aratst htm In con
vincing the saloon keepers of Council Bluffs
that he had not forgotten them. The deputies
were called upon to servo notices that a
fresh batch of Injunctions had been asked
for. In a number of cases the court Is asked
to issue permanent injunctions. These are
the cases where the saloon keepers were
served with notices that temporary Injunc
tions would be asked for. In a Urge number
of these rases some sort of a settlement was
made with the approval of the court and the
laloonmen by which the application * were
permitted to become Inncctious. In all of the
notices served last night the declaration was
made that the Injunction and tbo $100 at
torney tea was sought. ( Mr. Shea has evi
dently forgotten the resolution passed by
the iBoard of County Supervisors last fall
that the total sum to be allowed prohibition
attorneys for their sacrifices in tbe future
was to be $25 la each case. The saloon
keepers who are now under the bin are ;
M. C. Goodwin. iMIko Klldire. Frank. Heobc ,
John Schell. 8. H. Ford , M. Wollsteln &
Co. , M. R Uulllvan , Paul Meyer , Coombs &
Drennaman , Wheeler & Herold. Jarvli Wine
company , Joe Shoemaker and Max Dur-
moisUr. la several caeca the owners ot
the ( buildings are Included ! in the application.
The notices were not served until after 10
o'clock last night. A number of the salooni
luve oalf b M U p rtttoa tow tejm.
WORK ON ROADS WELL DONE
Colonel Baker Talks of the Condition of
Country Highways.
PRACTICAL PLAN THORCU3HLY TESTED
Miiflilnr-Mnilc Itonttn WlthNtnnii tlic
Winter' * KrcrxInK nn < t
nuil I'romrul a.
Snrfnuc.
The members of the Board of County Su
pervisors are taking a deep littoreat In the
public road work that was tlono laot summer
on several of tlm main county highways and
liavc started a systematic Inquiry with a
view of ascertaining how the roadbeds have
withstood tlio spring tl.aw. Colonel Baker
has perhaps taken more Interest In this work
than a 1moft any other member of the board ,
end ho said yesterday : "Wo have every
reason to congratulate ourselves and thu
people of the county who use the route that
the effort to construct modern hlghwuyb
was begun last summer. Of the twenty-four
miles of roadway -wo constructed last sum
mer our reports do not show a mlle that In
not In good passable condition. In many
placca where at this time last year the mud
was axle deep to the vehicles that attempted
to traverse the public highways Immedi
ately after the frost left the earth , we now
have firm , dry roadbeds over which heavy
loads can be hauled. There has been more
rain this swson than kist. The work wo did
has certainly demonstrated the wisdom of
the board In Investing a considerable sum
of money In the road-making machinery wo
purchased and put Into operation. We were
considerably handicapped during a portion
of thu sea to u on account of the excessive
dryncr-s of ( ho eoll , which could not bo per
fectly compacted by our system of harrowing
and rolling. At all point ? where the new
roadways am net up to the standard It will
bo found that the \\tjrk was done when the
ground was powdcrly dry. Wherever we bad
moist earth 'to work upon wo gave a linn
and solid basis for the road that has not
been affected by the weather. The old
Chautauqua road , where we did some good
work early In the season , Is In a high state
of efficiency , and the farmers are > pulling
the heaviest loads over It. This road wca
almost ImpasMblo for heavily laden wagons
until this year. Wo are fully satisfied with
the work wo did and shall continue on the
tunio lines this season and reconstruct many
miles of the principal highways .in the
county. "
The new method calls for the us'o of a
twolvo-horeepowcr grader which Is used for
removing the earth from the sides of the
roadway and piling It up In the canter. As
fast as. ' It Is deposited there It la spread out
and thoroughly pulverized by a slender-
toothed harrow which Is followed by a heavy
roller weighing several tons. The loose earth
in put oni in layers of only about an Inch , in
thickness. ' , each subjected to repeated roll-
Ing. In this way a roadway , often several
feet In thickness. Is built up , firmly com
pated from top to bottom. The surface has
an oval form -which sheds the water readily.
Formerly In the public highways a short
distance from the city there was only one
narrow roadway where all of the vehicles
traveled , turning out only to pass each
other. On the new roadways a surface of
from twenty to forty feet is used ,
The roadmaklng committee in 4ho county
board announce that the tame general plant
of last year will bo followed this year
that all of .tho taxes realized from the 1 mill
levy In the general road fund of the county
will bo devoted to the work. This fund has
yielded about $20,000 a yean for many years
and it has been the practice heretofore to
apportion It to the several townships anc
permit It to bo used under the direction ol
the township read supervisors who have ex
pended it together with the additional ( own
ehlp levy to defray the coat of annually
plowing up the reads. The board will en
deavor to induce the city to consent this
year to the rellnqulshment of Ito share ol
this fund to bo used In making permanent
roada In the immediate vicinity of town.
SUITS I.V THU UISTIUCT COUHT
Clerk' * Ofltcc Receive * a IInull from
Prospective
A number of suits were fl'.ed In the office
of the clerk of the district court yesterday
for the ( March term. 'But a short time re
mains .when suits can be filed In time for
docketing , and the usual rush of the las
filing days is on.
Anna Grtffln , Margaret Dean , Mary Plynn
and Ella IMaxflcld , heirs of the late James
B. MoQlnty , have ( brought suit to correct
what they allege to bo an error made by
the attorney who drew up the will of Mc-
Glnty. They claim that It was his Intention
to give them 200 acres of land and that In
writing out the descriptions the attorney
who was drafting the < wlll made a mistake
that caused the omission of forty acres o
this land , giving them only ICO acres. A
number of other helra and parties who have
secured claims against this tract of forty
acres are made defendants.
Another ault of a friendly nature -was
filed by A. R. Prentice and others agalns
II. A. Terry and others , all of whom are
property owners living on 'Boyer ' lake. Many
years ago when the lake was a portion o
the river the government surveys were usec
as the boundary lines of their farms. In
recent years the lake has filled up and the
old lines have been obliterated. For the
purpose of settling all disputes that ma ;
arise In the future all of the farmers Inter
ested have joined In the suit , asking to have
the lines Judicially fixed and the costs o
the suit apportlncd equitably amOng al
of the litigants. Several thousand acres eland
land are Involved , and the owners have fore
seen chances for serious complications In
the future arising from conflicting claims to
accretions , and they have reached the con
elusion that it is beat to have the matter
amicably settled now while the proper evl
donee can be easily obtained.
Lena C. Shearer asks for a divorce from
her husband1 , Clifton 11. Shearer , with whom
she has been living since their marriage In
Mexico , 'Ho. ' , in 1878 , on the grounds of
brutal and Inhuman treatment , which be
came unbearable a few months ago.
A number of damage suits were filed. In
one of them Carl Nelson alleges that Lars
'Hansen has damaged his reputation to the
extent of $5,000 by uttering defamatory
things about him.
Attorney W. 'H. ' Ware asks for a Judg
ment awarding him $500 against Nathan
Olerrlam , owner of the OMcrrlara block , by
reason of securing an injunction preventing
plaintiff from putting Into effect a writ of I
execution Issued from ; the court of Justice
Cook. I
Mrs. Mary Jane Anderson asks for $10.000
damages from Sankcy Boysen and the W. J.
Lemp Brewing company upon the grounds
that they conspired to make a drunkard of
her husband by selling him intoxicants con
trary to her orders and legal notification.
She also alleges that her son Charles was
permitted to buy intoxicants of the de
fendants , although they knew he was Jx ,
minor , and that her husband had become a
confirmed drunkard and her son had been i
arrested and sent to Jail from the consequences
quences of liquor sold to them by the de- 1
fendanti. Mrs. Anderson recently prosecuted
a case In one of the Justice courts against
bartenders who had sold her son. intox
icants.
Dorcas Halne-s asks for $500 damages from
Lars P. Nelson. Ho alleges that he had ad .
vertised and conducted a public sale of farm i .
products and appurtenances at hli place a I
few mllce In the country and that Nelson
for tome reason began a systematic method 1
of making the sale a financial failure. Ho i i
alleges that Nelson for days before the sale
and while the sale was In progress busied 1
himself by asserting that the sale was a
forced one and that It all of the bidders *
would offer low bids the chattels would have >
to be knocked down to them. Halnee alleges i
that N lMa WM sa tuocwatul la bU tCorU I
o Injure him that none of tbo goods offered
could secure a drccnt bid and thai all sales
nadu were at prices far leas than the real
aluc.
C. C. I/orenxon bring * null against U. H.
White. Ho alleges that he purchased a lot
of White upon the representation that U was
iSxlOO feet dimensions and the deed executed
by White fixed the same limit. After he had
acquired possession he * discovered that the
ot was only IS.xlOQ feet , and he asks to Uavo
fan court adjudge tt.o gale Illegal and ho be
given back the amount ot $500 paid to White.
A suit that has several dozen plaintiffs
and defendants was started under the cap-
Ion of W. F. Sledcntopf and others against
5. Karnsworth and others. The petition si
eges that William Slodcntopf , sr. , during
ils life had an agreement with Farnsfforth
> y which the latter was to furnish money
o bo ticcit In the acquisition of real estate
property , and that In pursuance with this
arrangement Farnsworth furnished $2,900
which was used In the purchase of property
that was afterward sold at a profit , which
was shared with Farnsworth according to
Iho agreement that profits and losses were
to be shared equally. Subsequently a large
number of the people who bought these lots
brought eult on the grounds that the titles
were defective and many of them secured
judgment. The plaintiff asks the court to
compel Farnsworth to pay $5,000 toward
making good these judgments and perfecting
the titles still In dispute.
A number of foreclosure suits were Insti
tuted and a number to recover on notes and
accounts.
rottawattamlo tribe , > No. 21 , will give a
dance at the Grand Army of the Republic
hall tonight. Don't fall to be there.
lliMil Kxtntr Transfer * .
The following transfers are reported from
the title and loan office ot J. W. Squire ,
101 Pearl street :
Kloanore n. Helmera nnd husband to
Jncob Mortcnson , lot 12 , block 1 , Bab
bitt Place , w d $
H. K. neese find alfe to F. Ilupen-
canip , lots 3 nnd 4 , block 13 , Evcr-
ctts add' , ni d' i 00
Henry Groto and -wife to Uobcrt F.
Hnln , part se'i ' scMi 2-76-42 , a w U. . 30
Atlda A. Scott nnd husband M. J.
Fnhey , lot 12 , block 1 , Gates' add ,
; v il , 0
Henry A. 71ruhn to H. n. Schnnpel ,
n'tneU 31 , audi nv\l na > 4 35-7C-41 ,
Total $ Tc2J
Iltinlnii'M Motion.
Judge Green has handed down his deci
sion on the motlcu for a new trial In the1
suit of L. Dunlap against the city , denying
the motion. Dunlap sued to recover $15,000
damages for a serlou.i Injury received by
falling over a bank ot frozen earth left
lying en Broadway , while the work of
macadamizing the roadway In the center
part of the street was In progress. The ver
dict was for the city , and the attarnejs for
Dunlap asked for a new trial.
* i
Picture KrnmcM Half Price.
Ot-r sale goes merrily on. For two weeks
more any frame In our stock for just half
the former price. Pictures , too , same rate ,
H. L. SMITH & CO.
Hellof for Cuban .
T. J. Evans and the Crystal Mill company
yesterday contributed a ton of flour for the
relief of the starving Cubans. The Omaha
& Council Bluffs Transfer company , througli
Its manager , 'A. W. Wyman , notified air.
Evans that the flour would bo hauled to
Omaha this morning free of charge and made
ready for shipment.
Iowa 1'rcnH Comment.
Dubuque Times : The legislature would
popularize HeelJ by appointing a board of
control to regulate debate on Senator Hea-
ly's board of control bill.
. Dubuque Herald : In DCS Molnea a demo
cratic rapec Is supporting a republican can
didate for mayor , and a republican paper la
supporting a democratic candidate for mayor ,
They do not put It exactly that way , but this
is about what it amounts to.
Sioux City Tribune : The passage ot tbe
habitual criminals act will be one of tub
chief works of the present session of the
Iowa assembly. Prison officials , at least
will soon find out who are the habitual
criminals , and Itwill make the duties of
courts easier and the execution of the law
less expensive.
Des Moln.es Register : Should the demo
cratic member of the board of control be a
gold or silver democrat ? Is the question fre
quently oeked. We do not believe that It
makes a particle of difference what sect he
belongs to or where no halls from , provldet
be Is a good business man. A member o
the beard of central ought to be conserve
tlvc. but also aggressive. It must be
good combination of men of both classes.
Keokuk Gate City : Mrs. Evelyn H. Bel
den of Sioux City , who was one of the promInent
Inont workers for the woman suffrage reso
lutlon before the legislature , sensibly ad
vises against asking for reconsideration o
the adverse vote. Cne la ot the opinion tba
the women can. act more effectively if they
let the present session alone , and that there
Li such a thing as preening an Issue unM
It arouses unnecessary antagonism. The
woman suffragists would do well to follow
her advice.
Iowa 1'olltlenl Note * .
The mayor of Clinton has announced thai
ho does not want another term.
Judges Towner and Tedford of the Creston
judicial district candidates ifor
are re-elec
tion.
It Is reported that James O. Berryhill of
Des Molncs will again bo a candidate for the
nomination for congress.
Judge HIndman , on the bench at Webster
City , has just announced that ho Is not a
candidate for rcnomlnatlon.
George E. Clarke of Algona declines to bo
a candidate for congress and says he wll
support J. P. Dolllver for renomlnatlon.
Frank Helsell of Sioux Rapids and J. W
Ccry of Spencer will be candidates for judge
In case Judge Lot Thomas of Storm Lake IE
nominated for congress.
There is a rumor In the air In the Fourth
district that B. F. Wright of Charles "City
wants to be the democratic candidate for
congress next fall on the fusion ticket.
Several of the more prominent leaders o
the woman suffrage movement in Iowa In
cllno to the opinion that their cause will bo
best served If it Is allowed to die down for
the present session ot the legislature.
Charles L. Davidson , who died suddenly
last week , was elected to a second term as ,
railroad commissioner last fall. He was vice
president of the Vlcksburg National Mili
tary Park association , and was well known
and much loved In Vlcksburg.
PENSIONS FOR WEST1 U.VETERANS. .
Survivor * of Lnte War Itememliereil
l jtlie General Government.
WASHINGTON , March 18. ( Special. )
Pensions have been Issued as follows :
Issue ot March 4 :
Nebraska : Increase Willis Davis , Geneva ,
$14 to \ 2nelssue Francis Ezra Newton ,
Lincoln , JC.
Iowa : OrlplnaJame ! < A. Adams , Hunch.
$10 ; William H. Drown , Shelby , $3 ; Jonathan
W. Robinson , Algona , $ C ; George Alexander ,
Marshalltown , $6. Additional William M.
Hamilton , Heno. S6 < to $12. Increase William
Wallace , Wick , $ S to $12 ; James S. Straight ,
Mason City , $24 to $30 ; John W. Holmes ,
Vernon , $17 to $24 ; William M. Avey , Orica-
loosa. IS to $10 ; Uriah Heater , Larimer , $3 to
$ S. Original widow , etc. Special March 1 ,
Katie Kills. Manchester. $12. Original Re
issue Special March 8. Minors of David 8.
Sharer , Des iiolnes , $12.
Wyoming : Increase Martin O'Connor ,
Cheyenne. $ C .to . $ S.
Montana : Original James W. Prush.
Araconda , $6.
Colorado : Original Nicholas Cummlnga ,
Denver , $6 ; Hiram N. Butto'ph , Denver , $0.
Khot U11U 3IUtre u.
NEW YORK. March 18. Lafayette A.
Beckley , a lawyer , was shot In the stomach
and seriously wounded today by Dora
Arnold. The shooting took place In the
office of Mr. nrckley. Mrs. Arnold , who Is
about 90 years of age , U a divorced woman
and came to this city from the west nine
years ago. Sne alleges that Hcckley. who
has a family with whom he lives In
Brooklyn , has been supporting her since she
rame to this city. latterly , according to
Mrs. Arnold's statements , Beckley has refused -
fused to contribute to her support , and this
fact she aaalgna ixa her reason for shooting
htm. lieckley's recovery i probable , lira.
Arnold was arrested
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SHAW M RlSfc WICKHAB
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Governor Gets A ei ' Trustee of the
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FILLS OWN PURSE flT'IXPENSE OF STATE
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DES MOINES , March 18. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A sensation was caused today by the
announcement that Governor Shaw has prac
tically decided to remove J. E. Wlckham ,
trustee of the Glcnwood Inntltutlcn ( ot
Fecblo Minded Children from tila position
on the board. Wlckhotn Is charged with
having used his position as treasurer or the
board to (111 ( his own purse at the expense
of the etate. The first , discoveries were
made by the Healy committee , which found
that Wlckham has received warrants from
tbo elite treasurer , eold them at a premium
and pocketed the premium. Wlckham testi
fied on behalf of the state before the com *
mltted that he had In this way made about
$250 , end after the committee had left , at
the urgent request of Chairman Healy , ho
made restitution to tbo state of this $230.
Later It was discovered that bo had been
doing this kind of business for some time ,
and he was Induced to pay back enough
mere to bring the total to $466.66. This time
he Insisted that ho was positively square
with the state , but Governor Shaw Invcstl
gated further , and found still other trans
actions of the kind , and Wlckham has made
two more payments to the treasurer , making
a total of not far from $1,000 that baa been
paid bark.
It Is charged that In addition to having
pocketed the premiums on warrants which
ho sold , Wlckham on one occasion sold a
warrant at a $50 discount and reported that
the discount had tocen $350 , taking the $300
difference as his own proflt. This charge U
being Investigated. People at Glenwod are
pushing the Investigation , nnd Representa
tive 'Parker ' has been especially active. Ho
has written Wlckham that his best course
will be to resign as soon as possible , unless
he wants to bo removed , and Governor Shaw
has given it out that he will remove him
unless ho resigns. There has been a serious
dlspcsltlon In Mills county to take the mat
ter before the grand Jury , as It Is claimed
Wlckham could without doubt be Indicted on
the charge of reporting a larger discount
than was actually made. Representative
Parker , however , said this morning that It
had been agreed not to Indict or prosecute
him If he resigned at once.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The house , after a long debate , defeated
the Santce bill to provide for supervision
of prtvato banks. The measure did not come
to a vote. The minority committee reported
In favor of Indefinite postponement being
substituted for the majority report for viva
voce fcpcrt. If I
The house passed Jho Titus resolution for
an amendment to the'-Constltutlon providing
for biennial election * ' Instead of annual. It
had already passed the senate. It must now
pass 'tho ' next legislature an& then will bo
ready to be submitted' to the people.
The senate passed1 the Colter bill to define
the western boundary/of Iowa for Judicial
purposes. It provides ithat the middleof
the main channel ofitlio Missouri , no mat
ter how much It may. change , shall at all
times bo the western ( boundary of the state.
There was a fine 'legal question Involved
which was discussed at length , but the bill
passed with only four negative votes.
In the afternoon ( the senate had another
funeral over the board of control bill. Sen
ator Lewis , who. had tried desperately to
Introduce a substitutefor , the bill and had
It rejected at every point , conceived a clever
scheme of getting irito the senate records.
When he voted on the bill he voted In the
negative and offered an explanation of his
vote. The explanation was simply the text
of his proposed substitute. It came up In
the Journal this morning and there was
trouble at once. It was denounced as a con
fidence game and an abuse ot the privilege
of explanation of votes. There was a hot
discussion , at the end of which the matter
was by a vote of 20 to 17 expunge ! from the
Journal.
COVElICVOn OIIAY NAME GROXKWEG.
Counicll IlliifTw iMim SuHrsre * < eil for
Railroad CoinmlKiiloner.
DES MOINES , la. , March 18. ( Special
Telegram. ) Governor Shaw hoe consulted
with some of the legislative politicians to
day in reference to the appointment of WIN
llam Groneweg ot Council Bluffs , ex-stato
senator and a sound money democrat , as
railroad commissioner. The governor has
admitted that he has given eerlous thought
to the possibility of making such an ap
pointment. Of the Eleventh district candi
dates iCleland seems to be In < the lead , but
the situation has not developed far enough
to make any definite prediction possible.
Sioux City' * Dunk Failure.
SIOUX CITY , March 18. ( Special. ) The
Independent school district ot Sioux City
finds Itself In a very peculiar situation owing
to the failure ot the Home Savings bank.
Every cent of money belonging to 4he dis
trict Is In the defunct bank. Under the
ruling of the state superintendent of public
Instruction B. C. Peters , the newly elected
treasurer , wilt assume his olDce on Monday.
He had expected all tbe time that the
$50,000 would be on hand to turn over to
htm on that date , but his fond hopeo will
not be realized. Treasurer Hubbard had de
posited it In his bank and now that the bank
has failed the money will not be forthcom
ing. It Is a very serious situation. Many
of the school teachers or the city had their
savings deposited in this bank and the loss
comes as a severe blow to them.
Culleil at Carnlnnr.
CORNING , la. , March 18. ( Special. ) Three
brick business houses will be erected In this
city soon , one by Photographer A. W.
Nlckols , 22x40 , two itorles ; another by A.
R. Madlflcn , 20x44 , two stories ; the third by
W. J. Wilson , 20x60 , two stories. The con
tracts for the two first mentioned have been
let. A fourth is talked of by J. Mix.
The municipal campaign will bo a hot one.
There are two tickets in tbe field at pres
ent and another look for. One Is straight
republican. Tbo other Is called nonpartlsan
and has three republicans aud three dem
ocrats on It. ; *
, t
Metenlf-Trt > - Vrncam.
LOS ANGELES , Cal.-March 18. ( Special
Telegram. ) Not coritfeht1 with H. H. Met-
calf's plea of guilty 'the charge ot battery
for his assault on i'f. J. Day of Council
Bluffs , he was arrested f n > the graver charge
of assault to coramltirijurder. Hearing on the
battery charge was # jeld today and the case
continued till Mondaxjtyr sentence. Metcalf
was admitted to | | | , . $1,000 on a charge
of assault to murder nd the examination
set for March 28. Day , la still In a precari
ous condition. The > j ( b.low which Metcalf
struck him with a heavy/ / cane almost cut off
e
IIAVn YOU C.VRAmitll TAIXTf
Here's stronjr evidence of the quickness nnd
fureness of that wonderful remedy. Dr. Ag-
new's Catarrhal Powder : "For years I .was
a victim of chronic catarrh tried many
remedies , but no euro was effected until
I procured and ucd Dr. Agnew's Catarrhul
Powder. First application gave me Instant
relief and In p.n Incredibly short while I was
absolutely cured. " James
Headley , Dun
dee , N. Y. Kuhn & Co. . 15th and Douglas ;
Sherman & McConnell Drug Co. . 1513 Dodge.
L. ROSBNFELU.
Winis ft Liquors
Wholesale Agent
Anhenser-Biisch Bee r
610 Main St. ,
COUNCIL BLUPF3 ,
his upper lip and affcctc.1 his brain oo he
was unconscious forty-eight hours. It will
V irobably be some time yet before he la out
of dti.ger.
Dnvlilxoii Funeral Sprvlorir.
SIOUX CITY , March 18. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The funeral services over the remains
gn
mains of the late Charles U Davidson of the
state railway commission , who was found
dead i In his room on Tuesday afternoon ,
were held this afternoon. The services were
conducted under the auspices of Sheldon
post. Grand Army of the Republic , and Hull
post was the guard of honor. Addresses
were made by prominent men of the state ,
and a committee from the state legislature
came In a special car from DCS Molncs to bo
present at the services.
IlnrlliiKton'n lU-rnMltlur 'Anilllor.
BURLINGTON , la. , March 18. ( Special
Telegram. ) John S. Fear , the defaulting city
auditor , Is undoubtedly en route to the
Klondike. This Is concluded from the fact
that two weeks ago ho expressed a trunk
to tlmeelf at Seattle. It Is ascertained that
he gambled heavily In grain and at cards
No report has been made by the experts
who are examining his books , but It U found
the amount of defalcation Is much hcavlci
than at first announced.
UXTH.V FAltli KOIl TIIK FAST THAIXS.
I'rohablo Solution of the ClilciiRo-
ncnvor Xew Service.
OHIOAGO , March IS. Chairman Caldwell
of the 'Western Passenger association , who
was appointed arbitrator of the question of
excess fares to bo charged upon the fast
Chicago-Denver trains ot the Northwestern
and 'Burlington roads , has prepared his re
port. It will be submitted as soon as he re
turns from the east. While nothing has been
said officially of the finding of the arbitrator
It Is sald < that the amount fixed Is $2.50 per
passenger. This will make the faro on the
fast trains $32 , an against $29.50 ca the
slower trains of the competing lines.
Gulf Itoail
CHICiYQO , March IS. It Is reported that
the Plttsburg & Gulf road Is shortly to make
some Important extensions. It will , It Is
Raid , build a line from Qulncy , III. , to
'Beardstown ' , III. , where It will connect with
the Baltimore & Ohio , thus getting for It
self a through line to the Atlantic seaboard
and giving to the Baltimore & Ohio a direct
line to Kansas City. It will also build an
extension to DCS JUolnM , which will give It
a connection nlth the 'Minneapolis ' & St.
Louis , and thus 'be ' able to enter St. Paul.
It also expects to make traffic arrangements
with either the Burlington or the Great
Western at Kansas City , which will enable
It to enter the Chicago field.
Uecronnc.
CHICAGO , March 18. The annual report
of the Chicago & Alton road , Issued today ,
shows gross earnings as follows during 1S07 :
Passenger , $1,961.307 , against $2,116,242 for
1S96 ; freight , $4.309,650 , against $1,338,900 In
1S9B ; express , $187,800 , against $173,712 In
1896 ; malls , $208,773 , against $205,638 In 1896 ;
miscellaneous , $5,953 , against $6,789 in 1S96.
Total gross earn Ing's for 1897 were $6,673,603 ,
against $6S40,2S1 In 1896 , a decrease ot $166-
678. The operating expenses for the year
wcro $4,153,676 , an Increase of $115,129 over
the preceding year , making a decrease In
tlm not earnings of $2S1S07 , a falling off of
about 10 per cent from the net earnings of
last year.
O.VD 3I011K IIODY IH HKCOVEHE1) .
Fourteen Still Ilc'iiinln Unaccounted
for In the ClilcitKO. Fire.
CHICAGO , March 18. One more body and
the knco joint of another were found In
the ruins of the Aycrs building today. The
body has been positively identified as * that of
William J. Wllcox , who was secretary and
treasurer ot tbo W. A. Olmatead Scientific
company.
It waa Impossible to Identify the portion
of the limb. The flrcmeo working on the
rules believe that it may bo a part of a
body which has already been removed from
thu debris.
Seven belles now have been taken from
the ruins , nnd fouitecn others arc still miss-
Ing. U Is believed that they will be found
as soon nr the debris In cleared away , and It
may be that a number more , of whom no re
port has been made , perished In tbo flame * .
UUATH IIUCOIIII.
AVninnn'M HluM" L'linmiilun.
CHICAGO , Match IS. Mrs. Matilda Jos-
lyn Gage died here today , aged 72 years.
Mrs. Gage x\on an International reputation
ns otio of the carllat champions of woman's
rights In America , hiving tdentlllcil herself
with tlio movement In 18 , " > 2. The mast Im
portant work of her life , however , as hho
herself considered , was cotisummated la the
publication three years ago ot her remark
able book , "Woman , Church nnd State. "
At the late fiftieth annuil convention ot
woman suffragists In Washington a speech
written by Mrs. ( luge from her sick bed
was read.
Well Kiuirvn Iliillrnnil linn.
NEW YOHK , March IS. Allyn Cox. oni
of the bent krfown railroad men In the United
States and long Identified with the Vander1-
bllt interests , dli-d suddenly today at bis
office In this city. Mr. Cot was secretary
and treasurer of the New York , Chicago &
St. Louis Hellroad company , better known ai
the Nickel Plato ; treasurer and assistant I
secretary of the Canada Southern , and secretary - !
tary of the Ileech Creek railroad. He had
been slightly 111 for a week or moro. Mr.
Cox llveU at Yonkers. He was 53 years of
age.
Opponent of Maj-or MolCI Mnn.
CLEVELAND , O. , March 18. Morris Black ,
a prominent attorney and politician , died
early this morning of acute peritonitis. He
became conspicuous politically , owing to his
antagonism to Mayor McKlsson and his ad
ministration , and was about the only candi
date opposing the mayor who was renoml-
natcd at the recent republican caucus.
i\-Co iturrcNxitii n Wnnilmnii.
CHICAGO , March 13. Ex-Congressman
Charles W. 'Woodman died yesterday In the
Elgin Insane asylum. Since last October ho
has suffered from paresis brought on by the
rupture of a blood vessel In the brain. In
1891 he was sent to congress by the republi
cans of the Fourth district , serving one
term.
JoiirnnllNt nml Author.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , March IS. Franklyn W.
Lee , editor of the Rush City ( Minn. ) Post ,
and known throughout the northwest as a
Journalist , verse writer and novelist , died
at his homo early today from Brlght's dis
ease.
Chniilnln ClnrUe London.
PIERR0 , S. D. , March 18 ( Special Tele
gram. ) Rov. Clarke Loudon , chaplain of the
house In the last legislature , died early this
mornlnc from heart failure.
Sjrun llroUer .
CHICAGO , March IS. Samuel Taueslg , a
syrup broker , and one of the prominent
members of the Gluccso trust , died this cvcu-
Ing ot apoplexy.
Kilttor Piittoii
DUBLIN , March 18. Dr. Patton , editor of
the Dally Express , and Dublin correspondent
of the London Times , Is dead.
Snt'H for 3lori of nil i : ( n < e.
MILWAUKEE , WIs. , March IS.-Emlllc
M. LudliiB'ton , widow of Harrison Lmllng-
ton , formerly mayor of this city and gov
ernor of Wisconsin , today commenced action
for her dowry portion of tbe Ludlngton
estate , which Is worth $1,500,000. She al
leges that the trustees of the estate pre-
vnlled upon her to accept a much smaller
sum of the estate than was duo her nnd
that she did not know until recently that
she could renounce the will and take her
due right , and alleges that the settlement
with her by the trustees was obtained by
fraud.
nef Mixe' Turn In Carter Cnxe.
SAVANNAH , Ga. , March 18. The prosecu
tion In the Carter court-martial case closed
this afternoon and court n'ljourned till Mon
day , when the defense will begin. The Im
pression Is that the government has not
made a strong case.
A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE.
Heat , aenso of tenderness and swelling of a part ,
are all indications that there is need of instant repair
the stitch in time. Where these symptoms exist on
tbe left or the right side of the womb , disease of the
ovary is setting in , and soon there will be , if there
Is not already established , a discharge , trifling at
first , but later copious and irritating. Soon , also ,
there will bo felt dull , dragging pains radiating from
the ovary.
Do not , my sister , let your malady go so far , but
those of you who are already suffering in this
way should begin at once a course of treatment
with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
It will restore the organs to their normal con
dition.
In this connection Mns. E. L. MYERS , Qualt- ,
ake , PH. , says : "My ovaries wcro badly dis
eased , and for almost a year I Buffered with se
vere burning pains which were almost unendurable , and a dull , heavy pain Iq
the lower portion of my back. If standing I was most relieved with my foot
resting on a stool or chair. The doctor told me I would have to take my
bed and keep quiet. I had not used half a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound before it worked wonders with me. I now owe my health
to the Compound. To those who are suffering from diseases peculiar to wo
men , I would say that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is just what
they need. " i
Mrs. PinkhSm wishes to befriend you , and if you will write her at Lynn ,
Mass. , telling her just how you feel , she will give you the very best advice
free of charge. Think what a privilege it is to bo able to write to a woman
who is learned in all these matters , and willing to advise you without charge.
No Man.
. . .
Is well dressed this spring who doesn't
wear a Covert Cloth Top Coat , The
new coat for Spring is cut-short box
back and fly front a stylish looking
garment. There is no reason why
every man shouldn't have one at least
price shouldn't stand in the way. We
will sell you an all-wool Covert Cloth
Coat , made up with good linings , sewed
good and cut to fit , for
Eight Dollars and Fifty Cents.
0
Metcalf Bros. ,
18 AND 20 MAIN ST. 17 AND 10 PEARL ST.
I'lrst In dc. l n
finest In qu.llty-
Factory founded 1797
The QDA"
Limoges China
( ) ON WW WAM
G.W.PangIeM.D.
TI1I5 OOOD 8AMAK1TAX
25 VEKR'S EXPERIENCE ,
Header of ninenHca of tucit nnd
women.
PROPRIKTOU. Ol' Till ?
World's llcrbiil DUppnoiiry of Mcdlcliv %
I CtlllK Oatnrrh ot Hcnd , Throat tnid
r.tuiKS , Dteoun-s or Ujo nnd liar , Fits anil
Apoplexy , Heart , l.tvor nnd Kldnuy Disease * ,
Diabetes , llrlithfu Dljaipo. St. Vltus Dunce ,
HhoimmtlMU , Scrofula , Dropsy cmcd without
tapping , THIIO Wornm rctnotcil , all chronlo
Nervous and Private Diseases.
LOST
Only 1'byclclnn who can
- properly euro SYPHILIS
without dostroylnff teeth nnd bones. No mcr-
cuiy or poison mineral used.
The only Phyglcltin who can ttll what all *
you without asking a question.
Thnso at it distance send for question
blank. No. 1 for men : No. * for women.
All correspondence strictly confidential
Medicine scut by express.
Address all letters to
G. W. PANGLE , M. D. ,
805 lironilwiiy , COUNCIL HMJlfF8 , 1A
CBr Send 2-cent Btnmu fet rctilv.
WIND MILLS
Need repairing. I can do this to satis
faction. All kinds of repairing done
reasonable. Fine line of pumps for sale.
FAIR & SOAR ,
126 HROADWAY. - COUNCIL BLUFFS.
fINC SUMMER DRINK.
SCHLliZ
The ht'Nt In the irorlil. Drllv-
crril to niiy part of the city.
Telephone IIIII ) . Mull order *
nilcil. i ,
UNDER & FILTER ,
lO l imo.UMVAY.
Drive Wells
Pumps and windmills the Myers Pump U
the best I handle It Pump repairing done
promptly Satisfaction guaranteed.
D. Ley sham ,
122Mtiin St ect , Council Bluffs
J , B , SWEET ,
Attorney-at-Law and
Notary Public.
309 DENO BLOCK , COUNCIL DLUFF3 , IA ,
DOHANY 'TJlEATER.
One Night , Sunday , March 20 ,
FITWKUSTKH'S
Unrivalled Company of Comedians In that
Jlutlcal Comnly .Surprise ,
A BREEZY TIHE
ENTIRELY REWRITTEN.
PRICE3-25C , 33c , We and 75c.
Scats now on sale.
DOHANEY THEATER
, 2Z
Goo. y. lion-en. Announce *
The London and New York Success ,
"OUR JPJ/AT , "
101 Nights Lyceum Theater , New York.
7SO Nights Strand Theuter , London.
rrt'sented by
COOK'S CUMICIHAXS ,
The nig Pnrclcnl ComeJy Organization ,
Prices 23c , COc , TCc. Uoxet , 11.00. Seats now on
rnlc. |
FARM LOAMS PIUU 1XSUHA\CK _
SURETY HO.\DS Lowct lintel.
All surety bonds executed at my office. !
JAS. Ji. CASAOV. JR. ,
2HO Main Street Coaticil IllnlT * .
SPECIAL NOTICES
COUNCIL BLUFP8 WANTS'
FOR KENT
IJY
I EONARU nvEnnrr. i
16 Pearl Street.
tGG.OO per month 18 Pcnrl street , store room.
140.00 per month 4 Pearl ttreet , next to Iere
goy'M cigar store ,
125.00 per month Cherry Hill , 10-room house and
1 acre , fruit and garden.
(15.00 per month 1011 UronJway , store room.
18.09 per month 1323 Pleasant street , six-room
home.
1C 00 per month-io nidge street , largo six-room
house.
16.00 per month Avenue n & 15th street , two
rooms.
J5.00 per month 21st St. , near Broadway , thre *
rooms.
H.Ol per month 815 A\enuo II. three-room
houco.
'
FAHM8 FOIl IlKNT.
13 < acres fenceil bottom land : will build nt\f
haute and barn ( or responsible tenant ; P.M >
per acre.
107 acres FOiithenst of WoodlilriP , Harrison
county ; good Improvements ; } : . &o.
20-acro farm near Council Dlun > , IKO.OO pe
year.
C-acre garden tract , cloao In , 1100,00 per year. I
Good farmn for rale or trnile cheap ; will taka
furmip , city proper ! ) t or ll\e itock In part
pa > mcnt. Write for lists or upjily to
I.IO.\AIU > IVIRETT : ,
Over 10 Pearl Street.
DWELLINGS. FUUIT. 'A lite AND QAHDEM
lands for salt or rent. Day A Ucss , U Firl
tr t.
I'lnu : iiHAMAir nans , w CV.NTS A BBT-
llnK. A. II. llQHe. Council Bluffs.
FOH BALI : on THAIHJ , IIIOH nhnu BTAL-
Hon. M9 Main St. , Co. Blurts. la.
Ir.itructlons. Albln Hunter , studl *
VIOLIN 933 Broadway. German raethot
nf Cnn * rvs.lnnf. .
5c-Charles Sumner Cigar-5c
Made Who Appreciate for Trade n Good Smoke. John G. Woodward & Co. COUNCIL
Dealer * gupyllcd by , BLUFFS , IOWA