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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1898)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEBt SATU11DAY , APRIL 16 , 1808. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IQWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. MIXOR ME.ITIOW. I' Try oere'iitock food. < Dr. Roe , dentist , Merrlam block. 'Early Ohio potato * * . Cartel A Miller , Dr. Drown , dwtlst. room 301. MerrUm blk. F Drs. Snyder ft Snydcr removed to 121 South I Seventh street. John KIlllMi of Oakland , la. , wa in the city yesterday. i Mr * . Ira F. Hendtlcks Is reported seriously 111 at her home In Grlawold. Wanted , competent cook , good wages. Mrt. Qcorco Kecllne , 1133 East Pierce street. . The Evans laundry Is the leader In fln work oth for color tnd finish. 620 Pearl itret > Phone 290. Abe Lincoln peat No. 29 , Grand Army of the Republic , will meet In the hall thte even- Ibg for regular business. A marriage license has boon Issued to OharlM W. Wetmore , aged 26 , and M. S. Bcrllnghof , aged 23 , both of Omaha. \ Information has been received from tdo Anamcfla penitentiary slating that R. N. Whlttleaey hca been put to work In the otono yard. Don't you think It must be a pretty good laundry that can please so many hundreds of customers T Well that's the "Eagle , " 724 Broadway. The fact that Clay Clement will be seen oa "Baron Ftans Victor Hohenstauffen" will create unusual Interest In Counc.ll Bluffs the atrical clrcks. HeIs billed to appoir at the Dchar.y next Tuesday' night , April 19. Jacncs A. Gllmore , of Stuart , la. , was In the city Thureday , conferring with local re publicans. Mr. Gllmoro was doorkeeper of tbe house during tbo last oesslon of the legis lature , and Is a candidate for member of tbe republican elate committee , to succeed I. M. Treynor , whoso term expires September 1. The "Devil's Auction" has proved to lie proprietor , Charles H. Yale , a most valua ble piece ot property. Thin la the sixteenth year under Ita present management. This year Mr. Yale ban given the play the title of "The Forever Devil's Auction , " for It nectM destined to run on forever. H will bo at the Dohany theater tomorrow nlgtit. William H. Perry with his wife and daughter , Miss Beth , of Providence , R. I. , arc visiting their cousin , J. Perry , and family of Kcut Pierce atrcet. They are returning from n pleasure trip through the eouth and to California. They have been vlsltlns the Transmlnslaslppl Expoaltlon and were much pleased with the buildings. Mr. Perry owns considerable property In Coun cil Bluffs and this Is bis third visit to Itic city. city.Joalo Joalo Hurlbert filed a complaint before a magistrate upon which a warrant wae Issued for the arrtst of her brother , William Hurl- 'bcrt. The young man was taken Into cus tody yesterday and sent to the county Jail to await a hearing today. Hurlbert Is ac cused of most brutally beating his mother. The condition of the woman was reported to bo such yesterday that some fears were entertained that her Injuries might prove fatal. Tbe trouble Is of rather obscure origin. Last evening the Lawrence Holmes com- ptny opened a two nights' engagement at the Dohany theater , producing "The Smug glers" to a well filled house. The play wao well received and each member proved an artist In the role assumed. "Tho Streets of Now York" and "The Insurrection of Cuba" are the other plays on the program , whlcb will be glvta respectively tonight and at the matinee today and tomorrow after noon. Along with the plays the famous pictures ot the "Passion. Play" are shown , which increases the Interest of the perform ance. The voting for the election of a lieutenant in the Dodge Llgbt Guards was continued until 11 o'clock on Thursday , and the result was not tnadeykoown until a late hour. Tbe contest was between E. E. Cook and J , L. Moore. It was very clcee , but Moore won by a email majority , and was duly Installed In office. He has held the position for tbe lost year and baa shown himself to be a r capable and efficient officer. As the certainty becomes more prominent that .the guards will have a chance for active duty In tbe field In real warfare their enthusiasm Increases. A careful canvecs hoe been made wltb a view of ascertaining If there were any mem bers ot the company at all disinclined to go to Cuba with the Intention ot quietly dropping their names from the company's rolls It there were any , but not a single name will be dropped. < _ 0. B. Vl va Co. , female remedy : consulta tion free. Office hours , 9 to 12 tad ! to C Health book furnished. 126-327-3 8 Merriara tlock , _ _ Money to loan on city property , Klnn . N. V. Plumbing company. Tel. 250. A map of Cuba , the West Indies and ot the world at the Council Bluffs office of The Bee for ten cents. _ ix A BOARDING HOUSE. Mm. Warier and Her GnewU the Vic tim * of < RtUd. It waa discovered yesterday morning that burglars had made their regulir rounds on the previous night and carried on their work without molestation. When Mrs. Worleywho keep ! a boarding house at 701 Sixth avenue , arose she perceived unmistakable evidence that the entire house had bcon In the pos session of thrifty knavea while she slept Contents of trunks and bureau drAwers.were scattered about the lower rooms ot the homo and one of the rear windows had been burst open. Going to the place where she kept her money , Mrs ) . Worley discovered tbat U had been taken. A further Investigation re vealed the fact that the rooms ot all ot the boarders In the house had been visited and robbed wherever vahialbles were found. The whole amount netted $48 In cash and a fine gold watch. None of the members of the large household were awakened by the pres ence ot the burglars. The money lost was bout evenly divided up among the land lady and the boarders , and Mrs. Worloy'a ton , an employe- the Milwaukee Railway company. The gold watch belonged to him. The police yesterday claimed to have no knowledge that any burglars were In town during the previous night. Mrs. Worley has twice been a victim dur Ing the present week. While attending an muctlon s-ile ot Jewelry and In tbn midst of a great crush she lost her pocket book contain ing $31 , under circumstances that left no reason for doubting that it had been taken by a pickpocket. Poultry wjro and garden aeeds at J. Zoller * Co. Real Kw'itte Trnnmtfrm. The following transfers are reported from tbo title and lean office of J. W. Squire , 10 : Fearl street : W. C. Dickey and wife to Henry th Hlosg , GO feet off nw Bide lots 3 and 4 , block 4 , Eubank's 2d add. , w. d..S 3.600 Charles M. Close to W. B. Bwentcel , lots 1 and 3 , subd. of lot 118 , Original Flat , q. c , Two transfers , aggregating $3,90 Buy your groceries at J. Zoller Ik Co. > MENERAY BROS. NURSERYMEN , r Ot Orescent City are here So Council Bluff and Oewtia with tktlr fine line of fruit trees grpe vine * , etc. , and all kind * of In * shad trees , towering shrubs and rates. Thel I sale ground * sre located at 615 Eat Broad 1I way , Council Bluffs , and on Farnam street eoe block west of Twentieth street , Omaha where you will be waited on si U lime with pleasure. We sell all goods very chet and guarantee * ! l goods Brst-cl M. , OM k ' * > t M | CABBCU ! * , ONE BAD HAN IS BANISHED Police Authorities Make Quick Work of a Suspected Burglar , GETS A HEAVY SENTENCE FOR VACANCY Itarry Butter , Soipected of No Good Intrntlon'ft , Given Judge Arlecworth , Chnnco to Show 111 * I'ollcr. . A a preliminary effort to get rid of the largo number of professional crooks now coming into Council Bluffs to make this city their headquarters during the exposition , the police yesterday picked up Harry Bax ter , a noted confidence man and all-round crook. Baxter has been In the city for several dajs and there were some features connected with ecvcral recent Jobs In the city that led some of the old members of the force to the conclusion that he had a hand lu them. No evidence could be pro cured , however , to connect him with any of the recent burglaries and the best that could be done with him was to mark out a course that would bo difficult for him to travel during hU etay In the city. He was brought before Police Judge Ayleswortk and given , a fine ot $100 on the cdarge of vagrancy. In default of payment It was ordered that he spend thirty days of his time workingon the chain gang. Baxter MOB very Indignant and protested ve hemently against the treatment that was ac corded htm and asserted that he had not been In town before for more than two yea and only Intended staying a few houro longer. Upon this showing the Judge ment of Uie court was suspended ea the condition that he would leave the city within an hour and a half. The proposi tion waa accepted and Baxter disappeared. An Omaha detective was here yesterday and while standing en the corner of Pearl and Broadway declared that he saw within half an hour five or six of the smoothest criminals known to the profession. He gave It as tils opinion that a majority of the worst crlmlna's , who have planned to work Omaha during the exposition , have arranged to make their headquarters on this side ot the river. He did not believe these men would attempt to do any work here , but would confine their attention wholly to Omaha and the crowds attending the expo sition. Peterson & Scboenlng have a fine line of Iron bedsteads from which you can get somc- hlng In that line to suit you at a moderate ast. Anything you want la the furniture r hardware line can be found at their big tore In the Merrlam. block. Dr. Kellogg , Osteopath , 303 Sapp building , ouncll Bluffs. Graduate from the original chool of osteopathy at Klrksvllle , Mo. Sliver teaspoons still go with Domestic oap. Domestic Soap Is the best tor the laundry. HE11AIHIXO IIIIOADWAY'S SURFACE. ontrnclor Wickhnm to Give it An. other Top Dren'nliijr. Contractor Wlckham , who constructed the ! road way macadam road , raid yesterday hat he wee prepared to repair the work and iloce It ln exactly the name condition that t was In when he turned It over "to the c'lty ast summer. ' 'I will begin the work eo'int- Ime within a month , " atd he , "and finish t promptly. And while I am putting on be new top dressing I will keep the sprtnk- Ing carte going all of the time. Hwas understood at the start , and the question wa freely discussed , that It would be neces- ary to keep the outface of the new track regularly sprinkled to prevent It being ranaformed Into duet and blown away. I kept It sprinkled for a long time and demonstrated that It was necessary to maln- aln the required smooth and firm surface. Vhen I turned the work over to the city , I felt such a personal Interest In Its future succcas that J volunteered to pay the chief part of the cost for sprinkling during the summer , but my tender was rejected. People ple who traveled over the road also felt a deep Interest In It , and from them t could ia\e collected several hundred dollars toward a sprinkling fund. The Omaha > acklng companies each offered to contribute t5 , and dozens of teamsters who made dally trips were equally liberal. The wheelmen also came forward with propositions to CB- slat In paytag the cost. If the street had been sprinkled last summer It would have teen as smooth and firm as arphalt at the present time. When I complete my repairs the street will be In good condition , but It will not remain so any length of time unices the sprinkling cart Is kept going on It corotantly In hot weather. The water will co.t about | 30 a month and perhaps SCO more for the sprinkling. " Xcw Carpet Firm. The Stockert Carpet company Is the nara of a new Council Bluffs firm Just opened foi business at 205 and 207 West Broadway , Everything U new and a complete line ok carpets , oilcloth , matting , linoleum , curtain pole * , window shades and lace curtains will be always on hand. Their prices are down to the lowfat notch. Before buying see th new firm. Carpets refitted and laid am drapery work done to order. Read premium offers inside Domestic Soap wrappers. Buy your meat at J Zoller & Co. CUFF JOH.8O.GKTS A PAItnOJf Lnt Off Conditionally from ! ! ! Ter of I.I re Imprisonment. The pardon of James , better known o "Cuff , " Johnton , was received and placed o. file yesterday by Clerk Reed of the dlstrlc court. Johnson is the negro who was sen tenced to life Imprisonment for the klllln of Jamra Mcdwtl.jle. In this city In the win ter of 1885. He was sentenced on January 16 of that year. Johnson has been given his liberty , but has not yet returned to this city. The conditions of his pardon are rather stringent and If lived up to will make a reasonably good citizen of Cuff. He la re quired to abstain from the use of all klndp of Intoxicants and to absent himself from all places where liquors of any kind are kept or sold , and he must not have directly , nor Indirectly , any connection with any eort of saloon or questionable resort. He must also avoid association with all vicious characters. Any violation of these conditions will sub ject him to the danger of relmprlsonment. the- Loafer * . An edict has gone forth from the- head of the police department that the loafers who have for years made the corners of Broadway and Main street their abiding place In sun- thine and In storm must move on. The sunny side of the street In the winter has been their abiding place and the ehady fide has offered an elyslum for them In the sum mer' Business houses on the corners have objected and protested In vain. The crowds have momentarily dispersed at the sight of an officer , but have quickly reassembled and renewed the dtocumlons of national finance the moment the blue coat has disappeared. The order Issued yesterday prohibits the lounger , from sitting on the steps or lean- | ° iag with their backs against the bulldlnga Buy jrour meat at' J roller ft Co. fare roar Domestic Soap wrappers. Cordwood for sale cheap. Address W. F. Bee oflce , Council Bluffs. Trmsarer Meed Take * Hoi * . City Treasurer Reed yesterday formally assumed the duties of his oScc , and ex TrMiurer Q rhaBt turned or r the oBce and the city's cash to him. The latter amounted to trifle over 170.000. Mr , Reed hag not yet designated the bank In which the city funds will be deposited hi the future , but the presumption Is that the Council Bluffs Savings bank will have the bulk of It. The Cltlien's State bank has held the principal amount of the city's funds for many yeari. Treasurer Davis of the school board will also place the bulk of bin deposits In the same bank. What does not go there will probably go to the private bank of Officer ft Pueey. Count IToten Articles of Incorporation -were flM yes terday by the Hardln Township Hall asso ciation. The purpose of the association Is to bulM a public hall. The aeration Is a Masonic organization. . The equity d cket In the district court has almort bcon finished. The criminal buslncen will soon be taken up. In the district court yesterday Judge Thornell made an order In the Meredith Savings bank case against Mary J. Swan and others , giving one of the defendants , Michael J. Swan , nicety days In which to redeem property sold under execution by the sheriff at the amount sold for less $75. The Hhcrlff was also directed to cor rect an error In the description. Deputy Clerk Dletrlck assumed the duties of bis position yesterday as clerk of the superior court. On Deck. Here In full regalia , Mr. ( A. A. Greenboam , who is special representative of H. J. Franks & Co. , the Chicago tallers. Ho will be in Council Bluffs for today only. Go and see their elegant display of cloth suitable for suitings , trouserings , overcoatings , in all shades , quality and patterns. Special cut prices. At the store ot M. Marcus , 548 Broadway. Poultry wlro and garden eccds at J. Zoller & Co. Far Ion d is Paderewskl's peer. Mltmlnnr Hey Found. The 7-ytpr-old eon of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Patton was found yesterday aftcrnson ten miles In the country. Ho had walked with his cousin , a hid cf the same age , the ontlro distance. The father and a number cf men spent the eutlre nJght Thursday searching for the children In the vicinity of Mynster Springs and Big Lake , but twcured no trace of them Intll yesterday , when word was re ceived that they had ben Eces-a walking In the country north of town. The clew waa followa ! and they were located at a farm house1 , completely tired out. Violins , little violins , fine violins , cheap violins , concert violins , ladles' violins , sweet violins , any kind of violins at Bourlclus' Music House , 325 Broadway , where the organ Is on the building. Premium stamps given. Today and hereafter the Methodist Epis copal Ladles' "Saturday Market" will be found at Wllcox's flower depot , 621 Broad way. Come early and get your home * made pics , cakes , bread , cookies , etc. Hoffmayr's fane } patent flour makes the best and moot bread. Ask your grocer for It. Domestic Soap makes and keeps clean friends. Veteran Flremcn'H Amtoclnillon. The annuil meeting of the Veteran Fire men's association' ' wa held last night at No. 3 hose house. It wes called for the election of ofllceis. Charles Matthal was chosen president ; Chief Bates , first vlco president ; O. D. Halgh , second vice president ; J. N. Cohran , secretary , and J. W. Peregoy , treasurer. Six trustees were also elected , Jesra Walters , Charles Conley , Charlen Mitchell , Fraak Hitchcock , Joe Smith and P. D. Mooraaw. The trustees constitute" the executive board. Pottawattamle tribe , No. 21 , Improved Or der of Red Men , will give Its last of a series of dances at the Grand Army of the Re public ball tonight. Don't fall to be pres ent. Cottafte anil Darn llnrnedl. A email cottage and barn coated on the corner of Avenue N end Fifteenth street were completely destroyed by Ore last night which had been communicated to the buildIngs ? - Ings from a bonfire set by some boja living In the vicinity. The house belonged to E. J. Smith and < wes vacant at the time. The loss was about 1500 , partially covered by Insur ance. Poultry wire and garden seeds at J. Zoller & Co. Stn'ilon at Den M < rin < e * . DE3 MOINES. April 15. ( Special Tel CM gram. ) Captain Fred Wheeler , Fourth United States cavalry , arrived here today'to open a recruiting station fcr the regular army. He will receive enlistments for the cavalry , Infantry and artillery , but not for the navy. The office will be opened as soon as suitable quarters can bo obtained and wll bo maintained here for an Indefinite time. lovrn l > rc s Comment. Mturcatlne Journal : Iowa county la in no wise backward. It has Just received one o the best offices In the state In the appoint ment of John Cownle as a member th Board of Control and now Colonel Rnmple I announced as < andldato for congrera. Otturawa Courier : Clinton women are lojal to their home Industries. They held a meo'.lnz the other day and pledged them selves to buy no eoap that doea not contain the brand of'a local manufacturer. There's a splendid way to help In the upbuilding of a town's business Interests. Des Molnes Register : The Board of Con trol will visit some of the state Institutions during th's week. In the meantime it Is devising blanks to be used In the board's cfllce and trying to devise the best system of keeping the books which the law requires. The deeper the members got Into the work the more they find there Is to do. Cherokee Democrat : City officials are confronted with queer propositions and ex tremely queer people make them. Recently a man who had got out of working hie poll tax on the claim that too wat' ' not an nale- bodled man came around a few days later and wanted to work out the poll tax of three or four other men who had paid him , or agreed to pay for the work. Dubuque Telegraph : The Des Molnes Reg ister , whose editor wore the blue and carried a musket in the civil war , declares that Judge 'Hubbard ' of Cedar Rapids enlisted In the union army and fought so bravely that ! he came out a major. In view of the ex planation the Judge's patriotism Is not open to question and his right to rend a telegram to Senator Allison and the Iowa delegation In congress urging Immediate war against Spain is fully and frankly admitted. loirn , Farm Notes. H. F. Gaaton of Tama county sold twenty- five steers this week which brought , him over $1,700. , In one township of Franklin county , Ingham township , 7,296 hogs .died of hog > cholera last year. Clayton E. Rollins of Wlnnlshlek county sold thirteen bead of lost summer's clave ? , half-blood Polled Angus , for tbo liberal sum of $419.25 , or $32.25 per head. George Ward of Le Mars , a leading breeder of fine cattle , purchased the"J. G. Robblns ft Son show herd at Horace , Ind. Among the herd is the noted bull , St. Valentine , who has von many prizes. A Le Mars dlo- patch says Mr. Ward will exhibit the herd at the Omaha exposition. Penn Holman of Kent has been very ouc- cessful with winter wheat In Union county. Two years ago be raised 1,000 bushels of winter wheat off of thirty acres of land , the most of which bo sold at Kent for 70 cents per bushel. This year he has twenty acres of wheat and the prospects fora big crop are better than two years ago. Recent Iowa farm sales : O. M. Reynolds to W. H. Cathcart , 320 acres In Madison county , $16,000 ; H. At Harrington to Daniel C. Hlndal , 160 acres in Clayton county. $6.400 ; Ed Benson to B. F. Miller.'forty acres In Washington county , $2,800 ; 0. C. Overton to J. H. Brodecs and M. Dlttmer , 480 acres in Muscatlnir county. $30.000 ou < b ; If. R Perry to Jacob Herman , 420 acres In Bremer county , $11,000 : David Bell to Charlea Woolf. , 140 acre * In Fayette county. $8,000 ; James McCartney to WHHam Bchrader. 177 acre la Bremer county , | 7OM , * C uns MAKE J ] SENSATIONAL CHARLES nl Tl Two Slsfcw ( Jo to Law brer Their Father's ' Eitate , LARGE AMOUNT OF' NEY IS INVOLVED . . Claims of KrHMdjj ijre Presented and the CWe Prt jjae * to Brlstff t Out Home -Verr Maer Development ! DE9 MOINES , April 15. ( Special , ) The petition In the moat sensational suit ever brought In the federal courts of 'the state has Just been filed , presenting claims of fraud amounting to between $250,000 end $300,000. It Is a contest between two sis- tew over the estate of their father , who died Intestate at State Center , la. , on No vember 15 , 1897. The case Is entitled Mrs. Minnie E. Moore and George E. Moore against Lan- dcn B. Goodrich and Laura A. Goodrich. The women are * slaters and the men brothers-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Moore , the plaintiffs , reside In New York City and Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich , the defendants , lire In State Center , la. The story of the affairs of William L. Smith leading up to tils death , the nettle- men t between his two daughters as sole heirs of his estate , by which $27,500 was divided equally between them and sup posed by the daughter living In New York City to be the whole of the estate ; the discovery made by Peter Cooper of Rochelle - chelle , lit. , that the estate was really worth over $250,000 , and the part Cooper played In tils endeavor to assist William Smith In dodging the payment of taxes , and the arrival at the belief that a wholesale sys tem of concealing his property had been resorted to by the husband of cae of the daughters , reads like a modern romance and the case will undoubtedly attract great Interest. One month ago Mr. and Mrs. Moore came to DCS Molnes from New York City and took rooms at the Imperial hotel. They had nccured evidence which led ttiem to believe that the settlement of the estate between the two daughters bad not beta ID good faith add that Instead of amountIng - Ing to $27,500 the estate really amounted to between $250,000 and $300,000. They se cured the services of Spurrier & Maxwell as attorneys and have Just filed the peti tion which will probably result In a most sensatlcaal trial. CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE. William Smith , wticse estate lo the prlmo cause of the trouble , resided at State Cen ter , la. , with his daughter , Mrs. Goodrich. Howas known to bo a man of great wealth and was widely known in that flection of the country and also In Marshall county , \\uero he owned a large farm known as South farm. In 1885 Mr. Smith , determined to remove temporarily to Columbtjs , O. Before leav ing State Center be , made Landen S. Good rich , his scn-ln-law , ( its agent and finan cial manager. He < wae to handle all of the money , make the loano , collect rents and look after all > ot the property. Smith lived at Columbus ( three years and upon his return to State , Center still retained Goodrich as his financial manager. It Is claimed that for three , years prior to his death he was Incapable of transacting busi ness that required i any considerable worker or attention , because of his ill health and poor physical and 'mental condition. And from 1885 until his. death In 1897 Smith's affairs were handled by. Goodrich. Fifteen days after the death of William Smith the two daughters , who were sole heirs to the estate , ' made a settlement on a showing made by vande-n Goodrich , that the total amount of1 , ' , the estate was $27,500. An agreement was entered Into at that time , but In this it was specifically agreed , It le claimed , that In carany more prop erty was found it should be divided equally between the two. Matters ran on for sev eral months and Mrs. Moore finally became satisfied that she had not been treated right and that there was something wrong. She learned that a man by the name of Peter Cooper , living la Rochelle , 111. , a dis tant relative of her father's , bad stated that her father had told him a short time prior to his death that he wao worth te- tweco $250,000 and $300,000. Thla news from Cooper was the origin of the Inves tigation which led to the startling 'cbargee now made. It la charged1 that Linden Goodrich con cealed the balance of the property for the purpose of diverting the money to him self and wife. The petition just filed says that the concealment was brought about by the Use of the names of Peter Cooper of Rochelle , III. , and Daniel F. Smith of Green Bay , Wla. It Id claimed that Goodrich , who Is one of the most prominent resi dents of State Center , la settling up the estate set forth that William Smith had been loaning money for Daniel Smith end Peter Cooper and that much of the money be was supposed to have belonged to these two men. men.WRITTEN WRITTEN STATEMENT. Judge Spurrier and O. H. Smith of this city , who are representatives of the plaintiffs , visited Peter Cooper a short time ago and obtained a written statement from him that William Smith at the time of his death did not owe him a cent. He sajg In bis statement that he makes It with tno hope that the property may be equally divided between the daughters. Cooper la a man of wealth. Daniel Smith Is no rela tion to I tie litigants. He wad visited by the plaintiffs' representatives , but refused to eay anything about the matter , either to affirm or deny. An Investigation dis closed that he Is not a man of any con siderable means. It Is now claimed by the Moores that during the last three years of Smlth'o life when he woa Incapable of giving cloae at tention to his business , tbat Landen B. Goodrich conceived the scheme of conceal ing the property and tbat be placed It In such condition that at the time of Smith's death it appeared that much money was owed Peter Cooper and Daniel Smith. It la further charged that the South farm was Intended to be given to Mrs. Moore and that she alwajo understood such to be the case from many conversations with bcr father. When the estate was tettled It was learned tbat the South farm bad been left to be divided equally between the daugb- ters apparently. Other charges of con- cealment of proper , and fraud are made and the case promise ? ) ( to bo a , spicy one. Tret- fair IJnhu5ruc' lirnvc. DUBUQUE , la. , .Apry 15. ( Special. ) The early eettlera havq.eclded to procure and plant a tree on Dubuque's grave on Arbor day , April 26. The'lsoolety Invites the High school and other soeUtlls to appoint commit tees to Join In the Mretnony and also plant trees on the premises near the monument of the founder of our "city. The bluff In ques tion U one of the most beautiful In the vicin ity of Dubuque anoTTrefti It may be obtained a better view of th > ctty , the river and the surrounding country r'tnan from any other "tlh " pc-lnt. Attemnil.-Hnl | lierr. AUDUBON , la. , April 15. ( Special Tele gram. ) An attempt1 was made to rob the Corn Exchange bank'here lact night. The robbers blew the safe to pieces with high ex plosives , but were frightened away before they could get tbe mcney. A suspect was arrested whom the authorities think Is the famous "Providence Shorty , " a safe cracker of national note. Mn t Clo.tr Knrly. SIOUX CITY , April 15. ( Speclal.-Mayor ) Quick of Sioux City has Issued an edict that all of the saloons within the city limits must be closed by 11 p. m. This has been tbo rule In the past , but It has been pretty gen erally violated. Jo litreYCOOIIUUI' Mother Dead. ONAWA , la. . April 15. ( Special. ) Mr . Vine Yeoman * , mother of J. D. Yeomans , member of the Interstate Commerce com- died here jreaterday at the act of . -i-K'J uJ Itj , J .14 * 83. She came here from New York ten yeari go , resided for a time In Hlencoo and then moved , here. Mr. Yeomani I * expected her * today. JOMSf J < m R TKIT > 9 , 1119 STORY. MontKnmer ) ' Murderer Te llne In Ills Own Dehnir. MILAN , Ma , April 15. ( Special Telegram. ) The hearing of the defense's evidence In the Joyce case w s bgun this morning. The most Interesting testimony Introduced was that of John Joyce himself , who was put on tbo stand at 9:35 : o'clock. Joyce stated that hla first trouble with Montgomery took place In 1894 , when they had words over a business transaction. Com * Ing up to the time of the killing lie elated that on the night preceding It he stayed at the hctno of hla daughter. He went to meet the 10 o'clock Wabash train , on which bo was expecting his wife to come In. She did not come and he went to bis home , and white making a bed came across letters writ ten by Montgomery to his wife In which were threats against hla ( Joyce's ) lite , and which revealed to him for the first tlmo the rela tions existing between them , and also ac quainted < him with the Tact that she was then In . Yank ton , 8. D. , for the purpose of secur ing a divorce. Ho placed the letters In bis pocket , he says , and came to town. Not more than ten minutes later he met Mont gomery. Ho had been told of repeated threats that had been made against hU life by Mont gomery to hla. ( Joyce's ) elster-tn-law , Mrs. Crltchfleld , his brother-in-law , John McCoy , and his daughter , Mrs. Hansen , . and bad been carrying a revolver three or four days for the purpose , as be said , of protecting his life. life."I "I did not see Montgomery , " the wltncrs continued , "until within two steps of htm. When I glanced up he gave mo a fierce look , nd reached back toward his hip pocket. I bought he Intended to kill me and I 1m- cdlatcly drew my revolver from my overeat - oat pocket and fired at him twice. The rat shot struck him In the breast , I think , man named Swearlugen nas standing be- wcen us , and before I fired the second time pulled htm forward , reached around him : nd fired again. This ehot , I think , struck Montgomery In the back. " On cross-examination Joyce declared that c did not Intend to kill Montgomery. Id not want to kill him , " said he , "I did ot want to kill anybody. I merely wanted o protect my life. " Mrs. W. II. Crltchfleld , sister of MM. Joyce , estlfled that Montgomery came Into the ntorc here she works a few da > s prior to the kill ing and told her that If Mrs. Joyce ever re- urned to live with Joyce he would kill them ioth. John McCoy , brother of Mrs. Joyce ostlflc-d 4o having overheard this conversa- lon and to having repeated It to Joyce , amcs Carter and Bob Burgess swore that Montgomery had threatened In their presence o kill Joyce. Dr. J. N. Goodson testified bat ho did not believe , from a scientific point of view , thit It was possible that the wound In Montgomery's breast could have been made after tbe one In his back. Dr. . ( Goodscn's evidence was Introduced for the purpose of showing that Joyce did not firs ! shoot Montgomery In the back , a belief re gardcd as prejudicial to him. The day's proceedings were enlivened b ; _ wo exceedingly acrimonious tills between Governor Johnston and the attorney for th defense. In both instances Judge Anthony had to sharply Interpose to stop the angry words. It is generally believed here tha' the trial Is going very strongly against th state , and the state's attorneys concede tha tbey do not now hope fcr anything mor than a bare conviction of manslaughter. DEATH HECORD. Son ofelnon Morrln. IOHTCAGO , April 15. 'Herbert Morris , sen of the multi-millionaire packer. Nelson Mor rls , died today , after an llloeee of severa' ' weeks. A present of $1,000,000 was made b ; Nelson Blorrls to Herbert Morris when th young man was married last June to Mis , Hulda Bloom , daughter ef Leopold Bloom , thi widely known grain operator. Young Morrl had traveled extensively and was an autho ot some note. , , Dnnlel OrelHn. WEST POINT , Neb. , April 15. ( Special : ) Ttio death Is announced of Daniel Crcllln , former resident of West Point who achieve some notoriety pome years ago by shootln. and killing his wife on Main street In tbl city. He was sentenced to ten years' ban labor by District Judge J. C. Crawford , bu after serving six years he wes pardoned b : Governor Tbayer. His death occurred a Beldon. Comertlnn Barry , NEW YORK. April 15. William A. Barry the comedian , died at his home In Brooklyn today , aged 48 years. He had been ill of a complication ot stomach and liver trouble for sometime. Finn JIECOIID. Pnclflci Junction ! Depot. PACIFIC JUNCTION. la. , April 16. ( Spe cial. ) The union depot burned at this place at 2:30 : p. m. today. It was a new one , which has only been built a little over a year , and was a fine structure. This is the second depot that has been burned within three yearn. A new one will be Immediately built. The cost of building was about $10,000. Cnr and Slock Darned. LYONS , Neb. , April 15. ( Special. ) As the Omaha accommodation was leaving the yards thin evening a stock car loaded with cattle caught fire from sparks from the engine. The cattle were shipped from Hartlngton and were consigned to Chicago. Both cattle and car wcro consumed. Dtirn named. NORTH BEND. Neb. , April 15. ( Special Telegram. ) Cbarllo Ludwlck , living Just at tbe edge of town , had his barn burned thin afternoon and one horse and sevral bog * , with all his hay and farming Implements. Loca , abo'ut $300. ' Robbed tbe Grave. A startling Incident , of which Mr. John Oli ver of Philadelphia was the subject , Is nar rated by htm as follows : "I was In a most dreadful condition. My skin was almost yel low , eyes sunken , tongue coated , pain con tinually In back end sides , no appetite gradually growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Fortunately , a friend advised trying 'Electric Bitters , ' and to my great Joy and surprise tbe first bottle made a decided Improvement. I continued their use for three weeks and am now a well man. I know they saved my life , and robbed tbe grave of another victim. " No one should fall to try them. Only 50 cent/i per bottle at Kuhn & Co.'s drug store. V " 0ile Afruld to Travel. SAN FRANCISCO , April ] 5.-Rumors of the Impending war have caused a marked de- crcas ! In the passenger business of the Pa- I clflc Mall and Oriental and Occidental Steamship companies. Twenty passengers I Ixxked for the Orient by a recent outgoing | Ptenmer cancelled their booking' a few days before the steamer sailed , owing to fear of being held up by privateers on the high seas. These steamers each carry from one to four howitzers. Movrmeiutii of Oceim Vemicld , Anrll 15. At Liverpool Arrived Lucanla , from New York. At Southampton Arrived Auguste Vic toria , from New York. Sailed Kucrst Bismarck - marck , for New York. At Movllle Sailed Anchorla , for New At 'New York-Salled-Slberlan. for Ltv- erpool ; Europe , for London ; Britannia , for Marseille * . At Niuples Sailed Kaiser Wllhclm II , for New York. * At Cherbourg Sailed Fuerst Bismarck , for New York. At Marseilles Arrived Alaatla , from New York. At Stettin Arrived Norgo , from New Yorif. Gas and Gasoline Engines. J to 100 Horse Power. Oil ) MI us or writ * for prices and dt crlptlgaa > "DAVID BWADLEY 4k CO * C9BMU REPORT ON BRIM REMOVAL Agroctnent Relating- Change of Base to the Roaebnd Enervation. BRULES CEDE LANDS TO THE GOVERNMENT Rellnqalnh In 4he ARKreicaie About 13OOOO Acre * Thow Who Move Take Shnre of the Knnd * . WASHINGTON , April 15. ( Special Tele gram. ) The Indian commissioner today made public the report on the agreement relative the removal of a portion of the band of Lower Uriile Indians In South Da kota to the Rosebud , S. D. , Indian reserva tion. The Lower Brulcs take with them and have covered Into the fund of Rosebuds their proportional shore of the funds now In the treasury to the credit of their tribe. They relinquish and cede to the government about 120,000 acres of land on the Lower Brulo reservation and will occupy a similar number of acres at Rosebud , for which the Rosebuder will receive $1.25 per acre. Ac companying the report to congress Is the draft of a bill appropriating $148,000 as pay ment for the lands given up by the Rose buds. for the 'Army. ' WASHINGTON , April 15 ( Spec'al Tele gram. ) The following transfers have been made In the Twenty-first I'/entry : Captain Ebenezcr W. Stone , from company F to com pany I ; Captain Harry L. Bailey , from com pany I to company F ; First LloutonanC James M , Kennedy , assistant surgeon , has been relieved from duty of attrndlng the sick of the battery at Sheridan Po'iat , Va. Leave of absence for three months has been granted Captain Charles H. Clark , ordnance department. Prrtnlnlnw to lo tofllcr v WASHINGTON. April 15. ( Special Tolp- grum. ) Postmasters appointed : Nebraska - Fred F. Wcfso , Dustln , Holt county , vlco W. Dustlo , resigned. South Dakota Theo dore E. Nelson , Evergreen , Grant county ; James B. Bailey , Vo'iuy , Hand comity. J. A. Llnd was today appointed Janitor In the poatofllce at Burlington , la. , at ? GOO a year. True happiness docs not begin for a wo manly woman until she becomes a mother. The fear of death stands between thousands of women and this supreme joy. If a wo man will but take the right course , she may trample this fear out of her heart , and all cause for it out of her body. There is practically no danger , and but little pain , In maternity , for a woman who is thoroughly healthy and strong in a wo manly \wy. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription - tion makes the delicate organs that bear the burdens of maternity strong , healthy , virile and elastic. It banished the distress of the period of impending maternity , and in sures the newcomer's health and an ample supply of nourishment. An honest drug gist will not try to get you to take some substitute for his profit's sake. Prospective mothers who write to Dr. R. V. Pierce will receive tbe best advice of an eminent an& skillful specialist , for thirty years chief con sulting physician to the great Invalids' Ho tel and Surgical Institute , at Buffalo , N. Y. " A neighbor of mine who was expecting the arrival ol a baby before very lone , was in very poor health , " writes Eliza Remnsnlder , Postmistress - mistress , at Majella , Bourbon Co. , Kansas. "I Induced her to try Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip. tlon. She used four bottles , and has ) ust been delivered of as fine a daughter as t ever saw. She was only a short time in labor and is now doing well/ ' For sick headache , bil Pierce's iousness and constipa tion , Dr. Pierce's Fleas- ant Pellets are the most rational cure known. They are mild but thorough and effective. They regulate and Invigorate stomach , liver and bow- . ela. Never gripe. No DA | ITC. other Dili is like them. M CIICIS. VfBUJI OTHRll * Mil * 00MOI/P DOCTORS Bearle * 6 Searlea f SPECIALISTS * * * ! llr all XBRVOVI , CHRONIC A1O PJUVATB ! of Men a W s * B. WEAK HEN SYPHILIS BXUALLT. curtd f r lift. lfl ht Emissions , Lost Manhood. Iroetl * . VerlcoceleV Gonorrhea , OlMt , Byph. 111 % Stricture. Piles , Fistula and Recital Dlab.tw. Brlsht't DUeai * cured. Consultation Free. by new method without pa.ln or cutting. Gallon or addrtw wltb stamp. Trtttauat fcr mall. ML MIS s suau. r * UNIVERSAL REMEDY-t 9 luflunnutloni are quickly drawn to th lurfac * T J and cored by the absorption of the powerful aad T f liIchlrtffiolMitmedlcatloni which f , Benson's eontiln. They bar * found their w r Into rrr cliilired conuliT on th * | lalw. aod li > provcid fiemMlm IndhptaMbU for tlw quickrrllilof ItbcuinalUta. Hclatlna , nl'UMbn8a , Unrkurlio. PleurUy _ PiicHiuou.n. ! tion * , etc. m lh mTi Id * Ud > nc rout. B * nr * to t * BKNSO : , KcfuVJ.ub.tUat. * . Prlc Slc nli. , 'K aborr * Jotn on.M1r Ch mliliN wVork. , , MMMMff A LETTER fO WOMEN From lira. Jam OorrlfMh For Mrenteen yean I have Buffer * ) . Periods were BO Tory painful that { would have to go to the doctor every " ttonth. lie said thatl had am enlargement ol the womb , and told my husband that f must undergo an operation , as I had tumors In the Womb , and It was a case of | life or death. I was ope rated upon twice , but It did not scorn I to do mo any ' good , it made mo very weak. I was troubled with the leu- corrhoca a great deal. I also suffer ed with the sick headache , vomiting spells , back ache all the , time , terrible pnln In my left side , chills , loss of appetite , and could not sleep nights After taking several bottles of Lydla E. I'luhham's Vegetable Coin * pound , some Liver Pills , and using your \ Sanative Wash , I recovered. ( I can cat well , and every ono that sees mo tclla me I am n different per * | son. I can do all my own work , sleep well and feel well. I.am growing ! stronger every day , and am able to go 1 out and enjoy a walk and cot feel all J tired out when I return , as I used to. I doctored for sixteen years , and in nll those years I did not feel as well as I da at the present time. I wish that every woman that is troubled as I was , would try that medicine Olt I ft is so good to feel well , and It is all owing to Mrs. Finkham's kind advice and medicine. MRS. JAMES COIIIUQAN , 891 Center 8t Jamaica Plain , Mass. DOHNAY THEATER. Tno and Saturday Matlticd and Sunday Afternoon , Mntlncc nt ITiSlO. ' COMMi\CIX FRIDAY , A1MUI , 1,1 , l wrence Holmes' IJIg Scenic Production The Smugglers , The Streets of New York and Cuban Insurrection. Sunday afternoon matinee THU I'ASSIOJl PLAY on the Mugnlrcotie. A CARI/JAD Of SPECIAL. SCENE11Y. rnicKS lOc 20C-30C. Scats now on s.-lo. DOHANY THEATER- O.VE NIGHT , StI.MKVV , APHIL 17 , The Cj clone Success of the Century , CIIAKM2S II. VALC'S "FORMER" DEVIL'S IUGTION H\cry jear romcthlnit new. This > ear exery IMng new. More features than n circus. Mord ( specialties tlmn a Vaudeville snow. The Ktrt and number one company , untl the SHOW ot the season. BO ITOI'I/E BO PrlccF 25c , 33c , SOo and Tic. Iloxcs , (1,00. 1 Seats on sale Thursday A. M , ' DO ANY OPERA. HOUSE. " ! Tuesday , April 19. ' Return of Mil. CLAY CI MENT. In the ever popular i' "SPEW DOMI.MO.V , " I and a one-act play by Mrs. Anna 8. Richard * ton of this city. "The Musician's Sweetheart , with Mr. Charles Clement as Baron llohen stauffen , and Cnrl Mueller , with exceptlona support of the CLEMENT COMPANV. Beati now on sale. Prices : Entire lower floor , II balcony , " 60 and COc ; gallery , jsc. For sale , cheap , ten-acre tract of landl cor. Madison and Bennett nvenuea. Council Bluffs. C. 8. Lcfferts , 200 Main street. T , SPECIAL NOTICES COUNCIL BLUFM WANT * < FOR SALE AND FOR RENT HY LEONARI Everett , 16 Pearl st. , Council Rluffs , la. : For rent a small farm of SO acres , 2'i. m\\n \ \ frcrfft the city. Very reasonable rental. Good hou if , and stable. f For rent a house and 5 acres of land , mile from the city limits. Renta' , 15.00 pep month. i r' ' Qood land In central Nebraska for rent for share of thn crop. 40 acres of good land for rent near Honey Creeki Will rent on shares. j Good house of 10 rooms and one aero nf land , fruit and garden , fine tree ? , beautiful location * near the city , known as "Cherry Hill , " fo rent for the summer \ery reasonaHc. J Good G-room house for rent at 17,00 per month * near the motor line. ( Good farm for sale , J4 mile of Underwood , 1C ) acres , well Improved , splendid land. Omaha or Council Bluffs property taken In part pay * ment. ' ' IS A splendid bottom farm for sale near Momlamtiu Part payment taken In Omaha or Council Bluffs city property ; 11,200.00 will be taKen In trade. / f Good farms for rent for the season of li3 at " low rental to responsible parties. | D acres of land near the city for sale. Will tn ! part payment In palntlnn or carpenter work. X Gardens and farms for sal * In the best part of wentern Iowa. ' Apply to Leonard Everett , Attorney-at-I-aw , 14 Pearl it. , Council Bluffs. la. DWELLINGS. FllUIT. . AR1 AND GAIIDRM land * for Ml * or r nt. Day A H a * W Ftarf trtM. I JOHN G. WOODWARD fit CO , , Council Bluffs , Iowa. WHOLESALE CANDY MANUFACTURERS * Jobbers of CRACKERS , NUTS , CIGARS and TIRE WORKS. , Selling Agents KATE FIELD . CHA.S. lOa Clgarm. Ho Cigar * .