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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1898)
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Tlu Council l1ltlff ball teatti , captained by Charles flanthcr. will play the Crescent city team a return game twnorrow afternoon at the Field club grounds. The 1ndtcs of the Maccabers will celebrate - brate Maccabee day by attentling the Tratis- mlssiaslppt FxPosiLiofl. Ladles of Conrad hive arc requested to meet at the Nebraska building at 1 o'clock. In the district court yesterday wheti everything - thing was In readiness to try ( ho suit of II. A. ( lrctne against 8. II. Foster It was nit- flounced that a settlement had been reached out of court and the case as dismissed. The 1)etroit gas machine will light your rcsidnce or Store , costing 1 cent to sun a sixty-four candle power IRnitt four hours. J. C. Ilixhy , heating , plumbing , lighting , O2 Multi 811(1 2O l'earl at. . Council Bluffs , In. There will he the usual session this afternoon - noon of the ( ilris liuttistrint school at ( ho Etseitia building. The excursion to the cx- ' positloti will be 'i'uesday. Jiltic 21 , and at- reatly 300 children have notified Itey. Mr. Do Long of their anxiety to go. 'Ciiildren' tlay' will be properly observed ' at the 1irst l'resbyterlan church next l3un- day morning. A suitable program has been prepared by the school nuLl the church viii be decorated. An opportunity wilt be given for arcnts isliing the ordinance of baptism atIminIrteretl to their children. A good slzed audIence attended the Dohany : theater Inst night to 'ltness the Presentation of the romantic ( Iranla. "Monte Crinto , " by tIm Clinse-Lister company. A number or new speciaiies were Introduced. Tomorrow night the company will present the historical coineiy-drama , "Texas , or the Siege of ( he Alamo. " City employea arc once more in the pm- dicament of being unable to cash their warrants - rants for last month's salaries. 'I'hu tirrns and speculators vlio cnhed them last month have refused to take any more until the supmemo court hands ( Iowa Its docsion ( In the case of l'hiiiips against City Treasurer Reed. recently submitted. All inenibers of Concordia lodge , No. 2 , Knights of Pytitins , are requested to bring flowere to Castle hail on Main aitti l'earl streets. Sunday morning at 9 o'clock , for decorating the graves of ( leceased knights. This being memorial day , Concordia lodge dcUres to scatter iiowers on the resting places of deceased brothers , A full attend- auco Is requestel. C. B. Viavi Co. , femaie remedy ; cousulta- ( ion free. 0(11cc ( hours , 9 to 12 and 2 to 5. Health book furnished. 326-327-323 Mcr- riam block. Money to loan on city property. Kinne. N. Y. PlumbIng company. Tel. 250. Map of Cuba , West Indres and the World at The flee omce , Ito each. fl1t'LJIiI.ICAN LEAGUE ] ( IEETING. ; , Slate CoitcntIoit to He Ilelil In Coun- ' alt IiLnff July The annual convention of the State League of Republican clubs will be held in this city Tuesday , July. 12. F. It. Conaway of Des Miiines and E. W.Teeks of Guthrle Center , president and secretary respectively t of the state league , and II. W. flyers of Harlan , member of the cxecu1ive corn- mittee , were in the city yesterday conforming - forming with local republicans , antt the above date was decided on , Tb roVaro 1,200 clubs in the state , and aa'the representation to the convention Is to delegates-at-large and one tlvlegato for each twenty members r , . -"tirni .thereof train eaeh club , it is ° ' . - . . n - d that 2,000 delegates will be in at- ' . -I 4' nce. 1Iho program was partially outlined yesterday - terday , anl It was decided to hold the convention - vention in the opera house if it could bo secured , and if not , rn the big ball in the Masonic temple. The convention will be called to order at 11 o'clock , when an address - dress will be made by some prominent speaker not yet determined on. In the afternoon speeches by I'residcnt Conaway of the State league and others will be the orler of the ( lay. During the afternoon session - sion a recess will be taken for district meet- lags muni to elect district officers , and on reconvening - convening the cltioii of ofilcera of the State league will be held. In the evening a mass meeting will be held , to which the general public will be Invited , anti whlchwili , be addressed by a F speaker of nationnl reputation , An effort wilt be made to bare Senator Thurston make an address. and also the members of the Iowa congr ssional dclega- ( ion. ion.A A local committee consisting of Postmaster - master I , It ! . Troynor chairman ; Judge Walter I. Smith and A. S. Ilazeiton , was appointed to take charge of the arrange- moats. We make your shirts. collars and cufis last Inmmger thou wheim (10(10 at home. IJlufl City Lauiury. ! 34 North Main street. Lost-From The ( Ice olitce , gentleman's sill : umbrella. Please return 011(1 ( oblige tile owner , Mr. A. N. Yost. Count.IlVitis ( lit' Fi mt Ii oiinI. The city council has won the first round In its tIght against ( lie Hoard of County Sn- Iorvisors to secure controi of the expeaull- ture of that part of tiui county ronmi fund arising front tlio taxation of property within the city limits. In the district court yesterday Julgo Smith imamulel down his , decision - cision sustaining the demurrer of thu ity to ( lie answer of time county board In the action brought by tile city council for a writ of imiamlamnmis. Judge Smith In his ( su8tnuiililg ( lie ( leImturrcr holds ( list the fund has o be Cxpcittled under the direction of the city council. Wanted-lirl to tb generni housework. 2.lrs. G. A. Robinson , 724 South Sixth Street , FOil. SALI-GooQ second-hand bicycle at bargain , Coil at The lieu OitIe , Council Iliuffe. Try Moore's ( loath to lIce amid mites , Itt'iil Itiiie 'Vrnnsfers , The following transfers wore filed yesterday - day , in the title , abstract aimil loan oitlc of J , \v. Smitiiro , 101 Penn street : a. 'tv. Iicmmtim mmml wife to "Vlhiurd Vlmtte , 4 iot13 iii ( Irimes' add. , w , i4 1,500 Sheriff to Mttltias illumnonstela , intrt iiv1ime 26-75-41 , , d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200 Joltim Id. ammlvimm to Ira P. Ilenmlrieka , $ e 11.76.41 , ititd strip of ground in rJ a % % , I ? , H , V. ' , tl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Grmico A , Osborne to Iticluu'd II. Southgate , hot 8 , block 25 , Central ubd. . w. ml. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. I ) , imostor anti wife and S. It. Fos- tar to Sarah itt. Foster , lot 3 , block 1. hyerett's add. , ( I. C. d , , . . . . . . . . . . Five transfers , aggregating . . . . . . .1.401 iictois 'Recowmelld ' I.rsford's Acid Phosphate O ( NBrVOUSflBSS , Dyspepsia and Overwork. Pl.sa.sltatsks. _ . ! PEr- FORECLOSE ON \ TTERVORRS \ Mortgagcoi Bring the Matter Into the District CourL REORGANIZATION SAID TO BE TIlE PLAN I'et It Ion of alic l'mirmurr. _ ' lnhm anal 'I'rist Coililanti File. ! ' ( serllsiy Setig limit time Fisi.ti'moe 01 efnuit on on'p 'p The Farmers' Loan and Trust company of Now York commenced suit In the district court hero yesterday against the Council Bluffs City Water Works company to fore- cloc ( lie trust ileed given August 31 , 1881 , to secure ( lie fIrst mortgage ot $100.000 of 6 per cent 25-years' slaiking fund gold bonds. The ( ruB ! company alleges that default haS been mmmdc on ( lie interest and ( lie provision of the deed providing for an annual payment of $10,250 to be applied as a sinking fund has not been complied with. In a second petition - tition the trust Compan ) ' alleges inisman- agemnent and asks for the appointment of a receiver and a temporary injunction re- stmaing the water works company from ( us. imaging of any of Its property or revenues pcnmliimg the hearing of the application for a receiver. The hearing of ( he application is set for Friday , Juno 17. lii time Petition flied , Va'Iillnm J. .Sewnll , Edward P. Lyon , the Atlantic Trust corn- pany , A. W. Street , ICimbali & Camp , 11. 1' . Id. l3irkenbino , L. M. Itumsey Manufacturing coitipitny and time Westinghouse Machine conipany arc mmmcd as co-defendants. Referring to ( he sinking fumid time Plaintiff sets up the facts that on December 12 , 1ES1 , a supplemental agreement was entered Into between the trust company anti the water works company which provided that at the end of every twelve months , the first of suim I periods commencing October 1 , 1884 , the sum of $10,250 should be meserved and paid over nil a sinking fund for the redemption of tIme boimfis secured by the mortgage. One , of the cladses in the original trust deed uro- rided that the provision as to the sinking fund might be modified by consent of the majority of the bondholders. iIoiiIItetitIoii IN ApiLrent. The trust comnnanv ahleacs that on or about July 5. 1884. there Was placed on record - ord an instmunmemit purporting to be a contract - tract between the water works company and the American Construction company , ( lie latter assuming to be the thea holder of tIme majority of the boimds , which modified the provision as to the sinking fund by chamig- jag time date that the payments of $10,20 were to commence from October 1 , 181 , to October 1 , 1855. If this modification of the original contract is valid and operative the trust company claims there is due and owing as part of the sinking fund pledged the sum of 520.500. hut if time modiilcation of time contract - tract is not valid then there Is due the sum of $132,250. as no stun has ever been paid on the sinking fund and interest on time several sunis of $10,250 each from December 1 , 1885 , and let day of December in. each and every year thereafter. This agreement enterel into with the American Construction corn- 'pany modifying the provision of the trust deed as to the sinking fuad payments , the rdaintiff alleges1 was miever filed with it. The filing of the suit yesterday came as a great surprise to the loodi management , as there has been no intithation that such was 'Intended or. eyjn thought of : E. W. Hart , maimager , and Messrs. Wrght & Baldwin , the' company's attorneys , said that the fliiimg of the proceedings was a great surprise to ( item anti the first notification that suit was contemplated , Mr. Baldwin said. be had advices - vices 'that all the interest had' been paid. With regard to the sinking fund , the moneys that should have gone into it had been cx- nenlecI in improving the property and en- hiancing its value , As to The charges of mismanagement - management , that he said lie would leave for the people to judge ( or themselves , as tIme citizens of Council i3luffs knew differ- entiy. Jteorgnnlziitlon Is ! ntendeal. The suit , it is understood , is being brought by a reorganization comanmittee of the bondholders - holders with W. W. Skiddy of New York at the head. Messrs. Han & McCabe , local attorneys for time plaintiff , stated yesterday that ( lie bondholders were dissatisfied anal realized tlmat the capital of the company was insufflcieflt to make it a paying concern - corn anal that they intended reorganizing anl increasing the capital. In addition to the flrst mortgage there is a second mortgage on the plant ( or $ i50- 000 given to Vi. J. Sewahi and I. 1' . Lyon , who are named as co-defendants ia time suit , and a third mortgage of $1,000.000 given to the Atlantic Trust company , also named as one of time defendants. This niort- gage was gIven for the purpose of retiring the first anal second mortgages and securing mnommey to makn certain Imurovements and extensions. lint the bowls have never been floated. TIme bondholders of the water works company are mnostiy New York parties , the Iresident of the cornp'any at present being Robert Sheldon of New York City. At the time the conmpany was ergammized and the trust deed executed to the Farmers' Loan and Trust company S. \ % ' . iiopkimme was president anal Miles F. Power was secretary. . Andy Katner , ofilce at iivans' laundry , telephone 29(1 ( , will take your orders for lime celebrateal Mciesszt mineral water. Ie- li. ( ries prornpty made to all parts of time city.N . N , .1. Stefferson has purchased a League bicycie front Cub & Cole. itoitmimayr's fancy patent flour makes the best and most bread , Ask your grocer for it. I.tMAGIS iOSC fly TItL STOILM , lug Force of ltt'im Itciimlrcd tu Ciaiim Aim' ( Iii' UimI. - During time storm Thursday afternoon lightiming struck the residence of A. I. Mitchell , 1402 South 1iglmtlm street. The bolt niatlo a clean bob. through the roof , going alireet through time parlor and Immto the cci- lmmr. The furatturo was more or less dimimi- aged , but fortunately imone of the family vero hurt. Ttme smmnc bolt of liglitiling that struck tIme house of J , f'J , Davis at 2128 Sixth aye- nue , Timurmulay , evidently visited the resi. ( iemmco of Mrs. II , J , Meyer at 2212 on time sammie Street , as a nurse' girl inth c family was knocked dowim and rendered tmncon. sciotis for two imount at the same tine that the lnvis re.idenco was struck. Time overflow of Indian creek Thursday evening left hiroadway from Tenth street to time Northwestern depot a sea of mud yesterday , and when the water receded the tracks at the Nortliwesterim depot were coy- ered with mmmcd to time deptim of nearly a toot. The hood Imad reached as far as the freight depot on lieventh Street and it took a large gang of section men cii day to clear the mud off. The imark in trout of the depot , which was covered several inches deep with mud the last time the creek overfioweal , ca- caped this time. aithougim the tracks on both ideu of it. were submerged. A mmumuber of the bill streets were found yesterday to have been badly washed by time heavy rain and the city engineer's force wihi have plenty of work on its hands for several days repairing ( be breaks and flhiImi boles , The Thirteenth Street sewer . . 41 from Fourteenth avenue south burst In several - oral places. The old cedar block paving on Pierce strce ( between Seutim First anal Stusmamm streets was badly torn up. Fruit growers who were in the city yes- tarday were afraid that time recent heavy rains wotmial almost ruin the berry crops. ' 4t'I1CiAi MA I.fl ' ' $ A'i'U itiAY. Itaapaammm Slaire , ( 'unIte Ii Iii tiffs. LADIES' u4tciI NTOI3II ES AT hALF 1'ItICIi AND LESS. AN 01)1) LOT OI LADIES' MACKIN- TOS1IES : MADE \'ITiI CAPE. IN TAN , iIitO\VN , fl1ACK fIND NAVY , worth from $4.00 to $6.00 : Saturday , $1.08 eaclm. About three dozen misses' anti children's rain cottt ammd gossamner will ho closed out lit SPc , lJMflhlEi.LAS. 20-Incim heavy serge umbrellas , natural Wood handIea special , SOc each. Ten doremm heavy Comaila serge mmnibrellas , tUmiha with steel rod. fine nnttmrai WOOl iman- tiles : PiCcial. Saturday , c each. F'iimo Coraiin covered tmnmbreilas , siiver trimimamed imnndies a special value , $1.00 enclm , Men's 28-inch umbrellas , with large ban- ( llCS Sieciiii values at $1.00 , $1.25 and $1.7 eich lftiS $ 0001)5 IJAItOAINS SATIH1DAY. An odd lot of iawns , alinmities , etc. , worth tmJ ) in lOc. at Sc a ynrl. itatmtittml line of line corded tissue clotim , binik protmmml with colorc.l figures , lOc value , at 6i,40 a yard. 30-incim aliimiities , in ligimt ammd dark colors , simecini yniuc. 7c a yard. Big muasortmnent of timme corded ginghams , at lUc a yard. New line of alucka and piain piques , ape- clot. at lOc amid i2c. Now ( lOtted Swiss mulls. in Checks , dots and bias plnids , 25c value , at Itic a yard. FO'LEit , IICIC & WA LItER. L3roudwn' , Council Bluffs. Cordwooai for sale cheap. Address V. 1. , I3eu oflice , Council TilmiITs. lnliigs of Con itty Sn icrisors. The Board of County Supervisors yesterday - day found It imad too much other business to dispose of amml postponed mmmeeting as a board of review ummtii today. Time quarterly settlenment was nmate with Supervisor of the Poor T. C. Jackson anal he was aliowed $301) ) to carry on time work until the next meeting of the board.V. . 11. Hmadley was again awnrded the contract for supplying grocer- ics for the poor. J. W. Kirk was appointed a deputy sheriff to serve mit Lakp Manawa aluring time summer season without expense to tIme county mmml his bond in the sum of $1,000 was approved. At the suggestion of the city council tlme county tax on the Omaha Bridge and Ter- nmimmal company's bridge for the year 1894 vats remitted , time company having agreed to at once ia the taxc for 1895 and 1896. 1)eittlt ( if Meta. M. A. Sehoui , . Mary Anna Schoup- wife of JacobV. . Schoup , died June 10 at 1 o'clock a , in. , at her residence , 2107 avenue D , aged 63 years , it months and 2 days , She leaves fotmr ( laughters and one son. The funeral viil leave the residence Saturday at 2 o'clock p. m. Services at St. F'rmmmmcis Xavier's church at 2:30 : p. m. Special dinners and smmppers today at Lutheran - theran dinlmig hail , 407 Broadway. Letter fraiim a SaIaiIer. CRESTON , Ia. , June 1O.-Speciai ( Telo- gramn.-John ) Massing , a member of corn- pany B , Fourth infantry , writes .from Tampa , Fia. , under date or Juno C , to a Creston relative that 3,000 troops would leave on thirty-two transports tonight ( June 6) ) under sealed orders , but it. was supposed the destination was Porto 1(1cc. Mr. Massing - sing said the men would not' be aiiowed to write aft r leaving Florida. Robert Wood wami tried today for miuitraler anal held to the grand jury in , tlmo sum of $ oqoU. Wood strmck ! Georgeiiqger on the head with a neckyoke , the blow resulting fatally. Wood claims self-defense. A terrific rain storm swept over this ho- caiity last night. At Greenfield , the goy- crmmmemmt gauge registered six anal seven- eighths inches of water in twenty-four hours , Fielals were submerged and La many 1mm- stances the corn crop will have to be re- planted. Washouts occurred on the Cumberland - berland branch of the Burlington , ( Iradamimies ast Masaau City. MASON CITY , Juno 10.-Spectal ( Tole- gram.-The ) High school of this city to- imight graduated its twenty-first class. Time graduates were Henry D. Holman , Mil. dred Maben , Irene Miller , Wihitam E. Bates , Ida Swanson , Mabel Stewart , Maalge Gaylord - lord , Harry Keen , Inn Anderson , Eva Cole , Clarence Loonier , Lila Dunbar , Ralph Stan- berry , Edith Sheparal , Philip Sclmomnburg , James ilolnian. Rollin Dutileid. Myima Den- niaaou. l'resentatiomm of diplomas was made by Dr. l'ool , president of the Board of Edu- cation. Vonrte'um Nmmracw Grtidmgae , CLARINDA , Ta. , Juno 10.-Special.-Tbe ( ) training selmool ( or nurmaesin commimection with the Hospital for the Insane wiii bold its graduating exercises Wednesday evening , Timero were fourteen graduates in the class of ' 98 and aim interesting literary and mu- steal program was presented. TbA following are tIme graduates : Jennie M. Grahamn , liar- net M. Overman , Jennie C. Ross , Mammda C. Grable , Chloe A. Grabie , Ruth E. Brigga , Carrie M. Lauder , 0. L. llurch , P. E. Butler , W. J. Doyle , J , H , Porter , II. D. Vomaburg , J. P. Cross , Myrta huff. Joit Farm Notes , Farmers are gpttmng 16 and D cents per pound for wool in Traer now. Under the Cieveiand free wool experience wool soid there at 8 anal 12 cents , J.v. . Lotte of Frecaloni made a great roe- ord omm butter making last Momiday. From eight gallons or sixty-four pounds of cream Imo clmurmied timirty-aevemi and , timrce-fourtbs pounds of butter. Iowa leads the world aaa hog raiser. Time number of hogs reported in 1898 is 3,625,831. It may maeemmm a little strange , but Ohio comes timird with 2,330,351 head , Missouri l.eizmg , mace- onal with a count of 3,105.072. James Twomubly of Clarke county s now feodrng five cars of cattle'for iio pma1it en cern that cost him 16. ) ' cemits n bushel , anal will hiayo emmouglm corn to last him ciear timrotmgtt time easofl. At one ( tame lust year lie imaai 21.000 buslmeis of corn in crib , 'I'ho creamery at Iuimrt one day receimtiy took in 45,250 pounds of mmiiik , frommi which there was churned 2,030 pounds of butter. which makes an average of 448 votmnds of butter frommi 100 pommnais of milk , 1'ime cream- cry is co.opemalve ammai Tiimis bum sema- raters , Time miov farmers' butletin , 'Sommmo FIssen. ' " l'rot. Charles tials in Beef l'roduction , by ' F. Curtiss , director of time Iowa Agricimitural Ixperimmmemit station , is prnring ommo of the most Imaimular bulletins ever issued , Before it was macnt to iress time mmuimmber of applications for it miummibereai over 20,000 anal it found necessary to issue 250,000 to neet the tionmaml , l'rof , Curtiss has been asked by time United States Departmnent of Agriculture to eaiit another bulletin on a similar stmbject amid he has consemmted , Iamivmi J'ress Coiaimmmamm ( , lies Moines Cajaitni : The fact that time commgressional ciection in Iowa comes midway in the imresideniai term wili make no difference - ence with republican success this year , 'rime people will take no cbammcema so long as this war is iii progress. Des Moines Leader : With nuditoritmmmms in the lublic imarks , under time plan mmow beimmg carried out. by the park comnmissiommers , pub- lie music will become immoro than eyer a feature of lIes Moines sumnimmer life , a coo- summation devoutly to be wished. Iayenport Republican : Scott cQuny men are very siow to claim bommors In the way of otlicea. It does not look as though any Scott county man was grabbhmg for the emce of congresspmamm. But Imnybody who looks ( be district over carefully will have to adimmit that , other things being equal , a Scott County man would stand the best show of election , 'clip ' , IOWA R1VER ON A TEAR a 91) R060flt Heavy flainOttuso the Itawkeye 8trca , , ; Boom. DES MOINES RISES iiINCIIES [ IN AN HOUR . ! . Grunt Amimon at 'cIt.i taitiumi All Over th. iimat11tmi l'nr ( of tile Stnte-l'rngress of Smmtitim Murder Trlil , DES MOINES , June 10.-Special ( Tele- gram.-Tiie ) Des Moines and Raccoon rivers imre on a tear here. Yesterday morning time government weatimcr gauge hero registered three feet eight imicimes of water iii the nmain channel. 'rimis nmoriming it read exactly six feet imimmi timis aftcrmmeon at 2:30 : it Wfl5 igimt feet two inches cad rising at tIme rate of fmamr immchcs per hour , IIotlm streams are still in their banks , wlmich will be able to ivithstntmd a furtlmer rise of several feet. Showers arc predicted anal lam case these arrive dammiage may yet be done. Time solien condition of both the De Moimmes nod tIme Raccoon is due to the almost constant raimis of the Inst two weeks amid the dowmmpour of last tmiglm ( , wimicim extendeal mmii over ( ho weatermi hmer- tioti of the state. Large amounts of pre- cipitatloo are reported from all over the state ammO ( be weather bamrcnu says ( lint in western anal mmortlmern Iowa , where the rain was imeaviest , it averaged over one inch and a lmalf , At Des Moines the fall was 1.46 , at Sioux City 2.25 , at , Marshahitown 2,83 , at Waterloo 1.73 , Other towmms report amounts nearly as large. This vast amim000t of water fell on saturated soil anal most of it raIl oft into the streams , eausimmg a heavy and decided - cided rise. Time .rivcrs hero began to increase - crease rapidly iim size mibout 12 o'clock Inst mulgimtj. and Imave continueai ever Bince. They are now feeling the effects of iarge vol- ummmea of moisture from their tributaries. so timid. by tomorrow morning it 1mm expected the gauge will. read ten feet if not higher. So far this mmmontii the governmmient weather gauge has recisterod a fail of 4.44 inches of rain. The normmmal for the nmonth is 5.36 , Alter Nichenik , a young Bohemian , drove into the Des Moines river this afternoon at a imint where teamsters usually water horses amid wash off their wagons , but be neglected to mmotice that the river lmad risen nearly six feet nmmd he and his velmicie disappeared - appeared 1mm imino feet of water. Time horses drowned , but Nichemmik was finally rescamed by an unknown spectator. slilitit Mairater 'I'rlnl. In the Betsoy Smith murder trial the defendant - fendant testified km her own behalf this aft- ernoomm. She denies every detail of the charges , says she was .away from home from 11 in the morning until -11 at night the day her husband ailed , that she did not give him poison and that she does not know who did. 0. ? f The evidence of Lorena Ill anal Georgai Benson was given this mormilug relating to statements maaie toJtherh by Mrs. Scovihie , sister of the defentldnt , at tIme time she was unaler arrest antI laVished them to go omm her bond. She told tbem of a plan to the Insurance money atnVthi frequr f statd- meats of Mrs. SmnitmithAt as s .am as she mac- cured the hmmauranc t oh M..C's life it was the intCntion of Franl Ilellaire amid herself to go away anal stai'V SC saloon. She total them of the three ) attempts of Hetsey to poison her husbthmdIlhe.first by placing lit- tie pellets in thelomhonpte , the second by puttimmg the poisonin theoatmeai : anal the third by givin' hint hulcs. hc further stated as tad wltness s remembered that it seeamed to be the desire of h3etsey to get out of the scrape by gettin her into it and that she proposed to tell all that she know in regard to the mmmtter. Mrs. Scoville's testimony - mony wa presented yesterday afternoon and also the evideoce of several parties us to the familiar relations existing betweema defenalant and Frank Beilaire , who were frequently seen together between midnight anal 5 o'clock in the morning , At 11 o'clock this morning County Attorney - torney howe gave notice that the testimony of the state bad been completed. He also said to friends in the court room that he was confident of the conviction of Betsey this time for the murder of her husband , Michael Smith. A strange fatality seems to hang over nil who were connected with the case. At a'h'I ' " # 4 , DUFFY'S PURI MAhI Wn1sKY 'ALL DRUCCIST $ . Stutliersi ! , iathersU Motha.rsflt Mrs. WinsiQw's Sootlmjng Syrup has been w.ed for over 50 years by mibjons of mnottm. era for their cimiidren wimile teething witim imerfect success , It sootlmes time child , softens - ens time gums , allays mmii pmmimm. camres wind colic und is time best remealy fdr Diarrlmocu. hold by druggists In every. part of time world. lie mmiireand ask tom "Mrs. Winslow's I Scouting Syrup" and take no otlmcr kind , i5 cemmts Lt bottle , ' one time mmix of them were in the peaiten- tiary amid one in time refcrm school , i3ctey was itentenceal for life , her alaughter , Coma , ( lie same uron her confession ; Jeff Wylie , a brother of fletsimy , was givcmm a term for assault - sault with intent to conmnmlt criminal assault ; Cssh Martin , a nephew , ( or having commit- teal burglary ; Pete Martin , niso a mmei'lmcn' ' , for Imaving committed 'breaking anal entering ; " "Chuck" Davis , who used ( cm iiam aroummd the Smith home , was charged wltlm bigamy , anal S'rancis Sniith , a son of t3etey by Mike Smith , was in time reform school , Time Forty-mmiiitlm Iowa expected to leave Des MoInes this afternoon , hitmt arriange- mmienls could not be maalo in ( hue to have train eqamipment here , Accordingly thme otfl- cers changed the time of mnovimmg to nl. miralay morning at 9 o'clock , Tlm ( Iremit Western , Wabash ammal Mil ivaukee raiiroaals wilitransport time regiment to Jazksonviile. The regimental stall , baud anal first bat- taliomm wilt go over the Milwaukee. The Milwaukee train will leave Des Moines over tIme De Moines , Northmema & \'estcrn , Time second battmillomi will go over time Great 'estern , Time third lint- talion will go over time 'm'a'nbah , It Is time. intemmtiomm of Colonel Bows to begin loaaltng time trains by 7 o'clock Saturday morning anal haivo ( ho work completed so ( Imat trains bearing tIme regiment. will be out of the city by 9 o'clock. Presialent Stihlwell , Vice l'residemmt B. 14. Martin , Gemmera'l Mammager ltobcrt Giiiaimm anal C , B. Oranniss , director of time lIammans city , Pitsburg & Gtmlt railway , together ivitim Vice I'resialemmt W. P. ltohuimwomm of the St. JOSeIh ammd Gmammal Island railway mmd'iee l3resialent Goodrich amid Commercial Agent Sweet of the itcokuk & Westermm , comae to Dcii Motimes ( hits morimimmg anal have been guests of time Commmmercial Exchange all tIny. Timis evemming time exchange anal prrnmminent Des Moimmes cltizemms emmtertaineal the officials at nfl elaborate banquet. The citizemms of Ics Moines mIre anxiotms that this city be made the norimerrm termrmlntma of the l'itts- burg & fltmlf , ammd It is to confer with them that the oiilcials canme toalay , Clmammirepa at the Iowa Ummiscraity , IOWA CITY , In. , Juno 10.-Specinl.-- ( ) Harry S. Iticimards of Ottumnwa lies been elected by time board of regemits of time State University as professor of law to succeed Judge Ealwaral P. Secals anal Judge J. J. Ney. The resignation of Dr. S. C. Shmader as pro- tessor of disenses of women was accepted anal Dr. J. H. Guthrle of Dubuque was elected in his place. Otlmer changes are as follows : Bmmrton S. Easton cl PhiladelphIa to succecal George N. Bnuer as instructor in niathemnatica. Percy L. Kaye of Iowa City to succeed Harry G. Plumn as lnsmsuctor In history - tory , W. 0. Farnsworth of l3elnmont , Mass. , I to succeed Miss Delia Hutchinsomm as instructor - structor in Frencim , Frank N. Brink of At- lammtic to succeed Lester Jackson as instruc- for in chemistry , W , It. Patterson of Cedar Falls to succeed C. H. Van Law as fellow in political science , Oswald Veblen to succeed Charles F. Lorens as immstramctor in cimemmmis- try. Time positions of Russell T. ilartrnan , instructor in engineering ; C. L. Grimes , machinist , anal II. F. Data , lecturer in geology - ogy , were abolished. An advance in salary for superior services was accordeal Dr. lIen- jamin F. Shamubaugim and harry B , Kelly. Libra.rian J. 'IV. Rich , on account of health , resigneal timi afternoon and Mrs. Bertha Itialgeway was appointed in his stenal. Dr. Will W. H. White , ama demonstrator of pathological - ological histology , wan given a full professorship - fessorship ot histology and embryology. Clmief Justice Iloraco E. Deerner of the su- mireme curt , lecturer on "Guaranty , Surety- shio and Law Business , " was elected to sue- coed L. G. Kiimne " Judge as lecturer on "Do- mnestic Relations amid Taxation , " retaining his old work , too. Judge Kinno is now a niembor of the Board of Control , hence the change. Ioua l'ny for time Soldiers , DES MOINES , Juno 10.-Speclal.-The ( ) taip oZ Iori , tmp to thepresent , has cx- pended $68,441.80 out of the war funal appropriated - propriated by the legislature to pay Iowa troops. Every regimnemit has been paid up to the time of its formal muster into the national service. Ia addition the state has paid railroad companies for transporting the troops to Des Moines and the other expenses incident to mobilization , beside the expenditures - tures for rations. The cash expenditure up to the present cannot be less than $100,000. hIeii'vy Ilnimi at Mnrsimalhtanvm , MARSHALLTOVN , Ia. , June I0.-Spccial ( Telegram.-.The ) unprecedented rain storm which raged in this vicinity for the last ten days reached a climax last night when in ten hours time two inches of water fell. About midnight a severe electrical storm set in which struck the wires of the dee- trio lighting plant belonging to the city , almost wrecking the system and paralyzing the fire alarm system. The power bernie nnai pumping station wore set on flrc by time lightning amial hmaral work was required to irevent the destruction of the plant. The Iowa river iii rislmmg rapidly aiiat all time creeks are full to overflowing , Further rain will cause great daninge , as already mnany cellars urn Iloodeal , Nearly six lmiclmcs of rain has fallen imero damrlng the last ten days , Arrestesl aiim SrIuisa , ( 'h.irgc , SIOUX CiTY , June i0.-Spccial ( Tele' grainm-Clmnmles ) F : , Coigiil of St. Louis vaa arrested tmy ( ho Sioux City police timi after' 11000 Ofl th charge of crlmnltmni assitult. Time I fellow Is a sewing muncimlue ageimt and it Is I alleged. lie entereal the lionic of Mrs. H. A. t Rmttvaoxm mmmi attenipical to nssntmlt the nommmsim. ; Mrs. Rausomi is a briaho of only a short tinmo aiiit imer husband sectmreal timt mirrcst of Cow- I , gill. a St'Iaani ( rrnIamnes , SIOUX CITY , June 10.-SPecial ( Teic- ' grnnm-Time ) class of iSfiS of time Siommx City high scimaoi was graaluaeal ( with fitting homi- ems tonight. Diptomnas were prescnteii to , timirty-to 10111mg licoplo after time msamai cx- erelses , itoss ilrowmm was the salamlatarimum I anal Miss Jeimnie Alien t'alcalictorlan , Time exercises wafro witmicseal by mammy of ( ho frlermd's of ( ho young people , heimmaermt to ( 'atias emit Itaim , SIOUX CITY , Jmmmme 10.-Spcclal ( Tele- grammm.-Tlme ) Wooahliury county democratio commvcimtion was haiti in Sioux City ( hits aft- ornoomm ammal sixteen ( leicgatea to time jamiliclal I convemition ivero seiceted , It wits mmmi mmii- evemmtfui affair. The Jimaiiciai convention will be Imehal at Lenmars Jammue 34 , ( be mine clay as time rcinmbhlcan convention. Killed lay IigimimInr. STOCKPORT. Ia. , Jtmne lO.-Spcelal ( Tel- cgranm-Jammmes ) Muter , a well-to-do farmer , 'vita killul by lighmtmming. HYMEN EAL. rt'img riimi-ic'uIi ligiammims. WEST POINT , Neb. , June l0.-Special. ( ) ' -St. Mary's Catholic chureim in timis city was the scene of a fashionable wedding yes- teralay nmornlng , tIme commtracting parties being - ing Miss Gertie ltellimmghaus anal Mr. Tlmeo- aloro Gcmmtrup. Time bride is the dau6imtcr of I a very prominent farmer of Logan towimsimip witile thmo groom Is also a lirosimerotma farmer. After time wealalimmg a reception was helal at the palatial farm house of Mr. Kelilmmghaams , six mnhles nortimwest of town , which wait at- tcmmdcal by the leading society people of West Point. Ln'avrt'imee-lI.lstamm. TRENTON , Nob. , June I0.-Special.-S. ( ) II. Lawrence of Itosefielal , conmimiammaler of time Granal Army of the Republic post at this place , mind Miss Nettle itoiston , daughter of one of time xmmost prominent and inilamential farmncrs of time north siale , irere married yes- teralay evening at the residence of the bride's father , a few mmmllcs miorthm of town. The core- mnony was lerfornieal by 11ev , Crlppcn of time Methodist Episcopal church , in time presence of the relatives and a few irmtlnmato friemmds. DEATH RECORD. I'roimmimmi'imt 1mtialn'r iemmler. CHICAGO , June 10.-S. It , Fimlier , iaientl- fled for over thirty years with time lumber trade of Ctmicago , Iowa , Mimmnesota amid Mis- sourl , died today. In aalaiitlon to his ltmnm- ber business , aleceaseal was interested iii a number of railroad enterprises. l'atynmulster Czmmmdee. CHICAGO , Jmmmmo 10-Colonel John W. Candee , paymaster of the Department of the Lakes , dIed toalny of paralysis. Doctors 'I'nle ims the Siglils , DENVER , June 10.-Time convention of time Medical association closed toalay with the installation of the officers elected yesterday. Dr. P1 J. Happel of'Trentout N. J. , made a speech introducimmg the new' president , Ir. Joseph McDoweli Matthews of Louisville , Ky. After several other improimmptu speeches the convention adjourned to meet at Columbus , 0. , Jumme 7 to 10 inclusive , next year. F'tf- teen imundred visiting doctors and other sightseers made the loop trip on the Gulf road in eight special trains toalay. Begimi- niimg tomorrow other excursiomis will be imimle to Colorado Springs , Manitou , Cripple Creek and Yellowstone park. Anneal ! haiials hefy time Coimit. MIDDLESBORO , Ky. , Juno 10.-The news from time Howard-Baker feamal in Ciay county is startling. Howard's party , fifty strong , baa taken possession of time town of Manchester. The Baker following , consisting - sisting of forty well armed men , have rendezvoused three miles from time town. Judge Brown is wholly unable to proceed with holding court. Although imo expects troops sent by Governor Bradley , it is feared the two parties will conic in collision before - fore the troops arrive. The * Greatest Fun-Maker - N. ' j.ir-'Oii the Road. www . WIESTON & BL3ASLEY'S 1 : . VAUDEVILLE SPECIALTY COMPANY - - : ! . . . . , . : Will Opii theVaudevile . : , Season at , . . . . : : i Suday , Juno' 12 , Afternoon and Evening. 'iumt ' : JOHN G. WOODWARD & CO , , Council Blufis , Iowa. IIIOLSA [ CANDY MANUFACTURERS Jobbers of CItACKULS , NUTS , CIOARS and FIR [ WORKS. Selling Agents KA Th 1'IILD CHA S. S UI1N13 R JOe Qlgurn , ho QSurs , - - - - - - - s I - It is warm ann' I' wc7 work that time woniati lisa to mnateowhmo cooks time year 'round fet a big famlh' . Timon' imaiidt' o ( women _ i _ _ . whose hmtmbammdma are - only tu moderate clremmmmmstances lmrave to bear this lmardslmlp tmncommiimlmmlnlngly. If a wommmnim lit In tlmoroughly good health It does not commic so hard , but when , as is Ire- qucmmtly time case , time poor womiman Is sit- rerimig ( roam the paine , nervousness , ileblitty nmmd ili.lmcatthm tlmat are a resimit ofwenkness amid dIsease of the distinctly fcmlnimmc or- gammistim , ( lie task is too mmmcli , Ummaler these circmnstaimces , immilces the rlglmt remedy Is useal , time poor wonman vIlL 50011 break down completely and fill an early grave. Over goooo wonicim have tcsti fieai to tIme mmrnrvclomms imierita of Dr. Pierce's Yavorite Prescription , Mammy of their nattieR , addressee , plmotogrnplma and cx- imeriemmeca imave becim tmbhislicd by imermimla- stun in Br , Pierce's tommimnomm ciise Mcd' heal Adviser. Time " Favorite PrescriiiIon ( " . . , , , _ . climes all vcakmicss ammd alleesse of' time deli- ente nad hmmpoetammmt orgamma timmit bear immatern- ity' burdens , It immakea timemmi well amid strong. It builds mm m time rmemvous system. It mmmakes weak , sickly , miervoims , fretfami we- mmmcmi matrommg , imealtim ' , imitable wives. AU mnedicimic alcalcrmm scl 'it , , ' Mv youngest daimglmter , Mts. Jamlia Raphe wat mdi iummm alawmm whim tacriomis prostration mand lammag trouble , " writes Mrs. Jaiiia Aim Gibsoit , of r4ickersotm , htemmo Co. , Kansas. "Sime took Dr. ' ) 1'itre's Piwofite i'rescm-iption amid ' Golden Mcd' I I ' ical lIscocry' mmd was caarcd. " , If you want to read the testirimoimles and see time photographs of mimmumy gratciaml 1- ' tkmmts who ivere cured by Dr. Pierce's rein- edies imemmal for 1)r. 1'erce's ! Cnmmmimion Sense / Medical Adviser. ilcimiales telling about thce cities it tells abotmt the liommmc.trcat- ( nmcnt of all diseases. moo3 pages. Over , I 300 ilhamatmations. Send 21 onc.cemtt stanmps , to cover cost of mimalhimmg om1i' , for paimer. ' covered copy. Clotimeovers to cents extra. Address Dr. R. V. l'iem-ce , 1iut1lo , N , V. R cway's - Pu Pamrei3' vegetnlmle , nmilal nimd reliable. Cause Perfect Digestion. Comupicto nbsorp- tion lanai licrtitimfmmi regamlnm-1t3' . For time cairo S of all disoralers at' time Stomnacim , Liver , 110w- ohs , Eiairmeys , ijinahier , Nervous Dlsemume , Torpial 1.iver , SICIC IIIIAI.tCIIIJ , , INDIGESTION , Ii I 1.10 ( 'SN 1155 , CONS't'I ' ' ' IN i'A'I'I ( , IlSi'Iii'SIA. t Observe tlme following symptoms result- tug ( roam liseacs mf time Digestive Orgaimma : Coimmat I lea t ion , i minim rai liii es , I iii I imess a f blamed in ( ha lmeaii , acidity at time stomummacim , immau- sea , imemarthumn , disgust of food , fazllnt'mm or weigimt tim time stommiiaa'im , sommm' eructmitiomms , S sinking or llmmttering of time heart , dimaicing or suffueaatimmg sensatlomis wliemm iii n lying Posture alirnnes of 'isiomm , dots or web before iimo siglmt , fever mammal dmmhi patti tim time head , di'iicii'imcy of Persimim'ntioim , 3'eliowmmesmm 0 t ( ho sklmm mmml eyes , lammi a iii tIme siale , chest , himimba , anal samalaleim iluhme of heat , S burning iii time IIeh. 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