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1 TJIE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY. NOVEMBER 7 , 4898. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS. MIMJK JIi\TIN. Ilamllton'R shoe store , 412 IJroadway. Btockert Carpet Co. , 205-207 Dwr. Moore's food kills worms and fattens. Window glass. Davis , 200 IJroadway. Dell O. Morgan , drugs , 142 IJroadway. Mr * . A. P. Hanchctt has gone to attend the season of grand opera. C. 11. Jftcqwmln & Co. , Jewelers and op ticians , 27 South Main street. W. H. Gorman , advance npent ° ' Hcr- mann. who comes to the Dohany next Sun day night , vvaa In the city yesterday. J. C. Illxby , heating and sanitary engineer. Plans nnd specifications for heating , plumbIng - Ing and lighting 202 Main , Council Bluffs. Mrs Condce , who has been vHtlng her filntcr , Mrs John N Ilaldwln. returned to her home In Waterville , N. Y. , last even ing.Don't Don't you think It must be n pretty good laundry that can please no many hundreds of customers ? Well that's the "Eagle , " 724 Droadvav. John N. Ilaldwln , who was In lUnggold county in the Interest of the candidacy of lion. W P Hipbuin of the Eighth district , returned homo yesterday. President French has called n meeting of the Western Iowa Superintendents' Hound Table , to be held at Can-oil on the Friday and Saturday following Thanksgiving. Ucrne II. Sawyer , who Is here visiting his father , County Superintendent Snw > cr , has Buffered n rolap o and Is icported quite ill at the Ogdcn. It appeara that the fever contracted at Santiago has not entirely left him. him.The The flro department was called ye tcr- day noon to John Dunn's residence , 410 Hast Broadway , where a small shed was In llames , caused by one of the family dropping a lighted match In some hay. The fire was extinguished with little or no loss. I ) It. Witter , the veteran mall carrier , has received from his hon. Ilurno. u member of Company L , Fifty-first Iowa volunteers , a liandroinc bamboo cane direct from Manila Young Witter was made a present of the cane by one of the sick soldiers who returned from the Philippines. At ( Jraco Episcopal church services will bo held this week on Tuesday , Wednesday , Thursday nnd Friday evenings , when ad dresses will l > o delivered by different Omaha clergymen. The mission , which will be con ducted by Dean Folr of Trinity cathedral , Omaha , opens next Sunday. H. A Jnhnsmi of Company L , Flftfirst Iowa volunteers , has returned home , having fceon dlfcchaiged. Mrs. Donald Macrae re turned from San Francisco Saturday even ing nnd reports that several of the boys iiavo been discharged and will return home In a few days After receiving their dis charges they stayed to see the regiment enter tor Manila. The regular monthly meeting of the city council will bo held tonight. Some of the democratic members nro anxious to adjourn early , no they wish to attend the meeting In Odd Fellows' hall , at which J. J. Lyons , tne fusion candidate for congress , Is billed to upe-ak. Judge W. A. Spurrier and Lew r doming are ulso down for addresses. Shepard Farnnworth has filed In the dis trict court his answer to the petition of vv II- llam Sledentopf. administrator of the estate of the late William Siedcntopf , sr. Suit was brought by Siedcntopf to recover severa thousand dollars alleged to bo due on an old real estate deal In which Fornsworth and his father were Interested. Ftirnsworth , In his answer , claims that the verbal contract alleged In the petition comes within the Inhibition of the statute on frauds ami further that the claim IB barred by the Btatuto ot limitations. The police to far have been unable to learn anything about H. Hnrlcy. the man arrested while In the oct of carting away lumber from Murphy's plaining mill , ine younK man refuses to give any account of lilmnelf. and the police , after spending the Wl'ole of jestcrdny making Inquiries , are Bill ! In the dark as to where ho or his lean came from. The belief Is that he Is one of a gang of horBetradcrs and that the lumber which ho Is supposed to have taken On three former occasions was for the pur jpose of Uxlng up winter quarters somewhere The Vlavl homo treatment removes ncces Pity for surgical Interference. lor Informa tlon call or address 326 Mcrrliun block. N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250. Nothing nicer to send your friends at i dUtance than Snap Shots of the expost ! on Get them while they last at the [ Couucl IJluffs of0.ce of The Bee for 10 cents. The Now Pacific cafe , open all day an id night. When you have any family washing t to t ' ccnd out It would bo a good Idea to get In i louch with the Kngle laundry , which makes ft specialty of table Hncu , fine woolens , etc. 724 Broadway. Those dcslrlne coutcs of the Jubilee edi tion of The Dallv Bee can secure them at the Council Bluffs office of The Bee. Mips Julia Ofllcer tencher of piano. 533 Willow avenue. Fall nnd winter terra. You have an easy time getting your work done nnd Ifo done right. Then we're easy on clothes The Hcliablo Bluff City laundry North Main street. A New York count oyster stew at the New Pacific for 20 cents. Twenty rooms at the New Ogden to let by the week or month. Those desiring copies 01 the Jubilee edi tion of Th Dally Bee can secure them at tha Council Bluffs ofllce ot The Bee. The ladles of the Second Presbyterian church will serve dinner and supper on election day , November 8. at 337 Broadway. 811 % vr Weilillnir Celebration. Mr. nnd Mrs. Jacob Neumayer celebrated their silver wedding last Thursday evening. ig.e In the morning soremn high mass was celebrated eho brated at St. Peter's church In honor of the occasion. Father Longlnus of Atchlson , Kan. , former pastor at St. Peter's , came liero specially to prrpch the sermon and the inaas was celebrated by Father Thomas , resident JSm. ident priest , Father Schulto of Templeton , la. , and Father Feeley of St. Bernard's hos pital. Breakfast was served at the Neu- ' tnajer hotel and during the day the eighty women forming St. Anne's society called Vlth their congratulations. In the evening an elaborate supper was served , at which chef the members of the Catholic Knights of America were prreent In a body. The dining room was beautifully decorated with palms and cut flowers. CASTOR I A For Infants nud Children. r The Kind You Have Always Bought , Bears the \ Signature of O.A.SO'OIT.XuflL. Bear , the * IhB \ Kind YouHawAMrs Boiifiht Bisr ° 2 ? Bean the S ) Kind YOU Ibi9 AI.VJYS . BdUgM Elguatura STs tty--- of * * iaS7ytJ- & < < ivM B HI the /y llw Kind You HawAlwrs Bwighl Blgnatu : % ar & & ANOTHER IICTI1I OF WRECK Louis Jacobson Pr-a of Injuries Received Satnnlay Night. RESULT OF SMASH-UP AT THE JUNCTION Morrln I'ctrrHOii , UlioVnn HldliiKT on Illlnil lliiKKnkC Cnr , linn u Gocitl Clnitiev for Louis Jacobson , who was crushed in the wreck at the. Junction switch , near the Union Pacific transfer , Saturday night , died jesterday morning at the Woman's Chris tian association hospital as a result of his Injuries. The lad , nho WHS but 1,1 years of age1 , had both legs and right arm broken. His body was also badly bruU il , and lit was undoubtedly Injuttd Intel nnlly. Ho never rallied from the shock and his death came at 2 30 o'clock , JacoVun and his rom- panlon , Peterson , worked for the Omaha Packing company , and ih > lads \\eie on their way homo after their da > s < i-U when they were caught In the wrcel. . The body was taken yesterday attention to the homo ot his parents , Mr ami M1 : , Nels Ja.obaon , at 221S South Eleventh sm t Morris Peterson , th < mln r lad , \\lio was lldlng on the blind baKh'-M md rot crushed In the smashup , has u < o1 haiuo for re covery , although sevcnlv u Jui.d Ilia right leg was broken and ln h a l .MIS badly gashed on both sldra Tli it hu 01 Jacobson escaped liutant death eifn- ' ptitnrt mlra- cle , as the tender of ilie .Mirlm Ulescoppi ) the baggage car , lltnally ill U Ing them through the woodwoil. o' the front end of the car. Peterson ilv- with his parents at 181C South Seventh street. L.ist evening the physicians at the hoajutni had stione hopes of being able to Hill ! > m thiough. The remains of William Hoi. . the Union Pacific fireman , wliu .v.u killed Instantly , were taken to Omaha liiat evening It was several hours before the south track was cleared utt'clinll ' ) to allow tialns to cross the biu'Ri ' Hie engine' of the pan- Benger train Is tiudl > v > u Keil and was still on Its side In tin di h late U t uvvniin : Coroner Jennings will 1mlil an Imintst this afternoon over tlio bollea of William Hewer and LoulH Jacobson , the victims of Satur day night's wrick. A nrst-claci meal at the New Ogden for 25 cents. The organ in our window IB for bale Mon day nt $10.00 , Tuesday at * 3't 00 , Wedneadiiv at $38.00 , etc. , each dnv one dollar less until sold If not sold within 10 da > s e will put ono dollar for each succeeding day on top of It until somebody tnkea It Now Just suit your own convenience. At 3' . Broad way , where the or an stands upon the build ing. Bourlolus Music House TIIIMCS niJI'UUMCVNh WILL WIN. Ciiiiinilnix llolloo They Will Carry the State Uy : OOO Majority. "My observations during the present cam paign lead me to honestly believe that the republicans will carry the state by at least 30,000 , " was the statement made yesterday by Hon. A. B. Cummins of DCS Molnes In discussing the political situation In Iowa. Ho said the people of both parties showed a gcucrnl apathy , politically speaking , this fall , but the apathy was as great In the democratic aa It was In the republican party. He accounted for this general apathy from the fact that the people of Iowa were as a rule content with present conditions. They had all they could do In the way of work and were generally speaking satisfied with the administration. The farmers , ho said , were busy attending to their business , times are prosperous , prices are good nnd . the farmer as a rule was not bothering his head much with politics this year. Mr. Cummins eaid he looked for rather a light vote this > ear , the inoro especially If Tuesday was a. fine day , for In that case many fanners would stay nt home and at tend to their work Instead of putting In the day at the polls If , however , the day should happen to bo one of Inclement weather , he believed a much larger vote would be east than otherwise. This vlow , he admitted , was not gcneially an accepted one , but uls observations led him to believe that It was the correct one. Mr. Cummins anticipates n , big republican majority In the Ninth congressional district and said thu Indications were that Smith McPhcrson would have a majority all the way fiom 2,000 to 2,500. As to the outlook In Pottawattttiule county he w.f < unable tent form any estimate , not being conversant with the situation , but from what ho had , heard he had no doubt but that the republican b.to lican ticket wo'Jld be elected from top to bottom. Duslness Is Improving. Among the latest sales reported at the llourlclus Music House are one fl-ae rosewood piano to Mr. W. I0S. S.to Westcott. Woodbine , la ; a walnut organ to Mr. J. M Axtell , Pigeon , la. ; one beautiful walnut plauo to Mr Wm. Husz , Treynor la. , besides several sales In the city too numerous to mention Dourlolus don't eav much , but he gets there nil the same.32r Broadway , w litre the organ stands upon the building. Walter Johnson , lawyer , notary. Sapp blk. Collections made every where In U. B Ilemcmbcr the exposition by getting pome copies of Snap Shots at the Council Bluffs i oltlco of The Hee Ten cents each. wu.ij MID ; 111:1. More CiillH for Clinrlty lUprcted Tlinn I.UMt Y * ur. Overseer of the Poor T. C. Jackson says Indications are that this winter the county will be called upon to provide for more In digent people than was the case last year. Rvery day he says his ofllco Is besieged by new applicants for relief and bo now has over 200 families on hta books. Of this number , however , all are not entirely de ; pendent upon the county , but need par- tiaf help. Some have to bo provided with coal , others with groceries and not a few with clothing. One rule that O\ers > eer Jack son strictly adheres to U that no able- bodied man iblo to work gets any a < > 3ls bt- btIn anco unless he earns It by sawing wood Into the county woodyard. The widows , or phans and old people who are too feeble tc work are the county's greatest cares ind nil their wants have to bo provided for. At present the overseer haw on his list lirioen old people for whom ho has to pro vide lojging and this costs no little sun- each month. a rents are much higher lan tlu-i were acar or two ago The count is at present taking care of Uilrty-slj sick paupers Of those St. Bernard's ant the Womon'g Christian Akfoclatlon hospital each have efevcn , while fourteen are heltu boarded out In private families. Tin county pa > a the hospitals | .p a month for each sick pauper and the number ges aj a rule from twonty-Jhe to thirty evcrj month Tln > recent cold snap brought tin county charge * In Urge numbers to the overseers olllce and tie bill for coal durlni October was con queutly larKwr than ueua In that month. All new applicants for relief from tin couaty must have letter * from two rcuutabli taxpayer * before they can Fecure assistance und In most cases , where possible , the overseer makes a personal Investigation of the case Thin IA done to avoid , as far as possible , Imposition , but careful an he tries to bo Jackson admits that at times some who are not entitled to relief get their work In on him , hut he cuts them off sharp and sudden as soon as he learns the true facts In their case. Pnrt 4 of The Hce's photogravures of the exposition IB now ready and can be bad at the Council Bluffs ofllce. Rooms CO and 75 cents per day at the New Ogden. Those dcslrlne couirs of the Jubilee edi tion of The Unllv Dec can secure them at the Council Bluffs otllro of The Bee. Rooms at the New Pacific from J1.25 per week upward Snap Shots all go at 10 cents each at the Council Bluffs office of The Bco. Ladles wanting fine medicinal wines and liquors j | call Jarvls Wine Co. . 223 Main street , upstairs Lady In attendance.e IlniiK liiirurlnrM DcfratiMl. CINCINNATI , la. , Nov. G. ( Special ) . Burglars attempted to rob the hank of J. C McDonald & Bro. They succeeded In blowIng - Ing olt the outer doois , wrecking one com pletely with nltto-glyccrlne , when they ; . -re Interrupted In their work by the appear ance of M M. Hobcrtson on the scene , who was sleeping In his store room close by. Ho soon discovered the whereabouts of the burglars and they discovered him and a fusillade of shots endued both ways , with no results BO far as known Robertson called loudly for help and soon a uumlier of parties were on the ground nnd the burglars had decamped. Steps were taken nt once to capture them by Constable Claw son , who went to Alien ton and secured a pair of bloodhounds. They were on the grounds and nt work at 9 o'clok , which Is rcm.irKably soon , as the distance traveled was over sixty miles nnd had to bo made mostly by team. The dogs struck the tiail ami were after them at last ac counts The parties seemed to he familiar with the lay of the town nnd where to get the tools , as they entered H H. Baker's blacksmith shop and took what they needed. Thpv are supposed to have been seen at 2 b'clac-k three miles southwest of town and If so there were four of the robbers. Hun ! . < ! Avoid Special Tnx 'H. nUBt'QUK , la. , Nov. 6. ( Special ) The Internal revenue department Is going after eome of the banks In this district and It would not be surprising were some of the bankers asked to explain certain things. The commissioner of Internal revenue has addressed a letted to Collector Patterson ad vising him that many banks In the north ern district have failed to pay the full amount of thrlr special tax Kor Instance , a bank with $50.000 capital reported on that amount and was taxed accordingly But some of the e same banks , while they did have the $50,000 capital , they had other capital Invested In lands , stocks or the like on which they madeno return and were not taxed , though the law icqulrcs that they shall be taxed. The depaitmcnt at Washj Inpton learned of this and will probably proceed against the bankers who have been iity of the false returns. Ol > jft J > tlip O ! r. | iatti . DCS MOh\'iS Nov 0. ( Special ) At the meeting of the State Board of Health last week twenty-eight graduates of osteopathy made application for permits to practice In the state , but the board refused to grant any of them because of Irregularities In the law permitting them to practice. The law says they shall pass a stated examination and file certificates with the county clerk. The matter has been referred to the attorney general. The presidents of the colleges of osteopathy in this city nnd at Klrkvllle , Mo. Insist that the board , composed of regulars , which school opposed granting any privi leges to them at the last session of thd legislature , Is resorting to technical objec tions to prevent their graduates from prao- tlclng and that proceedings will be Instl- tuted to secure an interpretation of the law If the permits are not granted. ( ftH ii GrnclInK Contrm't. SIOUX CITY , la , Nov. 6 ( Special. ) J. B. Carter of this city has returned from Wall Lake , having contracted to do a large Job of grading on a new railroad running through that place southwesterly. Mr. Carter expects to put fifteen teams In the field next week and hustle the work along rapidly before cold weather seta In. luvta JS'eutpfl. . DCS Molnes contributes about $10,000 a month In the way of revenue stamps. Around London typhoid fever Is claiming many victims. Fifteen per cent of those afflicted die. Davenport has contracted for conduits for Its electric light and telephone wires , at a cost of JS.OOO. Fatrfleld's cheese factory has been pur chased by a community of farmers vvho will operate the plant. John Whnley , the defendant In a sensa tional breach of promise suit at Wcbs'T City , says It is blackmail. Alvln Johnson , a 15-year-old son of prominent former of Iowa City , dropped dead while at work In the field. . Three Atlantic toughs held up Charles Thurman.a merchant of that city , and robbed > him of { 120. The bandits are In Jail. eJm , The Iowa State College of Agrlcultuio and Mechanical Arts will srndua u the largest clasi In Its ulstory this year eighty mem > bers. The schools of Dow a are closed because of the presence of diphtheria among the pupils. Several deaths have resulted from . the disease. J. B. Wrclght , vvho has been undpr In- dlctmeut for cattle stealing , was arrostM last week The officers were unable to ev' a the prisoner before. Bank cracksmen attempted to do some work at Seymour last week but were geared away. Bloodhounds were used to trail the thieves but nothing came of It , Ike Fletcher of Clinton was arrested with 100 stolen chickens In his wagon , tie is said to bo an expert on the subject and baa made n study of it for years with great success. . W. J. Kale , a prominent farmer of Oil- more , was found dead , lying In his fronl yard He had been In robust health ind an inquest will bo held to determlrp the cause of death. - All Iowa railroads have placed large gang of workmen on the tracks during the fall It Is estimated that more than n million < M- lars has been paid out In this manner b Iowa lines this summer. - A Sioux City company which wants - franchise for street rnr nnd lighting pur poses In that city has asl.ed the courts t compel the Sioux City otllclals to call at election to have the matter voted upon ! A now railroad line from Sioux City ti Omaha , which will cut down the distanci twenty-four miles , Is talked of It will nil down the west side of the river and tin - - preliminary survey Is now being raadi * . Oeorgo Heller and wife of Harlan we * divorced a jear afttr a divorce court scciu1 - In which great hltt rn < Es was exhibited b Inth Recently the husband was tal.cn v - 111 nnd his former wife nurfed him 'isr-1 ; to health. Now they have marrl'd again r. F. Hubert , a prominent young mai residing In a Sioux CUv suburb , has inid dcnly dUappearod. and his friends bells/ IIP has been xei-relly killed. The police ar ; diligently searching f-r him and are looMn for evidence of crime abng the river fo several mUra on both tildes of the city. An Independence store u"ered a prize t the perton making the larrctit baaa calc In the Wapale river In Bu ha nan count ) Vll the < railvH In the- county were tryln to rarn the trlzttins summer with the ! faniy ta Me. but It was captured b. a coun try hey with a C-cent line and a w rt , heel H was a ten bass that wtlRho.d four pounds and ten ounces. WADE TO COMMAND IN CUBA I'rolinlillllr Hint He Will lie Clioiicu to lie Mllllnry Governor of the Inland. WASHINGTON , Nov. 6f The government of Cuba has given the Administration much concern and its form is not yet definitely determined upon. Since Issuing the order designating the troops to go to Cuba there has been considerable talk at the War de partment about the probaWo commander of troops In Cuba and the organization of a government , civil and military. The proba bilities nro now that Cuba will be desig nated as one department and placed under the command of one officer. The general Impression seems to bo that the officer will bo Major General Wade , now chairman of the Cuban military commission , whoso dutlea as a member of this commission have fitted him for the ofllce. The president and Secretary - rotary Algcr have great confidence In Gen eral Wade and believe ho combines the military and civil qualities necessary for the supreme command In Cuba when our occu pation Is complete. There has been an intimation that Gen eral Brooke , vvho has been In command in Porto Rico , may be selected for command In Cuba , but such Is not the present In tention. General Brooke , who ranks all the major generals In the volunteer service , commands only about 6,000 troops In Porto Rico , less than some brigadier generals who are In command of divisions , and much less than several generals In command of corps. H Is generally understood that Geneial Brooke does not care to remain any longer In Porto Rico than the department actually thinks his services are required. There has bcon some suggestion that General Merritt might return and take command In Cuba , but the administration thinks the eckcllon of , General Wade would be better. General Wade ranks all the volunteer generals now In service and would rank General Leo In command of the Seventh corps , although the latter will be In actual command of the district of Havana. It Is possible that the department of Cuba , will be divided Into districts , some of greater and some of less Importance. The principal districts would be Havana , Santi ago and Clcnfucgos. It Is possible that eacli province will be designated as a district. The command of the Second corps Is sill unsettled. General Law-ton was at ono time selected for the place , hut It was fouiv that two officers , nt least , ranked him , an this proved rather unsatisfactory. T.lnlillltli-M of Ornlu Drulcrn. WASHINGTON , Nov. 6. The commls sloner of Internal revenue , In response tc Inqulrlcg by the Chicago Board of Trad with respect to the liability of dealers Ii produce , holds as follows. That In case of a broker who Is a mem her of the Board of Trade negotiating sale of grain or produce on the exchange as the broker for a principal , the prluclpa afterward assuming the trade , the broker I 3 required to deliver and pay a 10-cent stamen on his note or memorandum of sale and thi principal Is required to pay tax on thu sal j i at the rate of 1 cent on each $ iOo of th amount or fractional Dart of * 10 < In exees of $100. When a member of the Board of Trad not a broker , or not actlr.K as u broker , makes a sale of grain or produce on his ow account und said sale Is afterward assume by a commission merchant , on account o the seller , but one oale has occurred an the commission merchant U the only per son required to pay tax on this transac tlon. which Is at the rad : provided for i : the second paragraph ot &thoflulo A. Frllonnlilp IXnlillNUed. WASHINGTON , Nov. 6. The Catholl | C University of America , through Its recto r > Rt. Rev. Thomas K. Conaty , D. D. , wa , the recipient on Saturday of a gift of $10 , 000 for the establishment of a fellowship In the faculty of divinity. The donors are Marr Gwendoline Byrd Caldwell , Marquise do Merlnvllle , and her bister , Mary Elba- bcth Beckeurldgo Caldwell , Barouees von 1Zedtwltz. . National CoiiKroNN of Mother * . WASHINGTON. Nov. G. The third na tional congress of mothers will bo held In Washington In February , 1899 , beginning Tuesday , February 14 , and continuing four dajs. When you ask for De Witt's Witch Hazel : Salvo don't accept a counterfeit or Imitation. There are more cases of plica cured by this than all others combined. SiiAfd from tliu Sen. NEW YORK , Nov. 6. The Ward line Pteamer Saratoga , from Nassau November brought to this city today Captain G. C Benner and five men of the crew of the schooner Jcnnlo F. Wlllcy. which was stranded on October 23 a : Walker's Cay while bound from Jacksonville for Martinique. Overcome evil with uood. Overcome your coughs and colds with One Minute Cough Cure. It Is so coed cbllldren cry for It. It cures croup , bronchitis , pneumonia , grippe and all throat nnd lung diseases. TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST n ami Colder , with the ll SliiftliiK to the boutliTt CNt. WASHINGTON , Nov. 6. Forecast for ] Mouday : For Nebraska and Kansas Showers colder In western portions ; southerly , shiftIng Ing to southwesterly winds. For Iowa Warmer , with Increasing cloud iness and probably rain ; southerly winds. Tor Missouri Warmer , with Increasing - cloudiness ; southerly winds. ' For South Dakota Showers , turning nto snow flurries , with colder , high southerly shifting to northwesterly winds. For Wyoming Partly cloudy ; colder winds shifting to westerly. Local Itcroril. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU OMAHA , Nov. C Omnha record of tem perature nnd rainfall , compared with thor corresponding day of the last three ye-nrs 1E93 1S97. ISM 1695 - Maximum temperature . , f > 8 52 3S V Minimum temperature . . 23 29 3 AverHKo temperature . . . . 46 40 31 3i : Ilnlnfall .00 .01 T .01 Record of temperature and precipltatloi at Omaha for the day and since. March 1 ! ISIS- Normal for the day.t.i 4 - Kxress for the day. , . . .1.1 ] Accumulated excess since March 1 . 3C. Normal rainfall for the day ( H Inei Deficiency for the day 01 Incl i Total rainfall Blnco M/irph 1 . 25 01 tnche Dctlclency since Mnrrli ,1 , . . 33Slnche to < Deficiency for cor. period , 1597. 11 04 Inche Excess for cor. period , ! If90 . . . 4 45 Inchci IleporlN from Million * nt N i > . in. , Hundreds of Victims of Bponitn InjniUce Given Their Liberty , STORIES OF SOME OF THE VICTIMS . Ilrninrknlilc Sccnm AttPtiilhiK Hie of Ilic Doom by Ameri can Solill < T .Sample of SimulHh Infiini- . The worst arraignment nnil condemnation of Spain's miserable colonial sjslem Is to bo found In the prisons anil penitentiaries of ManliM , writes a corrcspouilent of tlio St. I.ouls Qlobo-Dtniocrat. The Invading Amer- lean armv found the dungeons nilcd with hundreds of prisoners who had been thurst Into confinement without charge , without trial and without prospect of ever aga.n galn- 1ns freedom , on the mere command of some Detty military or civil oltlcial. Under the Iniquitous system which lids long prevailed horn there has been an absolute suspension of all of the ordinary Inalienable rights that ad\anccment and civilization have given to mankind and every human decency out raged. Most of the victims of misrule found hchlud the bars were being punished for Indulging In the simple luxury of think ing , or of being suspected of thought. In many Instances the Spaniards did not glvo their \lctlma the prl\ircgo of knowing for what they were being punished , but sim ply seized and confined them. Nor has this Indecent svstem been the product of the rnccut Insurrection , for there are political offenders who have spent ten or twelve vears behind the gloomy prison walls. Na- tlvrs who bore the arms of Spain and were suspected of a desire to rebel and members of the Catapuna appear to have been spc- nlal victims of Spain's cruelty. The Catapuna Is a sort of Masonic order that possesses an Immense native member- ship. It Is a secret organization , and while It bears a general resemblance to Masonry nosscsscs notio of the landmarks of that organization , and It Is not In any wa > nl- lied with It. It has been opposed by churih 1 and state , and Its alms and objects arc as I stoutly attacked as they are spiritedly de fended. It doca not appear to have played any part In the Insinrcctlon , hut to have rnnflmd Itsett to the ordinary functions of such a society. It has , however , won the hatred of this viceregal government , and the treatment of Its members whenever thev have been caught has been Inhuman. In dealing with prisoners of all torts Spain has not recognized a single civilized I1 method. The victims of Intrigue and dls-1 favor have been dragged from their homes and cast Into prison , tried before Incom pctent tribunals , denied the right of n hearing before their peers , and condemned by Improper testimony. There has been but one avenue' to freedom , and that the bribe. It Is an open and notorious fact be- 3 oud the pale of dispute and past the con tradiction of any te-atlmony that might be offered that the local courts and the men charged with the administration of Justice save the name have for year past been open to the bribe-giver. They have gone on for years selling the gifts of the blind , Justice , and many of them have unblushIngly - Ingly boasted of their conduct. Their vic tims may be numbered by the hundreds , and the story of their misdeeds forms the worst chapter of this Infamous govern ment. Their machinations have not been confined to man , for twenty-eight women , nearly all accused of political crimes , were found In the local penitentiaries. As quickly as Individual rases of this Infamous I Injustice can bo Investigated the United , States military authorities have been openIng - Ing the prison gates and freeing the vic tims. Thankful People. Never were the beneficiaries of Justice and enlightenment more thankful , nnd never was a better lesson In tlio mission of the American people rend than the address made to each man as he walks from th < > prison. He Is told that the United States has no political offenses. That In America men nro permitted to think arid talk as they will as long as peace Is preserved , and that open opposition to any policy of gov ernment Is not a crime. They are told that every American Is a part of the govern ment ; that no man can be confined without being charged nnd tried by his peers , and that the law presumes his Innocence until the contrary Is shown. The unfortunate fellows seem unable to grasp the force of . what Is told them , but they have Its con firmation In freedom. Captain W. P. Moffett of Company A ot the First North Dakota regiment Is the now ! American governor of the local prisons and 2. police stations , and In his line of duty ho has been Investigating the case of every Individual prisoner under his charge. Ho has been assisted by Sandlco , Agulnaldo'a personal representative In Manila , and the latter , already familiar with most of hole political cases , has been Invaluable In de termining the meritorious ones. When fho ) . fett was made governor of the prisons hon found that there were two large penitentiaries nhe tiaries , one known as the Presidio and the other as Blllhld , and a number of small sta tions. The Presidio prison he found was used largely for the confinement of criminals * and Blllbld largely for political offenders , and that they Jointly contained about 2,900 men , women nnd children. Under Spanlbh rule they were In charge of a governor , commantlante , captain and lieutenant. They were located east of Tondo , nt the head of . Calle Pedro , but the office fiom which they ; ' were administered was located In the quarters - ters of the civil governor In the old city. ty.or Moffett's first act was * o demand a list or roll of the prisoners , and It was four dajs before the unwilling Spanish officials com- piled with hU request , and then the Informa tion was not complete. The list did tin ( the name , dates of Incarceration , ; es . and the condemning courts or processes , but not the sentences. The list showed that a ; ; majority of the prisoners had been tried by court-martial or disposed of by the simple order of the captain general. , , lluuulni ; Uotvii the llrcorilN. - Later Motfett succeeded In finding many : commitment papers and the prison records : . and these , as a rule , showed the courts , no- 42 1Cat 30 < cusatlons and sentences. He hcgan first at 30 Billbad and for a starter took up the cases of the twenty-eight women held there. Something of the nature of his work on the first day may be gained from Iho fact that he released seventeen of the women. The first woman whoso case ha xamlncd belonged - . I longed to one political group. They were i i arrested on the Island ot Nfgras on July 11 , 1 1889 , for resisting the arms of Spain. They I were not tried , but upon the simple order of J the thrn captain general were brought to ; the prison. There they have been for nearly ten years , perhaps forgotten , for no atlcn- tlon was ever paid to their cases. Ono of the women came to the prison with a bubo In her arms and that child , now a sturdy boy of 10 jears , plajs about the prison yard. Ho won never outside the gates until Captain Moffrtt showed him the wn : 'lo another of the women a child was born after her Incarceration and that child , too , had his first step Into the outer world when Moffett freed him It Is Improbable that these six weak women could have ever offered any very serious resistance to the arms of Spain and > et they have been burled for the best years of their lives In a Spanish dun- ceon. One falters for language to cor rectly picture such Injustice. Another of the women was a bent old creature of 60 years , who was arrested In IStOor resist ance to the armed forces of Spain. She was the owner of a tract of woodland In one of the provinces , nnd the government , without any knowledge upon her part , sold the right to cut the standing timber. She rightfully objected and was promptly ar rested. Her property , valued nt $10,000 , was confiscated , and she remained In Jail lo bo forgotten. The records of the prison show that she was charged In July ot this year , Just eight years after her arrest. She was grateful for her freedom , but will not live long to enjoy It. Another luthotlc case was that of n young girl arrested at Malate nnd condemned to prison by court-martial on the chirgo that she had attempted to steal a chalice from ono of the churches. She assorted to Mof fett that she was the victim of a cure whoso attentions she rejected. She was born and reared In om > of the provinces , nnd , lit.Ing an education , bought a permit to teach school. She secured a school at Malate , and there It was that she was arrested. She I I entered the prison a bright and handsome I joung girl and leaves U an aging woman ! There Is nothing to sustain her story bc- i > end her simple atllrniatloii , but she told It through the teais of gratitude at gaining her freedom , and the moment seemed too sacred for falsehood. MocKrr ) of .Tuxtle-c. There was still another case that Is a strong sidelight on the mockery known ns Justice. A woman was arrested In 1891 and charged with making false telegraph stamps She was discharged after being held a short | time , and declares that she gained her frce- I dom by paying the district Judge { 900. There came a change of justice and the poor | woman was again urre-sted on the old j i charge. She says that the new Judge de- ] i mamlcd $3,000 and bee-auso she could not pay It she was sent to prison. Another case of shocking Injustice was that of a young contractor. Six jcars ago , while engaged on some Ironwork on one of the bridges across the Paslg. he got drunk I one day and swore nt the captain of the | ' guard that arrested him. He was given six ! jcars for what In the United States Is known ! as the misdemeanor of vulgar language. j When ho entered the rlson he was told that by good conduct he could gain credits enough to free him In five years. He won all of his credits , and his time properly ex pired nine months ago. Hundreds of eases of scandalous Injustice were found when Moffett began an e\am- Ination of the Catapuna and military cases. Men who did not even belong to the ob- lectlonablo society , but who were simply suspected of sympathy with Its members or > cf an Intention to Join It , were ruthlessly i deprived of their liberty without the formalities ri malities of a charge or right of trial. Entire ire tire companies of native Spanish troops were found In the prison. They asserted that when ono or two men deserted the ranks the entire command was pf > nt to prison , on the ground that it was feared they might fol- low the example set them. On the fl'st day that he worked nt the urlbons Moffett released seventeen women and fiftv-ono men. On the second day he released 101 men , on the third , 118 , and on the fourth. 150. Hundreds of cases have hrrn reserved for future and deeper investl- Ien vgallon and hundreds of cases have not been taken up at air. nThe scenes In nnd about the prison are In a way the moat remarkable that have char- rho nrtnrlzed this Invasion. Every prisoner ho conceives that he has any chance of ng freedom has packed his few miserable ef- ! fnn fects and eagerly awaits the Investigation of his case. They trail about after Moffett and his soldiers and their respect amounts almost to worship. The play of emotion In these who are free Is remarkable. Some of them shout out ; others cry , and others remain silent and seem dazed. They are escorted to the gate , where thousands o anxious natives wait to claim their liberate ! friends and relatives ; there Moffett ad dresses them , and the simple , stralghtfor ward story of American Justice and the rights accorded to free men Is told to them ' Sandlco converts It Into Tngalog and every sentence Is greeted with a cheer. The scenes outside the Billbad prison have done more to teach the naclvo respect for the American flag than any other thing igs The work Is still going on and , If the present she ent ratio Is maintained , nearly 2,000 of the : 3.000 prisoners will be turned loose. Moffett , who In civil life was a newspa per man , has hi ought to his task all his tilsa training In that walk. Ho Is making n thorough Investigation of every case and la doing so with remarkable speed. To the credit of the custodians of the Spanish pris oners It must ) bo said that the prisoners are . quite clean ; that the food Is very good nnd that there Is an ample supply of water. Kuvor * Shomi tinIlltli. . There are but two objectionable things In the actual conduct of the prison One ) Is the favor shown to the rich and the othei 111 o punishment Inflicted for Infractions ol the prison rules. In the center of the yard at Billbad stands a large , dry , neat-appear Ing building. It Is divided Into apartment ! and those prisoners who have money erIn friends with money may rent quartets Ir It They may also bo served with anything they desire and their families may mend there and live with them. Your correspondent ndcr ont saw a venerable looking native forger ; whoso vvlfo shared and kept neat t'ho apart' ment where ho lived. Prisoners who brcnl 17 . 1i HELPS 1n WHERE -THIN TONIC , h is : OTHZITC A liquid malt food of extraordinary nourishing is is FAIL and building qualities. Grows solid flesh , fills 3 out thin sunken cheeks and gives to bony , angular bodies the much desired beauty curves-Should be taken dally with rneals and at bedtime. A NON-INTOXICANT. .u. 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Tlicy are thrown Into a dunRfon. and forced ( o aleep upon the damp ground , Hither I by contusion or from thr cold which , they t contract , every one of thr present tin- fortunate tenmitu Is afflicted nlth tore tyea , nnd It Is asjcrtul that continual couflno- inotit In the place Invariably leads to blind- rets It was a taddrnlti ) ; sight to ice the victims of tur Inhuman practice crawl to the t barred wlnJous and hllnk In the light with their almost flightless oyrs at th visitors. Tln > poor fclloua retort to various devices ] to get nay from the deadly damp ness. Ono ot them hod gathered together fifty or elxty sardine cuns and bus made a bed of thorn. The hard couch only raUp his emaciated body about in Inch off the ground , but ho has won the envy of nil his fellow-sufferers. Othcri have made Ht- tlo pallets ot pieces of wood , but their In genuity has not spared them much Mot- felt will probably clear the place out ami give the prisoners a chance to earn decent shelter by coed conduct , lllltbud Is not an unpleasant place to look nt. The prison buildings number six , and arc laid out In > the shape of a fan , with the handle near the main gate. They are low structures , 150 feet long by fifty feet wide. The wMl arc fairly solid , the \\lmlons are barred , nnd there are heavy gates at each side. The prisoners are not submitted to much ph > slcnl punishment aside from those who- Infract the rules and arc cruelly treated In the manner described. Many are chained vshen taken out to work on the roads , but the chains are not heavy. Food Is supplied by a Chinese contractor , vvho receives 12 4 cents , Mexican , for each prisoner It la clean , \\tll cooked and properly served The prisoners are forced to sleep on the buro boards of a table-llko structure that ex tends around each room. The grounds are \\f\l \ kept , nnd there Is an attractive garden and a useful vegetable patch There ere fewer guards than In the average Ameri can prison. All the prisoners are not confined on trumped-up political charges , and there are several hundred as desperate criminals n could be gathered together anjwhere Th offenses run the gamut of crimes , and It Is not the Intention to turn loose to prey upon the community any man who has been falily convicted and Justly confined Thcro Is ample opportunity for the Investigation of every case , and the American olllccro will be guided not only by justice , but br discretion. 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