TIIR miAirA DAILY 1M3R ! TMUDAY. , TAXITA1V fl. ISfin.
I NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
, i COUNCIL BLUFFS.
.MI.NOH .MKVriO.V
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Hamilton's shoe store. 412 Broadffiy.
Davis sells glass.
Btockert Carpet Co. , 203-207 Bwy.
Slooro's food kills worms and fatten * .
Abn Lincoln Uellcf will hold Its regular
mooting this afternoon.
C. B. Jaoquemln < fc Co , Jewelers and op-
tlclana. 27 South Main street.
I'reddlc , the young BOH of II. J. Chambers ,
is seriously 111 with appendicitis.
W. r. Chester , deputy clerk of the district
court at Avocn. was In the city yesterday.
St. Albans lodge , No 17 , Knights of Pyth-
lai , will liiBtall the newly-elected officers
next Monday night.
Unity guild will hold Its regular meet
ing this afternoon in the Sunday school
room of Grace Episcopal church.
J. C. Blxby. heating and sanitary engineer ,
Plans and specifications for heating , plumbIng -
Ing and lighting. 202 Main. Council Bluffs
A marriage license was Issued yesterday
< o K. V. Heln/crllng. nge < l 25 , and Clara
Mabel Wycoff , aged 18 , both of Blair , Neb.
Howard W. Tllton , editor of the Nonpa
reil , li on the flick list and Is contemplating
n Rolnurn < it Colfox for the benefit of his
health.
Bert Haney. sentenced < to three years In
the penitentiary for burglarl/lng the Mur-
jihy pinning mill , has llled notice of appeal
to the supreme court.
They had not met for yearn. "You have
chewed. " she murmured. "Yes , " said Al-
rernon. "I now Html all my work to the
Eagle laundry , 724 Broadway.
Fidelity council , No. 1U8. Royal Arcanum ,
will hold Its regular mooting this evening ,
at which the nevvlv-elected officers will be
Installed and refreshments served.
The WcstlnghoiiHo company took out n
$000 building peimlt yesterday for the- erec
tion of a temporary warehouse , to bo located
Juit Houtli of the Bloomer Fence works.
Abe Lincoln post. Grand Army of the
Ilopuhllc. nnd Women's Relief corps. No.
180 , will hold a Joint Installation of officers
thin evening at their hall on Pearl street.
llev G P. Fry. pastor of the Fifth Avc-
nuo Methodist church , is recovering from his
jccont attack of the grip nnd expects to bo
able to 1111 his pulpllt at both services next
Sunday.
Cornell lilufls lodge , No. 270 , Ancient Or-
dnr of United Workmen , will meet In reg
ular fiesslon this evening nnd a cordial In
vitation to all vlaltlng brethren to attend is
extended.
The coses of Marie nnd Charles Akors ,
1GOS South Eighth street , suffering from
nicaslos , and Frank Burgen , ICOi South Tenth
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Btroet. vvoro reported to the Board of Health
yesterday.
Council camp , No. 14 , Woodmen ot the
World , will Install Its officers for the cn-
Biilng year this evening. There will also be
work in the exemplified degree , to be fol
lowed by a banquet.
County Attorney W. H. Kllpack has. . re
signed as mayor of Ncola , as the duties of
his now ofJIco will necessarily keep him
away from homo much of the time. He
had fifteen months vet to hcrve. The city
council of Ncola will meet tonight to fill
the vacancy.
The dockets and records and all suits not
disputed of will bo transferred from the
justice pourt formerly presided over by Am
brose Burke to that of Justice Ferrler.
Under the old law there were three justices
i of the peace for Knno township , but the
now cede cut this down to two. To which
" I of these two justices the dockets of the
rutlrlng lustlco should be transferred was
clodded lost night by County Auditor Inncs
draw Ing lots and Justice Ferrler proved the
v Inner.
' "i N. Y. Piumblne company. Tel. 250.
* ) FUe
Per cent off on water bills until January 10.
r * Office open Saturday and Tuesday avenlngs.
Court \otcH.
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In the superior court yesterday afternoon ,
as both sides waived a Jury , the'suit of
I John L Tcmploton against C. B. Jacquemln
was tried by the court nnd the Jury was
A
i excuse 1 for the balance of thn term. The
suit dates back to the tlmo when Temple-
Ion WOH city marshil of Council Bluffs. In
his capacity aa city marshal he levied on
itho fixtures nnd a. stock of cigars In the
Ogdcn hotel building In a BUlt brought by
Max Jlpyer of Omaha. Meyer gave an In
demnifying bond , with Jacquemln as surety.
The suit went against Meyer and the owner
of the goods seized sued Templeton for
damages and recovered Judgment. Temple-
r
ton then brought suit against the surety on
the bond to reimburse himself. The oeurt
itook his decision under advisement.
Judge Macy ot the district court handed
down his decision yesterday In the case of
Oeorgo H. Mayne against the City of Coun
cil Bluffs , giving the plaintiff Judgment for
J1I7.C8. In this suit Mayno sought to re
cover city tnxci on property within the city
limits which had been adjudged agricul
tural land and therefore exempt from such
tnxos.
The case of the Omaha Pocking Company
against M. II. Hegartywhich has been on
"the docket for each succeeding term of
couit for two years past , was dismissed
jcstordiy at defendant's cost.
Judge Smith overruled the motion to re-
tax attorney fees In the case of Lilian
Boardman against Amy Douglas ot al.
11 Family Jnr ,
W. C. Jenkins , living on Mynster street ,
will have a hearing before Justice Fcrrlor
tomorrow on the charge of assaulting his
wife. JcnKlns and his spouse had trouble
Wednesday afternoon over the possession of
their household furniture nnd during the
dispute Mrs Jenkins alleges that Jonkln *
eo far forgot himself as to strike her. While
Jenkins was under nrrrst nnd trjlng to get
a ball bond for his appearance Mrs Jenkins
eecured the services of a moving wagon and
was preparing to haul the furniture away
when Jenkins appeared on the scene and in
terrupted the proceedings. He In turn has-
\ 1ened to the court of Justice Vlen and re.
plcvliicd the furniture.
'J ' Ilonl IXntc TrnnNffm.
The follonlnK transfers were niod yester
day In the abstract , title- and loan office of
J W Squire , 101 Pearl street-
Thomas i ; Price and wlf ? to Tort
Dodiro & Omahn Hnllrond company ,
ftrtp 200 foct wldo acrnm noli nell
21 and nw < 4 nw > 4 2J-7G-II d , , , ; $ oo
pamo to snmo , strip 100 feet wide across
SOU iu'W 21 and sw'4 nwVi 22-7G-44 , el . . 257
3 12 Ofortie to James n Molklo. un-
dlv ' * , of lot S block 12. Potter &
Cobb s ami q o d . J
I.uln 12 Lotj nnd husbtnd to l"o"t
Didcp .t Onuilia Rallro'il i-nmpanj ,
lot t. block II. HorV add , w d . . < 00
vvstorn Iowa Tlnlldlnir nssoclntlo-i to
Tort Ooden Tlallraad comnnny , w'A '
of lot 3. Work 2 Hoors1 add. w d . 7 1,000
Jay Wnrren Joseph ot nl to A Jo eph.
lot 9 lilnelc 1 , Williams' subdlv of
mill lot , nod 100
pherlff to Pafsumpslc Sivlnes bank ,
lot 3 In Hiibdlv of out lot "K , " John
Johnson's add s d > 497
Bhorlrf to Thomas Oflloer nnd William
II. M. PunejswM 17-76- , except 21
acres , B d 2415
Klght transfers , total J8.S31
A fresh Jersey cow far sale , cheap , by C
\V. Fostor. 232 A\enuo G.
TRY GRAIN-0 ! TRY GRAIN-0 !
Ask j'onr urotor today to show you a
JiacUflKe of OKAIN-O , the new food drink
tlmt takes the plnce of coffoo. The chil
dren m.iy drink It without Injury as well
ns the adult. All who try It , like It.
ORA1N-O has t.iat rich seal brown ot
Mochn or Java , but It Is marie from
pure grains , and the most delicate stomach
ach roiuUtii it without cUxtres * . U the
price of coffee , 15c and 5 c per package.
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MORE SCHOOL ROOM NEEDED
Problem that the Board 'of Education Finds
Difficulty in Solving ,
CONTEMPLATED CHANGE IS A MAKESHIFT
of a. Jtovv IllKh School Dullil-
IlecomlnK More Apparent
Bchool Attendance- Constantly
tin the Increase.
The decision reached at the meeting ot the
Board of Education Wednesday night to
open A room in the Washlnston Avenue
school building to accommodate the clara
of fifty-three pupils that will pass up Into
the High school next month Is but n tempo
rary expedient and the same old question ot
a. High school building , adequate to accom
modate the over-Increasing number ot
pupllu , will fltlll confront the board.
The situation at the opening of the now
nchool year next September In this respect
will be such that the members of the board
are without exception in favor of taking
some action that will settle the matter , at
least for several years to come. I I
Some of the school directors arc of the ! J
opinion that the opening of a room In the
Washington Avenue building to accommodate - i 1
date the class that will be promoted In
February will finally result In this building
being transformed Into a high school and
the present building on the hill , which for
several years past has been inadequate to
properly accommodate the pupils going
through the High school course , will either
be abandoned and sold or else turned into
a grade school.
The present school board does not feel llko
building a new high school unless from $50-
to $60,000 could bo expended in erecting a i
building after the most approved modern
plans. This at present It Is conceded to be
out of the question , as the expenditure of
such an amount would bring the Indebted
ness of the district too close to the con
stitutional limit.
The Washington Avenue building , many of
the members of the board believe , to be the
only present solution of the question. This
building could be altered to meet all the re
quirements of a high school at compara
tively small expense and a ward school with
ten or twelve rooms could be erected at a
cost not to exceed $25,000 or $30,000 that
would amply accommodate the pupils now
attending the Washington Avenue building.
Bonds to this amount could be Issued with
out bringing the district's indebtedness up
to the limit allowed by law.
Not only Is the present number of pupils
In the High school greater than In 1897 , but
It is estimated that at the opening of the
school year next September this number
will be further Increased by over 100 pupils
that will be promoted from the Washington
Avenue and Bloomer schools.
The first three months of the present
school year show a steady Increase In the
number of pupils enrolled In the High school
over the same period of the previous year.
The enrollment for the flrat month of the
previous school year was 35S and for the
present year 380 , an Increase of twenty-
two ; for the second month it was 357 , ns
against 389 for this year , an Increase ot
thirty-two , and for the third month last
year's enrollment was 351 , as against 38o
for the same month this year , an Increase ot
thirty-five. The present average dally at
tendance is thirty-eight above that at the
same time of the laat school year.
On February 3 a class of fifty-three pupils
thirty-six from the Bloomer and seven
teen from the Washington Avenue school-
will be promoted to the High school and it
Is to accommodate them that the board has
decided to open a room In the latter named
building. The plan at present under con
templation Is to reorganize the work at the
High school eo as to permit of the transfer
of one of the teachers now employed there
to take charge of this room at the Wash
ington Avenue building , whore the pupils
will take the same course of studies as
pursued in the High school.
The increase in the number of High
school pupils by the promotion of thl class
of fifty-three will be offset next June , when
some fifty members of the senior class will
graduate. But at the iame time there will
be over 100 to take their places from the
Bloomer and Washington Avenue schools.
The class at present that will be promoted
at the close of this school year in June
number 116 and Superintendent Hayden
states It is safe to estimate that at least
100 and possibly more will enter I' _
ficbool at the opening of the new year.
Five
Per cent off on water bills until January 10.
Office open Saturday and Tuesday evenings.
Snap Shots all go al ID cents each at the
Council Bluffs office of The B e.
SALARIES OP COU. > TY OFPICIAI.S.
Amount * Are I'riu-tlonlly More ' 1'liaii
I'rotlducl Vor by the State Lai * .
The Board of County supervisors spent
'the ' greater part of Thursday checking up
County Treasurer Arnd's accounts for the
six months ending January 1.
Before starting on checking up the treas
urer's accounts the board fixed the salaries
for 'the ' ensuing year of the county auditor ,
clerk of the district court and his deputies
and the county attorney. The salary of
County Auditor Innes was fixed at $5,000 , he
to pay out of this all clerk hire. He Is ols.o
permitted to retain the fees of the office ,
wlilch , as a rule , do not amount to much.
The salary of the clerk of the district
court U fixed by law and F. L. Hoed will
draw the next twelve months $2,200 , as pro
vided by statute. In addition to this ho Is
permitted to retain $300 from the fees in
probate matters. The salaries of hla depu
ties , O. O. Balrd and W. C. Choyne , were
fixed at $1,000 each. The salary of W. F.
Chester was fixed at $900 , the amount pro
vided by law.
The salary of County Attorney Kllpack
was fixed at $1,500. but the board fal'ed ' to
reach any decision as to the remuneration
his assistant should receive. Last year As
sistant County Attorney Spencer Smith re
ceived $60 per month. Under the state col
lateral inheritance tax law. the county at
torney receives compensation in all cases
reported to him.
The report of County Treasurer Arnd
showed that during the- last six months ibo
collections were $352,400.77 and warrants
drawn and paid. $296.943 21 , leaving balance
in the county treasury at the opening of
the new year of $55,457.58.
' Ulianiie of llaie.
Although he declines to discuss itho mat
ter himself the frlenda of School Treasurer
Davis maintain that he was perfectly Justi
fied In withdrawing 'the funds of the school
district from the Council Bluffs Savings
bank and the bank of Officer & Pusey. The
position of treasurer of itho school district
carries no salary with It , but a big re
sponsibility and considerable work. The
two banks where It was arranged he should
deposit the school monejs declined to allow
him any Interest on the dally balances and i
the Citizens' bank , now the Fint National , J |
It IB said , offered htm 3 per cent , therefore
It was to hla Intercut to deposit the funds
In the latter Institution.
ii < A. > to t'Aitn rou TUP. POOH.
Wotnan'n Clirlntlan Aniioolatliiti fletH
ItlKlit Aflvr the OtiTNi-er.
Mrs. O. H. Lucas , president of the
Women's Christian association , nnd Mrs.
Rjerzon , matron of the association hospital ,
appeared before the Board of County Super
visors > osterday afternoon for the purpose
of trying to got the board to make some
definite arrangement as to the care ot city
emergency cases. A few jears ago on the
matter being brought to the attention of
the Board of Supervisors the board agreed to
pay for all city emergency cases cared for
nt the hospital. Since the appointment ot
T. C. Jackson ns overseer of the poor the
women In chnrgo of the hospital have had
more or less trouble and when nn emergency
case has been taken to the hospital they
iwero never mire of getting paid for earing
for It. Overseer Jackson , Mrs. Lucas com
plained , has Insisted that the hospital had
no right to tiiko In any such case unless on
an order either signed by himself or the
county phjslclan. Under the system in vogue
bcforo Overseer Jackson changed It all
emergency cases were admitted without
question , the only condition Imposed upon
the management of the hospital being that
It notify the overseer as soon ns possible of
the case. During the last throe months tno
hospital had cared for four city emergency
cafleB , the patients In three Instances being
injured in railroad wrecks , but so far us
they vvero admitted without ordern from
Overseer Jackson the latter has refused to
allow the bill.
The board listened to what Mrs. Lucas
had to say , but gave no Intimation ns lo
what action It would take. As numerous
complaints have been made of late of the
manner In which Overseer Jackson conducts
his olllco It Is expected that the board will
glvo the whole matter of caring for nnd fur
nishing relief to the poor and needy a thor
ough overhauling bcforo It ndjourns this
session.
rive
Per cent off on wntei bills until January 10.
Office open Saturday nnd Tuesday evenings.
hatiltao Ili-Ili-f CoiiiialNNlon.
The Council Bluffs Woman's Sanitary Re
lief commission held Its first annual meetIng -
Ing yesterday afternoon and elected officers
for the ensuing jear. Mrs. A. B Moore
. was chosen president to succeed Mrs. L.
I
Klrkland , who assumes the double office ot
secretary and treasurer. The retiring scSre-
tary , Miss Beatrice Tlnley , declined reelection
tion , as she leaves Sunday evening for New
York , whore she will enter Bellevue Hospital
Training school. Mrs. Moore was em
powered to select her own vlco president.
The report of the retiring president , Mrs.
Klrkland , reviewed the history of the com
mission and the object of Its oignnlzatlon ,
giving In detail the work that had been ac
complished In providing for the soldier boya
that had gone to the front from this city.
The report of the treasurer showed that the
receipts to date had been $368.05 and the
expenditures $3(15 ( DO , leaving a balance in
the treasury of $2.53.
Bluff City laundry , 'phone 314. "Finest
work in the state. "
Remember the exposition by getting foma
copies of Snap ShotB at the Council Blurts
office of The Bee. Ten cents each.
Davis sells drugu.
wiMi imivns INTO AN AIRHOLE.
DrUer Tilth llln Ton in and AVimon Go
to llottom of W.s.sunrl.
SIOUX CITY , la. , Jan. G. ( Special Tele
gram. ) William Will , aged 65 years , was
drowned In the Missouri near 121k Point ,
S. D. , Tuesday night and his body was only
found today. He was going across the river
with a team and wagon and In some way
drove into an airhole. The conveyance
went to the bottom at once. Wednesday
night a searching party went out to find
him and after working until today < hey
found tracks leading to the airhole , where
the man , horses and wagon could be se-en.
Another man had been driving with Will ,
but as his body was not found it Is sup-
po < cd he left the wagon before the accident.
Will leaves a wife and two children.
IIHAKIJIA > FALLS o.Tun TIIACIC.
Northm-ntt-rii I2inplojre IiiNtaiitl )
ICIllcil l.y a MlHHtep.
MARSHALLTOWN. la. , Jan. 5. ( Special. )
William Fitzgerald , aged 23 , a freight
brakeman in the employ of the Chicago &
Northwestern , was Instantly killed at La
Mollle last night. He was riding on the
pilot of the engine and in stepping off to
throw a switch , fell on the Hack , the pilot
striking him on the back of the head ,
crushing the skull and breaking his necU.
The body was rolled under the locomotive
for several feet , but was not mutilated.
Fitzgerald resided nt Clinton.
HAMJS IiniSULK WIIII.i : ON A. VISIT.
( .next on Io a I'arni SurprlNUH Ilcla-
tlit'N liy CoiiiinlltliiR Snlc-lilc- .
BRDFORD , la. , Jan. 5. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Joseph Wlllard of Dillon , Mont. ,
who has been visiting relatives hero for
some weeks , committed suicide by hanging
himself today In the barn of Mr. McMaster ,
a farmer living about Ilvo miles from town.
The cause Is unknown , but Is supposedly
Insanity. The deceased was 24 jear of
age and was a nephew of Joseph S. Wlllard ,
a prominent citizen of ths ( place.
Commutation Company AMC | * Time.
SIOUX CITY , la. , Jan. 5. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Attorneys for the Credits Commu
tation company of Sioux City are In Dubuque -
buquo arguing before Judge Shiras of the
federal court a motion for a continuance of
the tlmo for redeeming from J. Kennedy
Ted & Co. of Now York the Sioux City ,
O'Neill & Western railway. Under 1h
mandate of the court the date for icdeinp-
tlon expires January 7 , but the Commuta
tion company desires that its time bo ex
tended. The officers of the company are
negotiating with the Milwaukee railway for
the purchase of the line , but private advices
Indicate that both corporations are fai apart
In their propositions. For that reason more
time la asked to see if an agreement cannot
bo reached.
IncreiiHeil Itallvia ) iariiliiun. :
MARSHALLTOWN , la. , Jan. 5. ( Special. )
The approximated earnings of the Iowa
Central railway for the month of December
as shown by the statement of Auditor T. I.
Wasaon , were $127,36367 , an Increase of $17-
202.49 over the month of December , 1S97
The earnings were divided as follows
Freight. $105,860 , an Increase of $15,410.23
passenger , $16,103 67 , an Increase of $1 ,
336.24 ; miscellaneous , $5,400 , an increase of
$4KO.
DiMiienti-il Man Wanilcrn Aaj. .
MARSHALLTOWN , la. , Jan. 5. ( Special )
Mrs. C. 0. Armstrong of Woodstock , III ,
has been in this vicinity for the last week
In search of her husband who disappeared
from his home several weeks ago and who ,
It is supposed , Is dtmcnted. She Is confi
dent he is somewhere in this vicinity , ns
he has been traced to Hubbard and Lls-
comb.
Ili-ail lloil > Mi-nllMi'il.
BURLINOTON. la. , Jan. n. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The young man killed by a Bur-
ringtail train jcstcrda ) has been Identified
aa Marlus Curlstruni ot Macouib , 111 ,
SALE OF AN IOWA RAILROAD
Extension and Improvements Planned bj tbe
Now Management.
WOMEN BOYCOTT THE NORTHWESTERN
That Line In DlNfntor fur
DIxuliurKc of I'ciunlc llmiilci } r
. l.nlcr Iny SnlntH Conileniti Srnt-
PoljKiiiulNt in
DI3S MOINCS , Jan. D. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Chicago , Fort Madison & Des
Molnes railroad was sold yesterday at Fort
MadUou by Judge Babb , master In chancery ,
of the federal court. The road was bid In
by a committee of bondholders headed l > y
J. A. Baldwin for $160,000. The Indebted
ness for which the road was sold amounted
to about $1GOO,000. A reorganization of the
property was Immediately perfected and ar
ticles of Incorporation of the new company
llled with Secretary of State Dobson today
by n. II. Skinner , one of the now directors
of the company. The new road will be
known as the Chicago , Fort Madison & Dos
Mollies company , the general offices re
maining at Fort Madison. The capital stock
has been Increuned to JS52.000. The follow
ing signed the articles of 'incorporation :
Isaac T. Burr , Boston ; n. S. Conway , Chicago
cage , G. T. W. Braraan , Boston ; William H.
Atieo , Fort Madison ; Ashmcl Atlec , Fort
Madison ; G. D. Braman , Boston ; E. H.
Skinner , Tort Madison ; K. F. Potter , Fort
Madison ; Jesse A. Baldwin , Chicago.
Mr. Skinner says that the road will In all
probability now be extended from Ottumwa ,
the present terminus , to Des Molnes , which
was the original Intention of the builders
of the lino. Skinner also denied that the
Santa Fe was In nny way connected with the
purchase ot the road , but admitted that a
close tralflc arrangement existed between
his road and the Santa Fo and that If the
lino'was extended to Des Molnes It would
glvo the Santa Fo an outlet Into this city.
The road Itself will now be put on a sound
footing , the line greatly Improved and un-
undoubtcdly will play a prominent part in
the state railway affairs. The extension Into
Dos Molnes will probably bo built this year.
The Des Molnes , Northern & Western
Railway company was ro-organlzed In Des
Molnes today under the auspices o' the
Milwaukee , electing the following now offi
cers : A. J. Earllng , president ; Ilurtoa
Hanson , vice president ; W. G Collins ,
general manager ; P. M. Myers , secretary ;
H. D. Thompson , assistant secretary ; F. ( ! .
Ranney , treasurer ; John McNabb , asaUtani
treasurer. The following directors were
chosen : W. G. Collins , A. G. Earllng , C. A.
Goodnow , Burton Hanson , F. M. Hubbell ,
T. C. Hubbell , P. M. Myers , W. N. D. Wlnne ,
auditor.
It Is probable that the road will main
tain Its personality , notwithstanding tbe fact
that It has been merged Into the Milwaukee
system. It can be stated upon good au
thority that the road will be operated under
the same conditions as before with the same
exception of the auditing and treasurer's
departments which have been removed into
the parent system in Chicago.
SiilTrnKlatx Take Itmllciil Action.
At a meeting of the Polk County Equal
Suffrage society hold this afternoon the resolution
elution , made by Mrs. Ellen M. Henrotin
of Chicago , the president of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs of the United
States to boycott the Northwestern railway
for discharging 'all of the women ! n Its
employ was unanimously endorsed and the
women present , led by their president , Mrs.
Ritchie , determined not to patronize that
road. The women also discussed the ques
tion of whether to use their husband's in
itials or to use their own'nomes an their
calling cards , in signing letters , etc. They
delcded on the latter course.
Tlnsloy Bros.1 clothing house was entered
by burglars last night and about $500 worth
of goods taken. All of the stolen property
was recovered and one of the burglars ar
rested today.
A Lamonl dispatch says the Lamonl
branch of the Jo3ephlto church of Latter
Day Saints at Its regular annual session
adopted a resorution of censure and protest
on B. H. Roberts as a violator of law and
polygamlst and objecting to seating him in
congress , by a vote of 17 to 14.
Colonel C. C. Horton , the commandant
of the Iowa Soldiers' Homo at Marshall-
town , was today re-elected commandant by
the State Board of Control.
The state executive council , at a meeting
this afternoon , placed the matter of dedica
tion of the cornerstone for the new state
memorial art and historical building in the
hands of Curator Ardrlch of the State His
torical department , with instructions to
hold the ceremony some time in May and to
have Hon. John A. Kasson , the lowau serv
ing as a diplomatic representative extraor
dinary , make the address of the day.
Governor Shaw tonight entertained at a
largo reception at the Savory hotel. Up
wards of 500 were present , Including many
prominent state politicians , and the occasion
was a success. '
The State Railroad commission was to
day notified by the railroads that scarcity
of cars east of Chicago has ceased and that
shipments of Iowa grain could now be re
sumed at the shippers' pleasure.
AVllil llinnorn Denied.
BURLINGTON , la. , Jan. C ( Special Tele-
gram. ) The wildest kind of rumors have
filled Iowa and Illinois of a wreck of one
of the Burlington fast mall trains. There
Is no truth In them. Both trains are run
ning on tlmo In good shape.
CARNEGIE UTTERS PROPHECY
American Poi > l ' Arc Alnrmed at
Imperlfillxtii mill Will lie Heard
ill the Ilt-ckoulinr.
LONDON , Jan. 6. William T. Stead , edi
tor of the Review of Review B , who has been
recently agitating "a great pilgrimage of
peace through all nations , beginning at San
Francisco and ending at St. Petersburg , " re.
celved today numerous letters from America ,
all sjmpathizlng with the cause of peace.
Andrew Carnegie writes : "I need not say
my heart Is with > ou and that I wish you
Godspeed You have your field and I have
mine. I am absorbed In an effort to keep
this Industrial union from falling away from
Its higher plane to the level of European
powers , which are armed camps. I cannot
leave this work or drive It from me , even It
I wjsned. It Is not what I can that I am
doing , but what I must.
"Concentration has been the motto of ray
life and I cannot scatter my shot. You
must , therefore , excuse > our friend at pres
ent. Do not make the mistake of believing
that the American people are In favor of a
departure from the policy of the fathers. A
plebiscite today would drown the imperial
ists. Every labor organization meeting-
speaks practically unanimously against the
Imperialist policy. The farming Interests
are becoming alarmed and even If we ratify
the treaty with Spain and bold the Philip
pines It will be only until tbe day of reck
oning comes. Then the world will have an
other proff that the voice of the people Is
the voice of God. I have not lost my faith
In the American people and I am still yours
for 'triumphant democracy. ' "
Senator Redflcld Proctor of Vermont , who
ulso coincides with Mr. Stead's views , sa > si
"Aside from tbe Interests ot humanity ,
which ihould appeal to nil nallonn , the re
quest from IliiMln , eiich n friend In our
darkest days of civil war , should nppcnl to
u with vpcclal force. "
FOUND NO SPOILED BEEF
Conitulmr- Xiilnlnd-iicr Oxuooil
TpHtlllr * II i-fore War Iniiulr-
Hoard an to Meat Muppl ) .
WASHINGTON , Jnn. C. Colonel Henry 11.
Osgood , commissary of subsistence , who
served -with General Mllea at Tampa and
at Camp Thomas and Santiago , vas before
the War Investigating commlfmlon today.
General Beaver asked many questions as to
the quality of the. rations Issued during the
recent war. In brief , Colonel Otgaod eald
the rations throughout the war were na
good , If not better , than those usually Is
sued to the regular nrmy.
The beef , ho nald , was particularly good ,
better than any ho had ever eaten at nn
nrmy post It was the first time , ho ex
plained , that he had ever seen < ho refrig
erator beef l&sued In the army and It wai
far better than the contract beet he had
generally had at various pouts.
Ho said ho had under him a butcher ot
twenty-two years' experience who cut out
and issued the beef and this man was under
strict orders never to Issue a pound of bad
beef. The government , he said , had'a good
contract with Swift and Company , whereby
they kept a supply of beef on hand In ro-
frlgerator cars and shlpa. Each day wit
ness called for what meat ho wanted and
the contractor put It out on the block. They
were responsible for it till the meat got to
the troops oud if meat was bad when deliv
ered It went back on the contractor. The
contractor made good whatever meat was
rejected. Colonel Osgood explained that
there were many complaints as to the np-
pearnnco of the meat. It had the green
mould or "board" on the surface , BE had
been explained by other witnesses. This
was repulsive looking , tbe witness said , but
the meat underneath was perfect , sound and
was really prime 'beef ' , much better In fact
than any beef killed on the spot. Witness
corroborated the testimony of Major Duncan
Harrison that after the men who disliked
the appearance ot the refrigerator beef had
had a short experience with meat on the
beef they were glad to get back to the Amer
ican meat.
Colonel Osgood cited one Instance where
a board of survey of the Second United
States volunteers had condemned a lot of
beef and reported It rotten. The contractor
protested to Colonel Osgood that the refrig
erator beef was good and brought a steak
cut from ono of the condemned quarters
The steak was kept twenty-four hours longer
off the Ice and then served to the members
of the board that had condemned It. They
did not know the antecedents ot the meat
and pronounced it partlcularry fine.
General Beaver said : "Colonol Osgood , It
has been alleged before this commission ,
not In sworn testimony and not In a way ,
perhaps , to demand any great attention , but
still It has been stated thi : beef sent to
Sontlago was prepared In some way with
chemicals to preserve ir. Can you tell us
anything on that held or why anyone should
use chemicals on meat when It waa appar
ently so easy to prestrve It in refilgera-
tors ? "
"Yes , I can tell you a good deal about
that. Tlio meat treated In that way was not
the property of the government or any of
our contractors. I ivas aboard the Comal
one day and Colonel Weston , chief com-
mUsary , showed mo four quarters of beef
hanging in the sun which ho said was
'process beef. ' It was prepared at the re
quest of an. Inventor named Powell , who
claimed that ho had discovered a chemical
preparation that would keep meat in a hot
climate without Ice. I looked at it and It
seemed to bo perfectly good. Thcro was
no mold on it , as on tbo refrigerator boot
and it had no smell. I believe Colonel
Weston tasted some of It. So far as I know
he was the only officer who tasted It. "
Witness did not say what Colonel Weston
thought of the process beef. He continued-
"I think Colonel Daly saw this meat and
probably the fact that this beef was there
gave ttoo start to all this talk of chem
ically prepared beef. It was purely a private
experiment and the government had nothing
to do with It. "
In connection -with Colonel Osgood's ex
planation of the "process" beef experiment ,
It can be stated that the inventor of the
chemical preserve brought the matter to
the attention of the AVar department before
the outbreak of the Spanish war and offered
to sell tbe formula and process to the gov
ernment. It was considered by the com
manding general , the secretanry and the
Commissary department and the War de
partment declined to accept the scheme.
The commissary general's olnco today re
ceived a letter from the Cudahy Packing
company at Omaha In regard to the circular
asking whether any chemicals were used In
the refrigeration of the refrigerator beef for
the army In Cuba. The letter la substan
tially the same as those received from othsr
firms and previously published. It denies
in detail that any chemicals were used in
preparing the refrigerator beef , or the tinned
roast beefs. It denies that any eoups are
made from the meat before being canned
and accerts that nothing but sound , whole
some beef la used either for the corned
or roast tins.
nouiity on American Product * .
WASHINGTON , Jan. C. Senator Hans-
brough today gave notice of an amendment
ho will propose to Senator Hanna's bill for
a subsidy to American vessels engaged In
foreign trade. Senator Hansbrough's amend
ment provides for an export bounty of $2
per ton on all American products shipped
out of the country. He says the exporta
tion of farm articles ranges from $0,000,000
to $7,000,000 annually.
For Free Scrd When * .
WASHINGTON , Jan. G. Senator Hans-
brough of North Dakota today Introduced
a bill providing for the free Importation ot
seed wheat.
HALE OK i-Aiua : MIMM ; I > IIOI > BHTY.
One Hundred AcrcH of Hleh Mining
Land Are DUpuncil Ot.
DEADWOOD. S. D. , Jan. 5. ( Speclil TI-
fgram. ) A sale has been closed today of
the Barrett property consisting of over 100
acres situated within the city limits of
Doadwood. The purchasers ere the Ditrolt
and Deadvvood Mining syndicate , represented
by Malcolm McCallum and Frank C. An
drews. The purchase price Is $125,000.
A tunnel on this property has been lun
280 leot , disclosing a twenty-five foot ver
tical of native copper of 10 to 1C per cent
to the ton. Gold bearing rock assaying JO.50
to the ton , free milling , has also been en
countered. It Is the determination ot tbo ntw
owners to begin operations to fully develop
the property and shipments are expected
to be made to smelter within ninety days.
This sale Is tbe most important mining
transfer ever made in the Black Hills.
GAIIUINGTO.V THini ) FOIl MUUDBK.
1'roiecutloii Opeim Ca e and Offer *
Preliminary Evidence ,
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. . Jan. 5. ( Special
Telegram. ) The prosecution in the Gnr-
rlngton murder case this morning began of
fering Its testimony. The first witness for
the state was Mrs. Jordan , aunt of Erlckson ,
the murdered man. Her testimony was cor
roborated In large part by her husband.
Ex-Policeman Be sler , who waa tbo first
to enter Garrlngton's house on the night of
the murder and who discovered the hoay ,
proved a good witness. Ex-Policeman
Stringham , who accompanied Besaler , wua
the last witness put on the itand this after
noon. His cross-examination had not been
| completed when court adjourned until to-
! morrow.
AMERICAN TRADE INCREASES
This in Spite of Decrenno in General Oora-
merca at Port of Liverpool ,
CHILLED MEATS ARE GROWING IN FAVOR
.Vttnulc Kiccptluit to tlir ticiirrnl
Hull * I" In dietHiWinre CHIIII-
dlnnn Arc IHflplfioInu | | u > Ar-
tlulc from Thin C'oiiutr > .
WASHINGTON , Jnn. 5. Consul Hojle. In
a report on the trade of Liverpool with the
United States , save thai thu last year has
beeu the belt la history for trade In Ameri
can products In that district , and tht-ru Is
every reason to believe that It will continue
to grow. There has been a very material
decline , however , In trade , mainly at Liver
pool , In recent years. The value of the
total Importations In 1897 was $7S.1,325 ! less
than In 1896. There lias ulso been u very
material falling off In total exports to all
countries. Consul liojlo sajs In part :
There nro two \ery roniarkable fncts In
connection with this treat ( ailing off In thu
trade of LUcipool.
1. Tlut. contrary to general belief , thu
falling off In exportatlcci haB heoij not only
with thu United States , but with the world
at large , and so far rm Importations are
cancel ned. those from the United .States hu\u
been continually Increasing.
2. This decraasn of trade Is In spite of nil
Increase In the touiiacu of vessels filtering
and clearing at this port. NoUvl'biU.ind'tig
the decline In importations , thu grotu
amount of customs revenue collected Is con
tinually Increasing.
While the llgurcs covering the Importa
tions at Liverpool from the United States
are not available , there Is i.ot the s-ll.nhtcst
doubt that more American Mods , both ugil-
culturAl and maufuctuied. came Into Liver
pool during 1897 than In any other > c.ir , utii !
even the exports to the United Stu'es in 1 ! > ! )7 )
show a substantial Increase over Ih'io.
Canadian comrxitltliu with the Unitul
States In this market In meal , torn nncl
provlelons and fruit has developed grc.ill )
dutlug the last year , and thiu.Uieu to be
keener In the future. The most notc.vorthy
phase of the trade In Amerlc.au beef IB ihc
great Increase In the Importation of chlllui !
meat. Until uulto recently It had be in
thought that the meat of Aracrkan cuttle
slaughtered hero was far superior to chlllet !
meat , but thcro Is undoubtedly a grcal
change In this regard and raany bue'rs and
sellers claim that the American chilled bcel
IB equal , If not superior , to thu meat ol
American cattle slaughtered here. The
chilled meat trade la Increasing enormously
and there Is a growing conviction that In
the course of a few years It will ulmosl
entirely take the place of American meat
brought on the hoof.
llctlvr Than Uiiiclliili Mont.
American meat Is often Bold as English ;
Indeed , thn choice cuts of American beef are
preferred by 'many of the largo butchers to
the best Ungllsh cut * . Uxpcrts say thai
English cattle are depreciating In value anil
quality , one reason being that animals are
now being slaughtered at 2 yours old , In
stead of 4 jears as formerly. Not only la
the trade In chilled beef Increasing to vast
dimensions , but there Is a large and In
creasing trade in fresh chilled pork. U Is
a fact not generally known hero to those
outside the tiade. that most of the pork
pics which are a staple article of food among
the English working classes are made from
fresh chilled American pork.
American mutton Is not making headway ,
largely because It Is fattened too quickly.
There Is a good dcmnad for American
bacon and hams , and , provided they come
mild and not too fat. there Is every prospect
of increasing sales. They should not be
smoked.
The fact that American cheese on this
market Is being displaced by Canadian Is
becoming more and more apparent. On
Inquiry from reliable sources I am told this
IB principally owing to the method of manu
facture , which is spoken ot hero as being
radically wrong , and , assuming that the
American factory men generally wish to
compete for the English trade , the sooner
they set about altering the style of manu
facture the better.
The outlook for the apple trade hero Is
good , BS the crop is short , shorter even
than was anticipated a month ago.
Expeimental ( shipments of tomatoes have
been made to this market from the United
States , but so far have proved a failure. The
California canned fruits still hold the market
here In this line and the sales are Increasing.
Complaint IB being made that in most of the
fruits them Is a metallic taste extracted from
the tin by the acid. A trial has been made
of enameling the Inside of the tins , but It
was not successful.
The Iron and steel trade has been
particularly good during the last year ,
especially In machine tools.
The sale of American bicycles has In
creased enormously In the last year. An
American btcvcle of the highest grade could
until recwitlv be bought J25 cheaper than
an English blcjclo of the same grade. So
keen has been the competition that within
the last month ( September ) thcro has been
a great tumble In the price of English
bicycles.
SOMC OF TUB COMMIhSIOMMlH II , ! , .
neninlnliiir Members ; Proceed with
CaiiiiiUmi-Aiiierlcnii Conference.
WASHINGTON , Jan. G. The Canadian
joint high commission resumed Its sessions
hero today after the holiday recess. The
only absentees on the American side were
Representative Dlngley and John W. Foster ,
both of whom are sick. The Canadians were
present , except Sir Wilfrid Laurler , who is
expected tomorrow , and Sir James Winter
and Mr. Charlton , who will arrive later. It
was decided that the several committees
should continue their work , thus Indicating
u hope that some results will come from the
commission's labors. The joint schslon was
followed by a meeting of the subcommittee
on the Derlng sea negotiations. Beyond tins
no statement was made by the members on
either side. U Is understood , however , that
the negotiations are proceeding as amicably
as could be expected , and that substantial
progress Is making toward a sealing agree
ment. The range of the negotiations is no
wldo and the subjects so mutually depend
ent In many cases that It Is Impossible
oven for the members themselves to fore
cast final action on any one point. Con
cessions on one point are necessarily depend
ent on concessions In entirely another quar
ter , and as one member put it , the whole
treaty fabric Is llko a Chinese puzzle that
must bo fitted together with great care to
make all the lines of contact agree.
It can be stated that no conclusion l < as
been reached on the question of shipbuild
ing and armament on the great lakes , nor
on tbo several boundary disputes. There Is
n mass of evidence In the form of surveys
andrcportB _ on these several disputes , which
Include the Alaskan boundary , the Lake of
the Woods and the I'assamatuoddy | bay. It
Is hardly thought that the present commis
sion will attempt to pass on this evidence
as such , but will rather outline the princi
ples on which thu various boundaries rhould
bo settled. It is generally conceded that
the present sesulon will bo comparative ! }
short. It Is not thought that the personnel
of the American commission will be affected
by the Illness of Its two members , matters
being In such shape that negotiations can
bo concluded without the vacancies tempo
rarily created being filled. Dally Bctisluns
will bo held each forenoon and eveflJng , and
for this reason the commissioners will Lo
compelled to decline all evening invitation *
llllln Fu\orubl >
WASHINGTON , Jan. 5 The house com-
mllteo on Indian affairs today ordered favorable -
able reports to be made on these bills To
extend to December 31 , 1901 , the time In
which the Kansas , Oklahoma Central .
Southwestern Railroad company shall build
the first 100 miles of road through the Indian
Territory and Oklahoma , to authorize thu
Llttlo Valley Railroad company to construct
and operate a railway through the Choctaw
and Chlckasaw nations , Indian Territory )
to enable tbo secretary ot the interior to
protect ttio timber in the Indian Territory
and collect Uio proper rowtltlcs thcrforj
and nn net grunting lo the Kettle Hlver Val
ley road n right of wn > through the CoMlle
Indian reservation , Washington.
ron usiin\ : \ivrnit.\\ii
urN ii f ( lie Civil \Vnr Hcinrin-
In-red lij tinlimriil ( loMTiinicnt.
WASHINGTON' , Jon. -Spoctnl. ( . ) The
following western pensions huvu been
grunted
Issue of December 22'
Nebraska Orjlunl ln\ld Carpenter ,
l'.ilm > ra. J12 : Virgil W. ( Jr.ivei. Leigh. JO.
Increase Oliver Vanslcklo , Chapman , JG to
$ S ; IMwIn Jacob * . Soldiers' Home , Hall , JS
to $17 Original , Widows , etc. Kuratta
llcgue , Gordjii , JS.
lowu. Original Hnrrlc It. Peacock , Dav
enport. } ( , . Additional Morrlll Godfroy.
Linslng , Jl to } G. Sutton P. Now comb. De
Moltics , $ s to $10. Incnvmo Robert Cam
eron , jr , Soldiers' Home , Marshall , $8 to J10 ;
Danlol Van Vottrnburg. Grlswold. JS to J17.
Original widow * , etc. Hllon M. Moshcr , Waterloo -
terloo , JS. Ljdla M KMley , Sioux City. JS.
Colorado : Original Morgan Harnhou < \
Akron , $ S. Joseph Marlon D.ver , llnlztc , $ B.
HcInsilL .lames Downing , Colorado Springs ,
Jfi. Original windows , etc. Mary Stcln-
motz , Denver. $ S.
North Dakota Original widow" , etc.
Martha Carlson. Dcllovlllc , $ S
South Dakota Additional lllrnm S. Rob.
rrtH. Mllb ink. Jfi to JS Original widows ,
tie Special. December 22 , Sarah E. Illxby ,
Alexandria , JS.
iMii/.n .MOM\ ' run ST. i\ui/s CHEW ,
for Ollli-i-rH tinil Snllorn fni
Cnpdiri- Hi-Htornii-l.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. Auditor Morris
for the Navy department has Issued cer-
. tlllrntes for prize money to faptaln SlRsuee
and all the crow of thoSt. Paul pngiged In
the capture of the Iliitlih ship Restormel ,
the cargo of vvhleh brought over J13,000.
Captain Slgsbeo receives JOTfi.flS. The next
largest sums go to the paj master and ihaji-
laln. They get J"ft ouch. The gunner's
mate gets $10 and the sailors between J4
and J3 each.
Supply PlniM-N of AliNdit Troops.
WASHINGTON. Jan G. In order to sup
ply the places of troops ordered to foreign
service , companies of the Seventh Infantry ,
now at Forts \Va\ne and Brady , Mich. , have
been ordered to take stations as follow a :
D , to Port Snelllng , K , to Jefferson Ilnr-
racks , Mo ; r. to Tort Thomas ; O , to Col
umbus barracks ; K , to Fort Sheridan ; L ,
to Port Crook Tlio remainder of the reg
iment will retain their present station In
Michigan.
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U .id es , line fruit land , In city limits ,
for sale at J150 pur aero ; a bargain.
Dottom fnnn ot 210 atros for H.ilo nt
Yfi per ncro , 10'i nilles from Council
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1'nrm of ICO nircs 10 miles from
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h.irKii list of cheap lands In Nebraska
for Halo , JJ and upuurdH.
Two Hinull f i ult farms for Kale nt a
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u iiumo If > ouant pile Htul emato
values are low , but aru picking up with
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