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THE OMATTA BAITjV BEE : ITKTDAV , MAY 12 , 1800.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS-
811011 MB.VTION.
Davln Bella gluts.
Monro'8 food kills worms and fatten * .
Uudwclfior beer , U Rosenfeldt , agent ,
Victor hot water heatora nt Blxby's.
Jtidson. Pasturage , 029 Cth avenue. Tel. 34S ,
Iowa Purnlturo ft Carpet Co. , 407 B'way.
Jensen & Morlonsen. 831 IJway give "Stars"
Pictures and frames , C. E. Alexander & Co.
Schmldfs flno photos guaranteed to please.
C. B. Jacqucmln & Co. , Jewelers and op
ticians , 27 South Mala street.
Myrtle lodge , Degree of Honor , will meet
In rcgufar session this evening.
Get your work done at the popular Eagle
laundry , 724 Broadway. 'oUone 157.
r. H. Warren has been called to York
Beach , Me. , by the death of his brother.
A meeting of the Council Bluffs Roadster
club will be held Saturday evening nt the
Grand. |
Lily camp , Aid society , will meet this
afternoon nt the homo of Mrs , Copley , 180S
Qoventh avenue.
L. B. Slbley of Ware , Mass. , formerly In
business In Council Bluffs , Is In the city
visiting old-time friends.
Jack Cuslck , a former member of the
Councir Bluffs police force , cnino In from
Kansas City yesterday on a visit to friends. '
Peter Rasmusscn was granted a building
permit yesterday for an addition to his
residence nt fill North Eighth street , to cost
$900.
$900.City Attorney Wadsworth Is expected
home today from DCS Molncs , where ho at
tended n meeting of the city solicitors of the
stato.
The petition of Hemming Hanson to bo
allowed to change his name to Frost has
been granted by Judge Smtb , dating from
May 0.
The will of the late Mrs. Ann Leonard of
Ncola was admitted to probate In the district
court hero yesterday. " The daughter , Mar
garet M. Leonard , Is named as executrix.
Plvo now caseo of measles were reported
to the Board of Health yesterday. They
wore : Two Guanclla chirdren. 014 Mynster
street ; Irene Paiiblc , 413 Little Curtis atreet ;
Tcsslu Stevens , 332 Scott street , , and EIslo
Harmcl , 755 Mill street.
The Port Dodge & Omaha Railway com
pany has laid a track across Avenue A be
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets at the
point where the Council Bluffs , Lake Mnn-
uwn and East Omnha Construction company
is seeking to have It reopened.
An Incipient blaze was started Tuesday
night at the residence of W. W. Loomls on
South Eighth strcot'by some painters' waslo
catching 11 ro In the basement. 'Mr. Loom la ,
with thq aid of some of the neighbors , "put
out the blaze with n stream from the garden
hose without , calling out the lire depart
ment.
At the meeting this evening of the Men's
club of the First Presbyterian church. B. 0.
Nichols , manager of the Council Blilffs Gns
and Electric company , will deliver an ad
dress on South Africa. The address prom
ises to be most Interesting , as Mr. Nichols
was special correspondent for the Now York
Herald at Johannesberg ,
Charles , alias "Sloppy , " Smith , who has
been in the city for several days past , was
taken Into custody last night on the charge
of vagrancy. Smith assured the police that
ho had not "turned a trick" since coming to
Council Bluffs and In order that ho shall
not have the opportunity to do BO ho will
bo escorted out of town this morning.
S. C. Cranzo , gcneraf superintendent of
the Missouri lines of the Chicago , Burling
ton & Qulncy ; G. M. Hohl , superintendent of
the Kansas City , St. Joseph & Council
Bluffs road ; J. H. Duggan , superintendent
of the Iowa lines of the Burlington , and W.
E. Cunningham , superintendent of the St.
Louts , Kansas & * Northwestern . , . wore - - In the
city yesterday. *
Colonel E. H. Power of Burlington , Vt. ,
was In the clty _ yesterday avid 'called on
Colonel W. P. Baker , whom hit Had not met
for thlrty-thrco years. Colonels Power
nnd Baker served together In the Tenth
United States colored troops durli.g the civil
war. Colonel Power Is a prominent figure In
eastern financial circles nud Is president of
the First Nntlonnl bank of Rutland , Vt.
William A. Norland , arrested while break
ing Into the Blackmor residence at Plerco
und Oak streets and committed to St. Ber
nard's hospital for observation , It being
thought that ho was Insane , was discharged
yesterday by order of the1 Insanity commis
sioners. Ho has greatly Improved slnco bo-
iiig nt the hospital and wIM probably bo
given transportation to St. Paul , Minn. ,
whcro ho has n brother.
The Council Bluffs Woman's Sanitary Re
lief commission met In special session yes
terday afternoon to consider an Invitation
from Abe Lincoln post , . Grand Army of the
Republic , to take part In the celebration of
Memorial day. The commission decided to
accept the Invitation nnd Mesdames Bush-
Hell , Harkncss and Moore wcro appointed as
n committee to co-operato' with the old or-
dlers. The committees will meet next
Thursday evening at the olllce of Attorney
John Llndt to makii arrangements for the
observance of the day. The commission has
received word from Surgeon - Don Macrno
that tha $ 00 sent for tha hospital fund of
Company L has been received by him.
N. Y. Plumbing cumpjny. Tel. 250.
Davis sells ilruirs.
IMcnle for the Children.
All arrangements for the annual picnic
and outing of the children of the DoLong
Industrial school , to bo held tomorrow aft
ernoon , havo'beon completed nnd the day
promises to bo n rod letter ono In the lives
of the llttlo ones. A bounteous dinner will
bo served in the rooms 'of the Elsumon
block , commencing nt 11 o'clock , when the
guests nnd elder folk will dine , and nt
12:30 : tbo children , of whom It Is expected
500 will bo 'on ' hand , will bo served. Four
large , open motors , have been engaged , and
tit 2 o'rl'fck sharp the little folk , with their
attendants , will board the cars and take a
rldo aroundt the loop in Omaha nnd back to
Falrmount 'park , where , after nn iiddress
liy Rev. W. R. lirc-wn of Trinity .Methodist
church , they will put In the rest of the
afternoon In having n general good time ,
Best facilities for storing stoves. Cole &
Colu'a now warchouEo , $1 and up.
Divorce UIINCM.
Mrs , Eliza J , Tcmplcton lllod original no-
tlco in the district court yesterday of n
Bull for divorce from John W. Tcmplcton ,
a wealthy and prominent farmer of Garner
township , where ho has resided for many
years. The divorce is asked on statutory
grounds nnd alleged cruel nnd Inhuman
treatment. Mrs. Tcmplwton asks that she
be allowed $7,000 alimony and that the court
order n division of the property Jointly
owned by her and her husband ,
David Hcmphlll was granted n dlvorco yes
terday from Mrs. Dan Homphlll.
Ural Kvtulu TraitNfcrn.
The following transfers were filed yester
day In the abstract , tltlo and loan office of
J. W. Squire , 101 Pearl street :
Nicholas Bosnian to Peter Van Wyns-
bergo und llruuo Vim Moorelechfin.
Ecctlon 27 , nnd neU nwU
3 1-70-1 1. \v , il . $1,500
Uirnna Hunt to J. P. Hunt , lots 1C.
17 and IS , block 11 , Colby'8 Walnut
Grove , Council HlulTa , w. d , . , , 1
IVur ) Jute-hell nnd husband to Martin
Dermody. lot 2 , block 4 , Judsou's 1st
ndJ. to Town of Neolu , w. d . 600
. M. Footo and D , E. Wlehtmen.
referei" * . to Stejmenson Tyndalo and
Joseph Tyndale. aH eeli 31-76-12. and
liett ncU 6-75.13 , rcf , d . , l.SOO
Pour transfers , aggregating. . . , , . , . $ 3,001
LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES BOUGHT
l'iiinull or Loaned uii.
K. H. SHBAFE & CO. ,
0 I'ciirl Strvett Council lIluUu , IOIVB.
ZED BET11ERS PLEADS GUILTY
Sentenced to Ono Year in tha Penitentiary
for Larceny.
HE THANKS THE COURT FOR ITS LENIENCY
Sn > n Ho Will Ilrncc Up After lie ( Sets
Out nnil He n Jinn Aiming Men
Viirlnnn Other
The criminal docket was taken up In the
district court yesterday morning. The first
defendant to appear before Judge Smith
was Zed Bothers , who stood charged with
the theft of several dozen copper -washboll-
ors nnd other articles ranging from old
Junk to n baby carriage. The particular
charge on which Bothers faced the court
was that of breaking nnd entering , nnd ho
decided to plnad guilty. Judge Smith sen
tenced him to ono year In the penitentiary ,
which , considering his previous record , was
much less than Bothers evidently ex
pected. He thanked the court for Its le
niency , nnd said that he Intended when ho
had finished his sent nco to brace up and
"becomo n man among men again. "
George Williams , charged with breaking
Into a freight car In the Northwestern yards
and stealing a quantity of clothing nnd a
barrel of lawn tennis racquets , was then
placed oil trial. The evidence for the state
wae not concluded when court adjourned
for the day.
The members of the grand Jury went to
Neola yesterday to Investigate the Jail there.
The Jail has been In a dilapidated condi
tion for some tlmo nnd the town has ottered
to replace It with a now ono. While at
Neola the Jury took occasion to inspect
the crossing of the Northwestern road , a
complaint Tiavlng been filed that It was dan
gerous and a menace to the people of that
community.
The Jury In the .McKeawn-Allen damage
suit , which went out Wednesday evening ,
came In yesterday morning at 10:80 : o'clock
with a vordlct for the defendant. Mrs. Mo-
Koown sued for $3,015 damages for Injuries
received In n runaway accident In Boomer
township , alleged to have been caused by
the negligence of Allen and the other de
fendants.
The following Jury has been drawn for
the May term of the superior court : S.
Parnsworth , C. M. Hobbs , H. W. Goss ,
Thomas Pilling , H. H. Plelds , P. Sperling ,
Ole Olson , Phil Wrareham , C. A. Rose , E.
H. Odell , J. O. Bryant , D. L. Royer , J.
W. Morse , M. Goodwin , W. L. Patton.
The case of the State of lown against Max
Duebner and others , being a suit on n bond
1n a liquor case , was dismissed yester
day as to Duebner without prejudice , nnd
settled and dismissed as to the other de
fendants at their cost.
The suit of J. C. Blxby In the district
court against the Omaha & Council Bluffs
Railway and Bridge company was continued
by agreement until next term , the penalty
of $10 under the rules following the case.
TO AnVKKTISE COUNCIL IILUIWS.
Stilijcct IN Connlilurca by M
mill MfimifiietiirerH' AMHoc
The principal subject brought up for dis
cussion nt the regular monthly meeting of
the Merchants' and Manufacturers' associa
tion last night was the * best method' to bo
adopted by the organization to properly ad
vertise Council Bluffs. A nilmber of differ
ent plans were suggested , three especially
meeting with most favor by those of the
members present.
Ono plan suggested was for the business
nien of the city to use a short but de
scriptive wrltcup of the city , showing Its
advantages as a railroad and manufacturing
center , on the backs of their letterheads
and envelopes. This , It was stated , could
bo done without any material expense to
the association and tha cost of printlngUhls
i-dvortlslng matter would add but llttlo to
the price of the stationery used by busi
ness houses. This method advertising ,
It was claimed , would probably be moro
productive of results than any other.
Another plan proposed was to have a
small folder printed , containing a wrlteup of
the city -and n map showing In a promi
nent manner Council Bluffs and the different
railroads running In and out of It. This
plan , H was stated , was most favored by
the largo Implement houses of the city , who
would In the course of "their business cor
respondence distribute largo numbers i of
them all over the country. Some objection
to the plan , however , was made on behalf
of the ordinary business men , who , it was
claimed , would find It too much trouble
every tlmo he wrote n letter or mailed n
bill to cncloEO ouo of the folders , the or
dinary merchant not having the clerical
force emnlovcd In the larco implement
houses.
A third plan that mot with favor waste
to have descriptive wrltcups of the city In
serted In the leading newspapers , but after
Bomo discussion It was practically decided
that the plan would provo too expensive
fur the assoclalton. In connection with this
plan Secretary Judson state'd th'at ho had
Bent a 1,000-word wrltcup of the city to ono
of the leading Chicago papers nnd ho had lo-
celvcd assurance that the same would be
published within the next two weeks. The
secretary also reported that several of the
railroads had agreed to give Council Bluffa
more or less frco advertising epaco In their
folders and different publications.
After 'tho question had been moro or less
thoroughly discussed It was decided to post-
pnno action until the next icgulur meeting ,
'when n much larger attendance is looked
for and moro general expression of opinion
can bo obtained ,
A resolution wns .adopted niithorlzlng the
consolidation of the committee on arbitra
tion and legislation and on taxation , Insur
ance nnd municipal affairs , At a hieotlng
held after the session of the association
Prank T. True was elected chairman of the
consolidated committees ,
The appointment' nf three delegates t °
the Transmlsslsslppl congress , which meets
In Wichita , Kan. , May 31 to Juno 3 , was
loft with tha. president nnd secretary of
the association1. The general sentiment ex
pressed was that the association should bo
represented at the congress.
As the last gathering round tbo banquet
board 'at the Grand hotel had been such a
success nnd brought together a largo num
ber of representative business * men of the
city , It was decided to hold th < j nexj. regu
lar monthly session of the association { here ,
accompanied < by a spread.
Secretary Judson made a report on tbo
project to raise a fund for giving bonuses
for sugar beet growing. Ho stated that
$250 of the $600 required had already been
subscribed and ho did not anticipate any
diniculty In securing the balance. Since
the announcement had been made that the
association was prepared to give bonuses , a
number of farmers in the vicinity of the
cty | had notified Secretary Jiujson of their
Intention to plant from ten to twenty-live
acres-In baets thlg season.
Midi School Alhletle nvciit. .
The opening number on the program at
the High school field meet this afternoon
nt Union Driving pajk will be a battalion
drill by the cadota. This will be followed
by an Individual competitive drill for three
gold medals , to bo awarded ns first , second
nnd third prizes. At the close of the drilling
the fifteen athletic events will bo pulled oft
In the order na already published. The
track Is In first-class condition and the boys
expect to make nome record-breaking tlmo
In several of the contests ,
The motor company has arranged to run
oars direct to the park nnd the proceedings
xUll bo enlivened by music from Whnley's
band. The Judges will bo Major 0. G. Butts ,
Captains M. T. DeKay and W. M. Han-
chett , Adjutant B. M. Dyar and Lieutenants
T. B. Lacey , H. Mitchell and T. Welch.
Word From ( lie Volunteers.
A number of letters were received by
relatives hero yesterday from the boys of
Company L , Klfty-llrst Iowa , nt Manila. All
the letters were written In the early part
of April and 'before the company had seen
any active service on the firing lino. An
Interesting bit of Information contained In
the letters Is the news that Paul Pugh , son
of Mr. nnd Mrs. John T. Pugh of this city ,
who had been left behind sick at Honolulu ,
had bttbbed up serenely nt Manila and joined
his company , being quite recovered nnd
feeling In the best of health. No mention ,
however , Is made of how ho managed to
get to Manila. Warren Dalloy , Edgar Hark-
ntss nnd Harry Reed , who slipped away
from the Fifty-first nnd succeeded in get
ting to the firing line , where they joined
the Knnsnns and formed three of the six
teen who first entered Malolos with Colonel
Punston , the boys wrlto , got off with n
reprimand nnd the loss of a month's pay.
The boys all write that they are In the
best of health nnd anxious for a brush with
the enemy.
Tcirernonliiii Club.
A number of leading spirits In the ranks
of the local democracy have organized the
Council Bluffs Jcffersonlnn club , with the
following officers : President , William
Brooks Reed ; vice president , E. P. Searle ;
treasurer , Samuel T. Etuyro ; financial sec-/
rctary , John Mulqueen ; corresponding secre
tary , W. E. Morris. The membership of
the executive committee will be appointed
by President Reed nt the meeting to be
hold next Wednesday night. The club pro
poses to open headquarters , which will bo
nicely furnished and provide a suitable
lounging place for the members.
Seimrnteil Seventy-Six Yonrv.
CLARINDA , In. , Olay ll.-r-Speclal. ) A
few weeks ngo DrJ. . K. Rickey nnd wife
celebrated the sixty-fifth nnnlveroary of
their wedding. It attracted wldo atten
tion and pictures of the couple were printed
In many newspapers ! John Rickey of La-
harpe , 111. , aw the story In n scrap of a
newspaper nnd concluded Dr. Rickey wan
hla brother. A correspondence wns begun
which practically proved this true. The
Laharpo 'brother ' Is 98 years old and the ono
here 85. They lived In Plttsburg In 1823 ,
when John Rickey went on the Ohio ns a
steamboat pilot and never saw any of his
family ngaln. They thought him dead.
Dr. Rickey being convinced that the
Illinois man was his brother wrote for more
Information to n banker there , who had
written the letters for John Rlckoy , and In
reply has received iword that Rickey has
started on foot for Clarlnda. Dr. Rickey Is
making ovary effort to learn where the
brother Is and ito have means provided by
which ho can come 'by ' rail. If it proves true
that they are 'brothers ' , which both are con
fident they are , they have not seen each
other for seventy-six years.
Killed by n Stray HiilH-t.
SEARSBORO , la. . May 11. ( Special. )
Tuesday Jimmy Mayne'S was found where ho
had fallen off the sidewalk nnd died In a few
n oments. The coroner was sent for nnd an
Inquest was hold. The jury decided ho died
of heart disease. When the clothing was
removed a wound was found In his side.
Dr. Cooper was called and probed the
wound. Ho found a ball which had caused
death. Clarence Greyson , a young man In
the livery stable , shot at a rat , the ball
going through the plank and striking
Maynes , who was sitting on the sidewalk.
Deceased was an old soldier , a member of
the Fortieth regiment. Ho was between CO
and 70 years of ago , unmarried , and was
making bis homo with T. Donforth. Mr.
Maynes was a native of Ireland and had
como hero some forty years ago. He has
no known relatives here.
lllln..Is Central I'lniiH.
SIOUX CITY.May 11. ( Special Telegram. )
In local railway circles It Is reported that
the Illinois Central is contemplating further
Improvements In western Iowa. It Is said
the company proposes to build a new line
of road from Cherokee to a point Just above
Sioux City , thus shortening Its translate
route by fifteen miles nnd getting Into a fine
unoccupied farming territory. It hns .been
understood this line contemplated building
to Yankton , S. D. , from LeMara and selling
Its line from Lrtlars to Sioux City to the
Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha
company. At any rate the right of way from
Cherokee to Sioux City can be donated to the
company If It will build the road. This
would force the Northwestern to build from
Slovillo to Sioux City , a distance of twenty
miles.
Dedicate a V. M. C. A. HulIilliiR.
WATERLOO , la. , May 11. ( Special. )
This city rejoices today In the fact th.'it It
hns a new $23,000 Young Men's Christian
Association 'building , dedicated and free
from debt , and this despite the fact that as
; i wo have no orsanlzcd association hero.
The building Is a monument to the love
and sympathy of loyal men nnd women to
the young men of the community. The final
results wcro largely In the hands of the
directors and Uov. Dr , II. 0 , Brecdon of
DCS Mrlncs. The dedicatory service was
held Monday night In the auditorium , a
largo and enlliusiiistle audience being pres
ent. In addition to the largo number of
contributions to < the 'building fund at the
wlndup of the canvass , W. H , Backman
donated n flno piano , valued at $350.
SIOUX CITY , May 11. ( Special. ) A long
line of litigation came to an end In the dis
trict court In Sioux City when. $10,000 of
money belonging to the John B. Arteaux
estate was turned over to the rcprcBenta-
tlves of the Gorman holrs , Arteaux died
under peculiar circumstances in Sioux City
oaveral yeara ngo and left a great deal of
property unbequcathcd. Finally $25,000 of
the money was ( led up In the defunct Iowa
Savings bank , and this IK a dividend of 10
per cent , which under stipulation is turned
over to foreign heirs. But for years at
torneys have been battling In court for the
possession of the money. The heirs will
probably get the rest of the money ,
Jft'W 1'renlileut of Knrrttu IJiilvemUy ,
'
FAYETTK , la. . May 11. ( Special. ) At a
special meeting of the trustees of the Upper
Iowa university of this place , hold Tues
day , Dr. Guy * P. Benton of Baldwin univer
sity , Kansas , was elected to succeed Dr.
Blsscll , whoso resignation was handed to
ithe board borne llttlo tmo ago , Dr. Ben-
ton's work ns an educator Is commended
very highly nnd the board feels fortunate
in securing his cervices.
1'llNHfN KltrKIMl ClllMlItH.
JKFFERSON , la. , May 1L ( Special. )
Pred Flack , a young married man about 27
years of age , who wag preparing a book with
the biography of Greene county , forged
chucks to the amount of $119 on the editor
of the Bee and left for parts unknown Sat
urday night. Hu leaves aylfo and a ro-
epcctablo parental family.
OLMSTEAD IS'BADLY'WASTED
Indicted for Perjury by tha Grand Jury of
Hamilton County ,
GOES TO MINNESOTA AND FAILS TO RETURN
I'rolmhlllty Hint Itcqiilftltlon Pniior.i
May He XcovNxnry to Gut Him
Several CancH lleeltletl liy
Supreme Court ,
DES MOINES , May 11. ( Special Tele
gram.Attorney ) Ocorgo C. Olmstead ,
wanted at Webster City for the crlmo of
perjury , haa until ( Monday night to get back
to Hamilton county. If not there then the
governor will Issue a requisition JOT Ma re
turn. Judge C. C. Cole made nn earnest
appeal to the governor for n llttlo moro
delay In the granting of the loqulsltlou for
Olmstcad , assuring him that Olmstead would
return to Webster City and give himself
up. Three weeks ago Saturday the grand
jury of Hamilton county returned an In
dictment against Olmstcad for perjury.
Pravlous to that he hod gone to Minnesota
to a certain large flax farm ho owns , about
thirteen miles from Drockonrldge , the county
seat of Wllkln county , ostensibly to put
In his spring crop. Ho did not return when
notified of the Indictment against him , and
this morning County Attorney A. M. Boeye
appeared before ths governor and stated
that he had conclusive evidence that Olm
stead did not Intend to return. Attorney
Booyo had been told by D. C. Chase , Olm-
stead'B chief counsel , that the state would
have to take the full course of the law be
fore It would ever get his client back to
Iowa. The case Is somewhat famous. The
supreme court settled six cases today as
follows :
Ilaney & Camp Bell Manufacturing Com
pany , appellant , against Ailaza Co-Opcratlvo
Creamery Company , from Green district , re
versed ; C. W. Lewis against B. A. Evans ,
appellant , Calhoun district , reversed ; John
Limit against August Ulhlcln nnd the
Schritz Brewing Company , appellants ,
Pottawattamlo district , affirmed ; DCS Molncs
Brick Manufacturing Company , appellant ,
ngalnst William T. Smith et at , Wllhclmlna
Levko Iritervenor , Polk district , affirmed ;
the County of Plymouth against E. Kcrse-
bom and others , appellant , Sioux district ,
affirmed ; A. J. Cooper against B. P. Cook ,
appellant , Taylor district , affirmed.
The Iowa Home Insurance company of
Dubuque , with a capital of $100,000 , filed
articles of Incorporation today. The promoters -
motors arc Peter Kino , P. W. Coates , P.
W. Altman , Robert Benson and James A.
Hayes. It Is a new flro Insurance com
pany.
The city attorneys of Iowa , who arc par
ticularly Interested In paving and other Im
provements In Iowa cities , mot hero this
morning for the purpose of discussing the
best means of providing for Improvements
under the recent decisions which have led
many people to bellovo thnt Improvements
must bo assessed to property with reference
to the benefit derived from the Improve
ments. The decision of the United States
supreme court In the well known Dewey case
with regard to paving and then assessing
the cost of the same against the
abutting property , whether It Is of
any benefit to the property or
not , was the main Inspiration of the meet
ing. It was determined the Iowa paving
laws are adequate and the city representa
tives decided to favor the completion of
city Improvements this year In the way of
paving. It was agreed , however , to ask
the legislature to so Amend the law that spe
cial charter cities .will . have the same right
of appeal to the district as have the cities
of the first class.
Accidental Shooting.
WEBSTER CITY , la. , .May . 11. ( Special
Telegram. ) Lewis Rytter , 17 years old , son
of Jacob Ryttor , a prominent farmer living
three miles cast of Ellsworth , was accident
ally ehot and Instantly killed this after
noon In Thompson's crib shed. The boy had
made nn appointment with Amos Thompson
to hunt squirrels and they met In a shed
while a shower of rain was passing. Lewis
rested the Tbutt of his gun on a cultivator
tongue , when the gun slipped off and the
hmnmer struck the tongue , firing a charge
of shot , which entered under the chin and
terribly lacerated his face , causing Instant
death.
1'olsmi Kill * Chilli.
ATLANTIC , la. , May 11. ( Special. ) The
2-year-old child of John ilcConnell of this
city accidentally took some medlclno con
taining poison and died yesterday before
medical aid could bo procured.
STERN ARRAIGNMENT OF QUAY
M MPII'H I.eaKuc Dare * Him to
Cin to ( lie I'cople for
Vindication.
PHILADELPHIA , May 11. TTio Business
Mcn'e Republican league of Ponnsylvnnia ,
which organization last fall put forth special
efforts thrnilellnilt. * fip Rtnta tn annum Mio
election of anti-Quay candidates for the
legislature , tonight Issued an address to
the people of the state , "congratulating
them upon the progress made by the forces
of good government during the 'last year. "
The address says the majority of the mem
bers elected to the general assembly , for
the first time In nearly a scor of year ,
was anti-Quay , nnd repudiated Mr. Quay ,
"tho head and front of Uiat corrupt ana
vicious political system that so long has
been a reproach to the stato. " This anti-
Quay body , the address says , exposed and
defeated all forms of machine-conceived
corruption nnd leglslntlvo Jobbery nnd con
tinuing says :
"The appalling chapter of crime , as , IOT
velopod by the legislative Invubtigatlng com
mittee , showing a far-reaching conspiracy tc.
corrupt nnd brlbo members of the legisla
ture to vote for Mr. Quay for United States
senator , should alone drive from lala support
every self-respecting voter of the state. "
The principal state officer to bo chosen
at the November election Is state treasurer ,
nominations for which office will bo made
ut the approaching party conventions , ana
tha league's addrcui , In concluding , takes up
this topic as follows ;
"Tho control of the state treasury , which
has Jicon Uio fountalnheud of corruption In
the past , la not less Important now , though
the passage of the anti-Quay Interest bill
compnls the payment of Interest on state
dcposlttt ,
"Tho Business Men's league has never
placed 1ft the fleld a candidate for any office
and desires only that piopor men bo nomi
nated. It Is nn organization of republicans
who wish to prevent parly disruption ana
disaster , with the conviction that uotlilng
but heroic action will save tha party from
ultimata state and national disgrace nnd de
feat.
feat."Por
"Por tbo purpose of Bottling this contro
versy before the presidential contest of 1000
wo would make the following suggestion ns
a means of terminating the strife within the
republican ranks :
"Let Mr. Quay , himself , become the ma.
chlno'u candidate for state treasurer nt the
ensuing election. Mr. Quay ( ms boasted of
hLi readiness to go to the people for vindica
tion. Ho , na btato treasurer , Inaugurated and
festered the system of 'personal profit by tbo
use of public moneys , ' which has been uu
Important Issue In this contest. Ho repre
sents , In every sense , the evils against which
telf-respcctlng republicans have revolted , ho
Is the source and Incarnation of the evils of
the system which bears his name. Let him
thus make the Issue distinct and direct ,
leaving tbo final declalon to the people It
Mr. Quay fears to submit his candidacy to
the people nnd In the fare of his repudia
tion by their direct representatives , Insists
upon claiming a seat In the United States
senate through the unlawful act of a eub-
servlcnt governor , he will Intensify and pro
long the contest until lie Is repudiated by
n future legislature and precipitates die-
nster nnd defeat upon the other candidates
who bear the stamp of his machine. "
DAVIS' NAME IS REMEMBERED
Tribute I'nlil to "DatiKhtrr of Confcd-
t-riiej" ami Monument lir ed
for Hcliel I'rcnlilcnt.
CHARLESTON , S. C. , ( May 11. The me
morial to Winnie Davis was ono of the
features of today's session of the Confederate
veterans. Colonel Bonnet II. Young of Louis
ville paid a tribute to the memory of the
"daughter of the confederacy. "
A resolution was unanimously adopted ex
tending the thanks of every veteran to the
people of the north who so tenderly adminis
tered to Wlnulo Davis at the time of her
Illness nt Nnrragansett Pier.
Tim Jcffcison Davis monument committee
submitted the following report :
Resolved , That It Is the earnest nnd unani
mous wish of the United Confederate Veter
ans that the committee shall undertake the
patriotic task of building the 'monument to
President Jefferson Dnvls nt Richmond. Va. ,
feeling confident , as wo do , that under Us
direction the work will goon be accomplished
and we shall have In the capital city of the
confederacy a memorial worthy alike of the
president and c'C the 'people ' over whom ho
ruled with such fidelity and wisdom.
Wheeler ItalNCM tlie Hoof.
The morning session of the Confederate
Veterans' union opened nt 11 o'clock with
the singing of the Doxology , followed by
prayer by Chaplain Smith.
The committees on credentials and reso
lutions were appointed , ono member being
selected by each state. ' ,
The following letter from Genetal Fltz-
luigh Leo was read :
I am obliged for your kfnd complimentary
letter. I do not know of anything that
would give me greater pleasure than to bent
nt the- reunion In Charleston , but my duties
arc so pressing that I fear I will not bo able
to Feavc , If only for a few days. Thou , too ,
I think the quarantine regulations would
prevent me from getting to Charleston or
any other southern poit In May. You see
after these quarantine. laws are In force wo
Cubans nro supposed to have yellow fovcr ,
smallpox and all other diseases , and we are
sot down as not being proper persons for
anybody to assoclato with until the gray
frosts overspread the land. Yours very
truly , PITZHUGH LEE.
General Gordon then introduced General
Joe Wheeler : "I need not tell you , " said
General Gordon , "that here Is ono of the
wiliest of confederate wizards. I need not
tell you of that day In Santiago when ho
saw the Spaniards flying before him and
when In the wild enthusiasm of the moment
ho forgot where ho was and called upon his
men , Torwnrd , boys , the Yankees are run
ning. ' If I should tell you any of these
things I would strike a chord In every
heart , but I am not going to do It. I am
going to strike every chord at a single
stroke by calling the name of Joe Wheeler. "
The audience applauded wildly. Every
sentence of General Wheeler's speech
brought shouts of applause and stirred the
veterans to a frenzy of onthuslsm. At
times it was impossible for the speaker
to proceed.
STOVE MEN FORMING A TRUST
Two Ilmulrcil Plantn to He In tlie Coni-
liliie Hope to Freeze Out
the Small Fry.
CINCINNATI , May 11. The twenty-eighth
annual convention of the National Associa
tion of Steve Manufacturers was largely at
tended again today and the chief topic was
the organization of the proposed trust. It Is
thought that this combine would include
about 200 plants and that the small foundries
would thus bo compelled to quit. After the
appointment last night of the committee of
seven to confer with John W. Baker , the
promoter nnd attorney from Philadelphia ,
representing eastern capitalists , the Interest
has centered more around this trust commit
tee than In the proceedings of the conven
tion. It 1 now thought that the committee
will soon bo able to present Its data to the
Baker ( syndicate nnd thnt option blanks will
soon afterward bo mailed to all the largo
-manufacturers of the country. While
only the temporary arrangements for the
stove trust have been made at this meeting ,
yet It Is generally believed that the combina
tion will bo completed.
At today's scffllon the question of modi
fying the prevailing practice of terms nnd
cash discounts wns discussed by N. H. Burt ,
Lcaveuworth ; Stanhope Bcal , Plqua , O. ; C-
H. Castle , Qulncy ; James Dwyer , Detroit ;
H. B. Acker , New York ; A. N. Parlln , Bos
ton ; Edward Bowdltch , Albany ; W. AV. Bald
win , Cleveland , and others , with many prop
ositions for changes. There wns a general
dUcusslon on classifying as to selling prices ,
the grades and sizes of stoves and ranges
and another on the welfare of tbo associa
tion , In whlch ; co-operation was considered.
Papers were read on "Molding Machines , "
by Abram C. 'Mott ' of Philadelphia ; on "Ex
port Trade , " by William JMyers of New
York , and on "Tho Ideal Salesman , " by Ed
ward C. Hanrahan of Chicago.
Resolutions wcro adopted on the death of
Dennis G. Llttlcflcld , Albany , N. Y. ; James
A. Sexton , Chicago ; Charles A. ilcLeod ,
Troy , N. Y. , and Romanus H. Gohmauu ,
Louisville , Ky.
PROBABLY FATAL ACCIDENT
it .Toy of the Union I'nelllc at
ColuinliiiN Shut In the IlreiiNt
> vlth a Itevolver.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , May 11. ( Special. )
Charles E. Joy , local agent for the Union
Pacific nt this point , accidentally ahot him
self about 8 o'clock Wednesday evening with
a 33-calIbor revolver which ho was handling.
The ball entered the left breast Just above
the heart nnd wns removed by the physicians
from under the left shoulder blade. Ho has
not lost consciousness , though ho has suffered
much pain slnco the accident. His physi
cians said nt noon that the chances were nil
against his recovery. Mr , Joy came hero last
October from St , Paul. Ho was about to bo
transferred to another point , and William E.
Bonnutn of Grand Island will succeed him
as agent hero. Mr. Joy was well liked hero
and gave general satisfaction , both to the
company and the public. His family consists
of a wlfo and ono daughter. He belongs to
the United Workmen and also to the Modern
Woodmen , ,
LIBRARIANS ABOUT THROUGH
Election of Ollleei-H anil Selecting
I'liiec ofext MeetliiK Yet
to He Settled.
ATLANTA , Ga. , May 11. The American
Library association , which began Its confer
ences hnro Monday night , will finish 1U
work and elect odlcerB tomorrow. Much In
terest centers In tbo nomination cf the vari
ous olllcers of the body. There ore no can
didates for any ofllco and the method nf
filling the positions of honor Is. peculiarly
that of the American Library association.
The executive board malcoi three nom
inations for each ofllco and any IIvo members
inr make a nomination by pr. Hunting It to
the board in writing. All of these nomina
tions are kept secret until the day ot elec
tion , when a copy of the I1U o' nomlnore H
given to each of the delegates and a vote Is
taken under the Australian ballot system.
All of the nominations are in the hands of
Have
Straw Is nn Indispensable nrllclo In summer , UR tiwiRes nro ton numerous
to mention , However , wo want to call your attention to the King of nil straw.
Our Stmw lints for summer of * DJ , wo Just unpacked them , niul they nro
everything that's elegant In headwoor.
One line that deserves ospeclnl mention Is the rough braid , medium width
brim , with fancy bntuls , thnt will sell for "Be. it's n Gentlomnn'it lint , nnd
ono that we are going to push , knowing that nothing could possibly please the
trade more. Wo have n slick line at $1.00.
At $ 1.30 wo have an unmatchnblo lino. You're foolish to buy a Strjaw Hat
bcforo seeing our lino. Hats at lOc , 15c , 26c , Me , 50c. Come to our slbrc { or
comfortable , welt-fitting Straw Hatn.
Successors to Mctcalf Bros ,
TDK ! S
IO Cents. 5 Cents.
w
TWO JUSTLY POPULAR CIGARS.
John G. Woodward i Co. , cDmncii'Ss.EH , '
TURKISH T. & P. PILLS brings monthly mon-
strum Ion MI ro t o I lie day uoer dlnappolnt you
tbov. \ . m > o\\l will help any rnso. By mall.
IInlm'sDriiK .More , 18th &ParnnmOmaha , Neb.
Secretary Carr. Friends of both Dr. John S.
Billings and W. T. Pcoplce speak of them as
presidential possibilities.
The next place of meeting will also bo
decided tomorrow. Montreal and Niagara
Falls are rival candidates for the honor of
entertaining the body some tlmo In June ,
1900. The chances favor the selection of
Montreal and several leading members give
assurance that that city will bo ch oon.
Today's program was devoted ma'nly to
the report of the co-operatlvo committee.
Papers were read by Cyrus Adler of Smith
sonian Institute ; K. L. White , University of
Illinois ; Frederick J. Taggart , San Fran
cisco ; C. W. Andrews of the John Crurar
library , Chicago ; William Beer , New Or
leans , and James L. Whitney of Boston.
TENDS TOWARD CO-OPERATION
Iron ARC DlHi'iiNML'N Hie Deal In Cnr-
Iron Properties li'urlliur
Ailvaiiee In Price * .
NEW YORK , May 11. D's-UFsIng trade
conditions , the Iron Ago will say today :
The fusion of all Hha Carneglo Interests Into
one large company and the withdrawal of
Andrew Carneglo from active management
Is the one leading topic. The significance of
this ovcnt cannot bo gauged for sonif time
to como , stnco the personal element enters
into the matter no largely , but the trade
generally regaid It as tending toward har
monious co-operation cf the larqo Interests.
Whether ultimately this will lead to firion
will probably depend upon later develop
ments. The details ot the new organization
are not yet In shape for publication.
There are many Indications thnt the Iron
markets arc again reaching a ciltl al period
and It will take tact and forbeniance on the
part of producers nnd consumers alike to
prevent another sharp advance. The scarcity
of pig Iron and of atcel Is getting more pro
nounced.
An Indication of the situation abroad Is
furnished by a serious Inrjulry for 00,000
tons for steel purposes for German account.
Of coursd nothing can 'bo dnno with it.
The consolidation of the tub3 mills Is
nearly completed and may be announce 1 In
a few days. The tonnngo Invclved la about
1,000,000 tons of finished tubular products.
A further advance In merchant plpo has
been established.
NEW YORK , May 11. It is loained that
twenty-ono mills are already Incl ided In the
combine of manufacturers of flno writing
paper and that arrangements are wcl' al-
vanced for the organization of the now
company. Its proposed capital U $1'00,000
preferred stock , $12,500,000 common stock
and $17,000,000 bonds , and there , v 11 be
$0,000,000 working capital and mercliajdho
on hand.
DOVER , Del.May 11. Secretary of State
Hughes today issued a certificate of Incor
poration to the Federal Sewer Plpo company
of Akron , O. The capital stock of the com
pany Is placed at $25,000,000 , nnd among the
Incorporators named Is- John McClcavo of
Toronto , 0.
TRENTON. N. J. , May 11. The Manu
facturers' Rubber company , capital $6,000-
000 , yvas Incorporated today to manufacture
and deal In rubber. The Incorporators are
Jnslah H. Dubols. William J. Jackson , A. T.
Dukes and Cray.ton E. Plait of Camden , N. J.
The American Steel Hoop company , In
corporated here last month , today filed n
certificate that Us capital stock of $33,000,000
Is all paid In.
MINERS ORDERLD TO STRIKE
Saturday 1 ! ! , < mO AVorUerx In lie
Soulnv ( ( Coal rii-liln Will J.ay
Dotru Tlielr Too In.
KANSAS CITY , May 11. A special to the
Star from Plttsburg , Knn. , says : President
Wright of District No , H , United Mine
Workers of America , has received Instruc
tions from President Mitchell of the national
organization to Issue a notlco to the miners
of the Western Coal and Mining company ,
Kansas & Texas , the Central Coal and Coke
company and Iho Southwestern 'Improve
ment company mines to suspend work Satur
day nnd today ho began mailing circulars
to that effect to all of thu local unions
under his Jurisdiction. The executive crnn-
niUtoo of district No. 21 , hero In attcndunco
nt yesterday's conference , returned homo
last night. It IB feared that the strike may
become general all over the district , in
which case 12,000 men would bo Involved.
President WrlgTit sold today : "Tho
United Mlno Workers of America knows
no defeat , our flag was never dragged In
the dust. I never lost n fight and from this
puopio can draw their own conclusions. "
BEATS THE BUILDING RECORD
\IMV Oklahoma. To\vn of Mountain
View n Kull-llloivii City
In a Dii- .
EL RENO , Okl. , May 11. The greatest
town building record In Oklahoma has been
won by Mountain View , Washlta county.
Monday the townslto was a pralrlo. The
sanio day It was surveyed and platted and a
largu portion of It sold and settled upon.
Wauhlta river was bridged and a vast amount
of accumulated freight was moved and
located. The town was organized and
officered and all linen of business and profes
sions started In Hues of organized society ,
The town in ono day became a city ot nearly
.lAfOH NKl'MAYKIt , 1'HOl * .
201 , 200 , 203. 210 Broadway , Council Bluffs.
Rate * , $1.25 per day , 75 rooms. Flrst-clnsa
In every ruspci-t. Motor ! lno to all depots.
! Local iigency for the Celebrated St. Loula
iV. D. C Beer , First-class b. r In con-
Digests what you eat.
It artificially digests thcfood and aids
Nature in strengthening and recon-
etructinK the exhausted digestive or
gans. It is the latest discovered digest-
ant and tonic. No other preparation
can approach it in efllciency. It in
stantly relieves and permanently cures
Dyspepsia , Indigestion , Heartburn ,
Flatulence , Sour Stomach , Nausea ,
SIckHeadachc.Gastralgia.Cramps.and.
all other results of imperfect digestion.
Oronnrari b" E. C. Do Witt A Co. . Chlcqr , "
MotlierN ! MnllicrN : MnUi M-i !
Mrs. WInslow'H Soothing S ; rup has been
used for over llfty jvurs by millions o/
mothers rqr their ohlldren.i.whUl ] .teething
with perfect success. It soothes tbo child.
softens the gums , allays all pnln , cures
wind colic and Is the beat remedy for
niarrhoi > a. Sold by druggists in every part
of the world. Bo suio and ask for "Mrs.
lYlnalow's Soothing Syrup" nud take no
other kind. 25 cents a bottle.
HI3VI , I2STATI3 S1MCC1AI.S.
y
LOANS
On Improved Farms In Iowa
5 PKR CI5NT ,
For Rent or SalP The 13. II. Odell prop *
erty on High School avenue , S room * , mod. ,
crn. Rent. $30. S.ile. $1,000.
One stnblo for rent.
Wo have ii cu"totn'r for a well Improved
farm of SO to 120 acres within 7 inllos oe
Council niulTs. AVill pay cash.
For Rent House of S rooms , b.ith , hot
nnd cold water ( soft ) , good Mablo , one nern
land and fruit. $ S pr.r month. For s , Io at
$ fiOCO. No. f,2 ! Franklin avenue- . Can not
rent to f < imJ.v | with children.
For Rout Flat at 221 South Seventh
atr-et ; modern ; $30.
House of 5 rooms for rent. No. 320 Plat- . .
nor htrcet. $12. , \
House of 6 rooms , city water , 2C3S Avc- f
nut B. Rent , $ S- ' .
\V > nrc now iwnts for the Liability De J
partmcnt of the Truvflers' Insurance !
company of Hartford , Conn.
List your propsrty with ua for sale ,
or rent.
LOUGUH & LOUGE13.
No. 302 KouTirTfnln Street.
Council BliiffH , In.
Telephone 3h.
SOO , with W. T , V. Yates as mayor , Senator
0. W. Bellamy as treasurer and Colonel John
Korfoot as police Judge , with a full complu-
mont of councilman and minor ofllcors of an
organized town.
Some of the lots sold as high as $900 within
thirty minuitta from the tlmo the surveyor
drove his stakes.
Mountain View Is the western terminus ot
the Rod : Island extension across tho.Com-
niKho : und Apache country , und Is In the
Wnahltn vulloy at the foot of the mineral-
bearing Washlln range. Scores of settlers
had been camped along the Wnshltu river
walling for the location of thin mining town
of Oklahoma and when the location bccamo
flxi.'d the Btampedu began.
TRAIN GOES THROUGH TRESTLE
'I'M n Men IiiNlaiilly Killed unil Six 111 *
jurril , Sunnof Tliuni
Kiitnllj.
NEWCASTLE , Pa. , May 11. A construe.
tlon train on the Plttsburg & Wo torn rallr
road near Wampum , I'd. , went through a
tn-stlu at Sjinnglur's run , eighty feet below ,
thin morning. Two men wcro killed und gU
Injured. '
The killed :
WILLIAM WOLCOTT , brakeman.
UNKNOWN HUNGARIAN.
The Injured :
Even BroBliho.
Peter Dennett.
Mlka Vopln. . , , , { >
Valor Mlllch. v
MIUo Vadowltch.
John Slorslcho.
The Injured wcro brought to the New
castle hospital. Several , it i thought , will
die. The trestle wh * a temporary utructuru.
CNlluntc liiHiirance.
ALBANY , N. Y. , May 11. Privy Council
lor Von Knobt'l-Dooborltz and Counsellor
of Slate Baron Marxchal von Illeberbtcln ot
Borlln , representing the Prussian govern
ment to examine the Now York Lift ) and
Mutual Llfo liiHUranco companion upon their
application to do biiBlnesn lu Primula , mailo
nn olllclul visit to Governor Hcouuvclt and
Superintendent of Insurance 1'ayno today.
They will upend a few days In this city ,
during which tlmo Superintendent Payne
will show them the workings of hU depart
ment nnd a knowledge of the regulations
exacted from tulu ttato of Insurance cam *
uaulcs. >
