TITT3 O FATTA 'DATLT 75TCE : 'WBTTN'ESDAT , > TTTyT } 7 , 1800.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
JIl.MHl MKNT1O.V.
Davis Bells drugs.
Moore's food kills worms and fattent.
Dudwclscr beer , ti. Uosenfcldt , agent.
Victor hot water hcatcra at Ulxby'a.
Perry pictured for sale. C. E. Alexander
& Co. , 45 South Main street.
C. II. Jacqucmln & Co. , Jeweler * and op
ticians , 27 South Main street.
Get your work dotio at tbo popular Eal
laundry , 724 Broadway , 'phone 157.
The High school cadets arc ordered to
meet this morning at the High school at
10.30 o'clock.
In the superior court ycstexday Organ &
Askwlth secured Judgment for $123 against
Mary E. Mathcson for legal services.
Mrs. W. N. Cook and daughters of Llv-
Ingston , Mont. , who htwc been visiting
Mls < rrorenco Uolln , leave for their homo
this evening.
The Juno term of the superior court was
convened yesterday morning by Judge Aylos-
worth. Llttlo or no business beyond assignIng -
Ing sorao causes for trial was done.
The ladles' Aid society of St. John's En
glish Luthctan church will meet tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence ot
Mrs nasmussen , 719 South Eighth street.
The trial of the suit of J. L. Osborn
against Oscar Younkcrman In the district
court was concluded yesterday afternoon and
the Jury , after a short deliberation , brought
In a verdict for the defendant.
The city council will meet this afternoon
at 1 o'clock as a committee of the whole to
Inspect the Fifth avenue bridge and Investi
gate the matter of the controversy between
the city engineer and the Union Paclilc Hall
way company.
The Ilro department made a run yester
day evening by mistake to Twelfth avenue
and Sixth street In response to a telephone
call from Twenty-ninth street and Avenue B.
The lire at Avcnuo B was extinguished with
out any damage.
About fifty members of the Modern Wood
men of America leave this evening for Kan
sas City. They will meet at the Masonic
Temple at 7:15 : and from there march to the
Kansas City depot , where they wlir leave at
8 o'clock on a special car.
Mrs Mary Short , wife ot John Short , died
at her home , 808 West Broadway , yesterday ,
ot heart fairuro , after a brief Illness. De
ceased was born In County Tyrone , Ireland ,
and was 71 years of age. She had been n
resident of Council Bluffs since 1807. Her
husband and one son survive her.
The retail cferks of the city met with the
Central Labor union last evenlnfi and a
temporary organisation was effected. A
meeting has been called for tomorrow even
ing at the hall , 101 Main street , and all re
tail clerks who have their own and their
employers' Interest at heart are urged to bo
present.
The regular monthly session of the Board
of Park Commissioners was held fast nlgnt.
Action on the high bridge at Falrmount park
had to bo postponed as the bids invited on
the repair of the structure have not yet
been received. The only business transacted
was the allowing of the bills and salary
roll for the last month.
The receipts In the general fund at the
Christian Homo for the last week amounted
to J8S.55 , being $110.45 below the estimated
needs of the week and Increasing the de
ficiency In this fund to JJ02.G9. The receipts
to $17.25 ,
In the manager's fund amounted
being $17.75 below the needs of the week ,
and Increasing the deficiency in this fund to
date to SilG.'lO.
Tel. 250.
company.
N. V. Plumbing
. C. DeVol's.
Herrick day ThurBdayjOJ ]
Injunction AKiilitNl 1'iitoii I'nclllc.
Acting under the directions of the city
council City Solicitor Wadsworth will file
In the district court this morning a peti
tion asking for an Injunction against the
Union Pacific Hallway company to restrain
It from obstructing , In any manner , the free
passige of water through and along Indian
creek at the Junction of Fifth and Union
avenues.
This action has been decided upon by tlio
city owing ito the opposition of the Union
Pacific to the plan proposed by City Engineer
Etnyre for the settlement of the controversy
over the Fifth avenue 'bridge. The Union
Pacific , since ordered by the city to ralso
Its 'bridge over the creek at this point , has
commenced to lay nil additional track along
Union avenue with a view , as the city offi
cials suspect , of complicating matters. The
Injunction will bo asked on the grounds that
the railway company has failed to comply
with the terms of the ordinance granting
It a T-lisl't of way land franchise over an-1
alrng Union avemio and has therefore for
feited Us franchise. It Is claimed by the
cltv inat the Union Pacific has failed tel
: i l < ecp its contract us to passenger trains
from the Junction of Union avemio and
Broadway to Its depot In Omaha. The pa-
pom will be filed this morning and Judge
Smith asked to grant a temporary writ of
Injunction.
Domestic soap Is full weight.
Welsbach burners at Blxby's. Tel. 193.
Everybody Invited to the Herrick refrig
erator exhibition on Thursday , June S , at
P. C. DoVors.
Davis sells the best sodawntor.
Domestics use Domestic soap.
Itt'iil ICxdili- Transfer * .
The following transfers were filed yester
day In the abstract , title and loan office of
J. W. Squire , 101 Pearl street :
Coun > tv Treasurer ito C D. DIUln. two
lotfl In Brown's odd. and ton lots in
Osmtral subdlv. , Council Bluffs , t. d. $ 32
Same to same , five lots In Buyllss
t& Palmer'sadd. . nml seven lota In
'Brown's nubdlv. . Council Bluffs , t. d. 41
Same ito same , ono Idt In Bryant A :
Clark's add. nml eleven lots in
Burns' tmlxliv. , Council Bluffs , t d. IS
Same ito same , two lots In BP < TS
( sulxllv. , ono lot In Brown's nubdlv.
and nlm lots In Bryant & CHark'a
add. . Council. Bluffs , t. d , Gl
Sheriff's lury to Fort Dodge & Omaha
iKVJroad company , rlgh * of way over
swU Bf' % 31-70-H. comlemnatlon COO
Samn.to same , ric'ht ' ot way over swU
mvU nmil nwU sw 13-76-44 , con
demnation . ,
Sheriff's Jury 1o F me. r'trtrt nf way
over lot 4 , block 13 , ( Mullln's sub
dlv , , Council Bluffs , condemnation. . 200
Same ito same. right of way o\i > r lot
E Work 16 , MuMtn'a subdlv. , Coun
cil Bluffs , condemnation 500
Same la same , right of way over west
it ! feet of lot 10. block C , Beers'
add. . Council 'Bluffs ' , condemnation. . 700
Sheriff to flint * Savings bank. lot IS ,
ailock 11 , Burns' add. , Council Bluffs ,
dPCHl 417
Same to sunp , Icit 1. block 1 , Jack-
son'8 add. . Council Bluffs , deed 2SO
Swmn tt > tMmc\ tat 5 , block 19 , Hall's
add. , Council IMuffH , deed 372
Same to R , n. Tryon , eleven lots In
Uavllss .1 Palmer's add. , one lot In
Potter & Ccbb's add , , six lots In
Mayn 's FHNt ndd. . three Jots 1n
Kverptt's-ndd. and all of Central An
nex ndd. , Council Bluffs
'Andrew ' J. Johnson to II. AV. Slnjrfr ,
lot SO. 'block 2 , Falrmount add. ,
Council Bluffs , . w , d. , 175
Frank Shlnn and wlf to Grant Pil
ling , -ttH nwH 35-74-40. W. d 3,200
A. O. Wyland and ivf ! to William
Farrffll , south 14 feet of lots 1 , 2 and
3 and all lot 4 , hlivk R. Underwood. 250
John Hoffman p'nd ' wife to Ernst
nuchsteiin , neU 35-74-39 , w. d 7,200
Ertwnrd M , Smart ami w'fo ' to Leslie
B. WhltP , lot 1. lilock 9 , Town of
Oakland , w. 1 , 2,010
l/V / , W , Way 'to ' Mary K. Hnmllton , Z1 %
acres in nwtj neU 3J-7G-41 , w. d 7 > 1
Nora 'L. ' Smlflh and huBbarwl to same ,
part IH > U 33-73-41 , w , d. , . , , , . . . 1WI
Totnl , twenty transfers , . $17,754
LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES BOUGHT
IN > r CiiMli or I.oniieil Ou.
K. II. S1113AKU & CO. ,
k I'curl Street , CouutHl Ilutt . lovra.
IN FAVOR OF SCHOOL BOARD
Its Action in Selecting the Oakland Avenue
Site ii Affirmed ,
SUPERINTENDENT SAWYER DECIDES CASE
tlio Aplirnl nf T. It. Smith
mill StiMnltift the Director * in
Their Location nf thr Nctr
HlKh School UnllilliiK.
What might bo aptly termed the flret
decisive battle In the- High school slto war
has been won by the Board of Education.
County Superintendent Sawyer handed
down his decision yesterday In the case In
which T. L. Smith appealed from the action
of the board In selecting the Oakland ave
nue property as the site for the proposed
now High school building. The decision Is
In favor of the echool board and affirms Its
action. The attorneys for the appellant
have signified their Intention of taking the
case up on appeal to tlio state superin
tendent. The ruling of County Superin
tendent Sawyer In part follows :
The compfalnt of appellant alleges that
the site selected Is not central , that the
Street site was the only one legally selected
by the board , and that at the meeting of
April 17 , the president of the board an
nounced that other and more desirable sites
which had been before the board had slnco
been withdrawn by the owners thereof ,
In the examination ot witnesses and In
their argument , counsel for appellant laid
much stress upon the allegation that the
board had designedly so changed tholr
records as to avoid their obligation to take
the Street tract. This allegation Is i.ot
supported by testimony. Tno state depart
ment has repeatedly ruTed that a board or
secretary may alter or annul any record before -
fore Its final approval , and all the members
of the board testified that the words com
plained of by appellant were added before
the minutes were approved.
Counsel for appellant aigued at some
length the suggestion that discrimination
had been made favorable to a certain part of
the city. The very suggestion Is repulsive
to the spirit of our free pubtlc school sys
tem , based as it Is upon the axiom ot uni
versal equality , and recognizing as It does
that within Its broad domain the sons of
all men are peers.
In support ot the proposition that the slto
selected by the board Is not centrally lo
cated counsel for appellant dwelt at great
length upon the contention that the appel
lees were bound by the direction of the people -
plo to select a site "as centrally located as
In Its Judgment Is possible. " The contention
that the electors may Indicate to a board the
exact location for a school house Is not sup
ported by the state department. Under the
rulings of the state department boards cf
directors , as the chosen servants of the people
ple , are given very wide discretionary pow
ers. While It was Incumbent upon the ap
pellees to select a slto central and conven
ient to as large a number of children as
possible , the law croth ° s them with an
authority to use their own discretion In de
termining whether a site Is central or not.
From the mass of conflicting testimony and
contradictory tabulations before me I con
clude that In determining the question of
convenience and centrallty the board had no
very narrow field In which to exercise their
discretion. Six of them have reached a
conclusion , and I deem that it would be
sheer presumption on my part , In the ab
sence of proof of mnllce or passion , to eet
up my Judgment in opposition to that of six
men selected by the people to protect and
direct their educational affairs. Such pre
sumption Is unwarranted by the higher
courts of review.
Claim nf an Uiijuxt HullnK.
Counsel for appellant likewise laid stress
upon the contention that at the meeting ot
the board on April 17 President Sima made
an unjust ruling against the Fifth avenue
and Seventh street site , in refusing to count
both conditional and unconditional ballots
for that site. Neither the board nor ono of
Its members can expect this court to correct
the action of that body. If an error was
made It should have been corrected then and
there , but the testimony discloses that no
protest against this ruling was offered at
that meeting or at any subsequent -neetlng
of the board. On the contrary , a motion at
once followed to proceed to another ballot ,
this motion resulting In the selection of the
Oakland avenue site.
Counsel for appellees were zealous and
persistent In their efforts to prove that a
solid foundation for a building of the
character contemplated could not be secured
on Fifth or Sixth avenue west of Main
street. This contention was simply based
upon an assumption , unsupported by fact ,
that the cFevated parts of the city nlono af
ford foundations culllclently solid for buildIngs -
Ings of this kind. Testimony showed that
with ono or two exceptions all of the large ,
heavy buildings In the city stand upon what
are known as the lowlands.
Acting under Instructions from the state
department as Indicated In Its printed rul
ings , I permitted the testimony to take a
wldo rauge. Presuming that whatever
might be my conclusion the party ag
grieved would appeal to the stnto superin
tendent , and desiring to withhold from that
tribunal no fact that could have any bearing
upon the case , I have admitted testimony
that may be Immaterial1.
This brings us to consideration nf the one
vital question In the case : Did the bourd
act , with malice and prejudice , and abuse
their discretion In the selection of the Oak
land avenue site ? It Is not a ouestlon of
which of the various sites I consider most
desirable. On the contrary , my opinion
upon that point Is of little concern. I may
think the Oakland avenue site the least
sultabfo , and least desirable of all the Bites
considered , and still that opinion wourd bo
no ground upon which to reverse the action
of the board.
The testimony docs not disclose that tlio
members of the board wcro Incited to action
by malice , prejudice or passion , nr dies the
appellant make ono or both of these ele
ments of human conduct the basis of an
allegation. It Is In uvldenco that they \ls-
Ited and Inspected the various tltes before
them and that they acted dellbarntely. Five
of the seven members testified that they
considered the Oakland nvcnuo clto suf
ficiently convenient and near the center of
the district to comply with the proposition
voted upon by the people on March 13. Six
members of the board voted for It , five cf
whom subsequently testified that I hey con
sidered It sufficiently central to comply with
legal requirements , the sixth stating simply
that ho did not consider It the exact center
of the city though he voted for It. As
will be seen , the decision cited will not per
mit an appellate tribunal to interfere with
the action of the board , even though , In his
Judgment , some other site might be prefer
able.
able.Tho right of a county superintendent to
assert an opinion as between sites being de
nied In a long line ot decisions , and the
further right to determine the more desir
able of two sites bolns forbidden In Hos-
klna against Township of Lincoln , and
thoio being neither allegation nor proof of
malice , passion or prejudice on the part of
the board , I can see no course of action
other than to dismiss the appeal.
Scientific optician , Wollman , 409 Br'dway.
See the Herrick refrigerator exhibition
at P. C , DeVol's on Thursday ,
I'ri'iiolitT In
S , F , Mathews , claiming to bo a preacher
In good standing In the Methodist church ,
who baa boon 'holding services since lost
February at the little church at Twenty-
fifth streets and Avenue 13 , has left town
suddenly under a cloud , F. L. Graves , liv
ing at 110 North Twenty-fifth street , with
whom Mathews boarded , complained to the
police yesterday that the preacher bad d -
pnrted for parts unknown without nettling
for hU board. Graves said too wns Inclined
to overlook this , but at the tlmo the
preacher left his gold watch and chain also
disappeared and ho had strong suspicions
that they went with his cretnbllo boarder.
The police , It Is said , have Information
which shows that 'MathowB Is also wanted
by the authorities at Logan , where It Is al
leged ho collected funds for a certain fra
ternal organization , but loft without settling.
Mathons Is Raid to bo a man about 40 years
ot ago. Llttrc Is known of his antecedents
hero.
Wanted , ten men to do garden work. In
quire L. II. Ilcams , four miles northeast of
Council Bluffs.
Beware ot our cheap competitors' Imita
tion Domestic soap.
Davis sells paint.
IIOAIID OF JSOUCATIOX
Chniirrfl for n \ MV HlKh Scliool Build-
in u : Crow Miiro ItiMiiatr.
Judging from the action of the Board of
Education at the ndjourncd special meeting
last night , It now begins to look as It Coun
cil Bluffs will never have a now High school
building. Despite ithat fact that the board
had won the first round In the litigation
over the High school slto and hod been up
hold In Its action , Member Stewart moved
that the maitter of Issuing bonds bo post
poned for the purpose of giving on oppor
tunity to Investigate as to whether or not
the Injunctions now in force against the
board are < to bo dissolved and the board re
leased from further annoyance by litigation.
The motion was carried. President Sims
being the only ono to vote against It. Mem
ber Swalno was not present.
In offering the motion , Stewart said ho
did not fool like Issuing the bonds and then
having the money llo Idle In the bank for
maybe two years while the litigation was
pending and the district paying Interest on
the bonds. Ho also said ithat ono reason
why Jio waa opposed to issuing the bonds
at ( present was bemuse ho had 'been ' reliably
Informed by a county officer that the same
party who was now trying to purchase itho
bonds had guaranteed the bond company
that had furnished the bond for the plaintiffs
In the Injunction suit brought against the
board by Slack Peterson.
President Sims , -when seen after ( the meetIng -
Ing of the board , was much chagrined over
the adoption of Stewart's motion. Ho said
the board seemed to him to bo practically
playing Into ( the hands of their opponents
of the now High school and It was In his
opinion a sad commentary on the business
capability of the seven members ot the
board that three or four persons could by
harassing litigation override Its action. The
necessity for a now High school , ho said ,
was most urgent and the people realized
this. Ho believed the board should go ahead
and Issue the bonds so as to be prepared
to commence ithe construction tf the building
as soon as the litigation was disposed of. Ho
had no doubt that the courts would uphold
the action of the board , but if the matter
was delayed much longer the 'bonds ' coutd not
be Issued and then all chance ot building anew
now High school would bo lost.
Domestic soap Is No. 1 grade.
The Herrick has fen features of Improve
ments over any refrigerator made. P. C.
DeVol.
Davis sells glass.
CAI.TJ FOR. COUNTY CONVENTION.
nrniihllcnns of I'ottnwnttnmlo to
Moot nt Conncll nlnrtu .Tune US.
Chairman Frank Everest of the repub
lican county central committee has called
the county convention for Wednesday ,
Juno 28. Tlhe convention Is to elect twenty-
six delegates to the state convention to beheld
held at Des Molnes , August 2. The basis
of representation will bo one delegate for
each , voting precinct , and ono additional
delegate for every fortj * votes or fraction
of fifteen or over , cast for Hon. G. L. Dob-
son for secretary of state November 8 ,
1898. This will entitle the- various voting
precincts to the following representation :
First district : Mlnden , 4 ; Pleasant , 3 ;
Knox , 7 ; Layton , C ; York , 2 ; James , 4.
Total , 25.
Second district : Lincoln , 2 ; Valley , B ;
Center , 4 ; Belknap , 7 ; Washington , 3.
Total , 21.
Third district : Silver Creek , 3 ; Carson ,
5 ; Macedonia , 4 ; Grove , 4 ; Wavoland , 3 ;
Wright. 4. Total , 23.
Fourth district : Garner , 4 ; Hazel Dell , 4 ;
Norwallc , 3 ; Hardln , 3 ; Keg Creek , 3 ;
Neola , 5 ; Boomer , 3. Total , 25.
Fifth district : First precinct , Fifth ward ,
7 ; Second precinct , Fifth ward , 5 ; First
precinct , Sixth ward , 0 ; Second precinct ,
Sixth ward , 1 ; Crescent , 3 ; Rockford , 3.
Total , 25.
Sixth district- First precinct. Third ward ,
G ; "Second precinct , Third ward , 5 ; First
precinct , Fourth ward , 5 ; Second precinct ,
Fourth ward , 4 ; Lewis , 4. Total , 24.
Seventh district : First precinct , First
ward , 5 ; Second precinct , First ward , G ;
First precinct , Second ward , 7 ; Second pre
cinct , Second ward. 7 ; Kane , outside city ,
2. Total , 27.
Caucuses for tlio selection of delegates
will bo hold on Saturday evening , Juno. 24 ,
at 8 o'clock , unless otherwise ordered by
the local committee. The county central
committee will bo reorganized at this con
vention and caoh caucus will elect a mem
ber of said committee. The members
thereof in the city of Council Bluffs will
constitute the city central committee.
MetlioillHt Coiifrrciit-c 3lPi'tM.
The fifty-fourth Bcml-annual session of
he Council Bluffd district conference of the
ilethodlst Episcopal church opened yestor-
lay afternoon at the Broadway church , Dr.
D. C. Franklin presiding. After a devotional
service led by Ilev. James Sims of this city
an hour was epejit In organizing for the
work of the session , The session wis
brought to a clcee by a paper by liov. Fred
Harris of Missouri Valley on "The Nature
and Purpose of Prayer , "
The evening session was opened with a
pralso service led by Ilov. T. S. Molesworth
of Logon. The sermon was preached by
IJov. W , F , Bartholomew of Dunlap , Tlie
visiting clergymen are being entertained by
local mem be w of the church. Three sessions
will be. 'held ' today and the conference will
be brought to a close with the session to
morrow morning.
Among those present are : Revs , W. J.
Meredith , 'Hamburg ; H , C. Preston , HIIU-
dale ; J. J. Varley , Hastings ; A , B , Adams ,
Llttlo Sioux ; T. 8. Molesworth , Logan ; A.
A. Walburn , iMaUcrn ; D. A , Allen , Manilla ;
Fred Harris , Missaurl Valley ; W. N. Graves ,
Modalo ; M. Cable. Defiance ; E. E , Ilger-
frltz , Denlson ; > AM. . 'Moleaworth ' , Dow City ;
W , F. Bartholomew , Dunlap ; C. W , Brewer ,
Farragut ; A. T. Jeffrey , Glenwood ; D.
PrulttNeolaj E. Vorhees , Panama ; John
Wright , Persia ; E. M , Hoff , Sidney ; C. D.
Faucott , Sliver City ; G , L. Goodell , Thur-
man ; F. P. Slgler , Wceton , J , L. Boyd , iW-
dolph ; James Osborn. Hazel Dell ; D. 0.
Franklin , M. C. Waddell , G. P. Fry , W. H.
Brown , Jamee Sims , A. A. Hart , Council
Bluffs.
Prizes go with domestic soap.
Davla baa the nicest and cheapest line
of hammocks In the city.
Come , brlnp your family and stay all day
Thursday , the 8th. P. C , DeVol.
Bolton's Domestic IB the genuine.
Four young ladles , who earn their , own
riving , will take vacations at The Dee's ex
pense. Help your friends by saving coupons.
CROP BULLETIN FOR IOWA
Average Daily Temperaturfl Ranges Several
Degrees Above the Normal ,
AIR IS HUMID AND SHOWERS EXCESSIVE
cnf Conditions Not Knvnrnhlc for
the ( irnlii Crop Sonic 1'rnKrexn
linn llceii Miiilc lit Corn
riiititltiK.
DCS MOINES , Juno 6. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The weekly bulletin of the Iowa
weather and crop service Issued today sum
marizes crop conditions as follows :
The last week was warmer than usual ,
the average dally normal temperature
ranging from 4 to 8 degrees above the nor
mal. The humidity of the air was excessive
and frequent showers added to the large
surplus of rainfall of the preceding two
weeks. The northern section received some
of the heaviest showers , which Hooded the
lowlands and damaged cornfields on the
slopes In numerous localities. In all parts
ot the state the amount of moisture Is ex
cessive. Those conditions have not been
favorable for small grain 'crops , which ore.
likely to become too rank on all rich and
moist lands. Some progress has been made
In planting corn la the eouthorn section
where the work had boon previously de
layed , but there Is a considerable area yet
to be planted If the weather conditions In
the near future are more favorable. The
acreage In that section Is likely to be ma
terially reduced. Much replanting has been
done in all sections and a fair Htart has
been made In cultivation wherever the soil
was dry enough. The weather has been
favorable for now seeding of timothy and
clover and for potatoes and garden truck
generally.
Secretary Greene of the Slate Horti
cultural society has just received reports
from twelve counties throughout the cen
tral part of Iowa , giving the per cent of
the fruit crop , which Is as follows : Ap
ples , 61 per cent ; plums , 58 per cent ; cher
ries , B9 per cent ; currants , 85 per cent ;
grapes , 27 per cent ; blackberries , 17 per
cent ; raspberries , 56 per cent ; strawber
ries , Gl per cent.
Governor Shaw and State Superintendent
Barrett nro nt Iowa City In attendance at
the ceremonies of the laying of the corner
stone of the now collegiate building to bo
erected at the State university this year.
Troop A of the Iowa National Guard of
this city today received an Invitation to go
with the Flfty-Becond regiment and enjoy
the annual camp on the borders of the lakes
at OkoboJI. The Invitation was formally ac
cepted and the event will take place be
tween July 10 and 20. The troops will take
all of their horses and their equipment.
They will have a special car attached to the
regular passenger train which will take
them to the lakes. It Is anticipated that
they "will bo In camp for two weeks and
during that time they will go through all
tbo regulation drills. General Lincoln , Ad
jutant General Byers and Major Olmstead
have all promised to > be present and the out
look Is for ono of the most enjoyable as
well as useful oven'ts ' In the history of the
Iowa National Guard.
John Newburn of this city today received
a letter from Congressman Burkett of Ne
braska saying he would support Henderson
ot Iowa for speaker.
' A DOS Molnes firm , today secured the con
tract for a big formaldehyde gas disinfect
ing plant for ono of the army hospitals at
Manila ,
NEW 11OAD IS COMING TO OMAHA.
YnnUton , Norfolk & Southern to Be
' Extended nt Once.
SIOUX- CITY , Juno G.Speclal Telegram. )
The Yankton , NorfolU ' & Southern railway
Is to be extended at once from - - --Yankton .
D. , to Norfolk , Neb. , thus opening up a new
line of road In this territory and giving
Omaha connection with the Great Northern.
This will probably benefit Omaha , but It Is
a body blow to Sioux City. The road will
be finished by winter , as work is to be com
menced at once.
J. S. Meckllng of Chicago , -who built the
Dakota Southern road , now the line of the
Milwaukee from Sioux City to Yankton ,
and after whom the town of Meckllng , S.
D. , was named. Is Jn Sioux City tonight.
With him Is J. W. Graham of Norwalk , O. ,
who built the Indianapolis , Bloomlngton &
Western railway , and who owns that part ot
the Yankton & Norfolk railway now Baa
ing. These men announce that the Yankton ,
Norfolk & Southern has been financed and
that the road will fco constructed without de
lay from Yankton to Norfolk , Mr. Meckllng
said the construction company Is backed by
strong Chicago capitalists and that there
is no question that the long contemplated
scheme will bo carried out to the letter.
Already forty-five miles of the road from
Yankton on Is graded and for tfcls dlstanco
all of the bridge work has been done also.
All that remains to ibe done In this stretch
Is to lay the Iron. The rest of the line re
mains to be graded and bridged.
Tomorrow Messrs. Graham and Meckllng ,
accompanied byA. . H. Orvls of the Chicago
law firm ot French & Orvls will go to
Norfolk and from there they drive over the
line and right of way on a tour of Inspec
tion. Mr. Meckllng Bald that although the
season Is rather late preliminary negotla-
tlono have been perfected so that work on
construction will 'be completed before win
ter. He said further that the company will
bo independent of any other railway com
pany and be operated and managed by Its
own officers.
.
MASON CITY , la. , June P.-Spccial ( Telegram -
gram , ) The Brand Mcdge of Masons opened
hero today with a very Jargo attendance. The
city Is in holiday attire with flags , lodge em
blems and festocoa of colors in profusion.
At 9 o'clock the procession formed , headed
by the Citizens' band and grand rodeo offi
cers. After parading through the principal
streets the crowd gathered at Parker's opera
house , where Mayor Brett extended the wel-
tcomo of the city. George Dewey made the
response. The annual address by Grand
Matter Bowen was attentively listened to.
It was full of timely suggestions and Inspir
ing sentiments. Reports of all grand lodge
officers were presented. Much Interest is
centered In the election , which will be held
tomorrow. Tonight It looks as If the fol
lowing slate would go through , although
there Is strong opposition ; Thomas Lambert ,
grand master ; R. M. Hunter , senior grand
warden ; Frank Wood , Junior grand warden ;
O. S , Wright , treasurer ; T. S , Parvln , sec
retary. Cedar Rapids Is hero In force to
capture the next meeting.
Hinitll
DUNLAP , la. , June 6. ( Special Telegram. )
Dunlap was visited by a small twister this
evening , Trees a foot through were broken
off and some small houses wcro moved from
their foundations. A peculiarity was the fact
that trees and buildings on the high ground
were not damaged , while 'In the valley op
posite from the part of < towni which the
storm first struck large trees were twisted
off and some wore actually uprooted , A small
waterspout Is reported In another part of
town.
linn Io\vn lij- the Flint Mull.
3IALVERN , la. , June G. ( Special Tele
gram. ) John Ryan , a section band on the
Port Arthur road , was run down and in
stantly killed at 7:10 : this morning by the
Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy fast mall at
the cro'R'ng. '
Ryan was In the employ of the Port Ar
thur and hud Just started to work on Iho
Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy and Port
Arthur crossing , when the fast mnll came
through. Ho wns not working on the main
track , but evidently became contused as
the train approached and jumped In front
ot It. His body was thrown at least 100
feet and It seemed that nearly every bono
In his body was broken and his brains scat
tered along the track. Mr. Ryan was only
about 30 years of age and leaves a wife
and two small children. His parents also
live here and his sister , Mrs. Less Sum
mers , lives a little over a mile from town.
ConMrttiMloii Contract ! . < ( .
MASON CITY , la. , Juno 6. ( Special Tele
gram. ) President W. 12. Brlco of the Min
nesota & Northwestern railroad today let
the contract to the Bethuno-Craney con-
stnictlon company for seventy-four miles of
grading on the new road. This Includes all
the grading from Lake Mills to Parkers-
burg. Work Is being pushed at al ? points
for Immediate completion of the roadbed.
Hrnvy AVInd DOCK IlntnnKP.
DUBUQUE , la. , June 6. A heavy wind
and rainstorm nt Guttonburg , forty miles
north of here , this evening did much dam
age. Emll John and Theodore Rath wcro
fatally hurt. A boy named Radach was
drowned In the Mississippi.
DEATH RECORD.
Conntr .TmlRc nml Olil-Tlmcr.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D. , June 6. ( Special. )
Judge Edwin Parllman , who died at his
homo In this city Monday morning , had been
a resident of Sioux Falls ? lnco the summer
of 1877. He was born lu Stark county , Ohio ,
December 21 , 1832. He graduated from
Alleghany college , nt Mcadvllle , Pa. , In
1850. When 21 years of ago he moved to
Decorah , la. , where he learned the watch
maker's trade. In 1857 he moved to Austin ,
Minn. , and from there -went to Hastings It
the same state. In I860 ho was iidmlttoc'
to the bar and practiced law at Hastings
until ho enlisted In the Second Minnesota
cavalry in 1SG2. After being mustered out
ho resumed his law practice at Hastings
and remained there until 1S77 , when ho
came to Sioux Falls. He held the onico of
district attorney of Dakota county , Minnesota
seta , for four years , being twice elected to
the position , and assumed the ofilco of
county judge In 1890. At each election
slnco South Dakota became a state his
party has honored him with the nomination
for county judge.
Frederick O. Prince.
BOSTON , Juno 6. Hon. Frederick 0
Prince , widely known as a lawyer and poli
tician , died at his homo today from lung
diseases.
Frederick O. Prlnco was born In Boston
January 18 , 1818 , wns graduated from Har
vard In 1833 , was admitted to the Suffolk
bar In 1840. In early life ho allied himself
with the whig party. In I860 , on the dis
ruption within his party , ho transferred his
allegiance to the democratic party and was
elected a delegate to the Charleston con
vention of that year and cost Ills lot with
the Baltimore division which nominated
Stephen A. Douglas for president of the
United States. Ho was secretary of the
national democratic committee from I860
to 1888. He was elected mayor of Boston
In 1876 by the democrats and twice re-
elected. In 1896 he wae a candidate for gov
ernor of Massachusetts on the gold demo
cratic ticket. Ho leaves a widow and four
sons.
Condolences for Thomson Family.
PHILADELPHIA , Juno 6. Among the
messages of condolence received by the fam
lly of the late Frank Thomson , president o
ihe Pennsylvania Railway company today
was the following :
"Miss Anne Thomson : You have the
heartfelt sympathy of Mrs. McKlnloy and
myself In the loss of your dear , devote *
father. We share your sorrow.
WILLIAM .M'KINLEY. .
It has been decided to hold the funera
services at the late residence of Mr. Thom
son on Thursday. The directors of the
company will meet tomorrow , when Mr
Thomson's successor will probably bo
chosen. The responsibility will fall either
to James MfcCrea , first vice president of the
lines west of Plttsburg , or S. M. Provost , a
present third vice president of the company
John P. Green , first vice president of the
road , would ordlnally be promoted to the
presidency , but H Is understood does not
desire the position.
Illnclc IIIllN Pioneer.
DEADWOOD , S. D. , Juno 6. ( Special Telo-
Kram. ) Captain Thomas H. Russell died this
afternoon of stomach trouble. The deceased
came to the Black Hills In 1875 as leader o :
the Russell expedition , and has been ono ol
the most prominent , men In this part of the
state ever since. Ho was born In Penn
sylvania , went to Denver before there was
any town there , was In a number of Indian
fights In that state and was Instrumental
In settling the Black Hills with the whites.
As a newspaper correspondent he has done
more than any other person In the Hills to
advertise the country. He leaves a family
of grown children.
Alexander Ileiider.
HASTINGS , Neb. , Juno G. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Alexander Bender died suddenly at
noon today. Ho had just eaten his dinner
and had not been sick over ten minutes when
he dropped dead. Fibrous heart clot , sue
ceeding pnqumonla , was the cause.
Tn lie u SleU III Piirllninciit.
LONDON , Juno G. Mr. Robert Wallace ,
liberal , M. P. for East Edinburgh , who
while speaking during the debate on the
grant to General Kitchener of Khartoum ,
was seized with cerebral paralysis , Is
dead.
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