THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , .TAXUATIY 10 , 1900.
. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
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I COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MI.MUl MUNTION.
Davis sells glpss.
rino A. H C beer , Ncumaycr's hotel
VVolsbneh burners at lllxby's Tel 193.
Uudwelser beer L Iloi&nfeldt , agent.
John lleno Is able to be out again titter his
long and serious Hint an
DrV. . A Oervols , osteopath , 301 Mer-
rlom block , qouncll Bluffs.
The place to have your framing done ,
Alex incier B Art pincorlum.
Get jour work done at the popular Eagle
luundry , 721 Hroadvvay. 'Phono 157.
\V C Estop undertaker 2S I'carl street
Telephones Oincc , 97 , residence. 33.
I'M ill DcVol has accepted u po'ltlon as
traveling s > al. " > man for an Omaha wholesale
hud ware house.
Sheridan real makes n large flame and
clear lire but no smoke , soot or clinkers
1'enlon & Toley sole agents.
H S Storrs assistant superintendent of
the Hurllngton was In from c'reston > e-ster-
dav to attind the- grain dialers' meeting
f'harles S Clark of rhliago , editor of the
Drain Dealers Journ il , was In the cltv jes-
terdav attending the grain dealers' meeting
The Ladles' Aid sorletv of SI Paul's Epis
copal church will meet this afternoon at
2 TO o'clock t the residence of Sirs O M
Urown on South Seventh street.
M.MV D Thomas of Tvvcntv-sixth ave
nue IIIIH received Intelllcence of the death
of her father , Ur II A Crocker , at Qulncj ,
III , ut the age of M jears
IliiII P Osgood , pastor of the Klrst
Congregational church of Harvard , Neb.
ivas In the clt > > esterdav visiting his old
rhoolmate Trnnk 1" Everest
Calanthe Asst mbly No 1 , Pvthlan Sis-
Urhotid , will me ft In regular session this
nfternoon In HiiRhes hall when this newly
clictid ollUers will be Installed
The Pottavvattamle Investment company
Bled amended at tides of Incorporation jes-
lerclav vv'lth the county recorder increasing
Its capital stork from $13,000 to $25000
Two children In the family of W. D
James rourtienth street and Avenue O ,
were reported to the Hoard of Health yes-
tmlnj as suffering from scarlet fever
13 < lward Spares , a negro , was arrested last
evening bv Olllcer Husse as he- was making
his , escape from X P Peterson's shoe store
on South Main street with three odd shoes ,
which ho had stolen
The annual meeting of the assessors of
I'littnvvaUamlo count ) will be held this aft-
tinoon In the superior court room at the
county court houses The meeting will be
called to order at 2 o'clock bj Countj Audi-
tot limes
Postmaster Treynor , K E Hart , Super
visor of Census Trnnk Everest , Colonel J.
J Stondmnn , Colonel C G Satinders , J P
Orcenshlelds , a II Scott and 1 > 1 Hrown ,
"Who " went to Des Molnes to take part in the
fceratorlal < ontest , have returned borne
The papers In the receivership inse of the
Omaha & . St Louis railroad have been
plated on flic In the olllce of the i lerk of
the United St lies circuit court here The >
were llrMt Illed In Des Molnes and for
warded from there by Clerk 13 It Mason
Judge Shlras his Issued an order author
izing Clerk Stcndman to adjourn the spring
term of federal court vvhlc'h was to have
opened March U to March JO Owing to the
< U"Uh of Judge Woolpon , no Judge having
imthorm to preside can be bore nt the
tarlloi date
Claude Goff. an ll-\ear-old bov living at
029 South Main street , was repotted to the
iiollco last night ns missing from home
Jle left home early In the morning and at a
Into hour last night had not returned
The bo > Is described as having red hair ,
blue eves and freckled
Ernest Nlckrant , who attempted to com
mit suicide Mondaj morning by severing the
inaln arteries of his right wrist. Is at St
au-rnard's hospital The attending physician
thinks it probable th.it the hand will have
to bo amputated All the tendons as well
as the main arteries were seveied
George Rtlcllo U home from a business
trip in the e ist Ho has recentlv been
m ide general western agent for the llrm
of James S K'rk & Co of Chicago and will
] iavn his he.idnuurters In Omah.i This
given him exclusive territory from the M s-
Kourl river westward to the contt.
Gus lyits a member of the Harbers * Pro
tective association , Illed Informations In the
superior couit jestcrdav against four bar
bers who kept open last Sunc'nv The de
fendants aie William McKInley , "John
boo. " Fred Kcplar and Phil Kllllan The
barber stv led 'John Doc" Is nn assistant
In McKlnley'H shon
Judge Thornell > esterdij reappolnted At-
lorne > A T Fllcklngcr as a member of the
Board of Commissioners for the Insane of
rottawnttamie county at Council Bluffs
rommlssionei Flickliigcr's appointment ex-
plies Fcbruuy 2S and his reiippolntment Is
[ or the term of two vears from .March 1 ,
UtOO , to February 28. 1'JOJ.
The financial report of the. Christian home
for last 'week shows the receipts In the
reneral fund to have been $ J57 Si , being
Ju7 ! 81 above the estimated needs for the
current expenses of the week In the man
ager's fund $3320 was received , being $173
below tbp needs of the week and Increasing
the dcllc'leno In this fund to $20 id to date
At the annual meeting List evening of the
Savings Loin and lUiltdlng association of
Council I31ufls the following olllcers were
re-elected for the ensuing year : President ,
h E Hart , vice president , Frank Grass ;
treasurer. John Dennett , secretao D W
Otis , F F Everest E E Halt and J J
Hrown were ic-elcctcd trustees for three
( ears
John Casey who , In a fit of rage because
nne of her customers comxilalned about thu
way his wife did her washing , kicked her
In the stomach was discharged jeslerdav
pn the obarge of being diiink , but Is still
held at the city Jill , an Information having
been Illed against him lor disturbing the
peace His wife refused to prosecute him
for the assault
Council Bluffs lodge No Ml , Henovolent
nnd Protective Ordtr of Elks , will meet In
regular session this evening In llojnl Ar-
rnnum hull The Omaha lodge has pre-
ticnted the lodge here with a handsome
largo Mag and In order ID show their nn-
jilccluuo1 > ! ! > courtesies extended
by the Omaha Elks the members of the
local lodge wilt attend the benellt per
formance at the Dohan > theater Saturdaj
night In a bodj
John Llnson , the engineer c.iusht In the-
ni t of uoln through the rooms nt the
IMetropolltan hotel wtisexamlmd veslcidiy
ib > the city vhvslclan. who gave It as his
opinion th it the man Is mentally deranged
l tnson claims to hive bev > n In the asylum at
[ Mount Plea.sant and alao In an asylum In
Colorado He also claims to have been olll-
< tally connected at one t'mo with the United
Order of R.illnmd Engineers Ills case will
l > e taken be fine the Insanity commissioners
and he will be probiblv n > nt to Red Oak.
whore ho s.iy.s ho has friends Lindloul
lllorwlth of tile Metropolitan has declined
to prosecute
At the annual meeting of the congregation
of the First cungreBallonal church Monday
night Ihe fyilnwlnolllcers were elected
Clerk , Mrs E S Allen , Ireasuior , E E
Halt , trustees. I ) W Otis , J H Stroek ,
P L Ktid , dea. ons , N P DodgeW W
Wallace. G U Hlce S F Henry C K
Vnyloi , pruKutlal committee , Mrs H S
Jones Miss Julia S Fitch. T H James ,
music committee C K Taylor , \V S
Homer N II Klmball , H S , Jones , G P
Illank. ushers Tiumnn Jones , Hor.ico lluv-
nrMtock , C II Taylor and Eirl Miller Sun
day xchoo.1 otlkers were elected as follows
Buperlntondont , C 1C Taylor , assistant su-
tierlntniulsnt , Dr X J Hlcn , treasurer , E
13 Hart , secretary Hobeit Wallace , li
brarian H S Jones , nsslMant librarian ,
Gcorgo Dltnk , chorister , HattleVorley ;
orgiulst , Mir > II H Jones , assistant organ-
il Minn Liggett Allen
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N. Y. Plumbing Co. Te'l 250 ,
Oimrferliittrr 1IIIU
PlBCountcd D per cent If paid on or before
10th , Inst. Ofllcc open Wednesday evening.
Hi-ill KtdidTraimfcrn ,
The following transfers were filed yes
terday In the abstract , title nnd loan olllce
of J W. Squire. 101 Pearl utico1
Henrv V Hock and wife to Christian
V Rock. c u ne'j 2J-77-40 , vv d $ 4.50
Peier Wcls and wife lo John G Mos-
bacher , putt sMi boi ( 31-75-I3. part
swk sw'i J2-75-13 , part nVi ni' 671-
43 , w d . . .
Two transfers , aggregating . $10,550
Umirtcrl ) Wntt'r Illllit
niflcounted 5 per cent If paid on or before
)0tli ) , Inst. Olllco open Wednesday evening.
Davis Bells paints.
FAREVfl LOAftSS
L Negotiated In Eastern Nebraska
t/ti and Iowa. James N. Casacly , jr. .
IK Main at. , Council Blutla.
CHAIN DEALERS' ' CONVENTION
Quarterly Moetinc ; of Southwestern Iowa and
Northwestern Missouri Association.
IMPORTANT MATTERS UP FOR DISCUSSION
All Aftrcf tlmt rarnicrn Should Umo
Seed AVIirnl , nn DurliiK the
1'iiNt Year tlio ( iralit line
Deteriorated.
Three questions comprised the principal
topics of discussion at the quarterly meetIng -
Ing of the Southwestern Iowa and North
western Mlsflourl Grain Dealers' associa
tion yesterday One was the question of the
organization joining the national associa
tion , the second was that of the war reve
nue tax on grain tickets , and the third was
that of the Introduction of new flced wheat
among the farmers.
The question of the association Joining the
national body was brought before the meet
ing by Clmrle-fl S. Clark , secretary ot the
National Grain Dealers' association and
editor of the Grain Dealers' Journal of Chicago
cage Ho spoke at length , describing the
benefits that the members of the associa
tion would derive by their organization
affiliating with the national bouy. The Inter
ests of all grain dealers , ho aald , were prac
tically Identical and better results could
bo obtained If the state associations be
longed to the national body , aa that organi
zation would then bo In a position bettor
to further such legislation as the grain
dealers desired In their behalf This was
in special reference to the matter of the 2-
cent war revenue stamp which the govern
ment requires placed on grain pickets the
same as a bank check and which the grain
dealers claim they nnd a burden.
The question of joining the national BBSO-
clatlon was freely discussed and It was ap
parent that a majority of the members pres
ent were opposed to It. On being put to the
vote the motion to afllllatc was lost The
sumo question was brought up nt a former
session In this city and was voted down.
The sentiment of the meeting was unani
mous as to the requirement by the govern
ment that grain tickets bo utamped Is a
burden on the grain dealer nnd that the
grain dealers of the entire country should
take some action looking to the abolishment
of this tax. As the matter stands nt present
the department requires that all grain tick
ets Issued by n dealer must , in order to
avoid bearing the 2-cent war revenue stamp ,
bo paid either by the dealer issuing them
or his bankers to the original holder of the
ticket and from funds kept In n separate
box for that purpose. Under this ruling of
the department every dealer ifsulng tick
ets must either keep on hand in a box re
served for the purpose a separate fund at
his own place of business 01 at his bank
er's. This entails a burden not only upon
the denier , but also on the banker
In case the amount called for on the ticket
Is paid to anyone else than the original
holder of the ticket or from funds other than
those bpccially reserved for that purpose ,
the grain ticket must carry a 2-cent reve
nue stamp. A ticket Is Issued as a rule for
every load or part 'of ' load purchased by the
grain dealer and In the course of a season
the amount of the stamps runs up to quite
a considerable sum. t
AH lo Seed Wheat.
The meeting was also unanimous on the
seed wheat question , all present being of the
opinion that the farmers raising this kind
of grain should be Induced to secure fresh
seed. The wheat throughout the states
represented by the association has , It is
claimed , deteriorated and last season the
crop was a very poor one. This , It Is as
serted , Is the direct result of using the
same seed from year to year Wheat should
average sixty pounds to the bushel , but last
year's crop only averaged about forty-five
pounds Wheat , It was explained , deterio
rated from planting from the same seed ,
the same as animals do from breeding. The
qucbtion of now seed led to a discussion
as to whether the farmers should ralbo
spring or winter wheat as being the most
profitable ; the members present were divided
on this The matter was finally loft In
the hands of the secretary to take up by
correspondence with the members of the as
sociation and to ascertain what would be
the cost of Introducing fresh beed among
the farmers from whom the dealers buy the
grain.
The meeting was well attended , some ilfty
or more members being present. President
D Hunter of Hamburg was In the chair and
Secretary G. A Stlbbcns of Coburg was also
in attendance. Before the meeting the
members present were photographed In a
group on the south steps of the Grand ho
tel. Among those present were W E
Ellis , Vlllsea , la ; C , M. Uoynton , James
Gault , Joseph Norton , Crcston , la. ; George
W. Judd , Sidney la ; J D , Young , Anita ,
la , J W. Steembaugh , Clarlnda , la. ,
Charles F. Davis , Pacific Junction , la , I
A. DcCou , Woodbine , la , U. I French ,
Hawarden , la , M M. Snider. DCS Molnes ,
la ; D Hunter , Hamburg , la ; G. A. Stlb-
bens , Coburg , la. , F M Campbell , Ran
dolph , la , E L Waggoner , G. L. Graham ,
St. Louis , Mo. , Charles S Clark , Chicago ,
D. P Kenagy , Thomas Callanan , Lincoln ,
Neb ; II E McClellan , St. Louis , Mo. , John
Hobrecker , Jr. , Omaha.
' " " colds.
Howell's Antl-"Knvvf" cures coughs ,
la Ilnn : < riiptcx.
William II Avis , n farmer of Portsmouth ,
Harrison county , filed a voluntary petition
in bankruptcy yesterday In the United
States district court here His liabilities
aggregate $1,754 BO and his assets ho sched
ules at $499 , of which $149 are claimed 'as
exempt
Joseph Prltchard , a farmer of Woodbine ,
also wants to be relieved of bis liabilities
and In his petition to be declared a bank
rupt ho lists his debts at $1,500 and his
assets at $110 , all of the latter being
claimed as exempt.
John W. Hlpsley , another farmer of Pierce
township In Page county , finds his debts too
burdensome and wants to bo permitted to
go through the bankruptcy mill His liabil
ities aggregate about $1,000 , while his assets
are practically nil.
L L Edwards of Lorlmer , la , Is another
applicant for relief under the bankruptcy
law Ills liabilities amount to $2.025 , of
which $1,158 57 represents unsecured debts
and $800 notes he had endorsed for other
people. His assets amount to $50 , which
he claims as exempt
ImiiK'Ht on Murih | > 'M ItrnialiiN ,
The coroner's Inquest over Steve Murphy ,
the section hand killed on the Fort Dodge & .
Onuha railroad Saturday evening , was held
> csterdav at Undertaker Kstep'g establish
ment. The Jury , consisting of H. T firy-
ant. W M. McCrary and Captain D. Maltby ,
returned a verdict that Murphy came to bis
death "by being struck by engine No 804 of
the Illinois Central \\orktraln one-half mile
norlh of Groblc and no blame Is attached
to the trainmen or section crew. "
Tbo witnesses examined were the crew of
the worlttraln and several of the section
men who were on the handcar at the time
the train backed Into It. Their testimony
wont to show that the accident occurred
after dark and that there was n strong wind
blowing at tbo time , that both the handcar
and the worktraln were going south , the
latter being pulled by the engine , which wnn
coupled onto the cars. There was a headlight -
light on the engine nnd an ordinary red
light on the tender , but this was blown
down and dimmed bv the wind. The mem
bers of the train crew nil testified thnt the
whistle- was blown repeatedly for crossings
and tint Just before the hnndcnr was struck
It was blown for the station at fruble. !
Whlto Rose Rebekah lodge will give Its
annual ball Tuosdnv night , January 23 , at
Independent Order of Odd Fellows hall.
Tickets 25 cents.
DOINGS IN TIIIJ DtVI'HICT COIHIT.
January Term Open * and .Indue
Tlmriicl ! ViipoliilN Two MnllllVw.
Judge Thorncll convened the January
term of district court yesterday morning
One of his first nets was to appoint two
court bailiffs In the following order
"In the matter of appointment of bailiffs ,
It Is ordered by the court that the sheriff bo
allowed the assistance of two permanent
bailiffs , same to bo appointed by him to
servo both when the grand Jury Is in ecsslon
and at other times , and thereupon the sheriff
appoints Harry llrowu and Fred Peterson to
act as such bailiffs and the appointment of
said bailiffs IB confirmed by the court"
IJy this order all the appointees ot Sheriff
Cousins are now provided for. The order
gives the two bailiffs practically $2 per
day for the entire year , which will be paid
by the county and will not bo taxed up to
the expenses of the sheriff's ofllce.
The grand jury was Impaneled with
Gcorgo W. Fisher as foreman and the fol
lowing members. William Farrell , John
Wulff , Charles Gregory , sr. , Henry Kllcn-
bcck , John H. Murphy and C. H. Crispin.
Harry Sims was appointed clerk ot the
jury.
jury.Tho
The hearing of the matter of the In
junction suit brought by Ervln Dryer of
Chicago against the city and Thomas Bow
man to restrain the entering Into of a light
ing contract will bo heard this morning.
Forrest Smith filed a petition ot Interven
tion In the case yesterday. He makes
practically the same allegations as In the
petition of Dryer , except that ho alleges that
the city has no right to enter Into a con *
tract for moro than one year. Ho further
alleges that unless restrained the city is
about to squander the money ot tbo munici
pality by entering Into contract with Bowman -
man at a higher llgure than Dryer offered
to furnish the city with electric lights. H
is understood that Forrest Smith intervenes
in order to protect Dryer's suit , the latter
not being a resident nor a taxpayer of the
city and thu question of his standing In
court might bo raised In consequence.
A number ot defendants whose cases are
before the grand Jury were presented to
that body and all waived the right of chal
lenge.
The court appointed L. G. Scott attorney
for JCESO Thompson , indicted for n burglary
at Underwood.
Ransom & company were substituted ns
plaintiffs in the suit of the Pottavvattamle
Mercantile association of Neola against J. D
M. Prultt , the former manager of the com
pany
Judge Green was present yesterday and
heard motions In some cases that had not
boon disposed ot at the last term. The
motion for a new trial In the case of the
Duncan Shoo company against the Iowa
Merchants' Mutual Insurance company was
submitted and taken under advisement.
Judge Thornell made the following as
signments Wednesday , January 10 , hear
ing in Sledentopf estate ; Thursday , Jan
uary 11 , Squho against City ot Council
niuffs , J. W Shaffer against Carrie B. Nu
gent , M. C Goodwin against John S. Mor
gan and others , Friday , January 12 , New
York Cloak and Suit company against City
of Council Bluffs , Farmers' and Merchants'
State bank against Owen White and others ;
Saturday , January 13 , Slack Peterson against
Independent School District of Council Bluffs ,
First National bank of Council Bluffs
against C R Mitchell and others.
The January term ot the superior couit
was convened yesterday morning by Acting
Judge Paul Aylesworth and nn adjournment
taken until Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
In the damage suit of Lawrence T. Brown
against the Union Pacific Railway company
the defendant has filed a motion for trans
fer to the federal court.
The will of Ihe late T. J. Clark .was ad
mitted to probate yesterday , the widow being
appointed executrix without bond.
The will ot the late Gcorgo Hoffman was
admitted to probate , the widow Mrs. Au
gusta Hoffnnn. being appointed executrix
without bond
Tltonka Kosstith county's precocious
young town , has voted to Incorporate j
Egg pickers In Iowa have been hard hit
by the drop In the price of hen berries
William Cooney , county treasurer at Now
Hampton fell on the court house steps nnd
broke his leg
The Audubon folks who think they are
living In the twentieth century nro going
to org-inlze a club
George H Wlnslovv , a self-confessed
horsethlef , escaped from the Jail at Waterloo
lee and has not been iccaptuicd.
The liquor which was seized at the depots
in Shenandoah Ju t before Thanksgiving
was ordeicel destroyed by the court
Oubuquo Is making n vigorous protest
against the- removal of the Illinois Central
division hendiiunrteis from that plneo to
Waterloo
Tied White , a boy who lives near Everly ,
wa4 accidentally shot while toying with a
target rllle It Is fc-.ned the wound will
prove ) fatal.
The llurlan Republican Is SO jears old
nnd declares that it Is "fairly well satis-
lied thankful for past favors and hopeful
for the future "
Theio wcio but two lire alarms In Spen
cer during the year One was n false
ahum and the other one did not result In
any matcrlnl damage
e/hivrles Jan o of West Liberty ls undct
arreft charged with forging a marriage li
cense , and Inducing a girl named Ituchael
Patter'on to marry him
Ch irles Petcr.son was dincerously burned
by the explosion of gas In u tank which he
was rcpaliing The tank had bten used for
hauling lefiihu from the gas works I
Creditors of A iMIIlor of Prtmghui , who I
has tiled a petition In bankruptcy , have
sworn out a warrant for him charuilnc him
with the fraudulent transfer of his prop-
| crty
Charles A Thomas , formerly editor of the
Whiting Heiald and postmaster at Whiting
during President Harrison's term of olllce ,
was shot at Mercedes Cat , on Thuisdiy
of the last week In December and died on
Friday
A lively stable belonging to U E , Hushing
burned at Gulden Grove and seventeen head
of horses were consumed A largo amount
of other i > iopurty such as IB used In coni i
ncctlon with u livery stable waa also
burned
Frank Peck nnd Buibara Nichols of Wil
liams were to be. married , but when the
time for the wedding arrived the bride was
missing It was Inter ascertained that she
had eloped with a man named Sailor Frank
lin This was the rocoml tlmo the woman I
bud disappointed Peck I
The University of Iowa will Inaugurate a
Hummer session this year oiu'nlng on June
S and continuing six weeks Instruction
will l > e ottered In the following lira Mellon
Latin German English , history , politics
nml economUh philosophy , psychology nml
logic , pedagogy , physics , zoology , botany , '
mathematics nnd astronomy An liihtructlvu |
course of general lectures will bo given by ,
the members of the faculty nnd others |
F B ThlrklelcJ , health Inspector of Chicago - I
cage , aya. ' Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cannot
bu recommended too highly. It cured me
of severe dyspepsia. " It digests vrhat you
cat and cures Indigestion , heartburn and
all forms of
CHAW TIM VCIITC UtfCCAPI ?
ollAw lluiiioJilllo JilliooAlib
Iowa Governor's Annual Communication to
the State Legislature ,
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LAWMAKERS HOLD TWO SHORT SESSIONS
Innucttirnlljiit Cproinoiilr" of the
vrnor nnil Lieutenant < ! ouriior
Will Tn It c PI nee Tomorrow
IK'tnlU of the I'roRriiiu.
DKS MOINES , Jan. 0. ( Special Tclo-
grnm ) Two sessions of the legislature were
held today. The morning sessions wore of
no Interest , each house attending to the
general preliminaries preceding the work
of getting down to business. The transm.s-
sioii of the governor a message was the most
Important c\ent of the morning session The
house ordered the publication of the doc
ument , but the senate patiently listened to
Its , reading.
The Joint committee on Inaugural cere
monies , of which Senator Smith of Mitchell
county Is chairman , met this morning and
decided that the Inauguration ceremonies
should be held In the Auditorium at 2 30
p in. Thursday. Admission will bo by
ticket and In charge of the governor , lieu
tenant governor and members of the leg
islature , each of which will be provided
with a certain number of tickets for his
friends. The governor and his staff , the legIslature -
Islaturo and other persons of prominence
who will take part In the parade will meet
at 1 30 p. m. Thursday at the state house
and from thcic the line of march to the
auditorium will bo formed. Adjutant Gen
eral Ujers will have charge of the proces
sion and has asked both local cavalry troops ,
Troop A and the Lincoln Hussars , to take
pirt. The usual public reception will prob
ably follow the Inaugural ceremonies In the
evening In the governor's apartments at the
capltol building.
In the afternoon , following the ceremonies
at the Auditorium , the senate will convene
at the state house and Induct Its new pres
ident , Lieutenant Governor Mllllman , who
will succeed himself , Into the chair Mr.
Mllllman will then announce his committees
and the body will probably adjourn until
next Monday , when It will begin work In
eaincst.
For a few moments It looked as though
there would be a tu sle on the floor of the
house this morning It occurred on the
committee question , regarding which there
is considerable speculation now because of
tbo existing factions in the republican
party. The hopeless tenor of routine bus
iness was at least ruffled n little when
Klrkwood of Harrison county Introduced a
resolution to "the effect that the committees
of the house to bo named by the speaker be
the same In name and number as they were
In the twenty-seventh general assembly. As
the speaker rose to put the motion Stewart
of Polk county took the floor and entered a
strong protest , saying flatly ho did not be-
llovo the members of the house had a right
to tie the speaker's hands in this fashion.
His ground was that conditions were different -
ent now and It should be left to the speak
er's discretion as to what committees were
needed to carry on the work. As an In
stance , Mr. Stewart mentioned that a Board
of Control was now an Important factor In
state affairs and Dr now en might see fit to
appoint u new committee to whom matters
wouia he referred bearing upou It. As a
result of Mr. Stewart's contention the resolution
elution was not adopted.
A resolution introduced a few minutes
later by Wise of Black ' Hawk county asking
the speaker to name' the committees of the
house and leaving the names and numbers
of these to his discretion , was also lost , being
I objected to as unnecessary. It Is thought
the speaker will announce his committees
the last of the week and the house will then
bo In good working order.
( in * rraor * ilm 'n MeminKC.
Governor Shaw's message Is In part as
follows *
Never In our history has labor found
more re.uly employment or more liberal
remuneration , nuvor has agriculture neu
trally been more prosperous or yielded
better returns , never has business been
more universally active or reasonable
prollts for Invested capital more secure ,
nml never were the finances of the state
in a more satisfactory condition than at
the present hour
At the beginning of the last llsonl term
there were unpaid warrants outstanding to
the amount of J447.500 7.J At the same time
there vvns cnt.li In the treasury $ ! t > , G729G.
leaving the net Indebtedness ot the state
? 1IO777 ! , Ot the outstanding warrants ,
the stun of $3G3S3I SI was drawing Interest ,
the accrued amount of which at that time
Increased this Indebtedness by nn unas
certained sum Moreover , there lemained
of special appiopilutlons made by the
Twentvsixth and former general n sem-
blles , against which wnrrmts had not yet
been drawn , Vns,437.Gl There was , there
fore , to be paid out of the revenues of the
then succeeding term $719 2(5 JS , besides the
Interest on the outstanding warrants , In
addition to the ordlnnrjpen es of the
biennial period and the extraordinary ex- |
pendltures that the Twenty - oventh gcn-
eril assembly might authorize :
It Is gratifying to know th it the liidiclous i
lirovlHlons iniule by the Twonty-sKtIi and
Twenty -seventh geneial asspinblles , for the I
Increase of public revenues on the one '
band , and the reduction of expenditures ]
on the other , enabled the state to meet all
Its obligations , past and eurrent , and to I
accumulate In the treasury , at the end of
the llhcal term under review , a surplus of
$ I1I9I02 over and above all outstanding
warrants , subject however , to the vet un
expended appropriations of the Twenty-
seventh nml earlier general assemblies Of
these , less than WOO.WO remained undrawn
at the end of the llscnl term With these
"mounts i nil expended there will remain
fully JJJO.OOo to meet the expenditures of
the eiirront term
The treasurj Is In better condition than
It was two jenrs ago by J1,008,5S050
Mure llanl.N Tlinii Ail ) Oilier State.
Iowa Is exceedingly fortiimito In her bank.
Ing Interests She has more lank , than
any othei state In the union , and the ton ill"
ion of the.e. Institutions Is'vcry encour
Inn At the date of the'r last
reports the
deposits were as follows.
State and bavings banks . . . . | 81 , 170791 fir
National b inks . . . " ' -P ? 7i q is
I'livato bunks ( estimated ) . . w.m.W oo
. HGU15.660M
An Increase of over 63 per cent In two
, , ( > t 'he more than JllO.OuOOOO held by na
tional , state and private banks Investiga
tion convinced mo thu
eel talnly ovci one-
half ib owned by farmers , and theWlow.
m on deposit in savings banks is held all ' ,
most eNcIiihlvely by wage e irners ami
people -
plo of limited Income I'nciuestlonably the I
pioportlon of unlncumbcred faiini , in the
mate CNCeeds that of any other period
addition , the value of all agricultural lands
and of farm animals has very mii"e rial 11
appreciated within the last few years |
l.amln tint lloaril of ( oiiiriil , I
The Twenty-soventh general assembly' '
made provision for u board of contioK I
ivhli h , for nearly two years , has had the
management of nil our state Institutions
excepting those purely educational The' ,
policy thus Inaiiguiatid has resulted In u
wry considerable ) envlng to the state , and , I
In addition , thu service at moat of the lii-
Mltutlom , , I am persuaded has been im-I
Pioved U he'ii the amount of work necessary - '
sary to reorganize the. operative force of
thirteen state Institutions and personally
inmlne the practical operations of each 10
inaugurate ! u Hystein of buokl.ceplng appli
cable to each Institution separately and to
ail Jointly , to Inbtall a main oiilco at the
iiipltol with Its corps of untried clerks and
abitlslants Is cunt-Jdcicd It must be con
ceded th.it thu three nun composing the
hoard undertook on July 1 Ifc'jS u hercu
lean tahk The results show moro clearly
than any words of mine how < onsclentlouulv
thl dutv was undc-rtaken nnd how earn
estly , faithfullj and untilIngly U has been
prosecuted To Justify the board of control
vyMtain. It Is not neccsisury to defend each i
tcjurato act or to endorse the policy ot
the b irJ In evcrv p.irtluilnr U oirors
hive been committed the lemons taught
therebv will Dot nr 1 icpratlng lime will
strengthen thnt which Is weak nnd expert-
tmo will ntlpplv whatever mnbe wanting
For nil npcesMrv demands , It will be the
duly of this general assembly to make
provision Great cure should be exorcists !
that the revenues of the state be not
wasted , but , while this Is true , the tin-
fortunate Inmates of our hospitals for the
Insane , the Institution for the Feeble-
Mlndcd , the College- and the Industrial Homo
for the Hllnd , the School for the Deaf , the
Soldiers orphans homes and ewpeelallj the
Soldiers' hiiine. should bo cared for not
lavishly , but liberally
The several Institutions under the con
trol of the bonid have In tlu > aggregate
I 1S9 acres of land , valued at f300M'i. ' The
buildings thereon me valued at $7,1',7'lo
ami the pirsonal pioperty at $597,111.77 ,
making a total of J.t.3Mi 71S 77 There were
being cared for at these Institutions Juno
t.iso peisons Thelu was expended
during the iterliu ] for the support of in
mate" J2.1H MO 75 and for Impioveinent to
buildings and giounds , $1J2,6 , > 3 SO ; a total
of f2,6 ( , < ,273 iV ,
Ot the nipport fund $1,14,1SO.SO was ex
pended the lirst nnd JG.I < > . ! P5 the Bccond
> c.ir of the bleiin nl pei6d ! a difference of
J1SI.C3JS5 In favor of the last jcnr of the
lei m
1'itr Craili'il TiMviiRlilt | M'lioolw.
The nubile sche > ol system of Iowa has
hud ninny encomiums pronounced upon It
and needs none from me I'o say that It
was mver belter , or that no state In the
union has evei pufstud n wlsei policy , Is
not equivalent to saying that ours > cannoi
bo Improved. To sai that It has nc-
eompi shed gre-at things for the people' of
our state does not Imply that it cannot
be made mole clllclen
With i initial graded school In uaeh
township , and with a supeilntemlent ot
these si.hc.ols at such a salarv as wilt
command the' best talent In the market , u
be wlpcted bv a board In the simo iiinnner
as cltv superintendents arc chosen , nnd the
ctnployinant of a corps of matured teaeh-
ers , a fair proportion of whom should be
men , would vvondcrfull ) augment the
effectiveness of 0111 educ-atlonal svstem and
liisute the retention In the schools of out
bovs as well as out glilf
1 should be glad to see a state normal
establishment on each of the great trunk
railways of lovvn I think It would l > e
better to locate them thus than to follow
geoginphlcal divisions 'Ihc-re are qultu a
number of localities roadv and tnxioiis to
make to the state donation of spacious
ground- ! and suitable buildings , alre.ub
erected , adequate fin a school with nn at
tendance of fiom 200 to 600 Othel com
munities are willing to donate grounds nnd
subscribe the needed monev to build 1
think It would be both wise nnd prudent
for the general assembly at this session
to locate four normal schools. Forty to
llftj thousand dollars In property can bo
secured as a donation with each school
thus located This would equal an ap-
ptoprlatlon of JJOO.OOO and bo much more
advantageous to the patrons than one
gigantic Institution , where student In
fluence's arc quite liable to overbalance that
of teachers nnd Instructors rive normal
sehool" will not be an oversupplv lor lowiu
Llbet.il appropriations should be nrule foi
the State university and the College of
Agi ( culture ami Mechanic Aits One-
tenth of a mill each for normal schools , for
the unlveisltv ami the College of Agil-
eultiire and Mechanic Arts , to be ra'sed
by opeclnl taxes will place these schools
In greatlj Improved condition at the end
of live jcars This will annually jleld
something over J20 COO foi each
The suspension of this can but bo a great
Incentive to reform
AN to tile SoliIliTs.
I recommend that the stale make recog
nition of the pitiiotlsm manifested by the
men of the riltv-llrst regiment , In volun
teering their services during the rainy
season In a tropical climate , after they
weio entitled to their discharge under the
terms of the act of eongre'ss which au-
thorlred their enlistment , and thcli consequent
quent service In two wars , b > rcmlmlmis. .
Ing the several b inks and private indi
viduals who have so generously contributed ,
therebj. In fact , ri turning these sons of
Iowa to their homes at the expense of the
Stlltu
Hoth the riftleth nnd riftvocond icgl-
ments , while In camp at DCS Molnes shortlj
before their discharge , were granted a fui-
lough , and the men wcio Issued transpoi-
t.itlon to their homes and leturn at the
expense of the state , and after muster out
transportation was again fuinlsbed both
olllccrs and men to their respective places
of residence I have i ssurinces Horn the
A\ar department that trivel pa > and ration
allowance from Des Molnes to their homes
will jet be paid the mcmbcrb of these iegl-
ments The 1'ortjninth Is the onlv regi
ment for which no gratuitous transporta
tion was furnished after It was mustered
Into the .service of the United States if
now paid what -vvuulil have cost the state
to return them from Savannah , Ga . vvhero
discharged , to their homes It would afford
an evidence of appreciation of vnlimhln
services rendered bej end the United States
ahe experience of the last two jears his
demonstrated the wisdom of some modlllca-
t on In our nation il guard laws Under
the call made In ] S-S the four regiments
of the Iowa National Guard were trans-
feirpd to the United States service iiniler
their then existing organisations This left
two brig idler generals ami their staff olli-
ceis unprovided lot The e olllces .should ,
I think , bo abolished Otherwise , who
ever is advanced to the highest position in
the gtiaid will bo left at home' whenevei
the president makca requisition upon the
state for regimental organizations
1 see no valid reason whv Iowa should
cease to respect or fall to make use of , her
sreclully trained nous to command her
troopsin case of war I theiefore recom
mend thu the olllco of colonel be left va
cant , to be tilled bj appointment In case
of transfer to the United States service
or that a new election be ordered In case
of a requisition from the president , and
that the regiment be restricted by statute
In Its "election of a colonel to n graduite
from the government school at West J'olnt
or to an experienced field olllc er of . [
pievous war This should not be under
stood as T ciltlclsm of the olllcers who have
BO elllclentls commanded the regiments ic-
contly furnished The proposition simply
suggests the rholce between sending a regi
ment forward under tho. command of an
ottlcer who Is known to have hid mllltarv
training and sending It under one of un
known ability
1'or Clill IVnr Monument * .
Other states have erected or have In
process of constitution , approprlite moniir
menu both at Shlloh and ( 'hnttanonjri' '
commemorative of the btnverv and heroism
of their soldleiy Iowa should speedllv do
the same In this connection , II may not
be out of Pi ue to urge upon jour attention
the fact that the government Ins also made
piovlblon for a national paik at VkKsburg
and the ground embiated within thit
memoiable .siege and uittleflrld Is bclnir
purchased I recommend that a lonimls-
slon be authorized to locate the position of
thu thlm-one iealmonts fiom Iowa In
tint dwlsive conlllct , and that nn uppio-
pr'itlon bo made sulllclent to pav their
actual expenses , to the i ml that at the
proper time suitable memorials
may be-
there erected also
liiillillnu : and l.oiin i.\NNoelatloiiN ,
Insulllcient protection for the peonlo of
our state against reckless Investments bv
nonresident building and loin associations
s now afford , d bj our laws Instan.es
have rt'pentcdlv been
brought to mi at
tention vvhcio the holdeis of stock In thc o
foreign association * have tmid all tholi
rontiacts itqulro and thereafter assess
ments have been made of moro than Jj jier
rent of the withdrawal value I think it
would bo well to safeguard our people by
fromowlmt more advanced legislation on the
LEAVES MUCH TO RELIGION
T. DoWItt Talimiure n llencllrlnry of
an linvan'N Will Other
CLINTON , la , Jun 9 ( Special ) The
will of Thomas Calclernood. the eccentrlJ
old bachelor who died hero a few ilpvn ago ,
was probated today. Calderwood left an
iHtato valued at between f 80 000 nnd $100-
000 Of this amount J15.000 Is given to dif
ferent charitable institutions. As Caldcr-
woocl had no near relatives the bulk of his
estate goes to ncphowb and nieces. J II
Peters Is made the executor of the will and
after the olheis have been provided for he
will receive the balance of thu estate.
Some of the beneficiaries are loons
Methodist I'plscopal church , $2,000 , Hov.
T DcWItt Talniage. Washington. I ) C .
$ COOO. to bo used for missionary work In
India and Armenia ; Christian home , Coun
cil Uluffa , $1,000 , Lyons Literary associa
tion , $2.000 , Agatha hospital , Clinton , $1.000.
needy poor of Lions , $2,000 Besides these
amounts ho willed to Hev C It Manning ,
former pastor of the L > ons Methodist I3pls-
copal church , $1000 To Mrs I'enn , with
whom Cnldeittood made his home for moro
than fifteen yc'arn , ho left $2,000
Calclcrwood went to California In 1841 ,
whore ho engaged In mining for a few
jcars and made a fortune
AVant rurfi-M Ian at Cedar Itiipld * , .
CEUAH JlAl'IDS. In Jan 0 ( Special )
The City Federation of AS'omen's Clubi of
Cedar Rapids bus started a movement for
the enactment of a curfew ordinance A
Tills striking photograph represents the three-year-old son of Mrs. JCSR.
Potter of 3DJ South First Street , Urooklyn , X. Y. , who says tinder dntc of
Sept. 2.1,1890 , regarding his cure of n dlsnguiing face humor : My baby's
face was covered with ringworms. Wo could not lay n pin between the
Bores on Ids face nnd ncek , and he was n sight to look nt. Two doctors
attended him for throe weeks , without success , when I hoard of Cuttcura.
I got 11 box of Cutleura Soap , and a bo- of Cnticiira Ointment. I only
applied them three days , when I could sco hh face was better , and In four
weeks he was cured. Ills face Is as clear ns n bell , and not u maik on It.
In all the world there IB no treatment to pure , BO sweet , PO economical , so speedily effec
tive for distressing skin nnd scalp humors of Infants and children ns Cimcim v. A warm
Inth with Ct'TicuitA SOAP , nnd n single anointing with cimruiu ointment , purest of
emollient ekln cures , followed when nercssiry by a mild dneo of ( TTiruiu UVSOI.VINT ,
will afford Instant relief , penult rest nnd deep to both pirent ind rldld , nnd point ton
speedy , porminent , and economical cure when nil clso fnlls. Sold throiighnut the world.
Price , THK SET , Bl.ttSj or.tuTiciniA SOAP , : v , Cimciruv OINTMINT.SOC , CUTICURA
llt-POI.Vl ST IOC 1'OTTLU 1)11UO AM ) CULM. COUP. , SfllO 1'rops. , ItOSlOll. "HoVV tO CllTO
Baby Humoie , " free.
Invest Your Money Safe.
Buy a first mort age netting you 5 par cent interest.
Buy a farm in Iowa or Nebraska.
Purchase city property in Onulu or Council Bluffs.
DA7 Qrf T TT G C i 39 Pearl Street ,
/-3L JL O ? : J L J XvDv ? , Council Bluff t
have the above investments for sale. Call on or write them
V
ESTABLISHED 1881.
petition has been prepared and Is now being
circulated among the -100 club women of
the city for their signatures.
SMALLPOX NEAR DES MOINES
I'mir Canon \oiiiiKNtiMvit , AVlierc
M n ; Coal Mliicm' PnnilUc-M
lile Capital AIM vs.
DES 'MOINES ' , Jan. 0 ( Special Tele
gram ) As predicted by the State Boird of
Health n. short tlmo ago In warning the lo
cal board to prepare for .smallpox , the dis
ease Is now almost here. At Youngs.town ,
a bhort dlstanco from the coal mines , where
colonies of miners and their families live ,
there are four cases and there have been
twelve colored people exposed. City Physi
cian Wells and Secretary Kennedy of the
state board examined the patients this aft
ernoon and pronounced it genuine smallpox.
Much smallpox exists at iDarlham and it Is
believed to have come from there. It Is a
bad place for the outbreak , as the houses
are small and close together and the
chances for the disease spreading arc fa
vorable. The mayor and council are to
night looking for an Isolated house in the
suburbs for a pest house and every effort
will be made ito keep the plague from com
ing into the city. The patients are all
colored.
The State /Agricultural / society in annual
session today listened to the reading to a
number of papers. The matter of most
importance aside' from the papers rcid was
Jhe adoption of a resolution that the Agri
cultural society join with the State Bleed
ers In appealing to tbo members of the leg
islature to have the dog law , In force some
years ago , re-enacted as It was first en
acted. The law provides for n tax on dogs
to be turned Into the county treasuries nnd
used to make good to the farmers amounts
tl ey lose by sheep being killed by clogs not
their own At the time of the revision of the
code the tax was continued , but there was
no provision for using it for the original
pin pose. Olllcers will bo elected tomoirow.
The Iowa State Bottlers' association be
gan its seventh annual convention here to
day with forty members present Tbo busi
ness session will be held tomorrow.
The Io\va State Veterinarian society meets
In annual session here tomorrow. A num-
bei of delegates are already hero.
Sympathizers of the Boers today called a
mabH meeting of citizens to be held here
Satin day evening. Among those who will
speak on behalf of tbo Boers Is Mayor Mac-
Vicar.
After a week of suffering from terrible
burns received In a gasoline stove explosion
January 2 , Miss Emma Dye , principal of
Lucas Hchool , died at the Mercy hospital
late last night. Slic attempted to fill a
lighted gnhollno stove nnd a terrific explo
sion followed , enveloping her In llume .
Klllan H Sclbel , lepresentlng tbo Uni
versal Fuel nml Cias company of Chicago ,
today notified the Commercial exchange that
ho will be hero tomorrow with n force of
men ready to begin work on the battery of
coke ovens to bo located here Plants will
bo located In several other Iowa cltlea , In '
cluding Council Bluffs The company Ins
discovered n method of cokclng Iowa coal
at small expense.
i
IIIM\M > IM ; nun iiitiirrs.
|
A Mveet-VoliM-d Woman Sucnkii Out ; j
Alioiit tin' Ti'li'iilnmr.
When a gentle-faced , mild-eyed and
swuet-volcod woman gets angry , reports thu
Detroit Free Press , the surprise of thohe
familiar with her is na great as that ac
credited to the savage hound when attacked
by a hare.
One of the most charming qf this class of
women , who Is entertaining a number of
friends from out of the city , went to the
telephone , put the receiver to her car nnd In
loiv , melodious tones cnllo.l for a number.
She waited patiently nnd called again At
tlio third request her voice showed a blight
elevation and a corresponding approach to
Bharpncha. Then began the real entertain
ment.
"Seo hero ! If you don't care to take the
time or don't know enough to eel mo that
number , kindly explain what wo are renting
this telephone for It'B a nuisance and an
Imposition , that's what It Is If the line's
busy , oay BO. I have a right to know |
whether there IB any use. of my standing
hero waiting I'm not In the hello btulnesH
as you are Are you deaf and dumb or both7
(31' mo a thousand I've stood this tieglcit
as long as I'm going to Hurry up now If
thu company Is paying salaries for Im-
puden-e , Inattention and Incouipetcncy , I
want to know It I never saw anything llko
It , " and there was nn edge on her voice that
fairly rawed the air
The husband and the company were hold-
lug tbelr sides , eupprceelng the noUe of
[ JOHN G.WOODWARDScCO
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTERS
ICOUNCIL BLI/FFS.IOWA J
laughter with handkerchiefs at their mouths
nnd signalling each other to keep quiet.
"Mamma , " said the llttlo daughter , who
had just grasped the situation , "you forgot
to ring up the main olllce. You're talkln1
to the empty wires "
Mnmma bliihbed , Joined in the Inugh and
admitted thnt she was glad that her temper
had caused nothing but pleasure
IMIIVl'I.NU WITHOUT IMC.
T > pc Cliarai'ti-rH I'liiilnurraiilM'iI oil
I'niiiT li > llleotileal fill-rent.
From printing without Ink to printing
without presses may bo the next step , says
the P'onecr ' Press The first named feat
has been accomplished by an Englloh in-
I ventor who , using a specially prepared paper ,
I placed dry on clem typo , passes n current
I of electricity over It and Instantaneously
photographs eich character or assemblage
I of charactcra as it passe ; ) under the cylinder
or i.s brought against the platen of n flat-
;
l bed pre s A sheet of zinc or carbon sur-
.rounding the cylinder , 01 I ild lint upon the
i platen , furnishes the posltUc , and the typo
| or stereotype the- negative pule , and where-
, over typo or Illustration Uuches paper the
print In produced , sharp end clear. It Is said ,
and of color vntying with the kind of mutal
ut-ed. If one sheet Is thus printed by passIng -
Ing the current through It , It would seem
that , with sulllclent experimentation , n plln
of sheets might be printed at once , thu
eventually cluing away with ttm printing
pn bs At present the process would wem
applicable to such pilntlng as Is done on ono
of the sheet only But having advanced
thiH far , the tinio when each side of a pile
of bheets may bo suceesaivoly printed , simply
by changing the type foi in , reversing the
position of the paper and "touching n but
ton , " may not bo far away.
I'lini'tliiii * of ( Sin iTiinif : il.
Detroit Journal1 The year 1890 saw a
men.orablo uprising of the agrarian clement
Thci party In power , as If to exemplify
the old Baying that whom the gods destroy
they first mnke mncl , had suspended the free
distribution of gold bricks through the De
partment of Agriculture
Naturally the agrarians were furious ,
"Our being compelled , " protested their
lercling man , "tbuh to buy our gold brlrks
aftcT having been led lo expect to get them
free , cannot fall lo result disastrously' "
.Most farmers , H appeared , had already
hypothecated theii ieaoun.cu to other pur
poses , assuming that iheir gold brlcka would
cost them nothing , as usual
For Infants and Children.
fno Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears tlio S73i / / 1Tsi . "
st
Signature of C Zafa / & & & & *