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    8 THE O FATTA DA1I/T BEE : TITTJUSDAY. PEBUTATIY 8 , 1000.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MIXOH iiiivnox.
KH.S. !
Vim' A H. C. beer , Xenniajcr's hotel.
\V l il > iii h burner * at Hlxby's. Tel. 103.
ItiidwHHvr beer. I * Ilosenfeldt. .iRent.
< | ( .t > < , nr work ( lone at the popular Kaglo
InuiKii'.v 721 UroHdway. 'Phono hi.
u ( Kstop. undertaker. 2S Pearl street.
Tel-phones : OIMee , ! )7 ) ; lesldcnec , 33.
Th- Hide son of Churlo * 11. Matheson of
AV.THIP A Is 111 with typhoid fever.
. ' have your framing done ,
i i.i- I'l'ire to
AI'xan'li-r'H Art Kmpoilum. 333 Ilroadway.
! : i ; Troyer 1ms arrived from I'rueporl ,
III . tn tukn a position with the Illinois
O-ntrnl ul tllN point.
. .iinrll muffs lodge No. CO. Star of Junl-
t.r \\iil meet In roguliir session tonight
fur tin- Initiation of candidates.
Tin will of the late Mrs. charlotte Pollett
< , i ijirnor t' ' > wnshli ! was admitted to pro-
j.-i'i- ' in ( he district eourt > i'stcnlay.
Th > - Athenian club will be entertained
tlili ufti'rnoon by MKs .Innnle ( iultur at
] > > r bomn. 115 North KlKhth street.
- with nssniiltlnR J.
K < l Jackson , ehiii-Reil
O K.'lly , had it h'MirliiK In .lusllee Vlen s
court yi'-sterdny iind was lined $10 and costs.
U c K-teji has left for an extended
iiiiiern pli-uHiiro trip. He will visit In Chi-
I.IK" . Ni-w York , WniiiliiRton and other
llllt'ltS.
W \V. Morrow oC rnlon county , royub-
lli-nn candidate for Malitieastiror , was In
looking after his polltl-
tini i Ity yesterday
ttil fum en.
Tlii' regular monthly meeting of the Mer-
tli.inlH1 and Maniil'aoturerH1 association
vlll ln > lirld this evening at 8 o'clock In the
cli \ nipple II ehamber.
Tli.lolly Forty High Klvo elub will be
( > iili rialni" ! tomorrow evening by Captain
nii < I Mrs O. Al. Hrown ut their home on
Smith Seventh street.
Ml" * 'IVcny , a graduate of the training
Hi-li'inl i > r .Merc-y hospital , Chicago , has ar-
rl\i-d , it Si. Hnnmrd's hospital , where she
will mi/ke her future home.
The Ladles' Aid society of St. John's Kng-
llah i.uthi'ran church will mix't thU after
noon ut i lie rlsklence of Mrs. I * V. Wil
liams , Mfi I'otnmerelal street.
Klilelliy coiiii'-ll. Royal Arcanum , will en-
I'-rtiiln Its members and their friends at
n 'lam-ing anil uinl party this evening In
its h.ill in ihe Sltugnrt block.
fhnrli's T. HhPlton and Mllle B. Laugh-
Imniiii , both of Pottawatlamle county , were
married yesterday by Justice Terrier. The
bride was only 15 years of age.
Yostc-rday was pay day lor the city em-
lilnyi'x n nil they were eonsratulatlng theni-
. l\cs that there was sulllelcnt cash In the
jiollre fund to pay their warrants.
Lily Camp Aid society will give a social
nnxt Monday evening In Hughes hall. A
quilt and sofa pillow will bo rallied , the
jirufpoils to distributed among the poor.
County Treasurer Arnd has turned over
to tinrlty JS.1U3.M , being Us proportion of
thf taxi's'collected during January. Of thu
amount $7,17.S.71 represented regular and
S71U. i sin-rial taxes.
W. S. Reed , secretary and manager of
tlif Om.ihii , Counrll Hluffs & Suburban
Hallway company , has gone to Chicago and
SI Louis to rush the orders placed by his
company for equipment.
The will of the late Mrs. llary McCrlck-
nrd was lllul for piobate In the district
lourt yesterday. i.Mrs. McCrleknrd died re
cently In the northern part of the state
Htnl li-.ives an iatmtiof consldera'ble value ,
11 liirgo poitlon of her property being In
I'oUuwaltamlo county.
The .snowstorm was responsible for a de-
i-reased attendance' at the Onhnny opera
house to witness the. entertainment olterc.l
( by 1'ruf. Knovxlcs and his wife , the
'hypnuiliit ' i. A x-nniplete change of program
was olTfred. Tonight a number of now
< e.its will be iireFcnted.
Thf funeral of thu late Mrs. M. H. Hnlrd
will be held this afternoon at i:30 : o'clock
from the family residence , f 15 Bast Uroad-
wiiy. The Hervlces will bn conducted by
Jlov James Sims. The following will act
as pallbearers : Judge Carson , C. M. Harl ,
J > C. Do Vol. Rev. Henry De Long , John
Jiennott , Norman Green.
L. 1' . Mollnuux. alias "Wild Bill , the
Terror from Arizona , " was assessed $10
and costs In police court yesterday mornIng -
Ing for using obscene and profnno language
nu the public streets. The police recovered
yesterday an opossum which Mollneux had
left In a saloon and the .two animals now
Keep Mollneux company In his cell.
N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tol. 2GO.
SiToml SfinrNlcr of Scliool Your.
Thin week marks the opening of thy
( etond semcHter of the school year la the
imhllp schools of the city and fho teachers
In all the different buildings are consequently
quently busy icarranglng the classes after
the promotions which took place Monday.
The record hooks of attendance and schol-
arbhip for the first half of the year have
been closed and the teachers have Kf.nt the
rcMUlt of the pupils' work to the parents on
th monthly report cards. Klfty-fivo pupils
'have been promoted from the eighth grade
in the Washington avcnuo school building
to the High KChool. This makes the en-
ro'lment ' ut the High school to date 461
jwrlls. Of tills number 400 are In regular
attendance , the largest numhnr In the his
tory of the school. There were no promo
tions from the eighth grade In the Bloomer
pihool to the High school this year , the
promotions from that building having alt
hi en made at the opening of the tlrst semester
ester-
The worlr of transferring the pupils In
tin ) different grades In the ward schools
wna effort ed Monday and Tuesday and yes
terday iverything was runnlmnmoothly In
nil the buildings.
lliinU lllrrt'torN t'hom'ii.
The stockholders of the First National
bank of thl city held tholr annual meeting
ycpterday and elided the following ili-
rertore : K. L. Shugart. J. O. Edmund-
win. J. V. Hlni-lnnan , J. P. rtrceashlnlds ,
Charles U. Hannan. At a meeting of the
directors the following ofTlcerH were elected :
Piesldimt , J. U. Kdinundsnn ; vice pro.il-
ilcni and cashier , ClmrlcH It. Hannan ; as-
HUtiint cashier. A. W. Klokinan ; assistant
cnHlvlnr , Charles K. Walters. Kmeat E.
Hart , as previously announced , retires from
HIP board of directors , his place being
taken by J. PIreonshlelds. ( . B. L. Shu
gart remains on the directory , hut retires
from the position of vice president.
It en I I'lNliili1 T
The following transfers were Hied yester
day In the abstract , title and loan oillce ol
J. W. Squire. 101 Pearl street :
Samuel Hrown and wlfo Inn to Lvda.
lteviH. . nw'.i svv'i ID and eV4 se'.i 14-
71 GS. w d . $4,500
ChurU's M. and B. 1) . Hurko and wives
to Martin Petersen , nwl4 20-77-38 ,
w < l . 4.SOC
Tlu-odoro Hatehi'lur to Luke Manawa
S : Manhattan Heaeh Railroad coin-
pan > . p.irt s"a " l'l-74-ll. q c d . 25C
Sheriff to J.V. . Squire , trustee , lot 9 ,
block 3' ' , Users' sub-llv. H d . 72C
Carl Ik-njainln Orahl to ! ' . A. Kair , lot
1. blocks. Kairmount Place , wd . KX
J M Cnnnlnifham and wife to Vir
ginia M llUki > lhuiiit | , H CO feet lot 3
In mibdlv of outlet 2 , Carson , w d. . SOC
Total , six tranafers
The pollco Interforcd with the burial
o' the young lady t Kenlon & Foley's
wood yard , the biggest wood yard In town
corner of Seventh street and Broadway
but they cnn't stop Kunlon & Foley selling
I'hoico wood at cheap prlcus. Also soli
for the famous Sheridan coal , tin
coal mined In Wyoming. Deal Mis
sour ! oak , J5.60 per cord. Everything li
the wood line to suit the trade. Tclephom
3 m\l. or
Davis sells paints.
Ilowcll'a Anti-"Kawf" cutva coughs , colds
FARBV1 LOANS
Negotiated In Ka t rn Neuraaka
and IUWH. James N. Cauuily , jr. ,
UT ; Main m. , Council Ulatr * .
I
GREGORY IS ON TRIAL AGAIN
Pliced in Jeopady for Shooting Constable
Eardin Moss at Loveland ,
EVIDENCE IN 'AND CASE IN JURY'S ' HANDS
Jo < * 31 ii run n unit Cotifttnlilc Moxx ( ! eon
on ( In.Staitil and Tell Tliulr
Ntorlfi of the SliootliiK
The trial of J. A. Gregory for shooting
nnd dangerously wounding Constable Ihinlln
Moss nt Loveland Inst October occupied the
attention of the district court all day Wed
nesday. The ovldonco wns all In by the lat
ter part of the afternoon and at 0 o'clock the
case was given to the Jury.
The case attracted even more attention
than the previous one , In which Gregory
wa tried for shooting nt the officers .who
arrested him after his wild drlvo across
country with Joe Morgan , ton of o.x-Sherlff
Morgan , and the court room was thronged
the entire day with an Interested crowd
of spectators.
The jury having been Impaneled before
the adjournment of court Tuesday evenIng -
Ing , the Introduction of evidence for the
stnto was commenced ns noon as Judge
Thorncll took his seat on the bench. The
first witness placed on the stand was Joe
Morgan , who acted as Gregory's driver dur
ing tbo tatter's ride across country tn his
effort to get out of the country , after shootIng -
Ing Moss.
.lor Mnrunn'N Testimony.
Morgan testified as to accompanying MOBS
to the tent where Gregory was ; to the shootIng -
Ing of Moss by Gregory and how ho ( Mor
gan ) was compelled by Gregory to get Into
MCBS' wagon , take the reins and drive the
team untl ) the horses played out and Greg
ory secured a team from _ Farmer TIarks.
Ho told how after they had started from
the grading camp nt Loveland , Gregory ,
who was sitting In the rear of the wagon ,
loaned forward and took his ( Morgan's ) re
volver from his pocket and how he threat
ened to blow out his brains If ho did not do
exactly as he ( Gregory ) directed. The wit
ness told his story In a remarkably clear
manner and on cross-examination , despite
the efforts of the prisoner's attorneys to
confuse him , did not deviate from his origi
nal testimony.
Following young Morgan , Hardln Jtoca ,
the Loveland constable and victim of Greg-
ory'8 expert markmanshlp with a revolver ,
was placed on the witness stand. Ho worn
the same coat he had on the day he was
shot and before taklg his scat stood in
front of the Jury that they might ate for
themselves the hole made by the bullet.
MCKS has not yet recovered from the wound
nnd still carries the bullet In his shoulder.
He Is somewhat crippled by the wound and
was unable to assume an erect position
when seated In the witness chair.
.lloHM * Krnphlc Story.
JIoss described In a graphic manner the
story of his arrest of Gregory In the tent
nt the grading camp at Loveland and how
Gregory shot hUn. Ho said that after find
ing Gregory In the tent ho told him to con
sider himself under arrest. Gregory askccl
him on what charge and ho told him for
stealing a mule. Gregory asked permission
to finish his dinner , which ho ( Moss ) granted ,
Moes said ho asked Sharp , the boss of the
camp , to keep an cyo on Gregory while he
finished his dinner and Sharp refused ,
When Gregory had finished eating he asked
If ho might get his overcoat and Moss salil
ho might. Continuing his evidence Moss
said :
"As wo started for the door of the tent
1 said to Joe Morgan : 'I guess wo had bet
tor search the boy before we start. ' Grog-
o'ry was behind mo and as I turned around
I never was moro surprised In my life.
Gregory was holding a big revolver In both
hands , leveled straight at me. It was the
most desperate looking gun I over saw ot
ever want to sec. Then Gregory says tome
mo : 'Hold up your hands ! ' I held up my
hands as high as I could , Just as nn ordi
nary citizen would have- done , 1 guess , II
ho had been looking down the barrel ol
that big gun. Then Gregory says to mo :
'Glvo cno your gun. ' I told him I had no
gun and then he orders mo to turn around ,
I turned around Just as quick as I could ,
still holding up my hands , Just as If I was
reaching for the blue sky , like. Ho then
told mo to 'get' and Just as 1 was about
reaching the door ho fired and the bullet
struck mo In the back. I dropped , but
scrambled to my feet again , and as I did
Gregory rushed by me , ordered Morgan tn
Jump Into my wagon and take the lines ,
i The last I saw of Gregory ho was In the
back of my wagon with Joe Morgan driving
llko mad. "
Moss * description of the affair at times
created considerable amusement among the
spectators In court and the bailiff was fre
quently compelled to rap for order ,
Oilier TcNllmuiiy.
J. J. Wickham , who heard the shot fired
and saw Gregory Jump Into Moss' wagon ,
was the last w I Incus for the state. Ho testi
fied as to weighing a mule for Gregory thu
night before ho wns arrested , the mule being
the ono which be Is alleged to have stolen
from Laughlln of Ashland , Nob. , and for the
thuft of which Mous was placing him under
arrest at the tlmo ho was shot.
The defense placed no witnesses on the
itnml. Gregory's attorneys in their argu
ments to the Jury contended that Moss hail
no right to arrest Gregory without a w.ir-
rant and that Gregory had no moans
whereby ho know that Moss was an olllccr
of the law. Further that Gregory was Jystl-
lied In defending himself when Moss decided
to search him. Gregory , they said , had a
largo bum of money on his person and not
knowing that MIMH wns an officer was per
fectly Justified In refusing to allow hlmsoll
to bo searched by a stranger and the money
taken away from htm , They laid stress on
the fact that Gregory did not shoot when
placed under arrest , but submitted quietly
and It was only when Moss said ho was go
ing to search him that Gregory drew his gun
ami fired. Ho did eo , they contended , "as a
mere matter of precaution. "
Under the verdict in the case In whlcli
Gregory was convicted of assaulting Chlel
of Police Albro with Intent to commit grcal
bodily injury the longest sentence that he
can receive IB one year In the county Jail. II
the charge of assaulting with Intent to conv
mit murder bad been sustained he rouhl
have been sentenced to ten yours In the
penitentiary.
TO IMlOTHfT TIIH KISII AM ) fi.tMK
Hill In th Iiilcri'Ml of SliorlNiiifii li
I'rucfHK of I'rfuariilloii.
Ixirul sportsmen are much Interewted It
the bill now being prepared by the sonati
committee on fish and gumo which will hi
presented at the present session of the stun
legislature. Considerable Jlfllculty has bcci
experienced in the pa t In prosecuting via
lalors of the gumo and fish laws In Uil.
part of the state and It has been found a ) ,
most impossible to convict persons who per
slat In seining In I ake Manawa and othei
placed In this vicinity. State Fish am
Guuie Warden Uclavau has wade the fol
lowing suggestions , which he will endeavor
lo have Incorporated In the bill now being
prepared and which meet the approval of the
local sportsmen :
That the open season for spearing buf
falo , carp and suckers lie during March
and April and until Stay 15.
That outside hunters be charged n li
cense , one-half of which , together with
oiio-half of lines , should be paid deputy
game wardens.
That wardens nnd deputy wardens be
employed to make arrests nnd servo war
rants.
That tratlle In foreign game be stopped
during I'losed seasons In Iowa.
That the penalty for dynamiting llsh bo
miidp severe.
That all hunting of game and fowls bo
prohibited from Janunry I to Septem
ber 1.
That there be a penalty for catching
llsh within . ( Oo ft.et of a llshwny from
March 1 to Mav 1.
That It shall be the duty of everj county
attorney to enforce the law.
ii'i.vij.s TIIH VAi.no OP 'run i .vvixi. (
City Council .NMIIICM n I'rlre lo 111 *
I'lllil liy > < < \v Motor Coinpniiy.
The city council met yesterday morning
as a committee of the whole and after In-
! spectlng the paved streets named by the
Omaha , Council Ultiffs & Suburban Railway
company In Its request filed Monday night
fixed the amount which the company will
have to pay for the paving should It lay Its
tracks on these streets and avenues. The
streets named in the company's request
wcro : Broadway , from Thirteenth street ta
Main street ; Xlnln street , from Washington
avcnuo to Sixteenth avenue ; Sixth street ,
from Washington avcnuo to Eighth avenue ;
Washington avenue , from Eighth street to
Main street ; First avenue , from Ninth street
to Main stroct.
There wns considerable diversity of opin
ion amcng the aldermen before am agree
ment could bo reached as to the sum that
the motor company should bo celled upon
to pay. Some of the streets named by the
company arc paved with cedar blocks , which
are now In a state of absolute decay , and
It was the opinion of several of the al
dermen that the company should not be re
quired to pay for such which today could
hardly bo called paving. Others believed
that as the property owners had paid their
money for the original Improvement they
were now entitled to receive at least a portion
tion of It back If the street car company
desired to occupy the thoroughfare and tear
up what was left of such paving , oven had
as It Is. A compromise was finally effected
and the railway company was charged a
small sum for such paving.
The committee agreed that the street car
company should pay 15 cents per square
yard for the cedar block paving en all
streets named Improved with that material.
The cedar block paving was laid In 1SSS ,
I
I or nt least the greater part of It was , and
cost the property owners $1.5C per yard.
It has completely rotted away on most of
the streets and is now practically worthless
as a paving. Most of the streets and nve-
I nucs originally paved with cedar blocks have
' been ordered repaved with vltrillod brick ,
j which , It Is hoped , will be carried out ths
year.
It was decided that the company should
pay the original cost of the granite block
j on Hroadway and South Main street , less
j f > per cent , this being the same sum taxed
to the old motor company. This granite pavIng -
; Ing was laid in 188C and cost the abutting
property owners $3.48 per yard.
Washington avenue between Eighth and
Main streets is paved with brick and the
committee decided that the company should
' pay the original cost of the Improvement ,
less 7V6 per cent. This paving was laid In
1 1891 and cost $1.SC per yard.
| The brick paving on First avenue- between
Eighth and Ninth streets was laid In 1892
at the cost of $1.36 per yard and the com
mittee Hxexl the price Unit the company
should pay at the original cost , less 7 > , pet-
cent. The brick paving on First avenue be
tween Pearl and Main streets was laid In
1S9C and cost $ l.il. : The company will have
to pay the original cost , less 5 per cent.
On Sixth street between Fifth and Eighth
avenues the brick paving was laid in 1SS9
ind is still in very fair condition. For the
paving hero the committee decided that the
company should pay the original cost , less
10 per cent. The cost of this paving was
$1,63 per. yard.
Manager Reed of the Omaha , Council Bluffs
& Suburban Railway company has not yet
j notified the city council whether he Intends
| to lay single or double tracks on the streets
named.
Licenses to wed have been Issued to the
following persons :
Name and Residence. Age.
Roy Waugh , Council Bluffs 21
Aila Bergen , Council Bluffs 19
Burton A. Kurr. Council Hluffs . " , S
Lillian C. Uucbsamnu-n , Decatur , III il
Charles T. Shellon. Pottawattamle 2.1
Llllic E. Laushhamm , 1'ottawattamle. . . . 15
iiA < ; iim.311 nniit TIUAL msr.u.v.
I'roHiMMitlim anil Dc-fc-nwc Arc Out
lined on tin * Ojii'iitnu ; Day.
DES MOINES , Feb. 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) J. D. Hagorman , a prominent liquor
dealer , was placed on trial in the district
court charged with the murder of Frank
Moody , The case promises to consume a
great deal of tlmo and will not go to the
Jury before the latter part of the week.
The slnto attempted to prove from the
outset of the trial that Ilagerman threat
ened to kill Moody if the latter roturnc.1
to his houso. Attorneys for the defense
introduced testimony to show that Moody
wont to the house nnd after being ejected
| the iirst tlmo returned for the express pur-
t pose of picking a quarrel with the dcfond-
. nut. The testimony further tended to show
that Hagcnmin is phyck.illy a weak man
| and that through a prolonged Illness ho was
I winblo to muko any defense against his as-
i sailant , which ho believed nt that time
' was Moody'K Intention. When Moody came
, back to the homo ; he came after a warning
to remain away , but disregarding the ad-
1 ylco forced his way into the hall , when
' the shot was fired In self-defense.
Ioivi Court IIM > | NIIIIN.
DKS MvJINES , Feb. 7. ( Special Tele
gram , ) Today's Biipromo couu decisions :
Mary Avt-ry against Ellen E. Avery , ap
pellant , iind II. W. Avi-ry , Mitchell dla-
trlet , roversed.
M. A. Wcnvvr asalnst James T. Burnett
t'l al , Taylor district , reversed.
James Teller against W. SI. Wllcoxcn , re
ceiver , i'olk dls-rlet , ravened.
Cedar Ruplds National Bank against
Iliiffh & Mary Ann Lavury , Jonen district ,
roversed. ,
Delilah Hoover against Town of Manlo-
ton , Monana district , alllrmed.
Piano Manufacturing Co. against B. Far-
ivll. Koasutli district , reversed ,
Henry KrUo against John E. Wright ,
Lvon district , alhnned.
OeorKo W. Mi-mlcr ngnlnst H. B. Allen ,
appellant , o.sceola district , alllrmcd.
Ed Thrush , appellant , against John Clray-
lilll , Pottawaltamlti dlntrlct , action lo com
pel defendant , a road supervisor , lo open
a public street In thu unincorporated town
of I'ndurwood ; alllrmed.
Theodore Gluon and / . Nerness , appel
lants ugalnst John l-elbpkc , Jr. , et al , and
Herman Wel.sc , appellant , against John
Lulbpkc , jr. , et al , Calhnim district ,
alllrmed.
AVar
DES MOINES. Fob. 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The principal question for discus
sion at the annual convention of the Iowa
Marble and Granite Dealers' association ,
which , opens up in this city tomorrow. Is
j ho\v the marble and granite dealers ot thu
I state may secure protection against the
Itinerant canvassers \\Iio are abroad In the
land The dealers will not ask for leglslar
tlon , but they hope to BO thoroughly per-
ft-ct their organization that the day of the
marble "scalper" lu tbo state will soon bo
rolegutud lo the past.
LIKELY TO ADJOURN MARCH I
Iowa Lcgitlatnre Will Probably Go Out of
Business on that Date.
BILL IS INTRODUCED TO THAT EFFECT
Spreulntloii Coiitliiiu-M Itlfinn ( o ( lie
I'l'olinlilr Aellon of ( Jovcrnor
Munv In AniioliidiiK
NllI'LM'NNOr tO l.lllTalM'C.
D15S MOINKS , Feb. 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) U Is prolmblo the Iowa legislature
will adjourn the first day of March , llycrs
of Shelby this morning Introduced a con
current resolution In the house providing
that the president of the * > 3tinto and the
speaker of the house declare their respective
bodies adjourned slno die , Thursday. March
1 , at noon. There Is a strong movement
on foot to adjourn the house at that time ,
although some believe It will be Impos
sible. As yet the legislature has not fulrly
organized and the first bills have not been
even considered. Conservative men declare
this evening that if the legislature con
siders all bills pending before that body It
will bo In sc.salon at Ica t until the middle
of April.
Though thcro has been little change dur
ing the last week In the situation regard-
In ? the Hoard of Control appointment to
succeed ex-Governor Larrabce , It continues
to bo the absorbing topic of discussion about
the legislative hallw. Tlie governor hna been
adhering strictly to the policy announced
by him when Colonel Hood was rejected by
the senate , that of making his second nomi
nation without the assistance of the news
papers. The newspapers , as well as the gen
eral assembly and the public In general ,
continue to be at sea and at the present
writing know no more of the governor's
plans than ho has cnrcd to tell that ho has
tendered the appointment to Colonel C. E.
Stnnton of Ccntcrvllle , who has declined.
That Colonel Stanton declined to nccept
the appointment was not surprising , because
before It was tendered to him It was known
by his friends that ho considered his busi
ness affairs In such a condition that they
would suffer If ho left them at this time , and
his loss In that direction would more than
offset his gain by accepting the appolnt-
mcntj Speculation now seems centered
upon four men. Major E. A. Constgny or
Avoca , ex-Senator II. L. Waterman of Ot-
tumwa , J. G. Hutchinson of Ottumwa and
S. L. Dews of Ceilar Ilnpldn. '
tin 11 ill n ir n n d I.unii I.nw.i.
With a view to the general modification
of the present building and loan statutes
Senator Garst Introduced a resolution hi
the senate this morning to request the at
torney general , wllhln the next ten days ,
to transmit to the senate his opinion upon
several Important questions bearing upon
present building and loan laws In Iowa.
Ho Is aski-d to glvo his opinion as to whether
the present law Is comprehensive enough
to give the executive council or officers
charged with the approval of building and
loan articles of Incorporation power to pre
vent the transaction of business by build
ing and loan associations or Insurance com
panies contrary to the laws of the state
or public policy. He' ' Is also asked If there
arc auy building anrt loan associations now
doing business Illegally ; In the state and , if
so , what constitutes the violation.
This morning the equal suffrage bill came
into the senate. It ( fathered by Senator
Perrin of Chlckasaw , who introduced It Into
the upper body two years ago. A bill Intro
duced by Harbert of Ilenton provides that
the auditor shall Include In his Insurance
report Information In detail regarding the
fompanles doing business in the state. Cot-
trcll of Plymouth Introduced n bill pro
viding that notice of obstruction'In public
highways may bo served upon an agent as
well ns upon an owner and Hlnklo pre
sented n measure specifying that the pen
alty for threshing machines damaging
bridges bo an imprisonment of thirty days
or a line of $100.
Six now bills came Into the senate this
morning. Ono by Craig provides for moro
restrictions on lifo Insurance companies In
making assessments. Ono by Wallace asks
for ? 37,9uO fcr the Boys' Industrial school
at Eldora. O io by Allyn stipulates that 500
copies shall be issued of the attorney gen
eral's , Hoard of Control's and state treas
urer's biennial reports to supply a demand
among attorneys. One by Perrin asks for
an appropriation of $20,000 to place bronze
statues of Hon. James Harlan and Hon.
Samuel Klrkwood at Washington and DCS
Molncs.
The senate has passed the bill to appro
priate $ .104.90 to defray expenses of the
inauguration and Nolan's bill reducing the
rate of Interest on water works funds de-
powitod in banks from 1 to n per cent.
SuiiillnoK \ ' | | ( Clinton.
CLINTON , la. , Feb. 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Clinton is all stirred up over the
discovery of a well-developed case of small
pox. Charles Darber is the patient and Is
tit the Columbia hotel , which Is now under
strict quurantlno and Is being guarded day
and night by pollco officers. A special
meeting of the council was held thla after
noon and it was decided to take strict
measures to prevent the upread of the con
tagion. All the Inmates of the hotel -were
vaccinated and a temporary pest houeo Is
being fitted up on the river front , where
Harbor will be cared for. It is feared n
largo number of people- have been eocposod ,
as Darbcv is a distributer of samples of a
shoo polish and made a house to house can-
vafB of the city , visiting many places last
week.
Hxprct a Mlllfiiry I'oxt.
DES MOINBS , Fob. 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A special from Washington says :
"Whonover 11 bill affecting the army In any
way reaches the Bcnato oammltteu on mil
itary affairs it Is at once sent to the War
department for a report. The department
lias not yet submitted to the senate com
mitted its views on . 'tho subject of the es
tablishment of a military post at DCS
Molncs. The report Is expected this week
and after It cornea In the committed will
promptly act. Favorable recommendation
from the War department will bo followed
at once by similar action in the committee.
It i.i almost certain that the department
will favor the ostabllshmcnt of the proposed
peat. " The citizens' committee is confident
that the post will bo located bore.
\i-iv Mniiur Company
FORT nODGE , la. , Feb. 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Articles of Incorporation of the Fort
Dodge Ut > ot Sugar company were llled today
with an authorized capital of $450,000. The
organization Is complete. A. M. Molscn Is
president , J. n. Duller vlco president , W. T.
Chantland secretary and John Lafucrewllcr
treasurer. Eighteen prominent Webster
county men arc directors. A large proportion
tion of the necessary 4,000 acres are al
ready pledged by fanners for raising becta
and It Is hoped to gel the factory built be
fore long.
CollUlon on Cnliuar Dlvlnlon.
MINNEAPOLIS , Fob. 7A special to thn
TlmeH from Dubuqucla. . , says :
-head-end - collision between a passenger
train g lng north and a freight train oc-
currrd this morning on the Culmar division
of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul ' .
Doniiiiu station , Fireman Humble of the
passenger train was killed , Engineer
Schaeffer of the. possenger wns badl >
scolded. S. C. Wynmn of Waiu-oum had a
leg crushed nnd It Is thought It must be
amputated. Several others suffered In
juries , but none rorlously. Hoth engines
nnd several ears wcro wrecked. The mishap
was owing to a dense fog.
( ior * Cntry mill Dl-nippi-itr * .
INDEPENDENCE , la. . Feb. 7. ( Special
Telegram. ) F.V. . Marnden of the defunct
Northwestern Library association , who la
wanted here , went crazy today , walked out
of the house of Rev. Douglas , where ho
wiw confined and has not been seen or
hefird of since. Ofllccrs and his hundred or
moro duped agents are hunting for hint
without avail. Rev. Dotiglnn now admits
the first time he > P W Marsden wns when
Mnrsdcn was confined In the Anamosa peni
tentiary. Douglas has entertained him slneo
last fall , made him superintendent of his
Sunday school nnd last week Mnrsden made
Douglnn secretary of his concern. Douglas
Is now 111.
Silt1 * n Ni'lirnslin .Alan.
inniUQUE , la. , Feb. 7. ( Special. ) Miss
Phylls Kauffman of Walnut street Is plain
tiff In a suit for damages for breach of
promise to marry against Frank (1. Ariz of
Petersburg , Nob. The suit wan llled some
months ago In Wayne county , Nebraska , but
not until yesterday did the facts In the mat
ter become known to the people of Dulmqm1.
Miss Knnlfman wants $10,000 as balm for
her Injured affections.
Mn nil-r
SIOUX C1TV. la. . Fob. 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Oscar A. ( londrlch this afternoon
was acquitted of the charge of murdering
John E. llotann , his former business part
ner. There was no testimony to connect
him with the crime. H was fihown that
Goodrich could not have been at Robson's
ofllco the night of the murder.
tiMVIlPVH \OtPW.
The grand Jury nt Clear Lake Is Investi
gating the Illegal selling of liquor.
The retail grocers will hold a convention
nt Cedar Rapids the last week in April.
Frank Prange , who Is wanted at Pomcroy
for burglary , has born arrested In Chicago.
The Hoard of Control has reappolntcd N.
N. Jones to the wardenshlp of the Fort
Madison penitentiary. Mr. Jones has served
three terms as warden.
Thomas Nugent of Hevlngton took a dose
of carbolic acid by mistake , thinking It
was medicine. Ills mouth and throat were
badly burned , lmt It Is thought he will re
cover.
Mrs. Jane Smeltzer was found un
conscious ami In a dying condition on the
lloor of her home at Hodlleld. Opinion is
divided as to whether It Is a case of murderer
or death from natural causes.
Judge Munger of the district of Ne
braska has been assigned to look after
court matters In the southern district of
Iowa during the absence of Judge Shlras
In the jsoutli and ptMidlng the appointment
of n successor to the late Judge \Voolson.
Willis Trent , a colored boy , was cntonvoed
by the cavlnc In of n well he was enuaced
In chinning. The- accident occurred Satur
day nnd he was not dug out until Sunday
afternoon , when he was found alive and
well , barring the fact he wns a llttla hun
gry. The dirt had lodged above him and
left space for the Imprisoned boy to movu
around.
In the fall of 1SOO the attendance a.t the
Red Oak High school > was lltty-onc. Today ,
a little less than ten years later , It is 212.
The Red Oak Republican says the great
Increase is not due entirely to growth In
population , but In great measure to the
fact that the growing excellence of the
school causes .more . pupils to complete the
course than formerly.
SU1MIBMH COU1IT DHCISIOXS.
Number of Opinion * Arc lliniileil
Down liy .Sou111 Dakota .IiilluON.
PIERRE , S. D. , Fob. 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Opinions were handed down In the
supreme court this morning In the follow
ing cases :
Hy Fuller If. A. Kncppler against Red-
fleld Creamery Company , Splnk county ,
alllrmed.
. T. Wlmsoy against J. C. McAdnms ,
'Hrooklngs ' county , reversed.
B. Lot tire p against Arthur Mar
ble. , administrator , Huttc county , alllrmed.
R. A. Urown ugainrt James SI. Hrown and
John Alexander , Campbell county , af-
llrmed.
William Greene , as administrator , against
William W. HnCiln and others , jleado
county , reve.rsi < d.
A. A. Miller against Edward G. Ken
nedy. Wnlworth county , nlllrmcd.
Hy forson Btherlal Wilson against Hoard
of Bducaitlon of Huron , Hcadlo county , re
versed. This is one of the Huron bond
cases and the finding of the court is against
the city.
County of'Mondo ' against Max Ilofhn and
others , defendants , and C. K. Howard , ap
pellant , iMeado county , allirmed.
Daniel MoKall against T. M. Simmons ,
county jn'Jge ' of Ueudlo county , criminal
action , reversed.
Catharine Noys against A. C. Taylor ,
Moody county , alllrmed.
Alonzo Chase , against nedllehl Creamery
Company , Spink county , affirmed.
A. P. Lindqulst against Otto T. Johnson
nnd L. M. Johnson , Robert ! ) county , af-
llrmeil.
City of DcndTvood ngalnst Thomas Whit-
taker , Lawrence county , atllrmori.
Hy I Inney Thomas Whlttaker against
City of Deudwood , Lawrence county , af-
llrmdd.
Linn Small , receiver , against 13. J. Elliott
and others , > Mlnne.hnha county , reversed.
"
CO.VSZDKItS IT.SHI.I. ' OVUHTAXKIJ.
lo vi n and Dakota Toloiiliinio Coin-
linny Ilrlnprn Suit.
PIERRE , S. D. . Feb. 7. ( Special Tele-
grain. ) Papers wore served on State Treas
urer Scliamber today in a suit brought by
the Iowa & Dakota Telephone company
to restrain the treasurer from collecting
the taxes assessed against that company for
1S98 , alleging overvaluation and that the
assessment was not legal , being on another
date from that set by statute for the as
sessment of such property. The place of
hearing is set at Elk Point.
The commissioner of the General Land
ofllco has sustained the local olllco In Its
rejection of the filing of R. M. Snydcr to a
tract of land on the old Fort Sully military
reservation. At the time that tract was
opened to settlers the state was given a
preference right of filing on the whole
tract subject to any prior rights. Snydcr
and a number of olhcrs had squatted on
tracts of the reservation between the time
of abandonment of the fort and the opening
of the reservation to settlement and claimed
prior Tights under the law. The land de
partment holds In substance that they could
acqulro no rights so long as It was n reser
vation. The ruling shuts out all the set
tlers from thotracts and gives it to the
state.
F'oMt-c NIMVH from Slou.v | . ' /ill ,
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Feb. 7. ( Special
Telegram. ) Frits' Miller of Humboldt was
brought hero today by oftlccrs to answer
to tlit < charge of selling liquor contrary testate
state law. Ho waived examination and wai
bound over to the circuit court.
Gotlicb Rholnhold of Salem , who has been
terrorizing residents of McCoak county and
who could not furnish bonds to keep the
peace , was lodged In the Sioux Fall * Jail
"today " for safekeeping until his trial dur
ing the next term of court.
iv-\rmv I'll ) sK-liiii Aiiiiolnli il.
RAPID CITY. S. D. , Feb. 7. ( Special. )
Dr. Francis Wood of this city , who spent
several months as a nurse nnd phytician
in the Philippines with the volunteer regi
ments , has been appointed by C9 medical
college of Pennsylvania to report upon the
work of the women physicians of South Da
kota.
Nu\v Miixli-laiiH' I'nloii I'oriiieil.
CLEVELAND. O. Feb 7-The Interna
tional Association of Musicians was forimtl
Loss of Appetite.
Stafford's Acid Phosphate
Restores and creates a good appetite ,
assists digestion , and gives vitality
and vigor to the entire system.
Genuine ticaii uam : Hoisroau's on wrapper ,
In Ihls city todny hy rcprrspntatlvrs from
'
Toll do , O. . flt l iils. KvansvlllP. Ind . t'on-
nrniit. n , Httffnlo. N. Y. , nnd Clovfl.ind
'I hi < olijoot In Conning tlio aacoclallon is t
lu-ovMo a hrnd for the ninslolans unions
that HIT nlllllntcd wllh thf Knights of
l * her A membership of S.WO Is claimed
OIlliTM worn rlix-lod n follows : I'rrsldont ,
S. U I'lrrro. at. l mls ; ilrst vice president ,
1' . < * \Vairons < "oiinrniit , O. ; KIVOIK ! vlro
president , | , * re < i Scnion. Htlffalo ; joctrlnry
and treasurer , Phil llylo. Ooveland.
STRIKE SITUATION SERIOUS
UlllllllllK OlKTIlllllllM III dlll'lIKO Will
I'l-olml.ly Mo Tint \\t liy
.11 on liny.
CHICAGO. Kcb. - . Ono Munmnml men
have Joined the ranks of the strlklnR work
men hero slne yestordny. II Is estimated
Hint 11,000 inonihprs of the llnlldlns coun
cil. In protest aRnlnst the now rules of the
llulldlnK Contractors' council , are now nut
and lahor lenders declare that hy Monday
the entire incmbcrMilp or ihtlIuildliiK
Trades council , nuinberlnK JD.OOO. will be
out and building operations In Chicago con
trolled by contractors tied up.
The contractors declare that they \\lll em
ploy non-union labor in milllclcnt force to
maintain InUMlng operation * , relying upon
the city to furnish police protection for Iho
men ; The union men declare this cannot
h" done. Tluiy hnvo pickets stationed at
all railroad station * to warn Imported
vorkmen of the condition of nlfalrs , nnd
warn them th.u In ReekliiK to mtpplnnt union
men. are said today to bo "takliiR long
chnnces. "
DEATH RECORD.
VrmlpHN ArllNt of
BRUSSELS , Feb. 7. Charles Francois
Frlu. an ar-mlcss artist , died Monday In his
70th year. Hu painted with his feet nnd
copied hundreds of the best masterpieces.
Many specimens of his work are now In
America. While working ho held his pnl-
otto with his left great toe and manipulated
his brush with his right foot and with great
skill. Ho always shaved himself. He had
written .a successful tragedy.
Stockman anil I'olllli-liin.
MARYVILLE. Mo. , Feb. 7. ( Special Tel-
gram. ) J. T. Anderson , a prominent stock
man nnd widely known populist politician ,
died nt his homo near Burlington Junction
today. Ho had lived In Nodaway county
most of the time since 1871. He was 56 years
of ago. For a few years ho was In Benne
county , Nebraska , and while there served
ono term as Judge of the county court.
A. K. ItothNfhllil , I'arln ItaiiUi-r.
PARIS , Fob. 7. Adolph E. Rothschild
who had a bank in Naples In the time of the
Neapolitan monarchy , died In this city to
day. Ho had always retained Intimate re
lations with the' ' royal family of Naples.
FIRE RECORD.
Indiana riilv < ; rxl ( j .
DLOOMINOTON. Ind. , Feb. 7. Wiley hall ,
ono of Indiana's university buildings , con
taining the chemical laboratory and other
departments , burned today. The loss is
$3r.,000 ; insurance , $30,000. The fire wilt
cripple the work at the university ma
terially for some time to come.
Cattli- Fond Iol.
ARCADIA , Neb. , Feb. 7. ( Special. ) E.
A. Fowler had about 1,000 bushels of corn
and a lot of fodder burned. Total loss
about SSOO.
Mother anil Clillil llnriieil lo Death.
SAN DIKGO. Cal . Feb. 7. The residence
of A. G. Hue ) , and It. T. Greenwood on
Coronndo beai-h , wns burned lodny. The
Infant child , > f M"s Greenwood perished
and Sirs. Greenwood was fatally huriied
The lire fitarttit from an explosion In a coal
oil cook stove.
Are they troubled with head
aches ? Are the lessons hard
for them co learn ? Are they
pale , listless and indifferent ?
Do they get thin and all run
down toward spring ? If so ,
will do grand things for
them. It keeps up the vital
ity , enriches the blood ,
strengthens mind and body.
The buoyancy and activity
of youth return.
500 and f i oo. all druggists ,
SCOT ! & l.OWNI-.Chemiits , New York.
Gn Lard , on Ham , on
Bacon is a guarantae
of purify.
Swiff and Company ,
I Chicago , Kaunas City , Omaha.
| St , Louis. St Joseph , St. Paul ,
No Manny In Adrunec
to ItmUiro Weak Men.
Wo send our remodleit and
.appllmica ( tor mrn only ) on
'trial mid approval , II not
the C ran il not Tiling on
Kurth for weak and deUlU
tnU-d men , Bliip nil back at
our exiicnic pay nolliinc.
hte ,
ERIK MEDICAL CO. , BUFFALO , N.Y.
HOW IT SPBEAOS ,
People Aie Talking All Over Omaha ,
Tills Report Gomes From North
24th Street ,
How it pprends.
Can't kwp a good ihlnR down.
Uvcr notice how Rood thliiRs nrc Imitated. '
Hettor the article , more Imitators.
I'ortunatcly the people have a safeguard.
1'rnlse can't bo ItnltatiM.
And Into praise takes root nnd spread" .
Claim is one thine , proof another.
Claim Is what the manufacturer * $ ay.
1'root Is what Iho people say.
Omnha people say
VJoan's Kidney Pills euro sick kidneys.
Cnro all kidney Ilia
Hundreds of citizens testify tt < this.
Horn Is it ease In point :
'Mrs. ' H. n. Dodemlorf of Oil X. 24th it ,
snys : "niiriimatlsin In Iho shoulders uo
thai my left arm was almost helpless , so
that I could not r.ilsu my head , mvotlliiK of
the feet mid ankles so pronounced that the
skin was drawn ll ht find shiny , so that I
could not luce my shoes all of thc8 symii-
loins pointed directly to disordered kidneys.
Whlln vtsltltiK 1 my old home. Wllkw-
Iwrro. Pa. , in > father advised mo ( o UNO
Dean's Kidney Pills and slates ! that they
were a remedy extcnslvoly recommended in
and arounil Wllkrahnrro. ? ml I t nt a box.
afterwards procuring t-\o more at Knhu X. :
Co.'s driiK store , cor. ifith and Douglas ts.
The swelling disappeared , the rheumatism
left my shoulders and 1 stopped the treat
ment for there was no use of ti contin
uance. "
Donn'H Kidney Pills are sol.l for SO cento
per box , by all dealers or sent on receipt of
price. 1'oster Mlllnirn Co. , solo agents for
the United Stales , IlulTalo , N. V.
Hememher the name , Dunn's'and
no substitute.
The TV or Hi imp cnn tie enroll l > jn i
Injr MaRiict IMle Killer. Guurautecd.
fl.UO iirr bax lir mull.
MAGNET CHEMICAL CO. ,
Deuot , Omah * . Mffrt
rnrify the Blood ,
Cure Blotches , Ira
Trove Complexion
Jo cents 25 cents
- ijV rroifllap jir5 lraillua Mem
ory * Slm.pjMhMifcsfl , to. , canned hy ovt-r *
work ntirt ludlflcretlnnii. Thru qtilrhly
, , -JJfSlfr a < l Hiirtlv riatuio Lout VitaWf In ol.l
' . * "J or J'oiiiiB. end Ut n rann fortlmlr , buni-
* V. nr * or iiloiisuro. IVuvent Jn aaitT nn 1
_ _ . wCnafumiitloii II tukon In lima. Tbrlr
uiotnowRimmedlnto injprovo'ncnt and effect n OU11U
nt renlloth rafnll. Inilst uou , luvinitlhouoiiulu
AJ.xxTnblots. 'Ihoy l > ntn aurril thausindii anil nill
cure 300. Wonivo u pOiltlTe written iunrnntoe ; tn ef.
f rt acuro iaiuich cnie or refund tltn uiouoy. Trlco
nRpfe. r tLP.Ili't ' SSt5E..Bl * l'.clag.i ; ! ifull ttojt.
uientl for SU.&O 1'rmMl.lnplutn wrauper ,
upon rwcolpt of pnc . Clrcninnrreu.
( \JAX REA'iEDY CO. , 'iSgS 1 *
l'-or bale in Omaha , Neb. , &y . 'as. Foi-
svtlie. mi N. ICth St. . Kulm & Co. , 13t
C. Do lltivoii. Drucrlst.
DOtTTV SAMAIAVIIII ) C Vl'StJI.HS.
Cures Gonorrhoea , Gleet or unnatural dU-
eh.irsis In a fnw days. Full directions
Price Jl-50. All druggists , or mall. D. UJcl
Ai Co. . 133 Centre Ht . New York
JOHN GWOODWARD8cCO.
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTERS
COUNCIL
Stevenson A ;
DOHANY THEATER IConnedy ,
Managers.
.SIXKillTS OMV.
iMicliiK .lloniliiy , Fuliruury
A Standard Attraction.
KNGWLES
op
FAMOUS FUN MAKERS
1'rc.scntiii"
Hypotism Up-fo-Dafe
I'rlrcM too , III If , : iio. )
Ladles admitted free tint nlKUt only ,
BEAR IN MIND THAT "THE GODS HELP
THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES. " SELF
HELP SHOULD TEACH YOU TO USE
We not
Only do crown and blidgo work , but
wo ( ill tooth , inuUe new ones and extract
leetn as well as doing everything else that
they may bo in need of. 11'your teeth are
not in perfect condition we can lix them
for you at a very moderate I Telephone j
cost. I
II A. Woodbury , D. D. S- , Council Bluffs ,
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