THE OMATTA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1000.
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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
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COUNCIL
MI.MHl MriXTlOJf.
Pavl scll slaw.
J'lno A. H. C. boor, Neumayor's hotel.
WMflbnch burners nt Ulxby's. Tel. 133.
HudwelRi-r btcr U Itosenfeldt. agent.
Photo. Mimnrrvll A Co., 45 Main street.
K. M. I'umi'V Ik nble to bu out nfter a two
lvi'''k' Kb ge of tho srlp.
Oct your work done at the popular Eagls
laundry. 721 Uroadwiiy. 'Phono lsi.
W. C. Kstop. undertaker. SS Pearl itrcet
Telephones: Olllce. S7; icsidencj. 22.
Mr. anl MrK Samuel Mans left yesterday
for a pleiiHuri trip to Han Antonio. 1oX.
Tho pluic to luve ydur framing -lono.
Alexander's Art Kmporlum. S33 Hrondwny.
r,ol"t'l V. .1. DiiveniKirt of the tlurllnK
Idii IK In Hi. l.niil- .UtendltiR a meetlnK of
freight men
William KltZKfi.ild Ik eonllnrrt to IiIk homo
BUlTerlnir from Inlurle to hlK neek. the ro
Hiilt if a f.ill dowiiKtitlrit.
A murrluKP Uterise was issued yesterday
to Herman A Sloldt. iikciI 27. and bmma
rahrenkriiB. awed 19. both of .Mlndeti, In.
Hokr Williams and Paul l.oomls will leave
today for PhlcaKo, where they will undergo
th" examination for apprentices In tho
haw.
Mr llrlimmiild and Mr K. II. Merrlam
will entertain the women of .it. I'ntil n hpl
copal ihureh thin afternoon at the home of
the latter.
Mrs. Holmes, living at 1M0 South Klghth
F'reet, has complained to the police that a
tlog iK-longlng to Joseph Hoggs of 181.1 South
eighth street hid bitten her on the arm.
H. A llallenger returned yesterday from
a. trip to Colorado, on bis way frotn Omaha
III till' miliar car ne n.iu uie mm mi mm- i
loso his grip, some other pasenger taking
his Mini lenvliig one In Its plaie.
The funeral or ryrll. the Infant son of
Mr. and Mrs K. W. McW, 212 North Klghth
Hreet. will be held this afternoon at 2
o'clock from ril. I'cter'.i'churcli. Interment
Will be In the ('athollc cemetery.
Hen Howard, the Individual al rested with
two overcoats In his possession for which
lie could not satisfactorily account, Is
wanted bv the Omaha police, who say ho
Blole the coats thercv Howard has refused
to gn without tetilsltlon papers.
Oga Sawyer and r'red Holder, two run
tiway boys, were arrested at the Northwest
ern depot. They- claim to have left their
Qiomes In 1'hlcagu ten months ago and that
they bad In en as far as San Francisco and
wero now beating telr way back again.
A. V. .Sullivan, general' superintendent; J.
(5 llartlg.in.f assistant gtneral superin
tendent; S. Kennedy, secretary to general
nupcrlntendent, and II. U. Warner, paymas
ter. comprised u party of Illinois Cent'ral
ulliclals who were In tile, city yesterday.
11 S ,Iosseln of this city has been up
nolntcd general mannucr of the Kentucky &
olntcd general manager of the Kentucky & ,
JUdiana iiruiKi (oiupauy, wun iienmiuui icrs
ut IouIhvIIIi Ky He was formerly gen
eral superintendent of the Omaha St.
Louis railway under the Stilwell regime.
When an audience yells Itself hoarse with
jiatrlottc enthusiasm ut a series of enacted
scenes of the late Spanish war It Is a iiuro
rlgn that every one 'Itemetnbers the
iMalne." See Mnculn J. ("nrter'H version of
It at the Unhany theater tomorrow night.
The Chicago, Iturllngton & Qulncy road
iiunounces a change In the t lines of two of
Jts passenger tralim to take effect tomor
tow. No, 2 will leave the local depot at
J 20 In.stcad of .":2o as heretofore and No.
12 will leave at 7:11) instead of it o'clock us
before.
Tho case against J. C. Harrington,
charged with threatening to kill A. W. For
ney, was dismissed yesterday In Justlco
VIcii'h court on motion or tho assistant
county attorney. This was one. of the sev
eral cases arising over the arrest of Sirs.
Harrington on complaint of Farney.
William Dewey In police court yesterday
entered a. plea of not guilty to the larceny
of Mrs. Miller's "seal fur cape and his hear
ing was continued until this morning. The
ovorcont which Dewey was wearing at tho
lime of his arrest has been Idcntlllcd by
Vhll McOpvern of Omaha as his property,
pewe mdii lu'Would jVKS-tQ go'to Omutia
Without requisition papers
N. y. riuinbiim cm. toi. 2.10.
AHNiutltK IHh Wife.
With tears streaming down her face, which
toro the marks of man's heavy hand, Mrs.
Slay Smith nppenred In Justice Vlc'n's court
yesterday nnd asked for a warrant for tho
arrest of hnr husband, (ieorge Smith, who
lint! assaulted and beaten her nnd carried off
licr little 2-year-old baby daughter.
Mrs. Smith and her husband, who Is n
railway Hwltchman, have been separated
nhout a year and she came to llvo with
friends In this city, while her husband con
tinued to reside in Missouri Valley. Re
cently Smith lias been making overtures to
Ills wife to return nnd live with him again,
lint she, remembering what she had under
gone In tho past, persistently refused.
Yesterday morning shortly after breakfast
Bmlth appeared at the house on Fifteenth
Mroct nnd Avenue F, where Mrs. Smith Is
living, anil demanded that his wife return
to Missouri Valley with him. She refused.
Ho then told her to put on her wraps, to
dress the llttlo girl and accompany him to
his mother's house, where they would talk
tho matter over. She did no, not fearing any
liarni, but they had proceeded less than u
lilock from the house, when Smith suddenly
dealt his wife a terrlllc blow ln tho face,
Knocking her down. Ho then grabbed tho
rhlld and before she could summon nssis
l.iuco ran down the street with it nnd disap
peared. A warrant for the arrest of Smith
nn the charge of assault was Issued, but n
rearch of the city fulled to reveal hlru or the
little girl.
Senior I'Iiinn Otlloem,
Tho senior cIiibs of tho High school elected
tho following olllcers yesterday: President,
I, eo Baldwin; vice president. Flora Jmlaon,
micretury, Crete Hooker: treasurer, Barrett
Idnkcy. The following were appointed a
committee- to select chins colors, badges,
etc.: Mnudo Besley. Maude Mueller, Bar
ren Mnkey. Tho senior class this year
tumbers forty-four, us ngalnst llfty. three
last year. Tho class graduates In June.
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Howell's Antl-"Kawf currw coughs, colds.
Itenl lOxtiile TriiiiNfem.
Tho following transfers were filed yester
rlay In the abstract, title and loan olllce of
J. W. Squire, 101 I'carl street:
llenrv Wlese and wife to William V.
Knelt, n's nei ne'. ne'i nw'i no'i !.
se'i se'i and se'i sw soli l-77-ra.
w d 6.0CH)
Biisun Hell et al to A. Iloogewoulng.
w'l lots fi. i and 7. DiorK li. (own oi
Avoea. w d
Carl I'olsln and wife to D. II. l'leper,
e '.'(1 feet and w 'Jo feet of lot 5, block
S. Mindcn w d
Theodore Tibbies nnd wife to John h.
llarseh, ne4 2.1-7I-41, W d
Annie S. Stroiuberg and husband to
John W. Fonda, lot 7. block 21. Kver
ett'H add. w d ,
Anne .Marie Nielsen In Isaac Hansen,
w 3i1 arrow nf nw4 ne'i l-7t-U, w d..
Fame to l.uuiltz christian Hondo, part
JIQ'4 1-70-13, w d
W
700
1,00)
1,350
Total, seven transfers ..
.jis.87;
DayIh sells pan ts.
DOHANY THEATER
Stevenson &
Kennedy,
.Managers,
Sunday, Feb 25
REMEMBER
Lincoln
J.
Carter's
Naval
Drama
THE MAINE
Startling In Its Kenllsm.
Novel lu Its Construction.
i'ieture!;uo and True to - " - .Mayor Mncvicar at tomorrows repuuii
I'll "I 'Ha Kendltlon. wnnt our support.' I tie way for tho business county convention. Ho was called upon
Miln. rE' v,ivi ' men " ,uw tPaUy ,n,end tn tnko nn ,,ctIve Ja' J- Howard Henry, chairman ot t
Ikutle of Manila, nrmni. i interest in pontics wun n view to securing central committee, and nsked If he would
e.'H, most novel nnd orlgl- good nominations Is to turn out at the cau
nal effects over produced, cuses and cast their ballots for tho candl-
FARM LOANS
'eKotlate.l III Kaslc-n Nebraska
Old lovva. Jniiiod N Cvvdy, Jr.,
Main St., Council UlutTtf.
BLUFFS.
DRYER'S INJUNCTION SUIT
Attempt to Restrain Oitj from Making an
Electric Lighting Oontrict.
NOW ON TRIAL BEFORE JUDGE THORNELL
ttiiyor nml livery Member of the City
C'ouiiell llnve Ileen Niiliiioeiuieil
to Appear its Wltnesse In
the Case.
Tho Injunction suit brought by Ervin
Dryer of Chicago, lu which Korriut Smith of
this city Intervenes, to restrain the city
of Council UlulTs from entering Into oi
electric lighting contract with Thomas Uow
mnn. Is being heard by Judge Thorncll in
the district court.
The on It was originally commenced by
Dryer, a disappointed bidder for (the con
tract from Chicago, but he- was ruled out
of court as not being a resident or taxpayer
of the community. Forrest Smith then
filed a petition of Intervention, to which tho
city demurred, but was oerruksl. Tho
city then Hied another demurrer on the
ground, among other things, that Smith's
Intervention was not In good faith and also
Hied a motion to difnolve tho temporary In
junction that had been granted by the
court. This demurrer nnd motion were
wltndrawn yesterday In order that the caso
might come up for a hearing nnd ho tried
on Us merits and tho city Med Its answer
to Smith's petition.
III tho answer the city sets forth that the
contract contemplated between the city nnd
Uowman wns one dependent and conditioned j
upon IJowman securing a franchise from
the cltlzetiH ot Council Illtiffs to construct
and operate a plant for electric lighting
purposes and that the contract proposed
was to he effective only In tho event of
Howman securing such franchise and priv
ilege. Further, that the bid of Howman wn
accepted after the city council had ad
vised with Its electrician ns to the superior-
Ity of tho lamp propoHed to be furnished
by Ilowmnn over that of the lamps proposed
to bo furnished by the other bidders nnd
upon tho advtso of the electrician, that the
stylo of lamp proponed to bo furnished by
Howman was superior to the others and
believing It to be to tho best Interests of
tho city, proceeded to award tho contract
for lighting tho city to Howman.
Cltv'm AiiNivcr.
In answer to tho charge made by Smith
tho city denies that there was any fraud
or favoritism In the action ot tho council
In awarding tho contract and that It was
awarded In good faith and In tho belief that
It wnn for tho best Interest of tho city. The
eltv sav further that it still hellv, nn.l !
alleges that the contract proposed to be
entered Into between It and Unwmau Is
necessary and to tho best Interests of the
municipality.
In conclusion the city calln attention to
tho fact that the contract under which the
city was formerly lighted expired last De
cember and that by reason of this litiga
tion tho city has been compelled to procure
Its lights for public lighting by much In
ferior light and at far greater expense than
that proposed under the contract with How
man, to the great dnmago and annoyance
of the city.
Israel hovctt, the electrician employed ln
an advisory capacity by tho city council,
wa on tho stand the greater part of yes
terday afternoon and examined by the
plaintiff ns to tho alleged superiority of tho
Hartford lamp, proposed to bo furnished
by Bowman, ovor tho Manhattan, on which
Dryer based hlB bid.
Tho mayor and every member ot tho city
council have been subpoenaed by the
plaintiff and somo Interesting testimony is
looked for from Alderman Cnspor, who Ih
opposed to the contract being carried out
with Howman. City Solicitor Wadsworth
Is assisted In tho cao by Attorney Organ,
who appears In tho Intercut of Howman.
Tho plaintiff's caso I being presented by
Harl & McCabe.
Ono claim made by Smith Is that tho city
council has no authority to enter Into any
contract for a longer term than ono year.
The proposed contract with Howman Is for
n terra of five years.
INNOVATION IN
I'Y POLITICS.
Appointment of Committee to lteeoiu
inr.nl Cn 11 ill tint en ('rltli'lneil.
Although thcro was no open opposition nt
the meeting Inst Tuesday night in tho city
hall to the naming of u committee for tho
purpopo of selecting a ticket to be recom
mended to the republican voteru at tho pri
maries, this Innovation In city politics has
been tho subject of much talk and criticism,
especially among tho rank nnd fllo of tho
party. Many nstert that no faction or sot of
men flhall dictate to them whom thoy shnll
or whom thoy shall not nominate.
Whllo ovrryono Is pleased to wee tho busi
ness men take an active Interest Jn local
politics, tho general opinion Is that thoy
uliould do bo by turning out In tho caucuses
and enstlug their ballots for tho men whom
they desire to sec the party's candidates, and
not hold secret meetings at which n ticket
Is tlxeil ut for tho purposo of thrusting upon
tho voters. Although It wns expressly Btnted
at the meeting Tuesday night that tho pur
poso of tho committee was simply to select
enndidates for each otllco nnd then recom
mend them to the republican voters nt tho
coming prlmnrles. still there aro ninny who
Icok upon this as a usurpation of their rights
nnd. Judging from tho talk on the streets.
It looks as though the ticket selected by this
committee will meet with a cold reception.
Tho rank and lllo of tho party. It Is said,
object to any sot of silk-stockinged politic
ians, as they term them, attempting to dic
tate the party nominations nnd will resent
It at tho nrlmarlrs. Old-time nniitininm.
who havo been In many llchts do not r..i?nr,i
tho committee seriously at all nnd are rntber
plcneed than otherwise to neo the busiucas
men Inking nn Interen in local nollllrs. even
if they nro going about It In the right man-
i,or,
A .imminent rennbllean wlm ten .,rna.,,,i
ai tbn meeiimr iwduv ..iriir n ,. n...o.,
and did not take anv ..art In the nmeeed.
Ings, when asked what effect ho thought the
committee appointed by C. M. Harl would
havo upon the nominations, said: "For my
part I do not believe this committee will
1 effect anything. In the first place, It Is con
trary to republican politics to nllow nny
j ono set of men to dictate who shall bo or
' who shall not bo nominated. I am very
i glad to sco tho business men Interest them
selves In local politics, but they cannot ex
1 pect to pick out a ticket nnd then say to
tho rest of us: 'Hero nro tho men wo have
I dates they are In favor of. That Is proper
politics, but this method of appointing a
Committee to tlx a Slate, and then nukin?
the rank and file to oceept It will not be tol- nnfl that hu would show- that his own pre
oratetl for a moment Tho first so-called .cluct nnd others had been carried by fraud
buluis men meeting waa held la th
Cnbo. This was a mli tnke. Why was It not
held In somo nubile place? Then, the man
ner In which this committee wni unpointed
practically places the nomination of tho en
tiro republican city ticket In the hnnds ot
.Mr. Hnrl. While we all admit that Mr. llarl
Is a sterling republican, still there are n few
otherA who would like to havo something to
sny about tho ticket nnd, what Is more, we
Intend to."
Note nf the Court.
The trial of the suit ct Int Hendricks
against A. J. Swnnsori to renver uti a note
for $212 which Swanon 1 la lined he never
signed wns completed nt noon In tho dis
trict court ycaterdny. The Jury brought In
.1 verdict last evening for the plaintiff.
Tho Jury In the Chirk-Hcnisworth case.
which had been out rlnee Thursday nfter
noon, brought In n verdict nhaiit :i o'clock
ywtorday afternoon for the plaintiff In tho1
sum of $1. Clark sued for $150 for rent
of part of his olllce In Ncola.
Mrs. Marcclht Alnscow filed a petition
for divorce, from Kdwnnl Alnacoiv, whom
she married In this city September -I, ISO".
She sa Alnscow deserted her two months
later. '
Dillon Itos coinmcnrpd suit ngalnxt A.
11. Wulkor and others to nuh't his title In
lot 2. block 2, Fatrmount Place.
Trial notice has been filed In the United
States circuit court for the second trial of
tho damage milt of Mlltlo .!. Clnrk against
A. A. Clark. MIrh Clnrk wnnts $40,000 dam
nges for alleged, nssuult nnd battery said
to havo been committed by her foster
brother. It was tried at the lust term when
the Jury failed to agree.
Two voluntary petitions In bankruptcy
were filed ycaterdny in tho United States
district court. W. II. Hoffman, n farmer
of Cameron township, Audubon county, has
liabilities ot $2,012.77, of which nmount
$fifi7.70 represents accommodation paper,
which ho claims should bo paid by others.
I Ills .ipsMh ncsrocato SIT, I. nil of which lie
claims ns eximpt.
C. O. Hoffman, a farmhand nf Viola town-
Hl)Pi Audubon county, owes: Taxes. $21.2,".;
unsecured debts, $7t!l.3"; accommodation
paper, which should be paid by otherfl.
$3:j!i.8fi. IIIh nssets amount to $2!).r,0, all
of which ho claims as exempt.
Clmreil wllli liiNiuilt).
Dr. A. V. Stepheiibon, the county physician,
filed nn Information yesterday charging F. C.
Harrison, a prisoner nt tho county Jail, with
being Insane. Harrison Is the Individual who
stole several overcoats in this city about a
week ngo nnd was bound over to await the
action of the grand Jury. At the hearing be
foro tho Insanity commissioners it developed
that Harrison was arrested In this city nhout
thrco years ago for n number of petty thefts
and at that time he wan found to be men
tally deranged and wns committed to St.
Hernnrd's hospital. From hero he went to
... ..o.ue ... ..... i...... mre i d
nrraclm flip Mllnvlmr ntlil hrtlnir fnliml mnn. '
tally deranged was sent to the asylum there.
He then drifted to Minneapolis, where bu
wns again arrested for larceny, but tho au
thorities llndlng hi tn Insane sent him to nn
asylum. Instead of to Jail. Ho then drifted
c to
Muffs, whero his thieving mania again got
l. V.-..,... l.ln, III ll.,,,,l
IIIU UrilVI lt llllil. winu "lin i.uiniiuni
.. rr, 4... n h ,,i . ,,mi hi,,, . hU
"m
D,' Stephenson also n.ed nh Information
against Mrs. Kate Fox n county charge
charging .her with being nsanc
was sent . to St. Bernanl h October, 1897.
ine .nsaniiy rommi iunC , . mi was "'..
later, when she took up her homo with itov.
wns Kllien nuoui eiguicn years uku in. inu
Illinois Central and she drifted to this state,
from Illinois. She claims to havo a son lu
Superior, Wis. An effort will he made by
tho commissioners before deciding her caso
to lltid her relatives. If sho has nny.
SUPERVISORS ARE INSTRUCTED
AnnI tmit nireolor of the Niilloiuil
L'eiiNiiH lliiremi Holds Seliool at
Ul'N 3llllllL'N.
DES MOINKS. Feb. 23. (Special Tele
gram.) The census mipervlaors of lown,
MlnniHotn. South Dakota and Nebraska met
in Des Moines today and wero Instructed
ln their duties and responsibilities by Fred
II. Wines of WanhitiEtoii, assistant director
of tho national conuus bureau. Wines ar
rived from Washington this morning nnd
when tho meeting was cnlled to order there
wero present eight district supervisors from
Iowa, two from MinncBota, thrco from South
Dakota and two from Ncbraskii. During
tho day moro supervisor arrived nnd It Is
expected that all will bo In attendance.
Tho entlro day has been spent lu giving
and receiving speclllo Instructions. 'Thoso
sent out lu circular form by tho department
nt Washington nro voluminous enough, but
thore aro somo pcronal points they do not
cover and owing to tho Importance of the
work direct enllghtment Is necessary.
Wines Is traveling about the country In
structing tho state fluporvlaorn so that thero
may bo no liltcben or delays when the work
begins.
Tho work of taking tho census will begin
hero ln Dos Moines on Frldny, June 1, and
must be completed within two weeks, ac
cording to tho law.
Wine spent tho entlro day discussing tho
mattern which were not clear to tho va
rious stnto supervisors. Tho census this
year will bo moro thorough and exhaustive
than any previous ono and no caro will be
omitted In instructing tho supervlHors nnd
enumerators in their dutlcH bo that per
fectly acourato and -isponslblo results may
bo secured.
The miners' scale committee ot tho Blate
begun gathering hero today for tho purposo
of llxlng tho scale, which 1h to be submitted
to tho operntors next Tuesday. Opinions
vary as to tho results of tho conference
of tho mlncru nnd the operators. Tho moro
consorvatlvo of the miners nro ot the opin
ion that thero will ho llttlo trouble ex
perienced; that tho coal oporatorn will meet
with them nnd nfter attempting a bluff
will concede their demands for ix raise and
U mine-run basis and consent to tho nbollsh-
Intent of tho screen as a mensuro of wage.
I Others of the union aro firm In their bollef
,n'u il lockout Is Inevitable nnd that every
! ''" of lniportnnce In tho stoto will bo shut
, ,,own for n rpillt,r lcBS Period, bellcvln?
'that the operntors will not grunt their do-
i "'l for months, perhaps until tho open-
'"8 f H' ':l' ,1('. excepting the rnllrond
! wll,r" lt '" 1,11 Probability bo
necessary to operate tho plants.
The coming meeting will be the greatest
over held In lown and Ha results will bo of
far-reaching Importance. Miners say that
tho bcalo hits not been not. Tho calo com
mittee will meet hero tomorrow and pro
scut Its decision for ratification to tho men
ln convention. Tho miners convene on Mon
day and will bo met by the operators on
Tuesday. The latter will begin arriving In
the city tomorrow. A stormy tlmo Is looked
for.
J. I. Myorly will contest the nomination of
can
to
he
not
do the customary thing, withdraw his namo
from tho convention and have n friend movo
to ma lio MacVlfar's nomination unanimous.
' Myerly indignantly refused to consent and
' u.l.l h. wnnM rnntixl MlrVlrar'n tinmlnnllnn
and ho woulJ fight to tho last ditch.
JUDGE ROBINSON CONFIRMED
Sioux Gitj Man is Now a Member of the
State Board of Control.
ALL SENATORS PRESENT VOTE TOR HIM
.Homo Till It About Cnlllim n Coimtltu
I tloiuil Cim vent Inn Des .Milium
I C'lei'K'.viiieu Protest Apnlnst Any
I CIiuiikoh hi 1,1 1 II 11 1 I.IDU,
UKS MOINHS, Fob. 23. (Spcclnl Tele
gram.) The featuro of toduy's session of the
legislature was tho confirmation of Judge
s- Hobinson ot Sioux City as a member of
mo fctate Hoard of Control. This action wns
taken up by the upper body Just before ad
Journmciit nt noon, tho special committee
appointed to pans upon his namo having re
ported favorably. Forty votes wore cast for
confirmation and nono against, us expected
when Judge Uoblusou's tiunie was sent to
the senate by the governor Wednesday. A
number of members wero absent from the
session. Judge Itoblnson will probably as
sume his duties oh chairman of tho board In
the near future, as it reeiulrcs now but tho
fonnnllty of tho oath ot olllce to ninlio him u
member of the board. He will act In the
capacity of chairman until April, when Oov
ernor Larrnboo's term would hnvo expired,
and will then bo succeeded by Judge Klnue
its chairman and enter upon tho long term of
six years.
A new system of luxation for
telegraph nnd telephone companies Is
likely to be one of tho most discussed ques
tions from now until tho close of tho present
legislature. Senator Cheshire early In this
session for tho fifth time brought In his bills
to change tho methods governing the taxa
tion ot these corporations. This year ho
brought tho measures In under different
Hi-nun, nun. is uc introduced four measures,
each otio applying the same principle ot
taxation to telegraph, telephone, express
and sleeping car companies. These went to
tho senato ways and means committee and
In tho courso of time were referred to n sub
committee. They wore so long In getting
out of the KUbcommlttco Hint a belief bocaiuo
prevalent that an effort was on foot to delay
thorn indefinitely. This week tho friends of
.1.... , , . . . . .
tho bills succeeded ln getting n report from
tho subcommittee, which proposed n number
of amendments, and these amendments nro
now In the process of being fitted Into the
original hills. It was believed that tho bills
would be reported to the senato within two
or three days, but now there seems a chance
for another delay, arising from the fact that
Senator Iilanchard today Introduced n meas
ure, proposing still another system of taxing
telegraph and telephono lines, nnd this hav
ing gone to tho same committee which has
tho Cheshire bills It Is expected that tho
two propositions will bo considered together.
wviui...
The Chchlro amendment Is n proposal In
?i m! (tcI(,KraP" '"". egress lines.
telephono systems, fast freight lines, etc., on
tho basis of valuation of tho securities of
the companies owning them. It Is proposed
lltHt to ascertain tho market vnluo of tho en-
,,,., n,' i .V .. !' J
H l"U lIU XI ll.U WUII1U
I """' " i-.i.Tiy nxcu locally, ns real
estate, buildings, etc.. Is to bo deducted and
ZlZZ IoZ
J of mileage. ThS
n.easurepropose to assess the
! property of tbcso'rorporntlons on the same
, ba3s af) ,h t f ,.,, , , t
i .. ...n., - .... .
i being certified for collection In the different
Thnro Is no question but that a
bitter fight will ensuo oventho ndoptlon of
ono or tho other, or both of these measures.
Co n nil In I Int. a I Con vent I on.
Tho question ot a constitutional conven
tion In tho near futuro in Iowa is being dis
cussed to some extent. Senator Junkin,
chairman ot tho senate ways and means housl, nlso pa83C(, tno , fnr tll0 I0ll(,mp.
committee, which gives him nn unusually tlon of umlsP(, p;lEH(.nKcr t!oket8. A plm,
good opportunity to nee somo of tho most foo,, w W(W illtrolluced by Hawk of Jns
glarlng weaknesses ln tho Iowa laws, has u,r
Hinted thnt ho believes n constitutional con- ! rr'i, , ,,,.ii n, 1
ventlon should bo called, particularly in the
Interests of tho revenue lawn of tho state,
1,1 nil iinr.,1 f inilnninntnl ...el.ilnn I I n1,nn
.i, .inn .i. .ii.i.,
Iowa supreme court on tho taxation of in
surance companies has at least served tho
purposo of calling renewed attention to
tho necessity for n revision of tho laws re
lating to revenue. Tho constitution of tho
stale requires that every ten years tho
legislature miiht submit to tho people tho
question ot holding a constitutional conven
tion. The matter may bo submitted ofloner,
urn. ai icasi every ten years, i nm is mo ' returnel nn Indictment ngalnst Krank
year for submitting the question, and it will MIchaelelt nnd wife, chnrglng them with be
go to tho voters next fall, after which, If the ' I1R responsible for tho death of Michael
convention Is to be held, tho next assembly , chess. Warrants wero Immediately Issued
musi arrange lor uiii inniiuei..i. ... u.u
f.xnw and determlno when nnd whero lt shall
bo held.
Tho house passed tho bill by Lyman to
nllow savings banks to make loans on farm
lands to two-thirds, Instead ot half the
actual valuo of the land. Thcro was somo
opposition to tho measuro upon tho ground
that certain officials would appraise land too
high, nnd deposits would bo endangered, but
this was met by tho author of tho bill with
tho nrgumcnt that it was In tho interest of
depositors oh well ns Btockholdors, as mak-
Mother's Story of Baby's Cure
Of a Most Distressing Humor by the
Cuticura Remedies.
"When our bnfoy was ft week old, eczema appeared on tho top of licr
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skin
and
Mj- oldest boy, ago nine years, was troubled with sores on different parts
of the body, especially on the leg, about twenty-four In all. They were about
the slo of a live-cent piece, nnd would fester very much anil eject a pus.
They were very painful. After my abovo experlenco with tho euro of my
llttlo girl with Cuticuha HKMKniKS, 1 did not bother with thn doctor in
this case, but gavo him tho f i'ticoiia treatment which completely cured
him In four weeks. Mns. E. IUTTLKlt, 12S0 .'Id Ave., S. Brooklyn, N. Y.
Sleep for Skin-Tortured Babies
Ani Hf.ht ron TtKKit JloTHF.ns In a wnrm bath with Cuticuha Sow, ami a slnsle nppll
cation of CuncuiiA Ointment, Krcntont of cinulllont nLIn rurcii. Thl treatment, iuftsti-l
In tho fevercr cues by LUTICtMU ItkMiLvrjiT, to rool anil cle.mto tliu blood, ullnriU In.
etaut relief, pcnnlta ret for puruut and ilcup for rhlld, anil poliiU to a speedy, permanent,
and vroiioiiilukl euro of tnrtnrliitf, ilUllffurlng, lU-hlng, burning, blt-edlnif, waly, pimply,
nud crusted nkln and sculp hunmra Kith losa of balr, wbeu all eluo f.uU. Soli I throunliuui
the world. Comn.kth Hxtkhnal and Intkiinai. tiikatjiknt. I'rlco, Tin: Skt, l 85
or, Cuticuha Koai itm., CimctmA Ointment, Mc., I't'TicmiA IIkhoi.vrnt, .W. 1'ottkh
llliuo and Cutu. Uoiti'., rrops,, lloiton. 11 How to Cure Kvcry Kind of Humor," fico.
Savn Your Ilnlr with wrm eharapoo of CtrriccnA Poap, and light dren.
logs of CoticUKa, purrit nf emolllrnlt and grtateit of ikln inn . Tlili ilmple,
rcfreihlun. asd lnripnUe trratmrnt will clrar tbn acalp and hair of crunta,
calet, and dandruff, aooth Irritated and Itching autfacca, atlniulata tba hair
folllcln.iuppJy tberaotawUhanarfyaadnourlatiratatnd m tht hair grow
a a clean, vfLalea) acaly who, all alio falli.
ON 30
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4 Dr. r. O. banden, 183
Ing good loans was necessary for paying rohI
Interest. Tho only other bill to pass the
house was the one by Klrkwood to transfer
Harrison county from the Fourth to the
Fifteenth Judicial district nnd to provide an
nddltlonnl Judge for the latter. Tho hill b
lllnko to exempt the properly of sugar nianti
facturlng corporations from taxation for ten
years In order to encournge the beet sugar
1 "tlUHlry ln 1110 Btn,t' UP" mj,'" of
Thcophlllus, referred to the committee on
Judiciary, the constitutionality of tho pro
posed law being questioned on the ground of
being class legislation.
I)cm MiilneK I'reneher I'rotenl.
A petition from tho Des Moines MlnlK
terlal association was received ln tho sen
ato today, protesting against any change
being made In tho liquor laws of the state
which will favor the saloon clement A
.number ot other petitions on the same Btib
Ject camo from different parts of the state
Among the committee reports which were
made this morning wns one by the senate
committee on suppression of intemperance,
favoring tho parage of the bill to prohibit
the solicitation ot liquor Bales.
Thcro wero two additions thin morning to
tho large number of election bills before
tho assembly. Hawk of Jasper Introduced
one to provide for tho tiso of voting ma
chines and tho creation ot a board of u
pervlsors of tho same and a bill by Kim-
linll ii tiMiiiluInn f nt n nln'i ti-i n I n w nnt'
,,rnlng the marking of ballots.
, lakl ,lUrduccd a bill to put girls under
lim, h0VR ..,,.. ... .,. bt.el, ,,...
doned or for other reasons are not tecelvlng
proper care, In the c.ire of corporations
conducting bonus for the friendless after
i application has been made to the nuthor-
. , , . .,, .,.,,., ,...
Itles. A bill by Cold provides for the better
collection of mulct tnx by enacting a law
that county nttnrncys shall notify the gov
ernor of unpaid taxes and It proceedings
nro not begun by the nltorncy thirty days
after ho has been so notllled by the governor
tho latter shall have powor to remove him j
from ofllce, i
Afternoon session were held tndny to ac
commodate n largo delegation of grhool chil
dren from Mascn City, Hamilton, Kldora
nnd other points In that part of the state 1
Tho house at Its afternoon session killed
the Klker bill perlnlnlng to the exemption "
of personal earnings after flint voting down
a substitute to Increasn tho nmount of earn
I Inirtt tt lie pYnmnlml frnm In 410. Thn
Hm lnru. annn,' , ,,, .
the advisability of allowing the supcrln
1 tendent of public instruction J..0O for trav
tendent of pub
ellng cxpenfH'S.
RESPONSIBLE FOR A
DEATH
tarnnd Jury or lliin.liolilt ( onnly Ite
InriiM 1111 li.illi-t.neiil tunlnnt
.tlleluieleU nml Wife.
TOUT DODfJU. la., Feb. 23. fSpeclal Tel
egram.) Tho grand Jury if Humboldt county
,, ,i.py wcr ,,(, . jomIs WPrc llx..d
nt $1,500 each, which wero furnished. They
will bo tried nt tho April term of court.
limn Ciiki'h In Supreme Court.
SIOUX CITY, Feb. 23. (Speclal.)-In the
supremo court of tho United States next
Monday will bo argued before tho Judges the
caso of tho Credl'.s Commutation company
nnd tho Combination Ilrldge company of
Sioux City ngalnst tho Union Pacific Hallway
company, In which caso contention Is made
for n business connection with tho rallwny.
Head ami spread all over licr scalp, faeo,
and forehead, forming ono masH of sorca.
Yon can realize, how much she must havo
suffered, when sho scratched at times till
the blood ran intermingled with water.
Our family doctor's treatment proved
ineffectual, ns the disorder, instead of
abating, developed more. Wo then
stopped nil medical treatment, and com
, inenccd with Cuticuua 1i:mkiui:s. Wo
used tho CtmcritA Hksoi.vknt, Cuti
ct'itA Ointment, and Ci;tioi;iia Soap, all
of tho eczema disunnenred. tho
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and scalp wero left perfectly clear
smooth, and Bite was entirely cured.
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