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THE oar AIT A. T) A TLT BEE: WEDNESDAY", .TTTTjT 18, 1900.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL-
MINOIl MIJ.VTIO.V.
Davis Frits glass.
H. M. Lcrfert, optician, 23 n'wny.
Gas fixtures timl globes nt Mxby's.
Magazines bound, Moorohouse & Co.
Hudwclscr beer. L. Ro.enfeld, nKcnt.
Kino A, H. C. bctr, Netimnyer's hotel.
Schmidt's Dhotos, new and latest styles.
Try Keystone Printing House, 'l'hono 31S.
You got the best dinners nt the Vienna.
W. E. howls sells monuments. 301 H'way.
Sclentlllo optician at Woolnmn's, 403
IV way.
Pictures suitable for clfts at C. H. Alex
i nder & Co.'s, 333 R'wny.
The vacation prize, will so to tho Council
riuffs Rlrl who mutlcH voice.
Oct your work done at the popular EaRle
laundry. 721 Itroadway. 'Phone 15.
W. r'. listen, undertaker, 2S Pearl street.
Telephones: Olllcc. "l residence, 33.
W. F. araff, undertaker and licensed em
t aimer, 101 South Main street. 'Phone W.
Justice Ovldo Vlen nnd Attorney O. II.
( ott have sonc to Noble's lake for a wCc. s
shine. ,
Mrs. L. F. Hullard nnd dnuhter of 1; list
venue are homo from an extended visit In
. jntatin.
Miss Iloes.ho of the IllRh school faculty
has gone to Hnncroft, Neb., on a visit to
..'and-;,
Mrs. S. a Mumma of Fourth street has
tme to Denver, Colo., where she will
i . ind the summer.
Mrs. II. 1. Shuart of Sixth avenue loft
; onday for Denver, where she will spend
t . summer months.
Sheriff H. V. Konnellcy of Guthrie r-nt-T
rid William Peers of Stuart, la., were In
fio city yesterday culling on friends.
Colonel C. G. SnilndiTH und Jacob Sims
1 ,t yesterday for Iowa City to attend the
i. eetlnK f the State riiir association.
All votes In the Council Muffs vacation
contest will be counted dally and the result
i Ml become more Interesting from day to
i y.
ldermnn U Hammer and .family and
. nnd Mrs. S. S. Keller will leave to-
y for Pueblo, Colo., to spend the sum-
Irs. John Senrlnht and daughter. Miss
I rtlc of Nev I.cnox, III., arc visiting
irenco Searlght and family of Lincoln
i. nuc.
irs. Ii. Whittlesey of Colorado Springs,
) has been visit!!)? relatives In this city
f the last two weeks, returned home
tcrdny.
trs, J. T. Smith will leave today for
.it Lake ami Ogden, Utnli. to spend the
l Tialnder of the summer with friends and
li utlves.
The congregation and Sunday school of
fit John's lingllsh Lutheran church will
0i 1 Its annual picnic tomorrow In Falr
iii' nt nark.
'i hern will bo a special meeting this even-In-
of lixcclslor lodge No. '.MS, Ancient
T'H'' and Accepted Masons for work In
the third degree.
A marriage license was Issued yesterday
1o I . Adlelbert Gray of Lake county. Illi
no . aged 37, and Mary Virginia Pllo of
this city, aged 30;
A bill of sale conveying a half Interest
111 iho paper nnd plant of tho Avoca Herald
fro'-i M. K. Morton to C. P. Harlan was
tiler! for record yesterday. Tho consldera
tloi lamed Is $1,050.
y t Iithel Witter left yesterday for
Ho i Springs, Wyo,, where she will visit
liei brother. Liter, accompanied by him,
hhe vlll visit friends and relatives In Salt
La! City and Toole City, Utah.
Tl. marriage of L. Adlelbert Gray and
Mis Jennie Pile took place last evening
nt tl home of the bride on Lincoln avenue.
The cremony was performed by Hoy. Wil
bur 1 'risk, formerly of this city, but now
of 1' Inols.
Go. lie, tho Infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ororgo Umble, 2115 Avenue F. died
resli 'lay morning of rholern Infantum.
Tho f moral will be held this afternoon
nnd ! 'ermont will be In tho Garner town
ship rmetcry.
Thr recular meetlnc of Council Muffs
lodge No. 531, Henevnlent nnd Protectlvo
Ordei of Elks, will be held Ibis evening In '
Itoynl Arcanum hall. A full attendance Is
iles'lreil. as a nronosltlon will be submitted
to the lodge relative to subscribing for
stock In the Klks Building association,
Judsa Walter I. Smith returned yester
day f-om Logan, where he presided at tho
hcarlm of the llrst case tried since Har
rison county was annexed to the Fifteenth
Judlel I district. The hearlnc was an ap
jillent'on to send n small girl to the reform
Fchoot.
Ko. W. B. crewdson of Coming, la.,
has accepted the call to the pastorate of
the First Christian church of tills city. Ho
will assume his duties ns pastor August 1.
The congregation will tended tho retiring
pastor. Rev. S. M. Perkins, a fnrewoll re
ception and supper tomorrow evening at
tho Tabernacle.
All members of Clinton rottnwattnmle
No. fi. Patriarchs militant. Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, urn requested to
meet nt the temple, at MIS tonight to mus
ter In candidates. Members of the Omnlia
Canton will put on !he work and nil mem
bers, resident or visiting, are Invited to
come and enjoy themselves.
Fred Hons wni bound over to await the
notion of tho district grand Jur-' yester
day I y Justlco Fcrrlor on 11 nrgo of
ndultcry, preferred against him jy H. J.
llefrlos, the husband of Mrs, Julia Defrles.
In defiult of ball, which was llxed nt ,r0,
Jtoss wns committed to the county Jail.
The authorities have been unnble to locate
Mrs. retries.
Judge J. li. F. McGeo Is homo from a
1rlp ii! tho nikhorn In Nehraskn. The
frospcrts for an Immense crop of corn In
hat state he says aro of the best. From
Ids observations, tho Judge believes that
McKlnley will undoubtedly carry Nebraska
this full. Ho formed this opinion from
conversations held with a number of farm
ers. Charles T)avls, who boards at tho Scott
liousn on North Main Btreet, was arrested
about 4 o'clock yesterday morning on com
plaint of his wife, who charged him with
lieatlnc her. Tho hciirinir wns continued
In police court yesterday morning until
Thursday and In default of ball Davis Is
languishing behind tho bars in the city
Jut!.
William Wado and E. B. Balrd. arrested
for creating a disturbance at the Meadow
Lawn dnnco resort last Sunday night, were
nssessed $5 and costs each In police court
yesterday morning. Wade, who Is wanted
to answer to n chargo of disturbing the
pence In Vllllsca, was taken back there
yesterday afternoon hy Deputy Marshal
Darnold of that place.
"Doe" George W. Long, whoso enso was
rontlni'ed during his nrsenco from the
cltv, has returned and will have n hearing
lieforo Judge Aylosworth this morning on
thn charge of being drunk and using pro.
fano und obscene language on the public
streets. Attorney Gable, who Is acting for
Ixmic In his cruside against the saloons,
plated yesterday that tho cases commenced
would lie pushed now that his client had
returned homo.
Tho receipts nt the Christian home hnvo
assumed un upward tendency nnd the
financial report for last week shows that
1151.45 wns received In the general fund,
being $231,(5 above the estimated needs for
the current expenses of tho week ami re
ducing the dctleleney In this fund to dato
lo JI3i),53, In the mnnnger's fund $11 was
received, being IS above the needs of tho
week and decreasing tho deficiency In this
fund to date to 4127.61.
John T. Mowery, recently released from
tho penitentiary, wai hound over In tho
mm of IOO to keep the peico, the com
plaint being tiled before Justice Ferrler in
jurs. Sophia Ward. She said Mowery hail
persisted In paying her nnnoylng attentions
nlnca his return from the, nenltentlarv and
had threatened to shoot hr .Mrs. Ward
Is tho woman for adultery with whrm
Mowery was sent to tho penitentiary from
hero In December, 1S9S.
Tho announcement of tho sudden ilnth
nf W, P. Brlggs nt Nedley, O. T.. has been
received here. He had been travellmr out
nf this city for the last eight years for
tho Peru Plow and Implement company
ami for the last yrnr had mado his homo
In this city, lie last left this city to at
tend the ilemocratle national convention in
Kansas City nnd at that time apneured
to be In the best of heulth. The news of
his death ca" ns a great shock to h'.s
many menus in council u 111 us
N. Y, Plumbing Co., tel. 250.
FARM LOANS
Negotiated In Eastern -Tei)ralc
and Iowa. James N. Cnsndy. Jr
at Main rit ciunril Muru.
MONEY TO L0ANM
Savings Loan and Building Associate
t.ouncii uiuns. lo wo.
BLUFFS.
WICKIIAJI TO DO THE PAVING
City Oouncil Awards tho Work to the Low
Bidding Local Contractor.
ALL IOWA BRICK WILL BE USED
Council lllurTn nnil I)ph Mnlnr Article
.Sell I. -.1 Cpon After Some- l)e
linli In I'm r r Other
Sorts.
The contract for paving with vitrified brick
the group of streets embraced In the first
resolution wos formally awarded to D. P.
Wlckhntn nt tho adjourned meeting of tho
city council last night.
North Main street from Ilroadwuy to
Washington avenue Is to bo paved with
Council Muffs brick top and bottom courses,
with cement filler ou top course. Tho cost
of this will bo on a five-year guarantee
$1.4514 per square yard. That Is $1.36 for
tho paving and 9 ccntB per yard for tho
cement filler.
Broadway from the east Hue of Twelfth
street to the bridge over Indian creek Is
to be paved, at the request of the Illinois
Central, with Dos Moines brick, single
couite on concrete base, at a cost of $1.89
one-half per square yard.
Tho following BtrcetB are to bo paved with
Des Moines brick for top course and Council
Muffs brick for bottom courc, with coment
filler at a cost of $1.7614 per square
yard. being $1.6714 for tho paving
and 9 cents additional for tho cement filler:
North Klghth street, from Droudway to north
lino of Mynster Btrcct produced; North Sev
enth street, from Broadway to Va3hburn
avenue; North Sixth street, from Broadway
to Washington avenue; Scott street, from
Broadway to Washington avenue; Bryant
street, from Broadway to Washington ave
nue; North Second street, from Broadway
to Washington avenue; North First street,
from Broadway to Washington avenue;
Washington avenue, from west lino of Har
rison street to tho west lino of Main street
produced; Plerco street, from South First
Btreet to cast side of Stutsman street, and
Stutsman street from Broadway to south
lino of Pierce street; Seventh avenue, from
Main street to cast curb lino of Sixth street;
Worth street, from Main street to Fourth
street'; Ninth avenue, from Main Btreet to
west curb line of Third street; Tenth
avenue, from east curb lino of Sixth street
to Fourth street.
Will .start nil VI n 1 11 Street.
At tho suggestion of Alderman Hubcr tho
first street to bo paved will be North Main
street nnd it Is expected that work on
that thoroughfaro will bo commenced
within two weeks at the latest. It was on
tho motion of Alderman Hammer that tho
council decided to uso tho cement filler on
all tho streets ordered paved with brick.
Alderman Lougeo strongly opposed the
selection of I)cs Moines brick for tho top
courso and fought hard to have tho Gales
burg product substituted In its place. Tho
entire council, with tho exception of Alder
man McDonald, was against him. Lougco
objected to tho contract being awarded at
tho prices quoted In Wlckham's bid, al
leging that the local brick men had entered
. r " . . .. ... . i,.,....-,. ,,,,
" P0"1- " s;l(l that ho believed that
all competition had been eliminated.
Leonard Kverest filed a protest against
tho paving of North Klghth street In which
ho asserted that the action of tho board in
letting the contract nt that tlmo would bo
Illegal. When asked for an explanation
ho said that ho understood that certain
technicalities had not been compiled with,
but readily admitted he had not rend the
new paving Inw. Ho stnted further that
ho was willing to drop asphaltum and
nccept brick provided tho price was right.
He thought the bids entered were too high.
J. J. Hess, who appeared for himself and
other property owners in tho Fourth ward,
addressed tho council, asking that It re
consider its action in turning down asphal
tum. Ho said that tho property owners on
tho streets It wns desired to havo paved
with asphaltum would obllgato themselves
to pay for all repairs at tho end of tho ten
years' gunrantee. Ho said they did not
wish to threaten tho council with Injunc
tion proceedings or litigation of nny kind;
all thoy asked was that their wishes be
given duo nnd proper consideration.
Alderman McDonald's ordinance requiring
all street railways to equip their cars with
fenders January 1, 1901, wns brought up
and passed.
On motion of Alderman Lougeo it was de
cided to grade Avenue U between Eighth
nnd Eleventh streets.
After disposing of some minor matters
tho couucll adjourned until next Mondny
night.
"Mr. Hlley" 6-ccnt cigar.
1113
MAY NOT fit) TO SIOUX CITY.
Prof. (.'IHTord llnsn't Decided -Whether
He Will l.enve Thin City.
Prof. W. N. Clifford, principal of tho
Council Bluffs High school, had not yester
day decided whether to accept the position
of principal of the High school at Sioux
City, to which ho was elected Mondny night.
Hie. relations with tho Board of Education
hero are most cordial and tho board will bo
very loath to lose him. The salnry offered
by Sioux City is tho same ns Prof. Clifford
receives here, although the chances for an
Increased salary in Sioux City aro said to
be most favorable. The -board there offered
to raise tho retiring principal's salary from
$1,600 to $1,S00 It ho would otay, with n fur
ther Increase a year later to $2,000.
While Sioux City is a largor city than
Council Bluffs nnd possibly offers more op
portunity for advancement, Prof. Clifford
stated last evening that ho was not at all
anxious to leavs this city, where he has tho
full support of the board and with which his
relations were of the moot cordial character.
Tho only question that would enter Into his
accepting the position In Sioux City would bo
the fact tint tho chances nt present for a
now High school building, which was so
much needed, seemed mo3t unsatisfactory.
President Henry and other members of
tho board in speaking of tho election of
Prof. Clifford to tho Sioux City principal
ship eald the appointment was a great sur
prise to them nnd thoy all sincerely hoped
that ho would decide to remain hero. Ills
work hore, thoy said, hnd been most satis
factory and In full accord with the board.
Prof, Clifford has been principal of tho
High school here for two ycara, coming hero
from Des Moineo to Bucceed Prof. II. B.
Hayden on his appointment as. superinten
dent of the city schools.
Commonwealth 10-cent cigar.
Where There Are Sa Setvem.
At tho request of tho city council City
Engineer Etnyro has prepared a Hit of the
streets ordered paved on which no sewers
have been laid. Thoy are; North Seventh,
North Sixth, North Second, North First,
Scott, between Washington avenue and
Broadway; Tenth avenue, from Main street
to Fourth street: Eighth street, from Avenue
A to Broadway; Willow avenue and Fifth
avenue, from Main street to Third Btreet;
Story street, from Main street to Bluff
street; Worth street, from Main street to
Fourth-stteet; High School avenue, between
Park and Olen nvenuco. Broadway, from
Fit st street to Frank street has main sewer,
but no lot connections.
Davis sells paint.
MYSTIiHY OF I'AIHMIir.VT I'AIIK.
Police l imbic to I, earn Anything
(.'iniceriiliiK Ctrl Found There.
Tho young womnn giving her name as
Mary Thompson, who wns nrrested In Fair
mount park Mondny evening, where she had
been making her homo for the Inst two
weeks, Is n mystery to the police. All ef
forts to induce her to tell anything nbout
herself yesterday failed nnd to all questions
of Chief Albro sho returned but nn empty
stare. The only Information obtained from
her wns shortly nfter she was taken to tho
city Jail. Slip raid her father was .1 farmer
owning nbout SCO ncrea nnd thnt cite loft
homo because sho could not get along with
her stepmother. She refused to tny where
her father lived or when she came to this
city.
When taken before Judge Aylesworth yes
tcrday morning tho wns ns Bllcnt as a
splnx nnd refused to answer any question
put to her by the court. Tho Judge ordered
lior locked up ngaln. She will ho taken be
fore hi m again this morning.
When arrested Monday evening she was
lying In the underbrush on tho wot ground.
Sho had n basket with her in which were
two books. One wns a Cnthollc render with
tho name of James Wnack. 243 Lincoln nvc
nue. In It nnd tho other a small Webster's
dictionary with the name, Munilo Brugcn
licukc. St. Pcter'fl school, written In pencil
In It. Sho refused to say where sho got the
books. Tho young woman is believed by the
authorities to be partly demented, but she
displays considerable shrewdness. She spent
the entire of yesterday sleeping on the cot
In the little room off the Jail olTlce, where
she is confined, nnd Is npparently worn out
nnd exhausted from tho wont of proper food.
Park I'ollccmnn Mclsncr Is said to have been
aware that the young womnn was sleeping
at night In the park for several dayo before
ho notified Chief Albro and his action In not
taking her into custody before Is criticized
by tho authorities. Tho young woman Is
fairly good looking and her clothing Is of
good quality, although at present somewhat
bedraggled from exposure lo the storm of
Sunday. Where sho obtained food during
her long stay In tho park is a mystery .as
Bho had no money when found. Sho told
Chief Albro Monday evenlnj thnt when she
first enmo to Council Bluffs she had some
money, but that it Is all gone now.
You can deposit your votes for tho most
popular working girl In tho vacation contest
at the Council Muffs office.
v Picnics nt Mniinwn.
Tho railway postal clerks of Omaha,
South Omaha, Council Bluffs nnd Lincoln,
with their families, will picnic at Lake Man
awn Friday of this week. One of the fea
tures of tho day will be a ball game, be
tween tcaniH composed on the ono side of
tho clerks of Lincoln and South Omaha
and Council Bluffs and Ordaha on tho other.
About Boventy-llvo clerks and thoir fam
ilies aro expected to bo In attendance.
Saturday will bo Royal Arcanum day at
tho lake, when the members of the order
from this city, Omaha nnd South Omaha
will enjoy a picnic.
The Southwestern Iowa Pythian asso
ciation will hold its annual gathering at
tho lako Wednesday of next week. A largo
turnout Is exported, ns tho Western Passen
ger association has authorized an opeu rate
of ono and one-third fare for the round
trip.
Gravel roofing. A. H. Reed, C41 B'way.
IlnrKlnr with' Com! Tnstcn.
Tho residence of Colonel W. J. Dovenport
of tho Burlington, on South Eighth street.
wns visited .Monday night by a burglar with
ovldont literary tastes. Tho Intruder had
effected nn entrance to the house through a
window on tho ground floor and when Colo
nel Davenport returned homo about mid
night from attending the cession of tho
city council, the fellow was seated In a
comfortable rocker perusing a boak from tho
colonel's extensive library. Hearing tho
colonel's footsteps in the hall, tho follow
made a dash into the kitchen and down tho
collar stepfi, escaping by a basoment win
dow. Nothing of value was mlBsod, but tho
fellow had taken a number of handsomely
bound volumes from tho book shelves,
whether for the purposo of reading or steal
ing can only bo conjectured.
Howell's Antl-"Kawf" cures coughs, colds.
MIhn Jean lintvlnoii nf Perth, Seotlnml.
At the Royal Arcanum hall, on Thursday,
at 8 o'clock, Miss Jean Howlson of Perth,
Scotland, will glvo a dramatic recital from
tho works of Ian Maclaren.
Tho Rochester (N. Y.) Herald says this
about tho entertnlnment: "Tho selections
from 'Besldo tho Bonnlo Briar Bush 'were
given under tho following divisions; 'Drum
tochty Characteristics,' 'Mrs. Macfayden
and the Ministers,' 'How Dr. Maclure "savit"
the llfo of Annio Mitchell,' and 'Life and
Death of Weolum Mncluro,' Of theso tho
best, of courso, since It was the most dra
matic nnd tho reader wns rather moro effec
tive In pathos thnn In humor, wns the ac
count of Dr. Mncluro's ride with the queen's
surgeon to snvo tho llfo of sweet Annie
Mitchell and next to thnt was the death
Bceno of Maclure."
Save your coupons and vote for tho most
popular Council Bluffs working girl.
Deiuoerntle Cluh Orminlzril,
The Pottawattamlo Democratic Bryan
Stevenson club was launched Into life last
night at a moating of local demccrn'o held
In tho Ogden hotel, with tho following tem
porary organization : Pres'dont, Georgo S
Davis; secretary, lico Evans; treasurer,
John T. Mulqueen. Jack O'Noll, Herman
Schurz and Dr. M. C. Chrlatenscn wero ap
pointed as a committee on permanent or
ganization and J. J. Duncan, W, B. Fisher
nnd Jack O'Nell ns a committee on p rma
nent headquarters. Another mooting will
be held tomorrow evonlng at 8 o'c'ock at
tho same place, when a permanent organiza
tion will bo effected.
Sun ilny School Convention,
At a moating hold yesterday aftornoon
of tho cxecutlvo commltteo of the Potta
wattamlo County Sunday School nsaocla
tlcn It was decided to hold a convention nt
Oakland on August 15 and 16. Tho program
for tho convention wai d'scu.ised and par
tially outlined, but will nit bo cimpleted
until submitted to the members ef tho as
tnclatlon living In Oakland, Thoi present
at the mre-tlng wore: Rev. P. D. Green,
president of the nssoclat'on, nnd wife of
Oakland; A. Tipton, Rev, AlexanJer Llth
orlnnd, Rev. Henry DeLong, H. B, Knowles
nnd F. L. Evans.
Senntor lienr's Funeral,
Postmaster I. M. Treynor and Erneit E.
Hart left last evening for Burlington to at
tend the funeral of the- late Senator Gear,
which takes place this afternoon,
Governor Shaw has Issued a proclama
tlon ordering all flags on state and other
buildings to bo hung at half mast today.
Tho flag at tho postofflce will be hung at
half mrst.
Cen nun of IndiiKtrles.
Census Supervisor Evereit commenced
yesterday the enumeration of the rnanufac
turlng and mechanical Industries of this
city. For this enumeration Council Bluff
had been classed with Omaha, the work to
be performed under the direction of Super
visor Wheeler cf the latter city. Super
visor Wheeler had, however, np much ns
ho could conveniently attend to on his side
of tho river and arr;n?ed wl'h Supervisnr
Everest ts rrnke tho enumeration for this
city. The work, It ! expected, will taki
several weeks to complete.
Heal r.tntc Trnnsfern.
Tho following transfers were filed yester
day In the abstract, tltlo nnd loan oflico of
J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl street:
J. J. Stcadman nnd wife to F. C.
Glass, n. 15 feet of lots 1, 2. 3 and 4
In block 1 In llohrer's subdlv, w d..$ 160
Amos Henry nnd wife to Georgo
Hanson, lot 1, Auditor's subdlv of
lots 4 nnd 5 In block 2 of Williams'
subdlv of a part of .Mill lot, s w d.. 1,300
Wnlter 1. Smith and wife to Ellznboth
M. Officer, lot H In block 9, Jefferls'
subdlv, w d S50
S. C. Hnrlow to Alice C. Harlow, lots
1 nnd 2 In block 3 In Avocn, w d 1
H. C. Heft nnd r.lfo to P. M. Heft,
undlv l-lt Interest in lot 33. Audi
tor's subdlv of sei se'.i 12-75-40, w d. 100
Total, five transfers J2.401
Hnd n Quorum.
Tho regular monthly meeting of tho
Board of Education elated for Itet evening
failed for want of a quorum, President
Honry nnd Members Hess and Macrae alone
being present. The meeting was accord
ingly adjourned until next Tuesday evening.
KEAN APPOINTED TO DUBUQUE
C11 rill 1111 1 GIIiIioiik Credited with State
ment That Archbishop linn
lleett .n111ed.
SIOUX CITY. JTiTy 17. (Special Tele
gram.) In a letter directed to his pnrents
In this city Rev. Dr. W. J. Kcrby, n member
of tho faculty of tho Catholic university in
Washington, D. C., Kays Cardinal Gibbons
of Baltimore, head of tho church In this
country, told him that most Rev, John J.
Kcan had been appointed archbishop of
Dubuque. Rev. Dr. Kerhy writes from De
troit, Mich., where ho Is delivering a series
of lectures before the Catholic summer
school.
It 11 1 11 nt Atlnntlo Iteported.
ATLANTIC, la., July 17. (Special.) This
county experienced one of tho heaviest rain
etorms ever known Sunday night, the oftl
cial report at tho water works showing that
5.21 inchea of water fell between 7:30 Sun
day night and S o'clock Monday morning.
It is tho greatest fall In twelve hourB ever
recorded since tho department was estab
lished. About 10 o'clock it came In a reg
ular downpour and fears were entertained
for tho residents along Bull crcok, which
has so often been on the warpath. For
an hour it ecemcd that the cellars along
tho stream would "bo flooded, but thanks to
lmproements which were made last sum
mer, tho loss was averted, A large part of
tho water was averted down tho streets,
keeping It out of the creek. During the
storm the fire department wns called out
to tho fair grounds by tho burning of a
couple of large barns, which were totally
destroyed.
.fur j- Illnmca Conductor.
FORT DODGE, la., July 17. (Special.)
A coroner's Inquest was held here yesterday
over tho body of ths late Conductor W. K.
Mellvlllo of Cherokee, who was killed In
the rear-end collision at Tara Sunday
morning when tho "flipper" ran Into a
gravel train. Tho fsUmony took up the
causes leading up to tho wreck. The Jury
derided, fixing tho. htamo upon Conductor
Mellvlllo for nonperformance of duty and
also becauso of poor .lights an.d illy con
structed caboose. Tho caboose In question
was a box car with no opening behind and
no cupulo upon which a light conld be
placed.
loivn Xew Notet.
Tho Mills county old soldiers will hold a
reunion nt Emerson September 18, 19 nnd 20.
Rev. W. J. Frnzer of Brazil, ind.. hns
been elected president of the college at
Storm Luke.
A iranir of tramns started out to rob
houses at Red Oak and four of thJrfi wero
captured while making the attempt.
Miss Kate Memplng of Coin was struck
by the Northwestern Fast Mall and in-
stantly killed. She was attempting to drive
across tho track.
Dora Jackson, colored, n bride of three
months, shot and killed her hu.iband at
their Burlington home. Tho two quarreled
over domestic affairs.
Thn safe In tho storn of Woodrlnjr & Son
at Carroll was robbed during daylight of
$90, A youth named Earl Collins purchased
a bicycle tho next day nnd paid for it with
bills of the same denomination as some of
those stolen and this led to jus arrest. lie
confessed to the crime.
A wncon nnd blacksmith shon was burned
nt Clnrion as tho result of an Incendiary
lire. Just uerore the lire wns discovered tllo
night watch chased three unknown men
wnom ne saw coming out or tne snop, and
when the firemen nrrlved on the sceno thoy
discovered tho engine, had been disabled by
mo removal 01 a vnive.
HOPE TO SAVE GARCIA'S LIFE
Appenl Mndc In Cnse of Spnnlnril Sen
tenced to Death for Killing
C11I11111 Prisoners.
HAVANA, July 17. Senor Scgrarlo, tho
Spanish consul general, nnd tho other Span
ish consuls havo filed a protest with Senor
Tamayo, secretary of state and government,
against U10 sentence of death recently
passed by tho Santa Clara nudcncla upon
Joso Garcia, a Spaniard, who was formerly
lieutenant of guerrillas nnd who was
charged with killing two Cuban prisoners
while they were endeavoring to mnke their
escapo during tho war. Tho Cubans at
tempted to arrest Garcia last year, but
Senor Capote ruled against them on the
ground that tho decree of Governor General
Brooko hnd pardoned all such offenses com
mltted during tho war. Garcia has appealed
to tho supreme court hero. Tho Cuban aB
well as tho Spanish papers condemn tho
proceedings agalnet Garcia as an outrage
and deplore tho spirit of revongo manifested
by hla prosecutors.
A largo meeting of workmen was held In
Havana last evening to protest against tho
exorbitant rents, All tho speakers expressed
themselves ns having no confidence In the
promiso of tho municipality to erect tene
ment houses and ono of them said that nil
tho good Cuban soldiers wero killed oft dur
ing tho war and that the bad ones were now
holding ofllce.
FIRE RECORD.
Lumber nnd L'onl IlulliIInK".
HURON, S. D., July 17. (Special,) Brown
Bros.' lumber and conl sheds, togother with
the engine, saw machinery and a lot of
wood, coal and lumber, wero wholly de
troyod by fire early Saturday. In the oft
ernoon of Friday fire was discovered near
tho ofllce in tho main building. An alarm was
turned in and tho prompt response of the fire
department saved tho structure. Saturday
morning's fire was In a different place and
this leads to the belief that Incendiaries are
responsible for the fire. Tho lors aggre
gates something over $3,000 and falls heavily
upon hard-working, Industrious men. There
was small Insurance on the main building
only.
elirnnkn I'nriu llnlldliiRn.
ARCADIA, Neb., July 17. (Special,) Fire
of Incendiary origin at 3 p. m. yesterday
totally consumed the house and barn belong
ing to Mrs. Delilah Brown. Loss about
$1,000, It whb Insured In the Phoenix of
Hartford for $600.
READY TO HONOR CONGER
Minister If Alive Will Probably Bo Ap
pointed to Congress,
SHAW MAY NAME HIM TO SUCCEED GEAR
Governor In Aoked to Make n State
ment oil the Subject, hut Itefiises
to Siienk t'ntll After Funeral
of Late Senntor.
DES MOINES, July 17. (Special Tele
gram.) If through tho Intervention of Provl
denco Minister Conger has escaped tho fury
of the Chinese fanatics, and If he shall live
until relief reaches I'ekln, ho will, accord
ing to tho statements of prominent poli
ticians, he nppolnted by Governor Shaw to
succeed Senator Gear. Few persons can be
found who stilt cling to tho belief that
Minister Conger Is alive, practically all hope
having departed, but tho mention of the
nnme of the martyred minister In connection
with the sonatorship is Important because
It gives at least a slight indication of the
governor's feeling on tho senatorial suc
cession. It was told on good authority today that
Govornor Shaw had talked seriously of ap
pointing Conger In case n vacancy wns
caused by tho removal of Senntor Gear. It
was at tho time the first reports of Senntor
Gear's condition were sent out from Wash
ington that tho governor U said to have
confided to a few of his closo friends that If
tho worst should happen he would nppolnt
Minister Conger. The governor Is said to
havo given exprfs3lon to the belief that
Conger would relinquish the ofllce of Amer
ican representative in China for the larger
honor of United States senator for a short
term. Whether the governor wao right in
this and whether Conger would, In caie of
his appointment, havo stepped out at tho
nd of the term for which he was appointed,
leaving the field clear to Governor Shaw,
will probably never be known.
limn Crop Iteport,
Tho crop report Issued by the Iowa
weather and crop service today says:
Thn week u-ns cenernlly fair nnd dry
during tho six working days, affording
favorablo conditions fC haying nnd har
vesting operations In nil sections, und tho
time wns well Improved. In the southern
hectlon haying Is nbout completed nnd har
vesting small cram is wen aovanceu.
Returns of early threshing In that section
Indicate a better yield than had been ex
pected. In the central and northern sec
tions harvesting Is well becun nnd grain Is
maturing rapidly, promising fair to good
yield. Tho chief drawback Is that grain
of heavy growth Is badly lodged, but loss
from that cause will not bo large. Mnny
of the earlier reports expressed fears of In
jury to corn and other Immature crops
from effects of dry weather, but these ap
prehensions have been hannllv dispelled bv
copious showers thnt fell In nearly every
county on the Hth and 16th. Tho showers
generally fell moderately and the moisture
was nearly all absorbed by tho soil, but
our observer at Prlmghar reports n totnl of
12.8-3 Inches nnd nt the station near Alta
the amount Is reported to bo 6.30 Inches.
line some local damage mny result from
excess theso showers have been of In
estimable value to tho state at large. The
condition of tho corn crop Is still vry
promising, moro than sustaining the esti
mates of July 1.
A prayer service In the interest of Amer
ican missionaries in China was a feature of
the Midland Chautauqua assembly today. It
was called in respenso to tho appeal which
appeared in the Shanghai dispatches asking
all Christian people of tho United Staten to
Join In special prayers for tho guidance of
the government nnd the speedy succor of
Americans and native converts In extreme
peril In China. The service was held In
the Hall of Philosophy and was led by Dr.
Daniel Shepardson. Thoro was a large at
tendance and tho hymns nnd prayers wero
nung and spoke with unusual earnestness.
Shnw Quiet on Sennlnrshlp.
Governor Shaw reached Des Moines at
noon today over the Northwestern and went
directly to the stnto house. Shaw was asked
to make a statement with regard to tho
scnatorehlp, in order thnt tho gossip that
s heprd on tho subject might ho at least
partially oet at rest. Ho replied that oven
though he wero on thn point of making an
appointment he would have nothing to say
prior to tho laying away of the dead Burllng-
on statesman. Being Informed that tho
public would llko to know whether or not
he would take action In tho matter at onco
ho Insisted thnt while ho would say nothing
for publication it would be pretty safo for
any newspaper to predict thnt nothing
would be dono until after the state conven
tion is over.
In tho hope of getting something definite
on one or another of tho points in tho sena
torial matter the reporter volunteered tho
Information that he had in articles already
published assumed that tho governor was
himself a candidate for the United States
senate and tho governor simply smiled and
pounded tho desk with his forefinger. Gov
ernor Shaw did say that he was free nnd
unpledged and that no man hnd a single
string on tho appointment. Further than
this he would not go. Tho governor will
attend the funeral of Senator Gear.
SESSION OF ENDEAV0RERS
World' Convention Held at Alex
andra I'nlnee (ironndn .Marked
by lCnthuslnHiii.
LONDON, July 17, Although now and
then young women wero carried out of tho
crowded meetings, fainting and ovorcomo
by heat, tho enthusiasm marking tho world's
convention of the Young People's1 Society of
Christian Endeavor at the Alexandra palace
grounds, was today ns strong as over. Tha
delegates burst into song today with tho
same boundless enthusiasm ns heretofore,
Tho morning was given up to demonstrations
of tho world-wide oxtent of tho endeavor
movement. Anxious inquiries for ministers
whose names appeared on the program wero
largely the result of delay in travel caused
by tho burning of the steamship Saalo in
New York harbor. Secretary John Willis
Baer, speaking of tho growth of the move
ment Bald the Christian Endeavor badgt
was worn by moro than one brawny Briton
from her majesty's ship Powerful, in the
famous slego of Ladynmlth. Mr. Baer
strongly demanded that arbitration between
Great Britain and America be mado com
pulsory.
"Gold may come, and seals may go," said
he, "nnd boundary llnea bo bold in dis
pute, but praised be tho hnnd and muto the
tonguo that should again suggest strlfo and
bloodshed between America and Great
Britain,
Rev. Francis E. Clark, president of tho
Society of Christian Endoavor, dollvored the
presidential addrers. He spoko of Christian
Endoavor In the far east, "in progressive
Japan, In distracted China, and with hope
fill beginnings In Corca." Ills tour of the
world, Mr. Clark said, "had convinced him
that "tho Christian Endeavor tree would
bear fruit In any soil." Describing the
greetings he had recolved everywhere, Mr
Clark said that In China It was "peace,
peace, peace."
Rev. Francis E. Clark nnd Mr. John
Willis Baer wero elected, respectively,
world's president and secretary of the
Young People's Society of Christian En
deavor. They nnd other prominent mem
bers of tho society will go to Paris to attend
the CbrUtlan Endeavor convention there
July 22. Mr. Clark will be occupied In at
tending various European conventions cf
Christian Eudeavorers until September 1
KuhiiiunI la Itelleved.
FUM8U, July 17, Kumassl has been re
lieved by the column under command of
Colonel Wlllcocks.
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Minn Luey Ilruek TrNtlllen In Tune of
fnleli I'mri'm, m Trlnl for
Ciielicl Murder.
OEOHdETOWN', Ky., July 17 The pro
ceedings In tho Powers case wero mado moro
InlerentliiK todny hy tho introduction of sev
eral witnesses who gave testimony uainst
tho defendant. The most Interesting wit
ness of tho day from n standpoint discon
nected from either side of tho caso was
Miss Lucy Ilrock, tho sweetheart of tho
young defendant. It is probablo that Culton,
Noakes or Ooldon will bo put on tha stand
tomorrow to further prove tho alleged con
spiracy.
Klnley Anderson, who wns testifying
when tho court adjourned yesterday,
resumed his testimony. Wltnees said that
on January 21 Caleb Powers told him a
crowd of mountaineers were going to Frank
fort to intimidate tho legislature, and, If
necessary, to kill enough domocrnts to
glvo the republicans n majority. He said:
'Powers told me Gocbcl would never live
to bo governor nnd said ho (Powers) would
kill him If nobody e!e would."
The conversation took place on the day
preceedlng the advent of the 1,200 moun
taineers Into Frankfort. Witness said he
heard Powers and others talking nbout
Ooebcl wearing a coat of mall, but somo of
them said that he could bo killed anyway.
Powers was In conference with cx-Sccrctary
of Stnte Charles Flnley, Wharton (loldnn,
Ilobert Noakes nnd others. Only onco dur
ing thlo testimony did tho defendant's fea
tures show signs of agitation. Under cross
examination the witness stated he had
called on Colonel T. C. Campbell in Cin
cinnati with Lieutenant tlrndley. Ho be
came confused nnd could not tell who ac
companied him to Colonel Campbell, though
ho asserted several people wero with him
at the time. Ho denied that either Justun
or Arthur Oncbel assisted him in getting
employment In Cincinnati and denied that
his trip to Cincinnati was for the purpose
of becoming a witness in the Powers trial.
The witness denied that he had been prom
ised compensation for his evidence. It de
veloped thnt young Anderson hnd mndo nn
affidavit, which is In possession ot Colonol
Campbell, and tho defenso nBked that this bo
produced in court. Tho court ruled that It
must bo produced.
On redirect examination witness said that
he did not volunteer as a witness, but re
ceived a letter while nt Knoxvlllc, Tenn.,
asking him to go to Cincinnati nnd telling
him that ho was wanted ns n witness.
Miss Lucy Brock of London, Laurel county,
was tho next witness. Sho know tho defend
ant well and had corresponded with hlra for
over two years past. Caleb Powers railed
on her in January, Ha told witness he was
getting up a crowd of 1,000 mountain men to
go to Frankfort, "so that In case tho demo
crats robbed them of tho state offices they
could tako caro of themselves."
Witness said Powers had $1,100 in bills. He
told her Governor Taylor furnished tho
money nud it was to bo used to bring tho
men to Frankfort.
Miss Drock said Powers told her the plan
to tako tho 1,000 mountain men to Frankfort
was Governor Tnylor's creation. Tho do
fense did not cross-examine tho witness. A
recoss was taken till nfter noon.
I). M. Woodson, tho civil englneor who
mndo the measurements on tho stato house
yard at the tlmo of the finding of ho bul
let In the trea, wns recalled, but told noth
ing now.
Senator Newton Frazler of Shelby county,
who was standing between the legislative
and cxecutlvo buildings when the assassina
tion occurred, said ho heard tho shots. Saw
no ono in tho doorway and the shots were
undoubtedly fired from the executive build
ing. Captain J. F. Hnwn of tho Barbourvlllo
military academy testified to conversations
between himself nud tho Powers brothors
touching tho movements of his compnny.
He said that John Powers on Jnnunry 23
asked him to tako hiB compnny to Frankfort.
Powers, ho said, wanted tho soldiers to go
In citizens' clothes, with uniforms, guns
and ntnmunition concealed. Witness re
fused. Powers next day nsked him if he
would not turn over tho company to one
of tho lieutenants and ho ngreed to do It.
Caleb Powors, ho said, nsked him to deliver
tho koy of tho armory to Lieutenant Gib
son, but ho refused to do ho unless Powors
would telegraph to Frankfort for nn order
from tho adjutant general. On cross-ox-amlnntion
witness said Caleb Powors told
him ho wanted tho military company and
other mountaineers to go to Frankfort for
tho effect It would hnvo on the legislature.
Captain James K. Watts of tho AVilliams
burg military company told of a conversa
tion with John Powers relatlvo to taking
his company to Frankfort In January prior
to tho assassination. Powers, he said, told
him a big crowd wns going nnd that as
soon ns thoy got thero Governor Taylor
should call out tho militia. Witness do
cllned to tako his company except under
orders.
Cnuivllnii ' l "l 11 Ilorden Killed,
HALIFAX, N. S., July 17. A cablegram
from South Afrlcu reports that Captain
Harold Ilorden of tho Second Canadian con
tingent ban been killed In action. Ho was
tho only son of F. W. Borden, Canadian
minister of mllltla.
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