THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, JANTTATtY 10, 1901.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
mixoh .itn.vrio.v.
Davis sella glass,
Davis sells lruK
"Mr. Hlley," 6-cent cigar.
I'lnts Missouri oak. Gilbert Ilros.
(Ins rixtiircn nnd globes nt Wxby's.
Kino A. IJ. C. beer, Ncumayer's hotel.
Wollmnii. sclcntltlc optlclnn, 4 D'd'y.
Bohmlilt's photos guarnntecd to please.
Moore's stock food kills worms, fattens.
W .!. Ilostctter, dentist. Untdwln tilock.
l.cffort. Jnwoler. optician, Zifi Drondway.
Drink Hudwrlscr beer. V. Itoscnfeld, ni?t.
I'lrtur.1 frninlns. C. U. Alexander & Co..
83.1 Ilrondwuy.
The city council will meet In ndjoiirncd
regular session Mondiiy night.
W 1 Gruff, undertaker and cllilnfcctor,
101 Hotitli Mnln street. 'I'hone CC6.
Dr W. K. Pierce of ('arson. In., was visit
ing friends In the city yestonluy.
Oct your wi.rlc dono at the popular Knglo
laundry, "H llrondway. 'Phono 15..
Morgan .1 Kl in, upholstering, furniture
repairing, mnttrcss making. IK ri. Main st.
For Sale 1'iirnltiirc of two modern rooms
for IlKht housekeeping. Address A. Ileo
Olllcc.
Attorney X. A. Trawford hns been called
to Ilenton, la., by the serious Illness of his
mother.
(Veil Peterson, IOiiO High street, wiis re
)orled to the Hoard of llealth yesterday ns
suffering from scarlet fever.
A want ad in Tho lien will bring results.
The same attention Riven to a want ad In
Council Muffs ns at tho Omaha olllcc.
Hherldan coal, once tried nlways used.
Hinokeless. no soot, clinkers nor sulphur.
Price tS, J3.C0. I'cnlon fi Koloy. polo nRents.
Mrs. II. S. I.vnii. who has been the guest
or her sister. Mrs. O. M. llrown of Houlli
Keventh street, will return to her homo In
Kansas (.'lly today.
W. 8. McCiiul. elalni ugciit of the Omaiia
& Ht Louis rullroad, with headquarters at
lsansHS City, was In Council Muffs yes
terday on business connected with Thurs
day's wreck at tho transfer depot.
Mrs. l.lzzlo M. Carter took out building
permits yesterday for tho erection of a one
story frame cottngii on Pierce street to
cost and for a two-story frame cot
ttiRO on Kouth First street to cost M,0uO.
Mrs. C. P. Hhepard will entertain at her
homo on Perln avi-nuo this afternoon tlx;
members of Fully Riilld of Oraco hplweopnl
church In celebration of tho thirteenth an
niversary of the organization of the Riilld.
The funeral of Mrs. Hnima llolman will
be at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at tho
homo of her mother. Mrs. Kracht, 721 Sev
enth avenue, when friends ileslrlllK to view
the body may do so. Kervlcen at Ht. Paul s
liptscopiil church will bo at .1 o'clock.
(icorgc F. McMacken, formerly of (' 11
cll Muffs, now a resident of San Fran
cisco, arrived last evening In this city from
an extended business trip to New York and
will pass several weeks with his father, I .
McMacken of 411 Fast WasliliiRtou avenue,
before rcturnliiR home.
The quarterly meetliiK of the nrondway
Methodist church will I hi tomorrow.
Kvanuellst .Smith will preach morning and
evening. At the moraine service Hev. D. I.
Franklin, I). D., presiding elder, will ad
minister communion. The revival services
will continue all next week.
The hearing as to the alleRed Insanity of
AVIIIIatn llacbelor was completed before
the commissioners yesterday and he was
dlscharRcd, the board bebiR of the opln'on
that while llacbelor Is inoro or less in III
health his mental faculties were all right
and that family troubles were at the bot
tom of tho clinrfie.
"Whose Ha by Are You?" an Interesting
I hen trlenl event will be the nrodllcttou at
the Dohnny theater Holiday nlRlit. The
niece Iiiih n liMtiov-uo-luckv American
smnck, varying from a hilarious scene to
n double entender bit of spicy but Innocent
dlnloRiie. It exhlblta the prevailing bril
liancy of tho llohenilan life of the artist In
iiio inrcor cities, it is full of witticisms and
all sortH of happy surprises. It contains
fun In all sorts of shapes to suit all sortn
of people and the tbeater-Roer who cannot
clrlvu away dull care while witnessing tho
performance Isn't built that way and du-
nerves to no nuseruoie.
N. Y. riumhlnR Co,, telcphono 250.
Dance tonight at Hughes' hall.
Howell's Antl-Kuwf cures coughs, colds.
Tn Ferret fuses Full Tlir'iinKti.
County Treasurer Arnd heard yesterday
tho cases In which F. M. Cunningham, tho
"tax ferret." claimed to have discovered
tirnncrlv belonclnc to Henry Welso of
Avoca ii ml the Dullard estate, which had
been omitted from assessment.
In tho ruso of tho Dullard estate Admin
istrator N. M. l'UHcy showed that ho lind
filed his Ilnal report, made a distribution
of tho assets, nnd has been discharged
Tho case as against him was accordlngl
dlsmlsBod and an attempt will bo made- to
hold tho helm responsible for tho assess
ment. In tho ease of Henry Wclso ho showed
onsets nnd tho case, accordingly, fell
through.
I,lrr.l Klin. Huh iunlliiix.
l.lzzlo Kunz. a young woman who lives
with her nwthor and two young brothers
at 505 Kost IMorco street, wos found to tin
Buttering from smallpox hist evening and
tho house ow pnjuptly quarantined by tho
hculth authorities. Up to a few days ago,
It Is reported, Miss Kunz had been !in
ployed at tho Neumayer hotel as dining
room girl, hut this Is denied at the hotel,
whero It In Paid sho was employed In the
kitchen. Sho was taken 111 curly In tho
week nnd was sent to her home.
The two special officers who have been
guarding tho Mcneray residence on Stuts
man btreut wcro transferred lust night to
the Kunz home.
A. It. I'l'iMilU'i', IMuneor, Dies.
Alexander It. l'rcntlco, a pioneer settler
of I'ottawatlamlo county, died yesterday
afternoon nt his honio In Crescent City,
nftcr a few days' Illness from grip. Ho was
71 years old and a native of Scotland. Ho
had been a resident of Crescent City since
18.-i7. Four daughters nnd two sous survive
him. Tho funeral will he Sunday morning
at 11:30 o'clock from the Methodist church
In Crescent City nnd burial will ho In tho
Hazel Dell township cemetery, llov. M.
M. Cablo will conduct the services.
Gravel roofing. A. II. Rccd, GU nroadway.
Dance tonight at Hughes' hall.
IT
DON'T PAY
To Buy Poor Shoes
Thnt is tho reason that
every customer of our
storo Is always plonsed
with his purchase. Wo
do not keep poor shoes
even If wo do sell nt a
low price. Wo keep tho
best tho factory turns
out, and when you get
shoes at our storo you
can depend upon hav
ing received full value
for your money.
SARGENT5
Look for the Bear.
FARM LOANS
Necotlnted In Kactern Nebraska
nnd Iowa. Jiune N. CnsaUy, lr,
i:tf Main St., Council Bluffs.
Save You.' Money !
Uy
Inveatlns
vnn me
hAVIXIiS. I.OA. AM) llUII'lliaa ASS1,
IKi I'curl Street, Cuuuuil Ulnar, lit,
BLUFFS.
BLAMES ROCK ISLAND ROAD
Jnry Belieyea LocomotlTe Can't fcun Awaj
Unlet It ii Neglected,
WITNESSES FAIL TO FATHOM THE MYSTERY
IIrvc l-'nlth In Perfect Conitltlnn ol
i:nitlne, nml Wlir Stnrts Off
After IIcIiik Loft Alone
I'mealm Them All,
The lunuc3t held yesterday over Jesse.
IJ. Dell, tho colored porter on tlio Rock
Island road killed ' Thursday morning in
a collision between a runaway switch en
gine nnd an Omaha & St. Louis passenger
train Just cast of the transfer depot, lancu
to throw any light on the reason for the
locomotlvo making a wild run of Its own
accord, Tho Jury, however, decided that
tho Hock Island Hallway company was
not wholly blnmclcss In tho matter, as In
Its verdict, after finding that Bell's dcatn
was caused by the collision, it added a
rider to the effect that it helloved tho ac
cident would not have occurred bad duo
diligence been observed by tho Chicago,
Hock Island & Pacific Hallway compaay
through Its employes.
Tho inquest lasted tho entire day and a
largo number of witnesses wero oxamined.
During tho afternoon a recess was taken
and tho members of tho Jury visited the
scene of tho collision nnd viewed tho over
turned car which crushed out tho porter's
life nnd which Is still lying on Its sldo by
the track at the cast switch. Tho Jury
empaneled by Coroner Treynor comprised
13. 13. Ilclknnp, John Ilohn nnd C. S. Hub
bard.
The first witness examined was C. Seager,
foreman of tho Hock Island roundhouse.
To tho best of his knowlcdgo switch en
gine No. 8.1, which was responsible for tho
accident, was In perfect condition nnd ho
could not tell what caused It to run out.
His testimony showed that tho engine had
been run Into tho roundhouse about 7
o'clock that morning by Engineer Mess
mcr behind switch onglno 23, which wns
being got ready to go out. In order to
clear tho way for engine 23 No. 83 was
taken by the hostler down tho track and
th.cn run onto what Is known nB the "cinder"
track. Tho hostler, whoso duty it was to
attend to No. S3, had to get an engine
ready for train No. 61, nnd while he was
thus engaged No. S.I started on its wild
race for the transfer. Ho Judged tho en
gine had been left unattended about thirty
minutes.
1 1 nd Iteen In Shop for Itcpnlrn.
D. Itynn, tho hostler, was tho first to
discover thnt No. 83 had disappeared, nnd
reported tho fact to him. Witness said
ho told Ryan that ho thought tho engine
crew had taken the locomotlvo out nnd
told Ryan to look for It. Ho testified fur
ther that No. S3 had been In tho shops for
repairs about two months ago and that
Knglncer Messmor hnd not reported any
thing wrong with It when he brought the
engine In after the night's work.
D. Kynn, the hostler In charge of the
switch engine, No. 83, testified substan
tially to tho same facts as Foreman Seager.
He said thnt as soon ns ho noticed tho en
gine had disappeared he came to the con
clusion It had gone off by Itself. When
ho left It on tho cinder track tho engine
appeared to bo all right nnd tho reverse
lever was on tho center nnd tbo steam was
entirely shut off. Ho could glvo no ex
planation of what caused tho englno to
run away, except that it was posstblo that
somconn hnd climbed into tho cab nnd
opened the throttle.
Ynrdmnster 1. S. Peck testified that about
7:40 o'clock ho asked how soon switch en
gine No. 83 could be made ready, ns ho
needed It very badly. Tho hostler told him
In nbout twenty minutes. Ho returned to
his office nnd n minute Inter received word
ver tho telephone that tho englno had
disappeared. The witness said ho had no
knowlcdgo of what caused tho engine to
break away.
Fifteen Allien nn Honr.
F. O. Loper. ono of n switching crew,
testified to seeing No. S3 start down tho
track shortly after No. 23 had left tho
roundhouse. The crew on No, 23 envo
chase, hut failed to overtake tho runaway.
lien witness first saw No. 83 It appeared
to bo going about seven or eight miles nn
hour. This speed Increased to nbout fifteen
miles when tho runaway passed him.
The testimony of Foreman W. F. Snyder
was substantially tho snmo as tho last wit
ness. Sevcrnl other witnesses. Includlnc
the members of tho train crews of tho
Hock Island nnd tho Omaha & St. Louis
passenger trains, wero oxamined. but their
testimony wns unimportant. Tho testimony
or hngincer McHride of tho Rock Island
passenger train, Into which tho wild en
glno humped at tho dopot, was taken over
tho telophono from Valley Junction. En
gineer Mcllrldo wns tho first to bonrd the
onglno after it had run Into his train. Ho
testllled that ho found tho reverso lever a
llttlo back of tho. center.
Doll's body was taken to Iowa City yes
terday morning for burial.
Special salo of ladles' fleeced wrappers at
Heno's today off.
Three Divisions on lliirliiiston.
C. M. Lovoy, superintendent of the Iown
lines of tho Chicago, Ilurllngton & Qulncy
roan, nas issued n notice to the effect that
on nnd after February 1 tho Iowa lines will
bo divided into ihrco operating divisions.
Superintendent J. II. Duggan. who has had
charge of the Creston division, which In
cluded Council Illuffs, has been transferred
to Ilurllngton, r.ud II. S. Storrs promoted
from assistant to superintendent of the
Creston division. Tho three operntlng
divisions will bo ns follows:
Ilurllngton division: Will Includo Rur
llngton terminals; main line, Ilurllngton to
Ottumva; tho Carthage branch, extending
from east end Ilurllngton bridgo to Qulficy,
and the Fort Madison branch, from Datnvli
to Fort Madison. J. H. Duggan, superin
tendent, with ofllco nt Ilurllngton.
Ottumwn division: Main lino, Ottumwa to
Creston, nnd branches diverging from Albla
and Charlton. O. B. Stownrt, superintend
ent, with onice nt Ottumwa.
Creston division: Main line, Creston to
tho Missouri river nnd nil diverging
branches. H. S. Storrs, superintendent, with
otllce at Creston.
I-nst day of
sale at Reno's.
the remnant and wrapper
No Doubt of Pnaey'a Denth.
In order to quiet all doubts as to tbo
doath of W. H. M. IHisey of the banking firm
of Officer & Pusoy, which were reported to
exist In Iho minds of a largo number ot the
bank's creditors since tho unsatisfactory
flnanclnl condition of thnt Institution be
camo public. Clerk of the District Court
Hoed wroto to Superintendent Wltto of tho
State Insane asylum nt Clarlndn, whero Mr,
Pusey's death occurred, for an official state
ment ns to his demise. In reply Clerk Reed
has recehed tho following from Superin
tendent Wltte, dated at the asylum:
"My Dear Sir. In response to your letter
of tho 10th will say that the date ot Mr.
Pusey's denth was November 1, 1900, and
that death was caused by atheroma, and
rcnllo txahustlon."
Tho peculiar circumstances surrounding
the suspension of the bank and the fact that
the funeral In this city of Mr. Pusey was
strictly private and that but few If any of
his former friends and acquaintances wero
permitted to view tho remains gave rise to
the rumors that Mr. Pusey was still alive.
Despite tho absurdity of tho thing It has
been a mnttor of current talk among a largo
number of tho disappointed creditors of tho
bank. Even tho assertion of tho undertaker
hero who prepared Mr. Pusey's body for
burial after Its arrlvnl in this city from tho
asylum failed to nstlsfy tho doubts of sonio
and In order to have the matter settled once
and for nil nnd to put nn end to the talk
Mr. Reed secured this ofllclal statement
from tho superintendent of tho asylum. He
did this with the full knowlcdgo and consent
of the dead man's family.
WI1ITHLA1V A (JAIlDl.M'.ll.
llii(iiit Store, Ciinnell lllufTs, Iottii,
Snltirtluy llnrgfiliiH.
JACKETS AND CLOAKS.
)7.G0 to $17.50 ladles' Jackets for 3.95.
J5 to $10 misses nnd children's jackets
for $3.95.
$7.60 to $19 plush and cloth capes for
$3.95.
$10 to $15 ladles' tallor-mado suits for
$3.95.
MILLINERY TO CLOSE OUT AT HALF
PRICE.
$6 and $7.50 silk and fancy wool waists
for $3.08.
$.1 and $1 wool and Jersey waists
for
$2.39.
$1.75 and $2 wool waists for $1.39.
$1 ladles' wool wnlsts for 75c.
COMFORTERS.
S9c full slzo comforter for 60c.
$1.60 hand-made comforter for $1.
$2 bnnd-mado comforter for $1.30.
$3 and $3.50 sntlnc nnd sllkollnc com
forters for $1.75.
$2.75 wool blankets for $1.75.
$4.50 sanitary wool blankets for $3.19.
$C wool blankets In gray nnd tan for
$I.S9.
$10 flno reversible slumber robes for $G.
UNDERWEAR.
25c women's union suits for 15c.
75c women's wool ribbed vests nnd pants
for 50c.
76c men's ribbed nnd fleeced underwear
for COc.
$1 men's silk flcoccd underwear for 75c.
60c children's nil-wool underwear for
2uC.
39c ladles' corsets, in drab only, for 23c
Lot dark outing flnnnol for .T,4c a yard.
Standard calico, dark styles, 3V:C n yard.
Special bargains in drcBB goods, hosiery,
skirts and notions.
WH1TELAW & OARDINER.
Boston Store, Council Muffs.
SIWI3I, TO "IIAV II ATI 2" CASUS.
Suit to i'nforce nn AeeoimMiiR- of Fee
In Old Itnllronil I'roseeiitloiiM.
Tho hearing In the suit of Spencer Smith
nnd others against Hiillowny and others, to
enforco nn nrcountlng of fees, was com
menced before Judge Thornell In tho dis
trict court yesterdaj'. Tho enso at bar Is
a sequel to tho long drawn nut litigation In
the Iowa courts known ns tho "hay rnto"
cases. In 1S93 Holloway and others, ship
pers of hay, brought suit against the North
western and Sioux City & Pacific railroads
to recover alleged overcharges on bay ship
ments. After running tho usual gnmut of
tho lower and supremo courts, Holloway
and his associates secured a verdict against
tho railroad companies for about $25,000.
Tho plaintiffs In tho present suit are the
attorneys who conducted tho eases for tho
shippers. Ily agreement tho attorneys, were
to rccelvo half of tho amount recovered
from tho rnllroads. The court taxed up
tho nttorncy fees nnd tho shippers claimed
that under their agreement with tho at
torneys they wcro entitled to half of theso
fees, as being part of tho money paid by
tho railroads. This was denied by tho at
torneys nnd the suit nt bar Is to determine
whether hnlf should go to tho shippers.
Judge Thornell has set next Monday for
hearing the arguments In tho Ofllccr &
Pusey bank case. Tho hearing In tho suit
of County Recorder Smith ngalnst Pottn
wattamlo county, In which tho plaintiff
seeks to make tho county llablo for tho
expenses Incurred by him In the matter of
clerk hire, Is set for today. Tho county hns
not yet filed Its answer.
AsslKniiient of Ktiilty Cnses.
Judgo Thornell mado a reassignment ot
equity causes yesterday, also a first assign
ment of lnw cases. In tho equity assign
ment tho case of James Snguln against E.
A. Wlckhum, In which (ho former seeks to
enjoin tho paving on Washington avenue,
slncn completed, Is set for Saturday ot next
week.
Tho first nsslgnmcjit of equity causes fol
lows:
Monday. Jnnuarv 2S A. H. Mlkesoll
ngalnst City of Council Illuffs (two cases);
Omaha Tinware Manufacturing Company
against Council Blurt's Cnnnlng Company.
juesuny. January -J-Boren jwyriuo
ngalnst O. W. (,raham; Hron & Herman
ngalnst Max Mnhn; Snm Dobson ngalnst
George W. Hewitt.
Wednesday. January 3o N. 13. Dlllrance
against 8, I. Atbro, marshal; Tt. C. Fatter
son against H. It. Gould, speelnl.
Thursday. Jununry 31, T. O. Northw.il!
Company against MeKessou & Hlnker, spo.
clnl; M. Denton ngnlnnt Helllnger & Bellin
ger.
Frldnv. February 1. town Mnrlcnco and
Trust Company against C. L. Gillette nnd
niuers; j;. .Meyers ngalnst ll. A. liami nml
others: 13. Meyers ngnlnht L. H. Cousins
and others.
Saturday. Februnrv 2 Marin Cllne against
A ('. Ellsworth; Mary Kroger and others
ngalnst Hast Omaha Land Company; Wil
liam (iotiisteiu against Jniiu H. Morgan,
sheriff.
Tuesday. February K G. H. Scott against
D. 8. Frank; W. S. Morgan ngalnst 13. II
Shenfo & Co. nnd others: Laura McKlnley
a Kill n st Dr. Susan Snyder.
Wednesday, February C T. 1. Thomp
son ngalnst Woman's Christian Associa
tion; Edward Dealy against Daniel Cnr
rlgg. Thursday. February 7. Thomas Martin
ngaliiHt W. F. Baker: J. F Fleming ngalnit
James Cornell; Austin Wlghtmiin nnd oth
ers ngalnst Kstato of Vi'. P. Wlghtman, do
ceased. Friday. February S Nols Jncobsou
ngalnst Union Pacific Railroad Company.
Saturday, February 0 Howard Alnsworth
ngalnst Omaha & Council Bluffs Railway
nnd Bridge Company.
Monday, February It Citizens' Stat"
Bank against W, I. Stephens; Citizens'
Stnto Bank against Wood Bros, nnd other.-".
Commonwealth 10-cent cigar.
Davis sells paint.
Scnndliin vlmm Clin line Vnine.
At tho annual meeting of the Scandinavian-American
association last night It was
decided to chango tho name of tho organi
zation to tho Scandlnttvlnn-Amorlcnn Re
publican club. Theso officers wero elected
President, T. A. Ilrowlck; vlco president
S. Wilson; sccretnry and treasurer, Wll
Ham Larson. Tho report of the secretary
showed that tho membership had largoly
Increased during tho year.
Dance tonight nt Hughes' hall.
Dninoii (iets Thirty Days.
C. L. Damon, an Intlncrnnt barber In
dieted by tho grand Jury on the charge of
stealing a razor, revolver nnd watch from
tho premises of Abo Glllnsky, on South
Main street, has slncn his arraignment
como to tho conclusion he wan guilty ns
charged and so told Judgo Thornell yester
day. Tho court let him off with a thirty
day Jail sentence.
For i Colli In the Head.
LAXATIVE BROMO-QUININE TABLETS
RURAL TELEPHONE SERVICE
In Iowa Its Growth it Becoming Quite
Phenomenal.
STILL GREATER PLANS NOW ON FOOT
Sprelnl Mcrtlnir nt Mnrslinll tomi to
Promote t.'nltril Action fnr !3x
teiulliiK the Mum In Central
Part of the MtHtc.
DES MOINES, Jan. IS. (Special.) Tho
growth of strictly rural telcphono lines In
Iowa has been more phenomenal, It possible,
than tho growth of telephone exchanges In
tho smaller towns nnd the long-dlstnnco
conncctlnc lines. All northern lown is
covered with independent long dlstnnco
lines nnd In central Iowa there hns been
tho grcntcst development of tho telephone
Hues for tho exclusive uso of farmers and
t lioao living In small towns. A meeting
was held at Marshalltown of tho rural
lines In central Iown to taka united notion
looking to closer connection with tho
cities. Tho lines represented nt tho meet
ing wcro tho lino from Eldora to Whlttcn;
from Llscomb to Conrad, through Grundy
county; from Bangor to Llscomb, nnd in
surrounding country: tho Bethel line, run
ning through tho Arney settlement west of
Albion; tho lino from Llscomb to Marshall
town; tho Stnnford lino from Llscomb to
Union, tho Rock Valley line, sottthcust of
Marshalltown, nnd tho lino from New Prov
Idetico to Eldora. Work has been com
menced on n now lino from Llscomb to
North Stnr, four miles cast, that will be
patronized by thirteen farmers, A com
pnny hns been formed to run n lino from
Hubbard to bearing. It will opornto twenty
phones. In thnt Immedlnto vicinity thorn
nro now In operation about 1,000 rural tel
ephones. It Is proposed thnt they ho con
nected with tho larger cities nnd towns and
that they operate together nil through cen
tral Iowa for exchnngo of business among
the fnrmers nnd n meeting to effect nn
organization to thnt end will be held on
Jnnuary 30.
.o Unit for AVoiiinn.
Judgo Allcgato. In tho district court nt
Indlnnoln, refused to fix ball for Mrs. John
Hossack, under Indictment for the murder
o,' her husband near New Virginia, but thn
mntter of fixing ball may como up Inter, ns
sho will not be tried this term. She hnd
boon out on $10,000 ball, pending tho In
vestigation by grand Jury, nnd there Is no
doubt sho could secure the snmo ball now
or even n Inrgcr sum. Slnco her nrrest
there has not been developed n single fact
to connect her with tho crlmo further than
tho circumstantial ovldcncn before tho cor
oner, nor hns anything occurred to Indi
cate who was tho murderer, If sho haB
nothing to do with It. Public, sentiment In
tho county Is very much divided ns to
her guilt nnd slnco her nri;st sho hns ills
crctly snld nothing about the case.
Fortune Seeklne Poor Mnn.
A Scotchman In extreme poverty nnd old
Is believed to bo somewhere In western
Iowa trying, for some mysterious reason,
to evade discovery by thoso who huvo
charge of a fortune In tho old country
which rightfully belongs to him. His
name Is Alexander' -IKitcheson and he hns
been traced westward along tho Burling
ton railroad comlngefrom Homo place over
In Illinois. The last heard of htm he had
stopped nt Red Oak. Ho has said ho pos
sessed a fortune In Aberdeen. Scotland, nnd
ho was apparently so sincere In his 'asser
tions thnt a letter was sent to Aberdeen
to find out tho facts. This resulted in con
firming tho truth of the old man's state
ment nnd a tracer was sent out to find him.
Tho Information from Aberdeen Is that ho
Is extremely wealthy nnd that his rela
tives aro trying to find him.
Iiilierlliinee 'Vnx Plcli-I p.
Tho state treasurer Is making investi
gation of tho caso of tho estnto of Frank
Richardson, who mysteriously disappeared
irom nis nomo in Shelby county flvo years
ago and whoso property, valued at about
$125,000, Including 1,000 ncres of ilno Innd.
Is about to pass to tho heirs. Inasmuch
as ho was a bacholor ho hud no direct
descendants and the collateral heirs will
have to dlvldo liberally with tho state. The
caso was one which nttrarted n great dc'l
of attention In 1891 In Shelby county nnd It
is supposed by many that Richardson was
murdered and his body hlddon.
An Iimvii'k Mfin'n (iirtn.
C. J. A. Erlcson of Boone, n wealthy
banker nnd land owner, state nenntor nnd
publln spirited man, has been mnking somo
splendid gifts to Augustnnn college nnd
theological seminary nt Hock Islnnd, III.
Ho gave $10,000 a year ago nnd paid tho debt
on tho collcgo campus, nnd It hns Just bcon
nnnounced thnt a few weeks ngo ho pre
sented the collcgo with two valuable tracts
of land In Iown. Ono tract of 120 ncres Is
In Wupello county near Eldon and Is coal
land, adjoining Innd on which there Is a
flvo-foot vein of coal. Tho other tract Is
In Marlon county nnd comprises 160 acres
near Otloy under which thero Is a vein of
coal four feet thick. It Is believed that tho
two tracts of land. If leased for tho coal
underlying, will yield tho college nbout
$110,000 In royalties, and tho land Itself is
qulto vnluablo for agricultural niirnoses.
Tho Incomo from tho land will bo used to
round n chnlr In tho Swedish Inncnnco nt
tho college. Senator Erlcson has given lib
erally to endow a library nt Boono and Is
ono of the most prominent business men of
tnut part of tho state.
KtrmiKe Deutli r a Nebraska Woiiimi.
Mrs. Louisa Lego of Hlldreth, Neb., died
In n mysterious mnnner In tho Burlington
wnltlng room nt Osceola. She had arrived
thero on her wny from her Nobrnskn homo
to visit relatives In Corydon. Sho remnlned
nt n hotel over night, nto lunch nt a restau
rant nnd had n lunch put up, nfter which
slio went to the depot to take tho train for
Corydon. While sitting In tho wnlMng room
sho dropped dead. No Inquest wns held ond
tho funeral occurred In Corydon yesterday.
Sho was nbout 63 years old.
IteKlstereil PneUnue I, out.
A peculiar theft of n package of money
sent by registered letter Is reported from
Hampton. Tho pnekugo wns suld to eon
tain $2,000, and was sent from n Dubuque
bank to a bank In Clarksvlllo. It was In
possession of a mail clerk on tho Chicago
Oreat Western. Ho did not deliver tho
packngo nt Clnrksvlllo, stating that ho for
got to do so. When ho found ho had forgot
to deliver It ho resolved upon keeping It
until his return trip eastward, but It was
stolen from his desk In his absence. Ho
says the desk must have beon unlocked and
locked nfterward by somebody who hnd a
key. No trnco of tho missing packngo has
been found.
Supreme Court Decisions,
Among tho decisions ot tho Iown supremo
court tiled this morning was ono In n I'ottn
wuttainle county enso Involving tho duty of
a rullroad company In tho matter of giving
warning signals, Tho Milwaukee company
hnd appealed the (irayblll rase, whero a
Judgment for datnagos hud been given be
cause of stock killed In the daytime at a
highway crossing by a train running as a
special, Negllgcuco wns charged In the op
eration of the train in not using dun rare
and watchfulness nnd In not using the whls
tlo or bell bntoro reaching tho crossing
where tho cattle wcro killed, Tho supremo
court sustains the Instructions ot tho loner
court that the warning signals aro for the
safety of animals ns welt ns ot persons, nnd
snys:
A failure to give these stntutory signals
when approaching n crossing makes rail
way companies absolutely liable for nil
damnges which shall bo sustained by nny
person by reason of such neglect; sucli full
lire Is ulso niuilo u tnlsdemrutior. There Is
nothing In the language or tho statute, lend
ing to show legislative Intent to restrict Its
operation to the human family; It may be
said, or Indeed It has been held, In two or
three stntcs that the sole purpose of such
legislation Is to udvlso human beings of
the approach of danger. But wo think the
rensons given for tho decisions to which our
utteutlon lias been called are not sound.
Thoy uro bused on tho thought that nil
animal nature below man la Incapable of
Intelligent nctlnn, or Is not endowed with
tbo senso of self-preservation or of fear.
Tho contrary of these propositions wo be
lieve to be true. It Is a matter of com
mon observation that the attention of dumb
nnlmnls Is quickly uttracted by nny nn
usual noise, though nt some distance, and
that tho approach of nn unfamiliar object
ordinarily holds tho attention nnd arouses
tho Instinct of fear and of self-preservation,
which nil animal nature possesses. We
think the statute must be construed In the
light of this common knowlcdgo nnd that
tho legislature by requiring this notice of
tho approach of trains Intended to protect
as far us posslbto nulimils as well as num.
Tho Iown court therefore goes on record
squnrely against other decisions nnd cstnb
llshes for Iown n new rule in regard to tho
liability for accidents to nnlmnls nt cross
ings. Tho following nro tho decisions filed by
tho court today:
D. W. Anderson ngalnst Jacob Roberts ct
nl, appellants; Keokuk superior court; con
troversy over cost of rcpulring a chimney;
reversed.
James Wnlton against Jnmes 13. Doro et
nl. appellants; Howard county; action to
enjoin enforcement of ft Judgment; re
versed. Wllllnm Baxter, appellant, ngalnst Town
of Beacon, Mahaska, county; compensntlon
for services as town marshal; ntllrmeil.
A. W. Perclval ngalnst Strathman &
Behr, appellants: Dickinson county: action
for balance on check; ntllrmeil.
W. A. Grayblll against Chicago. Milwau
kee & St. Paul Hallway, unpeliunt; Pottn
wattunilo county; damages for cut tlo killed;
nlllrmed.
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Their
SIOUX CITV. Iu Jan. IS. (Special Tele
grnni.) A gnng of hoys who nro In their
first year In tho Sioux City High school have
lead so much about hazing nt West Point
thnt they hnve taken It upon themselves to
terrorize smaller boys In tho gr.idos. A
favorite pastlmo Is to drag a couple of tho
llttlo fellows oft to n barn and thero make
them fight ench other. Another method of
torture Is to tnnko tho llttlo boys Ho on thu
lloor of tho bnrn with their bare feet held In
tho air, while tho hnzers apply tho basti
nado. Today Tom (Sore, Cromwell Thomp
son nnd Leonard Hudson, nil sons of prom
inent men, proceeded from tho High school
to tho Bancroft school, where they walled
for their victims to put In nn appearance.
They spotted nbout ten boys, who refused
to lcavo tho building for fear of tho bigger
boys. The wouldbo hnzers refused to leave
tho grounds and tho police wero called. Bc
foro tho wagon nrrlved they had disap
peared. Parents of tho smaller boys nro
consldi-rnbly aroused. It Is Biild tho "sport"
has been going on for snmo time.
IIiinIiicin Men Decline to IliieU It.
SIOUX CITV. la., Jan. 18. (Special.) It
looks M-ry much ns If Sioux City had seen
Its base ball finish ns fur us We3tcrn league
bull Is concerned. Tho huslness men of tbo
city hnvo not taken nt nil kindly to tho pro
posed scheme of raising $2,500 to bring
Billy Union's Pueblo team here, although
Iho funs, wl oso enthusiasm wos aroused by
tho lino work dono by tho Sioux City team
last year, express deep sorrow that the
(httncoa for Western league ball here next
scunon uro ao poor. A. B. Beall of this city'
will manage tho Minneapolis team next
year nnd hns secured tho full rights to
Frlednum iark there, whero tho club will
play.
Slienniiiloiih IIiin ii Cnse,
SHENANDOAH. Io., Jan. 18. (Special
Telegram.) A mild caso ot smallpox waa
discovered this morning. Miss Louise
Baker, tho victim caught It whllo sho was
coming from California, or elso from a
packago mailed her from Canton, Mo. All
exposed persons are quarantined and
Isolated. Tbo cuso is n mllo from tho pos',.
olllcc.
KpMortlt I, dinner Meet.
FORT DODOE, In.. Jan. 18. (Special Tel
cgram.) A meeting of tho Fort Dodgo dis
trict Epvvorth league begun In this city to
day. Two hundred nnd fifty delegates from
neighboring counties nro present. Tho pro
gram for tho week of assembly embraces
nddresses by somo men of state-wide repu
tation among Methodists.
I.lfe l'niln nt Itone'ft l?na.
SHENANDOAH, In., Jan. IS. (Special
Telegrnm,) August Nelson banged himself
nt Furragut this morning because of de
spondency over his employer's salo of tho
farm. Nelson was n single mnn, aged 50,
nnd has a brother nt Osceola, Ho hud
property worth $C,000 or $S,000, An Inquest
Is being held tonight.
Hoy Mny .Vol Survive.
OHINNELL. Ia., Jun. IS. (Special.)
Whllo cleaning a gun Will Baxter, n 15-year-old
boy, accldentnlly discharged tho
weapon. The charge went into tho hoy'o
side, tearing uwny two ribs nnd Infllcti.ig n
horrlblo wound, laying bnro tho lungs. Tho
boy has n bare chaco for his life.
Glee Cluh AVIII Not Tour.
OHINNELL. la.. Jan. 18. (Speelnl.) Tho
! annual spring concert trip of tho Iowa Col
lege Giro club, which has becomo an estab
lished evunt, has been abandoned for this
year. Prof. R. O. Colo nnnounccs that the
trips hnvo not been profltnblc.
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you'll find him surly and sulky, grum
blitiK at the weather, the people, the
hotel accommodations, the board, and
everything else. His scowling, sullen
visage checks the flow of talk at the
table, and hushes the prattle of playing
children. Now nnd ngaiu one gossip
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says, "Perhaps he's suffering from kid
ney trouble." And a majority incline to
the opinion that it's "just 'dyspepsia."
And as it happens they arc all of them
right. His liver is sluggish. His kidneys
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poisoned, by accumulations of effete
matter. And last of all his stomach is
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The liver is sluggish because the stom
ach is diseased. The kidneys arc dis
ordered because the stomach and its al
lied organs of digestion and nutrition
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" I was afflicted with what the doctors
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Tint school-hoy's rocKKT
is notorious for the miscellany it con
tains. Tops, string, apples, marbles,
chewing gum, nails, jack-stones, are all
mixed In one confused mass. What
would be said of one who used that
pocket which we call the stomach for
such a heterogeneous collection of ma
terials? This is done not nlone by the
human ostrich at the circus, but by thou
sands of good people who do not consider
the relation of the stomach to the other
orgati9 of the body. The purpose of eat
ing is to provide nutrition for the body.
But how tunny people think of the nutri
tive value of the food they ent? 1'or the
most part the choice of fowl is
made to please the palate. The
palate is a creature of education.
It may be taught to crave things
bitter or things sweet; to desire
spicy or fiery condiments which
irritate the stomach or dainties
which distress it, and in which
the food value is reduced to the
minimum. As n rule the palate is
taught to desire the most unde
sirable things from the view
point of nutrition. The result is
that the stomach has to thresh n
great quantity of straw to obtaiu
one grain of nutrition.
The body is sustained by food
proticrly digested and assimilated
anil converted into nutrition. But
when the food lacks nutritive
value the body and Its organs
must be starved. Hxactly the
same thing happens when the
food eaten is nutritious, but the
stomach and other organs of di
gestion and nutrition being weak
ened by disease, fall to extract
the nutrition from the food pro
vided. Then the body is starved also.
THIt SIC1N Ol' STARVATION
is weakness. A starved man can't work.
A starved orgau can't work ; or at the
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"After I hnd received the ndvice which
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considered myself cured ns I have not
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wrote to you for advice, with the above
result."
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The closing paragraph of Mr. Dorner's
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Tierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
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