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THE OMAHA DAILY JlEEt SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, looi.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MINOR MH.NTIOX.
Davis nolle drugs.
Btockert sells carpets and rn,s.
Williams makes (I photos for iX
Flno A li C beer, Ncumuycr's hotel.
Victor heaters. Wxby As Son, agents.
Wollmun, Bcleiitlllo optician, 409 Hroadwny.
C. E. Alexnndcr ft Co., pictures and
frames. Tel. 3C0.
. Oct your work done at the popular Englc
laundry, 721 Hroadwny. 'Phono 157.
Mm. o. II. Mlkescll of Avenue C is homo
from a visit ut Stanton, Neb.
Miss Gcorgene Hchblngton of I'nrk avenuo
1h visiting rrlcndH In Mt, l'lensnnt, In.
Harry Mitchell of tha postotflco clerical
force In enjoying his vacation In Colorado.
Miss Km ma Potter Is hotne from an ex
tended visit with relatives In I'nrtlund, Ore.
Mr. and Mrs. leaner h:wr Ik en rnllpil In
Cednr Itaplds by the death of Mrs. Leapor'a
ulster.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Schnorr nnd son nnd
Mix Dora Hill have gono to lluITnlo to
visit the exposition.
George Englo was released from the
county Jail yesterday on promising to leuvo
the city and stay away.
Deputy Clerk Oil llalrd of the district
court returned yesterday frcim u visit with
tolatlves at Coshocton, O.
A marriage license has been Issued to
Ilrandt Crocker, need 33. nnd Anna H. Do
Groat, nged 27, both of this city.
County Hecorder Smith, who with his
family Is enjoying thn l'nclttc const, wrlfs
that ho will not return for at least two
weeks.
Misses Mario Hrynnt anil Allco Ilonhnm
will leave todny for a trip to the I'nn
Amerlcan exposition nnd other tnstcrn
points,
Mrs. John Hell (lied an Information lief .o
Justice Hrynnt yesterday chnrglng her hus
band with threatening to kill her. A war
runt for Hell's arrest was Issued.
Mrs. T. J. Foley and daughter Helen will
leave tomorrow for (Ireeii Lake, Wis., to
epetul the remainder of the summer, 'lite
will bo Joined later by Mr. Foley.
Sheriff I.,. I). Cousins, who has not yet
fully recovered from being prostrated by
the heat two weeks ago, went yesterday to
Colfax Springs In thu hope of Improving h.s
health.
I'cter Jensen, who went to Wyoming sev
eral weeks ago to work on railroad con
struction, returned yesterday In a crippled
condition from rheumatism and was taKcn
to tho Woman's Christian Association hos
pital. Major D. C. Snvth of the Grnnd hotel
has employed attorneys and will contest
the application of the Clrnnd lintel company
for the appointment of a receiver and fur
the cancellation of his lease. The case will
bo heard In the federnl court August 15.
Hay, the 10car-nld son of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Ijingeway, 1813 South Eleventh
street, Is suffering from blood poisoning,
the result of being bitten by a cat. Th?
boy woh asleep nil the back porch whnn
thu cat sprung on him and bit nnd scratched
his face.
W. A. Hutton, publisher of tho Council
UlulTs Tribune. In preparing to transfer his
pnper from u weekly to a cinlly evening. It
Is said that Doc Tanner of South Omaha Is
nssoclated with him In the now enterprise,
This will give Council Uluffs two evening
democratic papers.
11. M. Danlger. formerly of this city and
who has been clerk In thn olllce of tho
Judge advocate In Manila, I'. I., has bcn
admitted to the practice of law there and
lias formed a partnership with a native at
torney. Mr. Danlger graduated from the
law department of the Iowa State univer
sity. rho rminrll muff Times-Democrat made
tin Initial nnnearanco last evening. Its
DIES OF FRACTURED SKULL
Frid Rcbinton, Lineman fr Electric Com
pny, Killed bj Fall.
CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE CURRENT
While Wnrhliin nt Top nt a Pole He
Comes In Conflict with Live Wire
mill Is TliriMvu Thirty
I'lic Feet,
Fred Itoblnson, a lineman In the employ
of the Citizen' Gas and Electric company,
mm ui-uiu jTiuay morning while work
ing on a pole at Tenth avenue nnd Sixth
street. Ills right arm ramo in contact with
u llvo wire and tho shock caused him to
losu his balance. Ho fell thlrty-llve feet
to the ground, sustulnlng n fracture of
the skull at the base of the brain, which
caused his death within fifteen minutes
after ho had been taken to thu Womun'd
Christian Association hospital. His right
forearm and rlcht sldo wero burned from
the 2,000-volt current with which ho hud
come In contact.
Koblnsou wan one of a gang of linemen
working on tho Sixth street line making
connections for supplying tho olllces and
warehouses on Implement row with the
day circuit. In company with another lino
man named J. Dclahanty he had climbed
tho polo at Tenth avenue and Sixth street
for tho purpose of placing a block nnd
tocklo to haul up tho transformer by
which tho current Is reduced from 2,000
to 115 volts. Dclahanty was one sldo of
tho, polo nnd ho on tho other when In
tnrowing up lila right arm to cast tho
ropo over tho wires, it catno in contact
with ono of tho two llvo wires. Contrary
to tho usual practice he had not attached
his safety belt to the polo nnd the shock
caused him to lose bis balance.
lleml .Strike Iron CrntliiK,
Ho struck his head on tho Iron grating
over tho sewer opening at tho curb. Al
though unconscious he struggled violently
and It took several of his fellow workmen
to hold him down until tho arrival of Dr.
Don Macrae, who had been summoned.
Itoblnson was removed as speedily as pos
sible to the hospital.
A post-mortem examination showed that
Iloblnaon's death was due to tho Injuries
to his head received by the fall and not
from tho electric current. Tho brain was
ruptured in several places and while tho
where ho is serving sentcuco for breaking
into tho Domralng residence on Flrat nvo
nuo last Christmas, Frank Allen foil him
self on nicotine which ho extracted from
on old pipe. Tho ruse nearly succeeded and
had not County I'hyslcinn Stephenson dis
covered tho source of tho man's sickness.
Allen wilt have to servo out his full sent
enco and Jailer Martin will sec to It that
ho has a now cob pipe free from nicotine,
ItrnI Hatnte Trnnsfera.
These transfers were filed yesterday In
tho abstract, title and loan ofllco of J. W
Squire, 101 I'earl street:
Mnrv Dcfllbnugh to Ionnrd Everett.
executor, sV4 swU 30-74-43. w. d $1,(00
C. u. Meyer tn FrnnK Mlllson. lotR
10 nnd 11. block 19. Evans' 2d Hrldso
add., v. d 40
Two transfers, totnl $1,C40
Dlamlsaed from Court.
The case ngnlnst Robert McCnlmont, the
Hrondwny butcher charged with forcing
J. L. Price to pay n meat bill of (f) cents
by thrents of personnl violence, was dis
missed In Justice Ferrier's court yesterday
by tho nsslstnnt county attorney for want
of evidence to convict.
PROSPECTS ARE NOW BETTER
Secretary of , mien It lire Wllvon Sjim
Mltiinflnn In Nt . Ilitil us
Iteportn Indicate.
SIOUX CITY, In., Aug. 3. Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson, who Is Investigating
crop conditions in tho northwest, expressed
the opinion todny that tho situation was not
quite so bad ns reported. He said:
"Tho rcol object of my trip out here Is
to mako a scientific investigation of tho
crop conditions of tho mlddlo west. Hy
scientific Investigation I do not mean an
estimate of tho financial loss or tho dc
crcaso of tho crop product caused by the
recent drouth, but I want to seo If some
thing cannot bo done to lessen tho destruc
tlvencss of drouths. I tun sntlsfled that by
means of scientific study In the agricultural
sphere a way con bo sdcvlsed whereby tho
Iom to tho farmer by drouth can be mate
rially lessened. I havo not yet reached a
conclusion as to how this can be done, but
tho results of my Investigation will be given
out upon my return to Washington. I first
noticed tho effect of tho drouth when I
struck Indiana. From there west ns far as
I have been tho damage Is qulto perceptible.
I went to Omoha nnd Lincoln first that I
might havo an opportunity to sco tho con
dition of the crops In southern Iowa, as I
had heard that they wero hurt tho worst.
From what I have seen of tho crops around
Sioux City I think they aro in much better
condition than thoso In tho southern part
of tho state. It Is lmpossiblo for mo to
csumnto ttio extent of tho loss. That will
bo given out In tho monthly bulletin which
CUMMINS MEN CONFIDENT
T. H, Way Iesaei Statement to Eepnb
lictni Showing Gunrlidate's Strength.
CLAIMS NOMINATION ON FIRST BALLOT
Coventor Orders Itetrnrd In Wolvrr-
ton Cnsc Pnld-Hatlmnte of lima
Crops hy .Secretary of Agricul
tural Department.
dls MOINES, Aug. 3.-(Spcclal.)-
i nomas a. way, who has been general
manager for tho Cummins campaign during
tho entlro period and who Is reirurrlpil n
best informed of tho Cummins men, today
iur win iirsi umo gave out his estimate of
tuo strength of A. II. Cummins in tho ro-
puuncan state convention next week. Ho
claims thnt Cummins will be nominated on
first ballot or soon thereafter. Ills claims
wero presented in tho form of a statement
to too republicans of the state as follows!
in view of thu persistent effort to mis-
PIANOS at
and
ORGANS
$55, $50 and Lower
$175, $200, $225
higher at
Bouricius' Music House
335 Broadway, Council Bluffs,
whore the Organ stands upoii'tlic building.
farm In Webster county and moved to
Des Moines. Six weeks ago sho was af
flicted with a cancer and nn operation was
Performed. Khp rnlllpil anmnuUi i,ui Mah I
, ..... ..,.1..... llll, (l IU I - " " ' "' .11. .., lut Kl.VI 1
ll'iltl 111U tieiCKnifR In 111" rniilllill.ir.ri -tnt I ivfia ain tn tl 1. .. I . , .. I .1
convention win, ."',.. l" wiieru uiiouior
strength I have determined to place before p.cr.aUon..waB Performed, which resulted
1 10 ucicKuicB my knowledge of the sltun- "" 'ier cniuiren nnd other relatives
know tJitVrfflVl&X? ? 2"?n?. 10. hav. . lor. bur":" bcsl,lc. hcr
come thoroughly familiar with thn Vn,it. "rBl 'UHUnn " tno ninernl wns to have
t ons In the greater part of tho stnto and h"""0'1 "overnl days ago, Sudllng oh-
h . "nr..i ... i lti01..? P.0Ul on- Mectca nnd refused to pay tho expenses ot
ventlons have l ee :i,i In n " fuZ' : tho funeral. Finally It was arranged that
1 vni tliiHl.r... r m " -"MIMI I A t. lit. t
jui uiiimii, i rawiuni, uavis, Henry. iilu tiuiuren Hnouni pay part or tno cx
Vv'1,"",0"' !Unro.,i; .s.helby' Wapello, penses. Sudllng agreed to pay tho under
ing nlready held "ihelr cm.ventlons ' Mr ,nkcr ln "art- ,n,t h HPPcred and did
Cummins hns 72il ilrst choice, undoubted not '1 80- The body remained nt tho
uB suuwn uy mo tonowiug table: undertaking establishment two dnvs n.,it.
".r.'n,1- lnB ho coming of Sudllng, hut he did not
22 tuiac, anu mis morning a relative of tho
II woman signed a note for tho undertaker'
What do yott thitik of this?
SOAP Ic A BAR.
TtnS.IyrSi'Cl1 ft,,,IS,., nni1 Jnm of peol", nt mlr Krpnt soaP fnlo this last week.
Hundreds wero unable to get near our soap counter to tnko advantage, ot this salo
"'ft'1 ,0,hny nnth" -I'-clal '""P 1o to take place nt our store on
next Tuesday. August C, 1901. from 2 p. m. until 3 n m whnn
a' 1mUedn0,nPMt1C,0r, th "' -Tl cent a b'ar.'oX
n limited amount to bo sold to each person.
Grocery Bargains.
rn ni i i . "
ila.n ,l,nK"' por P,ln" 20c(Iood Cider Vinegar, t.er callon mn
County.
Iloono
Iiiienn. Vlsla
Calhoun ....
Carroll
Clnv
Clayton
UllhtOll
Dele-
gates.
had died ns a result of a fracturo of tho
skull sustained by falling from an electric
salutatory states "tho name Democrat tins light pole, tho fall being duo to an electrlo
hcen selected ticcaum u usiirrwra ""'"" shock received irom a nvo wire, inc jirop.
skull Itself was not fractured the force ssuca August 10. I nm going from
nf thn full hail Hon.irated tho hones alone nero through Minnesota to St. Paul nnH
tho sutures. ( probably will come back again to Iowa. It
Coroner Trcynor held nn Inquest yester- ls Possible that I will visit Missouri before
day afternoon, nt which tho Jury brought 1 return to Washington."
u ....... . i CAnA... It'll i .
n a verdict to tne cneci mat iioDinson uvv..u onsun icit tor at. Paul this
explanntion tho political bearing of tho
pnper." Cox & Campbell, publishers of tho
Times at Underwood, turn county, am :
sponslblo for tho paper.
Cosmos Keller, sheriff of Jersey county.
Illinois, wns in the city yesterday, haying
In custody William I.lmbrlck. wanted nt
Jcrseyvlllo on n chargo of obtaining money
under fnlso pretenses. Mmbrlck was ur
reste.l at Ulalr, Neb. Sheriff Miller lodged
Ms man at the city Jail between trains und
left for Illinois with him last night.
John Holder nnd William Kaus hid a
controversy on Ilrnndwny yesterdny oyer
12 which ono owea mo miin. ''J
to blows, when Constnble Albortl happened
n oill! nnu escorieu iiuin uroniitmo 'Vi.
city jail. Judgo Aylesworth was holding
ii A.- rtr.ii ft nnu tin nrnnmiiv miniatu i
tho case by lining onch of them $5 and coBts,
erty of the Council Uluffs Gas nnd Electric
Light company. Tho witnesses nt tno in
quest wero C. II. Smallhouso, foreman; Ed
Bronnan, Fred Thompson and J. Delahanty,
linemen employed on the sarao Job with
Robinson, and Dr. Macrae.
All Hour Current Simp.
Tho testimony of tho linemen showed
that two out of tho eight wires on tho
morning.
County Attorney Ktllpock states that the
nult brought against Bert I'orney. the
unloon keeper nt 1028 Uroadway. Is only tho
forerunner of several "ther similar actions
unless tho saloon keepers of this city com
ply with tho law and flle tho W.ooo bona,
frorncy. besides falling to tile this bond, had
jiegicctea 10 puy mu muiv-t
ouarter.
Charles I.angdon and James Nichols, n
colored lnd. were nrresitu nim ".-h"h
charged with stealing a snmi-i, "'".I',"':
erty of the motor company. It Is all'Ked
that Ingdnn stolo tho shovel and Mold t
doubled his Investment In short order by
illsposlng of the shovel to Jnco Stein, tho
ii,.ia-,,v tiink ilea er. for 10 cents. Ileforo
Stein could turn the shovel Into cash tho
police swooped down on it.
N. V. numbing Co.. telephone 250.
Davis sells pmi.
Taken to Insmie Asylum.
Mrs. Frederlcka Voss of Avocn was taken
to the State Insano aBylum at Clarlnda
yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Uaker. i
year nco Mrs. Voss became mcntnlly de
ranged and attempted to kill n baby whose
mother had left It In front of n store ln
Avoca. Not knowing that she was Insane
nnd believing that ho had Jurisdiction In
thu ense. the mnyor of Avocn ot that tlmo
committed her to tho county Jail In this
city for thrco months. As soon ns her
condition beenmo known to tho authorities
ho was released. Recently she has be
come worse nnd tho Insanity commissioners
nt Avoca ordered hor committed to Clar
lnda. Sho wns brought as far as this city
by Deputy Sheriff Long.
John Davidson, nn inmate of tho insane
wnrd at St. Bernard's hospital, wns paroled
yesterday. Last Jnuunry Davidson was
committed to tho hospital by tho commls
Bloner& nnd after being there n month
wns paroled. Ho began drinking to ex
cess nnd was rccninmittud. Ho has now
promised to abstain from Intoxicating
liquors.
Dr. F. T. Scybort has been sworn in as
medical member of tho Insanity board dur
Ing tho absenco of Dr. Darstow from the
city.
Davis sells class.
GrtYfll roofing. A. II. Head, S1 nrcad'f.
Mide lor thote who know whafi good.
Woodward's
Ganymede Chocolates
and. Opera Bon Bons
Mndu Uy
John G. Wcoi'ward & Co.
"The Cnndy Men."
Council Uluffa - - Iowa.
Iowa Steam Dye Works
304 Mr onowny.
Mkke you! old clothes look Ilka new.
Cleaning, Dyeing and Repalrine.
LEWIS CUTLER
Funeral Director
(Succebsor to W. C. Eitep)
SS 1M2AHL, STHUUT. 1'hon 07.
Kll
FUENT
FARM LOANS 6!
Negotiated In Eastern Nebraska
ana Iowa. Jamea N. Casady, Jr..
U6 Mala St., Council JJIuft.
Iteicptlon fop v. J. Mc.Mlllnn.
HASTINGS, In., Aug. 3,-(Spcclal.)-T.
J. McMillan, who has been the Dur
llngton agent at Hastings for tho last nine
years, will bo transferred to Clarlnda, la.,
next week. Tuesday evening twenty of tho
representative business men of tho town
tendered McMillan a farewell reception nnd
banquet at tho Hastings hotel. Edgar
Brown was toa3tmastcr nnd tho following
gentlemen responded: J. R. Graham, A. S.
McDonough, J. B. McKowti, Homer Barton,
pole on which Itoblnson was working wero ,' I, ,, , M "omer Darton'
live wires, but failed to throw any light h"1" I'ur"11; fJM , c,,lrk . B. II. Kuntio.
on how Robinson happened to como in con- - Dtte C- Baxter and D. M. Cook.
Dallas 19
Dickinson g
Emmet 9
Floyd ir.
Orceno 1?
Grundy n
iinmiiton 17
Hancock 11
Humboldt 12
Jda 9
Iowa 13
Jackson ig
Jasper 20
IvcoKUK is
Kossuth 17
Lvon o
'Mahaska 13
Marlon is
.Marsnan 2j
Mitchell 13
Monona 12
Muscatlno 51
O'Hrlcn 13
Osceola 7
fiymouin 15
l'oenhontns 15
Folk 64
Poweshiek 17
Hlnggold 13
hllC 15
Scott 33
Sioux 15
Story 21
Tama 17
Winnebago ii
Woodburv ac
Wright ig
1C
12
12
IS
38
13
S
9
1
15
n
17
12
8
9
13
1(1
?0
10
17
9
12
expenses and tho body wm forwarded for
burial. It then developed that Sudllng had
secured n will from his wifo beforo hor
death making over to him nil her property.
KN0WLES RELEASES SUSPECTS
Good Jnp.m Ten, per pound
Good Gunpowder Ten, per pound ....
Arbucklc's Coffee, per package ,
Lion Coffee, per pnekagu
XXXX Coffee, per pnekago
12 bars Crnckor-Jnek Soap for
Prosecution fP AHeKcil Timber 10 pounds best Lard' V.'.V.V.'.V.
ithikh in .liontnnu TnUrn nn
Unfavorable: Turn.
Tnt.il (Tlimmlna Vnlna In nl.n.,. . 1. 1 -
bcatterlnc votes ln thn vnrlnim rmmii...
not Included in ubovo tablo 22
xoiai -9fi
i ' tuiivunuuiis yei 10 ue held Mr.
cummins win sccuro not less than 61
Making- tho total of first choice votes. 777
m, . 1 ; viiiiiku vjiea piengeu to Uummlns
linru uiHiriui
r uui ui llinil ict ............. 00
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 3. A special to
tho Pioneer Press from Holcno, Mont., Bays:
On motion of District Attorney Rogers, I
who announced that ho was acting on tho
16 orders of United States Attorney General
21 Knod, Judgo Hlrnm Knowlcs In tho United
States court today dismissed tho charges
21 1 viiuuiiti'y tjritiwuiu anil Aluert
13 Jameson, Indicted recently for subornation
i I nf nnrhlrv tn rnnnnnttnti ti'lttt nll...J
I it ... w.iui. b.iu.a x.iii 11,(1 hi;!, villi-
1 J I I. . I .... .1 ....... .1 - , ... ... .
12 1 uci laiui iiuuiio tu .liisHuuia cuuaiy. JUdgO
ivi Knowlcs said ln court that ho regarded
" tho proceedings as "very reprehensible,"
ns ho considered tho two men tho chluf
offenders.
Out of court, tho Judgo stated that word
had como from Washington Immediately
nrter tho grand Jury had returned 102 In
dictments for timbor frauds In this stato
that thiso two men wero not to bo ar
rested. However, tho court had already
ordered their arrest nnd they were takon
Into custody. Ho also stated that subse
quently an attempt had been mado to get
tho men out on "straw" ball, but that he
would not hear to such proceedings. He
was compelled to grant the motion to dis
miss, ho said, becauso Justlco Flold had
.Lie Quaker Oats, per package 80
3.ic Wnldorf Oats, per pnekago go
12c Shredded Wheat Biscuit 1O0
12cOood Salmon, per can 1O0
12cllcst Country Butter, per pound 20c
2.1i
hurv rinnr ,xnQ fr wUo mc. Jc.sey Cream. Snow Ball, Royal and Pills
bur) Hour always to be had at lowest prices.
Meat Dennrttnetit.
3-pound pall Lnrd soc Suit Port,
- wo
Boc Atlantic Hams, 4 to C, lbs i0a
$1.00 Sirloin Steak 12140
33 Pnrlnptimian Ctnnlf inn
Full supply of spring nnd yenrllng chickens nlwnys on hand "nt iowest 'prices'.' ""'
,,v my iiviiiifiuarinrH inr nnu n.tfrnu-i, n,i,i ri..iipn..i..
.-11 1 " n".i mmu vvujiiiu hh nulla null
iuu.v.0 4UUt itrc niways sold at rock bottom prices.
G pounds best Lard
3 pounds best Lard
vego-
tact with the current. All of tho witnesses
heard the "snap" when Robinson carao In
contact with the current and Immediately
after saw him fall. Dr. Macrao gave tes
ttmony as to tho man's Injuries and to the
post-mortem which showed that his death
was duo to the fracturo of the brain nnd
not to the electric current.
Robinson was 22 years of age and had
been working for tho Citizens' Gas nnd
Electric company peveral months during
tho Installation of the now electric ngm
system. His parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. D. C.
Robinson, llvo In Crete, Neb., whoro the
body will bo taken this morning. Amon
Robinson, a brother, is employed at the
lunch counter In tho Burlington depot in
Omaha. Ho took charge of tho body yes
terday afternoon nnd will accompany It to
Crete this morning.
Young Robinson was n most cfllclcnt
workmnn and a great favorite with tho
other linemen. His sudden death cast a
gloom over them nil and they nil quit work
for tho afternoon ln consequcuce.
Eccentric Ilurhelor'n Wealth.
Tho appraisers under tho state collateral
Inheritance tax law placed a valuo yester
.i!v nn the nronertv left by John Henry
Thomns, tho eccentric bachelor who was
found dead ln bed ln tho nortnwesi pun.
of tho city n year ago.
Thomas, it wns lenrned nfter nis ueain,
had denoslted lnrge sums of money ln
banks In this city nnd Omaha under as-
sumed names. Ho left a sister, Mrs. Anna
Frcdcrlckson. living a fow miles east ot
this city, who Inherited hU wealth.
Thn nnnralsers found that tho V.11U0 01
his real estate was $100 and his porsonal
property $0,210.05. The state will recelvo
$325. ns collateral inheritance tax. Tho
personal property consisted of certificates
of deposit In tho different banks.
Among Thomas' nsscts was a certincate
of deposit for $3,520 ln tho Capital Na
tional bank of Lincoln nnd this tho np-
pralsers found was ot no value.
Identity of Demi Mnn.
Chief Albro received a letter yesterday
morning from tho chief of police nt Kear
ney, Nob., which It is believed reveals the
Identity of tho young man killed recently
nt Honey Creek by being run over by a
Northwestern train, In his letter tho chief
of police at Kearnoy says tho young man
was evidently Rolla Kennison, aged w
years, who had left tho homo of his mint
In that city two days beforo he waB killed.
KennUon's father, the letter siys, lives In
Watanga. Okl. A paper with tho name
Rolla Kennison was found among the effects
of tho young man killed. The body, which
was cut to pieces, was burled here.
Trnlnmnntcr Fox lnuirovliiK.
Trainmaster W. II. Fox of the Illinois
Central, who was stabbed Thursday even
ing by Jim Hughes, n discharged switch
man, Is resting well, although qulto weak
from tho loss ot blood. Hughes' knlto cut
through several arteries nnd tho hemor
rhage was profuse. Tho nttendlng physi
cians nt St. Bernard's hospital say that un
less unforeseen complications dovelop Mr.
Fox will speedily recover. Hughes is still
nt largo and tho police have been unable to
ccurp any trace of his whereabouts. It
is believed that he left tho city ns speedily
as posslblo after committing tho assault.
Dr. W. R. Whetnall responded to the toast,
uur uoing Agent," nnd presented McMll
lnn with a solid gold watch chain on be
half ot thoso present.
ChntiKei In llurllnKtnii'n Mnln Line.
HASTINGS, la., Aug. 3. (Special.)
Mr. Perklno ls nuthorlty for the statement
that the new lino between Red Oak nnd
Pacific Junction will run from Red Oak
to Hastings with but little change, except
Ninth district ..""!!""!!!!','.!!)"; -g rulo1 thnt a d'Btrl:t attorney might dis
Flfth and Seventh district's 7.7.7.'.'.'.!.'.'.'.'! 29 m'88 ,uc" proceedings at his discretion.
Tntni r,,-,!-. ..... . Tho men will be used a witnesses for
This tablo Includes only the announced the 8vemment ln other prosecutions.
Htrength of Mr. Cummlim nn,i 7""u
CLERK M'CAULL DISAPPEARS
'"i"""" " 11"" uceji inuicniea. it Is nn.
...... wuiiiiiiiun is not nam
nated on tho first ballot any attempt to
,c.?.raii. "hc.': ?f competitor!.
.VtiViJ. CDUlt air. cummins'
IIUtlllllUMUiii
Cleanliness
is Insured
by tho uso of sanitary open plumbing ns
Installed by us, as thero ls nothing to re
tain dirt and foul odors. Polished marbla
and metnl work reduco housework ln bath
nnd toilet rooms to n minimum. Lot us
estlmnto for you on up-to-dato plumbing
nnd you will sco what a saving it makes.
I C, Bixby & Son,
202 Main St. and 203 Pearl St.
Telephone 193. Council Muffs.
Order Iteward Pnlil,
Governor Shaw today ordered tho roward
Qnnrterninstcr Penrose on Transport
ERbcrt In Minna Aaslntnnt and
Thousand ln Gold.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 3. Word was
Ho further says that the now track will
have no more than a 1 per cent curvo and
not over a forty-foot grade. If this curve
Is adhered to, tho road will lcavo Malvern,
tho first station west of Hastings, two
miles to the south, Hillsdale, ono-half
mllo north and Glenwood, three miles north
ot tho road.
ln Nebraska sevnrnl v,. " V," "coivca irom victoria tou
nilan was found murdered It't nZu"'. lC?e(1 defalcation of Quartermaster's Clerk
tnnif in noni t t," , Jonn Mccauu nnd his disappearance from
es transport Egbert, on
assigned to duty. Tho Eg-
of tho crime. lie suddenVdlsappearcra Scat for AIn8.ka on
a reward of $250 was otter J ' n, ! Ju'y I" """y departure McCaull
... f ,l..,i vii
widening the curvo east of Hastings. From ton water tank ln n i, i, n! i " John McCaull and
Hastings the objective point Is Platts- 26 1876 n Joo VohP n' T" the Unltcd stat
mouth bridge by way of Pacific Junction. keenlng !! ' LJ!1! lch was ass
Denillock In Itentiullcnn Convention.
SIRLEY, la., Aug. 3. (Special Tele
gram.) The Osccoln, Dickinson nnd Era
met republican representative convention,
after casting 2,426 Identical ballots, od-
Journcd nt Spirit Lake to meet nt Sibley,
August 14. Tho candidates aro Frank H.
Locko of Sibley. W. H. H. Myers of Mil
ford and II. F. Robinson of Armstrong.
CA,vn.,l n . .. 1
unt was offered by Governor Drake for McCau11 wns uot " t)0anl Captain George
arrest. Wolverton had a brother llv- 1,enrose- the quartermaster in corn-
was not missed. When It was found that
Drnil Iloily I'ouncl Xonr the Itlvor,
PACIFIC JUNCTION'. Ia., Aug. 3. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Vord has Just been re
celved that a young man named Haffko
found a dead body on a pile ot rubbish near
tho bank of tho river five miles southwest
of this place at noon.. Ha did not oxamlno
the body. Tho ses 1 unknown. The coro
ncr wan sent for.
Pnluter Siick (or Divorce.
ONAWA, la., Aug. 3. (Special.) Richard
Palmer, ex-banker ot Ute, Io., has filed a
potltlon for dlvorco against his wife, Nora,
In tho Monona county district court. Tho
case will bo heard at tho August term.
Plaintiff asks for tho custody of the six
children.
Killed hy IltirlliiKton Freight.
CRESTON, In., Aug. 3. (Speclnl Tele
grnm.) Georgo Porter, aged 40 years, was
Instantly killed this morning at Afton
Junction by a Uurllngton freight train.
Porter wns a bnchclor nnd owned 120 acres
of land In Union county.
For AssnnH nt I.nhe Mnnnwa.
Dr. H. A. Woodbury has served original
notice of suit on tho motor company that
he will bring action In tho district court
for damages, which ho places at $10,000.
Dr. Woodbury alleges that ho was assaulted
nnd roughly handled by n motor conductor
and special policeman at Lake Manawa.
Nicotine (n Crcnte Sympathy,
In order to try to create sympathy and
ecuro bis release from the county Jail,
Moiioim County Inatttnte.
ONAWA. Ia., Aug. 3. (Special.) The
county normal Instltuto of Monona county
has an enrollment of 160. Prof. Shoup of
Sioux City lectured beforo tho Institute last
night.
ANSWER TO THURSTON'S BRIEF
It la for nejeullou of Appllent Inn for
Itcnened I.enae nf Indiana
Oil l.ii ml a.
couniy, nnu later a
amount
his
Ing in Story county, and the postmaster at raand of the EKbcrt- Immediately made an
Cambridgo watched tho mall closoly. Ho lnveat'Kfttlon nn(l ns ho could not open
saw loners addressed to tho brother from uii"-- iun, uo nun u mown
Mynard. Cass countv. Neb., with n minm Pen- IIe found that all ot tho bills and
card for John DeGroot. Suspecting that most of tll(J Bold' cxceP' n 'ow stray pieces, rounding buildings. Over 500 workmen will
mis was tno missing Wolverton Postmaster ' auoriugo is said to do tnrown out or employment
TP! . m r- . . - I 1, m. ICO rPU ..... I f . .a I
jing 01 ainuridgo sent a photograph of uu '""o w eiiver in mo snre
Wolverton to W. A. Swearlngen. nost- ,0 tbo amount f $945. A certificate of
master at Mynard, who Identified him as aePslt on a Seattle bank for $4,062 to tho
tho person who sent tho letters. Subse- crcult ot Captain P. II. McCaull was found
quently, upon this Information nnd on ,n a sealed envelope
orders from Clarke county, Iowa, the sheriff
of Cass county, Nebraska, arrested Wolver- AGAIN THE END IN
ivii. iu tumui luwuru wuh nivineii np.
Summer
Comfort
can only bo secured when you nend your
Summer clothes to a first class laundry.
Wo do good laundry work all tho time,
nnd wo tako speclnl pains with our work
ln tho Summer tlmo, becauso wo know It
adds to tho comfort of our customers and
they npprecluto It.
'Phono 314. '
BLUFFS CITY LAUNDRY
22.'24- North Main St.
Council UluiTs, Iowa.
CHINA
Iloet'keler Lumber Company
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3. Flro In tho yards
of tho noeckolor Lumber company this
afternoon destroyed property valued at
$50,000. Owing to tho long drouth, which
had thoroughly dried the lumber, and to
tween tho postmaster at Mynard and the Protocol Committee About Hendy to tbo centrnl ocatlon of tl10, flro ln, a lnfK
sheriff of Clarke county, after expenses ,. . j lumber district, n general conflagration
wore paid. Tho state reward has been In "CI,OPt n"d "ei,r,ve Miiil-t-r.' was feared for a time and a general alarm
Approval or IteversBl.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 3. An answer to a
brief filed at tho Interior department by
former Senator Thurston, representing the
Cherokeo Oil & Gas company, seeking a
renewal of valuable oil leases in Indian
territory, has been filed by R. C. Adams,
representing tho Delawaro Indians, About
11,620 acres of valuable land aro at stake.
A hearing which had been set for August 11,
whon tho question of renewing tho leases
was to bo taken up, haB been postponod
until September 11 and tho Dolaware In
dians will seek further postponement until
after congress meets. The brief of tho
Delawares asks tho rejection of tho applica
tion of tho Cherokeo company In Its en
tirety and claims that the company docs
not present a fair reason "why It should
have eighteen sections of land, covering tho
homes and Improvements of persons who
have prior nnd permanent rlEhta."
controversy ns the sheriff of Cass county
claimed It all. Today Qovernor Shaw dl-
recten payment ot 150 to Postmaster King PEKIN, Aug. 2. Tho protocol commit
oi uaraunnge ana jiuu to ex-t'ostmastcr teo of tho ministers of tho powers has
Swearlngen of Mynard. now living nt Der- virtually finished tho draft of tho protocol
lin, Otoo county. Wolverton was tried nnd and will submit the same for approval to
iimuiueu, n ncu uncie mailing a nara ngm tho other ministers. All questions will
for him In tho courts. bo signed In tho course of a few days unless
Seerctury Vim llouten'a ICntlmnte. there should be some disagreement as to tho
Secretm v vnn iinni.t, nfn,.i . . , Phraseology, resembling the discussion that
8int. "is,!Icu,r oo over the word "Irrevocable" in tho
At "L IZ,! ... "1" . -Blnleneni early stages of the negotiations. Should
w xi: . n " ", .r .j"? ia. a the signing , 1.0 m
;;;,n, ,v; . .BULru
mi, vii .it buu nunc 111111 una on
served closely, although ho has not been
out since tho recent rainfall. He estimates
that hay, except In tho southeast and south
central portions of tho stnte. will bo nearly
nn average crop, put up In fairly good con
dition. Somo of It dried too quickly, but
the crop Is generally fair In quantity and
quality. In the south part of tho stnto
winter wheat was generally good, but the
ncreoge Is under tho average. Thero Is
llttlo winter wheat In thn north part of
tho state, but the spring wheat Is an
average crop, Tho oats crop ls medium to
good, with a light yield ot straw. Lato
oats were fairly well filled. Tho quality
of tho straw ls excellent, which adds to tho
roughago on the farms. Tho flax crop Is
light. Corn, which Is the mnlnstay of Iowa
farmers, will bo not more than 40 per cent
of a crop In the stato as a whole. Tho
early corn wns badly damaged. In tho
south and southwest the stand is thin. In
tho northwest and north-central part tho
crop is fairly good. Tho rains have not
yet been sufflclcnt to recover the ground
lost during tho long drouth. The potato
crop Is Injured most nnd is tho worst
since 1S94. However, Mr. Vnn Houten
thinks there Is no cause for tho panic
among fnrmors. The pastures are prac
tically all gono, but thero Is an abundanco
of hay and forage If cared for and tho
farmers can, If thoy will, keep their young
stock through until next year.
Deaerla Ilia Wife In DphUi,
The body of Mrs. Julia Sudllng, who died
at Mercy hospital n week ago Thursday,
was Bent to Webster county, Iowa, this
morning for burial, and this nfter n lenient-
able quarrel among her relatives. Sudllng
was her second husband and she married
him last December. Nothing was known
ot his antecedents. Sho was a widow with
five children and sho bad recently eold her
was sounded. Two
como by tho heat.
firemen wero over-
DEATH RECORD.
f'nptnln John Ilnlrd.
ST. LOUIS, Aug, 3. Captain John llalrd,
who for fifty years has been a prominent
flguro tn river circles, died suddenly at his
homo In this city today ot heat exhaustion.
In tho civil war he ownod two steamers,
tho Exporter nnd tho Importer. Theso did
efficient scrvlco in enrrying munitions of
nr nnd ns transports. At tho conclusion
of the war Captain Halrd entered the scrv
lco of tho Anchor line. For twenty-six
years he wns gcnernl freight and pnBsenger
agent of this line.
Former Srnntnr Smith.
ELGIN, Neb., Aug. 3. (Special.) Hon.
J. F. S. Smith, cx-stato senator from Ante
lope county, died at G o'clock this morn
ing, after an Illness of six monttu. Ho
leaves a wlfo and several grown children.
FIRE RECORD.
Drumninnd llm ('onipnii'.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3. A firo that Is sup
posed to have been caused by a spark from
a passing locomotlvo today completely de
stroyed the building, machinery, sheds and
several hundred thousand feet of lumber
belonging to Drummond & Sons' Hox com
pany in Oranlto City, 111. The loss ls esti
mated at about $75,000, with Insurance
amounting to considerably less than that
sum.
Best Crepe Paper
10 Cents a Roll
Tissue paper, dozen sheets 6o
Paper napkins, per 100 ic0
Sholf paper, 10 yards 6o
Foolscalp or legal cap, 3fi sheets.... lOo
Faber or Dixon pencils, dozen 30o
Dlograph or Mercantile pencils, doz.... 30a
$2.50 Fountain pens $1,110'
Hardtmuth copying pencils, each fia
Diamond Writing fluid, qt 750
Diamond Writing fluid, pt 400
Diamond Writing fluid, 'A pt 25o
Host India Ink, double slzo 25a
Diamond Carmine, Vlolot or Green
10o
(ruin Klrvntnr nt Chlrnun.
CHICAGO. Aug- 3. Flro broke out lato
tonight In tho top of tho Grand Trunk rail
way's grain elevator at Fifty-first street
and Central avenue. Damage Is estimated
at $75,000, caused beforo tho llames woro
brought under control. Tho occupants of
a frame hotel, closo to tho olovators, wero
driven out nnd the building wns partly ds-stroyed.
LETTER TO THE WABASH MEN
(irlevnnee Commit tee'a Sliitenifiit
from Hum , la I'oated for
Men nt (he .Hhniia,
Immenae l.naa for Ilnminond.
I tho Ilrothcrhood, which waited upon Prcsl
I dent Ramsey at St. louls, was posted at
CHICAGO, Aug, 3. Hammond, Ind was ! tho Wabash shops hero today.
thrcotcned with destruction today by a fire president Ramsey states that tho commit-
that consumed three largo manufacturing tf0 that waited upon him several weoks ago
plants nnd rnused u loss of over $100,000 , noi p.prcscnt 05 per cent of tho Wn-
beforo It was under control, Tho plants hash employes as represented; that no
SPRINGFIELD, III., Aug. 3. A circular
letter from President Ramsey of tho Wa
imh nriilrPHRml tn I). F. Maronl. conductor,
and C. A. Klpponbrock, brnkeman, members lon of congress. Senator Cullom left foe
of the erlcvanco comm tteo representing "uk lumgui.
307 nilOADWAY, COUNCIL BLUFFS.
HANNA TAKES NO PART IN IT
la Anxloiia for .Settlement of Mtrlke.
lint la .Vol liiteroeilliiK Cullom
(lulla (Milton.
CANTON, O., Aug. 3. Senator M. A.
Hiuinn, who Is here on a visit to President
and Mrs. McKlnley, gave out n statement
tonight denying ns ridiculous tho roports
connecting him with efforts to settlo tho
strike. "I am Just as uuxloim to havo tho
steel strlko settled as tho vast majority of
tho people, but I nm tnklng no pnrt In tho
negotiations." ho declared. Ho says that
his visit Is purely a social ono and that his
meeting with Scnntor Cullom of Illinois was
coincidental.
Tho two senators, with tho president,
spent tho afternoon tnlklng over many mat-
ivis wmi are 10 como up m tho next ncs-
.NnrtliMraterii'n OH Teala,
INr?R0T' W1S.' 3-Th ChlCaK
& Northwestern railway Is trying tho uso
of oil us a dl. t prcvontntlvo nnd If suc
cessful will ndopt It on tho entire system,
l'lve miles of double trarU
destroyed wero tho Simplex Railway Ap-1 grievance wero sot forth, nnd ho states I on the main lino for tho trial. Pictures
pllnnco company, thn Western Rawhide 1 that tho Wobash officials will glvo a hear- i taken show a great Imrirnvemnnt
Tanning company and tho Hammond Ruggy n; to any employes, but that tho road will seeming to do away with tho dust It
company. A broken oil plpo in a furnaco In not recognize officially nnd empower any 1 ls sprinkled nlong tho road from n n'nto
tho Slmplox foctory started tho blazo and regular grievance committee to travel over "Plated llko a street sprinkler.
the flames soon got hoyond control of tho tho Wabash lino Booking grievances, or to i -
local fire department. Afslstnnco was sent nit ns a permanent body between tho man-1 Mnnltnhii Wheni v
trel.., .1 C" . I. - I . I .. ,L. . . . . .1.1
11., 01 unuiKK'ii unu nuuiu v intufin nun inc Hgeiaeni anu employes, 110 enuH ny stating 1 WIW'IPFC Auc t
' t NUKH
combined efforts of theso villages prevented that from their own letters tho men bavo no
any iiirtuer spread of the flro until tho grievances, and that ho must thereafter de
wind shifted from tbo cast tn tho northeast, cllne to have any further correspondence
carrying the Came away from tbo sur- with them.
Milfoil..
mlnlalnr nt n.rl.H ...... . ,
"iiium, I'Hiimates tho yield
of wheat in Manitoba and tho Northwest
to 60,000,000 tUBhcln. "v.vuw.uuo