NEWS OF INTEREST
COUNCIL
MINOR MBVriOJI.
Davis bcIIb drugs.
Btockert sells carpels nnd rugs.
Meti beer at Ncumayer's hotel.
Wollman, scientific optician, 400 n'way.
Twenty ir cent (llscounl safe, Aloxander
& Co., art dealers, 333 Il'way.
Missouri oak body wood, J3.W cord. 11
Jatn Welch. 23 N. Main strest. Tel. 128.
Mrs. Ralph Simpson of Washington
avenuo Is convalescing from a critical Ill
ness. The- Council llluffs lodno nf Elks has
changed Its meeting night from fcrlday to
Thursday.
Thn will of Mrs. Uzilc Clnndcrson of this
illy was admitted to probate yesterday.
The husband, Oliver Oundcrson, was ap
pointed executor.
Centrally located two-story brick build
ing, desirable renting property, to bo sold
qukik; owner leaving city. D. J, Hutchin
son & Co., 83 Main street.
William Priest, aged 6S years, died Fri
day at the Woman's Christian Association
hospital. Ho had mado his homo at Avonuo
C and Twentieth street.
Arguments In the Mclntyre-Ward BUlt
were completed In tho district court yes
terday afternoon anil the caso will bo given
to the Jury Monday morning.
The Chicago, Mllwaukco 4; St. Tadl Hall
way compuny haH Issued an order directing
Its train employes on tho I'orry-Councll
llluffs dlvlBlon to bo vaccinated.
B. O. Halstrom, a tnllor, was arrested
yesterday morning, clinrgeu wnn nenui,
his wife. Ho gnvo bond for Ii Is appearance
tL finrral nf Mr.. Thendnrn N. Petersen
will bo at 1:80 this nfternoou from tho
family residence, 622 Fourth street. Hurlal
will ho In Wnlnut Hill .cemetery.
The Danish Ilrothcrhood society will
meet Tuesday night to revise tho by-laws
and select two delegates to the national
convention In Chicago in October.
Karl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hrug
man of Lewis township, died yesterday
morning, aged 2 months. Tho funeral 'will
be this nftcrnoon at 1 o'clock from tho
residence.
A motion by tho plaintiff for a now trial
In the personal Injury damage suit of
Gideon Sutherland of Omaha against tho
City of Council Muffs was filed In district
court yesterday.
Wanted, an offer on 1W) tons of shredded
sorghum In. stack In Council muffs. Kquul
to the best hay as a food fur cattlo and
horses. William Haroourt, 711 Cook avenuo,
Council muffs. 'Phone, 4102.
Tho monthly change. In tho detail of tho
day nnd night pollco forco took place, yes
terday. Olllcors Claar, Wilson and Plntt
ner form tho day forco nnd Officers Husse,
Gallaghor, Chrlstenscn and Swansou tho
night dotal).
Del Williams of Eighth avenuo and Sixth
street Is laid up as tho result of an acci
dent whlln hunting at Lake Mnnnwn. While
carrying his gun It accldcntly discharged,
tho shot entering the side of his foot unci
malting a iau wound
Services over Krwln H. Fogg will bo held
this aftornoon at Lunkley's undertaking
rooms by Hov. W. S. Humes, pastor of tho
First Presbyterian church. Monday tho
body will bo tnken to Doono, la., by A. V.
Fogg, brother of tho deceased.
Huato A., 10-year-old daughter of Mr. nnd
Mrs. Andrew Olson, near Lnko Manawa,
died yesterday morning of tuberculosis.
The funeral will bo this nfternoou at 2
from thn resldcnco and lmrlal will bo In
I.owls townBhlp cemetery. Itev. W. B.
Crowdson, pastor of tho First Christian
church, will officiate.
O. 11. Lnnc, former day clerk at tho Re
vero house, charged with stealing J12, Ib
still behind the burs at tho city Jail. Land
lord Mocks of tho Ilevero house, prosecut
ing witness In tho caso. Is under quaran
tine and will be unable to appear In court
for several weeks. Ah Lano says he enn
not furnish a bond hu will probably havo
to remain In Jail until tho quarantine on
tho Itcvero housa Is raised.
Tho attraction at tho Dohany theater to
night will be "A Romance of Coon Hol
low." Tho "soft southern drawl" which
permeates some xtt the charcters has a
particular charm, nnd tho thorough human
naturo embodied In soma of the person
ages of tho play niipeals to' tho very best
taste. Joined to this "A Ilomnncn or Coon
Hollow" rovenls magnificent scenic effects,
novel nnd unique! electrical features and
carries a "red hot" troupo of singing nnd
dancing darkles, male and female. All the
ncenery used Is carried by tho show, which
is one of tho largest on tho road.
Council Itlnffa Society.
Mrs. Helen Crofts of Willow avenuo Is
homo from South Dakota.
The Ideal club will meet Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. Thomas Motcalf.
Tho Woman's Whist club was entertained
Tuesday aftornoon by Mrs. 15. McKune.
The Now Century club will meet Wednes
day afternoon with Mrs. W. Q. Dennoy.
Tho Atlas club will meot Thursday after
noon with Mrs, James ncach of Avenuo F.
Miss Clarabello Chambers entertained In
formally nt luncheon Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Julia Dollar has ns her guest her
daughter, Mrs. O. O. Judd of Grand Island.
Tho Dramatic club wns entertained Inst
evening at tho homo of Miss Marian Ben
ton. Miss Hazel Hannan gavo a sleighing party
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Turner was chap
erone. Miss Rnchel Baldwin of Burlington Is
guest of hor aunt, Mrs. C. 8. Lcltorts, First
nvenuer
The Ladles' Musical club will meet tomor
row afternoon with Miss Qraco Beobo of
Qlen avenuo.
Mrs. B. B. WAtson will entertain the
Oakland Avenuo Card club at her home Fri
day evening.
Tho Misses Stovcnson of 'Bluff street en
tertained at a taffy pull at their homo
Thursday night.
Miss Ileulah Harris of Fifth avenue gave
n sleighing party" yesterday afternoon for
Miss Cora Grotzer.
Master Crssey Phillips entertained fifty
, of his llttlo friends by a sleighing party
wednesuny ancrnoon.
Thn TiiPMdnv Kuehnr club met with Mrs.
W. A. Mauror. Misses Farnsworth will
entertain tho club this weok.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. bftwson woro pleas
nutly surprised at their home on South
Higntn street wcuncsuny evening.
Mrs. Kvcrott nnd Mrs. Iyonard Everett
havo Issued invitations for a reception nt
tho Kverett Homo on Hoconu avenue ten
runry 10.
I Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Connors havo
" Issupd Invitations for February H for tho
celnbrntlou of tho llfthleth nnnlvcrsary of
their murrlago.
Tho general reception of tho Council
Bluffs "Woman's club for February will bn
Friday afternoon at the homo of Mrs. Dell
a. M or tran of Oakland avenue.
-Mrs. Daniel Arkwrlght, assisted by her
daughters, Miss Potter and Miss Arkwrlght,
entertained tho Calendar Cnrd club at tier
homo on Mynstcr streot Friday night,
Tho First Avenuo Card club wns enter
tained Inst week by Mrs. George W. Llpo
and Mrs. Zulu. L. Mclgs. Tho prizes, two
pretty engravings, wore won by Mrs. Doo
llttlo and Miss Mulqueen.
Mrs. Horace Kverett returned home from
Kansas City yestorday, accompanied by her
nieces, Miss Luonnrd, daughter of Bishop
Leonard of tho Episcopal church of Utah,
and iMIss Qutttnr of Kansas City
MIkm Mnrv Houers nnd brother Herbert
of 610 Washington nvenun cntortnlned nt
high five Thursday night. Among tho
clients were: Miss Frances Colfor, Arthur
Colfer and Leon Mulgren of Omaha.
Tho Uucher club met Tuesday afternoon
with Miss Hnrlo of Fifth avenue First
prlxo was awarded Mrs. Robert Ppregoy
and second to Miss Troutman. Tho club will
meet this week with Mrs. Will Butler.
Mr. and Mrs. John N. Baldwin and Mrs.
J. I Stewart hnve Issued Invitations for a
reception and dancing party to ho given nt
tho Grand hotel Thursday night In honor
of Mr. ,und Mrs. J. T. Stownrt and Miss
Baldwin. '
Reviving tho old custom of Candlemas
Miss II. Alta Smith, 735 Madison avenue,
nsslutcd by Miss Eva A. Sanders, enter
tained young people Saturday evening. The
only lights throughout tho houso were
randies. Lunch wns nerved at small tables,
each having ns u centerpiece u four
branched candelabra. Games appropriate
to tho occasion woro played. .
W, L. Thlokatun, teacher of piano, 802
Avenue B.
LEWIS CUTLER
Funeral Director
ifsuooMaor to W. O. Ksttp)
SI FUAHl. STttBBT. 'fkwa Ti
FARM LOANS 5oE
NtsotlaUd In kastam
,'abrxiK
and Iowa. Jaraaa N. Casai
ITi Mlln I" fundi B'.utt.
BLUFFS.
SUES ON CLAIM OF FRAUD
A. W. Aikwith Iriigi Cut Agtint
Gtltitl Huiai.
INVOLVES SALE OF LAKE MANAWA RAILWAY
Attorney Declnrcs llecelrer Urnssly
Mlsrepresenttd Facts nnd Intlnrrtl
Illm (o Compromise Clnlm on
Fnlsc Shovrinic of Flnnncrs.
In a suit brought by Attorney A. W. Ask
wlth In tho district court yesterday It Is
alleged that the sale by Colonel Charles It.
Hannan of tho Iako Manawa Hallway com
pany to J. I). Edmundson, as trustcu for tho
Citizens' Stato bank was a fraudulent trans
action and fd tho purpose of defrauding
tho creditors of tho railway company, the
plaintiff among thn number.
A. W. Askwtth was attorney for Arthur
Kvans, a young lad, who on Mny 22, 1806,
secured a Judgment for $6,000 nnd costs'
against tho Lnko Manawa Itallwoy com-
pany ror injuries sustained on a switchback
, . k , ncnment ...
to recclvo ,for his services nvc-twclftha of
tho Judgment, which amounted to J3,7u0.
It Is alleged In Askwlth's petition that
Colonel Hannan, who was appointed re
ceiver of tho Lake Manawa Railway com
pany and nH such servcU for several years,
represented to Askwlth that thero wcro
claims prior to that of Evans against tho
company more than sufficient to ataorb all
the'asscts, and that on these representa
tions Askwlth sold to Hnnnan his claim for
$1,760.
Askwlth nllcges that later ho discovered
that Colonol Ilannnn had grossly mlsrepre
sentod matters to him and that tho pro
ceeds of tho salo of tho property to J. D.
Edmundson, as trustco for tho bank, were
moro than sufficient to pay off all claims
against tho company. Including that of tho
plaintiff.
Edmundson, on behalf of tho bank, tho
largest creditor of tho Lnko Manawa Rail
way company, bought In thn prppcrty for
w.uuu, mo sale Doing confirmed by tho
court. Hannan at tho tlmo said It was tho
best bid for tho property ho could receive.
Now, Attornoy Askwlth alleges In bis pe
tition that from Information received by
him from a reliable s6urco Colonel Hnnnan
received $27,500 more than ho represented
he had obtained.
Ho nBks that tho boIo by hlra of his claim
to Hannan bo Bet aside as null and void
on tho grounds that Hannan had no right
to purchase at a profit claims against an
estate, of which ho was receiver at tho
time. In addition ho. asks that ColoneJ
Hannan bo required to pay him a further
sum of $1,375. with Interest from tho date
of tho Evans' Judgment.
The property of the Lake Manawa Rail
way company acquired by J. D. Edmund
son as trustee for tho bank was trans
ferred within a short date after such ac
quisition by Mr. Edmundson and Colonol
Honnan, cashier of tho bank, to Townscnd
& Road, Incorporators of tho Omaha. Coun
ell. Bluffs & Suburban Railway company,
for a sum said to bo largely In oxecw of
wnat thoy paid for It.- Tho property was
lator acquired by tho Omaha, Cduncll Bluffs
Hallway & Bridge company, after several
rounds of litigation In tho local courts be
tween tho two rival companies.
IV. Y. Plumbing Co.. tolephono 250.
Davis -lla glass.
Sunday Service.
In tho Broadway Methodist church to
night tho sermon will bo omlttod and a
sacred concert given under tho direction
of Ned. Mitchell. The oholr will bo as
sisted by Mrs. Mabel W. Hypfa, soprano,
of this city, and W. F. Hypes, leading tenor
of tho First Presbyterian church, Evnn-
ston. III. This will be the program:
Prelude Tho Lost Chord Sullivan
iVra:.yenli oims-aytvestcr.
Gloria Intrl" .
Jlymn Joyful Prnlses".".'.'.'.,.'.'.'..!.'.'.'"ae'bel
iwagnmcat" in F W. R Snence
"Nunc Dlmlttus" In F.......V.W. R. Spen"
Hymn-Onward nnd Upwnrd Sweney
iu, wnn uh, uora iorcnz
T.Afllpn' fhntMiu
Dut Tho Lord Is My Light'.. Dudley Buck
a A. ' nypcB nnu v. t . ilvpes.
Anthem-Lord. God ot Sabnoth Mozart
Offertory Lullaby Brahms
nLWooP,ral?e,T,,ee' Qod..Custance
Tonor Solo Selected
AnthemAngels of Jesus..:.. .Dudley Buck
Hymn-Ohward, Christian Soldiers
Postlude-FestaV "March" V.V.V.V.V.V. . Calkins
Rov. Oeorge Edward Walk will today en
ter upon his fourth year as rector of St.
Paul's Episcopal church andwlll preach ut
10:30 a sermon appropriate to too occasion.
Communion will bo administered at tho
morning service. Vesper scrvlco will be
at 4.
"Twenty-one Endeavor Years" will be the
topic this evening of Rev. Harvoy Hostet
ler. pastor of tho Second Presbyterian
church. At the morning, service his sub
ject will be "Tho Tempter." Sunday-school
will bo at noon nnd young people's meeting
nt 6:45.
Rev. James Thompson of New York to
days will close his engagement In the First
Presbytorlan church, whero he will oc&upy
tho pulpit both morning and ovcnlng.
In the Latter Day Saints' church this
morning nt 10:30 there will be a sacramen
tal service. Elder D. R. Chambers will
preach at 7:30 p. m. Sunday-school will bo
nt noon. ,
The First Church of Christ, Scientist,
will havo services this morning nt 11
In the Sapp block. Tho subject will be
"Spirit." Sunday-school will bo at tho close
of service.
Preaching In the hall on Twenty-fourth
street will bo conducted tonight by Eldor
F. M. Cooper, whose subject will bo "Ful
fillment of Blblo Prophecy In This Ago."
Rev. S, Aloxander will prench tonight
In the Seventeenth Avenue church. The
preaching will bo preceded by a song ser
vice beginning at 7:30.
i
Over 100 students of tho Western Iowa
college are selling tickets for nn elocu
tionary entertainment .to bo given Febru
ary 11, In their hnll, by William Wentworth
of nnston. This will be his last reading
In tho west.
(inrner Opiumm Free Text-llnolm.
In vlow of the possibility of tho state
legislature's enacting a law providing for
free textbooks for tho pupils of tho public
schools throughout tho state, parents o
children attending the tchools In Garner
township nre opposed to the enforcement
by the schooT trustees ot that district o
the uniformity of textbooks. Suit to pre
vent this enforcement was begun yester
dny by J. J. Cook In nn appeal to Qinnty
Superintendent McMan.us from' tho action
of tho school trustees.
Lincoln Girl Too Younu tn Mnrry,
C. E. limner, hailing from Alliance
NU., who gavo his ngo as 21, and Pearl
Blaclftnar, who nalrt her home was In Ltn
coin and admitted lo was not yet 17
J ' years of age, upplK'J Cur 4 murrlass 11
THE OMAHA DAILY J?EEt SUNDAY, FEHRUAKT L. WWJ,
FROM
cense yesterday afternoon. Owing to the
girl's youth, Deputy Clerk Balrd refused
to Issuo It. When last seen they were
hastening to the telegraph office to secure
by wlro tho consent of the young woman's
mother. They did not appear at the court
houso again.
AVIIllntii llnwlrr .Smith Lectured.
Next Saturday ovcnlng, February 8, Wil
liam Hawley Smith will deliver a lecture,
the second of a series of entertainments
given by tho Council Bluffs Woman's club.
The subject, whllo upon educational lines,
will nevertheless be highly Interesting to
ono and all, and tho Broadway Methodist
church, whero the entertainment will be
given, ought to have every seat filled. Mr.
Smith's lectures nro always punctuated with
bits of humor that make them relished
by old and young and nro far from being
what aro usually termed "dry talks." The
club Is to bo congratulated In securing such
n noted lecturer as Mr. Smith, and Council
llluffs peoplo will, no doubt, show their ap
preciation by greeting him with a largo
audience.
Davis 'sells glass.
Dentil nf Sirs. Snrnh V. Stevens,
Mrs. Sarnh F. Slovens, aged 6S years,
died yesterday noon at her home, 1120
Fourth avenuo. 8ho is survived by her
husband, two sons, Charlrct O. Fitch and
Edward P. Fitch, and two daughters, Julia
S. Fitch and Anna P. Stevens, nil of this
city. Tho funeral will be Tuesday after
noon, conducted by Rev. Oeorgo W, Crofts
of Beatrice, Neb., former pastor of the
First Congregational church of this city.
Burial will bo In Falrvlcw cemetery.
Gravel roofing. A. B. Read, 541 Broadway.
Plumbing and heating. Blxby & Son.
Ileal tistntc Transfers.
Theso transfers were filed yesterday In
the nbstract, tltlo nnd loan office of J. W.
Squire, 101 Pearl Btroet:
J. H. Young nnd wife to James M.
Kerr nnd Henry G. Wernlmont. gov
ernment lot 1. In 8-76-H. w. d t 1,531
Henry u. Kleinnrn to Jonn li. urecn,
nH nc4 24-76-41, w. d
First Congregiitlonnl church of Avoca
tu John Dermody. lot 5 and nV4 of
Tot 6. In block A, Allen & Cook's add
to Avoca. w. d
Edwin T. Nichols nnd wife to Charles
Jouvennt, lots 13 to 18, block 7. and
ldts 1 to 6, block 17, Benson's 1st
4,800
930
add, w. u
2.000
Total, four transfers $ 9,231
TO
BEGIN BIG EXPERIMENT
lown Station tn Cunitnet Large Inren-
tlicntlnn 'Into Vnlue nf Stock
Komls.
AMES. Ia., Feb. l."-(Spcclal.) A mam
moth stock feeding experiment will bo un
dcrtaken on tho farm of Albert E. Cook
near Odebolt, beginning Feb. 1. The exper
lmcnt Is to test tho value of the different
rations nnd stock foods. Mr. Cook, who
Is ownor of 7,000 acres of land In Sac
county, divided Into twenty-threo farms,
will furnish 320 head of cattlo to be di
vided Into eight lots of forty each, furnish
Ing also feed sheds, corn and roughage
(hay and straw) and all help ncedod to
carry on tho experiment, except a head
man, who will bo furnished by the cxperl
mont station, which Is carrying on tho
work' hero.
R. J. Klnzer, winner of the first prlzo
tn tho stock Judgment contest at tho Inter
national Live Stock exhibition In Decern
her, has been chosen as tho representative
ot tho experiment station and wjll leave In
a few days for Odebolt.
Tho stock foods will bo furnished by tho
various manufacturing 'companion and will
be free of charge to those conducting the
Investigation.
Mr. Cook will also furnish an equal sum
ber of hogs to follow the cattle and the
value of "the different foods to tho hogs
thui following will also be determined.
Experiments havo been made before lu
feeding by the station, but always tn small
lots. Whero so made the test Is regarded
as not a fair ono, as the matter of Individ
uality is a largo factor In determining re
sults. In an experiment of tho magnitude
ot this one, Individuality will be lost In
tho general average and a fair Idea will
bo formed of tKb value of the rations to
large numbers. Exact records wlll,be kept
and tho result wll be watched with great
tntorest by farmors and stock raisers all
over the country. The cattle will be kept
on the feed six months.
Mnlfensance In Office.
MISSOURI VALLEY, la., Feb. 1. (Spe
cial,) The January scsbIod of the Harri
son county" district court adjourned this
afternoon. Judge Wheeler set February 24
as tho dato whon the ouster proceedings
against the Board of Supervisors for al
leged malfeasanco In ofllco will bo taken
up. Tho SKolton-sninn coniesi xor me omce
of -Sheriff of Harrison county was not
reached, and will be takch up at tho April
term.
Mayor ns n Manor Seller.
WEBSTER CITY la., Feb. 1. (Special
Telegram.) C. P. McVlcker, mayor of
Blalrsburg, tho first city1 east of hero, was
arrested by Deputy United States Mar
shal Gustafson of Fort Dodgo on a charge
of soiling liquor without a government
license Blalrsburg Is a prohibition city.
McVlcker pleaded guilty, procured a li
cense and paid costs. Ho has run the
Joint openly becnuso of his official posi
tion. Arthur J. Ilnrrett UroTrnetl.
CLINTON. In., Feb. L (Special Tele-
gram,) The body of Arthur J. Barrott, one
of tho members of tho firm of Barrett Bros.,
contractors, ot this city, who fell through an
atrholo tn .Ice on the Mississippi last night,
was found in shnllow waj.er this morning.
Ho. was crossing the Ice from Fulton, 111.
DECLINES TO SHORTEN TERMS
President Denies All hut One of
Kleven Applications for
Clemency.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 1. Tho president to
day took action on eleven applications .for
executive clemency, granting one and deny
lug the others.
A commutation sentenco was denied In
the caso of A. J. MnttJIs and Mont S,
Ballard, who In 1S97 In Oklahoma, tor
tured nnd burned two Seminole Indians
who, they believed, had killed a Mrs, Lard
nnd hor young child, It afterwards trans
pired that the tidlnns who were tortured
until thoy confessed to tho killing, wero In
nocent of the crime and the two men who
wcro deputy marshals were convicted and
sentenced to ten years In prison. 'The trial
Judgo and others recommended that t hoi r
fccntoncu bo commutted to three years,
Continues 'I'urchnse nt Old finals.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. Secretary Shaw
of the Treasury department today state!
that for tho present at least he would con
tluuo the purchase of'honds for the sinking
fund on tho present basis.
Ilnnk llnlitirrs Get Ten Yeura,
LEAVENWORTH, Unn.. Feb. 1. In tho
Platte county (Missouri) district court
today tho Cnmlmen Point bank robbers
Ellis. McDonald. ICdwnrds and Thornton
wero eacn sentenced to ten years' im
prlsonment lu Uis Missouri statu pcnl
tentlary, x
IOWA.
IMPROVE IOWA QUARANTINE
ItkU Boar of Italtk aid Ohicap tffiaitli
Urg Htr laftgnardi.
HARRY HARTMAN'S PECULIAR APPEAL
After" I'lendlnfv Unlit? to Charge of
Jlnnler He AhUh Supreme Court
to Save Illm from Death
Sentence.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Feb. 1. (Speclal.)-Dr.
Spauldlng of tho Chicago health depart
ment arrived In Dcs Mdlnes to Investi
gate the smallpox situation In tho Interest
of Chlcngo. Tho city of Chicago had re
ceived so many complaints from Iowa and
had received so many transients from thla
ntato that It was deemed advisable to send
tho chief hcalth officer here to make tho
Investigation. Dr. Spauldlng mado a hasty
examination of tho situation here, went to
tho school teachers and to the city officials
and consulted with the Stnte Board of
Health.
"I llnd," he said, "that there are at least
100 cases of smallpox here, that there la
practically no quarantine, that only a very
small proportion of tho cases are Isolated,
that tliero Is no effort being made to In
duco vaccination, and that not more than
a third ot tho chldrcn In school have been
vaccinated. This Is a deplorable condition
of affairs. In Chicago we havo Just twenty-
two cases In tho hospital and not a case
quarantined In houses. We have a hos
pital which coil $125,000 and all cases,
under all circumstances, are sent there.
We have a corps of health officers engaged
In vaccination.
We havo received complaints from
Iowa. Wo llnd the epidemic Is common
in many cities. Strangely enough wo have
not received n single caso from Dcs Moines.
Wo havo recolved two from Dubuque, and
several from Storm Lake and other towns.
Wo ehall Insist on better regulations horo
or we jnust tako" measures to protect the
city against persons coming from Des
Moines and othor Iowa cities. If Des
Moines does not take active and lmmcdiato
steps to suppress tho epidemic thero will
be 1,000 cases here beforo May. Tho
situation Is moro serious than the people
believe."
A meeting of the State Board of Health
Is to be held next week, at which tlmo the
matter ot controlling the epidemic In Iowa
will bo brought up and some recommenda
tions bo made. Tho stato board has a
commlttoo appointed to prepare legislation
that will arm tho board with greater au
thority In the matter. It la tho general
belief that tho Iowa laws In regard to vac
cination and Isolation are not sufficiently
strong. i
Conteat tor nn Iora Kutate,
The supreme court today listened to ar
guments to establish whether Mrs. John
T. Britt of Helena, Mont., Is the lllegltl
mate daughter ot Rufus S. Bennott, a
highly respected citizen ot Hamilton county,
who died October 8, 1898, possessed of an
estate valued at about $30,000. The real
contest Is over tho property, but tho pa
ternal rolatlons must he established In
support ot the claim tor tho estate.
There was no will left by Bennett and It
was believed that tho nephews and nieces
who resided in Hamilton county would
receive tho wholo of the estate. Thoy
wcro greatly surprised when a claim was
filed bv Mrs. Brltt. alleging that sho was
tho daughter of the deccaaod, and that sho
had been bo recognized for several years
Testimony In tho case, which was origi
nally tried at Webster City and resulted
in .tho establishing of tho claim of Mrs.
Brltt, shows that sho waa born In Ohio
tn 1854. and that Bennett removed to low
soon nftor her birth. Tho daughter's
mother kept her ehame a secret and her
elf removed from the home of her child
hood to Kentucky. The daughter waa mar-
"rlcd to Henry C. Miller In Kentucky, but
Bomo few years afterward tho family went
to Montana. Miller then got a divorce
fmm' his wlfo nnd she married John T,
Brltt. a well-to-do liveryman and men
chant of Helena. Evidence effective In
proving to tho Webster county court that
Mrs. Brltt was the daughter or Dennett
were lotters exchanged between them, the
correspondence having been begun by the
alleged daughter In 1877, when she was
23 years of age. This correspondence con
tinued several years. Tho girl's mother
had told the story aevoral years previous,
Just preceding her death.
Appeals After IMen of Gollty.
A peculiar appeal has been taken to
the Iowa supreme court In tho case of
Harry Hortman of Cherokee, who Is under
sentence of death for murder After he
had entered a plea of guilty In -the caso
ho changed his mind and decided upon
standing trial. The court refused to per
mit him to change his plea of guilty and
sentenced him to death. Hortman now ap
peals to tho Iowa supreme court for re
versal of tho ruling of the lower court.
Supreme Court Decisions.
Tho Iowa supreme court today rendered
these decisions:
F. E. Brown ncalnst Webster City, appel-
lnnt: Hnmlltmi cnimtv. JudKO Whltaker:
damages for street excavation: affirmed.
Ann wuuams. annciiant, ngainsi u,van
D. Williams; Mahaska county. Judge
Dewey; action to recover dower Interest In
property: reversed.
Anna Beverly, appellant, against Macca
hfCH nf thn Wnrlil' Mnrshall countv. Judge
Cnswell: action for life Insurance: affirmed
Eliza Lunn itcalnBt Gutnrie & noyio, an
pcllant; Polk county. Judge HolmeB; dam
ages In salo of property; reversed.
Mary a. kom, appellant, ngainsi v ran
W. Frederick; Linn county. Judge Trelsch
er; to dlstrlbuto estate; affirmed.
Nonli Tuttle. appellant, against William
D. Wood: Wavno countv. Judge Tedford:
action to recover property under a will;
iinirmcu,
Suv Corporntions.
These articles ot Incorporation were filed
with the secretary of state today:
Iowa Home company. Council Bluffs.
Capital. $25,000. Briton Smith, president;
W. F. Sapp, treasurer.
Pioneer romnnnv. Davennort. Canltal.
$lo,ouo. H. J. Tench xnnd other Incorpora
tors.
InglverHou, Borbeek & Co, Clinton. Cap
ital. , $76,000. Nlcolaus E. Inglvetnon and
other. Incorporators.
Christian Mueller Land nnd Timber com
pany, Davenport. Capital, J13LMW. k. u,
Mueller, president; F, W. Mueller, secre
tary. Mueller Lumber comnanv. Davennort
Capttnl. $208,000. F. W. Mueller, president;
A. C. Mueller. Hecretnrj'
T. Illchter & Sons. Incnrnorated. Daven
port. Capital, &0,000. Trangott Rlchtcr
and others,
A. Stcckel & Sons company, Davenport
fiinltnl. llO.Oflo. llv A. nml O. Rteckel.
Keota Lighting company, Keota. Capital,
jiw.uou. j. ii, van nnd otners.
Farmers' and Merchants' Telephone com
pany, Prairie City. Capital, $5,000. J. H
l.lttlp nnd others. i
Well & How .Grain company. Central
City, Neb. Capital, $100,000. By Thomas E
Wells and others.
Shun. Illnok llairk 'ot a Chief.
BURLINGTON, la., Feb. 1. (Special.) T.
M. Garrett of Chicago, a member of the
Chicago Historical society, dlsputos the
statement of the local and genttral hlfhorles
that tho famous Indian, Black Hawk, was
a chief. Attracted by a recent statement
In the Burlington Hawkcye that Black
Hawk was a chief. Mr. Garrett has writ
ten a letter to the Hawkcye, which will ba
printed In Sunday's Issue. In this he gt
a vast amountj of fact gleaned from old vol
umes and manuscripts, not oastly obtainable
by the general reader, lie prove his point,
evidently. In n most conclusive manner. In
hla communication to tho Hawkeyo ha sayst
"ncutxsn G. Thwnltes, secretary of the State
Historical society of Wisconsin, I consider
my best authority about Black Hawk. He
has a great reputation 'and his 'Story ot
tho Black Hawk War,' I havo heard him de
liver, and ho says Black Sparrow Hawk,
commonly styled Black HawK, 'was neither
hereditary nor an elected chief, but was by
common consent the leader ot his village.' "
SEEKS INTELLECTUAL MEN
Carnesile'n Klectlnn tn Ilefnrnt Cluli Is
Itecelretl with the Grentcst
Satisfaction.
(Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co,)
LONDON, Feb. 1. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Andrew Car
negie this week wns elected a member of
the Reform club, Pall Moll. Rarely does
tho Reform club elect an alien, but It Is
needless to say that Mr. Carnegie's nomina
tion was received with tho greatest satis
faction, Most ot his special friends on this
sldo of tho ocean, John Morley, Prof, llrycc,
Lord Rosebcry, Thomas Shaw, M. P., for
merly solicitor general for Scotlnnd, ' Slo
Woymss Reed, and mnny others, aro mem
bers of tho Reform club. Carnegie's nm-
bltlon here has always been to know men
of Intellectual distinction. He has consis
tently rejected tho perpetual efforts made
to Involve him tn the society whirlpool.
Eugcno Ketley has started a new Idea,
that of getting miniatures of his ancestors
painted from oil paintings nnd photographs
or descriptions. Among tho best of his
series Is one ot his grandmother, taken from
an inferior oil painting which had been
stored away. These miniatures are rather
expensive, but his cxamplo Is being quickly
followed, and tho Idea Is llkoly to bo much
extended.
The engagement of the earl ot Lytton to
Miss Pamela Plowden, who last year was
reported engaged to tho millionaire Lord
Howard do Waldcr, has excited great Inter
est. Lytton Is four years younger than his
flnancce, 'who Is 29. He Is comparatively
poor, but Intends to devote hlmsolf to poll
tics, being an excellent speaker, clover and
cnorgctlc. Tho marriage In not ono tho
dowager countess of Lytton would have
planned, but her son has pleased hlmsolf.
Jabez Balfour, chief actor In the notorious
Liberator Building society frauds, through
which 28,000 of tho poorest class of thrifty
workers In Great Britain wero ruined, Is
reported to bo dying In tho Parkhurst
convict prison. The. frauds Involved nearly
$40,000,000. Balfour was sentenced to prison
for fourteen years, of which ho has served
seven. Ho combined liberal politics and
membership In tho Houso of Commons with
lay .preaching and association with all man
ner of religious societies. He has becomo
an expoit bookbinder since he has been lm
prisoned and Intended going abroad to fol
low that calling on flnlshlg his term.
Consuelo, duchess of Manchester, is
spending royally the money recently In
herlted from her brother, tho late Fernando
Yznaga. No ono In London Is entertaining
more lavishly. Sho has big theater parties
at all "flrst nights," and entertains the
members at supper In tho smartest res
tauranta afterward. Sunday afternoons she
gives bridge parties, at which the stakes are
high. She had a, big dinner Saturday, when
Senor do Soveral, the Portuguese minister,
was her chief guest. IIC Is seen a great
deal with tho duchess Just now.
BALL TO INFANTA EULALIA
Cx-Qneetky Isabella Is Itendr to Ilnry
Her Grlcrnnee Atcnlnst
Americans. .
(Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Feb. 1. (New York World Cable
gramSpecial Telegram.) Tho American
colony has been exceptionally quiet this
w(eok because of the numerous departures
tor mo mveria ana me ryronnco. .Mrs
Ogden Goelet and Mlts May Goelet received
and returned tho usual series ot luncheons,
teas and receptions before going to Cannes
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Uldgeway only spent
two weeks here and then returned to their
brilliant social realm at rau, where for the
last few years thoy have been reigning su
preme. The Rldgownys' winter festivities
will culminate February 10 at Pau, with a
great ball to the Spanish Infanta Eulnlla.
It Is rumored that the Infanta, who has
Just returned from London, has promised to
take her mother, ex-Queen Isabella, down
to Pau purposely to attend the Rldgeway
fete. This has caused a great social flurry,
as the Jolly old queen has atubbornly re
fused to have anything to do with Amerl
cans since the war, and has been much
missed, because beforo that time her wit
open-heartcdness and even her eccentrlcl
ties made her always In great demand. An
other consequence of Queen Isabella's bury
Ing tho hatchet probably would be tho lm
mediate sending of her daughter's sons to
the United States to complete their educa
tlon. Infanta Eulalla has long been an ad
vocate of an Anglo-Saxon education, cape
daily In an American school. Her eons are
now being educated In England,
Princess Cantacuzene, dnughter of Gen
cral Frederick D. Grant, is passing a tow
weeks at the Hotel Maurice. Sho attend
tho grand opera almost nightly, with varl
oua parties of friends. The princess Is
having two portraits ot herself painted by
Benjamin Constant and Seymour Thomas
respectively. ' The latter artist, who Is a
California, Is also engaged on a likeness
of Paul Loubet. Going to the studio yes
terday to pose the princess bad a long chat
with the son of tho French president,
whose sitting was not quite finished. Both
had mot at Mrs. Potter-Palmer's dances
some yearn ago and society gouslpcd then
about a possiblo romanco between them.
Paul Loubet ts a promising attornoy,
THOUSANDS GREET SCHLEY
MaahTllle CKIsens Turn Out Iliiuiusse
to See ftarul
t
Hero,
NASHVILLE, Feb. 1. The lnclomen't
weather necessitated an abandonment ot
tho parade today In honor nf Admiral
Schley, but the Admiral and Mrs, Sobloy
were oacorted to tho capltol by a dotacn
ment' of confedsrato veterans, stato mili
tia and Knights Templar.
Tho streets along the route were crowded
with ptoplo and the greeting accorded Ad
mtral Schley was very. warm. It Is esti
mated that 10,000 gathered at the eouth
entrance to the houso of representatives,
where the format wolcome to tho city was
extended,
The crush on Capltol Hill was the great
eat known. .The oxerclsrs at tho stato
house were begun shortly beforo noon,
Governor McMillan welcoming tho admiral
to the state.
BANKRUPTS HAVE TO WAIT
Jnitor Amlilon Holds thnt Voluntary
Petition JudKinriits C'nnnnl An
tlvlputr Involuntary Petition.
FARGO, N. D., Feb. 1. Judge Amldon
of tho federal court made an Important rul
ing today to the effect that n bankrupt Ib
not entitled to a Judgment of bankruptcy
upon his voluntary petition whllo an In
voluntary petition Is pending. Tho decision
nroKi In the case of William Dwyer of
Mcdlua
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
mmtdiaU laiiitii Stmtwkat Ourtailtd bj
Drop ii Ttmpiratntc
GENERAL MARkET CONTINUES STR0N6
Jultliers oit MnUliiK Kflnrtn to Fill
Atlt mice Orilfrt fr Sprlnn Itc
' fore It unit of I'.itrly
iliijer Arrives.
There was a verv fair Irniln Inst week In
practically all ntnple lines handled by
Omaha Jobbers and manufacturers. Tho
markuts wero perhaps not quite as active
ns they would bavu been if tho weather
nnu not liccn its severe, but still a gooa
mam ImvcrH wurn In thn rltv. Retailors
also report that trade was heavier with
uiem i nun tncy couiil rensoniimy oxpeci
Under exlHtlnir rntidltluim. iitul rvcrv 0110
scents tg bo confident that as soon us the
weniner moderates spring iitisincss win
open un In uootl slumr. Ho fur us Jobbers
are concerned trado Hi winter lines Is prac
tically ui nn t'Hii, as it is too late to ex
pect anything but a few small aorilng-up
orders for heavyweight goods. For that
reason Jobbers have turned their attention
to spring huslncxM nnd arc malting grunt
efforts to get their advance orders tilled
butore mo rusit o: buyers arrives tin tno
innrket.
There have been cointiiirallvolv few fluc
tuations In prices during tho week under
review and the general situation Is perhaps
be!"t described by calling the market on
Hourly all lines In a good, strong pusltlon.
There have, however, bfett a few fluctua
tions that arc worthy of notice.
IIIk MmrlnKc In It ii I m I un.
Wholesale grocers tiro considerably Inter
ested in a report received from the const to
tho effect that tho California Halsln Grow
ers' asfocliitlnn bus sold Its entire holdings
to tno seeders, wlto, liitvo nilvunecil prices
on seeded raisins 1 cent tier bound. It Is
iiinniT renuricu inni uie present. Kiitipiy m
very small and In fn.:t It is claimed thero
. . . . ... .... ...t -
it ro but ISO cars loft on tho const, as
against 1,200 curs a year ngo at this time.
Peaches nro steadily advancing in price
nnd desirable holdings nru hard to obtain.
prunes are just umiut sternly wnn lai
week's quotatjons. Kvnporuted apples nse
getting very scarce, and tho market Is
niuieu strong nt tno recent advunce.
ltcllned miciir Ih in the same nosltlon It
wns a week ago, hut tho market on raws Is
active and strong and higher prices are an-
tii'ipatcd.
Tliero has been no nuotuhlc chnnco In
canned goods since last report, but the mar
ket continues very strong on prnuiicuuy
thu out In; Hue.
In farinaceous goods the only chango
worthy of notice Is u trlllo easier feeling
on beans. Tho weakness bus been brought
about by a falling off In the demand.
rneeso, on tno contrary, owing to uitnin
Ishlng stocks, has firmed up during tho
tvpplt ntnl tirfop-i urn now otiotcd i Cent
higher than they wcro at the close of last
wepK.
Sn fnr n thn vnlnmn nf bus ness Is con
cerned jobbers say they- have no complaints
to oner, ns trutie mis iioen more oris mini
they could expect. Early In the week they
noticed quite a falling off In tho detnnnd,
but toward the close thero wns qulto an
Improvement and a good, brisk market Is
looked for this coming week.
Cotton Goods 4'lrin.
Tli-v cnmla Inlihrm ronnrt that owing to
the severe weather, house trado with thorn
has not been its good during tho last scv-
iirnl ,1iivm nu It U':itt linfnrf' the cold WnVO.
Thoy are not mnklng any complaints, how
ever, as tnc temporary inn mm bivuh mum
an opportunity to rush out their advance
orders for spring, which they aro anxious
to fill before tho spring buyers arrive. In
large numbers. With favorable weather
from now on they think there Is no ques
tion but what thoy will have a very active
spring trade, Reports received recently
from both traveling men and visiting mer
chants Indicate that retailers' stocks out
through tho country tributary to this mar
ket aro in good condition ami inm. mm
paratlvely little winter stock will be car
ried over. For that reason Jobbers believe
that retailers will bo liberal buyers und
that they will como omthe market In good
season. It Im nlso thought that the snow
storm will bring roncwed conlldencc to
merchants in general, as .ne uuuuun iui
good crops has boon Improved.
Thpro has not Iipcii much change during
the Inst week In tho condition of the dry
goods market. Cotton continues high nnd
. i, ..,nrtnt fnr pottnti cnoriM retains Its re
cent strength. Well Informed buyers are of
tho opinion tlint. many lines oi mumta uiu
being soio tor less mim im- ."
duced nt tho prpnent mnrkot price of cot
ton. Tho mills thnt nro showing full lines
of cotton und woolen goods nro asking ad
vances nnd any fall goods that can bo
bought on last season's basis aro considered
cnenp. it is cianneu mui iuimm
of staplo check ginghams arp scarce, as the
machinery Is now employed In pinking light
fnnoy styics, irauo ioi mi u "i .......
printed and woven wash fabrics has been
exceptionally heavy of late with Jobbers,
as well as manufacturers. Although the
market as n wholo Is In n very strong
changes during tho week on staple lines.
Those who ought to know look for n firm,
healthy market for some tlmo to come.
Hardware n Trifle Unlet.
Tho cold wcathor of last week rather
put a stop to the active buying pf spring
lines of hnrdware. During the mild wi-athcr
Jobbers were receiving a good many spring
orders and were beginning to ship out such
lines as poultry netting and wlro cloth to
a considerable. extent. Just at present,
howover. they nro experiencing a little lull,
but look for business to pick up as soon
as the weather moderates. The cold wno
brought them very little business in winter
goods, as tho seaton Is so far advanced
that retollprs will not buy much ot any
thing In tho way of winter goods. Tho
outlook for spring Is considered very en
couraging and Jobbers expect to break all
previous records lu tho amount 'of business
trTho" mnrkot has not shown any change
of lmportnnco during the week. All lines
nro In a good strong position and tho Ben
tral opinion seems to bo that there, wfll
ho about a steady market for some time
to come. The demand from nil sections
of tho country Is of liberal proportions nnd
ns a result manufacturers experience no
difficulty In finding a market for their
goods and do not need to make any con
cessions in prices. The iron nnd steel
markets aro also firm and h4nvy purchases
aro being made for shipment during the
last half of the present year, ns well as
during the first :.lx months. That being
the case, there does not seem to be much
prospect of any weakness In tho Iron nnd
steel markets for eouio tlmo to come,
Fnlr Demand for Lentlirr Goods,
u'hiln there Is nothing rushing In the
lenther goods' trade, business Is moving
along in ns goou biiuuu iu cuum uc -
pected. A few sizing up ordnrs for Im
mediate shipment .nro being received, but
they nro mostly very small, jobbers,
tnougn, nro uubj- kiuiiiuuk uhv mtu n,,....
goods nnd nro getting a good start on tho
Htnck of ndvanco orders thov had no .hand
tho first of the year. It, Is, tho general talk
of the trade that unless somuthtng unex
pected happens there will bo moro boots
and shoos shipped out of Omaha this spring
than over beforo during tho same, length
of time. All tno nouses report ineir ad
vance orders much Inrgcr than over beforo
and their traveling men nil claim that the
outlook for futnro business Is very en
couraging. That bclnw tl;o case, Jobbers
naturally nro preparing for u record break
ing business during the next few months.
Thero Is not much to b-i snld of thn
rubber goods trade. The present cold wnvn
hns'nnt effected t,rntlo with Jobbers to any
extent, only lu nn Indirect way. Mer
chants will not buy winter goods nt Wis
time of year, but It, of course, helps them
to clean up tho stocks they havo on hand
nnd In that way the Jobbers arc benellted
for next schboii. Hnd this cold wnvo and
snow comn earlier In the season Jobbers
say It would hnve brought them more busi
ness Wnn they could have handled. Travel
ing men nro out soliciting orders for spring
nnd next full goods and nre meeting with
ns good success ns could bo expected, Fall
orders, however, arc n little slow.
Fruit it ml Produce.
The drmnnd for fruits nnd vegetables has
been somewlmt limited during tho cold
weather. It Is. of course, difficult to make
shipments of perlslmblo goods during Mich
severe weather, which doubtless hnd a
tendency tu cut down tho demand. So far
as prices nre concerned, thero Is not much
to bo said, ns nenrly nil lines arc selling
In about the satno notohes thoy wor a
week ago. The quotations will bn found
tu another column..
The egg tnnrkot has firmed up consider
ably during the week, owing to light re
ceipts nnd n fairly liberal demand. Com
mission men say, however, that receipts
would not have to increase very much In
order to cause a sudden drop In prices nnd
they are warning their customers to that
effect. Poultry wan also In light receipt,
and consequently prices ndvnnced. Thern
was not much change In butter, but still
the market was very firm nt the quota
tions. TORPEDO BOAT IS LAUNCHED
Nmt Sulininrlni- nrl Is Christened
I'ltinRiT liy n Clrvrlnnd
Wo in nil.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1. The submarine tor
pedo boat Plunger was launched at
Ellzabcthport. N. J., today. The vessel was
named by Mrs. Myron T. Herrlck of
11,1
. . iu nt ihn mo ta
Cloveland. Plunger Is of tho same class
ns Moccasin. Atmcr, rorroiBP, onarit
and Fulton. It Is 63 feet I Inches long. It
feet 9 incites beam, and nns a uispiarcinrni
on the Burfnco of 101 tons and of 115 tons
under water. It will bo propelled by gaso
line engines.
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'Phone -T..
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Jack Frost and
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make a combination that is sure' to result
In disaster to tho property owner, bo If you
don't want to buy your oxporlcnco at a high
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of reliable reputation. Tho wrirlc done by
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