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9 TIIE OMAHA DAILY JVITE; THURSDAY FEBRUARY.' 20, limir. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL MIKOR ETIO. Davis sells drugs. Blocker! Mil carpeta and rug. Mets beer at Neumayer'a hoteL Wollman, eclentlnc optician. 409 B'way. Miss Anna II. Moore left for New York laat evening. For sale, fresh Holsteln cow. Inquire at Vi Fourth street. New novelties in picture frames. C. B. Alexander & Co., 333 Broadway. Harmony chapter, Order of Kaatern Star., Will meet In Masonic hall tonight. J. C. & W. Woodward, architect!, room t Everett block. Council Blufta, la. MKiourt oak body wood. $o.U cord. WU lam Welch. 23 N. Main street Tel. US. J. T. Lannlna; la home from Baton. N. M.. cn a vlalt to hla family at 1126 Seventh avenue. Rev. and Mra. Myron C. Waddell will leave today on a vlnlt to Mr. Waddelrs mother In Des Moines. City Engineer Etnyre arrived home yea terday from hla trip to Cuba, where he went In company with 1'eter Jenaen. Mra. Mary Simpson of Avoca wii tem porarily committed to St. Bernard's hoa liltal yeaterday by the Commlaalonera for the Insane. The women of Trinity Methodist church will celebrate Washington's birthday Frl .clay evening with patriotic recttatlona and music In the church. The junior claaa of the High achool or- faulted yesterday with these olflcera: 'realdent, Hugh Hllcott; vice prenldent. Vera Wheeler; aecretary. Margaret Wright; treasurer, Ralph Robertaon. The caae agalnat John Murphy, charged Wlth breaking Into Pat Gunnoude'a barn Sunday night, waa partially heard in police court yesterday and continued until thla morning for further witnesses. Artlclea of incorporation of the Schmidt department atore of Avoca, la., were filed tor record yeaterday. The Incorporator are Charles Schmidt. Charles Schmidt, Jr., and Ed Schmidt. The capital stock la $. 000. Oren R. Smith, 16-year-old eon of Mr. and Sirs. R. H. Smith, who died a few day ago In Denver, whb burled yeaterday afternoon Jn Walnut Hill cemetery. Rev. J. W. Cal ico, pastor of Broadway Methodlat church, conducted services. Mlaa Fenner, who will have charge of the Beno company'! millinery department, haa arrived in the city from her shopping ex pedition to the eastern markets, and ex recta to have her department open bj the first of tba coming week. The Omaha Brewing association haa bought the property at the northeast cor ner of Ninth avenue and Main street, op posit the location of the Great Western's Iiaseenger depot, and la having plans drawn or a block It will erect this spring. Charlea Crump, colored, waa arreated last night, charged with beating a white woman with whom he lived on Broadway. The white woman has a young daughter living with her and charges made to the authori ties will be Investigated by the police. A saloonkeeper named Wise of Onawa, la., sought the assistance of the police last evening to arrest hla wife, whom he ac cused of runlng away with another man. -Wise reached Council Bluffs about an hour too late, as It was learned the woman had Jeft the city on a Union Pacific train for the west. It was not ascertained whether m man accompanied her. Omaha, laloa Objects. Member! of the recently organised musi cal union of this city ere much disturbed over the receipt of information from head quarter that they cannot ba granted a charter because the Omaha union claims jurisdiction over a radlu of thirty miles, tata lines not being barred. The members of the local union will not give up the fight to secure a charter and will appeal to the Federation of Labor. , Baal Estate Travelers. Tbesa transfers were filed yeaterday In the abstract, tHIe and loan office of J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl street: Adam Ring and wife to Andrew II. King. sw e!4 and se' aw 18-75-0, w. d f t, 400 Same to George T. Ring, seSt sen 1-75-40, w. d Henry R. Gray and wife to Christ Llcb, nl nH se and s'-4 of nwVi a4 and ntt aw se 1-76-43, w.' d.... William 8. Agnew et al to Smith O. Agnew, e4 sw'4 23-77-8. q. c. d Mary M. Johnaon to Ella True Con ner, lot 11, block 2, Avoca. w. d Joseph A. Raff to Fenton E. Raff, n4 nwVi, nw aw4 and ae4 aw, and 1V acres In swC sw'4 and 3 acres in ne sw4 of l-7-44; lots 17. 18 and 1. block 11. and lot S, block 5, Pierce's subdlv, w d Charlea O. Davis and wife to Lydla J. 1,200 X.S00 1.047 86) 1.000 and E. M. Sage, lot 3 and eft lot 4, block 11. Highland Place add, w. d.. 1. W. Brlndley and wife to Henry Vollstedt. a 40 feet lots 24 and 27, block 3. Whitney, Crawford & Merrl man's add to Walnut, w. d V. H. White and wife to Adelaide V. Westcott, lot 3, block 2, Turley & White's aubdtv In Jackaon'a add, w. d. Hannah M. Oraybilt et al to S. F. and Zenas Orayblll, eUj aw and 0 acre In se sw and 0.33 acre In sw nw4 and 11.11 acres In nw aw 10-7-43,q. c. d Cora E. Butler and husband to same, same land. q. c. d Katharine Cook and husband et al to am, same land, q. c. d 81S 950 50 Total, twelve transfer Marriage Meeasee. Ucenaea to wed were Issued yesterday to the following persons: Name and Residence. Age. John Williams, Council Bluff 23 Annie O'Neill. Council Bluffs 21 Hush J. Bolln. Council Bluffs 21 Emma, M. Caae. Council Bluff 21 Bmmoluer H. Dorsey. Omaha 3S Elisabeth A. Robinaun. Council Bluffs 28 John Eyeberg. Quick. Ia 25 Anna Hanneke. Quick, la 25 A. F. Hanev. Council Bluffs Lillian M. Clawson. Omaha 18 ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver PUls. Must ! Signature of fee Fao-Maalle Wrapper Itliw. Year aaaoU aa4 a oaaf totaao asewawa. rea BLmciL, CARTERS rat BinsRUt. roi iiuoumss. ni T01P1B UVII. FOI C8MSTIPAT161. rea sallow tin. rtimcoMPiiiioi i a. i m J Tl asa M s m?iw CURK SICK HEADACHE. LEWIS CUTLER Funeral Director t successor w vV. C kte?t ga rblHL aTststsT. '! FARM LOANS 6cK7 MagoMatee) in Kaatera Nabraaaa n4 larwa. lTillilfc i BLUFFS. RULES FUR CRE1T WESTERN Oity Catccil Fuses Ordiiaiet to fratstt Citi Ills' Bighta. COMPANY'S MEN SAY THEY WON'T ACCEPT Stlpalatloa for Eleetrle Lights at Croa.ln Rooses Ire of Railway People Roarer Resist Effort to Get Hla wlte'a Land. The ordinance vacating certain streets, avenue and alleya to the Great Western railroad, as agreed upon at the star cham ber session of the aldermen Tuesday, was passed yesterday, afternoon at an open meeting of the city council after an Im portant amendment suggested by Alderman Huber had been tacked on and a few unim portant change had been made in some of the sections. The railroad baa thirty days In which to file it acceptance of the meas ure, but according to a statement of Colonel C. O. Saunders, the company 'a local legal representative. President Colt of the Mason City Fort Dodge Railroad company will decline to accept the ordinance on account of the insertion of the amendment proposed by Alderman Huber, which requires the railroad to maintain electric arc lights at the street crossing at Tenth avenue and Tostevln street. Alderman Huber also sought to have the ordinance so amended a to require the Great Western to erect and maintain a passenger depot in the city as large as that of the Illinois Central. In this, however, he wes supported only by Alderman Ham mer, the other aldermen believing that the erection of a passenger depot should be left to the discretion of the railroad. The ordinance vacates to the Mason City & Fort Dodge Railroad company those part of Fifteenth and Fourteenth avenue from the west line of Third street to the east line of the right-of-way of the Wabash rail road and Intersecting alley;' those part of Ninth and Tenth street between the south line of Ninth avenue and the north line of Tenth avenue and Intersecting alleys. It contains the usual provision for the laying of sewers, water and gaa mains, etc., pre serving the city' right In the matter. To Keep Its Distance from Highway. The ordinance provides that In considera tion of these vacation and the privileges therein conferred the railroad shall con struct that portion of It railway running parallel with South avenue and along the east thereof, so that the center of It main line track shall not be nearer than seventy five feet to the easterly line of the avenue and shall plant and maintain along the easterly line of the avenue a double willow hedge, beginning at a point 150 feet south east of Tostevln street and ending at a point 150 feet north of the north line of Woodbury avenue, where It Intersect with South avenue. That waa all this section In the original ordinance provided, but Alder man Huber'a amendment added the stipula tion compelling the railroad to maintain arc lights at the atreet crossings at Tenth avenue and Tost svln street. As a further consideration for the privi leges conferred by the ordinance tba rail road agrees to locate and permanently maintain a division station in Council Bluffs, with roundhouse, coal chutes, repair shops and such other facilities for the operation of a railway as are usually main talaed by railway companies at division points. Orly Oao storage Track. Section of the ordinance as agreed upon at the star chamber session gave the rail road the right to construct and maintain a storage track on the west of its main line paralleling South avenue, this track to be within fifty feet of the easterly line of the avenue. When the re-drafted ordinance was placed before the council yesterday after noon this had been changed so as to give the railroad the right to place two storage tracks, if it so desired, between Its main line track and the avenue. On motion of Alderman Lou gee this section was amended so aa to give the right tor only one atorags track, as previously agreed upoa. Alderman Huber, In suggesting the amendment to provide for the maintenance of are lights at the Tenth avenue and Tostevln street crossing, included In his motion that tha railroad be required also to maintain lights wherever directed by the city council. This brought Attorney Saunders to his feet with the declaration that If these provisions were Incorporated the ordinance would not be accepted by the railroad. Protesting against the amendment, he said the railroad had yielded on a good many matters, such as relinquishing Ita da. mand that Eighth street be vacated and tor the use ot the ten-foot strip 'of Ninth avenue for Us freight depot; that it had consented to place Its tracks seventy feet from South avenue, aa asked by the eltl- sens, snd to erect the hedge as requested, but that If the amendment requiring It to maintain lights as suggested by Alderman Huber was adopted he could atate positively that the ordinance would not be accepted by President Colt. J. P. Greenshielda, local right-of-way purchasing agent for the rail road, addreased the council In tha same strain as Attorney Saunders. At the sug gestion of Alderman Lougee, the part of the amendment providing for the mainten ance of lights wherever directed by the eonncil was stricken out and the portion providing for the lights at Tenth avenue and Tostevln street was unanimously adopted. 1 Ko Maaaloa Necessary. When Alderman Huber introduced hi amendment requiring the railroad to erect and maintain a passenger depot la the city on the same scale as that ot the Illinois Central, Colonel Saunders Jumped to his feet, and, bringing his hand down on (he railing, pasaionately declared that the coun ell need not paas the ordinance, as it would never be accepted. Colonel Saunders' outbreak elicited the remark from Alderman Lougee that he ob jected to Mr. Saunders threatening the council In that manner, and that the alder men were doing their best to paas an ordl nance which would be suitable to the rail road and at the same time preserve the rights of the people. He said he conjidered Alderman Huber's amendment unreasonable. as he did not believe the Great Western would need a pasaeager station aa large as that of the Illinois Central, and he was sure that It did not intend to put up woodshed to do service for a passenger station. He believed the railroad would put up a passenger depot th same site as that of the Rock Island railroad. Alderman Huber'a amendment was lost, only receiving the support of Alderman Hammer. Hokrer Haa I'eraoaal Grlevaaee. M. F. Rohrer addressed the council, pro testing against the pasisg of the ordinance. Mrs. Rohrer. he stated. oaed thirt acres ot land, with a frontage of 170 feet on South avenue, and the Great Western had declined te pay htra his price for the entire tract, but wouJd condemn for lis right-of-way a atrip 150 feet wide. This, he aid. would leave the remaining tea acre without an exit to the avenue. To prevent this, he had decided to plat the tract and dedicate two sixty-foot streets to the city, and for this reason ha asked that the pass age of the ordinance be delayed until he could submit the plat to the council. He also said be protested against the willow hedge, a it would obscure the view of hi tract, and he further objected to the storage tracks, a a line of box car would also obstruct the view. The council decided that whatever grievance Mr. Robrer might have was one for htm to settle with the railroad. During the discussion It developed that the Groat Western had offered Rohrer $8,400 for the thirteen acres. Paper In con demnation proceeding by the railroad wer served on Mr. Rohrer while he was address ing the council. Persoaal lajary Dasisge Salts. The personal Injury damage suit of James Jacobsen against E. L. Shugart for $5,600 for injuries received In an elevator acci dent In the Beno-8hugart building was given to the Jury at 4 o'clock yesterday at 10 o'clock last night the Jry brought In a sealed verdict, which Is said to be in favor of the plaintiff, but the amount was not made public. Following the Jacobsen suit a Jury was impanelled In the suit of J. O. Bennett against the Omaha 4k Council Bluffs Rail way and Bridge Company. Bennett In the early part of last summer was engaged as a special officer by the motor company at Lake Manawa and was stationed at the Kurssal on the Manhattan beach side ot the lake. He was discharged July 1 on the grounds that his behavior to the patrons of the resort was unbecoming an officer and employe of the company. He sues for $5,000, claiming that on the day he was discharged he received an Injury to his foot by being pushed from the landing stage of the Kur aaal onto the floating dock by the pressure of the crowd. He alleges that the accident was due to the negligence of the motor company In not providing sufficient safe guards at the landing dock. Davia sells glaea. District Coart Cases. The suit of J. B. Meginness against his former wife, Mary Meginness, to recover $2,963, the value of stock and farming im plements, alleged to have been converted by the defendant to her own use, waa trans ferred yesterday from the superior court to the district court. At the time of her divorce from Meginnees tha defendant ob tained possession of the farm. In the separate maintenance suit ot Mrs. Jemima Church against Norman A. Church. Judge Thornell has made a decree releasing the wages of the defendant, which had been garnlsheed since the suit waa begun. Under the order two-thirds of the money garnl sheed Is to go to the plaintiff, while Church Is to receive one-third.. Mr. Nettie Hunt has appealed to the district court from the assessment made against her for personal property. She was sssessed on $3,600 worth of personal prop erty,, hut allege that th asseseor failed to make any deduction for debta aggregating $855, and that the city council, sitting aa a board of equalisation, refused her petition for the correction of the assessment. Davis arils glass. Praise for Pythian a. General J. C Manchester of Ottumwa, commanding office? of the Iowa brigade. Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias; Colonel Oscar J. Garrlott of Ottumwa, assistant ad jutant general, and Colonel C. B. Fraes of Garden Grove, commanding officer of the Third regiment, inspected Bluffs company No. 27 and U. 8. Grant company No. 44 last night. Captain Frederick waa In command of U. S. Grant company and Captain J. W. Ferrler of Bluffs company. Both com panies presented a fine appearance and were highly commended by General Manchester and staff. Following the Inspection Gen eral Manchester and staff installed officers of both companies. General Manchester and staff are on a tour of Inspection of the companies In the Third regiment and from here will go to Hamburg. Gravel roofing. A. H. Read, 541 Broadway. Charge of False Proteases. Tony Prescott, colored, employed In a shoeblacklng parlor, was arrested yester day afternoon, charged with obtaining money under false psetenses. His arrest was at the Instance of the officers of the Colored club. It is alleged that Prescott solicited and received subscriptions amount ing to $2.60 to buy a suit of clothes for Cam Fayne, who died la St. Bernard's hos pital Monday, and that h applied the money to his own use. Prescott asserts that ha turned the money over to th undertaker. but the latter denies It. The officers of ths Colored club, who had ths subscription in charge, stste that Prescott was not au thorised to solicit, Plumbing and heating. BUby 4 Son. Coloael Haaaaa aaal lb Mayoralty. Colonel Charles R. Hannsn, late president ot the First National bank, is again promi nently mentioned In connection with the republican nomination (or mayor. When his name was first suggested Colonel Haa nan denied having any -ambitions In thst direction, but his friends bavs In the last few days been actively urging him to come out aa a candidate. Those on th inside say it la likely Colonel Hannan's name will eome before the convention and that It tendered the nomination he will not refuse it. N. T. Plumbing Co., telephone 250. Bridal Certlaeato Reetlled. Mary Hetherington and Isaac Waltera were married In Counclf Bluffs April S, 1884, and in some manner the marriage certificate was made out la the names of Mary Hofflngton and "Jacob Walters. The faulty certiorate haa prevented Mrs. Wal ters, her husband having died, from secur ing a government pension as the widow of sa old soldier. She applied to the district court yesterday and secured aa order to have the certificate corrected. Deaaar to City Ordlaaaee. John Dunn, Steve Dunn and Thomas Skinner. Jr., expressmen, arrested on a charge of standing their drays In front o.' a building without first securing the per mission ot the occupant, filed a demurrer to the city ordinance yesterday In police court and their bearing was continued until today. The complaint was filed sgalnsi them by 8. A. Pierce, occupant of the store st the southeast corner of Main street and Broadway. Triplets Coan to Iowa Heme. FORT DODGE. Ia., Feb. 18. (Special.) Mr. and Mra. Earl Ataerton ot Kalo. a small tewa near this city, enjoy the prour distinction ot being the psrents of triplets Three lusty babies, two boys snd a girl, opened their eyes on this world on Mon day night and at laat reports mother ant children were doing wall. tela ot Dca MARTIKSBURG. la. eatval Mea. Feb. 1 !. Telegram.) Daniel McCreery. a merchant, I: unit tad suicide today by hangtag. He as demented. ; .' . . AFTER RAILROAD COMPANIES lill Ispertid te LtfiilaUr 'rstiiiif fsr fUamument f Thiir Properties. SHARE OF TAXES SAID NOT T BE PAI0 Defeat of Anti-Pass WlSi Refflaneatal Bis; Bfltate Settled. Bill Renaett Honor is (From a StafT Correspondent.) DE3 MOINES, Feb. 19. (8peclal.) The most important matter which ba yet com to the attention ot the Iowa legislature was developed this afternoon in a report of a senate subcommittee in favor of general revision ot the laws of the state relating to railway corporations and the assessment thereof tor taxation purposes. This sub committee, consisting of Senstors Healey, Junkln. Porter and Lewis, haa been at work some time on the measure to he proposed. Ths committee made a unsnlmous report to the ways snd means committee this afternoon, presenting two bills and suggest ing that the committee gtve a hearing on these bills Friday afternoon of this week. The committee In Ita report said: The committee la of the opinion that the general belief that the railways of the atate are not paying their fair share of the taxes necessary for the aupport of the various departments of Btate government Is well founded. In support of these conclu sions we have gathered considerable data, which will be submitted at the proper time. We have examined into the constitutional inhibitions and limitations and the laws of our own and other progressive states In re lation to the subject of railway taxation and have reached the conclusion that In some respect our present lawa are en tirely Inadequate to meet the new condi tions In railway management and financier ing. Tba first of the bills proposed provides for employment of a competent statistician by the governor to make an investigation into the value of all corporate property subject to assessment by tbe executive council and to provide for publication of a report thereon. The other bill provides a unit rule for the assessment of railroad property, to assess it at Its actual market value, measured by ordinary stsndards, snd to tlx the valuation for taxable purposes at 25 per cent of the actual value. It pro vides for a substitute for the present law and that the executive council shall take Into consideration in making the assess ment of railway property not only the gross and net earnings, the taxes paid snd other items, as In the present law, but also that It shall take Into consideration the amount of money, stocks, bonds and current assets of whatever nature on hand or in possession ot officers or others Interested In the com pany; also the number of shares of stock and the par value thereof, the amount of the floating and funded Indebtedness snd the market value of the same, and tbe bonda of the companies and all other evidences of Indebtedness. In regard to the manner of assessment, the bill provides: The railway property of the state, tan gible and Intangible, shall be valued at Its actual valU6 and shall be assessed at 25 per cent of such actual value, which shall be considered the taxable value of such firoperty and the value at which It shall be lated and upon which the levy shall be made. The actual value of such railway Eroperty ahall mean its value in the mar et in th ordinary course of trade. The executive council In determining auch val uation shall take into consideration the sum of the market or actual value of the stocks, bonds and seeurities of each railway, to gether with any other matter necessary to secure a Just .and equitable aasessment. When only a part of the railway lies In thla state that part of the value of the en tire railway which Is measured by the pro portion of the length of the particular rail way In this atate to that of the whole rail way shall be considered In estimating its value In that state for taxtlon purposes within the state. In ascertaining the value of the stocks and bonds, the council may consider tbe brokers' reports and other similar evidence. The bill is one which has "been urged by those who have contended that the Iowa assessments have been inadequate. It has been carefully drawn by the committee. after consultation with leading members and with Lieutenant Governor Herrlott and others, and It Is regarded as the most re markable legislation which has yet ap peared. Tbe committee will report tbe bin o the senate In a tew days. Aatl-Pasa Bill Killed. The chief business of the house today was the killing of the Hughes anti-pass bill This had been made a special order for 10:30 o'clock and after some formal bus I ness was taken up. Hughes, Black and Whiting made speeches In favor ot tbe bill and Hamann spoke sgalnst It and ridiculed th bill. He moved to amend by including among thoss who should be prohibited from receiving favors from the railroads mln. isters of the gospel. He 4 discussed tnli amendment, and on a motion to lay it on the table this was done by a vote of 63 to 44. three members not voting. This carried the entire measure with it and the bill was ended. The house held a short session this after noon. An effort was msae wunoui succeaa to revive the anti-pass bill. Jenks called up hla resolution to adjourn two months on account of tbe epidemic of smallpox In Des Moines snd It was laid on the table, The bill introduced by Boysen to fix the salaries of sheriffs was passed by a vote of 76 to 14. The English bill to secure addi tional information for railroad assessments was passed unanimously. Seaate oa Vital Statistics. Ths senate consumed most of its time on a bill to return to tne oia taw requiring doctors to renort births and deaths. It was opposed by Dr. Emmert, Dr. Bachmsn Senator Hobart and others, snd finally, oa motion of the author ot the bill, was recom mltted to the Judiciary committee. A bill to establish a law In regard to divorces uniform with the laws of other states was passed, which law recognlies ths cause for divorce In ststes from which persons seek ing divorce hsve Just come. A bill to pro vide for csrtng for cemetery funds was passed. A resolution to require the federal relations committee to report on a resolu tion memorialising congress on the antl injunction law was passed. Talaed Policy Bill. The valued policy bill In regard to In urance waa presented In tbe senate by Brighton. This Is tbe bill which passed the legislature two years ago and was ve toed. It provides that companies shall pay 'ho faca value of their policies where losses occur. Senstor Trewln Introduced a bill e provide for commissions to look stter river front property in cities. Patriarch Mllltaat to Meet. The program has now been completed for be convention of tbe department council of be Patriarchs Militant ot Iowa In Marshall own tomorrow and Friday. There will be prlie drills by various companies from dlf 'crent parts of the state. There will be anquet Thuraday evening with an addres t welcome by Mayor L. B. Jones ot Msr ihalltown and reply by R. L. Tilton of D Vloinea. On Frldsy tbere will be an official eception ot Major General C. M. Heckoer enartment comataader of Illinois, lb tea go Irlxadier General J. H. Harris, chief of ;rsnd sire staff. Chicago; Coloael Theo lor Finn, Chicago; Major Wlntbrow, Cbl sago; Colonel H. J. guttle, department com nasder of Wtaconala: Colonel John W, i Nichols department commander of Ne braska: Colonel H. J. Dowd. department commander of Missouri, and Brigadier Gen eral M. Newman. Des Moines. It Is ex pected that tbere will be a large gathering ot tbe Odd Fellows at this meeting. ettleaaeat of Manning Katale. Judge Vermillion hae Just approved a partial settlement of the estate of the late Edwin Manning ot Keasauqua, one of the pioneer merchants of lows. Ths settlement gives to Mrs. Nannie B. Manning, widow ot the deceased, all of the real estate In van Buren county, which was appraised at $147,480. The other heirs, children and grandchildren, received real estate outside of Van Buren county, which in some In stances Include personal property to equal- lie the allotments, to the amount ot $36,870 each. Tbe heirs receiving this amount each are: Anna G. Manning. Calvin Man- ing. William S. Manning, Stanley w. Man- lug, Kate M. Parrott. Craig I. Manning. Hollta B. Manning and Bates M. Manning, the last two being grandchildren. On the theory of equalizing the shares in tbe fore going division, about $75,000 worth ot per sonal property was used. There yet re mains In the neighborhood of $300,000 of personal property to be divided. The total estate, according to tha appraisement made by the referees, and counting In the re maining $300,000 ot personal property yet to be apportioned, amounta to $743,440. Bennett Elected Coloael. Major E. R. Bennett of De Moines, city clerk, has been elected lieutenant colonel of the Fifty-first Iowa regiment after a plrlted contest with Major W. C. Mentzer of Knoxville. by a vote of 185 to 14. The following la tha vote for lieutenant colonel by companies: Cities. Bennett. Mentzer. Des Moines 138 Council Bluffs 25 1 Bedford 13 6 Oskalooaa 37 Wlnteraet , 13 Stuart 19 10 Knoxville 22 Red Oak H Vllllsca 25 Corning ii t Olenwood 32 Shenandoah 24 Centervllle (band) 18 Total 1 149 Captain Tlnley ot Council Bluffs received the unanimous vote of th regiment for major to succeed Msjor Willlsm Wldener of Bedford, resigned. Vacclnatloa Troables Settled. Legal proceedings which threatened to precipitate a fierce warfare between two ot the leading schools of medicine tn Iowa were happily terminated thla morning at the suggestion of Judge Holmes, who, in the case of Evans against the West Des Moines School board, pointed the way to a compromise satisfactory to both the school board and Mr. Evans. The compact aa orally agreed upon permits the attend ance of all children at achool who will bring ith them a certificate of auccesiful vacci nation by inoculation within the last two weeks given by a reputable physician. Tbe West Des Moines School board shall not as sume tbe premises of defining the definition of inoculation and whether the pupil has been made Immune from the smallpox either by Internal application or absorption of the virus through an Incision In the arm, admlttaace must be given. The agree ment la entirely aatisfactory to the home opaths, who were instrumental in bringing tbe suit for the reason It prevents the achool board from discriminating between the two schools of medicine. WESTERN PACKING STATISTICS Marketing of Hogs Coatlaaes Liberal and Omaha's Gala Are Large. CINCINNATI, Feb. IS. (Special Tele gram.) Tbe Price Current reports a con tinuance of liberal marketing ot hogs. The total western packing la 606,000, compared with 665,000 the preceding week and 625,000 the corresponding week last yesr. Since No vember 1 the total la 9,630,000, against 655,000 a year ago. Prominent places compare as follows; 1W3. t.210.000 i,2io.eno &8.0i0 . 746.010 615.010 4,000 34A.OIIO &H.X 275.010 234.000 1901. 2.765.000 1,05,000 J 10.000 6t.(M fis.ooo 415,000 241.000 S),000 :,2.Oi'o 2?8 00 212,000 175,04 Chicago Kansas city OMAHA St. Joseph ... St. Ixiuls .... Indianapolis Sioux City ... Milwaukee . . St. Paul Ottumwa .... Cincinnati 214.000 Cedar Rapids 178.000 NOT LOOKING FOR M'GOVERN Yonag Corbetf a Maaager ' Says He Will Not Meet Terry's Maaager. TOLEDO, O.. Feb. 1. John Corbett, manager for Toung Coroett, wno Is in Toledo, denies that he will meet MeOov- ern's manager to arrange a match between the latter and Young Corbett. He savs that he has contracted with the Colorado club of Denver to have young; coroett meet a 126-pound man to be selected by tha club before that organisation in May and haa obligated himself to make no other matches ueiore mai event laaea piace. Manager Corbett believes that the Colorado rlub will select either Benny Yanger or Kid Broad as xoung (jorDeii s opponent. FOSS IS STILL CHAMPION Defeats Norrls la Flaal Billiard Match) at Asaatear Toar- NEW YORK. Feb. 19 W. P. Fobs suc cessfully defended his title of amateur bil liard champion of America in hla match Willi IIMUCI iluillB) V. lllk.RV, but now of the Knickerbocker Athletic club of this city, tonignc Bom men are mem bers of the Knickerbocker Athletic club, where the nm was Played. The condi tions were 500 points up, fourteen-lnch balk line, two shots In, and by defeating Norrls. who was the winner of the recent smateur tournament. Fobs now owna the champion ship trophy, having won it three years, Clarkaoas Defeat Rational. Thm PlnrkBnna defeated tha Nationals on Lents A Williams' bowling alleys last night. bcor: CLARK SONS. 1st. 2d. 3d. Total. 214 l!o 69 1X5 1K3 b25 13 194 610 20 1X3 549 104 18 600 "926 938 2,673 S. 2d. 3d. Total. 143 147 474 171 160 524 Via 149 443 151 1t.9 186 187 610 m "112 IA& Penman 18s Hrunkn Inf Lucas 153 Koll .li'4 Clarkson . .148 Totals .809 1st. ....184 .,..193 J 1f. Ahmanaon Forscult . Davey Reed 14 Tracey 137 Totals .... McGovera .837 Knocks Oat Chlaaaaaa. CINCINNATI, Feb. 19. Hughey McQov ..n hrniher nf Tarrv MeOovern. cattily de feated Chlng Fong, the Chlneae pugilist, in the first round al me mug uri jiiniruu club of Covington lonigni. auir nnjr ,...Am of fiKhtina In the first round McGov em landed a bird right on Chlng Jaw and the Chinaman went down ana out. Big Fnnd for Library. xm-ur vr.BK B"h 11 Mrs. Marv Rvle o Pateraon. N. J., has given lluo.OuO to be used without condition by the city for the purpose of a public library. The library building, with Ita contenta, was burned in the great nr. WaJcott Wan IB a right. BOSTON. Feb. 19. Joe Walcott today posted a forfeit ot $1,000 and challenged any man. any weight. In the world to box h m Walcott prefers to meet any iu"i for n.vM. Colorado Broker KeliB. COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., Feb. 19 -John W Proudflt. a well known mining stock broker of this city, today po'l i r.,t nn i ha Colorado BDrlnaB Mlnln e.h. ....hiiiri atatlna that his firm wa unable to meet its obligations, lie was Tlic John Bono Co. Free Instructioi On Monday morning next Mr. Katow will be at our store to organise a class for Art Embroldprjr Work. We trust that all who are interested In this work will avail themselves of tbis opportunity for Instruction under one who makes a specialty of It and who is considered an expert CLASS STARTS MONDAY MORNING. : INSTRUCTION IS FREE. I ALL ARE. INVITED. , We , will make ample preparation to comfortably care for all and hope this class will outnumber the one of a year ago. "LAST TO LEAVE, FIRST TO ARRIVE" Leave Omaha 5:15 P. M. Arrive St. Louis 7:00 A. M. r Running on Its own rails from OMAHA, KANSAS CITY. 8T. LOUIi, CHICAGO, to DETROIT, TOLEDO and BUFFALO. Reduced rates to all winter resorts of tbe South, oa sale dally.. Homeaeekers' ex cursions one fare plus 2-00 round trip to most all points tn tha, South on sale 1st and Id Tuesdsys each month. For rates, descriptive matter Wabash City Ticket Office, or write HARRY E. MOORES, General Agent. Passenger Dept., Omaha, Neb. England's Greatest Thinker tft a. 1.' r-w L W V7 WJ 7' V "-7 v m m - . ' f '. ,sV. vti . u . .stsrwvvifc.-v . v, . r1 mmmmp r- mumri Rt kX- a America's a J. SHERRETT CIGAR CO., - Ph.na 1067.- . president snd treasurer of the Alamano Uold Minima company anu ' , v Boatwlck Gold Mining; companies ai crip ple Creek, which are Involved. PENSIONS FOR WESTERN VETERA. War Survivors Remembered by the General Government. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. (Special.) The following western pensions have been (ranted: Issue of February l: m.kri.iii' Original. War with Soaln Ben D. McKee. Auburn, . Increase. Resto ration, KelHsue, mc-eanrora v. uous's,, ttloomlngun, w; wiuiam j. tuiitu, uniu, $10; John Kmerson, Doraey, 10. Original Widows, Etc. Martha Monahan, Grand Island, $8. t , Iowa: Original John McPonough. Oska loosa, $6; Thomas C. Brown, Marion, ; Ctitmuel L. C. RhodeB. Davenport, John E. Marshall, Karmlnjtton, $s. Increase. Restoration, Reisaue. Etc. Abraham B"lls, Murray, tlO; Jacob Snell. Urban a. $12: Wil liam N. Johnson, Muaratlne, $S; Charlrs W. Beck, Ieon, $10; Phillip E. bird. Oakland, $12; William N. Lamraey, Dea Moines. $6: Bamuel Williams. Redding. $B. Original WldowB. Etc. Maggie Ualllgan, Montlcello, $8; Barbara Meyer, New Haven. $; Heater A. Linn. Bhelby, $; Nancy A. Justus. Bel mond, IS; Hannah Bohan (special accrued February &. Carroll, $a. Renewal, Widow Marlab Norrls, Bloomfleld, $12. Houth Dakota: Increase. Restoration, Rlnaue. Etc. Willis B. Landon, Egan. $8. Original Widows. Etc. Jessie Conner, Bpearflsh. $1. North Dakota: Original. War with Spain John E. Wurih. Larimore. $s. Colorado: Original William J. Dewey (decaedt. BedatTa. $K Increase. Restora tion, Ketsnue. Etc. John W. Wood, Ban Luis, $: William L. Proftm (Mexican war), Walaenburg, $12. Original Wldowa, Etc. Jane Dewey, Bodalia, V Montana: Iryreaiw. Restoration, Reiasue, Etc. Thomas W. Mile tMeaican war), Caatle, $12. -A New Rails, New Equipment' Shortest. Quickest and Most Popular Route Omaha fo St. Louis i i ! and all Information, call at 1415 Farrum St., Bat" J i T ' g 0 r&A Greatest Cigar A Dose of Grapes ( This doesn't sound muck like mediclm knd yet Mull's Tonic Which Is being served free at our atore, la a pleasant beverage, and at the same time An appetizer. , . A tlssure builder A nerve food, A bone and musclo maker. A destroyer of malaria and ague. A kidney and liver renovator. A maker of rich red blood. TRY IT TODAY. TILES. Sherma n & McConnellDrug Co SIXTEENTH AND DO DOB STRE8TS. OMAHA.