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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
MIOR MKfrTIOW.
ravts sells drugs.
Btorkprt sells carpets and rugs-
Kxprt wst-h repairing. Ln'ITrrt, 4 Bway.
Officer I selling dwellings cneap. 419 H y.
Hurnt wuod and leather goods. C. IS.
Alexand-r it C., X!3 Broadway.
Mls Allilde Swunron Is spending th
holidays with friends in Creatoti. la.
We are heaVJnrtera for glass of all
kinds. Hfe us Ix-lcre you buy. C. H. Faint.
OH and Clans Co.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hlxny left lat evening;
for a two weeks' visit with Irk-nds In Chi
cago and othiT eastern points.
Charles Keynotds U home from the State
Agricultural tollese at Ames, la., to spend
the holidays with Ms parents.
Dr. A. T. llanchett delivered an address
on the auhict-t of "Hartrriolnay" at the
mo-tlng of the Council Blahs club lat I
evening.
The high school minstrels have abandoned
their proposed tour of this section of the
atate, having found that the undertaking
was too (treat.
Mr. W. . Frtggatt and daughter Helen
of Knoxvllle, la., are quests of Mrs. Frog
gatta parents. Hev. and Mrs. W. B. Crewd
on. for the holidays.
Mr. and Mr. John Klssell of Denver,
Colo., are guests of Mr. klasell's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Klssell, 210 North Sixth
street, for the holidays.
'John Taylor, against whom an Informa
tion had been filed by Thomas Owens, was
adjudged Insane yesterday by the coramie
loners and committed to St. Bernard a
hospital.
Herman Martens, a dairyman, living near
the Iowa School for the Deaf, haa pur
chased the I'reston houne on South Main
treet from Father Thomas Hurk and will
takt possession January IS.
Plumbing and heating. Blxby ft Son.
Saata Claaa ea Second Round.
Santa Claus la still In evidence In Coun
cil Bluffs and made hla appearance' last
night at St. John's Eng'lsh Lutheran
church, where he distributed gifts among
the children of the Sunday school. Pre
ceding the arrival of Santa Claus the chil
dren rendered the Christmas cantata,
"Christmas Among the Pixies."
"An Old-Time Christmas Party" was the
title of the cantata given by the children
of the Union Band Sunday achool at the
Woodbury Avenue schoolhouse last evening.
Presents for the young, folk- were distrib
uted from a large Christmas tree.
The children of the Sunday school of St.
Paul's Episcopal church will have their an
nual Christmas party and entertainment
this evening in Royal Arcanum hall. Lunch
, eon will be served at 6 o'clock, following
which the evening will be spent in games
and the distribution of gifts. The even
ing's entertainment will be brought to a
close with a dance for the "older" young
people.
At the Union mission, 1333 West Broad
way, the annual Christmas festival will be
held this evening. The children of the mis
sion Sunday school will render a program
suitable to the occasion, after which lunch
will be served.
Hon Down by Train.
Louis Moore, a carpenter In the employ
of the Northwestern railroad, whose home
Is at 24 South Fifteenth street, this cltv,
wss klll-d yesterday morning In the rail
road yards at Clinton, la. From the infor
mation received here It appears that Mr.
Moors stepped from behind one train Im
mediately In front of another. He was 44
years of age and is survived by his wife.
The remains will arrive here this morning
from Clinton.
Real Estate Traasfera.
These transfers were filed yesterday fn
the abstract, title and loan office of J.
V. Squire, 101 Pearl street:
Carrie P. Zlnkelsen and husband to
K, H. Lougee, ne-Vi swV and se
nw4 81-76-41, w. d I 3.600
James Cunningham to F. J. Day, lot
22, block 37, Central auhdlv., w. d..
Leonard Kverett and wife to Newell
McUeorge. lota 6 and 6, block 27,
Burns' add., w. d
J. I). Kdmundson and wife to Iins
Hansen, lot , block 42, Kiddle s
subdlv., w. d
llfnan A. Harui.ra and wife to E. D.
King, lots und 10, block 41, Kid
dle's subdlv., w. d
J. D. Edmundson and wife to E. F.
King, lot 13, block 43, Kiddle's sub
dlv., w. d
Le Roy Tuttle and wife to E. F.
King, lots 11 and 12, block 42, Rid
dle a eubdlv., w. d
Elisabeth Schram and husband to F.
A. Warren, lot 12, block 43, Kid
dle's auhdlv., w. d..
Hugo and William Claussrn and
wives to Harry Clauasen, eVi swl
4-77-40, q. c. d
Harry - and William (Muussen and
200
120
160
3b0
260
400
800
6,480
wives to Hugo Claussen, nw"4 .
-77-40, o. C. d 16.200
William W. Famam. . trustee, and
wire to u. i". Kevins, lot li, oloca:
43, Riddle's auhdlv.. a. w. d
Frank Coyle and wife to L. Antrim,
lot and w 20 foot lot 6, block .
Macedonia, w. d
Louise Prelxfeld et al. to E. F. King.
260
1,600
17S
75
135
ISO
ISO
260
260
320
175
175
lot 14, block 41, Kiddle's subdlv.,
w. d
I W. Arthur to Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific Railway company,
eH lot 11, block 41, Kiddle's subdlv.,
w. d
Bame to same, eV4 lot 12 and wH lot
13, block 41. Kiddle's subdlv.. w. d..
8. A. Hurhank to same, lot It, block
41. Kid. He's aubdlv.. w. d
Lars Hansen and wife to same, lot
, block 42, Klddle'a subdlv.. w. d..
E. F. King to same, lot 13, block 43,
Riddles subd'v., w. d
8. P. l.pet lo same, lota 13 and 14,
block 42. Riddle s subdlv., w. d
J. Ij. Jordan to same, lots 15 and 16,
block 43, Kiddle's subdlv.. w. d
E. F. King to ame. wVi lots 11 and
It. block 41 Riddles subdlv.. w. d...
Bame to same, lot 14, block 41, Kid
dle's eibrtlv.. w. A
E. F. King to Chicago, Rock Island
Pacific Kallway company, lots
11 and 12, block 42, Riddle's subdlv.,
w. d
Frank Mackle to same, lots 13, 15 and
16, block 4. Kiddle's subdlv., w. d .
B. F. Star to same, lot 14, block 43,
Riddle's aubdlv.. w. d
W. Z. Thompson same, lot 14, block
40, Kiddle a sub. Iv , w. d
P. M. Willlamsen to eame, lot 10,
block 43. Kiddle's subdlv.. w. d
F. A. Warren to same, lot 12, block 43,
Kiddle's auhdlv., w. d
L. P. Nevltm to same, lot 11, block 43,
Kiddle's subdlv., w. d
400
150
150
145
26J
Twenty-nine transfers, total.
. .tl.47
Marriage Licenses.
T-Jrcnses to wed were issued yesterday
to the following:
Name and Residence. Ag.
John Kissing. Havelock. Neb
iLrtia Mason. Havelock. Neb 23
William D. Nichols. Omaha S .
Daisy E. Kinney. Omaha 20
. , . in . i . 1 .1 v.tt AQ I
Mlnulu richacki-l. Blooaitield. Neb 2S
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ATTACKS THE TELEPHONE FRANCHISE
Damage, and Divorce Suits Predom
inate la the Actions Filed I'p to
the Present City Defend
ant la One.
Charles R. Hannan of this city has begun
suit In the district court against the Kan- J
sas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Rail-
way company and the Chicago, Burlington
at Qulncy Railroad company to recover
I1.9S9 for the burning of hay In the stack
and In the field. Hannan Is the owner of
sixty-one acres of land adjoining the tracks
of the Burlington system south of the city.
On July 20, 1901 sixty tons of stacked hay
and thirty-one acres of growing grass,
ready to be mowed, were destroyed by Are.
It Is alleged the Ore resulted from a spark
from an engine. Efforts to settle the case
out of court, it Is said, failed.
The petition in the quo warranto action
against the Nebraska Telephone company
Instituted in the name of the state of Iowa
by County Attorney KUlpack, waa filed
yesteroay. The same allegations attacking
the validity of the franchise under which
the company Is operating in Council Bluffs
which were set forth In the original notice
of suit appear In the petition.
W. U Baughn, who purchased from C. W.
Napier a residence which was nearlng com
pletion when the Great Western brought
condemnation proceedings against (he prop
erty for Its right-of-way and over which
there was considerable litigation, has
brought suit against Napier for $800, alleg
ing that Napier removed the heating plant
and other fixture In the building pending
the determination of the condemnation pro
ceedlnga. . . , : ,.
; Miss Lizzie M. Crocker, , teacher In , the
city schools, commenced suit against, the
city of Council Bluffs yesterday in the dis
trict court for 310,000. Miss Crocker suf
fered a double fracture of her right leg and
dislocation of the ankle on October 14 last
by stepping Into a hole on the bridge over
Indian creek at North . First street. . The
structure wss subsequently condemned and
closed to traffic.
Mrs. Meada Pace began suit for divorce
from Joel Pace, to whom she was married
July 4, 1896, In Woodbine, la. She alleges
cruel and Inhuman treatment and asks for
the custody of their two minor children.
Mrs. Bertha M. Smith commenced suit for
divorce from Ellis T. Smith, to whom she
was married July 29, 1895, In Plattsmouth.
Neb. She alleges cruel and Inhuman treat
ment and failure to support, by reason of
which she was compelled to leave her hus
band two years ago. She asks also Uat
she be awarded the custody of their minor
son.
B. E. Fields appears as plaintiff in sev
eral suits to recover on alleged contracts
for fruit trees and other nursery atock.
The defendants and the amounts claimed
are: M. P. Chapman, Buffalo Center, Ia
$26; William Hansen, Humboldt, la., $84;
Ike Levlness, Fremont, Neb.. $20; Anna
Batholomew, Humboldt, la., $100; E. Rice,
Esthervtlle, la., $20.
Another Heating Stove Free.
The first heating stove given by William
Welch to his coal customers waa awarded
to the Christian home. Another has been
put up oft the same plan, and during the
next thirty days will be given away tree to
one of his customers. Before ordering your
coal call at 16 North Main street ' or
'phone 12$.
CLOUDS ON CHRISTMAS JOYS
Death Angel Cornea to Darkea Portals
f Kumeroua Couaell BlusTs
W. Fletc: r died yesterday morn
ing at his home, 702 Third street, from
consumption, after an Illness of nearly
jthree years, aged 26. His wife survives
him. Mr. Fletcher waa proprietor of a drug
store at 106 West Broadway. . ' .
Conrad Nsnsel died Thursday night at the
home of bis son, Joseph Nansel of Island
Park, a tew miles south of the city. ' He
was 70 years of age and had been a resi
dent of Council Bluffs and vicinity for up-
wards of twenty years. Three daughters,
Mis. L. F. Llvrey of Palmer Settlement,
Mrs. Maggie Owens of Keg Creek and Mrs.
Mary McGeary of Imogsne, la., and five
aona, Oodfrey of Calloway, Neb., Joseph of
Island Park. Michael and William of Mon-
roe. Neb., and John of Cosad, Neb., aur-
vlve him. The funeral will be held Sunday
morning at 10:30 o'clock from St. Peter's
church, Rev. Father Burke conducting tho
services, snd interment will be in St. Jo
seph's cemetery.
Jacob Henton, aged 77 years, died yester
day morning at the home of his dsughter,
Mrs. Harriet Johnson, 1909 Fourth street,
after an Illness of one month. Bealdes hla
wife and the daughter at whose home he
died, another daughter, Mrs. Anna Peter
son, residing south of the city, survives
him. The funeral will be held thfs after
noon at I o'clock from the Johnson home
and burial will be In Falrvlew cemetery.
William Merer- aged 61 yeara. died yes
terday afternoon at his homs, 232$ Avenue
O, from paralysis. He Is survived by his
wife, two daughters and two sons. Mr.
Mercer was a veteran of the civil war,
having served In Company K, Seventeenth
Iowa volunteer infantry. He enlisted March
2, 1862, and received an honorable discharge
April 15, 1865. The funeral will be held
Monday afternoon at I o'clock - from the
family residence and Interment will be In
Falrvlew cemetery. Rev. Q. ' W. Snyder,
pastor of St. John's English Lutheran
church, will conduct the services.
HOLDUP MEN TAKE ORGAN'S HAT
luable to Find Aay Moaey They Are
Boaad to Have Something
for Trouble.
Richard Organ, son of Attorney John P.
Organ, had an exciting experience with
three hold-up men lata Chrlatmas night oa
East Broadway while on bis way to his
home oa Illuff street. When; near tho cor
ner of Oak street he tnoouptyed threeime
walking east on Broadway' They 'hailed
Organ and demanded bla money. He as
sured the fellows that he had apent all of
his spsre cash for Christmas presents and
that he had not a cent M his person. The
fellows laughingly told him they were from
Missouri and hsd to be shown. At this
young Organ made , a move aa If to get
away, when one of the mra told him he
had better aland still and bojd his hands
up. Organ then realised be was against
the real thing and decided that it was the
beat policy te obey, so up went hls-haada-
Tas thrse UUowa Ihsa proctd4 to
frisk" him and Trent through hit pockete
In the manner practiced at police head- ;
quartert. railing to una any money on
him the fellows relieved Organ of bis col
lege pin and hla hat, a new one which he
waa wearing for the first time that day.
Tbfr tn'n ! "lm to continue on hla way J
t ana young urgan lost no ume in complying ,
I with the order. He hastened to police
headquarters, where he gave a deacrlptlon
of the fellowi
wa and secured a cap to go home
In. Officers were sent to the scene of the
hold-up, but the fellows had disappeared.
Gravel roofing. A. H. Reld, 12 Main St.
Queer Way to Celebrate Christmas.
C. A. Guthrie. 2626 Avenue A, and Elmer
James, 1715 Avenue O, charged with cele
brating Christmas by abusing their wives
and families, were among the prisoners in I
n..,k.i 1
uuinrie j
police court yesterday morning.
was charged with going home Christmas
eve and beating his wife and two stepsons,
He was fined $5 and costs,
James was arrested after midnight
Christmas night on complaint of his wife,
who accused him of beating her, and In
support of her charge appeared in police
court dlsDlavlna a numher nf hrnie and
scratches. Justice Bryant, who was hold
ing court In place of Judge Scott, sen
tenced James to twenty days on bread and
water, but later suspended the sentence
during good behavior, it being shown that
the family would suffer if James was kept
from his work.
N. T Plumbing Co.. telephone 356.
CHARGE BANKERS WITH FRAUD
Serious Allegations Growing;
Failure of Bank of
Ota.
Out of
SIOUX CITY, la., Dec. 26. (Special Tel
egram.) Serious charges continue to bo
made against the Oto bank, of which Frod
H. Cutting and J. T. Wlllett were owners,
and which recently closed Its doors. The
charge Is made against the Oto bank and
Cutting and Wlllett In a petition filed in
the district court today that the bank re
leased a chattel mortgage of record with
out authority, without any consideration
and without actual payment being made
Upon the Indebtedness of $5,000 which the
mortgage represented.
The adit Is begun by the First National
bank of Lyons, which holds a note for the
amount stated against J. H.' Melott. Me- j
lott executed the note to the Oto bank !
August 10, 1901, and the bank afterwards j
redlscounted the note to the Lyons bank.
The plaintiff asks the court to render a
personal Judgment against Melott, to de
clare the release of the mortgage as null
and void and to foreclose the mortgage. A
number of older banks which have set up
claims on which It was asserted the same
property was security, are Included aa de
fendants by the Lyons bank.
DEMANDS FIRE PROTECTION
Armour Company Say They Will Not
Rebuild la Sioux City
Otherwise.
SIOUX CITY. Ia., Dec. 26. (Special Tele
gram.) This morning the mayor and city
council and the trustees of the city water
works received a letter from C. W. Len
Don,' manager for- Armour ft Co.. asking
definitely what added. Ore protection the
city was prepared to give in the stock
yards district In the event of the rebuild
ing of their million-dollar plant. Inasmuch
as the matter baa been up before, the let
ter amounts to a statement that unless
some definite answer is made they will not
rebuild.
The trustees have replied that they have
endeavored to confer with representatives
of Armour ft Co. but that the latter have
never been able to meet them. They state
they are ready to confer with them any
time they are ready and say they are ready
to give the necessary additional protection.
Armour ft Co. demand a sixteen-inch
main instead of the present eight-inch
main, and the water works trustees prefer
putting In another eight-Inch main If sat
isfactory to Armour ft Co. The council la
fully alive to the Importance of the situa
tion for Sioux City.
FATHER AND DAUGHTER KILLED
Buggy la Which They Were Riding
. Struck by Trala oa Mll-
wauk.ee.
.. PERRY, la., Dec. 26. (Special Tele
gram.) Way freight No; 92 today at 4:30
p. m. struck a covered buggy on a crossing
about two miles east of Bayard, a town
twenty-five miles west of here on the Mil-
t waukee road, demolishing the buggy and
kllling Instantly the occupants, John Duffy
and his little daughter, Nellie. The train
was stopped and the bodies were taken
back to Bayard. 'Further particulars can
not be obtained. The coroner will hold an
I inquest tomorrow forenoon. Engineer J
H. Wesson claims to have blown his whis
tle for the crossing, but as the top waa up
It is supposed the people In the buggy did
not see or hear the train.
Ice Gorge Caaaea Creat Damage,
WATERLOO, la., Dec. 26.--(Speclal Tele
gram.) The Ice In the Cedkr river broke
j today above the dam, causing a Jam below,
; and the water haa risen to Its highest
. point of the year. The Union mill pjatit
Is closed and great damage to property
will result unless the Jam Is broken by
warm weather.
Captare a Robber.
PARKERSBURG, la.. Dec. 26. (Special.)
H. Yordy. with bloodhounds from Water
loo, captured Cooney Cottner, who robbed
the poatofnee here. He had stampa and
money In bis possession amounting to
$1,160.
Iowa Slate Newa Notea.
There has been a decreaae of achool en
rollment In Iowa the past year.
The reform movement at Tama haa
progressed so far that all the alot ma
chines are plugged up.
Everybody waa supposed to be vaccin
ated In Lee coun'y early this year, but
over 400 catea of smallpox are now re
ported. A Page county farmer worth at least
$76,00), a Sunday school superintendent
leader In his church, has Just been Indicted
for honw stealing.
An Iowa country editor, Fred Brown of
the Belle Plalne I'nion, has shattered tra
ditions by accumulating enough to donate
$lo.0uO to Cornell college and have plenty
left for himself.
Fort Madison last spring offered a hand
soma lMni:s for an automobile factory.
Now the factory haa burst and Is to te
wound up without ever having turned out
a alugla machine.
A Creeton lady had a pet dog, which
Beamed to grow dearer to her as the neigh
bors' complaint lncreaed. But when the
beast the other day chewed up her favor
ite bonnet ah promptly called In the
poundmaater.
In the police court of 81oux City there
waa the ainaular apectacle of a divorced
husband paying the tine of his wife, who
was cauant In the act of shoplifting, and
who. upon her discharge, went gaily off
with husband No. X.
The famous Charter Oak ateer litigation
In which a dispute over an animal worth
$40 haa already piled up over vault
and divided a nelahburhoou Into two war
ring campa, haa )uat been settled by a de
cision ri using aa appeal ut in supra Je
i ceurk
IVTrnrCTrn IV fDV CUllW
1 J) 1 LllLj I LI) lj lUlu OllUll
Iowa Fanners Waking Up to Importance of
Investigating Setd.
CONTfST FOR llinRFSHIP GROWING WARM
State Hankers Association Hopes
Have Addreaa from Either Secre
tnry Shaw or Ei-Secre-tary
Gage.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
DES MOINES. Dec. 26. (Special.) The
preparations which are being made now for
tne corn anl stock judging schools at the
. ,, . .v.
make it certain that there will be a much
larger attendance than ever before. This
special work at the college will open Jan
uary 5. Profs. Holden and Curtlss, who will
have charge of this Important school, have
been in Des Moines making arrangements
for special features In connection with the
school and report that not before has there
ever been ,so many Intelligent Inquiries
from people all over the state in regard
to the work being done at the college In
regard to the stock judging and the scor
ing of seed corn. In the corn Judging work
Prof. Holden will be assisted by Messrs.
Kennedy, Shamel, Stevenson, 01 In, Atkin
son and others, and In the atock Judging
and Instruction Prof. Curtlss will have as
sistsnce from W. A. Dobson, J. H. McNeall,
George Heyl. John A. Craig, John Gosling,
Prof. Marshall and others. Secretary Simp
son of the state agricultural department
reports that the Interest manifested by the
farmers who are In contact with the 8tate
Agricultural society is great and that the
time has come when It Is comparatively
easy to attract attention to practical work
being done at the State college.
Struggle for a Judgeship.
Governor Cummins went to Dubuque to
day to address a meeting of traveling men,
but will return tomorrow and take up the
task of choosing a judge of the district
court to succeed the late Calvin P. Holmes.
The task of picking out a Judge promises
to bo an embarrassing one for the governor.
There are a number of candidates for the
place and members of the bar in this city
are all taking sides In the case and insist
ing on certain things. The candidate who
was before the republican primaries last
spring and came nearest to selection was
Hugh Brennsn, and he has the advantage
of having been the only candidate from the
east half of the county. It is believed.
however, that the strongest candidates, be
cause of their political affiliations, are W.
H. Bailey, W. P. McLaughlin and James C.
Hume. It Is understood that Governor
Cummins would be glad to have Judge S.
F. Prouty, who Is just retiring from the
bench, accept reappointment for the next
year and thus avoid embarrassment. Judge
Prouty has planned to take a trip to Eur
ope next year and Is then a candidate for
congress, and he has stated he will not
remain on the bench.
Preparing for Baakers' Meetlag.
The annual convention of the Iowa Bank
ers' association will be held the coming
year at Davenport, some time In February.
The president of the association is H. A
Miller of this city:' It is planned to have
the Illinois States Bankers' association meet
at Rock Island at the same time, and there
will be opportunity for bankers to attend
both at the meetings juet across the river.
An effort Is being made now to secure the
attendsnce of either Secretary Sbaw or ex-
Secretary Gage at the Iowa meeting.
Murder 'Trials Delayed.
The three men who were granted new
trials at the last term of the supremo
court, all of whom were sentenced for
murder, will have their trials early next
year. It will be Impossible to reach the
case of A. M. Hunter at Mount Ayr until In
February, as court does not meet In Ring
gold county until February 7. It Is ex
pected that he will ask for a change to
some other county on account of the In
tense feeling against him In the county
where the murder was committed. In the
case of Brooks and Phillips, who escaped
the gallows by a technicality, they may be
tried early in January at the term which
begins at 8torm Lake January 6, but It Is
hardly probable they will be ready for
trial at that time.
Would Recover I'apald Fees.
Suit was commenced in the district court
today by the administrator of the estate
of the late General R, V. Ankeny, for many
years county coroner, claiming of Polk
county about $1,000 In fees which were due
him as coroner during his lifetime and
unpaid. The administrator claims that feea
were not paid during many years and that
these disputed claims rightfully belong to
the estate.
Small Des Molars Fire.
A Ore which originated In the cellar be
neath the rooms occupied by the Green
Candy company at 616 Walnut street, in
flicted damages estimated at $1,000 to $1 200
on the building and the one adjoining on
the east, and damaged the stock of con
fectionery to the extent of $1,000, all of
which is secured by Insurance. The Are
started at $ a. m. and its origin is un
known. The Great Western railroad's city
office was slightly damaged.
IOWA TRAINS ARE TIED UP
Swltehmea Fighting for Four Cente
Iaereaae Threatea to Make
Strike Cearral.
MARSHALLTOWN, la.. Dee. 26. The
strike of switchmen on the Iowa Central
threatens to spread beyond .Maraballtown.
It was thought at first that the company
would grant the advance of- 4 centa asked,
but so far no settlement has been reached
and the switchmen say they will call for
a sympathetic strike In Albert Lea, Oska
looaa, Monmouth and Peoria-
Switchmen at Albert Lea already refuse
to handle any Iowa Central cars snd it is
said that those In other towns will do tbs
same when requested.
Freight traffic is at a standattll here; no
trains have gone out tor two days and the
yards are congested. A cost famine is
threatened, aa the Iowa Central hauls 60
per cent of the coal used here.
The general superintendent will meet
the strikers' committee tomorrow.
o They Harried Hint AleaB.
Chicago Poat: Tou must have enjoyed
the comments of that country cousin ot
yours. He's a stranger to srt, Isn't her
"Of course.'
"Asd so original in his remarks. Did bs
see that copy of "The Temptation of St.
Anthony?"
"Yes."
"What did be say about Itr
"He said it was the first time be ever
wished be was a saint. ' After that I
hurried him along."
Mexican Cablaet Mlalater.
NEW YORK. Dec. M General Mona, re
cently appointed minister of war of Mexico,
arrived oa CoiUo. '
THE
GREAT
W hitelau Ik Gardiner Stock
Is still going in full force, eaer buyers in every department
taking advantage of the wonderful bargains, which includes each
and every item in the store. No goods reserved everything
sold at a sacrifice.
A HALF PRICE SALE of holiday goods, now on sale,
main floor, every article marked in plain figures, and sold for
one-halt their original price. A good assortment left of the fol
lowing lines ot Christmas goods, all at HALF PRICE:
JAPANESE CHINA.
ALL KINDS OF BOOKS
CHRISTMAS CARDS
CALENDARS
STATIONERY '
PERFUMES
PICTURES
BLACKBOARD
STATUARY
WOODEN WARE
luTERSTATjE
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FLIES MAN-LIFTING RITE
Dr. Graham Bell Succeeds in First Step
Towards Conquering Air.
AERIAL MACHINE MAY FOLLOW SOON
Inventor Forma Theory and Experi
ments Largely to Snbatantlnte It
So Far, with Moat OratlfrisT
Reanlta to Science.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. Dr. Alexander
Graham Bell, who has just come from his
summer home In Cape Breton Island, made
the following statement tonight In con
nection with reports that, he had Invented
a flying machine:
I have come to the conclusion that a
properly constructed flying; machine nhould
be capable of being flown as a kite. If
anchored to the ground, and that, con
versely, & properly constructed kite should
be capable or use as a flying machine,
If provided with suitable means of pro
pulsion. My experiments have been directed to
building a kite capable of carrying up.
In a moderate breeze a weight equivalent
to that of a man and engine so formed
that It could be used as the body of a
flying machine. I have successfully ac
complished this, but do not care at the
present time to make public the details
of construction.
COST MR. BLA1XK DKABLY.
Speech in Which He Aroosed the En
ralty of Senator Roscoe Conkllnir.
The widow of Henry Winter Davis, who
was once a very conspicuous figure In
American politics, died at her home In
Baltimore recently. The circumstance re
calls a speech made by James G. Blaine
In the bouse of representatives In I860, in
which the name of her husband figured.
It was this speech which Incurred for
Blaine the undying enmity ot Roscoe Conk
ling and which coat him, according to some
historians, the presidency.
Conkllng. and Blaine had Indulged In a
tilt. Blaine was speaking, and, turning to
Mr. Conkllng. who was sccentuating his
profound indifference to what the gentle
man from Maine might be saying by writ
ing busily, made this utterance:'
"As to the gentlemsn's cruel sarcasm, I
hope he will not be too severe. The con
tempt of that large-minded gentleman is so
wilting, his haughty disdain, his grandilo
quent swell, his majestic, superemlnent,
overpowering, turkey gobbler strut, have
been so crushing to myself and all the
members of this house that I know It was
an act of the greatest temerity for roe to
venture upon a controversy with him."
Referring then to the statement of a
newspaper that the mantle of Henry Winter
Davis, who bad died In 1865. had fallen on
Mr. Conkllng (which he Interpreted sar
castically), Mr. Blaine continued
"The gentleman took It seriously, and It
has given his strut additional pomposity.
The resemblsnce Is great; It la startling.
Hyperion to a Satyr, Thersitee to Her
cules mud to marble, dunghill to diamond,
a singed cat to a Bengal tiger, a whining
puppy to a roaring lion. Bhade of the
mighty Davis, forgive the almost profana
tion of that Jocose satire!"
Mr. Davis became prominent as a brll
ltan orator an, controversialist in the Scott
canvass in 1852. Two years later be was
elected to congress from Maryland, and
was re-elected in 1856. In 1859 he became
a republican, and In 1860 announced him
self as an "unconditional union" candldata
for congress and conducted bis canvass al
most alone amid a storm of abuse. He
nevertheless received about 6,000 votes.
When Lincoln was nominated in I860 Mr.
Davis was offered the nomination for vice
president, but declined It. He was again
elected to congress li 186S. On his death.
In 1865, congress set aside a day for the
commemoration of bis public services, an
honor never before paid to an ex-member
of congress.
BACK FROM A PKHll.OlS TRIP.
Remarkable Ocean Vayaae Made In a
Kerosene Lsssrs,
Captain William C. Newman has re
turned, crossing ths ocean In a little thirty-eight
-toot kerosene launch, accompanied
by bis 16-yetr-old son Charles.
"Tbs little craft that weathered us
through several fierce storms sad pounded
through mountain-like combers for thirty
six dsys," says Captain Newman to a New
York World reporter, "ia named the Ablel
Abbott, and though thirty-eight feet long
la little mors than a light sbell that tosses
at the plessure of an ocean swell. She has
only alas (set beam and a draught of three
OF THE-
fiOTlL
SUCCESSORS TO
feet eight inches. Her engines, which are
placed amidshlp, take up most of the hold
space of the boat, leaving only a narrow,
cramped little cabin to live In and a small
compartment to store provisions, beside the
water and oil tanks.
"We left College Point, L, I., on the aft
ernoon ot July 9 and started for the At
lantic by the way of the Sound and around
Montauk Point. We had on board about
2,000 gallons of water, TOO gallons ot oil
and provisions enough to last sixty 'days.
We could use salt water In our engine.
"On tha evening of the twelfth day out I
noticed a peculiar looking cloud on the
horizon, and even as I looked it seemed
to grow until It towered like a mountain.
I knew then that we were In for a storm
of hurricane proportions, and we disposed
of everything on the ship, so as to trim her
to keep ber balance through the great
waves I knew would break on us.
"The storm descended on us like an ava
lanche, and In a few minutes we were
either upon the pinnacle ot a great comber
or In the valley of two great waves. The
hurricane had not been upon us for mora
than an hour when we were compelled to
stop the engines snd go into our lltllo
cabin, fasten down the natches and trust
to the buoyancy of our little boat.
"For three days we were rolled about Ir.
the Ablel Abbott until we were covercl
with bru'ses. We could not eat nor cou'd
we sleep. And during every lull we dropped
on our knees and prayed that we m'ght be
saved.
"When the storm finally blew Itself nut
we were so exhausted that It was almost
two days beftre we could lire ths engine
and begin to make healwnv again. Then
we proceeded along smoothly, encountering
only two inoie storms, but neither ot them
was bad enough to put our engiue out of
commission.
"Finally, after thirty-six days of ' Ibe
most terrlMo Buffering, for ou. exhaustion
from the great storm had completely
broken us down, we reached Falmouth. Wo
Immediately took up lodgings there and
engaged a physician to help build us up.
We bad both lost our memory and could
not for nearly eighteen days remember a
single Incident of the voyage. In fact, It
was all we could do to remember our
names. 1
"When we did recover we gave the Ablel
Abbott to a charitable Institution and wo it
to London. From London we went to Bre
men, where I saw my parents, whom I left
when I was 9 years old."
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these are only a tew of the
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