THE OMATTA DAILY WTa SIT2DAY, JANUARY 18, 1003.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
MMOR METICX.
Piavts sells drugs.
For rent, modern house, 719 Sixth Ave.
Kxpert wstch repairing. Leffert. 44 Bway.
Officer l Belling dwellings cheap. 418 B y.
Wanted. good rook. Apply at 2il8 Btory
Street, rorner Third street.
Reduction snle on framed and unframed
pictures. ". K. Alexander Co., 333 Ifway.
Wanted, at onrr. boy with pony to carry
Pee route. Apply at the office, 10 Pearl
street.
We are headquarter for (lava of all
Iclndi. Hee i.s ht tore you buy. C. B. Paint.
Oil and Glass Co.
A small bnrn on the premises at 1712
Avenue C, occupied by Mrs. Davis and
owned by Mrs. Klche. was destroyed by
fire yesterday afternoon as the reeuit of a
combination of children and matches.
A banking rhannel fs now open. We aelt
storks iind bonds on commission and ar-
."I".? ,,?nr XT'uder 'ac
of congress, small cost. Many references,
New lork and Iondon Syndicate, w Wall
street, New Vork.
Otto Wahlberg and Clara E. Vogue, both I
of Omaha, were married In this city yes- i
terday after-oon, the ceremony being per-
J .1 k . ., . . .. A W 1 jn hphim n f .EM '
(ink. la.. In the private office of the clerk
of the district court.
Having sold out my sewing machine
business t.- 8. M. Williamson, 106 South
Main street, all persons Indebted to me will
Incase make paymenv to Mr. Williamson,
nto whose hands i have left all my ac
counts. George A. Bullle. .
The hearing ef Robert Buckley. Warren
J. benley ami Ueorge Fisher, charged with
the theft of clothing Imm the store of M.
Marcus, has been continued In Justice
tiLren's court until Tuesday. The men
were brought back from Omaha without
requisition papers.
The district court grand Jury, which has
been In session since February 6. Is
ex-
n.-rtHil to make n renort about tne middle
of the week. A large number of witnesses
have been examined and considerable spec-
matlon la being iiioiiigeu in regnrnmg me
findings of the grand jury.
trtr'tTourf.'r
Judgment secured by him against the Kor k
Island railroad lor the death if bin little
Oaugmer. in compliance wnn me (iruir m
Jude Green, ruber than permit the
de-
fendant company to have a in w trial.
The president of the Western lnwr. col-
IV un reJ,c,n T' Zwi.JJl,
ege is rejoicing again over the fnct mil
tor enrolling students. He attribute the ;
success of the school to the excellent work
which Is oelng . lone. a well as to J"eloiM j
uvri iininn. i iiip j... ,...,. ...........
certainly getting Its share of business this
year, g lasses tire orgnuizeu rm-n (rn m
both day and night echoo
Postmaster Haxelton has been notified by
the department at Washington that the but
recently received for carrying the mull i n
the two star routes out of Council Ult,fT.
th7wVAor5ffierilto,Y.V
ton naa been Instructed to resoveniae tor
bids, which are to be In t.ie hands of thi ,
February 2.
William Proctor, a driver In the employ
of the Omaha Van and W-.pT-rr company,
who was fined two day In succession for
doing express business In this city wltho.it
a license, has taken an nppenl to the dis
trict court. After being fined Friday Proc
tor attempted to evade the ordinance by
hauling the goods from ine BurltngtD.i
depot to tho Mlseourl river bridge and the:i
back again to the building at the corner
of Broadway and Scott streets to where
they were consigned.
Plumbing and henttng. Blxby & Son.
salvation Army Dedication.
The local corps of the Salvation army
t-flebrated the opening of a new hall at 731
West Broadway with special service last
evening In which Captain Sherwood was as
sisted by Captain Merrewether and Luther
of Omaha and the brass band of 'utnaha
cor? No. 1. Prior to the opening ervlce
the band gave a concert at the corner of
Pearl street and Broadway.
The service this afternoon at 3 o'clock
and In the' evening at 8 o'clock will be in
charge . of Captains Merrewether and
Luther. Tuesday evening Adjutant Craw
ford of Omaha will assist Captain Sherwood
and Wednesday evening B-lfjr.dler James
Toft of Omaha will conduct the meeting.
Tho) hall has been nev.ly papered and
painted and fitted with romfortablo seats.
The local corps had beco practically dis
banded until the arrival of Captain Sher
wood a few weeks ago, since when he has
succeeded 10 placing it on a firmer founda
tion than ever.
rine Baa Stationery.
DeLong tho printer, 307 Broadway.
Kng Parks Win One.
The. Xrug Park team of bowlers from
Omaha defeated a local aggregation known
as "The Swamp Angels" on the Main street
alleys by th following score:
KRUQ PARKS, OMAHA.
1st.
2d.
3d. Total.
li3 4:.2
lfi6 i
lis r,i
1T7 4S!
136 42)
Ji'ra.neisco
French ...
Kraah ....
Hunter ...
Hengele ..
..IBS
..142
..ITS
..1S2
..161
m
174
1T7
U
133
Totsl 2-
SWAMP ANGELS. COUNCIL BU FFS.
1st.
2d.
3d.
K3
177
161
141
1A
Total.
:
4V1
46 i
Meyer
4.erel
Utterback
Rogers ...
Norene . . .
..14
..114
..134
..142
..183
148
lj
181
159
1SS
Total .: ' MM
N
T. Plumbing Cu. tsriphon BZa.
Marble Company Incorporates.
Articles of Incorporation of tho lowa
Wyomlng Marble and. Mining company of
Council Bluffs were filed yesterday In the
office of the county recorder. The capital
stork Is placed at $.'.0,000 and the Incorp-
minri all Council Bluffs men. are: George
H. Richmond. D. W. Bushnell. E. A. Trout-
man. S. B. Wadaworth, W. W. Hanthom.
8. L. Etnyre and C. A. Beno. The com-
i. ..m tn nwn a valuable bed of
marble In Wyoming which it propose quar-
rylDg.
Increase I. and Valuations.
The county assessora at their annual
meeting decided to inirease the a sossed
valuation of land thla year $4 an acre on
th theory that land values have Increased
at least $16 sn sere since the sssessment
of 1001. On the other hand, the valuation
of market cattle will be lowered from lam
year's figures to meet the decline In market
quotations.
Marrlaare Licenses.
License to wed were Issued yeterday to
' the following:
Name ar.d Resilience. Age.
l ars P. Jacobsen. lwbeetnwn, la
I'huebe A. Olsen. Ueebeetuwn. la 2s
"A W. Nlmocka. tinrtl Hluffs......
Zoe Wllllard. Council Bluffs
Otto Wahlheri;. Omaha
Clara E. Vogue, Omulia
Alva Penn. Council Hluffs
Bertha M. Smith, Council Bluff
Jsme Ewing. Omaha
Mary Powell, Omaha
...
Heal Estate Transfers.
Tbess transfers were filed yesterdsy In
the abstract, title and loan ofuce ot J. W.
Squire. 101 Pearl street:
r'rf.nk Hildltih ami wife to Richard
8. Hchueiiemann, Jots i and . block
20. Bovr r t-ubdlv. w d $1,100
James ChrtUansen and wife to John
Anderson. swl se, JO-77-41, w d l.OuO
Two transfers, aggr. gating-...
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LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN.
, Council Bluff.
M Pearl fc'.
'Phons 17.
BLUFFS.
piitat nmi n iv tup nni;iJonnl
LiUAUl DtlLli L 1I1L lilltiV i
Objection to Locating Library There Com
from Mhit 8onrcs.
PARK BOARD UNALTERABLY OPPOSED
Pusey Property Looked I pno with
Mark Favor and Itstement la Made
It Can Br Feeured, Though
Owners Prefer to Keep It.
The Board of Library Trustee has aban
joned all Idea of erecting the public II-
brary building, made po.s.ble by the mu
nlficence of Andrew Carnegie, In the center
of flnyllsa park. This was the statement
made yesterday afternoon by President
. ,lh. . . ,, DK.
Rohrer of the library board. Mr. Rohrer
stated that the board realized that the
public would not permit the use of the
park for the building and that It waa very
doubtful If under the terms of the gift of
the property to the city the park could be
utilized for sued a purpose.
There Is also another serlou's stumbling
block to the building being erected in the
renter of the park and this Is the refusal
of the Board of Park Commissioners to
consent to It. Park Commissioner Graham,
who asserted he spoke with authority from
the other two members of the board, stated
yesterday that the board would not for a
single moment even consider such a propo
rtion. Mr. Graham said the property had
been deeded to the city for a park on the
express conditions that it be used as such,
He ,,, furtnPr that to pIace (he building
thc f th" P'P" "d
result in destroying one of the brauty spot
f Council niuffs.
oince me suggestion was mane mat me
Pusey property at the southwest rorner of
Pearl street and Willow avenue would be
)nc
,h! proper location for the library, proml
nent citizens have exprorsed themselves
generally in favor of this site. It was
tatp(, y,.: (prnay )hat , famliy oMhe lato
W. H. Pusry would net seriously object to
part with the property In the event of the
library board deciding to build the library
there. A member of the family when seen
yesterday stated that while Mrs. Pusey
would be loath to part with the property,
U,i DOt P,aCP nn obstacles in
the
way, realizliiR the fnct the law gave the
library board the power to condemn any
property it might deem suitable for a site
for such a purpose. The property. It Is
urged, has an ample frontage on Pearl
street nnd Willow avenue and that the site
would b the most accessible from all parts
of tho city.
It a said yesterday that the property
could probably -be secured for a sum within
tho amount appropriated by the library
board for a a!to for a building.
Cravel rootling. A. H. Read, 126 Main St.
With the ChiircheiN
At St. Paul's Episcopal church tl.ls
morning at 8 o'clock thero will be holy
communion and morning prayer and ser
mon by tho rector Rev. George Edward
Walk, at 10:30 o'clock. The vesper serv
ice will be at 4:30 p. m.
These services will ba held today at the
Fifth Avenue Methodist church: Clas
meeting at 9:4S a. m., prer.chlng by tho
pastor. Rev. J. W. Abel, at 10:30 a. m.,
subject of sermon. "Moses' second appear
ance on Slnal;" Sunday school at noon.
Junior league meeting at 3 p. m., Epworth
league meeting at 6:30 p. m.. p-eachln nt
7:30 p. m. by Rev. A. E. Griffith. D. D.,
presiding elder, followed by cnmmunlia
service. The quarterly conference will be
held Monday evening nt 7:30 o'clock and
tho regular mid-week prayer meeting
Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The
revival services will begin Sunday, Janu
ary 25.
Rev. Harvey Hosletler will preach at the
Second ' Presbyterian church this morning
on "Municipal I'uanimity." At the even
ing service his themo will be "Seeking the
Lost."
Morning prayer will be conducted at
Grace Episcopal church by Lay Reader
Edwin J. Abbott at 11 o'clock. Sunday
schocl will be held at 9:45 a. m.
Owing to the opening services in the
new mission church on Eighteenth avenuo
between Ninth and Tenth streets, therb
will be no services this evening in Ibo
church at the oorner of Seventh street and
Seventeenth avenue.
Elder D. R. Chambers will preach -this
evening at 7:30 o'clock In the Latter Day
Saints' church. The morning ervlces will
be at 10:30 o'clcck and Sunday school at
noon. The regular, mid-week prayer meet
ing will be held Wednesday evening at 7:30
o'clock.
The Second Church of Christ (Scientist)
will hold services in Modern Woodmen of
America hall In Merriam block at 10:45 a.
m., subject, "Truth;" Sunday school Imme
diately after the serylce; Wednesday even
ing testimonial meeting at 7:45.
The First Church of Christ (Scientist)
will hold services at 11 o'clock In tho Sapp
bulling, when the subject of the leason will
be ."Truth." Sunday school will be at the
close ot the services, snd the regular testi
mony meeting Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock.
j There will be preaching services at the
: First Congregational church at 10:30 a. m.
and 7.30 p. m. Sunday school will be at
I the close of the morning service. The
meetisg of the Christian Endeavor society
will be at 8:30 p. m.
The First Baptist church will observe
Sunday, February 15. as a rally or "Fel
lowship" day. There will be Bpeclul s'erv
ices, with an aug nented choir and a num
ber of addresses by prominent churchmen.
Rev. A. E. Simmons of Hamburg, la.,
district missionary for southwestern Iowa,
will preach botL morning and evening to
day at the First Baptist church.
Auotker lleatias; stove Free.
Ths first heating stove given by Wllllrm
Wtlch to his roal customers was awsrded
to the Christian boms. Another has been
j put up on the same plan, and during ths
' next thirty days will be given sway free to
2 one ot hi customers, before ordering your
37 1 coal call at 1C Nor'h Mala street or
23 ! 'phone 124.
38 I
-s Mellon to Heopen Lock Case.
2 i
26 The motion on behalf cf the city to set
it 1 aside the JuJgment for $2,000 entered against
1 i the municipality In favor of Henry Lock,
' June 25, 19u1, for Peronal Injuries alleged
I to have been received as the result of a
fa . defective sidewalk, was argued
i ,,. irt Thnmeii in ih. iti.trict rnurt
yesterday. The court took the matter
under advisement, but Intimated that bs
would :n all probability sustsln the mo
tion. The case Is' one of mors thsn ordinary
Interest to the people and taxpayer of
Council Bluff.. At a session of the rlty
council hell on the night of June ii, 1901.
behind closed doors in tha private office
ot Mayor Jennings, the aldermen consented
on ths showing mads by Lock's attorneys
to confess Judgment tor $2,000 rather than
M the ault go to trial. Circumstances
which developed a few days later Induced
Mayor Jennings to declln" his official signa
ture to the rptvnlntlcn and a motion wa-
filed to set aside the judgment. Mayor j
Jennings vetoed the resolution within the j
fourteen days' limit allowed by stattte
' il aevcionefl st tne lime mat lack, wdo
Is an elderly man and somewhat Illiterate,
had assigned his Interest In the judrment
for $2.10 to a nxmber of the family of one
of the attorneys, who. It Is alleged, re
ceived I1.7R0 of liie amount. This nsslgn
ment appears on the court records, but
Lock Is alleged to hive stated that when
' he signed the paper presented to him he
was not aware he waa signing away his
Interest In a $2,000 judgment for a mere
bagatelle.
Book Sale at DeLonar'a.
Special prices on al'. books this week.
' M , .
lie Long the printer, 307 Broadway
First Dipsomania Case,
Zeph Hughes, against whom hi wife had ;
filed an information charging him with ha-
bitual drunkenness, was yesterday com
mitted by Judge Thornell of the district
court to one year' detention in the hos
pital for dipsomaniacs at Mount Pleasant.
Hughes is the flrstjjerson committed from
here to -the hospital at Mount Pleasant
under the recently enacted law governing
hnbitual drunkards. Tersom committed
under this law are subject to release on
parcle by the governor at any time during
the term of their commitment. .
PAST WEEK IN BLUFFS SOCIETY
Play by the Dramatic Society la the
Stellar Kvent of the Past
Seven Dnya.
Mrs. J. L. Stewart entertained at whist
Wednesday evening.
Miss May Knrrell loft Friday on a visit
to trlcml.H In Sterling. 111.
Mrs. J. N. Baldwin has returned from
an extended visit In the east. ' i
Mrs. R. V. Inness entertained Informally
at cards Tlursdn;' afternoon.
The Tuesday History club will meet Tuca- i
day alternoon with Mrs. I,. A. t.ray.
Miss Walker of South First street enter
tained informally yesterday afternoon.
Airs. Thomas Fanraworth entertained In
formally at lunehion yesterday alternoon.
. . . . '! . . 1 . ... 1 .... 1 . , . awnM
l.ra'nf the Whist club 'Ihursdav evening '.
The members .f the Kuchre club met
Tuetxiay afternoon with Airs. Kmtnet Tin
lej. The Woman's Whist club will he enter
tallied Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. A. T. .
Klwell.
Mrs. S. i Farnsworth and daughter, Mls
?;m.dher7r0ewVnter,"rWa
Mrs. Horace Kverett has Issued invita
tions for a reception to be given at her
hjme Thursday evening.
Mrs. J. R. Oraan entertained the women
of the Filth Avenue .Methodist church at
her nome Friday evening.
Mrs. M. F. , KnhrtT entertnlned at
lunrheoti Monday in honor of her niece,
Mrt. Jamtn War I ot ('hlcu30. .
The members of the Hoys: Arcanum gave
a largely attended card :uiu ..meing party
ut their hull riitirt'duy evening.
Mrs J. T. Oliver of Park avenue enter
tained a few nelgnboiing friends Informally
at her home Wednesday .afternoon.
Mrs. J. T. Sfewirt and daughter. Mif.s
Elizabeth, left Friday evening ior Mneon,
Gk.. to tpend the remainder of the winter
months.
Airs. Anna Morgan was tendered a sur
prise party last Wednesday by a number
ot her friends, the occasion ueini; her 54th
I irthday anniversary.
The next general reception of the Council
f'.iuffs Woman s club will be held the after
noon of trlusy, rebruary 6, at the home of
Mrs. Victor E. Jennings.
Mrs. K. C Shepard of Sycamore, 111.. whr
has been the gueet of her parenta, Mr. and
Mrs. F. O. Uleasou ot 'Glen avenue, w.ll
leave tomorrow for her home.
The literature department of tho Council
Bluffs Woman s club will meet nt the club
room Thursday afternoon. Mrs. J. K.
Cooper will be leader of tho meeting.
Mrs. A. P. Hi.nchett and Mrs. K. 11. Wal
ters entertained the members of the
Woman's club at a reception rfiven ut the
home of the former ycstird.-iy nftermen.
'1 he fourth of a mrlts of parties to be
given by the Council Biuff. uowIiik oc-
elation Danilns club will be hell In .th3
ball room of the Grand hotel Friday even
Ir.
The members ot the art department of
the Council Hluffs Woman's club will meet
Monday event tg at the luhroom. Mi
Alexander will be the chairman for the
evenlno.
The members -of the fencing class of the
Council Hluffs Woman's club are arrangln;
to give an exhibition at the general recep
tion of tho club in May, the members of ihj
class being the hostesses.
The members of the household economic
department of the Council Bluffs Woman's
club held a meeting Ht the elubroom Thurs
day afternoon. Mrs. 11. W. Ilazelton was
the leader of the program.
A number of '3iinctl Bluffs people at
tended the marriage of Miss Adele Bird
nnd Hubert Hart well, which occurred at
Kdgewood Wednesday afternoon. Rev.
James Thomson of the Congregational
church of this city officiating.
Mrs. Hciace Everett and Mrs. D. W.
HuFhnell entertained the members of the
DaugMers of the American Revolution at
the annual meeting of that society Weld
lunt evening at the home of Mrs. Everett.
Miss Florence Shea has returned from a
visit with friends In Nebraska.
The members of Warehouse Construction
company No. 1 of Council liluffs wen
guest of E. A. Wlekhnm at dinner In tha
private dining room of the Grand hotel
last night. Those present were; 'Georgn
F. Wright. H. W. Binder. C. W. Mclnna;a,
Fred Liavls, William Mocre, E II. Merriam.
tctor E. Bender, K. W. Hart, Luciiui
Wells and the host.
The most brilliant social event of the
week was ' the presentation of Isabella"
at the New Theater Friday evening by tho
members of tho Council Bluffs Dramatic
club under the direction of Mlsx Lillian
Fitch, who also took the part of Lady Mary
In the cast. The boxes were filled with
prominent society peo;il9 of this city and
Omahu. The members of the Dramatic club
who tor-k part in the production were:
Mrs. Robert 11. Wallace. Miss Zoe Hill.
Miss Davenport an.1 Mist" Fitch, George F.
Hughes, W. 1 Douglass, George Phelpt'..
W. G. Westerdahl, P. J. McBrlde, Dr.
Claude Lewis. I'erry Hadollet and Robert
H. Wallace. The entertainment netted over
1400. which will be turned -over to the Ar-
I suclated Charities of this city.
RAILROAD MAN ENDS TROUBLE
After Having a Uuarrel with lit Wife
Takes a Fatal Dose of
Poison.
PERRY, la., Jan. 17. (Special Telegram.)
Tbl evening on coming to work at the Mil
waukee roundhouse Albert Orvls. who Is
employed there nights, tald some of hla
fellow employes that he bad takon laud:
anum and that ho thought he bad taken
too mu,ch, and dropped 'over unconscious.
He was carried Into the foreman's office
snd medical aid summoned. Two doctors
ikied a stomach pump on him and after two j
honia to die. It ap-
., ,.!... j..,i
hours work took him
pears he hart been dr
going home to supper
. wife, who upbraided
the day and on
quarreled with hi
him for drinking. Without wailing for
supper Orvls went down town, bought a:.
bought a',
ounce of laudanum and came back to work,
his wife following fclm and charging the
men working with bitu to watch h!a move
ments, ss she feared he would attempt
something. As soon ss she left Orvls took
the drug snd wsa dead by 9:30, never re
gaining conscloium st. Orvls wss 28 years
old and leaves a wife and youug baby. He
has always been considered a respectable
citizen.
lateen-Inch Gaa Tested.
NEW YORK. Jan. 17 -The .Ixteen-lnch
gun. the larseat eve
r built in America, was
tested today at the Bandy Hook proving
grounds. In the presence of about 2u army
officers. The first thot tired struck th
watsr about four mllss off, sbor.
HOME CONCERNS ARE LEGA
Iowa Jnlgt Decide) Law Failed by Last
Legislature ii Unconstitutional.
CONFUSION REGARDING THE ROAD LAWS
.
Akera Gets Hist Profit Oat of I. oil are
Pins Mnae Jacobs Geca flO.OOO
In Snlt Against Hla
Father.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Jan. 17. (Special.) tn the
district court today Judge A. H. McVey
hancail taplolnn , n t tin D ff nnt thai hll
. . . .. .... . , .
Is known as the Grlswold law, pasaed by
I the legislature Inst winter, la unconstltu
I tlonal. This was a law designed to curb
tV nnirnMnnt nt tto sn.cnlleil home on-
.,,... rnnrrn. ,-, hu.ines. In Iowa.
u came t attentlon of ,he governor
and members of the legislature that a
number of concern wens engaged In selling
jewelry and lets on a kind of Installment
plan, with some feature closely resemMlng
lotteries. In that preference was shown
customers by a drawing In which the hold
er of lucky numbers were allowed to bor.
ro'v monoy before others, and that an Im
mense business was being done by com
panies, chiefly in Kansas City and MInne.
spoils. At the same time a number ot
similar companies were organized in Dea
Moines. A conference waa held between
state official and leading members of the
aFSembly and a bill was drawn up which
had for Its purpose to compel all persons
cr firm engaged in this business to In
tnrporate under the building and loan
laws of the state and put up heavy bonds
for the performance of their contracts. The
building and loan laws of the state are such
that business cannot be done on a specula
tive basis. The companies affected fought
the bill, but It was pasaed. and they lm-
mediately had a tt esse brought by hav
! ing an agent of a Kansas City company
: arrested and brought before the court,
j Judse McVey has not vet filed his written
l opinion in the case, but announced that
I he had decided the law was unconstltu
1 tlonal. Opinions and, arguments were filed
before hlm' last spring by the attorney gen
eral and the county attorney. The case
will be immediately appealed to the su
preme court to get that body to p'ass on
the law. If Judge McVey le sustained the
state will be powerless to prevent th
business.
Confn.ion.
The secretary of state has decided that
a new edition of the road InwB of the state
will have to be published, as It has come
to bis attention that there Is much confusion
arising from errors In unofficial manuals de-
signed for the guidance of county and town
ship officers. One of these manuals con-
I tain the road law as changed by the Im
I portnnt amendments of the Inst legislature,
i but having the court citations of the old
'law, which do not apply at all.j The new
! lav requires (hat the 'ownshlo unit system
shall be adopted in every county, whra-eas
this was optional under the eld law, 'and
It Is now required that all road taxes in
Iowa shall be paid In cash. As there Is
some confusion arising over a misunder
standing of the new laws, the stste will
have the laws printed In form for use of
county and townahlp o.Hclals.
PoUenril by EatSna; Fish.
Samuel J. Harvey is lying at the point of
death frorj eating fish. Mr. Harvey Is a
ecrpenter. Last evening he took nome
some fish for supper and it was pieced on
the table. He Is very fond of llBh and ate
freely of the dish, but other membera of
th! family ate but little. Soon after 'sup
per he wan seized with violent palno In
the storaafh and a doc'.or was aent for. He
found that Mr. Harvey was affected by
poison from the fish. Others of the family
t were not affected at all. During the night
the life of ,Mr. Harvey was despaired of and
the doctors remained with him constantly.
He finally rallied and todjy was romewhat
better, but still far from being out of dan
ger. No Senatorial Contest Now.
The rtatement has been widely published
In correspondence sent from Des Moines
that tho legislature which Is to be elected
thla year Is likely to have the choosing of
a Vnited States senator. If this were true
a aenatorlal conflict might be stsrted at
once. But this was on the assumption that
the biennial elections amendments will
carry and there will be no election of a
legislature In 1905 and no legislature until
after the expiration of Senator Dolllver's
term. This Is not the case. The biennial
election amendment, which. Is pretty urs
to be carried, will necessitate two session
of the legislature elected this year, tut
another legislature will be elected and will
meet three month before the expiration of
the present term of Senator Dolliver.
Indicted for Forgeries.
Thomas I. Jebb, who has been agent at
Ottumma for the National Life and Trust
confpany ot this city until his arrest a
ahort time ago for forgery, ha been In
dicted seven time by. the grnd Jury of
Wapello county. He was first arrested for
uttering cote with the name ot Father
Hoppman forged thereto, and since then
four other notes have turned up which the
grand Jury believed to have been forgeries
by Jebb.
New Corporations.
. The articlesv ot Incorporation of th
Montrose Savings bank have been filed for
record; capital, $10,000; H. R. Youkln,
president; W. O. Goodrich, cashier. Tbls
la the first bank organized In Montrose,
one cf the oldest town of the stste.
The . Oscar Ruff company of Sioux City
has been incorporated with a capital of
$20,000
The Iowa Tourists' association of Des
Moines has been incorporated with $10,000
capital by. G. A. Paschal aud J. E. Van
Winkle.
Profit la Lodsre "Badsjes.
Some time sgo officers of the Modern
Woodmen sent, out a circular warning
members against the purchase of lodge
pins out of charity for one 8. T. Akers
on account of a Kansai City house, of
which P. Stephen HurrU. formerly of this
city, was the head. A statement was ap
I Ponded from the clerk cf tho camp at Van
i Meter. Ia.. to which Akers belongs, stat-
that Aker. wa. getting very little out
U" the deal. Now Akrrs I. out with a
aworn sis.eu.ru.. '7 '77'
i ,ne nrn P1" nllu " " '
$1,311.50 and the account is -not closed and
thus exonerating the firm. Aker says that
circulars, were sent tut in batches of 100,000
at a time soliciting aid for htm.
Xewsboy Wins Ills Salt.
Mose Jacob, the vtersn newsboy, waa
this mcrnlng awarded $10,000 of the for
tune claimed of his father. Charles Jacobs
on tha ground that the fsther bad fraudu
lently extorted It from the mother, custo
dian of the son s weslth until his tnsrrlsgs.
. k. . etk.n Viar tttafi t IIP flsr1 AVslP
lu" L ' V. "
$15,000 to ner son on
that $25,000 of the fortune tne newsnoy
claims to have amassed during th most
of an active lifetlma is all thai bs will be
able to recover under the terms of the de
cree. Two suits were filed by the newsboy, one
to recover the fortune which he says the
defendsnt secured from his mother upon
her dying bed and one to recover the home
stead Dow occupied by the elder Jacobs
and his second wife. Judge McVey, before
whom the eases were tried, decided the
homestead esse In favor of the father, but
Issued an order In the othr suit requiring
him to turn over to Mnae the sum named.
SICUX CITY LINE IS SOLD
!Kew Company Obtains Railroad to
Oarrettsoa, Paying; Two and
One-Half Millions.
SIOl'X CITY. Is.. Jan. 17. The transfer
of the Sioux City A Northern property, roll
ing stock, rights and privileges, by William I
8tewart Tod and Robert E. Tod of Green
wich, Conn., to the Wllloiar and Sioux Tails
Railway company was completed today.
The consideration Is $2,500,000. The line
runs from Sioux City to Oarrettson. S. D.
MONEY FOR SOUTH AFRICA
Chamberlain Explains Details of
Financial Proposal Parliament
la to Consider.
t
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Jan. 17.
A banquet was given here this evening In
honor of Mr. Chamberlain. Lord Mllner
and General Botha were among the 400
guests.
Mr. Chamberlntn was received with en
thusiasm and delivered a speech In which
he gavo for the first time the details for
financing the new colonies. The colonial
secretary described the arrangement as a
unique and urpreeedented action on the
part of the Imperial government and one
which was satUfactory to the representative
associations which met In Johannesburg to
day. The proposal, he said, was, first, that thj
government undertake to submit to the Im
perial parliament a bill to guarantee a
loan of $175.OC0.OOO on the security of the
assets of the Transvaal and of the Orange
River colony, which were being united for
the purpose, The loan wculd be raised as
soon as the Imperial parliament gave, iln
assent to the money being devoted to pay
ing the existing debts of the Transvaal,
providing for the construction of the new
lines, allowing the necessary expenditure
for public works snd for the land settle
ment. That part of the plan would give
funds for the Orange River colony and the
Transvaal to carry out tbt development
of the country.
The second part of the agreement pro
vided that as soon as possible after placing
the first, another loan of $150,000,000 should
be raised, to be called up In annual install
ments of $50,000,000. Thst loan will be
treated as a war debt and settled on the
Transvnai.
Mr. Chamberlain said he hoped his hear
er would agree to those terms, which would
be a happy augury for the unification of
the two colonies. He then referred to the
labor problem at the mines and suggested
that the Imperlnl government should sp
point a committee to inquire into the mat
ter in all Its details.
PARIS AMERICANS BANQUET
Gnwdy Hopes to See irade with
France Flourish a-.T Friendly
Relations Continue.
PARIS, Jan. 17. The annual banquet of
(he American Chamber of Commerce wa
held torj;jht In the Bonval?t restaurant.
More than 100 guests were present. Includ
ing all the representative American here
end also representatives of the French
Foreign office The American embassy was
represented by First Secretary Henry
Vlgnaud.
Mr. Gowdy, who Is ill and could not at
tend, in a letter referred to a statement
made a few days ago by Baron D'Estour
nellrs de Constsnt to the effect that Ameri
can competition had stimulated business
energy in France, and said he hoped Amer
ican prosperity would continue, that manu
facturing and production would go on In
creasing, that the mutual trade between
France and the United State would be
benefited thereby and the present friendly
relation between the two nations continue
forever.
Mr. Klmbel proposed toasts to President
Roosevelt and President Loubet, which the
guests honored standing.
The election of officers for the coming
year resulted as follows: President, Henry
Cahard; first vice president, Charles F.
Greene; second vice president, N. S. Bal
biga. INSIST UPON A GUARANTEE
Veaeanelaa Blockade to Be Continued
latll Castro Knrnlshea Good
Security.
BERLIN, Jan. 17. In the negotiations
which sre about to begin at Washington,
Great Britain and Germany are determined
that the condition of arbitration be that
President Castro pay or give collateral se
curity, for sums already specified.
The power will not consent to raise the
blockade until Venezuela complies with this
condition. The allies place the responsi
bility for further delay upon Venezuela.
Baron Speck von Sternberg dined with
Emperor William yes'erday and will sail
on the Hamburg-American steamer Auguste
Victoria from Hamburg on January 20.
PARIS, Jan. 17. A dispatch from Caracas
to the Mstln ' says five bakers have closed
their shops owing to the scarcity of flour.
Several subscribers to the government
loan have paid In a fourth of the sum as
signed to them, among them the president
himself. Th dUpatch also asserts that
the Italian house of Boccsrdo declined to
subscribe, whereupon the payment for their
license to trade was ralstd from 3,000 to
16,000 bolllvars. Boccardo, In consequence,
closed his shops and 250 workmen were
thrown out of work.
i SWEDISH RIKSDAG OPENED
Government Proposes to Abolish Doty
oa Cora aad Thanks Char
itable for Help.
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 17. The Riksdag
opened today. The speech from ths throne
announced that the government was con
sidering bills for the reorganization of the
consular service, an extenalon of the par
liamentary franchise, the Introduction of a
duty on malt and ths raising of th duly
on all spirits.
It is estimated that the duty on malt
and spirits will produrs $1.9,828,206. On ths
other hsnd, the government proposed to
abolish the duty on corn, which will entail
a reduction of revenue of $140,625.
The speech referred gratefully to the
generosity displayed at borne and abroad
for ths relief of the sufferers from fsmln
In northern Sweden. .,
Saltan la Not Defeated.
TANGIER, Jsn. 17. Information has
reached be' thtt the sultan's troops met
the force-, of the pretender on January 13
It waa, tjowever, only an outpost affair and
there were few casualties The sultan did
not meet with a general disaster, as bat
been rumored. A serious engagement, bo
j ever, msy follow at any moment. The
foreign minister sent a clrrular to the
foreign representatives teday warning them
to Instruct their countrymen to withdraw
from certain district where the sultan con
templates pursuing punitive expeditions and
advising them that the Moroccan govern
ment will not hold Itself responsible for the
safety of foreigners In those region.
GERMANS "TeAVING RUSSIA
Denied the Prltlleaes and F.semptlona
"Enjoyed In the Past by
Their Fathers.
(Copyright, 1! . by Press Publishing Co.)
MOSCOW, KusMa. Jan. 17. (New York
World Cablepram Special Telegram.) A
thousand families of German colonist In
Russia, especially In the south and west,
are preparing to emigrate. The privileges
granted at the beginning of tne laai cen- .
tury. which Induced many thousand Oer- I
mans to come to Russia, are being taken I
away, and obstacle after obstacle Is being
placed In the way of advancement. A re
rent enactment forbids a German colonist
to buy mere than 150 acres of land, al
though Russians and Poles In the same
neighborhood may buy without limit. An
other regulation makes the teaching of
Russian obligatory In German colonial
schools. But the measure wmeh hits the
colonists hardest Is the one requiring com
pulsory military service, from which they
have been exempt by the promise of for
mer czars.
HYDE IS NOT WITHOUT MERIT
Paris Paper Finds Reason la Deco
rating American as Member
of Lesion of Honor.
(Copyright, inn3,.by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Jan. 17. (New York World Cable
gram Special Telegram.) Commenting
upon the bestowing of the decoration of
Officer of the Legion of Honor upon James
H. Hyde of New York, the president of the
French Alliance in the United States, the
Figaro says, In Its flowery style: '
"The red rosette conferred by the French
government upon Mr. Hyde will rejoice
every friend of French literature, of which
Mr. Hyde Is In a way the benevolent am
bassador to the new world. No distinc
tion uwardrd to a foreigner was ever
marked by a more national character. Mr.
Hyde shows an equal aptitude for directing
vast enterprises snd practicing elegant
sports. In appearance he resemble one ot
those young patricians of Venice who, ps
sionately and proudly, know how to en
noble the business of finance with the
aristocratic beauty of literature and art."
PROGRESS ON SHAMROCK III
Sir Thomas I.lpton Mnch Pleased and
Thinks He Will Get Cop
This Time.
DUMBARTON, Scotland, Jan. 17. Sham
rock III Is now completely framed and
more than half plated.
Sir Thomas Llpton arrived here today to
Inspect the challenger and to complete the
arrangements for launching It. To a repre
sentative of the Associated Press be said:
I am very much pleased at the progress
made. Everything has gone along nicely,
in spite nf the fire and other hindrances.
When asked what he thought of the
chances of Shamrock HI, If those who
prophesied that Columbia would still excel
tho new defender were proven correct. Sir
Thomas replied:
If the new defender does not beat Co
lumbia our chances are most rosy.
DIVORCE LEADSJ0 THE STAGE
Mrs. Hands to Piny the Role of Female
Detective In "The Wrong
Mr. Wrlsrht." ,
(Copyright, 1903. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Jan. 17. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Mr. Sand
has not been long In renping the reward of
the notoriety she attained In the Hartopp
divorce suit. She Is to appear In London
soon as the American woman detective In
the comedy, "The Wrong Mr. Wright," the
part formerly played by Constance Collier.
Though it Is not a star part, Mrs. Sands
wMI get a star salary. She was offered $250
a week for a musical engagement, but de
clined the offer, as she Is ambitious for
theatrical success.
Plasm Still Holds Sway.
MAZATLAN. Mexico. Jan. 17. There were
seven deaths from the plague today and fifty
patients In the lazarettos. The situation
continues the same. Business is practically
suspended and the majority of the Inhabit,
ants are still away. Money begin to come
in for the relief of the poor and la most
welcome.
SAILORS ABANDON A SHIP
Taken OIT by a Passlnsr Vessel and
Disabled Craft Goes to
Bottom.
NEW YORK, Jsn. 17. The steamship
Pennsylvania ot the Hamburg-American
line, which arrived today from Hamburg,
brought Into port thirteen distressed sea
men who were taken off the disabled Nor
wegian steamer Slggcn.
On January 12, the same day on which It
enme up with St. Louis, the Pennsylvania
fell in with Slggcn, lying helpless tn ths
trough of the sea and flying signals of dis
tress. The captain of Slggen asked to be taken
off and with his crew came on board
Pennsylvania. The captain said Slggen
sailed from Sydney, January 7. On the
10th It lost its propeller and as the weather
was very tempestuous the ship became un
manageable. ,
After drifting 160 mllea off shore, during
a period of five days, In which time five
steamer were sighted and signalled with
out reply, Pennsylvania hove in eight.
As Slggen wss deeply laden and a danger
ous menace to navigation, and there ap
peared no possibility of towing It Into port,
the ses cock were opened and theje 1 no
doubt it wert to the bottom.
Silver Works Shat Down.
MERIDEN, Conn., Jan. 17. The factory
of C. Roger & Bros, was closed today on or.
ders Issued from the officers of the Inter
national Silver company. This order throws
350. hands out of work. The resson of ths
shutdown was not stated. Ths C. Roger
ft Bros, factory was brought Into control ot
the Internatlon Silver company by the re
cently consummated deal with ths United
States Silver corporation.
Its Klshtlnar la Rspeeted.
MANILA, Jan. 17 Captain John J. Persh
ing of the Fifteenth cavalry. In command
of the American troops at Lake Lanao, la
shortly expected to lesd an expedition com
pletely sround the lake and visit Bacolod
and other hostile strongholds. No fighting
is expected. Brigadier Oeorge W. Davis
has gone to Illgan for the purpose of In
specting the Lsnao road.
Witness Describes Massacre.
MANILA. Jan. 17. At the Major Glenn
court-martial today Sergeant Betron. a
surviving member of the relief party, de
scribed the Balanglga massacre. He tes
tified that several American soldi' rs were
killed by nstlves who had been their In
tlmsto friends snd said that plotters had
sele-ted certain natives to kill certain soldiers.
IX HURRY FOR BRIDGE WORK
Count; Board Rushes Throujh Order t Li
Bridge Contractor.
0'KEEFFE'S PROTEST EXCITES CONNOLLY
First District Man K trer Hope
that o One 'Will aspect
There Is Some Kind of
teal On.
"I hope this won't be aired a though
there was some kind of a steal on. I am
tlretl of this everlasting insinuating that
the bridge contractor ha some kind of a
bras collar around the commissioners'
necks. Let's get down to business and act
like men."
This declaration by Commissioner Con
nolly at yesterday morning's meeting of thn
county board Indicates the amicable and
harmonious spirit In which the demotrstlo
members enter upon the work of 1903. It
was a retort to the protest of O'Keeffo
against the Immediate adoption of a resolu
tion ordering Robert Z. Drake, bridge con
tractor, to lengthen two county bridges, one
two miles northeast of Valley and tho other
six miles below KIkhorn.
When the resolution was Introduced
O'KeefTe tried to have Its adoption delayed
a week, but Harte said the bridge con
tractor had his plledrlver near there and
ought to be allowed to go ahead with thn
work. O'KeefTe answered It wa peculiar
the board had not discovered the work was
Imperative until the contractor got there
with his machinery and called attention to
it. Ho said when the board had Inspected
the location It had favored filling? Instead
of lengthening the bridges. Connolly said
the board members had not all so expressed
themselves at that time, but had quietly
"let O'Keeffo have his own way until time
to build," and that to move dirt tor filling
would cost 25 cents per yard.
Nome Kndearlnsr Terms. ,
O'KeefTe said he would take the contract
for moving it at 20 cents per yard and pay
for the bridge if ha lost money on It. There
were other endearing remark, including
Connolly" reference to the brass collar,
and then a vote was taken. McDonald
passed, but later voted with the other for
adoption, O'Keeffe's being the only negative.
"Are there any other resolutions?" Chair-,
man Hofeldt Inquired.
O'Keeffo marched to the desk and de
posited a slip, remarking: "Yes, I've got
one, but It's nothing to do with bridges.
It's to make Dr. W. S. White of South
Omaha assistant county physician at hi
old salary of $50 per month, and I hope It
will give some fellows a little rest. They've
been keeping my telephone hot for several
nights now trying to find outwho Is to be
appointed.".
Connolly smiled a cherubic, engaging
smile and stated It gave htm great pleasure
to second the motion of his esteemed col
league. The resolution was adopted. Hart
and. McDonald voting no.
Another Paintlnsr Job,
There was read and referred to the com
mittee on court house and Jail, with power
to act, the request of Judge W. W. 81a
baugh that court room No. 3, which he oc
cupies, be painted. O'KeefTe raised objec
tion to this course, declaring bids should
be advertised for. Harte, who Is chairman
of the committee, said he would have va
rious painters make estimates, but that
there is not time now to advertise snd get
the work done before the new term opens
rebruary 2. O'KeefTe thought It strange
that the matter should demand such imme
diate attention on such short notice when
the application could have been filed weeks
ago and said that the county had paid $600
for painting one room without bids being
submitted, whereas one of about the same
size right across the hall bad been painted
(or $200 after bids were called for.
At 'Saturday morning's meeting the board
awarded contracts to A. Thompson for meat
for the county hospital; Union ' Pacific)
bakery, for bread for the hospital; Paxton
ft Gallagher, for groceries for the county
store; J. P. Mellander, cornmeal and flour
for the county store; Cudahy Packing com
pany, bacon for the county store; Chicago
Lumber company, piling; Cady Lumber
company, oak and pine; Sunderland Bros.,
sewer pipe, cement snd sand. , The ad
journment was until next Saturday at 10
o'clock, as the commissioners of the stats
will be In session here the first of next
week.'
TESTS THE NEW TREATMENT
Formaline Injected Into the Yrlas of
Young; Woman. In Hospital
In New York.
NEW YORK. Jan. 17. Ths new treat
ment for blood poisoning, the injection
ot formaline Into the circulation, has been
tried In the Hahnemann hospital on a
young woman patient, whose condition was
so grave that her life was considered prac
tically lost.
What the result of th injection might
be the doctors could not state. The In
jection was made at 9:t0 at night and. at
midnight one of the doctora who had bee a
In constant attendance upon the patient
said there had been absolutely no chanffa
In her condition.
"But that doea not indicate anything at
all," said he. "It takes about sixteen
hours, I am told by Dr. Barrows, who first
tried the treatment, for reaction to be
come complete."
TINGLEY SUIT- IS DISMISSED
Jodsre Holds He Has No Jarladletloa
in Point Loni Kztortlon
Case.
SAN DIEGO, Cal . Jan. 17. Judge Thorp
today dismissed the csss ot Katherlne
Tlngley against B. W. Schmidt of Los
Angeles because of lack of Jurisdiction. The
defendant was charged with attempting to
obtain money by extortion.
Mrs. Tlngley was put on ths stand and
Identified the letter alleged to have been
written by Schmidt. This letter was the
only evidence Introduced. Judge Thorp
asked if there was other evidence, and be
ing told that there was nons, he ordered
the rase dlsmltmed on the ground thst the
letter was not written in tbls county.
South Dakota Poultry Show.
MITCHELL, 8. D.. Jan. 17. (Special Tel
egram.) The fourth annual South Dakota
Poultry show came to a clone this after
noon, and by nightfall the greater share
of the btrda were removed. By reason of
the cold weather before the show, a great
many birds were out of condition and the
l umber of entries was limited. The bird
that were exhibited, however, were far
ahead of any similar show that has been
beld under the stat auspices. Judge Emry
of Csrthage, Mo., acted as Judge of the
birds. "
Ths following new officers were t-lected:
President, J. F. Relnalt of Tripp; vice
president, T. T. White of Mitchell; secre
tary, R. M. Spink of Mitchell; treasurer,
J. N. Crow of Mitchell; executive commit
tee, J. F. lUlnalt. T. T. White, R. M. Spink.
F. A. Klopplng of Yankton, N. J. Nellsou
and Mr. W. Law of Mitchell. Mitchell was
selected as ths viae tor the nstt annual
meeting.