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-fc s TOE OMAlfA DAILY BEEt SATURDAY, F E BUTJ AH Y 21, 1003. r
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
MIMIR SIKHTIOS.
Pavls sells drug.
Carveth. artist, 3fs Bway.
Expert watch repairing. Lrf-ffcrt, 4' B y.
Elegant new photographs Ht Schmidt'.
Bmall photos. Carveth. artist, 3i H way.
For rent, modern house. 719 Sixth avenue.
porn, to Mr. and Mrs. fieorge H. Clark of
Third avenue, a ron.
Wanted. Indy for cnVr work. Address U,
Bee office. Council Uluff.
Last we.-k of dliroiint sale on pictures
end picture frames. Alexander & Co.
The regular meeting of White Rose
Rebeknh lodge will be held this evening.
Mayor Morgan Is etlll confined to his
home with a severe attaok of the grip.
The public library will be closed all day
Monday In observance of Washington a
blrUtday.
The women of the Flrat Christian rhurch
will hold an experience social this evening
at the church.
Cnlty Rebekah lodge will meet In regular
session thta afternoon at 2 o'clock In Odd
1'ellows' temple.
We are headqunrtera for glass of all
kinds. Bee ua before you buy. C. B. Paint,
Oil and Glaus company.
Rev. Harvey Hostetlcr, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church, will conduct
services Sunday afternoon at the Edge wood
hure.h. .
Maurice Waller, who hss been seriously
111 at Manning. Ja , Is visiting at the home
of hla brother, H. N. Waller on Platner
afreet.
The children of St. John's Kngllsh
Lutheran church will give a (ieorge Wash
ington reception In the church parlors
Ijdonday evening.
Miss Oertrude Roy, daughter of Mr. anil
Mrs. C. E. Koy, aged ill yeHrs. died last
bight at the home of her parents, reur of
728 First avenue.
No stock of sheet music Is more complete
than that kept by the Kourlclus Pluno
House, '335 Broadway, Council Bluffs, la.,
whero the organ stands upon tho building.
John W. Carey, city editor of the Sioux
City Journal, ma in the city and attended
the debate at the high school, ilia sister,
Miss Loretto Carey, helped win the debute
iii
(or Sioux City
Sheriff Cntislns has Issued order that no
one be allowed to visit either Mrs. Blla Mc-
Daniels or Bert llvlx at ine county jail
withnnt written order and then only in
tha presence of the Jeller.
The regular meeting of Abe Lincoln post.
Grand Army of the Kcpublic, will be held
this evening at 7 o'clock. Instead of at S
o'clock, on account of the social to be held
by the Woman's Relief corps.
. The funeral of Mrs. Abnie Waldron of
Sixteenth avenue and Thirty-tilth street,
will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from
Lunkley's undertaking rooms and burial
will be In Lewis township cemetery.
A case of smallpox In the family of J.
Knudsen of Elliott t'eet was reported to
the Board of Health yesterday. The prem
Ises were quarantined. This Is the only
caao of the disease In the cay at present.
Word haa been received here of the birth
of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Daw
son at Washlagton, li. C. Mr. Dawson Is
secretary of the American legation at Rio
de Janeiro, Braxil, and 1b at present home
on leave.
Mrs. James B. Norton, who hns been at
the Woman's Christian Association hospital
for the last month with typhoid fever, has
sufficiently recovered to be able to be re
moved to her home on South Sixth street
yesterday.
Mrs. Belle Gerspacher, aged 55 years, died
Thursday nignt at her nome, im eeeona
avenue, from paralysis, ine runerai win i
be held Sunday morning at u :.i o ciock
from the residence and burial will be In
Falrvtew cemetery.
The members of tho Council Bluffs
Womaa's and Tuesday History clubs will
visit the Unlnger Art gallery In Omaha
thla afternoon. Those desiring to go will
meet at the rooms of the Council Bluffs
Woman's club at 1:15 p. m.
Dietrich K. Qrlmmelman, aged 70, died at
an early hour yesterday morning at his
home, 1613 Avenue D, from blood poiaon
tng. He leaven a wife, two daughters and
five sons. The funeral will be held Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from ti.e residence
and burial will be In Walnut Hill cemetery.
Frederick W. Craig, eminent grand 'com
mander of the Knights Templar of Iowa,
who Instituted a lodge of Koyal and Select
Masters In thl city Thursday nlghi, left
yesterday for Sun Francisco to arrange
for quarters for the Iowa sir knights who
will attend the blennlui conclave to be held
In that city In 1SW4.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Barnea,
who died Thursday at St. Bernard's hoe
pltal, will be held this morning at 8 o'clock
from the residence of Mrs. J. J. Dowel!,
ld" Sixth avenue. Services will be held at
: o'clock at St. Fruncla Xavier s church,
following which the remains will be taken
to South Omaha for burlul In St. Mary's
cemetery.
Baptist Missionary Meeting;.
A missionary conference which will last
over Sunday was begun last evening; at the
First Baptist church. Rev. Henry Wil
liams of Des Moines, district secretary of
the Baptist Missionary union. Is In charge
of the services. An Interesting feature of
presence of Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Groesbcck.
missionaries from this state at Vnkung,
China. .They both rave addresses, telling of
their experiences In China and the work
being done by the American Baptist Mis
sionary union lu the Orient. , The devo
tional exercises were led by Rev. C. H.
WyckoS of Clarlnda, la.
Services will be held thU morning from
to 12 m. and in the afternoon beginning
at J o'clock. There will be services ihls
venlng. This is the program for today:
9:13 a. m. Devotional meeting, led by
Miss Anna Petersen, "Into All the Truth;"
"The Sphere of the Ixcal Church." Kev.
W. E. Story, Olenwood; "Motives to Mis
sions." Kev. W. I. Cole, Hamburg; "Mis
sionary literature. Its Place and Power,"
Kev. R. K. Kcklea. Omaha.
Saturdav Afternoon Devotional rr.eetlng,
led by Miss Jennie tlultar, "Tongues of
Fire." An oen and heart-searching con
ference concerning the following themes,
leaders will occupy ten minutes in opening
the discussion. "Prayer and Missions,"
Rev. D. A. Trumbull; "Money and Mis
sions, the Moral Dignity of (living," F. !.
Evans; "Missionary Meetings, Their
Value,'" D. H. Morse; "The Responsibili
ties and Rewards of Pastors in Relation
In MI,Jnni " Uv .1 A KIihw Red Oak:
"Th Helatlon of Our Youfig Peor'e-'s 8u- I
cle tins to the A. R. M. I ., Mine May
Denny; "Woman, Her Power and Place in
Missions, Mrs. C. W. Miller, slate secre
tary of the W. H. F. M. 8. of the west.
Meal Kstate Transfers. '
These transfers were filed yesterday In
the abstract, title and loan office of J. W.
Squire, 101 Pearl street:
(Sheriff's Jury to Mason City ft Fort
Dodge Railroad company, right-of-way
over lot 12, block 8, Riddles'
suhdlv, a. d $ 5,700
8ame to same, same over lot 1. Audi
tor's uubdlv swi, scin 82-75-43, a. d . 1,400
Same to same, same over w nel4 22-77-41.
a. d 1,000
8am to same, same over lot 5 Audi
tor's subdlv hwSi ni and lot a.
Auditor s subdlv nwV uwV Si, lot 2,
In t4 neVt, and lot 2, in nr1. ne
8J-75-43. a. d 1.600
Same to same, same over acre lu
2a and 83-76-43. a. d 75
Same to same, Maine over part iv'4
sw 2-77-41. a. d 8V
Same to same, same over part swl
swt ZH-7&-44. a. d &00
Bame to same, same over n 11 acres
lot 1. Mallett a a-uodiv, a. d 1,400
H H. Krnext ar i w ife to M. F
Bchlager, lot . uiock 10, Mill add,
w. - d
J. Ehrhardt Kelner to August Uro-
1.500
man, wl swA 4 and rhi '' and seS
lie1, 6-77-41, w. d 11,630
John Vesey and wire to w llhelm
Kryeger, ie'i swW 21-78-42. w. d
Amanda C. Kdgecomb and hut-band
to Frank K. Robinson, w l'Kir-1
acres. n't 8-77-44, w. d
A. L- Newland and wife to 'or and
Colt Garnion. S nw1 2-77-42, w.d.
Margaret Doilen and husband to
Maxui City & Fort Hodge Railroad
company, undlv 1-1 luirt ne nwS
1-77-41. w. d
1.40)
8.5M
1.7U)
30
Total, fourteen transfers $J8.(ihS
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN.
?t Pssri Council muffs.
"Phons t?
BLUFFS.
SIOUX CITY WINS DEBATE
Judges Stand Two to One in Their Markings
of the Contestant?.
BLUFFS TEAM SORELY DISAPPOINTED
id Confidently Exported to Re
verse ftie Verdict of Lust Year
Visitors Are Entertslneil
After Debate.
The Sioux City High school again dem
onstrated lta supremacy In the matter of
oratory over the Council Bluffs High school
by winning the debate last night. The
contest was exceedingly close, two of the
indues rierlrilnv tnr 5!n,. nt mnA tnr
judges deriding for Sioux City and one for
t.ouncll BluiTs. The hannanmp sliver pun
presented by Jtcquemln ft Co. will become
the permanent trophy of the Sioux
High school.
The question
debated was, "Resolved.
The United States Is not justified In re
taining permanent possession of the Phil
ippine Islands." Sioux dtty had the af
firmative and Council Bluffs the negative.
The members of tho Sioux City team were
Miss Loretto Carey, Shreve Coe and Wll
ford H. Keeling. Council Bluffs 'waa rep
resented ar Miss Delia Metcalf, Charles
Campbell and Alfred Hanrhett.
Tbt? debate was opened by Sioux City,
Miss Carey being the first to apeak. She
waa followed by Alfred Hanchett of Coun
cil Bluffs. Keeling then spoke for Sioux
City, followed by Miss Metoalf for Council
Bluffs. Coe closed the arguments for Sioux
City and Campbell did the same for Coun
cil Bluffs. The rebuttal for Council Bluffs
was nresented hv Hanchett and the riehate
ploBcd wtth Mls. c.rev Drespntlna: the re.
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buttal for the visitors.
Markings of Jndgti.
The judges were Judge Klnne of Des
Molncs, Superintendent Gordon of Lin
coln, Neb., and Superintendent Buckley of
Maplcton, la. Judge Klnne and Superin
tendent Gordon decided in favor of the af
firmative, while Superintendent Buckley
decided Iff favor of the negative. The con
test was exceedingly close, the total mark
ing for Sioux City being 1,000 against 988
for Council Bluffs.
The markings given by the different
Judges were as follows: Klnne, affirmative
315, negative 303; Gordon, affirmative 852,
negative 345; Buckley, negative 338, af
firmative 833.
Victor E. Bender presided. The audi
torium of the high school building, which
was lavishly decorated in the colors of
both schools, was filled to Its capacity by
an interested gathering. The delegation
from Sioux City, sixty strong, occupied tho
front sests and when the result was an-
nounced tholr enthustsm knew no bounds.
They mounted the platform and hoisted
their champions, at least the two male
members of the team, on thetr shoulders.
Charles Campbell of the Council Bluffs
team was conceded to be the star' orator
of the evening and he received the highest
marking. The loss of the' debate waa
great disappointment to the Council Bluffs
High' school, as It had been confident of
retrieving Its defeat of . last yean . . .
Following the debate the visitors were,
tendered a reception, followed .by a dance
In the ballroom of tha Grand hotel.
N. Y. Plu-blng Co., Tel. 250, Night, F667.
DEPUTIES ARE SURE OF PAY
Salaries la Sheriff's Office 'ot De.
pendent I'pon Amoont of Fees
Earned. ,
The Board of County Supervisors figured
out yerterday afternoon that the salaries
alone of the sheriff's force would, under the
new law, cost the county 16,500 a year,
whether the fees of the office reached that
Bum nr nnt. Cnrier the nld law the sheriff
received a lalary of $2,500 which, with the
salaries of his deputies, hid to be paid out
of the fees. If the fees were insufficient
the deputies did not receive their full sala
ries. This was the case In 1900, when the
I four deputies had to be content with, $100
less than the full amount of their salaries,
Under the new Isw, which went Into ef
fect last July, but which was only brought
to the attention of the county board yes
terday, the sheriff and his deputies will re
ceive the full amount of their salaries no
matter how small the fees of the office may
be. The new law provides that the sheriff
shall receive annually $3,600, out of which
amount he will have to pay the salary of
one deputy. This practically leaves the
salary of the sheriff where It was before,
as It has been the custom to pay the depu
ties 1 1.000 a year each. The salaries of the
other deputies, which may not exceed $1,000
a year, are to be paid by the county direct.
The supervisors have the power, to deter
mine the number of deputies. The sheriff
Is permitted to deduct his mileage and his
salary irom tne leea earned oy nis omcc
as heretofore, but all In excess of this
must be turned Jn the county treasury.
Sheriff Coualns presented' a communica
tion to the board notifying it that he re
voked the appointment of Ed Canning as
deputy sheriff. The communication gave
no reasons for hla action.
' The board agreed to allow Cox A Schoent
gen, who have "the contract, for furnishing
tho plans for the buildings for the poor
farm, $500 for the woik. Including the su
perintendence pf construction, providing
the total cost of the Improvements does not
exceed $13000: In the event of the building
costing to exceed this, the architects are to
be allowed 6 per cent on the additional
amount. The board contemplates, accord
ing to present plans, on expending $12,000
on the buildings.
The supervisors spent the greater part
of yesterday inspecting bridges at Loveland
and held but a short session in the after
noon. ..This morning they will take up the
hearing in the contest between- the papers
over the publication ot the board's pro
ceedings. Republican
t'aaensea Toalght.
Republican caucuses to select delegates
to the school convention will be held this
evening In the several precincts of the city.
The convention will be held Wednesday
night next in the county court house and
will be made up of seventy delegates.
The convention will nominate two can
didates for the Board of Education, the
terms of President B. M. Sargent and Dr.
I Don Macrae, jr., expiring this spring. Mr.
Sa-gent, while he will make no effort to
: secure the nomination, will not refuse !lf
I offered him. Colonel W. J. Davenport has
consented at the urgent request of his
friends and many patrons ot the schools to
be a candidate for one of the nominations.
Mar Bouriclua, the well known music dealer,
Is also a candidate. Harvey Swarts Is the
candidate of the Sixth ward, which claims
It is-entitled to representation on the
board this year.
Tha fact that there ar virtually tour
itsdldataa U tha teld IU lead soma lalar
eat to the caucuses this evening. The cau
cuses will be held at the following places:
First Ward: First Precinct Wheeler &
Heraid building, six delegates. Second Pre
cinctWheeler & Herald building, six del
egates. Second Ward: First Precinct City ha.ll,
seven delegates. Second Precinct 744 West
Broadway, seven delegates.
Third Ward: First Precinct No. JO Fourth
street, six delegates. Second Precinct No.
1 hose house, live delegates.
Fourth Ward: First Precinct Farmers'
hall, court house?, six di'legwtcs. Second
Precinct Smith's hall. Sixteenth avenue,
five delegates.
FTth Ward: First precinct County build
ing. Fifth avenue and Twelfth street, eight
delegates. Second Preclr.ct County build
ing, Thirteenth street and Fifteenth ave
nue. Ave delegates.
Sixth Ward: First Precinct County build
ing, Twenty-fourth and Avenue B, seven
delegates. Second Precinct Fifth and IO
oust street, two delegates.
At a meeting last night of the democratic
city central committee In the office of
Chairman J. J. Hughes, it was decided to
hold the school convention Thursday night,
February 26, at 8 o'clock. In the county
courthouse. Caucuses to select delegates
to the convention will be held Monday
night, February 23, at the following places
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First Ward First precinct, Jennings'
barn 10 AoiFf,Rten; Second precinct. Mcttob-
rt,' nfflu ui ii ...utj
Second Ward First precinct, patrol barn
Servis' feed
! store. delegates.
Third Ward First precinct, Creston
house, 7 delegates; Second precinct. Main
street hose house, 8 delegates.
Fourth Ward First precinct, Farmers'
hall, courthouse. 7 delegates; Second pre
cinct. Smith's hall. Sixteenth avenue, 7 del
egates. Fifth Ward First precinct, county build
ing. Fifth avenue and Twelfth street, 9 del
egates; Second precinct, county building,
South Thirteenth street. 7 delegates.
Sixth Ward First precinct, county build
ing. Avenue B and Twenty-fourth street, 10
delegates; Second precinct, Locust street, 2
delegates.
It Is said that Pr. Don Macrae. Jr., If he
will accept It, will be given a renomlua
tlon. Charles Lacey, the Harrison street
grocer. Is a candidate, as Is said to be Dr.
C. H. Bowers. The name of E. H. Merrlam
Honed In connection with the nominations,
of the David Bradley company Is also men-
Gravel roofing. A. H. Read, 126 Main St.
Matters in District Court.
The suits of Petrus Peterson against the
State and Anchor Insurance companies are
being tried together In the district court
before Judge Thornell and a Jury. The
amount Involved In the two suits Is $2,675.
The defendant companies refused to pay
the Insurance on Peterson's building and
general stock, which were destroyed by fire
at Weston on January 1, 1002, alleging
fraud and misrepresentation. A similar suit
against the Des Moines Insurance company,
tried at the last term of court, resulted In
a verdict for Peterson for the full amount
of the Insurance sued for.
The next case assigned for trial Is that
of the- State of Iowa against Ben Woods,
charging with picking the pocket of a ptv
senger at the Burlington depot last fall.
At the November term of court the Jury
failed to tgree.
Creditors filed In the district court, yes
terday objections to the final report of
H. D. Harle, administrator of the estate
of Erasmus C. Brown.
A motion for a new trial on behalf of
the plaintiff waa Died yesterday In the suit
of O. F. Asmussen against Michael Dally.
Plumbing and beating. Blxhy ft Son.
Lays Theft to Wife.
Charles Larson, the young man living on
East Pierce street, 'who was -arrested
charged with being Implicated with John
and William Thordsen In the numerous re
cent raids on poultry bouses,' was dis
charged in Justice 6uren's court yesterday
afternoon.
Larsen had been arrested on information
furnished the authorities by the wife of
John Thordsen, but when Thordsen was
placed on the witness stand yesterday he
said that his wife had implicated Larsen
in order to shield herself. Thordsen de
clared that Larsen had nothing to do with
the chicken thefts, but that he (Thordsen)
had been assisted and accompanied by, bis
wife in his raids. He declared that his
wife had donned top boots and breeches
and otherwise disguised herself as a man
when accompanying him on his midnight
raids on poultry yards. '
The court waa at first Inclined to think
that Thordsen was Inventing such a atory
for the purpose of shielding Larsen, but
he stuck to It and the court was obliged
to discharge Larsen. A warrant for the
arrest ot Mrs. Thorfsen was Issued, but It
was found that she had left the city.
Women Fall to Tarn Ont.
Owing to the small attendance, especially
of women, at the mass meeting held In
Labor hall last night. State Organiser T.
P. Menton of the Iowa Federation of Labor
did not attempt to organize a local woman's
unlnn lshel lenrne. sa he had contemplated
He outlined, the objects of such a league ! commercial oleomargarine now being sold
and spoke on labor matters generally. He j everywhere under the United States rev
said he expected to return to Council Bluffs enue '"w- The state law Is somewhat dlf
ln the near future and perfect the organ!- j terent from tha national law and there is
zation of the league. ' doubt on tb part of the dairy commls-
Regarding the installation of a labor sioner and the makers of oleomargarine as
huresu snd labor airent In thla cltv bv the
Trades and Labor assembly, about which
there haa been some dispute among the
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Ul, rrru "-. u' l
euuurseu iud Jitiii nuu uctiiareu ium m
every place where they had been estab-
l'shed they had proved a success.
Mr. Menton will spend today in the city '
looking over the ground and conferring i
with the leaders of organized labor and
will leave In the evening for his home.
' Ueorgo Skalth Is Generous.
. , . .
Following the recent death of George
Skalth the court appointed Frank Morrow
administrator of the estate on the appllca-
tion of all the heirs. The necessary steps I
had been taken to administer the estate,
when two days ago a will was discovered
In which Skaith bequeathed all ot his
property, both personal and real, to his
son, Oeorge S. Skalth. The son, however,
refused to accept the bequest, and yester
day filed in court a written relinquishment
and asked that the administration ot the
estate by Morrow be carried out and the
property equally divided among the heirs.
Paglllst la Bitten.
SIOUX CIT1 la.. Feb. 20. (Speclsl Tel
egram.) A "get rich quick" scheme known
as tho Montana Mining, Loan and Invest
ment company, has gathered In the surplus
cash of "Australian Billy" Murphy, erst
while lightweight pugilistic champion of
the world, with that ot other Sioux City
) residents. The letters addressed to the
l romnanv have been returned marked
"fraudulent." The circulars direct that all
letters should be addressed not to Butte,
Mont , but to the president, Henry L. Haupt,
room 222, No. 225 Dearborn street, Chicago.
llossavk Trial ears Kad.
WINTERSET. Ia.. Feb. 20. (Special.)
Nothing new was developed at the Uossack
trial today. Witnesses told of seeing blood
spots on Mrs. Hossack'a ntghtrobe and
much the same routine waa carried out as
on a former trial. There waa a rumor this
afternoon that the defense would put Mrs.
Hossack on the stand tomorrow. Her at
torneys would not affirm the report. Mrs.
Hossack seems mora cheerful than at any
lima during the secoud hearing.
READY TO TRY WALKER CASE
Two New Witnesses Who 8ay They 6aw the
Finkelatein Murder Oemmitted.
STATE BOARD WATCHING THE ASSESSORS
Armonr Compear Pleads Not Onllty
to Violating; the Oleomnrsrarlaa
I. aw Copper Root for
Capitol Balldlas;.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES. Feb. 20. (Special.) The
county attorney today had subpoenas Issued
for the witnesses for the prosecution In
the rase of the state against James Walker,
colored, who Is to be tried next week In
the district court for the murder of Isaac
Finkelsteln. These subpoenas disclosed the
fact that the state has at least two Impor
tant witnesses who did not appear In the
trial of Harry Levkh for the same crime
some months ago. These are Ada Hasie-
wood and Bertha Offerd, two women of not
very enviable reputations, who will testify
that on the night of the murder they were
passing along the street where Finkelsteln
was murdered; that they saw the conflict;
that they caw the blww struck with a whlp-
pletree which killed Finkelsteln, and they
will fasten the crime upon Walker. These
women did not appear In the case as orig
inally tried and their testimony will alt be
new. If the state can hold their testimony
unshaken It will go far' toward the convic
tion of Walker, who has been lying In jail
since last summer awaiting trial. The state
has bad transcripts made of the testimony
of the principal witnesses; in the Levloh
case to be used In connection with the
Walker trial and It will be a hard-fought
case all the way through.
Watchlna; the Assessors,
The secretary of the state executive
council, which body acts as a Board of Re
view of the assessments of the state, Is en
gaged In securing Information for the use
of the council when the assessment matter
comes up, so that the council may know
exactly what Is being done by the assessors
and the local board of review with rela
tion to the state real estate assessments
It Is learned that In many parts of the
state the assessment 1 being left sub
stantially as It was twotyears ago, no ac
count being made of thikv increase in land
values. If this assessment Is to be re
tained the Income of the state will be much
loss than anticipated by the state officers
and the legislature and the council will
be up against a hard proposition In the
assessment of railroad property. To guard
against this the council will secure an
unusual amount of information relative to
the actual assessments being made this
year.
Copper Roof on the Capitol.
The capitol commission baa been-, com
pelled to change its plan with reference
to the roof of the capitol building and
substitute copper for tile. The . capitol
commission which reported on the Improve
ment of the capitol pronounced In favor of
tile to take the place of the plesent slate
roof. The commission finds that this Is
impractical and a copper roof will be
placed on the building. The work of re
pair on the interior; has been inspected
this weak by the commission and ,lt la
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1UUUU IV UQ S,VUU.
Edacatlonai fcxhlklt.
The committee on .educational exhibit at
the St. Louis exposition' will meet In Cedar
Rapids tomorrow, and this evening Super
lntendent Barrett of the state educational
department and Superintendent Sheakley of
the Dee Moines schools went to Cedar
Rapids to attend the meeting, which was
called by Senator Trewln, chairman of the
educational committee of the state com
mission. Already considerable work is be
Ing done In some of the schools of the state
looking to preparation of school exhibits,
especially in manual training, for the ex
position. The committee will probably
recommend to the commission the employ
ment of a competent man to take charge of
the collection of an educational exhibit,
Armonr Plead Sot Guilty,
The Armour Packing company, by Its at
torney, Judge Conner of this city, appeared
In district court today and entered a Dlea
1 of not guilty to an indictment found by the
grand Jury ten days ago with relation to
the sale of oleomargarine In thla city. The
indictment charges the officers of the com
pany with unlawfully selling oleomargarine
of a yellow color contrary to the statutes
of Iowa. The indlcement was secured by
the state dairy commissioner for the pur
pose of making a test ot the matter and
having the courts determine whether the
Iowa law will shut out of the state the
, to
how it can be applied.
Kmhalsirri Flad It Bard.
Out of a class of sixty-six who were ex-
, m,ined by the State Board of Medical Ex
j amlners for cmbalmers' certificates the
board this week granted only forty, the
j other twenty-alx having failed. A commit
tee of the State Undertakers' association
this week waited on the state board to ask
I that the standard be raised and that the
board make the examinations more difficult
so as to shut out many applicants for en-
balmers' certificates; but those who tried
,he ejtaraination here , that ,t ,ufn.
( hrd nQw A thjie wfao fa)le(,
, ej,amlnatlon were . BUmber of .
perienced undertakers.
Medical Association Meeting.
CRESTON, Ia., Feb. 20. (Special.)
The semi-annual meeting of the South
western Iowa Medical association closed
here last night. There were about fifty
delegates present and the session proved
the most Interesting and profitable yet beld
by the asaocialion. The reports of the of
ficers showed the association to be In a
prosperous and flourishing condition, and
some new members were taken In. The
officers elected for the ensuing year were:
Preaident. J. E. Howe; first vice president,
C. H. DeWitt, Glenwood; second vice pres
ident, J. F. Aldrlch; secretary, B. F. Gil
more; treasurer, J. P. Claybaugh, Creston.
In the evening ths visiting physicians were
entertained as guests of honor at a social
gathering given by the Creston club at
their rooms.
Faruier Commits Salclde.
CRE9TON. Ia., Feb. 20. (Special.)
Frank Carnes, a fanner living near Thayer,
a small town east of here, committed sui
cide last night by stabbing himself In the
heart with a common pocketknlfe. Tb
man as 18 yeara old and had been an In.
valid fo fifteen years wtth rheumatle
trouble and It Is thought that despondency
over ill health promp'l the act. The cor
oner went this morning to Investigate.
t'aart Terms Conflict.
CRESTON. Ia., Keb. 20. (Special.) The
March term of the district court, which
was to coavene March U, has been poet-
I coned until March 80 on account of a I Tlftl HC Dl IIP fftTQ AT RAVI
poned until March SO on account of a
conflict In the dates of the district court
and federal court, which convene In the
am place at the same time.
NSURANCE BILLS TO FORE
Valued Policy Unru to Governor and
Aatl-Compact Taaaea the
Hoase.
PIERRE. S.D., Feb. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) The expected motion to again call
up the valued policy bill In the senate
today was not made and all that Is now
required to make It a law is the signa
ture of the governor.
Senate bills Introduced today were: Br
Stoller, creating the Ninth Judicial cir
cuit of the counties of McPherson, El
munds, Walworth snd Campbell; by Bot-
tum, authorising sinking fund levies to
pay tor artesian wells.
The senate committee reported against
H. R. 49, to secure a State Board of As
sessment, and amended 108 to Increase
the power of the board to Increase valua
tions, and favorably reported It. The sen
ate passed house bills relating to uni
form first and second grade teachers' cer
tificates; to prohibit the use of firearms
by children; providing for Board of Con
trol of charitable and penal Institutions,
and resolution asking congress for the
abolition of the tariff on lumber.
The senate passed senate bills to pre
vent pools and combines, and resolutions
providing for long-time lease of state lands,
and Increasing the scope of securities
which may be used as Investments for the
funds.
The house held an all-day session and
practically cleared up the calendar be
fore adjournment. House bills passed were
for the protection of trust funds; In
creasing fees for purchase and lease of
state lands; reducing interest on county
deposits; allowing no exemption on prop
erty on the purchase price for same, and
the compact insurance measure; allowing
incorporation of cities of 600 population,
granting to boards of supervisors of towns
the right to establish fire limits; providing
more stringent penalties for violation of
pure food laws; authorllng the Incorpora
tion electric street railways.
Bills killed by the house were, to give
doctors preference right on professional
bills; . requiring state mutual companies
to provide reserve funds; providing for the
annual meeting of school officers, and fix
ing compensation for same.
The house proceeded to make laws by
passing senate bills to adopt the anemone
as a state flower. In which debate was cut
off by the previous question; requiring
bonds from depositories of county funds;
giving right of action to any aggrieved
person in cases of seduction; providing for
a uniform system of bell signals in mines:
appropriating $3,000 for cottages at the
soldiers' Home; appropriating money for
deficiency in salary of adjutant general;
legalizing certain acts of the Board of
Education of Beresford; making convicts in
penitentiary competent witnesses.
The principal new bills in the house were
by Flllmer, providing for county examiners
to go over the records of town officers; by
Gross, to provide for filling unused wells;
by Jackson, to pay for horses killed on
account ' of glanders; by Hlldebrandt, to
appropriate money to pay a judgment
against the state beld by Margaret Mel
lette; by the committee on state affairs, to
provide for the admission of epileptics to
the Asylum for the Feeble Minded.
The antt-compact insurance measure waa
passed by a vote of 74 to 8, but not until
It waa amended to make It apply to joint
stock companies, which practically relieves
state mutuals from its provisions, in which
effort there was a protest from Brown of
Sanborn, who Introduced the bill and who
objected on the ground that the move to
so amend was coming from sources which
had been fighting Insurance measures all
along. This called out several warm pass
ages, with personalities, between Brown
and Longstaff and others.
Welch attempted to secure the recon
lderation of the hill to require mutuals to
provide reserve funds, but soon found his
effort talked to death, as a majority of
the members have Interests In mutuals,
The house appropriations committee killed
the bill for a twine plant at the penlten
tiary by adverse committee report, as they
did also attempts to Increase the salaries
of mine inspectors and public examiner.
National Gnard Appointments.
PIERRE, S. D., Feb. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) Governor Herreld today commls-
sionea cyrus c. csrpenter of Faulktoc
major of tne First squadron of cavalry; Ed-
ward A. Breckwlth of Pierre, adjutant First
reglment irrantry; F. J. Armstrong of
Faulkton, adjutant First squadron cavalry;
H. C Babcock, Faulkton, quartermaster
First squadron cavalry.
REVOLVER FOR
PROTECTION
General Disrsa, Charred with Shoot
Inar, Tells Why Ha Carried
Weapon.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 20. The trial of Oen
eral Ellis Duncsn, charged with the shoot
ing of Charles Head, waa continued today,
The desire to hear more of the sensational
testimony which wss offered yesterday aft
ernoon brought a large crowd to the court
room.
General Duncan again took the stand for
cross-examination. He was self-possessed
and parried the interrogations of the dts
trict attorney When on the stand Duncan
said that he carried the revolver for self
protection, having learned of the rough
characters of the camp.
He had not thought of the legal conse
quence that may have followed bis action.
but even If he did he would cot have
changed his crurse of action.
When Duncan s cross-examination con
eluded Head was recalled to prove that the
letters discovered after the shooting were
written by Mrs. Duncan.
He admitted that Mrs. Duncan had writ
ten him six or seven letters before she
came to Pittsburg.
Dr. Duncan was recalled and aald he had
made a copy of the letter written by Head
to Mrs. Duncan. The original, he said, was
destroyed by Mrs. Duncan in his presence,
Head was shown the copy and admitted
that he had written a letter something like
the copy.
The letter follows:
Sweetheart: I will be out for you Sunday
about 1:30. You know what to tell Miss
Alma, but let me know over the pnore
what you have done and how you have
arranged to get away. I am better In body
hut not In mind. Have had the bljes tur
dav or two. You did not seem over anx
ious to talk to roe last nigni. l nope you
had a nice time at the club, yours.
BKi'CK.
The defense then rested snd Judge Fra
ser closed his charge to the jury at 4.
No verdict had been returned when the
court adjourned.
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Trouble Starts Over Wrsrro Refaslnsr
to Open Door of Room ia Lodsj
Inst Hoase to Admit An
other Guest.
NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb. 20. After : troublesome and csuse serious disfiguration
holding half a hundred of bluet-oats at bay ! of the face and complexion. Eczema,' salt
for several hours, during which time a num- j rheum, scrofula, shingles, ringworm, boils,
ber of shots were exchanged, Lafayette pimples. Itch and a score of other dlsagrec
Slms, a negro, was killed early today In a j ablo troubles result from tlugglsh, Impure
negro boarding house In South Rampsrt and poisoned blood. U you truly desire to
atrect. ! get rid of ruch evils do not resort to out-
The room In which he was besieged had ward treatment or applications. Common
to be set on fire and the fire department sense and thr experience of your friends
called out before Sims could be driven from ' will at once suggest a blood purifier and
his post. As he attempted to escape, still I system renovstor like Palne's Celery Corn
carrying his gun, he was shot. 'pound. This marvelous cleanser soon multi
Sims occupied a room In which there were plies the number of vital red corpuscles
seven beds. On retiring last night he locked and fills the arteries with a health stream
the door, and when the landlord this morn- ! that produces clean, solid flesh and firm,
ing asked hlra to open it so thst another J well braced nerves. Mrs. L. 8. Bailey,
lodger might be admitted Sims refused. West Potsdam, N. Y., writes thus;
The landlord sent for the police, but ef- "i had small blotches break out on my
forts to persuade Sims to open the door , head and in a short time my whole body,
failed. A hole was smashed in It, though i was covered. Tho doctors called It scrofula.
Slma shot a pistol out of one hand and a : I have had as manv as ten doctors treat
lantern nut nf ths ntber nf OfTirfir Wlnsteln. I
who tried to enter.
Additional police then surrounded the
house and the landlord pleaded with Sims
to surrender. Sims still refused. "I'll
shoot, if you don't go away," said he. "I
am not going to leave here
They'll burn
me In oil; they'll fry me."
Sims had piled some of the furniture in ;
the room against the door and was pre-
pared to fight for his life, firing at the
officer, but without effect. Superintendent I
of Police Journee then directed the officers I
io sinoae tne negro out.
and a portion of
the' fire department
was brought to the
scene.
Cotton rolled into balls and saturated
with oil was set on fire and hurled into the
room. The room was soon filled with
smoke. Still Sims hung on until he was
nesrly suffocated and then made a break
to escape.
As he appeared at the door Patrolman
Fred Smith fired at, him. The negro stag
gered, mortally wounded, but instantly
other policemen fired on him. He had
scarcely fallen to the floor when be was
dead.
After the Are had been extinguished the
body wss dragged out and driven through
a lane of excited negroes to the police
station.
EVIDENCE
BURIED IN BOX
Case from Nome Dismissed Bocanse
Messengrer Could Not Carry
the Documents.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. Behind a de
cision handed down by the United States
court of appeals In the case of R. D. Mc-
Dougall against the Northwestern Com
mercial company there Is 'a pathetlo atory
of suffering.
The case wss brought by McDougall, who
recovered judgment In the Second district
of Alaska. The appeal was taken to tha
appellate court.
Ail the papers were sealed In a box and
given In charge of Charles Low, who
started from Nome overland for Seattle. In
the party were Low, Dr. Miller and a man
named Oriswold. When Illlamna bay was
reached Dr. Miller, perished of the cold.
The others decided that their only hope to
reach Seattle waa. to leave all their incum
brances behind, so they pushed on after
burying the box containing the records of
the case.
An effort was made to perfect the records
from memory, but It was lnenectuai ana
the court was forced to dismiss the appeal
because of tho incompletepess of the
records.
WAKE UP A SLEEPY TOWN
Rnlo Indians Start Roach Hons In
gt. Joseph and Engage In
Fight with Police.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. Feb. 20. (Special Tel
egram.) Antonla Barada, marshal on the
Indian reservation near Rulo, Neb., accom
panied by two other Indians, William Banks
uj George Teroln, created a reign ot terror
the vicinity of Market square this morn-
ng Dut they were finally arrested and are
resting behind the bars at the central po-
ijee station.
The three came to the city last night and
proceeded to paint the old town red. They
atarted In about 10 o'clock and wound up
In Blum Bros.' saloon about 4 o'clock. There
they had trouble with the barkeeper, smash
ing the plate glass mirror and puncturing
the celling.
From there the trio went to Morris' place
and started a rough house. About a doxen
shots were Bred there, but the police by
this time bad gotten In working order.
After a desperate fight the Indiana were
arrested. Barada was badly clubbed In the
fight.
!'o Waste for Him.
Woolly Wiggins Gee, 'but I'd hate to be
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Tattered Tucker Oh, dere's worse tings.
".Voolly Wiggins I don't know. Didn't
you never bear about de bodies beln
"washed sshore?" T'lnk of dat. Kansas
City Journsl.
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