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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1903. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. MINOR 5HKNTION. ftavls sells drurs. Expert watch repairing, Leffert, 409 H'y. Elegsnt new photograph at Schmidt's. Ix photos 10 rants. Carveth, 30 B'way. For rent, modern house. 719 Sixth avenue. Pymgraphy supplies. C. E. Alexander A Co.. 333 Broadway. Wanted, lady for office work. Address B. Bee office. Council Bluffs. W. A. Maurer returned yestorday from a month s vlelt In New York City. Born, to Mr. and Mm. Dillon Hon, yes terday, twins, a son and daughter. City Clerk H. C. Phillips yesterday changed hia residence from 7) Flrt avenue to S18 First avenue. Deputy City Marshal l,?nch Is on the sick list and It Is feared he Is threatened with an attack of smallpox. We are hendqi.arters for (lass of all kinds. See us before you buy. C. B. Paint, ull and Glass company. Wanted Immediately, an experienced bookkeeper a few hours each day. Addrcsi M, Be office. Council Bluffs. Mayor Morgan was sufficiently recovered frjm hts recent attack i.f the grip to be able to be at his office yesterday. The Danebo society will close Its social season Friday with a home talent play anil musical program to ba given at Its hall. Mrs. E. Devlre, who was called hera by the recent death of her father, D. E. H. Grlmmelman, has returned to her home In St. Louis. Mrs. Julia Lynns, charged with being In sans, was committed yesterday to St. Ber nard's hospital by the Commissioners for the Insane Business Agent Ran be of the Trades and Labor assembly Is now engaged In effect ing an organisation of the maun tenders of this city. Word has been received here of the death In Chicago of Adolph Stimuelson. Mrs. Hamuelson was formerly Miss Kose Gold stein of Council Bluffs. J. C, Anderson took out a building per mit yesterday for the erection of a one am", a half story frame cottage on the old 1'lerca Street jchool property on East Broadwav. W. 8. Homer, who has been seriously 111 t the Woman's Christian Association hos pital for several weeks, left yesterday for a sojourn at Kockport, Mo. Me was ac companied as far as Chicago by Louis Or cutt. Charles Test Stewart has purchased from too Van Brunts of St. Joseph Vitesse, the boat which was brought here to take the Lak Manawa Challenge cup to the Mis souri town, but failed. The Van Brunts re having a new challenger built. ' Superintendent W. N. Clifford of the Council Bluffs schools has been selected a one i'f the Judges for the annual debate between Morningslds college of Sioux City and the Wesleyan university of Lincoln, Neb., to be held at Lincoln Friday night. Harvey Neeley, colored, arrested .n com plaint of his wife, who charged him with threatening to shoot her, compromised matters In Justice Carson's court yesterday by paying the costs and secured his release on promise to behave In future as a dutiful husband. Miss Pool, who has been quarantined at the new Female Emergency hospital on account of smallpox, will be discharged today. Miss Pool, who is a resident of Omaha, was found to be suffering with smallpox while visiting her mother, matron at the Iowa School fur the Deaf. An Information was filed In Justice Ouren's court yesterduy against W. J Haines by E F. Clatterbuck. who charge 1 him with securing a chattel loan on a horsj wr.tch It Is alleged he was not owner of. Haines furnished bonds in the sum of 500 and his hearing was set for March 2. Mrs. Catherine Ollbcrt. aged 83 years, died Monday night at her home, 71a Mill street, death being due to the Infirmities of old age. She leaves one son, one stepson and one daughter. The funeral will be held this afternoon at I o'clock from the resi dence and burial will be in Fairvlew cemetery. Fred Bokemper, proprietor of the Senate saloon on Broadway, who was charged with i keeping a disorderly place on the grounds that he Incited two of his patrons to engage I In a tight recently, was fined So and coots ' In police court yesterday. The fine was subsequently remitted on Bokemper paying tbs costs. f The receipts In the general fund at the Christian Home last week were 1117.39, uelng 12.61 below the needs of the week and Increasing tha deficiency In this fund to date to 1451.04. In the manager's fund the receipts wers 11, being S24 below the needs of the week and increasing tha deficiency to $81.35 In tbla fund to date. David Mulcahey. who escaped last Friday from the aslum In Lincoln, Neb., came to Council Bluffs to see his three children, who since the recent death of their mother are being cared for by relatives In this city. Mulcahey was taken back to South Omaha by friends yesterday and from there will be returned to the asylum. Tha condition of A. J. Stephenson at the Woman's Christian Association hospital last night was most critical and no hopes wers held out for his recovery. He was sinking rapidly and his death was hourly expected. His sons, C. E. Stephenson of Chicago and Dr. A. V. Stephenson of Ger tng, Neb., and daughter Ada of Chicago, are here in response t- telegrams. Tha greatest and most successful "re peater" last, and for two previous seasons, that aver came from that house of musical comedy successes, the New York Casino was tha famous and favorite musical comedy, "The Telephone Girl." In the metropolis It enjoyed a run of something like 300 nights. With a good, and If not better cast than ever It will be the attrac tion at tha New theater next Friday even ing. "The Power Behind the Throne," a highly successful romantic play, will be given at the New theater tonight. Katherlne Wtl lard portraya the character of Aria, daughter of a court musician, and her op portunities are markedly atrong. The scene Is laid In an Austrian province In the lat ter part of the eighteenth century, and the tory telle of the Intrigues of the rival fac tions In the petty court to obtain ascend ency over the reigning prince. The man agement gives promise that the costumes will be handsome and historically correct, nd that the acenic settings will be mag nificent and a prominent feature. EFFORT TO KEEP OFFICES Inquiry aa to Whether Motor Company Eat Violated Its Charter. KEEPS ONLY ONE OFFICIAL IN THE CITY Commercial C'Inb Takes Ip Qneatloa e( Removal of the General Offices to Omaha and Will Make a Fight. Can the street railway system of Council Bluffs be conducted from Omaha while the term of the charter under which tho motor company It operating provides that Its principal offices shall be maintained In this city? Is a question which the Commer cial club has decided to look Into. Since the street car system of this city was absorbed by the Omaha company the offlcea of the Council Bluffs company have been, to all Intents and purposes, trans ferred r cross the rlvsr, until the only offi cial of the company now holding office In Council Bluffs is W. B. Tarklngton, the superintendent. The offices of the company In this city have been practically abandoned and the clerks transferred to Omaha. The former offices of the company at Twenty-eighth street and Avenue A are now used as lounging rooms for the employes of ths system. The charter of the Omaha, Council Bluffs & Suburban Railway company, under which the motor company Is presumed to operate In Council Bluffs, provides that the princi pal offices of the company shall be main tained In this city and that at least three members of the directory and one-half of the general officers shall be citizens and residents of Council Bluffs. The new com pany, In assuming control of the street cat system of this city, is said to have violated this provision by transferring the general offices to Omaha. The Commercial club has taken the mat ter In band and unless some satisfactory arrangement la reached with the Omaha corporation now controlling the street rail way system of this city, action, It Is said, will be brought In the courts to have the franchise of the Council Bluffs part of the system of street railways declared null and void. Plumbing and heating. BUby A Son. DEFENSE IN M'DANIELS' CASE Prisoners Will Stick to the Story that Husband Committed RqlcMe. 1 At Banquets an 4 tlltiMre tta plMlng Quality d4 abtstflut purity of Great Western Champagne commend It to thoso who profor the boot, walls Its mo'Urato S iv2J lr sir fsnasr rocom- '' 3 1 IMBllOtlOQ. v -H OOLD HED4L. ZZJ hlihnt wrd. at tha .Parts K- T -n. opinion at 1M. PLEASANT VALLEY WISE CO.. r -1 - w .i - Rk.; u V told r all rmpocUble wins daaUr. 1 KEY THEATER I A. B. HE ALL, Mgr. You See the Searchlight There's u Show, -rmcKs- 2Sc. fee, ioc, 11.00. FRIDAY... The Telephone Girl All the Pretty Hello Girls NEW THEATER I A. B. BE ALL. Mjr. Toe See the Searchlight There' a Show. The defense of Mrs. Ella McDanlels and Bort Llvlx, now in the county Jail charged with the murder of the former's husband, Barney McDanlels, was outlined by Hon. Lew Genung, attorney for the defendants, while in the city yesterday. The defense will be! that McDanlels committed suicide by not only cutting his throat, but by also taking strychnine. This Is In line with tne story told by the accused at the time of the Inquest. Mr. Oenung stated that be expects to prove not only by the evidence of the ac cused, but also by the testimony of the two ona of Mrs. McDanlels, that on the morn ing of the tragedy McDanlels before break fast drank poison and was taken violently lck. The story of the defense will bo that McDanlels after supposedly attending to his choree returned to the house from the barn and lay down on the bed and was taken violently s'ek. When his wife attempted to relieve him he said that It was useless trying to do anything for him or to send for a doctor, as he Intended to die and had taken strychnine. Further, that when Mrs. McDanlels left the room at the request of her husband to secure something be jumped from the bed and rushed from the house with the blood pouring from a raping wound In bis throat. Mr. Genung eatd that there was no evi dence to substantiate the statement of Al Smith that he heard McDanlels call out aa he ran from the house, and further that be expects to prove that McDanlels himself purchased the poison at a drug store In Henderson. No application has been made as yet by Mr. Genung for the calling of a special grand Jury and County Attorney Klllpack stated yesterday that as far as he knew nothing would be done In the. case until the regular aeSaion In April. Both Mrs. McDanlels and Llvlx since their confine ment In the county Jail here have declined to discuss the charge against them. Thursday afternoon at the homes of the members. The first of these meetings will be held tomorrow afternoon at thJ home of Mrs. Forest Smith on Msdison avenue. I'nlty Guild of the church will give Its first Lenten tea Friday afternoon at the rectory. N. V. Tlumblng Co.. Tel. 250, Night. F66T. Political Pointers. Alderman C. V. McDonald has announced himself as a csndldate for the republican nomination for state senator. Colonel C. G. Saunders wss elected last fall to fill the unexpired term of Hon. A. S. Haieltin who resigned on assuming the duties of post master. Colonel Saunders will also be a candidate for the nomination. Harvey 8. 8wartt of the 8lxth ward, de spite all reports to the contrary, states he will be a candidate before the republi can school convention tonight for one of the nominations for member of the Board of Education. Mack Goodwin of this city has announced himself ss a candidate for the democratic nomination for sheriff Mr. Goodwin is chairman of the democratic county central committee. Attorney A. U Preston of Avoca is stated to be a candidate for the republican nomi nation for state representative this fall. There Is some talk In the east end of the county of Hugh Prltchard of Avoca being a candidate for the republican nom ination for county treasurer, lie was de feated for the nomination .wo years ago, but Is said to be willing to try again. The republican school board rouventlon will be called to order this evening at 8 o'clock by Chairman- Canning of the city central committee in the south court room of the county court bouse. The convention will bo made up of seventy delegates. Gravel roofing. A. H. Read, 12G Main St. Is of a Different Opinion. Joseph L. Riohe, a veteran of the civil war. who thought that his declining years might be made easier by taking a wife. Is f a different opinion now, according to his petition filed In the district court yester day. On October 4. 1900, he was married to Julie E. Rlche. He alleges she whipped him because be Insisted on using tobacco. Fell from a Waaron. James C. Boggs, a driver for the Evans Laundry company, is at the Woman's Christian Association hospital suffering from severe Injuries, the result of a fall from his wagon Monday evening. In cross ing the Northwestern tracks near the Transfer depot he was thrown from his seat and struck his head against the rails. He waa rendered unconscious and Is suffer ing from concussion of the brain. WEDNESDAY. FEB. 25. Prices 26c, 36c. 60c. 75c. 11.00. Mlts K.ATHERIMS WILLARD THE POWER BEHIND THE THRONE Special scenery for every act Glvlnaj Aivai Stoves. The second heating atove given by Wil liam Welch to his coal customers was awarded to Mrs. Henry Becker, 1416 South Eighth street. Another has been put up on the same plan, and during the next thirty days will be given away free to one of his customers. Before ordering your coal call at 16 North Main street or 'phone 128. Organise Fish and Game Club. Nearly 100 enthusiastic sportsmen were present last night at the meeting In the county court house at whlcn the organiza tion of tie Council Bluffs Fish and Game Protective association was perfected. The organisation starts out with a charter membership of over 100 and these officers: President. C. R. Tyler; vice president. George H. Scott; secretary, Harry M. Brown; treasurer, J. I. Henry; warden, Ed C. Brown; directors, J. J. Hess, T. A. Bar ker. W. M. Frederick and George 8. Wright. The Initiation fee was placed at fl and the membership dues at 50 cents a month for the eight months, from March 1 to No vember 1. The executive committee will consist of the president, secretary and warden,' and the affairs of the association will be In charge of the board of nine di rectors. The committee appointed to confer with the motor company reported that while no definite assurance had been received from the motor officials. It was very likely that the company would place Its boat house between the Rowing association's club buildings and the ice houses at the disposal of the association with dockage facilities for the season at the lake. These were appointed a committee on membership: W. H. Frederick, J. John son. J. J. Johnson, William Llmsberger, A. I'tterbach. Will Annln, P. Gunaoude, F. Wilson, T A. Barker, George Brown, L. C. Bracket!. H. T. Mclntyre. Mayor Morgan Martin Hughes, Jr.. 8. H. Sims. John Bohn. C. Hough, C. W. At wood, Fred Knowles and Lloyd Griffith. Real Estate Transfers. These transfers were filed yesterday in the abstract, title and loan office of J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl street: " ' . Cedar Rapids Loan and Trust com pany as receiver to Richard 8. Schuenemann, lot 10, block 3, and lots 13 and 14, block 4, Stutsman's 2d add, s. w. d f 150 Oocar Younkerman and wife to James Q. Clark, lot 9. block 6, Prospect Place, w. d 1,100 cmny vtagner 10 iewis . agner, nVk lot 6 and nH wVs lot 7, block 3, Mynster's add, w. d 1,900 State Savings bank of Council Bluffs to Fred W. Ward, lot 7, block 7, .peers' subdlv, q. c. d 5 Wllhclm Nath and wife to Henry Sharp, that part ne4 se'4 33-76-42 e of railroad, w. d 2,240 Herman Schoenlng and wife to Carl Ooos, seVi sw4 and nVi aw. 29-74-42, w. d v 8,365 J. W. Colt and wife to Abbie M. Walker, part lots 7, 9, 10 and 12, Auditor's subdlv of lot E, Mallett'e subdlv, 8. w. d 1 Maeon City & Fort Dodge Railroad company to same, part lot 8. Audi tor's subdlv, and lot 5, Mallett's subdlv, q. c. d 1 Total, eight transfers 113,762 Marriage Licenses. License to wed were Issued yesterday to the following: Name and Residence. Age. Frank A. Ball, Omaha 32 Emma Pickett, Omaha 21 J. M. Jungfermann, Neola, Ta .32 Ora McVlcker, Council Bluffs 2 Emll O. Arp, Mills Co., la 23 Marie P. Jensen, Pottawattamie Co 22 William I. Hadneld, Neola, la 31 katle L. Bateman, Neola, la 19 First Indictment la Dropped. IOWA CITY. Ia.. Feb. 24. Special.) Mrs. Sarah Ellen Gallaugher will not be tried for perjury on the first Indictment brought against her by the grand Jury last Novem ber. The state has dropped that Indict ment on the refusal of the court to put down the second Indictment found this month for hearing first. Her trial on the second Indictment, charging perjury In testimony Involved In the murder trial, will begin Friday. Charles Holada, ber self-confessed paramour, now confined In the state penitentiary for life on his self confessed charge of assisting Mrs. Gallau gher In the murder of her husband, will be the chief witness for the state. Mrs. Gallaugher's testimony denying Illicit re lations with Holada will be one of the material statements on which a conviction tor perjury will be sought. Other state ments will be Mrs. Gallaugher's testimony as to her statements the morning after the murder, her statement that she slept In the bed the night Gallaugher was mur dered, and her testimony as to the events of the night of the murder. LEWIS CUTLER MORTICIAN, a Ptarl fc.. Council Bluffs. 'Phons I' Obssrvance of the Lenten season will be gin today at St. Paul's Episcopal church, with services Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdsjraftsrnoons at 4:30 o'clock. Thess meetings will' continue until the week pre ceding Easter when services will bs held both morning and evening each day. The members of Grace Episcopal church will observe Lent by holding services each Trial of Mrs. Lavalleor. NEWTON, la., Feb. 24 (Special.) The principal testimony of the prosecution In the case against Mrs. Lavalleur for the murder of her husband last April wss In troduced today. Jesse Miller, who was one of the coroner's Jury when Lavalleur'a body was found, testified to folding the body of Lavalleur In the burning barn. with his skull crushed and when Mrs. Lavalleur was asked where her husband was said that he was In the barn. He had beard the Lavalleurs quarreling. W. B. George testified that Mrs. Lavalleur had told him and his wife that she was going to get Frank Lavalleur off the place if she bad to kill him to do It. The evidence Is regarded as strong sgalnst the defendant.. DRUMS ARE BIGGEST CARE Make More Trouble at the Hotspita'i Than the Insane Patients. INSURANCE COMPANIES PAYING UP Governor C'nmmlns I rarea President Roosevelt to Islt Iowa on Oc casion of His Trip to St. Loo Is. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DE3 MOINES, Feb. 2'. (Spoclal.) The State Board of Control Is having a great deal of difficulty at tne stste hospitals over the conduct of some of those who have been sent to the dipsomania wards. Chair man Cownle of the hoard has Just made some Investigations Into various accusa tions made of cruelty and rough treatment by inmates of the dipsomania wards, and especially one who was sent to the Mount Pleasant hospital as an inebriate from Kos suth courty. This man, J. A. Marston, has been sending letters to the newspapers msklng the gravest accusations against the management at Mt. Pleasant, and has writ ten the governor and the Judge who sent him to the hospital. The Investigation dis closed merely that t,he Inmate was mad and had not fully recovered from the effects of the Inebriate condition In which he had been found, and he finally admitted he was not telling the truth about the hospital. The board also finds that especially at Cherokee and Independence the insane pa tients are being literally crowded out of the hospitals by reason of the large number of Inebriates who are being committed to the hospitals. To guard against this the state will have to make substantial addi tions to these hospitals within the next two years. The addition of the dipsomaniacs was something not contemplated when the hospitals were built. The state Is now car ing for over 200 Inebriates at the hospitals, and they are morn trouble to the state than all the Insane. Paying Insnrance Taxes, The state auditor today received a check for $25,D22.74 from the Northwestern Mu tual Life Insurance company of Milwaukee as Its payment of taxes to the state on business done lait year. The company pays 2 per cent of Its gross receipts from Iowa sources during the year, and this payment Indicates that the company received over $1,000,000 from the state last year. The next largest payment is that of the New York Life Insurance Company for $22,341.04. The state will receive a much larger sum from the insurance taxes this year than ever before. Fatal Accident I'ndcr Car. At Valley Junction this morning Thomas Connelly fell beneath a train on the Rpck Island railroad and received Injuries which resulted in his death in three hour at the Methodist hospital.- He was engaged In cutting-off cars or making a coupling and slipped on the Ice so that he fell between the cars and was crushed. He was 28 yeara old and leaves a wife and three children. Seeks I'rcsence of Hoosevelt. It Is learned that while Governor Cum mins was In Washington he especially urged President! Roosevelt to resume his western trip which was abruptly broken off last fall by an accident which com pelled the president to go to a hospital. At that time -Secretary Cortelyou tele graphed the governor practically promis ing him that the president would come west in the spring and keep his appoint ments In Iowa and other Btates. Governor Cummins Is very anxious that the president shall do this and has urged that he come at the same time he comes west to attend the special exercises at the St. Louis ex position. Have Invited Hearst and Others. A conference of democrats was held here as tbe result of the suggestion of General Weaver as to broadening the scope of the conference on April 2, and the sug gestion of Charles E. Russell, as to Wil liam R. Hearst, some changes have been made In the program. Hearst has been formally Invited to attend the banquet and It Is known this was at the suggestion of his friends. He wilt be expected to speak. Judge Van Wagenen Is to be present and speak on "Government Ownership of Rail roads." Charles A. Walsh, secretary of the democratic national committee. Is to speak on "The Kansas City Platform," and there will be some others. This Is re garded as clinching the movement for Hearst for president and makes It reason ably certain Van Wagenen will be a can didate for governor. No Pharmacy Appointment. There has been no change In the situation with regard to pharmacy commissioner since Governor Cummins left for the east. It was understood when he went away that the friends of the different candidates would make some effort to clear up the sit uation so that It would be easnr to decide. Conferences have been held at various places tbe past week looking to compromise snd It Is understood that strong efforts have been made to induce this or that can didate to pull out In favor of harmony. The backers of W. L. Leland held a conference In Sioux City to plan for his bticress. It has been repeatedly announced that both Le land and Russell are entirely out of the rare, but it Is known certainly here, and has been all along. 'that neither one hrs considered tbe possibility cf abandoning the fight under fire. Leland, Kelts and Russell are still In the race and their friends are active nnd earnest. Ara-alna- Ilossack Case. WINTERSET. Ia., Feb. 24. (Special.) Judge Henderson, of the counsel for the defense In the Hossack murder case, took up the time until noon today arguing for the defense, and made a strong plea tor Mrs. Hossack. He was followed by Attorr ney O'Neill for the state. 8enator Barry and County Attorney Clammer wilt close the discussion some time tomorrow. World's Beat Pile Core. Why endure tortures from piles till you contract a fatal disease wbsn Bucklen's Arnica Salvea cures, or do pay?' 25c. For sale by Kuhn Co. Meglcht el a Conga or Sort Throat aujr result la aa lacs rabid Throat Troabk or Coaaanptloa. For rtilcl sm BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES. Notnlaf excel tbla simple remedy. Sold esly la beies. AMENDS TEMPERANCE BILL Senate Committee t'lianaes It so Friends Hardly Recosolse the Measure. PIERRE. 8. D., Feb. 24. (Special Tele gram.) The house held a morning session today and the first move was on the part of tbe friends of special appropriation bills to postpone action for a few days longer, the Aberdeen Normal bill and the St. Louis fair bill being on the list. Among the principal house bills presented were: By Hayes, proiding for a state revenue commission of three; by Russell, requiring gas companies to furnish patron with full Instructions for reading meters; by Young, granting extra compensation to county as sessors In large counties; by Bromley, to authorise tbe purchase of land at the Red field Hospltsl for the Insane. The house pissed senste bi'.ls providing for town Jails, licensing of biUlsrd rooms and bowling alleys, granting townships right of control of water from public ar tesian wells, providing for annexation of territory to independent school districts, providing an appropriation of $5,000 for a silver service for tbe ship "South Dakota," to appropriate money for criminal prosecu tions in Stanley county. Tbe senate oil Inspection bill was tsken up and several amendments were offered by Gross, the principal onss being to raise tbe flash test from 105 to 110 slid strik ing out the portion of the bill which alms to regulata the color of oil.' Madison ami Krlbs opposed any changes In the bill, as It was csrefully drawn and should go through Just as It passed the senate, while Brown of Sanborn looked upon the amend ments with suspicion and wanted it to go back to the committee before any changes were made. Porter was orposed tc the whole bill on account of Its attempting too much and was likely to fall down in. some of Its provisions. On motion of Longstaff the bill went bsck to the committee for further consideration. The bill will be re ported Mck tomorrow without change and likely will pass. Carroll offered a general apportionment bill to rover tee failure of tbe legislature of two years ago to act, and, on motion of Goddard, It was Indefinitely postponed as soon as It received Its first reading. The boundary committee bill came up on special order and was supported by Lawson, Bromley and Hutchinson of Beadle and opposed by Nelson, who desired to amend to fix the compensation cf com missioners at 18 per day Instead of (10, but the bill was passed as presented. The senate bill fixing ferry regulations met with eome opposition and finally -vent ba:k to, the committee, and the house bills to prevent over Insurance of property and to provide for Jailers in all counties were killed, and bills passed providing a method of cnallenge and fixing penalties for soli citation of place on Juries. In the senate the temperance bill was reported back to tbe Judiciary committee without recommendation, after extensive amendments hsd been added, which prac tically destroyed the original bill. The senate passed house bills providing for a supply of stone for the state capltol from the penitentiary quarries, making the poll list the basis on which to esti mate population for pay of county officers, for uniform first and second-grade teach ers' certificates, to pay Judgment held by Julian Bennett, to appropriate 800 to the secretary of the State Historical society, and fixing compensation of State Board of Agriculture. The senate passed senate bills establishing a scale of salaries for county Judges, providing for two Justices of the peace In Incorporated towns, and the military code. The senate is holding back special ap propriations until action hss been taken on the anti-compact bill which was sent down in the house last week, snd the fate of this bill will have a great deal to do with the possibilities. on speclsls. Moody stirred up the senate Just before adjournment by 'a demand on the appropri ation committee for a report on all appro priations affecting penal and charitable In stitutions, but his motion was declared lost. Sooth Dakota Oratorical Contest. vi TP hell. S. D.. Feb. 24. (Special Tel egram.) The fifteenth annual oratorical contest wss held last evening to select an orator to represent Dakota university In tha state oratorical contest to be held at Huron In May. The first place was awarded to Alfred Wenz, whose subject was, "Triumph and Defeat." Gustavus Loevln ger was given second place. FORECAST 0FTHE WEATHER Rain or Snow In Nebraska Today, bnt Fair Tomorrow. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. Forecast: Nebraska and Kansas Rain or snow Wednesday; Thursday fair. Iowa Increasing cloudiness Wednesday, followed by rain In southwest portion; Thursday fair In weet, rain or snow in east portion. Illinois Increasing cloudiness Wednes day, followed by rain or snow at night or Thursday; winds becoming northeast and fresh to brisk. Missouri Increasing cloudiness Wednes day In east, rain or snow In west portion; Thursday fair In west, rain or snow In east. Colorado Fair in west, snow in east portion Wednesday; Thursday fair, warmer east portion. Wyoming, Montana, North and South Dakota Fair Wednesday and Thursday. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, Feb. 24. Official record of tem perature and p-ecipitation compared with the corresponding day of the last three years: 1903. 1902. 1901. 1900. Maximum temperature ... 37 44 39 13 Minimum temperature ... 21 SI : 2 Mean temperature 29 3d 28 5 Precipitation CM .00 .UU .00 Record of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day and since March 1, 1902; Normal temperature 31 Deficiency for the day 1 'total excess since March 1 269 Normal precipitation 03 Inch Deficiency for the day 03 Inch Precipitation since March 1 30.51 Inches Deficiency since March 1.., 1.06 inch Deficiency for cor. period, 1902... 8. 68 Inches Vettclency for cor. period, ISol... .36 Inch Reports Iron Statloaa at 7 P. 81.. CONDITION OF WEATHER I :he Si 5 3 ai : c : 3 !? : s Omaha, clear Valentine, cloudy Worth Platte, cloudy Cheyenne, snowing Halt Lake City, (tartly cloudy. Vtapld City, cloudy Huron, clear Wllllston, clear Chicago, clear St. Ixiuls, clear 8t. Paul, clear "pavenport, clear Kansas City, clear Havre, cloudy Helena, clear B Mmarck, clear Galveston, cloudy 33 37 .0) .0) .01 .12 .01 38 .0) ) ,'J 24! ,0 341 .05 3m .0) 3 .00 SHI .0t 3'H 321 .00 26, 2M .0i) 3Xj 4j .0) 2J 28 1 .0 . 6M .0) T lnaleatee trace of precipitation. Indicates xero. L. A. WELSH, Local Forecart Official. Itching Skin Warm baths with Cuticura Soap and g-entle applicationa of Cuticura Ointment, purest of emollients and greatest of sVin cures, constitute the purest, sweetest, most speedy and economical treatment for torturing, disfiguring, itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, crusted, and pimply skin and scalp humours of infants and children yet compounded. Sold throughout the world. ll Ml i GotnSsAt fecial Dtfi America's Rest CHAMPAGNE "SPECIAL DRY." "BRUT." WINE CONNOISSEURS say Ciold Seal is the ONLY American Champagne it equals French wines in quality, boquet and flavor. Why pay twice as much for foreign labels ? "QOt.D SEAL." is sold everywhere and served at all leaJ insr clubs and cafe. I'RBANA WINE CO., L'RBANA. NEW YORK, SOLI MAKER. IVlirunry 15 to A'l 30 very low Col oulot rates will im in effort to the west, f2.".00 to Sfiittlo, Tat-omn, Portland, Shu KrnnclBfO nuti Los Angeles. (22.50 to SiKiknne. $20.00 .to Hutte, Helena mid Salt Lake. CorresportlliiKly low rnte to hundreds of other points. Tolder mailed free on request, telling aJI about the low rates and dally tourist ear service. TICKETS, 1502 Farnam St. J. B. Reynolds, City Ticket Agent. Telephone 250. I MEN, COKIE T ME There Is seldom a day that 1 am not consulted by an unfortunata suf ferer who. If he had consulted me In regard to his condition In It early stages, 1 would have cured him and saved htm much suffering, annoy ance and expense. This, I consider, is due to lack of knowledge on ths part Ot the one who has previously treated the case; therefore, I say to you. If you ars suffering from any disease or condition peculiar to men, or If you hava bean a victim and been disappointed In not getting a permanent curs elsewhere, 1 would ask that you come to my office. 1 will explain to you OUR SYSTEM OF TREATMENT, which I have originated and developed after a whols Ufa's experience In the treatment of special dlseasea of men. I will aivs you a thorough examination, together with an honest and scientific opinion of your cas. if X find you nre Incurable, I will honestly tell you so. If I find your cas curable I will give you a legal guarantee to cure you In tha shortest possible time without Injurious after effects. fua and lasting itrengih. DlMHARGES fttoppsd in from three to five days. KCZBMA j-lmplcs or "any sklu diseases per manently cureu in tun snortest yuki bis ti.ua. 1I1DMOCELR cured tostay cured without cutting. HI Pl'.'ttfc. of men cured In from ten to thirty daya. Mo culling, no detention trom business. KUUDEH AND KIDNEY troubles by our system o f treat m s n t a r im proved at ones and quickly and per- .nanently cured. IVDITC If you cannot call. All correspondence strictly confidential and all if til I U replies stnt In plain envelopes. Enclose 2c stamp to Insure prompt reply. State Electro-Medical Institute, 1308 Farnam Street, Between 13th and 14th Streets, Omaha. Neb. Office Hours I a, m. to I p. m. Sundays, 1 to 1 only. VABICOCBLE permanently cured without a cutting or tying operation. No pain or loss of time. ' II,CKHS. Wo care not of how long standing, aa ws curs .hem at once. STR1CTIRB cured without di lating or cutting; no pain. RHfct MATISM In all its forms permanently cured by my system of treatment. BLOOD POISON (Syphilis) permanently cured without Injurious after effects. lMPOTEXCY promptly restored to natural, vigor- pottfed Ttit Dttr of Coei Cf)tr, Once you try it you will understand why it is so popular with judges of good beer. It possesses every quality of other good beers and tnen some. Made by JOHN GUND BREWING CO.. LaCroaae, Wli. Omaha Uraiirh, 207 S. 13th St, Tel. 2314 and A2M5. QUICK MONEY FOR LAND BUYERS, . IF YOU NEED MONEY TO PAY FOR LAND IN IOWA OK MISSOURI MARCH 1, WE HAVE AND CAN PAY IT OUT ON TWENTY-FOUR HOURS' NOTICE. WE ADVANCE MONEY FOR DEEDS THE MONEY IS HERE ON HAND. TELE PHONE, CALL OR WRITE. J. W. SQUIRE 101 PEARL STREET, COUNCIL. BLUFFS. J