, TIIE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1903.
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Current news of iowa.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
R ABANDON; BELT LINE IDEA
! Opposition whioh ffu' Vanifett la City
i CaunoU Discouiagss Prsmoters,
High t
1 street, I
TABOR LINE TO ASK TERMINAL RIGHTS
Preposltlaat Is CHMrltt st Leoss
bat Streete "Wanted, lry TTels
Cera pa ay All LI WhI
f Mala tree.
Realising that 'their proposition had not
tnet with the favor they bad anticipated,
the promoter of 'th(;lnterurbeu Terminal
and Belt Una company have decided to with
draw their request for a franchise to enable
It to enter the city and establish terminal
here. Thla chance In the plana of the
promoters waa decided upon yesterday aft
ernoon at a' secret conference between the
apodal committee of the city council to
Which the matter of the proposed franchise
bad been entrusted. President Dobba of the
Council liluffa. Tabor ok Southern Electric
tine and Messrs. Oreen and Banger, repre
sentatives of the . Uorton firm which ex
pects to finance the scheme.
Aa far aa could be learned yesterday, the
Tabor line will' ask for a franchise, not
nly to enter the city, but to practically
encircle It. The proposed franchise which
the Tabor line will ask will, it la under
stood, (rant, It the right to occupy the
following streets: ...
Streets that Are Wasted.
South avenue, commencing at Its Inter
section with Qarfield avenue at the soutn
cltv limits, to Tomevln street Toetevln
street from its intersection with South ave
nue to Nineteenth avenue. Nineteenth ave
nue from Toetevln street to High street.
Hfrh street from Nineteenth avenue to
T'lghteenth avenu, Eighteenth avenue from
High street to Third street. Third street
Eighteenth avenue to Ninth avenue.
avenue from I MM street to jcourtn
Fourth street from Ninth avenue to
street to Main street, Main street to Wash-
lnrton avenue. M anhlnston avenue from
Main street to Blxth street, Sixth street
from Washington avenue to Its northern
end st Rohrer's park, .Curtis street from
J?ohrer's park to Avenue V. Avenue V from
With street to Curtis street. Avenue O
from Blxth street o Thirty-second street
end to a point that would he Intersected
hv the extentnn of Avenue O and Thlrtv-
flfth street. Nineteenth street from Avenue
CJ to Avenue M. Avenue M from Nineteenth
street to Thirtieth street. Thirtieth street
from Avenue M to Avenue O. Twenty-ninth
street from Avsnus M to north city limits
or some other streets hereafter selected to
reach the terminal hridge. Thlrty-rlfth,
street from (Sixteenth avenue to Avenue C
Avenue C from Thlrtv-ftfth street to Thirty
second street. Thirty-second street from
Avenue C to Avenue O, Sixteenth avenue
from Thlrtv-flfth street , to T'nlon Pacific
transfer (rreunds, Twsntv-thlrd avenue
Trom transfer grounds to E'eventn street
Eleventh street from Twenty-third avenue
to sou in city limits,
All West of Mala. r
These streets were all ' named In aub-
Mr. Starr of Monroe City, Mo., and It Is
expected that the call will be extended thla
week.
There were no services In the church
yesterday, but arrangements have been
made for supplying ths pulpit until such
time aa a rector la called. On Christina
day Rev. Allen Judd, archdeacon of Dee
Moines, will condsct services at 10:39 a. m.
Archdeaoon Judd will also conduct regular
services In the church next Sunday morn
ing at 10 : o'clock. It Is expected that the
Sunday school will be reopened next Sunday
If you don't know what to buy for Xmaa
gifts go to Herman L Left art's, 40 B'way.
BOOMS STATE MARSHAL BILL
A, C. Kaakla Warktas; Cjs Peatlmeat
la Faver ef Prosesed
Mruart,
A. C, Rankin of Chicago, known as the
"molder orator," addressed a union meeting
of the churches In the city yesterday after
noon at the First Baptist church In behalf
of the proposed "state. marshal btU," an
act providing for. the appointment of
stats officer whose duty it will be to en
force the liquor laws of the state. Mr.
Rankin proved himself an agreeable and
Interesting speaker and waa greeted by an
audience which filled the church.
In opening Mr. Rankin atated that the
movement in behalf of which he waa work
ing did not deal with any phase of tLe
temperance question. It waa purely and
simply a movement to have such liquor
laws aa the stats has or may enact en
forced. The state had officers to enforce
the game and fish, icauranoe and 'other
laws, but there had not been a state officer
whose duty It waa to enforce the liquor
laws, he said.
Regarding the organisation of the state
marshal clubs, aa they are styled, the
apeaker said they were composed of voters
without regard to party affiliation; men
who believe In the enforcement of the liquor
laws of the state, and that by officers com
missioned by the state. The organisation Is
not a law and order society. It makes no
declaration on the question of license or
prohibition and no pledge of total abstin
ence. It simply demands the honest en
forcement of the liquor laws as enacted by
the chosen representatives of ths people.
The state marshal bill was framed at the
first annual convention of the 8tste Mar
shal Clubs of Iowa at Grlnnell last' May,
and provides that for the purpose of carry.
Ing it out the state la divided Into Ave dis
tricts. .
A district marshal, shall be appointed for
each district and he shall have authority
to appoint such deputies aa he may deem
necessary. - The amount of compensation to
be received by the district marshals haa not
been named In the bill, but Mr. Rankin
stated he waa In favor of paying them
12.600 per annum and office expenses, and
f ...miS km
divisions one and 'three of the ordinance i the deputies $100 rsr month and expenses,
presented by the tnterurban company. The ' Mr. Rsnkln said there would be another
Tabor line, however, will not ask for any
rights upon the streets east of Main, aa
Contained In' subdivision two of the Inter
ttrben ordinance.'
The plan of the Tabor line. It will be seen
by aottng hj streets whJoh are la be In
cluded tn the fr&nohtoe, la to enter' the city
and reach the business center on Matn
Street and from Washington avenue turn
threat to Thirty-fifth street along Avenue O,
then south through the Union Pacific dump
fcnd circle untn it reaches the point near
the School for the Deaf, where It first ap
proaches the city, thus making a loop.
Thla new proposition. It la understood,
tjrtll be submitted to the city council at its
fnsetlng tonight. The oommlttea, It Is
understood, will then hold another eonfar
thee with the promoters Tuesday afternoon
tr sverdng.
convention January 10 and tl In Pes Moines
before the meeting of the stats legislature,
at which time the committee appointed to
redraft the bill would report. The speaker
expressed great confidence that the bin
wmiM be'epprorefl y ths state legislature
' Mr. fUnkln an a1 tri'the morning at the
Second Presbyterian church and ' !n the
evening at the First Christian church.
ISO different designs in solid gold and gold
Piled watches. Herman M. Leffert. V
Bjroadwar,
Mrs. EUafcesead Injure.
Mrs. Richmond, wife of Major George H.
TUohmond, 131 Avenue E, waa severely in
jured Is) re runaway aocldent yesterday
tnornlng' on Oakland avenue. Her- little
daughter FraaoM'fcnd ths little daughter
J f Mrs. Lewis, In whose .carriage they
I were driving, were badly bruised, but not
i terioustjr hurt.
1 4he party wait driving in a two-seated
1 ettiag belonging to Mrs. H. Lewis, who
resides near the Iowa Sohool for the Deaf
I and to whose house they were going for
J dinner. NeaJr Fletcher avenue the horse
became unmanageable and dashed down
Oakland avenue. At the corner of Wash'
tag-ton avenue the horse made a sharp
turn, wltli ths result that both whaels on
ths right aide el the oarrlage broke off and
the occupants were throw out onto the
curb. , ' r -
Mrs. Richmond received a severe gash en
her forehead and was rendered unconscious.
Ths two , children were severely bruised
about the hip and legs, while Mrs. Iewle
and her friend escaped with nothing worse
than, a shaking up. Mrs. Richmond wss
taken to. a nearby house and medical as
sistance summoned. Bhs remained uncon
scious tor a considerable time, but later
was able to be removed to her home.
ISO different designs In solid gold aad gold
filled watches. Herman M. Lsflert. eUS
Broadway.
1
fl Ingerso:! watches for 86c, today.'
Leffert'a
at
Plumbing snd heatfng, Bnrby i Son.
Umbrellas and canes.
fort, tot Broadway.
Herman M, Lef-
' Coloael Bala Leetares.
"Ths Safs Stds of Life for Young Men"
was ths subject of the lecture given by
Colonel George W. Bain of Lexington, Ky.,
last evening at the Broadway Methodist
church, under the auspice of the Woman's
Christian Temperance1 union. He was
greeted by a congregation which filled the
large auditorium. In his address, which
was replete with Illustrations and anec
dotes, Colonel Bsln advised total abstinence
for young men, as ths danger of indulging
In intoxicating liquor, however slight, had
Its perils. No youth should be discouraged
by reasori of his poverty or lowly surround
ings, and to Illustrate this he told of the
groat men of this country who had by
their own efforts and strength of will
risen to the hltfhest prominence, although
raised on a farm. In ooncludlng he laid
special . stress on the necessity of every
young man taking the bible as his guide
through life.
10W ASS OWN Mt'Cfl OF CUBA
Lare (Voniet Bars Settled There, tod
Tonidei Several Town..
THEY PROTEST AGAINST SOVEREIGNTY
Derlare - They Vl There; ike
Aesasastlea that Islaad Weald
Beeosae Part at Catted
States.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES. Dec . (Special.) Before
the Iowa senators return to Washington
after the holiday season they . will have
been made aware. If they have not already
had it impressed upon them, that Iowa peo
ple are more Interested In the pending
treaty to cede to the Republic of Cuba the
celebrated Isle of Pines, than are residents
of any other state of the Union. Several
colonies of Iowa people have already betn
planted tn the Island and it Is expected that
if the Island remains the possession of the
government at Washington hundreds of
Iowa people will get land there and engage
In business. The treaty which proposes to
relinquish to Cuba all sovereignty over the
island Is therefore of great Interest In this
atate.
The settlers on the Isle of Pines from
Iowa are from Spencer, Fairfield, Ottumwa,
Creston and elsewhers. A year ago It was
reported that there were forty families of
Iowa persons, tn all about 150 persons from
this state. Since then many other families
have settled on the Island, and there are
probably J00 Iowa people there. In Feb
ruary last there wss organised at Fairfield
a company In which a number of the lead
ing business men were Interested to develop
a plantation and build a town 'In the Isle of
Pines. This company founded the town of
Almaclges Springs, which has already been
developed Into a fine winter resort, with
baths and fine water.' Another American
town Is Columbia. There are over 800 Amer
ican cttlsens on the Isle and nearly all
have gone there to reside permanently snd
on the assumption that the island would be
a part of the Vnlted States territory.
I Americans On Half Cabs.
These Americans are said to own in fee
simple more than one-half of the island.
They have built houses, have set out or
chards and trees and havs tilled the soil. A
company from .New Jersey has already ex
pended 175.000 In Improvements on land pur
chased there. One tract of land purchased
cost SS0.000 snd a hote. has been erected at
a cost of fia.ooo. Another company haa In
vested more than $175,000 In land and Im
provements for a fruit farm. Kleven ststes
of the union are represented in ths litt:
American colony. A postoffice wss estab
lished tn the American colony by General
Wood.' ' , '
The fact that Iowa people would ask that
the Isle of Pines be retained aa a part of the
United Statea was known last spring, for it
was In March that a petition from these
people was addressed to President Roose
velt In which It wss said: .
Three hundred American cltisens residing
on the Isle of Pines, and who own more
than one-half the Island, make the follow
ing prayer: First, relief from the present
government of the Isle of Pines, and. sec
ond, that the Island be retained as a part
of the territory of the United States.
No Geveramebt ta Island Now. .
In respect to the'flrst ft may be said tlSat
there It no government on the Isle of Pines.
There Is sn slrnlde and seven policemen
and a clerk end a Judge, whose office la in
Havana province. Cuba. The official action
of all these Is governed by officers residing
on the Island of Cubs. As a matter of fact,
there Is no need of the presence of the al
calde and the policemen and the clerk on
the Island, for the reason that the moral
Influence of the Americans' Is dominant and
quits sufficient to maintain order. The clerk
referred tn has no Jurisdiction nor powers
mm 10 transact any business
of consequence to the residents of the
Island, i Almost the entire business that
would come before a government officer has
been the conveyance of land, the pavment
of taxes and such scknowledirmenta
might be tHken before a notary puhllc. Tet
whenewr this business had to be attended
to It waa necessarv to travel in the nr-rwi
of Havana, which required several days en(
enmnea considers me expense, a hardship
which many Americans have found It hard
to bear. Hut this hardship Is less burden
some and less objectionable than the creed
shown by Cuban officials In the exaction of
unreasonable es for the performance of
the simplest official acts. The experience
of one of our American colonists fl w
Pearcev, the vice president of the Isle of
Pines Improvement company, fullv Illus
trates this. -He has purchased a t'rsct of
land and was cnmnel!1 in mn tn Tjn..nn i
Cuba where the records of the Isle of Pines
are sept, to nave the conveyance of the
property made. Ovtnz tn the nnm.iin..
tlon of the Cuban officials he was unable to
have the necessary papers executed for
nearly four months, during which time he
Hijucal. which cost him about MOO. In ad
N. T. Plumbing Co.. Tet 160. Night. F-007.
Little things at little prices at Herman
M. Leffert'a, t0 Broadway.
Hafer sella lumber. Catch the idea
Discredit l.evler's fltery.l
The police of this city received yesterday
a second communication from the Chicago
police relative to Clinton ' Levter, alias H
C Hsmmund. supposed to be wanted here
for ths murder of a ma named Frank
Lent two years ago. Nothing la known here
about Levlr and no man named Lant haa
been muraerea in this city.
Ths letter yesterday, which enclosed
picture of Levter. was front Inspector John
Wheeler of the Desplalnea street police
Station, where Lsvier Is being held. In
spector Wheeler writes that among the
correspondence found on Levier, atlas
Hammond, was a letter In his own hand
writing, wherein he stated that hs mur
dered Lknt In this .city two years ago ta
revenge Ifor Lant. having testified against
him at soras previous time and causing him
being sent to ths penitentiary at Jackson,
Mich, for forgery. Inspector Wheeler adds
that they have two other persons to whom
Levier boasted of having murdered Lant.
As Lsvier. alias Hammond, was ta ths
Jackson pealtentlary from October t. lt.
to July 11, 1901 the police here cannot un
derstand how he could have committed a
murder In this city or slsewhere two years
ago.
Sterling silver novelties of all Winds and
all prices.' Herman M. Leifert, 40$ B'way.
Will Net tins C-kureh.
As result of the visit of Blshnp Morrl
eoejiere test wwk ths vestry of St. Paul's
-lucopal church hs derUed not to clcee
Sthe church this winter; as had been sug
gested. Pa ths recommendation of Bishop
Viorrison the vestry has under cone'deratton
hs advlsabt'lty ef extending a call to Rv.
MINOR MENTION.
Davis sella drugs. ,
Leffert'a glasses fit.
Btockart sella carpets. '
A stere fur men . "Bono's. "
Diamond betrothal rings at LsSart'i, iOt
Broadway.
14-K and lt-K wedding rings at La fl art's,
0 Broadway.
Picture framing. C. B. Alexander At Co..
tii Broadway. Tel. ten.
Mrs. W. A. Grnnsweg and daughter are
home from a visit in Chicago.
The city council la scheduled to meet In
adjourned session this evening.
Mrs. D. W. Foster of Hot Springs. 8.
D., Is the guest of Mrs. E. Brown, TiH Mad
ison avenue.
Hoblneon Bros.' great clearance and rum
se sale Is still on. A great opportunity
for Xmas shoppers.
Mrs. J. E. Ebaugh and daughter of Glen
wood are vtalilng Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Tipton of Glen avenue.
The Ladles of ths Maccabees will meet
Tuesday evening for Initiation of candidates
vna election of olttoere.
Mr. Charles Dominick of New York City
traveling representative for H." F. Haiin
A Co., la stopping at the Grand.
All photos taken at BVnmltd's studio be
fore December a positively finished before
Amaa. Upen Sundays. 'Phone A6U.
For rent, effloe room ground floor; one
ef the must central ktcadous In the busi
ness portion of ths city. Apply to The Use
office, dir.
. Aaka for Bids On or before December
K. IMS. I will eeU to higiieet and best,
either or both, 401 and 447 ark ave Coun
cil Hluffs, Is, V. W. Oils. AgentTfcouncIl
ttiuna, la.
Couaoil Bluffs eerie. Fraternal Order ef
c-nciee. win give lie second annual ball
Wednesday evening of this waek in Roynl
Arcanum hall.
Mrs. W R. Huntington and children of
Itutnerford, N. J., are here to spend ths
Christmas holidays with reltlives. Th
"l't Mr. Huntington to Jtin them for
T. R. Glsnn. the negro who haa been
held at the city Jell t it a week on suspi
cion that he was a fugitive from Jusil
" lor niuroar, was reloaded
yesterday morning. Iiiveetlgauoa showsd
be was not the man wanted.
Oeorge Ouderklrk. owner of the building
iMxuieu oj ine t-eieren-&cnoe!ilng coin-
tany as a mattreaa factory, whlh was
urned down a few days ago. haa flld a
tics of suit In the dlulrlct court, claiming
'js damages from the firm (or the loss
uiw structure
SPECIAL FOUR-DAY
SLAE
Monday, Tuesday
Wednesday, Thursday
In order to give the public an opportunity to thoroughly inspect the line of samples which Mr. Dominick has displayed
at our store we have decided to make erdry day a special day on some particular line. The samples are all here, and will
be 'sold, at manufacturer's prices, but on the special sale days of each particular article it will pay you to buy that day
because there will be a special discount of 10 per cent. Mr. Dominick is an expert in his line, and knows jewelry from
A to Z. lie-will assist us and personally wait upon the trade. lie is a gentleman who is entitled to the confidence you
will immediately hare in him.
TUESDAY SPECIAL SALE OF BROOCHES AND KINGS
Consisting of over 3,000 patterns in brooches; thousands of the latest designs in rings, scarf pins, link buttons, chains,
charms, lockets, fobs, emblem goods, etc. etc.
WEDNESDAY SPECIAL SALE OP STERLING SILVER, CUT GLASS AND HAND PAINTED CHINA. .
In Silverware Consisting of i
HAT .BRUSHES, ,
WRITING SETS,
NAIL FILES, COMBS,
HATPINS,
CLOTHES BRUSHES,
TALCUM JARS,
VASELINE JARS,
TOILET SETS,
COLOGNE BOTTLES,
JEWEL CASES,
PUFF BOXES,
HAIR BRUSHES,
HAND MIRRORS,
SOAP DISHES,
INITIAL SEALS, ETC.
In Cut Glass
BERRY BOWLS,
SALAD DISHES,
FINGER BOWLS,
WATER BOTTLES,
WATER PITCHERS,
TUMBLERS,
' VASES,
HANDLED NAPPIES,
JEWEL CASES,
DECANTERS,
' FRUIT BOWLS,
ETC., ETC.
In Hand-Painted China f
, JARDINIERS,
TANKARDS,
PITCHERS,
SALAD BOWLS,
PUNCH BOWLS, . ' .
TRAYS, MUGS,
PLAQUES, VASES, PLATES,
TEA SETS, BERRY BOWLS,
SAUCE DISHES,
FRUIT DISHES, . '
CELERY DISHES,
BON BON DISHES, ETCL
Thrrsday special sale of all the remains of Mr. Dominick's sample line. This will consist of the odds and ends of the
sample goods unsold. This entire sample line must and will be closed out by Thursday evening. v
' SPECIAL SALE TODAY OF WATCHES AND DIAMONDS.
There positively cannot be a larger selection to choose from in any western city, for they represent Hahn & Co.'s entire
output of watches and diamonds.
WATCHES
( We have on sale hundreds of the newest and most attractive
14-K. and 18-K. solid gold or gold filled watches, fitted with any
of the standard movements?
Ladies rold filled watch, warranted JO
i, 7-Jewel, Elgin l"J tn
.... saww
U Ingersoll watches for sic, today, at
leffcrt a.
Men's 14-k. solid gold, hunting or open
face. Elgin or Waltham 09 ftfl
movement VL iUU
14-k. solid gold, extra heavy case, Rlrln or
Waltham movement, fj QQ
14-k. gold filled V-year ease, Klein or
Walt hom movement, full C fj ft
jeweled LUlUU
14-k. gold filled 25-year case, Elgin or Walt
ham 7-JeWel . OH flfl
movement lU'UU
Gold filled 80-year case. Elgin or Waltham
full Jeweled movement, 2150
A large number of more medium priced
price irora .ou uo
k large number or more n
watches, ' ranging In price
to $10.00, $12 60, ,114.00, $1.B0
and
18.00
Boy's nickel watches, the I
beet watch for the money li
years.
movement
Ladles Boss filled rase. O else, warranted
25 years, U-Jswel Elgin 9fl flfl
movement afcUtUW
Ladles' g-!d filled, open face or hunting
case, warranted xb yean, chatelaine
watch, Elgin or Waltham IC flfl
movement ItJsUW
Ladles' watch, s-old filled hunting cn
warranted 20 years, 7-Jewel i IO Cf
Elgin movement ItiwU
TjiIIm' watches. Boss filled hunting case.
warranted 25 years, 16-Jewel ftfl flfl
Elrrin works siUiUU
Ladles' solid gold, open face or hunting
case watch. Elgin or Walt- 49, Cfl
ham movement
DIAMONDS
This is the Diamond Store surely. We wish we
could set to type the enthusiasm we feel for our show
ing of Diamonds. We have never before made such a
showing so thorough so great so worthy so many
beautiful glittering gems in sizes from 1-32-k. to 5-k,
They are absolutely perfect gems, of finest qualities,
and we positively can sell you better stones for less
money than any other house in the west. You'U certainly
enjoy a visit here now, and only a personal isit will give
you a fair conception of this magnificent display.
We have stones ranging in prices from $25.00,
145.00, $75.00, $100 to ?G50. ,
STORE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS,
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WINDOW w.-DISPUL.
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Telephone L607.
SEE OUR
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DISPLAY.
Jeweler and Optician.
409 Broadway.
made ten trips from the Isle of pines to
juiucai. wnicn cost mm snout rum in art.
dltlon to this vexatious delsv snd unneces
sary exnenae he waa rum ,,..11. nou w
v.uiau nuury iu For nrawing me (teed
t'noer tne law no one hut a notary ran
draw a deed In Cuba. Me waa then
pelled to pay $t.l to the recorder for re
cording the pnpers. Then he wss forced to
pay 1 per cent on all amounts of monev
stated tn the pttper. the purchase price, all
mortsages, etc.. and then taxes amounting
to fl.31092. The total cost of obtaining a
simple conveyance of this one piece of
property was nearly $4.00. Vnder a ra
tlorihl and Just system of mv.rnm.nt nn
the Island nothing like thla would be nna.
atine. uriiufi. inn lees ana isxes colleclel
under the Amerlesn rmvernment would ha
applied to improvements on the Islsnd. As
it is now, Americans owning property on
the Islsnd srs tsxed without renresentation
and monev exacted from them Is used In no
way tor tneir Denent.
Oaly Tweaty Native Laad Owners.
American cltisens have aronlred moat nf
tne land on I lie Inland. .There are not to
exceea twenty natives who are landed nm.
prletors on the island. More of the island is
ownea ny nonresident BDsninrds and
Cubans than native ieldenta. The nnMIn
land does not exceed 10(i0 acres, hence the
larger parr ti tne Inland Delones to cltlxens
of the I nlted States, mho purchased It from
private Individuals and have triable and are
maxing sunsiantiai improvements on it.
Consequently the turning over of ths Island
to Cuba would be not onlv a-lvlna- that
ernment the control of the Inland, but would
urn piurma- una.r us SDSuiute control a
coiony or v cinzena or ine I nltd Btatea,
K'geuier wnn an irrir interests, who are
inns rorcea out or tneir own country.
driven from unrier their own flat, denrlved
of the value of their nronertv milhmit hnne
of compensation, and many of them reduced
to want ana misery, t an the United Statea
government afford to do thla?
lour me'nori iiiais nave reason tn rev
upon statements current In Cubs that in
the event of the lale of Pines bring turned
over to the Cuban government a pert of
the Inland will be uard for prton nurxna
snd a part for the colonisation of lepers.
Vnder such conditions Americans could not
remain on the laisnd. They would there
fore be forced to pert with thetr hnldinra
st sny pries snd lesvs the Island. But
whether the Cuban government should use
the laisnd In the wit Indicated or not it
la not unreasonable to conclude that ths
administrative conditions would doubtless
be such as to drl e nut s?!f-respectlng and
Independent Americana.
Appeal te Sesster.
This petition, sent to the president months
ago, has been supplemented by others to
congress asking that ths treaty be not
eopnrmed. In the meantime Influential clti
sens of Iowa will sppeal directly to ths
senator to prevent giving the island ever
to the Cubans. Communication with the
Island Is alow and unsatisfactory. There
la no cable and ths malls are not regular.
A party of Iowa touriats vtalted the Is
land last summer. They went from Tampa
to Havana, thence across Cuba to a port
near the Isis of Pines and a small steamer
Carried them the forty miles over to
Jucaro, the port of ths Island. They found
tnat tne southern gj-t of ths Island Is
severed wlJt plna forests a&d this la sepa
rated by a swampy place from ( the north
end of the Island, where theIand Is about,
800 feet above the sea, save near the north
coast, where It rises to 1.B00 feet. The
climate was reported perfect and no dis
comfort in midsummer. The pine treea are
in 'some instances eighty feet high and
other timber is proportionate. A hundred
different trees and ahruba bear edible fruit
or nuts. In short, tt la an island of mingled
tropic and temperate qualities, ,
CaTsa Haa Perfect Clleaate. . ,
The climate Is perfect," says J. Fred
Clark, formerly of Fairfield." 'Slcknees la
almost unknown. The spring waters, famed
for years, make for health, yellow fever
has never been there and malaria Is un
known. The soil is fertile and oranges,
lemons, grape fruit, gu&vaa, grapes, com,
potatoes, egg plant, coffee, tea, cocoanuts,
pineapples, bananas, alfalfa and many
other crops grow excellently. 8ome orange
treea planted In August, 1901, are nine feet
high. Corn aeen ten feet high yields two
crops a year and 100 bushels to the acre.
Of some things three crops are grown.
Then there are the bard woods, marble,
good brick day and many othsr resources."
The Americana on the, Island hare de
cided upon a policy of refusing to pay the
taxes and they will not recognise the
Cuban government at alL The Iowa peo
ple who have Invested their money there
feel confident that in the end the Isle of
Pines will be retained by the United States
and that eventually tt win heooroe one of
the most interesting of island possessions
o( the republic. .. . '
Haags Himself la Roam.
A farmer named Joseph Oqulst, from
Bioux Rapids, la., hanged himself In
second-class hotel In Pes Moines last night
ills body was found thU morning banging
by a clothesline In bis room.. He was evl
dently 111 and partially demented and had
come to Des Moines to get into a hospital
He had about 178 tn money and letters
showing that Joseph Brown had at one
time beeen made his guardian. .
OHIO MAN RILLS FAMILY
Impoverished1 Machinist BhosU Wife and
Thre Children, Than Commit. Enioide.
NONE TO TELL HOW DEED WAS DONE
Before the Marder Be Wrete Letts
ta friend Telling; Bias of Hla
Pnrpoae sua Bodies Are
Feud.
CLEVELAND, Dec. SO. Roscoe . W.
Derby, a machinist, about 46 years old,
exterminated hla family early today . by
shooting his wife, his three children and
then himself. The drlme is believed to
have been due to despondency over the
Impoverished condition of the family purse
and the near approach of Christmas.
The crime was extraordinary In its
thoroughness, and there was, evidently, no
mishap In its enactment The wife was
killed first while sleeping In bed; two of the
children were killed aa they ran hither and
thither through the bouss in the darkness
of early morning endeavoring to escape
their merciless parent The third child
waa killed In its bed after the elder brother
and sister bad been killed.
The dead are: Roscoe W. Derby; his wife,
Delia; Harold, sged I; Alice, aged 7, and
Thomas, aged i.
Derby had been down town aa late na U
o'clock last Bight ostensibly shopping.
When hs got horn", hla wife and he talked
with a neighbor over the approaching fes
tival. Derby seemed pale and nervous.
Shortly after his arrival at home ths neigh
bor left and the Derby family went to bed.
The crime ta believed to have been com
mitted about 4 o'clock this morning. Mrs.
Derby waa shot to death In bed, two bul
leta having been fired Into her forehead
and a third, probably fired after ths child
ren had been killed. In the back of the neok.
Mrs. Derby probably waa killed during
sleep, the expression on her face ahowlng
no algn of a gtruggle, It being calm and
peaceful.
Straggled with Children.
Two of the children, probably, had m
struggle with their Infuriated parent be
cause they had been awakened by the noise
of the revolver being fired and sought to
escape him, but without avail. Harold's
body was found lying in a pool of blood In
the kitchen and that of Alloa In the dining
room with her face to the floor and a bullet
In her breast From the location of the bul
lets in hla head the boy evidently waa
caught by hla father and held while the
weapon waa placed against the little fel
low's forehead and the bullets sent into
hla brain. There was also evidence of a
Struggle on AUce'a part The last of ths
children to die wss Thomas, aged 4. He
had remained In bed. probably still asleep,
ai.d also received bullets In hla head, dying
Instantly. '
After the extraordinary crimes had been
committed the perpetrator, of them went
Into the bedroom where, his wife had been
killed, and lying down at her side, fired a
bullet Into hla own brain and died at hla
wife's side.
A number of pool room race checks were
found about the house, showing that Derby
had been trying his luck on betting.
The first knowledge of the crime was
communicated In a letter, written by Derby
yesterday to a friend who lived not far
away, which was sent by special delivery.
The letter was to the affect that when It
had been received the Derby family would
CLEANING AND EYEING.
Ladles' and Oentlemen'a Clothing; Qeoaad, ,
Dyed, Pressed and Repaired;' cUo Dry
Cleaning. No shrinkage or rubbing 'ott
guaranteed. Work done oa abort notice. .
COUNCIL BLUFFS STEAM DYE WORKS '
Tel. BOO. 101T West Broadway.
LEWIS CTJTLE3
taTa m TT WV A .
ft TNaat at, Council basaX
be dead. When the rrlend hurried to the
house this morning all that had been prom
ised waa aeen to have been fulfilled.
, Change of Time. '
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RAIIvTA"-.
Consult these columns for change of tlma.
effective Dectmber ISth.
Edaeatlorsal ExTalhU Beady.
HARLAN, la., Deo, (Special. -Ths
eduoatlonal exhibit Of Shelby county la '
practically all ta and the beat samples are
being sorted out In the court room. , It
oonslata of samples of work dona In weav
ing, basket making, sewing, preserving '
botanical specimens, drawing" and examina
tion papers in the common branches. Much
fine work was shown from ths Harlan and
Shelby schools, and much that waa cred
itable from Irwin and Klrkman and other
schools In ths county. It la- intended to
make an exhibit of thla work at the State
Teachers' association meeting and later at
the St Louis fair. . -
A Cat H fUtest .
After Portefa Antlaeptlo Healing Oil la ap
plied. Relieves pals instantly and heals at
the earns time. For man or boast Price So.
tl Ingersoll watches for 85c. today, at
Leffert'a.
Wife Betaraa with BasTsavad.
MISSOURI VALLET, la., Dec 10. (Spe
cial.) An eloping party, whose real names
the principals refused to give, stopped 'at
the City hotel last week. They registered
as msn and wife Monday and In lieu of pay
ment for their board they gave the land
lord a large trunk of goods to hold In trust
Tuesday ths msn went to Omaha to secure
work. Yesterday the husbsnd of ths elop
ing woman appeared and she eagerly flew
to his protecting arms. She repented hsvlng
eloped with the hired man and ties husband
forgave her. He clslmed he owned a rsnch
In Nebraska and had expended MO In the
search of his missing wife. The board bill
was settled after some demur and the re
united couple returned to their happy home.
Water Tests Catefe.es Flro.
HARLAN. Ia.. Dec. to. -Special.)-At I
o'clock yesterday Harlan had Its first fire
In many weeks. The (Ire started In the
standplpe of the Rock Island Rsllroid com
pany, catchina first In the packing and
timber of the lower part of the structure.
The Hsrlan fir department made a quick
run, and soon had water playing on the
Interior of the packing of the standplpe.
The loss will be about 100. It Is thought.
It Is not known exactly how the firs
started.
Deswty Steas Ip at Natch.
HARLAN, la.. Dec. (Speclal.V-Chartea
Reynold, at present deputy postmaster,
has lately been sppolnted postratster at
Harlan. Mr. Reynolds has served in his
present capacity for several years and Is
popular. He Is a Harlan boy and Is a
graduate of the Harlan High school.
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