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TOE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, MARCII 18. 1905
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, BANK STATEMENTS
No. 1775.
Report of the Condition of
THB MERCHANTS NATIONAL BASK,
A.1 O"-". In the State of Nebraska, at
th close of business March 14, 1906.
RESOCRCTJB.
Loam and dlacounta.. 82.479 016 22
Overdrafts, aecured
unsecured 14.688 91
V. o. bond to secure
TTClculat"in O,00OO0
U. 8. bonds to secure
deposits 70,000 00
Bond, securities, etc. 60 460 0
Banking bouM, furni
ture and fixtures.... 190,000 00
Due from national
bank (not reserve
agents.) f 290,100 27
Due from atata banka
and bankera 163,499 41
Due from approved
reserve agent 704,888 11
Checks and other cash
Items . 8,(54 65
Exchanges for clear
Ins house 1O3.6SJ0S
Notes of other na
tional banks 1,21100
Fractional paper cur
rency,, nickels, and
. cents 1,67 SI
Lawful money reserve
In banks, via.:
Speole 178,599 60
Iegal tender notes. 136,000 001,691,108 74
Redemption fund with
V. B. treasurer (5 per
cent of circulation).. 4,000 00
Total 84.479,267 98
LIABILITIES.
Capital atock paid in. f 800,000 00
Surplus fund .100,000 00
Undivided profits, leas
expenses and taxes
paid 43,303 (4
National bank notes
outstanding; 80,000 00
Due to other natlonl
banks $ (62,663 49
Due to state banka
and bankers (46,(08 78
Individual depoatta
subject to check 1,818,83 97
Demand certificates of
deposit 850 00
Time certificates of
deposit C4.458 51
Certified checks 9,819 84
Cashier's checks out
standing; 134,4.12 86
United State depoatta 70,000 00 8.765,954 44
Total 84.479,267 98
Statu of Nebraska, County- of Douglas, as:
I, Luther Drake, president of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement Is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
LUTHER DRAKE,
President.
Correct Attest:
FRANK T. HAMILTON,
O. B. ROQERS,
JOHN F. COAD,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
17th day of March, 1905.
F. P. HAMILTON,
(Seal.) Notary Public
No. 4978.
Report of the Condition of
The tnlted States National Bank,
At Omaha, In the State of Nebraska, at
the close of business March 14, 1906.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts.. 82,978,667 56
Overdrafts, secured
and unsecured 9,496 62
U. S. bonds to secure'
circulation x 80,000 00
U. S. bonds to secure
U. 8. deposits 70,000 00
Railroad bonds 31,00000
Premiums on U. 8.
bonds 100 00
Sonde, securities, etc. 100 00
Fifrntture and fixtures . 100 00
Other real estate
owned 100 00
Due from national
banks (no reserve
agents) 3 460,146 17
Due from state banks
and bankers 66,754 35
Due from approved
reserve agents 491,582 04
Checks and other cash
Items 4,61181 .
Exchanges for clear
ing house 39,81919
Notes of other na
tional banks 16,000 00
Fractional paper cur
rency, nickels, and
cents 206 97
Lawful money reserve
In banks, vis.:
Specie 277.780 00
Irgnl tender notes.. 150,000 00 1,495,89903
Redemption fund with
U. 8. treasurer 6 per
cent of circulation).. . . - 4,000 00
Total $4,669,463 11
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid In $ 400.000 00
Surplus fund 100,000 00
Undivided profits, less
expenses and tnxes
paid 110.160 84
National bank notes ,
outstanding 80,000 00
Due to other national
banks $ 925,064 60
Due to state banks
and bankers 670,649 78
Individual deposit!
subject to check.... 1,474,824(6
Demand certificates of
deposit (7,252 95
Time certificates of
deposit 744.568 90
Certified checks 25,276 00
Cashier's checks out
standing 80,266 54
Ui.lted States deposits 62,000 008,979,293 27
Total I4.669.4S3 11
State of Nebraska, County of Douglas, as:
I, V. B. Caldwell, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statoment Is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
V. B. CALDWELL,
Cashier,
Correct Attest:
M. T. BARLOW,
' 8. S. CALDWEM
V. B. CALDWELL.
Directors.
Subscribed nn sworn to before me thla
17th day of March, 1906.
GEO. E. HAVERS TICK.
(Seal.) .Notary Public.
LEGAL NOTICES
BIDS FOR BUILDING COURT HOUSE.
Douglas, Wyoming, March 9th, 1906.
Sealed proposals for the erection of a
court house building at liouglas. Converse
county, Wyoming, including labor and all
materials, will be received by the Board of
County Commissioners of Converse county.
Plans and specifications are on file at the
office of J. Bevan Phillips, architect, or at
the office of the County Clork. Douglas,
Wyoming.
Separate proposals will be received for the
plumbing, heating and electric wiring. The
party or parties to whom the contracts are
awarded will be required to give bond ac
ceptable to the Board of County Commis
sioners for the faithful performance of the
contract.
All sealed proposals will be received until
1 o'clock p. m. on the 13th day of April,
A. D. 1906, and will be opened at the office
of the County Clark to the board on that
date. All bid for the construction of tbe
court house building must be accompanied
with a certified cheok in the amount of
five hundred dollars; also separate bids
for plumbing, heating and electrio wiring
must be accompanied with a certified check
In the amount of one hundred dollars, pay
able to the County Treasurer of said
county, aa an evidence of good faith on the
part of the bidder. The Board of County
Commissioners reserves the right to re
ject any or all bids. Bids should be
marked, "Sealed Proposals for Court
House Building," and addressed to A. D.
Cook, County Clerk. Douglas, Wyoming.
A. D. COOK.
County Clerk, Converse County, Wyo.
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NOTICE OF CONTRACT FOR PRI80N
LABOR.
Notice is hereby given that the Board of
Public Lands and Buildings will receive
sealed bids at the office of the Secretary
of State, Lincoln. Nebraska, until twelve
o'clock, noon, April 8. iw. for the em
ployment of the labor of available pris
oner confined in the state penitentiary.
The contractor must employ such prison
labor for the period of two year from
April 8, 1906. and agree to pay a fixed rim
per day for each laborer employed and
must Dia accordingly, -me asoara oi fun
lie Lands and Buildings reserves the right
." te reject any and all bids.
W A. QALT'BHA,
lf Secretary of Slate.
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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
COUNCIL BLUFFS '
MINOR MENTION,
Davis sell drug.
LeITert's glasses lit.
Btockert sells carpet.
Plumbing and heating. Blxby A Son.
For rent, modern house, 721 Sixth avenue.
Go to night school. Western Iowa college.
Office boy wanted. Dr. Woodbury, 30
Pearl street,
Mrs. Fred Empkle is seriously 111 with
typhoid fever.
Gilbert Bros, have all kind of hard and
oft coal. Tel. 176.
Dashing styles In wall paper. Price low.
Borwick, 211 Main St. Tel. 63.
75o Flemish oak photo frames on sale at
(Oc Alexander's, id Broadway.
Duncan, 23 8. Main St., guarantees to do
the best shoe repair work. Give him a trial.
A marriage licence was lamed yesterday
to Jesse V. Wiles, aged 22, and HatUe Mo
ran, aged 23, both, of gprlngvllle, la.
Missouri oak dr cord wood, (6 a cord,
cobs 11.76 per load, shell baric hickory fl
per cord, delivered. William Welch, II
North Main. Telephone 128.
The members of the Board of County Su
pervisor went to Clarlnda yesterday to
uiepect the patients in the state Insane asy
lum from Pottawattamie county.
Major O. H. Richmond, chief of police,
has received a voucher lor back pension
from November 6, 1SW, amounting to l.
lint.tn. From January 4 of tills year he will
draw Is a month.
The committee of the whole of the city
council held a session yesterday afternoon
at which it disposed ot a numonr of mat
ter which win be presented to the council
meeting next Monday night.
William Fegley, charged with disturbing
the quiet of the Fifteenth street mission,
waa given twenty days on bread and water
in police court yesterday morning. Later
Judge Scott suspended the sentence pend
ing good behavior, aa Jr'eg ley promised to
go to work.
County Attorney Hea yesterday filed an
application in the district court to set aside
the order giving the two Allgood boys Into
the custody ot the Iowa Children s Home
society. .Notice of the application was lent
to Des Molucs for service on the officers
of the society.
W. M. Brnlth, the young man charged
with attempting to pass a forged draft on
M. Weatherbee in payment for the hire of
a livery rig, waa yesterday in police court
bound over to the grand jury. In default
of bail placed at 860u Smith waa committed
to the county jail. Smith has been Iden
tified as an alleged grafter who waa In
Council Blurts during the Eagles' and Elks'
carnivals last year.
Poshing V. M. C. A. Project.
A mas meeting of the business men of
the city will be called toward the latter
part of this month to determine the ad
visability and feasibility of re-establishing
a Young Men' Christian association in
Council Bluffs. The young men interested
in the reorganization of the association
have succeeded in securing about -300 pledges
of membership, but . realize that without
material assistance) iron (he business men
of the city the venture cannot be success
fully launched and sustained.
F. H. Keys, J.. Q. Wadsworth and F. C.
Ricker comprise a committee of business
men who In turn will select thirty other
business men to canvass the situation and
Issue the call for the mas meeting. A
meeting of the committee of three was
held last night in the office of Mr. Wads
worth, when the situation was discussed
and work begun on the selection of the
committee ot thirty.
Concert at High School.
The concert given last night at the high
school auditorium by the Musical Art so
ciety of Omaha and Council Bluffs, under
the direction of Prof. J. H. Slmms, attracted
an audience which taxed the capacity of the
large hall. The concert formed the final
entertainment of the course given this win
ter at the high school under the auspices of
the teachers of the city schools. A better
program has seldom been given In this city
and it was thoroughly enjoyed by the large
and appreciative audience. The society was
arsisted by Qeorge E. Mclntyre, who Is the
possessor of a fine baritone voice; Fran
Wllczek, the violin virtuoso, and Frank V.
Badollet, one of the leading flutists of the
country.
No Inquest Necessary.
Coroner Treynor decided yesterday that
an - Inquest over J. E. Adams, whose
mangled remains were found Thursday
rriorning on the tracks of the Northwestern
near Loveland, was unnecessary. The
mangled condition of the body made It Im
possible for the undertaker to hold It any
longer, so the remain were Interred yes
terday afternoon In Fair view cemetery at
the expense of the county authorities. An
effort will be made to locate the man's rela
tives, It being reported that hi wife is liv
ing in Cincinnati.
Room and cafe. Ogden hotel.
Real Estate Transfers.
These transfers were reported to The Bee
March 17 by the Title Guaranty and Trust
company of Council Bluff:
First National bank to Pottawattamie
Investment company, lot 7, block 13,
Williams' 1st add, q. c. d... f 1
County treasurer to John P. Davis,
lots 1, 2, 8, 4, 6, 7, block 1, Railroad
add, t. d (
Same to same, lots 20 21 .and 22, block
24, Railroad add, t. d 1
Same to same, lot 9, block 9, Bayllss'
8d add, t. d 1
James C. McComb et al to Robert and
Annie Dlmmock, lots 12 and 13, block
6, Hughe ft Doniphan's add, w. d.. 850
Edward M. Smart and wife to A. J.
Newton, lot 6, block 10, Oakland, w.d 680
Total alx transfers 31,038
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DOYLE IN DIS OWN BEHALF
Telia His Version of the Discover of tbe
Famous Portland Mine.
OCCUPIES WITNESS STAND ALL DAY
Direct Examination Completed and
Cross-Examlnatlon Expected to
Occapy Pally Another
Day.
The threatened eruption of the day pre
vlous having passed eff smoothly, proving
to be nothing more serious than a tempest
In a teapot, the trial of the Doyle-Burns
suit proceeded along smooth lines yester
day without any untoward act to interrupt.
Mr. Doyle went on the witness stand when
court opened, and was still there when
court adjourned for the day. His direct
examination waa completed at .4 o'clock,
when hi cross-examination, which Is ex
pected to last over today, was begun by
Mr. Thomas. The announcement that Mr.
Doyle waa to take the stand attracted a
large audience of well dressed women, who
were evidently curious to see the plaintiff
la the now famous suit. The women occu
pied the rows of seat In the lobby di
rectly opposite the witness stand, and
listened with attention to Mr. Doyle' testi
mony until cov.vt adjourned.
Doyle's story pf his connection with
Burn was told substantially as follows:
He was 36 years old, and born at Port
land, Me., where he lived within a few
blocks of Bums, and his relations with
the Burn family were very close, and
o continued after both went to Colorado.
On Christmas day, 1891, Doyle was at
dinner with the family, Burns having re
turned for the holidays from Cripple Creek,
where he and O'Driscoll had been under
the grubstaking agreement with OH aire,
and1 O'Halre, who was also present, re
marked, "Jim, why don't you go up there
and get some claims," or "Jim, why don't
you locate something for Doyle up there."
Nothing further was said Just at that time,
but later in the day Burns persuaded Doyle
to go back with him, when he returned
to the camp, saying he was lonesome and
that he would "let him in on the claims."
A few days later Doyle, Burns and
O'Driscoll started for the camp, Doyle tak
ing along some 850 in cash and $30 worth
of blankets and other supplies. The first
work they did was to build a cabin, Doyle
doing hi share. Doyle during this time
was called to Colorado Springs ns a wit
ness, remained there a few days, and
brought up some more supplies and wit
ness fees of S3 or $10.
On January 22, 1SW2, came the discovery
of the Portland mine. Doyle's Interest in
which was never disputed.
Story of the Disagreement.
While they were at the Devil's Own some
men came along and Burns offered to Bell
it to them for $100, at which O'Driscoll
spoke up and said, "Be gob, you can sell
your interest, but you can't sell mine."
After some further worda Burns turned
to Doyle and said, "I will have nothing
more to do with this man; gather up your
tools, Jlmmie, and come along with me;
you and I will go in together." After the
famous fight In the cabin which resulted
in Burns and Doyle vacating in favor of
O'Halre and .O'Driscoll, Burns sold to
Doyle, "Now I am through with those
fellows. You come right along with me
and you and 1 will be partner equally from
this time on."
After their return from a trip to Colo
rado Springs to raise some money, Doyle
worked on the shaft house of the Dead Pine
claim, earning $28.26, out of which he paid
$6 to J. W. Parker for doing two days'
work on the Tidal Wave claim, which
claim had been previously Jumped by him
and Burns. When the committee came to
investigate the Jumping ot this claim Burns,
in answer to a question as to whom the
committee had to deal with replied:
"Both of us, If you have any kick com
ing, we are partners."
He tol'd ot the work done by them on the
Tidal Wave under, moat discouraging ob
stacles, but how they kept at It, inspired
by the hope of finding gold.
Doyle stated that he did as much work
oil any of the claims as Burns, and then
some. That Burns posed somewhat as a
prospector and left him to do the hardest
workt and that In every undertaking he did
at least as much as Burns. Burns waa
known In the mining camp as "SUvertlp"
and "Snowball," presumably on account of
his gray hair, and Doyle was known as
"The Lad."
Tell of Discovery.
He told Of the discovery of the vein of
gold on the Portland and how shortly after
the Portland Oold Mining company was
organised. Owing to litigation Doyle's
stock waa placed In the name ot Kate
Burns, trustee. Burns handled the stock
as though it was his own, Doyle having
perfect confidence In him. When Doyle
would talk about the stock he would tell
him that as soon as the O'Halre case waa
settled he would account to him and give
him his share.
December 26, 189S, Doyle made a settle
ment with O'Halre and secured a release
from him. This he took to Burn, who
promised to give him his stock in a few
days. Shortly thereafter Doyle received
from Peck, the secretary, a certificate cov
ering his stock for his Interest in the Port
land only. He wrote back asking for all
his stock. Burns sent him, through Peck,
another small certificate for 29,000 shares,
stating that was all he had. Subsequently
Burns denied that Doyle had any Interest
In the other three claims or the stock for
which they sold, and Doyle, after spending
some time collecting testimony and gather
ing witnesses, commenced the suit here.
Judge Thornell sustained the motion ot
the defense to suppress the deposition ot
E. Mi Stephenson of Florence, Colo., offered
by the plaintiff.
Senator Patterson arrived from Washing
ton last night and will enter the case to
day, he being one of Burns' counsel. ,
hearing In police court, a single officer
would have been detailed to escort him.
Had this been the case Whltcomb probably
would have used the weApon and likely
have made hi escape. As It happened
three officer went to the cells to handcuff
Whltcomb before transferring him and he
evidently saw the game was up. The offi
cers now recall that after Whltcomb waa
called to the door of the corridor he re
turned to hi cell a If to get something he
had forgotten, and It was then, the officer
believe, he seised the opportunity to throw
the revolver Into the vault, after removing
the cartridges. The police are at a loss to
understand how the revolver was passed In
to Whltcomb.
CERTIFICATES OF VACCIN ATION
Superintendent of Schools Tarns Over
Fonr Thousand.
At the close of school yesterday after
noon Superintendent Clifford of the public
schools turned In to Secretary Zurmuehlen
of the Board of Health over 4,000 certificates
of vaccination which had been handed In
by the pupils of the different buildings to
their respective principals.
This was dono by Superintendent Clifford
In compliance with the following notice
served on him yesterday morning by Major
O. H. Richmond, city marshal and chief of
police:
OFFICE OF THE CITT MARSHAL OF
COCNCIL BLUFFS, la., March 17, 1906
T. W. N. Clifford, Superintendent of City
Schools, Council Bluffs, la.: You are hereby
requested and directed to turn over to the
secretary of the Board of Health of this
city, on or before 12 o'clock Saturday,
March Is, 1906, all certificates of vaccination
inManrorl hv Vml anrl t Via nrlnAlnsln rt nit
J teachers under you from pupils of the pub
lic scnoois ox mm C4iy.
By order of the Board of Health of tho
city of Council Bluffs, la.
GEORGE H. RICHMOND,
City Marshal.
Similar notices were served by Major
Richmond on Rev. Father Smyth for St.
Joseph's academy, the sisters In charge of
St. Francis' academy. Rev. Father Herman
of St. Peter's parochial school and Rev. J.
II. Lindemeyer, In charge of St. Paul's
Evangelical Lutheran school.
In view of the fact that the Board of
Education will meet Monday night, at
which time the board will be reorganised
by the seating of three newly-elected
members, Mayor Macrae stated yesterday
that It was unlikely the Board of Health
would take any further action until after
Monday.
Many of the teachers and pupils of the
public schools have been vaccinated by the
"Internal" method, which Is practiced by
physicians of the homeopathic school of
medicine. These, It Is understood, the
Board ofUealth will decline to accept, as
It has declared In Its order that all vaccina
tion must be scarification. On Its part, the
members of the Board of Education have
expressed themselves as determined to
leave this question to be settled by the
Board of Health, as they will not be
dragged, as they say, Into any dispute be
tween the two schools of medicine.
City Physician Tinley, speaking for the
Board of Health, Is out with a statement
to the effect that vaccination must not be
considered by parents of school children as
applying to the present time only, as the
order will have equal force next fall when
the new school year opens.
N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. 250. Night. F667.
Arrested on Serlons Charge.
SIDNEY, la., March 17. (Special.) Verne
Scyoc was arrested last night near Thur
man on the charge of seduction, preferred
by Miss Ayers. It Is said that she Is only
14 years olit, which Is under the age of
consent, and thus adds greatly to the
gravity of the crime and the penalty pro
vided therefore. Scyoc was arraigned be
fore Mayor Norcutt of Sidney and gave
bond in the sum of $1,C00.
Damaare Coses Settled.
CEDAR RAPIDS, la., March 17.-(8pe-clal.)
The Beaver Land company today
settled nineteen cases for damages growing
out of the Clifton hotel Are, Which occurred
her over a year ago. Nominal sums only
were paid. Other settlements will be made
as soon as a decision is had on one that
has been appealed to the supreme court.
The suits aggregated over $100,000.
First Alumni Clinic.
IOWA CITY, la.. March 17. (Special
Telegram.) The first alumni clinic for the
Iowa university graduates will be held In
Iowa City on May 2 and 8. The program,
which is now being prepared, will Include
difficult operations and lecture by expert
on medical subjects, Two hundred gradu
ates are expected.
Nominations at Onnwa.
ONAWA, . Ia, March 17. (Special.) At
the republican town caucus last night A.
W. Burgess was chairman and Bd Hol
brook secretary. J. W. Batton and George
Buckley were nominated for councllmen
on the first formal ballot. Tonight the
citlsena will hold a caucus at the engine
house to also nominate a ticket.
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WHITCOMB ALSO HAD REVOLVER
One Fonmd In tr Jail "Where He
Had Throws It.
The police yesterday aecured evidence In
the shape of a revolver which they believe
show that J. H. Whltcomb, the prisoner
who escaped from Bheriff Canning whll
being taken to the penitentiary at Fort
Madison, to which he had been sentenced
for six years for burglary, Intended to
shoot his way out ot the city Jail, where he
was confined prior to being sent to the
county Jail.
A prisoner who recently was released
from the county Jail Informed City Detec
tive Callaghan that Whltcomb had told him
that while he waa In the city Jail a friend
had passed a loaded revolver In to him, but
that he had thrown It Into one of the vault
In the cells. Search yesterday brought to
light the revolver, which la nickel-plated,
with Ivory handle. It was found exactly
where Whltcomb described he bad thrown
It. It bad been unloaded.
It I supposed that Whltcomb harbored
the belief that when he would be trans
ferred from the city to the county Jail,
after being bound ever at his preliminary
Milk to Be Tested.
IOWA CITY, Ia March 17. (Special
Telegram.) State Dairy Commissioner
Wright will investigate the local milk sup
ply, alleged to be adulterated. It la al
leged that formaline Is being used as a
preservative.
Failed to Hold Her.
She I a club woman with a sense of
humor, but the other day when she decided
to attend a federation session in another
town she had om misgiving. She told
her husband that she waa possessed of a
premonition ot evil and cautioned him to b
especially careful of the children. H
merely laughed and said that he guessed
they would be all right, then remarked,
Jocosely: . '
"If you get worried you might telegraph."
In the evening of her second day away
the did worry and sent this telegram to
her husband:
"How are the children T"
The messenger boy came with the dis
patch Just as the man was about to retire.
He read it, smiled and then penned this
answer:
"They're all right. Why 7"
"I guess that will hold her for awhile."
he said to himself, and then he went to
bed.
He felt so good over what h considered
to be th shrewdness of his reply that he
laughed to himself, forgetting for the time
being the old adage: "He laughs best who
laughs last."
It was 3 o'clock In the morning when he
was aroused by the violent ringing of hi
door bell. Slipping into bath robe and
slippers he went to the door and admitted
a young Mercury who handed out a yellow
envelope. It was torn open quickly, read,
and then the husband kicked himself back
to bed aa a recollection of his question In
his message to his wife Impressed Itself
upon hi sleepy consciousness. Her reply
was In one word:
"Becsuse." Chicago Record-Herald.
Charmed with It.
Th commercial traveler had railed on
every business man In the place and hadn't
sold a cent's worth of goods.
"Well, how do you like our little town?"
asked th landlord of the hotel.
"First rate," said th commercial trav
eler, with enthusiasm. "It's a beautiful
young city. How soon can I catch a train
out of It, going either wayr1 Chicago Tribune.
HULL DENIES ME SWITCH
8ajs Ttere is Nothing in Seport Ee it to
Ban for Governor.
SATISFIED WITH PLACE IN CONGRESS
Bee Want Ads are the
Boo utrs,
ileat Business
Governor Cnmmln Also by Implies
tlon Denies the Story Printed
In Mason City New,
paper.
(From a 8taft Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, March 17. 8peclal.)
Congressman J. A. T. Hull today stated
that there was no foundation for the edi
torial In tho Mason City Times-Herald to
the effect that he and Governor Cummins
were likely to change places. He said: "I
would be of no use- to Des Moines as gov
ernor, but feel that I can be of some
service as congressman. Most assuredly
I nm not going to run for governor. I con
sider the position an honor to any man
an second only to the presidency, but
have arrived at that age in life where I
could not easily change the nature of my
work. Until the interests In this district
I have succeeded In getting under way are
completed I feel that I can best servo the
people where I am." Governor Cummins'
only comment was that he had not the
position of governor to dispose of, any more
than did Captain Hull have the position
of congressman at his disposal.
Employers Liable for Substitutes.
In a belated opinion handed down by the
supreme court today It la held that an
employer Is liable for Injuries to any one
temporarily taking the place of a regular
employe, even If the substitute Is hired by
the regular man, If It Is with the knowledge
and consent of the employer.
Flaht Over Judgeship.
A delegation of Sioux City men was again
closeted with Governor Cummins today in
the Interests of the candidacy ot J. L.
Kennedy for Judge of the district coiirt
there. The delegation yesterday In the
Interests of David Mould, while making no
attempt to meet the extensive endorse
ments of Mr. Kennedy, who has nearly
everything In sight, claimed that Mr. Mould
was a far superior man and more capable
lawyer. It Is quite likely that the gov
ernor will send to Sioux City for certuln
trusted friends he has there and from them
got something of the actual situation be
fore he makes the appointment. Unless It
Is proven to him that Mould Is a far su
perior man and that Kennedy Is too light
a weight It Is more than likely that cKn
nedy wilt get the appointment.
Settle Capitol Palntlnsr.
After a long conference of the three mem
bers of the capitol commission with Gov
ernor Cummins and Attorney General Mul
ln, It has been decided that the contract
with Artist Gnrnsey that the bell of the
dome shall be "rendered in dull gold,"
applies to the color and treatment, and not
to the material, and the material may be
aluminum. Other parts of the contract
call for gilding and this Is held to mean
leaf -old.
No Biennial Decision.
The supreme court has adjourned for the
period without giving an opinion In the
biennial election case and the decision can
not be had now before April 4, when the
fourth period of the term opens. On that
same day, If the law is held to be uncon
stitutional, the auditor of Polk county will
have to take the first step toward preparing
for an election.
Abolish Board of Public Works.
Because the two members of the Board
of Public Works have failed to agree aa to
appointments Alderman VanDyck and Al
derman Fraley today asked the city solici
tor to prepare an ordinance abolishing the
Board of Public Works. They propose to
ask the passage of the ordinance at the
next council meeting.
Bnssey Strike Settled.
The miners of Bussey returned to work
oday. Ed Sweeney, state mine Inspector,
on orders of the governor, went to Bussey
and tested the scales to which the miners
objected. He had an expert scalesman with
him and confirmed the report of Inspector
Campbell of Ottumwa that the scales were
all right.
Million Dollar Company.
Another telephone company, with a cap
ital of $1,000,000, has filed articles of Incor
poration. The Western Electrio Telephone
company filed articles with the county re
corder today. Thomas A. Way of Britt Js
president and his brother S. X. Way, both
prominent politicians. Is vice president. C.
E. Yost of Omaha Is a member of the board
of directors. Thomas A. and S. X. Way
are already extensively Interested In tele
phone systems In the northern part of the
state that use the Bell Instruments.
sir.
Central Grocery
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'Phone 24. 600-602 West Broadway.
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New York Baldwin Q I
Apples, per bu OI
Oil Sardines,
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Mustard Sardines, f
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Creamery Butter, QCn
per lb fcUU
Navel Oranges,
each Iw
Lemons,
doz
10c
10-lb. Tail Blue
Kibbon Lard.
IMcnic Hams,
per lb
Salt Pork,
per lb. . .
Bacon,
per lb
Corned Beef,
per lb
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Spring Chickens, lb I hli
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Link Sausage, ORfi
4 lbs CUU
Uains, CI
pound 02u
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MEDALS FOR RAILROAD HEROES
Notable Instances of Conraare Dl
played by Them Told la a
Committee Report.
High praise for the heroes of the rail
was expressed In the congressional com
mittee report which accompanied the bill,
now a law, awarding medals of honor to
heroes In irallroad collisions.
"Was greater courage ever manifested
than that of the locomotive engineer. Jo
seph Luti?" asks the report. "A flue burst,
filling his cab with scalding hot steam,
while his express train was at full speed.
He did not Jump, he stuck to hi post,
while the flesh was cooked and peeled from
his face and hands and bodv. Ha
his train and saved his passengers, but '
n is crippiea ror lite.
"What courage could excel that of the
brave engineer, James Root, and the men
associated with him, who ran the relief
train that carried hundreds of person
away from a fiery death In the- forest fires
that devastated a portion of northern Wis
consin a few years ago? During that aw
ful time whole towns were wiped out of
existence and their Inhabitants roasted and
suffocated. A relief train manned by Root
and his comrades wcntAipon an all but
hopeless mission of rescue. It ran into th
timber land; great cloud of smoke en
veloped It flames licked their way to th
roadbed, but the little band of rescuers
rode on, straight Into the yawning, de
vouring furnace of hell.
"They went to save lives and nobly did
they do their work. Ever and anon the
train (topped to take on board some faint
ing woman with a babe clutched to her
breast, some men made mad by the awful
race with Are on they went, never falter
ing, never fearing, and at last, with six
axle welded to the bearing, with the
woodwork of the car aflame and charred,
with the engine cab entirely burned away,
that train with Its freight of preclou hu
man lives reached safety. The deed of
Root and hi heroic comrade forced the
admiration of the civilised world at the
time, but beyond fleeting mention In the
presa no public recognition waa accorded
their heroic action, and It 1 now all but
forgotten.
"Who remember th herolo deed of th
humble switchman, Timothy Qunlnlan,
who gave up his life on February 17, 1801,
In saving the Lake Shore limited and its
cargo ot human freight from destruction?
The train was bearing down upon an open
switch at lightning swed; tu awful catas-
i
trophe seemed Inevitable. Qulnlan saw th
danger and, while there was not one chance
In a thousand that he would be able to
avert the Impending catastraphe without
sacrificing hi Own life, he hesitated not
an Instant. lie reached the open twitch
and threw it fairly under the pilot of the
on-rushlng engine.
"The train with Its precious human cargo
rushed on In safety, but what of brave
Timothy Qulnlan? The momentum of the
train was so great that It picked up his
body and fairly threw It onto an adjoin
ing track directly In front of a moving
engine and In an Instant all that remained
of brave Timothy Qulnlan was a mangled,
bleeding mass of human flesh and bones.
Among railroad employes examples ot
heroism of tho highest type are of almost
dally occurrence and mlglA be multiplied
Indefinitely."
Regarding the object of the bill the re
port says:
"The purpose of this bill Is to encourage
extreme daring to be exhibited In the sav
ing of life upon railroads by authorizing
the president to bestow bronze medals of
honor, rosette or knots upon persons who
by extreme daring endanger their own
lives in saving or attempting to save the
lives of others from any railroad wreck,
disaster or grave accident, or In endeavor
ing to prevent such wreck, disaster or ac
cident." The report directs attention to the fact
that there Is an enormous loss of life an
nually upon tbe railroads of the country.
The medal proposed by the bill Is of
bronze and Is of little or no Intrinsic
worth. The gold medal provided for In
the legislation now on the statute books
has a value of $86.15 and the silver medal
a value of $63.M. But the Mann bill pro
poses to beBtow a token which shall be
valued only for the honor attached to its
possession.
It proposes to give a simple mark of
public recognition of true heroism, which
shall set Its possessor apart from his fel
lows, like the ancient olive wreath, as a
hero of more than ordinary proportions.
It Is a prize to be striven for because of
the associations connected with It and be
cause It marks the interest which the gdv
ernment takes in the welfare and happi
ness of Its worthy citizens, a mark whtch
can not fall to evoke feelings of patriotic
Interest in the government and promote
civic morality.
DIAMOND ALMOST WORTHLESS
Mammoth Shiner of the Goose Eg
Type Make Too Mnch of
a Show.
If It I really true that a diamond larger
than a goose egg, weighing a pound and
a half and worth 1,000,000, or nearly 5,
000,000, ha been found In South Africa,
there will be a great deal of speculation
a to what will be done with it. For all
practical purpose It Is not worth a tup
pence, and yet It 1 expected to exchange
it a worthies object that oan be held in
the palm Of the hand for nearly eight ton
of gold. This one and nine ltke It would
pay for the Panama canal. This one gem
would build a holf dozen buildings a An
a the best skyscraper or office building
In Baltimore. Working at 12.50 a day It
would take the work of' 1,000 men nearly
even year to pay for It. What will be
done with this startling piece of crystal?
It would make an excellent paper weight,
but it la too valuable to be left lying around
on a desk. It might make a fine gift from
some young man with a good salary to the
girl of his choice. But what would she
do with It? As a setting for an engage
ment ring It would be ridiculous. A an
No Knife Needed
Pile can be cured by internal treatment
To get at the cause tha: is the secret, and
that is why Dr. Perrln's Pile Specific is
so universally successful in Its results. It
increases the flow of digestive juices in
the stomach accelerates the action of the
liver. With congestion of the liver removed
snd constipation relieved, the two chief and
distinct cause of pile are reached and
conquered.
Dr. Pcrrin's Pile Specific
The Internal Remedy
Tor dyspepsia, Indigestion, constipation,
MiousncM, catarrh of the stomach and
kindred ailments it i the greatest remedy
that has ever yet benefited mankind.
Csrtain in it results, this remdy will
cur th most obstinate case of Piles.
Dr. Ptrrla Mtdk.l Co.. I It-Una. Mout.
earring it would pull her ear out of shape
and draw her head down lopsided there
not being being another yet known In the
world as large with which to balance It.
It would also be too big for the head of
a hatpin, and if a girl chould hang It
around her neck as a pendant It would
bo bumping against everything near her.
Even as a shirt stud for a successful city
politician and boss manager It would be
almost too pronouncod.
If one of the women of the smart set
at Newport could possess It she might, by
having It stolen or lost at appropriate In
tervals, keep herself pretty well before the
public through the medium ot our esteemed
New Tory contemporaries As. a toy the
big diamond Is too expensive and too great
a care. What is to be done with It? We
are reminded of the story of the chicken
cock which, when scratching In the barn
yard, found a big Jewel and remarked to
the hens that had gathered In admiration
around him, that he would rather have
found a single grain of corn. Baltimore
Sun.
RAILWAY TIME CARD
INIOJI STATION-TENTH AND MARCT.
I n Ion Pacific.
Leave. Arrive.
Overland Limited a 8:40 sm a 8:06 pm
Colorado & Cal. E a 4:10 pm a 9:S0 am
Cal. & Oregon Ex a 4:20 pm a 6:10 pm
North Platte Local a 7:60 am a 7:00 pm
Fast Mall a 8:60 am a 8:80 pm
Colorado Special a 7:45 am a 7:40 am
Beatrice Local b 4:30 pm b 1:10 pm
Wabash. '
St. Louis Express 8:30 pm 8:20 am
St. Louis IxioH I (from
Council Bluffs) 8:15 am 10:30 pm
Shenandoah Local (from
Council Bluffs) 8:45 pm 2:40 pm
Chicasro Great Western.
St. Paul ft Minn .'.a 8:80 pm a 7:15 am
St. Paul & Minn a 7:45 am a T:65 pm
Chicago Limited a 6:00 pm al0:80 am
Chicago Express a 5:06 am a 3:30 pm
Chicago, Rock Island at Paclfle.
EAST.
Chicago Limited a 1:56 am a 7:10 am
Chicago Daylight Local. b 7:00 am a 9:65 pm
Chlougo ExpieHS bll:16 am a :1d pm
Ixs Moines Express. ...a 4:30 pm bll:60 am
Chicago Fast Express.. a 6:40 pm a 1:20 pm
WEST.
Rocky Mountain L't'd..a 7:30 am a 8:60 pm
Lincoln, Den. & Went.. a 1:30 pm a 5:06 pm
Oklahoma & Tex. Ex.. a 4:15 pm al2:40 pm
Chicago A Northwestern.
Local Chicago all:30 am 3:46 pm
Fast Mall a 8:10 pm 8:30 am
Daylight St. Paul a 7:60 am 10:00 pin
Daylight Chicago a 8:00 am 11:60 pm
Limited Chicago a 8:26 pm 8:16 am
Local Carroll a 4:00 pm 9:30 am
Fast St. Paul a 8:16 am 7:06 am
Local Sioux C. & St. P..b 4:U0 pm a 9:30 am
Fast Mall t:60 pm
Chicago Express a 6:50 pm a 7:30 am
Norfolk & Bonenteel....a 7:40 am 10:36 am
Lincoln & Long Plne..b 7:10 am 10:36 pin
Casper & Wyoming e 2:50 pm e 6:15 pm
Deadwood & Lincoln. .a 3:60 pm 6:15 pin
Hastings-Albion b 2:60 pm 6:15 put
Chicago, Milwaukee St. Pant.
Chicago Daylight Ex. ..a 7:66 am all:00 pm
California-Oregon Ex. ..a 6:46 pm a 8:10 pm
Overland Limited a 8:20 pm a 7:36 am
Des M. & Okobojl Ex. .a 7:66 am a 8:10 pm
Illinois Central.
Chicago Express a 7:26 am al0:36 pm
Chicago Limited a 7:60 pm a 6:05 am
Minn. & St. Paul Ex. .b 7:25. am bl0:35 pm
Minn. & St. Paul L'fd..a 7:50 pm a 8:06 pin
Missouri Paclfle.
St. Louis Express a 9:30 am a 6:00 am
K. C. & St. L. Ex all:lfi pm a 6:00 pm
WEBSTER DEPOT 1BTH afc WEBSTER
Missouri Paclfle.
. , . . . , Leave. Arrive.
Nebraska Local, via
Weeping Water b 4:60 pm bll:40 am
Chicago, St. Panl, Minneapolis
Omaha.
Twin City Passenger. ..b 6:80 am b 9:10 pm
Sioux City Passenger.. a 2 :U0 pm all. am
Oakland Local b 6:45 pm' b 9:10 am
A daily, b daily except Sunday, d dally
except Saturday. dally except Monday.
BIKLIXGTON STATION lOTH MASON
Burlington.
Leave. Arrive.
Denver A California. ...a 4:10 pm a 9:20 pm
Northwest Express all:10 pm a 6: 11 pm
Nebraska points a 8:60 am a 7:40 pin
Lincoln Fast Mall b 2:67 pm 12:06 pm
Ft. Crook & Plattsm'th.b 2:62 pm 10:26 am
Pellevue & I'lattsm th..a 7:50 pm b :.' am
ftellevue at Puc. June. .a 8:8u am
IJellevue & Pac. Junc..al2:16 pm
Denver Limited a 6:50 am
Chicago Special , a 7:10 am
Chicago Express a 4:00 pm a 8 66 pm
Chicago Flyer a 8:06 pm a 7:.6 am
Iowa Local a 915 am all:iKipm
St. I-ouIb Express a 4:25 pm all:46am
Kanwis City St. Joe..al0:4o pin a 6 45 am
Kansas City A St. Joe. .a 9:15 am a 6:05 pm
Kansas City & St. Joe.. a 4:25 pm
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