Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 10, 1895, Page 3

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY JANUARY 10, 1895 ToE OMAHA DAILY BEx 11 COUNCIL BLUFFS, OFFICE, NO. 12 PEARL STREET Delivered by earrler to any part of the eity. H. W. TILTON, Lessee. TELEPHONES-Business qffice, No. 43; night editor, No. 2. MINOR ME Grand hotel, Council Bluffs, reopened Oct. 1 Mayne Real Estate agency, Broadway. For Rent-Large private barn near court bouse. Apply at Bee office N. A. Keys and F. H. Keys(are both con- fined to their home on Fourth avenue by a severe attack of la gripp: Afternoon meetings are held the First Baptist church at 3 afternoon the subject will be There will be preaching block on Broadway, ne street, Sunday evening by Harmony chapter No, hold a special meeting purpose of initlation invited Justice Cook united yesterday afternoon were James L. Armel Y & blushing bride and groom of 65 and § respactively, both from Omaha Blanche, the S-months-old Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Spctman o'clock yesterday morning at home, 722 Bluff street. The take place at 3 o'clock today, Snyder officiating The county supervisors put in all of ye terday in settling with the county treasure: The ladies of the Broadway church are making arrangements to hold a bazaar of national holidays in the month of February This is a ncvel entertainment and worthy of the patrc of all. This evening the Union Veteran Leglcn and the Ladies’ auxiliary will hold an open me2t- ing, at which the officers for .the ensuing year wil be installed. A good program, consisting of music, recitations and speeches, will Be rendered. All soldiers and thelr families with friends are cordially invited. The Chicago & Northwestern officlals are in high spirits as the result of the phenomenal run mada by the fast mail train with Engineer Phil Pickering at the throttle. Upon figuring up it was found that the actual running time, excluding stops, betwezn Boone and Council Bluffs, a distance of 150 miles, was just 144 minutes, The officers of Humboldt lodge, 174, T. 0. 0. F., will be installed by Ed Harris of Neola, district deputy grand master, this evening at the hall of the association. This will be an occasion of a great deal of inter- est to Odd Fellows. There is not a city in the United States, it is said, where that order has any larger representation, in pro- portion. to the population, than * Council Bluffs, each o'clock. “Patienc th Twenty-fourth Rey. Thickstun 25, 0. E. this cvening for th: All members cordially day_at This in his first bridal couple The contracting parties nd Catherine Murphy daughter of dlad at 8:30 the family funeral will Rev. G, W We have $400,000 to lean upon farms In lowa and will take all the gilt- edged loans offered at -low rates. We do not want wild lands, and will not loan in Ne- braska. Lougee & Towle, 235 Pearl strect. improved PERSONAL PARAGRAPIHS T. S. Campbell left yesterday for & visit to Avoca. Fremont Benjamin of Avoca city yesterday. Frank Shinn of Carson was in the city yesterday attending district court. Judga N. W. Macy was in the city yester- day, on his way from Clarinda to Harlan, where he opens court today. Among the Nebraskans who registered at the Grand yesterday were: John Ncrton of Talmage, Henry Stahl of Harbine, Mr. and Mrs, E. E. Lundquist of Laurel, and W. J. Harris of Blue Springs. Miss Florence Rush, who has been visit- ing her aunt, Mrs. C. H. Dyar, for the last two months, left for St. Joe yesterday, where she will stay a week visiting relatives and will then return to her home at Linden, Ind. Among the Towans at the Grand hotel yes- terday were: T. S. Snell of Ida Grove, A. G. Colson of Des Moines, John Halste and George Arnold of Massena, A. Spooner of Mondamin, George Erbst of Wapello and Peter Koll of Walnut. City Engineer Etnyre returned last even- ing from a visit to Oregon, Ill., accompanied by his niece, Miss Mix, who will visit the family of S. B. Wadsworth for a time. The report that Mr. Etnyre had been married turns out to have been false. D. Soars Is in the city for a visit of two or threa days. with his father, Charles Soars, and his nephew, Al Noack. He is a member of the city council of Audubon, Ia., and was looking up the: contract between the city and the water company with a view to modeling the contract of his town after it. Mrs. George McLeran of Omaha spent yes- terday in Council Bluffs, at the howe of her mother, Mrs. F. Ogden. She leaves today with her husband for a visit of a weck with the latter's parents at Audubon. Her sister, Miss Katherine Ogden, will cecupy her place.in the First Presbyterian choir in Omaha next Sunday. was in the Remember Junuary and Shoes, And Sargent, for Sargent sells shoes che always. But January he gets ready for spring, and there is always a cut. 1 do not advertise a special sale every day, but every- body knows when I do it's business—no fake. When you can't buy shoes at Sargent's it's queer, Come and see for ycurself. I want, SARGENT, Stole to Keep Warn William Wells, an old darky living near the Northwestern round house, was before Justice Vien yesterday for a trial on the chargo of stealing coal from cars fn the rail- road yards. He told the court that his wife was sick and he had a little child at home, without any fuel to keep them warm. Ho shouldered his basket and went out to the cars, just as he did last winter, and he had the misfortune to get caught, just as he did the other time. A sentence ¢f five days in il was imposed on him, but out of consid- Gration for his age and the fact that he told the truth the sentence was suspended pend- ing good behavior. Fisher and Goodwin, th two young feflows found with him, plead guilty and were sent to jail for ten days. Gordon, another coal thicf, and stood trial, at the close of which he re- celved fifteen days. Ge rge, Clande and Burt Webster, who were caught while supposed to be raiding the cars, were (Nschaged, the evidence showing that the guilty ones were three boys who got away. It's your dollars the Shue Man. i pleaded not gulity Sheridan Coal. This new coal from Wyoming for sale only by H. A. Cox, 37 Main street. Telephone 48, Ask for circular Domestic soap outlasts cheap soap. Went the Whole Hog. Metcalf & Cornish, the owners of the build: Ing at 636 West Broadway, commenced pro- ceedings in the district court yesterday as intervenors in the assignment of J. B. Dries- bach, As shown by the assignee's in. wventory, the assets amount to about $1,181, and the liabilities about $900. In the list of liabllities, as reckoned by Mr. Driesbach at the time he made the assignment, ouly $176 wus said to be due for unpaid’ rent In the petition filed by the intervenors yes. terday they set forth the fact that Driesbach was bound by a lease which does not ex- pire for twenty-one months yet, and they demand that the assignee be ordered to pay over to them tho receipts from the sale of the stock until the whole amount of rent now due and to become dye up to the ex- piration of the lease, which is $1,800. Davis sel's drugs, paints and glass ch: Domestlc soap breaks hard water. arringe The followlng mar: sued yesterday: \d Address. Armel, Omaha Murphy, Omah; P. J. Scanlan, Omaha Kittie A, Roberts. Omaha icenses, age licenses were ls- Age. 5 Discount cn water bills until 9 o'clock Thure- fay evening, January 10, Zhe laundries use Domeatic s0ap | | [ answer of the city Shubert | 58 | 6 | will | and NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS Oity Will Resist thy Evans Effort to Escape Taxation, CLAIM HIS TIME TO KICK IS PASSED fle Acquiesced In the Placing of Pavement on West Broadway at the Time it Was Laid and Ought to Settle No The city was made defendant weeks ago in a suit brought by T. to prevent the sale of his property Broady for unpaid paving tax. The was filed yesterday. In it is alleged the fact that early in 1888 Evans along with other property owners in that vicinity, petitioned the city council for the of West Broadway, from Twelfth to the river, and the work was done The plaintift inspected the work, fully conversant with what was A notice was served on him to come up and make whatever kick he might e coming, but he not only re- fused to kick, but signed a paper waiving all_objections to the work. Moreover, the petition alleges, more than five years have elapsed since the nssessment was made, that the claim is outlaw several J. Bvans on West paving street regularly was being done g n meter was W Moter. A put at the poll headquarters yesterday and it now hoped that the bill for lighting the place will be ma- terfally decreased this month. The light company, under the cld arrangement, lighted the city builling free and charged $15 per month for furnishing light for the police headquarters. This arrangement was the rule until the contract had been safely renewed for another five years. As soon as this had been done the company immediately began looking out for a way in which they could get scmething besides the earth from the city. A meter was put in, and with its as- sistance a bill of $63 run up during the month, for the police building alone, y ix incandescent lights have been in use there, and some of those not all the time, £0 that the meter makes each burner cost about $15 per month. This Is calling forth a vigorous kick from the councilmen, and it is asserted that some of them are looking around for a way of invalidating the contract which was entersd into between the city and the company. There is mot much chance, however, of this being dene, for the company has commenced operations under the new contract, and may be expscted to hold the city strictly to its agreement. About the only thing in the way of a concession which the company has made so far is a change in meters, All Winter Goods at Reduced Prices at the Bostoa Store. reductions in_dress goods. reductions in blankets and tomforts. reductions in mittens and gloves. reductions in underwear. reductions in hosiery. reductions in ladies’ cloaks. our_prices before buying FOWLER, DICK & WALKER, Council Bluffs, Ta. new in « Big BEg Big Big Big Big Get About the Iloo r Costume, * C. S. Clark, who for years was a reporter in this city, now uses his knowledge of Coun- cil Bluffs affairs and his editorial position on the Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin to refute the statement going the rounds of the press that ““Mrs. Bloomer was the originator of the dress reform which bears her name.” Clark says: For years she labored to disabuse the pub- lic of its erroneous impression, but was only partially successful, and now at her death the newspapers of her home city republish the mistake. At the time the divided skirt costume s brought out Mrs. Bloomer, who was the editor and publisher of a woman's right paper in Ohio, not only ad- vocated the costume, but upon several occa- slons wore it. This was the interest she had in the Bioomer costume, and no one ever regretted a misnomer more than she. ‘Why {s it that misnomers and weeds are s0 persistent of life? Dr. Guillotine did not invent the guillotine, and Americus Vespucci i not discover America; yet the implement of execution and the western continent will always £o by thelr respective names. And doubtless divided skirts will long be referr: 10 as “bloomers. Forty Years a Shoe Store, And I have sold you shoes for fifteen years, 1 have too many R. R. felt shees; 1 have too many R. R. arctics; too many felt boots; too many German 8oX; too many shoes of all kinds, and too little money. If you want to swap dollars for shoes come to me and I will save you money. SARGENT, the Shoe Man, 413 Broadway. Faneral of Dr. Jefferis. The funeral of Dr. Thomas Jefferis took place yesterday afternoon at his residence on Fletcher avenue. - The obsequies took place according to the Episcopal ritual, Rev. E. J. Babcock reading the service. The mains were enclosed in a magnificent casket, which bore two fine floral designs, a harp and a broken wheel, besides some smaller tributes. A large number of mourn- ing friends were present. A quartet con- sisting of Mrs. Wakefleld, Mrs. McLeran and Messrs. Ogden and Thickstun, with J. H. Simms accompanist, rendered a’ choral from Mendelssohn’s “St. Paul,” “Lead, Kindly Light,” “I Would Not Live Alway" and “I Heard a Voice from Heaven,” the music being an Important feature of the service, which was very impressive. The remains were carrled to their final resting place in Fairview cemetery. The pall bear- ers were: General James B. Weaver, T. J. Graham, J. N. Casady, S. S. Keller, M. F. Rohrer, Thomas Bowman and P. C. DeVol. The Utile Dulet society of St. John's English Lutheran church will give a 10 cent soclable Friday evening at James' hall, No. 17 Pearl street, A good entertainment, refreshmer and soclabllity offered all that will come. Ground oil cake $1.30 Lhd. at Morgan & Co.'s drug store, 134 Broadway. Trains to Munawa \Wanted, The one question which seemed to int the young people, and many of the older one: 100, yesterday, was how soon the cars will b started between Councll Bluffs and Lake Manawa. An impression was abroad that they would be started up last evening, and if they had bean there is not a doubt that money would have been made. Colonel I, C. Reel, who has a monopoly on the business of car- rying pleasure seekers by rail, stated yeste day that there is so much to be done that the cannot be started before Saturday. By that time the moonlight nights will be almost gone, but the skaters are making the best of it now by going in carryalls. A big crowd went down last evening, One large tallyho party consisted of Messrs Gus Loule, Lee Evans, Ed Duquette, Herb Brown, Bert Lewis, Painter Knox, Roll Rob- inson, Lester Hart; Misses Mabel Boquet, Mabel Benner, Grace Evans, M. Fredrick, Genle Slyter, Wells, Tip Inman and Ollie Musslewhite. t Try Eagle laundry, 724 Broadway, for good work. Our medium gloss finish can't’ be beat, but we do strictly hand work, domestic finish, when preferred. Telephone 157, Five L'er Cent, Discount on water bills until 9 o'cleck Thurs- day evening, Junuary 10. Grand Jury Starts Work. Judge Thornell cpened up the Jauuaey term of the district court yesterday, and spent all day in giviog instructions to the grand jury and making an equity assign- ment for the term. The grand jury is or- ganized as follows: 8. G. Underwood, fore- man; W. Mott, Willlam Schoening, S. K. Steele, E. E. Harris, 8. V. Pratt and Peter Langer. Gas cocking stoves for rent and for sals st Gas Co.'s office. Washerwomen use Domesiic soap. ———— Bemarkuble Cateh, A farmer named Sam Jones set a for a fox the other day fn a Seabury Settlement, N. Y went to see if' he had ¢ found that the trap was gone, notwit trap clearing in and whe stand- ing it had been secured by a and a heavy staple driven Into a log. he chain leaving a_tolerably plain trail in the dead teaves. This trail Jones followed until he reached a small opening some dozens of rods away, where, on the moss, lay his fox dead and holding fast by the throat with his jaws a dead eagle. The eagle In sailing over the woods had spied the fox in the trap and had swooped down upon it, but the fox, though crippled by the trap, had made a game fight, and killed his assaflant while ylelding np his own life. KILLED THE CURRENCY BILL (Continued from First Page.) moved, before money and credit are given to the work, by a clear and direct understanding between Nicaragua and the United States Mr. Pascoe alluded to the privileges allowed by the cessions to Nicaragua and Costa Rica whereby thelr vessels engaged in the coast trade and reciprocal trade with other Central American republics and those that begin their voyage for a foreign country from one of the ports of these two republics are to recelve a reduction of 50 per cent from the tarift of tolls charged to the United States and other countries. These privileges, he asserted, cannot be exercised without vio- lating the treaty of friendship, commerce and navi| between the United States and Nicarag=a. Our commerce must be at no lisadvintage in its dealings with other na tions senator also discussed the status of the maritime canal company and says it is utterly unable to construct the canal unless the means are furnished by the United States The leading men in the enterprise are well known to be possessed of great business ca- pacity and large experience In public life and the whole history ef the case clearly Indicates that they have mever expected to finish the canal withont generous aid from the United States. 1If, continued the senatof, the com- pany can complete the canal as a private en- terprise, under the concessions from Nicara- gun and Costa Rica without government aid, I prefer to let it alone, ¥o that its present stockholders may obtain for themselves the great results which will follow in case of suc- cess, COMPANY SHOULD WITHDRAW. “If, as the history of the past six years has shown, they are unable to do so for the want of adequate resources, let them indicate a willingness to withdraw absolutely from the work upon receiving a just and reasonable sum in gross for the lands, expenditures and services, to be ascertained and determined in no mean spirit. Then let there be a thor- ough examination of the proposed route through Nicaragua and Costa Rica to ascertain the practicability of the establishment of the waterway between the two oceans and the cost of its construction; the examinations to be made by capable and disinterested engi- neers. The plan of examination provided in the fitteenth section of the pending bill is satisfactory to mo except that the proposition that the engineers shal visit and carefully inspect the route of the canal should be man- datory and not left to the discretion of the president or of any one else, If such a board of engineers make a favorable report and dr- rangements can be made with the govern- ments controlling the territory which includes the route T would be in favor of constructing the canal as a national enterprise by the United States as a government and not as a holder of a majority of the stock of a corpora- tion.” Should the board make a satisfactory re- port with reference to the feasibility and cost of the canal it should, the senator said, be an American undertaking, covered by our flag frem ocean to ocean and our diplomacy should be at once called into action to secure from Nicaragua and Cost Rica the route to be traversed with a sufficient breadth of territory on each side to give us entire control of the canal and absolute protection to our interests. A great deal had been sald with reference to the pecuniary profit to be derived from the collection of tolls from the commerce of the canal. But this consideration had no effect with him. Our government sheuld undertake the work for its great commercial advantages to _our people, not to establish a profitable toll bar. There should be no toll bar to hin- der or burden our commerce. Mr. Pascoe closed by saying he lieved only preparatory action could be taken by legislation during the present congress and this should be limited by authorizing a survey of the proposed route. As a friend and an advocate of the construction of the waterway he hoped and desired favorable conclusions would be reached so that “we may have an American canal entitled to that designation, not because it has been constructed with the money and credit of the people of the United States, although under the alias of a corporate name, but because it is public work owned and controlled and protected in the name of the people of the United States by and under our own national sovereignty.” Mr. Cockrell dem:crat of Missouri, the appropriation commitiee reported urgent_deficiency bill and it was placed on the calendar, Mr. Cockrell giving notice that he would_call it up tomorrow. Replying to Mr. Quay, republican of Penn- sylvania, Mr. Cockrell said there had been no amendments made by the committece to any portion of the bill relating to the income tax. Mr. Quay sald he desired, if the senator from Missouri, (Cockrell), would permit him, to commend "the mat'er to his attention and consideration because because it was too late to intr-duce an amendment of that char- acter at present In the senate. He asked the senator whether it would not be well in the Dbill “instead of smothering the names and salaries of employes In the reports made by corporations under the income tax to compel a publication in such form as thal the list of names of employes shall be accessible to the public.”” Continuing, the scnator sald: stance which happened thirty-six hours has called my attention to the ‘probable importance of something of the kind. It happened that a gentleman who is very high in political position in Phila- delphia, no less a pers.n than a republican national committeeman, in conversation with a distingulshed member of one branch of the state legislature, a judicial officer of the city o¢ Philadelphia, and one of the leading, probably the leading, member of the Penn- sylvania senate, in giving as a reason why he could not preserve pplighted faith and could not do what ought to be done in regard to an important nomination made there, stated he was under a heayy salary from a great corporation for the last three years. A salary large enough to maintain his family and he was compelled to do what the cor- poration wished him to do and not what he himself desired and felt he ouzht to do. The amendment 1 suggest s impertinent, simply in this respect, that men in such a position with high power for good or evil, ought not o be permitted to masquerade as acting in the interests of the public or in the interest of any party, when in reality they are serv- ing these great corporation bedies. They ought to go about and meet their fellows fairly and openly with the dollar mark of the corporaticn upon their foreheads and I think such an amendment as I suggest should be inserted in the bill before it passes.” On motion senate pro wise from the “A circum- within the last of Mr. Daniel of Virginia the ded to the consideration of the Sibley claim bill and Mr. Daniel advocated the measure. Mr. Platt opposed the bill He saw no reason why the bar of limitations should be removed in this case. At the senate went into cxecutive session and when the doors were reopened, adjourned. The ehief of policz in Manchester, N, H., has recently issued an order forbidding any police officer to furn'sh information to re- porters on pain of suspension. According to The Mauchester Uni‘n the situation Is not without its humors, A book agent had just arrived in Manches- ter. As he walked up from the station he in- quired of un Elm street officer, “Can you tell 4e the way to Hanover street?'! The officer regarded him suspici. usly. you a newspaper man?"’ he asked. The stranger hes'tated. “I have ae stammered Then | can tell you nothing blue coat, edging away. “The given us orders not o furnish to newspaper men.' One of the Manchester reporters early one morning discovered a blazé in a pile of rub bish in a back street. “Where's the nearest firebox 7" he asked, rushing up to an officer, “Let's sec, you're a newspaper man, aren't you?' queried the patrolman. #Yes; whers's the box? “Can't tell,” the reply “Chief’s orders.” been," plied the chief has Information was - g for n Thied Man, Jan 9.--The city detectives hay ught anything he | coneluded that Victor Monehianaln and Charles alias other uichard ses the Lemair of beng the of whom Market ac street | Biros, | murderer, are only decoys inteaded o divert had been brokeu off and fox tracks ied away, | attention from the real murderer. | I MILLIONS 1IN LIABILITIES ) 7 Fidelity Loan and Trust Company of Sionx Oity in Harl Lines, EXPECTED TO ASK FOR A RECEIVER SOON Immediate Cause of ‘the Organization's Finanelal Difficultios Attributed to the Recent Crop Fallures Thiéir Inter- est Could Not Be Collected, SIOUX CITY, Ta, Jan. 9 gram.)—An application will federal court here in a few days for the app:intment of a receiver for the Fidelity Loan & Trust company of this city. The company is one of the largest financial insti tutions in the city and its pr failure has created the utmest excitement. labilities are abou: $4,000,000. Of this amount 0,000 are in debentures in farm land in and South Dakota. About $750,000 is in street railway stock and bonds and other miscellaneous securities, Of the $3,250,000 of debentures $2,260,000 are leld in New England and the balance in Scotland. The immediate cause of the company's financial dificulties is the recent crop failure in this l'cality. On January 1, $30,000 in- terest on its debentures came due. At the same time there was due the company as interest on its mortgages $80,000. As a re- sult of the close times this could not be collected. After vainly trying to borrow the money to tide over the crisis the company notified its creditors that it c-uld not meet 1t was accordingly suggested Sampson, the president of the company, be appointed its receiver. This offer has been practically accepted. With one good crop it Is thought that all liabilities can be met. A reorganization of the company will prcbably ollow, in which case the indebiedness would be capitalized. The company has no local liabilities and no manufacturing or jobbing interests here will be affected. The application for the receiver will_probably be made by the Metropolitan Trust company of New York, the company's eastern trustee. The failure of the Lincoln Street company of Lincoln, ). of the company's funds, (Special Tele- be filed in the spective Towa Railway tied up $150,000 I0WA MINERS DISSATISFIED, Trouble Threatened on Account of the Al. leged Violation of Oskaloosn Comprom! OTTUMWA, In., Jan, §.—There is prospect of trouble between the Iowa coal operators and mine The executive b 1 of district No. 13, United Mine Workers, had a hot session here tod Some of the operators have violated the Oskaloosa compromise, the agreement made to settle the strike last summer, which bound them to pay the 189 scale. Some of them are now paying only cents, There is much suffering among the 15,000 miners in the district, which com- prises Towa and northern Mistouri. Agricultural Socloty in Sesslon. MOINES, Jan. 9.—(Spec he forty-second annual meeting of te Agricultural soclety w held here today with 10 members present President Rvans delivered his annual ad- dress, explaining alleged causes for financial fallure of the state fair the past two years and urging the city of Des Moines should guarantee at least $,000 to the e penses of the fair this year, as well as to agrec mot to encouragt any counter at- tractions, sociation 8 now $16,000 in strict economy in’ several must be exer clsed the coming well as means provided for ps vious to the fai The and Sec; W. Field of Odebolt, vice president; G. Eliyson, Des Moines, treasurer, and the lowing divectors: ~ J. P. Manatrey, fleld; B. 1% Iibert, Des Moine: Cowhey, ' South Amaria; Dan Osage; 1. C. Cameron, Holstein, DES sram.)— the Tow: Tel dent Evans lectec 5 Dl fol- Fair- John Sheehan, Town Granite Dealers Meet. CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Jan. 9.—(Special Telegram.)—The Marble and Granite Deal- ers association of Towa'met In annual ses- sion here this afternoon with seventy-five dealers in attendance, President J. M. Searles of this city welcomed the delegates and congratulated them upon the good work of the vear, speaking at length of the ok jects and aims of the association, Follow ing the report of the secretary there was a lively discussion on the advisibility of in- corporating the assocfation under the laws of Towa, and the matter was referred to a commitfee to procure legal advice. A com- mittee was then appointed to determine who were eligible to membership and to define a wholesaler, The committee reported that a man selling on commission only and repre- senting more than one firm =~ was not a wholesaler, and therefore not eligible to membership. Adjournment was taken then until tomorrow. State Bottlers Association Adjourns, CEDAR RAPIDS, Ta, Jan. 9.—(Special Telegram.)—Today's ion of the State ation was given to discussion appertaining to that line of husiness. The feeling regarding business the coming vear is very hopeful. e old officers were re- elected as follows: President, B. W, ar Rapids; vice president, George 5 Moines ‘tary and treasurer, T. Rogers, Humboldt. These officers, with Harbeix, Des Moines, and I, Gaskel, Cl iton, constitute the board of trustees. next meeting will be held at Davenport. National Guard Officers Elected. DES MOINES, Jan, 8.—(Special Tele- gram)—The following officers were elected by the Towa National Guard association this morning: President, Colonel C. V. Mount, Shenenadoah; Vice president, Lieuten ant Colonel W. B. Humphrey, Sioux Cit second vice president, Major 1 B, Lambert, Newton: recording secretary, Captain 8. C. Clapp, ‘Toledo; corresponding secretary. and treasurer, Captain John 7T.° Hume, Des Moine Mathew Thomas of Creston Dend. CRESTON, TIa., Jan. 9.-(Special le- gram.)—Mathew Thomas of Cromwell, aged 72 years, a resident of Union county for nineteen years, died this morning. Bits of Town Nows. The new $47,000 court house at Manchester has been dedicated with appropriate exe cis J el e of the old died of pneumonia, Mys, E. C. nham of T tending church dropped dead. of Tama county’s oldest settler Rev. 8. A. Lee, a ploneen Methodist min- ister of ‘oledo and editor of the wronicle, died at the age of 6 ye . M. Belknap of ne, an_ agricultural implement dealer, has suddenly left thwn, leaving forged notes and numerous cre itors, Mrs. Ira Beebe, formerly of Webster City, has begun sult against the Hlinols Central rallroad for $,00 for causing the death of her husband, Burglars at Oxford Mills carried off $100 worth of goods from the store of Kettleson They fitted themselyes out with new suits and left their old clothes at the depot e Ly Taylor 1s Not in New York. YORK, Jan. 0.~Numerous inquiries from the west reached banking houses today in regard to the whereabouts of W. W. Taylor, state treasurer of South Dukota. As president of a small ) k In Redfield, Tay- lor did business with thé Chase National bank of this city. According to President Cannon of the Chase National bank, how- ever, his accounts with that institution are all right, his indebtedness being amply se- cured. Mr. Cannon sald tonight, relative to the matter MY vior was here weeks ago on a matter of business connected with the bank. I have not seen him since, and 1 have no ldea where he is.'* James W. Brown, nker and broker, wh 15" a purticular fiiend of the missing state tr tonight said he had nothing ol weelks past, He felt certal declared, that Taylor was not in the viecinity, ' o nis of rengoing Vessels Jan. 9. York—Arrived—Noordland, from i Teutonie, from Maas- dam. om Rotterdam; ippl, from ndon; § from ton. Sailed— | latic pool; Trinidad, for Ber- a prominent Mason and idents of New Hartford, while She was at- il one NEW about five (. Johns, N £OW, for Phil London-Ar Arrived - lelphia ived v from | New 4 igland, from York At 't York At York, Averpool—Arrivel—Maj ct'e, fram New Arrived At ihe Lizard—Passed—Steamer Wakenda, | from New o¥rk. for Rotterdam: New York from New York, for Southumpton Al Browhead- Passed—Steamer Catalonia, Circassia, fram New | passed GOSSIP ABOUT MES, l David Walker, the last survivor of the [ Shinnecock Indians, who died a few days ago | at Southampton, L. 1., was at one time officer | on a Massachusetts whaler, and lost one of his legs by getting mixed up with a rope that was attached to a wounded whale, Jay Cooke, the famous financler of war times, s still active in business, despite his advanced years, and though no longer a great figure in financial circles, s still pos- sessed of money making ability, and has been a lucky investor n Penneyivania coal properties, that yleld him a goodly revenue. There are a_number of men in the west, now well established in life, but once poor and sometimes homeless boys, who owe a bt to the generous philanthropy of the late “Aunt Emily" Ward. At one time she had a family of adopted proteges enjoying her bounty. One of these was Theobald Otjen, recently elected to congress from Milwaukee. He was a poor farmer's son, and had run away from home, when he came to ‘‘Aunt Emil notice, Nathan Barnes Greeley, who died at Cly mer, N. Y., December 9, was the only brothi of the founder of the New York Tribune He ed many recruits for the war, and was himself a lieutenant in the army By nature a reformer, he was an early aboli tionist, a temperance advocate, and avoided the use of liquor and tobacco. Though al- a poor farmer, he would often board e of charge, half a dozen tramps through seve winter. When all supposed he was at the point of death, he was asked if he had any fear. ‘“‘Fear of death? Why, no, he replied. “Only 1 dn't want so much fooling about it.”” William H. Johnson, who has just died was the hionable manager of funerals in New York, and his sense of the proprieti was very keen. When a personage in so- ciety passed away the invitations to the obsequies were always sent to Johnson, and were delivered by him. On one occasion he returned a number of the envelopes to the sender marked “dead.” Johnson was sent for, and the following dialogue took place: “Johnson, you must have made a mistake; 1 know that these persons are not dead.'’ “Well, madam, if they are not dead, they ought to be.” He was greater than Ward McAllister in the sense of true exclusiv ness. The 400 will miss him, for his suc- cessor has not yet apppeared. Major von Wissman, the distinguished ex plorer, who was married a few weeks ago at Cologne to the daughter of a wealthy manufacturer, will soon retire from the German colonial service, although he has only Just turned 41. But fourteen years of African _exploration Is an experience that has led him to appreciate a quieter and less exciting life. In 1880, at the request of the African Society of Berlin, he undertook his first journey to Africa—then not so well known as now. That journey lasted two years, and, after a rest, he went out to explore the Congo for the Belglan govern- ment. Since that time he has accomplished many famous journeys, rendering important services and earning tuch distinction. The Boston Traveler tells a good story about Colonel Patrick F. Shevlin, a prominent Boston democrat and a man with a fine war record, When he went to the front h> knew very little about war. His first big fight was at Gettysburg. He was a little worried about the tactics, and o, before the engage- ment began, asked his superior officer whether the fight was going to be helter-skel- ter or man for man. “Man for man,” quickly quoth the officer. Six hours afterward, when the fight was hottest, the officer happencd to go to the rear, and was surprised to sce Colonel Shevlin seated on the prostrate body of a soldier who wore the gray. The Coloncl looked happy, smoking a short clay pipe. “You rascal!” the officer shouted; ‘“why don’t you go into the engSw:ment and fight? Are you a_coward?’ *No, sirree,” responded the colonel; “I am obeying orders.” “Opey- ing orders! How?" “Why, you told me man for man,” sagely replied the colonel, “and I've got my man here.” Colonel Shev- lin knew more about tactics afler that, but his first promotion did not date from Gettys- burg. A physician tells a story of Dr. Holmes. It was when a son had been born to him, and, while he was usually very prompt at the Harvard medical school, he was missed one morning. Finally he entered the room hurriedly, glanced around with a smile and said: “Gentlemen, 1 know I am late, but there is a little stranger at my house.” And then, with an expression such as only Holmes' face could assume, he continued, “Now can any one of you tell me what well known business firm in Boston he Is like?" There was no answer. “He is Little & Brown,” said the doctor, with a twinkle in his eye. That was a good advertisement for Little & Brown, but it is probable that that ploneer of American humorists, *John Pho:- nix,” gave another Boston firm a better one. Enfering a large store in that city one day, he said to one of the proprietors, “I think 1 would like to tuttle a little”” “To tuttle! What do you mean by that don't know,” gravely replied the humorist, “but 1 read invitation over the door, ‘Call & Tuttle, and thought I would like to know how to do it.” an One of the Missourians at the capitol, re- lates the Washington Post, has a card, on one side of which Is printed his name and ad- dress, and on the other these words 1 HAVE TROUBLES OF MY OWN. DON'T MENTION YOURS. The other day Senator Voorhees and the owner of the card were seated together in a cable car. ‘The Indiana senator, in the course of the conversation, suddenly turned on the Missourian, who, of course, is a democrat, and began to arraign him severely for tho way In which that great state had treated the democratic party in the late election. The Missourian listened patlently to the senator's outburst for some time, and then slowly went down into his pocket and fished out the card, which he handed to his neighbor. “What's this?” asked the senator, holuing it to the light of the car windaw. “I h. troubles of my own. Don't mention your: The spirit of the joke suddenly dawned on the Indiana statesman, and throwing back his head, he laughed hilarlously. When he handed the card back to its owner he ex- pressed a wish to get one like it, because, he said, it exactly covered the situation, and he had much need of a similar device to shut off debate. TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS, Archie Gardiner, a we newspaper writer, died The stockholde yesterday and directors. The fu known New York ssterday. of the Sugar trust re-elected the old met board of ling committee of the lake carriers has decided not to purchase any more coal of dealers who are shippe The San Francisco vening csterday sold to R. A, Ci anager of the Morning Call. Southern railway men held a Atlanta, Ga., yesterday to encour gration 'to the southern states, Miners of Zanesville, O., have le eral large coal mines and will competition with the operators, Ada Curry, a 4-year-old child to death at Hinton, W. Va., yesterday, Her clothing caught firé from afireplace, The house of John Loraine, near Fort Wayne, Ind., was burned yesterday and his two litle children were burned to death, he fast train on the Queen & Crescent route was wrecked near Chaitanooga ye terday, and the engineer and fireman were Kkilled, Director Elliott of the A. R. U. surren- dered himself vesterday and was taken to Jail o join Debs and the other officers of ation. the organi Sampson, Bulletin_ was business ot ge & at immi- ed se enter into was burned “Major'’ on the Market stre g In Chicago, who fs wanted for shoc with intent’ to kill, was captured New Orleans yesterday, Representatives of fifty manufacturers of corrugated pips galvanized eave troughs et Senterday at Cleveland for the purpose of perfecting an organization, Michael Davis, unde for murder, William arceny, and Geor in sentence of death Wilkinson, convicted of Ashton, @ forger, d from Jail at Sedalia, Mo., yesterday the meeting of miners at Pittsburg yesterday & resolution was unanimously 10 insist on the G-cent rate and to declare a strike if the demand s not ceded to Thomas Albert, a privat Sixteenth regiment of th itia, was found dead on th Bradford. It is not th is due to an & ide. Joseph notel man, W Lee Mic quarrel & ac- s in compi nnsyl rifle’ rang known whethi ident, murder ny mil r his or sui Moore of Pana, 1L, a prominent badly béaten yesterday by | a passenger brakeman. The vsé over the indictment of several from Boston, for Liverpool. riies for gambling on evidence furnished Moore, by y is not Wealth It is 2aly good for what Comforts and for. How foolish people are. They w for years. ccossitios it will exchange ill drive an old knock-kneed horse He eats, and costs as much to keep, as a sound animal. Thoy get along with dilapidated furniture; fuded and shabby carpets; bare windows: and quite likely an old stove which eats up more fuel in a year than a new and economical ¢ their wives and servants over a voaring fire in a July day olene Stove not only does better we more economy: they serub or paint a coveriug of Lin itseli in a short cracked dishes, bought for almost tima when nothing. with labor nsumer would cost them: hl'-l.” whena G ork without heating, buv with fav n old rough floor, when a beautiful lum would tot only Lok battor, but actually pay for aved: thoy eat off of nicked and wholo and complote Dinner set could be In a word, they deceive themselves by thinkiug they are economical, when they are actually extrovagant in the shiftlessness, or perhaps weought tobe more cha itable,and call it thoughtlessness, while all the time the children are growing up and getting accust omed to such untidy in dress, ¢ in your fault, friend, because you have kesh habits and generally thriftless, ift habits and surroundiogs; grow Largoly not made your children’s Home and its surroundings the methedical, systematic and attractive placo you ought 10 make it, AND MAY What fools we mortals be! 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Baby Carriage Catalogue mailed free. ENGLISH ATHLETES ACLEPT. London Athletic Club Will Send a Team to Compete in New York. LONDON, Jan. 9.—After the meeting of its committee last Thursday the London Athletic club telegraphed the New York Athletic club that the latter’s challenge was accepted, subject to arrangements, and that a letter followed. A subcommittee was then appointed to draft a letter, which was malled the same night. This letter stated that the London Athletic club favorably the challenge of the Athletic club, and that it would do all it could to bring about the proposed meeting. The communication did not contain any sug- gestion as to the list of events, it being sup~ posed that the ordinary university list would be adopted. But nothing will be done of- ficially until the report of the New York Athletic club is received. The secretary of the London Athletic club in an interview said that B. C. Bredin, the English quarter and half-mile champion of the Athletic club, and Godfrey Shaw, the English hurdle champion, also of the London Athletic club, in spite of the assertions mada in certain New York papers, had always been members of the London Athletic club, A. ry of Oxford, the best broad jumper in England, suffered recently from the failure of one of his knees while playing He is not expected (o go to America, In regard to J. M. Barry, the English weight and hammer thrower; K. Horan, president of the Cambridge Uni- versity Athletic association, the famous threc-mile runner, and W. B. Lutyens, the crack mile runner of Cambridge university, no replies have yet been received, New York Another Bad Gay for the Talent. SAN FRANCISCO, 9.—The talent had 1other off day and picked but one winner, Martinez, in the first race. Chevalier, who vas so badly bitten by Jake Allen yeste . will prabably recover, if blood poison- not set in. Suminaries: ce, five furlongs, selling, malde 102, Chorn (4 to '5), won: Advanc Auliffe’ (12 to 1), second; Cquette, 5, G to 1), third." Time: 111, Fle Pronto, Tyrena, Rogation and Long- 10w also ran. ccond race, about six furlongs, _ Albans, 99, Cockran (8 to 1), won oupe, MeAuliffe (12 1o 1), teadfast, 102, Chorn (2 to 1), thir General Miles, Harry Kuhl, Raindrop and Wicklow al six furlongs, handicay to 1), won o 1), second; to_20), third. Time: and Motor also ra urth_race, 1 Major' 1 von; My. Lick, 1 Ibatross, 137, Cairn 8401, Prince 11 also ran, ifth rac , Coombs Hennessey ( Hinrichs (21 neer, Mes 99, M Riley wood, fel selling: Gund- cond ; Time! Bone n. Qu 1T [t 6, . Ca lisc and lile a h f, Stanf ste @ ) to 1), third. Ti , Nipper and First ple- 1), nd; five furlongs, selling: Gussie, to 1), won: Blue Banner, 111, o 1, second; Mollie King, 97, to 1), third, Time: 111 Muti® nd Vulean' also NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 9.—Twenty-elghth day Crescent City Jockey club winter meet- ing; weather, cloudy and cold; track, heavy. Summary First race, five and ball (12 to 1) won, Russ (60 to 1) third. Time: 1 Second race, five and a £ furlongs Miss Maggie (11 to b) won, Wanda T (12 10 1) second, Black Hawk (3 to 0) third, Time 1217, Third race Jardine (2 to 1) won, Kindoyu (4 to 1) second, Old Dominion (1 fo 1) third, Time % Fourth rice, five furlonis: Iixpres won, Loflin, fr.. (4 to 1) #econd, Dr to 1) third." 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