Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 5, 1900, Page 8

. R St A DT T L e —— THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 1900 NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA, __COUNCIL BLUFFS. MINOR MENTION G-cent cigar. Fine Missourl oak. Gllbert Bros. Gas fixtures and globes at Bixby's. Fine A. B. C. bear, Neumayer's hotel Wollman, setentific optician, 400 B'd'y. Bchmidt's photos, new and latest styles. W. J. Hostotter, dentist, Baldwin block. Moore's stock food kills worms, fattens. Bee Bchmidt for elegant hollday photos. Drink Budwelser beer. L. Rosenfeld, agt. Leftert, jeweler, opticlan. 22 Broadway, New line of statuary. C. B. Alexander & Co., 338 Broadway. H. F, and Henry r left yesterday on & trip o Colorado Springs, Colo. W. F. Qraff, undertaker and disinfector, 101 South Main street. 'Pha . Get your work done at the poj laundry, 74 Broadway. ' W. C. Estep, undertake Telephones: Ofce, 97, residenc Mrs. Busle Jeftries of Kansas City is the guest of Mrs. W. B. Fisher of Vine street, Morgan & Klein, upholstering, furniture repairing, matiress making, 122 8. Main st Council camp, Woodmen of the World, will meet Friday night for the annual elec- tion of offcers. Miss Arkwright's china and watercolor oxhibit, 604 Mynster street, for one week, beginning December 1. Your wife will love you if you buy Sher- dan coal. Smokeless, no clinkers, soot nor sulphur. Fenlon & Foley, sole agents. F. H. Mudge, who was called here by the death of his mother, Mre. A. 0. Mudge, re- turned yesterday to his home in Denver. A want add in The Bee will bring re- silts. The same attention given to a want @dd In Councll Bluffs as at the Omaha office. Captain J, J Pueblo (Colo.) Chie guest of J. J. Biown of South street. Counell Bluffs tent, Knights of the Mac- cabees, will meet in regular sessfon tonight When the annual election of officers will take place e AT o ) train, & member of e locs newApaper traternity, And wife left laat evening on a visit to relatives In Gales- S, M W. Harvey DeWitt has resigned his posi. E’"“ a8 chief ¢ k at the Grand hotel and Lambert, editor of the in, 1§ In the city, the Seventh as accepted n position In the Hachelors' otel fn Omaha - camp, Modern Woodmen of Amer- lra’n‘,u:lln et tomorrow night In regular messlon, when the annual election of offi- cers will be held F. M. Rains, who has been here on busl- ness connected with the Officer & Pusey celvership, returned to his home in Larned, Kan., last night The Ladies' Ald soclety of Brondway Methodist church will hold its annual ba- r Thursday and Friday of this week. Bihiner iind supper both days. ¢t Winterset, Tn., whe of Mra., Fdgerton of outh Bixth street, loft last evening for Colorads Sprinum. where she will *visit friends before retirning home A _marringe license was issued yosterday g0 dward Turrett, aged 28 years, of South Omahu, und Nancy M. Eggers, aged 18, of Big Bprings, Neb. Justice Ovide Vien per- formed the marriage ceremony. Court Council Blifts, Independent Order of Foresters, will meet tonlght In regular mesaton and hold the annual election of offl- cers, Companien court, Wacondah, will moet at the samo time ‘and elect its offi- o Mrs. A. W, Magor s beeri the guest “The Brownles” at Dohany's Saturday, Docember §; pectacular, melodious chor: unes, catchy musie, witly lines, beautiful costimen: tho ‘most popilar play on the mtage. Matines, 10¢, 20c, 30c; night, 15c, 25e, 8e, boc. A The remains of the late Benjamin Jones of 1428 Third street will be taken to Stuart, fa. this morning for interment. The furieral arrangements are in charge of the 0dd Fellows, of which order deceased was & member. Officer “Thoman-Calingian {s enjoytng an unexpected Visit from his brother, John Callaghan of Winnipeg, Manitoba T}_ul ad not met for twelve years, John Cal: aghan having been busiiy engaged In civil engineering in Manitoba, Bob Bcott, charged with the larceny of a cout, the property of Arthur Reed, from a bullding on North Main street, ' took a change of venue yesterday from the police court to that of Justice Vien, where he is booked for a preliminary hearing this morning. R. W. Zinkle, traveling auditor of the Chicngo, Burlington & Quincy, with head- quarters at Creston, Ia., and Dale Harman, traveilng agditor of the Karsas City, SU Yoneph & ‘Council Blufts road, with head: quarters at 8t Joseph, were In the city yesterday checking up the Burlington city ticket office. The case against Tom Carter, charged with embezzling between $50 and the proceeds of atreet sa'es of a Chicago and a t. Louls newspaper, was continued in Jus- tice Vien's court yesterdny until January 15 on th onsent n? the prosecuting witness, J. M. Black of Omaha. Carter was re: jensed on n bond In the sum of $200, signed by himself and his mother. The receipts at the Christlan Home last week were slightly In excess of the needs Institution. - In the general fund to $280.80, being $80.80 above needs for the current ex- nses of the week and decreasing the de- Refency tn 'this fund to date to 311285, ‘In the manager's fund the recelpts were $36.50 being $1.50 above the needs of the week an reducing the deflciency to $346.53 to date in this fund Harry Howard, whose right name is sald to be Guy Fritz, and Charles Brown, charged with breaking into Mike Kempkis® saloon on South Main street and stealing a gold watch belonging to the proprietor, amongst _other things, had thelr pre: liminary hearing before Justice Vien yes- ay and were bound over to await the action of the district grand jury. They were committed to the county full In de- fault of ball. Hoth are young men, bareiy out of thelr teens. N. Y. Plumblog Co., teiephone 250. Smallpox Cases, Asa Deots, the second of the smallpox patients at the pesthouse, has so far re- covered that he is able to help with the work and the care of the other patient, Ccnmey, whase «condition 18 rapidly im- proving. The quarantine at the hospital | and the Marr residence is being rigidly en- forced and the health authorities are hope- ful that the spread of the disease has been effectively checked The inmates at the hospital are suffering considerable inconvenience by reason of the telephone being out of order. As the bullding is quarantined none of the tele- phone company's, men can get In to place the 'phone in working order. The nurses in the hospital have to communicate with the outer world through the guards on duty outside The Unlon Pacific Railroad company has tegued an order requiring all the men em- ployed 1n the yards to be vaccinated. This will affect about 300 men he: Howell's Anti-Kawt" cures coughs, colds. Wanted—Girl for houscwork. 339 Scott. Commonwealth 10-cent ecigar, CHILDREN’S FELT SLIPPERS 43c HAMILTON'S SHOE STORE. EXPERT T0 EXAMINE BOOKS Affairs of the Officer & Pusey Bank are to Be Carefully Looked Into. RECEIVERS PROMISE TO PAY DIVIDEND Unleas Litigation terferes, They Sy, One-Fourth of the Bank's Be Discharged “Within a few days a thorough and ex- haustive examination of the books, a counts and papers of the Officer & Pusey bank will be commenced by an expert a: countant. We are determined to know something of what has become of our monoy and will do so before we get through.” This was the statement made by Attorney J. J. Stewart and J. J. Hess yesterday when asked it the depositors who applied to the district court to have an examination made would do 80 at their own expense under the ruling of Judge Green. While somewhat disappointed at the ruling of the court, which 1s to the effect that the expense of this examination will have to be borne by the depositors and not defrayed out of tho nssets of the bank, Messrs. Stewart and Hess sald that the depositors were satis- fled with the judge's order and well pleased at belng permitted to have the examination made. The expert who will make the in- vostigation has not yet been decided on, but one will be selected before the end of the week, so that there need be no delay in making the examination, which it Is ex- pected will require several weeks to com- plete. The object of the proposed investigat'on of the banks' books and accounts, as stated by the attorneys representing a number of the depositors, is to ascertain, it possible, what has become of the money that has been deposited In the bank during the last five or ten years. The depositors feel that some explanation is due them of the d crepancy existing between the firm's assets, as shown by the report of the re- celvers, and the liabilities, which consists of money deposited with tho firm. Re- celvers Bereshelm and Murphy express themselves as well satisfled with the pro- posed examination and have declared their willlugness to give the expert every as- sistance In their power. The receivers state that they hope, unless delayed by litigation, to pay a dividend of 26 per cent before the end of the year. Be- fore any dividend can be announced the court will have to rule upon the numerous petitions that have been filed by creditors asking that their claims be made preferred claims. Up to date the list of preferred claims amounts to $13,332, which is but a small figure compared to the total labil- ities of the bank. The recelvers are actively engaged in colleeting the accounts due the bank and within the last few days the court has made a number of orders authorizing them to make séttlements in certain cases where it has been deemed beneficial to the estate to do so.. Regarding the supplementary report, which It was expected the receivers would make, they state that they have not yet had time to prepare it and can give no intimation of when they will be able to do so. M. W. A. dance toni, hTW. of W. hall. Gravel roofing. A. H. Read, 541 Broadway. Busy Day for Firemen. The fire department had three runs yes- terday, one for breakfast, one for dinner and one for supper. About 7 o'clock In the morning the depart- ment was called to “C. 0. D." Greene's gro- cery store, at 336 West Broadway, where the careless handling of a gasoline lamp while lighting it had started a blaze. The gasoline spilled on the floor and for a few minutes it looked as if there would be a conflagration of considerable propor- tions. The flames were extinguished, the only damage belng & hole burned in the floor, At 12:30 p. m. the firemen were given a run to 513 Fourth street, where a boy and a box of matches had started a blaze in the barn. The only damage which the owner, F. McCaul, will have to make good will be that to the paint on the building. Shortly before 6 o'clock last evening the window decorations in the dry goods store of Brandon & Fleming, at 740 Broadway, caught fire and gave the department its third run for the da; The damage, which was confined to the goods in the window and the immediate vicinity, is covered by fnsurance. The fire caused considerable alarm among the occupants of the flats over the store, City Council Meeting, The city council was hooked for a mect- Ing yesterday afternoon to Inspect the Washington avenue paving, but there was not & quorum present, so the inspection was postponed until next Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. The work ou Bryant street fs belng pushed rapidly forward and Con- tractor Wickham expects to commence laylng brick today. The top course will be Des Molnes instead of Galesburg brick as first decided upon. Much of the brick is now on the ground. Contractor Wickham expects to complete the paving on Plerce street today, when if the weather remains favorable he will commence the paving of North First street between Broadway and Washington avenue. Demand Cieaner Stree The members of the Council Blufts Woman's club are Interesting themselves in the betterment of the condition of the city strects. They want the streets kept clean and the secretary, Mrs. Tarkington, has written to the city clerks of the larger cities asking for information and data on the cuestion. The clubwomen are of the opinion that the condition of the down- town streets in Council Bluffs are a crylng disgrace and belleve that an active crusade What do you think when you see $5 shoes advertised for $3,°and $3 shoes for §27 Does it seem reasonable to you? Were they 85 or $3 shoes or is it hum- bug? If you think it is try SARGENT where there is just one price, and FARM LOANS Negotlated In Eastern Nebraska lr: lu‘w.l. James N. Casady, jr., 12¢ Main St. Council Bluffs, I i By Save Your Money e SAVINGS, LOAN AND BUILDING A 283 Pearl St t, Council Blufts, as good as can be bought for the money on earth. Look for the Bear—that’s SARGENT should be commenced to compel the muni- cipal auhbtorities to clean them and keep them clean. The information they are seehing from other citles is what methods are employed aloug this line and whether they have ordinances governing the ques- tlon and what steps are taken to enforce them. The city improvement department of the club has taken the matter in hand and will push it along. Police Court Notes. Mrs. Annle Beach filed an information in Justice Vien's court yesterday afternoon, charging Mrs. A. Dalrymple of Ridge street with assault and battery. She alleges that a short time ago she rented a room of Mrs. Dalrymple and pald for it in advance. A few days ago a relative of Mrs, Dalrymple arrived on a visit and the latter asked Mrs. Beach to vacate the room, as she nesded It. This Mrs, Beack says she refused to do, having pald in advance for it. While sho was away from the house, Mrs. Beach alleges Mrs. Dalrympo took all her be- longings and put them out in the back and when she returned home she found her room occupled. Mrs. Beach says she pro- tested, but was forcibly ejected by Mrs. Dalrymple from the house. Dan North caused the arrest yesterday afternoon of John Plant on an assault and battery charge, flled beforo Justice Vien. Plant gave ball and will have a hearing today. Plant claims that North called him an unparliamentary name and that he shook him, but did not strike him. Tho evidence of Miss Mary Boggs, who charges Bob Stevenson with assaulting her at a danco last Saturday night, was taken in police court yesterday morning and the further heariug continued until Saturday. Miss Boggs testified that Stevenson hit her and knocked her down and that when she ran into a bedroom to escape him, he followed her and dragged her out by the hair and again beat her. Stevenson is still in jail in default of ball, placed at $115, District Court Notew. The case of the State Land and Improve- ment company against the City of Council Bluffs in the district court will go to the jury this morning. At the close of taking evidence yesterday afternoon City Attorney Wadsworth fled a motion to take the ca from the jury and for a verdict to be' re- turned for the city, which was overruled by Judge Green. Mrs, Nancy Belle Patten commenced suit for divorce yesterday from Willlam Pat- ten on statutory grounds, claiming Mrs. Nora Hale, wife of a tenant on a farm be- longing to her husband near Watson, Mo., as co-respondent. Mrs. Patten st in her petition that an amicable arrangement has been arrived at between herselt and her husband whereby she {8 to have as alimony a farm of 120 acres in Pottawat- tamle county, together with the live stock and other personal property on it. The following cases have been listed as subject to call at the close of the present case on trial: Shintoffer against Pangle and Nealey against Neumayer. J. P. Greonshields, dministrator of the estate of the late Margaret Fox, has ap- plied to the court for authority to make & defense In the suit brought by Dolan, guardian of Thomas Fox, against Jennie Frawley and other heirs of Mrs. Fox. Dolan claims that Thomas Fox, who s a brother of Mrs. Fox's deceased husband, 1s entitled to halt of the estate. Methodist Revival, The revival services at Trinity Methodist church, will continue far the remalnder of this week. An all-day service will be held tomorrow, when the following program will be carried out: 7 a. m., hallelujah break- fast; 9 a. m, prayer and praise service; 10 a. m., bible reading; 11 a. m., sermon by Rev. J. I. McLaughlin of Omaha; 12:15 a. m., basket lunch; 1:30 p. m., song and praise service; 2 p. m., bible reading; 3 p. m., sermon, Miss Herrick; 7 p. m., vesper serv- fce; 7:30 p. m. sacramental service and sermon by Dr. D. C. Franklin. Friday and Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock there will be bible readings and on Friday afternoon at 4 a'clock there will be a special meeting for girls. Davis sells paint. M. W. A. dance tonight, W. of W. hall. Renl tate Transfers. The followlng transfers were filed yester- day In the abstract, title and loan office of J.W. Squire, 101 Pearl str J. H. Henry and wife to trustees of Layton I(\I'I\Nh_lp 8 acres In sw cor- ner section 10-71-38, w. q.. J.M. Pullen and wife to Levi man, nwl nelg 14 and 8 6 acrs soly 11-75-40, w. d... . N W B Cooper. and ‘wite to Wil Shaw, lot 3, block 2I, Bverett's add Catherine J. Guanelia et al to James 8. Mithen, lot 13, block 3, Baylis 18t add, q. c. d 8 John Mithen, ‘guardlan, fo James 8. Mithen, undiv 1-3 Iot 13, block 3, Bay- Iiss' 1st add, gdns. d. Total five transfers . 620 £ $ 3,790 FRAUD COST BARBER'S LIFE Insurance Adjuster Charges Shocking Conspiracy in Connection with Death of Webater City M SIOUX CITY, Dec. 4.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—J. H. Hurd of the Laboringmen’s Co-cperative Life assoclation returned, to Sicux City today after an extensive trip In the west and declares he has se- cured evidence of onme of the most sen®- ticral life Insurance frauds ever under- taken. George A. Barber of Webster City, Ia, who held a policy for $7,800 in the company, 18 dead at Pagosa, Colo., and Mrs. Myrtle Wright of Chicago and W. R. Neff are under detention at the same pla being held to appear at the coroner's in- quest, suspected of Barber's murder. Hurd declares his Investigations warrant the bellef that Barber got his pollcy with the intentlon of defrauding the company and that the woman and Neff were in the scheme. Barber's death was not to be a reality, he says, but Neff and the woman changed the plan without Barber's knowl- edgo and deliberately poisoned him. He died in convulsions in a hotel office at Pagosa shortly after Neft had left him. The policy has been made payable to Mrs. Wright, who was alleged to be Barber's afanced wife, and the night of his death she notified tho Sloux City Insurance com- pany of his death. The investigation which followed unearthed some startling facts. Mr. Hurd says that at the conclusion of the coroner's Inquest a verdlet unques- tienably will be returned charging Neff and Mrs, Wright with murder and that thelr trial will bring out one of the most sensa- ticnal insurance fraud cases ever tried in |this country. Barber, it s told, met Mrs. Wright in Chicago last summer and took her to Webster City and then to Denver, where Neft appeared lowa News Notes, Atlantic and Adair are to be connected by a ‘telephone line. Miss Sophla Huffman of Redding was fatally burned by the explosion of & gaso- line lamp. The Rock Island road contemplates the clevation of its tracks through the city of Davenport. Robert McBride, who recently appeared a8 plaintift In a suit for damages for the deatruction of his printing office located in @ South Dakota town, wae formerly well known In lowa, where he conducted the El- dora Ledger. Mrs, Jacob Bowers, who lives near Bed- ford, swallowed some carbolic acid by mis- thinking it wine, When she discov- ered her mistake the only antidoté which she could find handy was & box of axle greaso. Bhe swallowed & quantity of this and sent for & doctor, She iy lkely to re- cover, e § s e st DES MOINES WANTS RELIEF Jobbers Prepars to Demand New Deal COoncerning Freight Rates RAILROADS HAVE PROSPERED THERE Annual Report of State Commisston Shows n Highly Gratifying State of Aftalrs in the T portation Way. DES MOINES, Dec. 4.—(Special.)—The prosperity of the Towa rallroads, as shown by thelr reports and summarized by the lowa Board of Railroad Commissioners, will be used as a strong argument by the jobbers and manufacturers of Des Moines for substantial modifications of the frelght echedules in the interest of Des Moines and central lowa shippers. The Des Moines Manufacturers' and Jobbers' association is working hard for a revision of the rate making Des Moines a basing point. It is claimed that the discriminations virtually amount to shutting Des Molnes out of a large territory and that the wholesale busi- ness of this city has eo grown that the rail- roads will not be able longer to resist the domand for a change. The reports of the Towa rallroad commission show that the lowa raflroads have been prosperous the past year and are becoming more prosper- ous. The increase in the gross earnings of the lowa roads on Iowa business alone during the past year has been about $6,000,- 000 over the previous year. In view of this prosperity of the lowa roads the Des Moines shippers feel that they can demand almost anything that is just, But the Iowa roads, according to the report of the rallroad com- misslon, have dono a great deal the past year in the way of making permanent im- provements. There has been much double- tracking of the trunk lines, many Inter- locking switches have been placed, new statlons and bridges have been bullt and there has been extension of lines into north- west Iowa. It is stated that one company has expended over half its net revenue in betterments of various kinds. There aro now more than fifty interlocking switches In place now in Iowa at grade crossings, halt of which were put In the past year. All this work of improvement of the roads has been the cause of many complaints to the board and it has considered more than 200 separate complaints during the year. Although the revised code of lowa makes no provision for investigation of accidents the board has continued this work of inves. tigation as In former years. The board recommends some additional legislation in regard to grade crossings with a view to preventing accidents. State Agricultaral Soclety. Secretary George H. Van Houten of the Towa State Agricultural soclety has been invited by Secretary C. H. Barnard of Table Rock, Neb., to attend the annual meeting of the Nebraska State Horticultural so- clety In Lincoln on January 18 and will probably accept. Mr, Van Houten has long beer. prominent as an Iowa horticulturist. He went to Chicago today, where he and other members of the Iowa state soclety will attend the American Assoclation of Fairs and Expositions, and Mr, Van Houten Will read a paper on*‘What Constitutes a Successful Fair.”” The Iowa falrs have been generally suctesmitul and especlally the last two, which were so financlally suc- cessful that more than $30,000 was put into the treasury as a surplus. This was in ad- dition to $10,000 expended in permanent improvements. The Yowa soctaty will be scmewhat reorganized at the January meet- | Ing owing to a new law which has gone ioto effect this year. This enlarges the directorate by making the officers all di- rectcrs and making several of the statc officers, including the governor, state vet- erinarlan and head of the agricultural col- lego ex-officio members of the board. The new law also requires that there shall be one director in each congressional dis- trict and this will cause a considerable chenge In the directory board. Fatal Defect in Record. A defect in the manner of the passage by the legislature of the resolution for the constitutional amendment providing for be- eunlal elections was unearthed today, which, it is generally belleved, will render the amendment vold. The constitution pro- vides that when resolutions for submitting amendments to the popular vote pass the leglslature they must be spread in full upon the journals of each house. The sen- ate journal record is complete, but the house journals give the title to the resolu- tlon only. Attorney General Remly said today: “I have not thoroughly investi- gated the matter, but my impression Is that in view of the holding of the Iowa su- preme court in the prohibitory amendment case, the defect fn ‘the record as to the blennial election amendment 1s vold.” The Des Moines grocers have determined upon making an effort to secure the meeting of the State Assoclation of Retall Grocers and the annual exhibit held in connection therewith. At a meeting of the local as- soclation held this afternoon it was declded to offer the association the free use of the proposed armory bullding, 1f it 1s completed by that time, or If not to guaranty a free tent in which to hold the exhibition. Water- loo, Cedar Raplds and other cities want the annual meeting of the grocers. The asso- clation will meet at Waterloo. The case of “Bob" McBride agalnst resi- dents of Mitchell, 8, D., in which he has Just secured a verdict for §700 as compen- sation for his printing office destroyed by the defendants, has attracted attentlon in Towa from the fact that McBride formerly published a newspaper in Eldora, la., and became well known to many Iowans. At the Soldiers’ Home. There are now in the Towa Soldiers' Home at Marshalltown 748 veterans of the war, of whom sixty-elght are in the hospital and seventy-elght in what 1s known as the “old men's” bullding. The youngest is 67 and the oldest 97, The whereabouts of the national anti- secret soclety convention, which was lost a fow weeks ago, have mot been discovered. The president of the assoclation is Samuel Swartz of Aurora, Ill, and the secretary Willlam Phillips of Chicago, and they sent out notices of a national convention to be held in Washington, In., Thanksgiving week. The Weshington people say if the conven- tion was held there it was o secret that they were unable to find it Captain Willlam Van Sant, the newly elected governor of Minnesota, was formerly an lTowa man while he was engaged as a river captain on the Mississippl. He re- cently attended a reunion of the family at Le Claire, where his parents still live, his father being 91 years old and his mother 89, Revival Record at Tarklo. HASTINGS, Ia.,, Dec. 4.—(Special)—Tar- kio, & small town in Atchison county, Mis- sourl, was recently the scene of labor of two eccleslastical peripatetics, Willlams and Alexander, under the auspices of the several churches. For two weeks the seed sowing went on under discouraging cir- cumstances. The break finally came and another two woeks were devoted to gath- ering the sheaves. The first result of this ingathering was 600 conversions, which, taken with the previous elect of a very small town, leaves It a very uncongenial atmosphere for the worldling. Another re- FREFE TRIAIL! On this 17th of October, 1900, before me, Thos. W. Folsom, a notary public, person- ally came Dr. A. T. Sanden, to me personally known, and who, being duly sworn, de- clares that he will give to any sufferer of either sex his new Herculex Electric Belt on absolute free trial, without one cent in advance or on deposit, and that . he agrees to forfeit $5,000.00 if this offer is not lived up to in both letter _ and spirit. Bwora to before m (Beal) The eulex Which is the mewest and most perfect self-appli- cation of galvanic electrioity in the world. ents ever all other electrical beits nds & pleasant soothing stream of the lite- tains and improvi this 17th day of October, A. D. 1000. DR. A. T. SANDEN. THOS. W. FOLSOM, Notary Public (37). ove offer helds good for my 1890 Electrio Belt, as well as my latest invention, the Her- Dr. Sanden Electric Belt, until you 1t con- giving element through the system all night while you sleep. Baok, der Disorders, etc. No burning or irritatios. weak men Dew Strength and is used by women as well as men for Nervousness, Rheumatism, Lame Constipation, Kidney, Liver, Stomach Blad- Remember, not one ceat to me It gives the article drep imat ‘Hercule: by me according to act of U. 8. Congre dare use it n's Electric Herculex,” factory sumber stamped on a Belt, you may kmow Write for bosk, “‘Health fn Nature,” sent free by mall, or e satisfied with results. Note: The has been trade-marked logally and no When you see the words together with s genuime. my fllustrated descriptive my ofice for free consultation. Dr. A. T. Sanden, 183-188 S. Clark St., Chicago, Ill. sult was that every drugglst, every gam- bler, every lawyer and every doctor in the village was converted and the gamblers have destroyed all their devices, the drug- glsts have destroyed all their liquors, the lawyers have pooled and will refuse in the future to defend gamblers, bootleggers, prostitutes and liko small-fry animals The doctors have signed an agreement that they will not prescribe or use any kind of liquor in sickness and will not use it in performing operations except in the worst cases. Incldentally $1,500 was raised and pald to the evangelist 3 Consent. ONAWA,, Ia 4.—(Spect zaloon ‘“consent’ petition will be filed to- morrow. The saloon men are confident they have the required number of names, but the exact figures cannot be given to- day. No late developments in the smallpox situation since yesterday. Mr. Funkhouser of North Lincoln township, opposite the reservation, says that four Indians, three men and one woman, died there Sunday and were burled yesterday. The report is believed to be rellable. For Pneumonia . Dr, C. J. Bishop, Agnew, Mich., says: have used Foley's Honey and Tar in thres very severe cases of pneumonia with good results in every case.” There is nothing su good. Dillon’s drug store, South Omaha; Myers-Dillon Drug Co., Omaha. FREE FIELD FOR REFINERS New York Wholesale Grocers Declde to Buy Sugar Where it Suits Them, NEW YORK, Dec. 4—At a well attended meeting of the Wholesale Grocers’ associa- tion of New York and vicinity—an asso- clation which comprises the leading grocery dealers in this section of the country—it was decided to throw off all restraint In regard to the purchase and sale of refined sugare. President C. W. Smith of the as- soclation sald after the meeting that no definite action had been taken in the way of securing a readjustment of the sugar business and an adjournment had been taken without date. The entire matter had been left in the hands of the executive committee to recommend proper action. In the meantime the members of the asso- clation would purchase from the refiners offering sugar at the lowest price amd WOUIU BEIL Go BULI paicts wa WEie AOF Lbg best interests of their business. The action of the local wholesale grocers is important, for the reason that New York ha: been one of the sections which has most steadfastly maintained the price of sugar. Their position as regards the factor plan {s shown by the last annual address of President Smith, in which he advocated action in the direction of se- curing the restoration of the factor plan by the sugar refiners and the restoration also of the affdavit system, with a rebate of 20 cents per 100 pounds and the trade discount of 1 per cent. He also ad- vocated the adoption of the factor plan by all manufacturers whose goods are capable of belng handled in that manner. MAGNATES TO TALK IT OVER Leading Officials of Principal Went- ern Systems Gather for Con- fidential Chat in New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 4.—There are indlca- tions that there will be a full attendance at the conference of western raflroad pres- idents to be beld In this city tomorrow. The chlef executive officers of many of the large western lines are already here, among them being President Jeffery of the Denver & Rio Grande and President Burt of the Unlon Pacific, President Ripley of the Santa Fe, Vice President J. C. Stubbs of the Southern Pacific, President Felton of the Chicago & Alton and Vice President Warner of the Missouri Pacific. It is expected that one of the features of this meeting will be the ral- lying of some of the freight trafc managers who handle the packing house products in Kansas City. Another matter to be brought before this conference 1s the proposition from the Central Trafic association to stop the practice of issulng passes to rallroad employes, HYMENEAL. Leninger-Gabel. HUMBOLDT, Neb., Dec. 4.—(Special.)— Henry Leninger, a grocery clerk of this city, was married last evening at the home of his sister, Mrs. Joseph Zulek, to Miss Ida Gabel, who arrived Saturday from Chicago. The ceremony was performed by Rev. G. C. Meyer, pastor of the German Methodist church. DEATH RECORD. Secretary of Bible Soclety. NEW YORK, Dec. 4—Rev. Edward W, Gilman, aged 78 years, for nearly thirty years secretary of the American Bible so- clety and long a prominent figure in fits work, died at his home In Flushing, L. today from a complication of diseases Ha n nin, SUISUN, Cal, Dec. 4.—A frelght train collided with o construction train on the Southern Pacific five miles out of Sulsun this morning. Five are dead at the scene of the wreck and twenty-two injured men have been brought into Suisan. The killed and wounded aro all laborers who were o gaged in repairing thé track. Good Property Is a Good Investment Fifteen lots in & body for sale at & very reasomable price. These lots are located in Omaha addition and lie high and dry. They will make & splendid location for seme factory. Several other lets suitable for building purposes—one of them especially will make & fine loeation for & hems, being within ome block of the meter line and withia two blocks of a scheel house and church located 1a the western part of the city, Apply at Bee Office, Council Bluffs. FEDERATION OF LABOR President Gompers and Other officers and Delegates Gather! at ville. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 4.—Preliminary to the convention of the Federation of Labor, which begins here on Thursday, was the secret conference of the executive coun- cll today. This councll is composed of the officers of the Federation and other prom- juent labor men. The council will formu- late a report, which will be presented to the convention. It is composed of the follow- ing: President, Samuel Gompers; secre- tary, Frank Morrison; treasurer, John R. Lennon, Bloomington, I1L.; first vice pres- ident, P. J. McGuire, Philadelphia; second vice president, James Duncan, Boston; third vice president, James O. Connell, Washington, D. C.; fourth vice president, John Mitchell, Indianapolis, Ind.; fifth vice president, Max Morris, Denver, Colo.; sixth vice president, Thomas Y. Kidd, Chicago. The Associated Labor Press of America, of which John McDermott is president, will hold its annual convention here Friday. FIRE RECORD. Beatrice Grocery Houne. BEATRICE, Neb., Dec. 4.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The grocery establishment of Robert Noakes, In west Beatrice, was damaged by fire last night to the extent of between $500 and $600. The stock fs covered by insurance, th from Hoard. CHICAGO, Dec. 4.—Lloyd J. Smith, who was acquitted in the criminal court of a charge of shipping graln from the ware- houses of the Chicago Elevator company without cancelling the receipts, was found guilty by the Board of Directors of the Board of Trade early today and was ex- pelled from his seat in that organization, The trial lasted for eleven days. The final hearing began at 2:30 o'clock yesterday and the decision was reached by an almost unanimous vote at 2 o,clock this morning. The evidence produced before the di- rectors tended to show that the elevator company, of which Smith was general man- ager, had shipped 800,000 bushels of grain from elevators without the cancellation of the recelpts. Do you waut a stenographer? Spend 25 cents for a Bee “want ad.” Will Complete Canva FRANKFORT, Ky election commission ted C. M. Duty (republican), 1o _succe Commissioner Youts, and Allen Smith of Louisville, secr:- tary, " The convassing of “the November lectlon returns will be completed today and_certificates of election will be fxsuad to Governor Beckham (democrat, Judgo elect O'Rear (republican), the ' thirtee Bryan electors and nine democrats and two republicans for congress. Romance of Pekin Stege. CHICAGO, Dec. 4—M. 8. Woodward, father of Mias lone Woodward of Evanston, who with her mother wero guests of Min ister Conger during the siege of Pekin, to- day denled the report that his daughter was engaged to marry Lieutenant fred- erick von Blamarck, grandson of the “Iron Chancellor.”" " Miss' Woodward and Lieu- tenant von Bismarck wero reported to have met and become enguged Tiring the slege, 4.—The state American Citizen Thrown Info Jai NEW ORLEEANS, Dec. 4—The steamship Stillwater, from Port Barrins, reached hero today and at once made statements belc a notary of the arrest at the ship's gang- way of R. H. May, an American oltize: who once served tha' government of Guate- mala a8 the contractor for the Guatemala Northern rafiroad. Mav 'was thrown in Jail upon a charge of attempting to leave the republic with anpald debts. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.,, Dec. 4.—Governor Lind, who 18 a democrat, has {nformally of- fered the appointment’ as United States senator, ad Interim, to succeed Senator Davis, to C. A. Bmith a wealthy Swedish- American lumbermun of this city and a re- publican. Mr. 8mith, however, declined the proffer. The governor's appointeo would serve only until the legialature meets and elects a Buccessor. Reservation Thrown Open, CROOKSTON, Minn, Dec. 4.—The agri- cuitural lands in the four cesed townships on the White Earth reservation were thrown open to settiement at 9 o'clock this morning and by noon nearly every” avail- able plece of land had been filed upon. Everything passed off with the utmost reg- ularity and very quletly. A large number of those who filed claims left for the reser- vation today. /, PRICKLY FOUR IN ONE ASH BITTERS Cures the KIDNEYS, the LIVER, the STOMACH sad the BOWELS. FOUR MEDICINES P08 ONE BOLLAR. Parity abore. suspician. ILERS PURE MALT WHISKEY To have a case in fhe howse is lile ha Inm bank. ks val OMANA V-S04 MUNYON'S RHEUMATISM CURE ‘When Prof. Munyon says his Rheumte tism Cure will ) ther Soren Tt don Just exueily wh y Wil) do. 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