Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 5, 1901, Page 9

REFUSES T0 PAY THE BILL| TInsurance Company Bays It is Charged Too Much for Examination, CAMP IS IRATE OVER BEEHLER'S REPORT Secretary of n Heserve Fand Associn- tlon Writes State Auditor Merriam Explaining Some nis and Making Severe Accusation, DES MOINE: n. 4.—Special.)—Today has brought still further developments in & stato matter that recalls the time, fifteen years ago, when John L. Brown, then audl tor of state, was forcibly efected from bis office by a company ot the lowa National guard called out for that purpose, literally dragged from his desk in his barricaded office and suspended by the governor of the state, and subsequently tried ¢ peachment charges and acquitted, all by cause he had made use of his power aad authority In the examination of insurance companies virtually to extort money fron them and to make them pay exorbitant bills for examinations. The case ome In lowa, and while it was a lesson which feil with great hardehip upon the auditor 1t was supposed that for all time the prac- tice of making exorbitant charges for amination of insurance companies bad Leen ended in the offic of the state auditor, and that the system of holding up big eastern imsurance companies dolng business in low would 1o longer be one of the fruitful sources of revenue of the auditor's offic In October last an insurance examiner, Mr. Beehler, was sent by the auditor of state to New York to make an examination of two matters in regard to the Mutual Re- serve Fund Life assoclation. It appears that the examiner took his son along as clerk and that he set about making an ex amination In general of the affairs of the was a notable ex company, something not proposed in the preliminary correspondence. He spent five days at the office of the company. In November he forwarded a bill for $48078 for his services and expenses. The bill was. not pald. Some further correspond- ence followed and the Reserve Fund with- drew from lowa business. The next heard of the matter was the publication in a local insurance journal of a report of the ex- amination of this company made by Beeh- ler for the Towa insurance department. Tho report savs that the examiner was rudely treated, made many complaints about the management and generally gave the com- pany a bad reputation. The report appeared in & special edition of the insurance jour- nal and was copyrighted and sold to agents of other companies in Des Moines and was at once In great den The next chapter to the interest, Today State Auditor Merriam received a long communication from Secretary Camp of the Mutual Keserve Iund association. Camp cltes the fact that he received a copy of the Beehler report December 24, which was sent him December 20, and that it had appeared in the insurance journal in Des Moines two days before it was given to the company. Camp notifies the auditor that the bill for $489.78 was dls- allowed because the examination attempted was not the one assented to and, n it it was, the charge was exorbitant. Camp then refers to the correspondence showing that Beehler started to make a different examination from the one assented to. He then declares that Beehler did not devote ¢ an hour of the five days to making the examination agreed upon. But in his bill, which he made out for eighteen days at $10 per day, he includes three days tray- ‘eling to New York, and among other things includes one day devoted to prepar- ing and filing the report in the uditor's office. Then he quotes the auditor in a subsequent letter, say.ng that the report had not yet been filed, and still later de- claring that it was flled on a day more than six weeks after the day which was charged up to filing the report. Beehler also made a charge of $307.78, which is Included in the item of “traveling ex- penses and hotel charges and Incidentals,” which is, according to his count, $1721 a day, or, according to the actual time used in making the examination, §61.96 a day. Mr. Camp closes his letter to Auditor Ms riam by denying in toto many of the most emphatic statements of Beehler in his report of the examination and denouncing them as false in every particular. Another case which involves the matter of charges for examination relates to the examination of a company at Toronto, Can- ada, where more thau $500 was charged for the examination. The fight between the Insurance department and the big cast- ern companies in this matter is creating & wensation in local Insurance cireles and it is expected that the reply of the state auditor to the letier of Secretary Camp will be equally sharp. Guards Asphalt Contracts. Alderman McDonnell of Council Blufts was In Des Molnes today and employed counsel to look after the interests of asphalt contracts in Council Bluffs against thie contentions of the Des Moines Brick company that the contracts contemplated are illegal. The contracts provide for a five-year guaranty and also that the com- rany shall maintain the paving five years, 1t 18 claimed this latter is in conflict with the Towa code In that it makes an burden on the abutting property. exira The con- BACK-ACHE FOR SALE BY DRUGGISTS THE ()MAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, troveray involves contracts In Des Mol and many other cities where such clauses have been inserted and it is a part of the fight between the brickmakers and the asphalt people. Swes Clerk of Supreme Court. Attorney 'General Remley today com- menced suit against Clerk of the Supreme Court Jones for $6,336, by direction of the exccutive council, on account of the fees claimed by the state covering a dozen years Jones has claimed that the fees are not part of the fees of the office, but were re- celved for extra work not contemplated by the law. lowa implement dealers today re-elected former President Farrington and Secretary Grove and appointed J. J. Gasto nand John Greer to be delegates to attend the fmple- ment convention in Omaha and D, M. Grove to attend the convention in Sioux Falls. A committee to perfect an insurance company was appolnted. Resolutions were adopted severely censuring the jobbers and dealers of Des Molnes for converting the convention into an opportunity to display their goods and detract from the interest of the meet- ing. The delegates threaten to take the convention elsewhere next year unless the dealers agree to close their places of busi- ness while the seselons are being held Activity of Woman Suffragiss, The Towa Equal Suffrage assoclation is manifesting greater activity now than at any time in its history. The women are en- gaged in organizing the counties of the state. They malntain permanent headquar- ters here, where a vast amount of corres spondence is belng carried on; they are supplying information to the newspapers and periodicals and they have three or four organizers at work in various parts of the state, completing county organizations. All that they hope to do at present is to mould public sentiment so that when they deem the proper time has come they can make a fight (o secure a change in the laws. The lowa women In the suffrage move- ment made generous contributions to the suffrago b in New York., Secretary Nelson reports that the contributions came from nearly every part of the state. Mason City headed the 1ist of contributions from Towa with a contribution of a carload of uffrage shoats' as they were called, and in addftion to these porkers, Mrs. Stock- Man of Cerro Gordo county sent three blooded Jersey pigs,” which were sold at auction and the cash forwarded. At Mus- catine a fat pig was sold at auction and the procoeds, $10.50, was forwarded. Mrs. Shaw, wife of the governor, contributed doll which had been handsomely dressed by her. Fancy articles for the bazar or money contributions were sent from On- slow, Anamosa, Independence, Ida Grove, Paton, Yale, Superior, Sutherland, Des Moines and other places. Intereat Clalms Agninst Uncle Sam, A somewhat remarkable proposal is that of a Sloux City lawyer who Is credited with a scheme to collect on behalt of the state of lowa from the general govern- ment the interest paid by Iowa on money borrowed with which to equip volunteer regiments from lowa during the war of 1861-5. The state of Towa advanced the money with which to make the equip- ments, like other states, and then pre- sented the claims to the United States and they were paid. It was not the custom of the United States to pay the Interest on the money advanced where the states had to borrow the money. Iowa received In relmbursement from the United States the sum of $1,065,525.25. The amount of claims never pald is $29,777.84. Nearly all the claims were paid previous to 1874. After that date no effort was made to col- lect any of the disullowed claims until the time of Governor Sherman, when a con- tract was entered into with General Belk- nap, who had been secretary of war in Grant's cabinet, to collect some of the claims. He did succeed in making some collections, the last of which were paid to the state in 1889. Now the Sloux City lawyer, 8. H. Lothrop, claims that he can secure payment of the interest on the money which was paid by the state while the state was walting for relmbursement, and that the amount will reach about $375,- 000. He claims that in a case from New York Involving this same question the su- preme court of the United Sfates decided that the states were entitled to collect the Interest as well as the principal. Sev- eral other sults have been pending from other states, and it is claimed that the matter has got to the point where it seems likely Towa can collect a large sum. As @ matter of fact the governor has been having an investigation made of the matter and If the state takes any action it will be by and through the attorney general, The members of the executive council are strongly opposed to the state making any contract with any one to make collections of this kind. 1f Iowa can collect the inter- est other states will be able to do the same, but it Is very much doubted by the state officials whether any such claim can be made good. Electric Railrond Connection. A movement is being pushed in Ringgold county to comstruct an electric rallroad line across the country from Mount Ayr to Diagonal. Mount Ayr, the county seat, is on oue branch of the Burlington which does not connect it with other leading towns of the county. An electric line to Diagonal would give close connections with the maln line of the Burlington und also the Great West- ern. 1t is also contemplated that the com- pany shall maintain an electric light plant in Mount Ayr. Cigarette Mulet Tases, County Auditor John McQuiston has turned over the varions amounts of tax: agalust the cigarette dealers in the city 1o the county treasurer for imuiediate collac- | tton. Notices have been registered to more an 150 dealers and if the amounts are not paid the property in which they are operat- ing will be sold for taxes next December. The dealers have until that time to pay the mounts unless tho (reasurer brings suit This Is the tax and penalties assessed the clgarette dealers for the quarter beginning October 1, 1600. But four have so far paid the tax. There is §13,600 due the county from the cigarette dealers who have pald the taxes beginning with Octoher 1, Present fr not W Senator Clark, Senator Clark of Montana has sent to | Miss Lulu McDonald of Creston a large photograph of himself, accompanied by a check for a sum of money, the amount not stated, as a gift. Miss McDonald went to Kansas City at the time of the democratic national canvention and saw Senator Clark and personally induced him to intercede on behalf of John McDonald to secure the release of the latter from prison in Mon- | tana. The senator was so touched by the | words of the glrl that when he went home | he secured the pardon of the man. He was serving a life sentence for murder. Many New Compunies, During last.year 498 new corporations were formed in iowa and placed their ar- ticles on file with the secretary of state, | This Is & larger number by seventy-five | than became fucorporated in the previous year. This does not include the foreign corporations which became entitled to do business in the state. There were sixty banks formed under the state law, either as state banks or as savings banks, aad the total aggregate capital stock was $1,060,500. Life in Reform School, lfe In the lowa Reform school at Eldora, where the recalcitrant boys are all sent, Is not without some rays of sun- shine was shown by the fact that the boys | received 350 packages of presents on Christmas day from out-of-town friends and the management of the school gave each and every ome a present, The boys That were treated to the usual turkey dinner and were given a vacation from school work the remainder of the week. The are now 472 boys in the school, and not one is sick. The reform school at Mitchell« ville, which is the reformatory for girls Is also reported by the Board of Control in fine condition and in striking contrast to the management which existed a few years ago, when the riots occurred BILLS NOT THE LUCKY MAN Vinton Citizen Doesn't Hold Right Ticket for Peirce Mansion and Millionaire Gets It. SIOUX CITY, Ta., Jan. 4.—(Special Tele- gram.)—It developed today that B. M. Bills of Vinton, la., who was thought to hold the ticket which won the John Peirce mansion, 18 not tho lucky man. The ticket is held by W. T. Barbour, a millionaire manufacturer of thrcad, whose home is in New York Through an error the lucky number, 6, was registered as having been sold to Bills. It has since developed that the number lles among other tickets sold to Barbour and held for him here in Sloux City. Bills has been unable to produce a ticket of that number. Barbour has filed a claim for the house. The raffle took place the day before Christm; The mansion and the property on which it stands cost about $60,000. It Is the finest house in Sioux City AND DIVORCE DOMINATE, t at Creston Promised n Dusy Time with Halm Seekers. CRESTON, la., Jan. 4.—(Speclal.)—Dam- age suits and actions for divorce occupy a prominent place on the docket for the January term of court. Nine unhappy couples want dissolution of marriage vows and several damage cases will bo tried Mayor Renshaw of Afton and his marshal, Mr. Goldsberry, have been made the de- fendants in an action brought by Adelia Dunn for unjustifiable arrest. She eues the mayor and marshal for $1,000 each. A few days ago one J. C. Caldwell dropped into the jewelry store of H. H. Thurlby and, according to the proprietor, used im proper and abuslve language. Thurlby kicked Caldwell out of the store and the cfected Individual brings sult against Mr. Thurlby for $1,000 for anguish of mind ard bumiliation of feelings. Saloonkeeper Flanuery is made the de- fondant in two suite brought by Anna Mor- gan. She accuses Flannery of selling liquor to her husband and sues for $3,000 dam- ages and also asks that a permanent in- junction be issued against Flannery, pre- venting him from selling intoxicating liquors. Carrie Willlams wants to re- cover $2,500 from the city for alleged in- Jurles cecelved in a defective sidewalk and Maude Carlyle has dismissed her suit against the city for $3,000 damages for side- walk injuries. Sarah St. John would like to get some Chicago Great Western rail- vay woney for the ejectment of J. T. Kirt- land rom a Great Western train at Sa- vannah, Mo., while the plaintiff was on his way home from Seattle to Shannon City, la. She asks $1,990.90. The calendar for the term contains sixe teen probate cases, fourteen criminal and 125 civil cases. The most interesting and important case will not be tried, as the defendant, Murderer Hugh Dixon, escaped from Jail. Quarantined with a Shotgun. OTTUMWA, Ia., Jan. 4.—(Special Tele- gram.)—This city Is in immediate danger of a smallpox epidemic. There are four- teen casos of the disease at Lost Creek, thirty miles north, and for the last week Lost Creek people, frightened on account of the disease, have been pouring in here. A shotgun patrol quarantine was estab- lished at Lost Creek today, under the or- ders of Dr. J. B.,MoKiveen-af Chariton, member of the State Board of Health. The placo has 600 inhabitants and the prin- cipal industry is mining. An Eddyville physician has come into considgrable promi- nence by pronouncing the disease as “'yaws" when, according to Board of Health of- ficers, it is real smallpox. Frank Epper- son, an Eddyville young man, is a victim of the disease and the Epperson mansion is under strict quarantine. Brother's Hetur FORT DODGE, Ta., Jan. 4.—(Special.)— The home of T. H. Wright of this city was filled with rejoicing by the arrival of a brother of Mr. Wright's whom he lost sight of twenty-five years ago. When the long absent brother arrived, Mr. Wright was in bed threatened with pneumonia, hut joy has proved a good modicine and he experienced a remarkably rapid recovery. Mr. Wright's brother had gone west when a lad and had completely lost sigbt of his family for twenty-five years, dur:ug which time he has been a great traveler, both in this country and in foreign lands. In the course of his wanderings he met a mar- ried sister in Canada, who directed him to his brother, living in Fort Dodge. The joyful reunion, which occurred on New Year's day, was the result of this chance encounter. Cares Him. Smallpox at Dubuque. DUBUQUE, la, Jan. 4.—The Board of Health states tonight that there is onmly one case of smallpox in town, that very few persons have been exposed, and that there is no danger of an epidemic here. The Windsor hotel, where the disease originated, is under police guard and twenty persons, including fifteen guests, are held in quarantine. the disease is prev Reports show that alent throughout this section, Lumlnx having seventy cases, Waukeon fifteen, Guttenberg three and Cassville seven. Maggle Paulson Guilty, AUDUBON, Ia., Jan. 4.—(Special.)—The Jury in the case of the state of Iowa against Maggie Poulson returned a verdiet of gulity this' morning. Mrs. Poulson was indicted by the last grand jury for keeping a house of 11l fame and the trial of the case resulted as above. Mrs. Iola M. Weber was indicted for prostitution at the same time and will probably be tried at once. These cases are the result of facts coming to light in con- nection with the damage suit for burning of the Weighton barn a year ago. ny Goodbye to Mrs., Hayes. VILLISCA, la., Jan. 4.—(Special.)—The Monday club's twenty-six members, with their families, were invited last evening to the home of Mrs. W. A. Stilllan for a farowell reception to their president, Mrs. J. B. Hayes. Robert Campbell is in the hospital at Burlington. He fell from a cattle train on the way to Chicego and broke both bones of his lower left arm and severely bruised his wrist ‘Varsity Gets T0WA CITY, Jan, 4. pectal,)—President MacLean announced today that the univer- sity bad received the first payment in the A. Whitney Carr free scholarship. This is a part of the $50,000 domation which Mr. Carr tendered the university last June, Lives in Three Centuries, VILLISCA, Ia., Jan. 4.—(Special.)—Mrs. Wheeler, near Linville, who has lived in three centuries, Is as well and hearty as ever. arthquake Shakes Missour ST. LOUIS, Jan, 4—A special di from Nevada, Mo., says quake shock was felt wt 012 o'clock last sted more than fifte eled from northeast was recelved today from Eldorado 8 that the electric lights there were o entirely out, leaving that place in darkness for nearly & minute. J. T. Kerr's residence and ‘several other houses Kad window pance broken by the shock. The shock was also felt in_Appleton Cit bullding was shaken, damage resulted, pateh A distinct earth- here several times nigh 0 sec Vibrations prings aken Mo., where every altholgh no serious ADDITIONAL COUNCIL BLUFFS Appraise Foreign Renl Fatate, H. W. Binder, J. P. Hess and 8. G Underwood, appointed by the district court to appraise the real estate holdings of the banking firm of Officer & Pusey, have com- pleted their work o far as the property outside of the city Is concerned They were ready to commence on the appraisement of the real ostate in this city when they were notified by the at- torneys for the receivers that the list of the property with which they had been furnished was incorrect. Since making their first report to the court the receivers have discovered other property in the ety belonging 10 the bank and also that some of the lots listed by them as belonging to the bank were not owned by the firm. The appraisers were asked to delay their work until they were furnished with a corrected list of the eity holdings ’ But for this delay, one of the appraisers sald yesterday, they would have been cn- abed before this to make their report to the court Huxbands Are Guests. The residence of Dr. and Mrs, J Montgomery, on Fourth street, was the scene last night of the reception and en- tertainment given by the members of the household economle department of the Council Bluffs Woman's club. The guests of honor were the members of the samo department of the Omaha Woman's club and their husbands and the husbands of the hostesscs. Refreshments were served and the following program was enjoyed 80lo~Why and Whims chumann Miss Beach. Trio () Cradle Song, Hauser (b) Spring Song Mendels Misses Nor Stevens and Mayna Solo—-(a) Gypay Malden (b) May Morning Miss Caldwell Duet—Valse Brililante Misses Beach and Muelle Solo—Toreador Song Bizet Mr. Altchison. Clerk of the District Court. Colonel J. J. Steadman formally retired from the position of clerk of the Unfted States district court for the southern dfs- trict of Towa yesterday morning and turned the office over to his successor, W. C. Me- Arthur of Burlington. The work of checking over the office was completed yesterday morning and after he had given his official receipt to Colonel Steadman Mr. McArthur returned to his home in Burlington. W. B. DePue, a special examiner of the Department of Justice, s here from Wash- ington checking over the accounts of the oftice. Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers were filed yester- day in the abstract, title and loan office of J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl street: Christina Larsen and husband to J. H. Graham, llot 11, "block 2, Mullin's subdiy, w d....... 181,800 Mary Newman to ‘Emma Wehrhahn, lots 15 to 20 in block 23, Burns' add, wd Aatiisseees . 100 County treasurer to L. 'W. Archer, eig lot 11, block 41, Riddie's subdiv, t 1 Shertft’ to Portsmouth Savings bank, all of locks 11 and 12, Bayliss' 3 add, s d..... 4,264 Jucob Steele and wife to Charles . Schoening, wig swi and swii nwid - 20-T4-43, W AL e 6,000 $12,165 Justice Ferrle Annual Report. Justice Ferrier has completed his annual report of the business of his office, which he will submit at the meeting of the Board of County Supervisors next Monday. It Is as follows: Business done, first quar- ter, $183.65; fees collected, $74.65; second quarter, business done, $261.23; fees col- lected, $207.15; third quarter, business done, $321.75; fees collected, $219.45; fourth quarter, business done, $839.25; fees col- dected, $282.70; total busivess done for year, $1,095.90; total f_s_collected for year, $763.4: e CLEARING HOUSE FIGURES Table Showing the Week's Aggregnte of Business Transacted by the Associated Banks, Total, five transfers NEW YORK, Jan. 4.—~The following table, compiled by Bradstreet, snows the bank clearings at all principal cities for the week ended January 4, wita the percen- tage of increase and decrease, as compared with the orresponding week last year CITIES. NOW YOrk o.ocoornincs Hoston Chicago Philadelphia . §t. Louls Pittsburg .. Baltimore San Francis Cineinnatj 1190613 6.7 Apo 11,015,204 158 Cleveland 17.1). Detroit iiteh 40! Loulsville ...... vidence 1111 waukee ...l 8t. Paul . Buffalo . OMAHA Indiunapoiis . Columbus, O, Savanna Denver Hartford 1% Richmond . Memphi: Washing rin Pec Rochester New Haven'. Worcester Atlanta Salt Lake Springfield Fort Worth .. Portland, Me... Portland. Ore St. Joseph Los Angele Norfolk Syracuse 110l Des Moines ...\ Nashville Wilmington, Del Fall River ', Scranton Grand Raplds Augusta, Ga.........\0| Dayton, O | Seattle . SATrR| Tacoma Spokane Blrmingham . Davenport Toledo A Galveston . Houston Lowell Sloux City " ew Bedford noxville, T Topeka Wichita Bingh: Lexing Jacksonviile, Kalamazoo Akron Chattanooga Rockford, 111 Canton, O Springfield, 6.0/ 16 fext City Mass i 040,633/ 1,510,8 93 s enn 174 458 on. Ky i | | mton .’ | i Fia... .| | Helena Little Rock Springfleld, 11 Youngstown Co'orado Springs lotals, U, 8 tals outside DOMI ontreal 3 216,671 _CANADA. OF 8 Toronia 111110 It innines SN sl ige Hallfux el R & HR R Hamilton 3 [ O 8t Jon, N, B, | 49 Vincouver | 818 Victorin BR: Totals e CITY, Jan 4oA spec Star from Mound City, Kan. s n very perceptible earthquake shock was felt there about § o'clock last night. It was preceeded by i _rumbling noise. Bulldings trembleq and windows rattied. 1t was noticed in other parts of the country, mccording to | reparts recelved today. JA UARY 5, 1901. MAKES A PLACE FOR EDITOR Shober Siated Howard C. for Insure ance Com: fomer of Sonth Dakotn. SI0UX FALLS, Jan. 4.—(Special Tele gram.)—There has been much speculation | as to who would be appointed by elect Herreid to the position of st vernor. e com missioner of Insurance. It was announced here today on the best of authority that Howard C. Shober, editor of the Highmore Bulletin, will be appointed to the position. SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATORS' PLANS General Impression ix t Hower Will Be Made Speaker. PIERRE, 8. D, Jan. 4.—(Special Tele gram.)—Congressman Gamble came In last night with a delegation from Turner county and accompanied by J. D. Elliot. Gamble says ho feels confident of his selection by tho legislature. Reprecentatives were here from Yankton, Turner, Sanborn, Walworth, Faulk and Sully counties. There was a large number of arrivals tonight, including the Black Hills members and those from a number of southern counties. A general im pression seems to prevall at present that will be: Sommers for the organization aker, Bower for chlef clerk of the ho and Scriven for secretary of the senate. Beyond this there Is no expression of | opinion, but the applicants will be numerous for the minor places. Those already on the | ground are: A. A. Brown of Turner county, chief of the senate engrossing force; Clar- | ence Jones of Turner, bill clerk of the house; F. . Powers of Davison, chief of the house engrossing force, and L. ot Lake, bill clerk of the hou 7. Eastman T I's Sewer Soon Ready. LEAD, 8. D., Jan. 4.—(8pecial.)—The now sewer system in this city has at last been completed and is about ready for the city's use. The contract of $45,000 between the city of Lead and, P. McDonald has beon finished. The only thing which prevents its immediate use is the long tunnel, which 1s 600 feet in length. It is expected that this will be in readiness by the 15th. Work on the new system has been rapidly pushed and the task hus been accomplished in much less time than was expected by the con- tractors. It was feared that a large amount of rock would have to be blasted, but very little has been encountered In Favor of Recelver Carr. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Jan. 4.—(Special.)— In the case of Charles 8. Carr, recelver, against the A. Lester Heyer Packing Com- pany, Judge Jones of the state circuit court has rendered a decision in favor of th plaintiff. The suit fuvolved the property ot | the old Northwestern Packing company of this city, As a result of the decision of Judge Jones the case will doubtless now be returned to the bankruptcy court, where the litigation will be resumed. Charles §. Carr was appolnted receiver by Referee in Bank- ruptey Parliman as the result of the hear- ing of the case before him. Thousan of Sheep Destroyed. SHERIDAN, Wyo., Jan. 4.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Latest reports show that the Ottes creek war on sheepmen has culminated in the destruction of 2,000 or 3,000 sheep. R. R. Selway of this city received the news that the sheep were driven into a corral by eleven masked men and killed with clubs, the men using gunnysacks for masks, Further developments are awaited with in- terest, as R. R. Selway has offered $2,000 reward for the conviction of the gullty parties. The sheep were in charge of John Daul, who had recently taken them for the share of the increase. Seem |l| Favor Gamble, HURON, 8. D., Jan. 4.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Tonight's westbound train garried | many members of the legislature to Pierre together with lobbyists and aspirants for appointive positions. Sentiment seemed very pronounced in favor of Robert J. Gamble for United States senator, though Colonel Stover, who was also here, says his chances for the plum are equal to those of any candidate. Sommers of Grant county and Wilmarth of Beadle are about even in the race for speakership, with Packard of Spink following close as a compromise candidate. Dolng a Land Ofiice Business. ABERDEEN, 8. D., Jan. 4.—(Spec Business at the United States land office during the month of December was very good. There were fifty-four homestead en- tries, covering 8,120 acres; 32 final home- stead proofs on 5,105 acres; 11 timber cul turé proofs, embracing 1,760 acres, and acres disposed of miscellaneously Prisoner Hecomes Tnsane. LARAMIE, Wryo., Jan. 4.—(Special)— Charles Adame, an eight-year convict from Uinta county, was yesterday adjudged in- sane by a jury In the district court, and he will be sent to the insane asylum at Evans- ton. Adams brooded over his incarceration in the penitentinry and has been steadily losing his mind for some time. Find Rich Ore in the Rambler. RAWLINS, Wvyo, Jan. 4.—(Special)— Word recelved today from Battle Lake is An Excellent Combination. The pleasant method and beneficial effects of the well known remedy, SyruP oF Fios, manufactured by the CArvorNIA Fig Syrup Co., illustrate the value of obtaining the liquid laxa- tive principles of plants known to be medicinally laxative and ()rucutmg themin the form most refreshing to the taste and acceptable to the system. It isthe one perfect strengthening laxa- tive, cleansing the system effectually, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers gently yet promptly and enabling one to overcome habitual constipation per- manently. Its perfect freedom from every objectionable quality and sub- stance, and its acting on the kidneys, liver and bowels, without weakenin, or irritating them, make it the ideal laxative. In the process of manufacturing figs are used, as they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal qualities of the rudev are obtained from senna and other ‘aromatic plants, by a method known to the CALiFoRNIA Fi¢ Syrur Co only. In order to get its beneficial effects and to avoid imitations, please remember the full name of the Company printed on the front of every package. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. BAN FRANCISCO, CAL. | LOUISVILLE, XY. NEW YORK, N. Y. wruu by 8l Drugglsts. ~Price b0c. per botsle. CURE YOURSELF ! | W i@ o i ‘ dbmahuayion i aminudin. Lo u-'uum..m.. crua. wn v, ol ot aatein it o N, ol by Brmgatn, pinin e, s Dot I new et o oo, that the richest strike ever made in that | 1p was the discovery, a few days ago, of an ore body In the Rambler mine twelve | cet in width which assays 76.85 per cent | opper. The ore body has been cut In both the 115-foot apd 190-foot levels, Imme diately after encountering this rich body of ore the Stratton-Campbell owners of the Hambler, closed a con- for a heavy plant of new machinery delivered In ninety days. yndicate, i tract to be rods ABERDEEN, § Herbert Holen ing hay on broke the D., Jan. 4.—(8pecial.) ged 16 years, while pitch his father's farm near Hecla, forkhandle and accidentally stuck the slivered end in his right eye, complet destroying the sight. He was brought here and the injured organ removed. | DYNAMITE FOR A COLLECTOR Hlinois Attorney Gets Machine by Mail fr thes U | | s Own Bye. ’ an Infernal 0 Pare | Kknown, | ST, LOUIS, Jan, 4.—A sp Dispateh from Paris, 111 Thomas J Coffman, an attorney and collecting agent residing at Hume, narrowly escaped being blown to atoms with an inferoal machine recelved through the mail today. The box received of wood with a sliding 11d. It clal to the Post- ays | contained a pound stick of dynamite and | several mateh heads, which, however, failed | to ignite and explode the charge when the box was opened. Two thicknesses of beavy wn paper covered the box, which was addressed to Dr. Sylvester Coffman, Hume, 1L, a brother of the lawyer who opened his mail. The inner surface of the box 11d was studded with tacks so arranged that they would scratch the match heads, and there was a slip of sand paper fixed o it would be drawn over them If the tacks failed to do thelr work. 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