Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 26, 1902, Page 8

NEWS OF THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1902 INTEREST FROM IOWA. _ COUNCIL BLUFFS. Davis sells drugs. Btockert sells carpets and rugs Wollman, sclentific opticlan, 40 B'way. Pasturage. Judson, 929 6th ave. Tel. 348. Take home a brick of Metzger's ice cream. Vanila, %c; Neopolitan, 35 3. C. and W. Woodward, archite rett biock, Council Bluffs, Ia New goods and outfits for pyrographic gvork at Alexander's Art Store, 33 B'way. Go to Morgan & Klein for upholstering, attress making and feather renovating. 22 South Main street. 'Phone bis ery reduction sale at Mrs ‘e%gl‘l!“%lr\llrrl:m’u ‘.’ All trimmed hats are geduced to cost price for Saturday only. For sale, excellent buflding lot in Central sub., size #x120. This s a bargin for some one, for cash sale or will sell on pay- mment plan. Lot is located on Avenue B, Within several blocks of good school, Call or address k. F. Watts, Hee office, Council Blufts. | A. Hus- celsior Masonic lodge will hold a spe- fal communication this evening for work " the third degree John M. Horn and Fred Ford left for a _trip to San Francisco an ts in California Mrs. J. W. McMullin o est of sister, Mrs. Beventeenth avenue. Mrs. W. A, Moore will leave today for a gwo months’ visit with relatives and griends in Los Angeles, Cal. Word has been reccived here that Mra. Charles Hetallick of Billings, Mont., for- erly Miss Hollls, who was criticaily i, n‘ much improved. Mrs. C. M. Harl of Oakland avenue is home from a three weeks' visit with her jaughter, Miss Nellle Harl, who is attend- 8 the Jennings school in Aurora, Il . Mrs. Walter Avery of St. Paul, Minn., who has been the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. W, Willlams of Stutsman street, returned home yesterday morning. ‘Mrs. Sylvia M. Deacon of Cedar Raplds, Ja., who has been attending the l’r»nhi'- terlan Woman's Misslonary convention In Omaha, Is the guest of Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Bnyder. Grand Master Workman Jaskalek of Ne- praska will address the members of Coun- ‘cil_Bluffs lodge No. 270, Anclent Order of t'!!;"m Workmen, this evening in their hall rester- asy other In * merson, Ia, I8 J. Whittaker, of K . D, the Merriam biock he meeting tonight of the Council Bluffs merie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, promises 10 be a red letter event In Its history. He- tween forty and fifty of the business men of the city are to be Initiated. Members of Lily camp No. 1, Royal Nelghbors of America, are requested to at- tend the funeral of Mrs. Marle A. Smith, which_will be at 9 o'clock this morning from 8t. Peter's Catholic church. The Young People's Soclety of Christian Endeavor of the First Congregational church will entertain the congregation and young people of the church at a free so- flal this evening in the church parlors Rev. W. J. Calfee, pastor of the Broad- ay Methodist church, conducted the serv- jces lust evening at the Balvation Army rracks. Thig evening Rev. Harvey Hos- etler of the Second Presbyterian church Il conduct them Souncll camp, Woodmen of the World, rfll team will ‘meet this evening_for drili n the Tri-City trophy contest mittee in charge of the re iven by the camp Friday evening, May 3, Woodmen and their familles will make ts report. Patrick Ronan of North Eleventh street, one of the first enginecrs on the Nort Mestern road when it began running its rains into Council Bluffs, has disposed of property Interests in this city and will emove to Wyoming, where he h ranch. A deed from the Sprague Iron Works company to W. I. Walker of its equity of gedemption in the property and machinery of the company sold at sherifl's sale Feb- Fuary 17 of this year to Charles F. Hendrle, was flied in the recorder's office yesterday. The consideration named Is $250. The condition of Captain J. J. Brown, was injured in & runaway accident esday, was sald last night to be n addition to his other injuries he attending phvsiclans have found that his hip s fractured at the joint, If he re- Sovers he will be permanenily crippled, ord wus recelved here yesterday of ccldental denth of 4. C. Cole, a° formae fowident, of Councll Biuf Wednesday evening, Mr. Cole was for- e‘:nlmuvny |n'l'c|dc;n.h proprietor of the Ogden livery barn n Broadway, but removed to a fars Masonville about five years ago, iy S The Creston hotel property on South Main treet has been sold to Thomas Burke. The otel was built in the early 'S0s by Max ohn, 'Who conducted It untll about a yess . When it became the property of Mrs. dridge, an eastern party, through fore- losure of a mortgage. The price pald by rhmnurks for the property 1s satd to be Willlam Babrick, an itinerant doctor of umbrellas, was arrested vesterday orning by Detective Murphy as a sus. fclous “character. He attempted to d % of money order recelpts, representin hey were bills of lading for goods he ha ordered, but was unable to wait here for hem. He offered the purchaser of the re- ipts the goods he clalmed they called for. a cattle He was killed In Plumbing and heating. Bixby & Son ! N. ¥. Pluubing Co., velephone 350. Saloon Men Must Obey La: County Attorney Killpack is' determined that all saloon keepers doing business in uncil Bluffs shall comply with the law regard to filing bonds in the sum of #3,000 and yesterday began proceedings Wgainst ten more to enjoin them from sell- i8g llquor. The suits brought yesterday are against M. J. O'Connor, 923 South Main street; Olsen & Mortensen, 219 South DMaln street; 8. J. Boysen, 1600 South Sixth street; August Wentlandt, 33 West Broad- iway; A. Hahan, 645 West Broadway; Peter Raph, 1001 West Broadway; F. Schroeder & Co, 13 South Maln street; Willlam Pfaff, 619 South Main street; John Gun- drum, 201 South Main street; J. L. Prit- chardt, 552 West Broadway. ' John Gundrum and J. L. Pritchardt as soon as the notice of the sult was served upon them hastened to comply with the Jaw and filed their bonds as required. Gravel roofing, A. H. Read. 54) Broadway. Real Estate Tran These transfers were filed yesterday In the abstract, title and loan office ot J. W. Saquire, 101 Pear! ‘Willlam Moore J. Day and O’ Brien, part 31-76-48, w. d B. F. Fre xecul fotw' 1§ and 11, Ist add., e. d . Haynes and husband to P. D. Haynes, 4 feet front on Main and Péarl streets off north end of block A, Jefferis' subdiv, w. Minervia ‘D. Dodge and fusband to B glot 4 block 14, Cory' and wife to Thomas ardson, lot 13, block 2, rd's add..'q. €. d....ecuuiners . White to same, lof 13 lock 2, Howard's add., w. d. Baird, commissioner, to same, Shaw to Sarah E. Shearer, 10t 2 and w3 lot 4, block §, Everett's Nine transfers, total., LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES sise smaller aiter using Allen’s Foot-Base. & \ shoes. It makes tight Dyed and pressed. Special attention 'ven les’ heni 1l 1. s’ garments. Also chenl! ONAHA BANK IS LEFT 0UT Must Look to Orystal Lake Bank for Money on Orenshaw Aocoount. CREDITORS CONTEST MOTHER'S CLAIMS If It fs Allowed to Stand Will Cut Amount They Recelve from As. sets of Groceryman in the Miadie. At the hearing vesterday before Referes Mayne in the W. H. Crenshaw bankruptey case the creditors passed a resolution di- recting that the trustee make no claim to the bank at Crystal Lake, Ia., the control of which young Crenshaw was alleged to have secured om a capital consisting solely of nerve as an asset of the estate, in view of the fact that G. 8. Gilbertson and C. J. Thompeon, the owners of the bank, had agreed to make no claim agalnst the funds of the estate in the hands of the trustee, Referee Mayne, although no order has yet been made by him to this effect, de- cided that the Omaha National bank, which cashed ome of the $5,000 certificates of de- posit secured by Crenshaw from the Crys- tal Lake bank and which filled a petition of intervention In the bankruptcy proceed- ings, will have to look to the bank or Gil- bertson & Thompson for the payment of its claim. Crenshaw's mother and sister, whose clalms aggregate $4,950, walved any claim to preference under the mortgages given them by Crenshaw the diy he disappeared from Councl] Bluffs, bu’ agreed to allow their claims to go in as general creditors and to participate in the assets. The claims of Mrs. Crenshaw and her daughter, however, are objected to by the general creditors on the grounds that the mort- gage given to them by the bankrupt was for the purpose of defrauding his creditors. ! Referee Mayne took under advisement the adjudication of the clalms of Mrs. and Miss Crenshaw. Makes Considerable Difference. In the event of the claims of Mrs. and Miss Crenshaw being permitted to stand, the estate will pay about 40 per cemt, but it they are disallowed the creditors will receive between 80 and 90 per cent of thelir claims. The schedule of indebtedness filed in the proceedings amounts to $8,389.13, including the claims of Crenshaw's mother and sister. The funds in the hands of the trustee amount to $4,086.09. F. A. Rickman of the First National bank of this city, who In the earlier stages of the proceedings acted as receiver, was appointed trustee for the creditors. One of the creditors who since the bank- ruptey proceedings against Crenshaw were commenced has given the acquisition by Crenshaw of the control of the Crystal Lake bank some investigation, gave it as his opinion at yesterday's meeting that the young man was not the Napoleon of finance that he was credited with being. He stated that he belleved Crenshaw, in being in- duced to buy the bank, had got the worst end of the bargain and that it was when he saw he had assumed a load he could not carry he avalled himself of the oppor- tunity to cash one of the certificates of deposit and decided to go away rather than face the music. The investigation made by this creditor shows that on February 1 Crenshaw went to Des Molnes, where the negotiations for the sale of the bank by Gilbertson and Thompson to him were begun. That was on Saturday. On the Monday following Crenshaw, accompanied by one of the own- ers of the bank, went to Crystal Lake. He was only In the town one hour and when he left he had with him certificates of de- posit aggregating $20,000, issued by the cashier who was in the employ of Gllbertson and Thompson. From Crystal Lake Cren- shaw went to Sloux City, where he at- tempted to cash the certificates, but failed. On February 65 he cashed one for $5,000 at the Omaha National bank. The Omaha National bank corresponded with the Crys- tal Lake bank regarding the certificate and all of this correspondence shows that the certificate was guaranteed by the cashler of that bank. Neither the Omaha National bank nor Gilbertson and Thompson have | made any effort to apprehend Crenshaw and it was stated at yesterday's meeting that neither of them wanted to. On behalf of Crenshaw, it wi ated that If he had been in entire control of the bank, as had been asserted, he could have taken possession of the cash which was In the vault and which amounted to over $3,000. Homes for Al For sale at low prices and easy payments, homes in all parts of the city, including some of the nicest residences and those of moderate size. Also dwell- ings and business property in Omaba. Farms bought and sold. It will pay you to see us at the abstract office of J, W. Squire. CITY WINS THE PAVING CASE Wickham Contract Hel d Property L the Tax, to Be Valld ble for Judge Wheeler In the district court yes- terday morning handed down his decision in the suit brought by L. C. Baldwin and other property owners in the Fourth ward against the city, in which the validity of the contract awarded to E. A. Wickham for the paving of certaln streets and ave- nues in that ward was attacked. The pe- titlon of the plaintiffs that the contract be declared null and void and that the city be prevented from assessing inst the abutting property the cost of the paving is denled. The streets involved in the con- troversy we First, Willow and Fifth avenu and Sixth, Seventh and Eighth streots. The petitioners attacked the validity of the contract between the city and Wickham on' the ground that the entire proceed- ings of the city council in ordering the improvement were irregular in that suf- ficlent notice was not given the property owners interested and that in the resolu- tion previding for the paving of the streets named the material was not specifically designated. The plaintiffs also allege fraud in the letting of the contract and that it was not awarded to the lowest bidder, as provided by law. In giving his declsion Judge Wheeler stated that he had not taken time to give the subject as careful investigation as he would bave llked, owing to the pressure of other business, but bad decided that it was important that & decision should be reached in the case, as Thursday was the last day allowed property o s on Sixth WIS CUTLER ~Funeral Director— i (Buccessor to W, C. Bastep) A street, the paving of which has been com- pleted, to determine whether they pre- ferred to sign walvers or pay for the im- provement in cash. Judge Wheeler in his ruling 4 that the designation of “vitrified brick™ in the reso- Jution passed by ‘the council in ordering a8 to the material to be used and that the city should not be held to a more specific designation of material and manner of construction of the work In the preliminaty notice, the purpose of the resolution being to advise property owners of the intent to improve the streets named and to afford them an opportunity to file their objec- tions. In general the court held that the law had been conformed with by the city coun- el in its proceedings ordering the paving and awarding the contract to Wickham As to the allegation of fraud in the award- ing of the contract Judge Wheeler sald that there was not the slightest evidence to substantiate this charge, Judge Wheeler's decision is an important one for the city, as the future of paving in Council Bluffs depended to a great ex- tent upon it. The petitioners had not de cided yesterday whether to take the case to the supreme court. Davis sells glass. Matters in the Distriet Court. Judge Green held a session of district court yesterday to hear arguments in the sult of J. J. Rauer against Louise Douglas. Benjamin Douglas, the founder of Dun's Mercantile agency, who died about two years ago in California, owned a large amount of land in this and other counties in lowa. This property was subject to liens amounting to $30,000 in the event that his general estate was not sufficlent to pay them. The heirs sold their interests in the land in this state to certain real estate dealers in this city, who are really the plaintiffs in this action. They contend that the general estate is ample to pay these liens, while the defendant contends that the property in this state should be made subject to them, Mrs. E. Sutton was granted a divorce from James L. Sutton and given the custody of their minor children. G. W. Dalton was granted a divorce from Susan J. Dalton. George Gerner of this city brought sult yesterday In the district court against Max and Moritz Meyer of Omaha to recover $400. Years ago, when John L. Templeton was city marshal, Gerner signed an fin- demnifying bond for the Meyers to Temple- | ton, who had attached a stock of cigars here. In February, 1001, Templeton secured judgment on the bond against Gerner. Davis sells paint, Entertainment for Veterans. At the meeting of Camp John L. Moore, National Soclety of the Army of the Philip- pines, last night, plans were discussed for entertaining the meeting of the national soctety in Council Bluffs in August. Dr. Don Macrae, jr., George L. Judson, Richard Rutherford and Sumner Knox were appointed a general “hustling’’ committee, and Arthur Van Siyke of Oakland was ap- ointed a committee of ome to hustle in the east end of the county. One of the amusements for the visitors declded upon s & sham battle, to be glven at Lake Manawa, {n whieh the veterans in Omaha will be fnvited to participate. Another meeting will be held next Thurs- day evening in Dr. Macrae's office. Golden Anniversary of Church. ‘The Broadway Methodist church will cele- brate the fiftieth anniversary of its organi- zation Sunday, May 26. The services will be In charge of J. W. Powell, national organizer of the Brotherhood of St. Paul and member of the general conference of the church. Tt Is expected that the former pastors of the church attendance and assist in the services. The Broadway Methodlst church stands on the site occupied by the Ocean Wave saloon, a notorious resort in the early days of Council Bluffs, which was struck by lightning and burned to the ground., The present building was dedicated May 15, 1892. IOWA TELEPHONE MEETING Held in Davenport and Change Made in Stock and C. E. Yost Elected President. DAVENPORT, Ia., April 25.—(Spscial Tel- egram.)—The annual meeting of the Iowa Telephone company was held here today. The principal business transacted was the adoption of a resolution amending the arti- cles of incorporation of the company to the following effect: That the $1,275,000 of stock issued and outstanding of the company's $4,000,000 authorized capital shall be com- mon stock and that all stock issued in the future shall be preferred stock, drawing 5 per cent annual interest. The change af- fects nearly $3,000,000 of stock yet to be iseued. The acceptance of this rule is made op- tional with the present shareholders, who may, if they wish, exchdoge their present &tock for preferred stock. That most of them will take the new common stock is indicated by that fact that $1,261,175 of the $1,275,000 of stock outstand- ing was voted for the resolution, The new officers elected were: President, C. E. Yost of Omaha; vice president, F. H. Griggs; secretary and treasurer, J. B, Ma- son; general manager, E. B. Smith. Fatal Aceident at Winfield, WINFIELD, la., April 25.—(Special.)—A fatal accident oocurred at the lowa Oen- tral depot, which resulted in the instant death of Albert Thurston of Middle Grove, Nl A double-header, westbound freight was taking the sldetrack when Thurston attempted to cross in front of the engin caught bis foot and fell. He was drag about thirty feet over a cattle guard. His head and body were horribly mangled, the bead being nearly torn from the body. Corn Belt Editors to Meet. LEMARS, Ia., April (8pecial.)—The ninth anoual meeting of the Corn Belt Editorial association will be held in Le- mars on Thursday and Friday, May 22 and 23. The assoclation had its inception in this city mine years ago and the anniver- sary will be observed in a fitting manner. Friday evening a banquet will be tendered the visiting newspaper men by the cith Want Doors Olosed on Sabbath. CEDAR FALLS, Ia., April 25.—(Speclal.) —A crusade has been inaugurated against the keeping open on Sundsy of the busi- e bouses of the city. The churches have a committee at work and they will s0on go before Mayor Robinson and that he take action ordering the Ty and livery stubles, among other places, to suspend operations on the Sabbath. Lemars Newspapers Merge. LEMARS, Ia, April 25.—(Special)—The two democratic papers published in this oity bave consolidated. Reichmann Bros., publishers of the Post, disposed of thelr plant to A. P. Cramer, proprietor of the Lemars Globe. A. P. Cramer will con- duct the paper under the name of the Globe-Post. Has Momopoly on Aveea Hot AVOCA, Ia., April 25.—(Special.)—Charles Schmidt, jr., has purchased the McCandiess and Rockwell, the only hotels in town, and it i reported that the mew owper intends to open a wholecale bouse in ome of the LEuctur e GRAIN PRICES T0 KEEP UP Such at Least is the Opinion of the Dealers Throughout Iowa. CHANCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL ORATORS Governor Cummins Has a Long List of Invitations to Make Speeches, Several of Which He Has Accepted. DES MOINES, April 25.—(Special.)—The | second annual convention of the lowa Grain | Dealers' association commenced here to- day, with nearly 200 members present. The association is the outgrowth of sevemal | recent meetings of grain dealers and a de- sire to get the business to a better basis. Last year the national convention of grain dealers was held in Des Moines and the Des Moines Cereal club entertained it. The program was very limited today, except as to soclal features, the address of Pres! dent King and the report of Secretary Stib bens showing that the assoclation has been growing steadily and now numbers prac- tically all the grain dealers of the stat Secretary Stibbens of the national assoct tion read a paper on terminal methods. The formal address of welcome was by Mayor Brenton. A luncheon was served and in the evening the delegates had a smoker. The business before the conven- tion is largely in the nature of discussing various technical matters of interest to the trade. The members are almost unanimous in the opinfon that grain prices will rule high the next year or two and that the prospect for poor crops is now such as to arrant a continuance of high prices for small grain. High School Contest. The state high school declamatory con- test is to be held in Anamosa tomorrow evening, and the following are the numbers to be given: Oratorical Class—“Regulus to the Roman Senate,” Lee Brittell of Maquoketa; “The Black Horse and His Rider,” Lester Morris of Winterset; ‘“McKinley's Faith,” Blaine Nicholas of Willlameburg; “The Power of the Imagination,” W. G. Stack of Grundy Center. Dramatic Class—"How the La Rue Stakes Were Lost,” Grace Grifith of Anamos: “The Passing of the White Swan,” A Littell of Estherville; “Zingarella,” Edna Smith of Centerville; “The Last Song of the Robin,” Grace Tripp of Colfax. Humorous Class—"Ruggles’ Famlily,” Margaret Feyereisen of Greene; “The Folly Telling Lies,” Achea Lucas of Indianola; “Christmas at Trimbles,” Garnet Romans of Denison; “The Bear Story that Alex Made Up His Own Selt,” Grace Smith of Corning. A military board is engaged today In making examination of the following elected officers in companles of the Iowa National | guard as indicated: Thomas C. Dalzell, ap- | pointed battalion adjutant Fiftieth infantry | Francis M. Cory, second lleutenant Com. ;Dlny M, Fifty-second; John H. Hanks, sec- ond lieutenant Company C, Fifty-first; Guy H. Baker, second lleutenant Company H, ‘IHIU'HI’I ; Walter, M. Fowler, second lie: | tenant Company 1, Fifty-first; Willlam H. iG"hrlflt‘ captain Company F, Fifty-second; Charles T. Cotant, second lieutenant Com- pany F, Fifty-second; Daniel W, Turner, major Fifty-first regiment, Stock Payilion Contracts. The executive committee of the State Board of Agriculture adjourned and went home this morning without letting con- tracts for a large amount of work on the state fair grounds, including the building of the mew etock pavilion, which was au- thorized by the legislature. The board made an examination of pav'lions in a number of other states and secured bids on the construction, but found that the cost is going to be considerable more than had been anticlpated. The cost of the steel work, If done at once, will be very great, as the steel mills report that they are crowded with work that it is almost im. possible to promise any materfal for the summer. They are asking & heavy bonus for immediate deliveries. Cummins to Make Speeches. Now that the legislature is out of the way Governor Cummins is again in demand for speech making in the state and in other etates. Tomorrow he goes to Iowa City to attend a meeting of the Board of Regents. Next week he goes to Minne- apolls, where he addresses the republicans at & banquet. Next month he will go to Rock Island and address the Illinols Grand Army encampment.. He will go to Colorado to address the graduates of the Colorado Agricultural college and has agreed to speak before the republican state conven- tion in South Dakota. He has also accepted speaking dates at Burlington, Grinnell, Earlham, Corydon, Winterset, Stuart and Griswold. sca Veteran Dead. Levi Gallanar, a veteran of the civil war and an inmate of the Soldlers’ home at Marshelitown since March 25 last, died in the hospital Tuesday evening. Mr. Gal- lanar after supper went to one of the lava- torles and upon opening the door fell to the floor. RED OAK TAKES A NEW GRIP Pre d on the R Burned Block Citizens Already b RED OAK, Ia., April 25.—(Speclal.)—Red Oak is only beginhing to realize the extent of its loss trom the fire of Thursday. Mer- chants who could find vacant rooms on side streets have moved the wreckage of their S0 SOOTHING Its Intluenea—fis Been Falt by so Many Omaha Readers. The soothing Influence of relief, After suffering from Itching Piles, From Ecsema or any itchiness of the skin Makes one feel grateful to the remedy, 's Olntment has soothed hundred: what one Omaha citizen says: Mr. James Grace, Mpeman for the Thom- son-Houston Electric Light Co., living at 207 North 17th street, says: “If every- body recelves as much bemefit from using Doan's Olntment as I 1 certalnly advise them to use It. Doctors treated me, each and all guaranteeing a cure, but they did not rell Doa: Ointment, cured at Kubn & COo's drug sto of 16th and Douglas etreets, much to my surprise and more to my gratification, bas up to date so allayed the annoyance from itching hemorrhoids that I am practically cured.” For sale by all deslers—price 50 cent: Foster-Milburn Co., Bufialo, N. Y., sole agents for the V. A Specia SATURDAY SALE TRIMMED MILLINERY BIG REDUCTIONS for Saturday ovly on our entire line of Ladies Trimmed Millinery. $1.25 and $1.00 Mieses' and Ladies' med hats, in black, white and colors sale Saturday at . Trim on large assortment in t to go Saturday O8c $2.00 and $2.50 trimmed hats, on sale Saturday at $10 and $12 trimmed millinery A very his line 1.50 styles, at $3.00 and §: ladies' trimmed hats, on sale Saturday 275 5.50 to $6.00 trimmed hats, in large assortment, on sale, Saturday only, at ... We also show a big line of Flowers and trimmings and Ladies’ Walking Hats S0c¢ Higher grade trimmed ha , comprising the $15.00 to $25.00 Extra Cut Prices Saturday Children’s Hats Big line of children's trimmed ready-to-wear hats, a very ex- tensive line and fine assortment, ranging in prices from to $5.00 A Ladies’ speclal thing In Black Silk Eton Jackets; on sale 4.98 WHITELAW & GARDINER BOSTON STORE, COUNCIL BLUFFS, Children's wear Summer Suits, sizes to 14 years; at prices from (004,75 Ready - to - IOWA stocks and are nreparing to open for busi- ness. Just as soon as the losses are ad- justed the work of rebuilding will be begun. H, C. Houghton, in whose beautiful bank block the fire originated, will begin at once the erection of a new building fully as good ae the one destroyed. W. M. Maloney will erect a new building on the site of his old one. James Hyshaw has already arranged for the erection of a brick building cover- ing three lots, the entire second floor to be occupled by the Knights of Pythias lodge and clubrooms, making probably the finest lodgeroom in southwestern lowa. Mrs. H. C. Shank will rebuild at once and it 18 probable that practically the entire block will be rebullt within a year or two at the least. Today the ruine are still smoking and the scene of desolation is disheartening to the people of the city, but everyone is cheerful as possible under the circumstances and there is no doubt but the rebulit block will be much finer than the one destroyed. WORLD-WIDE SHIPPING TRUST Morgan's Atlantic Scheme Said to In- volve Junetion with H Lines on Pacific, NEW YORK, April 25.—One of the lead- ing spirits in the internatiomal shipping concern organized by J. P. Morgan & Co. today issued a denial of the report that pressure is being brought to bear to force the Compagnie General Trans-Atlantique into the combination. It is admitted that negotiations have taken place between Mr. Morgan and representatives of the French line, but they have not advanced to that stage where they can be publicly discussed. It has been suggested that the new com- bination probably will enter into close re- lations with the Pacific steamship lines controlled by J. J. Hill, thus effecting a v wide “‘community of steamship inter- with resultant increase of business to the transcontinemtal rallroad lines. Such suggestions are said to be premature, but it 1s well known that the Morgan and Hill Interests in the steamship business, no less than In several rallroad schemes, are prac- tically identical. There is no thought at this time of tak- fng any of the coastwise lines into the Morgan combination, although it is pointed out that several such lines running to Mex- ico, Central and South American perts offer great possibilities In the way of increased business. Willlam R. Grace, who controls large South American interests, has been a fre- quent visitor to the Morgan banking house recently, but his business, it Is belleved, has nothing to do with the steamship com- bine. LONDON, April 24.—Replying to a ques- tion in the House of Commons today as to whether the Board of Trade had received information that several mship lines bad been sold to an American company, with its principal place of business in the United States, and whether the vessels so sold would retain the British flag, the pres- ident of the Board of Trade, Gerald Bal- four, sald he had no Information showing that the sale had been accomplished. If the vessels had been sold they would pass to another flag. BLOODLESS VICTORY IS WON utary Effect Wrought on Moros by Sultan Capture of Pu MANILA, April 25.—Lieutenant Colonel Frank D. Baldwin, who s operating against the Moros on the island of Mindanao, tele- graphs that tho capture of Sultan Pualos Forthas had a most salutary effect. The dattos are submitting. White flags are taking the place of the red battle flags. The sultan of Annutbak urges that time be given him in which to glve up the assassins of the American soldiers, and says that the advance of the Americans will mean {mpas- ble barriers, with God judging the right. Colonel Baldwin has received orders to suspend operations against the dattos. Gen- eral George W. Davls, in command at Zam- boanga, island of Mindanao, believes that the majority of the dattos are friendly and that they have not had time to co-operate He thinks their alarm may cease and prac- tically a bloodless victory has been accom- plished. CHARGE JUDGE WITH FORGERY ! a Jury & for Alleged Crime on Land Proof. cts Edwin Starcher SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., April 25.—(Speclal Telegram.)—The United States grand jury, which is in session here this afternoon, re- | turned an indictment against Edwin M Starcher, county judge of Gregory county, for the alleged forging of the final proot of Samuel R. Cotton coverimg a quarter sec- tion of government land situsted In Greg- ory county. The alleged forged Instrument contained | the testimony of two witnesses who pur- ported to testify as to Cotton's alleged | continuous residence on the tract, his im- provements, etc The county judge, it is further alleged, forwarded the final proof to the United | confronted with the peces: cannot ho mExt.orna a; Mmporary re. W%at liances and et %Va have the medi The way to get rid of the Green Mountain Renovator. A RATIONAL CURE FOR RHEUMATISM. SMITH’S GREEN MOUNTAIN RENOVATOR cures Rheumatism in the only effective way—by removing the cause. 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D., April 25.—(Special.) —~The State Board of Charities and Cor- rections and Warden Swenson of the Sioux Falls penitentiary have for some time been ty of adopting some way by which the convicts confined in that institution can be given steady em- ployment As matters stand at present it is Impossi- ble to keep the men employed, and this lack of employment infiicts great hardship upon men who are, because of it, compelled to remain idle for the greater part of the time. The Board of Charitles and Correctione realizes that the labor organizations would oppose the establishment of a factory which would come in competition with free labor within the state ’ With this idea in mind the board has been States district land office at Chamberlain, knowing the same (o be forged and coun- | investigating the feasibility of establishing & binding twine plant at the penitentiary. Those suffering from weak- . & of life sl hould take a dollar bot- ST tle of Juven Pills. 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