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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31

There was much that was commend
able in the position taken by Mr. Rowe
He objected very forcibly TO the Council
taking up every old water scheme and ad-
Nertising It for its owners, well knowing
that no good would come of it. Whether
ne meant TO infer that the Prince had al
ready worked the Council via Cuvellier,
or whether CuVelier referred to Rowe in
his remark about insinCerity, are points
for the two gentlemen to decide between
themselves. 1t is clear, however, that
Mr.. Rowe wants no more rainbow chasing
in the matter of municipal water plants
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27
Iowa News Notes.

Five basket ball teams have been ar
ranged for at the Young Mems Christian
association.
The new Young Mems Christian associa-
ton gymnasium building at keokuk Is
nearing completion.
The same men who have been operating
I'm other counties have undertaken the task
OF looking up the tax dodgers in Mills
county.
Wilbur Baker who is under arrest at OF
tumwa, declines to go back to Plattsburg,
Mo, 10. stand trial for perjury without "A
requisition
The Dubuque Business Mems league con-
templates making an effort TO secure more
railroads-particularly the Chicago &
Northwestern and the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids Northern-for Dubuque.
johnson Brigham has acquired for the
JOhnson's dictionary, the forerunner of all
dictionaries The volume was printed in
l7G5 and is In "A good state Of preservation.
f. ]. Lane of Monona county has brought
suit in the courts of Mills county against
the Chicago, Burlington e. Quincy railroad
Tor Hsop damages alleged to have been
sustained by him In wreck on that road.
woman who has been wearing mans
clothes worked on the section on the Wa
bash road at Udell Appanoose county. She
was arrested for wearing mans apparel
but was released on the ground that there
from dressing In that manner If she chose
to do so
The police OF Oskaloosa ralded boys
club" which had been running for some
time in that city. 1t was located I'm a cave
lONl2 feet in size which had been dug out
sumptuous style and was used by the boys
as a gambling resort Considerable In the
way OF gambling paraphernalia was taken
By the police.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27

t!cular vessel, and as | paced 20 and fro I
chatted with my fcllow-oHcers about the
weather. the war, the chances Of the chase
and many other topics Of the time The day
wore on, evening fell, and | went to mess,
where l had a long debate with the doctor
on certain operations for wounds.
after my watch that night / turned in
dogtlre and slept till dawn, and, not to
fatigue you with my story, a week rolled
by filled with all the innumerable incidents,
details and duties of life aboard ship. We
told stories, sang songs lounged for long
hours under the stars, and speculated on the
probabilities of a fight. One afternoon. to
come to the point we sighted the Alabama.
and. after a chase about which | could write
a volume overhauled her and the battle
began. 1t was no lonE-rangc contest, but a
duel to the death at pistol-shot, and at last.
riddled. torn and Uttered with dead. both
ships closed in and the order rang out to
clear for boarders. was one of the first
men over the side, and as l landed on the
blood soaked deck an enormous negro sud
denly loomed above me with an upraised
clubs To this moment l can recall my rage
to dodge but too late; the bludgeon struck
me squarely on the jaw, and with a force
that seemed to rend my very skull In twain.
| could feel my bones crack like egg shells.
The whole side of my face was driven in.
knew | was killed. Then | opened my
eyes and saw the dentist holding out my
tooth. l had been unconscious exactly four
seconds"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27
Church Sues for Property.

BURLINGTON, Ia, Nov. 26.-(Special.)- -
An interesting lawsuit will be begun here
by the First Methodist Episcopal church
OF this city. Two years ago Mrs. Sophia
Smith died, leaving an estate of $25, 900.
BY her husbands will this estate was at
her death to be divided, $4,000 going to
Simpson college, at Indianola, Ia. and $15.-
600 to the Clifton School for Girls at Clifton
N. Y. The former sum was paid in accord
ance with the direction OF the will. When
the latter amount was to be paid it was
found that the Clifton school had passed
out of existence and the principal, Prof.
Loomis, was dead The heirs of Loomls
set up claim for the amount, but the court
refused to allow the claim and ordered the
$4,000 divided among the heirs of Mrs.
Smith. Now the First Methodist Episcopal
church steps in and claims the fund by
reason of will made by Mrs. Smith in 1880,
in which she decided all her personal prop
erty to that institution, and the court hav-
Ing decided that the $4,000 has reverted
by reason of the passing away of the New
York college, they claim it is included in
the property disposed of by the will of 1880.
The suit will be strongly fought by the
heirs.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27

cornfeld belonging to Lawrence Yetter and
was named after him. 1t got its first start
in the boom direction by the government
establishing n postofice there, mail being
supplied from Lake City. The first build
ing to go up was a lumber office, then two
hardware stores followed, then a general
store, a grocery, restaurant, blacksmith
shop and a livery stable. Building lots are
in active demand and there is already talk
OF building a church. The town is to be
Incorporated and a local government or
ganzed.
The old towns touched by the new road
are Loveland, Logan, Woodbine, Dunlap,
Dow City, Arion, Denison, Deoit, Wall Lake
and Rockwell City. The new stations are
st. Johns, Ellis, Ulmer, Yetter, Mossley,
Richard aud Omann.
President Fish OF the Illinois Central,
when here last on n tour OF inspection OF
the new road, said:
THE building OF the Fort Dodge & Omaha
railroad has been an instance of pheuom-
email railway construction in the matter OF
building and equipping II in a short time.
The work of grading commenced only last
May. Today Fort Dodge and Council Bluffs
are connected with a line OF eighty five
pound rails and work and material trains
are running backward and forward every
day over almost the entire line. The build
ing of the road makes a new record IN
railway construction which in my opinion
1t will be hard to beat"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27

Quite apart from the great Siberian rail-
road, the longest in the world, there are
some railroad trips in Europe of length
by no means despicable. even to an Ameri-
can. The Orient express, leaving Paris
twice a week. goes to Constantinonle, by
way Of Munich. Vienna, Budapest Belgrade
and Sofia, covering 1921 miles in siXty-fouc
and one-half hours, a speed Of nearly thirty
miles an hour You may go from London TO
Constantinople via Ostend. Vienna and
CoStanza, 2,052 miles, in seventy-three and
one-half hours. Between ST. Petersburg and
Ostend, 1887 miles. the time is forty-three
hours, and London is six hours further off.
The summer trains from st. Petersburg to
Cannes, via Vienna. traverse 1916 miles in
siXtytive hours, while the Peninsula eX-
press, from Calais to Brindsi gets over
1853 miles in thrty-nne and one-half hours.
These runs would be fair in the United
States but not remarkable.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 25o.
work of Rumnns,

Late Friday night during the absence or
w. H. Suffa from his home at 1911 South
Sixth street, and Just as his family were
preparing to retire for the night, two men
broke into the house They pushed their way
In through the front door which had been
left unlocked, and once inside commenced in
sultng Suffa's two young daughters. The
intruders were respectfully dressed, but ap-
reared to be under the influence of liquor
The girls and their young brother were
greatly frightened. and when one OF the
former resisted an attempt on the part OF
one OF the rufiians to kiss her. he gave her
a hard slap on the face. The men proceeded
to the pantry where they helped themselves
to the eatables. The girls finally managed
to make their escape from the house and
ran to a neighbors. Word was sent to police
headquarters, but by the time Oficers Weir
and Smith arrived on the scene the ruffians
had taken their departure. Before leaving
the house one of the intruders picked up the
lamp from the table and hurled it through
the door into the kitchen. When the oflicers
reached the house there were prospects of
n lively con1agration, but they at once
started in to quench the flames and little
damage was done outside of scorching the
woodwork in the kitchen. The time occupied
by the officers in putting out the flames
gave the rufians an opportunity to get out
of the neighborhood, There is no clew to
their identity.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27

Line VIII Soon lie Completed IL Good
weather Continues.


c. H. Grafton, engineer in charge of the
construction OF the Fort Dodge e. Omaha
railroad, stated yesterday that II the pres
ent fine weather continued for short while
longer the line would be ready for opera
ton within a few weeks at the latest. The
work Of completing the line is being rap
idly pushed and the ballasting of the track
between this city and Tara is almcst fin
ished. An immense amount OF work has
been done, he says, in the last two weeks
and II the weather conditions continue as
they are at present trains will be running
into Council Bluffs by the first of the new
year over tho new road,
The principal work being done now in
the way OF grading is putting in numerous
sidings along the entire line between here
and Tara. Scme OF these sidings are over
1000 feet long and require large amount
OF filling,
Engineer Grafton said that the company
had been very fortunate in experiencing
more than usually favorable weather for
railway construction. There Is no knowing,
however, how soon a change may take place
and every effort is being put forward to
cover up the grade with a good depth OF
gravel before freeze comes and practically,
Mr.. Grafton says, this has been accom-
plished.
Some OF the new towns along the road
are commencing to experience what mi sht
be termed veritable booms. OF the new
1t was laid out about a month ago in a
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27
ALL IN FOUR SECONDS.
Unconscious Man Lived a Week FuII
of Exciting Events.

The story was told over luncheon by A
man on Change. relates the New Orleans
Times, Zone day years ago." he said,
shortly after laughing gas was introduced
as an anesthetic, l got case OF rlp-roaring
toothache and went to a dentist on st.
Charles street TO have the molar snatched
out, l remember leaning back in the chair
and taking a few whiffs of something that
tasted sweet, and then, in the twinkling of
an eye, found myself on the quarter deck
of a man -of-war. There was no middle
period OF drowsiness or confusion; the whole
thing happened in fash and, strange to
say, il seemed perfectly natural. / under
stood, without the slightest bewilderment,
that the civil war was in progress; that |
was an ensign on federal cruiser and that
We we're in search OF the Alabama. | was
in the navy, you know before / came to live
in New Orleans, and the routine of a ship
was as familiar as my own name. seemed
well acquainted with everybody on this par
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27
Inspects GIenwood Institution.

GLENWOOD, Ia, Nov. 6.-(Special.)-
The Board of Control of Iowa state insttu'
tions visited the institution for feeble
minded children at Glenwood on Tuesday
the 2lst' 1t was their semi-annual visit
and all the members were present Mrs
Larrabee, who has been interested in public
affairs for many years, was with the board
Observing with interest the workings ot
the institution. The board as a whole and
sinsly visited the several departments OF
the institution. courteously complimenting
the work being done, with suggestions for
future betterment of the $40 wards of the
state now sheltered in this growing insti-
tuition. They left on Wednesday to visit
the hospital for insane at Clarinda and from
there go to Fort Madison penitentiary and
Mount Pleasant hospital.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27

SIOUX CITY, Nov. 26.-(Special Tee-
gram .)-James ]. Hills hand in the Omaha
Northern railway, which will be built next
year from Omaha to Sioux City over an
airline route sixteen miles shorter than
the present routes, was almost laid bare by
a man prominent in financial matters, who
said
Bonds of the combination bridge company
are being quietly bought at so cents.
The demand is obvious. There will be more
traffic over it next year and the Omaha
Northern is concerned in the deal. So soon
as Hills connection with Sioux City is sold
at foreclosure sale, December IA, James j.
Hills connection with the mysterious link
with Omaha will be made more public"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27

How Mrs. Pinkham
HELPED MRS. GOODEN.
LETTER TO MRS. prNxuAM NO. Is,z,,

LETTER TO MRS. PlNKHAM NO. iS,733l
az am very grateful to you for your
kindness and the interest you have
taken in me, and truly believe your
medicines and advice are worth more
to woman than all the doctors in the
world. For years had female troubles
and did nothing for them. OF course
became no better and finally broke
down entirely. My troubles began
with Inflammation and hcmorrhages
from the kidneys, then Inflammation,
congestion and falling of the womb
and inflammation of ovaries.
~ underwent local treatment every
day for some time; then after nearly
two months the doctor gave me permis-
sion to go back to work. went back,
but in less than a week was COM
PEELED to give up and go to bed. On
breaking down the second time, de-
cided to let doctors and their medicine
alone and try your remedies. Before
the first bottle was gone l felt the eff
fects of it. Three bottles of lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and a
package of her Sanative Wash did me
more good than all the doctors treat
ments and medicine.
1.-The first remark that greets me
now is How much better you looR!' and
you may be sure never hesitate to tell
the cause of my health. "-MRs. L. j.
GooDEN, ACKLEY, La.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27

ATLANTIC, Ia, Nov. 26.-(Special)-A
dispatch in an Omaha paper this morning
states that the Glenwood foot ball team
would not be here to play the game on
Thanksgiving day arranged for and adver-
tised. Manager Keyser has received posi-
tive assurance from the manager of the
Glenwood team that it will be here. This
will probably be the best game of the year.
Atlantic now holds the championship of the
state among the athletic teams. Glenwood
also makes claim to the championship.
Both teams have been making an excellent
record this year. Atlantic not having been
scored against.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27

"ricnsc Pass the nutter" Carried n

Goat East from Colorado.
4 prominen. New York railroad man, who
Is noted for good stories, tells the follow
iu-.
A brakeman on our line who had served
us faithfully. was recently given a month $
vacation lie had never been west and de-
Cided ON a trip to the Rocky mountains for
which we furnished him with passes. The
man went to Denver, and there met a num-
her of his friends at work on one Of the
western roads, They entertained him nicely
and when he was departing made him a
present of a large goat.
"Our man was at a loss TO know how to
get the animal home with him, as the eN-
press charges to New York were very
heavy. After puzzlng for some time and
consulting with his friends he made out a
shipping tag and tied 1t to the horns of the
goat Then he presented the animal at the
office of a stock car line The tag created
a good deal of interest among the stock
men, who sent for the manager of the COM
pany. This was the inscription which he
found on the tag:
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27
Farm Lands Sell Well.

oNAWA, Ia, Nov. Especial 1.-The
Case farm, adjoining town on the west, was
sold yesterday to Illinois parties for $50 per
acre. The farm consists of 100 acres and is
one OF the oldest in the county, having been
in continuous possession OF the Case family
since 1854, some years before the town OF
onawa was laid out. Several other farms
have been sold here the last week at good
figures.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27
Boy Accidentally Shot.

IOWA CITY, Ia, Nov. 26.-(Special)-
While 12-year-old George Hervert was pas
sing an alley bullet fired by an unknown
person struck his hand near the base of the
thumb and plowed it's way back to the joint
OF his wrist. The boy was taken to the
State university medical hall and the X-rays
employed in locating the bullet. 1t was ex-
tracted by the use of electricity The per-
son who fired the bullet is not known.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27
Chilled TO a Church.

IOWA CITY, Ia, Nov. 26.-(special)-
Rev. George Luther Cady of Geneseo. Ill.,,
has been called to the pastorship of the
Congregational church of this city. He is a
graduate of oivet college and the Chicago
Theological seminary, and though quite a
young man has held pastorates at Wash
ington, Ia, and Springfield and Geneseo.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27
DR.. Nays
Lung Balm
gets at the root of the matter-the
cough then meets its deadliest foe
and is soon vanquished.

If not at druggists we will mail it.,
postage prepaid. Advice, Samples and
Book" free to requesters. DR.. Kay's
Lung Balm, 10c and 25c. Address, DR..
B. j. Kay Medical Co., Saratoga
Springs, N
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27

Detroit Journal: All England is sick with
foreboding!
Everywhere prayers are being offered up
to the God of Battles!
A terrifying rumor Is rifei
1t is being whispered that the Boer repub-
lie is fully one-eighteenth as strong as
Great Britain and not, as originally under
Stood onCLtwentieth as strong.
Oh the horrible mistake of going TO war!
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27
Verdict of Murder In second Degree

IDA GROVE, Ia, Nov. 26.-(special)-
Francis E. Rney was convicted here Friday
evening of the murder of Allie Penrod, Sen
tember l last. The jury returned verdict
of murder in the second degree. The men
quarreled over the use of watering trough,
and Riney stabbed Penrod with pocket
knife, the victim dying almost instantly.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27

Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Erc Hope, the
name adopted by the young earl of Var
mouth, lends itself readily to the require
ments of the British stage"
'How so?'
II heard a Brton the other day calling
it 'Heric 'Opet "
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27

Reasonable amount C: mending done free
of charge at the Bluff City laundry. This is
the laundry that takes good care OF your
linen. "a North Main
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27
Scientific optician. wOlIman. 400 Brdway,
Howclls -"Kawf" cures coughs, colds.
Motor Compnnics Arc Quiet.

There were no new developments yester-
day in tho fight between the two rival
street car companies although il was evil
dent that the official announcement made
by General Manager Dimmock that the old
company intended to extend its line to Lake
Manawa had set the officers OF the new
corporation thinking. meeting OF the
representatives of the Omaha, Council Bluffs
6 Suburban Railway company was held yes
terday. the consultation laeting several
hours. What decision was arrived at was
not made public. Emmett Tinley, attorney
for tho new company when seen yesterday
afternoon said thero yas nothing for pub
lication'' at the present time,
nnuIl sella nalnt
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27

The Derthick club will give the third of
its series of muscales this evening, when
Mozart and Dussek will be the composers
treated. The following program has been ar
ranged by the committee in charge:
Sketch of life of Mozart and his in
huence .,,,..';..;,.,' .;;....''''''''''''
Miss Julia Tulleys.
Mlnuet from Symphony in II Flat. Mozart
Misses Celia Jackson and Polly Erb.
Sonata in a major. ......,,, ,....,. Mozart
Miss Hortense Forsythe.
"The Violet" ......,......,......,...... Mozart
Miss Amy +. Gernhardt
LA Consolation ......:.,....:.....,. Dussek
Miss Maude Bell.
Sketch OF DuSSCk Observation-Disclosures.
Miss Julia Tulleys.
"Lullaby' ..,,.,,...,.......... :....:.,. Mozart
Mss Amy r. Gcrnhardt
'I4a Chasse" ..,..,..................... Dussek
Miss Sadie Grass.
'Come. Shah l Tell Thee" drom Don
Miss Beatrice Wilson,
Andante and finale from Concerto. in
y nat major ....................... Mozart
Misses Effa ElEs and Lucille Porterheld.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27
FORECAST OF THE WEATH ER
Fair Monday and Probably Tuesday
with Fresh southerly Winds
in Nebrnskn.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 26.-Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday:
For Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri. the Da-
kotas, Kansas, Colorado and Wyomng-Fair
Monday and probably Tuesday; fresh, south
erly winds.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27

an Female COMPLAINTS, ". l.-.l electric
in time If they give a current. So will
mine; but my belt can be renewed for only
10 cents-no other belt can be renewed for
any price and when worn out Is worthless.
My Electric Suspensory for the perma-
nent cure Of the various weaknesses of
one of my Belts l consider my susren-
sorry fully as great an invention my
Belt and certainly is a boon to suffering
manhood. 1t, like my belt will not burn.
A cure s guaranteed ..
Write or call upon me today-do not
put 1t off-delayS are dangeous-your case
may reach the incurable stage before you
know it. If you live out of the city Will
send you my New Book About Electricity,
symptom blanks and other literature.
Consultation and advice without cost. Re-
member, If my belt will not cure you 1 Will
tell you SC. If you are thinking of buying
some other belt write or call first have
all makes of belts, so you can compare
them. If you want to try one Of the others
] will loan you one. My belt is not sold
In drug stnres by aghnIS: onlX by
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27
Do the Work Gradually.

NOW the result seems simple enough II
the water, dashing up against this neck OF
land Will gradually work a channel for, itself
the change Will come so gradually that it
viii hardly be noticed But IL it waits until
one Of the spring rises or when the ice comes
tearing madly down the river after the
breakup it will be a sight terrible to behold.
Now that this breach has been opened I'm
almost down to the edge of the water there
is little possibility that the stream can con-
tinue around the nine-mile course of the
big bend. 1t must cut through Reniger's
bend sooner or later, and what is now the
bed of the river in this bend will become
one more of the many lakes left as the result
OF change in the course of the mighty Mis-
souri,. nr
Some fear that should the river sweap
down through this cut toward Sioux City and
meet any resistance on the South Dakota
side it would jump back into its old bed, or
WHAT is now known as Crystal lake in Da-
kota county, Nebraska. Should this be the
case Sioux City would be away from the
river front by several miles and what would
be left would be mud hole or lake. Most
OF the banks along the Missouri in this sec
tion are gumbo, or quicksand, easily washed
away and offering no resistance to the on
slaught Of the stream. The government has
constructed dykes in various parts of the
stream near Sioux City as a protection for
the land owners, but year after year acre
after acre of property is eaten up by the
stream.
Others think that even If it should come
down through Reniger's bend and not meet
resistance it would menace Riverside park,
but this theory is not generally agreed with
by those who have been over the land on the
south Dakota side of the stream. They
think If any jumping over banks occurs it
would be on the Nebraska side and they have
no fear for Riverside park or any of that
section. 1t matters little to land owners in
front OF Sioux City, but is a whole lot to
those in Dakota county and even the others
In Union county South Dakota
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27

Now Neckbands put on shirts free OF
charge for regular customers at the Bluff
City laundry. "a North Main.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-27
The First Couch

is like the first blow in driving n
nail. Every succeeding couGE
drives the affection deeper into the
system.