Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-03
PRESENTS BONDS TO COUNTY
Twelve Thousand Dollars Worth Of Old
Issue Turned In.
ARE TwINTY-EIGHT YEARS OVERDUE
First Case Of smallpox since Early
spring is Discovered In Des
M-oines-Death of Kos
suth's sister.
cFrom a stan correspondent

DES MONIES, Nov. 2.-(special.) IAN
echo Of the old days when counties in Iowa
were engaged in borrowing money with
which to aid the builders of railroads in
this state came to the surface the last
week when the county officials OF Wapello
county received a present of $4,000 OF
bonds standing against that county. TIL
bonds in question were issued under au-
thority Of a vote of the people Of the
county in 1853, which vote directed the
county Judge to subscribe for $100,0 900 OF
the capital stock OF the Burlington & Mis-
souri, River railway and to issue bonds
therefor. The bonds we're issued February
1, 1854. payable twenty years after date in
New York, and bore s per cent interest.
Some twenty years ago the county was re-
minded that these bonds, or S12, 900 OF
them, were still outstanding. and a search
was made for them. 1t was regarded as
doubtful IL they could be regarded as an
obligation of the county, but as they had
not been Cancelled they stood against the
county as a nominal debt. 1t was sup
posed that they had been destroyed In the
Chicago FIRE of 1872. But It appears that
the bonds had remained in the possession
of the Burlington Railroad company and a
few days ago this fact, coming to the at
tention of ]. w. Blythe, general solicitor
Of the company, he caused them to be sent
to the county, not for collection, but to be
Cancelled.
First Case of smallpox.
The FIRST appearance of smallpox in Des
Moines since early last spring is that OF
a travelling man named ]. A. Japon, who
lives on Seventeenth street. He had come
home from his run and was taken i'll. 1t
-. ,.,o,od ~ hod haan axnoaad 70 amafl-
box In the eastern part of the state, as
there are indications of a breaking out Of
an epidemic in several cities. He has
been taken to the detention hospital. Des
Moines is much better prepared now to
care for the smallpox than ever before, as
a good hospital has been built. Reports
from the state indicate that the smallpox
is prevalent in eastern Iowa in a number
Of places, with a tendency to increase as
the season wears on.
Back from Brazil.
Hon. Thomas @. Dawson OF Council Bluffs,
secretary Of the United States legation at
Rio Janeiro, Brazil, arrived in Des Moines
this morning and is visiting with his
brother here, but will go on to Council
Bluffs and register and vote on Tuesday.
His home is in Council Bluffs, where he
was engaged in the practice OF law before
going to Brazil. Mr.. Dawson is engaged
in writing a history OF the South American
republics for a leading American publish
ing house. He expects to return to Rio
soon and continue his work.
Death of Kossuth's sister.
News of the death Of Louise Kossuth
Ruttkay at Budapest, October 10, has come
| to hand. Mrs. Ruttkay was sister Of Louis
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Of the late Joseph Ruttkay. She was over
Sc years old. After the rising against
Austria in 1853. furthered by Kossuth, then
in England, his mother and three sisters
were banished, and the mother soon after
died at Brussels, while the sisters came to
this country, OF the three Mrs. Ruttkay
was the last survivor, and made her home
in Des Moines until a few years ago.
Brick-AsPhSlt Fight Warns Up.
The contest between the brick interests
and the makers OF asphalt paving over the
work Of paving a few of the streets of Des
Moines lie becoming interesting. The mat
ter has been taken into the courts, the
brick makers having raised a question as to
the regularity of the method by which the
paving was let to the asphalt people. In
the meantime members of the city council
are discussing ugly rumors that there was
bribery and offers OF bribery in the case,
one alderman having admitted that he had
been approached with an offer Of 81, 900 for
his vote and influence. All paving has
been held up during the year by the de-
termlned night Of the local combine Of brick
makers not to allow any other paving in
the city.
Telegraph Operators Organise.
Telegraph operators this afternoon
formed a local union Of the international
Order Of Commercial Telegraphers, start
ing with a membership Of only eighteen.
The membership and the officers were kept
secret for fear the companies would resent
the action, as has been done elsewhere,
and attempt to break up the union. The
union here will embrace all commercial
operators in central Iowa.