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DAVENPORT DEMOCRAT AND LEADER Monday, February 13, 190.1. 8 MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL IS FILED LAND FRAUDS SERVANT OIRL ORDER WAS NOT MRS. BUTLER'S PRESENT WORK TEMPERATURE OF 25 DECREES BELOW INDICTMENTS any such services had been credited-to either me or the firm, or that my account had ever been credited wic.v1 any part thereof, as I was never fur-I. aiished with any E-Uement of any bank account, or of any charges whatever, and I have nothing to do. with the books, nor did I see the same.

You will remember several times I cautioned you not to mix me up in any way with any land office matters. 3. To this day I do no. know what book entries you have made, or what you did with any cash checks, jf you ever received any for service. Nor was I ever advised by you.

or did I have any knowledge that any part of any such cash, or receipts, was placed to the credit of our firm or myself. Now, judge, you will agree with me. I am sure, these are the facts, and I am also sure, whatever entries you made, you never intended I shoul.1 have any part of sucn cash or checks. if any, and that you intended that in some way, in settling accounts between us, no part of any such moneys or checks should be any other but. SENT TO JAIL Given Another Sentence of 30 Days at Exniration of Former One.

Emma Mundt Brought Before Justice Hall This Morning and Again Pleads Guilty. Emma Mundt was brought from the county jail this morning and taken before Justice Hall, where she plead guilty to the charge of larceny from the home of Ira St. Ongo and was sentenced to serve another 30 days in the county bastile. The girl had Just completed serving a 30-day sentence for larceny from the S. w.

Searle home, and was given the above sentence with the under standing mac at me expiration oi 'i she should again be brought itKD court to answer for her crime at the St. Onge home. The girl plead guilty to the larceny of a diamond ring from the Searle home and of a gold ring valued at $15 from the St. Onge home. She ha 1 been employed as a domestic at both places.

CORENE UZZELL LIKES DAVENPORT Popular Soubrette With the Murray and Mack Company Spends Sunday With Friends Here. Miss Corene Uzzell, the beautiful and ac shed soubrette with the Murray and Mack company in their successful farce comedy, the "English Daisies" spent Sunday in Davenport as the giM'st of her friend, Mrs. R.J. McLean of the Savoy hotel. The Murray and Mack company delighted a large audience at the Burtis last Monday and Miss Uzzell at that lime proved herself to be one of the best "daisies" In the company and made a great hit with the audience.

Her home is at Houston, and in her personality she embodies all the beauty, wit and humor characteristic of the true Southern girl. The Murray and Mack company played at Mollne last night and is now making a tour of the Illinois circuit. Miss Uzzell states that she likes Davenport very much and certain it is that ail Davenport likes her. Don't wait until your blood is impoverished and you are sick and ailing, but take Holllster's Rocky Mountain Tea. It will positively drive out all impurities.

35 cents, Tea or Tab lets. H. A. Emeis, Druggist. All the healing balsamic virtues of the Norway pine are concentrated in Dr.

Wood's Norway Pine Syrup, Nature's own remedy for coughs and colds. SWAINE NOT A PLAGIARIST One Debater Upheld and Another Challenged, Because He Already Has a Degree. Iowa City, Feb. 13. (Special to The Democrat.) The executive com mittee of the University Oratorical league has, after a thorough investiga tion, decided that Robert T.

Swaine of Council Bluffs, who will represent Iowa in the Northern Oratorical league contest at Evanston, 111., next May, is not guilty of plagiarism. On Feb. 3, Mr. Swaine won the N. O.

L. preliminary contest here and was selected as Iowa's representative in the final. The subject of his oration was "The Mob and the Law." On the day following the preliminary, Mr. Swaine wa charged with plagiarism, It being al leged that he used thoughts and words that were employed by a Michigan ora tor who spoke on the same subject some time ago. After an investiga tkm of the charge the local Orotorlcal committee found that the young ora tor did nothing which would make him a plagiarist.

In addition to repm sentlng Iowa in the N. O. L. contest, Mr. Swaine will be one of the school's representatives in the Michigan and Minnesota debates.

The Zetagothlan society has filed a protest against Charles R. Barnard who is one of the Irving Institutes representatives for the annual fresh men debate which lakes place between the two societies. Mr. Barnard is a graduate of Iowa college at Grlnnell and carries a B. A.

degree. He is at present taking frenhmen law at the university. In their protest the Zet3 point, out an article In the constltu tions of the societies which prevents a student holding a degree from tak lug part in the freshmen debate. DR. KULP STILL AT HIS HOME Foot Frosted During Night Drive to Black Hawk Causing Him Trouble.

Dr. J. H. Kulp is still confined to his home suffering from a badly frozen right foot. It was thought at first that the member could not bs saved as It was very badly frozen, but expert treatment brought it out all right, except for several of the toes, which are causing worry at present It may be necessary to amputate one or two of them.

Dr. Kulp received a call at night a few days ago which took him to Hack Hawk. He drove thither in below zero weather In his cutter and on his return home he found that hia right foot was frozen. Would you dispose of oads and ends "Free Want" advertisements. SO SWEEPING Bob Ride Order Seems to Have Been a Little Ex-agerated.

Not Intended ta Prevent Merrymakers Having a Good Time Without Interfering With Others. It is understood from orders which the police are acting under that the order of Mayor Phillips relative to bob-riding parties need not have caused any concern to people who want, to have a good time in a decent end orderly way. It was aimed, the police understand from the nature or order given them, to meet the complaints of people who have not only been disturbed by the unnecessary noise of some of the bob parties, but at personal remarks which the inmates of the bobs shouted at people on the sidewalks. Unfortunately a few parties that made too frequent stops got so hilariious that the order issued to fit their case has been taken by some to apply to the merry good times, entirely distinct from rowdy ism, which young people, and their elders too, have an indisputable right to enjoy. If it does what it was intended to do, the order will simply eliminate rowdyism.

MATTERS IN BANKRUPTCY Date Set or the Discharge of William Weidner and Henry Hennlngs on Feb, 23. Referee in Bankruptcy J. M. Hel-inick, has set Feb, 23, as the date for the discharge of William Weidner and Henry Hennings from bankruptcy proceedings. FORESTRY COURSE AT UNIVERSITY Is One of the Welcome Announcements With the Beginning of the New Term There.

Iowa City, Feo. 13. (Special to The Democrat) The second semester of the university year commenced this morning with many new students registered in all colleges. A new eourso in forestry engineering has been added to the curriculum of the school. The length of the new course is four years.

About 80 acres of brush and timber land, north of the city, adja cent to the Cedaf Rapids, Iowa City Interurban line will be used to enablj students taking the course to acquire practical knowledge of forestry. Tha land belongs to professors sshimek and MacBride, who will have charge of the forestry course. Ladles, don't forget to ask your grocer for the coupons on your tea coffee and Baking powder. COAL AND COKE. We will deliver for the balance of the season, coke from the Peoples' Light Co.

for 54.50 per ton. We arc also agents for the genuine Castner, Cnrran Bullitt Pocahontas, and for the Trenton Bootless. Best grades of Illinois iump and wut always on nanu. Also dry oak cord wood. 'Phones, old S21; new 322.

II. O. bEIFFERT LUMBER GO. IVAN SANT AND RIVER INTERESTS One of the floating telegraphic items in Chicago papers, relative to the de cadence of the rafting business, com ments as follows: "Old river men view with sorrow the present situation. Governor Vau Sant of Minnesota will have the only line of rafters in service.

At the expiration of his term as chief executive be will devote. all his time to his river Interests. He is one of the leaders In the fight for a 115,000,000 appropriation for the Improvement of the river from Cairo to the twin cities." ALPHA SOCIETY MEETS TONIGHT The Alpha literary society -will meet this evening at the Edwards Congregational church. The literary pro- Vram for the evening is as follows: Debate, "Resolved, That it would be for the best interest of Russia, for the Czar to grant a constitution to the people." Affirmative, Charles Smith and Ferd PevIb; negative, Vernon Smith and Harry Poulinot. Dialogue.

Roger Van Evera and Frank Wallace. Continued Story, Chapter 7, Edward Ctodderd. 1 NOTICE OF DiSOLUTION. Notice Js hereby given that pursuant to the resolution unanimously adopted by the stockholders of the H. H.

Vogt company, of the City of Davenport, State of Iowa, said corporation is hereby dissolved, to take ffect February 28th, A. 1905. H. H. VOGT CO.

RILEY'S TIMELY WEATHER CREED If you are inclined to grumble about the weather nowadays; just repeat a verse of James Whltcomb Riley's, which fits any kind of weather: Taln't no use to grumble and complain; t's Just as easy to rejoice. If Ood sort out the weather and sends rain. Why, rain's my choice. B. T.

O'Nell, Attorney For Fred Kohn, is Asking For a Rehearing. There was filed with the clerk of the court today a motion for a new trial in the case of the State vs. Fred Kohn, who waa found guilty by a jury last week of burglarizing the Henry Pault residence near Oakdale cemetery. The motion alleges errors in the Judges instructions and further that the verdict is contrary to the evidence. JUDGE HOUSE IS SNOW BOUND The I.

I. Appeal Case Wll Therefore Not Be Taken Up Until Tomorrow. Bailiff Dennis Curtis of the court house received a telephone message from Judge House at Maquoketa stating that he was snow and could not arrive in the city in time to take up the Lina Becker vs. I. I.

appeal case this afternoon. The case will therefore go over until tomorrow. The I. I. interurban brought down a host of witnesses from LeClaire this forenoon.

These have been subpoen-ed in the case. The Jury, which was selected on Saturday to try the case was also let go until Tuesday. The Becker case pertains to a dis pute over property value which was condemned for right of way purposes by the Sheriff's board of appraisers. WIFES SUES FOR BILL OF DIVORCE Amanda J. Lund Desires Separation From Her Husband, August F.

Lund. Attorney C. H. George, of Clinton, has brought an action for a divorce on behalf of Amanda J. Lund against her husband, August F.

Lund. The charges are habitual drunkenness, and cruel and inhuman treatment The couple were married on June 10, 1897, and have two minor children, Carmen aged seven years and Darrell, aged five years, the custody of whom the mother desires together with a bill of divorce, attorneys fees and costs of trial. Alimony is also prayed for. SOME MAIL THAT MISSED ITS MARK Business Men Sending Out Duplicates of Letters That Were In Gene-seo Wreck Feb. 6.

Many Davenport merchants and manufacturers are duplicating their correspondence addressed to Chicago and points east thereof that was mailed in the postofflce here during the af ternoon and evening of Feb. 6. and forwarded by R. I. P.

train No. 4 at midnight of the 6th. The mail tar on this train was wrecked near Gene-seo, 111., and letters have failed to reach their destination on this account. If you fail to' get a reply to your letters that were unfortunately on this car you will gain time by forwarding a duplicate. Uncle Sam as usual will do his beBt to straighten matters out but in doing so will require time.

ENTERTAINED AT THEIR NEW HOME Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Allaert entertained about 25 friends at their new home on Hancock avenue Saturday evening. Games, music and refreshments, and cards at four tables, helped the evening to pass very enjoyably for all. Reeses orchestra played.

The tables were decorated with pink and white carnations. Mrs. Stout and Mrs. Edson Smith won the prizes. SHRINERS TO GO TO OSKALOOSA Oskaloosa is a town that the Shriners like to make, when the call comes to Kaaba to come over there and initiate a lot of the denizens of darkness.

The call has sounded again and the pilgrimage Oskaloosa-ward is to be made on the 23d of this month. Doubtless, if there is a thaw by that time, it will attract a good many of the Davenport nobles. CAST VICTUALS IN WIFE'S FACE William F.BaumgarU of Rock Island Was Arrested Here on Sunday Night. William F. Baumgartz, a fugitive from Justice wanted In Rock Island, was arrested by Detectives Atkinson and Feers on Sunday night.

Baumgartz had a dispute with his wife and during the argument he cast the victuals into her face, and hastily left the house, and fled to Davenport. He was arrested here and taken back 10 Rock Island for trial. PRIZE WINNERS AT MASQUERADE One Given Saturday By Knights of Mystic Tollers at Lahrmann's Hall Was a Success. A very successful masquerade wa? given Saturday evening at Lahrmann's hall by the members of Council No. 70, Mystic Tollers.

The Davenport Military band furnished the miiRlc and prizes were awarded as follows: Rupert Murray as "The Robert Barnhouse as darky: Miss Bock aa "Queen of Liberty" and Daisy Miller as "Mother Hub bard." A hprd of aboriginal wild white cattle, which has been confined for nearly 700 years in Chartley Park, Stafford-shle, England, on the hereditary estate of Earl Ferrers, is to be sold. The park, consisting of 900 acres, is to be rilvlr1ri tin The herd hn tinmhrrl Has Been Getting the Farmers Interested Down in Missouri. Showing That Even if You Have to Show 'Em There, They Are Easier Than We Were. Democrat readers who remember Mrs. Alice M.

Butler, who was the advance guard of John U. May's campaign for an interurban franchise here, and made Davenport her headquarters for the year or so that she represented Mr. May here, will be interested in the following story from Des Moines, telling of her latest work in the interurban field: Des Moines, Feb. 13. (Special to The Democrat.) That a woman possesses the art of inspiring conli-dence among financiers In promoting schemes which are evolved within her ingenious brain, is no more strongly demonstrated than in the case of Mrs.

Alice M. Butler of this city, who Is now promoting one of the largest interurban systems in the west out of St. Joseph, Mo. From farmers along the route of the proposed line Mrs. Butler has collected $7,500 with the agreement that if the line is not built the money shall be refunded.

The transaction is as strange in business schemes as it is novel cud interesting. We indemnify those farmers Mrs. Butler claims to have given a $5,000 bond which is said to be signed by a Des Moines capitalist and is in the Mound City, bank. The identity of the surety is known only to the bankers and a dentist at Mound City, Dr. Crawford, who as special agent of the farmer subscribers to stock, made a visit to Des Moines to ascertain if the bond were good.

No returned, saying he had looked up the surety among commercial agencies, and found it sufficient. This satisfied the subscribers. It is supposed the surety is Geo. C. Sims of this city.

He is president of the St. Joseph Interurban and treasurer of the St. Joseph, Stan-berry Northern, which Mrs. Butler is now promoting. The officers of the St.

Joseph, Stan-berry Northern, are A. C. Bonham of King City, president; J. E. Patrick of St.

Joseph, vice president; Geo. C. Sims, Des Moines, treasurer; Mrs. Alice M. Butler.

Des Moines, general manager and S. F. Noore of St. Joseph, secretary. After Officers Scalp.

Mrs. Butler is too shrewd to brook Interference with her plans and has openly declared that she is after the scalp of J. E. Patrick, vice-president, who she claims has been trying to gain a controlling interest of the stock through some very ingenious tricks. A majority of the stockholders of the company recently met in St.

Joseph and issued a call for a meeting of stockholders for the second Tuesday in March. At that time Mrs. Butler proposes to use her influence to unseat J. E. Patrick.

When asked if she thought Mr. Patrick would make a determined stand to maintain his position Mrs. Butler said: "I don't know as to that, but I don't anticipate any great trouble in getting rid of him. He has only nine shares of stock. We are not taking any snap judgment on him, as I told him several weeks ago that his course had been such that at the first regular meeting of the directors steps would be taken to drop him from the board." Woman's Scheme Grows.

For two months Mrs. Butler has been visiting and working in the towns along the proposed line and during that time has greatly enlarged her venture. The branch line to Stan-berry as originally proposed has now grown to a system and sue has remarked "I find it easier to capitalize a two or three-million-project than a half million dollar proposition." The system as she now proposes it has three main lines cbnverging in St. Joseph, their northern terminal being Tarkio, Stanberry and Maryville. Two permanent surveys have been made and one preliminary.

All that is now lacking is the franchise in St. Joseph. Promoted Local Interurban. It was Mrs. Butler's ingenious brain which promoted the Des Moines interurban running between this city and Colfax, the well known mineral springs resort.

Mrs. Butler has figured conspicuously in the Des Moines divorce court. She was divorced froiy her husband on the ground of non-support. She claimed that in her business life he was a burden to her. Her prayer for relief was granted and she was restored to all the rights of an unmarried woman.

Some months afterward Des Moines was startled to hear she had repented and was for the second time married to Mr. Hutler. It is now stated here by her relatives that she has not been living with him for several months and that another separation is not Improbable. GRAND VALENTINE DANCE to be given by Co. Eleventh regiment, V.

W. O. Lahrmann's hall, Tuesday evening, Feb. 14, 1905. Davenport Military band.

Admission 25 cents. Ladies free. BACK-ACHE and all other symptoms of kidney H. ease are cpeedily removed when the kidneys are made healthy, active and vigorous by the use of Dr. A.

W. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills the world's greatest kidney and livet regulator, and the only medicine having a combined action on kidneys and liver. One Bill a dose cents ahnx. The Coldest Day in February on Record in City of Davenport. Coldest Period Was at 7:30 This Morning After Which the Temperature Climbed Upwards.

Today is the coldest day on record in the city of Davenport during the month of February- The coldest period, according to the observations kept by Observer J. M. Sherier at the local weather bureau, was at 7:30 o'clock this morning, waen the thermometer dropped to 25 degrees below. The previous record for cold weather in February was on Feb. 9, 1899, when the mercury took a tumble to 23 degrees below.

The coldest period of weather attained at any time in Davenport since the establishment of the local weather bureau office in 1871, wag on Jan. 5, 1884, when the thermometer registered 27 degrees below. While the official registration of the temperature this morning was 25 de grees below zero, many private thermometers over town dropped as low as 28 and 30 degrees below. The record of temperature by hours from 7 o'clock Sunday evening, when the temperature registered 7 degrees below, until 7:30 o'clock this morning, when it had dropped to 25 degrees be low, is given by Observer Sherier as followss 7 o'clock p. m.

7 below. 8 o'clock p. m. 11 below. 9 o'clock p.

m. 13' below. 10 o'clock p. m. 15 below.

11 o'clock p. m. 16 below. 12 o'clock 18 below. 1 o'clock a.

19 below. 2 o'clock a. 20 below. 3 o'clock a. m.

21 below. 4 o'clock a. m. 23 below. 5 o'clock a.

m. 23 below. 6 o'clock a. m. 24 below.

7 o'clock a. m. 24 below. 7:30 o'clock a. m.

25 below. Relief In Sight After 7:30 o'clock the temperature rose slightly but not sufficient to make any marked difference in the suffering humanity who were obliged to face the elements and inclemency of the weather today. The forecast re slightly encouraging, in that a slowly rising temperature is predicted for to night and Tuesday. Davenport was today in the heart the cold belt. Charles City, Du-luth, and Valentine, each had temperatures of 28 degrees bejow.

It was more than 20 degrees below over practically all of Kansas, northern Missouri and the country north it. Des Moines had a temperature of 26 degrees below. The cold wave swept over the United States with great severity but north of us the temperature showed more favorable and today it is reportetd warmer jn Canada and throughout the Northwest territory, than it is in Davenport. At Other Places. The cold wave pervaded the South without mercy.

At St. Louis the mer cury reached 18 degrees below and at Little Rock, it- was but 2 degrees above, While it was 25 degrees below at Davenport, it was but 20 degreeR below at Winnipeg in the extreme north. Some of the temperatures recorded at other places this morning, are as follows: Sioux City 24 below, Omaha 22 below, Des Moines 26 below, Charles Cit 28 below, Dubuque 22 below, St. Paul 24 below, Bismark 24 below', Winnipeg 20 below, Chicago 18 below, Indianapolis 14 below, St. Louis 18 below, Cairo, 111., 6 below Cincinnati, zero; Detroit.

4 below and Oklamoma City 10 below. CELEBRATED 62ND. BIRTHDAY Pleasant Surprise Perpetrated Upon Mrs. C. B.

Snyder of Dixon In This County. Friday was the fi2d birthday annl versary of Mrs. C. B. Snyder of Dixon, who with her husband, are numbered among Scott county's leading and well known citizens.

Upon the occasion of the above an niversary, about 100 of Mrs. Snyder's frionds perpetrated a surprise upon her by calling at her home and taking possession thereof. A number of Dav en port friends were present, these in cluding Mr. and Mrs. Mert C.

Bowling the latter being a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Snyder. The occasion was a very merry and enjoyable one and took place in the old family home where Mr. Snyder first brought his bride 42 years ago.

Their union has been blessed with 13 children, all of whom are now living though scattered over a large area of country. Mrs. Snyder received the hearty congratulations of her numerous friends and was well remembered ny numerous gifts of love and esteem. The occasion too, was one which will recall many pleasant memories the rest of her life. FOUR VAGRANTS SENT TO JAIL Had a Quart Bottle of Alcohol When They were riacea unaer Arrest.

Uf.lir.ri Slmiwon. Tom McCarthy Tkim Welch and Richard Miller, four vags, were sent, to the rock pile for ten days each by Mayor Phillips this morning. The men wore picked up while intoxicated, and when searched at the station, a quart bottle, which fitill contained a few gills of alcohol, was round on tne person of one ot uwm. An four mon are railway cnnnlrur. Knn rnrkmen who are out of tnhn Welch is a white haired, white beard.

Congressman J. Williamson and Land Commissioner Biggs Latest Victims HE CONFESSED. IT Perjury Admitted by Senator Mitchell's Law Partner. Portland, Feb. 13.

Thefeder- al grand jury has indicted Congressman J. N. Williamson and his partner in the sheep business, Van Gessner, also A. R. Biggs, land commissioner at Prineville, charging conspiracy to defraud the United States of public lands.

Judge A. H. Tanner, Senator Mich- ell's law partner, confessed in Judge Billlnger's court yesterday afternoon to perjury in his evidence given before the federal grand jury in connection with the investigation of land frauds in this state, when testimony was being taken with a view to connecting Mitchell with the conspiracy to defraud the government. Tanner, in his confession, stated that there was a business agreement between Mitchell and Tanner that Mitchell should have the proceeds of the practice of the law firm in the federal courts and that Tanner should have the proceeds resulting practice before any of the governmental departments which would involve Senator Mitchell's oath that he would not take part in any law proceeding in which the government is interested. Judge Alfred H.

Tanner made the following statement to the Associated Press: "No one knows the torture I have endured since Jan. 1st, when I made the statement to the grand jury concerning the date of the co-partnership agreement between Senator Mitchell and myself. The last straw came, however, when I learned that the federal grand jury was preparing to indict my son who had written the agreement between Mitchell and myself on the typewriter, for perjury, and when I learned that agents of the government were in possession facts proving that the document was not signed on March 1901, as I had sworn, but that it had been prepared and signed last December. "I expect to be called as a witness in the case against Mitchell and I will tell the whole truth regarding the business of the firm, without regard to consequences." Judge Tanner in his statement be fore the court told about the change made in the contract between himself and Mitchell. He said: "When Mitchell was out here he looked over the old contract and there was a clause in it he thought ought to be changed and he told me to fix it, and then drew it up in writ ing here, changing the particular clause that he (Mitchell) thought would be dangerous for him, and we signed It.

"At the time that was done, I said to him, 'Now, Mr. Robertson (Mitch ell's secretary) is the only man on earth, except you and I that knows to the contrary anything about this agreement, and Robertson will have to corroborate this thing. Of course, it may get us into V'He said he would see what he could do with Robertson, or something of that kind, and the contract was left with me in that shape. I have never had any correspondence or any words with the senator about it since he left here." The new agreement signed in De cember of last year contained a clause not Included in the original, which provided that all money re ceived in payment for service render ed before government departments should go to Tanner, in all other re spects, the last agreement was identi cal with the original contract. LETTERS PASSED BETWEEN THEM Senator Mitchell is Said to Have Urged His Partner to "Burn This Without Fail." Portland, Feb.

13. "Burn this without fail." This urgent entreaty, appended as a postscript to a setter written by United States Senator John H. Mitchell to his law partner, Judge A. H. Tanner, did not keep from the flames a confidential epistle that was handed to the authortVTes today as the most damaging bit of evidence that the lawmaker has tried to wriggle out of the land fraud scandal by getting others to commit perjury.

Washington, D. Feb. 5. My dear Judge: I am almost afraid to write a word, as the scoundrels will mlscontrue everything and distort all that Is said. Your friend with letter did not arrive here until today.

Your letter only received at 3 p. m. I have made search for my articles of copartnership of 1902, but I am unable to find them. I think It must be among my papers In the office. Harry, of course, prepared these articles.

You will see Harry on his arrival. I found our supplemental agreements, of date Nov. 1, 1904, which are all right. Harry has with htm. Now, the facrs are these, and you must deal with them accordingly: 1.

Under our articles I was not to have any interest whatever in any, business you might do In any of the" departments on any land matters. Am nuUier ot fact, I never your Individual property. I had sup--posed, of course, that you had kept all such charges and accounts in your own name. There is no offense on your part In--doing business for honest people iiw these land matters. I hope, therefore, you will do me- the justice at the proper time in giving me the facts', just as they are and as I have stated them.

You must not get rattled or alarmed. Harry doubtless will identify the copartnership articles as having been prepared by him. See him at once on his arrival. Don't be interviewed until I ee 1 you, and now, strictly don't tell Harry, your son, or any one. Can't you immediately, on receipt of this, drop everything and come directly here.

Bring with you in a trunk, but don't let your family or any one know, all the company's books, day ledger, all of them; also your bank book, as I am extremely anxious to see for myseli personally what the books show. Besides, it is important we should talk it over with Fulton, who is to help defend me in regard to the cases. I hope you can come. If so, don't let. a soul know you are coming, not even Harry.

And if you conclude to come, wire me as follows: "John leaves direct for Washington this evening. TANNER." I do hope you can come, and immediately, before you are called again before the grand jury. JOHN H. MITCHELL. P.

S. Don't show Harry this letter or tell him anything in it. Don't let him see our books. Tell him nothing. P.

S. Keep all important papers in safe, and safe and office carefully, locked, as those scoundrels will get in if possible. P. S. Burn this without fail.

REAL ESTATE 4 SALE 5 room cottage near Locust and vine. Large level lot, new place, and only $1,500.00 7 room house near Sixteenth and Scott, sewer, water and gas, level lot, only $2,000.09 11 room strictly modern brick house, on Brady St. Every possible convenience, and all in first class condition, within walking distance to city. Good barn. For quick sale 6 room house on Eleventh near Iowa, large barn, level lot 40x150, sewer, etc.

Give us an offer, we are asking only 6 room cottage near Central Park, city water, etc. Good barn, large level lot, only BALLTJFF SNIDER, Phone 292. 209 Main Street. Reed Mohr pi Blank Book and General Bookbinders ff 209 W. 3d Davcnnnrt.

Inwi. LUMBER LINDSAY 6 PHELPS CC. Front and LeClaire, Davenport Littig Bros. FLORISTS 207 BRADY STREET. 'Phone 33.

Green Houses 1492. jj DCieO00OeieOOeOOeOOe I B. NORNE I F1R4 ACCIDENT INSURANCE 5 REAL ESTATE Telephone 379. Davenport, Ix COR. THIRD AND MAIN STS.

Employers' Liability Surety on Bonds. o' GIMBEl 3 PHELAN Carriage Factory 322 WEST THIRD STREET. Special Attention Given to i PAINTING AND REPAIRING. Write for free sample to the Dr. A.

W. Jtai Mtrifc-Mi (k, Moffat, V. CASTORIA'W WmH and Children. Tha Kind Ygu Have Always Beutfrt Bears th I aa many as 43, but now numbers only tt ws tint nq In the yaer 1241. erf man nr oorjy uu years or as inw until bow thsr rerr tw.