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H G THE OMAHA DAILY BTSfcJ ; SATURDAY , MARCH 1 , 1800. illE OMAHA SCHOOL BONDS , Hj Return of the Oommlttoo of the H Doard from Llnooln H AUDITOR BENTON'S POSITION fl Altornrj I ntollo Tnvnrs TnUlnj * the H Matter to ttio Supreme Court M for n ScttliMiient of All fl Disputed Iolnts M Wants It Settled by tlic Court * B President Goodman , \V. S 1'opploton , H clialrmnn of the judiciary comtmttro , Socre- H tnry Piper and Lee Ustollo , attorney or thoM M board of iducatlon , rcturnod jestcrday from M Lincoln , wht.ro thov lma gene to confer with H btnto Audltoi Benton concerning his refusal H to register the school bonds \ otcd nt the lust H election fl Mr Goodman stated to n reporter last | night that Mr licnton had told thorn Hint M ho h utii't been scon by nnyono who wns U interested In or opposed to the bonds , and H Itttevv nothing of whether the bonds had re- h ceived n majority of all the votes cast nt the H election or not Ho had taitcn the history of M the bonds us furnished by the board , and H had biscd his opinion ontlrely upon the H ( ] iicstlun of levying n tax to fay thn interest H on the boeds Mr Uunton also said that all H bonds lssuod contained an Interest clnuso U Hit delegation tailed his attention to the H fact that the former school bonds d < d not H contain anj such clnuso IIo looked up the B innttor nod found tlich BtitcmontH H were true , hut said his predecessor must _ have overlooltid this point Ho said ho should Ucslino to register the bonds ns long j us he as nt the opinion tint thoj should fll contain the clnuso mentioned Attornoj Kstcllo vvus also seen and stntod nt the otitstt that It was polity aid sound _ business sense to hnvo a decision of the su prouic court on the matter , slnco the qucs tiou had been raised Ik stated that the _ - ) > ro ) OHltlon Biibuilttod at the last election _ in is a copv of the ono submitted at _ the cltttlon of 1SS8 , which was prepared by Mr W J , Coiinell , and it wns liartllj 110s slnlo tint a man of Mr Councils ability J should imiko a mistake in a inuttcr of that Hfll "J ho law provides the manner in which H H the interest shall be paid , " said Mr Hstcllc , _ ana also provides for u sinl ing fund for the _ | pnjtticntof the bonds tlicmsolvcs xlie law H H ajs the school boara slnill cortlfv to tbu city _ H council the per tent of lew they rciiuuo for the payment of the intertst llcrctoforo the Interest on all bonds has bocn Hfll pnid from the general fund In the _ bonds for iTO 000 which were issued some H H time ago there was no provision for lowing Hfll r tnx foi the payment of the interest H H "If the surcnor court holds that in Older Hfll to ontltlu tliLBO bonds to legislation Its ' H B nccLssarj for the proclamation to con tab a BBi provision for levying a tax for payment of BB | the bond and interest , it wll 1 bo judicial Ice BBi iBlation , tor it is not in the school law BBf Unless the school board directs other B B ttisc , " said Air tstclle , 'I slnll at once BB | apply foi am it of mandamus Irom the su BB | promo court I shal" also endeavor to have B _ | the sUDnmo court puss upon ovcry conrcivn BB | bio point which cau bo r ilsod concerning the BB | bonds I shall also demand an opinion on BB | the question whether the bonds must linvo a BB | majority of ulltho-votes cast at the olcetion Bfl | or n mujurity of the votes cast on the bond _ proposition The board has received two BB | opinions ou this ( Uiistion fiom prominent B _ | nttorniis ana they are directly coutiiry to Bfl | ono another B _ | " 1 tioio is another tiling , " Mr Estollo con B _ | eluded , ' which is of interest in this ron BB | ncction It is access irj for a proposition to BB | spend over tSi 000 to bo submitted at n regu- BB | Inr election A proposition to vote bonds BB | may bo voted on at any time but In order to Bfl | speud an } of the proceeds of the bonds for B _ | the erection of buildings , buyine of sites , or BB | anj thing clso a vote must bo taken ut n BB | regular election The board may expend BBL ( J5 00ft out of the gonornl fund or out of the BBl proceeds of a sale of bonds , but the cxpondl B _ | turo of nny sum aver that amount must bo BB | submitted to the pcoplo at a regular elec bbI tiou - H Tim liittln Ono Hie cl BH The llttlo child of J H. Morrlsscy man B B agor of the Sarasato-D'Albert concert com B H pany , died Thursduy nkht at the Millard B B hotel of pneumonia B B Mr Morrissey is snowbound at a place B B called Fossell , half way between Grocn B H Hivor and Pocatello on the Oregon Short BBj Line , and may not bo able to roach hero for BBJ suveraldajB In the meantime everything , BBj j. possible is being done for the sorrowing wife B _ | aud tnothor by the hotel people and Bfl | her husbands brother l lks ino babe , a BBj boy , was the first born , and had reached BBR that ago , two jcais , when ho began to show Bfl | evidence of mm Iced intelligence aud superior BBj brightness B _ | Ho was taltn 111 in Chlcatro , but on the B _ | train coming from Kunsis Citv to Omaha B _ | caught n cold that iiulcklj dev eloped into Bfl | pneumonia However , ho recovered from B _ | the attack , and believing that all danger had B _ | passed Mr Morrissey left for Portland A B ] second relapse on Wednesday prov od fatal B | A Trio ot Sntnlc llilovcs B | Chnrlcs Mltcholl , James Moore and John B | O'lleariie , three very tough c ' ltlzeus , stoln BB ] ninopnirof shoes from the now shoo store on B l the corner of'Slxtcenth and Capitol avenue BH last night Onicur liojlo had his military BB ] ej eon the trio and cupturcd them before BB | they got avva ) from the corner Ono of the BMf thluvcs started to run and James Ish , the BB ] joung man who operates the police telu BB ] phone , caught him und took him to thp BMf station BB ] ' 1 ho thieves had in their possesion a fine BB ] dark overcoat with u beaver collai The BB ] cout is now and has never been worn The BB ] owner has not been discovered BB ] 1 ho gang Just arrived in town yestordav BB ] from Des Moines and lost no ttmo In getting BB ] to vvoric BB ] Thomas Tijnn , JV. . Hall , Mllto O'Connor BB ] n"d George Black vvoio run in ou general BB ] principles lust night Hall Is a woil known BB ] ] all bird and the others are bad men BB AVnr Is Uoolnrcd BB The rate trouble among western roads BB finally reaehou that point late yesterday BB oftornoon , vvhoro it could not bo controlled BB any longer , mid war that means utter do- Bfl tnoraUzatlou has boon declared 1 ho Chi BB cage , Milwaukee & bt Paul company gave BB notlco that on Monday next it will com BB menco soiling tlcitots at the following rates BB ] from Omahu to Chicago , First class , IS"1) , B and second class , * 5 25 Thesollgurcs will bo the basis for rates to nil castorn points The Milvvnukeo liooplo snv that they are compol'od to in alto these cuts In order to protect their own Interests and meet the 1 roducllona made from bt , Puul east by their their northern contomporarias The local reprticiilativos of this company received in BB structlons to bo ready for the fray , BB * BT 'flie 1'nttl ilokot hiilos BB The snlo of BOtson tickets for the Putti on- BB pagomeut continued yesterday at a fnlrlv BB lively rate The moderating weather is hav- BB inggood effect This morning at 0 o'clock BB the management will commence soiling siu- BB fc'le admission tickets and there promises to B bo a great rush fur thorn Bft | BB ttorni Daiuaco i" tlio Hoiith BB St Lous , Mo , Fob 28 Dispatches from various cities lit Texas report that fruits and 1 : vegetables were damaged by the storm BB which prevailed la that statu jestorday BB The Bamo storm passed over ArKunsas and BB reports bbv muclrdamagu was douo to fruit fl and vegetables there BB Dr Mnekoiiilu ( ilvou Dnmnues BB Losduk , Feb S3 The Juo today award BB cd Dr Mackctiilo XI,500 dumuges iu his suit BB against the bt , James Gazette for publishing BB disparaging articles In connection with his : BB treatment of the late I'mperor IVedenck of BB Germany BB I nlluro Pollovvu n lllsappeoranco BB CntCAUO , Feb 23 Following yesterdays , BB notice of the disappearance of J. C. Goldth BB waite , a partner Iu the bat manufacturing ! BB "Orm of Ward , GoldtUwalta & Co , that firm 1 I BBk " assigned this afternoon They claim to bo solid llnanclally and nro only trying to pro tect thomselvcs from illegal clnlms which may have boon contracted by Goldthwaito in the llrm's name A Slennl Ofllrrr Sklp . St Vincfst , Minn , Fob 23 H I IXoy- lnnk , Jr , observ or ot the United States slgnol station horn , has loft for parts unknown , leaving many credltois borne of the gov ernment propertj at the signal station is also missing SbvvoII'b Soiiiinntlon Coiiflrinod W'jtiitlNnTOV , Fob 23 The senate today condrmed the nomination of Harold M bow ell to bo consul general at Apia , bamoa , COUNCIL BLUFFS , Nlnprd the Dry Oonils H. Ljons Is behind the Mrs for stealing a bolt of cloth from In front of thu Boston store Thursday cvonlng Ono of the pro prietors , Mr Fothcrlnehnm , wasieturning from BUppor , when ho saw two suspicious rlnrnotois pick up a couple of rolls of cloth and skip down Fourth street Ho called a couple of clerks and gave them chase W hen the fellows saw that they would hoover tnken thov dropped the cloth and Jumped a fence Ono of them wns caught , but the ether escaped I ho propertj wns valued nt n llttlo ov or HO , ono plcco being worth $10 and the other $11 r > 0 lho chnrgo will bo grand larecnj , as the vnluo of the property taken bv both is above the roipilrod sum It will bo iiecpsvnry to ostublisli the fact Mint the two were working together All of the stolen property was recovered Lyons will have a hoorlng as soon ns the comity at- tornov can get tiino to nttond to it llm Knlttlnt ; 1 in.torv 11111114 At 2 o'clock jcsterdny afternoon the flro depiitmcnt wis cillcd out to extinguish wh it proved to 00 n very disastrous fire at No 21flIlrouHvav ' 1 his is the now location of the Council IJlulTs knitting factory , the cnmpanj hav ing moved into the now quar ters about ten d ijs ngo The tire was caused bv the ignition of gasolmo which leaked from the tank of the steve Mr Mullen , the prin cipal owner of the works , haa lust filled the tanl ; and did not tiotlco that the burner was leftopen When ho wont to light the lira several minutes later , the inllammablo lluid on the lloor became ignited and the blao that mstnntlj Hashed up llllcd the whole sldo of the room Mullen wns knocked down , but jumped to his icet and hurried out to give the ulurm 1 hroe female employes vv lo were in the front part or the room rushed out ot doois , but did not have time toicmovo any of the stock or evou to get their outer gar ments The department responded promptly , but found the whole interior in a blaze Tlio fiont windows were broken in , and In a very short time the llames were under control , but uot , hovvovor , until the cntiro stock was greatly dnniagod It is Imposslblo ns vit to toll just what the tlinuiire will be , but It was placed bv Mr Mullen at1 00U A later estimate-placed it Delvv ceu SJ 500 aud $ J,00 ( ) Ihodnmagoto the building which is owned by John Booth , will amount to about $125 , on which there is no insurance The stock wis insured for $1000 the Insurance havinir boon tnken out lhuisdiy lheiuwill bo a total loss of at least $1,500 , which will very senouslv cripple the concern Sovernl hundred dollars worth • of now mtchineiy for knitting summoi goods was put in the fore part of the wcok It is impossible to tell what effect the flro will have on the ontorpuse , but it is honed that there will ho but little delay until the works tire running again as usuil lho water pressure was very strong and the fltreuns of water turned on swept through lho building The loss by water will bo considerable A great deal of the vara on b md wns but llttlo burned , but as a slight scorching on ono sldo of the largo rolls cut thoui into hundreds of pieces , the loss is v erj heavy Tlir > Republican Convention The republican citv convention met in the south court room of the county court house at 2 o'clock yostordaj afternoon , and was called to order by William Arnd , chairman of the city central committee Ihore were nbout 0110 hundred and fifty prcsont , includ ing delegates and spectators 13 L Shugart was elected chairman and C G Saunders sccretuiy A motion was immediately made to adjourn , und tt carried without any oppo nition It war understood that the conven tion would either adjourn without making nny nominations , or would endorse the ticket placed in nomination at the citizens convention 011 Tbursdiv evening It was thought that the action taken would give thu citizens ticket the greatest strength , and this was accordingly done As the mutter of nominating an alderman for the Second ward was referred to the Second ward delegation elected nttno ward caucus , that matter was disposed of by the delegation after a short bossIoii bo mo were In favor of making no nomination , and leav ing it to a committee composed of llftcon tnonof each partv , but ethers were opposed to the plan as it-might result in the nomina tiou of a democrat , nud after n short discus slon the delegation declared Peter Wind the republican nominee for the ofllco Looked Ui > lorlmrccii ) . . Sheriff O'Neill roturnoa jostordny from a four dnjs' trip to Sholbvvlllo , Mo , and brought with him ono Charles Christian , who was indicted by the last grand jury for luiceuy Christian is accused of stealing $15 from n man named Stomson , who was work ing for a dairyman Harbco , living west of the fair grounds The mono } was stolen from the house nud Christian Bkippcd lho sheriff succeeded in locating him , and ho is now in the count j jail It wns known that ha had gene to Missouri , and a requisition wns accoidingL ) sccpred before the fellow was arrested He will not bo arraigned for sov oral days S H Wadsworth A , Co , .M7 Pearl street , loan money lor Lombard Inv Co MINOR 0IL.V11OV. N. Y. P. Co Council Bluffs Lumber Co , coal Thatcher coal , 114 Main street Spring goods , Helter , tailor , 310 Bway Carbon Coal Co wholesale rotall , 10 Pearl George bulls and tCora Madison , both of Omaha , were married yesterday by Justlco Uarnott Cbautauqi a trustees will meet this after noon at 5 o'clock at the board of trade rooms in Merriam block No delinquents Stephen Mundcll of Omaha and Ellen IJrico of St Joe were married Thursuuv evening ut the residence of Bqulro bchurz The P. L O fcocloty will jneot this after noon nt 2 10 o'clocK , with Mrs Iloraco Lvans , corner of Sixth street and First avenue The top buggv donated to the Dodge Light Guards tor thu bazaar , nud which was not disposed of at that tlmo , will bo rallied at the Manhattan ut 8 o'clock this evening Mi George Van Ness Orisvvold and Miss Harriet E Forgrivo of this city were married on Thursday cvonlng ut the brides home , 025 Ihlrd avenue Kov G W. Crofts oltlclatlug A plat of Rico's subdivision was filed for record i csterday It comprises seventeen lots , and Is a subdivision of lots 27 and 23 , Johnson's ' addition It is bounded by Hurri- sou , Logan , Oak and Mary streets If j ou desire to vote next Monday \ou must bo registered Thn books will bo opened in all tbo wards today and this is thu last opportunity to enroll your natno bee that jour neighbor is also registered The Pottawuttamlo county fruit growers and gardeners association wijl hold their regular monthly nieetiug at the county court 1 house this afternoon at 2 oclock All mem bers are urged to bo present The Vesper Literary socloiy moots this evening at the Press club rooms at 8 o'clock sharp A good literary programmo will bo 1 rcuderod during the early part of the even • ing , after which important business will bo attepdod to Manager Drake , of the Consolidated Tank line , has presented the llromec at each or the tire houses with a box of choloa cigars , iu recognition of nor vices performed at Sun day > tire , at which thu company's works j vton > destroyed GUIDED BY A PRECEDENT Auditor Bonton'a Rofugnl to Uogte- tor Omaha School Bouds SIMILAR CASE OF RECENT DATE The Simroinc Court ltcnd ts nn Im portant Decision In thn llnbcn * Corpus Proooctllni ; on Bo- hair of Itnulnnnn Itcfusetl to ItcRtRtcr tlio Itonili Lincoiv , Neb , Fob 23. | Spoclal to Tub UKr ] lho delegation representing the board or education of the city of Omaha called on Auditor Benton today In relation to the registration of the school bonds Hon , Lro Cstollo noted as spokesman of the dele gntlon and insisted that the net governing metropolitan cities eouforrod upon the board of odiicitlon the power to levy taxes to pay the Interest and principal on bonds without authority bomg glvon therefor by a vote of the pcoplo Auditor Benton differed with him and cited the case of Beriv vs Ilabcnck in sup port of his view This eiso wis brought to compel Auditor Babcock to roglstor some bonds that made no provision for n lew , and the court refused the mandamus on the ground that tlio boird of odueation had no authority to levy the tix without the voice of the pcoplo Mr 1'stollo claimed tint the act 1 of erred only to countlos and precincts und not to motropollt in cltlos , tint the act governing schools in such eltios was scua- rite and distinct from nil others and tint the bonds were valid and oiitltlqd to regis tuition lho auditor , howev cr , maintained his posi tion and refused to register the bonds , b inlt- ing upon the stituto which says Mint when the question submitted involves the boriovv- ma or expenditure of monoj , or issuance of bonds the proposition of the question must bo accompanied by a piov islon to levy a tax annually for the pajmout of the lutciest , If an ) , theicof , mid no vote adopting the ques tion proposed shall bo valid un less it llkowiso adopt the amount of tax to bo levied to mcot the liability iucuircd IIo admits tint this section applies to county bonds but the court iu its decision bus made it uoplv to precinct bonds when the law governing precinct cinct bonds giants to the commissioner tlio povvir tu levy a tux aud ho Is nl the opinion Mint the court would hold that the provision applies to all classes of bonds But It is given out that 11 stipulation has been deeidod upon ard both parties ugreu that tbo question shall bo submit ted to the supreme court for its decision The auditor assured the dologatlon that there was 110 disposition on his part to bo a stickler for technicalities , or unfair and un just , nnd that his onlj rcaion to refuse reg lslrivtion was based upon the reason given above as 10 whether or not thov were legallj issued The delegation returned to Omaha todnj It consisted of Leo F.stollc , SecrcUrj Piper , C F Goodman and Mr Popploton UOIIISSODISGHAItOBD The supreme court decided the Bortle Robinson habeas corpus ioso today This case has a peculiar phase borne six months or a j car a o Robinson stele a hot so in Fuuns county nnd made his escape into Kansas As us lal a row aid was offered for the arrest of the alleged thief , aud a No brasln constable getting sight of him ou Kans is soil compelled him to cro3s the line into the state at the muzzle of a revolver , when he placed him under arrest Ho was tnod in the district court of Furnas county and a • hung Jury was the result , vvhoro upon Kobinson's utiornov applied to the supreme premo court for and secured a writ of habeas 1 orpus Oa hevring the court dis charged the prisoner on the grounds that no ofllrur bad a right to use forca or artlQco in securing fugitives within reach of requisl tion UM1EK l'ALSr innTENPES John II King , vvho has bcon working for hi * board at the Hub saloon , West Lincoln , languishes in the city cooler Yesterday ho came down town and ospicd some goods at S C Elliott's that ho uau.td , wrote u chock on tbo First National bank for $15 and carried - riod them homo with him When Elliott presented the check for payment the assist ant cashier pronounced it no good , whereupon upon complaint was iiled charging Klntr with obtaining goods under fulso pretenses and ho was placed under arrest with the result stated C SUS SUI EllV ISOIl COOK Hon T M Cook superintendent of con bus , loft for Washington this afternoon and will bo from homo about two wcolrs Ho will attend the convention of the Republican National lcaguo ut Nashville , lean , March -1. On his return he says ho > vill commission enumerators us fast as posslblo and get the initial work for taking thu census of the First congressional district off his hands Until that time nothing further will bo done in the vvuy of making appointments THIS SDlItl MB COUltT The supreme court proceedings today were as follows The following causes were continued Thomas vs Ihomas Phccnix Insurance com pany vs Weymouth , McDonald vs Wcst- ever , dismissed The following causes were argued and submitted Ldliug vs Bradford , Agnlo American Provision company vs Evans , Gibson vs Smith , Zimmerman v a Kllngoman , Kinney vs To'iaman ' , State c < c rel blouian vs Moorcs , Thompson vb Thompson At the afternoon session February 27 , 1600 , thu following causes were urgucd and submitted btato on rel Board or Transportation vs Missouri Paclllo railway compauj , btato vb Nebraska Pistillinc company The rol'owlngcaso ' was lllod for trial * Atchison & Nebraska railroad comp inv vs August Bonnier , error from the district court of Richardson county , CAiiToi , uraoitns The Peoples bank of Davenport filed nrti- cles of Incorporation In the ontco of the secretary of state today Capital stock , 125 000 Incorporitors : J F. Wutkei , W. II Jennings , V Randall and Nels Andersen The Cairo Farmers alliance of Cairo , Hall county , also filed articles Authoried capi tal stock , HO 000 Incorporators L White bead , C b Bontou , J 13 Lcsbar , II A Guy , C Diehl , J bhuman , John M Hopper , August L Miath and M b Denuian The Long Island Fire Insuraneo company of Brooklyn , N V. , tiled its annual state ment today , showing the amount of business transacted in the state during the past year Risks , $410GG3 , premiums , $ J,9J5 17 , losses , $4,2u < > 7J Also the Mutual Life Insurance of Now York Risksl )0'JL03 compauy , ? - , ) , , policies issued during the * , ear , 0.7 , incurring $1,5,32,700 , losses , $30,223 cm mvs AMI VOTES Church Howe is iu the citv Ho has not decided yet whether or not bo will bo u can didato-et-largo for congress 'ilia Nemaha statesman is apparently enjoying good health R 1 ! Likes of the Farmers and Merchants chants bank und M J. Aboottof the Repub Hum , Haves Center , was In Lincoln today , f hey anticipate a lively political deal la the becond congressional district tbo coming fall Secretary of Stala Cowderv and Commls sloner Steen ura in Hastings ted a } , ostensi bly to tuka a peep through the hospital for lho incurable insane The fart Is , however , that Mr Cowdory is ecoklng to repair his political fences , which are said to bo baaly down out that way Tbo real cstato exchange met again last night , and after some discussion decided to ! urge the citv council to straighten bait crook and abolish the Kendall A , btnlth mill dam Since Juntiary 1 the exchange reports that the aggregate real estate transfers uinuuut ; to $01/2,033 Tlio Indians Prefer to $ tnrve Washington , Tob 23 On January 4 , lSio , Jndiuii Agent Leahy , at La Points ; Ageocyvl \ , informed the Indiaa bureau 1 ofllciaU that the Chippewa Indians on the 1 La I'omto reservation were In a starving condition and that rations and clothing : should bo forwarded ot once Upou this 1 representation a resolution was immediately passed by congress appropriating $75,000 , for ' the rollot of thn Indies , the government to bo rolmbursol out of toonovs horonflor real I cd out of the sale of land , timber , eta A quantity of provisions nnd goods hnvo nlrondy boon purchased , Today the Indian commission rccolvcd a telegram from Special Agent Loahv , saving "In Hans will not mortgage land or plrio-for supplies No sup plies should bo pui-chnsod " T ho Indian agents are unoblo to rocotioilo these stnto- monta and hava rofcrrod lho mntter to the secretary of the interior for Instructions "WOItlvlVG AGAINST IIOPIJ Leavenworth Mntcltii ; nn nifort to Itrtnln tlio Mlsn < iiirl Department LtuvKVivoitTii , Kan , Fob 23 | Snoclal to liiEllnr ] An earnest effort is being mndo by our pcoplo to retain the hondquar- tors of the Department ot the Missouri by having the eSlccs located In the city It seems to bo bo.vond doubt that the head quarters nro to bo removed Opinion among our cltboiu Is much dlvidod ns to whether It will bo to too future advantage of the city that the headquarters bo removed Our wholesale merchants got none of the con tr uts for supplying the dcoartment with food Bttilts , etc lho very linns from which they buy coufpeto against thorn and under bid them Our importers nro sungulno that their ef forts to have Leavenworth made a port of entry will succeed II Miles Moore , secre tary of the board of tralo , has received n letter from Senator Plumb stating that the latter has Introduced a bill to that end IlMiirn M > Interstate Commission Wasiiisutov , Feb 23 The complaint of tholCntisis C ty , Wjnndotto & Northwest oru nnd tlio Kansas Cltj X Beatrice rail roads against the 11 & M , md the Cliicngo , Burlington & Quincv , file 1 with the inter Btats commerce commission , alleges Mint the defendants refuse to rcecivo coal offered them nt llentrico , Neb , In complainants curs for hauling to points in Nebraska on du fondants lines , nnd thereby a continuous carriage of coal is prevented complainants business as common carrlors is ombar lussed and discriminated ntralnst nnd dis crimination if , also effected against the Lc tv - envvorth coal mines , whoru the coal orig inated I he complnint further states that in the specific Instances cited the complain ants offered to p iv full local tariff latos from Bo ttriee and also to remit the mllcagu ou their cirs I his not holng accepted a further offer was made to load coal in defendants fendant's cars , but this , too , was refused What is moru attractlvo than a pretty fnco with a fresh , bright complcclioul For it use Pozzonl's Powder , lho Wool Mnrknt Boston , Feb 23 [ Special Telegram to The Brh | The market has boou verj quiet for wool , and the sales wore ouly 1mS-100 ( pounds of all kinds Prices remain the same , though largo lines can only bo moved at concessions Tlio trade of the wcok has been in small lots , and buyers do not take 1 old bovond their lmtnodlato wants In Ohio fleeces there have boon sales of X at 31 @JIKl X\-anduhovoatT3@Jlc and No 1 at J7e Michigan X llccccs have boon sell ing at 2S ( < i2Jc and Now York X at the in Ida price No 1 combing wools were steady at J3@10j Ohio fine dcialno has been soiling at 3" > e and Michigan at 34c lerritorj wools have been more qutot , and the sales are in small lots and mostlv on a basis of Gt ! @ 5c foi < line , WgS'So for line medium , S0@"i2o for medium Cilifornia wool Is slow In Oregon wool there hnvo been sales of bert eastern at 1iQ lc ! ) Texas wool has bcon quiet Pulled vvoolb remains dull nnd weak with sales of supers atlOQEuc Foreign wools are quiet but llrm with Australian well sold up Tim I ishei Ics 'Neizotiutloni ) WlBinvaTov , Feb 23 Nothing can bo learned nt the state department concerning the flshorios question , , but outside the do partmout it is very well known that this government Is in constant ( communication with the government of Oroat Britain with a view to settlement of tlio Canadian fish erics question and also negotiating with that government and incidentally with the Rus sian for an acknowledgement , of the juris diction of the United States over Bohring sea In regard to the former question it is understood that the negotiations have pro ccodod so far towards a sottlcmont on a basiB satisfactory to both governments that the operation of the modus vlvoudl allowing American fishermen a license to purchase bait has bcon extended indefinitely without anj documontnry formalities Tire at Sioux Tnlls Sioux Taiis , S D , Fob 23 | Special Telegram to The Bef | * V. fire broke out in thoEdmison & Jameson block onthecornerof North street and Phillips avenue this morn ing at 5 o'clock The loss on the building is complete and estimated nt $5 000 , and was insured for $1 000 In the Northwestern Nntionnl of Milwaukee McGregor & . Tailor wnolesulers of tobacco , figure their loss nt $7,000 with $0 800 insurance J Toohoj , con fectionery , loss plucod nt$1500 with $1,000 insurance The origin of the flro is un known hut lncondiirism is hinted at bv tlio proprietors The total loss 1b put at $14,300 with insurance of $11,100 lo Nervous Men If j ou will send us your address wo will send you lr Dyes celebrated voltaic bolt and uppllancos on trial Thov will quickly restore vou to vigor , manhood aud health Voltaic Bli t Co , Marshall , Mich Prepare for nn Kxtniulcil Stny CitAMiiniLAiv , S D , Fob 23 [ Special Telegram to Tun Ule | Tbo United States troops who uro ancuinpeu on the bioux ros crvntion opposlto here have put floors in their tents and otherwise tnudo themsolvcs comfortable for un extended Btuy there bettlers in from tbo reservation state that a town has boon started on Mcdiclno crook In tbo center of Presho county It has boon mimed Shncktou The continued cold weather has temporarily stopped the rush to the reservation , but It will again begin with increased vigor when tbo weather becomes warmer A I'ublio Bonofiiotor C. .1 Bennett of Ormontl , Pa , says ho hud n hard time gqttiiiR Chuinborluin's Cough Rcmoily sturtfd there , but now his customers think him a public bene factor Stnta LnvvB Doilolont New YoitK , Feb 23' ' The February term of the grand Jury expired today , and they were discharged wltlmut finding additional Indictments In conncution with the wrecking of the blxtb Nntionbll'Lquitablo and Lonox Hill banks The presentment made In rela tion thereto recites jMiat the bold and un- serupu'ous conuuctLflt the ofUccrs of the banks placed immense amounts of monoj in jcopaiay , aud that the Btato laws provided ao remedy A suggostlon is made that the United btatos laws ba umouded to meet the , . ' oraergoncy , lluchot btiops Still nn Top CoiCAOo , Fob 2SJt rho board of trade made another unsuccessful attempt this morning to secure 1 nimodillcatlon of the in junction Issued scvrjrnl months ago restrain ing it from cutting , off tbo quotations of bpckotshopi of outside grain and provision exchanges in tbo city A New lmmlgrnnt Station , Washivotov , Fob 28 Secretary Wlndom bsa issued orders for the establishment of an Itnmlgrunt lauding depot on Bodloo's Island , Now York harbor , and arrange uents will at once bo made for thn coustruo tiou ot the necessary buildings . Children Cry for Pitcher ' ? Castorla . . ( Then Baby vtu elci , we gare her Castorla Tirboa the wu a Child , she criftl f or CastorU , QThea she beetme liln , the clung to OoMorU , t7t > jaBtioh ( fCuIldreostiSaToUieraCutorI4 SOUTH OMAHA DAILY EVEN rS John Try's Absoondlnp ; Brtrtoncior Arrested In Denver THE CARRIER SERVICE EXTENDED An Interesting Point In Conncution With tlio r.e ! < tlnn of" Muinlirrs of tlio S0I1110I ltonul Notes ; nnd PorHonnlH John Frj's Ilnrtemlr-r Cipturoil As anticipated in rhiirsdnj's Hue , Anion Allflllsct , the burtomler who omberzlcd $ T00 from Johu LVj's ' Q street saloon , was cap turedtir Ihursdiy night just as Chlof Mnlonov expected ho would bo Ah soon ns the chiot learned of Altflllset's infatuation for the vurloty octresi , Wnltors , ha proceeded to Omaha and had a consultn Hon with the woman At first she was dis posed to profess Ignorance of Allllllsct's In tentions , but she was finally made to reallzo that a full confession of tier knowledge of his vvhoroabouts would bo best for her bho then admitted that Allfillsnt had come to Omuhn luesduy night and visited her 11a wanted her to lcavu the countrv with him , nnd acknowledged to her that ho had tnken the $700 IIo wanted the Wultors woman to many hlin , but eho refused to do so All flllsot hud shaved off his moustache and made other efforts to diagnlso hliusoll , 'lho \ \ liters woman left on Wcdncsdnv night for Denver to play nn cncngoinent in ono of tlio vurietj theaters 111 the Mountain cltj Allflllsct know of her Intentions nnd made arrangements to go there himself , vv hero ho would moot her at the train 1 hurs- dnj 1 ftcrnoon nt J .10 lho Walters woman agreed with Chief Mnlonov to point Allllll- sut out to thu Dcnvot olllcurs ns soon ns tlio train nriivcd in enso some of them were there in waiting 'lho chief cotmiiunlcitcd with Denver und was rownrded 1 hursday night vmli a telegram announcing the capture turo of his m in Chief Moloney loft for Lircoln last night , where ho will secuiu requisition pa pcrs from Governor Thajer ou the Color ido uniclals for All llsct Ihu abscondorulll bo brought back and made to answer the eh irgu of oniboz7lcincnt The chief ovpocts to bo buck in South Omaha with his man on Mon day or Tuesday J ho Sellout llonrd Election There is some diffcrenca ot opinion nmong citizens of South Omaha and attorneys ns to whether the provisions of the school laws quoted iu Thursdays Bhe , oppli to South Omaha The point ralsod is that South Omaha is not u citv of the first class hav ing over 25,000 inhabitants nnd , therefore , her schools should be governed bj and her school hoard consist of hut six members In lbS'J the state legislature passed two charters for the government of cities of the flrstclnss one for cities having a population of from 25,000 to 00 000 aud another for cities havmg 11 copulation of from 8,000 to 25 000 \ \ hen the existing provision in the school law applj Ing to cities of the first class wa amended in 1S35 each city of that class was required to have moro than . ' . " > 000 inhab itants When the charter for cities of the first class of less than J5.000 . Inhabit ints was passed no change was mndo in the school law to bring the smaller cities under the provisions of the law which contemplated at the time of Us amendment cities having ov or 25 000 inhab itants VVhllo there is n difference of opinion In South Omnha as to whether the mow school board should consist of six or nine members , btato Superintendent Lanes view is that 1111 cnthe new board suould bo elected IIo Is backed , undoubtodlv , by the attorney ( , ou- ornl's opinion linns Olflcn'H Brother \rrlvc. The brother of Hans Olson , ono of the victims of the boiler explosion , reached South Omaha'Ihursduy , but too lata to at tend tbo ohBoqulei His unmo is A O Olson , nnd instead of residing nt Oakland , Burt county , as at llrst roportcd , his homo is at Oakdale The similarity in numes of towns led to a misunderstanding and the telegrams sent him failed to reach him Olson , from his brothers statements , was an unmarried man and had resided in Nebraska braska long enough to hnvo become pos scsxod of a homestead in the western part of the state Ho nad money on deposit in ono of thu Omaha banks und was a saving , frugal man ' 1110 brotuer took possession of all his effects visited the grave and left for his own homo , after arranging all of the dead mans business affairs in Omaha and South Omaha l.srcndnU Car * lor Henrico Postmaster Cookrell received notice from the authorities at Washington Thursday to extend the frco dolivcry service iu South Omaha to the northern limits of the city llcrctoforo V strt ot was as far north as the carriers went Twentloth street will bo the castorn limit for the present as iu the past , but the carriers will make daily deliveries in the future as far north as A street ' 1 he western and southern limits will remain un changed Monkeyed With a Crowbar James Gallagher , employed at the picking house of bwlft & . Co met with a painful ac cident the other dny Ha seized a crowbar and was in the act of throwing the elevator bolt of the wheel lho crowbar was wrenenca from his baud , one end flying around und striking him on the chin A painful biulso was the result City Note * nnd I'cnnnnlq Jeromlah Munroe , employed in tlio tin do- Eartment of the Armour Cudaliy packing ouse , has gene east on a visit to friends J. G Hall has returned from Hornly , Ont , where ho has been visiting Chief Smith of the tire department has secured from deputy slicuff McCrncken the flroinnn'a uniform loft in South Omaha by Ned Hubbell As far as know n Hubbell treated the lira company decently Ho took everything else with him but the company's money and property , The Grand Army boys will moot at the now post headquarters under Saxes drug store tonight Important business will bo consldorod , Philip MoNornoy of Armour-Cudnhv's ham-trimming force is recovering from an attnek of pneumonia George Parks has gene to Chicago on business Dr Pinnoy of Council Bluffs , the owner of the farm vvhero Ncal committed bis atro cious crime , was lti South Omaha Ihursday , and in company with Chlof Maloboy was engaged In making a search for some of the missing cattle George II Brovver of Brovvor & Sullivan brought a bride back with him from Mindeu , Neb John iJorghoff of Omaha lias secured n license to wed Carolina West of South Omaha . The city council will meet in regular monthly session Monday night JJciattcg " TRADE ffiWjffifr MARK Macnil i tf Aarj'MD.TH HAS-A'VDOELERiraj F. M. ELLIS & CO , ARCHITECTS AND IinifiDINO SUriiUlNTKNIJIlNTS Iloonm W and its Ilea Itulldlng Omalia Neb , unci ItooiosHII uud W llerrmm lllock Oouncl Dluffifow , Correspondence Sol eited From the Annual Forty-fifth Report k ( January 1st , IOOO ) of the 1 New York Life Insurance Company A 340 < Ss 340 Broadway , Now York f wii.Mvii BirKuiaesr- - iMctitUiii 10T\1 , INCOMr , over t icnlj-nliio itiMllnii iTnlTnts U1nii : : IIS TO pOMCY-HOMIUUS , om tncho million dollar * . INir.HI ST INKHir , ncmlj lite | > rr tent , on aicrniro not us > tt . M.W IN < ) UUAMT MIMI TUN , ovrr oiipliiimhril nnd llfly million dollar * . ASSF.IS , < uri one lmmliPil nml lho million ilollnts SUltlMiUS , l ) IIipNpw Uik SlitlcMaiiiliitd , < nci liripcnniiilnlinlfnitlllniitlolliirs , jNisUJUNCi : IN rOHtr prJniii lmmliPil ami nliiplj-lhp million ( I0II1111. 1 MltoTTu iVss BA IS Si ) . Incrcmso In Tnloicst $ tJ1.or > 1.0(1 ( litcionso in Uonollts to l'oliov-lioldois 1,1-18 051.01 Incrcaso in Silt plus foi Dhiilonils 1,710,810.01 , Increase in Piominms IJ5S.nO.,15 Incioabo in Total IiiLOino ! l,7flllSJ.4l ) Incrc.iso in Assets 11,571,111.11 Ineie.iso in Insiuanco Wiitton IW.O'li ' ) , 157 00 * Incrcmso in lusu.mco in 1'orco. 75,715,105 00 BESULTSOT 45 YEARS RocrhPiI fiom I'olUj-lioltkis in L'Hiiiiiiuis fin Insurance anil Aniinillis $ g2a > T fl)2S . .IO Paid torollpj.lioltleisnnilllipli lrnuspiitnlhrs IUI111,051,1,7 ! ! , Assets ' Iu Id ansa ut \ \ \ lot l olltj.lnil ( | ( is , .Inmiiuj 1 , 1S0I ) . f 105,05,1,1.00.0(5 ( 'lolnl nuioiiiil imid Polli j-lioliUis nnd nun held ns seuiiitj fin theh conliacts iOJI | , : i ) " , liJS ) Auioiiiit puiil itiiil lioiil ' uvtyi'tls auHnini rcicUctl - < iH > , Tl , 'iy5.FT : ItciPhcMl frnii Inliusl ninN It In ' . " . . , t , foilj-ilwyeais , lbl'iissll. "fSa OSOllSMII l > pah"Iotisisimlilliifo ( lj.lhp jmis , ISIS.IJjSII 50.010,257.00 Inloitst mill Items fLM'a IJnaili losses puiil . . . saj > sa7SltTrT UhideiMlsiinld liiroilj.lu | > Hius , ISIVISMI $ 17.105(101.oil ( ' hnriiliis our Llnlilllllis , undei W\y stale LmIan 1. 181)0 ) . . . I5lhj00 ( ! ) 0.00 \inomil nuoil Polity IioUIom IVoni tu ; > lo ruU's , - - gi t'J.DOfi lOl.flO Tor prospectus nnd full dolails , midi ess U ) . SMITH , Ceieral AgonV COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA , PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY _ HRIR INRI NF Iljilrnulip iindSnnituM I'wrinoci 1M t INti motes - * i i UllllVinDIIXL Specilltittions Supoivision of Public Woilc Uiowu lluildinK1 , Coucll BhilTtf , low it NQPUI IR7 fustlre of the Peace Ollko o\or Auictietti lXiness , No 41 , OV nUri . Uro id way , Council UlulTa , low a. QTHIMC Si QlfVIQAttornotsnt / Law Prnctico in tlio State ana Pod O I UIlL QL OIIYIO oril Couits Hooins 7 and 8 Shufut-Bono { Uloclc , - - . , Council Hlulls Iowa OAS FOR GOOllG ANOlATil The ideal fuel is ris It jjhes the gioatost dofrieo o ( lioat , is alwn > sttndo contiol and is absolutely without dust ana thoio cm bo no accidents fiom its use faclentiiic estimations lia\o sliow n th it food cookijd by it rottlns liO pel con ' more of Its nutritive piopertios th in if cooked in tha old way You no\or tito n l oed steak unless you liavo ttiod ono cooked by gas The Council Blulls Gas und Llcctric Light compiiiy h ivo made it dosii iblo in point of oconomv to use rr.aa i fet cooking and boating It uill pay vou to lnvosttgito this Thou now gas he ttors andcookois ate the gioatost bticcessos moJorii tunes Thoj combine H KItY DESIKAESIr ( ( VAMTV icouie < ) \ , nr.viJBM' .ss a-oit use , yo IOS'S' heat H cleci'jiiic Liciir ri.vTujiEs or asx iui , H CAU A\tt K\A3inK No210 Main St , MERRIAM BLOCK No , 211 Pearl St cobj.cie mB/rrst iowa HEADQUARTERS FOR CALIFORNIA ORANGES DUQUETTE & CO , , \ \ IBOI.ESAEE Fruits and Commission , 347 Broadway , Council Bluffs , la O. A . BEEBE&OOMPAN1T , Wholesale and Ketvil Dealers in FXJMIHITXJMM . x. largest btock nnd fewest Prices Dealers sent for Catalogue J * i\o 205-207 KrontluiQ , mul iiOl.aoO Pierce t. , Coimcll ItlulB * . Iiu f SPECIAL NOTICES , OOtTNOIIi BLUFF3. IHAVllsovernt houses nud lota to trade lor Council tllutrs or Omaha unimproved iirou Jly C II Judd CJU Hro.ulw 15 , Council HlulfH OANVA SEHS V anted-Oood rtead > mnn can make $ J to Jl ay. . -11 llroadwa } A HAItOAIN Complete roller mill unil saw mill for halo Cupacltj ot roller mill forty bun els dally \ \ 111 neil farm in connection with mill It desired Oood ransom for Helling Ml Inquiries In regard to said piouerty sent to tne following a ldreB w 111 rocolvo prompt attou tlon O 1) Heel Keels , J a IriOlt SAIF Tne seven room cottage a * the 1 comer of Jd nwmue and Utn street Also the new flw iss cottafco occupied by mo on )1 ) avenue 1 Ithcr p-operty will ho sold on uiisj terms , vv U James NHS\ Improved reil estate to trau for unltn proven Omaha or Council Illuirs property C II Juil 1 , ( KM liroadway IjiOIl B A T F or Kent O arden land with houses ? hyj.it itics JOSMalu at , Council HliilTif COUNCII III.UI Ffl propert ) for sole at creat hargulns Xhe follow tm , among the most beautiful homes in the city , will he old at treat bargain * , on monthly payments , or terms to suit Uireenew8 room hollies on Lincoln avenue two blocks from electric motor hue 'i o new I lauin houses four blocfcs from cloctrlc motor line rn .N orth bov enth street One now ft-room house four hlocict from elec tric motor line on Vorfh Hovcnth street llireouew 6 and 0 room houses one block from electric motor line coruor Avenue A and J weifth street Itesldes thonbnrol have house ? ana lots In all parts of the cltj One new 1 room housefln Mill st ( III Judd , RM ilroadvvay , Council lllnlfs for second han 1 furniture stovei and CASH , A J Muudol , d'j Itioadviay IrtOH SAMi-My residence M3 Willow nv ' twine , on south side of lUyllf 1 park Heated by steam , llcnte 1 by electricity ami containing nil modern improvements Jot I0U bv Ml feet Also will sell or exchange for Improved city propertj my farm of ft"o acres t n miles cast of Council HlutU N. M Iusey Council Illuirs IjlOU SAIiH House ana ten acres on Upper ) ] ) roudv > ay , well Biiltid for brick > urdu , fcooit liiiprovemeuti reasonable terms , tare chunco for right part } . Inquire'Ihomas John son , on premises , J. D. LllUUMISOV , th blllHIAUT , 1 res V Ice ires Ciias It Hannah , Cashier CITIZENS * STATE BANK , orcouNciciuurrs Pfilduo Capital sno.ooo.oo Surplus . . . . . . 33,000.00 , Liability to Depositors , , ,339,000.00 IIltEOroits-I. ) A Miller , r O Ole-son. K Ij Kliiigart , K 1 ! Hart , J U I dundson Chas It llannan Transact ccucral , uanklni ; business Largest capital and surplus of any bank In fiorthwesteru lovro Interest on time deposits S. E. MAXON , Architect and * Superintend nt , Room 2B1 , Merriam Block , COUNCIL , BLUFFS , - IOWA Electric Trussas Bells , Chest Pro tectors , Etc , Agents wantou IHC C. K. .IBJI > , Fashionio ConfcclioDcrs - - - Hie ver > latest novelties for linniiiiett an private pal ties Uliotc o frulU bon tons , choco lutes buttercups and old fisluoned molasiea caiulj aspeilulty Orders for parties ttnd mall eiders promptly lllled L"J Uoiidnay , council liluirs.Iu Inos OuicEii vv ] | . M I'uaur . OFFICER & PUSEY , BANKERS Corner JIain and Ilroanway , couNoiii uiiUrrs , iowa Dealers in foroltjn and domestlo exchaugs Collections made and Interest paid on time ae > posits CHRIS BOSEN SASH & DOOK FACTORY AND PLANIWG- MILL , - Ilest equipped , most centrally located factory < * Inthoclt ) . All modern latest puttein uiuchln ery Operated I13 skilled mechanics Hpcclul attention given to s-roll and bandsanIng plan Ing and trlmlng Ucneral contracts ana estl nmtO' < for houses and buildings a specialty Corner North Main mil Mynstor BtreetH , Coun ell IIIUIM 'iclephone . BELL & BERLINGHOF , ARCHITECTS ami suimuinti5mhnis. Honm 2 , Opera Ilouso lllock , O11111111 lllutfs , Iowa J. . A. . Murphy Manufacturing Co 1st Avenue and 21st Street SASH DOORS AND BLINDS , , Hand and Hcroll Sawing He Hawing aud I'lanlng Bswlngof nllKtnds I'uren llrackets Klnclllagwodd fJ 'iU per load delivered Cleau sawdust by the barrel 8 > o All work to hi llrst-clasi. Teleplione , Your Patronaso Solloltod * I