TIIJE OMAHA DAILY JBBB : FKt . - . - - - $ - .Y , REBUUAIIY 7 , 185)0 . . _ , r COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT MINOR MI3NTIOS , Try Moore & Ellis' "Sultana" lOc cigar. The Bee office , No. 1(5 ( North Main street. The Council Bluffs office of The Bee Is Just north of Officer & Puaey'a bank , on Main street. The Grand hotel , Counrll Bluffs. High class In every respect. Uates , $2.00 per day and upward , E. F. Clark , proprietor. Augusta grove will meet tonight and all members arc expected to be * present , as busi ness of Importance will be considered. The Women's TUllcf Corps 130 will meet In tht-lr hall this afternoon at 2:30 : o'clock. All members are requested to be present. George F. Davis anil Miss Sadie Carlson wore united In marriage on Wednesday even ing nt the residence of the bride's parents on South First street. The future homo of Mr. and Mrs. Davis will be 310 North Twenty-seventh avenue , Omaha. All the classes and persons Inking any part In "Thn Model School" comedy to be given at the opcrn house February 14 and f > 16 , are to moot tonight for rehearcnl nt St. John's English Lutheran church , Jnmex hall , 17 Pcail street , stal.-v.uy right bcelds Uuah- ncll's book store , Twcnty-or.o civil suits were filed In Justice Cook's court yssterday afternoon , Involv'ng ' sums ranging from $10 to $100. Nineteen uf them were filed by one large Implement fi-m In tlief city. TIio suits wcro for the purpose of forcing collections of notoi given t'.io firm during the last year or two. Thoma-j Raff , ono of the numbers of the hoodlum gangs who have been disturbing UQ : Fifteenth street mission during religious services , has been lying In the city j.ill for several days , awaiting a hearing of ihn chargps made against him. The case was partially heard by Judge McGce yesterliy meriting and continued until this morning. Some of the witnesses testified that Hart did not use language attributed to him by the preacher , but on cross-examination It became - came evident they were trying to shield the defendant , and a number of others will be called today. Judge McGee proposes to'maku nn example of wltncsrcs who have deliber ately lied , If the testimony today will war rant It. Moore & Ellis' "Corner , " best 6c cigar. Wanted , good farm loans In western Iowa at lowest rates. Money loaned for local In vestors on best of security netting 6 per cent. Flro Insurance written In reliable companies. Lougco & Towle. 235 Pearl street. Athletic Content * , El PIINO , Tex. February 1 ! , 189fl. The Burlington Route , 1C. C. , St. J. & C. D. H. n. will tell tickets to El Paso , Tex. , and return on February 8 at one first claps fare for round trip. 0. M. BItOWN. Ticket Agent. Council Bluffs. Ilnil n WeililliiK H. B. Straiit of Lincoln , Neb. , , uaa wit ness to a marriage ceremony In this city on Wednesday night , but did not take quite as much , Interest In the affair as he would hive done had the contracting parties bcon those ho was expecting. On Wednesday afternoon Mr. Straut ap peared at the office of tho' clerk of the courts and asked that some of the employes be on hand In the evening with a minister , and explained that his daughter and his pros pective son-in-law were coming from , the wes > t on nn evening train and desired to bo married In the evening. Arrangements were made accordingly , and Rev. T. F. Thick- stun was present to perform the ceremony. After a tiresome wait the party decided that Mltss Straut and her husband-elect had been delayed. Jubt an the father and the others who wcro to share In the olllcial part ot the ceremony were leaving the room Clarence E. Jenkins of Om.iha and Miss Carrie B. Dlmon of Omaha arrived at the clerk's office , secured a license and were united In marriage. Yesterday mornIng - Ing It was discovered that the bridal party from the west had been delayed and had the marriage ceremony performed at Columbus lumbusNeb. . _ Kree I.CH < < OIIN In Art Neoillo Work. Misses Clark & Wet KG I will give free les sons In art needle work on Tuesday and Saturday mornings of each week. All ladles are welcome to aval ) themselves ot this priv ilege. 33C and 338 Broadway. Don't mlbs our special sale of aluminum ware for the next ten days. Cole and Cole. We offer you only clean , crisp , snow white laundry work and best delivery service at Eagle laundry , 724 Broadway , Telephone 157. W. C. A. Honpltnl. Mrs. Laura McBrldcf secretary , states that during the month of January twelve patients were admitted to the Women's Christian As sociation hoepital and six were discharged. Of these six were charity and six were county patients. The financial statement shows $95,30 from county patients , $94.05 from hospital patients , $17.85 from toldlers' ' relief fund and $44,42 from nurses and membership fees , or a total of $251.62 , leaving S4 cents on hand the 1st of the month. The commissary department was ably looked after by Mrs. M. F. Rohrer and Mrs. Frank Bradley , The basket and order donors were : Mrs. Hannah McCabe , Mrs. Emma G. Lucas , Mrs. Sarah B. Rohrcr , Mrs. John Beno , Mrs. Charles Beno , Mrs. Charles R. Hannan , Mrs. Ed Benton , Mrs. William Underwood , Mrs. E. A. Pippin , Mrs. H. B. Watson , Mrs. Wil liam Groneweg , Mrs. Frank P. U rail Icy , Mrs. J. G. Woodward , Mrs. E. W. Hlllweg , Mrs. P. Gunnoude , Mrs. L. E. Brldensteln , Mrs. Fred H. Hill , Mrs. Dr , Roe , Mrs. Albert Wells , Mrs. Thomas Galvln , Mrs. George. T. Phelps , Mrs. Isabel Arnold , Mrs. Kate Hoy- man , Mrs. C. C. Cook , .Mrs. Z. L. Noyes , Mrs. Frank Peterson , Mrs. R. B. Innls and Messrs. Durfee and Allen. Columbia bicycles. Highest of all high grades. Call and see them at Cole & Cole. Slephan tires , for plumbing and beating ; also nne line of gaa fixtures. Davis , only drug irtore with registered clerk. Dr , Cleaver's ofllc ? moved to $00 Broadway 'I'lie Moilvl School. The old fashioned "Decstrlct Skulo" has been BO completely remodeled and vastly 1m- prcved by Prof. Sawyer that It will now bo called "Tho Model School. " It will be ren- duert by sixty of the prominent citizens of Cbuncll Bluffs at The New Dohany opera hcii-ee , Friday and Saturday night , February 14 and 15 , Matlneo Saturday at 2:30 : p. m. Tl.tro will be a valentine feature connected with It and thp whole play will bo exceed inglyrich throughout. The * Woman's Chris tian Association hospital and thq English Lutheran church have concluded to make the . price only CO cents for all parts of the J. ' bulMluir. Itcecrved teat tickets on sale with out "extra , charge at the box odlco of the opera .house , commencing Wednesday at 9 B. m. .Tickets for matinee : Adults. 50 cants ; children from 10 to 15. 25" cents ; under 10 years , 10 cents. _ The big special sale at the Durfoe Furni ture company's U In full blast. There were some the greatest bargains given there yes terday ever offered In Council Bluffs , The tale lasts ten days , lint Hod Sunn. We have 1,000 hot bed sish which wo are going to cloio out. They won't last long. How many do you want ? Wo will make you a prlco that cannot bo duplicated. C. I ) . Paint , Oil and Glass company , Masonic tem ple. Council Blurts. They Hi-e 11 Way Out. Residents of North First street are promIsed - " Ised relief from the Inconveniences from jv- which they have suffered for years In having , no outlet from that street except a return trip by the way of Washington avenue. City Engineer Etnyre made an Investiga tion of the situation yesterday , and has de cided to report to the council at Its meeting next Tuesday evening that the mon feasible outlet , In view of the litigation that en velops the Foster property , Is to open a street from First street to Harrison street , e distance of 300 feet , through thu Miller prop erty , Just south of the Foster tract. The grade of the proposed street U quite ttcep , but the First street property owners arc willing to put up with a little Inconvenience ilko that after living so many yearn without ny street at all. 1 Tiuture Friuiifv Half Price. Our half price gale will continue a little longer , Take advantage of the low prices in frames and pictures. All go at Juot half the regular price. H , L. SMITH & CO. ARE ANXIOUS ABOUT ICE Council Bluffs Dealers Disturbed by Warm Weather. HOPE TO GET A SUPPLY THIS MONTH Will He n Very i\peiiHlvc Luxury Next Mummer | ) IICKM Sonic- thliiKr IN Done Very Shortly. Theie has been very little Ice cut so far this season , and the Ice dealers who have been delaying the commencement of the work In the hope that some old fashioned v/lntcr weather would prevail , are , beginning to get decidedly blue. Several dealers * have sources of supply that lisve been most favor ably affected by the little cold weather that has prevailed , and liiey have harvested ono clop of twelve-Inch Ice , but those who have to depend upon the river have not put away a pound. "Thero has only been one year In the las' . twenty when the Ice crop was a fal'.uro ' , " salil one of them vesterday , "and fl-al was In 1877. " During that season the snly cold weather came early In , the winter , bjfJro the holidays , but the Ice men wilte.l just as they did this season. From the rtrct of January until the first ot March thsu was not sufficient cold weather to froszo ! co over * 1\ Inches thick , and nearly all i < t tiie Ice houses In tlic city wcro fillrd with Ice of that thickness. In condition ? that have prevailed so far this year , the present wln'.er U al most a counterpart of that year . No snow whatever fell In the north or wjat of.s , and tli ? weather continued to be moist and mild until spring opened. There cannot be cold weather In this country without general snows to the north of us , ind unless we have some heavy falls within the next two weeks the lea harvest \vlll be ruined. The only thing that gives us any hope Is the fadt that during the hst two years we have had all of our cold weather In February. Two yearn ago the mercury did not get above zero during the first week In February , and last winter we had a solid week of zero temperature , between the 9th and 17th. Dur ing this time the temperature dropped to about , twenty below. But the conditions that made that extreme cold possible do not prevail now. The first week of the month was stormy and snowy , with heavy snows In the south and blizzards In the north. Now we are having regular spring rains in the south and mild and balmy weather almost to the Canadian line. Ice machines will bo necessary or Ice next summer will bo more thtn ever an expensive luxury If the giound hog's predictions are realized. " Field Cluh'H I. nut Performance. The second and concluding performance .of the Council Bluffs Field club minstrels last night was perhaps not quite up to the high standard of their opening night , chiefly for the reason , no doubt , that the audience was not so largo and enthusiastic. But It was nn unique , finlbhed performance , and was enjoyed Immensely by thosa present. The "box of Topseys , " whose presence Was almost a divine Inspiration to the boys on the previous night , was not there last night , and this was a potent source of disappointment. Many new local hits were made that kept the audience convulsed. The music was much hotter than the first ? night , and this was the source of much satisfaction. It required a second appearance for the audience to real ize the fact that some of the young men pos sessed ability that should class them among the top notches on the mi'nstrel ' stagt ? . This was particularly so of W. L. Douglas , the Eagle laundry man , who , as the "Leader of Company B , " captured the boxes and the whole honae. The members of the club and all others who took part have excellent reasons for congratulating themselves upon the brilliant success of every feature of their show. History of Believing that the various dlvh-ions of the Christian church need to be brought Into closer touch with each other , Rev. T. W. Williams proposes to give a series of Sunday evening lectures , his object being to. It possible , acquaint all with a synop tical history ot the various religious move ments In the world , and thus modify dif ferences. A lecture will bo delivered each Sunday evening at the Latter Day Sainty church on Pierce street , as follows : Feb ruary 9. "The Christian Church , or Alex ander Campbell as a Restorer ; " February 1C , "Methodism as It Was ; Methodism as H Is ; " February 23 , "Origin of Congrega tionalism and Its Growth ; " March 1 , "The Baptist Church and Apostolic Succession ; " March 8 , "John Knot and Preibytcrlanlem ; " March 15 , "General Booth and the Salva tion Army : " March 22. "The Episcopacy , or Should There Bo a Union of Church and State ; " March 29 , "Adventlsts and the Sab bath. " All are cordially invited. Snlt AR-nliist tlie City. The case of Joel L. Stewart against the city of Council Bluffs was placed on trial In Jiidgo ThornclPs court before a jury yester day afternoon. In this action Mr. Stewart seeks to recover damages to the amount of $2,000 by reason of a change of grade on Fourth street. The case was tried once before , and a verdict returned In favor of the city. The case was appealed , and the supreme court reversed the lower court and sent the case back for a now trial. Mr. Stewart has since offered to compromise the case , and his offer has been rcfcscd by the city council , Three Homed or N'oae. The case of Mason Wise against the Mer chants' Express and Transfer company was tried In the district court yesterday afternoon and submitted to Judge Thornell. The suit was brought to recover the price of three head of horses which Wise sold to the Omaha company for $350. The company wants to return one ot the horses , claiming It was not as represented , and Wise Insists upon the sale ot the three going. The trans fer company has a counter claim of several hundred dollars for the care of the horse which It now desires WUo to take back. On nlth the New f.ove. A marriage license was Issued yesterday to C. H. Matheeon and Mrs. .Margaret Nusbam , both of Council Bluffs. Mra. Nusbam changed her maiden name of Oliver to NuEbam In April , 1892 , when she was married to Fred Nusbtm In this city. The union was productive of one child and a lot of discord , and Mrs. Nusbam applied fora divorce , * which was granted her on January 29 of the present year by Judge Thornell. The second marriage took place yerterday , Senteiiceil to tine Year , George Petty was arraigned In Judge Thor- noil's court yesterday afternoon on the charge of breaking and entering a building with the- Intention ot committing a public nuisance. The plain English ot the charge is that Petty was arrested while attempting to rob a hen roost. There was plenty ot evidence against him and he knew It , He plead guilty .and waa sentenced to ono year's Imprisonment In the penitentiary at Fort Madison. UeeiiHeil to Writ , Marriage licenses were Issued by Clerk of the Courts Reed yesterday as follows : Name and Residence. Ace C. H , Mutliefon , Council Bluffs. , , 21 Margaret NuiJium , Council Uluffs 23 Clarence B. Jenkins , Omaha 27 Carrie U. Ulmon , Peorla , III. . , . , , , , , , , . , , , . M One of the Clarkx Sent to Jail. Justice Cook lias cent Myron Clark to the county jail to let the grand jury Investigate the charge of assault with Intent to do great bodily Injury lodged against him by his brother , E , E. Clark. Myron was unable - able lo find security acceptable to the court for $100. _ _ _ _ _ _ 'J'welve-Ilollur llurjxlnry. The residence of William Miller , on Lin coln avenue , wan reported to the police yes terday as having been robbed. Several suits cf clothes were taken and $12 was discov ered by the thieves. H.XTO you seen the new gas beating it the company's office T WANTS A IMCTUIIU OF TII12M. County Amlllor After PlntM of Ir- rcKiilnr I'lcccn of Property. Ccunty Auditor Matthews Is sending out seme notices these days thai will cause him leu of grief later on. As the law requires the service ho Is performing , he has no al ternative , and Is going at the work In a resigned frame of mind. Pottawattamle county Is pretty badly cut up , topographically speaking , by hills and creeks and groves of timber. There Is a lav on the rtatuto books that all property must be recorded with the auditor , with n detailed description of Its boundaries and other formations. When a farmer sells nn Irregular tract of land that begins at a Bate post and ends at the west bank of the creek on his pasture , the law of Iowa wants something more definite and requires the owner to file a plat of such property with the county auditor. This work has not been attended to for a number of years , and several thousand prop erty owners arc now being requested to come In with their plats. According to the law , the ? n'rlrnmlSLbe ; ; ! Blvc.n nollccani1 lf e fa"s the required plat the work must bo done by the auditor , or under his direc tion , and tlio cost taxed to the property. It Is these original notices that are now being sent out. After n Sewer Contractor. H. A. Cole Is m resiling with an Interesting problem to property owners and , If he suc ceeds In solving it satisfactorily he will be counted among the public benefactors. Some time ago ho let a contract to a sewer con- iwnnJ ° ° 'Vrt hl rcsldcn < : c ° n Oakland avenue with . the public sewer. A cesspool LprCV'ou ' < ! ly bcen useu' but when the intfi ? " 1 ° rPa'c < 1 a"'l a house sewer decided ! . abannii"mcnt . ot the cesspool was upon. The contractor was given the 'aco nc = t the cesspool with the the , sewer , Intentions being to let the old connec tions between the house and the pool re main as they were. Cole was attending to business and paid little attention to the work , and- when It was finished settled ths bill and thought , no more of the matter. I-or the last month or more the presence of sewer gas has boon detected In the house , becoming stronger each day. Plumbers were called In to examine- the plumbing , out the best of them were unable to dis cover the source of the gas. During the re cent warm weather the gas In the house made It almost untenable and became a terrible menace to health. Another plumber was called and a most careful Inspection made. He. discovered that the earth In the basement and the basement walls of the house were reeking with sewage , seep ing through the earth outside and under the foundations. The old cesspool was opened and found to bo filled to the surface. This was cleaned out and the caul's of the stoppage of the outlet Investigated. This in vestigation revealed an astonishing situation. The sewer pipe was dug up and it was found that the contractor had made no attempt to connect It with the city sower. He had discovered that he had laid his line of pipe about two feet below the city sewer , and Instead of rectifying the error ho filled the ditch , broke the pipe In the yard not far from the house and turned the outlet Into the bank. This was also covered up before It 'was discovered , and the contractor has been congratulating himself that he easily got out of a serious engineering difficulty. The sewage of the house since then has been practically turned Into the cellar of Mr. Cole's fine residence , endangering the lives of his family. The sewer contractor proves not to be a licensed plumber , but only the foreman for a responsible contractor. Ho was out of work at the time and took the job on his own responsibility. Attorneys were lookIng - Ing up the matter yesterday in the hope that they could discover some law by which the contractor could be adequately .punished for his crime. New Cimlilcr for a. Ilaiilc. James A. Patton , flow a resident of Boston , Mass. , with his family will arrive In this city In the next wee'k or ten days to take the position offered him by the First National bank as cashier. Mr. Patton though only 38 years old , has had more than ordinary experience In the banking busi ness. He is a native of Indiana. His father organized the First National bank of Thorn- town , Ind. , in 1830 , and was its cashier for about fifteen years , until his death. Some time after Mr. Patton went to Garden City , Kan. , to take charge as cashier of the First National bank of that city , and very suc cessfully managed It until he was offered a more lucrative position. He sold his stock at a good profit , and accepted a position as cashier of the Planters and Mechanics National bank of Houston , Tex. , with a capital stock of $500,000. In a few months after that he was elected president of the same bank. Ho was re-elected at the fourth an nual meeting ot Its stockholders and directors without any opposition , but the he-avy pres sure that came on , the hard labor of carryIng - Ing the bank through the panic time , and the malarial condition of southern Texas , broke hla health , and he was obliged to resign. Ho and his wife went abroad to Europe and the Holy land , and during his trip there he formed the acquaintance and warm friendship of one of Council Bluffs' citizens , Mr. Edmundson , and his wife. Mr. Patton ha'i visited this city on several occasions , and has some very valuable acquaintances here. Ho Is a eon-ln-law of Henry Luring , manager of the McFarland Carriage company. 1C a u ( Tin n n SayH lie IH Innocent. A. Kauffman , the confidence man\who suc cessfully swindled a number of the Postal Telegraph company's employes , writes from the Cass county jail , where he Is confined , protesting his Innocence of the charges made against him. He assures one of bis vie- tlmo that ho will receive the money due him and that all of the others whom ho hae defrauded will bo .likewise kindly treated. Kauffman Is held to await the action of the grand Jury under $800 bonds. Mm. DOTCIIH IleiiuillnteN flip Hill. Judge Thornell has taken under advisement the case of Fisher & Son against W. M , Downs and wife. Fisher & Son conduct a store at Under wood and are seeking to recover a claim of $104 against Downs for goods sold and deliv ered. Mrs. Downs repudiates a large part of the claim and Mr , Downs disputes other Items of th account. The matter was tried before the court without a jury. The Ocorirla Solillcrx' Colony. Emigrants from the northwest continue to arrive at the old soldiers' colony In Wllcox county , Qa. , In considerable numbers. Last week a fleet of six pralrlo schooners arrived there , each wagon containing one family , and the fleet comprising twenty-eight per sons In all. One wagon came from Kansas , another from Nebraska and another from Minnesota. The whole. Journey was made In the wagons , but from St. Louis to Mem phis the wagons were floatej down the Mississippi on rafts. The Kansas party had been more than three months on the road , and the Nebraska party almost as long. A Tiixtefiil ClirlHtiiuiM Caril. The Christmas card which Lord and Lady Aberdeen sent to their friends In England from their Canadian governmental residence waa tasteful and suggestive. It has a real Ivy leaf , gathered at Haddo House , their place In Scotland , fixed on the card with gold bullion , the following words Inscribed beneath : "Will you accept this Gordon badge , gath ered from a Gordon home , In token of heartiest and truest greeting from the Earl and Countess of Aberdeen ? " "Ottawa , Christmas , 1835. " lli-M MoliifM Hull Tram Sold , IES MOINES , Feb. 6-Speclal ( Telegram. ) S. P. 1'rlck lias sold the franchise of Des Molnes In the Western association and the team to W. I' . Bennett for $3,760 , This la $3,000 more than was ever before paid for a franchise in this association. Dee Molnes has always been one of the best ball towns In the vest , and has never failed to make money out of Its teams , lllltr SliorlUKu In ItUNHlnii CrojiM , NKW YOllK , Feb. 6. Bradstreet's this morning received a copy of the official crop report from London as follows ; RugtUn offi cial crop reports for 1S95 , final , make wheat 80,000,000 bushels and rye 116,000.000 bushels leu than In 1891. FIOHTIXO I'M ) Kit j'Af { KH. 1 Work on n Cm ft tlint Will Perform Tliln Kent. The announcement that < JJler3 ] , had been given to hurry up the coniru'ctlon of the torpedo boat now being bunt 'it1 ' Baltimore , says the Boston Advertiser , has aroused some general curiosity as to , tbc nature of that craft. U Is very quesntiaablo whether the Holland torpedo boat * so called from the name of the Inventor , will ever be used far away from the Atlantlc'coist , or possi bly the Pacific , so that noW that the war scare Is over It Is very unlikely that the vessel will see any active strvJca for many years to come. Still the fact that such a boat Is In existence , and In the possession of the United States government , may do much to Inspire other nations with a whole some respect for the defensive powers of the United States. It Is now six years since there appeared In the East river a submarine boat , which for a time attracted much wonder by her pranks , as she would dlvo under a boat wh'ch was going ahead full steam. She tried this trick once lee often , however , and was struck by n ferry boat , her pilot only escaping with some difficulty from drowning , while the boat Itself was swamped. The experiments made with this vessel , however , showed that It was possible to navigate a boat at a fairly rapid rate of progress under water ; and finally the government agreed with the In ventor for a pubmarlne torpedo boat. H Is this vessel which Is now being con- Dtructcd under contract for the United States government , and which Is expected to do much toward revolutionizing naval archi tecture. The American torpedo boat , when com pleted , will net bo the only submarine tor pedo boat In existence. A Spanish lieutenant has already designed an electric torpedo boat , to bo operated by storage batteries. The French government now owns two tor pedo boats , which are small , neither of them being over eighteen feet long. It IB current rumor that the Russian government owno Boveral torpedo boats , which have been suc cessfully operated under water. Whether Germany and England have any Is not ab solutely known , but If cither country pos sesses a single submarine torpedo boat that works satisfactorily the fact Is not generally known to naval experts. None of the torprdo boats In use abroad , however , are likely to equal this boat which Is being built for the United States , and which Is to have a length of eighty feet , a maximum diameter of eleven feet , with a displacement varying from 120 to 140 tons , according to the amount of surface sub merged. The tests which will be Instituted for the government will be severe. The boat will bo examined before acceptance , and must show satisfactory conditions for supplyIng - Ing air to the crew , also for the escape of the crew In the event of any damage to the boat , and , still again , for the safe storage of projectiles and ammunition. An automatic attachment must bo constructed for main taining the vessel at any desired depth , and the machinery must act so promptly that within one minute after the order has been given to that effect the vessel , running at full speed on the firfacc , must be brought at least twenty feet below the surface. Only $150,000 Is to bo paid for the boat , and the contractors have been required to give a bond for $180,000 that , " the vessel will be satisfactory. In any "pase , there fore , the United States seems vto bs safe from loss ; while. If this , submarine boat fulfills expectations , she wjll , Indeed prove a formidable menace to any l > nypdlng navy. With such a vessel It would bq possible to destroy an attacking fleet "with , .perfect Im punity within the course pf half an hour. No missile could reach this/ / mysterious har binger of death. No defanse Could guard oft Its unforseen blows. There would be no safety except In flight , ana even here the swift-going torpedo boat , wlih , her triple- expansion engines , could follow after with a speed that is rarely attained by the aver age hsavlly armored fighting vessel. 'Of course , the torpedo boat obuld nut be kept forever under water ; but as its attack upon a'hos'tlle fleet could be finished within an hour or two Its 'need for taking In air during that time 'would not be great , as It can remain under the water for slxi bours-al a time before the lack bf ! ijlr forces , the crow to go back to the surfo.ce.1 If i the ne- ceralty should arise , however , the torpedo boat could be kept under water for several days , as it Is equipped with a float with a hose attached , so that this float could be quietly released at night , or In the morning , and at noon , and at sunset , and fresh air could be taken Into the boat by this means. It requires only a few minutes to absorb air to last for another period of six hours. Theoretically , at least , the submarine tor pedo boat seems to answer every require ment of the service. In practice It Is quite possible that some defect will bo demon strated ; but so long as American Inventive ness exists such defects can bo satisfac torily remedied as they appear from time to time by the adoption of now devices. Con sidering ; the small cost of such vessels , It is to be hoped that should the first one prove a success others will be speedily built , and , with this development In naval construc tion , It Is not at all unlikely that the time will come when all the battles of naval war fare will bo fought beneath the waves. AVAll.1I FEET. They Arc KNKeiitlul to Health Proper Covering for the Feet. You will never be In gc l health and never do your best work if your feet are constantly cold , siya the Vocalist. Gravu diseases of the throat and lungs are caused by cold feet alone , and these troubles are always aggravated by a frigid condition of the lower extremities. If proper fcotwear docs not glvo relief , consult a physician , for the chances are the system Is "run down" and radical measures are necessary. In nine cases out of ten , however , the foot covering Is to blame , cither because of Us shape or its material. Save in warm weather , and for low-cut shoes , leather , as ordinarily pre pared , has serious objections. ' It lacks two prlmo qualities porosity and capacity for absorption being In this respect too much like rubber. No foot can remain cither com fortable or healthy If kept In a perpetual bath of Its own emanations and excretions. Leather , especially that of the more porous varieties , may be tolerated for 'the ' outside , but for cold weather It should always be lined with woolen cloth , or , better , with wool felt. In fact , for all cold climates , and for winter wear In all climates where there Is any winter , a footgear made from all- wool felt approaches < the ideal , According to modern notions , any Illness on one part of the body may be occasioned by some Irritat ing causa far removed from the seat of trouble. Just how this Is cinnot bo clearly explained , but that such connection does sometimes exist Is beyond dispute. In the matter under discussion , If the nerves of the whole b : < ly are Irritated by a tight shoe , or the extreme coldness of the extremities makes extra demand upon thb/blood supply , there Is neither nerve force nor'blood ' enough left for other functions , > olina ANOTHER MOW SRIIUM. Su.li ! to lit * n Specific far ( lie Cure of KriiNlpcInN mill Otlj r , , JJlNi'imi'N. The discovery of a now tpijrum by Dr. Marmorek , who Is at present ! 'working ' In the Pasteur Institute , Is annbilrrccd , says the Paris 'Temps. In his Btudt'es no found that a dangerous bacclllus , the s pUjcocus , which occurred In various forms m , virulent sick nesses , like erysipelas „ land bronchial pneumonia , could bo made perfectly harmless by Inoculation with a scrum , taken from horses , In a way similar to the diphtheria oerum. His experiments obv ti"a period of more than two years , and be-jldeB being very effective In the Blcknwses.a.bqy,9 ) , named , ho has achieved decided ImpfqveineiiU in cases of puerperal and surgical Infections , and even In cases of gingreno. 'Bronchial trou bles and erysipelas often appear with diph theria , and although the diphtheria tvruin relieves the latter sickness , the troubles may bo fatal to a system weakened by diphtheria. Dr. Marmorek now gives both the new and the diphtheria serum to his patients , and has succeeded In further reducing fatalities In the diphtheria cases occurring at the children's hospital under tils charge. At the present moment Dr. Marmorek has twenty horees under treatment and will soon be able * to prepare enough serum to distribute some of It to the outside world , Three I'eoplu lliulljIlnrneil. . DES MOINES , Feb. 0. ( Special Tele- gram. ) By the overturning of a lamp in a restaurant thlu evening Mrs. James Cully's clothing was saturated with oil and set on fire. Her hu band and Sheriff Schaupp of Sioux county put cut the fire , and both were badly burned. Mrs. Cully was taken tea a hospital and will dlo o her Injuries. Her husband may lose a hand , LAW BAKERS ON LITERATURE Iowa Legislature Determined to Reorganize the State Library , TOO MANY TECHNICAL WORKS NOW Movement Developed To mint rhniiK- the Present Sj Mem mill the Iiitroiluetloii of Mnny DES MOINES , Feb. C. ( Special. ) There In an undercurrent of scntlmont , especially In the lower house , In favor of making some changes In the State Library board. This board Is now practically under the control ot the judges of the supreme court , and an examination ot the catalogue discloses the fact that of the more than G0,000 volumes contained In the library fully one-halt of them , Including the more costly , relate to the legal profession. These law books , which cost the people a large sum of money , are purchased for the special benefit of tha attorneys of the state , and embrace almost everything on the subject that can bo pro cured. The miscellaneous and biographical selections have been on a liberal scale , but the standard works on agriculture , horti culture and kindred subjects seem to be almost entirely wanting. There- are scarcely 100 books of this character , barring the re ports which cost nothing and the formers In the general assembly feel that the agri cultural classes should be represented on this board. The most Important bill presented In the general assembly today vas Introduced In the house by Mr. Nletcrt of Linn , prescrib ing a standard form of Insurance policy. A summary of the bill Is here given : Section 1. This company pball not ba liable beyond the actual cnsh value of the property at the time any loss or damage occurs , and the loss or damage shall be estimated according to such actual cn h value with proper deductions for deprecia tion however caused , and shall In no event exceed what It would then cost the Insured to repair or replace the same with material of like kind of quality. Said ascertain ment or estimates shall be made by the Insured and by this company , or. If they differ , then by appraisers , as hereinafter provided ; and the amount of loss or damnRt * having been thus determined , the sum for which this company Is liable pursuant to this policy ( Including nn award there under ) , shall be payable sixty days after due notice , ascertainment , estimate and sat isfactory proof of the los have been re ceived by this company , In accordance with the terms of this policy. It shall be op tional , however , with this company to tnUe all or any part of the articles nt such ascer tained or appraised value , and also to re pair , replace or rebuild the property lester or damaged with other of like kind and quality , within a reasonable time on giv ing notice within thirty days after proof of loss has been submitted. In case of total loss of property Insured if the whole Insurance nt the time of the loss shall ex ceed the value of the property Insured , this company shall return to the Insured the pre mium on the excess of Insurance pro rata ; or If there be other Insurance thereon , suchi prqoortlon of such excess premium ns the amount hereby insured snail bear to the whole amount Insured Sec. 2. This entire policy shall be void If the Insured has concealed or misrepre sented In writing or otherwise , any ma terial fact or circumstance concerning this Insurance or the subject thereof ; or If the Interest of the insured In the property be not truly stated herein ; or In case of any fraud or false swcarlim by the Insured touching any matter relating to this In surance or the subject thereof , either be fore or nfter the loss. Then follows the usual stipulations con tained In the ordinary policy. The co-lnsur- ince clause and pro rating privileges are omitted. KNOCKED OUT BELL'S BILL. The house consumed almost the entire moining session In debating a measure In troduced by Mr. Bell , requiring all partici pants In gaming , betting , dealing In lot teries or options , keeping a club , room for the Illegal use of Intoxicating liquors , to give testimony , and providing that such evi dence shall not be used against them In any criminal proceedings. The bill was re ported for Indefinite postponement by the judiciary committee on the ground that It was not only contrary to the ordinary rules of criminal procedure , but reversed the whole law of evidence. Mr. McArthur of Des Molnes declared the bill most objectionable In every sense , and only needed some slight amendments to bring back the days of the Inquisition. Mr. Merrill , democrat of Clinton , pro nounced the bill unconstitutional and un worthy a moment's consideration. An amendment confirming the provisions of the bill -keeping gambling houses , was lost. The house refused to suspend tAe rules , and put the bill on Its passage , 43 to 54 , and the bill was Indefinitely postponed. The bill was strongly supported by the radical prohibition element , and only lacked eight votes , in spite of the unanimous op position of the judiciary committee. The senate bill , prohibiting the manufac ture and sale of cigarettes or cigarette paper or wrappers , was then taken up. on motion of Morrison of Grundy. Mr. McArthur of Burlington read a letter from Peregoy & Moore of Council Bluffs protesting against the passage of such an act , and moved that It be referred to the committee on public health. Ho thought this was a most important measure , and should not be passed so hastily. Mr. Funk said In opposition that the bill has already been before one committee , and for one he was opposed to the bill running the gauntlet of every member of the house. The house refused to send the bill to the committee , 44 to 53 , and adjourned before final action was taken. The bill will come up as unfinished business -In the morning. Bills Introduced In the house : By Gurly , to prevent poultry from running nt largo In Incorporated towns and cities ; by Lander providing for the erection of a hospital for the care of persons afflicted with epilepsy ; by Nlotert , prescribing a standard form of Insurance policy ; by Lander , requiring only a written notice as proof of loss , and making the amount written In the policy the basis of estimating damages. The senate debated the resolution to pro hibit the Introduction of bills after February 20 , but reached no conclusion. It Indefinitely postponed the bills making February 22 a legal holiday and requiring flags to be placed on all school houses , the habitual criminal act , and Rowen bill , authorizing editors to justify by publishing a retraction In criminal libel. Bills Introduced In the senate were : By Ellis , authorizing farmers' and citizens' vol untary associations to Insure live stock ; by Ellison , making appropriation of $ CO,44S for the penitentiary at Anamosa ; by Harrlman , to regulate mutual building and loan associations ; by Junkln , making appropriation of $102.300 for the Institution for Feeble Minded Children In Glenwood ; by Rowen , making appropria tion of $30,000 for boys' department of the Industrial school at Eldora ; by Sargeaut , making appropriation of $71.f,00. for the State Normal schopl at Cedar Falls. I < M\U' Clay IiiilUMtrlcx. DES MOINES , Feb. C. ( Special Telegram. ) The Brick and Tile association of Iowa closed Its two days' convention today , and elected the following officers : President , M , H , Underwood , Des Molnes ; vice presi dent. W. E. Sidney , Buffalo ; secretary , C , L. Smith , North English ; treasurer , L. E. Halnes , Altoona , Fort Dodge was prac tically determined on as the place for the convention next year. The reports laid be fore the meeting Indicate that the clay In dustries of Iowa have grown more rapidly than any other Interest In the state In the last few years , and that this Is now one of the most Important lines of manufacturing In the state. Denth of a. Voting Jinn. FORT DODQE , la. , Feb. C. ( Special Tele gram. ) Martin Frederick , 18 years old , was found dead near the homo of hla parortu , seven mlles south of this city , list night , Tbero were no marks of violence , nor noth ing to Indicate the cause of death. An In- nuest waa held and It was decided that ho died from cerebral apoplexy , caused by overexertion - exertion , QUAKER OATS The Child Loves It. The Dyspeptic DernatidH It. The Epicure Dotes on It. DO YOU EAT IT ? IIOAIIDS OK IU2ALTH lISAfiItii2 < UcprrMontntU r * of Three Stilton In Cnnfrrriicp nl Dm .Mo I urn. DRS MOINKS , Feb. 6. ( Special Tcle- Kram. ) The slate boards cf health of Iowa , Missouri and Illinois had a lively meet ng In this city this afternoon. The meeting was called nilji two objects : To fix a minimum schedule of requirements fcr admUslon to medical collegia and to fix a schedule of re quirements to compiled with by medical colleges to be considered In good stmdlng and secure recognition for their graduates. The three boards acted together In similar matters heretofore. Tlii ? Missouri board \vna not pleased with the resolution presented today by the Illinois and lov/.i members to accept any matriculate of a college In either of the states ns qualified to begin the study of medicine. The Missouri members said there were colleges In their states of so law a grade that this would not be a safe require ment. The lo\\aiu and llllnolsans refused to change It and adopted the regulation. The Mlss'Uirlnns left the meeting , although pro testing that they hud no Idea of dissenting from any action except this. Later the proposal to Indorse the require ment of the Iowa beard for four year courses In medical colleges \\as brought up and the Iowa and Illinois members had a dleagtrc- ment. Illinois required only a three years' course , and was not disposed to accept the change. After a long and acrlmlnlous dis cussion the Illinois mvmbcru amued to the requirement , provided their full board should agree on their rctuin home. Those present wcro : From Illinois , Daniel U. Brewer of Chicago ; J. W. Scott , John A. Vincent nnd 11. M. GrlfUth of Springfield ; from Missouri , J. P. Lutz ot St. Louis , A.V. . McAllister of Columbia , G. S. Garner of St. Joseph ; from rown , K. A. Gilbert of Dubuque , J. n. Scroggs ot Keokuk , V. Hcrltcr ot Clcr- mont , J. J. C. Schradcr of Iowa City , E. A. Carter of Des Molnes , J. M. Emmert of At lantic and H. E. Connlft ot Sioux City. STAXII01M3 HOYSTnil ACUITTKD. Jury UeflilvH Him Not fiullty of Mtir- < ! cr at All. r.OONE , In. , Feb. < i.Spoclal ( Tolcgram. ) Just a week ago toSay was begun the trial of Stanhope Hoyster for murder In the ilrst degree for the killing ot E. W. McFarland for the seduction of his daughter. Headers ot these dispatches are familiar with the details of the case , which for seven days has been watched by all the spectators the court house would accommodate , crowded to Its ut most capacity. The utmost Interest has been manifested , both Inside the court house and by the citizens generally , and the sympathy for Hoyster has boon very manifest. The argument has consumed two days. H. F. Jordan opened for the state , followed by S. R. Dyer for the defense. Then came Judge J. L. Stevens for Hoystcr , and nt 4 o'clock this afternoon Major A. J. Holmes , the county attorney , closed for the state. Judge. Hlndman occupied an hour In deliver ing his charge to the jury. It retired at d o'clock , and the attorneys left the court room. Five minutes later the Jury returned , ready to report. After the attorneys had been sent for arrived , the verdict of the Jury was given. It was : "Not guilty. " There then ensued a scene of the wildest confusion , the crowd cheered , threw up their hats , the women waved handkerchief ! ) , then n rush was made for the jury and they were shaken hands with and congratulated , as were also the defendant and his wife , who were very much affected. Attorneys Dyer and Stevens were pelzed by the crowd nnd the life hugged out ot them , so great was the joy of the crowd. _ iiltl ! WliolcKiiIc Porisory. DES MOINES , 'Feb. C. ( Special Telegram. ) J. L. Lorlmer , believed to be a noted criminal in the cast , was arrested here on iho charge of forgery. Ho has been going about the state representing- himself as an agent of the Mutual Life Insurance com pany ot New York , and getting people to sign papers which he changed Into notes , and on which he borrowed money. He has operated extensively , and about $1,000 of his forgeries have already turned up. Hclil for Blllltnry Scrvh-c. SIBLEY- . , Feb. 6. Fred H. Bruns of Lyon county , a naturalized citizen cf the United States , who returned to Germany on a visit , complains that he Is being held for service In the German army. Congressman Perkins will bring the matter to the atten tion of the State department. Four Crouton Men Iiiillcteil. CRESTON , la. , Feb. 6. ( Special Telegram. ) Indictments were found today by the grand jury against Frank and John Brown , for burglary. Frank Kelley , for obtaining goods by swearing to false statements , and An drew Thompson for obtaining money under false pretenses. Fifty EiIltorH In Convention. BOONE , la. , Feb. C. ( Special Telegram. ) The Upper Des Moines Editorial association began a two days' session here this evenIng - Ing with over fifty editors present. The town is decorated with flags in their honor and the citizens vie with each other in their entertainment. ALL niscrss SALAIIV UAISINU , Thrpp ConventIOIIM of the Kniiilorm of UMMI ( 'nnnllr * . DRS MOINKS , Feb. C. ( Spcclnt Tele- grnni. ) Conventions were held here today by the county recorders , county treasurers , clerks of the courts and sheriffs ot the state. With the exception of the sheriffs' meeting they were the regular annual conventions ot the different associations. Legislative com- mlltrcs from the different conventions met this Kftornoon and endorsed the Lothrop bill , now before the ijenerftl assembly , mak ing the terms of all county officers except the county attorney four yp.ira Instead of two , as at present. The action of the legis lative committee was endorsed by the- differ ent conventions. The county , recorders elected the follow ing officers : President , Mrs. Anna B. Hep burn of Polk ; vlco president , W , if. Shfp- P rd of Pottawattamlo ; treasurer , Olc Hat- kaushud ot Wright ; secretary W. P. Moor- head of Washington. The recorders asked the passage of nn additional bill raising the mlnrles of the ofllce to the following1 figures : In counties uf 2S.OOO or less , Jl.- 500 ; In counties of from 28,000 to 46,000 , $1,700 , nud In counties ot over 45,000 popula tion , ? 2,000. They nlsa ask the payment of olllcj expenses by the county. The treasurers' association elected the fol lowing officers ! President. Paul L. Ubbcs of Clinton ; vice president , W. U. Warren ot Wopcllo ; pccrctary , H. C. Murphy of Polk ; treasurer , W. I ) . Moore of lloone ; executive commlttton , Wilbur Arnilt ot Potlawattamle. D. II. Gllmoro ot Montgomery , and J. W. Sllndly of Humboldt. The method of the collection ot mulct taxes was discussed and a committee named to devise a uniform method. The county clerks did not reach the elec tion of olllcers. TWO AVOMI'JX ALT nil OXIJ SIAN. S. C. Cull-on , an loua Comiucrdnl Jin n , Alli-Kcil to lie n UlKiiinlNt. CHEROKEE , In. , Feb. C. ( Special. ) S. C. Catrou , a traveling1 salesman for a Marshall- town buggy firm , was brought hero last evening by a deputy sheriff charged with being a too-much married man. The war rant was sworn out by wife No. 2 , who re sides at Washta , Cherokee county , who says that she has always known her husband by Iho name of T. H. Dula. Family No. 1 resides at Wlntert-et and consists of hla wlfo and two ( laughters , aged 15 nnd 17 years respectively , and a son who has grown to manhood. Wife No. 2 says that eho nnd Dula ( Catron ) wcro married nt Slou.x City July 4 last , and that her former homo was near Onawa. Catron evidently tired of the charms ot his second love and left her at Washta. It was learned that Catron was In Jail at Wintered on account of some family trou ble , and Sheriff Miller was on hand to claim his man as soon hi LI time was out. Catron says that he was never married to the Washta woman , but has not denied that she was his "friend. " Wlfo No. 2 says that when Catron deserted her at Washta , ho carried her marriage license away with him. The prisoner hao exhibited considerable ner vousness since his arrest and mys that ha expected It. Ho will bo given a preliminary hearing at Washta today. Catron says ho has been In the employ of the Marshalltown firm for nine years. HKFUSHD TO l AY FOIl LIQUOI19. IOTI-II Saloon Keeper Will TON ! the Mnlot Law. OTTUMWA , I a. , Feb. C. ( Special Tele gram. ) The question ns to whether ealoon , keepers can refuse to pay for liquors bought under the mulct law as under the old pro hibitory law Is soon to be decided. The first c-iso of the kind was raised today In Judge Elchelbergcr's court. An Illinois li quor firm sued John Feehan , a saloon keeper , for liquors bought. Feehan filed a demurrer on the ground that the sale of liquors was Illegal ; that .while the mulct law stops criminal proceedings It docs not legalize the sale , and consequently the bill cannot be collected. The judge will render a decision In a fey days. ( Plymouth County LONUH $12,000. , LEMAHS , la. , Feb. C. ( Special Telegram. ) 'The ' Investigation of the books of DefaultIng - Ing Treasurer Ed Klreebom of Plymouth county hna been completed , showing a shortage - ago of J12.000. Klrecbom's bondsmen claim their liabilities terminated with his first term as treasurer January 1 and that hla defalcation at that time amounted to only J8.000. They will therefore contest payment of anything over that sum. A reward will likely be offered for the fugitive's appre hension. Judgment for $30,000 was rendered today. In favor of the Northern Investment com pany , proprietor of the Mondamln club house here , against A. S. Garretson , a member of the club , who guaranteed the rent to the company several years ago , The club waa unable to meet Its liabilities and Garretson was called on to make good the amount duo. One Minute Cough Cure touclies the right spot. It also touches It at the right time If you take It when you have a cough or cold. Se < the point ? Then don't rough. \ How it looks , \ to the women who wash with Pearline , when \ they see a woman washing in the old-fashioned J way with soap rubbing the clothes to pieces , rubbing away her strength , wearing herself out over the washboard ! To these Pearl ine women , fresh from easy washing , she seems to "wear a fool's cap unawares/ ' Everything's in favor of Pearline easier work , quicker work , better work , safety , , ecqnomy. There's not one thing against it. What's the use of washing in the hardest way , when it costs more money ? < Dr. S. Mosher SPECIALIST. Having fully demonstrated by years of ucce Bfit | practice and experience that ho t r able to cure multitudes pf diseases which bullle the bklll of ordinary phyulclans , ho feels it hla duty lo mulce known to buffennt' Immunity that he UevoteH Ma whole tlrna and energy to this particular brunch of the profession , uncl will prepare und furnish medicine at his olllce or visit those cases which may require personal examination. Pa tients at a distance may consult Lr. ) Mosher by letter , ulvlne a carefully written history of their coses , describing their symptoms minutely n poFHlbln , which will enable him to mnkn correct dlaiinoalR. and judge very accurately of the curability of the dlseuge , and to BDPly proper ? eme < ? les Medici re forwarded cither by mail or t-xprosa. and all medlclno prescribed by Dr. Mother la prepared under his own personal i-ipervlsion. He treats all Hlseaies without mercury or other poisons , which create disease of thernuclvcs. Thef doctor by iffs new nE8TOBAriVR frlUSATMBNT cun-s all curabio diseases , and treats with FUCCOBR all affections of the Liver. Throat and hunt's , Catarrh. Epilepsy , nvanensla Heuit Disease , Rheumatism , Neuralgia , and all Nervous Dlnciises caused by overwork the Indiscretion of youth , or the excesses of riper year * , and whatever may tend to lower the latent foice or the tone of llfe'H vitality , causing physical debility , nervouB exhaustion , Insonltv , and premature decay. Consult personally , or by Letter , free and strictly confidential. Address. S. Mosher , Office , Room 50 , Kiel Hotel , Council Bluffs , la " -in OK Council Bluffs , Iowa. CAPITAL , - $100,001) AVIS SOLICIT VOUIl UVBltiKUS , WI2 IlKSIUn YOUH COII.CT10\S. | OUtS OTTIIia OLUI2ST 11/lNKS / l.IfW'A n VKH CUNT I'AIU ON TIME DEPOSITS , CALL AND HI2I3 US OH WHITE , SPECIAL NOTICES-COUNCIL IILUIWH. WANTED , GOOD SECOND-HAND LUMDr.Il ; mutt bo clienp. AJdiew McLaughlln , Xie TIIE BEST $5 $ SET OF TEETH . UADE2 AND WOltK GUARANTEED. DR. MUDGE , 319 BROMtf CdCIl BLUFF3 , IQVJ