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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1897)
r THE OMAITA DAILY BEE : TtTISSfJl/fY , FEniUJAItY 2 , 1807. 3 I COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT , . jfl.VOIl MIJNTIO.V. ! Clark & Wctrcl , I. O. 0. V. blk. , art par- Inrs. Inrs.Cereil coffee , tlie gre.il health drink , can bo had at narlel and Miller's. I. 0. 0. F. Ladles' No. 28 will give a prlzo rtnnco nt Woodmen hnll Tueslay , February 9. For rent , office nnd store room , GOxlOO feet , In uood Implement warehouse. Ad dress Marseille * Manufacturiug company , Council llluffs. A. Jones will leave this evening for a vlctt with relatives nnd friends at hla old home , Cassapolls , Midi. , where hu has not visited for thirty-four years. C. 1C. Hcsso left last evening for Ithaca , N. Y. Mr. llewe Is connected with the treasurer's omco of Cornell university , nnd may bo detained there some week" . ( . ' . V Nlcman & Co. , 52,1 llroadway , dealers In slocks , Rtalnn nnd provisions. Corns- Rpoudiiits of James 15. Tiojd & Co. , Omaha. They will rurnlMi market quotations by tele- phonu at any time. 'Phono 12U. I't.-haps you haven't heard of ns. .lust wolio up , eh ? Well , we-arc the people who have learned to do one thing well. That Is , to turn out flno laundry work. Wo arc jtnown everywhere ns the Kagle Laundry , 721 II'way. Alice , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 11. II. Grady.agcd 12 ycnrE.dlcd at 817 Sixth avenue yesterday of pneumonia. The funeral will occur Wednesday at 10 a. m. from St. Francis Xnvler's church. Interment at the Human Catholic cemetery. Hon. Hmlth Mel'bersoa of Red Oak has been 111 for several weeks , but has entirely recovered nnd Is attending to his profes sional duties. He was In the city yester day enrouto to DCS Molncs , to argue some cases before the miprctno court. Grace D'Urrc ' , who has been In all of the principal Kuropuan cities slnco she left Council niuffs a year or more ago , and who has been spending sonic tlmo In Mexico , has returned and Is nt her homo with Mr. and Mrs. Utcnvorth. She will remain In Council muffs until warm wcnlhur arrives. The supreme court has alllnr.od the de cisions of the I'ottuwattamto district court In favor of IJ. It. Huston against the city of Council ( Huffs , and GrlmniPlmau against the Union I'aclllc. In the former ease Hus ton sued the city for $750 claimed as dam ages for fulling through a defective side walk on Washington avenue. Grlmmclman sued the Union Pacific for damages for the death of a son , as thn result of an accident In tbo company's roundhouse. Dr. Weld returned > esterday from Deadwood - wood and other points In the Black Hills , Ho spent a week In the Hills , and rcturin thoroughly Imbued with the Idea that the country Is on the eve of a most phenomenal boom. lie predicts that Deadwood and Kdge- mont will each have 20,000 more people by the middle of the season than they have now. He says he saw enough of the mineral resources of the country to convince him that It Is the richest mining district on the con tinent. While. In Denmark , Thomas W. Keene , by permission of the director of the Museum of Northern Antiquities In Copenhagen , had a suuid made , copied from that used by Hoi- g ) r the Dane , ono of the tutelary saints ol the empire during the- Eighth century. It U half sword and half dagger , about two feet long , with a curiously fashioned open worked guard , elaborately representing a scene of 4 Danish warfare , and Is of singular Interest , Mr. Keene lias many other Interesting and historic articles In his home In New York. For some wcokg past a band of gypsies , ten or twelve In number , have lived In tents and barns nnd cottages in the north- went part of the city , near the driving park. Some of the band are well-to-do people , wlillo others are very destitute. Ono of the latter class named Leo was found yesterday In a tent , destitutes and with a broken leg. Ho had' ' been kicked by a vicious horse sev eral days ago , and was suffering excruciating pain from the wound. Yesterday afternoon the case was called to the 'attention of the county physician , who will provide for the removal of Lee to a hospital. 0. B. Vlavl Co. , female remedy. Medical consultation frco Wednesdays. Health book furnished. 309 Mcrrlam block. N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250. Farm I.oniin. Tor lowcftt rates on good farm loans call at the ofllce of D. W. Otis , No. 133 Pearl street , Council Bluffs. Money ready and loans closed without delay. Hughes for shoes. Shoes for men nt 20 per cent off for cash all tills week. 41C Broadway. Trick Kill In cm Seeuiul Trial. C. Williams , an able-bodied tramp , whose role Is that of an Intlmldator and abuscr of women , was arrested ycstci day , after he bad made the same woman twice a victim. Sun day aftornnon ho entered a small restaurant near the Northwestern depot nnd ordered a full faro dinner. After bo had eaten It with great relish , ho uroso to leave the place without offering to pay. The woman remon strated with him , and was vilely In sulted nnd threatened. She was nlono In the place at the tlmo and was unable to prevent the tramp leaving without paying , Yesterday afternoon ho re turned and repeated tlio same performance Muthow Miller , the woman's husband , hap pened to bo In at the time , and while the fellow was eating ho slipped out the back way and called on otncer , and returned be fore the fellow concluded his meal. When ho started to leave , after repeating his threats and insults , Miller walked out of the back room and collared the fellow , and held him with a iood firm grip by tlio throat until Olllcer Ilarhyilt took charge of him. ' Ho will have a hearing before Judge Me- Gee this morning. Flro Insurance during this tlmo of year makes one feel safe. Day & Hess represent the leading companies. Order a policy from them. Telephone 311. Siiriirlxt * I'll r Ir. Mr. and Mrs. Clmrlce Dlcrwlrth were tendered a pleasant surprise last evening In the shape of a musical party by friends , The program , uhlch was long , was taken part In by Master Jackson Cady , Miss Anita Hler- wlrth , Miss Oovalt of Osceola , Miss Margaret Judge , Ernest von lllobersteln of DCS Molnes nnd Kmlllo Illorwlrth. Thee present were : Mr. and Mrs , Vanness of Chicago , Mr. Wolf and Miss Anna Quintan of Omaha , D. A. Qulnlan and 'Miss Carrie Anderson , Mm. Urniery , Carl and Hurry Urnicry of Roono , Mrs. Zacharlah and daughter , Mr. and Mrs. Devcny , Mr. Hoysell of Iloono , Miss -Alice Judge , Miss Hutu Lctchford , Mlsa Herry , Mr , Clifford , Mr. llcntley , Mr. Weber , Mr. Col lins , Mr. and Mrs. Cady , After the music there was card playing , and later refreshments wcro served , Attend the cash raising 20 per cent dis count sale on winter goods at Hughes' , 415 Droadway , this week , llrnl KMIII < U TriiiiHf > rN. The following real estate trancfers wcro reported yesterday at the office of J , W. Squire ; C. W. Liiinin ami wlfo to Oordon Hayes. eVj sett H , and nwJ ! 12-74-3S , w. d . J 8,403 OC Bliirlff to Northwestern Mutual 1,1 fo Insurunco Co. , o 40 feet , lot 151 , Original 1'lnt. . d . 7,850 7C Ailmr. of J , lliiyden Hums to Juy lliirns , iimlli no',4 neVi 1-74-43 , d. . 1 00 Three traimforti , ngKrccatlng , . > lB,257 7C Twenty per cent discount on winter underwear - wear , cops , shoes , gloves , wool shirts , wool hose , etc. , at Hughes' all this week. Muniiu-i , , Licenses to wc-vl were UsuuJ by the clerk of the courU yesterday as follows ; Name and Addresn. ARC Prank Join's , Counoll muffs . Carrie Kcott , Council muffs . o Arthur H. Behoepfer. Omaha . 21 Nolllo Cherry , Omaha . , . , , K lUcluird Wicks , Waterloo , Neb , , . , , , . 31 Mary Jackson , Oiniiha , . . , . , , . . , , , . . . 32 Forty Domestic soap wrappers are goad for six silver spoons. Any silk muffler in our stock for 75 cents this week. Hughei , 415 Broadway. PLAN FOR BETTER ROADWAYS Macadam and Vitrified Erick to Bo Laid Out Into the Country , ALDERMAN SHUBERT MAKES A PROPOSAL Tax Hoall7.cil from County t , < > ry on City Property' to llt UMMI for I lie CoiiKtrni'lloti of 1'cr- maiiciU At iho mectlnn of the council last even ing Alderman Slutbert briefly outlined a plan for the Improvement of country loads that will no doubt meet the hearty approval of the Merchants' and Manufacture ! s' isso- clatlon and the Business Men's club. Each of these organizations at meetings hUd within the last few days has given an em phatic expression of the opinion of the members that good roads , permanently built , leading Into the city are a necessity , and that the busliicsK Interests of the clt } can best be served 'by bringing about con ditions that will uiuko such Improvements possible. Alderman Shubcrt'.i Idea Is a practical ono and will be popular with Council 1)1 ) lifts taxpayers and the farmers In the western part of Ihe county. Ills plau Is to use all of the road tax realized from the county levy for ro.id purposes on city property In the construction of permanent highways outside of town. The total county levy for all purposes amounts to a little over $3,000,000. Of this sum Council Bluffs city property Is assessed over JC.UOO.OOO , or nearly three-fourths of the entire amount. The road tax levied by the county board upon Council Bluffi city property amounts to between $20,000 and $30,000 each year. This largo sum goes to defray the expense of desultory road \vorklng all over the county. The road supervisors get a few farmers together twice a year , plow up the roads , till In a few washouts , and holes , cut down a hill or tuo and do u lot of tem porary work that has to be all done over again when the road working season again ni lives. Shubcrt's Idea Is that the board should expend the road tax collected from city property owners In a way that would bo of permanent benefit to all and of direct benefit tu the people who pay It. It should bo expended In the construction of per manent roads , of macadam or brick. The only benefit jhat Council Bluffs has ever received from the vast amount of money Its citizens have paid into this fund will bo found In the macadam work that is now be ing done on Lower Broadway , where $6,000 of last year's fund appropriated by . the countv board Is being expended under the Joint direction of the county supervisors and the city council. Taking this work as an example Shubert argues that five or six miles of permanent roadways leading In all directions from the city can be built each year. In a short time every main road within ten miles of town can bo trans formed Into a permanent highway , ovur which the heaviest loads can be hauled in all kinds of weather. It Is to be expected that the scheme will meet considerable opposition la the hoard of supervisors , whose members will he obliged to fight the scheme in obed'once ' to the de mands of their countiy constituents , who cannot , or will not , underst-i'id its necessity or Importance. The city council can only recommend such a course un-i do mission ary work among the people of the country. A plan Is under roiislderat'ou fliat may bring nbout a consummation cf the coun cil's hope In another w.iy that will permit some permanent road making to bo done this year. It Is proposed ti secure the adop tion In the code it the picccnt extra ses sion of an amendment * o Uw "oad laws that will require all the money realized from the assessment of city property for road mak ing purposes to be expended In building permanent roadways leading Into the cities assessed. County and city engineers estimate that enough money has been expended In Potta- wattamlo county slnco Us organization to have built permanent macadam or vitrified brick roadways over all of the chief high ways In the county. All of the vast sums of money used have been practically wasted , for the roads are In no 'better condition than they were when the first furrow was turned In the virgin soil. In many pltces they are worse than they were l.i pioneer days , but In others there has bcoa C.TO permanent gain In the reduction of bills and easing of grades. The scheme will bo a very po.iulir cne to agitate , either as an act of Jusil.'o und good business sense on the part of Ihe county board or as a legislative cinetniFiit. TJ'o plan will bo Immensely popular among wheelmen and all progressive JJAHOAI.V UUIIITIX Ilosto H Store , Council llIulVN , I own. The close of our BIG JANUARY CLEAR ING SALE finds us with many odd lots , remnants and odd garments In the different departments. These goods wo have marked nt prices to close them out In the next week before our annual stock taking. IN OUR DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT. 100 pieces fancy novelty dress goods , worth from 75c to $1.00 , on cale atISc a yard. $1.00 and $1.25 high grade fancy dress goods nt 89o and 95c a yard. SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES ON REM NANTS AND SHOUT ENDS IN OUR BLACK GOODS STOCK. BLANKETS. Our clearing sale prices will prevail In this department for the next ten days. Cot- Ion blankets at COc , C9e and 9Sc a pair. Wool blankets , $1.25. $1.89 and $3,39. LADIES' AND MISSES' CAPES AND JACK ETS. Wo are bound to close all winter garments. Value or loss will not be considered. $ C.fiO garments. $3.39. $10,00 and J1T..OO garments , $ o.TC , $15.00 and $19.00 garments at $ S.C9 nnd $9.98. Special reduced prices on all winter under wear. Odd lots at prices to close them out quick. BOSTON STORE. Council Bluffs. MUCH OOM > YHT IX CHII'l'I.H CIIF.ICK. Millionaire Slrattim SIIJH OlluTH .May Ho MM Wfll IIH lit * HUH. W. S. Strattan , the millionaire Cripple Creek mine owner , was In the city nearly all day yesterday , accompanied by a num ber of attorneys and prominent mining men , They were hero to attend the annual meet ing of the Portland Gold Mining company. The meeting was held In the ofllca of Roes & Ross , local attorneys for the company , The only business to be transacted was the election of a board of directors for the year. There was no opposition by the members to the old board , and all were re-elected. They were W. S. Strattan , J , F. Burns , James Doyle. John Harnan. and F. G , Peck. Judge Gunncll , Thomas Burns and Scott Athlon , attorneys for thn company and heavy stockholders , were members of the party. The company's articles of Incorporation require that the board of directors shall be annually riveted at Council Bluffs and they shall elect the officers of the company at a subsequent meeting. This meeting will not bo held until after the party returns to Crlp- pla Creek , Mr. ftrattan is very enthusiastic In hit talk about the future of Cripple Creek , which ho unhesitatingly declares to be the greatest and richest gold mining caup on thu earth. Ho thinks there are plenty moro mines In the district Just as rich as the In dependence , that has made him a multi millionaire , and his belief Is firm that their owners cannot avoid striking It rich. He spoke very encouragingly of the prospects cf a number of Council Bluff men who were wooing fortune from the Inhospitable hills around the camp. "All that Is needed by anybody In Cripple Creek U a pick , pluck and erubitake , " said he. "and they will find that the ramp will do the rest. " Ho aho spoke very highly of the great Improvement that lias been made In the town of Cripple Creek since the fire. The fire has proved to ba a blessing , and every vestige of Ito ravages has been obliterated. Solid brick blocks have gone up where the flames destroyed wooden shacks , and plate glasj fronts have taken the place of pole ehantlot and tents. Mr. Strattan gives some astonishing fig ures showing the wonderful richness of the Independence and other mining property be longing to the company. The reports of the officers of the company showed ) the property to be In excellent con dition , In a high stage of development and very profitable. The annual report of the president , James F. Burns , &ho\vs that , although the company was cut off from the Anna Lee ore reserves by the accident of n year ago , whereby sev eral men lost their lives , and which caused an entire cessation of work on all IU proper- tics for a period of three weeks and entailed heavy expense , the management paid out In dividends $360,000 , ns against $479,790 the previous year , besides paying out large sums for permanent equipment and developing work. The recapitulation of the general manager , John Harnan , shows that 23,693 net tons of ore were produced , having a gross valua tion of $1,11C,128. The cost of treatment aggtcgated $213,038 , making the gross value of the product to the company $897,089. The total production of the company's mines to date shows $2,872,208 gross values , and the amount paid out by the company In dividends is $907OSO. , I.ISTH.V TO Till : MONTHLY 111 1.1.S. City Council SpoiulN nil Hour In a IIOIIK ; niul ToilloiiN Tank. For a long weary hour the members of the city council sat and nodded In their chairs last night and listened to the reading of the city's regular monthly Ills , work that should be done In committee but Is done In open councIMn compliance with the demands of Alderman Casper. The 'bills ' were totally devoid of Interest beyond the fact that the amounts represented the disposition of BO much of the city's funds. The bill of one of the Justices of the peace for $3.50 , represent ing the costs of a suit brought by the poll tax collector In the name of the city , was pre sented and allowed. The fact that the costs accrued in a case when the city only ob tained $2 elicited a little discussion , but there was no < ! lsposlfor\ avoid payment and the bill was allowed. It ls npt known just how many more there are of the same kind to follow. The bills were approved and allowed. Alderman Shubert Introduced bis scheme for the Improvement of the county roads In the following resolution : Resolved , That wo recommend to the board of supervisors Hint steps'be taken ta Improve thu county rouds by macadamizing each year art fur as the funds will permit , the same to be paid out of the general county road fund for that purpose , thereby giving .work to unemployed labor nnd benc- llttlng residents of both county and city. The resolution drew considerable Interest ing discussion and met the approval of nil the aldermen. They realize that It could have no effect beyond the influence It might have on the county board as an expression of the opinion and wishes of the council. It was unanimously adopted. The sum of $ COO was ordered transferred from the police fund to the sidewalk and curbing fund. The sum of $4,000 was ordered to be trans- fcrre.l from the police fund to the general fund. Ordinances and other matters/ approved by the committee of the whole was reported and approved. The chairman of the fire committee was allowed $100 and the chairman of the health committee was given $50 to meet Incidental expenses during the month. An ordinance providing for the removal of city officers and determining tie votes was passed. It provides for determining tie votes for the election of municipal officers by casting lots , and permits the suspension of city olllcers only , upon the filing of written charges. It declares that the clerk shall. Is sue to each contestant a notice to appear at the next regular or special meeting. If ono of the contestants fall to appear the mayor or presiding officer shall draw lots for him and the proceeding shall bo entered upon the journal. Before any officer shall bo removed fromi office by the council writ ten charges shall be filed with the clerk , and the proceedings shall bo similar to those of the district court. A two-thirds vote of all the members shall be necessary to re move any officer. The election of any city officer may bo contested In fhe same way as the election of a county officer. The coasting ordinance was called and laid upon the table by the nearly unanimous vote of all the members , nnd the kids have permission to coast on the sidewalks and all streets as of yore. The council annulled a number of old ordi nances and franchises , fourteen In all , with their recent amendments , and declared all rights and privileges forfeited. None of the ordinances have been utilized by tbo In dividuals and corporations for whom they were passed. The bond and contract of the city scaven ger , John Nelson , were submitted nnd ap proved. The scavenger notified the council that he had leased a tract of forty acres as a burial place for dead animals. It Is located north of the motor bridge. The council approved tbo lease and location. A communication from A. J. Mandcl , a former resident , objecting to the rate of taxa tion , was laid on the table. A saloon licence was ordered to be Issued to Smith and Rasmu&scn , the saloon to bo located at118 Broadway. A resolution was offered by Alderman Casper directing that the contract for city 'Printing ' be taken from the committee which now has It In hand and brought be fore the council. Alderman Brongh seconded ended Casper's effort , but when It reached a vote all of the other aldermen voted against It. Alderman Casper called attention to the failure of the employes of the gas company , the water company and of plumbers gen erally to observe the provisions of the city ordinance requiring the relaying of pave ment taken up to repair broken pipes , to bo done under the supervision of the city engineer. Ho called attention to the fact that this provision of the ordinance waa habitually disregarded , to the serious damage - ago of the paved streets. The engineer nnd street commissioner wcro Instructed to look after the matter , The council adjourned until next Monday night. Just to show that wo handle a few men's shoes we will sell any shoo In the house this week for 20 per cent off for cash , Hughes , the men's outfitter , 415 Broadway , Special sale of parlor furniture this week at Durfco Furniture Co , , 205 and 207 Broad , way. Hoffmayr's fancy palent nour makes the best and most bread. Ask your grocer for It. The genuine Domestic soap wrappers ara red. Beware of the cheap grade of Domoitlc put up In yellow wrappers. rr llraiirr'H S CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Feb. 1. ( Special , ) The Investigation of the affairs of the Chey enne postofflco has been concluded and re veals * the fact that Postmaster Draper's shortage Is $4,823.87 , Ills bondsmen have been notified by the department to male.- this amount good , The bondsmen have re covered about f3,200 of the money , which Mr. Draper abstracted from a registered package , which 1s available for application upon Iho shortage. They hope to retain ons of tholr number as postmaster until the close of Mr. Draper's term and by applying the falary of the ofllce In payment of the balance of the shortage to bo relieved from the natter with but nominal loss. The Investigation of the accounts of Charles Draper , the postmaster's eon , who had charge of the money order department , shows them to be correct , Illvtil for llnmri'il Top. SUNDANCE , Wyo. , Feb. 1. ( Special. ) Condderable excitement prevails here over the discovery at Bear Lake , fifteen miles ea t of this place , of a gold ore lead which assays high values in gold. People are flocking to the scene of the dlucoyery and over 100 clalmi have been taken up. The formation Is said to be the same as that at the new celebrated Ragged Top mines. PROTEST OF WHOLESALERS Corporations Objsct to Being -utequirecl to Toll Business Details.1' ' 11 , ALSO FEAR A DOUBLE ASSESSMENT I.cndltier llii < tlncN < < .11 ru of IIMIM Ai- | lionr llvforc dif W iM nnil Men UK Committee tn Amur DCS .MOINES , Feb. 1. ( Special Tele gram. ) The first manifestation of Intense public Interest In the special session of the legislature was shown tonight , when the leading wholesalers of the state gathered to protest against the legislation which they declared would drive them out of the state or out of business. Fifty of them , repre senting nearly every town that has any wholesaling Interests , were present , to ap pear before the Joint meeting of the senate and house committees on ways and means. They eamo to protest against the proposed plan of taxation of corporations. The bill provides that coiporatlons shall furnish the assessor is certified statement ol their amount of capital , amount paid In on each share , description of all real estate owned , date , amount and percentage of all dividends nnd amount of capital on which such dividend was declared ; press and net earnings during the year and surplus ; amount added to slaking fund , highest price of stock sales between the lit nnd 10th of January of th * year ; highest price of stock sold during preceding year , and average price of all sales during the year. Among those who took part In the dis cussion before the committees were : E. L. Johnson and C. F. Fowler of Waterloo , S. T. Mcsevery , George K. Itoberts of Fort Dodge , II. A. Jamil. 0. O. Tolerton and A. F. Nash of Sioux City. F. C. Letts , G. F. Kirby and A. G. Click of Marshftlltottii , W. II. Wai-field of Webster City , A. T. Avcrlll of Cedar Hnplds , T. M. Gobble , L. C. Eastman , S. M. Highlands , W. S. Gardner , Clinton , H. 0. Sclffert , E. H. Uynn , F. H. Miller of Daven port , George Palmer , John Hayes of Ued Oak , William Pllger , S. H. Jones of Burling ton , B. Whitman , W. A. McNelll , Messrs. Bentlcy , Langland , Sladc , Hanibleton and H. L. Spencer of Osknloosa , J. C. Davis and C. P. Blrgc of Keokuk , D. F. Potter nnd A. IVIlroxvn of Fort Madison. They Informed the committees In their addresses that the Inquisitorial proposals would compel them , together with the plan of double taxation proposed for corporations , to cither go out of business or leave the state. 71ie bill proposes that corporations shall pay , at the principal place of business , taxes on their full amount of capital stock. lleprcscntatlves of concerns that have branches showed that under this arrange ment they would pay no taxes In the places where their branch establishments arc located , and would as a lesult bo boycotted In those towns as carpetbaggers pet-baggers , Maiiy of them have branches outside the state ; they would have to pay- taxes In Iowa on their capital stock and in other states on the property located there , making double taxes. The requirement that they make public all the details of their business would work Injury to them. Colonel C. II. Gatch of Des Molnes made the opening address , opposing the proposal to us.sass all property at 100. . or qvcn 50 per cent , the house bill proposing , the former and tha senate measure the latter figure. Then the Jotters appeared In' turn and stated their case. The committees , 'took no action , but announced another hearjng for Wednes day evening. Nearly all the people who arc no\v h re will remain and expert to bring enough n-rre to have 200 leading business men on hand at that time. V Th6 houto held no session todiiy nnd the suato cession \\as devoted to- routine mat ters , lastlns only a short time. AVimilmeii Flock to DI-M DES MOINES , Feb. , 1. ( Special Hole ( gram. ) Six hundred delegates from the Iowa lodges of the Modern Woodmen of America are hero tonight for the annual convention- . the order for Io\\'a , which \\I11 open tomorrow and last two days. A meetIng - Ing was held at the tabernacle this evening , at which the 1,400 DCS Molnw Woodmen met thei visitors and planned , for the convention. The object of the convention Is the election of delegates to the national encampment and of officers for the state camp. AiulKor'H HcinifNt ItcfllHccl. DES MOINES , Feb. 1. ( Special Telegram. ) State Auditor McCarthy Is at least tem porarily defeated In his application for the right to ex. ' mine the failed German Savings bink. The matter was argued today In district court and the court announced that It would make no order till the receiver had presented his report , which would con- latn all th * Information desired by the au ditor. The Judge afterward stated that In all probability he would not allow the au ditor to make the examination , as he had confidence In his receiver. IIoinlNiiifii MIIM < I'ny Mulct Tax. DES MOINES , Feb. 1. The supreme court today decided In the case of Marshall county against John Knoll and others that londs- men must pay mulct liquor tax If It Is not paid by the principal. KS TO TIII3 WO MAX'S CI.UIl. S < < ' HOII TnlltH of Woman mid 1'oltdfH 1171)1 ( iOVrrilMKMll. The Omaha Women's club met in Crcigh- ton hall yesterday afternoon with the pres ident , Mrs. Harford , In the chair. The usual order of business was set a side , and Mrs. Francis M. Ford , leader of the department of sociology , was called to the chair. She announced to the club that It had been pos sible at a late moment to secure the serv ices of a well known speaker , and the reg ular progrjm prepared for the occasion had been Joyfully set aside to give place to Char lotte Perkins Stetson. "First , " said tlila free , alert , strong look ing woman , "I will talk to you about 'poll- tics. ' the 'women. ' In the savage state each man works alone. As ho begins to develop ho bcjtlns to work with others. At first ho learned co-operation through fight ing. For many centuries all peace was the 'peace of pigs. ' In war he learned conserted action brotherhood , "Women think of government as some thing above them , something way off. it Is only a method of doing business together of concerted action. , | ( "Tho growth of civilization Is measured by the extension of the fupctjons of govern ment. Politics Is Iho sclc.pQooJ the admin istration of government , T.bon ns to women. She Is not , " according to tills keenest of satirists , "a species of angel' Invented by providence for man's espiclal satisfaction , " and the speaker most carnestly'dcplorcd that of all the animals , It Is pnly In the genus homo that the female Is either In strength , cunning or usefulness , Inferior to the male species. Even In her maternity woman Is Inferior to all her little ulstoi-s of the ani mal world. "Who Is to be1 blamed , " she asked. Ho who does not now apply the remedy which is to lift Half-the world to Ita birth right freedom , 'tflre'ngth , perfect development for the Individual nnd a share In perpetuating the race and maintaining Its standard. t ' Mrs , Stetson believes that the woman who would really bo mistress of'tlie homo must bp Intelligent about It at every point Its sanitation , Its foods , Its every detail , When care taking encounters the water supply she says It la politics , She graphically said ; "You all know what It U to dust ; well when Us out side the fence ( the- street ) Its politics , when Inside Us dusting" She believes man and woman should work together for the weal of all. That women have a duty out- sldo of the homo as well as Inside It. The woman who lets herself become a mere housemaid cannot bo an Ideal mother and "tho children of the nation are being reared by housemaids their mothers and others. " So women must do tholr share to clean up outside the bouse as well aa In It , "Politics and women are bound now to become ac quainted. The time has come , and you can't keep back the ocean tide by any teaspoon remonstrances " It la difficult to say which characteristic of Mrs , Stetson's made for her the most admirers , the clearness of her logic , the unerring shaft of satirical wit , or the In expressible chnrni of hsr frantic , fearless face lit with Us swift smile. The business session of the club was much given to resolutions , and "the honorable boJy" at Lincoln which Is busy with law making for the state WAS the t'argct of these remarks. Mrs. Andrews presented an appeal for the reinstatement of the law of ISS ! ) tin the subject of property rights of married women. The present law gives a widow only n dower- right In her latehusband's estate. The IHW of ISS9 , which wat. thrown out upon a tech nicality , gave her one-half the cstato in fee simple. The club responded heartily to Mrs. Andrews' defense of the resolution , which passed without a dissenting voice. Mrs. Wayne presented thu matter of the homo nt Mllford , asking the legislature to leave Its present management undisturbed. There Is much strong feeling upon this mat ter and the resolution was passed. A resolution was then read asking that a law bo passed to provide vestibules upon street cars for the protection of the motor- men. This also expressed the desire of the club as shown by the vote. The musical iommltte.9 that has purchased for the club a fine piano , which was selected by Mr. Godowsky , were thanked and dis missed. Mrs. Ford was delegated to represent the OmnhaWomen's club at the national congresi of mothers which meets In Washington , D. C. , February 1C. The meeting of the directory of the general federation of clubs , of which Mrs. Ford Is a member , calls her cast at this time. At this gathering the fate of Omaha as regards the biennial of 1893 will be decided. It Is a.matter of great satisfaction to the club members that they can thus bo so ably represented In these two Important gatherings , If Mrs. Ford does not bring homo the biennial It can't bo had , Is the feeling of the club. The next general club meeting will bo In charge of the Current Literature department On that evening from B to 7 o'clock dinner will bo served in the dining room of the club rooms to ladles and gentlemen. U Is thus hoped to defray the expenses of the course In cooking which the executive com mittee of the department of sociology has given to twelve young girls. DIll.VT SUB ANY SIGNS OK A IdGIIT. Ollloi-r Flint HoportH to the Fire anil I'lllll'l * CoillllllHMloll. At the meeting of the fire and police com missioners last evening liquor licenses wcro Issued to James S. Quinn , 1024 North Six teenth street , and Amalia Blescr , 414 North Sixteenth. License wn * refused Gustav Stcpp , 2239 North Twentieth. Leaves of absence were granted poMccmen C. L. Mndsen five days , A. C. Hauney ten days , and fireman J. C. Farrlsh two days. The amount expended for feeding city pris oners for January wns ? 93.12. Iho following report f-om Officer Flint to the chief of Police was ( lied : OMAHA. Feb. 1 , 1S37. A. T. Slgwnrt , Chief of Police : It Is reported thiit there was a prize fight In the vicinity of Six teenth and Vlnton streets on Saturday night , January 1 , between the hours of 11 and 12 o'clock. I being detailed In thai vicinity failed to notice anything unusual and In any way that would Indicate that there was a prize fight In the vicinity. HAUUY FLINT. Police Olllcer. Gorge Blake , driver of engine company No. 3 , and Leonhardt Van Bicker , plpeman same company , were before the board charged with violating the rules of the de partment. Both were docked their "offs. " Charges were preferred against Hlchard Grant , assistant engineer of engine No. 3 , by Captain Taylor of Hook and Ladder No. 1 , and Frank Urban , lieutenant of engine No. 3 , of having city properly la his possession. The charges were thoroughly sifted by the board and Its decision was that they were utterly false and malicious. After comple menting Grant he wns promoted to engineer , and on motion of Mr. Palmer the chief was Instructed to prefer charges against botli Taj lor and Urban for hearing at the next meeting. It was the opinion of the board that It was dangerous to have men who could bo guilty of such malldnus work In the de partment. Richard J. Grant was given the highest average by the.examlnlng board for thD promotion of assistant engineers of the four examined. _ U.VIV13KS1TV CAODTS WH.T. IHUM , . Fcliriinry liO In Sot for the Aiiiiunl Content at Vermllllon. VERMILLION , S. D. , Feb. 1. ( Special. ) The military department of the university will give Its annual contest and entertain ment February 20. There are three compa nies of cadets. A , B and C , each containing about twenty students. The first two are composed of old students who have had one or more terms of drill , while company C Is made up entirely of recruits. Companies A and B will compete for first place In the executing of the various evolutions. There will also bo a contest between the captains of the two companies for the championship of the university. Each company Is given fifteen minutes to go through the various maneuvers In marching , manual In arms and the different exercises which are used In the dally drills. There are also to be several sword and sabre drills. It has been the custom heretofore to have the governor of the state present to view the exercises In all probability Governor Lee will be at home In tlmo for this occasion , and will be prevailed upon to sit in the chair of state The governor Is an enthusiastic admirer of the state militia , I.iuiilH 1'ntcntoil In January. PIERRE , S. D. , Fob. L ( Special Tele gram. ) The office of the commissioner of lands has Issued thirty-one patents for the month of January. Clay county has secured the highest number for any one county , with seven. The rest was scattering In ether counties In the southern portions of the state. 11111111111 * ; a Xrw Town \VyomliiR. . CASPER , Wyo. , Feb. 1. ( Special. ) The work of building the new town of Wolton , fifty miles west of this place , Is proceeding rapidly and the town will soon bo a fully equipped sheep shearing center for a great area of country In Fremont , Natrona and Swcetwater counties. A forty-stall sheep shearing house , the finest In the state , has been put up , a store building Is being erected , a hotel nearly completed and bunk houses and residences are under way. The town will have a postofflce , to bo opened April 1. The town Is believed to bo the objective point of the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley line for a westward ex tension from Casper. Hutch of CrlinoH In AV LARAMID , Wyo. , Feb. 1 , ( Special. ) Judge Bramcl of the Albany county district court has called a grand Jury for February 1 , for tbo purpose of making a special In vestigation of the serious crimes which liavo recently been committed In Albany county. These include the assassination of several ranchmen , the brutal rnurdur of Mrs , Wurl , the Incendiary burning of barns and haystacks of several ranchman , nnl ( be sending of threatening letters to otucr.-t. K , Irrlteted , scaly , crusted Scalpi , dry , t nnd falling liulr , clcanied , purified , and beauti fied liy warm itiainpaoi wltli CUTIOUUX Soil- , and occnilon&l drcialnyi of CUTICUBA , pureit of emolllcnti , tUe grentcit Bkln cures. Treatment will produce a cleaa , healthy tctlp with luxuriant , luitroclialr , vIien ull tlio fclli. Isild throurtiout thi worltt. 1'orrn Dnco ivo Cam. Cotr.i > < > lt I'ror * , Uo tan. . . ajr "liow la IU&UM I.uiorltnl lialr , " milled fret. OTftD I Bt ° fl every ache and pain quick O I Ur 1 na " " electric Hash with thu cele- bratud Collins' Voltaic Electric I'luttcrf , greatest paln-allovlat- Ing niutcle-HtrcugtUonlui ; yU - terjetnudu. ALL CUR4BLE. DISEASES MEDICINBS FKIili AND FEES TUB LOWES V EVER KNOWN It's a ( I real CImncu for Sick Folks niul L'lrrjtfl Numbers Arc Taking Advantage of If. Citlzu ns of All Classes Under Treatment. Iri. Cnitrlnnil A Sltrpnrrt nrp iirc- linrnl to trrnt xiillnlilc rnnen nt t'lirutitu illnciiNc l > y vnrliitm forum of riootrlolly. Till * ilrimrtnif lit I * In ctiirti < < ( if it iih.i nli-luii thorouulilj- i'iiiiiielotil | In till * iti-lil. Itlii'iiimitlMin IMMirillUllt , m't'tOIIK ptOMllllllOII , femnle illxcitNCfl , mid IOTT > Utility , In turn niul MUIIK-II tif < < IIIIIOIIK ( lie iiiuiiy i'limlltloiiH ( lint rt-iiillly j Iclil in thlx n iimtorrul iiKciicy. Pnlloiitx from nliroiul rccolvcil ill tlio liiNlllutu for treatment , Midi or Million ! board. COUNTY CLERirBRITTELL OF CHASE COUNTY A. M. niUTTBI.U Imperial. Neb. , thn clerk of his ( Chase ) county , writes Dr. Shcpani : COUNTV CLERK HU1TTELU IMPF.IUAI' , NEU. "My first symptoms appeared nbout ten years ago. I felt n smarting In the noco nt I lines , with roaring In my mm. Thn followed the constant dropping of did- charges from the head down Into my thront nnd Htormich. A tickling of the thront wns extremely annoying nnd my oya became weak , watery nnd Inflamed. "If I took a xovcrf cold ( nnd 1 did so al most daily ) I would have terrible heart * arhfslth pnln and soreness throughout nil my body. My nholo system scorned In fected by cntrtrrhnl i > ol on nnd I lost stroiiKth ind uclKht , Wfcon 1 found out Hint your Home Treat ment through HIP malls wns curing my I friends and neighbors Ivroto for n ques tion blank nnd hcunn myself. You had me In your uhnrgc for two months nt n trlillnp cost , and you mnde mo round nnd hearty. I nm nble to resist all weather conditions , nnd , In short , nm perfectly cured. You have a ANonderful plan for sick people In thn country , for they cnn Jmvo a special ist's skill nt their own hnmcs. " A Idler of Inquiry ( nidi utittnti ) nrt- ilirnsril to A. M. Ilrldoll , Iniiiorlul , \eli. , tvlll elicit n roiily vcrlfyhiK the above toKlliiiony. IIO.MF. TIIBATMBNT. Every mnll brings additional proofs of tha micros * of the homo or wall treatment. If you cannot conio to the ofllce , wrlto for a symptom blank. il Instil , W. U. COIMSIiAMI , M. ! . , I Consulting C. S. smi'Alll > , M. 1) . , f Physicians. UOOMS 312 AND 313 NEW YORK LIFE 11UILDING. OMAHA. NEB. Office Hours : 9 to 11 n. m.2 ; to D p. m. Eve nings Wednesdays nnd Saturdays only 6 to 8. Sunday 10 to 12 m. Good Things Come To the Top every tlnin. There nro no better slioos inutle limn those we soil , and It hasn't taken them IOIIK to coinu to tlio top. Shoes to be satisfac tory must look well , wear well and feel well. Our shoes always look stylish and lit like a Rlovc they iVul as easy as cotton they wear homitlfully. When U comes to shoo satisfaction wo feel conlldent no one can go ahead of our ifU.GO and $3.00 shoes. The Duncan Shoe Go , 25 Main St. "CUPfDEKE" , ? ; i > lKrcitv < 'sctall8 . Vltultz < Ttlinpri'i > orl | ) tlonot n famouiTrench physician , will quickly euro } on of nil ner vous or dlspatci of the Bciiuratlvo orcmis , btich at Lust Manhood , Insomnia , I'ulns in Uiolluck.Bornliml .Emissions , Krrvnns Debility ! I'lmples , UnOtness to Hurry , KxliniHtlni ; Dralng , Vnrlcnrolo nMJ , Cous'.lnutlon. It stopi RM losses by < lny or night l'ievents nulclt- ness of discharge , wlilcu If not chirked loads to Spornintorrliiru nnil . -NO AFTER i11 ! t > io horrors of Irapotoncy. ; iripII > iKI5clcauifSUioUvcr , tha -HDHric-n kidneys nnd the urinary orenns of oil Impurities. CUIII > F-Xr ; ittrcngthensaml restoressmnll weak oigans. Tlio reason nunrcrrri nro not cured by Doctors Is because ninety per cent are troubled with Fraifatlll * . CUP ! DEKE Is the only known rcmi-dy to curu without un operation. M oicsiim < > n | . K A written pmrnnti'ocrren nnd nmney rcturnuil If six duxes docs not cticct a permanent euro. { l.OOa box , sl.-c for $3.05. by mall. Bond for rnEU circular and testimonials. y\dr < " " < nVol. . SJEIIECINB CO. , P. O. lox 2070. San Francisco , Cal. FnrSale by Myers-Dillon Drug Co. , S.B. Cor. 16th and Farnam , Omaha , Neb. When In doubt what to use (01 Nervous Debility. Loss of I'owcr. Irapotency , Atrophy , Varicoccle and other weaknesses , from any cause , use Suinc Pills. Drains checked and full vigor quickly restored. If nfecltd. ! inch troabffl rwulthullr. Madcdior$1.00Gboxcs$5.00. ; With $3.00 orders we Rive a Ruarantce to cure or refund the money. Addresi SHERMAN & M'CONNELL , DRUG COU Omaha , Neb. Searles , SPECIALISTS IN Nervous , Chronic and Private Diseases. Sr.XUAI.LY. Private Ulscaioa Disorderof M u Treatment by mall Consultation frco SYPHILIS Cured for Ufa and the poison thoroughly cleaned from the system. PILES , FISTULA and RECTAL ULCERS , IIYDROCELBS and VARICOCELli permanently and suc cessfully cured. Method new and unfailing STRICTURE AND GLEET 5SSS. By new method without pain or cutting. Call on or address with stamp , Dr. Searles & Searles. ' K.aj.4 DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY I All Druggists. PROPOSALS FOR FLOUR-OFFICE Purchasing Commissary of ( Subsistence , Oimitm. Neb. , January 21 , Ik'Jl. Sealed pro posals , In duplicate , mibjcct to the usual conditions , -will be received nt thin olllco until 11 o'clock u , in. , February 3. 1MI7 , U which tlmo nnd place they will bo opened In the presence of bidders , for fur nishing the uubslstenco department , U , S. Army , on or before February 23 , 1S37 , IIH may bo required , with Hour for IKHUO and flour , cholco family , at the following places of delivery , viz. ; On board of ciiru or at flubslstcnco storehouse nt Oniulm , Neb. , or nl Forts Crook , Nlobrara , Robinson , Neb , ; D. A. Russull , WiiHhaklo , Wyo. , nnd Fort Mendo. 8. U. Preference will bo given to articled of domestic production. The right Is reserved to reject any or all bids , or any part of any bid. limnu pro- IiOKulH and upeclllcatloMH , showing In de tail tin ) articles nnd quantities required , und giving full Information IIH to condi tions , will bo furnished on application to thlH olllco , or any of the commlaHurlc.s at postu named above. 1'rojjosuln will also be received by the purchasing cominls- nary of subsistence , Denver , Cole , , nt 10 a , in. , mountain standard time , February 3. 1897 , for the furnishing nnd delivery of the above Hubslatencu stores free on board R. R. cars nt Denver , or near the place of production or purchase , or at the posts named. FRANK. B. NYB , Major and C. & , U. B. A. MADE ME A AJAX TAI1I.P.TS POSITIVELY CUKE ALIj f-'trrotii IHttntrf Fullluw Mem ory , I iniiotKlicjr. HI | ilo lJ6 , etc , fnuwxl 1)7 Almm uiici other Kiie m ami Imlli. crvtlout. TtftjMtr / / iam ! jrutt'i/ ri-nloro I/iil Vitality In old or tonne , und lit u mim forfttady , bunln ii > 6 or innrrlBgo. , I'rjient Insanity unit ( ViniuiiiMlou If Ukuulu time. Uholr UMI kliowt Imr.iuJIr.to liniiroTo- laoiu anil effect * a CUHK wlioro all others ( nil. In tUt upon h nn tha Keuulne AJax Tsblcty. Thor liuvecureu thoufianiliund will cure ) ou. Wn giro a lo.ltJTe wrlttoa nunrcplea to rtfttst u euro In each cuio or refund tun money. 1'rlca CO r nt | > or pnikane , or tliiuwkmiw Hull treatment ! for V2m llr umil , In plnfn wrn.in-rcj nrfx-elj.tof | .rlc . Circular Jrer. AJAX REMEDY CO. , ' , % # : ' ? , } ? * For eale In Omaha by Jamti fonyih , ZOJ N , Kth Btrret. Kuhn & Co. , Uth end l > ou < lai Bireet * , G.W.PangIeM.D. THU GOOD SAMARITAN. 25 YEHR'S EXPERIENCE , Reader of DIHRUHCH of men ami women. PROPRIETOR 01' THIS World's Herbal UUpeniwry of Medicine. 1 CURK Catarrh of Head , Thront nnd I.uiUfs , Dlbi'iiBcs ot Kyo and liar , Fits untl Apoplexy , Heart , Llvur and Kidney DlHent > cg , PwbotoH , IlrlKbt'n Disease , Bt. VJtils Diuico. lllioiiniatlsin , tSoiofnin , Diopsy cured without InpphiK , Tnpo Worms removed , all clnonlo Nervous and I'rivutu Ulseuscs , I flQI" IflKMHirainJl In ro'intr and I mfiWSilljyBJ LUu inlddloiigedmcn. CVnUII 1C Only I'liytlflnii who can dlrnlLldi propcilycuio hVJ'IIIMH wltliont destroying tcetn and bones. No iner * ctny or poison mlncrnl uged , The only I'hyglclun % vho can tell what alia you without iislilnir a ( jiicstlon. Tlioso ut a dlsliinco tend for questloa blank. No , 1 for men ; No. X for women. All correspondence strictly confidential * Mcdlclno sent liy express. Address nil letters to G. W. PANGLE , M. D. , D55 Urniulwuy , COUNCIL. ItMIITS , IA t TBcnd S-ccnt stuinp for reply. Council Bluffs , Jowa. CAPITAL , . . . $100,000 ] WK SOLICIT YOUIl IIUS1JVESS , WU UESIIIE ) YOtlll COLLUCTIONB. QMS OF THIS OLDEST HA.NIC8 IN lOWAi D PUR CUNT I'AID ON TIME DICr AHD EKH BO OBI WBITK. We ceml the French Itemed/ CALTHOC fi-cc. ( D C.O.I | I > nd Ici'ul Kuurnnli-albutL'iLTIKU will MTII > Dltcliurcr * und Kcil luu > , Clllfl ! hnrriuulGrrucnurlcucclo aud KK T ( lti : l.oil Vigor , Use it and faytf'tafiijteii , VON MOHUCO.,332 8 , Bolt inrtlrta ijtut. , ClxloMtl , Olio. GNU NIGHT ONLY : THURSDAY , FEB. 4. Till : KMINENT TIlACIBmAN THOMAS W. Klili.VIS Accompanied by mid under the inunnfc'erncnt ot CHAUI.KS II , IIA.NKOUU. 8upi > orled by u large and compute orKir.lza- tlon , luettnlliiK IIICHAICU III. Ron In on tale at iSellciV Drue Htore Monday inonilnu ut ft o'ckck. 1'rlc.u 2Co , Z'-c , Mo , Tie UL < J U.W ,