r CURRENTNEWS COUNCIL BLUFFS. SII.NOII Ji Try M ooro'g gtock food. Dr. nee , dentist , Merrlara block. Kggg tvvo dnz , 2Gc. Bartel & Miller. Thotos Platlno or Arlsto. Shorradcn. Klnnc , Plro Insurance , Baldwin block. John Kilkenny has gone to Buttc , Mont. IV. llrown , dentist , room 301 , Mcrrlam blk John Grimth of Carscn tailed In the ell ] yeetorday , U I * I.oase of Arlington called In llu Jelly yesterday. * C. Kraus of Mlncola was In the city ot > business jcttcrday. J B Ska-Ian ot Mahcrn was a guest It ' the city ) esteMay. E. P. Hiinlcr of Shcnandoah was In th ( city calling on friends. . C. D Grcuiwood of Silver City was t niuffH visitor jcsterday. t John Hardln of Hardln , la. , was In the city > cslcrday on buslius1 ! . ; C. II. Harris of nnrllelt called upon Coum ell Illuffa friends jestcrday. Mrs W S. Dlmmock Is In Chicago visit ' Ing with Mrs. F. n. Green. P. Carter of Missouri Valley visited } friends In the city jcatcrday. ' T. H. Nlpp of Mlncola was among thi visitors In Hie city jcsterday. Hando's orchestra will furnish music foi dancing at the Dickens party. William Itennfcld and vvlfu of Mliuola were shopping In the city yesterday. Henry U Webster of Tekamah , Neb. , was In the illy on business yesterday. Mrn. H. J. Chambers of SIC Sixth avenut Is confined to her home by Illness. Miss Kate Pcndlcton of Bcno's store leaves today for Denver on a lengthy visit. Edward VnnlCirk ol Silver City transacted Implnifs In Council niuffa jesterday. Fred Kelley , a well known stock dealci of Oniwa , was In the city yesterday. C. h. nnd A. H. Jones of Hastings. Neb. , wcro in the city on business > cstcrday. E. C. Unplcr nnd J. C. Jackson of Silver City were In the city jcaterday on business. "Mrs. Gamp" Invites jou all to como to her tea party Thursday night at Hande a hall. hall.Mrs. . Ulnk of SIS Avenue E and her daugh ter , Miss Emma , have returned from Chi cago. cago.Miss Nellie Bcebo has returned from Sioux City , where she > lsltcd Irlends during the last week. Mrs 0. Ewall will return homo tomorrow from a visit with friends and relatives at Astoria. 111. "Jarley Is the delight of the nobility and gentry. " Sco her Thursday evening at Hando's hall. John Pullman and Jacob Lookcrbell of Silver City were In Council Bluffs on busi ness jcsterday. Miss Jessie Gilbert attended the dance given last evening In Glcnwood by the Young tMcn'B Social club. A. E Scnburg , John Clark nnd C. S. Plcrca of .Macedonia were among the guests In the city jcsterdny. "Sco the wax works of Jarley so like life. " Little. Nell will wind them up Thursday evening at S o'clock. C. E George of Fremont , Neb. , and W. E. DawEon from the Klondike reglcu stopped In the city jesterday. Holland Crockwell , who has been suffering with typhoid fever , has Improved sulllclcntly to sit up part of the time. Mrs. M. Keating of Portland , Ore. , Is In the city visiting her daughters , Mrs. George Hughs and Miss Jennie Keating. WIss Jennlo Howe , a teacher In the city schools , Is BUffciIng from a bad sprain re ceived In a fall n few days ago. All persons who are. to take part In the DlcUcnH party are requested to meet at the Grand hotel this evening ut S o'clock. iMrs. P. H. Paddell of 'Bay ' CItj' , Mich. , is In the city visiting her brother , J. Holman. She will go to Seattle In about two weeks. , Mrs. H. B. Fisher of Randolph , la. , passed through the city on Monday en route to Hattlomount , Nov. , where they will Join ail. Fisher. Don't jou think It must be a pretty good laundry that can nleasc HO many hundreds of customers ? Well that's the "Eagle , " 724 Broadwaj- . J. II , Ilalns nnd Kato Soldier , both of Quick , la. , wcro married yesterday In the parlors of the Kiel hotel. Uev. I-i P. McDonald of St. Paul's church officiated. ( Mrs Ulchard Green fell yesterday on the walk In the yard of their residence In the eastern part of the city and suffered a com pound dislocation at the ankle Joint. George W. Wilght as Sklmkln and Emmet Tlnloy aa Plunkey will assist the Hon. John N. Baldwin and Charles M. Harle in the Hardcll against Pickwick trial Thursday evening at Hando'a hall. Work on the now bridge to bo built on Broadway where It crosses Indian creek at the city limits will ibo begun In a few days. The city bus had a new pile driver made from the wreck of an old one and It will bo used In sinking the piling for the bridge. Tonight the Kedmond Dramatic company will present "Side by Side" at the Dohany theater. They were greeted with a well pleased audience last evening In their play , ' The Pearl ot Savoy. " The repertory for tha retft of the week is an exceedingly good one. one.J. J. 'B. ' Sliced , who was Injured In an ele vator accident ut Shugart & Ouron's need Btoro on Monday , \\ns still nllvo and partially conscious last evening , and his phjslclan has hoped of being ablu to uivo his life. No fracture of the skull can be found , but the extent of the unfortunate man's Injuries cannot jet bo determined. No use talking nonsense In any adver tisement. State only plain facts and bo ready to substantiate them , Send uu your new shirts for ono year. If they are not In condition to wear at the end of that period wo will replace them by now ones , exactly as they were when now. The reliable Hluff City laundry. ( We're easy on clothes. ) On arrival at their now home on Fourth direct Dr. John Green and his bride found a very pleasant surprise awaiting them In the form of a handbomo table and chair. The articles wore the wedding presents of the Council llluITi ! Medical society , whoso mem- bora junnagcd to gain admission to the future - turo homo of the doctor and his brldo and leave the presents ready for use. The entertainment given last evening by the K. O. II. C. minstrels' of Omaha at Odd Fellows' hall under the auspices of Unity guild was a successful affair. This was the Initial performance of the minstrels and they acquitted themselves In a creditable man ner. A largo audlcnco was present. After < ho performance the hall was cleared and dancing followed , The park commissioners have determined to begin tbo Improvements that buvo been planned for > Bayll8s park as early In the , season'as 1ho wuithcr will permit. .About $500 worth ot new -walks will bo constructed , along which will bo placed the seats that bavo heretofore been used aa a fringe on the principal walks. The object Is to prevent - vent the obstruction of these walks 'by the people sitting on the 'benches. ' Frequently In summer aftei noons there has been a con tinuous string of loungers occupying the ecata on both sides of tbo walks and women who have crossed the park have been ob liged to walk tlio entire distance- between the loni ; files of men and critical women , This has been more or less unpleasant. There will bo amis along the principal walks hereafter - after , but they will bo distributed along the now gravel walks where people need go for no other purpose than to seek rest and a scat In the ehaOe. The fountain will also bo rcgllded. O. D. Vlava Co , , female remedy ; consulta tion free. Ofllco hours , 9 to 13 and 2 to 0. Health took furnished. 3 G-327-3S Murrlam block. N , Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250. Iloffmayr'e fancy patent flour makes the best and moat bread. Ask jour grocer for It. Pr. Keller , osteopath , J3cno black. CONTROL USE OF ELECTRICITY City Oouncilmen Intend to Regulate th Matter Hercafteri PROVISIONS OF THE NEW ORDINANC CKr r.lccrlplnn ( o no Gl\cn Almoltit Control of H * cr } ( hi n pr 1'rrtnln- lt\K in tlir U e of ( he Flulit. The new gcnrrol electric ordinance tha Las passed to Its second leading by the clt council and soon becomes a law Is attract Ing a good deal of Intcreji among the cltl zenn. It affcstc all users add dispensers c the electric current for commercial purpose * and the private citizen with a few Incan descent lights oc an electric fan ki his hous has as much Interest In It as some ot th largo companies. The ordinance gives absc Into control of all electric wires In the clt to the new office of city electrician , whlcl the ordinance trcatc1 ? . Heretofore there ha been no manner ot control by the city o the electrical wkea and business exccp that conferred by the Rcncial ordinance regulating public utilities. Ttie owner ot t building could wire It to suit himself , th only check at all placed upon th most reckless and dangerous wiring being th rules ot the Insurance companies , Kver ; member of the covnsll nnd all of the clt ; officers are favorable to the passage of th now municipal law and It will undoubtedl ; go through at the next meeting. Section 1 of the ordinance declares thane no electric current shall bo used for lllu mlnatlng purposes , decoration , power , etc. unless all of the requirements ot the ordl nance have first been compiled with. Tin first essential thing In these requtrementi Is that all persons desiring to make use o electric currents for the purposes stated shal before doing any of the construction worl fllo with the city electrician an appllcatloi for a permit. This application must also hi accompanied with detailed plans showing nl of the work to bo done , the manner of con struction and character of the material t ( bo used. This applies to any alteration ! that may bo contemplated In any bulldlnt that has been previously wlrod. The city electrician Is given supreme powoi In the matter of Inspection and to remove any obstructions that ho may nnd to be Ir the way of making such an Investigation Ho Is permitted. It he deems It nccessarjtt remove laths. If the plans meet his ap proval , ho will Issue a certificate of Inspec tion , which shall hold good for ono j-ear The ordinance declares the use of the elec tric current to bo unlawful previous to sucl Inspection and approval , or when the certifi cates have been revoked. The electrlclar Is , however , given authority to Issue a tem porary permit for the use of the cuircnl while the electric plant Is being Installed , A preliminary certificate of Inspection roaj bo issued , but before the current Is turned era a second Inspection Is required. Contractors whoso plans call for covering or concealing electric wires are obliged to glvo the cltj Electrician ample notice In time to permit ol proper Inspection , otherwise the electrlclar may tear out the coverings nnd make the Inspections , the cost with the additional penalty to be charged to the offending con tractor. No person , contractor or corporation I permitted to set any poles or fctring anv wires In any part of the city for any pur poses connected with the use of electrlcltj In any way whatsoever wlthput having firs ! obtained a written permit from the citj electrician. The application for such permit shall state in detail the location of the riroposcd lines and the purposes for which they are to bo used. The city electrician regulates , In fine , all matters In connection ft 1th the use of electrlcltj' . The ordinance : ontnlns a schedule of fees to be charged for ill Inspections and other work , and all feea must bo paid to the city clerk before a : ortlflcato of Inspection cai bo Isaued. These fees range from $1 for one arc light ind 25 cents for all additional lights and E : ents apiece for all Incandescent lamps under 100 and 2 cents each for all additional amps No permit , however , can bo Issued 'or incandescent lamps for a less amount : han $1. The charge for Inspecting motors ind generators may reach $10 , but the ordl- lance specifies that It shall not be more ; han that. For motors Sr cno horsepower .ho fixed charge is $1 and 25 cents for each iddlticnal horsepower. Dynamos are rated is motors , except where Installed In connec- : bn with lamps. Fan motors are rated ag neandcscent lamps. For outside coratruc- : Ion the fee Is Jl , with en additional fee of ! 5 cents for each pole set. Permits for tem- lorary Installations are a'.so ? 1 , but no such lermlt shall be Issued for longer than thirty lajs. All relnspectlons are to bo charged it half of those rates , except Isolated plants ind underground and overhead wiring , wheio .ho fee Is fixed at $1. Offense against the irdlnanco Is characterized as a misdemeanor ind with a penalty of not less than $10 nor nero than $100 , or Imprisonment not ex- : ecdlng thirty dajs , or both. All pcrtons and corporations furnlsh'ng Ight and power for commercial purposes are cqulred to furnish on the first day of each nonth a complete statement of the number if lamps and all other electrical connec- lens , giving the location of each , Failure o do this Involves a severe penalty. The : ouncll reserves the power to make addl- .lonal rulea and provisions from tlmo to line as necessity requires. Knrly Mn rill UK Flrr. Otto and 'LowIs Fleischer are two bachelor irothers thaS llvo together on a small piece ) f land In the eastern part of the city and nako their living by gardening. They are mlnters by trade. Yesterday morning Otto iroso before daylight and , lighting n lamp , 10 set It on the kitchen table and went > ut to the barn. Returning In a short tlmo 10 found that the lamp had exploded and the cltchen was ablazeHo called to his brother o get up and ho himself began to try to ro- novo some of the furniture. In his attempt o do this ho wa overcome by heat and ; moko and fell prostrate on the floor. When its brotl.er . nroso ho ran out of the front if the house nnd around to the back and lot finding his brother the thought flashed ipon him that he must be In the house , and in Investigation ( his proved to bo the Tact , lo managed to rescue him , but a few more Minutes in the heat and smoke would have iroved fatal. The entire building and con- onts were destroyed. The building1 was In- lured for $1,000. The fire department was tot called out. Heal INIILTraiiNfcrH. : . The following transfers nro reported from the title and loan office of J. W. Squire , 101 Pearl street : F. U. a\ls to Ada T. Davis , his wife , lot 3. block C. Uuyllss' 2il add , , and putt lot U , block 11 , Itnyllsa' 1st ndd. , w. d $ i Special Master to Mutual lieneflt Llfo Insurancecomp.inj' , lot 4 , block 9 , HiiyltsB' 1st ndd , maBter'H d 19,103 A. O. Hoyt and wife to Charles G. An derson , B& nvvtf nnd ne'i svvtf 3-77-41 , w. d , c.OOO C. 8. lioml and wife to William IF , Fensler , nVj nvvii nnd nt-U svv'.i 2-77-45. vv. d „ 1,900 Pour transfers , nggrcpntlnB 27,009 Will Try n llry Concentrator , H. T. Bryant has returned from the San Luis district of Colorado , whereho went several weeks ago to locate , or ruther re locate , eorno placer mining claims that promise to bo of considerable value If the i > ropcr means can be secured for separating the flue gold from the eand. Moro than ten scaru ago Mr , Bryant located some claims In the valley , which U a vast expanse of Hand from a few fed to several hundred In depth. Over 200 as iys wcro made from uamplf-s of sand taken at various depths from his claims nnd they ahowrd from $12 to $40 a ton. It- was found Impracticable to separ ate the gold from the s.nd by the processes then In VORUC and hln claims were aban doned. Experiments have been inn do with other methods that promise more satisfac tory results and this has led to the forma tion of a small company of local men to make some other experiments and work th claims If the results Justify. Mayor Cargo Is Interested , and one of the plans to * used Is the testing of a dry separator vvhlc ! he has recently Invented. Per this purpos a shipment of sand li'is ' been made and I oxpcctcd to arrive hero In a few dnjs. Mi Bryant saj-s there arc millions of tons o sand In the valley containing from $8 t $20 a ton In free , flno gold , and If the ex perlmcnts proveto bo what Is anticipate ! the mining enterprise may become ono o great Importance. O'.VclU'a I.lncnVdi1lnp : . A pleasant social event occurred at th residence of Mr. and -Mrs. James O'Noll 3327 Avenue IB , on Monday evening. It wa the celebration of their linen wedding. Thcr < were about forty of their friends from Coun ell HlulTs mid Omaha present to cxtund the ! congratulations. The presents of linen : wcro numerous enough to fill a large llnei closet. The crowd was a thoroughly con genial one and enjoyed a most pleasant so clal evening. Progressive high flvo wai ono ot the amusements. ( Mr. Harrison woi the men's Valentino prize. Contests of skll In throwing n small arrow was anothc thing that afforded a great deal of amuse ment and croited such Interest that nrrov throwing promises to become ono of tin social diversions of the future. Mrs. iHnydei won ono of the prizes that were offered. Auction VKIIII. ) The auction sale at No. 4 Pearl street wll bo resumed Monday at 3 and 7-30 p. m. and continue until the stock Is closed out These goods must be sold regardless of cost as owing to poor health I will not bo abli to stand longer close confinement. Stcrllnt silver souvenirs will be given away. A. A. IIAR.T. Clirlxdaii Home The report of the weekly donations re ceived at the Christian homo for the lasi week shows a slight falling off from the pre ceding week , when they were below the cur rent needs. The grand total to the mana ger's fund was $14.60 , being $20.GO below tin needs of the week. Deficiency In this fund as reported last week , $68.70 , increasing de ficiency to date to $59.20. Grand total of re ceipts In the general fund amounts to $154,03 being $45.97 below the estimated needs foi current expenses of the week. Deficiency In this fund , ns reported In last week's paper , $1C2.SO , Increasing deficiency to date tc $208.86. Auction 3 p. m. , 7 30 p. m. , nt Hart's Jewelrj' store , t Pearl st. Watches , clocks , Jewelry and silverware at your own prices. T. L. M'OANN , Auctioneer. Hurt li > - llluli .School StnilcnlH. Robert Rutherford , a new pupil In the High school , was thrown down a steep bank In front of the building yesterday , In the progress of a "hazing" proceeding by some of the older students. He shot down Intc the street like a bolt from a catapult. He managed to take ono of the hazers with him part of the wnj- , but the j-oung man managed to catch on some projection and did not complete the Journoj' . Rutherford went Into the street and was badly bruised. MIIS. IIUItTUClI CI.MMSSC5 ! A CIMMn. Miirili-rs Her Flrnt Iliixliaiiil liy ( he I'MC of I'olNoii. CLINTON , la. , Feb. 15Mrs. . Ernsteln Bertoch , who Is under arrest charged with complicity In the murder of her first hus band , Charles Sclhcusen , today confessed the details of the crime. She says Theodore Bertoch , whom she afterwards married , put poison in preserves in the presence of her self and her son , William Sclheusen. Her husband ate heartily of the preserves and died. died.Bertoch Is now on trial for the crime , but his wife's confession cannot be used against him under the state laws. Death from IIiirileroiiM AVoiinilH. NEW HAMPTON , la. , Feb. 15. { Special. ) William Chrystoph , reported dead as the result of self-inflicted wounds after a mur derous attack upon Miss Minnie Rose , Is now lying In Jail hero under arrest on a charge of murder. His victim , IMIss Dose , died Sun day from the effects of the shots flrcd by her rejected lover last Wednesday , and Im mediately upon her death Chrystoph was placed under arrest. The prisoner has made a statement , assigning as a motive for the deed his disappointment at being re jected by the girl he loved. uVciuiitil InccllillarlNiii. DENNETT , la , Fob. 15. ( Special Tele gram. ) Incendiaries tried to burn the busi ness portion of thla place last night by en tering the office of Dr. Padgham , pouring kerosene on the floor and placing the mat tress where It would bo likely to catch fire before igniting the oil. Fortunately , the ftro went out before any great 'Janiago was done , the floor being ot hard pine. loiva 1'rcnN Comment. Des Molnes Capital : If Iowa bad state publication of school books and the state should go popocratle there would probably too trouble over the text books on political ccon. Councll Bluffs Nonpareil : General Jim Weaver Is heard from at last. Yesterday ho delivered a lecture In Des Molncs on "Bread. " This Is ns neap as he Wares venture - turo to the subject of wheat elnco It and silver parted company. Kookuk Gate City : It would cost the state $30,000 to remove the Bonaparte dam and let Mississippi river fish go up to the head waters of the Dca Molncs and Its tributaries. What's to hinder the flu.h commission from stocking the upper DCS Molncawlth food flob at considerably less expense ? DCS Molnes Leader : A prominent demo cratic Btato senator , somewhat dlPguateJ with the attitude of some of the democratic members at the recent caucus toward a genu ine manufacturing iblll , declares that ho would not bo surprised within tvvo or three j-ears to see the democratic party of Iowa the prohibition one. Atlantic Telegraph : Popocratle papers are not having much to say slnco election about the state dctbt. It failed to do them any good aa campaign thunder and they have elnco lot It rest. Thcro was nothing In It from the start- for every dollar was appropriated for a good ] purpose , and at the tlmo they were made had the approval of the democrats. Red Oak Express : It Is said that equal miffrago 'will bo defeated In the senate by at least ten votes. That means Its death blow In Iowa , for by the tlmo of the next legislature the opponents of suffrage , con stituting nine-tenths ot the women of the Etato , will huvo perfected an organization similar to those which have driven the agita tion out of New York and Massachusetts , and their occupation will Ibe gene In Iowa. Town ' \ eH \ote , Elgin's canning factory will have Its ca pacity doubled. The Ludlovv co-operative creamery at Waukcci during the past year shipped 250,798 pounds ot butter. The creamery pay roll at Iowa Falls for January amounted to nearly $2,500 , Its ca pacity to handle milk Is to bo enlarged one- third. Growers In the vlc'nlty of Muscatlno have agreed to raise 300 acres af vegetables for the USD of the pkklo works there on condi tion that It bo suitably enlarged. Sam Hceijhloy of State Center has In his pos.ic slon a calf which when born weighed ninety pounds and gained two pounds every Jay. When 21 mcutha old It weighed 1,350 pounds. During the jcar 1897 the total amount In dollars and cents of butter sold by tbo KmmetEburg Creamery company was nrirly $35,000 , and the amount paid to farmers $28,000. W. T. Frazer of Sidney raised eomo flno perslmmcas tact year. Ho U a great lover of thl fruit end eau lie has about a doien trees that are In bearing condition and that In another year or two ho would have 6v- cral more largo enough to bear. Tbo per simmons are left to hang on the trees uUll winter and they thoroughly freeze through and through , and then they are delicious to eat. WOMAN SOLACE KILLED Iowa House Orashfcs t6o Measure on Firal Oonslde'tation. LITTLE HOPE ol 'lTS ' RESURRECTION SniinnHcrn of ilii lijen , However , A'rc > ( i ( .llnconrifjei | ] , lint Clnliu < lint Thtff" Will Yet -Win Ou ( . DES MOINES , Feb. IB. ( Special Tele gram. ) Woman suffrage was killed for the present ecrslon In the house today. The suffragists claim that they had the neceo- sary number of votes pledged to pass the resolution , the roll call giving them 49 votes , tvvo le than the constitutional majority , but Ladd , the author of the resolution , had his \ote recorded In the negative In order that ho might move a reconsideration , which he did ; and llojd , who was pledged to the measure , wna absent en account of sickness. With these tvvovotes the measure would have exactly the number to carry. The suf fragists hope , when the rccocaldcratlcn la had , they wilt hold their forces In line and pass the resolution. Their opponents say the measure cannot pass. It Is generally accepted as dead for the session. The women of the lobby took defeat good naturcilly. The Des Mo'ncs ' primary elections bill was defeated , 50 to 44. It provided that any Judge nt a primary might administer nn oath to a voter nnd question him to deter mine If he was entitled to vote. The menn- uro was backed by the Sherman faction end the Polk county delcgatlcei , but was defeated because It waa considered too palpable an Interference In n mullclpal campaign In the capital cltj' . Several speeches were made cri It and Carr of Polk moved a reconsideration and will bring It up again. In the senate Hurst'a bill to provide for better suppression of the thistle peat was passed. It gives supcrvlsorn power to cut thistles on lands ot residents and nonresidents dents alike The old law only allowed this as to non-residents. Mclntjre's bill to pre vent supervisors contracting personally with their counties for supplies , ctc. , < passcd. The house bill to prevent adulteration of Unseed oil was made a special order for Thursduj- . The Emmert bill for Inspcctlcn of cattle -Imported Into ( he slate to prevent tubercu losis was discussed at length. Lothrop of fered an amendment to except cattle brought into stock jards for marketing , where the United tales government has Inspectors al ready established. The amendment was un der consideration at adjournment. CARVING APPROPRIATIONS. The appropriations committee heard tbo reports of penitentiaries today. The Foil Madison people cut down their requests to about $11,000 , but the Anamosa ofllcers Euid thcj' could make no substanthl reduction of support funds of the Institution. Nearly every Institution iwlll suffer a i eduction in the monthly per eaplta allowance. The In- sar.o asylums draw $11 each per month , In dependence will probably be rut to $12 ; Mouut Pleasant to the same figure ; Clarlnda may suffer no reduction , as the cost of maintenance Is conceded to bo higher there than at the other places. The Anamosa ' penitentiary gets $10 , H wl" llkelv bo p'Tlt to $8.50. Fort Madison penitentiary gets $9 , and will bo reduced to $8. The other Insti tutions will come In fon-reductions to corre spond. ' ' Senator Ellison Is'out with the announce ment that no Ecnatorla ) apportionment can be made this year , , because there Is a con stitutional provision requiring It to bo done each fifth year , and the time Is pact. Sena tor Lothrop declares the point Is not goo-J ; that the constitution' ' requires It every five j-cai-3 , but does not prohibit It being made oftener. The Hcaly bill for Board of Control will bo laid before the senate ways and means committee today for the first time , and will bo presented to the senate probably early next week. The Gibson bill to make the Lemars Normal school a state Institution was hilled In the house appropriations committee to- dajT. It Involved a $10,000 appropriation. In consideration of which Lerrurs was to deed the bulUIng and grounds to the state. The committee on normal schools had recom mended It , but the appropriations committee concluded that the state bad not the money to make nn appropriation. The Hlttkson bill to establish four new normal schools In the four quarters of the state went the same road. MANUFACTURING BILL , . Tlio democrats of the house and senate held a Joint caucus this afternoon to hear the report of a Joint committee appointed to report a manufacturing bill. The measure prescmtcd was decldely tamo. It provided for domestic manufacture of wines and other liquors from fruits of home raising. The facts nro that the committee , of which Sen ator Han clt was chairman , had no desire to bring out a strong measure. The division evidenced on the manufacturing question at last week's caucus convinced it no caucus measure could bo brought onto the floor of the house and senate. In obedience to their commission , however , they presented a measure which the staunch democrats regard a decided makeshift. As was expected , the caucus , after a brief session , decided to bring out no manufacturing bill. This action was entirely acceptable to the democrats , who favor a radical bill. They announce now that they will draft a strong bill and put It to the house at an early date. Such aclon , It Is claimed , will command stronger support for tlio bill than could bo gained for a caucus measure. It Is understood that Potter of Bremer will champion the measure - uro In the house. The bill will cut loose from the provisions of the Mulct law , pro- vldo for domestic manufacture and generally increase the exemptions to which manufac turers are now subject. The democrats reall/o that there Is llttlo hope ot the bill passing , Their aim is to make political cap ital for use In future campaigns. They claim to have liberal support pledged by republicans. Politicians generally consider that the caucus action means a great deal In Its bearing on the party's futuro. That a dem- | ocratlc caucus should have decided by a vote | of 20 to 12 to bring In no caucus bill on this subject simply means that the liquor question , an a partisan proposition , Is ro ll red from Iowa politics , The democrats In the legislature are standing by the action of their state convention last summer which I determined that no expression should bo made on the liquor question. It was urged 1 that this course would make possible a moro effective fusion wllh'tho silver republicans and populists. The Arguments made In the caucus today vvcro''ot ' ' precisely the same character. ; FUSION WILL FAIL. The dlslntregatlon ofttho democratic cau cus around this established policy of the party Is considered ilhe ( beginning of a fail ure of the fusion sfihpnio nnd the beginning ot Internal troubles Uiat will soon drlvo apart the naturallyn Inharmonious elements that have been attempted to 4)0 amalgamated together for the purp'osi of forcing the diver question to consideration aa the only teat of party loyaltjTpe.jlcmocrats who stand for manufacturing are , generally speaking , those out of sympathy ! nlth free silver Ideas , They will bo driven out of the party by such actions as tbosb1 of tbo caucus , ° MILI/TIA / SENSATJON. Formal notifications were today received at the ofllco of the adjutant general for General J. A. Guest of Burlington , com mander of the Second brigade , Iowa National Guard , that Majoru J. T , Hume and W. 6. H. Matthews and Captain E S. Worthlngton , all of the Third regiment , were ordered un der military arrest. The notifications stated that formal clmrgrts would bo filed against them In a few daju. The reason for this sensational coup Is not luiown , but tt re lates to tbo Prime-Quest case. It la sup posed that tha three accused officers , who were leadoro In the movement to elect Prlmo and defeat Guret for brigadier com mander , are charged with plotting to cor rupt the election and that tboy will bo tried on Bucli a charge. Military arrest Involves no aisaercea-blo cocaequenccs to members of the guard , save that they cannot do mllllar duty while thus Incapacitated , The AC cused officers say they will have no troubl disproving any charges that miy bo made. IIOM cnoi.niT.v stccissri'iii ; : Itnllronil KrprH Snr All of Two In fcoleil llcriln , DUI1UQUE , la. , Feb. IB. r. J. Clemans division freight agent of the Chicago , Mil waiikco & St. Paul railway , has Just rcturnei from Farlbnult , Minn. , where , accomp.inlci by Dr. M. H. Hay , state -veterinary surgeo for Minnesota , ho Inspected n herd of hog owned by George Mcstgn. The hogs vver affected with cholera , nnd when the rallwa company's export , Frank Baumgartner , com menccd treatment seventeen were sick. T hogs wore killed for postmortem examlin tlon. Under the company's method of treat ment the fifteen remaining recovered. 0 the farm of L , Weinberger , near Warsaw forty-thrco out of a herd of fortj--6lx sic hogs were saved. The Milwaukee compan has arranged with 0. C. Gregg of the Mlnno sola Farmers' Institute and Dr. Reynold of the State Board of Health for an ofilcla test of hog cholera treatment at once. Thcs demonstrations were watched with Intcres by farmers and railway men throughout th countrj- . ItcNiitt of Vitriol Tlirimliitf. CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , Feb. 15. ( Spccla Telegram. ) On the night ot November 2 last Miss Llzzlo Ncary .was . found on th street sufforlnig from frightful burns on he hands , neck and face as a result of sul phurlo acid having been thrown upon hci She claimed that some man had thrown I litpan her whllo walking along the street She nfterwarils claimed that John Tenney n roadmastcr for the Burlington , Ccda Rapids & Northern railway , with whom nh had had much dlulcultj- , had enticed he Into nn alley nnd attempted to kill her , bu that she prevented It from striking be squarely In the face by dodging. Tonlgh Tenney was aircsted on a charge of assatil with Intent to malm nnd dlbflgure. .11 I understood tint ho will waive examination and give bonds. It Is nlco understood tha ho had asked that ho be arrested In orde that he might have an opportunity to prov the untruthfulnrpfl of the girl's claims. riirlKtlnii ScionH ( ! , < > ( Olf. MARSHALLTOWN , la. , Feb. It ; . ( Sie'lnl ) After having taken under advisement fern n week the case of the State against Dr. 1C C- Roberts , the Christian scientist who was treating Mrs. Mary Rumbaugh at the time of her death , was censured by the gram Jury nnd afterwards anculcd on a warrant sworn out by ) the coroner , charging him with Illegal practicing , Justice Burrltt to lay dls missed the -case on the grounds of Inoufil- clent evidence , stating , however , that his action was not to be construed ns meaning that Christian scientists had any right un der the law to practice the healing art with out fiiEt complying with the statutes. The local physicians , It Is understod , have not jet given up the fight but will endeavor t ( have an Indictment returned against Dr ItXfterts at the next Bitting of the graui Jurj' . fioort I'rU-CM for Km In. FORT DODGE , la. , Fob. 15 ( Special Telegram. ) For the first time In three ycare faimers arc receiving 22 cents per bushel for oats In Fort Dodge- and 21 cents for corn. This Is about double the market price of ono jcar ago , and grain buyers say the situation warrants them In predicting that tbo price will not fall below that In the near future. There Is a good profit for the farmers on these staples now and they are corrcopondlngly 'pleased. To roleliraeViiKliliiKtoii'n lllrUnlivy , CENTERVILLD , la. , Feb. 15. ( Special. ) Preparations are being made for a grand campflro by the Grand Army of the Re public post here on Washington's birthday and celebration ot the event. Governor Shaw has promised to be present ; also Lieu tenant Governor Mllllman , Speaker Funk , 'Adjutant General Byers nnd others prom inent In the state. The governor will ad dress the school children of the city In the opera linuso and In the evening will address the campflre. National niinrilMim'ii to He ArreMeil , DES MOINES , la. , Fob. 15. John Hume , W. H. S. Matthews and Emory Worthlngton , all prominent officers In the Iowa National Guard , will , it Is stated todajbe placed un der military arrest , charged with tampering with the returns at the first election of com mander of the First brigade. The case In volving contested points In the election , has been pending In the supreme court for jears. ream Killed. BURDETTE , la , , Feb. 15. ( Special Tele gram. ) Anthony Snyder came to town with porno freight and went into the depot , leav ing his team near the track. An engine came along at a high rate of speed and the horses , attempting to cross the tmck , weic thrown 100 feet and killed. The engine had to return to Iowa Falls for repairs. VlllHoii at Homo. DUBUQUE , la. , Feb. 15. Senator Allison Is nt homo to settle the local postmaster contest , over which the fight Is bitter. In an Interview today ho expressed the opinion that congress would transact no business of Importance except the adoption of appropria tion bills and it will adjourn about the last of May. AV11I Hun n llrenery. CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , Feb. 13. ( Special Telegram. ) Capitalists of this city and Dav enport are forming a stock company with a capital of $100,000. It Is their intention to buy the Christian Magnus brewery plant in this city and enlarge It and commence the manufacture of beer on an extensive scale. IB\SIOXS FOII WKsrniix virr Snr\lvor of ( lie I < nte War Hcmcin- lii-reil liy ( Infirmnil G-i % enuni-iit. WASHINGTON , Feb. 15. ( Special. ) Pen sions have been Issued as follows ; Issue of January 31 : Nebraska : Original Jerry W. Doudt , Chase , $8 ; William L. Madden , DeKotn , $0 ; lohn Mllllken , Stratton , $ C ; Itcubcn W. Norton Hustings. $0 ; Luther M. Mulford , Wiilbnch , $0 ; Albert 13. Gibson , Weeping Water , $0 ; Lovl Proper , Florence , $ S Supple mental George Hales , Central Cltj' , $4. Ilestorntlon and Increase Philip McKlm , lend , Norfolk , $3 to $12. Itestorntlon and llplssue Henry Shepherd , cicnd. Douglas , (12. ( Incrcawe William A. G. Cobb , Fre mont. $12 to $17. Original Widow , etc- . Sarah J. McKlm , Norfolk , { 8. Mexican War Survivors IncreaBe Alonzo Perkins , Blnlr , ( S to $12. Iowa : Original Jarob L Cook , Mltchcll- trlllo , fd ; Gri-en McKee , IJlrmlnKhnm , $17 ; Inmcs C. McICell , Des Molnes , $ S ; Byron A. Angell , Mnrblo Rook , $ S ; Ebenezer K. Clif ford , Sumner , $0 ; Frederick M. Webb. D-iv- . nport , fi. Renewal William A. Green , 3umner , $0. Increase William J. Hull. Ben- lon. $ ii to $10. Original Widow , etc , Martha T. Cochran , Cnntrll , $8 ; Sus.in M. Smith , Cedar H.ipids. $8. Colorado : Original Loren Dye , La Vetn , EC ; Phlneaft 13 Wenton , Gothic , 10 ; Iclmb.ul M , West , Pueblo , $12 ; Joseph W. Christy , Denver , $0. Mexican Wiir Survivors In- 3renBe James M. Chatham , Greenwood , $8 North Dakota : Original Jeremiah Col lins , Elkrldgc. J8. Montana ; Original Henry C. Lee , Liv ingston , $0. Huron \ on HrlanKcr. FRANKFORT , Feb. 15 Baron Ludvvlg von Erlanger , head of the Krlauger bank , Is dead. ZOLA IS GAINING FRIEND ! There is n Foaling Now that tha Authoi May Bo Acquitted. TRIAL COURT BECOMING MORE LENIEN' ScvernlVHnpnac * Tmtlfjtlinl lln Hnnilu rlllitrr iif ( ho 11 n rile-roan In ( lint of Comtc Kntcr- , line- . VAIUS. Feb. 13. The arrival of M. Zoln M. 1'orreux anil othcrn at the nsslrcs cour of the Seine today was not marked l > y nn ; Incident. The cloud present was not BI Inrso as that of jcsterdny. Opinions ns ti the hstie of the trlil vary Rrently.VhlIi some people aru alreiuly dlscussliiR the e.\ tent of the sentences , others regard the ac nultlnl of the defendants ns certain , as 1 Is evident the court Is becoming more fa vorafejy disposed toward .M. Zola. The presiding Judge toilny disallowed tin request of counsel for M. Zola tint tlio c\ ports heard at the Hsterhazy court-martla should bo called to testify. General Gonz reappeared on the vv lines : stand and protested against the nssortloi madeby it. Jaurea , the soclillst deputy. 01 Saturday last , that the general's staff Imi icfused to cnllghlen the Urpyfus ntfalr. M. Crcplux Janln , a handwrltlns expert strenuously denied that he had attempted ti t > rllio .M. Tojssonlcres to modify his report ; of thu Dreyfus bordereau , M. Te > sscnrlcris , M. Crcpleuv Janln added had declared thnl It was on his ( Tcjsson nleres' ) report nlcno , and not on M. Her tlllcn's on which Drejfua was convicted This statement caused a sensation. M. Janli addctl that It was because M , Tcjesonnlnroi vvus rngrylth the witness for not slurlni hU opinion In rcgaid to the Urcjfus caai that ho tried to compromise the matter The vvltnetn further Bald ho followed tin profession of a dentist , oot that of an expert - pert In handwriting. FACJ SIMIL.US AKB EXACT. Director Mejer of the I'reuch record office dcclaroJ that the published fac similes ol the bordereau were as exact as possible , am : ho thought that General I'cllleux's conten tion that the fae slmllra looked like forgeries nas rn exagRcratlcci. Witness admitted that ho hail acted wrongly In entrusting the ex amination of the bordereau to M. llcrtlllon , who , he asserted , had acled In a manner Jo\old of all eansc. M. Mejer said lhat the handwriting of Major Kalcrhazy resembled that of the bordereau. M. Laborle then asked permission to ex- imlno the exports , Courard , Hclhomo and v'arlaaid , but the court refused the request Pi of. Ernest Moullnler of the College of France tcsMfled that Major Esterlmzy's lianrtwriling absolutely reacmblcd that of the jordcreau. M. Clemcnceau , counsel for the Aurora , ead lotteivj from Mine , do lloulcncey , nd- ntttltig tbo possession of letters which Major Eatcrhazy wrote her belwcen 1SSI and 1894 , and ccntaln'cig serious animadversions ) t Franco and the French army. M. Clem- TOceau urged the court to appoint a mosls- : ralo to ask Mine , do lioulnncey If among .ho letters there was not one containing .he following eM > retslon0 : rirstly Genet al Saussler ( then com- nander In chief of the French army , and ullltary governor of Paris ) Is a clown. In > ur country the Germans would not show ilm In a circus. ( Uproar In court. ) Secondly If the Prussians got as far as jens they might throw away their gun's ind Keep onlj their riding whips to ilrlvo the . Vouch In ft out of them. ( Prolonged senta- lon. ) Tlireo amateur experts In handwriting cstlflod that the fac simile was an exact re- iroducllon of Major Eslerhazy'fl handwriting ; i dtateincnt which caused further sensation n court. M. Felix Frank , a law-or of Brussels , tcs- Ified that In order to demonstrate his ovl- lence It would be necessary to have a black- > oard , and that it would require an hour o demonstrate his theory. Amid an uproar In court , the session was uspcnded while a blackboard was procured nd placed on an easel , after which M. Frank raced on the blackboard a fac. simile of he Bordereauand of Major Estcrhazy's laiidwcltlng , and commenced his demonsjtra- lon. DEMONSTRATES HIS THEOHV. M. Frank made some long technical demon- tratlons , and Eald : "Tho majority of the experts started on the false idea that the irltcr of the Bordereau letters had dls- ; ulaed his handwriting. The Bordereau otter , however , was written naturally and n a running hind , which Is Identical with hat of Major Esterhazy. The latter ( Major Isterhazy ) , " continued the witness , "had ecognli-cd the Bordereau letter as being lilrj wn handwriting , but had declared It had eon traced by a forger. " M. Frank proceeded to technically demon- trato the Improbability of this explanation , bowing how- recurring words presented ccr- iln divergences. The lengthy demonstration of the witness aused eomo Impatience on the part of the ublic In court , culminating In open imir- iura when M. Frank alllrmed that the Bor- ereau was written by one person alone , nd added that this peracn was Major Knler- a/y. Annoyed at the murmurs , M" . Frank urned and cried : 'T Intended to end here , ut since I am Interrupted I will continue" The presiding Judge remarked : "I will sk you to use different language than that 'hlcli ' la discourteous. " M , Laborlo thereupon Intervened , asking ho presiding judge to order sllcnco In the ourt , pointing out that the lawyers wcro > Ilo\vliiK the evidence with the closest at- mtlon. 'T am convinced , " M. Frank resumed , that the writer of the Bordereau has a erman mind. " The wltncia concluded with ledlctlng that some day It would bo lecog- Ized that the 'bordereau wan not written by ( reyfus , which remark was greeted with : uirmurs. The blackboard was then removed and 'rof. ' Grlmand of the polytechnic school do omed that ho signed the protests against 10 conduct of the Dreyfus affair because ho as convinced that respect for law , honor nd the fatherland iwiw Involved. The vvliolo roccdtiro struck this witness as being ex- aordlnary. Ho added : "In Bi/lle of the iBguisrd threats and acts of Intimidation ' which I have ibeen the victim 1 here ofllrm hit a revision of the case Is a crying eceselly , and I Intend to do my utinofit to jtaln It" The wltnotci concluded with as- Jrtlng hlo rights as a patriot and hln love tr the ormy , which brought forth hearty Milan BO , Prof Havcrt of the College of Franco said ho cTftmlnetl nit an expert the nonternui the letters of Major iViterhHzr nd Drcjfu , M well a ft letter written by Drcfus lnc li ! romlcmnntlon. The letter , the wltncn continued , wim ileroM of resemblance to thw HordcreAU , of which he WAR convinced Major' ' lliterhazv- wag the author. k The court was then adjourned , The cro\vd > mndo no doinonctratlons. The excitement en lined tiy tlio trial him grcntly abated , bul the real Interest Ig ab sorbing and growing dnlly. Count Eslar- hazy's examination will bo begun tomor row , When the trial U flnlttied tlio Olicus- elon will bo moved to the Chamber of Depu ties , where the cabinet will bo on tig trial. There are still thirteen witnesses to bo et- nmlned , end then will come the nddrofRo * of the BilvoMto general , M. Van Cassel , M. Laborle and M. Clcmenceau , M hiborle It expected to speak four or flvo hours. M. Kola will speak very briefly. .V lntl < Ctirn-rS SAVANNAH , OH. . Feb. 15. The court tn- lny decided that tt.e private ii.ipers of Cnp- tnln O M. Carter could pas * through Ilia court martial. One from W. H. Green about proposed wolk In Chill wan read. There wna nothing \ory dnmiiKlUK In It. Loot 11 Hunk. SlinitlDAN" . Mo. . iTcb. 13. Hurglara lmv blown open the " "nfe In the Kunnors' banH help. 'Ihey seemed eonsldei.iblo c.tsili ami JI.OOO In ne otlnblo paper MRS. PETERSON'S STORY. I linvo suiTcQMl with womb trouble * over flf Icon ycnrs. I htul iiilhimmatlon , enlnrgement nnd disiilnccmcut of the womb. The doctor wanted mo ( o tnko treat ments , but I htul just begun Inking Mrs.Pinklmm's . Compound , nnd my husband said I had better wait , nnd see how much good that would do me. I wns so sick vvhun I began with her medicine , I could hardly bo on my feet. I had the backnc'he con stantly , nlbo headache , nnd ' was BO duzy. 1 had heart trouble , it' seemed as though my heart was in my tin oat at times choking mo. I could not walk around and I could not lie down , for then my heart would bent so fast I would feel as though I was smothering. I had to sit \ip in bed nights in order to breathe. I was so weuk I could not do anything. I have now taken several bottles of Lydia B. 1'iulcham's Vegetable Com pound , and used three packages of Sanative Wash , and can bay I am perfectly cured. I do not think I could have lived long if Mrs. Pink- ham's medicine had not helped mo. Mns. .TosK.ru I'lsiuitsox , 513 East St. , Warren , 1'a. Dohauy Theater | G ° ; ' , Ono week nnd Matinee , nn : iumioM > nit VMATIU COMPANY ; "Sinn IIY sinn. " Matinee prices 10 nnd 20 cents. Night iriee1 ? 10 , io and SO cents. Seats row on wile at Seller's Drug Store. Your Health Is mete beneficial tlian your wealth , but jou can get a combination of both by buying your inexits where you can get them fresh and wholesome and as cheap ns at any place In either of the Trang- rnlsslsslppl cities. . .eavo your orders at Jcanlao's ' Cash Meat Market 220 Hroadwoy. Fine line of fcesh fish on Fridays , SCHEDULE EXPRESS between Council niiiffH nnd Omaha. Jovv In effect. For prompt delivery , call on Vm. Welch. BlulY-i 'phone , 12S ; Omaha ihone , 7SO. HATI3S LO\V. For carriage or xpress wagon , ca 1 at No. 8 North Main trect or above * telephones. " ? ARM LOANS. FIRE INSURANCE , SURETY BONDS LOWEST RATES. nesldcnt Assistant Secretary. INATIONAI , .sriurrv ro. , \ . v. L Capital and surplus over Ono nnd One-Halt Illllon Dollar * ) . All bonds executed nt my onico JAS. N. CASADY , .JR. , [ to Main Street . Cuuiinll Illufr SPECIAL NOTICES COUNCIL BLUFFS WANTS. WCIUKO , ntuiT.Aim AND "reel " ' " " ' ' U"y & " " Tear ! INI : KHUIT TAIIM or n Afitns TWO miles fiom center of city , son line Leurlnc cherrj trees , C acres of frrnpea niul other frull : JGOO.cw ea li ilown , lialunco. on lonji tlmo nt 5 per cent. Jolmnlon & Kerr , Council Illuffa. OH SAU : A CUOICU KAHM oi' 4"0 ACHUH In V'ajnu counlj , Neh , 5 Milieu wnt ot rouiily < " ' " ' . " " " "tier tultlwitlon , no wuBto or Inferior land , fair linpioviincnti. nlmndamu ) of wuler , C ) ncrc of ttimu meadow : sciool IIOUBO on lniul Terms , 1 7 M per ucre. part cash , lialnnce on lime Addle * * II. Ouren. M 1 ourlli Ktrift , Council Uluffs , In. , or O l.avvfon , IJvliiB fiprliur. In 9.1' HAM3 , U-ACKi : IMIMIOVHH FAHM JM Mills Co , IOVMI. SO acreg In cultivation , bol. HIICO In timber nn.l . pasture , a b.irirnln If eolil " X u > lile Olllcc , Council 1 Jnitructloni. Albln Hunter , ntudlo J3S Uruadway. Herman method of Dresden Conservatory. YOU CAN GET THEM NOW at $1.50 each. 'I he Cosmopolitan Incandescent Burner has no equal , It gives 6 < 1 candle po\v er at half the cost for gas used by tlio common burner , We put them up complete for one fifty , Mantels for Welsbach and all kinds of burners at reduced prices , _ Heating , Plumbing and Lighting. j IV D V 202 Alain'203 Pearl Street J. C. C51 JO J 9 Council Bluffs , Iowa. WEAK HEN CURED SYPHILIS OR vm AND ntk. UROUGHTTOPEKFECT r&j-.rejact : flL an BAD BLOOD. by ourfull tm'manl of TurkUli i'ii u ! Turklili I Eruption * curixljj \ for U M. Mt-ht . . LOIMI , I ) jr Jx ri , Nerve h/iuillli Cure , novrr Ull I orlirvlntrouiCurtd perfect you I I ull treatment wltu tfuuuti I etorwero. VY > nka our own . medicines I lev,111) ) MIBlnglolloin.tl 00.1 * well.V > l \ aad you cnrelf on fretting iu written irunrtnte * with full cur . Blliglc HAHN'8 PHARMACY. I Iiortl0oliy mill ' Illlli