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TTTE OM.ATTA "DATLT TVRE : FIUDAY , ATJfTTST 2 < T , 1808. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. K\OII v Hudwclner beer. IfosenNld. Tel. 323. Smoke "J A II" Co cigar. Moore's Stock Food makes fat. KlncHt work , Illuff City Laundry. Hmoko Iron Chancellor tic clgnr. Htockcrt Carpet Co. 20.-207 Ilwy. Mrs. H. W. Keys h&s gone with friends fn ft southern trip. C. II. Jacqucmlri A Co , Jewelers nnd op ticians , 27 South Main street. Miss Annlo M Kirk of Des Moines Is vis iting Mrs. Clara McConne.ll , 1023 Fourth avenue. Miss Ll/7lc Marshall of Marlon , In. . In the guest fo A. M. I'helps nnd family of Sixth uv urine. The Council Itluffs ball club goes to Tabor. la. , Saturday to play 11 g.imo of ball with the local team. W. A. Maurer received a carload of Ger man Imported chlnawarc yesterday through the Council Illuffs port of entry. Victor H. Stromborg and Jennie Anderson , both of Chicago , were married In thin city yesterday. Justice Vlcn performing the cer emony. Don't you think It must be a pretty good laundry thnt can please BO many hundreds of customers ? Well that's the "Kagle. 721 Droadwny. Ifland No. 10 , Command No. 14 , Union Veteran Union , will meet this evening at Grand Army of the He-public hall , when ft full attendance of membero Is desired. In view of the amount of paving likely to bo done by the city In the near future , local brick men tire talking ot erecting n plant hero for the manufucturo of vitrified brick. I. C , Jack nnd family of 1507 Third avenue have as their giusts A. L. McClaurln of rnlrbtiry. Neb , and A. J. Anderson of Ayl- iner , Neb. , who are visiting Hi" exposition. Minn Lucllo M. Portcrllold , the newly ap pointed supervisor of music In the public Hdiools of this city , returned home y-i- tcrday from a visit to Spirit Lake , Atlantic , IB. , and other points. George A. Merrill of Mlnden , Neb , tele- graphi (1 ( to Undertaker 15ntcp yesterday morning nBklng for tlio names found on the paper taken from the jiocki t of the clothing of the floater found In the river about a /week n go / All members of Council Dluffs camp , No. ( ] 4. Woodmen of the World drill team , are frequented to bei present this evening for drill. ArningementH for taking part lu Woodmen's day , September 7 , nt thu expo sition will bo completed. Tlio lire department WOH called out yester day about 1 o'clock to thu residence of John Mack , at 811 Klghth avenue' , where bovrt playing with matches had Hot n load of hay on flro. Then- won no dnmngo ex cept to the hay and the wngon In which It was. was.Tlio Junior members of the Loynl Tem- perunco army will meet thin afternoon at 4 o'clock at the homo of Mrn. Ksanccy , 351 Scott Htrcot , nnd the senior members will meet nt 7:30 : In the evening nt the head- quartern of the Women's Temperance union , 18 Pearl street. J. W. Sttibbs. who. with his family , Ins been ( .imping for u few iliyfl nt the eoinot of First avetutu nnd Fifteenth street , has nskul the police to assist In finding hla 17-year-old daughter Ll/a. who has dlsap- ' pea'ted and whom her father thinks has been enticed away. Pete NilHon. n young lad living In the smith pnil of town , hnd a partial hearing yesterday before JitHtUo Ilurko on thei charge of viciously assaulting a l-yc-iu-old hey named Call McDowell. Ho Is said to have struck and seriously Injuied the child with r. brick. The hpcclflo charge against him Is nHfiiult with Intent , to do great bodily In jury. The hearing wll bo completed today. Ladles desiring valuable Information con - cerning their nllmciitB should send or call I tor "Tho Vlnvl Message. " Vlavl Co , 326 i Mcrrltim blk. N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250. Wanted Competent girl for general housework. COS rirnt avenue. The Hums laundry Is the leader In flno work for both color and Mulsh. G20 Pearl utieet. 'Phono U'.iO. roi'iii.ivrs iiuiA ) A IVnt.lt TliPiiiNrUri Io H liy < ' ' ' DeiuoeriilN. The populists of thu Ninth congressional district held their convention yestciday aft ernoon In the district court room across the hall from the room where the fie-e sllverltes vvoro holding forth. 8. 13. Keene of Logan , chairman of the committee , callul the dele gates to older at 2 o'clock and named L. U. Tabor of Outhrlo Center as temporal y chair man and L. Klnnehan of Council Bluffs tem porary Bccrotnry After a few formalities Bitch IIH the appointing ot a committee on credentials , consisting of fi. B. Smith of Harrison county ; J. W. Brown of Cnss and J. B. Gowdy of Guthrtc , and a committee an resolutions composed of A , M. Hutchlnson , Fottavviiltnnilo ; S. IJ. Krone , Harrison , and N. Miller , Mills , the temporary oignnl/atlon was made pcrmnment. While the committees were at work N. Miller made n speech , In which he urged that fusion was the only salvation of the populist patty. At his tmggcstlon a com mittee of Unco , eoiiHlstlng of G. Dennis , Montgomer ) ; S. 13. Keenc , Haiilsou , and 0. L. Gillette , Pottawnttamlu , was appointed to confer with the like committee from Bry an's follow CIB on the other side of the hall. While the committee- was conferring the committee on resolutions reported the fol lowing , which wi-ru adopted We , the iepre entatlvcR of the peoplu'a pally of thu Ninth congressional dlsttlct of Iowa , In convention assembled , endorse and reaffirm our allegiance to the economic prin ciples laid down In the St. Louis people's party plntfoim of iv ! ti. RoHolved , That we hold the principle of direct legislation to bo ot paramount Importance portancennd nnUeodenco nnd abo\o all other questions now pending for solution before - fore the American people. Without this principle Hist enacted Into law there can bo no government of the people , by the pioplo nnd for the people , and wo pliMge the un ceasing support of the people's patty to this principle. And bo It further Resulted , That any pet. son expecting the support of the people's party of this dis trict for any legislative office , must endorse and champion this principle of direct legis lation , Ki solved , That v\u nro opposed to banks of Issue nnd demand thnt nil meney ho li < - Bticd direct ! ) liy tingoveinmvnt nnd lie madea full legal Under for nil debts both public and private , Then Miss ilonnlu Hi van was brought over from the democratic lonveiitlnn mid re- pouted the speech she hud mndo to the free Bllverltes , nnd thc.it came the announcement that Captain L > OIIM had In en nominated across the hull , an ! a motion to lmlorm > him nnd declare hint the candidate of thu popu list convention pi eailed. . Some ot the ilelo- gates , however , were anxious to know how the democratic nominee would take their platform ns expressed In the resolutions , no ft committee was appoint * d to request the presence before the convention of Captain loons. He accepted the Invitation , but when ho appeared nothing was said about tlio popu list platform , and the democratic nominee -1 was Instead permitted to declnro himself. Ho reltt rated the mnarKs made before the other convention , nnd after shaking hands with the delegates , bade them Rood by , say ing he would meet them at the polls this tall. The convention was then declared ad journed. FOR SALE Good econd-hand bicycle at bargain. Call at The Bro oftlce , Council UlufU. LYONS OF GOTIIRIE GETS IT PopocratK Easily Pick a Man to Bun Against Smith McPhereon. STILL WEDDED TO FREE SILVER IDEAS I : ml urn INK Ilir I'lniriirin jtil | > < cil liy llcinoornt * riixlou n Mntlcr of Very I.lt- tl < - IJffort on llollt Hide * . Captain James A. Ljons of Guthrle Center was nominated yesterday afternoon by the democratic convention of the Ninth congres sional district as the party's candidate for congressman. Thu nomination was made on the first ballot , Prof. II. W. Sawjcr of this city being the only other candidate voted on. Captain Lyons was also Indorsed by thu populists , who met In convention nt the name time. Dr. Kmmcrt of Atlantic had previous to the convention been se lected ns the unanimous choice of the demo crats of the Ninth congressional district , but as HOOII H the republicans selected Hon. Smith Mcl'lterson ' of lied Oak as their standard bearer , the doctor from Cass coun ty decided that he preferred to pursue the oven tenor of his way and continue to at tend to the sick rather than be offered up as a lamb for the slaughter this fall. At a meeting of the leaders held yesterday mornIng - Ing before thu convention met Dr. Emmert stated that he declined under the circum stances to be a candidate nml refused ab solutely to have his name brought before the convention. H wns close upon 2 o'clock when the democratic convention of the Ninth congres sional district , announced for 1 o'clock , was called to order by Steven H. Morrlssey of HMI Ian , chairman of the congressional com mittee. Mr. MorrlBsoy nt once announced Lew T. Genung of Hastings ns temporary chairman and George Ferguson of Logan ns temporary secretary. Mr. Genutig on assuming the gavel wns received with vociferous cheering , nnd ho nt once proceeded to make his little talk which , from the time ho consumed , gave the Impression that he was sparring against time. As soon an the chairman hnd fin iBhcd Delegate P. H. Kelly demanded at tention while ho stated that the convention was honored by having In Its midst Miss Ilonnlo Ilryan of Audubon county , a second couBln of their great leader , Colonel William Jennings tlrynn , and he requested thnt the young woman be given nn opportunity to address the convention. Miss Ilrvnn , who was seated with the Audubon delegation , was on the point of saying something when S. H. Wndsworth called nttentlon to the fact that the work of organizing would con sume considerable time , and moved that the convention proceed to select the usual committees. Then while the committees were at work ho suggested the convention would bo pleased to hear from Brxc' * oc nd cousin. Mliis Uryan resumed her scat while the following committees were named : Ctedcntlnls and permanent organization : Adalr , A. n. Madden ; Audubon. J. A. Cosine ; Cans , J McOovern ; Guthrle. I'latte Mack ; HarrlHon , C. Ilolter ; MlllB. George Hilton : I Montgomery. Jack Scfelt ; Potttxwattnmle , J. F Huntlngton ; Shelby , Dr. Jones. Hi solution : Adalr , A. U. Madden ; AH- , diibnn. J M. Bryan ; Cass , A. Gardner ; Gitlhrle. H. H. Frost : Harrison , n " -Jlnr- lett. Mills , T. P. Kelly : Montgomery , B. " . Gardner ; Pottnwattnmle , Dr. Hcmpstead ; Shelby. Steve n. Morrlssoy. Miss Ilrjnn , who Is a remarkably self- possessed young woman , was then given the door She commenced by stating that she Is a student ot political economy and asked to bo excused if she made a few sugges tions to the convention. These suggestions were to the effect that the convention nomInate - Inato the best man and then "American manhood would certainly triumph over Hatum plutocracy. " In conclusion she gave the Dluglcy bill a turning over nnd desig nated It the greatest ftaud which hits ever been peipetratcd on the American people. Word having been received from the pop- ullbtji , who were holding their convention In the district court room across iho hall , that they were willing to fuse , a commit tee , consisting of Delegates Gardner of Cass , Gardner of Montgomery nnd Henstoad ot Pottawattamle , was appointed by the chair to confer with the would-be fiiHlonUts. Del egate Jeff Dietrich suggested that the com mittee on ctedentlals should report before the conference bo held , but his suggestion got lost somewhere- the shufflo. The committee on credentials then re ported that each county was fully repre sented and recommended that the temporary organization bo made permanent. The re port was adopted nnd the iccotnrmjnilatlon carried and the temporary organization wns declared to be peimnncttt. Mint OII by ( lie Platform. At this point Delegate P. H. Kelly of Casa. who had Inttoduced Miss Hr > nn , pulled a paper from his Inside pocket and nskud the Indulgence of the convention vvhllu he lead nn extract from the tepott of the uppoih ot Hon. Smith McPhcrson before the icpu'j- Ilcan congressional convention. IKi did not get a chance to re'.ul , however , as the torn- mittco on resolutions appeared on the sino ! ready to nuiKo Its report , The report em bodied the following resolutions , winth wcie unanimously adopted amidst much chcoilng : We. the democrats ot the Ninth congres sional dlstilct of Iowa , In convention ns- scmhlcd , adopt the following resolutions. Wo u'cognlzo the platform adopted by the mtlon it democratic convention at Chicago In ISOi'i ns the latest declaration of the party and hereby announce our adherence to the principles therein contained. Wo approve the resolution of congress In declnilng war against Spain and the action of the president Insofar ns he has carried out these resolutions ; and wo rejoice nt the valor of our at my and navy , which has placed this nation at the head ot all the nations of the world. And we further favor hitch disposition ot acquired territory ns an Intelligent and patriotic consideration may hereafter dictate' . \Vo oppose the efforts of the McKlnley administration to bind this country to nn alliance ; with Kngland. entailing , as It would , the enmity of the friendly nations of continental Kurope and our participation In the wins of Huropu without hope of be no lit to the country. Wo favor direct legislation to the end that the rights ot the people may bo pro tected against the abuses of corporations and trusts. Following the adoption of the resolutions on motion of S. n. Wadsworth of Pottawat- tiintlo an Informal ballot for a candidate wnn token with the following result ; II. W. Sawyer 3rt nnd J. A. Lyons 70 , Sawjer receiving eight votea from Audubon , ten from Cass , six from I'ottawattamlc and eleven from Shelby , whllo L ons secured ten votes from Adalr , ten from Guthrle , i llfteen from Harrison , ten from Mills , eight "from Montgomery and seventeen from Pot- tawnttnmlc > . I Jeff Dietrich objected to the call of the vote of I'ottawatUmlo as announced by Chairman Casper of the delegation and de manded that It bo polled , Dietrich's ob jection went a gllmmerlnK and on motion of Delegate S. H. Cockran of Logan thf convention took a recesi ot fifteen minute * to rnable the conference rommllt'o to get In Its work on the popullnts across the hall. ( itriM-r of Hie Cntlrililntr. Captain J runes A. Lyons of Guthrlo county , the Joint nominee of the democrats and popull U of the Ninth congressional district , U not altogether unknown to polit ical fame. Although engaged In the gen eral mercantile business In Guthrln Center , ho has found tlmo to dally with politics and has held ofllce , but always aa a republican. Ills political career commenced when ho was elected by the republicans to represent Guthrlo county In the Twentieth general assembly. Ho was rc-olectcd and served In the Twenty-first assembly. In 188G he was elected auditor of state and served until January , ISCi.l , In 1SD3 ho went bcfnro the state convention and sought the nomination for governor In opposition to Frank Jack son and when he failed to secure It bolted his party and stumped the state against Jackson. Ho then joined the ranks of de mocracy and In ISflG stumped the state and made frco silver speeches for Bryan. In 1807 ho again took the stump In support of Fred White for governor ; I > ) oiiN I * NniiK-il. Following the recess the conference'com mittee reported that It had bad a most sat isfactory Interview with a llko commlttco from the populist camp nnd that the popu list convention was ready to accept the reso lutions passed by the democrats nnd cn- dorso whatever candidate they might nom inate. The announcement was received with much cheering. Delegate Cochran of Logan was becoming by this tlmo Impatient and he moved that the Informal ballot be made formal and Lens nominated by acclamation. This did not exactly suit the supporters of I'rof. Sawyer and Delegate Dietrich of Pot tawattamle moved to amend that a formal ballot bo now taken. This brought Colonel A. T. Whlttlescy to bin feet with the request that Cochran withdraw his motion , as the first formal ballot would settle the matter anyhow , and Cochran complying , the taking of the formal ballot was proceeded with. It resulted In the nomination of Captain Lyons by a vote of 79l to Sawyer's 2314 , The nomination was then made unanimous and the delegates once moro gave play to their lungs. As soon as quiet had been restored a com mittee of three was appointed to cross the hall nnd notify the populists and another committee of a like number was selected to notify Captain Lvons and escort him to the hall. While these committees were per forming their duties J. J. Shea made a llttlo speech In which , however , he never once al luded to his crusndo against the saloons. Delegate Cochran of Logan , who had been Impatiently waiting to get his little speech worked off , was about to "make a few re marks" when the commlttco with Captain Lyons In tow appeared and he had to Bit down again. The nominee was received with j three cheers nnd on being Introduced to the convention said : "It is a pleasure to meet you gentlemen , but I did not come hero as a candidate. However , I am pleased to accept the honor you have bestowed on me. Some of you may wish to know how I stand. I am op posed to the single gold standard , and um la Cavot of the free colnago of both gold 1 ml silver on n ratio of sixteen to one. I stand by the Chicago platform , nntl am In favor of submitting every Important ques tion to the people. Knowing this Is not a tlmo for n long speech I will conclude , thanking you again for the great honor you have conferred upon me. " The congressional committee was then named as follows : Adalr , B. J. Sldey ; Audu bon , W. H. O'Connor : Cass , J. F. McGov- orn ; Guthile , B. L Ncsselroad ; Harrison , J. K. McOovern ; Mills , J. M. Donlan ; Mont gomery , O. U. Whlttaker ; Pottawattamle , S. D. Wadsworth ; Shelby , Steve B. Morris- soy. soy.Then Then Delegate Cochrnn got tlmo to work c off his llttlo speech after a few remarks had been made by n spectator Introduced as Dr. Fleming of Nebraska City , who compared i the nominee with a bald pnglo that ho had once peen shut up In a cage and the con vention stood adjourned. Ormorrnllc .Inilloliil Contention. The democratic convention of the Fifteenth judicial district , which was held yesterday morning , attracted little nttentlon and was sllmly attended. It was celled to order about 11 o'clock by Fremont Benjamin of Avoca , chairman of the judicial committee , who nt once naned Attorney Herman Shurg of this city ns temporary chairman and Attorney Paul Aylcsworth as tem porary secretary. As noon as the committee on credentials reported the temporary organization was made perma nent and the convention at once got down to the business In hand , the nominating of three candidates for judges of the district court. This was done by acclamation , the candidates selected being * Fremont Benja min of Avocn , C. E. Richards of Red Oak and T. R. Mockler of Harlan. The following judicial committee on call of the counties was named : Cass. II. M. Graham , Atlantic ; Fremont , R. S. Tate , Sid ney ; Mills , I > , 1' . Kelly , 0 Ion wood ; Montgom ery , William Boll , Red Oak ; Page , T. M. Dougherty , Clnrlnda ; Pottawattamle , W. H. Ware , Council Bluffs : Shelby. J. 0. Whit ney , Harlan. The member from Auduhon county was not named. P. P. Kelly of Mills county wns selected ns chairman and Wil liam Boll aa secretary of the committee. I'oiinllnt .liullHnl Contention. The populist judicial convention was hold following the adjournment of the congress ional convention nnd WIIH called to order by Lawrence Klnnohan of Pottawattamle , In the absence of W. r. Patton , chairman of the committee. S. R. Keene was selected as chairman and L. Klnnehan secretary. On inoflon ot N. Milter nf Mills It was decided to follow up the plan of fusion by endorsing the three candidates nominated by the democratic judicial convention and the secretary was Instructed to make a note of the fact for future reference If necessary. The conven tion then adjourned. Tlio otnclal photograph of the United States Navy , containing over 200 pictures of the vessels , v1th their ofllcers nnd a num ber of the views of the Ill-fated Maine , can bo had at the Council Bluffs office of The Doc for 25 cents and a Bee coupon. A Biirprlse Is being prepared by the Bourl- clus Music House for the benefit ot Its patrons and the public. Next week's papers will give the particulars. Mnrrlnite l.lcennen. Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to the following persons : Name nnd Residence , Ago. Chuiles P Ruin. Council Bluffs 27 Lillian M. Mine. Council Bluffs 27 Victor II. StromberR , Chicago 20 ' Jcnnlo Anderson , Chicago 22 J. L. Smith used Cole's Hot Blast heater last winter. Hot In the IIIIU. DKADWOOD , S. D. , Aug. 25. ( Special. ) Old residents of the Black hills say that the past few da > s have been thu hoUest ever [ before known In thU part of the state. In this city the thermometer has registered 110 degrees In the shade anil at the lower ele vations the heat has been unbearable. At t ' Spcarflsh the thermometer registered 112 ! and 114 In the blimle. The heat of the sun i was BO great In that city that apples which had fallen to the ground were as nicely , , baked as though they had been baked In nn ii i oven. For the tlrst tlmo In ycnrs the nights have been ton warm for comfort. Those parts I ot the hills are greatly lu need of rain. J STILL SHOUT FOR SILVER Fusionists of Des Moines District Wedded to the White Metal. DECIDE TO PUSH IT TO THE FRONT AGAIN C. O , Molly , n Hlltorltc , IN Nominated fur Coiinre nnil the Inane of Wnr Itnnitn In Con- dtMiincil , DCS MOINHS , Aug. 2 : ; . ( Special Tolo- Krnm. ) Tlic Ucmocrnta of this district held their convention hero today and nominated C. O. Holly , a Bllverltc , for congress. The populists held their congressional conven tion nt the same tlmo and a conference committee accomplished fusion. About twenty-five men attended each convention , Resolutions v.ero p.idsed favoring a con tinuation of the flsht for free silver , favorIng - Ing the Nicaragua canal , fa\orlng Increase In the pay of private soldiers and condemn ing the war bond Issue. Captain Olmstcad , chief mustering officer of Iowa , received orders from Washing ton at midnight last night , to muster the Fifth and Sixth Iowa , batteries out of the United States service. Captain Olmstcad said today It would take two or three weeks to secure the necessary papers and carry out the order. The sick soldiers of the Fifty-second regi ment will not ba sent to Camp McKlnlcy. Governor Shaw received a message from Colonel Humphreys today saying that the 12 , " sick men had left Chattanooga yester day , and that they would be sent directly to their homes Instead of to DCS Molucs. The remainder of the regiment will reach DCS Moines soon , and will be encamped at the State I'alr grounds until mustered out of the service , which will bo In about two weeks. Camp McKlnlcy had been put In splendid condition for the care and com fort of the sick soldiers. The Red Cross and the sanitary commission worked to gether to that end , and nothing was left undone. The hospital quarters there will bo continued , however , so that any of the bovs who may bo taken sick before being mustered out will have the best of care and the most comfortable quarters. Twenty miners nt the Great Western mlno nro on a strike. roucun TO i.Miiinn Itobbcil liy TluiKM of All III * Money nnil Left In ( lie WooilN FOIIT DODGE , Io. , Aug. 24. ( Special. ) Charles Wlmmer , a farmer living near Churdan , was taken out to the woods south of the city by two companions , and after be ing drugged was relieved of $54. Wlmmer came to the city from Minneapolis , where ho had been visiting. While strolling around the city ho walked Into Colby's sa loon , where he met two men who asked him to drink with them. During a conversation that followed ho remarked that ho was going homo that afternoon. His new found friends offered to take htm as far as Tarn , a small station on the Central v\est of here , which offer was accepted. Instead of driving toward Tara , the team was headed for the woods Bouth of the city. Arriving at the woods In the vicinity of the Dttncombe stucco mills ho was asked to take a drink from a bottle which ono of them had. Ho refused and wns immediately set upon by the two men. While ono of them held his arms , the other forced the fluid'down his throat. Ho soon became sick and helpless and In this I condition was taken from the buggy Into , the woods , where ho was relieved of J54 , all the money that ho had. He soon became I overcome from the effects of the drug , and i lay In nn unconscious condition. I llojnl Arch MHKOIIH In Srnnlnn. BURLINGTON , Aug. 25. ( Special Tele gram. ) Today was devoted to business ses sions by the Iowa Grand Chapter , Royal Arch Masons. Stomer Commandery Knlghta Templar , Burlington ; Delta Commandery ot Fort Madison and Damascus Commandery ot Keokttk , In full regalia , proceeded to the Union hotel , the headquarters of the grand chapter olllccrs , nnd escorted them to the Masonic Temple , where Major Neumann delivered nn address of welcome. Compan ion I. P. Wilson of Burlington responded nnd Grand High Priest William D. Irvine de livered his annual address. The election of olllccrs was postponed until tomorrow. The visiting delegates were tendered an excursion on the river this afternoon , Tonight the do. greo work of the Royal Arch was exempli fied. i for Coii > tre . NEW HAMI'TON , la. , Aug. 25. ( Special Telegram. ) The Fourth district republicans today nominated W. n. Haiigcn of Worth county to succeed UpdcgrnlT. Ho won on the 336th ballot. The resolutions adopted endorse the administration of President Mc- Klnley In the strongest terms ; declnro boldly for the maintenance of the gold standard and touch lightly upon protection. The resolutions also ndvocnto the principle of territorial expniuilon. Those of the demo cratic party who placed the honor of the country above party In voting for McKInley - ley , nro lauded In strong terms. A num ber of gold democrats were members of the delegations to the convention and the plat form adopted was ono calculated to meet with their approval. low n I'loncrr RIVRRSinn , In. , Aug. 2V ( Special. ) "Uncle Joe" Schnoebclon , a pioneer of this section , Is missing. His herm > was found nt the river ford west of the Riverside mills last evening. Ho had been to Washington nml was returning homo. Ills Inprobe , some groceries and buggy carpet weto found In the river last night and a fotco of mini Is dredging the river thhi morning for hla body. The horse mid buggy hnd been In the river and the horse was scratched nml cut by n barbed wire that Is stretched nertiHH the river below the fold. The ievent rains raised the liver about four feet and It Is i supposed that after getting Into thu water ' tic undertook to turn around nml go out , but the swift current was too much for hl strength. Tr > liiK ( iolil Uriel. Nn duller * . SIOUX CITY. In. , Aug. 2C. ( Special. ) The most Important case to be tried dining the August term of the district court , which opened hero yesterday morning , In against C. Mott , one of the famoiiH gold litlck men , vvhrt IB charged with tijlng to definud J. A Davy , a banker of Pomeioy , lu. , out of a largo amount of mono ) by meaim of the antiquated gold btlck swindle. .1. C III own , another man arriHied at the miino tlmo , got awny from the pollco nnd him inner been cnptnreil. A , Ilcdenfleld , the ptliun member of the gang , was never aricxlcd at all , lhi < pollco having mlHtnkcii him for the victim and Davy for ono of ( ho gang. Molt wnn held to await the action of the ginnd Jut ) , and hla cnae will bu heitld by Unit boil ) tlilH week. _ Trim In til Sl n\ I'll ) . SIOUX CITY , Aug. 25 ( Spcilitl Tele gram. ) The llrst annual lomnnmcnl of the NorthwcHtein Iowa Tennis nuioclntloii opened In Sioux City today , It niomUoii In bo qulto it fliirccHN , an a ntiiubii of oiil-of- town plajern and ninny of iiiimldeiitble lep- utatlon are piimMtt F. II , Piavey of Mltiueitpoll h cent n clink for | fiQC0 Io nld In pnjIl'K ' IT the debt of $10,000 of ( tin Hitlimiltaii Inmpltnl of thin city. The Ri-ftlu kliiK NKI wit to doimU < hli 3ST "SAT" * J3o So jft A * * The Premier Vaudeville Bill of Hie Season , "Week Commencing Sunday Maiineo , August 21 : CARPELLO BROTHERS , Grotesque Acrobats , rUroct from Kosler & Bialn , New York. ARNOLD & GARDNER , Comedy Skotcli Artists. ALI ZADA , Hindoo Magician. 4 * WAKEFIELD , the Irinh "Duke. " First Appearance of the LAWRENCE SISTERS , Acrobatic Dancers. LITTLE FRANCES FLEMING , II THE BROWNELL MALE QUARTET , The Children's Favorite. | | And Our Uncqimlecl Orchestra of Ten Pieces , * Hound Trip Ticket from Omaha , Over Terminal Line , 30 Cents. Depot on Locust Street , Near Sherman Avenue. Special Aiteijtioi ) GiVei ) lo Piciic Parties , wo Iv/E 9 amount If the citizens of Sioux City raised a similar sum. It was done and he kept his word. A special train bearing sick soldiers of the Fifty-second Iowa will arrive In Sioux City tomorrow. It Is reported that 135 men left : cinp at Chlckamauga park on the train , cut many of them go to other towns In this vicinity. Fnlln Forty Feet. FORT DODGE , la. , Aug. 23. ( Special Telegram. ) A 120 foot span In the Mason City nnd Fort Dodge railroad bridge at Le- high , which was being repaired , fell today under the weight of a train. The engine and four loaded cars dropped forty feet into the Des Moines river. Engineer White was In jured In the back , but not fatally. Fireman Kaldo staid In his seat , but was uninjured. Their escape from instant death was mira culous. Veteran * ' Itcnulon. ATLANTIC , la. . Aug. 2G. ( Special Tele gram. ) Over 4,000 attended the sixth Cass county veterans' reunion at Anita the past throe days. Hon. C. G. Saundnrs of Council Bluffs made the main address yceteiday , and Hen. Smith McPherson of Red Oak , repub lican candidate for congress In this , the Ninth district , bpoko this nftc.uoon. Slek Will Go to Their Home * . DES MOINKS , la , , Aug. 25. Governor Shaw Is In receipt of a telegram from Colonel Humphrejs , In command of the Fifty-second regiment , saying the train with sick soldiers will not come to Des Moines , but the patients will bo sent direct to their homes. lown Xevv Jtotca. Paul Elffers , the pioneer of Dubuque , Is dead. Numerous Iowa towna nro aftllctci with amateur colored minstrel ciganlzntlons. Des Moines citizens are enthusiastic over their reception at the exposition on Des Molnen day. The exhibits at the Fairfax fair are Bald to bo the best ever presented In Iowa out side of the state fair. William Hull of Cedar Rnplds nnd his family of flvo children ate toadstools MtJ narrowly escaped death. Mrs. Thomas Hardy died In a dentist's chair at Cresco. She had taken chloroform to have a tooth extracted. Jack Kclley , a harvest hand from Sioux City , had n quarrel with the town marshal of Alvord and was shot twice. Jefferson county's apple crop Is bringing 10 cents per bushel on the trees. The fruit Is being shipped east. Governor Shaw has returned from a visit to Chickamaugii and declaies the military camp Is a wlilted scpulcher. Mnlachl Vjnson , 100 Years old , attended the old settlers' meeting at Kcosnuqua and walked rive miles to get there. The creeks around Burlington exceeded their highest water mark by eleven feet after the recent Hood. Much stock perished. A Tort Madison convict suddenly became Insane and crushed the skulls of two other prisoners with an Iron bar before he could bo secured. The Iowa press declares that since there- Is no pressing necessity fer a military force at home there should bo no haste lo reor ganize the guard of that Mato. An Iowa volunteer In Florida writes homo thnt he would not give 10 cents for the whole state of Florida nnd wants to get back homo just as soon as possible. Charles Brown , a former living near Brighton , cnied for a sick tramp for several weeks. When the vagrant was able to leave ho took with him a flno Arabian hUlllon , the property of his benefactor. Colonel D. V. Jackson of Muscntlne left hlfl coitt with valuable papera In the pockets hanging on his front fence over night by accident. Ho hnB not HOCII It since , but a trump was seen several miles In the coun try with the garment nn hU back. An anonymous letter writer nt Osceola IB responsible for thu oigunizntlon of a. white cap society for his especial benefit. He writes from one to two dozen letters nightly nnd his Identity IB not even mmpected. Many of thene epistles tell the tuith nn 1 huvo caused much trouble In rnoro than one fimlly. Cedar Rapids florists have been swindled by a Bmooth Individual who , pretending to represent this or that well known society woman , ordered valuable potted plants de livered nt thc-Ir residences for party pur poses , to bo returned next day. vv hen the plutitH were sent up the swindler was on the sldowalk to reecho them and later sold them. The editor of the New Hampton Tribune makes an appeal to his subscribers to pay their linen and concludes by taking his ruiddiH into hla confidence thusly. llpn wo Buy wo need money wo mean it nml I'on't want > ou to think wo are getting uvurlclotts or grasping. Wo have been re cently in great expend in lit Ing up to oillco. then wo got married ( and f our wlfo Heea this wo will probably bo to the further oxpeiiHo of getting n divorce ) , so .vo neid money. " lown Aiirleiiltural Xote-d. Partners In the vicinity of Ogden are liwIiiK many hogs , duo to cholera. 1'tuniorn In many counties complain very much because no state fair will bo held this ) ear. Ono dozen cars of oats and corn and five cars of stock were shipped from Hudson Iho first live das of August. I'hiirles Brown , who farms the Lorlng ranch near Lc Mars , put In 190 acres of wheat and realized 3,350 bushels therefrom. Aichlo Malloy of Owen county threshed S tiTrt hiiKlu'lH of wheat , machine measure , ft'om ISO acted. He also threshed COO bushels of bnrlo ) , Tin mem are shipping their grain to the neuliourd In southern Iowa via Galveston ami Iho Gulf. Rale cutting enables them to do this ut n profit. Houthern Iowa farmers nro realizing BO much moni > y from their crops nnd cattle IliU > rur that they are having fancy sta tionery prlutid for the use ot thelr.ibome. i f COUNCIL BLUFFS RUNNING RACES Commence Sept. 6. Five Races Each Day. II. G. CHAPMAN , Manager. ERNEST n. IIAVERLY , Sco. GRAND HOTEL , COUNCIL 15LU1TS , IOWA. IOWA IMPROVED FARMS | Near Market. Will always be goncl property. Wo hnvc for sale several Choice STOCK AND GRAIN farms In southwestern Town , Pottawntttimie , Mills , Harrison and .Momma counties nt great barQW gains. If yon w int a form write us full particulars or call ut our in , office. FARM LOANS AT G per cent Interest. O * City Property and Fruit Lund for sale. DAY HESS , J | COUNCIL BLUFFS IOWA , j * Riving their township address and peculiar lines of agriculture they follow. More rain has fallen in Tort Madison this month than during any month of Au gust during the past twenty vears. At least the "oldest citizens" ngrec on this. Clay county farmers have secured the largest > leld of small grain In the history of the county , this year. Oats weigh thirty-eight pounds to the measured bushel. Hamilton county's great wheat crop Is threshed. It has vlelded on an average ot thirty bushels to the acre and the farmers expect to hold It until the price Is gatisfac- toty. toty.Around Around Iowa Falls the fanners have or ganized a creamei > company which the/ operate exclusively for the benefit of the farmers. Their product Is quoted at A premium on the market as far east as Bos ton The Indians around Toledo have begun to thresh their grain. Clui-Ka-Ta-Qua-Se , .1 chief nnd noted I.unter , has secured SOO bushels of wheat from a sl\teen-acre field , an average of lift-three and three-fourths bushels per acre. A hog afflicted with hjdrophobla bit flvo calves belonging to James Dojle , n fanner living near O\ford. Each animal died In awful agony. It Is believed to have been the same hog that tulned a fine herd of the Myers-Chamberlain company near North Liberty a few da > s before. Why the dis ease kills cattle and docs not fatally aflcct the hog that is doing the mischief IH a mystery to the farmers of that section of the state. Iowa farmers will see to It that the pub lic warehouse plan comes before the legis lature at its next session again. This Idea was abandoned for several jcars , but Is now being agitated with much vigor all over lown. The Hitory th.it Is most popular Is thut the public warehouse would enublo the farmer to hold his gialn nt small expense and , still bolter , hi > could carry It to raaikct when the roods were In the best possible condition. As It Is now , many claim tint they are forced to market theli grain In the fall when the roads nro too bad for ordinary rural trnlllc nnd their business Is consequently quently done at a loss. A considerable ele ment opposes the scheme , however , as a popullstlc measure that seeks to make the state bear the burden that should bo botno by the Individual. IOMII rolllleal .Nillea. Congressman Cui\ls has fifteen candidates to face for renomlmitlon. The democrats of Marshall countv have condemned the state tax levy as too high. "Tamn Jim" Wilson Is In great demand this fall for speech making all over Iowa , according to the state press. The Illinois republicans have secured Governor Shaw's promise to deliver several speeches in that state this fall. John P. nurrowa of Clarindn Is the choice of that section of the state for chairman of the state republican convention. A Iloono county dek'gato to the state con vention has declared that he will cast his vote for any man who will pay his ex penses. The Ottumwn Courier thinks It will bo as cosy for the democratic party to organize a branch lu the Hawaiian islands as In lowu after this year. Jefferson county's republican ticket this vear Is attracting much attention. It U nald to bo the cleanest combination over put before a convention In the stiito of Iowa. All Kinds of predictions are being made as to the successful candidates before the- state republican convention at Dutiuiiuc. All agree that the work of the body will be harmonious. There Is a move to have the legislature force political parties meeting on the same day , at the same place and nominating the same candidates to organize under ono name and be united In fact ns well ns In spirit. Noting the tilt bctvvcn Congreamnn Per kins and Kdltor Piper of Sheldon , n demo cratic paper asserts that It looks to a man up a tree ns If there are "Injuns" In the republican wigwam of northwestern Iowa. The democrats of Scott seem to bo ashamed of their principles for at the.tr county con > tnitlon they passed no resolu tion and appe'ared anxious to get through their routine business and out of sight as quickly as possible. . For a generation republican utato con ventions have been held In Iowa on Wed nesday. This jear , however , the committee chiuiKcd the date to Thursday , Many old timers who hvllovo lu signs ncsrrt that this la a bed ilsn tuitl that It nicuaa that the BOW THEIR HEADS. Distributed by John G. Woodward & Co , Council Bluffs , Iowa. SUPPLIES At lovvext prieeN. Cnit.frnn nf nil KliulN fictiii . l.r.lt MIL .Hull order * Illicit for next Irnln. All llie leniN IIIK lilatfN mill | iiiier. E. G. DflPJLETT , < ! < > ( > nml < Kl- ' ) , Council lllnlTii , In WM. WELCH TRANSFER LINE IlclMccii Council lllulfM mill Oinnliit , Kates Itensnnable. Satlbf.ictlon Guaranteed. Council UluftH oillco , No it North Main street Teh phone 1"S Omaha oltlco removed moved to 3. South Fifteenth street. Tele * phone 1303 Connections made with South Omaha party Is to have either a great many mora or a grc'at many leas votea this year thuq usual. Waterloo Is a leading candidate for tlia next icpubllcan ctato convention. Its dela- gatlon to the convention this year will b loaded with all kinds of facts ns to thai city's capacity for caring for enthusiastic delegates. Charles T Hancock , the Pubuiiuo whole sale merchant , Is ncitulrliig n reputation us a political manager. Ho attends every convention In the state for the fun of the thing , but will have nothing to do with an olllca personally. Geori'o L. Tlnn. the fusion candidate for congrcts In the Klghth dlutrlct , is one of the wealthiest men in the state. In splto of this and the further fact that IIB | money was acquired in tax title dcaU with Its at- tcndcnt misery to unfortunate farmers , UM agriculturists favored Jils notulnaUva ,