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TITE O3FATTA DATLV BEE : tONDAT , JUNE 5 , 1899. 11 NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. I COUNCIL BLUFFS. 31 IK OK M Davis sells drugs. Mooro'g food kills worms and fttteni. Dudwelser beer , L. Rosenfcldt , agent , Victor hot water heaters nt Blxby's. The regular monthly meeting of the city council will bo held tonight. C. II. Jacqucmln & Co. , Jeweler * and op. tlclaus , 27.South Main street. Get your work done at the popular Eagla laundry , 724 Broadway , 'chone 157. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. A. Hnrper of Ottumwa are In the city for a couple o ( days. Miss Nellie Swan-ion of Onavva Is visiting the family of her uncle. Oincer Swnnson. Miss Mnttlo Harlo Is reported to be seri ously in at her homo on Lincoln avcnuo. Miss Beanie Moore hns gone to Cedar Rnp- Ids nnd Independence for n month's visit. Jewel court No 2 , Trlbo of Ben-Hur. will meet In regular session tonight at Woodman ball. ball.Mr. Mr. and Mrs T L rhllds have returned from n three months' trip through California and the southwest. Mr. nnd Mrs Oeorgo H. Jackson left last evening for Mnion City to attend the meet ing of the Masonic grand lodge. A full attendance Is desired this nftcrnoon at the meeting of the Council Bluffs Woman's Sanitary Relief commission. Mrnnd Mrs. Dan lluglicy of Salt Lake and Mrs. Leu Durham of Kansas City arc the guests of Mrs. C. J. Roth on Seventh avenue. Colonel and Mrs. Bnker leave tomorrow for Alabama. During their trip south they will visit their daughter , Mrs. R. O. Miller , at Birmingham. Mrs. J. H. Hcrshey nnd her two daughters of North Pintle , Nob. , nre in the city Ms- Hlng Mis. Hershoy'B parents , Mr. and Mrs. W M. McCrnry , on Fourth street. The Illinois Centrnl ralhvny hns purchased eighty ncrcs of land near the Bojer river , nhout tliico miles east of Missouri Valley. The company Intends to plat the ground nnd within the next month will commence the onto of lots for townslto purposes. The Dcrthlck club will hold the last of Us spring series of meetings this evening In Mueller's hall The program will bo de voted to American composers and It Is the hope of the committee In charge to make this rmislcalp the banner ono of the series. Walter Kills of 400 South First street , rode down town \csterday morning to get shaved nnd loft his blc > clo outside the bar ber shop. Some ono came along nnd stole the wheel. The theft was at once reported to the police , but there Is no clew to the thief. John Reese win have n hearing this mornIng - Ing In police court on the charge of disturb ing the peace. Ho had the misfortune of beIng - Ing the only person arrested by the police Saturday night for taking part In the us- Bault on the dog catcher. Reese thinks It Is rather hard that he was singled out from a crowd of over 1,000 people. At the meeting this afternoon of the "Woman's Chrlstlnn association Mrs. Divls of Omnha will deliver un address on "Social Purity" nnd Mrs. Mullls will sing. The meeting , which Is the last before the sum mer vacation , will partake moro of the character of a sociable and win bo held at the homo of Mrs. L. W. Ross on Willow avenue. Grace , oldest of the two Stubbs girls , who ran away from the Woman's Christian As sociation hospital , where she was being cared for , turned up ngnln. She drifted to Shenandoah - andoah , where she was nrrcsted for va grancy. She showed up hero Saturday night nnd the police promptly arrested her as a . yagrant. 110 Is.Joo oj < j to send .to the re form school nnd what to do with her Is a question that Is puzzling the authorities. Five men arrested Saturday night nt the railroad yards as vagrants were released yesterday morning. The contractor In charge of the rlprapplng work on the river north of the city called ut the Jail looking for men to work and the five were glad to get the chance to earn nn honest dollar and accompanied him to the camp. The con- trnctor told the police to send him nlf the men that came to the station looking for work as he could use quite a largo number moro. Mrs. C. Bcltz , who was before the commis sioners for the Insane a week or so ago , will have another examination this morning. She has been Bent to St. Bernard's hospital as n temporary expedient. The commissioners have Information which leads them to be lieve that the unfortunate woman's strange behavior Is duo In a great part to the action of her neighbors , who , It Is said , exasperate her by taunts and Jeers. Under these cir cumstances the commissioners nre somewhat nt a loss to know how to act In the caao. N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250. Davis sells the best sodawator. Domestics use Domestic soap. Welsbach burners nt Blxby's. Tel. 193. Beware of our cheap competitors' Imita tion Domestic soap. Davle Bella glass. Prizes go with domestic soap. Perry pictures for sale. C. E. Alexander & Co. , 45 South Mntn street. City Counell Korocnxf. At the meeting of the city council to night among the business to bo brought up Is the matter of the Fifth avenue bridge. There Is a difference between City Engineer Etnyro and the Union Pacific railroad as to the best way to solve the problem of raising the bridge , as ordered by the city council several months ngo. The city engi neer has outlined ono plan nml the railroad company another. Tha dlfllculty that pre sents Itself In the reconstruction of the bridge Is to raise It the lequlred height to allow for a proper flow of the water In Indian creek without Interfering with the street trafllc. It the bNdgo was to bo raised In Its present position It would bo several feet above the street grade. The railway wants the city to change the course of the street by putting a bend In It to the north nnd crossing the creek nt a point nbovo the proposed railroad bridge. This the city engineer 4s opposed to. His plan as suggested to the railroad company Is that It change Its' tracks for a short dis tance and construct Its now bridge nt a point north of the present structure over Fifth avenue. This plan , Mr. Etn > ro con tends , would do awny with nil the trouble of different levels nnd the need of changing the course of Fifth avenue What the rail road company objects to Is that by adopting the city engineer's plan It will bo forced to make n curve In Its tracks at this point. Another matter to come up Is the ordi nance granting n Chicago firm a franchise to establish catch boxes for waste paper nnd other refuse In the streets. INSTANT RELIEF FROM ITCHING HUMORS TotmwiKO , nuiiauiiiNo KczhMA.nnd every Bjieclcn of itching , burning , bleeding , scaly , crusted , nnd pimply ekin and scalp humors , vlth dry , thin , and railing hair are Instantly icllcvrd nnd apeedlly cured by warm baths wllh CiiriciWA SOAP , gentloanointings with PiTlci'lit , purest of emollient skin cures , ti 1 wild iloi-8 of CuricunliEJOMurr , crnteu of huuior cured , when all else /alls. LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES BOUGHT I'nr Cniili or l.oniictl tin , E. II. SIHJArii & CO. ft 1'enrl tttrect , Cuuuull lllull * . IOITU. MANAWA CAPTURED BY DANES Annual Gathering of Danish Societies of Western Iowa and Eastern Nebraska. FOUR THOUSAND PERSONS IN ATTENDANCE .JeniiliiKK of Council IllufTft De liver * nn Addrenm of Welcome I2n- tertnliilnu : I'roKrnni of Kver- ciftcii ami Atiiuftciitcnt * . Lake Mannwa was In the hands of the Danes yesterday , the occasion being the annual gathering of the Dnnebo societies of western Iowa nnd eastern Nebrnskn. The attendance was largo , over 4,000 people being on the grounds. Most of them went to the lake on the morning trains and picnicked on the Plaza grounds. In tile afternoon there was n short program of exorcises , the main feature of which was n number of speeches. Interspersed wrlth music by Huster's band. Mayor Jennings delivered nn address of welcome , In which he snld In pnrt : "Lnko Mnnawa Is not within the cor- pornto limits of Council Bluffs nnd It may occur to some of you that the mayor Is out of hl Jurisdiction. Tills ordinarily would bo a logical conclusion , but nt this time , when the doctilne of expansion nnd Imperialism Is so popular nnd unpopular wo nro not without a precedent for In- vndlng nnd colonlrlng this beautiful re sort. I think jou will ngrco that wo have captured Manawa today without resistance by the natives nnd wo propose to hold this newly acquirer ! territory until every native hero surrenders. 1 wish to ncknowl- eduo the honor which your .committee hns coiifcrred upon mo and Join with the lib erty-loving sons nnd daughters of Denmark - mark In the celebration of this anniver sary. "Tho pages of Danish history are Il lumined with the names of many distin guished chieftains , warriors , poets and statesmen who served their country nnd generation with fidelity nnd honor nnd of whom you mny well feel proud. Integrity , loynlty to country nnd devotion to free dom have been characteristics Inherited by many generations of the Danish people , who have developed a foim of government so liberal , broad and Just that It com mands the respect of all civilized nations. From your native country have como to our tliores many thousands of her people already well qualified to become citizens of the greatest republic on the globe. Of all those who have left the lands of their birth to make an abiding place with us none have possessed higher qualifications for American citizenship than the de scendants of the Danl- people. On be half of the Danish societies of Council Bluffs I extend to our visitors cordial wel come , and on behalf of the city of Council Bluffs I bid you nil greeting nnd wish you a happy and profitable day , with the hope that jou may celebrate this anni versary with us another year. " The principal address of the day In Danish wns made by J. Skoboo of Omnha. Short speeches were made by W. A. Myn- stcr In English and 0. M. Nelson of Omaha , P. Anderson of Council Bluffs and Rasmus Nelson of Omaha In Danish. The rowboats were In constant demand all dny nnd In the evening the Plaza was cleared for dancing and It was a late hour 1 before the last of the crowd left for the return trip to the city. Davis has the nicest and cheapest line of hammoc-ka In the city. Bolton's Domestic Is the genuine. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i Davis sells paint. M. K. . -Fourth St'NNloii of the Council HIiilTN DlHtrlct HfKliiN Tueailn ) . The fifty-fourth semi-annual session of the Council Bluffs district conference of the .Mothodtst Episcopal church will bo held In this city , commencing tomorrow afternoon and lasting until Thursday morning. The meetings will bo held at the Broadway Methodist church and will bo presided over by Hov. D. C. Franklin , D. D , presiding elder of the district. The Council niuffs district comprises thirty-five parochial charges , and It is expected that thirty clerical nnd nn equal number of lay dele gates will bo In attendance at the session. Dr. H. C. Jennings of Chlcagp will ho pres ent , nnd at the nftcrnoon scoslon on Wednes day will read a paper on "A Now Puri tanism. " Ho will also preach the sermon at the evening service the same day. Ar rangements have been made by the local pastors for the entertainment of nil the visiting delegates. The program of the ses sion follows. Tuesday afternoon 2.00 , devotional serv ice , James Sims ; 2 30 , organization and busi ness ; 315 , paper. "Tho Nature and Purpose of Pravcr , " Fred Harris. Tuesday evening S 00 , praise service , T S. Molesworth ; 8.30 , sermon , W. F. Bartholo mew. Wednesday morning Sunrise prayer meetIng - Ing , W. J. Meredith , reader ; 8 00 , pralso service. W. N Graves , 830 , disciplinary business ; 10 00 , "The Place of Christ In Modern - orn Thought , Lewis Bradford , 1045 , ser mon , A. T. Jeffrey , D. D. Wednesday afteinoon 2 00 , pralso service , | J L Bojd , 2 30 , disciplinary business , 3 00 , paper , "A Now Puritanism , " II C. Jennings , D. 1) ; 3 45 , sermon , E. E. Ilgenfrltz. Wednesday evening S 00 , praise service , A. A Walburn , S 30 , sermon , H C. Jennings , D. D. , followed by sacramental service , con ducted by the presiding elder. Thursday morning Sunrise prayer moot ing , E M. Hoff , leader , 8 00 , pralso service , 0 L doodcll. 8 30 , dls.'lpllnary business. j 0 45 , paper , "The Pastor's Duty to His Pre- i docessor and Successor , " r. L Hay ward ; 10 30 , love feast , conducted by the presiding older. 11 00. sermon , I ) . A. Allen. Scientific optician , Wollman , 409 Br'dvvny. Domestic soap Is No. 1 grade. of KlioriiNNiin Celebration. The Knights of Khorassan will celebrate the Institution of Shaduklam temple next Saturduv night with an elaborate banquet. Georgoous Invitations In purple , yellow , blue and red have been Issued for "Tho Pcast of the Prophet , " to be held In the Oasis of Council Bluffs. Plain of Pottawattamle and Desert of Iowa The banquet will bo pre ceded by a grand street parade and initia tory ceremonies at the temple. The "feed- Ing of the animals , " according to the pro gram , which Interpreted means the banquet , will commence at 10 30 p m. , but nothing Is said as to when It will clcse. The local knights are preparing to make the event a notable ono In the history of Pythlanlsm In Council Bluffs Domestic soap Is fuil weight. llourd of niliieiitlon Meetlnn Tonlnht. The Board of Education 10 slated to meet In adjourned special session tonight to take some action looking to the printing of the High school bonds. Several of the members of the board are In favor of advertising for bids for the printing , as they bellero the work can bo contracted for at a cost not to exceed $100. Judging from the talk among the members then ! Is no Inclination to nllow Cashier Hnn- nan of the First National bank any money to pay for the expense of the legal opinion as to the validity of the Issue of the bonds. In talking on this matter jestcrday ono of the board nnld "In my opinion we have no right or authority to appropriate 1 cent from the treasury of the school district to pay the money that Hnnnan would have us do H Is the rule for bond bujers to fur nish their own legal opinion If they desire one. If wo were to allow the money asked by Hnnnan wo would , In my opinion , be be traying the trust Imposed In us by the people ple when they elected us. I am also In favor of requiring the bank to come out flatfooted - footed and tell the board whether It Intends to take the bonds or not. At the two meet ings at which Cashier Hnnnan has been present ho has not made a definite statement n to this , nnd 1 for one would like to know- whore wo stand There has , In my opinion , already been too much dickering In the mat ter , and I hope the board at the meeting Monday night will take some definite action nnd dispose once nnd for nil of the bond snle. " YOUNG AVII'U KII.I.J , IIMU HI'SHAM ) . Mek Cronliy Shot Ileitd li > n llrlile of n Pew Month * . OSCDOLA. In. , Juno 4 ( Special ) Nick Crosby wns shot nnd Instantly killed by his -wife at Woodburn , ten miles cast of here. She was arrested by Marshal Cochran and placed In Jail hero last evening They had only been married four or flvo months nnd she had made application on May 15 for a di vorce. She uindo a confession which was corroborated by two witnesses. The verdict rendered by the Jurors was that Nicholas Crosb } came to his dcnth by means of a gun shot wound from a revolver fired by Julia Crosby In Crark county , Iowa , and that the Jurors believe same wns done feloniously. Cnie of SUlii drafting ; . OTTUMWA , la. , Juno 1. ( Special Tele gram. ) Ono of tlio moat successful skin grating operations ever performed by phy- slclnns In this country wns done hero today nt the hospital1. Samuel Bjrum , n poor In- borcr , had his right arm crushed by the cars , leaving the llesh otillrely bare for a space of itvventy-four square Inches. The Ottumwa lodge of Elks volunteered to furnish enough of Its members from whom could bo taken the skin necessary to graft on to Byrmn's arm , thus making It so ho can use It. The operation was performed this morning , nearly all of the phjslclans in the city taking part. Thirty members of the order , nmong the most prominent people of the city , went to the hospital nnd bared their arms while pihjslclans cut a square of skin from each , which was grafted on to Byrum's arm. The operation iwas successfully performed. It n n Oier by n Mln * mid Killed. ACKLI2Y , la. , Juno 4. ( Special ) Gus Dsser , a well known stock dealer of this place , was Instantly killed Friday evening by being run over by a bus He was sitting on the front seat with the driver and reached forward and poked ono of the horses with an umbrella which he had In his hand. The horse Jumped and Mr. Esser lost his balnnce , falling forward under the wheels , both of which passed over his head , cutting It terribly. Ho died almost In stantly. Ho leaves a wife and six small children. Soldier * lleneli Home. NCW YORK , Juno 4. The Munson steamer Ollnda arrived from Baracon , Olb- nra and Ncuvllas , Cuba , with fifteen cabin passengers nnd seventy-two discharged sol diers of the several Immune regiments. Health Olllcor Doty , at the request of the War department , dctnincd the Ollnda for disinfection Each soMler will bo provided with n certificate of disinfection vvhkh will accord Immunity from detention and quar antine by local boards of health In his home state. The steamer will be released nbout noon. Among the passengers who arrived on the Ollnda from Gibara were Captain W. T May , Fifteenth Infantry , and Captain H. Adnms. Dixie IlenelieH Home I'ort. NEW YORK , Juno 4 The United States transport Dixie. Captain Gunn , arrived here tonight from Matanzas nnd Hnvana , having left the Intter port on the evening of June 1. It brings fifty-eight passengers , nmong whom are Major Arlington U. Belts , Cap tain Peter C. Doming , Lieutenant William G. Wclton , Lieutenant S P Vcset nnd Llou- tcnant Miller. There are also on board twenty-tlireo discharged and furlc-ughed soldiers and thirteen civilian emplojes , in addition to the passengers , twenty-eight wagons and 128 cases of ammunition The transport Is detained In quarantine for ex amination bv the health oillcer. TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST iNlia May nxprut SIi < nT < > rn Dur- KT On * Hay "Illi I'rninlxc ot Ili'ttor TliliiKH Tiimi > rr < M\ . WASHINGTON , Juno ) . Weather fore cast for Monday. Tor Nebraska Threatening weather Monday , with showers In extreme eastern portions ; probably fair Tuesday ; variable winds. Tor South Dakota Threatening weather Monday , with bhowcrs In extreme eastern portions ; probably fair Tuesday ; north westerly winds. Tor Iowa Showers and probably cooler In southern tortlon Monday ; probably fair Tuesday , preceded by showers In eastern portion , variable winds. Tor Missouri Showers and cooler Mon day , probably showers Tuesday , soultierly winds. Tor Kaneas Threatening weather , with showers in eastcin poitlon Monday ; prob ably fair Tuesday , variable winds. For Wjc/mlng Threatening weather Mon day , probably fair Tuesday , variable winds. 1.ocal IliMMiril , oKFicn OF Tiin WKATHCU nuniiAU , OMAHA. June 1 Omtihi record of temper ature nnd precipitation compared with t.n ! corresponding dny of the last three jears , 1S99 1SOS 1837. ISM Maximum temperature . .81 79 71 ! > 2 Minimum temperature. .70 t ! 47 02 Avir.iBo temperature. . . 7 < i 70 CO 72 Precipitation 00 1.31 T .30 Ilerord of temperature nnd precipita tion ut Omaha for this day nnd sinro March 1 , 1599. Normal for the day c" Uxccss for the day o Accumulated excess .since March 1 230 Huli'fa I for the day 00 Inch Deficiency for the day 17 Inch Total rainfall slmo March 1 . . . 7 SO incite * Delle'ency slnco March 1 . 1 SMnches Deficiency for cor. period , 1 ! > 9S 12 huh Deficiency for cor. period , 1&97 Sfilnch Jleiiortu from btulloiiti ut S i > , in. HI * Wt JO "I'll ' BTATIONS AND BTATB Or WEATHER. " i n : 3 Omahti. part'y cloudy . .00 North Platte , clejr . .00ft Salt Ijake City , partly cloudy. . u ) Chevenne , partly cloudy . .00 Hapld Cltv , partly cloudy . .02 Huron , raining : . 70 Wllllfton , clear . .00 Chlmgo , cloudy . .00 St. Ixiuls. partly cloudy . . .00.W St 1'anl. cloudy . 80 CO Divenport. cloudy . SSI .36 1 Helena cloudy . COl 00 I Kan as City , cloudy . SJi .02 , c'ouih CO ! 00 UahftBton cloudy Slj UO T Indicates truce of precipitation I. . A WELSH , X.nnal Vorarjiat OtllclaL HOT TIME IN CRESTON TOWN Place Thoroughly Stirred Up by Series of Revival Meetings , FEARLESS EVANGELISTS DO GOOD WORK Strciiin lloimiioliilliiH of Slot Ma chine * , llitior ScllliiK nnd lliutu- Uicltrn People ( M cr MX Hundred Com cried. CRESTON , In. , Juno -1 ( Special ) For the Inat thirty dajs ono of the most re- ntarkiblo religious awakenings ever known In this part of the country has been In prog ress. Last fall the Pastors' alliance began I negotiations \vlth Evangelists Williams and Alexander of Chicago , who agreed to under take a revival campaign In Creston provided a building should bo erected for the meet ings capable of seating several" " thousand people. With commendable energy the pas tors nnd leading church workers undertook the task , and IHo weeks ngo the evangelists arrived and began their work In n com modious structure , seating nearly 3,000 pee ple. ple.At At first there was llttlo opposition , but when the movement began to assume definite shape and the cry , "Tho slot machines must go , " was heard and ming by the great eh us choir It looked as though the strongholds of sin were being shaken. Crcston was literally filled with these machine * ) ono month ngo , some costing sevenl hundred dollars , but not one remains today. Then came a vigorous onslaught upon the saloons , with promise of moro to follow. As might bo expected the liquor forces began to fear demoralization and rallied their forces for battle. IliuicliiK Attacked. Then came the sermon on the "Amuso- mejits of Society , " In which the dance was handled In such vigorous language that , whllo many decided to dance no more , others took up the gauntlet and fought back. Up to that time .ill the dally papers had re ported the meetings favorably , but after the dance serrncei ono paper charged Williams with being obscene , whllo the ethers herd that ihls language was perfectly chaste , though plain. This precipitated the conflict , Williams stating "publicly " that the charge was .1 willful Jio and putting It to vote with his audlcutc , the people endorsed the preacher. Then the fur began to fly , the editor making an attack on the evangelist In his paper , to which the preacher replied by a roast that resembled a , hvbrld between one of Braun's Iconoclast sketches nnd a dununclntlon by ono of the old prophets. Ono da } business was wcU nigh suspended , but the throngs Btlfl continue to come to the tabernacle and conversions from twenty to seventy were counted nightly. In the midst of this turmoil all the papers ceased to report the meetings. The pastors Immediately began negotiations with The Omaha Bee , stating to the people that they should have fair reports of the work If they had to go to Omaha for them. The next night the Gazette came out with a , fair re port and an editorial. A movement Is now on foot to organize a citizens' league for the purification of the city from saloons , gambling and Sabbath desecration. Some of the most enthusiastic believe that eventually all the saloons will bo clobed. hlx Hundred Converts. Over 600 converts have given their names for the various churches , whllo hundreds more profess to have been converted or reconverted and more arc coming at every service. Unlike ordinary revival efforts , this work has teemed to Interest evcrjone , old nnd jouug , gocd and bad. Some , as a prominent man said In talking to your correspondent , have gone out of curiosity , others because members of the great chorus choir of 300 voices , under the direction of the most re markable leader of song which has ever come to the city , while others have been held hour after hour by the preaching of the evangelist. It was not difficult to Interview men concerning the meetings , as all scorned eager and rmxlous to talk. Whether friends or foes of Mr. Williams , all seem to concede that there is a very warm tlmo In the old town. Yesterday two of the local papers made the charge that some of the pastors had attempted to boy cott them In favor of The Dee and said some very sarcastic things , while the Adver tiser continued Its attack on the evangelist , calling him a disturber of the peace and the author of a boycott on It. And at night the Tabernacle was again crowded , many expecting a reply , but none was made. DmlorMCH tin' AVorlf. Dr. J. P. Claybnugh , a leading physician , on being Interviewed , said : "I think I can truly say that Mr. Williams has been a power for good in this city. Ills sermons are full of Christ from beginning to end. They arc scholarly and to the point. I consider that ho has done a great and lastIng - Ing work here. " C. M. Dunn , general agent of the Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy railroad , said : "Mr. Williams has made enemies by his scathing denunciations In the pulpit. If he had known the editor of the Advertiser per sonally ho never would have snld what ho did. Many people thought Mr. Williams lost his temper In his reply , but om the whole the meetings have been of Incalculable value to the community ; words cannot express It " Jlr. Qulnby , a well known engineer on the Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy road , was loud In his praise of the meetings and their feader , asserting that they had been of great value to the community and the railroad men. Til IKK itltli the All ii IN torn. As conflicting rumors were rife on the streets concerning the attitude of the pas tors toward Mr. Williams your correspond ent Interviewed each ono separately con cerning him. Rev William Pearce of the rirat Baptist church said "Ho came at the earnest solicitation of the Ministerial Alliance of Crc-iton. To say that the work of Brother Williams Is equal to our mcst sanguine expectations Is only n correct statement" Hov. W. Henry Gibson of the United Presbyterian church when asked for his J opinion replied : "I feel that no words ofj ' 'mine can properly express the excellency of the work done here In every reaped the' ' work has been a success" I Rev. D P Snider , pastor of the Christian ! church , eald "Tho meetinga under the leadership of Brothers Williams and Alexander - ander are of exceptional merit " The Williams revival meetings closed to night , the evangelist addressing an immense audience. This the morning citizens gave a .substantial . recognition of his services by raising a purse of nbout JSOO. At the afternoon - ' noon meeting a citUens' league was or ganized , with several hundred members , for the purpose of assisting in the enforcement of laws and purification of the city. The closing service wan an inspiring one. CoIIUIon n ( A in i-x. AMCS , In . June 4 ( Special Telegram ) A westbound Northwestern freight pulled by two engines collided with an cast- bound freight which was standing In the Ames yards this evening and the three en gines nnd seven cars were completely de molished. Ilio westbound train wan going about twenty-flve miles an hour and nn open bwltcb threw It onto the track occu pied by the other train. 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( Special. ) During their recent \islt In Sioux City Congress men Gamble and Bnrko of South Dakota held an important conference with Captain J. C. Sanford , engineer in charge ot the gov ernment impro\emcnt work of the upper Missouri. The purpose was to enlist the aia ot the government In the proposed work of protecting a largo part of the bottom lands between Sioux City and Yankton from serious damage on account of overllow from the Missouri and the collection of large amounts of water thereafter inct easons like the present. It is estimated that a tract of country nearly fifteen miles long and from four to five miles wide could bo put bejond the possibility of Injury however high the river might rise or however great the precipitation might be. Already there has been something like a concerted movement among the laige farm and ranch owners In the vicinity of Ver milion , Meckllng and Gayvllle , S. D. , to Improve the drainage of the section and the management of the Chicago , Milwaukee k St. Paul Railway company has likewise been Interested In the same enterprise. The government will bo asked to construct levees at certain points where at high water the river has the readiest access to the bottom tom lands. Captain Sanford has been re quested to make an inspection of the country Immediately along the river between the mouths of the James nnd the Vermilion In order that the chief engineer at Washing ton may bo able to know the probable cost of the levee and so that Congressmen Gamble and Rurko may have eufllclent data as a basis for their request for an appropria tion. It Is believed that the work can be done for a Tory few thousand of dollars , but , of course , no definite estimate can bo ma'do until a survey shall bo completed. ID Hnllroiulfl. The great damage which floods have caused to the tracks of the Milwaukee Hall way company by oveillow of the Missouri nt different times within the last few sea sons has been on account of the soaking of the roadbed by water standing along the track , and cutting the grade as It was lashed by the wind. The trouble Is not so much that the tide of water during nn Inundation carries the track away as it In that the grade soaks and crumbles by reason of the water not being allowed to escape through proper drainage. And , furthermore , after the soil has been soaked by nn overflow sub sequent rainfalls accumulate a surplus which otherwise might have run Into the ground or disappear by evaporation. The plan proposed by the Milwaukee company Is to ralso Its track a few feet for several miles through the section which heretofore has so frequently suffeicd damage. A con siderable portion of the ordinary grade will bo surplanted by trestle work especially along the lower stretches BO that the roadbed - bed would cease to act as a dam In hold ing the flood from a free exit to the nat ural streams , Several of the townships affected by the flood have already procured or are negotiat ing for graders and dltchera , with which It Is proposed to reconstruct their highway system. Heretofore the public roads have upually run iiorth and south leading from the upland to the market towns on the bet tom. It Is now pHnned to construct roads running east and west with ample culvprt facilities and with dltcheti alongside of the highway go that there may bo ready drainage Into Clay creek and Vermilion river. The natural fall of the land toward the cast Is about ono foot to the mile , and It Is figured that continuous and open ditches would promptly drain tens of thou sands of acres that occasionally in seasons of flood have to bo allowed to lie fallow. On top of these enterprises of a public character many of the heavy land owners nro Interesting themselves in private pro jects to bo undertaken In connection there with Among these are C. Nf. Taj lor , Post master Schrader and others at Meckllng ; Messr. liagstad and Jackson of Gayvlllo , Leo ( Governor Lee ) & Prentlss and Inman & Thompson of Vermilion. John A lllnzoy of Chicago , owner of the great Hlnzey ranch ; Mr. Doe of Minneapolis and several other resident and non-resident owners of largo interests. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure completely digests food within tLo stomach and Intestines and renders all classes of food capable of being assimilated and converted Into strength glv- Itit * an J tlaauo litilldlncc alltteia.nr.AiL. Thursday , June 8,1899 , , Wo bavo arranged to give the largest , EXHIBITION OF KEFRIGEKATOKS ever had in Council Blulfo. 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