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CCUNCIL BLUFFS.
Ol'FJCK , NO. 12 I'KAllL ST.
Delivered by Carrier In nriy jnrl oltlict'lty. '
H , \V. TII..TON , . . . MANAUKlt.
7r.hnpno.Nns :
ni'BlncssOflloi' , No.ll.
NIsMKdltor , So. Bl
N. Y P.f'o.
Council JlluITs Lumber Co , ro.il.
The.Model haw ball club lost n giitno to
' Glenuood on the Fourth.
I Cloor o Dunonhaibccniinpolntcetntlnilnis'
j trntorof hi ? father's estnto.
\ I' ( rmlt to wciUviM yestordiiv giantcd to
i .lames Norinn mid Mary .tuna llcaton.
\ , Ooorpo V WilKhtnnd T. ,1 limns left
I Init etonliii ; for ( Juim ) , III , to look nf tor
' business Interests.
Commissioner Spencer Smith left last
cteniiiB for Wmhlnptori. I ) . G , to attend tlio
meeting of Uio wlhuy loininUsioticM of the
wlous .stilus.
Th south cmlof Iho Stroctivlllo bniebull
jmlt luis rivi'ii way to the prcssuro < > f the
It ulnd , nml m the nlwneo of llio utsochtlon
| ) Klines the cow bovwho herd tbo doniastio
bossies araiming It fur con ill.
Thoplank Jail nt Mamwn did not prove
strong onoiiitli to hold the harvest th atvas
pitheicd llic-rcion tlic afternoon of the Fourth
and nt an carl > hour yostmlnt morning the
door was broken open uiul all llio Inmates cs-
cipfd ,
Tbo Northwestern r.lltvay hni undo a
than | . 'o in the tlmo curd forttiltt rnd of tlio
load that will In ) of Interest to those who
ti.ivi 1 A now ti iihi lias been put on between
\t \ Council niiiiTs mid lloone Ittvill lo.ue the
1 local depot huio atO.IOp. in anil iirrlvo at
0 10 n in.
| / Mr mid Mrs D. 8. Starr celobritcd their
polilui wethlint'last evening .it tbo resilience
of A It. Keixuwn on Harrison stuct Thoio
Wcio 11 Intiru number of ijuesti piasunt uud a
t cry iile-aiiint oven iiitf win i > nsed A largo
number of proscntMvero \ Riven
Mn Kiltvaid Fuller loft y < , torda ) for
Mount , Mo , to vhlt her pironlH. 1'ioin
there 8bo toes to Nowlmij. ' , N. V , t join
her husband , who his su'iircil a position in
bookkeeper iu a l.u-fjo inniiufiiitiiriiiff es
tablishment at that [ iluie. Mr. Fuller tins
for nlonittlniobectiPtiK'Ut-'d ' with the Mueller
miiHlocoiiipnn ) In this city.
Attorney C. llaldtiio Ins ilctoriiitiied to lo
onto pprniitKMitlv in New Voik city und yes-
tcrdnj hit household fiiraltnio vas shipped
to hiinddics'iln tint citt. 'llio iric'.it estate
ias < - Inhich ho has bcon intncstcd for
foinotlmo , will heii.iftu oec-jpy nil bis tune
Ills firnllj ha\u been with lilm at tlio St
Cloud hotel , but hcreifter Uioj will bo at
homo on ono of the handsomest Micotsln the
eltyA
A mule pickpocket by the nnnioof Prank
I'iUotvasniptinediit tlioriruis pounds yes
terday afternoon. Ho hud tipped the pock-
ct.s of a count ij man und found two well \voin
silver qti.ilten , but ho ciinio very ne.ir pull-
! UK Iho cnuntii man's pantaloons off in with-
dravltiK his bund from his pocket. Ilo will
tell JudgoMcdeo nbojt It on Monday mom-
luffColon
Colon elW 1S.ipp was busy yesterday
circulating a [ etitlwi to tbo citj council to
miikoim appromiullon to eiect some kind of
a HiiltahlomilMtiiKlahlctito mike n horti
cultural display durhiKtho tlmo Mint the tin-
tlonal fanners' congress will bo In session In
cession in this city in August. Numerous
slf.iiBtuis wno obtained , 'llio petition will
bo piascntcil nt ihomuct mo'tiiiKof tliocoun-
ill iincl iimnedlato nttlon willbo miuubteil.
The Wisti in Union telegraph company in
miirity iius inuiiu mi MiioiLHin ) nuncincni.
lowmils Kivinif belter scrvno tolls pit rom ,
ftltluiiiKli the ser\lco for the past ytur lias
lieeiiho f0od that there luus been no clianco
for lompliint They bmo jml in histiamciits
nnd npcncd a secoiul ollko in the Ill-own
buililhif ? In Iho ollluo of Aiiltmnn , Miller &
C'o An cpurntor will lie kept tluro nnd tlio
tegular Imsincss vlll botakiu caio of in the
b.uno pnnnpt anil enidc'iit iiuuincrtli.it Ins
rlinincteil/ciltho srrvho at the icntra' ' oHlC. (
Hotholllics vill bo under tlio mnnniteiiicnt of
Kliliu J.Icyeis , iniuagir of the company In
thlsilty
Tlio open air raoctlnps conducted each Sun-
daj motnliitrliy Her. Ovortcn on the vacant
lot opposite the postofHio will bonmdo a llt-
tlo more plo.isnnt for these who attend them
houiiltoi , After todav a cnmns will ho
ilmun o\cr \ tlio vacant lot , nddltlon.il scats
proUdcdinidan oipan placed on tbo stand.
The meetings will bo lulil from 10 to 10 .JO ,
nndpeople can c-eta lilllo ospolvbllo tboy
nrocottlntj their innil. "f hive chosen the
location , " said ttov Overtoil to Tins Bui : jes-
terdiy. "for the reason that thuro arc thous-
nndsof people who ncnor fjo to uhiin.li and
ovcijbody KIICS to the postodlco , and I bopo
wluic the Koipol Is nmdo absolntilv free mitt
put In tbo v.-.iy of men so they vill luvo to
listen to It 01 close their eavs that many vlll
hear who otlierwi-o would not.'o nill hold
intx'ioatlnB .seiviccs , and c\crybody Is vel-
conio. "
Ulio inanaprrs of tbo motor companies have
not > ot I'omplctedtho touiithiK of the inonoy
tbi'j took in on tbo Fourth. J'lKy hwo
counted enough of Uio dimes , however , to
bhow them tint itwas the biggest
day in their hlstoiy. fho crowds at
all the ret-oits were hrjer than
they hn\o c\or \ been boforo. One of tlio
electric motor lonductoia who runs Into
Puliinouat inrk took 1,700 fares , and his ( in
hanlud about the s.nno nu nik > r of passengers
that thoothera did. The rosistei of onool
the conductors on the Ilroiuhva ) lincbhouud
U.7IH ) faics at 1 o'clock , and two others took
It.lKX ) faios dm hiL'the afteinoon. The Mm-
a\\a muter line tldl a business equally he.u-y.
Ituis \ cstinntedhy tlio Ghiutaunuanuinnu'o-
ment tint tlnuo fully lU.lKH ) on tlio assembly
priinndsduihiK tlio day ; tlicro wuront lenst
' - ' , ( ] ( ) t the ililvhiK pane , vitnoisiiiKtho
vmes ; Mannwa tnteitainej 8,001) ) nioiu ; thorc
WIH tboInryest uowdin ruirinonntp.irl ! ii
ilshislory , nccoiJliiKto thoestlniatoof Com
missioner ( imhnin ; HiiylSs jitrk vus filei
nil ihi.'N nnd until midnit ht , mid a few oili
thousands \\crosc.ittciou aiound in the ari
ons pUnlc fiiounds nlwut the 'ltj. 'Jhoiiucry
iiiitui ally niKes , did the census uniiinuriitors
llml half the peiplo hi thecitj or Ins Coun
cil HlulTs beconio the pleasuio n'sort for
Giutcrii Nebuiskn and western lowal
1li < DlHlrict. Court.
Judge Decmerls still suffoilni ? fiom the
lnuilasroclvc ] lla tbo mllwnj accident am
was nnablo to bo present jcstoulay , the tlmo
towbich couit vas adjourned. Jiulgo Cnraoi
took bis plnio and held an hour's .session , at
tending to several matters of no special pub
HeliiUieHt. Ilotlioniuljoumcd eouit unti
tlio 10th , at\\liich tiino it is expootid Juilgo
Deenitr will l > u able to preside.
Judge Thornell wascxpictedto airivoyos
tcnlaymoijdiitf , nnd it decision wiw looket
for from him in ic ant to the case of Join
Jny Fininej , wlio still lanimislies. The prediction
diction has hoen innilo that .liulKoTboinel
\\ould order thoii'le.iso oflValnoy , but noth
1 up was heind fiom Jud > ; o Tlioriull yostor
day.
A pitiable ami fatal c.iso of biuniniroc
cuiredyestordti ) afternoon on the corner o
' .Tenth btivct and Two i itthird ) au-nuo j
laborer by llio name of .lolinsoii lives there
nnd besides himself his family consists of hi
\\lfo , oped tlilrt-two ) , usiiln little child. Tb
mother lias boon alllieUillth \ ej
llepsy since she w.w llftecn jcnr
old , ami bus frequent uttiicks. She snf
fued nn iittnclf yestcnlaj afteinoon whllo i
the kitchen ciiKiped Iu her Saturday work
tJho \ \ as ironing und bilking und. Imcl u ho
llro In the kitchen sto. . \\lua the 11
seized her she fill backward across the steve
Her liusbniid AMIS nthlsorkuiul \ \ the chib
\\as \ out nt play , and tlio wretched -uciaa
laid on thotiot steve until tbo lit had piissci
" \Vhen she recoveixHl coiiscloiisno a he
clothes wcro liurnctl from her body , except
portion around her valst , Slio mil into th
ttreet nnel attmcttd tbo attentlea of he
neighbors , \vliocaino to her roseui mul ex
tliiKiilshoiitho bhulng ra H that still dun
to her
Dr. Jomilnps , city phjslclun , vns rallei
and arrived within ten niliintes. llofounc
tier liorrlhly burned. The iwrtlou of be
liaclc H hero Hholind rested on the hot pl.ite :
vies ixxiked to a crisp and moro ttuin lialf o
lior bodv wus scoi-cliccl uiul blistered , Ho in
iiilnlstoi-edopiiitf.s to relieve hcratrony , bu
( oulddo nothing more as tier injuries wore
fatal. At inidnitrht she was still nU\o and
roiiMilons of her comUtlon , but it was not
I robublo tlint she would llvo through the
J.O. Tijton rcAlc3UitflK7Broadwa ; .
FARMRSIMFIRASDSM
They Will Oitbcr in Oonticll Bluffs in Na
tional Convention Next Month.
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE MEETS ,
! Clil/r-nn Klulcint ; for lU'llcr
Cily U'atcr An Oiditmnco
\vltli \ (5 rlef I'ollro
Cf > lii't
N'cxt month tliero jrilhrM Irro ono ol tbo
noit Imporliiiit national nssrinbliet of tbo
year. The Fanners' National tonnress will
told Iti to i tb nn null session In Council
Jluffs , opening August 'Jijtli and contlnulnfi
'orfourrtnji. 'iho locating othisiiitheiing ( ;
nttioillufh Is < luo mainly to tbo efforts of
lion. II V Cl.ijtoti , tbo secrctatv of tbo
oririuil/itlon Sevi-ral eltlc-s , notnbly Hloh-
nond'a. \ . . inudo a hard llghlto secure tbii
ncotlnir , nnd it wm not \\lthoilt considerable
\\m\f \ that adocldoii was icachod llxhiKllpoii
this city a.s the jil ice Tbo gatliorlnij is ono
\\hlch\vlllhrini ! to this ilty re'puMontitlvo
men fiom neurl > every statxj In llio union
IMr. Ch > toti has ahvady received the ore-
lontlnls of lwt\eon TuO nnd bOO iluloK > iU > s
These del eg lies uro regularly commissioned
DV thuKOVtirnoiiiof the sovctal stites , and
uic men of in on ) thin tmllii.uy intulllgenco
nnd inlliiiMicu. Tlio sessions bolii opfu to
all , hullos as wll ius Kuntlcnitn. them uro always -
ways mini ) vi illors besides tlip ilolexatas.
sotbtUit iwtcdtbat tin1 audiences will
number JIOHI SIHJH , to IOKW ( U'ho vntlons
iiillwiy H\st \ < 'nu mo nriunttlnn for .sptciul
lateti , the Xortluvcilern association liiviiiK
ulicadj ii\e.l upun a ono und one third ralo
for tlw round trip Others willdoubtlchS
follow
A. vciy siltriiLllvo nroRininuio is being pro-
inrcd. Alijor Maciao will vi'lcomo tliu vis
itors In behalf of tiio citj. nnotntr address
will lie'niua b ) some lcmli.iilpiesuiiluti\o (
of tboState Agricultural soclity und Gov-
onorlloicj willbo mesent to AvcU'omo tbo
ilelutfiiles in Ijchalf of Iowa .Amoiif ; tbo
in m > othei notibb \vlio promise to bo hero
is Scuetnr ) Husk , who has jnovldi d that in
< .v > e any unforeseen event should prevent
bis coniltitf , liis lirst assistant , Judno Will-
aid , will servo as Ids substitute Senator
.lonca of Nevadi is expected to address the
s en thesilver tiuestion.
lenco of Ohio b.is also u part on the pro
( 'i.iinmo. s hate also MelCimlo ofKiMitucU } ,
rieeman of Maluo anil numeious othc'rt
It lithootcs the citl/pnuof Council Hluffs to
unite promptly aiiilcuthiiilustlciill } in iniikiiiR
Mich uirniiKonients as vill ( jive these dis-
thiKuMiod\lsltors 11 heaity welcome , and to
so use them during their staj that they will
ho Jiitorubl ) impressed with Council lilufls
mid its mimeioiB nilvanta es This city his
in tins Katlie-i-iiii ; tiftnuid opportunity to show
Itself at its best , and unite its inlvantiiBCS
better knottn throusliout the en tire union , it
icinulns to be seoii hotv well the oiiprtunlnitj
will bo ininrovcil.
A ineetintr of the I'ottaw.ittaniio Fruit
tirovtc'ra' and Uanloncrs' associitioii was
heltl jesUiday ifternoon tit the court house
V iiumbc'i of pieiiiiinent elli/ens Jollied In tlio
ilclibcr.itions , which wciu chiefly In regard to
iiirtiiiRenuntR for this iinmeib1 COIIRI-CSS One
of tlio important nuittci * tobe mr.uigcil Is
the .secunnp of some' suitable place foi hold-
Inij the sowioni UK also piopo cd thnt this
eouiitt m.ilto nn c > hlbil of Its cereals nnd
fiuitsln loiiiici'tion with the congress. It
Ins been biiKKested that u biit'o viirwam bo
b""t a simple bIck binldini ; , not loss
than lOO.xlT.'i fcot , and no less thin twenty -
four feet at the v ills , with a truss
loof It Isiirccel tint such a buildini : could
ho ornamented with thoagviciiltnial pmdiKts
of this county , nmlcti.g it very attraitivc.is
well us coniniodious. This plan was SUB'-
iostcil ; at the meutintr jestculay , and u com-
mittio npiolnteJ [ , with Instructions to at one"
Ket plans , options 011 location , estimates of
costeto.so us to npoit at a meeting to bo
bold early this week 'iho HJIIIO foiuniitter ,
besides consideiliit } tbo advisability of erect-
iiiK such a builelnu , ' , is to consider the secur
ing of otlier bulldinss for holding the ses
sions , in case such it building is not put up.
It wus uigcd that a stock compiny tould bo
orpanl/.ed to erect the bulletine , und
that it could nftorwards bo used for
numerous purposes , where a yciy
Ini'KO rcwiii xuus needed. The committee
appointed consists of Ceor o II. Chump , H.
L. ShiiRirtVillir.m Moore , John Beno ,
( JcotRo r Wilh'htL. , . A. Casper , Alex Wood
nndT. .l.l'.vuns.
Atoveiy city wliero this conprcss lias met
theio hmo been excursions planned , and
other entertainment for tbo delegates. At
Montgomery , Aln. , n ti.iln was niovlclcd to
hike-all the de'lefjates toNowOile-msand 10-
turu. M Iliimc.ipolis a similar excursion
was given. Whllo the coiifjress seeks no
such courtosle- " . jot Council niulla vill
hardly bo behind other cities in enterprise.
A. committee was appointed jesteulay to at-
teiulto in ittcis of transportation and ad\er-
tisins alonp the v.uious lines of railroads
Tbo committee ! for this puiposo consists of
Gcoitfo T. Wiicbt , W. II. J\I. Piiboy , Thomas
Uowinan.II. W. 'J'ilton and C.V Snyder
An oxccutho commltloo was ntipoiated to
hnvo general chaj70 ofall local arrangements ,
in connection with the office of the society ,
thorommlttcoconsisting of L. A , Caspar , M.
lItohivr. . G II. Champ , .Alex Woods , T J.
Evans , f ! F.Vrliht ; , Williim Moorn , E. L.
Shugtirt indVillhin Siedmtojif
A cowinitto vas also appointed In each
township nf the count ) for the : puiposu of so
liciting whatever U needful foi 1111 exhibit ,
audio nttoml to other arr.mgeineuts locilly
to inikolho pathiilnfjrasucccss
Anotillon w.is bfiiiRcirculated ycstordiy
for the iwrposo of fretting the iltv council to
take homo action bylilcb the dty will 10/1-
tribute townidh the iicccssiuy expenseiof pro-
vitliiif ? for the congress The county board of
sui'ervifors ' will ho requested in like manner
to lielji the untcrpiisu forward.
If you \vlsli to sell your property call on the
JiiilelVells Co , U. B. Jucld piesielent , 000
Dr. II S. West , porcclaincrown ami bridge
woilc , No. lUl'eail.
Tlint Ijauiidiy Smudge.
The two smoke stacks of tbo lumdry nttho
coiner of Peul stoetaud Sltth iivenuc cjn-
tinuo to belch forth clouds of cuon ! Hakes ,
and tbo city nutboiitics are s > o hlindod by it
that they cannot see their way clear to sup
press tlioiiulsincc. These who had occasion
to visit the court bouso yebtcrJay necdci.i
lanterns to 11 id the building , and whoa they
cnieitfcl from the court the ) looked moro
like gentlemen of color than white
citizens , It does scorn tint the lauu
dry folks could at least xiso some
soil of fuel that would burn , instead of hehiR
blown oat of tbo stacks and scattered about
thcneipliboihood in great lUikos. Captaii
Clirk'.sbnrn , situated near the laundry , has
( MUKhtllro thrco times fiinn these cinders
lodging on the roof , and hh lioiso has caught
oiuo. Kesiel'nces in tlint vicinity mo litltif ,
simulKnl , cupetsiuliiPd. the bro itliln r of in-
mites diokixl , and still tbo laundry Is ullowci
logo on smudging No ono oii bt to line
fault \\ltb tint Uluffs folks , for they are Miow
ing a pittenco unit foibeaianco which milks
them us Christians almost too good Chris
tiniis.
Two balloon ascensions at Mnnawii today
Domnsoy Hros , 10.1 Main stwct , Is the onlj
place In town whew you can get fie&h am
delicious confectionery.
'
Itvttur M'ntur ,
In tlio major'softiioappeaniliungupon tbo
\\all arudodrawing supposed to reprcscn
tbo pond , vhlchls pictured as tbosouicoo
biippl ) for the city watei works. Homo in
dln'uiuit citUun bad coutrlbiited this bit of ur
to the mayor's Kalley , ovldently for tbo pur
po > o of reiniiidin the | > o\\crs that th
\Miter piimied | from this pond could not b
health ) . Mho pkturo represents the pond a
bchiK under lao two gieat thoroughfares
Ilroadivuy and tlio motor line , and surroimdoe
by swamp. Tliero uro doubtless many others
\\hobellovotbat \ \vntcrwotks \ U draw-in
iU supply from this Mima pond. U has dam
fcoiu times past , but has lately changed am
is not doing so uny moro. Tl ;
conduit wldch runs trom the river to tbi
ixiud has been diuiiiued at tlio mouth of th
ad , mid tlio water uow ruus direct olou
the conduit fiom the rlvcrtotbo well from
uhlchltls pumpal Inti the settling rcscr-
voln , and from tliero Into the tnitns , so Unit
the water in fnctcoiii i nsdlroitly from the
rlur. Tlio nuirldncss of tbonterlsac -
roUiitod for b > the fnct that tlu river itself
is usually muddy at this tlmo of year , and
this season has been unco ninonly so. The
cltlenshiivohad plenty of teed i-oiind for
Uleking , butU'ith tbo clearing of the ri\cr ,
thoclemlng of Iho resorvoliM , and chiingi s
bcliitf inndo In nuincroiiH ways , the water Is
fast resuming I Us nor mil condition.
nosro.-s STOIIIJ.
council niiifr < .
JULY HKDUCl'lONS.
Ileloiv wo append ouly n few of the tbou-
snnds of baigains to bo had , iH'lnnro at the
undernotcil will plvo you a rough idciof
Axh.it is going on at tlio Hoston Htoro , Council
13lutTs. Prom thcsiiinoyoiitan learn the fact
that the Itostoii Store , Council Bluffs , is the
leadingdry goods house , tbo bouso wheio
you can al\\ays ( 'et tlio best value for e\ery
dollar Kpunt , and llml c\erv thing lust as
represented or money cheerfully icfundcd.
The jounpcst child can tmdo ascll as its
mother who tms seen ilfty uinmcrsor inoie.
AVHITi : GOODS DWAIU'MUNT.
Impoited Swiss strlpo reduced to De1 , foimor
Largci , medium and small plaid nainsook
2Kc , former price ITo
Uordc.il and bieo stilpe , new effects , Ific ,
forinei price , li'Jc
Tweiity-iho ( liiTomnt pittcins in plaids ,
strii > os und checks , V.V.
Some ! of the txliivu goods retailed forlttlc.
rrench novelties in Qieeiun stiipes , om-
pi ess coids anil saloon biocadct , all to go at
-ic.
ic.KMIWOJDEUBD
KMIWOJDEUBD 1'LOUNCLN'O 1JAU-
GAINS
Ladles' H Iss lkuiicinf's-10 Inches \vldo ,
reduce ! from Si ( H ) to Toe. Swiss iloiuicliifr ,
now VaiH ko odgc , ivdnced to5c , h-'K * and
i'lCXl. Ciiihhons llouncin ? at Krc.itly re
duced prices Ma flouncing ; for lie , ( iMtfe
flounclnj ; forr > 0f , boPlloundngfor li'Jc ' , nnd
our SI IU , ? ! JTi and SI W goods all reduced to
'J Jo a ) ard.
BUL.TS.
\\'o ai-o headquarters for 1 lilies' leather
bills. Blink nnd tin leitbor belts with
nickel Imuldc , ti.'c. Lhic-k nnd colored per-
foritcd bolts with silt and nickel bucldca and
nil extension claps ut lie , J''o ' ' , 45c and We
each.
Tbo litest Is oiirblie-k velvet leather bolts
vltb lu cj sll.lo ut udcaiid b'Jc. Usual ytlue
TdL'iiin ! # 1.00.
LAltKS' , UNDiitWKA.n. :
000 do/en ladles' and children's ' Swiss
tllibod vests. reJileed from lOo to fie ,
100 do/en fatuj vests in pink , light blue
and Nllo stripe , ledueed from llo ) to l'J > < c
each.
l"t dozen lidics1 K ptiunltslo in four dif-
feu'iitstvlcs , tihnmed with sll's ' mid ribbon ,
icduccJ troin U"c to I'lo ' , ! l for fiUc.
! Ti dozen of our fiOu four lhrc.ul lisle vests ,
silk trimmed mid fumy stitch , icduccd to . ( .Jo.
BOSTON STOKi : ,
roTIinRINGHAM , WIIITELAAV & CO. ,
Leadoisundpromotcis of ion i KICKS.
101 13io.idw.iy ,
Coi Ntll , Dl.UH'i.
Not nn Innocent Or < limtnui > .
When the ordinance ? reRiilallni ; and llccns-
ng tlio bill posters of the city was passed in
ho council It vas le aided as being ; of but
Htlo linporttxnro to tbo clti/eus in general.
ind was populatly supposed to bo for tbo
nirnose ot proriitliiK1 the eivctioaof craxy
mil unsafe and unsightly bill boards and tbo
testing ofobsvotio and objectionable bills ,
mt several t-itlctis l\n\o found in tbo las
\\cntj-four hours lh.it It contained a good
sized chunk of gilef for thorn , cspacl.illy if
.boy arc tnff.iged in business and clejira to
ittrart public attention by tbodlstubntlon of
iindhllls. tt ivas supposed thatthoordi-
unco was lilxrally drawn and would not
nobiblt the IniMaess mm cairying mound
ils own tuttei-jiilpc3 or hiring a boy to do it
for him , but seiei-.il of thorn discovered ) es-
terduj that it was a very uxiluslyo little in-
strninent and bid nuteiially abridged their
onvile'gcs
Thelirstto dilsco\cr it was N. rricdman ,
[ iroprietoi of the Model loataunuit of I'enil
street. Ho took nd\ant.igo oC the crowd in
lown mi rhous clay to flood tlio streets with
little bills tclliin ; the people where to po to
ipst thoup dinners. Two small bojs and the
liicc/oa were enK.ijoil In scittoiln ; them ,
wlicn an information was tiled against him
cliaighiR him with Uolutlu < ? the ordinance.
At the polloo station ho gave $4) ) bond for his
appearance when the case was called.
An hour later the pattol wairoii was called
by ail ofllcer on Lower Btoadway , who hail
two of the district teloffiapb messenger boys
under arrest for the sumo offense. Thovwere
two brothers , Alfred and Franklin Calviu ,
and wero\orymuehdistresscdover ! the oc
currence. They weio taken lo the station
and dismissed upon their own rciopnlmnco ,
and an information filed ngsinst Manager
Robinson. The two cases are set for hearing
on Monday inclining.
There is a difference of opinion in legal
circles on the eonstiuction put upon the ordi
nance by the city officers. The proponder-
ancoof opinion is on the sidoof the illcBiditj
of the oidinanco If it is t.o broadly drawn
that It is intended to stop a business man dis
tributing his own circulars. It is gcnernll }
held that distributing n bill is not posting it
Saidono business nun : "If I am obliged to
runout and hunt up tbo city bill poster when
I \\ant to Mattel a. few handbills mound
town 1 think I'll ' quit the business entirely
and Jo my ad\ei tishiK' in the no wsp ipcrs ex-
elushely. I think the ordinance must lie
vcr ) loosely and ciiclessly drawn to mnlto
possible such a construction as has been put
upon it , and I believe the councilmeii did not
know whit they were -\otingfor when they
adopted it , foi I c.miiot bcllovo tluit they
simply wanted to build up a monopoly for
the bencllt of one or two men. I inivo no
intciest In thU case , bull vnnt to see this
ordiuaiico busted. "
A "XVortl to Old Hold icrs.
Just now tlicio issomo pretty lively hust-
hiisinnonp old soldiers on account of increased
iiensiotisi , und new cause i for pensions
brought about by lucent l j'islntlon In con-
gross. In order tonic ! old i-omrades and e.nn
an honest penny themselves Mr. S. T. Walker
andUapliin W A Hujes h.ivo nssoclateil
thcmsobcs in business , and are making n
spcei'ilty of cases in this vicinity. Air.
Walker has been successfullv engaged In the
claim nj'encv business for eighteen months ,
and will do bettor with onl.iryod facilities.
Captain Hayes is an old soldier , having en
tered the army as a pritatu nnd camu out as a
captain of company K , Thhteenth Indiana
cavilry With bis larno acquaintance hcio
as a business mini and former member of the
city pollco feuho will bo a valuable ussist-
lUittolMr.Valker in secuiluB speedy pen
sions to old soldiers under the now nnd liberal -
oral ] ) enslon laws Veterans of the war and
tbclr dependent relatives will llnd tbemsches
bcnelltttd by vlsltlnp tbo Hi in of S T. Wulkor
it Co. , over 4111 llioaduay , up staii-a , Wo
will do old soldiers of tlio late war all tbo
good wo can. "Walker & Ilnj es.
IU1 Vet Ste.il tbo Tram.
On the Fourth of July John Watcnon , an
Omaha toiler , fjiowcry woiiy from the
heavy load ot stimulants howascarrjlup , nnd
concluded to quit walking and commence lid-
liij ? The enl ) vehicle tliat suited him was
an elegant tuinout hitched In front of the
Coliseum , and ho did iiotwnitto nscortnia
who the owner W.M , or whether ho could buyer
or borrow the outfit. Ilo cut the bitch rein
and droto to this city. By the tlmo ho
reached hero how.asdcid drunk and sound
asleep , and fell an easy victim to the vigilance
ofabluecoat Ho could not Rive mi Intelll/i-
blo account of himself or how the horse anil
biiKgy cumoiuto his mshoaslon but admitted
that ft was not bis and did not know who the
owner was. lie \\iis \ \ booked with thochui a
of drunk ami larceny plucoJ ngainst him.
Yesterday morning thoowner of iho property
camu ociand claimed It , but refusodto pros-
etnto the fellow , snd bo was let off with a line
of5.n ! for an omamentnl drunk.
See \\oiidciful neixjiumt descend fi-on
the balloon Into Lake Munawa today ,
J O. nixhy , steam nc-itin ? , sanitary engi
neer , Oil Life ) buildliiu , Omtihii ; iW ( Merriaru
block , t'oundl Ulaffs.
ConvtMitiou.
At meetiiiR of the ix'jiubllcan congrcssionu
commltteo was held ) estenhiy at which the
following were present : Chailos H. Yin
( inrdcrof Audubon , M. A , Hnlnoy of Adair
1) . H. Seottof Cuss , J. W. Stocker of Hur
i-ison , W. I1 , aioultcu ol Gutbrie , M , H
Ilyori of Mllls.li It 1 ilmorof Montio'nc'rv.
T .1 KMIIIS ofl'ottiuUithtnlc , W .1
of Shelby. Itwus di't-ldcl to hold the noil-
gruaslonul contention bKiiat 1U ntUodOuk
llnllnoii at 'MuiiAxvMi '
Muna\\a wlllilrinvd ijrowd today. Amonif
the attraction * will btf ululloju ascension by
Prof E K. Kturwlvlio , will nsccnd to a
leih'ht of .rXJ ( feet ahoVu the earth , descend-
nif In llfty ' .ecomh lij nld of n parnchute
'hero will bo two ascensions , mio at 5 o'clock
ml oao nt 10 o'clock p. m. Ho v ill descend
nto Lnko Manawa , nnd the iiijfht descent
vill 1)0 ) accompanied li ) ix ( 'nind display of
reworks Llko asconsfous will bo made to-
loirow at the same hours.
< 'nlls to AVorshlp.
First 1'icsbjtcrlni , CorncrofVlllowAvfl -
mo and Svtcnth Strcet-ltov. Stfi > heii
'helps , piston preaching ususuitnt U K ) a
i. ; biibb.ith school at 11 m. Ko etetiintt
er\lce. Straiigonnnd others cordially in-
itcd.
Dctcnn Baptist Chinch Divlno scivlcrt
joth nioriilii ) ; and eveningi tbo Sunday
ch ) l incuts nt 1 1 : l" ) n. trf. : Braver meetini ?
n Wednesday ovenlnp. All will bo made
velcomc
Uioiidttnv Methodist Eplwopil Church ,
Joiner of South Flnt und llrondvvny-Hev
DoWittO Fianklln , pastor ; sermon at 10:110
. in by Iho pastor , no evening scivlco ; Sun-
ay school at IU m. A cordial invitation
o nil ,
Latter Day Saints , on Pkrco street , west
f dim aveiuio Social service utlOsMn. in
ri.ichiiif ( by IMdcr 1 1 Uronwu ut 7 : 1" ) p. in.
C. A 11 echo 1' , 13. Seats free.
Tilnltj Methodist church , South Main
treet , opposite I3I htli avenue , H Alexander
) .istor , ivsidcnco W ) JQluonth avenue Class
neetln nt ilrila. m I'rcacliltiK ' llt 10 : ! < 0a
n. andSp m Sundnj school lit i.0 ! : p , in.
Cpwortb league at 7. 11 p. m 1'iaycr meet-
ng Wednesday uts p. m.
St. I'nul's church- Sermon topics of ted ay
Momintf , "Tho line lest. " lOveninp , "Tho
cvessit ) fovdrntltudc" The Sundaj 'diool
lour baa been changed to 0:30 : u. m , T. J.
Muckay , lector.
1'lrst Haptist church , ncarpostoftlce , D. H.
Cooley , pastor 1'ioacliliiK nt KiU ) : ) a. m ,
Sunday school at 1. ' in. , C'brUtlnncndcivor nt
p m.
Twenty-ninth Jtlsulon , MV. . Buck , pas-
1'rc.ichiug nth a.m. , Suiidiy school at
p in.
itev. John W. Geipcrwill civonti address
ojouiij , ' men in the- Young Men's ' Christian
isMiehitlon looms todny at 4 p. in. All men
of the city imlted to attend. lioiohhn Como
mil briiur your friends with jou.
fifth Avenno Methodist Episcopal church ,
corner KiKhtwiith stuet .mil I'lftli avciiuo
( icoivoll. Dennett , justor Superintendent
\ A. Unit will gito ublaclcboardnnnhsiaof
Corinthians , 1 , al 10 iO. Preaching by the
> astor at 8 o'clock Siiudu ) sctiool at LI. II
ind class meeting at 7 o'clock. I'raycr ' incet-
ii0ii ( , Tuesdiy instead of Wednesday ovcn-
ii ) ; this week lit ing bibles and Kpwoitli
lynmals All arewokoinc.
Upwoith Methodist Kpiscopnl church , cor-
icr A'venuo B and Twenty-lllth street
3corKa II. Dennett , pistor. Pleaching by
the pastor ut 10 : iil ( and lit S o'clock. Sunday
school nt ' .ISO. I'rnjcr mcctini ; Tlursdiy
eveiiinj , ' . A 11 are nckoino.
CoiiBuvatloaul Services this morning
riiosucmmo'it ' of the Lord's ' supper will bo
uhninistered Address by tbo pastor. A
gcnonil in vitition is extended. Tbero will bo
service.
Balloon ascension at Man iwa today ,
Picket ! U | > by tlio INilluc.
Judge McGcc yestonUy sat in judgment on
the cases rounded up by the pol ieo on tlio d ly
wo celebrate There was mi e\en doien of
them but they \\eio disposed of in short
Older. Thico tliunlcshciolliicdSll 10 each ,
inel another tlio was held up foi * 1BTO e.icli
foi taklnir onoxceptionallylariro.mdtiouble-
some jnss. ;
Amlv Hill ami John Sweeney wore charged
\\lth disturhiiiK the pence They aio both
ex-Iircmcn , and wluin the alarm ( .ounilccl
Friday afternoon they vero seated in n
uugfjy 'phey ntoncoapplied tbo v.\i\p \ \ nnd
stirtcd for the lira on a run An olllecr was
in the way mrl they wcro taken in. Judse
MiGcailischargcil thenj.
Hort Poland ANBS bcioked for illstnililiifr the
peace and it cost hi ni * > . ( ) to square himself.
Urunk and insulting ladles was the cburgo
preferred asfainst A. Kcaffim , ITo denied ,
that bo was the iniiii , bat sovenlitnesses
insisted that ho was , and tlio court decided
In fat or of the majority to tbo extent of $ n.
The case against 'Ihoinns I'reston
for bwlndlinfr was continued to await
the action of tlio Nebnska authorities.
1'ioston is n "peanut" on the Union 1'aclflp ,
and is accused ofwortingtho Ilim-llnm racket
onJ AV. licjnolds , who usidcs ncir Cedar
Ihplds Itoynolds lial been out to Lurnmlo
City , Wyo.auduas rotuinlnglioniotlu Den
ver. Shortly before reaching Oinihii the
peanut vender requested Uoynolds to
let him hnvo s > omo piper money forsiber.
Uoynolds bid t\\of.T bills and h.mdedoutono
of them , I'reston fumbled in his pockets for
a moment and said bo hid but 64 In silver
nnd tint the passenger had better take Iris
money back , and returned him apparently
the sumo bill that he hud Just icceiveil. The
victim could not sco very well and bniely
planced at the money as he put it back in his
pocket , Ilo did not disco\er that niivthinpr
was wrens ; until ho reached thatransiurand
stepped up to the window lo pureliasehis
ticket for homo , when lie found tint ho had
not money enoupli to pay for it , and that the
bill returned to him wins only $ ! Iloiopoited
his loss to Depot Policeman McjMillan , de-
.sciibiiifj the man , and it was but a few mln-
iitos until the fellow w.w under nriest.
When bo loiind himself in trouble ,
Pioslon offered to return the money
to ' Koyiiolds if the bitter would let
him KO , but tlio Cedar Rnpids tourist would
not agree toll , nnd Preston was soon behind
the ban. Inasmuch us tlionlli'irccl cilmowas
committed In Nebraska , the nuthoilllcs hero
have no jurisdiction , and the prisoner is held
as a fiiKitko fiom Justico. liefiuisltioii pa
pers ami a tiip to the penitentiary mo among
the prospective sequences of the case.
it. \VhlttlC30v , the Hepublluonropoitor ,
and J. Williams , churned with shootlnn llrc-
erackci's on the evening of thoJi-J were dis
charged.
The Manhattan sporting licadq'rs ' , 415 B-
way.
way.A
A peed hose reel fieo witli otery 100 feet of
bos > o purcliMod at Hlxby's.
E. 0 Hunt , who has for ne.uly tluoojc"1'8
been paUierint ; up Coundil llluffs no\\s foi
Tin. HISI : , l'is clumped to the OnmhiolHce.
Mrr. . I' . Hall of IloldiOfro , Neb , wases
tcrouy visltiiifjCliuilos Lunklcy of tbo iirin
of Limkley As i'oiter , nnd improved the
rhnnoo to buy a fine Ilardmaii piano from the
Mueller music coinpmy.
An TCInhoiatc Cerrniony.
LOM , > O > , July B- [ Special Cablegram to
Tiir.llr.K. ] Tbo handiiigover of the Islam
of Ilellirtiliiid to Gornmnv is to bo made ni
occasion otolaboratoceicmonj on the jiait o
both powers. T\vo imposing fleets , ono hnv
\\\K \ on bond tbo omparor of fiormany am
the other belli'under ) command ofthoduk
of Edinbiirs , vill anlvoolt the ibland ilmul
t.meously ,
The British Has will to first saluted by th
( icrimm Hoot und tbo island will then be
form.dlv handed over. The. German fliigwil
in turn bo sainted liy tbo British lleot. Th
oniceis of the British gcjundroiiill subso-
( Uiently line on tbo Gorman flagship iuorde
o meet tlio emperor ,
A RictMili.iplcOriilil > cr ,
BOTOMim. . , July S. 'llils forenoon a
mannished into tbo p ificoln National bank
smashed the Klnsiln" front of tbo cashier'
desk with a brick and pnihbed n pile o
treasury notes , amounting to about f 150 , wit
which bo rushed into the street. A cltize
passingKtuhbcd the thief and threw him
Tbo cashier came out and iiMlstod in airoM
ing the man , who tjavo his namu us Thoma
Uojlo \Vorcestci \ ,
'llio U'untlitMKorcuast. .
For Omaha und \lcliilty 1'alr , followed bj
sbowci-s.
For Nebraska Local showcnj coolei
soutliprly , shiftiiiffto wesUjily winds.
For Town Local thunder nun-ins ; warmer
soiithorljshirtln lo wcstinly , winds.
For South Dakota Local ruinsj cooler
vailablu winds.
I'm u Inn in
Liint > \ , JulyS. The chamber of deputies
by alaivo muorlty , passed the bill provldln
fora gtr'ii-ivllucxu.bo ' of 0 percent intuxa
Uoii ,
: uxginrTt ttr ivrn.iti.
In Itondliirss I'or tlio llti-
uiimpiiient nt Mllxvaulcor.
MiMti-Krr , AVIs , Julyil Oonond Cama-
liin , comninndcrof thouiiiforinnuik.lviitglil.s .
o ( PyHitus , reached Mlluiiulico today und
\\llli his stilt went directly into wimp. Hop-
reson Htlvcs of nutnerous slntoancl regimen -
al or aiil/iitlons hnvo nrrlvcii anil
no pi-epailiij { the tvny for lliolr
Violations The concliuo begins Monday.
Some Ohio leglineiits HIM uhcudy In camp.
lullnnn and Illinois tire also well reincsentcd
iy regiment il and brigade uuartcrmaslei-s ,
Supreme Keeper of the Hecords and Seal U.
[ i G. Whitoof Nnslnlllf , Supreme Master c > f
ho 13xche < iuor B. \Vllley of Wilinlnittoii ,
Del. , and 1'ii.st Supreme Ulianccllor Ucorpo
W. Lindsay are union ) ; today's nrritiua ,
Hc'iKJits fiom tlio rallroul compinles uro
to the effect Unit fourtce-n spechl trdiis will
mrlvowithdeb'iriitions from various pints of
the ) coantiy before Kumhy noon. A tola-
: iiimwiw received from lloston that Iho Now
lln land delc-K-atloii started f rotn tint citv at
11 o'clock nnd will reich Milwaukee on Jlon-
hv. The line of march vns ( 'Ivi'ti out
.odiiy through the principal streets of the
city with a larKO retluwlni ? stand on
! lrandavcnue , the major ( -moral's stand belli K
nlthoend of tholiiicof inarch on tlio lake
/Milt.
There Is cvorj Indlcfitlon that the conclave
will bothomostsucecssitil o\er held. The
amp and subslsti'iicoiirrannetncntsnro lorn-
ileteclinulcverjlhiiiRls in roullness for the
lowdof 1MOM ( ( who will roach lllwuukco
hcforoTucsday mornlntr.
I'.xt'i.inir.i ) n \ ' i j'ifcMit icin'.Mt.
I'our Children Killed in a Peiinsyl-
AHII in Village.
StOTTiiinr.v , Pa. , July i" , A keg contain-
iij ) llfty pounds of pontleroxploelodlu August
Smith's grocery stoic at Industry this even-
ng , Injuilnff seven chilli-en , four latilly.
The explosion was ciuscd by spuks
'i ' om a 11 re cracker Unitiii ) ? tbo powder The
store was. art-sort for i-UIMi en uncial the llmo
of tliouccMontn large number ucro present
Iriiij ? crackers. Tlio poitilfr exploded with
eii-itlolouc , lifting tliibuildlntr , which was
itwostoi ) streictnie , from Its foundations
and \rrcckltiK it completely. August
iiuith , jr , aged fourteen , \vas buuied
on crisp. John 13i.iimer aired ten , GCOI-KO
Cobler , Jified ck'ht ; and U'illlo ICohlor , aged
\\orof.itnllv injuied Ttueo others tvcu-o
adly butnccl , but will reo\er. Scieral
[ Cfisof pottilortvoro stoml inthocullaraiid
a inoiohonlblo calamity was avoited bv tbo
ironipt woik of the neighbors in extinguish-
ug- the II ic.
Tlio Wontlirr C top lliillctiii.
WiMtiMiTox , July 5. Tlio we.ithor crop
nillctln sa\s \ : The ncathcr tlui-ini ; tlio past
week hi Mnncsotu and Dikotafavoicd RIOW
ni' ciops , although localities In South Dikota
nee-diaiiis and occasional uports of rust
come from .soithc.ni Jlinnc ota , " \Vhoat ,
oats and barley 1110 hracling and com is
epoited In pond condition Tluoufihout
he principal corn producing stitosliiolndiiiK ,
he stites of Java , lentral Mississippi , and
ho lower Missouri valley thuncatlicr Is cs-
locially fatoitiblo for nil-vesting , which is
, vall advanced 'ilio coiidllion of com in
Kuncial is excellent , but imicli injured bj
drought.Vhlle growing crops yonciullj
nro in gocA condition , the ground Is bccom
njj tery chy in outln-ni Illinois , Missouri
mti portions of ICnnsas , pbl-lslca and Iowa ,
ind rain isnouded in these sc-etiuns to main
tain the piesentgool condition of the corn
crop
limn S.iiiiuu.
Am , Simon , ( viaSanrrnmisco ) July K.
Consul Goncr.il Bewail nnd Cnptiila Shepuid
of the United States stcimcr Moldcun ha\o
akcn foim.il possession of two pieces of land
it Page 1'iitfowhich were ceded to the
Jiiited States by the Samoiu goveinment
Later thc o rcpresintatltod presented ICiii ) }
Mallcton oil behalf of the United blntes
with tbo wrecks of the w.uhlp Ticiitonund
Vandaliii and Vice Consul IJiaeltloclt has
jeen appointed trustee to negotiate the sale
if the proport ) niidsupeiiiitcncl the applica-
ion of tbo proceeds to the niyimut 01 the
tuxes of the natives. The sti.iiued rchtlons
vhicb existed during the troublous times bo
Avecn American nnd Gorman rcpresoiita
lives hn\o been icplaced b ) a feeling' of
cordiality and cvorj thing is peaceful.
At Havre Tbo Augusta Victoria , from
Kov Voile ,
At Poitland-Tho EgjpUnn Monarch , from
NToVoik. .
At Antwerp "Passed : The Scdly E. and
he Wacsland , from N"ew Yoik.
At Dumet Ilc.idPassed : The Thingrnlla ,
'roin N"cw Yoik for CopeiihnReri.
At N"ew You : Arrived : I'ho City of Chl-
eaRO , from Litcriiool.
At Boston Armed ! The Gnlllea , from
: Iull , Engkuiel.
bit t-aniio
LAIIAMII , " \Vyo.July 5. f Special Telegram
o Tin : Bin.j At tbo races at the \Vhito
rlouso ranch today n special purse wasniaelo
up for Georpo StalTord , a cowboy , to riclo a
jroncho. Ilewtis nnablo o\cn to mount the
iiiiiu.il , and was obliged to rotliowith a
jrokoii left.
The Union Pacific station liouso nt Medl-
cinoBow , a short distance \wst of heio , was
jin nod to the ground last Jnltrht The llio
was caused by a locoino/tno spark. Lots ,
SoutliDulcotii liulcpuiidciits ,
v , Neb , July n [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BIK ] The tblid party Inde
pendents hclel a convcnllon today ami
iippolnU'd delegates to repicsent Yanhton
county in tbc Incicpondent state contention
at Huron next Wednesday. 'J ho inclepciidoiits
or farmers' alliaino people will itrnoio tlio
t\\ooldpirties and put a full ticket In the
Held for the Icgishturo and stito ottlccis
Ioueks , president of tlio state alliance , spoke
in this count ) yesterday.
Kufrocatc.il l > y Cian ,
Jfr.wrar.T , K I.Julj5. 'I his morning I ) .
Tinelallof Canada and his grandson , I'.dward
Baker , aged Uilitcc-n , of Tall Ui'crvcio
found ilia room ntthoCSrousi house wllh Iho
gas tumod on. Tlio bu ) was dead and at
noon the condition of the inui was precari
ous , although ho hud louscdsomc.vlmt from
hisbtupor. _ _
Dcstiuutito hloi-in.
PAniausmun . Ya , July . " > . -Tho fouith
destructive storm of tlio wcoic passed otcr
this locality \esterdaj , floollng cellars , dam
aging sheets and swccptngawny crops. An
iniorilcial estimate places tlio loss In the JVlus-
kiu'umvallci ( at , , Vj ; > , ( XX ) . Much of this is to
the gotcrni.ient works for tlio Improvement
of navigation.
Six MliillstH Convicted.
PAIII" , July 5. The tt ml of the nihilists re
sulted in tlio conviction of Kclnsteln , Nah-
nchldez , KulchinlzolT , Liivrvnius , LctofT and
Orlowskl , each of whom was sentcncocl to
tbreo j ears' iinpiisonmciit and lined JOC
li.mcs. Anna , the wlfo of KelnsUln , and
a female iihjsiclan named ITrombcujtcro
uniuittccl.
tlio Sliot Itccnrd ninkcn.
NitYOIIK , July 5 Tlio vorld's rccorc :
in putting the sixteen pound shut was broken
today at tbo panics of thoXullonnl Athletic
t lul > of Biookljn. ( ieorKO It. ( Jraj.of the
New York Athletlcj club , put the shot foilv-
slx feet and one inch , being one inch men
uiiy previous recoi ds. ,
KilteonOncstK I'oisuncil ,
DKTIIIC l' , Nob.Tuly5. [ Spodal TeloRinni
toTnr UKI.J rifteen guests of tlio Paeillc ,
liouso , this dty , were poisoned by eating Ieo
cream , cucumbers or wutci melon Thui-sday
ctcniii ! } , 1'ornwhllo hciious ic.sults weto
tliieatciiud. All nro out of danger now , how
cter.
A Snii c Sum
\VA IIINITON , July & , -A btutcment issued
by the treasury department shows th.it $ ! 7T ,
y > ) , WW I and I } . , bonds hnvo been purchase !
blnco August , lss , at a totalcostof fUl ,
7l)7ti.'iO ) , This \MS a saving over their cost ut
maturity
The
Ai.Mt , > cb. , July n-fSpiclnl Tolc rnm to
Tin : Uti-Today ] is the ttliidlng up of tbo
holdlcis' i-cunloii. The town has been full o
old vrtcruns from different towns. 'I ' here arc
about forty members ot the Anrlan county
otirani , r P. Maii\llle , pa sldent ( A. A.
Hrotvn , treasurer , mul Samuel Itobcits , sec
retary Ur. S. Sadler lit ho orator. Speedics
iato been inmlo todav by Colonel ,1. I ) . Oacro
f rranklln. Representative ! Council's bill
> en > lonlnff ex lnus wis fully dl'cussed hero
oOay and protested n > minsl iK'iisIonlng ex-
lutes In preference to soldlcis.
rt sti : .ir ti.is T/.V .V.
1. Tylcr'H Dry ni > oili lloiiso
In ! ii ) IO\liMitor.s
HisTixox , Nob. , July A. [ Spcelnl Telogmm
to Tins HIM : | A disastrous llro stalled at
iitilnlght In the basenicnt of II. Tyler & C'O'H
Iry Roods house. The Kenopci.i house
> lock Is la llamcs. Teloifi-.uns have been sent
o Kearney iind Giuiiil Island for help
latcr-Tholli-ols now under contiol. Loss
.o . stock nnd buildings , $ s25,000. Adjacent to
the pliH-o where the ilrostaitcd Is A. 1 * . Alur-
aj's lingo paint und oil bou e.
A iwitnt'v.trK ' isciM'Jt. :
Collision Itetxvecn iiC
nntl Two
AITOIIIV , Ij. / , July 5 , The coasting
stcuner Leonora , whllo bound custMiird
through Hell Onto this evening collided
\vltli tlio Walter Sands , ono of the two
jurges lushed together upon which were bo
U\eeii sixteen liuntlit'il and two thousand
nen , tvoincnand chihlie'ii In tow of the tun
jo.it IdlcAtlld. Ituis s | a niiiaclo
-hat a tcnlblu disaster and
Kic.lt loss of lilo did not follow.
L-'oitunitely , however , no one wiw killed ,
though scveialercj inju rod KIjTlitof llioso
\vhot > o InjuiloH nio Iho most seilous wcro
taken to the hospital , ( Jaitiriii | C'oiincrton of
Jiohaik'OValtor Sands sats tintwliilo piss-
nij'thiuilKh IlelKinte tbo Lcoi.oro ttas * een
: i.nsingU ) thocMist The tui ; signalled her by
ivhlstlliu ; twice to keep to thc > port sldo nnd
the stemiei appnvntly obeyed tlie slctual
jnlll about opiioslto the bai0. Her
jovv then htnlclcnly tinned and hi a niomcnt
crashed UK.iinst Iho sldo of tliu' bnivo amid-
shijis , almost thiutviiiic the Inttrr nn IH | beam
ciuH , thoiiKhlttas lashed to thoothcr b.li'o. (
Inn si'iond the iv.uhdf ofthcptard tail nnd
the bulwarks of the upper deck wcro cut
clean att.iy Alonp llio mil on bench tc.its
running around the upper deck were seated
iinny men , ttonu'iitiml children , upon whom
the broken siippnits and splinters of timlicsr
lull About twenty pei-bons in all tvero In-
juicd hj these ) lljlnij pieces Had the steamer
falmclc llio b.uv'o inoie sqimiel ) thc.ro is no
telling whntthoK'suH would liavo IICCMI , At
Llio time of tlio collision n hirijer portion of
tlioi'xcui'sioiiists woio dancItiKiuid tbo 1110-
incnt the cr.ishH hcnvl a "ceno of llio most
iiiti'iisoevcitcinent Ijcv'an Alcn ran hither
ind thitlier.Foaiihint , ' foi tlichvites , ehil-
itrea nnd sMcctiicarts und shoutini ; lot life
liresortcrs.vlnlo wonirn ci earned nnd
laintc'dmid childicii Joined In with a cliorns
of cries Tlio ollkeiaof tbo baitfo buccccjcd ,
lowovcr in lestoilny ouloi.
SW.UOSt UJKOItGK'S I'ltAXH.
I'rluolpIcN
( 'oiisllt iilional Cod vent ion.
Vic-Miii-iso , Miss , July S.In a letter from
Senator Gcoi o formul.itme his plnns for re-
viiingthc coiistiUition ol Mississippi , ho in
dicates among the caidin.il principles that
must govern tiio constltution.il convention
tlio folkwhnr : Good croveininent in Missis.-
slppi 1111 come only from u piodoinlnanco of
inllueneo nnd politic d pint or iu the wlrito
rice ; that such pix doinlnnnco must bu
foiniceloii the esscntiil tiiitb of tbo iHinillty
nnd voting power of all who am entitled to
snlTriit.'c' , th it the civil mid political lights of
the colored i.u-o as piurantce.l by tlio con-
btilution of tbn LJiiitecl Ht itosaronot to bo
dcnic'd or abridged , but protected , this in
capacity must bo iielcnowKdiied to L'ain the
end that their lights and the lights of Iho
olhor lace m.iy bo pioteclcd.
Jhlril and Ijist Duy.
ruiesi ) . Neb , July -Spxinl [ Tclcgmm
to'l'iirUni ' ] Todaj closed the third and
last chy of the Sillno county soldiers' re
union. The lust day , Thuisday , hud no
special features of interest. Yesterday bo-
inp the Fourth nn iimnoiiso crowd gathered
in town and on the grounds. The clti/eus in
conjunction with the Grand Aunyof thoHo-
publiun loimectnpioci'ssion at 11 n m and
inucneil totlio giouuds , but owing to some
hitch In the management Captiin Henry was
the only speaker present , but he puvo the
boys a good talk , us bo ultvajsdocs. Toduj
Cotnu under Clarlfeon addressed Hie people
and his speech was well iecei\cd. At-lp in
a sham battle tookplace , Atbich closed the
cvercises. _ _
Ilorrihlo Don bio TVltirtlor.
N"iw Ai.uvxv , Ind , July 5. Word reached
bore todnj of a horrible double murder in
Derry county. George Hales , a despeiado ,
was driven out of the count v bv White Caps
for bcatinchis wifoto death. On the noM
diy bhurillGaidlnerciiino to airestules ,
Ho AMIS moitiilh wounded by the niuieleru
anil Ins since died.Sales will bclyncliod if
t m gut.
A. ColtlVaMi In Wisconsin.
BMCIC HivmiFviLs , Wis. , July B. A cold
ivnvot cached hero today , the meicuvy ( roing
dowu to JS nbovothls mosnlngand sliylit
floats are icpoitod in low places.
\ ratal Collision.
Pr.rosKi.Mieb , -CoiillictlnKoidcrs
resulted inn collision between a height and
pissenijor train botttceii Hay View mid Odin
this morning. Miss Welter of Ujtrolt was
fatally injnicd and a dozen other people inoie
or leas beiiouslv huit
The infmt child of Mr. and Mrs U. L.
" afternoon. Mrs Met-
Mc'teall died yc" > teielny -
cdf is also very sick , thiiu hlior health bus
linpioved to some e\tont duilntj llio pisl few
d.ij a ,
The bodv of the two-year-old ohilel of Mi
and Mrs. ii. II Cassol u.is bulled in Torist
Ui-vvn cemotoiy jutoi\lav afternoon , The
fiincial v.is held fiom tbo residence , 'JOU1
Lake strict.
( Jlurles Wheeler , an old timer , vas In
police court iiKiiin yesterday iiftunoon
Cbailesas sent o\cr the hill todntliiity
lilies for having stolen .ibunnnur coat fiom n
i'e'nth stieet stole.
Lottn nnd Alfred Oivi'ns AUTO bofoio
Judpo Iklslej ycsterdaj afteinoon. The
| i.t rents ndmittod tlwy could not contiol the
chlldioii nucl ionsoiuentlj | tboyeio booked
for the rc'foi in school.
For llhtliiff ( und getting the worst of U
Chuilcs Flohr was yesterday sentenced to
thiity dajs in the countj jail Charles \\iis
evidently whipped , but the other man suc-
cecdcd in ( 'ettlntr away.
3Jick Nash , ono of tbo men who llouiishecl
a Kim too ptomisc-uousl ) dining tbo early
jiaitof tlio Fourth ol duly , is now in the
county Jail , lie was sent up josterd.iy aftci-
noon to board out a0 lino.
John AVallicks , the snc.ik thief xvlio btolo
Oflleer Kdijliill's Koldtitclin fc'tt dajs are ,
was tried in police touit josterclny allcrnooii ,
found guilty and IK Id ti the dlstilct couit ,
thohomls being rlxi'd ntItK ) .
Charles Faiiimr , Insti'.iil of bcinc a fanner ,
Is ilmr'eil | ttlth lioinga tblof. Yesterday
nftcinoon ho ttout tliiwiKh the mom of Au
gustus Iilatchford and e > ctiaetol i-IU , and a
bhoit tlmo tbcrcuftcr ho wont to Jill
Thopollio conn yostcidaj nfteinoon de
cided tint Funk ricshbich was nut llio m n
vvhohhotOJneor Dmininy a fcnv nlKhts a.'o
KMoilib.uh vas succci-lul in pro\iutr ante
to red the room and took the money from a
bureau drawer , -Ai yet there ) Is no clue us to
who committed the thc'ft
A tvuimnt has IM'CII issued for the arrest of
John Doo. 'lhs ( tlmo John Is ihai- cdlh \
ha\liiiitoloiin horao and hiiKW , the ptoii-
ortj of ono .1 I' , Veins. Fouith of July
nioinliih'Johii hi roil the horse for an hours
arlta and nu to this data 1ms fulle.l to retuin.
'Ihc funoiidof Itollnnn Ithyn , tlnillfticn-
yc'.ir olilson of Mr and Mrs lludolph lihjn ,
whodiodThurHduy afteinoon.as held fiom
tliOifandly icsidonco , 1S10 NMiolas btieot ,
yesterday afternoon , 'llio leinains ttoruln-
turivd ut Forest Lawn
'ihe local piohibitionlsts met at the IVo-
plo'a thcntro last nielli for the pmposoof
tlxmjr thodato for tbo holding of aiomen-
tlon , butowlns to the small iittcndnnco the
cvcniiiKtvas spout in discnssii.gsomo of the
issues that uixi liable to cuter into the cam-
palgu.
Stole llio
George Stlnslolt wl-iit Into the I'ur | cnn
hotel and carried off n bmdlo of clotbliiK left
them by J. I , . Mllle-t. Jmlgo KltiK tliouKht
thut fouitcen dajs in tbo countv jail would
bahuicolho stale * of Justice , and Mr. Stinsloff
now laiiKUisbestltli.lnllorMillcr. .
f
Tilduy aftemooii tthilo Mis. .1. 13. Illist /
and Mr nnd Mrs , Willis \VeuTmeIorwcro sitJr j
ting In Mr. Hirst's ' lewms In the Almcow J
biilldlnir , THCiity-sovcutb nnd L * licots , n 1
bullet clashed through the window and 1
buried It-self In the tMilt on the
opiHislto sldo of the room The
frkhtonod limmtes inn out unit
n oil lied Oil leer O , U. Tiihlw. who was unnblci
to iisc-oitaln who hud Ilied the ijun.
At 5 o'clock ' yesterday nftcrncxm a roolver .
In the bauds \VllliamComiellyacildcntally .
oxidoelod , tbo bullet Kolmr thrcUL-h the J
side of .lolin Casey's blacksmith shop )
and through Iho sldo of lleafoy t
Hcafoy'sunuerUikltiR ' looms The ball stiuclc
tbecdKOof n show ease mid was stopiied. v
Moi iiu .1. Honfov wiu sitting In a cliiiir
dhxctlj la fiont of the ) caso. Uiul the b.ill '
contlniie'd on Its course ! It would hu\o stauck |
Mr. Ileufoy In Iho light breast nnd per
haps killed him. i
Alpha Ijod o Installation. , !
j\lpbi lodge , No. II , D.uiKhlew of IJc- * <
beltab , InsUdlecl ofilcers IVltliiy night us foi-
lows : N'oblo Gi.md , Mis , KaJIo Johnson ; i
vice , .Mrs. 1'iiniu T.ubot , scvrotury , Mi-s.
L.otlio Andcison ; licasuier , Mrs , Miutha *
Ilcpinan , coiuluclor. Mi-s \ . U * . Dabiock ; V
wiudon , Mrs AnmndiiCuillii ; It S of N (1 , , ,
.lonithan II. Johnson. I , S. ot II C . Mrs. !
Mirv M Uiess ; It. S of V (1 , Mr Mary I
Housomin ; \ . S ofV. (1 , MIH Hchcica J. '
Millc > r , inside ) niniidinii , Mis ( Icorgu Thump- j
son , outside' ininidlan , Clillido L Talbot '
The oftlueis wc'io installed by In l.i/io
Ciiahani After the liibUillatloa Imic-li tva
seited and a pleasant social enjoyed.
Notes Aluiiit tbn City.
contest \ for a Dumn-ost silver medal xvill
take place Thmsdnj evening t the Metho
dist ICpIbi-opil church , Albright.
OsearVlnklor had his light band bully
nushed Prlil ly by a lux fulling on It
llditor Kltnor 1 ! . IJiowiiof Alum his bought
lotUi , block 4 , 1 'otter & Cobb's addition
H 13 ICubiihoso building anil stuck of
poods vas dcstrojcd bllio at the H A. M.
tracks , has settled \tltb tlio Insinuniecoiu *
panleb and will lebulld at once.
The lepubllcnn noinlnntiiiK1 ouicusfordc-Ui-
[ jntos to the touiily loiivcntion \ \ III Im he-Id
Thursdiy etcning.
HnrivMooie , who lias been st.itinnnl.it
Llio one ! of tlio double tracks south of Al-
blight , has been appointed njrciil at Albright.
Smith of Valley will illl the daas -
sigiinn nt inudo Micaul by Mr. Moore's pie *
niotion ,
'Iho Hov. David M.uquctte. pistor of the
Methodist Cpiseopal chinch , \tlll pi CM oh this
foicnooii on "Tiuu l llicn-tj "
Gcrmiui opera in Ilium's ojicra bouse this
owning.
llisti let Deputy Oooi-ge J. Seltyer jeiter-
tlny installed thooftherx elect of C'ouitPio-
Icon Vt Iky , No. 2 ( ) , Indipcnclent Order ol
Oddfellows After the' installation llio inc'iu-
bus aeljouincd to Xiitioiml hall nnd cnjoj cd
a ( l.ii ice.
The Kev. fi Til r od p , the pioneer pistor
of the Presbyterian church , will picaehnt 11
o'clock Sundry forenoon.
Williun Lessonl , a cd eighty-four jc.u-s ,
died at b o'clock jcsteiday morning 'it ' thel
rcsideneo of Iris d.uitrbtcr" son-in-law ,
Mi1 a ml Mrs FndVnlthcn , 'ri\unh-s > ctpnlli
nnd li streets The fun out sei vices nill bo
hchl at tlio reslilcnoo of Mr. Walthoi-s nt 'J
o'clock Sunday nftcinoon Iiitcuiiient in
l.iurcl Hill eometcri
Two itI < Mi Oiowned.
Pun tur.ii'in t , Julj o.Six men wcio out
row int ; today on the Dolnwmo ilvcr The
bnit capsiycd and Widlnm Sherry und ( icorgo
iNlltchcll wcro diowncd. The others wcro
icicuc'd by a boil that put out fiomshoic.
Ilioko M > r II ip.
Mrs Muiy Colbuin , wliilo on hoi w.iy
homotoCollmni.iiitboientr.il pait ot the
state , fionin visit with flic-mis In western
Iowa , stepped from the train at the I nion
I'.icille. ' depot , last night and fell , striking tlio
cclno of the platform of ono of the cars Tlio
full bioko her hip. She was taken to St.
Joseph's hospital and her iclatites uotillud.
Youthful Illf lnvnj uic'ii.
Joe Horn , I Inny Horn and .loo Corn , hojs
ttliosoiiKcsi.iiigo from ten to twelve jc.irs ,
nio w.mU'el at tbo central station. They tun
charged with bclnjr bltflntay lobbei" . Kiiday
niKbt tbov mot I'.iiimi Hall on South Tliir *
tcenthbti-cet and snatched her pulse , whlcll
contained Ji ) .
A NotorioiiH ( rook Arrested.
Joe O'Hilen , nu old Chicago crook , and the
man it ho shot lit IM Culll im a few nights
ii 'o , ttas run in lust nl < f lit for indulging in a
rtaht with CJcorKo Aluyer , the man chained
' Nels l-'lauteeii .
ltlllinD' one year ago.
N1Y neH luci cased.
Losnov.Iuly 5.-- [ Special Cablegram to Tun
Dei : . 1Tho 1 wnpi's of the Northumbcilnncl
miners bate bcoii incicised 2 } per cent.
'Ibis makes an ndvuneo of ! ! ( ) percent In the
wate of the men \\ithina fottnontlis. .
DiMl.
LONDON , .Inly -Special [ Cabh-xtam to
Tim Jli.i : . ] TlicStandarl sajs : "Ifvomusfc
bargain with rr.mco over /C.m/ibiir , New
foundland should be included in the sctllc-
meiil "
S PKCJAL NOTICES
COUNCIL DLUFFS.
\ \ 7Al'llU.inlc.cl ; ' at l.oiuei K
T M ( > tjei'Ut und .VT Hioiaw.iy , t iniiiell
Illu Us ,
moi ! KAfr. Oi wlllti.iili ) for a cool roiel
1 } tt nn. hi illlnn Nu li.l'H resistITCM ! In Will-
lice , liy Dr. Aiuhllulil tlinn liy IC < > nlucUy :
tl.iy,5yc'iir-j old. Apply lo li ) , Mauiae
WAXTI'.I ) flood Khl by Mm , A. I1 Han.
cluitl , ISO I'ourtli street.
ITiOUItHNT PwoKood modern liniisc'V. \ .
1A.lllUiT. . SSI'unrl HI not.
"IJ1OK HAIiIO or Uc-nt O inluii fiuTilT with"
i ! luiustu , by J , It. Klue , 1UJ Main St. , Cuiinc'll
niuff .
_ _ _ _
\\7AX'II.I > In iniilliildy , wood d's'i ' ' nnsl ?
TI els mil illnln , ' iiniiii lii'l | ) ul tin I li.ul-
taiiuc | ; > lliliix ! ball ; K'o 'l ' ua 'ts.
WHY piy rent \vnon jnn can buy a luiiuonn
thc ICTIIIS , uiul la . < > ( yciur clcnlli
. . . . . . , , > bimu . .i. , , , , . , . . , , , , , n c.iso , . , i. . . r. . . i , . .
on the foiliwiiu tunni :
nine ) worth f l.ou ul ( IJ | ) ( T inoiitli.
A oiiiu w i Ih tl.M ) al fis pi r mouth , 1
AA iiniu win ll.f..l l ulUI PIT inoiitli.
AA III J.I.UJO ill i [ i.T inoiitli.
iiniii win " '
A i ! ! ! ! < ) ivortii w" i ) iit ifM jiejr iu'oiitii.
Utln r prli ' ! il IIDIIKM on thu < < unit luniH. Tim
alxiso monthly iii mon ! " liiiiluilo iiillic-ltul
mid IntiTiist. I'nr fn'll inrtluuliiis c-all on ur
ac ! < ln is tlio J u Id .V Wells Co. . ( UJ Ili
Loiimll lIuilTj Iji.
li Olt ItKNT I lie MOI ii room , No. IU ,
I nn I'onl t. \V C , JaiiiiH. _
" \ , \ K \VKscivoril li'uiitHnl inn lorn h > n ) .
> > Unit wii lll triliifiiroininnliii j 1 v i > 1 1 \
lotHliiUiniibuiir t'oiiuoll 'ilei'N. ' ' The Judd & , <
WullsUo.t'ounull JIliilR In. _ (
J I ) lillMI'MtHOV , I'rcn I' Ij Hll'O WTICOirfi
I'll A in IK H ll.css.Ciirlilur
CITIZENS STATE BANKer
or corxt-n , iii.urrH.
PalilupC'iipitul . tir > d,0lO.OO (
fjurtiluHiiiid I'mlltH . fto.OOO.DO
Liability to lopo-Iioi-3 . f,0iu.t)0 ( ) )
DlilKiTiiiis- ! . A Mllli'i , I O. ( llciisoii I \i.
HiiiL'in t.i : . i : lluri , . ! II IMiiiiiiioon. l Iniih'i
C. Iliinniii. I'ransiot ( " 'iic-r.d ImiUliu biitl-
III-M. har ostcMpltil and HiiriiliHOf any built
In Nmt liwe Urn Inwa.
INTERfcST OM TlrVJE DEPOSITS.
v
AECHITEGTS
And Tlulldlng Smorlnt nlonti.
Itdoins 4 to and IN llou llulldlm ; . Oinnln ,
Nub , iitnl ItooniH-Jlj and -'I'l ' Merrluni Illoulr ,
Council Ululfs , la. CurrusvunUvuco kullcHecl