THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ? THT.'ISDAY , FEBRUARY 1 , THE DAILY BEE COUNCIL DM71T9 cnunt NO. ia PKAIUsTiinirr to nny part of the city II. W , TILTON - Jtanajcr i nmlncMOfneo No.41 1 Night Hdltor No.23 MlSXfWtf , | Uooton ntoro ten-day sale now on. Sawdiint by carload. Telephone 113 , Council muffs. Mrs , Hl'lon Lougeo entertained a few friends al dinner Tuesday evening at her home on Oakland nvenil-S Henry Ilrunt will n build his residence on Bluff street an noon at the Innuranco ad justers have completed their work. A meeting of the democratic association will bo hold Wednesday night at 101 Main street , when the novyly elected onicers will taka their nenlH. The canes of contagious diseases repoitod resterday were the following : Hurry mown. 349 Dcnton street , m.irtot fever ; Peter Hanscn , 910 Avenue I , and JiwphGcr- ipachcr , COD Mynstor street , measles. Dr. Rollins jjot Into a fight with a man named McCoy yesterday over a woman and was arrested on the clmrgo of disturbing the peace. This Is on old wrlnklo with the iloclor , but lie got off with the usual $5 and COStR. H should have been stated yesterday that It was Dr. Macrae , Jr. , rather than Dr. Macrae , who was awaidtd the contract for attending all possible caios of umallpox in the city. Dr. Macrae , sr. , has nothing to do with the case. The motor company has placed commuta tion tickets on sale at the Postal Telegraph company's office In the Grand bo'ol , com mencing February 1 , until u moro sultnblo location can be found. W. S. Dlmmlck. , general superintendent. Rcdpath Drothers , N. U. Packard & Co. , and Klrkrndall , Jones & Co. have Intervened In the fort-closure suit of the Oltlzens' Plate bank against L. Klnnchan , nnd want Judge ment for $3.17 , alleging that tin ) chattel mortgage v > as fraudulently oxccii'oil. ' A box social given by the Rcbckah lodge In Odd Fellows hall last Tuesday evening wai highly enjoyed by about 200 members and friends of the order. Supper vsua served by the ladles , each gentleman being required to pay a quarter for the privilege of sharing bin partner's box. The case of Maloney against the North western seems likely to take all this week. Doctors are put on the stand and have the life half worried out'of them In explaining just what the distinction Is between sub jectivity and objectivity , and still the lay out Is not exhausted. News from the eastern part of the county Is to the effect that the fall of snow has been very heavy. Roada and lanes are drifted full , and In many places the diltts como up to the backs of the horses as they pans along the roadway that has been hovelled thiough them. The Fruit Growers nnd Gardeners associa tion will hold tholr regular monthly meeting next Saturday afternoon nt 2 o'clock at the court houso. The subject fDr discussion will bo , the cultivating. " planting tiid car ing for grape vines until 3 years old. All grape growers and gardeners are Invited. This evening at 7:30 o'clock a meeting of the Merchants and Manufacturers associa tion will bo held In H. II. Field's office to vote on the candidates for president , vice president , secretary , treasurer and members of the executive committee nominated at the last meeting. It Is desired that all mem bers bo present. A. A'an Hootcn's grocery store nt the cor ner of Avenue L and eighth street was set on fire ut 1:30 : o'clock yesterday morning mil burned to the ground with all Its con tents. The flro depart ncnt was called , but on account of lack of watar u.nncc lions their rfforts were useless. The damage Is thought to bo about $ -100. The building Is the ptop- irty of William Banning. A young man who was filled with some bind of spirit besides that of prayer visited the Salvation army rooms Tuesday night while the meeting was In session. While In the midst of an exhortation his own beery breath overcame him and ho sank on the floor In a genuine attack of delirium tre- tnons. Ho caused a great commotion among those present , but he was finally quieted nd removed from the place. CONTINUATION Of the Grpnt Aiiinml Winter Sitlc at the Huston Stare. The great sale will continue all ( Mi week In order to glvo those n cln.icev.u hnvo to far boon unable to attend Don't forget a vlsljt to the ROSTOV STORK will show you the best val.u * in winter ends ever offered to the Amei Icu.i | ubllc. HOST-ON sroun , Tothe.ngham , Whltelaw & Co. , _ C' uriril mutts , la. Shakespearean entertainment at Cham- bars' academy Thursday night , r britary 1 , by John Jay Fralney. Tickets nt Rlloy & Bherradan's and Camp's drug stole. Nassau Investment company guarantees Nebraska railroad collections. Merrlam block , Council muffs. Domestic soap is the best. j i'jni > o\.tL r.i Miss Pomeroy has been engaged to sing at the First Picsbylerlan church during this month. Simon niscman ot Salt Lake City Is a I ) luffs visitor. Miss Doyle Davis has returned from Des Molncs , whore she has been spending the past ten days visiting friends. Mrs. II. W. Hart returned yesterday from California , where she has been rest ing for ton weeks past. She happened to bo there during a part of the rainy season nnd has como back feeling the effects of the bad weather. _ Favorable Inducements will bo offered to n few reliable and energetic agents who will bollclt for the Mutual LIfo Insurance com pany. Call on or address Pusey & Thomas , Council Uluffs , district agents for southwest ern Iowa. _ A big consignment of the fineit well paper Just received at Mlll'ir's , U Ftrrl btroet , from 4 cts , a roll up.vtiuls. Now patterns , _ Dr. Jeffries' diphtheria remedy ] Ills diph theria bu not your child. At Davis' , Iloardslov's DoHavcn's , Oounsll Uluffs2104 ; Uuinlng street , Omaha. Gcorto S. Davis , prescription The following marriage licenses were Is sued yesterday by the county clcrki Name and address. Age. Michael Fisher , Pottawuttamle county. . 23 Jnllu Honedlct , Pottiivvntttunlo comity. , is Joseph A , McKee , South Omaha . 27 KII mile Ij , lietls. Council Hindu . 22 IMwIn O , Lovely , Council UliitTH . 23 UeFiles , Council IllnlTj . Ji * Suit * . The Klnnohnn stock of boots and shoes at 320 Uroadway la being closed out at forced sale , nnd must bo sold at once , re gardless ot cost. R. C. GLRASON , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Receiver. If you want cheap hard coal that will Elvo satisfaction try Southern nnthraclto , J8.EO per 2,000 Ibs. Seiiil-iinttiracltc. JS.OO per 2,000 Ibs. CAHHON COAI < COMPANY , 31 1'earl at. , Grand Hotel Bids. CurrlKK'i * ' . 'Hie. Dan CarrlgK received Information yester day that an undo oC his hud died In Ireland , leaving a fortune of JG50.000 to bo divided nmoiiK six of his relatives , three of whom live In this city. They are lUn Carrlgg , Mrs. John Duff , nnd Mrs. p , J , Moran. The necessary proofs have boon forw-irdod and the money will no doubt bo forthcoming soon. Hest second growth Missouri hickory ttovovvood , J2.00 per load. Luave orders at Handle factory , Avcnuo A and Tenth street , * r 34 Pearl street. Telephony /JOO. Have you i > n t' i in . - IJM I.HI'IIIII ut tta Tas company's nl'ri ' . ' Domestic soap Is the bust , NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS G , Bennett Dies from the Effects of Small pox Contracted in Ohicngo , HIS FUNERAL CONDUCTED WITH SECRECY Ilurlcil nt Night In iiuAlr-Tlgbt G'omn-Tho c unit Its Iniimtrit Qiinriiiitlncd ' nml Placed Under .Strict tin mil. O. Bennett , who han been sick with small pox at the home of a man named Hoffman , corner of Avcnuo O and Tenth street , died yesterday afternoon from the effects ot the disease. This outcome was looked for sev eral days before It occurred , for his exposure In getting from Chicago to this city had made his case n very serious one. The burial took place last night. The re mains were wrapped In n sheet saturated with on antiseptic drug before being placed In the alr-tlght metallic cofiln. They were then scaled up from view , the coffin was brought out of the house , put Into a wooden box and taken to. Falrvlew cemetery for In terment. Ten o'clock was the tlmo set for the burial , but both the time and the place wore carefully kept secret In order that the public generally might not bo on hand to witness the exorcises. There was no clergy man , no hcarso and no funeral procession. Yesterday afternoon three nuro peopln were found who had visited the llnlfmati house and were placed under itiarinllno | restrictions. They are Mrs. Dan North. "Jumbo" Armstrong and a nnn named Perdue. Armstrong admitted that ho had been at TTIoffman's last Sunday and talked three hours with Bennett. Ho said ho ex amined Bennett at the tlmo and told him ho had smallpox. The house , on Four teenth street between Broadway and First avenue , Is under guard by the officers day and night , and no one will bo permitted to go In or come out for forty days. The fact that this place had been quarantined led to the rumor yesterday afternoon that another case of the disease had developed , but this rumor was uttcily without founda tion , The authorities have great hopes of preventing any further rases from coming out , for the most stringent rules have been adopted. There may bo a few more cases develop where porbons have been ex posed , but nothing like an epidemic Is looked for. . , CONTINUATION Of the Grriit Annual AVInti-r Sale at the Huston Stoic , The great sale will continue all this week In order to give those a chance who have so far been nimble to attend. Don't forget , a visit to the BOSTON STOHU will show jou the bebt value In winter goods ever offered to the American public. BOSTON STORD. Fotherlngham , Whltelaw & Co. , . Council Bluffs , la. AN IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION. A UonUtli ntlat Letter from the lioston Stoic , Cumuli IlIntTs , To The Bee : Please write about ten lines on wall pap r. , \ ) -oj'vjl ' In uiiu c'c'ad today over bO.OOO lolls , the lai c'it ( onfign- i ; . nt I'/nr hi ought to ; , iun > ; il l.tull' , ir tc the west. Write It as nrws matter , not as an ad , for It Is an event worthy of note , even In a great newspaper , and oblige , FOTHERINGHAM , WHITHLAW & CO. , Boston Store. Clmiulirrs' Dancing I'racticc. For beginners , oveiy Monday. Junior class , 4 p. in. ; adults , 8 p. in. Advanced junior class every Wednesday 4 p. m. As semblies every Wednesday 8:30 : p. in. Ills elegant academy In the Shugart-Ueno block can bo secured , with elevator service for parties and muslcales. Apply to Mr. Winters - tors at the elevator. The best of music cm bo furnlbud for all parties. They're After Them. The C-cent faro clubs are preparing to make an onslaught upon the city council next Monday evening by way of a reminder to the council , the company , and all other In terested parties , that they are still on the earth and In business. An ordinance was * Introduced by Alderman White at the last meeting , providing for the taxing of the motor company's poles and Y'res ' > a"d an urgent request will bo made by the clubs at the next meeting that this ordinance be at once passed. An Interesting tlmo may bo looked for. The latest action of the motor company In presenting the council a prop osition that was no proposition at all has added to the conviction that was already held by many outsldo of the council and ono -or two In that nothing satisfactory need bo looked for until the supreme court has ruled on the question of whether or not the company has a franchise to run under , and It Is thought qulto'likely that ( he ordinance will receive favorable consideration. CONTINUATION Of the Great Anmml Winter Snlo at the lioxton Store1 , The great sale will continue all this week In order to glvo those a clmnco who have so far been unable to attend. Don't forget a visit to the Boston Store will show you the best value In winter goods ever offered to the American public. BOSTON STORC , Fotheringham , Whltolavv & Co. , Council Bluffs , la. Coal. II. A. Cox , 10 Main street. Best quality , lowest rates. Prompt delivery. Get prices before buy- Ing. Telephone 48. Ask your grocer for Domestic soap. Conductor ISrlglnuii SmluiiHly Injured. Charles Brlgham , a freight conductor on the Kansas City road , met with n dan gerous accident Tuesday. Ho was on top of a freight train which was moving at the rate of twenty miles an hour , when ho lost his footing and fell to the ground , a distance of twenty feet. Ho struck on his shoulder and face and sustained Injuries that rendered htm unconscious. He was picked up by the train crow and brought to Pacific Junction , where an examination proved that no bones were broken , al though he was badly bruised. Ladles. If you desire absolute peace In the kitchen ask your grocer for J. C. Hoff- mayr & Go's. Fancy Patent Hour. Trade mark Blue Rooster. Lund Bros , make a specialty of furnishing dishes In any number for private parties , sociables , lodges , etc. , very cheap. Unity guild pal ty.February 0 , Chambers' hall. Smoke T. D. King & Co's. Partagas. Ask your grocer for Domestic soap. Kml of Long Lockout. DANBURY , Conn. , Jan. 31. The backbone ot the long lockout at the hat factories Is practically brokon-by the return to work of many of the men today. There ore many desertions from the ranks of the union men , and tonight most of them hold meetings and agiccd that tliote who wished to return to work In the Independent shops would bo al lowed to do so. The lockout has lasted ton weeks and has cost the city JGOO.OOOJ Ijilxir Tronlili'H on Crlpplo Circle. CRIPPLE CREEK , Colo. , Jan. 31. The great strlko or lockout of miners began at midnight. The fires have just been drawn from the Pharmacist , Zcnobla and Bucna Vista mines , and It Is rumored that the Summit mine Is also doted down. The trouble arises from the decision of mine owners to require the men to work nine hours. Huston Wool mul Cotton Id-port. HOSTON , Jan. 31. This week'B Wool and Cotton Report bays : The pnst week has do- elopctl the most actlvo work which has been experienced since the opening ot the new tear. The sales ot fine medium and territory ( a lLo greasy and scoured territory of ulml- lar grades have boon largo Moro than 1,000,000 pounds of line medium nnd medium territory In the grcnde was sold this week. The strictly line XX staple wool costs as high ns .17 nnd 33 cents , the fine medium nt about 35 cents , and tfie medium from 27 to 31 cents. The sales amount to 2,275,000 pounds , The sales slnrn .January 1 , 1894 , amount to 0,139,600 pounds , against 19,853,850 pounds n year ago. BEBPuNI A .Source of I'rnllt to Our Man Who Under- RtiimlK. . 'lliclr Mnvnmriitfi. Do snakes migrate ? Perhaps this question has naval * occurred to you , or , if it did , It is unlikely tluit you vvoro In terested In it , but there IH tnora per- Imps than you thought for in the answer to this query , pays the Alton Sentinel. YOB , in n rather loose sen o , snakes do migrate that is , tlioy have certain hlborn.iting quarters ami inaku cct-tain excursions regularly e\ory summer , and tholr lives arc just as "systematic as those of any other living thing. Their migrating habits have long been known to ntitm-atlsts , and tlio blulls along the rival * afford a splendid locality for illus tration of what is known as tlio snake migration. Just at this season of the year , when winter is coming ; on , all the serpents in tlio lowlands acros-s the river , on the Islands and in the Holds are milking for the bluffs , where they ffnd shelter and hibernate in the Hs- Bures and crevices during the cold sea son , and it is n common thing to FCO a snake swimming the Mississippi in the fall of the year , alwnjfe go.ng toward the hills. Mr. Louis Stiriliof Clifton Terrace , who has frequented the rivoi * along the Plusa 1lull's ! almost all his life , says ho has seen the tlmo in the month of No vember when vou couldn't cross the river at Clifton in the middle of the day without seeing n half do/en snakes skim ming toward the Illinois bluffs , nnd that ho has often killed a * many as four or live rattlesnakes with an oar while rowing-front his place to Alton. These snakes Ho in a comatose condition in winter , nnd just as soon as the warm rays of a spring sun creep into the rocks they oravvl out , bask in the sun for a few davs , and then slide down the shales and oft to the lowlands. Last fall the writer was hunting along the bluffo above Elsah , when ho had an experience that convinced him that snakes reallydo migrate. IIo noticed an old man walking along the river's cdg , who seamed to bo intently watch ing Romotbi < on the water with a pair of Hold glasses. His actions excited curiosity , and the hunter climbed down the blulf and joined the stranger at the edge of the water. The man carried a heavy sack , a pair of field glasses and a queer pair of long wooden tongs , and when questioned re plied that lie was a biinko catcher , all the while scanning the surface of the water with his glass. In the course of ten minutes ho sighted game , which proved to bo a snake swimming for shore some 200 yards above. The old man im mediately picked up his tongs and just as soon as thu simko had landed ho grabbed him with the wooden claws. The catch proved to bo a black oiuiko and ho was stowed away in the sack. For another hour he plied his trade , during which time ho caught four snakes two water snakes , ono garter snulco and a spreading adder. The latter ho put in the sack , liberating the others with the remark that they were "no good.1 Those other snakes are 'good" snakes now , however , for the writer appointed himself a committee to swat every ono of them on the soft side of the head with the hard end of an over grown pebble. The old man had waxed very eenial by this ' time , and together with my com rade'who , had just come up , wo went up to the hou&o to see his collection. Ho lived in a little cabin boat , in a back room of which he had over fifty live and hissing snakes , which ho said ho sold tea a man in St. Louis , who sold thorn to different parties for different uses. "How did I learn the trick ? " said the snake-hunter. "Well , sir , I learned it when a boy. Wo used to live on the bluffs above and near the Wisconsin line , and every fall the Indians would como down from the reservation and catch rattlesnakes as they crossed the river. They sold the dead snakes to a man at the fort , and [ learned the trick from the Indians. Every fall the snakes take to the bluffs , and they only swim the river when the sun is warmest in the middle of the day. I used to catch them with a boat like the Indians , but I've learned a trick that the reds didn't ' know , and that is that vou can catch moro snakes along the shore with one- half the work. " I'rotfslcil AgaliiHt Viiillunt'H Execution. LONDON , Feb. 1. A number of French , Spanish , Italian and Geiman anarchists mot yesterday to protest against the execution of Valllant In Paris. An Italian , who Is ro- putcd In comfortable circumstances , presided. A number of vehement speeches were made. A Frenchman proposed that It Vaillant was executed an attack bo made upon the French embassy In London. Thin found favor and was received with cheers and cries of "Blow It up , " and lesponslvo cries of "Wo will. " The meeting v\aH attended by the most dangerous portion of the anarchist party. KIio Curried n Valimlilo Cargo. NEW YORK. Jan. 31. The steamship Taurlc , which arrived hero today , had on board the most valuable collection of Span ish Jacks over brought to this port. The collection Is owned by Colonel Luke Em erson , who Is proprietor of the Lake County Jack farm In Dow ling Green , Mo. , and Is valued at $150,000. The animals have all remarkably long ears -and are said to have n pedigree much longer. They were reared In the wilds of the Pyrcnnes and will go west tomorrow. mid China Agree. LONDON , Fob. 1. A dispatch to the Standard fiom Shanghai says : There. Is reason to bellcvo that a sociot agreement between the Russian mul Chinese govern ments In regn'rd to the Pamirs exists. Ac- rordlm ; to this , arrangement , Russia assumes H moro complacent uttltiulo toward Coreun nfinlis , ami China promises to observe com- pluto neutrality In the future towards the Pamirs. Russia Is thus frco to negotiate with CnglunU direct. Vronpi'ct , < ) . , Humlng. CINCINNATI , Jan. ai. A Commercial Gazette - zotto special from Marlon , O. , says : Fire bioko out in Prospect , this county , tonight nml tliroatrns to destroy the town. Two blocks have already been swept uway , the opera house nnd skating rlulc are In nilns ami unlobs help soon iirrlves the town will bo cnthely consumed. Fire engines nnd a Inigo lot co of citizens wore sent from this plaoj by Rpeclnl train. 'Dialogs thus far Is $100,000. No cause for the flro Is known. llimltln to Itciuovo tint Ileittrlctloii , LONHON , Jan. ill. Uoplylns to a deputa tion from Scotch ports , the secretary of the agricultural board said today that the gov ernment was unable to remove the icatnc- tion upon the Importation of Canadian rut- tlo until a salifactory reply hits been re ceived from Canada as to the measures taken against the action. Hllli-il In it yimrri'l. BROOKVILLR , Ind. , Jan. 31. Yesterday afternoon at Iluena Vista , a rural village In the back part of the county , Stephen Dlltz and Marlon George bccamo Involved In a quarrel over a email cum of money , niltz plunged a largo Knife clear to the handle Into Georao'a breast , producing Instant death. . HIS METHOD , IRREGULAR Iowa Legislative Oojnmfjteo Reports on the Suspended Penitentiary Warden ! IK < 1- DIVERTED FUNDS lS T'llE USUAL MANNER If" .1 Judgment iif the Olllr/jil / Questioned , lint Not Mix llnnoMjj-llow He Nccurrd 'I'ln Monrjf1 iititho .Stntc'it t I \ DCS MOINES , Jnn. 3 } . ( Speclnl to Tlio Dec. ) Some time ago U'nrdcn McMtllcn of tlio Fort Madison penitentiary wna sus pended from offlco by Governor Holes on tlio clmrgo of "misappropriating the cumd fund. " The whole innltcr was subsequently referred to the legislature for Invostlfiitlon , and a special committee hns just concluded Its uorlc. Tills committee II ml a the clmrgo to bo true In fnct It vvna never denied but claim It has been the custom with the war dens to do this from time Immemorial. The specific offense consists In compelling the guards to sign vouchers for the highest possible amount allowed by law , mid for full time , when In many cases , they have only worked from one-half to one-fourth the tlmo Indicated by the pay roll and iccclved pay for the time actually put In. The balance hns been used by the warden ns n sort of "pin money" to cover miscel laneous expenses. LET THE OKriCnil DOWN BASY. The committee does not find that the warden has converted any of this fund to Ills personal use , but Is convinced that the mini and substance of his offending hns been the following of a bad practlco sot by his prede cessors. The visiting committee , consisting of Senator Waterman and Representatives St. John and Snberson , however , find other evi dences of a disposition on the part of the warden hardly consistent with an economical administration of affairs. For Instance , ho asked and received nn npproprlntlon from the Inst legislature of $250 to purchase a btrlp of land already under his tontiol with the title vested In the state ; also $2,700 for a "stonu barn" for six head of horses , when ho al ready had n good , substantial frame build ing supplied with every convenience. No recommendtlon has been made by the Joint committee , the fncts being blmply stated In the report , but a resolution advis ing the governor to reinstate the warden Introduced by Senator Finn Is pending In the senate. The warden's term will expire Juno 30. TOO FREE WITH STATE FUNDS. It Is the prevailing opinion of the law makers that there Is too much money ex pended In the salaries of the olllccrs and em ployes of the various charitable , educational and penal Institutions of the slate. The president of the State university at Iowa City gets $5,000 a- } ear , $2,000 moro than the governor and moro than twlco us much as the president of any denominational col lege , and the salaries of all the other pro fessors are IKed on the banlo liberal scale. The president of the Iowa Agricultural col lege has a fixed salaiy of $3,850 per year and eight other professors got from $1,600 to $2,300 In cash besides the privilege of occupying elegant homes built at the expense of the state. The dnttrp faculty of this In- stltutlon numbers fbrty-flvo , ami the annual salaries they receive , amount to moro than $55,000. i There are nearly I twenty boards of trust ees of from three to eleven persons who con trol these Institutions , and personally In terest thdmselves fn procuring liberal ap propriations from the state legislature. INFLUENCE OP TUG LOBBY. To simplify matters Tind redueo the ex penses of the state Institutions , Senator Oatch Introduced a bill two years \igo abolishing these boards.jjind providing for a board of control , but tW lobby succeeded In sidetracking the irleasure. Governor Boies In his annual message strongly recommended this reform , and suggested that a board of control consisting /our.persons , with the governor a njemlisr'jjc.x-ofncio , should bo elected , in whom tlio .full and absolute su pervision and control of all the state Institu tions should be vested. This recommendation has been taken under advisement by both houses , and a bill em bodying the governor's views will bo Intro duced at no distant day. The bill Introduced by Senator Lewis to rcgulato express charges Is still In the hands of the committee on corporations , which Is pretty closely divided ns to its merits. Section 3 , which contains its most salient features , reads as follows : SUBSTANCE OF THD MEASURE. "The board of railroad commissioners , when said schedule of classifications and charges shall have been filed as above re quired , shall , If bald classifications and charges be deemed unjust and unreasona ble , have full power and authority to alter and amend the clabsificatlons and to fix maximum rates of charges , and such rates established by the said railroad commis sioners shall be prlma facie evidence that such rates are reasonable for all kinds and classes of such articles as may be received for carriage and transportation by any express - press company or corporation doing business In this state , having regard to distance or distances ajjy such articles may ha\o to bo so carried or transported , and to compel the said companies or corpoiatlons to exchange business at all railroad crossings or junc tions , where freight or passenger depots aio or may bo established , and to establish equitable rates between such companies or corporations so exchanging articles In tran sit ; and no company or corporation doing an expiess business In this state as afore said , shall have power to alter or amend the schedule of classification or rates of charges , when so fixed or approved by said board of railroad commissioners , without the consent and approval of said board. " The settlement of the contest case from Jackson county In the lower house between W. M. Stephens ( rep. ) and A. W. Richard son ( dem. ) resulted In favor of the former , who was declared elected by twonly-six votes. The ballot boxes from that county wore sent for and the votes carefully counted In the presence of both parties , and the scat was awarded to Mr. Stephens by a unanimous vote , the democratic claim ant magnanimously conceding his defeat. BILLS INTRODUCED TODAY. In the senate these bills were Introduced : By Gorrcll , to cquallzo the assessment laws and provide for the taxation of mortgages and notes owned by nonresidents ; by Jewett , repealing the tax exemptions for planting and cultivating fruit and forest trees ; by Rowon , fixing the state fees for corporations at 10 per cent of the capital stock and mak ing $100 tlio mlnlnulin , also to protect bottling tling works In the use qf trade niarks. The house bill oxemmlng leglstered phnr- maclsts from Jury' duty was lost on final reading , but a motion ( q .reconsider was tiled , These bills were Introduced In the house : By Allen , prohlblttng"nny person vnder 21 from practicing motllclno ; by Boll , piofccrlb- Ing penalties for soiling and delivering In toxicating llqoursi 'oil" "mall orders ; " by Bycrs , requiring gardes beginning suits against dealers l f Intoxicating liquors to Clvo bonds and pay coijtB when the prosecu tion falls ; by Brlntpn , , .reducing number of justices of the police to one for each county ; by Ranck , 'providing for a board of control for all charitable Institutions. The house paeseil.Watklns' bill to prohibit prize fighting , which j ovhlcs a line of from $100 to $1,000 and JniprjEonmont not to ex ceed ono year for principals , and not to exceed - coed $500 flno or ICO diws In jail for whoever aids or assists. r , * , The house committee/ / recommended sub mission of woman buffruge to a vote of the people. KII promo Court De-Union * . PCS MOINES , Jan. 31. ( Speclal Telegram to The Bee. ) In the supreme court today the following decisions were filed : Christina Uurga , administratrix , appellant , against Chicago cage , Rock Island & Pacific inllway , 1'olk dis trict , affirmed. C. 0. Heron against Western Union Telegraph company , appellant , Lea dis trict , affirmed , Marthn J. Ilunyon against Martin Loftus ct ul , appellants , Leo district , alUrmcd. J. 1) . and D , II. Porter , appellants , against C , B , Young ot al , Madison district , revL'ised. R. II. Falrburn against F. M , Halslct , appellant , Chlckusaw district , af firmed. Perot to & French against J. J. Tal- burt , appellant , Dallas district , reversed. C , 11 Furley and S. A Stcln ngnlnst Milwaukee & HI Paul railway appellant , Tnmn district , affirmed Charles Cahoon ngnlnst Chicago , Burlington & Qnlncy rail way , Adams district , affirmed , International Investment , rompnnv. pl' f ( ngnlnst Kcokulc Uloetrlo Street Itnlhrny company , defendant , ot til. , Intcrvonors. IIP- polliiiiis , supeilor court of city of Kcolnilt , nfllrmcd. City of Keokuk npMnst Ft , Way no Clcctriii company , appellant , I-co district , rovtusod , Kinni'y dissenting. Sunih 10. Strong , nppollnnt , iipnlnst Onnct ot nl. , Louisa district , nftlrmcil , IM R Nicholas ngnlnat Chicago , Hock Inland & Puuillc mil- > vav , appellant , MiiseUinodistrictiflrmcd. ; : | I'Y.ink 1' . Bo.vcr. appellant , against E. B. Kltinlck , Davis district , unit-met ) . Commer cial Bank of Essex , nppollnut , nunlnst William Paddock mul R A. Pmlrtoek , Dallas district , nnirmcd. John ( ! . Koroback , tip- police , Fremont district , nnirmcd , U'llllnm heland against James Uunnel , nppullnnt , Wupello district , unit-mini. Clmrlcs Holf- sn.vdcr , appellee , ag.ilusl Ulile.ipo , Milwau kee &St. Paul Hallway company , appellant , Wiincllo district , nfllrmca. .IACKSO.VH MIUTAltY STAIT. 1.1st of Appointments Miidc by tlio liuiii ( invrrmirVHtirdiij - . Dm MOI.VES. .tun. ill. ( Special Telegram to THE Dun. ] Governor Jackson has mmlo tlio follow Ing appointments on his staff : Major General John H. Prune , DesMolnes , ndlntnnt gcnctnlnnd nctiiiz ( iiUirtcnmistcr general ; Brigadier General James Hush Lincoln , Ames , Inspector general ; Brigadier Gen eral Harvey S. Shlldon , VVost Union , commissary general ; Brigadier General James Tuggart Pilcstl.v , Dos Molnos , sur geon general ; Brigadier General A. I ) . Col- Ivor , Sioux City , Judge udvocato general ; Colonel Thomas l < \ Cooko. Alqonn. general Inspector of sm.tll arms pr.ictlco ; Colonel II. H. Canllelil , Benne , chief of engineers and chief signal officer ; Major William C. Wv- man , Ottumw.i , mllltar.v secretary. Also the following uldcs-dc-catnp with rank of lieutenant colonel- B. Dougherty , MusiMtmo ; T. S. Wund , KadclllTo ; B. H. O'Mcara , Crdaf Hiplds ; Frank Letts. Mar- sh.illtown ; D C. Cluster. Uubmiuo ; 10. G. Pratt , DCS Monies ; H.V. . Iluttiir , Mnsca- tlno ; n. I. Cameron , Davenporl ; J. H. At kinson. Mason Citv ; W. H. Norrls , Man chester ; .lames A. Holibicli , Town CityV. ; . H. Tiblull , Clarinda ; .1. B. Kent , Kolfu ; W. A. Hunter , Belle Plalno ; II. ( J. Burr. Cedar Hapids ; J. S. Alexander , Marion ; Charles J. Phillips , Ccntervlllo ; . C. Ho\\all. Keo- Iculc ; J. K P. Thompson , Houk Haplds ; A. C. Stanton , Ccntervlllo ; Oscar Jackman , Boone ; W. C. MoArllnir , Bmlltigton. M'/.IKNU : itoiiniis : , JAIIID. : Iesu | < riito Ciiii ; ; of ToiiRlis Landeil In the Jon 11 IVnlli'iitliity. ANAMOSA , la. , Jan. 31. Shcilff J. N. Tlllson of Vlnton arrived at the penitentiary hero yesterday with the gang of robbers who held up a Northwestern depot agent about three months ago at Lucerne. The names and sentences are : James E. Conway - way , fifteen > ears ; John H.McKlnney , ten years , and James Martin , fifteen years. They are the toughest and most noted gang of robbers ever received at the prison , bavin ? been In nearly all the prisons of the east under different aliases. J. Munn , J. M. Casey , J. G. Plnercano and F. Dealy , four Chicago detectives , accompanied tlio bherllT , being sent by the railroad company to make sure that the robbers were bafely landed. UKATII 01' AX JCMVA I'lOMHMt , E. O. II. Clmtlwlclt , a Prominent Itiisne ) s Ainu nl Mtlix. SIOAX. la. , Jan. 31. [ Special Telegram to THE BEC.I E. O. B. Chadvvick , a prominent business man of Salix , died Monday morning - ing and was bulled yesterday in Salix ceme tery. Mr. Chadvviuk was an old soldier and a prominent Mason , bolonKing to Attica Indpo No. DO'J.Anclcnt Frco ana Accepted Masons , Sloan , the loclgo had cntiro contiol of thu funeral which was the largest ever seen on this valley , the little Methodist spiscopal church not being largo enough to hold half the people. The sermon was pFeachod by the Methodist Episcopal minister of Salix. Horrible Dentil of n Chllil. MARATHON , la. , Jan. 31. ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) Mrs. James Blair left her house on Monday to call on a neighbor , leaving her two small children , aged 1 and 3 years , at home. In her absence her 3- ycar-old son Carey secured a can of gasoline and In some manner poured It over his clothes. Upon going near the stove Ills clothes Ignited and in an Instant the little ono was burnt almost to a crisp , dying In terrible agony thieo hours later. Iii m ( < ' < ! Coupln I DES MOINES , Jan. 31. ( Special Telegram to The Boo. ) A very romantic marriage took place hero yesteiday , the contracting parties being Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Durstlne , who , on account of family differences , were legally separated about a year ago , Durs- tlno was long the Iowa representative of the Equitable Life Insurance company of Now York. The social event of the scabou was tljo charity ball here last evening. 1'ntul right of Iltothrrs. KEOKUK , la. , Jan. 31. Two brothers , Frank and Henry Phillips , farmers , quar reled today over a load of hay. Frank shot his brother , the clmrgo taking effect In the hip , and may prove fatal. The assailant then came to Keokuk and suncndercd him self to the authorities. l Itri-akliig Up. BURLINGTON , la. , Jan. 31. The weather has turned warm , molting the snow and ice. The liver Is rising rapidly and may take out the Ice. The Ice merchants have scarcely begun to harvest the crop , and they fear the supply will bo very short. Iniui I'Mnr.oilH In St-sslnn. LYONS , la. , Jan. 31 , The Scottish Rite bodies of Iowa are In session at the Masonic temple. About 100 were present , The ses sion will conclude with a banquet , FOJC 1HEI.AXI > 'N t'.ll/AK. lion. i : < l\vnril Jllulto , M. 1 * . , AddrrssoHii llos- ton Auclli'iuo mi dm Subject. BOSTON , Jan. 31. Hon. Edward Blake , M. P. , the prominent Irish nationalist of Canada , and the leader of the homo rule cause In the British Parliament , spoke on homo rule In Ireland In Music Hall tonight under the aus pices of the Boston municipal council ot the National Irish association. Ho v\as greeted by an audtenco of about 3,000 , and his ap peal for funds to aid In currying on the work of his party resulted In the raising of a. little over $ C,000. Mayor Matthews piesldcd , and upon the stage weio many distinguished cit izen' ] of Boston and vicinity , The meeting adopted resolutions to the effect that the cltl..ens of Boston encouraged Gladstone In his efforts to free the Emerald Isle , pledging him tholr support. Mr. Blake rovlowed at length the struggle of the homo rule party In the past and pre dicted Its success In the near future. Ho said that the recent defeat of homo rule In the Hoiibo of Lords was expected and the party which had supported the measure was not at all dismayed. Continuing , Mr , Blake explained the po sition of the homo lulo allies and out lined their course for the future. In speaking of the piesont conditions In Ire land , Mr. Blake denounced the o\istlng system of county government there , anil showed that In counties having a popula tion of CCO.OOO CathollcH and 73,000 Pro testants , ofllcea weio filled by 111 Protestant * unionists and two Catholic-nationalists , KIlliHl In ii IMui. MADISON , Ind. , Jan. 31. Frank Stevens and Samuel Mcdltcott became Involved In an altercation last night In ono of the rooms ot a questionable resort hero , when a shot wus heard and shortly afterwards Stevens was found dead , Several city of ficials were In the house. The Inmates of the house nro endeavoring to explain the affair ns a tmlcldo , but the Indication ! are that u murder watt committed. Yulu'H < lmitont Soflnlivrnt. : NEW HAVEN , Coni ) , , Jan. 31. Junior promenade , Yulo'u greatest social event , was held tonight In the Second Regiment ar mory , and was thu most brilliant ever held by Yale. WILL INTEREST OPERATORS Approaching Trial of Oliiof Eflinsay of the Kailway Telegraphers Order , INCIDENTS OF THE STRIKE RECALLED Struggle of the Orgiiiiltiitlini to llrtp HH In tin- right ultli the llurllngton , Oilur IliipliU & Northern. CRDAtl RAPIDS , la. , Jan. 31. ( Special Telegram to The Ilee. ) A case of more than ordinary Interest will como up for trial nt the present term of the Linn county district court , now In session at Marlon. It IB that of D. G. Ramsay , grand chief of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers , on the charge of countenancing nnd lending aid In the wire cutting on the llurlfngton , Cedar Rapids & Northern during the strlko ot the dis patchers and operators on that road over a year ago. The case will probably bo culled In a very few days , and promises to bo ono of the most hotly contested In the history of the court. Mr. Ramsay has emplovcd eminent counsel , nnd the Uurltngton , Cedar Rapids & Northern and Chicago , Rock Island & Pacific Railway companies have employed several prominent attorneys to assist In the prosecution. In order to get a thorough understanding of the caeo It is necessary to go back to the organl/atlon of the Order of Railway Telcg- raphers. It was organized In this city Juno 0 , 1SSG , nnd n majority of those partici pating In the organliatlon were employes ot the Burlington , Cedar Rapids & Northern road. In the earlier days of the order the Burlington , Cedar Rapids & Northern was thoroughly organized , owing to the fact that thd management of the road did not make determined opposition to the employe ! ) belonging to It. LOST LN'THIinST IN THU ORDHR. Valley City division No. 1 , of this city , bccamo ono ot the leading divisions of the organl/atlon , but In the course of tlmo many changes occurred , the membcru of the older dilfted out to other lines of lallway.thc em ployes of the Uurllngton , Cedar Rapids & Northern seemed to lose Interest In the order nnd Valley City division No. 1 was removed to Vlnton , the headquarters of the order. The principal reason for this was perhaps because the policy of the order had changed from a nonstrlklng ono to a protective order. Dining the jears 1891 nnd 1892 , however , there was n general reawakening among the employes of the Burlington , Cedar Rap ids & Northern , and n deslro to bo icoigan- l7cd was expressed by the cmplo > os In the telegraphic department and especially by the train dispatchers. A delegation of train dispatchers waited upon the gland olllcers ot the order and stated that they were willing to take hold of the matter and endeavor to thoroughly icorganlzo the load with a view of making It a scheduled ono. The gland olllccrs consented to lend their aid to tlio movement , and It was decided that Valley City division should again bo removed to this city and lelnstltuted , hoping In this way to glvo the movement more stability. This program was can led out , the division was re-cstubllshed hero , the grand onicers of the order and nearly all the train dispatch ers of the road being present at the open ing meeting. UnCAMC VI3RV AGGRHSSIVi : . This accomplished , the train dispatchers at once went to work with great zeal and soon had the entire BmlliiRton , Cedar Rapids & Northern system thoroughly organised. This done , they began to demand that a schedule should bo prepared , and in accordance there with the giievance committee assembled , a schedule was formulated and the committee met In this city to present It. When this committee waited upon Supoiintendcut Wil liams he Infoimed the members that the schedule was not In proper shape for him to entertain , and requested that It bo revised. Following this the train dispatchers In the ofllce hero were waited upon by W.P. Ward , superintendent of telegraph of the road , and through his efforts they withdiew tholr de mand for a schedule , swore allegiance to the road and accepted a raise of $5 a month. Before this , however , W. F. Doran , chief train dispatcher , had Ufeen dismissed for n trivial offense. After the sollont of the dispatchers , Giand Chief Ramsay took matters In his own hands , called together a committee of thoho who had been betrayed and again presented a schedule for the consideration of the rail road company. No agreement could bo reached , and on September 21 , 1892 , the 200 dispatchers and operators of the load left tholr keys and went on a strike. The tie- up was ono of the most complete In the his tory of the west. Trains were run on schedule time , but seveial wiecks were nar rowly averted , travel was almost discon tinued on the entire system , tiulnmcn threatened to quit unless competent opera tors were placed at all the btatlons , and the road was losing money. NEITHER SIDR GAINED A VICTORY. Finally on October 1 Grand Chief n. E. Clark and Grand Secretary W. P. Daniels of the Order of Railway Conductors held a con ference with Superintendent Williams , which resulted in an amicable adjustment of the pending dlmcultles. Neither side gained a signal victory. The management of the road agreed to recognlzo the order , the vital point of the strike , to fill all vacancies fiom the ranks of tlio men who had struck , and fur ther agreed to receive a delegation of op erators at any tlmo to consider the question of wages. Mr. Ramsay at once declared the strlko off , and as but few of the places had been filled nearly all the men were taken back. Thus ended the gtrlko. But the trouble was not at an end by any means. The management of the road , It seems , nt once began to work with the view ot ultimately disrupting the order. During the strlKo wires were cut n number of times. It was charged that It was the work ot the btrllters , but no proof could bo brought forward to substantiate these charges. About a year after the close of the strlko Mr. Ranib.iy was , upon the evi dence of two men who claimed to have been In the employ of the order who had the Btrlko In charge , Indicted by the Linn county grand Jury on the ground of coun tenancing and lending aid in the wire cut ting on the Burlington , Cedar Rapids & Northern road during the strlko of a year before. The Indictment caused a big bcn- satlon , as no ono had over for oven u mo ment connected Mr , Hanisay , or any of tha other oltlccrs of the older , with having had anything to do with the wlic cutting , the known policy of the olllcera being against any violence whatever. The outcome of the trial will therefore ho awaited wltb much Interest. ratal Wrt'iU lit Kink Valley , ROCK VALLHY , la. , Jan. 31. ( Special Telepram to The Bee , ) As the regular freight was pulling out of the yaids yesterday the nvvltch rod broke , throwing tlirro cars Into the ditch , smashing tlio tool house nnd kill ing Fokeko Vanderlaan , n section hand , in stantly. Ho leaves u wlfo and four child ren. THE NEXT MORNING I FCCL DRIOHT AND NEW AND MY COMPLEXION IS BETTER. Mr doctor iar U nets penlly nil th stomach , llrer and klJncriami 1 n plefitanl laialh v ThU drink U mule from herb * , and In prepared for uio us cully M ten. JtUculleil Allrtru4islBUitlH-.ntSOc.andII pack.e. Uyuu tin : ol get luionil yournddrtu for * free tam | > l . I.nne'iPnrplly Modlrliio muTrii I ho liotrrlt * a hilur - KNOWLEDGE UHiigs comfort nnd improvement nn < J tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many.vho Hvo bet ter than ollicra and enjoy life moro , with less expenditure , by moro promptly ( ulAliti'ig iho world's best products to tlio needs of physical being , will attest thu value to health of the pure liquid Inxntivo principles cmbiaccd in the remedy , Syrup of Figs. Ita excellence is duo to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste , tlio refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax- ntivc ; effectually ciunnging the system , dispelling colds , headaches Mid fevers ana permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession , bccnuso it acts on tlio Kid neys , Liver and Uowcls without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Fics is for sale by all drug gist's in OOc and SI bottles , but it is man ufactured by the California Fig Syrup , Co. only , whose name is printed on every package , also the name , Syrup of Figs , and being well jnfoniu-d , you will not accept nny substitute if oilered. 1 Agony is annoyance 'concentrated. ' Beecham's PUSs ( Tasteless ) 'are ' concentrated remedies for the 'annoyance ' of Indigestion or the Agony of Dyspepsia. 35 cents a box. I'rralilcnt ( if HEW ERA CAI , DtSIMSNSAKV UiHifttUtittlnii [ 'ran , IH utismptHsoct hi the treat ment of all Ohroiiio , Private Norvi UM iaonHOH. Writa to 01 consult pniAofially TltKATMUNT 1J V MAIL. . _ Atlilru'js vvltti Btunp , for par- tlculain wliloh will i > 3 nant In plilu I'tivolopa/ * O. IloxOltt. oniua 118 3. 13tli Bt.-aat , Omaha. NJ\ \ > Mau Dovolopol RENEWED 'PHK OHIIAT LlPa Lglvi-r. ( JUl'IUIHH , will i-OHloro nil the irunai-atlvo organs. Imiioteiicv 1m- poHHllilnlf CUP1DINKU lined. Semi for fwo cli- I'ul ira anil tMstluiomtiU. UAVOL MKDICINB CO. ' 1' . o. liox ' . ' 07U , Sun Fnw Cisco. Cat. W Buy riej-e Do you MEATS If yon want first-class moats , fresh ovoiy dny , nnd If you nant to buy thorn ut the vury lowest pi Icon , try I'oUoruy's > ew Mont Mm- Kst , 33' ) Ilio.iduy. Uomparo thpso prices wltli the prices you huvo boon paying ; Roast Ucof , from OQ to Oo SiiloluSti a'c , fiom lOo to lii ! ) Porterhouse , Stoulc , from lOo to ISO Hound Stoulc , from. , 80 to lOo Klb and Chuulc Steak , from Co to Bolliiit , ' Hoof , fiom Ho to Corned Ucuf. from 4o to Co Clods ( bonrless ) Oa Pork Chops lla Pork Butts Salt 1'oik 10n All kinds Mutton , from no to lUa All kinds Vc.il , from 7c to Utt Pork Sausage , from 8c to IDu California Hams 7o Bacon l ard , from 8 < J to l-'o Poultry , Ciiimo nnd I'lsli nlwiiya on luind. ( iouds ut low prices. A F. POKORNY , 333 BROADWAY. Sims & BihMdjr SUM ail fodeiul coaiti Uoiiit JJi-7-J-J , dujii blouU Council Illuiri la Special COUNCIL BLUFFS : For rent , to a n iioiitillo | ! ii.irty having about iH.oimou mill fiipltiil to tin i'tu In milk ami Imtlnnl ilry In con junction wltli iionllry , ho/ Hint triMioral pantum iiiiHluc'Hrt. Atjonl li.'iUO acres , inonlly tipluiiU PHB- Uiro , abiint S ! nillcH fro n Uoimcll lllalfx and 5 inlli'H fro u Onmlm cllv limitV 1I ( oncinl unj wilier pi'ulj ami convimtont til each ut II nnelos- ure > u ( fool , i1 > : nort.ibtij ( il-rooin homo anil ( rood I ) mi , hv anil uhlijUi'i IIOIIDOH Iniiilr | > ) of It , I' . JuilHiin , U''U Hth au'iinu , or U ti Ilroa hvay , Council ItllllTH. YOU xrnnv tli.it Iay k Htm M ivo HO ID DO cliolco bur/.ilim In rull an 1 K.irJjn Un4 ncuc IhlHclty ) . . vaults , olil ntuyi cluaued. KU tlur u , ul Taylor'u frocury , Jl ) A im'UAOTS nml JoatiH. Kami uml city property honght uuU eoliL I'uxcy It Tho'iWH , Oouncil IlUiirH. Klt.KVIK\V Vrint ranii T'for Halo , 3 > nillus' aoiithuast ntulty. Will sell 30 , 40 , BO. 00 or 89 acre B 1'rlco for HID whola , 14,60i ) . For partluu * lura aildroib II , C , JUymonu , Council UluHu , 1 * .