FE,5iUrAllY 8 NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS Rumen Afloat to the Effect that the Motor Company ia Willing to Settle. NOW FIGURING ON A PROBABU OFFSET Intimating tlin CoKt of tlie SU-Inrli Strip Occupied by the Jtnlln lla/clton Bnj * ] ! ! ! Will Vuili , "ill * Suit. Certain appear.inr/w Indicate Just now tint the motor company ofnclttl are contempla ting paying the back taxes for paving In- tcrKcctlnnn xxhich haxo be n the subject of BO much controversy for years past. N. W. \VcIls and George V. Wright , Uxo of the board of directors , were al the olty cnglnecr'A office yesterday making atrangements for finding out Just lio\v much H clalmc-d from the city for paving tlio strip six Inches wide occupied by the rails. They haxo had a man make an estimate and they noxv want to rco l.oxv nearly his estimate agrees with that of the city. Just what their Intentions are has not br > on told the city officials , but from a source con- Kldcied to bo reliable It Is learned that as noon as the amount of this Is ascertained , the whole of the taves noxv claimed by the city xxlll bo paid , protest being entered up In due form upon this amount and all others In which the company claims It has been overcharged , and suit xxlll then bo Instituted at once to rccoxer that which has been in dispute. If this course Is pursued It will Bhow conclusively that the company reall/cs the uncomfortable position In which It has been placed and Us desire to conciliate the people. With reference to the strip of six Inches It should bo Btatcd that the city olllclals scout the Idea of the company's being able to collect anything back As n matter of fact the pax Ing could have been done more cheaply had the rails not been there , and It cost considerably moro to fit the pax Ing around the ralln than the material xxould have cost to fill the space. Furthermore , It Is claimed by the city offlclals that when the granite pax Ing was torn up to make room for the rails the "tone that came out of the six-Inch strip thus formed was gob bled by the motor company and used for Its oxxn purposes. This , of course , glxcs the city a good chance for a counter claim , pro viding It Is found that the company really thinks It has something coming to It on this score and has not merely beten bluffing. The hope Is universally expressed that the report of the company's change of tactics may not prove false. City Attorney Hazel- ton said yesterday that this rumor xxould not Influence him at all In commencing the unit , as ho xxas Instructed by the city coun cil Monday night , but that ho xxould file his petition as soon as It could be drawn up , claiming the full amount as shoxvn by the tax books. AMOMI TIII : Frank XXcb tor DriixxH n Knife on IVlloxv Workman mid CitH Into Tr ublo. The scenes of Monday and Tuesday among the striking Ice cutters xxero repeated yes terday xvlth a little variation , and although nothing xery desperate was done the situa tion was sufficiently exciting. During the morning a fight took place betxxcen Frank 'Webster , one of the strikers , and Da\ld Lud- ixlgen , xxho Hxes on Benton street. Sev eral others other xxcre mixed up In the affray. Webster droxv a knife and threat ened to carve the Interior of I.mlw Igon's body from the outside. There was a stam pede , In which Webster's team Joined. The frightened animals dashed frantically through a barb xxlro fence and were badly injured , besides almost demolishing the wagon. Ludxvlgen called at Justice Vien's oinco and swore out an information charg ing Webster xvlth assault with Intent to commit murder , and an officer was camping on Webster's trail last evening. Sheriff Hazen spent the greater part of tlie day at the scene of the strike , but there was no very great demonstration. The strikers devoted their tlmo to pelting the workers xvlth mud and lumps of Ice and calling them scabs and vllo names generally. There xxero fifty-txvo teams ready for work In the morning , but only thirty-six worked , the rest being Intlml dated by the strikers. N ItlUH. I'cbruary sulr. Muslin undorxxcar , linens nnd xvhlto goods During this great sale wo offer bargains nevef to bo duplicated. It will pay jou to buy now. Sale commencing today , Thurs day. February S. COO pairs of ladles' muslin draxvers , 5 tucks , good material , 18o a pair. 200 dozen muslin underwear , consisting of gowns , corset cox-ers , draxxers , chemise fcklrts , and all nicely trimmed with em broidery and laces nt GOc. 75c , DSc , $1.25 , $1,48 and $1.08 each , worth fully 75c to $3 00. Our muslin underwear Is all made on lock stitch machines with flat felled beams , the celebrated W. brand , and bold only by us In this city. Special towel sale. 1,000 all linen satin elamask towels , knotted fringe , fancy bor ders , size 1S\37. a regular 25e toxvel , during this sale only 15e each. 500 all linen huck towels , fancy borders , size 18x34. only lOc each. Hotels nnd boarding houses should take advantage of this sale. 72-Inch bleached satin table damask worth $1.35 at this sale Sc ! ) a yard. All our COo quality German table damask now 39e a yard. Our $1.00 bleached table satin damask , 70 Inches wide , noxv 75c a yard. You nexer bought table linen nt such prices before. Lonsdalo muslin , 7V4e a yard. " Standard dress prints , 3'/.c a yard. Check white goods at 4lie , Cc , CHc. and lOc a yard , only half actual value. Attend this great February sale. It means - * a great saving to > ou. ou.BKNNISON BKNNISON BROS. . Council Bluffs. la. For sale or trade for Improved city prop erty or unimproved farm lands , an Improved farm In Iowa , two dwellings In Cedar Rap ids , la , , and txvo fine bred stallioiiH , with records beloxv 2.20. Ohio Knox , Council Bluffs , la , " Haxo > ou seen the new gas beaters at the Gas company's omco ? Domestic soap Is the best. i > \Vunt u lloinm. Frank Trimble returned jesterday from the east , xxhcro ho wont as a reprcsentatlxo of the Merchants and Manufacturers associa tion to look after the claims of Council Bluffs In connection xxlth the big sugar refinery which Is to bo moxed to borne xxcutern city In the near future. Ho found that there were about thirty cities In the race , and each ono was putting forth Its beat efforts to secure the prize. A proposition Is about to be went In by each one , and the company xvlll then select xx hlclicvcr place offers tlio largest ad- vantages. Council Bluffs compares xvlth any of the others In natural advantages , but there must bo something else besides nat ural advantages In order to command the attention of the refinery people. It Is un derstood that a bonus Is the thing they are looking after. Mr. Trimble thinks that If Council Bluffs business men got together and raise a bonus of $100,000 and buy a site of forty acres on which to locate the plant they will cot the plum. It remains to bo aeon whether they will do BO , On Its part the company agrees to put up a plant to cost not loss than $1,000.000 and employ not K'ss than 1.800 mini , A big consignment of the fi-ieU wrll paper Just received ut .Viltor's. II rmrl Btrcet , from 4 eta. a roll upaardj Kuw patterns. _ George S. Davis , prescription druggist. Drmnriittlu C'ltj Ciimvnflon. Chairman Casady of the city central com mittee Issued a call last evening for the city conxentlon , which xxlll be held on Wednes day , February 14 , at 1.30 p , in. , In the su perior court room of the county court house , to put In nomination canJl- dldates for mnjor JtK'K1 of tltc su- perl r i jiirt alderm in at large , sAt i IT , treasurer , auditor , ass ssor , engineer , marshal , park commlss oner and xvclgh- master HIP primaries will b < held In the \arlotu precinct * on Saturday cxonlnR Febru ary 10 , from fi to 8 o'clock , to select dele gates. On Monday evening , F bruary 12 , the democratic voters of the Flr t , Second and Fifth xvnrds xvlll meet and select candi dates for waul alderman. _ If you want cheap hard coal that will glvo ftatlafactlon try Southern anthracite , $3.50 per 2 , < V)0 ) Ibu. Semi-anthracite , $3.00 per 2,000 Ibs. CARBON COAL , COMPANY , 31 Pearl street. Grand Hotel Uldg. Ladles , If jolt desire absolute peace In the Kitchen ask jour grocer for J. C , lloffmayr S. Co'n 1'ancy Patent Flour. Trade mark- Blue Hoostcr. _ _ Domestic soap ID the bes > t , I'ollic l'klilp < . William Butts was arrested at an early hour yesterday morning by Franlc'Scanlan whlln ho as making off xxlth a largo bundle - dlo ol clothes. Scanlan thought ho looked suspicious , but when ho xvorit to arrest him Buttx showed fight und had to bo brought to terms by the use of the olllcer's club. H was supposed that tlin clothes wcro nipped from some one's clothes line , and xxlien Butts xvas taken to the station and locked up they were Identified by Willis GronewoR as having bee'ii stolen from his place durlnp the night. Buttx xxas sent to the county jail for thirty < ln\s It scums that ho has been guilty of the same offense before. A search xxarriint xxas Issued from Justice Vlen'a court jcstcrday and an Investigation made of his premises nn Harrison street. A shirt xxaH found there xxhich belonged to a man named Ilamlltln , It haxlng been left at the residence of a man named Wallace on Wash ington axonuo to be xx'ashcd Mention of the robbing of Wallace's clothes line was made In The Bee a day or txvo ago. Butts Is sup posed to have been doing considerable of this sort of night xxork recently , ami ho xxlll bo glx-fii a hearing on the nexv charges as soon as he has completed Ills present term. Ben Ragan was fined $1570 for drunken ness and using obscene language. John Hale , xxho stole a sack of flour from Peterson's grocery , xxas bound ox'er to the grand Jury on the charge of larceny from a building , and In default of a bond of $100 was sent to the county Jnll. Frank Jones , xxho has served a sentence for petty thieving , xx-as locked up on general principles jesterday afternoon. At the time Jay Worden , the boy burglar xxho Is noxv doing tlmo In the penitentiary , was first ar rested , ho told the police that Jones xxas his accomplice , but Jones has managed to keep out of sight for nearly a year past. Do \ u UKU Ex-aporated cream or unsweetened condensed milk , and desire the best ? Then obtain from your grocer Borden's Peerless Brand Evap orated Cream , xxhich ranks first In quality. Prepared by New York Condense ! Milk Co. Favorable Inducements xxlll be offered tea a few reliable and energetic agents xxho will solicit for the Mutual Life Insurance com pany. Call on or address Pusey & Thomas , Council Bluffs , district agents for southwest ern loxxa. _ Ask jcur grocer for Domestic soap. tinKriugrr t nse. The city council held a jneetlng yesterday ' day afternoon. It xxas not'cMetiMxcly ad- xertised. and the aldermen got together In a xx ny that Indicated that they had some prlxate business to perfrom. Whether this xxas so or not , the fact remains that there were no spectators present. A pioposltlon xx-as presented from John Limit , as the at torney for Fred Knteger , xxho got a Judg ment or txxo against the city and then skipped out , taking with him $150 belong ing to the Treubund society Limit could not get any fees from Krueger , so he began negotiations with the city for a settlement of the txxo cabcs. Both grew out of alleged Injuries to Mrs. Krueger. In one of them Krueger got n judgment of $750 against the city and the case xvas appealed to the supreme court. In the other ho got a judgment of $1 , but the judgment xxas afterwards set aside on account ot the misconduct of one of the jurors In slipping axxay from the rest of the jury and getting a drink after the case had been submitted , without Inxltfng the bailiff to go along. Limit offered to dismiss both cases and pay all costs for a cash scttlomont of $1,000. Ills offer xxas ac cepted by the city council. The matter of condemning n triangular piece of ground In the rear of the city building was discussed A suit has already been commenced In the court against Mrs. Eliza Craxxford to condemn the ground , and It xxlll bo tried next xxeek. The city attorney xxas Instructed to offer Mrs. Craxx ford $200 as settlement. _ For nn appetizer Cook's Extra Dry Impe rial Champagne lea Is all. For 40 years It has taken the lead for Its purity. Co it. II. A. Cox , 10 Mam street. Best qualitv , loxxest rates. Prompt delHoiv Get piices before buy ing. Telephone . Mill-rinse Licenses. Thofolloxxing in irriajjo licenses xxe-ro Is sued yesterday by the county clerk : Name and Address. Ape. I Krank L. Williams , Council Bluffs . 30 1 May Oatflner , Council Blulls . 21 j II. II. II.il.er , Ciiialui . 25 I AnnaM.Troniler. Umaha . 24 Attention Is. again called to the Robinson concert to be glxen Feb. 13. All persons in terested In helping Broadxx-ay church are re quested to buy their tickets at the church door on that evening. _ Itoxx mini IB I'nstnmHtcr. Hon. Thomas Boxxman received his com mission as postmaster jesterday. This com pletes all the formalities and he xvlll at once take charge of the office and the axe. Dr. Jeffries' diphtheria remedy kills diph theria but not your child. At Davis' , Beardsloy's , DoIIaven's , Council Bluffs ; 210 Cumtng street , Omaha. IVrsoiml I'liriigrupliH. Miss Rebecca Bcrryhlll of Davenport Is In the city , the guest of Mrs. W. 8. Stlllman She Is well Known to a number of former btudonts at Iowa City llxlng here. Rev. T. McK. Stuart , formerly pastor of the. Broadway Methodist church , now presid ing clJcr with headquarters at Charlton , la In the city for a visit with his son , D 13. Stuart. He has just been to DCS Molncs and leaves for thu xxest this morning. Nassau Investment company guarantees Nebraska railroad collections. Mcrrlam block , Council Plugs. _ Ask your grocer for Domestic soap. .MinorMention. . Boston Store Linens , toxxcls , muslins. The Ladles' Aid society of St. . John's Eng lish Lutheran church meets Thursday after noon at the residence of Mrs. G. W. Snyder , 217 South Seventh.street. . . II. II Baker and Anna M. Tromley , both of Omaha , and Frank I. Williams * and Mary Gardner , both of Council Bluffs , xvero mar ried by Justice Fox yesterday. The small pox scare has been somewhat complicated by the birth of a child at the Hoffman resilience , xxhich Is under quaran tine. The child belongs to the younger Hoff man. man.Mis Mis Georgia Garner entertained a number of music loxcrs at her homo on Fifth avenue Tuesday evening. Mandolin and gulUir music formed a part ot the evening's entertainment. The following cases of contagious diseases wore reported yesterday Measles , Bula Stone , 740 Mynster stre-et ; Ray Matthexxs , lOfi Broadway. Mabsl Bouquet , 601 Broadway ; diphtheria , Mrs. B. Church , 1815 Eighth ax enue. Cliff Hough claims that burglars got Into his house xxhllu the door wan left open nnd no ono xxas at home and otolo a valuable ring and a gold molal , the latter being a prize he won In a sprinting contest In Ne braska a year or txxo ago. He lias no Uexv to the thief. A man named Asmus , who keeps a small shoo store at 031 Main street. Was golm * home from a dance at a late hour yesterday morning and topping at hlo place found that burg'ara hd be-n there , Dntrance ha j been effected through the rear door , and five pairs of Htioes and eight palm of rubbers were missing. IOWA EDITOR EXONERATED Bitter Newspaper Attack nt Cedar Hnpidi Leads to Trouble. DAVIS OF THE REPUBLICAN NOT INDICTED I'ollcriinin Kiliriiril Miihrr Callcit to Ac count for Handling His llctolxer xtlth n llviklrsn DUrrgnnl of Cansriuruc | < s. CEDAR. HAPIDS , In. , Feb. 7. ( Special tc The Ucc. ) ProJerlck P. Davis , city editor of the Dally Uepubllr-an , who waged such n bitter xxnr against * -Mnrshal A. H.Vesl and tlit' po'.lco force of this city and xxho xxat arrested on a charge of criminal libel , ha1 been completely vindicated , the grand Jury , after making a careful Investigation of the case , falling to return an Indictment. The fight xxas one of the hottest In tin history of the city , and the end Is not yet It originated x\lth the shooting of Charles Oiulhlrk , a young telegraph operator fron Chicago , by Policeman Edward Maher 'abom two months ago Otulklrk had been drink Ing xxlth txxo companions , and xxas justgolnf Into the Globe hotel when noticed by Mar shal West. Ho folloxxed them to their room , xxhcro r only xxranglo ensued , xxlilch xvas followed byVost going to the pollca headquarteri and detailing three policemen to arrest tin boys OudKIrk xxas placed In charge ol Maher , and \vlicn near the station Ondklrli broke away and started to run Ho xxas shelby by the officer anil for some tlmo It was thought ho xxould die. Then folloxxcd the at tack upon West and the police force In the Itepubllcan resulting In West resigning anil the arrest of Da\ls for criminal libel. The grand Jury , xxhlle It failed to Indlcl the nexvspaper man , did return an indict ment against Matter for assault xxlth Intenl to commit murder. His trial has been post poned until the March term of the district court. The prosecution xvlll be assisted by a prominent attorney from Uenxcr , Cole , who It Is understood , xxlll be paid by the tel egraphers over the country , xxho haxo con tributed a sum of money for this purpose. i.v TIII : Liii-ji.Aiuui : . Dun for Simplifying f.iind Tr.imfew Cbrjs. ( nll/cil In UKHill. . DCS MOINES , Fob -Special ( to Ttio Bee. ) Ono of the bills now before tlio legis lature and is attracting considerable at. on- lion , Is Intended to slimilify land titles nntl facilitate the transfer of real estate. Under thopicscnt s.xstcm ttansfers require lone abstiacts of title , giving a full history of the changes In title back to the original government patent This abstract business is all In the hands of nrhtito parties i'ho bill introduccu by Mr. Snoko provides that all iciordets of deeds and their deputies shall bo legistr.us of titles Exery sui-h of- ilcer la icqulrcd to give a bond , approved by the disttiot court , in the pcti.il sum of $20,000 , conditioned upon a faithful dis- cluiio of Ills duty ; said bond to be filed in the ofllco of secretary of state. No registrar sball bo an attorney at laxxbut may appoint txxo com petent lax\\ets to examine1 titles Any oxvncisof ical estate , xvbothcr legal or cqultablo , ma\ have his title registered , but no mortgage interest shall bo registered un less the feu simple In the same is lirst re corded The application for registration shall be in the form of an affidavit and shall contain name of oxxner and full desciiption , xxith names of oxx tiers of adjacent lands. The certificate of title shull only bo Usued upon tno xxrittcn opinion of the txxo ex aminers that the applicant has a coed title. and the ccrliticato shall contain a specific statement of all mortpace liens or other In- cumbiances. The effect of registration shall bo to exempt the land fiom nllchaigcs , ax- copt such as arc noted in the certificate of legistration and the folloxvln ? : Any exist ing lease not exceeding five \ears. public highxx-ajs or any existing right of xvay or casement and all taxes or special assess ments All subsequent transfers shall be made by simply making the usual deed and having previous title cantolled by the legis- trar. 'Iho fees fixed are When making the anplicition , 815 ; for the cortilicato , STi ; for registering the same. J'J ; for registciing each transfer , $3 , and xxhen held upon tiust condition or limitation. $ . " > For each cer tificate showing the condition of the regis ter , xxhich is equivalent to an abstract of title , the fee charged is onlj SI. The author believes that this sjstciu of transferring land titles is bound to coma and hopes for lavorablo action by the present general as sembly. After concuriing In the house amendments the senate passed the Turner bill , requiring hotel and restaurant kcuners xvho use imita tion butter or tbccsa to display a placard to this effect in their dining rooms. The senate - ate also passed the Terry bill , declaring all assignments of claims to parties outsldo of the state , for the purpose of depriving citi zens of exemption rights , to bo "against pub lic policy and absolutely void. " Senator Gionexxcg ilgorously opposed the measure and declared It ought to bo entitled a bill for tbo piotectlon of "dead beats " Kills xx cio introduced : By Conaxvay , cn- laiging the powers of the State Board of Health ; by Penroso , limiting life of mortgage Hens upon real property ; by Gronoxvep , mak ing appropriation for the Institute for the Deaf ; by Turner , authorizing boards of su pervisors to provide Institutes for the treat ment of habitual drunkards The house passed the Nlciioll bill prohib iting the selling or giving axvav of cigars , cigarettes or tobacco in any form to minors under 10 without n xxritten order from patent or guaidlan , the penalty being a fine of from * T > to * 100. Bills xxero inttoduccd : By Allen , provid ing that In cabcs whore husbands dto in testate and \\lthout issue all the piopcrty shall go to the vrlfo , b ; Dlcdctlch , appro- pi lating MS 000 for support of the Institute for the Deaf , Council Bluffs ; by Doxvoll , pro viding for an additional judge for tha Ninth dls'.ilct ( Polk county ) ; by Lauder , requiung all non-resident physicians and those xvho havo'no diploma to pass examination bofoio the state board ; by Robinson , requiring all notes to bo presented to the assessor and listed for taxation ; by Ross , pioviding It- ness fees for persons testifying before boaids of supervlsois ; by Sawyer , authorizing cities of the Jlrst class toolo aid to combination vt-agon and r.dhoad bridges across boundary riveis. llliiclcnmllril bullio CnDAU UAPIDS , la. . Feb. 7. ( Special to The IJee ) For several j ears this city has been Infested ultli a set of felloxxs xvho claimed to be lawyers , but xxhoso business haa been to blackmail the saloon keepers. They linxo succeeded In accomplishing their object In different ways , but the result has alxxays been the name , the saloon keepers paying over to thcso felloxxs Bums of money every month or txxo rather than to - have suits brought against them In the district court for violations of the piohlbltory laxv. Various xxays haxo been tried to suppress them , but aluuyn xxlthout success , and they ha'xe grown rich off the fellows xxho haxo persisted In re tailing liquors , despite the many obstacles In the xx ay. At times men entering the saloon business have tried to Ignore them , but bulls xxould bo brought In such rapid succession and the fines xxcre so licuxy , that they would soon bo forced out of bus iness. As a result , > cry fexv Imxo refused to pay tribute to them. Kcllnf U now In sight , hoxxexcr , oxen though the general assembly should fall to modify the prohibitory law tilts xx Inter. Rep resentative Dyers has Introduced a bill In the house to correct such ovlln , and as other cities have suffered to a certain extent by reason of the operation of the blackmailer , the prospects are tlmt the bill AX 111 become a laxv. _ Supreme Court Decisions , DBS M01NUS. Feb. 7. ( Special Telegram to The lice , ) The following opinions xxerc died today In the Kuprome court : John F. Williams , Jr. , appellant , against Henry Ever- hun , jr. , Mills * district , reversed. Llojd Hlnkle against W. I. Smith , judge , reversed. Marietta Hurto , appellant , against Nclllo B , Grant and Emily Daniels , appellees , Scott district , affirmed. A. Ady , appellant , against J , H. Freeman , Muscatlne district , af- tlrmed. Hannah r. Haggerty , ad- n Inl-trator , against Cliicat.3 St PaU i1 KatiKai ( i > y re. d l'ub < < iil ills trut , ro\orscd L > Ifrilturni and ( ' Kcb stir appellants ailu/nst / M L Mi Nelly mayor Ilminrd district -nfllrnied F J Mof- fctt npi/ellant. / against Horace Moffett CeJai district , rcxersed Franklin llradshaxv and \xlfo , appellants , ngatnHti L. I ) , Hcmlrk et al Qrcen district , ninnnod.i John I , . Nlcodemus appellants , agnlnst Samuel Young ct al , af firmed , ti < I. > SVIt.\N .i : COMI\NliS : Sl'IM ) . \Vldou of mi Onmhn 'lliulnpss Jinn In < tl < tuten lmpoiliii ; t , t.ltlKnttiin , CKDAU UAPIDS-Ja. | Feb. 7. ( Special t < The IJce ) A case of opnslderablo Interesl Is on trial In the superior court of this city It Is that of ArtltJ G6odx\in against the Mutual Ucservo Ptjpd1 I < lfe association o ! N'exv York and the , Provident Life Assur ance society of Js'oxr York , Inxhlch sin seeks to compel each company to paj $5,000 on policies xxhich xxero held b ) her husband In those companies. Goodxxlr xxas an Insurance man himself , and ua ; formerly secretary of thp old Cedar Hapldf Insurance company of this city. After II xxcnt out of business Goodxxln xxent xxcst nm xxas agent for an Insurance company al Omaha. After he had been there a time hi took out policies In the companies nbovc mentioned , $5,000 In each. In his applica tion In ansxxer to the question as to xxcthei he drank ho filled In the words "An occasional drink. " After the pollclc < had been In force some tlmo thej xx ere canceled , the companies learning thai he xvas addicted to the liquor habit. Latci ho Insured for the same amount In cacl company upon the representation that IK xxas of temperate habits. Shortly after thli transaction Oooiluln committed suicide while upon a big spree , so It Is alleged. When the companies learned the circumstances undci xxhich he came to-his death they refused tc pay the policies on the groud of fraud , claimIng - Ing misrepresentation In securing them. Tills suit In the superior court Is to compel the payment of the policies. It xxlll not be de cided for Eoxcral days jet. Hjnn "Uus short. CRDAR UAPIDS , la , Feb. 7. ( Special Telegram to The Ilee ) Geoigo A. Lincoln , postmaster of this city , lias returned from Vanllorne , xxhere he xxas called to help straighten out the affairs of the postoillcc , Postmaster Hyan of that place having com mitted suicide xx hen called on for nn accounting by the postofllcc Inspector. Upon Investigation it xxas found that the amount of deficit at the Vanllorne postofllcc xxas $1,441 , and that there had been no report made to the goxeminent slneo October 3 , 1S03. The cause for so long a delay In In- \cstlgatlng the affairs of the ofllcc Is due to the fact that there are about txxo post ofllcc Inspectors In the state of loxxa , and they cannot meet all demands promptly. PostmasteV Hyan's suicide xxas a sudden blow to the community , as he xxas a genial fellow and xxas thought to be straight. He Icaxes a wife anJ eight children penniless. DlMUHMfl llrlik unit Tile Work. DCS MOINCS. la , Teb 7 ( Special Tele gram to The IJce ) The state convention of the Brick , Tile and Drainage association of loxxa began here todaj and xxill continue to- morroxv. About fift > members xxerc In at tendance and more coming PicsldentJ 11. McHoio of Iloone dellxered the annual ad- dresh thlb aftcrnoDn.Thu 'Caic andAdjiistnient of Machinery , " \xasi then discussed by J. M Harris of DCS Molnqs , after which J. M Star- buck of Cherokee du-cusscd "Drying Uriel : and Tile by Steam Pipes. " The difference In up and doxn draftikllmi and the difference In the cost of burning xxas discussed by John Wild of Toledo. Prof. 13. H. Longsi\ale \ read the last paper on the program , "Geological formations of the Clays of loxxa " Tno Witts Arj ) ' Looking for Him. WEUSTER CITY , ] la , , Feb. 7. ( Special Telegram to The Uee ) L A. Cushman Is a much wanted mart In loxxa. Ho married a most estimable latty at Coon Haplds xxhlle assessor there , and deserted her to go to Harlan to marry another lady xxlth whom he had become Infatuated. His second wife xxas also deserted , uiirt now both ladles are searching for him If found ho xxlll be prosecuted for bigamy1.Cushman has sex-- eral thousand dollars worth of real estate In loxx a. i tllood's Sarsaparlllnf'Is carefully prepared from Sarsaparllla , Dandelion , Mandrake , Dock , Plpslssewa , Juniper berries and other well known remedies , by a peculiar combi nation , proportion and process , glxlng to Hood's Sarsaparllla curatixo poxxers not pos sessed by other medicines. It effects re markable cures xx hen other preparations fall. Hood's pills cure biliousness. , . A XXO I'A CE31UXTS. This evcnine the woll-knox\n spectacle and pantomime "Fautasma" comes to the Bold for four nlchts and Saturday matlnco The Ilanlon Brothers evidently travel on the principle that the public enjoy and appre ciate being treated honestly. They have been posing before the public noxv for mani yea is , and are known throughout the coun try for gtvlncr just xxhat they adx'crtise. Their production of "Fantasma" in some ic- spccts exceeds any spectacular noxv travel- Ing. The scenery is fiesh , and the effects are startling and thoroughly pleasing. In the now production the Invcntlvo gen ius of the Haulous shines very con spicuously. The tricks which aio con nected xxith the scenery and para phernalia used ni "Funtasma" arc vety gratifiiug. To attempt description would convoy but a faint Idea of the beauties , the highly picturesque revelations and startling and original effects evolved on the stage at each performance. As far as the spectacular features nro concerned It Is cqu-il to any on- ttu'talnnimit of this kind ever offcicd The tableaux , transfotmatlons , pictures and scenic beauty and mechanical ingenuity of the production xxould alone make it remark able ; but xvovcn through these , ami havlug close connection xvlth them. Is an entertain ment \arloty and unusual merit. On the first three nights of next week Chauiu-ov Olcott. thoxxeil knoxvn actor and binder , comes to the Bojd ID W. J. Scanlau's greatest success , "Mavourneen , " supported by Augustus Pitou's coimmnx. The dramatic cantata , "Ruth the Mo- ahltess , " xxlll be given In full costume under the direction of Prof. A. S. Roe , Thursday and Friday. February 8 and 9 , at the First Christian church , Capitol avenue and Twentieth street. Admission CO cents. Itcril , Harrison , or MiKlnlpy. US ANGELES , Feb 7 Robert Todd Lin coln , ex-minister to England , has arrlxcd here. In an Interview ho said the prospects of the republican party are brighter than for years. "I do not believe that the Wil son bill , as It now Stands , will exer pass the senate , " said Mr. Lincoln , 'in answer tea question , ho said hd wrtH not a candidate for the presidency ; that he xxas out of politics. Ho thought the candidate of the republican party xxould bo Thomas n. Reed , cx-Prcsl- dcnt Harrison , or GQHT/IQT McKlnley. Ion , The gulf coast of Texas Is a charming re sort for Invalids xxi < i dvn't like zero weather. Dig attractions albo fijr homo seekers ; 20 acres of land planted In , pears net the owner $0,000.00 each > carj ofter , orchard Is estab lished. Strawberries nnd grapes alto profit ably raised. Regular Winter tourUt tlcketu can be bought any" " day , but special excur sions will bo run the second Tuesday of each month from a limited territory to all points In Texas , ' The excursion fare ? It's cheap enough a little oxer 1 cent n inllo , tickets good 30 days xvlth stopovers southbound. Talk U over xvlth nearest agent or address E. L. Palmer , P. A . A , T. & S. F. R , R . Omaha , N'eb. , and ask for free copy of Illus trated pamphlet describing Texan coast coun try. It only costs 1 cent to ask , and It may mean a fortuile for you , Hrg I'arcloii For Interrupting jou , but you may posslblr bo going cait If so , there are a couple of trains you should reilly bear In mind. Tlieso are "Northwestern Lino" Nos. 6 and 2 , leaving Union depot daily at1.05 and 6:30 : p , ni. . respectively , arrlxlng In Chicago at 81C ; and 9'30 next morning. City ticket otilcc , Ko. 1401 Farnam t. i PP i mo T pni"i'ii AH i it AM'AIRS ' Al SOL III 01IAIIA John McOnrtj's ' Assault on Attorney Bnj- l s Mrjy Result Fatally , INJURED MAN IN A CRITICAL CONDITION Ilby llrliiRB Suit ARtilnM Cnnthlrr * for f.onscx Ounlfc Mentor M-ntoncoil mid Another Am steilMooting of C'biirlt } Pin itors. D. r. Ilayless , the attorney who xxas so badly beaten by John McCarty , xxasery much wor a yesterday and for a time It xxas feared that he was dying. Last night ho xxas suffering great pain In his head and ho also has pain In the back and stomach. If his condition Is not Improxcd xxltliln the next twcnty-foiiD hours , McCarty xxlll bo rearrested - arrested on a more bcrlous charge. He la noxv out on $ .00 ball and If llajlcss should die It Is feared ho will skip the country. Mr. Daj less refuses to talk about the trouble. Ho sa > s he will make his statement In court at the propjr time. Siting ( Iiimblor * for ln s J. S. Hby , the man for xxhom a xxarrant xvas Issued , charging him with obtaining money under false pretenses by giving n check on a bank where ho had no money , came to town yesterday and made the check good. The check was originally Rlxcn to Jerome , a gambler , xxho passed It to Vic McCarty. As soon as Cby made the check good he went before Justice Montgomery and started a suit against Jerome & lieaxer , proprietors of a gambling house , for $200 , claiming that he had lost that amount of money plajing at games In their place. Jerome ft Dcaxer took a change of venue to an Onuha Justice and from there It xxlll go to the dis trict court. Dea\cr claims that Kby won money from him Instead of losing and sa > s he will bring a counter action to rccoxer what Eby xvon from aim. . _ Olllrrr IIurdliiK Kxpliilns. Hiram Harding , the police officer , denies that the- man he had the scuffle with at Bauer's hall Saturday night got his club away from him. Mr. Harding sa > s he knocked tlin man down three times and still had his club In his hand when the fellow got up and run away. "I am not so much of a noxlco In the police business as home people might think , " said Mr. Harding , "as I serxed three years on the force In St Louis. That man I had the tussle xxlth Satuiday night tripped mo on the stairway and fought like a tiger all the while. He did not strike me on the face , hoxxexcr. and did not Injure me In the least. The kicks he gaxe me on the side did not gl-.c any pain. The statement that he struck me xxlth my club Is false. " 3Ii Fling of < Imrlt.x Director * . The directors of the Associated Charities will meet this evening at the office of Presi dent Adams to adjust some financial mat ters Some of the directors haxe paid money out of their oxxn pockets , and considerable of It , to tide oxer emergency cases , and these bills xxlll be settled up Another thing to be discussed Is the salary to be paid Mr Edxxard Mcliride , the gentleman xxho pie- sldes at the charity store. Mr McUrldo is just the man for the position , and xxhilo he has never requested a salary , the associa tion at the present time Is In a position xx hero It must haxe a competent man con stantly on hand to attend to the btore , nnd it xvould be difficult to get Biich a person without reeompciibe , ex en though the amount be small. IllSl | < - < tlMl tlin All the members of the school board met jestcrday at the Exchange building and started out on a tour of all the schools In the city. The teachers had been notified In adx-ance of the coming of the visitors , and the teachers as xxell as the pupils were looking their best At each place the mem bers of the board found things In excellent working order , and , In fact , xxerc surprised at the progress that has been made In many of the departments Tlieso visits will be made in the future about once a month. South Onuili.i Hoe Olllro. The South Omaha office of The Bee has been moved to the basement of the Singer block. Take the" stairway to the left of Melcher's drug store and enter the first door to the right. Orders for subscription or advertising for this department should bD left In the South Omaha office. Take your coupons for the World's fair portfolios toJ. S. Stott's book store on fi street. CluirRril xxltlitu \ H A warrant was Issued yesterday for the arrest of Joseph Hopp , xxho Is charged xxith wife-beating. Mrs. Hopp appeared at the police station and filed the complaint. She claims that every time the old man gets full of liquor ho pounces upon her and assaults her brutally. Slrk mill Destitute. A sad case of sickness and destitution was reported to Chief Mitchell yesterday morning. Mrs Bell , a widow xxho lives In Albright , Is confined to her bed , xxhlle her txxo chil dren are doxvn xxlth malignant diphtheria. Immediate assistance xxas rendered. A KcpublUiiu ColK the Job. Ed Hanley , the democrat xxho xxas elected constable hero last fall has failed to qual ify , and the county commissioners ha\o ap pointed J D. Bennett In his stead. Martin Eddy Is the other constable. Bennett Is a republican , while Han'cy Is a democrat. < It } ( ioHSlp. Horace Gibson returned from a trip to David City last evening. Miss Minnie Brown of Council Bluffs Is In the city xlsitlng her mother. Ash Wednesday Ecrxices were obserxed at St. Agnes church last cxenlng. Klgat members xxere recelx'cd Into the Presbyterian church last Sunday. Rex1. R. L Wheeler's topic last night was "Phillip and Andrew. " The church was filled. Koutsky Bros , are figurliiR on erecting a largo building for their business In the spring There xxlll bo a social and spelling school at the Piesbytcrlan church next Friday cxenlng. Mr. Fred Mullen will lead the "Junior ser- xlces" ut the Presbyteran church next Wednesday exonlng. Rex' . Robert L. Wheeler has been Invited to take charge of the Third Presbyterian church at St. Joe , Mo. Mr. Metz and Mr. Harttnan , both em ployed In the paid fire department al Sioux City , xvcro In town last evening. Mr. Francisco , a traveling represcntatlxc for the Hammond company , spent Sunday In the city with his family and left for Iowa last evening. All persons who are Interested In the es tablishment of a public reading room should "Many diseases .arise from one cauge ! I blood impurity. e Beecham's Pills ( Tastclcu ) O Purify the blood and , Othus , go to the root1 fof | many maladies. " aj cents a bo * . at' 1 Dir muting at tl.s H-s'i 'hti 1 binUing tought Th Ladles Aid souely of the Prosby- tcrlan chunh jrstculaj at'nnooii nt the risljiiuc of Mrs Hiram Hull , T cnt-lhird And J MrcetK. The \Vldo Axvako club met last ex'onlng with Mlffl Marlon lllckox. Mies Franc JaeolH and Mr. Itlckox won flr t prize" ) and Miss Annie Hunter and Mr. Dnvldion the booblei. These precent xxereMl s s Nettle Hunter. Annie Hunter. Mary Ullchrlst. Min nie DaxhUon , Mary Htckox , franc Jacobs , Nellie McCoy ; Messrs. Albert Hunter , Daxldaon , Brad Hlckov , Ira Jacobs , Charley Gllohrlst. I'reel Utter. x.t rjox.tr. FA it MI. 11 > > AT.I.I.IXCI : . ieH mid Oilier Proceeding * ut the Open Se limc t ( nliij. 1OPKICA. Fob. 7. Todaj's sessions of the National Partner * alliance xxero ex pected te > bo behind cloned doois , but nt a laic hour it xx-as decided to have the midday meeting ar open one * . About 300 people xxcioln ntlemlanro when J. H. McDowell atoso to di'livcr an addles * . Ho Is the edi tor of the Nashvlllo ( Tenn ) , Teller , and made a political speech. Ho said that the Oroxcr Clexcland-Johii .Sherman combina tion xxas malting menu rotes for the people's ptrt.v than all the populist rampaten orators and ncxx'spapcis combined. Ho said that in the south the popullsti ax'cr.iRcd ! ( ) . - 000 votes to the state * , uhllo Iho nor them populists had not jet brought the nxcraco up to txxo-thlids that number Ho spoke until the adjournment for this afteinoon's secret session. The political demandof the National Farmers alliance adopted today aio the satno as last icars. Txxo resolutloi.s in addition \vcrc adopted , not as demaiut * , but ai subjects to be eliscusiod bx them. Ono Is in fax or of a Kfadu.itcd ti\ : . and the other In f.ixor of such st.itc legislation us xxlll til.ice the liquor tralllc under state agents , propcrlx- bound to obe\ ' the l.ixx , so as to eliminate from the busiiu'39 the element of protlt. cr.iAiti.\a vr A j/jv rK r. IVctillur rimso of tlin lllllin.iii 1,1 fc Insiir- ntur CiiBt' , TOPCICA , Fob " . Counsel for the insur ance companies In thu famous Ulllm.in c.iso today claim toh ivo unc.irthcd the ical facts in the strange disappearance of John M. Hlllm.in. They say Hlllman died subse quent to the tiial of the case iu IbbS. Hillman - man , they hold , did not fllo in the United States , and at the timn of his death he xx.m not 1C noun as John AL Hlllman Ho claimed that all the ciicumsl.incrs of the nun- stoiyxotiUt sustain the line of defense heretofore adopted , and confirm the confes sions of Hillman's p.il , that the tiodv xxhich xxas produced and idcntitiud by Mrs. Hillman - man and other friends xx.is not that of Hillman - man , but of a Port Madison clsai maker , xvho xxroto to his mother and sxxccthcart on the cxoof hisdep.irturo from Wichlt.v that ho xxas Rolii xxith a man n.imcd Ilillm.m to .1 ranch near by Since then It has been re- pcatcdli piinted and scxcral times piovcd the cifjaimaker hasnoxcr been seen s.ncc. The clg.irtnalcur had oxcry icason to Hxo and Hillm.m hatl a mollx'o to dlsippcarand seem to bo dead. Judgment AKtiliiNt nn A. I' . A. I'lipcr. FOltiVAYNL3 , Feb. 7 In the circuit < -ouit this moining Judio O'Kourke over- rule'd the demurrer to the complaint of the plaintiff in the case brought by Ut Uov. Joseph Kadcrmachcr. bishop of this Catho- llo dioce-sp , against William P. Didwcll , the proprietor of the American njglo , for crim inal libel , and entcicd .1 Judgment of $500 for the defendant. The American Kaplo is an American Protcctixo association piper and the case had been brought for libelous xx outs published in it concerning the C.itno- lic oiphan asvluin in this cit > The defend ant cxcciptcd to the ruling anil xxill appeal to the supicmo court J'lio Catholic authoiltlcb xxill bcgl'i tomorioxv txvo other cases for criminal libel against Biaxxell. Splrlte nf Camphor Kiplndcd. An alarm of fire took the department to a ane-story frame house , 2327 Dccatur street , at 8 o'clock last night. The fire was caused from a bottle of spirits of camphor exploding , and had It not been for the presence of mind of ono of the members of the family in throxving out the burning mattress It might have resulted In death. Mrs. Freeman , who Hxes there , has been suffering xxlth rheumatism and xxas ap plying the camphor xxhcn It exploded. The house was owned by II. F. Koch. The dam age will be $50. Cltj i\niiKcllinttmi. : ST. LOUIS , iFeb. 7. Toda.x 's sosbion of city evangelization conference xvas cjccupied xxith Iho reading of papers and discussions thcieon. DANGER JUST AHEAD. , \ I'rnmliiiMit I'rofeunr .Sprite * About tlin Tlirntrnliti * Thine * Abroail nt Thu Thnu of tlio Vcnr. "It Is surprising IIOXT many people are s > , f forlru today from so-called e < oughs , colds nn I Influonrn. " 'Iho remark wus made by i xcr , ' proiilnonu professor co inn'todflth one of the loading Noxr York hospitals. Continuing , ho stld "It U not llio < e thin : * that are troubling peMiple * . but It Is an advanced form of our old enemy , the crip. 1'e-oplo fcol out of sorts , sni > p7p , haxo pllns In the imiic.cn and bonoj. htxxcnoappntlto , loss nil Inlerost in the world and xvondor xxh it U the matter. It Is Iho grin ) nothing else. . k "Now , all Ritch symptom * ncol to haxei preimpt trout menu Tlin nit ia\t \ must bo mob iind icnolled at iimv , or It U eurtilu to ill it Into -omi'lhtii siir.mm l know of but onu XT.IV tocortnln'v ' mold Ihoso troubles X hlcli nro now so common , nnd that Is to 1m- mpllaloly counle-mcl them bv using n Kooel , pure , mroii. Htlmnliint. Notli tie of thu ordlmry kind , but something pnro ind sn oiitllic' . I'or this unrpino iiotliln Inisoxorotnialod DnlTy's I'uro Malt WhlnUey. xvhlch Is ue'knoxvle'dgo 1 todiiy by phystcl inj : tml sule'tiliriopioplo tobollui only pun1 , niu- llcituil innt whiskey upon the nmrUot. ' Tlie xtonUof the profcs < orurotruo and thojr curry u wonderful me mine to mnny in on ami xxDinun who are sulToiliu with the tlrst symp toms e > t trrln , or olao ( ? rtp In Its aaviincul start's. Tor 'ill hUcb pcopliivo olTcr a nerd ot ndxlcc : xxhle-h Is to tuKo the bust menus In oxerc'omn the < > ( < troubles nnd do not permit ) nny dealer to sxrervo you from your purposes to Max o that ulik-li has proven Itself by yeiir < 4 of nsti to bo the best nnd purest stimulant lit the world. DO MEATS Buy -You ] ' . If jon win ! llrst-i'lnss moats , fresh orery ditj , an I If joux.int to buy thorn at theory leixxe'st mli't's tiy I'oUorny' * Ninx Mout Mui- Kcl , 33 J llro id ly l 'onip in ) tbe-,0 prices xxltli the price's yon haxo bocn p tying : Hoast Heof. from ( > o to ! kj SnlolnStia c , fiom lite to I''o PorteihousoStc.iU , fiom lOc to 1LM Hound Steak , from beto 11K > Hlb and Chuck Steak , from Co to 7\ej Hollins Heef , from iio to LHJ Corno I Hoof , from 4c to iVi Clods ( boneless ) Co Pork Chops Ho I'oikHutts 10i ! Salt Pork 10u All kinds Mutton , fiom fie to lOo All kinds Veal , from "c to 1'Jci I'oik Siusage , fiom , bo to KM Califol nla Hams Tel Uieon 1'J'jO Uarel , fiom bo to l-'u roiiltrv , OIIIDO iind IMsli nlwiys on hail 1. 1'rc h Uocids itt low nrlces A F. POKOBN Y , 333 BROADWAY. BIRNEY'S Gafarrh Powder Itellavos Catnrrh anil Cold In tbo Komi Instoatly by ononppllcttlou Cures Ho.id NolBOD & DEAFNCSS. , CU dt vrtt * 'i ' l oi Mmonl ] lrm [ < 1ff ( blca o * * rrInltri'rttintMitor ampIofrcO Bold by druinriotP , OOc. t.j | , | i to 111 federal couiti UJJMI JJj-7-i-J , block Council lilti Us la Special COUNCIL BLUFFS ; 8 PLnNDIDfliiHini'HH Chance- For rent , to a eooil rouponslblu p irt > hixlni ; about $100000 cash c iplt il lo ImcHt In milk nut Imtlcr iliilry In con junction with poulto , lie * IK ! irmeril p.ibmrn buslneHS About 1 SOU .ICTVH. uiustl } upliml pua- tiiru nbonl _ ' mile * fron t'u nicll HluOM ami K nilkH fron Om ill i cltv limits \\V\1 \ fuicod and xxiterilcul ] > aiulconxunleiit In u.tch of I imulOH- iire ( louil. comfort iblu ll-room homo and irooil birti hop .mil chicken holmes Inquire of li PI JiidHon.'JJ'.l Ulh .nennc , or JJS ItioaJxxay , Coiuicl. lljuBH _ t DO YOU know tint Diy & Iloss nix'o choice bir.-alusln rultnnil fardo i lanl n tlllBClli1 GAKHAGKremoreJ , cesspools , XMiilts oh cleincd. Ed UarHo , at Taylor'a srocsry , JO 11 uadvx.iv A ItbiHAurs ami lo um Farm and cliy properly Jibo\ifht and hold. I'lmcy & Tho-ii is , Council IthirfH _ p OKL.LiVlK\V Fruit F.irn for Bile .IHi mllus UfiomlieaBt of city Will H0ll.il ) . 10 fill ilOorHO acrett 1'ilco for thoxxliolo * llf > UU Korpirtlcu- 1 ira addrcBH II C Uii > munil , Council IlluftH In , _ ' V I A VI Homo ti-c itment foi ladl'-H Health book ' anduoiihult itlon fitso I ul > attendant. Addrent or c-ill rooms .103 , JOG Jlerri.uu block , Council IlllllTB _ _ IAIYb TUKKISH I1UI..T WITH IILUU LObT clasp Hetimi lo lleo office FOUND IlnnclTof VejB oir I > iitoTncar transfer Appl ) it 1U.Q olilre * - fanTiToi Bile or lenl Hinllii toxxn- 200-ACKH , inllcH cast of Council HlutTs Imiulra ot U , F Ituln or II Hagg , Council llhilTu. for ( Infants and Children. " Castorla 1 $ so well adapt CH ! to children that Cuslorl.i cures Colic , Coastlpitlon , I recommend It as superior to any prescription Bour Ctomach , Diarrhoea , llructatlon , Lnoxxntomc" II A Anenui , II I ) , Kills Worms , glxcs tleen , and prciDtcs eU 111 Bo. Oxford IX , ErooVlyn , N. Y. gestion , "Without Injurious medication. "Tho use of 'Castorla It no universal nnd 'Tor several jean I have recommended Its merits so xxell Luoxxn that It bccms a xxork your 'Co&torla , ' and shall ultxajs continue tc of supererogation to cndono It. l'eu are the do BO ax It has Invariably produced beneficial Intelligent families vlio do not Leep Cat > torln results. " xrlthln easy reach. " EDWIN F. PAHDCC , II. D. , CAIILOB HJUVTVN , D. D. , 125th Clrcct and 7th Avo. , Kcxv York City. * Kcxv York City. Trie CnxTAun COUPANV. 77 McmtA * " ' STKEET , NEW YOUK Crrr. tl /MMtHH ' SEW" Look Wei ) To YoUr The best is none too good. I want to call your especial attention to the Monarch Brand of Canned Goods All Fruits , Vegetables and Fish. The Best Teas and Coffees That can be purchased. Poor tea or coffee Is not economical. Flavoring Extract The finest line In the city. All the new flavors , celery , onion , etc. The finest Fresh Roasted Coffee in the City. I bollovo I have the only MODEL GROCERY In Council Bluffs , nnd I want you to Inspect It. Telephone 101 , 34 Mnln St. unit U33 IVnrl 8r. J.