THE DAILY BEE COUNCIL IlLt'FKB Ol-TICEt Nb. 12 PEAIirBTUEET rdlvcitflly currier to any partof the City 11. W.TILTON - Manager r.t'Mttrwrqtlnslnp / Once ( . ° - ' 'I'I'IHONLH1 Night Editor . No.23 Doston Store Linens , towels , muslins. Tho. city council will hold a special meet ing this evening to make arrangements for the coming election. The case of Cook against Sncll Is now on trial In the district court. The purchase price of a $ G7 organ Is Involved , A horse at iho farm of A. I ) . Howe , east of the city , foil Into h dstern Wednesday and a lioiirf'tnnvcr had to bo summoned from the city lo gel him oui. When rescued ho was uninjured. J. Slallln was arrested last evening In n stale of beastly Intoxication. After ho had been locked up he wan taken wlMi nomethliiK that closely resembled snakes. Ills screams could bo heard for blocks around. Special meeting of Iho Woman's Ilcllof corps Salurday evening al 8 o'clock , al Ihe Grand Army of the Republic lull. A full attcndanco li desired , as business nf Im- porlanco will bo iransactcd. Annie B. Campbell , president. ' Word has been n-cclvcd from Des Molnes thai Iho ( ) iio warranlo suit of J. W. Croas- land ngalnsl Iho motor company , which was decided not long ngo by Judge MKJee against the company , has been advanced on the cal endar and will be Irlcd nl the May term. John I < owls and Miss Maria Smothers , both of Neola , came lo tills clly ycslerday , morning and nl 10 o'clock were married at the homo of F. It. Chllds , nn uncle of the bride , Hov. Dr. Askln onielntliiK. They Immediately lefl for Neola , which will bo their homo. F , Stadchatison , n traveling man from Mil waukee , was taken violently 111 with biliary colic last evening al his room In Ihe Hotel Inman. Dr. Cook was called In to attend him , and at n late hour In the evening ho stated that the patient was feeling belter. For a lime , however , II was feared ho would nol rpcovcr. R. T. Shcpardson and Charles Talbot , the Iwo mon who Irled lo work off a forged check on E. G. Adams , were bound over to the grand Jury by Judge McGco yeslerduy morning on a charge of conspiracy with In- lent lo commit a felony. Their bonds were fixed nl $300 each , and being unable lo pul up Iho necessary amotinl Ihey are confined In the county jail. The marriage of Mr. Adolph Ileno and Miss Lena Schlndclc look place yeslorday nt Iho residence of Iho bride , Hcv. J. E. Simpson , reclor of CJraco Episcopal church , oinclntlng. They will bo al home lo Ihelr friends after March 1 , at their homo , 321 Plainer slrcel. Bolh parties are well known and will receive congratulations from a wide circle of friends. City Engineer Cook has completed the Job of figuring up Iho cosl of paving that might have bcon used In the Irack space of Iho motor line , and finds It to bo $2,566 , which Is J119 less than was calculated by W. D. Hardln In the Interests of the motor com pany. This will probably be the amount agreed upon by Iho motor officials and the city attorney ns the amount coming lo Iho company In case anything at all la duo them. Armstrong , who Is quarantined at Iho cor ner of Flrsl avcnuo and Fourteenth street , lins not found the menu Just what ho had expected when ho got himself quarantined , nnd ho announced yesterday afternoon lhal If his wants were not provided for b3tler ho would leave Ihe house and get what he wanted himself. The ofllcers loaded up their revolvers afresh , nnd If he had undertaken to carry out his threat the smallpox would undoubtedly have been chealed oul of n pos sible vlcllm. But ho didn't break away. The now postmaster will have an agree able job before Itlm when ho takes his post- lion , In dealing oul Jobs lo expectant dem ocrats. Some of Ihem have been lying In wait for nn ofllco over since Harrison was elected five years ago , and as soon as It was announced that Thomas Bowman was to bo postmasler a deluge of applications rushed In. It Is staled on good aulhorlly that there are fifty applicants for Iho position of Janitor ot Ihe government building. Oilier ofllces , ns Ihoso of mall carriers and clerks , nro nol so popular , from Ihe fact lhal Ihoy require moro work , so lhal a conservative estimate of the number ot applicants places It at between twenty-five and forty on the average. For sale or trade for improved city prop erty or unimproved farm lands , an Improved farm In Iowa , two dwellings In Cedar RapIds - Ids , la. , and two fine bred stallions , with records below 2:20. : Ohio Knox , Council Bluffs , la. Have you soon the now gas beaters at the Oas company's office ? 1'KltSOXAK IllltAtllUJ'llS. Chief Nicholson of the fire department IIUH gone to Dlatr , Neb. , for a Ihreo weeks' stay. W. II. Ware nnd J. C. Lange left yester day for a visit of several days to Des Molnes. J. W. Paul , who has been having a severe wrestle with Iho grip , has so far recovered that ho was able yesterday to slip over to the Dluffs sldo to take a brief look after his many Interests horo. Mrs. Rhoila Conklln of Minneapolis , who has bcon visiting her daughter , Mrs. J. E. Harkncss , will leave this morning for Rock Island lo vlsll another daughter. Miss Uesslo Ilarkncss goes with her. A big consignment of the fliesttell paper Just received ut Minor's , U Ftsirl Etreet , from 4 cts. a roll upwards. Naiv patterns. Domestic soap U the best. ' I I Dpinncnitlo 1'rliiutrlcn. The democrats of Council Bluffs , whfi have achieved a reputation In Iho pasl as liking lo vole early nnd often n lltllo boiler lhan anything else on earth , have decided to ring In an extra election this tlmo , and to that end will hold meetings In every precinct In the city on Friday evening to select delegates to the primaries which are likewise to beheld held In every precinct on Saturday night. The convention will make the third chance lo vole , nnd after that will como the olec- llon , wlven every ono voles as many llmos as Iho law allows. The following nro the places where the meetings * tonight will beheld held : First ward , First precinct , Wheeler & Hcrold's ofllco ; Second precinct , 201 Easl Broadway. Second ward , First precinct , city building ; Second precinct , 720 Broad way. Third ward , First precinct , Creston houso. Fourth ward , First precinct , court house ; Second precinct , Emmnt houso. Fifth ward , First precinct , Fifteenth Etrcol and Sixth avenue. Sixth ward , Twenty-third street and Broadway , < Favorable Inducements will bo oftored to n few reliable and energetic agents who will solicit for the Mutual Life Insurance com pany. Cull on or address Pusoy & Thomas , Council Bluffs , district agents for southwest ern Iowa. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ask your grocer for Domestic soap. Dentil of Mm , Alti'lilsnn. Mrs. F. Hollis received a telegram yester day announcing the death of Mrs. William Altchlson last Tuesday In Chicago. She was formerly a resident of this city , her husband being conneclod with J. W. Squire. They luft abotil Ihreo years ago for Des Molnes , which has bcon tholr homo over slnco. Sirs. Altchlson has bcon In poor health for n num ber ot years past and left for Chicago last week to submit to a surgical operation , which II was expected stood about an equal chunco of causing her recovery or her death. The worst fears of her frlcmlj were realized when they received n telegram announcing thai tl had resulted fatally , Shu hud many friends In this city who will deeply regret hearing the sad news , She was a member ut the Baptist church , Nassau Investment company guarantees Nebraska railroad collections. Morrlum block , Council Ulut's , Dr. Holler , homeopath , S10 lit avenue. Telephone- , _ _ _ _ Ask your grocer lor Domestic soap , NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS D , B , Miller Appointed Temporary Marsh n for the Ecuthtin District of Iowa , HE SUCCEEDS HIMSELF TEMPORARILY Hitch In the Democratic 1'rogram for Ap- polntiiirnln Ono ( ntiso for the Hlutr t'ro * imrcil Long Ago IMiiK Hnmnheil Another Cunillilntc. Tlio telegraphic tllspatchen from Washlng- ton yesterday convoyed the Information Hint O. I ) . Miller had been appointed temporary United States marshal for the southern dis trict of Iowa to succeed himself until a dem ocrat could bo appointed. This confirms the report published In The Ileo the other day , to the effect tluit Ed Hunter of DOS Molnes had shied his castor Into the ring , with futr prospects of It doing some good while It Is .there. When the report was published there were some local politicians who were dis posed to doubt Its veracity , and among them was Hon. Thomas liowman , who was of the opinion that Ilradley of Audti- bon would get the appointment by Tuesday. It seems that over n year ago a slate was made up , with the names of the Internal revenue collectors , marshals and prosecuting attorneys for the two districts of Iowa. Of these six , flvo have been appointed and Mr. Bowman was at a loss to know why the Hlnto should bo broken when Hradley's appointment was the only ono to bo made to preserve It Intact. Ho received a telegram yesterday , however , which confirmed the report published In The Dec , and , although lie still clings to the be lief that Bradley will bo the next marshal , ' ' 0 admits that Hunter's plunging Into the. race just at this tlmo has complicated things BO that nothing very definite can be said Just nt . present. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TOO MANY WIVi.S. : IVnrliitnt for jtliirrylni ; All UN l.aily Ac- fjimtntaiK'cM M.iltcn an Actor Tronlilc. Marshal Judd , Clark of Full-bury , Neb. , was In the city yesterday on his way from Sioux City to his homo. Ho had with him a fine looking , gentlemanly , well dressed fel low , who might have been his rich nephew from Chicago , but ho wasn't. Ho was George \V. Murdock , and by this time he Is In jail In Falrbury as the result of his penchant for marrying all the eligible ladles of his acquaintance. Although only 20 years old , hu has penetrated far Into the depths of the matrimonial underbrush , and Is said to have boasted that a woman couldn't get acquainted him without wanting to marry him. At all events , on February 4 , 1S92 , while playing with the Turner-Slocum Theatrical company at Kansas City , ho mot Sophlo. Emmons , married her , and lived with her for three months. Then ho went to Falrbury , met Manila Bagg , and she went the way of her prede cessor July : tO , a little less than six months after his first matrimonial venture. After a time ho left his second wife , joined Paige's Players , and In a short tlmo" had ono of the female members of the troupe within his toils. They wore to bo wedded next week at I51k Point , S. D. , but the stern arm of the law was Invoked by his first victim , ami Cupid had to take a back scat , for Marshal Clark , who suddenly appeared on the scene , or rather behind the scenes , at the theater In Yankton , S. D. , last Tuesday night , and nipped Mr. Murdock Just as ho was leaving the stage amid the applause of the galleries. Ho admitted that he had been looking for a visit from some olllcer for u long time , al though ho didn't know from Just what quar ter of the earth to look for the attack. Ho flattered himself , however , that ho had given the marshal a good long chase and enjoyed life hugely while bo was waiting for the blow to fall. The officer and his prisoner loft for Ne braska yesterday afternoon. IIKNMSO.V JIKOi. February Sale. Muslin underwear , linens and white goods. During this great sale wo offer bargains never to bo duplicated. It will pay you to buy now. Sale commencing today , Thurs day , February S. 500 pairs of ladles' muslin drawers , 5 tucks , good material , 19c a pair. 200 dozen muslin underwear , consisting of gowns , corset covers , drawers , chemise skirts , and nil nicely trimmed with em broidery and laces at fJOc , 75c , 98c , $1.25 , $1,48 and $1.9S each , worth fully 75c to $3.00. Our muslin underwear Is all made on lock stitch machines with Hat felled seams , the celebrated W. brand , and sold only by us In this city. Special towel salo. 1,001 all linen satin damask towels , knotted fringe , fancy bor ders , size 18x37 , n regular 25c towel , during this sale only 15c each. GOO all linen buck towels , fancy borders , size 1C.\34 , only lOc each. Hotels and boarding houses should tale advantage of this salo. 72-Inch bleached satin table damask worth $1.35 at this sale 89c a yard. All our COc quality German table damask now 39o a yard. Our $1.00 bleached table satin damask , 70 Inches wide , now 7uc n yard. You never bought table linen at such prices beforo. Lonsdalo muslin , 7 Vic a yard. Standard , dress prints , 3'XsC a yard. Check white goods atHie , Be , GVic , 7' o , and lOc a yard , only half actual value. Attend this great February sale. It means a great saving to you. - " BENNISON BROS. . _ Council Bluffs , la. rifjern Wore Sick. Something of a commotion was caused In the Thirty-second street school house on Wednesday by an epidemic of sickness that threatened for a tlmo to put a stop to the school exorcises. .Ono after another of the pupils was taken with a violent fit of vomitIng - Ing until fifteen had been laid on the shelf. The report was circulated during the after noon that smallpox had made Its appear ance , nml a genuine sensation was the result. The report proved to bo n canard , however , for no symptoms of the disease could bo no ticed besides the vomiting , and ton of the fif teen canift back to their school work yester day apparently none the worse for their at tack. Appearances Indicated that they had boon poisoned In Rome way , either by the food or the water they had taken. The order recently Issued by the State Board of Health , requiring all persons of the state over 1 year of ago to bo vaccinated , will necessitate some action on the part of the city authorities of Council Bluffs to tea that the plans of the state board ara car ried out. It Is probabla that a meeting of the local board of health wilt bo held this evening after the council meeting to decide just what plans shall bo pursued. Thcro are no now cases of smallpox In the city. Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Huffman , the widow and ulster of the man who died with the dls- ease , are both sick , but City Physician Mac- ran states that the symptoms are tlioso of la grippe , although ho cannot tell positively for a day or two. _ Until. H. A. Cox , \0 \ Main street , J Host quality , lowest r.ucs. Prompt delivery. Got prices before buy ing , Telephone , Mnrrlngu The following marriage licenses were Is. sued yesterday : Name and Address. Age. OeorKo Dolton , Pattawattnmlo county. , . . 22 Idn Kllllon , Pottawattamlu county . 2t Hobsrt Denton , I'ottawattnmlo county , , . . 21 Anna Orow , Pottawattnmlo county . 19 John A. Lewis , Harrison county . , . , U Maria Smothers , I'ottawnttamlo county. . 22 Alvlu UiuroBt , Poltawntttunle county. , , . 23 Itebeccn Bbepard , 1'ott.uvuttnmle county. S3 Ladles , If you doslro absolute pence In the kitchen ask your grocer for J. C. Hoftmayr S. Go's Fancy Patent Flour. Trade murk Blue Uoostor. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Domestic eosp Is the best. 'il ' ' KcUry la Hack. Marlon Kelsey , the Garner township farmer who disappeared several weeks ago , has returned , much to the delight of Ms family and friends. He seems to have been suffering from a temporary fit of Insanity at the tlmo ho left , and only lit Intervals during his long absence did ha regain \m \ mental powers. Ho wandered all over the west , touching at Denver , Pueblo , Caner City , Manhattan , Knn. , Kansas City an < l other cltle.s , Ho finally determined to como homo. HU family has moved from the farm to a residence nt the 'corner of Canning anil 1'lerco streets , whither ho was directed by his old neighbors. Tulton front the Jury. The case'of the Kearney Milling and Ele vator company against the Citizens Stale bank , Involving the ownership of three car loads of grain In which the Union Elevator company was Interested , was brought to an end suddenly yesterday after dragging along for nearly n week In the district court. When all the plaintiff's evidence was In the attorneys for the defense filed a motion askIng - Ing that the case bo taken from n jury and n verdict ordered In their favor. The ground on which this was asked was that the plaintiffs claimed to have rescinded their contract and therefore could not bring an action for replevin , ns they were doing , but must sue on the lien. This motion was sus tained by Judge Thornell. If you want cheap hard coal that will give satisfaction try Southern anthracite , $8.60 per 2,000 Ibs. Soml-anthracltc , $8.00 per 2,000 Ibs. CAUBON COAL COMPANY , 31 Pearl street. Grand Hotel Bldg. Cnlnjj to l'lght Prohibition. The committee which was appointed by the republicans In mass meeting lost Tuesday night to go to Dca Molnes and try to have the prohibitory law repealed or modified has decided to leave for the capital city next Tuesday. . A Joint meeting of the commit tees from the senate and the house on the suppression of Intemperance will bo held on that evening , and committees will bo pres ent from nearly every city In the" state to protest against what seems to be the settled policy of the republicans In the legislature. The committee from this city will oppose the mulct law as well as all other devices that have been suggested so far for dealing with the trouble , excepting that of local op tion. George S. Davis , proscription druggist. Everybody knows Davis sells drugs. .Ihn Siiirm | ! In Troillilo. Frank Alvord and James McCoy , Union Pacific switchmen , rescued an 11-year-old boy from the clutches of Jim Sparks , the notorious colored dog catcher. Sparks had the boy under the platform of the B. ft M. freight house and had almost choked him to death. Sparks also stole an overcoat from a sa loon keeper during the afternoon and will probably return to the penitentiary , from which ho was recently liberated. Want "Morn Koom , The Judges of the district court will meet with the county commissioners Saturday afternoon to con far us to plans for providing moro room in the count.y building for the use of the courts. Additional Jury rooms uro especially required. Scorched tin * 1'arlor. A gas jet set lire to a curtain In the house of L. Klrschbaum , 2C21 St. Mary's avenue , at G o'clock last evening. The fire was con fined to furniture In the vicinity of the window and did damage to the extent of about $30. Domi-stlc. W. CliIMs , by hid \\lll , leaves all his properly to Ills wife. The Rroiiter New York bill pas oil In the New York nsM'inlily by a vote of 101 to 7. .1. li. lliiiirilton took rlinrge ot the bunk of Hitter & Poulileiluy ot Columbus , Kan. , yrstur- day ns. ii-cehcr. A convention for thp consideration of nitpslnn wells ami lirlKatlona will be heU ut Union , S. D. , Mai ell 7 anil 8. Chnrles J. Cnnila of Now York was yesterday elected tioasurrr of the Notional Anmclatlon of Democratic clubs , vice Hon. Kosncll 1' . Flower , icslgnml. C. li. Little , president of the Hlsm.irck , N. D. , Water WorltH company , was yesterday appointed receiver of that corporation upon u petition of the ciedltors The Godey Publishing company of New York assigned yesterday , without preferences , to llcn- Jamin S. Mai mon. The. company publishes Oodey's Mnpazlne. Despondency due to falling health caused Mips Bessie IJ.intzbert , a well known jounK society woman of North linltlmon * . to commit suicide al > her home yesterday with R inznr. Deputy t'nlted Stales marshals have been ns yet unable to locate Frederick Marvin , the ex- cashler of the Third National bank of Detroit , who Is wanted for thu embezzlement of several notes. At n meetlnR of the stockholders of the Ilnnl- son Intel national Telephone company nt Chicago yesteidny Steven 11. Klklnsvas elected president. A plan for state orsanlzatlons for telephone service was adopted. U. 12. Uarnnril , the noted astronomer , of the IlcU obccrvntory In Mm inn county- California , has been awarded the Aratfo med.il by the French At-iidciny of Sciences for his discovery of Juplter > llfth Ftatellltc. By n daring and successful -robbery nt Spilne- field , Mass , , yesterday 11. C. Uarnum , traveling repiesentatlve of Khaeffer & Douglas , n Jm\ohy nrm of New York , lost hl trunk of samples , said to be valued nt about $15,000. Tlueo attempts were made by unknown pal ties to burn Muscogee , I. T. , Wednesday night , but owing to u timely rain and quick action of the hose company the Urea were ex tinguished without great damage. Incitement runs high In liell and Ilarlnn conn- : lca. Kentucky , over the killing .of John and Will Turner by IJr. Nolln at Harlan court houee Tuesday , ns they fear the Howard-Turner feud will bleak out again In all Its fury. On n iccount yesterday of the election leturns of Dtilnth 237 more votes weie found for Capta-.n Leads , the republican mayoralty candidate fiom the Seventh ward. This nml.es the total vpte 10,000 ami the republican plmallty 3,70' ) . In the on H of the Rtalo of Arkansas against rx- Treasuier "Wojdruff'fl bondsmen the chancery court has overruled nil exceptions and sustained : he mantel's report. The effect Is a judgment of over J.IO.UOO against Woodruff'.H .bondsmen. The l > ody of a man wns found yesterday In Delawaie county , 1'ennsjlvnnl.i , Just over the county line , with two nnunds In the breast , unit t Is supposed to he that of Chailes A. Dnnno ot St. Louis , it looks like a cast ) of sulcldi * . The flrtit annual eMiJbltlon of the New York Poultry and 1'lcroii association began. Ill Madi son y < iunie garden , New York City , yeslenlay. It promises to bo ti great success , many and rare varieties of birds being on exhibition. The Minnesota Canal company has raited the funds to go ahead. The enteiprise Is n gigantic one , being the furnishing of wnter power and the opening tn pcltlement of hundreds of thou sands of acies of excellent farming and timber lands now unavailable. Joseph Stanley , n piosperous farmer of May- liow hake , Ilenton county , Minn. , wns shot and instantly killed yesterday by August Jalm , n yountr neighbor. Jahn emptied another barrel of Ills levulvcr Into William , the IS-yenr-old mm of Stanley , Inn not IntllcUnu u dangerous wound , Jahn was arrested. The hells hero nml elsewhere of Jacob De- liaven , who died In the cast soon after till * bat tle of Yorktown , expect soon to recover JIOO.WJ from the government , It being the principal mul accrued Interest for n hum made to thu go\em inent by Jacob Dehiiven In 1777. The living irtra nro relatives through Dehaven's brother , Over twenty representatives of the largest stuvo and hiMilIni ? nianufitctmhu ; concerns In Wiscon sin and Minnesota met at Han Claire , U'ls. , yes- crday and organized the Northwestern KtnVn and ilcndlng association , with II. M. Btebblns of laron , WIs. , ns president ; K. 13. Winch of Marchlleld , Hecrelary , ami J. 13. Wilson of Wil son , Win. , treasurer. Duluth Indulged last nleht In the greatest mnulo e\cr seen there , fully 10,000 people being n line , Thn most noticeable vmblems paraded WHS a miniature of the "I.Idle lied Hcliool louse. " This Is thn ilrht tlmo the American rateclUe association here has shown publicly hat It was Interested In the recent election. There ueic 2,000 men and hoyx In the division tended by the American 1'rotectUe association emblem. Foreign. liallentlne , the noM'lUt , died at name yestor- Iny. Iny.The The czur of Hussla Is going to Crimea to complete - ploto Iris rcco\ery to health. The prince and prlcrss of Wales left the Isle of Wight ) eMerday on board of the royal yacht Alberta for the Hlverlu , The Pullno , a new submarine torpedo vessel of th Italian navy , has been given u trial and ms piovt'd an tiulru success. Blr John Thompson * alil yesterday that the ) nturlo I'arllamont would hu called In nesalou on cither the btli nr 15th ut March. The communal council at Vienna has resolved o provide for n llttlnv ; celebration of the Jublleo ot Knuirrnr Fran * Josef's lelBIl In 1S)4. ! ) Th * llrltlsh steamer I'almas look ctl the crew > f the ship Chilian , uhlch was abandoned nt m-n In n mnklns condition , and landed them In Liverpool. Ten manufacturer ! of tin plate 'at Hwnnsca , Wales , who employed 3,000 hnndu , closed down. Detplte the passage of the Wilson bill In lh > American house of repn-suntalUrs the depies- slon In the tin plain Industry seams toncirase. . rMmuml ItobtTtson , n member of 1'nrllament 'or ' Du".dco and u t-lill Ion ! of thu admiralty , n a upeech at Dundee lant evening praised ilxhly HID PloKiam of Ijinl Bpencer , IIrut Ion ! of the admiralty. Hu raid the program iintlcl- > nlrd and exceeded thu demands of ell neus- lapera. It favored th conetiuctlua of forty-two ic\v torpedo boat destroyers. SLOWLY CII0KI5C TO DEATH I * > > Effort to Have the "Iowa Prohibitory Lav Modified Djingilro'n ) , Strangulation. PROHIBSHAVEATIGntlf&IP ON ITS THROAT Senate Contnitttrr ( 'liii'lo ' ' Nothing nml tin HmiMi Committyi-\VI1I Do N llopvs of tlii-I.I | > i'rnls i'ulntfr Dully , DES MOINES.'FpbV { ' /-Special / ( to The ' Boo. ) The somite'cQimn'jUoo on suppression of Intemperance ) b.is about given up nil nope of being ublo to nrrlvo nt any ugreement In regard to the numcroua bills to modify the prohibitory law now before It. The demo cratic members of ihU committee Oleson , Gronowcij , Mattoon bml Uowney are appar ently worltlnir for party advantage and refuse to loml their assistance to cither fac tion of republicans , who are almost evenly divided. If the democrats could bo forced to talco any action , the bills could bo brought back and placed upon the calendar , where they would be reached in the regular order of business In a short time. Of the cloven republicans on this * committee Turner , Qoardman , Conaway and Jamison are pro nounced prohibitionists , while Chairman Funlt , with Ellis , Harmon and Waterman , are In favor of some form of modification. Senator Harsh wants to s e a modification along the lines of the mulct plan , but if cer tain of success , would consent tea a well guarded local out ion law. The other two members , Carpenter and Upton , are peculiarly situated ; The former represents and resides In Louisa , a very strong prohibition county , while iMuscatino , the other county in the district , is inclined the other way. These Influences will probably hold Senator Carpenter in line with the prohibitionists. Senator Upton represents \Vinncshlek and Howard. The former is a strons ; nnti-prolilbitlon rcnuo- lican county but the senator resides in Howard , whore the republicans are said to bo almost a unit in favor of the retention of the present law. Could these two senators bo induced to give a cheerful support to sonic form of local option , the passage of such a measure through the scnato would bo al most assured. As tne matter now is , the republicans stand six to live against any change in the law. Chairman Funk of this committee is about ready to give his consent to have the bills reported Dack to the senate ana placed on the tiles without any recommendation whatever , and thereby transfer the battle from the committee rooms to the door of the senate. KILLING IT HV DKLA.Y. The policy of the prohibition element from the very inception has been to delay action as long an possible and rush in re ports on other bills , so that the Hies will be so encumbered that to reach the local op tion measures in regular order will be well nigh a physical impossibility. For this reason the course of the democrats in keep ing out of the flght lias been highly pleasing to the radicals , and with these elements working in apparent harmony no solution of the question is iiow visible. Meanwhile the matter is fast becoming the ono over shadowing qucstlon'amoiig the people. Judge Blanchard of Mabaska s.iys that on a recent trip to hU hyiue he could not go ton feet without sonic/'ono / asking him , ' What are you going to do with prohibi tion ? " Coupletl witlf this interogatory was the admonition : "If y6il don't do something the party will not get my vote atrain. " Hcpreseutativo Ellison of .lores , who made a Ilymg "visit to his county a short time ago , also states that this was the ono topic of conversation with tfjdso of his constituents ho chanced to meet. From present appcarariccs the house com mittee on suppression of intemperance has become the graveyard of all the various local option and mulct bills , and unless brought back from the t'ommittco by an order of the house they will not'bo hqa'rd of again umess rcp6rtedback In the closing days of the session as a mere formality. The Sawyer bill , 'authorizing the manu facture of both spirituoUs'and vinous liquors , is still in the hands of this committee , a ma jority of which has steadily voted against every effort of the author to get it back to the house. Senator Rowen of Wright , the leader of the friends of the mulct plan , has made a slight concession in the method of assessing the tax. It rea.ds as follows : "Upon notice being served upon the mayor of any city that liquors are being sold un- l.iwfully on any location in said city , ho shall cause to be published in the ensuing num- oers of two papers In the oily , or by posted notice , that in ten days from time of notice the penal tax provided oy this act shall bo effective , but the lien upon the property shall bo deemed to bo in force from the date of the notice heroin provided. " This is equivalent to allowing the joint keeper ten days of craco in which to close up his bus iness. OPPOSING INSURANCE LEGISLATION. A strong and persistent lobby represent ing the Insurance interests is hero striving to defeat all pending insurance legis lation. The Finch bill , requiring all settlements for losses to bo made In thirty instead of ninety days , was sent back to the committee today in order to glvo the insurance men a hearing. The Wyckoff valued policy bill Is belnc held back for the same purpose , and an attempt by the author to get It back to the liousu was defeated. The Hoot bill , creating an insurance department , has been acted on ad versely by a subcommittee and is practically dead. The Young valued policy bill , which contains other stringent features , has bees pigeonholed for the present. The Finch bill will bo reported back for passage , however , without amendment. In the senate today Hlpwcll introduced a bill requiring that telegraph o dices in cities of not less than 10,000 inhabitants shall bo kept open at all hours. A bill introduced by Senator Reynolds requires b.irbed wire fences to bo removed from around school houses ; by Penroso , 10 regulate and control the sale of Intoxicating liquors by taxing the same ; by Waterman , authorizing civil townships to levy a special tax to build town halts. A bill "vas Introduced by Ycomans and passed , authorizing cities of the first class to aid In construction of combination wagon and railroad bridges across navlsablorivers. Ihe constitutional amendment providing for woman suffrage and thu bills conferring upon women the right to vote at school and municipal elections were rojiorted favorably and made a special order for next Tuesday The resolution favoring the early comple tion of the Hennopin canal was passed. In the house a bill providing for the ox- nnination of private hunks was reported for ndollnlto postponement liills were Intro duced : By Uoss , to indemnify sheriffs for serving'wrlts ot attachment issued oy land lords ; by Young of ( Jalh6nn , to complete the jeologlcal survey. " > ' ' The house passcu theifollowing bills : By Coonloy. requiring tnv ) ? vUnited , Slates fla ? , not less than ! lxFi feet in size , bo unfurled In ivery school room during school hours ; by .toblnson. to punishln-lbory at elections. The joint committee oii-suppro&slon of In- : omperanco hold ml open session to hear iiopresentativo KIcoIl explain the Gothen burg plan of regulating the sale of liquors , lie hold that the element of prorit must bo eliminated before any satisfactory solution could bo reached , uml would cheerfully sup port any measure embodying this principle . J. P. D.ivis of DCS Mollies bpolco In behalf of the prohibitionists. No progress was made , Further mcotlnga will-ba hold and all sides given full hearinc. The house killed the Ooublcdny bill rcquir- Inir willows along public highways to bo cut down. Anxloiu for Mixllllriitlon , DUBUQUE , Fob. 8-Speeial ( toTho Bco. ) The cithens' meeting tonight appointed a committee ) of ten leading republicans and live leading democrats to present , to the legislature an amendment to the prohibitory law providing that cities or townships by vote may license talocna fot- not leas than i.VX ) a year. Other cities are asked to send committees to Oes Molnes next week to cooperate - operate with this committee , \Vunt In III ) Invettlgittcd. FORT DODUB , la , , Fob. 8.-SpecIal ( Tel egram to 'llio Bee. ) The Pomcry relief committee Ins made u X'olu'tilnovis anil detailed tailed report of Its work u the governor , and asks that n committee ba appointed tc investigate Its affairs , In regard to ttu compensation voted to thomsnlvoi , the mem bcrs s.i.y that after such an Invcntlpatloi the committee disapproves of their appro prlatlou or any part of It , they will rottirr It. M C. Ktevensoii of Rockwell , .jnotiibei of the committee , sent back his flOU today Ho Is the second to do sj. SPLIT THE OUUROH. Ituv. ( Icorgc llnxtcr DrpiMcd mill III * I'rlrml' ilnln tlic C'oiiKrrKiitlmmlUto. KNOXVIL1.K , la. , Feb. 8. The prcsbytorj ot Uca Molnos In session here has dcposcil Kcv. dcorgo Daxter from the ministry el the Presbyterian church , ho having been convicted a year ngo of Immoral conduct. . The case 1ms excited great Interest and the final outcome has spilt the church. Nearly all Of the officers bavo rcslgncd and most ol the members will go Into the recently organ ized Congregational church. Siiproini ! Ciiiirl Ucts nlmii. DKS MOINES , Feb. 8.-Spcclal ( Tele gram to The Bec.1 The following opinions were filed In the supreme court today ; State of Iowa ng.iinst Clara RulTncr , ap pellant , Polk district , anirmed. A.V. . Coff- mnn. administrator , against Chicago , Kock Island & Paeillc , appellant , Shelby district , rovorsed. Tabor & Northern railway , ap pellant , against S. P. McCormlck , Fremont district , reversed. Ada Klrkman against Farmers Insurance company , appellant , Monroe district , reversed. State of Iowa against Clint Bragg , appellant , Polk district , anirmcd. W. N. Wnttod et al , appellants , ntramst John S. Plot-son ot al , Cass district , anirmcd. Henry B. Allen and P. J. Slberl- Ing , appellants , nsr.ilnst Wisconsin , Iowa & Nebraska railway. Chlcairo , St. Paul & Kansas City railway , A. B. Stlckney , George Gllck , J. M. Parker. A. T. Blrchard , J. M. Burch and M. U. Woodruff , defendants and appellees , Black Hawk district , af firmed. Cltl/.ens Savings bank of St. Louis , appellant , against John T. Stewart. Pottn- wattumio district , reversed. C. G. Witt against H. O. Rico et al , appellants , Potta- wattamio district , anirmcd. Frederick Tay lor , appellant , against J. H. Rclpc ot nl , Dos Molnes district , anirmed. The celebrated Cumberland murder case from Shelby county will bo before the supreme court to morrow. Jacob Cumberland is chargco with the murder of Joseph and Jasper Robinson in the year ISS'J. ' A year ago Cumberland was to bave been hanged , but an appeal was taken. The. accused is at Fort Madison for safe keeping. Will Try tlin Cuii | > rnttPlan. . DES MOINES. Feb. 8. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) The Fail-hope Industrial asso ciation illcd articles of incorporation hero today. They read in part : "The business of this association shall bo to establish and maintain a community or colony free from all forms of private monopoly and to secure toils members therein equality of oppor tunity , the full reward of individual effort and the benr-lits of co-operation In matters of general consequence. " Until the first Thursday of February , 1S93 , the odlcers shall bo : .U. R. Clements , presl- idcnt ; K R. Ott , vice president ; E. B. Gaston - ton , secretary ; S. S. Mann , W. H. Sanders ana II. C. Bishop , trustees : Alferd Wooster , treasurer and superintendent of finance and insurance ; J. Bellangce. superintendent pf lands and highways ; T. E. Mann , super intendent of public service ; G. B. Long , superintendent of merchandising ; J. P. [ luiuiol , superintendent of industries , and Andrew Englc , superintendent of public health. The purpose of the association is to purchase a tract of land in the southwest , probably Texas , and establish a colony on the mcdcm communistic plan. Closrd Its btnto Convriitlon. DES MOINES , Fob. 8. ( SpecialTelegram to The Boo. ) The Iowa Brick , Tile and Drainage association closed its state con vention here toaay. J. N. Baling of Stan- wood read a paper on "Farm Drainage. " T. J. layman of Nevada discussed the problem of "Road Draiuage. " A paper on "Good Country Roads1' was read by John M. Brain- ard of Boone. The "Experience and Trouble of Starting a Pressed Brick Plant" was the subject of a paper by by Robert Goodwin of 'Des Moines. "Pressed Brick and Fire Brick , " by C. B. Platt , next came in for con sideration. Robert Goodwin of DesMoincs wns elected president and E. B. Platt vice president , C. li. Smith of North English secretary and E. B. Larson of Fort Dodge treasurer. Fiirnit'rH Institute at AVallcor. CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , Feb. 8. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) The eighth annual farmers institute of Grant township began at AValkci- today with the largest number in attend ance In the history of the institute. Hon. James Wilson of the Agricultural college U among the number present. Tomorrow will bo the big day when many prominent , men will speak upon topics of interest to the farmers. Died from an OveriloHii of Chloral. KEOKUK , la. , Feb. 8. Dr. J. C. Armen- trout , professor of physiology in the Keokuk Medical college , died yesterday from an overdose of chloral. o HAS BECOME A PLAGUE. Practices of a Negro for Whom I'olk-o anil C'ltl/oim Are Looking , The police are on the watch for a negro whoso custom Is to expose his person to women and children whoso attention ho can attract. Ho has boon complained of a num ber of times recently , but the police have not been able to got their hands on him. Yesterday ho appeared in the vicinity of Twenty-fourth and Dodge streets , and , approaching preaching the house occupied t > y Mr. Ale- Farland. ho stood opposite ono of the windows dews a few moments till ono of the family had occasion to como to the window , when ho began to make a disgusting exhibition of himself. The vvoinan gave as best she could a description of the brute and a search was made for him. but ho had gone. Ho hangs about school buildings and when a child appears In the cloak room and hap pens to look out of window it is his oppor tunity. The Cass street school has prob ably had the most recent experience of this sort. Ho made his appearance tticro a day or two ago and not only was ho seen bv some of the children , but iho principal. Miss Simon , also. She was so badly frightened that she sent n mcssago to the annex school , Nineteenth and Cass streets , where the only teacher is a woman , and asked her not to remain thcro alone for fear the boast might attempt to enter the rooms. Miss Glllis , also a teacher in the Cass street school , mot him on the sidewalk , when ho behaved him self ns in other cases. The man is described as a short , rather heavy-sot fellow , with a very moan general appearance. A gentleman who lives in the neighbor hood of Twenty-fourth and Dodge says that lie , for one. will not wait for a warrant to deal with this follow as ho deserves , if he Is found , It is said ho came hero fj-om Sioux City , and that ho was chased away from there by private cltizeus. The man wears fairly good clothes. Out of Jail , After serving out four of the ton days term imprisonment , Justice Charles \ . Ed- gcrton of West Omaha precinct is a frco roan. On Monday Edgei ton was convicted of contempt of court before Judge Ambrose and sentenced to ten days In the county jail , and to pay a line of J50 and costs. Yesterday afternoon Edgorton was taken before Judge Ambrose , where ho promised thai hn would hto himself to his own ball- wick and cease operating a justice mill In the city. Upon having made this promise , Judge Ambrose cancelled iho remaining portion tion of tlitf jail sentence and remitted the line , however compelling the Justice to pay the costs. Dcntli of .11m. llcrolil. Mrs. Barbara Herald , aged CO , died at 10:1:0 : : last evening at her homo , 211'J Cold- well street , of cancer of the stomach. She Is burvlvcd by ilvo children , two boim and three daughters , all of whom reside In Omaha. Mru. tlorold had lived In Omaha twenty- six years. Her husDand , John Herold , died eight years ago. Arragementa for the funeral have not yet uecu mado. CLAIM OF AN INDIAN SOCAW Disposed to Oontcst the Will of Ex-Qov- enior Rico of Miuucsotn. WAS MARRIED TO YEARS AGO Attiirnrys Iiurstlgiitlii ) ; thr Caxo ulth 11 Vlinv of Sci-tirlng u DUUIoti of an INtnto Worth Hundreds of ThoitoaiiiU. SIOUX CITY , Feb. 8. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) A promlnentSt. PaulnUornoy Is In the city mm hns paid a visit lo the Winnobago agency near hero , In order to got testimony In setting usldo the will of the late ex-Governor Rico of Minnesota. His will bequeaths an estate valued nt SIOO.OJ5 to n woman wno has for n number of years passed ns his wife , and her daughter. The effort to set tno will aside Is made In behalf of \Vlnueb.iBO squaw , who is alleged to have boon married to Rico in the GO'S , when thu tribe was yet in Minnesota. Ho is said to have lived with Ills Indian wlfo for several years , two children , u boy and a girl , being born to them. When the tribe was moved by not of congress to the present agency , Rico deserted his wlfo and children , who accom panied the tribe to Its now homo. Ho re mained in Minnesota anil , Doing a vigorous man possessed of some means , grow in promi nence until ho was elected to the guberna torial chair. In the meantime no married n white woman , to whom on his death ho be queathed the estate in question. His alleged Indian wlfo is now very old and lives In a tepee on the reservation. The daughter is the wife of a nun named Lemon of the Flournoy Real Estate and Improvomuntcom- paii.v. 'Iho son Is ti prosperous farmer in the same locality and has an Indian wife and several children. The parties supporting the claim of Ru-o's Indian wife say that a case oxuelly similar was recently decided in the Minnesota courts In favor of the Indian wifo. The mar riage In both cases was performed according to the Indian ritual , but the courts held that such a wedding , when pur- formed in irood faith and followed by n con tinued residence , is utifllcient to constitute a common law marriage and establish a valid claim of heritage. Rice was ono of the earliest settlers at the bead of the lakes and at ono time owned a largo portion of the site of what is now the city of West Superior. Rico's Point , which is the arm of land 'that forms Superior bay , was once owned by him. ' The story of his having once lived with an Indian woman is a familiar ono hi that section. I line Not .Settled. VINTON. la. . Feb. S. n. G. Hamsay of the Order of Railway Telegraphers lias left for Milwaukee to meet the receivers of the Northern Pacific railway In conjunction with other grand officers of other Inbor organiza tions. Mr. Ramsay says dispatches stating that the telegraphers bad Bottled with the Northern Pacific and would not strike Is un true. He says the organization will ac quiesce In whatever Is done by the federa tion. Dl'S .Ho I lies Opcru lloitof ) Solil. DEb MOINES , Fob. 8. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. ) The Grand opera house block was sold today to William Foster , well known architect and theatrical manager , for 10,000. It was owned by New Hampshire parties. lf * - JJ * P B II Tl It Cures Colds , Coughs. Sore Throat , Croup , InBu- nza , Whooping Cough , Bronchitis and Asthraa , A certain cum for Consumption in brct stagci , and a sure relief in advanced stoses. Use at once. You "will " sec the excellent effect after latins the firtfi'ne. Bold by dealers everywhcrn. Lere ( mproved Quick and Easy S - Rising- Steam , Elec tric & Hand Power Send for Circulars. Kiraball Bros. , Council Bluffs , Iowa IN HUtPLU'K * : U tioi Btrnnjfo Uwt some , puoplo wrong through Ignorrvnoo , others /r n futturo to Invojiffrnta us to the right on wrong of n muttc.1 Hut It h slr.tnce , thnttniHvJiluiils nrul flrmi , who uro fully txwui-o of Iho rtghU of others , will nor- slstln parpotrntln" fruu-la upon thoiu. lUph-tonod , wdiuthv tuunufroturliitf firms will olTor nml Moll to rot\ll : myr < chnnts , urtlelos which they know to ba Itifi'ltiKomants on the rights of proprio * tors , ami ImlUtioiiii of wall loiowii oods. \Vo want to sound a nolo of warning to the roliillora to bowiro of such Imita tions uml slmulivtloiHof "OAUTiitt'd ' LtT > TLKLwjRl'ir.M. " U'hoii thoynroof- foretl lo you , refuse thorn : you do noS want to do wrong , mid you don't want ta liiy your sal f llublu ta u lawsuit. Bon Fnmldln sild : "Honesty Is the best pull ey" ; It Is jii.st in true that "llonoJty Is tnub'a.-tt pi-inulplo. " 8EARLES & SEARLES , SPECIALISTS TIUI V I'M I.N f Ilk M A11. . Ooimitltatloii l''ron. ' < \XD i SISEB8 rail on or r 'lililn < s with B'.anip for circulars. Fri'O boon n'1-liKM ami fimiluii | tmmltH. Dr , Ssarlcs and Searles , Firm Htalrw.ty south of postofllco. room 7. BAD COiVIPLEXIONS 1'imnli ! ! ' , hbckbfiuln , red , rough ntid oily i-kln ntiU li.mib , Ury , tliln , uml lulling li.ilr , anil ulmplo buby hlc'inlflirn mo iirrvrntctl and curoil liy CUTI- CUBA fo.vr , mod ctTi'etlvo ckln- purifying and beautifying tonp In the world , OB well 110 mirext nml wcctpst of tollot mid uuncry imps. Sold throughout the world. CARE FOR YOUR EYES Imperfectly Fitted Glasses ARE A GREAT ANNOYANCE , AKD RUIET the EYES.1 Wo 1'lt 1'erroct ly. ISyot * ToKtoil W. SEYMOUR , Optician Njrvotis Ilc.'idnpho croatly relieved by the use of our loiinca. THE ALOE & PENFOLD CO. , 1 iniiini Sf. Opposite I'axlon HoleL. Special Notices ! COUNCIL BLUFFS : YOU Know that Ony & IIo3i niivo HO > BO b u--alui In rult , ind irai-Jjn land no ir thin city'1 - , cess pools , vaults , olil niuyi GAKBAGKroaiovo-l ! , at T.iylor'a I'rosjry , ail B.'o ulwav anil loaiiH. 1'arm and city property AHSTKACTri sold. Pimcy A , Tlm-ium , Council Il'.nlTH. _ f W rrmt .K.-u-m for Rile , ! ) ) nilloH of city. Will HjlKIO , I 0 , CO , 110 or Si ) . I'rliifor the whole , SI 1,00(1. ( Forputlcti- lirnaddu : HH 11 , 0. Ilayinoml , OouiicjniliiffH. IU ; _ ( \TIAVI Homc > treatment for liidlTO. Health book ; jindi'oiimiltatlim froo. Lady attendant. Addreai ) or call looms ilOO , Otlll Men-lam block , Council1 llluffH. OST IAIJV'8 TU11KIS1I HE I/I' WITH IILUU uxp. Ut-timi to Uuo olllue. Hunch ofki'jH on Lnka , near transfer - Apply at flee ollk'i' , niio-AUIlK farm for H.llo or ri'iit HunUu town- JHhlp. olKht mlli-H i > piHt of Council llluffH. limnlr * of U. I1' , lluln or II. Huff. Council HlullH. Look The best is none too good. I want to call your especial attention to tha 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 Extracts The finest line in the city. All the new flavors , celery , onion , etc. The finest Fresh Roasted Coffee in the City. I believe I htvvo the only MODEL GROCERY In Council Blurt's , and 1 waul you to ItiHpoct it. Trlepliiino 101 , iiU I Muln HI , uml UU2 I'viirt Ht , ! COUNCIL BLUFFS STEAM DYE WOIU All klndsnC Oyohu nml Ole inlii ; iliino In the hUhoU style of Ilia iirL K.ilol an 1 ttulned fubrlm miiUu to loul : ivi KOO | in now , Woric promptly done ant dollvorul In Hll puru of ton country. HjiiJ ( or prluu Hit. O. A. MAOHATf , i Proprietor , ' nour North i Mcsturn Dopol. i Tclephuno 4.