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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , JULY 18 , Ifl9l. DAILY BEE. COUNCIL OUJFF3. - NO. 12 I'EAIlIj STnCCT Cctlvtred br carrier to nny part of th * city. II. W. TILTON , Lessee. ineM orr.co , No. < J : night < Jlt..r. No. MI'.STlttb , John Minor wan arrested last evening on misplclon of having stolen some shoos of S. A. Pierce. L. W UOHM took out n permit yesterday for the erection of a | COO business olllco In Unyllsn' nrst addition. The ladles of the Ilroadway church will Jiold a sociable tomorrow evening at the liomo of F. II. Orcutt. Ice cream and cake will bj scrvc'il. The annual encampment of the Iowa National guard will bo held In Creston. The Undgc Light guardo will leave for that place July 28. IMdlc * the C-months-old non of Mr. and Mrs. Troutmnn , died nt 8 o'clock yesterday morning of cholera Infantum , after being III three days. The funeral will tnke pl.ics this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence , CIO Ninth avenue. St. John's nnglUh Lutheran church will Klvo a grclablo Thursday evening at James hall , No. 17 , Pearl street. The musical pro gram will consist of piano solos by Mlases Kills and Wlthrow , banjo duct by Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Atkins , and flute solos by Mr. M. Leo. A petition Is being circulated and will bo presented to the city council at Its next meeting asking that a bridge be built over Indian creek , from Mynstcr street to Main. Blmllar roqnests have been made frequently , but have Invariably been sidetracked by the oily dads. Instead of taking their run to Court- land beach this evening , the Oanymedc "Wheel club will go to the Union Driving park for n practice on the track. All , and especially those who nro to ride In the Washington-Denver relay race , are requested to attend. Annie M. , wife of P.ov. L. Mathlascn , died of pneumonia yesterday afternoon at C o'clock , aged 42 years , after an eight- day illness , nt the residence , 825 Avenue A. The funeral will take place tomorrow nftcr- noon at 2 o'clock at the Danish Lutheran church , corner of Avenue A and Ninth trect. The Misses Hill entertained a number of frlenda with a tallyho ride nnd picnic at JIawthorno lake Monday. The Invited guests were : Misses Galvln , Dunn , Sexton , Shlcke- tanz , Ilazen , Ovcrton , Dahl , Talbott and Sul livan ; Messrs. Malone , Ilalley , Martin , Paul , Troynor , Runphy , Winters , Urown , Crumley and Sullivan. S. I ) . Wadsworth nnd II. E. Grimm , both of whom mourned and could not be com forted because they thought some one had stolen their respective bicycles , have dis covered that the disappearance was due not to a thief , but to a practical Joker. They to.o\ considerably better , but nro gunning for the Joker now. Captain Charles Craves of the Lower Broadway engine house was presented a Ono gold badge last evening by his fellows tt the house. The presentation speech was inado by Chief Nicholson of the department. The badge Is In the form of a helmet shield end bears the Inscription on Its face , "Cap tain 3 Hose , C. U. F. t ) . " Ccrtlo Watts , a colored woman living on North Main street , went Into the rear door Of the Manhattan saloon Monday night to get sotno whisky for external application. William Llbbeka was behind the bar. When feho returned home she found she had given Win a $5 gold piece , as she claims. Instead of a 10-ccnt piece. She called his attention to the mistake , but he laughed at her and said rude , coarse things to her. She was hunt ing for the proper officer yesterday for the purpose of filing an Information against Llbbeka. _ Now Is the time to buy real estate. We have several bargains to offer In buslnesi and residence property. Fire Insurance written ! n the best companies. Farm loans wanted. Lougee & Towle , 235 Pearl street. Tr.ilni fur I.nki ) Mliimwn. Leave Droadwoy : , 10 a. in. i i i 2 p. m. ' G p. m. And every 22 minutes thereafter until 11 : W p. m. Parties wishing to spend the day at Lake Manawa take the 10 n. m. train. Washerwomen use Domestic soap. 1'KHSOXA T I'.t KA ( } It. I I'JIS. George P. Wright has returned from a trip to Chicago. John T. Oliver has returned from a visit to Spirit lake. Miss Ethyl Colclough nnd Minnie Ourcn are rusticating ; at Living Springs. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Graham have gone to Okobojl to recreate for a few weeks. Frank Hooch has returned from a visit to Fttlrfleld , Mount Pleasant and Chicago. Mrs. S. S. Fnes returned yesterday from a visit at her old homo at Wlnona , Minn. Mrs. Lou Warburton of IMcrce , S. D. , Is visiting her daughter , Edith , at " 320 Avenue A. Miss Made Reed of Logan , la. , Is the guest of Miss Ethel Shepard at Madison park. park.Miss Miss Nina Stone , daughter of Mr , nnd Mrs. A. K. Stone of this city , Is visiting friends In Creston. Mr. and Mrs. a. H. Jackson and their daughter , Miss Jessica , have returned from a trip to Spirit lake. Frank Deems of Lincoln , formerly night operator In the Western Union telegraph olllco of this city , Is visiting his brother , A. E. Deems. Mr. and Mrs. A. A , Pomeroy , who have been visiting their son-in-law , 0. II , Denton - ton , of the Hock. Island , have gene to their homo In Wlnona , Minn. Miss Anna llowmnn nnd Miss Jessie Fnrns- \vorth nro looking forward to a European tour , commencing next September. Paris Is their llrst destination. It Is announced that Hon. Thomas Bowman and Miss Mary Clark , daughter of Dr. nnd Mrs. F. C. Clark ot this city , arc to bo married In the near future. C. W. Dalbey of this city , who went to the Midwinter fair ns leader of the Iowa Btato band , Is now leading a band In San Jose , Cat. Ho Is expected back hero soon. 0. C. Caston of Tabor passed through the city Monday on his way to Des Molnes to at tend the meeting of the low.x Slate Stenog raphers association , of which ho U president. Mrs. P. H. Montgomery and Miss Mary DoVol leave tomorrow for n visit at Clear I/iko , la. They will be joined nexf Monday by the Misses Fannlo Morrow and Florence Stevens. Hov. J , H. Davis and Mrs. H. S. West left last evening for Toronto , Canada , as dele gates from the llaptlst church of this city to the International convention of the llap tlst Young People's societies , Luis Jackson , Industrial commissioner of the C'hlcsgo. Milwaukee & St Paul railway , wua In the city yesterday. Ho speaks very encouragingly of the situation and look ! ) for A speedy revival of business. Miss Laurn , Fllcklnger left yesterday for . month's visit with relatives In Winthrop , Ja. On her way she will stop at Des Mloncs for a day and attend the meeting of the Iowa State Stenographers association now In cession there , Mr. Frank T. True received a telegram yesterday announcing that his mother , at Norway , Me. , was biifft'rlng from an at tack of apoplexy , and that the physicians liud given up all hope of her recovery. He and his wife left fcr that place last even- In l. . Xu Monopoly ut llrovui'n C. O. I ) , Dut groceries at free trade prices. A car load of anti-trust crackers , and the finest on earth , will be received today and will bo Bold at such anti-trust , monopoly-para lyzing prices as those. : All kinds of ioda crackers , 3 c per Ib , Sweet crackers , be , Ginger enaps , 5c. Oyglcr cracken , 3' c. Eyeslsht U priceless ; It you need glasses you need the best. O. D. Optical Co. , Bchnelder'g drug store. Muyera-Durfoo Furniture company , 330-338 Broadway , llargulua tu due furniture. NE\\S \ \ rRflJl COlm BLUFI'S ' Oily Lighting is Now a Subject for Tax payers' ' Earnest Consideration. PRESENT CONTRACT HAS ALMOST EXPIRED Itn iti-nor.it Will Ho Il cimcil by the Kconoiuln I.CHKIIO t n Ppcclnl .Meeting Tonight KDIIIO DtnYrmccft la Opinion Af ( ! .Mnnlfvut. In view ot the fact that the present con tract for lighting the city by the Council I ) I lifts Gas and Electric Light company ex pires within the next ninety days , the sub ject of electric lights has an uncommon Interest for the citizens Juat now. A meeting of the Economic league will be held this evening at the city council cham ber , at which the advisability of renewing the contract will bo discussed. For lighting the city now the city has to pay $00 per annum per light , while private Individuals have to pay $150 per annum. This prlco Is generally exorbitant , and Investigations have been going on for several weeks past for the purpose of determining how much should be paid. "As the light company had n contract with the city for a term of years , " said one of the chief movers In the Economic league yesterday , "there was no method of rcdresxlng the extortion. That contract was made five years ago , when the gen eral public knew much less than now about such matters as electric lighting. But the contract In question ends within the next ninety days , and an answer Is at once due from the municipal authorities as to what Is to be done. The lighting company want n renewal of the contract of five- years ago. Certain of thu city clllclals announce that a contract will be made with this company. Oi : what terms ? There Is good reason to bcllove that the cost of 2,000-candlc power lights burning all night would not exceed $75 per annum per light. If so , for what reason would n contract be made by which the city would pay $90 and the private con sumer $150 ? Is this city going to give several thousand dollars to this corpora tion ? "A committee of councllmen , headed by Mr. Nicholson , aided by a committee ap pointed by the Economic club , has secured a large amount of data nnd very Interest ing Information relating to electric lighting and gas supply. It will be discussed at the meeting tonight. " WONDIMCI'UI. IIXLP I'KICi : I-IST. , Wlillrlnw Co. Lowest prices ever put on reliable mer chandise. Head what we can do for you during this sale , which will last until the end of July. See our show window display of cloaks nnd capes nt half price , nnd even less. Low est prices ever put on a good line ot desir able garments. 25o white goods ( dress styles ) , 12V c a yard. Cc , 7c and lOc soaps , big assortment , 3 for lOc. lOc.IBc and 17c toilet soaps. So per cake. $1.23 star laundered waists , C2V4c. Ladles' linen nnd colored collars , Ic each. 20o children's gauze vests ( all sizes ) , lOc. 25c ladies' black silk mitts. 12jC. . 50c summer corset , now 25c. EC outing flannel , 4c a yard. Dig assortment pearl buttons , half price. Infants' mull caps at half the original price. All ladles' belts nt less than half price. 7ic ( colored waists , 33c ( dark colors only ) . 50o ladles' while waists , 17c. GENTS' FURNISHINGS. lOc fine seamless sox , EC a pair. 20c washable ties , now lOc each. 7Gc colored laundered shirts , 30c each. $1.00 fine tan percale shirts , 50c. $1.85 madras shirts nt 90c. $1.50 French outing shirts , 75c. 20c linen collars , now lOc ; good styles. Don't fall to see show window nnd prices on cloaks and capes. Hundreds of other bar gains In various departments not mentioned. FOTHBIUNGHAM , WIIITELAW & CO. . Boston Store , Council Blurts , la. Best nil wool Ingrain carpets , G5c dvr''jt : July , to make room for new stock. COUNCIL BLUFFS CARPET Cv For cobs go to Cox , 10 Main street. Telephone - phone 48. Wiiy of the Tr.iiiigri'tsorg. Frank Tralnor , who broke Into Gregory Jensen's house the other day , was brought before Judge McGco yesterday , and It was supposed the ofllcers would have an easy time of convicting him on his own testi mony. His conversation with the other members of the Jail family , however , seemed to have queered these prospects , for when arraigned ho denied ever having had any thing to do with the affair and said ho wanted a lawyer. Ills case was continued In order that he and his lawyer might con sult together. There was n dearth of witnesses against James Rlley , who has been In Jail for n week past on the supposition that he held up nnd robbed Albert Hall. Ho was turned looso. Lottlo Emerson , charged with larceny from the person , took a change of venue to Justice Vlen's court , where she was dis charged after a hearing. Pat Fitzgerald , for drunkenness nnd beg- Ing on the street , was sentenced to fifteen days on the streets. A Vriicnililo Hiiriltimn I'lnnn. A venerable but beautiful Hardman piano was received nt Mueller's yesterday , nnd for the next few days it will bo accorded the position ot honor In the big music store. It is No. 215 , and was made by II. Hardman fifty years ago. The case Is a solid rose wood. The front Is exquisitely Inlaid with mother of pearl and gold. There Is scarcely n scratch on It , and If It were not for the well worn Ivory keys It might pass for but n few years old. But the point of greatest Interest to lovers of pianos Is the tone , and this la n verification ot the makers' claim that the older n Hardman piano gets the hotter and BWcotcr the tone becomes. It was made before the days of overstrung bass and triple strings , but the tone Is wonderfully sweet and clear. There are numerous buyers anxious to own the grand old Instrument , but It will bo kept In the store for several days for public Inspection. I\IIIIH : I.u n ml ry Company. 620 Pearl strcat. Yrltphor * . 230. Now drug store , 'Dcotkcn & Whnley , 140 Broadway ; also olllco ot Dr. Charles Deetken. Gas cooking stoves for rent and for sale at Gas Co.'s ofilce. Domestic soap outlasts cheap soap. llrukit IIU Prmiilm' . A petition was filed In the district court yesterday by Katlo H. Wrinkle , chargln'g Thomas Sherman Holloway with breach of promise and something more serious still. Both the parties are from Fremont county. The plaintiff alleges that on July 7 , 1S92 , Hollowuy promised to marry her , and on the same day committed the crime of seduc- tlun. A child was born April 4 , 1S93 , but Holloway has always refused to right the wrong by having a ceremony performed. Shu asks damages In the sum of $10,000 , Grand Plaza telephone 45. Grand Plaza bathing bench. Grand Plaza picnic grounds. Grand Plaza's cornet band beats them all. Grand Plaza's Quo row boats are all the CO. CO.Grand Grand Plaza excursion accommodation * can't bo beaten. Afternoon and night concerts at Grand Plaza , 2 to 6 and from 7 to 10. Tha laundries use Domestic soap. Limiting for < undid.iti' . Now that the republicans have their can didates tor Judges ot the district court In the field the democrats are hustling for somebody to put up against the sure thing possessed by the republican candidates. The Ninth judicial district has always been over whelmingly republican , so that there seems but little that Is encouraging along the horizon ot the democratic candidate. Never- " " . Judso Wlllard ot Atlantic , John p. Organ ot this city nnd George W Culllscn ot Itnrlan nro mentioned as possibilities Organ Is quoted as saying ho doesn't want the honor of running against auch men as Smith , Thornell nnd Greene , while Culllsun has al ready been defeated so many times that even his best trlends feel a kind ot delicacy about pulling him up for the slaughter again. U l.i understood that Fremont Benjamin would consent to- run If the opportunity was offered him , _ juuints run Tin : itni.AY. Ganymede * AMlijiipd to Their t'lnccs In the tlrr.U Itcluy Hide. The arrangements have been made by the Ganymede Wheel club for Us share ot the great relay race , which Is to bo run from Washington , D. C. , to Denver the early part of next month. The distance from Atlantic to Omaha has been divided up atnonn the Council Bluffs bicyclists. The first riders will leave Washington about August G , ex pecting to cover the 2,000 miles between that place nnd Denver In six days , or eight at the outside , carrying a message from President Cleveland to Governor Wnlte ot Colorndo. The message 1 expected to ar rive In Denver In time for the opening of the national bicycle meet , which opens there on the 13th of next month. The following Is the assignment of portions ot the road to the Council Bluffs wheelmen : First Relay Atlantic to Marne. SH miles ; riders. Ray W. Blxby and II. E. Grim ; 40 minutes. Second Marne to Walnut , SU miles ; B. II. Lewis and 1) ) . M. Young ; 41 minutes. Third Walnut to Avocn , 7W miles ; II. W. Robinson nnd R. II. Nichols ; 37 minutes. Fourth Avoca to the fifth rclny , 9 miles ; E. L. Duquette nnd Wld Galnes ; CO minutes. Fifth To Ncola. 8U miles ; G. T. Dahl and S. L. Etnyrc ; 45 minutes. Sixth Ncola to Underwood , 7 miles ; R. C. Pcrcgoy nnd Don Bono ; 31 minutes Seventh Underwood to Weston , C4 miles ; Rlchnrd Belt nnd G. C. Pullman ; 33 minutes. Eighth Weston to Council Bluffs , 10U miles ; W. D. Cnrothcrs and W. S. Rlgdon ; 50 minutes. Ninth Council Bluffs to Omaha , 4l miles ; Gcorgo Williamson and II. P. Barrett ; IS minutes. _ Try n glass of Sulpho-Sallno or Soterlnn mineral waters from the famous Excelsior springs at George Davis' , Paul Schneider's and O. H. Brown's drug stores. John Lln- der , general agent. A nice , cool swim at Manhattan beach , Lake Manawa , Is the proper thing to take thcio hot days. tin ; Milcunllis. The work ordered by the city council a few weeks ago in the shape of new side walks and curbs wherever needed on Broad way , Main and Pearl streets. Is going on at.n lively rate , nnd the result Is a great Im provement In the nppearanco of those three streets. The city council was out yester day morning Inspecting the work being done , and expressed entire satisfaction with the way the work was progressing. Real estate Is cheap In Council Bluffs. Wo can sell you a home , a vacant lot , a fruit or garden farm cheaper than ever. Now Is the time to buy. Day & Hess , 39 Pparl street. _ A nice , cool swim at Manhattan beach , Lake Manawa , Is the proper thing to take these hot dn > s. Itcpulillc.iii Kdltor.H Moot. A meeting of the republican editors of the Ninth Judicial district Is announced for this morning at 9 o'clock at the city , council chamber. The best means of knocking out the plans of the enemy will be discussed , after which It Is likely that borne form of entertainment will be provided for the vis itors. _ The Eagle laundry pvunt has been greatly erlarged and Improved , and we are now pre pared to turn out a largo amount of strictly first-clnss work. Neglige and colored sl.ltts ladles' waists , etc. , a specialty. Wo guar- arteo not to fndu warranted colors. Tele phone , 157. 724 Broadway. lti > pnlillciii : Congressional Convention. The republican "convention of the Ninth congressional district will be held nt the court house in this city today , commencing at 11 o'clock. It Is regarded as practically settled that Congressman A. "L. linger will bo nominated to succeed himself without any opposition. _ Grand 1'lnzii ' , l.nkc Aliinaira. No admittance to Grand Plaza will bo charged to persons who desire to rent boats or bathing suits. Ice cream nnd refreshments served In the pavilion of Grand Plaza. Domestic soap breaks hard water. u l.lcmisea. The following parties took out permits to wed yesterday afternoon at the ofllce of the county clerk : Nnmo and Address. Age. Charles Reid , Sioux City . 2r Viola Smith , Sioux City . 22 Joseph A. Hermann , DCS Molnes . 2,1 Cecily Doyle Davis , Council Bluffs . 20 AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA. I.pclgo of tlin Knights of 3rucciil > eo9 Instl- tnteil Magic City Gossip. A lodge of the Knights of the Maccabees was Instituted at Hibernian hall , when the following officers were elected : W. II. Goodman , past commander ; F. E. Clark , commander ; J. O. Owens , record keeper ; S. 13. Monson , chaplain ; A. T. Battreall , ser geant ; J. F. Cornish , master-at-nrms ; W. II. Fees , picket ; C. A. Hawkins , first master of the guards ; Thomas Kellcy , tent phy sician. Thnro are other ofllccrs to elect. Maglo City Tent was the name agreed upon. The lodge wus organized by Sir Knight L. M. Thomas , who Is deputy supreme com mander. The next meeting will bo hold Wednesday night. The lodge already has a membership of about forty. u City ( o'o.tp. ' John Flynn Is In Albany , Mo. , on business. Miss Ruby Forbes of Omaha Is visiting Miss Ethel Thompbon. Henry Flnley , electrician at the Hammond mend house , has gene to Toronto on a visit. An enjoyab'e lawn social was given last evening at the residence ot Rev. R. L. Wheeler. Miss Ethel Thompson , who was visiting friends In Malvern and Silver City , la. , baa returned home , The son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Grlmllch , 12 years ot age , died yesterday morning , Funeral today. The funeral of Joseph Roth , aged 75 years , will bs held at St. Agnes' church this morn ing at 8:30 : o'clock. It. C. Walker hns gene to Toronto to at tend the meeting of the Baptist Young Pee ple's union of America. Miss Ethel Forbes , who was visiting her sister , Mrs. F. G , Fleming , for n week , re turned home last evening. Misses Grace nnd May Allen of Blair are being entertained by the accomplished daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Uosucy. The trustees of the Hospital absoclntlon held a meeting yesterday afternoon and re ported that they found everything In first- class condition. All the grocers of South Omaha have signed an agreement to close their stares on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 0:30 : o'clock , beginning last evening. 7 . P. Hedges Is homo from a trip to Lin coln , whcro ho attended a committee meet ing of the Knights ot Pythias order to se cure railroad rates for the state encamp ment. At a picnic to bo given at Sioux City Larry Noonan of South Omaha will com pete with George Staplcton ot that place In a beef skinning contest for a purse of $250. Mr. Noonan has beaten nil records In this locality up to date and expects to win In Sioux City. A call has been Issued for a meeting to bo hold at tha city library room on Twenty- fifth street at 3 o'clock nuxt Saturday after noon , for the purposa of organizing a Y. M. C. A. In South Omaha. All persons who are Interested In the organization of such an association are requested to bo present , o four .Million Dnlliir Suit Ducldt-il. DENVER. July 17. The final argument In the famous case ot the helra of William Wood aualnst Jerome I ) , Wheeler and the Aspen Mining company was begun In the United States court today. The defense claimed to have a right to the ore bodies on the Uuima lode and mining claims , by virtue of an npox within the surfiKe llnrs ot the Spar claim , whli h was also owned by the Aspen Mining nriTTSmcltlng company. Judco Hlncr held that no such claim could bo set up by the Uefena.'jM ' * ' . This case has been In the courts for' pver ten years , and tha amount claimed byi Uia heirs as their third ot the product ot tlidiproperty Is about $4,000,000. ' i ' . ' I'onil CrrcltTrilnVriUrW I'Tploiln Dytm- mite it I'ow SetorfifA'Too I.ntr. POND CREEK , Okl. , July 17. Troop A , United States cavalry , of .Fort Rene , under command of Cnptaln J , O. Mnckoy , which has been detailed to guard , the Rock Island road , missed death at the /band ot the Pond Creek train wreckers at 1 o'clock this morn ing by less than 200 feet. Two explosions of dynamite occurred within 200 yards at the south outskirts of the city immediately after the ppeclal train carrying the troops from Knld to Pond Creek station had passed. Ono of the shots exploded Immediately under the train , but did no damage , but the other blew out a cattle guard and shattered the mils , nnd would have com pletely demolished the train had it exploded a ftw beconds earlier. The wreckers wcro decidedly bold. The night , * vth | a full moon , was as clear ns da'nnd the dyna miters touched off their shots In full view of the train when so close that It could not bo stopped until It had crossed the spots. The cattle guard was replaced and trt'lns moved regularly this morning. OUTHRIE. Okl. , July 17. The war between the towns of Round Pond and Knld and the Rook Island railway broke out again , United Slates Marshal Nix received a telegram from Enid stating that the company of regu lar soldiers stationed thcro to protect the Rock Island railway have been ordered by the people to leave and also some citizens who sympathize with the road were given so many hours to get out of town. One sol dier Is reported to have been killed In a skirmish between the troops and citizens. Two bridges between Kremlin and Round Pond were fired yesterday , putting a complete stop to all trnlllc , while telegraph wires were cut nnd nttempts made to use dynamite nt other points. Unable to cope with the situa tion , Enld'a mayor has made requisition upon Governor Renfrew for additional troops. The rcqittst wns Immediately granted. The citizens are arming themselves and making numerous threats. Governor Ron- frow hns decided to offer n reward of $500 each for the conviction of persons cngag. d in the burning of bridges nnd will demand of the Rock Island that they do their part toward abating the trouble by complying with the city ordinances ot Enid nnd Round Pond with regnrd to depot location. Mayor C. B. Frank has wired to Acting Governor Lowe that Saturday , the 21st , the city authorities proposed to put Into effect the ordinance requiring the Rock Island trains to stop at the principal street of the city and flag the crossing. He wished the governor to call for the assistance of United States soldiers to make the city ordinance effective , the local force being inadequate. The mayor added that the government had established the city nnd wns In simple Justice bound to afford It pro tection from the tyranny of the Rock Island company and to assist It in enforcing its laws , made for the benefit and protection ot Its citizens. No answer has been re ceived from the governor. The mayor of Enid has wired the governor and United States authorities that ( lie local authorities are unable to keep down Insur rection or to apprehend the men who have been destroying the railroad property , and he asks for nn Increase , of the number of United States troops now. stationed In the city. / i The governor has signified his Intention of complying with this -loiter request. - < > i .i . - WILT. rOUCK A , AB3T/.BJ/C.VT. Sioux City TiiTpiiycrs Trylinj to Impeach the County C'omiiiUsloncr-i. SIOUX CITY , July -17-iSpeclal ( Telegram to The Bee. ) The citizens' nnd tnxpayers' committee today conVmonced Impeachment proceedings against ajltha members of the Board of County Supervisors but one , al leging the misappropriation of thousands of dollars of county fuiidS ! by making Illegal ' divisions of road funds. Some of the mem bers , It Is charged , drew as high as $3,500 for committee work In a year when $1,200 Is all they could have gotten It they had worked every day , In addition to claims for mileage and regular session work. T. F. Bevlngton , ex-county attorney , Is also nccused of conspiracy with the board to ob- taln several thousand dollars In excess ot his salary. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1'iftrcntli Judicial Convention. RED OAK , In. , July 17. ( Special Telo- grnm to The Bee. ) The republican conven tion for the Fifteenth judicial distilct was held hero today , resulting In the nomina tion of W. I. Smith of Pottawnttamle , A. B. Thornell of Fremont , and W. R. Greene of Audubon county. Smith and Thornell were nominated by acclamation , and Greene on the first ballot , W. S. Lewis of Mills county , Jackson's appointee , being his op ponent. Much chagrin Is felt by local politicians hero over the result , as they had been confident that the wires were so laid ns to Insure Greene's .detent. Atlantic lliinlcer .Inllcil. ATLANTIC , In. , July 17. ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) Another chapter In the Cass county bank failure was enacted today. Isaac Dlckerson , the vlco president , nnd a short time ago ono of the most Influentlul men In the county , wns arrested , on In formation sworn out by W. C. Carter , charg ing him with diverting the funds ot a cor poration. Ho wns unable to glvo $1,500 ball and went to Jail. Itllnnrfiota Towns 111 Hunger. MINNEAPOLIS , July 17. Reports re ceived tonight by the Tribune state that the situation at Hlnckloy , whcro the forest fires are raging , Is becoming most serious. When the St. Paul & Duluth train came through Hlnckley this afternoon It was reported that Partridge station , on the Eastern Minnesota , had been destroyed , and that Kcrrlck was burning. Both of these sta tions had wired to Hlnckloy to send fire apparatus to their relief , but so great was the danger threatening the latter placa It was not thought advisable to respond to the call. Imprisoned nn u llrlilgo. CHICAGO , July 17. Owing to the breaking of n pinion the bridge signal man , a police man and three foot passengers wcro hold all last night In mld-alr on the Halstcad street life bridge , 150 feet high. They preferred not to como down on ladders or ropes , nnd food was passed up to them by means of a line pending repairs of the bridge. The five men were released this afternoon by the lowering of the structure. City En gineer Artingstull and a number of assist ants worked all Monday night nnd this morning trying to repair the broken bridge. Oiui Morn I.IUi'ly to Dlo. CHICAGO , July 17. All of those Injured In the explosion qf battery F's caisson nt Oak- wood nnd Grand boulevards were In a fair way to recovery toddy , with the exception ot Maurice O'Donncll , Ono of the privates In the battery , who .was ) reported dying at Mercy hospital. Ho was frightfully burned and the surgeons had no hope for his re covery. i The coroner's Jury , after Investigating , re turned a verdict thjs afternoon of "acci dental explosion ; cause unknown. " * Kuculvitr for u'Trutt Company. TOPEKA , Kan , , July 17. Judge Foster of the federal court has appointed Waldo H. Howard of Kansas City 'and W. S. Hlnman of Boston receivers of the Commonwealth Loan and Trust company of Kansas City , Kan. The trust company wont Into volun tary liquidation about three years ago. AVnlleiu In Trouble. Yesterday the _ clty license Inspector swore out a warrant for the arrest of Mike Wallenz,1 charging him with operating a saloon without first taking out a city license. A search warrant was Issued , the ofilucrs locating boveral kegs ot beer and a quantity of other liquors , _ _ I.IUlun Ku < 8RU' Tr.mljles. NCW YORK. July 17. Lillian Russell will not start on her European tour tomorrow as she intended. She will have to appear be- " "AMAL EXTflAOTS Prepared accord ins to lh formula of DR. WM. A , HAMMOND , In hi * laboratory at Washington , D , C. CKHKtmiNK , from the l-rnln , for dl onse of the In nin nnil nervous nyiicin. MKUUI.UNK. form the < < | ilnnl cord , for dl > < of the cord. ( txioomotor-Atnxlii. cto. ) CAUDINt : , from tha heart , for diseases of the hpnrt. TKBTINH. from the testM , for illsense * of the tcsles. ( Atrophy of tha organ * , > tcrlllty , etc. ) OVAJUNn , from the ovnrlcs , for dlsoiw * of thi * ovaries. MUSCUMNn. thyroaiiif. etc. Dose , Five Propsi Price (2 ( drnchms ) , $2.60. The physiological effects produced hy a. ln Sic dose of cnunilltlN'R nro nccrlfmtlnn of the pulno with feeling of fullnon nnd deten tion In the head , exhlierntlon of spirit * . Incrcai- ed urlnnry rxcrellon , augmentation of cxpul- Ivc force of the Madder nnd perlMalllo action of the Intestine * , Increase In muscular ntn-nKlll nnd cnduinnro , Increased power of ualon In elderly people , nnd Increased appetite and dl- Ri'Btlvo | Mwcr. . , , Win-re local drucRlslfi nri > not mpplled with the Itamtnnnil Animal KtlrncU they will us inallcil. toKothcr with all r\l tlnB Illeraturo on the subject , on receipt of prlco by THE COLUilFIA MFDIOAL f.O. , Washington. I ) . C. KUIIN & CO. , AGENTS FOH OMAHA. IN 4 TO 10 WEEKS Our Bond Cunrantoos no Pay until Cured. A NEW DISCOVERY. NO PAIN Qtl TRUSS. HO OPERATION OR DANGER. NO DETENTION FROM BUSINESS. Send for our Now Book. NATIONAL RUPTURE CO. 119 S. 14th St. Omaha , Neb. Dr E. C. West's Hcrvo ami Brain Treatment n sold under positive written Ruaratitcp , by author ized itKeiita only , to euro IVc.ik Memory ; I.ot.8 ot Drr.lnuiid Nerve l'oworI < otJlBDhood ; Quickness ; Night TXIFI-C * ; i\ll : Dreams ; T.ncc ! of Confldunco : KvrvoiiFiip * * ; Lnssiludo ; all Drnlns ; Lossot 1'ont-r of the uenciamo Orpam In cllliT BOX , canned bi ovor-eieitloii ; Yonlliful Lrrnrs , nr Kxcftbliu Utodt Tobacco , Opium or Liquor , which teen lend to Jll.cry , Consumption. In r.nlly nnd Death. Ity inr.ll , Jlftboi ; t ) \\ilnwilllriininraiilco : tnrmooi refund money. wnsT'rt COI'Gll S VHltP. A cm luln euro for Couirh" . C < )1d , Arltmin , BrnncliltN , Croup , tt'hnoplnif Couh. ; Sere Throat. Mcnsnnt to Inko Siimll flzo cll-coiilinui'd ; oldsnc. Fla * . now'ilc. ; old .J ft-e. now DOc. OUAUAJf TJi3 : Issued only by Goodman Drug Co. , Omaha. if \ i" .t Co. , Cor. Ii'ilh , K l > uii lnrtSt > . ami . - - . . > . Co.Oor. Uth t. noiii.-ii.iFMs..OMAHA. fore Justice Oaynor In ( lie supreme court , Brooklyn , tomorrow. This afternoon she was served with Injunction papers , which may prevent her from carrying out her con tract to appear In the Savoy theater , London , nejtt fall. Lillian has for several days evaded service of the papers , but was advised by colinsel to accept the documents. It Is said some kind of a truce will be patched up be tween Miss Hussell and her former man agers so as to permit her appearance in London during the coming season. AFTER WILEY'S PROPERTY. Suits Commenced by tin IOIVH Ilnnk Spcclit t'ntli In A deputy sheriff went out to Reservoir ad dition yesterday and attached a number of lots belonging to Solon L. Wiley as se curity for Judgments aggregating over ? 10- 000 , which ore sought by the Ottmnwa Na tional bank of Ottjimwa , la. The bank has filed suits In district court against the Iowa Water company , S. L. Wiley and K. M. Wiley , to recover the value of two promis sory notes for $7,000 and $3,253.20 respec tively. The attachment proceedings wcro brought In connection with these suits. Two brothers have gene Into court to decide - cido whether one owes the other $850 or not. This Is the amount that George K. Specht alleges that Chris Specht has borrowed of him at various times running two years back , and has neglected to repay. Consequently ho has put his talc of woo In the shape of a petition , nnd has filed It with the clerlt of the district court. He also alleges that the Sixth ward statesman has fraudulently trans ferred his property Into other hands in order to escape the payment of his liabilities , and that the Joseph Schlltz Llrewlog company and Patrick J. Creedon have property In their possession which really belongs to Specht. _ * WU.lTlllilt fOllKOAST. Showers mill Cooler Wontlicr for Nebraska Toiliiy. WASHINGTON , July 17.-The indications for Wednewlny nro : For Nebraska Showers ; cooler ; south winds , becoming variable. For Missouri Fair , except showers In the eastern portion ; cooler In thu northeast ern portion ; south winds. For Iowa Fair , except possibly showers In the southeast portion ; bllghtly cooler ; south winds. For South Dakota Cloudy , with showers In the eastern portion ; cooler In the eastern portion ; variable winds , For Kansas Fair , probably followed by showers by Wednesday night ; cooler In the eastern portion ; south winds , becoming va riable. l.ocnl Itoaiml. OffiCK OK TUB WKATIIISU UUHRAU , OMAHA , July 17. Omaha record of tmniuirnturo iind rainfallcoiup.iro'J with corresponding day of past four years : 1804. 1803. 1RQ2. 1801. Maximum tomporatnro 80 = Hio 80 = 8U = Minimum loiiiuoriiiuro. 03 = 07 = Cu = 00 = Avarairo tomporatuiu. 78 = 74 = 70 = 71 = I'reolpltiUlon . 00 .00 .00 . &ri Statement showing the coiulUl.iu of torn- porutu.ro mU prjcipiutlou at O.ualut for the day and slnco Miroli : 1 , IS'JI ; Normal tumuiiMtllro. . . . . 70 = Mi'lleloniiy for the day . 1 = Kxcoii slnco M'irtih 1 . 38U = Normal proulolt.ktlon . 17 Inch llollcluiR'y for the duv . 17 Inch Uollcluncy blnco Maruu 1 . U.l01nclio4 lluporta from Other Station ) t 8 1 * . M. i' ImllcateuIr.icuof rain. GKOUUB K. HUNT , Local Forecast OQlcUu X.A3CE MANAWA. One Extraordinary engagement of those Phenomenal Entertainers , "V iB W W 0 fl B O LOTS'ff M B H i 'W H fl fa The World's Champion Fancy Rifle Shot , Musical Artist , Ventrilo quist and Sl3iB'ht-of-Hand Performer , assisted by And FIVE OTHER SPECIALTY ARTISTS/ . i COUNCIL BL&FFS STEABYBWOAK All kinds ot ( > yiMuj niidUluinlu ; dona la tin ) liUhoU btylo of the iirt. Ka loJ an'il stalnod fnUrljs raada to loyl : us jfoai ui now. Woric promptly done an I uollvoraa In nil parts ot tha country. djuJ for prloo lljL A. MiVCHA. > f , . . . . . , _ . . . . Proprietor. LJLL fl ti..iTI. i i i I ' ; j i i j i. i i ' ' < .1 * "J. K * 7 * Broadway , near North HC'hturn Dopot. Tel hoiio 22. Empkie-Shugart & Co. , JOBBBRS IN SHELF AND HEAVY HARDWARE AND FIELD SEEDS BICYCLES A full line of medium and high grade wheels Send for catalogue. 1O9 , 111,113 , 115 Main Street.Council Bluffs , la DIRECT FROM THE TANK cri Sfo nailer. Xo Klc'im. No HEST POWKIl for Corn nnd Feed Mills , Ilnllnff Hay , Huuiiing opiirnloiH , Creameries , &o. OTTO GASOLINE ENGINES Stationary or Portable. } to MIL P. 8 to 20 II. P. nd for CntaloRiie , Prices , etc. , describing work to bo done. OTTO GAS ENGINE WORKS , QmahA , 107 S. 14th St 33d & Walnut Eta. . L'lIlli.tUELl'UIA. PA. MANHOOD RESTORED ! ZWZS , ® * ? ' tiicnruiill iif > miuiill cnvi , > iicli nt Wvnk iMuiiiiiry.l.iiniiof llruln fuaniiiU'iMl 'uwvr , Ik'mlnclii'.WiikuIiiltit'-s , Lost Munhooil , Nightly iiiil9 : > ltiiiti , Nt'rvmiH- iii'iis.iilldrnliisnml liumif iiuwcrln Cc'iicnitlvoUrnnns of t'lllior i-'jxcnu-ccj liynrurpxcrilnii.yniilhrul rriiiio , uxcOMlvo iiiom tnbucco , opium nrBllm. ulnnlH. which Iciul to Inllrniltr , Coiiminiillin | or liiMinllr. Can Im imrrloil In vest pocket. .HI porliox. . ' ! inr BfJ , hy iimll priMmlit. With n S.1 order wo Kl a written KiiiirnuliM ! Co eurior ri-l'unil ilu > iiioiu-y. Hiilil liy n'J < \rttti\Hi \ \ , Aek for It. tukii iMinlliiTVilln for frco .Mctllcnl lluol : itunt Ki-ulfil iiiiiLilnnrapiur. AUilrtisa.MIKVK.Si : ! : ! * CO. . .MrisonlcTeniiilc. CHICAGO Bold In Omaha , Neb. , by Sherman & McConnell. y Kunn & Co. iind by Vlckcia & Mcichant. drug You often hoar of other extracts which CLAIM TO I1E "JUHt as food" as Liebig COMPANY'S Extract of Beef , but thcso clnlniHOnly call nUrnllou to the fuel th.ltthO COMPANY 3 IJXTUACT "THE for iin.illty DOES WE HAVE YOUR A ROOM FOR FITTING 11 HUS3 TRUSSES PLEASE and a YOU ? Largo Stock , The Aloe & Penfold Co. 1408 Farnam St. , Opposite Paxtoa Hotal THE LION DRUG HOUSE. Teeth Wittont Plates. Gold crown and In MHO tenth , Jii pur tooth : imlnlL'Ns rxtriicllon : liulnli'HS Illllnu. Alloy ,111(1 , HllvmIIUIiiKS tlj i > uMI uold , 12 nnd up. llmttilmil dill but urtl- llullkl tt'Ctll ii.OO. Kit KlliU-illltufll. BAILKY. Loading DoutUt. 3d Hour I'ux on Illk , inth and Famum KIs. To I. loao. ludy iittundunt. ( ionium Hpoltun. Use DrBalloy's Tooth Powtlor. Olirn V Dnlnhrlriii AUnnipynilliiw I'r.ic- illflS 6 DQIIIDfllJ'Jij ' tl < > In Oil tit. . nnil fniii-riil I'lm.-c. . KIIIIIIIH : jOl-7-H'0 , uocK' Cuuliuil Itiulln. ' REAL ESTATE , Piro , Tornado nnd Accident Inaur- unco Agency. The stron/fost / nnd most popular com < panics iu the world. City property and farm lands bought and Bold. JAMES & O'KEBFE , 17 Pearl St. James Block. CEO. P. SANFQ-n , I'rjsldunt. Uubhlur. First Satiod of COUNCIL BLUFFS , Iowa. Capital , - - $100,000 Profits , - . . 12,000 One of the oMcst banks In the ntnto ut Iowa. Wo solicit yuur business and collections. Wl | my C per cent on tlma ck'poslta.V'o will t jilcnecd to neo ami servu you. Or Itio Iliuur | aialilt INmllltrly t'ured It ) iiiliiilnUliTlnu' Itr. Iliiliivn * Uolilrn .Siirrlllc. II cnn to ( riven In n cup ot ciolfua or ttA , or In foo't. without the Knowledge ortha patient , ItUibaolutel/ liarmlcHB. anil will olfeot a permanent ind ipeodir our P. whether the pattern u n raujeralo drinker or an alaohollo wraok. It har neeu Klvcn In Ibouiand * of cajuif , and In pvcry Inataucu a porfeot uure ba fol ivctl. ItNxrrfnII. . Tlienyitemoncelmpreznaied . -tlh Ilin Hpmiinc , It become * au utter Inipotiibllltr rtUolmuorappetltci looilil. tiOI.DKM HrciKlii : < ; < > . , trop'rn , riuclnni.il , O. 40-iMisi Ixmk ut rnirtui < l ra Ire * . 'AJ u > bad o * Kulm & Co. , UruKUlHtu , Omuluu COUNCIL RLUFrJ : HIMOVID : , VAUI.TH niANii > 1M llurhe , at Tnylur'H grocery , 510 llroudwuy. rou HAI.I : , AVIM ; , r.KTAiiUHiinu. ao paying InulncM fur ciuh or good irado ; In. \ulc. > | 2ooitOO. OKH | renwui fur telling. Ad- iliikit M 30. Uuu , Council IlluRa. rm RAM : , ooou TAMILY IIOHBK ANU I'lmetim. W. II. Thuma * , 201 I'eurl tre U