TJIJfl OMAHA DAILY JBEE ; , JAtftTAIlY M , 1800 , 8
I COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
MINOR Mn.\TIU\ .
On and afUr February 1 the Council
ninff offlcB of The Uee will Iw located nt
No. 10 North Main street.
The Qrand hotel , Council muffs. High
( tain In every respect. Hates , $2.50 per < l.i7
Ind upward. 13. P , Clark , proprietor.
R. n. Hlce hao commenced attachment pro
ceeding * BRalnst II. M. Duncan for ; 213.f.fl
for goods sold nnd delivered.
L. 0. IlMley lias applied to the dlrtrlct
court for mechanic's lien against the prop
erty of W. H. Llndiey and wife.
Q. W. Shoemaker , ft former Council Dlufrs
boy , Is laid up In Metros ? , Minn. , with a
crippled bond. He lost a portion of his bane
while coupling cars.
L. 1) ) . Duller and Miss Lizzie Qrant , both of
Mlll county , were married at the residence
nt J , K. Duller In Garner township ycrler-
day. Justice Clallerbuck performed the
ceremony.
Old Jack , the police dog , who has don'
faithful service nrountl the headquarters nnd
with the pntrol wagon for the pist thne
years , will be pent to his owner , Frank
Scanlan , In New York , tomorrow.
'lie ycung ladles who \\va the giu-ata of
t''f ' .ui'ins bachelors nt th ? leap year jmty
Bivdi at the Grand hotel Ne * Ye r' eve have
arranged n return party for the gentlemen ,
II v/MI bo nlven In Chambiju * ball Friday
evening , and will bo tbo swell roclal event of
the week.
A novel fMttiro of the entertainment t > be
given by the young ladles of St. Paul's
guild tomorrow evening will bo the sale by
auction of twelve of the handsomest of the
girls' ' , each dresml ns n fcieloru spinster.
AV. F. Sapp will bo the auctioneer.
There nro Mvcral saloon keepers In the
various parts of the county who have to
far neglected to comply with the mulct law
by the payment of the necessary license.
County Attorney Snumlcra Is arranging hl
buslnen'i so ho can go after them good and
hard In n few days.
Another big house greeted the Compton
players at the New Dohnny last night. The
comedy-drama , "Wrecked , " highly pleased
the crowd. Tonight the company gives one
of Its strongest plays , "Dangers of n Great
City. " Popular prices to nil parts of the
house constitute ono of the strongest charms
for the theater goers.
Ono of the nastiest family rows that hab
come up for consideration In the courts for
u | jl K time was adjudicated In Jubticu Vln'
court yesterday. Hack Taylor , a painter ,
was nrreHed upon the complaint of his sister ,
a rnther good looking 10-year-old girl , whu
charged him with assaulting her with his
JH'ts. The trouble originated between Back's
wife nnd his rleter , and ho stepped In as
arbiter and ended the quarr" ! by tiomllnR
his wife Into the house nnd pushing his slstci
out of the front yard. The Justice hastened
the conclusion of the case by discharging
Taj lor.
Guard against loss by fire and Insure your
property In reliable companies. If you pay
an Insurance premium you expect Insurance.
We represent some of the best English and
American companies. LOUEOO & Towle.
IM3USONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Knsper Smith of Burlington -visiting the
city , the guest of Kirk Pcterpon.
Mrs. George F. Wright has gene to Des
Molnca to attend the funeral of the late
Judge 0. G. Wright.
Hev. E. W. Simon of Burlington , presid
ing elder of the German Methodist Episcopal
church , Is In the city , the guest of Past'r
Ho nn el.
Ex-County Treasurer HeeJ will leave to
day for nn extended trip through the eouth.
L Ho will visit Now Orleans and make n tour
of the southern states and take a rest and
vacation. _
Musical , entertainment at Chambers' hall
Wednesday evening. _
May Develop a SuiiNiitlnii.
There IB liable to bo some cases In the
fllstrlct court In n short time , growing out
of the unfortunnto condition that J ; W. Teni-
ploton , a wealthy farmer living a few miles
east of the city , found himself In two years
go last summer. Temploton drove his team
Into town one hot afternoon nnd left It In
one of the uptown feed stables and then
disappeared. Sovcral days elapsed before
his family realized that something had
happened to him. The police were notified
of his disappearance and Joined In the vig
orous search that wns made for him. He
was finally found by Officer Claar wanderIng -
Ing around In the woods near Mynster
Springs In a state of complete mental aber
ration , . Ho was cared for and afterward re
covered his reason. It now transpires that
Silrlng the tlmo he disappeared nnd the time
be was found ho was led by somebody to put
bis name to some valuable papers. The
matter has been kept very quiet , nnd none
of the facts have leaked out. It Is raid that
l suit will soon be commenced to set aside
the deeds , mortgages or whatever the papers
wore signed by him , on the plea that his
signature wns obtained by unfair means
amlBt a tlmo when ho was not mentally
responsible for his acts. The cass prom
ises some elements of sensation.
The firm of Woodbury Bros , having been
dissolved , C. E. Woodbury has opened an
office In the Sapp block for the practice of
dentistry. _ .
Oilman In a
Another batch of grief was fixed up for
Harrison Oilman yesterday. He Is ono of the
gang of chlckon thieves who have been oc
cupying the attention of Justice Cook more
or loss for a week. Yesterday Frank Owens ,
a farmer living near Weston , lodged a com
plaint against him In the police court clmrg
ing him with larceny from n building.
Owens 1ms niccecdcd In tracing the theft of
R lot of property recently taken from his
barn and has put the ofllccra in posiosslon
of absolute proof that Oilman Is the thief.
Among the articles nro n set of doublp hnr-
nena and a pitchfork. The former was taken
from tbo backs of Oilman's team and the lat
ter found In his stable yes-terday. All were
promptly Identified by Owens as his property ,
Oilman was put out on bond awaiting the
completion of the hearing , and he was arrested
on a warrant from the city building- . Judge
JlcGco fixed a bond too high for the purses
'of his friends and ho Is safely locked up
in the county Jail.
The officers are cherishing a very laud
able imbltlon to keep Oilman and the other
chicken thloves under arrest anil In Jail upon
eomci pretext or other until the weather gets
norm enough to permit the chickens to roost
high out of doors.
Lost , gold stickpin , class of 'S3 , engraved
"C. B. H. S. , 1893 , " Saturday on Park or
Fifth avenue. Return to Dee office for re-
hard ,
Fine musical program at Chambers' hall
Wednesday evening. Admltslon only 2Cc ,
AV. C. A. Election.
The annual meeting of the Woman's Chris
tian association was hold yesterday afternoon
for the election of officers and other business
connected with the work , of the association.
The meeting was OIH that tlisr
ladles denominate as delightful. The
fl'.ipncial showing made by tr,6 sccut.iry
was extremely favorable. All of the old
cfilcers were re-electod , Mru , George T.
I'lielps , president ; Mrs , J , L. Stewart , vice
president , Mrs. Lucas and Mrs. Orcutt , audi
tors. The only change made In the manage
ment ttu the resignation of Mrs. M. F ,
Ilohrer In the commissary department , ana
the selection of Mrs. Bradley , wife of D'puty
Unltrd States Marthni Biadley , to Hit the
vacancy , The women gay that the financial
report , when It Is ready to bii mafo public ,
will be tbo cauto of considerable satisfaction
imong the friends of the Institution ,
Stephan Bros , for plumbing and heating ;
Iso flno line ot gaa fixtures.
Hayo you seen the new gaa heating stOTM
t tbe company's office ?
LIcfiiNi-il ( o Weil.
Marriage licenses have been Issued as fol
lows :
Name nnd Addresa Age.
l-'rank Vnrlcy. Council Bluffs. . . . , . . . S3
Martiuret Madden , Council lllunTs . j
Hairy P. Albright , Fottawattnmle county 17
Kcllth Llpp , I'ottuwnttumlo county , , . . . , , , is
l.c\\Ia S. Jones , Hirrison county , . . , . 2) )
Mary K. O'DJinioll , Pottawatlumle county 19
U. T. Scantland. Omaha , . . . . . . , 40
Arcthueo E. lU'rrlngton , Omaha . So
* * Dr , Cleaver's olflos moved to COO Broadway.
"
tt Davis , only drug store with rctfsUred clerk.
RECEIVER STEINKE'S ' STORY
Testifies as to tlio Condition of Atlantic's
Bunted Bank ,
VALUE OF MR , DICKERSON'S PROPERTY
I'nrilnl IXIimHc of tlic llnttk'f * Iln-
IdlHIoi ( iotin ( M.-r In IH-lnll-13f.
furtn Miulc to Kee ] > the Coil-
ccrii 111 Operation.
Theodore Stelnke , receiver of the GOES
County bank , wns on tlio witness stand most
of the day In the trial of the Dlckerson
case yesterday. Ills testimony was partly
of tlio nature of an oxprt nnd there was
a lively contest on all tlio tlmo , the attor
neys for the defense objecting to much
of Ills evidence on the ground that the books
of the bank would show the state of the
concern better than the evldenco of the
witness , lion , Smith McPhcrson of 15cJ Oak ,
counsel for the defense , appeared for the
first tlmo In the trial yesterday and took
on active part In the examination of the
witnesses.
Mr. Stelnkc Identified a largo bundle of
notes as the property of the bank on De
cember 27 , 1S93 , when he was appointed
receiver for the Institution. He said that he
had used duo diligence and every effort
to collect the notes and other assets of the
bank that had come- Into his hands , llv
had been able to collect the following
amounts from the various sources :
On notcB . . ' . $ C.CS3 74
On iiccounts 4,401 77
On profit nnd loss account l.CII 23
On J. C. Yetzcr securities "Gfl 09
On Interest account 430 Cti
Total $10.023 51
Other notes , the witness testified , had
been placed In the hands of I'hclps & Tem
ple of Atlantic for collection , Mr. Stelnko
testified that ho had been In the mercantile
business at Atlantic for nineteen years and
knew of the financial standing of most of
the business men of the city when he- was
made receiver of the bank. The state sought
to Bhow by the witness the financial standIng -
Ing of the men who owed the bank at the
tlmo of tliu failure. This was ruled out
by the court. Witness testified that the
outstanding certificates of deposit , when he
was made receiver of the bank , aggregated
I3I7.S4S.34. An effort to show the other
indebtedness of the bank , aside from the
certificates of deposit , was ruled out by the
court. Some time was spent In an unsuc
cessful effort to fix the value of some real
estate In Ogden which had been turned In
with the assets of the bank. The witness
had a list of the real estate that came Into
his hands as receiver and gave his estimate
of the value of the property. In this Ilet
was 740 acres of Cass county land which
had been conveyed to the bank by J. C.
Yctzer.
Mr. Stelnke testified that prior to the fail
ure of the bank he had purchased several
drafts from the bank , which were returned
unpaid before the bank passed Into the hands
of a receiver. The state offered eighty-live
notices of protest of the bank's paper cover
ing the period from August 22 to the time the
bank went Into the hands of a receiver. This
list of protests was filed by the states and
marked "exhibit 3SC. " The exhibit list will
run to nearly 500 , as all of the books and
documents of the bank have been or will
bo offered In evidence. After somei argument
the evidence was stricken out. the court
holding that the notices were made by
parties who had not been supoenaed as wit
nesses In this case , and could not be used as
evidence by fact of their having been found
In the possession of the bank when the re
ceiver was placed In change.
Smith McPherson took charge of Mr.
Stelnko on cross-examination and started in
to show that the witness , as receiver for the
bank , hart placed too low an estimate on the
property of Isaac Dickerson which had come
Into his hands. On direct exam'natlon Mr.
Stelnkc had refreshed his memory from tlmo
to time by reference to a memorandum book.
Mr. McPherson's first question developed the
fact that Mr. Stelnko had used another book
at the trial of the case against Isaac Dicker-
son at Glenwood and Mr. McPherson wanted
the book. The witness parted with It re
luctantly , and the next question asked was
f lie had helped wrlto the speech of Attorney
Doorman at Glonwood , which was found In
the book. Mr. Stelnke stated that he had
made a new book for this trial , and had
made some changes In It from , the book used
by him for reference in the trial at Glen-
wood.
Mr. Stelnko stated that he put a valuation
of $0,500 on the Dickerson building. Mr. Mc
Phcrson drew from him a description of the
bulld'ng ' as a two-story brick , 40x70 , with a
vault , one1 block from the postofllco and a
block from the court houtc. with a rental re
turn of $75 a month , and that much less de-
sliablo property , more removed from the bus
iness center , had sold for more than $6.500.
The witness stated that Isaac Dickerson
had taken no part In turning over the ac
counts of the bank to the receiver. Mr. Mc
Pherson elicited the Information that Mr.
Stelnko had two lawyers , an expert account
ant and two clerks employed in winding up
the affairs of the bank , and that a rival
banker In Atlantic was also engaged in helpIng -
Ing close up the bank's business.
W. B , Temple , who was assistant to the
cashier of the Cass County bank and Is a
nephew of Isaac Dickerson , was the next
witness. Ho explained his duties. The of
ficials of the bank during his tlmo there ,
from June , 1892 , to December , 1S93 , were
J. 0. Yetzcr , president , and A. W. D'cker-
son , cashier. He could not state positively
who the other officials of the bank were. He
testified that a number of drafts , bought
by the patrons of the bank , had been re
turned unpaid , and gave the names of sev
eral firms and individuals who had lost by
such transactions.
Mr. Temple testified that from fifty to
sixty of the drafts drawn by the Cass County
bank had bfcn returned unpaid. At the
solicitation of the cashier , A. W. Dickerson ,
ho hud gone out a number of times nnd bor
rowed currency for the day's business. Dur
ing the months Just prior to the failure of
the bank ho had gone among the business
men of the city and had solicited tlio'r de
posits , but had never met with much suc-
ccm. During the month of December the
bank had not made any drafts on other banks
tor the purpose of securing funds to pay
customers' drafts. On December 27 the bank
opened Its doors with $200 in cash on hand ,
and had about $100 at the close of the day ,
That was the last day that the bank was
open for business , Ho remembered one In
stance in which a patron of the bank pre
sented a check for $100 which the bank
could not pay , That was about a month
before the failure of the bank. Mr. Temple
had at 'different tmcs | raised money at
other banks by presenting the collaterals of
the Cass County bank. This kind of dealing
took place during the month of August , 1S93.
Three of the deals were made with the At-
lantlo National bank , and the other with the
Commercial National bank , On the last day
of the bank's bus ness the witness took cer
tain drafts and raised $ COO In currency on
them ,
RMIKI ) HIS I.IKK WITH A. IlOl'K.
Financial Worry Cannon Henry Nef-
ffii < o Commit Suicide.
Coroner Jennings was notified last evenIng -
Ing of the death by suicide of Henry Neffen ,
a young German farmer living three and
a half miles from Mlndert. The cause as
signed for the man's deed was worry over his
financial condition. Ho was badly behind In
his rent and has been trying to arranga with
his creditors for a settlement that would
leave him In condition to continue bis farm
work. The effort was not successful , and
yesterday a lot of his property was attached
to satisfy some of the claims against him.
The blow was too heavy and ho gave way
under the strain. Ho went to the barn and
fixed a rope around his neck , attached the
other end of It to a rafter and jumped from
the haymow. When found he was dead. He
was 35 years old , and leaves a wlfo and fam
ily of small children ,
St. Paul's Guild entertainment at Chambers'
bill Wednesday evening. The Ladlis' Choral
society of Omaha. Mr , L. A. Toircxu. director ,
will bo the attraction.
CITV COl'NCIl , STANDS VAT.
\ot Itcnilx to Ylclil to tlic Tcrmlnnl
Company.
At the adjourned meeting of the city coun
cil last night the special commltteo , consist
ing of Aldermen Grcenshlclds , Shubert and
Hrewlck , made a report concerning the con
ference with the Omaha Bridge and Terminal
company's officers relative to the company's
proposed Improvements on Union avenue and
Its taxes duo the city of Council Bluffs.
The report stated that the company had
not paid Its taxes , had failed to report Its
trackage to the stale executive council as
provided by law , and was seeking to evade
taxation on a technical objection as to own
ership , and that the company had not filled
the avenue as required by Us franchise prior
to the laying of Its tracks on the avenue.
The report concludes as follows : "On the
day of the conference with the officers of
said company , but not until It had taken
place , It came to the knowledge of the com
mittee that the said company , although
aware of the facts that the tlmo had elapsed
for Improvements to be made by It , as stip
ulated and agreed In Its franchise , the said
company was laying Its tracks on said ave
nue. Believing that It- was for tlio Interest
of the city that no further steps be taken
or rights secured by said company on said
avcniio until a complete understanding and
arrangement should bo made In regard to
these matters , your committee procured a
restraining order from the district court of
this county and stopped said work. This Is
the condition of our relations with said com
pany at this time. We therefore- ask that
this council grant further tlmo to confer
with said company. If It so desires , and di
rect us to have said restraining order con
tinued until such tlmo as said matters are
adjusted. "
The report of the committee was concurred
In.
In.A report was made by Alderman Drown
recommending a reduction of the bill of the
Nebraska Telephone company for November
because the night operator had been asleep
and had failed to answer a call from the
police station. The other members of the
committee reported In favor of allowing the
entire amount of the claim. Manager At
kins of the telephone company denied that
the operator had been asleep. Alderman
Drown insisted the operator had been
asleep and that many complaints had been
made of poor service. Ho Insisted that the
reduction of $4.90 be made , as that amount
of money was lost to the city by tbe In-
ab'.Ilty of the police , owing to the- telephone
operator's negligence , to notify the gas and
electric light company to shut off the lights.
After burnlngvl,90 worth of electric light
the report of Alderman Drown was adopted
and the city clerk Instructed to present a
bill for $1.90. Out that didn't end It.
Every alderman In the group had a whack
at It. A motion to allow the bill anyway
met Alderman Drown's opposition and was
withdrawn. Then a motion to adopt the
bill , less $4.90 , brought another tangle , and
finally the report of Alderman Drown was
reconsidered and the bill of the company
for the full amount , $28.35 , was adopted.
A resolution by Alderman Drowlck was
adopted providing that hereafter each In
dividual or corporation seeking the passaga
of an ordinance granting privileges In which
the general public does not participate shall
be required to deposit $25 with the city clerk
to pay the expense of publishing such or
dinances.
The ordinance granting the Iowa Con
struction company the right to build a sewer
out ot Indian .creek and use the space of
said creek for a railroad was read and re
ferred to the committee of the whole.
IT IS A POCKUTIIOOIC AFFAIR.
Homcivlint Promilc EmlliiRT of an Al-
Ii-K < Ml I.ovc Scrape.
John Derlew , the old soldier concerning
whom several sensational stories have been
published In the local papers In connection
with the daughter of Herman Droge , was
tco 111 to remain In Justice Walker's court
yesterday to prosecute his complaint of as
sault against Droge. The case was con
tinued until Saturday.
B ° rlew Is a federal pensioner , drawing
$14 a month , and lives at 1115 Twenty-fourth
avenue with his aged wife. In the Justice's
court yesterday ho told the story of his
trouble with Herman Droge while asking
for a continuance. It is widely different
from the highly colored narratives that
have been printed In some of the city pa
pers , where Berlew was pictured as the ar
dent wooer of a buxom young girl and the
valiant challenger of her father , who was
said to object to the match. Derlew's story
was to the effect that the daughter of Droge
had made her home with himself and wife
much of the time since she was a child and
was always a welcome guest. She Is now
about 18 years old , and during the Interval
when she Is not working for some private
family she stops at the Berlew place as often
aa at her father's home.
Berlew and his wife have become very
much attached to the young girl , and have
often told her In a Joking wny that they
would make her their heir. Herein , the old
soldier says , is the secret of the whole
trouble. He owns several lots in the south
ern part of the city , and the girl's father
has concluded that it would be the proper
thing for the old man to deed these lota to
his daughter and thus anticipate the will
and prevent any slip or change of heart.
Derlew refused to do this , and thereafter
advised the girl to remain away from his
house and spend her Idle time at the home
of her father or other friends. Ho finally
concluded that It would bo the safest plan
to make this request In writing , and did
so , the document , a very formidable looking
affair , being drawn up by an attorney. After
the reception of the letter at the Droge
homo the girl refused to take It seriously
and continued her visits. But the father
took It seriously enough , and on the 5th of
January went to Derlew's home and threat
ened to kill both his daughter and the old
man unless the girl would leave or Berlew
would hand over the deeds to the property.
It 'was upon this complaint that Droge was
arrested at the Instance ot Berlew , the trial
of which Is still pending.
.HAY HAVE BIAUB A GOOIJ CATCH.
NeliriiNlcii Mail ArrcHti-il and Wanted
for Oii OHi'HHc Anyway.
S. 0. Kelly Is In the county jail , arrested
on a warrant from Justice Walker's court
charging him with having disposed of mort
gaged property. Kelly lived on Avenue L In
this city In 1S94 and gave a chattel mortgage
on his team of horses to A. A. Clarke &
Co. for $25. Ho sold the- team and skipped
to Kansas. Some time ago It was learned
that he was at Ashland and a warrant was
Issued for his arrest and requisition papers
secured. Constable Jackson went to Ash
land Saturday and secured h's man and
brought him to this city. His hearing will
take place before Justice Walker this after
noon.
Indications now are that a moro serious
charge will be made against Kelly. Ho was
In Kansas about a year ago , when a large
sum of money was lost by an express com
pany for which ho was work'ng. ' He has
been talking too much of late and detectives
fcr Hie express company are In the city and
hive been trying to get an account of Kelly's
knowledge of the loss , Kelly admits that fre
had said that ho found the money , but now
says that ho was Joking about the matter
and lias told a story about the case that has
caused the detectives to take further steps In
the Investigation of the details of the loss
of the .
money. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
llullillnir Up u Illril.
The most arrant thief and adroit rascal In
Council Bluffs Is being harbored In the office
of the chief of police. Ho has practically
made bis home there , loafing around as a
privileged character for the last month or
more. The worst feature of the case Is the'
fact that Chief Scanlsn and Captains Maltby
and Gardner , wbo are cognizant of tils thiev
ing propensities , make no effort to punish
him or prevent his raids. On tbe contrary
they regard whatever the creature does as tea
cute for anything. The only effort they do
make to prevent him preying on the general
public Is to endeavor to keep him confined
as much as possible in the office , They call
him Mag , without regard to sex.
The name is only an abbreviation of the
fellow's name , for Mag Is a mischievous
magpie , who was born about elx months ago
In Colorado and presented to Mrs. Scanlan
while BUO was out there Uit tununer. Mag
U beautiful bird , with glossy block * nd
white plumiRC. and In m nyrpsvccts l nbotit
ns Interfiling n pet s cm be found. Kvery
scrip of metal that has ( blnto U and every
little article that he can , , W\r \ la quickly
seized and carefully hidden , In come of. Iho
many iecrst nooks and corners that he Is
very familiar with. The efllSors have to
watch him closely to prerent'Uilm Retting
away with keys or articles ol value. If any
thing small about the. . offico.lt missing Mag's
secret tildlng places nro overhauled , with the
Invariable result ot finding It , and often dis
covering other things. Hojs. on the best of
terms with everybody and everything about
the office , Including the chiefs flood natured
old bull dog , Jack. Ho loves , to torment
Jack , and for nwhllo the dog. was Inclined
to resent his persecutions , and pnco or twice
Mag came near losing : his head after he1 had
tormented Jack beyond endurance. But Jack
Is more amenable to restraint than Mag , and
ho good naturcdly submits any Indignity the
bird may choose to put upon him. The boys
arc teaching Mag to talk , nnd he Is becoming
proficient , especially In the use ot slang ,
very much to the sorrow and disgust of Mrs.
Scanlan , who- will probably bo compelled to
forego the pleasure of his society unless she
can succeed In mending his morals , The
bird Is a great pet ami a popular favorite.
TRIED TO IIHIlin THE STATIC.
ArrcHtol Flalieriiicii Attempt to Have
tlio ProMccutloii Dropped.
The nlno men arrested for violation of the
fishing law and caught seining In Manawa
will bo vigorously prosecuted. Several of
the cases will bo heard In Justice Vlen's
court today. The others nro sot for tomor
row and the day following.
Ono of the attorneys for the prosecution
declares that ho has been approached with
an offer of $100 If he would drop the cases
and prevent further prosecution. This fact
becoming known has strengthened the de
termination to push the cases to the cx-
trcmo limit of the law. The state fish com
missioner has written and expressed his will
ingness to assist and also his willingness to
restock the lake with black bass , croppies
and pike If the local authorities would guar
antee protection to the young fish.
In the testimony today It will be shown
that 800 pounds of black bass have been
taken out ot the lake In the last few days
and sold In Omaha. The Method of sein
ing through the Ice leaves no chance of
escape for these game fish. During the winter -
tor they Ho In a partially dormant condi
tion In the deep waters In the bays around
the Island. They are passive and power
less to avoid the meshes of the drag net and
when the deep holes are dragged none are
left. They are a difficult fish to capture with
a selno In the summer , for they are strong
enough and active enough to leap over the
top of the seine. Consequently few have been
captured during all the seining that has
taken place up to the tlmo of the commence
ment of the atrocious practice of drawing
the nets under the Ice. An effort was made
yesterday to secure the co-operation of some
of the Omaha sportsmen In the prosecution
r > the cases.
The local Fish Protective association was
made to Include as many of the Omaha
fishermen ns desired to become members ,
and as the ruling of Judge Ambrose estab
lished the fact that a large part of Coney
Island was In Nebraska , the , Nebraska fish
ermen are directly Interested , for the reason
that nearly all of the bass were caught In
Nebraska waters.
One of the nets that was captured In front
of the old Omaha Doat ° club's house was
1,050 feet long , and the men who were oper
ating It admitted that in Ono haul they took
out 2,000 fish , a large percentage of which
were black bass , and many , of thorn very
younc fish. _ / „ x
WILL NOT 1'L.W * "FAVORITES ,
Auree Uiion n. Valuation
for PrrNnnnl 1'rojn-rty. .
There has always been more or loss trouble
over the returns of the Itawnfchlp assessors
In the matter of personal property. Each
assessor has been allowed to use , or has
ured , his own discretion as to1 the valuation
placed on the personal property In his town
ship , and the result has , maijo. endless work
for the board of equalization.
An effort .will ba madp. thlsr year to have
the assessments on a uniform r basis , and to
attain this result a meeting , of the township
assessors was held yesterday afternoon at
the court house tor the. purpose t > f talking
over the situation. Twenty-seven of the
thirty-seven assessors of the county were
In attendance at the meeting , and spent sev
eral hours In an Informal discussion as to
the best plan of doing the work In a' ' man
ner that would 'treat all property owners
alike , It was shown that some of the as
sessors In years past had returned personal
property at about 10 per cent of Its real value ,
and that others had returned slmillar prop
erty at Its full value. '
After a general discussion of the situation
a general schedule of values was practically
agreed upon for the property that will come
under the notice of the assessors , and it was
tacitly agreed that the property would be
returned by the assessors at about one-
third of its value. The assessors will start
upon their work at once. The books are
to bo returned to the county on April 1.
Ail lor Still n. Deceiver.
"Judge" Adler , or Samuel J. K.
Adler , according to the prison reg
ister at Blackwell's Island , N. Y. ,
where lie is serving a few years' term
of Imprisonment for serious moral dslln-
qucncley , to still the same old gay deceiver
that ho was when ho was cutting such a wide
swath In Council Bluffs. Two years ago Adler
cameto this city and by- means of forged
letters of recommendation from eminent Jur
ists and public men secured admission to the
Pottawnttamle county bar and an entree in
the best Boclety In the city. Hlu caresr was
short and brilliant and ended with him being
a fugitive from Justice after "doing" almost
every one of his acquaintances whom he could
get nar. The Philadelphia Press has a sen
sjtlonal article giving a detailed account of
the old man's latest attempts at deception.
Adler Is' over 70 years old , and Is a distin
guished looking old man. His age and
scholarly bearing has won some sympathy
and some of lily friends have been trying to
secure a pardon for him , To aid them Iho
Press pays : "Adler from tlmo to tlmo lias
feigned sickness. AVhen s nt out to work
the old man would fall In a fit and have
to bo carried to the hospital. His fits
were made tbe basis of tin application for
a pardon , on the ground that ho was about
to die.
"Before going to the penitentiary , Adler
made the acquaintance of a number of
charity workers ) , who felt sorry tin- him
on account of his old age. Thesa workers
were of all denominations , and to each the
old man professed his desire to em-
br.ico their particular form of religion.
Adler , who has announced nt the Tombi nnd
the penitentiary that how.is very wealthy ,
commenced to make a will. After the usual
opening phraseology , he sfarfod off by leaving
$20.000 to the Protestant fait 'Orphan ' asylum ,
In some way Adler manageO Jo rrake this fact
known to the people of that 'faith whom he
had met. The result winT ttfat nuny char
itably inclined women cent , baskets of fruit
to the old man to cheer hls lyl.n ? moments ,
"Adler had also made pie acquaintance
cf many Catholics , and In.jb.ls will the or
phans of that church were noCforio'ten , They
were put down for $20.0Qq , , and chaniahlo '
pjrsonu of that faith also , sent , ; him ilell'cailjs ,
Dut Adler did not die ; hovjow ( fatter at1 he
grew sicker , and wc-uld robi'bly be working
his scheme yet had ho not decided to raaKe
Waidcn Plllsbury and Dsputy Warden Kop-
pings executors of his nil ) /n / the hope of
deceiving them , YeHtiiru HjBf friend of Adler
called at the penitentiary and stated liiat the
old man did not pospjso adollar. .
"In nil of Adler's bequests 'tho money waste
to come from bis life insurance , but Investi
gation proved that he bad none. While a
fugitive from Juitlce , Adler took refuge In
Cour.c'I Bluffs , where he married a wealthy
young widow , Should ho live out his term ,
ho will probably be arrested for bigamy , as
he left a wife In New York when ho ran
away. " _
Dedicated Their Cliurcli.
Dedicatory services were held Sunday at
the cow German Mission church , recently
compleitd on North Seventh street. The
church haa a seating opacity for COO people.
Tbe dedicatory lervlces were conducted In
German. The pastor was assisted by Jtev.
13. W. Simon of Burlington , the presiding
older of this district , and Jl v. Mr. Craig of
Omaha , and Hev. Mr , Keller and Rov. Mr ,
Scbulz of Lincoln ,
The financial affairs of the church are In
excellent condition , the edifice In-lng prac
tically free from debt. The collection Sunday
was sufficient to defray too dedicatory ex
pense * .
IOWA LEGISLATURE OPENS
Twenty-Sixth Qcnoral Assembly Convenes
on Schcdnlo Time *
BOTH BRANCHES PROMPTLY ORGANIZE
Caiicnn Nominee * Ulertcil Without n
StriiKKlc mill Adjournment Tnkeu
Out of HoMpevt to the I.ate
DCS M01NES , Jan. 13. ( Special. ) When
the hour fixed by law for the opening ot
the Twenty-sixth General Assembly arrived
nearly all of the members of the lower
house were In the liall and ready for busi
ness. According to n long established cus
tom , Hon. O. 13. Doublcday , the senior mem
ber from Polk , called the house to order.
Hon. John Harrison of Kcokuk was Delected
temporary speaker nnd I , K. Wilson clerk.
Mr. Allen of Van Durcn nominated II. W.
Dyers of Shelby for permanent speaker.
This motion was seconded by Mr. Monnhan ,
democrat of Plymouth , who arose nnd said :
"A still , small voice from the democratic
corner seconds that nomination. " ( Great
laughter. )
Mr. Dyers was escorted to the chair by
Mestrs. Allen , Grlswold nnd Monahan , and
on being sworn , said : "I thank you most
sincerely for the high honor conferred upon
me , and as this Is to bo a business session
I will set the example by not consuming
the tlmo with any extended remarks. " ( Ap
plause. ) J. D. llow on of Polk was then
elected chief clerk , the democrats voting
for N. B. Holbrook of Iowa county for this
position. The election of the republican cau
cus nominations then followed.
The senate met promptly nt 10:30 : with
Lieutenant Governor Dungan In the chair.
All of the senators answered to their names
except Senators Hobart nnd Blanchard. The
sessions was largely consumo-l In prelim
inary proceedings. The entire list of officers
nominated by the republican caucus was
elected , the democrats making no nomina
tions.
Both -houses adjourned and attended the
funeral of ex-United States Senator George
G. Wright.
The woes of Lieutenant Governor Parrott
and Speaker Dyers have now begun In earn
est and It will be a great relief to each
ot them when the .lists ot standing com
mittees are finally announced. Some pre
siding officers In the past have sent cards
to the members with n request that the
committees on which they wish to servo be
designated , but owing to the fact that all ,
or neatly all , named , the committee on ways
and means. Judiciary , railways or appro
priations , this courw did not lighten the
task of these officials. Formerly , tbe most
unpopular committee has been that on fish
and game , but since the creation of the
office of fish commissioner , this commltteo
has risen to considerable prominence. Strange
as It may seem , the commltteo on woman
suffrage Is now the least sought after of
any , and , as It does not carry with It the
selection cf a clerk , but few members can
be prevailed upon to accept the chairman
ship. Mr. Chapman of Woodbury , who Is
the most enthusiastic suffragist In the house ,
will probably be slated for this position ,
though ho would bs equally at homo ns
chairman of the committee on horticulture.
OUTLOOK FOR INSURANCE LAWS.
The Insurance combine known as. the Iowa
Alliance will receive considerable attention.
Representative Finch of Hu'mboldt will prob
ably be the leader In Insurance legislation.
Early In the session , Mr. Finch will IntroJuce
bills providing severe penalties for all com
bines or understandings between rival Insur
ance companies ot every name ana
nature. For several sessions past
from oni to a dozen valued policy bills in
either house have been Introduced only to bo
pigeonholed In the senate in the closing
hours of the session. A similar measure will
receive consideration during tbe present ces
sion. The "old line" life companies * will en
deavor to have same rigid restrictions Im
posed upon the mutual , fraternal and benevo
lent associations , which they claim have an
unfair advantage over there companies that
are required to put up a bond or other st-
curlty In order to secure authority to transact
'business. A proposition to establish n
separate Insurance department , and provide
for the election or appointment of an in-
surancq commissioner will ako receive con
sideration. >
There are any number of strong men among
the newly elected senators who will mnko
their impress on legislation. Senators Trcwin
of Allamakeo , Mitchell of Adams , Ellison of
Jones , Blancbard ot Mahaskn , Harrlman of
Franklin nnd Young of'Delaware were all
recognized leaders of the lower house two
years ago.
There Is considerable ppiculatlon In regard
to the makeup of the standing committees
of the senate. Lieutenant Governor Parrott
ls exceedingly clos-a-mouthed and nothing
definite has yet been learned In regard to
the Important chairmanship ? . It Is rumored ,
however , that the chairmanship of the
Judiciary , which will be by far the most
Important commltteo this cession , will gu
cither to Cheshire of Polk or Ellis of Clin
ton. It Is also probable that Senator Car
penter will get the spclal committee on re
vision of the code. Senator ! Funk , who
successfully engineered the mulct bill through
the senate two years , begs to bs excused from
further work on tblo line and ho will likely
bo relieved from the chairmanship of the
committee on suppression of In temperance.
Small Illiize at Staiiwooil.
CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , Jan , 13. ( Special
Telegram. ) Fire at Stanwood last night de
stroyed the stores of James McKerron , J. W.
Selfert and F. Johnson , causing a loss of
about $10,000 , with little Insurance.
T , A. Kelly , wholesale liquor dealer and
wholesale nnd retail fruit dealer , today made
an assignment for the benefit of his credit
ors. Liabilities and assets about $15,000. In
ability to make collections Is tlio cause of
the { allure.
Senator AIItHOii oil Mntti-m of State ,
OTTUMWA , la. , Jan. 13. Senator Allison
In on Interview today stated that lie believed
the bond bill would pass the senate with a
free coinage amendment , but die In the house- .
The revenue bill , he thought , would pass both
houses , but would be vetoed by the president.
Ho ffared Germany and Great Britain would
fight. He was on his way to Des Molncs to
attend the funeral of Judge Wright , and will
return to Washington in two weeks.
Ten Million Company Incorporate ! ! .
SIOUX CITY , Jan. 13. ( Sp.-clal Telegram. )
Articles of Incorporation cf the Holman
Locomotive Speeding Truck company , a $10-
000,000 corporation formed to develop and
i IS IT CUHAIILUf
A Quentloii Often AxKcil lij- Thane
Alllleteil with I'lleH.
Is a strained Joint curable ? Is local In
flammation curable ? Of curse , If properly
treated. So Is piles.
People often become afflicted with piles
and ask some old "chronic" who has always
persisted In the wrong treatment and natur
ally ho ducourages them by telling them that
their cas ? is hopeless.
They In turn discourage others , and thus
a disease that can In eviry case bo cured by
careful and skillful handling Is allowed to
sap the energy of thousands who might free
themselves cf the trouble In a few days.
Pyramid Pile Cure will cure th most ag
gravated capo of hemorrhoids In an astonish
ingly ohort time. U relieves the congested
parts , reduces the tumors Instantly , no matter
how large , allays th ? Inflammation and clops
the aching or Itching at once.
Thousands who hid resorted to expensive
surgical treatment have 'been cured by the
Pyramid Pile Cure In a number of Instance
persona who had rpent months In a hospital
under a pile specialist.
It Is a remedy that none need fear to ap
ply even to the moit aggravated , swollen and
Inflamed hemorrholdal tumors.
If you are allllcted with this stubborn dlo-
ease you can master It and matter It quickly ,
Tbla remedy Is no long-ir an experiment ,
but a medical certainty. U la manufactured
by the Pyramid Drug Co. of Albion , Mich ,
Druggists sell It at CO cents per box , It U
becoming the mcit popular pile cure tbli
country has ever known and druggluts every-
wiaro are ordering It tor their cuitomers.
mnmifiicttiro patent Appliances for Increasing
the * pee < t of locomotives , were filed hero
today. The precise nature of the Improve
ment * In question hftn been kept n secret
thus far. The Incorporate nre : W. 0 , Oir-
stead , Philadelphia ; H , T , Hover , Morrln-
town : 0. W and J. M. Hemperly. Ilnrrls-
burg ; S. L. White , St. Pnulj W. J. , II. C5.
and W. J Holman , Jr. , and W. H. Morris ,
Minneapolis.
rt'MJitAi ' , oi' tioitor. : < i. wittmrr.
I'lnnl Ccrrnioitlen nt DeN MolneM
ItiirKety Attemleil ,
DHS MOINH3 , Jan. 13. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) The funeral of Judge George G.
Wright was held from his lalo residence on
Pleasant street this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
It was by far the largest funeral ever held
In the city. The members of the legislature
attended In n body.There were largo num
bers of men from all over the state and
from several other states present. All tliu
Sioux City relatives of the Wright family
were present , together with the Pcavey fam
ily from Minneapolis , nnd n large number of
other relatives. Among the delegations that
came to attend the funeral was one of sixty
members of the faculty and students In the
law department ot the State university.
Judge Wright was n member of the faculty
of the university and was'a great favorite
with the students , who adopted resolutions
of sorrow. The funeral was very unostenta
tious , but the floral offerings were ot Im-
n'cnso number nnd richness. The ceremony
nt the liouso was conducted by Hev. Kincry
Miller of this city and Rev. L. T. Dowlcy of
Danville , former pastors of the Judge. Tne
remains were Interred nt Woodland ceme
tery.
lloj'N rcciillar Infatuation.
SIOUX CITY , Jan. 13. ( Special Telcg'am. )
Paul Mahnkc , the son ot a well-to-i'o .bux
City hotel keeper , has created n sensation
hero by an effort to wed Lulu Smtlh , a colored
woman of questionable chnrnctor , and , 'ust
now a prisoner In the county Jill , on a clarg"
of larceny. The young , man's Infalimtlon ex
tends over a period of two years , nnd waa to
have culminated In his marriage Sumi.iy when
her arrest upsst the arrangements. His
father has warned Iho county clerk to refuse
the lad. . a license , ns ho Is not ot nga. Pnul
declaro.i ho Is 22 , and Is planning for a wed
ding In the Jail Friday nflornoon.
Holiheil mill SliiKKt'il.
CIIARITON , la. , Jan. 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) F. E. Crosby , n barber , was slugged
nnd robbed last night while going home.
The thugs got $00 , but missed $30 In nn-
other pocket.
Fire at Ottiunvtn.
OTTUMWA , In. , Jan. 13. ( Spiclal Tele
gram. ) Flro gutted several of the hand
somest suites of offices In the Hoffman
block this morning , with a total loss of
$5,000. _
Ladles , send your table linen to the Eagle
Laundry and see the beautiful finish and
snow-llko color wo give your goods. Tele
phone 157. 724 Droadway.
, AVKST13HN 1'KNSIOXS.
Veteran * of the Imtr. W r Hemem-
Iiereil Iiy the General Government.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. ( Specml. )
Pensions granted , Issue of December IS ,
were :
Nebraska Original Henry S. Towers ,
Gibbon , Buffalo.
Iowa : Original Charles D. Bcclcsr , Waterloo
lee , niackhawk. Restoration nnd ml-
dltlonnl Joseph I * Mattocks ( deceased ) ,
Sergeant muffs , Woodbury. Increase
Nelson K. Slocum , HumoHton , Wayne.
Orlglnnl wldow-.Prudence Mattocks , Ser-
geiint Bluffs , Woodbury.
Wyoming : Original Sidney S. ICIrtley ,
Klrtley , Converse.
Colorado : Original Clprlnno Montoyp ,
Soprls , Lns Animus ; Prank A. Chapman ,
Out-ay , Ouray.
Issue of December 27 were :
Iowa : Reissue Ellas A. Churchill , Frcfl-
ericksburg , Chlcknsnw. Original widows ,
etc. Catharine B. Hnll , Center Junction ,
Jones ; Anna Shnnks , Coryilon , Wayne.
Colorado : Increase Edward I > . Pllllar ,
Longmont , Boulder.
ICcntiicUy DcmocrntH Unfortunate.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Jan. 13.-Stnte Sen
ator J. W. Ogllvle , n democrat , is re
ported critically 111 , nnd members of his
family state that ho will bo unnble to at
tend the session of the legislature nt any
time. His absence would give the re
publicans a majority on joint ballot for
United Stntes senator , even should a dem
ocrat be elected to succeed the member
who died on Saturday last.
CINCINNATI , Jan. 13. A special to the
Times-Star from Frankfort , Ky. , says that
on motion of Bcnnet , republican , the house
today took up the question raided ns to the
eligibility of Cecil Renco of Covlngton ,
whofo uge , It Is asserted , falls below the
constitutional requirement for membeishii ) .
A committee of Inquiry wns ordered , nfter
fierce opposition by the democrats.
RnlNeil AInioHt Fifty ThoiiHnnil.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 13. James Cox , secretary
of the Business Men's league of St. Louis ,
reported total receipts of $17,035 this after
noon towards the democratic convention
fund. There are twenty-six committees yet
to bo heard from , nnd the total will prob
ably exceed $60,000 by tomorrow evening.
icott's
Emulsion
Will Cure A
Stubborn Cough
when ordinary specifics
fail * It restores strength
to the weakened organs
and gives the system
thef orce needed to throw
off the disease *
500. and $ t.ooat all druggist * .
NI3W PUIIMGAtflONS.
Witches were formerly
thought to eater liouaea
by key-holes.
"COMFORT"
being tbe welcanio key to
over a Million and a quar
ter American iloora. now 00
haa the right of wuy.
Have you ever seen the wonderful
family magazine called "COAf-
FOU'f. " 'Twill uittoulsh you far
five eeata. Auk your tiewsdeulcr '
for It. S key B t lime.
Both the method niul results when
Syrup of Figs is taken ; it is plcnsanf
tUid refreshing to tlio tnste , and noUf
gently yet promptly on ihu Kidneys ,
bivor nnd Bowels , clonuses the sys
tem effectually. ilispoiR colds , head *
aches and fovcrs and cures Imyitunl
constipation. Syrup of Figs ib the
only remedy of its kind over pro-
ditced , pleasing to the tnsto nnd ac
ceptable to the etomauh , prompt in
its notion nnd truly bcnclicir.1 m ita
effects , prepared only from the most
heal thy and agrocablosuhstnnccs , ita
many excellent qualities commend il
to nil nnd have mndo it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in CO
cent bottles by all leading drug-
gists. Any reliable druggist who
way not have it on hand will pro-
wre it promptly for any ono who
wishes to try it. to ) not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
r.rHnu.SAN . 0/11.
UtlUSIflUE. Kf. A'EUttiK.ll.r. '
on c\II socitxl
accessions.
co > nnoT go
o the opero >
without
* whiff of
PURPLE AZALEA
THE FASHIONABLE PERFUME.
Floweyy , refreshing , deliccsfe
eund lo.srinj. f ,
For sjxle by druOtSists only.
IMPERIAL CROVJN PERFUMERY CO ,
sAinr LOUIS.
MEYER BROTHERS DRUG CO..AGEMT5
ALSOTBYWEDDIMG BELU5\Two \ new
\ pEACH BLOW. | odors.
TRADED MARK
KerTon l > rbllltj'tatk offic
er , Rbranlrn rrt.EmlMlo l
ted * Ottiof Self Abvtocn
0 ccbti In * temp for
will fnd
Dil ctiannd ourlltll *
book entitled "Health trine * llip | > Iii is " It coitayounoth *
Inn to t ry our remedies W t < nd trtfttne lit f rt to proro > reran
ran euro you. Jtojircicrliitlonor C. O. I ) , fraud. Addre i
, ir/J ( ItBtontoTftoplr , Cblcap 0,111
II OPl HOUSE
Elliott Alton , Mgr.
Commencing Sunday , Jannry 12 ,
And Continuing All tlio Week ,
Engagement of the Celebrated '
COMPSTON
DRAMATIC
PLAYERS
TONIGHT :
OF A 6REIIT CITT
PROGRAM CHANGED NIGHTLY
Notwithstanding that this U one of tlio highest
Hnlnrled repertoire organizations on the road. III *
prices will be
lOc , 20c and 30c.
NOTE < 3rnnJ mntlnco nn Hnturclny at 2:30. :
when n bill npproprlatc for lnOlc-a und children
will bo prcHenk'd.
Heals on sale at the box olilcc.
Council Bluffs , Iowa.
CAPITAL , . $100,000
WE SOLICIT YOUll IIUSINBSS.
wio nusinn YOUU COLLECTIONS.
O.MC OK Till : OLDEST IIAMCB IN IOWA.
H I'KJl GKNT i'AIII ON TI.MI2 DIOI'OHITH.
CALL AND SiC US Oil
Special Notices-Council Bluffs
WANTJJI ) . GOOD SECOND-HAND I.UMBEK ;
must bo cheap. AdJreaj UcLauuhlln , lien
olllce.
GHAS , SHIVERIGK & CO. ,
Furniture.
1206-1208 Douglas-St.