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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1896)
THE OMAHA DAILY HISKt BATUMIAY , JANUARY 23 , 1800. COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT , MINOR M ( nov. Henry mixing ami Dr. 0. W , Pntigl will nddrcis ttio Salval'oo armx meeting till evening. On anil atltr February 1 th * Count Bluffs.cm . ? ? o ( The Ucc will > located a No , IS North Miln street. ftcv , Henry DeLong's Industrial school fo Rlrln meets this afternoon In tlio IndustrU hall , over the State Savings bank. The Grand hotel , Council IllnfTs. His Class In every retpcct. Ilatcs , $2.50 per da ; and upward. E. P. Clark , proprietor. The Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. M. I Bmlth died yesterday and will bo burlol tc day from the residence , 1420 Kalrmount avc nuc. nuc.Two colored jiuga nrc billed for a ten roun prize fight at a Loner Hroadnny resort thl evening. If the police do not Interfere com ( lugging is promised. The funeral of Mrs. Anna E. Hclsler ft II occur this afternoon at 2 o'clock from th residence on Harrison street. The body wl ! bo burled In Falrvlew. Polo Wlnn complained to the police yci terday- that somebody had made a raid tipo : his wlfo'B clothr-Mlne ami carried an ay , amen other articles , all of hu ! socks. Freddie , the 2-ycar-old son of Mr. an Mrs. P. W. lllncker , died yesterday moinlii at the homo of Ms parents , 026 Third < ivc nue. The funeral will occur Sunday after noon at 3 o'clock. Ilcv. McDonald will ol Heinle. Frank Gregory , a railroad man of Creator Is under arrest , charged with seduction. Th complainant Is Alice Toby , a young womai from Ited Oak. She gave birth to a chili last evening at the Woman's Christian Asso elation hospital. lr IJcssle , the little daughter of Marloi Iv Elevens of the fire department , slipped an. . fell at the Plerco street school ycsterda ; and suffered a dislocation of the right arm a the elbow. Several other severe falls wen reported yesterday. Icy pavements hav made walking very uncertain for severa days. days.A vacant IIOUPC near the corner of Fourtl avenue and Sixteenth street was set on fin last evening at 7 o'clock by an Incendiary An alarm wan turned In In time to cnabli the department to prevent any more damagi than burning a hole through the roof. Jus before the flro was observed two boys \\er seen to run from the building. Several dajs ago Katie A. Wolfong Instl tutcd a suit against John Taylor to collec a claim of ? l , which she alleged to bo du her fcr work done. The case was taken 01 change of venue through all the Justices offices , and was finally settled yesterday li Cook's court. The woman was given a judg mcnt for the amount and costs , $7.50 In all The Rods 'fired the first big gun of the con test last night. The reception , or red night was a big success In every sense. An ex cellcnt program was rendered. Refreshment were served to all present. The Dlues wer < on the ground to get points. Though the ; stole a few members , the Reds hel < their ground. The Reds will meet Tuesda ; night In secret session. Let every mcmbe of the company bo out. That delightful comedy , "The Rajah. " will Fltt , captured the theater patrons of Coun ell Bluffs last night and the consequence 1 an extra performance will bo given at thi New Dohany tonight. It is staged exact ) ; na presented at Doyd's and the glade seem even more realistic. An enthusiastic au dlcnce greeted Mr. I'ltt last night and tin probabilities ore the standing room only elgi will be required tonight. Parties in Oman : who failed to see the beautiful play am this magnificent actor In Omaha thlyeel should go to the Bluffs tonight , as this wll bo Mr. Pitt's last appearance before his re turn to England. All the prisoners In the city Jail at UK present time are confined In the little cell : of that Institution. They will not be turnec out Into the corridor again until some nev Btecl bars have been put In to fake- the plac < of eavcral that were found to have beei sawed through by the prisoners during semi I time Thursday afternoon. Those conflnci are : "Plunk" Henderson , Ed Blumcnthal Bert Newton and Jeff Green. A ribbon sav was slipped to Henderson in some way , o was concealed upon his person when 'ho ' wa : I arrested , and while the 'prisoners ' were exc cutlng a war dance ho was working on thi bars. The attention of the officers was at traded In tlmo to prevent an escape fron the cell room Into the corridor In the rear An escape from there would have been ai oisy matter during the night. The councl will be asked to replace all of the iron ban In the rear of the cslls with hardened alee rods. In the meantime the prisoners wll etay In their cells until their terms expire. The Holden Comedy company , with thi eame people they had when the companj played a two weeks' engagement hero it November and made such a decided hit ai popular priced players , will open anoihci week's engagement at the New Dohany the- nter on Sunday evening. The repertory wll bo almost entirely new , but by special re quest of many of the patrons of the theatci two of the old plays will bo repeated. Oiu of these plays will bo "Angle , " a piece pro- nounccd by hundicds of Council Blurts people to ba ono of the finest plays ever given lr the Dohany. For the other nights they have a new repertory , with plenty of new spe- claltlos. Since playing hero they havi played a week's engagement at the Boyd lr Omaha and have appeared before the mosl critical audiences , always winning thcli way to the highest favor. For the opening on Sunday evening one 30 cent ticket will admit ono lady and gpntlcman or two ladle : to the best seats. The prices will be 10 , 2 ( and 3Q cents. _ $70.000 to loan at 7 per cent on farm 01 city property. L. W. Tulloys , 102 Pear utroet , Council niuflB. Wanted , good farm loans In western lowi at lowest rates. Money loaned for local In vestors on best of security netting 6 per con Flro Insurance written In reliable companies Lougco & Towle , 235 Pearl Direct. I'AUAGHAIMIS. Miss Lulu Rudlo , who is attending echoo t Brownell Hall , Is homo for a few days Visit. Sheriff Morgan and wlfo , have gone ti Avoca , called there by the 'death of Mrs Morgan's father. F. L. Reed , clerk of the district court , has returned from Des Molnes. He and Count ) Auditor Matthews arrived at the capital cltj Jut'l In tlmo to see the lawmakers adjourr for a week. Mr. Matthews Is visiting a few days with his parents , who live near Dei Molnes. Great Suit * of Picture They must go. Not a frame or picture re served. Beautify your homo now. All go at just halt the regular price. II. L. Smith & Co. _ I.ooUcil Over ( he School for the lcnf , The visiting committee of the Iowa state legislature , composed of Senator Garet and Representatives Reed and Power , returned he me last night , after having spent two days la the examination of the Iowa School for the Deaf. The members cf the committee were met here by Hon. John Bcatty of Story county nnd Hon. W. A , DoLashmutt of Rlnggold county , members of the board of trustees. They > \ero taken to the Institute and made a very careful examination Into every de partment of the- work of the Institution. On Thursday evening an entertainment was given at the school by the gymnasium class and before leaving yesterday the members of the committee were cervcd with a lunch eon prepared by the pupils of the cooklnj ; eclicol , All of the members expressed themselves as well pleased with the working of the school and particularly with the progress made In the Industrial departments , Bradley will give you what you buy when you order coal of him. Arri-Hlvil for ANNUII ] * . William Dostedt and John Gathje , two farmers living near Mlnden , were brought In thU morning by Deputy Sheriff Baker , on bench warrants Issued for their arrest on the charge of assault with intent to do great bodily Injury. The victim of the assault was William Fisher , a neighbor , and the complaint alleges that the two prisoners went after Fisher with knives , on September 10 , 1S95. Both of the prisoners gave bonds last night and were released. Davis , only drug otore with regUtered clerk. Dr , Cleaver' * offlc moved to COO Broadway. [ ISAAC DICKINSON'S ' sioir Defendant Plncod on the Stowl to Toll ( the Odss Oonnty Bank , DENIES MANY OF YETZER'S ' STATEMENT Henillly IKTiiiintH Illw Cnnnrcllnn wit ( llC IllNlltlltlnll mill SllUTf UlMT Sllltlil HH | i for Itn Isaac Dlckcrson , the defendant In the ens brought by the state charging him wit fraudulent banking In connection with th failure of the Cas < i County bank , was on th witness sWnd ycrterday afternoon and com menced his testimony touching his conncc tlon with the broken bank. His evidence 1 being given without much questioning by th attorney ? . He Is allowed to go Into detail concerning all his part and knowledge of th workings of the bank. The first witness yesterday morning wa Judge Thorncll , by" whom the defense sough to show that Isaac Dlckerjon was tried be fora him at Glenwood and acquitted on charge very similar to the ono that Is noi being heard. The evidence was not ad milted. R. G. Phelps , president of the Commercial bank at Atlantic , teftlfied that ho had know Isaac Dlckcrson for years , and knew that Mt Dlckerson always had a partner or hired , bookkeeper to transact the account end of 111 business. He testified concerning the finan clal depression In 1S93. Mr. Phclps testlftc' ' that ho saw Isaac Dlckerson In Chicago o October 30 , 1893. This was the date on whlcl Wllbern , a state witness , testified with , great deil of posltlvcnoss that he had seei Iraie Dlckereon In Atlantic and that Mi Dlckersen had that day told him that th bank was In hard lines. William Waddell , an old-time resident o Atlantic and for n number of years eishle of the Casa County bank , testified concernlni the meeting of the bank directors In 1SS5 at which a dividend of 45 per cent was de dared. Mr. Waddell stated that the tlmncla condition of the bank was not Impaired b ; the payment of the dividend. DISCREPANCIES IN TESTIMONY. O. C. Giston. reporter of Judge Thornell' court , who reported the testimony In th ciso of the state agalnrt Isaac Dlckcrson tried at Glenwood last June , was placed 01 the stand for the purpose of pointing ou the discrepancies between Iho evidence o witnesses given at that trial and In th present case. It was shown by Mr. Gastoi that at the Glenwood trial J. C. Yctrer tea tilled that Isaac Dlckerson had told hln that Al Dlckerson had said that thi lank examiner had demanded a reducllon o the bank's holdings of real estate. In thi trial now In progress Mr. Yetzer testlflei that Ifuac Dlckerson tad said that he hai received personal notice , by conversatloi with the bank examiner , that the bank' real estate holdings should bo reduced. Mr Yetzer also testified at Glenwood that A. W Dlckerpon had paid that his father couh vote the Cooper stock , but did not testify as ho has In this case , that Isaac Dickers * ) ! made any assent to that proposition. B. 0. Bruington , Judge Smith's court re porter , was called to point out some of thi disciepancles In the evidence given by J C. Yetzer In the trial nt Atlantic and In tin present trlil. His evidence showed tha Yetzer had an entirely different story to tel at the time he was on trial himself from tin ono told in the tilal of Isaac Dlckerson. C. C. Potter , clerk of the district court for Mills county , testified that he was present during the trial of Isaac Dlckerson in tha court last June. He Identified the copy o the record of the case , showing the Indict mcnt , trial and record of acquittal by thi Jury In that case. DICKERSON ON THE STAND. Then the defense called the accused to thi w lines ; , stand and his examination was no completed when the court adjourned. Mr Dlckerson testified that he was Go years o ago and had lived In Cast' county since thi spring of 1850. He first settled nt Lewli nnd removed to Atlantic In 1SG9 , and hoi made his homo there ever since and had beei engaged in the real estate and loan business The business was carried on In 1S92 undoi the name of Isaac & E. J. Dlckerson. Wit new had known William Waddell since 1859 Wllne-.ia was connecled with the Cass Count ; bank In 1876 and knew J. C. Yetzer , Its presl dent. Ho gave the names of the men whc organized the bank and constituted Its of fleers and board of directors. The witness , J C. Yetzer , A. W. Dlckcrson , C. F. Loofborov and others were connected with the bank a the time o Itu failure. Mr. Dlckerson testl fled that he was vice president of the banl for a number of years , but was never callei upon to perform any duty for the bank a : Its vice president. Ho Icrllfled that he was a member of the commltlee appolnled , for number of years , to examine the accounts of the bank. He had never had any active part In the management of the bank. ! I < was In the real estate business for all the years ho lived In Atlantic. He was for semi tlmo In partnership with J. II. Wood and since 1S89 had been In partnership with his ton. E. J. Dicker.'on. He tesllfled that h < wao not very familiar with bookkeeping , am' did not know anything about the system ol bookkeeping employed in the Cass Count } bank or any other banking business. In lili own business the details of the bookkeeping had been left to his partner or his son. He acted , for the last time , as a member of tin committee to examine the bills receivable ol the bank , In May , 1890. The duty of the committee was to examine the notes of the bank and compare them with the list as pre pared by the. cashier cr some other officei of the bank. Mr. Dlckerson testified that hlo only knowl cdgo of the resources of the bank was re' cured from the examination of these bill ? Other committees were appointed yearly t ( examine Into the condition of other depart' mcnts of the bank. In 1891 a committee wa ! appointed to examine the bills receivable oi the bank. The witness was a member of tin committee , but did not act on the committee except to look over the schedule. The ex amination of the notes was made by otiiei officers of the bank. Ho had asked Mr. Yet zer to go and make the examination wltli him , but Mr. Yetzer put the matter off , and the witness left Atlantic before the examina tion was made. "Mr. Yotzcr IP mistaken. " eald the witness , "when ho testified that I told him In Ibltl or In any other year that I had examined the bills receivable and found them all right. " Mr. Dlckercon testified that A. W , Dicker- son was cashier of the bank from 1879 to the tlmo of the bank's failure , and that George Rcblnuon was a bookkeeper In the bank for about ten yearo and left the bank some time In 1891. The witness stated that Yetzer had never handed to him nor DpoWen to him about a let ter written by State Auditor Lyon to J. C. Yetzer In 1891. KNEW LITTLE OF THE BANK. When the witness was a member of the examining committee In 1891 the committee made no examination of the books to ascer tain the truth or correctness of the schedule of the bills receivable furnished by the cash ier. Ho supposed the bank at that timeIn 1891 , was perfectly solvent. Mr. Dlckcrson said ho was not present at any meeting of the directors o ! the bank held In 1892 or 1893. Ho bccimo Interested In the spring of 1892 In real estate In MIs- conrl and was away from Atlantic a great deal and madeno examination whatever of the books of the bank from May , 1891 , until the failure o' the bank In December , 1893. From the tprlng of 1S92 until the spring of 1894 his business kept htm in Missouri. His Atlantic and Cass county business was looked after during that tlmo by Henry Dlckc/son mid E. J. Dlckerson , Witness was Interested In the development ot coal lands In Mis souri during the two years prior to the bank failure. During the summer of 1892 Mr. Dlckerson testified ho spent nearly all of his time In securing a right ot way for a railroad through Missouri and In sinking shafts and digging for coal on the lands he owned In Darton county , Missouri , The business of Isaac and E. J. Dlckerson at Atlantic during hat tlmo was conducted by E. J. Dlckerson , ind the witness bad nothing whatever to do Mtli the operation of the Cass County bank. Mr , Dlckerson testified that when the Bank of CAM County WAS organized he ownei $7.000 worth of rtoek In the bank , nnd hai $2,000 additional In his name , which bclongci to Judge Loofborow and was transferred ti him In 1SSO or thereabouts. In 1S&3 ho POI $3,000 of Iho stock to S. M. Chlldfi , and ll 18S5 had sold some to L. W. Rusoell. Slnci 181 ? < | , o wHn ss said he owned but $1DO ( worth of stock. On the visit of Bank Examiner CopeUnd ti the bank In 1802 Mr. Dlckerson said he bat been Informed by Yetrer that Mr. Copclam was In the city. The wltncsi wwit to thi bank and saw Mr. Copeland and shook hand : with him , but held no conversation with hln concerning the bank's business. Mr , Dlckcrson said that the question o surrendering the bank's charter ns a stati Institution had been talked over by the of' fleers and directors of the bank for a Ion ; tlmo prior to Mr. Copeland's visit. Itni generally thought that by making the stock' holders all responsible the bank would bi made stronger. The witness testified thai prior to Copeland's visit ho had been mak' Ing a great effort to fell real estate In ordei to pay his Indebtedness to the bank. Yetzer had testified that Isaac Dlckcrsoi had attended n meeting at which the subjcc of surrendering the bank's charter was belni discussed , Mr. Dlckcrson declared that hi had never attended any such meeting am had never sold to Yetzer or any on < else that ho could vote the Cooper stock It the bank. He held no proxy of the Coopci or Russell stock and had had no control o It slnco March. 1887. He testified that hi ! knowledge of the steps that were being taket looking to the surrender of the bank's charter tor cnmc to him from either Yetzer or A W. Dlckcrson , nnd that he personally had lr cGirmunlc.atlons with the Mate auditor 01 other officials. He denied positively thai the matter of publishing the notice of tin charter surrender had ever been talked ovei by him with Yetzer or any ono else. He denied all knowledge of the correspondence between Yetzer nnd the state auditor am ; said he had never seen any of the- letters until after the Kink had passed Into the hards of the receiver. SIGNED THE STATEMENTS BLINDLY , Mr. Dlckerson examined the statements ol the condition of the bank made In October , 1S92 , and testified that he had sworn to theli accuracy. Ho did not know anything per sonally about the condition ot the bank , but accepted the statement of the ofilcers ol the bank who had prepared the statements , This was true of all the statements of tin bank which he had signed during his con nection with the Institution. Ho had never signed one of the reports nt the bank. They had all been brought over to his odlce. Some times he would be busy and would sign the reports without any Investigation. At oilier times he would ask the bank employe whc presented the report If II was correct and upon such employe's assurance he would sign the report. He had every reason to believe that the reports were true , as ho had Implicit confidence In the officers of the bank who prepared such reports. E. J. Dlckerson had full charge , the wit ness tcsltfied , of the books and accounts ol Iho firm of I. & E. J. Dlckcrson. During 1893 E. J. Dlckcrson had charge of all Die firm's business In Atlantic. The witness we-nt lo Missouri In February and was there all the summer with the exception of a few brief visits at Atlantic. He came home orce In August to meet Mr. Loosener of the German Savings bank of Davenport. The firm of I. & E. J. Dlckcrson had loaned a large amount of money for the German Savings bank. It was while at home at that time that the witness prepared a stalc- ine-nl for Iho papers , In which he pledged his real estate to secure the bank's credit. SIXTY PUPILS TO Iin PIIOMOTUU. Grnilo btmlcitM Glvou Their CreilciidnlM In ( InIIlKh Sfhool. Ycslerday marked the closa of the first ssmcjter of the present school year , anil was the tlmo when promotions among the pupils Is formally announced. The members of the Eighth grade held what they were pleased proudly term their graduating ex ercises in the Washington avenue bulldlnp In the afternoon. Neatly wrltlcn programs announcing the event and bearing the elae : colors were distribulcd among parents and , friends. Over 100 of the lallcr responded and nearly filled the room. In addition tc tills a delegation of another 100 boys from Iho High school marched down In a body and gave Ihe graduales an ovallon. They marched around Iho school building In lock step , giv ing tha class yell , which was emtlled with such strength and volume as to completely drown Iho voices of Ihe pupils of the class. The boys finished their marching and their yelling in a few moments and then filed Into Iho room , taking porltlons along Ihe walls wherever vacant spaces could bo found. The cxeiclses were partlclpaled In by slxly pupils , who were given al Ihe close their credentials , advancing them from the Eighth grade to the High school. The program they provided for the evenl wao varied and Intcr- esllng. The favored pupils came from Ihe rooms of Miss Clara Meyers and Miss Kale Reed. The leachers of course were present and happy In the realization that the lone array of bright-faced boys and girls re flected much credit upon their work as teachers , The following Is the program pre sented : Song * Day by Day We Magnify Thee. . School President's address BOHR Holy , Holy , Holy School Uecllallon Granumolher's Sermon SermonKdlth Kdlth Heed Recitation IJitca Mury Hart Piano duel Chios Hrldensteln , Maud Mueller Recitation The Swan SongNellie AVInd Vocal solo Alldn McFadden Orallon The Venezuelan Question Clydp Copelnml Piano polo Sndle Grass Recitation The Doom of Cnmllus nnd Cynthia Nina Klntncr Recitation Mr. Brown Hns Ills Hnlr Cut Paul Hnzen Sontr The Twilight Star School Recitation The Convict's Clirlslmns. . . , , . Anna Schlekelanz Violin eolo Mart-nret MneJirlde Class prophecy Roce Stephens Vocal duet Joe Booker , Bessie Mutselwhltc Rocllntlon Jornthan's Drenin DreninKdna Kdna Honlmm Vocal solo Bessie Mussehvliito Paper Tlio Cuban Insurrection : Peter Mathlson Piano eolo Chloe Ilrldensleln The pupils promoted are : Eugenie Carle , Waller Bell , Bessie Musselwblto , Willie Walte , Ethel Rope , Stewart Yenawlno , Mar garet MacBrldo , Walter Saunders , Bessie Williams , Peter Mathlson , Clara Troutman , Frank Plnney , Maude Mueller , Paul Hazen , Edna Bonham , Heibert Klrkland , Chloe Brldensteln. Simmer Knox , Edith Reed , Whitney Raymond , Crelo Hooker , Harry Evans , Harriet Crllenden , Truman Jones , Laura Morton , Clyde Copeland , Belle Uoon , WIlllo Dungan , Nelllo Wind , Robert Stephens' , Grace McCold , Charley McCabe , Mabel DeBar , Charley Merrlam , Alice Fryer , Everett Pnllorson , Gertrude Slytcr , Edward KIrby , Sadie Grass , Harvey Dlngman , Lld.i RUhton , Frank Hollls , Myrtle Banner , Charles Morgan , Rose Stephens , Thomas Welch. Cornelia Stevenson , Herman Larson , Nina Klntner , Oscar Ferguson , Mary Hart , Eddlo Allstrand , Joe Booker , George Bosen , Klva Andrews , Bessie Canoyer , Gertrude Frlsby , Albert Norene , Laura Kennedy , Allda McFadden , Frank Reed , Annlo Sclilcketaiu , Dora Roberts and Agnes Gellnsky. SmiiNlicil n I'lnU flliiHM Window , One of the largest plate glass windows In the Merrlam building , opposite the postoffic , was smashed into fragments yecterday after noon by a runaway team. D. C. Hill , a horseman at Union park , was wiowlng a team purchased on the South Omaha market on Saturday , It was hitched to a light spring wagon , and J , Q. Anderson , who was being shown the team , was driving. A passing motor frlghlened the animals , and despite all both men could do , they dashed wildly acrow the street and through the big window. When the wagon struck the curb Anderson was thrown out and t'truck ' on the pavement with great violence. He was knocked sense less , and for a time II was feared that ho was seriously hurt. One of the horses stopped short of going through the window , but the other fell with nearly all of hlo body on the Inside. Ho was badly cut about the jreast and Itgi , Anderson was found to bavo received only a severe scalp wound , and an tiour after It was dressed lie was able to rldo liomo on a steed that would not foolishly get frightened at anything , his bicycle. The firm of Woodbury Bros , bavins bsen dissolved , C. E. Woodbury h i opened an office In the Sapp block for tb practlca ol dentistry. We offer you only clean , crisp , snow white laundry soap and be t delivery service at Caglct laundry , 721 Broadway , Telephone ) 167. WHEN THE WABASII IS SOLI t What May Happen % if ho OalamSty Brand Falls Into'Oertaln ' Hands. Q. M , & P , COULD USC THE LINE HANDIL1 It Wo n 1.1 Knnllr'MnUe a I. II. t. nn Otitli-t tor tUc Circnt U. S ) Milkiinlti Thin I Si-Vtf in. M I There has been a good deal ot spcculatloi In railway circles slnco Ihe announcement It The Ueo a few days ago that the sale of tin Omaha & St. Louis railroad , w hlch Is belle known as the Wabash , would occur under tin direction of the federal court on Monda : next. The road Is to be sold under n decrei of foreclosure , and who Iho bidders will bi Is the subject of a great deal of Interestlni conjecture. In railroad circles ycsterdn ; .there was some undertone talk of sclcctlni several Important eastern companies as prob able bidders , and connecting at least one o them with the Terminal cjmpany and througl Itvlth Mr. Paul's Indian creek scheme. None < ono couldbe found who would underlake tin responsibility of saying In so many wordi that such a probability existed , but then wcro se-vcral willing to admit Us probability Only t\\o bidders have been promlnentlj mentioned. One of them Is the Uurllnglor and Ihe other Is the Qulncy , Missouri & Pa cific. Considerable doubt Is expressed aboul the probability of the Burlington being ar actual bidder , unless the property was llabli to be sold at such a sacrifice that It would make a good Investment for any road bovine eastern and southeastern lines. Uut lo llu Qulncy , Missouri & Pacific company ll would be a valuable acquisition. This company is backed up and Iho slock largely owned bj Ihe Drcxcl , Morgan & Co. syndicate , and this syndicate Is also heavily Interested In the Terminal company , nnd Ihe new Interstale bridge , which has stood for UNO years ar Idle monument to some big enterprise that people were beginning lo believe had died a-bornlng. ll would only require' Ihe con- strucllon of a short link , not more than forty miles In length , lo connect the Qulncy , Mis souri & Pacific line with the Omaha & SI. Louis. This then would give t lie in a through line from St. Louis to Council Bluffs , and via the new bridge dlrcclly Into Omaha , and a line also connecting Ihe twin cities with Qulncy. In this connection railway men also call attention lo another Important link In the long chain of eastern connections that this scheme of reorganization may open up. The Qulncy road Is closely related to the Balti more & Ohio Southwestern , and this latter Is a parl of Iho great Baltimore & Ohio sys tem. Should Drexel Interests bo represented among the successful bidders , the probability seems to bo great that Council Bluffs and Olnaln will have a new and direct line to the great eastern markets and Ihe Atlantic seaboard. How Mr. Paul's Indian creek scheme fig ures in with this asljcc't of Iho deal Is nol very clear , nellherts rlhe anxlely of Ihe Terminal company 'to secure and hold Us franchise on Union ' , 'avt uo up lo the point where It would only 1 > ? necessary to cross Broadway to connect ! with the Iowa Improve ment company's lln 'down the creek bed. In any event Ihe prospect seems lo be good that there will be pomp lively bidding for the Omaha & St. Louis line at the receiver's sale on Monday. > ' uuMCMima noii 'THE IUIYMEK. Scotla'N KOIIM unit DiiyKliicr * Celclirntc the SIiiKi'r'M IllrlliUity Aimlvrrmiry. Two hundred and' fifty Scots and their Iwmilo lassies and'aJ njany of their friends who were not favored , vvlth Scotia's waim blood In their velno as could bo packed Into the Modern .Woodmen ball Joined the millions of otlierynll dVerthbr.Clvlllzdd world In cele- brallng Burns' birthday. Every year the clans In Council Bluffs Join In the happy anniversary , and every year they try to make It more prelenllous and pleasanl , but all pre vious efforts ) were cast In the shade by the splendid affair that was tx > brilliantly carried through last night. The hall was magnifi cently decorated with palms nnd ferns and evergreen wreaths. The lables were filled with the fine menu provided and decorated with a profusion of cut flowers. Every mem ber of Clan Slew art , under whose auspices the anniversary celebration was held , was required to drcas In full highland costume , re gardless of the stale of Iho weather. The banquet was ssrved from 9 lo 10 o'clock , and all , or nearly all , nf Ihe remainder of the night was spent In doing trlbulo lo the mem ory of Iho sunny hcirled plowman , whose songs arc Ihe heart tongs of the whole world today. The program presented was as follow - low : Gathering of the Clans Pipers Campbell nnd Murchlson Toaslmasler Dr. Donald Macrae Grace , Address of welcome Chief J. It. Mncrae Memory of Roberi Burns BurnsProf. Prof. H. W. Sawyer Song C. M. Trcphngen Recitation Miss Jessie Bowie Song Robert Dlflln rinno solo Mrs. Donald Macrae , jr Our Clly .Colonel D. B. Dailey Song Mrs. Welsh Recitation Miss Miiud Iluzin Song Mist ) Nora Drown The Frew Victor Bender The Poetry of Burns John J. Frolney Song Mrs. P. M. I/oomls Pliuio solo Miss Moggie Nlcoll Hot llfil HllMli. Wo have 1,000 hot bed sash which wo are going to close out. They won't lasit long. How many do you want ? Wo will make you a prko that cannot be duplicated. C. B. Paint , Oil and Glass company , Masonic tem ple , Council Bluffs. Coylc MiiHt I'ny $50. John Coylo , the convicted Man&wa fisher man , was called up before Justice Walker yeslerday to receive his sentence. The gen eral opinion was that the court would give him the limit , $100 line and costs , but the Justice concluded that the happy mean was always the best nnd named $50 and costs as the penally of being convicted. The costs figured up oven $71 , Coyle's attorney was on hand when the sentence was pronounced and had ready an appeal to the district court. The Justice fixed the bond at $300 , which was satisfactorily filled and the case taken up. There lo a strong disposition to compliment Emll Schurz , the young attorney who has conducted the state's end of these cases , and to bo beaten , until this case was tried , by the wildest swearing and rankest perjury. The Coylo case was the weakest of all those tried , and thlu conviction promises to have jorno bearing upon the cases yet to be tried , In which the state , 'wl ) } be able lo prcsonl iOino strong testimony. * . * Bill Hall's case wl } | Vo tried Monday. Hall Is under a three yeyantence ' to the peril- lentlary and Is out. on ? bend while the cti- court Is pas PKi P ° n his CUEO. Bradley'B Is the 'tfjftqp to buy your coal. , Vhen you order Centerville you get the gcn- ilno article. ' " ' ' , H.IVO you seen tliMnew gaa beating atOTM it the company'a office ? MutUTH In < DiKrlt Court. The Union Abstractland Loan company : ommenced suit lniattachment yesterday igalnst the property/Pf/Louise M. Burchard o secure the paymefW ) of a bill for J16.75 for ibslractlng. The { Cendant Is a non- ecldent who owns several iota in this city. W. II. Butler has filed a demurrer to he answer of J , S. Smith In the case of Sutler against Palmar and others. Mr , irnlth pleaded for relief from the enforce- ncnt of a mortgage foreclosure and , the ilalntlff denies that such relief is due tbo lefendant. Bradley Is selling all kinds of coal cheap. ) rder your coal ot hi in. Etephan Bros , for plumbing and heating ; ilso fine line ot gaa fixtures. Orunil Jury VHM | | ( he HunpUiili. Although not legally required to do so the rand Jury In its official character has taken be trouble to visit the hospitals In the city nd Inquire Into their condition In the same areful manner as the law required them to the county Jail. the vlsll t both the Woman' * Christian mtecUtlon lr Rtltutlon nnd St. Bernard's r oven led the fnc that they were conducted In u manner hlghl fftllsfnctory. The members of the Jury wer nccorded tvery facility for making n thot ough ln\eitlK tlon. After being M-oxv through nil portions of the two Institution they expressed their thanks to the wome and thc'r prnlito for the splendid manner I which the places are kept and managed , TO St'PPOUT ' IIO.MHS KOH AVCMIi : ? Plniin of ( lie Clutrlty AVorUvrn 11 loun. DES M01NES , Jan. 24. ( Special Tele gram. ) A number of Indies from nil parts e the state have been In convention In the clt for two days , and today perfected th Woman's Home Association of Iowa. It wl have as Its object to maintain a homo 1 which poor and destitute girls may bo care for and taught to make their service usefu U Is proposed to appeal to the legislature t take an Interest In the matter and make a appropriation for the homo each blennl.i period. The plan Is to place the prcsen Women's homo In Sioux Clly under the man agcment of the board of directors of the nei association and make. It a state Instead of local concern. The Sioux City ladles hav been anxious that this should be done , an were represented at the mcellng and ex plained Ihe work Ihey have been doing dur Ing tha two years their Institution 1ms hoe In existence. It will be asked , through legislative committee appointed today , tha the legislature appropriate JB.OOO for Its us In enlarging the home ; probably an addlttonn sum will be asked to maintain the Institution In addition lo this the women's clmrltabl societies all over the. state , which have bee Inlcrested In the work , will unite In raisin : funds for the home. The following board of directors has beei named for lhe > Institution : Mcsdnmcs Cor B. Hlllls , Des Molnes ; Maria Peck , Daven port ; E. R. Stevens , Boonc ; E. W. Skinner Sioux City ; E. E. Ankeny , Des Molnes ; A. U Cummins , Des Molnes ; A. W. Waterman Ottumwa ; N. R. Cady , Marshalltown ; Mre Phclpi , Council Bluffs. The following leglslallvo commlllexs wa named : Mcsdames A. B. Cummins , Cora B Hlllls , Waterman , Peck , Stevens , Skinner M. M. Boyce ot Mcdlapolls , Miss L. J. Barne of Grinncll. IIIJ K\PI2CTS AN I3XTIIA SESSION Olio low n Soimdir lU'llori'N ( lir Coili HovlNloii Will OndiiMt tinPri'Hfiit. . DES MOINES , Jan. 24. ( Special Tele gram. ) There will almost certainly bo i special session ot the legislature next fal or winter. This Is the agreement of the ex perienced members of both house ? of the legislature , who are sallsfiod that the codi will take rnoro tlmo In Its revision than hat been anticipated. AU that has been ac complished thus far Is the agreement on n plan for handling the work , and on this the two houses have not agreed. The senate will pursue one and the house another plan. A member of the senate , who is also ar attorney , has said that there la a good deal of dissatisfaction with the code reported b > the commission , and that ho had no doubt a half dozen members In each bouse could easily bring enough Influence to bear tc knock It out altogether , and have the legis lature give up the atlempt to revise. The reasons ho gave for this were that the cost. . Including an extra Bcs-ylon , will be very great , and after the work Is done the code will bo so much changed that the- courts will have to make new constructions for a great part of It. The supreme court opinions will In many cases bo made worthless. This will entail an Immneso volume of additional leg islation , which ho said In the next twenty years would cost the state and the HtlganU anywl'ero from a half million to a million dollars. He did not believe , however , that there was any possibility of giving ; up the revision at this stage ; It would have to bo gone through with. HIGH SAI.AUIES HIT STATE 1IAIII ) . FuiiilH Hnrtlly Uii ( o ( lie Present I ) cm ii nil. DES MOINES , Jan. 24. ( Special Tele gram. ) The stale of Iowa Is In closer quar ters financially than at any tlmo in seven years. The treasurer has not thus far been compelled to cash any warrants , but It Is only because the auditor and treasurer have co-operated and the auditor has delayed the Issue of large amounts of warrants which the holders of accounts were entitled la In order that funds might bo got In to take care of them. Extraordinary expenses- during the last few months arc responsible for this condition. The financial condition ot the country generally has also been an Influence. The counties have been unable to get their taxes In and could not pay their apportion ments promptly lo the slate. Chief among the extraordinary expenses is the charge for malntalnlrg the census bureau. For several months a force of from fitly to seventy clerks have been engaged In this work , and their salaries have reached a h'gh aggregate. The slale , always running on a close margin , was not prepared for this extra expense , but could have met it but for the delay In tax collections. The prospecls for the next three monlhs are not bright. The legislature Is In session and every day Involves an expense cf thou- Earuls ot dollars It la probable that betoro the close of the session the treasurer will bo compelled to stamp "no funds" on the back of a good many warrants. Up Ioc nl 1'olltlcN. DES MOINES , la. , Jan. 24. ( Special. ) The politics ot this town arc. rapidly warming up , and the Indications are that the coming municipal campaign will bo one of the llvell- ; st In the history of the city. The Macartney ind MacVlcar republican forces are well illgned for the mayoralty contest , and every thing Is in readiness for the fight for the supremacy. The A. P. A. is going to cut iute ! a swath In Ihe election , and Us strength , \111 be determined early In facl , It Is be- ng pretty well measured right now. The organization has about 250 active work- ng men on the east sldo of the river , and 100 on the west. With this force It has for L number of years been able to conlrol clly ifTalrs , and run matters pretty much to Us iwn notion. Macartney , al present alderman , s the A. P. A. candidate , and ho has the ictlvo support ot that body , of course , In iddltlon lo Iho co-operation of a large num- > er of friends outsldo the camp. MacVloir was formerly mayor of North } es Molnes , before the annexation law went nto effect and the suburbs and the city were ncorporatcd as one. He had a strong pull .wo years ago , but failed of receiving Iho lomtnallon. The democrats have not begun their actlv- ty yel , and as Ihe clly Is overwhelmingly cpubllcan Ihey will probably make an effort o fuse with the populists or to make up an Independent" ticket In case the republican lomlnatton seems lo make a split In the arty , which they , of course , very much hope t will. Klro IiHro > x nil Iowa Town. DUBUQUE , la. , Jan. 21. The town of Far- ey , twenty-flvo'miles away , ID on flro. A special train with an engine has been Dent rom hero. At midnight the fire Is still under vay. A brick block containing halt a dozen tore-1 , the opera house and secret society edge roomt ) , have already been burned. The iio crossed the street to a hctcl and two Iwelllngs , which were destroyed. Engines rom Dutiuquo and Dyersvllle are there. The DEU will probably exceed $30,000 , with a mall Insurance. _ _ _ Irt'Hton MlnlHteiCliiiiiucM ORESTON , la. , Jan. 24. ( Special Tele- ram. ) Rev. Allen J. Von Wagner , pastor of tie Congregational church , who , some tlmo go received a call from the Carthage , Mo , , ongregatlonal church , has sent notice of Is acceptance. Rev. Mr. Van Wagner ls Ihe 3n of William Van Wagner of Sodalla , Mo. , no of the moat prominent clergymen in llssourl. _ Three IIIIlM Alreiuly Through. DES MOINES , Jan. 21. ( Special. ) The rst bill to pass both branches of the legts- iluro at this cession was one to give better [ Otectlon to fish and the next a bill to glvo ertaln lands In Delaware counly to the gov- rnnent for a fish hatchery. The third bill > pass was to give the government control t tbo Indians In Tarn a county , Grunted Mm , lllulr Alimony , FORT DODOD , la. , Jan. 21. ( Special elegram. ) Judge Rlrdsall today granted Inr. William Blair $3,000 alimony from Wll- am Blair , from whom the was divorced a onth ago. DES MOINES IS IN A HUDDLE Decision of the Supreme Oonrt Loaves tin Oily Affairs Much Mixed. ANNEXATION AND ITS AWFUL EFFECT ! All ( lie neimrlniciilK of ( tip Mttnlot linllty Coitcrrnril In n Menu ( he r.iul of AVIilrh Xo I.iiwjor Cit u Sec. UES MOtNES , Jan. 21. ( SpcrlM Tele gram. ) The municipal affairs of Des Molnei are hopelessly entangled ax a result of tin decision ot the supreme court a few da } ! ago , holding the annexation Inw , passed It IS'JO , vnconstltutlon.il. The court held that the law was unconstl tU.'onal , but ruled that as It had been It operation for > ears It must remain In foicc Jo far as It concerned the united Interest ; of tha present city hereafter. But the law Is nevertheless held unconstttutlon.il , and except In that It will not allow the city tc be restored to Its former divisions , Iho coutl Insists thai Iho law cannot longer be used as A charter for the city. This law gnve to the city n special char ter under which DCS Molnes held a municipal election c\cry two years for the election ol a full city council and all elective olllcors , The elections were in the oven numbered years ; In the > xld numbered years there were to bo no municipal elections. In ell cltlo ; ot the state which operate under the general law municipal election Is held every jcar to select halt the aldermen and the other clly ofilcers. Under the supreme court de cision the city apparently must return to the proceeding under the general law. Under the special charter the city has been holdlni ; elections the flrtt Monday In April ; under the general law the first Motuhy In March Is the date for elections. The Question has been broached whether the city must elect under the old or the now law this year ; and If only half a c'ty government can bo elected under thai law. what olllcers shall bo elected ? None ot the lawyers In the case , and some have given the matter careful consideration , arc able lo answer. They are agreed that the old law now governs ; bul how lo get back to It U < the unanswerable question. Another question Is as lo Ihe method ot paying Ihe city debt. The special law pro vided that after annexation 1)10 ) dcbls of Ihe different towns In the consolidation should be kept separate , each of the old towns should pay the debt It had at the time of tliei con- iwlldatlon , and a separate levy must be madj In the limits of each annually to meet Us separate debt. This has been done , but now that the annexation law Is declared uncon stitutional the proceeding cannot be contin ued. At the same time Iho clly cannot be dissolved Into Its several former distinct parls , so that It Is held by lawyers that the whole debt of all ths ten parts of the now cily becomes a debt of Iho general clly , and all properly wtlhln Ihe limits of the con solidated city must pay taxes to meet the entire debt. This will result In a great In crease of taxes In some sections and a corresponding spending reducllon In others. The only thing that Is not certain by the supreme court decision Is that the clly now li.cludcs Iho fifty-four miles of lerrllory represented by all the len consolldaled lawns and that It cannot bo dissolved Into the original corporations. The municipal election Is only n few weeks ahead and no body knows how to hold It. The city council will consider the matter and get legal ad vices , but the case Is without precedent. It Is probable the legislature , which Is now In sesFlon , will have lo hake an enactment enabling the city to hold an election this year , at which part of the officers shall bo elected for one and part for two years , after which the elections will conform to the re quirements of the general law. IOWA COUNTY THEASUUKIl MISSING. Ofllclnl of I'lyinoutli Snlil ( o lie One i I TlioiiHiincI Short. LEMARS , la. , Jan. 24. ( Special Tele gram. ) A shortage of $1,000 has Just been discovered In the accounts of Treasurer E. ICIrzbom of Plymouth counly , and fuller In vestigations promise to eho\v a. much larger Jefalcatlon. Klrzbom was elected to a sec- md term last fall , but when called on for his balance sheet January 1 , was not ready. Ho was given until January 20 to balance Ills books , and at that time failed to show ip. He has not been seen , and la thought : o have absconded. Auditor Sammls has aeen placed in charge of his office , which has been declared vacant by the commis sioners. 1CX ! > < > < toil ( o Uncover a Swlmllc. DUBUQUE , Jan. 24. ( Special Telegram. ) rho property of Conlglsky & Brln , who claimed i loss of $30,000 on account ot a fire In the /V. / B. C. deparlment slore , was raided In search of sequeslered goods loday. Nothing was found. KiiHTliicerj iinil KJri-iiiiin Scalded. HASTINGS , la. , Jan. 24. ( Special. ) En gine GIB , on Ihe Q , blew out a flue near Cmerson yesterday , seriously scalding the mglneer and fireman. They escaped by urnplng. TWiN CITY DYE WORKS nothing , Dresses aid Household Goods , DYHIWi AND CLEANING. OAIAHA OnTI < ) E-lli2l Ktmmm. Tel 1521. JOUZSOII , IlhUrW-Works mid Oflleo , Cor. Ave. A uii.l 20til lit. Tol. 310. Send for prlco list. Council Bluffs , Iowa. ' * I : APITAL , - - . $100,000 > Vn SOLICIT YOUll I1USIM2SS. > V13 UKHIIUS YOUR COLLECTIONS. ) M3 OK TI1I2 OLDEST HANKS IN IOWA. \ riu CKNT I'Ain ON TIMI : u JALL AND SED US OH WHITE. AN mm Wluit Wii * Ui t ( < loici1 | In n Mont I < rr ' * ( lnfr coin prtnilnn Wllh drcnl mill I ! one it .Srlrntlflc Sinn. "Tho most remarkable machine In thi world Is the human body. " Hi was a professor In a New York mtdl- c.il college * who declared this to a number ot friends at the club. Continuing , ho sild : "Take , for examule , the he.nt. Did you cvei ? ! op to think that It works every mlnuto of th life and never has n vacation or rest ? " "And then thtra are the kidneys , \\liltJi h.ne been truly called the 'filter of the body. ' They separate ccry particle of liquid that passes from the body , except that which ooxcs thiough the pores. " "Did It ever occur to you that this m chln might wear out from o\er-work , over-luxa tion , over-exertion ? And so It docs In too many cases , " For more tlian five hundred years the wet Id and the medical profession gropM In the dark for n remedy to sustain the kid * neyj , or cure them If thy had become weak ened or diseased , nnd It wai only \\lthln the past twenty years that any rtmedy was found. Dr. Bright dlscoveicd the disease knonn an < * , BrlKhl's disease , but ho could not nnd did not find a remedy. It remained for modern research to discover this remedy.Ve know It waa a long search , but at lapt It was found , and that remedy today , which Is ac knowledged as the only remedy for kidney troubles , the weaknesses of women ami Brlght's disease Itself , Is Warner's Safe Cure , which Is admitted by professional and scientific men throughout the- entire world to bo the great modern discovery , and the only one for these iroubles. " "This remedy IB nol an experiment. It has been utcd for over twenty years In al ! parts of the world , and there aio more than a million parsons In the universe today whoso lives have been saved or who have been bene fited by Its us . It Is a hlgli , standard , scientific preparation , ns far above ordinary remedies for this Great Modern Disease as the oik Is above the mushroom. " "Where such serious tilings as the greatest organs of the body nr > concerned no man and no woman can afford to take chances. 'Tho best Is theo hcapesl , ' and whore health \s \ Involved It Is absolutely beyond question thai the most standard , the most scientific and lliat which nlono has ben proven lo bo powerful and good should bo used. " OM : Avnnic , COMMIXCI.\ < ; Sun jay Night , Jan 26 , Ilctiirii of ( lip Mnncot Attriiutlon , In a repertoire of new plays , songs and dances. SPECIALr-Sunday night 30c will admit reserved seat , If bought before C p. in. Sun day. Wo still have the same company as when hero the last time. Scats an sale Saturday morning at the jox office. PRICES-lOc , 20c , 30c COUNCIL BLUFFS- Oulnpr ta the enthusiastic roroptlnn anil Im- nenso lilt m.iile by Bill. IICNUV 1'ITT In "THE RAJAH" night nt Council IHuffe , Mnnnjjer Djcr hii with Munagcr Alton for nn extra jcr ' TONIQHT. The pluy Is m.iRnlficsntly mountoO , nnd tlio won- c-rful Klada scone In tlio Ililnl act , ultli pojl anil ascaik-s ofvater nnd watcifnllR across the- tiiK < \ IH tlio most realistic pcone ever present * d ind riMirotlucml exnctly ns Kl\cn by Sir , Pitt 00 nlRlils In New York city. I'.irtlt s In Om.tti.t rieslrlntp to secure Beats can lo so by telephone 183. 'rices ' : 25c , 50c , 75c , $1. Boxes. $5. $ > T , BERNARD'S ' HOSPITAL \W \ RETREAT FOR [ HE INSANE , In charge of the , SISTERS OF This widely known Institution has been oublcd In size during the past summer and lade one of the most modern nnd model islllullona of Us character In the west. 'ho ' now additions will be ready for occu- ancy by the first of the year. When fully omplcled , accommodations will bo afforded ir 300 patients. It la beautifully situated , vcrlooklng Iho clly of Council Bluffs. A Jll staff of eminent physicians and trained urses minister to the comfort of the pa tents. CARE IS OVEN TO LADY PATIENTS. TERMS MODERATE For fuller particulars , apply to BISTER SUPER1 OR Council niuflB. la. Ipecial Hote-Council /ANTii ) , GOOD SECOND-HAND must bo clienp , AUJrcss McLauglilln , llei tiillce. _ | i ACIIIM OP' LAND FOIl BAM3 OU TflADi : ; 8-r om liouno with burn und well , ami farm well Improved , four mlk-H north of Council Ulurffl. Cliua. Moitenbon , 1030 , Washington me. Cripple Creek Is producing $1,500,000 per month , Are you getting your share ? We were in at the beginning and know what has foundations. Can invest for you judiciously. All stocks nonassessable. Wm. O. Wirt 6c Co. , Investment Brokers , Mluca nuil Mlulug Stocks , CRIPPLE CREEK , COLO. Refer to banks at Council Bluffs , la. , and Cripple Creek , Col.
