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THIS OMAHA DAILY ME ; TIILTH&XJY , F-EUULTAKY 27. 189G. r COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT MIM > lt .Mi\TIO.\ . Try Moore k Ellis' "Sitltnna" lOc The lice omco. NO. 16 North Main strret. IlurnlnK prass on Upper Harrison street called out tlie lire department last evening. Mrs. A. K. Hollls of SI I Avenue I ) , who has lieen confined to her bed by sickness , Is re- coverlnfi. A motion for a new trial lias teen made t > y the dcfemlnnt In the casj of Molllo Gra- Lnm against J. Leutzlnger. A marriage license wns Inuotl yesterday to Hrooks Hlshlo ninl Mlsn Myrtle Walker , both of 1'ottiwattamlo county. Oalnntho assembly No. 1 , Pythian Sisters , will meet In regular sorslon Thursday at 2 p. in. .n Woodmen of the Wfrlil ball. The Grand hotel. Council Illuffs. High clan In o-ery respect. Hates , $2.fiO per day and upward. K , P. Clarke , proprietor. l.lly Camp Aid society will meet on Fri day afternoon at the residence cf Mrs. Drlileiiptcln , 211 Tenth avenue. 11. N. of A. Invited. The Slate Savings bank hai commenced foreclosure proceedings against M. K. Watts and others on n mortgage for $250 duo and unpaid tlnce 1&90. hougce & Towlo have cominence.1 suit against C. W , I.ewN nnd asked for n land lord's wilt to secure an overdue promissory note In the sum of $212.r > 0. The trial of Gcorgo Leper and his accom plices , Webster and Jackson , charged with the murder of "Texas" Ilakcr , will be taken up In the district court next Monday. Union Veteran Legion encampment No. 8 mcot'i In roRtilar swrlon on Thursday evenIng - Ing , February 27. A full attendance Is dc- blred. Ladles' auxiliary No. 17 meets on Thursday evening , February 27. The ClmutaiKiua Sunday echool of Garner Rave an en'crtalnment last night. The Hardln township brass band , a new musical organization of young farmers , furnished one of the rather pleasant features of the even- Ing's entertainment. Special services for men were here at St. Paul's church last evening. The meeting was a portion o fthe regular Lenten services. lean Gardner preached a sermon at 7:30. : un der the aiisplcEa of the St. Andrews Ilrothcr- hood. The attendance was very large , and the services unusually Interesting. The Woodwards continue to draw crowded houses at the New Dotiany. Every seat In the house was sold last night before the curtain went up. "The Private Secretary , " ' the company has ono of the atr'neest plays In Iti repertoire , was the bill. Tonight the bill will be "The Midnight Watch , " which lias been called for by a largo number of the ater goers. A vacant house on Fourth avenue between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets was destroyed by ( Ire last evening , or damaged will bo Im to such an extent that repairs possible. It was a long distance from a fire hydrant and two Unco of hose had to be coupled before water could bo thrown on the tlaze. The origin of the flre IB unknown , but It Is supposed to bo the work of an Incendiary. Thermometers en the streets yesterday afternoon Indicated 80 degrees In the shade. The warm weather of the last few days has started the grass and the southern hillsides and the lawns are taking visible shades of green. Fruit growers are very much con cerned over the unusually warm weather , and Tear It will start fruit buds about two months sooner th.ui It Is safe for them. For two dayo Justice Coolc has entertained great crowds of colirt loafers In his little court rrom and the adjoining sidewalk while trying the case of Amanda Bothers and her tlster Lizzie , charged with nt'saultltiK young Johnson on the Ice at Spoon lake. The care vuy concluded yesterday and the court took It under ndvipcment. The other case will bo decided upon the name evidence. The funeral of John Metcalf will occur from the residence , three miles cast of town , tomorrow ' . The funeral morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. was 'delayed for the purpose ot enabling the relatives of the dead man to attend the funeral. A telegram was received last evenIng - Ing from a brother In Ualtlmoro announcing that ho could not bo present on account of the dangerous Illness ot his mother. The funeral will doubtless be > under the auspices of the Grand Army of the Republic. ' " " best Gc cigar. Moore & . Rills' "Corner , "Wanted , good farm loans In western Iowa at lowest rates. Money loaned for local In vestors on best of security netting C per cent. Plro Insurance written In reliable companies. Lougeo & Towlo , 235 Pearl street. I'lOHSOV.M. PARAGRAPHS. Clay Plainer Is In Louisville. C. C. Epps of Perry Is In the city. P. 13. Allen of Marne Is In the city. W. II. Kearns of Earllng Is stopping at the Kiel. II. J. Schledrock of Neola was In the city yesterday. J. M. Lowrey cf Madison was In Council Bluffs yesterday. ! ' . M , Larlsan and C. M. Larlson of Ar mour are In the city. Mr. nnd Mrs. II. J. Meyers of Sixth avenue arc at Hot Springs , S. D. M. Ward and wife of Stanbury , Mo. , are among the guests at the Kiel. Daniel McKlnzIo and wife of Living Springs wereIn town yesterday. Hot lied Simli. We have 1,000 hot bed sash which wo are going to close out. They won't last long. how many do you want ? We will make you a price that can't be duplicated. C. II. Paint. Oil and Glass company , Masonic Tem ple , Council Blurts , Don't miss our special calo of aluminum \varo for the next ten days. Cole & Cole. Dr. Cleaver's office moved to 600 Broadway. Two Miirrlairi' * Unit Knllnl. A very unhappy man was J. K. Moore of Mondamln , la. , yesterday. Ho had com pleted all of his arrangements to get mar ried and met his bride here , a very pretty young girl from Kansas. The couple visited ono of the justices and made the nccerairy arrangements for the performance of the ceremony and then repaired to the county clerk's olllco to gut the required license. When the young lady was asked to givu her age fiho replied that she would bo 18 next April. Tlilu answer made It necessary for her to liavo the written concent of her parents or guardian. She had neglected to provide herself with the document and the clerk was obliged to rpfiuxj the license. The couple withdrew after vainly trying to soften h the heart of the stony clerk. They seemed to get some sort of satisfaction from the vehement assertion of the young man that there were "other places where people could Kot married besides Council Dlufta , " The other couple was a colored man and his IOVP. llo gave the name of Ilov. Dr. Brown and Omaha uu the residence of both parties. Both were- over 35 years old , but the trouble they eiic&uiitored was their Inability to nnd porno ona to Identify them and elgn the ap plication for a license. Brown grow very biixlous toward night and expressed his de termination to return to Omaha and hire pomebody to como over and vouch for him. Ho visited all of the justices' cfllces In the hope thnt ho could find some olllclul willing "fo1 $2" to marry him without the formality of a Only two weeks more remain of the great furniture tule of the Durfce Furniture com pany. All of the stock of thu Council Bluffs Furniture company must be closed out by Muru < 1. I.IK I AVt > i > kl I Krmui-H tit llnlf l'rliu > . Only a few days left In which to buy your frame * at half price. Sale closes March 1 II. L. Smith & Co. _ To \tiliirnlUiilliui I'liiu-rN. Judge McQeo will hold a special eceslon cf the superior court on Friday evening from 7:30 : to 8 o'clock for the purpose of MlawliiK parties \\lio go desire to Uko out their naturalization papers before election. The registration books will bo open on Satur day for the correction and revision of the rvglitratlon list _ Columbia , bicycles. Highest of all high grades. Call and gee ) Uein at Cole & Cole. Have you seen the new gas heating stovet t the company's office ? , only drug itvre with reglitered cUrk. ARE AFTER CHRONIC- JURORS Local Lawynra Propose an Amendment to the Present Law , RECOMMEND A JURY COMMISSION Xlirimo ( if Oitcrnllon L'mliT ( lie 1'rrni-tit I.niv .HoiiKlit < < Ucolilcil unit lllKKcr Cullliorcil Men Also .Solrnli-il. Members of the Pottawattamte Bar associa tion arc not satisfied \\lth the present Jury law that Is In force In Iowa and arc not at all pleased with some of the measures that liavo been Introduced In the legislature to amend the law. The jury law and Its defects were the subjects ot discussion at a meeting held by the bar association yesterday morning and win bo further connldercd at an adjourned meeting to be held this forenoon at the same place. The meeting was called at the In stance of Hon. D. C. Ulcomer , president ot the bar association , and was attended by a large number of the members of the bar. The 'question of amendments to the Jury law was brought before the meeting by the presentation of the bill Introduced In the senate by Senator Pusey of this city. This measure provides for a practical return to the old system of drawing Juries and the members of the local bar are opposed to that proposition. While none ot them like the present law they are still more strongly op- poneil to the old system. Judge TViornell nddre.ljed the meeting nnd pointed out n number of objections to the present law. He thought the most feasible substitute for the present law would be a jury commission , consisting of seven persons , who should select from the pall book of each precinct In the county a certain number of names of men known to the com missioners to bo men suitable for Jury serv ice , good substantial citizens ; and from the names thus selected the juries should be drawn. County Attorney Saunders said that his ex perience showed the present system to be especially bad In connection with the drawIng - Ing of grand juries. Without reflectng on any person whc > had sat on a grand jury In this county , he felt safe In saying that under the system now In use each grand Jury was sure to contain men wholly unlit for such service. He had talked with the prosecutors of other counties , and found the dissatisfaction In this respect to be general. I. N. Fllcklnger believed the Jury commis sion system would be the only relief frcm the evils of the present system , and that espe cial care should be used In devising a new plan to free It from all political influences. C. M. Harl cald ho believed the workings of the federal Jury system to be In favor of the commission system. The old system was unsatisfactory , and ! n some respects the new system was Jumping from the frying pan Into the flre ; but It lud at least dene away with the professional juror , which was ono of the main objects soug'it. In connection with the workings of the new system. In his own experience he had kno\vn one case where a man was drawn as Jurcr who was unable to serve , because ho was ; n the penitentiary , and another member of the same Jury was found to have just been released from the penitentiary. Mr. Hirl favored a Jury com mission , to be appointed by the Judges of the dlstr'ct court , and Ihls commission to name the jury lists within a limited time after their appointment , In order that they shall not be subjected to ; he annoyance of solicitations to place this cr that person on the list. Ho thought It would be a good plan to provide that any such solicitation should make It Impossible- the 'nan named to be placed on the list. James McCabe sad ! ho had no doubt the present law would be repealed , as It was being opposed nil over the btate. He was In favor of making the Jury commission strictly nonpartlsun. COMMITTEE AND ITS REPORT. On motion of J. J. Shea , a committee was appointed , consisting of J. J. Shea , C. M. Harl and I. N. Fllcklnger , to draft an amend ment to Mr. Pusey's bill , nnd report their work to another meeting' rf the bar associa tion , to be held at 9:30 : o'clock this morn ing. The committee met yesterday after noon and formulated the following report , which will be presented at the meeting to day : Your committee would submit the fol lowing leasons Impelling the recommenda tion submitted with icference to proposed changes In the present Jury system : The present law was devised to oblvate the cVlliunilKlnK from professional jurors on the panel. While It has uciompllshed this ietlt. : It has been found cumbersome and exceed I nplsexpensive. . Many jurors rc- luini'il f ? f the present law ImVe been found to be Ineligible or Incompetent and great expeiiBC , annoyance nnd delay has been occasioned thereby In the mlmlnlstra- tlon of law. We believe thnt a nonpartisan san jury commlHHlon , appointed by the district Judges can. In a brief period , nnd with comparatively little expense , furnish a Hsu of eligible , competent nnd satisfactory Jurors , from which the jury panel can be drawn by the clerk , auditor and recorder In the manner now provided by law , thus obviating- both the objections to. the profes sional Juror nnd the expense , annpynnce and delay nrlFlnf ? under the present system. We further believe that by. providing for a roB- ulajc panel of thirty-six Jurors In the larger comlMes , nnd , when It becomes necessary , authoilzlnK the Judges to order a panel of thnt number In the smull counties , the ex pense and delay now arising In the sum moning' of tnlesmco can bo avoldcif and the expense of maintaining our courts curtailed and a more ppseily. ct'rt"ln and satisfactory administration of law secured. While the present method of providing a box fiom which talesmen , when necessary , can be drawn , has many commendable features , wo believe thnt In cases where the city , In which the court Is held Is ri party to the action , co that Its taxpayers are Ineligible , and In many other cases which nih * . It Is well to ilvo ; the presiding ; judge authority to order talesmen either drawn from sold talesmen box or summoned by the sheriff from the body of the county , as he deems best. ItecoKiilzIni ? that the fair , impartial and economical administration of justice Is es sential , we believe that these features can bo better secured by the provisions above outlined tban In any oCTier way. The drawIng - Ing of Jurors from the whole body of the county has been found unsatisfactory and expensive. HeleynUiii , ' the selection of the named from which Jurors are to be drawn to the judges of election or township trus tees , who are not selected with reference to their lltiiOHH for that duty , has likewise been found to bo unsatisfactory to the coin In. the bar and the people. Where a non-partisan commission , selected by the Judge ! ' , with lefcrence to their acquaint ance and peculiar Illness for the perform ance of that duty. Is appointed to make this selection , we believe that It can and will bit done In a manner that will avoid the evils arising under both the old and the new system of electing Jurors. Freed alike from partisanship and the control of special Interests this commission , charged with this duty and responsible for Its proper performance , will make selection of lurnis biitlufnctory allko to the courts ami lltl- Kiintv. and which will materially cut down the burdensome expense and Judicial pro- ( veilliiKB , I'nder such system the Jury com mission will not be open to the oblectlons that exist where It Is composed'of A politi cal body or constitutes a continuous com mission for the selection of Jurors nnd sub ject to the temptations of Influences which mli.-lit Impioperiy Influence such a body. We huvn adopted as the bunls pf our lecomnundatlons the b'll nnw pending In the mate fcenute. offered by Senator Pusey of this county , and have simply engrafted upon that bill the features which we deem to be crrentlnl to a satisfactory and eltlclent Jury system. ( iioccijUlllH lii MtlKiitlou. When the grocery store of Taylor & Vaughn was closed up eomu time ago the II rm made an assignment of accounts , amounting ta J307.6S , to the wholesale gro cery firm of Meyer & Haapke. In Omaha. Suit was brought by Meyer & Haapke yes terday In the district court agaliut Grone- wog & Schoentgen for 1307.68. The petition- erg allege that the accounts assigned them by the grocery firm were collected by Gtonc- weg & Schoentgen and applied to the liqui dation of another claim against the firm than that of the petitioner * . We offer you only clean , crup , snow white laundry work and best delivery service at Kaglo laudry , 721 Brcadway , Telephone 157 , Stephaa Bros , for plumbing and heating- l o Qua line of g&i fixture * . IU-\C.ISTS W.T IMIOTnCTIO.V. \ VIIInU nit OrilliiiinciProlilliltliiK Throw IIIK ( ilitN * on tlir Hlrpi-tx. There Is a concerted movement on foot among the bicycle riders and owners In Cour.rll HI lifts to secure some sort of protec tion for their wheels. A habit has grown upon people until it has become fixed and universal to dispose of superfluous bottle ? , tacks , nails , bit ? of Iron and other things that are capable of developing sinrp points by throwing them Into the streets. Occa sionally a good horse la ruined or killed by wounds Inflicted by theo articles , but thoeo accidents have not been sufficiently numerous to attract the attention of any other people than the humanitarians , and for year ? there ha * been nothing to create a public senti ment against snich practices but the gen eral ono that condemns untldlncw. The ad vent of the pneumatic tiled bicycle has In creased the number of those who condemn the habit by the addition of a couple ot thousand men and women , but until within a year they have not thought of any other means of preventing It than doing a little missionary work. The action of the city council last season ordering the city assessor to return all bi cycles for taxation has put another phase upon the situation. Bicycle riders who pay a special tax for the privilege of owning and riding their wheels feel that they arc en titled to the r.imo degree of protection that Is accorded other people. It la estimated that there ore 1,000 bicycles In the city which are ridden constantly through the streets , A fair average price for these wheels would bo $50 apiece. This makes the handsome sum of $50,000 Invested In wheels In the city alone , and several hundred more brought In frequently by visitors. Every time a man throws anything Into the street liable to In jure the steel steed he Is putting that amount of property Into Jeopardy. If obstructions were placed In the streets liable to break an axle or take a wheel off a buggy or up set a carriage and endanger the llvea or limbs of the occupants there wculd be no question but that the person responsible would bo arrested and punished. A broken bottle or brick Is about a t'srlous and dan- geroua an obstruction to the bicycle as a sawlog would bo to a carriage. The wheel men argue that If the owners of carriages can demand prelection from such obstruc tions as Hiwlogs the wheel rldcra can de mand the same protection against smaller objects equally dangerous to them. Taking this view of the situation , they have determined to as-k the city council to pass an ordinance making It a mlwlcmcanor to throw anything Into the street that would endanger the wheel or the rider. At the start such an ordinance might bo difficult cf enforcement , but It would not be long until careless people would realize that It was wfer to carry such things to the as > h pile. The wheelmen will demand It as a right , and It Is not unlikely that the council will accede to their demands as soon as made. ICIMIY AUDIIH.SSUS TUB I.UADHUS. I.cmlcr < if ( li < - Inl < - Iiii1iiH < rl l Army' Tulkx lit Council lllufTM. I General Charles Kelley , the man who led an Industrial army across the continent from California to Washington two years ago and spent an eventful nine days In the vicinity of Council Bluff ; ' , Is in the city again and last night Inaugurated a series of labor mass meetings at Dannebro hall. "The hall was comfortably filled , the audl- en e being composed almost entirely of labor er ; ' . . The meeting was called to order by Fred Trauslen. There waa present a num ber of labor leaders from Omaha , repre senting the Central Labor union and other trades organlzatlony of that city. Addresses were made by Theodore Bcrnlnc and August Bcerman of Omaha , who outlined the plans and purposes cf the socialist labor party , under the auspices of which the meeting was held. . General Kelley made the closing address and aroused marked enthusiasm among the audience in his appeal for the laboring men to lay aride their differences of religion and political opinions and to stand together for a change In the competitive system of govern ment. He argued that the 12.000,000 votes represented by the organized and unorganized laborers of the nation had It In their power to make their own laws , make them In their own and the common Interest and not allow themselves to be longer dominated over by a few. He cloyed by securing a number of pledgee of support of the organized labor political party which lg now being formed all over the country. At the meeting tonight Dr. Aret of Omaha , II. C. Waller , organizer of the American Railway union ; S. S. Gosrard , general organ izer cf the Federation of Labor , and K. S. Fisher , president of the Central Labor union of Omaha , will be the speakers. Old SolilU-rH Attention. Members of the Grand Army of the Re public and Union Vetc.'an legion sri requ st d to attend the funeral of J. H. Metcalf from the residence In Garner township at 2 o'clock Friday , February 28. Members of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Veteran legion will meet at Lunkley's undertaking establish ment , 238 Broadway. Per order. Tlir lilenl I'niiaccn , James L. Francis , alderman , Chicago , says : "I regard Dr. King's New Discovery as an Ideal Panacea for coughs , colds and lung complaints , having used It In my family for the last five years , to the exclusion of phy sician's prescriptions or other preparations. " Rev. John Burgus , Keokuk , Iowa , writes : "I have been a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church for 00 years or more and have never found anything so beneficial or that gave me such speedy relief as Dr. King's New Discovery. " Try this Ideal cough remedy now. Trial bottles free at Kulin & Co.'s drug store. ISiitt'rlnliiliiK' lena CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , Feb. 20. ( Special Telegram. ) The city Is gay with the differ ent colored ribbons of the different colleges of the state , the advance guard to the an nual business meeting of the State Oratori cal association and ttatei oratcrlcal contest having arrived. The business meeting will bo held tomorrow morning and the contest tomorrow night. This evening Coe students tendered visitors a reception , which was fol lowed by the annual banquet , at which Dr. James Marshall acted as toastmaster. Plates were laid for 200. Summer UVntluT , lit Slouv C'lly. SIOUX CITY , Feb. 20. ( Special Telegram , ) Seventy-six degrees was registered by the government thermometer today a record breaker fcr February In thlti locality. The Mlwsourl river la rising and the Ice Is be ginning to go out. LII PROHIBITION FIGHT . . .BEGINS Forces Line Up in the lowii House Heady for tba Word Today. COMES UP OVER A COMMITTEE REPORT on HiH-omiiH-niliMl for l'n - NIIHC ! > the Mnjorlty mill HIP Minority Henilti ( Itcimrt the Other DES M01NES , Feb. 26. ( Special Terrain. ) H now looks as 'If the fate of the resub- mlsslon resolution would be sealed tomorrow. A tacit understanding was reached this afternoon In the house to bring up the Karly bill repealing the C5 per cent clause of the mulct law , and the resubmlhslon resolution ami bury them both In ono common grave. There never was much prospect of the pas' ) , ago of the Early bill , but the opponents of rcsubmlsslon have apparently outgeneraled the prohibitionists and will extend this com promise as a peace offering. Mr. Funk will oppose this program , but admits he Is going to bo defeated In the end. The battle will probably bo opened by the filing of n minority report of the committee an constitutional amendment ! ) recommending thu Indefinite postponement of the rcsubmUslon resolution which should have been filed today along with the majority icport , and which was probably purposely held back to enable the opponents of resubmlsslon to rally for the contest. The report will likely bo filed by Qurlcy of'Decatur , though Temple of Clarke will probably lead the Ilghti In favor of con curring In the report. The appropriation for the State Agricul tural society was up for discussion In the houpc. The managers asked $10.000 annu ally , but the committee cut the amount down to J8.000 for the present year nnl ? 3,000 fo- three succeeding years. An amendment providing that "Said Agricultural society Is hereby placed on the same footing as other officers In regard to stationery and other office supplies , " was sharply attacked by Mr. Tlbbltts. who thought there should bo some limit fixed to the expenditure for this purpose , but the house refused to strike out this provision , and the bill passed. The house had under coslderatlon the twelfth title of the revised code relating to "police powers. " The principal change reduces the number of members of the boards of various state Institutions. Repre sentative Finch favored an amendment to this section prohibiting the treasurers of thu various state Institutions from being members of the board and requiring them to give bonds , which prevailed. The bill as amended passed the hourc. Mr. Morrison of Grundy Introduced a reso lution , which was laid over under the rules , providing for final adjournment of the legl u laturc at noon April 9. The StcArthur bHl , requiring the secretary and treasurer of all corporations organized under the laws of this ft ate to hove an office and reside within the state , has been re ported favorably. ' The fight over the special taxation for the pupport of the State university will not come up In the house till March j4 , < tlie bill having been made a special order for that day. Dills Introduced In the house : By Nletert Henulilmr all railway com panies to Issue 5,000-mile mllerige books at ii rate not to exceed 2 cents per mile and to carry free 250 pounds of IrngFatve. liy Ladd To establish n sliding pcale of fees for corporations orsanlzcd for pecuniary protlt , based on amount of capital stock. The minimum fee Is fixed at KO for capital under T2.TO ! ) and Inereaslnt ? at the rate of $1 tor each ? 1.000 of authorized capital. By Hendershot Requiring all fire Insur ance companies , except domestic , to de posit $100,000 In casb on approved bonds with the auditor of the state-.for the ben efit of policy holders. Mr. Hendershct also Introduced a bill tax ing foreign Insurance cmpaiep } | 10 per cent on their cross receipts. Senator Cheslllre Introduced bills requir ing all telegraph and telephone companies to obtain permission of the common councils In cities and Incorporated towns before erecting poles or wires ; als > authorizing cities of 7,000 Inhabitants or over to regulate telephone charces. The "age of consent" bills and amendments were up for consideration apain in the sen ate. Senators Carroll and Cheshire favored protecting females under 16 , but desired the age of protection for boys to extend to 18. Senator Ellison also favored the amendment and could not see why a boy of 1C should be sent to the penitentiary , while his partner In guilt , two years his senior , goes scot free. The Cheshire amendment was adopted and the bill , as amended , passed. B'lls ' Intrcduced In the senate : By Penropc To prohibit the use of barbed wire In Incorporated towns. By Uulldln-r and Loan Committee HIP remilatlnjr bullillnir and loan association" . By Funk Deo'nrlng Snlrlt nnd O'tobnl' lakes In Dlckinp n countv to be nnvlgablo waters nnd providing for their Improve ment. The senate committee on educational In stitutions has reported In * favor of the loca tion cf five additional ncrmal nshools and line divided the state Into five divisions , each one to bo entitled to one of these InFtl- tutlcns. Senator Hendersin today Introduced a resolution elution looking to final adjournment on April 2. The consensus of opinion points to a final dissolution of the legislature somewhere between the 10th and 15th of April. HID KRI.I.OWS AT MASOX CITY. MnirnlfI < M-llt Tfiniilc Dpillcntoi Many McmltprH of Craft I'roNdil. MASON CITY , la. , Feb. 26. ( Special Tel egram. ) This city has been In holiday attire today. It will long bo remembered In the history of Odd Fellowship In northern Iowa. The magnificent temple built of pressed bilck , red etono trimmed and granite columns - umns at a cost of $25,000 was dedicated with the Imposing ceremonies of that order. At 2:30 : a grand procession waa formed. Mayor A. H. Cuinmlngs made the addrcrs of wel come , which was responded to by President II. Bird , From C:30 : until 8 p. m. a banquet was served at company A armory , covcru being laid for over 400. Odd Fellowship was organized hero In 1871 , with M. M , Bradley , J. M. Dougan , George L. Herrlck , William Kelley , J. W. MorrlJ and II. H. Shepard as charter members , The former wau the first noble grand. ICiitlniHlnNllit for AlIlHoii , JEFFERSON , la , , Febr-20. ( Special Tele gram , ) The Carroll county'republican con vention passed resolutions to'day endorsing AlllsDn for president. _ j Ltok out for cheap biijjaiiitcs | [ ! Beware at new remedies , Dr. Bull's- Cough Syiup has stood the test for nearly fifty years. no' Quaker Wisdom. 14 nil " Silence is deep as eternity , speech is shallow as time. " The silent daily endorsement' Quaker Oats by the millions means much' Sold only in 2-lb. Packages. win in MAKH noins TIIKIII i.n.uinu loun Ailtocntc * of .sitter In Confer ence nl | ) I < N MolnrN. DKS MOINES , Feb. S6. ( Special Tele gram. ) A conference of lending silver men of the state , nearly all of them democrats , was held this afternoon. It was secret , but enough has been made public t > create some thing ot a sensation , It develops that lead ers of the silver democrats knew some time In advance that Governor Boles was going to Issue the letter declining to bo n candidate for the democratic nomination for the pres idency. Ho consulted with seme of them about It. S. II. Basho of Waterloo , one of the silver leaders , a neighbor of Boles , and ono with whom the latter has frequently conferred recently , said tonight that In view ot the action taken today and of the Utter by 11 IPS , ho believed there was a strong prospect that the Iowa free sllverltes > vutld , In case It became evident that both the re publican and democratic national parties were going to declare against silver , join a national moNement for a silver ticket this year , and name Boles as their choice for the head of such a ticket. He said Boles' letter made him at nice the logical candidate of such n movement and that he would cer tainly be the Strongest man who could be named on such n ticket. He believed there would bo no doubt about Boles' nomination , If he would have It ; and he was satisfied. If the nomination were offered him , Boles would consider It a duty tc > accept. Amos Stcckel of Bloomfleld presided at the meeting today and C. J. Murphy of Dubuque was secretary. The Important action was the Issue of n call for a convention of silver men here July M. This Is eight days before the national bimetallic c'nventlon at St. Louis , and the date Is set with the Idea that If Iowa desires It can send a delegation to that convention. IVi'iillnr Illvorrc Court Coutrtt. SIOUX CITY , Feb. 26. ( Special Telegram. ) Peter nnd Jennie E. Mollcr , two of Slou.x City's society leaders , will be parties to n peculiar divorce suit to bo heard hero at the March term of court. They claim to be on excellent terms , but say they cannot live happily tfgether and have decided by mutua cDiH'snt to the breaking of the marrlago tic Moller has been prominent In business , while his wife Is n daughter of John Pierce , well known as a largo real estate operator during Sioux City's boom days and at present mana ger of a large southern land company. WUA.TIIKH I'OHKCAST. FIIIr mill ColiH-r ltli Xortlnv > H < erlj AVI nil M for XeliriiNkn. WASHINGTON , Feb. 26 The forecast for Thursday Is : For Nebraska and South Dakota Fair and colder ; winds becoming northwesterly. For Oklahoma and Indian TenItor.v Fair weather ; wuthwesteily winds. F. > r luwu Fair ; colder In the western portion tion ; southwesterly , shifting to iioithvu4t erlv winds. For Missouri Fair ; colder In the extreme western port'on : winds becoming weMt-rly. For Kansas Fair ; colder in the northern portion ; southwesterly winds , shifting to w o : terv. ; For Montana Fair ; colder In the north east poitlon ; northwesterly winds , becom ing westerly. For Wyoming and Colorado Fair and colder ; northwesterly winds. I.oenl lleeord. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU , OMA.HA , Neb. , Feb. 20 , ISSii. Omaha record of temperature nnd rainfall , com pared with the corresponding day of past four : years 1891 1S95. 1S91. lSfl.1 Maximum temperature . . . 78 43 BO S3 Minimum tcinperntiito . . . 40 "S 27 2 Average temperature 53 42 38 2S Precipitation 00 S3 .00 .1 ? Condition of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for the day and since Jliirch 1 Ifcffi : Normal temperature "f " ' Kxccss for the day < Normal precipitation 01 Incb Deficiency for the day 03 inch Total precipitation flnco March 1 21.21 Inchc Deficiency nlnco March 1 11.SG Inches KeporlN from StuUonn nt S I ) , in. T IntlleuteH trace In preclpUntlrn. I. . A. WELSH. Observer. Is the result of the usual treatment of blood disorders. The system Is Oiled with Mercury and I'oiash remedies more to bo dreaded than the dlscar.o and in a short while is la a far woreo condition than before , The common result is RHEUMATISM for which BSJS. Is the most reliable cure. A few bottles will afford relief whore all else has failed. I suffered from a severe attack of Mercurial Rhcumatldm , my arms and legs being swollen to twlco their natural size , causing the most excruciating nalns. I spent hundreds of dollors without relief , but after taking a few bottles of I improved rapidly and cm now a wrllmanMCOinplete- ly cured. I can heartily recommend It to any ono suffering from this painful disoane. W. F. DAI.KY. Brooklyn Elevated 11. H. Dur Treatise on Blood and Skin nilf awi mallei ! free In of iddieu. SWl FT srCCI FIC CO . Atlanta , Ga. TWIN CITY JYE WORKS DYEING ANDCI.KAMJSfi Clothing , Dresses ail Household Gorfs OMAHA OKF1CK 1521 Tuinnm. Tel. 1S1. COUNCIL lIUJITrt WoiUs and Office. Cor , Avo- nun A nnil IGlli HI. Tel , 310. Bend for Price Mit. T NATIONAL BANK -01'- Council Bluffs , Iowa , CAPITAL , - . . $100,001) \VK SOI.IUIT YOUll IH/SIMCSS / , \vi : DU.SIUU YOUU COILICTO.\S. : 0.\K OF TIIK OI.I1UHT IIAMCS IX IOWA. r 1'Kii uK.vr PAID o.v TIUU nr.posn'M. CALL AMI HKK US Oil W1IITK. THE NEW DOHANY THEATER TOXHJIIT The Midnight Watch. ( II ) ' AllllllNHluil JO ( j . | lH , MITIC'I3S r tint ) lluln tlrt-ft , note book , contain I UK S favor Ohio Cultivator Cu. , anil otlirraluid.le uifi rR J , U UaJtcr , Itcturo tu Be * olllce for SOUTH OMAHA NEWS jj Yesterday afternoon a cat of cnltlo caught fire Just b low A very and was totally de stroyed. The car was one of a train of ex port cattle from the Kent Cattle company of Ucnoa. On account of the long distance to ship , the cars were thickly beddrd w'th ' hav. The car was next to the enclne nnd caught from sparks from the locomotive. As quickly asi possible It was detached from the rest ot the train and run to Albright. An alarm was sent In. The firemen were handicapped by having to lay l.SOO feet of hose. There were eighteen head of cattle In the car. The fire burneil so rapidly that before the doors could be opened the cattle were all down nnd past saving. While the firemen were pick ing up the hose an alarm was sent In from Seventeenth and Q streets and a messenger boy on a bicycle was sent to Albright to notify the flremcn. The latter fire was In the house of Charles Click. The house was totally destroyed. As In the other case , a long line ot hose had to be laid. Ily the time water was thrown on , the entire structure was blaring and It was Impossible to save any of the contents. Ghek can led ? 300 Insurance on house and contents. H U supposed that the tire was set , as Mr. and Mrs. Cholc were In Omaha and had been since Tuesday forenoon and there had been no ( Ire In the stoves since the family went away. _ Mnulo City < ! II N | | . \V. H. Lewis of Columbus Is In the city. Mrs. Kred Pearl , Twenty-fifth nnd J street ? , la ylck. O. C. Powell ot Hyamila is here looking after some property. Miss Annie Connors of Kansas City Is visiting D. H. Derlln and wife. Mr. and Mrs. N. 1) . Mead will entertain friends nt high five this evening. The Klrst Word Republican club will meet Friday evening at Plvonka's hall. Mr. and Mrs. William Walters of Perry , la. , nro visiting Mrs. A. J. Pierce. Jc-hn Canlon was arrested yesterday after noon for stealing coal from II. & M. cars. J. J. Shoncroft , n cattleman fivni llockport , Mo. , Is at the yards looking over the mar ket. Tomorrow evening1 occurs the third annual contest of the High school at the First Methodist church. J. L. Martin , llvo stock agent of the Heck It-land , left for Chicago last evening to bo gone pevcral daya The missionary society of the First Meth- dlrt church met yesterday afternoon and tied comforters for the poor. There was n good attendance at the horse calo at the yards yesterday afternoon. Some good stock was sold at fair prices. C. II. Sheldon , one of Columbus' bankers and cattle feeders , was a guest of the stock yards company yesterday afternoon , William Waltcra of Wakelleld and Miss Mary Dee of this city were married yester day afternoon. Mr. Walters Is a wealthy cat tleman , A concert will bo given on the evening of March 5 at the First Methodist church for the benefit of the Young Men's Christian as sociation. BABY'S COrtlNd. Nature intended tint. eveiv woman should look fiiinnid to the com- \HK \ of her b.xby with joy ami hope , imuoiulcd l > y anxiety Almost pain < lost pnitmition { 4 ciiiu the tt ua1 thing niiuiij ( uncivilized people , liven in our own country it occaiiutmlty happens ) with women in robust health Riul good conili * tion U ought to be the rule instead of the excep tion , and it is n fact that a very laRc mopotlion of the itHiial pain ninl suf- fiMiiiu may be avoided by ter the mother's neutral health , and specially strengthening the patticular oi ans concerned in p.utiittlion. Many mother's have been In ought through the trying lime almost painlessly hy the aid of Dr. Pietcc's 1'avotitc I'li-sctlplioii. It picparcs the system foi dclhcry hy im- patting the otgaiilc : ittciiRth and elasticity which the mother specially needs ; slioitcus the time of labor and of confinement ; pio- motes the secretion of abundant nourish ment for the child and fortifies the entire constitution against the after period of de pression anil weakliest. H'H use should begin in the early mouths of gestation the earlier the better. Mrs I'RitnVitTnt ( iltniillr , cht > ifctadfGt.t A' . ) ' . , vi ) ss " I rciul about lr ) 1'lcicc's I'nvorlte Prescription belli ) ; so good foi n womnu with child , sn I got t luttlrs last September , ntul December ijth , 1 had n tweUc-r uimd baby Rirl. When 1 w.ii confined I was not sick In nuy wny. I did not suflcr nuy p.ilu , mid when the child was born 1 wnlkid into another room ninl went tobed. I ticxcr had nn nller I'ftln or nuy other nnln. This is the eighth child nul : tlic laicest of them all. I siiflcinl cxeuthliiR thnt llc.sh could iiTcr ( with the other tmtilcft I always hail a doctor mid then he could not hilp me very much , but this lluic my mother nnd myhn < banu were nlonewltli me. My lial > > wns only FCVCU days old when I got tin and dressed and lell ray room nnd stayed up nli'ilny. " VILKS CUKKDIx AVKHKs T7t.w ? Hy the use of lii-niorrhoiilino. n liarinlcfs * compound Unit can be used for nn uyu ointment , yet posset-yini ; Much healing power tlmt when Applied in rec tal ( liK'itso it , immediately gives relief and a cure is tlio Htire refill of ita con tinued neo Itinulhon Cuio for Consti pation. IVu'o $1. M ) For sale by nuuooi.sTS. Will IK ) s-ont from t lie factory on receipt of price. Pond for testimoni als to TIII : KOSTKU jtro. co. G. IllnlTs. In. HOTEL. TIIIIlTljKVril AXU JO.VHS STIIIJI3TS. 140 rooms , batlu , steam hcnt ntxl all modern conveniences. Italcfl Jl.SO nml 12.00 per day. Table unexcelled. Speclnl low intes to regular boarders. FHANK 1IIIYDITCH Mgr. for Infants and Children. Castorla destroys worms , allays feverishness - "Castorln. Is sowcll adapted to children ness , cures diarrhoea and wind colic , relieves that I recommend It ns Mipcrior to any pre teething troubles , nnd cures constipation. scription known to me. " Castoriii contains no parcgotic , morphine , IT. A. Ancnnrt , M. D. , or opium in any form. lit So. Oxford Str. , Jlrooklyu , N. Y. I " 1'or several years I hnvc recommended "The use of Cnslori.i It so universal ami Castorla , nnd shall nl-vay.i continue to dose Its merits so well known tlmt it seems a so as it lias invariably produced bun-ficial work of supererogation to endorse It. 1'cw results. " nre the intelligent families who do not keep r. PARDim , M.D. , Ca&toria witlliu easy reach. " .j Street mid 71)1 ) Avenue , CARLOS JIARTYN , D. D. , i New York City. New York Cltr. 1 Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. Tandems ! Do you ride a tandem ? If not , why not ? There are tandems and tandems , but only one Tri bun e Tan d em ! ' And the cost $150. Made in two models : HE TANDEM with the cycloidal sprocket , eccentric chain adjustment device , detachable crank with safety lock , absolutely rigid frame and ad justable handle bars finished in glossy black or ma roon fitted with two-inch tandem tires and extra heavy tandem rims. Models on exhibition at : tiT : AIIWAV , ' J.mismT cv I t CiMiiivll llhilTH , l < mu. ' ' M > WILL BARNUM . , , , . Want a Tribune Agency ? WIUTK. JU1U ? Council Bluffs , Iowa. RESTORV LOST VIGOR . nit In week * . ' > fs-wwdci w fi it t ( tu u * u n a nua4 n > HERMAN * McCONNELL DRUG CO. . 1(11 Dg4t ltr ( t ( OmihB. Kilt ,