- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ - - - - - - - . - - - . - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - r---- . 'i'IlE OIAI1A DA11Y BJI : PUS1AY , APRIL 2h I8fl. ! ) 8 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - 'b-- - _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - . - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ b\ COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT 4b I1OIt MINTION. Juigo JIointnn nf thrIngtun ) wa& n t1i city yttercny , , ann nc a oiirt botio vI'.jtor , The regular meeting ni the Iilutta City Inilge , No. 71 , A. F. and A. M. , will t'q heh tht. , vcuing. Joel)1I ) Heyov nnel Mnud V. Otny ot Otiihi verc iinttetl In nlarrtlg9 yctcr.iay after. TRon IIY JInIICe ( 'ook. The Orti1 hotel , Conncfl flttIfL lUsh ClnE % III every rcpcct. ltnte , $2.S per ilay anq tIfvtt. 1. F. Clarke , nrcptletor. The ) ega actIn LeMng the legatlty ot the ncorioratIon of the town of Lake Man. awa % il1 be conciwieti fit the zupvror court to'fny. 'The wnnlerI of UnIvrsty Fxtenaon club "Onnaril" v1I1 mect at the rcstlencc of Mra. 3. 11. Cleaver tclay rt 2 p. in. to recite and attidy the wondera cC chapters one to six. fhc 1IeId Club park u lii be throwli open tot use this afternoon. 1iie attraction will be a prnctlc game of bie ball for the pur- 1)050 ) Ut pickitig out good jiayers for the aenson's games. Frederick Lilburn hendricks , the 4.year- V clii acti of Mr. and Mrs. Ira hendricks , died ) erterday afternoon at their home , 82S Third avenue , after a brief iliness. Thu funeral ar Taflgeneflt3 havt not yet baen completed. ( hrls Christianson , the young man who the benefit of the inedo a 1)istOl play for night clerk at the Neumeyor hotel catly Uurlay merning , was fined 5 and costs in the police court yesterday morning , In addition - tion to beliig relieved Permaneittly of the large revolver ho tisod on the occasion. Dora , wife of Jacob llalieroti , died yestor- ( lay morning at the fatuity rItlencc , near Quick , In Sliver Cteek township , of consumption - tion , ugel 3 ? years. The dcceaed had been sick for five years. The funeral will take vlaco today. Sorviccs will be held at the restlenco ! at 10 a. rn. , Rev. hoff omciating. The Chase-Lester Theater companY ' ' at Dohafly's OpCflCl a week's engagement opera house last night to an audience that completely filled the theater. ° A Fair Parisian" s'ao presented In a faultless man- nor. The company hs coo of more than or- dinary merit , and the nunwrous 'peclalities 's- were heartily encored again and agan. ! To- nght "Oliver Perkins , A. M. " will be the bIll. Xx.1'oundmaste Burke and his son , John , were arrestcl and had a. hearing in police court yetotlay morning upon the charge of depositing garbage inside the city limits. I'art of the avide000 was taken and Judge McGee contliiuetl the inquiry until this morn- with the hardworking old log. The trouble coloreti man brings Up again the vexel ques- tlon of vIiat to do with the garbage. It I council will finally set- that the city Probable hcrcaftcr that It requiring tb the matter by be dumped to the river. April 21 andMaY5a0datCa for next Ilomeseekers' excursion , via the Burlington Itouto. One fare ( plus $2) ) for round trip. 0. M , BIIOWN , Ticket agent , Council Biulti' ' . Weber has removed her drera- Mrs. 0. A. and Brood- uakIng rooms from Glen avenue way to 150 Glen avenue. CmielIItltlU $ I'reslrtCrs. The regular esslon of the Council Bluffs presbyterY will be held hero , commencing this evenfcig. Rev. John Young , the retirIng - Ing moderator , will preach the opening soy- church in Fr9t preobyterian in the mon and the re- the fore part of the cvensg naliider of the time will be E'peflt in sCIect Ing the now modcrkor and appointment of \ COTOIflIttOCS and clerks. The program for \ WednesdaY has ben outlineti as follows : Morning--ReftlIllg of thu rocor'l ' , nppolnt- moderator arrangements - 1W the ruent of conimittet bust- rangements leave of absence. JuItciai - minufes of synod , essIoiuil records , neiw , mleceIlnneOlW butinesS , melflber. received , tlismised , etc. ; payment of presbytortztl roll committees , standing of tluei , reports to the boards and call for 'contributions settlement- with ministers , election of corn- - znisaloner to ( lie general aI4"emb1S' After000fl-ItePOrt $ cn IntnIiatiOfls , re- portil of delegates to synod , election or two trustees , action on se'8IPlal records , ox- amlnatiOfl of cnnillduteI. approVal of tntis- tical report , reviIOfl of hat of standing committees. place of next meeting , report of tominittCC On leave of absence , a Journ- In Ofl I. An important feature of the meeting vlll be the ordination to the ministry of Fred I. Lyman. who Is to go to Siam as a missionary - ary , and 11 , S. Condit , who Is to go to cc- copy a pulpi at Neola. In case the program is not fully carried out a. brief session vill . . . - be held Thursday morning. Quito a latge attendance is expected , as sessions of the Wcman's Missionary society arc to be hehi during the annie time. and on Wednesday evening a joint esshon of the two organiza- timis will be held. / Notice to Property Ownrs. All persons owning property abutting on Indian creek , between Eighth and Oak streets , are hereby requested to appear at the Union L.tnl and Improvement company's emco , over omeor & Pusoy'e nank , on Saturday - day next , April 25 , between the hours of II a. in , anti i ; p. flL , to determine the amount of damages accruing by reason of the construction - struction and maintenance cc a sewer and railway over ani along said Indian creek. IOWA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. 13y John VT. Paul , President and General Manager. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ hot 11041 Sxish. We ha'o .OOO hot bed sash which we are going to close out. They won't last long. 110w many .10 OU want ? We will make you a plicO that can't bo duplicated. 0. B , Paint. Oil 'nd Glass company , Ma8onlc Tern- pie , Council BluffL Genuine Bokhara divans and new pieces of oriental furniture at tiio Durfeo Furniture company's. _ Dr. CIeavtU'8 offlco moved to 600 Broadway. Ncgr. , ' 1'iiIe e. In .Jnil. On March 10 W. J. Johnson , a colored porter on the tJnboo Pacific , returned to his hOlfle at 305 South Eighteenth street after the completion of one of his trips and die- covered that the place had been robbed , and among others things taken was a woman's gold watch and chain and a aliotgui. The matter was reported to the 1)011cc in both cities , but no chow was obtaineJ until a few days ago , when the watch was pawued at one of the paw'neIlois on Broadway. It was learned soon after that the shotgun was sold to Feurhawken , a second hand dealer , Both liCCCa of property had boon disposed of by colored fellows. One of them , fliackburn , or Black , hail hew lit Jail for some time upon a * _ . charge of aduitery with a negro WOman known as "Sugarlump , " The other was a colored feiiow named John Burke. The C volice captured Burke yesterday morning when he appeared in police court to answer to a chargd of dumping garbage inside the city limits. Both were arraigned in Cook's court yesterday , Blackburn had no defense to make , but Burke was able to show that. lie vas only In company with the thief when lie said the guii. Blackburn was sent back to jali cutler 5OO bonds and Burke was hold as witnees under a bond of 100. Burke's testimony will be suiticient to said Blackburn - burn to thU penitentiary. Furnished and unfurnished rooms for root. 710 First avenue. 'I'rIl * o Ilelit liii' \v. II. Moiieii , a young farmer living on one of the Strugart farina , was in Jutico Vien's court yesterday to answer to a coin- Iaint charging him with larceny. Sometime ego Constabie Vasiiburn levied upon a stock of hay belonging to Meilen to satfsfy a judgment obtainetl flgainst him , The hay 'sas left on the iremiscs unt I it. couid be eoltl legally. The day of sale was last Saturday. and when tile oihleer vent out to sell It there % .as nothing to ccli. Mellon lied done the selling. The young iiian did not appear to realize that lie had done anythnti ! but s'ome. thing shari ) untli lie was placed under ar- reet ; then lie as very anxious to settle up the matter , which was permitted after a little delay , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Iit'iist-il to 't'd. Marrlago licenses were issued by Cleric of the Courts Ifeed yesterday a follows : Name and Address , Age. Jacob C. Koysor , Omaha , , , , . , ' , , , , , , , , , Mauti J F ( ) ) ' , Dubuque. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. F , IIrui , Onuiha. . . . May Tayor , Council W , offer you niy clean , crisp , mow white Laundry work and best delivery service at , , : : ; i\s \ ; \VJIU \ ( ( Tu TILE IDLE Improvement of' Inalan Crecic Affords Many Deserving Mon Employment. TWO HUNDRED BUSY WITH SHOVELS Great CrilsllM t.ciiiliie fp Secure the l.nltur , Itit 11011415 of Psi titil iON .tre Given the l'ref- cr01100. There was no lack of men when the hour arrived yesterday for commoocing work on the Indian creek excavations. The men gathered at the city bulidlng , or at least many of them din , in such numbers as to aitnort block tue street , while as many more reported at tue point. whore the work was to be started , two and one-half miles from Nineteenth street. City Rngineer Toetevin followed the policy of the city administratIon end gave employment to' the largest number of men that could be worked profitably. The pay rolls last night showed that over 200 men were at work , and the majority of them Were heads of families. ltow long the work vlil last is a quea tion that Is anxiously aa'ked by the men ant- ployed. The appropriation made by the council for the completion of the work Is only $4,000 , but as there is 11,00O avaiiabte In the sewer fund it may be possible that the council wili decide to expend $5,000 and coot- llete the work thoroughly if the first ap propriation Is not large ooough. There is no question but that. it in neces3ary , for the Present condition of things endangere the lower system of the city. With the present force at work the job wlI be finished In a few days. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ve Io the Fruinhighi Why ? Because our goods are the best. Our prices are right , and we guarantee satis. faction. See our now ldctures. II. La. SMITh & CO. GLUIl IN ISSlON. .S.'cretzir' ILcIIortthe Seed Suiiil , A1i.iit Ifxhinusesl. The Workingmen's Friendly club held a brief meeting at the Court house bali last night. Tile meeting wan brief , which was gratifying to the members. Most of the men who compose the club had been at vth-k all day and were ready to go home as soon ac the business of the evening had been die- posed of. Secretary Travis reported a communication front the secretary of agriculture , conveying th Information that the supply of free seed had boon exhausted , and that the club could not look for any relief from that source. The club committee was inetructed to wait upon the city councii anti see what could be done toward securing seed for use in the vacant lots. The question of apportioning the garden piots futniahed by reai estate owners was taken up. Some of the Iota were sot apart for members of the club who desired to use them , and the secretary ws instructed to allot other parcels as they should be called Zor , A committee was appointed to see that none but bona fide residents of Councii Bluffs 810 given work on the improvement of Indian - dian creek. Dziatgernns. It a child opens a valve on a gasoline stove the chances are you are burned out. With the Biuo Flame Coal Oil Stove it merely turns up a wick. Finest toast you ever ate made In flame of coal oil stove. Cole & Cole , aolo agents. Just imported from Europe. They are gems of art. Better buy but one CIIOICB PlC- TURE In a year than a ( lr.zen cheap ones. They always have a market value. On sale for 3 ( lays only. Au Invited. Chapman's art store , 17 Main utreet. CrosNoll liii Avocit .lti.Ige A bench warrant was Lasued by Judge Green , at Avoca yesterday for the arrest of F. T. Scott , a butcher , who runs a shop at Walnut. Scott was a witness in the case of the state against Brock , cit trial at Avoca , and rofusad to appear in answer to the sum- mono. It was learned that ho had come to Cotucii Bluffa , and the offIcers followed him. Scott reached this city on Saturday last with an appetite and lS0 in cah. He had recently taken his third post graduate course In a ICoeloy institu'to , and was anxious to roe what effect the treatment had wrought. in him. lie made a holy time of It , and had just paid hia beard bill with his last ccitt of money and had started for Walnut when the omcera reachei this city. Word was sent to have him headed off and placed under arrest atVanut , and the omcers vihl go after him today. Brook is on trial , charged with having ured a cleaver on a man who tried to keep hint from whipping an Avoca butcher , in a row over a meat huh. Scott wac a witness to the affair. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Save your appetite ( and lIe ) for the paper dinner at the Congregational church FrIday evening , April 24. Wanted-To rent 1 or 5 room house , convenient - venient to the court house. Will buy if price and terms are right. H. H. , 13cc. Siteil by IL S fl-Isi-Litjy , Dan O'Leary , the grizzled and veteran flagman at the Broadway crossing of the Northwestern railroad , was very much broken up yesterday over his first case in court. He wius rued by Ii's eon.in-law , Amos Williams , to collect a 40 board bill. The old man hiss been livIng in ( lie home of hIs daughter for 501510 time. his Recently son-in-law and he lied a ifttle misunderstanding , and as a result the old man says he was pressed to pay a board bill , which lie claims to have already paid several times over. The old man was much excited over his summons to appear in court. and talked voluby ! at his family affaira. lie told the court that ho not oniy dId not owe 'illiams anything , but that hIs daughter's husband was in bile debt. lie admitted that lie had not paid any regular amount ( or his board , but bad simply given his ( laughter his pocketbook whenever she wanted any money antI let her help herself , ThIS she did frequently , to nearly the total amount of hs ! salary , After hearIng a part of the testimony the case was continued until saturday , _ _ _ _ _ _ Have y'tu seen the now gas heating stoves at this company's omce ? Ilotfrnayr's Fancy Patent Flour make the best and most bread. Ask your grocer for it. 'hicehiin ii. liltil ttiiii. Commissioner Steadman beard some of the testimony against ° Kid" W'hceian , the nsaiz brought hero on Sunday by Deputy United Statet , Marchal Richards , charged with rob- blog tl&o postofilco at Wintorset , Ia , , last May. There was sulticient evldencn to warrant tile commissioner holding hint to the grand jury Oil that charge , hut. before tito Inqu'ry ' vas can. ciuded It was pretty clearly established that thu 'tCld , " vhio is a gray haired old sinner of fO , was also Iniphicatcd In the vostotllce robbery at Tabor last fall , winch ended in an exciting shooting serape In which eeverai Council liltiffs ofilcers took parr. One of the men was captured then , but two others escaped - capod , Thu officers claint that ( boy will be able to show that Wheehan was one of the two , and that ho has been connected with other vestofllco burglaries. With thal testi. snony before bUn Commissioner Steadman sent the man to jail in default of $500 bond , 'l'OfliC Green ( uiiil * tt..n ti , hCeoliik. \'ogle , Smith and Vogle , the dealers in counterfeit money arrested in Chicago , tsero brought to Council Bluffs yesterday morning , but they did iot have a hearing before Cent. missioner Steadntan. Instrucuons were ro celved from Judge \Vooision , now holding federal - eral court at Keokyk , to forward the Inca tu that Place at once Jo ; preliminary hearing. They hayo announced that they will pot try to Itrocuro the $45,000 bail boitda necessary to rctoro theta to temporary liberty , but wiil contain In jail until the1 caes are called In court. Cl.US ill ) 'i'll II "XViI l'FIl I 10 VS ii. " Oiiv ut Ink' tiitint' flisi (11)155 liJ1 j.iined f11111 hioIu5r liiisi ui's. The Manawa season will open ths : year on May 1 , and present Indications are that there will be legal attractions on tap in ndtlition to the usual sclioluio of sunintor resort events. I'romoters of the summer resort have ile- cliled to prohibIt saloons from doing bus- incas in close proximity to the grand plaza and the landing place for the pleasure yes- eels. The saloons of the town have all been closed during the winter , except that of If. 5 , SteInberg , the "Whito Ilotise , " which has been in operation. Yesterday In the district court , on application of William Ilallou , Judge Smith granto.I an illjUftCton ! restraining Steinberg from celloig liquor In the fifteenth judIcial district , and more particularly on certain enumerated Iota anti Parts of lots in lake Mana'a town , It Is understood that injunctions wilt be asked restraInIng oilier saloons from doing besiness at their present locations , flack of all of it is the politica' ' war that line been going on for a long time and a nice light etortel ( may result In all of the liquor resorts being kepi closeddurlng the season , UITIII ) 1)It C0'l'il3i l"I' . lht'llOhl % II rrzi ist'i INsu'il for 'I'liree tIesuihers aif thi Jury I'ntl.i , DurIng those ( lepressed tinues there is uru. ally no trouble in getting ready responses from tim men who are called to serve the county in the capacity of jurors , Tue panel for' the present term of court , however , has boon depleted by excuess given by farmers - ors who were anxious to get at their spring trork anti yesterday Judge Smith discovered that there vere not jurors on hand to do the business of tile court. J. II. Murphy , Frank Gardiner and N. S. Jensen , Who were cahiei as members of the panel , tailed to respond anti Judge Smith issued bends warrants for their arrest and citing them to appear and show cause why they shioulul not ho fined for conteniph They will probably be arraigned this morning. In order to put the Panel In working' shape Judge Smith issued a special venre for eleven jurors anti the following were selected by the jury board : MIchael McCarty , John Olsen , Henry J. Kloiin , W. B. Morris , C. A. Snook , George \v. Chamberlain and Jessie Lewis Of Council Bluffs , Charles Armine and W. F. Schmac- decko of Underwood and Charles Leitzke of Minden. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ v. C. A. 110N5)itIl Report , The report of the Woman's ChrlatIan asso- ciatlon makes a very favorable allowing. Th secretary in her official report , says : "The hospital work of the Wontan's Christian association Is steadily progressing. \Vell organized efforts , systematic metbodo and persevering endeavor characterizes the movements of the association. The lack of room often impedes our work , and we are learning to abide tile tinto when recources aixi rotm will be greatly augmented. The monthly resume of March shows. Patients , entered , 13 ; county , 4 ; discharged , 0 ; died , 3 ; rentaining in hospital , 15. The financial report shows : Money received from patiento , $231.60 ; county patients , $ l55.l0 total amount received , $424.56 total dnuoutht expended , $347.48 ; balance on hand April 1 , $77.OS. The commissary department was under the able supervision 'of Sirs. May Van Dovoer and Mrs. FannIe 'Bradley ; the orders amounted to $50.25. The donors were : Mrs. 11. S. Jones , Mrs. Charles Ilanumel , Mrs. C. B. Hward , Mrs. if Rt McPiuerun , Mrs. F. J. Da3 , Mrs. W. 0. Wirt , Miss L. . Massenbnrg , Mrs. Charles Sherraden , Mrs. IiV. . Sawyer , Mrs. W. W. Wallace , Mrs. I , , C. Devol , Mrs. J. T. Pugh , Mrs. F. G. Schnoor. Mrs. J. H. Pace , Mrs. A. P. lIen- chtt , Mrs. Moorehouee , .Mrs. V. Baltin , Mrs. A. Lonie , Mrs. C. It. Frank , Mrs. George Lipe Mrs. James MeMillen , Mrs. John At- kina , Mrs. J , N. Casady , Jr. ; Mrs. J. J. Steadman , Mrs. H. B. Leach , Mrs. a. L Wyckoff , Mrs. J Lindt , Mrs. J. R. Bali , H. P. Barrett , Mrs. Ij. Merkle , Mrs. Thomas Maloney and Mrts. Dr. Montgomery. Iistricl Court CuhIiiiin , The case of Pomerpy against Sweet was on trial before Judge Smith in the district court yesterday , This is an action brought by Pontoroy to recover $300 from Sweet. The money WILO sent to Sweet as attorney for a brother of the plaintiff , to be used in fur- nichIng bonds for getting the man out of jail. Sweet claims the amotiht as1attorney's fees. fees.The cases of the Keene Five Cents Savings bank against H , J. Chambers and the same plaintiff against W. A. Graybiil were stricken from the docket on April 15. That record haa been expunged anti the plaintiff given time to show service on the defendants. The suit of J. Breckett against Joint Limit , an action In replevin , has been dismissed at plaintiff's casts. The suit of J. B. Sutherlin against the Council Biuffs Insurance ompany han been continued until next term. A motion for a more specific statement was submitted in the suit of Warder BusLiteli & Co. against MIchael Fox , No ScJuil lluiird Quoruisi , Owing to the absence of Members Thomas , Fonda and Robertson there was npt a quorum present , and consequently no meetIng - Ing was held , Under the impression that some of the members were at home or at least in the city and bad fbrgotthn that last night wae the date of the regular meet- tag the janitor was dispatched to hunt them up. After visiting their several places of resort - sort and not being ablci to find them he returned - turned and reported the fact to the board. After waiting until 0 o'clock the board ad- jounred until Thursday evening at S o'clock. The failure of the board to hold its , regular monthly session will delay tile payment of the teachers and others having .ciaints against the district. Thieves After ilicyches. Burglars attempted to effect an en'crance to P. C. Deyol's hardware store , Sunday night. The rear door of the Main street store , in which tile firm's supply of wheels is kept , was tried , but withstood the assaults - saults of the thuiovcs. They then effected an entrance to the basolnent of the ifiroadway store , but could not gain , access to the store room proper. The hasomont was filled with stoves , boilers , grindstones , anti articles of that clasu , and the thieves wore compelled to give it up as a bad job. It is oupposad that the burglars were after the bicycle stock of the firm. Wall paper cleaned , new process , with patent right at Millor's , 108 Main street. Davis , drugs , paints and glass ; tel , 289 , Sold tlortgggeul l'ropi'rty. John Johnson , which is not his Pepto , was arraigned before Justice Walker yesterday afternoon UpOn a charge of havng disposed of mortgaged property , consisting of a horse and buggy and a cultivator , Tile mortgage - gage was h&tl by B. B. Hart , and the information - formation was , filetl by a bill collector named Filiton. Johnson Is a countryman who does slot understand the intrcacls of the law , and hivesfteen lnhies from town , t LllI'ii llxhiilittIon , The coroner of a rural town in Georgia was examining witnesses in a case of eud- den death , relates the 'rimos-Heraid , "Did you over hear the deceased compiin of any ailment ? " lIe asked of one. "Tito who , sub ? " "The deceased , " Tile oid fellow scratched luis head , looked thoughtful , then called hula wife , daughter 110(1 eon-in-bow aside and held a whispered corntuitaticn , Then ho faced the coroner again. "I never knowuti no 'decease , ' sub , " lIe ! aid , " 'ceppin' you means dein folks what doria cease icr plant cotton ? " "The 'deceased' is the man lying dead there , " explained tiue coroner , "Oh ! " exclaimed the witness , "of you means do dead man I'jff right 'long usid youi En now , ef I jion't disronemcr , , I did heats dat ho had iattiin' or do brain ! " ' 'Rattling of the brain ? " "Yes , suh , " "And what's that ? " " \'eli , suit , lilt tain'L 'xac'ly a misery or do stuininlck , but bit ain't fur fruIts it , en lilt's doe 'bout ez lainful es flintin' at de heart , or ketchin' or (10 j'ints , or settiln' or do bones ; en of I makes no mistakes , bit ain't so powerful fur from ringln' In do yea's en twitchin' ' do skull ' Oi' , en dat's eli I kecws 'bout ltl'1 \\iN'I' \ \ ON RECORD Filt ( ItE O1I Des Moines' Now City Joci1 tarti Business with a P. , # OUTWITTED THEOLD 'bI' EASILY VnrIiiii 'sicgisires I , 110v0 ll'dfl l'iseil hi ) the 0utgiigbillclnls . * , 1iilei i ) ) tue . % Ott ( . .UIIlttiflhl ( Pt AITnirs. DES MOINES , April 20.-Speclal ( Tele- gram.-Tho ) slew city administration of ies Moifles broke loose today , Saturday night the old cauncl adjourned until today at 9 o'clock , with tile intention of meeting at that hour and cleaning up its business , con- aistlng of various franciliser , etc , Then tue flew council was to be sworn in at 2 p. m. lint the new mayor , Macvtckar , and his reform - form council caine around to the city hell at 8 oclock today , got sworn lb and began to ila business long before the old council had begun to appear. The first thing done was to fire the Board of l'ublic Works , John Sherman and George C. Sims , and to ap- loiuit C , D. Boardman and B. W. Corellin. The oiti bcard claims its term is not out aiuui wili light the matter Id court , Then the council introduced a resolutlon to cut all salaries of appointlve omcers 20 Per cent. Thus hne slot yet heels acted upon , The mayor nanued Fred Jolibson for chief of police , to succel J. II. Ford , By the time thc' reforn was veil in progress , the old council began to arrive and find out how it had been outwitted , There was nothIng to do but give up. The various measure the old councii waste to have passed today will ( lie at the itands of the new council. A fifty-year franchise for the Telephone company : a scheme to bulid two expensive bridges ; a union depot ordinance ; vacating streets , and a proposition - tion to buy a crematory were among tile list , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ IlW'A Glt1tNi ) AII3IY IlCA3Il'3i ilT. TteIlt-SCCIIil Aiiiitini Macthur at Cedar ItfihilliM t'st 'eek. CEDAIt RAPIDS , In , , April 20.-Special. ( ) -The twenty-second annual encampment of the Grand Arnuy of the RepublIc , Department of Iowa , will be hoid in tills city next week , Wednesday , Thursday anti Friday. it is expected that there will be from 8,000 to 10,000 visitors in the city on those days. Every effort is being nuade , not only by the citizens of thie city , but the officers and lead- era of ( ho Grand Army of the Republic , to make it a success. The people of tltis city have been proper- lag for this big event for the past six or eight weeks. Committees have been ap- painted , anti th work in every department is well in hand , and ( ho old veterans will be given an entiiusiast.ic welcome anti will be entertained in a magnificent manner. The entertainment committee has , . been bule' ' for the past week , and has afready secured lodging - ing for nearly 2,000 people in the private residences of the city fpr the visitors , as tlio hotels anti boarding hquses will be totally inadequate to accommouate those who will be lucre. The canvarViIi be continued this week , and lodging tilace will be oro. cured for all. , , All of the Iowa railroads aave made a rate ot one , fare fen the roun , trip , and In addi- ( ion 'sp'eciai trains will be run on several o tile roads in order that evety one may be becoflimorlated. The Burlington , Cedar Rapids - ids & Northern road wifl runi special trains tram Iowa Fnis , Devor'ali , Abert % Lea and Davenport , all of 'which xvIii start early tue morning of the first day of the encampment , arriving hero about nooui. The Chicago & Northwestern , Illinois Central anti the Ciii- cage , Miiwhtukee , & St. Paul are also taking steps to furnish all necessary train aerwice. The phrado will be hcld on tile first day of the tncthtpment , canuieuiclhg at 2 o'clock iii the afternoon , and if the woatliCr ehotld prove propitious , vill be a great one , The business ftsions of 'tiO' encampment will bq held In Geene's opera house , which has a seattng capacity , with chairs on the stage , of 2,500. Arrangements have also been made for two on three different campfires on each night of tue encampment , whore many of the gret'est campfire orators in the north- Wet will talk t ) the "boys. " The annual meeting of the Woman's Relief corps , togethe with the abnoal meetings of tui6 other lady organlzatiotus , auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic , will ho held during the same days. The Sons of Veterans ace also going tA nieCt , at the same tinto in their annual gathering. The decoration committee has taken the preliminary steps loQking toward a decorn- tion , not only of the businesa portion of ( ho city , but of the rocidence portion as veil. Mulanlalt TRIAL AT CIIDAIS It.tI'IDS. ( illS 'Frnhll'r FneJilgn Jury for liiI- iuisr Dun 'Surlier. CEDAR RAPIDS , Ia. , April 20.-Special ( Telegram.-The ) trial of Gus Trainer for ( lie' murder of Dan Turner was commenced in ( lie district. court this morning. The day was occupied with tile selection or a jury , twenty mon being exainine.i before tile required num- her was calected , This was followed by tue opening statement of the cunty attorney , TaI. lag of testimony' will begin tomorrow morn- ing. Tue case will ha bitterly fought on both sides and wiii probably last all wceic. Trainer formerly ran a c.toon at Prairie- burg. One tiny' last November Turner became engaged in a row Ia the saloon. Trainer ordc'oci him to leave , and when ho refused walked out from behind the bar anti titruck tuna over tile head with a club , fracturing ( ho kuli , from whiciu be died. GOt 'l'lietr Xtiiicsi MlxeiI , CIIRROIcRId , Ia. , April 20.-Special.- ( ) Dispatches which vere sent out front Des MoInes April 16 , whereIn it was assorted that Dr. B. L. Baker of Indianola was oiectoJ vice president of tue Iowa State Medical so- cloty , erred , That honor was conferred upon Dr. Edward Ilornihrook of tills city by an almost unaninuotle vote , It was a three-car- ocied fight between medical colleges , and tha Iowa City anti Sioux City colleges elected their men , President Dr , J. C. Schrodcr is connected with tile Iowa City faculty of ( lie iredical schooi and Dr. Ilornibreok is dean of the Sioux City School of Medicine. Cut to I'lcces by ( lie 'I'rztii , , CRESTON , Ia. , April ' 20-Special-Tiie ( ) dead body of an unkpovn man was founti early this morning near Murray , a village station on the Burlingroh"cad , case of Creston - ton , The man had iituoh ° run over by the cars , his head having bui:1Aevcred , the arms and legs cut off and tiua ( ' face so badly inanglod that lie could hot be recognized. This is the third naau found dead on the Burlington tracks betwedni Ililisdalo and Murray wituilng two weeks.I I2Nt'iiiitil liisileti4 tJ IIt' , hiy Morphine , MASON CITY , Ia. , April 20-Special ( Teie- gram-R ) , Ii' , Jenning ; last night from an overdose of inorphine lie enlisted in the First Maine Light art i ( ' In 1862 , Ilgiuting with his command t i , l.ie battles of the Potomac , Gettysburgitu 4 harbor and tint Wilderness , serving unit ' ( lie close of the var. qT , S ' Itiiiiroiiil hltlNit'eit4 Iteuluced , WBBSTEI1 CITYi s its , , April 20.- ( Spec Telegram-'w'zity-seven ) ' Northwestern - western railway freight conductors have been set back to braking anti fifty brakemen have been laid oft during ( hue past week. Railroad men In this section say business - ness has not be duller 'with the trunk iines for years than at uresent , lefnul IiiiI4 'l'reuuNur'r Bscaps's 'I'riiii , LIfMA1IS , Ia , , April 20-Specal ( Teie. granu.-Negotiatinons ) for a settlement be- tweeru the Piynuoutb County commissioners anti the bondsitien of Defaulting Treasurer Kirsebom have been d opped and suit will be commenced against the latter for $ i9Q0O at the next terni of court , JiliNfiligN Cl tis'ii I'iu ru leuI , hASTINGS , Ia , , April 20-Special.-D ( ) , M , Douglas , an old and highly respected citizen of title place , received a paraiotlc stroke while down town tiii morniug. Ito was carried to his hioin in an unconscious condition5 and Is not expected to survive , I'AlTI1VtT1. IT0 iIIATII. A. Stir Of hleruilusuut frnit the lnnul of the inkotns. From the prairies of south Dakota comes the story of an incident that illumines and atlorne the annals of hunuanlty and is fit to bo preserved in immortal verse. On a small farm near Gary lived MIchael Goilnick anti wife , relates tue Sioux City Journal , They were a plain German couple , past. the allotted three score and ten , who were goitig down the hill of life alone anti together , Their children had long since left the paternal root for homes of their own , There wasn't lunch style about. the 01(1 paIr. The old man vonlti be denominated a "hay- Seed" by the smart young man of the town , anti the cut of the old woman's clothes would have made the "now woman" snub , They haul left the heyday of passIon far behind - hind them , but titoy loved with a love that was charming to see in these days of overworked - worked divorce courts , One night last week this old couple awak- coed to finti their little honue a nuass of flames. The wife , after being euro that her hiusbanti was aroused , matle her way out of the house. The husbanti was tunable to fellow her on account of the smoke and fire that every instant increased itt volume , but made his escape front the building by breaking out a wIndow. Once outside ha looked for his wife anti found evidence in a water pail that ho hail carried out and left ft few feet from the door that he liati got safely out of the house. Then , nearly itaked , 110 began a vain fight against the flee , \\'hoiu the flames had done their work the small portion of the old lady's hotly which hati not been consunued was founul in the ashes at the spot where the bedroom n-as. The ( lCVOted old wife , finding that her huts- band diii not follow her from the house , hati gone back into ( lie blaze for him , anti had succumbed to the flames when site reached the eloping apartment , where she last saw hint. She literally vent through fire for him , She was faithful unto (105(11. "Greater love bath no man thou this , ( lint he lay down his life for his frlcr.tis. " No excuse for sleepicas nights tvhietu you can procure One Minute Coughs Cure. This tviil relieve all annoyances , cure the most c'e. vera cough and give you rest and health. Cats you afford to do without it ? . _ _ _ IenhiN of a lny , TOWANDA , Pa , , April 20.---Mrs. Sartti Morcur , widow of the late Chief Justice ftt cur. dieti at her home in this city , LONDON , April 20.-The marquie of Bath died. today at Venice. John Alexander Thynne , fourtbi marquis of Bath , was born in 1831 , lIe was lord lieutenant of Wiitshire , a trustee of ( ho British lnuteutn , and tile portrait gallery and hbnorary colonel of the Wlitu yeomanry. Bad complexion indicates an tlnheaithy state of the system. DeWitt's Littio Early Risers are pius that viii correct this condi- tion. They act on the liver , they act on the stomach , they act on the bowels , S VlhtTI1Elt FOILIJCAS'l' . Fair \'e&tiier for NebrltNIn with \'iiiuhsi front thu North tutu Iln'ut , WASHINGTON , Auth 20.-The ( orerast for Tuesday is : For Nebraska-Fair ; northerly to ensterly WbllIhC For Coloradp-Fpjr ; ensterly to southerly winds ; warmer. F.r Wyoming and Mcntana-Falr ; warmer ; outiseriy winds. For Oklahoma and Inthinn Territory-Fair ; niighthy cooer ; easterly winds. For Slissourl-Fair cooler ; northerly winds. For Iowa-Fair ; cooler ; northerly winds. For Kauusas-Genealiy fair ; noitiierly to easterlY winds. Foi' oUt h Dakota-Fair ; northerly winds , Fhifting to sotitheriy. ICaI Record , OFFICE OF TIlE WEATHER I3IfltRAU OMAhA , April 20.-Omaha record of torn. perature nnd rainfall compareti with the corresponding day of the past four years : 1896. 1SM. 1S94. 1893. Maximum temperature. . . 82 sa 41 39 Minimum temperature. . . no ni 32 34 &vcrnge temperature. . . . . . 56 68 30 ad Pr.ciptatln . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ci .oi .os .01 Cotudltiolu of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for the day and since March 1 , ls9c : Normal temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Excess for the day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Accunsuiated deficiency sluIce Mnrehu I. . . 83 Normal precipitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii melt Deflcincy for the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inch Total precipitation since MarCis 1 4.06 inches Ixcess sInce March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inch ltciii'tN frosis Stittiosus at S p. iii. "I , , iD . , STATIONS ANT ) STATE OF ' WEATIUaR. S. . Omaha. sart clou'hy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CO C2 .01 ortlt t'latte , clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , s .oo huron , part cloudy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .r.4 or Chicago , cloudI' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 72 .12 St. clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 88 .51 St. l'nul , cleat' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . z rs .oe Davenport , cloudy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 74 .18 ICiutsat , City. part cloudy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72. St .0 , ) helena , clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 45 .00 ltavre. clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I 411 z . 'r Salt Lake , part cloudy , , , . , , , , . . . , 52 54 .51 ! iiamarcl' , cloudy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S 28 Ciieyennne , part cloudy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5) ) &b .0) ) \Viiiitoo , clear . . , . . . , , , . , , . , , , , . . , . . , . 34 36 .5) ttitpiI City , cloudy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 43 .02 . Guiveston , couthy 2 71.00 T IndIcates trace of precipitation. . L. A. WLdLSII , Observer. % 'J3S'rI31tN I'ENSIONS , Veterniis of file Lute % Vur Resnesit- hp'reiI l'y General Goeriinient. WASHINGTON. April 20.-Specbal-Pen- ( ) ion granteti , iinio of April 1 , were : Iowa-Increase : Willard M. Welsher , Benton - ton , Itinggoltl ; Ransom It. Brenenstahh , Creston , Union ; ( special , April 6) John Montgomery , Newton , Jasper. Orignal widows , etc. : Sarah 81. Priestley , Carroi , Carroll ; ( special , April 6) ) minors of Boom- F. Smith , Licoinb Marshall and Con- cad Grove , Grundy. South Dakota-Original : Wiiiiam Pexton , Turton , Spink ; John Elliott. Dumont , Law- rcnce. Original widows , etc. : Minor of Benjamin F. Smith , Sioux Fais , lthinnc- hohta , Wyoming-Additional : James B. MeEt- haney , Wheatianil , Laramie , Increase : henry Lytic , Stindance , Crook , Colorado-Originab ; Corneiius D , McAu- lift , Fort Logan , Arapahoe , Issue of April 2 were : Nebraska-OrIginal : henry \V. Lloyd , Plattamouth Car-s. Increase : Thomas J. iathetuy , icnhrook. Cherry. IowaOriginalIiiaiu1 hi , Ihigelow , Mnide I.nui'iing , Monona ; John A. henry , inthianoinVai'ren' ( special , April 7) ) John ( 'aigy , ( 'linton , Clinton , Ad'iitionnll ' Jobutu i 1)oniu , Stuai I , ( lutheic. Increase : Emery P. Wolcott , htedfortl , Taylor ; litvld Cnbe , Steamboat Itoek , ltnrthin. Colorntlo-Increase : Philip 1.ctrick , Dots. ver , Arapahoc' , Original widow : Mary J. Spicer , luoniuher , hi"nltier. Vyoming-Origiiunl Janice Evans , Cisey- Colic , I.aramie. hectIc of .Avrui 3 were : Nebraska-Original widows , etC. ( 'lain A. Fotits , Cethnr itnhIth , , Boone , iowa-Original : Ira Shary , , Tninaicn , I itith. sic : itcuiben J , Vents , 1)ea MeIises , l'dk ; Cyrus ilownrtl , Fort Mittlison. l.ee. . 't'idi- tiotual''llhinni Itbttenburgh , Cetiar lnpi.ls , Linu , hLetucrn : Richard ii , Morain , ilIsu. burg , Fretuont. Incrc'nsc , : Dcviii lialhtnger , Des Moines. Polk. Original witi tws , etc : tumor of'Ihibnm II.Vlthrow , ( ) ttuuiuvn \'apello ; ( spt'o'ai , Autth 8) ) Maria 'elc. lteI Oak , Moiitgomery , North iakotn-Origiiual widow : Inbala ilisbee , hllebee' . Towner. leslIe of isri : t were : Nebraska-Origitial : James hethierlngton , htudinnoiti , fleti'lIiow : i'etcr Ii. Frerse , Nebraska City , Otot' , htt'itoiatioii iuiiI , stip- ; ileunentnl : James Itoep , Clnika , ? iierrick , Increase : henry Schwab , Onuaha , I ) tigas. town-rginnlt ! Eghert V.'hite , 1"arrnuut. F'rcninnt ; Drlc II , Steenbiock , Abbott , liar tim , Reisatiet ( 'liarles Fi. Freesnait , Cinton Clinton , Itebtl and intrcnsot : Stlu'ink'e. . pieck , Cedar Falls , Iflack hawk , Original witlows , etc' : ( Special , Aunt 9) ) Cathnrlno Stutter ( nuotiter ) , 'iuuteriettiuthIoti ; Dcii- lie 10. Strong. ulrldgewnter , AtlaIr : Anna It. Ctitnrnitigs , , Iornviui , Appanonse : Anita M. C'hnphin , le Soto , Dn'lns , Mexban war urvivors , increase : Iaflie Steinmuuhler , Neokuik , Lee' . Coioratir'-Orbginnl , witlovi' , etc. 1 Isabel I ) . hawley , New ( 'aStle , ( lariiel'l , Isatie of APril 0 ere : Neltrnska-Origmnal : Isaac M. 1ingsnlver , ( Ireehiam , York ; Jpseluit iii ichnel , Atirora , Iluintillon. Iowa-Original : Fretleriric llcilensnn , I' . will , Story' Mntiison W , illblttns , De % toinss , olIc. Althitlonal , : Viilitun alilise' . , Tisutyor , Union. inereitse : John \V. Arni- priest , Ihurlington , 1)e 1ulnincs. Colerntio-Orginnl ! : Atuguist Shipier , lciu. roe , Arapititoc. South Dakotn-Origbna. : l.nttb Cobtetix , Grzt1ituil , tIeau1e ; JChn 11. Taylor , lciul. Charles 11 , ' , MItch- wooti , Lawrence ; .i'ahiner - oil , Ditrison. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - W iicn Baby was rick , wo gave her C.wtora. ! \Thcn i.huo wa. ' us Child , alto cricti for Castoria. % 'hicit hio became Mist , she citing to Ccistoria. WIrse i.iio l.iatl Children , site gavothical Cextoria. RHEUMATISM Results L from a Bad wv ( , Liver and 9I/IJ / , canbe I /J Cured by I Using Dr J. H. McLEAN'S LIVER AND KIDNEY BALM A Certain Remedy for Diseases of the Liver , Kidneys and Urinary I Organs At Druggists , Price , $1.00 Per Bottle Tots On. .1. H. MCLA MrDlClNc Co. I . . . . , , . . - - - - - - - - - - - - _ rG : , We tend the rr.arveIotu Prrqt'h as i ltcntedy CAL.THCS rie , cud i iIfl _ I't legal guaranteothatC.Lri , , 'viii , a' _ - . - STttI' Di.ehnrges .0 Emt.Ion. , , If cfflcgseernniorrhc..vL.uc.cIo P L usd ItI.STOltr L..t VIGor. ' .1 'M J' Use ii and .tay ( faUfied. II Addre.lVON MOH1. CO. , . . 5eI A.crk. , , .tteni. , , ( latlnn&t1 , CS's r + $ + * 4. . + . $4rn.4. ; * 44 : I What Do Yeti ? it's a nice , H prctty Shoe at a : t 1 : n'iodci'atc price , : Sargent Has them - AU . Orna1itcan not ' touch us , i Look for the Bear. I Customers' Shoes Shincd Free , iZ-H * ! ' 4 + 4 4 + rn + 4 + iCccc 4' * New Dohany Theater All This Week Chase-Lister Theater Company , _ _ TONIGII'I' Oliver Perkins , At M Popular l'ricea- lOc Seats on solo at the box otnee. TWIN CITY DYE WO1KS DYEIP4fl Clothing , Drosss ani 1Iotis1io1d Gos . . . OMMIA oFFIclO-1z2i Fornarn. Tel. 1521. COUNCIL llLtJFyS-Woiks UlId omce , Con Aye- . . . nue A and 26th St. Tel. 310. . Oend for Price List. ! Iis'r ' NAflO&L & BANK Council B1ufs , Iowjt. CAPITAL , - . S100,00G VE SOLICIT lOVit1lUSINjJSS , WE DESIRE YOUR COLLLICTIONS , ovr : oF TIlE OlDEST IittNlCS SN IOWA. S I'ER CENT PAID ON TIME IEl'OSITt. CALL AND SEE US OR VItITIC. Dr. S. Mosher SPEOIALdSP. Having fully demonetrated by years of successful practice and experience that he is able to cure multitudes of diseases which bathe the klli of ordinary pityai"tans , hue feels it his duty to make known to suftoiiiug humanity Shut he devotes his wilole time and energy to this particular branch of the profession , and wll' prepare and furnish medicine at his 001cc OC Visit those cases Which may require personal examination. Pa- tienta as a distance may con"ilut Dr. Mosher by letter , giving a carefully written history of their cases , describing their symptoms minutely as possible' , which will enable him to make correct diagnosis , and Judge very accurately of ( ito curability of the disease , and tG apply proper remedies. Medicine forwarded either by mail or express and all medicine prescribed by Dr. Mother is prepared under hits own personal supervision. lie treats all diseases without mercury nr other poisons. which create dIsease of themselves. The doctor by lila new RESTORATIVE TREATMENT cures all curable diseases , anti treats Witis success all affections of the Liver , Throat and Lungs , Catarrh , Epilepsy , Dyapepsia , Heart Disease , Rheumatism , Neuralgia , and all Nervous Diseases caused by overworlc , the indiscretion of youth , or the exccsses of riper years , anti whatever may tend to lower the latent ( OICO or the tone of life's vitality , causing physical debility , nervous exhaustion , insanity , and prematur e decay , Consult personally , or by Letter , free and strictly confidential. Address , Dr. S. Mosher , Office : 623 West Broadway , Council Bluffs , Iowa ft Pays to Investigate ! Before purchasing a mount for the season , Our Bicycles will stand Investtgation , We make : uo assertions we can'not aubatan- hate , We have letters of rec- > mmendatton and praise from experienced cyclists ttirouhout our tirritory , Our competitors bowl-we can't help It , b8causo \ our wheels are preferred to others , Our agents ore not corn- s pelted to cut prices to sell , Our , , guarantee is worth sonuethlnr , . _ _ _ _ _ It uuimna soinething , . v , . S TRlIJUflnS-"Itezt In the world" . . , , , , , . , , . . , . . , . . . , . . . . $ t DEFiHIS MODELS-The ac- . knowledgrd leader of the , l , . - medium priced itighi grades , , $90 3L4 . . , h . , , , SYIVI/tN MODELS-Built , . ' . r . . ; , . : : . , . . - _ & , v 5.JLS , " I . . 5 _ , . . . . Largestline of Sundries and Supplies in the mid-west. GeneraL western distributors for the flcrcdcs iYoOd Rim , Wheeler Reform $ -dd/c and U S. Cyclometer. Write for catalogue. Vrite DEERE , WELLS & CO. , Couttcil Bluffs , Ia. LOCAL AOENTS- J. T. FINDLEY , Council Bluffs , Ia , WILL BARNUM & ] 3FtQ , , Omaha , Neb. . . - - - -