TT113 OMA1TA HAFLV OCTOBER 2 , 1800. COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT MIMMl MP.NI I0 > , Miss Theda Ilereshelm Is on the ilek list Major IlurKc , rcptencntlng lluffalo Ultra "VA lid West Ahow , Is In this city. Mrs Ferris Og'Icn ' w-lll return home from a Visit to Chicago on Monday next. A dcnlled motor near the motor birn ( Ulajed traffic for soinn time last night riurln Daughn Is visiting his daughter Mrs I ! C. Warner , of Missouri Valley. .tames Nlcoll has returned from Cali fornia after an absence of neatly a year Five transfers of real estate were filed tor rccoid ycsli relay , consideration $17,723 Warned , good second-hand blcjclc. Call nt Harts Jewelry stoic this morning before 0 If , St Agnes' guild will give a pound party foi Rev Welles Tuesday ulght of next \ > c-ek. Regular meeting of Fidelity council , No Kf ! Royal Arcanum , tltU , Friday evening , nt 7 30 o clock. H ( ' Lynchard of Mount Pleasant , IH vis iting hli son. W. II Linchird Ho Is 86 years old. and U mill linle and dearly. The McKlnlcy Guard and Dunn corps will meet for drill mnmptly nt 7 o'clock this evening at the armory , Elsemin building Miss Mangle Yenc-cy has icturncd from Minneapolis , Minn , and will remain for tln > , tInter with her parents nt the Reserve- l.n'cl MIKSCA Anna Stevens and Helen Shepherd herd teachers In the Kindergarten school of this city , visited the Omaha school yes- toiday afternoon. lion J > hn N llalilwl'i , who has been III of late Is now able to bo out in the polit ic il field. lalKIng for McKlnlcy and hon est money Ho Is in the eastern part of the ftnte Mrt E Field mill her daughtct. Mis. Ash- brook have gone to Fiemont , Neb , where they will make their home In thu futuir Miss May me Field still retains her position In this city. Thou- will bo n meeting of the Stndiews RocUtj in Iho hall over 101 South Miln bttcct luesdny rvc'nlng. October 13 , KS30 liy order of the president. Sty most Stoven- soi' secrelaty. Mis A A Watts and daughter. Mrs George \ \ ' Potts , who hive been vlhltlng Mr and 'Mrs I. r Ilonham , have gone to Grand Junction and DCS Molnes They will Bpond the vvlntei in Louisiana \ mirrlage license was Issued yesterday to W A Montgomery of ? t. Edwirds Neb , and Elslo R Lewis of Lewis township , lovn Thu groom's ago was given as 20 and that of the bride at 20. The McKlnley and Hobart Glco club has been oiginUcd and will slug it thelepilb llcnn tally on Saturday night. The bojs luvo gotten down to real work , and before- the campaign closes some- good songs will bo sung bv them HIP club Is under the leadership of C K Taylor. A 'oluinscn. recently arrested In this city for being Intoxicated , was taken to O nnlia yesterday aftcinonn by Detective Hudson yJic'tc he wilt answer to the chaige of larceny of a case ot surglcil Instruments from Dr ( Y.-'btteo and which Johanscn had pawned Irfie for n dollar 'I he cao ot J J Clark against Joel How aid was completed In Justice Cooks court \estciday 'Iho plaintiff was winner In tile- citenml the defendant had to put up $10 and costs , In all $28 Iho cane of Susan Hull against WilUnm Runyati was FClUcd ycbtorday hy Runyan going to the county clerk's olllco , procuring a marriage llcor.be and many Ing the girl A v , arrunt v.as Issued from Justice AValkct's court yesterday for F Sugruc. for nnsault ami battery It was alleged that Sugruo throw a kcttlo of hot water on A Ilromb"Ef's daughter \lniy , and annoyed her In many other ways. Things went a little too fir yos'crdny and so Sugrue was ar rested The trial Is set tor Saturday , at 2 p in. Some time ago John Wolf and J II I'almer thought It would be real nice to go Into partncishlp and raise some potatoes I'almer furnished half of the seed and Wolf the other , and each ol > - Iho. men did his share of the work. Two or three days ago I'almer thought Wolf wns deceiving him and went to Investigating Ho found that Wolf had been taking not only Ills own Bhaio of the potatoes , but his pai tncr's , too Yesterday when Wolf went to get some more } of the potatoes Palmer remonstrated with him but Wolf helped himself to all that ho could liy his hands on This made I'almcr angry , and lie caused Wolf's arrest on the charge of gnind larceny. Ho gave ball in thu sum of $100 , and was released to appear today at 2 p in Wolf was a mem ber of the police force not long ago C. II Vlav I Co , female remedy. Medical consultation free Wednesdays Health book furnished. SOU Mcrrlam block You may travel over the entire great west and not find a better launchy than the "Eagle , " 7J4 Uioadway Telephone" 157. IVdornl ( niirt > ote * . The jury In the federal court yesterday returned n veidlct of guilty as to Wesley nml Robert Gilo , William Robinson and Ed Marsh and not guilty as to Haimon Robin son The prisoners vvcrn Indicted for the robbery of the postolilco at Qulucy , la A motion for a new trial for Robert Gale was made and will bu argued toilay Thi ) petit Jurymen were all discharged yeKteuUy , after having finished the wotk ot the term Dr J I Fetrnn was to have been scu te-need yesterday for his postal card on- capade , but sentence was deferred unlll ted ly John Baker , the Clarlndn darkey who stole a mall clerk H pouch from the depot plat foi in mid ilfliil It. was sentenced to thirty months In tl.o penitentiary Peter I'ctiison was m-iitciicccl to pay a ? , ! 00 tine mid nerve 120 days In the Avoca Jail for Illegal sales of whisky Tito ben- tenco waa mispcnled pending good behavior The eiiso of \ \ O Funk an Atlantic boot legger , lending before tlui court on a motion for a new til I tnd which was to have been urgucd yttilerdny , wan continued to thu next term ot court on account of n fatal accident that befell the mother of the young man , She wns Mllod In n runaway near Grlswold on the aflcinoon previous liny couches and fancy parlor pieces tills vcekat Durfce Furnlturo Co 31ei US ll'd'y. \VlilIH | Ili-r -llnnliiiiiil , A ye ar ago Agellna Huffman procured a legil separation fron.'on liicumbinneo In the Bhapo of a husband who bare thu name ot Daniel North Tito dlvorco decrees gave the woman her maiden name asraln , und tdie has In en gliding along smoothly In sevt'iul affairs that did not meet thu approval of the ex-husband and ho has expressed his mind freely on the subject Yesterday Mlas Huff- it.an met him on thu street In the vicinity of Main und Ilroadway Miss Huffman Is n luigo woman and shows the InarM left tiy a Hcve-ro C.IBU of mnallpox Mr Noith Is a small iran and appears to be suffering * froin Indigestion An exulted colloquy oc- citired at the > meeting , which terminated after a moment by thu woman seUInx the man by the throat and punching him In the face ) with her fist. Half a dozen vigor ous blows wvro delivered bcforo the woman released the man and ho fell to the pave ment a limp and lifeless mass The affair created tremendous excitement for a few moments and attracted a croud , but no 0110 felt Inclined to Intercept the angry Amtuon an she strode away. I.nu rciii'f ( ii-tM n Miiull Verillct , Thu Lawmice-Fehr damage case filed In the Avoca court has been tried und a vor- diet returned for the plaintiff. Lawrence was a widower who married a widow "Within two months after the wedding feast wai spread the ) new Mrs. Lawienco had transferred her affections to a former uultor. u bachelor farmer numei ! ivhr The ar- rnnge'iurnt did not suit Lawrence and hb left , but bought satisfaction by bringing a milt for $ .20,000 damage- * against Fehr for the alienation of his ulfo's affection Ho BUbmlttt'cl evlde-nco that satisfied the jury of the. truth/of | iU claim so far as the alienation wpn concerned , but they could not tea that ho had been damaged very much After long deliberation a vcrillct for (50 was rutuitic'd. Iho coat * will amount to general hundred. Mra , I.awreuco now avers that iiliu will marry Fohr Juit eoou an legal obtUclc-i re removed. PRESIDENT SAXFORI ) RETIRES Sells Some of His Stock in the Tim Na tional Bank NEW DIRECTORS ELECTED YESTERDAY Iiiiinrlnti | ( CInuiKcs III ( III * liiMltilllnii Ai-1-osilffil.fil lt > tin- Pour llonllh if tht > former Ile-nil of KM Analrs , A number of Important and sweeping changes worn made yesterday In the man agement of the First National bank of this city. A controlling Interest of the bank's stock changed hands and the president and the old directory stepped down For several months past the health of President George 1' Sanford has been fr.ill ami he has been unable to give his personal affairs the attention they required. His large Interest In other banks and financial Institutions made It necessary for him to divert both his time and capital. While the Council HUifts Institution was never In the least Jeopardy , other stockholders felt that It wns desirable to strengthen the bank by getting In now capital and new men to take hold of It. Dank Examiner Wells has been present through alt of the negotiations nt the icquest of the olllcers for the purpose of allaying any apprehension dcposltois might have felt when the-v learned the changes were In progress Fifth-five thou sand of the bank's capital stock was sold yesterday to Jamen A Patton. Lucius Wells , Lewis Hammer and C M Harl The sale of the stock was made- shortly before noon and while other people wore eating their dluneiB the new stockholders were engaged In the election of the bank's otllcers Lucius Wells was made president James A Patton was re-oleeted to the position of cashlci C M Hail. George P Snnford and Lewis Hammer wcrn eloctcd directors. The election of the new olllcers nnd the Infusion ot now blood Into the Institution will greatly strengthen It The examina tion made by Examiner Wells showed the condition of the bank to be highly satls- factoiy. and after congratulating the now ollicers upon the Importance of the change and the brlghtei prospects of the Institu tion ho left for home On next Thursday evening a concert will be given nt the Fiist Methodist church fet the benefit of the choir Following are the names of those who will take part Jules Lumbatd , bneso , Miss Cora X Youug , elo cutionist ; the Imperlil quartet ; Miss Ilon- ner , pianist. J E Uutler , organist , and Tul- Ic-y's orchestra The music-loving people of this city should turn out In large numbers to this conceit , as the members of the choir have spared no palps to provide a program that will bo well worth hearing. The ad mission will be onlj 23 cents. The dates on the posters give Thursdiy , October 0 , as thu tlmet ot the concert but they should lead Thursday , Oetobei S. Instead. Davis , drugs , paints and glass. Tel. 2S9. SIMMONS fiUTS STiri" bI3NTI3\CK. -r Coon to ( li - I'rulti'ii- Chn > for AtiollHT I'oiireiiri. . Judge Woolson called ex-Postmaster Sim mons of Dell. la. , before him yesterday and sentenced him to foui' years In the peniten tiary at Aimmoba , and also oidered that he piy a fine of $3,000 nnd stand the costs ot prosecuting him. The severe sentence completely uni.ervod Simmons , and his face was ghastlv when he staggered back to his scat. A fcv moments later the officer led him out of the building and accompanied him to the- county jail. Uy the time ho reached the Jail he was so weak that Jailer Morgan had to assist him up the stairs to the cell loom If Slmmcns hid not been too strong with the postofUco department's cash there would have been no occasion for the sad display of weakness yesterday. For a num ber of years Simmons was postmastei at Hell. His salary was small and his wants were numerous and somewhat expensive After trying In vain to adjust them so they would agieo ho gave up the attempt and planned a raid upon the K0 > ernmcnt. He- took a lirge number of blank postal orders and put thorn In his pocket. Two of them ho filled out and collected , aud wilh the- proceeds ho paid off a small Judgment against his property. He then deeded the property to his wife , and started south , expecting to realize several thousand dollars lars by the prompt use of the twenty-odd blank post orders One of thebe he cashed at Plattsmouth where ho stopped foi the purpose He tarried too long after getting the money and was arrested on a simple charge of swindling The investigation that followed caused the case to be turned ovei to the federal authorities Simmons was tried , convicted and sentenced to one years Imprisonment at Sioux Falls The day his tetm expired , which was only a few days ago an ofllcei was waiting to bring him here for trial 011 the uumeioiis other counts In the Indictment returned by the grand Jury When arraigned ho pleaded guilty. Sim mons has a wife ) and several small childien , and prior to his attempt to steal from the government had berne an excellent repn- lallon. _ rout Hull Siiturclii- . The Omaha foot ball team conies to Coun cil muffs Saturday for a game with the High school team of this city. It will bo the first time since the season of ' 94 that the two teams have met on the gridiron and as they are about the same In wclglil the contest will bo well worth going to see _ Sou < > r IMMI'iro | llrli-k , Ilfltlnrr , Wholesale nnd retail. J , C. Bixby , 202 Main street _ I'AMU ) WHII I.IMI3STONI3 MCAI > VM. - A111 IU- Hutv W ' lrrn llroiulT n > Tut. fii 'iir4' of I'i'i-ni'iiI > . The joint committee of thu county board and the city council In charge of the Lower Ilroadvvay macadam proposition was In con tinuous session from 2 o'clock yesteiday afternoon until JO Inst night. The result ot their long dellbetatlons was the letting of the contract for a slxtte-n-foot class A roadway from Twelfth street to the west line of Ferry addition to thu lowest bidder , F II Guanella & Co The roadway calls for fi.SCtl cubic yards of crushed llmestono In separate layers , at Jl 7S < i a cubic yard , making n total of (10,470 ( SI When the board met yesterday afteinoon the special committee appointed to Inter view the motor company reported a com munication from thi > company which con tained a donation of $1 000 cash to assist in defraying the cost of the woik After the reno-t had been received a general ex change of Ideas concerning the best method ot constructing a roadway occurred II was finally suggested tl.at n trip be made to Omaha and tbo macadam roads aud strecta there ) Inspected This was agreed to and members of the Joint committee , Shubert llautow nnd Pace from the council and linker , Auhl and Ke-rney from the county board , and Mayor Carson , Engineer Toste- vln President N W Wells nnd Superintend ent Dlmmock of the motor company , nnd Contractor Wlckbam mndo the trip Sev eral hours were spent In the examination of the llmestono roads The Investigation Im pressed tin party very favorably , and the members of the committee were of one opinion that this class of work , which Is represented by class A in the * bids , was the most desirable1. Many Omaha men were con ferred w Ith and this opinion materially Htrciigthetu'd The committees met In Iho city building again at 8 o'clock last evening and awarded the ) contract , subject to the approval of the city council , which will meet In special ses sion for that purpose on Saturday morning II mill I'IIM- mli-flil ml. In the district court yesterday the de fense In the Hood 110,000 damage CSKC placed a number of physicians on the stand to uliovv that Hood'M alleged injuries were Imaginary The rase Is nearlng It * end and wll ! probably get to the Jury on Saturday When court convenes this mornlns the first business to lo transacted U the nen law assignment. Hoffmnyers fancy rattnt flour makes the lent tnd most bread Ask your grocer for It. IIVMC orTi.vne n.osn . \Knluiilm-nt of f. P. UliltlKtin - Al iened Can HO. ATLANTIC. la. Oct 1 ( Special Tele gram ) As n result ot the assignment of F. P Whitney , about midnight n second assignment was recorded This was hy the Hank of Atlanta proper and stated that the llnblllalcs were over $200.000 , while the assets were scarcely J176 000 The assets are mostly bills and credits not available at once Only n llttlo over $1 000 Is In the vaults of the bank at present. As was stated last evening by James G. Whitney , the junior member of the firm , yesterday's deposits wilt be returned today. Not withstanding the suddenness of the failure and the embarrassment In which It leaves several prominent business houses of the city , not a word has been spoken con cerning the honor and Integrity ot James G Whitney The depositors trust him and depend upon him as the one through whom they will ultimately receive their money The bank assignment was made * to J. H llruff As n result of the failure several ot the leading business houses of this city will bo compelled to close their doors Largo crowds of e\eitcl elcposllors arc on the streets discussing the situation This Is Atlantic's second bank failure In three years nnd bears heavily on the people of clly and county. Fearing that the Flrsl National bank of this city might be unable to meet Its obli gations , a run wan made upon II by anxious dcposltots , but the bank straightway met nil demands and as the books show that It Is able to meet all obligations , excepting time notes , the run stopped. llooiu of mi Ioi\n Tim ii. CEDAR RAPIDS , la , Oct. L ( Special ) Less than three months ago the Uurllng- ton , Cedar Rapids S. Northern Railway com pany established n station midway between Ilodu nnd West Uciiel on Its Pacific divi sion , and named It Otterscn. Nothing but prairie was in Eight of the proposed st.-i- llon , and the jack rabbits were chasing each other over the land Today fifteen substantial buildings are in course ot erec tion , Including a hotel , five stores , a livery stable a pel residences A grain elevator with a capacity ot 10,000 bushels Is com pleted. while conl ynrds , cattle sheds and everything else to make up a town are In course of construction A newspaper mnn got in on the ground floor , and the fourth Issue of the Otterscn Hoomcr has been pub lished. Siic-M for n IliituiiKoil It CEDAR RAPIDS , Ii , Oct L ( Special ) During a squabble over the election of a secretary of the Iowa Stale Fair associa tion , while the annual meeting was being held in Waterloo last November , Joseph Hutchins ot Manchester made ) remarks re garding W I. .Moody ot Waterloo This statement has been made the basis fet an action In court. Moody hav Ing commenced suit In the district court at Manchester , ask ing ot Hutchins damages In the sum of $25- 000 Mr Moody is the representative at Waterloo of James Rowland & Co of New York , nnd Mr. Hutchins Is a banker and creamery man at Manchester. DriiiniiilN 1 1 i'i CEDAR RAPIDS , la , Oct. 1 ( Special. ) Arthur Neet , a section man on the Burling ton , Cedar Rapids & . Northern railway at Rclubuck , has commenced suit at Grundy Center against the railway company for $20,000 damages tor injuries received by his son , Willie Neet The accident occurred at Rclnbeck on the morning ot March 9 last , by which the bov lost one leg The boy was standing on the rear platform of a caboose when the train began to move , and , losing his balance , fell under the wheels. _ I'ordoiiM of n MiiNtmloii I'oinnl. CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , Oct. 1. ( Special Telegram ) A gravel gang unearthed the basil portion of a mastodon's tooth while at work nenr Marble Rock. It was four feet long and v.clghed 100 pounds Profs Cal vin and Mcllrlde of the Iowa State univer sity made an examination and secured RC\ cral pieces of the tooth for the university collection. _ \IIi-Ki-iI Illuliwii ) mnn HaiiKH lIllilNclf. CEDAR RAPID3 , la. , Oct. 1. ( Special Telegram ) Dert Mclntyre , an ex-coin let , arrested this afternoon for highway rob bery , attempted to commit sulcido In Jail by tying one end of his suspenders around the bars of his cell and the other around his neck. He was almost dead when dis covered. llanl.H CoiiNiilliInt- . CORNING , la , Oct. 1 ( Special Tele gram ) The National Hank of Corning was today sold to the First National bank and the consolidation will take place at once. ciosi3 or TIII : si\iiMi SHASON. Mile Si-lioiiniTN Scl/ril fop VloIiitliiK tile * I'lxhrrli-H I.iMtH. SEATTLE , Wash , Oct. 1. The United States revenue cutter Grant has arrived hero , nine clays out from Ounalaska She Is the first of the Bering sea fleet to come from the north this season , and repoita all well. The revenue cutters cruising In the north Pacific ocean and Dcring sea were the Walcot , Grant , Pe-riy. Corn In. Rush , and Hear , and up to the ilntu ot the disbanding of Iho fleet they have cruised 79.000 mllcu and boarded sealing schooners 1S2 times The cruisers Satellte , Icarus and Pheasant of the lirl'Ish ' navy acted In conjunction with the American fleet Se-vcn schooners were seized during the summer for violating the regulations of the Paris award The lames G Swnn , Port Townsend , Jane Gray , San Francisco ; Alnoka and Vivo , from Victoria , and Beatrice , from Vancouver , were seized for being found within the closed nren of sixty miles from the Prlbyloft Islands The Sltka of Juneau was seized for sealing In the North Pnciflc without a li cense , nnd the Aurora of Victoria for shoot- In seals within the Ilerlng sen There were flt-tlvo ! , schooners engaged In sealing In Ber ing son after August 31 , three-quarters of them British vessels. The weather has been favorable for sealing , but seals have been scarce , and the average catch has been llttlo over half that of the season of 1895 The Bear reached Pointed Harrow , closed the relief station there and brought away the keeper Hie also brought to Ounalaska Itcv Sheldon Jackson , Bishop Rovvo of the Protestant Episcopal church and the mate and eleven seamen of the wrecke-d whaler Hidalgo , thcbo last named being given frco transportation on the other cutters to Puget bound and San Francisco lltr.l.VM ) ll.\h .NO \TIONAL PI , VR. Olllt-liil Killingof u Ni-u I3iiKllliul .iniiKi * to Unit invi-i. : LAWRENCE , Mass . Oct. 1 Judge Hop. kins , In the superior court , lias quashed the somewhat famous green flag case against Contractor Patrick O'Brien O'Brien was arrested Julj C far displaying an Irish flag on a portion of the staging of the new Sixth ward school house on Independence day. As there Is a statute forbidding the display of any foreign flag upon a public building , O'Brien was found guilty and Judge Stone of the police court fined him $10 An appeal vvns taken to the bitperlor court and n decision given Judge Hopkins ruled that Ireland was not a country In the mean Ing cf the statutu governing the case , and had no ( lag except that of the United King ? do in of Great Britain and Ireland The case wan accordingly dismissed. They are so llttlo you hardly know you are taking them. They cause no griping yet they act quickly and most thoroughly Such are thu famous little pills known as DeWltfa Little Early Risers. Small in size , treat In results. 1'DR Fli'iYEARS \ PhTATE' ' Qovemor Drake's Address * c41 a Half Century's Progre.l > in ! OWA CELEBRATES ITS SEMICENTENNIAL * TlioiiMitiiil Vlilliitu \ > > i'iiililp nt lliirlhiKton to 1'nrtlriinUc In tinIVfttU llle-M of nUHLlNOTON . In. , Oct. 1 Mfty jcnrs ago lown became a state , havltiR previously occuplcil n prominent position among the wild western territories In honor of this semi-centennial anniversary 20,000 people Rathercil In this cltj today to Inaugurate an clsht-dajs' celebration. Burlington vvns selected afl the place for holding the cele bration on account of Its prominence In territorial affairs , being for a number of jcars the scat of the government. This , the opening day , Is governor's da > and Is honored by the presence of Governor Diake and his staff , several ex governors , Vice 1'rcsldent Stevenson and a large number of nromlncnt citizens of the state and na tion. tion.The The day opened with a salute of gnus at sunrise At 9 30 a reception vvas ten dered to Governor Drake. Vice 1'rcsldont Stevenson and other distinguished guests at the Hotel Delano At 10 30 the grand parade , consisting of the governor and his staff and prominent guests , escorted bj four companies of ntato inllltln citizens In car riages and numerous handsome ( loafs , Illus trating the "March of Progress , " passed through the principal streets , crowded with masses of people and profusely decorated At noon all bells and whistles In the cllj broke forth In welcome to the visitors The afternoon e\eiclses were held In the large coliseum at Crape park , and were opened by Philip M Crape , president of the Iowa Scmi-Ccntcnnlal commission An address of welcome was delivered bj Mayor Nnu- mann. Governor Drake , president of the daj , also delivered an address of welcome and congratulations He reviewed the march of progress during the hilt-century and said STRIDES rORWARD "It Is the more momentous half of a cen tury that lias witnessed greatei strides In the march of human advancement than u centurj In all the ages that went before In that time the * uses of steam have been vastly multiplied , the facilities for locomo tion and transportation have- been greatly Increased , and new lands empires In ex tent have been thereby opened to occupa tion and Improvement. Of all the varied uss to which electricity Is now put , only the telegraph waa known fifty jears ago , and that was almost In Us lnfanc > . "The republic's area has In thc o yeans been enlarged by a million square miles rifty million have b"cn added to the num ber of her people. Sixteen states have been added to the number represented on her Hag since that for low a made Uie twentj- nlnth Her 8.000 miles of railroad have become ISO,000. Her cereal productions have mord than quadrupled , Sroreover , her adventurous people lave uncovered Im mense deposits of the prdclouS metals In the territory acquired dui'liic the period , and have taken therefiLin efvfcf'$2,000,000,000 ' $ of sold , and $1 'JOO.OOO 000 'df silver. "It has been during these flayti of brilliant progrt'S , and the preceding years of lnil- lar advancen cut , altogether' ' an epoch In which It hns been truly a' ' grahd thing to bo alive , that our Iowa has niadu all her history. ' ' "As you are aware , wo meet upon soil which fonncd no part of * the domain of the nation whose Independentmas wrcjtcd from Great Britain. The line ofithe colonial claim came at the utmost to the middle of the river on the banks ol which thlb cltj stands , and Great Brltalil. to which nation the pcaco of 17C3 confirmed the title to > nll the territory to the eastward of the Missis sippi , was not more disposed to concede the claims of the colonies to western domain this side of the Ohio river than Prance had been. The nation which did a hundred jears ago possess this region had , however , at least an Indirect Interest In our revolu tionary struggle , because we find her before Its elobe uniting her forces with those of Trance to curb the power of Great Urltaln FIRST COMERS. "Tho accounts of the discovery of the Mississippi by Marquetle and Jollct , the adventures of La.sille and Henncpln on the same stream and Us tributaries , and the explorations of Ibcrvtllc arc familiar to students of historj. Out their disclosures resulted In attracting attention onlj to the lower river , and for more than a century after Lasallo had taken possession of Louisi ana In the name of the king of Prance nothing is heard of any attempts of white men to enter upon the lands \vlthln this part of the Louisiana purchase. The French had Indeed little conception of the real value of the lands Lasallo secured for his country. The Spaniards had perhaps less There was not enough mineral wealth in prospect to satisfy the avarice of the nation which had conquered .Mexico and Peru Nevertheless , after the land had passed Into the possession of the Spanish , an It did at the close of the seventj-years' war , adven turous white men entered It , and endeavored to establish themselves theie. " Governor Drake then toilet the mining operations of Jullcn Dubuque , and told the following story of Louis Tessoir "Hut at least one grant of land was made under Spanish lulc tint furnishes a basts for a title to realty In low * today. It was that made to Louis Honoru Tesson , of date March 30 , 1709 , by the lieutenant governor of Louisiana , under the r.uthorlty of Daron de Carondelct , who , although a Frenchman , was the Snanltu governor gen cral. The conditions of the grant were that the grantee should 'plant trees. BOW seeds , and Instruct the Indian : ) In agricul ture , ' and more especially to Induce them to embrace the faith of the church of Home Tesson nettled on the grant , planted trees , and made other Improvements To what extent ho compiled with the conditions re garding the natives agriculturally or relig iously , we may not know. At all events , the title , to the lands , to the extent of GtO acres , was long afterward condimed by the gov ernment of the United Stale * . Many of the trees Tesson planted were jet standing when Iowa was a territory , and I doubt not there are some here today who have par taken of their fruit , as I did In my boy hood. " Then ho told In jletall lhc story of the- Louisiana purchase , narratlpg how Na poleon , when asked to BC'rtNo\v | | Orleans and the right to the free oav gatlon of the Mississippi , replied with an offer to sell the whole country , bcll vlni ; , that In the hands of the rising Americanization "It will bo more useful to the jollllcal ) and even the commecclal Interests .of , , Franco than If 1 should attempt to retain , lt. " AMONG TUB RAHLV iVJSITORS The expeditions of Kebitlon Pike , of Low I a and Clarke , who landed on'August ' 2 , 1804 , and held a council with ifprcsentatives of Indian tribrs at Council muffs ; of Dr Samuel C Mulr , an army surgeon. In ISIiS , he ead ! but one white faililty waa known to llvo within the limits of what ) is now Iowa General \VlnIleld Scott III UfOS negotiated the first purchase of lands In Iowa , cm- bracing about sixteen counties. After that Bottlers poured In. ThellrKU comers sent back glowing accounts of Uh ( > new land , and then as population multiplied , political de velopment was rapid. Governor Drake went over the history of territorial division and told how quickly the people of Iowa ac quired statehood after the territory was once divided up Yet , he said , the flist constitu tion that was drawn up was rejected The people "did not want statehood Intensely enough to consent to a vviHtern boundary which would not Include the Missouri slope Congress finally offered the present lines , and unothe-r fundamental law being pro posed Iowa tillered the 1111)011 ) ; IH the tncnty- nlnth state 'Ilic first Mil that congress passed for the admission of Iowa also pro vided for that of Florida. This was to Keep up the equilibrium between freedom and slavery , presenting , as was remarked on u later UKu occasion , the fraternal upectaclo of the two sections uniting In the enlarge ment of the union It was hoped thus to help perpetuate the custom of admitting OMB free ntato along with one blighted with the leprosy of fclavcrj , Florida cauiu In ai oace ; Iowa two years later , the first frco lr i i' i " Ihe Mls'oiirl iompi > nl e mid the e'lly one to con'c In while that be.iefl cent statute remained the law of the INV | In concluding Governor Psak * * ald SIMj jt rs have thus passed slnct- the flr < t set tlements were rdo In Iovv and toiU > thctp arc more than S.ftftff MO people within the limits of this commonwealth I do not 10- call another Instance of a state of tins union , or a like state or province mow here , which has attained to so great a i puli- lion In so short a space of time Mc'iiuver the state ranks almcst If not first In tin * production of cereals In n recent jear Its product of Indian corn made It first In the states of the' confcderncj the proportion et v\hlt > h was one-seventh of the ciup of the entire country In the same jcar. It lid the union In the aggregate of the cereals raising ono-fcvcntli part of the whole production of the I'nlted StateIts ordinary vleld of the grains amounts to an average of 10000 pounds for every man. woman and hlld In the state , and It has morn than mire pro duced an average of more than 12000 pounds " hAFR YOUNG'S ADDllRSS Lafa > ette YMIHR of les Molnis then di llverc < l the address of 1110081 Ihe cxm.se > "closed w Ith n dress parade Mr Young's address was a Sine review of the wonderful past of the grett state aud a conservative estimate of Its future growth. Ills personal recollections of Iowa during the period of Its greatest development In which he himself hid been piomlncnt In state affairs , enabled him to give mnn ) facts and anecdotes not extensively known His simple presentation of the hlstor > of Iowa was most effective lie dwelt at length on the character of the people who settled on the rich upland prairies of the great Hawkejc state , and have there erected one of the most magnificent of the galaxv of commonwealths The Intelligence of the citizens , which has kept pace1 with theli material prosperity was evidenced b > refer ence to the many Institutions of learning and religion , with those other things tint soften the ardor of manual labor and broaden the Intellectual scope The sturdv pioneer has given waj to the vigorous citi zen , lojal to his country and homo , who has not deserted his farm for the clt > , but finds In his fields the Inspiration and recompense for a life of earnest effort and frugal In dulgence This Is the foundation on which Iowa's greatness Is established , and above which Is reared one of the loftiest and most beautiful -structures of statehood In the union 1'iosncrlt } must follow faoncs = t en deavor In the future , as It Ins in tlu < pnst Iowa's growth In population mu > be slow now , but It Is stcadj and solid , and the In crease In wealth Is nowhere more certain. Tonight Ihe city was brilliant ! ) lllumln ated and a fine display of flrc works was given with an Illuminated river cainlv.il A. banquet followed at the Hotel Delano In honor of Vice President Stevenson. Governor Drake and other distinguished guests Man } bright talks were made b > those present , that of Vice President Stevenson being especially complimentary to Iowa and her progress. umimviM : STAMI coii.\rsi : . . Vice1'rrnMfnt niul Otlit-r Dlstlii- Ktilslic-il Men Thro-nii < ( Jroiuul. BURLINGTON , la , Oct. 1. The semi centennial exercises todaj were marred by an accident which happened to the reviewing stand , erected near the Union depot , for the convenience of Vice President Stevenson Governor Drake of Iowa , and his petsonal staff , and some forty other prominent people ple In viewing the parade. Just as the head of the parade reached the point , with almost no warning , the entire stand col lapsed , thiowlng Its distinguished occu pants to the ground , a distance of fifteen feet. The majority of those on the stand were bruised more or less , Following ib a list of the more seriously shaken Vice President A R. Stevenson , Jarred and shaken , but otherwise unhurt. Governor K M. Drake of Iowa , sllghtlj ian cd. Ex-Governor Sherman of Vlnton , bruised and shaken by the fall. Ex-Governor New bold , Mount Pleasant , la. , Hand sprained. Iton. Lafa > cttc Young , editor DCS Molnes Capital , and orator of the day , hurt about back ami shbuldcrs , but was not prevented from delivering his address this afternoon. Rev. D. S. M. Fellows of Fayette , bruised. Auditor of State C. G. McCarthy , bruised about the head. City Commissioner S H. Jones of Hur- llngton , anklesprained. . Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Rowan of DCS Molnes , ankle sprained. Major W. C. Wjman of Ottumwa , hurt Internally. County Treasurer r. S. Burrows of llur- Ilngton , compound fracture of leg , being the worst of all Injured. It was about noon when the accident oc curred. The morning parade had passed thiough the principal streets of the city and the governor and staff , escorting Vice Pres ident Stevenson , had Just left the line of march and entered the stand to review the. procession. The ( stand had been hastily ejected at the last moment. Heavy rains had so softened the soil on which It was constructed that the support sank and car ried the structuie to the ground Several persons had warned the people not to crowd onto the stand , as they did not consider It Bifo and a number had Just stepped otr when It gave way. Vice President iSteven- son was almost In front of the stand aud was thrown In a wildly struggling mass of people Governor Drake was near him unit graspcit his arm and the distinguished gen tlemen assisted each other In extricating themselves from the de'brls Terrible ex citement ensued and there was danger for a few moments of a general panic , but a num- bei of cool heads managed to still the fe-ars of those neai by and the work of rescuing the unfortunate one's was quicklv begun Vice President Stevenson was ilnvccl for a moment b > the force of his fall and strug gled , but was soon able to enter his cai- rlago and be driven to the Hotel Delano , shere after a short rest he completely re covered his equanimity. He too'c the accident eocd natuiedly and only fen cd rnn.t-i icl " > t tl Inju.ie- those who foil ahiiul htm < 1t > \ ernor ) > raKt VMS not Injured and after ih. Injru ! ones hn.l l cn renmvcd nml the rx rltrmvt't sutMil he 4ml thr uninjured mcmbtrt ot his tnft And friends rcrlr < 1 the procf slcin. which hnd halted at the dl aster IX Governor tiprman v as caught beneath a pile of tubblsh and struR ; linF ! people , and but for the Instant assistant of b > stntidcrs who removed n luivj planK from across his mek ho might have bcpn fatlllv Injuifds II Is he sustained onlv slight InJurlM Governor Drakes duiiRhtei Miss Marv" Dnkc- and her friend Miss Car pcnttr of DCS Mnlncs. were on the Mnud but escaped Injun A number of phvsclan | ncro en hand almost Inst.uillv 'o help the wounlcd South Oitmlm News . = > } ' - uvSa:5aaj Wav5 Mr M.iuiceu'nl r < - | icsentlng the Trench Collcgr of XRrlrultuie arrived In the ell } jtslerdav foi the [ impose of Invcs Ugitlng the manner of government live stock iuspcellon at this point , ittd of leimi- Ing paitlculaily what menus this govern ment emplojs lo stnmii out tubeteulosls and other dUe.iscs that live stock Is he'll to Whlle > In this countl } Mr Watel will also look tii Iho apilcultul.it Intoiests of the counto , nml the- com ! Ill on of those depend cut theicon nml upon his ututn to Trance will iniko mi e-vhaustlvc repoit to thegrl cultural college of wlilolt lie Is .1 mouther lie broiipht a Icttoi of Intioditetlon to llrucc McCulloch fiom T I * Lvon , director and piufissni of agriculture ot the t'nlveisitv of XthiaslM ami while here , v\lll he shown ovcrv eourtesy possible \esterd.i > aftciuoon thesjstem of Inspec- tlon nt the sto--k jards was explained to lie vlsitoi bj acntrnl Minager Uabcock It was Hist r\ilnlnc | < il to Mi Watol that the cattle- and sheep leoel-.cd at this market rome from all of tin- states west of the Missouri ilvet , and that the hngK conic prln elpall > fium N'ebtaska , low.i and Kansas which slates aid In thu mm belt When teeelve-d at the1 .vaids Ihe Inspection on till stock Is the same Irre-spci-llvi- what sec tion of the countrj the stoik ma > come > tiom The first Inspci lion Ib made b > the cltj livestock Inspector , who b.is absolute- police ) authc'illy ' to take fiom am hunch 01 stock an * , animal that shows si ns of dla ease of any kind that would make It unlit foi food This applies also to nil } sloc\ that mav hue been crippled In mi } wa > 01 bruised In shippln , ; thai would cause the llesh to be fevetlsh , and , thetcfore , unfit for use as food 'Ihe- visitor was then taken to the scale houses , whe-io the government Inspectors wereat work It was explained that these- Inspectors are under the eontrol of the Department of Agiicttltuial , and are sta tioned at the' seale > houses , where stock for the packing houses Is weighed An.v animal that ma } h.ivo been overlooked bj Ihe clt > Inspector or any stock In the ad vanccd stage of pregnancy Is hero cut out from the diovc The sick and diseased animals are killed and Kent to the rende'tltu ; v orks where the carcass Is made Into lieavj oil or gtease Should animals be In an advanced state of pregnancy thej are tagged by a government inspector and then turned over to the stock } ards compiii } lo be held In quarJiitlno until after maturll } Sue.li animals cannot bo released fiom thr .vards without a written order from the chief of the govoinment inspectots Cows ate iometlmcs released when the Inspcetoi Is satisfied that a person wlsl.es to pui- chase thu cow to milk , but hogs aie never released A hcavj tine and imprisonment is the pcn.iltj for releasing btich aninuls without a wiltlen order from the govern incut officials The third Inspection takes place at the packing hou = es where a post moitem c\ amlnatlon Is had upon all animals and anj carcass that khows disease of anv kind IJiat would make the meat unfit for food Is con demned and sent to the rendering tank This thorough Inspection prevents the sale of any meats that are not up to standard The city Inspector is piotected In his work by city ordinances while the govern ment Inspectors are protected by laws of the United States government and the In speclors are not accountable to any one ex cept the makers of these laws. After a thorough Inspection of the work Ings of the packing houses Mr. Watel wai taken to the microscopic depaitment where hog products for export arc examined Two or more pieces are taken from each anlmii and placed under a microscono and e\ amlncd foi disease of any kind In tills way anlmalr atllltted with tuberculosis are found , condemned and ordered sent to tlic rendering tank. Mratel was sutnilied at the Koveir Inspection given to nil ll\o block and ap pearcd particularly pleased with thewoik of the microscopical depirtment He will remain In the city trday and make anothei tour of the packing houses to see the work Ings of the plants. ma itIM i-ciii .sATiutnti MCIIT. n. KOKC-U uli n ml ( Imrli-H .1. Circ-mi ( o \l < ! rHx tin * \oli-ivs. The republicans of South Omaha are ai- ranglng for a big rally on Satiirda } night The place where the meeting Is to be held has not } ot been definitely decided ui on , but will bo announced today This will be one of the principal meetings of the- cam paign , and a large turnout Is expected of the republicans of the Magic City E Rosewater - water and Chailcs J Green will be the- speakers The republicans of South Omaha are thoroughly awake this fall , and i nj pose to make this a mee-tlng which will eclipse any effort of the opposition up to the pie-suit date. ( 'lHtN MIIU'III Vlll < > . Last evening the Young People's Soclot ) of Christian Endeavor gave a "caiipalgn' social at the home of Mr ami Mis Robert Montgomery , Twenty-second ami I blrect-j , O 8 8I I this year in valuable articles to biiiokers of a a Genuine Tobacco Yon will ftnel one coupon in side each 2-outicc bag , and t\vo coupons iiisulc cacliounce The Best bag , liny a bag , rcadthccoujioii SmoklngTobacco Made I nnel see liow to get jour bharc. WHEN YOU WANT TO LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF THINGS , USE The Keeley Institute ImliVdr WHISKEY , MORPIHXE , OPIUM , TOB1CCOAND CIGAHETfE IIA3IT Write for terms and testimonial * . Conespimdonuo confidential. Bleiir - Neb. which was ( i very pleasant affair And tlnriulal success The < < u IH ! WAS unique , fiom Ihe fact tlmt r el. v < i ) ii present WAS expected to vote at least oncy > foi Ills or htr favorite candidate foi president , lu order to vole It wns ncoess'r } to register , and n fee of lf cents was charged every I'd son who registered In this wav quite a neat sum vvns realized for HID oulwivor so- clol } Light refreshments were served , ami a ver.v plonsint evening was spent by those wo attended. _ _ tNint.i : io utmiitmT TIU : MOMJY. ( lit riints llsc-ir Ti-miMirnrll } K7.OOO Muni. It vva found Impossible for the finance committee of the rouiull lo complete all ar rangements } csterda > for the payment ot JJO ftOO bonds and coupoiw which became due In New York Octobet I The Mini ot $13,000 was telegraphed tei New Yoik , which covered all of the bonds duo except on grad ing district No 3 The' defklcncy. amount * Ing to $7,000 , will most Ilkelv be ai ranged for within a day or two and forwarded. An explanation was sent to the fiscal agency and It Is not thought that the credit ot the city will be Injured to anv extent by the short delnv One of the locil banks IR fig- ui Ing on taking the } T 000 loan If the > lloaton film of bankers docs not accept the new refunding bonds within n short time. \ \ \ iilliltmufi > for Mi-Kliilrj' . W 11 Palmer , a stockman from lUifTnlo , Wyo , was In the city yesterday , and In speaking of the political situation In Wyo ming , said that the state would study gofer for MeKlnloy The sheep men , he said , were working hard for MoKlnley and the republican - publican ticket , and ho looke-d foi every county In the state , with the exception ot lolinson. to go republican Johnson county , In which the city ot lUiffalo Is situated , U the sttonghold of democracy In the state , and there Is little hope of Its being won over to the cause ot honest money. I'exK eVliHlinl li > it MUCcli K Fault Lank , an employe of one of the picking houses , was on his way homeward last oviiilng , when , upon crossing the tracks , iindei thu ( ) street \lndiiet , hewns knocked loxvn b > n switch engine and his left foot badly crushed He wns picked up. and , after being placed upon the engine , wrs brought to Omaha and removed In the patrol wagon to his homo at 1207 Williams street. It Is piobablo that the Injined member will have lo be amputated. ( 'II ; ( iiisNlll. Horn , to Mr. and Mru lliotn.ia Hrcnnan. i son \ son has been born ( o Mr. and Mrs Matt Vcl'une of the Third waul M J Stephen of Norrls , III , Is visiting his brother , W. 1 Stephen Under the October police' detail , John UUeis is day Jailor and John Riches night. I illor W L White of Wahsatch , Utah , was at the yards } esterda } with nineteen cars of cittle Peal let fever signs were posted yesterday it Iho home of A A Wright , Nineteenth and M streets , and John Lacku } , Fifteenth and avenue. Hip ! Hip ! Hurrah ! " " ' -.nunimr-ni-l ' LOU tool es fy tffi i Ihli lilim our nnnlvciHiir > > H we call nur iKUtiin-il i ntemponiiliH' nltintl ui to It U I * sifp to lict 1C tn 1 U ' > will not i-ciiil us lluupm. r until Mill lilumi- tin in. ' " Vine Knlnfri - 'O N'o In Hu > Pnlin s evl < ie'oniM | > micl Cro Ilooil K sar-iitmrllln Wo I ntlcuri * OTI . . . 1 o DnrrMilt vviiicUo . wo VV irnir s Safe C'lirc . Wo Iline ! > H C-Uirri ! C'urt . 3to ( \Vllll.inw' 1'lnk Pills J o A > Lr'u Hair Vigor Wo I'li-rce's ravnrlle 1 re'crlptlnns tao fit-in e iitarrh e'uro U 3Vj IIostfttcrB Itlttirs 10 Scott'H rnml'lnn . . B'O h'JUt'i Anieilriin Klilncj Cure "fo Jajnes Pxptctornnt "O H S S . J o " ' ClzninuNlon 'o Caiter H I.ittlp I.lver I'llls 12o Hulls Caturrli Cure . , tua All others In I roportlcm. CUT PRICE DRUGSTORE , lOtli and Chicago. P S We t a\e > ou < 0 ] ici cent on pre crlp- tlonn DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY ALL DRUGGISTS. EVERY WOMAN Some-tin es i-eras a rellnbll monthly regulating incdiclnf DR. PEAL'S PENNYROYAL PILLS , - uipt w f nndei-rtnlnIn re nU Tliogfctt- tood'i ' 1'iai siiivHrdlsnuiiinhtnnamneru ! Sherman S. Mc-Connel nrtin Co. 1513 'uiimio | ' gggj CIH DY WOitXS DYHlNliAND CIRA.NINi ClotiiiU , DrtSyJJ ail Houston G3)iJ ) OMAHA Ol riCU-IUl Kuriiam. lei. 1W1. COUNCIL , HLUl-Ttf \ \ ockM and Olllc . Cot. t Vfc nue A and 26lli St Tel 310 Council Bluffs , Iowa. CAPITAL. - - - $100,0091 UH &OLIC1T YOim IIUSI.Mlb.S. v\i : DIMIIK louu COM.I : < ; TIOVH. O.M : oK'iiin OLI > I.VI' HANKS iv IOWA * K I'lill CKST I'AIU O.V TM1U IIUPOSITO. GALtt AND 8EIS 115 Oil WIIITIC. for Reliable Political News And to keep informed Of the progress of the * Presidential campaign You must Read The Boo Cvery day. A i.HIM- . All parties deslrlliK appointment au judges and elcika of e'le-ctlon should ull at thu nm > oi's ul'leu and nil uut application blunlu before ) the 10th of October , WM IUKCIUU ; many , city clerk. Wanted For U 8 army , mile- bodied , mi- man ltd men between uce-x uf 21 und 39 , elll/.uiH nt tin- United Htutea , uf nooil cliiir- nc te r ami timpinitu liabltH , uli | tan MH.IC | , rend und vvrltn I2iulHli ! Tor information npil | > . prc-fe-i.iblj by letter to llccniltliiif Olllccr Fort Crook IJollovue. Neb WILCOX COMPOUND. batu aiiO kurti relief , netii Ml , e > llirri arulmllilliiK. Alallilruggt-iti. Wrlletur \\ina \ 'it > ttl/vur > t lint VILCOX MEUI. UNS lu , , Ubu. UgUUi tit , , t'UUtl * . , ! ' .