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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1897)
THE OMAHA PAIL * IM'JIO ' ; SATl' | { | ) AVtl , J A IN U A l { V 10 , IMiM. 11 COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT snxon .MK.vno.v. Clark & WcUel , I. 0. 0. P. blk. , ort pat lors. ClirlrMan science tcrvlco will bo held In tlu Pine hall Sunday morning at 10:30. : Kntrnnco to hall on 1'earl street. All wel- Oil.C. Next Monday night the Nlblo Spectacular Huinply lumpty company will present a n'rong fpec-ialty performance at the Do ha ny The subject of Ihs lecture to bs given to- rrorrow evening by Rev. T. W. William * at tin I.a'tor Day Splits' chiirch will bo "Mar- rlagj and Divorce. " Itcv. C W. llrcwcr will talk to the girls of the DeLong Industrial school tlili utter- r.con at 230. ; Visitors arc always welcome ; 09 South Main street. They had not met for years. "You have changed , " she murmured. "Yor , " salil Algernon , " 1 now Kcml nil my work to the Kagle laundry , 721 Ilroadway. " W. J. Pllnt , the newly elected teacher at the High school , arrived yesterday and spent n part of the day vlciltlng Ills school and getting acritulnteil with his puplla. The Commercial Pllgrlmn of America meet In regular sonlon at their rooms In the Drown building this evening at 7:30. : Im portant business Is to bo considered. An overcoat la In the hand * of the police for Identification. It was evidently stolen nnd the police recovered It , but do not know the owner. It can be seen , at the central fltatlon. There was a good deal of comment around town yesterday upon the action taken by the Western Passenger association In regard to the abolishing cf the cliy ticket offices of the various railroads. The tiK-mbcrs of the Council muffs Run club went to Omaha last evening by Invlta- tlrn of the Omaha club to participate In n banquet A ntrmbcr of Invited guests ac companied the members. Mr. and Mra.V. . W. Sherman returned yesterday from an extended visit In Lrs Angeles and Southern California. They tre delighted with the Italy of America and arc very anxious to return for a similar vlalt next winter. ( ieorgeW Fairbanks , who will be re called as outof the popular conductors on the Manawa line two years npo. wag in the city yesterday making hurried calls upon his frlomla. He Is now holding a responsible position In the Northwestern railway ( service. A Icim of farm horses with a small rem nant ot what wc ! once a wagon was caught on Lower Main street yesterday. The an- muls got away from their owner , n man named Tucker , In the country beyond the Iowa School for the Deaf and ran all the way to town. Charles A. Haas , who has for many years been connected with the wholesale drug house ot Harle. Haas & Co. . has severed bin connection with the firm and will hereafter devote his time' to traveling as a commer cial representative of the National White Lead company of St. Louis. A scries of seven Illustrated lectures on "Ancient America" will begin nt the Lat ter Day Palntn' Church on Sunday , January 17 , at 7:30. : relating to the civilization of the prehistoric races ; to their palacci. temples , obelisks , pyramids , forts , roadways , bridges , mornmtuts , statues , arts , sciences , etc , Intonating. Ir.itructlve , entertaining. J P. McDowell , dlscoumcr. George Hughes narrowly escaped being the Fiicce'.sful bli'dcr ' for a contract to build a $10,000 court house at Lewlston , 111. He was only a few dollars above the contractor to whom the contract wcrj lot. lie received the disappointing Information yesterday. Hell & Kent , the Council llluffs architects , drew the plnns. Amlcraon Urea of Council Uluffs were also among the bidders. Gr rgo A. Keellno returned vestcrday from Florida. He left .Mrs. Kcellno and her pau-iUa , Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Hcbliuon , In excellent health and most thoroughly enjoy ing their winter's outing In southern Florida. Mr. Robinson's health has been fully re stored and ho spends nearly all of his Unit In the open air , hunting and fishing. They will remain there until uprlng and warm weather arrives here. The annual meeting of the Council niuffj Nnshiess Men's ocaoclatlon will be held at the Grand hotel on Wednesday evening , Janu ary 27. A feature of the meeting will be ti banquet for the members of the association , and a few Invited guests. The meeting wll : be an Important ono , aside from Its plecaant social features. U la expected and earnestly hoped that all of the mcmbcra will be present. The banquet will entail no ad ditional cost upon Individual members. On account of the Illnesa of Rev. Mr. Vor- hcca hla cl.urch appointments will bo filled by Rev. Henry DeLong. He will preach tomorrow at Hazel Dell church at 10:30 : n. m. . Pleasant Hill at 3 p. m. and at Wcston at 7:30 : p. ni. This I * part of the old circuit to which Rev. Mr. DeLong was appointed and on which he served for many years be fore the advent of railways In Pottawatta- mle county , when ho used to ride several hundred relies on horseback every week In the year and preach aomewhere every day. Ruv. Father N'Mlnl , the resident priest for many yeaia at St. Bernard's hospital , Is In San Francisco. A letter received from him by friends here yesterday contained the an nouncement that he would soon sail for Italy on ono of the tramp ocean steamers , ilio trip will bo a long one , but as he Is a good llor , ho expects to enjoy It. It haa l > ccn > many years since he lisa seen hi ? native land , and It will be regretted by many people hero that he goes with the determination of probably not returning again. He Is over 70 ycaia old and his desire haa always been to die near the old homestead where he wen bom. C. D , Vlr.vl Co. , female .remedy. Medical consultation free Wednesdays. Health book furnished. 309 Morrlam block. N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250. Lost , overcoat , blue balk beaver cloth , from elclgh. between Council Dluffs and Omaha on Avenue A. Return to Dee olllce for re ward. Fine livery for parties and dances. Ogden Livery , 133 Droadway. Telephone 83. lleH I'ro.luee ln iinlt > . Elmer Truax was taken to the city Jail last cvcnltiK. suffering from mental collarne In duced by the excessive ute of cigarettes. Ho Is a young man only 19 years old , who has found employment for some time In the rali- way olllces at the transfer. Ho had an at tack several weeks ago and was locked up upon the supposition that ho was Intoxi cated. The Bcveral days' .restraint In the city jail had a beneficial affect upon him and ho waa apparently In good condition when ho was liberated. Ho returned to his cigar ettes with more vigor than over nnd yester day became violently Insane. It amalgamates perfectly with the most dolicnto cooking ; that's why itissogood for chafing dish use. A little in boilingwa- ter makes refreshing beef tea ( bouillon ) at once. Just the thing to keep in the house , Ja Ja'S 'S "J. Extract < * Beef AT COUXCII , BLUFFS ACAIS Implement Dcnlera to Meet in 0 "nme Plno3 in Spring. MUTUAL INSURANCE PLAN CONSIDERED Committee Aiioliilcil | | to Confer ultli H.islncM . Men of Ilic Clly Hel- lltlVV 10 KNllllllUllllIK U Company. Tofully cxpreuj their satisfaction with the manner In which they were received In Coun cil IllufTs the members of the Retail Dealers' ' association of Iowa and Nebraska voted to hold their next meeting In the amc place. Tlili action WES taken nt the clcalng ses sion of the convention at the Grand hotel yesterday morning. There had been con.- eldcrable doubt as to the further continuance of the association before the present con vention , but the Intcrrat shown by nil the members and the Joining of the dealers of western town has placed the association on the firmest footing It has been for yearn. The mcmbcidhip was materially In.crea3tv. and several needed reforms were started. Following are the ofllcers elected for the coming yiar : Prealdent , W. L. Dattln oi Gieenfleld ; vice president. C. 0. Shuiiiway , WaUef.cld , Neb. ; directors , J. E. Skadcn , 'I. L. R. Whittaker. H. M. Dror.aon. Theas constitute the board ot directors , the duty of which Is to elect secretary and treasurer. Ileforc disbanding the executive committee selccteJ J. M. A. McLaughltn of Craig , Neb. , for secretary. The matter of establishing n mutual In- Kuranco plan was taken up and a committee appointed to confer with the Jobbers of Connell - ell DlufTa and Omaha with a view to utab- lldhlng a working company. The follow ing' resolutions were aMo adopted ca sub mitted by John J. Trompcn , chairman of the committee on rcLolutlons : Resolved. Tluit It Is the sense ot this inciting that ihe secretary bo permitted tc Issiu membership carda to all retail Imple ment dealers In the territory covered by Ihe Ncbrajka and Western Iowa association. Eiich as are entitled to membership In ne- ccrdanco with the constitution and by-laws. That all such membership card.s shall bo accompar.'leJ by a circular letter requesting faiich denier to remit for Ihe membership ear.l a fee of $2 , but In the event he doca not remit ho will ttlll be entitled to have a scat In the convention and enjoy all the privi leges , but cannot take pttrt In the executive i -ssionu. In the event that the dealer haa pti : ' grievance lo present It will onlv bo acted njjon or considered In ths event he pavs the regular $2 foo. A resolution was also ado'.i.'cd rcla.'ivo to ihe death ; f D. C. Shp.for of Corning , who wai ono of the prom inent members of the association. Most of ih3 dealers left on the evening tralna for home. SATrHDAVS ATTItACTIONS At tin * ItoHloii Store. STILL DUFPEIl CUT ON WINTER MER- CHANDI-K. Hundreds taking advantage of our annual clearing sale. SOME SPECIAL PRICKS SATURDAY. Good bleached muslin , Gc a yard. 3fl-ln. unbleached muslin , < lc n yard. Flr- white blanked ) , 45c a pair. Heavy white ohaker Sannel , 3940 a yard. Ladles' all-wool mittens , 7c a pair. 50c and 75c fancy ribbons. 37VSc n yard. 15c and 25c satin ribbons , 7c a yard. ALL OUR CHINA AND GLASSWARE HALF PRICE. GDC , 7Bc and 9Sc dress goads. fiOc. 75c and Sl.OO dress goodii , fJ9c. C9c dress goods , 37'Ac a yard. IJOc table linen , 4Dc a yard. $3.00 bed comforters at $1.9S. 25c quality ladles' fleeced underwear , 17c each. Our entire stock of ladies' capes and Jack- ota on sale at leas than the manufacturers' price. $3.00 Barn ; : ts , $3.33. $10.00 ganrcnts. $ C.75. $15.00 ganreats , $7.39. 39c Turkey red table damask , 23c a yard. 33c eiderdowns. 19c a yard. i 15c towels at lOc each. | 25c and 33c towels at 19c each. I D03TON STORE. Droadway , Council muffs. I Out JiiHtloe. The court of Justice Vlcn was engaged all day yesterday In an effort to meet out jua- tlco to a number of people Involved In the theft PIIMsposal cf a set of harness. Sev eral nights ago J. M. McMulIen's barn wa.T broker Into and the harness stolen. A fo\v days later he found Iho property pawned at a secc..U-hand afore kept by a man uaniC'l Chornlm. Chcrnlss showed a bill of Bale given by A. L. Davis , who gave his correct mms and addrcrs. A v. arrant was subse quently Issued for the arrest of Davis on the charge of larceny. When the officer went to arrest him he found him carrying a large revolver and before > .3 wca tried on the o'-er ! charge ho was arraigned and fined $ iO foi carrying concealed weapons. Unable to pay the flue , ho wsa sent to Jail. He told . sfrals'-t F'OTV of how p. he came Into pos session cf the harness , claiming thnt ho had rurcias ! d It of Prank D. Marble. To assist the oniccrs ho went out when first arrested and broui-Ht Marble to the police station. On the witness stand yesterday he repeated the fcamo fltory without variation. The SL ! uatlon lookeJ bad for Marble , but he pu his wlfo and several othsr relatives on th stf.M'l and proved that he was In bed n homo en the night the bam was burglarized Davis only had ono witness to sustain hi Etory and the Jusvlco discharged Marble Marble's attorney then filed an Information charging Davis with burglary and he wa bound over under $200 bonds to await th actlt'a ' of the urn ml jury. Holtmayr's fancy patent flour makes the best and most bread. Ask your grocer for It The Durfco Furniture company has removed moved to 203 and 205 Droadway. Heal Kutulr TriiitNft-rx. The following real estate transfers were reported yesterday at the office of J. W Squire : Lewis O. Wllilams nnil wlfo to Ernest 13. Hnrt w U n\v > ,4 no > i nnd H % nw U n\v U no ! 4 and part no U n w U U74i ! ; wd . $ 2,100 00 Margaret E. Valllor to John J. UnrncH. lie ! J HO ' ,4 2S-70-43 wil . l.COO CO County treasurer to C. S , LclTertH , undivided oiic-tmlf lot 1 , block U , Potter ft Cobb's mid tux deed. . . . M Same to name , lot 0 , block 5 , Potter & Cobb'H add tax deed . 32 Same to name , undivided one-half lot 2. block H , .same ii'lil tnx deed 2 73 Same to Hume , lot 7 , block 5 , name mill tnx deed . 272 Same to name , undivided onc-lmlf lot 7 , block 8 , fame add-tnx deed 1 73 Same to name , undivided one-half lot 2 , block H , name add tnx deed 1 72 Same to same , undivided one-half lot 1 , block II , sumo add tnx deed 2 72 Same to same , undivided one-half lot i , block S. aamu add tux deed 2 Frank M Hmlth ami wife to Frank Pace , lot 1 and north 20 feet lot 2 , block 0 , Parson wd . 20000 John II. HmiKato and wlfo to Omaha National bank , part 1-15-13 null claim deed . 3,0 * ) OJ Twelve transfers , total .VtMV 1'Vileral Ciiurl CUNI-H. Suit was commenced yesterday In th' federal court by W. L. Clark against lac Klgln Creamery company. The plalidff states that the defendant has failed to cosi- ply with a contract for the purchase of his dairy at Creston , la. The Elgin compiny was Incorporated In August , 1S98 , tnd agreed to purchase Clark's dairy for nWO on October 1. The plaintiff staler thu hr prepared liln deeds and was ready to red but the creamery company had changed UP mind. John Doyd has sued the United Stttes o' America to compel Uncle Sam to cornpl.i with a contract. Iloyd gtatcp In his pe-.ftlon that he entered Into a contract wltU J. C. Meredith to furnish 1,000 cord * ofidllow brush at $1,15 a cord , and 176 cords cf willow poles at $1.25 a cord for the government work on the fast aide oi the MUso-.Tl river nenr Modalo , la. After delivering n few carload ' .he plaintiff st tes that Mr. Mere dith refused to accept any more of the ma terial. Mr. lloyd's bill against the United Statrs for ihlo action on the part of Mere dith Is $1.225. I'niirt Noli" . . Judge Thorncll handed down n decree yesterday In the foreclosure case of Mary E. MoKlnuey against John C. Lee and others. All the defendants except Officer & Puaey were held to be In default. Jitd , - ment for $3,150 and costs was given to the plaintiff. An answer wen flle.l In the suit of Jerome JefTcrls against J. R. Snyder , The cane Involve. ? a lot of good * that were stored In Snyder's warehouse , and which weru nohl at auction. In the caac of the Murphy Land company against Theodore and A. J. Pnce. an order WM entered requiring the parties to the suit to plead to the cress petition within ten duvs after service ot notice. Judgment 'for $142.1fi wa. ? granted by Judge McGec In thu ccse of H. C. Mathrcon against John Moore. We have had placed In our hands for ealc some great bargains In cottar , farms nnd aero propelty ; also oomc clinlco Ivslncco property ; first mortgages bought and told. Day & lice. ? . Stricken wltli Aiiiile.\y. | | Rlley Goodwin was attacked on the ntroet yesterday with apoplexy and fell to the pavement unconscious. He hna been 111 "or some time , and was on his way to the ofllre of his physician , Dr. M. F. Delllngcr. He wza In front of the office when he was stricken. He was ccnveyel to liln home on South Sixth street In n carriage. His con dition last night was reported to be ocrlous. PIATO HXI'ICIMTi : TIMJVOItlC. . Meniliei-N of tlir liiun t.eurlMnI lire ( id Iti-nily fur Speclitl SeKMoii. DES MOIN'ES , Jan. 15. ( Special Tele gram. ) Members of the legislature are be ginning to arrive in anticipation of the open ing of the special session on Tuesday. About twenty members of the house are on hand and conferences are being held at the rooms cf Speaker lljcrs at the Savery. It Is probablp that a plan will be recom mended by the house under which the house and senate will take up alternate titles of the code for committee work. When one has completed work on a given title It will bo sent to the other house for consideration. In this way neither house will double the work of the other and It Is expected prog- icss will bo facilitated greatly. There will be n hot fight for the secretary ship of the scintc , for which eleven candi dates arc now announced. It Is said Sec retary Dullard will not resign , but will be n candidate for election again. Properly , the olllccrs of the regular session do not hold over , but they will be re-elected In all prob ability , except Mr. Dullard. George A. New man of Cedar Palls Is said to lead for sec- ictiry. There will probably be no Impor tant changes In the committees In either house , although some members of the house want n new code revision committee. At present there Is a general code committee , divided Into five subdivisions. A plan of having a joint code committee of the two houses will be urged and will be strongly supported In the senate. COI'XTY ' OFFICIOUS' SAI.AIt IKS CUT. Six llnnilreil Dollin-H In KITH Sureil In ( lie Iteeoi'tlei'V Oillee Alone. CHEROKEE , la. , Ja'n. 15. ( Special. ) The County Dcard of Supervisors completed the longcat session yesterday that has been held In this county for years. For some time past the supervisors have been receiving letters from the taxpayers throughout the county , complaining that the county officers were receiving too much salary , especially In the auditor's and recorder's ofllces. The matter was properly laid before the board and a whole week's time was devoted to the subject , and resulted In the auditor and recorder both receiving n generous "cut. " The recorder has been getting $1,500 and fcea not to exceed $600 for clerk hire. The board lock from him the $600 In fees. The auditor hca been receiving $1,200 salary and fees not to exceed $300 , and an annual allowance of $213 for clerk hire , making In all a little over $1,700. His Income was cut to $1,100 , and an allowance of $50 per month for clerk hire , and rcstrlctng the clerk hire to ten months In the year. On Investigation , the board found that the treasurer was receiving cs small a salary na he could be compelled to accept , according to law , and the same conditions were found to exist In the clerk's office. A bill of $30 , presented by the sheriff , for caic of prisoners , was not paid. 1JKS .MOI.VKS C1TV HAM , SCANDALS. Cranil Jury HUM n Selieuu- fuller \Vlilt-Ii ConvletloilN Are i\peeleil. ' DES MOINES , Jan. 15. ( Special Tele gram. ) The grand Jury Is devoting all lt > time to the city hall scandal. It Is an nounced that the dcfendanta are to bo brought before the Jury one at a time , and each one required lo answer questions about the alleged Irregularities of the others. In this way each will bo compelled to tesUfy agalntt his assoclatco whhout giving testi mony agalnct himself. The effort will then bo made to IndlcL on charges of conspiracy to defraud the cliy , conspiracy to commit forgery and conspiracy to falsify records. Under this rule convictions are csaler. It has been found that It will be very difficult to locate the offices In which Irregularities were ccmnihted , but the conspiracy charge la mcro general , and convictions are looked for. I'llOI'OSKS KINKS FOR IIICII HATS. Di'H .lIolm-H Connell Will 1'nxs an Drill- miner AKiiliixt Tliem. DES MOINES , Jan. 15. ( Special Tele gram. ) At the next meeting of the cllty council an ordinance will be published prohibiting women from wearing hata at places of amusement. It hcs been prepared by Alderman Leper , and It Is said there are votes to pass It. The mcssure will pro vide fines of from $5 to $25 for managers of places of amusement who allow the violation of the provlslora. TlileveN Are QuIrUly Cup til red. DES MOINES , Jan. 15. ( tpeclal Tele gram. ) Jacota Drca. ' jewelry store at Grimily Center was robbed last night and almost all the small jewelry taken , Today the police have caught Frank Ilartlett and John Hartwcll , local crooks , with the prop erty In their possession. It Included 292 gold rings , twenty-aevcn ladles' gold chairs , five diamond rings and a quantity of cloth- Ing. Some watches and other Jewelry was not recovered. The value of the stock re- coveted Is about $ SOO. Three-Hollar l.'lne fur lllKli lint * . CHICAGO , Jan. 15. Hereafter It will cost $3 to obstruct the view of the stage during a theatrical pciformanco In thla city with a floral or zoological exhibit , or the sweetest confection that ever got away from Paris , Mayor Swift last night vetoed Alderman Plotkc'n ordinance tabooing all kinds of hata luring theatrical performances and suggested the $3 pubitltuto which Coroporato Counsel ncnl and the various theatrical manager.i -.oncocted among themselves. The ordinance ivja pasaed by an almost unanimous vote iy the city council. lluxttvlclc IMvoree Cane. NHW YORK , Jan. li.-Tho ! hearing of tcsll.nony In the HUlt of Mrn , Mary A. Host- wlek , formerly Mlsu McConncil of San PrnnclHco , for divorce from Homer UoHt- wl' k of thlx city , wa.s concluded today. AH no verdict had been reached by tbu jury v hen thu time eamo for adjourning court Futi'lco Barnard dlrcctc-d that n Healed verdict hi' returned , which will he opened in Monday morning. The tcHtlmony today V.VH concerning the Intimacy of Mr. Uont- i.ickund Mrs. Mlnora Hones , Meilnl for Su-lfl. ROCHESTER , N. Y , , Jan. 15-I'rof. : < ewla Swift , .Mount Lowe observatory , California , who Is lie re on a visit , has ro- -elvcil notice that the Hoynl Amronomtcml uoclcty of England lmn awarded to him tint liickuon uohl medal In recognition of liU istronomlcul Ulucovcrlci. PACIFIC ROADS COfpSION Senator Qcnr's Plan for Straightening Out 'Jt the Tangb. THE COMMITTEE'S ' FAVORABLE REPORT Arc Caliliu-t OllleliltH. . \eoimlliiiv In ( Inl'r iin nil Illll llClllleHM III 111 * . , Settled. . i WASHINGTON . Jan. 1C. The senate com mittee on 1'i'Clflc ' roads today by n unani mous vote authorized n favorable report 0:1 : Senator Gear's bill providing for n com mission of cabinet olllclala to settle the In debtedness of the I'aclflo railroads to tlio govcriuncnt. An amendment , suggested by Senator Morgan , was adopted. Ita \ as fol lows : "That snld commissioners In making any EettltMVint nnler this act shall reserve to ccnsrciss the- right to regulate or prescribe the rates of tolls or charges for freight or passengerr. to bo charged on any of said rail roads nr.d all other rights ami powets In roipcct of oald railroads mid railroad com- par..lcs as they now exist. " Senator Morgan gave his full assent to the hill us ameuicd by him. lie tniil that he considered his own bill providing a means or settlement preferable , hut that ho had no cbjcc'lons to the commission. "Senator " Oear will report the bill to the senate Monday , hut will make no elTort to secure considera tion until the house acts upon the similar hill which 1' has under consideration. The senator Is , however , very hopeful that the present bill will receive the approval of both hollars. m vnxoTo.v MAY \VA.\T TO HI v IT. Southern 1'iiHllc Mnnmilr n I'os.sllile I'lireliiiNer of tin * Dillon I'nellle. The dlsciifslon by the New York Hern Id. and a few Chicago papers of the probable purchase of the Union Pacific and the Con- tnil I'.iclflc by the Vanderbllts Is regarded no more seriously at the Union 1'aclflc headquarters In this city now than when the same .story went the rounds last sum mer. It will be remembered that during the summer Messrs. Depew mid Vamlerbllt were In Omaha after a trip over"the Union Pacific. At that time they emphatically denied that they were Inspecting the road with a view to purchasing It. There are others who still maintain , bdwevcr , that ths transcontinental trip of these railway mig- natca was not made for no purpose. Neither President Clark nor General Manager Dick inson , nor any of the. receivers , ar ? In Omaha at this time , and the other officials dcrllno to express any opinion on the proba bility of a New York-San Francisco railway via Omaha. It is also rumored In railway circles that C. 1 * . Huntlngton may conclude to buy the "Overland Houto" when It Is ottered for sale. If such disposition should be made of It. Any other purchaser' ' who'dculrea to reach San Kranclsco must treat ! with him. It3 \ said , ax the Southern Pacific now holds full sway from Ogdcn westward. In con nection with tills rumor It Is stated that the Southern Pacific has long Wanted to extend Its control from Utah to the Missouri river. Still other tumors thnt give food for specu lation In railway circles are to the effect that some of the Omaha-Chicago lines havn their eyes set on the Union Pacific , and would gladly purchase the poad In order to secure a through service between the west and Chicago. Ul'H.STIO.V OK FACT TO I > KCIIK. llnrlcer'N Sull AurnliiNt tlir Kiiliiu rnHllr. Edward P. Smith of the Union Pacific's legal department Is In St. Cfalul , Minn. , today taking ilcpos-ltlona In , A."father Inter esting legal case that will t > a fought out In the court of Mcrrlck county , this statej dur ing the latter part of the present month. On October 19. 1S93 , the hooie' of Margaret H. Barker , at Central City , Merrlck county , Neb. , wua burned to the ground and she soon afterward started suit against the Union Pacific Hallway company to recover $350 damages. Three daja before the house was burned a section ging In the employ of the railway company had been at work along the right-of- way. It Is alleged that they set out a flro on the right-of-way near the Marker house. It Is further alleged that the fire later sprang up , spread to the Darker property and con sumed the dwelling. The court of Mcrrlck county will convene a week from Monday next , January 25 , and take up the matter. A final decision as to whether the fire that burned the Darker house was the fire that had slumbered for threedaya will doubtlces be rendered at that time. rropowe to Sell UK * Itiiinl. DBS MOINKS. Jan. 15. ( Special Tele gram. ) A meeting of the directors of the Ues Molnes & St. LouU railway waa held fccre today. It called a stockholders' meet ing here for January 25 , when a proposition for the sale of the road to the Central of Iowa will be considered. The DCS Molnes & St. Louis Is the corporate name of the Wahash line In Iowa , extending from DCS Molcco to Harvey , about sixty mllca. It was built by the Wabeali , but doca not con nect directly with the Wabash system , which gct-j to Harvey over a leased Rock Island line. The \Vabah controls Its own line as far as Ottumwa , and It the sale Is made , will cease to run Into DCS Molnes. It lieu for a long time been trying to get rid. of the DCS Molnci branch , and the Central of Iowa his been equally anxious to get n Dc.i Molnej connection , but terms have never been reached. It Is confidently bzllevcd the com ing meeting will make a deal. IdlilroiiilH Muter n I'rolt'Hl. The railroad managers who went to Wash ington to secure an extension of time In which to put on all railroad cars automatic couplers , brakes and certain other safety appliances , are much perplexed by the re ception they have met. When they went before the Insterstate Commerce commission the commissioners Informed them that , while the commissioners had jurisdiction , the mat ter was one which properly belonged to congress. On Tuesday they went before the Interstate and foreign commerce com mittee , and the committee Informed them that the proper place to make their plea wan before tnu Interstate Commerce com mission. The law requires- that the changes must bo made by January 1. 1898 , and the railroad companies claim they cannot pos sibly fulfill die requirements within that time , although .1 great deal of work has already been accomplished In that direc tion. ' llrt'i'l vcr for a Kullroiiil. ALTON. III. , Jan. 15. A sensation was created here tonight by the , announcement that the St. Clalr , Modlson'lf St. LouU licit Hal I road company had passed Into the hands of a receiver. The decree i-dmca from the UnltcJ States district court at St. Louis , In the name of John E. Wcy , a 'director , and the local manoger of the company , J. P. liar- nard of Council muffs , bolns named as re ceive" . Thld company had headquarters In Alton , E , P , Leonard being pwaldent. ItVas organized five years ago f ir tfhc- purpose ot constructing and operating , a belt railroad around St. Louis from Ucllcylllo to Alton. but thla work has proceeded no further than the construction of the Alton brldgo across the Mtosbulpni and valuable terminals In this city. n l.inttf Service. INDIANAPOLIS , Jan. IS.W. . I' , IJams has roijgncd as president of the Indianapolis licit railway and Union Stock yards and D. W. .M Inchall of Tcrro Haute has been elertcd to nil the portion. There will bo no other changes. Mr. IJams has been connected w.tli the company OH auditor , general man ager and president for twenty years. Mlleiiue Huri-im Ailvlmiry Iliiartl , CHICAGO , Jan. 1C. StbcctUn of the Rock Island , Lord of the'Chicago Great Wcatorn , Hcafford of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul. Knlskcrn of the Northwestern , Pawcn' gw Tialllc Manager White of the Atchlson. indA slitant General l'a ierg r Agent C arl , ton of the Alton , have been selected a.i the ad visory board of tlw mileage bureau of the Western Pawenger association for the en suing year. U has been fouiul that the con- ductom of the various lines have been much more vigilant In thu taking up of misused mileage books since the bureau WAS put Into existence , and It Is Intended to keep the good work of the bureau up to the stand ard set during the year. Confer \\llh Hit- Shipper * . The official * of the Cincinnati , New Or leans & Texas Pacific railroad Thursday ( started out on a visit of all the local sta tions along the line of their railroad. The trip U noteworthy because It Is taken for the purpose of taking up with the shippers along the line nutations that need considera tion and matters that need adjusting. The present system by which shippers are com pelled to travel , on western lines , some- tlmcw several hundred miles only to find the general freight agent away attending n conference will appear especially unsatis factory to the Rhlppcrs when compared with the new method Inaugurated by the olllclals of the Queen & Crescent route. Mllwiiiiliiu * AilJnilKcil Utility. At Thursday afternoon's meeting ot the local passenger association the Milwaukee road wcs declared to he guilty of the charge brought against It by Solicitor McIlrUlo of the Western Passenger association , who re cently spent n few days among the Omaha ticket sellers. The charge was that the Mllwrukee road had sold a ticket to an eastern point thiough n local ticket broker , and according to the agreement of the local passenger men they are not supposed to en courage or assist ticket brokers or the brokerage business. The offending road wag sentenced to pay the minimum flue , $10. Teleifi'apliers' ( "use \iiiln. ; Mcster-ln-Chanccry Cornish will arrive In the city next Thursday. If the representa tives of the Order of Hallway Telegrapher. ! are ready at that time further testimony In ! ho Investigation of Union Pacific affair. ? that they have Instituted will doub'le ' then he taken up. The Union Pacific Is ready to proceed with the hearing , but AbslaUnt Grand Chief Dolphin of the telegraphers' order has gone to Philadelphia to haivlle a grievance ccso against tile Pennsylvania rail , road and It will probably be a week or ten days before he returns to Omaha. To Ili-dli.-f Frelulil Kales. CHICAGO , Jan. 1G. Word from New York Is to the effect that the Joint Traffic associa tion has decided to reduce the freight ra'o ' en grain between Chicago and New Yor' : from 20 to lf coins per 100 pounds. .Iiuiliir Seeitrlly lliililei-N \ < > t Sn 11 ill oil. NEW YORK , Jan. 15. An opposition com- ml'.tco IP being formed by the holders of Atlantic & Pacific stock and junior bond.3. Ittillivny Vitlex anil PerNiinalN. John Hlckey of St. Paul , superintendent of motive power and machinery of the North ern Pacific , Is In the city. E. S. McCarty , for six years general manager of the St. Louis , Capo Glrardcau & Fort Smith railway , has tendered his resignation , to take effect February 1. He has made no definite arrangements for the future , but he has been solicited to become a member of a law firm In St. Louis. SIMHITSJIH.X < : ATIIHH AT T.viii.n. llauiiiiet In Honor of Council HlnllN ( illll Clllll. The banquet given nt the Merchants' hotel last night In honor of the Council IJHilfs gun club by the members of the Omaha club wca a recherche and felicitous affair. COVCM were laid for fifty persons , the toaitmastcr being Colonel J. J. Dickey. Mr. Dickey announced that the collation would be con ducted strictly according to the American Shotting c&joclatlou'a code , and In pursuance of this declaration appointed Erastus Young as referee , M. C. Peters as puller , S. G. V. GHawcld as ofllclal scorer and W. I. Hawks cs manager Myron Learned , that famous old goose hunter of the Plattc , was selected to deliver the address of welcome. The big athletic barrUtcr was at his best , and for the space uf ten minutes he entertained the guests In an Inimitable manner. A. . W. Dclrsham , the visitor from the other side , was equally eloquent and fetching In hli response and from this on to the finish. to the tinkling of crystal and the oweet strains ot the mandolin orchestra , every thing went even merrier than a marriage bell. bell.W. W. D. Kenyan , secretary of the local club , read a topical screed. In which all h.'a con freres of the trap and field were handled In a captivating and humorous way ; C. D , Randlctt read n poem entitled the "Spirit Dog , " which struck a responsive chord In every sportsman's heart ; the hotel colored quartet sang a number of their choicest selections , and mcst every gentle man present told a story , took a drlng or warbled a song. Colonel Parmclcc we3 u prism of rare jewels , M. C. Petcis , arrayed In full dress , was the cynosure of all eyes ; W. H. S. Hughes scintillated with marvclou.i gems of thought. Nat Goodwin Stubbs was Irresistible , Ullly Nason a , very orchid , Fred Montmorency full of whlskern and Johannes , llcth. Loomls , Krug Cole , and the others made such a batch of coryphees as a spectacu lar performance never knew before. The members present from the Council Dluffs club were : Messrs. G. H. Nichols , Gils Hclnrlcks , J. Deno , jr. , Charles Mathals. W. H. Mather. C. D. Handled , A. Dclrsham. P. E. Klngsbury , W. Pyper , C. Konlgmachcr. Dr. H. S. West. H. W. llcnder , W. D. Har- dln , L. Leutzlngcr and James Anderson. The Omaha contingent consisted of F. S. Par- melee. W. D. Kenyan , J. J. Dickey , Stock ton Ilctli , G. Druckcr , J. J. Smead , Gcorgo C. Towle. W. Nason , F. Illake , F. Car- mlchael , F. Montmorency , C. Dates , W. W. Diiigham , W. P. McFarlanc , M. C. Peters , M. L. Learned , W. H. S. Hughes. W. I. Hawks , William Salisbury , S. M. Stanford , S. G. V. Grlswold , H. A. Eaton , D. T. Stubbs , Erastus Young , G. W. Loomls , Cllft Cole , William Krug and Charlie Jo hannes. Oir fillI > I'H MoIlK-N. "W. D. Melklc , Captain Sam Jones , J. J. Shay and H. D. Alice , with George W. Scrlh- ncr as substitute , of the Omaha Whist club , went to DCS Molnes last evening to meet a team of the DCS Mnlncs club In a match for the Richards tmphy. now held by the lowans. The play will consist of forty-four boards of duplicate whist and will be played this afternoon and evening. Ilimlim ClinllciiKcH ( iiiuiliiur. TORONTO. Jan. 1C. Edxvard Hanlon wants to row Jake Gaudaur thre or five miles for the world' ? championship and $1,000 a sldo on Saturday , May 8 , the race to take place , rain or shine. Hanlon baa deposited $500 to hack his challenge. K ( JniucM AniiiHco liilei'CNt. TORONTO , Jan. 15. While the curlers are taking the greatest Interest In the Interna tional bonrplcl and are having a good time the public lo not displaying the slightest Quackery is always discov ering remedies which will act upon tiie germs of disease directly and kill them. But no discovery has ever yet been approved by doctors which will cure consump tion that way. Germs can only be killed by making the body strong enough to over come them , and the early use of such a remedy as Scott's Emulsion is one of the helps. In the daily war fare man keeps up , he wins best , who is provided with the needed strength , such as Scott's Emulsion supplies. Get Tliis Package when You Call for It A7RUE NERVE TONIC. AMGUVE JH2ERATIVE WAREUAB1EIAXATWE AND DIURETIC iflTRESTOIlES { STRENGTHS ! RENEV/S-YlTALnY. PURIFIES THE BLOOD. 3 REGULATESTHElflDNEYS. LIVER ANDVJBOWELS PROPRIETORS BURLINQTON.VT. And Don't Be Defrauded by Any Substitute That Some Dealers Try to Sell You for the Sake of the Larger Profit ! concern , there being not over n dozen people present at the matches. Tne Canadians led by decisive scores In the forenoon play nt the two rlnkfl. In the afternoon when play was In progress at the three rlnka the Canadians had everything their own way except at one rink. IlinkerVliiH the Kliiul Mulch. MOSCOW , Jan. 15. Larker won the sev enteenth and final game of the chess match In this city , a queen's gambit declined after sixty-five moves , early this morning. Score : Laskcr , 10 ; Stelnltz , 2j drawn , 5. Hull mill ( l'lonnell Maleheil. NEW YORK. Jan. 15. Jim Hall and Steve O'Donnell have been matched to box ten rounds before the Greater Ne\v York Athletic club , Coney Island , Fe-bruary 12. KOiTII ; DAKOTA'S DAIItV IMMSTItY. It In VoiniK' , hut HIIN Alretuly I'.enelieil li lull n lie l'roinrli | ( > iix. VERM1LLION , S. D. , Jan. 15. ( Special. ) The dairy Indus-try of South Dakota has made wonderful advancement In the past year. It was not long ago that the dairy busli.esft was toe liiE nlflcant to attract the attention of the fanner. There have alwajB been a great many cattle raised In the state , but the Idea of utilizing the abundance cf natural grasses for the eupport of dairy cattle IB only a thing cf the last year. At proient the dairy Interests * of the state are assuming gigantic prcportlons and have oc casioned such wldcEprtad attention that the Department of Agriculture has been gath ering facts an.l figures In reference to this Industry , which will t.-oan be Issued In bulletin form. The re port will show that there liavo been fully 100 creameries established In the state during the past year. Clay county contrib uting seven to that number. The majority 1 of the creameries nro operated on the co operative plan , which , the bulletin eays , makes the best payment to the patrons. The highest average price paid by this plan wan 73 cents per 100 pounds of milk , the lowest prlco being 49 cents paid by private cream eries , The bulletin also shows that the greatest BUCCCBS comes from creameries where the crops have been a total failure. The statistics gathered from Iho utato show : Number of cows In the Btato , 278,928 , valued ' at $0,100,000 ; average yield per cow , 2,500 pounds a year. The average value of milk Is placed at Cl cents per 100 , making the total value of milk , $1,253,530. I'riiixiHt * lo ( Slvi * Her llneU Her Home. VIORMILLION , S. D. , Jan. 15. ( Special. ) It Is currently reported that an attempt will bo made by the many friends of thu loto ex-Governor Mllletto to convey back the title of the homestead which was turned over by the governor to the Hlato , an a Iwmlsman of Defaulter Taylor , to Airs. Mll letto , who U now residing at Sioux Pallu , The property In question In ultuuted at Watcrtown and la valued at $2,500 , U will 's ' Cold , Anil you nerd fuel. Tiiero In one place In town wlicrc you can crt the fnmoun CUNTIIU- VII.U3 COAL. nnllihiK licatH It , JJ.'r PIT ton. CINCINNATI1 ! Ill.OriC $3 7X NTUHATOH III.lHMC 3 73 HAMILTON' WUKBNKD LUMP 3 23 DIM MOINKS UJM" 32. . C'OI.l-'AX NI'T 3W roM'AX CIIKSTNUT -73 COILS M CD per loud. All ( inlors promptly tilled. WM. WBLLxOH , No. 8 MAIN , Tel. 128. YAKU15 SO. MAIN STKKET , Tel. 9.1. Council Bluffs , Iowa. CAPITAL , 5100,00 ? \VK SOLICIT YOim HUSIXKSS. / WE UI2SIIID YOUIl COLLECTIONS. ONK OP THU OLDUST I1ANKS IN IOWA. U PUll C13NT 1'AIU ON TIM 10 DIM'OalTC. PALI * AlfD BEB Ufl OH WHITE. ' "WHANElTTHEATEE. will's I ( nl ) , .Momliiy , .Iimucry IHJf Nllilo Kpoctaculiir Ilumpty Dumpty Cdinpuny * rretcntlnc HUMPTY DUMPTY KiipporliMl liy utrcni ; rpeclulty nrtlMH. 1'ilcet 10 , l.'i nnd : v cfiiIx , PeiitH now on rule lit HulU-ia' rciiulro an act of the legislature to ro-cstab-4 lUli her claim. TIII : iiKAi.TV .MAitKirr. INSTRUMENTS placed on record Friday/ January ID : WAHIIANTY niCICUS. ' Daniel nilmaii to M L ailnmn , lot 2 , block K , I'arkliiH' mid f 1 John llliivukii mid wlfo : o Hlcoiinii ; i / , Krc-Jcl , wli lot 7 , J arler'H : Allot- 3 incut 21Cfl M K Hentty and lunlun I to LA ItorHhc-lm , lot 20 , 'jo' | ! < ( 11 , Hiiimcum I'lneo ua K A Bracken ft ill. to l''or > : rit Lawn Cemetery iinxoelutlo i , 11,10 ucri'H < n\v,4 no' ' , ! 2'J-ic-in -i.cxj Union Htn < ; k YiinlH i > oniiauv | to Swift ft Co. . 12.7:1 : JifrvH In null iifi/4 1MI-1U CJ.CCKl II W I'ennofk anil wlfo to T V Klin- ' 5. hull , lotH f > anil C , block 120 , Diiniluu I'laco , . . . . . QUIT CLAIM DKIODSH , 1 . W. Hprlmch to J. A llorlmch , f'i ' lot a , block 1'JGVi. Oiniiliii lliUH. ; Union Htock YardH company to Hwlft & Co. , 1 ucru In ne'i noU U-H-1J , . . . Total amount of transfers } 73t !