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
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iflTRESTOIlES { STRENGTHS !
RENEV/S-YlTALnY.
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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 !
