rWfATTA nATT.'V 1 T7T7'rtyM1 ! n'RV. .T ATSTITAW 1SO7. I COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT MIMHl Mi : > TIOJf. Clark & Wctrel , I. 0. 0. P. blk. , art par tors. tors.Fred Fred Merrltt of 1310 Thirteenth street la confined to his home by Illness. Mm. A , W. Wyman has returned homo from a visit with her daughters at Atll- son , la , Rev. Irving Johnson of South Omaha wn the gutst of Ilev. S. Wells of Grace church yratcrday. The Woman's Relief corps will n've ' a "H" supper In Grand Army boll on Thurs- evening. Mlw Frances now man returned yesterday after a two weeks' visit with friends In Red Oak and Nebraska City. Mis , W. W , Pcaslcy ot Portland , Ore. . ! n In the city visiting her parents , Mr. and Mra. George Cfano , on Park nvonue. Miss Pauline Wells , ftlntor of Rev. S. Wells , entertained a few friends yester day Informally nt luncheon , the occasion being her birthday , The telephone girl was tired. Calls had been coming In nil day for 157 , requesting the Kaglc Laundry to send Its wagon around. Verily , It's n good laundiy. W. I. . Douglas will show the people of Lincoln In the burlcbtiue Hoi-lcty clifUK to night how easy It was for Prof , Herrmann to do all of his feats of jugglciy. The Intense cold last evening and yes terday materially diminished the attend- mice at all ot the churches In the city. In Bovcral Instances It was nlmost Impossible to heat the buildings to the point of comfort. M. S. Uurnctt , a well Known resident of Pottavvattamlo county , died at hli homo near Oakland last Friday. He hail been 111 for some tlmo and his sickness was ag gravated by old ngp lie leaves a widow and scvcial grown children. Cold wtathor had no effect upon the pen- pit- who wanted to hear and see Murray and Mack at the New Dohauy last night. The house was comfortably heated nnd ne.aily cveiy seat upstairs and downstairs was oc cupied. Pcoplo laughed until the tcais came over the many funny episodes that bccamo Identified with "Flnnlgan'a Court ship" before It reached the usual happy finale The replevin action ot J. McMullen against Isaac Cherubs to recover pLeacsslon of a net of harnc.-s was settled In Justice Vim's court Saturday nftcinoon. The harness was ordered delivered over to the p'nlntlff and the coats of the action taxed to the defend ant. The harness was stolen fiom a shed at MoMuIlcn's iisldence by A. L Davln and Hold by him to Chcrnlss. Davis la serv ing out a sentence In the county Jail for the theft. Captain W. n Might has been notified that his application for n pension has been grantPd , and ho will soon receive a com fortable amount of back pay. Captain Illght has done no work since completing Ills duties as district supervisor of the census of 18DO. His eyesight was then fall Ing rapidly , and In a short tlmo he became totally blind. For years hu has been IrO by his daughter whenever ho wished to gn upon the strccls Ho will receive the highest pension paid by the government , $7" a month , the1 amount only paid In cases of total disability. Ueglnnlng this evening the Woodwards Council muffs' prime thoatilcal favorites will open a week's engagement nt the New Dohany. The mere nouncement that the Woodwards are coming will be sufllclent to attract attention of all theater-goers , bu when It Is learned that they are coming with homclhlng cntlrHy now , the Interea Is greally Increased. I The1 new thing Is the wonderful Edison magnlscopu , which Is th < lattst and most perftct of all the Klncto Fill-in LOIIIIH. For lovvc.it rates oh good farm loans cal nt the ofllce of D.V. . Otis , No. 133 Pear street , Council Illufts. Money ready an loans closed without j delay. Will Condemn Of re- Alarm Ilove-i. The failure of the Jfirc alarm box to re epond to the duties required of It when 111 broUn out In the Clilhtlan home yeotcrda ; has convinced City Electrician Uradley moi than ever that It Is ! ils duty to condemn all of the old boxes In all of his reports for several years he ha called attention to the fact that the boxes.'havo become antique in Btjlo , besides belng > worn out with years of usaRo and tinker-Ink The recalcitrant box was ono of the bc t In the circuits. It had been talicn to the jliop and repaired and al most reconstructed during the autumn. Im mediately after tlo | flro ycaterday the box was taken out and taltcn to the central t > ta- tion. Northing wa found to be wrong with It beyond the fact ! that the low temperature had contracted the metal until thu spring was unable to move the mechanism. Tha electrician declares that thcie Is too much machinery for the ) power of the spring that Is designed to drive It , and that the prln- clplo upon which the power U applied Is vviong. A little molaturo that could produci tdlght lusting or a sudden cold snap Is llahla to Incapacitate the boxes ? . It Is only by line mechanical skill , and constant vigilance that the boxes have 'been kept In working order ns long as they\havc. \ The police call ap paratus connected , with each box linn given no end of trouble and la frequently out of order. Special sale of parlor furniture this week ot Uurfce Furniture Co. , 205 and 07 Broad- vay. fine livery for parties and dances. Ogden Livery , IDS Broadway. Telephone 83. Wo ha"c bad placed In our hands for sale Borne great bargains in cottages , farms and ncro property ; also some choice business property ; tltat mortgages bought and sold Dav . Hens. Death of Mr * . Kllr.nlie-tli 11 mill. Mrs. Elizabeth Iludd , wife of J. E. Rueld , died late Saturday night at her residence , 1029 Avcnuo II , at the ago of S3. Until a fuw dau ago she was well and vigorous , bul an attack of grip quickly undermined her health ami caused her death , Mrs. Iludd vvaa one of the old residents of this city , having lived hero for upwards of thirty years. She leaves a husband and two sons , ono married nnd living In this city and the other at present In Cripple Creek , Cole , The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from tbo family residence , Hev. Mackey of Omaha ofllclatlng. Interment will bo In Kalrv'lovv cemetery. The ton In Cripple Creek was notified jes ter clay by wire and will bo present at the funeral. lloffmnyr's fancy patent flour makes the best and most bread. Ask your grocer for It. Alilerinnii llrimn InipriM Injv , In a long letter received a few da > s since from Alderman W , 0 , Drown by one ot the city officials ho declares that ho Is rapidly recovering lila health and Is very much en- couragiHl In the belief that ho will bo able to return In the sprint ; and resume hla < lu- tlcti. He has been In Florida since last fall. Tit fit- llDllt lljstture tt DESTROYS BOYS' ' DORMITORY Tire Wreaks Havoo nt the Christian Homo Orphauage. TERRIBLE CALAMITY OVERTAKES A CHARITY lulu Iliillillnpr "f < Iic Group Ciiici t'l ' > 111 riiime mill Icm CM Oiilj- Hutu mill .No In- Hiiriinco. The Christian Homo orphanage In this city was badly elamngeel by flic that broke out In the attic of the main building nt 7 o'clock K'Sterelny morning. The building Is a largo two-story structure with basement and attic , constructed of wooel , and was the largest and most costly of the group of cottages that constitute ! thu homo. It vsas used as the pchool room and dormitory for the boys. Many of the llttlo fcllovvs wcro sleeping In ho .portions dcstro > cd nt the tlmo thu flro va discovered. All were gotten out with out dlfllcitlty or confusion , The older boys anet about halt of the total lumber were up and nt breaKfast In the dln- ng hall. Many of the younger were still n bad and asleep when the fire was elU- covered. The first thing that vva.s done after ho flro alarm had been given was to get the Ittlo fcl'ovvs ' out of the building and in warm lu.irlcrs In othci buildings. Klre alarm bn\ No fil , located within n block ot the home , pulled , hut the Intense cold had con- el the inct.il par It ) of the mi-chanUm to an extent that It vvoulel not opeiate. . July n number of desultory signals i cached .hu central fire station nnd the location of . the flro could net bo determined by the flio- men until a messongci from the homo | rachoil No .1 engine IIOUEP This consumed , several minutes of time and vilie.n the de partment reached the place the whole upper ; | ) ait of the big building was enveloped In j dimes. When Chief Templeton lent ned that i the tire was at the home ho called out all 1 of the companies , flto firemen had a hard fight from thn stait The mercury was In- | dIratInK tni degrees below zero nnd a strong , northwest wind wat , blowing. Contincllou Interfered v i i i i > the opening of tliu nrst hydiant tapped , nnd when It was finally opeiiEiel far enough to let the water through I the \aluo Blcm was being pinched t > o sharply by thu cold that several minutes elapsed be fore the full stream could bo turned on The email stream flowing through the hose quickly fro/e and filled several ecctlony ( solidly with lc > Under combination of j i circumstances 1C was nearly twenty minutes ! from thu time the lire wes discovered until I the llrst strvim was tumcil on The chemi- 1 1 cal had In the meantime exhausted Itself but had held the ( lie In check Aftw a hard light , lasting ovei an hour , the Hio was oxI I languished , but mothlng of the building was ) I left above the second Hoot. SAVE SOME OF THE FUHNITOnE. The Home people , with the assistance of hundreds of cltl/eus who llockeJ to the place when It became known that the Home- property was in danger , succeeded In car rying out all of the fumlture and propeity on the first floor , but everything above was destroyed Theie was no time to save the beJs and bedding In the dormitory on the second floor. When Manager Lenin and his assistants had satisfied themselves that the last of the little boys had been taken out the dormitory was filled with stilling smoke. Nothing was gotten out of the basement , but as It was used for an Industrial shop there was nothing but the tools and lum ber that could b damaged by the flood of water thrown Into the building. The beds and bedding la the dormitory were all new and had cost the home outside of the do nations over $100 The attic , which was a large , partly finished room fitted with shelv ing , was used for storage purposes and con tained all ot the clothing of the boys of the Homo. This represented In actual cash outlay about $150 , but was worth much more. The flro originated In the garret nbovo the attic next to a big chimney that rises from the foundation to the roof of the building. How ill caught Is a mystery. The chimney was made doubly thick purposely to nuke It safe against fire. The building is heated by ono Immense hard coal ttove on the firs' floor and a large wood stove In the dor mitory. Flro Is Ucpt going In the stoves all the time , but a brisker fire was started In the wooJ rtovo to make the dormitory more comfortable while the children were being dressed. H Is supposd that a spark sent through the chimney from the wood Ire found a lojlgment on the root and was fanned Into a blaze by the stiff breeze. The building was erected to commemo rate the tenth anniversary of the founding of the home. March 1C , 1803 , from the pro ceeds or offerings contributed for that pur- pore. It cost over $5,000. It was a hand some structure , forty feet square , and was the most pretentious of the group of twenty cottages that constitute the home buildings. HAD NO INSURANCE. A singularly unfortunate feature of the calamity Is the fact that the insurance ex pired just seven days ago. Manager Lsmen lias always carried Insurance on every bulld- Inc In the group , and a risk of $3,000 was placed on this three ytars ago In the Amer ican Fire Insurance company of New orlt City by its agents In this city. Day & Hess. A peculiar combination of circum stances caused their bookkeeper to overlook the fuel that the risk expired January 1C. A year ago the company ceased doing busi ness In Iowa and the property was rein sured. ny an oversight at that time the icUsuo was not recorded on the new books , and when Mr , Lemen , according to his cus tom , asked Day & Hess to renew all risks expiring In January , two new policies were sent down to him. They were received by his son , and when Mr. Lemen Inquired If they had arrived was Informed they had. Mr Day congratulated Mr. Lemen at noon upon the fact that the loss was partially covered by Insurance. An hour later he made the discovery that the policy had To meet the exigencies of the case the boys' dormitory was moved to the chapel , which Is a very comfortable building. The destruction of the building and the enforced . use of the chapel leaves no place where- the , homo school can meet. The firemen suffered Intensely vvhllo fighting the flro , and some of them were badly frozen. Chief Templeton had all the fingers on each hand badly nipped. They wcro swollen and very painful last evening. Captain Autry nnd Charley Conlcy wore also sufferers. Four sections of hose were filled solidly with Ice and ono burst , I'roMt In Wiitrr I lien. Freezing gas nnd water , pipes caused no end of trouble yesterday nnd last night. Plumbers and gas men were wholly unable to respond to all of the calls mode upon them. The treat seemed to pencil ate thp earth with unexampled rapidity and to a greater depth than for many years previous. Many people who considered their water pipes to bo frost proof are lamenting this morning that they had not been better protected. The earth wan found to bo frozen to a depth of two and one-half feet where water pipes were dug up yesterlay , The Intensity of the cold and the nakedness of the earth give- promise of In creased trouble. Apprehension Is not allayed by the talca of the old Inhabitants. In a remlnlscuit mood yesterday ono of them re called a winter that ho declared vvaa an ex act counterpart of this when the cartb was frozen to a depth of eight feet. Orvliiiril-Ili-rry , Charles C. Orchard of Omaha and Mi a Ilertha Ilcrry of Chicago were quietly united In marriage Saturday afternoon to the of fice of Justice nurkc , Mr , Orchard Is the son of Samuel Orchard of the well known firm of Orchard , Wllhe'm & Co. The cere mony waa performed within a few mluute.i after the certificate was secured from the county clerk'a olllce , and It was consum mated without the presence of witnesses be yond three neccseary for Its legality. The young couple left Immediately afterward , neglecting to take their marriage certificate. ii\cn AOIMI riMJnns TO snw. Work ofVnniPii nt llulctntiK In- iltiKtrlnl Sclinol , There were nearly 150 little girls In attend ance nt Mr. and Mrs. DcLong's Industrial school for gills on Saturday afternoon , Moro than twenty women were present lm turllng Instruction In plain sowing. Each little gill was busv upon some garment she wr.a making for herself. Classes wcro grouped closely together , and yet the room * at 209 Main street , were tested to their ut- moil capaflty. Mrs. C. T. Officer baa Jo- \oled several years to the office of super intendent , and she continues to tnkc a great Interest In the work. The distributing de partment , where all cloth and sowing mule- tlals arc given out as needed , Is In charge of Mr * . Henry PeLong , with Miss Chloe Drldcnatcln cs ntclsUiil. Mrs. A. C. Harl- Intr was found busy cutting garments for the little seamstresses. In addition to thenc , there hai always been n corps of teachers In charge of the classes , Into which the school ls divided , according to ability of the schol- nrs. Tollovvlng are the women who act sa teachers nt the present time : Mrs A. H. Moore , Mr . Fred Davis , Mrs. Lyons , Mrs. Warren , Mrs. Sarah Wallace , Mrs. Smith , Mrs. Henncsey , Mlsa M. nice , Miss Corn Woodbury , Miss Maud Cousins and Mlas Ilalnard , Moro teachers "nre needed , us many of them have larger classes than they can conveniently handle. Every Saturday at 2:30 : the school Is called to order nnd a half hour devoted to a talk by some person to the scholars , and to singing and other exercises before the sewing beglrn. Yeatcrday Mrs. J , J. Hun j an nf Omalii made a very entertaining address. She has been engaged for n number ot years In missionary work In Minneapolis. Among the vbit013 were Miss Caroline Dodge , W. W. Wallace nnd D C. Uloomer. The nl- tcnilanco was 133. When the school was or ganized by Mrs. DcLong five years ago , there were no very , advanced methods of teach ing. Two years ago a regular system wafl adopted , such as Is iH'eJ in Inrgo institu tions t of the kind all over Iho country. It Is I about as near perfect as could be Im- aglncd , and Is well worth a little Investiga tion ' by any one Intercviled. Mr. DeLong slalcs that ho has not done much i to Increase the attendance , on account of the Ilmllctl amount of room that has be-jn at his command , but that the members are steadily i Increasing without any effort on hla part I Since the school was organized the school ' has occupied six different locations , as ' follows : 238 Ilroadway , 15 and 17 Hryant stieet \ , basement of Congregational church 150 Broadway , 601 Broadway and 209 Main street. Some of these have been tempo- rarlly ' donated for the use of the school , and others given nt a nominal rental. AVhat Is now needed Is not only a larger place , but one ' that can be seemed for a term of years , thus giving more permanency to the Insti tutlon. ' In view of the great benefit.that j this work has been to the poor children of Council Bluffs , and the Interest that lisa been ' taken in It by many representative people ' of the city , a meeting should be called ! by the citizens to arrange for estab lishing ' in a suitable location. No doubt fciich a place could be secured for a number of j years upon \cry easy terms , If sufficient Interest were aroused. Either of the rooms In the Elseman building would be an Ideal place , as the light Is gooj , and the dimen sions sufficient to accommodate hundreds of pupils. ] AVimt ? 2n MIlciiKC IlookH. Council Bluffs commercial travelers have taken the'Initiative In the movement to beat the decision of tha Western Passenger asso ciation In regaul to traveling men's mileage boaKs. A scheme suggested a few days ago by mcmbcis of the local lodge of Commcrcla Pilgrims has been promptly acted upon by other lodges until It has become a popular measure all over the state It Is repre sented In a petition that wad circulated am" signed by hundreds of Council Bluffs citizens hi the last two days The petition reads. To Hon N. SI. Pusey , Member of the Twenty-sixth General Asscmblv of low.i Now In Special Session Dear Sir : We , the undcralpncil petitioners , citizens of Pottn. vv.ittnmle county , lovvn , respectfully prn > th.it you ute your Influence In the Intcres of the traveling public by urprlnfr nnd sup porting1 the enactment of a law whereby the lutlro.uls of lovvn shall Issue n 1,000 mlle mileage book at the rate of two (2 ( cents per mile , or $20 for the 1000-mlli book , without rebate , such books to b nepotlable by delivery and honored in thi hands of the bearer. Tito AKKfat ntliif ? . An alarm of flro was turned In from the Ogden house shortly after 11 o'clock lasl night. Smoke pervaded the whole house. but more especially the upper rooms. The flro was found to be In one of the large chimneys , but It is not known how the smoke escaped Into the building. The house was full of guests , and there was great excitement among them for a time The Incident Is particularly Interesting be cause thirty years ago this month the oh Ogden house burned down. A box of matches that caught spon toncously came very nearly causing a fln in Snydcr's pawn shop last night. The ; weie discovered and thrown out In time. ImnortH n Pnstfjr from London. NEW YOUK. Jan 24 Elder Kalph r Prime , of the First Presbyterian church o Yonkcrs , 1ms received n cablegram fron Ilev. Dr. Pentecost.pa.stor of the Marylcbon Presbyterian churci. In London , s tying h would accept the call to the Vonkers chuic and bo hero to be Installed at the meUln of the Presbytery , April 12 The YonKer church is one of the wealthiest in the do nomination In the state. The pastor rt celves n salary of $5,000 a year , and the us of a magnificent house. Slorni OIL the.SpiinlHli CotiHl. MADRID , Jan. 24. There has been a se vcro storm In the Gulf of Cadiz and five fish Ing boats have been lost near San Lucas PARIS. Jnn. 24. Severe snow atonic pre vail over France , except a fringe along th Mediterranean. rOIIUG'AST OI ' TOIIAY" * AVCTIIIJII \clmiHlcn Will IIiMf It Pair nnil Sill Cold nidiorlli AMniU. WASHINGTON , Jan. 21The forecast fo Monday Is : For Nebraska , Kansas and South Dakot -Generally fair ; continued cold ; norther ! winds rnlr5 COnt"'Uctl ' For Wyoming-Local snuvvs and partly ° wc'uher ! "O'therly to easterly Local Ili-cnrd. - * - - i ? * 4 . BUriE A .AiAi4Jk . . . . . . . . . . . Jnn. 21 Omaha recorel of rnlnfnll Up nnd te-rnpernturo compared with cor responding elay of the past thrca yenrs : , , , 1S97.1S3U.U93.JSSI. Maximum temperature. . . 7. zi 21 " . Minimum tcmperatiiio , , . . u 11 i > > Average temperature 6 in lo t4 Itnlnfiill . . . . , 01 T ,00 ,00 Hieorel of temperature nnd precipitation at Oimiha for thu day and Blnco March 1 , Normal temperature for the elay 17 Uellcluncy for the elay 21 Accumulated excess Hlnco March 1 178 Normal precipitation for the day. . .02 Inch IXllclency for the day Winch lotnl precipitation nlnce Meh 1. 3105 Inches I-.XCCFS since March 1 , 1.78 inches Ucjcency for cor. period , 1SU3..1U5 Inches iJcllclency for cor , period , 1S'J3.,15 Iiiche-a X.cro. . "Uclow zero , - T IndlcatCH trace of precipitation. L A. WUI-SII , I-ocal Toreeast Olllclal , Itcporln frinii blntloiiM nt H 11. m , Stvcnp-llfili meridian time. ) UTY ON MEXICAN BATTLE febrasfca Congressmen Tnko Liyely Interest in Ono Branch of Promotion , JUESTION OF ITS APPLICAftflN RAISED Inlnvr mill Morcrr IlllT 't"Kn to < Motlmil of Iii > I n u : ilie tfiVil6t on ihc Aiilinnltt llronfrlitf'hi to 1'oeil. ' v | > WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. ( Special. ) A sub- cct of far reaching Interest to the people of Jcbrr.ska , next to that of beet sugar and hlcory. which will he ellscilssed In the ways nd means committee , will bo the laying ot duty upon cattle from the border states of lextco. The present duty upon Mexican , cat- lo of 20 per cent ad valorem was In force for many yeara prior to the enactment of the IcKlnley bill , nnd during this period the rowth of the rattle Industry nnd exports of attic nnd beef products vvns simply cnor- nous. Unelci the McKlnley law the tariff vns raised to a specific duty of $10 per head , vhlch on. the low grade Mexican cattle mounted fn effect to an ad valorem duty of ivcr 100 per cent , nnd resulted In absolute irohlbltlan of Imported cattle from Mexico. The Wilson hill , now In force , rc-cnncted the ate In force prior to the McKlnley bill , tamely , 20 per cent ael valorem. Under this ate , according to President E. P. lllpley of ho Atchhon , Topckn & Snntn Te sjsteni \ittlo have been brought acrcsa the line nnd ed In Nebraska , Kansas nnil Colorado. The vajs and means committee will tn.ko up this ubjcct of a duty on Mexican tattle , but It la bought upon romevvhat different Hues than leretoforo. Whether , however , the duty hall ho laid upon the head or upon the pound s n ejuestlon that the 'TNbrnska delegation In congress cannot agree upon. Congressman "Inlncr , who has given considerable study to he subject of a duty upon Mexican cattle , i ml realizing the Importance the subject jenis upon Nebraska Interests , says that he > ellovcs that the duty should be laid upon he pound. In that way the very youngest cattle would be shipped Into Nebraska nnd 'he other states mentioned and be fed there or market purposes. He says that If the duty wcro laid upon the pound the cattle vould come In tuuch freer from dlseaso than f laid upon the head , which would permit. nny nnd all cattle to be Impoited for feeding imposes Of course , the duty would not bo allowed to he prohibitive , for , In that event , lie- farmers west of the Missouri would be nrgcly Injured by curtailing their ability o ellsprao to good advantage of the > gialn nnd other products which they are now uv abled to feed to cattle profitably. Congressman Mercer reasons that the per lound duty , as suggested by Mr. Halner , Is n the nature of an ad valorem duty cs against n specific duty , which has alwajs jecn the principle of the republican party , flu U In favor of a duty upon the head , nnd jscs vciy much the bame argument that Mr. Unlnrr does In declaring for the pound duty. 3omo Interests In the westiaro Urging upon the wavs and means comnilttco not tn ad vance the present into , vvhllo others believe : hat In laying a pound duty upon cattle from the border states of Mexico they would be fostering an Industry vvhlelh Is destined to be productive of magnificent results within a verv few jears. and the' < fced now raised by the farmers of Nebraska , Kansas , Iowa and Colorado will go Into the making of cattle for eastern markets. ' PLANNING A COUP. The republicans ot the scnatof are quietly but none the lesii determinedly , shaping everything fora reorganization of the senate along absolutely republican lines tftcr tlu. 4th of March rext. Aa It Is now It Is . sort of a mongrel , the republicans having the committees while the democrats am populists have the olllccs. All this , how ever , Is to be changed , nm , ! Prltehard's elec tion on Wednesday gI\9S the tepubllcai party absolutely forty-three , votes In favor of reorganization. One more , which vvll probab'y ccmo frcm Kentucky , will give tUeu forty-four votes to reorganize- , not a major Ity of the whole senate , but under the Inter eating condition whichwill obtain nfter the 4th of March , making < i tie vote and glv ing the vice presiJent the deciding ballot It la to come about In this way : There vvll bo n vacancy Iri Delawaip. One to the Dupont Addicks-Kenney Imbroglio , which obtains li that state. The other vacancy occurs natu rally , but counts like eveiyjhlng In this care Florida doss not elect a senatoi until earlj in April , and. as It Is understood. Prcsldcn McKlnley will call congress together Imme diately upon h's taking the oath of office there will be at lejat a month betvvcei thn retirement of Senator Call and the elcc tlon of hla successor. That glvcj eighty eight senators In that body , forty-four being n tie. It is understood that Jones of Ne- vadi will go with the republicans upoi matters of reorganization. In which event th vote of the vice president would ho Imma tcrlal So narrow is this republican rrmjoi Ity that there may be a slip between no\ and the day of attempted reorganization , li any event , however , the leaders of the party and the republicans on the > steeling commit tco are determined to attempt to reoigan Izo the senate. A few years ago General Mandercon so cured for the headquarters of the Dcparl ment of Nebraska , Grand Army of the lie public volumes I to XLV Inclusive of th Rebellion Records , Issued by the War do partment. At the personal icqucst of Con grcssman Andrews , volumes XLVI , XL-V1 and XLVIII have also been tecurod , with th additional assurance that later hauej of th Rebellion Records will be forwarded to th Nebraska department from time to time a they are published. Thus the departmon Is likely to secure a complete set of th rebellion records. Attorney General C. J. Smyth and vvlf arrived in the city this evening , and ar stopping at Wlllards. Mr. Smyth expects t appear before the supreme court tomorro for the purpose of making a motion to fl the time for the hearing of the maxlinun freight rate case. Mo run ii IN I'H | | Only VlNltur. WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. With the cxcep tlon of the time during \vhlch she attcnde dlvlno services ex-Queen Lllluokalnnl of Ha wall remained In her apartments nt th Shoreham today. This morning , accompa nled by her Hawaiian attendants , aho at temled St. John's Episcopal church vvlthl two blocks of the hotel. United States Treaa. tircrvMorgan vvna the only caller on her maj esty during the day , nnd he came to pay his respects and to Invite the queen to Inspect the gold and silver vaults In the treasury building. , , I'll I < Ml Attorno } G'miiiWltN Sululilc. WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. Joseph I. Peyton , n patent attorney , comnliaejl' suicide today by blowing out his brains. Despondency due to phjslcal disorder was.It , lo believed , the reason for tlio act. Ho U-a JM years of ago , unmarried and was n grandson of Mrs. ISIIz- abeth Peyton , whoso family Is of revolu tionary fame , 1 ni < a SUGAR FACTORY KOH VKIttlll.MOV Curl Gil ml rrNon Mo * tills Inr u Ilrnnuli of < lu- . , VER-MILLION , S , D , Jan.24. ' ' ( Special. ) No doubt betoro many { Jicjnths there will bo a sugar beet factory , . Jppatcd somewhere In the Missouri valleyelqtiyeen Elk Point and Yankton. For somel time parties In- terestcd In the rcflnuryi atiuNorfolk , Neb. , have had tula country In , vJevv as a favor able place for a branch factory from that situated at Norfolk. The bottom land be tween these two cities certainly offers ilch Inducement for an enterprise of that na- turo. turo.Among Among the business men of Vcrmllllon who are Interested In the scheme IB Senator Carl Gumlerson. Ho Is planning to go with several other business men to Norfolk , Neb. , to secure data from the factory at that city. The senator owns a valuable farm of several hundred acres of laud near the city , mostly on the bottom land , which would bo greatly enhanced with a sugar refinery nearby , U Is estimated that a factory equipped for the care of 6000 acres of land would cost ? 40.000 , A profit of $30 , net , per acre la estimated to bo the average the beet grow ers make at Norfolk. There are several business men In the city who would bo will ing to Invest money In an enterprise of this Ulnd. In fact , Senator Gundtrson think * that the whole refinery plant could bo built and pperatod by home capital. VCQl IT-mi ) Ml Hlir.ltim IS Slim. linrlrn S < c rtin , ( Mice u > e1irn Un Con- lct , I * Klllril In MlNMOtirl , CIIILLICOTHK. Mo , Jan. 24. Ctmlea ( evens , who was acquitted of themuidcr f William Ellis at the term of court In Uv- ngston county , was found dead -In the road few miles from his home thU morning , hav- jg been shot through the head some tlmo ast night. Since \ls \ : acquittal It Is alleged hat he nnel others of the family have thrc.it- ncd the lives of rome of tha witnesses vho testified against him In the trial , and ho supposition Is thnt BOIIIC ono was lirc-ateneel who would not tnko the chances f hla own life being taken nny longer. Stcvcra was Indlctcel nnd tried for what Is nown ns the Haystack murder on the night f October 12 , WS. William Elll-t , n young nan of this city , was called for at his omc by some one In a bilggy , anil that WHH 10 last seen ot htm alive. Ilia charred oily was found the next morning In some timing hay stacks , on the farm ot S , H , nttcrson , ten miles south of Chlllluilhe. "h6 crime was brought home to Steven1) , r.d ho vvaa Indicted. His recent ncqiilttnl vns generally denounced as nil outrage iy the public , nnd U Is charged that his llbl wns the result of perjury on the patt f some of his filends. His motive for the murder of Ellis vvna the alleged Intimacy f the latter with Mrs. Stevens , previous to cr mnrlrage. It catno out In the trhl that Stevens had orvcd a term In the Nebraska penitentiary or murder , under almost similar clrcum- tanccs In that stale , ho having concealed ho body of his victim In some hay stacks. * MM ) HUMAN 110MS AT WCST 1M11RT. IKCMM | rr > Umlri * ( litOnirtTN * Club ItiioniN. NEW YORK , Jan. 24. A special to the rose from West Point , N. Y. , says : tlones by the hundreds have been unearthed right .milcr the Officers' club rooms. The ] ' are 11 human bones In good condition , but needy - > ody knows when they were placed dV how hey got there. It might have been n cen- nry ago , but the probabilities are , Judging rom the stories told by old residents , that hey are the bones of soldiers killed In the evolutionary war. It la known that spies and lories hanged on the plains were burled ijy the patriots where the mess hall now stands. What disposition will be made of them lias not yet been announced but It Is likely : hey will be burled In the cemetery. Coroner Miller of Highland Falls got an nkllng of the find , but a1 } coroners are al- owed In West Point only by permission of lie authorities , he has a small chance of liolillng an inquest , as it U clearly evident that there was no foul play In connection with the burying of the bones Colonel Ernest Is now In Washington , and t is probable the matter will remain as It now elands until his return. In the mean time the 'bones ' have been placed where no ! iarm can come to them. IIIJMIY KI > 0 SUCCHHIIS M'CUM.AOH. C'lili-f KdUortnl AVrlli-r Itroonu'H Kil- lloi * < if St. I.onlH CilnlK'-Di-iiiocriit. ST. LOUIS Jan. 24. Captain Henry King , chief editorial writer of the paper , has been appointed to succeed the late Joseph 11. McCtlllagh as editor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Captain King has been In practical charge ot the paper for the last two years. No change will be made In the liollcy or style of the paper. Tomorrow's paper will contain no notice of the appoint ment. Captain Henry King was born at Salem , O , In 1841. His parents later moved to Qulncy , 111. faptaln King gained his first knowledge of the newspaper business on the Qulncy Whig , on which paper he held successively every position from copyholder to editorial writer. When the war broke out Captain King was editor of the Qulncy Whig. He took the field as an aid on the staff of General Dodge and was afterwards upon the staff of General McPhcrson. At the close of the war Governoi Oglesby of Illinois appointed him military agent of the state with the rank of colonel. In I860 Captain King removed to Topeka , Kan. , and established a paper. In 1S83 he was offered and accepted an editorial position upon the St Louis Globe-Democrat. DctitliN of n lii > . CHICAGO , Jan. 2l.-Mrs. Cassandra Locke , nged 71 jcais of age , widow of Joseph H. Locke , a former well known busl- i > ec mnn of St. LouK inil a long resldont of tlmt city , died In this city this morning from the infirmities incident to old n c. S'le leaves a son , Joseph A. Locke , In this city. city.WAIIOO. . Neb , Jnn 24 ( Special. ) At her homo In this city last nlsht Mrs Sirah J. Gammon died from pneumonia , after an 111- iH-fca of about one week. Mrs. Gammon was 50 years old , nnd le-ues a family conslslln ? of three boys and one gill The funeral i services will lake place at the Christian 1 church , three miles noith of Ashland , to morrow afternoon TALL RIVER. Muss , Jnn 21. George W. Deim dial at his residence In this city jesterday , aged 71. As a member of the United States co ist survey , lie represented the service at the landing of the Atlantic cable at Hearts Content , In 1S70. SANTA UARHAHA , Cal , Jan. 21Dr. . Richard J Hall , one of the foremost sur- pcons of the coast , died In this city thla morning , an operation Thursday laBt for complicated Intesllnal Uoublo falling to save him Dr Hall was the son of Rev. John Hall a famous Pnsbytoilan dlvlno of Now York. He bus lived In S mta llirb.ira for the pist eight years , and was president of tlii > Flower Festival association head of the Cottage hospital and Identified with the social life of the city. KNOXVILLK , Tenn. Jan 21 Mrs J. n Pound , wife of the nubllsner of the Knox- vlllo Tribune , Knoxville Sentinel and Chat tanooga. News , died suddenly hero today. Mrs Pound Is n. native of Geoigla. and her remains will be shipped to Macon for in terment. DUBLIN , Jan. 24. Mrs. Hungerford , the novcillst. Is dead. IIDLENA , Mont , Jan. 24 Captain J. N. Parkinson , one of the earliest pioneers of Colorado , Montana and Callfornl i , died hero today. Ho was an old Mississippi steamboit owner. Captain Parkinson built the first IIOUHC In Denver , and laid out the llrst farm In Colorado. MANCHESTER , N. II. Jan. 21 Rev. D. W. Clossen , a prominent retired Unlvcrsnl- Ist clergyman , died tonight , aged C8 years nnd C months. Two Aim-rloiuiH Klllfil In Camilla. NELSON , D. C. , Jan. 24. Dugald Pattci- snn of Emmctt , Mich , was killed hero yes- teVday by a falllnc Jog. Al the Tilal Creek smelter George Uraden , also an American , fell Into a pot of molten slag and was frightfully burned. Ho will dlo. NICARAGUA 1 BLOCKS THE WAY Senate EipocU to Take Up the Bankruptcy Bill Early in the Week. CUBAN DEBATE PROBABLE FOR MONDAY Scmitnr Clinnillrr Intend * lo lrca lllx Mon < -tar > Contcronbc Mill Tomorrow - morrow nnd Aiipciirnitcrii Pin or Iln Knrly rii < miitc WASHINGTON , Jnn. 24. The senate pro gram this week IB rendered very uncertain by the condition of the Nlcrtrngunn bill. With that measure out of the way the bankruptcy bill probably will bo glvju the right of way early In the week , but even with the road cleared to the extent of the removal ot the Nicaragua bill It te not probable any head way would bo made with the bankruptcy bill before Wcdncselay , notwithstanding It Is Iho special order for Monday. The tlmo of the senate after 3 o'clock Monday will be de voted to eulogies upon the lain Speaker Crisp nnd the tlmo previous to that hour after the disposal ot the routine morning business will bo consumed by Senator Turplo In a speech discussing the Cameron resolution. The speech may bo broken In upon at 2 o'clock by ft contention for precedence between the friends of the Nicaragua bill and the sup porters of the bankruptcy bill , but If so It Is likely that the contest will be postponed tea a moro convenient season. U Is known that Senator Turplo will take advanced ground favorable to Cuban recog nition , nnd It Is hinted that ho will tnko occasion to criticise Mr. Olnoy's position sharply. Mr. Turplo's t'pcech may prove to be the llrst of several on the Cuban question , , but the committee on foreign relations la manltcattiiR no disposition to press the reso lutions lo n vote. Tuesday Senator Chandler expectrt lo se cure a vote on hlo bill providing for the rep resentation of thh country nt an Interna ! tional monetary conference. There will bo several short speeches nnd more or less run ning debate on this measure , but It Is be lieved all substitutes and amendments will be voted down and the LIU passed bsforo the day set for Its consideration. Senatoi Cam eron has a. tubstltutP requiting this govern ment to take the Initiative In calling a coii- fereuc- . which may give the moveis of the original t'ill more or less trouble. The bankruptcy bill will bo debated at cc-nbhtcrablo length when reported , though Senator George , Its especial champion , as reported to the senate , Is absent from the city. Senator Morgan will mnke a strenuous ef fort to prevent the Nicaragua canal bill from losing Its place ns the finished business on the calendar , and 'It la undeietood will sub mit amendments which will meet the de mands of those who hold that the bill re quires further work by the committee In view of the new position of Nicaragua , as | I dcvc'oped ' by Senor Uodorlgu 's letter. The will take the stand that the bill | I should bo amended In the senate , It not sat- isfactoiy. nnd that It should then beolcel upon and sent back to the committee. Senator-elect Kcnney of Delaware may pre sent hla crcelcntlals during the week , but not until after the committee on privileges and elections , which is to meet Thursday , shall hav-3 pa seJ upon the Dupont petition and the Addlcks credentials IMMHSHA.TIO.N HIM. , roil THU HOUSn. Plclit I'roiiilweMi , lint tin"Ui'iiNiirc IH I.IItM ) to He I'llKsi'd. WASHINGTON , Jan. 21. The rncst Inter esting feature of the house program for the coming week , unless the Nicaragua canal bill should be taken up , which , In view of late developments , ecems hardly probable , will be the fight against the conference re port of the Immigration bill. Mr. Barthold of Mississippi , who made an Ineffectual at tempt to prevent the bill from going to con ference , will lead the opposition to the bill , as agreed upon by the conferees. There seems to be little doubt that the friends of the measure will be triumphant In the end , as the sentiment in favor of an Immi gration bill in the house Is , as shown by the \otcs on previous occasions , In a strong majority. Nevertheless , Mr. Bartholdt pro poses to do all In his power to defeat the conference icport. Two appropriation bills , agricultural and Indian , will probably con sume the remainder of the week. There are > some features of both hills which may cause considerable debate. Such time as can be spared will be given to the commit tees to call up such bills as have been re ported by them. Tomorrow , under the rules , is District of Columbia day. WHHIJI.rm. IS GOING TO TEYAb. lona'H "Trlrpliono Farmer" AVII1 Movf lo tlio South. JEFFERSON , la. , Jan. 24. ( Special. ) Hiram C. AVheeler , the Iowa farm king , who was republican nominee for governor of the state in 1SS1 , and was defeated by Horace Roles , has sold his 4,000-acro farm In Snc county nnd will remove to Texas. Ho has purchased moro than 7,000 acres of land fifty miles northeast of Galveston , and proposes to establish the largest dairy In the world. To this end ho ban ordereil two milking machines , each capable of milking 200 cows at once , similar to the one used successfully upon his Iowa farm the past year , and has announced that ho will de liver milk to the people of Galvcston an promptly HB though the dairy were located but a mlle from the city. Mr. Wheeler hau shipped a car of machinery to the now farm , and will take personal charge of af fairs at once. Ho has ample fumla to en sure the success ot the enterprise. Or ( in ii lye lo Kiluunle ( lie Hiiro. CHICAGO , Jnn. 24 A number of promi nent colored people of this city and state today organized "Tho Civic League of the State of Illinois. " The object of the len uo IH to get the moral support of the north to enable the leiiguo to educate Its kindred In the south and endeavor to get trades imlonn to raise the bar they have pl.ieeil agalntit the admission of colored men. The le-aguei expects to make the members of their race respected by the white people In the communities In which they live. m < j > < nv h When Kossuth ho o o m Rode Up Broadway < f > By PARKE GODWIN I nm s When SOOooopeople lined Broadway : on $ m every side was a black mass of human I beings , the whole culminating in one V ( ) < 4 > scene which stands even to-day as the ( ( > ) oo most marvelous moment of enthusi $ 4 > m o astic tumult ever witnessed in Am OU erica. Mr. Godwin saw it all , and u U < n graphically portrays the scenes $ vv 1 in the February Ladies' Home vU > $ < n Journal. De Thulstrup pic U u mo tures the one great scene. u u mo u mM o o o o io Cents on All News-stands < $ t > m m uW < > t THE CURTIS PUBLISHING W < > COMPANY , PHILADELPHIA < l > < P IT IS A VAST ARMY , The One * Who Arc Marching Tovrnnl Dcntli nnil Do Not Ilcnllno It. The offlclM returns of the City of N&w York show that more than one-third of nil death1) are from consumption , pneumonia cr grip. When we stop to calmly think over this fart It seems really awful. And yet every case , without exception , started from small beginnings. A cough In the morning ; tickling In the throat ; a thick , phlegmy dis charge ; chilliness at night ; difficult breath ing ; a tightness across the chest ; thcoo and many more symptoms Indicate the presence ot that terrible disease which , unices checked , moans certain death , with long , painful suffering. In view of such serious and ovcr-prcacnt facts the surxcstlona nnd advlco of the most eminent physicians are of the greatest value. Dr. John Gardner , ono ot the most eminent physicians In London , says : "Science , com * inon sense , Holy Scriptures , nnd all experi ence testify to the benefits deilvcd from the use ot pure whiskey. " Dr. 1) . II. Darker says : "I have used and examined Duffy's puio malt whiskey and nnd It the best I ever tried. " Thcso truths should serve as n guide toi nil who foci the appioach ot consumption , no matter by what path It may come. Wade do not hesitate to ns.scrt that nny mnn 01 woman who vrlll use Duffy's pure malt whis key according to directions tan defy con- bumptlon and prolong llfo with nil Us Ings. POR INTimNAIj AND ETTEnNAL USE. 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Dl rrho * . ) > ientory , Colic , flatulency and all Internal There Is not n remedial agent In the world hat will cure Fever and Ague ami all uthar lalarlous. Dlllous ami other fevers , aided by IAUWAVS 1'II.l.S , eo quickly as IIAU- VAVS IICAIIY HISM12F. 30c per bottle. Sold by UrusaliitB. Searles Searles , SPECIUISIS IN Nervous , Clirooio and Private Diseasfls. SFXUAILY. Private Dlsoaiofc itid Dlsordcrsof Men Treatment by malt Consultation fre SYPHILIS Curce ! for llfo and the poison thoroughly clennbcd from the system PILES , FISTULA and RECTAL ULCERS. HYDROCELEB and VARICOCELE petmanently and suo- cesstully cured. Method now and unfailing STRICTURE AND BLEETBSSS. ? By new method without pain or cutting ; Call on or address with stamp , Dr. Seailes & Searlcs. 119 S 14th Sfc . . cmaha. Nnfc. PROPOSALS FOR FLOUR-OFFICE PurcluiHlng Commissary of Subsistence , Omaha , Neb , January 21 , Ifc97. Sealed pro posals , In duplicate , subject to the usual conditions , will be received at this office until 11 o'clock a. m , February 3 1897 , at which time and place they will ba opened In the presence of bidders , for fur- nlHhlng the subsistence department , U. S. Army , on or before February 2J 1897 , ns may bo required , with Hour for Issue and Hour , choice family , at the following places of elellvery , \lz. : OH boarel of cars or at subsistences stoiehouse at Omaha , Neb. or ut Forts Crook , Nlobrara , Robinson. Nob. ; D. A. Hubscll , Washakle , Wyo. . and Fort Moaele , S. D Preference will be given to articles of domestic production. The right Is reserved to re'Ject any or all bids , or any part of nny bid Illank pro posals and specifications , showing In de tail the articles and quantities icqulred , and giving full Information as to condi tions , will be furnished on application to this olllce , or any of the commissaries at posts named above. Proposals will also be received by the purchasing commis sary of subsistence , Denver , Cole , at 10 .1. in , mountain Htnmlurd time , February 3 , 1S97 , for the furnishing and dellvciy of tbo nbovo Hubslsteiicc stores free on board R. R. cars at Denver , or near the place of production or purchase , or nt the posts named. FRANK E. NYE , Major and C. S , U. S. A. EVERY WOMAN Sometimes north , a rellnbU monthly regulating me-dlclae DR. PEAL'S PENNYROYAL PILLS , Are prompt , safe nnd certain In result. The genii lee ( Dr. l'i al'b ) iinvrrellsapDomt , SencaurwDera Jl.OO Sherman & McConnncI Drui ; Co. , 1SU Doclgo Street , Omuhu , Nco. It's Cold , Ana you need fuel. There Is one place In town where you cnn net the famous ClINTUIl- VlU.i ; IXAL nothlnir beats It , (3 M ptr ton CINCINNATI HLOCK S3 tO HIUHATOIt 1ILOCIC 3 CO HAMILTON HCHIinNCO LUMP J 23 DIIH MOINHS LUMP 325 COLI'AX NUT 8 Oil COLI'AX CHESTNUT 2 7J cons $ i HO per load. All onleis promptly filled WM. WEXLGH ; No. 8 MAIN , Tel. 128. YARD 015 SO. MAIN STREET. Ttl. 03. Council Bluffs , Iowa. CAPITAL , . . . $100,0001 XVIS SOLICIT YOUIl IIUSIMIHB. ' * WtC UUHinD YOUIl COLLI2CTIONI. ' ONIJ OF THE OLIMChT IJANKS IN IOWJU B mil CENT PAID ON TIM 12 UBPOHTtf PALL AHD BBB C OB WUITB. I ' THE BEE PRINTS DAILY IllK MOST COMPLETE ! SPOUTING NWVS. THG SI'OUTINO DH- PAKTMINT OP TUB OMAHA BKC IS UNEXCELLED , DOHANY THEATER WOODWARD THEATER GO. Ono wrick , cmnmcncinKMuiiduy , lull. 25 , pre. sontliiK'All L DAVANT. " a firclcal cotneefy InthroouuU , with now specialties. Tlio won * derful I'.tllbcm MaxnUcopo , with klx plctureu V"l * t and lioxcn , 20c. Batnncoof tbo ligiMo. 10c. bcttta IKW oil Balu at bollcry' ' drug tO |