Nebraska Newspapers

    n DATLY IJEEs BATVHDAY , JANtTAlY ? ! JO , 1807 ,
COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
MINUIl MttNTION.
Clark & Wotzcl , t. 0. 0. P. bllr. , art par
lora.
C'lcarlns ttlo prices In ccas ! ! at the DOS
ton store.
Miss Emma.VHllftins Is visiting friends It
Perry , la.
Ocorgo IJu'Jlo returned 'fist night from a
business trip to Denver.
Ceroil coffee , the great health drink , cat
ba lud at nartcl and Miller's.
20 to GO per cent saved by buying clroat
poods and cloaks at the Boston store this
wcok.
Flnlcy IliirUc lott last evening for a busl-
nrvs trip to points In Tennessee , Ho will
be absent a week.
For rent , office and store room , EOxlOC
feet , In good Implement warehouse. Ad-
drco * Marseilles Manufacturing company ,
Council Illuffs.
Mias Jennie Keating has been absent from
her place at the cashier's desk of Metcalf
Bros , She Is confined to her homo by an
attack of the grip.
Ohio Knox received word yesterday thai
hU father had died .it the old homo Hi
Frcderlcksrtnirg , 0. , ari'l he left for that
place last evening.
David Dovlnc , a police court divinity , who
Is accounted uii old offender , has been soul
to the city Jail to servo a sentence of ten
dayr on bre.td and water.
The member * of the Western Iowa Poultry ,
Farm and Garden association met at the
court house lost evening and selected No
vember 20 to December 4 03 the dates for the
next meeting.
All winter good * being closed out at n
nacrlflco at the Boston store.
C. V. Nloman & Co. , 523 Broadway , dealers
In stocks , grains and provisions. Corre
spondents of James K. Boyd S : Co. , Omaha.
They will furnish market quotations by tele
phone at any time. 'Phone 129.
The friends nifd patrons ot the Robinson
Conservatory of Music will enjoy "An EvenIng -
Ing with the Tone I.Iastcrs , " at the conserva
tory tonight. A line program will bo ren
dered by Misses Virginia and Belle Ilobln-
son.
Perhaps you haven't heard of us. Just
woke up , eh ? Well , wo arc the psople who
have learned to do one thing well. That
Is , to turn out fine laundry work. Wo are
known everywhere as tLe Eagle Laundry ,
721 Il'w.iy.
A ease of scarlet fever was reported yes
terday at the I < iccy residence , 411 East Wcuh-
Ington avenue. The case Is directly charge
able to disregard of the rules of the Board
of Health In a case that happened there a
short time ago.
G. W. Skinner secured a change of venue
yesterday and Justice Burke will hear the
story of his trouble with Constable Albertl
and Lawyer Crawford while they were at
tempting to levy , a landlord's writ of attach
ment upon his household goods.
Hov. T. W. Williams will glvo a ten-
mlnuto talk at the DLong Industrial school
for girls this afternoon. The school begins
at 2:30 : , and the work commences at 3
o'clock. Mr. DeLong Invites the public to
call and see the character of work that is
being done , and how It is done.
Elder Columbus Sentt of Des Molncs will
epouk at the Litter Day Saints' church next
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock ; subject ,
"Watchman , What ot the Night ? " Elder T.
W. Williams will resume His course ot lec
tures Sunday evening. Subject : "Predesti
nation , or U Man's Life , Action , Death and
Future Condition Foreordained ? "
The Insurance companies have adjusted the
losscs _ sustained by the Osdcn house by Sun
day nlght'a aggravating lire. Contracts
amounting to over $100 were let to paperhangers -
hangers and cleaners to remnvo the tracca
of the dense volumes of smoke that filled a
largo portion of the hotel and completely
ruined the paper In many of the rooms. The
work of renovating was begun yesterday.
The repairs In Trinity Methodist church ,
made necessary by the Christmas night fire ,
will not be completed In time to permit the
congregation to hold services In the audi
torium , but the basement will ba ready ,
and the usual services both morning and
evening will bo there. Kev. D. C. Franklin ,
presiding elder , will occupy the pulpit at
10:30 : and will administer the sacrament of
the Lord's supper.
Ladles' and men's underwear at special
reduced prices this week. BOSTON STORE.
Counterfeiters , or more properly , "shovors
of the queer , " operated quickly and suc
cessfully on Upper Broadway last night. Up
to 11 o'clock eight or nlno shops and stores
had reported the reception of bogus money.
The parties who passed the stuff wore a
man and woman. The police are In posses
sion of excellent descriptions of them and
It Is searcf-ly probable that they will bo
able to leave the city , unless they go through
the country without being detected.
At the county auditors' convention , which
Is In session at Des Molncs , County Auditor
Matthews spoke upon the question of the
authority of auditors to change books of tlu
assessors. Mr. Matthews holds that the
township trustees of the local equalization
boards are the only persona authorized to
make changes , and when the books of the
assessors are returned to the auditor he has
only to spread the taxes and hand to the
treasurer for collection. Mr. Matthews was
also placed on the committee of reference
of reports and the committee on legislation.
The Woodward Theater company played
"Myrtle Ferns" at the Dohuney last night
to an Immense audience. Hundreds were
content to stand up through the entire two
hours and a halt and were well repaid. The
company Is very strong In this play , and
the specialties of Mr. lluah and Miss Glove
together with the wonderful magnlscopo ,
make an entertainment that Is hard to beat.
Mat nee today , "Mlcked Pickles ; " tonight ,
"
"Princess and Pauper , " In five acts , with
now spec altlos , an.l eight new pictures on
the magn scope. This will be the last chanca
to ECO this wonderful machine and excellent
company.
John Scherer was sent to Jail for thirty
days yesterday by Judge McGee nfter the
evidence- was heard supporting the charge
that Schcrer had stolen an nxo from the
J.ardwaro department of Zollcr's store. A
twelve-pound caddy of tobacco was also
before the court and was Identified by Zol-
lor ns his property stolen from his store
on Monday night. It was found In Scherer's
homo at 103 Broadway after the house had
been searched on a warrant. Scherer
claimed that ho was obliged to steal or
Btnrvo , and said ho had taken the tobacco
for the reason that ho had no money and
must have tobacco. Scherer was married
on January 7 to a young girl ot excellent
family. Both are little more than children.
The Boston store's big January clearing
goods sale to continue all this week.
Superintendent HUey nnd Prof. Heydon
carne to the assistance of Henry DeLong
yesterday with a scheme that materially
lightened his labors in collecting food and
clothing for the hundreds of hungry and
naked people dally clamoring for help. They
Instructed the teachers in several of the
cchool buildings to ask their pupils to bring
whatever their parents fojt willing to glvo
toward relieving the distress of the poor to
the school bulldlngti , where It could
bo turned over to Mr , DoLong , The result
yesterday was astonishing , Several wagon
loads of old clothing for nil sizes and sexes
were brought to the building , Madison ave
nue , Twentieth avenue , Avenue B , Wash
ington avenue and East Pierce street schools
contributed most liberally. Pierce street
school children donated the largest amount of
clothing , The donations consisted of nrovl-
Elena , as well as clothing.
0. 13. Vlavl Co. , female renieay. Medical
consultation free Wednesdays. Health book
furnished , 309 Merrlain block.
N , Y , Plumbing company , Tel. 2SO ,
AVI 1 1 In in Lliiolic-rircr I
Yesterday the tranquillity of the gambling
fraternity wcs rudely shaken by the arrest
of William Llneberger , one ot the most
prominent members. The arrest followed an
Indictment returned by the grand Jury dur
ing the afternoon , It can scarcely be nald
that Llneberger was arrested. Ho was elm-
lily notified promptly of the return of the In
dictment and came forward with the ucceai-
eary ball bond ,
Nothing could bo learned about the Inten
tion of the prosecution or the power behind
It. Llneberger baa been conducting a gam
bling hall In Council Bluffs for about fifteen
- with a low Blight IntcrmUsloua.
BOARD CANNOT PAY FOR II
State Law Will Not Permit Replacing i
Stolen Article.
JOHNNY DUGGAN LOSES HIS OVERCOA1
Sccrclnry DauMiii I.ooUx Up Ihc Lit 11
mill 1'rcKuiKH n lU-uuri Sell Inn
Out Iho lloanl'N
In the .Alatier.
In compliance with Instructions from the
Board of Education Secretary T. C. Dawson ,
who Is also attorney for the board , has
searched the school laws and other statutes
for the purpose of ascertaining If the board
can legally pay for property stolen from
pupils of the public schools while It Is prac
tically In the custody ot the board. The
Instructions were given at the last meeting
when the members spent an hour discussing
the thefts at the high school. The parents
of one of .the sufferers , Wllllo Duggan , had
nsked the board to buy a now overcoat to
take the place of one stolen , from the clcnk
room while school was In session. The boy
was represented as being without a coat and
bis parents in too straitened circumstances
to buy another. A majority of the members
wore anxious to repair the loss , but the dan
ger of establishing a precedent made them
cautious. The attorney was therefore or-
lprod to r.arefully Investigate and report at
the next meeting. Ho has finished his In
quiry and has found that the board has no
authority to use the money of the district
for the purpose contemplated. In his report
ho says :
"There are three funds provided for by
the school laws of Tov.'a against which or
ders may bo drawn by the board , the teach
ers' fund , the hchool house fund and the
contingent fund. It Is manifest that the
board has no authority to make an appro
priation for such a purpose out of cither
the school house fund or the touchers' fund ;
they are levied exclusively for the purpose
of erecting school houses and paying the
caching force. It Is out of the contingent
fund , If at all , that such un appropriation
mry bo made. The law applicable to the
contingent fund Is contained In sections
17-I8 and 172U of the code. The former reads :
The money collected by district tax and
designed for rent , fuel , repairs , nnd all
oilier contingent espouses necessary for
keeping ibe schools In operation shall be
called the contingent fund. ' Section 1729
reads : 'Thoy ( the board of directors ) may
use any unappropriated contingent fund In
the treasury to purchase records , diction
aries , maps , charts , nnd apparatus for the
use of the schools of their districts , but
shall contract no debt for this purpose. '
These sections have been construed by the
supreme court of lawa In the case of Wolf
against the Independent School District of
Pleasant Valley , fil 'owa , 432. The court
says : 'These sections specify the only pur
pose to which the contingent fund many
bo applied. ' An appropriation for a coat
lost by a pupil manltetly docs not come
under "tho head of 'rent , fuel , repairs , rec
ords , dictionaries , maps , nharts and appar
atus. ' Neither docs It come under the head
of that general clause , 'ull other contingent
expenses necessary for keeping the schools
In operation. ' as it has be n construed In
the case cited.
"Tho court says that 'necessary' things
means 'Indispensably requisite ; ' that the
contingent fund can bo used o.ily for things
Indispensably requisite for keeping the
schools In operation ; things without which
the schools cannot be succeasfully con
ducted. It was held there that an appropri
ation for a lightning rod could not bo made
out of the contingent fund unless It ap
peared that the appropriation was for a
repair of the lightning rod , or to replace one
that had become useless by age.
"It Is clear , that under the rigid con
struction of that clause adopted by our
supreme court , the contingent fund of the
llstrlct cannot be used to pay for lost prop-
' .rty of pupils , and that this is true whether
> r not the loss was caused by the negligence
if the district , or of its officers or employes.
iVhllo recognizing the moral merit ot the
: lalm , I am , nevertheless , reluctantly forced
, o the conclusion that the board of dlrec-
ors has no legal right to order a warrant
Irawn , nor have the president and secre-
ary a legal right to sign the order referred
o In the resolution of the board. "
FAVORS Till- : LOUD 1-OSTAI. mitlt.
"nil ainiiiifncliiPiTN' Asso
ciation IllHiMiNKCH Tlmt'ly TopIcH.
The executive committee ot the Merchants'
md Manufacturers' association held a mect-
ng last night In the assistant secretary's
tfflco and discussed several Important mat
ers that have arisen within the last few
lays. Information had been received th.at
bonl was a possibility of relocating an. 1m-
lortnnt Industrial enterprise In this city ,
111 that the committee could do toward fur-
herlng the project was done.
A resolution congratulating the Chicago ,
lurllngton & Qulncy railway managemenl
: pen the inauguration ot the Important
hange in the operation of Its passenger
rains , which goes into effect tomorrow , and
, 'hich sends the splendid vestibule dyers
rom Omaha through Council Bluffs , Instead
f Plattsmouth , was adopted. The secretary
ras Instructed to forward tha resolution to
lie company's headquarters In Chicago , with
letter expressing the opinion of the asso-
latlon that the change would not only bo
eneficlal to the city , but to the company , nnd
3 assure the ofllcora that the people ol
ouncil Bluffs would appreciate a change th.it
lic-y had sought to have made for many
ears.
A set of strong resolutions wns adopted
ivoring the addition of a manufacturing
lauso in the mulct license liquor law. The
solutions were made Just as strong as
oed vigorous English could make them ,
nd the secretary was Instructed to forward
icm to the members of the Pottnwattamlo
elegation in Dea Molncs at once , with
LTmlsslon to write an accompanying let-
: r that would make , the position ot the
ssoclatlon still moro clearly In favor of
in desired change in the law ,
A copy of the petition was presented to
10 committee strongly advocating the adop-
on by the national congress of the Loud
ostal bill. The bill was discussed at some
Higth , some of the members favoring and
thors opposing It. The president nnd
: cretary were finally instructed to sign the
litltion with the name of the association
nd forward It to the Iowa delegation at
I'ashtngton.
Thu question of membership of the oso-
latlon was again discussed , nnd It was do-
.dqd that Assistant Secretary Judson should
ut In some tlmo next week with members
t the committees soliciting now members ,
resident Uohrer declared that every man
ho owned his homo or had any fixed In-
> rrst In the welfare of the city should bo
member of at least one of the commercial
odlcs ,
IIc-riiH'M A Kill n In Trouble.
Old man Hermes , whose home is In the
( 'stern part of the city , near the motor
ridge , was ordered to be tent to St. Her-
ard's hospital'yesterday by the county
ithorltlea. Hermes has made his friends a
real deal of trouble , and has annoyed the
Hi Ice with numerous complaints about the
eatmcnt he alleges to have received from
.3 children. On numerous occasions he has
iked for -warrants for tlio arrest of his
ma , but upon Investigation , the charges
ere found to bo groundless , Several days
; o he left his homo and took up his abode
. Coylo's saloon at Eighth avenue and
vventy-flrat street , and for the last three
lys ho has remained there day and night , de.
ilto protest ! and threats. He could not
i induced to leave the place when the ofll-
TB arrived fr take him to the hospital , and
ntlu force was necessary.
Hermc-u' trouble dates from the rebuilding
the Union Pacific railroad bridge along in
o ' 80a. Ho worked In tbo caUsonti through-
it the Job , and was frequently under cnor-
OUB atmospheric pressure. Many times he
as attacked by the "caisson disease , " and
8 combined effect has weakened bis mind.
.it'iiv ' iiirrriixs A SK.VI.KI > viunic-i
Miller DnnirtKC Still AKiilnnt tli
-Slier I IT In CoiK'lnilcilt
It required another full day and an hou
after supper yesterday to get the Mlllc
damage case against Sheriff Morgan In ship
to turn It over to the Jury. The legal battl
was earnestly fought all day and the scsslo
was continued until nearly C oclock for th
purpose of permitting the attorneys to mak
their address to the Jury. Judge Thorncl
had his Instructions prepared when the ar
gurncnts closed , but concluded to hold
brief evening session for the purpose o
reading them to the Jury.
The defense had Deputy Sheriff Comptoi
on the stand for a long tlmo and ever ;
feature of his settlement ot the case will
Miller and James was brought out. Countj
Attorney Saundcrs , Deputy Clerk Balrd
Bailiff L. B. Cousins , Constable Albertl am
Dick Wobstcr wcro called by the defcnsi
to show various features of the settlement
The Interesting event of the afternoon was
when Attorney Wadsworth went upon tlu
stand and told what ho personally knc
about the settlement. The young at
torney Is alone In the case and
there was consequently no frlcndl )
associate to propound leading questions. He
was obliged to play the part of an attorney
nnd witness and solemnly ask himself the
questions ho wished to have answered. The
testimony was tedious , but Interesting. At
Its close the attorneys for the other slda
called the attention of the attorney to the
fact that his witness had neglected to tell
the court his name , whether ho was a man ,
woman or child , or whether he llvotl In
Council Bluffs or Oklahoma. The oversight
was corrected without prejudice to thd case.
Cross-examination of Deputy Compton
showed that ho used consummate tact anil
skill when ho visited the Miller residence
ono night last week and made the settle
ment with them , lie chucked the baby
under the chin , tickled Its little toes , told
the mother It was the sweetest nnd hand
somest baby ho ever saw In his life and that
It was the Imago of her. When Mrs. Miller
learned from the cross-examination that all
of the fine things Compton had said to bet
wcro but a part ot his cunning plan to get
tier consent to the settlement she snorted
lier resentment from her place at her at
torney's elbow. ,
The Jury retired to consider the case about
5 o'clock. The court In Its Instructions de
fined the powers of an officer 'In the dis
charge -of his duty , and emphasized the
declaration of the statute that oil olficcrs
or private citizens have the right to arrest
i criminal when they are reasonably sure
: hat ho has committed n crimp. The court
declared that If ofllcors wcro compelled to
wait until they proved suspected criminals
to bo guilty they would never make an ar
rest.
Judge Thornell sustained the motion for
dismissal in the case of James , plaintiff In
one of the other cases , and the case waa
stricken from the docket. James refused to
go back upon his settlement with Compton
and thacourt _ held that ho had the power to
nake settlement and that the Instrument
10 signed was binding and final.
learlng of the Kelley case , the last
of the trio , has been Indefinitely postponed.
The Jury returned a sealed verdict last
night.
ITfwlu Wants DninunfM.
George W. Hewitt , a local attorney , was
tied in the court of a Justice of the peace
vhose olllco Is located about twenty miles
nut in the country. The suit was set" for
hearing on the 23d inst. , one of the coldest
lays of the late cold snap. The Council
llufts attorney had neither the disposition
nor the courage to face the
Icy blasts and ride forty miles
to defend his suit , and ho let
the case go by default. The suit was In
stituted by County Superintendent Paulson
In the name of his daughter , Maggie , to se
cure a claim for services as typewriter and
stenographer in Hewitt's office , amounting
to $18.17. A claim was also made for | 10
damage on account of Hewitt's refusal to
pay the doht. The case was tried and a
judgment entered for everything claimed , by
Justice Lars Jensen of Boomer township.
Yesterday Hewitt filed a petition In
the district court reciting the cir
cumstances under which the judg
ment was obtained and asking to have
it annulled. He alleges that Miss Paulson
n-as not at the time of bringing the suit and
lover had been a resident of the locality
, vher < > she brought It , but that her homo was
n Council Bluffs. He also alleges that all
: ho usual forms of legal procedure were
set at naught by Justice Jensen , who per-
nltted the suit to be brought without a
vrlttcu petition and neglected to servo an
iriglnal notice upon the defendant. In ad-
lltlon to having the Judgment annulled
lewitt asks the court to award him $105
lamagcs against Maggie.
Mission AVorlc Will Continue.
nov. Mr. Mcrshon of Glenwood will as
iist the women of the Fifteenth Street mis
don for several days. Meetings are being
lold nightly and the women of the mission
ire doing a great deal of good In their mln
stratlons among the poor and lowly. The
iold weather has made the expense of keep-
ng the mission open much greater thai :
isual and the women were partly Inclined
o discontinue the religious features of the
lightly meetings. The matter was put to
. vote at the meeting on Thursday night ,
ml every ono present voted In favor of con-
inulng. A feature of the work that has
icen productive of good results la the weekly
ncetlng held at the county jail each Thurs-
ay afternoon. At first the women were
net with jeers and glbei and earnest pray-
rs were often answered with catcalls and
Ibald songs from profane lips , but now
ho prisoners look forward to Thursday aft-
rnoons with a good deal of Interest. Many
f the prlsonera have made professions of
ollglon , among them Emit Joanet , who Is
nder sentence to the penitentiary for one
ear on the charge of forgery. The meetings
ro held In the jail corridor. The prisoners
ay the most respectful attention and on
'hursday ' every man in the Jail took an Jn-
srcstcd part In the services , Mrs. Sawyer ,
lie female bootlegger from Shenandoah , was
eoply affected by the earnest prayers of
lie women at Thursday's meeting and ad-
iltted It Avao the first time she heard a
rayer for many years.
Another IJ. S. M. II. A. .Suit.
The United States Masonic Benevolent as-
oclallon was called out upon the Judicial
arpet again yesterday and was made do-
andant 'In ' another big suit. A petition was
led by the Masonic Temple association of
ouncil Bluffs , owners of the Masonic block ,
n the corner of Broadway and Fourtli
treet , where the company has maintained
dices for eight years , claiming $3,750 from
lie Insurance company as rent duo on a
jaso dated January 1 , 1S94 , and running
va yeare , nt an annual rental of $1,800 ,
ho amount covers the une-xplred portion
f the lease , and only $150 , or ono month's
3nt , Is duo. The petition makes the usual
negations that tlio defendant company It.
bout to dispose of Its property with In'.eri *
> defraud Ha creditors. An attachment Is
skod for by which the property of the com
any that Is still here can bo seized and
eld until the unpaid rent la settled.
( Ira ml Jury InilletnientN.
The grand Jury made Its final report yeo-
nlay and was discharged , Van Hews , the
egro who stole an armful of calico from
10 Boston store on December 10 and nearly
Illed an old man named George Bank ,
horn bo met In the alloy while flying from
ursult , was indicted for assault with lu-
> nt to infilct great bodily Injury. Ilosa
13 been In jail slnco his arrest.
S. E. Gheer was Indicted for Ills ( short
lange deal with Conductor Peter J. Smith
' the motor line on November G. Gheer Iu
imowhero In Illinois , out on ball procured
/ lila sister ,
The third and lost Indictment was against
'ill lam Llncbcrgcr for the orfenso of main-
.Inlng a gambling establishment at 503
roadway ,
A number of other cases that were con-
dcred to bo Important were Ignored ,
Concert
The Misses Bella and Virginia Hoblnson
111 glvo a program of "Modern Itomantlc
UBlo , " for piano and violin , at the nobin-
n Conservatory of Music , UO Broadway ,
night. Admission , 50c. Pupils of conserv-
ory Ircp ,
AMEND THE ELECTION LAWS
Proposed Legislation Ip Iowa to Proven
Fusion ; ef Parties.
COMMITTEES OF BOTH HOUSES ARE AGREEl
Women SufTrnKlntK VililrrftN Hie Scn <
nlc HpcnKor illyrfrn llulcM ( lint
HIIlM eil Htuflle Hi-nil In
Full the Third Time.
DBS MOINES , Jan , 20. ( Special Tele.
gram. ) The legislature Is almost certain tc
adopt nn amendment to the Australian bal
lot law that will make fusion ot political
parties Impossible. The election committees
of both houses arc agreed on an amendment
to prohibit any name appearing more than
once on the official ballots. It has been the
custom for democrats and populists to name
tlio same candidates when fusing , and have
their two Itckcts with no difference except
the name at the top. This will bo prohib
ited , A candidate ot the democrats cannot
go on as a populist candidate
also. This will mean that the two
parties must merge Into one. with a
common name , or nominate different tickets ,
Since the election It has been found that In
many counties the election boards made no
separate counts of votoa for candidates on
the democratic and populist tickets. As a
result there Is no record of the number of
votes cast for the populist ticket , and It
cannot get on the next ballot except by pe
tition. In every county the populists have
decided they will get the petitions and main
tain separate organization. The amendment
to the Iowa law Is copied from one Just
presented In Illinois , which Is also designed
to prevent fusion.
Iu the senate the event ot the day was
the visit of the National Woman Suffrage
association , a number of whoso prominent
members made addresses to the body. There
was a long discussion of the question of al
lowing fees to county officers , without re
sult.
In the house Speaker Dyers ruled on the
question of third reading of bills. It had
baen found that If all bills must 'bcl read In
full on third rending , the session would bo
almost Interminable , Alter careful Investi
gation the chair announced that n. complete
reading would bs > held unnecessary , the
courts and parliamentary authorities so
holding. This will greatly facilitate 'business.
The senate ways and means committee
held a long meeting tonight and decided that
It will report the revenue bill , with a pro
vision that all property shall be listed by
assessors at 100 per cent , and that the super
visors shall take 33 % per cent of this as
a basis for taxation. The meeting
was devoted to an animated discussion
of the basis of assessment and In the vote
nlno favored 33' , & per cent ; two for 25 per
cent ; one for 30 per cent and three for 40
per cent. The committee believes this will
equalize taxation as between counties ana
Improve the situation very much. The house
bill Is a straight 100 per cent measure , but
It Is believed that body will compromise
and that -10 per cent Is likely to bo the result.
The railroad committees of the two houses
held a joint meeting to hear representatives
ot the Traveling Men'/s / association and Job
bers present their arguments for a 2-cent
fare bill. No vote was taken , but the tenor
of the discussion and 'questions make It
doubtful if a single' , mcijiber of either com
mlttee favors the proposition. There was
good attendance of representative Jobber :
and traveling men , 'and a dozen spceche
were made. < r
rilOl'OSIS A JO1XT COMMITTEE
Annual Visits to s'inte Institution
Arc of I.Hlle. Service.
DES MOINES , Jan. 29. ( Special. ) How
best to control state 'jpstljutlons Is a question
that Is receiving a 'great deal of attention
at the hands of legislators. 'The ' old schem
of sending visitingcommittees of the two
houses at the opening of .each session Is
In disfavor. It has 'been found that the
committees generally learn little of value
'
In preparing the appro'prlatlon bills , and
there is no chance-for them , to discover any
mismanagement ot affairs , because their
coming is always expected. The whole per
formance costs a week of ihe session and sev
eral thousand dollars , aside from the running
expenses of the assembly , which go on as if
business were in progress.
A new scheme is under consideration
which may bo" made a feature of the nov
code. It Is to have a Joint committee ap
pointed at each session , of four representa
tives and three senators , which shall dur
ing each year vlslU each Institution at leas
DIICO , examine with the assistance of an
expert accountant Into its affairs and their
conduct , and carefully report to the suc-
: ccding session. The committee Is to be
mid actual expenses and mileage and a sinal
jer diem. The whole expense , including the
salary of an accountant , Is calculated at
ibout $3,000 a year , and those who favor
t say the results would bo worth many
: lmes this.
D1TV OFFICIALS WII < Ij ESCAPE
[ rniKl Jury In MnUluK X Sci'loim Ef
fort to liullut the ( JiiIHy.
DBS 'MOINES , Jan. 29. ( Special. ) The
? elk county grand Jury has now been In
losston over two weeks , and has failed to re-
> ort an indictment In tuny city ball case.
s'ot only this , but It 'has not manifested a
Imposition that is pleasing to those < Intcr-
> sled in the prosecution. Tha persons unCer
lusplclon have admitted that they expected
o bo Indicted , but expected that they would
scape on trial ; but now serious suplclons
TO entertained that the Jury will , on tech-
ilcalltles , avoid oven returning indlct-
nonts. The diniculty Is to locate the
ilamo for crookedness. The bills
hat were raised by ofllclals , for Instance ,
light have been raised In any one of two
r three olllces In the city hall , and any
no of half a dozen persons In either case
night have been guilty. To prove what
articular olllco and individual was guilty
3 troubling the , Jury.
'More than this , the Jury does not seem to
o more that hair In earnest In Its Invesll-
atlon. Its most drastic Inquisitorial ef-
orts thus far have been applied to pumping
lewspipetl men wjjjo were considered to
ave been too free In printing accounts of
rand Jury proceedings. These have been ou
wo occasions taken before the Jury to ex-
lain what they meant by telling secrets of
ho Investigation that had leaked out , as
rand Jury matters always do.
MSi'osrrons MAKE GRAVE CIIAHCES
) ( > iiiunil ( he Heiiumil of the Hecelver
of Ihe .Sioux Cllji. .Saving Mimic ,
SIOUX CITY , Jan -tSpeclal Telegram. )
-A committee of -depositors of the de-
unct Sioux City Sa.v ug bank today ( lied a
etltlon in the -district' court , asking for the
smoval of Ilecolver ° P"H , Goss , and mak-
ig a number of charii4galnst the manage-
u'lit of the bank ng ; t > efore made. The
etltlon declared that nthe bank has proo-
Ically been Insolvent , for more than two
ears with the knowledge of the directors ;
lat the requirements tif \ to bonds of the
ircctors have not teen observed for two
eat-j ; that the loans'Anado to Cashier Stone
r his w'fo or 'companies In which
a was the chief" member aggregated
ror $20,000 ; that loansi to the amount of
early $ CO,000 were rifadp to persons wholly
isol vent ; that tho' pjoutit of the rattle
apcr hold as collaterai'amountB to $60,000 ,
hlcb paper Is worfliless and which It Is
larged Stone forecu1) ) . it Is charged also
ut the receiver took no steps to secure
: iy of the assets of the bank and refused
r several days to permit a committee of de
biters to Inspect the books. The search
ir Stone has continued , but nothing can bo
arned of his whereabouts.
SIII < TVHI > I-H Cctneluile Their WorU ,
DBS MOINES , Jan. 0 , ( Special Telegram. )
The convention of county supervisors of
iwa concluded Its work today. It retolved
; alnst any exemptions of property , except
lurches and public property ; against any
langcti In the revenue laws , except as will
x stocks of goods , moneys and credits
id corporations more nearly on the
.me basis as other property ; for
uno minor changes In the Australian ballot
w , The Important action was a strong
'solution against taking away from the
counties any Intcrmt In lhc sal.v.in tax. A
present half ROCS to the riiy anil half to tin
county ; except Hint all In ixtcss ot $000 t
year ROCS to the city , lloprpsonutlve * o
the cities have been hero lobbying for i
bill to give the cntlro tax to the cities
The supervisors strongly condemn this.
TO IISCIHS ; TiT rnvn.Miu HIM ,
Wnj-K mill McniiN CoininlKro Invlle !
( he. I'ulille ( o nn Open Mootlnwr.
DES MOINI33 , Jan. 29. ( Special. ) On
Monday evening the senate committee on
ways and means will hold an open meeting
to discuss the revenue bill , The racctlns
will bo held In the senate chamber , ml
speeches will bo made by representatives
ot the DCS Moliica Commercial exchange ,
the city's Jobbing Interests , attorneys for
railroads , and other Interests that have
desired to bo heard , and prolubly some ques
tions will be nsked by members ot the com
mittee. It will practically a meeting for
the benefit of the ways and means commit
tees ot both houses , as must ut the house
members will attend. The meeting will bo
quite a unique affair , presided over by Chair
man Funk , ot the ways and means , cud n
largo attendance Is expected , The corpora
tion people arc taking much Interest In It ,
and It Is expected Judge Ilubbiml ot Cedar
Haplds will be on hand with his speech
against a higher basis of assessment than
the present one ,
Tli Ink IllH llrolher IN Hie.
I-'OIIT DODUE , la. . Jan. 20. ( Special Tele :
gram , ) The statement that Itcv. Mr. J.enl-
ban of lloono has been raised tn the position
of bishop of Cheyenne Is thought by Human
Catholics hero to be wrong. It Is known
that his brother , Hcv. Thomas Lculhnn efFort
Fort Dodge , has been under consideration for
this position for some time and It Is firmly
believed ho has received the elevation of
rank from thepope. . Ho Is out ot the city
and there Is nn one here to speak authorita
tively for him.
ChnrltlfH Item-fit from the. It.all.
OEOAH ItAPIDS , la. , Jan. 2D. ( Special
Telegram. ) The Board of Associated Chafltlrs
announced today that as a result of the
opening of the now union passenger station
last night In Its behalf It lins realized $700
In cash and $ GOO worth of provisions , clothing
and fuel. The result Is a surprising one , In
asmuch as a majority ot the ministers o' the
city opposed the movement.
Petition for Free Text Hook * .
DES MOINES , Jan. 29. ( Special Telegram. )
Three of the largo school districts within
the city arc circulating petitions to their
boards to submit at the spring election the
question of free text books , under tha Iowa
law. One district has tried the plan for
several years , and It has resulted In. a largO
Increase of attendance and diminution ot expense -
penso to parents.
lloiiilHiiien Make Good the SliortnK'e.
HUMUOLDT , la. , Jan. 29. ( Special. ) The
bondsmen of the defaulting county treas
urer , Lilndley , today settled his shortage.
Twenty-one out ot twenty-three of them paid
their shares. The total shortage made good
Is $19,000 , which was lost on the Hoard of
Trade.
sSI
South Omaha Na
In 'investlgaling,1 ' the error of $15,000 found
In the books of the Board of Education
haa been found that the mistake was mail
by the expert accountant who went over th
boks last , summer. The- expert made a re
port covering the period from July , 1S93 , t
Inly , 183C. Ho had entered the amount o
Ihe state apportionment for three yearo
P28.24C.7S , when In fact the amount Ghoul
iavo been $13,087.18 , thus making an erro
) f $15,159.00. This occurred by the oxper
inserting the total amount received as slat
ipporlionment from the organization of th
icbool district instead of the apporl'ionmon '
'or three years.
Instead of there being a balance In th
'unds at the end of the school year , ns wa
sxpecled , and as was shown by the book
jefore the error was dlncoverod , there wll
> e a shortage of nearly 50,000.
Deducting the receipts for the next schoo
fear , which consist of saloon licenses , ta
evy , state apportionment and police cour
Incs , and basing the 1897 levy on the same
'
filiation as 1890 , there will bo a'shsrtag
, f over $20,000. To pay the obligations and
neet the deficit a levy of at least -15 mill
viil bo needed. If any additions are to be
nado to Iho present school buildings as rec
immonded by the citizens' committee it can
ally bo done by Issuing bonds.
Sincq it "has " been learned that a shortag <
nstead of a balance is In sight , all talk
if making a 4-mlll or C-mlll levy Is useless
Vlth a high levy the -bond proposition wll
lardlji carry , at least that is the opinion o
hose interested in the matter. Just wha
fill bo done remains to bo seen.
Km ! of the V , M. C. A.
This afternoon at 5 o'clock the membership
ontcst between the Reds and the Blues
f the Y. M. C. A. will be brought to a close ,
'ho contest has been waged for two months
nd both sides' have quite a number of new
lembers to report. The Blues have been in
hargo of Sam Christie , and Harry Carpen-
sr was captain of the Heds.
All -of the bills for the recent mlnetre
how are not In yet , but the managers figure
hat the association will net about $100 by
lie entertainment.
City CiitHMlp.
John M. Thornton Is In the city , the guest
t C , A. Melcher.
Miss Josle Corcoran has returned from
ip to Atchlson , Kan.
Benjamin Grelbcl , Broken Bow , is regis-
ired at one of the hotels.
Mrs. J. M. Tanner entertained a number
' . friends yesterday afternoon.
John B. Jones was married at Pctosky ,
Jch. , to Miss Francis Marshall.
A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Alex
ilegel , Thirteenth and O streets.
The Monday Night club will meet this
, 'cnlng with Mrs. H. L. Dennis ,
Pater I'arde , a prominent Beatrice farmer ,
hero atlending to some business.
The Drive Whist club met at the homo ot
r. nnd Mrs. 0. H. Watts last evening.
Over 2,500 incandescent electric lights are
i UEO In South Omaha at the present time.
Ice twclvo inches thick is being cut on the
> nd at Jetter's brewery. Forty more men
ill bo given employment if they apply for
ork.
Charles O. Allen of this city nnd Miss
oleua Olson of Omaha were married Thurs-
ly evening at the First Methodist Eplsco-
parsonage \ by Ilov. D. C. Wlnshlp.
Colonel E , I' . Savage , Sargent , Custer
mnty , Is a visitor In the city. Ho saya
lat farmers up his way are receiving about
i cents iroro per bushel for corn than is
tld here.
Mrs , T , M. Slattery , Omaha , a sister ot
rank Cress of this city , died yesterday
, her homo , 1136 Georgia avenue. Funeral
TYices at First Methodist Episcopal church ,
ivcnty-thlrd and N streets , Sunday after-
; oii , at 2 o'clock.
John Dlotz , a prominent Clarkson stock-
au , was a Visitor In the city yesterday ,
0 Bays that stock is not plenty up In Ills
callty , ttero being less hogs and cattle
1 feed this winter than a year ago. Such
at are being fed are doing well and there
no sickness , to speak of among hogs , Corn
plenty and cheap.
J , H , McOlashen , Frankfort Station , 1111-
ils , was a visitor at the yards yesterday ,
o Is In charge of two cars ot thoroughbred
ock destined for Alamosa and I'ueblo ,
> lo. , for stockmen In that locality. The
ipinent Includes sixteen Hereford bulls ,
ven Galloway bulls and twenty-nine line
Ifers. The entire lot represented the most
ipular strains of blood and wcro anlmulb
great individual merit.
Farm
For lawait rates on good farm loans call
the offlco of I ) . W. Otis , No. 133 Pearl
rect , Council Bluffs. Money ready and
ana closed without delay ,
Special sale of parlor furniture this week
Durfco Furniture Co. , 206 and 207 Droad-
Flro lnsurar.ee during this time of year
ikes one feel safe. Day & Hesa represent
o leading companies. Order a policy from
em. Telephone 314. _
Holfmayr's fancy patent nour makes the
at and most bread. Ask your grocer for It ,
L'"lno livery for parties and dances , Ogden
very. IDS Broadway , Telephone 83.
HOLD UP AN EXPRESS TRAIN
Jesse James Exploit Excites the Good People
of Oregon.
ROBBERS CRACK THE SAFE AND ESCAPE
Set tflrc to tlie K iirei Cur llcforc
liOiivlnRI'lieiniiu Slips Aivnj-
unit ( llve the Alarm l'oNc
Xtnr In I'nrx'iilt.
PORTLAND , Ore. , Jan. 20. Ths north
bound overland train which lett Snn Fran
cisco Wednesday nnd Is duo here tills morn
ing was hold up two miles west ot Hose-
burs , Ore. , early this morning. As KOOII
a possible after the holdup began Fireman
Hendrlcks of the train crew slipped out ot the
engine and ran on to Hoscburg and gave
the alarm , nrmlng himself quickly , an he
started back to the cccnc ot tha trouble.
Superintendent Fields of the Southern
Pacific road , who wac at llosoburg , quickly
took a poi'io of a dozen armed men and an
engine and started for the cccnu. Heavy
explosions ot dynamite or powder were dln-
Hnclly heard at Uoscburg. During the
progress of the holdup the light of either a
flro or torch w.i3 seen. Firnman Hondrlcks
stated that the train was first flagged by
the highwaymen , the express car then looted
and btirr.ocl , and the e fo blown open. No
one was hurt and the highwaymen succeeded
in making tholr escape.
PASSENGERS NOT MOLESTKD.
SAN FUANCISCO , Jan. 20. The following
particulars of Iho robbery near Uosobure ,
Or ? . , wore given out by Southern Pacific
officials here. Train No. 12 wns held up at
Shady Point , two miles south of IloscburR ,
by two Dion. The express car was detached
from the train and llu > door blown open with
dynamite. Two small safes In the car wcro
then blown open. The express car then
took fire. The conductor and trainmen
worked hard to Have the ror after the men
had Rene , but the car and contents were
destroyed , Tlio train was on time at Shady
Point , whore Engineer Morris saw n man
at the side of the track , waving a Hag. illo
slowed up for the signal , and as he brought
the train to a Ktop a man armed with two
revolvers came over the back ot the tender
ana coveted him. At the same time another
armed man , the ono who had flagged , ap
peared nt the slda of the cab , and , present
ing a revolver , ordered the engineer not to
attunipl to move the train , , but to come down
with them and go to the express car. The
firemen In the meantime had got down ou
the other side.
The two robbers nnd the engineer then
went to thu express car , where the robbers
ordered the express messenger to open the
door , This , the messenger refused to do.
The robbers then uncoupled the express
car , returned to the engine and backed the
train , leaving the express car separated.
Meantime the express messentrer had seized
the opportunity to step out of no car. After
breaking the train in two the robbers re
turned to the express car , and with heavy
charges of dynamite blew the door open.
Entering the car , they attacked two small
safes which they succeeded In entering.
The messenger thought the robbers did not
succeed In getting into the big safe , and ron-
iequently they could not have secured ranch
money.
The explosions set flro to the express car ,
ind when the robbers left it was a mass of
lames. The crew worked like trojans , but
, vero unable to save it. The car and con-
: ents were almost totally destroyed. The
liassengers were considerably frightened ,
) Ut no one was hurt. The holdup will make
.ho train ten hours late getting into Port-
and. An imperfect description of one rob-
jer was secured.
PORTLAND , Ore. , Jan. 29. The Southern
\iclflc train which was held up early tills
nornlng near UOseburg arrived hero this I
.fternoon. Charles Piper , the postal clerk
n charge of the mall car , said : "Two men
id all the work of holding up the train ,
ut I think there were five In the gang. They
xploded two dynamite bombs In the express
ar and halt a dozen on the outside. When
he express car took fire I realized that my
ar , which was next to the express , was In
anger. One of the robbers drew his re-
olver on mo whllo he went through the
aall. I don't believe ho took anything of
alue. The express car was soon a mass of
ames and I set about to save my car if
ossiblo by carrying water from a pond
ear at hand. The entire end of the mall
ar was burned out , -but only a small part of
lie mall was damaged. "
SAN FHANCISCO , Jan. 23. The postoffice
uthoritles here have received a brief dls
atch from the postmaster at Uoseburg stat
ig that the registered mall for Seattle
ortland and Astoria had been taken. Pos
il Inspectors Thrall and Munro left this
vcnlng for the scene of the robbery and wll
icroughly Investigate the case. The same
aln was held up on the night of July 1
505 , thirty miles south of the scene of las :
Ight's affair. On that occasion the rob
crs operated In the same manner In order
> stop the train and Thrall believes the
line parties are responsible for both hold
ps. Five men were concerned in the firs
> bbery , and two men wore arrested for tholr
artlclpatlon In it. They were John Case
nd John Pool. After a trial in the Unltci
tales district court of Portland the Jury
mnd them guilty , A new trial was de-
landed , nnd Judge Bellinger , after taking
10 matter under advisement for elghl
lonths , granted a new trial , staling that In
la opinion there was not sufficient evidence
i convict. As the postal ofllclals had no
irthcr evidence the case wcro dismissed ,
iso and Poll have since been indicted by the
ate court , but have not been arrested.
I'Mre ' iit InillanniiollH.
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Jan. 29. Fire
eke out early tonight in the north wing
the Dcnlson hotel and for a time caused
o greatest confusion among the guests.
lie fire was subdued after a damage of
0,000 , mostly by water , had been caused.
The Real
Value
of a watch depends
upon the accuracy of
the movement and
not upon the price
of the case. The
"RIVERSIDE" and
"ROTAL" Waltham
Watch movements
are most accurate
timekeepers.
For sale by nil retail jewelers *
OHOWTII OP .H\VIS1I I'Ol
StfUlidi'iil I'lijior Ilcml n < Ilir J
of ( lip HUliirlcnl Soc-l.-ty. J
nAL.Tl.MOHn , Jan. 29. The principal pape
read at today's session of the Jewish llls-i
torlcal society was ono on the growth o
Jewish population In Iho United States , lo'
the course of which David SuUbergcr oN
Philadelphia , the writer , stated that Ihe num
ber of Jews In the United States had In-t ,
" "sed from 8,000 In 1813 to over 400,000 la
1SS8The
The time find the dsy for Iho next conven
tion wns left to the executive council to select '
and the convention adjourned after electing
tlio following officers : Vresldcnt , Oscar
Strauss ; vice presidents , Simon W. lloscn-
dalc , Mcnde/ Cohen , Dr. Herbert 11. Adams ;
corresponding secretary , Dr. Cytus Adh-r ;
recording secretary , Dr. Herbert l-'rledomvald ;
treasurer , 1'iof. Hichurd Qothlcl , Additional
members of the executive council : Dr. B.
KoUcnlhal , Tiof. Morris , James Io\v , Jr. ,
Mayer Sulsbergcr , N. Taylor 1'hllllps , Simon
Wolf , J. H. Ilollandrr. Slax J. Kohler , John
Samuel , Dr. David riillllpson.
IS SA'PISKIKO TO 1.OSH Tim OASJ2 ,
One Stilt for DninnKON nj I'lcn-i ; Um <
DlMHIHCM Of TIll-l-C ,
P1EUCR , Nob. , Jan. 20. ( Special. ) The
ccso of August UebonwaM against Kdlth
Spccrlnc was trlc-d yesterday in Judge Mc
Donald's court. I.lebenwattl Plied to col
lect nn account of $110 , 'but the defendant
sot tip a counter claim of $1,000 for breach ot
promise , and also claimed that the money
received from Ucbcnwald was for the pur
pose of paying for court proceedings to EC-
euro n dlvoice from her husband. The Jury
brought In a verdict for Mrs. SpEcrlngr bit :
H. T. narnhatt , attorney for the plaintiff ,
regards this as a victory for his client , as
developments In the trial disposed of the
counter claim of $1,000 for breach of prom
ise , nnd alto a suit for $5,000 for the same
cause that had -been lustllulcd In the district
court.
The court room was full of spectators , as
Iho case was very racy and Interesting
throughout ,
Aiitlioi-l/.eil ( o ilit lltistnr * * . '
LINCOLN , Jan. 29. ( Special. ) The Pack
ers' Banking and Loan association of South
Omaha , the Incorporation of which wns pub
lished several days ago , was today authorized
by the State Banking Board to transact
business. Tito capital stock is $1,000,001) .
Company's '
Extract of
is the essence of nil thnt is
best in beef. Only the best
parts of the best cattle , raised
by the company on their
own grazing fields in Uru
guay , arc used. That's why
) t is the best , nnd for over
thirty years unapproachcd
for purity and fine flavor.
For Improved and economic Cookery
For refreshing , nourishing Dccl lea
133-134 BROADWAY ,
laces on sale for FUIDAY and SATURDAY.
Sale to close Saturday night at
10 o'clock sharp , ' '
)0 bars Standard Soap , per bar 2a
)0 bars Silk Soqp , per bar 2a
10 bars Santa Glaus Soap 2V o
000 bars Cudahy's Domestic Soap , per
bar 2V4o
000 bars Kirk's White Russian Soap ,
per bar 2' , c
)0 ) bars Bcatcm All , per bar 2o
)0 ) cakes 0 O'clock Wash Tea , per cake. 2a
> 4-lb. pkgs. Gold Dust , per pkg 13o
) boxes Toilet Soap , 3 cakes In box and
C Silver Spoons , per box 23a
nd you need fuel. There Is ono place In town ,
here you can get tlio fnnious C1JNTK11-
! IW ; COAL , nollilnt ; ln-ata It , J3.W iicr ton. '
NX'lNNATl HUH'IC . 13 U >
riUSATOH III.OCIC . 3M
AMII/TON SCUHISNRD LUMP . 3 23
I3S MOINiS LUSH * . 325
> M.'AX NUT . 3 Ou
H.l'AX CHKSTNUT . 'i 75
MIS . Jl.CO per loail.
All orders promptly filled.
WM.No.
No. 8 .MAIN ,
Tel , 12S ,
AKD-G15 SO. MAIN STKEET ,
Tel. S3.
Council Bluffs , Iowa.
APITAL , $100,00 $
' 13 SOLICIT YOUIl UUSINKSS. /
' 12 DHSIIIB YOUIt COI.LKCTION8.
Ntt OK THIS OLIHCST HANKS IK
PICK OENTPAIIJ OH TIME mi
AND BE13 UD OB tVIUTR.
AMUHUMK.VTS.
DOHANY THEATER.
WOODWARD TIOT i * GO-
MATJN13M TODAY ,
.MIXHI ) IMCKLIJS.
TONIGHT , '
RINCESS AND PAUPER
jiiHt performance. Now pictures on the
jgniscope.
WE WANT FEET
to fit our shoes.
i
All sizes. If you've got a pair li
we wish you'd bring 'em to us.
We don't see how we're going
to get rid of a stock of the best
shoes we ever had unless you
do , The prices are next to
nothing ,
The Duncan Shoe Co ,
25 Main St.