Tit 13 OMAHA DAILY HE 13 : TIjttillSDAY , MAY 0 , 1807. Hi COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT. MIXOIl MIl.NTIO.t. Vasluragc , L. P. Judnon. 929 6th avenue. Horn to Mr. and Mrs.V. . C. Kstop , a girl baby. Frank H. Partly , a former well known citi zen but now n resident of Humboldt county , In In the clt.v. 1'ottawattamlo tribe , Xo. 2t , Improved Order of lied Men , meet nt their hall thU evening , A full attendance Is desired. J. A. Hcimkcn left leal evening for Hot SprlnRS , Ark. , for the purpose of spending a month for bujlncss and pleasure. Charles Koch of MUaourl Valley died at St. llenurd's hospital jtatetday. He wan broiiRht to the hcflpltal nevcralvccks ago for treat ment. ' Second 1'renby- The women's society of the Urlan church , will meet this afternoon at Mis. George Carson's residence on l-rankim avcntlp. "Why. Algernon , > ou mcko mo blush ! " the cxilnlmcil , as his arm stole about her pretty shin wnl t , recently laundered by the "only" Knglc laundry , 724 Broadway. \ VnntcilA ninn with general acquaintance In Council Hlutfii , to canvass for a well known Omaha establishment. State experi ence nnd references. A'Jdrcss 1' Cl , Otnaha Dec , Omaha Krank Lea Short will recite at the Slmms testimonial concert. Mrs. Krcd M. Loonils will sing. The Monday Musical cltiti will fclng two choruses. The ilato of the con cert Is Tuesday , May 11 , at Odd Fellows hall. Mr-iiaKcr Uowen of the Dohnny theater an nounces that Harry West , whoso wlfo IB prosecuting n young woman friend of his , has had no connection with the theater In thf capacity of stage carpenter for over tlireo months. Why do we sc-ll o many Roods ? \\'o can answer. L.OIII ? experience In buying and ecll- Ing carpetn enabled us to know what the trade wants , and > ou can * alwayn depend on fair dealing , good goods and lowest pohslble pi Ices. Coimell HIillTfl fnrpet Co. Mr . S I * . Harris , assisted by Mrfl. II. H. Hnrri.1. cntprtalned on Wednesday at dinner In honor of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sleeper of Chicago. Thc c present were : Mr. nnd Mra. Sletpcr of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. S. 1) . Jiangs and Mrs. Wolcott of Omalia , and MBS ! Knima Long of Shelby , In. C N. Karen , county superintendent of tlio Marshall county schools , was In the city ycn- tcnlay visiting Council IJIuffi educational In stitutions. He ) npcul some time In the Hilgh pcliool and the Illoomer building watching the work , and expressed himself aa highly planned with tl.e new methods of Instruction that have Oevn Introduced by 1'rof. Hlaey. The Young SIcn's Christian association commcnceM a teilra ot practical tilk * this cvenliiK at " : SO sharp. Or. P. J. iMoiit- gomery will show In a practical manner how to handle a person In ease of drowning. Ono or two of the young men will assist and the work will bo performed as In case ot actual drowning. All men above the ago 1C are Invited. The Board of County Supervisors lias elected \V. G. Morris , who has Just vacated tlio position of street commissioner , to the responsible plans of supervisor of the county road work , whlrh Is being ilono under the supervision of tl.e board. Mr. Morris will begin the discharge of his dutlea tbts morn ing and will continue until the work Is fin- Irbod next fall. Frark Rlonkl , aged 01 years , died at 114 East lirondway on Tuesday of paralysis. The deceased WPP born In Colvln. Poland , In IS" ! . " , , nnd had been a resident of Council ItlitlT. ? for forty-one yearn. He leaves a daughter , Mary , and two sons , Francis and Michael. The funeral will bo held on Sat- iirday It will leave tlio residence at 9:30 : n m. and services will bo held at St. Fran cis Xnvlcr'H churuh at 10 a. m. Interment In Catholic cemetery. The Dimlnoss Men's FratcrnaJ association met last night In Hoyal Arcanum , ball and perfected lit organization. The association starts out with a roll of membership Includ ing about seventy of the business nnd pro fessional men of the city. The charter mem bers were Initiated and Instructed In the work of the order , and officers for the year were elected. II , L. Putnam was chosen past president ; M. Wollman , president ; George Hanson , vlco president ; C. II. Judson , secretary ; Charles Konlgmacher , treasurer. The executive committee of the Mer chants' and Manufacturers' association held a brief buslncsa meeting last evening and discussed several matters that promise well to bo of future public Interest. Secretary Judson , who has been donating a largo share of his time for the. good of the cause , \\as given n substantial reward In the shape of an election to the position of permanent secretary with a salary ot $25 per month. Mr. Judaon will spend a large portion of his tlmo in the immediate future In working to Incrcaso the ineroherohlp of the association. Miss Frances Towsler of Glcnwood , en- route to Pella , la. , to take part In the state oratorical contest , was In the city yester day. Miss Towsler won first prize at the Hcil Oak contest nnd thus became ono of the contestants at the stnto meeting. She was accompanied by her parents and Superin tendent J. I , . Laird of the Olenwood schools , Paul Htizon , a former Council Bluffs public school student , won first prize foil humorous recitation and was also accredited as a rep resentative. While Prof. Laird was here ho announced his re-election for another year by the Q'.onwoocl ' school board. The Iowa Homeopathic association will hold Its twenty-eighth annual meeting In this city on next Wednesday nnd Thursday. Th6 association Is very strong in the state nnd It Is expected that a largo number of delegates will bo present. The headquarters of the association will be nt thet Grand hotel nnd It Is probable that several of the meet ings will bo hold there. At the opening session Ucv. John Askln will give the Invo cation and Superintendent II. W. Hothcrt of the lown School for the Deaf will deliver the- address of welcome , to which response will bo madoby Prof. J. G. Gllchrlst of Iowa City The olllcers of the association arc : President. W. 'H. ' Petit , Cedar Falls ; vlco president , Lcorn Johnson , lown City ; oecre- tary , T. I , , Hazard , Iowa City ; treasurer George Hoyal. Ies Molnea ; necrologist , W. at. OlcMiison. les Molnes ; censors A P Ilanchutt , J. L. Haiirhctt. A. P. Macomber , 1 . J. Montgomery and J. Hermann. The local committee In charge of arrangements consists of Drs. A. P. Hanchett , W. B. Hel- r-MS"y < 1Cr > * ' * ' M ° " 1 ° 0. n , Vlavl company , female remedy. Mcd- ' " " " V' ' ty V. Plumbing company. Tel , 250. Polished oak sldcboarus this week $8.60 at Ds-foe Furnlluro Co. . 205 and 207 U'way. First Clara paper hanging , 0 , H , liloss & Co. , IS Noith Main street. Kenr n 'I'rlnl In Oiniilm. The two McVeigh Ilrothers and "Sloppy" Smith were arraigned In police court yculcr- day mornlim upon the charge of breaking Into a sealed Itoclc Island freight car , After they were brought Into the court room they luadu anxious tmiulrles concerning the puu- ibhment that would bo Inflicted upon them If they pleaded guilty to the charge , and when told by an attorney that It would probably bo not moro than one year In the penitentiary they announced their di termination to stay hero and take their sentences rather than KO to Omaha , whcro they declared they were certain a three yeara' Bi-ntenco was await ing them. They walvel examination and went to the county Jail unlit the grand jury pauses upon their caeca. Young Yancoy , who was arrested with tbeni , secured a contlnu mice. Council Bluffs , Iowa. CAPITAL. . . $100,000 , . _ BOI.ICIT YOUR UtJSINESS. W19 UHSIUB YOUIl CdLLISOTION * . % ONIS OP THIS OMJ15ST HANKS IN IOWA , fa rail CHUT I'AIU ON TIME DKPOIlTli ALfc AID 1KB V OM WUITB , A , B , BARNARD FOUND DEAD Passes Peacefully Away While Bleeping in His Bed at a Hotel. HAD SUFFERED FROM INDIGESTION Jlrollirr of the HrecUrr of Hie Oiniilm .fc SI. I.inil * Illt-H Suil- ilvnly nt Hi i- Antof Suvenly-Oiie. A. It. Harnard was found dead In his bed at the Ogdcn house shortly after 7 o'clock yesterday morning. Death wan due to heart disease , nnd came without nny premonitions. Mr. tlarnard was a brother of J. F. Uarnard , receiver of the Omaha & St. Louis railway. He has been a rtaldent ot this city for the past ycnr and a half , assisting with the work In the olllce ot his brother. He was a fine looking man and apparently rugged for one of his advanced age , and for many years had not known n day of sickness. He has been making tils liomc at the Ogdcn house during the absence of his wife and eon In Chicago. On Tuesday evening he visited hla brother nt hla home on Washington avenue and re mained chatting pleasantly until after 10 o'clock. Juat before starting he complained of feeling a slight depression from what he believed to be Indigestion. His brother gave him a peppermint lozenge , anil after eating It he remarked that It had helped him nnd an nounced his Intention of getting some more of them. At the hotel he stopped In the ro tunda and smoked a cigar. When he started to take the elevator he remarked to the night clerk , Mr. Hpperoon , that he hoped he would not be obliged to suffer as he did on the previous night from Indigestion. The clerk made some light remark about hoping that they would not have to carry him out as they had several other men who died owl- dcnly nt the hotel. This was the last time he was scon alive. No sound came from hl3 room duilng the night that attracted the at tention ot tl-o people about the hotel. When It wab found that he was sleeping later than usual a bell boy was sent to call him. The door was lacked and no response was made to raps and the bell boy reported the facts to the onice. Itlgor mortis had net In when the body was found. Death hac ! apparently come fihoftly after he retired. When found he was dresfcd In his night robes and was apparently Bleeping peacefully. The body was removed to Kstep's undertaking rooms after an ex amination had been made by physicians anj the fact cHtabllshed beyond doubt that death had resulted from heart failure. Mr. Harnard was 71 years oP age. He was born In Massachusetts , and spent the early years of his manhood In the Implement busi ness In the cast. He entered the railroad business many years ago after his brother became Identified with railway managements. Twenty yeara ago ho was located In Council muffs as general agent of the Kansas City , St. Joe and Council Itluffo railway , which was then controlled and largely owned by his brother. After J. F. Ilaruard severed his connection with tbe road nnd took a place In the managemert of the Ohio & Mississippi road. A. n. Harnard took the position of general claim agent ot the company with headquarters at Cincinnati. He rtmaliicd with this road until his brother left to take the position of receiver for the Omaha & St. Louis road and then shortly afterward came here. During hlfl lite In Council niuffe Mr. Harnard made many warm friends. Ills tem per was as sunny as a July day , nnd ho was held In the greatest esteem by those thrown Into closest contact with him , es pecially the employes about the olllce. .Mr. Barnard leaves a wife and son , Charles , who are both In Chicago. Arrangements were made last evening for the funeral. The body will be taken to Worcester , MEGS. , for burial. The wife nnd son will meet the train at Cleveland , Mr. Barnard's mother Is still living in Worcester and is strong and bright nt the ago of 90 years. The body will betaken taken aboard the Burlington train this evenIng - Ing , accompanied by J. F. Barnard and friends. At IlriulIo'M , it2 : mill ! " ! H'wny. Sugars still going down. Twenty-two pounds granul"'d sugar , $1.00. Arbucklcs 4X nnd German coffee , per package , 14c. Two pounds loose starch , 5c. Can good corn , 4MsC. Three pound can apples , So. Ono gallon can apples , 17'io. Tin cups , each , Ic. Two dozen eggs , 15c. .School HIIJ-H Urn * an Ordinance. The efforts of the police to enforce the provisions - visions of the now bill poster's ordinance led to a whole lot of trouble yesterday after noon , and gave the olllcers a chance to sample - ' plo the energy and determination of the average American schorl boy. The High school cadets started out with several thou sand handbills advertising their field day sports. They were posting them on the bill boards and scattering them on the streets when complaint was made by eomo of the licensed bill posters that the bills were being distributed by unlicensed labor , and the po- llco were ordered to enforce the ordinance. A number of young men were taken Into cus tody and compelled to walk a block with a policeman while ho expounded the law to them. It was not long until every ofllcer on the day force was engaged In discharging this duty , while 200 of the other 400 High fchool boys were busily engaged In scatter ing the tabooed literature. Before they could all bo caught and tlu > new law expounded to them l'-ii work of distribution had been completed - pletod , and the policemen found themselves each with a small boy on his handa , who was willing to tell him that a conspiracy had been hatched In the High school to beat the ordinance , and that It had worked like a charm. A * big , long , sweet ssioko Is what you get when you buy the J. G. W. & Co.'s Clear Title f > c cigar. Sold by all first-class deal ers. At wholesale by John W. Woodward & Co. Flr.it class painters and sign writers. C. U. WOES & Co. , 18 North Main street. Dciilli of John DiuiforMi. John Danforth died at noon yesterday at 107 South Eighth street , after , ' originating In n an Illness oVOSBaa iJl.nforlh has severe attack of the i | 111 , TrTP' _ | _ a resident of Council Bluffs for over * thirty years , and was known and universally respected. For many years he was In the lumber business with his brother Joslah , and subsequently removed to Woodbine , where ho engaged In the stock business on a largo scale. lie returned ten years ago and has since been liuaylnti himself looking after his largo property Interests. Ho was the chief owner of the Ogden house. Ho was married In Woodbine to Mltn Minnie Kilday , whom ho leaves chllillcas. Mr. Danforth was born In Norway , Mo , , In 1S34 , nhero two brothers still reside , ! H brother , Joslah , and his nephew , Frank T. True , are the only other relatives. The a-rangemcntfl for the funeral have not been completed. The deceased was a mem ber of a number of orders and these or ganizations will assist In the obsequies. Vnncry lit Troulilo .A KM III. Claries Yanccy , who was arrested with the Mc-Vclgh brothers and "Sloppy" Smith , on the charge of breaking Into a scaled Ilock Island cor. Is In trouble again. He was thought at first to be only Incidentally Im plicated with the gang or criminals in whose company ho wan found , and thcro was no disposition on the part ot the Hock lulaiul people to prosecute him. He was not ar raigned when the other prisoners were , but his bearing was continued until yesterday. There was no evidence aealnst him , and ho was lot go on hla own recognizance , to tp- l > far when wanted. He was , however , Im mediately taken Into custody at the rcquesl of the Omaha police department on a charge of burglary. The police on both lden of tbe river claim to bo In possession of Indubitable proof that Yanccy wa Implicated with the McVeigh * , Smith and Cover la numerous burglaries In Omaha , and they connect htm directly with the burglaiy of the Coombs residence. When arrested , some of the prop. my taken from this residence wag found In his possession. Ho went to Omaha yester day afternoon without compulsion , School richl Hay. The final arrangements have been com pleted for the High school field day at the Union by the naming ot the Judges and other functionaries , who will have charge of the events. The Judges at the finish are Lloyd Griffith and William Green : Held Judges. George Wright and J. J. Hess ; Judge of walk , D. Fred Grass ; referee , V. L. Trcynor ; timers. D. II. Dalley , Dick Stewart , George Gcrncr ; announcer , II. N. Kills ; starter , D. Fred Grass. Fresco designs furnished. 18 No. Main st. ROAST BY HUNDREDS ( Continued from First Tage. ) people , many of them stretched on their backs , with arms extended as though ap pealing for help. Owing to the heat we were unable to give the remains the attention which would have permitted their relatives to identify them. "Tho space In which we were standing was speedily Invaded by despairing crowds of relatives , some of whom had to be forcibly prevented from leaping Into the flames. " During the afternoon the bodies of the Duchcsse d'Alcncon and six others were Identified. The Duchcsse d'Alcn con was a sister of the em press of Austria and sister of the wife of Prince Ferdinand of France. She was a duchesso of Bavaria and was born In 1847 and married In 1868. Her daugh ter , Princess Louise , Is married to Prince Alphonse of Bavaria and her son , Prince Pl.llllppe. Is the husband of Prin cess Henrietta of Belgium. The former queen of Naples Is one of her sisters. The duchesso was a woman of great wealth and one of the most prominent women of France. The remains of the duchesso were Identified by her dentist , who examined the teeth of a charred body which was believed to bo hers. Among the last to escape from the burning building was Baroness do Hciiter , formerly Miss Barry Potter of Philadelphia. At 7 o'clock this evening the police xifflclals announced that ninety-four corpses had been positively Identified. Mrs. Porgcs was the only American vic tim. She was a Miss Wolswellcr. Her daughter accompanied her to the bazaar and escaped uninjured. The Porgcs family re sides In Vienna. Ono feature which Is generally remarked of the victims taken to the Palalse de 1'In- dustrlo 1 % that the head & thrown back and the arms are uplifted with a peculiarly weird erfert. The scene on the Champs Eljsses Is llko that on ono of the popular fete days. The throngs are enormous ; from time to time n solemn hush falls on the crowd and every head Is bared as the hearse passes by. Michael Heine , the manager of the Baza.tr , admitted last evening that the arrangement was Illy made , adding : "We ought to have foreseen that such a disaster as this was possible , but the stalls were1 Increasing each year , and wo were very anxious not to lose an Inch ot ground. " AN EMPRESS' GRIEF. VIENNA , May 5. The empress has been weeping all * day over the loss of her favorite sister and declines to receive food or nour ishment. This morning her servants dared not place a newspaper at her breakfast table. When she did not nnd It In Its usual place , she called for It , and opened It trembling with anxiety. It was believed that the Duchess Alcncon was not more than In jured. After breakfast she went for her usual walk. Before she returned to her room she had received a telegram from her sister the Comtcsse Trlanl , who is In Paris , confirming the news of the death of the duchess. The empress burst Into Bobs and went to her boudoir , which she has not left since. imiTisir roiicii is Llciilrnaiit HriiilcrNoa mill Hsc-ort Kail Into Ilmiils of Clllf Sniuory. ACCRA , Gold Coast Colony , May C. It Is reported that'Chief Samory has captured the mlfalon of Lieutenant Henderson at Wa. All the available troops are being hurried to the front , as It Is feared Samory Intends to In vade the colony. The object of the lieuten ant's mission was to make treaties with the chiefs In the Hinterland on the coast. He had a large escort. Wa Is considered to be within the sphere of British influence. Samory Is a powerful chief , who has hitherto professed friendship for the British. KEVOI/r SPH13AIIS IJS KCUAlHHt. ( Jovcriiincnt Troops Fltflit Dcniier- nlei.v AmiliiHt IIenvy OiIilN. NKW YOIIK , May 5. A special to the Herald from Panama reports that the revolu tion In Ecuador Is gaining strength. The force of government troops , although smaller than that of the Insurgents , Is fighting desperately to hold the town. Reports com ing into Guayaquil are to the effect that the mountaineers In all parts of the country are Joining the Insurgents. Tncy have raided many towns and villages In the provinces of Chlmlaorazo and Canar , leaving waoto and ruin behind them. nu.vr iioiiH.vi.oim MAS H Clinnuellor Itci-clviMl In Audience by ( lieKniiieriir. . BERLIN , May B. It Is seml-offlclally denied that the Imperial chancellor , Prince Hohcnlohe , has resigned. The prince was re ceived In audience tills morning by the era peror. \iillvcH In , Mutiny. BRUSSELS , May 5. Colonel Wahlo , the governor of the Congo Free State , In dis patches Just received , reports that a column of native soldiers Ndltflwellc , mutinied In February last , and killed five white officers. .SliiuiUli Victory In I'lilllpiilncN. MANILA , May 5. The Spanish troops have captured Nate. In the engagement the In surgtnts lost COO killed : the Spanish lost twenty killed and had eighty wounded. Two hundred of the Insurgents were caotured. Kltflil-llonr Hill ItrJccU-d. LONDON , May B , In the House of Com mons today the miners' eight hour bill was rejected by u vote of 227 to 18G. * * H < viaJ * S rfU\ni > , SIor ' U'ccK-N to Serve. Willie l\nn \ , Uar - : . . .m LONDON , May B.-Oscaf-CSfeiW ? Vj | . ! ! " Reeding prison , but ho will ho release'd'iflr the 18th or lath , One Out or ThreeIN Confirmed. IIAWLINS , Wyo. , May C. ( Special Tele gram. ) At the mectlnc of the city council last evening the mayor sent In the follow ing nominations : Frank J. 1'Ceefe , for treasurer - urer ; Charles E. Blydenburg , attorney , and Thomas Hanks , night policeman. Hanks' nomination was confirmed and the other two were tabled. The council meets tonight , but no further nominations will be sent In. The holdover members , a majority of the board , are republicans. _ It eject ( he I'roiioNeil IiicreiiHe. RAWLINS , Wyo. . May C. ( Special. ) At the annual school meeting Monday night , after a long .wrangle over the question ot Increasing the board to six members , the proposition was rejected. H. Hansen was elected a member of the board and a 9-mlll tax voted for contingent expenses , repairs , etc. , and deficiency in teachers' fund. Nine teachers will bo employed next year. Nearly 500 pupils are enrolled. AVarelioimc Hum * . MINNEAPOLIS , May B. Fire tonight de stroyed the building of the Itanlca Ware house company , with a loss including contents of J2M.OOO , Among the principal losers were tbe Standard Rope and Twine company of .New York , which bad twine tored to the value of $72,000. Besides this concern there were about a hundred parties with house hold eoodi la iterate. REVENUE BILL IS IN DANGER i Conferees Cannot Get Togo&or on tlio Oheshira Amendment , HOUSE THREATENS TO Kill THE MEASURE Stntiiln I'lrinljllflilnil ( In- Conferee * mill InnlNtH Hint Si-jn'iitc Allow the MMV Coriiorntliui , Tii Sj Mteni lli-coiue l.u > v DES MOINES , la. , Mny D. ( Special Tele gram. ) The fate of the new revenue I/ill hangs In the balance tonight and It Is an even chance whether or not It will be In the new code. It It Is killed the old law will take Its place and the state will lose the bene. ( Ha of the careful revision that has been made. The revision Is believed to assure a considerable Increase In revenues anil a moro equitable distribution of the burden of taxes than was ever before had. The stumbling block Is the Cheshire amend , ment to revolutionize the system of taxing telegraph , express and Bleeping car coin- panics. The house has passed the measure as an amendment to the revenue laws by a great majority. The senate has defeated It twice. H Is now In conference. The house conferees declined to consider any other mat ters till this was settled. They offered to : e- cede from practically all the other house amendments If the eenuto would allow thla one house amendment to go Into tlio law. The senate declined to consider the proposition. Then the senate members prepared a report for the conference setting forth that It had failed to agree and asking that new con ferees bo named. The house members de clined to agree to disagree they would nut sign the report and the matter la hung up. The house threatens openly to kill "he whole revenue law nnd Is standing behind the con ferees. Another meeting will bo held to morrow and the outcome Is absolutely In the dark. A bill parsed both hoiiBcs to allow county supervisors under certain circumstances to transfer the proceeds of the mulct liquor tax from the general to the road fund. The senate cede revision committee hao prepared a Joint resolution which will como before the bodies tomorrow and which Is ex pected to create the largest eensallon ot the session. II specifies the number , duties and salaries of employes of state onices who maybe bo employed at the capital and cuts the num ber of Janitors and clerks very much. Tl > o Janitor force of the capltol Is cut In two : clerks and stenographers are slaughtered right and left and In all about $20,000 Is to be saved under the measure. There will be a fight on It In both houses , but It Is expected to pasa with some changes. The printing commlttco in the house 10- porled a bill this forenoon and It will prob ably pass. It comes after an Inves'.lgitlon covering many weeks , which lias been one of the sensations of the session. It cuts prices for both the printer and binder about 30 pel- cent , and will take nearly all the profit out of the offices. The bill dods not apply to tno present terms of the printer aild binder , but an effort will bo made to do am'cnd It that It will. will.Tho conference committee oil corporimns reported on two propositions ariU a now com mittee was named. The points Nvere the pro vision to allow street railways to Issue bonds up to $ IC,000 a mile and to change Incorpora tion fees for forming farmers' mutual cream ery coirpjnlea. ' ' The house let down the bars against legal izing acts and passed a large number ot them. They will give so imich' ' work for i n- rollmcnt clerks that adjournment will prob ably be delayed till next Week. AM.KCIJI ) CAPITALIST SKITS OUT. "Dr. O. II. Towle'N" IJoul 'for a Sniil- tnrluni nt lied OnU in OIV. RED OAK , -la. , May" 5. ( Special. ) The deal Involving the purchase and remodeling of the sanitarium building , south of town , and the establishment of a medical institute , by Dr. .G. II. Towlo. of Albany , N. Y. , has been declared off ; nnd thereby hangs a talc. Towle has boon hero for several days negotiating with the owners of the property , and every thing was supposed to have been arranged satisfactorily to all parties concerned. The doctor posed us a man financially able to carry out his intentions , which were freely given out on an elaborate scale. Mechan ics wore takin out to the place , estimates made and plans decided on to Improve and modernize the buildings. Now the doctor has disappeared , leaving1 behind an unpaid board bill. Several men In town regret having put their hands In their pockets to accommodate the stranger with various small sums for his temporary needs and the Janitor In charge of the building complains of the loss of a watch and several other articles. CM.'II AVOMEN IIHAR TATHHS HEAD. Mr * . I'rciiilmrt I.ee Clvc-H nit Adilrcnx < iu riirllanifiitiiry luvr. DUnUQUE , la. , May 5. ( Special Tele gram , ) At this morning's session of the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs , Mrs. B. II. Richards delivered an address of wel come and the response was by Mrs. Anna n. Howe of Marshalltown , president , to whom the Marshailtown delegation pre sented a gavel and flowers. This afternoon Mrs. Urquhart Leo of Chicago cage gave an illustrated address on par liamentary law. Papers read were : "Re lation of Art to Life , " by Mrs. Harriet C. Towncr , Corning , and "Why ? " by Mrs. Mary P. Heed , West Union. At a reception this evening by the Dubuque - buquo Ladles' Literary association the re ceiving party Included the federation's Chicago cage guests , Mrs. Ellen M. Henrotln , Prof. Martha F. Crow , Mrs. Urquhart Leo and Mrs. Ornco W. Trout. | AmieiilH ( n tlic Court. CEDAH RAPIDS , la. , May C. Today was sot for the trial of Rev. J , W. aclger , pastor of the Congregational church , who has a national reputation In Maeonlc and other fraternal societies , on charges of unmlnis- terlal conduct , drawn up by the Davenport association. The district court was appealed to for an Injunction preventing tlio commit tee from taking testimony and making a de cision on the ground of prejudice. Tlilo was granted , A motion to dissolve will precipi tate the fight. OK TODAY'S AVHATIIEH. IlHTi-iinllur CloiiilliK uI ml 'I'rolinlily Showerx III JVi-lM-nxIcn. WASHINGTON , May 5-rVorecnst for Thursday : For NchrnBka Increasing ( , cloudiness and probably Bhowcrs ; soutu winds. For Missouri Increnslnr ) dloudlncsa , prob- nbly followed by HhowefM south winds. SJtjSrff ilflSPAr Showers ; Virjnblo Indu. For South IonS varla inds. r For Town F-.ilr ; vnrlnlilo.wlmlfl. I For Wyomlnir Fair ; V rfnltlo W' ' OIB. I " } KOKOMO , III. , May 5. Charles K. the oldest Mason In Illlnba | 'and probably In the United States , Is dcailpi lie wo.a . born In Connecticut , February I' 'lSSB ' , ami wus an active worker with the. craft aa deputy grand lecturer In the early days of Masonry ! ' In Illinois. IIUMHOLDT , Neb. . May 6. ( Special. ) "Old Man Potter" ( Calvin ) 'died last night. He had lived here all by himself for nine years and of late subsisted on bread and milk. No one knows of any relatives , He came from Illinois and was horn In Ohio , Ho had had great wealth , but had lost nearly all of It on the Hoard of Trade. Ho Is supposed to have como here to get away from old associates. The property left amounts to about 13,000. LONDON. May 5. Mrs. George Linnaeus Hanks , poet and novellM , IB dead. HUFFAIA N. Y. , May p. Elbrldge Ger- rey , known to the father of the greenback , died In tills city today , aged 88 years , lie was one of the founders of the republican party. He Introduced In congress the green back or legal tender act and the national currency bank act , both of which ht > drafted. Ciiit ln JiifU ut neiulirood. DEADWOOD , S. D. , May 6. ( Special. ) Captain Jack Crawford , the poet scout , has decided to spend n portion of his summer vacation In the tllack Hills nnd has written friends hero to tht effect. SHOItn YKAIIIiV STATn.MHVr. nil Iiicronxr of Net 1'nrnliiKft Over 1M > 5. CLEVELAND , May B. At the anmiM meeting of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern stockholders here this morning the board of directors submitted Its t\\ciity-scv- cnth annual report. The report Included the operations during the fiscal year which ended December 31. 1S96. The capital stock of the company has remained unchanged since 1S71. It la $50 000.000. The total earn ings during the year amounted to $20,10.1- 9o7.64 , as against $21OS1,3EO.B0 In 1S95. De crease In gross earnings was $ S22.3 ! 2.8G 3.yl per cent ; Increase In operating expenses jnd taxes , $482,065 0.78 per cent , and this In crease In net earnings , $10,875. The surplus earnings equal $6.11 per share of stock. Paid dividends , G per cent , $2,1)67.090. ) Surplus earnings to credit of Income account , $54- 410.25. The 1896 Income account shows a balance of $11,535,220 to Its credit. The as sets and liabilities balance ut $108,706,734.50. The old board of dlioctors was re-elected. William K , Vanderbllt and Cornelius Vander- bllt attended the meeting , but Mr , Dcpew did not. The annual meeting of the Now York , Chicago cage & St. Louis Hallway company was held this morning. All the directors of last year and the officers were ic-clected. The greta earnings for 1895 were $5,5J7,70G.27 ! , as fol lows : Freight , $4,689,096 ; passenger. ? SOI- 014 ; express. $57.097 ; mall , $29,120 ; miscella neous , $0'J37. The net earnings were $833- 11G. : \OT SI'lTIM ) WITH TIIIJ IIATIIS. Severn I AVentern llonilN OliJvot < o the ClirMInn Endeavor Auri-pinoiil. CHICAGO , May 5. Some of the western roads are disturbed over the prospect opened up before them by the Christian Endeavor coiucntion In San Francisco and several of them have declared flatly that If the matter were to be done again , It would bo done In a manner vastly different from that In which It lias been handled. There la no chance of the roads getting away from the $25 rate which has already been made by the lines In the Western Passenger association , for the reason that some of the roads are tied up with contracts which will hold them. The complications of the situation are consider ably Increased by the prospect of trouble over the Intermediate rates. A rate of $25 one way to California will cut all the regular tariff rates to Intermediate points west of the eastern line of the state of Colorado , and with the Intermediate rates to Colorado In a state of demoralization it will bring about a troubled condition In the rates to the .Missouri river. Then the Southern Pacific Insists on selling castbound tickets at low ratrs at Intervals up to the middle of Auguat and that means that low ratco will be in effect between Denver and Chicago for the months of July and August. FIVE UOAUS IIAV12OT SIGNED. Stniul of Caiinilliiii 1'iu'lllc Slay CIIUMC SonicTrouble. . CHICAGO , May 5. A meeting of the West ern Passenger association was held In this city yesterday to formally ratify the action of the executive committee in regard to the Christian Endeavor $25 rate to San Francisco which had been agreed upon. Although no formal action was taken , thcro was some discussion over the report oC the executive committee In regard to the position of the roads which have not yet signed the agreement of the reorganized Western Pas senger association. Only one , the Canadian Pacific , has positively refused to become a member , while four roads , the Denver & Rio Gramlo and Hlo Grande WesternGreat North , ern nnd Northern Paclilc Iiavo not signed agreements. Although the conditions at tached to the agreements of the northern roads were not given out there is a well grounded suspicion for the belief that the refusal of the Canadian Pacific road U ) Join the Western Passenger association may re sult In like action by the Northern Pacific and Great Northern , which would prevent a strict maintenance of rates and might lead to more serious consequences. Christian Endeavor Itnte * . CHICAGO , May 5. A general meeting of the Western Passenger association was held yesterday for the purpose * of considering the rates and arrangements for the convention of the Society of Christian Endeavor , which Is to bo held In San Francisco. The execu tive committee of ithc association , which has had the matter under consideration for the last week , considered Its report , which has already been published. The general meet ing adopted the report of the committee as far as the lines represented were concerned , but there were innny of the lines not repre sented. It was therefore decided to post pone definite action until next week , and Chairman Caldwcll was Instructed to secure the votes of the lines not represented and report tat the next meeting. OlllurrM for the II. , C. It. , t \ . CEDAR RAPIDS , la. . May 5. ( Special. ) The annual meeting of the stockholders and dlrectora of the leased lines of the Ourllng- ton , Cedar Rapids & Northern railway was held at the otllces in this city today. The following ofilcers were elected for the en suing year : President and general man ager , C. J. Ives ; vice president , J. C. Uroeksmlt ; secretary , W. P. Brady ; treasurer , S. 'S. ' Dorwart ; chief engineer , II. F. White. Union I'lielllc Hate to .Vaxliville. CHICAGO , May 5. The Union Pacific has ' given notice that It will make every Tuesday , while the TennoMcc exposition U In progress a rate of one fare plin 10 per cent from all territory trlbutnty to Its line * . This action may have the effect of bringing down the exposition rates Renerally throughout the west. I'nlon I'nrlfte Annuiil Meetlimr. I103TON , May C. The adjourned meeting of the stockholders of the Union 1'acljc railway was held hero tolay. The anmiiH report was presented In print and accepted without rcAdlng and the old board ot di rectors was re-elected. WI\M--.II iv I'ofUTinj.v .toliniij- Van Ili-rnt KnoeUn Out Coorno Stout nt le\liiKtoii. LEXINGTON , Ky. , .May 5. The twenty- round fight between Johnny Van Heest of Ashliind , WIs. . nnd George Stout of Cincin nati took place hero tonight tinder the auspices of the Navarrco Athletic club. Van litest weighed In at 127H and Stout at 1.U& pound * . Georio ; Slier was referee. At first Stout came out of tht > rounds fresher than his antagonist. Neither dealt very heavy blows. Van Heest struck out from the shoulder , while Stout resorted to tippcrcutB , Stout's frlcmta believed he would bo the winner until the clceo of the thirteenth round , when the knock-down blow on the chin from Van Hoest's left was delivered. Stout got up within ten sccoivls , pioggy. Van Howl knocked him down again with a left and n right In the fare. The gong post poned the real knockout until the fuuitcvith round. One hlow at the beginning uf thla round floored Stout and left him uuconscloua. SportN at A'erinllllon. VKRMILLION , S. D. , May 5. ( Special. ) - The University of South D.ikota field day sports brought out a large crowd. The folowlng secured tlie larg est number of entries for tilacca In the Inter collegiate events to bo Octet mined at Mitchell : Philip Ilurkland George Fry , Al- bci I Hurklnml , John Johnson , Frank \Velhiml. Hyron Payne , Herbert Wilson and Jcssp Whltcelde. These men In their order secured local track and field honors. Individual iccords will be those made at Mitchell only. The Vcrmllllon hall nine defeated the 1'nl- vcrslty team In a well contested game , 10 18. Hatting was heavy on both side. ? and fielding slow. Pitcher Whltcslde ot the University team Injured a finger In the ccvcnth Inning nnd was compelled to retire. Nearly Killed. Intl. , May S.-TWO hundred sports tonlKht held a prize light In For est 11111 In the United Krethrvn ohtirchynnl. The principals wen- Dan n.illlft of Llnm. 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D , , COO llroiiiUruy , COKNOIL II I.I' ITS , IA r yscnd 2-ccnt tiHiiin for rf lily. _ K'irs. . IMIIIA.VV 'I'llKATKIt , One NlKlit , Thuru.lny . , Muy C. The l-'iiinoua I > 'urie Cuincdy HUCCCM. "A HAII.KOAI ) TIOKIflT. " ZO RINnKHH AND COMJ.MIIANH JO All all itariart. Includlre IsjulxVtnlcy , Murl Kluiirt , nun I'll ley , Win. ] ' ( lould , Cliiin. A. Hurtle , Ilva II Mdulili | , the lluit HUtem und Hlicri ( < . The boirt of llum nil l'rlcc' - 75o , Mo. 35o nnd 25c. Beuta now on nlc at Keller's druir ttorp SPECIAL NOTICES COUNCIL BLUFFS WANTS. UU hl.U.NGH , PKUtl' , 1 AUil AMU U lund fur ualu or rtuU Day & Ueu , 39 1'eurl tiecL roii HAM : . nn.vrH IIICIH mum ; In food condition , 520.00. Call ut 417 Jlrouil- way , FOU HAI.U AT A IIAIIOAIN IF TAKKN AT mire , a two-tlory lite-room liout * , corner ot KlKtiteentli uvcnue and Kcventh ftrett : and & one-Hi ory four-room Jwclllnn un Ninth el ret I and Twentieth iivtnuc. J , 1' , O'Ktef * . lU > e > 101 Bl um tlock ,