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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1897)
G Tina CXMAIIA DA1LV 111313 : SATURDAY , JUIjV 31 , 1S)7. ! COUNCIL BLUFFS- MINOIl MKNTIOX. George W. Hewitt lias returned from an eastern visit. C. n. Hannan left last evening for a brief , vl lt In Chicago. George McMalion went to Woodbine yes terday on buslncs. Mips Anna Astnan of Tabor is a guest of Mre. Frank Hahn. . Miss Anna Kirk of DCS Molnrs Is a guest of .Mm. Ed McConncll. Mrs. W. W. Kllltitt returned yesterday from a visit to Lincoln , Neb. Iloland Crockwtll has returned from an outing at Lake OkoboJI. Miss Fannie Brock will go to Indiana next week to visit relatives. Mrs. F. O. 1'fclffer went to Chicago last evening on a business trip. Union 'Mission ' Sunday school picnicked yesterday In Falrmount park. Mlssto Anna and Mary Temple of Atlantic arrived In the city last evening. 0. S. Olbbs of Marian , la. , til visiting Mrs. Warren Letacu , 104 Fourth street. II. Jordan and wife returned from a visit < to Seattle and Portland thin morning. Mrs. I'rlcc of Grace street Is visiting her daughter , Mrs. Martin , In DCS Molncs. Mrs. James McCaho has almost recovered her health and waa out driving yesterday. MUses Lacy and Wlckham departed for Missouri Valley yesterday to visit relatives , Mrs. 1) . B. Davidson of Des Molncs Is the Buest of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Mcssmorc at the Ofidcn house. The State Savings bank will remove on Monday Into the room formerly occupied by It at 415 Broadway. Mrs. Williams , wife of Ilcv. T. W. Wil liams , Is confined to her home on Harmony street by serious Illness. The session of Abe Lincoln prat No. 29 , Grand Army of the Republic will begin to night at 8:30 : , Instead of the usual hour. Mrs. Al.ram Jett of Wayne. Nob. , Is the guest of Mr. and Mis. F. L. Evans. She IB en route to Corning to vlfilt her mother. Mian Lily Haladay will leave next Turmlay for Salt Like City , where she will teach In the city schools during the ensuldg school year. year.Mrs. . Ellen K. Dcnney will ppeak In Inn Trinity Methodist Episcopal church on Sun day morning at 10:30. : Subject , "Fortified I'ower. " Itev. Charles A. Grcenlecs of Lamar. Mo. , will occupy the pulpit of the Congregational church next Sabbath both morning and evening. The Klundyke region seems to be the topic of conversation everywhere. The fine work of the Eagle Laundry Is also widely com mented on at every corner. 721 IIway. Foresters of Hazel camp 171 , Modern Woodmen - men of America , are requested to meet at their hall Saturday j-voning. July 31 , In full uniform to take part In a drccs parade. The Improvements In road and water waya In Falrmount park a > u being pushed rapidly. The grading Is almost completed and a large part of the macadam laid on the west side. Nixon II , Gano , who has recently accepted the position of foreman for McPhcrson & Heed , the florists , expects to move his family liere shortly from Richmond , Intl. , their for mer home. Attorney S. B. Sweet pleaded guilty yes terday In Justice Vlen's ' court of slapping the face of a too voluble witness whom he could not stop any other way. The court assessed a line of $1 and ccsts. Rev. S. Alexander , formerly prstor of the Second Presbyterian church of this city , will preach on next Sunday morning aod evening nt the Lowe Avenue Presbyterian church , on Fortieth street , Omaha. Mrs. Frank Fowler Is lying very 111 at her home , and her friends have almost despaired of her recovery. Her mother , Mrs. Cleland , of Lodl , Wls. , arrived In the city yesterday , and will remain at her bed- Bldo until there Is a change. The city ticket office of the Burlington Will bo inovcd on Monday or Tuesday to the new locctlon In the Grand hotel. The work of throwing the two corner rooms Into ono spacious apartment for the UPC of Colonel Davenport and his force will be commenced today. Work on the loup of the motor track In Falrmount park Is progressing as rapidly as possible , but It will be Impossible to com plete the job before Sunday , as was previ ously announced. The grading Is completed , tho'pavilion moved and the track laid about talf way around the circle. Alderman Atkins and family will return from thslr outing at Spirit Lake on Monday. The young men who constitute the Apollo club , who have been camping at the lake for several weeks , have broken : camp and arc on the way home In a lumber wagon. .They arc expected to arrive today. Tbo Burlington has arranged for a scries of week-day excursions from points along the line. The first will leave Creston early in August and will reach here at 4:30 : In the afternoon and returning will leave at 11 o'clock. The fare will be less than one-half of the regular rate for the round trip. President Wells of the motor Hue returned from New York yesterday , where he went on a financial mission In the hope of dis covering means to relieve the present un comfortable pressure that Is causing the officers of the company a great deal of un- caalncss. Ho left at once for his homo in Schuyler , Neb. C. O. Root of Clayton county was at the pollco station last evening making Inquiries concerning a woman named Ida Martlndale , whom ho had traced as far as Council Bluffs. The man professed to have a deep Interest In the welfare of the young woman , whom lie said was only 20 years of age , and whom Iio feared might have gotten Into trouble. No trace of the woman could bo discovered here. Henry Hutchlmr died yesterday after a lingering Illrtm at his residence , 713 South Bovcn'h street. He was 09 years old , and has resided hero for the past thirty-six years. Ho leaves ono son , II. S. Hutchlnu. The funeral will occur from the residence on Sunday. Mr. Hutclilns was a member of the First Pm'byterlan church and a Maeon. The services will be under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity. The body will bo Imrlcd at Falrvlew. A crowd of Glcnwood people spent Thurs day at Lake Manawa. The party was com posed of Messrs , and Mesdames T. L. Stnouso and M. J , Wllllama of Glenwood , Prof , and Sirs. Elmer Todd of Chicago , Mr. J. F. Record and Mr. H , A. Franco of Glcnwood , Jll&s Cook of St. Joe , all of whom drove from Glonwood. In the afternoon they wcro jolnoJ by 'Messrs. Charka Edwarda , Fred Kemp and Frank Williams , who made the trip on their wheeltJ. Word wan received here yesterday of a fatal accident In James township , by which Jcrgen Gibson lost his life. The accident occurred on Thursday. Gibson was engaged in cutting grain with a self-binding har vester. Ho had stopped to oil the machine , and while doing so the team took fright and ran away , Mr , Gibson was knocked down , the large wheel passing over his body. He was removed to hlo home , but death en sued before a physician arrived. Hanel camp No. 171 , Modern Woodmen of America , will give a basket picnic at 'LakeManawa ' on Friday , August C. Invi tations huvu been sent to a number ol neighboring rampo and a big tlmo la ex pected , The Forcitcra have charge of tlu entertainment and a few of the prlnclpa ! features will be a tug of war contest between a team of Foreslem from Omaha and the local tamp , foot racing , boat racing , sneak , tot ; and the Tyrolean warblers , and will iwltid up with a dance. Tlin funeral of the late H. P. Warren wss liehl from the residence , CU Third street yraterday afternoon at 5:15 : , Many frlende and relatives were present and the floral of ferings were many and beautiful. The pall tiearcra wcro : Samuel Haas , L. C. Etnpkle , 11. H , OberhofctcT , W. E. Haverstock , Dr , I , B , Woodbury and Thomas Officer. Rev , i\V. S. Barnes and Rev. Dr. Phelpa officiated , Relatives present from out of the city were ; 'John P , Warren , a brother of the deceased from Canton , III. , and also a sister from the came place. Also a eon , Dr. Horace Warren , mid wife , from Allsjourl Valley. Interment ; was at Fatrvlew. C. B. Vlavl Qo. . female renedy ; consultation free. Office hour * . 9 to 12 and 2 to C. Health book furnished. 320-327-328 Merrlam block. N , V , Plumbing company. T l. ff. . PI IPf/IVr I > tO t IM Vhlll IT1 ? l < LlCUMi.K ! LS A CANDIDAL ! Announces His Willingness t3 Run for Governor of Iowa. COUNCIL BLUFFS MAN ENTERS THE RACE lie Will Xo ( Mulii ! n I'ri-MHinl Clinnc After Voti-M , lint HlH Frli- - Hi- Will ( id Then- . A. T. FllcklnRcr has formally announced his dclcrmhif'llon to ent r the contest for the gubcrnetcrlat nomination at the Cedar Rapids convention , and while ho will not enter the army of candidates who arc mov ing all over the Plate for the purpose of working up enthusiasm and getting votes In the convention , ho will make a dignified canvaes that will bo likely to win If certain probable contingencies arise. Mr. Fllcklngcr docs not Intend to got In anybody's way , but his friends believe now that ho will go Into the convention with a strong fol lowing among the delegates of southwestern Iowa. Ho Is a strong man , politically and In every other way , and ho was selected by a large number of the active republican workers of Council 'Bluffs ' and the Ninth district as tbtlr candidate. At first ho was Inclined to regard the suggestions lightly , but cVontn and assurances of the last few days have ciuisi'il him to determine to en ter the race and make a winning fight If pcttslblc. There arc two other candidates from the southwestern portion of thu state who will dispute with Mr. Kllcklngcr the honor of a nomination. They are Speaker Ilycrs of Hnrlan. wlio made such a bright record a ? speaker of the house at Ues Molnes , and J. W. Harsh of Creston. an ex-state senator. Mr. Uyera arrived In Council HU'ffo last night and will spend Rome time looking after his Interests hero. Wr. Harsh hca so far contented himself with writing leltcra. A large number of letters were received from him by republican work- era here yesterday. They tct frrth his claims strongly but temperately. Mr. Hlck- Ingcr , however , will open no literary bureau and will not tour the Htate in the chase for convention voUs. Ho will wait until the convention meets at Cedar Rapids , and If the contingencies referred coma f out ho will come very near , If he docs not succeed , In making the winning combination. In the caucuses tonight the friends of Spc-iker Bycis will be found working hard at each of the primaries. Ex-State Senator Harlan. of Mount Pleasant , who carried the county In the state convention two yeara ago. will also have friends working for his endorsement by the county convention. A number of his friends and admirers hero have been writing to him and they have got him to announce hla willingness to be come a candidate. Outside of Council Bluffs the most for midable candidates are State Senator A. B. Funkc , Conprcasman J. A. T. Hull. Matt Parro't , ex-Governor Larrabeo and ex-ben- ator Harlan. All of these men have earnest friends In Council Bluffs who will answer their appeals for effective work In the county convention. These Interests will make the primaries and the convention of more th.w o-dlnary Interest. Sliver teaspoons go with Domestic soap. AJfXA AIINOI.H TKM/S / TIIK STOUY. Child fiors on tinStniiil < o ToHtlfy Aenliint Grorjjf Emcrliio. The hearing of the charge of criminal as sault preferred by the guardian of Anna Arnold against George Emcrino was begun before Justice Burke yesterday. The little girl herself was put on the stand , and was subjected to a Searching examination that lasted nearly all day. She told a straight forward story of the buggy ride to a lonely place southwest of Manawa and the brutal assault made upon her by Emerlne. She told of her mother having given her consent for her to accompany Emerlne to the lake to carry a message to her stepfather , H. D. Carbec ; of Emcrtne Inducing her to take the train for uptown , Instead of to the lake ; of his procuring a buggy onrt of the long ride In the darkness. She said Emcrino told her ho was taking her to a dunce at Rlcf's hall. She testified to the violence used by the man and her pleading to be taken "home. The girl WPS In tears during a greater part of the time occupied by the painful recital of her story , but no amount of adroit ques tioning by the attorney for the defendant could shako her narrative. It has been given out by the defense that Emerlne will not bo held to the grand jury and that the case will end In the justice court. The pan ! Is to attack the character of the girl and to show also that she Is more than 13 years old. About twenty wit nesses will testify on this point , many of whom claim to have known the girl for at least fifteen years. Some of the evidence promises to bo rathtT sensational. The de fense will show thst there Is no written record of the child's birth and that the mother la mm bio to fix tie date within two or three years of the- exact period. The father of the child was an old soldier , who died neir Crescent City. A soldier's head stone was put wji at the grave , which Is located In Reel's cemetery. The date of the death of Arnold was strangely omitted from this stone , and the defense will show that Mr , and Mrs. Carbce a month or more ago re moved the stone and brought It to this city and left It at a North Main street marble shop with orders to cut the date of October , 18S3. This Is claimed to be a year later than the actual date of Arnold's death. Neigh bor ; ' will testify that .Arnold died In 1882. and at that time Anna was a child old enough to run around and talk distinctly , and was at least a year and a half old at that time. This evidence may have some bearing upon a pension that the child Is drawing , and which will expire when she Is 1C years old. It Is probable that the case will last for several days. If It Is finally proved that the child Is over If. years old the offence wilt not constitute statutory as sault , 40 Domestic soap wrappers are good for filx silver teaspoons , The Southwestern Log Rolling associa tion , Woodmen of the World , have secured for their picnic , Sunday. ( August 1. a rate of fi cents from Grand Plaza to Manhattan Illeach and return ; also a rate of 30 centa fiom Omaha to Lake Manawa and return. Fifth annual discount , sale , 20 per cent to all cash customers. Durfce Furnlturo Co. , 205 and 207 Il'way. The genuine Domestic Soap Is the first grade. The Imltatlou la a cheap grade. The MethmMst ladles will have on sale today In the room adjoining the Nonpareil building all kinds of fresh bread , pies , cakes , salads , etc. Also fresh fruits , Ice cream and cake , 10 cents during the day and evening. ForccliiNiii-i * Suit. A foreclosure suit was Instituted In the district court yesterday by Beaten and Un- derwoo.1 against Charles Peterson and wife , The amount Involved Is about $500. MIIIIIIAVII Trulii Service. Owing to Increase of traffic the Lake Man awa Railway company has been compelled to Increase Its train tervlce. Hereafter a train will leave Broadway at 11 o'clock a , in. The genuine Domestic soap wrappers are rod. Beware of Imitations. Iluturn to Work. ALLIANCE , O. , July 30. The 100 mlnera employed In the three mines at Bergholz , the southern termluuv of the Lake Erie , 'Al liance & Southern railroad , have returned to work. They went out at the commence ment of the Htrlke. Thursday the operators ottered them 75 centu a ton for mining , an advancn of 20 cents over the old rate. They accepted the offer at ouce aud returned to work tbto teeming. STOM : is r.miMsci M AII TOUO.NTO. Authentic tiiriiriiinllon of Ilio Wlioro- nlioiilx of Iho Kx-Cnuliler. SIOUX CITY , July 30. ( Special Telegram. ) What Is considered the first piece of au thentic Information as to the whereabouts of E. P. Stone , the ex-cashier of the Sioux City Savings lunk , arrived In this city this morning. It was In a private letter from Miss Mao Adams , deputy county recorder of till. ) county , Mls Adams Is visiting In Toronto , Ont , , and says she frequently sees E. P. Stone In that city. Miss Adams adds she has been told he Is camping somewhere In that vicinity , but appears to be making no secret of his whereabouts. Miss Adamo snys It Is Impossible that she can bo mis taken , for she knows Stone perfectly well , and has had frequent business dealings with him during his rcsldcnco In this city. CoiiiiiK'iioniirtit nt Slieiiniiilonli. SHENANDOAH , la. , July 30. ( Special. ) The commencement exercises at the Western Normal college closed last night. The past year has been noted for a larger attendance than any year since the college was rebuilt The Improvement In the business depart ment Is very encouraging , and , In fact , every dcn.irtmcnt has made rapid and colld Im provement. There will be no material changes In the faculty for the next year. Mlfs E. Mae 'Morse ' , who was musical direc tor In 1894-95 , will resume the work next year. Graduates In eight courses have gone out to the number of seventy-four. The com mencement exercises have been of a high chamclcr , and many strangers and former students were In attendance. The alumni anniversary , held on Wednes day evening , was followed by a banquet. Attorney C. W. Whitney of Harlan , la. , a normal student of 1SS9 , delivered the annual oration. Another pleasing feature of the en tertainment was the reminiscences of college life , by Dr. G. T. Rumbaugh of Vllllsca , la. Superintendent II. E. 'Deter attended the commencement exercises at the college. FIIMOII | Cniiillilntr for Simi < or. MISSOURI VALLEY , la. , July 30. ( Spe cial. ) At the district convention held hero yesterday Hon. L. R. Bolton of Logan was nominated as state senator on the fusion ticket. The populist convention worked hard to secure the nomination of Dr. 'Evans of Onawa , but the democrats In an adjoining teem completed a fusion by * which their man received a majority from both sides , and ho will carry the standard. MlnUter Killed l > > the 1'nxt Mull. CRESTON , la. , July 30. ( Special Tele gram. ) Rev. Otto Nell , a German evangeli cal minister , was Instantly killed at Afton Junction today by bolng struck by the Bur lington fast ma'll. HOW IT FI21CI.K TO KAI.I. A MI MS. Prof. llnrimrd'N Thrlll'iiK l ! | > AIIIOIII ; ( lie ClotnlN. Prof. A. W. Barnard , the celebrated aeronaut , had a phenomenal escape from death a few days ago . .at Nashville , Tenn. Ho fell from a height of 5,000 feet and lives to tell of his thrilling experience. The balloon which supports his airship burst when nearly a mlle above the earth. He and his apparatus plunged back to solid ground , and the remarkably fact Is that he escaped aerlous Injury. He was badly shaken up , but quickly recovered from the shock sufficiently to walk. The daring aerial navigator owes his escape to the fact that his balloon luckily transformed Itself Into a parachute. Prof. Barnard arranged to make a quiet voyage with his airship for experimental purposes , and hlo ascension was not advertised. He made It from the grounds of the Tennessee Centennial ex position. Not many persons knew of his Intention. He began his flight Into the upper regions without demonstration aud with no crowd present to cheer him on. He had nmdo careful preparations , forcing nearly 5.000 feet of hydrogen gas Into the balloon. This wao more than ho had used on any of his previous trips , and the fabric of his balloon was distended until It almost snapped with the tension. There Is a theory that the gas expanded when the floating machine reached the rarifled Atmosphere of a high altitude until ttie strain became too great for the balloon to stand. When Prof. Barnard shouted "Let her go ! " his assistants released the machine and It shot away from the earth like a. mighty bird. As It rose above the trees and buildings it attracted the notice of people , and news of the ascension spread from mouth to mouth. The streets were quickly filled with spectators ana many hurried toward the exp'osltlon grounds. The daring Inventor was plainly eeen manipulating the machinery until the airship was high In the air. When it had become a mere speck against the sky the spectators saw It sud denly reverse Its course and 'began ' to fall. It was soon observed that the balloon and Its attachments were wobbling In a strange manner , and It became evident to the anx ious throng below that something had gone wrong with the alrphlp. As the falling ma chine and Its lone passenger came near enough to be scon distinctly , It was noticed that the balloon had lost much of Its gas , for It had lost Its shape and its loose sides wore flapping like BO many streamers. The word was passed that the balloon had burst and the city was filled with excitement. The flying machine at times fell with fearful ve locity , and at others floated with an easy motion. The balloon was flattened out and had somewhat the effect of an irregularly- shaped parachute. It ewayed from side to stdo and threatened to throw the navigator from his scut. As the airship shot down to the earth Prof. Barnard could be seen holding with a grip of death to the ropes. When within about 200 feet of the earth the balloon became - came partially filled with air as It rushed rapidly to the earth. It filled out and the speed of the descent was checked. By the time it struck the ground it was traveling at a moderately low rate of speed , and Prof. Barnard was not even stunned when he finally landed on Mother Earth after his thrilling experience. The balloon , after It struck the earth , drifted up against a fence , where It lodged. The gas which was es caping from the rent In the balloon was suffocating. The balloon fell in a vacant lot outside the exposition grounds , not far from the main entrance. As soon , as the crippled alrahlp with Its human freight struck the earth a large crowd rushed out of the expedition grounds to see what damage had been done. Some were breathless with excitement , for they confidently expected to find Prof Barnard a dead man. They had seen the balloon tumble dowin to the earth In an unnatural shape and knew that thu chances of a hor- rlblo result to the accident was almost sure to follow , They wcro relieved to find the daring aeronaut rafo and sound , The pro fessor was naturally rattled a bit , but he was only too glad that he landed on a soft place. The lot in which the ship fell Is covered with grass Itnee high , and was about the most comfortable spot that Prof. Barnard could have selected , even It he had an op portunity of making a choice. It Is almost a miracle that he escaped a horrible death. The trees , housco and fences near by were objects that ho dreaded , and as the affair turned out ho was fortunate enough to es cape every obstacle. Prof. Barnard said his Intention was to go as high as possible and strike a differ ent current of air , When the airship was about a mile from the earth , and while he was buelly engaged In adjusting the ma chine , ho heard a popping noise. He looked up and saw there was a rent In the balloon. Ho supposed the bursting of the balloon was duo to the rarefied air and the heat from the sun , the pressure being BO great. The descent of the airship , due to the gas es caping from the' balloon , was gradual for a few minutes. The balloon acsumcd the form of a parachute and the descent became more rapid as It approached the earth. He threw out sumo ballast to prevent a serious col lision , and seeing that ho was likely to land upon 'a fence he cast out moro ballast and finally succeeded In lauding safely In an open lot. _ PiiMlicil front u Mnvlnir Train. WASHINGTON , Ind. , July 30.-H8rry Lis ter , uon of the purchasing agent for the Monon , was murdered near hero lavt night , He was pushed from the train , It 1 alleged , by John Williams of Trenton. Mo , Lister's home was Bedford. Williams U In Jull , An engineer named George. Welch says he saw the murder. I'rexlilrnt'M Uncle CieU ail Oilier. SAN FRANCISCO , July 3) , H. F. McKln- ley , uncle of President McKlnley , waa ap pointed assistant postmuattr of this city by Postmaster Monusue , 1IDST RE \YITHIN \ THE LEVY Department Appropriations Cannot Fe En larged by Transfers rem General Fund , " ' - ! OPINION BY CITY/ATTORNEY CONN-LI t < Snliirlr * May lie Matured , or Kmiito ) on JllHolmrKcil ti > , ! Jl toi UXIICIIM Wllliln tlif'l.lmllK of ( he In rcsponfio to n request from Mayor Moores. City .Attorney Clbnnell lias prepared a written opinion covering the power of the city council to transfer funds from the gen eral fund to eke out the appropriation * for the flro and police departments. The city attorney takes the positive ground that Uic council has no right to make such a transfer and that any member of the city council who assists In the transfer would bo liable on hU bond tor the amount thus perverted. The opinion was called for on account of the apparent neccaelly for some additional provision for the pollco department. The levy for the pollco fund will not nearly last through the year at the present rate of ex penditure , and the city attorney advises that the Board of Fire and 1'ollce Commis sioners must Keep the > expenditures within the levy. Ho further holds that the boatil has the undoubted right to accomplish thU by the discharge or suspension of a sufficient number of employes to reduce the expenses of the department to the levy available. The following Is the opinion In full : OMAHA. July SO. 1S37. Hon. Frank K. Moores , Mayor nntl ex-OlllcIo Chairman of the Honrd of Fire and I'o'.lco Commissioners : Dear Sir In response to your request for my opinion us to the effect of the resolution recently passed by the council relating to the expenditure of funds l > y the Hoard of Flro nntl Police Commissioners and for my opinion as to the poweni and duties of said board with reference to expenditures. I wcud ! call your attention to the several provisions of the charter and give yon the Kitbstance of the carefully prepared opinion which I furnished to D. H. Wheeler while he wns a member of the city council regard ing the expenditures of the boards and de partments of the city In excess of the funds provided for such boards and department ? , and regarding1 the right of the. mayor and council to provide' additional money for any board or department of the city by n trans fer of funds. LIMITATIONS BY THE CHARTER. I would say to you , ns to Mr. Wheeler , that while In the past It has generally been considered that the general fund of the city couM be diverted or used for nny purpose , a careful InvestlsaUon of the- mat ter will demonstrate that this supposed right has Us limitations. Section 78 of the old charter , under which the levy of taxes for ISO ? wns made , gave to the mayor and council power to levy and collect taxes for general purposes not ex ceeding 14 mills on the do.lar valuation In nny one year. The same section gave to the mayor and council power to levy and collect taxes for certain specified purposes' . It bolng expressly provided that the taxe * levied for such purposes should constitute a separate fund therefor. The amount authorized to be levied and collected for maintaining and paying the police depart ment wns not to exceed 5 mills. The mayor and council In February , 1S97 , made levies for both the lire and police- depart ments to the full limit authorized by law. I am of the unqualified qplnlon that the ex penditures by the Ilonrd oC Fire and Police Commissioners should , up kept within the limit of the levies , qjid , that expenditures In excess of the levies wou'd be unauthor ized and would render Hie members of the Hoard of Fire and Police .Commissioners and their sureties liable on their bonds. It ly provided In section 145 of the old charter that the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners may employ firemen and as sistants , and shall hnvo power to appoint a chief of police and 'Such other olilcers and policemen to the extent that funds may be provided by the mayor and 'Council' to pay the siilarleo of such oiilcers. The same limitation of the power 'to employ firemen and assistants and policemen Is contained In section 1C9 of the 'nd\v charter. While section 79 of the old charter limits the amount of levy for flro purposes and police purposes to V'rnills each , section 138 of the new charter .pont&na a somewhat plmllar limitation , , but Jdlffering In form. In section 13S of the new charter the levy for the maintenance 6f. the FJre department Is limited to $125,000 , . nhd the levy for the maintenance of the Police department is limited to $115,000. The same section also limits the levy for the general fund to $225,000. It is provided In section 97 of the old charter , and in section 82 of the new char ter , that the city treasuerer shall keep a separate account of each fund or appro priation , and the debits and credits be longing thereto. SHALL NOT DIVERT FUNDS. It Is provided In section 101 of the old charter , and In section 139 of the new char ter , that : "Each and every fund shall bo strictly devoted to the purpose ror which It IH created , and shall not be diverted , trans ferred or borrowed therefrom ; nny member of the city council voting to so divert , trans fer or borrow the money In nny fund shall be liable on his olHclal bond for the amount so diverted , transferred or borrowed. " In view of the fact that the legislature hau placed a limit on the amount of the several levies for the funds ppeclfled , and has expressly declared that the money from none of the funds specified shall bo diverted , trans/erred or uorrowed there from , I am very clearly of the opinion that no more right exists for diverting or trans ferring money from the general fund to the fire or police fund than there Is for diverting or transferring money from any special fund to the police or fire funds. I am of the opinion that the limitations referred to , taken In connection with other express provisions of the charter , precludes the Idea that taxes levied and collected for general purposes can bo diverted or trans/erred to any specific fund for which a levy Is ex pressly authorized , and the amount of which levy is limited by the charter. In other words , the mayor and council cannot lawfully do Indirectly what they have no legal rlnht or power to do directly. To illustrate : It Is clear that the mayor and council were limited In power to levy taxes for the payment of the expenses of the Hoard of Health to 1 mill on the dollar valuation In any one year , and are now limited to a levy for nucli purpose of $10,000. This limitation plainly existing , the mayor and council have not the legal right to add an additional mill or any amount to the levy for jrenrral purposes for the expenses and use of the Hoard of Health. The same principle is true and applies with equal force to the levies for the F.re and Police department ? . I find force given to this view of the limit of the pawcr of the mayor and coun cil to levy and collect taxes and to their power to divert or transfer money from one fund to another by the provisos which form n part of fectlon 101 of the old charter , and section 139 of the new charter , which provisos seem to clearly contemplate that the general fund , as well as the several rpeclflc funds , was In contemplation when It was declared that every fund created by the charter should be strictly devoted to the purpose for which It Is created , and phould not be diverted , transferred or bor rowed therefrom. The first proviso to which reference Is made authorizes the bal- imces remaining In nny special fund after the payment of all liabilities against fueh fund to be transferred to the general fund. The second proviso authorizes the payment of Inspectors of publfc works , to cover the cost of which It IH , .contemplated that n special fund shall be citeatuU , out of the general fund , to be 'reimbursed from such tspecla ! fund when created , If the amount of.th , < * levy heretofore authorized to bo madoifor the lire and police fundsi (5 mills for each ) Ms Inpulflctent , the fault Is with the oldJIniw. If the amount now authorized to bo made for the Fire de partment ( * 125,000) ) , or'for ? thfl Police depart ment ( $115.00In ) Insulllelent for the main tenance of these respective departments , the fault Is with the present 'law. MAY REDUCE , TUB FORCE. I am clearly of thb opinion that It Is the duty of the lionrU iof Flro and Police Commissioners to keep the expenditures of the Fire and Police dep.-trtments within the limits authorized by HW.'und that the mayor and council cannot ta'wfully mukc good expenditures In 'excess of the limits prescribed by law by inverting money out of the general fund.Ry doing go the councilmen - cilmen voting for sue transfer or diversion nt money from the 'general fund , and the mayor approving tiny resolution or or dinance authorizing this to be done , would render their bondsmen -and themselves liable. Au I view the matter , the Hoard of Fire and Polite Commissioners , to use a homely phrase , should cut their garments accord ing to the cloth fiirnlehed. For the purpose of keeping within the limit prescribed by law , If It be necessary to reduce salaries or cut down the police force. It should > done. If one board or department of the city can run wild because necessity or emergency , na the case may be , would eeem to require It , every otner department and board can do the name thing , anil the result will be demoralization and deficits all along the line. With regard to reducing the present forcu C'f ' either the Fire or Police department , I would say that when the real purpose late to reduce the expenditure within the limits required by law , the Board of Fire and 1'ollpo ommi donfrs would be nuthorlzoil to make fucli reduction , even though It Involved the discharge , as It lieco. s.irlly would , of n number of men. The board can no doubt adopt mnu > fair plan , should such course lie desired , for determining who should be laid off , rupvndcd or dis charged. To fully comply with the requirements of the present charter , the provisions of which are fomewhat conlUctlng , It might bo wtll to give any mt > mliir.M of the lire or police force proposed to be laid off , sn pcnded or llschnrged , n hearing. Thin would seem to be nn unnecessary and useless procedure , but the charter evidently did not contem plate that there would no a necessity for reducing the pollco or lire force In n city of the metropolitan class. Respectfully submitted , W. J. CONNKKL. City Attorney. INVOLUTION OK Till * . IMUII'DSAI. . dinner * lit tlio Old , 01.1 Story \VrniiKltt In Fiction I'outiilrlcN. Slnco the time when Oed made Eve to bo a companion to Adam the destiny of lovers has awaited the proposal of man. The sweet old story has been told again and again , by old and young , by lips tremulous and lips firm. Fiction , the mirror of life , has pic tured for us the fleeting bluelt , the trembling voice , the clasped hands. With the progress of the world and the evolution of the novel , says the Chicago News , the form of the proposal has changed from grave to gay ; from the stilted and courtly to the most delightfully off-hand declaration. Literature shows the true lover to his time , from the day when Jacob met Rachel at the well down to the electric present. As the world emerged from the darkness of the middle ages life lost something of Its simplicity and the expression of Us * emo tions became a tnoro complex problem. The courtships In our earliest English fiction arc Intricate affairs. In which the real feel ing seems well-nigh hidden beneath the kid- gloved etiquette and the etllted phraseology of the time. Imagine a nineteenth century girl living through such a harrowing experience ns that of the heroine of "Tho Mysteries of Udol- pho" or of Amanda In "Children of the Abbey. " It must have been extremely de pressing and wo do not wonder that the tears of ssnslblllty were always coursing down Amanda's checks. No proposal was properly carried out by the kneeling swain without a general accompaniment of sighs and tears and dcath-liko swoons. Wo are apt to regard the old style as mon strously unnatural. Hut It may not bo more unlike the manners of that tlmo than arc the present descriptions or similar events unlike our own. Our ancestors of two cen turies back had not the free and easy bearIng - Ing which Is to us as the air wo hrcatlio. May Allen Ward's Interesting description of an old-time magistrate's various success ful and unsuccessful attempts to find a com panion to pteslde over his desolate home gives us some Idea of what an undertaking the finding of a wife was In those early -Hos- ton days. The Judge sent his lady presents of books and lalslns , tortoteo-shcll orna ments and cake. On one occasion he wns guilty of a great boldness , concerning which \vo have this Interesting account : "Asked her to acquit me of rudeness If I drew off her glove. Inquiring the reason , I told her It was great odds between handling a dead coat and a live hand. Got It off. " The stories of Jane Austen and Miss Edge- worth mark the transition from the old un natural school to the moro modern am' real istic writing. While they do no' entirely lose the stilted manner , their characters are simpler and are endowed with human nature like our own. Dickens , that master of human emotions , has a varied style , yet one easily analyzed. With his fun-loving disposition he could not fall to detect In people's love affairs the element of comedy , and this he holds up to us In clear light. For pure fun what could excel that most unique- proposal of Mr. Dark Is ? The old carrier and the youthful David had been dlsciLMlng Peggotty'a culinary skill and Barkis had been assured that the field was clear of rivals. David tells the story. " 'Ah ! ' ho said , slowly turning his eyes toward me. 'Well , It you was wrltln' to her p'raos you'd recollect to say that Barkis was wlllln' . would you ? ' " 'That Barkis was willing , ' I repeated , In nocently , 'la that all the message ? ' " 'Ye-es , ' he raid ' , considering. 'Ye-es , Barkis Is 'wlllln' . ' " Strange to "say , this brave beginning was devoid of effect. Peggotty after the receipt of the message remained as silent as the sphinx. When David took his next ride In the cart the old carrier was unhappy. " When a man says he's wlllln' , ' said uMr. Barkis , its as much as to say that man's waltln for n answer. ' " 'Have you told her so , Mr. Barkis ? ' " 'N-no , ' growled Mr. Barklg , reflecting about it. 'I ain't got no call to go and toll her so. I never said six words to her myself I ain't a-goln' to tell her so. ' " Again David acts as mediator and Mr. Bar kis given him his message. " 'Says you , "Pcggotty. Ilarkls Is waltln' for an answer. " Says she. perhaps , "Answer to what ? " Says you , "To what I told you. " "What is that ? " says she. "BarkU Is will- In' , " says you. ' " Or take the Immortal courtship of David and Dora. David was struck with bashfulness - ness atid thought first that he would , then that ho dared not. till Dora reproached him for his neglect. Then he .flung prudence and bashfulness to the. four winds and told It all In a minute. He raved , Dora ctle.l Jlp barked ; David protested that "no lover had over loved , might , could , would or should ever love" as he loved Dora. The mora madly David raved , the more madly Jlu barked. Then In a minute It was all over and they were engaged. Dickens had , however , too much reverence for real love to hold It up to ridicule. He raises a laugh at times , but when he depicts the real thing , the genuine God-given love between man and woman , ho puts Into It all the sweetness and dignity and beauty of which such a master Is capable. He subor dinates tlmo and place ; ho Imbues us wllh his own reverence , ao that wo feel , with hlui , that we am Blending on holy ground. Gfnrgo Eliot's proposals are harder to classify. She never provokes a smile. Life and love are too earnest and too sad. It Is difficult to point out In her writings a single- Instance of thoroughly happy love. There Is always uonio grim shadow standing by Id" rob the most sincere love of Its perfectnora. For Dinah Morris and Adam Bede there was prercnt the thought of poor , lost Hetty ; Daniel Deromla In asking for Mlrah's love asked also to bo allowed to share In the pain and disgrace which her gambling father brought upon her ; "The Mill on the Floss" tells only of tragedy. Perhaps this ever-present pain Is truer to llfo than we earo to think. Human belnga are seldom entirely happy and there arc few hearts that do not hide a skeleton. Yet wo cannot but wish that our mirrors would show UB the Ideal , the joy without the pain. Complaint has been made that few writers approach the natural in the language in which their propceals are couched , They are too Ideal too neatly turned. True , Moat premeditated speeches are idyllic. Just as you , my dear sir , carefully rehearsed the graceful proposal you Intended to make , You clothed the most beautiful eentlments In the most appropriate language. You Imagined the lady's bomcwhat embarrassed yet alto gether satisfactory replies and your awn fer vent responses. But when the time came did you carry It out aa you Intended ? Not a bit of It. You stammered and blundered ; you forgot all your pretty speeches and said things Instead which would not ho at all presentable In print. So , of course , there proposals are not at all natural ; of courto they are Ideal , They are what you Intended to say but did not. Occasionally , while making a heroic effort to bring his proposals within the realm of everyday probabilities , a writer stiecepda only In making his characters ridiculous , An au thor , whoso name I have forgotten , pictures for ua a young man. beautifully gotten up for the occasion , coming to tniko a morning call upon hla lady-love , only to find her en gaged In getting out the family wash. The gentleman , It sem , has the freeQom of the house , so he seeks Ms Dulcluea In her house hold haunts. While her dimpling elbows are flashing In and out of thu snowy tnids he makes his declaration of love. For her an swer the Impulsive young lady flings tier CASTOR ! A Fur Infants and Children. Itn nm about his neck And bides her burning on Ills lirc.inl. Whether- think o * ll--ahfl ! paused tlelllicrntely to wipe the soapy \vMcr from her nrms upon her apron or whcther-'thlnk of It acaln ! hc precipitated herself , ftoapsuds nnd all , Into his embrace , regardless of broadcloth nnd Immaculate linen , the author neglects to Inform tit. However , If you want pure , unadulterated , practical realism , come down to present-day fiction. In ( lils age A man Is nothing It ho ta not practical. He turns nsldo from a thread * bare precedent and makes a law for himself , The rciil , up-to-date proposal Is eondtictcd with nil modern appliance * . We ( ire met by the Important question In the street car and on the crowded railway train. The bicycle proposal Is recognized ft.i n ttaplo article. The lawyer proposes to his stenographer on the phonograph. Thn busy man may send n telegram or he may call his lady up and declare his scntlmcnta over the telephone , when ho will be spared half the pain of a refusal , btit she will lose halt the fun of It , for she cannot sec how ho bears It. A Kl.MU.V IIK. One of < lic ICIiulVhtuli .MiiUfN Uio World Six-otui' . Three busitictM women wore dlnliij- to gether In a downtown restaurant. One was middle-aged mid ot that severe type of failure Hint sends children oft to hide their fncoA In ilu-lr mothcr'H Kklrts , say the Minneapolis Times. Her eyes wcro wide untl trunk , nntl of that fumlllnr simile of turquolso blue which IH never nccom- imnled by IIII-BO pupils. Stiu wore her hair ilrnwn tightly over her tcmplns tuul her Bhlrt wnlst 1111111 ? luor ly upon her curve- Itss figure. Her vis-a-vis wn a younger woman whose eyes ilaneetl KUJ'ly from one table to another , Her hair was all n tousle nnd her cklrt vngscd Bllghtly nway from her belt , Carelessness was written all over her face nnd figure , but there wan po iwirh warmth anil good humor In her wide ftnlle that one forgot the carelessness In the gocxi humor. The third woman came In late. She wns shy and timid , and looked Ilku a bit of potcclnln. Thu color came and went In her checks nnd her hands lluttered like the- wings of n humming bird o\or the various dishes. She Joined her dinner com panions , sliding down the nlplo between the rows of crowded lablea , evidently inlnfully conscious that the people wcro observing her. When she reached the tnblo where the sharp-fenturcd woman nnd the woman with the wide smile Were seated she suld good evening timidly to the older woman and with n happy unreserve to the younger one. one.Very often excessive timidity brlngH a chill of reserve In Its vttiae , and the ad vent of the young girl brought n wave- of silence to the conversation which the two Older women had been carrying on with animation. The young girl lingered the menu undecidedly , feeling the weight of the oppressive ntmcwphcro of silence she had brought with licr. Finally HIO | looked tin timidly Into the cold eyes of the older woman. "Do you like my dress ? " she asked shylv. The eyes of the woman traveled nlowlv the length of the girl's Ilgure. She did no't SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES Allen's Fnot-Mape , a powder for the fcc't. It cuics i > .ilnful , FWollcn , Hinarttni ; feet nnd In- stnntly takes the ( .ting out of corns nnd bunions. It's the grcnlegt comfort discovery of the nKe. Allen's Foot-Kate makes tl ht mtlnir or new tliow feel eaty. It In n certain cun- for Kwent- InR. cnlloua nnd hot. tired , . nchlliR feet. Tiy It today. Sold liy all driiKKlftH nnd shop ptorps. By mall for S."c In stamps. Trltl iiiickaKe FIltCH. Addresn. Allen S. Olmsted , I.e Hey , N. V. mean to be unkind ; she \va only honc t. "Tho color Is tirotty and becomes yoiu Hut you are tow dumpy to wear no lario * check ; It mnkcs you look like a toad. If I wcro you I Khould have had n plain color. " Then Bhe craned her long neck to get a bettor view of the back. "Tho back wee- waws awfully. " There were tears JuM behind the gtrl'rt lashes. A new drew was a rare thing , and Htie had innde the choice of thin after thn most uiroful consideration. TMP woman , with the wide smllo was quick to read the Klrl's disappointment. "I like the nt of It , and I am mire the J'lnl'l ' ' very pretty and styllnh. I don't think you could have found anj thing nny- where that would have boon more elite. " She was not telling the truth and ho knew it. She was only telling ono of these kindly lies which make the world n sweeter place to live In. i If they arc healthy filter the uric acid and poisons out of the system through thu urine. If tliey are not acting right the results llfiplit's Disease arc , Rheu matism , Neuralgia , Bladder Trouble , Dropsy , etc. These can be Your unniplp of lluliw Ktnrniiiii | Kidney Tills relieved me of Kidney trouble wlilch 1 have h d for tlilily yfinv. nnd I think they nre the Till anybody should uaf wliof \ tuuMiM vlli ! Kldnrjr disease. II F l-Mlii ) . Onmho , NfU - * - lMDV | AW QB Spa raps Kidney Pills , HOHIIS HKMI.DY CO. , PnoriUETOUs , CutcAtio. lr ) lliililKl'lll * Knr Sil In OMAHA , NHII. , bv Kl'llX.t CO. , lirllnlilK lniiijl ) t nnd Mini-nil \ \ nti-t Di-nlcr * . N.V. . Cor. IMh anil Douitlni Si * . Static Klpctilclt ) IK the inily IHOIKT trrutinrnt for Illn-uniatlntn. l.umlMKo , Sclnllcn , Oout and nil Nervous IIIK > HFCI > . It \ > ni > | irmi > < l inn ! icoc.in- memliMl by tlic meillnil piofoMslnn. Dormiituio- Kl. t Wooitliury , 1 ! ? Wmt 4M St. . Now Yuik , Irns n Inrne Influence mni-Mne for tlio tiriitinrnt of thofo illfpjircs. Coimiltntlon free ; clmrsr * monVrnto Council Bluffs , Iowa. CAPITAL , . . . 5100,000 WT3 SOLICIT YOUIl I1USI1VF.S9. WC UI2SI1113 YUltU COLLECTION'S. OM2 OF Til 10 OLDEST IIA.MCS l.V IOWA. B PEIl OHM' 1'AIU O.V TIMK DEPOSITS. OALI. AND HUE : US Oil WU1TK. SPECIAL NOTICES COUNCIL BLUFFS WANTS DWELLINGS FUUlT. FAUM AND UAIIDUN lumls for tale r Kilt. Day & llesi. 3) Pearl street. On Bicycles and ' 97 bicycle costs too much monte - ti < P ey to build cost too much money to put on the market and are too good a bicycle to kill by mangling the established price. The price on these bicycles is none too large now. We can't do business for glory , therefore the list price will remain at ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS , But we can meet competition on the others The DEERE , a strictly high grade $100 machine , guaran teed for 12 months , $75.00 The DEERWEtL list $75 up to date while they last at $45.00. A limited number only. The MOLINE SPECIAL a fully g-uarantaed , modern.well made , beautifully finished bicycle , at $35 You talk cash and we will talk discounts. Very easy terms. Repair shop and livery in conjunction. 337 Broadway , Deere , Wells & Co. , Genl. Agts. , Council Bluffs , Iowa The Improved PATENT GRATE for Btcam boilorn. furnaces , ate. Tills frnito IHioag \ \ largely usoi in jmeldntj lioumw , brownriea , mills , tttcum hunting plants or nny iilneo where Bteuui noilerfl uro bc- intf iihud. They tire the most euoni'inlciil , diinihlu and elllcicnt Finikin ! * ' Ui'iito niiulo and will HIIVO fuel. Write jftir ( ilrcultirs dcscrlh- inj , ' tfntto.i , giving fuller Informa tion to the Orate Co tOthAve. nnd 12th St Council Bluffs , la Sisal Standard Manilla. TON OR CAR LOTS. Pioneer Implement Co. 1000 Main St. , Council Bluffs. Phone 100 M H A WlfiflDRUftlY After July ist my father , Dr. UEli Hi WSJUUDlini , K < L ooabury , will huvo clmrjfo of DENTIST. the pluto work In my olllco nnd I will . RVO ! my entire uttontion to Operative Dentistry , Crown and Bridge Work. No. 30 Pearl St. , Next to Grand Hotel , K . WOODBURY , D.D.S.