( \ THE CmAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , NOVEMBER 10 , 1S07. CURRENT NEWS OF INTERESTxFROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. JIIXOM il Deeper , Fire Ins. , C Pearl , tcl. 372. limy Murphy , coil and wood , 37 Main. J.n. . Fulton of Atlantic Is In the city. Schmidt's bar relief plfotos arc the latest. Hi. Ehrlvcr , dentist. Mcrrlam blk. . rora 246. Hon. John Y. Stcno was In the city yes terday. I i - , * . 11 .A. Campbell of Keg Creek visited In the City yesterday. ' W. I ) . Sheets of Indlanola called In the City yesterday. F. T. Stem of Dumfries was a Bluffs vis itor yesterday. J. IT. Mangel of Manilla was a visitor In the city yesterday. Jonas Clark of Hnrlan was among the ' city visitors yesterday. P. N. Mentzcr of the Shcnandoah Canning company Is In the city. W. J. Harvard , a merchant of Olenwood , ( wan In the city yesterday. A. W. L-onnsblxy of Cedar Haplds was a tlsltor In the city yesterday. John llohrbcrR nnd wife of Mlneolawore callers In the city yeutcrday. N. Sucksdorf of Trcynor was among the callers In the city yesterday. . Truth is eternal. It's Mating as the work done by the Dlult City laundry. Mr. and Mrs. Ilrown of lied Oak wcrq nliopplng In the city yesterday. Mct'hcrson & Heed , cut ( lowers and de- slgnn ; omco C Pearl St. , tel. 372. Wllliim Marshall and J. I' . Farls of Mace donia visited la the city yesterday. I. L. Spaltl , a banker and merchant of Oakland , wis In the city yesterday. Edward Bennett of St. Paul 'Is In the city during the Illness of his sister , Kitty. lien Marks Is confined to his bed by Illness that , threatens to develop Into pneumonia. Peter Hanscn of Marno Is the guest of his eon , George , of the Mcrrtam Block pharmacy. C. C , Hazcn , dentist , removed from the opera UOURO to the Or. Plnney ofllco , 214 Pearl. Mrs. M. J. Williams has gone to Hlgln , 111. , iwlioro she will make her home In the fu ture. ture.M. . E. nnd J. II.- Ashley , merchants of Macedonia , were calling In the city yes terday. P. W. Kodwcls. city Mlrsmnn for Dmiuettc & Co. , has received word of the death of tils mother In Germany. Cnrlcon's freshly ground cornmeal , best tote to had ; call for It at your grocer's or at C. Carlson's \Vush. Ave. mills. Work has been begun on the residence of S. O. Underwood , on the corner of Fourth avenue and Ninth street. Superintendent Hlsey of the city schools lias been asked to address the teachers of Beatrice , Neb. , on methods. ifcEdames Lange , Brown and Darrough liavo been appointed to decide the time and locution of the Catholic bazar. ' JIlss Cunningham , recently the guest of Mlaa Mary Smythe of Fifth avenue , has re turned to her home In DCS Mclnes. Charles W. Booth of Oakland and May E. Oundy of Walnut. la. , were united In marriage by Justice Furrier yesterday. Ralph Pontius of Silver City , N. M. , Is visiting his mother on First avenue. Mr. Pontius spent his boyhood In this city. Election Is over. We breathe easy once more. Better take time now to send that bundle down to the Eagle Laundry , 724 Bway. Chambers' Academy of Dancing. 201 Broadway , now open. Assemblies every Friday evening. The finest place in the city for receptions and inuslcales. Council Bluffs people can obtain copies of the International art series , "Ireland In Pictures , " by calling at the Council Bluffs office of The Bee. No. 10 Pearl street. Miss Premeau of Omaha was the guest of Miss Lange of South Seventh street yester day and attended the meeting of the JMon- day Musical club at the home of Mrs. 'Ma crae. crae.A eablegram from Gibraltar announces the safe arrival ut that place ofMr. . and Mrs. 'J. ' D. Edmundson after a pleasant voyage. They expect to make a eiiort stay In Gib raltar. With the Increasing cold weather comes the Increasing trade In oysters. By shipping direct and buying In large quantities we are nblo to sell solidly-packed , high-quality oys ters at 25 cts. per quart. Sulllvau , Grocer , 341 B'way , 'Phono 1C1. Mrs. Eva Jones , a colored woman from Omaha , served official notice upon County Clerk Reed yesterday afternoon that ho must not grant a marriage license to her son Charles , whom she said was being con sumed with a dcslro to wed Mamlo Smith , on Omaliu damsel wlthi a B-ycar-old child and very much the senior of the young man. ffho mother Informed the clerk that her eon was only IS years old. She said ho had tried to procure a marriage license In Doug las county , ami had been refused , and she learned that he was about to bring the . woman to this side of the river and with the assistance of friends would endeavor to secure a license. "Don't let that boy commit perjury , " was her parting Injunc tion to the clerk. C. D. Vlavl Co , , female remedy ; consulta tion free. Ofllco hours , 9 to 12 and 2 to 5. Health' book furnished. 32G-327-32S Merrlam block. N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250. TM WE GUARANTEE CODE'S HOT BLAST HEATER To use one-third less fuel than nny tinder draft soft coal stove made. To f.lve a good base heat and an even heat never before seen with jmft coal. To hold lire perfectly and to burn hard coal economically. With a good Hue it is clean as a base burner. Sec it running at our store. COLE & COLE , 41 MAIN STREET. HODQBU8 & BON and I3RIGGS , OMAHA AGENTS. Quo of Ilio Illicit. dU- plujrii of Meat over trhown in till * city ii'iiliciulxi fcuon today HI & UUA1'H Market , 007 South \u \ l < e U All rliltofi welcoutti GATHERS IN THE GAMBLERS Sheriff Serves Warrants on the Keepers of Local Dens. ALL ARE WANTED UNDER INDICTMENTS Ornnil Jury Vrpxrnln Trim llllln AK"lnM ( I'roitrlelor * mitl ISiuploycn nf Two KxtnlillxliinrntM Where the ln\v linn llccn Delicti , All of the proprietors and attaches ot the gambling houses In Council Bluffs were In vited by the sheriff nnd his deputies to call at the ofllco or the clerk of the district court and give bonds ( or their appearance for trial on the charge of gambling. Indict ments were returned against all of them In accordance with Instructions from Judge Green at the beginning of the present term. The attaches of the "Hoffman" Indicted are : William Llncbergcr. Charles Stcpfnn , Thomas Hatllff , Frank Hcndrlcks , John Madden , Charles Athcrtcxi and Jack White. The In dictments against the men connected with Shofferly's place .icioss the street called tor thu arrest of H. H. Inman , Frank Hardln , Ed Anderson , William C. Jenkins and John Sheffcrly. All ot the men appeared and gave the bonds required $400 In each case. Gambling has long been carried on openly In Council Bluffs , without hit or hindrance from thu authorities. This Is the llrst time In many months that the Illegal business has been Interfered with in the least. Even now the gamblers do not appear to be greatly worried over the outcome. The In dictments liavo been bruited about since last Saturday and It has been generally un- deistood that warrants would bo served some time , but Just when was not given out. It was not until the gamblers ware quite ready to give ball that any action was taken. Last night the gambling houses were run ning full blast agiiln , the llttlo formality of Indictment and arrest apparently cutting small figure with the men who have the matter In charge. The gamblers rely very largely on the Indisposition heretofore shown by the authorities to Interfere with them , and feel n certain degree of security as a result of past immunity. It has been a club held over the heads of the city administration that If the gambling houses were closed the saloons would bs closed nso ! , and while the municipal authorities have not felt like en dorsing open gambling they have not been willing to risk the city losing the $40.000 a year now gained from saloon licenses. Anil thus defiant the gamblers have flourished. The- present difficulty is said to be directly duo to a personal encounter between Llne- bcrgcr and a local attorney who has spent much 11 mo and same money at Llncberger's place , the "Hoffman. " Lineborger had the belter of the physical encounter , but let- trs : subsequently addressed to Judge Green brought the ehargo to the grand Jury which en led In the Indictment of the gang. County Attorney 'Saunders has not yet ex pressed hlmoelf for publication on the mat ter , but there Is little doubt he will see the matter through. Some of the Indicted men are- liable to the penalties of the new habitual criminal act , having been once be fore Indicted on the some charge. With .headquarters at Omana the country Is flooded with a lot of Cheap John pianos , sold at any price aivl under any pretext. These fake sales were announced last win ter < n Omaha , gone all over and Uirough Ne braska , and now starting In Iowa. We cannot help such sales , but we will and guarantee to duplicate any price for the same class of goods ami go $25 better. Mueller Piano and Organ Co. , 103 uMalti street. SPECIAL CITY COiCII4 ; 3IEETIXG. Mniiairn Ilnllivny KruiielilNo Election DctnllM ( o Ho Arraiieeil. The city council will hold a special session this evening for the purpose of completing arrangements for the special election to de termine whether or not the Lake Manawa Hallway company shall have the extension of the charter that was granted by the city council on the loet day of September. By proclamation the mayor ban fixed December 1 as the date of the election , but the council Is required by law to designate the polling places and name the judges and clerks of election. It has already been determined that the voting shall be done In the name places that were used at the ntnto election on November 2. The same Judges and clerks will also serve , but It Is necessary to desig nate them and specify the fact that all ex penses must bo berne by the company de siring the concession to be voted on. The council will also take up some mat ters connected with the sidewalk contracts recently awarded , which provide for the construction of a largo amount of plank walks In the western part of the city. It Is against the policy of the present city ad ministration to permit the construction of any inoro plank walks , but the contracts were let In response to petitions from prop erty owners , many of whom asked for walka to bo laid on temporary grade. It was found that n largo portion of the wafts would be laid on permanent grade and In a part of the city where It has been Impossible to pre vent people from carrying away bodily and using for llrcwood all wooden walks that have been laid for the last few years. Con tractor Wlckham was at thu city building yesterday and announced his willingness to hive thceo walks cut out of his contract and the order will bo made at the meeting this evening. 300 tons hay for tale , $2.CO per ton , In stack near Crescent. Lougeu & Lougeo , 235 "Pearl st. Aiiu.Mi\T ; i.I'"IKKV : LOTS CASE. Attorney * llelmte ( lie Iiiiiinrlniit I'rop- nxllIon Hi-fur)1 .luiluri * MeCee. The greater portion of the day yesterday was consumed In the superior court by hear ing the arguments In the squatter land cases Involved in the suit of A. W. Street and others against B. F. Tuinbleson and others. The suit Involvru the accretions to several lots In the old Ferry addition to Council Bluffs , each lot carrying a strip of land equal In width to thu lot from tbo western line to the river front , a distance of nearly half a mile. The evidence was taken last week , and It Is expected that a couple of days will bo devoted to hearing the argu- mtjnts. Judge Woolworth of Omaha and N. SI. Pufoy of Council Bluffs represent the plaintiffs and Langdou & Langdon of Omaha the defendants. The plaintiffs hold the tltlts from the Ferry company and the de fendants have squatted on the accreted portion tion and are claiming title under the federal homestead laws. Thu plaintiffs claim that the largo addition to their original lots was the result of slow accretions by the gradual changes of the river channel. The de fendants have set up several defenses , the chief one that the change In the river was the result of evulsion , or sudden change , which would leave the new land in the former bed of the river and make It govern ment domain , They also attack the validity of the plaintiff's title and claim that the Ferry company under Its articles of Incor poration .had no authority to buy lands for speculative pur penes , and consequently bad no power to convey the lots In question to the plaintiffs. The defense ) also attacked the original book of entry upon tlio ground that It was not evidence of tltlo. The case la of great Importance for the reason that a large number of similar cases will depend upon the solution of this one , Indictment May Prove Illegal. There is some doubt among attorneys as to the legality of the Indictment returned by the grand Jury on Saturday against Heraorly Fuller under the now habitual criminal act. The law did not go Into effect until October 1 and the two previous Instances ot petty larcniy charted against the boy and named lu the Indictment were committed a year a < o4 Tlili jv uld auxVo the new law r tro- active. The offense , for which the boy was arrested the last time was entering the Uarn ot W. Groneweg and stealing harness. The value of the harness was not great enough to constitute grand larceny and the fact thai 10 did not break Into the barn will not moke the offense burglary , The boy has been ar rested six or seven times within the last few years and convicted ao often ot petty stealing. tlO.UU ) OF EDUCATION JIEF.TIXO. L'nfnvornlile Ill-port on Sin'Mi V < : > ( ! - Infltmr AnimrntiiK. AH the meeting ot the Board ot Education lust evening a good deal ot tlmo was taken up with the dlscusskm of the Smith heating and ventlUtlng apparatus. The matter was brought up by the report of the fuel and lioatlng committee , that In accordance with Instructions n conference had been had with the attorney for Mr. Smith to sec If a com promise could be effected and the suit brought against the board bo dismissed , The attorney had offered to take $200 In full set tlement of the claim and had Intimated Mr , Smith's willingness to make another test. The committee reported that It had made a little test of the device In the High school yesterday and had found1 that It was not dr > - slrablo oven as a ventilating apparatus. Chairman Moore of the committee expressed his conviction that the board should order the device taken out of the building at once. President Morgan of the iboard was also present when the test was made yesterday afternoon , and agreed that It was not satis factory. Attorney Kimball , representing .Mr. Smith , was present and stated he waa advised by his client to effect a compromise settlement If possible and would make another test , per haps. If It | was agreed to let the largest damper alone , which the Inventor claims ; ias been manipulated to ills Injury , Ho stated that ho had been Informed that as a ventilat ing apparatus tiiet device wils so successful yesterday that the complaint wa made that cold air currents were so strong the teachers asked to have the windows repaired. The commlttco was ordered to continue to look after the matter and effect a settlement If possible. Contractor E. A. Wlckham explained a slight additional cost In Do addition 'to ' the Twentieth Avenue school , which was found to be Immediately beneath one of the founda tion walls. The bill was allowed , amounting to $ S4. I Mr. Sims rcnortcd favorably unon Hio nron- osltlon to furnish pianos for Blcomer , Wash ington avenue , Twentieth avenue. Third street , Second avenue nnd Avenue B build ings. Ho slated , that pianos could be rented for from $2 to $3 a month. The board ap proved the recommendation and Instructed the committee on supplies to supply the In struments for the rooms named. In many of tbo buildings the pupils and teachers have been contributing to a fund for this pur pose , but the board 'thought ' It was an un necessary , hanU4ilp upon the children. Chairman Sims recommended the purchase of three more typewriters for use In the High school and the committee was Instructed to purchase the machines. The report of the superintendent of city schools was submitted. It showed : Number enrolled. 1SD7 , 4,213 ; 1S9C , 4,040 Increase for year , 173. Avcragn number belonging , 1897 , 3,8(59.2 ( 1EOS , . ' 1,777.1 ; Increase , 92.1. Average dally attendance , 1S97 , 3.G2G.2 1S90 , 3,487.9 ; Increase , 1333. Number of cases of tardiness , 1S97 , 3G3 1S9G. 251 ; Increase. 112. The secretary was ordered to draw the warrants for teachers' salaries on Wednes day before Thanksgiving In time to permit them to secure their pay. The secretary's report showed that there had been Ismied since last month warrants for teacheis' salaries amounting to $ G,571.1G Janitors' pay roll , $787.60 ; Interest on bonds $075.00. The board ordered , the purchase of a new Hag for the High school. The bond of Treasurer W. E. 'Haverstock ' In the sum of $100,000 , with C. R. Hannan F. O. Gleason , E. E. Hart , J. D. Edmund son , E. L. Shugart and Ferdinand Wols as sureties , was submitted and approved. The bond of D. W. IBushncll as custcdlan ot the school books was also approved. It calls for $2,000 , and the sureties are "W. W. Han thorn and Thomas" Jlctealf. The remainder of the session was devote * to the reading ani allowance of bills. Slu-n .Viili-nilH HIM IVUtloil. J. J. Shea amended his petition In his ap plication to Judge Green In the district cour yesterday morning -for an Injunction to re strain the city from paying any more war rants or other evidences of Indebtedness The new matter made it necessary for the city attorney to ask for a continuance , an < the date has been fixed for next Thursday morning Shea's amendment relates to the flnancta transactions of the city as far back as 1884 and contains a statement of the bowls Issuci and other Indebtedness Incurred from the beginning of that year until the prescn time. He aska the court to take this state incut and separate the bonds and other kinds of Indebtedness Into two classes , one to rep resent what the court may determine to bo the legal Indebtedness and the other to be necessarily Illegal , and to enjoin the city from paying the portion that has been de termlned to bo Illegal. This amendment to the original petition Is regarded as verj greatly , simplifying the case ami will enahlt the city to squarely meet the Issues , pro sentcd. Denlli of Mrn. CHHO. Mrs. Henna D. Case died at the home o her daughter , Mrs. S. S. Foes , on Sevcnt avenue yesterday. She was a widow G years of ago and had made her home wit her daughter In this city for some tlmt Cancer was the eauso of her death. Th body will ho sent to Farlbault , Minn. , toda for Interment. Funeral services will t hold from the residence at 3 p. in. this after noon , Hov. V. C. Hocho will olllclato. Mrs. Case was a. highly-educated am estimable woman and had lived In this city long enough to make many friends who wll sorrow at her death , TU'o disease which final ! caused her death wa of long duration. AViirkH ill Art. Did you over think how much prettier you homo would bo If It was hung with a few more beautiful pictures ? If you Ilko land scape scenery we can furnish you some- beau tlful work In pastel , which is as pretty on oil painting and cheap enough to bo within the reach of all. Wo also have a largo line of medallions , ranging In price from 7Cc up to $10 , Wo show some extra fine goods In this line and uru g'.ad to have visitors calif and look them over. C. B. Paint , Oil and Glass Co. , 4th st , and Bway. A iYni m ( > r tin * Receiver Chase of the Globe Publishing company has decided that It will bo Inex pedient to resume tbo ISEUQ of the dally paper for at least two months. The demo crats are organizing for a strong fight to recover possession of the city administra tion In the March election , and this fact may furnish sufficient Incentive to again publish a dally paper. AViint ii CliryHiiiillii'iiHiin Slunv. Local florists , professional nnd amateur , are very much taken up with Omaha's chrysanthemum show and are discussing the project of giving a similar exhibit here , There are a large number of enthusiastic growers of the royal flower In Council Bluffs and buch an exhibit would bo a large cud h-iuutiful one. The ladles of the St , Franls Xavlcr's church will hold a sociable Wednesday evening - ing at St. Joseph's ball for the benellt of the coming fair , whlcti will be held In January , Admission , 10 cents. The management of the fair wish to ex- prtSHtheir thanks tu the merchants of the city for their many gifts and favors. ri ! I < | IMIIH < * N. Murrlago license * were granted yesterday to the following named persons ; Numo and Address. Ago. Homer Webster Lincoln , Neb. . , . . . . , . , . . 21 Muudo Irwln , Lincoln , Neb , . , . , 20 Albert M. Clark , Omaha . 53 Lucy .M , Smith , Omahu , , . 32 C. W. liooth. Oakland , la . 21 May B. Gundy , Walnut , In. . IS For Sale Two-story brick store adjoining hose building on Lower Main , $2,500. MM. Patrick Lacyt " _ _ PROGRESS Ol'i'OVAK ' ' TRIAL r State Eoata Its Oaso tiiirl WcuB3 Opona Up Ita Battofics , tlTA TRIES TO HAVE PERRIN'IMPEACH HIMSELF _ i Wily Detective Uon , , Illn Gnnril mill SUcIcn ti Vila J rcvloiin Story Jleilienl Testimony In liitroitttrril. CEDAU IlAriDS , la. , Nov. 15. ( Special Telegram. ) Much progress was made in the oleuratcd Novak murder trial nt Vlnton to day. The state rested Its case late In the ftcrnoon and tlio defense began the Intro duction or Its testimony. It Is yet too early to determine what the Ino of the defense will ho. It la bellovcd , lowevcr , that a general effort will ho made o explain away the chain ot circumstantial ovldenco which the state has woven around ho accusQd. Nothing startling occurred dur- ng the morning session , a larger part of It being devoted to an effort on the part of the defense to have Detective Perrln , who was on the stand Saturday afternoon , Impeach iltnsclf. Mr. Pcrrln remained close to the story he told Saturday and the questioning by the counsel for the defense developed nothing now. The afternoon was largely taken up with lie-testimony of Drs. C. C. Grlffen and J. P. Whitney of Vlntcti , tlio men who made an examination of the skull ot Edward Mur- uy after the body had been exhumed from ho Norw.y cemetery nnd severed from the body. Iloth men testlllcd that there was a spot on the right sldo of the skull , about an Inch and a half In length and an Inch wide which Indicated a fracture ot the skull. They also testified that there was a rupture on thu dura mater almost directly under this fracture and there was a blood clot cu the right sldo and extending to the back part of the head. This blood clot was baked and weighed eleven ounces , which was four ounces inoro than medical authorities recog nized could be contained within thn skull when It was Intact. They gave the opinion | that heat would not have caused a breaking * down of the blood vessels of the 'brain ' and caused this blood clot to form In the skull and that It could como only from a fracture of the skull and a rupture of the dura mater. The details ? sought to have the testimony of Drs. Grlffen and Whitney stricken out on the ground that Dr. Iltimk-y , the expert physician who conducted the nulopsy before the coroner's Jury , was the only competent person to testify to the condition of the skull and that at least his opinion should have been brought out by the state when he was on the stand. The court overruled this motion and admitted the evidence. The defense Introduced Joseph Dostal , n Cedar Uaplds druggist , ot whom Novak sought to buy poison previous to the Wai- ford lire , saying ho j wjnted to put It In whisky for the benefit .of burglars who might break Into his 'plnce ' , ntid C. D. Van- Vechten , who testified In. regard to Novak paying the premiums on t\vo policies held In the Northwestern MOtuql Life Insurance company , and his efforts to secure a paid up policy nnd discontinuance so that ho might take out Insurance .lu some other com pany. niWKCTS < Tr THU XI3W COIJI3. Coming : ScKNliiii . < if' ' ( < lic I.cttlslntlire- Will Have < < > n em ( Ml y Thi-in. DE3 MOINES , Nov. i 15. ( Special. ) The more experience that Is had under the new code the clearer It lccom.cs ) that the coming session of the legislature will have to make many corrections tmd amendments to It , Not that the new code contains any radical blunders ; It Is conceded on the whole that the new code Is nji excellent one , and evi dences are not wanting that legislatures of other states are realizing the fact that the new Iowa code Is the latest and most up-to- date compilation of statutes In the country. But It need bo no matter of surprise that many minor errors , chiefly of omlaslou , have been perpetrated. Moat of them result from the anxiety of the assembly to assure econ omy in ctatc expenditures and to stop leaks wherever they could bo tound. For Instance , It was discovered n short tlmo before Oc tober 1 , when the new laws became ef fective , that they contained no provision under which the state could buy postage stamps for use In Its business. Heretofore tbo council lias bought postage stamps and paid many other accounts out of a fun.l placed under Its discretionary control. The legislature was fearful that there was too much discretion In 'some directions , and pro ceeded to eliminate discretion ot all kinds. H hunted for discretion wherever It could bo found and as fast ns deposits were un earthed applied the elimination prncera. It chanced that the largest aggregation of dlscretlouarr power was represented In sec tion 120 of the old code. The executive coun cil was glvon > control over this fund1 and the provision" of section 120 was that at Its dis cretion' the council could pay bills which It deemed necessary out of the fund. In 1833 , when the state troops were celled to Council Bluff * and Sioux City to suppress riots , the bill for their services was paid from this fund , under the provisions ot section 120. The state auditor was not very positive that , tbo section gave him authority to draw the warrants for such a purpose and Insisted that the supreme court pass on the matter before ho would draw them. Accordingly , ( in agreed CUBO was submitted to that body and It ruled that the auditor was authorized In drawing the warrant on this fund. Slnco then the section has been a general author ity for paying 'bills ' that were not provided for eiflowhero. When the last assembly waa revising the laws It decided that there was too general a discretion and cut It all out of the section. It provided that no bill , of any sort whatever , should be paid unless from an appropriation which specifically conferred - ferred authority for Just such a bill. Sec tion 120 was a dead letter. With It went thu pcaco and harmony and happiness of the cx- ecullvo council , Postage stamps had been paid for under thlu section for more than a generation without a specific appropriation. A few dayB before the new laws took effect It wan found that thuro was no contemplation In the new code of postage ; It was absolutely Impossible for the council to pay for postage under the now laws. The legislature had tied the hands ot the council , locked It up , nailed It down and left Itwith no power whatever , Uncle Sam-Is not In the habit of trusting oven his moat rollablo customers for stamps , and the oueBtlon arcse , how were stamps to bo purchased under the new re gime ? It wan decided'tint time must be taken by the forctop.aiAu emissary was sent over to the postolllco and $4,000 worth of postage stampa wore taught and carted over to the capltol , wliero they were locked In the vault of the treasurerto bo doled out as ro- qulrcd. It wan eMUinctl that the legislature would pass an. appropriation to pay for them xvhcn It should meet ; nieantlme , as section 120 was etlll In force , the council operated upder that enchanting' provision , NO 1'AV FOR 1.AUXDRY. But this was not ain 'Somo of tbo salaries of etato olllvers had > not been provided for , and It was only by stretching the law. In opinion. ? of the attorney general , that they could be met , Klnilly the real Issue was raised over the qntutlon of state bouso towels , The discovery-'was made that there was no appropriation to pay for laundering the state bouse towels. Towels are regarded as very necessary to the occupants of the building , and there were Indignation meet ings In every corridor when It was announced that hereafter there would bo no laundry bills at public oxpentie. And there have been nor.o from that day. Another edifying discovery which has Just been made Is that the new law makes It Impossible to pay the annual bonus to county and district fair associations. In 1859 a law was | 6 < ied that J200 should be donated an nually by the state to each fair association whit-fa should make proper proofs that the fair bad been held. Under this section It ban been customary tor the secretary of the State Agricultural society to receiveUho war rants from the auditor end mall them to the several district { aim. But this rail 4he at torney general raised the question whether such payment could bo made within the laws. Ho has not Issued n formal opinion on tbo subject , but has been expected for a month to make an oflclal ! utterance , There are 113 ot these fairs , which this year would draw $22,000 from the state. They are sending word , through their officers , by nearly every mall that they want their wirrnntB and want them very much , but they arc not forthcom ing.Ono Ono of Hio cases which promises a deal of trouble relates to the Homo for Soldiers' Or phans at Davenport , lu the past the law has provided that when orphans or Indigent chil dren of soldiers were admitted to the home the state should pay for their maintenance. Other children were to bo supported by the counties from , wSilch they were sent , The now cede changes the law and relieves the Rtato of the burden ot paying for even the children of soldiers ; they are to bo charged to the counties , as other Indigent or orphan children , The change means In substance that the Davenport home Is no longer n etato Institution ; It means that the homo will be a much less Important concern , for the coun ties have never contributed many Inmates. The people of Davenport arc up In arms and announce that they will Invade the leg islature acid make things very lively If the old law Is not restored. The curious part Is that there Is some question whether the cl.ango In the law was Intentional or ac cidental. Members ot the legislature have declared that they didn't know the change was Involved in the new laws and that they don't believe anybody realized Its force. The next assembly will liavo opportunity to BO ru record squarely and Indubitably on the matte ; . IIISTOIIV Ol ' A MITISD KAMI1.Y. M of Klilorn mill \Vlint They Hill Midi Their .Money. EI-DOIIA , la. , Nov. 15. ( Special. ) The ad ministrators of the doorgo. H. Wlsncr estate liavo made their final report and Jiavo been discharged by the court. The settlement of this large estate recalls this wealthy Wlsncr family and the power their money exerted and the good deeds It did In this ecctlcn of Iowa. In three short I ycara father , mother and son all passed away I and Oilman H. 'Wlsncr ' , only son ot George j II. , Is the living relative bearing the Wlsncr name. Lyman P. Wlsncr , .banker . , capitalist and land owner ami thu .head of this family , was I the wealthiest man In central Iowa. He amassed a fortune of over $1,000,000 by com ing to Hardln county at an early day with but a pair of willing hands. He married Miss Julia Hatch und by their union they had one eon , George. Mr. Winner was president of the Hardln County bank here uivl of the First National bank at Iowa Falls , owned the well known "Sunnysldo farm" of EOIIIO l.CCO acres at Iowa Rills andi owned land lu nearly' halt ot the states of the union. Whllo hunting near his farm near Iowa Falls by tSie accidental discharge of a shot gun ( Mr. Wlsncr was killed In August , 1S > S9. Djlng Intestate , his widow Inherited her third of the vast estate and the only son George the remainder. Having never before been allowed to handle any of his father's business and being placed In control of such vitt wealth , the young man soon displayed remarkable business sagacity and shrewd ness. Following his father's sudden dcnvlsp young Wlsner was married In the autumn ol the year of his father's dcalii to ' .Miss Fanulo Oilman , one ot the society favorites ot this county and daughter of Charles C. Oilman , cx-presldcnt of the Iowa Central railway ptesldcnt of the Oilman terra cotta works and an Inventor of much prominence. Ilj careful management , assisted by J. D. New comer , financial secretary to his lute father Gcorgo II. Wlsncr added largely to , his portion tion or his father's estate. January 11 , 1VJ.1 young Wlsner died .very suddenly of a com plication of diseases. Hardln county at that time had Just been through a noted county seat light. A new court iiouso costing { 50,000 .had just been completed , built largely with Wlsner money George H. Wlsner died without leaving a will and the first case that came up 'In the new temple of justice was a contest as to whom should administer the affairs ot this largo estate. Mrs. Julia A. Wlsner chose J D. Newcomer , the friend and adviser ot her husband and son. The widow , Airs. Fannie Wlsner , assisted by her father , C. C. Gilman - man , chose J. L. Williams , a prominent banker , now dead , of Marshalltown. After a long and bitter legal Iflglit , causing manj animosities witlch will never be forgotten Mr. Williams was chosen , Soon after the death ot George and having so much trouble ) and grieving so continually over the death j ot her only son , -.Mrs. Julia A. Wlsuer dice of a broken heart In 'April , 1S93. I The bulk of Mrs. Wlsner'a money went to : her grandchildren , son and daughter o : ! George. These children. Oilman and Ixils i are now aged about 7 years and each In- | herlted one-third of their father's estate am a largo amount from their grandmother. A i the time of reaching their majority these I children will be millionaires , The widow o ] G. H. Wlsncr has again been married to I Frank W. Crockett , who was county clerk of Hardln county at the time of the cele- brnted administrator contest. Mr. Crockett lias been appointed guardian of one of the minor children and is a young man of gooi ! business qualifications. Jamea U Williams who was administrator of Uie estate ot George II. Wlsncr , was stricken with apoplexy before fore the affairs of his administratorship had been settled. A magnificent monument was built nt j lowr. Falls over the remains of Lyman I' Wlsncr at a cost of $10,000. George II. Wis- I ner and mother arc ! burled hero and the ex ecutors of 'Mrs. Wlsner will have placed u $0,000 monument over her grave. Mrs. 'Wlsner ' before her death g > ive $10,000 for the building of the Congregational church hero and placed therein a $5,000 pipe organ as a memorial to her son George. No less 1 'than $500,000 of the Wlsner fortune was cx- | pcndcd In Eldora during the life of tht family. KOrCHT UMIIilt < ! I3X. WASIIIXfiTOX Veteran of ( lie devolution II-N | Hurled In ; Dulnuii'e ( Jointly. DUDUQUE , Nov. 15. ( Special. ) Tlio dis covery has been recently mcdo that at least two soldiers ot the revolution Ho buried In Iowa soil. The grave of one In Henry county Is In a neglected spot In the woods and < ho other Is marked by a llttlo Jiiound ntout a mlle north of Worthlngton , in this enmity. The name of this vtor.in who ended his days In Dubuijiio county was ) , u- cinub Klfllo , and ho waa Sb years uld when be died In 1848 , Ho was Horn In 1TCO , and er..crc-l . ; the Hcvolutlonary war while ye : n IPITO boy. Ho was a member of u Con necticut Infantry company. After the war he came west , hut It was not uirll 18.10 tint ho took up his residence la orthliK- ton , Thcro he dwelt with his wife , nnd they made friends of the Indians f "Mlsli- nuuko tribe. " The Indians learned to wor- | ablp Klfllo , and for a long time after his death they visited his wife regularly that she might not want. Luclous KIIII ? built the first grist and saw mill In thu section of the country. He named It the Hotlc- vlllo mill. The first sermon ever preached In 'this ' western country was preached In Klfllo's houao by Simon Clark , Hit * explorer. Old residents of Dubuque remember well the aged man. Ho came to Dobuqun regularly twlco a month to market his produce. He was peculiar , and many thought him esttiiu trie. He had the old Pilgrims' manners , and followed their customs. People -knew him to sit In his homestead at Worthlngton all through the .Sabbath day and pray. Not until recently was It known that ho had a record as a soldier In the war of the revo lution , which fact was developed by an ex- amlnattn of > the papers he left. IOWA'S .s < iinnit.v oiti'ii.i.v.s' no MI : . Objection .Muililo H CInuiKr In Hie I'liiirufliT of Hit * IiiNtltlilloii , DAVENI'OHT , la. , Nov. 15 , ( Special. ) The friends of the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home and Home for Indigent Chlldrca , lo cated near this city , and especially the old poldlers , are Indignant at the change which was made In the title of the Institution' and apparent change In Its character made In the revised cede of the state , tbo Importance of which Is just dawning upon them. Tbo change leaves the Institution no longer a distinctly eoldlem' orphans' home , withdraws the support ot tbo etato entirely a-nd leaves It to the counties which have orphans here. Senator Hayward , the now senator from this county , has taken the nutter up and will Insist upca restoration of the old law. The homo ws established during the war. Con gress , by an act passed to JS63. donated to lown the tract of land on' ' which It Is located , the same having been purchased early In the war for the purpose of establishing barracks for the cavalry regiment * of Iowa. The land was donated to Ion a for tbo express purpose of establishing thereon a homo for the orphans of Iowa soldiers , mil H stipu lated that low * dhould maintain such a homo there. The homo was established with money donated largely by the Iowa Roldlers In the field , they having contributed for this pur pose the sum of $1CO,000. The Twentieth Iowa gave the sum of $6GOO and the Second Iowa cAvntry gave $10,000. which latter was the largest sum given by any single regiment. The stalt > of Iowa decupled this money nnd took charge of the home for the old sol diers. The effort to have the state abandon the home , or at least to relieve It of further responsibility tor Its maintenance- , will bo bitterly resented by the old soldiers of the state. Siiiul fleyxrr. EIjDOtlA , In. , Nov. 115. ( Special. ) Tbo geology class of Vrof. C. C. Stoner of Esther- vllle has Just made the remarkable discov ery of a veritable sand geyser on a farm near Eagle lake , north ot here. Well dig gers had abandoned an old well on account of the scarcity ot water. Hy going close to the mouth of the well n low but deep gut tural sound could bo heard. On throwing water Into the iwcll thla Bound stopped and at once a stream of flue , whlto nand , five Inches In diameter , shot out of the mouth ot the well nnd Into the air to a height of 150 o 200 feet. This continued for four minutes at a time. Stones as largo ns lien's eggs vero In. . the sand , as also different colored gravel. Mother mill Child Katnlly Iliiriioil. CLINTON , la. , Nov. 15. Mrs. Henry Pay- sen was burned to death here today In a vain effort to EOVO her -1-year-old daughter , Amelia , from the same fate. The child's clothing was Ignited from a bonfire near which she was playing nnd the mother , In an effort to extinguish the flames , caught ; ho llttlo ono In her arms and held her until both were fatally hurtled. SIIIMV lit Northern I own. DtinUQUE , la. , Nov. 15. The first snow of the season is falling tonight nnd Is gen eral throughout northern Iowa. IlMVIL XlMVH Xllll'M. J. W. Roland , formerly of the Neola Re porter , has purchased the Avoca Herald , A bad diphtheria iscaro IB on nt Hlteman. n mining town of 1,500 Inhabitants. The schools are clcued nnd the town quarantined. Major M. A. HIgloy of Cedar Itaplus will bo a candidate for election as ono of the regents of the Iowa State university before the legislature tiext winter. The annual meeting of the Northeastern Iowa Horticultural society will bo held a Forest City , Wlnncbago county , November 30 , December 1 and i ; , IS ! ) " . Roscoe , the 6-ycnr-old son of A. R. Hll of Denlson , found a bottle of strychnine while playing nnd took a small dcse , fron which he died In five hours. A buyer has been In North Tama the pas ten days purchasing draft horses. He ha paid $125 each for ( several. This Is uearl } double the price received last year. The People's church at Hurlington , formcrb the Liberal Religious society. Is to be scrvec ns pastor by Rev. Elinor E. Gordon , who is to divide her time between Burlington and Iowa City. MUfi Gordon was formerly of the Unity church , Sioux City. Illicit Cloud , the double-dealing Tama agency Ind > an , was sentenced to two years In the penitentiary by Judge Shiras lu the United States court nt Fort Dodge. There were two charges against him perjury and forgery. Ho pleaded guilty to both charges. Three store bulldliiES In the town ot Jerome , Appanrose county , were burned Friday morning , with a total loss of nearly $10.000. A keyhole EMW , a crowbar nnd aleck lock were found In front of one of the stores , Indicating that burglars had Ilred the buildings. Dubuquc shippers will hold a mass meet- log today to protest against the action of the Chicago Great Western Railway com pany In removing train crews and shopmen from Dubuque to Oelweln , where under the recent consolidation all tbo divisions are now centralized. Frank Scott , charged with complicity In the cattle stealing case at Fort Madison , for which Walter O'Drlcn is serving time In the penitentiary , was released because there was not sulllclcnt evidence to convict , but he was Immediately arrested for breaking Jail and will stand trial on that charge. M. Drccn of Bevlngton , Madison county. Is homo on a visit. Ho went to Mexico throe years ago , and , not being able to find em ployment , he commenced prospecting and finally struck a lead of gold-bearing rock which he has devolpnd. The ore runs $160 to the ton and the mine Is regarded as quite valuable. Some weeks ago whllo Samuel Williams and family were crossing Avery Creek In Union county , the bridge gavi ) way with them , precipitating them to the bottom of the creek , aud badly Injuring them. Wil liams brought suit agatast the county nnd the commissioners have compromised with him for $275. P. H. Ross , living east of Sloan , possesses a hog which lately underwent a curious trans formation. About a month ago It became III of what appeared to bo a very heavy fever. Ono morning steam was seen rising from its body like a vapor from boiling water. The animal wr.s turned out and In a few days ate Its food. A little later the akin was noticed as hanging loosely In several places and soon began to roll off , leaving a raw surface , At present the hair has begun to grow and the hog cats and Is growing fat , ike other hogs , although having little of the appearance of one. IIMVII 1'ri-HM Common t , Cedar Rapids Republican. DCS Molnes Is to have n beer war next week. Why not wait until the legislature meets ? Ottuma Courier : The new code has re ceived another puncture. The next legisla ture will sit as a sort of repair shop on this bedraggled code. Cedar Rapids Republican : Uncle Horace Holes has finished thrashing , but as he Mings the golden' ears ot corn Into his wagon ho merrily slogs , "I told you so. I told you BO. " Ottumwa Courier : It Is thought that by the first of the year the treasury olllcluls will bo treated to the novel sight of wit nessing monthly Hiirplutes Instead of deficits. The receipts of the Dlngley law are steadily growing. Des Mollies Capital : A well Icrown DCS Mnliies business nan ; suggests that Des Molnen does not pay sulllclont attention to the members of the general arscmbly whllo they are In the city. IIo thinks that If thu members were given more social attention It would bo IIUo bread cast upon waters. Each member IB an Influential citizen In the com munity where ho lives and could Inllucnco business In favor of Dos Molnca. The sug gestion Is a good one and should bo actc-d upon this coming winter. Waterloo Courier : The late campaign has developed two orators among the democrats who have discovered "a call to a wider flold. " They are MBS ! .Murray of Nashua and S , II. liashqr of Waterloo. Doth arc going on' tht. lecture platform. MUs Murray's Hiiljjc'ct will probably bo "Whlto China Silk In Politics. " Mr. Ilaslior Is preparing a lecture on "Thomas Jefferson. " In both the public will llnd relict and the orators surcease of sorrow that has come- from supporting the dead cause of tree silver. lliil > - llmnorx. Dr. Agnnw'8 Ointment soothes , quIcUi , and effects quick and cffen- ttvo cures In all nkln eruptions , common to baby during teething-time. It Is harmless to the hair In cases of Scald Head , and cures lirzema , Salt Rlicum , nnd all Sldn Dlseabvs of older people , 35 cents. 23. Kiihn & Co. , 15th nnd IouKla ; Bhcrman & McCoimM ! Drug Co. . 1513 Uodge St. American JValtham PJ atch movements are to day more perfect than ever and far cheaper. This trade mark specially recommended \yill last a life time and is within the means of every one. For sale by all retail jewelers. in And Surgical Institute 1005loduSt.Oiiinlia , , Nol CONSULTATION ll < ll ! > , Chronic , Kcrvous ami Private Diseases nnd nil WIUKNHHS nml IISWI > IUJ9of HYUnoOKM : ami VAlUL'OrKr.U iH--nmtiemly an ttucci'HHfull.v ruriMl lnuvi < ry oattn. 1IL.OOU AND SKIN UlHoiiHOH. Sore SpotH. IMm. rs , Sorofula.TiimorH , Totter. Kczema and lllool rolHon thoroughly clpmiHml from HIP ny tpm. NMKVOIJS Debility. Spermnlorrlu-a. Sumlna I.UHHOH , NlRlit KmlBHlons. LUSH ot Vital Powuri Pennant-nil ; nnd spei-illlv rui-iil , IVHAK .MIN ! , ( Vitality \\VaU ) , inmlo HO hy too oloio nnpllcallou to btiMnppH or Htiulv : Mvoro mental Htraln 01 Bi-li'ti SKXUAI , KXi'KSHKS In mlilillo llfo or from llm nflepts of youthful folllcM. Call or write them today. Hex -77. Omaha Medical and Suriiicil Institute. S. W. for. ICth ami ft 'ft For Sale Only by John Llnder , 13 Main St , Council Bluffs. O. R. GILBERT CO. , < n ( illliert Ilrn.t , , Oinului , Mniiufncturcrs of Pur Garment ? , Rugs. Etc 1 , 01 Iltviiy , Council lllillYn , III. Dr. CA.RL ENGEL OFFICI2 , BIK5 MAIX STHISliT , In Plumcr Building. DISEASES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN. . . . .CO.VKIXUMUXTS. . . . DR. Ifk E. ROE , ROEDENTIST " - -DENTIST Iloom : t" _ , -McTi'lniu IlloL'li. . TuUe Elevator. SPECIAL NOTICES COUNCIL BLUFFS WANTS * October 0 , U97. FOH IlKNT. HAMS Oil TltADM HV I.ICON'AUIJ KVHIIOTT. KOn IlKNT-lloufcCs In Council IJluffB tin.00 per month Cherry Hill and one IUTC o ) Mrcnmd. fruit nnd Kinlrn. ( IS.CO per monlli New btoro room , 20x60 , ot IlronUwny. JO.00 per monlli IK * Thlnl St. , C rooms pnj Imrn. IC.tiO per month 15th HI , iiml Ave. II ; BOOI ] barn , J7.CO per innnlb120 Jliuuilwuy , ttjro room. $0.14) per mor'i , f'OG Urulium avenue , G rooms. 13.09 per mi' . ' ! > U.G Jtlclfc utreet C-riiom house. ! ) . ( iH'ir jnlli Jlouhv ori Ninth street. ACIti : p-iOI'KIlTV- JS.33 per month A "oil Imprcceil B urn's 2 mllei from town : will tuko oni-hnlf or the rent IE woi It. roil HAW ? City 1'ropcrtv f400 ( ioocl Jiouse , Inin. - ! " ' . inf. two loin 2311 Klfth ave. , monthly payments , J7 per monlli J2CO Oooil hout-e and lot ( in Avrniif II. uctwoei KlKlith ami Ninth Sl . . > 3 p r month , 1200 CJooJ hoiifi ! anil lot on Cth uYrnue. between SSI ) ! ainl : cth flu. , monthly paymcnte , } 0 pel month. 15 lot In WrlBht'n add for snlo at u very Ion price , I'AIIMH FOH SAM : )25 per yp ; 210-acre farm , I miles went or fins- weld , eifktern purl of J'nltuwalliimlu county (2 ; per acre 40 acres of uol running Inncl norlb of Neoln. } ! . " > per acre Well improve , ! ISO-ncre farm east ol I.ovelanil , I'nttawnttnrnlo county. $2.1 per ncr ( > 10 acrcH i < t Rood funning or frull land , 3 miles from Kidney , Fremont county. t25 per acre 30 noes of good fruit lain ! , with mall house , imrlli of Iliunburi ; , Fremonl count ) S2.i per acre (0 ( nrrcs of good bottom land , tome timber , 2 mlleu couth of city lliiuiH , K'O per ncie 20 ncics of food bottom land , 1 miles foilIh or Council lllulTx. 10-ncre travtB of land 2 mllcx Houth of South Omaha ; will lake pnrt payment In flty prop. crly. flood farms for rent. Apply to hKONARD KVKIIIJTT. 1 Penrl St. , Council lIluffH , Iowa , 115.00 per acre 40 acres of good land In Monona county. Five and ten-am ) tracts near the city for t.al < cheap. Good , cheap Nebraska liiii'ls for pale. Will cell any of the iihovo propeily on email payment Uowti , balance In ten unnuul pay * inemu. Other sooj farms for alc. Will take part ii.n ! In city property or gmalltr farms , balan o ' " "i time , annual payments. mVIJU.INOS. FItUIT , FAIllI AND flAIII l-N lands for tale or rent , Uny & Hess , XI I'm ! treet. MONKY TO IDAK-Hl < : iTC-i | | : > ItATi : "N Ilist-clais Improved farm * and Inside < "v properly. Apply to Jan. N. Casrady. Jr. M Main St. FOH IIINT , CIICAI' , IIIITCIIIII sii'T. ' choice location. 130 llwuy ; alun the store i Mm 142 Jlway , suitable for general merchandise \ Day & IIe s , 3 Tfarl t. The Hohlnion Connrrvotory , Coun cil Illuffi , la. Correct Methods. ! . - sona. CO cent * and upward. WM for protprMus , IOWA GARNISHMENTS. Noit-rcsicleutH of Iowa now Imvo uo exemptions under the new Cole which wont into pffoct October I. Wo can COU.HCT UAD AC COUNTS as of old , auaiuHt MARRIED or SINGLE employes of Rail- Maya , Kxprosa , Telegraph , Telephone aud Sloeplug Cur companion. NASSAU INVESTMENT CO. . Council Bluffs , la