VTuiIui.lI J\ 7t l\ CURRENT NEWS OF INTEREST , , FROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. Mi.xm Mn.Mtu.v. 5 Cooper , Fire Ins , 6 Pearl , lei. 372. I'cllx S , Tall of Dccatur , 111 , U In the clly. clly.P. Hollcobeck ot DCS .Molncs la In town today. 11. < 5. Tord came down from Woodbine- yesterday ' C. M. Johnson oB St. Louis was In the city yesterday. A. W. tbcrhart : of DCS Molncs Is In the city on business. , B. IX IJgan , a well known Glenwood man , was In town yesterday. C. C. Gary oft Kansas 'City ' was a Council ( Bluffs visitor yesterday. C. H.lyn ( of Madison , WIs. , was trans acting business ln\ \ this city yesterday. Not tbat glaring celluloid , but genuine New York finish , the IllulT City laundry. n. J. Seymour nnd W. d. Taylor , both of Chlcigo , wcro among the city's visitors yesterday. 12 , I' . Ilarton of Philadelphia Is stopping In this city for a few days for the purpose of looking after some liuslnoss Interests. J. H. Heed left last evening lor Santa To , N M. , to attend to his olllclal duties ns chief Justice of the court of claims. Nov. Henry DeLong , who has been con- lined to his homo by sickness during a part of the last week , Is able -to bo out again. H. H. Alshtoa nnd W. 0. Litton came down from Iloono yesterday on a trip In which they will combine business and plcas- uro. uro.Wo glvo attention to little things In laun dry work. You get all tbat Is best In fine work and good service at the 12aglo laundry , 721 Ilvvoy. The liearlng on the search warrant under which J W. I'lnnell's saloon In the Opera House block was raided lias bcsn eel tor next Thursday In Justice * Vlcn'a court. The funeral of Sophus Stolatiburg , the 13- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs J. J. Stolan- burg , will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Tlrst Scandinavian church , corner of N'lntli street and Avenue A. In terment at Walnut Hill C r Stevenson , a Kansas Clly attorney , returned to his homo last evening He has been transacting business with the dlroc'ors of the exposition relative to some conces sions wanted by a number of Kansas City linns and Incidentally has been visiting friends In this city. C. H Viava. Co , femilo remedy ; consulta tion free Olllce hours , 0 to 12 and 2 to 5 Health book furnished. 32C-327-32S Merrlam block. N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250. iMiirrii > i-nitSjONS UP iv COTIHT. All Ilcvlnri * Thi'lr Iiinoooiice of AIIJ Vronir lloliiK. The prisoners indicted by the grand ] ury at the present term were arraigned before Judge Thoinoll jcstcrday. William Barnes , who stole a lot of hoga from a farmci pleaded not guilty. > W. D. Graham , charged with bigamy by having lived ifor three vcars with a woman to whom ho was not married and Introduc ing her as his wife while ho was still wedded tn another woman who Is the mother of the grown up ron who hail him arrested , pleaded not guilty Com ad , nn Omaha tough , who robbed a drunken man named Taylor , entered the same positive denial. Hlla Clarl' , the ne- gresa who turned $100 out of the pockets of a Missouri mat ) , declared the man trlod to rob her and that the charge was false. In the case of Gcorgo G. Hell , the South Main street commission man Indicted on tin co charges of embezzling the proceeds of consignments of goods furnished him for sale. Judge Thornell made an error In his case reducing hla bond In the three cines from $700 to $500 each. Million , Mooney and Holgers , Indicted ( for gambling and out on ball , were notified to bo In court this morning at 9:30 : for arraign ment. The day was consumed In hearing the case of LI ml or & Pllte'r against John Llndt. Thr Biiit Involves the ownership of the bricl building on Broadway near the Northwest cm depot erected a few yeans ago by the Kchlltz Brewing company. Judge Thornell made the first asalgnmen of law cases yesterday as follows- Wetlneod ty , January 2i > J. N. Casady , Jr against Manhattan Flrp In-turinco Assoeia tion ; low L M M. Insurance Compan against J. W. Crowe , Schurz against Big ley.Thursday Thursday , Jnmiirv 27 Fisher agalns Schmald'.co ot al. Murks aR.ila it McGulirtt Jr , Klrkend ill. Jones it Co amlnst Hot'i ' holz ot al , Gllmoro & , Ruhl ngalnst Hotli holz ot til. Friday , Jimmiy 2S ICato 31so cgalns Jackson , Stnry against Stipicme Lodge Knights of Pythias , Empson against City o Council Bluffs. feattirdiv , January 29 Kilo Bell Llncol ngiilnst Otsady et al Lou 'e , guardiui nrf.ilnst Cuuuly e-t nl , \'J3"'l nun- ; Casad ct al Monday , Jrnuary 11-5hnplo3 Compan against Wc-ston ( sp ei il ) Tueailiv , I'tlinnry Smith against Independent pendent School DHtrlct Xnr'hvvuitern Lum ler Company ngnlnstVnrt , Miller ng-uni Uernoy , Henvrg ngulma IJ'rnov. Wednesday , February 2 Gijhut ag ilnb T's-her ' ( Hpcclal ) Dort"rt nfri'iiot ' Young. Thursdaj , February 3 U. 1 * . Jcnse a pa In Xeltt Jensen et nl Friday , Febrtnry 4 Wentl. administrator ngiiliiHt Hannin , receiver ( special ) . Saturday , February 5 Green against Slmv et al. .Monday , February " -Coun-ll Bluffs Sav Ings Bank against Wlllli"is ot nl ( pperlar Cioesen ngalnst Siguln , CnMcont C. and M Compiny against Williams. Tuesday. February S Fremont Wes against Otorgo Wexst , McKeazlo agalns Summcra. FiUUiy , February 11 Crawford agalnb Athlotlo Association , University of No braskn. Monday , February 14 Ilolman agnlnst Mo tor Company , Depuls against Northweaten ( speclnl ) , Copeland against 'Motor ' Company Tuesday , February 15 Abel & Duni agaliiHt Hough et al , Monday , Febnmiy 21 Docre , Wells & Co ngalnut Chicago , Milwaukee & St. I\iu Jtallvvay Company et al ( special ) . I1 n rH III n IT 4'orKHH C'MNI-N. Among the case.s against Kugcl and Cor- gan heard In Juatleo Vlen's court > csterday was the hearing on the nearch vvanant un der which a set of harness alleged to bo the property of Jens Jorgeiibcn was recovered The justice found the cuuo a little hard to decide , for the reason that the defendants liad traded off uomo parts of Joigenben'a hiriietu and i > ulcitltutc < l other pieces to make the eel complete again. The couit took his eloclslon under advisement. Kebocca Uruna of 1G15 Avenue F filed application for a search warrant for the ingi > l-Corgan prem- 4sc . She lost a week's washing from bcr clotheallno last November. The property was found and fully Identified. Four moro ol the former search warrant cae < -vvcro heard and oil the property ln < intention ordered ru. turned to thu claimants. GEO. W. DUDLEY , , Prominent St. Louis liualticss Alan Cured of Astlimn , n Case of Ten Years' Standing , by Dr. Cliar- cot's Kola Nervine Tablets , Bt. Ixiuts , Mo , Ajirll 13 , 1KH\ , To whom It may concern , I am plenum to uild my testimonial to tbo worth of DA Clmrcot'B Kola Nervine Tablet ! ) , I liuvlns boon afflicted with asthma for about ton jears. I Imvo found Kreut relief from the UBO of these Tubleta , fur after bavlng used one of tbo Inrpo boxes the eyiiiiitoina were nearly cffuced , Honlntr that olhcra thus afflicted will Leneltt from my oi .erlence , I am , Truly jouia , Geo. W. Dudley. N. n.-Mr. ( leorgo W. Dudley , writer ot tlio above letter , la president of The Dud ley Machlnory Co. , Bt.I.oulB , Mo , and ono of the beat known civil and coiiBtruotlntt engineers In the West and South \Vtnt. Jio has recently gained national promt * nence as one of the Invoiitora and owners of the celebrated dynnmlte nun now being uied with uuch deadly effect by the Cuban In their struggle for liberty , Dr. Clmrcot'B Kola Noi vine Tablets never ( all In nervous diseases of any kind. Fifty. rants and 11.00 at nil druReltiU. Boo D chnrcol'B name on label. Ijutcka 6 We. Ca La CroasaVU . TAXISC MONEYSASD CREDITS Soma of the Features of tin New Iowa Revenue Bill , LISTS EVERYTHING FOR ASSESSMENT Statute DcRltrnci ! to OvcrtnUe All or of Tnv Shirker * Pi Unto IlnnU- , crit 1'roi Islon 11 Iliiril One to Apply. A very careful study ot the new law pro viding for Iho assessment of corporations ant banlts has convinced the county authorities that It will glvo the assessors moro trouble than any other portion ot the now revenue law. The whole law Is proving a great puzzle to the county assessors. The entire body of twenty-eight men were called In for a few days and given a day's schooling by the county auditor and county attorney and the law explained to them as clearly as possible. They were also patiently drilled In the use of the various blanks that must be filled out and the double sots ot books that must bo kept. Tlio feature of the law that relates to the assessment of corporations and banks has not troubled the country assessors , but It Is giving occasion for some thought to city as sessors and likewise to the people who arc to bo assessed. If the law Is administered as Its framera Intended many people will pay taxes next jear who have been exempt in the past. These are people whose possessions have been In the shape of nionojs and credits that } lcld comfortable Incomes , but glvo the assessor no tangible evidence of their exist ence. Iho law requires the listing for taxation ol all credits , annuities , banknotes and stocks ol all kinds. The term credit as used In the law Is defined as Including every claim or domain ! due or to become duo for money , labor 01 other valuable thing , every annuity or sum of money receivable at stated periods nnd all money or property of any kind se cured by deed , title , bond or salaries , or mortgage or otheiwlse ; pensions from the United States or silarles or payments ex pected are not Included. This particular taxable list Is further described In a separ ate section , which specifies "monejs , credits and coiporation shares or stocks , except as otherwise provided , cash , circulating notes of national banking associations and the United States legal tender notes , jnd other notes and certificates of the United States pajable on demand and circulating or Intended to circulate as currency ; notes , including those secured by mortgage , accounts , contracts for cash or labor , bills of exchange , judgments , chosps In actions , liens of any kind , securi ties , debentures , bonds other than those of the UrlteJ States , annuities and corporation shares or stocks not otherwise In kind , shall be assessed as provided In this chapter. " Debt I are to bo deducted fiom the list of monejs and credits Building nnd loin shares are exempt , but the debts of the in dividual must be shown to be founded upon actual consideration Indebtedness contracted b > the purchase of United States bonds can not bo deducted. Thcro lias been much complaint in the past that private bankers have had no dilllculty In escaping their Just proportion of the ta\a- llon burden. A section of the now law has been framed with special reference to them Private bankers are described as any person or persons whose business Is the receiving ot depcslts subject to check , on certificates , receipts or otherwise , or the selling of e\- change. All such persons arc required to furnish a sworn statement showing the as sets aside from real estate and liabilities of the bank or banker on the first day of Jan uary each jear. This list must show the amount of money on hand or In transit , the funds In the hands ot the other banks or perbons and the amount of checks or other cabh items ; the actual value of credits due or to become due ; the amount of all deposits made with them by others , and also the amount of bills payable ; tlie actual value of bonds and stocks of every kind and shares ot capital stock , or Joint stock of other cor porations held as an Investment , or In any way representing assets , and all other prop erty pertaining to the business. Including real cstale. In national and state banks nothing Is e\cmpt but the government bonJs. The as sessor furn shes each Individual a blank , upon which ho Is required to list all of moneys anil credits , and ho Is obliged to swear to the correctness of the list In two different places. AVantcd , at once , man to work In garden. Must understand hot frame woik. Address J. It. Mcl'herson , 1250 Dast Pierce. ll < -\l\al nt n < lK\tooiL Churcli. The revival services now progressing at Kdgcvvood Union church , on the Shugart farm , five miles cast of this city , are nightly attracting largo congregations from the eur. rounding country , augmented by the pres ence of a largo number or persons from thla city. The meeting Is ono of the greatest , both In point of attendance and enthusiasm , that haa overibeen held In the rural dlstrlcto of thla county. One great feature ot Its suc cess can bo accounted for by reason of the nonsectarlan character of the work. Hov. L O. Goodell of Trinity Methodist church preached the sermon last evening and was enthusiastically received. Among the other ministers of this city who have assisted are W. S. Barnes. Alexander Lltherland , T. W. Williams , L. P. McDonald , Henry DeLong and A. 11. Carter. There will bo no service this evening or on any Saturday evening during the continuation of the meeting. On Sunday the preaching occurs at 3 p. m. In stead of at 7.30. Hcbecca Degree lodge , No. 3 , will hold a public Installation bail and banquet January 21 at the Independent Order of Odd Fol lows' temple , the first of Ita kind ever held In tbo city. I.i-nilliiK Christina Sclrndxt. Recent Boston papers contain full and Illustrated accounts of the work of Judge S. J. Hanna , a former resident of this city , who married Miss Camella Turley hero a number of > ears ago. Since leaving Council Bluffs Judge Hanna has become a Christian Scientist and has established a church with the largest membership In the United States , It Is the First Church of Christ , the mother church of the Christian Scien tists. It has on active membership of 10,000. Afcw days ago the church gained In ono day an accession of 2,100 members , The event vvas made the occasion of a great colobratlon. Judge Hanna has had charge of the Immense congregation for yearn , not In the capacity of minister , but "first reader" Ho was among the first to espouse the principles of the new faith. Ho has many warm friends and admirers In this city and expects to make a visit hero during the summer , Held Kutiiti * TrniiNftTH. Tlio following transfers nro reported from ; ho tltlo nnd loan olllco of J. W. Squires , 101 [ 'earl street ; IJ F. AVcntz and - wifeto Martha Hllen Strong , lotH 4 and 6 , block 1 , Arnold's 2d add , w il * EOO County treasurer to llrnest U. Hart , lot I ) , John Johnson' * add , tax d 2,5CS LMury M. Ocnton and husband to Susan A. Bird , lot U , block 1 , Gates' add , a a el 1 Lyman T , Shugart and wife to U. L , Shugart , swU nvv',4 and uvvUt sw'4 2s , eV4 no'/4 anil noU 8oV 20-75-4. , a vv d. . 1 O. U. Smith and vvlfo to Martin I'lahn , nvvU nvvJi 27 and , e > ,4 ne 4 2i-77-39. w il 5,000 Five transfers , total , JS.SCS Catch Tuo Confidence .Men. Upon Information received from the ) maba pollco Officers Anderson and Murphy yesterday arrested two men who are al- cged to bo among the most tklllful and ntorprlslog confidence men In tlio country. 'hey ' gave the names hero of Alexander lonry and Tom Drennan , but these are not ho names their mothers gave them. Both had fiuo layouU lor thu accommodation of green couotry boj % with hearts tender enough to be touched by tbc talc ot woe , and the obdurate exa figfr.t. Ilrcnnnn was taken to Omaba. but Henry refuse ! to accompany the Omaba officers until coin * polled to. noiMis or no tuner nntc.vTtov. I'roiiovlllon fur VIMV HlKli School llnllilliiFT In OlKCimc-il. At the adjourned meeting of the IloarJ of Education last night It vvas decided to eub- mlt the proposition again to the voters of the city to vote bonds to build a nen high school building. Hut before taking the neces sary legal steps In the matter the board de cided that It Mould bo wise to consult the taxpajcrs a little further , and for this pur pose determined upon calling < i special meeting to bo held next Monday cven'ng. At this meeting the cltlrcnovlll bo Invited to como forward and express their vvUhcs mid opinions , and If a majority ot them ap prove the plans ot the board to do away with the present high school building on the lilll and erect a new one somewhere down town the proposition to vote the required bonds will bo Included In the ballots at the coming spring election. The irattcr vvais dlscusoci nt length last night and all ot the member appeared to bo In fa\or of It. The n/ittor of formulating a better eystcn tor the purchase ot supplies for all ot th departments of tlio schoala was dtacusew Secretary Graaon's plan which was called fu at the last meeting was presented. The pla requires an cstlnato to bo made each yea of the amount of supplies for all dep irt mcnts In the schools , and apportion ! ! ) the amount to bo expended at each schoo to bo based upon the averase attendance and thit the Janitors and principals be re strlctcd from o\crrcachtng the limits. Chair man Thomas ot the finance committee ap proved thp plan nnd mo\cd tilt the con rnltteo on supplies bo Instructed to mike a annual estimate of the total supplies lueJci nnd advertise for bids Secretary Grason &ug Rested that nil bids ba accompanied by sam pies of the nrtlclea to bo supplied. Uoth sug gcstlonq were approved. Secretary Grason' p'rn of checking and bookkeeping a\s \ appro\cd. Mr. Sims of the janitors and supplies com mltteo said that the Issuing of supplies t the Janitors of the various buildings vva being done In a very loose manner and mo\e that all supplies In the future bo Issued di rectly by the supervisor ot buildings n grounds Spruit suggested that the Janitor be required to get their supplies for the en tire week on E-Uurdajs from 8 to 12. Here totoro they have taken up halt ot the tlm ot the head Janitor through the week by call Ing for things dally. The suggestion was up proved. Chairman Spruit of the teachers' committee too stated that theio were about fourtee puplln in the high school who enterej th biiii'ness course before the change ot tw jcars to four jcars was made In the kngt ot the course , and ho suggested that as al these pupils would hive graduated this jea under the old course It was a matter o keeping faith with them to permit them t receive their diplomas. All ot the members with the exception ot Sims , favored this Idea Ho declared that It was cheapening th courea , and ho was only In favor of Issuln the certificate showing the time thcj l.ni studied Instead of the diploma. Superintend ent Hlsey said It would be impracticable t lave them complete the year In the Idcntlca manner laid down. In the old course , as a number of changes had been i ido , but If th board wished to grant the diplomas to thes pupils for their two joils' study an equiva lent to the old course could be arranged b the principal It was finally decided to gran the pupils their diplomas upon the comple tion of their two j ears' course or Its equiva lent. lent.The The question of tuition of nonresident pu pile was called up again by Secretary Gra son's report of the number of pupils who ha. not paid their tuition. He- presented tw lists. One comprised the names ot thos whom the oecretary's Investigations lac shown wcro unable to pay and the enforce ment of the rule would deprive of the bene fits of the schools , and the other of thcu who were able1 to pay but had neglected o refused. The former list he rccommendec should bo excused. This conta'ned the name of Ethel Mitchell , Ueua Anderson , Bernlc McCarthy , Uuby Grant , Nettle Cowan , How ard and ray Drown , Udlth Dlller , Tranl Page and Louis Perron. On motion ot Sims the tuition was ordered remitted The othc list bore the names of Hulda Lareon , Donau Martin , Harold Truax , Carrie Bonham Maude Turner , Maude Norton , Frank Andei son , Mcda Ward , Kttlo Uapp , Ida Stevei Bessie Stever and Grace Ware. The secretar ; was instructed to notify the parents am guardians ot these pupil's that they mus comply with the orders of the board to pay the tuition or show cause why the pupil should not bo dismissed. The secretary reported tlat the deeds to the lots on which the Pierce street school i located had never been recorded. The over sight was ordered to corrected at once. A $30,000 building has been on the grounds forever over a dozen jears. The report from the principal of the hlgl school stated that the promotion of the new class that will enter next Monday , some twenty-five In number , will add four reclta tions to their program , This , ho said , wouli nako It necessary to Increase the teaching force , and Secretary GrasTi , who has been employed on half time in charge of the bus ! ness department , was placed on full time The added duties of the position would make t impossible to attend to his duties of sec retary and ho therefore tendered his reslg nation. The board elected Dillon Iloss to fll the vacancy. The Durfee Furniture company has begun - gun another ono of the popular and profit- iblo 20 per cent discount sales which will nst during the remainder of the month Svcry article In the big establishment vvll go at this great discount. HailMTCN f < > > ' 'relL'iihoiie IiiNiieotlnii. The Nebraska Telephone company has In creased the number of Its Inspectors ant las made arrangements to take the best possible caio of the Instruments In use. Manager Atkins last evening Issued now > adgefo and has requested all subscribers o deny admission to any stranger who can not show his badge and who claims to be an employe of the company. Tuo badges are Inscribed : "Nebraska Telephone Co. nspector. " DUoicihot \xlilf. SIOUX CITY , Jan. 21. ( Special. ) The district court has set aside a divorce decrco In the case of Florence Duckland against Thomas Duckland on the grounds of perjurj by the plaintiff , Duckland came to Sloui City a few days ago and found hls > wife hat secured a divorce , Ho went before the court and It was set aside after his wlto having flvo daja ot unmarried life. Mrilli'iil ANNOulatloiicljouriiH. . SIOUX CITY , la. , Jan. 21. ( Special Tele gram. ) The Sioux Valley Medical associa tion , which has been In session In this city for the last two days adjourned Its meeting at noon today and the next meeting will be licld at Sheldon , HepiuiTM for Injuries , KLDOIIA , la. , Jan. 21. ( Special Tele gram. ) The Jury In the case of Flora Fur- man against the City of Kid or a , awarded the plaintiff $500 damages. Mrs. Furman sus tained injuries through falling on a broken walk and sued for $ G,000. limn IlnxliifNH Nolcx. Ilaworden has a now flro alarm system. A railroad pay roll of $10.000 a month makes Oelwelu merchants glad to do busi ness , Sao City will soon vote on a proposition to grant a franchise to an electric light com pany. Rock Rapids has completed the construc tion of an electric lighting system at a cost of $17,598.35. Tim stale bank of Dyemvlllo has deposits of $12C,72C 70 , an Increase during the last year of $70,000. Charter Oak shipped 1G8 moro cars of freight In 1897 than In 1896. The station 10- celved during the year 21.926,174 pounds of freight and chipped 32,390,709 , pounds. Business men of Manslialltown are almost unanimous tn favoring the building of a viaduct In that city. They nay there If no other city In the state with auch a dan gerous railroad crossing , it u HDSr US RIOTING KNIFE Iowa Legia1atur3 Will Bo Compelled to Oarvo LIKELY TO CUT EV NTY-F.VI . PZR CENT i _ i Clinlrtnnti flnrnt l > f the Sonntc Com mittee ConfoBMrK Il * SOPS MO OllitrVny Out of ( lie , Dllcninin , DE9 M01NKS , Jan. 21 ( Special Tele gram. ) Chairman Qnrst of the acnato ap propriations committee does not itako an cn- eotiraglng view of the outlook for appro priations for s'ato Institutions this year. Ho said thla afternoon that the ways nnd means tand appropriations committees wcro agreed , In a general ivay , the } . enough siv- ing must bo made In the coming ilennlum to pay the state ddbt , In , the main at least , without Increase of taxes. To do this ho calculated thcro would too no money to ap propriate for new buildings nt Institutions. Chciokco nska $279,000 for Insauo my- lum completion , Marshalltovvn wants $40,000 for a new building at the Soldiers' Home , Clarlnda wants $151,000 for repairs and new building , the Omaha Exposition commission nska ' $ < 7,400 , for on exhibit , Ames asks $11- 475 for the Improvement of the groundi ? , library nnd museum and purchase of a red- donco for the president. Other Institutions nsk largo amounts for like purposes , nil ad ditional to the regular support funds. Chairman Garst says these amounts will , In lib opinion , have to Ibe pruned 75 per cent. Ho sees no means of giving anything like the amounto asked 'by ' these Institutions without overrunning the Income , whercis It Is nccccuury to run far within the Income In order to reduce the debt. The matter rot havlrg been eonsldeied In detail by the committee ho dors not vv.int to make what may bo considered nn authoritative statement , but he admits that the situation Is most discouraging fiom the point of view cf anything like ordinary liberality toward the Institutions The etato printing and binding fight will bo on tomorrow nnd is likely to continue until a final determination is made. The domosrata are forcing the fight In the house In the effort to abolish the offices of state printer nnd ( binder. H began today when a Joint resolution from the senate for a Joint convention nt 11 30 a. m. , to elect printer ami binder and wardens of the peniten tiaries went to the house nnd on objection to Immediate consideration went over , under the inlcs The objection came from the democratic side and tomorrow the democrats propose ti > make their fight. They will flrct move an amendment to divide the question and secure first a vote on < a Joint conven tion to elect wardens ? . fThls amendment will make It possible to postpone action till Tuesday , so that the Joint convention at the eaillcst will not bo ibcforo Tuesday. The democrats In both "bodies " have cau cused and claim they will to solid for any oourso looking to abolishing the offices and substituting the contract system ofdoing ntato woik. Tomorrow morning's vote in the house will fujuisfi a test of strength in that body. If 'tho democrats lose now they will at once bring In a Ijill to abolish the ofllces and try , to carry It during the session. They claim greatest strength In the house , but It IB ( believed will not suc ceed In cither body. BOARD OP CONTROL FIGHT. The board of controlIflght waxes warmer. Senator Healy left tonight for New York and Senator iCarnoy for .Wisconsin , to study board of control workings In those states Dot'n represent thft senate ways : nd means committee and favor the Healy plan of an executive central beard. The senate bill will bo drawn after thcli rcluin. The at titude of the house special committee which will "draft " the bill for that body Is stil'i doubtful , but indications are it will favor the Merrlam plan of a boaid with merely ad visory powers Merrlam Is on the commit tee and working hard In the house to create sentiment In favor of his Idea. Speaker Funk's latest expression indicates that he wants a boaid with administrative and ex ecutive powers , to Include in Its Jurisdiction the educational as well as the other Institu tions. The Healy plan does not Include the educational institutions under the boaid's authority. President iDeardsher of the Agricultural college said today ho favored an advisory board and did not object to it having the educational institutions under Its Jurisdic tion ; but he decidedly objected to It having executive and administrative powers. He wanted those lowers left with the local boards , as no\v. The Hood of new bills continued today. In the house Dlako presented ono to make'It a misdemeanor for a candidate to treat a voter or to have any agent do so , and fur ther to make It disqualify the candidate If elected. Appropriation bills were pre sented as follows : Dempster , to appropriate $50,050 for the Soldiers' Orphans homo nt Davenport ; by Darker , for $47,398 for the In stitution for Feeble-Minded at Glennood ; by Real , for $279,000 to complete the Hqspltal for the Insane at Cherokee ; by Venoman , for f4,174 } for the State Agricultural society. In the senate MoArthm of the Durllngton presented a bill to repeal entirely all laws for the collection of poll tax. Junktn pre sented ono to do away with the annual ap propriation of $22,000 for the fllenwood In stitution for Feeble-Minded and substitute a per capita support fund of $12 per month for the present allov.ance of $10. This would save about $8,000 a year net. RDTRENCHMUNT AND REFORM. There Is ono committee that this now oodo provides for which It is safe to say few state officers reallez Is In elxstenco. It Is the committee on retrenchment and reform and Is the only statutory committee In the legislative organization. It has powers over all state oulcero and can Issue subpoenas and inflict ruuishmcnt for contempt. In pre cisely the same manner as the district court , Sections 181 , 182 and 183 of the coda provide for this committee , which 1s corroosed of the chairmen of the ways and means , appropria tions and Judiciary In the two branches of the aesembly. It Is required at each session of the leg's'aturo ' ' to examine all accounts ot the executive council records , reports , acts of all klods , etc. ; It Is authorised to Investi gate all doings of departments of the fctato at the seat of government , to go over all statements of receipts and disbursements of the siato and Its several departments and In short to make lt.soj ( as generally dltagree- able as possible ; to do a. regular Ilcaly com mittee Job. The ooininUtco also Is empow ered to rciport at each session a Joint resolu tion fixing iho number of employes and their salaries for the several boards , commissions and departments for.ho ( succeeding biennial > orlod and to recomiieiil ( ( such soproprlatlons as shall bo needed fxjr heso purposes , It has > avver to administer iitliH ) and require t'io iroductlon of all b 6ks , papers , documents , eta. , aid may puuysfijfor contempt exactly asthe district court. Tills formidable ocfiregatlon of extraordi nary powers mot J'tsfprday afternoon and organized. Senator Tufik , of the ways and means committee , of tie upper house , was made chairman H'was decided that there was a good deal of vvprk for the committee and that It had a pool , excuse to oak for a pcclal clerk , but J6SJ. to piove Itself worthy of Its name the cornraHteo decided to strug gle along without A clerk and Harry Duck , clerk of the senate ways and means , will also aot for It , 'with ' compensation. The committee- did not dptermlne any line of policy farther "tlian doing with religious cx- ctness the duties prescribed for It by law , which will Involve a deal of work and may csult In some economies of no mean ac count. SIIHICC | < < M | of 11 Murder. MARSHAU/TOWN , la. , Jan. 21. ( Spe- lal. ) A stranger has been arrested hero vho answers very closely the description of Mvvard Dlller , who Is wanted In St. Ixiuls or shooting Edward Toomcy on January H f the present year. The man gave Ills amo as U I * . J. Smith of Galesburg , 111. , hen arraigned before Mayor rierco and irotested his Innocence of any crime. The escrlptlon tallies ) BO well that the man tvas held for \afirancy. His picture was tnketi and will bo fornnrdcd to the St , Ixmls offi cers t onee. Mnyor Pierce eays ho has little hopes that Smith Is the right man but thought It beat to detain him. AVIM Ho ( it OTTUMWA , In. , Jan. 21. ( Special Telegram - gram ) C. I ) , rullcn of Falrflold , who was this week superccdcd as United Stalcn dis trict attorney for the southern district of town , TV 111 move to Chicago , where ho has been rctatced ns counsel by the organization ot bucket shop men. Ho Is paid to have been guaranteed a retaining fee of $3,500 a year for ( Ho years. ! ) ! ii ItuniiKCnHlp. . SIOUX CITY , Jan. 21. ( SpcchU Two herds ot Woodbury county cattle will bo slaughtered on account of the disease of ergotism , which has developed. The matter has been called to the attention of the state \ctcrlnarlan , but the ; inlmals cannot bo cured , The dtscaeo U not contagious , but Is Infectious. niliniiunVuiitH n OTTUMWA , la , Jan. 21.-Spcclal ( Tele- pram. ) Ottumvv a la after a franchise In the Western Hnso Unll association , A number of local "fans" hive d clded to make the effort to put In a team thli year , and 1'resl- dent Hlckpy tons been written to for p.ir- tlculars , A meeting will be called and the money inlsed ns soon nn he Is lu\ard from. iMNcmicn "T\M S io AIKIIII ciun. Hlvnl CiuullilnlCN for ( JoM-rnor In ( he I'roKrnin of UOIIMM , nnTROIT , Jan. 21 More than 200 mem bers and guests of the Algor Republican club enjoyed the ninth annual banquet of that organisation this evcn'ng. ' 'Features ' of the occasion wcro the addresses of Governor 1'lngreo nnd ex-Congressman James O'Don- ncll , both of whom arc aspirants for this year's gubernatorial nomination. Governor Plngree remarked tint as governor ho had n license ( cot a franchise ) to offer sugges tlons. His principal suggestion was1 that It vluw of present lack of employment , causci chiefly by concentration of wealth and busl ness , universal eight-hour working laws hai become a necessity. As nn employer he favoieJ this , and he hid written th goveinors of the various states uiglng con sldcratlon of the question by the Icglslatuics and asking their views. Mr. O'Donnell , In his response , took a good-natured thrust at the governor by con gratulating him upon advocating an eight hour law "Mr. I'lngree's eight-hour law Idoj , " said he "Is a very good one. originated It In the national house of rcpre scutatlves and voted for It. " TYTH IiU > I > 1.11V ATVV U VTR Insui-niu'c CompiuM J'nvs l'olli01 VIlNNlnu' Mild' Tri'ilMiirfl. LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Jan. 21 An Hvenliij , Post special from Frankfort , Ky , says Jamea "U * . T-ite , the defaulting ex-state trcas uiei of Kentucky whocklppcd the state leav ing a deficit of about $ M.OCO ) eleven years aio , Is now legally dead , If not actually so There has always been a great dc-il ot mya- tery connected with Tale's disappearance ant it has been asasitcd by hlh enemies and many ot his friends that he was alive in fame fot- eign country. The law In Kentucky is that after a nun has been missing for seven yeai- and nothing has been heard from him durnn ! that time ho U legally dead It was undci this statute tint his helis leccntly brought suit againt the Insurance companies to re cover the Insurance on bla life. The com- neales fought the cases bitterly until today when the attorneys for the Connecticut Mu tual Life appeared In court and paid over SlTlOO on the $5,000 policy which Tate am led In their company. In ho doing they virtually admit the death ot the cx-stato treasurer The other defendants , It Is eaid , will foilow the example of the Connecticut company. IIHKOIMIIAU PHIMIRY Vittloniil Coil Tori-nut * IHCUSNCH | Muth- 1 oils ami I'/H'fls OIIIrciH , NEW YORK , Jan. 21. At today's session of the national conference on the reform of primary elections , Joslali Qulncy , mayor of Boston , occupied the chaii. Oscar Strauss , ex-minister of the United States to Turkey , spoke briefly. A letter was read from Secre tary of the Treasury Gage Governor Tanner of Illinois ; Dr. Albert Shaw. John P. Altgeld. ex-governor of Illinois , and M. M. Carland , president of the Amalgamated Iron Workers' association. The following were unanimously elected officers of the newly formed league for the coming year : President , Hon Oscar S Strauss , New York ; first vice president , Joslah Qulncy , Dostco ; second vice presi dent , Charles Umory Smith , Philadelphia ; t'.ilrd vice president , \Va1terC Flower , irayor of Now Orleans ; secretary , Ralph M Easley , } Chlccgo ; treasurer , Darwin R James , presl- I dent New York Dcard of Trade and Trans- ) nortatlon. These officers at their discretion I will appoint an executive committee of fif teen. i vuii.n 'io ATi'n > Jticii"nov ( iorrnoi - Tanner Itci'Ilrs io Iii Hu- UIMI of &vtri > ( iir > Mieriiinii. SPRINGFIELD. III. , Jan. 21. Governor Tanner this morning received the following message from Waehlngtcn : WASHINGTON , Jan. a It will bo grat ifying to the president if you can attend and take part In the reception to President Dole on next Monday In Chicago ( Signed ) JOHN SHERMAN. Governor Tanner replied as follows- SPRINGFIEI.D , III , Jan. 21. I have been suffering for sovcr.il days with a H'.lght at tack of rheumatism In my vvrl ts and bc- fore I learned of President Dole's coming had made uriangemcntfl with .1 party of ten ladles nnd gentlemen , including Mrs Tanner , to start Saturday for Hot Springs , Ailc. These arrangements were made Tues day nnd Wednesday , Therefore , to post pone or nbindon the trip would result In Brent disappointment , especially to th lady members of the party. Please tender my regrets to the president. JOHN R. TANNER. Itni-liMl Allv < - iii a IVoil. nARi\DOO , WIs. , Jan. 21. The dead body of Albert Miller , who was burled nllvo on Wednesday at the bottom of a forty-foot well , was iccovpred today. Miller's rescuers worked hard all day yesterday and were at a point where they could liear his voice , the Imprisoned man having been heard to ask for a drink of water. Dut just as the hard working llfesavera wcro within a few feet of the entombed man a second cave-In occurred nnd from that time on Miller's volco was hushed , The band of rescuers worked all night and reached the unfortu nate man today , The body was cold In death , the man having probably been suffo cated Immediately after the fcecond cave-In. IZlIll Of lIllllU OJllfllllN' I'rilHClMltlOIIH. ST. PAUL , Jan. 21. The lost of the many cases growing out of the sensational failures of several St. Paul banks last year ended today , as those preceding It had done , In a verdict of not guilty. This case was on the charge that W. F. Rlckol , vlto pres ident and manager of the Minnesota Sav ings bank , had converted to his own Uho certain notes signed by John Jlubscr. On the stand Miihser remarked that Dlckol had his full consent to dispose of the notes as ho saw lit , but the state sought to provo that the notes were the property of the bank. The Jury was out all night and ( list reported a disagreement , but finally brought In a verdict of not guilty this afternoon. iHMiiKiinc 1 1. Ili-luJnii HRUSSEI.,8 , Jan 21 There vva < * on excit ing foccno In the Chamber of Deputies hero today M. Dcmblon , socialist , violently at tacked the president of the house. M JJern- art , accusing hint of having recwvtd pollco tplcs at his housedurlnir the term of his premiership. Amid considerable excitement the suspension of M. Demblon was voted by C7 ayes to 27 nnys. Then , ns the deputy refused to withdraw , the sitting was sus pended , 1VIII litS < -Mlfi1 , CINCINNATI , Jan. 21. P , M , Arthur , chief of the Urot'nerhcod of Locomotive Engineers , IB here. Ho declined to uppuk of the Cincinnati , Hamilton d Dayton grievance further than to say ho did not btllevo tl-o brotherhood chiefs would be called on to assist , lie thought fha matter tvould be settled by the jmrUts txlay It hat developed tlmt no question of wnfr < > i * involved The men want fnlrsr treatment when discharged. They demand hearing before discharge , a rearrangement of nlglit runi nnd payment for overtime when delayed on the road , srn.visGU siutiY or , \ . i.irri.u ouu , . \HCKC * She 1Vn Itenlrnlncdnrnln < llfp 11 111 nml Cruelly llrnlcn. CHICAGO , Jin , 21 , A strange story of al leged kidnaping and cruelty was told to the pollco today by Mlnnlu Roberts , n. H-yenr- old match girl , and her guardian , Bmlllo Charbonnenu , The girl disappeared from her homo at SS7 West Twelfth street last Febru ary , nnd for months the police searched for her , but vvlt'.iout success According to the girl's story she was kidnaped by Lollto Ha- dosta , n Spanish countess who has been llvlnp nt 3-10 Him street , nnd has been held n prisoner from last February until n few days ago. Escaping from the countess , the plrl say s ihe tried to llnd her parents , but k'irned Hint they liml gone to California , wheieupon she sought the piolectlon of Madame Cltnrboniienu. Countess it.adopcn , ns she asserts she has the right to be called , Is under arrest. In'her own quaint way the little girl told "her " story , the result of which was the nr- icst of Mrs. nadoscn , the nllrced L ountp < < ) on a charge of cruelty to children , The wwirant nllegx" ' bentlng , klekliur , torturing nnd otherwise abuslni ? a elilhl The humane society was called Into the onse , Minnie , according to her xtory , Is the daughter of French parents nnd can spcnU t'.int ' Innjningc fluently. Her parents wcro poor , and u year ago her father went to California , hoping to regain the fartuno which once was his. Shortly after his de- pirtuie , Mtnnlo says , nhe was foiccd to jio on the streets selling matches to support Cicr mother nnd voungpr brother and slst r. In the course of her wanderings ono dnv In February , 1S17 , thp little match girl mot Madame Itadosen , She ciiiniKCd .Minnie In convenmtlrm nnd learned that the girl rould speak Fiench. When Minnie called at her request , It Is Bald , CoUntws llndosca In duced the girl to stny with tier Minnie de clares she was shown the beautiful furnish ings of the npaitments and wns oariled away with what she s.uv. The offer of the countess vvas accepted and Minnie's humble homo know her no more She became one of the fiitnllv of the countess and taught thu Uittpr'H children the French l.iiiKiuge. A few months after the /lrl's / Introduction to the home of the "oountpss , " Iho story continues , the woman lippun abusing her , mid Hie girl lln.illv returned ( o hfr old homo , but found Hint her inothoi ft ad moved to Callfoinl.l Then s.he appeiled to Madame Cliirbonnenu and the urnst of CVnintess H idospn followed Madame1 Ha- dosoa siys the charge ngaliibt hoi Is the outcome of malice sen virini MIOXIS ins CINMNO. ItiniK Out tin- liaiiicnidi Cnltnii In Tfll IllllllIK * CHICAGO , Jan. 21. "Wizard" Schnpfcr , In his ( rime tills afternoon with Cation , In the li-lnch balk-line toiunaincnt , ran his 4W points In ten Innlnjrs , nn avetigc of forty , which is the woild's recoul at the new Emmo Cation was the Hist to can gi alula to ScMacfei and did not seem to wony over hlsdpfr.it. 'Jhohcore. Seine fer-n 31 , GS , 0 , 2.1 , 27 , 21 ! , 1 , 10(5 ( , S3 Total , 400 , average , 10 , high inns , 100 and SI Cntton-il. 0 , 11 , 21 42 , 1 , 10 , 0 , 4 Total 03 , average , 10H , high runs , 12 and 21. Referee , John Matthews , niatkcr , Chailes Matthews Frank Ives tills evening defeated Splnks In lie most unsitlsfaotory game ot the bllllaid tournament by a score of 400 to 151 , Stilton and CatUn p'.ty tomorrow aftir- noon , and the winner is sure of third money , with a chance of n tlo for second , I vis and Sell icfei play In the evening If tli- = former wins lvp will capture first money and Sehaefei will be tied foi bccond and third ntoneys vvl'li the wInner of the aftei- noon ITU mo Should Se.mefer win he will be tied with Ivc-s and the tic will be play ed off Maud ly night. Tonltht's bcoio : Ive-s 0 , b , 30 6 , IB , 3 , 2 , 1 , fsO 9 , 31 , H , 2 , 0 , 10 , 10 , 0 , JO , 5 , US Total , 400 , average , LO , hish inns Uii and SO. Splnks ! , IS , ] , 5 , S , 0 1 , 3 , 4 , 2. 37 , 13 it , 0 , 1 , 1 , 0 0 , 0. 44. Totil , 151 , average , 77-10 , high tuns , 11 and 37. Referee , John Matthews , marker , Clinics Matthews. llnsl.ct Hull A basket ball panic will b pliyed nt HIP Young Men's Christian association Satur day evening between the first team and a loam fiom the noonday class. The ppisonel of the fotmor isRcdllckl , captain ; Coitel- v on , Stllson , Momihan , Rlnnquibt and Towns. That of the npqmlay muu Cic-isb , ciptaln ; Morsm in , Call-l'ian ' , Hoppei and Miller. An athletic contest will also be held , with a fifteen jmd dnsh , IS-paund fahot put , running lilgh Jump and quarter-mile potatoe inco Admission will lu free to member1 ! Outsiders cnn obtain compliment ary tickets by applying at the otllce. ViiollK-r Mulch Shoot. A live bird race between Fred "Ray" of this city and C. B A. llandlctt of Council Hluffs Is scheduled at t'.io ' Omaha Gun club { .rounds across the river this afternoon. The contest will be 1M birds for $100 a side. Hot Multi-is Consider ( h < - Trust. ST. LOUIS , Jan. 31. The Western Paper lJo\ association , which is holding Its annual convention In this city , 1iold n special ses sion this afternoon to decide vvhct.ici it will I4 = ilit the so-called stiavvboard trust. I'rcNliint Dole Itciu-lu-N OKilru. OGDEN , Utah , Jan. 21. Ccnttal Pacific train No. 2 , having on bond President Dole of Hawaii , anived from Sin Fruiclsco on time and left foi the past at 8.10 this morn ing. mid wo men dip nnd jsdelve their lives away in order to Spile up gold with never n thought of the most precious - cious endow ment a human being may have , Rood health. What does it profit n man to heap up riches if in doing so he niins his health and his capacity for the enjoyment of wealth. There is no such thing as happiness without health. All the gold in the world will not make n man happy , who feelb in his veins nnd sees in the reflection of lih own face , the slow but sure advance of man's deadliest enemy , consumption. If a man will but take the right care of himself and the right remedy he mny protect himself against this relentless enemy. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is not only n sure prev eulive , but an absolute cure for consumption , It cures 98 per cent of ull cases. It acts , through the blood , directly on the lungs It drives out all disease germs and im purities. It is the great blood-ninker and flesh-builder. All wasting diseases yield promptly to its action. Thousands have testified to its merits. Druggists sell it. " I want Io express my heartfelt thanks for Dr Pierce's valuable medicine. " writes Mrs Kufus Hell , of Wise , Moiiongalla Co , W. Vn " My eldest daughter , a cirl of 15 , caught cold nnd we lied the nest doctors but could get no lasting relief Oh , how she suffered I Often I Imvc heard her pray for death to end her sufTeriiips I bought one bottle of each of Dr , I'ierce-'rt Golden Medical Discovery , ' I'avoritc Prescription,1 ami' Pleasant Pellets ' llefore our daughter used half the med icine her cough was all pone , and she was on the high road to health which means to happiness " Rosy cheeks. The rich , pure , red blood of health makes them. Keep the blood pure and you will have them. Constipa tion causes impure blood , Dr. Pierce's ' Pleasant Pellets cure it promptly nnd per manently nnd never gripe. They nru purely vegetable nnd perfectly harmless. No other pill nets BO naturally nnd per fectly. Druggists sell them. VV will Btmd you H five < & ) day trial treatment of tlie 1 rcncb/lleuuody CALTHO8 fru- , ( .ol.O.U.j und a icaal Kunrnntto that UlLTlIOB vrlll HTOI > DUcliurer * anil ruilulanl , CLJItKNpcrinnlurrliiu.V urlcocilr. und lll.Krdlti : l.i t Vigor. fl It costi you nothing to try It. V'OnMohlCO. C8I OHnlcln > rlculUl ilin > llO. . KKINER'S ' LETTER About Glmnffo of Lifo. "I suffered for eight j'cnra nnil could find no permanent icHef until onoj-enr ngo. Sly trouble \vns Clmnge of Life. I tried I/rdin U Plnklmm's Vegetable Compound , and icllcf cnmo nlmost Im mediately. 1 have tnlccn two bottles ot the Vegetable Com pound , tinea boxes of 1'llla and htuo nlso used the Snna- tivo Wnsh , nnil must | sny , I lm\o ue\cr hnd anything help so much , I hnvc belter hcnllli thnn lever had hi ray life. I feel like a new person , per fectly etionij. I gho the Compound nil the cicdit. I have recommended it to boveial of my friends who nro using- Itith \ like results. It has cured mo ot several female diseases. 1 would not do without Mrs. Pinkhnm's remedies for anything. There ia no need ot GO much female suffering' . Her icmcdles nre a sure cure. " Jin1' . EM.A KUINEB , Kuightstown , Henry Co. , Ind. \vnn\ Searles 8s Searles SPECIALISTS flu nra ii let * to on re Npecilllj nnil null- < > nll } nil M3OIS , C1IKOMC AMI 1'KlVATt : discuses of Men ami ivoim-n , WEAK RUN SYPHILIS SHXUALLY. cured for life. Night Emissions , Lost Manhood , Hy- droce'lp , Veilcocelc , Gonorrhea , Gleet , Syph ilis , Stllcture , Piles , Fistula anil lioctat Ulesrs , IJIabetes. Drlght's Disease cuied. Consultation Free- ricture and eetiS at by now method without pain or cutting. Callon or tuldtess with stamp. Treatment by inn II. pcnni co . m.i\iit rou i.MniiNAij AM ) Kvrnii'N usn. OIJIIUS AM ) I'HKVUVrS Coliln , CoiiKlis , Sore Throat , Iiiilnc ii7it ( HruiiehitlH , ruiicniotiln , bucllliiK ol the ) oiiitN , liiiitbui ? < > , liilIiininmtloiiH. IlIIUUMTIhM , MUlIlICIA , HH VI- AC1IU , TOOTH \Clli : , ASjTim.lf Ulli1- riCLi/r urn : \TIII\C. Iliuluii > H' Hcmlj llellof IN a hnre Cnro for Utcry I'nlii. SptuiiiN , Itrnl.sci , I'niiiH In the Hack , ChuNt or Ijliulis. It \\I\H the rii.st nnil Is ( lie Only Tliat Instan'j ttops Hie most cicrutlatlng pilns , allaja Inll munition , und euros Congestions , whether ot the LUIIBS , fatomacli , lion els or other glands or orguns , by one apullcatlon A. liulf to a tcnspoonfui in half a tumbler nC wiuer will In a fpw minutes euro cininps , .Spasms , Sour Stomach , Heartburn , Nervousness , Sleeplessness hick itcndndie Ulnrrhocn , Uyttll. tery. Colic , I iatulcney and all Internal lulus There Is not n remedial OReiH In the worM that will cuie fever nnd ague nnd nil other malarious , bilious und other fevers , aided by RAD'.VAY'S 1'IL.I-S iiuleljy - sa as HAD- WAY'S ItCADY KULIEr , DOC u bottle sold by druggists Kannay & Co. New York City. K Him St DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY All Drugglate. Chlcliciter' * FnclUti Diamond Hranit. Orlclnnl and Onlr Genuine. BAFE ll jl rclUllt LADIO lk Ilrugglit for nieltfiltn Aujil.A nia montillran I In JtrJ nj Hold Bold b ; ali'toctl i ouncs PIMPLES. 127 W. 42nd St. , Now York. Tor Snip Only liy .TOH.V IIMiil , 13 Sliiln St. . Ooniifll llluir * . SPECIAL NOTICES OOUHCIL BLUFFS WANTS. KUUJT , FAIIM ANU UAHDUr Ltr" l * ' -n u ter , Mudto 338 nroadway. nerrnan method of Utcudcn Coniorvatorv. "A HANDFUL OF DIRT MAY BE A HOUSE- UL OF SHAME. " KEEP YOUR HOUSE CLEAN WITH LIO