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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1898)
- - - - . - - - - - - - - V V _ - , - - - - - - m - . - - - . - - - - - - _ _ . . . - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - V . , , . - - - - - - - - - - ' - _ _ _ - ' - - - - - _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - V ! ' S TIlE OMAhA DAILY flE1 : WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 17 , 1898. V - - . NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS.1 _ i : : oR MlT1UN. fludwe1er beer. RosenMil. Tel. 32 , . fmoke 'J A U" Ec cigar. F Moor&n Stock rood makea fat. Ilnest work , fluff City LaUflTy. Smoke Iron Chancellor Gc cLgar. Stoc1crt Cariet Co. . 2O-2Q7 Uwy. C. IJ Jacquernin & Co. , Jewelers and op. tIcIan8 , 27 South Main Btreet , ' 'k ? s1s5 ! Clfltft Lynn of tCanas City Is vsLt Ing her unc'e ' and aunt , Ctptn1n anti Mrs. M. Jirown on south venth street , ' ' ' Itc1et Union will The % ( flnnn'1 Veteran ticet at 139 Wzislilngtofl avenue this alter- noon when nil members are requested to be esent. V A. Itawson , Mrs. A. fl. ltnwon antI Nipi ; lustun cornprIe a lnrty of exposlilon vieltora from Iji's Moines who nrrlvctl here yesterday. Mrs. C. Ruscli , tlss Ituseb and Ilarry A. fluch coiuprIo a family party from New , . York vho arrived hero yesterday to visit the ' xpoKltlon. Mrs. Mary Patterson of tUxth avenue corn- plalned to the itoBc0 yesterday that some evilly disposed pcr or persons had 1)01- ) soned her cow. flon't you think It must be a pretty good laundry that can plenso so many hunclrcds of customers ? \Vell-tbat's the 1agle. ' 721 liroadway. The women of the Broadway Methodist church will hold a convvrsation party to. morrow evening at the home of Mrs. hugh V Cole on Onidand avenue. . City Marshal Jepson of Dunlap , 1a. noti- : fled the polIce here yesterday to look nut for and arrest two small boys of the names ' ot I'eter lionsen and henry Iloltaster , riding . two small bay IOfllCS. V Louis Oreli piended guilty In Justice Vkiis court yesterdoy to assaulting a young 11 of Jeppe ihannibalsen and was fined 1 Lu1. costs , The costs brought the amount that ho was called upon to pay up to 9.O5. Henry Kiolhorn 011(1 Marguerite Oldehoff , both ol Oakland , In. , were married in this city yesterday by Justice F'errier. Justice Burke performed a 111cc ceremOny for John V M. Iftewitrt of Omaha anti Ida 13. Morse of Atkinson , Nob. The authorities were notified yesterday that the postollico at KitgsiCy. ) In , , had been robbed antI the itafe blown. The robbers secured - cured 1O worth of iotnge stamps and $77 cash. Sheriff hierron of Plymouth county otters a reward for the capture of the burg- lars. County superintendent of Schools Sawyer received a letter yesterday front his son , l3arno Sawyer , who is a member of the First 31110015 volunteer infantry. Tile letter was written about three weeks ago In tile field near Siboney and gives a most Interesting description of the country. Tile envelope nnd paper show the marks of having been fumigated. A Sorensen , living on Avenue D , between Twenty-seventh and Twenty-cigli Ut streets , wan arrested ) esterday afternoon : on the charge of brutally hctttng his stepdaughter. Tue COfllIlfliflt was flieti by one of the V ioIghbors anti Sorensen will have a hear- V Ing before Justice Vleii this morning. The neighbors were greatly incensed over Sor- enson's conduct anti were very nearly talc- log the law into their own Ilands , but wiser counsel prevailed. About a week ago thieves broke into the esidonce of 0. 11 , Brown at 232 Tenth aye- lUO and stole a fleW suit of clothes which ldr. Brown had Just taken off before retir- log for the night. The suit Intact , even to the suspenders , was found yesterday In some weeds on Third street betw cn Tenth nuti Eleventh avenues by two little girls who wore playing. They had evidently been thrown there by the thieves after ransacking the pockets anti taking what little money they contained. E. Levine. a Russian , who was arrested for being drunk and peddling without a license. became obstreperous at the city Jail yesterday morning and gave tile officers a lively time of it before he was subdued uliti locked Up in the steel cell. The trouble Btarted when Levine waR ordered with the rest of the prisoners to (10 some work around the building. 110 refused and commenced to abuse Jailer IJobbins and offered to whip the entire police force , He was clubbed leforo lie could be gotten Into the steel cell. lie was Put 00 a bread and water diet. Ladies desiring valuable information concerning - cerning their ailments should send or call for "The Ylari Message. " Vinyl Co. , 326 Merriam blI , N. Y. Plumbing cornoany. Tel. 250. Map of Cuba , \'eSt indies and the World . at The I3ee office , lOc each. _ _ _ _ _ T.ini'rlzgo IieoiIMe' . Licenses to wed were issued yesterday to the foliowing persons : Name and Itesidence Age. flenry KIelhnrii , Oukinnd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 , Iurguerito Oldttiloff , Oulciand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 John M. Stewart , O'NeII , Nub. . . . . . . . . . . . 41 ] da B. Morse , AtIcinsohl , Neb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 E. S. Fisher. Council 13liiffi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Othoiia Voglcr , Council Bluffs. . . . . . . . . . . . James L. Kevan , Omaha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean Rogers , Milford , Neb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 .w , ii. Moody. Omaha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Jennie A. Andersoii. Omaha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3.V. . Aylesworth , 1'lk county , Iowa. . . . 43 1argarct Graves , I'Olk county , Iowa. . . . 39 The Evans laundry 15 ttie leader in line I work both for color and finish. 520 Pearl street. Phone 290. Jield Up and Itohhetl. G. ii. Rlulter Was held UI ) itutl robbed last night about 10 o'clock onVIllow aye- V flue by two white mcii nn(1 a negro. lie was walking along Willow avenue and as lie passed the alley back of Main street the ; Inca jumped out in trout of him. Out' of the white men placed a revolver at his i head and tolti ' him to hold up his hands , which command liluher at once complied with. The negro end the other white man ; V then svent through his pockets ttiitl secured $5.65 , all tliq money lie hail , 'l'iio 10011 wIth the revolver then told htinker to keep right along anti not look around. lImIter , 1)0w- ) over , turned around in time to soc the men run tl3Yfl the allay. Ileaching Main street lie notified OlUcer Sniltii , ) started at once down the alley after the iiieii , but failed to get any trace of them. The otflcial photograpos ur the United V States Nayy , ccistatntng over 200 pIctures of the osuiu , with their olllcers and a of the views of tb' . Ill-fated Maine , can be bad at the Council hiluiTh ollico of The 13cc for 25 cents utiti a flee coupuu. lIt'stl lstaite 'l'rsluMrers . 'I'ho following transfers were filed yesterday - day In the abstract , title end loan ofilco of 3v. . SquIre , 101 Pearl street : County sheriff to SILviligs Loan anti Iluilding itssociutioit of Council . Bluffs , lot 2 , block t , ] tiddle'a sub- iii. of Council h3ttITt4 ! , S 41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 436 Count ) sheriff to \ VIilIain'ruy , vart I 5C SO 24.75-44 , itiltl Part lot 10. block 11 , Mynstcrs udil to Counril iJitiffs , a ii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,434 r 1'retl C , Nickerson et al to .i. 4ntlre- 5.311 , II % I1WS 2-76 39. w il. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2S0 , H. W Ilkins allil wife tO Martini j. I aornrd , e ½ c3 sss iiw4 2'J.7-43 , 'V il 2,000 John P. GarrIson aitl ; wile to Arthur ltitnsolll , )1J C4 4-77-12. w it. . . . . . . . 2,700 , tiurail L.yman to John Nilan , 01/j swl ii-.io ; , v 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,200 Ih'rt II , D'-s'na ttntt wIfe to Jitines 13. Melkie , lots 3 to 8 , block 12 , &iiitl iota _ _ _ _ _ _ f to S , block 6 , Potter & Cobbs add to Council fliuffs , a 'v ii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - IVIV A. Howard etiti wile to J. l. George , lot I. block 6 , Volley & Cobbs add to CounIt thuffs , q c II. . o Ieonard I ) . Leutzlnger ttncl vIfe to 3inrnct TiflicY , lots 23 antI 21 , block 30. hums' add lot 15. block 22 , Iluw. ard add , and iot b. block 14. lirytitit Clurk' ' 4Lltd to Couiail lftutTs. w ii 450 V. L. Kerney atiti wife to Voter I , Dunbar , intri lot 3 , , biot'k 1. , CUrtj & ltaisisoy's add to Cuuncil liluffs , . .v 1 . . . . . . . . . , . , . . . . . . . . . ,4 , . . . , , I * . . . Taa transfers , , , , . . , , . . , . , , . , , . . - I I - I ' _ - - _ = _ V _ ROTIIERITO CO ON TIlE RACK State Board of' Oontrol to Investigate the Iowa School for the Doaf. CUARGES FILED ARE KEPT SECRET Clinlrninu Lnrrnl.cc ntid 3leinbcr 1Cm- jilti fleeiiiie to .tilniit An'thiitg 1IeoIl tIi Fact tbn ( the Ilonril % 1ill Illtt nfl inquiry. Ex-Governor William Larrabee of Clear- mont anti Judge L. 0. lCinne of Des Moines of the State Board of Control , accompanied by their ofilcial stenographer , C. Id. flickocli of Des Moines , arrIved In the city yesterday - day afternoon. The object of their visit is to hold an investigation into the manage- mont. of the Iowa School for the Deaf hero. L. A. WIlkinson of Des Moines , the officIal accountant of the State Board of Control , also arrtved yesterday , but his visit hero Is said to have nothing to tb with the in- vestigation. The law under which the Board of Control was instituted requires a uniform system of bookkeeping at all the state institutions and Mr. Wilkinson's visit here Is for the purpose of opening a now set of books at the School for the Deaf , In nccorlanco with the system adopted by the board for nIl state Institutions. V V Uoth ox-Governor Larrabee , who Is chairman - man of the board , and , Judge Kinno are reticent about the object of their visit here , but they admit that charges Vhavo been filed with the board against the present management of the School for the Deaf and that they were here for the purpose of liolil- log an investigation. This Investigation , they say , will be a thorough one. What the nature of the charges are they declined to state. lion. John Cownle of South Amana , the third member of the board , is not here and is not expected to ho present at the investigation. Some fifteen teachers and employee of the school have been subpoenaed to give their testimony. A. T. Flickinger of this city cml L. 1)o Laahmutt of Mt. Ayr , former trustees of the school , have also been subpoenaed - poenaed , As far as can be learned the in- vestigatlon will be held behind closed doors , Rumors of dissatisfaction with the man- ngomnt of Superintendent Rothert have been curcent for more than a year and last winter a committee from the state legislature - islature , consisting of Senator T. D. Ihealy of Fort Dodge and Representatives Frank Merriam of Hopkinton and C. it. Porter of Centerville , hold an investigation at the school , which lasted for several days. The report of the committee at the time suggested - gested that the school had been somewhat extravagantly managed and the last leg- Islatura was called upon to appropriate $5,000 to meet a deficiency outstanding. Superintendent Rothort has been at the head of the State School for the Deaf for the last twelve years anti his present contract - tract expires on September 1. When asked yesterday it they intended appointing a superintendent - perintendent at this time the members of the board declined to state. Whether Mr. liothert will be reappoibted Is not V known , but It is known that there are several ap- plicationa on file with the State Board of Control for the position. It Is no secret that a number of the teachers at the institute are more or less disgruntled , especially since the reduction in salaries was put into effect by the new board. For instance , the salary of the principal has been reduced from $1,700 to $1,000 anti that of one of the principal teachers from $1,300 to $540. Under the new law all the teachers will have to pass an examination before being reappointed , The superIntendent's salary has also been reduced from $2,250 to 1,500. The following have been subpoenaed to appear before the hoard this morning at 9 o'clock at the Grand hotel : Mrs. John Green , wife of Dr. Green , a former teacher at the institute ; Attorney FInley Burke , Ernest E. Hart , H. A. Cole of Cole & Cola. hardware merchants ; G. L. Wyckoff , principal - cipal at the institute ; A. T. Flickinger , former member of the board of trustees ; J , J. Kies , , loyed at the school ; John Beno , Supe , intendent 11. W , flothort , Edwin - win Ii. Rothert and C. Spruit , a teacher In tile school and member of the Board of EducatIon , FOR SALE-Gooe second-head bicycle at a bargain , Call at The lIce ofl1e , Council lllutZs. I'Ol'ULIST COUN'I'Y CONVENTION. Clinlernan . , f time Committee 1sNue * hie i"iiriiiiil Call. Lawrence iCinnehanchairman of the county central committee , has issued a call for a. ilclegato convention of the people's party of Pottawattamie county to be held at the county court house in this city August 20 at 11 a. iii. for the purpose of electing thirteen - teen delegates to attend the congressional I convention to be hili ( in this city August 25 ttt 1 p. m. anti thirteen delegates to attend . the lutliclal convention to be belt ! In this city on the same date at 10 d. m. Tue apportionment of township delegates ) is 115 follows : llellcnap , 3 ; floonier , 3 ; Carson - ) son , 4 ; Center , 2 ; Crescent , 4 ; Garner , 3 ; Grove , a ; Ilardin , 5 ; Hazel Dell , 3 ; James , 2 ; Keg Creek , 3 ; Knox , 3 ; Lincoln , 2 ; Mace. donia , 2 ; Mintlen , 3 ; Neola. 7 ; Norwalk , 4 ; Piensant , 1 ilocitford , 2 ; Silver Creek , 3 ; \'uhiey , \Vnshington ; , 4 ; Wright , 3Vnre ; - laiitl , 3 ; York , 3. Council Bluffs : First vard , 6 ; Second ward , 5 ; ThIrd ward , 4 ; , Fourth ward , 6 ; Fifth ward , 8 ; Sixth ward , I 6 ; lcaiie , outside , 2. Tue caucuses will he held the evening of August 17. S. 11. Kecne , chairman Ninth congres- I sionah committee people's liarty , has Issued a call for the cougrcsalonl convention to ho helti In this city Thuratlay , August 25 , at 1 p. lii , at the court house , Representation will be the same as In the state conventIon. as follows : Atlair , 10 ; Cass , 10 ; harrison , 15 ; iilIs , 10 ; Shelby , 11 ; Audubon , 8 ; Uuthrie , 10 ; Montgoiiiery , 8 ; l'ottawattarnie , 23 , 1)Ispiet Court Notes. In the district court yesterday Judge Snittli granted Antiton Sienielki a tern- poary injunction against the Omaha Bridge anti Terminal Railway company , restraining it from laying a railroad track on First avenue In front of his property. Thu plaintiff , who claims to be the owner of Iota 13 antI 14 , In block 21 , Deere's sub- iitIsiou , asks in his petition that the InjunctIon - junctIon be made perpetual , alleging that the building of the track in question would lirevent teams from traveling on the street and block the thoroughfare In front of his property , Jane8 Snoderloy flied a petition for di. vorco from his wife , Mary Suotlerhey , They % vero married in this city July 15 , 1815. About a year ago Snoderley was arrested at the illetanee of lila wife on the charge of beIng InstIlle , but on examination before the commissioners was discharged. Albert 11 Vatson flied a petition for di. orcu from his wife , Nitucy A.Vatson , basing his application on statutory grounds. lie asks for the custody of the seven minol' thildren , whose ages run from 20 to 6 years , The Watsons reside at 141 West Pierce street. Betty Lewis and Maria lioskIns , residents of Kentucky , claiming to he the heirs of Frank C. Force , deceased , flied a petition in the district court yesterday asking that WI D. hlartlin , who was Force's guardian. be ordered to mahe an accounting to the administrator of the estate for llI money and property in his hands , The petitioners object to the report filed by llartltn , alleging - leging that $400 of the money received by him had been placed on a mortgage that they allege is of no value. Cnr'Ing lice. Ed Latin , a cohered cook at the Ogden hotel , and .1. P. OrMs , a white man employed - ployed as yartlman at the hotel , hail a light yesterday morning III which Latin draw his razor and proceodeti to systematically carve Grass , \Vlien the combatants were sepa- ratcti Grass was found to be suffering from thirteen cuts on his arms and hancls seven on one arm and six on tha other. It took a physician four hotirs to sew up the wounds , Latin was arrested on an Information filed before Justice Vien and In default of bail vzis committed to tue county jail , ITo viIi have a preliminary hearing this morning. It is said the men vere fighting over a woman. llo" . flash Act , ATLANTIC , Ia. , Aug. i6.-Special ( Tole- jram-About ) 3 this afternoon David , the 1O-year.olti son of Mr. and Mrs. Nohn Sorcu- son , manager of the Green Bay lumber yard at , llrayton , was playing in Councilman's elevator with playmates and on a banter Jumped into an oat bin from which the oats were beinz drawn to the cars below. Ito sank out of sight and his feet protruding through the end of the chute , where ho stuck , stopped the flosv of oats , caused an investigation and the boy was found smothered to death. Fitlil a Floater. A floater was discovered in the Missouri yesterday evening on the Iowa side by par- tics in the excursion steamer Jacob hlicht- mail. Coroner Jennings was notified , who instructed Undertaker Estcp to secure the hotly. It was that of a nina apparently of middle age but so badly decomposed that the features were barely recognizable. It had evidently been lii the water for a considerable - able time and is supposed to have floated down from above. 'nenney Filled. Chairman Thomas of the Board of Education - tion has filled the vacancy in the committee - tee on teachers caused by the resignation of Member Cooper by appointing 3. J. Stewart and making William Moore chaivr.ian of the committee , Mr. Cooper takes Mr. Moore's place as chairman of the committee on tcxt books and printing and Mr. Moore takes Mr. Stewart's xlace on the flnnco committee , 'l'he other committees stand as before. WASHINGTON WAITS FOR NEWS Speculation as to the Effect of the Forcible 'I'aiclng of the City of Mnitllzi , WASHINGTON , Aug. 16.-In the midst of stirrinc news from other quarters the Dill. daIs here remained in a state of anxiety and doubt today as to the actual condition of affairs at Manila. The only information of an official character received up to 3 o'clock today was the brief dispatch of Consul Wildrnaa at Hong Hong crediting the rpnrt of Manila's surrender and of the withdrawal of Captain General Augusti , Further details were anxiously awahed at the departments of State , Navy and War , and at each of them there was no means of communication , Admiral Dewey being de- peadetl upon to advise the Navy department promptly , General Merritt being expected to report with equal promptness to the War department - partment , while the State department placed Its dependence upon Coasul Wildman. In no quarter here wore advices received. Despite this fact the officials were about ready to accept the surrender of Manila as an aceom- pushed fact. A press dispatch stating that Madrid officially confirmed the surrender seemed to dispel all doubt upon the subject. It was pointed out by those who have to- ! lowed the situation in Manila that General Jaudemes , referred to as the officer who sur rendered the city Saturday , Is the Spanish commander next in authority to Captain General Augusti. From thIs it is presumed that the captain general left Manila prior to the surrender. The change of conditions at Manila led to much conjecture. In some quarters it was felt that the course of tue German naval officials in giv- lug Captain General Augusti safe conduct from Manila might be open to 80010 criticism. This view , however , found no ox- presslon In official quarters and at the State department , and indefinite Information on the subject permitted no Intelligent consideration - sideration of the propriety of this act. There appears to be no disposition to ques- Lion the course of the German authorities , particularly In vIew of the fact that the surrender Is more or less a formality , since Spain , on the dat' previous. bati formally agreed to the occupation of Manila by the United States. If the unexpected hail not happened , Admiral Dewey and General Merritt would have received word by today or tomorrow that peace was proclaimed and that Manila was temporarily to be occupied by the Unitrti States. In that event a peaceful occupation of the city would have occurred the latter part of this week , But the bothbardment anti surrender have cc- comphished the same results in a more speedy manner , It remains to be seen , however , whether the bombardment , occurring - ring after the formal proclamation of peace , creates complications. 'Fhie authorIties here do not believe that complications will arise , as It was cvltlent that the American corn- manders acted without knowledge of what the two governments had agreed upon. It is felt to be quite possible , however , that some complications may result from the tiamoge wrought by the bombardment , by the enforced tieparturo of Augusti , and by the contention probably aroused between the Spanish forces , the Fillppinos and the Americans by the forcible occupation. The political status of affairs Is said to be tln changed , there being no difference between a forcible and peaceable occupation of Manila. ' 11.L II li'i111' ' 'I'll li SOLTIEII S. Itittijeilse Crowd l1xpentcd at Chick- ( illittIlgiL to VI ( lieNS Ike L'cnt. CIIICICAMAUGA PARIC , Aug. 16.-The now Sternborg hospital , situated near the \\'llder tower , only a short distance from Lyttlo station , was thrown open for the re- edition of the sick at Camp Thomas today. This hospital has accommodations toy 1,200 and is the best fitted up of any in the camp. A corps of Red Cross nurses are in attend. ance , and every comfort will be given the patients. Scores of men vlll at once lie removed from the overcrowded division boa- pitals. I Preparations are being made today for the review of the army tomorrow morning. In this review every man out of the boslital will participate and the total of these marching will be over 40,000. Excursion ratco have been Iodide tO Chattanooga vu account - count of the event , and a crowd of 5Q,000 people will witness the sight , This Eighth New' Yorl aud Third Tennessce , two regi. ments of hirigsdier Geperal Colby's corn- wand , the Third brIgsdc , Iirat division , Thjrd corps , are maYliig camp to & lees exposed locitlon. PLEADINC FOR ThEIR LIVES Pathttio Appeal from the Tifty-Sccond Iowa Volunteers. ASK TO BE REMOVED FROM CHICKAMAUGA Assert that Ilsn.e iii llnnipnhit Aniong Them nitti tlaiiy Ieattim 'v'ilL Itestilt Uiiles it Change is Made. DES MOINES , Aug. 16.-Spccial ( Telo- grani-cloverzior ) Shaw today received the following pathetic appeal train Iowa soldiers in Camp Thomas : "To the Governor anti the People ot Iowa : The Fifty-secontl Iowa Infantry volunteers arc camped on the Chickarnauga creek , in a so-called park , and though we have seen no nctual service , we have ever been ready to move to the front. The war is over , hut death and sickness are attacking us at an alarming rate. Three hundred of our boys , once so stalwart and strong , are now on the sick rolls and in the hospital. Death is claiming them each ( Ill. ) ' and every now day sees more of our comrades stricken down with the terrible typhoid antI malaria , rhoro are over 600 sIck men in the division hospital tiila morning , which has a capacity for 100 only. Filthy drinking water and poor sanitary arrangements are the cause of rapid spread of the fever. The drinking water cornea from Chickaniauga creek , rightly named the river of death. It Is water not fit for the lower animals , being contaminated with the drainage from the camp and filled with the clay and soil washed from its banks. Not a foot of sewerage - erage , except that provided by nature , cx- Ists in this fever stricken park. Think of It , 50,000 men have lived hero for four or five months and not a foot of sewerage to carry oft the waste and filth and excrements. We ask of you that you request the War department to move us to a healthy camp , We are willing to die , if need be , in actual service , hut wo do not wish to die as our boys are now dying , like dogs , of typhoid fever and lack of medical care. if you nr intoicateci in us , we beg of you to give this your immediate attention , ( Signed , ) TIIE MEN OF TIlE FIFTY-SECOND IOWA. " A special from Camp Cuba LIbre at Jacksonville - sonville , Fin. , says : "Officers of the Fiftieth Iowa were called together last night at the tent of Lieutenant Colonel Lanbert. A letter - ter from Colonel Jackson was reati announc- log that ho had tendered his resignation , deeming such action only Just to himself , since peace has been declared , This is the first public announcement of his resignation. Ninetecn years ago yesterday Colonel Jackson - son enlisted as a private Viii the Muscatino company of National Guards and earned his present position. Ills resignation Is deeply regretted by the men of his command , who held him in high esteem , Ho is at present away on a furlough. " ittices Cnruial Week. The Western Breeders' association today decided to hold races in this city at the State fair grounds track during the Seni- Orn-Sed carnival week. It Is expected that 400 horses from Iowa , Nebraska , Kansas , Missouri , Dakota , Minnesota , Illinois and Wisconsin will he entered , Some time ago .7. H. Dwight , secretary of the association , wrote to Secretary Fowler of the State Agricultural - ricultural society asking for the use of the grounds. The reply ha received was that the track could be secured by putting up a guaranty for the races. Today a letter was recelvcd by Secretary Fouler , In which $8,600 In purses was guaranteed. There are to be twelve three-heat races , purse $300 In each , as follows : 2:40 : trot , 2:35 : pace , 2:20 : class ; 2-year-oid pace , three-minute class ; 2:30 : trot , 2:25 : pace , 2:15 : trot , 2:12 : pace , 3-year-old trot , 2-year-old trot. Also eight five-heat races with purses of $600 : 2:35 : trot , 2:30 : pace , 2:10 : trot , 2:15 : pace , 2:25 : trot , 2:20 : pace , 2:12 : trot , 2:18 : pace. Rev , J. P. Harris , pastor of the Methodist church at Indianola , was today at a meeting - ing of the trustees at Red Oak elected as president of Simpson college at Indianola. Ito wIll succeed Rev. Fletcher Brown. The question as to the right of a city to transfer funds appropriated for other pur- poses wIll be taken to the Iowa supreme court. Some time ago the Des Moines city council transferred $30,000 from the electric light fund to the street cleanIng fund , which was exhausteti. City Auditor hanger refused to Issue warrants , declaring the transfer Illegal , and the street workmen are unpaid , Today it was tlecitled to submit - mit the case to Judge Stevenson of the district court with the untlerstanding that it would be appealed whatever the decision. Fntal tet'Idetttt1 Shooting. MISSOURI VALLEY , In. , Aug. 16.-Spe- ( cial.-Thnd ) Cook , a young man 26 years of age , lIving with his parents , Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cook , In the eastern part of this city , accidentally ahot and lcilled hImself - self about 8 o'clock this morning. Ho had heen out into his father's barnyard with an old muzzle-loading double-barreled shot- gull , with which he attempted to shoot a hawk , The gun failing to explode , ho returned - turned to the house and was In the act of drawing the load when the fatal accident - dent occurred , In his work he placed the stock of the gun on the floor and , alter raising the hammer of the gun to facilitate the work , 110 sliovoti the ramrod Into the right muzzle of tiit gun and was twisting out the paper wad which hohils the powder anti ball in place , when he gave the weapon a sudden jerk , causing the left trigger to fall , discharging tile gun. The entire charge entered the heft breast at a point about an Inch frame his heart , death ensuing a few nioments Afterwards. CIiIn.'se Quarrel , BOONE , ha , , Aug. i6-Speciai-Tho ( ) three Chinamen who live in this city are making the Postal authorities all kinds of trouble. Sam Tim , who runs a laundry on Story street , was formerly in the employ of 13cm Kee and Charlie Ftlng , tIme iCeeler street laundryrnen , Mr. Tim gave Sam ICeo authority to get lila mail while ho was nut of town. and says that Keo got a letter that was registereil and contained $50 , which ho never got when he was given the letter. Sam ICes says he got the letter hut not the fifty anti stated that Tim owetl htini $5 ( ) for hoard. Tue latter reached a climax shen fights wemo an every-day occurrence and Tim called Kee a hlgh.blntler , It was decided to send for Louie hugh , a Chinese stucnt in Des Moines , to settle the matter. lie hehti long confaba with the two China- men which could be lisarti two blocks cmiii finally stated the matter was settled , 'i'hio postofficu people have no authority In the case , much to Tim's dlsgtist , VJl41 cisrit IT ( .i rn es itl I I .Ii.'l I Co ii a t ) , OS/tOE , La. , Aug. 16.-I5peclab--'l'ho ( ) ro- pubhicans of Mitchell county helil their CDII- vcntlon in this cfly to secure delegates to the state , jutliciary anti congressional coti. ventions , A strong lIght was Iliads to secure an uninstructed Updegraff delegation to the district conventIon , but the attempt on the part at the supporters of the Present con. gressmnan failed , although the delegation chosen are all admittedly III favor of his candidacy. lion , 0 , N. hangeR of Worth caunty has made an active though quiet canvass and the contest proved to be be. tween hisugea and Updcgraff factIons , no Blythe men being present anti the Updo- . V V PROGRAM OF- - Special Vaudeville Atiractiolls _ it Grand 1-1aza , .O.LAKE MANAWA0. The management of' Grand Plaza has arranged for a big vaucle- yule week , commencing WEDNESDIY , AUGUST 17th , Keatitig and Winchester. V Browiiell's Male Qiartet , Hrnigariaii Band and Others. Evening performance at S oc1ock : Round trip from Omaha by r1terflhila1 lii1C , 80 cents. Depot on Locust street , near Sherman avenue , The round trip to the lake , adinis- sion to Grand Plaza , a trip across the lake in a steamer , all at an expense of 30 cents , thus placing the entei'faiuinent within the reach of everybody. No charge for rocking chairs' s\vins or settees , Last train leaves the lake at 11:80 : p. in , Special attention to piCnics. WANTED. FARM AND INSIDE CITY LOANS ThAT ARE GILT-EDGE. WE ALSO WANT YOUR FiRE INSURANCE ON BUSINESS 1'ROi'ERTY , DW'ELLINGS AND hOUSEhOLD GOODS , TOIl- NADO INSURANCE AT A VERY LOW IlATE , BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE , BOTH IN FARM AND CITY PROPERTY. WE CAN SELL YOU A HOME ChEAP ON SMALL P1LYMIINTS. 3,000 ACRES OF DOT- TOM LAND IN THIS COUNTY FOR SALE IN ONE TRACT OR IN SMALL TRACTS. ALSO 210 ACRES AT A LOW PRICE ; 80 ACRES FRUIT LAND IN MILLS COUNTY , IA. , FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. CALL AND SEE US OR WRITE US. 235 PEARL ST. , COUNCIL BLUFFS , IA. LOUGEE & LOUGEE. Fees Gas ' . * Gasoline Engines 2 to 250 Horse Power. Elevator Muchincry of Alt Kinds , Call on us or wrlto for prices & descriptions. DAVII ) BRAILEY & CO. , Council IhIuIT. Iovn. THIS NEUMAYER , JACOB NIIIJMAYBR , PIOP. .D4 , 206 , 208 , 210 , Broadway , Council Bluffs. Rates , $1.15 per day ; 75 rooms. 1"irst-clasi I i evem y respect. Motor line to all depots. I ocal agency for the Celebrated St. Louts A. B. C. Beer. First-class bar in con- nection. graft faction won , though by a narrow mar- gin. The Updegraff managers feared to press the matter of instruction to any. great extent , being apparently content In having chosen the delegates. hIeay Haitilige by Rain. BURLINGTON , Aug. 16.-Speclal ( Teio- grarn.-One ) of the worst rain storms that ever passed over Burlington did fully $10- 000 worth of damage this morning. The storm struck the city about 4 o'clock anti raged with unabated fury for four hours. Hawkeye sewer was almost completely ( he- mohished by the flood. The manufacturing district along Hawkeye creek was badly damaged. The creek rose twenty feet In a , short time and swept along at a frightful - ful velocIty. it washed out the wall of the Murray Iron foundry , causing much of the contents to be washed away. It destroyed hlelnlen's foundry. It flhletl time Rand Lum- her company's yards and the Gilbert fledge company's yards with a flowing lake , which swept much lumber away. It destroyed cuiverts , demolished sewers and washed down terraces. Many houses were three or four feet under water for a while. A houseboat on the river front was demnol- isbed and the family nearly drowned. Lum- bee rafts on the river front were swept away. A number of bad washouts occurred on the railroads. Great damage is reported from neighboring localities , The cost of repairs to Burlington sewers alone will be 5,000. Ulsense.iAutoIsg tile Sheep. AMES , Ia. , Aug. 16.-Special--Dr. ( ) W. B. Nibs , assistant state veterinary surgeon , has Just returned from a trip in Hamilton county , where he had beau called to Inveati- gate cases reported to the state veterinarian of thisease from which large numbers of sheep and lambs lied been dying. Dr. Nihcs found the disease to be the one corn- monly known as the stomach worm and which caused aucii severe losses on the State Agricultural College farm as well as all over the state two years ago , In the vicinity of Randall Dr. Niles found the sheep and lambs to be badly afflicted witii this disease , antI letters recelveti by the state veterinarian and lila assistant from other parts of the state show that the trouble prevails elsewhere , The indications - tions 110W are that the losses this year may be as heavy as those of 1896 , ( oi.IeIi ' , VcIIlug , OTTUMWA , Ta. , Aug I6.-SpecIal ( Teho- gram--TwO ) of this city's moat urorninent people , Mr. and Mrs. II. N. McCoy , are today celebrating their golden wedding , 'i'hreo hundred invitations were Issuetl and the event is it memorable one , owing to tue promninelico of tue parties , B , II , McCoy of Chicago , vice president of the National I'rintimmg ited Engraving company and icon. ager of time llijou thieatcr , their only child , is in attendance , as Is also Mrs. Caroline Saffortl of LaCrosse , \S'is. , who attended their marriage at Cambridge , Vt. , August 16 , iSIS. 01.1 4e' ( tiers' m'icnlc , BOONE , Ia , , Aug , 16.-Itpecial-ThO ( ) four couhities of lknine , Story , Polk iiIiiI ltilla will hold their annual old settlers' pieflic at hiopkin'mm grove , just west of litre , on ugust 20 , A large turnout is expected. The Epwortit League of this city and their friends will go to Ames , % grlcuhtural Ccl. hego on next Friday mibout 1,000 strong. l'i'rI I l's I. iii Oimmuimu , COL1"AX , Ia , , Aug. id-Special.-W ( ) , II. Peritias , the Colfax inercimailt Who so rays. teriously disappeared Friday , has been ho ; catud , so his family says , in Omaha. The cast , is a peculiar 000 anti Is causing con- I siderable cornmeaL ' TELLINGTON BUGGIES , ' V ' 1 PUAETONS AND SURREYS. V \L\/ri , . \ . _ , Stromig Enotigh for Any PLhm'posc. ' : t1 Flue Euntigli for it i'sliliionuii-o , We carry the largest , most complete and best line of spring vehicles to be found in tile west , DEERE , WELLS & Co. , Broadway , IIeaof Pearl Street. Council Bluffs , Iowa. COUNCIL BLUFFS RUNNING RACES Commence SCtM 6. Five Races Each Day. H. G. CHAPMAN , Manager , ERNEST B. IIIVERLY , Sec. GRAND HOTEL , COUNCIL BLUFFS , IoWA , * : * * . * 1 [ flJ AtD 6ARDN FARMN1 Y// / / 1. Around Council J3luiIs I I1 N ) You can imimy I in trovcd an ii tin I III roved fm I 1 , , imils elicit per I n . t ( I. ! . . viclimity timnit nnyvhicre in time Unie.1 States. 'I'Imere Ii. i.e full44j .4' uru of crop. here , iook at our Fruit I'itroms while they are lie hear- lug , 1)Y .5 1lfl-4 , 445 A Q T ! .L. l. 'Flit , lied Itatc tutu I.tn hirolmorit , V.8 II I 1 , Ii veexc'luilyo asIa at a Icro number or , s I i' 05150 U I a Fruit , ( IVrLl'ri m&iiii Grain Fariq'rIto , ' .6 , mj i'ersonahly conduct buyers . through our timemim for itiformuatlomi and state wliayou .ic. . , .T orchard" frei of charg. , want , * 4 V M.D. Pangle , . . TIlE (100 ! ) SAMARiTAN 25 YR'S EPERINCE , itcasler of DlHisc $ of zsesi and VOui1CI ) . . rRorluit.roR ou T3fl World's Iteibtil Di'.pensmmry ' of McchIcLw. I CU1IE-Catarrh of Ilcad Throat anti Lung. , iiseasrs 01' Eye anti iar , Fits timid Apnplexy , iItaI , L'vcr anti ICidmiry listutse. , Ilsbotcs ) , iiright's i , eita' , tt. 'ittin Imaee ) , Rhotiiimatlsrml , crofuc ! , iropsy cur'd wit until luppitig , 'l'ttiit' armns renmovvd , all chronic Nervous end t'rivatt Ilseabes , e _ In young and LOST im14I I LW mitldlo tigd mmmcmi , _ Only I'Imyslelan who two S YPIULIS I irctierl cilia n'i'I1 I J.Ilt wIthout destroyIng teeth alit ! liomie , No inter. LiliVy or ) ( ) ) mm.Inermti liseil. Iho only l'hysiolun who cant teli what ciii you whitnout. asklmmn ( a ( hIlebtioll ' 111910 Itt. a .iistaulco it'll , ! for question blank. No. I for imicim ; No 2 for Wumflel , . VA II otmrtflhIericO ; strictly comitiduntial ? 'le.itclniu teut h ) ) exitresa. Addrebs mill letters to G. W , PANGLE , M , fl. , Jirostiwmsy. CoU'JilI ItfITFF8 , IA t"Send 2-cent smamnu for tech. WM1 WELCH THANSFER LINE ihtVe4.Im Citii , .t'h I ihitmif. huh ( Imiuhn * , Rates flemutonable , Satisfaction Guaramiteed , CourieR Bluffs ohilce , No b North Mciii street. 'reisphione 125. Omnahmmi chIco removed - moved to 121 South Fifteenth street. 'I'eiu. phone 1308. CtiiimittliomiV lflJt4l.i will. Uommta A.neh. # . , c t. * . _ , , G ' ' - " vt'.1 it5N ( it ¼ c , v 6 4IIr ! ? 0MPET1TOR BOWTHEIR HEADS. flIs1rIbted ; by John 6. Woodward & Ce , , Council BluRs , Iowa.