THE miATTA DATLY BEE : TITrttSDAY , MATCCII n. lSf > ! > . EWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. MINOR MRNTION. jells Mooro'a fooil kills worms and fattens. C. B. Alexander & Co. , picture frames. I own Furniture K Carpet Co. . 407 IJ'w y. J. ti. Illxby , hoaunB. bititnblng. Tel. 103. C. II. JftCTiuemln & CO. , Jewelers and op- tlelnns , 27 South Main street. Qpl your \vorli done at tlio popular Eagle liiUlldry , 724 Dro.nlway , 'phrae 157. 0. 15. Moore , travcllliK nudltor of tlio Port Arthur routi- , was In the city yesterday. Mr * , Hughes of Antorlii. 111. . Is the Rtlest ( if her daughter , Mrs. 0. KwuH of Vine street. A gospel meeting wll | bo hnld thin ovenliiR nt 8 o'olocl ; at the DeLong mission , 323 II road way. I'otlawattamiP tribe. No. 21 , Improved Order of Hod Mm. will meet tonlRht for work In tin- adoption degree , A marriage license was Issued yesterday lo Albert Kochler , nRod :12 : , and Auua U. Mnrttn , aged 25 , both of Macedonia. The Ladles' Aid society of tidKcwond church will hold a BOCH | ! tills evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. 12. L. Siangan. Carpenters were nt work yesterday placing the llxturus and furnlturo in position In the city ticket olllct ? of the Port Arthur route. At the meeting of Hazel camp , Modern Woodmen of America , tonight the report from tliii commlttco on n new hall will bo presented and every member is requested to bo present. Mm. J. M. Matthews IB expected homo to day from Illnvuithn , Kan. , whore she was railed by thr Illness of her father. He la now convalescent mid may possibly accom pany hur hero on u visit. Charles Stevenson , sentenced to two years In the penitentiary for obtaining money under false pretenses from A. A. Clark & Co. , was talten to Fort Madison yesterday mornliiK by Sheriff Morgan. A team attached to iMinnlrk's baggage wagon became frightened nl the Hock Island depot yesterday monilUK and the wagon was considerably damuged before the animals could be gotten under control. County Attorney Kllpack was unable to appear In court yesterday , owing to Illness mil his place was taken by Assistant County Attorney Klmlmll. Mr. Ktlpaek's mother is ulfio seriously ill nl her home In Neola. I'at Malloy , who has been lying seriously III at the city jail for several weeks , was removed yesterday to the Woman's Christian Association hospital. Hov. Henry Do-Long lias mndu arrangements whereby the unfor tunate man will be cared for. Lulu Alice , HID Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Wilson , 123 Hast Broadway , died > estorday morning of whooping cough , aged 1 months. The funeral will be held at 10 o'clock this morning from the residence. The Burvlces will be conducted by Hov. S. M. 1'erlcino of the First Christian church. William' Jacobs , an old-time railroad man living at SO ! ) Seventh avenue , was taken into rustody last night at the request of his fam ily. Jacobs had been acting queerly and his i lanner caused alarm to his family , who tjurcd that ho might do himself or them roine injury. The attention of the cotumls- i loners of Insanity will bo called to his case todny. The funeral of Mrs. Slbbaltje HUB will beheld hold this nftornooii at 2:30 : from the family residence , 01 ! ) South First street. The serves - I -es will be conducted by Hev. W. S. Domes ( f the First Presbyterian church and burial will bo in Walnut Hill cemetery. Mrs. HUB leaves several children , among them a son who is u member of Company L , Flfty-lirst Iowa , now at Manila. WlcUham Ilros. of this city have secured n contract for the grading of six miles of the trailc of the Fort Doilgo & Omaha rail way near Lovelnnd. They have also se cured the contract for the grading of the i-verhead crossings which are to bo put In at U > voland and Woodbine over the tracks of the Northwestern road. The contracts ag gregate 300,000 yards of earth. At the meeting tonight of Encampment r.'o. S , Union Veteran Legion , ex-Mayor Car- ion , will read n letter which he received a r'.iort. time ago from Major General Joseph J. Reynolds , who died recently. The letter Is In regard to the battle at Chlckamauga and is of considerable local Interest. An other feature of the meeting will bo a. num ber of war stories told by old comrades. N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250. Mr. Span hue arrived Jn Council Hluffs with twenty head of chblco work horses , which will bo disposed of nt private sale. They can bo scon at Lawrence Holt's livery stable , 12 Scott street. The more people who enter The Bee wheel contests HIP easier the wheels will bo won. Start in early and jou can get a wheel. niuff City steam laundry , 'phone 311. They're easy on clothes. Work of n Tiller. During the absence of the family yester day afternoon n 'thief ' entered the residence of H. II. Illoomer , at 717 South Eighth street , and managed to got safely away with it considerable quantity of plunder. The man was een by a neighbor across the street to try the front door , and finding It locked went round to the back , whore , un fortunately , the door had .been left un fastened. Tlio neighbor .telephoned her sus picions to iMr. llloomer at his otllcc , and heat at once hastened to his home. The thief In t'ho ' meantime , however , had left and with him went a dozen each of solid silver knives , forks and spoons , a set of gold bowl and sil ver-handled coffee spoons , u set of solid sil ver ornngo spoons , a solid silver butter knife , a now overcoat and a revolver. The silverware was all engraved with the letter "n. " The police were notified as soon as possible , hut tlioro Is no clow. The thief Is supposed to bo a tramp who , finding the back door open and the people of the house away , helped himself to the first things he could lay his hands on. Davis sells drug * . Hemember the exposition by getting some copies of Snap Shots at the Council Bluffs olllco of The lice. Ton cents each. Hi-ill r.xlato TruiiNfi-rK , The following transfers were filed yester day In the abstract , title nnd loan olllco of J. W. Squire. 101 I'enrl street : Ileli-H of William C. Acker to Samuel I ) . Fletcher. e ' 3 nw'.i and wi-i nc',4 2.7s-39 ; ! , w. d 5 e.coo William 11. Hoan null wlf ? to Fort Dodge & Om.ih i K'lllrond Co. , right- of-way Id ) feet wide across a 1-3 i f lot 5. In 11-75-11. w. d 367 J3 , II. Crandall and wife to same , rlnht- of.-wuy ltX > fi-et wldo oeroas n 1-3 of lot 5 , III 11-75-11 , w. d E37 A , W. Way to < > . W. nerve , uli sw'l nnd H'.fc nw' sui'tlon 3 , anil oVj nej ! 1.75-41 , vi. d 9'SO KrnuU 11. C'arr and wlf * to Oswald o > ller , pe'i nwU 8S-7B-39. w. d 1,500 L. P. NevlnH to Churl * ' * L. Hosx , lot 13 , block 14 , Hvaiw' ' 'd Mridge add. , w. d. 225 Ullrabt'tli Itiley and husband to Fre mont lioiljanilii , nVj lot 12. block ZV. Avoen , ( | . c. d 1 Portsmouth S.ivlnns Hank to L. 1' . Kerens , lot 13 , block 11 , Kvans' -'d JlrldKC add. , w. d 125 C O. SaunderH and wlfa to W , 11. Trey- nor , lot 2 , block "C , " Curtis & Hum- scy's add. , w. d l.COO Nine transfers. nRBrcgntlntr $20S34 1'IMI'LRS BLOTCHES DLACKMUAD5 Ked , rough , oily skin , red , rough hand ) with eliai'eloss ' nalU , dry , thin , ami fr.lllni ; hair , nnd luby blcmlsho piuvt-nted by CI'TILTUA BOAI- , the mo.it eifcctlvu kiu piirlfylni ; ami lit'4iutlfying o.ip lu the world , Absolutely pure , delicately medicated , tj.\iiilslt | < 'ly | ior- fiuiu'd , Hurprisin ly I'lli'i'tivi' , il | irodnct-j tlio \\blti-8t , ulcarr > t nKIn , the softest hands , ami must luxurUwt , lutuuiu balr. \ FRIEDMAN IS UNDER ARREST Pawnbroker Charged with Receiving and Secreting Stolen Property. ERNEST STENGER'S ' JEWELRY IS LOCATED nli'licji anil Dlniiioniln I'nwtiptl l > y CohtirR. "Who Tbun Itnliicil Money wllli Wlilcli t IliieU Samuel Friedman , the Broadway pawn- j broker , wan arrested yesterday on an Information - ! formation charging him with receiving and secreting stolen goods. The complaint was Bled by Ernoat Stengor of Omaha and Is a sequel U > the finding at Friedman's pawn- i shop articles of Jewelry stolen from Steu- 1 gor's rtRldenco by J. H. Coburg. Several | plwos of valuable Jewelry , which Coburg I told the Omaha authorities he hadi pledged i at Friedman's place , are not forthcoming. ! Ths articles that have been so far recovered i are of minor value. Friedman denies that Coburg pledged the articles In question with him Rnd says he has turned over to the I police all of the stolen Jewelry pawned at hl.t place. In the Information | t Is charged that Friedman received and secreted with the. . full knowledge that they had been stolen olio solid gold lady'H watch , valued at $125 ; one diamond ring , valued at $100 and a gold locket sot with diamonds , valued at $40. Friedman's bond was fixed by Judge Ayles- worth at $800 , which was furnished by Adam Snyder , another pawnbroker. It has developed slnre his arrest that Co burg , whoso right name Is said to be Jim- niorman , was well known to the police here , aa he was a frequent visitor at the gambling rooms. It is said that some of the Jewelry stolen t > y him In Omaha was pawned and redeemed several times by him In tills city. When he played faro and lost ho would pawn the jewelry and then If luck was on his aide ho would redeem It. lie Is said to be a theological student and a man of con siderable education. The diamond stud that was recovered by Officer Snoop from Dan Carrlgg was put up by Coburg with the former after an unsuccessful bout at buckIng - Ing the tiger in Carrlgg's gambling house. When you ride a. wheel why not ride the beet ? Bee bicycle contests March 1st. You choose any make. OH.IHCT TO Hlil'OHT OF KXKCUTOH. Ilolrs of tint.nlc .Urn. Ilullnril MilUi- u SlMMYltiLC ill Court. The heirs who have gone Into court In an attempt to break the will of the late ( Mrs. Sarah J. Ballard of this city have filed ob jections to the report filed .by N. M. Puscy January 9 last , as executor under the will of the fate Dr. Samuel M. Dullard. They ask that the accounts of the executor bo reopened and that the order of the court approving the report bo set aside. Thsy allege that they were not present nor had any notice of the filing of the report. They further ask that Executor Pusey bo ordersd to appear In court and submit to an examination. Similar allegations are made against Mr. Pueey as were contained in the objoc'tlons filed a few days ago to his appointment as special administrator of the estateof "Mrs. Sarah J. 'Ballard. ' Mrs. Nina G. Hubbard commenced suit for divorce from Ira W. Hubbnrd , to whom sOio was married Jn Sioux City in June , 18)6. ! ) She alleges that after aho had been married a few months she was forced to separate from her husband , as they could not agree on anything. According to her allegations the marriage was n misfit. Frederick S. iMaclafferty applied for a writ of mandamus to compel T. J. Foley , vice president and general manager of the Peru Plow mid Implement to company , per mit him to liave access to the books and ac counts of the company. The plaintiff states ho owns $10,000 worth of stock In the con cern , and that he has been refused his right as a stockholder to examlno the accounts and books by Foley. A temporary writ was issued by Judge Thornell , but later with j drawn by him on a statement being made by the attorney for Folay , The court uald ho would grant a speedy hearing on the application for the writ of mandamus , and It will probably be taken up some time to day. day.Edwin Edwin J. Abbott , on the application of Mrs. Kate Casford , tie mother , was ap pointed guardian ot Charles W. and Rose F. Casford , two minors. His bond was fixed In the sum of $300. $ The trial of R. B. Tracy , John Wyatt and John Lawrence , charged with breaking Into the poultry house of E. M , Lorenz and steal ing 100 chickens and turkeys , was com menced yesterday afternoon. When court adjourned for the day the only witnesses examined were the Omaha officers , who ar rested the trio Just as they crossed the bridge with the stolen plunder in their pos- session. The three men were also indicted on the charge of breaking Into a school house near the residence of Lorenz the night of the raid on the latter's feathered flock. The trial of E. Lincoln , the negro charged with robbing Oeorgo Templar , was con cluded In 'the ' district court yesterday morn ing and the case given to the Jury at noon. Up to a late 'hour ' last night no verdict had been reached. Do you want a high grade wheel ? If you bsivi ) no money , got one In The Ueo bicycle contests. You choose any make. Fine Whttt'l AVi-iilhor , Yesterday was nn Indication that spring is nearly hero and with the coming of spring wheels will be In lively demand , The Uee's first wheel contest is coming along at a I lively rate and those hustling for the blcyclo ! must lot no grass grow under tholr feet. The ! one who works the hardest stands the boat - show of getting the wheel. In a few days the llrnt contest will bo closed and so far no ' one eon tell who gets the prize. The race I promises to bo a close one. Such days as I yraterdny are good ones for the workers cud j they should lese no time in taking cdvan- tngo of every hour of time they can spare , to increase tholr list. Remember , that one additional subscriber mav got you the wheel. llt'iiiooratlc Con veil I Inn. At the democratic school convention held ! ; U'l night In the city council chamber Dr. Donald > Maerae and L. A. Dovlno were nominated as candidates for the Board of Kdiicatlou. Alderman J. B. Atkins presided and A. T. Whlttlesey acted as secretary. Chief of Police Illxby and several members of the force were very much In evidence through out tlie convention. The Informal ballot gave Dr. Macrao 25 votes ; L. A. Bt-sley , 10 ; W. H. Thomas , 24 ; L. A. Devlnc , 37 ; Andy Gilbert. 3 ; A. W. Whltelaw , C ; W. W. Cones , U , and N. M. Tyler , -I. On the formal ballot Macrao got 37 , Do- vine 27 , Thomas IS , Resloy 15 and White- law 1. Ohlof of Polco > Blxby attempted uiisucce s- fully to railroad through a set of rules to govern the party In the city. I'liuiN of tin ; Itoi-U Inland , W. K. McFarlln , superintendent of main tenance and construction , and G. A. Gould , superintendent i'f bridges and building for the Chicago , Hock Island & Pa Ilio Hallway company , are hero from Davenport in con nection with the extensive Improvements whloh that road contemplates making in Its Council ItlufT * yards. They are looking over the ground , preliminary to the com mencement of the work , which , they say , will be started very soon now. All the plans have been prepared and work In the yards and on the new depot will bo rommcni'cd ns soon as the frost la entirely out ot the ground. Another Heo wheel contest opens the minute the first closes. If you don t get the first wheel , try for the second.ou ohooso any make. VIM. MAKlTlTlVV nilMIOVr.MHXTS. HnlHvnv nud Ill-nil * * * Cmni'iniy Will DII 1'nvlnu iiinl OIHT ! Work. The Omaha & Council Bluffs Hallway and Bridge company Is planning to carry out a number of improvements on Its sys- I torn this oprlng and summer. Part of these have boon definitely decided on , while others nro uniler consideration , But the work nl- ready arranged to be done will mean the outlay of H considerable sum of money and Klvo employment to a large force of men. In the first place , the company hns de cided on spending In the neighborhood of $10,000 in repairing nnd painting Its bridge across the Missouri. The painting will cost about $5,000 nnd the other $5,000 will bo expended on replacing the worn pavement. The color to be used In pnlntlng the bridge has not been agreed upon. Some 6f the directors are opposed to white , as It BO soon loses its fresdi appearance and becomes dirty. A dark rod IB being favorably con sidered. The paving will ho somewhat of n tedious job , as only part can be done nt n time , m as not to Interfere with travel over the structure. As soon ns the frost Is out of the ground work will commence on paving Broadway from the east end of the brldpo to the west end of the slough bridge near the water works property. The material for this pav ing. Manager DImmock says , has not yet been definitely settled on , but In all prob ability will be a very fine kind of macadam. The company , he thinks , will finally decide on laying a macadam of slag with a topping of disintegrated granite. It will bo a de cided Improvement over the sing macadam pavement laid on Broadwny.two years ago , which is now full of holes and almost as rough as the old cedar block paving. AVork on this will bu commenced as soon ns plans and specifications can bo urnwn. Manager DImmock has In connection with the paving of this portion of Broadway in mind a plan to replace the wooden sidewalks - walks with raised cinder pathr , which on one sld of the thoroughfare could bo re served for the use of bicyclists. This plan , Mr. DImmock believes , would bo a good ono to carry out the entire longlh of Broad way , nt least on one side of the street. The plunk sidewalks could bo taken up nnd replaced with cinders , well beaten down. Part of the planking taken up could be used for the sides of the cinder path to keep the cinders in place. His company , he says , will , if the people of the olty favor the plan , provide all the cinders necessary free of cost. At present the company gets 20 cents a load for all of its cinders , but will ! gladly forego the price to sec a good bi cycle path established along Broadway. The ; scheme , he admits , IB not a new ono and ' has frequently been discussed , but nothing over done. The expense of making such a ' path , with the cinders provided free oC I cost , would bo comparatively small. ! Now motors have been purchased for all I the small cars and the now cars on the uptown lines ore now being fitted with them. This gives the company a full equipment of the latest designed motor lu this or any other country. All the original equipment with which the company started In business is now in the scrap pile , with the exception of one little motor on the "Irish mall" or work car. Within the last two years all the old equipment has been gradually re placed with new and the latest designs on the market. All the old cars have been remodeled , except five trailers , which are put out of regular service and are being kept simply for use in cases of emergency , when they can bo used behind the new small motors. The company's present equipment , up-to- date in every particular , ns Mr. Dimmock says it is , is adequate to meet all demands of travel and sufficient to handle the in creased travel that may be expected this summer by reason of the exposition In Omaha. The largo car house will bo ro- modelcd this spring and treated to n now coat of paint. The work shops and the en tire plant will bo put in llrst-clnss condition. Bee bicycle contests begin March 1st. You choose any make. WOM13.Y SKI , ! , TOO MANV TICICI5TS. Vet \ot Llimiiirli Sun IN In ilie Tlit-ntcr to Ai-t-oiiiinoiliKi * All IliijorN. . The Woman's Sanitary Relief commission \ finds itself in the embarrassing position of . having sold more tickets for the benefit en- I tertainment tonight than the house has seats , consequently many who purchased tickets have been disappointed and unable ' to secure scats. The rush when the box ' office was opened yesterday was a sight to behold nnd people anxious to secure scats were lined up far into the street. All pur chasers of tickets who failed to secure scats will have their money refunded. The fol lowing notice has been issued by the olllcors of the commission : The members of the Sanitary Relief com mission report the disappointment of these who could ' not secure reserved seats for to night's performance. The house was over sold for two reasons. First , because the women misunderstood the capacity of the house , and second , because so ninny people remarked in purchasing tickets , "I don't care to go to the show , but I'll buy tickets i l to help on the cause. " But when the last I moment came it seems that every one de cided that they did want to go , When the mombcrs of the commission who had stood In line and secured seats learned of the disappointment of late-comers they promptly turned their reserved seats over ' to thu box olllco and took gallery or stand ing room tickets , The reserved seats thus secured , however , wore not sufficient to sup- j ply the domnnd , and In order that no III- fuellug may result each purchaser of a ticket | who may so deslro can have his money re funded this morning by applying at the of llco of Kmmutl Tlnley In the Shugart block , where the financial committee will bo in at tendance from 9 to 11 o'clock. ELLA S. LMOORI3 , President. MAHY LOUI8K TINLI2V. Vice President. MARIK L. KIUKLAND. Secretary. Think ! If only thirty people start In on the first Bee wheel contest the average num ber of subscribers they have to get will only bo ten. Of course more will start , and If you are ono of them why should you not get a wheel ? You choose any iuali : > \ otriitloiinl ( in u nl .MiiNtpi-fi ! In. SIOUX CITY. March 8. ( Special. ) All Is in readiness In Sioux City for thu work of i : mustering Companies H and L into the rcor- j ( nnized guard. Adjutant General Dyers Is : I ; expected in Sioux City Friday night for this purpose , and bevcral meetings of the mem bers of the companies have been held to piepare for his official visit. Almost enough names have been secured to make up , the quota required , and the young men have i undergone the physical examinations proj j paratory to filling out their muster papers. "Give we a liver regulator and I can regu late the WJTld. " said a genius. The druggist i buqded him a bottle of Do Witt's Little Early : Risers , the famous little pills. BEE WHEEL CONTESIS The More that Enter the Contests , the Easier 1 the Wheels Will Ba Won. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BEE'S ' GREAT PLAN 1C * So Mniili | > mill ICns.v tlmt Kvrry Cotincll llluirx liny * > r CSIrl nnil OlcU-r I'ci.iilr , Too.VI1I Hun- tic In li - Contenlft. Every boy and girl will want to ride n wheel this spring and The Bee Is going to glvo you a chance to get ono In n very simple way. What Is more , it IS going to let you pick out any make wheel you want , for It knows you all wont a certain make , "which Is the only make on earth. " Now let us tell you how The Bee Is going to give the wheels away. Wo want n lot of new subscribers to The Bee In Council Bluffs. As soon ns the first 300 orders have been handed Into our office , the first con test closes and wo will award the wheel to the one bringing the most orders out of this 300. Then Contest No. 1 closes und Con test No. 2 opens on the next 300 orders. Just ECO how easy this Is. Say only thirty girls and boys start out on Mnrch 1 to got subscribers. They only have to average -ten apleco to make the total , so the winner will not have to get very many orders , you see. You want to start In early and hand In your orders ns soon as possible. Now about the orders. Kach order must bo for an actual now Council Bluffs sub scriber. Each subscriber must lake The Ueo for at least three weeks and pay for it In order to be counted. H is bettor , but not uei'cssnry , to pay In advance , only no order will be counted until the subscription Is paid for. If the subscription Is paid for in advance It will count ono on your score for each three weeks for wnlch It Is prepaid. For example : If a subscriber pays In ad vance for six weeks , It counts two ; If ho pays for twelve weeks , It will count four ; If ho pays for ono year , H will count seven teen. On orders which are not paid in ad vance It will count only one on your score no matter how long ho continues to take it. There , that Is plain , Isn't It ? Now see what you can do. , The first contest begins March 1. Sincerely yours , OMAHA DAILY BBE , Council Bluffs Department. N. B. Call nt The Bee office , 10 Pearl street , to register and got sample copies. No one connected with The Bee will bo allowed to enter this contest. FREE SILVER IDOL SHATTERED Studlrnii * rnN Hon < I.linll Their Cull to ( he AillivroiitM of Six teen to One. DBS MOINKS , March 8. ( Special Tele gram. ) The members of the democratic state central committee are assembling for their meeting to bo held hero tomorrow. It has practically been deckled to Issue a call for all democrats of the state to meet In convention , Irrespective of their ideas on the money question. J. B. Romans of Denlson , the commltteeman from the Tenth , and W. 0. Hollman of Mason City , the member from the Fourth district , will pro test loudly agalmU the dropping slxteen-to- one slogan , but" the great majority of the commltteemen s > .em to be in favor of throw ing the silver idol overboard once nnd for all. Davenport and Sioux City are making an effort to pull the convention away from Des Moines. F. E : St. Clalr brought a damage suit against the city todny , asking ? 1.0SO dam ages for Injuries received by being gored fourteen times by ono of the city's elk at Greenwood park. It now appears that William S. Bell , the prominent implement man reported as dis appearing yesterday , had merely gone to Chicago. His wife having brought suit for dlvorce/hls friends .believed that ho had fled. At a meeting of the Commercial exchange todny a committee of ten men. consisting of three from each of the Grand Army posts and four business men , was appointed to work for the selection of Des Moines as the site for a national military post. I'lieklntf Company Ile. CEDAR RAPIDS , In. , March S. ( Special Telegram. ) The management of the T. M. Sinclair & Co. packing house today changed hands and noroafter will bo known as the T. 'M. ' Sinclair Company , limited , with a capital stock of $1,500,000. Charles B. Sout- ter , who haa been president and general manager of the institution for the last fif teen years , retires from active participation in the management , although he still retains a portion of the stock. The officers elected today are : 'President. ' Sidney E. Sinclair ; vice president , Henry B. Soutter ; secretary- treasurer , Robert S. Sinclair. This Is one of the largest and best equipped packing houses In the country and It Is understood that it will be the future policy to run it close to its capacity , which is 0,000 hogs a day. Knriiici- I. ONOH IIIN Ann. FORT DODGE , la. , Mnrch 8. ( Special Telegram. ) Joe Streff , a farmer living eight miles north of Fort Dodge , lost his right hand and forearm this afternoon while feedIng - Ing a corn shredder. Strcrr was operating the machine when ho slipped and before ho could recover himself his hand was caught In the shredder and so crushed as to neces sitate amputation near tbo elbow. . ClONP. KMERSON , la. , 'March ' S. ( Special. ) Ono of the most successful religious revival meetings over held here closed last night. The three ohurehes of the town united In n three weeks' meeting , held in the opera houee. Evangelist Sunday , formerly a base ball player , conducted the meetings , which resulted In 130 conversions. Will you ride a free Bee blcyclo contest wheel ? You choose any make , STATISTICS Movement of HOUN IN Moilemlely Ite- ilurril IIM ConiiuiriMl ullh I. UN ) CINCINNATI , March 8. ( Special Tele gram. ) The Price Current says : The move ment of hogs Is moderately reduced com pared with recent returns nnd varying but little compared with last year. The total western killings since March 1 are -100,000 , against 395,000 last year. Prominent places compare as follows : ' c'liy. ISM. iSDS , L'hlrjgo . HO.OOO ] JO,0J ( ) Kansas City . 60,040 05,000 Dmalm . 2S.OOO 30,01)0 ) St. 1-oills . IL'.OOO 30,000 Indianapolis . is.ooo ] 3Un Milwauk.o . 1S,0 ( ) 'JJ.COf ) L'lni-lnnall . 9,000 11,000 HI. Joseph . IS.OO ) 8,000 uttumwa. . I2,0io ( s.ooo S1.JUX City . 8.000 0,000 Solillcrx' 1'n.v IN Deliiyeil , HAVANA , March S. 11:30 : a. in. The American soldiers' pay for February is de layed , the authorities awaiting rash which s expected hero by a transport. Chief Pny- nastcr Smith Is paying off In checks , which m > subject to the local discount of l per out. The officers complain , but the bankers All ! not buy chucks on New York ut par. ex- . hango going the other wiiy. It costa more o transfer muiu'y fiom New York to Havana lima ( fuiu New York to London. CODY LETTERS READ IN COURT Fuel * lli-ni-ltiK ou Allraeil KnrljMill' - rlim * ' "f > lny Contil Arc I'ri-Nt-nteit to Jury. ALBANY. N. Y. , March S. The fifth day of the Cody blackmail trial opened with the defendant still on the stand. Her counsel , Mr. Dugan. finished his redirect examination with n few questions concerning the letters which had passed between her and Mrs. J. F. Pierce , Jny Mould's alleged child , nnd her husband. District Attorney Lycr ) cross-examined , reading n number of lettem written by Mrs. Cody lo Mrs. Walker , Mrs. Plerce's ntint , to Mrs. Beebe , who furnished her with funds with which to urge the claim of MM. Plerco , to Mrs. Angell and to others. In the letter to Mrs. Walker. Mrs. Cody said that Jny Oould had told Sarah Ann Brown ( Mrs. Angell ) that her marriage to him was Illegal j | since It had been performed by a Presby terian clergyman while she was n Catholic. Mrs. Plerco had told her this , said Mrs. Cody. After counsel for Mrs , Cody , to save time , had admitted the authenticity ot the docu- ! meiits , Mrs. Ccdy then ' was excused , but 1m- mediately recalled to the ehalr to answer the question of one of the Jurymen. "Whydldyou not contradlctJtidgc Brown ? " ho asked , "when he first told you that Mrs. Angell was not .lay Gould's wife in Mrs. An- gell's presence ? " "Because I was so surprised , " she an swered , "and ho did not glvo me time. I had to leave the room nt once , ns ho wished some private conversation with Mrs. Angell. " She went on to say that she afterward did contradict Brown's statement , but not with Mrs. Angell ns a witness. Attorney Stearns , who drew up the power ot attorney between Mrs. Cody and Mrs. Angell , took the stand for the second time and told what he knew concerning a number of legal papers. Mrs. Angell was then put on the stand. She gave her name ns Mary Angell. Asked to repeat her conversation with Mrs. Cody at Rouse's Point , she said- "She asked mo If 1 had ever been married to Mr. Oould. I told her that I had never been. She gave mo the name of my first husband nnd described him , nnd asked mo If I waw married to the man nnd I said that 1 I was. " I "Tho Frenchman ? " | "Yes. sir , the Frenchman. She asked mo If I had a slaughter living. I said I had. She said , 'Your daughter ts worth millions. ' I said , 'That's news to mo. ' " "Did you ever toll Mrs. Cody that you were married to Jay Gould ? " "No , sir. " "Did she toll you so ? " "Yes , sir. " "Did you ever sco Jny Gould ? " J "No , sir. " t "What did Judge Brown say to Mrs. Cody ? " "He said , 'Where there nro no facts , what ] nro yon going lo build the case on ? ' " | Cross-examination by Mr. Dugan followed. "You say you never mot Jay Gould. When you wore a girl of 14 , at home , did not a man come to your house for water one day ? Now , don't you know who ho was ? " "No , sir. " The witness admitted that a man had como for water and that she know that ho | was employed on ono of the railroads then being built. Her mind , she said , was not exactly clear concerning what had taken place when she was so young. After a few j more questions , however , the witness re called the appearance of the man. He was about 17 years old , short and dark. Continuing her statement , she said that she had married the old Frenchman , Do Roussn , nnd had n child by him who was bound out to a Canadian weaver. Two years after Its birth she had gone west , leaving her husband , who died shortly afterwards. She was Do Roussa's lawful wife , fahc said , having been married to him by the Presby terian clergyman Lclghton , whose name she had learned since then. COURSE OF UNITED STATES Attitude 011 CliliieNc QneNtloit CIIIIMVN Speculation ! > } lliiiotiii Iilvnllty of NEW YORK , March S. A special from Washington says : The Russian ambassador , Count Casslnl , who was for many years the c/ar's representative at Pekin , and who ob tained from China the first important con cessions regarding the Siberian railroad , speaking of the Chinese situation , says : "Russia's attitude is not changed by Italy's action 'in ' China. We liavo never op posed the open door , and consequently we can take no other attitude than that which has been officially announced from our for eign office many times. "But wo are wondering what our great neighbor to the west , the United States , will do in this emergency. It would scorn now that the United States would bo forced by the necessities ot the case to toke part In the deliberations of the nations concerning China's commercial existence. As in Rus sia , there are In the United States tremendous deus Interests at stake , a world in itself , where the wealth of a largo part of the country seeks an outlet. "Of course I can speak only for Russia , but there seems a similarity of interests to guard and to promote , For this reason Rus sia would welcome the United States as a factor In the council of the notions that must necessarily govern the east , " Bee bicycle contests. "You choose any make. Strike of Iron AVorlcerM , P1TTSBURO. iMarch 8. The strike at the Schoon Pressed Stool Car works WO.B with out exciting features today. There were no more arrests and quiet prevailed about the plant , which Is still guarded by police. The strikers claimed a number of converts , but this was denied by the officials. The laborers nt the PJttsburg Forgo nnd Iron company's works itruck , today for 25 cents advance. These departments 'In the Guide Forgo nnd Wire mills are closed down. CI'HIJS WITHOl'T I'AI.V. One of ( lie Hen ! I'rnliiri'n of the New I'll.Cure. . The Pyramid Pile Cure euros all forms of piles without ono particle of pain. This desirable point Is not obtained by the use of Injurious opiates which simply deaden nnd paralyze the nerves of the parts nnd make matters worse in the long run. But it Is done solely by Us remarkable healing and soothing effects. And while It thus gives Immediate relief , nt the same time the disease Is not merely checked , but n radical cure Is rapidly accom- pllshed. And the point we want to make clear Is that all this is done without a particle of pain. This fact Is one great reason for the popu larity of the Pyramid Pile Cure and consti tutes ono very great difference l > etwecn It arid almost any other kind of treatment for piles. Every kind of cmrglcal operation for piles Is excruciatingly painful , 'besides ' endanger ing the life of the patient , nnd In most cases Is not to bo compared with the Pyramid Cure , neither In making successful cures without pain nor In cheapness and safety. The Pyramid Pllo Cure has been before the public so long , nnd its merits recog nized by too many people to allow It to be classed with the many salves , suppositories , pills , etc. , and you run no risk In trying It , as Is often the case with untried prepara tions. If you are over troubled with any form of piles or rectal disease do not forget the Pyramid Pllo Cure , Prepared by the Pyra mid Drug Co. . of Marshall , Mich , und sold by druggists at CO cents per package. READ THE SIGN Warner's Safe Cure the Victor Among Modern Medicines , H was once believed thnt n finger ring made from n coffin-nail would cure epilepsy. 1 The tooth ot a soldier who had been killed In battle was regarded ns a remedy for tool It- aches , lirnglnc eurh ghastly nonscnso as this parading as medical scleuico ! Yet ihe human mind , like the human body , must creep before It can walk. In time men learned to reason and medlrlno was put upon n rational basis. Back In the old days some childish or disgusting mess would have been used to relieve lmllgc tlon. Mark the progress Illustrated In this letter from J. K. Stockwelt of Lincoln , Neb. "I have born badly affected with trouble of the slrmach nnd Imvo used nearly all kinds of medicines and doctored with local physicians to no nvnll. After being almost completely discouraged , 1 was advised to use Warner's Snfo Cure , which I did , and 1 am glnd to be able to say that it Is the only remedy thnt has done mo any good. I have used three bottles and am feeling llko a new man all over. 1 tint thankful to the War ner's Safe Cure Co. for their medlclno , nnd can recommend It cheerfully to those suffer ing aa I have suffered. " Another 'Instance of the victory of rational medicine Is afforded by Jacob Cramp ot Illrdsbore , Berks County , Pa. , who wrote. May 10th , 1S9S : "I liavo tnken live bottles ot Warner's Safe euro. H relieved me of 4lio pain over my kidneys. When 1 got down 1 could hardly got up again. 1 did not know what wia wrong with me. 1 could hardly do my work. I heard of Safe Cure and thought I would try It. After taking ono bottle I felt better. 1 nm very grateful for Warner's Safe Cut * nud would advise people to try It. " Just one case more. Averclt Perry of Ixiulsbuic , N. C. . says : "I have taken only one bottle of Warner's Snfo Cure and It has done me more good than anything else 1 ever took. 1 hnd an aching feeling In the pit of my slomncti. I \\.int to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I can recommend Safe Cure as the finest medicine In the world. " Dors tlie clear and energetic langungo of Ihcso men IdaVo any doubt ot their sincer ity ? The stomach derangement spoken of Is commonly nsfoclnted with the approach of Brlght's disease. No painted Indian ever crept to a settler's cabin more stealthily than Bflghfs disease Invades the body. A dull white skin , tendency to perspire , Indi gestion and short breath give warning of .the enemy. Lese no time nor courage. Take Warner's Pafo Cure regularly , and benr In mind that H has u record of twenty -glorious years. It cures all ailments of the kidneys , liver and bladder. Including even the terrible dlscnho named for Dr. Bright. Ttie road 4o health Is open , if only you read the sign boaid aright. Wheel weather is coming. The Bee wheel contests will bring one to you easy. You choose any make. Our Spring Suits nro all In and we are ready to show the most faultless line of Clothing ever displayed lu Council Bluffs. We have always carried a great variety , but this season wo show more styles than over before. Kvory day for the past month wo have unpacked now goods , and we are now ready and anxious to show our now line of Spring Clothing. You notice wo say "OUR NKW LINE" that's just what wo mean. NOT AN OLD SUIT IN OUJl STORE. If you examine our stock and find a suit that you ever saw before wo will give you the suit. Wo have cleaned out the old stock in a way that wo will toll you about later. The NEW Suits are lu cheviots , In oasslmores , In worsteds , In serge. In plain colors , in fancy colors , in checks , In plnlds , In stripes. We liavo a line that wo are Justly proud of , and a line from which anyone can bo suited In , Color , fit , style nnd price. We've got the goods If you examlno them we'll have your trade. A Man's With a poor looking suit is anything but pleas- ing. Got the latest thing out in 1899 styles , at moderate prices , at the old reliable tailoring estab lishment of 540 BROADWAY , COUNCIL BLUfFS. LOANS. On Improved Karma In lowu. 5 1M5U C'KNT , With n Hniall L'ummltslnn. Loans promptly closed on approval of se curity und tnlf. Interest and priiu-lpal payable at our oltlce. KNAPS. Kor Sale 7-room house , city water In house ; three good lots , with fruit trees ; urounds In line condition ; situated on West ISroadwuy , near Twenty-second street. Jl.COO , If sold ut once. For Bale HOUHO of 10 rooms In line condi tion und good location , with xtable , city water , etiM.MXl - Stoc-k furm , VM acres , eight miles from Council Hlufftf fair price. House und lot , with brlclt barn , corner Plt-rco * tieot ami Lincoln avenue , $950 , if taken at om-e ; { 150 cash down. liouue of two rooms and lot In Oulesburg addition ; line well ; IIM cash. Money loaned for local InvfBtom at 5 per A large list of improved'city propeny for sale cheap. Now Iti tlio tlmo to imn base a homo on easy term" at a low price. List your property with UB fur Hal- . LOt'OKK ' & LOIKJKK , No. Wi South Main Street , Council HI n ft H. | a. Telephone 312. save your IIOKS , U-n s ' over Guaran'ea ' Hog Cholera Cure Co. , COUNCIL HLUFFB. IA. 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