8 THE OMAITA DATLT BEE : THURSDAT , JTJLV 27 , 1899. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. r COUNCIL BLUFFS. MINOR MKNT1ON. Davis sells glass. Moore's food kllfs worms nnd fattens. Fire escapes for buildings nt Blxby'B. Passepartouts. C. 12. Alexander & Co. DudweUer beer. L. Roscnfcldt , agent , Juclson , panturagc , 82D 6th avc. Tel. ? 4S. A. T. Pllcklnger Is confined to his homo by 0. B. Jacqtirmln & Co , Jewelers and op ticians , 27 South Main street. M. F. Rohrer and 1'rank Rohrcr r.re en joying nn outing at Noble's lake. Mrs. Stclnkopf Is reported nerloutly Ifl at her homo on Washington avenue. Get your work done at the popular Kaglo laundry , 724 Broadway. 'Phono 157. Charles A. Ucno has returned from his Western trip much Improved In health. John Bennett , formerly of this city , now living in St. Paul , Minn , is visiting ofd tlmo friends here. W. A. Mnurer jestcrday paid Into the cus toms bouse of this city $300 on imported goods from Germany. Mrs Louisa Schtilnr , who tried to commit milclde at Maxwell , la. , two days ago , was a former resident of this city. An adjourned meeting of Lily ramp , No. X , Royal Neighbors of America , will be herd this evening at 7 10 o'clock. oniccr Slack Is filling the position of day Bcrgeant nt the poHca station until a suc cessor Is appointed to Tom Cotnto. Hnciimpmcnt No 8 , Union Veteran Legion. will meet In regular session tonight in the hall of the Western Iowa Business college In the niscman building. Mrs. Mary Mc.Mcnomy has returned from Texas to attend to some business affairs In this city. As soon as completed she will go to Kansas City to reside The hearing of the arguments In the Shea Injunction suit against the city have been postponed owing to the Illness of Shea. There will be a meeting this evening of Local No. 234 , Retail Clerks' National Pro tective association. In Labor hall , 101 South ( Main street , at 8 30 o'clock. Rev. G. P. Fry , pastor of the Fifth Avenue Methodist church , announces that next Sun day evening ho will preach on "The Cvll Kt- fccts of Debased Pictorial Art. " George Kmlg , hurt by a plledrlver on the Fort Dodge & Omaha road grade , was taken to St. Bernard's hospital yesterday after noon. Ills Injuries are xcvcrc Sam Wilson and Charles Wilson , alias Hamilton Carter , two negroes , are in custody at the city Jail on suspicion of being the parties wanted In CHiabi for highway rob bery. Hazel Camp , Modern Woodmen of Amer ica , will give an entertainment this evening tor the members and their famines. Re- frcihments will bo served and a musical pro gram rendered. Thomas Brown , arrested for breaking Into n. house occupied by two women near the Rock Island depot , has been released by J'lstlco Vlen , no Information having been filed against him. Prof. W. J. McDonald , principal of the schools In Mlnden , was In the city yesterday. Ho denies being an active candidate for the democratic nomination for county superin tendent of schools. Ncls P. Thompson , who -was a member of the Third Nebraska volunteers , has taken out hla naturalization papers In the district court here , with tbo Intention of enlisting in the regular army for service In Manila. Jack Shields was airested yesterday even ing on complaint of his wife , who charged him with stealing her earrings and other articles of Jewelry. The charge of larceny from a building WUH placed against his name on the blotter nt the police station. County Attorney Kllpack , Clerk of the Dls. trlct Court Preeman Reed. Dr. V. L , Trey- nor , coroner , nnd F. F. Everest , chairman of the republican county central committee , Attended the funeral yesterday In Oakland of the late J , H. McArthur. editor of the Oakland Acorn. Ed Dallcy nnd Isaac Kreldlcr , two of the * thrco boys who ran away from their homes in Carroll , la , to see the exposition , were sent homo yesterday evening. Charles Nlchofs , the other of the trio. Is being held at the polite station , as no word has been received from his parents. Mrs. Lena Jensen commenced suit in the district court for a divorce from Andrew Jensen , to whom she was married May 21 , 1888. In Wlnthrop , la. Her petition Is based on the allegation of nonsupport and cruelty. She asks for the custody of their two chil dren , Albert , aged 11 , and Vernon , aged 7. Another attempt was made about midnight Tuesday to burn the remains of the old Hood laundry building on West Pierce street , but after tbo kerosene burned out the flames died down without Igniting the woodwork , The agents for the owner ot the property have offered a reward of $50 for the capture of the firebug. The case against Charles Brattaln and Mrs. Jane Tayloi. charged by the latter's husband , J. AV. Taylor , with adultery , was dismissed In Justice Vlen's court yesterday on motion of Assistant County Attorney Klmhal ! for lack of evidence to convict. Mrs. Taylor was brought back from River Sioux Tuesday night. The police aio looking for Charles Wilson , u Swede section hand In the employ of the Milwaukee tallway. Wilson signed the pay roll nnd drew the check , amounting to $40 , that was coming to Magnus Ivcrson , another member of the section gang. The mistake was not discovered until after Wilson had cashed the check at the First National bank nnd Toft for n more congenial clime. Ho forged the name of Iverson to the pay check , Mrs. Mary Edith Shoemaker , wife of J. Shoemaker , died > cstcrday morning nl her residence , 210 Thirteenth avenue , aged 40 > ears , Death was duo to consumption , from which deceased bad been suffering for two nnd n half years. A husband and two sons and two daughters are loft to mourn her Inns. The funeral will bo held this of tor- noon nt 3 o'clock from St. Francis Xavler'a church and Interment will bo In the Catholic cemetery. The flnanclar report of the Christian Homo for the lust week , Just Issued , shows that the lecelptN continue on the upward ten dency , In tbo general fund the receipts amounted to $479.47 , being $279.47 above the estimated needs for the current expenses of the week and clearing thn deficiency In this fund as reported last week The grand total received In the manager's fund amounted to $58 P5 , being $23,05 above the needs of the week and decreasing the deficiency in this fund to data to $95. N , Y. Plumbing compao ) . Tel. 250. There was received at the customs house yesterday a consignment of Imported goods from Germany for W A. Maurer , upon which duties amounting to $900 were paid. lion-Ton Millinery Store removed to Bel linger block , 61S Broadway , opposite P , O , Mile nf l.lipior at 'Munavtii. ' The suit ihrought In the district court by I , L , Mllncr to rebtraln the sale of Intoxicat ing liquors at the Grand Plaza , Lake Mnn- awa , was dlsmlsbcd jestcrday by consent of Ibu plaintiff. Immediately following the dls. inleeal of the raso another suit was brought of a like character , In which M Cleveland appears as plaintiff. Ho likewise asks for nn Injunction In restrain the sale of liquors nt the resort , Ono of the uttornejs who ap peared for the leswes of the Grand Plara In the Mllner suit Is the attorney for Cleve land In the present proceedings. Wanted , carriers for Boo routes. Apply At Bee olllce. WeUbach burners at Blxby's. Tel. 191 LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES BOUGHT r < ir t'ufcli < ir l uun Ml ou u. u. siiniria .k cu. , 6 I'cnrl btrcet. Council UluiTi , Iowa. CASE AGAINST LANE DROPPED Friends Furnish the Money Ecquisite to Settle His Shortage , ALL CONCERNED ARE WELL SATISFIED L , II. Circrr of Hock Inlnml In IlnnUnl to TnUr the I'onlllon formerly llclil 1 Mr. Lmte. The ca e against John M. Lane , charged rlth embezzlement by'the Milwaukee rail way , was dismissed In Justice Furrier's court yesterday afternoon. At the eleventh hour the friends of the former frolsht and ticket agent came to his rescue and furnished the money , enabling him to settle the shortage complained of. When the case was cnlled both Auditor Robertson of the Milwaukee and H. L. Gecl- des , agent of the bonding company , appeared and asked that it be dropped , saying that the case had been settled and the railroad company had no further deslro to prosecute. Lane's attorney notified the court that his client would take care of the costs and that they need not bo toted up to the county. Uoth Mr. Uobcrtson and Mr. Gcddea ex pressed themselves well pleased that the case hud been disposed of , as they regretted ex tremely that circumstances had been such as to compel the prosecution of Mr. Lone. The full amount of the shortage , It Is understood , was paid over to Auditor Robertson yester day morning by Lane's attorney. Neither Mr. Robertson nor Mr. Geddcs was 'willing ' to discuss the matter be > end stating that the case had been settled satis factorily to the railway company. Auditor Robertson said he expected to return to Council Bluffs next Monday to check In L. H. Oreer of Rock Island , who will succeed Lane at this point us freight and ticket agent. Mr. Greer holds a similar position with the Milwaukee road at Rock Island , The Daughters of Rebekah will give a literary entertainment at Odd Fellows' hall Saturday evening , July 29. Miss Lottie L. Tlllatoon , the noted elocutionist and Impersonator senator , has been secured and none will re gret an evening spent with her. Everybody cordially Invited. Admission 25 cents. Davis sells paint. Lowest prices , easy terms. The best and largest stock of pianos at Svvanson Music company , Maeonlc Temple. OHIJI\A > CE DISCUSSED. Mcuilirm of the l.cmlInK Wheel Claim "U'niit .Some ChniiRCK Miule. The bicycle ordinance Introduced at the mooting of the city council Monday night has been the subject of much discussion among the wheel riders of the city and es pecially among the members of the Gany- mode and Owl Wheel clubs. The club mem bers are not expected to oppose the passage of an ordinance , out are divided in opinion as to Its provisions. It had teen reported that the Ganymede club was the father of the lamp provision In the ordinance , but this is not the case. The ordinance was drawn up and presented at the suggestion of Major Jennings , a number of complaints as to reckless riding on the business streets , especially after dark , having reached him. It is likely that at the next meeting of the council the two leading wheel clubs o/ the city , the Owl and the Ganymede , will submit a number of suggestions which they desire Incorporated In the bicycle ordinance If one Is passed. They will ask that there bo n provision that In the sprinkling of the streets of the city a three-foot dry strip be left next the curb on each side of the street. Wheelmen claim that a large number of people > ride bicycles in going to and from their places of business < ind that at present the streets are so sprinkled as to make riding a hazard ous matter by reason of their slippery condi tion. They further claim that the > mud fouls their wheels In such a way as to Im pede their movements. They will also ask that a provision in the ordinance be In cluded to require all vehicles to keep to the right side of the street , especially on paved streets. The practice of riding and driving on the left side of the street has , they claim , been the cause of a number of se rious accidents In this city. People who willfully or Ignorantly disregard this custom should , they say , bo summarily dealt with. The provision In the ordinance as intro duced last Monday In regard to the placing of glass , tacks , etc. , on the streets should , they say , also include nrbblsh of every char acter , especially wire , bricks , sticks , stones , peelings of fruit and any and all other ar ticles of like character. The reasons for this , they say , are self-evident. The speed limit , which for bicycle riders Is fixed nt ten miles In the ordinance , they will recommend bo made to apply to all vehicles. This speed , they say , Is slow enough to effectually prohibit "scorching" and ii not so fast but that a wheelman can liovo his machine under perfect control at all times. Another suggestion they will make Is that the leaving of drays , trucks , wagons , etc. , on the street , except when In use , should bo prohibited , also the stopping of vehicles , on the street In such a way as to Impede the passage of vehicles. They will make no suggestions as to the provision requiring the cairylng of lamps at night by wheel riders , as the general understanding Is that mich * a provision IB In the Interest of the public generally. Snpeivl ; orN Hold Short The Board of County Supervisors held a short session yesterday moining at which a , few minor matters were disposed nf and then adjourned. It was decided that the county should assume control of the court house at Avoca. No rent Is to bo paid for the building , but the county IB to keep It In repair , fmnluli heat and light and pay the water rental. County Recorder Smith submitted his re port for the quarter ending June 30. It shuns collection of fees amounting to $ ] , - 2il.30 , divided as fottows : April , $47105 ; May , J3S765 ; June , J371.70. Clerk hire for the quarter amountrd to 1350.DO. Scientific optician , Wollniau , 409 Dr'dwajr , O , Younkerman & ro , grape baskets , bar rels , and all fruit packages , Ordered In Fiirnlnli I\p Ilonil. An order was received yesterday from Judge Oreen of the district bench requiring Slack Peterson , the plaintiff In the injunction suit hi ought against the Hoard of education to restrain It from building the new high school on the Oakland avenue Bite , to fur nish an Increased bond of $700 The order requires that the bond bo furnished In five da > s from the data of the order. This Increased bond Is to protect the school dis trict from any loss that It may Incur by rea son of the delay In erectlnn : the school house caused by the Injunction. The amount of the bond Is considerably lets than the board ex pected , u having applied to Judge Green to make It $5,000 on account of the bonds hav ing been gold and that there was a possibility or ( he dUtilct bclne compelled to pay inter est while the money wn lying Idle In ( he treasury. The hearing before State Super intendent Barrett In De Molnci In the T. W , Smith site appeal case will be hold next Monday _ _ - t line to It nil IIitMtr IU-nlt. Another suit arising out of the real citato operations of John W. Paul In this city was begun In the district court yesterday. The plaintiff "is the Interstate Commercial com pany of Chicago against n. W. Nosh. The suit Is an attempt to hold Nash liable for n Judgment secured In 1896 by A. C. Schroeder against the Union Land and Improvement company. The petition sots forth that Nash was one of the corporators with John W. Paul , W. J. Paul , n L Magnus and George J Paul of the Union Land and Improvement company , which wan Incorporated In 1801 under the laws of Iowa. It Is alleged that Nash sub scribed for and took $100.000 of stock , but only paid In $30,000. and the plaintiff now claims that Nash Is liable for the remaining $70.000. The Judgment obtained by Schroeder against Paul and the Union Land and Im provement company , amounting to $18,913 , It IB alleged , was assigned to the Interstate Commercial company , which now nska the court to hold Nash responsible for. The court l < asked to order that nil Nosh's prop erty In this city toe made llitblo for this Judg ment and nn attachment for $1,666 66 Is also asked. This Is the first tlmo that the Inter state Commercial company has figured In any of the litigation arising out of John W. Paul's transactions In this city. I'arlxTMrrmtei1. ' . W. T. Silvers , the proprietor of tbo barbsr shop on Pearl street , and his "brother Prank were arrested yesterday on warrants Issued from the court of Justice D. S. Prank ot Keg Creek , Informations charging them with keeping their shop open last Sunday having been Illcd by the Barbers' Protective asso ciation. They both gave the requisite bonds and the trial has been sot for Thursday of next week. Tills makes the second time that Silvers has been prosecuted and ho looks upon the action of the Barbers' association as pure persecution as ho nlone , of all the bars who kept open shop last Sunday has been arrested. Silvers' defense this tlmo wlir be that he shaved for charity , as the proceeds of his trade lost Sunday morning were given to the hospital fund of Company L , Flfty-41rst Iowa. Each customer , after having his wants attended to placed the amount due In a box provided for the purpose and marked "For Hospital Fund , Company L. " Davis seflt the best hammocks. THEY WANT MORE TOBACCO Aiiniiinnn. Convict * Klolc on Reduced Allowance An Idmie on the Inheritance Tax. DHS MOINDS , July 26 ( Special Telo- gram. ) A special from Anamosa says the recent order of the State Board of Control cutting down the supply of tobacco Issued the convicts l.n the state prisons from four ounces per week to two for each man and substituting therefor butter is receiving ex actly the reception that was predicted for the measure at Its inception. The convicts at Anamosa refute to abide by the regula tion and only on promise of relief through the board have operations within the walls been resumed. Warden Hunter Is reported as having no sympathy with the order of the board and It is stated that the 300 men who refused to work were Induced to re sume operations yesterday on promise that when the Board of Control arrives , which will occur this week , an effort will be made to secure a modification of the order. An opinion was given to State Treasurer Horrlott today by Attorney General Remlcy which will In all probability be presented to the supreme court of the United States for confirmation. It Involves the validity and application of the Iowa collateral Inheri tance tax and raises Issues that have never before been submitted to that tribunal. In the present case Hon. Benjamin Sheldon of Rockford , 111. , died possessed o ! n great amount of real estate In Union , Cherokee. Lyon , Woodbury and Osceola counties and loft an estate consisting largely of notes given by parties In Iowa and secured by mortgages on Iowa realty. The collateral heirs offered to pay the t < < c on all real estate , but declined to pay It on the notes given by Iowa parties and secured by Jona realty. They wished to transfer the realty and wore unable to do so bociuse Treasaier Herrlott held their land as socur'ty ' for the payment of the tax on the notes. They then requested that before further action betaken taken five propositions bo submitted to Gen eral Remley for his opinion In the hope that It would rcndor further litigation unncces- wary. In his opinion , given out today , ho decides adversely to their Interests and It Is bollovod resort will now bo had to the su preme court of the United States. WAMCS I-IIOU TI3VAS TO hlOl'X CITY. V Hxperfeiioe of a AVoiiinii Accompiiiilcil ) > j Three VOIIIIK Children. SIOUX CITV ; . July 26. ( Speclal.-rMrs. ) John Arthur has arrived In Sioux City with three young children , having made the long trip from Texas on foot. She started last March with but $3 In her pocket and her effects , weighing about ISO pounds , wore loaded in the llttlo boy's toy wjgon. By tbo assistance of the people along the road she landed hero mifcly at her destination , Dionied , but In thu best of health. She was lured to the Lone Star state In the first place by men wibo told of the great happiness to bo obtained In a Seventh Day Advcntist colony In Colorado county In that state. She found there was nothing of tbo kind , and after spending nearly all her money started on the long trip back homo , MILLS COIJ.NTV HiiMrilMOA > 8 MISHT. Tleket I'lneed In J'leld nnd Cnnilldney fif Coiir for Senator KudorniMl. OLKNWOOn , la. , July 26. ( Special Tele gram ) The Mills county republican convon. tlon hold Its session here today and a county ticket was nominated. The meeting was called to order by John V , Stone , formerly attorney general of the state , The nominees are as folfa'vs T , W. Black , Malvern , rep resentative ; N , H Ainne , Silver City , treas urer , WIlHani Morgan , Glenwood , sheriff ; W , P. Workman , Emerson , superintendent , Fred F. Dean , Glenwood , surveyor ; Dr. Whltnall , Hastings , coroner. Tbo candidate for representative was given Inmructlons to support J , II , Gear for the United States senate nnd the delegates to the senatorial convention wore Instructed to the same effect. I n fen teil with TrnniiiK. SIOUX CITY , July 20. ( Special. ) Sioux City nnd vicinity at protent Is Infested with tramps They make the excuse that they are going through to the South Dakota harvest t Holds , but It Is seldom these fellows do any 1 work when they do get Into the grain roun- j try. They make It u practice to travel on freight trains In such numbers that the I crews cannot handle them , and they make I Ufa miserable for the people along the line. TruellnK .Hull Injured , cnnSTQN , la , July 20. ( Speclar , ) Henry Nlemejer , a citizen of Creaton , who travels | for a Burlngtou dry goods house , bad hid right leg broken between the ankle and knee I by being thrown from a buggy near Murray > eatcrduy morning , Mr. NIerneyor wna brought to Creston by the noon train and I taken to Cottage hospital , -where ho U ro- I cUvlug the beat caie and medical attention. ROADS MAKE A COMPROMISE Storm Lake Rallroid Grossing War Will BeTaken Taken Into Court for Settlement. t AGREEMENT MADE TO AVOID BLOODSHED Mliinrnpnll * < C St. I.nnl * Ilonil Do nn nnil MnUr the CrnKNlnR lllttcrcnt Itnllttny TlKht on Hocorili TOUT DODGE , la. , July 26. { Special ) The tension of tlio situation at Storm Lake , where the Minneapolis & St. Louis nnil the Milwaukee roads bnvo been engaged In a struggle lor right-of-way , has been con- slilcrnbly relieved ami the Minneapolis & St. Louis Is now In possession of the grounds. Monday morning Judge Cook of Cedar Rapids nud n. M. Wright of Port Dodge , attorneys for the Milwaukee and Minneap olis & St. Lrf > uls roads respectively , went out to Storm Lake to take personal super vision of the situation. They found that the feeling between the workmen of the re spective roads was very Ugh anil that a riot was Imminent. So as to avoid any possible danger of bloodshed the representatives ot the two roads signed an agreement which takes the settlement of the matter out & ? the hands of the workmen and places It in the courts. According to the terms of the agreement It Is stipulated that the Milwaukee- will ! withdraw Its men and will not Intcrfcro I with the Minneapolis & St. Louis In the building of Its track and the Minneapolis I & St. Louis will go ahead and put four tracks over the disputed right-of-way. Doth sides agree -that neither side will lese any alleged rights by signing the stipulation and that when the matter comes Into the courts for settlement they will be exactly where they wcro before the last part of the etrugglo commenced. The Milwaukee mon who wcro In posses sion of the tracks were withdrawn and the Minneapolis & St. Lotils has commenced laving Us tracks without having been de layed to any appreciable extent. The flght Is ono of the bitterest on record and will without doubt bo eventually settled In the supreme court. The dispute at the same place between the Milwaukee and the Illi nois Central has been settled by the Mll- waukoo running under the Central. BLOODY RACE WAR LIKELY White Miner * nt Ilonno Ulttcrlr In censed Over ( lie Employment nfucro Miner * . BOONH , la. , July 26. ( Special. ) The town of Fraser. In this county , Is likely to bo the scene of a bloody race war between whlto and colored miners. The white min ers formed a miners' union a short time ago , when every man who Joined the organ ization was discharged and several hundred negroes were ehlpped In to take their places. Since their advent two murders have been committed at Fraser , but luckily both men killed were colored and no outbreak was the result. Last Friday el\ty families of colored minors were shipped hero and the excitement was renewed as tbo men 'wero from Pana , 111. , and Kentucky , and proved to be more agsreselvo than thoeo who came first. Al though tie whlte , miners have made no threats and have1 been peaceable , the opera tors have aimed the negroes with Winches ters nnd they have been practicing rifle shooting and for two days have been. drillIng - Ing in the public park. A delegation of Fraser citizens waited on the sheriff and county attorney today and asked protection or the right to protect themselves. One overt act on the part of the negroes will precipitate a bloody battle , and it may come at any time. KiulnrMC Cnmllilnuy of CniiimliiN. BOONE , la. , Julj 2C. ( Special. ) At the republican county convention today resolu tions were unanimously adopted reaffirming the declarations of the national republican platform of 1S06 and the state platform of 1S98 and congratulating the people upon President McKlnley's wlso and patriotic ad ministration and the people of Iowa upon the successful and business-like administra tion of Governor Leslie M. Shaw. They also cordially endorsed the candidacy of A. B. Cummins for United States senator and desired that our representatives useful ! fair and honorable means to secure his election. Delegates were selected for the state con vention and also for the Thirty-first district senatorial convention , which meets In this city on the 27th. Thrown from a 'HAMBURG ' , la. , July 2C. ( Special. ) Mrs. T. W. Sholts and Mrs. H. B. Williams were qulto severely Injured today by being thrown from a buggy. The horse in some way be came released from Its bridle , became un manageable and ran away. The buggy was demolished. HpnntorH. PT3IWY. la. , July 26. The republican sen atorial convention In the Seventeenth dls- tilct today nominated F. M. Hopkins of Guthrlo for state senator and Instructed for A , I ) . Cummins for United States senator. IlMtll Corrol county republicans Indorsed Cum mins' candidacy for the senate. The republicans of Boone county In con vention indorsed Cummins for senator. The Kcokuk county republican convention was for Gear for senator , with Congi ess- man Laccy second choice. The Tnma county candidate for the legis lature declines to commit himself on the senatorla' ' question. Both the Gear and Cummins men claim him. The Cummins men were In control of the Pocahontas county convention and It Is con ceded they will name the candidate for the legislature In the Pocahontos-Humboldt dis trict. trict.Taking Taking the hold-over members for the senate and the nominations so for raailn for the senate nnd bouse In districts considered sure to return republicans the estimates of the strength of Gear and Cummins are greatly at variance It Is conceded that It will require over fifty votes to nominate in the republican caucus Cummins men claim to hove fifty votes In sight at present , whlfe the Gear men put their strength at about the same figure Oiixliii WlllliiH VniniMl Itrcrltfr. ST. PAUL , July 2G Gustpv Wllllus , pres ident of the recently closed German la bank , a state Institution , was today appointed re ceiver at the Instance of the public bank ex aminer In order to prevent preference of creditors through suits at law , as seemed likely to happen If thc > previous Intention to close up the bank's affairs by tbo bank officials were carried oiW In his applica tions for tbo receivership the public ex aminer states that the assets will pay all claims in full. llnrliH llrKlimlnu of n > ! > * Urn. NIAGARA FALLS , N. Y , , July 26 The seventh annual convention of the United States League of Local Building and Loan Associations opened today. President Bader in hla annual address declared that tbo meeting marks the beginning of a new era In the popularity and development of the American building and loan system. Secre tary Cellarius reported 5,57 $ Focal tujocia- tlona In the United States , with a member- shlu or 1.C17.BJ7. A TOIlVAno AT FIIIST II\M > . rpr nnnl Kipcrlpiirrn nnil Olmrrin- tlniiM nf a MUnnnrl Author. "In the Whirl of the Tornado" Is the title tinder which John n. Mustek describes , In the August Century , a personal experience ot his homo In Mluourl , last spring. To stand quietly for even ten seconds nnd watch the rapid approach of Inevitable doom , to look utterly helpless Into the fnco ot a devouring monster , nnd speculate on the chances of being swept Into eternity , 's enough to turn whlto the hair of } outh. Old soldiers veterans ot two wars and the heroes of scores of battles assert that they would rather storm a well-defended fort , or lead a forlorn hope , than meet ono of those monsters of the air Inaccurately spoken of in the United States ns "cyclones " It was my good or 111 fortune to be an rye-witness of one of the devastating torna does that often sweep American soil. 'About ' 6 30 on the afternoon of April 27 , 1899 , I left my house In Klrksvlllc , Mo. , to post some letters. The day had been rather remarkable , alternating ( between suffocating heat and the chilliness of early spring. Dense black clouds occasionally rolled across the saffron sky , nnd ahowers ot rain alter nated with bursts of sunshine , while the winds had been capricious , nt times blowIng - Ing In gusts nnd gales , to be followed by a dead calm * It needed no biromctor to In dicate nn Impending atmospheric disturb ance , for everyone could feel It. At the tlmo 1 started from my house a gentle shower was falling , nnd I took my umbrella with me As I stepped from the the west door of the vo-nndn , a continuous roarln" off to the southwest burst upon my earn and , my house being on high ground , I had an excellent view In that direction , In the southwest , nt the extreme limit of my vision , hung n lowering dark cloud , from which occasional peals of thunder Issued Just below the cloud , seeming to rest upon the earth , was a whirling monster of vapor , dust nnd smoke , coming apparently toward me with an Incessant and steadily Increasing roar. The first appearance was that of a huge locomotive emitting bla-k smoke nnd steam and coming nt n tremendous speed. The tornado seemed suddenly to tear Itself loose from the black storm cloud and to nd- vance nt an Increased speed , rotitl'ig from right to left. At the same moment I discovered that the course of the tornado was changed , and that It was sweeping In a northeasterly direction through what Is known as Flblo's addition to the city. * * I ran east In the direction of the tornado. It had now- grown to such gigantic proportions that It seemed to extend from the zenith to the farthest limit of the eastern horizon. When It struck the densely populated part of the city , the continual crashing nnd tearing of houses was added to that Incessant rum bling and roaring , making nn awful sound which swelled in volume until the earth trembled toeneath our feet. The air was filled with llylng debris. Doors , shutters , roofs , and even "whole houses were sent soaring and whirling to a hc'lght of 300 or100 feet. I saw the wheel of a wagon or car riage and the bodies of two persons flying up Into the storm-cloud. One house ivas lifted upward to a height of ever 100 feet , when It seemed to explode Into a thousand fragments , which went soaring , whirling , and mingling with the other debris. * On It swept in its unswerving northeast course , a great black monster obscuring the eastern sky ; a raging , baleful thing ; a hateful , devouring devil , tearing up houses to their foundation-stones , roaring , rumbling , crashing , thundering In Its awful rage , and vet the most terrlfvlncr snectncln man gazed upon , until it swept out of sight , leaving a path of smoking ruins in Its wake. An old man was found dead on the wreck , clutching his pocketbook , In which were $900. His wife , -who lay dead at his side , had $2,500 sewed up in the skirt of her dress. A woman was found dead , holding in her arms her dead child. Another was found dead , holding In her arms an unin jured Infant ; and when the men who found these removed the boards and timbers cover ing them , the * babe looked up and smiled as it grateful to its deliverers. TIIIJV AM , M3ED 1IHACINO IIP. After n. NlRht'N nindlpntlnii Drinker * MiiKt IIn-\e n Tonlr. "I take a drink when I feel like It , " eaid a Canal street business man to a New Or leans Times-Democrat reporter , "and can't ' hco that It has ever done me any harm , but I witnessed a little episode this morning that has haunted me ever since and lias forced mo to do a whole lot of thinking. I had stepped Into a bar early to get a cock tail and while it 'was being compounded a middle-aged gentleman came and asked ono of the attendants to pour him out a little plain whisky. He was carefully dressed and had all the marks of refinement and good breeding and his request was so unusual that I turned Involuntarily to look at him. The bartender exhibited no surprise and placed half a small glassful of whisky at his elbow , but the Instant ho stretched out his hand I saw that the man was on the verge of nervous collapse. Ho shook like an aspen leaf and when he finally managed to seize the tumbler Us contents flew In every direction. _ "Let me assist you , colonel , " said the bartender quietly and , pouring out another drink , ho leaned over and h&id It to his llos. The man said nothing , but gave him n haggard look that went Into my heart like a knife. My God ! what a look ! Shame , humiliation and abject animal terror. It started the , sweat on me like water. Well , he drank bis whisky , stood still for a minute as If gathering himself together nnd Haun- tored out as , cool as ever "I asked the 'bartender ' If he had many such customers and he laughed. 'Lots of ' ' said. 'There Isn't first-class bar 'cm , ho . a - In town , ' he went on , 'that don't patch up a few old boys like that almost every morn ing. They're not drunkards , but they've been nt it BO many years that their nerves are gone , and , although they don't know It , they are working on absolutely nothing but whisky. As soon as they get a little fresh fuel In the morning thay are all right , but they come In scared and out of their wits and thinking they are going to drop dead every minute. I'll bet that gentleman you saw can sign his name without a quiver ' I walked out reflecting. It was a weird sight , gentlemen , and I don't want to wltnces It again , Suppose wo go down and have some thing ? " MIDHUMMUIl MHIir TOHTl III3S. Country Mfo During Ilic Hot Wcnther In \ < > t n IIIlMful Dream. The fantasy of a poetical mind , observes the Philadelphia Times , tan with very llttlo effort call up for mennl review such a falryllko ensemble as Phakespearo has so gracefully depleted in that night and airy creation of his , "A Midsummer Night's Dream , " but the practlc.il prose slave who see * things only as the > actually exist In his own particular circle shrugs his shoul ders superciliously and offsets bentlment by a description" a midsummer night reality ungarnlahed by any dfcoratlvo frills of Im agination , The Individual who is envied perhaps Tiy those whi tannct as ho does , rush away to sylvan j-Lailrs at the very first approach of warm wfather frequently ap pears of a morning a the Incoming train a veritable wreck fr < tn loss of sleep occa sioned by those welrij and uncanny sounds Hertford's ' Aold Phosphate Strengthens and fillets the n'erm. Genulnc-txarj pama Hjrtftrd'i pn wrapper. that rn o fo * to the Mumbor ot mortals , thoiiRh porhap * formltiR a port of the or chestra which Interprets terpMihorpAn meas ures for Titanic In the moonlight arrayed In dlnphanoiiB Karmrnts of cobwebs When his tlrctl ejellds stigRmt the pleas ures of hU downy couch nn enl with per- elstent mournfulness lCRln a serenade that prate * on the nerves ami until Us Identity U established It sttpRcsts the vvnlllnRi of the banshee. If he Is pcrchinco wakeful and In the humor to read ho ( lads that hi * lamp Is the mecca for more kinds of Hjlns things than he ever thought could be reck oned In Insectology To add to hU discom fort giant bttgi with reooundlnir thud * of the most ptnrtllriFC character daih thrlr brain * out against the screen * In a viln effort to Join the circle about the evening lamp , and a bat perchance livens up mat ters by frantically njltiR with blind swlrln and whirrs over his head until capture or retlremeut Is Inevitable At last In bed the gentle mosquito proceeds to wnrblo near nt hand , If a netting prevcn's a personal ca ress , Just to show there 1s no hanl feeling and ho Keeps up a lengthy monologue that were he n dog would oauso the sleepless ninrtjr to declare that hit bark was worse | than hU bite , The dog , however , Is not to bo left out of the midsummer night's real ity. Ho Ii generally ono that Bleeps all dav long nnd ba > s the moon , whether there is ono or not , from bedtime to da > break An nslnlno rooster , who unmistakably regards midnight ns morning , adds hU note to the voices of the night , and when poor , tired humanity thinks nt last there Is a respite the Industrious running flv begs to diffet with him , thus finishing what Is a truthful picture of what a midsummer night It in reality , with apologies to Shakespcaro that there cannot bo more found who enjoy the dream and less who vvrestlu with the night- innro. iMJW lOHlC' * \TIJST TIlMM.n. It linn llcrnini * Fiinliloitnlilc ( o Mrliile CllllNtiju ut ( InDniK ; More * . The drug store people say the drinking ot callsaya Is responsible for Incalculable mis ery In this town , sn s a. New York letter Not long ago n policeman , who drank so much of the stuff ho couldn't tell n burglar from a bottle of mucilage , loaded up for one grand , sweet nong of finality. Ho continued an unwonted quantity of the stuff and ho and his family were burled two da.vs later Sixth nveiuic talked for days of the man possessed of the little red devil , the man who had suddenly appeared at his home , shot his wife and thrco children nnd then received the leaden release himself Callsaya mnkee Its subjects want to RO out and Ulndlo the flro with the bric-a-brac A gentleman who makes a practice of drinking largo quantities of the stuff becomes pos sessed of an overwhelming dcslto to scalp his favorite ton and walk across to Gov ernor's Island on bis hands. Ho feels llko biting his initials In the door knobs nnd Ijnchlng his best friend The druggists say they can't stop the thing. They have callsaya for sale nt the soda fountains and if anono with a dime wants a drink , why ho gets It , that's all. While they do not exactly defend the character - actor of callsaja , they urge In palliation that there are lots of other drugs In general , but not quite so general1 , use as callsaya , whoso victims are affected as unmistakably as nro the slaves of the llttlo red devil. Tor In stance , they say , there Is the cologne habit. Women drink cologne today just as men drink whisky. They have the stuff put up In dainty little flasks , with monograms , golden chains nnd all that. Far from djlug a nat ural death , the use of cologne as n beverage Is extending , according to the testimony of the druggists. Still , It Is dlfllcuri to figure where this excuses callsaja. ACTS GENTLY ON THE KIDNEYS , LSVER AND BOWELS rLEANSES THE SYSTEM . . EFFECTUALLY OVERCOMESjj/7772 ? < * ' ' 1 W/A * n nt j A kt pfkiviu PERMANENTLY THE GENUINtMAHT D TO S U CYftll DBuMUTi PB'U ' 901 PtRCOTHt. V Tlievitrraitnudii like COATHD niXCTHIClTV ns clcncecan make them Itirh one produces an much i ncrvemilldliif ; substance a Is con- M tallied in the amount of food n innti * ' consumes in a wret. This Is why they Ime cured thousands of en es of nervous dKeiscs , Mich ni Debil ity , llrzliie . InsomniaVsrleocele , etc. Thcv ennble you to think clear ly in-developing brain mutter ; force hcnltliy clrciilitlon , cure indiges tion , and Impart bounding vigor to the whole Mstem. All weakening nnd U Mie-de trovlag drnlns nnd losses permanently cured. Delay mny menu insanity , Consumption ami Death. 1'rlcc , $ i per boij six boxes ( with Iron-clad iruimntee to cure or re fund money ) , Js. Hook contnlnlnt ; positive uroof. freeAddres. . Culm it Co or New * Economical Diui , Umalia , Nebraska. deeD CIGAR FOR SATISFIES THE MOST CRITICAL AT ALL DEALERS A.DAVIS'50NS&CO. V JOHN GWOODWARD8cCO , WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTERS COUNCIL BLUFFS.IOWAF' LOANS on Improved farms In Iowa find inside \ side city property In Council Bluffs 04 lowest r..Us. Farms for halo In Iowa : SO or US acres one and nne-4mlf miles from Glenwood , Mills count } , la , $65 pcrnciei good orchard 100 ncrcs In Crawford county , $15 per acre , bU acres live mllcH from Council Blurts. J5 < per acre. A hirguln fet n flue fruit farmer or for cultivation. ISO acres In Harrison county , $10 per acre. A line stock ( arm Good Impioveinentb. City rt sldenco nnd business property for bile Ihat will pay ftom 10 to 'M per cent Kroxs on Investment lioni icnt-s COO acreIn PottnvvatUunle countj , $15 per acre. Good impiov ements. For rent : No. SK Ave V , 7 rooms , $ M No. 921It h .we. , S > rooms , $2. . , r , f No. CIS Union ht . C rooms , J10. ' No 17M HlKh st , 5 rooms , JS Flat i-'l S. 7th st , modern , $ JO. List } our property with us for sale or rent. 1'lro and toinado Insurance. Ixiwcst rates. LOITORE , No. 102 South Main Street. Council Mlulfs In. Teleiphono 312. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE ! Wo have acre property adjoining the city lately placed in our hands which can be 'purchased at a bargain. Wo have also Ion In various additions to the city at prices to suit homescekers or the investor. Have houses for sale from the modest cottaco to 1"i more expensive dwellings , and all at prices * far below their cost and value. N , P. DODGE & CO. , Council Bluffs , - - la . Q. ESTEP , Has removed from 14 North Main street to 2S Pearl street , two doors nprth of Grand hotel. Business phone. 87 ; residence 'phon * THE NEUMAYER JACOII MM'MVISII ' , IMIOI' . , 204. 20i ( , 203. 210 liroailwiiy , Council Bluffs. Kates , $1 00 per clay , 7 ! > ruoms Klrst-clais In uvery respect Jlotor line to al' depots. Local agency for the celebrated St. Loul A , B. C beer , i'lrst-claas bur. * ? ) * ( DI ( ) I > * ( I > * ( D ( rS > . ' < 'D 7X I ' * ® * ® * ® * g * ® ® * ® * i , * 20 Per Gent Discount Clearing Sale , + For one week , commencing Monday. July 24 , Ini'2 ' suranco Gasoline Stoves , the world's best and safest * f Gasoline Stove made , reliable Gasoline Stoves and all $ & of our Refrigerators will bo offered at a discount * f of 20 per cent from regular prices. Now is the f * time to get what you need at a greatly reduced price. I * Wo must close these goods out this week. First f come first served. . C. DeVOL , , The Old Reliable Hardware Store. Telephone 87. 5O4 Broadway. y HENRY 10 Cents. 5 Cents. 5 TWO JUSTLY POPULAR CIGARS 5 John 0. Woodward S Co. ,