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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

is Wattles declared elected city
engineer. Moved by Lyon and second
ed by Amen that We proceed to the ap-
pointment of pumping engineer at the
pumping station. Notion lost. Moved
by Warren aud seconded BY O'Conner
that the waterw0rks committee be en-
powered and instructed to employ an
engineer at the pumping station,
whose appointment shall be submitted
to the council for approval or rejection
The vote being q tie was declared lost.
The resolution Of the FIRE department
appointing VIM Neufind to be appoint
ed Chief Of the Fire department was
submitted and confirmed.
Moved by Warren and seconded by
O'Conner that The Missouri Valley
Times be selected as the official paper
of the city for the ensuing year.
j B Lyon offered the following
amendment that the Missouri Valley
Times and Daily News be selected as
the official papers of the city for the
ensuing year, which amendment was
seconded by j Amen. and the vote
taken being a tie. the mayor voted no
and declared the amendment lost
The vote on the original motion was
then taken and resulted In Q tie, the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
Tuesday, April 4.

Tuesday, April 4.
Mrs George Schwenk, who was able
to be up last week after few weeks
illness, has suffered q relapse and is
again seriously i'll.
Miss Edith Harris and Miss Minnie
Harris are in Omaha visiting friends
today.
VIM Reel, late of VIM. Weabasesk's,
has accepted position in H. Blocks
establishment on lower Erie street.
Req. Robert Mcintyre will deliver
his famous lecture, Thirty Hours In
the Sunless World" at the Theatre in
this city Tuesday evening, April II,
under the auspices of the Philomathian
club.
Miss Besse Mcpherson departed this
morning for Boone, where she will re-
main 9 few days the guest of friends.
Miss Jessie Pierce, Of Little Sioux,
after short visit In the Valley with
Miss Amy Burbank. went to Logan
this noon for short visit.
c. Is. Long, of Modale, was In town
on business today.
Mrs F. Tamisiea is visited Logon
friendstoday.
r. H. Harris, editor of THE TIMES.
who has been confined to his room for
week with the pleurisy, was able to
be up today, and the doctor says he
may be able to go to his office this
week.
r. Newton yesterday broke all
records in the coal Business, selling q
car load of coal in eight hours.
Geo. Coo is in Oman today on bust.
ness.
Max Summerfield was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Abs Bachrach last night
Miss Francis Crabill is visiting
Council Bluffs friends this week.
Jack WEIGH and Harry Denton left
yesterday afternoon for the Black
Hills, having in charge engine 203
which will be placed in service on tibet
end of the line.
Bert Clarke is in Des Moines on
business
G. f Willis made business trip to
Logan today.
]. E. Kirkwood made q business trip
to Blair today.
A.l.. Mcintosh transacted business
in Logan this afternoon.
A. b. Warner departed this after.
noon for Iowa City, where he goes to
look after educational business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

At the Rose Hill Cemetery election
last night, Capt. j. d. Brown was 70.
elected trustee for q term of FIVE years.
When Capt. Brown dies, 9 monument
should be erected to his memory In
this cemetery for his faithful services
to the association for the past twenty.
five years.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Mr.. Ferguson, State Sunday school
superintendent from Cedar Rapids
spent last night with Rev. and Mrs.
SNYDER.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Samuel Haas, Of Council Bluffs, was
transscting business in this city todsy.
T. Foss has received fine new
rocking chair which he will contribute
to the fireman's carnival fund.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Charles Branderiff is making few
weeks visit through the eastern states.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Thieves last night stole set of sim
gle harness from w. E. Wisler's barn.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Mr.. Samuel Ettinger, of Dunlap, Il
in the Valley, guest Of Mr.. and MIRO.
L. n. Goodrich.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Mrs. j. j. Amen departed this noon
for Perry, lows, called there ~
the serious illness Of relatives.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
mayor voted yea, declaring the mo-

mayor voted yea, declaring the mo-
ton adopted.
The following official bonds were
presented: Ssm'l Holmes, water COM
missioner; e F James, mayor; DIN
Herris, city clerk; s McGavren, city
treasurer; A F Kiss, city marshal, T q
Coleman, assistant marshal; f Tam
lsiea, city solicitor, and on motion Wer0
approved and placed on file.
Saml Holmes, water commissioner,
submitted his recommend stions for
improvements on the system. Moved
ton be referred to WaterwOrks com.
mittee. Motion adopted.
Moved by O'Conner and seconded
journs 1t adjourn until Friday evening,
April Z, 1899 Motion adopted.
Auditing Accounts.
CITY FUND
James & Zahner 4 90
H B Ennis, labor. ............. 80
G H Deur, material. Is 10
T 9 Coleman, salsry..,,......, 50 %
A T Kiss. salary 30 90
r Newton, lumber ............ u %
r Harris. printing ............. 4 90
w d Allen, material. ......... 3 20
Chas Alexander. ............. % %
WATER FUND
w j Miller, labor. ..............& y
Dies Moines Coal mng Coco. 80. II 10
Electric lights. %
Moved BY Fensler and seconded BY
LYONS that the accounts be allowed.
Motion adopted. Moved that the coun..
iii nnw adi0urn Carried.
Council then met as q board Of equalt-
zatien. Officers all present. On motion
adjourned until April 7, 1889.
DIN HARRIS, City Clerk,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

A new vocation has been found for
womankind. 1t has been recently dis
covered that q woman is more suited
to the position of prompter than q
man, as her voice carry's better across
the stage and is less audible in the au-
ditorium.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Yesterday afternoon F. s. Crabill,
of this city, and M. A. Saul, of Deni-
son, Iowa, signed agreements for Q
100 live bird shoot for purse of $500.
The shoot to take place in this city on
Thursday. April 9th. At the same
time, G. G. Williams is to shoot q con-
test with H. G. Saul, of Carroll Iowa,
for q purse of $50, twenty-five birds
each.
VIM. Roden leaves this evening for
Chicago. where he goes to lock after
live stock business.
NJ. Kirlin is in Council Bluffs on
business this afternoon.
Mrs. w. o. Reed and Miss Ida Mo-
ahor ara Omaha viaif0ra this aftArnOOn
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Mrs. F. W. Hart is an Omaha visi.
tor today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Miss Edith Harris and Miss Minnie
Harris are in Omaha visiting friends
today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

r. W. Travis, who has been seriously
Ill with pneumonia for the past few
days, is today, in very dangerous
condition and his recovery is consider
ed very doubtful.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

A. l.. Mcintosh transacted business
In Logan this afternoon.
A. b. Warner departed this after
noon for Iowa City, where he goes to
look after educational business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

R. G. Fleming will in q few day open
q saloon in the building formerly occu-
pied by John Brennan, on lower Fifth
street.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
Married.

Married.
Tuesday, April 4tn; 81 me nome OF
Mt; Jsmes Bracken to MISS , Kusn
WIS WIS rh ~. nvm1 NIL -, 4 ""' "yo'
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eastern states. and will be absent sew
aral months
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Hon. Thomas Bowman, Of Council
Bluffs, transacted business in the Vail
ey today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Miss Jessie Pierce, Of Little Sioux,
after short visit In the Valley with
Miss Amy Burbank. went to Logan
this noon for short visit.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

The vote being unanimous for 81
Van Patten he was declared elected
street commissioner for the ensuing
Moved by M O'Conner and seconded
BY Warren that we proceed to the
election of water commissioner. Mo
ton adopted.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Mrs. ". o. Reed and Miss Ida Mo-
,her are Omaha visitors this afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

r. Newton yesterday broke all
records in the coal Business, selling a
car load of coal in eight hours.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

VIM Reel, late Of VIM. Wesbsseak's,
has accepted position in H. Blocks
establishment on lower Erie street.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

0A0ToREA.
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

City Council will meet in adjourned
session, and as board Of equalization
on next Friday evening.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

D. c. Ford ships two car loads of
fat cattle to the eastern market this
evening.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Miss Besse MCPHERSON departed this
morning for Boone, where she will re-
main 9 few days the guest of friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

r. H. Harris, editor of THE TIMES.
who has been confined to his room for
q week with the pleurisy, was able to
be up today, and the doctor says he
may be able to go to his Office this
week.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Req. Robert Mcintyre will deliver
his famous lecture, "Thirty Hours in
the Sunless World" at the Theatre in
this city Tuesday evening, April IL,
under the auspices Of the l,hilomathian
n0,,h
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
O'C0nnor died at the family home near
Calhoun yesterday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

G. b. Long, of Modale. was In town
on business today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Max summeraeld was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Bachrach last night
Miss Francis Crabill is visiting
Council Bluffs friends this week.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

G. E Wills made business trip to
Logan today.
]. E. Kirkwood made business trip
to Blair today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Harris having received majority Of
all the votes cast. was peclared elected
Moved by O'Conner and seconded
by w G Fensler that we proceed to
~. '-"tion of street commissioner
ene pc - roll call resulted
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Isaac Blunt transacted business in
Logan today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06

Mr.. and Mrs. G. q. Cole attended the
Brscken-wills nuptials in Mondamin
today.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
DEADLOCK AS TO
BOUNDARY DISPUTE
No Development in the
Can ada Controversy.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, May ga Washing
ton special to the Herald says: Sec
retary Hay said to-day there were no
new developments in regard to the ne
gotiations looking to a recall of the
Joint High Commission for a settle
ment of all pending questions between
this country and Canada.
This is taken to mean that the dead
lock over the American boundary dis
pute continues. The United States
seems firm in it's refusal to separate the
boundary dispute from other pending
questions and to submit it to arbitra-
ton as proposed by Great Britain.
Dispatches from ambassador Choate
indicate a willingness on the part of
the British authorities to have the
whole subject come up before the Joint
High Commission again, but the For
eign Office seems to be withholding
final decision on account of the atti-
tude of Canada in demanding that a
certain portion of the concession be
made before the question of boundary
line goes to arbitration.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
PUTS A CHECK ON
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS
Attorney General Ford's Opinion
Means Serious Loss
to the State.

WOODLAND, May EFF the opinion
rendered by Attorney General Ford in
relation to the office of Commissioner of
Public Works is upheld by the courts the
effect will be to stop any further river
Improvement until there can be further
legislation. This will be a serious loss to
the interests concerned, as there still re-
mains more than $780, 900 in the fund an
propriated by the State for river improve
ment, and the auditing board and Com
missioner had much important work in
view. The work already accomplished
has been generally indorsed and com
mended. To stop the work at this time
will not only be serious detrment to
the State, but may result in impairing
the efficiency of that already completed.
Commissioner Leake says that his views
have not been correctly quoted He has
no doubt that the claims which have been
regularly and legally incurred can and
will be paid Neither has he any doubt
that the auditing board is authorized to
way. When such contracts are finished
it's functions will probably cease until
there is some legislative action.
Two eminent lawyers have advised him
that he still holds the office of Commits
sioner of Public Works by virtue of an
unexpired commission issued by Cover
nor Budd, and by reason of the invalidity
of an amendment to the law which Great
ed the office. The beneficial results that
have followed the completion of the jetty
system, the easement and the "cut-offs''
in the San Joaquin River are so great and
have been so generally recognized and the
be continued is so urgent that he deems
it a matter of justice to himself and a
duty he owes to those who are most in
terested to take such steps as shall have
the law judicially interpreted provided
competent legal authority holds out a
reasonable hope Of success.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
BRITISH PAPERS PLEAD
FOR ARBITRATION

LONDON, May N.-The morning papers
discuss the future of the Anglo-Amercan
commission, with an apparent desire to
pacify both Canada and the United States,
though strongly disinclined to give the
colony any lack of moral support.
The Daily Chronicle says: "The whole
boundary dispute is small, but there is
much reason to fear that the lumber
quarrel, the other cause of friction, has
produced a needlessy hostile temper be-
tween Canada and Washington Both
sides appear to be thinking of perpetual
retaliatiOns and reprisals. Such state
of things is full of evil. AS the COM
mittee affords an opportunity to give
and take, it is urged that a settlement
should be achieved. Should this fail and
fail very unpleasant reaction might en-
sue. A return to any unfriendy temper
between the two branches of the Anglo
Saxon race would be a disaster to every
one and above all to Canada herself"
The Daily Mail says: 1T is obviously
unfair for the United States to expect
the British Empire to do all the giving,
and America to do all the taking. This
is form of diplomacy to which we are
painfully accustomed in our dealings with
a certain power in the Far East. What
America seeks is an annulment of the
Clayton BulWer treaty, and Canada
presses for a decision regarding the Alas
kan frontier, which is of vital interest to
her. If arbitration can anywhere be en-
ployed here is the place, and no oppo-
sition to it would come from Great Brit
ain or Canada, for we are confident of
the justice of our claims"
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
ENGLISH BUTLERS
STOLE DIAMONDS
Arrest of Young Men for
Daring Theft.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, May 26.-George Hird,
92 years old, and Robert Wright, 20
years old, two English buffers, were
arrested this morning by Brooklyn de-
tectives for being concerned in the
theft of $4,000 worth of diamonds from
Mrs. Thomas E. Stillman, wife of
Thomas E. Stillman of the law firm of
Stillman & Hubbard. Stillman's S
daughter Miss Mary Stillman, was
presented to the Queen at a recent
drawing room.
About the middle of March Mr.. and
Mrs. and Miss Stillman went to Eu-
rope, leaving their residence in charge
of the servants, among whom were the
two men who were arrested this morn
ing. In a safe in the Stillman house
Mrs. Stillman put about $4,000 worth
of diamonds when she went to Europe
She and her husband returned home on
May 2, and a few days later Mrs. Still
man went to the safe to get some of the
jewelry. She found that number of
diamonds and other precious stones
valued at about $4,000 had been stolen
Captain Reynolds of the Brooklyn de-
tective force was notified, and he and
the detectives worked on the case.
Yesterday afternoon Wright went to
Mrs. Stillman and handed her a clover
leaf diamond pin, valued at $2500 which
he said he had found in the parlor
Mrs. Stillman was delighted to get this
pin and believed Wright's story A
little later Wright again went to Mrs
Stillman and handed to her an unset
pearl, an unset diamond and a s. gold
piece, all of which he averred had been
found by him in the parlor
Mrs. Stillman then remembered that
in the list of jeWelry she had furnished
the police there were no pearls men
toned. She went again to the safe and
found that more jewelry had been
taken since Wednesday. The detectives
went to the house and arrested the two
buffers.
The police announced this afternoon
that they had recovered $4,000 worth Of
the missing diamonds
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
YOUNG CHRISTIANS IN
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Anthony Comstock Speaks on Impur-
ity and Appeals for Financial
Aid to Suppress Vice

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May 2c-
There was a large attendance at all the
sessions of the Y. M. c. A. international
Convention to-day. AT the morning ses-
sion the subject of discussion was
Forces Which Are Destroying Young
Men, ...-.--...... .---.......
Anthony Comstock's topic was "Impur-
ity," and his address was devoted mainly
to description of the work of the New
York Society for the Suppression of Vice
which he said must have financial assist
ance at once In order to maintain it's use
fulness. He was followed by DIR. B. NJ
Buckley, editor of the Christian Advo-
cate who spoke of "Rationalism," which
he considered dangerous force but not
nearly SO bad as impurity or intemper-
ance.
In the afternoon the convention was di-
vided into three conferences, one OF
which, led by w. d. Murray of New
York, discussed "Bible Study Another
led by Bruno Hobbs of Kansas City, con
sidered Religious Meetings. and a
third, led by S. NJ Sayford of Boston
discussed personal Work. for an hour
The auditorium was crowded again al
the evening session, which was devoted
to reports from field secretaries. One OF
the most interesting addresses was that
of William c.. Weedson, president of the
association at Honolulu.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
THE BOWERY"
LAID IN ASHES
Coney Island Property
Destroyed.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK. May 26-Coney Island
property to the value of nearly million
dollars was destroyed by fire early this
morning twenty acres in the heart of the
summer resort, the district known as
the Bowery, being reduced to ashes.
The 200 buildings burned were located
between the Bowery and the ocean, Til
yous walk on the west and the old iron
pier on the east These buildings ranged
IN size and Importance from wabbly
bath pavilion" to the handsome five
story Hygei Hotel, including theaters
concert halls, dance pavilions, stores of
various kinds, restaurants and hotels of
every grade The fire made shelterless
for a time native and transient popula-
tion of about $500, including 500 men and
women classed as comedians and SOU
brettes employed in the district, and si
fenced no less than 100 pianos which have
for years assisted in merrymaking at
Coney Island.
At o'clock the firemen were called out
and extinguished a blaze in a cottage.
Half an hour later they were called out
for a second fire.
Additional alarms followed in quick sue
ceSSion until twenty engines, some from
as far away as South Brooklyn, were
called. In ten minutes after the second
fire started the whole Bowery district
was in wild alarm. The thousands inn
mediately threatened rushed out attred
as they slept. They were quickly joined
by the entire native and overnight popu
lation of the island, some 10000, whose
eager interest hampered the firemen. 1t
was seen that the firemen had determined
to make the Bowery the fighting .iue and
then. the last hope of those south of the
Bowery that any of their houses might
be saved being goue, pellmell rush for
salvage or. plunder took place. Scores of
thieves broke through the fire lines and
entered the district from the ocean side,
and then the work of looting was whole
sale
a, crowd carrying off a piano was one
sight which taught the police what kind
of crooks they had to deal with
So far as known only, four persons were
injured burned and all will recover.
Deputy Battalion Chief Kirkpatrick says
he is convinced that the fire is of in
cendiary origin. He arrives at this con-
clusion owing to the fact that the flames
broke out in two different parts of the
island at about the same time, both places
being difficult of access so far as fire en-
gines are concerned. and from the fact
that upon his arrival he found traces of
kerosene oil along the board walks and
around both houses where the fire origi-
mated
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
OFFICERS CAN'T
ATTEND TRIAL. 5
Ordered Not to Visit
Palace of Justice.
Special Dispatch to The. can.

PARIS, May 26.-The Minister Tor
War, Camille Krantz, has issued strin-
gent orders that no officer. either in
civilian costume or in uniform shall
frequent the Palace of Justice or it's
precincts next week during the public
hearing of the demand for a revision
of the Dreyfus trial and during the
trial before the Court of Assizes of
Paul de Roulede and NJ Marcel -Habert.
on a charge of provoking offenses
against the security of the state and in
citing the army to mutiny.
On the day of the funeral of the late
President Felix Faure of France, Feb
ruary % last, as the troops led by Cen
eral Roget were returning from the
cemetery of Pere la Chaise to the bar
racks at Neuilly- Sur Seine, Paul de
Roulede, chief of the League of Patri-
OTIS and violent opponent of Dreyfus
revision, called upon General Roget to
march his troops on to the Elysee Pal
ace. The request was ignored.
M. de Roulede, who was then Joined
by NJ Marcel-Habert a member of the
Chamber of Deputies for Rambouilet.
another violent anti-revisionist, headed
a band of men and entered the court
yard of the barracks with the brigade
De Roulede and Marcel-Habert boldly
proclaimed that they wished to lead the
army into a revolutionary movement
and to replace the parliamentary re-
public by plebiscitary republic They
refused to quit the barracks and were
placed under arrest. On the following
day the facts were reported to the
Chamber of Deputies, which promptly
authorized the Public Prosecutor to
take proceedings against them on the
charge of attempting to turn the troops
from their duty.
The public hearing of the demand for
the Dreyfus revision is expected to open
on Monday next. The speeches will
probably occupy four days and the de-
cision be given on June or 8.