At every snbs(sp cut tins',ing of the
council tin' mayor's police presented
bills, but none of them were ever al
lowed. At a recent nns'ling of Ilio
emmeil a committee was apiioinbsl to
examine The city treasurer's looks and
tn their surprise they discovered war
rants issued niioti the treasury to the
nmixxinlirmcd |Mil|eo without the conn
eil's consent or knowledge. These war
rants wore signed by the mayor and
aggregate between tf-KHI and s."iO(>. A
special minding of the emmeil was
callisl and the mayor forced to put the
motion ordering his own arrest for mal
feusamv in office.
lOWA DEMOCRATS.
GATH KB ING MlB IT 1K STATE
('< INVENTION
Ext loveruor Boies Will Be I Vnnanent
<Tiuirniiin Will Endorse Cleve
land's Administiation,
I>es Moines, la,, Aug. 1. There'were
two hundred delegates to the demo
crafie state convention which meets
today in the city last night. Ex-Gov
ernor Boies, who will la- permanent
chairman, has reached here. The con
vention will be called io order at II
o'clock The temporary chairman will
la* J. M. Parsons, of Bock Baptds.
'There was little discussion its to nom
inations. The sentiment is rather
favorable for hottest money int'n, al
though silverlles expect reinforce
nieiits on the early trains. Tin* Cleve
land administration will lie endorsed.
TIIK A PUT ST SKV
What Will IVe , Vixilil• Them This
Month Astronomical Observation,
Intemstiiiß astronomical data for
August, 1 sitl. are furnished liy the
Washburn Observatory as follows:
Sunrise- Aur. 1, 4:18 a, in.; Aur. 11,
4:50 a. m.: Aur. HI, 5:10a. m.; Aur.
111, 5:20 a. in.
Sunset— Aur. I, 7:10 a. in.; Aur. 11,
7:i p in.; Aur. 21, 0:50 |>. m.; Aur.
111. ti:.'}4 p. in.
