Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 26, 1882, Page 7

COUNCIL BLUFES SHIAMAIN, . il Cf JIL BLUFFH, IOWA. ps— . LA A AL — TETLE A RAGY OFF . . W T XFLE & © O | Lands nd Lots Bought and Sol JAN AT LOW ATT vE M&IN STREET Leahode 1o b Srbiil BEN ROGERS HE wil e 1 5. LOW CiIARG-S GUA D. M. CONN Funeral Director and Undertaker. No. 17, North Main Street. - . Calls prompt] from the faczory aes run in connection therowith od's Halr Store, et pricea never befero touched by That nevor require any other hiely dealer. A silver and colored nets elsewhere. Al goods ¥ aping, at Mrs. J. J. € a full line of &w Waves made di arranted 88 represeuted 517 SOUT THE BEST BREAD I employod, Bread, Wagons run all day. ) PRINTER'S GOODS, AND CHE FPOSTOYELC L. answored atall houre, night o sy, UNION BAKERY, FEAIN STREET. ., delivered to any part of the city. AND AIL OROET, OLD STAND, rts of All orders promptly nded HiE e [ Council Bluffs New hearse and London carriages direct roduced p I to call before pu MRS. J. J own halz. Do not hasing 20 Main str OI7Y. Nono but first-class Bakere Our i PV.?AYH , Proprietor, i - NEW WIEAT MARKET. 5, BROADWAY, (Palmer’s Block. ween Gth E TIGKNG tvered to any Bethesda BATHING HOUSE! At Bryant’s 8pring, Bor, Broadway and Union Sts. COUNCIL BLUFFS. Plain, Medicated, Vapor, Eloctric, Plunge, Douch,’ Shower, Lot aud Cold Bathe. Com: tent’ male and female nureos and sttendants always on hand, sud the best of caie and atten- W. partof the city dlon given patedos, Special sttention given to bathing chifdren, Inyestigation aud patronage wolicited. DR. A. H. Sruprey & Co., 106 Upper Broadway. Dr. Studley: Treatment of chrohic disenses made a specialt CANGERS REMOVED without the drawing of blood or use of knife. Cures lung diseases, = g Fite, Scrofula, Liver Com: ND OTHER Jigfic “Dropsy,” Rheuma. tisw, Fever and Morcur- E TUMORS o i Rheum, Scald Head, and granulated iy male Disease s of al Venerial discase money ref All diseases traated u able rofor oné or the Knife, tro Vapor or Modicatod Baths, who dusize Heruia or Rups the bott Tru wuy tho world, pelas, Salt inflamed s and Fo- 1 kinds, idney and Homorrhoids or Piles cured 1 theprincipleot veget- of mercurial pois- turnished radically cured by the use Piaster, which hus CONEULTATION FREE ON OR ADDRESS Drs, B, Rico and F, C., Miller, COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia. SINTON & WEST. DENTISTS. 14 Pear] Street, Council Bluffs. ling a speelalty. First-clase PHYSICIAY AND SURGEON. Office, No. 14 1" 2, and 2 p, m., Bancrofs & Central office, J. M. PALMER, DEALER 1IN REAL ESTATE AND LOAN AGENT, COUNCIL BLUFFS, WWW W.D.STILLMAN, Practitior ¢! Stroet, Telephioaic. Houas, 9 », m, to Reafdence, 120 connection ' with r of Hemoopathy, consulting Physicianand Surgeon. Oftice and resldonce 615 Wikow avenue, Coun- <1 Hluffs, lowa F. T. SEYBERT, M. D, PHYSICIAN & SURGEON GOUNCIL BLUFFS, - - | Office No, b, Everett Block, Broad- way, over A, Louie's Restaurant. 8. E. MAXON, A4 EL O E X X B O 3 Office over savings bar GOUNCIL BLUFFS Towa. REAL ESTATE. W. O. James, Lo connection with bis law and eollection busiaessbuys and sells real estate Pervans wishiag to buy or sell city property call #4 bis oftice, over Bushnell's L shreot EDWIN J. ABBOTT, Justice of the Peace and | Notary Public. 416Broadway, Council Bluffs Deode audmorkgagss draws jend acknowl dged sk store, Pearl Strict cleanliness, the best quality of mcate, and lowest possible prices. Come aud see our new shop. | | | | STEAM LA d Tth strects. #, PROPRIZTOR. Meats de- MBS, B J. DARDING, M. I.,| Medical Electrician AND GYGNECOLOGIST. Graduste of lectropatiéc Institutin, Phila- delphia, Feuns. Office Ger, Broadway & Blenn Ave, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. The troatment of all discases and pointul dif- ficulties peculiar to fomales o spocialty. J. G. TIPTON, Atterney & Connsellor, Office over First National Bank, Council Bfts, Town. Wil practice in the state and feceral courts JNO. JAY FRAINEY, Justice of the Peace, 814 BROABWAY, Couneil Bluffs, W. B. MAYES, Loans and Real Estate. Propriotor of abstracts of Pottawattamie county. Offlce corner of Broadway aad Main sirects, Blufts Tows. JOHN STEINER, M. D, (Doutscher Arzt.) Cor, WASHINGTON AVE & % th St. Council Bluffs, wAseasos of women and children & spa-ialty. P, J. MONTGOMERY M. D Frek D Iowa. ENBALLY EVERY SATULDAY, Office In Everett's block, dence 028 Fourth struct Pearl troct. Rest) Office hours trem 0 to 4 #p.m. Council Bluffs F. C. CLARK, PRACTICAL DENTIST, | Pear] opposite the postoffice. One of the oldest prastitioners {n Council Bluffs, Bati tstaction guarsnteod In "HUGHES & TOWSLEE, DEALERS IN Con/ectionery, Fruits,Nuts Cigars and Tobacco. Fresh Oysters and Ice Cream in Season, NDRY. 723 W. Broadway. LARSON & ANDERSON, Proprietors. | This laundry has § spened for bust do lacadry sfact] uch We waut everybody t0 cokiars, LARSON & ANDERSON Council Bluffs, Ia. Established, - - 1866 Dealers o Forelgn and Domestlc Exchange and bome securitics THE DAILY BEE--TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 26 1 I COUNCIL BLUFFS RAILROAD |streot diamond broker and two real paid tl old gipay & foo| TIME TABLE. te men have figured io these tra « from W to 100 florins - o; but, s 1 say, most of the |for each bottio of poison they bought . ansaciions were with one mw | we duly instruc by her iv A B v avarico of | afest xhibition i \ | ders is as well known t Al , however, | y | s to the vic Their | Sonr | i iin know no be s Al with y \ : o | th Ada Vance, the proprietres of jealousy o | ' some small tr o torriblo trade prospere b » be ) | el f lost daughter. Sk ed B ad to b mothoer b and ofl it | | [ wt he y-lender put in an | 0 lisoa it | : pe nd, under the auciion. | ! t's gav 1d th ur | on o ) \ tlo sonveuirs never covered by tho|s fpin the stom ! |1 atisfy the demands of a are eaton away, | debt of which « The first caso that set pe he i . ! oppe tidar the doac was that of Jocza Ku rich . he fow little souvenirs for the mouths ago, Ugly rumors Mt X . N \ " wn's mother, found them the|doath wers spread, and the ips « 1 0| ¢ Ball’ 114 pr y of thoso who held them in|whispered mystericus hints of foul uo higher appreoiation than the few |play. Thore was in consequonce an S w1 | Fen Sioi Cy 650 p m | cents they would bring at sale. , but tho moat oareful post Frin Fort N ) other branch of the business, 1 examination failed to reveal e R OUSGRE b oniial | 4 BT csses 10 mote redeeming [ any traces of poisoning in his case. L ol foature than the fitst named, is lond- | The wholo story was slipping ot of bl . ing money on porsonal prope A | the memories of tho villigers, when 120 00 | Mail and B85 | woman locatod in @ house, on the ree. [suddenly & dreadful rovelation was Councll Blufts & Omaba Stroet . R, | ommendation of the landlady, can|made, A gypsy girl, the daughter of Leave Conncil I uft Learo Onaha, make any purchase. They are sup-[old Thelka Popoy, oame beforo §am, 80 m, 10 Sam, gam, 10 am, | plied with underwear, dresses, dia-|the court at Gross Bedskerck, and e sp It S0 mond jewelry, horse and pheton, o | horrifiod it by the tale sho had to tell. e i i e e | any thing they desire, on the payment | She confessed that sho had given the Depot. . On Sun ntheir trips at | of tho interest. Speaking of tho deal- | wife of Jocza Kukin a bottle of some Nl Laey during the 14 1 inge with one of thess men, an inmate | red liquid poison propared by her s i g of @ house near Eleventh and Loocust [ mother, She had done this by her Exce opt Saturdays, (Except | gtreot said: “‘Oh, yes; Iknow this [ mother's instructions. Having had a LI rememeemes | man, 1 hate to acknowledgo my pov- | quarrel with her respocied parents SHYLOCKING. erty, but I'll tell you. He bought me fover some property, she determined a dress, which with the trimming and | to betray her, Theka Popoy’s daugh- . wakivg amounted to $167. 1 paid | ter further declared that sho had ae IThe Neferious Business of|him $10a week on this amount from | tually seen Kukin's wife pour this 5 the time I got tho drese, but when I[poison into his coffee, and that ehe Starting Direputab.e had to give him ten per cent. intorest [had told her mother what she Houees, on the wholo amount just as_if Thad|knew and had seen. To this not paid him a cent until I peid the [the old gypay replied: “‘One day * last §10. He called every Saturday|I will poison you, unless you Vultures Who Prey Upon |as regular as clock work, 1 know an-fhold your tongue.” Of course thia alen other girl who got a dress from him | statement caused Thekla Popoy and ailen woman Yanplied With Din- snd Jewelry How They A- monds t. Louis 1" ““That worth 8200, She had to put ten per cont on the whole amount just as 1 did,” “Will he make this arrangemont for wll purchasers” “'Yes, he will buy diamon civeulars, soalskin ~ sacq furniture, or anything el 1, shawls dreases, aa long ns the widow of Kukin to be arrested. They, howevor, deniod tho charge brought against them. Oddly onough, tho judge, by a clever ruse not quite |10 keeping with English notions of fair play to accused vrisoners, man aged to overhear the two women talk ing tho affair over in jail. Among of the ! he has security for his money and geta [othor things he overheard was in t hia interest. When s woman is broke | Kukin's widow saying to ler accom- said oy e sho will readilymake any arrangement [ plico: “Well, 1" am younz and little man, who | for dress.” pretty., He was old and usly. Why spun along Fourth street at a rapid yait. ““His busivoss,” .explained the rial intorment, ‘3 to lend morey to the propriotresses of these houses at figuree which amouut to an exorbitant per cent when footed up.” Hvery large city in the country has this curious commercial chavacter. These men have had a monopoly of the business in St. Louis for years, sud at the denth of every madem who lus departed for the shining shore during the last decade one of these men of the dasceased. Kor who has had a woman with has come to the front with a mortgage an the furniture and effects dealings for years Tho ele stoncs which make up the flachis adisreputablo woman on tho street were but borrowed plumes on which & high per cent must be paid promptly With such exorbitant rates as aro charged the business is a making ono In 1873 a man came here from Cincin nati and was known abeut tho streots as '“The Peddler,” He would buy a boit of linen and turn it over toa woman named Woods whose rhinccer- osly wrinklod face now graces a win dow on South Seventh street near the head ‘of Elk. She made the linen into female underwear, out of a bolt seven garments were made, One of | should ho not diet” "ho judge, after that, had little doubt that the pris- oners were guilty, Thoy were, there- fore, put on their trial, and the clow thus unexpoctedly placed in the hands of the authorities was actively fol- lowed up. Strange discoverics were soon made, showing that from the woman Thexla Popov as a coentro, & vast and complox ramification of crimo extended far and wide throughout the community. The trial has been do- forred for several weeks, so that the bodies of men supposed to have been murdered by their wives may be ex- humed and subjected to post mortem examination. of these men bueiness borders an that outline | these the woman received in payment a for her labor and the other six were Sty ® Cnex, N, Y., Fob, 6, 1880, | month, with a special on usury was ohtained. *‘These men visit the houses and set wpon some woman ‘who is popular among the frequenters of the place, and shows a nack of entertaining company. To her they propose a plan to start her in business for herself, provided she shows the other necessary qualifica- tions, A fallen woman’s only ambi- tion w!most is to own a house of her own, and the victim readily assents to the proposition, which puts her into the clutches of her friend, with but the slightest hope of every get- ting clear. 1t is not possible to make out usury in any of theee transactions, a8 the moncy lender is guided by the advice of attorneys who frequently lend thelr names to the papers to shield their client, The most noto- riors man engaged in this busi- ness in St. Louis {8 now of- ficinz in & nest of attorneys in the'Granite building with two of them in his pay. 1'll outline to you the na- ture of these trausactions. A house is secured, or a ‘‘stand,” as it is known in the pariance of ihe aban- doned women, the rent paid, reno- vated and elegantly furnished, The new tenant has nothing to do with these arrangements. If she has boen of a thrifty disposition she advances $500 or §1,000 as & clincher to the bargain, The lender never caloulates on getting less than 26 per cent. on his investment, but it is not done so a8 to como within the scope of the furnishing of between $2,600 law, these houses range and $5,000. Now suppose the ox- penditure amounts to $3,000, the money lender obtaing & first mort- guge on the house, making out the ostensible proprieiress’ indebtedness to him $3.500, payablo in monthly installments of §100 or $200 per | coutract for the payment of 100 per cent on the whole, The fitting and peddled about town. A foew months later he made a purchase of some fur- niture at the sale of a disreputable house for §60. Since then he has been continually engaged in the bus- ir.ess, and now hus $25,000 loaned evt. Mr, Moses H, Holzman, whose office is at the sonthwest corner of Fourth and Market streets, has been engaged in lending money to these houses for nearly ten years, but says he has closed his business and is now collect- ing outstanding indebtedness, *Both Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegot- able Compound and Blood Purifier aro prepared at 233 and 225 Western avenue, Lynn, Mass. Prico of eithor, $1. Six bottles for $5. Sont by mail in the form of pills, or of lozen- ges, on receipt of price, $1 per box for either. Mre, Pinkham freely an- awers all the lotters of inquiry. En- closo 3o, stamp. Send for “‘Guide to Hoalth and Norve Strain.” A Dark Mystery. Booy 8. Bon Hill died after suffering intol- erable anguish from a tobacco cancer, caused by excessivo smoking, The consumers of the westorn-made cigar are now and then getting a nice little dose of leprosy from the Chinese con- structed cigars of San Francisco, and yet people go right on inviting the most horrible diseases known to science by smoklng to excess. Why do they do it! It is one of thoes deep, durk mysterion that nothing but death can unravel. We cannot fathom it, that's certain. (Give us 3 light, plesse Monge A 1875 S1ks—1 havo be Hop Bit 1 taking ters for inflammation of kidneys and Thon the uphill work for the woman | bladder, It has done for me what begins, It she defaults for a fow | four doctors fatled to do, gTho effect uys on sy of the first paywents, [of Hop Bitters scemed like magic time is extended her with geeat un- | to me. W. I, CARTER. willingnees, but juet 8o soon as the R . ouder 16 safe, that 18, when| THE HUSBAND POISONERS woney he has been paid back about half of the origiual indebtedness, and the furniture is good for over the other half, it 18 a bad time to be u day be- hindhand in king # psyment. With three or four excoptivng every one of the largs houses in the city have been startcd in this way, The work of 2 out of the clutches of one of sharks is harde: than this. They visst thess houses regu- larly to make their collections, and in this way ascertain just how good thes Detalls of the Remarkable Crimes Perpetrated in Hungary The Vienna correspondent of tho London Standard gives some further particulars respecting the extraordi ol in Hungary, He states that Popoy, the peasant woman who is being tried on a charge of aid ing and abetting upward of one hund- red women in poisoning their hus bunds, is & very remarkable character an investwent has beon made. 1f the | —destined to “occupy a position at payments are prowpt and the proba- | once unique and picturesque in the bilities of tho woman getting out of | unnaals of crime. Sheis & gypey, and debt good, they soon discover that|is now some seventy years of age some of the furniture shouid b e lives in a little village named Me- placed with a more beautiful set, and | Jence, and ic may almost be sald consequently more costiy articles. A |that murder was her trade. Po new chamber ect is added to the debt. | plo say she had hor agents and emis Or else the tims of payment is eox- | saries whoeo busivess it was to keep tended, and by the time th st 000 |up her ‘“‘connection,” and it must of the debt is being cleared away, the | heve en & horrid and gruesome original furniture worn and damaged, th atry torn and soiled, it is found necessary to replace vne-half the furnishing of the house. Ia this way the woman is kept continually in dobt paying big interest and nearly double money for what she purchases,’ “How mauy men are engaged in this business in St. Louais{” ““There are four doing the busluees, but the bulk of the houses are owned by one man, who, I believe, makes this hie reguiar businees. A Fourth t0 e the grizzly ha in her arm chair every day re | her customers during business hours |and giving them the diabolical advice end aid they sought. They were nearly all married women from the neighborlog country side, eager for one reason or another, to get rid of husbands who obetinately refused to die tn the ordinary course of nature, but who, by Thekla's friendly offices, might made amenable to the resources of art These wretches seated iving Gents—1 have been very low, and have tried everything, to no advan- tage. I heard your Hop Bitters recommended by so many, I concluded to give them a trial. I did, and now am around, and constantiy improving, and am nearly as strong as ever, W. H. WELLER., AN IMPOSING FUNERAL. Ceremonies Upon the Peath of the Grand Master of Chineso Masone. #au Franclaco Call Chinatown was yesterday morning the scene of unususl bustle among its Celestial inhabitants, owing to the taking placo of the funeral of Leong Low, Grand Master of the Chinese Freo Masons, who dicd on Friday last of senility, being 70 yeara of age. The obsequles were in the Temple of the Masons, on Spoffard alley, botveen Clay and Washington, where the re- mains of the deceased Grand Master were laid out in stato and surrounded by baked ments and roast pig in large quantitivs, which latter covered his in order thet he may gorge while en route to meet his Confuciug, The ceremonies at the Temple lasted from 6 a. m. to 12:30 p. m., and the romains wero viewed by thousands of salzaming brother Masons of the decesscd, The funeral procossion Was headed by a brags band, while the hearse drawn by four horsos, swathed in funeral rapping, was surmounted by an elab ornte catafalqne draped in white, and on which the casket, contaiuing the remains of the departed Grand Mas ter, rested, The fur procession was of great length, and the white robed mourners surrounded (ho cata, falque, The Masonic ordoer, of which th decensed wag id master, is known us the Gheo King Tong, aud was or ganized eome threo hundred ycars #go, after the invasion of China by the Tarturs, sud its object was to free China from the mized governmeont, resulting trom the incursions by the Tartars, and restore the empire to its origionl govern in all its purity, The organization grow rapidly In strength and uwmbers, and the em peror,comiug to foar ita power, caused its loaders to bo invited to & banquet, at which all, with the exception of five of their nuber were boheaded Th five escaped, and the soclety was afterward nsmed in honor of Ghos, their leador, It is most secret in its ature, the degrees required to be taken to reach the piunacle of groat ness in it belng thirty-three, and after these are taken he taking them is not owed to withdraw from the organi- Ithough he /ation, way do so up to and facluding the time of the taking Y legr It has of the Chinese ) stow upon men whe bocame promiuent iu th is orgauization rome office of importance, in order to socure their feality to the administra- tion, and it was stated that it was to such influences that Chin Lau Pin, the Chinese miuister to America owed his appointment. As iudicative of the numercial strength of this order, it is stated that it has 30,000 members in the United Sta The Boss Double Team, Hacttord (Conn ) Speclal The best double team Hme on re- cord--that by Mr. Frank Work's team Edward and Dick Swiveller at Fleet- TWEIOLES A LE BUYCR AND SHIPPER OF EGGS. No, 519 South Main Street. COUNCIL BLUEFN, IOWA, I Pay the Highest Market Price and Deduct No Commission. OUNCIL BLUFFS MANUFACTURING CO. Mouldings, Sceroll and Lattice Work, Wood Turn- ing, Re-Sawing, Planing and Matching, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Boxes, Ete. Manufacturers and Dealers in Improved Hawkeye Wind Mills and Pumps. J, J. Hathaway, Manager, Council Bluffs, Ia. Machin it ly for custom work on Thursday and Friday of each woek, Order sfaction guaranteed, un exclusi ited and sa L EL. VLAY NIE 8 CO., (Successors to J. W. Rodefer) WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN LACKAWALNA, LEHIGH, BLOSSBURG AND 7ALL |[OWA GOALS! AX.SHO CONNELLSVILLE COKE, CEMENT, LIME, PLASTER, ETG. 34 Pearl SBtreet, Yards Oor, Fighth Street and eventh Avenue, Council Bluffe. I'. T. MAYNE C. E. MAYNE COUNGIL BLUFFS STEAM FACTORY MANUFACTURE BROOMS, BROOM HANDLES, 'CORN MEAL, CRAHAM FLOUR AND CHOPPED FEED The Very Best of Brooms Oonstantly on Hand. The Highewt Merket Price Paid for Corn, Barley Oats, Rye, BROOM CORIN Parties Wishing to B8ell Broom Corn Will Please Send Sample, 45 DI I COTNOXXL. 337 West Broadway, wood, 2:16}, was surpassed by fraction of u second st Charter Oak park to-day by William H. Vander- bilt's new pair, Early Roso and Al- dine. 1t will 'bo remembered that tho ltter was boughtduring the grand circuit meoting here by M Shepard, of Shepard, Notval & Co., of Boston, aud resold to Mr. Vandorbilt within twenty-four hours for $10,000, Since the purchase Billy Blair, driver for Mr. Vanderbilt, has boen handling the tosm on the Charter Oak track, aud whilo besutifully matched * MRS. D. A. BENEDICT, THE LEADING DEALER IN HAIXR G OO D, IO EES. Council Bluffs, lowa. MAIN STREET LIVERY, ~ FEED SALE STABLE, All Shippers and Travelers will find | kood accommodation and reasonable | charges, in color and action, they havo datly devoloped increasing npeed. To-day it was decidoed to send 0 for o fast wilo, and thero was quite u large gath- ering of turfmen, The track was frowhly brushed, und was in grand condition for faritime, They wore sont a slow milo to warm up, and com. around lively, Blatr nodded and sent thom for w fast milo, Tt was | Feopristor, a fine ex of action | vt Bkttt SUllivan & Fitagerald, 2 DEALERS IN # dozen timers hold upor |SOUTH STREET. | OPPOSITE CRYSTAL MILL, Council Bluffs, - - , Iowa. HOLLAND & MILLER, hibition cated by }‘I}lnlfill,"ipp‘ 4‘4‘“” turfmen and Mr. O, GHODERIES, PRDVISIONS, Joston, Mr, Vander: bill muy congratulate himself that his endeavors to socure a faster team than Mr, Work's have at laet borne fruit, and that he now has the spoedicat pair iu country. To-morrow his horses, including this pair and Maud 8, and Lysander Boy, will be forwarded to New York, — Crockery, Glassware, BOOTS, SHOES, ETC Also agents for the fofjowing Laes of Steamship- Companies : Cunard, Anchor, Gulon, Ame/€an, and State Steamship Comjsiles. D X A ET S For sale on the K0Yal Bawied! [reland aud Bank of Ircland, #dblin. Thode wco intend t mend foy o te huy part of Europe will fiud it to thelr ¢ 10 call on Sowing and Reaping. When a young lady hems handkerchiefs for & rich bachelor, o kews (hab shy may reap. When weeds of disease are planted through oyer the wslprtaer from reniing hobenefe 85 Sullivan & Fitzgerald, trial bettles 10 conts, AGENTS, 348 Broadway, Council Bluffs Sammel (, Davis & Co, : ‘ STARR & BUNCH, 'HOUSE, SIGN, | ORNAMENTAL PAINTERS, JO BBERS | PAPER HANGING, | KALSOMINING AND GRAINING, AT J‘ N BPIIOXLI.'I‘Y- | bop—-Caros Broadway sad Socd 8 |MPORTERS,‘ JACOB SIMS, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, COUNCIL BLUFFS, I0WA, DRY GOODS Washington Ave. anc Fifth 8t. Office—Broadway, between Main aad Py , betwe varl n:-:: Will “practice in State aad Feders 8T. LOUIS MO.