Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 8, 1888, Page 6

DAY, BEE. HL NL \DAY BEE. ' COUNCIL BLUFFS. OFFICE 12, PEARL STREET Delivered by ea art of the city at 1o per wee Manager, N. Y. Plumbing Co. Reiter, tailor, Fall goods cheap. he African Baptist church has released Mr. Mills from its pastorate. The county board adjourned yesterday af- ternoon until Monday afternoon at? p. m Good coal, full right guaranteed Lumber company, %00 Main street, The canning company's office has bee moved for the winter from the works to No. 520 Broodway. Edwin O. Johnson and Miss Mary E. Cook, of Garner township, were married Tuesday evening by Itev. W. H. W. Rees. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Traverse was buried yesterday morning at 10 o'clocg, from their iome on Sixth street. Any one desirous of engaging in business, should the announ nt of A “snap,’t made in another column by O, P. McKesson. 1t is & big Chance for the right man, The *Old Hickor ball to-morrow even- ing will be quite an extensive affair. A large number of tickets have been sold, and the indications point to a very large attendance, essrs. J. L. Forman and P. H.Wind have withdrawn from the bond of J. A. Spaulding, which necessitates his_securing other bonds men in order to hold his place upon the force of the city constabulary. The wife of Hon. R.S. Hart is scriously 111, and unless there 18 soon a decided chango for the better, Mr. Hart will be unable to be present at th vening nr the legislature, which takes place next An Episl'u]mlmlmhlu\\lll be entertained Thursdaay evening at the residence of Mrs, Benson, corner of Willow avenue and Eighth street. Mrs, Benson will be assisted by Miss | Davenport and Mrs. Bradbury. A pleasant ' time is anticipated, and a general invitation is extended. An upsct lamp came very near causing a tion at the store of k. L. Landsberg, The accident happencd The lamp fell into a utained papers and other inflain able material, and but for prompt attention u fire of no small dimension would have re- sulted, When the sewer and paving tax notice was served on the county board they did not kick against its payment, but promptly ordered the auditor to pay the bill. "Now it will be in order for certain property owners to protest aguinst the assessment of tax upon their prop- erty for the payment of this bill. - Waukesha Water, by the gallon, 35 cents, at Troxell Bro's. on Frid about 10 - - Guns of all kinds at Odell & Bryant’s, 504 S. Main St. One thousand A head of one, two and three-year-old steers for sule. Will give credit'to reliable parties. Euquire o J. Greenamayer, 628 Mynster st. telephone 121. 'aragraphs. Miss Lou Keeline of Omaha is visiting and Mrs. Geo. Keeline on Pierce strect W. G. Templeton, of the Cit bank, Omaha, was in the Representatives R. S Wynian left for Des Moine: ing. Murs. Sarah Lay visiting with her muchlen. French, an attorney of North Platte, was in the Blufls yesterday, the guest "B, Christian. Dr. 8. Stewart leaves for Atlantie this eve- ning upon professional business, Hewill re- turn Tuesday cvening. Scnator Groneweg leaves for the state cap- itol this morning. He will make his head- ers while there at the Gladstone ha Capt. Nick O'Bricn returned yest from u short visit to Sioux City. quently brings back a man when he gods on these little pleasure trips, but this time he returned sad and alone. Mvr. and A, W, terday morn ence, of Hudson, Kan,, is sister, Mrs. Louis Zur- A e Roller skating Monday night Everybody invited. Dricsbach’s hall, - Main str Money to loan. Cooper & Judson. Splendid Business Opening For the right man_who has a capital of $10,000." For full information call on or address Forvest Smith, 14 Pearl st., Council Bluffs, Ia et S5 Living Over the Past. Last evening the officers-clect of the G R. were instalied. The following will s Quring the coming year J. J. Steadman, commander; C. S, Hub bard, vice commander; William Raper, ofticer of the day : J. Jacoby, (quartermaster; J. V Kilgore, claplain; Eigene Casey, officer of the guard. The installation was followed by a not of hard-tack and pork, but of the wood things which an ex-soldier knows full well how to appreciate. Then came the camp-fire, s tales of hairbreadth escape and the living over again of the days und scones of the war. apper, — For bargains in real estate, Johnston & Van Patten, —_———— o to Main st. A Snap. Splendid chance to go i ment business at Beatrice, Neb, Since the history of Beatrice there has never been half so favorable a time as at pres- ent. If tak onee will sell the en- tire stock of general implements, con- sisting of seasonable goods, regardless of cost. Address me at Council Bluffs, In., or Beatrice, Neb. 0. P. McKesson, assignee for W. 1. Shullenburger. to the imple- Real estate transfers from day to day give & fair indication of the prospect for the year's building, us weli as being a_thermometer of the business temperature of a town or city, During the month of Junuury few sales are expected, and the results during the past few days have been most fiattering. Yos- terday’s transfers were as follows Margaret rlu'num to Herman W 3 of 8w L ion® tp7 r acres, §1,000. \uuu' to .l (& ofse '{of s°c Ttp T Carr 1o Matthe and B. P, - Menomy, an undivided Y interest in mu 3 and 4 bk 25, lots 7, 8, 15 and 16 in blk 28, lots 18, 14 15and 16 in blk 49, lots 4, 5 and 6in blk 67, lots Tand 8_in blk 64 Riddie's sub, lots 5 and 6 in bk 7, 5and 16 in blk 11, Jots 10 and 11 in blk 12, lots 19 and 20 in blk 19, Inhfl.y and 6 n blk Hoeward's add, Lo 18, ). C. Norton to R Brightman, hie nw 1§ of 8oty of 1w 4 of see 12 U 75 x40 W, ten acres, 0. rote, the 42 w, eight Whitemilh, & 1 82,500 Amm\ Cross-out saws. Odell & Bryant. E. H. Sheafe louns money on security of every description, Private con»ulnn; rooms. Al husiness strictly confidential. Ol 500 Broadwuy, cor- ner Main street, up-stairs, chattel For best quality coxl and wood, cull on Gleason, 26 Pearl st The Central drug store, under the management of J. D, Stuart, has been enlarged and rofurnished with lete stock of fresh drugs. A 5..‘ line of books, stationery, and musical guo\l- ar very 1o a com- fine Loli- utlevy prices. writer ., BER first who - 0 to wet A now u.u e ) at bargain for lhu e e T offer a veward of $10 to any one who will find out for me who it is that inter- forcs with my cometery lot in Fairview netery and with the mementoeswhich are placed upon the grave. C. HALDANE. | has been especially | Reckford, THE NEWS IN THE BLUFFS. A Fair Maiden Eeonm Heavy Dam- ages For Seduction. DOINGS AMONG THE CHURCHES. The Gas Posts Plugged-The Fire Lads Getting Comfortably Fixed - A Salvationist Fined For Thumping a Lad. Damages for Seduction. The court at Glenwood has had its time taken up for two weeks with the trial of a case which has excited much interest, and sensational for the Mal- vern folks, as the parties are so well known, T'he plaintiff is Miss Mary Baird, a charming looking young woman, and the defendant is Len Bochner, a prominent and quite well to do young merchant of Malvern. The fair plaintift claims that he ruined her some years ago, under the false promise of mar- riage. She says he induced her to accom- pany him toa hotel at Glenwood, and after that they continued their intimacy for some time. Then it appearing that he was in no hurry to fulfill his promise to make her his wife, she determined to break off their rela- tions, and she went to Kansas, where she re- mained for eight months or more. On her return, so strong was her love for the man, and so great his influence over her, that she again yielded to his beguiling words, and he reassured her that he would marry her, even showing her the house that was to be their home. As he disregarded these promises, she ut last commenced action against him. The first trial resulted in_her sccuring a verdict against him for $7,000. The case was taken to the supreme court, and the judzment set aside. The sccond trial came 1o a close at Glenwood yesterday afternoon, the jury bringing in a verdict for £,760. The ‘burden of the defense wus the at- tempt to break down her character, and to disprove her claim that he ever prom It was clai tion was at their mee y wood, that act was barred by the statue of limitation. Any later act of seduction could not be proved. "The jury returned the ver dict just the same, in favor of the fair plain- ify, 2 at the hot The plaintiff had for her attorneys Messrs, Stone ‘& Sims, while Watkins & Williams looked after the defendant. Instead of paying out your last dollar for gas, purchase lamps of Homer, 23 Muin street. e — A choice lot in Terry addition for sale. T. B. BALDWIN. —_———— Among the Churches. The following announcements are made of ser °8 to be held in the several churches of the city: HARMONY MISSION. Services to-duy at 8 o'clock, conducted by Rev. G.W. Crofts. Sabbath school at 4 o k. P or eeting Wednesday evening; subject, ongue, a Powerful Instru- ment of Good and Great Hurm,” James 111 Much the morning the pastor will pre conciliation. ™ In the evening the K Delang will subject, s A cordial invitation Crofts will speak for the Harmony In connection with the mus part of the ices the following selections will be MORNING, Prof. De Normandie “‘Hear my Prayer”, Mr. Westcott. “Tt Is T, Be Not Afraid” . “Better Land Mrs. Wadsworth., Organ Solo- «..Merkel .Handel Trio. Solo . Wilson Cowen NG, n Hill Far Away” LArmstrong ...Abt 3 here Is a Rock of A M Duet 3 vans, PRESHYTERIAN CHURCH, In the morning the pastor will preach and administer the sucrament of the Lord's Sup- per. We love to have visitors commence with us at the Lord's tuble. who may not sh to remain for the sacra an_opportunity to retire hool will Who Great Contiast. vival meetings will be held each evening of the week, conducted by the pastor. Sunday school at'12 m. Evening meeting for young people at 6:30, s free, public invited. IALTIST CRCRCH, l.m']mn'nl' at 10:30 a. m. and BII|ILNHA in connection with even- ing service, Meetings continue through tho week. ST. FRANCOIS' CATHOLIC CHURCIH, Mass at i o'clock, and_mass will be after- ward ¢ half hour until high mass at 10:30 @ m. The singing at the high mass will be by our own city and the best Omaha talent combined. B, P. McMenomy, pastor. BT, PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Divine service to-day at 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Subject of morning sermon, “The Un- cortain Future.” Evening scrmon, *Ma- soury vs Religion.” The publica cordially invited to attend. rector. SAINTS' O Elder Mark k church this eve 10:30. The public cordially invited. Y. M. C. A ROOMS. Young men’s mecting this afterncon at 4 o'clock at Association hull, corner Maiu street and Broadwa; to be present. A briof spirited soug se will precede the ot —— Murder most foul. children to die with .hpnn-. Dr. Jefforis infallible preventati will save every case. Ten ye has demonstrated the fact nn ||h\ required. Address Dr. T, South 15th str e Furnishing For Fire Lads. The membe of the fire department are just now getting their full share of the good things of this life. Captain Rapalje, of No. 1 lose liouse, has presentea cach of tho boys wWith a pair of heavy sheepskin gloves, which come at just the time to be anpreciat The members of house No. 4, on Broadwa; are much tickled over the donation of a rug by the Council Bluffs Carpet company. The only trouble with the rug is that it will not stuy where it is put, for although one of the boys may le laying quictly beside his bed, when he sure to find that it las become dissatistied and taken up its quarters near one of the other couches, The most pressing want that now exists is the absence of necessary chairs, and the city council now has an’ opportunity to make a very aceeptable present. et Special Sale of An Elsgant House. One of the lurgest and most elegant residences in Council Bluffs, modern improvements, largoe and beautiful grounds. Centeally located. T, Laldwin, Brown block, Counc Mcdicine For the Poor. The county bourd of supervisors, at yes- terday’s session, made the follo wing appoint- mets totreat the paupers of the e Macedonis. Grove and Silver to Dr. G. M. Parish, Center, Belk James, S, Dr. Toby, Hazle Dell a walle, 1. B, Jennings, Carson aud ton W. I Piorco, Crescent, Boomer and W. Nusum. e The Progress of the Day. Yestevday afternoon while the I man was hustling his best for news w! m regale the Sunday reade dinto the “office of Dr, Stey lmnlh street, The docto I' u‘llludlhl\(m to Council Bluffs ing but a few days ngo mu\wl fi lu-m 1 | nury Medicine is not the BEg man’s best Bluis.” holds but he was anxious to tearn what he coutd of ‘modern inventions for the teeatment of sick or disabled animals, But a k-\\';enu ugo. when a horse's leg wis broken he was shot. 1t was not then supposed possible . to heal, the break. ‘ilw:m--i the human race and the hrute ereafion are very similar and uire very similar tretitment, but it many yeurs before scientific re- h showed this to be true be successful in the treatment of » cases requires the highest surgi- eal and medical knowledge and skill, with.the assistance of the most modern appliances. These latter Dr. Stewart has, and he willingly explained o his pupil how they all were used, He also modestly gave the information that he was a regular graduate of materia med- en as well as veterinary medicine and urgery and has had seven years practi- cal experience. The stables arve fitted up with warm box stalls where animals can be kept comfortably in the coldest weather. nce these stables came into the pos- ion of Dr. Stewart he has changed and improved their arrangements so that they are now fully the equal of any in the countr - A Happy New Year, The Salvation Army figured in the police court again yesterday morning. George Stewart has been one of their regular atten- dants for some time. past, but his training does not seem to have done him much good, as he yielded to the promptings of the devil and administered a thrashing to a boy named Harvey McAllister, who had incurred his displeasure. The army soldiers flocked to his defense, but were unable to clear him, despite their earnest endeavors to do 80, and he was fined $0.60 for assault and battery. After taking an account of stock they found it possible to raise the required amount, and the claims of the outraged law were satis- fled. The happy brethren then marched joyfully away from the station with their comrade, and he now nm‘ll{lflcn his usual place when the troops leave their barracks for their mighty crusade. Mauricp Crigg donated $8.10 to regain his liberty after a lively booze. il Opium, morphine habits cured. Dr. Bellinger, 614 B “uy, Council Bluffs. No More Street Light. The gas company has removed the burners from the street lamps and soldered a plug in their places. The reason for doing 80 wus that since the oxpiration of their contract with the city the boys have been in the habit of lighting the lamps. In some parts of the city this has been done for the purpose of il- luminating their slides, and in other plac for mere mischief. Some of the cocks were opened without lighting the gas, and the escape would not be detected until the citi- zens of the locality would muke a complaint of escaping gas. The company objects to furnishing gas without pay, and hence the action, g At the Fair. Commencing to-morrow clearing sale of woolen goods and remnants of all kinds of oods, that have accamulated ing our last six month’s business. Two yard 3 yards for 5 brown 38 inches wide, ds for 12¢, 7 yards for 28¢; Ginghamy per yard, in vemnants. Also i gres many worsted dress goods, in remnants, at 10w figures, Ty curtains, one pair to A prairic chic telephone wire in front of the Home Steam Laundry, und was so dazed us to be casily captured by Patrolman Thomas. e Attention, Company A. All members are requested to meet at the armory on Monday evening at 8 o'clock, sure Business of great” importance is to b acted. C. H. HiGnswre Licutenant Commanding. THE SHAH'S GREAT WEALTH. One Hundred Million Dollars' Worth of Precious Stones in His Museum. ‘What he terms his museum. saysa i in the December Cosmopolitan, king of the Shah of Persia, isa vious place. It contains a profusion of costly articles and objects of art, such as e nowhere else at the present duy, it being the opinion of well-in- formed Eum;w 18, who have viewed these treasure that their money value is perhaps twenty-fold that of the contents of the so-calléd green vaults at Dresden, It is impossible to give exact figures, for they could only be obtained after a long and minute inspeetion and valuation by experts; but, roughly estimated, it is probuble that there is more than $100,000.000 worth of je precious stones, coined and un- gold, costly objets de vertu, fine porceluin and glassware, old wenpons and tableware and ornaments of an and Hindu workman- The so-called peacock throne (a part of the plunder Nadir Shah ea ¥ioq fom L 1hom Delhi 150 years ago) is alone valued at many millions, even after a nuwber of the large, rough and uncut jewels have been broken out and stolen. It is an incongruous place, this mu- seum. There you will see vases of agate or gold and lapis lazuli, said to be worth millions; and alongs of them empty perfume bottles of Buropean ma with gaudy lubels, that can be had at wholesale “for about 5 cents apiece. { ill seo priceless mos and exquisitely painted cups, and cans, and h were presented by ropean h them you will notice some horri- veritable 10-cent chromos, ked up the Lord knows how and 3 You will perceive glass cas nlll d with huge heaps of rubi pphires, turquoi ;::u'm-u‘ topazes, be l of all sizes ul Kinds, cut and uné jow! with those your nusie boxes, Jew's h p.\..\.,mm y organs, The Shah must also be in con- dition to *bull” the market on pearls; for heve is, for instance, a big gluass case twenty-four inches long by eighteen inches wide and high, that is more than half filled with beautiful pearls (mostly from the Persian gulf fisherie of all sizes and degrees of loveliness, In a separate long case the orders and de orations of the shah, coming from nearly pvery country in the world, are prum exhibition; but the crown jewels are in a little box that is always locked, and for which the shah himself forever, waking ov sleeping, The contents of this hox al vaults wheve he kecps his pille piles of bright, shining, unused money, 1e never allows others to view,althongh the musewn may he visited once n year by the E diplomatists and the friends that they vouch for, Barrels are made in Je for the use of the Chaunnel ands farmers which will fold up when empt. ing becu sent t ) pie into a smull space on the return. The staves are fixed upon the hoops so that the heads being removed, they may be rolled up. They ure made pecfect ders, and therefore occupy less space the sume capacity than ordinary bary - The Art Review has this interesting graph: “A bibho- ile with a special re- bookbindings. A hih\inu\ph is bibliopole is # book- philes. A biblioklept is « steler of valuable bools, Mr, Luuux who would not let Proscott see his Mexi can manuseripts, was a bibliotaph, and Sam Pepys was a biblioklept. Bibliola- wry is the worship of buoks,” WEEKLY BUSIN -RE\'IE\\'._ The Year Opens Wi a L‘Igl’n De- mand For Money. EUROPEAN FINANC!AL CENTERS. A Comparatively Steady Feeling Pre- vails— New York fllmxn\lnly Mod- erately Active—Prévisions Inclined to Weakness. Cricaco, Jan, 7.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.]—The opening week of the year pre- m'nlvdum!ulm ble activity in (||m|ninl cir- cles. The demand for money was only mod- erately active, calls from all sources being smaller than for some woeks past. Bankers have increased their supply of loanable funds a8 borrowers have cancelled some of their outstanding obligations at the close of the year. Operators on the board of trade re- quested very few favors, as deliveries on January contracts were lighter than usual, being transferred ahead as much as possible as speculators were fearful of a financial “squeeze’ about this season of the year. Packers have presented some paper for dis- count, but their demands have not been press- ing and their wants have been readily sup- plied. There was about the average amount of miscellancous paper offered at the banks and parties in good stunding were accom- modated without much complaint. Whole- sale merchants were moderate borrowers and, to some extent, in the way of extension of papers. ‘There is considerable money being forwarded to the interior for the pur- chase and storing of grain at interior points, though even this demand 18 lighter than some weeks ago. Rates of intercst are moderatcly firm, though there is a larger per centage of paper accepted accepted at medium figures, The bulk of paper from ood partics was accepted at 7 per cent, with small amounts at 714@S per cent. Bastern money markets' demand for discounts con- tinues quite active with only a nioderate sup- ply of loanable funds, and “rates of intercst were maintained at 6@7 per cent. Reports from European financial ccnteres indicated comparatively steady feeling in that quarter and interests were without material change. The weekly reports show _a further decrease in bank balances. New York exchange was in zood demand during the early part of the week and the f g was stronger. Offer- ings were not very lary Sales were made between banks early at 5@t0e premium per £1,000, but near the close the feeling was easier and transuactions were maace at 25@4oc premium, the market closing steady. For- cign exchange was in good request and offerings were somewhat limited. The market was stronger and prices ruled higher. Shippers sixty days docu- 4 bills on London ' changed hands at #.8115@1.82'5 and the market closed steady ut $4.82@4.821¢, Stocks in New York were only moderately active dur- ing the week just closed. Trading was mainly in speculatives and the feeling was somewhat unsettled. Offerings was not very large, while the demand from all sources wus limited. The reports of the earnings of the leading railroads for the clo: ng part of the year continue to show quite liberal increases, yet this feature does not appear to huve any purticular effect on the course of the market. The reductions in freight on some of the western raiivoads has tended to an unsettled feeling and in some instances caused a slight reduction in prices, Stoeks of the trunk lines have shown some §trength as rates have been well maintained, both on local and through business. Some weakness was manifested at times, but the fluctuations in prices were slignt. Trading was largely on Wall street account—the outside ~and foreign business doing v little, Sales on the New Yor! stock exchange aggregated about 742,000 shares, A moderately active business was transacted iu the Chicago produce markets for the in- troductory week of the year; though the the trade in a general way has not [\lll\ re- covered from the usual holiday quictness. The volune of speculative business was only moderate, 1 's in all the leading preferred deliver- Considerable trading sferring con- contracts ing h may be at- lnlvulml to the fearof in finan- cial circles, Some wheat, lard and short ribs were tendered, but the quantities of er articles were v limited. The feeling neral way was inclined to weakness, articles have favored the osts' The cen very large at the princips markets and the movement ca: f rkets was moderately free, Sup- i ing gradually with The movement of stern points has been hat of the corre- npumllng time The firmness in freights and the se: ity of cars, coupled with the refusal of western railroads to transfer their shipments to castern railvonds, which has delayed freight, has peen somewhat of an embargo to the shipping business, yet our merchants Bavaiminnged ts thwasd SoAbifEReEIs. prop- erty in the aggregate. Advices from foreign markets in reference to stocks on hand and the demand for all interests, has not been very favorable to hol nd the home mar- kets have not exhibited much life. Stocks of hog products are gradually accumulating at the principal packing centers though they are generally believed to be hter than at this time last year, due to the increase in the packing of the west, st A DISASTERS IN THE ORIENT. Terrible Suffering From the Overflow he Yangtze-Kiang. The Hu Pao says: The bed of the old southern course of the Yellow river being too high, the current cannot pos- sibly be taken into it, even if the pres- ent breach be successfully stopped; and therefore it has been determined to re- conduct the river north through Shan- tung. The authorities of Chihli and Shantung have accordingly been in- structed to excavate with all speed, in readiness for next year's spring S At Hukiou City,near Kiukiang, there hasbeen rioting by the famished people, who forced their way into the jex- amination hall and violently demanded re western d and to ption of barley stock to leading wi A Chingkiang correspondent of the North China Daily News, under date of The Yellow ri floods are said to be making th toward North An-hui, and the prefec: ture and districts of Ying-chow Show-chow and Ting-yuan are said to have ten feet of wat The Hungtseé lake is also slowly rising, and it is possible a por- tion of the flood waters may flow viathe Chao lake out by Yu-chivkin near Wuhn into the Yangtze, and another portion by the Grand canal into the Yangtze, near this place. Anywiiy there will he v misery this winter and nume of people have already been Some of the' v s 'may too into the Hwai river. "The at Nankin is said to be much wtter. as he does not know where the waters may force their way out. Under date of November 28 the same correspondent says: The waters of the Yellow river are now floating through Hui, and a section of country 380 sq 1i is more or less of a luke, with the river ranning through the centre. The water has flowed past Tai Ho, Heien and down to Ying-chow Fu, both towns having suffered much from the flood. The flood water has entered the Huai river and Wu Ho distri y is in great dan- ger, The water in the Kao-yu and Shiuo-po lakes has alveady begun to rise and a considerable body of water is said to be entering the Yangtse by a creek below Chinkiang. The Grand cauul is northern An JANUARY 8. 188 —TWELVE PAGES. only. separated vh-nm the Keao-yu and Shao-po by o dyke. which has however, within the Innl few years bpen mc«-(i with red freestone’ from Shao-po to the north end of the the Kao-yu lake. - On Ahe enst bank' of the canal the land for more than half the distancée to Ch'ing- Chidng P'uis below the level of the irand canal, and if the ‘water should » above the west dyke of the canal will be a frightful_inundation all over eastern Kiangsu. The present dry her is so far favorable, but the real danger will be in April and May when the spring freshets arvive, It |~4<'«1-n- km( the breach in the Yellow o 1k sHould bo ropaired bofore that time arrvives, The judge at Soochow is to superintend the river bank i tempora the Chingiang ording to a report sent of Novembe and given under re- serve, the River viceroy had three days warning of the impending disaster, but y listened to the counsels of a secretary named Li, and neglected to send the money for purchasing block- ing materials which were urgently d manded by the head ofticer of the sta- tion. A letter to the Yih- Luh says that the water now reaches to a point only forty li north of Yang-chow, and looks as if it will finally enter the Yangtse by way of Kau-yu City. A memorial from the Viceroy Li states that Tung-ming in Chihli has had o narrow escape from the disaster which 100k place higher up: the current was more overwhelming than has been known for scores of years; thousands of taels had already becn spent in endeay- oring to save the dykes, when suddenly, the waters stopped and news of tl breach at Cheng-chou arrived. Four million taels, being the Peking remit- ances due from the provinces hordering on Honan, are to be advanced by those provinces from any funds on hand and sent to Honan within a month, the amount to count as next year's Peking remitances, and to be gradually reim- bursed as collected to the funds whence now advanced. The Shi Pao says that it is proposed to call upon the pawnshops throughout the empire for paymentof several yeur annual license fees and quarterly r newal fees in advance, in support of th Yellow fund, e latest news from th breach is that the blocking-up work is progressing., und efforts are being made to lead off the water into its natural channel, The Shantung correspondent of the North China Daily News says: There is a saying current in China that the imperial eanal is a jewel box, and that the Yellow river is a rmligx\'l son. It is said to have been fll'l')“l the will of the Emperor Chia-Ching that the fu- miliar soubriquent of this str its rise, by which it has come known as hina’s Sorrow.” pects of the recent rom the Honan and side, we are unable to the Shantung side may have some points of interest. The Yellow river has been in the habit of swinging back and forth, from the south of the Shantung promon- tory to the north since the Han dynasty The northern routes have been v and complicated, and are not_ascert A good map of Shantung or of s marked at sundry points along ith dotted lines, inclosing Old mouth of the Yellow > there have been many have been many course the Yellow river, which for a long time had been flowing south of the promontory, burst its banks and cam novthward in a mighty torrent, oceupy- ing the bed of what wasthen termed the Ta Ch'ing Ho,which at once became and remained a great turbid flood. The de- vastation must have been similar to what has lately taken place in Honan. m degrees the surviving inhabitants be- caume accustomed to the invader, and mighty dikes struggled to 1« init. How ineffectual these efforts been, muy be ascertained by a ual glance at the volumes of “the slations of the Peking Guzette, ally for the past si s, Gov- ernors have come, seen, and bheen con- quered. Millions of tacls have been as much wasted as if buried in a polar ocean. Square miles of carth have been heaped up, and washed out again each summer. There is a broad belt of Shan- tung, which, like the valley of the Nil has contracted a chronic habitof getting drowned. For years the great highway from Peking to Chi Nan-fu has been inter- rupted each summer by a waste of water from ten to twent) miles wide. This occupiad a distriet fertile and full of villages When the floods came with sudden violeneo through a huge gap in the double banks, villages W > utterly washed away and crops buried out of sight, Late in the autumn the waters \|~\m|l\ lhsi(ll'll and then some of the t \|~dmyhmtuli((h'\\'hvulv in the r‘o{t residunm of mud, and were esteemed fortunate if it was reaped ne to escape the flood of the nextsum- In the fifth moon of the current year the waters came again. Half way between Ta-chou and Chi Nau-fu it was necessary to take hoats, which were pro- vided by trate of the district of Yu Ch'eng, to forry passeugers over abont fifteen miles of water. When at length this water was crossed there still remained six miles of solid land before the Yellow river was reached, Despite the enormous vol- umes of water escaping through the aps above, the Yellow river itselfl was 1::!& to the top of its natural banks, and on either side ran a swift and powerful current like a mill-race, In the midst where all is generally a smooth, even flow, appeared a tumultous boiling, 1 ing mp:d. extremely dange gation. This was the point where the waters came into collision with the broken arches of what had once been a fine bridge over the Ta-ching river. Such, for five or six years past, has been the general condition of the vicin- jellow river, in the prefec- The moment the red in Honan, so fatal Ln that pr \mw- and to An Hui, all this was changed. The overflowed river fif- teen miles wide, which had so dislocat- ing an effect, flowed away almost as quickly as it came. The real Yellow river, 0o, no longer came, and its chin- nel became quite useless for navigation. Great junks were helplessly stranded. There was but a few inches of water in the shallower bends, and. in the deepest reaches between the water had settled into clearness, and there was no currvent, f sudden end s 0! malignant ble with pre- ion. Chihli the seat the ph transferred elsewhe days of the departure of !\u wiater the ds on the plain south of the viver were re-opened, and in a fortnight what had lately been an impassable swamp was actually dusty, On the northern plain the process was slower, T of united nction s0 conspicuous in Chine affairs, was here more con- spicuous than eve Nor is it the Yellow one works such ruin here is nota river on the imme plains north of the Yangtsze which is not liable to do the The so ealled grand al, the ne-ho. the Hul.» ho, the Poa-t with inany le ns ‘x‘nl mhuuu ies are thus threatening or actually working roin and devastation a1l the time. Disasters which, cccurring in which cany the IT WOULD TAKE MORE ROOM | THAN ALL THE NEWSPAPERS IN THE CITY TO REPRESENT IN PRINT HENRY EISEMAN & C0.'S GRAND HOLIDAY STOCK! But it is well known that our house contains such a multitude of items that it is impossible to name them, nor could the papers make space to enumerate the articles now on exhibition. Each and every one of our departments will offer thousands of useful and ornamental things SUITABLE FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS We have made every effort to place on sale the most attractive and useful goods at the lowest possible prices, and we invite inspection and comparison, chief sale this week at ¢, up to #10. Euch Andalligs ut aboNt hatl prics, Ik Handkerchicfs and_ Mufflers in large variety. Laces, Embroideric Fichues, Lace Collars. Kid and Fabri Gloves Bl must goat this great sale. Suits, Wraps, Gentlemen’s ng Gowns and Smoking Jacke s Slumber Robes, Japan Smoking Jackets all Silk and lehd at 85, ¥, #7.50 to $10. 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SWANSON MUSIC GI]MPANY, 329 W WEST BROADWAY, COUNCIL BLUFFS, SMooTn 1 Tox Hungary.Italy or France would be heard | tion of the doctor, and even the interior of within forty-cight hours all around the artment officials speak with tho globe, attract in China but little atten- st ~:-(i~d:wnnu of this outcome. tion. ' They are too little known. They considered the best arve tob common. They are supposed to Tndlin azons ever ini tho sorvice) and be remedile Yet the recuperating | his re moval was severely condemned power of the Chinese is remarkable. | = Drowning, freezing and starvation seem to act as but a temporary depres- sion. Helpless as they obviously ure, and hopeless would expeet the to be, they tempa guishment and “do the next thing.” It is o sight truly amazing to sce square miles of mud which would not | bear the weight of either man or beast, and from which the waters had barely subsided, which had yet been trag d over by both man and beast—the former e i guiding and the latter drawing o y. Place to work in ofice or_fum- simple sharp pointed dpillSey y eI as dmakin BEhiage which cut a slit in the mud, || gn gadinornie, or iohes oy, e and deposited therein grains of wheat. Y 9 Mynster st., Councit The abundant moisture and the warm autumn sun caused the wheat to spring up rapidly, and where on'y yesterd & ol absolute desolation prevailed, there is | oraiee adai to-day the promise of an abundant har- by M. F. Roly vest. S I What will be done with the now dis- ‘f.'.‘..,’.'l e persed bodies of fatal waters, which were once the Yellow rviver, we do not know. The untold and unimaginable horrors of its latest outbreak may never be revealed. We hear of whole perfec- tures submerged—of a district the walls of which but two m alive: square miles of v ated in an instant as leaves under by an autumn plow. China has many necds—railways, telephon mints, banks, and balloons, not to spea of loans und syndicates; but in our oninion what she needs most and first, and without which all these and much else will be as useless as the trilobities, is a government, i S A man in Thomaston Ca., is said to have ecaught 567 chi 1 in one night by i E ) NOTICE. sements, such as Lost, Found, To Rent, Wunts, Boarding, in thisc olumn’ at the low PER LINE for the first in- nts ne for each subse- vertisements at our near Broadway Couns PECIAT nd To Loan, For & vill b inserted ENT it Three Day 0, Illmh Ih lots 4, b and 6, Dl om house, 100 ne ven Enquire of W. T. 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