Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 18, 1888, Page 6

THE DAILY BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS, OFFICE, NO. 13 PEARL STREET. Delivered by Carrier in Any Part of the City at Twenty Cents Per Week, H. W. TILTON, MANAGER. Evmlumru 108T ED1TOR, No. e MINOR MENTION. N. Y. Plumbing Co. New spring goods at Reiter®. Maney to loan. W. 8. Cooper. Good coal, full weight guaranteed. ©. B. Lumber company, %00 Main street. A marriage license was issued yester day to George H. Mathies and Marcella Grahn, hoth of this city. The meetings at the Overton mission are causing that unsectarian church building to be crowed nightly. The P. E. O. society wilthave a meet- ing at 2 o'clock this’ afternoon at the residence of Mrs. J. F. Kimball, Vernon 8., son of Ira Grason, died yesterday afternoon aged three months and one day. The funeral will take place to-morrow at 2 p. m. from the residence, 726 Mynster street. The evening papers are a little mixed in speaking of the row with a hackman being in the Pacific house. Thetrouble was a half block away from the hotel, and ought not to be thus located. Mr. Adam Ring, of Carson, was in the city yesterday circulating a paper for subscriptions to assist in building a Catholic church at that place. About 8800 has already been secured,and work will soon be begun. All liens against the new court house must be filed within the next thirty days or they will be void. The county board is keeping buck some of the money due the contractors until the ex- piration of that time. The meetings at the Broadway Metho- dist church are growing in interest. During the past few evenings a lady revivalist has assisted in the services. ‘The church is too small to accommodate the crowds who seek admission. A meeting will be held at the office of Sapp & Pusey Monday evening at 7:30 o’nYock for the purpose of organizing a republican club to join the national league of republican clubs. All parties who desire to have a republican presi- dent elected next fall are earnestly re- quested to be prosent. The firm of Rudio & Sears resent the insinuation that there is anything done in connection with their business which is not perfectly legitimate and proper to be done in uny place of amusement. They charge that the efforts of Levy to make the other fact appear are made out of pure revenge. So far as the re- rter is able to judge the claims of the rm as to their business are true. There are no devices for gambling and no games for monev. The Richardsen-Scott case continues to furnish amusement for the attend- ants of the district court. Whenever the testimony gets a little dull, the op- K;xdm: attorneys engage in a lively ver- 1 tilt until the patience of the court is exhausted. It is the general impres- sion among the court officers that the arguments in the case will not be com- leted before Tuesday. About $30,000 8 involved in the suit, and the attor- neys are working it for all it is worth. gttt i Two- good lots in Beers’ sub., $600. Begin next week. Bilger, 6 Pearl st. —_— ‘Wanted—A good, first-class harness maker. Must be agood cutter. Ap- ply to Strohbehn & Vogeler, e Personal Paragraphs. Miss Helen Blythe and company are at the Pacific. J. F. Stevens, of Missouri Valley, wae in the city yestorday. J. W. Cassel and wife,of Carson, were in the city yesterday. ‘W. B. Davis, of Blair, Neb., was at the Kiel hotel yesterday. G. A. Tryon, of Avoca, was here yes- terday. He isone of the witnesscs in the coming Coffman case. Rev. Stevenson left last evening for ‘Wisconsin to purchase lumber for the Council Bluffs and Star Union lumber companies. N. Merriam, of Omaha, was on this side yesterday looking after his real es- tate interests here, and conferring with business men in regard to various enter- prises being planned here. —_—————— The P. E. O. Society will meet this afternoon at 2 o’clock at the residence of Mrs. J. F. Kimball, e 1f you desire to get a new Hall type writer cheap, drop a postal card to H. X P., Beg ofice. A great bargain for the first who 8. e The Superior Court. There was no business transacted in the superior court vesterday afternoon. It was expected teat the Coyle cases ‘would be ready for trial, but the attor- neys interested failed to putin anap- pearance. The cases of Cook vs Coch- ran and Guanalla vs County are also hanging out, and as the attention of the Ppttorneys is {ully occupied at the district court, it is impossible to say when the present term will adjourn. The cascs above mentioned are all that remain to Ye disposed of during the February term. -— Bargains in houses and lots on small :fih payment. Johnson & Van Patten, Main street. Ly A New School House. The school board is to submit to the people at the coming election a proposi- Sion to build a $40,000 school building on the site of the Mills school. There has been much complaint during the past year about the crowded condition of the public school buildings, and it is evident that more and better accommo- dations are needed. It is not probable that in view of this well known fact there will be much opposition to propo- sitions for putting ur new buildings, ex- cert such as comes from a difference of opinion as to where tne new buildings ould be located. Sr—— E. H. Sheafe loans money on chattel security of every description. Private consulting rooms. All business strictly confidential, Office 500 Broadway, cor- mer Main street, up-stairs, —_—— - Travelera! Stop at the Bechtele. ——— Broke His Neck. Tsane Hoope, an 0ld and respected res- ident of Silver Creek township, met with a sudden death Thursday morning. He had opened a gate for hisson to drive o team through, when the horses started to run and knocked Mr. Hoops down, breaking his nedk. Death was instantaneous. The deceased was fifty- four years of age, and leaves a wife and "’oh 50n8, Bge Rspecuvwly l".enb:nd eighteen years. ; younger has been n:\‘mxdi:g the deaf :id du‘mb institute in this city. The funeral will occur to-day at 13 o’clock. R One thousand head of one, two and three-year-old steers for sale, Will give credit'to reliable parties. Enquire o A. J, Greenamayer, WANTED, A NEW CRAND HOTEL Meeting of Oltizens and Preliminary Steps Taken to Secure It. A NEW SCHOOL HOUSE WANTED. The Voters to Be Given a Chance to Decide Upon It—The Police Doings—Personals—Minor Mention. Moving For a Hotel. Yesterday afternoon there was a gath- ering of leading citizgns to consult con- cerning the securing of a large hotel for Council Bluffs. The expression brought out at this meeting indicated that there is a general feeling that this city must have a new hotel, one suited to the increased size of the city, its im- portance as a railway center and the needs of the traveling public. Several sites were talked over, and while noth- ing very definite was reached in the way of formal action, ‘it was made plainly avident that the uced of a hotel is so reahzed that from #25,000 to $50,000 can be secured as a bonus for any one who will put up such a hotel as the city waits, It was decided to have a com- nriftee confer with parties as to loca- tion, plans, ete., and to start a subserip- tiow, the donors to signify what they will be willing to give for a hotel of 120 rooms or,more, modern in style and ap- liances, the hotel to be located on Jrondway between Sixth street and Bryant, or on Pearl or Main street, be- tween Broadway and Fifth avenue. E. L. Shugart, T. J. Evans and William Moore have subscribed 31,000 each for hotel ‘to be located anywhere in this district, and f tain locations are de- cided upon would probably give more. Other leading citizens, not quite pre- red to sign their names, signify their ntention to do so at once and in like or larger amounts. Mr. Shugart offers to be one of ten men to build such a hotel as is needed. Such are but few of the expressions, and they indicate that the business men arein dead earnestin their determination to have this groeat need of the city fully met us speecily as pos- sible. There are a number of locations which are looked upon with favor, one being the Merriam property, known botter as the old Catholic church prop- erty. It is 100 feet by 200, has frontage on three streets and is in the heart of the y and very near the coming union depot. Dr. Woodbury’s property, corner of First aveyue and Pearl street, is looked upon with much fuvor as being rather of a compromise between those who want a hotel on Broadway and those wanting one on Main street. There are several locations on Broad- way, one at the corner of Sixth street being deemed as far west as it is very desirable to locate. There seems quite a disposition, as shown in the m ng yesterday, to drop the strife over location and to join heartily in starting a fund for the build- ing of a hotel at any point in the dis- trict named. It is believed that more can be accomplished thus, and when a definite location is fixed upon there will doubtless be some additional subscrip- tions from adjacent prope which will reap a special benelit. The committee having the preliminaries in _ hand_ are T. J. Evans, W. H. M. Pusey, E. H. Merram, E. L. Shugart and F. O. Glea- son. It is hoped that the efforts of these gentlemen to get the enterprise started will meet with a generous and prompt support from the citizens gen- erally. Thetime has passed for rivalry between certain localities, and the crowding of personal interests to the front. There must be a unanimity and an enthusinsm for a big hotel on any favorable location. 2 Among those present at the meeting yesterday was Klr. N. Merriam, of Omaha, who was invited in to confer with the business men, he having large property interests here, He was accom- panied by his architect, Mr. Allen, and from bouth these gentlemen some excel- lent suggestions were obtained. Mr. Merriam seems disposed to join heartily in any and all moves for the furthering of the interests of Council Bluffs, and he will doubtless be found at the proper time doing his full share. —_—— S. B. Wadsworth & Co. loan money. ——— Domestic patterns at 105 Main street. As Mum As an Oyster, Yesterday morning a son of the much married William J. Clark arrived in the city. Thinking tosecure additional particulars of this case, a BEE reporter sought him out. “You are ason of W. J. Clark, I be- lieve,” suggested the reporter. “I am his son; yes, sir,” he answered. And then: “Youare a reporter, are you not?” The man acknowledged the soft im- peachment. “Well,” he continued, “I have noth- ing to suy for publication.” The reporter suggested the possible advantage of refuting any false state- ments made by the city papers in' re- porting the case. “I don’t know what the papers have said,” he continued. *‘I have just ar- rived in the eic{, have not read the papers P‘et, and I prefer not to say any- thing.” “The papers have stated that your father and mother are divorced.” “That is right. So they are.” “The information filed in the case charges him with having married his second wife July 16, while he was yet married to your mother.” *‘So I understand, I have not seen the document, and have nothing to say about it.” “If the grand jury find you are here you may be called to testily in the case when it comes up for consideration.” *‘1 must say, nvnln, I have nothing whatever to say,”’ he insisted. The young man is evidently about twenty-one years of age. His refusal to dlvul(a anything bearing on the case was pleasant, yet firm. It is understood he has come here to assist, so far as pos- sible, in releasing his father from the very unpleasant predicament in which he is placed. It must be admitted that his effort to protect his parent is a most commendable one. s s AL Sheafe loans money on real estate. i — Union Abstract Co., 236 Main e e The County Board. The board of county supervisors were yesterday considering the matter of lewting contracts for the county job printing. by the printing companies of the city, and the members of the board were re- viewing arithmetic during the greater art of the day. The contract for mov- ing the county safes was awarded to Hollenbeck Bros. There are five of these safes now in use in the county offices in the Musonic temple. Three of them, the ones used by the auditor, sheriff and clerk, will be removed to the new court house, The one in the treas~ Itemized bids were submitted ! urer’s office will be taken to the Avoea court house, and the one in thé record- er's ofice has been sold to the BState Savings bank, With the exception of the sheriff’s, these safes are handsome, modern affairs, and will be & credit to the court house, but it isa shame togive even storage room to the old wreck that now does service in the sheriff’s office. It is an antiquated affair, and has |on§ outlasted its usefulness. 1twent throug] the fire in 1868, when the clerk’s office was destroyed. At present it is impossible to close the outside doors, and it is in no manner fitted for the use to which it is t. There are papers filed in the sher- ff s office that it is necessary to pre- serve, as there is no other record of them, and the papers themselves must be produced to make them of any use. he printing matter was laid over until this morning. The contracts for doing the county advertising will be let at the April session. The applications for the situation of janitor at the new court house were ex- smined. There were fifteen applicants, and their bids ranged from $60 to $160 per month. The matter was laid over unKl.Il this morning for further consider- ation. PR ——— A Grand Dedication. The members of the bar association met with the board of county supervis- ors last evening in the court room in the Masonic temple to complete ar- rangements for the dedication of the new court house. Allof the members of the county board were . present and Messrs. Pusey, Ware, Ross, Flickinger, Ross, Mynster, Lindt, Harl, Colonel Sapp, Colonel Dailey, Judge Ayles- worth and Hon. D. C. Bloomer, mem- bers of the bar. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Ehnllcl'woad. After a somewhat lengthy discussion it was decided to fix the date of the dedi- cation for Wednesduy, March7. On motion of Colonel Sapp, it was decided to have the board of supervisors and the committee of arrangements unite to prepare a programe of the exercises of the day. On motion of Mr. Hall, it was decided to submit to the board the plan musped out by the committee and approved by the association. The members of the committee of ar- rangements are Messrs. Bloomer, Ross, Harl, Pusey, Hight, Holmes, Haldane and Sapp. 1t was voted to have the ex ercises commence at 1 o'clock on the af- ternoon of the 7th of March, and to pro- vide a band and vocal music for the day. The chair appointed Messrs. Waite, Holmes and Dailey as the committee on music. The exercises will consist of prayer by chaplain, music by the band, and other music and appropriate ad- dresses by home and foreign speakers. The first address will be delivered by a a member of the board of supervisors, followed by a representative of the bar association. All invitations shall be is- sued in the name of the board of super- visors. It was decided to invite Judges Day, Miller and Reed to deliver ad- dresses on that day. ‘Messrs. Underwood, Frum, Pusey Haldane and Holmes were chosen to se- lect the local speakers and arrange for their topics. Chairman Underwood, Messrs. Waito, Boiler, Hetzel and Colonel Dailey were appointed as an executive committee. It was voted to extend a special invita- tion to the pressof the countyto be present and participate. In the even- ing the bar association will give a grand banquet. —— On the market for over twenty years. Still the most reliable and the most ‘)npulx\r sewing machine made. The ight rnnning Domestic. Office 105 Main st. EIGS Bless the Babies. There was an interesting gathering of babies yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Wads- worth, on Oakland avenue. These little ones were the guestsof Mary Matiida ‘Wadsworth, the daughter, who yester- day celebrated her first birthday anni- versary. The guests were havpily en- tertained, as were also the mothers in attendance. The souvenirs of the oc- casion bore the following little poem, urporting to be the production of the ittle hostes: 1 came to herald the fleivers, One year ago to-day; ‘The buds of kindness opened To greet me every way. Twelve long months have I wondered At everything I've seen; I've smiled at kind words spoken, But know not what they mean, I have thanks for purest rosebuds, With which friends have strewn For all this kind devotion Thave much to say some day. My littlo hands are weally, y tongue untrained, to word My thanks for cares, my eyes Have scen, my ears huve heard. But I send a kind caressing To each one who may hold A thought for me in infancy; A love that grows not cold. ‘When time has made me stronger, And years have made me grow, 1'l] learn to talk, and tell you, Well, everything I know. e Plucked by the Police. The police gathered quite a harvest in their search about the city Thursday mght, and yesterday morning six un- fortunates appeared before the police judge to have their shortcomings cor- rected. Ed. Johnson and Burt Nash were charged with vagrancy. As the day was very pleasant and the walking good, the court decided that it would be unwise to lock them up, and advised them to jump the river as quickly as ible. Chris Schultz was fined $7.60 or intoxication and had to be replaced behind the bars to board it ont with the eity. John Baxter parted with $8.10, and his account with the city is now balanced. John Carl had been rounded up by an officer while suffering from a fit of indigestion. The court adminis- tered an 88.10 dose, to prevent a recur- rence of the attack. Jack Coyle was charged with disturbing the peace on Bi way. A little altercation with a hack diiver resulted in his arrest. He furnished bonds for his appearance, and the case was continued until Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock. et The Tiger Scratched. A young Chicago traveling man was making a great hullaballoo about the city yesterday claiming to have been plied with liquor in one of the Broadway gambling houses until intoxicated on the preceding evening, and then robbed of #135, while too drunk to play as he should. He expressed great indigna- tion at the rascally manner in which he had heen used, and announced his in- tention of staying in the city and pro- secuting the sharks to the full extent of the law. . The police take no stock in his statements, and characterize the whole as a cock-and-bull story fol.lnu up to help him out of paying his bills when he was ‘‘dead-broke.” i s TH SIS Masonic, Special communication of Excelsior lodge, No. 259, A. F. and A. M., this evening at 7:30. Work in the first de- gree. By order W, M. my way; WRECK OF THE READING ROAD Ex-Presidont Smith Tehs Accounts Were “Cooked.” How THE CURSE OF THE COAL FIELDS. Reckless Purchases Without Prospect of Payment—President Corbin Gets Indignant About His Washing— The Strike Reported Off, The Reading in a Bad Way. PrivapeLra, Feb. 17, — Ex-President Charles E. Smith, of the Reading railroad company, was the first witness before the congressional investigating committee, which is inquiring into the strike on the Reading railroad and in the coal regions. Smith said he had been president of the road from 1861 to 1860, and a director until 1876. He resigned his directorship because he discovered, after, investigation, that the company was publish- ing false reports and cooking up its accounts in the interests of stock gambling. The company, he had found, had borrowed £15,000,00 to pay dividends which had not been carned. Smith said the railropd com- pany was managing the coal and iron com- pany at the same time. He said the latter was virtually acreature of the former, under President Gowen. The original charter of the mining company was obtained undor the title of the Laurel Run Improvement and Mining company. The bill had been put be- fore the legislature in that name so that it would not be known as the Reading's bill, but as soon as the bill was passed its name was changed to the Reading Coal and Irdn company. There was no stock issued until the name was changed and the Reading had control. The witness said in 1860 the company was doing a profitable business and was perfectly solvent, paying off 10 per cent of the earned dividends and interest on its debt, which was less than $4,900,000. ““How then did it happen,” he was asked, ‘‘that this present enormous debt of £160,000,- 000 has since been accumulated and the road twice sent into bankruptey ¢ “‘By doing a losing business and borrowing money right and left. The nature of the company’s business has been changed. Ac- counts haye been cooked and debts concealed and the character of transactions have been altogether revolutionized." Chairman Tillman—A sort of wrecking business ¢ Smith—Well, a reckless business, certainly. _The witness was usked @ number of ques- tions leading up to an expression of his opin- ion the ability of the Reading company to pay its enormous debt of £160,000,000 and the value of 1ts securities. He replied finally : “I would not own adollar's worth of its bor except very early ones. The others are worthless. ~ The company cannot, in my opinion, pay its debts.” When asked further as to whether he thought the road would go back into the hands of rcceivers he said: “Yes, and that will happen at least within a year, from present indications.’ . President Corbin was recalled. His atten- tion was called to the clause of the charter of the Reading road, which required its pres dent to live in Philadelphia. Corbin said: *I hve here.” “Where clse?” j¥hs asked, “I have residepces in New York, New Hampshire and Lotz Tsland as well."” Mr. Anderson—Where do you have your washing donet Corbin (indignantly)--1 think that is d impertinent o go into my personal affair Dropping this line of inquiry, the commit- tee sought to obtain from Corbin something of the history of the former financial difficul- ties of the Reading railroad company. He said that the last-dividend of the company was paid in 1876, “*And,” said Chairman Tillman, “it will be a cold day when it pays another."’ Corbin_ objected to this sort of inquiry, claiming that the committee had no power to #£0 into the possibilities of the future. He de- nied the right of the committee to go into the road’s private buginess. He declined to say how' the company could get along'without its coal business. After a long series of inter- rogatories Tillman drew from the witness a statement that the interest charges and other fixed charges of the company amounted to $10,000,000 a year and Corbin stated in reply to_further questions that without the coal trade the company could carn its fixed charges, which were over $7,000,000, “But do you expect,” was asked, “‘to make more than $10,000,000 with your miners out" Corbin—No, but our miners will be back, and if your committce will stay here ten days it will find them all at work again. udge Chipman said: “Mr. Corbin, it is the belief among the coal minets and has been stated publicly that it is in the interest of your company to have the strike at this time, that it may be of advantage to the com- y to have the strike in view of its finan- ul condition in order to offer thf® as an ex- cuse for it."” Corbin denied absolutely that there was any foundation for such an assumption. I think now," said he, *‘the Reading rail- road company has passed out of its muddy state and will stay out.” George W. Jones, formerly vice president of the Reading company, entered into a his- tory of the acquirement of the coal lands by the Coal and Iron company, under control of the railroad company. He corroborated many of the statements made by Smith to- day, and said it was dealing in coal lands and the purchase of coal lands which could not be utilized for many years and attempting to force a small part of them to puy interest on the whole investment which wrecked the company. The witness related the history of scveral coal combinations in the past. The Reading Strike Reported Off. NEW YR, Feb. 17.—Maxwell, of Austin Corbin’s oftice, in this city, said this after- noon that he had received a message from Philadelphia saying that the strike was ended. A Scranton special says: Powderly says the report that he and Lewis, national master workman_ of the national district, have decided to declare the Reading strike off is incorrect. Lewis, however, before leaving Scranton this morning for Philadel- phia told an acquaintance that he was going to_Schuylkill county right off and would order the miners back to work. The Report Confirmed. PriLaveLrnis, Feb. 17.—Lewis, of the Knights of Labor, yesterday wrote to Presi- dent Corbin, of the Reading road, saying that in order to cl¢se up the strike he proposed to order a resumption of work at once upon an assurance that after operations were in regular progress, the subject of wages would be considered and that no one would be dis- criminated against on account of the strike, Corbin replied to-day that such action would be satisfactory to the company. **No one,” he said, *will be’ discriminated against be- cause of his connection with the strike so that it is not understood as protecting such men as have made or attempted to make per- sonal assaults and further that the miners are not to expect s higher rate of w‘fu than paid by other coal-producing companics.” Lewis Denounced. PorrsviLLe, Feb. 17.—Master Workman Lewis arrived here from Philadelphia this evening bringing copies of the correspondence between himself and President Corbin look- ing to resumption at all the Reading com- pany's mines. ~Lewis immediately went 1nto consultation, with members of the joint committee with the result that his action was ratified and an address will be issued at once declaring immediate resum, B Lee and other ludlng railroad strikers are furious at Master Workman Lewis, and are unsparing in their denunciation of his al- legea perfidy. The universal opinion amon, the outside community is that the railro strike is now a hopelessly lost cause. —— Engine Men's Wage: Raised. CHicaco, Feb. 17.—Eighty per cent of the locomotive engineers and firemen of the Alton road will have their pay iecreased next month according to an agreement reached to-day between the management and Chief Engineer Arthur, of the locomotive enginecrs, and Grand Master Sargent, of the Firemen's Brotherhood. Passenger engineers are to be paid $3.50 per 100 miles and freight engineers $4, with an additional of 50 cents on way- freight and coal branches. Firemen are to recelve 58 per cent of eagineer's pay on [pesscoger trains aud 55 on freight. Ia re- . river was solid. turn for these concossions about 90 per cent of the engincers who were receiving more pay than was allowed by the classification are redu rthur is also looking into the Tlsuhm of engineers on the lcago & tlantic and Burlington roads. [l (it Smallpox in San Francisco. SAN Fraxcisco, Feb. 17.—The steamer City of Pekin arrived from China and Japan this morning with several cases of smallpox among the passengers, and was placed in quarantine. _This the fifth successive steamer which has arrived with smallpox. The steamer Shenandoah, formerly United States man-of-war, has been filled up as a quarantine boat, and now occupied by sev- eral hundred Chinese, who arrived here on an infected vessel ——e Fatal Family Fight. CINCINNATL, Feb, 17.—James Taylor, a lad of thirteen years, was put into the Coving- ton, Ky., jail last night with his mother by direction of the coroner. The Yoy is charged with the murder of his father durin, fight between him aud his mother last Monday. - - Fa N Loxnox, Feb. 17.—Five men have been killed by a falling bridge in the quarry at Carnarvonshire, Wi e Try the Gas Cure. Dr. Rice has just added to hisap- pliances for the curing of diseases a generator of compound oxygen gas. Prof. O. R. Patch, of New York, one of the most skillful chemists of the land, put in the generator for him. The oxygen treatipent has been used with great success in the treatment of lung and throat difficulties, and is a wonder- ful cure for asthma, hay fever and all disenses of the respiratory organs. It 18 also used with most successful results in cases of dyspepsia, nervous diseases, rheumatism, neuralgia, ete. Oneof the most wonderful successes of this treat- ment isin cases of epileptic fite, which other modes of treatment huve been un- able to help. This compound oxygen gas is a certain cure in such cases. There seems little need now of ex- tended and expensive trips for mountain air or change of climate, when this com- pound oxygen gas treatment is brought right here. close to home. Dr. Rice wsll give a free treatment to those de- siving on their calling at his office, No. 11 Pearl street, within a day or two. —_—— Mr. Loomis Says “Not 8o0." Yesterday morning’s Omaha Herald contained what purported to be an in- terview with W. W. Loomis, of David Bradley & Co., in regard to the associa- tion of jobbers n agricultnral imple- ments. Mr. Loomis indignantly denies the truthfulness of the interview as re- ported. Mr. George W. Thompson, ef that paper, took advantage of a fea- table chat and garbled what was really said so that it misrepresented the mat- ter entirely. The facts in their fullness will be duly made public. S An Artistic Performance. One of the most artistic representa- tions witnessed at the opera house dur- ing the present season was that of last evening, Helen Blythe in **A Woman’s Heart.” Sheisan actress of exceed- ingly str parts, and depic emotions with fidelity. ‘The aud was fair in numbers, and large in its appreciation of the work of the com- pany. To-day’s matinee will present a good bill, and this evening **Article 47 will hold the boards. There should be a full house. rdals LAG T No Neea of a Scare. It has been reported here that the Yellowstone river has broken up and fears of a flood were entertained. In order to ascertain the facts Harry Bir- kinbine, of the waterworks company, sent a dispatch to Bismarck yesterday afternoon. The mFly stated that the This point lays 850 miles above Councii Bluffs, and as a week must elapse before a break there would affect the river here, there is no need of immediate apprehension. SPECIAL NOTICES. PECIALadvertisements, such as Lost, Found, o Loan, For Sale, To Rent, Wants, Boarding wiil be'§ rate of TEN ¢ sertion and Five quent insertion. office, No, 12 Pe Blufrs, Iowa, erted in_this column 'at the low PER LINE for the first in- T Line for each subse- advertisements at our Street, near Broadway, Coun- WV ANTED—A reglstered drug clerk. Address P. 0. box 765, Missouri Valley, Ia. WV ANTED o excliange land in central Ne- braska for Council Bluffs property. Ap- ply to Council Bluffs Lumber Co. UND-—-On Main st., a double-action, self- cocking revolver, #2-calaber. Left at po- lice station. {IOR RENT—Part of my office, No, 606 Broad: Qe opposite new postoltice. Dr. C. B, udd. “YANT ED—If you have any furniture, stoves or t:'l‘?fltn for sale, or if you want to bu above goods, call on A. J. Mandel, 33 and Broadway. ANTED— 8tocks of merchandise. Omaha and Council Blufs city property. also western land to exchange for goods. Call on or address J. B, Christian, 419 Broadway, Council Blufts 1a, R. H. HUNTINGTON & CO., COMMISSION MERGHANTS, WHOLESALE FLOUR, FRUIT & PRODUCE, NO. 104 BROADWAY, CRESTON HOUSE, Main Strest, Council Bluffs, Have Only Hotel In the City with Fire Ee- cape. Electrio Call Bells. Accommodations First Class, Rates Always Reasonable MAX MOHN, Proprietor. THE TROTTING STALLION WORW L] Standard No. 4096, chestnut stallion, foaled April 10, 1882, Bred by C. J. Hamlin, Buffalo, Y., ‘sired by Almonarch (record 2:24%¢) son of Almont, first dam, Lucy, by Hamlin's Patchin, sire of the dam of Bell Hamlin i{m 2:13%); second dam by Rysdyk’s wmbletonian. Norway stands 16}¢ hands high, and can trot better than 2:30. This stallion will be permitted to serve a few mares at the season from March 1st to July 1st. anic'ubauEnm uire of ARY, Council Blufts Driving Park, or No. 417 South 14th St., Omaha, OFFICER & PUSEY, BANKERS 800 Broodway Council Blufts, Jowa, Established 287 ' PROFESSIO AL DIRECTORY. y 2, Opera House Block. H. BIRKINBINE. %;:i'alon of Public Work. “Hydraulic and Sanitary Engin Plans, Estimates, Specifications. Su Brown Building, Council Bluffy FINLEY BURKE, 4:tcrney-at Law, Sccond Fleor Browa Bluffs, Towa. Office over American “. SGHURZ, i';“;:fifis,"%gmg;"fi’}ommy, Council Blufts, Iowa. the State e o " . -~ STONE & SIMS, 2ot heaems e oiten enate and 8, Shugart Beno Block, Council Bluffs, Iowa. E. §. BARNET Justice of the Peace, 415 Broadway 3 Council Bluffs. Refers to any bank or business house in the city. Collections a specialty. Fine GoLp WoRrk A SPECIALTY. Dentists. Office corner o y Pearl St. and First Avenue DR. C. B. JUDD, MANUFACTURER OF ELECTRIC BELTS AND ELECTRIC TRUSSES. No. 606 Broadway, Council Bluffs, lowa. ‘WANTED—Good Salesmen on large commission or salary. WANTED—LOCAL AND 'TRAVE EUROPEAN RESTAU John Allen, Prop. Entrances, 112 Main and 113 Pearl St. A AT ALL HOURS from 6 a.m. to 10| p.m. [Council_Bluffs, Towa., Sole Agents for Rotary Shuttie Standard| Sewing Machine For Nebrasks and West- N ern lowa. Office, 106 Main §t., C tfs, - lowa, s Wiinte Mrs. V. B Wit Restaurant, No.37 Broadway, Coun-| ol Bluffh. Towa. NG AGENTS ON COMMISSION, t %n’rFt" ] The Great Bargain " §HOE STORE Is at 100 Main Street, Council Bluffs, Ta. |_8. A. Pierce, Prop. _ Vi g, Dealer In Staple and Fancy GROCERIES, [New Store. New Stock, .21 Main Street, Creston House Block, Council Bluff, 1a. Neamayer's Hotel, J. Neumayer, Prop. $1.0) PER DAY, Street car conncotions to all depots. of stable in con- WNo. 201 Main Street, WANTED, FURNITURE, BTOVES, CARPETS, FOR CASH, Highest Prices Paid.| R. J. HANCOCK, 227 Main Kt. Gouncll Bluffs, lowa. A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF FANGY & STAPLE GROCERIE Both Domestic and Foreign. DR. RICES COMMON SENSE HERNIAL SUPPORT. The Greatest Invention of the Agel Rupture or Hernia a Specialty! Makes Female Diseases a Specialty, Cures all kinds of Chronic Diseases that ire curable with his most Wonderful Vegetable Rem afes. I the oldest and most successful specialist in the west. Call and Oftice No, lt. see him, Pearl st., Council Bluffs, Iowa. Oftice hours: 8 to 12 &. m.; 1to 5 and 6 to 8 p, m. Star Stables and Mule Yards Broadway, Council Bluffs, Opp. Dummy Depot -~ Horses and mules constantly on hand, for sale at retail or in car load lots. Orders promptly filled by contract on short notice, Stock sold on commission. Telephone 114, SCHLUTER & BOLRY, Upposite Dunimy Depot, Council Bluffs. DR. 8. STEWART, VETERINARY SURGEON, HOSPITAL AND OFFICE {5 FOURTH 7., Council Bluffs, Ia. Veterinary Dentistry a Specialty. OGDEN BOILER WORKS CARTER & SON, Prop’s, ‘Manufacturers of All Kinds of Steam Boilers & Sheet Iron Work Orders by mail for repars promptle attended to. Batisfaction guaranteed. 10th Avenue. Ad- dress Ogden Boller Works. Council Bluffs, ITowa D, . McDANELD & C0., Hides, Tallow, Pelts, Wool and Furs. Highest Market Prices. Prompt Returns. @0 and 22 Main Street,Council Blufis,lowa, TURNED OUT Tyum; imported here from China, Coffees RoAs’rED. none are tiner, 1 Flour, please bear in mind, I The best These at Tlm-X ELL BROS'. find, Here we HAV E the best of fruiy Everything we'll SEL I to suity Andsave you DUL Hfih 3 If you have to UY atall /Be your ORDE large or small Come and get your UBOCIRI-. Burely you know where the place 345 Middle Broadway Telephone No. 29. Council Bluffs, Iowa. 7 GREAT DISCOUNT SA LE OF 20 PER CENT ON HATS AND CAPS FOII-BASIh 1514 DOUGLAS STREET, WM. WELCH, ! Carriage and Express Line OFFI0E--618 MAIN STREET, Telephone No. 8, The finest line of Landaus, Coaches and Hacky in the city. ‘The only line authorized to el Cala titiea in o As Dists el o ™