Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 3, 1889, Page 6

; THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1889 CORPORAL TANNER'S SPEECH, Goodrich Hall Orowded By an Ho- thusiastic Audience. ATALK TO THE OLD VET ERANS. The Debt the Nation Owes Its Gallant Defenders—Harrison's Friends ship For the Eoldier— About Pensions. An Interesting Leoture. Corporal Tanner lectured at Goodrich hall ast evening to a large and very appreciative nudience. Every seat in the hall was occu- pied and many old veterans had to stand uv, but 8o interesting was the lecture that no one loft the hall. A large number of flags decorated the hall, while a big banner be- hind the speaker’s platform bore the words, “Welcome, Corporal Tanner.” neral J. B, Denitis presided at the meeting, and soveral prominent citizens occupied the speaker’s platform. Before introducing Corporal “Tanuer, Mr, Vaundervport addressed the audience Lriefly on the political situation, the peusion office and the distinguished lecturer of the evening. He closed his remarks by saymg: “I know Corporal Tanner. I havo Niept with him and helped to take off his wooden log. We will welcome Corporal T'a ¢ and will watch over hiw, be with and bid him God speed when the old soldiers will march on to the music of the union. It is my pleasure to introduce to you Corporal Tanner, the commissioner of pensions.” Corporal Tanuer arose and said: “Comrades, Ladies and Gentlemen: 1 think before proceeding further that we had better have a mutual understanding. 1 agreed to lecture, but not for money, and Jnsisted that Mr. Vandervoort should brealk the ice, not that there 1s any ice in the audi- ence now, but there may bo some before I sit down. 1 feel that I should come to lit. tle camp fire. I have traveled with tho Grand Army crowd for twenty-two years now, and hope [ will always bo with you boy: have worked havd since I became coti- missioner of pensions. There are many com- plaints about not haviug letters unswered, and many of you, perhaps, have had some of your letters unanswered, but my mail ' ages about 12,000 letters a day, and only the important and necessary oncs can be au- wered, X ““You and I, comrades, owe it 10 ourselves and our familics to have every fraudulent claim wiped off the records. If over I got on 1o & fraudulent claim Pli show uo me until the penitentiary doors are cloaed upon the frauds. *“The ouly education I ever got 1 got at my mother’s knee. 1 huve had no scientific edu- cation, but of late I have come to believe that I am somewhat of an ulchemist, for I* have been turning gold from its old channcls and distributing it among the worthy and need. “We do not reulize what a mighty power we have in the United States. Weconquered the mightiest revellion tne world ever saw we passed out millions of dollars and lnid down thousands of lives in defense of this great country. For two days in 1565 1 stood at the capital of the nation and saw the mighty hosts of our conquering armics marching up Penusylvania avenve. Oue in- scription graced that avenue, and that was the ouc inscription that overy patriot endorsed. It read, ‘‘The only devt that this nation = can never pay s the debt it owes its saviors. There are over ten thousand honorably®d charged soldiers and sailors in the alms houses of this country. 1 have General Black’s tabulited statement, which shows over thirten thousand five hundred. *When [ went to the white house to thank President Harrison for the honor he had conferred upon me, he said, ‘Go_ahead, Tan- ner, and treat the boys liberally.! Certain papers said I was to be remoyed, but I am Roing to do business at the old stand for an indefinite period. 'The other day | got along letter frowi a poor widow woman. It was thirteen pages long, and I intended to put it aside to read at a wore convenient time, but I chanced to sco the words ‘For God sake, help me now before itis too late, and if | am 10 get a peusion, let me have it before I am in my cofin.’ I'read the letter through, and next day that poor widow got her pension, *“There are many things 1 would like to do, but I can not do, for my mother taught me the sanctity of an oath, and I shall ever. do my duty us my oath binds me to do. No soldier on the line ever talked of what his pension would be. We talked of next duy's battie; we talked of our wives and sweethearts, and we talked of everything else, but no'one ever talked of getting a pension. We did nov fizht for “Lrue, we got paid for being soldiers ot 43 cents a day for standing up o be shotat. We had lots of freedom. We tad lenty of room—we had all out doors to slecp n; we had plenty of fresh air; we got one ration and all we could ate. We never stwle anything, w coufiscated; but circumstarnce: T say this because 1 want to 1of my com- rades from the charge of petit larceny. It Wi not petit larceny, it was grand, and the hungrier the men the' grander the larceny. 1 bave often Lthought when I sat at the table of some hospitable cowrade, und the ‘good Nousewito was worried because some things were not exactly right, becauso the steak was_u little undone, or'the coffee was weak —I felt like whispering a word in her ear and telling her what we used to haveto eat in the aray. In thosc times we ute what we conld get and were grateful for it, and when we we stooa uround the camp fire sipping our black coffee and a vug would fly along take an involuntary Turkish buth by f into our cup, we did Lot throw the precions coffee nway; wo only skimmed it a little and 00k out the bug, then dranik the coffes with a soldier’s keen relish, ‘Wall, boys, it is just as well to remember some of those old things Ut exasperated us aL Lhat time us it is 1o think only of the sud ones. It may bo egotism, but I think the wrand- o8t organization in the world is the Grand Army of the Itepublic. How long could BuCh an organization exist in Kussis, Spain, or any other country but in free Americat Al it is a grand army of the republic—grand in the fact that they battied not for them- solves; they fouznt for tie facy, and to ver- ify the statomont that all men were croated freo and cqual. Most of the herocs who have foughit in tuis army have been gathored 10 their futhers, all who fought in the army§ [ place those who suffered in south orn prison pens—mon who bore their suffer- ng und refused to surrender their loyulty to the old flag. “1or those of the second class I go not yot 10 the battle field, but back to the homes in the north, where wuxious wives awaited With anxious cars to hear from their belovod ones who were av the front, bearing their sorrows and suflerings without w muriur, “When @ prisoner of war, lying in o littlo farm house in ' Virginia, there were six wen from whom had “buen taken seven logs. Amoug tho wounded lying near was one poor soldier whose frame "had been tervibly shattored. He said, 41 cun crawl. but they cannot--their necessi- ties ave groater thin mine,’ and he crawled toa treo near by and plickea therefrom some abples with which he silled his pockets and then palufully crawled back and distrib- ated them umong bis suffering com:udgs. Lhe exertion was too great for the self-sucri- cing soldier, and, throwing up his hauds, e foll forward, dead. 1 have no husitution in saying that, when tne last day comes, and wo are to be judged for what we have doue and what we have not doue, I should ratner take my chances with that man than with ny flue zentlenicn within the eircle of my intanc ] can tell you a little army story that lakes me back to Malvern Hill, where 200 pannon were in line with muzzles depressed lo sweep the valley bolow, and we crowned the crest of the hill with our grand arm) while the Jolinnies came warching on au advanced boldly withii reach of our guns, when we opened fire and the shot and shell yeemed fairly to 1ift them in the uir and whole reginioats were destroyed. We shot to kil and fought with rmination, but we respected our focs wh i fought so bravely. any soldiers went out beardless youths d returned grizzicd men. Lhey brought ok ths flags that hud been hunded thew by air women. N th was gone from he eaglo and the staff was stuttercd Bul- let boles filled the Hag, but it hud beee bap- bzed with glory, We did someu for the future in this War. I thik the world is get- Hng better uud botter, and we will inculcate more of the lessous of God wad the good | | deeds of men, We had a mighty adjunct ia this army for the preser¥ation of the union, 1 rofer now to God's best gift to man, and every one knows I mean woman. Life is not long enough to tell all of woman's gond influ- ences that helped the soldiers along, and how much good she did to aid the cause. And so the story runs and the hour is one, We remember the old comrades and ook forward to the timo when we shall ol their hands again in the spirit land. But now | we remind you citizens that when we stood Dbetween you and the dissolution of the union we did it not for any selfish reason. We did it for the good of tho sonth as much as for the good of the north. You may some © day ogun hear the old revel yoll, but if _ever you do it will be when North Carolina and Nebraska fight side by side against a foreign foo, ““Notw, men of the Grand Army, what s to bo donoi I appeal to you ull to &0 conduct yourselves ns to mako your lives pure, cloar aud irreproachable; and one of those days we will ho whero thore will be no more troubles, and 1 can wish for you no greater joy than that you will ever bear yoursclves as gallantly ia y yil lifo as you did in your military lif Tlho lecture was interspersed with many futercsting war_ incidentss and was listo to with marked attention by all. Mr. T ner has an impressive inunner that seems to give aaditional forco tc his words and cou- vineo liis heavers of his sincerity. After the locture all prosent wont_up and stook Corporal Tanner’s hand. Rofresh- ments were served and then the veterans sat, around talking ovor old camp-fire scenes and incidonts until midnight, when the vom- rudes disbanded THE N A l"lillGMEA . Programme of the Scventh Anunual Tournament, “The seventh annual tournament of the Ne- braska State Firemen’s associution will be leld at Red Cloud, Nob., July 10, 17, 18 and 19. Tho followng programias has been pre- rod for the occasion : . First day—Jteceution of firemen. Second day—Parade in morniug. The af- tornoon will be devoted to races botween ladder laddor clinbing contests and coupling trinls. Fourth day—Pompier corps drill in the morning. In the afternoon, tug of war, hose it hool: and ladder 2. 2 B, & M. railway will ship fire appa- ratus free both ways, and will seli round trip tickets for ono fure. Premimins to the amount of 82,000 are of- fered by the committee having the tourna- meut in ch und they agree to furnish saitable apparatus to companics who desire to attend but are prevented from doing so for want of same, Anurv exbibition has beon prepared con- taining about $20,000 worth of works of art and bric-a-hrac. On the evenings of the second and third days there will be a display of fireworks at Detailed information will be furnished on application to A. J. Tomlinson. chairman of the vomumittee, Lted Cloud, Neb. e yingge it oy A BOY DROWNEI, Little Bight-Year-Old Johnny Baxter KFinds a Watery Grave, While Johnny, the little eight-year-old son of C. Baxtor, of the firm of John Rowe & Co., was playiug with some boy companions, on the banks of the Missouri, about 200 feet south of tho waterworks, Monday forenoon, he slipped off the log on which ho was sitting a2nd was drowned. The boys had been playiug around there all morng, and had been n swimming. The bauk is pro- tected at that point by rip-rapping, back of witich the water 1s only bout a foot deep. On_ the river side of this the current is very swift and the water about thirty feet deep. The other boys went quietly home and said nothing about the affair. Monday mght Mr. Baxter tarted out to look for his b nd continued on a wild goose chase until yesterday noon, when one of the boys was induced to tell what had become of him, Mr. Baxter at once went to the scere and every possible means to recover the but with no success. A grappling hook was tried, but the bottom of the river at that point is covered with large blocks of stone used.in the rip-rapping, and nothing could be done with the hook. Mr. Baxter then notified the people living along the bank for a consideraple distance and offered a reward of $20 for the bdy. The little fellow’s hat was found near the place, and it is reported that a lady living near has his pants and hat. The story that the boy was pushed into the lake by his com- panions does not seem to have any founda- tion, e Personal Paragraphs, W. H. Covey, of Elba, is at the Millard. Joseph Lester, of Lincoln, is at the Murray. H. H. Moses, of Wayne, isat the Arcade. H. D. Sxaner, of Ponca, is at the Es- mond, George D. Steveus, of Crete, Paxton, D. C. Paxton. A. A. Richardson, of Lincoln, is a guest at the Arcude. D. T. Corneli, of Holdrege, is & guest at the Paxton, John T. McDonald, of Lincoin, is storping at tho Paxton, AdamIchesand J. J. Melntosh, of Sidney, are at the Paxton, Frank McMillen, of Nevraska City, is a guest at the Murray. 0. H, $herwood and wife, of Lincoln, guests at the Murray. H. C. McHenry and wife, of Jackson, guests at the Esmond. %. . McCanalus and wifo, of guests at the Murray. 1. G. Hauser and S. E. Taylor, of Lincoln aro stopping at the Arcade. 1'red Patterson and. James D, Kerr, Hustings are at the Arcade, Dr. B. ¥. Mouroe and W. Johnson, of Blair, are stopping at the Millard, P. Auderson, of Mead#and D, §. C. Alex- ander, Yutan, ure stopping at the Murray. Bruce B, Swith, of Fremont, and J, D, JSipur K, of Bedtrice, are stopping at the *uxt J. M. Junken and wife and S. Mo Pherson and wife, of Red Oak, are guests at the Paxton, J. Hemingway, J. B, Kilpatrick, of Boay Paxton, . D. Humpl Sheldon, of Ha Murray. 4, 1tose and i1, V. Cronk, of Pender, und H. W. Dith, of Lincoln, are giests at the Arcado, J. M. Carns, of Seward, and N. R. Por- singer, of Central City, are guests at the Millura, J. 1. Belloms, of Weeping Water, John C. Hatran, of Nebraska City, and C. D. Payen, of St. BPaul, are guests at tho Puxtol E. A. Oakes, of Grand Island, E. £. Bon- neile, of Hustiugs; A. Natzell, of Genoa, and J. B. Grey, of Norfolk, are stoppiug at the Avcade. L. Wessell, ir., Mrs, 8. Herschtor, E. M. Westervelt and 1, B, Perrie and 13 F. Per- rin and wife, of Lincoln, are guests b the Millard. is at the McGullip, of Seward, is at the are are Nemaha, of Weston and R. J. are registered at the coy, of Marion, and W. B, tings are stopping at’ the -— A Delirious Uhild. Jol Hlackburr, a six-year-old child, was found last uwight about 11 o'clock at Twenty-sixth and Walnut steeets in 3 deliri- ous condition. He was carrvied into a saloon near by and the patrol wagon was telephoned for, ‘The child's parents who live at ‘Thir teenth and Martha streets, wero notified of his whereabouts, but at 1 o'clock this worn- ing he had not been taken home but was still unconscious. B The City Council. The council met ut the exchuuge rooms of the bourd of trade iast night. The wmayor's appointment of W. J, Kiersted as a member of the board of public works and of James 8, Bennett as police clerk were confirmed. The appointment of oph Schiller as dog pound- master was rejocted upon the - showing by Hascall that Schiller has served a term in the Neoraska penitentiury. The mayor's veto of the ordinance repealing the li on bil- liard tables was not sustained. A detective itom of £23.25 was stricken from the appro- priation ordinance. A large amount of rou- tine business was doue | orde ARRANGEMUENTS PER OTED. All in Readiness For the South Da- kota Constitacional Convention. Stovx Fauts, Dak., July 2-—[Spocial Telegram to Tre Brr.]—All arrangoments are perfected for the final South Dakota con- vention which convenes at Germania hall, in this city, at noon, Thursday, July 4. The delegates have begun to arrive and they are commingling with the politicians to-night. The presence of President H. L. Loucks, of the Farmers' alliiance, and General Hugh J. Campbell, neither of whom is a delegate, cre- ates much uncasiness, as they have thowr paint on and are fighting for the state's con- grossional offices. Campbell, it will be re- mombered, was a conspicuous figure in the carly movements for division and statehood, but he became so impa- tient and rabid, declaring in favor ot immediate division and statehood or war, that he was thrown overboard. Now ho afihates with the Iarmers’ alliance which wants nothing the statemaker has planned. Tho convention will probably bs called to order and be presided over by Sen- ator-elect A. J. Edgerton, of Mitchell, who was presidont of the Huron convention, which nrade the constitution ratified at the polls on the 14th of last May. Governor A. C. Mellette came down this evening from his homa at Watertown, where he has been dur- ing the past ten days attending the encamp- ment of the territorial militia, and it was be- ved until to-night that he would be asked 1l the convention to order, Tho gov- ernor will deliver the Fourth of July talk with Congressman Sunset Cox and Senator-elect Moody, of Huron, and loaves here for that purpose to-morrow. ‘There will be a session for organization only on Thursday. The convention will adjourn over to I'riday, that the delezates may help the people round about celebrate the anuiversary of national independence and statchood also at that time. In all there are soventy-five delegates, They were chosen at the election held by congressional author- ity on May 14 lust, and for their expenses they have §20,000 from the national treasury. This has been placed in the hands of C. W. Hubbard, of this city, by Territorial Secre tary Richardson, and will be disbursed on ihe former’s checks. This is the third con- stitutional convention held in South Dakota, but is the only one which 'has the approval of congress and whose work is by federal authority and already ratified. This will be business, for it will be brief. There need be but a weck or ten days consumed. A convention will be appointed to go to Bismurck, the present capitol, und join a sunilar committee from the committee for the state of North Dakota, which also covenes on the fourth, and devise & plan for a division of the territorial ar« ives, It is probable that duplicates of them will be made, 8o that both states will have complete copies of the records when the con- vention returns and its work is aporoved. There will be few amendments to the constitution which is again and for the last time to be submitted w & vote on the first Tuesday in next October, when a full complement of territorial and congressional officers will be elected. The line of division of the territory 18 to be changed from the Forty-sixth par- allel to the seventh standard. ‘The name of the state will be changed to South Dakota instead of *“Dakota,” as in the constitution av present, and there will be a reapportion- ment of the legislative districts. All efforts 1o go further into the work of amending the constitution will be bitterly antagonized. A plan for division of the territory debt, awounting to about $7,500.000, has been agreed upon., Kach state will assume a share in the indebtedness for its own institu- tions. For instance, North Dakota has a penitentiary at Bismarck, an nsane asylum at Jumestown and a university at Grand Forks. The bonds issued to pay for the construction of these inetitutions will be paid by North Dakota. South Dakota will as- sume the bonds for her institutions, which are as follows: University at Vermillion, insane asylum at Yankton, nenitentiary and school for deaf mutes at Sioux Falls, normal school ut Plaukinton and the soldiers’ home in course of construction at Hot Springs, near Rapid City. These bonds were all is sued since 1830 and are due in twenty years, although they may be paid at thesend of ten years. They bear from 43 to 6 per cent interest and are held by eastern capitalists vrincipally. The credit of the terri- tory bas 8o increased that the first issue on bonds has been refunded by the sale of 10-20's paying 414 in- stead of 6. Sioux Falls will witness her greatest day on Thursday and she will be prepared for it. There will be no stint in anything, from fire crackers and ,bunting to free lunches and oratory. The city will be filled with statesmen for the next two weeks end there will be nothing left undone for the birth of the new and thrifty state of South Dakota, which will be done by presidential proclamation as soon as the ofticials are received oy President Harrisor a week or two. ufter the election on the first day of mext October. A call will be issued to-morrow morning for a caucus of the republican delegates to the convention, This move 1s for the purpose of heading off the proselyting work of Louis and Campbell, who are to-night advocating a fusion of farmers und democrats so that the convention may be organized in opposition to the plans already agreed upon by the leading republican delegates. The straight out re- publicans will stand together, and sll opposi- tion, whether demosratic, probibition or farmer, will be clussed as democratic, Penrny S, Hearn, e A WATER SPOUT. Alvoona, Pa., Flooded—The Reservoir May Give Way. ALTOONA, Pa, July 2.—A water spout broke over this city to-night, doiog great dawage. The rain is running down in tor- rents, overflowing the streets and bursting the sewers. Reports from South Fork say that the great viaduct is in danger and no trains from the west have ceme in since 6 o'clock, The Juniata is rising beyond its bounds at Tyrone. The Kittianing Point reservoir, this city’s water supply, 18 expected to break, us the water is pouring over its banks like'a small Niagara. Should it go the c loss will be §100,000. Mrs. Nicholson, wife of the Penn- sylvania ticket agent, was struck by light- ping and is not expected to recover., The Pennsylvania agent at Hollidaysburg, A, M. Heil, with his wife and child were found un- conscious in their bome from the effects of the stroke, —_—— sloux Fails Races, ~ Sioux Faris, Dak, July 2—[Special Telegram to Tur Bre.|—The first day of the meeting of the South Dakota Trotting asso- clation was cool aud the track in good condi- tion. Summary: Three-minute trot, purse $250—Moody won in three straight heats in 2:415{, 2:413, 2:30%; Madge second and Harry Wilkes third: 2:40 pacing, purse $250—John W, won three straight heats in 2:34, 2:31%, 2 Motte second and Maggie Blaino third. Novelty running race, purse $100—Billy Bluff won the first quarter in 20 seconds and the second quarter in blli: Dan Wagner won the third quarter in 1:175§ and Roderigk Dhu the fourth in 1 in LSSl i B An Intercstieg Decision. Kaxsas Crry, July 2.—Judge Phillips, of the United States district court, has prepared his decision in the case of Garrett A. Gar- retson against the North Atchison bank, of Westboro, Mo., filed at St. Joseph., The case {nvolves the question of the liability of an in- dorser who indorses commercial paper by telegraph. James Tate, of Colorado, proposed to buy of the Muscatine Catle company, of Iowa, 100 head of cattie for 22,000, The cattle company atthe time owed the bank and wanted iv t0 take Tate's check on the bank for the purchase of tho cattle, in payment of the company’s debt. They lelegraphed asking if it would pay Tate's check for $2c2,000, The bank answered by telegraph: ‘“Tate I8 good. Send on yous The check finally fell into the hands of Garretson, but upon sending it to the bank it was protested. Judge Phillips holds the weceptance of the check as implied in the bank's telegraphic message amounts in law windorsement, and ho decides the bank must pay the plaintifr. ot LRt HBeat the Britons Again, Loxbox, July 3.—At the Massachusetts rifle team contest with.the Royal Burkshire volunteer tenn to-day, on Lord Wantages famous chain range, the ‘grand totals were: Americans, 1,004; Erglish, 073, FORD ON SUULIVAN, Thinks He 1s 3he, Vietim of a Foul Conspiracy. New YRk, July 2. THe next issue of the Trish World will contdm an editorial article five columns long by, Patrick Ford, Mr. Ford says he is not » /member of the Clan- na-Gael and' adds: |*'All secret political societios are 8o many rings in the dark to bring under control o lafluence by indirect methods those who work in the open.’ In another section of fhe editorial Ford declares a predisposition against Alexandor Suilivan, but adds that at this hour, in his opinion, Alexander Sullivan is the victim of grave injustice.” ““That he is entircly innocent of the mur- der of Dr. Cronin; that he is utterly unablo of concelving or suggosting o wishing 8o dastardly a_crime 1_firmly believe, and so believing and regarding him as_a vietim of an overwhelmiug wrong, I should despise myself were I to sin against my soul by reserving a cowardly silence at this de- spicably convenient time. Ford reviews the case at length and _says : “If Alexander Sullivan had nothing togain by Cronin’s murder there were numbers of people who had something to gain by it if they could only fasten a suspicion of the murder upon Sullivan.” Ho closes by adjuring all Trishmen to cling 0 Gladstone tor Ireland’s salvation, A Grader Stabbed. A cutting affair occurred on West Cuming street Sunday afternoon. A party of graders from Lowe strect, south of Cuming, and an- other gang from Leeney’s camp, corner of Twenty-fourth and Burt, got into a drucken brawl on Cuming street, and one of the men named Mercer was cut in the right breast near the breast bone and about two inches below the collar bone, The cut was about an inch and a half deep and looked as though it had been inflicted with a juck-knife. The n was taken to Bangs' arug store, at venty-fifth and Cuming, where his wound was dressed, after which he was taken 1o the camp at Twenty-fourth and Burt. The graders are very reticent about the affair and retuse to relate any of the particulars or give the name of the party doing the catting. It is learned that the latter is a boy about sev- enteeen years old and that the graders pro- voked a quarrel, which resulted as above. S el Srer Charged With a Serious Crime, Henry Sengonner was arrested last night for a criminal assault on Carrie Jergson, at Thirty-sixth and Jones street, but was sub- sequently addditted to bail. Kor Obstructing a Street, A warrant for the arrest of James Boggs, the house mover, has been placed in the hands of an officer. He is charged with ob- structing Pacific street. e SOUTH OMAHA NEWS, Jumped From the Flyer. Avraham E. Braunsohn, of Omaha, came down Taesday evening to bring some meat to Mr. Goldstein, of the Third ward. Instead of taking the dummy train he took the flyer, and at Q strect steppadl off the fast moving train. The unfortunate man got off with a badly fractured left ankle. He was taken to his home, No, 103 Tenth street, or a later train and surgical aid summoned. Jaledonian Picnic. At a meeting held Tuesday evening the Caledonian society completed arrangements for tho picnic July 4, at La Platte. Messrs. Frank Burncss, Alexander Webster and ‘William Watson are the general committee, and Messrs. Andrew McAndrews, Charles McAdams and George McDougall are the committee on refreshments and games. A delevation from the Burns club of Omaha will accompany the picaickers, They will meet at Twenty-fourth and N streots at 8§ oclock Thursday morning. Hiton the Head With a Tierce. John Balan, employed i the Armour- Cudahy packing -houses, just before noon Tuesday had a tierce fall on his head, cut- ting a gash three inches long, but fortu- nately not fracturing any bones. A sur- geon was summoned, who dressed the wound. Notes About the City. Fred Oreboch will answer before Judge King Wednesday morning for assault and battery. Max Gunsowski has opened fa clothing store at No. 318 Twenty-fifth street, first door north of Isaac Levy's. A business meeting of the Gun club will be held Wednesaay at S. Remer’'s saloon. James H. Lowne, proprietor of the Del- monico, is suffering with rheumatism. The ofticers-elect of South Omaha lodge, No. (6, A. O. U. W., were installed Tuesday evening. Edward Dillon has sold his saloon to G. W. Gomer. Monday was William Stewart's sixty-third birthday auna half a dozen of his stock yard workmen made him & present of a handsome cane, John P. Evers and W. C. Wood have formed a partnership in the insurance and real estate business, with offices In the Na- tional Bank building. A host of school friends Tuesday evening surprised Miss Ruby Griftiths and made all hearts elad. Lunch was served and an en- joyable evening was spent. Miss Jeanette Mullen gave a picnic Tues- day afternoon in Syndicate park, in honor of ner friends, Miss Mamie Guard, of Omaha, and Miss Anunie Berger, of Missouri. Captain John Barry has gone to Los An- geles. James Furguson has returned from Chi- cugo. Swift's base ball club met the Sobotkers Tuesday evening and arranged a game for $25 a side, to be piayed Sunday morning at 10 o'clock in the Third ward park, the Swifts' forfeit of $10 to be covered by Wednesday evening by the Sobotkers. Edior and Mrs. M. M. Parrish huve gone fora visiting trip to Central City, Greeley Center and Denver. Charles Bean, of Mapleton, guest of Joseph Martin, Mrs, John McConnell is visiting friends in Schuyler. Miss Emma Stanfield, of Audubon, Ta., is the guest of Miss Jennie Campbell, Micael Dailey, boss of the Armour- Cudahy beef cutting gang, left Tuesday for @ visit in Chicago. Mrs. W. 8. Cook has Schuyler, Ta, 1s the returned from R War Imminent It Europe. LoNDON, July 2.—The Rome correspondent of the Daily News sdys: *‘Itis rumored here that the pobe at a recent consistory in- formed the cardinals present that the papal municio at Vienna had advised the vatican that war is imminent, e A $500,000 Blaze. Cu10AGO, July 2—A epecial from Hailey, Idaho, says four busiuess blocks were. burned there this morning, causing a loss estimated at $500,000, ' — A Land Having No Jail. The governor of Heligoland is mon- arch of all he surveys, albeit what he surveys is not very''much; but there is one matter in which he cannot but feel his inability to claim kindred with other rulers of men, says the London Daily Nows. In brief, as he almost plninuval{ observes,there is no regular jail in Heligoland. A “fewsells” there are, it is true, in which “dlwrderlr persons are occasionally conhned.” k‘vhen Heligoland has the misfortune to roduce a real determined criminal no suubt it will be equal to the occasion, but at present serious crime upon th tight ttle island under British rule ap- pears to be practically unknown, the total offenses against the person or I;roperv,y in the entire community vary- og from year to year from three or four to none at all, “formerly of this ¢ THE DAILY BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS. OFFI0E. NO 12 PEARL STREET. Lelivered by earrier in An; Twenty Cents H. W. TILTON. . o TR Bueinegs Orr Niour Epiror, No. —_— e "MINOR MENTION. N. Y.Plumbiog C: C. B, Music Co., 538 B'way, Reiter, tailor, 810 Broadway. Evans’ lnundry, 724 Brondway. D. W. Otis, city and farm loan The ground wires are being Upper Broadway and Pierco st of the electric motor line, The Pottawattamic Teachers' mstitute con- venes noxt Monday at the Bloomer school, and will continue for three weelks. The local branch of the Order of Red Men, which was organized Saturday night by E. D. Wiley, of Des Moinee, grand sachem of tho great council, starts out with a member- ship of thirty-five, The district lodge of the I O. of G. I was in session in the esterday. In the evening, George W Hall, one of tho officers 'of tho grand lodge, delivered a leotura at the Broadway M. E. church. The regular monthly meeting of the Re- tail morchauts' association, which was to b held this evening, has been postponed un a week from tonight, on account of this evening being the night before the Fourth, which fact would tend to lessen the attend- ance. Oficer Lee Isenberger has tendered his resignation as a_member of the police force, and the same has been acceptad. It is stated that this action on his part was requested by the authoritios on the charge of drunkenness. Neither drunkenness, insubordination nov negiect of duty will be tolecated on the force. A party of Omahans bowled up quite ox- tensively at Luke Manawa Sunduy evening, and created such a disturbance thut the police were sent for to quiet them. Such scenes as this will_not happen after the now town is duly incorporated and competent officers elected to promptly sit down on such Iawlessness. M. D. Hardin, county snperintendent of the poor, filed' an information yesterduy evening against Mrs. Myers, a blind woman now at St. Bernard’s bospital, charging ber with insanity. ‘I'he woman has grown worse of late, and is now violently insane and has to be'tied to the bed. Monday night the sisters were unable to control her, and a man had to be called to their assistance, She will probably be sent to Mount Pleasant today. ‘The matrimonial market has been quite brislc the past day or two. Squire Schurz officiated at the marriage of T. B. Jackson and Cora Randolph, of this city, and Wash Green and Jennie Kenuedy, of Omaba; Squire Bennett tied the knot for R. G. Un- derwood and Jennie M. 3 and John Oberman and Rosy Prior, of this city, and Squire Hendricks performed the same ceremony for Alfred Samuclson and Minnie Hilding, of Omaha, ey Have our wagon call for your clothes. Cascade Laundry Co. preen ol City steam laundry, 54 Maia, tel. 141, No Explosions ‘When persons keep cool and use our “Sun Dial 18 stoves. IFour holes, roaster and bakeoven. Costs 7 cents per hour when running full blast. New York Plumbing Co. Part of heCitya ‘er W ook, .. MANAGER. ced on the ot extension soiled e R Splendid bargains at Marcus® clothing store before removal to new building. Notice the beautiful finish given col- lars, cuffs and shirts by Cascade Laun- dry company. C. B. Trunk Factory moved to Chapman’s old stund. Largest truni factory 1n west. s ¢ Council Bluffs Furniture company £00d goods at low prices. 407 Broad way. for The New Ogien is catching traveling men at $2 per day. Loy S. B. Wadsworth & Co. Joan money. et i Bechtele hoter,central location,firstclass Personal Paragraphs. John T. Stewart is in New Yorl. Miss Lou Porterfield is visiting friends in Atlantic, Robert Oliver has returned home from a trip to Washington territory. Miss Mary, daughter of deputy Marshal Barbyte, is visiting in Emerson, Chagles Adams of Chattanooga, Tenn., ¥, 18 here on a visit, C. F. Montgomery {8 home from the uni versity at Towa City, to spend the summer. Miss Grace Osborn has returned home from the east, after un absence of nearly a year. Miss Kate Murphy is_visiting friends at Chattanooga, Tenn., and wiil be awuy sev- eral weeks. J. T. Byers of Leavenwocth. Kan,, is here looking after Lis real estate interests in this city and Omaha. Jacob Sims, esq., and wife left for a visit with friends m Ch Prairie du Chien. Clarence N. Judson has gone to North Platte, Neb., on a business trip. He will be absent about a week. Mrs, Fearson has returned home from an extended visit to Massachusctts, where she has been visiting for about a year. J.J. Mass and family of Cincinnati, are the guests of Simon and Henry Eiseman, Mrs. Maas is a sister of the Eiseman broth- ers. W. C. Estep is home from Cincinnati, where he purchased a handsome hearse. It will be one of the finest in this part of the country. Miss Marie Bell, one of the teachers of the public schools, left yesterday for Du- luth, where she will visit for several months, Vance Lane, ex-manager of the local tele- phono oftice, left last evening for western Kansas, on & visit to his parents, He will be absent several weeks, Judge Deemer left last evening for home at Red Oak, but will return to this to-night, to starl upon his trip to northern Wisconsin, He will be absent about two week W. E. Patterson, formerly private secre- tary to M. M. Marshall, general agent of the “Q at this point, but now attorney for the Lombard Invesunent company at Kansas City, was 1n the tity yesterday, He was en route home from a” month's trip to Denver, where he has been ou legal business for his company. R. B, Westcott, of ‘the Council Bluffs department of the Omaha Republican, was attacked with epilepsy yesterday afternoon while in the law office of Mynster, Lindt & Seabrook. He wus removed to his home, and was resting quite casily last ovening. The attack was brought on by the heat and an unusual mental strain, E. M. Bunker has just returned from an extended western grip, looking hale and hearty. While at Salt Lake he sold three car loads of Towa starch from tHe Atlantic fabtory, which is the only factory in the country which is using artesian water. Mr. Hunker does not agree with those who claim that Council Bluffs could not manufacture starch, because it has not the right kind of water. He believes as good water for this purpose can be found here as auywhere, e List your property withA. A. Clark & Co. " Fireworks at Palmer’s, 12 8, Main. -~ Firework Dynamite firecarckers, paper bal- loons, Roman caundles, and sky rockets av Palmer’s, 12 South Main st. - Rink livery and feed stable. Horses, buggies and carringes. Hacks fo 1. B. 8. Terwilliger, 502, 504 and 506 Pearl, sterday ago and his Ice cream at wholesals Metzgar, 525 and 527 Broadway, Louncil Bluffs, IN AND ABOUT THE BLUEES. The Contest Over the Width of Graham Avenue. - A GLANCE AT CITY FINANGES. The Day in Conrt—The Doings as Chautanqua—The Oity Coun- cil—General and Personal. The Chautanquans. At 8. m, tho boys’ and girls' normal class met as usual, under tho direction of Rev. J. T, Dockiog. Rev. J. C. W. Coxo conducted the first year's normal class, met in tho tabernacle, At 10 o'clock Dr. Pholps, of Council Bluffs, delivered an ablo tomperance lecture, from a sciontific standpoint, In the rounda tent. At 11, Dr. Hays, of Kansas City, deliverod o locture of rare ability on ‘“Character and Manners,” At 1:30, Prof. Case conducted his class in voice culture. It must bo a cause for congratulation that the profossor Tias consented to spend o fow monthe giving chorus class and voico culture in the western cities during the coming season. At 1:30 Dr. Woodbury lectured on The Care of the Teeth,” 1n the round tent. At 2:90 a grand concort was given by the Schubert quartette, tho assembly band and Prof. Case’s chorus, Rev. J. T, Docking ad- dressed the Young People's society meeting at tent No. 1 at 4 p. m. Tho final round table of tho C. I S, C. was held at & p. m., led by Dr. GI . Howers' band gave o musicale at 7:45, and ats Rev W, L. Davidson gave a lecture ou ‘“‘About shakespeare's Home,” with stercopticon iliustrations TO-DAY'S PRC rehear AMME, al, Prof. C. C. latform mecting in the inter- cst of Sunday observance, Rev. M. A. Gault, presiding; addresses by Di. George . Hays, Mr. Gault and other: 1:80'p, m—Lecture, Dr, Ouniaha, “The Eyo and I 0 p. m.--Lecture, Rev. D. D., “Talk, Wise W. Merriam, corge P, Hays, and Otherwise,” Rogers' band, Round "Table, ass, Prof. C, C. the Schubert nr. A le,” with band, Case. 5:45 p.m--Musicale, quar- tett: 8:50 p. m—Locture, “An Hour on_the ) lustrations. Roger: the Forest. The Christian Kndeavor societies have or- ganized a Chautauqua society and appointed an executive committee to Secure & propor place on next year's programme TOI THE FOUITIL 9:30 0. m.—Muster of iR, Posts, 10:30 &, m.—Tabernacle; National hymn: Prayer: Selcction—Rogers baud; Reading \ of the Decluration of Independens tion--The Schubert quartotte; Oration Hon. R. Hovr; Music—The assembly chorus, 2:00 p. m.—Concert—Iho assembly chorus, the Schubert quartette and the Rog- ers band. 4:00 p. m. G, A. R camp fir 7:30 p. m.—Oration—Jahu Dewitt Miller— The Stranger at Our Gate: St Y Firveworks at Palmer’s, 12 S. Main, -~ tmportant to Ladies and Gentlemen, 1 have es tensive dyeing aning works in this city and de tention of ludies and gentlemen of Oma und Council Bluffs to tho fact that I ha furnished my works with the latest improved known to the trade, that I liave over sixteen I usc only the ve [ clean H. Gillette, cropticon il- “The Iorge in G, to my new curment is not wl which restores the original lustre to the goods. Ladies® and gentlemen’s sum- mer garments, such s flannels or silk, made to looic as z00¢ as new. Dresses, clothi silks, shawls, laces and plumes_dyed verior manncr. Motor fare uliowed o fzo0ds brGURNY 1o works, vill atresidence. G. A, Schoedsack, T'win City Dye Works, Broadway. Main ofice th, Omana, The Graham Avenue Contest. The contest over the proposed reduction of the width of Graham avenue will be a vory warm one, and Alderman Everett will meet with the most obstinate opposition In his ¢ deavor to cut down tho width of that beauti ful avenue from 100 to sixty-six feet. In looking up the matter, it transpires that the deed to certain abutting property contains ifferent provisions from what the maker of the instruments had previously suppose his property was formerly owned by A, i this gentloman states that he gnized the strect as being 100 feet wide, erccting a fence on that line, and cncouraging the city to make improvemen for a street of thatwilth, He states th hen he sold the property he made uo visions whatever about the strect. ‘Ihis being the case, he is naturally surprised to find_the following elause appended to the deed as rccorded at the court house: “Ex- cept the right of way of street now running through said tract, the title to which I only ant against any act of mine.’! Mr. Iii- | is positive that this clause did not ap- 3 South Si urday of larcony from the person, has not yet been sentenced, a8 his attorneys, Stowa and Soyder, have moved for o new trial o the ground of the absence of matorial wite nesses for the defenso, at tho rocent trialh The case will be arguod on tho 1Sth. The case of State va Kissel, Smith's partner, has been continued until the August torm. - The ladies of St. Peter's Catholio church will have a German picnic at Rosner’ park on South First street July 4, Everybody invited, Ice cream lem= onade and refreshments. Wagons will start from Neumoeyer’s hotel at 10 o'cloek. i Weo have acustomer for residence property wortu from 81,500 to $2,000, A A, Clark & Co. A. A. Clark & Ci Ikinds of chattels. - oun money on all The City Finances, City Clerk Huntingion reports the month of June as being the most remuncrative in the history of the cit rogards tho ro- ceipts of his office, Tho report, as submitted to the council last evening, is as follows: To cash on hand June 1, state erimo, To cash on hand June 1, judem't ac’ Cash received from building permits, Cash ved from naturalization Cash received from civil cases, Cash reccived from city crimes Cash roceived from licansos o ved frow appearan : cived from judgme Cash received from witness. ... . Cash roceived from myrstal fecs 250 50 Tot it £2,020 74 Paid ci I*uel con A veves8 Paid . W vt Paid for Stamps. .. .......... Paid . W, Spetmun, city tro ¢ 04 90 surer 41,000 00 Wit ek 50 surer, 1,408 79 “Total ash on hand, state c . ash on hund, district court e Total .. City Council Procecdings, The bourd of aldermen met last night in regulur monthly session, Mayor Rohror pro- siding and Aldermen Everett, Knopher, Lacy, Waterman and Weaver occupying their respoctive seats, Alderman Bellinger was not. present. The minutes of the last meeting of the council wereread und approved. Judge Tipton appeared before the council ou his own behalf, and also representing other property owners abutting an alley in Curtis & Ramsay's addition, and asked that the alley be brought to grade as speedily as possible. He also asked that a remonstrance inst the filing of Twenty-third stroet between “Avenua C and First avenue be respected, the natural surface being ulready ubove the level of Broadway. at all the property owners on the street had sigued the re- monstrance. On motion of Alderman Knevher, the reso- lution fixing the grade of I'wenty-third street was rescinded and tie subject re~ to the committee on strects and veto of the reso- 12 the grading of voto was sus- Che mayor presented o lution of the council order u portion of Avenue B. Th tained. A la presented by the auditor finance commiitee, and An in favo Stimso of ments, ular accounts were as approved by the ke number of re ace committeo reported ndversely ce of De. Lacy’s bill for at- pon Policeman Doyle, ana the re- 48 coneurre petition of Seybert_and others, asking the appropriation of $1,200 for the ex- tonsion of the cleetric ligot system to Lake 10 the committes on Lights, asked red to as und electy! W: H. L hich was re or works. he ¢ walks oy for fire protection, the committeo on ctain sido= ssments had was thoroughly olimir A petition of property owners for firo pro- tection in the southern partof the votorred to t ittoe on water works, The city neer reported having fixed numerous grades heretofore ordered. 1te- port received and ordered filed. A petition to have the grade on 50 R8 to o Mair- off wwenie to some : [Pairmount 10 to 100 feet. The petition vade mudo that will give™ & inches to 100 feet. smbatted the prayer of ¢ would ensue to prop- asks to b e fall of eigt Alderma Alderman Waterman on directed to be prepured granting ti ¢ of the petition. An orde wis dra treasurer in tavor of the public library An or( s passod for curbing, by nate or artificial stone, of a large number of On motion of ordinance wis n on the pear i sinal deed, which he drew up himself, and which is now not to be found. The conclusion expressed is that somo ono nas added this clause to the record, making it little ) ery. Whether or uot this is 8o, is something to be determined when the case finally comes into court, um, ono of the present commissioners, and formerly a member ity council, i3 probably " better ac quainted with the entire facts” in_the ¢ than perhaps av oin the city. Said hie, i speaking of the avtewpt of Alderman verett to wrest balf the street from the “I3e can’t make it work, for he has no tever to the property, e talks x-foot stroet, but thero was never u strect that width there. There is , or none at all. I city claim whs ty owners. ‘Ihiere was not « foot of it bought. [ begged it all, and the property ownors told me to go where 1 wanted to, - That is what made the street go where it does. 1 wound around, up 9 glen und down another, 60 as to gov' an cas practical drive. The property owners do: nated the street the full width, and it was then opened to the ' public IZverett hins not the shadow of a claim, and and no rights in the matter that the council is bound to respect. ‘Ihoy might have gono right along and iifted his obstructions out bodily, but they delayed about the matter and wiited for him to get out an injuaction to stop all proceedings, There will be sey- eral little things of interest to be made pub lic wheu the case finally comes on, if i ever does, that will make some folks open their oyes. It will eventually turn out that this plan of getting property away from the city is not quite 8o easy us it looks.” B 2] M. Wollman, jeweler, moved to 538 B’y < AL Dz, C. C. Hazen, dentist, Opera house block. — Call on the Birkinbine Engineering and Su )uliy company, 115 Pearl street, Counoil Blufls, la., and examine the Bodine roofing. 1t will puy you; sam- ples sent on application e Fireworks-at Palmer’ e L The Day in Oourt. Judge Carson presided in the district court yesterday, although Judge Deemer was present a part of the day. The case on trial was tho administrator case of W. W. Bilger, to effect the settlement of an estate. Tue cuse occupled the whole of the afternoon, Judge Carson will look after the districy court business for the remainder of the week, and will receive the fiual report of the grand jury on Saturday. No more criminal or law cases will be tried until the 18th, when Judge Deemer returns, and the petit jury is ngain ordered to bo on hand. There will be several erimingl cases o be tried at that time. Charles Smith, who was conyvicted on Sat- , 12 8. Main. strects in the contral part of the city where grading and paving are contemplated, Bids 1 worle will bo opened July treot commissioner was directed to four crossings und a culvert for the of parties residiug near T'wnty- the water works in or, Solicitor Holmes waged in a genersl that the works in requisito pressur case of fir und sov neu b demonstrated Iz between the wa and the fire department s of considerable improv the ordinance wa but was not properly enforced. On of Alderman Kueplicr it wa red that the subje to a special commte tee to determine whero the fault roposed that prevented perfect firo protection, Messrs, Knepher, cy and Everett were named as such committeo, Messrs. A, C, and 8. B. Wads- wWorth, park commissioners, appeared befors council and stated that a meoting had heen held with & view to the establishment of a park on the west side of the city. The commissioners also wanted to know what was to be dono v ng CGrahaw uyenue, which was the principal entragee into Fair- . Hoimes said that tne city would ost the rights of the people aguinst all aggression to the i ‘Atethis point Alderman Everett offered & resolution that the city attorney be required to take notice of all litization ~wherein the city has an interest without special direction and that he also take notice of all matte - volving the action of the board of equaliza~ tion Mr, Holmes took umbrage at the resolu~ i personal reflection, n Lacy deferded the past action of Solicitor Holmes. The matter assumed & wide range and finally closed without action in the premises. A peddler's license was read and adopted, the fee being fixed at §20. After some other routine work the cous- cil adjourned. perfect, n.otion R — Attempted Burgiary. At an early yesterday morning an attempt was made to burglarize the residences of Conduetor Crumbie und Motorman Fowler, of th ectric motor line, on lower I3road- way. Crumbie's house was visited about 1 o'clock, just before he urrived home. His wifo Heurd the midnight prowlers, and, se- curing his revoiver, started toward 'the porch, when the would-be Imnflurb skipped, Fowler's house is just across the strect, and that was visited about 2 o'clock. Mrs. Fowler heard unoise iu the children's room, &nd on_opening the door saw a man Just entering the room through the window, while another was on the ground just out side. She screamed, and before her hushand could getto the spol, the depredators had disappeared in tho durkness. The raids were undoubtedly made with the iwiteation of securing a liftle money belonging to the company, as both men are employed on the late runs and do not setile at night.