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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1889, THE DAILY BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS. OFFICE. NO 12 PEARL STREET. Part of heCitya er Wook, hllurodlql earrfer in An, . MANAGER. wenty Cents H.W. TILTON. ......... TELEPHONES: Preivess Orrice No. 43, Niont Evitor, No. % MINOR ME! N. Y. P. Co. Gleason coal. * D. W. Otis, city and farm loans. Council Bluffs Lumber Co., conl. Boston store leads them all. Dry goods. Carbon Coal Co., wholesale,retail, 10 Pearl. Jimmy Duvis has been presented with fine pair of crutches by Mr. A. D. Foster. The Lhirteenth regiment raised §105 10 be applied to the indebtedness of the brigade. 8. T. MeAteo will occupy the Fisher buil ing. opposite the court house, after Octo- ber 1. Thomas Miller, an individuai_suffering with the tremens, was taken to the county Juil yesterday. Josef Hoine will give a concert at Masonic nall October 1 for the benefit of the Bereau Baptist church, At the weeting of the Eleventh regiment the old ofticers were re-clected. B. . Rose, president, and IS, B. Lewis, socretary. The groater part of the old soldiers of the Crocker brigade left for home yesterday morning, although a few are still ieft v the city. The resignation of Rev. J. F rectorof All Saints chup cepted. His successor has termined upon. It is probable that Ole Rasmussen will furnish the street signs recently advertised for. He was the cnly bidder and the work should be done. Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Louis Ottenheimer and Annie Herz, both of this city, and A. G. Berry and Lillie York, both of Macedonia. The case of tb 1. H. Keedy as nas been ac- uot been de- Union Stock Yards com- pany vs Citizens State Bank, to coilect charges for handling u lot of cattle, is on trral in the district court, The yacht race at Luke Manawa Thursday afternoon for $100 a side was won by the Payche, the Carrie second. The Coco was disabled soon after the start. A new puper has been started in the city in the iuterest of the Bethany Haptist church, Rev. 1. N. Harris 1s the editor. It is called the Bethany Baptist. The remuins of Bob Younger, the famous bandit who died at the Stillwater peniten: tiary recently, passed through the ety Thursday in chigrge of two sisters of the de- ceased. Plats of Drew's first and sccond subdi- visions were filed with the county recorder yesterday. 'They are located in Central ad- dition and Squires’ addition. They comprise three lots eacn. Company H of the Fifteenth lowa, to ‘which Cuptain D, B. Clarke, of this city, be- loogs, outuumbered all other companies that attended the reunion, numbering twenty- three survivors. Thomas Kalston, the party first arrested for complicity i the Spears’ murder case, was released from custody yesterday morn- ing, as there was no evidence inuwoduced on which to hold him. The officers of the brigade were their praise of their treatment, With one accord they state the arrangements were the best, and as a consequence the reunion was the most orderly and enjoyable ever neld by the associution. The new building which J. M. Palmer has contracted to crect for one of ihe largest carriage factories in Indiana will be com- leted by December 1. 1t will be located on Bixth avenue. J. A. Murphy was awarded the contract yesterday. The local committee in charge of the re- union excludea nearly all home people from the banquet Thursday evening. This was a necessity owing o the large number of vis- itors and the limited spuce in the hall, which ‘was crowded as it was. In the bids for the street paving opened at the last meeting of the city councii, K. A. Wickham is the est bidder according to specificutions, & but G.S. Miller has put in a bid at $1.51 for Bluffs brick. The contract will be awardea next Monday night. The funeral of H. W. Benton will take lice at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning from he residence of his brother, E. H, Benton, 828 Third avenue, Mrs. Benton wiil arrive on this morning’s train, The remains will be taken to Hastings, la., on the 9:40 train over the Burlington for interment. The hotela were crowded during the re- union, and many of the visiting veterans were compelled to go to Omaha for lodging, This was due to an oversight on the part of the committee, as many private families would gladly have taken in some of the vis- itors had due preparation been made. The lecture at the congregational church last evening drew a good-sized house. Rev., Mr. Murch spoke on the “Jewish Taber nacle,” and erected what is said to be n pe fect fuc-simile of that ancient structure, in miniature. At the close of the lecture the young ladies served u flue supper in the church parlors, Quite a number of members of the Beth- any Baptist church met at the residence of C. H. Smith, No. South Iirst street, Thursday evening for supper, the occasion being the tirst anniversary of the orgun tion. Several short addresses were made, The first anniversary gathering of this con. gregation will long be remembered. County Attorney Organ came in from Avocs, where he is working with the grand jury of the east end of the county, to ve ,;ruuul when the grand jury here made their nal report. Owing to & few unfinished matters this was not done vesterday morn- ing, and Mr. Organ returned to Avoca to completo his business there. The grand jury will make their final report to-day or to- morrow. The worlk of laying the brick paving on South Sixth streetbetween Fifth and Eighth enue wus completed yesterday afternoon, and work commenced on Seventh avenue be- tween Sixth and Eighth streets, The work is strictly fivst class, and the material used the best ever brought to the city. No com- plants have been made to the council by the abutting property owners, which fact speaks well for the work. Eiseman received $15,000 worth of laces from one of the largest importers in the world. 1Inthelotisone bridal veil worth $1,000, a lace shawl worth $630, and a fichu that will cost $350. These ure the most beautiful lot of laces ever brought west, and are broucht here for the inspection of the ladies of Council Bluffs aud Omaha, and will be extubited at the opening Monday and Tuesday evenings. October 2, 3, and 4, at Plattsmouth, there will bo & base'ball tournament, six elubs to enter, Prizes of 500, #2350, #150 und §100 will be given, The clubs entered are the Grand Island, Missouri Valley, Plattsmouth, Atlantic, Ulysses, Neb., and Odells, of this city. 'The latter club has been reorganized and the following are the players: Cobb, bbey, O'Toole, Stephenson, Berwein, ucas, Hofman, Flaonery, Kimwer, Har- din, Oliver and Riley. They play their first game at Fairview park next Sunday with an Omaha club. e 8. B. Wadsworth & Co. loan money. - -— Dwelling for sale on easy payments. Also builaing lots at lowest wmarket prices, Call and examine our list. 1. H. Sheafe & Co. - The New Ogden, Council Bluffs, fluest and largest hotel 1n westorn lowa, Special at- tentions to commercial men, a2 Attend the W, 1. Bus.college, Council Bluffs, Keating, presoriptions and drugs, 505 B'd'y. s New Pacific House, best hotel in the city. $1.50 per day. Meals 350, L 1] Get Fountain be cigar, next Eisewau block, ——— J. C. Bixby, guarantced steaw heating, 883 Broadway. House and lot for 1. Buy your tickets in grand drawing so we will not have to defer rafle. See notice in special columns, this page. iy Western Lumber ana Supply Co., 18th and 14th streets and 2d and 8d avenues, carry the largest stock of lumber, piling pole,ties, lime, ‘cement und building material in the west. E. W, Raymond, mavager. ARREST OF ONE SUSPECT. The Pollce Still at Work on the Murdor Mystery. LOCATING A NEW CITY FALL, The Preliminaries Boing Discussed ~A Scheme For Choapor Motor Rates — A Fair Plaintift Personal and General. The Supposed Murderer Arrested. The alloged murderer of Willlam Spears, the unfortunate man whose body was found Wednesday evening in the weeds west of the Northwestern house, is at last under ar- rest und behind the bars. As stated in yesterday’s Beg, Theodore Brown was the party suspected of having committed the awful deed, and yesterday morning about §o'clock the strong arm of the law fell upon lus shoulder and he was a prisoner. Oficer Cusick, having secured what he deemed suftcient evidence, after working incessantly on the case for two days, made two visits to Brown's home in the northern part of the city early yesterday morning, but his mun was not there, He was found later upon the street and arrested, ‘'he prisoner was taken to the police station and locked up, but no charge was entered aganst him, and his name was not placed upon the police register, as for cor- tain reasons, the polico desired to suppress the fact of his arrest, The coroner’s jury was meatime grinding away on the case, as on the preceeding day with closed doors, and no information as to the result of their investigations was to be had. Tug Big, however, continued its investigations on the outside as persistently as did the coroners jury in secret session, and learned of the testimony which induced the authorities to pluce the suspected man under arrest, One of the witnesses was Mrs. Murphy who lives in the vicinity of the Northwest- ern roundhouse, She states that as she was coming down town Monday evening about 8 he met two men—ono tall and very houldered, and the other shorter and apparently very drunk. The tall man, whose description tailies perfectly with Brown, had his arm linked in that of the other and was half pulling. and half dragging him wlong, at the same time urging him to ‘‘coihe along.”” The other was resisting, hanging back and westiculating wildly, and as she passed them Mrs, Murphy heard him say, “No, 1 mn't going. 1 won't go. Just as sure as my name is Billy Spears, [ won't go.” Mrs. Murphy supposed that some friend was trying to get the drunkeny man home, und thought wo more about the matter until she heard the circumstances of the murder, When she met the men they were @oing in the direction o1 the roundhouse, and were then less than half a mile from the scene of the tragedy. Another material witness is a Mrs. James who lives near the roundhouse. She states that shoruy after 8 o’clock two men answer- ing to the description of Brown and the de ceased, staggered up to her house and then passed on toward the spot where Spears’ body was afterward found and which 18 but about three blocks distant. They were seen again after this by a boy, who watched them until they passed out of sight in the darkness. The testimony of these witnesses takes the deceused and his supposed murderer to within o very short distance of the scene of the tragedy, toward which spot they were head- ing when last seen, and the time was after § o'clock Monday evening, while the employes at the roundhouse state that it was between Sand 9 o'clock on the szme evening when they heard that mysterious clubbing from the direction of the fatai spot, where Spears’ head was 8o brutally pounded by his un- koown murderer. It was upon this chain of circumstantial evidence that the arrest was made, and Brown placed in a prison cell, with the teri ble charge of taking the life of a fellow man hanging so threateningly above his head. Brown was released from the Nebraska pen- itentiary at Lincoln about four years ago, after serving a three years' term for high- way robbery near Blair. He was released from the county jail only a few days ago, after being locked up for a couple of days for a disturbance created neur the dunimy depot, The coroner’s jury returned @ verdict lust evening, but it showed none of the develop- ments of tho two day’s secret session. It admitted that the jury knew very little, if any, more about the'case than they did ut the start. In fact, they would bave formu- latea identically the same verdict if they had made no investigation whatever, and had written out their opinion when they first viewed the body. The following is the ver- diet: “The said jurors upon their oaths do say that the said William Spears met nhis death from blows inflicted on his head by a club in the hunds of some party or parties to said jurors unknown.”" Signed, WILLIAM HUTORINSON, W. H, Woops, J. . HaNEY. Swanson Music Co., 835 Broadway. i C. B. steam dye works, 1013 Brondway. Finest market in city—J. M. Scanlan’s, }Jurura, o worth of Fountains at the Foun tain cigar store and get a chance in the South Omaha lot to be raflied November 25. A Tube paints T}§cat Chapman's art store, B Fine jowelry, watches and diamonds ; cleaning and re, ng at E. Burhorn's, ——— E. H. Sheafe & Co. give spacial attention to the collection of rents and ¢ 1n the city and vicinity. Charges moderhte. Oftice Broadway and Main strects, £ - The City Hall Again Heard From, “What are you fellows letting up on the city hall question for?" demanded Alderman Weaver of Tie Big yesterday. **You ought to keep punching away on it, for we open the bids for a site next Monday evening, and if you keep it stirred up enough we ought to get some very favorable offers. Not only that, but we want to go right along with it after the site is secured. It will take plenty of time, even uader the most favorable cir- cumstances, and we can’t afford to waste weelks and months fooling around about mat- ters that ought to be adjusted immediately. It ssems to mo that all arrangements ought t0 be completed this year, 80 as to have work commence early in the spring.” A call was then made at the office of the lerk, and that official was asked how bids had been submitted for a location for the proposed new building. *“Not one,” was the response, “und I don’t believe there will be before Monday, It don't make any aifference what the bids are for, they aiways wait until the (ast minute, Perhups each one wants to flud out just what the other fel- 10w is doing, soms to go him one better. The only two sites I have heard talked about are in the vicinity of the county court house Oue is nearly opposite the court house aud fronts on both Main and Pearl stroets, and the other is the old rink property at tho corner of Pearl and Fifth avenue. The choice expressed by y Marshal Guanella was the Woodbury corner, at Pearl and First avenue, although he would be pieased to see any location between the county court house und Broadway selected. Alderman Weaver declined to state his preference as to the exact location, but wauts 1t somewhere between the court house and postofice. Heo does not want it any turther down Broadway than the governwment build- ing. ‘.‘\Idernmu Lacy thinks the lots between Main and Pearl streets, just north of and faciug on Willow avenue, would be one of the finest locations in the eity, to which Alderman Weavor responds with a fervent amen, He also states that the rink corner, Woodbury corner, corner of Seventh street and Hroadway, or Platuer corner at Glen avenue and Broadway, would any of them make fine locations “1 will tell you one thing, though,” he added, ‘‘we are going to have a city hall, and that right away. If \we were only as sure of a new bridge and & 5-cent motor fare, therc wouldu't be anything left to wish for. If you will just stir these fellows up to put in & bid or an offer of what they will take for their property, we will have some vory fa- | vorable propositions to consider at our meet- ing Monday evening.” “The Famous™ cash bargatn house, 200 B'y Dr. Murphy,optician, room 216 Merriam bik. plbosarn- Nt At the Conncil Bluffs Carpet Uo. thete is such a profusion of beautiful vatterns and novelties in carpets and curtains that the 1ady or gentleman of even the most refined taste will huve dificulty in deciding. They will also have difficulty in determining which is the best of the multitude of bargains of- fered. Peoolo within 150 miles of Council Bluffs will save more than their fare and hotel bills by coming direct to us. Come angd inspect, whether you are ready to buy or not. 3 IR ST How to Get a Five Oent Fars, “'Good idea,” exclaimed Hon, George F. Wright vesterday morning, when asked what he thought of the move to secure a free bridge between this city and Omaha. “I think it would be a tip top thing, and I would like to see the idea successfully car- ried out. We will sell our bridge to the two cities at cost, and that is better than they can do in any other way. T would not like to see thera build auother bridge, and I Jknow that it would be more expensive as well as less satisfactory. The location of our bridge 18 better than any other that could be secured, and not only that, but 1t is already built and opened for travel, which isagain of at least two years over any bridge that may be built here in the future, The bridge cost us about $460,000, and we have the bills to show for it. This is about £100,000 cheaper than another one like it could now be built. Then again, we could build a bridge cheaper than the city could. Public work always costs more than the same thing wouid if done by private individ- unls. We will sell this bridge to the cities at cost, which might be equally aivided, so as to have Omaha pay two-thirds and the Bluffs one-third. We would deduct the amount voted to us for erecting the bridge, which would be perfectly right and just. “Arrangements could easily be made to have the motor track transferred to the present sidewalk, leaving the entire center of the bridge for public travel. If necessary, sidewalks could be extended from either side on the same plan that the wagon rohds over the Union Pacific bridge were built.” Said one very prominent citizen yesterday, “We want a free bridge, but we don’t want to buy this one and give the vresent motor company an exclusive franchise or rieht. of way across it. If the motor track was put out to one side of the bresent and the motor company agree to a 5-cent rate, 1t might do. But a free bridge we want and a free bridge we must have. Look at St. Paul with seven bridges and all of them free. Why if we had a free bridge we would have an increase of 10,000 in our population, and an assessed valaation® of $10,000,000 in less than two ears, Those bottoms would spring up as if y magic and our citizens of to-day would mot recognize them in their changed appearance, We must have competition in tnis motor business. A ftree bridge would bring us active competi- tion. It would bringanother motor company into the field, and then you would see these companies fairly ialliug over each other in their haste to get their cars running all over the city. Competition is what we want, and a free bridge is what will give it to us. Mr. Rosewater has always advocated a free bridge. Heurged it years ago, when Ididn't see a partiele of use in it, but & man 1s blind not to see it now. It means too much to let it go by default, and T hove the papers will keep agitating it until it is assured.” As the five cent motor rate seemed to be the point upox which the question then hinged, Mr. Wright was again called upon, and asked what his company would do in that particular. “We will do this,”” was the prompt re- sponse. “‘If the eity will buy the bridge at cost ill immediately reduce the fare to five ceuts and carry all passengers for that price. That is all that maintains the fare at its pres- ent rate. We carry passengers now for five cents anywhere on our line except over the bridge. With the bridge off our hands, we could muke a straight five cent fare from one end of ourline to the other. We think this is a very fair proposition, and are satisfied “l"“ the city will not do as well anywhere else.” — Always on Time, If you wish to purchase a good and reliable watch 25 per cent less than club rates, and on easy terms, then call at once and make your own selection at C. B. Jacquemin & Co., 27 Main street. e Fino dressed chickens. G. Mottaz, Tel. 173. e Fairmount Park. The beautiful gem of Council Bluffs set amid the romantic hills and shadea by ver- dant boughs of forest trees, The most de- lightful place imeginable for picuics, tennis parties and quict rambies, Take the electric motor cars—oridge line— which lands passengers in the very heart of the park. Fare from Omaha tothe park only 10 cents, The park is owned and controlled by the city authoritics and the best of good order is enforced. The W an Wa The well worn case of Mary E. Evans against John A, White was again given a jury yesterday afternoon. In about ten min- tes the twelve wise men returned a verdict, giving her the full amount of her claim, $235.37,. The case was tried before about a year ago, and the jury disagreed, The suit was not an cspecially interesting oue, so far as the evidence introduced was concerned, it being merely on a contract involving some land in Dakota, There have been numerous hints that there would be some testimony dragged in by the defendant, to the effect that he was induced to sign the contract to avoid u threatened suit for breach of prom- ise. There was nothing of the sort which ap- peared in the case to substantiate the prom- ises of a romance to be aired in public, It was a droary case for those who hoped for something knssipy. The plaintiff1s smid to have been led to push the suit more vigor- ously because of these whisperings, she being more desiron: of a yindication than a mere money judgment. She and her friends are naturally quite jubillant over the result. il il Desirable dwellings for rent at mouerate prices, E. H, Sheafe & Co., rental agents, Broadway and Main streets, up stairs, —~— Money loaned at L. B. Craft’s & Co.’s loan office on furniture, pianos, horses, wagons, personal property of all kinds, and all other articles of value, without removal, All business stric dential, About 9 o'clock yesterday morning an alarm of fire was sounded from box 51, at the corner of Fifth avenue and Fi streets, calling the department to the small residence of Paddy Wiite, on Fifth avenue near the Northwestern tracks, The buila- ing was dumaged to the extent of $200, bu all the household effects were saved. Mr. White stated he thought ihe fire caught from & chimuoey, but the fire department state it caught o the cellar, and indications point to the building having been fired pur- posely. The huihlin:f was insured for §400, which is cousiderably more than 1ts value. The firewen state that the walls were satur- ated with oil, which was plainly visible when washed off oy the water. The only occu- pants of the building were the old couple, Paddy and bis wife, who are well known characters about the city., As soon as the flames were extinguished, Paddy started up town 1o get his insurance money. e Kelley & Younkerman sell grocerfes Chase and Sanborn s & specialty. . - Steam and hot water heating, first-class plumbing. Work done in both cities. John bert, 518 Pearl street, Council Bluffs, —— A Lively Duel. York townsbip comes to the front with an affray which may prove serious, but thus fur no arrests have been made. On Wefnesday two men, John Gamon and Grant White, be came involved in & querrel which led to blows. White seized Gamon by the throat when the latter drew a knife and slashod White down the left side making an uply wound., White then picked up an ax an struck Gawon & powerful blow on the head, rendering him unconscious. Both men were removed to their homes, and doctors Harvey and Lowrey, of Neolw, were called to attend to their injuries.”€fmon soon recovered from the blow received, but White 1s con- fined to his room. — i Winter & Monro#, §ign painters, 416 B'wy. —— 538 13road way. - - ittty A Week's Kptertainment. The German Catholic 1adies' bazaar com- mences next Monday night. The programme for the week will be as follow: Monday—Grand concert. Tuesday—Operetia, ‘‘Rebellion of the Dai- sies.” Wednesday—Musical and elocutionary en~ tertainment. Thursday —Quadrille party. Friday —Drill by the Light guards. Saturday—Voting and raMing off articles. Supper will be served each evening at promptly 6 o'clock, Among the articles to be drawn will be an elegant easy chair to the most popular mer- chant; a handsome silk hat and cane to the most popular railroad engineer; to the best looking gentleman dry goods cierk, a gold ring; 10 the cutest baby, an elegant cane chair; to the meekest butcher, a lamb; to the most obedient little girl, a large doll with trousseau and traveling trunk: handsome chamber set to the most popular hotel- keeper. ©. B. Music Co., e SR ‘W. W. Chapman will open to the public on Monday evening ghe finest art room in the west. Every person invite et e Personal Paragraphs. Ralph Williams is on the sick list. An at- tack of inflammation of the bowels is the trouble. Frank and George Wright loft last oven- ng for New York city to attend Columbia college. They will make a short visitat Towa City on their way. Dr. Roe left last evening for. Maryville, Mo, to spend Sunday with friends there, with whom Mrs. Roe has been visiting for a week pust. Both will return on Monday, W. E. West, of Culliope, Sioux county, an old comrade of Wall MeFadden in company A, Twenty-ninth Iowa, was in the city yes- terday, the guest of the latter gentloman, parsio yminal Hereafter our store will be open until 9 o'clock p. m. John Beno & Co. g e W. W. Chapmun’s new art parlors will be open to the public Monday night. Every person will be welcome. (S sgis.. o IMPORTANT RAILROAD DECISION lowa’s Commissioners Dispiss of a Question of Great Interest. Des Moixes, In., Sept. 20.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee]—The railroad commis- sionets have rendered an_important decision in the case of C. J. Helman, against the Chi- cago & Northwestern railroad, and the Sioux City & Pacific railroad, which was a petition for joint rates to Council Bluffs. Pe- titioners claimed that for all pomts on the Chicago & Northwestern east of Onawa and Missouri Valley these roads ship brick on a jomt rate, but refused to make such joint rates west or south. The commissioners decided that as the two roads were separate and distinct lines, the luw conferson them no power to compel the two companies to give joint rates. To decide that the action of the companies giving joint rates in_one direction was dis- crimmation might deprive the complamants of advantages tirey: now enjoy without ac- complishing the object sought, hence the board takes no uction n the matfer and the case is dismissed without prejudice. Seventh lowa Reunfon. Cuaritoy, Ta., Sept. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue BEE.|—A very successful re- union of the Seventh Iowa cavalry closed here to-day. There were about one hundred and tifty members in attendance, with Colo- nel E. B. Murphy. of Arapahoe, Neb., in commund. The boys. without regard to company, greeted the old colonel warmly, as he was '@ general favorite when captain in the service. A warmer, more cordial and more generous treatment could not have been given than was extended to the Sev- euth Iowa cavalry by the citizens of Chari- ton. A Oreston Grocery House Fails. CresTo, Ia., Sept. 20.—([Special Telegram to T BEe. |—The retail grocery of George Derr, one of the lvading business houses of Creston, was closed to-day under a chattel mortgage held by the Iowa State Savings bank and E. D. Derr. Liabilities about §5,000; assets unknown. The fulure was caused by a large credit business and slow collections, brought about largely by the late strike of Chicago, Buriington & Quincy evginemen, The house has had an cxten- sive trade and its proprietor 1s one of the leading citizens, Senator Allison Endorsed, Font Dong, Ta., Sept. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.]—The republican conven- tion in this city this afternoon was attended by many prominent politicians. The follow- ing resolution endorswg United States Senator Allison was enthusiastically adoped : Resolved, That we endorse and approve the political record of Senator William B, Allison, and that wo believe the state of Towa will illustrate its wisdom by continuing him in the office he has so signally honored in the past. A Young Farm r's suicide. JEFFERSON, In., Sept. 2 pecial Tele- gram to THE Bee.]—Frank Locker, son of . J. Locker, a prominent farmer of Hardin township, committed suicide by shooting himself with a shotgun, yesterday. He never would be reconciled to the death of a brother ubout @ year ago, and this, with other troubles, led to tho fata! deed. He was an industrious young man about twenty years of age. A Peculiar Death. Drs Morxes, Ia,, Sept. 20.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee, |—Frank Brown, a What Cheer youth, was playing with other chil- dren at’ tickling each other's ears with straws. A piece of straw was broken off 1n Fraok's ear and part of it removed by the doctor, Inflammation set in and the boy died after extreme suffering. A Widow Gets a Mite. Drs Moixes, In., Sept. 20.—|Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]—Alice Stewart, a young widow of Primghar, says that S. O. Reese, a prominent real estate dealer, promised to marry her and failed to keep his promise. She brought, suit for damages, and the jury to-day awarded her $1.000. D THE ODD FELLOWS, opeka Ohosen For the Next Meet- ing—The Patriarcn’s Drill, CoLumpus, Sept. 20.—The sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows decided to hold its next session at Topeka, Kan., on the second Monday in September, 1890, All the strictions placed on the members who re- fused to withdraw from the old patriarchal ircle were removed, and they can now re- turn to the order, The sovereign grand lodge to-day rushed through a great deal of work. Grand Sire Underwood is still confiued to his room, It waus decided that heréafter the umiforms of the patriarchs militant must be all alike and not subject to change, The Odd Fellows' memorial duy was changed from October 20 10 the 2d of June. ‘The results of the competitive drilling of the patriarchs militant were announced this afternoon and the prizes were awarded. The first prizes in the different classes and can tons were as follows: 3 Class A, Canton Marion 0. 6, Marion, lud.: Class Canton Indianapolis No. lzulluluq»uha, lass C, Wichita No. b, Wichita, Kan, e — Russian Railroads and War. §1. PrrERssuRG, Sept. 20.—The govern ment is about o organize a military admin- istration for the railrouds of western Russia, which will replace the civil ofticials in the cveat of war. - Do not be induced to take some other preparation when you call for Hood's sarsaparilla, Be sure to get Hood's which is peculiar. THE UTAH COMMISSION, Ita Report Will Recommend Severe Laws Againat Polygamy. Cn1oaco. Sept. 20,—The Utah commission- ors aro at work in this city on their annual report to the secrotary of the interior. Ex-Governor Robinson, of Indiana, talking of the matter, said the report will not differ greatly from those previously made. 1t is understood that the recont Salt Lake election will be dwelt on. Owing to the pe- culiar municipal regulations, council mem- bers are compelled to secure their election by a majority of the votes cast in the entire city. For this reason the Gentile waras have not boen able to attend revresentation, The commission, it is understood, will recommend additional legisiation. It is also understood recommendations may be made that some of the territorial and county offi- cers and the superintendent of the distriot schools be appointed by the president or gov- ernor; that the district courts be given groater powers of jurisdiction in cases of polygamy, exempting prosecutions for such offenses from the statute of limitations; that it be made a penal offense for a woman to enter into polygamous relations, and extend- ing the term of imprisonment for such of- fense; depriving polygamists from entering and acquiring public lands; forbidding the immigration of those believing in polygamy, and the adoption of a law similar to what is known as the “Idaho law,” disfranchising persons belonging to any organization which teaches and upholds pol pubdeisll - kb A CANINE CRIMINAL. Baltimore Thicves Train a Dog to Burglarize Houses. Bavtivone, Md., Sept. 20,—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee.]—A big Nowfoundland dog, trained to thievery, was captured last night by Police Sergeant Saunders, in the act of robbing a house on Pennsylvania ave- nue. The officer saw the dog trotting out of an alley separating two houses, It carried in its mouth a bundle, which the sergoant thought to be a baby. gHe pursued the dog, and the animal dropped the bundle, which turned out to be a fancy sofa cushion. Won- dering where the dog could have secured it, tho sergeant returnod to the alley and se- creted himself. Ina few minutes the dog came back und entered the alley, and soon reappeared with a big white bun- dlen his mouth. The officer followed the animal and saw him de- posit the prize in another alley some distance away. After some time the dog returned for more booty, but was cap- tured, and Charles Essex, an occupunt of the house, was awakened. Essex at once discov- ered that far more had been stolen than the officer hud seen the dog carry away. A search was instituted, and a number of shirts, handkerchiefs and other articles were found at a corner three squares off. They had been taken out of & drawer that had been opened. Sergeant Saunders brought the dog to the station house and made an entry upon the records that Essex’s house had been robbed by the cog. The police think the animal was trained by thieves who were in waiting to receive tie booty, when they were frightened off by the sergeant. -~ A RI1OT IN MEXI10O. Four Hundred Citizens Object to Cxcesaive Taxation DarLas, Te ept. 20.—A special trom Vaa Horne says: S. H. Allen, who has just returned from the Rio Grande river, repor that Mexican citizens had a desperate battle with the Mexican officers and soldiers in Mexico, 10 which 400 participated, and many are reported killed. It is said the ciuzens succeeded in routing the soldiers, The gov- ernor appeared on the scene to assist in quieting the rebellion, but was forced to leave or lose his life, The trouble was over the collection of the enormous taxes. e ne Russcll Harrison in Chicago. Cuicago, Sept. 20.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—Russell B. Harrison arrived in the city this evening and reeistered at the Grand Pacific. *'On business as usual,” he said, “that is, partly on business. Idon’t know how loug I shall be in the city.” Mr. Harrison will join his father-in-law, ex-Senator Saunders, who is in the city on the Utah election commission, and go with him to Omaha, where his family is av pres- ent. The president's son has not joined his family since the return from his European tip. He waived any talk of a public rature. Etvibn (oS oty Mus ¢ For the Corn Palace. w York, Sept. 20.—The Seventy-first regiment band, of New York, has been se- cured by the management of the Sioux City Corn Palace and left the city this evening. It will pass through Chicago to-morrow evening. e New Yorkers and their friends will occupy two special cars from Chicago to the west decorated all over with emblems of corn and other products of the prairies, . Saw and Planing Mill Burned. PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 10.—A special from Snotiomish, W. T., says a fire which started in the dry house of Blackman Bros.’ saw and planing mills destroyed nearly all their plant; loss fully $150,000 with no insurance. It was fearea for o time the whole town would burn, and several buildings had to ve torn down, — - —— Robbed of Ten Thousand. BewToy, Tex., Sept. 20.—The Pacific Ex- press company was robbed of $10,000 here lust night. ‘The money arrived on the Mis- souri, Kansas & Texas train and was left in the safe in the car. The latter was entered through a window and the safe unlocked. There is no clue to the rovbers, r Louisviiie, Ky., Sept, 20.—J). D. Mat- tingly & Sons, distillers, reported embar- rassed about ten days ago, to-day filed a deed of assignment. i are esti- mated-at about §00,000; assets, £523,000, LBl A Prominent Maryland Man Dies. BALTINORE, Sept. 20.—Jesse K. Hines, the insurance commissioner of Maryland for years, and one of the democratic political managers of the state, died to-night. Jelebrates, Roye, Sept. The nincteenth anni- versary of the entry of Italian troops in Rome was appropriately celebrated to-day. fi G ol ey Bond Offerings. WASHINGTON, Sept. o0.—(Special Tele- gram to Tk Bek,|—Bouds offered $616,000 4t $1.28; §15,000 at $1.055. i A CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, A Plan to Give Omaha Pirect Con- nection With ‘Chem. Mr, S A. Jones, of Tampa, Fla., is in the city, in the interest of the plan to establish adirect line between Omaha and Central and South America, via Tampa and Aspin- wall. Mr. Jones has been traveling all over the west in the interest of this project, and will meet the board of trade at a special meeting to be held this morning, to explain the advantages to be gained by establishing such a line of communication. Mr. Jones was seen at the Paxton last night and asked to outline the plan to be pursued and also as to the advantages to be iained by so doing. “Statistics show," said Mr. Jones, ‘‘that we have imported this year from the West Indies, Central and South America, Mexico and Cuba, in excess of our exports to theln, $187,000,000 worth of merchandise. These imports have been sent to them wmostly in foreign bottoms that have come to us from England, Germauny, France, Span, and Holland, delivering merchandise tnat should have goune from this country direct. *“Nature has made Florida the direct high- way from this country over which our ves: sels may pass with comparative safety, and it Is the uearest and most accessible point to send our mail and merchandise Lo the West Indies, Central and South Ameiica, and Cuba; aud returning, to distribute the products from those countries. The hay of Tampa bas many advantages over other gulf ports. First, it is the nearest port where there Is sufficient water at low tido to admit vessels to carry on this businoss. Second, she has a magnificent harbor, suMcient to ao- commodate the entire commorce of this couatry, There is twenty-four feet of water At the ‘south channel and 220 feet at tho north channel, Tampa i 158 miles from Aspinwall; Pensacola is 1,56 miles, and Now Orleans S miles, making Tampa about thirty hours shorter than to the ports named, ‘“Three years ago,”” continued Mr. Jones, “Tampa had about 2,000 inhabitants, and now there are over 10,000, Her busi- ness amounta to over 5,000,000 annually. T have made arrangements to meet your board of trade to-morrow,” he continued, ‘and will then explain our object mors fully. 1t 18 an important subject and will require some time to present properly. 1huve met a large number of your business mon to-day, and I find them greatly iuterested in the mat- ter. Itisa question of vast importance to Omaha and one which should be deeply con- siderod by avery one interested in the in- crease and development of the city's busi ness. s COLISEUM STOOKHOLDERS, They Hold a Mecting to Consider the xposition Queation. The stoclkholds of the Coliseum held a meoting at General W, W. Lowa's oMce yoes- terday to consider the oxposition question. 1t was decided to adjourn until next Tuesday, when a meeting will be called at 7:30 p. . to be held at the secrotary's offico of the board of trade. A number of tho prominent merchants and manufacturers will bo present and consider the question of putting the ex position on a more substantial basis, There is about 23,000 of the capital stock of the Coliseum association which hus not been subscribed for and it is desired to dispose of this in us large blocks as possible, and enlarge and improve the coliseum so as to make it a suitable place tor future expo- sitions on alarge scale. An annex will be built for the display of machinery anlan art gallery arranged. General Lowe was met yesterday and ex- pressed the opinion that there would be no difficulty in disposing of the balance of the stock. A number of the merchants had in- formed him that thoir display at the expo- sition had increased their sales to a wonder- ful extent, andsthev were anxious to see the matter pusned ahead, ‘‘U'he success of the exposition has sur- passed all expeotations,” said the general. It has demonstrated that with the exposi- tion nlone a return of at least 8 per cent oa the investment will be made *'We expected to be able to get in all the bills and have everything settled up to-day, S0 a8 to make a public statement of the re- sult, but we have not been able to do so. There will be asurplus of about $13,000 or §14,000, however." Avout sixty pupils of the state deaf and dumb institute arrived in the city yesterday, and at once went out to the wstitute. Prin- cipal Gillespie expoets about one hundred and twenty altogether. A number of im- provemeuts Lave been made during the sum- mer. Inside shutters have been hung at all the windows, granolithic walks havo been laid around the buildings, ana fire escape put up. Slight changes have been made in the staft of the institution. Mr. 7 augh, one of the instructors, has gene to Kansas, will be succeeded by Mrs. Moseley. The nurse, Mrs. Richards, his gone to the Colorado institute as matron, and els, of Mount Pleasunt, la., succee . i o 5 A Case of Distress. Mrs. William Toy, who with her five smail children lives on Victor street, between INineteenth and Twentieth, is sick and in trouble. Her husband s a printer, and having been out of work for some time, went to Kansas City and got work. Ho earns barely enough to support himself, so he claims, and has sent his wife nothing. The oldest boy mukes a little money, but it takes all to pay rent. ‘The furniture 18 mort- gaged and the nterest is §5.60 per month, which has to be paid, although Masters, the man who loaned the money, says he will not push the mattor, The woman is about to be confined, and needs clothes, fooa, medicine, coal and house rent, also a doctor. -— District Court. The Kennard Glass and Paint company has begun proceedings against Latey & Beuson et al, to recover $153.63, due on a bill of goods furnished for a house in Marshes’ addition, and $72.4% due on goods furnished for the counstruction of a house in Kountze Place. ‘The citizens bank has filed a petition in foreclosure against Louis A, Long and Lar- mon P. Pruyn, to recover $1.500 on six prom- isory notes, secured by a mortgage on the east 33 feet of lot 8, block 3, Foster's ad- dition. James H. Mahler and Edmund Paulson are made party defendants by vivtue of an interestin the property. - Will Not Pay a Nickel. Postmaster Gallagher says he has not yet heard from the authorities ut Wasniugion whether or not an apportionment will be made for the paying of the fares of the letter carriers. He thinks, however, that it will be allowed, as it 15 the custom to do so in all the large cities os the country. The amount al- lowed is not generally five cents for each ride, but Mr. Gallagher believes that the street railway companies here will be satis- fied with less, as are the compauies in the other great cities of the country, -~ Ballasting the U, 2, Track, Division Engmeer Schermerhorn, of the Union Pacific, left for Valloy in churge of a crew of graders for Mc(Gee's cut. The grade of the roadbed between that place and the Platte river is to be raised, Wheun this is done the track will be ballasted. Early in the spring the executive board of the Union Pacitic sct aside $150,00) Lo be used in ballast- ing the main line from Owaha w North Platte, but, for some unaccountable reuson, the plans were not carried out. The cou pany has decided to take steps in this direc- tion at onc: 4 ——— A Célostinl Mogu!. Tuny Ting Ling, recently uppointed am- bassador to the United States from China, will arrive from the west over the Union Pa- cific Monday next en route to Washingtou, He will leave Omaha over the Burlington, and will take the Pennsylvania line from Chicago to his destiuution, His royal high- ness has o special car und s 10 charge of Hon. Thomas D. McKay, of the Burlington, . L . Board of Trade There will be a spoc pecial Meeting. | meoting of the di- rectors of the board of trade this morning, at which time a number of matiers will coue up for consideration, amoug them the hank- er's convention at Kunsas City on Septem- ber 24. 1t s probuble & committes will be appointed to act with the council committee in entertaining the delogates of the inter- natioual cougress on Ocober 2. o~ 3 Careless Drivers, Considerable complaint is mude by the Omaba Street Railway company that the sidos of their cars are being scratchod and broken by careless drivers backing iu at the sides of streets to unload and sliowing the poles of their wagons to strike tne cars. A gang of carpenters and painters ors kept busy at the motor house coustantly repuiring this damage. — - Ella Kimball Sent to Jail The notorious Ella Kimball, who was ap- prehended in the act of adultery with James Patterson, was tried before Judge Berka vesterday afternoon and fined §25, iu default of which she was sent 10 Jail. - - Hit Her a Stap With an Ax¢ olix Grobowski was arrested at 4 o'clock yestorday charged with having assaulted Mrs, Grobowsk! with an axe. The purties livein the bottoms. He will be tried to-day. e Advice to Mothers, Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup should always be used for ckildren teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pains, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for diar rhoea, 25cu bottle ASSIGNED TO ALASKA, A Nebraska Appointee Bound Fow the Far-Off Land. C. 8. Johnson, & young attorney of Nelson, who receivea notico last Monday that Prosie dent Harrison had signet his commission as United States districy attorney for Alaska, fs in the city. Mr. Johnson said that the appoint- ment was A great surprise to him. Whoile he was oneof the first applicants for the position, all hopes of seouring it had boen given up when tho offer was made to John C. Watson. It appoars, however, that a sulary of #,500 could notinduce Nebraska City’s ambitious statesman to _hide himsolf “away amoug the {cobergs of the northwest for four yoars and as a_consequonce the Otoo man politely declined the oftice. Johnson's notification reached him through a telegram from Senator Padaock. He will accopt, and is now arranging his affairs to leave for Sitka within thirty duys. Johuson isa native of Ilowa, but has re- sided 10 Nebraska since 157, and was a omber of tho state logislature’ seven yoars from Wahoo. To-day he spoke briefly about the Second district congressional vanvass, and predicled that the combinations now being formed b; aspirants living in the east end of the distrio! would insure Laws the nomination. They anticipate a division of tho district next year and with that event in view think it botter to give the unexpired term to a man living in the west end. S'JACOBS O], FOR WATERMEN. @Thefi?fiwne‘fl Swimmer, writes: “I dont see how I could gét along without St. 8eamen, -, Jacobe Yachtmen, &) oL Boatmen, &c. :3 AT DRUGGISTS AND DYALKRS IR CHAS. A, VOGILER 0., Balncre, _ DISCOVERIES! WP R N (GO For Y2 T MPTIC URES Asrid Covets) ‘@;\‘Bron C)n’%}\\ TS-J@ “DISEASES T { T S o Gl 'S end for circolan$] prtle3pro DL Co.0ROVILLE _CAL... G M0S., mu:nrll 112 BY Al 5 | Sexo 1ok CiRCuLA ' HTETINENED: €@ i 17 a1 SANTA ; ABIE : AND : CAT: R: CURE For sale by Goodman Drug Co ‘THE BESTWHITE SOAPMADE IN-AMERICA: *MATEHIESS - FOR * SHAMPOOING - AcroRs andACRESSES J. D. EDMUNDSON, B, L SHUGART Pres. Vice Pres, CiAS. R, HANNAN, Cashier. CITIZENY' STATE BANK, Liabllity to Cepositors Miller, I, s, $150,000.00 85,000.0 - 335,000, ). Gleason, E. L nundson, Chus, B nking busines DIRECTORS ], Shugart, E. Haunan, Largest nosthwe plus of any bunk wrn lowa Interest on thine devosits, Comeil Blufl Savings Bank Incorporated Nov. 1, 1870 Boathwest Corner Hroadway and Main Street, OFPFICERS Beresheim, Vie Cashi DinEGronRs Keeline, J. 1 Dodge. President; A, Rickiaan, N. P Dolge, J. Bereshehn, Geo, Stewart, W. W. Willace G, M, y_' CLouo ER - | (4? WRAPPERS, ! Containing STP W Tuos, Orrickn. W, H. M. Pusey OFFICER & PUSEY, BANKERS. Corner Matn and Broadway, COUNCIL ELURES, I0W Dealers in forelgn cnd domestio exc Collections made xad {nterest pald on tlin POBILS. J. M. PALMER “HAB THE CHOICEST LOT OF = SUBURBAN & INTERIOR PROPERTY In the city, Gilt edged opportunitiss to i mm Alatelnvestorsanl i No.27 Main 8t, Over Jacquemin's Jowalry Stor .