Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 1, 1889, Page 6

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: T THE OMAHA BEE.|IN AND ABOUT THE BLUFES. COUNCIL BLUFFS OFFICE, NO, 12 P ARL STREED Delivered Gy carrler in any part of the City at Twenty Cents per Weck, H. W, TILTON ..MANAGER. TELEPHONES: Business Orrice No, 42, NiGua Epiton, No. 5 MIANOK N. Y. P, Co, Gleason coal. D. W. Otis, city and farm loans. Council Bluffs Lumber Co., coal. Boston store, the leaders in dry goods. Carbon Coal Co,, wholesale,reta if, 10Pearl Deputy Sberiff Currie went to Clarinda gesterday w take an insane man from Neola, Let every person who is dosirous of hear- ing the most noted violinist of the age be sure to aitend the Heine concert to-night. Hereafter the national colors will float from the flag stuff on the government build- ing all the time, pursuant to urders from ‘Washington. Bullding permits were issued to Cutter & Reynolds, for u $300 building in Potter & Cobb's addition; B. H. Cutter, a $1.5 dwelling in Sackett's addition; and John 17 Howe, a 500 cottage in Riddle’s tract. The annual meeting of the Pottawattamis County Fruit Growers' and Gardeners’ asso- ciation will be teid this afternoon in the south court room of the county court house, at which tte ofticers for the eusuing year will be elected. At 7 o'clock last evening the marriage of George B. Williams and Miss Cora Barnes was solemuized at the residenco of the groom’s parents, Mr and Mrs. J. 5. Will- jams, corner of Kighth sircet and Avenus 1, ltev. A. Overton officiating. David S, Single and Elizabeth L. Holland were marred Saturday evening ut the res dence of Equire Schurz. The old rule scems to hold good nud two sing a double. It may seem somewhat paradoy but it is @ double Single, the best way you can fix it. Several special policemen or night patrol- mwen are now at work, and @ close watch is being kebt for the incendiaries who have been amusing themselve expense of property owniors of late. It is a noticeablo et that no fires have occurred since the specials were put to work. Michael Lenabun died Sunda consumption, ut the residence of his hrother, Join Lenahan, 137 Harrison street, aged thirty-nine years. The deceased had been a sident of ‘this city for the past five years, and leaves a large circle ot friends” Th funeral will take place at 9 o'clock this morn- ing from St. Francis Xavier's church. ‘The case of State vs. Charles Shields. for assault and battery on the person of Dan Dougherty, was heard in Justice Schurz’ covrt yesterday. The information was filed Saturday, and since that time the defendant wus confined in juil. being unable to give bon he court held that the evidenco was insufticient und ordered the release of the defendant. A subscription v g circulated in the city for the benefit of George Johnson, the three-year-old boy who had the misfor- tune to have both feet cut off a fow weeks ago by a mowing machine, driven by bis futher. The family is in straightened cir- cumstances, and iv is desired to raise encugzh money to_provide a pair of artificial feet for the unfortunate little fellow. Mrs. John Barley, of New York city, has decided to organize classes here in voice and physical culture, and will be at Miss Iald- win's, No. 53 Willow avenue, Thursday afternoon between 2 o'clock and 4 o’clock to meet those desiring to improve this oppor- tunity. Those who know of Mrs. Bailey's reputation and artistic ability will deem it an opportunity which should boe readily im- proved. No teacher has visited this city With stronger testimonials, both us a pubiic reader and us a teacher. Henry Fay, colored, filed an information before Justice Schurz, yesterday, charging Georgo Tolliver, also ‘colored, witn assault and battery. The row occurred on_lower Broadway, when Fay entered John Dunn’s place, and ' insulted u little daughter of the ropriotor. Tolliver was tending bar, and e seized u base ball bat, with which he proceeded to maul the intrude Both parties were urrested for disturbing the peace, but Tolliver was discharged. Fay wants to share his grief with some one, and for this reason will have Toliiver cinched on this other charge. A number of petitions are being circulated having for their object tne retention of Prof. Prouty us a teacher n the hign school. The titions will be presentea to the school oard, requesting that body to refuse to ac- cept Prof. Prouty’s resignavion. Seves members of the board havestated in advance, however, that 1t 1s labor lost, as no amount of petitions would be of avail. They argue that to_yield to s velitions would be to cknowiedge that they were wrong in de- manding his resignation, and they ure positive that they are acting in the best in- terests of the school, The sight of a counle of bailifs of the dis- trict court dragging a man down Pearl street attracted considerablo notice yesterday fore- noon. Inquiry revealed the fact that their unwilling companion was subpoenacd as a witness before the grand jury, and objected to going. He bad started 'willimgly but changed bis mind, and finally refused to o, He was then waltzed along without further ceremony. He was called us n witness in the Hrown case, but his cvidence amounted to nothing. Ho had made some talk on the strects ubout what he knew of the ense, but when given an opportunity to tell what he knew to the proper purties, he acknowledged that he was simply talking' for fun. MENTION evening of E. H. Sheafe & Co. give special attention 10 the collection of rentsand care of property an the city and vicinity, Charges modorate, Ofice Broadway und Main stroets, - shorthand school other Oc- and commencing Book-keeping, branches ut night tober 7. Tube puints i3geat Chapman’s art store, D §. B. Wadsworth & Co. loan money. - ersonal Paragra Mayor Robrer is home from Sioux Ci 8. 1%, Moulton, of Gilenwood, 18 a itor. Mrs, . D. F. Fisher went east yesterday for & brief visil R. 8. Mclutosh left Sunday for Lincon, where he will eniage in business. Dr. Andvew Jackson and wife, of Fro- mont, are in the city visiting old friends. B, P, Kuhu left Sunday evening for Ann Arbor, Mich., where he will attend college, Jerome Porterfield, a former resident of the Bluffs, but now of Fremoat, Neb., is in the aity. . 8. D, Atking, of Seward, Neb., is visiting his brother, C.' A, Atkins, local ‘manager of the telophone company. Mr. Henry Coker, of the Council Bluffs paper mill, is attending a convention of paer manufacturers in Chicago. IFive Chiofs Sweeney, of Chicago, Dickin- son, of Cleveland, and ‘Galligan, of Omaha, wera in the city yesterday and inspected the locul depurtincat under the guidance of Chief Walters, Charles E. Moltraw hns romoved his fam. fly to Omaha, where he will reside this winter. Mr. Moltraw is the secretary of the J. W. Thatehor Coal compauy, with head- quarters in Omalia. W. C. Pouter, representing H. ¢, & O, Durand, of Chicago, who s familiar’ with tne lowi trade and Who left this territory a year ago, is back again aud is i the Ilufs Beeing old custowers, Walt Johnson, who for the past four years a8 traveled western Towa for the Sandwich anufacturing company, will resign Octo- ber 15 to accept & like position with the ‘Weir-Shugart company. General David McKibbin, father of C, H. MeKibbin, general purchasing agent of the Union Pacitie, arrived in the city yesterday morning and will spend a fow days with his son at his howe on Seventh streot. General MeKibbin is @ retired ofticer and resides in Washington, but has been spending the sum- mer on the Pacitic coast taking in the sights frow Puget Sound to tho Guif of California. e New Pacific House, best hotel iu the city, #1050 ver day. Meals Sie. — Attend night school at Western Iowa col- lege commencing October 7, - Kolley & Younkerman sell procerie Chase and Sauborn colfoes & specialty. Blufrs Professor Prouty Hands In His Re- signation to the School Board. AN ESCAPED CONVICT CAPTURED The International Congress Excursion Expected to Visit the City—~The Main Swreet Motor—Gen- eral and Personal. Prof. Prouty Resigns. The high school dificulty regarding the desired resignation of Prof. H. M. Prouty has virtually come to an end, as Prof. Prouty mailed his resignation to the bourd yester- day morning, and it was received about 8 o'clock in the afternoon by the secretary Of course it is not yet accepted, but thera is not the slightest doubt but that it will be at the next meetiug of the board, next Mon- day evening, as four of the members of the board have expressed themselves in favor of it Prof. Prouty was at his accustomed place when school opened yesterday morning, and Mesers. Schoentgen and Hunter, of the teachers’ committee, waited upon him and told him that they thought it best, under the cirenmstances, for him to remain away from school until the matter was settled. Ho stated that he had alveady mailed lus resic- nation, and was veady to step down and out at the will of the board, He had only con- tinued his work supposing that it would be the wish of the board for him to do so until his successor had arrived., s Prof. Prouty left at recess,and the scene in the upper hali is described a8 being quite af- fecting. Numerous wood-byes, parting hand- shakes and farewell addresses evidenced the nature of the proceedings, and testified to the esteom in_which the departing teacher was held by the pupils, As far as causes leading to this result can be nscertaine is nothing of @ personat nature involved. 'The retiring teacher at- tributes it all to Superintendsut MeNaugh- ton, but the members of the school board state that such is far from b2ing the case. The president of the board states that had it not been for Superintendent MeNaughton, Puof. Prouty would have been left out in the cold altogetiior at the recent election of teach- ers. It is true that there nas not been the pleasantest of relations betw n the twi weatlemen of late, but in justice to Superin- tendent MeNaughton it must be stated that his actions were not in_the least aggressive, and he is not responsible for the change There was no “oue man work’ about the case, a8 charged by some, buta quorum of the 'board has directed all moves, and ordered the changeonthe ground of in- subordination and incompetency. A telogram was sent yesterday afternoon to Charles S. Hyde, of "Lancaster, Wis., to come immediately and assume the' duties of the vacated position, and he is expected here this evening. Itis to be regretted that any poblicity was givea the matter, and it is hoped thatall will be for the best interests of harmony and_the progress of the school, which is the ead to which the board is work- iury = e Dwelling for sale on easy payments. Also building lots at lowest market prices. Call and examine our list. K. H. Sheafe & Co. L sh bargain house, 200 B'y S adebnsd Dr. Murphy,optician, room 216 Merriam bik. sl Western Lumber ana Supply Co., 13th and 14th streets and 2d and #d avenucs, carry the largest stock of lumber, viling pole,ties, lime, cement and building material in the west, E. W. Raymond, manager. it Attend the W. 1. Bus.college, Council Bluft Seorire Captured an Escaped Convict, Abont 4:30 o'clock yesterday morning the police were notified thatthe watchman at the Rock Island yards had captured o man who was shackled and handeuffed. Officer Aus- tin answered the call and escorted the pris- oner to the police station. He gave his name n8 John Sunth, and was booked as a fugitive from justico. He told half a dozen different stories, but it was finally ascertained that a sheriff from Evanston, Wyo., passed through the transfer Saturday night with two pris- ouers bound for Jolict, where they were to serve heavy sentences for lurceny. He ab- sorbed considerable inspiration in crossing the river, and soon after the train left the Bluffs he was sound aslecp. The two pris- oners, who were hadcuffed and shackled to- gether, coolly walked out to the piatform and jumped off. They sedured a coupling pin, with which they_hammered their chains in two across a vail, and then they beat their wity baclk to the Bluffs by stealing a ride ina box car. Both men were discovered in the box car by the watchman, but one of them escaped when an_attempt at arrest was made. He is believed to be in Omaha, Smith nas been recognized by several partics as having veen at the transfor Saturday evening in company with an officer. He will be held to await the arrival of the Wyoming officer, “The Famous —— Keating, prescriptionsand drugs, 505 B'd’y. g Steam and hot water heating, first-class vlumbing, Work done in both cities. John Gilnert, corner Pearl street and Willow avenue, Council Bluffs. Houso and lot for #1, Buy your tickets in grand drawing so we will 1ot have to defer raflle. Sce notice in special columns, this page. Get Fountail o ar, next Bisoman block e Fine dressed chickens. it R International Congross Aneffort is to be made to {nduce the di- plomats who will comprise the party of dis- tinguished sight seers which leaves Wash-~ ington to-morrow, to stop for a short time in this city. The purty consists of the dele- gates to the nternational American con- gress, and they will makea tour of Uncle Sam’s domain in a tram of paiace cars, The trip will consumie forty-five days. Secretary of State Blaine hus charge of the arrange- wents, and_Mayor Rohrer has telegraphed him regarding & bricf stop here. Tho party will make a two hours’ stop at Des Moines on the 23th inst, £nd it is desired to have the distinguished gentlemen tarry in this city loug enough to take a drive through it. Au answer is expected w the mayor's invi- tation to-day. Mottaz, Tel. 17 i Always on Time, 1f you wish to purchase a good and reliable watch 25 per cent less than club rates, and on eusy terms, then call at once and muke your own selection at C. 13, Jacquemin & Co., 27 Main street, Swanson Mus 45 Broadway. sl Winter & Monroe, sign paiuters, 416 13wy, C. B. Music Co., 538 Broadway. —_—— The Main Street Motor, The overhead wire has been placed in po- sition and soldered to the supports over one of the tracks on the Main street line, and as the track is now all laid, there is bus little to prevent runping electrio cars on this line. The only thing necessary is to “cut in” the overhiead wire to the main circuit. As this would not require but a few hours' work, it need astonish Bo one to see the motor cars on Maiu street before many days. There is alittle preliminary work tast the company desires to do before that is done however, and work is progressing at the coruer of Main street aud Seventh aveuue, where two fifty-foot telephone poles are being set on either side of the street, tor llw"ml'p«mu of raising the telephone wires about fifteen feet higlier than at present. In their preseat po- sition they interfere with the motor wir and the current of tuo latter would also se- riously interfore with the working of the telephones by induction, if allowed to remain there, ‘I'hi work will re- quire sbout two days to comvlete. The wie for the second track has not yet arrived, and it is yot to be decided swhether 10 start cars over the line before the double track is cowpletod or not. The line is just a mile long, and on the single track a ten min- ute service conld be given with one motor, 48 the line is level and the track 1n first class condition. The paving at the lower end of the line is not yet completed, but will be this week, In any event, the company will have the line in operation at least a week earlier than they promised when the work was com- menced. it oity—J. M. Scanlan e J. G. Tipton, real estate, 5237 Broadway, L C. B. steam dye works, 10 - Desirable dwellings for rent at mouerate prices, 15, H. Sheafe & Co., rental agents, 3roadway and Main streets, up stais, el e B Lot Russmussen beautify your house in best style aud cheap. 12 West Maine. - Dempsey & Butler candy factory, Main stroet. Finest market 1 Broadway. 106 ——— In Po'lce Court. Disturbers of the peace predominated in police court yesterday morning, although there were not many of even that class of evil doers. Thomas Eakins and wife had indulged in aslight fistic fracas in trying to solve tho disputed question as to which should wear the bifurcated garment that is supposed to be the sole proverty of the head of the family. The matter was still un- settled when the omicer interfered and ordered an adjournment. Thomas was fined £10 for his share of the proceedings, and the case against the woman was ¢ ined until this morning, when the court will go pre- pared to stand by any decision he may see fit 0 make, O. Crispell was booked for the same offense, but was discharged. The case against A. Ransch, who a dently shot Barrett in the leg, was dismisse and the defendant. released. A single boozer was fined $7.00, and a vag started out on o lope to leave town, o s, Bixby has removed to Merriam block. . Night echool commences at Western Towa college Monday evening, October 7. Fairmou The beautiful gem of Council Bluffs set amid the romantic hills ana shaded by ver- dant boughs of forest trees. The most de- ghtful place imoginable for picnics, tennis parties and quiet rambies. Take the electric motor ears—bridge line— which lands passengers in the very heart of the park. Fare from Omaha to the park only 10 cents. The park is owned and controlied by the city uuthorities and the best of good order is enforced. — A Brakeman's Daring Deed, A railroad brakeman now lying at the Bechtele with a gashed head and a bruised body descrves a medal. He was on a freight coming in on the Rock Island Saturday morning, Conductor Bundy in charge. The train broke in two near Glenn Park, a few miles east of the city, and the brakeman, Joe Brown, of Des Moines, jumped off to flag a passenger train which was following close behind. The freight train was going about twenty miles an hour when he jumped, and he was thrown violently against some tim- bers, receiving a scalp wound and some tor- rible bruises. He mavaged, however, to flag the passenger, and then got aboard the en- gine and was brought to the city. He was resting quite easily yesterday. e Sir Knights, Special conclave of Ivanhoe commandery, No. 17, K. T., this evening, for work in the order of the temple and Malta. All sojourn- ing slr/ knights invited, "By order of the o —_—— Money loaned at L. B. Craft’s & Co.’s loan office on furniture, pianos, horses, wagons, personal property of all kinds, and all other m'Lic{cs of value, without removal. All business strictly confi- dential, Attention, ——— THE POISONFED POTION. London Society: ‘‘Jack, dear, who is Sir Robert Ballantyne?” Ballantyne? Oh, he’s a great an- alyist and writer on chemistry, but bet- ter known as the highest authority on the treatment of affections of the brain.” nd what have you been writing to him ahout?” “*How do you know I have?” “Thappened to look at the letters you left on the hail table this morning.” “Welly” “Well, Ionly asked. that you knew him.” “Oh yes, Balluntyne and I are very old friends.” “But Tnever heard you mention his name before.” “Indeed?” This dialogue d with an evident anxiety on the one side and veserve on the other by no means characteristic of the spenkers. Juck Rivers had always been frank- ness itself, and Dolly the most light- hearted and unsuspicious of wives. Their married life, indeed, had been one of unalloyed happiness, though uudertaken against the advice of all their friends and relations. Dolly’s father had been furious at her engagement to a ‘“beggarly bunker's clerk,” and bad refused to attend her wedding or to give any assistanc toward the young people’s housekeep- ing expenses. Jack’s relatives, too, after his neglect of their solemn warnings against mar- rying a penniless girl, when Mi Argent, with her £20,000, might have been had for the asking, had “*washed their hauds,” as they put it, “of the whole concern.” In spite, howsver, of poverty and isolation, the young wife had never re- grotted her marriage nor considered herself other than the happiest of women till within the last few weeks preceding the above conpensation, , The last few weeks ! When and how Dolly’s misgivings were first aroused she scarcely knew, but at the time when she put the ques- tion to her husband about his letter to the spocialist they had already assumed a definite form. She felt convinced that Jack had something ou his miud,and she, more- over, suspected the cause of his trouble, It was not only that his habits and man- wer had gradually changed; that he omitted the customary little attentions to his wife; that he sat at meals drum- ming with his fingers on the table, und starting or staring vacantly when sud- denly addressed; not only that he di i)\u_\‘unl a strange ireitability; that he ocked himself up in his study after dinner, or wentout late, with the unsat- isfuctory explanation that he wanted to read at the club. Tt was not alone that he came to bed at irregular hours, only 10 toss and tumble through the wear watches, All this was nothing to the revelation made one awful night, when Dolly, listening breathlessly av hisside, overheard his muttered words, She knew he was awake, and not dreaming. Why, then, should he talk of murder and poison, and seem to be balancing in his mind the comparative mevits of alternative modes of death? What could it mean? Could the terviole explanation which had previously crossed her mind be true, and were thig irritability, this abstra tion and this sleeplessness the symp- toms of a weakeuning mind, of approach- ing insanity? Such being the suspicion already en- tortained, the result ot Dolly’s discov- ery that her husband was in cor spondence with a brain doctor may be imagined, Evidently, she thought, Jack knew his danger and was asking for ussislance, and what was the duty I wasn’t aware been conducted of a wife in the eircumstances? Surely to ascertain the nature of the advice given in the reply and to carry it out with n]ll the discrétion and devotion o, There was no di part of this prog leulty in the first amme. A lettor, ob- viously from Sir Robert Ballauty was delivered diving Juck's absence from home, aud the nature of its con- tents could be ensily discovered with- out exciting suspicion, yw, however. that the desired informagion was within her reach, Dolly hes tated. Suppose,” she thought, *‘her suspic- ions were unfounded and her husband’s letter had no connection with the alter- ation in his manner! Suppose him, in- stead, the repository of some guilty se- ceret, or to be himself involved in some criminal enterprise!” Such hesitation, howaover, was ouly momentary. The votion of Jack engaged in any evil project was t0o preposterous to be entertained, and with a conviction of the correctness of her oviginal suspi- cions Dolly opened the letter. It ran thus: “DEAR Jack—Thourh delighted to hear from you again, I must admit that I am very sorry tor the reason which occasioned your letter, and if I thought my remonstrances would have any effoct I should recommend you most strongly to ahandon your intention altogether, 1, however, promise to keep your scerot and to give vou my best advice on the professional point you put 1 should recommend ursenic. As your object is to divert suspicion ana to give the impression of accidentul death, you should employ a drug whict is used both in medi- cine and vermin-kilers. Arsenie, moreover, has a special advantage, from tho fact that it i often taken for ths beuefit of the com- plexion. I should sugzrost 1ts administra- tion in small doses, at_considerablo inter. vals, Too sudden a death might lead to in- vestigation, which woull be avoided if the symptoms were those of a gradual and pro- gressive illness. This 1s important, because it ‘your beautiful heiress' becomes acquainted with the suspicious circumstances attending the death of No I, she might natur- ally object to Lecoming No. 2. But, once more, I advise you to give up vour project altogether. Itis a very heavy risk, espe- cially to one in your position. _Yours ever, ROBENT BALLANTYNE, ro Dolly was sitting v light enough. The handwriting of the letter was legible enoughy but had it been traced in unknown characters or studied in a darkened room,its meaning could not have been less intelligible. What was Jack’s secret and what the heavy risk he ran? What this myste- vious suggestion regarding the emplo, ? And who was the in- tended vietin whose death must be guarded from attendance of suspicious circumstances? No. 1! No. 2!”” **Your beautiful heiress!” Then suddedly the whole truth stood disclosed in a revela- tion surpassing 1n horror the wildest of Dolly’s previous apprehensions. She saw it all at last and realized herself to be the object of the detected conspir- acy. No wonder now at the alteration in her husband’s manner. No wonder at his restless nights, his moodiness and irritability. “*Your beautiful heiress!” How dare her husband allow the use of such terms! And about a woman, too, whose claims to good looks he had alw de- nied. “Your benutiful heiress, indeed!” Strange at such a time these words should rivet the attention of their reader almost to the exclusion of every other consideration; thatat the moment of the discovery' of a deliberate plot against her own life, Doily’s mind ghould dwell less on the awful nature of the contemplated erime than on the motive of its commission. The idea that Jack should plan her death with the object of marrying her former rival seemed by far the darkest feature in the terrible revelation. For the meaning of the allusion was easily apprehended. “*Your beautiful heir- ess' could have a reference only to the girl whose partiality for the aftractive Jack Rivers had been notorious. Kate Argent,indeed, with her hand- some face and fortune, had been a riously disturbing element during Dolly’s engagement, and her existence d not been forgotten. And thus in the first transports of pique and jeal- ousy the real horror of the situation was 2d, und the discovery accepted ruther with indignation than alarm. But not for long. By the time that she had restored the letter to 1ts envelope and replaced it among her husband’s other correspond- ence, she fully realized the danger of her position. ~ And what should she do? She had no friends in London whom she could confide in. She had only a few shillings in her possession, and, in any case, she shrunk from the idea of pre- enting herself av her father’s house as a runaway wife ‘Whatshould she do? Should she make her discovery publie, and throw herself on the protection of the nolice.or should she conceal her knowledge of her hus- band’s intentions, and await some more favorable opportunity of escape? Some- thing, at any rate, must be done. But what is this—this strange sensation which seems first to numb her heart,and thence to radiate through every nerve and pulse? Dolly was awake and pei- fectly conscious” of her surroundings; she was sitting in her own roowmn, among her own familiar furniture and orna- ments, She could seo the sunlight on the wall playing with the shadows of the laburnum leav She could hear the tick of the clock, the loud chirping of the sparrows at the window and the distant roar of the street traflic. She could smell the faint perfume of the mignoneite in the flower boxes on the sill. But she could neither stir nor speak. No movement resulted from her frenzied efforts to rise, and when, in agony at the discovery. she tried to call for help, no sound followed, Though acutely sensible of the horror of her position, und of her own helpless- ness and danger, Dolly sat dumb and motionless; and by degrees the senses of sight and hearing, hitherto clear and aceurate, became dim and distorted. The well known objects surrounding her took strange and fantastic shapes, and the customary sounds assumed new and unnatural meéanings. Dolly was no longer in her own room in the little lodging in the borough. - These blos- soms which eurrounded her were not the counterfoit flowers of chintz and carpet, nor that monotonous hum the roll of distant wheels, They were real flowers, and they fringed the margin of a bright river that glided by to the cadence of its own soft singing. And along its banks walked Dolly, and Jack was with her; but how .~'mlly‘v altored! He moved silent- ly at her sidé. There was no caressing touch, no look of love in his eyes. no tone of tenderness in his voice; and =t every step he scemed to force hernearer to the river's brink. Then the aspect of the river itself changed, and its rip- ples scemed to utter sounds of warning and woe, The lights that had flecked its shallows disappeared, aud the fHow- ors that had edged it margin drooped and faded. The stream once glitlering in its own brightness, and borrowing further beauty from the earth and sky, grew murky and opague. Strange shapeless monsters seemed to writhe and wallow beneath its surface; and still Jack pressed closer to her side, till the nrerow pathway crumbled under her feet, x\n(l she fell bheadlong into the depths of rushing torrent. Then sue- ceeded an immeasurable period of rapid transit through thing waters, and afterwards of silence, of darkness, of iuw:nnibi\ily, of unnihilatior * * The room wh * * * B When Dolly returned to conseiousness ULSDAY OCTOBER 1, 1889, and found herself in her own bed, she at fiest ymagined herself to be waking after an ordinary night’s rest. She was, however, soon convinced by n sonse of prostration and indefinable fear that something unusual had oc- ourr This conclusion, morcover, was confirmed by the presence of two strangors, who presented the appears ance of a nurse and doctor in attend- ance on her. Before, however, she had time to satisfy herself of the truth of hor impressions, sho relapsed into in- sousibility, On reopening her eyes after an interval she observed no change in tho character of her sur- roundings. The doctor, indeed, was not. visible; but from a conversation which sho overheard she had little doubt that it was he who was deseribing to some interested inguirer in the ad- joiniug room the nature of her own malady. The voices of tho speakers wore low, the door between the bed- room and the dressing-room was nearly closed, and yot with o morbid acuteness of hearing Dolly canght distinctly the menuing of every whisvered word, and recognized the questioner’s voice 1o be her husband’s. “And you forbid me to see hor even for n moment *‘Most positively, Through the whole of the delirium this extraordi- nary dread of you has been her one dominant idea. Tf she caught sight of vou now, I could not answer for the con- sequences,” “But 1 thought you said the crisis was past, and that she would probably wake again in a perfectly rational condition.” “Quite so; and in ordinary ¢ircum- stances you would naturally bo the firsy person she would be allowed to see, but I must tell you inonestly that these are not ordinary circumstances.” **What do you moan?” “Tmean this. Rightly or wrongly, your wife has the grivest suspicion about you to he engaged in some con- spirncy against her lifo.” But surely you attach no importance to what people say in their deliriun?’” “*Not ully, but this 1sa peculiar case. There has been a logical coher- ence in her ravings throughout her ill- ness, which convinces me that her dis- trust of you was the cause and not the consequence of her attack of brain fe- ver, Till I am satisfied that her appre- hensions are removed it would be mad- ness to let her see you. As 1t is, if she happened to overhear your voice. the result. might be very ' serious. You must be contented for the presentto leave her with me.” “But yow'll find out the meaning of it all and give me the earliest possible news?” *Of course T will.” “And talk 1o her at onc *No, not to-mght. She stato of great prostration. To-morrow, when she has had some natural sleep and taken some nourishment, it may be different.” The doctor was justified in his fear of the effect on his patient of the sound of her hushand’s voice. as was proved by the conditien in which he discovered her on re-enterving the sick room. He was mistaken, however, in his belief that the explanation of her agitation would necossarily be deferred. Assoon as he had taken his place at the inva- lid’s bedside she introduced the topic 3 is still in a Even during the short period which had preceded Dolly’s relapse into uncon- sciousness, the appearance of her med- ical attendant had attracted her favor- able attention. Beyond the expression of kindness which suggested ready sympathy, she had noticed a look of power and determination which prom- ised assistance as well as pity. The conversation wh she had overheard confirmed her original impression, and, while reminding her of the actual nature of her awful secret, pointed out a suitable repository for it. “*Doctor.” she said, “do you know Sir Robert Ballantyne?” *Yes,” was the answer, given after a pause . “I know him, too,” continued Dolly, excitedly, “‘a heartless, wicked man. [ can see his face now: a low, dark fore- head; cruel, cunning eyes. 1/ **Oh, no; Ballantyne 1s not as bad as that.” “I know more than you thuk. He and Jack want to_poison me that Jacik may marvy again.” “Pray, compose yourself, madam. You are under some strange delusion.” STt is no delusion; I opened Sir Rob- ert’s letter and learned the whole plot.” “My dear Mrs. Rivors! I assureyou you must have mistaken his meaning.” **But [ remember the very words: ‘L should employ arsenic, and I should suggest its administration in swall doses,”? “My good lady, let me set your mind at rest. Your husband iy writing @ novel.” “Writing a novel!” “Yes. He calls it ‘The Poisoned Potion.” The villain murders his wife, with the object of marrying a woman with money: and your husband required assistance on a medical point, He wanted the name of a poison—'" “But if that is all,” interrupted Dolly, ‘‘what was the risk Sir Robert warned him against?” “Perhaps,”’ was the answer, given with a smile, **Ballantyne was thinking of his own early literary efforts. A fivst work is generally a hoavy drain on an author’s pocket.” 1t might have been supposed that these explanations would have suffi- ciently proved the groundlessness of the invalid’s apprehensions, but she was still dissatistied. The story was plausi- ble enough, but how could she be sure of its truth? Might 1t not be itsell a fiction devised for the purpose of allay- ing her exeitenent. Moreover, was it probable that Jack would conlide the history of his novel and correspondence with Sir Robert Ballantyne to this new acquuintance? Was itlikely,when he had never mentioned the subject even to his wife, that he should com- municate it to the doctor, who, no doubt, was the loeal practitioner sum- moned at the time of her attack of ill- ness? Convinced by these considerations that she was the vietim of a deception, Dolly put & further question: “But how do you know all about my husband’s book and Sir Robert Ballan- tyne’s letter?’” . My dear Mrs, Rivers, I am Sir Rob- ert Ballantyne.” And well'for Dolly that it was so, and the services of such a skilled physician had been available during her illuess. Her condition, indeed, had at first seemed hopeless, but cave and skill eventually triumphed, and from the mo- ment when the cause of Dolly’s appre- hensions removed her recovery wis )id and uninterrupted, » * % * * » e Honors to Willtam Te! William Tell is still honored by the Switzers as if no doubt had ever been cast on his existence. A grand Tell monument is to be erectea by public subseription at Altdorf, near Fluelen, on Lake Lucerne, where the patriot shot the apple off his son’s head. The federal council has promised a hand- some contribution, - No More Babies by Express, Heretofore the Russian railways have been in the habit of teansporting small children by express to orphans’ and foundlings’ asylums, This custom hus e — SIZES FROM 2510 300 = ————— Especially A «a p ELECTRIC IGHT 1NG AUTOMATIC CUT-OFF ENGINE Spocitications and estimates furnisn « for complete ste guaranteed, Can show let m plants, Regulation, dnrability T from users whero (el economy 18 equal with Corliss Non-Condensiug. S nd for catalgue. E. C. HARRIS, Agent. No. 810 Pearl Street, Council Bluffs. Goods of eve ption and mater| i ouet ption and material, | 1 orde "TWIN CITY STEAM DYE WORKS. | The Best Fanipped Fsteblishment in the West Cloaning of fine Garments o % miuil or oxpress, will recaive prompt wtteniion. Does Dyelng ana_Cleaning of Garmonts and Cinlty. Works on Motor Lin, Gorner 26th St. & Ava. A, Gouncil Bluffs OM-AMA OFFICE, 1521 FARNAM S R:ET. 0. SCHOEDSACK. DON'T BUY SHOES IN COUNGIL BLUFFS Until you have visited 100 Main stre ment i t where goods ar pries, and ¢ wive the cus onior o mal 00485010 and warrantec ., the olilast and haaviest ught direct 0 st I 1y's shoe {8 chcaper n tablishments that buy n that will be an ¢ vollable mon, 1 ostablish- wrers and glven potwenr from the thun ever before ot and in Jarge quantities can ea fnducernent added to tie best Wa dothis, Calland bo convined., t 0k menufa of {101 fits. kvery ciu A. PIERCE, 100 Main st., Council Bluffs. COUNCIL BLUFFS FUEL COMPANY, This is &% our yards appecred hefol ring,” with plenty of nice tresh coal on track. Telephone 136 just been abolished, however, on ac- count of the abuses to which it led. Often s1x or eight babics wonld be for- warded C. O. D. in one baskot. As the asylums refuscd to pay the express charges, the railway companies und the government seldom, if _ever, got paid for their pains in earrying and caving for the bubios. A Magic Grorgia City. Cordele, one of Georgia's nowest. cit- ios, situated in Dooley county, is a place with a_ population of 3.000. A vear and a halfago the site on which it is built was a cornfield. It is already aspiving to have a street railway and clectric lights. 'SPECIAL NOTICES. COUNCIL BLUFFS. FOR SALE AND R:ENT. OR_RENT—A ten-room brick houss with furnace, ot and cold water bati room. Everything' modern and first cluss, Corner Bluft and Story. E. I Woodbury. PR BALE-On ensy terms, choice reslaence lot, Giraham ave., on motor line, ‘or Sule— acre fruit and vegetable farm 1% 1niles oast of Chautauqua ands. A great Dbargain. Easy terms. Only 5 por acre. FFor Sale—10 acres adjoining eity Hmits; with 2-story frame house, large barn, wood and conl shed, well. cistern, ete; 40) hearing fruit_treos, and oerries. Price 0. Tho bare land th the money. For Salo—#6 acres Only $i0) per acre. terms. For Sale -4 acres cioice grove lands on Grand cuue,Only 3310 per acro, For Sule—i-room hotse on motor line, one block frd n Broadway, Very chean. For Sale—Choice blocks 4 mile from city lmits, lots on N, 16th 5t from motor; side walk and city wate; For sale~ Lot 4, block 8 "Hanscom Omaha, on 10 years' time at 7 per cent, W. (. Stacy room 4, Opera block, Place, lie fire, which Lime ] 4| £ ‘,Ar,.‘nfiq (T 1 but still in the Cement, Plaster and Stucco, 5% Broadways YO BE Raftled Oct. 1st, new houss, large lot, warranty deed: property worth #4,000, Mickets worth 81. At Fouutaln, Manhattan, Mooro & Bowman's cigar store and Groon’s shoe store, Particulars, address 2117 Sscond avenue, ?l)l( SALE~Well establistied hardware store Incluaing tin shop. Good, cleangnew stock of stoves, etc,, in 2-story brick building, 22xe0, with elevator and warehouse, G TreAsons for selling. B. Grahl, 104 K. B-way, Co. Bluffs, JOR SALE or tent —Gurdon land with houses, Dy J. K. Rice, 102 Main st., Councll Biuffs, POR SALE—120 acre farm in Jasper county, Towa, located near cosl minvs thay are i operation. There isa five oot vein of coal under the farm. Geo. Motcalf, No. 10 Pearl st, ¥ veral mew modern 1568 from 6 to 10 rooms, well located. Apply to W. W, Uiiger, 25 Pewrl st., Council Bluffs, NORSALE —improved and unimproved prop erty in every partof tho city. Rars oppor tunities for investors who soek uations; splendid opportunitios for those ‘who desire homes. Geo. Metcalf, No. 10 Penr! st. USINESS 1ocations or Main and Rroadway at great bargams. Geo. Metealf, No. 10 Pearl st O SALE—0 feet luke frontage located be tween 1. boat house and Manawa beach ‘Also a number of cholce lots in- Regatta place Geo. Motealf, No. 10 Pear! st (3 ER CENT lonns made on real estato; cash ) onhand. K.J. Day. BEAUTIFUL home on Oakland ave.ata vargain. F.J. Day. OMES forsalo on montily paymeits. ) (G BAHAM avenue property that will doublo Xright away. . Day (ODELL BROS. & CO. loan money. The most liberal terms offered, 103 Pearl st, Dboarders wanted at 17 N. Madison 00d hoard at reasonable rates, FPABLE street. Mrs, LW, OR RENT— Vicely furnisicd roows, well heated, air; all conveniences, 14 block from electric motor lfne. Good Yoard next door, new modern houses, No, 17 North Madison st. W ANIED—A & work, Inquire at i1 A .Devine, Bmumfiyfn lots in_Riddle’s sub, on 0th ave, Grading all paid. #0) L. N, C, Phillips, room 5, kverett block, 198, Torwilligers add #2753 cach, 4 Phillips, room o, Everett block, O1TS in Van Brunt & Rice Jterms. N, C. Philiips, room: 018 in Central sun ch 4c, Phillips, room 5, £ “A BARGAIN in West Broudway property. N. C. Phillips, room b, Everett block, V7 ANTED - Koom wid buard by ayoungluay, two or three blo-ks from the Boston stor Address 300, Bee office, Council Bluffs, stating lowest term: 0a gl for gencral honse- Platner st, Mrs. L, I 7S in Terry addition. Monthly payments, AN. C. Phillips, room 5, Everett bloc ANDS for sale or exchange. N. C. Paillips room 5, Everett block, Kansas for 'I!n-um ED farms in Towa and Phillips, exchange for city property. N. C. . Everett block. T ALGAINS In all parts of the city. Phiilips, room 5, Everett block, room (VI8 on 4th ave. and 10t st. very cheap | iSnaps, Benson & Shepherd, § Main st 2 hetweon Couns nywhe & shepherd, I OTS on Broadway, 4 Benson icfl Blnirs and Oniiha § Main st, POR SALI furniture, also I hotel in Councll Binirs, & Co. 4 o (30150 0B Gkl e, 65,000, ¥ 1L supply of hotel 18 montils on sinall Apply 1o Odell B 0. Day. on South dath water, g st oril i or of 1L, Inguire ut 620 Flest ave, N. Main st. ()0 on Purk uve., 1,00, A VENUE A lots, corners, great bargains, tenson & Shephord, 9 Main st. O ou 4th avenue, Van Brunt & Rice's sub, cheap. Benson s Shepherd, b Main # P ET comer on liraadway. avpaiite nower house' Henson & Snephierd. i Main st 05 on Glen ave., gentine suaps. Benson & 47 she nerd, 9 Main st OUBES and lota: $10) cay 220 cash, #4) cash, balunce easy. Henson & Sneplierd 0 Main st, 10%son Manawa wotor deash, halunce 810 per Shepherd, § Main st. ornexs, #10 flenson & line, month, OTS in Mutlin's sub, #10 cash, balance $10 per Jmonth. Benson & Sheplierd, § Main st. RUAL BSTATE Hought and solt and ex: changed. Special attention given to exain - ination of titles, W. C. James, No. 10 i'earl st. TOR SALE-OR easy erms, 501 of the best arraniged modern houses (mew) ix Councll Al modern_ tmprovements, * finely Bluifs. Call on 8. E, Maxon, Merriam'block, Loeated PAUMITT Place lots for sale by F.J, Day. Babbitt Place J. Day. LOOK at the an Uppoer G° X Broad way, toen se 7M., BIEDENTOPF, Real Eatato, Spocial Wokuohtioauiven th examnation and eor: rection of Litle to lands and lots in city and county. No, % North Main st. R SALE—Acre lots tn Orchard place. This operty 18 located in the Rice nursery, ¢ the main part of the ety 14 miles vt house, Geo, Metcalf, ) Pearl sty OTS on Broa lway, First avenue and Avene 4 ues A and B cheap. 1% J. Day Comeil Blulls Savings. Bank Incorporated Nov. 1, 1570, Sowthwest Corner Broadway and Main Streets CAPITAL %150,000, OFFICERS: . P Dodg I'resldent; Beveshelm, Viee President: W, Cashics DIRECTORS - Kecline, J. L. Stowart, Dodge, Tuos, OFFICENR, " J.M.PALMER ——- TAS THE CHOLEST 10T OF —— SUBURBAN & INTER:OR PROPERTY In tuo city. Gilt edged opnortunitics to imme- diate investors and home seekers " OFFICER & PUSEY, BANKERS. Corner Main and Broaaway, COUNCIL BLUFKS, 10WA. Dealers in foretm and domestic exchange. Collections made and tnterest paid on time due posits, John ickman Dolge, . Beresteim, Geo. W.OWL Wallace, @, M. W.H. M. PUsEY D.J. . L. Buvaanr, $150,000.00 EDMUNDEON, orcou Paid up Capital Surplug ... .. . 35,000.00 Liabllity to Depositors ... 335,000.00 Dikcrons—I. A, Miller, K. O, Gl on, B L Bhugart, K. E. Hart, J. D. ¥ idson, Chas, R Hannan, ‘Arinsact vl iking business Lurgzest cnpital aud surplis of any bank in Northwastern towa, Intarest on time deposits PROF. W i PIVSIOLOGICAT, MAIKIN Adapted to the public schools. The only compiete thing of its kind fi existence and i Glipmsiido frethe school roon. Sctiool Hoards Qediring the most perfect Loip for the teacher fled to examine t s, Addresy H. A, BALLINGER, neral Agent 5 willow Ave,, Counci! Bluils, lowa, No.27 Main St, Over Jacauemin's Jewelry Stor’ iwerf, Sale and Bué‘dirng Stat;Ie No. 1 Rigs o let atlowest rates, deliv eredin any partof the cily, Hokses bought ata sold on commission, Centrally Located, Planter Barn, W. 0. UTTERBACK, 230 Broadway