Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 2, 1889, Page 6

DODLIN AND PORTAGE RED. The Materiala of Which the City Hall Will Be Built AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTRACT A Lively Wrangle Over the Question of the Employment of Union Labor In the Construction of the Bailding, The City Conncil. MajorWheeler's patent baliot box won't be uted in the Omaha elections, at least not this month. Tne major is agent of a glass sided ballot box, into which the ballots are introduced by the turning of a crank, the ar- al of each ballot beirg announced by the merry tinkle of a L A sam- ple " box adorned Lee's desk at the council meeting last might, and each of the councilmen in turned toyod with the invention and announced his admiration. The opinion seemed to have changed, how- ever, luter in the meeting, and when the major's resolution autherizing the purchase of thirty of the boxes, to cost not more than £12.50 each, came up it was puton the table 0 keep company with the sample box. Then the contract for the construction the city hall came up. 1he committee on buildings presented a-very lengthy contract, the substance of which Wwas that Mr, Coots agreed to build the hall in a first class man- ner for $20! using Dodlin granite for the 1irst story. u sandstone for Ashlar work, and Portag redstone for trimmings; 1 use heavy book tiling for the roof and stone instead of galvanized iron for the dormer windows, The work was to be completed by Dece 1800, bareing any delay caused by strikes, ete. The work was 1o be performed under the direction of an inspector, to be appointed by the mayor aud city council. ‘Lhe contract was not approved right away. Mr. Bedford said he believed it was th Een«rnl opinion of the council when the cit all plans were adopted that the material should be red orsome dark colored stont He moved that the contract be so amended that Portage red sund stone be used for Ashlar work instead of Berea sand stone. Mr. Counsman sincerely hoped that the council would not make wny chango in the confract. 'The committee had discovered that Kettle river stone was not fiy, and really could nov find anything but Berea sandstone that would fill the bill. Mr. Wheeler explained, too, that the bid for Portage red stone was only for use as trimmings, and not for body work, and that if Portage red is used for Ashlar work a darker granite should be used for the base- ment and first story. Mr. Chaffee said that Mr. Coots would use Portage stone for the upper stories at an advance of $,200 over his bid, sud the architects would accept the increase, Mr. Bedford’s resolution was adopted, and the city _hall will be built of Dodlin granite and Portuge red sandstoue. This part of the contract having been set tled, the question of union labor was dis- cuseed at great length, Mr, Hascall and Mr. O'Connor joined in a roar because the committee had ot incor- porated in the contract the resoiutions which have been adopted by the council re- quiring that none but union lavorers be employed in the construction of the building. Mr. Wheeler und Me. Counsman claimed that the couneil could not bold Mr. Coots to employ uvion labor, as no such provision was required in the advertisement for bids, Mr. Chaffee held thet tho sectiou of the contract required that all work on the city hall should be done in & wanner cqual to that done by the best skalled workmen engaged in suen work. Mr. Hascall got in a resolution that the in- spector of the work be uppointed by the council and be subject to removal by a vote of the majority of the whole council, The wrangle over the labor question could not be setrled amicably, and the contract was recommitted to the committee with in- structions to reincorporate the labor resolu tions adopted by the council at various times and to report the amended contract 1o an ad- journed meeting of the council 1o be held on Friday evening. The sum of £125 was appropriated to de- fray the expenscs of the city attorney in going to Philadelphia to secure the deposi- tious in the case of the Gas Manufacturing company against the city. The city attorney was also reimbursed in the suw of $161.75 for money expended by him in the same case. “0.'s claim for interest on re held a toug woile after were due befora the city paid them,was ed to the city attorney and the commit- on finunce. 'he petition of Byron Reed and others for a change of grade on Thirtieth street was referred to the committee on grades and grad A petition for the grading of Thirty-third from Lake to Maple, was referred to y poswer Lo Ballzar Kramer offered to sottle his claim against the city for damages to proj the constructicn of the Kleventh str duct, for £1,050. The matter wasjreferred to the city attorney. Beard & Otis' request for a cancelation of taxes for 1588 was roforred to the city attor- ney. They paid takes for that in Coun cil Bluffs, where thoey were they wore then in business. Assistant City Attorney Smith was granted a leave of absence for th he general is going down to Washi tend the Knights' Templar concli Street Commissioner Kent re cexpenditure of $514.92 on strect wo week endiug Septembe Fred Hickstein, meat inspector, reported that he condemued Pounds of meat in the month of Septemb > A number of contracts for public improve- ments, awarded by the bosrd of public works, were upproved. Mr. Hascall wante the amounts inserted in the appropriation o dinance before its passage, but Mr, Wheeter objected, and wanted' the estimates referred to the comptroller and the finance committee. After u windy discussion of the matter the amounts were added to the appro- priation ordinun Cahin & Wooley's application tion of tuxes was denied mendation of the city atto om Foley's clainy on account of & mistuko sessor was defel finance committee. A potition for the from Dodge 1o Day of public property and the; refe te for a reduc- the recow ction of taxe made by the as 10 the city attorney and ling of Grove s at port, at the exnense of property owners, was granted and an _or nance orderiig the work read and referved to the committe on grades and gradin Tho boara of public works was ordered have Sherima ayenuo swept from Wirt, ‘The ordivance creating the third polling precinet in the Sixth ward with Thivty-third 8 reet as the boundarty of the new distriel was pussed. Messrs, D, A. Powell, Stewart Guinn_and N, Stephens were appointed suporvisors of registration for the new pre- cinet, The ordinance ordering the paviug of Bighth street from Farnam to Dougias with Colorado suudstone wus passed. The ordinance making appropriations for the paywent of liabilities incurred during the qonth of Septewbor was passed. The sums appropriated from the various fuuds are as follows: General fund, . Fire fund. ... Police fund .. y Sewer mortgags fund ..., City ball fund... Judgment fund......... Curbing, gutiering, etc., Park fund.......... Library fuod . District pavivg fund Paving bond fund, . District curb and g. fund. ., Special grading funp. ..., est Omaha sewer fund South Omaha sewer fund, Bidewalk fund..... Total. Estimatos awounting to $10,366.04 were al- Jowed and ordered inserted 1o the appropria- slon ordinance, making & total for the mouth of §100,382.51, to Obio fand.)) C—— Burned Out. The residence of Oliver B. Apvleton, 1231 North Nineteenth strect, was destroyed by fire this mornive at 2 o'clock, There was #n lusurance of $500 ou tue turniture, A DUEL WITH POTATOES. How Rev. Mr. Bowman Downed a Desperado. “This scems to be a_year of duels,” said Dr. Morrison, of the First Method- ist church to_an Atlanta Journal re- porter, ‘‘but [ notice there are far more duels than blood. It reminis me of a famous duel fought in Kentucky in 1848, “Bill Bowman was a_noted preacher who lived near, Millershurg. He was a typical Kentuckian, tall, angular and muscular, Like Sam Jones, he always said what be thought. In the midst of a revival meoting a well-known desper- ado came into the church and began making a disturbance. With eyes flash= ing with indignation, Bill Bowman arose, and, in o ringing voice, publicly reproved the desperado, who at once re- tired from the church, “The next morning sent o challange to Bowman to fight him a duel. Bowman accepted the challenge,and there was no four-column newspaper correspondence, no_railrond trips to an adjoining state, nothing but two little notes—one a challenge and the other an acceptance—and then all was ready for the fight. The town was terribly excitede for such a thing as a preacher fighting a duel had never been henrd of before “Old Bill Bowman being the chal- lenged man had the choice of weapons. He selected o half bushel of Irish pota- toos as big as his fist for each man and stipulated that his opponent must stand fifteen paces distant and only one po- tato ata time to be taken from the mensure. The town was wild with de- lignt, for everybo knew that Bill Bowman could throw with his long, muscular arm as straight und almost as swift as a rifle could send a bullet through a target. The desperndo was furious at heing thaus treshly insulted, and made an in- dignant protest against such a fight,buy Bill Bowman insisted that ne was the chailenged man and had a right to choose his own weapous,and threatened to denounce the desperado as u coward if ne failed to come to time. As theve was no way out of the box but to fight the desperaco finally consented to face the preacher, “The tight took place on the outskirts of the town. Every body in Millsburg was present to see the fun. The sec- onds arranged the two men in position, by theside of each being w half bushel measuare filled with large Irish potatoes as hard as a brick. **Bill Bowman threw the first potato. It struck his opponent a central shot, and flew into a thousand p A yell of delight went up from the erowd, which rattled the desperado. and his potato flew wide of the tail, bony preacher. 1Bill Bowman watched his chance, and every time his opponent stooped for a potato another one hit him in the side, leaving o wet spot on his elothes and then scattering itself to the four winds of heaven. Old Bill hit the desperado about live - times, and then the sixth potato struck him in the short ribs, knocking the wind completely out of* him, and doubling him up on the grass. “The people were almost crazy with laughter, but Bill Bowman looked as sober as if he had just finished preach- ing a funeral sermon. The desperado was takon home and put to there he stayed for more than before he recovered from the eff his Irish potato duel, “Theold men in Millersburg still talk about that eelebrated duel, but it was the means of breaking up dueling in that section.” the desperado v ous Punishment. Muang, acting governor of Kiangsu, has written with his own hand a procia- mation ealling on officials to keep the young men—iheir sons or younger hroth in botter order, says the North China Gazette, This governor some tin o inveighled against the fantastie and extravagant attire of the jeunesse dorce of Soochow, and threat- ened the vigorous enforcement of the sumptuary law.. What he now finds fault with is their rowdyism. He gives an instance as a warning example, which sets forth curiously the working of the Chinese theory of the solidavity of unity of the family, and theiv system of vicarious punish- ment. The son of Mr. Wu, an expectant district magistrate, dropped a handker- chief in the street. A man innocently picked it up, whereupon the young gen- tleman stripped off his cout, rolled his 1eue round his head and engaged in a violent tussle with the man, attracting a crowd, to disperse which it required » posse of the city magistrate run- The youth escaped arrest, but a 1t in his father’s house was pluced in the cangue—a sortof portable pillory. The father of the young offenaer was absent on ofticial business, and, there- fore, the punishment descended on the next connection of the family, the un- fortunate servant. Pather and son considered to have thus received a salu- tary lesson by proxy. Bee News Stands, The morning, evening and Sunday Ber can be found regulariy at the following places: noTELS, Paxton Hotel News Stand, Millard Hotel News Stand. Murray Hotel N tand. Arcade Hotel News Stand, Metropolitan Hotel News Stand, Windsor Hotel News Staud. Canfield House Nows Stand, Cozzens Hote! News Stand. Barker Hotel News Stand. BOOK, NEWS AND TOY STORES, Joplin & Co., 303.North Sixteenth, Dick Castelin, 506 North Sixteenth, J. Rich, 609 North Sixteeath, . P, Hoy, 1115 North Twenty-fourth, Rubin Bros., 514 South Tenth, oible, 318 South Tenth, W. Shannahan, 903 South Thirtesnth, N. Meilhede, 518 South ‘Thirteenth, ruchauf, 114 South Fiftesnth, Wyman, 116 South Fifteanth, 58 South Sixteenth, S, Caulfield, 1304 Farnam, A. Andersc 213 Cuming. 8. 1. Hunsen, 2423 Cuming, W, IR, Picard, 1723 St. Mary's avenue, J.'W. Martin. 1230 Pavk avenue. §. M. Martinoviteh, 808 South Thirteenth, Jos. ‘Timmons, 20th’ and Lake, cable depot. Law \ 5 S, L Alpiue, 1305 Douglas. %, Bonuer, 1320 Douglas. DRUG STORES, E. Howell, corner puth Tweuty-ninth, yton & Owen, 2401 Leavenworth, Caledonian diug store, 20th and Lake, ELEVATOR BOY: Geo. Cooper, Mercants' Banis building. Clvde Ratekin, Kamge Block. Bourd of trade. SOUTH OMAHA, J. 8. Stott, Postoftice G. Reuther, at news stand and on_ street. Patrons of Tk Bek will notice the above new wgencies at drug stores and elevators, which have been placed for the further ac- commodations and conveuience of Bk readers, Persons who fail to procure Tne Bre when wanted, will confer favor by reporting faots to the Brk office. - An Unwelcome Tenant. A huge rattlesnake is monopolizing the kitchen of John Carty’s house, near Columbus, N. Y. He Is under the floor, and declines to leave, S - The Lombard Invest Co. is advertising for $500,000 worth choice mortgage loans Leavenworth IN AND ABOUT THE BLUEFS. A Young Maa Shoots Himself Through the Body. DESPONDENT OVER ILL HEALTH, Frank Trimble As An Attorney--The Postmasters Ohange— Coming Amusemen ts—The Heine Died By His Own Hand. The sharp report of & pistol was the un- usual and startling sound that broke upon the ears of the boarders at the Revere house a few minutes after 7 o'clock yesterday moruing, A few seconds later one of the guests, who occupied room No. 12, rushed down to the office en dishabille, conveying the astonishing infornmtion that the shot was fired in the room adjoining his, and that some one was hurt. Landlord St. John and Mr. W. Slead immediately hastoned up stairs and burst open the door of No. 14, where the scene of the shooting had been located. A single glance sufficed to take in the whole situation. On_the bed lay a man writhing in_agony, while from a powder- burned aperture in the lefy_breast poured the red life fluid, saturating his brown flannel shirt and dyeing the bed linen a deep crimson. About a foot from him,,near the front edge of the bed, was the still’ smoking weapon with which the deed was dono—a d8-calibre, five chamber revolver, of the Bulldog pattern and unknown make. The suicide, for such he was, was yet con- scious, and hegged the spectators, who flocked to_the door, to put him out of his misery. The chief of police secured the re- volver, and the suffering victim besought that official to shoot him again and complete the work of self-destruction which he had commenced, but failed thus far to accom- plish. Dr. Bellinger was summnioned, buy after ascertaining tho course taken by 'the bullet and its probable location, stated that he could do nothing for the man, as the wouna would prove fatal before mauy bours. He washed the wound nnd stopped the flow of blood, but conld do little to relieve the suf- fering of the patient. The victim's legs were puralyzed and ne could not move the lower part of his body, but the physician stated that it the man lived until noon ho would probably partially regain the use of his lower limbs. ‘Ihis proved to be the case, and by 10 o'clock the patient could move them to o smail extent, but with re- turning animation came ' increased suf- fering, and just as the city clock stiiking 11 his heart ccased to beat. The fatal bullet had done its work, and auother life had gone out in ovedierce t the reck- less impulse and rash act of its owner. The deceased went to the hotel about: 10 o'clock Monday night, and registered as “O. W, Hamilton, South Omaha.” He paid in advance for his room, whither he was shown by the night clerk. He asked for a quiet room where he would not be disturbed in the morning, and 1t is probable that he was even then planning to take his own life. After the clerk bade him good night he was not seen ugain until after the awful deed was done. When seen by the teporter, a short time after the shooting occurred, he stated that he had registered uuder his correet name, and papers in_bis pockets bore the name of Oakley W. Hamilton, corner Jwenty-sixth and N. streets, South Omaha. On his vest was a badge of the Independent Order of Foresters, and when asked the name of the lodge to which he belonged, he roferred to book in an inside cont pocket, which proved 0 be the constitution and _by-laws of Court Magic No. 168 of South Omaha, of which loage he said he wasa member. ‘rue to his obhgatio he requested that none but a Forester be allowed to peruse the book. tio stated that he had a sister, Mrs. M. F. Reynolds, residing in South Omaha at the address above given, and that he_made that his home, as did a brother, C. V. Hamilton. Hesaid that ho came over from Omaha Monday night, but refused to say when he was in South Omaha last, or where he had been since leaving there. Ho was quite rational for some time, and talked «freely on some matters, but as to the motive he was very uncommunicative and would say nothing, except that 1t did aot matter why it was done.”” He said that he bolstered up his head with pillows so that he could sce his breast plainly and then opened his shirt front. He care- fully noted the motion of the heart, as its beating conld be seen under the skin, and then placed the muzzle of the revoiver ' close to his breast and fired. He tried to hold 1t 80 that the builet. would pierce the heart, that death might be instantancous, and re- gretted that he had failed. He intended to shoot again, but was unable to do so. He asked 'for his sister and was told that she had been. telegraphed for, Ho manifested considerable anxiety to see her, but she did not_arrive until after he died. Oaly once did he show any particular intercst in what was going on around him, and that was when a_smail noto book was taken from one of his pockets, As it was ope-ed a loc of glossy black hair, tied with 11 piece of ribbon, dropped into the re- s hand. The wounded sufferer upon 1 cast u brief look at the treasured token, while his eyes lighted up momenta- vily, then, with & groan he turned his face to the 'wall und buried his face in the bed clothes, he scrine forebore questiouing, and the little book and 1its sacred contents’ were re- d 1o their place, and later turned over to the coroner with the other effects of the dead man. I'ho inguest was held at 11:30, and a ver- dict returned to the effet that the deceased came to his death by @ pistol suot fired by lamself with suicidal intent. A1 o'clock the brother, sister and brother- in‘law arrived from South Omaha, and made arrangements for the funeral, Which will take place to-morrow morning, from the un- dertaking rooms of Field & Istep, where the remains of the suicide were removed The sister, Mrs, Lo stated to the reporter that sie had not scen the deceased for four weeks, and had not known of his whercabouts. She had twice visited Omaha in search of him, but could get no trail She had no idea what led to the rash ac unless it was despondency caused by ill health, as the deceased hud always been sickly. Sho stated that be was twenty-two years of age, although continued sickness wade him apbear older. He was unmarried, and leaves no relatives hero except those alveady mentioned -— & Butler candy Deipse. factor Main street, 105 Bixby has removed to Merriam block. =L 2 Money loaned at L., B, Craft’s & Co.’s loan office on furniture, panos, horses, wagons, personal property of all kinds, and all other m'(u‘l-w of value, without removal. All business strictly confi- dential. mble Takes the Biscuit. A rather unusual although amusing inc dent was witnessed in police court yester- day morning. *Soapy” Brooks, an individ- ual who froquents the saloons aud gambling Louses, and wanages to keep his tank full of whisky from one yewr's end to another, was locked up for geueral worthlessuess, Iiis mother, who resides on Scott strect, states that he took several articles of underwear from the house Monday evening, for the purpose of pawning them to gel money with 0 go to Omaha, and tne police accordingly run him in, When he appeared before the bar of ustice Frank Trimble stepped up to deiend b, The court surveyed the forsaken look- ing pair for a few winutes, while the self- constituted attorney was delive ing a thrill- ing harangue in behalf of his client, who was on the verge of the tremens, and then interrupted him with: *“That will do, Frank, 1am inclined to think that Brooks is eu- titled to just @s much clemency as you are, and 1 am glaa that I bave you both here towether. You both nead to be locked up for & while to get the whisky out of you, aud I propose to send both of you down for five days.’’ “Ift please the court,” interrupted the smiliug though somewhat unsteady Trimble, I quite agree with your honor in regard 1o my clieut. 1 have his best interests at beart, and 1 am firmly convinced that tive days will not suflice to get all the vile liquor out of bis whisky-soakedPearls 3 be at least double whatj your honos nounoed, and for his sake I must ask that he be allowed 10 servedt my sentence as woll o8 hisown, I am Witling to forogo ail the bonefit that might aecru to me from this short retiroment Trgy jac ive life, and trans- fer it all to this poor frembling mortal. One who would do loss than this is not worthy the name of friend. Does the court appreci- ate my self sacrificiig disposition ! *The conrt is astoundad at your unlimited gall, but must admit that this time your choek has saved you. It shail be as you say. Brooks, av the earnpst request of your friend and counsel, I have ,d¢cided to change your timo to ten days. As for you, Frauk, the next time I shall work the same plan on you, and see how a doudle sentence will uffect you, so you had better go a little slow.” prbitekicid” ol At Dohaney's This Month. Among the attractions booked to appear at Dohaney's opera house during the coming month are tho following: Keene, in *'Riche- liew” on the 2d; Hoyt's “‘Midnight Bell on the 8d; Western Comedy company in “Chicks” on the Sth: “'A Night in Jersey” on the 12th; “He, She, Him and Her" on the 14th; “Keep it Dark" on the 17th: *Old Homespun,” 230 and 234: “'Alvin Joslyn, 24th; “"Throe Wives to One Husband,” 20th, ana “The Stowaway" on the 3lst. -— water heating, first-class Work done in both cities. ~John corner Dearl street and Willow ue, Council Bluffs, Steam and hot plumbing, Gilnert, ave House and iot for #1. Buy your tickets in grand drawing 8o we will not have to defer raffle. See notice in special columns, this i - Curing a Magnetized Watch, “Oh, you needn't be afrmd of spoiling your watches,” sad Electrician Carruthers, as a party of visitors at the electric light station held aloof from the dynamos. “Come up just as close a8 you want to, and [ will guarantee that your tickers will not be injured. Just to show you that a magnetized watch can bo demaguotized I will give you a little _exam- ple. Now then, here is this knife. You see it has no magnetism about it or it would at= tract this key. I will hold it right here on this magnet for a few seconds, and now you will see & change. It piks up a whole bunch of keys and it is hard to shake them off. To take out the electricity 1 tie a string around it, hold it _here by the armature, swing it aronnd a few times, und presto—it is as dead a8 it was in tho first placo. You can cure a magnetized wateh in the same way, as I huve proved to the great joy of several sorrowing owners, who thought their time pieces irretrievably ruined. It is not neces- sary to have a snield put in a watch unless a person is around the dynamos all the time; and then simply for convenience, as 1t would require too much time and trouble to be constantly demagoetizing them. When a watch is magnetized it will gain an hour in fifteen minutes, but it can be cured i ten seconds. If you ever get caught in such a snap, just remember what I tell you, and you will have no cause to grieve. I cured a $175 watch a few days ago, when the owner was almost ready 10 throw it away. It is very simple, but it is effective. C. B. Musig Co., 535 Broadway. - Desirable dwellings for rent at mouerate prices. 1. H. Sheafo & Co.. rental ugents, Broadway and Main streets, up stairs, The Postoflice O nanzes Hands, At the close of business Monday evening, Mr. Thomas Bowman, who has filled the oftice of postmuster forthe past four years. turned over the keys, of the government building to his successor, Mr. L M. Treynor and stepped gracefully down and out. His administration has been very satisfactory to the public, and has been in every way highly creditable'to him. He has kindly offerea to assist the new incumbent in such ways as he can, until the new force become accustomed to the working of the offic For the many courtesies tendercd. Mr. Treynor, of course, fecls very grateful and apvreciates the kind offers of the retiring ofticial. It will be some time before the en- tire working force is changed, but the new men will work in very rapidly. The follow- ing changes have already becn mad W. C. Unthank succeeds H. assistant postmaster. Captain Bailey succeeds L. Zurmuchlen in the mailing room B. Cousins and J. P, Williams succeed S. D. Rohrer and W. C. Unthank at the transfer registry department, Fred Reed takes Edward Janitor. A of assisf and ¢ Kessler. L. Tinley as ierce's place as u named McKinney assumes the role it janitor in place of John Stange, new " elevator boy succeeds S. It —_— Western Lumber aua Supply Co., 18th and 14th streets and 2d and 5 avenues, carry the lurgest stock of lumber, viling pole, ties, lime, cement und building material in the west. W. Raymond, manager. - Attend the W. 1. Bus.college, Council Bluffs, Keating,prescriptions and drugs, 505 B'd'y. - Kelley & Younkerman sell groceries, Chase aud Sanborn coffees a specialty. ——— Dwelling for saie on ed yments. Also vuilding lots at lowest market prices, "Call and examine our list. 1. 11, Sheafe & Co. - “Ihe Famous™ cash bargain house, 200 B'y i b au, room 216 Merriam bik, - What the Scholars Say. Couscrl, BLurrs, la, Sept. ) the Editor of Tug Ber: The scholars of the Council Bluffs nigh school, feeling justly in- dignaut on aceount of the false accusations brought against Captain H. M. Prouty by some of the members of the school board, huve unanimously declared the statements t0 be untrue und false, and something ought 10 be said in defense of Mr. Prouty. The statement that Mr. Prouty endeav- ored to prejudice the minds of the scholars against theiv principal is without ground. Mr. Prouty has always said, when he would Lear scholavs say that they didn’t like their principal: “'He s only peculiar, and wo all have peculiarities; you will ' lige hin when you kuow ~him better.” And in addressing his school this morn- ing he said: *Treat Mr. Stevens with respect, for this is not his fault.”” As to the statement that Mr. Prouty neglectea his school duties, anyone who knows that ger tleman, without even Stoppiug to consido would declure it a basc untruth, only n:ade up to ruin the gentleman’s charscter, ‘Lhe sentiment of tho high sehool scholars is that Mr. Prouty is a striotly conscientious gentle man, and has « his school work faith fully and remarkablys well, and the scliool feel that they have suffered o loss which can ouly be removed by the reappoiutment of Mr. Prouty to his former position. Hicit SC100L SC - Dr. Murphy,opti PLARS, The Heine Concert. The talented Heino family gave the last of a series of concerts lu this city last evening at Armory hall, before a fair sized audience, under the auspices’ of the HBerean Bavtist church, The prograimue was a very pleasing one, and several special numbers were added by request. All of the participants were warmly encored, and graciously responded. The concert was of great merit throughout, and that it was anpreciated, the generous applause amply testificd, ‘The appearance of the Heine family will always be welcomed in Council Bluffs. Swanson Music Co., 335 Broadway. — - Winter & Monroe, sign painters, 416 B'wy, g Let Russmussen beautify your house i best style and cheap. 12 West Maiue. - Carbou Coa ! (e, whelesple,reta i, 101 en ~ 2. H, Sheafe & Co. give special attention to the collection of rents sud care of property an the eity and vieinity. Charges moderate, Ofico Broadway snd Maiu streets. - Tube paints i3gc at Chapman’s ars store, S s Get Fountain be cigar, next Eisewan block FIFTY MILLION TONS OF COAL. The Wonderful Newcastle in Wyoming. A GREAT PREHISTORIC It Has Left Smoke-Tinged Molten Rock to Testify to Its Fury—Coal Canyon and_ Its Envire ©Carrying Conl From Newocastie. NEWCASTLE, Wyo., Oct. 1.—[Special to T Bek]—Alliance, which for about two years has been the terminus of the northwestern branch of the B. & M, rond, {8 situated in Box Butte county, For a year past the company has been engaged on the | ance line over the | 415 miles from Omaha. extension of the All Pine Ridge to Crawford, to which place | trains are now running, and beyond Crawford through the southwestern cor= ner of Dakota into Wyoming. to a point in the western border of the Black Hills | miles from | stle a practicable | now known as Neweastie, 7 this city. From New route has been sur near Dendwood, whilo by ensy grade seveaty-five Powder river and the Big Horn country, over two hun- dred miles distant, can be reached. The immediate purpose of the exten- sion to Newcastle, however, has been to oven up a new sunply of conl which ex- ists 1 a vein of extraordinary quality and thickness, and is known to be con- tinuous over an extent of 4,500 acres. As this is not only a fucl coul, but is also a coking conl, the importance of its ex- istence to the manufacturing as well as the domestic interests of Omaha, war- rants a somewhat caveful account of its discovery and its qualities. Nearly three years ago Mr, Frank W. Maadell began prospecting for coal on the western border of the Biack Hills, but it was not until about one year ago that the extraordinary vein upon which operations are now beginning was d covered and fully tested throughout its entire extent. Since the discovery of this deposit, Mr. Mandell, who is a practical rather than a theoretical ge- ologist, has made more than two hun- dred excavations at different points, in most cases by drifting in upon it and exposing it in its entire thickness. Up to the very last, the great difficulty had to be encountered and overcome, of the doubts concerning the existence of conl 1 quantities and of quality which would assure successful working. This doubt was removed only at a quite re- cent date, wnen the vem was actually uncovered at many separate and distant points, enabling the unprofessional eye of tho practical man and the cupitulist to behold its extent and quality through- out. The first discovery was made about eighteen months ago, some six miles above here, in what is now known as Conl canyon. An expert came and made a prolonged and thorough exami- nation of the deposit commercially, es: timated the probable cost of its produc tion, and noted the natural facilities for getting it out. After that was done, and ic was determined to_develope the coul and to build the railroad to this point. Mr. Joseph Hemingway, a mem- ber of the mining engincers of Onhio, and a gentleman of wide and varied experience in the coal distriets of Eng- land and the United States, was called upon to tuke chavge of the wovk., Af- ter examination he reported upon the formation of the vein, its foundation and roof, and the extent of arca over which working would be profitable. tions were begun on March last. The raiiroad only ran to Alliance, from which point all the heavy machinery for the extensive works wlich ave now nearly completed —hoilers, engines, pipes. ete.—had to be hauled by teams 150 miles, and brought over the lofty foot hills on a road built expressly for that purpose. A saw mill has also been put in opera- tion, brick have been manufactured, and substantial buildings heing put up, and machinery put in place two months befdre the opening of the rail- road. Among the machinery is that for an electrie piant, which ‘will fur- nish power for working the mines and light for illuminating the tunuels and works, and lighting the town ol people, which will be established at the mines by the 1st of December, over an intervening ric did spring some five miles away, to supply the works and meet the wants of the people both at Coal canyon and Neweastle, in of coal is an extraordinary one. Itsthicknessis over eignt feer. The el > is at right angles to thoe dip of the vein, which greatly facilinte mining. The veinisinits whole ex- tent a dense mass, without a seam ora fault throughout. It is so hard that to mine it by the old method, with pick- axe and erowbar, would be impossible. Geologically it is quite evident that it belongs to the family known as the juratriassie, which lies between the carboniferous and eretaceous groups, to the latter of which the Rock Springs coal belongs. It pluce in geological nomenelature will no doubt be the sub- juet of much disputation amon itific geologrist The position her med to it explains its fine qualit as compured with all other ils hith- erto dicovered in th far west. That it belongs to the family of coking conls, has been decisively proven. Ovens have been ercetod, and speei- mens of the cok seen, soma of which have been taken from n five i the open air. The product in all respects the coke made in the conl regions of western Pennsylvania. Its adaptation to this process will ren- der it of peculiar value in the mines and manufactories of the Black Hills, which have thus far depended on wood alone for mining and reduction pur- noses, and on coke transported from Penusylvanin, by railway and wagon. The region above Leud City, where valuable yet refractory ores exist in great abundance, and down as far as the tin mines about Custer City, will undergo an extraordinary development, s 5001 as colie can be cheaply obtained. The vein dips at an angle'of one de- gree with the horizon, giving sufficient fnclination for all needed purposes, and affording facilitics for drainage should they at any time be needed, The vein, how r,80 far as ithas been uncovered, lies in a bed which is tly dry, and the overhanging rock, which 18 seve hundred feet in thickness, is impervious to water. The roof is & white, flinty slate from two to four feet in thickness underlying the sandstone, and is pers feet, requiring no timbers in the work ing chumbers. Underneath the vein is & sandstone layer of six feet, below which, here and there is found a bed of superior fire-clay, eight fect in thick- ness. The dimensions here given of the overlying and underlying deposits ave uniform throughout. The sandstone on which the coal rests 18 of cxcellent ro from u splen- Mines Opened at FIRE. and | oved to Load City, | miles, | Water | will be brought at an expense of 10,000 | embles | and uniform quality for building pur- poses, and the fire-clay possosses equal value. The specific gravity of the coal is great, amounting to six pounds per cubic foot, that of Pittsburg conl being only seyenty-nine pounds per cubie foot The height of the coal bed above the son is 5,502 feet, or more than one mile, It enters the bluff fifty feet above the canyon bottom, and the sandstone ex- tonds above it for a distance of 400 feet. On either side of the canyon in both di- rections, as also 1n the adjoining can- yons, the evidences are scen of o fire which completely consumed the vein for over one hundred feet within. There is in the sanastorte a layer of ashes for this distance two fect in thickness,upon which the superincumbent mass has | fallen, and one sees within the moun- I tain, in the fissures or chimneys above, | the tinge of the smoke upon the face of the rock. The fire which has left thes records must huve been prehistoric In & neighboring canyon which 1 vis- ited, the excavation for several hun- | dred foet has taken place since the date of the fire, us there ulono the conl was | found outeropping at the surfaco show- ing no mark of the flames, What has since become a cut through the moun- tains seyeral hundreds of tect in depth, must there ve been at this one point a solid mass of rock above and below the vein. Ia every other instance the vein is covered up on the bluffs by the debris which has fallen on it from above, obscuring from sight the layer of ashes that remained, and covering up | all appearances of a valuable deposit. The appearances are everywhere o actly alike. The interior hecat melted the sandstone immediately above the conl and it ran down in a slag which , nearly fills the cavity formed by the | burning out of the conl. After the five | had extended over one hundred feet ench v within, the supervincumbent rock was crushed down and the supply of air being shut off the lames were ¢ tinguished. Had the vein been an or dinary non-coking conl this would not | have happened; the conl, however, con- a largo amount of bitumen, which has led to its preservation. There will for the present be two dis- tinet mines operated, one on either side of the canyon. These will, it is caleu- lated, intersect in five years above, wlhen the two will become one mino, having two outlets. The minesand the canyon being lighted by electricity, and the conl being mined and hauled out by the same power, work will pro- ceed by might as well as by day. Thne mines will bo worked on “poom-and-pillar” systom. Turning at right angles from the mamn shaft, the ‘‘rooms,” thirty feet in width, will be driven for 300 feet. Partitions will be left between .the ooms,”” which will be tw in thicknoess. When the driven to their prescribed limit, the partitions will be attacked from within, and their con- tents deawn out, and the superineum- beut mass will erush in, Columns will, bowever, be left along the main entries suflicient to protect them. The preparations for working the mines are nearly completed. [t is ox- pected to Lave 20,000 tons of coal ready for shipment on the opening of the raii- voud in November. The gapacity for production will be 1,000 tons a day at the first, which will, however, be rap- idly increased until an ouwput of from 3,000 to 4,000 tons in the twenty-four hours is reached. The situation of the coal is such that other similar mines can be opened should they become necessury to meet the demand. There is no assignable limit to the capacity of the mines. Theve is already practically “tin sight’ total of 50,000,000 tons of coal, which has cer‘amly no superior. haps 1, in the United Staic per d conl min will not be required here. The coal will be cut by machinery, the Jefirey coal cutter Deing used, and the Jeffroy power drill for boring holes in the wmass above for blasting. The machine first named cuts about five inches in thickness, and three feet in width under the mass, and the blust inserted-at the top throws it down,tons at o time. In one hour work will be accomplished by these n chines which, under the old system, would require the labor of two 2auipped miners for three days, except that the hand work would never have sufliced here, on account of the hardness of the mass. The conl will be dispatched on cars run by electricity to the mouth of the tunncl, where a double engrine, the Ravisiy car londer with @ project ing arin, will distribute it into the cars tifty fect below to the amount, if neces- sary, of 2,000 tons in twenty-four hoars. There will be two tunnels on each side of the canyon, one of which will be W ing and the -other a ventilating tunnel, At the mouth of the lat will bo erectod a ventilating furnace and aparatus, The towers will be nine feet in dinmeter and seventy-five feet high, and the machinery will give a cireulution through the tunnelsof 70,000 cubic feet of air per minute. The en- | tive machinery, including the hoppers and coal chutes across the canyon will be completed within forty days. The canyon here is ral hundred feot in width, giving ample spuee for all neeessary buildjngs and machinery and for eight tracks whicl will e laid. Above, tho canyon separates into two,in each of whieh tracks will be extended for the storage of empty cars. The works will give immediate employment | to a0 men, including elerks, et i pumber will represent the presence of fully 8,000 people at the mines. There 1sample room, above and below, for the housing of more than that number. Owing to the gerfection of the of mining which I have briefly de- seribed, absolutely no coal will bo lost. Coal will be shipved in different sizes, uniform in quulity and dimensions run-of-mine (lurge masses), lump, nut and pes while the residium of fine mate v be used heve for the man- ufacture From the wmines | down 1o the grade cut of the road will be from two to four fe in a huadred, the maximum being 130 | feet 10 the mile, , The rona is locited well upon the of the canyon curing it st all possible din e flood, At Neweastlo o space 200 fect in width and balf a in length, com- prising ten ncves, been leveled off for depots and waelk The conl weighs 2,214 pounds per cubie yard, This gives 4,000 tons per acre one yard in depth, or about 11,000 tons per acre for the entive thickness of t ein, I'he 4,500 acres will at this ratio prodnee some 50,000,000 wns. With the output of 5,000 tons a day,one year’s production would be 1,000,000 | tons, and it would require tifty years’ consumption at this rate to exhaust the deposit. The Un coal fields comprise about 6,500 s ves. The product of the 1 Springs- conl has increased from i 1s in 1868 to about 400,000 tons anuunlly, at which rate th Newcastle mines would last for one hundred yeavs, D, C. BROOKS. - The Tallost Biilding Phe highest structure of masonary in the world is said to be the national museum recently completed at Turin. It was originally designed for a syna- gue, but it proved ill adupted to that purpose and was sold to the eity, It was then converted into a museum as a monument to the memory of Victor Emmanuel, On top of the dome rises a spire neurly as high as the whole of the rest of the building. The gilt status on the top of the spire stands 528 feot from the ground, the sev ystem MINOR MENTION N. Y. I Co. ileason coal. D. W. Otis, oity and farm loans. Council Bluffs Lumber Co., conl. Boston stord, the leaders in dry goods. During the month of Soptomber thirtys eight building permit spating $47,850, were issued by the city ¢ 3 OMarriage licenses have boon issued sto Chris Jenson and Doris Burgward, and O, 8; Hunnum and - Clara Garacu, ail of this eity. o The case of State of Towa va Turner Tin~ nell, charged with lare a8 been taken on a change of venuo from Justice Schurz’ to Justice Barnett's court. Mrs. 8. 8. Works, of Hazel Dell town ship, died Sunday, aged fifty-four yoars. The funeral took place yestorday forenoon, at § o'clock, from the residence. I3 E. Allea has takon out a bunding pore mit for a 1,600 residence in Potter & Cobb's additton, and N. D, Lawrence for n §1,200 cottage in Bayliss' tirst addition, Local sportsmen report that ducks very plentiful at Manawa, Polican lake, Rig lakeand Hoory creck. Billy Malonoy brought home a bag of Hifteen Jast avening, the result of half day’s sport at slanawn and Pelican lakes. City Clerk Huatington reports that diph- theria is prevailing 1n various parts of the city. Some twelve or fifteen cases have been veported by physicians, one having as wany as five cases under his care v the same timo. The Cascadn lnundry has buen mno Broadway to the MeClurg building, on | street. ‘The work of removing the machin- ery was commenced Saturday noon by J. C. Bixby's force, and Monduy morning it was all in position and ready for business. ‘The case of Jacob Bartel vs, C. M. Wist, of Neola, 18 occupying tho attention of the district court. I'he plaintif sues for 15,000 damages for malicious prosocution. The latter was twice sued for solling mortraged proverty, and on each oceasion the case was thrown out of the court. Sol Foster has roturned from sunny south. He brougnt back ing of fruit. He added o the display of big in Tuk Bee window a fine apple ed from a famous apple tree on the old battle field of Pea Ridge. The tree was only asprout at the closeof the war, and has boen struggling aiong like the suany south itself, until now it is flourishingand prosper- AMr. Foster is especially enthusiastio Rogers, Ark., and 1ts vicinity, Ho 18 thinking of moving there as soon a8~ he can Arrange his matters he S b saie 8. B. Wadsworth & Co. loan 2 i 2 tic House. best hotel in the Meals 85c. Cmsveiga e Peraonal Paragraphs. Squire W. L. Biggs is visiting City. Jacob Neumayer, of the Neumayer hotel, ig sufferimg from a badly spramned ankle. Dr. A. W. Hall, of Sierra Leone, Africa, is stopping in the city for a couple of days. Sam, C. Noble, who recently returned from Seattle, W. T, i wone into business with A. A. Clark & Co. Joseph Holman, of Weston, one of the old- est settlers of the county, is reported very low from the effcets of a puralytic stroke. ed chickens. G. Mottaz, Tel. 173, S - Suicided in a Cemtery. While a geave digrer was walking through the pauper seetion of Oakwood cemetery neir the city to-day, suys a Richmona dispateh, e discovered the body of an unkrown man partaily con- ccaled by the brosh. In the hand of the deceased was a pistol ciasped so tightly that it was with difticulty the weapon could be forced from the stff In tho temple was a bullet nothing to identify ive a clue to the mo- d. A note was found was tired ot life, and that on his person woulda be found sufil- cient monoy to secure a docent burial, De od was apparently about thirty vears of age. Ln his pants pocket was 80, a trip to the A fine show- money. Now Pa tye $1.50 ver d in Sloux Fine dre Fazles at Se More eagles have bee aiang the bluffs at Seneca lake, York than at any time the past tw yea Partic I counted from four to seven Ilying ahout at onc They are the genuine gray eagles, the emblems of liberty which ce the ceins of our country, The people of the lnke conntry never kill an 1ew young ones have occasio captured alive. STOVES, * THE RED CROSS 1t i conceded to b adimired stove on the A con-tructed on the mo proved sccntifle principle to” deveion ths ireatest: dugtoo, of Leat with the loast anount of coal. 1t 15 the only stove i which the system of clreniating Hucs fs pe-re t taking the eold air from the floor wnd hoating i1, Everyostove is convertible into 1 double heater o WAL the Fooms aliove, with no difticuliyor expense, Aunother poing their fayor, 15 tho tact that they are cheaper than wny offier fiest class sLove on the market, For sile in Council Bluts only by BHUGART & €O, 11 Main Street, Comeil Blulk Savings Bank Incorporated Nov, 1, 1570, Bou.hwest Cornr Broadwiy aid M ain Strects CAPITAL %150,000. OFFICERS P, Dodge, President; Beresheln, Vice Presidenti A W, Cash Dingcrons -N Keeline, J, L, Stwart, Dodge, Tuos. OFFICER John Rivkman P. Dolge., I W, W Hereshelin, (ie0, Wallas W, H. M, Pus Eleeric Trussas, Belts, Ch tectors, Efc, Agents waltea, B. JUDD,