Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 12, 1889, Page 6

THE OMAHIA BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS FICE, NO. PRARL STREET, Delfvered by carrler i any part of the Ci B, W, THTON MAN AG TE BUSINGES OFFICR EPHONES MINORR M . Y. P, Co, Gleason coal, Council Bluffs = umber Co.. co Wentern Lumber and Supply Thatcher coal, see adver! The 130ston store for holiday Hest conl aud woou at C. B. Fuel C Carbon Coal Co. wholesale. retail, 10Pearl. G. W. Todd will erect a $2,000 residence in Billings’ subdivision. The superior_court adjourned yesterday morning out of respest to the memory of Bherif Reel. . A. Beebo hias taken out a permit for the 1on of a #4,000 resid ce on lot 163, orig- plat of the city, public schools will be closed for a of two weeks for the holie v ing December 20 and ending Jauu L. Evans, residing at the corner of Beventh avenre and Lighteenth strect, fel from the roof of 4 shed which he was repair- ing and _recolved very vainful though not serious bruises, There will be gospel vreaching by P Loizeaux, ovaneelist, ut the Young M Christian association rooms Wedn Friday evenings, December 11 and o'clock. Al are cordially iuvited. In police court yest r1 loonkeepers were fined e keoping disordorly house Tivo were discharged, and a counle of Missouri Valloy boozdrs were each assessed 85,10, 'Squire Schurz held Frank Roberts, alias Craig, to the praud jury in the sum of $100 for tho larceny of a wateh and other prop- erty from a follow employe at tho Ogden. In default of bond he is languishmg in the county eylinder. Calaulhi Assembly Pythian Sisterhood will hold a sociable this evening at Knights of Pythias Castie hall. Al its of both lodgos of the Knights of 1 of this city are requested 10 bo prosent, as mattors of impertance to them wiil be trausacted. ity marshal has filed an information ylesworth’s court charging Will- with the murder of young Doio- hue. The pr amination will 1ot take place for s as County At- torney Organ is busy preparing cases for trial in the district eourt. Bluft City lodge, No. 50, Independent Order of the Treu Bund (German Insur and Mutual Aid society) will give their first sunual ball at Masonic temple vext Saturday evening. Tho Treu Buud band will furnish musi Anyone failing 10 receive an invita- tation will be supplied by applying to the secretary, The ladies auxiliary to the Modern Wood- men held a mesting yesterday afternoon for the purpose of puiting thisorganization upon the working plan of the Daughters of Re: bekah and similar organizations, The society will have secrot work and other features that are conducive to perpetuating these or- Ranizations, The Iast of the serics of parties to be given 1 Arcanum, before ays, W riors in Beno block this The parties given by this organization are noted for pleasure, and those who are so fortu vitations always attend. The party tonight promiscs to be the most successful of the series. Mrs. [, L. Spooner of Bancroft street will entertain the Congrepational sociable this avening. She will be assisted by Mesdames Dodge, Davis, De Normundie and IFoster and the Misses Fitch and Grass. These socia- bles are the means by which the members of the church become " thoroughly acquainted with each other, and have been a source of much pleasure to the members and consider- able financial benefit to the church. A cor- dial invitation is extended to the publie. The statement that William Siedentopf, W. A. Wood and T. J. Evaus had been elected honorary members of the Real Estate exchunge was & grave error. They were elected toactive membership, and not hon- orary membersh There will be u meeting of the exchange at 8 o'clock this evening at the board of trade eooms. All interested and all contemplating joining are urged to be rrnncub The proposed constitution and by- uws wiil be presented for adoption at this meeting. It is reported that George Rover of this city, who is incarcerated in the Green county Jail at Jeflerson, Ia., has concluded to enter 8 plea of guilty when his case is called. He is charged with highway robbery and was arrested here by the sherift of that county several weeks ago. Roper and a man named Carroll were indicted for the above named crime, they having tried to hold up two mer- chaots of Grand Junction. Roper managed to escape, but Carroll was caugnt, and find- ing it getung hot Tor him he squealed, which les 1o Roper’s urrest at hishomein the Bluffs. During the visit of Evangelists Sneed and Smith to this city last winter Rev. G, W. Crofts wrote a very effcctive hymn entitled, “Oh! to Be Something.” It was suggested by the familiar one of “Oh! to Be Nothing," ana its ideas are very much along the same lie. When Mr, Smith left here he took a copy of the poem along with him and has set it to music and returned, in this shape, to the author of the words, The melody is smooth and flowing and the harmony well wroughtout. It will be sung by the Con- gregational cholr at next Sunday worning's service. Charles Philcock languishes in durance vile on a scrious charge. Ho represented himself as a bible agent and tried to hire a team at Dr. Cady’s stable, but refused to pay in advaunce, and was arrested, At the station it was found that he answered the descrip- tion of u man wanted at Fremont, Neb,, for ho) stealing by the authoritics of that i They will come today to tave him ack to Nebraska so Since his residence in this city he has resided atadive on Pierce street, and his character was passed upon accordingly, and was in fact what led to his arrest. An mtoxicated farmer had an unpleasant experience on Broadway laat evening, He ‘waa in such a helpless condition that he could not manage his wules, aud the wagon was backed across the track in front of an ap- proaching motor, The wagon was partially overturned and the driver dumped out on his head. ‘he tall had apparently no other ef- fect than to partially sober him, and be hur- riedly clambered into the wagon aad drove off without giving his name. The frout of the motor wi ratohed a very little, which seemed to be the only damage done, A lughly enjoyable affair was the party flwn last evening at Musonic temple by armony chapter, No, 25, O. E. 8. It was the second of the series to be given this sea A number found enjoyment in the parlors, ‘where cards and social games were the at- tractive features, but the majority of the {ounnsr people found greater pleasure on he dancing flaor. Dalbe)’s orchestra fur- nished delightful musio for the occasion, which was, all in all, one of the most enjoy- able which the pleasure-loving citizens of the Bluffs have participated in for many a day, Carpets and other goods are goingoff preuty Lively at the Council Blutfs' Carpet store. Remember that they will continue to &ive big discounts for cash in all lines, — They Know Whers to Buy. The Couneil Bluffs Carpet Co. go-tard.y received orders for carpets from three live, wideawake towns 10 Nebraska, One order for seven carpets came from Cedar Rapids, and Gordon and Central City peoplo were the others who found it proftable to come here to buy their carpets aud curtains, One nice order was also received from Panawma, Towa. e Money loaved at L. B. Craft & Co. oftice on furniture, pianos, horses, wagons, personal proverty of all kinds, and all other articles of value, without romoval. All bus- iness strictly confidential, T Hereaftor the dining room of the New a- eifio will be run on semi-European plan, All weals served at 25 cents each. loan B Chapman's ‘rldllplg will ve kept intact o during the hohdays, and see It P. C. Miller, best paper Lauging ana dec- erating. The L Lest is the ohospest THE OMAH IN AND ABOUT THE BLUFFS, The Distriect Court Will Begin the Oriminal Grind Today. T. W. M'CARGER LAID AT REST. A Now School to s Erected n the Weat End Next Year—Death of rry Reel—Happily Wedded ~The Council Tonight. Will Commence the Criminal Grist. Criminal business will be taken up in the district court this morning. The ecase ot State va Carrington will be the first for trinl. Carrington has been indicted for robbery from the person, seizing $40 from a young man near the cabning works several wecks since. His confederate escaped, and cfforts huve been mude to have the pros g witness leave the city, but this he refuse 10 do. In the case of Woolworth vs Schierbrooi, a motion for a new trial has been flled, Court was aajourned yesterday upon notico of the death of ox-Sherift com- nittes of tho bar assoc by Judge Carson to dvaft resolutions, committee 18 composcd of Colonel W. Sapp, L. V. Ross and W. A, Mynster. Tne resolutions bresented are to be spread upon and be u part of the records of the court, Shoss, Porey. Shacs. Will sell gents’ fine shoes at less than cost until Januar . Corner Broadway and Main, under the bank. Miss M aason has removed her dress. making pariors to the rooms lately used by the puolio library, No. 14 Pearl stroet, where she will bo glad 10 sce her old friends. - il at Rear, Yesterday afternuon the funeral of T. W. McCargar was held I'here was a lurge cathe of svmpathizing friends at the family residenee, where a brief service was nducted by Re Franklin of Hroad- way Methodist church, The service con- ted of songs, appropriate selections of ecripture, and a tender prayer, Among the floral tributes was one of rare beauty and peculiar fitness, It was a large sickel and sheaf of wheat upon a very large base, repre- senting the field itself. The tribute was doubly significant, in view of Mr. McCargar having been so long aad prominently e gaged in the agricultural machinery busi- ness, It was arranged by Mr, Caspar. At the close of the services at the the Musonic fraternity, of which he was a member, took charge of the remains, convey- ing them to Waluut Hill cemetery, where the last sad rites were performed in accord- ance with the ritual of that order. Thus wi i1d at rest one who will be greatly missed from the busineas circles of this city, in which be fias moved 8o long and actively. home e Fountain cigar, a strictly 10¢ cigar for 5¢ at the Fountain, Try on phdad ol Now is the tune to buy your furniture. C. A. Beebe & Company hivo too many goods for their storage capacity and are cuttl price: 0 make goods go. Berkey chamber suits, sideboards and dining tablas, Windsor, Welch and Berkey folding beds, parlor suites, lounges and all kinds of fancy chairs at unhieard of figures, Thess goods are all of the finest desizns and finish. Don't buy until you learn their prices, A clean sweep o bo wado. Couwie and ses {0r your- self, Pals ) S The Manhattan sporting headq'rs 418 B-way. ol SN A New School Building Next Year, The school board has at last decided to go ahead with the erection of a new school building in the western part of the city, tho bonds for which were voted at the school election last spring. At the meeting of the board Tuesday evening the commiites on grounds and buildings was authorized to look up the matter of securing a location and receive proposals from the owners of prop- erty for the purchase of the necessary lots, They were also instructed to advertise for proposals for the salo of $20,000 of bonds. the proceeds to be used in erecting the new building. A resolution was passed that the board secure plans for the proposed build- ing. The location will be on or near the “Cochran tract,” and wiil probably e in- side the territory bounded by Second and Fifth avenues and Twentieth and ‘L'wenty- third streets. The members state that all preliminaries will be arranged at once, so that work on the new structure can be com- menced carly in the spring and the building be ready for occupancy at the beginning of the fall term. Always on Time, 1f you wish to purchase a good and reliable watch 25 per cent less than club rates, and on easy terms, then call at once and ' make your own selection at C. B. Jacquemin & Co., 27 Main street. — - Probstla’s harness shop, opera house block, headauarters for robes and blankets, - ——— Sheet music 10¢, 538 Broadway, Saddle Rock oven day and Yancy, prop. ————— Death of Perry Reel. Perry Reel, ex-sheriff of this county, died Tuesday evening at his country home at IReel's station, cleven miles east of the city, aftera long and painful illness. The de- ceased was born in Putnam couaty, Indiana, 10 1838, aud came to this county thirty-seven yeurs ago. In 1562 he was elected asmomber of thecounty board of supervisors and served in that capacity five years when he was elected sheritf, He hold this office at differ- ent times and was kept in the position for ten years, his last term being from 1885 to 1887, From 1878 to 1875 he was treasurer of the county and tilled thatofce with satisfac- tion 1o the citizons of the county, Mr. Reel was & democrat in politics, but enjoyed the trust and esteewm of his acquaint- ances of both parties, He was well known, not only throughout the county, but through the state. He leaves a wife and four chil- dren—two sons and two daughters. ‘The funeral will take place at 12 o'clock today from the family residence. A large number of friends from this city will attend the services uud arrangements have been made for all to move in & body from the city building at 9:30 this morning, restaurant, night. 402 Broadwa Pirst class. J. I e The Boston Store Is the real headquarters for Santa Claus in Council Bluffs, ‘The fuvors that e is dis- pensing there are appreciated by those who receive them, He unpacked yesterday a magnificent line of fancy china and bisque guods, ———— The Great Book Sale. Recollect that today occurs the great book aud stationery sale at the Masonic Block Hook store. You will get no flimsy, cheaply bound books, but first class goods at less price than you pay for the cheap siuff. Get sometbing that will be an oruament to your book shelves or friends will doubly appreci- ate. et a— Officers of Abe Lincoin Post, Abe Lincoln post No, 20, Grand Army ot the Republic, will be ofiicered as follows during the next terw: P, C.—R. C. Hubbard, 8.V, C.—J. K. Cooper. V. uartermaster—James Jacoby, Chaplain—J. W, Kilgore, Surgeon—Dr, ¥, 8, Thomas, O. D.—F. A, kott. 0. G.—J. B, Heft, Delegates 1o the state encampment- - lace Mckadden and Major George W, Cole of Pocific Junction, S —— An Errvor Corrected. To Tur Bes: The Nonparell of yesterday, 0 recoraing the proceedings of the board of directors of the real estate exchange speaks of my election as secretary of the exchange. Tt is an arror which I ask you to correct. A committee was appointed to learn from me whether 1 could act as temporary secrotary for two or three woeks. I stated to that committee that I would be glad to donate my services for that time, provided they were made secondary to my duties and obligations to tho board of trade, and that 1 could and would permit nothing to interfore with my contract with that organization. On those conditions I thought 1 might accopt the elec- tion, B. Zevery, Turkey sh Rrond wa, best sCor Saturday late's gallery, 800 Upper Threodarge turkeys for three oach week, Turkeys given each vening. AP NER DN £olid goldrings at Wollman's, 538 B'way. J. G, Tipton, real estate, - Neumeyer hotel, first class,reasonablo rates ——— 'y have removed their dental vl stroot. up stairs, Broadway. Drs. Woodbu office to 101 P Prof. C. C Case closes his musical com- bination with a concert tonight at the Pres- byterian church with a chorus of 100 voices. ‘The following soloists will assist: Mrs. F. H. Evans, Miss Mamie Oliver, Mr. Frank Westcott, Mr, Charles Kayser, Mr, Willie Murphy and the Orpeus quartette. - - We Don't Claim the Earth, But we do claim that we make the bost fit- ting pants, especialiy for fat men, to be ob- taiued in the twin cities, Ieiter, tailor, 810 Broadway. —_——— The Bechtele has been remodeled and ro- fitted and name changed to Hotel Jameson. br<icd C. B. steam dye works, 1013 I3roadway. i et Fine stock of watches and jeweiry for the holidays at Wollman’s, 533 Broaawiy. - . The Ross Investment and - Happily, Mated. Tn the presonce of a fow invited guests and the relatives of the principals, Mr. H. L. Shepherd and Miss Ruth M. Phillips were united in marriage at 8:30 o'clock last even- ing, at tho residenca of the bride’s sister on Bluft street, Mr. Shepherd is one of the most prominent young business men in the ity, and the bride is an estimable young the daughter of the late J. M. Phillips. : congratulations that were show- ered upon them when the Rev. Dr. Crofts pronounced them husband and wife will be choed by thew hundred of friends in the o} They take up their abode in their elegant new residence on Harrison street today. Trust company e o Santy Clans’ Little Correspondents. A reporter for Tur BrE spent a short time last evening after the close of business look- ing over with the Eiseman Brothers and a fow others the hundreds of hittlo letters sent by the children to Santa Claus ordering Christmas presents from their staunch and true friend. ‘I'he letters are the reflections of the very souls of tbe little writers. They were not meant for common mortal eyes, and 1t seems alwost sacrilexe to let the public get even & glimpse of them. little ones write to their old friend with the same sweol and perfect confidence that their Christian mothers have taugit them to pray to Him who said: *Of such 18 the kingdom of Heaven.” Mauy of the letters have such puthos and reveal such a profound deptn of childish sorrow that the person would be stony hearted indeed who could read them with untouched heart and undimmed eyes. As the reporter picked them up at random from the big box that held at least a_bushel, and read them aloud Simon Eiseman had fre- quent occasion to use his handkerchief, and “Uncle Henry’'s” eyeglasses would get dim 80 often that he was kept con- stantly rubbing them, We all naturally think our own children the most confidential with us, but_this great mass of epistles to Samta Claus shows that that jolly old man has such a hold upon all little hearts that he has won their confidence absolutely. Here are a few samplo letters : “Sept 11, 188—Dear old Santa Claus I was down to see you last night but could not see you very well as the big men and boys stood in front of me. I want a great big doll With a bonnet aaod shoes and stockings on I want a big stove with a kitchen set and some candy and nuts { guess I have been pretty ood, some times, Ism only e old und I wash and wipe the dishes, dust and do lots of things for mama. Your little friend Aaa E. H—." Here 1s one_written carefully and plainly in an expressive childish hand: “Dear old Santa Claus: 1 don’t suppose you can bring us much, as we have no monoy 1o give you, because my sisters have both bad the diputheria and papa had so much medicine to buy that he has no money for you, but I would 1ike a new story book and @ pair of shoes for my doll and a littlo candy or what you think best to bring me. I need a pair of overshoes and mittens, but [ do not want to ask too much. [ don’t know whether you would think I have been @ good girl or not. I don't think I have been vory bad, I'll try to be a better girl this next year. I forgot to teil you how old I was, 1 am nine yvears old, I hope you will not think I am asking too much. If Iam and there are any children who are poorer than we are and that need them more than Ido, pigase divide mine with them, I will close this time, hoping I may see you before Chrisumas, Yours livingly, FLOY ———, ——— Vine St. Here's another, evidently from one of Floy’s Little sisters “Dear, Good Old: Santa Clau I've been very sick with the dipfery, so I can’t come to "see you, and can’t write, 80 sister Iva’s going to hold my hand so 1 can tell you what I want, I've been a good girl 'cause papa said I was, and I want you to pleas bring me some- thing real nice. I wanta picture book, somo candy and some peanuts. [ want some over- shoes and sometiing perty. 1don't know what you've dot 'cause I baven’t scen them, but bring me something pretty though, Iam four years old and I live at — Viue street. Good by dear old Santa Claus, from Fargo P ) Hore's an epigramatic brief and pointed: “John Brown 1 dollar cash paid inad,” The box is aperfect treasure and hours could bo spent reading the childish appeals, Maoy of them are without name, but the most of them have the full address of the writers, rawl from a boy, e Glimpse of Gladstone, New York Times: The exercizes opened by the presentaion of an address written by a workingmun and bound in blue watered silk., When Mr, Gladstone rose to speak, his frame, which is almost massive, secemed to defy the inclemency of the place. When he commenced speaking he grasped the lapels of his coat in an awk- ward manner and hesitated move than you would expeet in such a veteran of parlimentary debate, But as he grew more earnest all appearaunce of awk- wardness passed away, there was no do- lay for choice of words, and the audience listened spellbound. He had a peculiar way of drawing back the corners of his mouth just before beginning to speak, as if he was trying to get a purchase upon the sentence he was commencing, henever he made a humorous point, the smile would linger upon his face but for a moment. He spoke with intense, almost fierce earnestness throughout the address, and during thé hour and a half that he talked there was no sign of brunklnf in his voice, which was re- markably clear for a man of his age. After the style of an English audience satisfaction was expressed by ‘‘Hear! Hear,” Soon after this we visited Hawarden and met Gladstone walking in the park, He groeted us with acordial handshake, and spoke pleasantly of the many Amer- ican pilgrims who annually visit his country seat. e A grampus nearly forty feet long went ashore at Cape Small” Point, Me., and the finders are figuring on thirty barrels of oil. e —— The population of Berlin has reached a million and & half, A DAILY HOW ENGLAND GETS IVORY. Afvican Slave Sapport Given to tho Traa Tt has hoen suggostod by a rocent writer that the Afelcanselephant would achiove the supprossion of the African slave trado, for if there were no ivory to earry to the coast the Arabs would have no occasion to maintain that fell institution in its f[pulest form,and on the enme lines the Pall Mall Gazette has heard 1t argued that *‘the ultimate putrons of Afri sluvery are those mon among us whose amusement de- pends upon tho perféction of the sphere wrought out of the choicest part of the elephant's tooth, and those ladies whose wsthetio taste would be offended with other than the soft, crenmy, delicately= rined surface for their toilet requi- ites which no product but ivory can ny will regret this long train of responsibility as the mere fantastic craation of n philanthropic enthusiast, and certainly the abolition of the slave trade will be a slow process if 1t de- pends upon the establishment of an anti-ivory-using loague in the boudoirs and dining rooms of Mayfair or the billiard saloons of the Strand. Tho pect that the problem will be solved y the extinction of the great pachy- derm is also remote. Tho yenrly destruc- n limit to the supply; but it to hold ot for o long time yet. ional times of scarcity have been oxperionced, us, for instance, during he recent blockade of the Enast African 18t by Germuny, but the shipment to BEurope continues with a remarkable arityv. The perennial talk of an ivory famine hus as yet come to noth- i iso in price being sufliciont to stimulate the supply. and to some tent contract the demand. Those in the trade will tell you that magnificent tusks ave now vare, but of medium size theve is comparative abundance. How long that will lastitis impossible to say, but as Africa is opened up tho elo- phaut’s bounds will be cireumscribed and some fine day the lust wild anin of the species will receive his quictu Fifty years is the period which one au- ity in tho trade ventures upon for (ing up of the ivory supply “\We obtain a certain proportion of our supplios of ivory from Asia, but the bulk and the best comes from Africa Indeed. o great part of what is nomin- ally Kast [ndian is really African, for it 1s sent from Zanzibar and Mozom- bigue to Bombay, and sush parts.s are not requived for bangles and carved work are shippea to Engiand. More or less comes from Burmah, Siam, Cochin, China, Ceylon, Sumatra, and Java, the Swumese being the best of the Asiatic, which is apt to discolor. Thne Afric is shipped from Senegambia, Guinea, the Congo, Bengu and other places on the west cons! and Sofala on the east; sand from Tunis, Alexandria, and Cairo, being brought down from the interior in caras vans. “London is the great market for ivory, and buyers hoth for home and abroad attend the four series of sules held at the London docks. Liverpool, through its direct trading connection with the w coast, receives a certuin amount of ivory and has a series of minor sales, und Antwerp 18 now trying to cut into the trade as an outcome of the Belgian efforts in the Congo free state. At the last series of sales held in London only seventy-tive tous were offered, but the gquantities usually range from one hundred to one hundred and twenty tons. The last auctions in Liv- erpool disposed: of thirteen tons, and about thirty-one tons were offered at Antwerp., Last year the total imports of ivory into this country weighed 11,757 hundredweight. This would mean at least 60,000 tusks and the de- struction of 30,000 elephants for this market alone. = France, Germany and America shave in these supplies, bu they also obtain ivory direct, more es: pecially Germany. One authority T (A il mortalify of African elephants as high as 65,000 for export alone, besides which there is alarge consumption in Africa itself, the chiefs in the center keeping the choicest tusks for the decoration of their tem- ples, houses and graves, tion should be noted. ) lived the elephant is, a considerable number must die naturally every year, and a corresponding preportion of ivory be ohtained from elephants which are not slaughtered. The natives discover great quantities in what are known as the elephants’ burial grounds. ‘At the Antwerp sale one of the largest tusks seen for a long time was disposed of. It came from the Congo, and weighed 158 pounas, The price it fetched was very high, being at the rate of £81 per hundredweight, For the choice parts of the tooth, however, much higher prices are quoted. To- ward the tapering end blocks are cut for billiard balls,and these have fetched as much as £106 10s. per hundred- weight. A very valuable product cer- tainly! The ivory supplies are supple- mented from a few minor sources, but these aro greatly inferior insize and quality. A few tusks of the mastodon which are discovered in the ice of Siberia are frequently put up for sale, and when fairly well preserved fetch from £25 to per hundredweight. The teeth of the seahorse, walrus and whale also fetch a good price, the best cising to about 4s. 6d. per pound. “Almost as much care is taken in the manufacture to prevent waste as there is in the workings of the precious metals. Nothing islost. The skill of tho turner shapes the cuttings and corners 80 that they can be put to the best use. Even the scrapings and saw- dust are ot thrown away. Such trade refuse is converted into charcoal and forms the well-known ‘ivory black’ of the artist; and, moest amazing of ‘all, is even boiled into a jelly, which is said to equal calf’s foot. London isa great center of the ivory industry. Billiard balls are of course™ turned out by the thousand, “Then many small workers in brushes, mirrors, boxes, combs, e carry on the tradéin their own homes, They buy a tooth, or a part of one,from the wholesale dealer, use such part of it as they may require for theiwr special branch, snd disposé of the remainder to a brother craftsman, Many Ger- mans are engaged iy thkis work, but in these artistic days it is strange to hear that they do not obtain much enecour- agement for carving and the higher forms of their industry,” For Nervous Prostration Use Hosford's ‘Acid Phosphate. Dr. W. Graeves, Northfield, Mion., says: “Lhave used it in Cases of nervous prostra- tion, and also in combination with other remodies in indigeation, it has vroved as satisfactory as could be expected,” Sl s Tragedy on the Ocean, T never meet Howard Jansew, says a writer in the New York Star, without recalling a thrilling experience which he passed through years ago, while an ofMlcer on a steamer plying between San Francisco and Honolulu, Jansen told the story with that same modesty which is ever a characteristic of a brave and honest nature: “The morning on which we were hilled to sail from Honolulu there came aboard the steamer a party of three person; All were educated and re- fined, The party consisted of a bride and groom and 8n elderly gentleman, who ™ we afterwards learned was the bride’s father. We soon became con- (Electric Trussas, Belts, Chest Pro- tactors, Eto, Agents wantea, R, C. B. JUDD, 06Hrowaday ouncil Blufrs, fa, Skates! Skates! Skatest Bovs, there 13 magnificent skating ar Lk Manawa, hard, smooth, safe ‘I':lmu um fiok & palr of ofir now ciub ‘skated, They ara hoautles, strong and sharp, and ara sold very cheap. o have the Iargest 1ine of akates ii the city to select from, Coms and sne ti SHUGART & €O, 11 Main 8L, Sa pn & Knotts, No. 81 South Main S peer of any soft coal in the markot, T stove wood on hand at all timos, temember the place, vinced, from the coolness with which the bride met h tures of affection relation be- tween them o strangely strained. At last in a fit of desperation the poor woman told our sympathetic stewardoss the sccret of her trouble, aud the stewardess in vurn told the captain and myself. It was simple yot tragic story of o daughter’s devotion. The father had become fin ly embarrassed. The rojected lover had bought up the old man’s paper and held it over his head, domanding his daughter's It} s the price of his snlvation. The girl with heroic self-sacritice abandonod the man she loved and married this villian to save her fathor. S0 things went on for awhile. One moonlight night about 12 0'clock I was ieaning agninst the rail, when 1 saw a white figure glide noiselessly from the cabin to the side of the ship,§ hesitate a moment. throw up her arms, and spring into the sea. For an nstant 1 was transfixed with horror; then, giving a ioud cry, I sprang after her. nk before I could reach her. S ral days from the time of the sad event tho old gen- tleman was found in his berth with his throat cut; in his hand the deadly knife with which he had tled himself, Three yeurs afterward I was at the mines. One evening my friend told mo that & man who had murde one of the boys over a faro table would be langed the next morning, and asked me to go and see the condemned man in his cell. Imagine my astonshment at recognizing the young husband whom I had seen on board the steamer, There was no hanging next d; had served a blood vessel with his and gone in the night. —— Fits, spasms, St. Vitus ¢ and hysteria are soon _cured b, Nervine. I'ree samples av Kuhn & Co.'s 15th and Douglas, i ‘LA BETE HUMAINE," Emile Zola's Merhod of Advertising his Liatest Production. The sensation of the moment is the publication of the opening chapters of Emile Zola’s new novel, **La Bete Hu- mane” (The Human Brute), wh has 80 monopolized intecest that but little attention has been paid to the half dozen first performances of new plays during tho weelk, says a Paris cable to the Morning Journal. ‘This novel, for which the great por- trayer of the dark and repellent side of human nature has been making spec studies for five years, appears in ‘“‘La Vie Populaire,” and the first number has had the prodigious sale of 250,000 copies, u result attained as much by in- genious advertising as by Zola’s litérary attractiveness. Early in the week all Paris was ho fied at finding every wall where bill- sticking is permissible placarded with hideous and repulsive pictures illustra- ting brutally suggestive incidents in the storv. There were miles of these pli cards, and the indignation of a large class of the Purisians knew no bounds whon they found Zola’s audacious liber- tinage thrust under the very noses of their wives and children. This indignation will be understood when one learns that the chief incident in the novel is arevolting murder of a woman in the compartment of & railway carringe under circumstances too odious to mention in detail. M. Zola announced some months ago that this novel would be the greatest surprise of any in his long series, and he is vight. So many sorious somplaints have been made that Zola has issued a character- istic letter defending himself and plac- ing the responsibility entirely upon the publishers, whose side of the story has not yet been heard, The novel deals -vith railronds and railway employes and administration, and Zola elaims that he has spenta year studying every detail of raitway busi- ness in France, so as to make his pi ture famithful to reality. “La Bete Humaine” is another of his odious cari- catures of the French working cluss. it 18 thought that the e eme license of the story, as evidenced by the pi tured advertisements, will finally alienate the strictly literary class from Zola, and will do immense dumage to his candidacy for the academy, Probably he had the academy election in view when he wrote the lettter de- nying that he had had unything to do with posting the offensive pictures. - To Pike's Peak by Railroad. New York Post: The entire length of the track is 8.74 miles, the width of the srade is fifteen foet, upon which will be nid standard gauge forty-five pound rails. Between the rails are placed two log rails, A special chair has been made to carry these rails, which are being manufactured at Abt’s great foundry in (iorumnf. The advantage of this sys- tem will be easily understood at almost aglance, In the Mount Washington and Rigl cog railroads a single rail eight inches wide and ten feet long is used, Besides being very cumbersome, the wrain in mnminf over it makes great noise, ana the limit of speed obtainable is two and three-quarter miles per hour, The Abt rail measures one and one- quarter inches across the top and four and one-half deep. It is made from coca steel by the most improved proc Owing to the remarkably nicety with which this rail is made, the cogs can be adjusted with the utmost precision, and u speed of seventeen miles per hour can pulid bt et bt Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria, When Baby-was sick, we gave her Camoria, Whea she was & Child, she crisd for Oastoria, ‘Wheu she beoame Miss, she clung 40 Castoria, Whau she had Children, she gave thew Castoria ry it once 'N. SCHURZ STONE & SIMS eral Courts, Coall A, T. THATCHER, Chicago, Ilis, O FFICE: Wo will soll to consumers direct, following reduced prices: GRATE AND EGG RANGE AND NUT CHESTNUT And the bost grades of Soft Coal. 8.00, Juckson 35, Cedar 83, 3.00, Gas House Coke 1 QM delivered. Wo handle only first-class brands of coal. and you will want it noxt t o, Full measure, prompt delivery, and carefully prepared fyel guaranteod. SELEC H. A. COX, Western Sales Agent. B B ——— 114 Main Strect, Brown Bullding. Telephons 48, ID ANTHRACITE COAL at the $8.26 8.60 8.50 Walnat Wyoming Lunr $7.00, Blook Caunel 86,50, Town Nut, Extra Liarge size and rollor ; ¢ per bushel, ot -Ciash with order. All conl fresh mined, well serouned and promptly 7.00 per ton. COAL! COAL! COAL AND WOOD! Our Black Pooerless We also have good 1 is indeed the vd cord wood and SAPP & KNOTTS, No. 31 South Namn St. Tho Nest Eqnipped Goods of or £hilshmont In the W y 1 Out of town ord seription and matorial s by mail or oxpress, w Telephone No. 203, loaning ot flne Garments a Specialty. A, Council Bluffs r0ca1ve prompt attention, Works on Motor Ling, Corner 26th St. & Ava, OMAMA OFFICE, 152 FARNAM STREET. GEO. SCHOEDSACK, _—_—n H. BIRKINBINE PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. Sy —~Justice of the I Broadway, € -Attorneys-nt Law. Hydraulie and & ations Building, Couci ace. uncil Bluffs, lowa. = Plans, Estimates » Work. Brown anit ngineer, Supervision of Publ Blufls, Iowa. Oflice over Ameriean Express, No. 41 Fed- soms 7 and 8 Shugavt-Beno Block, Practice in the State and Council Blutts, To Surgeon and Hommpath. building. 115 Pearl St. w. P. ). MONTGOMERY be obtained. which teains will be run is just double that of the other voads named. Hither one of the cog rails nsed would be sufli- cient to do all the work, but two are put in to secure absoluto safoty. The locomotives are being built by the Bald- win company of Philadelphiu, and are of the latest and most approved con- struction. \When on level track they will stand at un 8 pev cent slant; thus when traing are on a 16 per cent grade engine aud cars will be level, The en- i is fitted with three cog drivers. T'wo will be in constunt use and the third will be held in reserve to insure safety. Weight of engines is thirt two tons each. Three will be used first. The cal in number being built in Springlield, Mass,, and will be arranged as to *‘slant” the same as the locomot Bach car will be fitted with an independent cog brake, thus insuring great_safety. They will have a seating capacity of fifty persons each, but may actually carry uearly twice that number. Observation cars will be run during fine weather in sum- mer. A feature of the road will be the lighting of the entire track with are ights. Itis intended to run trains up in the evening so that people may see the mountains by night. A comfortable hotel to accommodate about four hun- dred people is to be built on the sum- mit, so that travelers may malke the as- cent at might and view the mountain lighted by electricity, and then have an opportunity to_spend a night on the highest inhabited point on the globe, and to enjoy the sunrise as seen from the peak. Telegraph and telephone communication will be established with the peak, the wires being ecarried up under ground. The company in this have taken advantage of the govern- ment’s experience, who sought to carry the wives on poles. But no wire, how- ever strong, can withstand the fury of the winter’s gale at that elevation. e The question of the larger introduc- tion or the lance into the French army is under serlous consideration by the French war authorities. The Fifth brigade of dragoons has been supplied with the new and improved lance for some time past, but, upon the arrival of the dragoons in Paris, these lances have been taken away for fear that forcign military visitors tothe exhibition should obtain a knowledge of their construe- tion. s SPECIAL NOTICES, ____ COUNOIL BLUFFS. FOR SALE AND RZNT. DELL BROS. liberal toreas offered. & CO. loan money. The most 103 Pearl st. y pD—To trads for a lot two good 2 and Y-yeur-old horses. Inquire i the Fountain cigar store, Council Blufls. OR SALE -Wo in Thayer C buildings, "barns,” etc, uray, TOOR TRADE for stock, g0od lot in_Hastings, Neb, Inquire 1522 W est Broadway. ANTED—A good lathe for boring, screw- WA e reinding, gte. Addross 622 10tk avenue, Council Bluts,” VW ANZED-A girl for general housework. Mrs. F. A, Sprague, 71b First avenue, am apout to engage in_other business and until closed out you will save mouey by ex- amining before purchasing elsewhere, niy stock of furniture and stoves, ¥ou will find many art- icles that will make suitaole and serviceablo Doliday presents, A.J. Mandel, 323 and 2 Lroadway. lelfnsr.\'rn-uou nt and wold and ex- chianged. Spacial attention given to exam- ination of tilles. W. 0. James, No 10 Pearl at. NOY, e liave 1t—-One of the best stock farms in Western lowa, 440 acres—4 miles from a iive railroad station.' inprovements cost about half we ask for it, "Only a short ride from Councll Bluffs and Onmiaba markets. W. A, Wood & Co., 520 Main st. JOACRE lots for sale 4% miles from court house, #i0 el W. A Wood & C« tel, furnished throughout, n ( son, Col., 'doing & bl close to depot. Wil sell or e: Or farni property near Coune Kerr & Gray, Council Bluirs wa improved real estate to trade for unim. Proved Omuba or Council Bluils property. C. B.'Judd, 606 Broadway. \OR BALE at les than cash value on Iunl.lhl{ payments OF terms to sult, or trade for Omalia or Council Hlulls unimproved haye & _farm of 000 acres in Neb, Well improy [ Eusy terms, Kerr & m house, 10t 57x130, with all mod- ern lmprovements, on Gth ave, between loth aud 1ith sts, One block from electric motor line and one block from Manaws motor line, New h-roow liouse adjoining the bove. Thres new &room hoises on Lincoln avé. two Llocks from electric motor iine. ‘Fwo new 4-room houses four blocks from electric motor line on Norta 7th st. One new b-room house four blocks from elec- tric motor lige on North 7th, st. “Tliree new b and 6-room houses one block from viectric motor line, corner Ave. A aud ) 8 o3 the above I havehouses and lots in .“B;:fi‘ of the m{ Tl]v wbove property is all ny own and I will sell on terms to suit for ons than you cau buy s good property, and A brove l yourself for cashi. C. "B, Judd, w6 Broadway, Council Bluffs, 1a, The speed, however, at Room 6, Brown Oflice hours, 9 to 12, ,21t06and 7108 p. n ALE or Rent —Garden land with houses, K. Itice 102 Ms n st., Council Biuffs, J OTICE—If you havo real estate or_cnattels YOU WAR 10 diSposo of quick, hist them With rr & Gray, Councll Blufrs, la, “,' HY pay rent wnen you can vy a home fog #1 per mouth and uowards, focladiog of C. I}, Judd, 606 Broadw T D will buy five good lots in ooper & Jeflerls 1t sold soon. interest, McMahon, W. A, Wood ) to £2K per on and ladies our wssocistion. I week to r further Niitfonal Library Assoclas + Chicay Wanted 10 ener; to procure members you can only devoto a our husiness it wiil pi ars adds 'E threo nouses on Lincoln and two on L "Sixtn’ avenue for sale on terms to sult These nouses ar modern improved. 1 will sell those Houses 25 per cent. less. than you cun duphicate tho same. | C. 1. Judd, 608 Sroad. way. 81 am contemplating Inrge 1mprove ments in"Council 1uts, 1 will sell houses and Jots o mor.chly payments or terms to sult bo~ low their . valus for the next 3) ll‘.l{!'. It costs nothing to investigats. 0. B. Judd, Trondway. YV ANIED—Av once, n few zeneral stocks of merchandise for good farming lands and cash, Kerr & Gray. 5 ARGAINS—Wo hiave bargains in somo No. 1 property this week; must be sold. Kerr & Gray. TR 10 ox XCHANG —A good now -room houss d Cash res ALE—An old and_w drug store, establishod in Address A quired, 83,6)), bulance reul estate, gt #, Iiee, Council Bluffs, YV £ lisve a bargain u acre yroperty o Madison street. No better ' land = for platting near the city. W. A. Wood & Co. 1 ;ilri 10 do goneral houses M, Mrs, P. M, Pryor, 616 Bluft 8t T—One seven-room house on rourth one eigit-room house on Noce ond avenue, and ono elght-room house on Tenth street; all fitted up With all modern conven- lencos, W. W, Bilger, Pearl stroot. "~ S.E. MAXON, Architect and Superintend nt Room 281, Merriam Block, COUNCIL BLUFFS, - IOWA. * BELL & BERLINGHOF, ARCHITECTS AND SUPERINTENDE IS, Room 2, Opera House Block, Council Bluffs, Towa, No.27 Main St, Over Jacquemin's Jewelry Store, “THE FAMOUS” SPECIALTIES, Apple and Plum Butser, Mince Meat, Sweet snd Four Pickles, Olives n Jnlk, Snuer Krant, Pare Maplo Syrupaud Honey, Butkwieai Flour and Hominy, Oranges, anberries, Californfa i Lemons. Nuts, Raisins'and Celery. ry Butter, 20¢ per 1b. Our prices n waya the lowest, NO, 24 Broadway, opposite Ogien House, 1108, OFFICER, W, H. M. Pusey OFFICER & PUSEY, BANKERS. Corner Main and Broaaway, COUNCIL BLUFKS, IOWA, Dealers in forelgn and domestic exchas Collections wade and tuterest puld on time de- posits, o £ ", M ELLIS & €O., ARCHITECTS AND BUILDING SUPERINTENDENTS. Rooms 430 and 432 Bee Buildin: and Kooms 24} and 246 Merriam Blufs, lows, Correspondence Bolieited E. L. Bupaanr, Vice Pres, Cnas, K. HANNAN, Cashlor, Paid up Capital 8 Surplus rasses Llabllity to Depositors Dl Dinkorors—L A. Miller, F. 0. Gleason, Bhugart, K. K Hart, 3. D. Eduadson, Obes. Hanoau, ‘Transact’ geeral banking b Largest capital aud surplus of wony uk Norfhwestera towa. iaterest on tiiae depost J. D, EDMUNDSON, o