Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 11, 1890, Page 6

[E OMAHA BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS OFFICE, NO. 12 PEARL STREET. Delivered by carrier in any part of the City, H W TIUTON........oovoveon . MANAGER TELEPHONES: Breisres Orrice No, 43, N 0. 2, MINOR MENTION, N. Y. P. Co. Council Bluffs Lumber Co,, coal. Thatcher coal, 114 Main street. Carbon Coal Co. wholesale, retail, 10 Pearl The Dr, Henson lectures are indefinitely postponed. owing to conflict of dates, Mrs. E. Burhorn has made some extensive tmprovements in her jeweiry estabhshment on Main street. The atore room has been en- larged by extending it back to the end of the buildiog, G. R. Wheeler and J. A, Herald of the bottling firm of Wheels & Herald have becn arrested on acharze of contempt of coury in violating a liquor injunction. Each ave bonds in the sum of $500, and was re- eased., City Attorney Holmes, on the part of the defendant, yesterday filea a motion to dis miss the injunction in the case of the park commissioners va, T, O. Hearn, restraining him from fulfilling his contract to grade Commercial street. The Chicag Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad company has filed its bond for re- moval to the United States court of the case of S. B, Wadsworth, administrator of the estate of Angelo Gigliotti, for damages caused by his death in the wreck east of this ity several months ago, The first stone in the foundation for the new hotel was laid yesterday afternoon. The concrete layer which covers the piling is also bewng put in ata lively rate. At the present rate it will be but a short_time until the substructure will be completed, after which the proeress will be even more rapid. A complaint was filed before the board of {nsane commissioners charging Henry Chaney with insanity, and alleging that his mental malady bas assumed such a violent form that his family is in danger while he is around, The case was considered yester- day, and Chaney will be taken to Clarinda this morning. The case of Peterson vs Grimm, to fore- close n mortgage, occupied the attention of the district court yesterday. It was sub- mitted about 4 o'clock without argument, and the court then adjourned, as the judge was shichtly indisposed. ‘Ihe regular cases in the day’s assignment wero all disposed of by settiement. Two drunks were required to contribute to the municipal expeuse fund yesterday morning. James Casey, who enveloped “a dozen raw” at Yuncey's restaurant and walked out while the cook was preparing a dozen fried for his delectation, was ar- raigned for beating his board bili, but had the case continued until this morning. Jay J. Smyth has brought suit_against M. 8. Stout, C. R. Hannan and J. D. Edmund- 80n to recover $3,000 and interest due on a mortgage on the fixtures of the Ogden house. Stout 18 the present owner and Haunan and Edmundson were thesureties on an indemni- fying bond given by Stout when the sheriff took possession of the property on @ writ of attachment. The democratic primaries will be held Sat- urday evening, February 22, and the city convention on Wednesday, February 26. The ‘wards are entitled to the followiug represen- tution in the convention: Kirst, 8 Second 7, Third 8. Fourth 7, Fifth 5, Sixth 6, a total of 4l. Ward aldermen_will be nomiunated at the primaries in the First, Second, Fifth and Sixth wards, Tho board of county supervisors held a short session yesterday afternoon, prepara- tory 1o the departure of two committees . to outside cities. One committee, composed "of Supervisors Hetzel, Alexander and Bostedt, left last evening to visit the insane asylums 1o look after the treatment of patients from this county, and Supervisors Graham and Osler went to Des Moioes, to meet with committees from other counties, to see if better legislation could not be secured, touch- ing ussessments and taxes. John Marshall has occupied the position of checkman at the Ogden house forsome time. Early last week J. P, Miner of St, Paul, Miun, visited the Bluffs and put up at this hotel. He placed his heavy overcoat in Mar- shall’s care and did not return until Friday evening. Saturday morning he called for his heavy coat, but it was missing and so was Marshall. The police were apprised of the case and at 2 o'clock _yesterday morning Ofticer Cusick captured ~ Marshall as he stepped into the Jameson hotel. Marshall was granted a hearing yesterday morning and after an examination was held in the i of $300 to await the action of the grand ury. 5 e Elegant sugar shakes at E. Burhorn's. St Hus taken five premiums—Angelina flour. Try a sack. —_—— A good girl can secure a good situation to do general housework by calling on Mrs. P. M. Pryor, 616 Bluff st, - C. 8. steamdye works, 1013 Broadway D S. B. Wadsworth & Co., 207 Pearl street, loan money for Lombard Inv. Co, —_———— ‘The handsomest and cieanest market, best meats and lowest prices at J, M. Scanlan’s, Personal Paragraphs. stiss Mollie Rico ana. sister, Mrs. A, C. Jnokson, left, yesterday afterncon for New Orlouns, where thoy will visit for somo time, Shorift O'Neill_went, to Avoca yesterday in charge of a prisoner who is to be tried for embezzloment by the court at the east end of the county, Robert B. Westcott yesterday morning gesumed o poslion of city editor of the onpareil, made vacant by the resignation of W, . Copson, 4 Seoator O, M. Barrett of Shelby was in the city yestorday, visiting bis son, Joho W. Barrett, who 18 & ‘o teacher ot the state ju: stitutiou for the deaf and dumb, e The Leaders of fine watches and jewelry ih the city, and the place to buy the best goods at the 1owest prices is the establishment without riva the most reliable firm of C. B. Jacquemiy & Co, g 20 Save 50 per cent on tombstones and monu- ments. Design sheet ana price list, free, Kelloy, 208 Broadway, Couucil Bluffs, L ] Desirable dwellings for rent at reduced rices by E. H. Sheafo & Co., rental agents, roadway and Main st., up stairs. —_— Our Military Minstrels. The Dodge Light Guards bazaar opens this evening. The feature of the evening will be & minstrel performance, with the fol- lowing programme: PART PIRST. Overture First edition of Comedian: Bones, Tambos, Denny Johnson, O. Scott Willlams, L. Cum_ Patterson, L. J, Edson, J. Dill Ross, H. C, Well Iuterlocutor, E. I Had a Dream”, ...Denny Johnson Memories (Tuesday evening) . . I ornton (‘Wednesday E. Mark Thornton Second edition of Comedians : Tambo Benuett Bones. +O. Charles Huff “lhat's ALY, ... Lee H. Hounott New Coon Done Good' ... .,0. Charles Huft Pictures of 1lome. Oharles Ogden , Dalbey oster evening) . oL10. Duet—-Banjo and Guitar ~Y TR Messra. Keatiog and. Michener Quartette: Thornton, Spooner, Ogden, Parsous. Striog Quartetie: Mandolios, Joho-Keating, Al Michener, Diilen Ross. Cam Patterson, The performance will close with an after- jece eutitled “*The Crazy Tragedian,” by uff, Bennett aud Johnson. The performance will be repeated tomorrow evenivg, On Thursday evening a grand con- cert will be given in which the best talent of the city will take part. On Friday evening duncing will be the principal feature, Guitars, IN AND ABOUT THE BLUFES. Schoentgen's Action Oauses a Dem- ocratic Commotion. A CASE FOR THE CORONER. The Council's Monthly Meeting—The Light Guards’ Bazaar—Doings of the Real Estate Exchange— General and Personal, The Leaven Worked Surprisingly. The account of the rupture in the school board, which appeared in yestorday's Be, attracted a great deal of attention, and the matter was the subject of “much discussion during the day. ‘e stand taken by Mr. Schoentgen was generally approved, and the expressed opinion was unanimously to the effect that politics should have no place whatever in matters pertaining to the public schools. In speaking of the case, Senator Groneweg said: “It is a matter of surprise to outsiders that politics has been allowed to figure so prominently in our public schools. Some time ago Mr. Schoentgen introduced a resolution at a meeting of the school board, providing that hereafter the money in the treasury of the school district should be de- posited with tha bank which would pay the highest rate of interest for it, instead of allowing the treasurer to deposit it where he pleased, for the reason that under the present system the contest for the treasurership is simply a fight between the banks for the election of a man who will devosit the funds with them. As this deposit amounts to something like 50,000 or $50,000, it is quite & plum for them, but the city gets nothing out of it. Tho board dacided that such a - pros~ ceeding would be illegal, and Mr. Schoentgen requestea me to see i some legislative action could not be secured that would render such acourse legal, I personally saw the sena- tors from Dubuque, Davenport, Burlington, Clinton, Des Mo'nes, Sioux City, Cedar Rapids, and all the cities of any sizo in the state, and they assured me that there was no necessity ior tho passage of any such bill as [ proposed to in- troduce, on the ground that politics did not figure in school elections in any of those oities. They were very much surprised when I told them that such was the case here, and wondered why such & state of af- fairs was tolerated. Couucil Bluffs is the only city in the state in which this condition of ‘things exists, and it is Ao eminently wrong that a change should at once be in- augurated.” Mr, Schoentgen stated that he would not recede one step from the stand he had taken, and reiterated the assertion that he would resign as a member of the school board 1f either Mr. Lawson or Mr, Rain were re-elected as members of the board. President Stewart said that he did not have as much objection to Mr. Rain as to Mr. Lawson, and in case the latter was re-elected he would also resign his place on the board. The stand of the members on the other side was apparently taken with the belief that neither of the opposing members pos- sessed sufticient backbone to come out openly and square-toed and make a fight on the question. Now that the move has been made, it 1s surprising to see with what haste these members ave endeavoring to recede from their position and get back to safer ground. Public sentiment is so strongly against them that they cannot fail to see their fatal blunfer, and they may well feel a great deal of apprehension as to the conse- quences, Even tho party organ, the Globe, is approhensive as to what the result will be, and after virtually acknowledging the mis- take, camo out iu'an _editorial last evening urging the election of o republican and a democrat to succeed tho two outgoing demo- cratic members. The situation has for some time past been the subject of more or less adverse comment, but none of the members of the board. even those who were radically opposed 1o it, were willing to muke a decisive mova for a change. Mr. Schoentgen is to be commended for the vigorous action he has taken, and the indica- tions are that the move will have the desired effect. e Drs. Woodbury have removed their denta office to 101 Pearl street, up stairs, besidog sl Go to Dempsey Bros. for fine confection- ery, Boston chips, butter cups, etc., 105 Main, e Dr. H. S, West, dental surgery, No. 12 Poarl street, over Tur Bee ofilce. Cilmes e ae Fulllineof homeopathic medicines at Ell e S, M. Williamson sells the Standard and Domesuic sewing machines. 106 Main st. ————— A Case for Investigation. “‘That must be investigated,” was the sud- den declaration of Mayor Rokirer yesterday morning, as ho sat at the breakfast table pe- rusing the columns of Tue Bee. It was the account of the sudden and mysterious death of Mary Rosson and the sensational circum- stances attending it that had arrested the attention of the chief executive, and he hastened to his office to dictate a letter to the coroner requesting that official to look into the case, Yesterday afternoon the coroner stated that he had not yet received any communica- tion from the mayor, but had been telephoned by an Omaha undertaker that there was nothing suspicious connected with the case, Notwithstanding this, receut developments on this side of the river call for a searching investigation of the causes that lead to the death of the unfortunate girl, It is stated that the girl came over from Omaha at 10 o’clock Saturday morning; was taken ill at 8 o'clock in the afternoon; gave birth to a child, and died at 10 o'clock that night, Un- dertaker Lunkley was summoned at mid- night, and was informed that the girl died of heart disease. The body was so warm that he refused to take the case, stating that he did not beligve she was dead. No physi- cian had been called, and nothing could be learned about the case. Finally the under- taker placed the body on & cooling board, covered it with & sheet and left the house. He went back at 4 o'clock, and then, six hours after it was alleged that death had taken place, the body was stilljwarm, even to the woes, The end of the nose and the tips of the fingers were cold at that time and the undertaker again left. It was 2 o'clock Sun- day afternoon when he again went back, and at that time the body was atill limp, but it was placed in & coffin and removed to Omaha, The building in which the girl died was & “dug out” and the temperature too cool for comiort, aud it is regarded as very strange that the body shoula 80 loug retain its animal heat. A careful investigation by the coroner would result in setting at rest all doubts reapecting the cas e The Koss Investment and Trust company. - Towa lump coal, spot cash, $8.50 per ton, Council Bluffs Fuel Co. Travelers, Motel Jameson is first~class. e Full line of imparted and Aomestic cigars. Kelley & Younkerman ———— We want you to list your rental property with us and we will secure you good, re liable tenants. Rents collectad and special attention given 1o care of property. £, H. Sheafe & Co,, Broadway and Mlfil st, up stairs, — Council Procoedings, The city vouncil met in regular monthly session last evening, with the wayor and o full board with the exception of Everett present. The bills for the month of January were read and sllowed. V. Batten called the attention of the coun- il to the fact that the curbingin Bayliss sec- ond addition was laid out of live, Petitions of property owners on Avenue D, between righth and Nioth streets, for side- walk was granted. Reports of city officers for the month of January were read and referred. City Solicitor Holmes reported ou the com- mon carrier ordinance as lately decided by Judge Aylesworth in thu superior court. On wmotion it was decided to revoke the licenses held by H. Beecroft and others, and THE make a tender of the unearned liconse money 2 the parties, and to then issue pro rata licenses for the balance of tha year, The bill of u-L‘u" Clerk R.* H, Hunting- ton for unpaid board of health fees was not allowed. Alderman Lacy stated that Hunt. ington had threatened to make startling dis- closures if he did not get his money, and he wanted to give him a chance, A motion to instruct the city marshal to remove obstructions in the shape of wells on Broadway was ntroduced. Alderman Lacy inmsting that the work should bo done at once. The marshal objected on the eround that he did not have power to re move the obstructions without an order from the court, and the council had o power 1n the matter. He said he was working under the law as interpreted by the city attorney, Alderman Lacy insisted on the passing of the motion, and it was adopted, Alderman Knepher voting no. The mayor modestly stated that he been served with a notice of injunction the s Consolidated Tank Line com- pany restraining the ocity from proceeding with the grading of Sixteenth avonue between Third and.Fourth streets. On motion, the city attorney was instructed to tile a supersedeas bond, and that the city proceed with the grading. The wayor reported the service of origimal notice of Paul Seabrook et al for money illegally taken from sundry persons as ap- poarance monoy. The matter was referred to the city attorney. Notico of injunction’ against grading Four. teenth street was roferred to the city at torney. A Tresolution was adopted ordermg the paving ot Pierce street, Avenue A to Twelfth street, and Twelfth street to isroadway The city engineer was instructed to pre- pare spocifications for paving with granite on brick instead of coment. A resolution instructing the city attorney to number ordinances was referred. A resolution was adopted ordering the placing of tne electric light opposite the ‘Washington avenue school in the position required by contract. Propositions were read from the Michigan Fire Ladder and Truck company and H. F\ Hattenhuuer to furnish a hose wagon for #500. During the discussion that ensued, the truce between Lacy and Waterman was declared off, and the usual exchange of verbal snot followed. Lacy wanted the matter referred to the finance committee, and Waterman iusisted that the tire com- mivtee should handle the matter. Watec- man won the day by a vote of three to two. The street supervisor was instructed to fill the streets to grade around the new electric light towers. The following registrars of election were appointed: Fifth ward—R. G. Clover (rep.), T. O'Hearn (dem.). Sixthward—J. W. Clat- terbuck (rep.), Frank Graves (dem.) After a lengthy discussion it was decided that it would be necessary to register voters in the Second ana Fourth wards, and Miner Johnson was appointed as democratic regis- trar for the Second precinct of the Fcurth ward. Names for the other wards had not been submitted by the ward committeemen. The grade ordinance of South First street. as prepared by the city engineer was read the first time. The ‘twentieth rule was suspended, and the ordinance placed on its safonu reading. It then wentover under the ruies, The clerk was instructad to advertise for bids for one week filling the approachos to the Twenty-third street briage. The matter of av error in awarding the contract for building a sidewalk on Pierce street was referred to the mayor and city clerk. On motion of Alderman Knepher the city attorney was wstructsd to prepare an ordi- nance declaring the right of way of the Chi- cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul ralway com- pany through the city forfeited, as they had neglected to comply with the grades in the southern part of the eity, and had secured an injunction restraining the city from rais- g South Eighth street to grade. Alder- man Lacy wanted the mayor authorized to employ additional counsel, as the city sttor- ney hod too much on his hands to give the matter proper attention, but such action was not taken, Council then adjourned until this morning. had by The Manhattan sporting headq'rs 418 B-way. hasiet Loy o The popular wall paper and decorative establishme@¥of P. C. Miller has been re- opened with Mr. Miller as munager. The entire stock has-been purchasod by Jacob L. Jenscn, and largely increased by the addi- tion of all the latest styles and designs by the best manufacturers. The old establish- ment is ready for business again, a fact the public will note with interest. e The water runs when Bixby plumbs, et The Real Estate Exchange. Yesterday's meeting of the real estate ex- chauge was fairly well attended. The mat- ter of the National farmers’ congress was brought up bv a communication from Hon, B. F. Clayton, secretary of .the associition, Mr. Clayton called attention to the fact that the congress was & national organizatior: and that Iowa having been designated us the state 1 which to hold the next annual meet~ ing the committee would be compelled to ac- cept the best location in all respects, If it could be brought to Council Bluffs at all it would be mnecessary to guaraniee a fund of 8600 and a &2 rate at the Ogden and Paxton hotels, and the free use of the opera house or Masonic temple for the sessions of the congress. The matter was referred to the old committee, Messrs. Harkness, Dickey and Wood, and L. Casper was added. ‘There is no question but that the guaranty can be made, and the committes {ulwrdny taited a little side entertainment n the way of an excursion to the Black Hills for the delegates. Should the congress bo held here 1t 1s suggested by Mr, Clayton that it would be well to take advantuge of the occasion to have a display of the horui- cultural and agricultural products of south wes'ern lowa. D. W. Archer was instructed by the ex- change to go to an Ohuo city and look after a stove factory, the proprietors of which were anxious to locate in the west, The exchange took up the matter of a local revenue collector, The complaints of cigar manufacturers huve been voiced by Ture B, and the hardship of belng compelled to send across the state for their revenue stam hown, but nothing came of it. The exchange vppointed George Metcalf and F, J. Day as & committee to push the, matter, and they were instructed to comfiunicate with Congressman Reed and urge him to use every me to secure the relocation of the deputy collector here. The Council Bluffs Insurance companys’ average annual income since organization has been $120,000,00, bursements since organization for es and other ex- penditures now exceeds $1,000,000.00, Risks written since organization, $42,770,545.00 Every property owner should patronize this homwe 1nstitution, and in that way encourage and build up our city. J. B, Allen is the city agent of this company, and & more honor- able, reliable and ' trustworthy man can not be found. Tne directors of the company are Hon. W, F. Sapp, E. L. Shugart, F, M, Gault, Jobn Henners, M. C. Brawerd and J. Q. Anderson, e J. G. Tipton, real estate, 527 Broadway, s . HIGH TIDES AND SHARKS; An Adventure in Panama Bay that Neavly Cost Many Lives, When the tide commoences to rise in the Hay of Panama it means business. My knowledge on this subject was ac- quired in a manner that I tannot now recall without a shudder, although twelve years have passed since the hap- pening of the event to which I have referred, 1 was then, with a party of other young men, stationed on board one of the Pacitic Mail steamers lying at anchor in Panama bay, some four miles off shore, suys a writer in the New York Herald, We were all in the em- ploy of the company and haa recelved strict orders from Lhe captain not to go ashore without direct permission from himself, We were far from being pleased- at this command and we had resolved to go ashore with or without permission at the very first opportunity, The chaunce offered il.sah the following morning at 5 o'clock, A small staam launch lay fastened to the gaugway. In this the steward was preparing to *‘go to town” for his market supplies. Steam was up, the engineer had gone *‘below” for some needed article, and there lay OMAHA DAIL ITUESDAY, the steam launchk oceupied . ‘Boys,” smud [ (there were four of us), “here’s our chance. Suppose: we ;ump into the launch and make a break or shore?” L'his-proposition met wi hearty approval, a6 in less than minutes we were steaming away from the ship as fast rg the little putting con- could take us. Things went along very smoothly for a while. We walched the pelicans as thoy dove into the water after their breakfast with a great deal of interest. hoals of fish here and there also at- traceed our attention. VBy George, what's that?” said I, polnting to u small blackish object cut~ ting through the water a short distance from the boat. *'Oh, that's only a shark,” said one of the boys who had been there before. **'There are 1ots of them in the bay,man eaters, too; but we're all right here in the boat.’” Smash! bump! A series of tumbles and yells suddenly broke in on the was thrown violently forward, and when finally our wits had returned to us we found that e had run into aledge of rocks. A large hole was ‘“‘stove’ in the bow and we seemed to be fairly wedged in, so that it was impossible to move the boat one way or the other, “Perhaps she'll float when the tide rises,” [ observed, knowing that it was then dead low tide. There was noth- ing to do then but to wait for it, and before very long the tide did begin to rise, but the boat still remained fast to the rocks. After some hall hour or so of anxious waiting and watching the water was level with the gunwalesand began to pour in over the sides. We had man- aged to stop up the hole in the bow by stuffing our coats into it, but this new difficulty was too much for us and we began, therefore, to look anxiously in the direction of the ship, about half a wile distant, for help. The tide meanwhile continued to rise until the boat was submerged sev- eral feet and we were standing in water nearly up to our shoulders. **‘Does the tide rise very high in this bay?" [ asked, bocoming Irightened. “Does it?” replied the young man, who seemed to know all about the sub- ject. “Well, I should say it did. It v rises twenty-two feet; that’sall.” “Twenty-two feet,” we echoed in chorus. “O Lord!” I excluimed, ‘‘we can’t swim ashore from this distance, and— “‘See, over there; it's a shark; there’s another; we're done for now for cer- tain,” ‘broke in one of the boysex- citedly. Sure.enough, there vhey were; we could see them. There seemed to be dozens of them ecircling around the spot and the water was now up to our necks. Well. we just yelled and cried in con- cert, und one pious young man began to say his prayers. I was so frightened that I could do nothing but follow the movements of one dorsal fin cutting the water near by somewhatas a frightened bird might watch' the motions of a snake. Finally we had to swim to keep afloat. We could all do this fortunately. We then began to wish. each other goodby, and I was beginuing to wonder how it feel to be seized hold of by ashark when my attention was directed to shouts near at hand. “*Thark God!” T shouted back, “hur- ry, hurry up for heaven’s sake or the sharks will get us!” It was the ship’s boat which had been sent to our roscue and which had ar- rived just in time. ‘We were all hauled aboard more dead than alive with fright, and the officer in charge of the boat regaled us with horrible shark stories as we were being rowed back to the ship. One of the boys was laid up for weeks after-reach- ing the ship with a severe attack of brain fever. Teven to this day shud- der at the mere mention of the word *sharks,” Of course we were severely punished for our escapads, but no punishment could have been inflicted eaual to that which we had alveady undergone. The lLittle steam launch, to the best of my knowledge, is still on the rocks where we Jett it. unguarded und un- sl Rl = The Largest Business |Ever Written by a Life Assurance Com- pany in a Month, The business of the Equitable Life As- surance society for Junuary exceeds $21,000,000, which is more than $5,000,- in excess of the amount written in Jan- uary of the previous year. Its total new business lust year amounted to $175,000,000. The officers of the com- puny state that, judging from the busi- ness in January and the condition of the society’s agencies throughout the world, it is reasonuble to expect that the total business for the present year will not fall below $200,000,000.—New York Tri- bune, February 1. e DON'T COME TO THE CITY. Advice to Country Girls Who Want Social Life, 1 have heard country girls talk of coming to the city for employment, giv- ing as one reason that they wanted more social life, writes Sally Joy White. Well, that is just what they will not get; the woman of business is not a woman of leisure, and she has no time for society. She will find more social life in her own home, even if she be a worker, than she could ever have in the city, and there is no lonesomeness more absolute than the loneliness of a stranger in a crowd. Salaries are not large enough to permit of much relaxa- tion in the way of entertainment, and after the day’s ‘work is over one is too tired to go in search of employment. In the country home, in these days, the daily paper and the magazine comes, 80 that one may keep in touch with the world, even if she be at one side of the bustle and confusion of city life. The fushion article tells how to dress her hair gad make her gown, and gives her the latest notions in small toilet detiifls, No :town is so small that it has not its. public library, where all the naw pooks come; and the lecture and concert are not infrequent in visits. Railways and telegraphs have brought the corners of the earth together, 5o thay one 'is not far away from the centers of things. There are occupations, too, for the girls who stay at home,and papficularly those whostay io the country, Do hot throng to the cities in search pf employment, for you will be doomed to disappointment, Th y One. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway is the only line running solid vestibuled, electric lighted and steam heated trains between Chicago, Coun- cil Bluffs and Omaha, The berth reading lamp feature in the Pullman sleeping cars run on these lines if patented and” cannot be used by any other railway company. It is the great improvement of the age. Try it and be convinced. Sleeping cars leave the Union Pacific depot, Omaha, at6 p. m, dnll{. arriving at Chicago at 9:30 a. m, Pussengers taking this train ave not compelled to get out of the cars at Council Bluffs and wait for the train to be cleaned. Get tickets and steeping car berths at Union ticket office, 15601 Farnam st. F. A, NasH, Gen. Agt. J. E. PRESTON, Pass. Agt. ,,! | | FEBRUARY 11 A REPORTER'S RUSE, He Intoxicated the Operator and Thereby Saved His Paper a Scoop. “What was the menanest thing you ever did?” some one asked the veteran reporter at a story swapping soiree, The veteran closed one eye for a mo- ment, took a meditative sort of squint with ths other, blew a cloud of tobacco smoke clear up to the ceiling, and then delivered himself of the following yarn, says the New YVork Herald: “One day a ‘tip’ came to the office thata murder full of mystery and blood curdling details had been committed near a little out of the way, one-horse town in New Jersev. I was assigned to ‘work it up,” and hustled for all I was worth to get there, but it was 4 o'clock in the afternoon before I struck the place. Then I discovered that the murder had been committed at a miser- ble apology of a town fifteen miles dis- tant; that the only train which might have taken me there had been gone half an hour; that a New York reporter had gone with it; that there was not a horse in the place capable of doing fifteen miles; that, in short, instead of getting a ‘beat,’ as I had expected,l was hopelessly and completely ‘left.’ “I felt that the situation justified some more or less cursory observation concerning the state of New Jersey in general and that one-horse New Jersey town in particular., These cursory ob- servations I promptly made! I don’t know whether the recording angel scored them against me, but I know that they made mo feel hetter. “From the description given me of the reporter who had got ahead of me I recognized my friend, Tom —— of the ——, as smart fellow as there was in the business. When I wandered into the telegraph oftice I was not surprised to find that he had made himself ‘solid’ there by promising to pay the operator 85 to keep open late aud send off his ‘copy.” He was due to return at 10 o’clock. I pictured him rushing into the office with a ‘dandy’ story all ready to file and imagined what my feelings would be as I listened to the operator clicking it off. Then I went ouwide and dropped some more cursory re- marks. **I thought of all sorts of schemes for stopping Tom’s ‘beat;’ 1 thought of chloroforming the operator, bribing him, cutting the wires or blocking them by filing a copy of the bible. But I had to dismiss ail these schemes as too dan- gerous or expensivi “ *This hot weather makes a fellow feel kind o’ thirsty,’ remarked the oper- ator when 1 dropped in there again about six o’clock. ‘‘He meant it merely as a hint, but it furnished me with an inspiration. Ibe- gan to cultivate him; I sympathized with his ambition to make himself something more than a telegraph oper- ator; T promised to try and get him a place on the New York ——; I told him that he was just the sort of a fellow that 1 had been long yearning to meet. I filled him up with flattery and Jersey lightning. He had a wonderful capa- city, but I adroitly guided him through the loquacious stage into the pugna- cious stage. from the pugnacious stage into the maudlin stage and from the muudhin stage into the soporific stage. Then I took him to my rooms at the so- called hotel, put him tenderly to bed and locked Lim. It was then nine o'clock. Such is the depravity of hu- man nature that I actually felt happier than I should have had I relieved the suffering of some poor devil by giving him $5. ‘At 10 o’clock Tom got back with his story all written upas [ had expected. ‘“Sorry to beat you, oid fellow,’ he said, when he spied me, ‘but I'll set ’em up as often as you like when I get my copy filed.’ ' “Then he rushed into the telegraph office. **‘Where in hades is that tzlegraph operator?’ I heard him shout. “Tom asked thav guestion all over town till long past midnight; I went along with him and helped him. He didn’t get any story off that night; neither did I, of course, but I staved off a beat and we both did ample justice to the blood curdling details next day. Tom was madder chan a wet hen when he found out what sort of a job I had put up on him. But he cooled off at last and admitted that it was legiti- mate. So did my city editor, for be passed this item in my expense ac- couns: 'Po save paper from being beaten... “But it was an awful mean trick to play on the telegraph operator.” 1890 Horsford’s Acid Phosphate For Wakefulness, historia, and other discases of the nervous system., ) e FOREIGN TASTE IN DRESS. Two or Three Fine Gowns that Indi- cate Its Drift. Very handsome dresses for the opera in London are in white brocade, with wreaths of flowers embroidered in col- ors, Velvet is also used with raised embroidery going around the bodice and descending crosswise to the left hip, In each flower dewdrops of diamonds, rubies, emeralds or sapphires; the stones are mounted on invisible settings and can be piaced anywhere about the dress or _in the hair, Opera and even- ing head dressesare small,and consist of a tuft of feathers, ribbon, or small flowers on the top of the head, or some- times a slight wreath of foliage. A very striking overa dress recently worn by a professional beauty was of a black velvet cut very low and edged with a row of sparkling jet scales, The velvet restea against the white neck with no intervening folds of tulle, a narrow jot strap did duty as a sleeve, and the dark hair wasdrawn up high on the head against a diamond crescent, with the points turned upward. A new accessory to the evening gown 18 the ‘“‘Skye terrier” muff, which matches the dress in color, is made of finely plaited silk gauze or crepe lisse, which falls all about in graceful confu- sion, ana is supposed to resemble the little dog it is named for. e ——— Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children teething, softens the gums and allays all pain, 25 cents a bottle. B a— A Strong Poker Hand, A little game of draw played at one of the leading hotels in Denver has been a subject of interest to semi-sports lutely, says the Chicago Times. The layers were prominent men—one a Peu{inz and weunlthy cattleman of Colo- rado, whose figure has only recently assumed aldermanic proportions; one a congressman from Georgia, and the third o scion of the cotton aristocracy of the city of New Orleans, A three- days’ siege was agreed to. A room was engaged and office houre arranged. They were to begin playing at 1 o’clock in the afternoon and quit promptly at 10. Lunch was served in the room and a new deck wus to e used for each deal, The limit was placed at #100, but it was optional with any one of the trioto declare the limitoff at any time. The tirst day’s play resulted in favor of 10 oue particulurly, but the very first hand dealt on the second afternoon found two sets of threes and a four-flush out. The blond from New Orleans had three and knew what they were worth, 80 he opened her up for $100, The big fellow from Culurnsu had the same sort PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY H. BIRKINBINE e — Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineer. Plans, Estimatos Specifications. Supervision of Public Work, Brown Building, Coucil Bluffs, lowa. —Justice of the Peace. N._SCHURZ Famnas Office over American Express, No. 41 Broadway, Council Bluffs, lowa. STONE & SIMS ~Attorneys-at Law. eral Courts, Practice in the State and Fed- Rooms 7 and 8 Shugart-Beno Blocky Council Bluffs, ITowa. HEADQUARTERS FOR CALIFORNIA ORANGES DUQUETTE & CO, ——WHO Fruits and Commission, 347 RSALE Broadway, Council Bluffs, Ta C. A BEEBE& COMPANTY, Wholesale and Retail Dealer's 1n FURNITUIRRK, Largest Stock and Lowest Prices. Nos. 205-207 Broadway, and 204-206 Pierce the limit by depositing $500 worth of ivory on the table. Our congressman with the anxious face looked solemn, but had not dreamed of any black cats, 50 he “‘saw” what was going going on. In the draw Mr. N. did not improve things, but looked as expressive asa last year’s base ball. The Colorado man made fours, and the congress- man got the right color and shape. One hundred went out for afeeler. Mr. Long Horn made it an even $300. The Georgian thought an ace-flush good and raised him $500 more, Mr, N. laid his cards dJown on the table. “‘Is my paper good, gentlemen?”’ ‘Cer- tainly,” was the reply. Ina moment more a check for $5,000 lay on the table. The silence was saddening. Cattle were not very high that year and four ten- spots were quietly laid down., The con- gressman from Georgia thought so, too, and his beautiful flush joined the d cards. Mr. N. coolly raked in the $2,200 Kot and passed his hand over to me. He ad three duces. —-— A slight cold, if neglected, often attacks the lungs. Brown's Bronchial Troches give sure and immediate relief. Sold only in boxes. Price 25 cents. =l SAVED BY SURGERY. The Remarkable Vitality of an Officer on the Monitor, There is one man in this city whos aliving example of how near a human being can come to death and be saved by modern surgical skill. says the New York Sun. Lieutenant Charles A. Myers was an_officer in the late ve- bellion, and at one of the naval batties was in command of one of the guns on board of the Monitor. A shot struck the porthole of the turret and filled the interior with a shower of iron and steel fragments. Myers was knocked senso- less and carried to the sick room of the iron-clad. When examined by the surgeons it was found that his skull, collar-bone, one leg, both arms and five ribs were fractured. Most of the sur- geons predicted his death within twenty-four hours. A ycung physician of great ability and promise on board took the sufferer in hand, and after a year of hard work brought him back to health. Among the many operations involved were the transplanting of skin, the removal of a riband the taking away of a large por- tion of the skull and its replacement by a plece of hammered silver. The scalp has regrown over the plate, but still allows the latter’s outlines to be seen and felt, Tn the twenty-seven years that have elapsed since the casualty Lieutenant Myers has enjoyed splendid health and strength., Yet men are often killed by the bite of a cat. Nervous decility, poor memory, difidence sexual _weakness, pimples, cured by Dr Miles' Nervine. Samples free at Kubn & Co.’s, 15th and Douglas. —_— ARTIFICIAL ARMS AND LIMBS, A Qucer Business Which is Supported by London Society. I remember once having some con- versation with the purveyor of the “fleshings” in which ballet girls incase theirlegs, says Labouchere in London Truth. He explained to me how the *fleshings”—or, perhaps, I should say how the legs—are made. The artist fits out on a tricot. He then marks where the leg is defective, and he has the tricot thickened at these places. **Calves,” he eaid, ‘‘give us the greatest trouble.” Nature generally makes them wrong. They are eithertoo high or too low, and we have to work in the calves 80 a8 to remedy this, and to make the ankles appear small.” The artist told me that he made legs for many ladies 1n society. “What cun they want your legs for?’ I said. ‘‘Well,” hereplied, ‘‘you see that their dresses might catch getting out of their carriuges. and they like to be prepared for any accident of thig kind,” He further told me that he had a large practice in arms for gentlemen, It seems that those who have mere sticks wear stuffed tricots under their coats to ive themselves a manly and musculur ook, —— Maria Tneresa Dollars, For over 100 years the great medium of exchange 1n most parts of Africa where coins were used has been the Maria Theresa dollar, says the New York Sun. It is current everywhere, from Morocco and Egypt to Adamawa and Zanzibar. Some issues of Maria Theresa dollars are looked upon with suspicion, but if 1n the effigy of the empress there are eight points in the diadem on her shoulder and seven in her crown the guileless native prefers it to any other money. The reign of the Marma Theresa dollar, however, is coming to an end in many regions where European influence is getting S AR e ey e fi Abyssinia in his new treaty with Italy has agreed to dmcard the time-honored dollar and to put into circulation coins bearing the effigy of King Humbert. This is the region where the British, when they had their unpleasantness with King Theodore, were compelled to bring in seyeral millior Maria Theresa dollurs from Austria in order to buy food supplies of the natives, SPECIAL NOTICES, COUNOIL BLUFFS. FOR SALE AND RINT, ‘omplete roller mill_and saw. Capacity of roller mill, fort barrels daily. Wil sell farm in connection with mill it desired. Good rewsons for selling. All inquiries in rogard to said proverty sent to toe following address will receive prompt tten- 3. D, Reel, Reels, Ia. AKGAIN—C il for sale. UNIMI‘I“)\'EII lowa land to exchange for lock of groceries, buots aud shoes, OF horses wud cattle. Address T, P, Spercer, Raudolph, 1 YW ANTED. ousekeoper 1o g0 oul OB tarm. AddressT. A, pilling, * of a temper, and promptly knocked off ] Denlers, send for Catalogue, y Council Blufly, In, JTORE~ For rent, No. 138 Broadway, Peterson block; splendid location for dry goods, boots and shoes, Iuquire of J. F. Peterson. YOUNCIL BLUFFS property for sale at groat bargains, The following, anoni the noss bedutitul homes in the city, will be sold at rent bRrgains, on 1woathly pyments, or torms to uit: Three new 8:room houses on Lincoln avenue two blocks from electric motor Line. Two new 4-rool house four bl electrie stor line on North Seventh st One new 6room house four blocks frou elece tric motor line on North Seventh street, ‘Three new 6 and t-room houses one block Trom electric motor line corner Avenue A and Awelfth street. Hesides the above I nave houses and lots in all parts of the city. On new 5-room House on Mill st. C 3. J udd, 606 Broadway, Council Bluffs, 3 Wilow av. 53 park, Heated by ricity and containing all modern {mprovements, Lot 100 by 20) feet. Also will sell or exchange for improved city Property, my farm of K70 acres, tan miles easp of Council Blufts. N. M. Pusey. Council Blutts, JOOR SALE HAVE several houses and lots to trade for Council Blufls or Omaha unimproved probe aty, C. B. Judd. 83 Broadway, Council Bluffs, DOT 3,000 or 84000 clean stock of haridware, stove and tinshop inone of the best locatious' in western lowa., Ifyon want a hardware business would ba léased to refer you to reliablo parties thag Eiiow ull about our business. - Very satistactor reasons for selling. 1% will pay you vo invest ate this, Aadress B 0, Les oftice, Counct BInfrs. ASH for second:hand furniture, stoves and carpets, A. J. Mandel, 325 Broadway. JREAL RSTATE—Rougnt and wold ani_ex~ changed. Special attention given to exaide ination of titles. W. C. Jamies, No 10 Pearl st. ou can_buy & nice, new thm SALE or Rent—Garden land with houses, by J. R. Rice 102 Main st., Council Liuifs, R® proved real estate to trade for unin ea_Omaha or Council Blutfs property C. B. Judd, 606 Broad way. OX180 fest on Glen ave, Main st No. 27 Main St.,, Over Jacque- min’s Jewelry Store. fectors, Ete, Agents Wantea, DR. €. B. JUDD, —THE— J: AMurphy Manufacturing Co, 1st Avenue and 21st Street. SASH DOORS AND BLINDS. Dand and Heroll Sawing RoSawlng and Planing. Sswing of allKinds. Poren Brackets. Kindling wood £.50 per load delivered. Clean sawdust’ by the barrel Zc. All work to be first-class, - Telephone “Your Patronage Solicited.” « S. E. MAXON, Archite.t and Superintend:nt, Room 281, Merriam Block, COUNCIL BLUFFS, -~ IOWA, THOS, OFFICER. W, H, M. Pusey OFFICER & PUSEY, BANKERS. Corner Main and Broaaway, COUNCIL BLUFFKS, IOWA. Dealers in forelyn and domestic exchange Collectionsmade and interest paid on time de- Dosits, DRUCE & REYNOLDS Fashionable_ Confoctioners very latest novelties for banquets an Cholce fruits, bon- tons, choco s, and old fashioned molussos Orders for parties and IIIM“ orders od, 820 Boadway, Lounc! Bluffs, — J. D, EDMUNDSON, B, L, Buuoant, Prog., Vice Pros Cnas, R, HANNAN, Cashior, CITIZENS' STATE BANK, OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, Pald up Capital -$150,000.00 Surplus - _35,000,00 Liabllity to Depositors....335,000.00 Dinkorons—1. A, Miller, F. 0. Glezson, E. I Shugart, E. E. Hart, J. D." Edundsou, Chas, . noan, ‘Transact’ general banking business capital aud surplus of any bank in Northwestera lowa, nterest on time deposits F, M. ELLIS & 00., ARCHITE CTS AND BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT Rooms 430 and 45 Bee Bullding, Omana Neb., and Hooms 24) and 246 Merriam Block. Counod’ lutfsjow , .Correspondence Bolicited. BELL & BERLINGHOF, ARCHITECTS AND BUPERINTENDENTS. Room % Opera House Block, Council Blufts, lowa, — J